((insert video))both attendee school at the university of virginia here in charlottesville. both just weeks away from graduating.in a prepared said they "love george and will always support him"and they believe love's death was an accident..and that yeardley "will always be in our hearts". chapman 16:50:06 this young man has an anger prrble he has a violence problem.rhonda 17:02:56 we think george was convicted of a crime inconsistant with the facts and he received that the evidence required.the love famill meanwhile saying "we are relieved tt p this chapter behind us"((recorded on camera tag in now keep in mind while this case is behind the lovee family... there are two ciiil lawsuits pendingone is a 30 million dollar lawsuit against george huguely the other is a wrongful death suit against the university of virginia.in charlottesville joy lepola fox 45 news at 5:30/ten. as the weather begins to clear .... peeple get a good look at what isaac left behind. some areas received close to twenty inches of rain... putting pressure on dams and levees in low lying areas. the floods

live from charlottesville andrea mccarren, 9 news now. >> thank you. joining us again to discuss george huguely's sentence is trial attorney jeffrey jacobovitz. good to see you here today. we sort of had a tale of two george huguelys today, the tale of the 1 sentenced and convicted and the tale of the other that friends and family are trying to suggest is the real george huguely. in the end he was sentenced to 23 years in the prison, not the max but certainly not the least amount. >> that's a typical situation for a sentencing and i know andrea raised the issue about remorse. it's very hard for a defendant to be up in court and extend remorse to the judge if he knows he will appeal the case. >> so he pulled it back some and said i'm sorry for your loss and hope you can find peace. >> you do not want to say anything that could ultimately restrict you on appeal. on the other hand you have to show some remorse to the court because the court has the ability to lower the sentence. >> this is a case as you know that put drinking and domestic violence very mu

we will be live from charlottesville, virginia. tonight, the republican national convention, they number three in tampa -- day 3 in tampa and then the convention convenes, and we will have gavel-to-gavel coverage. you can watch this at c- span.org. mitch mcconnell and ran the ball will be talking, and they will have a video for ron paul. they will be speaking at 9:00. in puerto rico, tim valenti and mike huckabee. -- pawlenty and mike huckabee. condoleezza rice and martinez and paul ryan will take the nomination for vice president. and then we will have a post- game show afterward. from the floor of the convention center. in 10 minutes a the president will be in charlottesville virginia. first is a former mississippi governor, haley barbour athlete politico breakfast, that we have been covering all week. >> good morning. >> we talked about this story earlier. you said that 2012, these cycles or more of an issue -- >> i think that this is more toxic in 2012 than 2008. this was in the table in a celebratory way. an african-american g

i understand you opened a homeless shelter in charlottesville. yeah i did we shot evan almighty and i went to school at the university virginia and university region is you know as a college does saying can you help us and i said well i think you're endowed and i looked around the community and i met a beautiful woman named joy johnson who was in touch with the homeless of charlottesville and i asked her about what the community needed and the community was fighting for a living wage can you imagine that in a community as wealthy as charlottesville we're still not supporting people to the level where they can actually make it and when you do the math it just doesn't work you know for a janitor to to serve us at our schools they can't make it so i got involved with joy in the community of charlottesville and we ended up i purchased a church which i have given back to the community and it's now a homeless day shelter and a community center they can use the church for free for weddings or for music and dance events and then that the community intera

andrea mccarren has followed the proceedings since day one and is live in charlottesville with more. a lot of different emotions out there this afternoon, venezuelan. >> reporter: that's the truth, derek -- afternoon, andrea. >> reporter: that's the truth, derek. george huguely shuffled into the courtroom this afternoon, his wrists and ankles shackled. the former uva lacrosse player showed no emotion at all until he faced the family of his former girl friend, yeardley love. he turned to them and with his voice breaking he said, "i'm so sorry for your loss. i hope and pray you may find peace." now tonight the huguely family issued a statement saying, "today is a sad day for our family. we love george and will always support him. we continue to believe yeardley's death was not intended but an accident with a tragic outcome." huguely's defense team had asked for a 14 year sentence. here's the reaction to the eventual 23 year sentence from the defense team and first the prosecution. >> we believe that the jurors here in charlottesville got it right. the judge made some adjustment based o

sentencing gets under way around 1:00 this afternoon in charlottesville. reporting live, brianne carter, abc 7 news. >> the victim of brutal home invasion in stafford county speaks out as police search for his attacker. gary caldwell was pistol whipped and the attackers threatened to slit his throat. jummy olabanji has details from this developing story. >> ipod i was going to die. >> recalls tuesday night when he wasand held hostage in his own home. crest theatre guys were pushing in. they dragged me through the house into the living room and then held me down. >> they are completely harmless and did not care if. >> the suspects got into the home through the side door. police say there were looking for money. prexy tried to call 911. the burka phone in half. >> he says the attackers may know the family because they kept saying stacy says there is a safe here, but there is no safe. >> all he kept saying was she saved my life. >> that was after a neighbor came to his aid. >> the republican national convention wraps up tonight with mitt romney taking the fin

we will have someone in charlottesville for the visit. we will also be in tampa for the gop national convention. look for all these live reports in our later newscast. energy markets are recovering as hurricane is a kitts the gulf coast. >> get ready for some bad holiday traffic. here is linda bell headquarters. >> good morning. the energy market is catching a bit of a break this morning. crude oil and gasoline futures are lower as hurricane isaac makes land fall. without any major reports of damage to oil rigs or refineries in the gulf coast region. the cotton crop may also be damaged. we are waiting for an assessment on that. we do have stock index is little changed. they are taking all this information in. holiday travel -- get ready for that holiday travel on friday. new york, los angeles, and bridgeport will have the nation's worst traffic jams this holiday weekend as travelers put the pedal to the metal. the most congested area will be in and around d.c. things are especially heavy on route 66. they also warned that if you think you

we are live in charlottesville. >> funeral services were held today for heldscunny mccusker. family and friends came to say goodbye to them and who opened the natural in canton. he was a big part of revitalizing canton. he was hit by a bus while riding a bike in ocean city friday night. he leaves behind a wife and two children. in logic cummings was present at a city board of elections meeting to get voters up to speed on what should happen in them -- in november. >> but he had a bigger message. we will have that next. >> and we will let you know how isaac affect mitt romney's travel plans. >> without even throwing a pitch, the orioles gain ground in the american east race. >> and isaac annika risker have an impact on our weekend weather. weather. -- pounding you know, ronny... folks who save hundreds of dollars by switching to geico sure are happy. and how happy are they jimmy? i'd say happier than a bodybuilder directing traffic. he does look happy. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >> another big night at the nat

lowell melser was in the quarterback and has the latest from charlottesville. >> the charlottesville circuit court judge decided to reduce george huguely's sentence from 26 to 23 years. he consulted the virginia sentencing guidelines. the judge took the jury- recommended 25 years for second- degree murder and dropped it to 23 years, and the one year for grand larceny will run concurrent. the commonwealth presented witnesses of love and huguely who highlighted his violent behavior. huguely's attorneys called his aunt, uncle, priest, and family doctor to the stand. they said he was a leader and was an all-around good person. huguely did address the love family saying, "miss love, lexie, i am sorry for your loss." the state of virginia banned parole back in 1995. with good behavior, he will have to serve about 85% of his prison sentence, which comes out to about 20 years. he has so far served two years in prison. once he is out, he will remain on three years' probation. lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> after some stalled stars, the flag is about to drop on baltimore's second grand pri

she joins us now live from charlottesville. he didn't get the max, but he certainly didn't gethe least. >> reporter: no. it was a very slight reduction to 23 years, very close to the high end of the sentencing guidelines. just a short time ago we received a statement from george huguely's family. here are some of the excerpts from that. today is a sad day for our family. we love george anwill always support him. we continue to believe yardley's death was not intended but an accident with a tragic outcome. minutes after the judge issuedly sentence this afternoon we heard from both the prosecution and the defense. >> and this gentleman has an anger problem. he has a violence problem. it's not necessarily so much triggered by alcohol, but it's facilitated by alcohol. >> we are confident that a mature and careful consideration of this case will result in the reversal of these convictions and that the correct outcome in this case will eventually be reached. >> reporter: as you just heard, george huguely plans to appeal not just his

obama said to speak this afternoon in charlottesville. monday for aup on ticket.t getting a it's at the wireless pavilion. his third straight trip to campus.e covered inou charlottesville and in tampa. we have reports from everyone on news starting at 5:00. >> after five years of planning construction, the newest the national zoo is already. the new american tell exhibit public this the saturday. brings visitors to the pacific northwest. likell have animals sea lions, seals, beavers, otters, holds. will have birds like pelicans and ravens and a bald eagle. many species on the trail are close to have come but a major rebound. >> entertaining animals the kids will enjoy. >> they do. it's pretty cool. >> we call my daughter parrot because she's at that age that she repeats everything. around here we have the leftovers of hurricane isaac us through thet weekend, are labor day holiday weekend. y over 6 inches of rain since midnight from the storm in louisiana. they will probably add another that.hes to a beautiful time lapse that we have this

we have a crew in charlottesville to cover the proceedings. baltimore grand prix is still a few days away. >> your commute to and from work could be impacted as early as tomorrow. we will have some tips to avoid traffic gridlock. >> tropical storm isaac punting the gulf coast wççÑçÑ >> the 100-year-old demand backed his car into a sidewalk hit people across from an elementary school in los angeles. some are trapped under the blue cadillac before witnesses could pull them out. everyone is expected to survive. police said the elderly driver claimed his brakes failed. hundreds packed cathedral in board -- in baltimore. he was called a pioneer. the 49-year-old was killed friday night when he was struck by a bus in ocean city. a tribute to his memory, a restaurant down ended 30% of their earnings today to one of his favorite charities. -- donated 30% of their earnings today to one of his favorite charities, but leaving tomorrow. >> the roraback of the indy car engines for once again -- the roar of the indy car engines will once again for throu

our justice correspondent pete williams is in charlottesville, virginia tonight with more on this. pete, good evening. >> reporter: brian, the justice department blocked this new i.d. law from texas in march and now a federal court has done the same, saying it would hit minority voters especially hard. the republican dominated texas legislature passed the law last year greatly reducing the forms of identification that would be honored at the polls. no more utility bills or company i.d.s. instead, only five kinds of government photo i.d.s making it the toughest, tightest voter i.d. law in the nation. today the court says the law imposes strict, unforgiving burdens on the poor because of the cost of getting these photo i.d.s and it said racial minorities in texas are disproportionately likely to live in poverty. texas is already vowing to appeal to the supreme court and we'll hear shortly about a challenge to a similar law in south carolina. brian? >> there are others waiting to be decided. pete williams in charlottesville tonight, thanks. >>> still ahead as "nightly news" continues

another line of moderate showers now stretching from fredericksburg to charlottesvil charlottesville, right around the metro area just a few sprinkles in montgomery county and here in the district. but much of prince george's county is dry and much of fairfax and arlington as well dry right now. just a few scattered sprinkles. as the morning progresses, that rain will move in. the pavement will be getting wet. here we go. fender bender weather. it's mild. in the 70s most areas. 60s, shenandoah valley west and western maryland. day planner for this tuesday, yes, you will need the umbrella. the wipers will be going through the morning. by noontime, maybe a little sun breaking out. mid 80s. during the afternoon, storms popping up. some could be severe with damaging winds. a look at your tuesday evening planner in ten minutes. a look at traffic now with danella. good morning. >>> thanks, tom. kicking off your first 4 traffic report with road work on i-66. if you're making your way past nutley, this work zone actually just cleared. that's good news because it was taking up the right side o

that he went over with the purpose of killing yeardley love. >> we believe that the jurors here in charlottesville got it right. >> we think that george was convicted of a crime inconsistent with the facts and he received a penalty inconsistent with what the evidence would require. >> reporter: before sentencing, huguely himself got up and addressed love's mother and sister saying i'm so sorry for your loss. i hope you find peace. then his knees and to buckle as he became emotional. >> all i see is loss. it will be that way forever. it is such a rough approximation. we just wish it didn't happen. >> reporter: in a letter to the judge, huguely's mother asked for mercy for her son. she said she doesn't have enough words to describe her deep sorrow at the loss of yeardley's life. yeardley's family released this statement. >> we find no joy in other's sorrow. we plan to try to work diligently through the one love foundation. we would like to thank everyone for showing us this kindness during the most difficult time of our lives. of our lives. >> that was laura evans reporting there. >>> now to this lo

charlottesville judge sentenced huguely to 23 years in prison for killing his exgirlfriend yeardley love. before receiving sentence yesterday the former lacrosse player spoke to love's mother and sister. he said, i'm so sorry for your loss and i hope you find peace. huguely killed love in may 2010 in her apartment in charlottesville. >>> a former bowie state university student accuse of killing a roommate is due in court today. witnesses told policeal collectihe killed her over an ipod. the stabbing was in self-defense and is at her mother's house in district heights. >>> the time is 4:47. catholic university student is speaking out after being attacked and robbed in northeast. this attack happened near catholic university in the brooklyn neighborhood. the student who does not want to be identified says she was getting out of her car monday night on lauren street when a man attacked her from bed hind. >> someone grabbed the back of my neck and my forehead was smashed against the mirror. it broke the mirror and i fell to the ground. he kicked me like to go back down and then i was able to

really, it's down through charlottesville, down to the south and west of our area. today, 93. i think the bigger story for the weekend is the cooldown. let's see how cool it's doing on area roads now with danella. >>> if you're trying to head up north i-95 making your way towards 395, just past there. single vehicle car fire blocking all of the northbound lanes. what's going to happen is there's a detour set in place. if you're headed northbound, you're going to have to get off at exit 49 to work your way around it. the good news is it's not expected to last through morning rush, but for now, plan an al r alternate route. on the inner loop, in between arlington boulevard and 7 in virginia, the left side gets by the work zone in place. it should be in the process of being picked up. also, for right now, if you're traveling on the outer loop, you cannot access route 7 in either direction. be aware of that. and i'm back in ten minutes with another look at your traffic. >>> it is 4:42 right now. still to come, the freedom of speech issue causing a protest on the college campus. >>

to discuss the syrian puzzle i'm joined by david swanson in charlottesville he's an author and blogger and in los angeles we crossed a christian with him he is the principal with d.c. international advisory and a former state department senior adviser all right gentlemen crossed the rules in effect that means you can jump in any time one christian you got up early as for this program's all go to you first this is turning into a proxy war and because it is a proxy war it will be prolonged do you agree or disagree with that. well i'm not sure it's a proxy war and yet i mean the united states and other western powers are certainly on the side of the rebels now the french and the brits particularly outspoken president obama just coming in yesterday and defining a red line by which the united states itself would go to war he drew that red line over the use or movement of chemical weapons but certainly you've had jesting of major parties you've had the u.s. and russia cross swords in new york with russia and china delaying or obstructing action in the un security council and other powers sor

we'll be live in charlottesville. look for the latest on "news4 at 4:00" and on our website at nbcwashington.com. >>> new this morning, just a few minutes ago, nasa launched two new satellites into space. >> lift-off of the atlas 5 rocket and spacecraft on mission to unlock the mysteries of earth. >> the two satellites took off aboard a rocket from the kennedy space center. they'll study the van allen radiation belts, a part of near earth's space with high radiation that can damage satellites. weather and minor technical problems had delayed this launch for close to two weeks now. >>> 4:37 now. the redskins exit the regular season with momentum, beating the buccaneers 40-3 in their fourth and final preseason game. robert griffin iii and most of the skins' other starters didn't even play last night. instead, fellow rookie kurt cousins got the start. the redskins end the preseason with a 3-1 record. they enter the regular season a week from sunday in new orleans. tough game, but at least looking good so far. >> yeah. ti

lowell melser as has more from charlottesville. >> charlottesville circuit court judge decided to reduce george huguely's cents from 26 to 23 years. the judge took the jury recommended 25 years for second- degree murder and dropped it to 23 years and one year for grand larceny will run concurrent. he highlighted his fallen behavior. a doctor was called to the stand. they said he was a leader and was an all-around good person. george huguely did address the love family saying, i am sorry for your loss. the state of virginia band per roll back in 1995. with good behavior, he will have to serve about 85% of his prison sentence which comes out to about 20 years. he has served two years in prison. once he is out, he will remain on three years' probation. lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> we have the decision to reduce the sentence on our website, wbaltv.com. >> we're entering the start of the labor day weekend. >> for many, the grand prix of baltimore is the main attraction. jennifer franciotti is live downtown with a preview. >> fans can expect to hear the roar of the engines. racing begins

a stopsident obama made charlottesville on wednesday. norfolk on tuesday before heading to charlotte for the national convention. >> and other big story, sentencing date for a former t convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend. >> george huguely is expected back in a charlottesville today for sentencing r killing his former love.iend yeardley earlier he was convicted of and grandree murder larceny and -- grand larceny a sentence of 26 years. his lawyers are likely to argue it lesser sentence. prosecutors argued he kicked in to her off-campus heard to the be unconsciousness and with the computer. the defense attorneys say it was terrible accident. just a couple of weeks ago he bid for a new trial. the judge said there was evidence to support the conviction. >> thank you so much. a retrial is about to begin for a former army ranger accused of killing his roommate. was found dead 2006. his roommate was convicted of murder.egree he said he killed himself. including heade s depressed and because of appeal court to throw out the conviction last

we will be live in charlottesville. look for the latest on "news4 at 4:00" and on our website, nbcwashington.com. >>> also happening today, the man accused of making threats to shoot people at his former workplace will be in court. neil prescott was released from a mental hospital last week. he was undergoing a mental evaluation for allegedly threatening a former co-worker at pitney bowes in capitol heights last month. prescott was in the process of being fired. police say they subsequently found a stockpile of guns and ammo at his crofton apartment. the weapons are being held by the atf. >>> the showdown between mitt romney and president obama in "decision 2012" is about to become official. tonight, romney will accept his party's nomination on the rnc stage, but last night it was all about his vp pick, paul ryan. in a rousing speech, the wisconsin congressman lashed out at president obama over health care and focused energy on what will arguably be the campaign's biggest issue, the economy. >> after four years of gover

have the crew in charlottesville today. have crews in tampa for the gop national convention. >> still ahead, more reason to ease up on the gas pedal in the district. learn how many >> good morning. it will be a comfortable day today, with low humidity. dryer, more comfortae conditions. 70 degrees currently in the carried 61 in 59 in martinsburg. i think will make it into the r in thislate afternoon. 84 in d.c., 86 in stafford. 83 degrees, frostburg is 70.er, a lot of sunshine, a few degrees warmer. we will hit that 90 degree barrier by friday and saturday. talk more about the weekend and labor day, coming right up. on the roads right now, traveling northbound, 95 is the hot spot. you will find there is just one lane closed. , but a loting lanes of emergency response is on the scene investigating the overnight tractor-trailer fire and crashed. cannot exit off 95 to 7100 in either direction. southbound 7100 is not able to exit onto northbound i-95. tack on a few extra minutes if travel in that region. in the meantime, around

quiet conditions for winchester and harrisonburg down to charlottesville. this cluster here expected to move off towards the north and east. as you move into cal vert county, you will see a few more showers. and then everything should settle by about 3:00 in the morning or so. this is the latest in terms of our satellite and radar. area of low pressure scoots out of here. this is what brought us the nasty weather. nothing like they're experiencing well to the south of us. here's the latest on isaac reemerging over the warmer waters of the gulf of mexico. the official track takes it just over new orleans and with winds around 100 miles per hour by 8:00 tuesday night and of course it makes itself inland it will lose strength but also expected to slow down and dump a ton of rain across louisiana mississippi, and eventually into tennessee and kentucky. worth watching over the next couple of days. a lot of change ks still happen between now and landful. we'll keep you ju -- landfall. we'll keep you updated. tomorrow's daytime high around 85 to 90 degrees. cold f

. >>> a we're following a developing story in charlottesville, virginia. george hughley is being sentenced for the murder of yardley love. they were both lacrosse players at the university of virginia. their volatile relationship ended with a deadly confrontation in 2010. that's when he beat love to death. he was convicted of murder in february. juror recommended -- a judge has to make a final decision. jack jill benson will join us live as soon as anything happens. >>> right now a court hearing about the deadly theater massacre in colorado. at issue is the notebook the suspected gunman james holmes allegedly mailed to the psychiatrist. that notebook reportedly contains descriptions of a violent attack. the defense is expected to argue that the book is privileged doctor/patient information and should not be admitted into the case. hot also' attorneys have said he's mentally ill, but prosecutors say he's sane. 12 died, 58 others were wounded. >>> the dulles greenway is back open after a tanker accident. just after 5:00 a.m., virginia state police say about

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so, it is good to be back in charlottesville. i love you back. before i get started, let me just say that on the flight over here i was on the phone with our fema director and janet napolitano, who does our homeland security as well as some of the governors and mayors who are now being affected and are having to deal with hurricane isaac. and i think it is important for all of us, because we know we have some powerful people here, to just let people on the coast though our thoughts are with you, our prayers are with you, we are going to make sure that we are doing every single thing we need to do to ensure that the folks down there are taking care of and had the support and the love of the rest of this country, because when things like this happen, there are no democrats or republicans. there are just americans, and we stand by americans in their hour of need. [applause] now, i know, for me, it is great to be back in charlottesville and this is an exciting time of year. class is back in session. come on. we need a little bit more enthusiasm, stud

we were actually holding an opposition rally here today in charlottesville. i caught the tail end of the speech after i got back. it was interesting to me, the fax that he did not report on. since obama took office in 2009, the average cost of tuition has increased 25%, and the number of young americans living in poverty has increased by 23%. the president just does not understand that if he wants to help out college students, he's got to get recent college graduates back to work. i think what of your earlier years mention that. we cannot stay at this pace. the president has had for years and has not capitalized on it. we need to get mitt romney in their so that we can get some of this stuff changed. host: what you are are you in? caller: i will be in my third year this year. i took over as head of the college republicans at the end of last april. host: what is your sense of how the student body use the election this year? caller: we had an activities there on monday. we were getting way more people signing up for the republicans. the university of virginia a

doctor, do you teach in summer classes at charlottesville? are you teaching anything this summer. >> absolutely. always teach. >> bill: so you are teaching, right? so these zombie kids paying a lot of money to go to the university so they are all for obama, most of them, i would imagine. do you ever ask them why they are for obama? because they don't know anything. you know how stupid college kids are. why are they for obama? for what reason? >> well, first of all, things have changed over the past four years. you are going to see in november a smaller percentage of young people voting for obama and, frankly, i think a lower turnout of young people. >> bill: why? why? why are we going to see that? >> why are we going to see that? >> bill: yeah. >> because unemployment is up for one thing. >> bill: the economy is -- okay. but why -- tell me why that college students are so pro-obama? big on obama, why? >> well, because i think they took to the cool image of obama four years ago. >> bill: where did that image come from? who brought the college

winchester, front grill, torisonburg, now beginning move into charlottesville. the leading edge of the system that will arrive us a today that will give of strong to weather, especially across southern and central maryland. 83-88 degrees for the daytime high, wind out of the south. e lows will fall into the mid 60's commands low 70's. tomorrow, a few showers possible, not as you met. what and not as humid. >> looks good on the beltway. in landover, moving very nicely to and from fedex field. it's also good on 95 between richmond and baltimore. normal travel times between fredericksburg and dale city. that 28 minutes. 13 minutes from dale city to the beltway. parkwayes from the b-w to the capital beltway. headlights in this picture are northbound through springfield. is southbound traffic on the way to fredericksburg. everything looks good. back to you. >> thank you. started testing the on the beltway express lanes. using test cars to traffic and monitor congestion and adjust the toll rates. the tests will go on several weeks and it is expected to slow traffic. t

. >>> let's go back to charlottesville. another person is coming out. >> talking about his case and talking about everything under the sun. we've been extraordinarily proud to represent him and delighted to have gotten to know his wonderful family who you heard from in court today. my partner and i are trial attorneys, in and out of the this court all the time. this is what we do for a living, and we fundamentally believe in the jury system and in our courts, but we fundamentally disagree that the conviction in this kay for second-degree murder was at all appropriate and we bakley disagree with the sentence that was imposed today. we think that george was convicted of a crime inconsistent with the facts and he received a penalty inconsistent with what the evidence would require. mr. huguely will appeal these convictions. he will appeal his sentence. our system provides that a single pson or a single group of people are not the final arbiters. we are confidence that a mature and careful considering will result in the reversa

he spoke with supporters and charlottesville. he wanted to reach out to younger voters. the president reminded the crowd the health-care overhaul is enabling millions of young people to stay on their parents' plan. he also stressed the importance of voting. >> change was possible because you made it possible. you cannot get tired now. we have more work to do. >> the president will visit norfolk on tuesday and had to charlotte for the national convention. >> the ftc 's investigation of google is nearing an end. >> the fda is getting sued. >> lawyers for the center for food safety as well as the center for environmental health filed a complaint saying the government missed a january deadline for setting standards for safe production and harvesting efforts and vegetables. there were supposed to establish regulations by july. it is to better protect public health including guarding against outbreaks of illness is by strengthening the food safety system. the federal trade commission is pushing to wrap up its investigation itsgoogle. the city staff will present their findings

george hughley entered charlottesville circuit court facing a sentence of 26 years in prison. his appearance is noticeably different than back in february. a clean-cut image is gone. his hair is longer and he is dressed in an oversized prison jumpsuits. his attorney presented brief opening statements, telling the judge of their sentence would be 14 years in prison rather than 26. the commonwealth's attorney presented five witnesses, including former teammates and friends. a former teammate said she recalled the night at a bar when george hughley to alter it because she told her father of his recent drunk and violent behavior. a former teammate says he be him so badly after he spent an intimate night with love. >> the judge made some adjustments based on an appropriate factor to take into consideration, which is the sentencing guidelines. he affirmed the judgment of the jurors. his defense paraded a few character witnesses of his son. he also -- all said he was a good person and someone people looked up to. >> we believe in the jury system and in our courts, about we disagree t

there is the lightning leftover around charlottesville. maybe people around warring ton hearing 1 or two thundershowers. the heavier showers are dissipating as they move toward southwestern suburbs. folks around i 95 and up around county where earlier some legitimate heavy showers. of reports of hale. what are around manassas and the other south of culpeper. reported around ofassas and more south culpeper. temperature is 63 degrees. when the showers came through temperaturethe down. the mid part of the country. love to be getting rain. oklahoma city 108 degrees. wichita again 111 degrees. the terrible drought and he continues there. tomorrow, onceh again here we have some of the humidity. think we will be seeing some showers and thundershowers, especially to the west. is it does bring afternoon needed rain showers. temperatures once again will be muddy 70's. 85-90 degrees as we start out august. widespread showers thundershowers. we will be back into a hot and humid august pattern. temperatures as we head on into thursday and friday, mid t

. >>> president obama continues his campaign tour of college towns with a rally in charlottesville yesterday. large crowd heard the president's push to take virginia in november. >> he targeted his message to the middle class, particularly college students and their parents. he called on them to help him in november by showing up and voting. >> what they do hope is that you get so discouraged that you just stay home. we know we've still got a lot of work to do but we are determined to get it done. we are determined to finish the job. we're determined to finish the race. >> this was the end a three than day college tune town tour. his earlier stops stops were at iowa state university and colorado state university. >>> a former university of virginia la crosse player convicted of second degree murder will be sentenced today. george huguely killed yeardley love during a fight in 2010. a jury has recommended a 26- year sentence but according to i court filing yesterday, huguely's attorneys are asking for a 134-year sentence. >>> the teenager accused of shooting a student at perry hall high schoo

in charlottesville the court will consider george huguely's request for a new trial. he was convicted in february of second-degree murder in the death of yeardley love. he is scheduled to be sentenced august 30. >> d.c. taxicabs are getting an upgrade. mayor vincent gray will introduce a new smart meter system. that includes credit card readers, gps navigation, and other features. council member marion barry has filed a resolution to renegotiate the contract. >> cleanup expected to continue after a deadly train derailment in ellicott city. >> a few college students are hanging out on the bridge when a train derailed killing both of them. it is believed the two young women tweeted a picture just moments before their deaths. >> with heavy hearts, students at mount hebron high school clung tightly to each other attempting to fill loss of two classmates, rose mayr and elizabeth nass. the 19-year-old posted this picture of their feet dangling overfrom the railroad tracks.round midnight. >> it was complete chaos. people running all over the place. >> it was a domino effect

wednesday he travels through charlottesville, virginia. hundreds of people waited in line on monday to get tickets to see the president. 5000 people turned out to see him when he spoke in 2010 if. >> funeral services will be held today for the prince george's county officer and died in a high-speed crash. a viewing for officer adrian morris was held. his funeral will be this morning in mitchelville at 10:00. his cruiser ran off the road on interstate 95 when he and his partner were chasing a stolen car at the time. two suspects are in custody. the funeral service for the officer will be live on our sister station news channel 8. >> demand for the chevrolet vote may be running out of gas -- chevy volt. >> now to linda bell at bloomberg headquarters. >> the makers of energy drinks are under investigation. the new york attorney general is looking at whether that industry is deceiving customers with misstatements about ingredients and health values. subpoenas have been issued to the maker of monstera and amp. the chevy volt may be running out

charlottesville jury... convicted huuuely... ii the killing... of... cockesyville native... and... notre dame graduate ... yeardley love. lovv. crime and justice reporter ... joy lepola... covered the trial../ and... plans... to attend....his ssnttncing tomorrow. after convicting 25 year old george huguely of second degree mureder and grand larceny in february.... jurors recommended he receive a sentence of 26 years in prison. tomorrow, a judge will ake hii ruling. ((vo)) judge edward hogshire can either accept or lower the jury's sentence. what he can not do is give huguely more than 26 ears. under virginia sentencinn rules, the former uva lacrosse llyer will serve at least 85 percent of the sentence hh receives tomorrow. factor in time ssrvee.... and, huguely is looking at possibly spending the neet 20 years of his life in prison. convicted of killing his ex- girlfriend.... cockeysville native yeardley love. here's following the verdict. 22:13:32 there are no winners in this case there is nothing but loss everywhere. oor hearts go out to the love family they have suffered enonorm

a few spots in the 70s like downtown. 66 in charlottesville. first rain drops are as close to us as about charlottesville, but the steady rain is down in southwestern virginia. so we are keeping a close eye on it here. could be as close as five or six hours away which means 11:30, 12:00 time frame out to the southwest side of the city. so we'll be keeping a close eye on this. nice this morning. clouds thickening and showers likely for most if not all once we get past 3:00 or 4:00 this afternoon. we'll talk about the rest of the week coming up. >>> this morning, man is in the hospital after he was severely beaten near eastern market on capitol hill. police found the 29-year-old man unconscious. on the front porch of a house yesterday morning. police tell "the washington post" the man did not live there. the house is across the street from the eastern market. so far, no arrests have been made in the case. >>> a hit and run accident killed man crossing a busy street in fairfax, but a witness took action and helped police track down the car that hi