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Today he was one step closer to learning his fate in this leesburg courtroom. It was october of last year when patrick wren and his wife, leah, were killed as they rode together on a harley. They both loved it. That was just something they enjoyed. Reporter the driver who hit them, 54yearold attorney mark scarlotta was driving drunk. His blood alcohol level was almost twice the legal limit. Today he pleaded ggt to two counts of manslaughter and one dui telling the judge, quote, its the best way to put all this behind us. Not so simple a task for the victims family. Taking a day at a time and seeing what they would want me to do. Reporter he could get between 1 and 20 years on each of the manslaughter charges. Hes out on bond but is due to turn himself in on august 7th with a sentencing hearing scheduled for december. In the wake of the familys loss, theres reflection and also advice for those who would make the decision to drink and drive. I couldnt imagine doing it. I know what its li ....
Of 595. Later in the evening, some of the rain around roanoke, virginia will make its way up toward our area. The weather headlines, evening showers. You are going to need the umbrella if you are going out. More weekend rain, yes. It is going to be heavier for some. Im show you the impact its going to have on the area. Of course, well talk about the impacts of bertha, also. Thanks. You can stay ahead of the weather with the storm team 4 weather app. Well, its been entertaining at times and at times salacious in the courtroom with the corruption trial of former Virginia Governor and his wife. Johnny williams, the star witness for the prosecution has been grilled about his relationship with the mcdonalds, including his exchanges with them over text and email. Northern Virginia Bureau chief, julie carey joins us live from the courthouse in richmond with the latest today. Jul ....
And the other ingredient, a cool front sweeping in away the humidity that is now at 82 . 77 in re michigan national. A calm wind starting off this morning with a shortsleeve day. And we have a few light showers here out in West Virginia and just coming into western maryland tracking well to the west of the metro area for the morning hours. It is later today when we have the risk for severe storms. Have an umbrella throughout the day. A very humid day throughout the morning. Some strong storms coming through 3 00 to 8 00 p. M. A look at the hourbyhour temperatures as the temperatures progress throughout the day coming up over the next 24 hours. Now back to you. Tom, thank you. The armys dthree soldiers were injured when they were outside when the storms hit yesterday. You can always download the latest Severe Weather app on itunes or google play. Who wouldnt want that . Now her ....
Beltway was already a mess when the crash happened. This chopper 4 video shows the back ups near route 202. Thousands of people were on their way to the International Convention of Jehovah Witnesses at fedex field today through sunday. The event is expected to host delegates from other countries and visiting missionaries. The theme is keep seeking first gods king doll. The mcdonnells federal corruption trial wrapped up. Today, the former first ladys late night text took center stage in court. Julie carey is live outside the courthouse in richmond with more on this. Reporter well, earlier this week, you remember the bombshell when Maureen Mcdonnells attorney said she couldnt conspire with her husband because they were speaking terms. Today, her lawyers interviewed the many texts and emails between maureen ....
About. Sometimes youll have freemoving traffic and then youll hit these mystery backups for no apparent reason. Then traffic is clear and you hit another one of those. Projections say its only going to get worse, its going to be all backup the next few years but there is a plan here that would seek to alleviate that. It seems like right now the immediate answer lies beyond the beltway. Its a classic i66 scene, a backup that makes you late and leaves you without much choice. Miles of migraineinducing traffic. But unfortunately i think its an every day occurrence up here. Reporter but help could be on the way. Planners want to make major changes to the interstate between the beltway and haymaet. Its really as simple as that. Reporter why there . Why outside the beltway . We do know that a lot of motorists get there and either have to divert or they have to funnel into that bottleneck that gets into going into our nations capital. Reporter the key they say will be choice, making it an int ....