we begin with breaking news regarding the health of supreme justice ruth bade r ginsburg. we learned she received treatment for an iron deficiency. doctors discovered she had iron deficiency anemia. good evening. jim vance is off tonight. now, on to our other top story. allegations of bribery inside city hall. fbi agents raided the wson building. a chief of staff is on leave and facing federal charges. a councilman himself is consulting an attorney.

>> reporter: for more than a decade, ted worked for jim graham. this indictment charges ted loza with accepting bribes. he could case 30 years in prison, if convicted. fbi agents had a search warrant for jim graham focusing on ted  loza. he was arrested thursday morning and charged with accepting cash. he pled not guilty and was released from custody promising to remain in the district of columbia. >> once the evidence is put in front of a jury, he will be released. >> reporter: an individual seeking a moratorium onaxi cab licens

licenses. granting him and his associates an exception for hybrid taxis. they met with jim graham who said he would introduce the bill the next day. july 10, loza provided a copy of the legislation to the person as individual number one who said this is for you and thank you very much. individual number one handed $500 in cash to loza who is quoted as saying, you know i need it, that's why i take it, you know. he's on administrative leave. >> have you hired an attorney with regar to any of this? >> i'm concerned about the allegations, which i heard recently. so, i did consult with an attorney. >> reporter: you feel nothing was done on your behalf? >> i was engaged in no wayn any part of this.

i was not knowledgeable about it. there was no impact on these allegations on any allegation. >> reporter: graham says loza didn't work on legislation. the question many people in the d.c. government, tonight, are asking is, will the investigation grow larger. >> all right, chris gordon. thank you chris. there won't be changes in metro. today, the metro board voted to extend john catoe's contract for three years. they had been criticized after the deadly train crash, budget short falls and delays. catoe isn't doing enough to inspire confidence. they say now is not the time for change at the top. we are follow iing a story t of dallas, texas. a teenager accused of trying to bomb a skyscraper there.

he wanted to bring down the fountain palace office tower with what authorities call a weapon of mass destruction. he placed what he believed to be a real car bomb outside a building. it was a fake bomb given to him by an undercover fbi agent. he has no ties to terrorist investigations across the country. there are scary details about a plan for the quounty coe base. >> reporter: they said it was to attack the americans. the marine corps base, the target of north carolina base, american jihadist, boyd.

he attended tc williams high school. a grand jury indictment alleged boyd and his 21-year-old son and another man conspired to murder u.s. military personnel. boyd did surveillance of the marine corps base. >> now, we know what the target was. the marine corps base. the question is whether or not he could do anything significant. could he kill people? certainly. >> they released the following statement. personnel worked closely with the ncis and fbi to assist in the investigation and protect personnel. in july, boyd, two of his sons and five other men were charged in north carolina for attempted to execute terrorist plots. they were warned not to make too much of the exposure of several

to commit plots on american soil. >> we have to pay attention and recognize there are opportunities inside the united states. they are few and far between. this is not part of the broader trend. >> one co-conspirator is believe ed to be in pakistan. >> thank you. police clashed with 1,000 protestors outside the g-20 summit today. they released pepper spray and used smoke canisters. protestors threw rocks and shouted. it was unlawful because they didn't have a city permit. security virtually shut down as world leaders arrived to talk about the world economy. this morning, mr. obama chaired the united nations security council. he called to block iran and

north korea from building an atomic bomb. >> let me be clear, this is not about singling out nations. it's about those who live up to their responsibilities. the world must stand together. >> president obama said he wants the g-20 nations to continue with regulations. ted kennedy's replacement in the u.s. senate will be sworn in this afternoon. paul kirk was selected as an interim senator. he's never run for political office. he was a long time kennedy friend and staffer and used to head the democratic national committee. a bigger headache over night. starting at midnight, both directions of the beltway will be completely shut down for 30 minutes at a time.

partial lane closures around route 23 have already begun. it will give power crews a chance to move overheadlines. it's part of a project. all lanes and ramps are expected to be reopened by 5:00 in the morning. things may not be better downtown tomorrow. 10,000 people are expected for a day long islamic prayer. organizers say it's meant to be a show of american patriotism by muslims. still ahead, fairfax county takes down a fraud ring. tylenol is recalling medicines for children. later, it's two areas of the country you'll want to avoid if you don't want your marriage to end in divorce. bob, how about the weather?

>> decision time, the redskins line coach weighs in on the changing of the guard. the rangers and capitals throw down at msg. find out if the nationals

metro fired a bus operator. 43-year-old karla proctor's bus was empty when it hit a jogger. she survived, but had critil injuries. proctor was on administrative leave. she has two other accidents on the job, according to court records. police are warning parents and teenagers after a high school student was assaulted at

a bus stop. police say the victim was able to push the man away and run a way after he tried to hug and kiss her. anyone with information is asked to call arlington police. complaints about noise and parking problems, led authorities to uncover a mortgage scheme. police and fbi agents arrested 20 people involved in the scam. it was worth more than $100 million. they found unqualified buyers and padded their bank accounts to obtain loans. >> they saw a weakness and the ability to build a neighborhood in a financial institution and worked on it and worked on it and they were very, very successful. >> many of the homes were used as illegal boarding houses. master minds of the conspiracy could face up to 30 years in

prison. still to come, a discovery on the moon that surprised the world's leading scientists. bob is look iing ahead to the weekend. behind the scenes to "the washington post" date lab. join a couple

blind dates can be hard

enough, but imagine one that the whole pound can read about. that's the date lab. tonight, we go behind the scenes. >> hi, i'm riley. i'm 24 years old. i work for the d.c. government. >> i am 22 and i am an educator with the american poetry museum. >> they already have a lot in common. they both love poetry and dec e decided to give date lab a try. >> i thought, hey, why not. >> it was a fun and easy way to get my feet wet. >> reporter: it's a creation -- >> date lab to explore what it's like when two people who don't know each other going on a date. >> reporter: readers can rate

it. it can be a guilty pleasure to enjoy over lunch. the editors say they try to ed it o dit out the jerks. >> that vast majority of people say i'm glad i did it. it was fun. >> it started with dinner and progresses to dancing on the sidewalk. >> we ended up doing a line dance down in china town. >> yes, we were dancing on the streets. >> both admit reading about it in the magazine will be a tad strange, but hey, a small price to pay for an adventure. >> i had a great time. >> if love happens, it happens. if nothing else, you had a fun and enjoyable night. >> if you want to see how they rated their date and if they have a future together, check

out date lab in the washington post. there are a couple places you may want to avoid. wayne county in indiana and monroe county in florida are the places in the u.s. with the highest percentage of divorced people. the divorce rate in wayne county, 19%. in monroe county, it includes the florida keys, 18%. nationwide, it's about 10%. nobody seems to have an explanation on why the divorce rate is so high. indiana, i would not have figured. >> i bet there aren't a lot of divorces in north dakota in january and february. >> the temperatures outside are still in the 70s. it's still time for a little outdoor dining, why not? the temperature 77 after being in the mid-80s.

the one thing we are missing, not the warm air, the rainfall. more than five inches below average since the middle part of june. i think we're going to make up for that for the weekend. 86 degrees the high. 91 degrees down in miami. here is where the chilly air is coming. 48 degrees now. we still have a touch of humidity. you can see the drier air to the north. it continues to come in as we go through the next 12 hours. overall, we're going to see, i think, a lot of moisture come our way as we get into late tomorrow and saturday. a few sprinkles, rain drops around us. not that much being picked up by radar. a few showers down around charlottesville. the other area of rain is to the west. you can see a few sprinkles for folks in fredericks county.

west virginia around covington and cincinnati, a lot of rain. the good news is, while there are flood warnings for parts of the deep south, those are beginning to recede. those are warnings because of the rivers still in flood stage. overall, it's a moist pattern coming our way. tomorrow morning, the weather front will be to the south. a lot of clouds around. could be some sprinkles, especially for the folks in maryland. the northeasterly wind, overriding it is moisture. by the time we get to saturday, it's going to close in on us. we have things to do outside. saturday morning fine. saturday afternoon and saturday evening, especially a batch of rain coming. something we haven't seen that much of. for the remainder of the night, cloudy skies. temperatures will be in the low to mid-60s. you'll notice the lower humidity. the weather front not to far to

the south. sprinkles and showers. more likely for the folks in southern maryland. noticeably lower temperatures that we had today. the next seven days, then we'll start with sunshine on saturday, then the rains come in. perhaps an inch. maybe as much as an inch and a half saturday night into early sunday. most of the rain saturday night, then cool on into next week with the mornings in the 50s. the average only about 70 degrees. it's almost october. >> we have leaves on the ground. >> some of the rain will help with the color. still ahead, the verdict on the safety of fema trailers. next in

well, we have been waiting to find out what was going to happen. >> well, we knew it was inevitable. it finally happened tonight. it was in dramatic fashion. the nationals hit the century mark, yet again. the first franchise to lose 100 games in consecutive seasons since the san diego padres in 1973 and '74. we're at nationals park. check out george washington. thomas jefferson goes on for the win. what a race that was. top of the first. martin. we have to find something exciting here. crushes it to deep left center. it's a home run of the three-run

variety. he's thinking why did i throw that. dodgers put a four on the board in the first. two on, two out. he delivers with a base. gonzalez trots home. it's tied at six. nats down six. willie gets out. he's out by a mile. probably shouldn't have sent him. you know, what do you have to lose when you are losing your 100th game of the season. 7-6 is the final. the nationals fall to the dodgers. we know there's a change at the redskins park. we don't know exactly what the change will be. jim zorn will decide on the replacement tomorrow. will montgomery or chad reinhardt will be the replacement. the redskins not choosing from a horn of plenty. montgomery is the more experienced of the two.

he's started six games during his career. he's been an under dog since he walked on at virginia tech. chad reinhardt, his nfl experience, known. joe is fond of both guys. >> i have great respect for both those kids. i was surprised with will montgomery. he can play left and right guard. that's why he made the squad. chad, we wanted in one position. reinhardt had the first chance of being there. he played real good. when randy got healthy, he was a starter. either one of those kids, we won't lose a beat. they are both good players. >> the deal is jim zorn is going to decide before practice which guy is going to start. >> they need to make some kind of decision.

>> they waited until the last minute. hopefully, they feel comfortable when they make one. >> the puck drops in exactly one week. tonight, they were ott the garden against donald. he dropped the gloves, twice. looks kind of weird. second period, throwing down with brandon. look at him. he gets the best of him here. drops him in three punches. they have a rematch later. three-on-one ru. over to keith. that is perfect. coin scores. make it a 2-2 game. third period, we're still tied at 2. brandon going to net. he leaves it for christopher higgins. the rangers take it, 3-2. caps and rangers play one more time. it rounds out the preseason.

hockey has almost arrived. >> thank you, dan.

a jury in new orleans rejected a family's claim that a government issued trailer was toxic. it's the first case in which katrina evacuees complained about the trailers. the jury sided the with the trailers manufacturer. tylenol is voluntarily

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some of the world's top scientific minds were surprised by a scientific discovery on the moon. they found proof of water molecules on the moon's surface. they have identified water on the moon. the amount is my nis kul now, but could provide drinkin