she was 18th was a day of new beginning. the first day of preschool. >> very excited and pam was talking to her. >> reporter: the daughter they adopted from india was about to have another milestone. >> good-bye. >> we got in the car, and you know, i stopped taking. >> reporter: they were going to meet her at her new school. the same shoot, a 34-year-old mother and scientist wore that morning. she would only drive 300 feet from her home that day before she was attacked by two men at a stop sign who wanted her 1990

bmw. >> at that stop sign, rodney runs over and punches her through the open window. >> reporter: james lily gives an account of the chilling encounter in a new book called fatal destiny. >> bernard miller who was standing in the median ran across to help get her out of the car. >> reporter: pam jumpedded up, and reached through the window to get her daughter, but her arm got caught in the seat belt. and soon she would be draggedded by the two men who sped off in her car. >> she's screaming, my baby. one eyewitness saw her tumble forward and her head strike the ground. >> reporter: this trail would last for nearly two miles. they stopped here, stepped over her body and tossed her daughter out on the side of the

road. luckily, someone driving behind them got the toddler to safety, but no one could save pam. >> it was horrific and that's the only word to describe it. >> reporter: the retired officer was the first person on the scene. she found pam's mangled body. >> on my game, i probably would have picked something up. >> reporter: in this video never shown before as she puts the baby in the car seat, rodney walks by followed by miller. steve had unknowingly picked up his wife's killers on camera. >> because of the nature of the day, i got careless. >> reporter: pam's two killers were captured after a reign of terror that shook the nation. >> a car jacking turned into a killing. >> what do you do to somebody that would throw a baby out a window? >> reporter: they were arrested and put on trial. miller thought for sure he

would get away with murder. >> he said, they're going to find me not guilty. >> these guys had no remorse, no sense of what they had tun. >> reporter: they were convicted and sentenced to life in prison. they were left to live a life without their beloved pam. >> and it took a longtime for all of us to, you know, get normal again. >> reporter: nearly to years later, steve struggles with the violence that stole his wife, gripped a community and left broken families in its wake. >> letting go. >> reporter: but he also clings to the good memories. >> this is the happiest day? >> one of them. >> reporter: steve knows that pam would be proud of their daughter. he hopes his wife will be remembered for more than just one tragic moment in time. >> probably the smartest person in the room. and then she acted like she was

just a kid, a loving mother and heart. >> reporter: pam and steve's daughter will graduate from college this year. rodney got life plus 60 years. and miller got life with the possibility of parole because he was 16 at the time of the crime. his efforts to get parole have failed to-date. >> and we ought to note that this crime was so brutal for what happened after pam was dead. >> reporter: yeah, they continued to brutalize her, they drove into a barbed wire fence, left her in the middle of the road. and then drove to a car wash to attempt to wash away the rest of her remains. and all these years later, everybody has the same question, why? why didn't you just give her the baby. that's all she wanted. she said, my baby, my baby, not my car, my car. and they never gave her the baby. >> wow, still no explanation.

>> we may never know the answer. >> all right. it was one year ago today navy seals raided osama bin laden's compound killing the terrorist master mind. president barack obama marked the occasion with a surprise trip to afghanistan today. more on what the president had to stay from afghanistan to the nation tonight. >> reporter: it is afghanistan afterall where it all started, where osama bin laden's followers trained for the 9/11 attack, where the united states retaliated with a war now in its 11th year, where nearly 2,000 american forces have died and tonight, president barack obama signed an agreement committing the united states to support afghanistan for years to come. the president's trip was kept secret until he arrived tuesday afternoon washington time. he thanked american troops for progress in afghanistan, noting

the anniversary. >> not only were we able to drive al-qaeda out of afghanistan, and a year ago, we were able to finally bring osama bin laden to justice. >> reporter: but in an evening address beamed back to the united states, the president said there may be a role for another terror group. >> my administration has been in direct discussions with the taliban. we have made it clear that they can be a part of the future if they break with al-qaeda, renounce violence and abide by afghan laws. >> reporter: he signed an agreement with afghanistan's president that promises american support for a decade after 2014 after nato troops leave the country. >> the afghan people will understand that the united states will stand by them. >> reporter: the united states will continue to train afghan troops and target al-qaeda even after most american troops return home. >> and some of your buddies say

get killed and there's going to be heart break and pain and difficulty ahead. >> reporter: with fixed limits. >> but we will not build permanent bases in this country, nor patrolling in cities and mountains. that will be the job of the afghan people. >> reporter: under the new agreement, american support for at least the next dozen years and this just in, there have been three explosions recently. one a car bomb for which the taliban has taken credit. the same taliban that the president exthe ended an olive branch just hours before. >> how unfortunate. all right. thank you. well, before mr. obama's surprise visit was announced, mitt romney had been criticizing him for his handling of the anniversary of osama bin laden's death. today in new york city, romney said it's fine for the president to say he had a role in the essential killing of osama bin laden, the problem

romney says is making an event that united americans political. and tomorrow, newt gingrich is expected to officially suspend his campaign. that announcement is scheduled to happen in arlington. in a video on his website, newt gingrich thanked all of the supporters for their hard work. the former speaker of the house says he will back mitt romney in the november election. five people are in hot water accused of trying to blow up a bridge in cleveland. the fbi arrested the men last night. the suspects purchased what they thought were explosives from undercover agents. the fbi says the public was never in danger and none of the suspects are affiliated with terror organizations. occupy demonstrators took to the streets across the country today, protesting economic inequality.

the may day protesters turned violent in some cases. in seattle, a group of demonstrators vandalized local businesses. police had to arrest dozens of people, excuse me, in new york and oakland for disrupting traffic. we are live outside the white house tonight. and ken, any problems with protest down there? >> reporter: not over here. what we saw here today was a lot more tame than what we saw throughout the country. for the first time in months, we saw dc occupiers come together and make a whole lot of noise. about 200 protesters were on the move again on dc street, marching toward the white house. they chose may day as a symbolic day to sound off for the cause of the 99%. >> income disparity, folks who lost their jobs and homes. >> reporter: this coincides with the one year anniversary of osama bin laden's death.

and now the protesters are hoping this time around they can get the attention of white house officials. the chanting, demonstrations are all too familiar of the movements last fall. and now the protesters are vowing to continue sounding off. >> this is celebration, trying to bring occupiers who may have trickled off during the winter months back. >> reporter: today's march was more symbolic than anything else because president barack obama is not in washington tonight. he is in afghanistan. we're live tonight outside the white house news now. two firefighters injured, dozens of people out of their homes tonight after an apartment building inferno. the blaze broke out this afternoon in the 2800 block in silver springs. investigators tell us it started in the attic of the complex and quickly spread to other buildings. one of the firefighters has minor injuries and the other has serious but nonlife

threatening injuries. tomorrow morning, a jury returns to the deliberation room in hopes of reaching a verdict in the sex abuse trial of michael gardner. the business man is accused of molesting three young girls who attended his daughter's slumber party last summer. today the defense and prosecution delivered their closing argument and the jury deliberated for two hours before going home for the night. last week we told you about the new rules handed down by the white house. now they'll be dishing up ethics training for about a hundred agents. the classes are scheduled to start this week in maryland. all comes in the wake of last month's scandal involving agents and hookers in columbia. taxpayers are going to pay more for transportation. the price tag has gone up 1 is million dollars. that -- up $11 million. that brings the grand tote toll

$112 million. that is three times the original estimate. and after months of speculation, it looks like facebook has a launch date for the initial public offering. according to the wall street journal, the company will announce on monday that it will start selling shares may 18th. some problems with the sec kept the date in limbo. still ahead, a four-alarm blaze engulfs tyler perry's studio. plus, a debut tonight. how he did coming up. and right after the break, a hero's welcome for the man who saved a group of kids from wild dogs. we hit 84 today. we just entered may. the wake-up weather, it's going to be warm. the bad news, keep the umbrella handy. low 70s by 9:00.

will we have a wet commute coming home? we'll let you know.

atlanta firefighters battling a four-alarm blaze. one of the buildings has partially collapsed. fortunately, no injuries reported and. we have no idea yet on what caused it. the city's planning commission is set to vote this week on a controversial development project in the corridor. >> groups representing tenants say the project can lead to higher rent and force thousands of working class families out. tonight, they held a rally outside city hall. >> pushing the all the hardworking people out. it's not fair. >> the group says city has been trying to put more affordable housing units into the plan, but it's not enough. the planning commission is scheduled to vote on the plan at a public meeting thursday night. a hero's welcome tonight. >> no, we are not talking about

that, but the dc man who place his own body between two attacking dogs and kids in danger. >> reporter: on a typical night at nationals park, he has been showing people to their seats. tonight though, he is in the national dugout and then on the field, but he was honored by the nationals organization. >> i'm glad i still got an arm. >> reporter: about ten days ago, he saw several kids in his neighborhood being attacked by two large vicious dogs. and with no apparent regard for his own safety jumped in to help, stabbing one of the dogs with a knife he grabbed from the kitchen while another man fended off another dog with a baseball bat. he received a number of serious ones on his left arm. >> major damage. >> reporter: and tonight, in the national's game against the

diamond, he received a jersey signed by the team and the gratitude of the entire city expressed by the mayor who clear declared the day hawthorne day in washington. a washington native, he has been an usher here since 2008. the nats manager said since they heard the incredible story about coming to the rescue of the kids in the dog attack, they knew they had to do something to publicly honor him. heroic was a word heard often tonight. >> a true hero. >> reporter: for his part, he is resisting the hero label, saying instead that he was just the guy who did what came naturally. >> i'm no hero. just something i had to do. >> reporter: 9 news now. >> when you see something like that, how you react tells you the kind of person you are. >> i was going to say, definitely does. all right, looking at a

june pattern. we're in may, but jumping all around. been happening since winter. >> but not going back to winter, right? >> no, just jumped ahead. a due pattern, it's going to be warm. but there will be a lot of scattered hours and thunderstorms. let's start with a live look outside, it's quiet right now. temperatures are still almost 70 downtown. upper 60s officially. the pressure creeping up at 29.99 inches. and wins have been calm. and the dew points in the low 60s. but those are not going to fall further tonight. the radar and satellite picture, a massive thunderstorm across west virginia. just now entering pennsylvania. and i think some of us will have a wet commute as we work our way south and east across the area tonight. we will be here tomorrow at 4:25 with the latest. futurecast, 6:00 in the morning, seeing some showers. these have already moved

through. and still wet roads and lighter showers across prince george's county, charles county. pretty heavy activity to the south. so we will have wet roads. we get a break through lunch hour. and more showers to the west. and then roll through during the evening. around 5:30 or 6:00. and then this time tomorrow night, there will be scattered hours and thunderstorms. with this kind of an air mass, some of them could be heavy, producing heavy rain and some could produce some gusty winds. warm again on wednesday, that is the good news, but with more showers and thunderstorms. and then warm on thursday with, yes, you guessed it, more showers and thunderstorms. thursday probably have even more storms than wednesday. so overnight, looks like this, mostly cloudy, mild, shower or thunderstorm possible, especially towards dawn. low temperatures only 60 to 65. the winds are light.

tomorrow morning, becoming partly cloudy and warm. some of us will have morning showers and storms. 60s and 70s. that's nice. winds southeast at 10. and by afternoon, well, partly cloudy and warm. showers and thunderstorms again. high temperatures in the low 80s. and winds out of the southeast at 10 miles per hour. we'll keep you posted. 60s to start. 76 to 81 by noon. and then 78 to 83 by evening. notice each period, there is a chance of a shower or a thunderstorm. the next three days, 79 on thursday. best chance of storms. and then on friday, we are back in the mid-80s with yet more thunderstorms. the seven-day, primarily afternoon storms on saturday. evening storms on saturday. mid-80s. gorgeous on sunday. and a few thunderstorms on monday and tuesday of next week. but notice the low, 74. we can handle that. >> barbecue weather. >> yes, on sunday. >> give me an idea.

>> the grill making its 2012 debut. speak of debut. >> speaking of debuts, good segway. , making his dc debut. did nat fans welcome him? can they reclaim the home ice. sports is next.

almost 23,000 fans filled the park tonight. thousands more watched on tv. and he made his home debut. after a decent outing in la this weekend, the diamonds found a way to silence him. 0-3 for tonight. but he made great defensive plays in left field. chasing down flyballs and showing off that arm of his. look at this rocket. no bounce, approximate hundred feet, just missing the tag at home. but it was a rough night all around for the nats tonight. top of the 6th, nats down one, throwing up this offering to deep right field. that brings in a run. zimmerman gave up eight runs in

six innings. the offense showing some signs of light. the single up the middle. but nats lose their fifth straight 5-1. >> five or six, two runs or something. didn't push the panic button. but we need to score more runs. >> zimmerman was throwing the ball around before today's game, the first time since going on the dl with an inflamed elbow. he hopes to be back on sunday. orioles visiting the yankees. when are these guys and what have you done with the real orioles? the bomber to the left field wall. orioles beat the yankees 7-1. handing his 1,000th win. the washington capitols have a chance to take control

against the rangers after an inspired game monday night where the stars stepped up, he found his rhythm and they got a few lucky bounces. they look to bring the momentum back to dc and hopefully gain the home ice advantage that has eluded them this post season. >> the home crowd, they want to see some flash and some dazzle. and we've got to keep playing on the road. >> that is how we started playing. finally tonight, the orioles, they've had streakers so far this season. watch this guy, stealing home, watch the home plate umpire. he tackles the umpire. might make you want to think twice about streaking. umpire to the save. we'll be right back.

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winning all the close one, and now they're losing close ones. >> yeah, no time for the panic button. that's 9 news for tonight. thank you for staying with up us. >> bye. [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable

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