breaking news still unfolding. the fbi has arrested 29-year-old amin el kalifi, who thought it was going to carry out a bombing attack in the capital. he was arrested friday in an fbi sting operation near the u.s. capital, while planning to detonate what police said he thought were live explosives. it had inert material that was not explosive. he was dealing with fbi undercover operatives all along, for months in fact. >> investigators say the man wanted to set off a bomb near the visitor's center. officials say he had been under close observation for months and the public was in no real danger. right now agents are raiding his home in alexandria. >> jane, you were the only report tore get inside this gated community this afternoon. >> reporter: yes, and there's a lot of activity back in there. it was hard to see from the

road, but a resident was nice enough to let us ride along with her. she lives across the street from the suspect. she knew who he was but said that he kept to himself, not a lot of interaction with neighbors. but because this is somewhat of a close nit community, they knew who he was and they were surprised. they said he was a quiet guy. all this started happening around noon today, when he thought he was going to basically be a suicide bomber and set off a bomb vest, which was in fact a dud. and he wanted to hurt, he allegedly told officials, up to 30 people. after his arrest, officials came here. i'm at windham circle in alexandria on the west end of alexandria. that's where right now officials are searching his apartment to try to figure out what was in

there. they do believe he was acting alone. but in this type of sting operation, you can never be sure. also, there is a second search going on in another part of this area in arlington. we have information that the fbi joint terrorism task force agents are conducts some sort of investigation at a house in douglas park in arlington. the fbi and cif and arlington county police are on the scene of the 1600 block of south randolph street. we're not entirely sure what's going on at this point. but certainly federal officials have to be commended for uncovering what could have been a potentially deadly terrorism plot. a plot to harm u.s. citizens in one of the most sacred places for the united states, the u.s. capitol. so this is all unfolding. we're getting reaction from residents and we'll have more coming up later on. >> jane, where you are right now, are those condominiums and

do we have any idea if he was living there alone or how long he lived there? >> reporter: we don't know the timeline. we do believe this is where he lived. we don't know if there's more family here, but according to some published reports, he entered this country from morocco about 12 years ago when he was 16. he was here illegally. his visa expired and he stayed. i did not get a sense as to how long he's lived in this particular condo, whether he's renting or whether he owns it. >> jane, has anybody said who he thought he was dealing with when he got these inert products to make this bomb? >> reporter: one has to believe according to the reports we had, he thought he was dealing with other terrorists. apparently he had made statements that he wanted to either blow up a u.s. military instalation or a jewish

synagogue. then he settled on his target as the u.s. capitol. it sounds like someone gained his confidence, an undercover agent and knew exactly what he was going to do, monitored him so no one was in any harm during this time. but it seems like the federal agents infiltrated what would have been a terrible terror plot. >> jane outside the suspect's home there in alexandria with new information for us. thanks so much. >> we will have live team coverage coming up at 5:00, including reports from pete williams. now to our weekend weather. are we going to see some snow? maybe, on sunday. >> let's get a timeline and maybe just how much. any sense how big this will be? >> you want all those answers right now? you guys want a lot, don't you? this is a storm system that's had a lot of uncertainty over the last couple of days. in fact, today is no different.

the national weather service, they put up a winter storm watch right now for that pocket southwest where you see shaded in blue. right now that will include warren county, culpeper county in virginia, orange county, points off to the west, including east central west virginia to start on sunday and run through sunday afternoon and sunday evening. they're thinking five inches of snow or more. so throughout most of the viewing area, we could see between nothing and maybe four inches of snow. i'm going to try and be more specific on what your neighborhood could get coming up later. again, this is a system that's had a lot of uncertainty with it. it's tracked and has been trending south. so stick around for the forecast coming up. 54, our temperature has been breezy today. northwest wind at 13 miles per hour. we're at 48 in gaithersburg to 60 in warrenton. and guess what?

tomorrow's temperatures will be even higher across the area. our storm system still far down to the south, so what is it going to do next? i'll detail it for you coming up. millions are expected to watch on television and online as whitney houston is remembered at a funeral service tomorrow. >> today, a private wake was held for houston's family members. mark barger is live in newark, new jersey with the latest developments. are we starting to see some familiar faces arrive right now? >> reporter: not yet. we will probably see them later today. in fact, at the viewing going on a short distance from here, they're trying to shield the media so that they can't see. they're holding up a sheet to block the people as they arrive for that wake. behind me, the church -- we've been moved back from it, but mourners continue to congregate outside that church where whitney houston attended as a child to pay their respects.

mourners continued paying respects to whitney houston this afternoon at this makeshift memorial. >> it's amazing. i've never seen anything like this before. unbelievable. >> reporter: the gathering, a prelude to what the houston family is terming a "home going service." aretha franklin will sing at the service. >> it's not going to be easy, i can tell you that. it's not going to be easy. but cissy asked me to. >> reporter: stevie wonder is also part of the program and dionne warwick. clive davis will speak and so will kevin costner, her co-star from the film "the bodyguard." the eulogy will be delivered by marvin winans. >> she wore fame and she was wonderful in it. but she was always that little girl from new jersey. >> reporter: the family confirms an invitation has been expended

to her ex-husband, bobby brown. he paid tribute to houston last night on stage in maryland. >> this is for whitney. >> reporter: tomorrow, lit be a final fair fel. >> it's about whitney and we want to focus on that. >> reporter: to the woman with the golden voice. and whitney houston will be buried about 13 miles from here, laid to rest next to her father, john russell houston, jr., who passed away in 2003. jim and barbara, back to you. >> thank you, mark. >> and you can watch whitney houston's funeral live here on nbc washington nonstop. we'll live stream it online on nbcwashington.com. that funeral is scheduled to begin at noon tomorrow. radio host steve harvey is in host this weekend for two shows. i caught up with him this morning and asked him about the death of his friend, whitney houston.

>> i've known her personally, you know, had many conversations with her. i'm not a person to try to make our relationship was so special, we hung out and talked on the phone. that's not what it was. people in this business, we're often just ships passing a lot of times. but every single conversation i've ever had with her was positive and uplifting. and that's what i remember about her. she was a sweet heart of a person. i've never seen her be mean towards anybody. >> harvey will be joining the nbc family. he'll have a new talk show right here on nbc 4. he had a chance to talk to some high school students right after his radio show this morning. they got a big thrill. he came out of nowhere. some bottles of infant tylenol are being pulled off shelves because of problems with a device that measures the doses. the problem is with the grape flavored infant tylenol oral

suspension. some have complained about the new dosing system after they pushed part of it into the medicine bottle. the company's website has more information about getting a refund. and the contraception controversy escalated on capitol hill today. democratic women blasted a house committee hearing yesterday. that hearing concerned the white house decision to require institutions with religious affiliations to cover birth control as part of their health plans. you'll recall of the ten witnesses scheduled to testify, not a single one was a woman. senator barbara boxer denounced what she called a republican house of representatives that is hostile to women's health. >> a 2-year-old girl is in critical condition affair ripped through her maryland home. it happened around 2:00 a.m. inside a townhouse in district heights. three adults and a 9-year-old boy were able to make it out after a smoke alarm went off. the girl was trapped in an upstairs bedroom.

firefighters rescued her but she wasn't breathing. they managed to revive her and take her to the hospital. a neighbor says the fire lit up the sky. >> just a big blaze, and i was sitting in my neighbor's house across the street and i looked out her window and you could see the fire shooting out of the second floor. >> the little girl is in critical condition this afternoon. the boy was treated for smoke inhalation. he's expected to be okay. the fire started in the kitchen but what caused it is still under investigation. the george huguely murder trial ended early because a member of his defense team is still sick. testimony will resume tomorrow morning. he's accused of killing his ex-girlfriend yardley love during a drunken rage mac in may of 2010. when court resumed this morning,

two witnesses testified and court was dismissed. they'll try again tomorrow. when news4 continues, the donald is back. and the pilot of a small plane picked the wrong day and wrong plane to get too close to. and our final makeover of a military spouse. here's the before. wa

a small plane flew into marine one's air space out in los angeles yesterday, while the president was on board. fighter jets intercepted the plane and escorted it to a nearby airport. that's where authorities found more than 20 pounds of marijuana on board that small plane.

the pilot was taken into custody. the secret service says the president was never in any danger. >> busted in mid-air. that's a little close. >> i'm sure they sorry they flew in that direction. "celebrity apprentice" returns on sunday. >> we have a brand new crop. this time new contestants, which very well could mean more drama, safe to say. raphael has a preview for us. >> reporter: mr. sulu is doing it. >> i've decided to boldly go where i've never gone before. >> reporter: so is the incredible hulk. >> everybody knows not to piss me off. >> reporter: they are among the largest group of contestants competing for charity prize money on "the celebrity apprentice." >> there's some current stars, we have some iconic stars, we have them all over the place. but they're going to be bigger than they were before.

>> do you understand me? >> reporter: who is the candidate most likely to have a meltdown this time? >> you are out of line, as usual. >> reporter: donald trump is normally the driver of difficult discussions in the board room. but the daughter of john goddy may force him to reveal a different side of his persona. >> i'm going to be very nice. >> it's my way or the wrong way. >> i was shocked how honest and fair it's run. >> i have a list. martin luther king, donald trump, my mother. i really love him. >> reporter: whether that loved is shared among the contestant also be seen starting sunday night. >> boy, the bleep button is working overtime. the donald reveals his plans for his new hotel here in the

district. and whether he plans to do more business in our region. actress kimberly mclulluh is leaving the soap opera that she's been starring in since 1985. she's looking to pursue a career in correcting now. producers say they are pulling out all the stops. over the years, she's earned two daytime emmy awards and critical acclaim for her performance as robin. the biggest story in the nba this subpoeneason, the last two is harvard grad jeremy lin. there are a dozen nicknames out there, including linsanity. now nike is trying to cash in by coming one a shoe for lin. the shoe will be in his team's blue and orange colors and lin will be red on the back.

wonder how much he's getting for that? >> he deserves it. >> good for him. it's time to take a look now at our final healing hearts makeover. >> last tuesday, a group of wives and relatives of wounded soldiers and marines were honored with flowers and gift bags. it was a surprise to the women for valentine's day. a show of appreciation for their involvement in the care and recovery of their wounded warriors. the gifts included complete head-to-toe makeovers. megan bartron was one of three winners. our cameras followed along as she got a new outfit, new makeup and a new hairdo. and we'll show you her reveal coming up shortly. >> the suspense is building. we love the reveals. >> she was so happy and wait till you hear what her husband had to say. >> they always impress.

>> made them feel so happy. a long way from home. >> we salute them all week. what a great group of women there. coming up next, a whole lot more to come. we're going to go to new york and talk with designer dennis basso. >> and we have your detailed forecast coming up next.

it sounds like we're not going to have an all-wet weekend, right? >> that's right. saturday we're fine. in fact, sunday morning i think we're still good. we're talking about the last quarter, and even that for folks who wanted snow, that's not looking the greatest right now. outside, boy, oh boy, wasn't it a great day today? >> oh, yeah. >> did you get a chance to take advantage of it. well, i tell you, we have been enjoying a very nice day.

it's been a little on the breezy side, but the temperatures have been in the 50s today. we've had that northwest wind around 15 miles per hour, gusting as high as 20 and 25 miles per hour. but sunshine is what we have had around the area today. into the low 50s up to the north. look at frederick at 52 on the temperatures here. 55 to 57 degrees, culpeper towards fredericksburg. so lots of mild air. tomorrow, real important, the fact that we are going to have more mild air sticking around sunday with that sunday snowstorm. 9:00, down to 45. 42 by 11:00 p.m. 35 degrees by tomorrow morning at 5:00 a.m. and 34 by 7:00 a.m. dry for us and lots of sunshine early on. storm4 radar, the storm is down to the south around texas and around areas of the gulf coast. you can see the rain there.

houston, some showers up to the north into memphis. all this part of the storm system. there's another link to the north and that's the cold air that has to meet up with it at the right time. here's what we're looking at right now. this will be trending a lot more down to the south, along with the fact killing our chances of getting a lot of snow, it's going to be pretty mild tomorrow, upper 50s for temperatures. cloud also be on the increase. here comes the precip with some air changing over, and mild temperatures down at the surface, mild ground, mild pavement, a lot of that will be melting. but this area of low pressure, a little more down to the south as it passes east through the area. there will be areas, a little sweet spot with the haves and have-nots where you can go from frederick maryland with no snow to charlottesville where there could be a lot of snow. gaithersburg, frederick,

hagerstown, maybe a few flakes or nothing at all. and between 1 and 2 inches around d.c., probably an inch to manassas, lexington park two inches, front royal two inches. areas to the west could see two to four inches of snowfall. let me back out of the way and give you the forecast. 46 to 50. and tomorrow morning, nice, cool start. 27 to 34 degrees. meanwhile, tomorrow afternoon, warm. 54 to 59 degrees. let's take a look at your -- oh, passed over the four-day forecast. we have a live web chat coming up at 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. we'll answer all your questions about sunday's snowfall that's coming our way. apologize for not having the seven-day forecast. we'll get it to you during the next update. still to come, a top fashion designer reveals his inspiration for his new fall line.

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story. the fbi arrested a man for planning a suicide terror attack at the u.s. capitol visitor's center. law enforcement officials tell us they've identified him as 29-year-old amine el khalifi. they say he's from morocco will you lives in alexandria, virginia. agents were searching his home this afternoon. he was arrested today just blocks from the u.s. capitol after he put on what he thought was a vest containing explosives. that vest contained inert material. that is, not explosive. and he was dealing with undercover fbi operatives for months. fbi officials say he had been under close observation for just that long and they believe he in fact did act alone. we'll have live team coverage including a report from inside his gated community. final preparations are under way for whitney houston's funeral tomorrow. aretha franklin and stevie wonder will perform.

you can watch it live on nbc washington nonstop and we'll stream it on nbcwashington.com. proceedings are scheduled to begin around noon. and overall, the big indexes logged gains for the week. the dow gained 45 points today, finishing about 50 points shy of the 13,000 mark. the nasdaq closed down at 9,951. and the s&p closed the week at 1,361. a little warm out there today to be wearing fur, but dennis basso is known for his faux fur pieces. he designs for qvc. >> reporter: hey there, everybody. i'm with dennis basso. tell me about this line. what are we going to see? >> the most exciting thing is my

inspiration is the mystery of the oriental express. women dressed to shop, women dressed for winner, women dressed to be waiting for their husbands to come home. but now they're dressed from work, they're moving, they're on the go, they're modern. it's all about today's woman feeling glamorous, sexy. >> reporter: that sounds fabulous. are there any favorite pieces that you have? >> we did a lot of black and white. beading on evening gowns and lots of beautiful, glamorous detailing that will make a woman feel special. >> reporter: when you're designing and you start out, do you start with a fur and build up? >> you start with an inspiration, you sketch, put ideas together and you take it. because we're doing furs, it's a little bit more involved because we are taking the ready-to-wear fur and vice versa.

so we're developing and creating a look. it's a building process. >> reporter: i like that. and you've done a line for qvc. >> i did a bridal collection this year for kleinfeld and that was terribly exciting. i love the world of bridal and how much fun it is. and then i'll be celebrating next year my 20th anniversary at qvc, designing a popular collection which teaches tens of thousands of women, bringing them unbelievable fashion and very affordable and well priced and pretty, interesting, fun things. and that's been a wonderful journey, as well. >> and you're on with your friend joan sometimes. >> joan rivers is coming to my show today. she'll be there front and center. and that's the joan and dennis show, which is always exciting. we're all excited about that. >> he's got that qvc down.

he knows how to market himself. >> always exciting. a few minutes ago we showed you our final military spouse makeover. >> ready for the big reveal? here's megan's before look. >> she returned to our studio this morning for the big reveal. and here she is now. and we're seeing a big smile on your face. we didn't see that the other day. are you feeling pretty happy? >> i feel amazing. >> was it fun? >> yes, a lot of fun. >> i guess you haven't had a whole lot of fun in the last year. you've been very busy with your husband and we're so happy to surprise you with this. >> i appreciate everything. >> first of all, what did your husband say? >> he thinks it's amazing. he loves it a lot shorter. >> and the makeup? >> good. >> megan and her husband are from wisconsin. he was deployed for 16 months from 2006 to 2008 and suffered serious brain, back and foot

injuries. he's now being treated at military facilities in our area. but despite it all, megan says he's doing a lot better these days and we got her to smile. >> wow, she's beautiful. >> we were glad we could make this happen for her and the others. a wonder woman wannabe is investigating the theft of her own car. she's out of work, pregnant and suffering from gestational diabetes. she just moved from minnesota to portland, oregon. she loves super heroes. but someone stole her car. almost as soon as she arrived in portland. it wasn't even entirely unpacked. he she says she needs it back. >> i'm unemployed, pregnant and i need my car back. >> someone from the hall of doom

is trying to steal wonder woman's car to get the bullet proof bracelets. >> police say someone will spot it. she says the silver lining is that she had already unpacked her wonder woman costume. so that's safe. >> she's hard to miss and the car is hard to miss, too. it's a scam that could have cost international banks $6 trillion. that's right, trillion. that's how much authorities confiscated in counterfeit u.s. bonds. the same operated netted $20 billion in fake u.s. bonds two years ago. the suspects were trying to sell the latest batch of fake bonds to a developing country. there's a widely used prescription medication that might be in your cabinet and now doctors say it's addictive. xanax is the 11th most prescribed drug in the u.s. it's typically used to treat panic disorders, but doctors say

it's commonly abused and is habit forming. it's one of the most abused sedatives among people age 12 and older. we have a report tonight at 11:00. when we come back on news4 at 4:00, a couple lost and stuck in their car for days. and meet the zoo's newest resident who is getting a whole

how about some music on this friday. this one is all about music. >> wendy joins us with the app of the day. >> this goes back to my old alma madder at national public radio. npr's programs are just so rich and so full of information and music and there's so much there they've put a free app on it for you so that you can kind of create your own program. if you've missed something, this thing you could sit with it for hours. there's so much here. you can go see different articles they have, the other thing i like is that for music, if you want to create like the jazz programs, you can download all of this stuff.

you can create your own videos, all the different videos that are here. it's just really an interesting way, a wonderful, fun thing. there's field recordings, concerts, studio sessions. just click on them and all of this stuff comes up and you just get to pick it. it's having npr at your fingertips because sometimes you're not at your radio. you can actually pick music, too, like hip-hop and just go through and -- isn't that cool? there's so much here. unfortunately we can't play it all for you, but you can get it and play it for yourself. again, it's free. npr music, it's right there. your public radio network at your fingertips and right there for your ipad. >> we always love to hear the stories behind the song. >> exactly. that's what is so great about npr because they are rich with information. speaking of rich with information, don't forget you

can download our nbc 4 iphone app for free so you can stay up to date on the latest news and weather while you're on the go. >> thanks, wendy. when we come back, veronica tu gives aus look at the forecast. a woman is attacked and it's caught on video. why do people applaud when the stock market closes? that's the question. the answer is coming

veronica says the track of that snowstorm is trending south, but could that change? >> it could change, but even if it were to, i don't think this is going to be a big deal at all for sunday. or even monday morning. and monday is a holiday for us. so very, very mild temperatures around, not just tomorrow but also today. look at the temperature, 48 degrees now. 59 in warrenton.

we'll drop down to the 30s with clear skies. you can see the clouds increasing tomorrow, so turning partly sunny. watch what happens on sunday. there's a snapshot on sunday morning. sunday afternoon, 3:30. that's when the precip will be sliding right by d.c. again, a system that will be staying down to the south of us. so it's just going to be grazing us. we'll be on the northern edge of the precip and snow. some areas woman get anything at all. some area also get a little snow. a high of 54 in frederick tomorrow. 58 in d.c. and fredericksburg. you can see charlottesville close to 60 and that pocket is where there could be the highest amounts of snow, between two and four inches late sunday, early monday morning. around 2:00 a.m. when all this pulls out of the area. so culpeper, petersburg, right now you're expected to get around two to four inches of

snow. only a few flakes to the north of gaithersburg and columbia, maryland. so that's the way it's looking right now with a system that will start with snow sunday afternoon but a lot of it will be melting on contact with the pavement, with the sidewalks for sunday. as far as the early part of next week, 46 for a high on monday. a cold start for us. into the 50s, upper 50s for the midpart of next week. so right back up with the temperatures. >> i've got to put away the sled, huh? >> not looking very hopeful right now. >> jim? ♪ >> so why do people applaud when the stock market closes, especially if the market had a down day? can you recycle those reusable grocery bags? and a question about a new airline ticket rule. it's friday and liz joins was the answers. >> i'm glad someone asked this ticketing question because i

didn't know it. >> from rick in bethesda, liz. he wants to snow about these new ticket rules that allow us to cancel a reservation within 24 hours without a penalty. does that apply to any reservation? >> well, the department of transportation gave us this answer. it says that the new rules for booking air travel went into effect in late january. now passengers who book travel are able to cancel that without penalty for 24 hours after the reservation is made. however, this is the key, this rule is only valid when the reservation is made one week or more before your flight's departure date. so if you're trying to book a flight and you try to cancel it the same day, you will be charged a penalty. >> because they need time to refill the seat. now we know. our next question is from mary in maryland. he wants to know why people applaud when the stock market

closes, even if it's a down day? >> seems awkward, the stocks fell and people are collecting. we contacted the new york stock exchange. they said people are invited to ring the bell for an important occasion. they could be applauding a number of things, like the launch of a product or the anniversary of a company. arrangements to ring the bell are made well in advance, so there is no way to know how the market will do. so they're marking the occasion, not whether the market was up or down. no matter how awkward it looks. >> they're always smiling, too. you can't applaud and not smile. last question is from aaron. one of the straps on her reusable grocery bag broke and she wants to know if there's a way to recycle the bag. >> earth911.com says you can recycle them through a repurposing program from a company called chico bag. chico bag will donate the usable

bags to low income families and send the unusable ones to be recycled into new products like rugs and tote bags. for more information on how to recycle your grocery bags, go to nbcwashington.com and search bag recycling. if you have a question, send us to us. connect with me on twitter and on facebook. coming up at 5:00 tonight, will the cherry blossoms bloom earlier this year since the weather has been so warm? can you recycle an expired or damaged car seat? and what's the best way to wash your blue jeans? find out at 5:00. >> thank you, liz. barbara, back over to you. coming up, two thieves attack a woman and a hero comes to the rescue and it's caught on video. and we'll introduce you to the new resident of the pittsburgh

zoo. coming up on news4 at 5:00, a terror plot busted in d.c. the target was near the capitol. we have live team coverage from d.c. to nort

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zoogoers in pittsburgh are getting a first glimpse at the zoo's newest addition. a gorilla gave birth last week. and this week she's been holding her baby close to her while

walking around the exhibit. the baby's father was the first gorilla ever born at the pittsburgh zoo and officials say he's proving to be a good father so far. it's not clear if the baby is a boy or a girl. >> i want to take that home. mocha would not let me get near it. a man in china is being hailed as a hero. late last month, two men on a motorcycle tried to snatch a woman's purse. she was dragged along the road there. a bystander saw it, rushed in to help. he cut off the motorcycle with his car and called police. whoa. the robbers were caught and the victim was not seriously hurt, you should know. but boy, that's a dramatic video. >> she was not going to let go of her hurs. good thing she wasn't hurt. still ahead, a couple stranded in a snowstorm, stuck for three

a ska california couple is lucky to be alive after getting stranded in a snowstorm. donna cordova has more on how they survived for days with little food and little water. >> reporter: our camera was there the minute they got word wednesday the couple had been

found. they are filling in the rest. they held a news conference to describe what happened after they set out for a drive sunday morning and hit trouble on a remote road. they were stuck in snow. it was getting dark. and snowing. >> i made the cardinal sin of not telling anybody where i was going. >> reporter: they had snacks and a little water, which could only last so long. one day past, then two. they wrote out s.o.s. and help in the snow using branches. >> with the gas, i would run the car at night because it got really cold, like 19 degrees. so in whys and what ifs are going through your head. >> reporter: on wednesday, he decided to hike uphill. >> he didn't have a good coat, we had no blankets. i gave him my socks to put on his hands for gloves. >> reporter: mark showed off the plastic bags he used to cover

his shoes. he hiked about six miles before reaching someone on 911. >> i started crying. it was pretty -- and when i heard the helicopter, i started crying then. then i knew for sure we would be safe. >> that was donna cordova reporting. news4 at 5:00 starts right now. >> and now, from washington's leading news station, this is news4 at 5:00. >> we have breaking news. the fbi arrests a man near the u.s. capitol. he's allegedly trying to detonate what he thought was a bomb that was strapped to his chest. and good evening. crazy day today. >> folks, we have just obtained the charging documents from the justice department. here's what we know at 5:00 tonight. the man is 29-year-old amine el khalifi. he's originally from morocco and he's lived in the u.s. for the

past 12 years. most recently in alexandria. this is video of the fbi raiding his home there today. >> undercover operatives have been in contact with kalifi since december and it came to a head today when he was arrested near the capitol. he had just purchased this vest from the fbi operatives. he thought it contained explosives. the fbi says the public, however, was never in any danger. just minutes ago, amine el khalifi had his first court appearance. >> jackie bensen was in the courtroom and joins us now live from alexandria with the latest. >> reporter: jim, these are the documents that the u.s. government has used to charge amine el khalifi with attempting to use weapon of mass destruction against property that belongs to the united states. here are pictures of him being brought into the