taken out by a u.s. drone strike. the white house says the death of abu brings al-qaeda quote, closer to its ultimate demise than ever before. we're still learning about this and gary is in our satellite center with what we do know. >> we know the administration is not admitting in public that it fired a drone mounted missile over the sovereign soil of pakistan. but it is confirming the death of al-libi. he was a spiritual leader and the day-to-day operations director. >> i can't get into details about how his death was brought about. >> but called al-libi's death consequential. >> removing the number two leader for the second time in less than a injury. and further damaging the

group's moral and bringing it closer to its ultimate demise. >> al-libi was a lib january that fought against russians in afghanistan. he gained celebrity after he escaped american confinement in afghanistan in 2005. one u.s. official told the associated press, no one left in al-qaeda comes close to replacing the expertise that al- qaeda just lost. there's only one big name left. the egyptian surgeon. the obama administration drone strikes killed leaders. 16 were killed during the bush administration. there are diplomatic consequences, pakistan just outlawed drone strikes and likely to be unhappy. those diplomatic costs are ones the obama administration is willing to pay. back to you. >> all right gary, thank you. d.c. council chair, kwame

brown, denied reports that federal prosecutors are closing in on him in a late afternoon news conference. but his denial came after he canceled an earlier appearance, shoved a reporter, and declined to answer questions. bruce leshan is live at the wilson building. what a day, bruce. >> what a day, there's discussions going on now among council members about what might succeed kwame brown should he be forced to resign. we may now be hours or days away from the climax of a federal investigation that started soon after kwame brown took office and demanded that the city lease him a fully loaded lincoln suv. d.c.'s second highest ranking elected official ignored questions about whether he would resign, ignored questions about whether he has met with federal prosecutors. and said he knew nothing about any possible fraud charges that might be filed against him.

>> i have no -- you tell me -- >> you don't know anything about the bank fraud charge? >> 9news now bruce johnson quotes source as saying that the council chair has met with prosecutors and that they outlined their case against him. the federal investigation started with questions about whether brown benefited from some $239,000 in campaign funds that were steered to his brother's consulting firm during brown's 2008 run for council chair. but the investigation has reportedly expanded well beyond that. >> i don't think i broke any laws in the 2008 campaign. and that's all i'm going to say about the 2008 campaign. >> brown spent hours residing over a council meeting to pass next year's budget. in the morning he got physical with a lang time wilson building reporter for wtop radio. >> he was in front of me. he turned and he pushed me and he started to talk to staff to

ask them to remove me from the room. >> the attorney's office had no official response today to questions about the status of its investigation of brown. that may change before the end of the week. derek. >> all right, thank you, bruce. a teenager convicted of killing her own mom is headed off to jail for the next 48 years. ashley nicole pled guilty back in january. she was just months short of her 18th birthday when she shot her 62-year-old mother, brenda, last summer. ashley's boyfriend, eddie, was also convicted for being an accessory in the case. he's due to be sentenced next month. and jury selection began today. the former penn state assistant coach facing 52 counts of abuse of ten boys over a 15 year span. about 220 potential jurors are in the pool. the judge says he is hoping to start the trial on monday. right now, nine jurors have been seated. and there is new

information tonight about the driver of that car that crashed into a riverdale apartment building over the weekend. tonight, police say 36 was not behind the wheel as she claimed, instead, she was covering for her husband. 39-year-old david smith. tonight, smith has been charged with driving without a license. his wife is charged with giving a false report to the police. a dramatic faceoff today between occupy d.c. protesters and u.s. marshals. the occupiers were protesting the eviction of a family. kristin fisher is here with more. people at the hospital? >> that's right. one protester and one u.s. marshal. they were simply doing their job. executing a court ordered eviction. but when they got there, they were confronted by 50 protesters with the group, occupy our home's d.c. as you are about to see, it got ugly. >> it's grand larceny.

>> protesters pulled apart, dragged away by u.s. marshals. marshals breakthrough the first barrier, then hit another blockade at front door. protesters tied the pipes and a wall of milk crates. the marshals ripped down the crates, bust down the door, and pull a dozen protesters out from underneath. at one point, part of the door struck one marshal in the head. he was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. as was this protester. he was unconscious for about ten minutes. >> i know they should not have been so aggressive and abusive towards the occupiers. >> dawn butler is the woman these protesters are fighting for. she rented out this capital hill home for the past six years, but it was foreclosed on three years ago. dawn tried to buy the property, instead it was sold to a bank. >> i'm the 99% up against this 1%. and i'm losing. >> but despite the protests, the marshals prevailed.

by the end of the day, the locks were changed and dawn's belongings were scattered across the sidewalk. >> this is the third attempt, they happen to prevail. dawn says for now, her stuff is going into storage. she is planning on staying with family, but anita, she plans on continuing this fight in court. >> you can understand the frustration on both sides. >> oh yeah, absolutely. one wants to save their house, the other, doing their job. back to you guys. >> tough situation all the way around. the polls are going to be open for about oughted three hours in wisconsin. that is where governor scott walker is facing off against milwaukee mayor, tom barrett in a recall election. it's a replay of the 2010 election that put walker into office. voters started lining up early this morning to cast their ballots. it all started when governor walker pushed through a bill that stripped union workers of their collective bargaining rights. a lead of up to 7 points.

the recall election is costing taxpayers $9 million. we'll have results on 9news now at 11:00. and coming up tonight, it's important for pregnant women to take care of themselves, but now, a new study suggests it's true when it comes to a fairly common health issue. we'll tell you all about it. >> we'll see you then. still to come in this half hour, as queen elizabeth diamond jubilee draws to a close, her ma jeesty takes majesty has time. >> temperatures below the average high of 82. we have 71. low 58 this morning. that was a downtown temperature. record today, 100. record low 48. we'll come back and talk about when the heat returns and also talk about when you might hear a rumble of thunder again. but first, one sold crabs, one barge could give them a new

home. what's happening at the southwest waterfront today. that's next.

an abandoned barge started sinking at the southwest waterfront today. a salvage company was working on the boat and the crew didn't realize there were still fuel tanks on board. about 30-gallons of fuel did spill into the channel, but it was quickly contained. no plans to raise the barge. on capitol hill, the senate failed to advance a bill that supporters would help close the wage gap between men and women. democrats support the bill, republicans oppose it. the bill would make it easier for employees to sue over differences in pay and it would block companies from retaliating against workers who look into pay differences at the workplace. the white house has a new program aimed at making college costs and financial aid easier to figure out. it's a partnership that only involves a few dozen colleges.

the university of maryland system is the only local participant. the school provides students with more information about financial aid options. and estimated monthly payments they owe after they graduate. >> we want to let you know that this friday, we want you to learn more about local schools. join us for a special presentation of the future is now. hosted by mike, that's friday night at 8:00 p.m. on wusa9. >> sounds exciting. still ahead tonight, we might miss out on a once in a lifetime opportunity. topper is going to come back and check on our chances of these clouds clearing so we can see the transit of venus.

queen elizabeth beginning her final day of celebrations this morning, leaving buckingham palace as she is escorted to the cathedral. queen elizabeth is still going strong.

>> great britain just wrapped up four days of festivities. 60 years on the thrown and the tributes weren't just overseas. >> i'm andrea mccarren at a celebration of the queen's jubilee on this side of the pond. >> so you have gotten in the spirit? >> i did, yes. >> how could you not? >> a royal wave. >> we are not in england. we have to celebrate somehow. >> a sniff from the royal dog breed of choice. and little girls at the british school of washington who couldn't conceal their excitement over the queen's 60 years on the british thrown. >> could you come and look? >> at a celebration with british pride, school children displayed bouquets of flowers to honor the queen. >> just a lovely occasion to make ourselves feel very much a part of what's going on in london. >> in london, three generations of royal family members took part. in today's economy, the estimated cost of supporting

the queen and her family appears to be a worthy investment. >> it's about the dollar per taxpayer over a year. it costs about $60 million a year and they bring in something like $400 million a year. >> andrea mccarren, 9news now. >> and that's not the only once in a lifetime thing happening today. the transit of venus started being visible a few minutes ago. that is of course provided you live some place in the u.s. with fewer clouds than what we're seeing tonight. anny hong is live at the air and space museum where people gathered to see whatever they can tonight. hi anny. >> reporter: yeah, the clouds just really not cooperating today unfortunately. but we are still hoping. we have a decent window here. probably until around 8:00 or so to see venus transit across the sun. here's a look at some live pictures coming in from nasa. just start to see it in the lower left hand corner. it is a little black dot that will basically go across the

sun. kind of like a beauty mark. now this venus transit started just around 6:04 this evening. this is a six hour, 40 minute trek and a lot of this is weather dependent. here's how an expert says a safe way to view venus in transit. >> the diameter of venus is 3% the diameter of the sun. that means it is small, but should be big enough that even with the naked eye and certainly if you projected it through binoculars again, not looking, but project k it, you will see this dot that will move. >> this is a rare event. venus moving across the sun. the next time this will happen will be in 105 years. in 2117. back out here live, we are at the air and space museum where there's a viewing party. one of several viewing parties around the d.c. metro area. they have telescopes set up and

experts on hand. unfortunately, the clouds really not cooperating. we are live at the national mall. anny hong, 9news now. >> can we get rid of those clouds? >> we are trying, anny. 53 times since 2,000b.c. so that puts things in perspective. almost as rare as this. >> being outside with you at 6:00? >> and being happy about it. temperatures 10 degrees below average. here's a live look. this is looking west. can't see the sun right now unfortunately. a live weather cam. it is brought to you by michael and son. check the temperatures out. it's 69 downtown. dew point in the 40s. that is fantastic. again, when it's that low, you shouldn't open your windows too far, you'll be cold. winds light, pressure rising 29.91 inches of mercury. all right, satellite picture radar combined, a lot of cloud cover. not much of a power packed system, but there are clouds

and showers out to the west and that's the way it will be for the next 24 hours before slowly, but surely, dryer air move in. 66 in bethesda. most folks in the 60s. 66 in rockville. 67 in great falls. look ago the 66 in reston and sterling. and look at that, mid 60s in leesburg and down to the 60s now toward manassas. 68. hanging at 70 and college park hanging at 70. here's the deal. cool through tomorrow. a shower possible tonight. probably a little bit wetter tomorrow. some storms possible on thursday and beautiful on friday. we will really finish the week strong on friday. for tonight, mostly cloudy and cool. a few showers possible. open the windows. lows in the 50s. upper 50s downtown. and winds light. by tomorrow morning, we're going to call it mostly cloudy and cool. air quality good. os and 60s with light winds.

by afternoon, clouds and sun. a little bit of sun tomorrow, much like today. a few showers possible. highs between 70 and 75. winds will try and turn and become southwesterly at 5 to 10. that's a sign of warmer air rolling in. we'll break it down. 50 to 60 to start. maybe a sprinkle. and better chance of sprinkles by 5:00. now the next three days, good news here, we have two green. only one yellow. we are okay tomorrow, 73. a few storms on thursday prompted us to issue a 9 yellow alert for thursday because of those storms. upper 70s. they could affect your plans. friday we're back to green. temperatures in the low 80s. next seven days. it starts to go up. temperatures go up in the mid 80s as we get into saturday and then we're talking 90 on sunday and monday. this is going to be a long distant memory. and maybe a shower or thunderstorm on tuesday with highs still in the upper 80s. so nice treat. >> yes, it is. speaking of a treat, look at

your screen. you see that? the lower left hand side of the screen. see that spot down there? starting to move across the sun. >> it's starting to move. once in a lifetime. you promised we would be able to show it to them if they couldn't see it outside. >> a viewing party. right here. christian is here. >> i'm here. >> the nats are in a slump, but they can fight their way out of this. >> they can. they have a big series that they are opening up tonight, hosting the new york mets. what's going on with the face of the franchise? hear from ryan zimmerman on his current slump. plus, an inspiring story of sportsmanship. how a sports star put the rivalry aside. next in sports. ♪

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now, 9sports with kristen berset. the best sports in town. >> right now, the washington nationals still holding on to first place in the nl east. however, now they just have to share that with the marlins. a recent skid losing four of their last five has opened the doors for other teams to close in. they open up a home stand against the new york mets and no one is feeling the frustration more than the leader of the pack. ryan zimmerman went 0-4 sunday against the braves, killing an 8th inning rally by hitting into a double play. when asked what was wrong, zimmerman was frank about it, refusing to use his sore

shoulder as an excuse. >> you know, it's frustrating. shoulder is fine, everything is good. it's a beautiful thing about baseball. four months left and four months left to turn it around and i've been terrible and we is been in first place the whole year. >> batting his usual spot tonight, jordan zimmerman takes the spot for the nats. making his first start in over a year. the u.s. open cup in montgomery county reached the round of 16 and tonight d.c. united takes the pitch to battle the philadelphia union. the union are trying to prove they are better. united on the other hand has been streaking lately. despite losing several players to injury, united proved how deep their roster is. winners of five of their last six matches. united takes the top seed. a former first round draft pick won't be joining the capitals this season. has decided to stay in russia

signing a two-year deal to remain in the khl, stating he's not ready to go to the nhl just yet. finally tonight, an inspiring act of sportsmanship. during the 3200 meter race at the ohio state track meet. arden collapsed on the track. melanie, you see her. she stops, picks her up and carried her across the finish line. letting her go first. letting her cross the finish line first. it was 3200 meters. two mile run. just everybody, as you can tell, cheering. but melanie had won a state championship earlier in the day for the 1600 meters. this was her last race. >> that's a true champion. >> i think you'll right. thank you. a great way to close out the show. the cbs evening news is next. >> and derek is back at 7:00 with your area's only local newscast. have a great night.