long list of charges that i found against him that stretch back months and years. >> jones was the driver of this white van that hit the toyota camry head on monday evening here at alabama and 36th street southeast. >> i er 1 there arredentin drlaing thout a licee or offeri suspended out of state license. and additional accusations of driving without registration or insurance. all the charges are still awaiting outcomes in court. >> this guy was booking. >> by all witness accounts, jones was speeding wildly when he crossed the yellow line to avoid slow traffic at the light here. >> he hit this car so hard, i know he was with me. >> the head on can the camry killed the driver, bystanders rescued three children from the car. a two-year-old girl was ejected, but survived. all the kids were evacuated in critical condition. a passenger in jones' van was also hurt. today one neighbor left flowers

at the scene, still badly shaken by what she saw. >> they had to cut her out of the car, and that was hard to look at. >> by the way, the accused driver, ajene jones and his passenger were rescued before the van caught on fire. the woman who was killed was mary elizabeth wimbush of southeast washington. the children's names have not been made public. all this happened at 7:30 last night in front of beers elementary school and this evening, there's a dc police officer running camera speed enforcement. something they do here a lot, but it wasn't enough to prevent this accident last night. reporting live in southeast, scott broome, 9news now. >> before you go. jones is charged with involuntary manslaughter, has he apeered in court yet? >> he is still optized, but he has a court date scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. that will be his first appearance. >> friends and family are preparing to bury brian bets.

the 42-year-old was gunned down in his home almost a week ago. police recovered his stolen suv, but no suspects are in custody. audrey barnes spoke with his sister and neighbors about the legacy he leaves behind. >> lesli, jennifer will never forget the knock on the door at 1:00 in the morning and the feel of dread that set in. police will tell her her big brother is dead. she can't imagine who would want to hurt brian. he was surrounded with friends and helping to put a couple kids through college. she says the family won't rest easily until police make an arrest. >> my parents and i just want the person caught. and we know that they are doing everything they can and we just want everybody to remember brian for who he was. just an amazing man. an amazing, amazing man. >> the family is working with

dc school chancellor, michelle reid to establish a scholarship fund. she had personally recruited him from montgomery county schools to try and improve things that shaw middle school at garnet patterson and that job was well underway when he was murdered. we are told this afternoon that bus loads of student frs shaw and montgomery county schools will be going to his wake tomorrow night in manassas. it's being held at pierce funeral home from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 and it is open to the public. the funeral service on thursday, however, is private. lesli. >> no doubt. some very emotional days ahead. audrey, thank you for that. two residents face felony charges connected to cockfighting. they are 36-year-old ellis locklear and tonya williams. investigators conducted a search warrant and confiscated more than 600 foul.

all the roosters had to be euthanized. this was the lanchest seizure of its kind in the state of virginia. the supreme court struck down a federal law today aimed at banning videos that show graphic violence. at issue was the conviction of robert stevens. the virginia man was sentenced to three years in prison for videos he made about pit bullfights. the videos are within the bounds of free speech and threw out his conviction. the humane society is firing back, forcing congress to treat them like child pornography, which isn't protected under free speech. taxation without representation will continue in the district. house majority leader announced tuesday that lawmakers will not take up legislation this week giving dc residents a vote in the house of representatives. dc residents who pay federal taxes and serve in the military have been denied a vote in congress.

when congress designated the area a federal district. >> goldman sachs reported it earned -- that is almost twice what it made in the same period last year. the announcement comes just days after the government said it was suing goldman sachs for fraud and it comes just as congress pushes for new regulations on wall street. >> contains republicans ideas and democratic ideas. it's good for consumers and for everyone who favors economic security over reckless mistaking. >> it's important for the country and the taxpayer that we get this right. >> president obama will take his case for financial reform to wall street's backyard. he is traveling to new york on thursday to speak at cooper union college where he is expected to urge congress to act quickly and pass new wall street regulations. >> we are going to check on rush hour traffic right now. dave calhoun is in for patranya. tell us about the trouble spots tonight. >> we have a few of them.

we are working the accident eastbound, this is the afternoon to northbound i-295. the ramp remains closed. an overturned truck is there. hopefully they will be moving that shortly. let's move into virginia, westbound i-66. a couple slow spots from the beltway to 123. you are looking at an extra 10 to 15 minutes and again on the brakes from route 29 in centerville towards route 234. moving back towards the maps, your general slow spot from the beltway up past powder mill road and looking at northbound i-270, we have delays. back to you. >> all right dave, thanks for that. now for a check on the weather and topper, what is the update? >> here's the deal. this is average today and sometimes average is good. we'll take you out with the almanac. you can access this on our website. 69 and 47 goes in the books. it's close. 68 and 47 are the averages.

94 the record. we'll come back and tell you when the rain and showers move in. >> why sarah palin may be going to court, and waiting for loved ones. all the drifting volcanic ash above europe. we talk to a woman who and finally getting her homecoming. >> but first, remembering a civil rights legend. dr. dorothy height.

president obama calls her the god mother of the civil rights movement. bruce leshan reports, she helped change the world, but received far less recognition than other giants. >> so long as god shall let me live, i want to be out there working to help to see what

needs to be done. >> dorothy height battled the injustice her whole life. her chosen school admitted two blacks, she found another school. she marched against lynching. >> so help you god? >> so help me god. >> and celebrated the inaugust ration of an african american president. >> i knew this day was coming. i didn't realize i would live to see it. >> i have a dream today. >> she was the only woman on the speaker's platform when martin luther king galvanized the nation, but no woman, not even dorothy height was allowed to speak. >> they said, well there are women members of all those organizations. the churches, the unions, the naacp. >> the eleanor was holding near height during this speech. >> she led by example to show black women that they could do both. they didn't have to shed one persona or the other.

>> reverend says dorothy height had a gift of calming the waters of discourt. >> she held us together and those who miss her in the black community and in the world community, because of that ability will be looking for young people who will follow an example of her life. >> bruce leshan, 9news now. >> dorothy height never married. she is survived by a sister in new york. we will let you know as soon as we hear word on funeral arrangements. dorothy height was 98. you can learn more on our website, wusa9.com. [ crowd cheering ]

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the ground in florida. news out of china tonight about that 7.1 magnitude earthquake that hit the country last week. the official death toll climbed to 2,046 people with 193 still missing. rescuers are searching through collapsed buildings looking for survivors. scientists say that volcano may just be the opening act. they are afraid the tremors could trigger a more dangerous eruption nearby. it would be a worse case scenario for the airline industry and travelers. for now, more flights are taking off. alex is live at dulles international as some travelers are finally returning home. alex. >> reporter: lesli, many anxious people waiting for that highly anticipated arrival. those planes finally landed today and lesli, it sure was nice to see many local families reunited with their loved ones after the long delays. now here at dulles, the first planes to arrive were between 1:30 and 3:00 this afternoon

from europe. many folks have been separated from their loved ones longer than they expected. the spread of volcanic ash had a massive impact for the past five days. the delay was certainly disrupted the lives of many, including a couple from dc. >> the waiting and you know, not knowing when he was going to be there and house is on the market and we are closing on our new house on friday and i really needed him to be here. so he went to great lengths to be here. >> are you kidding me? >> her husband, craig says he is glad to be home. now certain air outs to european cities, like madrid and munich have deemed safe. 2/3 of flights between the u.s. and europe have been canceled. but the last few hours here, if it's any indication, looks like things are getting back to

normal. reporting live, i'm alex, 9news now. >> all right alex, thank you. sarah palin is expected in court in tennessee. she may testify in the trial of a former college student who was accused of hacking into her e-mail account. this allegedly happened while she was the gop candidate for vice president. the judge has rejected a defense request to ask jurors if they have strong political feelings about her. >> martin o'malley who is running for reelection visited the university of maryland today to talk more about making government more efficient. the visit was part of what he calls the jobs across maryland tour. o'malley talked to students and faculty about what he said were standards he implemented as governor. well, if your pill lee keeps you from drifting off, will a pricey one help you get there quicker? the more expensive pillows are more comfortable. but memory foam pillows had the same level of comfort.

so you can save $64 by getting the $35 target memory pillow and savings that could help you sleep better at night. are you a foam sleeper or a feather down sleeper? >> i guess i'm a foam. it has to be strong. i don't like the pillows where there is nothing. >> you need support. >> you need a little support. >> i know. >> all right. let's talk about rain. you have showers and light rain coming in. not a huge storm, but it's going to impact the morning commute and also, i think the evening commute tomorrow. here's your forecast first. the next three days, temperatures are going to go down as well. temperatures more than likely holding around 60 tomorrow. again, with some rain developing. now the good news is, we rebound nicely on thursday and friday, upper 60s thursday. we kind of tucked shower in here in the afternoon, but the bulk of the day is going to be nice and very nice on friday with temperatures approaching 70 degrees. now tonight, clouds on the increase.

it will be cool. not as cold as it has been. 46 to 52 and winds have turned now south, southwesterly at 10. that's a warmer wind. tomorrow morning, mostly cloudy and cool. light rain and showers. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. winds out of the southwest at 10. the light rain and showers will be in some of our southern viewing areas, as it worked its way from southwest to northeast throughout the morning and afternoon. by afternoon, i think everybody is going to see light rain and showers, highs around 60. and winds easterly around 10. so easterly winds will keep temperatures down. that coupled with rain and showers will do it. here's our 9 future cast. by midnight, not too much. a high and mid level clouds coming in. take you through the nighttime hours, some showers possible west of town after winchester, north of culpeper. as we go through the morning, we are looking at a good area of showers and light rain for fredericksburg up to dc and that will envollop. again, not a huge storm, kind of a pes ky storm quite

frankly. rain fall amounts, half an inch. that's about it. satellite picture, radar combined. we are going to watch this big storm out west. it's a big sized storm. that's for our weekend. we are looking at light rain through eastern kentucky and tennessee, back down, cleared atlanta. that's what is headed our way. it's going to move up to the northeast. it's not a huge storm, but enough to make your take your umbrella tomorrow. high clouds right now. they will stay dry through tonight. next seven days, 61 tomorrow. light rain and showers. 68 on thursday. almost 70 on friday. those are the two nicest days of the next seven, i would say. rain and showers, showers and thunderstorms possible. upper 70s on sunday. for the earth day festival and low 70s. left over showers monday and tuesday. a little unsettled. >> here's something that may be unsettling. do we want t.o.? >> i don't know if we want

t.o. he has been a headache pretty much everywhere he has been in san francisco, dallas, and buffalo. we are just purging all that stuff. do we really want to get into that business? is donovan getting the band back together? the qb is lobbying mike shanahan to bring in terrill owens. he owes agents talk about it. plus the skins release their schedule. it's a prime time start and an early return from philly for mcnabb. we'll have 9sports coming up.

it's time for 9sports with brett haber, the best sports in town. >> given their history, it seems unlikely that donovan mcnabb and terrill owens would agree to be in the same room, let alone be on the same team. with that in mind, mcnabb has approached redskins management and suggested to them that they should sign terrill owens, who is currently a free agent. who played together in philly

in '04 and '05. the two have reportedly buried the hatchet. >> they mended their relationship. they buddies again. certainly terrill would love to play in the nfc east against his former teams, like dallas and philadelphia. terrill was very much like the opportunity to play for the redskins. >> redskins say they have not actively pursued owens, but did not deny the claim that the two sides have talked. meanwhile, the redskins 2010 schedule has been released and the burgundy and gold will open in prime time. the season opener set for sunday night, september 12, at home against the boys. then the big one, week four as donovan mcnabb returns to philly for the first time in week 6, then the biweek after week 8 in week 9, they play a monday nighter at home against the eagles. thanksgiving weekend, they host

brett favre and the vicings, then they close at dallas at jacksonville and at home against the giants. skins also striking a trade today with the rams picking up defensive end, adam. the 25-year-old was st. louis' first round pick in 2007. started 16 games that year, but missed last season with a shoulder injury. okay. to take a page out of the gospel of denny green, regarding the capitals, they are who we thought they were. that's the best offensive team in hockey. last night's explosion was evidence of that. even as the caps took a lead and reclaimed home advantage, there is still one problem, the power play. the caps had the best one in the league during the year, plus they are 0 for 13 in please playoffs. 0 for their last 20 overall, leaving bruce to say -- >> we suck for now. we are still need our power play to be better and i think

it's going to be -- that was good for a team to get everybody involved. >> he is quite the poet, isn't he? as for the goalie situation, he has not named his -- the kid was brilliant last week, stopping 26 of the 27 shots that he faced. coming out of spring training, we knew the nationals could hit and it turns out, we were right. the nats are currently 5th in the national league in batting average. and they lead the league in stolen bases and that explains why 13 games into the season, they are still over 500. tonight, they will try to get it to 8-6 against the rockies and if they can get consistent pitching like they did last night with eight innings of five hit ball, they could be downright respectable. >> we are starting to see us mature as a team and know what we need to do to win and realize the things we did in the past two years, we learned from them and it's time to move on. >> tonight it will be scott

olsen on the bump. this will be olsen's second start of the year. finally tonight, this had disaster written all over it from the beginning. the oklahoma city thunder mascot, who is some kind of -- was going to do a back flip, but he hit his head on the ladder and went tush over tea kettle and didn't dunk anything. fortunately, when you are wearing the big head and body, it absorbs some of it. >> that would have been a hard hit. >> i mean, that's a good thing. >> oh man. >> and that's a perfect segway to me. >> brett cam. >> a little more growth. we do. >> but come closer, i think the problem is, it's like nine different colors, because it's gray over here, brown and blond. it's just -- i said i would wear this thing, but it's not a good look.

>> it's evolving. >> is that what you call it? >> that's what i call it. >> the word that bruce used to describe the power play -- that's what i would have used. i'm too classy to say it. >> you let me say it, nice. >> i didn't make you. >> about two hours of your time every day. >> in shaving? >> there's that. >> that's it for us on 9news now at 6:00. you got to stay tuned and see if he's going to carry this thing out. katie couric is up