in ash burn, andrea mccarren, 9news. >> panera moms. interesting. we went from soccer moms to panera moms. >> what's next. >> i know what is next. >>> a big monster megacyclone. >> he loves that. >> he taught him a new term and he won't let go. >> here is the deal. we're looking at perhaps a little more rain, even though the scenario may take it a little further north. so i'm a little more concerned about flooding. the timetable pretty much the same monday and also tuesday. fortunately it will hang around for part of halloween. that's the way it looks like now. let's look at the spaghetti plot. it's my favorite graphic because it tells you so much. each line represented by a computer model, and that's the track. and when the lines are close together, there is confluence. everybody is in agreement. when they begin to separate, then they're not in agreement. but look at this, every model turns it in and makes that left turn. now, one model takes it up into nantucket. one model takes it into atlantic city. but it does appear it's going to make that tur

andrea mccarren is live outside the center county courthouse where a judge will hand down the sentence tomorrow. andrea. >> reporter: lesli, there are two key questions this evening. one, what will jerry sandusky's sentence be? and two, what will he say in court tomorrow? >> you guys -- >> prosecutors emerged from a late afternoon meeting with judge john cleland, with new information about the significant number of potential victims who will take the stand. >> could be as many as half a dozen, we'll see. depends on how they feel and how they respond to the moments. >> although the 68-year-old sandusky did not testify at his june trial, he is expected to speak at his sentencing hearing tomorrow. >> i anticipate he is going to say he is innocent and he wants to repeal his trial and work on getting a new trial. >> sandusky's own lawyers are predicting a harsh sentence. >> best case scenario would be a 30 year sentence if i had to guess, given all the mandatories. >> coaching legend and founder of the second mile charity for at risk children faces a minimum of ten years in prison and a max

alongside the fact checking team at usa today, virginia is an important state and andrea mccarren ise road with details on a potential spoiler for this election out of virginia. first the hits, runs and errors. >> it was the last time the two men will have shared a stage before the election. the last chance for a side by side comparison. polls show to be of low importance this year and with a baseball playoff game, the question is how many undecided voters were paying attention. >> reporter: the goal. >> we want a debate that is worthy of the presidency. >> reporter: the president on his record. >> my first duty is to keep the american people safe and we've done that ovthe last four years -- over the last four years. >> we can't kill our way out of this mess. unfortunately. in no where in the world is america's influence greater than it was four years ago. >> every time you've made an opinion you've gone. >> attacking me is not talking how we're going to deal in the challenges in the middle east. >> there's a time, this is should have a time for american leadsership. >> he doesn't ha

andrea mccarren is live in bellefonte, pennsylvania, where sandusky gets his sentencing tomorrow. andrea. >> derek, tonight we know that jerry sandusky is expected to testify in court tomorrow and so are as many as six of his ten victims. >> how do you feel? >> although the 68-year-old sandusky did not testify at his june trial, he is expected to speak at his sentencing tearing tomorrow. >> i anticipate he's going to say he is innocent and he wants to repeal his trial and work on getting a new trial. >> in' sandusky's own lawyers are predicting a harsh sentence. >> a 30 year sentence if i had to guess, given all the mandatories that apply. >> the former penn state coaching legend and founder of the second mile charity for at risk children faces a minimum of ten years in prison and a maximum of more than 218 years. his lawyer met with sandusky two hours ago. >> he's in an upbeat mood. he wants to move on with his case so he can appeal. so, he's really been upbeat. surprisingly upbea knowing what he is facing with a lengthy sentence. >> we believe he deserves the maximum. not so much

. >> i'm andrea mccarren in bethesda where the state is investigating a local daycare center. after four toddlers wandered away unnoticed, until a good samaritan brought them back. >> there was a man who brought him home. i would like to know who he is. i would like to say thank you for finding my baby. >> wendy is overwelmed with gratitude for the anonymous good samaritan who led her two- year-old son, sam, to safety. >> they were walking between parked cars. if he hadn't found them, i don't know what would have happened. i could have lost my child. >> remarkably, little sam was one of four two-year-olds, three boys and a girl, who walked a block away from the montgomery county childcare association. >> the daycare hired a public relations firm to respond to our questions. a statement issued this afternoon detailed the steps being taken to ensure this doesn't happen again. the two teachers involved have been fired. >> andrea mccarren, 9news. >> two hikers who went missing say they are glass to be home again. the experienced hikers got lost when their map fell away. 32-year-ol

reporting live from bellefonte, pennsylvania, i'm andrea mccarren. back to you. >>> prince george's county delegate tiffany austin is going on trial today. the democratic lawmaker is accused of using campaign money to help pay for her wedding expenses. earlier this year she was found guilty of using $800 in state money to pay an employee in her law office. >>> some train traffic is moving between baltimore and wilmington. service was shut down this morning, however, following a power problem. and that meant no amtrak service between baltimore and philadelphia and no bart service north of baltimore. delays will continue throughout the day. at least one track is now open. >>> students at woodson high school returned to school this morning, one day after the body of their missing classmate was found in a nearby park. the family of bryan glenn says that they are sure it is their son. but fairfax county police have not identified the body or determined the exact cause of death. kristin fisher caught up with glenn's classmates as they arrived at school thi

andrea mccarren uncovered the story at the historic church in south of east d.c. >> we were shocked. i mean we're still in shock. >> reporter: that shock and sense of betrayal is over 33- year-old gary mabry of baltimore, a talented and charismatic pipe organist hired by this church five months ago. no one suspected he was a registered child sex offender. >> it's heartwrenching to see him for who he is in this picture. how could we miss that? >> reporter: the church did a criminal background check before hiring mabry, but it didn't turn up this 1999 conviction in d.c. for which he pleaded guilty to child sex abuse. in 2001 he pleaded guilty again to child sex abuse, this time in maryland. records reveal mabry served six years in prison and the court strongly recommended that he receive treatment for sexual deviant conduct. >> what we say around here, we trust god, not people. because people of faith do lie. >> reporter: mabry's criminal history only came to light after he violated church policy 10 days ago by getting together with a 16-year-old girl outside of church. he was abruptly

andrea mccarren, 9news now. >> the fbi knows all about this scam. it holds your computer hostage and demands a payment. an fbi spokeswoman told us, we would never ask americans for money, cyber criminals know that if they use the name of a law enforcement agency in their scheme, that may lead legitimacy to their appeals. >>> still ahead, a d.c. writer wins half a million dollars in a genius grant. you'll meet him in just a minute. plus, police are on the hunt for this woman who tries to take a manatee for a joyride. wonder how that worked out. too many of those who are working are living paycheck to paycheck trying to make falling incomes meet rising prices for food and gas. more americans are living in poverty than when president obama took office and fifteen million more are on food stamps. president obama and i both care about poor and middle-class families. the difference is my policies will make things better for them. we shouldn't measure compassion by how many people are on welfare. we should measure compassion by how many people are able to

as andrea mccarren explains malvo talks about his crimes, his victims and their families in chilling detail. >> what am i going to tell them? i'm sorry i murdered your own child. i'm sorry i killed your husband. i'm sorry i murdered your wife. >> reporter: lee malvo, now 27, said he felt like the worst piece of scum on the planet when he saw the anguished expression on the face of the husband of one of his victims. as linda franklin lay in a pool of blood outside the home depot in falls church malvo said her husband' eyes reflected the worst sort of pain he'd ever seen in his life. >> i am sorry. i am sorry. >> reporter: just a short time ago montgomery county police chief charles moose held a news conference. for so many of us involved in the news coverage every day it was a frightening time. >> they do have two suspects and they have an all points bulletin out for a white isuzu or mitsubishi. at any moment it felt like another random victim might be shot. today malvo says he was a monster. >> if you look up the definition, that's what a monster is. i was a ghoul. i was a thief. i s

here's andrea mccarren. >> >> you shouldn't believe in me considering everything i put you through. proud to be your son. >> reporter: maria cherishes the letters written to her each and every mother's day by her on son. >> i love you. >> he wrote every mother's day except the year she called 911 to have him arrested. >> he had put a fishing line from his top bedroom window and on the bottom was a bag of marijuana. >> he started smoking marijuana as a high school sophomore. recreation use spiraled into dependency. >> i couldn't take it anymore. i couldn't take it. i was tired of flushing marijuana in the toilet and i couldn't take it anymore. >> after rehab failed, maria made the most difficult decision of her life. >> i called the police. six officers swarmed our house and they took him away in handcuffs. >> months later, on the night of july 17, 2005, the promise of marijuana led him to a quiet bethesda neighborhood with $3,000 of his friend's money in his pocket. >> as a mother, we all try to protect our children. those last minutes of his life i wasn't there. >> he was meeting t

andrea mccarren was at today's rally. >> i love this country. when i say home, i mean here. >> i do consider myself an american. >> up, up with education, down, down with deportation. >> they are among the so- called dreamers. students whose parents brought them into this country illegally. >> my mom even says that you are more american than spanish anymore. you still get confused in spanish words. i'm like yeah, i know. >> a cancer survivor who says his surgery at johns hopkins saved his life. rickie wants to share his gratitude. >> i have to give back to society. i think the way i want to do it is becoming a doctor and save lives, just as my life was saved once. >> opponents of the dream act call it a bad investment for maryland taxpayers. brad of help save maryland calls it criminal. and says it would cost taxpayers $44,000 per student. >> it's part of life. not everybody is going to like you. so you learn to accept it and learn to respect it. >> hundreds of dreamers marched to the university of maryland to make their point and urge others to

andrea mccarren, 9 news. >> a senate candidate from indiana made quite a statement tonight.listen to what richard mordock had to say about women who get pregnant as a result of rape. >> i came to realize life is a gift from god, even when life begins in the horrible situation of rape, that is it something god intended to happen. >> he made that comment during a debate. you may remember a few months ago, missouri senate candidate todd akin made headlines when he said women don't get pregnant from what he called legitimate rape. >>> things were shaking in costa rica this evening. a 6.6 earthquake hit the pacific coast of costa rica. no immediate reports of how much damage was done. it took place in 38 miles from the town of liberia. >>> new information on the meningitis outbreak and the compounding pharmacy thought to be the source of all of this. the state of massachusetts is launching a criminal investigation. safety inspectors say they turned up a slew of problems at the facility, including specks of fungus found in steroid medication, dirty floor mats, laboratory equipment

andrea mccarren is crisscrossing the state to hear directly from the voters. she spent the day in franklin county on monday t. may be geographically small but it has the potential to have a big impact. >> 1570 a.m. >> reporter: just off main street in rocky mount, virginia, up this set of stairs is the national campaign headquarters of former six-term republican congressman virgil goode. until now rural franklin county was best known as the nation's moon shine capital, but with ge's -- goode's conservative base, he could be a spoiler siphoning off critical votes from the leading presidential candidates and impacting the state's 13 electoral votes. >> i've heard a number of times that a vote for virgil would be considered a protest vote and i said well, a protest against what? and the answer normally is well, i don't like either candidate. >> we love the fact that goode is running here. >> reporter: late into the night, democratic volunteer annette ma is working the phones at obama headquarters scrambling to capitalize on the goode factor. >> we do believe it's

andrea mccarren, 9news. >> here on the weekend crew we're pulling for a beltway world series.ok and twitter series about divided family loyalty when it comes to sports. here are some of the responses. we got a couple. joanne says, for me it's residence. i live in maryland so go o's. linda says, fair weather fans who couldn't hang in with the o's, less than .500 record all those areas, jumped over to the nats. those with heart are still o's fans. that's right, she said it. we're nats fans, most of us here. visit wusa 9.com, add your comments and see what other people think. >>> turning elsewhere a fallen power line disrupts service on metro's red line. the power line came down near the brooklyn metro station. that caused the transit agency to shut down red line service at about 4:30 this afternoon between fort taunton and rhode island avenue. red line service was resumed after a few hours. >>> they made the ultimate sacrifice. this we can questioned family and friends of the nation's fallen firefighters have gathered to pay tribute to those who died in the line of duty. hundred

andrea mccarren is live outside the metro station in alexandria to pick up the story from there. andrea. >> anita, here's the deal. if you are visually impaired, there's a good chance you rely on those bumpy tiles, but not every station has them. >> you know, we have 24 people here who are blind. >> tony stevens and his colleagues at the national industries for the blind work right next to the metro stop. but the station does not have the bumpy tiles that indicate the end of a platform. >> anybody that has ever dealt with a crowded platform on the train is not just being a person who is blind. anybody, you feel it on your feet. you feel it with the cane that you have. it lets you know that you're almost on the edge. >> 65 of metro's 86 stations have the tiles already in place. ten others will have them by 2015. including the twin brooks station where the installation is underway. the 11 remaining stations need funding. >> the bumpy tiles need to be in our key stations and really, i mean, these are stations that are transfer points and stations that have the most activity. >> metro

andrea mccarren introduces us to a key element in the races the so-called panera mom. >> really? oh my gosh. >> i'm surprised that we are the ones who will be deciding. >> reporter: the panera mom is educated, has children, and is worried about can economy and you can find her across northern virginia. >> i think a lot of women are looking for humanitarian issues, and you know, abortion rights and things like that you be i personally am looking for more business issues and economy. >> reporter: they're women like virginia, mother of 6-year-old gigi. >> like everybody else i want her to be able to have social security and all the supports of the economy. i want our -- our country to be able to afford that. so we need to recover. >> i just want her to have you know, successful life. >> reporter: diane is concerned about health care. and the future for 7-year-old ann marie. >> i want her to be able to get a job and i want her to be able to buy a house and go to college. not -- struggle. >> reporter: it is the undecided panera mom that the candidates want and need. like zara, mother

live from bellefonte, pennsylvania, i'm andrea mccarren, back to you. >> chilling testimony even now. andrea, thank you. jerry sandusky's refusal to admit guilt, we have seen this before and in fact, in our area. the city of falls church was rocked by the child molestation case of michael gardner. peggy fox, you covered this trial start to finish and you have an exclusive interview today. >> i sat down with the parents of one of his victims. their daughter was only 10 years old when michael gardner molested her and another girl at her daughter's slumber party. when mr. rice heard what mr. sandusky said, it was like deja vu. despite the fact michael gardner was convicted of sexually abusing two young girls, close friends and family members, including his wife, former falls church mayor, robyn gardner, refused to believe he did it. on his sentencing day last month, gardner offered no apology. instead, he insisted he had been wrongly convicted. dan and christina rice, whose daughter was molested by gardner were not surprised. >> gardner and sandusky continue to say that they are innocent

andrea mccarren, 9news. >> lots of questions there. stafford county school officials say they have never seen anything like this. sheriff deputies pulled over a county school bus last friday after getting a call about chaos on board. a spokesperson says unruly students refused to follow sheriff orders and one was tased. a 15-year-old male student is charged with assault on a law enforcement officer and a 15- year-old girl is charged with disorderly conduct. the school system says more disciplinary action with these kids could be coming. >>> a big blow to the prosecution today when a judge threw out first-degree assault charges against two prince georges county police officers accused of beating a university of maryland student. matt jablow was in the courtroom when it happened. he joins us live from upper marlboro with more. i guess that was a stunner, matt. >> lesli, day three of the trial brought some major developments and dramatic moments. chief among them, the officer, one of the officers involved in the case was finally called to

our andrea mccarren returned to alexandria today and is here to give us an update, hopefully a good one. >> well, charges are still pending in the case, but today we had the chance to meet with one of the pitbulls rescued from that suspected dogfighting ring and learn about a system that failed him. >> reporter: this is popeye the pitbull, almost 14 years old and a veteran dogfighter. remarkably at least five different veterinarians treated his injuries over the years, yet none of them contacted authorities to report he was potentially being used to fight. >> a lot of them like popeye has got, you know, pieces missing from his ear or tongue. he has large scars on his body. so these are some of the telltale signs. >> reporter: popeye was the oldest of nine dogs seized last month from a home in the alexandria section of fairfax county. since fighting dogs are a significant investment, it's not unusual that their owners seek top notch veterinary care. >> they will spare no expense. they will take them to some of the best known veterinarians in the area. it's not always underground vets or

andrea mccarren shows us how the dramatic series of events unfolded. >> this is where the story ends. in a convenient store parking lot where bystanders flagged down frederick police on sunday night. they had just witnessed a woman jump out of a moving vehicle. >> this is a very strong, strong woman. she had will and a desire to get away. she did what she had to in this case and leaping from a moving vehicle, we believe possibly saved her life. >> according to police, a short time earlier, the woman had been raped in this parking lot. she had just gotten out of her car after a trip to the grocery store. >> the community helped police identify the suspect, montrel bowie. the victim's friends and family members got to him the next day, before police did. they spotted him around here and when he tried to flee, they chased him a block and a half away. a fight broke out. the suspect was stabbed in the back and suffered a minor injury. >> we asked for the assistance of our community to identify and help put us on the right track of suspects. we never want somebody to take, you know, that in

in manassas andrea mccarren, 9 news now. >>> prince george's county executive rushern baker and local business leaders gathered today at the site of the proposed casino at national harbor. they're urging support for question 7 which would expand gambling in maryland. the event was part of the kickoff of maryland's early voting period that begins tomorrow. opponents of the referendum say there's no guarantee funds generated by gambling would end up going toward education. because of the impending hurricane, the governor's office says it may have to change the early voting schedule. to get a list of early voting sites in maryland and the district, log onto our website, www.wusa9.com. >>> we've got breaking news. senate majority leader harry reid has been rushed to the hospital in an ambulance after what appears to have been a rear end crash on an interstate through las vegas. no word yet on his condition, but this accident happened this afternoon on i-15. police say six vehicles were involved in the apparent chain reaction crash including two vegas police vehicles, two civilian vehicles

in alexandria, andrea mccarren, 9news now. >> some controversial proisrael ads will go up throughout the metro transit system over the weekend. take a look at these. the ad says any war between the silized man and the savage, support the civilized man. a judge ruled today the ads have to go up no later than monday. metro officials delayed putting up the posters. they were worried about violent reaction in the wake of the innocence of muslims controversy. what do you think? these should ads be allowed inside the metro trains and stations? or is it a matter of free speech? drop us a line and your comments will be on the air come monday. >>> all right, we have some breaking news for you out of charles county. you are looking at live pictures from sky 9. county sheriff department is investigating a possible drowning at the trinity lake a spokeswoman says a group of people were fishing and one guy fell out of the boat and never came back up. crews have been looking for that person. >>> for the first time in nearly four year, the unemployment rate dipped below 8%. according to new figures,

in bellefonte, pennsylvania, andrea mccarren, 9news. >> we should note under pennsylvania law, sandusky cannot be released on parole before the minimum 30 years has been done. there's no shortage coming on to our facebook page. stephanie wrote, whatever time he serves does not take away the ordeals these young men went through. i pray for them. belinda jackson said he should have received life in jackson. oh well, with his age, he will die in jail. and cindy redding writes, he doesn't recognize what he did was wrong. that's the sad part. he is innocent, what a pig. those poor boys. >>> jerry sandusky's refusal to admit his crimes and lack of remorse, we have seen those things before. recently in fact, and right in this area. here's peggy fox with more on that. >> despite the fact michael gardner was convicted of sexually abusing two young girls, close friends and family members, including his wife, former falls church mayor, robyn gardner, refused to believe he did it. and on his sentencing day last month, gardner offered no apology, instead, he insisted he had been wrongly convicted. d

live from bellefonte, pennsylvania, andrea mccarren, 9news. back to you. >> from beginning to end, this was and is a devastating case. thank you. anita. >> each of sandusky's victims will heal differently. but mark says confronting your abuser can help. bruce leshan says a local survivor of child sexual abuse himself. >> you're a rapist and a sodomist and a rapist to children. everybody in this neighborhood should know about you because you are a predator. >> six years ago, mark confronted the priest who abused him. >> you raped my son when he was nine years old. >> you're a liar. >> you admitted it. >> i did not abuse all of them. >> forced masturbation and oral rape and you know, had the instincts stripped from me to seek help. >> confronting his abuser was empowering. >> i was not shocked by jerry sandusky's transfer of blame and guilt on to everybody but him. because that is what perpetrators do. >> he says the victims who confronted sandusky in court turned the tables of power against him. >> i have taken back power and i have begun the p

andrea mccarren, 9news now. >> all right, and many of our viewers tell us they've already reported this to the fcc. in fact the fcc rules ban many text messages sent to mobile phones using an autodialer unless you give consent to receive the messages or some sort of emergency. go our website wusa9.com for the link to the fcc. >>> the president spent the day in new jersey surveying sandy's aftermath. he took afears hand -- a firsthand tour of the damage with governor christie. he said the federal government will be helping with clean-up efforts. >>> there was speculation that the storm would delay this week's employment report. the last one before the election. but today, the department of labor says it will be out on time. amtrak is slowly restoring service along the northeast corridor tonight. but is still not operating through new york's penn station since the surrounding tunnels are flooded out. our bruce johnson started riding out the storm in rehoboth beach, delaware and is in north carolina and he filed this report -- new jersey and he filed this report. >> reporter: this is bruce

join us tomorrow 5:00 as andrea mccarren continues our series on the importance of virginia in this upcoming election. she's traveling to prince william county where voter turnout will be critical on november6th. an knit that. >>> these jack-o-lanterns are going gangnam. >> and a restaurant shut down for health violations. that's right after the break. >>> a children's restaurant known for its giant rat mascot is in trouble but for non- rodent related health violations. >>> and we'll join russ ptacek for a live science experiment showing how restaurants and you can avoid a common food danger. first let's get to russ. >> ever wonder where those street vendors get their food you? ear about to see a warehouse filled with food carts. the warehouse is closed for violations. the excuses other closed violators offer for the nerve to serve until they get caught. we drove deep into rural western montgomery county to poolsville and the subway on fisher avenue shut down for continuing to operate with no hot water. >> i did not know. >> reporter: aren't you trained to know no hot water creates a danger

go to our website, wusa9.com, and be sure to join us tomorrow when andrea mccarren will be at the sentencing and bring us all the reaction. >>> when you get on the metro tomorrow, your ride may come with a side of what some say is hate. a new ad hits stations. debra joins us with the ad. >> reporter: you're going to watch the next minute and a half. it's going to be the talker tomorrow. at the heart of the controversy is a tug-of-war between free speech and an advertising that gets away to the days that inspired mad men. it's called stirring the pot. if that shook you, read this. >> in any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. >> reporter: it's the kind of ad that attracts controversy and handcuffs. >> do you have a right to do that? >> i do, actually, and i'm doing that right now and you should get out of my way. >> tell me what i'm under arrest for? >> reporter: that was in new york city. the controversial ads are hitting metro stations here. the woman behind them equally controversial blogger, pamela gellar. >> the ads were submitted because they were an

. >> be sure to join us tonight at 5:00 as andrea mccarren continues our series on the importance of virginia in the upcoming election. she's traveling to prince william county where voter turnout will be critical on november 6. >>> animal rights advocates want a federal judge to step in to stop the national park service from killing deer in rock creek park. several nearby residents joined the group in defense of animals to file a complaint in u.s. district court. they claim the plan violates the law that requires the park service to preserve wildfire in its natural condition as closely as possible. the park service would use sharp shooters and beau hunt -- and bow hunters to thin the herd in the park. >>> it is 4:39. our coverage of hurricane sandy continues with a look at how virginia residents are bracing for the storm. >> remember how easy it is for you to track sandy on your smartphone? here's all you have to do. text sandy to 25543. you will get simple instructions on how to download our wusa weather app. >>> welcome back. 4:416789 we've got -- 4:41. we've got some low clouds,

andrea mccarren explains, not every station in metro has them. >> we have 24 people here working who tony stevens and his colleagues at the national industries for the blind work right next to the braddock metro stop. but it does not have the bumpy tiles that indicate the end of a platform. >> it's not just the person wh

. >> andrea mccarren is on river road in bethesda with the latest. and ya? >> reporter: -- andrea? >> reporter: jc and matt, things have not really worsened since the last time we talked but they certainly haven't gotten better. the rain is pelting us now, kind of falling sideways. a couple of notes to tell you about. we're close to little falls parkway still closed between river road and mass avenue. we also have some other road closures to report to you now. parts of beach drive and sligo creek parkway now closed also due to standing water. but as you know having been in the area for a while, those are fairly typical closures for any type of heavy rainstorm. also can tell you an important reminder as you're taking a live look at traffic on river road, it's been consistently heavy throughout the morning. thankfully there is still power here. but there are expected to be widespread power outages as you know. and state law requires that every intersection that does not have power should be treated as a four-way stop. there are shelters across montgomery county opening as of noon tod

later today an ya mccarren will be -- andrea mccarren will be live at the sentencing and will bring us reaction after it's over. >>> montgomery county police are investigating the death of a man in clarksburg. around 4:45 yesterday afternoon, police responded to a home in the 23000 block of taylor shop place for a report of a violent person. officers attempted to arrest the suspect 39-year-old nathan jones after they say he assaulted two of his roommates. during the arrest, they pepper sprayed jones to get him under control. a short time later he lost consciousness and taken to the hospital. >>> the body of 17-year-old bryan glenn was found yesterday in thaiss park. he had been missing since last week. there's no word yet from police whether this was suicide or a case of foul play. >>> an 83-year-old maryland man has died while trying to help an accident victim. richard herin was traveling the main with his two sons for a hunting trip. they came across a crash. a woman had lost control and flipped the suv. he was trying to direct traffic around the vehicle when he saw a st. driving str

join us tomorrow 5:00 as andrea mccarren continues our series on the importance of virginia in this upcomingction. she's traveling to prince william county where voter turnout will be critical on november 6th. an knit that. >>> these jack-o-lanterns are going gangnam. >> and a restaurant shut down introducing smooth sensations cream cheese spread from the laughing cow. it's rich, indulgent and 45 calories. mmm it's so good -- it practically sells itself. cut, cut. sells itself? i've poured myself into this commercial. ♪ don't be boring ♪ indulge in the morning ya! [ squeaking ] yay! [ female announcer ] introducing smooth sensations cream cheese spread from the laughing cow. have you laughed today? >>> a children's restaurant known for its giant rat mascot is in trouble but for non- rodent related health violations. >>> and we'll join russ ptacek for a live science experiment showing how restaurants and you can avoid a common food danger. first let's get to russ. >> ever wonder where those street vendors get their food you? ear about to see a warehouse filled with food carts. the warehouse i

andrea mccarren has more from the courthouse in bellefonte, pennsylvania. >> reporter: jerry sanduskyen the victim in this child sex abuse scandal. several young men claim otherwise. one victim said through tears, he forced me to touch him. he called it horseplay and only later did i understand this was sexual assault. i'm troubled by flashbacks of his naked body. another testified, he took away my chdh

i'm andrea mccarren.ou about it next. >> thunderstorms may not be the problem for the morning commute. we'll tell you what could be the problem. >>> this is 9news now. >> ten years ago tonight marks the start of a three-week rain of terror in the washington region. when it was all done, ten people were dead and three others wounded after the series of sniper shootings. there was a stretch in montgomery county which turned out to be one of the deadly. >> this is bruce johnson and we're at the shell station in connecticut in montgomery

captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media >>> the voice of convicted killer lee malvo, i'm andrea mccarrenxcerpts of his chilling interview coming up next. >> reporter: president barge mitt romney and their supporters gear up for wednesday's debate here in denver. i'm danielle nottingham. i'm have the story coming up. >> i'm matt jay blow with a man with deep ties to baseball in washington reflects on the nationals success, that story straight ahead. >> this is 9 news now. >>> a decade after a sniper attacks literallier it rise our area -- terrorize our area one of the men responsible for the violence describes himself as a moner it and shares the one

also, coming up later today, andrea mccarren is there at the court proceedings. she'll bring us live reaction after it's finished. >>> grief counselors will be available to students and staff today at woodson high school in fairfax, virginia. this after the body of 17-year- old bryan glenn was discovered yesterday in thaiss park. he had been missing since last week. police still have not determined whether this was a suicide or a case of foul play. >>> the centers for disease control says 13,000 people may be exposed to a fungus which can cause lethal meningitis. s that fungus was found in vials of steroids which are used to treat back pain and other painful ailments. officials are not sure just how many shots from that specialty pharmacy in massachusetts may have been contaminated. however, the outbreak thus far has killed nine people nationwide and sickened more than a hundred. >>> it is 5:05. time for the -- 5:03 rather. time for the latest your money report of the morning. >> good morning, jessica doyle. >> good morning. we have earnings season starting on wa

. >> coming later today, andrea mccarren will be live with the latest on the court proceedings. >>> grief counsers will be available to students and staff at woodson high school after a search for a missing fairfax county teenager ends tragically yesterday. a search team found the body of 17-year-old bryan glenn at thaiss park yesterday. no word yet from police on whether or not this was an apparent suicide or case ever foul play. bryan had been missing for a week. he was last seen at his school. >>> in campaign 2012, a new poll is out and it shows mitt romney is ahead in the race for president following last week's debate. according to the research center, 49% of likely voters favor romney while only 45% like president obama. just last month romney trailed obama by nine points. now he's pulled ahead. governor romney told cadets at the virginia military institute he'll strengthen america's defense as commander in chief. he says president obama has failed to lead on the world stage, especially in the middle east. >> it's clear that the risk of conflict in the region is higher now than when

andrea mccarren uncovered this story. she's here to tell us more about it. >> matthews memorial baptist church is a beautiful historic church in southeast washington. it has a congregation of 1,900 its leadership tried to do everything right when it screened a new employee. >> we were shocked. i mean we're still in shock. >> reporter: that shock and sense of betrayal is over 33- year-old gary mabry of baltimore, a talented charismatic pipe organist hired by this church six months ago. no one suspected he was a registered child sex offender. >> it's heartwrenching to see him for who he is in this picture. how could we miss that? >> reporter: the church did a criminal background check before hiring mabriy, but it didn't turn up this 1999 conviction in d.c. for which he pleaded guilty to child sex abuse. in 2001 he pleaded guilty again to child sex abuse this, time in maryland. records reveal mabry served six years in prison and the court strongly recommended that he receive treatment for sexual deviant conduct. >> what we s

. >>> andrea mccarren has been out all day on river road in bethesda. earlier she had the adventure of the blowing barriers. we'll find out where she is now. venezuelan? >> reporter: derek, we've had reinforcements here now. there's u.s. park police. the barriers have blown over to this side. there's some on the other side of the street. basically park police did the right thing. i think they've probably given up on them and they are planting a police cruiser in the middle of the intersection to prevent people from going down little falls parkway between river road and mass avenue. it is a very different bethesda that we're seeing right now. some of the wind guss have been extraordinary. look up river road now and you -- gust have been extraordinary. look up river road now and you will see there are no cars almost on the road, virtually every business here shut down, people heeding the warnings to get home before the worst of this storm hits. water is definitely pooling up on river road now. we've talked to some drivers who say branches are falling. the

. >> the voice of convicted killer lee malvo, i'm andrea mccarren.'ll have audio excerpts of his chilling interview coming up next. >> this is 9 news now. >>> tonight is the night the nationals could clinch their first ever pennant. >> history could be made later tonight. >> reporter: ladies, you know there are some things out of reach for this nationals team right now. for example, they will not win 100 games this season. they've got 96 wins, three games to go. you do the math. however, everything else is on the table including the possibility of a world series run that nobody expected when the season first got started, but for right now for tonight the focus is on one more game. that's all they need to clinch a national league east pennant and roll into the playoffs, avoid the possibility of a wildcard game. for right now the fans are starting to roll in even though the game is a couple hours away and i am told the champagne is on chill. however, if we're honest about it, it's

our andrea mccarren is at little falls parkway and checking things out there. we'll have her later in the broadcast as well. air travel, local airports remain open. most flights of course are canceled throughout the northeast corridor. at least 7500 flights canceled throughout the day today and probably tomorrow as well. if you're planning to use marc, acela or planning vre, dash bus, fairfax connector, amtrak, everything is canceled. add extra time if you do need to head out. watch for the debris i talked about. slow down, buckle up. 511 will also give you road conditions if that's what you need. >> thank you, monika. >>> it's 8:05. we want to head to the coast where some of the worst damage could occur. >> 9news now reporter kristin fisher is live in rehoboth beach, delaware. she has more on the current conditions there. both on the beach and in some of the nearby neighborhoods. kristin? >> reporter: nases a' -- that's right. we've been all over the place. the wind and rain are really dying down. the story on rehoboth beach are the waves. it's high tide right

andrea mccarren has listen to the interview and is here to tell us more. >> the washington post shared with us parts of its recorded phone calls with lee malvo. in chilling detail he talked about the crimes, his victims and their families. >> what am i going to tell them? i'm sorry i murdered your only child. i'm sorry i killed your husband. i'm sorry i murdered your wife. >> reporter: lee malvo now 27