osama bin laden. we also know the bomb is now in the possession of the fbi for a technical analysis. details of how this went down are not known, either is the fate of the suicide bomber. there are some scary developments here. this bomb was a much more sophisticated version of the 2009 version. it did not contain any metal which presumably means it was not detected. when operatives stepped in, the bomber had not picked a u.s. flight or purchased ticket. that adds up to a big win for u.s. intelligence. it's interesting to note after the hold on this news for more than a week, it's now breaking just a day after a drone strike in yemen killed al-qaeda's top operative. we don't know if these events are tied together, but it's clear that al-qaeda and yemen is very active and clearly still very dangerous to the u.s. we're continuing to follow developments. for now, i'm scott broom. >> constant vigilance is

needed. al-qaeda released a video from a plea from a local man kidnapped in pakistan nine months ago. >> my life is in your hands, mr. president. if you accept the demands, i live. if you don't accept the demands, then i die. >> warren weinstein is from rockville and worked for an arlington based company. it is concerned for the 70-year- old's well being, but the government does not negotiate with terrorists. the five men accused of plotting to blow up a bridge near cleveland say they're not guilty. they were in a court today for a preliminary hearing. the government calls the suspects self-described anarchists and they were arrested as part of an fbi sting. one defense attorney says it's a simple case of entrapment. d.c. is looking for artists to help design a memorial to the victims of the deadly crash along metro's red line. nine people died when two trains collided back in june of 2009. the families of some of the victims have been calling for a

memorial ever since the crash happened. so far, just a plaque that has been dedicated at the metro station. two teens are dead after speeding home from their prom on saturday night. it happened in hagerstown just south of interstate 70. >> i'm bruce leshan in will yams williams port, maryland, trying to understand the deaths of brendan colliflower and samantha kelly. teenagers that ran into a tree driving home from their high school prom. >> it's very hard. it has 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 for sam. >> it's hard to come here. >> i heard they had a bet with another group, or couple that they would get to the house faster than them. >> 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. 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 and not having to remember two people that just passed away. >> reporter: in williams port, maryland, 9news now. results are in from the autopsy on a body found in a barn at churchill downs just hours after the kentucky derby, but tonight, the coroner isn't saying much other than her investigation did reveal injuries to the body. 48-year-old aiden perez's body was found early sunday morning. investigators say they do not believe his death had anything to do with the race. they say he may have died after a fight. >> after two weeks of deliberations, jurors handed down a series of guilty

verdicts. bruce johnson has the story tonight. >> nonstop bullets. >> reporter: over an eight day period, a total of five young people have been killed, none young people have been wounded. >> from the night this happened, it's one of the worst things i have seen in 22 years. >> i'm grateful. grateful justice is served. >> today, families of the victims got their justice. >> it is evil, evil. i can't call them animals because animals don't kill. >> in superior court, all five defendants were convicted of murder and will probably serve the rest of their lives in prison. sanquan carter, 21. orlando carter, 22. jeffrey best, robert bost and lamar williams also 23. >> a child was born, not today. they were looking sad. >> the verdict cannot undue

the loss of the churn, but what it did do, it assured us that the justice system works. >> it was the worst mass shooting in d.c. history with most of the casualties coming in the 4,000 block of south capital street. >> 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 and five people killed. >> the trial lasted 2 1/2 months. at one point, a juror sent a note to the judge asking to be released. following the verdict today, some jurors offered these remarks. >> nothing worse when a parent loses their only child. >> it was an intense period and -- >> you were exposed to a part of the city you hadn't done before? >> absolutely. >> there was one more key defendant in this case, na nathaniel sims agreed to testify against the others. he also pleaded guilty.

this is bruce johnson reporting from superior courthouse for 9news now. >> new at 6:00, the d.c. government agreed to pay $20,000 to four people who challenge their drunk driving convictions. all four were part of a group that said their convictions were based on inaccurate breath testing equipment. the police department failed to calibrate the devices and prosecutors relied on that information even after knowing the machines were flawed. back on the witness stand today, a campaign consultant to suppress black voter turnout in the 2010 election for maryland governor. talking about joule i julius henson. he lost that election. now henn sen says the calls were not meant to suppress the vote. and now to the trial of john edwards, the former democratic presidential candidate. he is accused of using campaign money as hush money to hide an extramarital affair. today, testimony about a check for edwards for $175,000 from a

major benefactor from northern virginia, her name, rachel bunny mellon. some of that cash was used as hush money, but mellon said the money was a gift for edwards, not a campaign contribution. >> and here in washington, d.c., federal agent, jeff testified for a third day at the trial of former major league pitcher, roger clemens. clemens is accused of lying to congress in '08 when he denied using performance enhancing drugs. today, he testified that clemens was not even a target when he initially began questioning clemens former trainer about the steroid. he is expected to testify later in the week. and coming up tonight at 7:00 on 9news now, suspended over a song? a six-year-old is sent home after he sang a popular song in the lunch line. now his school claims that song led to sexual harassment.

we'll explain at 7:00. coming up in this half hour, some royalty hitting the red carpet tonight in d.c. we'll take you there live. and i'm topper shutt. maybe this weather reminds him of england. the clouds kept temperatures down. average is 74 and 53. records on this date in '95. record low 38. we'll come back. we have an increase of showers and storms. we'll tell you what that means for your commute. first, a dream opportunity for folks in our area. where you can see the latest midair marvel. it's a big one. that's next. ♪

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today's briefing. >> what the vice president said yesterday was to make the same point the president has made previously. the committed and loving same sex couples deserve the same rights and protections enjoyed by all americans and we oppose any effort to roll back these rights. >> the same issue did come up for mitt romney. he told supporters he believes marriage is between a man and woman. protests in russia this morning as vladimir putin was voted in. it was one of three sets of elections that caused a buzz overseas in the last few weeks. french president, nicolas sarkozy lost his bid for reelection. and in greece, the party that approved an economic bailout did not win enough votes to form a government. >> lots of unsettled times. >> washington is hosting some royalty from across the pond tonight. prince harry is in town.

anny hong is live. any sign of the prince so far? >> reporter: oh, we're so close. in fact, he is actually, his motorcade is just pulling up. we heard the sirens and saw the lights and you can see there are quite a few fans here of the royal family waiting to greet him here at the ritz carlton. he is here to accept the humanitarian leadership award from the council at tonight's award center. the prince is accepting the reward on behalf of his brother, prince william, for their work with wounded warriors. this is his motorcade. i believe he may be in one of these cars here and they will probably come out any moment. now earlier today, harry did visit with a british and american wounded veteran at the british ambassador's residence. and the foundation of prince william and prince harry focuses on helping wounded servicemen and women transition back into civilian life.

and there he is right there. he's greeting folks with the atlantic council and sharing some words. hey he is dressed up in his tuxedo. treesed great for tonight's big awards ceremony. harry is also training as a military pilot. he and his brother have been very active and involved in helping veterans transition back into civilian life. the media here is trying to get him to talk to us, but it looks like he's going to go straight into the nearby gallery. the fans and i are starting to get excited and starting to scream. now harry again is receiving the award for distinguished humanitarian leadership. now the d.c. based -- atlantic council is giving out rewards every year, but this one in particular is special. it has only been given out once

before. two years ago to u2 lead singer. also including moon and other enlisted military servicemen and women. so there you guys go. we got to see prince harry arriving live. we are live in northwest d.c. anny hong, back to you. >> a lot of people out there making a will the of noise, that's for sure. >> star power. about 14 months ago, crews planted a new national christmas tree down on the national ellipse. the colorado spruce replaced the tree that fell by heavy winds in march of 2010. here's a look at what is left of it today. just a patch of dirt. here's the deal. the national park service says it had to cut down the 28-foot tree this weekend because it just never took to its new surroundings. like an organ transplant, the tree died of what's called transplant shock. a new tree has been selected and will be planted in october to give it a greater chance of survival. >> we have to have the

national christmas tree back. >> i was at the lighting. it's not a very pretty tree. i'm sorry. >> everyone said the same thing. everyone said the same thing. it was in terrible shape. the last one was spectacular. second thing, the best time to plant trees is the fall because you get away from the stress of summer and you can dig a hole and plant a tree in winter if you want to. we could have this year, it never really froze. we're looking at clouds which is good news. let's start with a live look outside. it's our weather cam and the clouds in the southwest wind have kept temperatures down, but it's nice. if you're headed out, you do not need an umbrella. you need a light jacket. 69. winds south, southeast at 15. temperatures, upper 60s to around 70. 69 downtown, but 67 in bethesda. 69 in rockville. 66 in gaithersburg. 68 in leesburg. and still 70 in college park, but 69 up in beltsville.

so, unsettled through wednesday. mountain showers tonight. they are well to the west of us. a shower possible tomorrow morning. i think we'll have a dry commute tomorrow morning. a better chance for a shower or thunderstorm tomorrow evening and more showers on wednesday. no doubt about that. for tonight, mountain showers. 54 to 62 and winds south, southeast 10 to 15. tomorrow morning, the winds turn a little bit, become more southerly. a shower possible, but again, 90% of us are dry tomorrow through the commute and through lunchtime. mostly sunny, maybe a shower or storm. high temperatures near 75. winds out of the south at 10 to 15. we'll break it down. 54 to 64 to start. maybe a sprinkle, but mostly sprinkles in the mountains. and then better chance of a shower or thunderstorm by evening. 71 to about 75. now the next seven days, wednesday still unsettled. temperatures about 75. and then refreshing on thursday, temperatures will struggle to get to 70.

upper 60s on friday. saturday, howard university commencement, the pressure is on again. mom, pleasure is on. maybe a shower mid 70s, but not too bad. >> looks like a good brunch day for mom. >> that's what we're thinking. >> this past weekend was a good weekend for skins fans, because you know, rg3 jumped right in. >> jumped right in. he looked great and studied the play book a little bit and met a couple times. he seems to be picking things up. mike shanahan was so impressed so rg3 gets the nod to be starting quarterback. today, his veteran teammates react to the big announcement. plus, what they're looking for were this season. and less than 90 minutes away from caps, rangers game five. we'll have a preview. sports is next.

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now, 9sports with kristen berset. the best sports in town. >> this caps, rangers series is following the same script as the one against boston. split on the road, tied series headed into game five. the caps would win tonight's showdown in new york. they bounced back nicely after losing that triple overtime thriller. now they are hoping to get out to that same fast start. >> once you're out there, you know what their tendencies are, and you try to make adjustments. you try to stay one step ahead.

>> i think we showed that in the first period so we can expect that. >> to the nat. phillies pitcher admitted today he meant to hit bryce harper last night. hamels beamed harper in the back during his first at bat in last night's game. today, the nats gm had some very harsh words for hamels. he said in part, he is fake tough. he thinks he's going to intimidate us after hitting our rookie. he doesn't know who he's dealing with. it was a gutless chicken act. that was a fake, tough act no one accused cole hamels of being old school. he has been suspended. jason worth had surgery this morning after suffering a fracture last night. it is painful to watch. worth will be out at least 12 weeks. time now to reveal our high school game of the week poll. lots of games on the diamond to

choose from. marshall at south lake. go to d.c..highschoolsports.net to vote. mike shanahan made official what we already assumed. robert griffin, iii, will be the redskins starting quarterback. rg3 joined his fellow rookies and despite learning a lot about the offense, griffin seemed to be picking this up rather well. he knows the most important people to please are his veteran teammates. >> to be able to manage people, that's your job as a quarterback. not only to go out and play well, but manage different personalities, so some vets will welcome me right in, some others might not. they might be guarded. it's my job to make them unguarded. >> so, we all knew that and just move forward and get better as a team. i'm excited about the future of this team. >> i'm excited to have him. he's not only a great football player, but seems like he's going to be a great teammate as well. >> they are excited.

>> i think that's the right word. >> that's it for us, the cbs everyoning news is next. >> derek will be back at 7:00. good night, everybody.