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it's a shock to everyone, friends and family. they were once a happily maied couple but police say the prospect of divorce drove one man to try to hire a hitman to kill his estranged wife. good saturday. i'm craig melvin. police say he didn't want to wait for the divorce. he wanted her killed. now, he's in jail and his wife istalking. here's news4's derrick ward. >> i'm working with the police, the detectives have been extremelsupportive and i'm thankful for that. >> elizabeth boyd is particularly thankful to be alive. police say her estranged husband, 42-year-old richard boyd jr. tried to have he killed in the midst of a divorce. boyd sought to circumvent the legal route and they id boyd reached out ton acquaintance to do the deed but he notified the rockville police. >> he found what he was being asked to do shocking and toome degree, unbelievable. but when he realized that he

believed that the threat was real, then he d the right thing. >> reporter: from there, county investigators became involved and police say boyd continued to contact the acquaintance over the next few weeks leaving him details such as the layout of the horm where elizabeth could be found and suggesting a gun would be the best form to use. a down payment and five ox si cotton. money and pilled were exchanged but that was the end of it. boyd was arrested shortly after that meeting. court records show elizabeth boyd took out a protective order against her husband alleging domestic violence back in april. they were to appear in court next month. still, the murder-for-hire charges are stunned and neighbors are stun bd hind the trappings of a happy family

lurked a murder plot. >> he has a basketball hoop out there and he plays with him. >> reporter: boyd remains i custody. a bond hearing is scheduled for tuesday, derrick ward, news4. it was the breakthrough everyone had been waiting for. today, rescuers who had been drilling in a escape shaft for weeks finally reach the 33 trapped miners in chile. they could be out in just a few days now. kerry sanders from the drill site tonight. >> reporter: early this morning here in chile, the drilling team made it down success! they have now punched through to the 33 trapped miners down below. and overwhelming sense of emotion here at family members on the surface celebrated as did the engineers, poppi champagne corks, hugging and kissing, tears of joy. at the controls of the drill, as it punched through, an american, he had been in afghanistan short time ago.

he heard about the trapped miners, left there, came here annow, unbridled success. >> as you can imagine, it erupted. we're all -- we've been here busting our butts and we've worked every day and fought t odds. the whole thing until the end. we made it into the gallery and it's incredible. the whole place just explode. it was great. >> reporter:ow the daunting question. when will all 33 miners be brought to the surface. there's some engineering questions that need to be answered. will they put a steelpipe, a sleeve as it were, down this hole to protect it from collapsing in on the sides, as that escape capsule comes to the surface. that decision is not yet made. the men have now been trapped underground for 66 days. but that american crew that s here drilling? they were here for 33 days. 33 men trapped below. an omen of, perhaps, they hope, great success that everything is

lining up for a safe rescue in coming days. kerry sanders, nbc news, chile. >> 33 miners will likely be pulled out starting wednesday. meanwhile, back here, concerned residents are looking for answers aer a spike in crime. more than 100 people showed up for a meeting with police today. there have been foururders and six shootings in just the last four months in that area. people who live the pet worth area hope police mr. step up and add more surveillance cameras. for some families the most startling trend is the violence happening in broad daylight. >> it' been really disturbing to see this sort of criminal activity that's occurring in our neighborhood. it's been very quiet. been a wderful neighborhood to grow up in. and now we have our son and to have gunfire and shootings three weeks in a row it seems like, is

really just unheard of. >> police say some of the violence may be because of competing gangs have moved into the petworth ar. two people are rovering after police car crashed into another vehicle today just before 3:00 this afternoon at the intersection of 18th and e street in northwest. d.c. police say the officer was on duty at the time. both the police officer and the driver of the other car were taken to the hospital. tonight, they're both expected to be just fine. the virgin tea party wrapped up its convention today with a presideial straw poll. several former and current congressmen and senators spoke at the event in richmond. new jersey goverr, chris christy barely beatormer alaska governor in the presidential straw poll. christy received some 15% to palin's 14.6% of the vote. teparty officia say more than 2300 registered participants attended the two-day rally and convention making it t largest national tea party meeting yet. this columbus day weekend is

bringing some big delays for metro riders. the thorouood west and macpherson stations are closed for track improvements. lower level of metro center will closed. no orang or blue-line train also pass through. that means you have to take the shuttle between theizations. metro says orange and blue-line riders should be prepared for delays of up to 40 minutes. the debate over a mosque at ground zero comes to northern virginia. >> the developer at ground zero mosque spoke at a dinner here in arlington tonight and that drew a couple of dozen protesters. i'll have the story ahead. > also, rebuilt from the ashes tonight, a grand reopening for a business destroyed in a violent explosion. and some young kids commissioned to commit a felony by their own stepfather. chuck, will the goeous weather continue? i'm optimistic for tomorr but concerned as we ged towards

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the impassioned debate over aosque near ground zero took center stage inorthern virginia. the developer of the project spoke at a dinner and that attract aid crowd of protesters tside. darcy spencer just back from arngton joining us in the

studio. what you got? >> there were a couple dozen protesters and they say t develop ever of the controversiaproject shouldot be honored by being a speaker at the banquet. one of those protesters lost her daughter on 9/11. [ chanting ] >> reporter: outside the marriott hotel in arlington county, dozens of people protested the council on islamic relation's banquet taking place inside. one of the banquet speakers is a developer of the proposed ground zero mosque. >> it's a tribute to their success for bringing the towers. that's the way it will be viewed with the meals and the terrorists. it's their victory dance. it's their victory temple being built in new york. >> reporter: those involved in the protest did not confront those working in to attend the dinner. tight security at the hotel and additional police presence. protester geraldine davis' daughter died in the world trade center on 9/11. >> we're suffering out here. this is awful for us.

nine years later, our lives are totally and completely alt and we're back fighting the same battles that existed nine years ago. >> reporter: the developer the new york park 51 islamic center project with you once of the speakers. he declined a on-camera interview and said he was not available to speak. news4 was not allowed inside to record the event featuring journalist held lon thomas. they said they will also address islam phobia. >> they are full of live bigotry and in my view as a west point graduate and someone ttted the united states army as a u.s. citizen, that's not with our american values. >> reporter: the protest was led by the virginia anti-sharia task force based in alexandria. more than 70% of americans are against building the islamic center and mosque so close to ground zero. opponents are asking project leaders to move the center to another site.

back to you, craig. >> darcy spencer in the city tonight, thanks. stl ahea tonight, a new start for a business destroyed by a massive explosion last year. and also, is it possible, could tomorrow be even nicer than today? chuck bell, standing by with the answer right after this. [ male announcer ] looking for a complete picture of your money? meet pnc virtual wallet. it coms with a money bar that shows what's scheduled to go out,

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aa man in atlantic city, new jersey, accused using his stepchildren to help him pull off a theft. this is surveillance video from last month of the suspect and his children in a parking garage. police believe the children are 11 and 9. he's also carrying a toddler in

his arms, believing that's his d as well. they're industrial trying to find that guy. a eet slice of renewal is being served up in forestville. the pizza place holing its grand opening a year and a half after a violent explosion destroyed the restaurant. eight people were hurt. six businesses in the shopping center were destroyed. lido's owner rebuilt the restaurant in the sa strip mall where the old one was destroyed. 40 miles down and 20 more to go on the way to fd the cure core breast cancer. day two of dcs susan g. comen walk got through gathersburg, maland. thousands marched in every shade pink. those who walked the 60 miles raised at least $2300 for breast cancer research, education and health programs. it all wraps up tomorrow night and we've seen a lot of those women over the past couple of

days. way to go. they had fantastic weather in which to lk. >> no kidding. today was one of those gre walking days. no matter what you wanted to do with it if you were out there in pink, way to go! lot of money raised for charity and that's imrtant. beautiful sunshine pretty much start to finis today. a couple clouds this morning but there's the proof in the video right there. blue skies, sunshine. this is taste of georgetown. everybody packed up the pooches and wandered down to the georgetown water front. what a fantastic they it was today. our hi tempeture made it up to 83 degrees in all that, after a 54-degree start this morning. 83 today, ourarmest day since september 28th when we were 84. right now, 67 degrees with a light north breeze and only 3 miles per hour. 58 in manassas, virginia. 56 degrees in leesburg. 54 in frederick. 61 annapolis. and another great day coming up for tomorrow. a ry weak weather front slid just down to o south. it's watching out.

on the backside, a hint of a north bree meansa slightly cooler day tomorrow. the warm, moist air, does start to come back as we get into monday so even though we may fall a little shy of 80 degrees tomorrow, i think we're back in the 80s again for monday. but a little ripple in the atmosphere may try to generate a quick little sprinkle late monday afternoon. that may linger in the first thing on tuesday. foranyone trying to get out to see the fall colors, little to low color around here just yet but goodcolor across the pocano's and pea color in portions of new england. when you get up, a few clouds, seasonal and temperatures in the mid 40s to around0 in town and by the bay, and then tomorrow, morning sunshine and a few clouds by the afternoon. just a little cooler than today but very nice. the packers are at fedex field but the redskins kck off at 1:00. perfect weather for that game and the broncos are at bank stadium in baltimore taking on the ravs. 1:00 kick, perfect weather in baltimore. let's hope both home teams come

away with a win. our forecast, a slight chance of showers ononday and tuesday, and cooler weather comes in. it's hard to believe we're running into the middle of october. we haven't had a cold snap yet. >> not at all. thanks, 'll take it. coming up, a major upset in college football this afternoon. wel head down to the palmetto state. and the demon deacons did not scare those

last night wasn't the season opener, it's tonight? >> tonight, redemption.

bounce back. you know what, a division championship banneris nice, so is the president's trophy, but let's be honest, to one wants that in washington. this is the most powerful city in the world. the people want the snley cup. the ultimate prize in professional hockey. tonight, the capitals playing their home opener against the new jersey devils. here's the banners. told you, they're nice. there you go. caps have won eight straight home opers. first period, 1-0. john carlson shoots and scores. game tied at one. hip, hip, hooray! let's start it up. second period, alex ovechkin makes a nifty move. wow! and an in-traffic rips it into the back of the net, impressive. ovechkin finished with two goals and an assist. minutes later, wah the bottom of your screen. jason, out of the penalty box. this is pretty sweet.

thank you very much. off the crs bar, he was one of six different catals to score. the caps clobbered the devils, 7-2. here's ovechkin on bouncing back after last night's loss. >> i think last night was -- we watched the video. i think everybody played bad last night. and tonight, i think we'll move our legs and finish our checks. play better in the defensive zone. >> kapps host ottawa on monday. talking football. devin thomas is the teh-ranked kick returner in the nfl. for now he dsn't have a team to play for. the redskins cut the former second-round draft pick. thomas was expected toake an impact as a receiver but apparently fell out of favor with head coach, mike shannihan. they were trying to trade devin thomas but a deal never got down so they released him. washington signed williams from a practice squad.

thomas has zero receptions but he was productive as a kick returner. thomas told "the washington post," quote, i can't say it was a surprise because you could see something was coming with me never playing. albert haynes worth will not play tomorrow agnst agree bay. he'll be in tennessee attending a memorial for hisalf-brother killed in a motorcycle accident thursday night. haynesworth will with his family. virginia tech's tie rod tayl is the winningest quarterback in hokies history. thairt fourth straight against ntral michigan. the hokies are earning their swagger back, you could say. that's what the kids say. first quarter, virginia tech down 7-0. taylor calls his own number. splits the defenders, see ya. looking like qb my vale vick. taylor had three touchdowns, two rushing one passing. that was the lie light of a 27 yarder. fourth quarter, more hokies.

the handoff to david wilson runs by the defense. craig melvin remember, no defense for speed. 68 yards score the hokies roll 45-21, their fourth stight victory. in atlanta, virginia cavaliers taking on georgia tech and their formeread coach, and the defense gets beat here in the second quarter. max, up the get, 37 yards for the touchdown. yes, sir, cavaliers in front, 7-3. but the yellow jackets, they buzz right back. anthony allen, he was the man, rushed for 195 yards, three tds. georgia tech defeats virginia. down by six points. dobbs rolls out and game changer. playmaker. perfect pass to greg jones for the ga winner in the corner. dobbs had four touchdowns, two rushing, two passing. you know he wants to run for

president in 2040. >> i'd vote for him. the midshipmen beat the dekongs, 27-28. upset of the da steve spurrier, hosting alabama. fourth quarter. crimson tide. and touchdown, alabama. cut the deficit to seven with plenty of time left. maybe we won't have an upset bu yes, we will. the gamecocks on offense, steve garcia down the sideline. kidding me? the defender holding jeffrey's jersey, noproblem. 45--yard gainer would lead to a touchdown. spurrier and the south carolina gamecocks upset number o alabama, 35-21. and, craig, you're hometown, the folks in columbia having a good time. they're shutting down the streets. and west virginia also won. >> it's big in columbia. that's the biggest win this that

program. florida next week. >> you're right. >> thank you for that highlight. >> no problem, sir. >> now we got redskins/packers tomorrow at 6:00. that's all we have for you tonight. and all new "start night live" is up next. "glees" jane lynch hosts. until then, that's the news. good night! [ son ] my parent have always lived in the states.

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