with a drug trafficking cartel in another country to assassinate a foreign official on united states soil. >> 56-year-old monsor, a naturalized u.s. citizen allegedly met several times with a man in mexico. he thought was an assassin for an international drug trafficking cartel. instead, it was a confidential source, working with the drug enforcement administration. >> holding them accountable for their alleged role in this plot, the united states is committed to holding iran accountable for its actions. >> reporter: the second defendant is still at large. he is an iranian citizen and a member of iran's islamic revolutionary guard. a group believed to promote and sponsor terrorist activities abroad. we are live outside the saudi embassy in northwest washington, andrea mccarren, 9news now.

>> alleged terrorists doing surveillance on the ambassador? >> well, according to the criminal complaint, you're right. the defendants were allegedly surveilling the ambassador to the united states while he was in the washington area. and one of the methods of assassination that was discussed was an alleged plot to bomb a d.c. area restaurant. when asked, the defendant was talking to what ended up being a confidential source. when asked what he thought about the fact that that attack could involve the assassination of some u.s. senators who also frequented this unnamed restaurant, he said, no big deal. back to you. >> as you said, many lives could have been lost. andrea mccarren, back to you. >> we have more breaking news. this time in prince georges county and that is where police made an arrest in connection with at least two sex assaults near the suitland metro station. matt is working this story. this has got to be a big relief

for people in that area. matt. >> women here at the suitland metro station are indeed breathing huge sighs of relief. police say the two attacks happened two weeks apart on silver hill road just a few blocks from the suitland metro station. the first at 4:45 mt. morning. a woman was allegedly robbed at gunpoint and then groped. the second attack took place on september 27, 12 days apart to be precise, around 5:30 in the morning. and again police say a woman on her way to the metro was robbed at gunpoint. according to police, that woman was then raped. today police say the man responsible is finally behind bars. >> we devoted extra resources to that area and now at this point, do have a suspect in custody. >> he is identified as 30-year- old phillip james flemming. he is said to have lengthy

criminal record. he is being held at the prince georges county jail. >> appreciate that update. >> well, from a long-term incant wantment to arrests. the antiwar protest here in d.c. has attended a deal to camp for months on end. now they moved on. they are raiding the u.s. capital, bruce leshan is live with news of a half dozen arrests down there. bruce. >> that's right, derek. the protesters always wanted this place to be kind of refuge. a place they would not get arrested. they are happy to get arrested in other parts of the city, like up on capitol hill. >> step back. step back, please. >> hundreds of occupy washington protesters shouted. >> the people united will

never be defeated. >> capital police ordered them out of the atrium. >> you want me to talk to you, step around the corner. >> officers had plenty of flex ties. they arrested the handful who refused to move. >> we are trying to bring a message here directly to our senators at loud volume that they aren't answering when we send e-mails from a thousand miles away. we have 3/4 of the country want the rich taxed. 2/3 want the wars ended. they don't care. >> it's a generally well rehearsed dance between police and protesters. the organizers say the difference this time is nay they will not leave until they see a change. >> you're more than welcome to do that. >> the activity that has been going on is not prohibited. >> now we finally got a chance to talk to the park service today about freedom plaza. it is still trying to work out

details to allow these protesters to stay here for as long as four months. one of the details that other people can use, freedom plaza during the winter, during those four months. it doesn't seem like there is anything that is going to prevent this incantment from staying right where it is all the way through the winter. derek. >> all right bruce leshan live at freedom plaza, we thank you. >> and the protesters from occupy wall street took their outrage today to the upper east side of manhattan. that's one of the wealthiest neighborhoods. organizers call this one the millionaire's march. symbolizing how much money the wealthy will save when the tax expires in december. first stop, home of rupert murdoch and from there they moved up manhattan's east side, stopping at some of the most pourful business leaders. and more than 50 protesters from the occupy boston movement were arrested earlier this morning.

this move came after they ignored repeated warnings from the cops. protesters might destroy more than $150,000 worth of landscaping planted by a conservancy group. they were charged with trespassing. >> we have new information in the michael gardner child molestation accusations. he's the husband of a falls church city councilwoman and former mayor. today, we learned some dna lab results are in this case, and peggy fox is here to explain what they found. peg. >> we learned sperm was found on one of little girl's pa jam ma bottoms. the court would not release those documents, but a deputy clerk of the court did read them to us. three little girls who were ten and nine accused their friend's father, michael gardner of molesting them. while they were at sleepovers, mr. gardner opened their sleeping bags and touched their

private parts. charges include aggravated sexual battery. the lab tested several items, including with own f the girl's underpants where the scientist found a dna profile foreign to the victim. in the lab found tho michael gardner cannot be eliminated as the person that left that dna. it also determined the odds of it being another caucasian male are 1 in trillions. michael gardner cannot be eliminated. the lab determined the odds of it being another caucasian mail are 1 in 3800. gardner was arrested on june 22 and indicted by the grand jury on july 18. his trial has been delayed until january. >> peggy fox reporting, back to you. >> okay peggy, thank you. sky 9 was over a mitchellville, maryland, shopping center where a woman was stabbed. it happened outside a target

store in the marketplace. investigators say the suspect was tasered. so far, no word on a motive. tonight the victim is in stable condition. a 16-year-old district boy was sentenced to almost seven years in prison today for two stabbing attacks at the national zoo in one day. michari stabbed a 14-year-old last easter monday. at today's sentencing, the judge recommended he receive psychological and drug treatment along with life skills training. tonight, a possible break in the search for a missing activist from alexandria. police say they have found lenny harris' 1994 toyota corolla. they found it early this morning in prince georges. but still, no sign of the 53- year-old man. he has been missing since september 21. detectives are trying to figure out who used harris' bank card after he disappeared. some stormy weather heading this way. topper shut tracking the radar.

top, it's noted quite here is it? >> nothing heavy right now. we have to say good-bye to our gorgeous streak of weather. it has been spectacular. we have moisture. the low pressure coming up from the coast, so we're looking at showers. everything is south of us now. we had showers earlier, so you may encounter wet roads as you go in through charles county. but most of the activity isworking its way towards 66 and up i-81. temperatures are still nice. 70 downtown. 27 in fredericksburg. 70 in leesburg and 68 in frederick. for tonight, here's the deal. rain and showers on the way. probably not across the entire metro area until midnight. lows 56 to 62 and winds increasing easterly at 10 to 15. we'll come back and see how much rain is going to fall and what it means for your morning and everyoning commute. >> we have an update on our story of one family fight to save their tree house. it's a local controversy, but

national attention. a fairfax father and war veteran built a tree house for his two sons, but the county says he violated an ordinance and they want him to tear it down. lindsey mastis brings us the update. >> people everywhere are siding with this family. they think the tree house should stay put. >> phones rung off the hook. >> i probably had 240 or 250 e- mail messages. eric: eric, shawn, and their dad are appealing. there were two complaints, but more than 100 neighbors have signed a petition and many more told us they don't have a problem with the tree house. >> as far as i can tell, none of the neighbors mind the tree house. >> i like it. >> the county has an issue with it because the house sits on a corner lot and the tree house is technically in the front yard. that violates the zoning ordinance. if he moves the tree house to

the backyard, it just wouldn't be a tree house anymore. >> since the roof and the floor and all the support structure was built around the tree, where is the next tree you are putting it around? >> there are no trees in the backyard? >> he is doing what he can to make it right. spending nearly $2,000 to obtain the right permits. we contacted the chairman, he didn't want to talk on camera. they will hear an appeal at the end of november. if he loses again, he might have to take his case to the district court. >> this is the commitment that i made to the boys. >> in falls church, i'm lindsey mastis, 9news now. >> according to the county, the district court appoints members to song appeals. we are including their names and how they voted on our website. you feel strongly one way or another, might want to visit our website, reach out to those members with voting power. still ahead on 9news now. >> jayna was the one that they

had pronounced dead. >> emotional in-depth interview of the parents of jayna murray. this is bruce johnson. this is 7th and 0 street. this is the thriving area. the giants food store back there. you can get fresh meats. president barack obama is now showing an interest in this area and coming up, we're going to tell you why. but up next, families across the country may soon be going nuts over the 40% price hike for peanut butter. we'll be right back.

we have a consumer alert tonight about a kitchen staple. peanut butter could take a big chunk out of your wallet this

fall. experts expect the prices to jump to 44% next month. failing peanut crop and that is causing a shortage of peanuts and this could be the worst peanut season in more than 30 years. president obama says he is prepared to break his $447 billion jobs bill into pieces if the congress won't pass the whole measure. the president spoke today in pittsburgh just hours before the legislation faces its first critical vote in the senate where it is likely going to be voted down. the plan includes public works projects, unemployment assistance and tax hikes on the wealthy. republicans claim the jobs bill is really just another stimulous and not one of them is likely to support it. we'll have a live report from capitol hill at 6:00. >> you know today the president selected 14 infrastructure projects across the country to put on the fast track to try to create some jobs and one of those projects right here in d.c. our bruce johnson is tracking this story, getting reaction from the mayor

and others. >> as you can imagine, they are very excited about this, lesli, but a lot of fear. they aren't sure these jobs are going to go to the people who live in the area. >> people want to work. >> earnest peterson is self- described old school. any new development will help reduce the 11% unemployment rate. >> you have to find some way. you can only do that. >> the city market at o street. today the obama white house announced that this site and 13 others in the country will be targeted for faster approvals on federal housing loans and historic trust approval. cut the red tape to get the shovels in the ground and people working. the plans call for 400 new residential units. lots of retail space and renovation of the o street market. >> it will help the downtown

area, which we want to do now for some time. we are very appreciative that this is one of the projects at the top of the list. >> 7th and o area is known for gang violence and young people with no job prospects. >> i see a lot of young guys hanging out and they are looking for jobs, because a lot of them come up to me and ask, is my job hiring? is my company hiring? i try to give them different leads where they can go. if it's an opportunity here for them to get a job, i'm pretty sure that would be a great opportunity for them. >> it's a tough job market, the real question is, how many people are going to get these jobs? >> the construction industry, they don't have the skills. they don't have the training. the employment services, we don't know how many people are going to get jobs. we need to go back to find out how many community folk had

been trained. >> let's hope they do go to the folks that need them the most. >> thanks, bruce. >> people vacationing at one central florida resort are being told stay put for now, because floods washed out the only road in and out of the resort in lake whales. there haven't been any evacuations. emergency vehicles are on stand by just in case. a weekend storm dumped as much as 10 inches of rain over there. and in north carolina's outer banks, the only road that linked the main island reopened today, more than a month after being damaged by hurricane irene. one by one the cars made their way over the newly opened bridge last night. the island is home to 5,000 full-time residents. >> you get that call to the boss, i won't be coming to the boss for a month because the road is washed out. not my fault. >> i'm a weak swimmer. what can i say? the clouds are here.

>> incredibly beautiful stretch of weather. >> that's what october is all about. here's a look at doppler radar now. nothing is in the metro area. we had sprinkles earlier, but you see two areas, want to point out to you, one is charlesville southward. that is heading our way later tonight. that's fairly moderate rain fall. we also have rain off the coast and believe it or not, we are going to have low pressure move up the coast and bring us this rain fall, especially tomorrow. primarily tomorrow. all right, right now temperatures are pretty mild, despite the cloud cover, we made it to 70, 69 in arlington. 69 in bethesda. 70 downtown. we are 70 also down to the south and springfield, and even 70. temperature wise, a good deal. the rest, not so much. dust off the umbrella. rain and showers developing. a wet morning commute. i would plan on leaving ten minutes early tomorrow morning and quite frankly, it will be

wet. some areas on your way home as well. showers will linger into thursday, but the bulk of the rain is going to be in here on wednesday. now by midnight tonight, notice everything is pretty light. maybe a quarter of an inch down to the south. down towards manassas and a tenth of an inch or less around the metro area. if you go through the night and 6:00 in the morning. see .13 to the north in montgomery county. so that's just enough to wet the roads. not causing flooding problems, but just enough to coat the roads. wet south of town and go all the way through the afternoon and into the evening tomorrow about this time tomorrow. we're seeing 2 inches of rain in gaithersburg. 2 inches of rain toward manassas and that's an accurate model. tonight, cloudy, breezy and cool. nothing really heavy tonight and lows 56 to 62. winds increase from the east at

10 to 15. so lows tonight, generally we're looking at temperatures in the 50s outside the beltway. maybe 62 in arlington. 59 in college park and 58 out toward reston. tomorrow morning, yeah, rain and showers, breezy and cool. 50s and 60s. winds easterly at 10 to 20. by afternoon, another batch of rain and showers. mostly cloudy and cooler. highs 55 to 70. next seven days, showers will linger, but mild 74. even a couple showers possible on friday. the weekend still looks nice. a little cool on saturday, milder on sunday as we host the eagles. then we are looking at temperatures in the upper 60s to mid 60s. it is tuesday. we didn't get a chance to show this. that's fog, all right, and fog is a cloud, you know, and that's just a spectacular picture. that's from dale in stafford county. that's called breaks interstate park and in dickinson county,

virginia. >> it looks like the rain forest. >> send us a picture. go to our website. click on weather and include your name, location, and a description. >> you did a nice job. thanks, top. >> coming up, jurors in the trial of dr. conrad murray, hear more of that police interview. michael jackson's personal physician. the one he gave shortly before the singer died. up next, investigators search a well near the home of a missing baby in kansas city. but first, we take you with the most dangerous airports in america. that according to travel and leisure magazine and chicago's o'hare is at the top of the list. they have 75 runway near misses or other incidents over the past five years. hopkins in cleveland is number two followed by lax, san francisco international and honolulu international. who knew? none of our airports around here, bwi, national, or dulles made the list, and we're good with that.

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we have an update on a missing 10 month old kansas city baby. more than a dozen investigators and firefighters drained a well near lisa irwin's home. after searching for hours, once again, they came up empty handed. the baby lisa's parents reported their daughter missing after her father returned home from work a week ago. in detroit, prosecutors presented their case against the accused terrorist. umar abdul is accused of trying to blow up a flight on christmas day. now prosecutors say the 24-year- old was determined that he was going to kill all 300 people on board his flight, which was going from amsterdam to detroit. he ignited a bomb hidden in his underwear, it didn't go off. the trial is expected to last a month. the case against michael jackson's personal physician is now in its third week.

jurors listened to the interview with the l.a. police, taped two days after jackson's death. he believes jackson was getting powerful drugs from a beverly hills dermatologist. he describes to officers how jackson's family, including his children, learned that their father had suddenly died. >> cried and cried and cried. a lot of words of unhappiness. and real sad. real sad. >> murray is charged with involuntary manslaughter in jackson's death. prosecutors argue it was dr. murray who carelessly oded's patient with propofol and failed to properly monitor jackson's condition. murray's defense team says it was jackson himself that administered the fatal dose during the minutes murray left to use the restroom. stay tuned, we have big news coming out of the health world and it just might

surprise you. plus, we have all heard the nursery rhyme, london bridge is falling down, but britain's big ben be next? even with tears running down your cheeks, you know what a blessing you had. >> but up next, staying strong in the face of loss. jayna murray's parents talk to 9news now as the woman accused in their daughter's murder prepares to go to trial.

only on 9, the first in- depth interview of parents of jayna murray. she was killed inside the bethesda lumulemon store and this week her coworker and accused killer is back in court. norwood charged with beating murray to death, later on concocting in a lab in her effort to get the police off her trail. >> as they prepare themselves, our andrea mccarren traveled to her home and shared candid moments. >> your daughter was a ballerina that threw the discus? >> absolutely. >> jayna murray's life was filled with adventure. she loved dance, the outdoors, world travel, and helping those

in need. she led an extraordinary life and had a future as bright as her smile. >> on march 11, when the murray's family unraveled, in a web of crime scene tape, a pool of blood, and a late night phone call. >> there was a death at lumulemon and that one had been taken to the hospital. within about ten minutes, she called us back to tell us that jayna was the one that they had pronounced dead. >> within days, another shocking development. >> they had made an arrest and my immediate reaction was thank god. then when he said who it was, it was uncomprehensible. >> it was baffling. just stunning. >> it was at 10:05 p.m. that the employees returned to the store. >> under arrest, coworker

brittany norwood who police say lured jana back to the store after closing time and attacked her with such violence, even veteran homicide detectives were shaken. >> did she ever mention that that she had a problem employee working for her? >> not at all. >> not at all. >> the incomprehensible murder believed to be over a bag of lumulemon clothing that norwood may have been trying to steal. >> why would you murder someone over lumulemon clothes? >> if brittany norwood needed it so badly. >> jayna would have bought it for her. she would have given it to her. she would have paid for it herself. >> phyllis and david murray and extended family are now struggling to find the new normal of their lives. >> and for a man of my generation. to hug another man of my

generation, that's a new normal. on march 10, i would have rejected that idea. at about 9:00 in the morning on saturday, march 12, every pun intended, i embraced that idea. >> they are bracing themselves for the likelihood they will come face to face with brittany norwood and her parents. >> it's horrible for us. it can't be easy for them. >> out of all the steps for grieving, i have yet to leave anger. i think if i had a chance to say something to her, it would be one word, why? >> andrea mccarren, 9news now. >> one of the most difficult questions andrea asked was whether the murray's thought they could forgive their daughter's alleged murder and whether jayna would ever forgive her. >> and angie talks to them

about that question and their strong feelings on the u.s. justice system tonight at 11:00. for years, scientists have been looking at the potential benefits of taking vitamin e. a new study out this afternoon suggests too much vitamin e could backfire, putting men at risk for the disease instead of preventing it. >> ralph was one of thousands of men who decided to be part of a decade long study to see whether vitamin e helps prevent prostate cancer. >> i had a couple of friends who had prostate cancer and i thought this would be worth doing. >> but now findings from that study showed the vitamin e sanderson took could put him at higher risk. >> a 17% increase risk at developing prostate cancer. >> 35,000 healthy men who took vitamin e, the mineral, or a

placebo. ment. >> we don't know why men are at higher risk of getting prostate cancer. interestingly, men who took vitamin e together with solenium, they weren't at a higher risk. >> he is now 68 and is in better health. >> we, i feel as though with did learn something. >> it's important to point out the daily dose was way more than what is found in an over the counter multivitamin, so stay away from the megadoses. researchers are going to continue to track these guys to see what happens to their cancer risk over time. lesli. the washington monument is closed because of earthquake damage. the statue of liberty is shut down because of renovations and now london's big ben is closed. experts say the clock tower is a whole 18 inches out of line. but surveyors say it will another 4,000 years before big

ben's tilt matches italy's famous leaning tower of pizza. >> talking about a 300 footed tower, which has a .26-degree lean, which is minute. >> big ben has been slightly off center since it was built in the 19th century. experts say work on london's under ground transport system is contributing to the shift. coming up, a biker in second place in the south african bike race until an unexpected collision on the court. we'll bring you the amazing video. first, dramatic moments all captured on surveillance cameras looking on. and don't forget, we are always on at wusa9.com. stay with us. we will be right back.

caught on tape, a dramatic shootout at a gas station in houston. here's the video. a couple men holding up a gas station. so they jump over the counter with the gun, then the store clerk ducks around the corner. pulls out a gun and then shoots at the alleged robber and then quickly scrambles back across the counter. police caught up with that van a few blocks away. the clerk was also hurt. they are both going to be okay, but the other robber is still out there. changed his mind quickly on that one. sprint customers weren't the only ones checking out the merchandise. a white tailed deer came through the counter, then into a back room before sprinting through the parking lot and back out of sight. the manager estimates the damage at a few thousand bucks. those deer always causing trouble. check out the mountain biking in south africa. when you are down there, look

out. an ant lope just might get you. he was not seriously hurt. check it out again. oh man. >> you can't anticipate that. >> no way you can anticipate it. take a lock at the helmet. i think we have video of it after we see it one more time. here it is again. his helmet was mangled by this crash, leading him to joke that maybe he needed a new one. but helmets save lives. >> absolutely. forget those girl scout badges for cooking and first aide, the latest ones are a bit more up to date. we're going to tell you about their first change in nearly 25 years. top. >> kind of a break on the pollen count. we'll show you the pollen reading. now the mold spores are down from high into the moderate range. everything else is low. we'll come back and talk about increasing chance for rain and showers and what that means for your morning and possibly

everyoning commute. >> i'm kristin fisher where an eight-year-old cancer survivor is raising thousands of dollars to help the families of other cancer patients. wait until you hear his remarkable stories coming up. jayna murray's parents open up like never before. >> we carry jayna in our hearts wherever we go. >> about returning to the site of their daughter's murder, and about the fight to forgive. losing jayna part 2, tonight at 11:00.

switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. i thought it was going to be hard, but not this hard. >> that is ryan darby. he has been battling cancer at georgetown university hospital for the past two years, but also at the same time raising money for families of other kids with cancer. remarkable. >> today he presented an $87,000 check to georgetown university hospitals family assistance fund and kristin fisher caught up with our eight- year-old philanthropist. >> i'm trying to raise money for georgetown. >> ryan can work a room like a pro. and yet, he's only in the third grade. >> he doesn't get nervous to stand in front of 800 people

and deliver a speech. >> but ryan remembers a time when he was nervous. >> it was pretty scary. >> two years ago when he was diagnosed with leukemia. >> i had fevers, my blood pressure was too high. i had to get needles in me. >> ryan was in the hospital for a month here at georgetown university hospital and it was during that time that a group of his mother's friends came together with the idea to start the foundation. >> there's a group of 13 women that we started running triathlons. what a great way to raise money and awareness than to have a triathlon for kids. >> they run, ride bikes, swim. >> it was easier than the cancer. >> in two years and two triathlons, they raised roughly $150,000 for the families of kids battling cancer at georgetown university hospital. >> families, many don't have the money to buy gas to come to the hospital. or to have food on the table. this fund allows us to do all

that and much more. >> ryan has done all that at just eight years old, but he is not satisfied. >> i would like to see just trying it in one year and get $100,000. >> he's my hero. he's amazing. >> in washington, kristin fisher, 9news now. amazing just scratches the surface. if you would like to contribute, we'll show you how on our website, wusa9.com. facebook is out with their brand-new app and the application showcases many of the showcases. it does all the things that the ipad does. i can check out my photos and i can check out my wall and information. all of that is available. the delay of this app had been the subject of internet rumors. in fact, some folks thought there was a rift between facebook ceo and the executives over at apple. others claim facebook preferred a web based application that

bypassed the rules. none of that is true, because as you see, we have it right here. now, patches for fashion and fitness and makeup are out. patches for digital film making, financial literacy and website design are in. actually folks are talking about badges, as in girl scout badges. it is the first major update to badges since 1987. the change is coming in advance of the girl scout's 100th anniversary and that's next year. >> girl scouts are very much still on the map. >> they have girl power for sure. >> i remember once i had 17 boxes of girl scout boxes in the garage. >> i tried, but i didn't. >> that's good support. >> good support. you know, got to do it one way or another. a couple sprinkles here and there just north of town. just outside the beltway in montgomery county on the west

side of 270. nothing really heavy. in fact, nothing really heavy or significant will get in here until after midnight and before the rush hour tomorrow morning. keep that in mind. so, right now temperatures are still very nice. 70 downtown. 69 arlington. 68 in bethesda. despite the clouds, really a pretty nice day as we close out our unbelievably nice streak of weather. so, here's the deal. dust off the umbrella. rain and showers developing tonight. the morning commute wet. possibly the evening commute and bad news here, showers are going to linger into thursday. good news is, it won't be a washout. rain fall potential will take you until midnight. nothing significant happens until midnight. everything is under a tenth of an inch, but by morning, looking at maybe 3/4 of an inch down to the south of manassas and just enough everywhere else to wet the roads and slow everybody down. by lunchtime, we have almost two inches. we'll put this into motion to

take you through the next 24 hours. almost 2 inches in gaithersburg and an inch in leesburg down toward manassas. a general rain fall, 1 to 2 inches heading our way. tonight, breezy and cool. showers and rain developing. lows 56 to 62. tomorrow morning, rain and showers. allow extra time. temperatures in the 50s and 60s and winds easterly. and then by afternoon, another batch of rain and showers. temperatures because of that, only 65 to 70 and winds southeasterly at 10. shouldn't be that breezy in the afternoon. next seven days, mild on thursday, but still some showers. mild on friday. a couple of showers around 70. good news. i mean very nice on saturday. kind of brisk. temperatures in the upper 60s for sunday as we host the eagles. sunshine and then upper 60s monday and more showers late on tuesday. so not bad. rain doesn't stay for ever, but it's coming back. >> it's fall. thank you. >> coming up on 9news now. >> on the one year anniversary of the dramatic rescue in chile

of 33 miners, some of them are here to talk about their triumph and challenges. i'm anny hong in washington with that story. then a little later on, friends and family trying to make sense of a mysterious death of a scientist on metro earlier this month. we'll talk about the case. for a great vacation you can't beat mississippi. sure you can, it's called louisiana.

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we all remember this summer when the nfl was going through the lockout and wasn't sure there was going to be a season. >> nba is going through the same thing. >> dave owens is here with a look at that and why it isn't always going so well. >> the nba canceled the first two weeks of the season. it's a result of players and owners not being able to solve what ails them. fact, the nba has significant issues and owners say they cannot continue under current operating procedures. >> this could take a while. >> we spent all of the times in the last two days. >> this is going to have to coven coven. >> soften. >> a grand canyon size divide. just listen to the party. commissioner. >> we have a goal that separates us. >> union president, derek fisher. >> we're not at a place where we can be reached. >> what are they fighting

over? you know, money. dollars, owners want a 50/50 split. players aren't budging. >> we have to wait it out and hopefully we get a fair deal for both sides. >> there's also salary cap issues. unlike their nfl, the nba has a soft cap. based on situation. >> how big is that? >> owners see that as cost prohibited. another key issue? >> on the competition side. >> in other words, is the system flawed in favor of big market teens? according to forbes magazine's evaluation of the 2009, 2010 season, 17 of the league's 30 franchises operated in the red. including the wizards. >> off the glass. >> so where do we go from here? players executive director was part of the last work stoppage in 1998, has an ominous prediction. >> you need to be careful.

this is what my owners. >> but it was satisfying. >> this is actually day 103 of the lockout. the cancellation affects 100 games total. now no further negotiation sessions have been scheduled and none are expected before next week. lesli. >> they need some help and some help quick. if you're looking for ways to fill the void left by a shortened nba season, the aquarium could help. out with its list of the top tin aquariums and number one is right up the road in baltimore. the national aquarium is followed by the monterey bay one, that's in california. sea world in san diego. the shed in chicago, and moody gardens in galveston, texas. you can see the full list at wusa9.com. tonightfor the first time, we are hearing from members of the family forced to tread water for nearly a day after their boat capsized off the

florida coast. it happened saturday in rough seas off long boat key. three people held on to the hull for 20 hours. four others, include ago four- year-old child were wearing life jackets. they held on to each other, but drifted away from the others. sadly, 79-year-old zada gonzalez, the may tri matriarch of the family did not survive. >> with the waves coming over, she couldn't keep her head above water. she said she drowned and he had to let her go. >> there's no words to describe they had to survive to get to land somehow. >> the family was saved by two fishermen who simply happened upon them and called the coast guard. you know, many of us saw the emotional rescue of those 33 miners in chile. they were trapped in that mine collapse for nearly 70 days last october. >> to commemorate the one year anniversary, it has already been a year. some miners spoke out about the experience today at the embassy of chile right here in

washington. >> anny hong was there with the story of hope, faith, and continuing suffering that remains. >> two of the 33 miners are here at washington, d.c. to talk about that dramatic rescue in chile. one year later, they feel lucky to be alive, but are still struggling. >> especially on nights, sometimes it is more difficult and therefore, i don't sleep very well sometimes and it's something that is never going to go away. >> estevon is one of 33 miners who was trapped below the surface. nearly 70 days later, each miner e emerged. >> the opportunity to visit different countries, something that we never in our wildest dreams thought of. >> spoke about experiencing complete darkness. no sense of time, starvation,

and a sense of death. while not having any certainty when and if there would be an end. the two men have now been touring the world, sharing their stories, focusing on the positives. including financial and psychological struggles. that is why life for these miners remains uncertain. >> but we don't know what will happen in the picture. what is ahead. we don't know how it's going to affect us. >> in washington, anny hong, 9news now. >> the smithsonian museum of natural history and the chillean embassy have ways to commemorate. right now, we want to update you on our breaking news of a terrorist plot right here in washington, d.c. two men have been charged and our government is blaming the