after they were killed in a head-on crash in alexandria. as local 12's brad underwood reports, the alexandria community is hurting... but holding up one another. "the investigation is ongoing as police try to figure out what happened, what led up to the driver crossing the center line of 27 and hitting the car that desirae jakyra were in. on this field close to 200 gathered to pray for love and support the family." "singing, oh god how i need you." in a circle the group leans hard on its faith. using the power of song and prayer to support each other during this grieving process.some in the crowd knew the mother and daughter killed in thursday's crash, others knew desirae mother's jenni mcbride."it's like i know that god's got us." 'it makes me happy and sad at the same time that such a tragedy could bring so many people together. "jamey wright's fiance josh alfred grew up with desirae and considered her and her mother family. "jenni mcbride was, she took me in. so desirae i always considered her a sister. it's pretty hard, then we were 15,

it was going from alexandria to cairo. he wanted to go istanbul, ended up stopping midway in cypress. now safely on the ground. >> in cypress, we should say, originally there were concerns possibly that this was terrorism related. it does appear to be a personal issue with an individual, the hijacker, who does remain on board. as abby said, along with seven other passengers still on board. "fox & friends" will continue to follow the story as it develops throughout the day. thank you for joining us. >> bye. >>> excellent job, ladies. this is a fox news alert. a man hijackings an egypt airplane from alexandria to cairo claiming to be wearing a suicide bomb belt. >> that plane now on the runway in cypress with several to four passengers and three crew on board. seven overall, four passengers and three crew on board. there are a lot more when this thing started. >> exactly why was the plane hijacked? we're starting to put some of the details together. john huddy is live in jerusalem. john, the president of the country of cypre

now livebility.com who did grant the award to alexandria said they loved the way old town buzzs with activity day and night and it's sophisticated and comforting and restaurants worth fly ago cross the country to try. everyone here we spoke to do rave about the food and atmosphere. 'and we caught up with a couple of alexandria resident and here's what they had to say. >> when i moved to the area of vir vr i actually said want to live in old town. we looked at a lot of places and found a great place right near the water. the dog park, and it's amazing. you can walk everywhere and walk to restaurants and bars shops it's a great place to live. >> i have about here my whole life, 30 years, so i won't go anywhere else. >> i come here for all my shopping and it's nice toss have the water and do dinner absolute best where the boats come in and everything. i enjoy it. >> and i would have to aagree with them. other cities topped the list behind alexandria included santa monica, california and pittsburgh and still on the list too and behind me you can see the beautiful lights out. it's georgou

i can tell you about alexandria airport where this flight originally took off. it is one of the smaller airports in cairo. but there has been a lot of beefed up security in general across the egyptian airports, particularly following the plane that was downed in sharm el sheikh. and for now, it's not clear whether in fact as rehema was saying that this individual did actually manage to get any explosives on the plane. since that incident back in october in which isis claimed responsibility for planting a bomb on a jet, security has been beefed up. but we do know in the past there have been serious security gaps not just in some of the smaller airports, but as well as some of the larger and busier airports. alexandria being egypt's second largest city, there's question of whether or not if he did get some explosives on the plane, how he managed to do that. if he was working with anyone at the airport. at this statement, that's no confirmation that he was in fact capable of doing that. >> andam one more question, you mentioned that security has been peefed up sinc

the plane was flying from alexandria to cairo. the hijacker reportedly wants a letter delivered to his ex-wife who lives in cyprus and he wants asylum in cyprus as well. lauren: more on this hijacked flight coming up. stay with us. lauren: breaking news this morning. an egyptian passenger that ended in cyprus after being hijacked with the civil aviation minister said seven people remain on the plane. looking at it now living three passengers. good morning to you. i am lauren simonetti. nicole: good morning. i am nicole petallides. we're also going to take a look at her futures markets ahead of a busy trading day today. we have seen the dow is up to virgins. let's have it a shove. the hong kong hang seng one 10th of 1%. the nikkei posts back slightly and in china to shanghai composite has been the biggest seller down 1.2%. >> in europe, many closed yesterday for a holiday. opening today for the first time. trading slightly to the upside. caci and paris' trading half of 1% for 20 points to the upside. dax and germany had seven point

the alexandria police department investigating an in-custody death. a 54-year-old male inmate had a medical emergency last night at the adult detention center in alexandria. he was rushed to inova hospital but dit just after 11:00 p.m. the man was being held on federal charges. >>> a teen was shot and killed on the platform at the deanwood metro station. d.c. police say he was targeted. d.c. mayor muriel bowser is optimistic that police will catch the suspects. >>> there's people have been arrested and charged with their roles in the terror attacks in brussels. at least 31 killed and more than 200 others hurt after the bombs went off in an airport and subway. >>> close to 7,000 people came out to celebrate easter it was the8th annual sunrise service. >>> and one of the most famous names in history and a mystery hidden in his final resting weace. reveal the answer to an age old rumor solved by modern science. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. in the last 10 years our competitors have received a few awards. b

kendis and reena, back to you. >> live in alexandria, virginia, steph, thanks so much. >>> now to what's really at stake today. there are key state s for the democrats and republicans. >> to break it down abc's lana zak is live in washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. no single candidate could win the nomination today, however, for donald trump and hillary clinton, this could be their opportunity to really pull ahead. is texas. ted cruz's home state where he has a slim lead in a recent poll. it is the biggest delegate prize of the day and experts say it is a must win for cruz. there are 595 total delegates up for grabs in the gop. more than a quarter come from texas and there are many more delegates at stake for the democrats. 1,015 delegates are up for grabs. bernie sanders will likely win his home state of vermont but a recent poll has clinton with a slight lead in neighboring massachusetts. for sanders to keep this rice close he needs to win in the south but six of those, alabama, arc, a, georgia, texas, tennessee and virginia have significant black populations, an elec

it is super tuesday and voters at 6:00 this morning in alexandria, virginia. as soon as they close in 12 states we could effectively have a nominee for both parties. super tuesday is here. the biggest voting day of the year leading up to the general election. voters in a dozen states and a u.s. territory will go to the polls today with 1,610 delegates at stake. hours before they open the candidates zig sagging across and holding rallies trying to grab last-minute votes. >> let me be very clear to the men and women of texas, i will not compromise the way -- >> reporter: ted cruz hoping to win big in his home state talking religious liberty. >> you know what they say about men with small hands. >> reporter: his barrage of insults against donald trump subsiding by the end of the day but at a trump rally in virginia, tension. >> get them out. >> reporter: a large group of and as they passed a photographer from "time" magazine thrown to the ground by a secret service agent. the secret service now investigating. >> i don't think america has ever stopped being great.

towns winding down in old alexandria, but still a lot of smiles. clinton supporters were very confident going into the primary today. when you look at these numbers come you understand why. hillary clinton trouncing bernie sanders in the virginia primary, 35%, a critical win in a swing state. taking theackers stage, terry mcauliffe, senators tim kaine and mark warner, and others. clinton was projected to be the winner right after the polls closed at 7:00. they got years later when clinton took the stage to give her victory speech in florida. supporters are confident this win virginia, which they argue will translate into way win in the general election. >> the other side, the insults and attacks, it's embarrassing. she is laying out a plan to help people. herhas done it all life. >> it's difficult for a republican to win the presidency if they cannot win virginia. if hillary can win virginia, we feel like we control our destiny. won virginiaobama in 2008 and 2012. it looks like clinton could follow the same path, win virginia, win the white house.

alexandria, virginia. 3 super tuesday is here?the biggest voting day of the year leading up to the general election.voters in a dozen states and a us territory will go to the polls today ?with 16- hundred and 10 delegates at stake.hours before polls open?.the candidates zig zagging across the country holding rallies trying to nab those last minute votes in order to snag their partys nomination.cruz "let me tell the men and women of texas this, i will not compromise away your religious liberty rights."ted cruz hoping to win big in his home state of texas talking about religious liberty and the supreme court nominationnats rubio rally -"you know what they say about a man with small hands..." marco rubio's barrage of insults against donald trump subsiding by the end of the day ?.but at a trump rally in virginia? tension 12:55:45get em out of here please. a large group of student protestors?ma rched out of the event. and as they pass?a photographer from time magazine?thrown to the ground by a secret service agent. the secret service n

nine on your sides ashley is there on alexandria pike near the double-a highway. ashley.. what is the latest on the investigation. investigators have been on the scene for hours. they are are trying to determine what caused this fatal crash. a crash that killed two people and injured another. when first responders responded to alexandria pike they discovered a mother and "it's horrifying. it's probably the worst thing that you can see in law enforcement. 11cold spring police chief brian messer says the mother and her daughter were going north on us 27 when another car going south crossed over to their lane. that car hit them head-on. the female driver is now at u-c hospital with unknown injuries. messer says this area is not prone to accidents. the campbell county accident reconstruction team will determine the cause of the crash.04:54 we have officers over at uc trying to investigate with the other person that was in the car and determine what information they can provide for us. 02 according to the campbell county dispatchers, drugs are believed to be a factor when i ask

alexandria, virginia. 3 super tuesday is here?the biggest voting day of the year leading up to the general election.voters in a dozen states and a us territory will go to the polls today ?with 16- hundred and 10 delegates at stake.hours before polls open?.the candidates zig zagging across the country holding rallies trying to nab those last minute votes in order to snag their partys nomination.cruz "let me tell the men and women of texas this, i will not compromise away your religious liberty rights."ted cruz hoping to win big in his home state of texas talking about religious liberty and the supreme court nominationnats rubio rally -"you know what they say about a man with small hands..." marco rubio's barrage of insults against donald trump subsiding by the end of the day ?.but at a trump rally in virginia? tension 12:55:45get em out of here please. a large group of student protestors?ma rched out of the event. and as they pass?a photographer from time magazine?thrown to the ground by a secret service agent. the secret service n

this was a routine flight, a short trip from alexandria to cairo. the flight takes around 30 minutes. some point in that flight one of the passengers on board told the flight clue crue he had explosives on, a suicide vest and the flight was diverted across the mediterranean and landed at larnaca. once on the ground, negotiations began to release almost all of the passengers. it's still not clear what motives lay behind this hijacking. the cyprus president said it's nothing to do with terrorism and a high-level source told nbc news that the hijacker's motives seem to be a personal matter involving a woman and the hijacker asked to speak to someone, possibly his ex-wife. what we know is there are still around eight people on board that plane. most of the passengers are off. but around eight people are still on board. that consists of the crew and three passengers who are believed to be nonegyptians. they are foreigners, we don't know their nationality, but they're still on board the plane at this hour. it all comes after security at egypt's airports w

abc's stephanie ramos reports from alexandria, virginia. super tuesday is here? the biggest voting day of the year leading up to the general election. voters in a dozen states and a us territory will go to the polls today ?with 16-hundred and before polls open?.the candidates zig zagging across the to nab those snag their partys nomination. cruz "let me tell the men and women of texas this, i will not compromise away your religious liberty rights." ted cruz hoping to win big in his home state of texas talking about religious liberty and the supreme rally -"you know what they say about a man with small hands..." marco rubio's barrage of insults against donald trump subsiding by the end of the day ?. but at a trump rally in virginia? tension 12:55:45 get em out of here please. a large group of student protestors?marched out of the event. and as they pass?a photographer from time magazine?thrown to the ground by a secret service agent. the secret service now investigating. sot hrc "america's already great- make it whole again" hillary clinton - hoping to keep her le

asterrible as that sounds, i have seen it firsthand. >> reporter: alexandria hoff for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> new worries about the z ika virus. cdc is expanding the area where mosquitoes that can transmit the virus could live. that new includes southeastern pennsylvania, and all of new jersey, and delaware. despite that change, it doesn't necessarily mean that they will cause the disease here. so far there are almost 300 cases of zika in the united states but majority are outside the country. >>> on the cbs-3 healthwatch this morning are you glued tour gadgets all day? if so you could be doing harm to your skin. our computer, cell phones and tv screens emit high energy visible light. we know blue light is harmful to your eyes but what about your skin? >> it is all from uv imaging but can you see a little bit? we could but it will be little. >> research on the spec effects of hev light on the skinnies still in the infant stage, and until science catches up there is a way to protect yourself. look for sun screen with the ingredient fraction melatonin. >>> pennsylvania senator bob ca

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especailly here in virginia..sr, abc news, alexandria, va did clinton break laws when she used her personal email while secretary of state?the last batch of emails has just been released.but what clues do they hold? and we're always looking to save money -- but can *what brand you buy make a you're watching 9 on your side at noon short forecast tease.i'll have nine first warning forecast in about two minutes. u-s astronaut scott kelly is getting ready to come home after nearly a year in space. space."i would like to relinquish command of the international space station to my friend and colleague here tim kopra." kopra."that's kelly... turning over command of the international space station. he'll land tonight in russia. kelly spent 340 days in space to study the effects on the human body.it's all part of nasa's goal to make sure astronauts can handle the long trip to mars. how much do you spend on groceries? we're all looking for ways to help you cut down your cost at the checkout. reporter charlie keegan puts generic and name band products to the test. you can get lost in aisles and aisles

police are investigating a deadly stabbing in alexandria. police in fairfax county were called to celtic drive shortly after 8:00 last night after a man was found with a stab to his leg. william martinez palma was taken to the hospital where he later died. >> there are three caucuses set for the democrats today. alaska, hawaii and washington state all going to pick how many delegates go to hillary clinton or bernie sanders. >> and the blossoms are popping in the district. the opening ceremony for the cherry blossom festival kicks off later today. thousands are expected to hit the tidal basin today to check out the blooms. >> a lot of people going to that. wondering if they can go short sleeves, air sweater, maybe even a coat. >> a little chilly out there. you don't want to worry about being cold. >> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. all right. what are you thinking as wead >> right now it is cold. 30 minutes away from sunrise. sunrise, 7:01. that is a great time to see the tidal basin and the cherry blossoms. live view from the storm t

alexandria, virginia. 3 super tuesday is here?the biggest voting day of the year leading up to the general election.voters in a dozen states and a us territory will go to the polls today ?with 16- hundred and 10 delegates at stake.hours before polls open?.the candidates zig zagging across the country holding rallies trying to nab those last minute votes in order to snag their partys nomination.cruz "let me tell the men and women of texas this, i will not compromise away your religious liberty rights."ted cruz hoping to win big in his home state of texas talking about religious liberty and the supreme court nominationnats rubio rally -"you know what they say about a man with small hands..." marco rubio's barrage of insults against donald trump subsiding by the end of the day ?.but at a trump rally in virginia? tension 12:55:45get em out of here please. a large group of student protestors?ma rched out of the event. and as they pass?a photographer from time magazine?thrown to the ground by a secret service agent. the secret service n

he was rushed to inova alexandria hospital, but died. the man was being held on federal charges. >>> a teenager was shot and killed on the platform at the deanwood metro station. d.c. police say he was targeted. mayor bowser says police will catch the suspect. >>> one of the nation's largest easter masses is wrapping up right now on the steps of the lincoln memorial. the annual service is organized by the capital church. it attracts from all 50 states and many foreign countries. >>> it is cool alo xgi goff. and i'm dave gordon. tom kierein is watching some showers. >> thankfully dry for all of those who have gathered around the lincoln memorial. just a cloudy sky. they are producing rain south of richmond. down 95, you will run into the rain south of richmond down into the carolinas. it's tracking off neat, it will stay well south of the metro area here for the morning hours. your hour by hour forecast, cloudy and cool by 10:00 a.m., upper 50s by 2:00 and then a few sprinkles by late afternoon into the evening hours. by then back down in

"eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff is live in election central with more on that, alex. >> jessica up for grabs today but one half of all of the delegates needed for republican nomination, about a third needed for democrats. so how much does that leave for voters in our area? well, we found out. it is less super then it is a standard tuesday. still the big names can be heard. >> hillary clinton, of course. >> donald trump. >> feeling the bern. >> reporter: in franklin and marshall latest poll of pennsylvania voters hillary clinton showed 48-27 percent lead over senator bernie sanders ahead of the super tuesday. donald trump earned 22 percent, followed by senator marco rubio at 6 percent, and governor kasich and senator cruz at the 15 and 12 percent. >> ted cruz has a lot on the line. he has the state of texas. he wants to win that state desperately because that will put him back into contention. >> reporter: kasich and carson are looking for contention on the national level. local polls do stray somewhat from the 13 states and one territory participating in super tuesday, so there

abc's stephanie ramos brings us the latest from alexandria, virginia " " the biggest voting day of the year leading up to the general election. voters in a dozen states and a us territory will go to the polls today ?with 16-hundred and 10 delegates at stake. cruz "let me tell the men and women of texas this, i will not compromise away your religioio liberty rights." ted cruz hoping to win big in his home e state of texas talking about religious liberty and the supreme court nomination but at a trump rally in virginia? tension 12:55:45 get em out of here please. a large group of student protestors?marche d out of the event. and as they pass?a photographer from time magazine?thrown to the ground by a secret service agent. the secret service now investigating. sot hrc "america's already great- make it whole again" hillary clinton - hoping to keep her lead over bernie sanders? sanders " now it is time for massachusetts to lead the politicalrevolution."tag- here in virginia - voter r rnout today is expected to be huge - much more than the last time both parties held presidential primaries.

he is a professor of veterinary medicine in alexandria. they are looking at every possible thing they could look at and doing as much background as they possibly can to see if there is any to do something other than personally. >> we appreciate it. bill gavin, former assistant fbi director following the hijack situation, identified as a 27-year-old egyptian national ibrahim samaha. seven people on board included three passengers and a crew of egyptair, which of course is diverted and landed this morning in cyprus. coming up, the latest. negotiators struggling to free the remaining seven passengers and crew on board of the hijack aircraft. stay with us as we continue the latest on the standoff. vo: sitting at a desk all day can cause neck and back pain, high blood pressure, it even slows your ability to burn calories and lose weight. man #1: fortunately, there's a solution; inmovement, the affordable standing desk. woman #1: an inmovement standing desk lets you move effortlessly between standing and sitting throughout your day. woman #2: in

rain. folks in mazeville, west union, peebles, we're in the upper 50s. it's still pretty nice. 59 in alexandria. batavia, we're at 60 as well as wilmington. areas south and east, will definitely be about 5 degrees warmer than this. we will sink down to 59 degrees, to 11:00, with rain at times. this boundary continues to provide us with rain. occasional rain throughout the overnight period. there's 8:00 tomorrow morning, where we're dealing with a wet commute for the morning. be prepared with the rain gear throughout the day. the area of low pressure continues to bring us more rain as the front accelerates through the area. widespread rain, oranges indicating more heavy rain. that will be thursday afternoon. and boundaries, allowing the areas to roll in. we will continue to see the breaks still arrives through friday. most of friday is still pretty dry. couple of showers through the morning. a lot of the day, will remain completely dry. that will be a nice break because we will have more rain for the weekend. 65 at noon tomorrow. 60 by 4:00. we see the temperatures drop a bit. 60 on friday with

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abc's stephanie ramos is live in alexandria, virginia, where those polls will open up at 6:00 a.m. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: good morning, to you. you got it, voters can cast their ballots starting at 6 o'clock this morning here in alexandria, virginia and as soon as polls close in all 12 states, we could effectively have nominees for both parties. super tuesday is here. the biggest voting day of the year leading up to the general election. voters in a dozen states and a u.s. territory will go to the polls today with 1610 delegates at stake. hours before polls open, the candidates zigzagging across the country holding rallies trying to nab those last minute votes in order to snag their party's nomination. >> let me be very clear to the men and women of texas. i will not compromise away your religious liberties. >> reporter: ted cruz hoping to win big in his home state of texas. talking religious liberty and the supreme court nomination. >> you know what they say about men with small hands. >> reporter: marco rubio's barrage of insults against donald trump subsiding by t

it happened in alexandria on tuesday. the teen was taken to the hospital. police are now investigate iinge crash. >>> the world health organization says pregnant women should not travel to areas where there are zika virus outbreaks. that's a stronger warning than those previously issued by the cdc that said to take precautions. the recommendation came during an emergency meeting yesterday. health officials also said sexual transmission is more common than previously thought. beenothe cigarettes to lung canf foods had a 49% higher risk of developing the disease. they elevate your blood sugar quickly and include foods like white bread, rice, potatoes and popcorn. >>> today for the first time ever the american academy of pediatrics will recommend that pediatricians screen children for poverty checkups. it's to help eliminate toxic health effects by catching it early. the aap called poverty one of the biggest health risks facing children in the united states. living in poverty can damage a child's brain development and long-term academic and ca children living

alexandria sheriffs have found the identity of the inmate who died in custody. he was 54 years old from puerto rico. he was in custody when he died following a medical emergency. because this is an in-custody depth, the alexandria police department will conduct a death investigation and the sheriff's office will conduct an internal review. i'm an yang at the live desk. >>> a pretty wild police in california with a woman behind the wheel. the driver new truck, lurched toward its owner and took off. it's not clear why she was running. the truck owner said she was worried the whole time someone would get seriously hurt. >> i was just screaming at her to stop. i had tears in my eyes and i was watching, praying she was not going to hurt somebody. >> reporter: the chase finally ended when the carjacker spun out, tried to get in the driver's side of the police cruiser when officers were able to tackle her to the ground. >>> one idea for taking your coffee on the go. student and inventor carl son brews up one cup of joe. just pop in one of those single serving travel po

is in custody this morning after hered in northern iraq. license, he's identified as mohamed amin of alexandria, he gave himself up to kurdish forces yesterday, and he said the situation with isis is not good. he was carrying a large amount of cash, three cell phonesof identification. >> don't take a picture! don't take a picture! >> ress listed on the driver's license of the captured isis fighter, two men shouted and pushed reporters. at one point turning a garden hose on cameramen.onfirmed that the isis fighter was related to them. >>> the pentagon confirms, though, that an isis commander known as omar the chechen is described as isis's secretary of defense. the u.s. government had a longstanding $5 million bounty on his head. he survived a u.s. airstrike inria earlier in march but has since died of his wounds. >>> and starting today, russia will begin withdrawing most of the surprise announcement yesterday, ending a 5 1/2-month air campaign that bolstered the rebel forces. putin and president obama talked by phone. also yesterday, u.n.-brokered peacel war rheaumed in general neva. >>> police

the plane was handing from alexandria, egypt to cairo and landed in larnaka. authorities say a hijacker claimed to have an explosives belt on him. it's not clear how many hijackers are on board. the airline says negotiations led to the release of everyone on board except for the flight crew and four non-egyptian passengers. there's no word yet on their nationalities. there's no word yet on a motive or hijacker or hijackers. you with learn more on the nbc10 app as we learn more about this breaking news. >>> state lawmakers want to test water in schools in new jersey. but it won't be cheap. they've introduced legislation to foot the $3 million bill, money set aside for lead prevention was used on other projects. they said the flint, michigan, water crisis and high levels of lead found in the newark school system prompted the new plan. >> we found out during this process is that there really isn't uniform regulation across the board or any policy in place to tell districts exactly what to do. >> if approved, the state would reimburse local governments for the twi

the 54-year-old man died at a nova alexandria hospital saturday. police say the inmate was being housed in a medical unit at a detention center where he had a medical emergency. his name will be released when his family is notified. >>> a richmond lawyer is hopping to be the winner in the congressional race. in 2014 a university professor, dave brat pulled off a stung upset over eric cantor in the republican primary then won the general election. now a chesterfield county attorney, eileen bedell could set up a possible general election face off with brad. >>> now an inspiring story to start your week off right. a man from houston gives his grandparents the surprise of a lifetime. >> here is the moment he was working toward for he presented them with a $15,000 check to pay off their mortgage. his grandfather broke into tears. >> to see them enjoy, experience it in a lifetime, how many people can say that. >> paying off the mortgage was part of the surprise. he bought his grandparents a trip to the bahamas. >> he worked full time while he was in scho

is he identified as mohamad khweis of alexandria virginia. it's not clear if he'll be turned over to the u.s. authorities. >>> president obama has spoken to russian president putin over syria. the conversation came after putin ordered almost all russian troops out of syria. the military had conducted a five-month long air campaign to strengthen the assad presidency. syrian peace talks have just gotten under way in geneva. >> many residents of the south will be cleaning up today after a storm system launched torrential rain, tornadoes, flooding in spartanburg last evening. hail, that is actually hail, not snow. it's the largest hail to hit the area in more than 30 years. more on the extreme weather from abc's brandi hitt. >> reporter: from extreme flooding to dangerous tornadoes, the south is getting rocked by severe weather. across texas, streets and ohios have turned into rivers. hundreds of homes underwater for miles. the floodwaters here are expected to break records as they continue to rise. >> this is going to slow it all up. >> reporter

herman's father captured this moment on at hayfield elementary school in alexandria, virginia.but -- herman's team ended up losing in overtime.the first-grader has been playing hoops since he was 4 years old. his father says he was inspired by watching his older brother... and his favorite player is lebron james. 3 ohio is the epicenter of campaign 20- 16 today.coming up at five thirty.. local 12's the changes on this year's ballot. and we need voters who want safer gun laws and who are disappointed in leaders who stand in their way to remember come election time. i share president obama's outrage. it's time we had leaders with the courage to stand up to the nra. i'm p.g. sittenfeld. in the senate, i'll fight for commonsense gun safety, criminal background checks, i approve this message because ted strickland will never stand up to the nra. 3 3 3 now at five thirty. 3 plus, an ohio man is due in details on a shooting that killed a pastor in dayton. 3 good morning.we'll get to those top stories in just a moment.but first we want to start with a first check of your forecast.here's 3 3

when first responders responded to alexandria pike they discovered a mother and her small child dead. 05:07 "it's horrifying. it's probably the worst thing that you can see in law enforcement. 11cold spring police chief brian messer says the mother and her daughter were going north on us 27 when another car going south crossed over to their lane. that car hit them head-on. the female driver is now at u-c hospital with unknown injuries. messer says this area is not prone to accidents. the campbell county accident reconstruction team will determine the cause of the over at uc trying to investigate with the other person that was in the car and they can provide for us. 02 (donald trump/ (r) presidential (donald trump/ (r) presidential candidate): "he referred to my hands, if they're small, something else must be small i guarantee you there's no problem. i guarantee you." yeah....not exactly what you planned on hearing during last night's gop debate.but that's what the campaign trail has turned into....and it continued last night.marco rubio and donald trump stealing the show.take a listen

tommy. >> huge news for old town alexandria. they just won topping the list of the best in the country. this becomes a thing saying it's because of doug friendliness -- doug friendliness -- dog friendliness and bow text. it is 7 miles from downtown d.c. torpedo factory and pbs show mercy street has a lot to do because it's based in alexandria. huge shout out to our beeps across the river. >> well done. >> thanks, tommy. >>> a man accused of attempting to scale the white house fence is waking up in a d.c. jamaica this morning charged with unlawful entry. the white house lockdown around 4:30 yesterday afternoon. lafayette park evacuated for 40 minutes and visitors scrambling to flee the area. secret service said the man never made it to the white house grounds. back to you. >>> yeah, it's nice. really nice. temps in the -- really, really, really nice. temperatures in the 50s this morning. low to mid-70s this afternoon. some will maybe touch 80 tomorrow and a few more on thursday. it will be a record. over 9 weekend it cools off a