a frederick community copes with an unthinkable tragedy. a father kills his wife, his children, the family dog and then himself. good saturday. we're going to get to that story. first, we have an update on the bribery charges against a

district employee. jim grant's chief of staff was taken into custody on bribery charges. he's accused of accepting cash and other gifts for promoting taxi cabs in d.c. grant, has cancelled a public hear hearing that will impact taxes. grant maintains his actions had no influence on the bill. now, investigators are looking at a quote pattern of possible pay offs. we're continue to follow this for you. it's been raining off ond an all day. we're probably going to see more of that all night. chuck says the rain tonight is going to continue and is also going to get hard -- get pretty hard. there's flash flood warnings we'll tell you about as well. to the other story we have been

telling you about. six men in five states have been charged with plot iting to blowp buildings and attack americans. three of them -- three of them were plotting to attack the marine base in virginia. today, emergency responders held exercises to prepare should something like that happen in our era. let's take you back to the top story. the man in frederick who killed his wife, his children, the dog, then turned the gun on himself. >> reporter: this quiet area, friends d neighbors are trying to make sense of the unthinkable as they struggle to understand the makeshift memorial grows. sarah brought flowers for her friend and classmate. my mom told me this morning she was dead. i had a little bit of tears

coming down from me. she was one of the best people i knew. >> reporter: 7-year-old, 14-year-old and her mother were all found dead in their beds friday. police believe charles dalton shot his wife and children as they slept, even the family dog, then turned the gun on himself. a co-worker came to check on the family after jennifer didn't show up for work friday. neighbors say it's hard to believe. >> just sweet, great kids. very devout church going family, so people in the neighborhood are trying to put the puzzle pieces together. we're trying to figure out how it could have happened. >> reporter: according to neighbors, the home had been on the market for well over a year. there were no signs of trouble. >> they were spiritual people.

it was the last thing you would think of. >> reporter: while state police ruled it a murder suicide, there are some questions like why that may never be answered. charles, jr., was a freshman. both schools are closed monday. school officials say crisis teams will be on hand tuesday to help students and staff cope. this brings about family tragedy. remember in april, christopher woods killed his family, then himself. notes he left behind and the analysis of his computer showed the family was nearly $500,000 in debt. he suffered from depression and anxiety. going back to the weather, we have seen the rain off and on

all day. might see flooding tonight. what are we looking at? >> it's not going to stop raining until long after the sun comes up tomorrow morning. a steady batch of rainshowers moving into the area. you can see most of the metropolitan area. lower southern maryland is still dry at this time. all along the i-95 corridor. moderate rainshowers coming into the area. continuing rainfall overnight. we could get one to two inches of rain before all is said and done. we have the seven day coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks, chuck. six men in five states have been charged with plotting to blow up buildings. three of them are accused of attacking the marine base.

they held exercises should something like that happen in our area. there was a fake bombing involving chemicals and tragedies. similar were in fairfax and prince william counties. over all, the arrests tell us the terrorist threat is still rare. we need to prepare for it. the things we have seen in the past, whether 9/11 or arrests that happened since then, require us to be on our toes. today's exercise was the last in a series of three. organizers say they tested the emergency personnel to work together. iran announced it will allow an inspection of its secret nuclear facility, but the united states is still pursuing international sanctions. there are signs other countries decided it's time to get tough

with iran. >> reporter: iran announced saturday its secret underground nuclear facility is almost operational and international inspections will be allowed. secretary of state, hillary clinton, says that's fine, but she's going to confront them in geneva. >> we are hopeful iran comes and shares with all of us what they are willing to do. >> reporter: president obama in his weekly address warned that iran is at the cross roads. >> iran's leaders must choose. >> reporter: the president and his western allies blew the whistle on the facility this past week at the g-20 in pittsburgh. they watched the construction for the past six years.

they say it could make enough material for two nuclear bombs every year. >> mind you, it's that iran is close to developing a nuclear weapon that could directly threaten a close u.s. ally. >> reporter: at the united nations, they expressed grave concerns to ahmadinejad. it's up to iran to prove the nuclear program is peaceful. they announced they will fire off several missiles in several days in a series of defensive exercises. for years, china and russia stood behind iran. russia is showing signs it might be siding with the united states. brian moore, nbc news, washington. still ahead, the woman accidentally implanted with the wrong embryo has given birth. another couple came forth saying

theirs were also mislabeled. two tigers escaped from a zoo. >> they cancelled last night's "tonight show." we'll tell you what happens. coming up, the nationals match a miserable number. plus, the maryland tarps trying to bounce back agast rutgers. we'll show you

an ohio woman implanted with

the wrong embryo has given birth to a boy. they plan to give the child to its biological parents. a fertility clinic transfer red the wrong embryo. meanwhile, another couple filed a lawsuit claiming their embryos have been lost. that clinic is since shut down their invitro operations. today, hundreds of families who lost loved ones serving the kucountry had a time of remembrance. they recognizeamerica's fallen and allows them to meet others who lost loved ones in service. unlike civilian deaths, they often cannot see their deceased one for weeks. cars lined up for the nbc 4 community shred. it allows people to get rid of personal documents for free.

all of that will be recycled. conan o'brien injured. the stunt that sent the funny man to the hospital. it's a rainy saturday night. when will it stop?

conan o'brien is recovering tonight. he hit his head during stunt for the "tonight show." he was taken to the hospital,

said to be doing well. he said, the last thing i remember, i was enjoying the play with mrs. lincoln. next thing, i was in bed being served cookies and juice. two tigers manage d to escae a zoo in romania. it took animal control officials seven hours to find the tigers. when they found them, they used tranquilizer darts to move them back to the cage. fortunately, no one was hurt. president obama spent saturday morning sitting at his daughter's soccer game. he watched 11-year-old malia's game. first lady, michelle obama was there along with first dog beau. >> all you had to do was do it early. unfortunately, the rain continued to move into the area.

now, it's going to be one soggy saturday night. temperatures hovering only in the low 60s, across the area. as you look at the cloudy sky with rain coming down. temperatures around the area generally in the low 50s and upper 50s and low 60s. we'll check out the current temperatures. 63 in downtown. 60 in springfield. 62 in virginia. upper 50s in parts of the virginia piedmont. upper 60s in lower, southern maryland. the rainshowers are moving in your direction as well. lower southern maryland, you are getting a little bit of a rest. the rainshowers are coming your way. here is the i-95 corridor. the city of washington there. steady to light, moderate showers there. stretching toward the blue ridge

and mountains of west virginia. the rain extends back to southwestern virginia. this mass of rainshowers has to come here before we see anything in the way of a drying trend. it's going to be sometime after the sun comes up. the rain is going to be persistent for all of the overnight hours. one to two inches of rain are a possibility. the moisture is extending down to alabama and georgia. saturday night soaker around here. two areas of a low soaker. this next area of low pressure may generate one or two lonely showers during the afternoon hours tomorrow. can't give the all clear, but tomorrow afternoon will be better than today. then a break sunday night into monday. a chance for a shower. tonight's rns into early tomorrow morning on average an inch and a half with some places getting two inches of mo. so, for this evening, cloudy,

cool, rain steady and heavy at times. evening temperatures not budging at all. by the time you start off on your sunday morning, cloudy skies, rain around. the rain will taper off mid to late morning hours tomorrow. maybe a little earlier, if we are lucky. it's the way it's going to go. tomorrow, mostly cloudy skies, maybe a scattered shower but it will be warmer. temperatures in the 70s. seven day forecast calls for a rainy day today and tonight. a rainy start for tomorrow. as we get into monday, a slight chance for a passing shower. monday afternoon and evening timeframe. tuesday, oh, wow. just in time for the arrival for october. fall-like temperatures. 40s in the morning hours. >> fall is here. >> it is. >> appreciate it. coming up in sports, getting all they can handle from the

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t state university of new jersey rolled into town. what happened? >> you have to remember, there's a lot of kids from new jersey that go to maryland. they represent. i'm just telling you now. the game against rutgers was lose and you fall to a

pedestrian, 1-3. win and it's a competitive 2-2. you get more than that, confidence. let's go to college park. they tried to redeem themselves. five seconds into the came, chris turner throws. it's picked by lowry. 36 yards for the touchdown. just like that, the scarlets have a 7-0 lead. second quarter, maryland trailed 10-3. turner trying to make something happen. throws to the sideline to williams, goes 24 yards. hold on a second. they review -- did he step out? he's in. he's in. it's a touchdown. >> okay. >> maryland in business, trying to keep it going on. we're going to have a game here. 13-10. chris turner -- oh, no. back in the end zo, he fumbles. rutgers recovers it for a

touchdown. now, maryland trails 27-13 late in the fourth. let's go to annapolis. navy's mascot, the rams. they don't want to come out. they don't want to come out. mid-shipment. scoots 29 yards for the touchdown. takes a 7-0 lead. the rams didn't want to come out. navy guys though. western kentucky, rolls in the end zone. look at this. high-five to the official. that's what he was trying to do. hill toppers take a 14-10 lead. navy's ricky dobbs would not be outdone. goes up top to cory for a 29-yard touchdown. navy leads it now, 38-14. talking baseball now. this weekend in d.c., it's the nationals against the braves. atlanta is in the race for the wild card.

the nats just want the season to over. their entire loss total from last year. the news gets worse. they have eight games to go. top of the first, where we start, mach is in trouble. this isn't going to help. bases loaded. matt die as hits a soft to the third. fill iing in for zimmerman, pic it up. throws it to the ground. that was really comical for you, huh? two runs scored. home half of the fifth. mike moore pinch hitting with two on. he's an exquisite situational hitter. his first of the season. nats cut the lead to two, making things interesting. however, trombone.com. facing brian mccann. two home runs.

his 21st of the year. the braves beat the nats, 11-5 is the final. kenny perry is making things interesting. they pay out $10 million to the champ. after the third round performance, he's giving tiger woods a run for his money. perry said he better bring his a-game is all i can say. tiger woods didn't have his a-game. he had his moments. putting from 48 feet away. putting with precision. he got it. he shot a one under. he's six under for the tournament, two shots behind the leader, this leader is perry. 105 yards out. golf fans will love this shot. within three feet of the cup. perry was on a roll. birdied the first four.

mickelson is on the money here. mickelson, four under on the day. he sits tied for first place. back to kenny perry. putting on 12. he was feeling it, too. he shot a six under in the thi round. he's at eight under with a two-shot lead. i don't know if he'll be able to hold off tiger woods, though. we have an update on the rutgers score, 38-13 with two minutes to go. >> the goats wouldn't go out. the wool would shrink in the rain. srk that's another thing. >> trying to make it 20-0. i mean 0-20 for the lions. droud lions want to get a win, but i don't think it's going to happen tomorrow. >> rain is going to continue throughout the evening. >> keep your umblla close by. >> close to flood iing?

>> maybe a little minor flooding at times of high tide. no flash flooding or urban flooding concerns. even though we get an inch and a half or two inches of rain, the ground should be able to take care of it. >> okay. thanks to you. always a pleasure. thanks to you as well. that's all we have time for tonight. nbc "nightly news" is up next. that's the news, good night.