Mayor vincent gray knew of the scheme to funnel illegal money into the Shadow Campaign before gray ever announced that he would run for office. He says that gray agreed to call him uncle earl to keep his identity a secret, and he said that during the campaign, gray personally asked thompson for 400,000 in cash for efforts to get out the vote. And thompson told the judge that he gave 10,000 to a Family Member of vincent gray and additional 40,000 to a close friend of vincent grays for home improvement. In addition to all of the money that was funneled to mayor gr grays campaign, thompson admitted to funneling another 2. 5 million to various campaigns from 2006 to 2012 and that is d. C. Council races as well as federal races for house, the senate and including several primaries that Hillary Clinton ran in. He says that he admitted to funneling more than 600,000 to the clinton campaign. That is the very latest here at u. S. District court. And now, tom sherwood is at the Wilson Building with reaction from mayor gray. Mark, we are here at the Wilson Building. And given what was said in court today, we went up to the mayors office, and he invited news4 in, and he sat down, and mayor gray, again, flatly denied any wrongdoi wrongdoing. That is absolutely false. With are respect to him raising money for my campaign, that i thought was being done in a perfectly are legitimate fashion. And i have said that from day one. And i maintain that it was a to my knowledge anyway, it was a perfectly legitimate experience. And the point of fact, initially, he said, no. He would not raise money for the campaign, and he was fearful of what would happen to him. You know, because of the fen ty administration, and these are lie lies, absolutely lies, tom. I have said it many times before and i will say it again. You will say it again. I just did. I am sorry, and it was pretty clear there at the hotel. Well, i was not involved. And i have said that. And the things that i have heard today are fabricated. Reporter and now we are in the midst of another campaign with the voting starting monday, and the big political fallout of this and more from vincent gray coming up at news4 at 6 00. In downtown washington, im tom sherwood for news4. His spending was not limited to local races according to the prosecutors who are accusing Jeffrey Thompson of funding a 600,000 Shadow Campaign on behalf of a 2008 president ial candidate that is believed to be Hillary Rodham clinton ax and the thompson case also includes other national campaign, and the news iteam will have more on that angle coming up. And to read more of the Court Documents and get all of the background on this case on nbcwashington. Com. And a maryland man who is k accused of kidnapping his daughter and killing her mother will be extradited back to Montgomery County. Timothy the virts is in custody in south carolina. That is where he waived extradation today. And he and his 11yearold daughter caitlin were found in a h hotel off of i95 friday night. The two were the focus of a nation woowide manhunt after th girls moer t eer mother was dead inside of their home. And tonight, tips are pouring in after a mother of three was shot inside of a Popular Store in virginia. Watch as this gunman opens fire early saturday morning. The clerk shot twice, but survives. The shooting happened at the fast mart on brock road in spotsylvania kocounty, and bure chief julie carey updates the investigation, and tells us how the community is rallying around the victim. Reporter this fast mart is a rural Gathering Place for residents here. That is why they are especially sad evened and angered after a clerk who usually greets them was shot in the head saturday. I called her kelly girl because she was so tiny and she called me crazy lady, because i was here everyday. It broke my heart. It broke my heart. Who are these creeps doing this . So, i dont know. Bless the heart. I hope she pulls through it. Reporter and today, the collection jars are going to help the medical costs that the mother of three will face. We are calling her kelly, but this is the mans face who came into the store. He waited for her to turn her back, and then he fired shooting the 32yearold in the back of the head. They say he took a display of medications before he fled, and the wounded clerk got up, and called 911 before collapsing. She was airlifted to a hospital, and expected to survive. The last word from the hospital, she is improving. Her family is at her side. And the doctors do expect her to recover from this, and frankly, it is a miracle. Reporter the Sheriffs Office said that since the individu videos and the photos of the suspect have been released, tips have been pour iing in. We have been receiving hundreds of phone calls, and tips an information from citizens and people wanting to help in the case. Coming up at news4 at 6 00, i will tell you about another event that should provide more support for the victim. In spotsylvania, julie carry. And we are heari baby is one of those injured in the crash on i270. It occurred near West Montgomery avenue. The babys mother was driving a jeep that crashed into another jeep while changing lanes, and the mother was trying to avoid slowing traffic in the hov lane s lanes. And a man pinned against a house by a work van has died. They say that herdon gar see ya parked the van on a sloped driveway, and then the van rolled forward. They say that alcohol may have been a factor. And Barbara Harris is at the news live desk with the update on the search of the missing Malaysian Airlines flight. What is the latest . Well, the leads that they have into the plane crashed are now gone. That oil slick that was first spotted off of the coast of v t vietnam is not connected to the crash of Malaysia Flight 370, and the same goes for debris, and life raft that were also spotted in the water. And meanwhile, a coalition of the ships and the aircraft from around the world are searching including the navys seventh fleet. Coming up at 6 00, nbcs tom costello will join us live on the desk to talk about the missing flight from Malaysia Flight 373. Thank you, barbara. Metro riders will find out this week how much the Transit Agency plans to raise fares. Metros board meets thursday to make the decision. The Transit Agency is looking to increase the average train trips by 3 , and bus trips would increase 1. 75 with a smartcard and 2 in cash, and parking up a quarter in all metro lots. They say that the money is needed to keep pace with the inflation, and if approved, the change take place in july. And if you are paying more for metro, you should expect more, correct . And metro is looking to upgrade the services it provides namely making the commute more comfortable. And adam tuss is live outside of the red line in d. C. With the details of the improvements. Adam . We are here at the tinley town station, and if you are paying more for the metro ride, you want a more comfortable ride. Metro making interesting choices when it comes to how they plan to offer the comfortable ride. It is a definite hard for me to get around on the train. Especially when i am trying to get into the train. Reporter he loves basketball and also born with polio and confine fod wheelchair, but it does not stop him to use metro to get to the wheelchair games and nba wizards games, but metro is getting crowded. And metro has noticed that the stations like gallery place, and they have ripped out concrete benches on the platform to give them more room to walk, and more places for him to maneuver. If they dont drive the train, i cant get around, and if i dont have a train, i cant get to the wheelchair practice. Reporter and it is athat th metro is finding itself is in how to help riders be less crowded. Riders like jan. Do you think it is crowded on the ride these days . Yes, absolutely. Im not riding necessarily at rush hour. Reporter and making more room with the limited space and budget is metros challenge at the moment. And back here now live at the tinley metro station, and they aralso h making plans to make improvements at bus stops around the area, and are you due for an upgrade . We will tell you more about that at 6 00. Adam tuss at tinley for news4. And now for the first time the father of the sandy hook shooter is speaking out candidly about his son who turned into a killer. It is the wild incident that shutdown the maryland school, but this time, it has nothing to do with the weather. But how about the weather. Winter is not over yet, and today, a spectacular afternoon, and temperatures tomorrow warmer, and we will get warmer still wednesday, and then we come crashing right back down, and the highs are only on the 30s, and later this week, we will have a complete forecast coming up later. This is doug gansler. Im running for governor but this campaign is about you more than me. Its about brianna, who will breathe cleaner air because as attorney general i forced polluters to put in place 4. 6 billion dollars in pollution controls. For caren, i fought big banks, winning 1. 6 billion in mortgage relief for her and thousands of marylanders. For myra and her kids, theyre safer because i brought the beltway snipers to justice, and fought child pornography and internet predators. For eric and mickey, i went to court to fight for marriage equality. For hundreds of baltimore kids, i started an inner city lacrosse league. And when a judge blamed an 11 Year Old Girl for being sexually abused by saying it takes two to tango, i took that judge on. I dont put up with things like that, its not who i am. I take on tough fights and get things done for the people of maryland. Nice sunshine and it is going to be a long monday, but that is good. Daylight saving time. And yes, the sun does not go down until after 7 30, and the first time so far this season that we have had three days in a row at 60 or higher. How about that. And we deserve it. The temperatures have struggled to get to the 60 degree mark, but they are there for most of us, and the next couple off days they will be there and then some. And look at that, blue skies across the area. We were sock ed in with the clouds earlier this morning, and many areas stayed cool, but right now, we are warming nicely. 61 at the airport and winds out of the southwest at 17 miles per hour. And that is southwesterly component to the wind is helping us to warm a little bit and not just a little bit, but a lot. And looking back to the west, 66 in winchester, and 66 in stanton and lieu r and luray coming in 77. And and we we will have a little extra time to enjoy it. Tonight, temperatures dropping to the 40s, and a little more on the cool side, and 49 by 11 00, and waking up to the cool 45, but we are actually going to be above average for the start of the day tomorrow, and that something that we have not seen much at all this winter. Storm team 4 radar is clear, and staying that way through the next 24 and 48 hours, and then we are going to watch something else. And Southern Maryland, we reported the rain, and a couple of you down to Southern Maryland and reported the rain, and we did not see that coming from the storm system that moved through, and that is why we saw more cloud cover that is expected today, and now we are looking at the plenty of sunshine across region, and that is going to continue through the region. And there is the stunshine nice and mild across the region, and tomorrow morning the cool side, and once again, not cold, and a few clouds, and we will tomorrow aft afternoon get the clouds out of here again, and warm. The temperatures tomorrow will be warmer than they are here today, and 65 to 70. And cool to start off the day wednesday, but still a cool start with cloud cover, and then warm in the afternoon wednesday. And then we will see a chance for thunderstorms to come through, and some of the thunderstorms could be strong, and right now though not anticipating anything severe. High temperatures are 67 in d. C. , and 70 in fredericksburg, and 67 in leesburg, and 77 in fredricks, and everybody in the mid60s for the most part, and wednesday, 70 and that is the head of the frontal boundary, and it is going to bring some chance for thunderstorm activity, and they could not be severe, and heavy rain possible, and not a lot of rain here, and a brief 10 to 15minute do downpour, and potential gusts of wind up to 30 miles per hour. And this issing . To watch for, but here, we go to 70, and then crash to 34 on thursday. Thursday the temperatures are around that 34 degree mark, and windchills in the 30s, and wednesday is not looking good, and better towards the weekend with the highs in the 50s and yet another storm, and this is coming up for st. Patricks day could be rain and could be some snow. We will watch out for that one, and of course, we will keep you updated for it right here. And of course, if it snows it has to be green. On this warm day, anne arundel ko county students have to stay home, because of the unruly deer. County Officials Say that deer crashed into Southern Middle School causing it to close for the day, and that is because classes for lothian Elementary Students are currently being held there on campus. And since adam lanza opened fire on a classroom, his father is opening up about adams childhood and the regrets that he believes that his son was evil. Peter lanza gave hours of interviews to new yorker magazine. And he describes young adam as peculiar child who loved to be a student at sandy hook elementary, and lanza turned on the tv when he heard of the shootings, and knew na his younger son was involved. Pat lawson muse is here with more of what he had to say. And peter lanza said that his son could not get more eel, a evil, and he beets himself up about the son, and he talks about his sons troubled childhood and the familys failure to recognize how troubled. Reporter peter lanza says he is haunted by the memory of sandy hook, and he wishes that his son adam had not been born. He said that he struggled coming to that, but what happened is so horrific, he could only wish it away. Reporter and reporter Andrew Solomon on the today show said that peter lanza described the young son as different, but still a normal weird little kid. As adam grew older, he said that the problems became more visible a and the daily life was more possible, and he deskrcribed th social awkwardness, and the uncomfortable anxiety, and the reduced eye contact and you could see the changes occurring. And after they divorced, nap si says that she told adams father not the visit, but by the end, he believes that he had no affection for any of the family. He told the new yorker magazine, that i know that adam would have killed me in a heart beet, and the reason that he shot her four times is one for each of us. He said that he last saw his son two years before the shootings, and since, he has had several meetings with the victims families. He said if he could replace their pain, he would do it in a heart beat. He says he is speaking out because he wants to prevent another newtown. And thank you. Mystery meat at the dinner table sent an entire family to the hospital. Mystery meat bought from walmart maryland basketball fever is running high after the amazing victory over fifthranked virginia last night. The terps closed out the regular acc game in the most dramatic fashi fashion. After a season of ups and downs, this win was not a need, but a must for the spirit of the team and the loyal fans. Lets go terps reporter all season long maryland fans have waited to do this. No doubt it has been a disappointing year for the terps, and that is why taking down the fifthbest team in the country, it was time for everyone to finally let loose. It has been hard. And people talking about you, and you know, expectations, and you know, it has been hard. It has been hard. So i really was happy for them. Reporter and the terps have gone through so much adversity throughout the season from dealing with injuries to losing close ball games to their own fan base criticizing the program, but through it all, the players say that the adversity has brought them together. We have heard the jokes and we know that the people are t trying to push us, but we want to do what we know how to do and playing like we have nothing to lose. And we are trying to not read what is happening out sooside, we know that the season has not gone how we want it to go, but we are clicking right now, and we are Getting Better at the end. That is what happened last year. Reporter and expectations are high for a team that has a National Championship under their belt. When i got here in 1989, a lot of the same fans, we had to work really hard, and as hard as i have ever worked in coaching to get the program back to where we can be competitive in the acc. Reporter and some fans are concerned about the drirection f the team, and some are supporting of the head coach mark turgeon. He is a good coach, and they will turn it over. Reporter jason pugh, news4 sports. And the season is not over for the turps. They can make a run to the acc tournament if they win that starting wednesday, but maryland is going to be playing Florida State at noon, and so march madness season is upon us. It sure is dianna, and right now, officials at Georgetown University are in touch with the family of a student who died on spring break. Few details have come out, but we know that mike adamsson was a student at the school of foreign service, and he was with a number of classmates at the Dominican Republic when he died. The university is making Resources Available to help the students deal with the tragedy. And attorney general eric holder is calling her withwin death calling heroin overdoses a crisis. They have increased 45 , and the numbers are rising. Holder is leading the effort to get the Law Enforcement agencies to be equipped and train First Responders with a drug that helps people who have overdosed to reverse the effects, and it has helped patients since 2001. And it was a wild chase through the streets. It was caught on camera, and we will learn what happened when Police Caught up with the motorcycle driver. And she is famous more helping girls on s. U. C. V. And now she is helping real people. And this is chris gordon in campaign corruption,. A d. C. Businessman admits to sneaking in millions of donations to local and national politicians. And we are digging into the documents to see how far this scandal reaches. And one year after the deadly bombing at the Boston Marathon, we learned about the new plan to keep the runners and the spectators safe this year. And the 7yearold cancer survivor from virginia is facing a new battle. They are going to beat this, too, with gods help. We will beat it. And why a drug company is refusing to give the little boy the lifesaving drug that he needs. Well, any minute now we are expect i expecting the u. S. Attorneys office to brief the reporters on the developments of the conspiracy case against businessman Jeffrey Thompson and that is the podium where the attorney general ron machen will be briefing the media. And he is admitting to funneling Campaign Funds to local and national candidates. And our reporters are going line by line with this. And he is pleading guilty to Campaign Finance laws with d. C. And federal candidates, including a high profile president ial campaign. Reporter according to the Court Records, police say that thompson conspired with others to disburse thousands of money to candidates since 2008, and he handed out millions in Campaign Services in support for a political candidate for president of the united states. And last fall we told you how an associate of thompsons pleaded guilty to tax fraud and when he did, it came out that he had given thompson more than 600,000 to fund a team of street people who handed out stickers and signs in support of Hillary Clintons 2008 president ial campaign. Clintons Campaign Said they did not know about the street team, and they were working with the investigators. And Court Records also say that since 2006, thompson disbersed funds to 16 mayoral and Council Candidates totaling millions. When you add it up, it is 850,000 to illegal contributions to federal candidates and more than 1. 4 million the local candidates. Tish thompson, news4. And now, a motorcycle who led police on a wild chase last summer has been sentenced. It was captured on tape by a helicopter. He pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment, and today, a judge sentenced him the three years in prison suspended. He is going to spend two years super vised probation, and is required to spend 60 Days Community service. And today, the hunt is on for a man who snuck into a womans house, and crawled into bed with herk and sexually assaulted her. This happened on Prince Cole Court in manassas. Initially the woman thought that the man was her husband and pat collins has the story. We are treating it seriously. This kind of crime does not usu usually happen. Reporter the scene, the old centerville Garden Apartments in manassas, and it is about 3 40 in the morning. A 40yearold woman is asleep in her apartment, in her bedroom, and inner own bed, and she rolls over, and there is a man next to her. She thinks that it is her husband, but it turns out that he is a total stranger, and this turns out to be the beginning of a bizarre sexual assault. And she initially thought that it was her husband, but then things didnt seem right. And aggressively he sexually assaults her. And she knows that something is not right. Right. Reporter and she goes to follow him out of the apartment . And sees her husband sleeping on the sofa, and she cant believe what has happened. Reporter and so why was the victims husband asleep on the couch in the living room . There is a reason for that. The husband was sleeping on the couch, because they have small children a and he needed sleep. They have a baby. Reporter so there were small children and a baby in the apartment when this happened . Yeah. And d. C. Police need your help, because they are trying to identify a man accused of a sexual assault, and look at this video, because they say that a man kidnapped a woman in northwest d. C. And sexually assault assaulted her on saturday march 1st near barnes street and grant place. Investigators say that the suspect is in his 20s with a slim build and small goatee and may go by the name mow tes. In detroit, there is some star power to speed up the testing of rain kits. Marissa hargrave a bringing awa awareness to the nationwide baglog of rain kits that is believed to be be 400,000 rain kits. Our hope is that this film will shine the light on the rain kit backlog and demand that we collectively account for this dark mark in our history. And take steps to ensure that it doesnt happen again. Hargatay is founder of the foundation to support rain victims. And a 7yearold boy has a rare disease, but he cannot get the medicine he needs. One Virginia Community is rallying to his support. And we are talking about the temperatures over the next couple of days and look at where they are going, way, way up, and then they come crashing back down. A roller coaster over the progress to report on a Road Construction project that has many commuters stuck in traffic everyday. They are widening nearly four miles of route. 50 to six lanes between route 28 and poland road here, and right now, there are so many lanes that shift so drivers are cautioned to be care fful, and improvements will include crosswalks and pedestrian signal s and a shared pathway on both sides of the road and the construction is expected to be completed by the end of the year. And construction of the purple line in Montgomery County is in the center of an emotional debate. The company that is bidding for the contract to build the new line is accused of transporting jews in world war ii. Reporter she holds a book showing the deportation of the holocaust. My father was on that convoy. Reporter and he was . To auschwitz. Reporter it is because this weekend, this man died before being able to testify before the House Committee should require french trained company smcf to compensate families for transporting 76,000 jews to nazi death camps. The Train Company wants to bid on the the contract to build the purple line, and the 16,000 mile link between bethesda and new carrollton. This Train Company transported my great grandparents and grandparents to their deaths in towards their deaths in auschwitz. Reporter maryland law says that if you have participated in the holocaust, you have to pay reparations before you can participate in a publicprivate partnership. The chairman says he understands the anger, but he says that the reparations should be paid by the french government and not the company. We were placed under the german laws of war, and anybody who would disobey would be murdered. Shot. Reporter smcf at this point is one of four Companies Competing for the purple line contract. In annapolis, chris gordon, news4. A family says they got sick from the meat they bought at walma walmart. And more on the incident that sent them to the hospital. Im liz crenshaw and the to south africa now and the murder trial of oscar pistorius, and the double amputee openly wept and threw up in court today as a pathologist described the injuries that Reeva Steenkamp suffered. He said that he thought that his girlfriend was an intruder the night he shot her through the bathroom door. And today, the defense showed that pistorius called Security First contrary to a security guards testimony. And there is going to be a much different look to the Boston Marathon this year. Yes, and there is going to be tig tighter security. And chris pa lone has more on how boston security plan to keep everybody safe. Reporter saying they want this years race to have the same festive atmosphere as years past while creating a memorable event, there have been sweeping changes in the Boston Marathon security. We are confident that the overall experience of the runners and spectators will not be impacted, and that all will enjoy a fun, festive familyoriented day. Reporter organizers expect 36,000 runners and 9,000 more than last yee, and up to one million spectators along the route. They will see the more Uniformed Police officers and about 3,500, and many of them accompanied by bombsniffing dogs, and there are going to be plains clothed officers and more mps helping with crowd control. The attempt will be layered and we will look to prevent any hostile event. Reporter spectators are discouraged from bringing weapons, coolers, suitcases, Glass Containers or backpacks, and it is believed that the bombs last year were disguised in backpacks. And they are to carry things in a clear plastic bag to make security easier. Last year, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is still awaiting trial, and his brother was killed after the incident. And police in tampa, florida, are trying to figure out how lsd get got into steaks sold at walmart. A family of four who ate the steaks got sick, and that is two children and their pregnant mother who went into labor. Police say that everyone there was hallucinating. To have hallucinations, and a rapid heart beat and dizzinesdi those are all indicative of lsd use. The family and the newborn baby are now fine. And the walmart said that we are deeply disturbed about this situation, and it is unclear where or how the food was tampered with. Out of an abundance of precaution, we have removed any other product from the store. And now, without the sun today, and when we had the clouds, we were only in the 40s and the sun broke out and we warmed up nicely. We will show you near the reston town center, and off to the distance, you can see Sugarloaf Mountain way out there, and you see it . Way out there, and the Sugarloaf Mountain and the temperatures are into the 60s and where we are inside of the d. C. Metro area with the current temperature at 61 degrees. The evening planner tonight, 7 10, the sun down, and 61 going down to 60 or 54 around 9 00 or 50 at 11 00, so cool, but not cold. We are finally seeing the nice air, and not only going to see another nice day tomorrow, but we will string three backtoback 60s together, and that is the first time we have seen it. And 61 in reston, and 60 in gaithersburg, and huntingtown, and the cool spot down near the water. And which are going to be dry through the next 24 to about 48 hours, and then a chance of thunderstorms on wednesday. The temperatures tomorrow into the mid60s, and see 68 back to burke, and Prince Georges County and then camp spring with bowie coming in 65, and then portions of northern virginia, cu culpepper, and fredericksburg around 70, and manassas, the temperature about 68 degrees, and once again, it is nice. The tuesday is looking fantastic. How about wednesday . Well, we get to 70, and we have a good chance for some storms on wednesday, and most of it should be late in the day. Maybe there is showers between 3 00 and 5 00, and then after that time period, we will see a chance of thunderstorms around 6 00, 7 00, 8 00, and some of those could be briefly heavy, and we could see a brief downpour, but that is it. It will not be a big rainmaker. Not anticipating anything severe. And then you have to look at thursday with a High Temperature of 34 degrees, but watch this, these are the windchills of 62, and no real windchill wednesday, but here is the windchill of thursday morning, and 7 in d. C. , and leesburg, and so we go from spring right back to winter. Good news . Only one day. We go back to near 60 by saturday. And the whiplash weather. Thank you, doug. New details coming in from the live desk, and Court Records today in the Jeffrey Thompson case. Tisha thompson is standing by with the new information. Tisha . Well, jim, we have had reporters in the courthouse all afternoon as the Jeff Thompson case has been unfolding. Scott macfarlane is tweeting from the courtroom, and he learned that the next court date has been set. He is going to have to be back in court on may 15th at 1 00 p. M. , and thompson will be released are the giuilty plea, and must surrender his passport and right to vote. And those are reporters waiting for the 6 15 press conference with attorney ron machen who is the lead prosecutor on the case. As we get new details, we will bring them to you. And it is tax time, and for many taxpayers there are many changes when you go the file this year. And liz crenshaw is here with what you need to know about the new tax issues. Are liz . Well, the light brings changes, and with that comes new taxes. The government shutdown, and the samesex marriages and even a home office are all going to change how much you owe the government. Reporter topping the list the government shutdown. 800,000 federal workers were affected, furloughed from their jobs in october, and while out of work, some applied for unemployment benefits. If you did, you have to pay extra income tax. That is going to be income on top of the regular taxable income, and so be prepared to pay taxes on the benefits. Sandra block of kiplinger finance broke down the top four new tax issues to be aware of this season. Number two, the samesex marriage, and the irs now recognizes it, so same sex couples can file federal returns, married or separately, but heres the problem. D. C. And maryland recognize same sex marriage, but virginia does not. So same sex couples filing in virginia have more paperwork to do and creating dummied federal single payor tax returns. Virginia like all states uses your federal tax return for the basis of the tax return, but they are not recognizing the fact that you are married in your federal tax returns, so you have to create the dummy tax returns, and pretend that you are filing, and even though you dont file them with the irs, you have to fill them out. And tax number three is courtesy of the Affordable Care act, a new investment surtax. And taxpayers who earn more than 200,000 or 250,000 married and have income from investments may issue four, the irs made it easier this year to deduct the expense off a home office. The rules are the same, and you must be selfemployed and have a dedicated home space for your business, but instead of claiming a complicated percentage of your home, this tax season, the math is easier. Multiply the Square Footage of the home office by 5 and so a 300 foot space times 5 equals a 1,500 deduction. And selfemployed people have to pay taxes that they dorng dorngts they do, and their own health care, and you want them to get all of the legitimate tax breaks, and this is legitimate. And april 15th falls on a tuesday this year, and i guess that you will spend a lot of time on that monday. Yes. Sweating it out. Yes. And you may have seen the savejosh, and now we have the story of a virginia boy battling a disease. And the mystery over the missing jet line eer and tom costello joins us on the two days after George Zimmerman showed up at a gun show, the internet is buzzing. The man who is acquitted of murdering Trayvon Martin was at an orlando gun show to sign autographs and take pictures with people, and fewer than 20 people stopped to meet him. And Trayvon Martins parents joined hundreds of parents to rally against the controversial stand your ground law. And it was an event organized by reverend al sharpton, and many, many say that the law is unjust. The law protects the bullies and blames the victim. We have to dismantle this law that allows armed aggressors to shoot and kill unarmed black males, and then cowardly hide behind the claim of selfdefe e selfdefense. Stand your ground laws are in effect in 23 states. A Virginia Community is coming together tonight to help a young boy in need. 7yearold josh hardy has a rare viral disease and desperately needs a drug that has not been federally approved. Joshs family, and the dockers or the have asked the company five times to let him have it, but the company is not budging. So they are taking the social media now to publicize their fight using the savejosh. And news4s Darcy Spencer has the story. Reporter she is the grandmother of 7yearold josh hardy a cancer survive now battling again to live. We will beat this, too, with gods help, we are going to beat it. Reporter josh developed the rare but potentially fatal adenovirus, and there is a drug out there that could save him, but the company says no. I cant imagine a company who has a drug out there who can save a childs life and not let him have it. Reporter the North Carolina company says that the drug is in clinical trials, and the family has asked for them to release it in compassionate use, but the doctors are clear that if you clear it up in a weeks. Reporter for now josh is staying at st. Judes hospital, and he recently had a bone marrow transplant, and he is weak and bleeding internally, and his kidneys are failing. Hundreds of people turned out for a special service at Fairview Baptist church in fredericksburg to pray for a miracle. We miss josh and we love him in our hearts. Reporter the family has been touched by the outpouring of support here, and not just at church, but the people providing the meals, and the Twitter Campaign save josh. The relatives are hoping that the drug company will change its position, because it is the difference of life and death for this little boy. I just plead with the drug company to release this drug. Save joshs life. Reporter Darcy Spencer, news4. And now that drug company says it wont give josh the drug, because it is still in the trial stages, and they are devoting all of the resources now to getting the drug approved and on the market. News4 at 6 00 begins with breaking news. Good evening. A businessman Jeffrey Thompson plead guilty to campaign corruption charges. Prosecutors allege a direct link between mayor vincent gray and a Shadow Campaign. Tonight, the bombshell allegations at the local and the federal level. And reaction from the mayor as new questions swirl about the future of d. C. Politics. Good evening, im jim vance. And im wendy rieger sit ing in for doreen. Tonight, we are told that the allegations are lies even as the prosecutors are laying out the evidence. We know that Jeffrey Thompson, the man behind the money has plead giuilty to two counts of corruption. And he says that mayor vincent gray asked for his help, and agreed to keep his identity secret, and he also a admit eed to giving money to Hillary Rodham clintons president ial run, and other numerous local and federal council members. And now after an investigation that took many years, we have tonight a team of reporters who worked the story. We have mark se grave segraves district court. To give you an idea of how detailed this is, it took more than 60 pages to put it in the plea agreement, and inside, more than four hours for thompson to explain to the judge how he illegally funded different campaigns ranging from the local Council Races to the race for the white house. Reporter any comment . Jeffrey thompson refused to speak to reporters as he walked
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