details. >> reporter: police tell a lexus suvrom a high-rise building. investigators believe it i the vehicle involved in a deadly hit and run accident in northwest washington. policere questioning the woman they think was behind the wheel. it happened at around 1:30 this morning just south of dupont circle. police say the victim was getting out of this parked rcedes on connecticut avenue when she was struck by a black suv. the driver did not stop. the area is home to several bars andestaurants and police say there were a number of eyewitnesses. one of them had a bicycle and began to chase the suv as it fled the scene. police say the witness on the bike was able to get a tag number. that critical piece of information ultimately led them to the suv in chevy chase. megan mcgrath, news4. poli charged with dui. lice have not charged her with a hit and run. the victim's father talked to

news4's pat collins today. his story is coming upt news4 at 5:00. >> some tense moments at ballou high school as police tried to arrest a student for a probation violation. arnd 9:30, a d.c. police officer in two school security officers confronted the student inside the school's front entrance. a scuffle broke out and police stay student bit one officer on the arm. at one point the entire group was pepper sprayed. no one was seriously hurt. the student now faces addional charges, including assault on a police officer. police are investigating an armored car robbery here in bethesda. it happened just after noon. twmen approached the armored car outside of the wachovia bank along wisconsin avenue. the suspects reportedly robbed the grd, stole hisweapon, then took off. no one was hurt. police stay men are believed to be armed and dangerous. >> police are trying to determine the motive in a deadly stabbing inside a northern

virginia restaurant. is happened last night inside the 5 t bar and grill on spring garden drive in springfield while people were eating their dinner. police say the two got into an argument. one pulled out a knife and stabbed the other before injuring himself. investigators stay two knew each other. is still in t hospital this afternoon but he has been charged with murder. drivers using the beltway in northern virginia need to prepare fo a new traffic pattern starting next week. all four northbound lanes on i-495 will shift left ov route 123 at tyson's corner. once across route 123, the lanes will shift back over. this is the hot lanes project. there are also ramp closures and traffic pattern changes in the area. it could be in effect for up to two years.

>> let's look at how it going this afternoon. >> how are werolling? >> reporter: we are rolling steadily at a very slow pace. we've got big delays around the region. a couple of them are aeady in effect. you're already doing a little bit of a loop deloop around 50. here's what we have going on. capital beltway, leading 270 toward tyson. very slow. the inner loop is hung up badly leaving little river turnpike. then after that, youet a little pep in your step. then you have this pace as you make your approach toward river road. as we travel toward the capital beltway, it is slow. both sides of the beltway are slowed up there. if you're traveling along 270, a little good news. a little stacking up toward falls road. the mainline toward newington. back to you this afternoon. >> all right. it was october 7, 2001, when

the u.s. first invaded afghanistan. small targeted group of special forces quickly drove taliban from power. now we are entering the 20th ar of the war. today the taliban issued a statement observing the anniversary of the invasion and claiming that 75% of afghanistan is within its control. obviously, ten years, not 20 here. the group made the claim as u.s. and nato forces pushed further into taliban territory. nato says dozens of insurgents were killed overnight in air strikes and ground operations. one of the casualties is a senior taliban leader who spearhead attacks against security forces. >> there have been no more attacks or more attacks against nato tcks headed to afghanistan. overnight they were attacked by militants. meanwhile there seems to be no let-off by pakistan's government overheir decision to seal their border to the nato convoys.

ian williams reports from the scene of this latest attack. >> reporter: some of them stopped here because they thought it was relatively safe. this is outside the tribal area. it is also on the main road. st a short distance from a major army base. yet the soldiers never intervened as the gunmen methodically destroyed these tankers, shooting at them, setting fire to the wheels. now it was closed a week ago, there have been more than seven attacks on convoys. hundreds of tankers are sitting stra like sitting ducks if you like,hile the government considers whether it will reopen before that. >> they are evaluating the particular situion. and a decision with regard to reopening the supply route will be taken in due course. >> reporter: the americans, nato, has apologized for the

border incursion last week which led to the closure but as yet ere is no sign of pakistan opening the border even though they may now have the ability to do so. nbc news, pakian. >> several countries aretesting the danube river for to knowic sludge. they are hoping the river's huge water volume will dilute the impact of theangerous and potentially toxic spill on. monday it sent torrents of red sludge through creeks in western hungary. the creeks flow into the danube. it eventually enters into the black sea. at least four people drowned in the initial flood of red mud. hundreds of people were burned by caustic substance in the sludge and countless animals were killed. a security breach at philadelphia international airport forced pssengers from the plane while officials conducted a search. authorities say someone without

a security badge was helping load a u.s. airways plane bound for bermuda. the discovery prompted officials to remove the 102 passengers and tow the mean tha remote area to search it. police sy person helping load the plane was dressed in an airline uniform but it was not clear whether the person was loading ssengers or cargo. the whereabouts of the person in question are not clear right now but the flight we've learned has just been cleared for takeoff a few minutes ago. >> and taking a look at the washington skyline, we've got clear skies and warmer weather. it feels good out there. >> it sure does. it will stick around? that's theuestion for doug kammerer. >> not only will it stick around. it will last through the weekend and into parts of next week. what a beaiful day out there. what a difference a day makes. yesterday we were snokd with the cloud cover and the cool conditions. all sunshine today. and that is leading to some fantastic temperatures. temperatures around the region, 76 in the district.

73 toward the air force base. la plata coming in at 76. culpeper, charlottesville at 81 degrees. toward hagerstown, the temperature there at 71. we are dealing with some wind gusts. between 20 and 30 miles per hour. we will continue to see those winds gustyt time throughout the evening hours and into the overnight. i think we're looking at a prettyice night. low pressure is gone and high pressure is in its place and that's what we'll be seeing over the next four to five days w are really looking at a great stretch weather and i think it will start with tonight. cooling off quickly, 67 by 9:00. 63 by 11:00. tomorrow morning when you wake up, temperature into the low 50s around the city. in the suburbs, most of you will be in the 40s. once again, it will be on the cool side. by afternoon, and really by 9:00, 10:00, it will be beautiful. plenty of sunshine once again. i'll show you just what i'm thinng about for the numbers coming up this weekend. jim yesterday you asked for some 80s. maybe in the forecast. i'll show it to you coming up.

>> all right. thanks. federal health officials are getting the word out. now is the best time to get that flu vaccine before the virus starts to spread. as kristen dahlgren reports, doctors ar recommending the vaccine for even more people this time around. >> reporter: from a drive-through clinic in west virginia to a strip club offering shots in florida. >> this will be my first time ever going in this club. and it is a freeflu shot so i might as well go ahead. >> reporter: will it is the time of year americans start to bare their arm r the flu shot. while the locations aren't always conventional, doctors say it is as imperative as ever. >> it can strike a perfectly healthy person, child or adult, and have them inn intensive care unit in 24 hours. >> reporter: last yearore than 200,000 people were hospitaled and thousands of them died. this year for the first time, the centers for disease control is recommending the vaccine for

everyone over 6 months of age. supplies are ample and the dose now includes the h1n1 or swine flu vaccine. so you only need one except for children under 99 may need a booster shot. >> if your child has never had a in a shot, theyeed two flu shots. >> reporter: a new surveyays doctors are heeding their own advice. 92% of doctors say they were inoculated last year. and even more plan to get the dose this time around. as for the myth that the flu shot can make you sick? >> let's lay it out. no, you can't get flu from the flu vaccine. it is really impossible. >> reporter: doctors say without it, you could get very sick now is the time to get itefore it is too late. >> and doctors say it is not too early either. if you get your vaccine now, they say it will last well through the flu season. nbc news, washington. >> you're protected?

>> so far so good. >> we both are. news4 four sclok just getting started. the list of the most powerful women out today. where michelle obama ranks. get this. firefighters making $500,000 a year. we'll take a look at those salaries. plus, a sex scandal at duke university. a female student created a 42-page report ranking all the men she swlept. most of them were athletes. the story coming up. i'm boehrlic i'm not the kind oguy

who likes to hang on the sidelines. today maryland's in trouble. we'rworse f an we were four years ago. daerous bt, higher taxes, noenough jobs. we need real leadership to turn this state around. fix the budget honestly. grow smallusinesses, really. excellt schools everywhere. protect the bay, finally. it's why i'm running -- to makthe state we love not just good, but great. now let's get down to work.

the dow dropped almost 20 points to close at 10,948. th nasdaq gained 3 to close at 2383. the s&p 500 lost a single point to close the day at 1158. there is fresh evidence that the job market islowly healing. the number of new applications for unemployment befits fell by 11,000 claim last week. that's the fourth decrease in five weeks according to the labor department. and a separate report shows the number of job openings climbed in august by nearly 2% to 2.85 million. the highest in 21 months. in addition, layoffs fell sharply in august to 1.6 million. that's the low nest more th four years. the unemployment rate nationwide still hovers around 9.6

if you're looking to buy a home, now is the time to do that. mortgage rates are once again at a new record low. rates for a 30-year mortgage fell to 4.27%. frede mac said it is the lowest since 1971. these are tough time for state and local governments all over the country. after a year of belt tightening, they still face huge budget shortfalls. why are some government workers still raking in lavish salaries? george lewis looks into the salaries now. >> reporter: he is perhaps the poster boy for public servants with hefty paychecks. robert rizzo, the former city manager of bell, california, had been earning 00,000 a year. now he is in jail as part of the huge public corruption case. since the arrests of rizzo and

four members of the city council, communitieall over the country are looking at the pay of their public officials. >> i think it is surprising that at the time wh the cities and local and state governments are crying poor, the people in many of the top positions are being id very, very ll. >> when the msnbc website invited the public to send in examples of super size government paychecks, over 1,000 people responded withips that the site then verified. in phoenix, police chief jack harris, retired three years ago, receiving a one-time payment of $562,000 in an annual pension of $90,000. then the city rehired him as public safety manager at a base sal rif $193,000 a year. in las vegas, a place well known for its high rollers, some of the city's frefighters make between $181,000 and $500,000 a year.

it hasn't gotten ver far. >> we have a budget. the budget is a disastrous one as far as i'm concerned. >> reporter: in los angeles, the "l.a. times" published a list of 199 county work here's make at least $250,000 a year. this at a time when state and local governments can ill afford lavish salaries. >> they've seen a collapse in revenues, unprecedented. they've never seen a decline in revenues as large as what they're seeing now. >> and state and advertise are facing angry taxpayer back lash over how the money is being sent. george lewis, nbc news, los angeles. >> today forbes releas its list of the world's most powerful women. first lady michelle obama tops the list. the magazine cited her work with childr's nutritionprograms, involvement in family issues, and her send of style as the major factors. mrs. obama replaced german

chancellor angela merkel who held the top spot for the last four years. irene rosenfeld came in second. oph was third and lady gaga ranked in at lucky number seven. general motors is recalling about 4,000 cadillac srx crossovers because of safet concerns. the company says 2010 model year vehicles can leak power steering fluid and possibly start a fir gm is only aware of one fire and there have been no crashes or injuries linked to the problem reported. the automer is fixing the problem and no arge at no charge to owners. thousands of jogging strollers are being recalled because of the suffocation hazard. the strollers are made by valco. the problem is the opening between the grab bar and the seatottom. children can slip through it and choke. the recall involves both the single and twins strollers.

they were sold between 2007 and this year. consumers are advised to remove the bar immediately and could not tack the company to get a free replacement bar. you'll find more about this on our website, nbcwashington.com. jump search stroller. dinner proirtsarties are a c and warm way to entertain. if you're looking for something easy to serve, crab stuffed mushrooms might fi the bill. with help from t website monkey see.com, phil anderson offers some aice. >> we're going to make stuffed mushroom with crab. the ingredients 12 large mushroom, one quarter cup of back finn crab. four ounces of cream cheese. one green onion, basil, lemon juice, garlic poiwder and worcester sauce.

and preheat the oven to 450 degrees. i hollowed out the mushroom and then diced up the inses. we'll take our ingredients and mix them together. you can do all kinds of different variations of this stuffed mushroom but this is a very good appetizer for parties. it wl be evenly divided. so you don't want to overstuff them. now that we've stuffed our mushroom here, we're going to put the cheese on. you want to start off with the cheddar cheese. this will brown faster because it has less moisturehan the cheddar. so that is what will be the pretty brownness. now we'll put this into our preheated 450-degree oven and we'll leave it in there for about 12 to 15 minus. and there you have it.

stuffed mushrooms with back fin crab. enjoy. >> whoa! to see this recipe again, visit our home page nbcwashgton.com and search mushrooms. you can make a meal out of those shrooms. >> that sounds better than my own recipe. you op up the stems and put sesame seeds. >> post your on the website, too. >> we'll have a little competition going on. still to come on news4 this afternoon, surveying the damage after tornadoes ripped through arizona. plus, a case of mistaken identity. why a local guy is getting hate mail because he has the same name as a d.c. policofficer. [ male announcer ] looking for a complete picture of your money?

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ñ the clean-up arizona is just beginning after a line of tornadoes ripped through the northern part of the state. there were at least four confirmed twisters yesterday. they tore off roofs, overturned mobile home and caused tons of damage. luckily no one was injured. >> you hea so much about heat out there. not tornadoes as much, do you? >> no, you really don't. they get about four tornadoes a year and they got them in one da a tornado outbreak in arizona.

you don't seehat very often. and that is just one part of that storm. and also brought over a couple of shut-downs and passes in the sierra nevada from snow and brought golf ball size hail. >> everything. >> it's a big storm out there. >> the whacky weather. ally nice weather here. we've seen a big change over the last 24 hours from cloudy and cool to just beautiful out there. although you can see the flags are definitely blowing in the wind. the winds are gusting upwards of 15 to 20 to 30 miles an hour during the afternoon. we're sitting on temperates at 76 degrees. winds, west northwest at about 13 miles an hour. we begin with some higher gusts. dew point at 46. is very dry. that allows the temperature to warm up so quickly today. along with that north westerly wind, helping to warm us up 75 in manassas. look at culpeper, back to 81 for them. manassas at 73 degrees. our area of low pressure is now

way to the north and east. that is some very good news for us. look at thelear skies behind us. from philadelphia, from washington, d.c., right up through chicago. right back to denver. everybody is nice and clear today. you can take it toward miami florida. a beautiful airmass. 78 in cincinnati. 78 in st. louis. 86 in memphis and here come that warmer air. stl much coole underneath that storm. only 44 in caribou, maine. nice weather continuing across our region. here come high pressure that is just going to dominate the entire eastern half of the country over the next couple of days. and that means men of sunshine and really, plenty of nice weather. we have little frontal boundaryhat will come through on saturday. but it is not going to mount to a whole lot. maybe a few clouds in the afternoon but that will about it. clear skies this evening. cooling off quickly. continued breezy. 65 to 72 degrees as we make our way through the night and into tomorrow orning. another cool start but again

work plenty o sunshine, i think we'll warm up nicely. 42 to 52 when you wake up. you'll need the jacket but you' be able to take it off by 9:00, 10:00. nice and warm. a fantastic friday. 72 to 76 degrees. and there it is, jim. you asked m for it yesterday. up we need some 80s. there you go. 81on columbus day. and on a holiday. >> your timing couldn't be better. >> i'm doing what i can. i'm just the messenger. >> it comes from the guy upstairs. >> thank you, doug. still ahead, we've got a lot more to come. some controversial photos surface for a democratic contender in virginia. also, a recent college graduate claims she slept with most of the duke lacrosse team and then created an entire power point presentation about it. the story coming up on news4 at 4:00.

good afternoon. welcome back to news4 at 4:00. i'm pat lawson muse. >>nd i'm jim handly. a woman is dead after she was struck by an suv in due upon circle after celebrating her birth day. police track down female driver

whom they believe was behind the wheel in chevy chase. she was charged with dui in montgomery county. d.c. police have not yet charged her in the hit and run. a ballou high school student is facing serious assault charge after a scuffle with police inside the school. it happened this morning when two security officers and a d.c. officer tried to arrest the student for arobation violation. at one point, the tarnlg bit one of the officers and the entire group was pepper sprayed. that student was eventually taken into custody. today marks nine years since the u.s. invaded afghanistan. today the taliban issued a statement observing the anniversary the invasion and claiming that 75% of afghans, afghanistan is within its control. the group made the claim as u.s. and nato forces pushed further into taliban territory. there is a new duke university sex scandal. and we warn you here, that some of the details are a little

graphic. the scandal involves a young woman who compiled a list of her cam conquests. she named names and a whole lot more. now the list has gone viral. it is another cautionary tale about the vast reach of the internet. jeff has the story. >> reporter: thas her. karen owen. these days duke's most infamous author and she is naming name. the men who were good and bad in d. she even ranked their performance on a bar graph. we're hiding their identities, though karen didn't. she wrote it like a thesis. the title, excelling in the realm of horizontal academics. she writes about her sexual exploits from her sophomore year all the way througher senior year at duke. she just graduated. karen calls each man a subject and sex with them, data collection. she brags about having sex in the duke library during finals week and in suvs. but she also came off vicious saying if subject number one, it was over too quickly.

here on the duke campus, it is the hot topic. >> it is funny that we know the people on it. >> did you know the people? >> parts of it. >> reporter: she often met them at campus bars. the sex often fueled by alcohol. in my blackout state, she wrote, still managed to crawl into bed a duke athlete. she claims all of the men were athletes. most of them duke lacrse players. a sensitive issue around here since the duke lacrosse scandal of 2006. a stripper accuse three ayers of rape at a team party. in 2007 the charges were dropped but the charges were done. some here say this new sex scandal won't hel the scho's reputation. >> this is the last thing this university needed is something like this. >> reporter: her thesis has gone viral posted on several websites. she said her sex rachinging presentation to a few friends. then they emailed it around. then they emailed it and so on. a growing probm. >> nothing is amongst friends.

fits shared online, it is shared with the entire world. young people need to realize, every time they hit send, it is like a bullet leaving a gun that you can never pull back. >> reporter: still, she seems proud of her work. >> karen owen talked to the website's jez bell.m and she said she regrets what she did and that she was never intentionally hurt anyone on the list. th race for virginia's first congressional district is gaining some national attention now after racy photos of one of the candidates was posted on the internet. revealing pictures of democratic nominee crystal ball were plastered over dozens of political websites yesterday. these are some of the tamer photos. ball said she just finished college when the photos were taken. the 29-year-old said she is hurt but is noturt enough to be pued out of th race. we'll hear from her coming up

tonight at news4 at 5:00. meanwhile she is running against republican rob whitman. his campaign manager saide is opposed to the pictures being put on display and hope they'll be removed. 2 women studying journalism at russia's most prestigious university release ad risque calendar wishing vladimir putin a happy birthday. they pose in the lacy lingerie. each photo has an inset. most of which contn racy double entendre. he has appeared in several photo opportunities that cultivate a manly image such as fishing, bare chest asked a lot of women fans in russia. allow, other journalism students were appalled at the calendar. they responded quickly with their own version. it shows women looking sternly at the camera. they demand to know who killed the prominent russian journal oyster putin's birthday four years ago and they point to

curbs on freedom under putin's leadership. > a 35-yearld man getting a lot of attention because he has the same name as a much younger celebrity. plus, a political ad pulled after some claims it pokes fun at people who live in we

authorities in utah release ad ruling on the death of actor

gary coleman. police said he died of natural causes after an accidental fall back may. according to investigators, the autopsy matches evidence found on the scene right after the fall. police have w closed the case. there have been a number of legal battles over coleman's estate. the 42-year-old celebrity left more than one will. the national republican senatorial committee has pulled an ad in west virginia that sent out a casting call for people with a quote kicky blue collar look. >> he's not bad as governor. when he's with obama, he turns into washinon joe. >> this is the spot against west virginia governor joe manchin who is running for the senate seat. both he and his republican opponent have slammed the ad. in addition to asking for people who look like hicks, the casting call for the ad suggested actors ar flannel shirts, vests and

beat-up truckers' hats. there has been no response from the casting agency so far. south african no bell peace prize loreat bishop desmond tutu retired from public life today, his sfint birthday. he played a pivotal role in south africa's struggle against apartheid. more recently, he work for freedom and justice worldwide and he push for treatment programs totop the spread of hiv and aids. president obama called him a moral titan who will be missed. bishop tutusaid he plans to enjoy moretime with his family and will spend more time watching cricket. a long lost turtle ends up 800 miles away from home. >> plus the latest on the bizarre case in texas where the governor is now demanding answers from the mexican government.

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healed. tucker is an eastern box turtle that can't weather minnesota's temperatures. a local man who was once homeless has come forward and offered to take tucker back to hihome in kentucky where he longs. >> he's got some moves there. after a successful run in london, sister act the musical is headed to broadway. opening night is slated for april 20th at new york's broadway theater. the musical, of course, is based on the 1992 film starring whoopi goldberg. and she is very much involved in this musical version. she help produce the show and she played the role of mother superior in london over the summer. sting for the new york play has not been announced yet. >> a great movie. what's in a name? a whole lot if you are justin bieber. >> what if you'rehe other justin beeber? mike lyons introduced to us a florida man with a cas of bieber fever that apparently can't be cured.

>> reporter: this justin beeber is 16 ars old, approaching $1 billion views on yoube and this summer was the most searched for celebrity on the internet. this justin beeber is 35 years old, living in a quiet jack jackson neighborhood. his life can be noisy. >> it is a little hard to sleep at night when the phones ring consntly. >> reporter: he changed his number, put it in his wife's name. they got that number and put it on the fan website. he would get 50 messages in two hours. >> this message is, hey, just bieb, i love you. >> he sometimes gets ten fan letters ay from as far as australia. >> i wish a few of them had check addressed to him. >> reporter: the jack jackson justin beaner is an admitted -- he is no singer but wellnown singers have called him. >> an artist says i'm going to be working with you thisweek. and i'm saying,, no you don't want to work with me singing.

>> reporter: what has him angry now, after six months he got kicked off facebook for havin a ke name. >> no warning. didn't get an e-mail from them. i guess their policyis ask never. >> reporter: he's been kick off another social network. ping, which is affiliated with i-tunes but got it resolved. so far no luck with facebook. he'll keep trying. >> now everybody can say my name. before everybody would say juin bieber. >> there's a benefit. >> they'll never mispronounce it again. will justin said he still gets a lot of giggles when he swipes his card at the store. the usual response is, oh, you poor thing. >> poo thing. certainlnot as rich as the other justin bieber. >> no. >> that's something. >> we did get. this you brought in the cupcakes. >> she will be making her

special stuffed mushroom tomorrow on the air and we'll put her recipe on nbc washington. >> i thinkim missed his lunch today. >> it is out there. >> all we need is an oven. >> we'll make that happen. >> we're bringing that in. vigt shped in. >> heat things up a lile. >> it is heating up very nicely, yesterday, a high temperature of only 63. today we've made our way up to 76 degrees. there you go >> right now, blue skies out there rightnow. 76. look at that. winds out of the west northwest at 13 miles an hour. a fantastic day today. it will be a great night. look at the number around the region. 73 toward fredick, maryland. right now, 81 degrees. a lile bit warmer. that area of low pressure that brought us all the clds and the rain is now outf here and behind it we're seeing nothing

but clear skies from our area, all way back toward the rocky mountains. right now, moving toward the region, it wilstay locked in over the next couple days, providing a lot of sunshine and some really nice weather. this weekend it will be fantastic. a nice pattern change, too. there's the area of low pressure. a deep trough across the east. it is now lifted up and behind it, there is that area of high pressure bringing erybody from chicago to minneapolis to d.c. some nice temperatures as well. a lot of people above average. clear skies cooling off quickly. 65 to 72 degrees. tomorrow morning, it is going to be a little cool so you'll need the jacket. 42 to 52 degrees. and as we make our way through, high temperatures into the 70s. 72 to 76 with the fantastic friday. mostly sunny skies and i think we'll stay mostly sunny through the day saturday, sunday into mond as well. we're forecasting a high temperature into the low 80s. >> that sounds fantastic. >> a lot of people on the

boating world saying, this could be the last weekend. >> let's do it. >> when we come back, theatest twist in the murder of that texas mexican board couple. plus, a maryland man gets a ton of hate mail because he ha the same name as a police officer. coming up on news4 at 5:00, he looks like a shopper but police say his actions were criminal. the search for this man who hid inside a local grocery store and robbed the place after hours. a battle over bathrooms. why organize are threatening to put pad locks on their porta johns. ahead of this rally, featuring jon stewart and stephen colbert. how your pet's food could make your family sick. those destroyers new at 5:00. ñ

this heavy white and black smoke is the second fire in five weeks at liberty tire recycling in south florida. this blaze began late yesterday and was brought under control this afternoon. the department of environmental protection is still investigating a fire back in august, and now this fire. investigors stay company was cited after the august blaze for leaving tires exposed to the sun, which causes the petrolm in tires to burn. liberty was billed more than $69,000 for the august fire.

and air and water searches on for the american tourist reportedly shot dead on a board lake by mexican pirates. this comes two days after texas governor rick perry call for more action. he is asking for solid information about what happened to missing tourist david hartley. his wife tough any said he was gunned down by pirates as they were returning from a sightseeing trip. governor perry said he issking for both the u.s. and mexin authorities to step up their efforts. >> we have an american citizen who was gunned down on international waters and we need to get his body back. >> governor perry is now shing for the obama administration to add at least 1,000 more soldiers along the texas-mexico border. still ahead, a local man is tired of getting hate mail because he has the same name as a d.c. police officer. i'm bob ehrlich. i'm not the kind of guy

who likes to hang on the sidelines.

today maryland's in trouble. we're worse off than we were four years ago. dangerous debt, higher taxes, not enough jobs. we need real leadership to turn this state around. grow small businesses, really. excellent schools everywhere. protect the bay, finally. it's why i'm running -- to make the state we love not just good, but great. now let's get down to work. a man said his facebook has been loaded with threats. he has the same name as a d.c. police ficer who shot and killed a dog during a festival in adams morgan. aaron gilchrist has the case of mistaken identity. >> reporter: meet scott. he invited us to a dimly lit park away from his home to tell

us about the threats he's been receiving. >> i'm complety clueless. i had to find out where they even came from. >> reporter: september 12. the adams morgan day festival. there are conflicting reports about what that but the stories all end the same. a d.c. police officer subdues a sharpei mix that eventually gets away. police said the dog then came at the officer aggressively, forcing him to pull his gun and shoot the dog. that officer's name is also scott. >> i'm not a police officer. i work for a deck and fence company. >> reporter: since september 15th, he said people have inundated his mailbox calling him a dog killer and saying he should be shot. he said it doesn't help that he's a hunter and holing a deer in his facebook profile picture. >> that right there offended some people. and so i was an immediate target for being this guy. >> reporter: he said that he loves animal. he's never been to adams morgan and he wants the malicious mail to stop. >> they weren't there.

and they obviously didn't, don't even know what the guy looks like and don't even know if they have the right person. yet they don't hetate to accuse me. >> reporter: he said he responded to some of the messages and received a few apologies and has been told, he's a liar. he's not reported the threats to police, he said his uninformed accusers should be ashamed of themselves. aaron gilchrist, news4, odenton, maryland. that's news4 at 4:00 >> stay right there. news4 at 5:00 starts right now. a dramatic scene near dupont circle. a woman celebrating her birthday is struck and killed in a hit and run crash and thanks to witnesses on the scene, police were ale to check crucial clues from the scene. hello. i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm jim handly. a family is grieving the loss of

their daughter killed by a spected drunk driver. this crashed happened early this morning on connecticut avenue. pat collins is live to tell us what happened in t moments after the wreck that help investigators find the suspect behind the wheel. pat? >> reporter: jim, keala ryan, a graduate of george mason, university. her father's pride and joy killed on her birthday here near dupont circle. >> she was almost like perk. never a problem. >> reporter: the victim struck and killed by a