. >> the gunman, the killer, jamaal alexis, sentencedoday to 140 years in jail. linda brown is the victim's mother. >> i'm still dealing with the fact that he's not -- >> that's all i have to say. i wanted to thank the people that brought this nightmare to a close for me. >> this was a complex criminal investigation that took years to piece together. >> it took a while for the police to put the case ogether. it took a while to get the trial done. justice delayed wasn't justice denied here. >> convicted killer jamaal alexis is 24 years old. he'll be eligible for parole in 2080, when he's 94. i'm pat collins, news 4, prince georges county. >>> coming up, wikileaks founder beg held on sex charges tonight. but some big stars are offering up thousands of dollars to bail him out. >>> army doctor goes to court maryland. he's refusing to deploy to afghanistan because he claims president obama is not a natural born american. >>> the golden globe nominations kick off the hollywood awards season. >>> lindsay, what's happening in sports tonight? >> just ahead, we go live to

a while to get the trial done. >> convicted killer jamaal alexis is 2 years old. he'll be eligible for parole in 2080, when he's 94. i'm pat collins, news 4, prince georges county. >> jamaal alexis' brother is also under arrest, charged with murdering a witness who saw alexis shoot and kill the music producer. >>> six people including three young children are dead after strong winds helped intensy a house fire in baltimore, maryland. it happened just before 5:00 this morning, firefighters say they were inside and forced to evacuate when high winds spread the fire. it spread to three other homes before it wa put out. that's when firefighters searched and discovered the six bodies inside. coming up in our next half hour, we'll hear from family members of the victims as investigators search for answers into what sparked the fire. >>> we're going to take a quick break. when we come back. the mercury fillings that have been used in our teeth for more than 100 years. another study may say they are dangerous or could harm us >> and cause alzheimer's disease. >>> how safe

jamal a leal, i shot brown outside brown's mitch -- jamaal alexis shot brown outside his mitchellville home. he also ordered his brother rashadd alexis to kill a witness in the case who goes to trial in march. >>> following a developing story in maryland, just a heartbreaking outcome. firefighters trying to figure out what sparked a destructive fire on garrett morgan boulevard in capitol heights. we're told the flames began in a townhouse garage and then spread to houses on both sides. you can see some of this damage here, just destroyed everything in sight. the bitter cold and wind made dangerous firefighting conditions for everyone out there working on this. no one was hurt thankfully, but as many as six families displaced. >>> now to that bitter blast of arctic air that swept through our region. if you don't have to go outside tonight, consider yourself lucky. temperatures plummeted again and that biting wind is not letting up. gary is in the weather center with an update. i feel like i should be throwing to you like this because it's just that cold out there. >> that's how you'll b