No matter what the grand jury decides, i do not want my sons death to be in vain. Reporter separate messages from local sports stars and attorney general eric holder dont mention ferguson or the case. But do call for unity and peace. The most successful and enduring movements for change are those that adhere to nonaggression and nonviolence. Reporter violence erupted in the days after wilson shot and killed brown, who was unarmed at the time of his death. The images and emotions serve as a warning, more than 100 days later, as the grand jury moves closer to a decision. Lets just face it. The city is really in a panic at this point. In anticipation of this decision. Reporter along the street, a local artist posted images of hands up. The familiar chant of protesters heard since browns death. The photos show different ages and races, but they represent one message. We need all the people, no matter who they are. No matter what color they are, to stand together. That wont change whatever
Reporter protesters calling for justice in the wake of the grand jurys decision not to indict Ferguson Police officer darren wilson. Youre not saying anything, youre part of the problem. Reporter several d. C. Activists were part of todays protests. We need to turn all of this energy, all of this passion, all of this pain into power. Into something positive. Into real change that will improve outcomes in peoples lives. Reporter trayan white says what happened in ferguson can happen here. A lot of this happened in our community. We need more people concerned, more people making an issue about it. Because it could be your son, my son. It could be me, it could be either one of us on any given day. So we have to stand up and speak up. Reporter one of the organizers of todays rally says she is here because of her children. Im doing this for their lives, so they can stay alive. So that we can bring awareness to this issue, because its genocide. There is no other reason for this to be happeni
Falls is going to melt. Much colder air moving in producing some of those ice pellets. I think well see some sleet, maybe some showers in the upper elevations. In the immediate metro area youre going to have plain rain and a few sleet pellets mixing in there. Its going to melt. Were not going to have any concerns on the roadways as we head through the overnight hours and in to tomorrow morning. Its going to be much cooler tomorrow. 32 to 38 for your overnight lows with scattered showers continuing through the overnight hours. Well track everything moving out in the first alert 7day. New information tonight on former Virginia Governor bob mcdonell and his wife maureen. A judge has denied them acquittals and new trials but did drop one obstruction conviction for maureen. They were found guilty for accepting gifts and loans in exchange for promoting a companys dietary supplement. Court documents were filed saying the jury was potentially bias and may have acted improperly. The board of el
People who were on that train for those 40 minutes they tell us was very stressful, trying to figure out exactly what was going on. Live in southwest, Jackie Bensen news4. More Live Team Coverage with derrick ward down at ninth and main avenue the wharf on the waterfront. An evacuation point there. Derrick, what are you seeing now . Reporter well, thing have sort of calmed down here nowhere near as i guess frenetic a scene up at the station and some of the station where is tg is. But i want you to look at the scene just a few minutes earlier. This is some video we shot when we first got here. This is at least one of those six people who were hospitalized that you just heard the gentleman talking about in jackies story. Now, we did see two people come out from an evacuation tunnel which is at this location shortly before that person was evacuated. They seemed to be okay and didnt appear to be in any sort of stress or anything like that. But, again, one person who appeared to be a firefi
Co. That mix extends into much of Loudoun County and into northern Montgomery County. This area in gray and white is a zone of of wet snow northern loudoun and montgomery, wester county and south and east of there is all rain. Temperatures getting a little bit of the wintry mix all above freezing so melting on roads there. What to wear today, a ra an umb. The hour by hour breakdown over breaking news th could make you late for work. Southbound g. W. Parkway closed between route 123 and spout run parkway. Megan mcgrath with the emergency repairs go on. Reporter this is going to be the closures here, the ramp leading from 123 down to the southbound lanes of the g. W. Parkway. No traffic down there. The problem is a large sinkhole. Its 25x30. Were talking feet not inches here. It is a very large hole in the roadway. All southbound lanes have been closed between 123 and spout run. Ive been told that they havent even started the repair work, so this is something that will be with us for hou