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i ran a report on the foster mother with a bullet hole in her leg. turns out she had a nine-year-old under her care two years ago, and he was hospitalized. delko: look at that. you know what i'd like to know?

i'd like to know how this foster mom even qualified to take care of elsa. duquesne: i don't know. the whole find us families operation is hinky. will you look through the employee roster? there's got to be at least one person who has an idea of where the girl is. yeah. (sirens wailing) (phone rings) receptionist: find us families. how may i help you? okay, great. thanks. (phone rings) receptionist 2: find us families. how may i help you? anything? no. no, patrol's still just going door to door talking to all of her school friends. did you find anything, any prior placement location in her file? nothing that we didn't know already. well, kenneth mcguire is the agency rep here. walter and i spoke to him earlier. he was supposed to give us his employee roster. secretary says he'll be back in a minute. boa vista: aaron taber made regular visits to the house. he did more than that; look at this. says here he was trying to do the right thing; he recommended that elsa be removed from her foster home.

he recommends that joanne connors be terminated as a foster mother. but the whole thing is denied. boa vista: by who? kenneth mcguire. kenneth mcguire said he didn't know anything about elsa hernandez's case. yeah, he was lying to you. he knew it inside and out. ♪ (dialing) (recording): you have reached the voicemail of joanne connors. please leave a message, and i'll get back...

it just connected me to joanne connors. so, mcguire has a direct line to elsa's foster mom. where the hell is this guy? hey, excuse me? you do know that this agency is under police investigation, right? i need to speak to mcguire right now! not five minutes from now. now! he was supposed to be back ten minutes ago. i don't know where he is. you call him. you need to make that phone call right now. right now. i tried. he's not answering. let's call him again. (cell phone rings) i'm happy for you, elsa. good things happen to good kids. a family like this, you'll never have to look back. (ringing continues) i don't know his license plate. do you know what kind of car he drives? some kind of lexus. a color? a model? i'm getting that information. does the car have a gps unit? does it have navigation?

yeah, yes. okay. wolfe: the car has navigation. (over radio): this is lieutenant caine. we are tracking a possible kidnapping suspect. dispatcher: copy that, lieutenant. assistance requested for all units in the vicinity of reservation parkway. repeat, reservation parkway. (siren wails) (siren wails) caine: kill the engine! let's go! kill the engine and toss those keys, right now! do it! hands up high! let me see those hands. okay, slowly... get out of the vehicle. hands where i can see them. very good, kenneth. caine: so... what are you doing out here? (delko murmurs) mcguire: i'm giving her the life she deserves, after everything she's been through. look, beyond those gates is a wealthy family

that will love her and take care of her. and what is your cut of that love, kenneth? that's what i thought. what about the biological mom? (chuckles) a death row inmate's girlfriend? yeah... even you don't believe that. believe me. no one was going looking for this girl. caine: you're wrong, kenneth. delko: h. (gunshots) (tires squealing) keep your hands on the steering wheel and stay in the car! (grunting) you're good, horatio. i knew you wouldn't let me down. let him go, memmo. i got a clean shot, h. easy, eric. you're too good a man to kill me in front of my own daughter. you know how important family is, don't you?! you shut your mouth. you don't talk to me about family. bring her out. i want to see her now. not a chance. bring her out! or i put one in this gavacho's head, man. elsa, listen to me, go back to the car right now. right now! hi, sweetie. do you remember me?

you're getting so big. you're all grown up. caine: memmo... let him go. elsa, listen to me. this is probably the last time you're going to see me, 'cause i have to leave. everything's going to be okay now, though. just be good for me. caine: elsa? go back to the car right now. can you do that? (mouthing) i've got somewhere to be. if i even smell a cop tailing me... (hammer cocks) he's done. memmo? i'm gonna take him! easy, eric. memmo! h, i'm gonna take him! elsa: please don't shoot him. please. elsa, baby... i love you. i'm sorry. caine: memmo, today is about her. tomorrow will be about you. (tires squealing) you okay? this is csi delko. please be advised... all right.

...we have a stolen yellow cab heading east on oak hill. okay. passenger is memmo fierro. delko: he is armed with a hostage. i repeat-- he has a hostage. (whispers): go ahead. oh, my god. everything's gonna be okay, baby, okay? i thought you didn't love me anymore. no. don't you ever think that. i will always love you. ladies... good luck.

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a recording setting performance by d'angelo hall. worshipers gather for service while federal agents begin an investigation into a massive fire that destroyed their church. >> we have to take it back to every community in america. leading a charge against obesity in minority communities. only on 9 news tonight at 11:00 p.m. this is 9news now. >> i'm bruce johnson. thank you for joining us. d'angelo hall setting a record for interceptions. albert haynesworth looking like a human wrecking ball on defense sometimes. >> reporter: what are the odds of the redskins fumbling six times and still winning the game? this wasn't the prettiest performance in the world. far from it. that's all that mattered.

donovan mcnabb wrapped up by moore in the 1st quarter. look at him go. 54 yards the other way. touchdown. bears jump out to a 7-0 lead. mcnabb comes back. 24 yards straight to santana moss. game tied at 7. a lot of big plays in this game. the best of them all d'angelo hall snaring with one hand the interception. and look at d. hall go. flying. 92 yards the other way. one of his four picks in the game tying an nfl record. skins win it 17-14. the defense carried this team today especially d'angelo hall. >> as i said it was a defensive game. if you like defense, that was the game to be at. not a lot of consistency there. >> we still have lots of things to work on as i say every week but we will keep working. >> i guarantee anybody that comes against our defense is

thinking twice about catching any balls, running any routes. >> what a game for d'angelo hall. donovan mcnabb and jay cutler two pretty good quarterbacks. today they combined for two touchdowns and six interceptions. more coming up during sports plus. bruce? >> thanks. nine days ago until marylanders decide who will sit on the government seats in the next few years. campaigning down to the wire. this after the latest poll. >> reporter: martin o'malley was doing politicking throughout the state on sunday including at chevy chase discounting the latest polls showing he now has a 14-.lead. >> none of those polls matter. what matters is whether the citizens of our state choose to go out and vote. >> reporter: republican candidate and former governor was stumping in clarksburg with

a popular republican star. >> you need not the worst governor in america for maryland, you're entitled to the best governor in america. >> and it is my pleasure to introduce your next governor. >> it is a serious time in our country, serious time in our state. that 401(k) in half. kids can't get a job. that small business you have has been hammered by martin o'malley. >> reporter: he is hoping to win over tea party supporters. >> everything is aware of the job situation. i'm a small businessman myself being taxed out of work. >> reporter: but the strategy may not be enough to overcome the 2-1 advantage that maryland democrats have over republicans when it comes to registered voters. >> i like how things are going. i like what this governor has done on education. and i like the social policies. >> reporter: now both

candidates are urging voters to take advantage of the early voting in polling places like this one in silver spring. early voting will continue until thursday. in silver spring, 9 news now. >> other recent polls show a much closer race than these numbers. seeing things going their way on election day by both republicans and democrats. that's the talk on nbc shows. michael steele on meet the press says his party will absolutely win control of the house and possibly even the senate. >> the senate is a little bit tougher but i think we are going to be there. if this wave continues the way it is going, it has been over the last few weeks especially i think you can see the senate as well. >> we are not taking a single thing for granted.

i think a few months ago the republicans felt confident in taking both races. >> republicans need 40 seats to gain control of the house and 10 seats to gain control of the u.s. senate. stay with 9news now and wusa9.com for all the latest information as election day approaches and visit our website for a list of all of the early polling places in the washington area. just click on extras. federal agents have started their probe into what caused a fire that destroyed an historic church in alexandria friday afternoon. despite the incredible loss surae chinn reports tonight worshipers showed up for services today at at the chapel ♪[ music ] >> reporter: without their beloved chapel worshipers still came to pray on the grounds of the seminary. across the street from the chapel that went up in flames friday sunday worship devoted

prayers to the devastating loss. >> there was a sadness that was palpable. >> reporter: worshipers came here to see the damage firsthand before and after the service. the church was gutted. >> i wanted to see what it was like and it is perfectly awful. >> reporter: doreen williams used to worship at the chapel. >> it is absolutely heart breaking. my late husband and i went to this church for 30 years and it is gone. >> reporter: doreen and many others including international leaders found this sacred ground a special place. president ford once made a visit and so did desmond tu-tu.

all the money raised will go to outreach ministries. they say their community and god's work are beyond brick and mortar. >> live will go on. >> reporter: on the grounds of the virginia thee logical seminary, surae chinn. opening statements are expected monday in the shandra levi murder trial. he is charged with attempted sexual assault and murder of shandra levi. she was linked to a democrat from california. he expects to testify in the trial. tonight we know the name of

the two that were manufacturing a controlled substance. three men will be arraigned sometime monday morning. they responded to the dorm yesterday morning after a strange odor was reported. about 400 students were evacuated from the dorm. the massive fire that destroyed three downtown buildings in a southern illinois town is being called suspicious tonight. a courthouse was also damaged by the fast moving flames. nearby homes were filled with smoke. no injuries have been reported. still ahead on 9 news now. hundreds of tourists stranded on a snowy mountain this weekend. we will have that stor i'm actually comfortable here tonight in just my sleeves rolled up as clouds roll in making for a mild evening which will make for even a mild start. after a high today into the mid- 70s for many of us. check out this wakeup weather. temperatures into the 50s and 60s. a lot more cloud cover, chances of rain to talk about. but even more temperatures and our complete forecast is coming

up. >> so, ah, your seat good? got the mirrors all adjusted? you can see everything ok? just stay off the freeways, all right? i don't want you going out on those yet. and leave your phone in your purse, i don't want you texting. >> daddy... ok! ok, here you go. be careful. >> thanks dad. >> and call me--but not while you're driving. we knew this day was coming. that's why we bought a subaru.

the cholera epidemic in haiti may be stabilizing after killing more than 250 people and causing some 300 more to get sick.

government officials are reporting fewer deaths and fewer cases over the last 24 hours. doctors attending the cholera patients in the countryside say the steady stream of sick people has not let up. hundreds of tourists have been rescued after being stranded in the mountains of india after a heavy snowfall. roads were blocked after the sudden storm on friday. as many as 2000 tourists have been trapped in the mountain region. some were rescued on saturday. a pilot walked away from an emergency landing in frederick this weekend and police say the small plane landed safely after its landing gear malfunctioned. the pilot was not injured. the airport was closed during that landing. police say there was just minor damage to the plane. now checking news where you live. after waiting for more than a decade north potomac residents are seeing final plans for a community recreational center. it should be completed by december of 2012 and

construction will start in the summer. keep up with what's happening in your neighborhood at wusa9.com in our neighborhood section. contact us and be a part of the wusa9.com team. perfect weather for the 26th annual army 10-milers this morning. 40,000 participated in the annual race that starts and finishes at the pentagon. it is such a popular event it sold out in just 35 hours. dozens of wounded soldiers competed in the run. some on wheels. it was her first marathon. >> i'm just running in the 10- miler and i'm looking forward to it. they told me when i was an inpatient, about six months ago, it is the best thing you can do. everyone comes out and supports us. >> phenomenal. how quick walter reed works for them and gets them back out.

>> this year's winner came across the finish line in 47 minutes. >> our own peggy fox competed in the race today. area officials are planning to spend two thirds of future transportation dollars on improving the region's public transportation system. it accounts for less than 10% of area travel. you can read that in monday's washington examinering. general colin powell leading the charge in obesity and cardiovascular diseases in minute or minorityy communities.

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general colin powell and a host of african-american doctors gathered this weekend for part of a national effort to reduce heart attack and cardiovascular diseases. >> reporter: some of the countries best cardiovascular surgeons gathered this weekend to bring better health care to minorities including women. >> women may not have chest pains, shortness of breath, abdominal discomfort, neck discomfort. >> reporter: they are members of the association of black cardiologists or abc for short and they gathered for the first are gala at national harbor saving hearts for generations was the theme. . >> reporter: local business