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>> said just don't shoot me, you know. got a family and kids. >> he survived an armed robbery. >> now a local man tells us the very same guy is the jewelry store killer that the cops are hunting for. also topper is tracking your weather alert for the week and there may be storms. >> plus, 9 wants you to know about looming budget cuts that could mean massive job losses in your neighborhood.

>> as the search continues for the man who robbed and killed an arlington jeweler this weekend, we're learning that that suspect may have robbed a d.c. jewelry store 7 weeks ago. tonight, the victim of that robbery says he is lucky to be alive. >> matt jablow joins us live in downtown washington with details. matt? >> reporter: anita, seven weeks ago, ken stein was staring down the barrel of a gun at a robbery at his d.c. jewelry store. tonight in light of what happened in arlington, stein said it's extremely lucky that he wasn't killed. >> on sunday, i called arlington county. >> reporter: ken stein says he was deeply saddened this weekend by the news online and on television that a jeweler in arlington had been killed during a robbery. >> police are searching for the killer tonight. >> reporter: as he followed the story more closely, specifically the description of the suspect. >> he was wearing a neon traffic vest. >> reporter: stein says his

sadness turned to shock. >> it was quite startling when i saw the picture. >> reporter: the owner in downtown washington, stein now thinks the man who killed tommy wong in arlington this weekend may very well have been the same man who robbed stein at gunpoint back on june 9th. according to stein it was just before the store closed at 4:40 in the afternoon when a man wearing a reflective vest walked into the store, asked briefly about some jewelry. >> he wanted to get a different yellow gold ring. >> reporter: and then pulled out a gun. stein said the man didn't do much talking during the robbery. >> he just said give me the jewelry. don't give me any fake stuff. >> reporter: a robbery that lasted less than a minute and ended when stein handed over 15 rings worth a total of about $20,000. >> i said just don't shoot me. got a family and kids. >> reporter: tonight d.c. police say they're investigating possible links between the benson's jewelry robbery and this weekend's robbery turned murder in

arlington. given those possible connections ken stein says he's feeling lucky to be alive. >> i was lucky that day my time was not up. >> reporter: should you have any information about either of the armed robberies, the one this weekend at arlington or the one last month here in downtown washington, you're asked to call crime solvers at 1-866-411-tips. new at 11:00, another security embarrassment at the olympics. this time police responsible for security at wimberly stadium lost a set of keys they needed to open the doors. scotland yard's detectives tried to hunt them down and couldn't find them. all the stadium's internal locks have been changed at a cost of tens of thousands of dollars. wimberly will host the soccer finals for the olympics. concerns tonight over safety in the district's famed u street corridor. four women have been hit by stray bullets over the last two weekends. even though they're nonlife- threatening injuries, there are calls for increased security on

u street. >> we require more police officers than i think sometimes we get from npd, so all over the city, areas like this are using the cost reimburse i believe program. >> councilman jim gram says if police won't assign more officers, private businesses should hire their own off-duty d.c. police. there is city money that would pay for half the cost to bars and nightclubs. in campaign 2012 news tonight, mitt romney is hoping to win over polish american and catholic votes with a third and final stop of his six-day foreign tour. mr. romney spent today in poland with the hope that efforts there will translate to votes from those communities in swing states. he laid a wreath where the first shots of world war ii were fired. both the romney and the obama campaigns have more than $110 million in the bank for the remaining 99 days of this year's election campaign.

we all know a lot of that money will be spent on negative tv ads designed to convince you how lousy the other guy is. cbs news found that each side is stretching the truth in those ads and our gary nurenberg is here to explore just how far they're stretching it. gary? >> derek, you know that oath you take when you testify in court, tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? when it comes to this year's presidential campaign ads, how quaint. >> it's a scary time to be a woman. >> reporter: take this obama campaign anti-romney ad. >> romney supports overturning roe versus wade. >> reporter: he does, but the claim. >> romney backed a bill that outlaws all abortion, even in cases of rape and incest. >> reporter: was found by the organization to warrant a pants on fire rating because romney has repeatedly said he believes in exceptions for rape, incest or to save the life of the mother. the romney campaigns antiobama

ads are also stretching the truth. you may have seen this one. >> if you've been successful, you didn't get there on your own. if you've got a business, you didn't build that. somebody else made that happen. >> reporter: so here's what he said without the out of context editing. >> somebody else helped to create this unbelievable american system that we have that allowed you to thrive. somebody invested in roads and bridges. if you've got a business, you didn't build that. somebody else made that happen. >> reporter: our associates at cbs news and the producers report that the obama campaign stands by the antiromney ad as factual because romney has expressed support for some legislation that would ban all abortions. the ad just doesn't report he's also expressed support for some exemptions. you will be seeing a lot more of this on both sides in the next 99 days, and if you wonder if you're being played there are fact-checking organizations online that help you monitor

these things. >> good to see the unedited versions. gary, thank you. he was an aspiring rapper who killed his girlfriend, her parents and her friend in farmville, virginia, in 2009. tonight we're learning pictures and writings from richard sam yell mccroskey are being sold on murder memorabilia websites. virginia has a law in the books preventing criminals from profiting on their crimes, but no law preventing third parties from selling their stuff. automated cameras throughout virginia snapped photos of your license plate as you drive by. tonight there are concerns raised by the aclu those pictures are compromising your privacy. the american civil liberties union of virginia sent letters to area law enforcement. they claim the readers track drivers information and store it forever. a few storms out there earlier today. meteorologist topper shutt joins us from the weather terrace. how are we looking for the morning commute? >> i think it will be all

quiet. only 89 today. we dipped under 90. that's a victory. current temps, very pleasant. in the 70s. downtown upper 70s. 73 in gaithersburg. low 70s in frederick. really pretty nice this time of night and year. 72 in culpeper. 73 in winchester. we'll be talking about a couple of things coming up. seasonable with storms, all right. seasonable to hot. another day below 90 tomorrow. maybe even two in a row. we'll see. almost hot wednesday. increasing chance of thunderstorms and then down right hot by thursday. your wakeup weather, not too bad. a dry commute. 66 to 74. at 5:00, upper 60s, upper 70s by 7:00. then 70s by 9:00. we'll come back and tell you when the storms will roll in and we'll have your 9 weather alert day codes. >> thank you, topp. its man accused in the colorado theater massacre is now charged with 142 counts of murder and attempted murder. james holmes was back in court today and once again the families of the victims were

there as well. reporter edward lawrence has more from centennial, colorado. >> reporter: james holmes once again appeared dazed and unfocused as he sat in a colorado courtroom, this time to hear the charges against him. >> 24 counts of murder in the first degree. 116 counts ever attempt to commit murder. >> reporter: it includes 12 counts of prepled dated murder, one for each of the dead and extreme indifference to human life. those charges could mean the death penalty. the 116 counts of attempted murder include go counts for each of the 58 people injured in the attack. those in the courtroom say holmes looked the same as he did a week ago with the shock of red-orange dyed hair and showing no emotion during most of the proceedings. he did speak when the judge asked if he wanted to waive his right to a preliminary hearing, he responded yeah. others in the courtroom had plenty to say. some, including victims and family of victims wore batman

shirts. it occurred in the first showing of the batman film. >> we're not going to back down from this individual. we're not going to let his fear take over our lives. >> reporter: she was there for her niece still in the hospital. her 6-year-old daughter, veronica, was the youngest to die that night. >> she's going to be paralyzed from the waist down. >> reporter: james holmes is expected to enter a plea august 9th. edward lawrence, cbs news, centennial, colorado. >> holmes attorneys argued a package he sent to a psychiatrist before the shooting contains privileged information between a doctor and patient and should not be made public. in the wake of the shootings, a new poll shows americans views on gun laws have not changed. according to the survey conducted by the research center, 47 percent much americans say it is more important to control gun ownership. 46% say it's more important to

protect the rights of americans who own guns. those numbers are nearly identical to a similar poll taken in april. did a s.w.a.t. team marijuana bust in maryland today go too far? >> what every guy's got going in his backyard, it didn't disturb anything outside his little world. 14 cars and a s.w.a.t. team and running through somebody's backyard, it's kind of ridiculous to me. >> 46 plants and all the plants were between five and six feet tall. a large amount of marijuana. too much for single consumption by one individual. >> police also confiscated 24 guns from nicholas dominic. he said he was growing marijuana for medical use. he is facing a host of charges tonight including possession with intent to distribute marijuana within a school zone. after falling for months, gas prices are on the rise again. today marks the fourth straight week of increases. the national average for a

gallon of regular unleaded, $3.49. compare that to $3.37 a month ago. here in the d.c. metro area, we're paying $2.51 a $3.51 a gallon. why some d.c. teens are being paid to go to school. 9 wants you to know federal budget cuts being talked about right now could mean massive job losses in our area. plus a health alert. when a child's in pain, it's hard on everyone, especially when you're not sure what's wrong. we'll talk about a certain illness that can be

>> if you have not heard the word sequestration quite yet, you may need to know about it, because it could have a big effect on you and our local economy. we're not talking good news here. this refers to looming massive budget cuts that were actually never meant to go into effect. >> as peggy fox reports from a rally in arlington, the cuts will happen if congress does

not act. >> a few hundred employees who work for local defense contractors are rallying to save their jobs and stop massive cuts in their industry. it's called the rally to stop sequestration. if sequestration goes through, it could mean two million job losses across the country and about 160,000 job losses in the d.c. area alone. >> i'm here because we are concerned about jobs in our industry. more so, we're concerned about the security of our nation. >> it was never really meant to be a policy. it was meant to be a hammer. >> reporter: virginia governor bob mcdonnell kept his speech nonpartisan, though the looming cuts, $1.2 trillion across the board are the result of congressional republicans and democrats unable to compromise. >> this is a pathetic way to legislate, to have this sword hanging over everybody's head and not supposed to lead people to a decision. it's unbelievable we're facing this this late in the year for something that starts early

next year. >> a year ago, congress passed a threatening measure meant to put pressure on the super committee to come up with a plan, but they failed and those cuts are coming january 2nd if congress doesn't act. >> this problem goes away with one simple thing: balance. so long as the other side is will to put revenue on the table, then we'll have a balance of spending cuts and revenue and this problem will evaporate. >> reporter: the washington area would be hit hard and could lose 161,000 jobs, according to economist stephen fuller. >> national parks would have to close. would there be any people to fight forest fires? would there be anybody to stamp your passport at dulles when you flew in from a foreign country? >> even though the sequestration cuts don't take effect until january 2nd, remember percussions are already being felt. defense contractors are required to give their employees working on federal

projects 60 days notice if they plan to lay them off. so those letters will be going out in the next few months if congress doesn't act. i'm peggy fox reporting. back to you. >> thanks, peggy. stephen fuller who runs the center for regional analysis says if sequestration takes effect, it would raise the national unemployment level from 8.2 to 9.6%. tonight, we are preparing a major investigation that's airing right here tomorrow at 11:00. ♪ [ music ] ♪ put your hands up in the air ♪ >> remember those videos about the bonuses and easy money at the gsa? investigative reporter russ has found out those bonuses there are three times bigger than anybody knew. 9 wants to know obtained the information even congress couldn't get. >> now we can see why they didn't want to give us the details.

you've helped uncover incredible abuse of a bonus system. >> watch our investigation expose $30 million in unreported gsa bonuses right here tomorrow night. so in light of all that, how does $5.25 an hour sound to attend summer school? that's right. paying kids to go to class right here in d.c. according to the washington examiner, the program pays rising 9th graders who are considered less likely than their peers to graduate on time. the examiner goes on to say only 53% of public school students in d.c. do graduate in four years. in tonight's health alert, the symptoms of juvenile arthritis and why kids need to be diagnosed as soon as possible. juvenile arthritis is an autoimmune disease that affects $300,000 kids. joint pain and swelling is the main hallmark but youngsters can also have g.i. tract problems, skin issues and

even inflammation in the eyes. >> ongoing eye inflation can lead to cataracts, glaucoma, visual loss and even blindness. >> not something that you would associate with rheumatoid arthritis. even ongoing obtain or swelling a child has should be brought to the pediatrician's doctor and the best doctor to treat the disease is a pediatric rheumatologist. a little lapse here. is it the quiet before the storm here? >> 89 today. we might do another day tomorrow in the 80s. we might get crazy and have three days in the 80s by wednesday. don't get used to it. it will go back to the 90s. let's start with a live look outside. the weather cam is brought to you by michael and son. after a high of 89, officially 79 downtown. dew point just barely tolerable in the upper 60s. winds out of the east/southeast at 7. and the pressure is rising a little bit. 30.04 inches of mercury. all right, your weather

headlines. a dry morning commute. that's good news. a pretty nice morning. some afternoon storms again and a few could be locally heavy. probably have a little more numerous storms tomorrow than today. we're still going to have seasonable highs, which means upper 80s. it will be warmer on wednesday. we might make it just under 90 degrees on wednesday, which by the way is average. overnight, partly cloudy and mild. no storms overnight. 66 to 74. and winds out of the southeast at about 10. now, tomorrow morning, partly cloudy and warm. 70s and 80s. good news, winds light. air quality, code yellow. that's moderate. by afternoon, partly sunny and warm. scattered showers. a few could be hefty. look at the highs though. upper 80s, that's knight nice. sounds cool, doesn't it? winds light. sunset's at 8:20. here's your zone forecast. if you are headed to the mountains, only 74 in oakland with showers. 86 in cumberland. mid to upper 80s for hagers

down, martinsburg and winchester. downtown, it can hold in the upper 80s as well. voters, no real problems in terms of winds. you will be advised a couple of thunderstorms that could develop but winds are not a factor for boaters. no small craft advisory. upper 80s to near 90 into southern maryland. 65 to 74 to start. 82 to 86 by noon, warm. then 85 to 89, afternoon storms are possible. next three days, going to keep green tomorrow. and then code yellow on wednesday and thursday. 88 on tuesday. 89 on wednesday. it's hot been on thursday. temperatures go back into the mid-90s. next seven days, it stays hot. in fact, we'll be kind of on a streak with temperatures in the mid-90s on friday, saturday, and sunday. monday we'll go back into the low 90s. the only good news is we do have a chance for shower or thunderstorm each day. only bad news is some of the storms could be hefty.

of course, we'll keep you posted. that's what the 9 weather alerts are all about. redskins should like it if it's a little cooler. >> it was nice out there today, that's for sure. then the clouds came and it cooled off a little bit. redskins back to work today, beginning their longest stretch of camp. the day ended with more problems for that injury- riddled offensive line. the latest reports from ashburn. plus the rookie hazing

heading into training camp, the redskins offensive line was the biggest question mark of the team. after a season hampered by injuries, a drug suspension and a lack of depth, would this line be good enough to protect the team's biggest investment? four days in, it's already a familiar story. right tackle brown hasn't even joined the team yet with a sore

hip. lineman willie twisted his knee today and will have an mri. and another had his knee scoped and will miss pretty much the rest of preseason. the team is grooming guys to fill those voids. it's because of that shanahan says that he's not too worried. >> that's why you need depth. we've been talking about depth the whole time. we do have some depth which is nice. if you do lose one or two guys, you're expecting some guys to come in and fill the void. >> a tightknit group of guys and we feed off one another. one man goes out injured, the next guys picks up and we continue on. >> robert griffin, iii said today he's pleased with the progress he's made over the first four days of camp. he did struggle a bit on day one but every practice since, we've seen that speed and that accuracy that he's really known for. many of rg3's teammates said he acts like anything but a

rookie. he's extremely mature and humble. that hasn't kept him from a little rookie hazing. today he was forced to carry the pads off the field but that's just a preview of what's to come. >> i think we're going to start our rookie shows tonight. i plan on singing. hopefully i don't get booed off the stage, but we'll see what happens. a couple of guys got some skits going on. but they're not doing too much to us. >> i think i'm going to go with temptations, some my girl, you know, do that. hopefully get the whole room singing. >> we'll hear about that, i'm sure, later on. the skins also had a special guest at practice today. rapper and d.c.'s own walle mingled with players and fans saying afterwards rg3 is making humble cool again. our own dave owens caught up with wally this afternoon and you can see his entire interview on our website, wusa9.com. it was another big day for team usa in london. missy franklin captured the

gold in the 100 meter backstroke. it was a big win considering she competed in the 200 free 15 minutes earlier. unfortunately fellow swimmer ryan locke did not have the same success. he fault erred finishing fourth and off the medal stand. right now great britain