not panning out. >> reporter: detectives admit that they are mystified. she was murdered on this walkway coming home from work 12:30 in the morning a week ago. shot twice in the upper body and died with her car keys, computer, and purse unmolested. >> we don't believe that this was a robbery attempt. >> she was good to everyone. >> reporter: they say that there was no sign of trouble or threats, but there is a husband. white lived alone. her sister says that the marriage was a step toward citizenship for the jamaican immigrant. the man is not a suspect, but is not ruled out either. >> you have to systematically rule people out, that's true, but you know, you need to rule them in too. >> reporter: i'm audrey barns, they are getting a chance to have their say about what happens to all of this land. developers want to turn it into a science city. a megacampus for john hopkins youth. plus, office and retail space and housing.

and 40,000 jobs. montgomery county chairman who represents that district, they say that the project is just too big. >> we want to provide support for expanding the life sizes in the mount tkpwopl recounty. however, this particular proposal, including so much increase in the scale that it would overwhelm the area in my view. >> reporter: people living nearby, they are worried about traffic and the impact on their lifestyles. they plan to pack two public hearings this week to have their say. >> we're very hopeful that was the meeting tonight that, well, there will be some agreement and some compromise. and the ability to scale back the plan as it exists right now. >> reporter: the council votes later this year. >> on capitol hill just outside the office of congressman joe wilson, the man who said that president obama, you lie. >> and i truly feel like a political game was played today. this really violates what the president asks. wilson reacted just minutes ago to the house vote out there. seven republicans, joining 233 democrats to pass the

resolution, expressing disapproval of his conduct. >> the reforms, i'm proposing, they would not apply to those who are here illegally. >> you lie. [ booing ] >> simple apology to this house would have ended the matter. >> we all know joe wilson, he's a decent man. and to put him through this on the floor of the house, i think it's unacceptable and it is a partisan stunt. topping with the forecast first, great looking day at the beginning, but well, you know, clouding up for the day and the end. >> reporter: yeah, kind of a fizzle at the end, but a beautiful day, temperatures managing to make it at 84 and 86 out here. let me start with doppler radar 9,000, pushing through the metro area. both of them are now south of town and south of 66 and south of 50. and they continue to move off to the south and to the east. and some showers now as you go down 95 and wood brink

bridge and just out here. cool, but not as cool as they have been. but a shower or sprinkle is possible. low temperatures in the 60. we're looking at temperatures primarily in the 70s, upper highs in the mid-80s. come back and talk about more showers tomorrow. thank you, topper. well, at this point, police are not filing charges against the john hopkins university student who killed a home invader with a samurai store. two laptops and the sony play station were stolen already from that home earlier that same day. so last night, the unidentified student and his roommates noticed that somebody was inside the garage and on with the samurai -- and armed with the samurai sword, he went down and took a look. >> found the suspect sitting in the garage, crouched underneath a counter. >> baltimore police say that the burglar suspect had a long wrap sheet and just released from bail last saturday. if you buy something at the store and you decide you don't

like it, you take it back, right? general motors is allowing their customers to do the same thing with their vehicles. a lot of people are wondering, is this too good to be true? digital correspondent, lindsay with a look at the fine print. >> reporter: listen to this. if you're not 100% happy, return it. >> reporter: they are letting customers return their vehicles up to 60 days later. there are some stipulations. you couldn't have driven it more than 4,000 miles, and as the old saying goes, if you break it, you buy it, if you get in a wreck, you can't take it back. >> most of the customers are not choosing to take the 60-day return policy. >> they say that if you want the 60 day option, you'll be giving up the $500 cash incentive. >> once they drive the car, nine times out of ten, we've noticed that they fall in love with it right away. >> if you do decide to return

it, you won't get returned for accessories. you'll be out finance charges and dealer fees, not to mention the cost of the title and transferring of your tags. you might be responsible for sales and other types of taxes every state is different. >> we're putting our money where our mouth is. >> that's really the goal to get you in the door and show you what we have to offer. >> they say if you buy a vehicle that you don't like, you can save money by working with the dealer directly. >> we've had a lot of customers buy a car that might be too big for them or they don't like the color. we'll switch out to something that they really want. we've been doing that, that's been going on for a while. >> 9news now and wusa9.com. something else to keep in mind. if you traded in your -r ka, you won't -- in your car, you won't get that back either. you'll actually have to purchase it from the dealership if you want your old car back. they might be taken up in the supreme court.

a group of native americans are asking the high court to overturn the lower court decisions. if found, they were protected from long ago violations. but the group's attorney says that there is no protection for the trademarks that disparage people. >> you could go back out there at the time these trademarks were registered, you look in the dictionary and it would say, what's the word redskins? it's a derogatory term for native american. >> i don't see anything derogatory about it. >> they will decide whether to take on that case for the next six months. do you think the name red stkáeupbs should stay or goal? we've got our poll on the website, wusa9.com. is it a presidential gaffe or is the commander in chief just calling it like he sees it? last night, president obama being interviewed for cnbc as he was being micked up, someone brought on the whole kanye west and swift confrontation on sunday night at the mtv awards. >> the young lady seems like a perfectly nice person, given

her award, what is he doing up there? [ laughter ] i'll assume all this stuff. come on, guys. he immediately posted the comment to twitter. he later deleted it. it was too late. they apologized. the damage was already done though. and that sound byte you heard, you can see it, coming from tmz.com. what do you think about all of this? is this the president's pension for saying what he really thinks getting him in trouble all over again or was kanye west really being a bone head, so what'sing wrong with the president calling him on that? was terry wrong for putting that out on twitter even though it's suppose to be off the record? send your mail bag on wusa9.com. well still to come, how you

could avoid getting ripped off when you look for an apartment online. that's in tonight's living smart. calling 911, and that usually means a health more than, the problem is, some folks, they are calling 911 for reasons that are not life or death. tonight at 11, a new program in our area, and designed to cut down on misuse of 911 while also saving you thousands of dollars. the washington post calls bob mcdonnell a "culture warrior." and what does that mean for virginia? it means: bob mcdonnell introduced 35 bills to restrict a woman's right to choose. he wants to outlaw abortion-- even in cases of rape and incest. and mcdonnell opposed birth control for married adults.

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a political and social icon was the first out of the courtroom today. and after a judge showed the administration the bits of the southeast tenants and the learning center. an area that is always talking about it, even from behind. >> it's a baffling case in part because the mayor, they won't ebs plain fully why his -- ebs plain fully why they want to take over the administration built for the public private

partnership. and the recreation wish list committee. stpwhr our plans aren't to continue the great tennis area that has been going on there. >> education is the key. >> the city owns that tennis is there. and they operate the programs, alongside the learning center staff, which has offices here. >> and they need councilling, they need support, they need love and discipline. >> last month, they showed up with an eviction notice. the administration says that barry's organization allowed the corporate registration with the city to last. not surrendering their lease for the office space. in order for them to remove that that they have some twaeus to be removed from that space, you know, we have the process right here. >> the ball is now in that administration court, for now, the d.c. superior court and some

influential people are siding with the program that appears to be bringing more than just tennis to some needy children. >> i've been an excellent part of that program and i know what they do. >> bruce johnson, 9news now, and wusa9.com. welcoming up, an influx of students at any khrepbl is a good thing -- college is a good thing, right? plus, topper is back with your full forecast. keep it here.

well, if you're thinking about enrolling in a community college, it's a sure bet as far as getting the courses you need, think again. a perfect storm of circumstances putting the squeeze on community colleges and as digital correspondent, peggy fox reports, students are the ones getting caught in the middle. >> the minute that your body gets from here to there, your body says, guess what cerebellum? >> in biology 101, it's completely filled. >> you need to wait to get into

the class. >> reporter: it's become a race to get in to many core classes at northern virginia community college. because of the economy, people are flocking to less expensive community colleges. here out here, enrollment is up 11% this year. >> i wanted to get into the radiology program. but you need to take that and only two classes only in the fall time. it took me probably like a year to just get into that class. >> and i tell them, i'm sorry, there's nothing i could do, it's out of my hands. >> reporter: now the state is cutting 13% from nova. that's about a $9 million hit. president robert says that it is the forth cut in three years. >> it'll take students longer to graduate instead of graduating in two years, it may take three. instead of being able to get into that first program choice, you mite have to wait -- might have to wait to get into your second or third. >> reporter: to continue to offer the increasing number of courses they need, the president says it's very likely that tuition will have to go up and it may begin with the small increase by the spring semester. >> reporter: a year of tuition

out here costs about $3,000 for an instate student which is already tough for many students to pay. >> if we don't do anything, is that we won't be able to begin our expanded programs in the fields that are needed most. engineering, the sciences, technology. healthcare and other things. these are important not just to the student butt whole student. >> reporter: those are the very workers needed when the economy begins to recover. peggy fox, 9news now and wusa9.com. montgomery county community colleges are dealing with a 5% budget cut. overall, higher education in maryland has been cut by 10%. in virginia, it's more than 20%. well, renters, be warned that ads on craig's list could befake. the better business bureau says that offices are cropping up online. here's a sign that a deal is an attempt to steal. if the landlord is somewhere else and prefers to talk via e-mail. if they ask for a deposit

before showing the keys or showing you the home or maybe they ask you to wire money. all signs to be on the lookout. >> we are on the lookout for some rain. the week started off really nice. but now, well, it's, you know, some showers are coming. not a big rain event. a little cooler and dreary. we have that out there on monday and tuesday. >> we're looking at showers of tonight. but again, nothing reallyheavy. here is your forecast. the next three days, cooler. mid-70s tomorrow. in the mid-80s tomorrow. couple showers possible tomorrow. better chance on thursday. low to mid-70s. on friday, we clear out nicely. we're back here in the upper 70s with the sunshine. for tonight, mostly cloudy and cool. and a shower or sprinkle possible. lows in the 60s. north winds easterly. you can access this via the web. and also check out our interactive radar. showers are weakening, mainly south of town now. that one shower, about an hour and a half ago.

now weakening in upper montgomery county. we'll concentrate on the batch that is now south of us. just light to occasionally moderate rain for them. out there for them and eastbound the county covering up with showers. we'll put this into motion over the next hour, dissipating, these showers move e sen will recall i -- essentially for them at plum point. once they move through, that's about it. go back to the computer. temperatures, they are nice, after highs in the 80s. still 76 out here and vienna. upper 70s out there. even 78 down there. even to the west, 76 in wind chester and 75 still. now tomorrow morning, mostly cloudy and cool. showers are possible, not a lot. 60s and 70s. by the afternoon, mostly cloudy and cooler. a couple showers are possible. 74 to 78. winds increase a little bit from the northeast to 10 to 15. and that does tend to keep temperatures down. satellite picture radar combined. plenty of clouds for them away. and that is the showers that

they crust showed you on radar. to the south, that'll be about it. we have a lot of clouds left. no doubt about that. the zone forecast, all six zones on our website on wusa9.com. we'll start out here, 75, maybe a shower and 76 at middleburg. maybe even 78 here. downtown, 76 with a shower, 74 in annapolis and plum point. there's not a small craft advisory out there yet. next seven days, 76 tomorrow. maybe a shower and 74 on thursday. a better chance on sunday. upper 70s, really nice for them. they are home, upper 70s, middle tennessee state. you could beat them. redskins, the game should stay dry. maybe a shower late. that is at night, upper 70s. then showers and storms next week on monday and tuesday. >> all right, not bad. thank you. well, from our weird news file when they come to apartment living well, let's just say there were things that a cut in the rent could make up for. another thing to make you really just want to buy a house.

off here where they just reduced all of them rent by 10%. but not much to celebrate because the motivation for the cuts, the fact that the walls, they are so thin. and they could hear the guy next door. and they are using the bathroom, yeah, that's right. they say that the sound is quite clear, distinctive and quite irritating. the couple said, "it's not just the noise but the fact that you know exactly what that noise is." they are making it pretty tough to live with. with a 10% rent cut, could that make it okay? i'm thinking no.

in the mail bag, the anniversary of 9/11 last week when a coast guard drilled out on the river, somehow got turned into a terrorist incident by cnn which reported shots being fired by the coast guard as some sort of suspicious boat. like i said, it was just a

drill. so who is to blame while our good friend, john, says who else, the immediate kra. boo, to cfn, no breaking new -- cnn, no breaking news. they have been out there four days a week for years. then have them hide behind the rhetoric of their apparent role of public safety to notify the public, pwoápbg. that's the job of the department of homeland security to determine what's real and what's not. and then pass it on to the media. but they say don't kill the messenger. the media was not at fault unless they have received notice of the training in advance. cnn claims they called the coast guard and did not get a response. personally, i think that friday could have been a good day for the coast guard to have taken off and not conducted a drill. i know now that there are trainings on the river every day and i should just assume that any activity i see on the river is a drill. well, you know, i hesitate to hand out blame to anyone, but i'll tell you what happened here on wusa channel 9. we heared about the breaking news on our scanner just like everyone else did and naturally

when that happens, the news room go crazy and we broke several reporters wherever they were and sent them down to that river to check it out. however, we reported nothing on the air until it could be confirmed. and as we now know, it never was. i can now confirm, however, we would love to have more of your e-mails in the mail bag. the address is mailbag@wusa9.com. don't forget to send your name and where you're writing from. that's our report. i'll be back here at 11 along with aa. don't forget, log on any time you want on wusa9.com, have a great evening, we'll see you later, bye.

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