Vanessa family was 19, just finished her freshman year of college when she was stabbed to death inside her car leaving Fairfax County Shopping Center afternoon of june 27th, 2010. Im really sorry. I didnt know. It wasnt me. I didnt mean to hurt anybody never in my life i hurt nobody. Jurors heard garcia tell investigators after his arrest that he killed her after she agreed to give him and his daughter a ride from the Shopping Center that day. He used the child as a ruse acted like bato get in the car and in my view he got in the car pulled that knife abducted her and taking her to that remote area probably to rape her and she faught him and he killed her. That was Fairfax County Commonwealth Attorney raymond morrow around 9 00 tonight when everything wrapped up. Vanessa phams friends were there and they didnt want to say anything. We know the jury has made its recommendation. What happens next . Its a recommendation. The judge has called everybody back into court in midnovember where
Dulles is 74. 69 degrees bwi marshall. A lot going on today. Early showers and storms a possibility until noon and things improving here with temperatures falling off late in the afternoon. If you are heading to the beaches the front is down there. Chances for showers will hold on longer. Okay. Y. I misspoke. Apparently the quake anniversary is today. It was two years ago today. Lets keep it that way. We dont need another we dont need my nor earthquake. Well check in with steve and see how things are moving on the roadways this morning. Things moving pretty well. Ground is pretty steady not moving. Southbound and northbound on 5 here. Serving moving well. You can see the h. O. V. Lanes are opening up. G thats good news to start the rushhour. No delays toward. Heading farther north on 95 and that is moving smoothly. No problems reported just yet on 95. We really hope it stays that way after kind of a tough weekweek earlier this week. Eek. Over to 395 now continuing northbound up toward
Beltway near 295, in delays to get to the wilson bridge. Exiting north on 295, there was an accident blocking a lane. Starting to build a bit approaching sueman parkway. Heavy into town. Head over to south capitol street towards Fredrick Douglas Memorial Bridge up to the freeway, lanes reported open. 14th street bridge, moving well across the 14th street bridge, slow into the work zone on the freeway. Same configuration. Still have the road work, getting there not too bad. Beltway, outer loop, traffic moving towards us, slowly moving. New hampshire avenue, lots of payment, not that many cars, much better than usual for your friday commute. That is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. Steve, thank you. A big weekend in the nations capitol ahead of the 50th anniversary of march on washington. You could be impacted by the traffic changes, fox 5s matt ackland woke up early this morning, allison. I love matt ackland. He is live. Good morning, matt. It is reporter what a beautiful weekend
Knife and saying that blancogarcia is remorseful. We are asking for something very simple. Ry we are asking you from the beginning to fix responsibility for the crime he did commit notm for the crime he didnt commit and later you will have an opportunity to weigh in on sentencing. Either way you will have that opportunity. He told you that this was a perfect storm of tragedy. And it was. D it it was a freak set of o circumstances. Now, the jury in this case has three choices firstdegree murder, seconddegree murder orm not guilty. Once there is some kind of a verdict here, if they find him i guilty there will be a penalty phase. Will . Paul wagner, thank you. We encourage to you stay with fox5 for continuing coverage of the vanessa pham murder trial oi air and online at myfoxdc. Com. We will tweet, too. Ee we will bringt, you updates from the crouse as soon as theythey happen. Investigators are lookinging into a Small Plane Crash in manassas. Skyfox over the scene after 9 30 this mornin