today that dna found under the victim s fingernail matched matthew. never know what a jury will do. reporter: we asked one of the jurors. this is willie mcduff. if i the dna pretty much sold. did you think you were going to go into that jury room convicting him? i personally? yeah. reporter: hardest part for mcduffie hearing from the victim. i personally, i felt for her pain and i almost teared up. reporter: the plea keeps us from knowing how matthew s team would have defended him. he waved to his mom, dad sister and girlfriend as he was once again remanded to the sheriff s custody. matthew faces a harsh sentence, could be sentenced to three life terms in prison. of course, jim, virginia doesn t have the option for parole. you mentioned a surprise plea today. what was the mood in that courtroom? reporter: i looked at matthew s parents. his mom and dad in there. his sister as well. his sister had sunglasses on. his mom was crying. his dad was just hunched ove
against their will before killing them and setting the home on fire. in 2008, court documents show wint s ex-girlfriend requested a stay away ordership. he told police wint punched and choked her on different occasion and held her against her will. william says wint s violent history could come back to haunt him if he takes the stand during a trial. show that he has a propensity toward being a peaceful person, then it would open the door for this domestic to come in to evidence. reporter: if he doesn t, williams says it s likely the violent past won t play much of a role in the current charges wint is now facing. wint is expected to appear back in court on june 22nd. we are expecting to receive more documents in the coming days. if you would like to take a look at the documents we have obtained, logon to our website, nbcwashington.com. back to you. megan fitzgerald, thank you. now to a stunning development in a virginia courtroom. jesse matthew tonight is facing three l
timeline. was he killed before the fire or die from it? i m sorry he has passed away. but now he is no longer in pain. on the other side when we die we are called home to god. he had such severe burns to his body they had to use his fingerprints to identify him. alison: the mercury will be tumbling tonight below freezing. leon: it s april, right? alison: yeah. reminder. leon: it didn t get super warm before. but we saw the people bundle up pulling the winter coats out of the cloet the horizon? doug: comparative it s warmer but not that much. back to average monday and tuesday of next week in the mid-60 s. bright sunshine out there. the wind will diminish tonight. but with that, a very noticeable drop in temperatures. live temperature data in. 45 at reagan national. andrew at 43. 43 in annapolis. then late tonight with the winds camming down and the clear skies the temperatures will drop like a walk. freeze warning in effect for the viewing area. early tomorrow morning the
but snowflakes on some of the car roofs out there. again, share your photo with me. next 24 hours, windchills near 20 degrees this morning with air temperatures in the mid-30s. highs today only in the mid upper to 40s. sunny and breezy, cold all day long. the wind lays down tonight, but that will make tomorrow morning colder still. most places down into the 20s to they re 30 degrees. we ll be dry today and tomorrow. more about the thursday rain chance at 6:21. 95 south at 216, scaggsville road, sounds like we have a crash off to the left side. we re sending chopper there. northbound foxhall near reservoir, northbound lanes shut up to because of that downed tree. one ought bound labor is open, so take macarthur instead. we ll be tweeting about this.boo take macarthur instead. we ll be tweeting about this. eninbound at brooks drive, a crash. travel times coming up. in alexandria, fairfax county police now investigating a stabbing, a woman says that she was stabbed as she wa
opponents have argued some of the sites violate zoning laws and are in unsafe areas. tonight s meeting takes place at ward 6 at the metro police ahead quarters at 6:30. university of colorado fans are going wild again, the women s team just won another ncaa championship in basketball. it capped off a perfect season. no losses. in fact, the team has won 75 games in a row at this point. uconn now has 11 championship wins, the most of any college coach of all time. we also have to give props to syracuse, both the men and women did well getting to the final four. that s right, but that connecticut team, amazing, four championships in a row. unstoppable. they ve been good for a long time. it s time for weather and traffic on the 1s. let s check in meteorologist chuck bell. you need to layer up before you dare to step over the threshold. it is in the upper 20s in some of the nearby suburbs. mid-20s in the panhandle. 25 in martinsburg. 25 in luree. four things you need t