old ali mohammad of silver spring died outside of the dc 9 club in the u street corridor early this morning after an altercation with club personnel. >> the assaultswith predicated by the fact that he threw a rock through the window, broke the window of the establish and was pursued by employees of the establishment. >> reporter: william speeler and four other club employees have been arrested. >> a beating as a result of a property damage, someone has lost their life from a savage beating that appears to be vigilante justice. >> reporter: ali's family wants answers to his death. >> he didn't deserve to die. he was only 27 years old. >> what was the cause? ali is 27 years old, young boy. is killed. so i'm just trying, the media

and approach all and everything and try to assist to the truth. that is what i need. >> reporter: and of course one of the biggest concerns for this islamic family is when will they get the body back of their son. by custom that body must be buried within 48 hours after the death. back to you. >> armando, we are learning a lot about the case but what seems to be the cause of the possible changes in the charges? >> reporter: well, when this case first came to light, police called it a homicide, but in order for them to actually file second-degree murder charges, which is what they said they were going to do, the medicalle examiner must rule the cause of death as a homicide and at this point the medical examiner has not done that. and that is why the victim's body is there and why police were originally going to call a press conference later this afternoon but have not done so. we are waiting for police to come back and tell us exactly what the charges are and a lot

of that will have to do with exactly what the medical examiner rules to be the cause of death. but of course sometimes there are still murder charges filed, even though the cause of death maybe undetermined, but we are not sure at this moment. back to you. >> armando, we will wait for the other information. thank you. today another pedestrian was hit and killed by a car and if you are keeping count that is five pedestrian deaths in the last week alone. this morning a 38-year-old man was struck in the 17300 block of dumfries road. he was walking outside of the cross walk from a commuter lot between i-95 and route 1 in dumfries, virginia. that pedestrian was not only hit by a 99 dodge ram but struck a second time by a box truck. the 47-year-old driver of the dodge ram stayed at the scene of the accident, but the driver of the box truck took off. police say the driver of the box truck may not have known that he actually hit somebody and they are not considering this accident a hit and run.

two days after being rescued, one chilean miner is giving insight in to what life was like for the men who spent 69 days trapped underground. he was the 28th miner brought to the surface on wednesday and he spoke to the immediate where from his hospital bed. he said the worst moments came before they were able to establish contact with crews outside of the mine. >> i think the worst thing is to pass, three, four, five days without food. to know there might not be any future. >> reporter: all 33 men were rescued safely from that mine. three were released from the hospital yesterday. officials say ten more could head home later today. on monday, virginia's lawsuit against the health care overhaul bill will head to court. attorney general is arguing that the law is unconstitutional because it forces people to buy health insurance, and he says that is in violation of a state statute banning such a requirement.

today he talked to wtop radio an said his obligation is to defend virginia's law. >> we all know that when the federal law and a state law conflict, federal law trumps under the supremacy clods, except when the federal law is unconstitutional and we are defending the virginia statute. >> reporter: the federal government argues it can force people to buy health insurance by power granted to congress in the constitution. both the attorney general and government officials believe the final decision will come from the supreme court. we are now just 18 days away from election day, but starting next friday, if you live in maryland, you will be able to vote early for the first time ever in a general election. to get ready the montgomery county board of elections ran tests on the equipment they plan to use next week. so they test voted on computers and paper ballots to make sure machines are tabulating the votes correctly. if you want to take advantage

of the early voting, here's what you need to know. the polls will open friday and stay open through thursday, october 28th. the only day you can not cast a ballot is sunday, october 24th. but the voting centers will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day and to find an early voting location, near you go to wusa9.com and click on 9 news extras. a popular chain of day care centers is under investigation tonight. two providers are charged with molesting the very children in their care and the most recent case happened at the minnieland private day school in centreville. we have the details every parent needs to hear and we should warn parents these are disturbing details. >> reporter: absolutely. it is truly heart breaking for any parent when you spend your whole day at work, you really need that peace of mind to know your children are safe with loving day care providers, but unfortunately the parents of two little girls, who come to

this day care in centreville had to face the nightmare. fairfax county police say their daughters were molested. minnieland private day school prides itself as being safe will have environments and according to police, four children have been sexually violated by the people paid to care for them. that the centreville day care, a man is charged with sodomizing 4 and 5-year-old girls. managers at the day care say he was on the job a few months and passed a criminal background and reference check. even underwent 16 hours of training all requirements by the state. >> they are not allowed to work until the criminal records check comes back. >> reporter: they issued dozens of violations at stafford lake including one in february where an inspector reported a staff member "instructed children to inappropriately touch each other."

that is this ran, high ryan murray who faces 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to giving two 6-year-old boys candy in exchange for a sexual act. the mother started to send her daughter to stafford lakes. she never knew. >> it surprises me they didn't let the parents know of the incident. >> right. >> and she just started coming here probably a month ago. >> what's been your experience so far? >> they are very nice. the director and all, very friendly, very nice. the teachers are good but that doesn't excuse the fact that nothing was said. >> reporter: that mother says she has to go home now and  consult seriously with her husband about the future of their day care at this company. company ceo issued a statement about the centreville incident

saying -- department of social services here virginia oversees all day cares in the state. we're told an investigation is underway here at the centreville facility. that investigation could result in fines, suspension or even complete closure of the facility as far as the stafford lakes facility, we're told that investigation is closed but they are under careful and close monitoring. >> thank you. it is tough enough when you send your child to day care because you feel like they are out of your care. what should parents do to make sure the day care they select is a safe one? >> well, outside of visiting that day care, very often checking with day care, doing research, trying to get references and talking to parents, asking questions. you could also go to the website. the department of social services, in fact, list all of the reports that they conduct

here at the day care centers. in fact, that's how begot a lot of the information that we used for that story. all of the inspections, including violations are on the website. we have connected you to that website if you go to ours at wusa9.com. you can check out that for yourself. >> that's great information. parents need to know. thank you. still to come on 9 news now, tired of bed bugs and stink bugs in your home? we'll tell you what you need to know before calling an exterminator. but first a big construction project is shutting down a major road near tysons corner. we will tell you where to avoid. the winds are howling, temperatures falling. we will take you out with the almanac. you can always find this on our website at wusa9.com. click on the weather tab and follow the drop down menu to weather data. not far from average. we'll come back and talk about the high school football weather and redskins football weather and the rest of the week.

a commuter alert. 123 will be closed in both directions. they will demolish the old bridge. traffic shifted to the new bridge earlier this week. route 123 will reopen on monday at phi a.m. it is friday night and we are checking on the evening rush. patranya bhoolsuwan? >> hey there. i look like i have weather behind me. i don't know how to talk about that. we'll leave that to topper. we have traffic back here and looking at the maps an we want to get you home on time but it will be tough if you are traveling from chain bridge to georgia avenue. extra slow. about 45 minutes right now. no one going above 20 miles an hour here at old georgetown road. the next camera. we are checking out 395.

right now heading southbound is slow from washington boulevard to duke. northbound also slow from pentagon to the southeast- southwest freeway. to get home, you want to get on the road now. back to you. tv it's our last day together. patranya bhoolsuwan f you didn't know today is the last day for her she has gotten us through rain, sleet, snow, bus accidents hostage situations, and you have done it with your trademark smile and you usually have on five inch heels and we will miss you but know you are plotting a new route out west and we wish you the best. and we will miss you around here. >> thank you so much. i will miss you and everyone here. it's been a great experience. >> all righty. coming up next on 9 news now, why this man was dressed like a tree. and what he did to land behind bars. we'll be right - ( music playing ) - we know technology can make you more connected.

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do you wear when you decide you want to break in to a museum? this oregon man may not get points for his style of dress but gives new meaning to the term blending in. he put on a large suit when he tried to break in to the rocks and minerals museum. he got caught when police bit in to the moss in the wood and the alleged burglar yelled ouch. homeowners are seeing infestations this fall but scam artists are seeing tune. bed bug and stink bugs are tough to wipe out and the problem can linger even longer if the wrong pest control company gets in your home. jessica doyle tells us more on how to exterminate the bug removal scams. >> reporter: bed bugs, stink bugs, recent infestations of these creepy crawlers are left some homeowners desperate to boot them for good and scam artists have noticed. when looking for help, keep these tips in mind, do research. an exterminator should have the proper training and

certification and ideally the better business bureau says be a member of a national or local trade association and be backed by the local pest control regulatory bug. >> we suggest the company you deal with has experience. bed bugs have been identified as the single most difficult pest to treat within our industry. >> reporter: read the fine print and be wary of pest control professionals who knock on your door to warn of infestations in the neighborhood looking for cash up front for on the fly extermination. if you suspect you have bed bugs in your home, maybe on your mattress there's one thing you should not do. >> dragging mattresses out and leaving them curb side. that can create panic for the bed bug and they want to crawl out of the mattress so it may take an infestation that started in your bedroom and spread it throughout other parts of the house. >> reporter: and the bed bug hysteria can get to anyone's head. a consumer who thinks they have

seen an in-- insect or two may not have a problem at all. an expert will confirm what is plaguing you rather than relying on your observation. >> they are creepy though. congress is taking notice. on november 18th, they will examine what governments should be doing about the emerging problem. no problems with the forecast. >> i have an itch. itch after that. >> every time you look at it you go i'm itchy. i get that. >> you drag your mattress on the curb the bed bugs are going to panic, what about the neighbors. >> don't put your bug out. >> reporter: it will be win dedid tomorrow not as warm as it should be and monday is fantastic. temperatures on sunday above average. the forecast for the next three days, windy tomorrow, bright but brisk. 65. 72 on sunday. a sweet day. and again if you are going to the redskins game we will talk about the detailed forecast in a minute. upper to mid-60s on monday.

today will be fine. clouds come in late. may see showers on monday night but again the day is fine. all right, let's talk about the day planner for saturday. chilly start. 40s everywhere. 59 by lunchtime with sunshine. windy all day. temperatures in the mid-60s by 5:00. so we have the dog walk at 10 listen 30, check in 9:30 at the local park, oakland drive. i want to see you there. 31-mile an hour wind gusts at national last hour. 22 gaithers bug and this is why the temperatures don't feel as warm as they would be if we had nice, calm conditions. 25-mile an hour wind gusts in leesburg. 25 in manassas. winds will be with us now tonight and tomorrow. it will be breezy on sunday, not as annoying. for tonight, we will keep a slight chance of an early shower and clearing, windy and chilly. low ins in the 40s. and gusty. tomorrow morning, mostly sunny, windy and chilly. 40s and 50s. winds northwest 10 to 20 so i

will have a sweatshirt on probably for the dog walk. there's the winds northwesterly at 10 to 20 and still a little gusty. if you are going to the redskins game, if you have a ticket and you are lucky, 58 to 68 is the span of temperatures during the game. if you are tailgating you are thinking this is grit but by the time the game starts, temperatures fall and i'd bring a sweatshirt or light jacket. winds are not strong but breezy. west northwest at 10 to 15. the next seven days, 65 tomorrow, 72 on sunday and 60s on monday and tuesday. some showers are possible on monday in to tuesday. this is not a big rain maker. a nuisance thing really. low 60s a few showers on wednesday and then temperatures actually rebound a little bit. 70 next thursday and sunshine next friday. >> luck out with the forecast, football weather. some say the redskins have been

lucky this early season. >> -2. it is a tenuous 3-2. can the redskins find a way to win again? if so they will need a better effort from the leading man. some numbers that may surprise you about mcnabb. and of course gilbert left early last night and he's a little lighter in the pocket today, too. it's not midnight anymore but maryland hooches are next. dc -- maryland hoops are next.

now nine sports with dave owens the best sports in town. can wins mask problems? yes, they can. true the redskins have figured out a way to win when it looked like they could should lose and 3-2 is the only record that matters but some would say they can't continue to play the way they have if they can win consistently. especially on offense and especially at quarterback where if you look at the numbers, donovan isn't looking too good.

barely completing half of his passes. campbell has a better percentage. and mcnabb is 21st in overall pass rating too. true his receiver core and line are questionable and he says own focus hog them end of the game is a good place to start. >> i think what we can do is feed off of it. realize i why we had the success and be able to carry it on. you know, there's a lot of factors that play in to that and i think, for me, it is being able to stet the tone for the rest of the guys and there were throws obviously i didn't make that i look forward to making this week are. >> i hope so. rocky macintosh is working his way back from a concussion he since taped in the game. mac will see a neutral doctor, not the team doctor, a neutral doctor tomorrow or on sunday and it will be a game time decision. she tied for second on the team. arenas first action in front of the home folks began

well. he didn't start but when he headed to the table at the 7:05 mark he received a nice applause. three assist and one rebound could have been more but only played a few minutes thanks to a strained groin. he is on the bench trying to work it out after a couple of trips up and down the floor and then went back to the locker room. he is listed as day to day. sources say he was fined $50,000 for lying about the injury on tuesday. yikes. $50,000. a lot of money. week seven of the high school football season. good football weather, thank you, top. good football games tonight. we have plenty of them. the game of the week --

it is not midnight madness anymore. it is just maryland mad. but fans are just as excited about the prospects of hoops season beginning again a so are the players, tonight, gary williams will pop the top on his 21st season as head term. 21st season. you never know how gary will come out, either. will it be in military style with the old humvee or the classic fist pump p.m. either way he will lead a group of young players looking to erase the memory of the crushing ncaa tournament loss last season. >> we took a big loss last year at the end of the season and we bounced back and, you know, we came in and worked extremely hard to get where we are today. >> this is exciting to go to a season where we have to do a

lot of work and we understand that. >> reporter: a lot of hoops and football. >> that is it for us. cbs evening news is next. have a great weekend. bye. [ male announcer ] martin o'malley sworn in. inherits a billion-dollar surplus, low unemployment. o'malley signs the biggest tax hike in maryland history. raids chesapeake bay fund to cover spending. gives raises to top aides. business climate ranks 45th worst in the nation. now 200,000 jobs lost. o'malley covers up jobs report