. this is 9news now. after more than 24 hours of standoff between police and a man barricaded inside his home, it's finally over. >> it all started yesterday afternoon in the 600-block of hill wood avenue in falls church, and that is where we find ken molestina. he is live with the very latest. ken. >> reporter: guys, talk about a long standoff.

this whole ordeal lasted 28 hours. 9:00 earlier today they were able to tazer the unidentified man. they arrested him and took him into custody. tonight they're still here on the scene of the 600-block of hill wood avenue where it all happened. >> it was less than lethal force used. >> reporter: the falls church police department police officer described a tense moment that put an end to the 28-hour standoff. >> after he essentially was tased, he surrendered to the swat team. >> reporter: police originally got the call for a domestic disturbance here at about 4:30 on monday. the unidentified man at the center of all of this refused to come out of the house. police say they had reason to believe he doused himself and the house with gasoline and at some point he fired off a gun. >> we heard a shot or what we thought to be a shot fired. and later confirmed through the family members that he was in possession of a weapon. >> reporter: neighbors looked on. many were not allowed inside their homes. more than 40 officers on the

ground from four different jurisdictions used swat vehicles and robots to try to lure the man out. one neighbor described him as being non-violent. >> he's a very kind, very gentle person. he gave me a fig tree last week. he's a nice man. something is going on that is making him really desperate. >> reporter: many that live in the area are wondering what the cost of this massive response will be and why it took so long to come to an end. >> why wasn't this handled yesterday? why is our street closed halfway up. why is this whole situation occurring. >> reporter: and city officials say the exact cost for this entire response is still unknown, but you can expect for it to be in the tends of thousands of dollars -- tens of thousands of dollars. police are still on the scene. they're going to keep that area blocked off. traffic is expected to reopen tomorrow morning. we're live in falls church, ken molestina, 9news now.

>> peaceful. a struggle for two days with a terrible question. how do you tell your daughter badly injured in a car accident this past sunday that her little girl died in that very same crash? this drunk driving horror story got worse a few hours ago when the same grandparents were told by doctors it's unlikely their daughter will survive either. gary nurenberg is back from their home. >> reporter: well, derek, leroy and patricia has struggled about how to tell their injured daughter that her 7-year-old daughter had been killed in the accident that put her in the hospital. they agreed to talk to 9news now about the struggle. but then learned tonight that marquita has suffered a severe stroke and there is nothing more doctors can do. >> the accident was on route 210 sunday afternoon. alcohol was involved. the driver of an suv crossing the median strip striking another car before plowing into this nissan carrying 36-year-old

marquita mcgee and her 7-year-old daughter jenna who died instantly. >> god makes the decision. some people tell me it was her time. as far as my granddaughter, no, i disagree with that. the guy out there that took my baby, took my grand baby, that was his fault. because he shouldn't have been driving drunk. >> reporter: mother, father, daughter and grr moved into their dream home in march. jenna owned the place. owned the neighborhood. >> she was full of life. she was very outgoing. she went outside. she knew everybody in the cul-de-sac? jenna's mother giving the little girl all she could. >> i'm so proud of her today. and as far as my little granddaughter, i feel so sorry for her. >> reporter: your daughter seemed like she did a good job as a mom. >> no problems at all.

right to school. right to work. never missed a day. no drinking. no smoking. she really apologized. >> reporter: marquita didn't know that job ended sunday. on tuesday afternoon, she suffered a devastating stroke, not what her mom was planning for. >> well, i said when she come home, i want to focus on taking care of her. believe me. and i washed all of her clothes thinking my daughter was coming home. she's coming home. but right now after my husband gave me the news. >> reporter: life changed in a flash. >> this is like a double -- a double whammy for me. my grand baby. and i had to go yesterday to view her body. and that was very hard. it's like she was just laying up there sleeping. and now marquita is not doing good.

so this is very hard. >> reporter: the suspected drunk driver non- non-life-threatening injuries. no charges yet as police investigate. anita. >> oh, gary. all right. thank you. republican and democratic leaders in the senate say they've agreed on a plan that would stop student loan interest rates from doubling on july first. the extension would cost about $6 billion over the next year. according to the washington post, it would be paid for by raising premiums on federal pension insurance. in other campaign 2012 news tonight, utah still counting the votes in the last primary race of the election season. but voters there are also heading to the polls and senator hatch's toughest primary challenge since he was first elected way back in 1976. and in new york state, congressman charles rangel is in a tough race as he runs for his 22nd term. mitt romney spent part of today in virginia stopping at a company gearing up for thursday's supreme court ruling

on the president's health care reform law. >> if obama care is not deemed constitutional, then the first three and a half years of the president's term will be wasted on something that will not help the american people. >> and he promised he will repeel what has been dubbed obama care and then went onto hammer the president on the economy. president obama has launched his own new attack on mitt romney's business record with tv commercials in three key states, including virginia. the romney camps says the ads are showing jout shoring -- outshoring. but the president pressed his point while fundraising in atlanta. >> we don't need somebody in a pioneer in off shore. we need a president in the white house who is going to every single day be fighting to bring jobs back to the united states. [ cheers and applause ] >> do some in sourcing. >> the president says he's the candidate who will bring jobs

back to the u.s. i'm really delighted to report to you today our endorsement of a 14 seeded playoff as part of college foot bull's new post season struck -- football's new post season structure. >> and just like that, the case is closed on one of the most heated issues in all of sports. kristen berset joins us now on more on these championship changes. kristen, what is the new deal? >> well, derek, you know, the current bowl championship series has been a controversial one since its inception in 1998, relying on poll ranks and computer formulas to decide who plays for a national title. not anymore. starting the 2014-15 season, ncaa football will implement a four-team playoff system. it's the first time in d1 history this has been done. that means two semi final playoff games and a final game with the national championship. those teams will be selected by a committee. but the new plan doesn't do away

with the tradition of the current bowl system. the oversite committee says this decision should appease those on both sides of the issue. >> it's a best of both worlds result. it captures the excitement of a playoff while protecting the best regular seasons and sports i think is a consensus built on compromise. i think they've done a terrific thing in bringing us to a milestone that is good for college football generally speaking and certainly for the acc. >> now, it may not be a 16-game playoff -- or even 8 games, but i believe football fans will certainly be happy. a playoff system has been something they have been clammering for for a long time. lawmakers have been trying to change the pcs, and even in 2009, president obama expressed his desire for a playoff system. >> i think people go nuts. i think people love the semi final games. they're going to be on new year's eve and new year's day and then a week later they're

going to have the national championship game. and i think it will be really popular. i think it's definitely a good step. and i think that a lot of college football fans are very happy. >> now, this committee chosen to select the four semi final teams will base their decision on win-loss records, strengths of schedule and head to head record with conference champions getting the edge. this plan has been approved for 12 years. and it was also a pretty good day in the life of adam oates. he was named as new head coach of the washington capitals. an hour before being inducted into the hockey hall of fame. i'll have more in sports coming up in just a little bit. anita. >> a good day indeed. thanks, kristen. tonight university of virginia's popular president has been restored to her position after weeks of outcry and protest under her ousting. they voted unanimously to reinstate theresa sullivan to her post. peggy fox brings us more from

charlottesville. >> reporter: the board of visitors take a unanimous vote reinstating the president. >> i am not good enough or wise enough or strong enough to do everything that needs doing at uva on my own. but you have shown beyond a shadow of a doubt that i am not alone. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: after two weeks of turmoil, there's relief the conversation is over. >> it was fast and unanimous, and that was just great. >> i'm glad that i can start worrying about what matters. >> going to school. >> reporter: before the board meeting, the executive council stood for 16 minutes, a minute for each day since sullivan was ousted. >> we see no sudden change in circumstances since the hiring of president sullivan that justifies such an unexpected and disruptive removal of a popular and effective president after such a short time. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: minutes before the unanimous vote of 15 board

members, channel 9-shot this exclusive video of theresa sullivan and helen dragget walking into the rotunda together. she was seen as the mastermind of sullivan's removal and resignation on june 10, though there was never a vote to do so. in charlottesville, peggy fox. it is a city that has been overrun by violence. chicago. 245 people have been killed in the windy city. it is hard for us to imagine what it's like to live on the street knowing that every day could be there last. but these two admitted gang members are like that every day. >> i'm a gang banger. i'm not going to lie. >> walking down the street, you never know. it could be your time to go.

>> you always have to look behind. >> ain't nobody want to kill me and they end up killing you, you and not killing me. i've seen people get shot, killed, robbed, stabbed. i've done all of it. it's just crazy. >> well, the teenagers say there are no jobs and it's nearly impossible to survive. others say it's actually time for the national guard to step in. maybe you've never heard of the monfurd marines, but they're proud. they're the first african-americans to serve in the u.s. marines and tomorrow they'll be awarded the top honors, the congressional gold medal. they went through basic training where they were segregated from whites. carroll braxton was among the first to sign up. the native of manassas was just 18 years old. he will turn 88 next month. he says tomorrow's ceremony will

be bittersweet. >> i'm missing my buddies. i wish more of them could be here to accept this. >> master gun re sergeant garl braxton, one -- carroll braxton, one of the marines that will be awarded the congressional gold medal tomorrow. still to come tonight on 9 news, she wrote the screen plays for some of the country's most iconic movies. >> but just a few hours ago, nora ephron lost her battle with leukemia. right after the break, a look at some of her most memorable works. plus a look at what life is like these days for jerry sandusky after four days behind bars. topper. >> 82 today. a real break in terms of temperature. here is your wakeup temperatures. another cool start. 54-64 by 5:00. still in the 50s and 60s by 7:00 and then warming up a little faster tomorrow. breezy. mid 60s to mid 70s. we will come back and talk about

the heat returning and what that means to the weekend and the at&t national forecast.

yes, yes, yes. oh. >> i'll have what she's having. >> one of the most famous movies seen in the last 25 years and unforgettable meg ryan faking an orgasm in a new york deli in the 1989 classic when harry met sally. earlier tonight, nora ephron who wrote that film screen play died of leukemia after a lengthy illness. ephron wrote and/or directed 15 mills, many of which were ex -- 15 films, many of which were extremely well received. seeps in seattle which was -- seepless in seattle sleepless in seattle -- sleepless in seattle. nora ephron dead at the age of 71. ever since the jury said guilty, daily life has changed so drastically for jerry sandusky. >> and now we're learning just how much it has changed. sandusky stuck in a county jail cell all by himself kept away from the other inmates. he's allowed two pair of shoes,

six pair of white underwear, sox and under shirts. -- socks and under shirts. he can have his wedding ring, a bible. no more than 10 personal photos. and after he's sentenced, he will be moved to a state prison where he can mix with those other inmates. well, tonight debbi is doing a slow slide to the east across florida. that's a huge storm that's now been downgraded to a tropical depression. and that word depression, well, that pretty much sums it up for those watching two feet of rain ruin their home. >> i can't believe it's gone. all my memories. all my stuff. i've only been in this house for seven months and it's gone. >> dozens of homes were already under water. hundreds more at risk. even parts of busy interstate 10 had to be shut down because of all of the flooding. it's just a crazy amount of rain. right, top? >> yes. in some areas, two feet of rain.

it is now a tropical depression. i guess the really good news is it has some momentum to get across northern florida into southeastern sections of the atlantic. it will become a tropical storm again as we get into thursday. but i tell you what, still some heavy rain possible south of jacksonville and we're looking at the latest guidance actually does take it out this way northeast ward. but the last observation it's actually turned a little bited to the southeast. -- bit to the southeast but it should go back to the east as we go through the night. right now the live weather cam, 72. a fantastic night. dew points in the 40s. that is a real treat for late june. open your windows but not too far because temps are going to dip into the 50s in the burbs. we actually last night hit 49 in manassas. another cool start tomorrow. it will warm up a little quicker. grab your shades again. pretty big time sun going in on 66 eastbound. warmer but not humid on wednesday. that is really the key. and then heat returns on thursday. by the time we get to friday,

it's going to -- this tuesday with temperatures in the low 80s and low humidity will feel like a distant memory. so overnight, very nice. clear skies. cool again. turn the ac off. 54 to about 64 and a nice northwest wind. 10-15. occasion lool ee a little gus -- occasionally a little gusty. 50s and 60s in the morning. it will warm up quicker wednesday morning. air quality good. that's nice. any time we have good air quality in the summer, that's rare. 84-88 in the afternoon. that's about in our wheel house in terms of average temps and winds northwesterly again at 10-15. that is what is keeping the humidity down and keeping the temperatures down a little bit. look at this heat, 102 tomorrow oklahoma city. some areas in central kansas can be 106-107. here is the deal. we'll break it down.

cool to start. 54-64. becoming a little breezy by noon. by evening, 84-88 under partly cloudy skies. another great, great hair day. now, the next three days, our weather alert codes green, green and then yellow. 94 on thursday. and then 100 on friday. some records may fall on friday. the record high dulles on friday is only 95. that looks like a lock at this point. some afternoon storms possible on friday. next seven days, the heat stays with us saturday, sunday. so if you're going to go to the at&t nationals, just take it easy and wear light colored clothing and also wear the sneakers and stay out of the sun as much as possible. almost 100 across the board. 98 on sunday. 98 on monday. kristin will be back with sports. stay with us.

now the sports with kristen berset. >> changes are coming to college football. after years of kfrt controversy and complaints, they decided to implement a playoff series. four teams will play in two semi final games to determine who will play in the championship. one game on new year's eve. the other on new year's day.

those games will rotate among six different sites around the country over the next 12 years. it's not the 8 or 12 game system that many wanted. and those teams that get to compete will be chosen by a committee. but this agreement is the best of both warldz. washington cap -- worlds. washington capitals digging into their past. they have hired former captain oates to be the coach. as an assistant with new jersey, he helped guide hem to the playoffs. -- them to the playoffs. we'll have the press conference in our shows. tiger woods made his first public appearance since coming to town. he fielded reporter's questions during a press conference. met with a couple young kids on the driving range. but, of course, everyone waiting around to see the man of the hour. look at this amount of people.

after his pressure, he went over to the 18th green where there is a large wall covered in quotes to players from u.s. soldiers. he added his own words of encouragement as well. some advice he may need when he hits the course this week. >> they don't realize when it gets quick, how much they soak from back to front. they have a lot of pitch to them. a lot of movement. and when they get quick, it gets very difficult. >> and, of course, we'll be out there all week long. me, dave, derek, mike, bringing you complete behind the scenes coverage of the at&t national. plus tune in wednesday through friday night at 11:30 for our special clubhouse report. nationals in action tonight taking on colorado. big night for ryan zimmerman. this single in the 5th is zim's 1,000th hit. the rockies making sure he has a nice souvenir to remember. same innings, four batters

later, moore blasts to the left. right now nats are on top 14-5. right now it's a -- yeah, right. 14-5. it's the most runs for the nats in over a year. birds hosting the halos. a rough night for baltimore. top fit pujols hear the crack of the bat. that's the 12th of the year. birds fall 7-3. and across the pond, serena williams avoided the same fate as her sister. serena won her first round match on the same exact court her sister venus got booted from. wimbeldon in the first round. they have won nine of the last 11 titles. the williams sister. >> serena is still in the game? >> she is still in it. >> we'll be right back. ♪

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