Public corruption charges against him. His wife found guilty on nearly all the counts she faced. It is a striking fall from the top rungs of the political ladder, a man once considered on mitt romneys Vice President ial short list now convicted. The former Virginia GovernorBob Mcdonnell looked stricken as he left the courthouse. Jurors convicted him on 11 of the 13 public corruption charges he faced. His wife maureen found guilty on nine charges. Mcdonnell had only a few words before he stepped into a car. My trust remains in the lord. Reporter after 17 hours of deliberations jurors delivered a victory to prosecutors accusing the mcdonnells of selling out the Governors Office for gifts and loans from jonnie williams. Williams wanted the first couple to promote the first couple to promote his company. They set up meetings with top state officials and allowed williams to launch his product at a mansion luncheon. Prosecutors say it is a sad day for virginia. When Public Officials turn to financial gain in exchange for an act we have no choice but to prosecute the case. Reporter the mcdonnells separate defense teams work in tandem to lay the couples marriage to argue they could not have conspired to help williams. As they argued williams who was given immunity to testify lied to save himself. This is what Bob Mcdonnells attorney had to say after the verdict. Where do we go from here . Court of appeals. How soon will that be . After sentencing. Reporter a tough day isnt it . A very tough day. Reporter again, clear to see the shock on the faces of the people on the mcdonnells defense team. The former first couple is due back at this courthouse in january to face sentencing. Back to you now. The mcdonnells were in tears as the verdicts were read in court. Some jurors were vizbly upset. David culver was in the courtroom for the emotional scene. Reporter when we think of Bob Mcdonnell especially those of us who live in the commonwealth we think of a man who lived up to the stature of a governor. He was well composed and calm. We saw that for the weeks as he walked in and out of this courthouse. What i saw inside the courtroom was a broken man. I want to show you the image of Bob Mcdonnell walking out a short time ago. I want to take you inside the courtroom. This is what i saw. Bob mcdonnell walked in. He took a deep breath. He was surrounded by his family, supporters as he has been throughout the trial. He sat down. When the jury came down and as the counts started to be read he slowly started to cry. Behind him, his son, two daughters were in hysterics crying and sobbing with each count as though a wave hit them each time. We heard it 11 times for the governor. He put his head into his hands and began shaking and sobbing, crying loudly. I looked up one moment and saw his son, bobby, looking at his dad. His eyes were filled with tears. He was fixated on his father who i describe as a broken man. Maureen mcdonnell, a lot of folks asking what her demeanor was like. She has been emotionless. We did see tears in her eyes. She didnt have quite the hysterical reaction that her husband and family had. It seemed as though she was stunned and in a state of shock. When they both walked out they were surrounded by reporters. Their supporters were surrounding them, as well. They got into separate cars and left the federal courthouse here in richmond. Thanks, david. The Current Governor of virginia weighing in saying i am deeply saddened by the events of the trial that ended in todays verdict and the impact it has had on our commonwealths reputation for honesty and clean government and praying for the mcdonnells and everybody involved in the trial. Scott macfarlane has what is next from our live desk. What is the penalty . Sentencing scheduled for january 6, 10 00 a. M. , same courthouse in downtown richmond, same judge. Judge James Spencer nearly one year to the day after the mcdonnells were indicted. Motions in the case were be filed in the coming weeks and mcdonnells will be submitting letters of support asking for lenient sentences. Prosecutors made an announcement today saying both mcdonnells face up to 20 years and up to 20 years on obstruction of justice, too. Worth mentioning neither has a criminal past and analysts speaking with julie carey said it is highly unlikely they receive maximum sentence. Sentencing date set january 6 federal court in richmond. For complete coverage head to our website at nbcwashington. Com. Now to a Major Development in the federal criminal investigation into d. C. Mayor vincent gray, specifically the Shadow Campaign that helped get him elected in 2010. Today federal prosecutors charged the Campaign Driver with conspiracy and say mark long illegally picked up cash for the mayor and drove him to secret meetings including one with businessman Jeffrey Thompson. Long is expected to plead guilty in d. C. Superior court tomorrow. Tom sherwood has been following every development in the case. How big is this . Lets get to video from washington that shows mark long driving mayor gray in 2010. This is important because last year businessman Jeffrey Thompson said mayor gray took active part in the campaign. Gray called him a liar and said that did not happen. Now it looks like grays Campaign Driver can backup and say he drove him here and there and collected money for and on behalf of gray. This is a major blow. This has been a long, complicated investigation and reaches in a lot of different directions. What is next in the investigation . Mayor gray is in china right now on a tenday trade mission trip. His own driver says in court and we expect him to plead guilty tomorrow that a lot of the things thompson said in court happened and mayor gray said didnt happen. He will have to answer to that. A lot of people say mayor gray will just go out of office and nobody will indict him. Our sources say mayor gray will have to face some kind of accounting for what happened in 2010 and wont just walk away into the sunset. Keep us posted. A maryland father is charged with manslaughter after his young son was left in a hot car at a naval air station. He is still in custody. His family attended a Court Hearing for him today about 24 hours after he realized his son was still in the car. He will be released to the custody of his parents but first guns have to be removed from their home. Tracee wilkins was in court today and joins us with more. Reporter it was amazing to see how strong his wife and his family were but he on the other hand was very sad and kept his head down for most of the time in court. He is looking at the possibility of eight years in prison if convicted. He is looking at charges for involuntary manslaughter. John mcdonalds family left u. S. District Court Without speaking to the press. Her husband is looking at the possibility of eight years behind bars for unintentional killing of his 17monthold son. According to Court Documents around 8 00 a. M. He dropped off his 4yearold son at preschool. 8 50 he proceeded to the naval base with the infant son in the back of the vehicle. He was supposed to take the infant to the Child Development center at the base but went right to work. According to Naval Criminal Investigative Services he returned to the vehicle at 12 58 p. M. To head to a meeting and returned leavi the 17monthold in the car. His wife asked about the car seat and that is when he realized where the baby was. According to Court Documents he tried waking the baby but it did not respond. He called 911 and administered cpr. The infant was left in the car approximately seven hours in 85 degree heat according to investigators. Today his defense Attorney Says he is devastated and grieving with the rest of his family. Today the base Vice Commander had this to say about the incident. Our sympathy and support goes out to the family. We offered the Family Counseling services so we can offer whatever help we can. Reporter according to Court Documents he told ncis that when he got back into his vehicle to go for the lunch meeting that it was incredibly hot inside the car and rolled down windows and turned on the air conditioning full blast. During this entire time that baby was still in the back seat. He is due back in court at the end of the month for his preliminary hearing. Im tracee wilkins, news 4. Lets put this in some perspective. 26 children have died in hot cars this year in maryland alone. Next to crashes overheated cars kill more kids than any other vehicle related incident. On average more than 36 kids are killed each year in the u. S. Now, the state of texas has the most cases and the threat isnt over just because summer is winding down. In fact, this may surprise a lot of people but it only takes ten minutes for the temperature inside a car to jump 20 degrees. It doesnt have to be sweltering hot. Heat stroke can happen when the temperature outside is just 57 degrees. How do you know when it is happening. Lets take a look at symptoms. Some of the most intense come on quickly like hallucinations and trouble breathing and finally when you hit that temperature, body temperature over 100 degrees. You have to remember a childs body temperature can rise five times faster than an adults. Some breaking news in the entertainment world this afternoon. Joan rivers dead at the age of 81 after being taken off of life support. We have a special look back at the life of the legendary comedian. A federal probe in ferguson. The Justice Department launches a new investigation into the shooting of michael brown. Why this case could stretch beyond missouri. Masked gun men tie up a 95yearold woman to rob her home. Find out what they said to her before dashing out. More heat, more humidity and a strong storm possibility, too. That could affect your weekend. Now to more breaking news, comedian icon joan rivers died today at the age of 81. She was surrounded by family and friends one week after going into cardiac arrest. Tonight rivers being remembered as a tough talking trail blazing comic who devoted decades into making us laugh. She came inand the olympics. The Nonprofit Group d. C. 2024 launched a website to help build public support but competition is stiff. D. C. Is among 40 finalists to host the summer games. The others are boston, los angeles and san francisco. Local organizers believe our region is more than equipped to handle it. Reporter from a modern Recreation Center to a possible Olympic Stadium on the side of rfk to long bridge park in arlington that could hold an olympic aquatic center. A regional bid for the 2024 summer olympics is ramping up. You are sounding like you are pretty enthusiastic. I am. Reporter arlington board says well run olympics could benefit the entire region. Could it come together this . There is competition everywhere. Reporter some citizens worry about the cost and crowding. Qui scary to think that things can happen like that. Reporter he says his mom is okay, that she is trying to get settled back in her home. The Sheriffs Office says it has an investigation working, an active investigation. They are hoping to solve this case soon. In st. Marys county, pat collins, news 4. We are just getting new video into the news room right now of one person in custody after throwing a backpack over the north fence at the white house. U. S. Secret Service Agents say someone tossed the bag over the fence which prompted the white house to go into lockdown. Pennsylvania avenue had to be closed between 15th and 17th street. Still no word on what was inside it. It looks as though it was nothing harmful. They got one person in custody and they are being questioned. Dozens of firefighters worked to save her life but tonight a family is devastated by the loss of ao political battles but the idea is enticing. Just took a train from new york to d. C. Eventually it would run to new york, a trip that would only take an hour. I have family in d. C. And i live in new york city. Sometimes you can feel like it is going very, very slowly. Reporter right now High Speed Rail Service means it takes under three hours. Now even if everything lined up perfectly for this project we would be looking at about ten years until it is completed and that is a lot of construction. Reporting live at union station, adam tuss, news 4. A new layer of protection for d. C. Police. The small accessory. Politicians joining forces for Mental Health reform sharing as we move in towards the middle of next week. High temperatures only in the 70s. Watchng a storm system on monday and tuesday could bring more rain than 30 . We will be watching that as we head into the overnight hours tonight and the latest at 11 00. I guess we are finally hearing from desean jackson. Dianna russini caught up with the redskins biggest offseason acquisition. Find out what jackson is saying about his debut. A hall of fame quarterback gets the best news of his life. Gets the best news of his life. The emotional phone call jim save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. D Everybody Knows that. 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