Troubled a letter the governor sent to his wife on september 5th 2011 was shown in court. Bob mcdonald explained it was a time he thought his marriage was over and it was his attempt to reconcile. He called her my soul mate and told her i made many mistakes in my life which i wish i could fix. Im sorry for the times i havent been there for you and have done things to hurt you. He said he would try to do better. But quote i am completely at a loss as to handle the fiery anger and hate from you thats become more and more frequent. The letter ends with quote, let me know if you want to talk softly, end quote. Bob mcdonald says he never heard from his wife about the email. On the day it was written maureen had four contacts with Johnny Williams. The defense attorney asked today as we speak here, whats the state of your marriage, bob mcdonald said we dont communicate much. Its i think basically on hold. They are staying separately during the trial. When asked if he thought maureen had a physical relationship with Johnny Williams he said i dont believe so. He said he thought williams was giving maureen the emotional relationship she wasnt getting from him. About the shopping trip he said he had no idea 20,000 worth of clothing were bought for his wife and never saw or asked what was in the shopping bags and the 15,000dollar gift williams gave to his daughter for her wedding reception mcdonald said he had the means to pay for it. But kaylyn wanted to pay herself and she accepted the money from williams. What would you like to say about your dad . I love my dad very much. Reporter and that was kaylyn right there. Now they have gotten into the 50,000dollar loan that Johnny Williams first gave to maureen. Coming up at 6 00, ill tell you what bob mcdonald says about that loan and why it wasnt paid back right away. Peggy fox, jan, back to you. Well have expert insight from white collar defense attorney mike shammel. There are dozens of missing children in our area. For the next hour and a half, youll see pictures on the right side of your screen. They are the faces of those missing kids who need our help. Our bring them Home Campaign is on our wusa 9 Facebook Page as well. There youll find, weve had dozens of digital fliers with specific information on these children and you can help us help them by clicking share on those fliers. Of course if you have any information on these missing children, please call the number on your screen. Eightyearold ralisha rod inspired our efforts to start this campaign. She disappeared from a homeless shelter earlier this year. Her alleged abductor was found dead not long after. We talk to dc police today owe who tell us this is still an active investigation. But there are no new leads. , jan . On the eve of the second anniversary of one of the most disturbing unsolved murder mysteries in Prince Georges County investigators say theyre in the best position to track the case. The murder of 17yearold Amber Stanley. Its among the most frustrating and troubling unsolved murder mysteries in our regions recent history. A 17yearold honor student with eyes toward harvard university. Mysteriously assassinated in her own bed by a gunman. That burst into her kettering home after 10 00 p. M. And fleeing into the night without taking anything. We believe that we are in the best position weve been in in the two years of this investigation. We feel strongly that were in the right direction. Reporter today Prince Georges County investigators cautiously offer clues into their thinking on this case. Saying they dont believe the home on chartsy street in kettering was targeted but say that amber may not have been who the intruder was after. We havent received information saying that Amber Stanley was a specific target. We have looked at, interviewed, spoking with 100 people. Witnesses, persons that we wanted to speak with. Some of them two and three times. And when you have to vet out that many interviews and that many leads its pain stakingly slow. Detectives dont have a specific suspect but that the focus of the investigation has narrowed substantially. Two other people were at home at the time of the killing. Including a foster child who was new to the family and who had a troubled background. Two years after the crime at this house, investigators were choosing their words carefully, a sign they said of how close they maybe to solving this mystery and not wanting to spoil the case. At the same time, they were talking today for a reason. They hope renewed interest in this case on the anniversary may generate the tip they need to solve the crime. In kettering, Prince Georges County, scott broom, wusa. Com. An accused pen from a church was indicted for sex trafficking a girl. Allen who is also known as midas transported the girl and forced her into prostitution. Detective say she was beaten multiple times and threatened to kill her if she talked to police. If convicted he faces life behind bars. Youre fired. Thats what the head of dcs Fire Department said hed like to say to firefighters after they failed to help a dying man across from their northeast fire house back in january. Instead a trial board handed out lesser punishments to some and let one off the hook entirely. Aldebra alfarone joins us live from the fire house. Reporter we tried to talk to the family today. They put out a statement from their lawyer. But heres the fact, right over here in this parking lot, thats where 77yearold medrick cecil mills laid dying. If you look behind me, show this way, this is where those five firefighters sat and did nothing. And today, seven months later we learned about the fate of three of those five firefighters and if head of dcs Fire Department says the whole thing is disappointing and outrageous. What do you say to mr. Mills family . I thought this was outrageous behavior by firefighters. And you know, i try to put myself in their place and i cant think of the words that i would be able to receive. A reprimand, a suspension without pay, and a not guilty. Those are the punishments handed down for three firefighters who stayed inside engine 26 on a cold january evening while 77yearold medrick cecil mills lie dying in a parking lot a few yards away. We have a high standard. And in the face of what occurred to just recommend suspensions for employees, not saying all of them, but some of them should have been facing termination. And in the end, theyre not. Reporter but interim fire chief eugene jones hands are tied. According to rules the trial board has the last say. The family of mills issue add statement saying theyre quote deeply disappointed but not truly surprised by the secret trial board panels recommendations. Secret being the keyword. Mills daughter marie, her lawyers and our cameras were kicked out during a meeting. The mills said this is what happens done in the dark with no transparency and when theres a jones couldnt agree more. What happened was something that i had never seen in my career. Never heard of. Reporter and im sure no one wants to see or hear of anything like this happening again. About the two other firefighters, there was a lieutenant, that lieutenant actually retired before any disciplinary measured could be doled out. Thats one thing. And he says she should have been terminated for her behavior. Were live in northeast dc, debra alfarone, wusa 9. And were just Getting Started on wusa 9 news at 5 00, trending now, trash talking your ex on facebook. A new contract to keep things civil on social media after the break up. At this moment in time, theres not a Severe Thunderstorm Warning. But this was a very thunderstorm. And this is nats park. Raining there now. Heavier activity to the west and north. Heavier rain in cherry dale. Well talk about where the storm is headed and the possibility of a yellow alert one day this upcoming weekend. Also ahead, the deal that could have brought murder journalist james foley home alive. A day of rage planned for tonight in front of the white ho for the next hour and half youll notice pictures on the right side of your screen. Theyre missing children. Take a good look. If you have any information on them, help us bring them home. Call the number on your screen. Jan. Right now demonstrators are planning a day of rage with protests outside the white house and in dozens of cities. The demonstrations are in response to the Police Killing of 18yearold Michael Brown earlier this month in ferguson missouri. Wusa 9 has a crew monitoring the events at the white house to bring you live reports at 7 00 and 11 00. Marley hall is live from missouri calling for protesters in the case to step aside. You dont stop a person from going into a building. These protesters met resistance as they tried to deliver petitions calling for the removal of bob mcula from the Michael Brown case. After the brief confrontation, organizers were allowed to deliver the documents which they say contained 70,000 signatures. We know not going to step aside. To do so is to say that hes biased and that he can not be fair and impartial. And hes not going to say that. But we will. Reporter critics say they have no confidence in mcula who has family members on the police force. He has a history of showing bias. And we dont think that this case is going to get a fair trial. Reporter in a statement, mcula reiterated that he has no intention of walking away from his responsibilities. Its expected to take months before the grand jury decided whether or not officer Darryn Wilson should be charged for shooting the unarmed teen. Many in ferguson say wednesdays visit by attorney general eric holder reassured them that justice will be served. Long after this tragic story no longer receives this level of attention, the Justice Department will continue to stand with ferguson. Reporter the unrest triggered by browns death seems to be calming down. Last nights protests were smaller and there were a handful of arrests. Marley hall, cbs news, clayton missouri. Missouri governor jay nixon announced the National Guard troops. Before islamic militants executed journalist james foley they offered to release him in exchange for 132 million. Federal policy prohibits negotiating with terrorists. Including negotiating a ransom. They tried to rescue him during a raid in sierra. They engaged in a fire fight and found no hostages. This is a yellow alert day. Now heres wusa 9s first alert weather. Topper joins us now. What are you seeing . Theres three storms but theyre all heavy. One is headed for nats park. The good news, theres not a Severe Thunderstorm Warning at this moment. The bad news is were tracking a big thunderstorm. I guess well go outside and take a live look outside. The weather cam, its cloudy downtown. Showers moving in. 87 still. Dew point still low. 66. Not as low as it was yesterday. A little counter intuitive actually. Winds out of the west southwest at 6. So heres the big picture, heres the big picture over the past two hours, so we have these storms weve been tracking, one storm went through haggers town. Thats weakening through westminster. More storms in the mountains. This batch will duck south of most of the metro area. But lets go ahead and zoom in a little bit. We have big storms in almost all of Fairfax County is covered up by a monster storm. See the lightning strikes. I checked from hail, didnt see much hail with this. I think thats why theres no longer a Severe Thunderstorm Warning. Thats one of the criteria. Either has to have hail an inch in diameter or winds 58 Miles Per Hour or higher. So its still a heavy storm. Not to be taken lightly. And theres another big storm back again toward sterling and shantili. Everything going southeast. Well zoom in. The lightning strikes around fairfax. Oldy highway getting hammered. Blue oaks getting hammered as well. Everything pushing off slowly to the south and east. Its going to be slow going. Its going to head toward nats park. I think the brunt of the storm will miss nats park but theyre going to get some rain. Wheres it going . Lets see. Inhuntgton about 5 15, and then brandi wine at 5 51 as it moves off to the south and to the east. How much rain . Pretty impressive once again. And this is not far off from the bulls eye yesterday which was on 66. But this is where the bulls eye is. From fairfax, shan tilly and hey market. An inch to 2. 5 inches either side of shan tilly and northwest of fairfax. And rainfall rates well over an inch per hour. So yellow alert through tomorrow. A few storms early tonight. Some of those could be heavy. Morning commute will be dry on friday. Were not concerned so much about the morning commute. But its the afternoon and evening commute could be wet and stormy. For some. Not for everyone. But for some, a yellow alert again tomorrow. Heres your future cast. 5 00 in the morning, a couple showers. I dont buy that. More clouds than anything. Kind of muggy. Temperatures 69 to 74. By 8 00, clouds in the upper 60s and mid 70s downtown. 9 30, temperatures in the 70s. By 4 00, we see showers and storms developing. I wouldnt get hiccup hung up on where these are. Another round of showers and storms will roll through. Future cast is showing some to the southeast of town. In Prince Georges County and maybe a storm southeastern Loudon County. 8 00 tomorrow night, showers down to the southeast. That ill buy. I think if you try to do something tomorrow night, if you wait until 8 00 youll be able to do it west of 95 and the northern and western suburbs. A dry start tomorrow. In the 70s, muggy. 82 by 7 00. We may have to make saturday a yellow alert too. Storms on saturday, 82. Nice on sunday. If you had to pick one weekend day, pick that one, thats the good one. I think it will be okay though for the ravens game. Temperatures in the 70s. And monday night, tuesday warmer, and warmer on wednesday and thursday, but not too bad, maybe a shower late on thursday. Thanks topper. Straight ahead a love triangle turns deadly in maryland. Plus whats behind the miraculous recovery of the two american missionaries sickened by the ebola virus. And as we head into break, lets take a look at gas prices that can be driving you crazy. In buoy, you can get a great deal at 7110 crane highway. Fill up for 3. 36 a gallon. On the higher end it will cost. For the next hour and a half youll notice photos on the right side of your screen. And theyre children that are missing from our area. Take a very good look. If youve got any information on where they could be, help us bring them home. Call the number on your screen. A woman in laurel watches her boyfriend die in her arms shot point blank she says by her jealous exhusband. It happened last night in front of kathy mindiolas home. She says her ex confronted her and her boyfriend robert cop and then shot and killed him. I got in between them to stop it. And my exhusband took a step back, pulled out the gun and shot him. Kathy tells us she held howard as he took his last breath. Robert ran into a nearby shed and shot himself but he survived. At last check he was in serious condition. Police charged him with murder. Kathy says she took out a protective order against her ex last month but he ignored it and often showed up at her job. Two american missionaries near death. Their bodies wracked by the virus ebola. But tonight both have been declared virusfree. Today is a miraculous day. I am thrilled to be alive. To be well. And to be reunited with my family. That is dr. Kent brantly who contracted ebola while helping patients in liberia. He and fellow aid worker Nancy Writebol were given an experimental serum and treated at Emery University hospital in atlanta. Writebol was released on tuesday and she asked that that remain private. But today brantly thanked all of those who helped them both recover. And he asked for the public to pray for those in west africa where the ebola out break killed more than 1300 people. Jan . Lesli, earlier we told you about the personal nature of the mcdonald corruption trial. We learned that the mcdonalds were not living together. Right now, during the trial, the couple considers their marriage on hold. Joining us now is white collar criminal defense attorney, mark shammel. Hes successfully defended clients in similar cases. Well back. We keep hearing about this narrative and the fine line with keeping with the defensive narrative that he didnt know what his wife was doing. But he cant throw his wife under the bus. How did he do today . A couple things i heard he said concerned me for cross examination. I think thats its too early. You cant judge his performance in direct examination. Thats like giving a speak. What concerns you. All these things about his wife. The staff has to tell her to not accept an oscar delorenta dress. If im cross examining him, why werent you paying closer attention to the finances . I think it begs questions that are hard to answer. All he needs is one empathetic juror. One husband who says i pathize with you because my wife and i have a similar situation or something to that line. Is that something that will play into this at all. Juries are a funny thing. People are a funny thing. Making generalizations is a bad idea with juries. You may think maybe a man would agree with that as you say. But i think youre just as likely to see a woman say i know somebody whos like that or my sisters like that. I think generalization is a bad idto the jurors and get the whole story out. And try to follow and see whos with you and talk to that juror. Today we learned that he moved out of his house a week before trial began and is now living in a church rectory. Why that particular why was he going to relate that to the jury. Its a sideways way to get in a little more character testimony. He had some priests come in yesterday and talk about what a great guy he was. His reputation in the community. And now hes staying at the rectory. Hes playing up as catholicism i think and his faith. I think if it wasnt a trial, he moves out and moves in with his sister. Mark, good to see you, lesli. A new warning tonight, dan, about pregnant women and fish. Well tell you all about it in our health alert. And trending now, keeping it civil on social media after the relationship ends. How sq