. this is 9news now. >> four years and a foreign prison accused of murdering her

roommate in a twisted sex game. >> tonight amanda knox is whack home in seattle a free woman. our ken molestina is live in the satellite center with her emotional homecoming. ken. >> reporter: it took more than just a click of the heels and a wish. tonight amanda knox is back home after her murder conviction was overturned in italy. her entire trip back to seattle was documented and watched around the globe and tonight she's talking about it. it was just after 8:00 that a british airways jumbo jet touched down at seattle sea-tac airport. minutes later for the first time since she was cleared of murder, a choked up amanda knock spoke publicly. >> what's important for me to say is thank you for everyone who has believed in me, who has defended me, who supported my family. >> reporter: her journey back home was monday after they acquitted her. both knox and her italian boyfriend were convicted two years ago after they said they

killed her during rough sex. it came from inconclusive evidence. now both knox and her boyfriend are free. >> i'm really overwhelmed right now. i was looking down from the airplane and it seemed like everything wasn't real. >> reporter: just like her trial, the trip home was heavily documented and scene throughout the world from the moment she left until she landed in the uk and got into seattle, cameras were everywhere. >> my family is the most important thing to me right now and i just want to go and be with them. thank you for being there for me. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: knox was found guilty of falsely blaming a bar owner -- falsely blaming the owner for kercher's murder. the judge did give her credit for time already served. we're live, ken molestina, 9news now. new tonight, crews have fish from the water, the helicopter

that crashed. one passenger died. the pilot and three other passengers made it out. the chopper went down moments after it lifted off. it was taking family friends on a tour of the city. >> the accidents will take second to happen. it will take months for us to figure out what actually caused it. we're going to understand why. with the why, it allows the safety board to make recommendations so it doesn't happen again. >> they've already begun to interview the pilot and they've taken the wreckage to see what went wrong. the dc institution says a whole lot of things went wrong when scores of teachers were fired and in the past three months arbitrators ruled many of the teachers need to be reinstated. the rulings could cause dc and the taxpayers millions of dollars. >> i absolutely know that teaching is my calling. >> reporter: she can't wait to

get back to work. after teaching audio production for two years at mckinley tech, she was fired three years ago. she says without cause by the dc public school system. >> we were doing documentaries and really phenomenal things when out of the blue just, hey, you're fired type deal. >> reporter: recently an arbitrator ruled she was wrongly dismissed. so sometime in the next few weeks she'll be back in the room. she was one of about 660 dc public school teachers who have gotten their jobs back in the past three months alone after arbitrators ruled they should not have been let go in the first place. according to sanders, the recent rulings are what he's been saying for sometime. >> they point to a pattern of wrongful terminations that are by a lack of due process. >> reporter: it's not just a

matter of right and wrong but dollars and cents between arbitration fees, legal fees and the various cost of reinstating teachers, taxpayers have had to pay about $17 million in the last six months alone. >> the district is wasting a tremendous amount of money in terms of legal fees, arbitration fees. because they don't have cases that will stand up even in arbitration or in court. >> reporter: a spokesman for the d c public school system declined our request for an on camera interview. in a statement he says they're now reviewing some of the resent arbitration rulings and considering possible next steps. derek. >> matt jablow. well, you're just standing in your kitchen cooking dinner when out of nowhere you're attacked. that is exactly what happened to a silver spring woman and now police need your help to find the suspect. take a look. this is a computer generated picture of the suspected attacker. they say sunday night he broke into a home in the 9400-block of say brook avenue and police say

that man tried to rape the 56-year-old woman who lived there but she was able to fight him off. officers say he walked in through an unlocked back door. a cold hearted killer was the victim of her own mental illness. tomorrow the case of carmello de larue sow dela rosa could go to the jury. she has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. a sigh kol gist testifying says -- psychologist testifying says she suffers from a mental disorder. they say she knew exactly what she was doing, knew right from wrong the night her granddaughter died. $20 million. that is how much four men are accused of scamming from the army corps of engineers. >> one of the most brazen federal scandals in our nation's history. >> prosecutions say the money paid for things like rolex watches, sports car, first class

airline tickets and other luxuries for these guys. two of them are former army corps of engineer employees and all four are from virginia. they have all been charged with bribery and unlawful kickbacks. they allegedly scammed a 45 million contract to supply information technology and security to the corps, more than doubling the real cost and siphoning off the surplus into shell corporations. new from a story you'll see only on 9. tonight metro is it investigating complangts that a man was taking -- complaints that a man was taken on a four hour ride to nowhere by a cab driver. rory doyle is autistic and he functions at the level of a 7-year-old. he carries a cell phone with gps tracking software. back on september 22nd, he was picked up from the program he attend daily and taken on a roundabout trip that went near andrews air force base and

lefont plaza before he was finally delivered to his home four hours later. >> i also considered dialing 911 and having police arrest the cab driver. i became concerned he was being abducted, kidnapped. >> his father says he didn't appear injured when he finally came home. metro access provides more than 2.5 million rides per year to physically and disabled people who can't otherwise use the metro bus and rail system. about 5% of these rides are provided by cab companies subcontracted by metro access and they're trying to figure out what happened here. country singer hank williams junior may be on his own professional ride to nowhere. that's after espn pulled his classic opening tune from yesterday's monday night football game. he would be just the latest celebrity to suffer professional consequence for his political remarks. gary nurenberg now with the financial intersection of politics, entertainment and saying or doing something that offends the masses. >> it's monday night football. we like it loud. >> it was a loud mouth that got

him in trouble. president obama and john boehner playing golf. >> come on. come on. that would be like hitler playing golf with yahaa. >> they're the enemy. >> who is the enemy. >> obama. and biden. >> so espn pulled the williams open to monday night football. he apologizes. don't know if espn will reinstate it. >> you're paid for what you represent. not what you stand for. doug ulrich looks for sponsorship for celebrities. >> we're looking for your image. >> when osama bin laden is killed, what kind of person celebrates death. we only heard one side. still a good football player. tiger woods gets caught with his pants down loses lots of endorsements. still a good golfer. hank williams loses the monday night open this week. still a good singer. >> we're looking for the image. we're not looking for the literal whether it's hank or

tiger or mendenhall. we look for what you represent. that's how we want to align our service or program with you. >> he cheats and represents firms. >> it's in breech of trust. >> it is just like any job really. the people who are paying you don't want any trouble. don't want to be associated with any trouble. want you to be trouble free. which means, of course, there is no possible way to explain topper shutt. [ laughing ] >> a function on high. if you stick to weather, you're fine. here is your wake up weather. okay. i'll be careful. 48-56 to start. 48-54 by 7:00. and then just cool by 9:00. temps in the 50s. but you notice the sun is out. we'll come back and talk about how long the sun is going to last and take you all the way through the w still ahead tonight, a health alert.

everyone wants blemish-free skin. but for teens plagued with pimples, it can seem impossible. the solution may just come in the form of a laser. but is it right for your child? we'll show you the acne laser. that is coming up next. now here is the run down with a sneak peek at the rest of the snow.

acne that flares up constantly keeps coming back no matter what i try. many teens and adults are plagued by it. in tonight's health alert, a laser that has become wildly popular after down right dramatic results. >> reporter: 17-year-old alex popono became the first test patient in annapolis for this treatment called isolay. her mom, a registered nurse, works there and had been searching for something to help heal her teenage daughter's severe acne. >> we tried everything. we went to determine tologists. we had been -- dermatologists. we had been with the medications. we tried the proactive like everybody does and all of the over-the-counter stuff and nothing was working. >> it's tough on your self-esteem. it's just so difficult for me to deal with. especially because nowadays everything is photographed.

especially like facebook and stuff. i didn't want anyone to see me and i felt like everyone was looking at my face. >> i'm going to start on your forehead. >> reporter: but it targets both the bacteria that triggers acne on the skin and the oil or cebum in the pores. it is painless and does not penetrate the surface. >> it uses something called photomatics which is just photo and light. it suctions up the dead skin sells. it stretches the skin with a light. >> reporter: the typical protocol is a series of five treatments. one a week for five weeks. at this practice in annapolis, the cost is about $1,200. >> good job. you're doing great. >> reporter: health insurance typically does not cover it. success rates are estimated at 85+%. she began seeing improvement

following the first session. here is her face before and after. >> it is amazing. i've gotten so many compliments. people have actually told me how much better it looks and i'm not afraid to be in pictures or anything. >> reporter: to keep acne from coming back, many patients come back every few months or so for a pore cleansing with this and they also use a special acne fighting clen ser. they especially come if they have prom or something coming up. >> so not to be too gross, but what happens to all of the stuff they suck it. >> you can actually see it. they like it away. but it's the cebum. that is coming out. the bacteria is getting zapped so it's a 1, 2 punch. >> congratulations. if there was a husband of the year award, richard moyer would get our award. yesterday morning he heard his dog barking and when he opened the door a black bear came running in behind. so he channeled davey crockett and wrestled the animal to the ground. the bear went out of the house

but then went after his wife. >> she was laying on the patio and the bear was on top of her and i literally dove in to take the bear off of her. and doing that, that's when the bear tied to make a meal out of me and started tearing the back of my head apart. >> hum. she sure did. the attack left him with 37 stitches, staples in his head, puncture wounds and scrapes on his arms. so maybe you heard apple introduced a brand new iphone today. the iphone four s which is supposed to be sleeker and faster than its predecessor. devo tees are already salivating over the phone which is due to go on sale october 14th. they would say they would love to have one but derek says he's holding off because sometimes love hurts. d. >> maybe it's because i'm one of the ones that fall in love with technology only to watch it break my heart over and over again. my basement littered with the

objects of my affection. the mini disk, for example. sony and i were absolutely sure this was going to be a long-term relationship. there was hddvd but that was more of a one night stand. and i believe that guy over at circuit city who swore up and down that beta max would love me forever. not to mention an entire black book full of mp3 players that were not an ipod. but you know what they say, timing is everything. which brings us to the amazon kindle. there was the fleeting daliance. the kindle is simple, love at first sight. but now amazon has the nerve to unveil the kindle fire. it's all fancied up with color and a touch screen. oh, my sweet original black and white kindle. i will hold on to you. but now i have the feeling that, once again, our love was fated

not to last. anita. >> and he really has all that stuff. thank you, derek. washington national cathedral is now set to reopen november 12th, but there is still a lot of repair work to be done. ooert quake damage closed the -- earthquake damage closed the cathedral. they're trying to raise $25 million. >> it's so sad because they finally finished it. if you lived here, they have been building it for years and years and years. it's going to take a decade to fix. >> wow. and the 15 million bucks. >> and the 15 million bucks. we hit 70 today. we should drop balloons quite frankly. >> exactly. >> and tomorrow we're going to be about average. and we're kind of losing sight of what average is. 74 or 75 which is average. it's nice. [ laughing ] >> 60 in dc. sorry to interrupt tv here.

60 downtown. 57 in leesburg and mid 50s in fredericksburg. a pretty nice evening. now, here is the deal. we finally had the tables turned in our favor. so wednesday will be best in weak. no doubt about that. glab your sunglasses. -- grab your sunglasses. it will be cooler on wednesday. not going to get cloudy or rain, but it will knock down temps. it will be nice on friday, but not quite as bad as wednesday. wednesday is going to be a tough day to beat. overnight clear skies. a one blanket night. 46-54. winds out of the northwest at ten. they were breezy earlier, but they've calmed down a bit. a chilly start tomorrow. winds more north, northwest at 10-15. and by afternoon, what can we say. mostly sunny. spectacular. you'll need your sunglasses. temperatures near 75 and winds out of the north by ten. not breezy by the time of at noon rolls around. 74 in rockville. 75 in arlington. and down towards springfield.

maybe 73 in gaithersburg and maybe 72 up in baltimore. but really a nice day. 75 in waldorf. 73 in reston. 73 in leesburg and 73 in manassas. so let's break it down for you. kind of chilly to start. somewhere between cool and chilly. 46-54. clear skies. and then sunshine at noon. temperatures 65-70. and then by evening sunshine. 71-76. maybe a light jacket to start the day and shades to really carry you through the sunlight. because it's going to be sunny all day. now, the next three days, it does get a little cooler on thursday. but it's going to remain mostly sunny. temperatures holding in the upper 60s. and then on friday it's going to be fairly nice. i mean, sunshine and temperatures around 70. we get that northeasterly wind and that will knock temperatures down both thursday and friday. but it's not going to get wet and it's not going to get as cold as the weather over the weekend. saturday 75 with sunshine. sunday sunshine and almost

80 degrees. by columbus day rolls around we probably will be 80 degrees. on tuesday cloudy. we don't have a drop on that seven day. didn't have a drop on the seven day before. >> hum. >> that was pretty good. a good streak here. >> yes. keep it going. some guys are going to be mr. october. now would be the time to step up. >> because according to my watch, it is officially october. all four series in baseball playing tonight. yankees and rays facing elimination. anything can happen in these short best of five series. and st. louis is trying to be that anything tonight. could they go up 2-1 on the billion dollar phillies? plus the skins hit the buy week with an uncharacteristic lack of drama. and why this homerun was embarrassing for one tv cameraman. 9 sports embarrasses them further.

roy holiday, cole hamil is the starting rotation. four guys with $57 million. when you pay that kind of dough, you don't expect to make the world series, you expect to win it. phillies and cardinals tied at a

game apiece. not for long. scoreless tie. phillies on top now. cards got to within one in the 9th. ryan theriot up with a tieing run but he grounds out. phillies win 3-2 and lead the series two games to one. earlier in the day rangers and rays. moon shot to left. that is a solo job. then in the 4th, that's number two. and then in the 7th, how about a threesome of homers. 7th player in history to hit three homeruns in a post season game. rangers take the series three games to one. nba labor talks are at a stand still and today the league officially cancelled the entire pre-season and they say the first two weeks of the regular season are on the brink. no further talks are scheduled. last year at the buy week, the redskins were four and four having just come off a loss to the lions in which donovan

mcnabb got benched. what ensued was chaos and controversy and double speak from mike shanahan and two more wins over the rest of the season. at this week's buy week, the skins are in considerably better shape. it's the relative harmony found around the redskins these days. outside of a couple comments from hall, everybody else appears to be buying what shanahan and his staff are selling. trouble makers have been weeded out, and life is pretty good out there. >> we're playing as a team. no individuals. no drama. we're just playing for a football team. when you're playing altogether, it's a lot better. it's a lot better than what we had been doing. >> you have guys who are professional who enjoy coming to work and being around each other. >> nobody more professional than flesher. phillip buchanon returned to the team today. he was suspended for use of performance-enhancing drugs. time to cast for your vote for

the dc.highschoolsports.net game this week. winning game leads off on friday. finally tonight, back to the rangers rays game. we showed you all of the homeruns. this was the first one in the second inning. you know how the tv cameraman tries to get the close-up of the guy rounding third. not as easy as it looks. total yard sale. he loses the tape out of the camera. he loses his headphones and beltre thinks it's hysterical. it's a tough job that the cameraman have. >> it is. >> look at him. what are you doing, man. get out of my way. >> i didn't hit him. >> not me. >> and we in this business know how expensive the cameras are. >> personally i have no idea. somebody in this bidding knows how, but you -- building knows how, but you can't --.

>> they're a lot. we'll stick with that. ♪

okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's yours. lower cholesterol. lower cholesterol. i'm yummy. lower cholesterol. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste? honey nut cheerios.

want whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios. it's a win win. good? [ crunching, sipping ] be happy. be healthy. can i try yours? tomorrow is going to be spectacular. probably the night est day we've had in -- nicest day we've had in two or three weeks. a little cooler on friday but still nice. the weekend looks fantastic. mid 70s on saturday. near 80 on sunday. >> love it. >> it's hard to get worked up on a tuesday about a saturday, but i'm going to do it. >> we're going to do it. we're going to do it. letterman is next, everyone. have a good night. >> bye bye.

at bank of america, we're lending and investing in the people and communities

who call greater washington, d.c. home. from supporting an organization that helps new citizens find their way... to proudly supporting our washington redskins... and partnering with a school that brings academic excellence to the anacostia community. because the more we do in greater washington, d.c., the more we help make opportunity possible.

[ female announcer ] new ultimate cheeseburger macaroni hamburger helper. our cheesiest macaroni flavor. helpers. forty dishes, all delicious. gives us the most nutritious of gifts. but only when they are ready to be given. that's why we pick vegetables at their peak. ...and freeze them fast, locking in nutrients ...for you to unwrap. ♪ ho, ho, ho. green giant