i know carmela gold. and now she has been serving on this committee, some of like to continue to support her. i and appreciate that michael comes from a neighborhood that is not represented and i want to get a sense of the blend that will be having, so i prefer to do this together. let's move ken. we have krute for seat one and kenneth wingard for seat four. >> let me make one other suggestion. mr. coehen, you're in seat three. we don't have applicants for seat 3, and w. very well but we were impressed with what you had to say. i would be happy to forward you back to see three if that is ok with you. otherwise, it will be vacant. that is something i would like to do unless there is any objection. supervisor kim: the you feel comfortable representing the low-income seat? >> thank you, supervisor. in the perspective, and understand the dynamics of community development and particularly that we have low- income members of the community. for me, the value standpoint and a prospective lybrand, sometimes with a

supervisor kim: next is carmela gold, who is out of the country, i think. but we have someone who will speak on her behalf? thank you. >> dennis richards, sitting market octavia cac member. carmela has been on the board for seven years now, she has raised a child in the area. she was the former executive director of the ymca in, i believe it was the tenderloin. working with her, she brings a really great perspective, she tries to force compromises, and she does that it is not winner- take-all and a zero sum gamin. i have a high amount of respect for her working in both organizations and i hope that you consider her for this reappointment. supervisor kim: thomas owens and markley bavinger. >> hello, good afternoon. i will probably make this a shorter period i grew up in a small town in connecticut, graduated university of kentucky college of architecture. i will tell you later if you ask why was there. i ended up here in san francisco right after school. i have been living and working here for about 15 + years. as an architect. a few years ago, i decided thi

. >> until the moment she was sentenced, carmela dela rosa's attorneys tried to ask the judge to go easy on her. in the end, and the judge gave for exactly what the jury recommended, 35 years. >> it has been a real nightmare to be honest with you. >> the commonwealth's attorney says that baby angela's parents are grateful that justice has been served. >> i do not think anyone is happy. there are no winners here. >> before sentencing, carmela dela rosa stood before the judge in tears, apologizing for everything. her attorney asked the judge to dismiss the guilty verdict and sent her to a mental facility instead of jail. questor mental illness is the only explanation for what happened. >> that the judge upheld the recommendation for 35 years behind bars, telling her that a grandmother who would do that to her granddaughter is beyond comprehension. he went on to say that he believed she knew exactly what she was doing when she tossed her granddaughter off the walkway. >> resting on the insanity offense -- defense just does not wash. >> fairfax residents we spoke to said they believe the jud

. >> carmela dela rosa was convicted in october. the jury rejected claims that she was insane when she threw the two-year-old of the sky will. the jury recommended a 45-year sentence. the judge will man down the sentence in fairfax county today. >>> the arraignment is set today in moscow for man trust in the deaths of his estranged wife and her 11-year-old son. a grand jury indicted curtis lopez last month. police found jane mcquain's body and october interim down at her home. lopez was arrested the next day in north carolina. her son's body was found a week later in clarksburg. >>> for the past couple days the commute has been tough for many metro riders. this as a result of the weather. brianne carter has details. >> good morning. while metro is just getting started at this hour, no problems to report. it was a much different story over the past two days. >> i cannot deal with this every day. >> after back-to-back days of delay, demetrias davis is fed up. >> i will buy some skates and a skateboarder to skate to work every day. i a

defense attorneys argued the 51- year-old, carmela dela rosa was insane. the defendant knew right from wrong in part because she told police she tossed the child because of simmering anger toward her son-in-law for impregnating her daughter. >> tossing an innocent child off a bridge is hard to imagine anything worse than that. and thinking about it before doing it and weighing the consequences and sort of planning it in a way that you could get away with it. and then, you know, resting on the insanity defense, don't hold me accountable because i'm depressed, that doesn't wash. that's not what the law is. >> now the defense raised insanity, siting ten years of depression and four suicide attempts, but the jury found carmella dela rosa competent and guilty. bruce white upheld the jury's 35 year sentence. there is no parole in virginia, carmela dela rosa will spend the rest of her life behind bars. >> it's a haunting case. john hanrahan, thank you. >>> following a story you saw first here on fox 5. paying for parking in d.c. will your phone seems to be a bigg

carmela de la rosa was convicted of throwing that the girl off a walkway in a local mall. peggy fox was in the courtroom and joins us now with more. reporter: before the judge handed down that sentence he asked carmela de la rosa if she had anything to say. she stood and cried and said i'm very sorry for what i've done. she apologized to her daughter, her son-in-law, her husband and her 94-year-old emotion who was there. then the judge gave her 35 years and said -- mother who was there. then the judge gave her 35 years and said what she had done was unconscionable. the 51-year-old grandmother was given the jury recommended sentence of 35 years in prison today for killing her granddaughter. she threw the toddler off a 5th foot high bridge at the tysons corner -- 50-foot high bridge at the tysons corner center in front of the child's parents. >> fossing an innocent child off a bridge, it's hard to -- tossing an innocent child off a bridge, it's hard to imagine anything worse than that. i tossed my granddaughter off the bridge, but don't hold me responsible because i'm depres

carmela dela rosa was convicted of throwing that little girl off a walkway at tysons corner. reporter: i'm peggy fox in fairfax where carmela dela rosa received a jury recommended sentence of 35 years in prison for killing her granddaughter. what do you guys think about the sentencing? is it fair? >> a little harsh. reporter: before receiving the sentence the 51-year-old grandmother stood before the court and cried as she said, "i'm very sorry for what i've done." and she apologized to her daughter cat and james whose daughter she killed. >> her motive was jealousy, anger and revenge. reporter: on november 29th as the family walked out of tysons corner food court she picked up and threw her 2 1/2-year-old granddaughter angelyn ogdoc off a 50-foot high bridge to her death. >> it's been a long arduous case for the family. they suffered greatly. >> she loved her granddaughter and would never do anything purposely to hurt her. her mental illness is the only reason, the only explanation for what happened. reporter: >> that was peggy fox. >>> police are looking for the driver in a

carmela dela rosa was sentenced today to 35 years in prison for tossing the toddler from an elevated walkway at tysons corner center. peggy fox has the reaction from the sentencing. reporter: carmela dela rosa had about 20 family and friends in the courtroom including her 94-year-old mother. they hoped the judge would give her a lighter sentence than the jury recommended, but judge white said the horror, brutality and planning of a crime inflicted on the most vulnerable person, a toddler, had to be considered. he called the crime unconscionable. >> what do you guys think about the sentencing? is it fair? >> a little harsh. reporter: that's the only comment any family member of carmela dela rosa would utter after she was sentenced to 35 years in prison today. before receiving the sentence the 51-year-old grandmother stood before the court and cried as she said, "i'm very sorry for what i've done." and she apologized to her daughter cat and james whose daughter she killed. >> her motive was jealousy, anger and revenge. reporter: on november 29th as the family walked out of the tysons c

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carmela dela rosa thre angelyn ogdoc storage deaths from the tysons corner parking garage in november 2010. -- threw angelyn ogdoc to her death. >>> employers added about 150,000 jobs in december but the jobless rate will probably climb to about 8.7%. applications for unemployment benefits fell to the lowest level in three years. >>> let's turn to the campaign trail. the republican presidential candidates are fine-tuning their message with days to go before the next big contest. >> conservatives want voters to rally behind a single candidate but no one is ready to call it quits. tahman bradley is live from d.c. to explain more. good morning. >> good morning. the candidates are facing a crucial questions headed into tomorrow night's debate. karl rove writes that mitt treated like a pinata at tomorrow night's debate. rick santorum is hoping conservatives will support him but he found out yesterday in new hampshire is not as conservative as iowa. santorum was booed for suggesting legalizing same-sex marriage is similar to allowing polygamy. >> i am happy to engage in a discussion and i a

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my dear friend cara lee carmela is in the role right now -- >> mother superior. >> and cara lee is on our show today, singing our "everyone has a story." stick with that. amazing tribute to this incredible mother. so please stay tuned. don't just hang around for the cute puppies and cats. >> that's all we care about, because the contest is over, so stop trying to send in your pictures. >> it's too late. >> but anyway, we're going to start the voting tomorrow. >> right. >> and on the 16th, i think that's the date that we're going to announce the winner. here's the deal. the five winners -- >> oh, my. >> it may be pearl, we don't know. five winners come to new york, and they're going to be in a doggy fashion show. >> or -- >> kitty fashion show. >> or kitty fashion show. nice. i think that's a beautiful cat. >> oh, my gosh. >> oh. >> is that a little lab? >> that is so cute. >> how precious. or is that -- i don't know. >> i don't know. it's adorable. and -- okay. anyway. so the 16th is the announcement. flying you and your pet in for a fashion show. i guess we put clothes on the dogs an

today, a judge sentenced carmela dela rosa to 35 years in prison for throwing her granddaughter of a walkway back in 2010. the murderer was caught on security cameras. she told police she did it because she was angry with her daughter for getting pregnant out of wedlock. >> police are investigating the murder of a man gunned down in front of his own home. his pregnant wife was due to give birth in a few weeks. police are looking for two suspects. they're not clear whether this is targeted or a random shooting. >> more encouraging news about the economy. the december jobs report is out and is looking very good for the unemployed. to honor thousand jobs were added last month. it was enough to -- two hundred thousand jobs were added last month. it was enough to bring the unemployment rate down to 8.5%. >> economists say a brighter jobs forecast is exactly what is needed to pick up the pace of the slow recovery, but experts are warning that jobs are not being created fast enough to declare the economy fully on the mend. president obama touted the numbers, but a acknowledged that many ame

. >> reporter: at age 51, carmela dela rosa could spend her life in prison. the outing ends with her picking up her 2-year-old granddaughter and tossing her to her death of an elevated walk way. the judge imposed it. >> tossing an innocent child off a bridge is hard to imagine anything worse than that. then resting on the insanity defense, i threw my granddaughter off the bridge, it doesn't wash. >> reporter: indeed, the jury rejected her insanity defense. a worsening depressive disorder left her not knowing right from wrong. this confession was kieey evidence. >> you lost your mind? okay. when you say you lost your mind, what do you mean by that? >> i did a terrible thing. >> reporter: the victim's parents sat in the front row of the courtroom as the sentence was delivered. more than two dozen friends came to show support for the defendants. della rosa showed stoned emotion. >> she was crying. she was saying she's sorry to cat and james and to her husband. she listed family members and simply said she's sorry this happened. >> reporter: prosecutors say the p

. >>> right now, on news4 midday, carmela delerosa is learning to fate for killing her 2-year-old granddaughter. she was convicted of killing her young granddaughter by falling her off a walkway at tyson corner's center. >>> we're following breaking news out of the district. thomas jr. has just gone into d.c. superior court where he is expected to plead guilty to two federal crimes. megan has more for us right now. >> reporter: barbara, things are getting a late start this morning. the plea hearing was supposed to get under way at 11:15 but has not started. now, harry thomas jr. is expected to plead guilty to stealing money earmarked by the d.c. government for youth programs. now, thomas is in the courtroom as are his attorneys. we are just waiting for the proceeding to get under way. under the plea deal thomas is expected to plead guilty to filing bogus tax returns. investigators say he did it to finance his lifestyle. these are felony charges and he faces possible jail time, as much as up to three years behind bars, although the sentencing will actually happen on another day. thomas resigned

some from as far away as the philippines to show support for carmela dela rosa. her own husband was not among them. he has had no contact with his wife and she has been in custody for killing the baby. >> it's a tragedy for the entire family. thank you. >>> we have a news alert tonight on the search for a hit- and-run driver. a vehicle hit two pedestrians at 7:00 this morning. happened in the 6200 block of oxen hill road. one person tonight is in critical condition. the other victim does have life threatening injuries. investigators have not released a description of the vehicle they are looking for. >> a murder investigation is underway tonight in anne arundel county. a man was shot to death during an apparent robbery attempt. the victim was shot in his driveway in the 800 block in laurel earlier this morning. police are asking anyone with information to give them a call. >>> it is a horrific crime that does not account for all victims. coming up, the steps the federal government is doing to change the definition of rape. >>> plus, gop candidate is laying the gr

carmela dela rosa was found guilty last november for throwing her granddaughter from a sixth floor walkway at tysons center. prosecutors recommended she be sentenced to 25 years in prison. the jury agreed it was an act of revenge against her daughter's husband. >>> police are investigating an armed robbery at a movie theater. it happened last week at the movie theater at potomac mills mall. three teens say three unknown people approached them and forced them to enter an empty theater. one of the suspects said they had a gun and dend manded the ts hand over their money. the suspect is wanted for two counts of armed robbery and two counts of abduction. >>> a fire broke out along ash box road in brandywine. firefighters say an electrical short caught the tree on fire. a woman suffered burns on her face. >>> 6:39 is the time. 41 degrees here in the nation's capital and brightening skies on the horizon. you can see clouds out there very far away. let's go to tom kierein in stormcenter 4 to take a look at the forecast. >> good morning. right now feeling like january, but later today it's going t

>> my dear friend carol lee carmela is in the roll right now of mother superior. and she's on our show today singing "everyone has a story. stick with us. an amazing tribute to this incredible mother. please stay tuned. don't hang around for the cute puppies and cats. >> the contest is over. stop trying to send in your pictures. >> we'll start the voting tomorrow. and on the 16th, i think that's the date we're going to announce the winner. here is the deal. the five winners are going to come to new york, and they're going to be in a doggy fashion show. >> or kitty fashion show. >> i think that's a beautiful cat. >> oh, my gosh. is that a little lab? >> so cute. >> how precious. >> adorable. >> the 16th is the announcement. flying you and the pet in for a fashion show. i guess we put clothes on the dog or pet? >> that's what it means. apparently jay leno can't find anybody else to seize. >> making fun of us again. >> showed a certain appreciation for what we probably do best. >> according to cosmo magazine women who drink a glass or two of red wine are 30% less lik