been taken just after the quake. officials say the largest wave near the quake zone was less than three feet high and did not reach tsunami strength. the first 8.6-magnitude earthquake was followed about i a strong 8.2-magnitude aftershock. leading to tsunami warnings throughout the entire indian ocean. including thailand, sri lanka and the indian ocean. banda aceh province is the closest to the epicenter. there people say the earth shook for one to four minutes. residents feared for their lives, the crowd in a panic, the concern over more aftershocks and a tsunami that sent many running for cover in search of higher ground. so far, no reports of serious injuries or damage. power was knocked out by the tremor. the earthquake brings back memories of the 2004 earthquake and tsunami that hit the same area, 230,000 people were killed then. today, indonesia s president sent rescue teams to the hardest-hit areas but so far no casualties have been reported. indonesia is vulnerable t
reporter: these are actually t-38 training jets often referred to as white rockets because of their appearance. often you see interesting things over the sky about d.c., but this was a particularly rare appearance over the skies, and this is, of course, in advance of what caused it to be later in the month. those two planes which have been in the sky over the nation s capitol flying about 1500 feet in what is normally restricted air space. there are several purposes to the mission. first of all, rare photos they ve been able to get from up there. and also a training mission to map out the landmarks here. it s also with the arrival of the shuttle discovery later this month. discovery will make the final trip to the museum in chantilles. to do this they re going to fly piggy back on a 747. so that will only have one pass. so they float these over the district area. they came out from andrews air force base, flew down to virginia, and came across the mall here to sort of m
suicide. neighbor john jackson saw the commotion when he was coming home from work early tuesday. i saw police cars and the ambulance pulling out. the bodies of the man and the woman were discovered inside their home by an adult who lived with them. she came in around 1:00 this morning. that s when she made the discovery. a quiet neighborhood. not much goes on around here. reporter: another neighbor says the family was present. they have been living here for years. the husband used a handgun to shoot his wife and then shoot himself. it s an unfortunate situation. the family is grieving. just like we all want answers, i m pretty sure they re looking for answers as well. reporter: no one else lives in the home. at this point of the investigation, no motive has been revealed. my heart goes out to the family. i just came back from a funeral myself in connecticut, and it s bad when you lose somebody. that way is crazy. reporter: police say they are trying to notify
i ve buried so many and paid for their funerals and attended their funerals and cried so many tears for them, i cannot even explain how sad this makes me. reporter: an attorney for the teen s family says martin was on the phone with his girlfriend before he was shot and indicated he was being followed and repeatedly asked why he was in the neighborhood. the dots have all been connected. arrest george zimmerman for the killing of trayvon martin in cold blood today. reporter: the grand jury is expected to consider evidence in the shooting, starting on april 10th. sanford officials say this case has obviously raised tensions there. the justice department is bringing in resources to ensure the situation does not become violent. civil rights activist al sharpton is expected to join sanford city leaders at a town hall meeting this evening to discuss this investigation. reporting live from the newsroom, darcy spencer, news 4. a 16-year-old girl has been assaulted walking hom
family? our daughter who is expecting her first baby. reporter: if you live in arlington or fairfax county you may be saying what snow? where is it? we had to drive down i-95 to the lake exit and that s where we found it, inches of snow. and it s great for making snowballs. this is thornberg, an unincorporated area off i-the 5 in spotsylvania county where you can measure the snow in inches. some had to sweep their way out of their homes and walkways. i think it s nice. i realize for as a fact we need it and need a lot more of it. reporter: a little bit late though. yeah, but better late than never. reporter: gemini the dog is apparently not the only one confused. look at these flowers. in bloom under a blanket of snow. we ve waited all winter for this and now it s finally here just as springas round the corner. it s been a strange winter anyhow. then all at once we got a nice snow so i really enjoyed it. reporter: you re ready for spring now? yes. reporter