a desperate search for a missing man came to a tragic end here, a wooded area near bwi thurgood marshall airport. his body was discovered just inside the woodline and they called the police. >> we got the call that they found mr. dehaven's body. >> reporter: police had been energized by a tip. a man picked up mr. dehaven at routes 1 and 32 in howard county the same day he disappeared but the man dropped him off near anne arundel high school. >> we had no clue if this was the person we were looking for. it wasn't until he saw the media report that he realized and put two and two together that it was mr. dehaven and that's why he called us. >> reporter: his body was found about eight miles from that high school. he was considered police say if you are to encounter someone who needs help, don't hesitate to intervene. >> drop them off at a firestation, a church, somewhere that they can get additional service. >> it's really important that we all may attention when you see something, say something, let our public safety people know and it reminds us that we have to be more vigilant. >> reporter: the dehaven family released a statement late this afternoon that says, "we would like to thank everyone for their time, energy and efforts towards trying to find our father. all that we were able to accomplish was a direct result of the overwhelming love and support from the community." anne arundai that there was no signs of foul play. wendy, back to you. >> darcy spencer, thank you. right now d.c. police are asking for your help. they have a similar case in washington.ç delm delmar mosley was last seen yesterday and he's in the early stages of dementia and may be in need of medication. turning now to our forecast, we're getting a bit of a break from all of the cold and now storm team 4 is tracking much needed rain for the end of the week. doug kammerer has the latest. hey, doug. >> a little bit of a break for sure. it's on the cool side but still 20 degrees cooler than we were this time last week. we were really in the deep tomorrow, temperatures go way up before they go way up again on friday. take a look outside. the cloud cover has been socked in all day long keeping us on the cooler side. look back to the west. a big storm system is moving in tomorrow night and into the day on friday. it's on the heavy side and behind it it's much colder again. so much needed rainfall friday and saturday. temperatures are a monster of a roller coaster. we're going way up and then way down. it's been nearly three years since a family was tortured and killed. their lot where their house once stood is now back on the market. it's been listed for $4.5 million. meagan fitzgerald returned to [000:04:58;00] drive, to find out why the property is up for sale again. meagan? >> reporter: yes. the property listing it says the owner who demolished the mansion decided not to rebuild so the lot is back on the market for $4.5 million. we spoke with the family's long-time housekeeper and a friend of theirs who say the sale of this property is the furthest thing from their mind. the corner of 32nd and woodlawn drive in northwest is now an empty lot surrounded by trees and fences secured with rusted locks and signs. it might not mean much for unfamiliar drivers passing by, but for those who knew the family who lived here, the memories of what happened still remain. >> it's still hard for me and my friends. >> she worked for the more than 20 years as their housekeeper. her best friend vera also worked for the family. in may of 2015, savopo lmt ous, his wife and kids were held captive overnight, tortured and then brutally murdered before the house went up in flames. darren went is the only suspect charged in their death. in november of 2015, the house went up for sale for $3.5 million. it sold days later for 3 million. in april of last year, the home was demolished by the new owner who planned to rebuild. days ago, the empty lot went back on the market, this time for $4.5 million. but neighbors and those who care for the family say they are not worried about a sale. they're more concerned about justice for the families who once lived here. >> who care about the house? i mean, 4, 5, 6, 7 million, they are not going to bring the family back. >> reporter: a listing agent tells me there's a variety of reasons as to why the current owner decided not to rebuild. as for darren went, this trial will go to trial in september of this year. >> meagan fitzgerald, thank you. on capitol hill tonight, another long-time republican says he will not seek another term. darrell issa decided to step down after this year. issa made a name for himself, you'll recall, with aggressive investigations during the obama white house when he chaired the house oversight committee. he's also one of the wealthiest members of congress. issa won back in 2016 by a very slim margin in a southern california district where hillary clinton beat donald trump by seven points. he tells nbc news that he's been considering leaving for some time. meanwhile, house majority whip steve scalise another surgery as part of his recovery from last year's shooting at that congressional baseball practice. scalise did not provide any specifics on the operation or a timeline of when he might be back up on the hill. he says he'll remain engaged with his work as he heals. when scalise got shot, a bullet hit his hip, shattering bone and damaging internal organs. there is a new agenda in maryland's capital. the legislation session started today and this year the rights of women will be a central focus. as chris gordon reports, lawmakers appear ready to act on high-profile issues. >> reporter: the maryland legislature is putting a priority of women's rights. lawmakers will try to end the parental rights of rapists. the general assembly is focusing on paid sick leave, a state health care mandate, expanding medical marijuana licenses so include mean north ownership and protect the women who work in state government. >> we need to make sure this is not just an old boy's club and we have women here that need to be respected and that there are issues and concerns that need to be addressed. >> reporter: democrats hold strong majorities in both the maryland house and senate. they say they will override the governor's veto of the paid sick leave bill that the general assembly passed last year. >> if you have 51 employees, then you're required to provide five days sick leave. they have to earn the sick leave. >> reporter: larry hogan is only the second republican governor elected and this is an election year but he says it's too soon to start talking about running for reelection. >> wore trying to put the politics aside and get some things done for the people of maryland. >> reporter: he told me he'd like to see transparency and government. he wants live cameras covering the general assembly. >> on the live stam legislators are doing and what they are voting on and what discussions they are having and deliberations and why. >> reporter: they are talking about the possibility of term limits and there's fresh faces and new ideas here in annapolis. chris gordon, news4. a new look tonight at a billion dollar problem that hurts our economy and can put your life at risk. these look like nike air jordans, but the shoes are all fake. as news4's mark segraves reports, counterfeit items like this are part of a big problem at dulles international airport. inside these evidence boxes, something lots of people would have liked to have unwrapped christmas morning. the coveted air jordan 11 retros. but these shiny new shoes are actually fake, confiscated at dulles airport by custom and border protection officers. >> it has the air jordan logo. it looks very legitimate. >> this is the side of border security most of us experience. the bag searches at international airport. agents are tracking millions of shipments every day. they found these shoes that were listed as auto parts. >> during the course of identifies that counterfeit furniture, it was deemed to have some sort of hazardous material. >> top five counterfeit goods, jewelry and pharmaceuticals. >> the consumer is getting hurt because they are getting a product that is not legitimate and may be unsafe. >> and it's not just the consumers who are getting hurt. legitimate retailers are also the victims, as our taxpayers. as for how big the problem is, each day customs officers seize about $4 million worth of fake merchandise. counterfeit goods that were heading for our streets and homes. mark segraves, news4. the death toll rises. rescuers wading through the thick mud in neighborhoods devastated by those mudslides. the latest from california. dozens of people are still missing tonight. plus , a dog wandering the street cold and hungry. 7-eleven convenience stores in the comat havertys furniture.ear savings event save up to one thousand dollars in bonus discounts. plus, you can get 24 month financing with no interest. start the new year by adding stylish pieces throughout your home. with havertys, your home can be perfect, even when life isn't. [sfxcrash] hurry in and save. this sale ends january 15th at havertys. life looks good. immigration agents raided dozens of 7-eleven stores from coast to coast as part of an employment audit. in alling agents went to 98 franchise locations including in d.c., maryland and virginia and 15 other states. agents arrested 21 people who they suspected of being in the country illegally. we're told the raids are a follow-up to a 2013 case where a number of franchise owners got commit wire fraud. i.c.e. tells us they wanted to send a message that businesses hiring illegal workers will be held accountable. those raids came as lawmakers are in the middle of an immigration debate. both sides are trying to figure out what to do with the young people protected by daca. the trump administration is planning to end that program but last night a federal judge ruled part of it had to be reinstated. joining us now with insight into this is political editor mark murray. if you're one of the hundreds of thousands of dreamers out there, how are you feeling today? hopeful at all? >> i think they are still really noer nervous. the ruling threw a curveball into what is going on. i think it's the fact that this court ruling could be overturned by the supreme court and get tied up in other things. there are negotiations going on between the white house and democrats oap from the last 24 hours, whether the white house meeting with president trump or his news conference today where he insisted on there being a wall, we're not close to any kind of a resolution and the clock is ticking particularly for these young adults who are beneficiaries under the daca program. >> let's listen to what president trump said about daca and he was also asked by the border law. >> without the wall, it all doesn't work. you could look at other instances, look at what happened in israel. they put up the wall and there's still major problems. we need the wall for security purposes. >> so is israel a good example of why we need the wall? >> i think the wall, wendy -- the devil is in the details. senator jeff flake, republican for arizona, told my colleague chuck todd that in his discussions with the white house needs just four to five fencing that already exists to improve security that way but as president trump is talking about a wall that israel has that stretches from california all the way to the rio grande river, that that's going to be very hard to get support from democrats on capitol hill. also, logistically it's really hard. i grew up in south texas which is the border between the united states and mexico and it's the rio grande river and it's complicated to have a wall on the american side in front of that river. >> right. and you have animal migration, all of these animals that migrate and you disrupt a lot of systems when you do that. >> it's very complicated. >> yes, it is. mark murray, thank you so much. be sure to keep it here for all of the latest. just ahead on "nbc nightly news" with lester holt right here on news4 at 6:00. it's one of the most beautiful places in the planet. i was there a few weeks flames scorched southern california and now the area is unrecognizable because of mudslides washing away entire families. the focus is on finding people still trapped inside of buildings and buried underneath the mud. so far, 15 people are confirmed dead and the drenching rainstorm that triggered the mudslides isn't over. nbc has more on the frantic search for survivors. >> reporter: the sun is shining in southern california but on homes devastated by mudslides. >> the brunt of the damage is the mud and debris that hit this home. >> reporter: this is the latest video plucking survivors from rooftops. two dozen others remain missing. >> it was pretty bad out there. certain neighborhoods got hit pretty bad and some completely wiped out. >> reporter: from the air and on the ground, the search continues for survivors. neighbors helping first responders managed to pull a 14-year-old from her collapsed home on tuesday. the mudslides made worse by last month's historic wildfires have also closed stretches of roads and freeways near santa barbara as california jumps from one natural disaster to another not knowing what may be next. nbc news. ahead for us, warmer temperatures in our forecast. but it's not all sunshine. doug is tracking rain and the impact on the next couple of days here. and this has been viewed 24 million times. a local man sliding down the drive athen, oh, he was doing so well. pat collins talks to him coming up timesmo. mary had a little lamb whose fleece was white as snow. but after an electrical fire from faulty wiring, mary's vintage clothing and designer shoe collection were ruined. luckily, the geico insurance agency had recently helped mary with renters insurance, and she got a totally fab replacement wardrobe at bloomingdale's. mary was inspired to start her own fashion line, visit geico.com and see how affordable renters insurance can be. all right, doug, warm temperatures are still warmer than last week. cloudy out there. >> cloudy and still cool. our temperatures are 20 degrees warmer than they were this time last week. >> a little damp. >> but we are going to warm up days. it's going to come in a big way for the ice that is out there. you want to see something cool? chopper 4 landed earlier today. look at that, the water is coming right out of that big, huge water tank. look at that. it's just amazing, all of that ice out there. now, as far as that ice goes, it's going to melt over the next couple of days. the ice on the river will melt, too, and then it freezes back up over the next couple of days. 43 degrees and winds out of the south at 3 miles per hour right now. temperatures about average right now is where they stand with those cloudy skies. 40 degrees in fredericksburg. a little cooler in the water and we have ice along the chesapeake. no rain to talk about today. right now it's all about what the temperatures are doing. it's 43 in d.c. 62 in charleston, west virgin see this green, that's temperatures at 50 degrees or so. it's trying to move our way. it will get here during the day tomorrow. we have been stuck in the cold. you know that. we're seeing a change now and that's why we're going to get into this night warm weather. and the pattern reinforces itself all the way through next week. we'll be cold again so anything that does melt like what you just saw. when we get the battle between warmer and colder air, the storm system is coming our way and a good chance of rain. 5:00 in the afternoon, i think your evening rush will be okay but then we see showers develop right on through the night. notice what is happening around 10:00 a.m. here. rain early on friday. friday is going to be a wet day. not all day wet. we get a break during the afternoon and can enjoy the nice, warm temperatures. i don't think anybody will be frolicking outside. and the good news here is we see up to half an inch to an inch of rain. put away the coats for now and not for long. the cold air comes right back in on saturday. temperatures on saturday may start off at 60 early on saturday morning and then drop throughout the day into the 30s by the afternoon. 25 by saturday night. 31 on sunday with windchills in the teens all day. we stay on the cold side all next week. a couple of chances of snow, guys, on tuesday and wednesday. and we'll see if they come together off the coast. could give us snow after the rain and warmer air the next few days. >> you are such a >> i am. >> thank you, doug. you may consider a used smartphone in an effort to save a few bucks. but buyer beware. this man regrets his experience and the information you need to know to avoid the same. and the long road to recovery for this sweet little guy, this dog found near death. he is getting healthier. the search is z2l2xz z16fz y2l2xy y16fy before we start, i just want to say if anyone still doesn't have fios, please stay out of the way so your lag doesn't get us all killed, ben. anyway? 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[ speaking in foreign language ] >> i don't remember how many times i stabbed her in the stomach. >> was it a lot? >> like 13. something like >> you're going to remember me until the day we see each other in hell and don't forget my name. >> that was venus herself. the video is from her arrest last year for the murder of a 15-year-old girl, one of the many cases that we have covered in the surge of ms-13 gang violence in northern virginia. monday she said it was to avenge the killing of her boyfriend. one of ten people charged in that savage murder recorded on cell phone. she will be sentenced in may and faces a maximum of life in prison plus 20 years. there's a lot more to that confession. we are still going through the audio right now. we're going to try to have another piece of that for you coming up on news4 at 6:00. absolutely chilling history made in richmond with a record number of authorities sworn in. >> julie carey was there to ask about what their presence is sending. >> reporter: she walked in together, the 11 new democratic women who won in november, most defeating male republican incumbents. when they were seated, three newcomers, all women of color, were front and center. the history-making moment brought tears and as the swearing in is concluded, there were tears and hugs, too. >> it's exciting to see women leading the way. girl power. just so much girl power. >> reporter: the new members bring much more diversity, too. fairfax county delegate kathy tran held her little girl in her lap. she's one of the first two asian >> my family came to the country as refugees from vietnam. our pockets were empty. i don't think my parents ever imagined that i would be in this position. >> reporter: this delegate, the first transgender woman in the general assembly, her focus in the campaign and now easing traffic on route 28 but she recognizes the message that goes with her swearing in. in spite of recounts and court challenges that lasted two months, republicans hang on to a two-vote majority in the house. they promise bipartisan cooperation on issues like transportation and education but say on medicaid expansion, it will be tougher to find compromise. >> if you do medicaid expansion, you have to be very careful that you don't end up cutting other things. >> reporter: agreeing to new rules that put more democrats on committees. in richmond, julie carey, news4. black retriever was found e many. -- ematiated and near death. the dog is happy and playful and very friendly. they found him in centreville. had he no collar. he's not available yet for adoption. we've posted pictures on our facebook page. hopefully somebody out there will recognize him and help find his owner. tempted to buy a new smartphone? beware. nbc 4 responds to a man who says his buying experience is a total failure. consumer reporter susan hogan is working for you with information that you need to know before being ripped off. >> have you seen the prices of smartphones lately? 900, $1,000. if you can score a d what you're about to hear is why you shouldn't. our obsession with smartphones is alive and well and has no age limit. >> we desperately wanted to put an iphone into my mother's hands. >> reporter: so james decided to upgrade his iphone and give his mom his older one. >> i started looking for a deal. >> reporter: he searched craigslist for an iphone 8 and found a ton of deals. >> they were all less than a-month-old, still under warranty, this is perfect. >> reporter: well, at least it started off that way. it's important because it can mean that the carrier locked the phone for nonpayment or the original owner locked the phone because it was stolen. >> so my first text message to them was, hey, what's the catch? >> the seller said no catch. even texted the phone's i.d. >> they showed me the phone and box and cables and everything that came with the box. i thought it was a great deal. >> reporter: but it wasn't. after hours on the phone with tech support and a trip to apple, james was told his used phone was locked. >> i eventually found out when i went to the carrier's store that they had bought it on a payment plan and had not finished paying it off. >> reporter: and unless the original seller pays the bill or gets permission to unlock it, the carrier has no ability to unlock the phone. >> very pretty paper weight right now. >> reporter: nbc 4 responds reached out to the wireless communications industry and they told us bad sellers are all over the internet trying to rip off unsuspecting buyers. we're working for you with the 411 and how to detect a locked phone before you own it. you need to have a s.i.m. card. f should be able to make a call and launch a browser, like firefox or google chrome. finally, ask the seller for the phone's imei number. you can find it by dialing star, pound, 0-6-pound and then run it through the stolen phone checker. >> we called the number of the seller and shockingly the number was not in service. we also contacted the carrier that locked the phone. they legally cannot unlock the phone for him. so we do have a link where you can check whether a phone is stolen. go to our nbc 4 app and check stolen phone checker. >> especially if it's being sent to you. you don't get to hold it until after you've paid for it. >> right. if you're doing an in-person buy. >> make sure they are there? >> absolutely. so before you hand over that enough which is what happened in jason's case. get that s.i.m. card and make sure it's unlocked. even if it says it's unlocked online, that doesn't mean it is. they obviously lied to the guy. the stolen phone checker is a great way to start first to see where you stand. >> wow. >> good to know. >> expensive paper weight. >> thank you, susan. >> you're welcome. the traffic on i-95 can be frustrating, especially if you're headed south. ahead, a new proposal to help pase that the country is waging a war against opioid addiction. one local police department is expanding access to a miracle drug. news4's erika gonzalez has more about how the officers are earn willing to save lives. >> here at the training academy, a new batch of police officers are learning how to carry and administer the life-saving drug known as narcan. officers have volunteered to learn how to save lives with what is inside this yellow box. it's the so-called miracle drug narcan. >> what we're dealing with is no different than what we're dealing with nationwide. in the past year or two, well over 100% every >> reporter: police chief says a few years ago they had 20 officers trained. now there are 200. >> one of the things that police officers have realized, we can't arrest ourselves out of this problem. >> reporter: more than 1800 maryland residents died last year related to opioid overdoses. christine morales knows the importance of the drug firsthand. >> to be thrown a lifeline. >> reporter: she overdosed last march but was saved by narcan. >> i think a lot of addicts want help but you don't really necessarily know where to go and for the narcan, it didn't save me. i wouldn't be here. >> reporter: now that she's clean, she says her 7-year-old son has his mom back and for that she is eternally grateful. >> i wanted to say thank you to them. news4. new scrutiny for the new cheap of the environmental protection agency. doreen has more on what is ahead at 6:00. >> news4 has learned the investigation is expanding as officials take a new look on the scott pruitt's travel spending at the end of 2017, weeks after the epa came under fire for frequent trips at taxpayers' expense. plus, a technical glitch affecting dozens of animal owners. those stories and a lot more ahead at 6:00. i'll see you shortly. >> looking forward to it. doreen, thank you. it's ten seconds of one man's life but it's been viewed millions of times on the transcript today. up next, pat collins catches >> and his surprise for a local hockey team that lost all its equipofme the guy is from loudoun county and he managed to look his tumble on the ice look funny and graceful. >> graceful, did you say? >> oh, boy. there he goes. >> i've got it. i've got it. >> oh, boy. >> hit the grass. hit the grass. >> almost into that pole. wow. that moment shared by the man's wife. filming it all has been viewed 31 million times on facebook today. >> that's more times than the very popular youtube hit scarlett takes a tumble. we're hearing fell. >> pat collins has that story. >> reporter: surveillance cameras. normally they take pictures of trying to break into homes. not this one. yesterday i took a picture of a guy just trying to leave his house. and it wasn't pretty. all he was trying to do was get to work. he came down the sidewalk, headed towards his truck and then it all went sideways. well, the picture tells the story. tim doing the ashburn downhill. ♪ take us through this, tim. >> hit some black ice there and just -- >> reporter: wow. >> just kind of got a little chaotic at that point. i was along for the ride. >> reporter: this is kelly, facebook and yesterday within four hours, how many views? >> about half a million. >> reporter: they went out to dinner and came home, how many views? >> about 4 million. >> reporter: went to bed and got up and how many? >> 19 to 20 million. >> reporter: that's viral with a capital "v." i don't know about you, but i say tim's movements on that downhill were nothing but solid gold. but don't just take my word for it. the judges -- tim, winner of the 2018 ashburn downhill! in loudoun county, pat collins, news4. >> how's he going to top that? oh, my goodness. it's all going to be downhill from here. >> that is hilarious. ths >> and that's why we had all of those school delays. that's exactly what we were worried about going out to the cars and so many people telling us, walking out to the car or walking down the sidewalk, same thing, just glad he wasn't hurt. >> yes. >> he could be a chiropractor's dream. >> all right. let's take a look and show you, do we have another chance of something like that coming up? possible as we make our way into next week as the cold air moves back in. temperaturewise, 43 degrees. that's the average high. 40 degrees at 7:00. 37 by 9:00 and dropping to about 35 by 11:00. that's it, though. we're not going to drop any more after that time period. temperature is steady. 43 in manassas. we stay dry tonight and most of the day tomorrow. now, it's about this time tomorrowht you'll have any at the bus stop, whether it's the morning or afternoon bus stop. temperatures are warming quickly. we may start to warm before the sun comes up. highs tomorrow into the 50s. look at this. 53 on thursday. 65 on friday. some of you in the upper 60s. rain on friday and rain early saturday and then it moves out of here. it's not about the rain but it's about the cold on saturday and then it's really cold. i want to focus on friday and saturday because that's where we have the weather roller coaster we talk so much about. amelia has us buckled in. >> from spring on friday and back to winter on saturday. take a look at your hourly planner. we start off at 7:00 a.m., dealing with rain, 50 degrees. that rain is over by the lunchtime hours. i wouldom get fresh air and enjoy the 61 degrees. kids heading home from school around 4:00. dry, mostly cloudy. 65 and maybe warmer at that point. if you have plans for friday evening, the rain moves back in but still mild at that point. around 63 degrees. in fact, as we talk about the road conditions on thursday, tomorrow night, some wet roads but it's really friday morning when we're worried about the rain. friday evening, some showers out there and then as we look to saturday, it's all about the temperatures that will come crashing down. here's saturday, 1:00 a.m. look how mild it is. 50 degrees in washington. we only tumble from there. by 6:00 a.m., we're already in the 30s and upper 40s. everybody is in the 30s and as we move into the evening hours, we find our temperatures in the 20s. so quite the temperature drop on saturday and then windchills on sunday in the teens. just going to be brutal out there the majority of the it going to be as brutal as this past cold snap? the answer is no but it's going to be really close. windchills in the teens all day. waking up monday morning, windchills around 10 degrees. it's going to be cold. i don't think we'll see negative numbers here but we still have temperatures below freezing for a lot of next week and even a couple of chances of snow on tuesday. another on wednesday. we're going to be tracking it all for you. you know we'll be here for you in the storm center. a special surprise in prince george's county today for a teen that lost all their equipment after a fire at their rink. news4 was there for the big reveal. >> reporter: this hockey team thought their team was put on ice after their home rink burnt down. >> i was in shock. i couldn't believe it. >> it was kind o because that was our home. i spent time there when i was in high school, so the coach and everything, it was kind of hard. >> reporter: the community stepping up to help the team pick up right where they left off. "congratulations, you have received" and i just jumped. i was in my office and i just screamed. everybody said, what is going on? and i said, oh, my god. it was very exciting. >> the gear is expensive. this is an expensive sport. we're trying to make it so that everyone, all race, all th ethnicity can play this sport. >> i think it was the energy of the kids and their passion for playing hockey is what stuck out, kind of got the ball rolling. >> when people care about you this much, just for you to suit your needs and your happiness so you can do the things that you we are to do what we do and a lot of people help us along the way. so if we can do that in a small way, i think we'd feel pretty good about it. >> the ducks back on the ice tomorrow taking on catholic jv and then the capitals hosting the hurricanes. news4 sports. new ramps and toll lanes have been added to help ease the traffic. >> but one stretch of i-95 still among the worst in the country when it comes to congestion. coming up, the ♪ ♪ there are two types of people in the world. those who fear the future... and those who embrace it. the future is for the unafraid. ♪ all because of you ♪ ♪ as virginia lawmakers return to richmond, one of them is hoping to ease some of the terrible traffic along busy i-9ç zz and that delegate wants to see more lanes. >> adam tuss has a look at the proposal. >> reporter: what to do about the miserable ride that can be i-95. >> i just try to avoid it at all costs. >> there's no avoiding it. once you're locked up, you're in it. >> reporter: take a look. a section of 95 in the fredericksburg area has been slapped with the tag of the toughest slap of traffic in the country and now some say it's time to build our way out of the mess. >> reporter: they are directing v-d.o.t. to build more lanes and that's an unusual move from the general assembly. >> it would help the priority of i-95 at the v-d.o.t. level and also in washington, too. >> reporter: drivers aren't sure more lanes will help. >> you build more lanes, you get more people. that's what is going to happen. >> reporter: lisa has lived here most of her life and has seen the traffic get worse and worse. >> i'm okay paying for it or i take advantage of the hov. my whole family is in the car and to me i think it's a safer journey. >> reporter: for now, some people want more roads to drive on to try to unlock all of the mess. it's not clear when this could pass but v-d.o.t. is going to put together a cost analysis to see what a project like this would entail, well over a billion dollars. back to you. . >> we are following several big stories. a chilling confession captured on camera. a teenage girl admits to police she was the mastermind behind the brutal murder of another girl. >> news4's erika gonzalez has been pouring over the tape and joins us with more. erika? >> the confession lasted more than an hour. there was barely any emotion. take a listen to how she says she did it and why. >> you told her some day we're going to see each other again. and then what did you do? >> i killed her. >> >> what did you do with the knife? specific specific. >> i don't know how many times i stabbed her in the stomach. >> was it a lot? >> that's venus hromero herself. she's connected with ms-13. she pleaded guilty on monday to that crime. she says she was doing it to avenge the killing of her boyfriend and these chilling images helped the prosecution make the case. you can see the victim who is dressed in the black on the right-hand side of your screen there looking into the eyes of her killer and a camera. ten people are charged in the savage murder that was all

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