4,000 block of south capital street. >> just boom, boom, bang, bang, nonstop bullets. >> reporter: over an eight day period, five young people have been killed, nine young people have been wounded. >> from the night this happened, i said it's one of the worst things i have seen in 22 years here in this city. >> 16-year-old girl that was shot in the back of a head with an ak47. >> reporter: today, families of the victims got their justice. >> it is evil. i can't call them animals because animals don't kill for sport. >> reporter: they will probably serve the rest of their lives in prison. san qawnsanquan cartedder, his brother, orlando carter. jeffrey best, robert bost, and lamar williams. >> not today. >> reporter: the carnage began

march 22, 2010, when jordan howell, 20, was slam was slain, after a bracelet went missing. >> cannot undue the loss of the children. but what it did do, it assured the justice system works. >> reporter: carter, his brother, and the others rented a van, armed themselves, and headed to south capital. that shooting left three people killed, six others wounded. and was the culmination of a series of shootings over eight days that left 14 people shot. >> reporter: three people were killed on south capital who had gone to jordan howell's funeral. >> these people will not be able to kill anyone again. >> reporter: one more, tavon nelson was shot in a separate incident because the defendants

wanted his gun to use on others. we should also point out that nathaniel sims was one of the original defendants. he cut a deal with prosecutors. he's going to plead guilty. he's going to look at a lengthy sentence also. for five days on the witness stand, he layed out how they carried out these shootings, including how he himself pointed that ak47 into the crowd. coming up at 6:00, you're going to hear from some of the jurors. we have their voices. there was some problem in the jury room before they came into the courtroom with their verdicts. >> bruce johnson, thank you. there were some stern reactions today from u.s. officials to the release of a video of a rockville resident. the 17-year-old -- 70-year-old aid consultant was kidnapped and now he's in the hands of al- qaeda terrorists. more on the tape and the reactions to it. scott. >> reporter: let's start with

weinstein's family who has not heard with him since the nine months since he was kidnapped in pakistan. a yellow ribbon do the talking for them, preferring to maintain a disciplined public silence during this hostage ordeal. >> my life is in your hands, mr. president. >> reporter: the first words of weinstein are about his wife and two daughters here in maryland. >> my wife is elaine and i'd like her to know that i'm fine, i'm well, i'm getting all my medications and being taken care of. >> reporter: al-qaeda is demanding all the release of prisoners, all prisoners at guantanamo, and the release of all relatives of osama bin laden. and the tape was released just hours after a drone strike killed a top al-qaeda leader in yemen. it comes as 9/11 suspects begin a trial at guantanamo. u.s. officials reacted firmly to the tape. >> the u.s. government will

continue making every effort to see mr. weinstein released safely to his family, but we cannot and will not negotiate with al-qaeda. >> reporter: he appeared in front of a tray of food and ate unnaturally as he was speaking in calm measured tones. the message remained clear. >> if you accept the demand i live, if you don't accept the demands, then i die. >> that tape is the very first word that weinstein's family has had since he was taken nine months ago. the tape offers no clues as to where he might be. live in the satellite center, 9news now. we thank you. >> our weather was quiet around here today, but some parts of the region could be in for showers tonight. topper shutt on the weather terrace with your monday forecast. >> good news for us. a will the of clouds here. they have very little bite to them. however, we'll look at radar. there are some showers, especially in west virginia.

tucker county, and that area just south of the maryland panhandle. lightning as well. they might clip garrett county in the next couple of hours. but as far as we're concerned, if you are east of i-81, you are fine. temperatures, we got this southeast wind keeping it cooler than average, but not bad. some 60s in gaithersburg. so for tonight, we'll keep it mostly cloudy, breezy and mild. some mountain showers and lows 54 to 62. perfect sleeping weather. no ac and no heat. that's kind of nice. we'll talk about how our chances for showers and storms will increase, what that means to not one, but both your commutes tomorrow. thank you topper. a bus, a school bus collided with a minivan today in prince georges county. that bus was carrying classmates to oxen hill middle school this morning before the collision in the 8300 block of indian head highway.

12 students were taken from that accident scene in fort washington with their injuries described as minor. the driver of the minivan was transported in critical condition. the week got off -- ground floor -- this was the scene around 1:00 this morning along good luck road near route 193. yup, that's a car and half of it is inside the apartment. fortunately, nobody was hurt. so far, prince georges county police have not charged that driver. >> two western maryland teens were killed this weekend driving home from their senior prom. and police say there's no sign of drugs or alcohol, just speed and a dark country road. dead are two standout sports stars near hagerstown. samantha kelly and brendan colliflower. >> it's very hard. it's been a trying year.

>> reporter: shattered car parts litter the ground and friends keep adding to the memorial. brendan's batting gloves, his sunglasses, volleyballs. >> it's hard. >> the couple had left the prom down in shepherd'stown. sam wanted to change. there's a bit of a rise here, then a sharp turn. the car left the road here, skidded along the embankment and then slammed into the tree. >> i heard that they had a bet with another couple that they would get to the house faster than them. i'm not sure if that's true, but i think people are going to take driving more seriously now. >> reporter: police say colliflower was speeding in his honda s2000 sports car. they have yet to release an estimate of how fast he was going. >> i want to let you know that brendan was a great guy and sam was a great girl >> reporter: the all county pitcher of the year, kelly was

a star in both volleyball and tennis. both were seniors on the honor roll. >> brendan is one of the nicest kids i knew. he was a pitcher, i was the catcher. >> reporter: at williams port high school, there was silence and tears. on this monday after the crash, one teacher broke down crying in front of her class. and students tried and failed to make some sense of this. >> today we should be looking back at prom and talking about the parties and the pictures, not having to remember two people that just passed away. >> reporter: bruce leshan, 9news now. >> bruce tells us brendan's father was there on sunday, but too shaken to talk. a spokesman for the washington county school said he is still waiting on news for the funeral arrangements, but it's a reminder for all of us to slow down and stay alive. sky 9 flew over dulles airport this morning where boeing's new 787 dream liner

landed for the first time in our area. then made the short flight to reagan national airport where reporters and photographers were given a tour of the state of the art jumbo jet. look at those wings. kristin fisher was one of them and she joins us with what she saw inside. hey kristen. >> reporter: hey guys. this thing is really neat. it's being called the next big thing in aviation. it's a big deal for both the airline industry and for just the average passengers. for the airlines, this airplane is much more fuel efficient, which means it's going to save them a lot of money. but for you and me, this is all about making air travel more comfortable. lower cabin pressure, higher humidity, and an led light display that can simulate a sunrise. it's all used to minimize jet lag. something passengers will need because this jumbo jet was built to go far with less fuel. >> this is an airplane that is the first new airplane of the

21st century. i say that because this is the first airplane that really uses the technologies that are available to us today. >> when you walk on board, you instantly notice the higher ceilings and bigger windows. nearly twice as large as the windows on most commercial aircraft and that's not all. the windows dim electronically. a minute and a half to go from full light to full dark and longer to go back. and if you follow down to these windows, you'll see the 25, 50, 75, and 100% dark right here. >> as neat as it looked, the jet's best feature is that it creates tens and thousands of jobs right here in the u.s. >> the 787 represents the best meaning of the term, made in america by american workers. >> reporter: he calls it america's next big export. more than 850 have already been ordered by airlines all over the world. including american and united. boeing's ceo predicts the 787

could become as iconic as the shuttle. >> i believe the shuttle and other spacecraft truly defined the 20th century. i think the dreamliner is something to define the 21st century. >> reporter: unfortunately, you can't see the dream liner from where we are, but it will be on display until friday and that's probably the last time that you're going to be able to see the 787 here at reagan national because it is simply too big to get in routinely. you will be seeing it regularly at dulles once all of these airplanes are done being built, which is going to take about a year or two. back to you. >> those dimming windows, pretty cool, high-tech stuff. thanks for showing it to us. up next on 9news, police search for a man linked to the death of two people in mississippi and the disappearance of a mom and her three daughters. also ahead, a lightning strike causes three parked cars to burst into flames.

but also france and greece cause new uncertainty on wall street. we'll have the latest after the break.

stocks here in the u.s. are not selling off as feared amid new concern over europe's debt crisis. the dow finished the day down 29 points at 13,008.

those elections in europe jolted world markets today. asian indexes fell more than 2% after voters in france and greece rejected tough austerity measures put in place because of the european economic crisis. greece parliament split leaving that country in an economic crisis. and the new socialist president of france says he does not plan to back those austerity plans either. >> basically saying we are not going to embrace austerity economics. that is cutting budget deficits, cutting safety nets. >> france's new leader will face stiff resistance. she says other european leaders are not ready to negotiate and analysts expect the markets will continue to fluxuate. a fight involving student loans is expected to move to the senate floor. how to keep student loan interest rates from doubling on

july 1. the $6 billion in lost rev news would come from raising payroll taxes on some small businesses. another plan would freeze interest rates on subsidized loans at about 3 1/2% for another year. the deal is expected before the deadline. there is a man hunt underway for a mississippi man accused of abducting a mother from tennessee and her three daughters. >> the suspect has been a close family friend for years and he's now linked to two suspicious deaths. allison harmon breaks it down for us. >> police are searching for this man, 35-year-old adam mays as they investigate the disappearance of joann bane and her three daughters. they were last seen in tennessee, which police searched again on sunday. haze was a family friend who described to be like an uncle to the girls. late last week, police found the bodies of two unidentified people inside a home near

guntown, mississippi, that's linked to maze. investigators will not say if the bodies were children. neighbors are praying for the victims and urging maze to come forward. >> let us know where that mom is. >> reporter: police say joann bane's husband was getting ready to move the family to arizona when they all disappeared. authorities are trying to determine if joann went willingly. they warn that the suspect is armed and extremely dangerous. >> this is a pretty quiet community. nothing serious has ever happened around here. it's pretty rough situation. >> investigators say maize may have changed his appearance or even cut and died the girls hair to disguise their identities. there's a $50,000 reward for any information that leads to the bane family and may's arrest. allison for cbs news. >> he was last seen in mississippi, but he has ties to arizona, texas, the carolinas

and florida. lightning sparked a dangerous fire in minneapolis. three cars in fact burst into flames yesterday when lightning hit a power line and it fell on top of them. these flames were so powerful, they actually burned through the asphalt hitting a gas line below, which didn't help the fire situation. utility crews had to be called in to dig up the street and secure that area. >> rescuers used dynamite to help reach people in china. the blast cleared a path and that allowed hundreds of stranded tourists and their vehicles to get out of there. they were trapped for several days. soldiers were also called in to help with that evacuation and everybody made it out okay. and we have some dramatic video from a suspected tornado in japan. now this violent weather badly damaged more than 100 homes and actually killed a 14-year-old boy. 40 others were injured in the storm, which struck about 40 miles north of tokyo. the suspected twister, also knocked out power to more than

1600 homes and guys, these pictures are pretty amazing. >> yeah, they are. you have some video, topper, of other severe weather. >> some of those buildings are in japan were stoned and concrete. and this is the wall cloud in a place called pleasant hill, missouri, and oftentimes tornadoes can drop down from a wall cloud. remember that tornadoes are just violently rotating columns of air. the whole thunderstorm rotates a little bit. you can see a funnel dropping down a little bit. and we're looking at showers and thunderstorms in the plain states, the ohio valley. most of which stay north of us for a while, but we become unsettled as well. we will look at radar and slight combined and we are looking at showers as we mentioned earlier. out to the west in the mountains. out toward garrett county and west virginia, tucker county, and the valley. everything will stay west of i- 81 tonight. so yes, we have a lot of clouds, that marine layer, that

southeast wind, any time we get an easterly component, it keeps us cool this time of year and can provide low cloud cover, which is comfortable still. 70 downtown. 67 in arlington. 67 in bethesda. 69 in rockville. still 70 out in great falls. there's some spots in the 70s. 71 in college park, but 69 in beltsville and 67 at andrews. here's the deal. unsettled through wednesday. some mountain showers tonight. a shower possible tomorrow morning. primarily well west of town. i think most of us will have a dry commute tomorrow. coming up, a different story. shower or thunderstorm possible and a better chance of more showers and thunderstorms on wednesday. so a couple of days unsettled for a while. but tonight, mostly cloudy, breezy and mild. some mountain showers. 54 to 62 and this is about perfect sleeping weather. no ac, no furnace. we need to enjoy this time of year. now tomorrow morning, mostly cloudy, breezy and mild. a slight chance of a shower. winds turn out of the south at

10 to 15. by afternoon, mostly cloudy, breezy and warm. we'll see peeks of the sun. showers and thunderstorms possible, especially west of town. high temperatures near 75 and winds again out of the south at 10 to 15. so we'll break it down. 54 to 64 to start and 69 to 73 by noon. maybe a sprinkle. a better chance for a shower by evening. 71 to about 75. now, the next seven days. looking at mild tomorrow, mild on wednesday, better chance for storms on wednesday and then cooler on thursday. in fact, refreshing on thursday. on friday, we're looking pretty nice. sunshine, about 69. temperatures back up a little bit. back to about 74 on saturday. mom, probably okay, maybe a shower. maybe you're planning to cook out. temperatures in the mid 70s and we're looking at a better chance for showers or thunderstorms on monday. and also on saturday, we have

howard university commencement. it's quite pleasant. >> we're taking it. no problem. thanks a lot, top. >> this is one of the hottest books out there. now it's been banned. we'll tell you where you won't find 50 shades of gray. but up next, more on a dog food recall after reports that more than a dozen people got sick with the salmonella inspection.

diamond pet food is expanding a recall to get tainted dog food off the market. the company found salmonella and wants dog owners to stop using diamond puppy formula dry food. it was sold in 6-ounce samples. pets with salmonella infections can infect pets and humans causing gastro intestinal symptoms and that food can make people sick from handling it. 14 people across the country have gotten sick from handling that pet food, including one person in virginia. for more on the best buy dates and production codes, go to our website, wusa9.com. a civil trial opened today involving that deadly duck boat

slash. two hung gain hungarian students were killed. the key question today is whether there should be a limit on how much the two vessel operators will have to pay. they want the liability limited to $2 million. good times and some golf in gainesville. the club hosted a charity tournament today that included wounded warriors from walter reid army medical center. the event benefited thanks u.s.a. a nonpartisan organization providing scholarships for american servicemen and women and their families. a new park opening soon in urbana will be more than a place of recreation. also be a memorial to fallen service members. the frederick news reports that local resident, jonathan sanderson raised $12,000 for the tribute to captain john denison. the 24-year-old was killed in iraq in 2006.

sander son says denison loved the outdoors and a new park would be a perfect place to pay him tribute. the economy is second only to the u.s. china is still a developing country. bruce johnson recently traveled to china. coming up, how the wage gap could pose a serious threat to the chinese government. the popular and racy book, fifty shades of gray is hard to find. not because everybody wants to read it. a fatal incident right here friday morning and police still don't know what happened. they are asking the public for help. i'm peggy fox. the bizarre story coming up. [ male announcer ] this was how my day began.

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right now, police continue to search for the hit-and-run driver who killed a young virginia woman. tonight that woman's mother is begging the driver to come forward. >> the crash happened late friday morning on harrison lane in the alexandria section of fairfax county and tonight, peggy fox is back out at that scene where the police are desperately hoping more witnesses will step forward. >> this is a busy two-lane road where she was killed friday morning. you can still see the investigators on harrison lane. she made two mistakes. one she pulled out into traffic right in front of two cars. they all came to a stop and then the second mistake, which proved to be fatal, she got out of her car.

>> what do you make of this? >> crazy? ignore? just stupid? >> that's when an eyewitness to friday's bizarre traffic death on harrison lane thinks of the driver who hit and killed 21-year-old shalinda airington and took off. the young woman's mother is grieving the loss of her only child. >> she was my best friend. she meant everything. my only child. and now she's gone. and that person is still out there. >> fairfax county police are trying to piece together exactly what happened. they do know errington was run over and crushed to death, but why she got out of her buick is a mystery. the eyewitness who doesn't want to be on camera has an idea. >> when she ran out, it looked like she was running. she was in running mode. she wasn't walking, she was running. >> to confront somebody? >> cree. >> yes.

>> left the woman lying in the middle of the road. >> do you think it was intentional? >> when it comes down to road rage, you never know. >> we want them to come forward, to tell their side of the story, and to tell me what happened because my daughter is gone. she can't tell me what happened. >> police are looking for a dark suv, possibly a chevrolet with temporary tags. they are also asking anyone with information about this incident to contact crime solvers. in alexandria, peggy fox, 9news now. >> blind chinese says he is concerned his nephew will be beaten and tortured in his home province of china. he was detained last month. top white house adviser is accusing mitt romney of trying to score political points over this dramatic issue. romney blames the administration for failing to

protect chen. he is still in a chinese hospital tonight recovering from foot injuries he suffered during his escape. he wants to come to the united states. bruce johnson just returned from china last week. he was there because of a book he wrote about a personal journey of heart disease. now bruce was given a visa to travel there. but it didn't come easily. it took letters from the book publisher in china explaning why bruce was invited and ten separate visits to the visa office. this is what he saw and experienced in beijing and shanghai. >> are you kidding me? >> a new before i made the 13 1/2 flight from dulles airport, that the great wall of china would be the highlight of my trip. >> i can't talk and climb the steps, too. >> built the protect the kingdom, the wall attracts many chinese and outsiders every year. it's one of the seven wonders

of the world. >> to give you a better idea, if you stretch this wall from new york to california, you still have a long ways to go. you think of decades? they think of centuries. they started building parts of this wall some 2,000 years ago. >> despite all the news in growing, prosperous china. still a developing country, most of its 1.3 billion people are uneducated. bloomberg magazine says the average wage is only between $4,000 and $5,000 per year. a two bedroom condo in beijing or shanghai can cost $600,000. only a few are thriving under the new modern china. that could pose serious threats to the chinese government. >> back in d.c., advocates

echoed what some people told me privately in china. the wealth is not being shared. that corruption among some communist party leaders is a given. >> people are not simply enjoying some of my life. they also enjoy liberty and democracy. >> i love the people. >> the principal of the international school in beijing. like most americans with successful jobs and status, she stays clear of politics. >> i think the average chinese person that i know just has a certain understanding of life in a certain surenity was in them. >> i felt no threat of any kind. i was told with no guns, there's very little serious crime and found a lot of chinese in the big cities are really content with their improved lives.

bruce johnson, 9news now. if you go to our website, wusa9.com. you can hear more. that human rights activist bruce spoke with in the store. mr. chen spent 18 years in a u.s. prison before. he now lives on maryland's eastern shore. one florida county is pulling the erotic novel, "fifty shades of grey" from all its libraries. a spokesman says the county considers it soft core porn and that has some fans of the book in an uproar. >> i think that's a shame because that's why we live here. there's nothing horrible about this book. >> i'm intrigued and ready to read it. >> another florida county says it does carry the book. good luck trying to find it in stock. walt disney executives are marveling at the smashing

success of the avengers. it had the biggest opening weekend ever. took in $200 million at the box office and that reached the old record of just over $169 million set by the final harry potter film. the record could be short lived in what's expected to be a block buster summer movie season. and two super hero flicks. the amazing spider man and the dark knight rises. still ahead, the local group that is turning lives around one person at a time. topper. >> we have a little bit of a break in terms of pollen. here are the numbers. they are looking at very high for grasses, but down to moderate for trees. and in the low range for weeds and mold spores. come back and tell you if anymore showers are on the way. up next, imagine looking out of your car window and seeing this. this is not going to end well.

and don't forget, we are always on at wusa9.com. stay with us, we'll be right back.

caught on tape, a high speed police chase from a car other than a police cruiser. it happened this weekend in

seattle. a man trying to elude police hit a bus and a car downtown. the vehicle that was hit captured the collision on its dash cam. you can see smoke from the crash coming from the radiator right there as it happens. now to a man's brush with death on a russian highway. >> and we want to warn you. these next couple pieces of video are graphic, however, both crash victims survived. investigators say a driver made the emergency stop over the weekend, but failed to put up any flairs or warning signs and that can be what happens. yeah, he was hit by a car flung up in the air. amazingly, just a broken leg. >> i don't think i have seen anything like that. >> that's new. now to the other disturbing crash caught on tape. this one happened during a protest late last week at the university of texas in austin. a man wearing a president obama mask waving a sword as you see, suddenly gets hit by a bus in the middle of the street. believe it or not, his injuries

were not serious. he has already been treated or released from the hospital. okay, it's hard to match that, but he's one of the biggest olympic draws. what michael phelps has to say about his future and this year's upcoming games coming up. >> the wait on our nation, what the cdc has to say about our future health. that's next. ♪

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loss. in tonight's health alert, morbid obesity is growing among people in the u.s. according to the centres for disease control. the cdc's weight of the nation report reveals a snapshot of america's obesity epidemic which is starting to show down, which is not a pretty picture. >> i was one of the lead authors on a study that is forecasting obesity rates to 2030. >> the weight of the nation conference going on here in the district. the forecasting study found 42% could be obese by the year 2030. 42%. individuals with severe obesity may rise to 11%. the healthcare system could see 32 million more obese people in the next two decades. it is a number that could significantly hike healthcare costs. >> in terms of dollar value, that would account for over $500 billion over the next 20 years.

>> however, the good news is the growth rate of overall obesity seems to be slowing down. >> those dramatic increases are going to continue for the severe obese, but the overall obesity prevalence rates are starting to slow. >> what i have seen is a more diverse group who are coming. they realize it's not just a matter of weight. it's their blood sugar. their cholesterol. >> dr. denise says people are more aware of the consequences of obesity and its leading to the slowdown of overall obesity growth. she warns even with that positive trend, we as a nation have a very long way to go. >> that's what we try to be, is proactive as opposed to reactive. because if we just approach this epidemic in a reactive stage, by 2080, 90% of americans will be obese. >> let's hope not. okay, you heard the doctor.

obesity is not just a weight issue or even appearance. it does fuel diseases like diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, cancer, and depression. pounds lost can translate into active years of life gained. lesli. anita, dominoes wants to help people intolerant to growthen gluten getting their pizza fix. that option will cost you $3 more than standard pizzas. 6 to 8% of the u.s. population is on a gluten-free diet. i'm standing here in the kitchen because kitchen fires are the leading cause of fire related injuries in this country and the national fire protection association says on average about 2,000 people die from them and the worst thing you can reach for in the event of a grease fire is some water. >> one cup of water turns into 1700 cups of steam and blows all this oil out at once.

>> enough heat and flames burn the curtains off the windows. >> that's why people need to know you never put water on a grease fire. >> coming up tonight at 11:00, i'm going to show you the right way to put out one of these common fires and an innovative device that could just save your life. guys, back to you. >> thank you, lesli. >> a lit cooler today. >> 73 was the high. average is 74. not bad. you know what i like about this? no ac, no furnace. >> perfect. windows open. this is pretty good. the pollen manageable. i think as we get showers tomorrow and wednesday, it will knock the pollen out. a live look outside, we're locking west. there are some breaks in the clouds. it's not completely overcast and temperatures are still hovering around 70 downtown. a will the of 60s in the suburbs. winds picking up a little bit out of the south, southeast at

14. that easterly component is what generates low clouds. i know anny talked about this all weekend. we get low clouds and it stays cool. not an awful day. there are some showers and a few thunderstorms out in the mountainsment garrett county, tucker county, in that area. they will stay west of i-81 tonight and really even tomorrow. most of the showers are going to set up west of i-81. we have them in the forecast for the metro area, but further west you go, better chance. temperatures, 70 in college park. 67 in bethesda. we're looking at 68 in rockville. 66 up in gaithersburg. upper 60s in reston and sterling. and we're looking at 69 out toward beltsville. now here's the deal. i mean, we're going to be unsettled through wednesday. not going to rain continuously. and temperatures will be comfortable. mountain showers tonight. i think most of us will have a dry commute in the immediate metro area. west of hagerstown, not so

much. by afternoon and evening, shower or thunderstorm possible. especially frederick west and north of town. and more showers everywhere on wednesday as a frontal system approaches. for tonight, mostly cloudy, breezy, mild. mountain showers. 54 to 62. that is perfect sleeping weather. winds south, southeast 10 to 15. tomorrow morning, mostly cloudy, breezy and mild. a shower west of town. you can get some stuff done tomorrow. by afternoon, mostly cloudy skies. a few breaks in the clouds. winds are going to turn out of the south at 10 to 15. slightly dryer air comes in. again, especially west of town. all right, we'll break it down for you. 54 to 64 to start and maybe a sprinkle. by noon, 69 to 73. we're looking at 71 to 75 by evening with a shower or a thunderstorm possible. next three days, even a better chance for storms and showers on wednesday, mid 70s. cooler on thursday, kind of

refreshing really. some clouds in the morning and partly cloudy, high temperatures around 70. next seven days. friday even cooler. on 69. 52 downtown. that means 42 in the suburbs. we bounce back up to 74 on saturday. moms day on sunday, maybe a shower. we'll keep you posted on that. temperatures in the mid 70s. better chance on monday with highs in the mid 70s. all in all, pretty quiet. >> thank you, top. >> this summer's olympics will be the last for michael phelps. he is ready now to enjoy life out of the pool. now if phelps can win three medals, he'll retire with the most medals in olympic history. it's probably inevitable that robert griffin iii will be the starting qb. >> he continued to impress. kristen berset is here to tell us all about it. haw hey kristen.

>> some were caught off guard that shanahan made the announcement this year. but rg3's teammates didn't need to hear it from him. they knew he was the guy and they are pretty excited about it. here is dave owens with more. >> ready, aim, fire, three dais of practice in the books. >> it was good. the beginning of an education and this was a familiar scene. rg3 learning, kyle shanahan mentoring. >> it's been a while since we have been able to do football things. we've been doing combines and beauty pageants on pro days. >> this was no beauty pageant. there's a play book to learn. verbage to grasp and media scrutiny, all with papa shany and the boss in the background. >> i was impressed because the first day we didn't have one bus with a formation or a play call. i don't think i have ever had that in any minicamp. >> is he ahead of the curve,

coach? >> he's ahead. >> not surprising. the man has been studying, hard. no time for play. >> the only thing i've bought was an iphone 4s. which means all he has to do is ask siri if he has questions about anything. is robert griffin, iii, going to be the starting quarterback for the redskins this season? >> let me check that for you. >> coach took care of that one for himself. >> at brian orakpo -- they had a chance to talk about him. >> coach shanahan is smart. >> it's best for us as a team to throw him in there. >> even though you are supposed to be the starting quarterback. you have to prove yourself. i can't come in flamboyantly. i don't plan to. >> thank you, dave. that was dave owens reporting. we have more reaction from rg3's teammates, plus

suspensions levees today. the caps continue their quest for the cup in new york. this all coming up later in sports. anita. >> still ahead tonight, the search for crews after a man is found dead after the running of the kentucky derby. then a little later, the new national christmas tree runs into some trouble. >> but first, literacy and technical skills. see how they are helping women find more opportunities. that's up next in hero central.

wider opportunities for women. don't let the organization's name fool you. >> for the past 40 years, it has been helping women and men gain economic independence. j.c. hayward salutes the group in today's hero central. >> reporter: programs that emphasize literacy, career development and technical skills, wider opportunities for women is changing lives. >> outside of the own things that i may know coming into the program, i'm learning a lot more. i go into school on how to find a job, and keep a job. >> as an instructor, she finds joy in being a part of this program. >> what pleases me most is the end game. at the end of all of our workshops, we have a change in knowledge so people have a better understanding, they also have a better understanding of what it takes to go out there, find a job, and keep a job and to make sure that job provides

them with an economically secure wage. >> the program partners with other organizations for classroom study. >> how may i help you? >> reporter: working as a receptionist, laura scott, a 2006 graduate, remembers how her life used to be. >> i was on drugs. i had three kids and i lived in -- i was not homeless, but i lived here and there and once i went here, i got my life straight and back on track. >> scott got off drugs, she got a job, and she got a new life. she is a positive example to new students like glenda thomas who is just starting her journey, already thomas is excited about the program. >> it showed me a lot of different ways, as far as how to present myself in interviews. i love it. i love it. >> i'm j.c. hayward, 9news now. wider opportunities for women hosts career workshops at

strive d.c. that's a partner organization in northeast washington. for more information, just go to j.c. hayward.com. and we begin with breaking news tonight. the cia says it has stopped an attempted attack on a plane bound for the united states. scott broom is in the satellite center tracking the developments at 6:00 tonight. scott. >> this news is breaking after the associated press told us they have been sitting on this for more than a week at the request of the cia and other high level u.s. officials because of on going operations in yemen and other places. but this very scary plot, very much recalls the 2009 incident that you see on your screen there, an attempted bombing by the underwear bomber over detroit back then. we know the cia in this case, captured the actual bomb which was set to be used by a yemen based suicide bomber on an attack related to