Also tonight, costly commutes on i66. Are those express lanes already changing habits for drivers after just a few days . And pressure to resign for democratic senator al franken. What were hearing tonight about his big announcement for tomorrow. News 4 at 11 00 starts now. After almost nine years of questions, finally some answers for the family of Pamela Butler. Good evening. Im doreen gentzler. Im leon harris. Butlers boyfriend recently pled guilty to killing her back in 2009. Today news 4 was first to report that he told police where to find her remains. Butlers brother plans to be there when police start searching along i95 in Stafford County later this week. Tonight he spoke with our derrick ward who is live with the latest. Reporter the Butler Family has indeed been there throughout this ordeal. And if this lead proves true, if her killer has indeed led authoti family, it will close a chapter but not the wound. Nearly nine years of not knowing for the family of 47yearold Pamela
I get no pleasure in saying that. Autria the new word we are getting about how frankens future in the senate. Adrianna i am adrianna hopkins. Autria i am autria godfrey. We already have some trouble on the roads but we want to get started with a check on the forecast. Veronica it will be the coldest day out of the month so far, but our warmest day of the next 10. Trending colder. By the way, the fires, absolutely amazing how many fires they acres they have burned. Lets get you out the door this morning, because it is cold. A little more sunshine today, but you will need the coat. Colder. Y feel trending the possibility of seeing some flurries later today. We will move out of the 30s into the 40s for high we will stay really in the 40s for highs. It will be a cold day and breezy at times. At 6 00, 44 to 41 degrees by 9 00. To 34 tonight, 42 euros high for friday. Friday, our first chance of seeing a flurry or two around the area. That will be primarily across southern maryland. A chance
Pictures using the hashtag wusa 9. I just got off the phone, the victims brother tells me a short time ago cadaver dogs located butlers remains by search crews tell him construction overtime may have damaged them. They fear the remains that are left may have washed up in a drainage ditch. Im standing. It wasnt the best view by Derrick Butler had to be here for his sister. Im hoping for the best. Due to traffic noise he says im hoping for the best, the best that we can get. You see, Derrick Butler has been waiting for this day almost eight years. He hasnt seen his sister pamela since her exboyfriend killed her in 2009. He confessed tot deal with prosecutors. That brings us here to these woods off 95 and stafford. The express lane shut down canine and crews searching Derrick Butler praying. I wonder whether he told us that just so we would make the deal and he would get less time. I mean even when we get the remains it will probably be closure for my mother. For me theres going to always
Took this just a little bit west of i85 over to spur and parts of Prince William county. Thats the 3 to 6. Could there be more isolated areas. Yes. Winter weather advisories expanded up to fredricks and our friends in Southern Maryland are the bulls eye and in white you folks are under the winter storm warning. Also cal veteran county and also st. Marys county and also st. Charles county. Well talk about when were going to take a tumble. Stay with wusa 9 on the air and on your phone for the latest of our first snow of the season. Wusa 9 saturday morning will start early at 6 00 a. M. And when you want to see snow we want to see it too. So finish your snow photos and pictures and post them on facebook, instagram or twitter and well be showing those pictures on the air and the snow and keep up with the snowfall totals on our wusa 9 app and wusa9. Com. Switching gears right now a virginia priest who was once a high ranking leader in the clue clux clan is an apologizing to a family. He bur
Cambridge, leonardtown, 39 here in washington where it is still well above freezing. Winter weather advisories out along 95, those are winter storm warnings in pink, down toward our south and east, where we will see the highest snow accumulations. So, through tonight, developing storm system off shore, will bring the first flakes of the season for tomorrow morning, through tomorrow afternoon. It will be a wet, slushy couple every inches along 95 here in d. C. Which may, in fact, break a daily snowfall record for washington. Four to 6 inches with localized heavier amounts not out of the question south and east, from dover, delaware, down through virginia. So thats the way it looks, as gee into tonight, and saturday. I will have more on this obviously your full seven day forecast still ahead, at about 6 15. But first, i want to go live out to matt ackland in bethesda maryland. And hes been out there looking at the way the city prepping for our first snow. Matt, it is coming early this ye