They say at least 13 other businesses were affected including a best buy across the street. They are trying to figure out what went wrong. Plenty of lights outside of Pentagon City mall. Its kind of crazy. Inside, not so much. Everything was pitch black. Customers and ploy ease say shortly before 7 00, the mall and the interior, with the exception of the macys store, went completely dark. There was some chaos. About a minute later emergency backup lights were activated, but not before some people inside got panicky. Some people were screaming. It was fine after a few minutes. Security officers escorted virtually everyone out safely. Firefighters checked elevators but nobody was trapped. What was that like . It was really weird. Like, that has never happened. Did minyan power is investigating. The power lines here are underground. Some are wondering if construction played a role. Mall security said when they inspected the mall, it was not the power in the mall. They did not know what wa
Review of the case but also the results an investigation into the officers previous behavior. Its a legal victory for the family of john geer, shot and killed by a Fairfax County Police Officer in august, 2013. On friday, a judge ruled Fairfax County must release findings from an internal Affairs Investigation into the case. Just last month, county officials named torres as the officer who fired the fatal shots. Mixed emotions. You grieve the loss of the friends, and the geers are grieving the loss of a family member. 11,000 documents revealed torres admitted to having a fight with his wife before arriving on scene. Torres told another officer he had seen geer standing at the door towards his house and put his hand s towards his waist. Asked him several times if they could not back away and let john cool off. I was told they could not allow him to go into the house because he might hurt himself. In an interview torres told investigators he did nothing wrong. It was justified. I have no
Youve got your coat on. But it must feel nice out there, huh . Reporter it does. It feels nice definitely for this time of year. Were expecting it to get warm later. Weve done a study about the ideal temperatures for running. 49 51 degrees for Long Distance runs. This is a 5k run with a valentines day theme. A lot of people still want to be out there. They say this is actually ideal for them. Once you get going, its just off you go. You remember what we were doing five years ago today . I think snow ma geddon. Where is the snow . We need the snow. Thats the fun part of winter. Reporter oh indeed it is for some people. Flashback five years, this very day we were digging out of about 11 inches of snow. Two storms hit that day and that was indeed snow ma get done. A total of 32 inches of snow that february five years ago. This year looking at record warm temperatures and ideal time for this race which is already under way. Youre going to encounter street closures in arlington, but only fo
A High School Basketball player relives the terrifying moments of a double shooting. 18 months. Thats how long prosecutors say the wife of former Virginia Governor Bob Mcdonnell should spend behind bars. Good evening. Im doreen gentzler. And im jim vance. That recommended sentence stells from Maureen Mcdonnells conviction on corruption charges. Our Chris Lawrence reports, the defense team has other ideas. Reporter we got the Court Documents showing prosecutors asking for the 18 months but her defense team does not want Maureen Mcdonnell to serve even a single day. Mcdonnells attorneys argues they should be put on probation and do 4,000 hours of community service. If a sentence is handed down maureen is requesting a split term. Prison and home confinement. This calls for virginias former first lady to serve five to six years in prison. Based on the 24 months her husband Bob Mcdonnell received they feel a year and a half is fair. Even though was her husband who sold his office she eagerl
With time well get more and more sunshine. Not 100 snow for everybody. A couple of springsless across southern pennsylvania. Nothing falling that close to the metro area. Shear the scan on storm team 4 radar. Clouds are thicker in northern maryland. From washington southbound no problems at all. Mid 50s in fredricksburg, still in the mid 30s in leesburg. Temperatures for most of the afternoon will be in the upper 50s to low 60s degrees. Checking that monday morning forecast which includes a rain drop threat coming up. Thanks chuck. Right now hundreds of people are outside enjoying the winter warmup. A 5k race just wrapping up. We want to check back in with news 4s derrick ward live in arlington where runners are making their way to the finish line. Hi derrick. Reporter we think weve seen the last of the participants in the love the run youre with. The weather great for this. Wanted to take a look at the start of the race. You can see those several hundred runners, maybe close to 1,000