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But from testifying during his trial on those two murders. Prosecutors read portions of the statements that niko mayhugh had made to the grand jury. And that helped convict brian in that case. Live in Prince Georges County, bruce leshan, wusa 9. It was a long time coming, bruce. Thank you. Sentencing is scheduled for tuesday. And Brian Mayhugh is looking at a possible life sentence with no parole. His coconspirators are looking at the possibility of multiple life terms. Reporter thousands have been streaming into the u. S. Supreme court as justice antonin scalias body lies in repose. The first family arrived this afternoon, to pay their respects to justice scalia, who died this past weekend at the age of 79. Surae chinn joins us now live outside the Supreme Court. Surray . Lesli, many people continue to come here to the Supreme Court. And as we look over here, wrapped around the Supreme Court. Dignitaries, moms and dads, who want to teach their children attorneys and law students have all come. And no matter if you agreed with the man who had such enormous influence on the high court, they all wanted to honor him. Reporter Supreme Court Police Officers serve as pallbearers, carried scalias flagdraped caskets up the hall and into the highest court of the land. Obviously its a little more up at the desk. But i think its an important part of our history to be part of it. Reporter a line had wrapped around the Supreme Court by the Early Morning hours. I respect the institution regardless of ideologies. [ music ] i respected the man. I followed some of his career. Reporter besides flowers and candles, people left apple sauce and broccoli. Items the obama care debate, after the late justice called upholding the Affordable Care act, as pure apple sauce. And during oral arguments, he questioned, could there now be a mandate of buying broccoli. You know, anybody who has reached a point in life where he did, i think we deserve we deserve to be honored. After nearly 30 years as a Supreme Court justice, scalia died suddenly, of Natural Causes during a hunting trip in texas. I met him a couple of times. He was just so pleasant. He was very nice. He could tell he was incredibly intelligent. But at the same time, he was very down to earth. And he was just funny. He was a very funny man. But yeah. So i just wanted to come and show my respects to him and his family. Reporter public viewing continues until 8 00 tonight. His casket will remain here until his funeral tomorrow at the basilica northeast. For the next 30 days in his honor. At the Supreme Court, surae chinn, wusa 9. Yeah, the first of several tributes and the funeral will begin at 11 00 tomorrow morning. The basilica can seat 3500 people. So they suggest that you can get there early if you are planning to attend. New information now on the teachers aidae at the center of that child porn vision. Law enforcement sources telling wusa 9 that deontae caraway passed out cell phones to a number of his alleged victims. Caraway is accused of filming kids on the ground in glen arden. So far, 17 children have made allegations against caraway. The decorated d. C. Marine, beaten and robbed by several young men earlier this week is now out of the hospital and back at home tonight. But he says hes having short term memory problems. Wusa 9s Debra Alfarone spoke from where that attack happened. Debra, what did he have to say . He was talking about not only his medical issues. But also said that after he saw that recently released surveillance video, and those young men attacking him from behind, he said he calls them cowards. Kind of angry. Just because i was assaulted from behind. Reporter decorated marine veteran and Current American University student, Chris Marquez reacts to watching this group of young men punch him, then rob him. Then i try to get myself back up. They came back and they were kicking in my head. Reporter this happened last friday night, around 10 30, at the mcdonalds on e street. Blocks from the verizon center. He said it started when the teens confronted him inside about the black lives Matter Movement want. They were trying to have a reason to attack me. They probably targeted me because of who i was. Reporter this week has been hospital, afr i have to come back for more, in the coming weeks and they want to put me in some type of program to help with because im having problems its my memory. Reporter if you could say anything to them, what would you say . You will get caught. And you will go to jail. And you havent accomplished anything. Because america is for everyone in this country. Reporter police say that marquez was robbed of his credit cards, his debit cards, his wallet and also 400 in cash. Police say if you know anything about these people that you can see in that surveillance video, to give them a call. All tips are confidential. Were live downtown tonight. Debra alfarone, wusa 9. A man who has never met marquez but has heard about his story started a go fund me page. And so far, 10,000 has been raised. You have that information now on our fr a not guilty plea today from the suspect in the d. C. Mansion murders. Darren wint went briefly before a court this morning. Charged with murder, burglary, extortioner, arson, and theft in the gruesome 2015 killings. The victims, savvas savoplous, and housekeeper, verilishia figueroa. Went and tortured and killed the victim, then burned the house down in a plot to steal 40,000. A deadly crash shut down the beltway for hours this morning. Now, were learning more about the driver who lost control of his truck in that terrible accident. 47yearold Dennis Frampton of hale thorpe, maryland, was at the scene. Scott broom is live near that accident in kensington to tell us more. Scott . Reporter a terrible tragedy for frampton and his family. But nonetheless, we did learn today that the truck driver, mr. Frampton has a long and troubled history of safety enforcement against him. Including alt one point, being fuse accused of driving on a suspended license. The predawn accident that killed a man left his truck torn in pieces. Closing the road. And creating a traffic nightmare for commuters. Im going to work. I just have to find a different way. Probably going to be like 45 minutes to an hour. I am not late yet because i left at 7 30. Because i knew the beltway was shut down. Reporter but the accident this morning. According to maryland state police. Investigators have not determined a cause for this mornings tragic accident, or whether or not there were any safety issues with the leased truck that was involved. Reporting live on the capitol beltway, scott broom, wusa 9. Scott, thank you. The beltway was fully reopened today just before 10 30. But it was shut down for nearly six hours. An accused serial sex offender is off the streets in montgomery county. William brown jr. Is accused in three attacks on women earlier this month. The most serious of which, an attempted rape in the safe way parking garage, near the Wheaton Metro station. Using a description from surveillance video, cops say they caught brown at the same grocery store, several days later. He is being held on 100,000 bond. Environmental work is wrapping up on the oil sheen near Reagan National airport. Up to 29 birds were killed by the contamination in the water foul sanctuary. Thats next to washington parkway. But 20 birds were saved from roaches run. And they will be released in bel haven park, next monday. Dominion admitted that oil came from its substation transformer in crystal city. Acclaimed american author, harper lee is being honored. The author of to kill a mocking bird died today at 89 years old. Much more on lee, coming up later in this broadcast. We are just Getting Started on wusa 9news at 5 00. Donald trump calls for a boycott on apple products. The melting snow and ice, leaving behind giant craters out there on the roads. We are on pothole patrol in a live report. Topper. These fluctuating temperatures are not going to help the potholes any. Heres a look at your evening planner. And temperatures are going to be kind of chilly. But not as cold as last night. Notice they dont fall much. Upper 30s at 8 00. Can 10 00. Look ahead to a weekend. And more changes on our storm next week. And right after the break, a Government Agency calls them a danger on wheels. I do everything on the internet. But its kind of slow. 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In addition, the those devices do not meet the new safety codes, they will be seized, and the companies will face civil ask criminal penalties. Turning to campaign 2016 now, where it is down to the wire, for the republican president ial president ial candidates. Donald trump and his five remaining rivals are crisscrossing the palmetto state in search of votes. The polls open early tomorrow morning. The latest polls have ted cruz tightening the race up. Trailing trump by just five percentage points. Behind them is jeb bush, with an appearance with his mom. The company says no one should buy any apple products until they help the fbi bust into the phone used by one of the San Bernardino killers. In nevada, the sight of the first site of the first of the west caucuses. The race has tightened considerably. The latest poll has the two candidates in a statistical tie. Well hear from some of the president ial candidates coming up in our 6 00 hour. Fairfax county schools haveonted have opted to cancel classes on super tuesday. They were concerned that the hoards of voters would interfere with student learning. Fairfax county uses 167 schools as polling places. We are on pothole patrol this friday. The dreaded results of the snow and the ice. Well, those potholes big and small are all across our local roads. Delia goncalvess checks out the troubled spot. She is live on wisconsin avenue with what she found. And hopefully your tires are still on, delia. They are. However, we had to hold on tight because we did go through a lot of potholes today. We, indeed, were on a road trip in the shehe Storm Tracker 9. Checking out the potholes that trouble you the most. It is so bad in the area, the National Parks service actually warning drivers to take it slow or take metro. Huge. Theyre like craters. Like sinkholes in the city. Reporter no love for the pothole. Theyre just horrible. They eat your car up. And could you blame them . Your cars take a beating. Your nerves do, too. Try to avoid areas with the potholes. Seriously. Its not good. Because it jars you. And its hard on the car. Winter weather aftermath, like landlines on local streets, making driving a challenge, as you do your best to dodge the many dips in the road. A bumpy ride down beach drive, a crater at wetmoreland circle. And while this pothole is patched up on waterside drive, its casualties line the road. When i come up on one, i usually try to line it up so it kind of goes under me. You try to swerve around it. You could end up going in the other lane. Its like were playing a game. We try to dodge him. And i know weve had a bad winter. And i understand that. There was salt. But still no excuse for maintenance. They know that this area has the highest freezethaw. Its going to freeze thaw, freeze thaw, figure it out. Reporter yikes. Those ladies, a little tough on our crews who were on the streets, trying to repair these potholes. Listen. It is bad out here. But the good news, they are getting repaired. Now, crews need your help. They are asking drivers in maryland, d. C. , to call 311 to report a pothole. Northern virginia, you can call vdot. Crews will try to patch up that pothole within three business days. Were live in northwest. Delia goncalves, wusa 9. Theyre going to get a whole lot of calls, delia, thank you. Y damaged by a pothole, experts suggest that you file an Insurance Claim and then contact the city or county to see if you can get reimbursed. Ive sort of memorized the route home, where i go, go this way, go that way. Dont hit that one. Like a video game. It is. You might also want to take a picture of the pothole and where you are just so you have record for your insurance. Clouds came in. Not a bad end to the week. It is february still. Lets start with our 3degree guarantee. Again, just to show you what we kind of go through here. Models were all over the place. One model went 39 for the high. One went 49. I favored the colder of the two. I went 43. How did we do . Well talk about that tonight at 11 00. Live look outside. Weather cam. Its 40. Thats a good sign. Dew points on the team. Still a pretty dry air mass. Winds are turning south southeast at 14. And gusting to 20. It will be breezy tonight. Turn up southwesterly. A lot of clouds through parts was ohio valley. Not much rain. Notice all the showers showers and rains in the great lakes. A little frontal boundary is back in the midwest. Its going to take until sunday to get the front through us. But in the meantime, these clouds will have to work their way through tonight and should be out of here by dawn tomorrow. Well have a mix of sun and clouds tomorrow. But i think really, its going to be the better of two days, saturday, as opposed to sunday. Just a few clouds now. Were safe tonight. Have plans tonight. Not going to be as cold and it will be dry. Not that cold. Everybody holds in the 30s tonight. We had teens this morning in some spots. Warm weekend. Outdoor plans are safe. And normally, we dont talk about making outdoor plans in february. But had weekend, you can. This weekend you can. Saturday will be better because of these afternoon showers on sunday. I mean, nothing heavy on sunday. But just be advised. And rain tuesday and wednesday. I just saw another model. Models are still all over the place. Looks like the rain will be heavier on wednesday, kind twopronged storm, with lighter activity on tuesday. But it does appear to be all rain. 10 00 tonight. Theyre the clouds still. Clouds will keep temperatures up. Thats a good thing. 39 in leesburg. 38 downtown. 36 in gaithersburg. And 37 in silver spring. Now, by morning, generally mostly sunny skies. And look. Nobody is below freezing. In fact, its 42 in cumberland, at 7 00 saturday morning. Thats really nice for february. Clouds will move in and out. Kind of ebb and flow during the day. By 10 00, were back in the 40s, pretty much across the board. 58 downtown. 58 in la plata. 61 in fredericksburg. And 60 in culpepper. I think temperatures will make it to 60s in most spots. Yes, 6 00 tomorrow night. You could grill out. Sounds crazy. But you could do it. And by tomorrow night at 10 00, even a milder Night Saturday night if you have plans. Look at this. Still 53 downtown. And still 48 in sterling. And dale city. Thats pretty nice. Day planner looks like this. Mix of sun and clouds. 48 at 11 00. Not worthy of yellow weather alert. Showers saturday. Thats a win actually. Pleasant and 51. Next seven days. Its going to stay rain on tuesday. Rain and showers wednesday. 46, tuesday. Warmer and cooler behind the storms back in the 40s next thursday and friday. Thanks, top. Straight ahead, calls to reopen the investigation into fiery crashes, involving older model jeep suvs. All of a sudden, it just fell out of the sky. Right after the break, the men who recorded this Helicopter Crash in hawaii jumps into action. New developments. They hit a terror camp in libya, killing dozens of people. Video from a libya news station, showing the aftermath of the air strikes. U. S. Defense Officials Say a top isis terrorist was killed in the attack. Nuadin chow chain was wanted dozens of people. Tonight, we are hearing from the man who recorded this Helicopter Crash in hawaii, with a cell phone. Sean nguyen wrench started rolling when he noticed something was wrong with the aircraft. The tail rotor started to stall in the video. We all ran over and a bunch of people jumped in the water. And we tried to help the survivors. Reporter a tourist said he tried to free the people trapped inside. One of the five people on board remains in critical condition. The helicopter is owned by a company that offers tours around oahu. The ntsb is trying to figure out what went wrong. They want nitta to re nitza to reopen an investigation. 11 more deaths since the vehicles were recalled as the reason to restart the probe the safety advocate says the trailer hitch fix that was supposed to protect the gas tank in slowspeed crashes, has not worked. They said th and a new remedy needs to be developed to save lives. The irs has seen a 400 surge in email and text tax cams this year. The irs reports that the total scam incidents are halfway to matching the 2015 total of more than 2700. And the agency says this dramatic jump in fishing and malware attacks. Well, they are reaching every part of the country. And there is concern about these email schemes and how they could threaten more taxpayers. Upgrade your iphone. Reduce your Monthly Payments on the new one. Its all part of apples tradeup with inst

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