Government overreach. They worked on this case for some 18 months. Lets listen to what the u. S. Attorney had to say and then following that we hear from one of Bob Mcdonnells defense attorneys. This is a difficult and disappointing day for the commonwealth and the citizens. Public service frequently requires sacrifice and almost always requires financial sacrifice. When Public Officials turn to financial gains in exchange for official acts we have no choice but the prosecute the case. Are you shocked . Yes. What is it that is most shocking . What is it about the conspiracy that upsets you the most . Im not going to get into details. Where do you go from here . We go to court of appeals. How soon will that be . After sentencing. It is a tough day. A very tough day. Reporter again, a dark day in Virginia Political history. Bob mcdonnell was on mitt romneys Vice President ial short list, convicted today of 11 of the charges against him. Joining me now is my colleague, david culver. He was in the courtroom as the verdict was read. You mentioned mcdonnell being the former vp contender. We saw that Bob Mcdonnell many weeks coming into the trial composed and confident. What we saw today was a man who was broken. He immediately brought his hands up to his face and he was just sobbing throughout each of the counts. It started at about 2 55. It lasted about eight minutes. It felt a lot longer than that. Behind him we saw his family. Today it was three of his five children all Holding Hands on that bench and leaning over and sobbing and in hysterices. That prompted two of the jurors to begin wiping tears from their eyes. A lot of emotion in that courtroom. It was interesting because we have seen as jurors go in and out the entire defense and prosecution will stand. And the family has been standing, too. But after they read their verdict and left the family stayed seated because they simply could not stand. They were just a ss. Reporter sad looks on many faces as they left the courthouse today. The judge established a sentencing date. Bob mcdonnell and his wife will be back at the courthouse on january 6. A look at whether jail time is likely for the former first couple. Im julie carey, news 4. Thank you both. The mcdonnells trial had no shortage of bombshells and surprises. Scott macfarlane is at the live desk with a look at how we got here. First we wanted to look at some of the evidence that prosecution presented and swayed the jury to decide the case the way they did. The infamous rolex watch given to Maureen Mcdonnell by Jonnie Williams to give to the governor as a christmas present. Not only did prosecutors show the photo of mcdonnell wearing the watch but handed the rolex to jurors to touch it. Jurors got to see the 20,000 of designer clothes bought in new york city and the accessories bought for the first lady during a shopping spree. Can the testimony from Maureen Mcdonnells own chief of staff saying the mcdonnell marriage was solid and undermined the couples defense that the relationship was so troubled they couldnt have conspired to commit corruption. The prosecution trotted out more than 1,200 Text Messages and emails between the mcdonnells and Jonnie Williams and one of the most surprising this one from Maureen Mcdonnell to Jonnie Williams after the 2011 earthquake saying i felt the earth move and i wasnt having sex. We wont know specifically what swayed the jury because the 12 of them declined to speak with reporters after the verdict as often happens with juries especially in high profile cases. Im scott macfarlane. Virginias Governor Terry mccallf released a statement. Dorothy and i will continue to pray for the Mcdonnell Family and everyone affected by the trial. Our Live Team Coverage will continue throughout the hour on news 4 at 5 00. We are also following breaking news in the entertainment world. Pat lawson muse tells about the death of joan rivers. Sad news and folks are expressing deep condolences. Her family released the statement announcing her passing. Rivers was hospitalized after she suffered cardiac arrest at a Doctors Office while undergoing a procedure on her throat. Her daughter said she died around 1 00 this afternoon with family and friends at her bed side. Rivers was known for breaking into the maledominated comedy world with late night talk show appearances and became a main stay fashion critic on hollywood red carpets. Celebrities are weighing in on the loss. Ellen degeneres tweeted joan rivers will be a pioneer. Today show cohost kathie lee gif rd said so saddened by the death of yet another comic genius, joan rivers. Before news of her passing was announced the state of new york announced plans to investigate the clinic where rivers under went the procedure last week. Joan rivers was 81 years old. Thank you, pat. A father who worked at a Naval Air Station in maryland is charged with the death of his baby son. In a rush to get to a meeting that father forgot that his baby was in the car and the boy died from the heat. This happened at the Naval Air Station yesterday and today the father was in court. That is where we go now to Prince Georges County bureau chief tracee wilkins. Reporter when the father walked into the court his head was hung very low and stayed that way for most of the appearance in court. He will be allowed to go home in the next few days but the feds want to make sure they get the guns out of the home and he will go to live with his parents. He is looking at the possibility of eight years for killing his 17monthold son. The family left the u. S. District Court Without speaking with the press. His wife left. Her husband is looking at the possibility of eight years behind bars for the unintentional killing of his 17monthold son. Around 8 00 a. M. He dropped off his 4yearold son at preschool. 8 50 he proceeded to the naval base with his 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. He returned to the vehicle at 12 58 p. M. To attend a 1 00 p. M. Meading. At 3 25 p. M. His wife called asking about the childs car seat and that is when he realized. The infant was left in the car approximately seven hours in 85 degree heat. The baby was unresponsive when found. Today the commander had this to say about the incident. Our sympathy and support goes out to the family. We have offered the Family Counseling services so we can offer whatever help we can in whatever shape and form. Reporter he is looking at Involuntary Manslaughter charges and will be back in court in september for his preliminary hearing. He is expected to be released in the next few days to stay with his family. Coming up how the father responded once he realized his baby was still in the back of that vehicle. I will have that report. Im tracee wilkins, news 4. In georgia georgia a father there is now charged with murder for leaving his son in a hot car. Prosecutors do not believe that case was an accident. Justin ross harris has been in jail since june 18 when his toddler was left in a hot car for seven hours. Investigators believe he wanted the boy to die so he could live a child free life. Children are so vulnerable and so are the elderly. A 95yearold woman is recovering after someone with a gun tied her up and robbed her. This happened in a neighborhood in Southern Maryland in the same home the victim lived in for four decades. Pat collins has more. Disgraceful, despicable that anyone would target a home with an elderly woman and caregiver there. Reporter in the dark hours of the morning three guys all dressed in black with masks over their faces, one with a gun forced their way into his mothers house, tied up his 95yearold mother, tied up her caregiver and then they went about stealing valuables from the place. They were very specific. They had directions for her to turn away and not look at what was going on and she did what they were telling her to do. She wanted to live for the next day. Reporter after the robbers left the home the caregiver managed to free herself and call 911 for help. The st. Marys county Sheriffs Office is on the case. Police officers have a hard time with dealing with crimes against anybody let alone crimes against children or elderly people. Like a 95yearold woman, yes, sir. Reporter you want to get these guys . We do. We will. Reporter what are neighbors saying about this Home Invasion . Ill have more on that coming up at 6 00. In st. Marys county, pat collins, news 4. 100,000 people in maryland still not able to drink their tap water. Tonight we have an update on the boil water advisory. Virginia state senator is in d. C. Talking about his sons suicide and the need to change Mental Health laws. And d. C. Police will soon have an extra set of eyes on the job. Another warm day today. We hit 90 degrees. That means this is the start of what we think will be another heat wave. Plus a good chance of storms and it affects your weekend. I have details coming up. Hello im a kid. And us kids have an Important Message for our grown ups. Three grams daily of betaglucan. A soluable fiber from whole grain oat foods like cheerios can help lower cholesterol. And where can you find betaglucan . In oats. And, theyre yummy im going back to being a kid now. Thank you to prove a point about internet speeds, we slowed down an up escalator. This is crazy i dont get it, this one is working ladies, shouldnt up be as fast as down . Yeah. 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The former democratic nominee for governor spoke out to hundreds gathered in washington as part of the annual conference. For the last three years of his life young gus deeds struggled with bipolar disorder and that illness led to his life. Senator deeds doesnt want his only sons death to be in vein. It is driving him to fight for change when it comes to the way we treat Mental Illness in this country. Help me to help others understand that the time to act is now. We cannot afford to wait for another crisis or tragedy. Too many lives have been lost. Too many families changed forever already. We need to be in the prevention business. We need to be in the long term recovery business. We need to provide as wide a range of serves as the uniqueness of the individual warrants. Deeds with a powerful message. He got a court order to have his son hospitalized but the time limit expired before a hospital bed could be found for him. Coming up later former congressman Patrick Kennedy has been out of congress for about three years now but he had that crowd of many hundreds elic triified at that convention today. He talks about his personal struggles with depression and addiction. You know you can learn more about Mental Illness on nbcwashington. Com. That includes a list of resources for anyone who is looking for help. Now to a developing story out of Prince Georges County. This could be the last night thousands of people have to boil their water. Right now an advisory is in effect for 11 communities including fair mont heights. Families advised not to drink, cook or wash dishes with tap water because a water main broke tuesday night. If tests come back clear tonight a boil water advisory will be lifted. We have been around for 96 years and have never had Drinking Water quality violation. In situations like this when you lose pressure in a significant portion of the water Distribution System there is a possibility, and i stress possibility for contamination to enter the system. Until the tests come back all water should be brought to rolling boil for one minute and cooled before using. Boil the water you give to your pets, as well. That heat outside. Not thinking of boiling water. It is a little sticky. You leave it outside for 10 to 15 minutes and it will boil. It will be a hot one today, tomorrow and saturday. Saturday will be by far the warmest day we have seen. We have seen a couple of hot days. We are going to see many more as we move through the weekend. Outside right now plenty of sunshine. Humidity has creek creeped up. 90 degrees. Blue skies across the region but the dew point close to 70. Heat index around 94 today. 82 in gaithersburg. 88 in manassas. Storm team 4 radar not much to show especially around the d. C. Metro area. Just south of fredericksburg a few showers and then a few thunderstorms back towards the west trying to make their way east. This one well north and west of winchester. Had lightning with it earlier but starting to pulse down. A lot of times these pulse up and provide a lot of lightning and pulse back down. This one heading towards martinsburg if it stays together. You can see a few more fire up west of the blue ridge. If you are thinking about doing running tonight your runners impact forecast not bad, warm, a little sticky. Temperatures dropping to about 81 degrees by about the 8 00 hour and to the 70s. Satellite and radar showing the moisture around our region. Moisture back to our west. A lot of moisture down to the south. So it is not going to take a lot to bring that up towards our region. With the frontal boundary making its way our way we will see that during the day tomorrow and on saturday. Future weather times it out for us fairly well. 8 00 on friday morning. Notice slight chance of a shower and maybe a bit of a fog early tomorrow morning but that is about it. Should start off nice. Tomorrow afternoon i would take the umbrella because i think we have a chance for thunderstorms around the i95 corridor and down towards fredericksburg. Any storms that develop could be strong, potentially severe and could have locally heavy down pours. We are not expecting a wide spread severe outbreak. A better chance for stronger storms saturday. Saturday morning starting off clear. With sunshine we heat up quickly into the low to mid 90s. Most of the day is dry. 6 00, 7 00 here comes a line of storms. We could see a line begin to make its way across the region and some of the storms could be strong. That is something we continue to watch as we move on. Tomorrow High Temperature of 92 in d. C. 90 in culpeper. 93 in fredericksburg and 91 around the frederick area. We are on the warm side everywhere. We only get warmer. With that warm conditions and more storms low to moderate impact for your friday. I think that is what we are looking at for tomorrow especially if you get caught in one of the storms. Better chance of storms saturday night. High of 94. That is the frontal boundary. That front moves through and changes things dramatically. Much cooler on monday and tuesday. Watching a potential coastal system that could bring more rain monday and tuesday and even into the day wednesday and thursday. We will continue to watch all of it for you from the storm center. Keep the umbrella handy. Another newspaper choosing the sack the name redskins. We will tell you where you wont be reading it longer. A high speed rail is one step closer to being a reality. We are working new details out of richmond after a jury convicts bob and Maureen Mcdonnell of conspiracy and corruption. As a Small Business owner you dont deliver anything less than 100 to your customers. So dont settle for less than 0 of the internet. 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