mid-air collision. sonia sotomayer broke louis in the court. good evening. >> we begin with the unsolved murder of a fairfax county teenager. now, a year later, court documents reveal the death could be tied to a religious ritual. julie has the report. >> reporter: the victim was a high school jr. she died more than a year ago. court documents show police are focusing the investigation on the family. these are the court documents. a search warrant that reveals strange young details. emergency workers were called to the home july 27. cpr was started on an unresponsive, kim. the teen died two days later. the medical examiner did not

rule the death a homicide until december, 2008. >> our detectives have been investigating it. as soon as they developed probable cause to do so, they obtained another search warrant filed late in august that allowed them to use, as a tool, to continue the investigation. >> reporter: now, the affidavit are looking at the mother as a suspect. detectives took dna from both to see if it matches dna taken at the scene. he, the mother and two other witnesses were performing a religious ritual on her. the mother gave conflicting stories, but told them she did not have anything to do with the death. they keep a low profile.

one said she didn't know a teenage girl lived at the home. they named possible suspects, but no charges were made. the father insists some of the information is wrong. julie kerry, news 4, fairfax county. the new health care plan was presented today. max baucus unfailed the health care reform. it does not include the public option. it offers insurance to the 2 million americans not covered now, it's cheaper than some, but will still cost $856 billion. under the plan, people who do not buy insurance would be fined. insurance companies are banned from charging more to people with serious health problems. >> every american can find quality, affordable health coverage.

>> it would still grant the government far, far too much control over the health care system. >> the bill does not contain the government run plan to compete with private insurance plans. congress could be a tough audience when it comes to health care reform. the president will turn to the university o maryland to rally support. we are in college park with more on the preparations there. >> reporter: the campus is quiet now, but tomorrow will be buzzing with all kinds of excitement. >> you are going to do one, two, three, four and i'll do -- >> reporter: it's what's being built as a rally for the health care reform plan. volunteers from the community came together at the comcast center. many joined the democratic party contact list during the

presidential campaign. they will work to organize and seat a crowd of thousands. >> health care reform. i'm 20 now. when i was 13 years old, i had hodgkin's limp foe ma, a type of cancer. >> they will be here tomorrow morning. >> that's not true. >> reporter: at the same time, the university's republican student organization discussed the upcoming rally and their response to it. >> definitely -- >> reporter: the group planned no protest. instead, they plan to listen. >> we definitely want people to go and know what the other side is saying. >> i follow the procedures going on within the government. i understand what's going on. i'm just listening to the news

reporters or different talk show hosts. >> reporter: some protests say outside groups are expected. back to you. >> thanks. authorities, today, served two more search warrants on a man being called a person of interest in the death of a yale graduate student named annie le. her body was found stuffed in a wall in a medical research building. the medical examiner determined she was suffocated. police searched the apartment and took dna evidence from a lab technician named raymond clark. they went back to clark's apartment and searched his car. they compared dna with 250 items collected at the crime scene. the police surrounded a hotel, where it's believed clark is staying. police would not say, on the

record, an arrest is imminent. the search of a colorado man's home today. he has a possible link to al qaeda. they searched his home in denver. he denies he's involved in a terrorist plot organization. president barack obama said he's not going to rush into a decision about sending more american troops to afghanistan. the president says his decision is going to take some time. he wants to be sure the strategy in afghanistan is correct. yesterday, the chairman of the joint chief said an increase in u.s. forces in afghanistan is probably necessary. the administration detailed to congress, today, new ways that it plans to measure success in that region, including destruction of terrorist networks, and building effective

justice systems there. a student who fought abroad is back to hitting the books after a turbulent start to school. he faced deployment back to iraq. he's already spent four years in the army, 15 months of that in combat in iraq. it was during that time he applied to be a student. on the first day of classes, he got a call from the army calling him back to active duty. >> i worked on getting letters from faculty members an students from my senator -- >> his contract with the army allowed them to call him back to duty. he doesn't know how long the exemption will last. if needed, he will leave school and return to iraq. still to come, city leaders talking about their concerns and

fire hydrants. rewards in tracking down valuable artwork. later, chris brown began manual labor. how about the weather? >> a few showers out there. we're going to have many more by tomorrow morning and on the cool side, again. grab a jacket. nationals slugger, adam dunn wired for sound. the redskins reward mike sellers. folks, it's just one game, relax. news 4 at 11:00 continues.

massive fire that destroy add house belonging to washington activist raised

questions about the upkeep of fire hydrants in the city. a report determined the closest hydrants did not work and neighboring hydrants didn't put out enough water pressure for a fire that size. >> the topography and the lack of cross streets that would have provided vehicles to reach additional hydrants contributed to the unique situation. >> but, there was no plan. there was no specific plan for this neighborhood in recognition of its -- these unique characteristics. >> plans are underway to deal th areas of the city known to have problems with water pressure. miscommunication is to blame for a near deadly situation last month. the air traffic controller told the pilot to change radio

frequencies. the pilot never communicated. when controllers tried to get his attention, the plane collided with a sightseeing helicopter and nine people were killed. the fib is offering a large reward into the theft of a multimillion dollar award. o.j. simpson, the soccer star and skater dor thi hammel. it was stolen from a house in los angeles earlier this month. the fbi is offering a $1 million a waward for information. still to come, a dance craze in town. some of your co-workers may be joining in. >> a woman goes to court,

washington, d.c. has long been associated with politics and power. among the political parties, there's a number of performing artists. tonight, a look at some of d.c.s hip hop dancing talent. we have the story. >> here we go, five, six, seven -- ♪ >> when i'm performing and in class, i focus on someone else.

i'm a totally different person. >> reporter: it's tuesday night in ni washington. byron smith is ready to transform into the hip-ho alter' go. >> he goes times ten. he likes the light. he likes the cameras. >> reporter: smith and 30 others is dance beginner's hip-hop class. >> you can do it. it's about the challenge. >> reporter: he says in the past few months the number of students skyrocketed. >> i can get anyone from a college student to the mother of two. all age ranges. all races. all sizes. they are here for the love of dance. >> reporter: it's not just professional dance. there's people like lauren who is a trader by day, but at

night, the pumps come off. >> kind of shock iing to people you have this whole other side of you that don't really know about. think about new york and l.a. and huge dance centers. d.c. has a lot of great talent. >> from washington, d.c., make the noise for the diva lady. >> reporter: it was recently showcased on the national stage. brown and smith competed on "america's got talent." they were featured on the august 4 broadcast. they didn't make it past that round, but that moment under the lights was unforgettable. >> i remember when they were playing our song, it was -- it's almost -- made me cry a little bit. >> reporter: he says shows like that are shining a new

spotlight. >> five, six -- >> yes, they are like superheroes. they come in with a persona and they get down and let loose. >> craig melvin, news 4. >> the secret lives of washington. i would love to be able to do that. i don't think i can. >> a little different. >> it would look different if i tried. some -- any good news about our weather? it's cloudy and gray? >> it's cloudy and gray through tomorrow. a little sunshine by the afternoon. not much. still wet weather. not a lot in the way of heavy rain coming our way. just a nuisance.

it's a bit breezy out there. we got up to 77 degrees. we pick up a trace of rainfall today. the average high now is 79 degrees. by the end of this month, the average high 74 degrees. now, we aret 68. we still have on the radar spotty showers across the area. down through fairfax county, light showers still left around the area. potomac down to oakton still on the west side, the showers are drifting, east and northeast through the area. so, into tomorrow morning, rain likely. light rain and drizzle. here it is on the satellite and radar. weather front right through here, virginia, settling down in north carolina. that's where most of the rain has been. the temperature 68 degrees for you folks. meanwhile, petersburg, just over

half. winston salem, just over an inch of rain. tomorrow, rainfall anywhere from 1/10 to a quarter inch. the front stays south of us. down south, they have extensive rainfall, anywhere from arkansas through tennessee. that rain has been advancing ooegs east to georgia. meanwhile, up north with high pressure, the frost advisories are out through areas of maine and nn nn. 68 degrees now. tomorrow's high,just around 70. what it feels like out there now is what it's going to feel like tomorrow. here is a look at the future cast for 48 hours. cloud cover is with us early. likely to have drizzle and light showers until noontime tomorrow. then, for the afternoon, a chance, a slight chance for a few passing showers. i think some of us, mainly west

of i-95 could see sunshine, partly sunny by late afternoon. for friday, think that our models are overdoing it a bit? partly sunny skies, sunshine and warmer temperatures. we're drizzley for tomorrow morning and a little on the cool side. by the afternoon, high temperatures around 70 degrees. that's it. mostly cloudy, a little breezy, to 68-73. here is a look at the forecast for the next couple days. by friday, sunny. saturday and sunday your weekend, 75 to 72. it's looking dry, but we have a potentially wet period starting up. >> oh, boy. >> thanks, veronica. a superstar doing hard labor. >> wait until you see this. >> in

put things in perspective, doesn't he? >> he keeps it real. clinton is always going to tell it like it is. like he thinks it is, exactly. here is why i think there's hope. the redskins next five opponents, the rams, lions, bucks, panthers and chiefs all lost their openers by 20 points. the giants are good. the next teams, not so much. if the redskins are what they think they are, they will need to beat good teams. it's about getting off to a fast start. on his first carry of the game, he rips off a 34-yard run.

the longest since 2007. now, the skins get another chance. don't worry about the giants game. there are 15 more to go. >> it ended last week. we lost the game. we gonna play them, again. it's not the first time we lost the opening game of the season. we gonna have another one next year. we started off on one. the only thing that stopped us is having the perfect season. all that goes is obtainable. it's all still in front of us. >> mad at the world. you know, and that person across from you, look at him and whoop his behind. it's plain and simple. if everybody does their job on the field, it's okay. >> he got a contract extension,

two years worth and $600,000 signing bonus. the nationals are within sniffing distance. now, sitting on 95. the nats watch the phillies. the only problem, the phillies hit a grand slam. in is hernandez. phils call the double steal. chase utley safe at home. you don't see that very often. top three. adam dunn standing. joe gets him swinging. adam has a question for mr. umpire. >> play the ball, right? >> i don't think so. >> home after the seventh. bases loaded. crushes one to deep center. it's gone. a grand slam. 34th homer of the year. the phillies go on to win 6-1.

their 95th loss othe season. let's go to baltimore. o's hosting the rays. scott gets ahold of one. drives this one off the score board. brian roberts racing around third. scott cruises in. takes a 2-0 lead. after 1:40 rain delay, jim johnson trying to close it out in the ninth. ben with a home run. they tie it. bottom of the ninth, still tied. dare i say one gone? they whale away at the first pitch. it's a two-run, walk-off home run. the o's beat the

a woman in ohio could face jail time for spanking a strangers chil in public. she pled not guilty to the charges. her 2-year-old son started acting up in a store. she walked over and spanked him three times. she says she didn't hit the child she was trying to comfort

him because he was upset. chris brown started community service today. he was charged 180 days of service for attacking his girlfriend. he was allowed to return to virginia, his home state to perform the duty. a 3-year-old girl threw away a foul ball her dad caught. the first one he caught of his life. he handed it to his daughter, but she heaved it back. he was stunned, but told his daughter, it was okay

supreme court justice sonia sotomayer busted a move last night. they danced the mambo. sotomayer was sworn in as the firs hispanic supreme court justice.