it happened at the ballston common mall in arlington shortly after noon today. the man was arrested hours later as we've got it on tape. we've got dramatic video you'll see only on 9 news. >>> according to authorities, the suspect was up on the third- story ballny trying -- balcony trying to bomb people down at the food court. only on 9, you're watching the moments police with their guns drawn, suspected of masterminding a failed attack inside the ballston common mall. >> it is really scary, i won't lie. >> reporter: 9 news was inside the mall just moments after it broke out. witnesses said that he threw the bombs from the third-floor building. >> it reeked of gasoline. >> yeah, a very strong and powerful smell. and that there is just glass everywhere. >> reporter: thankfully it is never ignited and no one hurt. police found three more similar types of explosive devices inside the mall. >> it was a rude crude device. it was nothing sophisticated about it. >> reporter: the botched attack triggered the federal authorities who locked down the mall in nearby areas.

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a man threw a molotov cocktail at the ballston commons mall in arlington. we spoke with witnesses. >> this was an incident that was only a few hours. police say based on observant citizens, they were able to address to the person of the interest quickly and easily. those inside during this scary situation are giving us a firsthand account. >> dramatic cellphone video captures the moment arlington county police take down the man they say brought the mall to a standstill today. >> the cops came over and they handcuffed him down. >> the man was wanted for the molotov cocktail chaos that disrupted the lunch time crunch -- rush. bottles were hurled into the food court as patron sat eating. it was meant to tonight and said of a fireball, but did not. -- sets off a fireball, but did not. >> it was an incendiary device. >> police say there was more than wind. three other similar bottles were found steps away from where the first from a supposed to go off. within minutes the mall was evacuated. wilson alvarez watched from his store before been shoveled out by securi

we are live in ballston, 9news. >> that's indeed the question of the hour. thank you. we'll report with we get some answers. now at 7:00, new tonight, one man, a video camera, two very frightened women. police said that the men you see in this video hid the camera inside the condo on montgomery road. the condo shared by the women. the camera was found last month, but detectives believe it was placed inside the bedroom of one of the women back in june. investigators say that the pervert came back into the home and moved the camera to the other bedroom and left it there, but they still don't know who this creep is or how he got inside. detectives are on the hunt for a white male in his 30s with a heavy build, bald on top. short brown hair on the side and back. call the howard county police if you think you might know who he is. >> he comes here with, again, the purpose of committing some sort of a gihad here in the united states. >> a man behind bars tonight accused of trying to bomb the federal reserve building in new york city. that's after agents said they caught the

someone threw a molotov cocktail inside the ballston mall today. >> the bottle shattered but it didn't explode. there is someone in custody now. derrick ward joins us live from arlington with what police officers found. >> reporter: first off, this was a very tense period for the folks here. a lot of them were just trying to get their lunch today at the food court. at the busiest time, when this guy tried to firebomb the place. police now have a man in custody. around 3:00, police took this man into custody near the courthouse metro station in arlington. someone reported him saying he smelled of gasoline. a police bomb technician went through the man's belongings carefully. just hours before a man matching his description dropped what appeared to be a lighted bottle of flammable liquid from the ballston commons mall into the food court. >> the bottle shattered but did not ignite in the food court. the subject subsequently left the mall. in the search for the suspect, police located other bottles of a similar nature on the property. >> there was a brown and black spot on the floor. so i

again, the normalcy is trying to resume here at the ballston common mall. the suspect is still in custody tonight. federal and local investigators are all asking the same questions, why did he do this? a question still unanswered. we are live in ballston, ken molestina, 9news. >> all right, thank you. >>> they could get married legally in six states and washington, d.c. and tonight a federal appeal's court is giving same-sex couples hope that the federal law denying them that right might fall. this is the sect coward in the nation to rule that it is unconstitutional. the 1996 law defines marriage between a man and a woman. the u.s. supreme court is expected to ultimately decide this issue. and now we all know that the same-sex marriage will be on the ballot this november in maryland. and scott broom will have more on that side of the story. >> reporter: maryland voters will get to decide the same-sex marriage question here on the question 6 ballot. new polling from the washington post shows marylanders in favor of the same-sex marriage by a margin of52-43.

a very chaotic afternoon out here in ballston. the fire bombing suspect was arrested not too long ago, able to obtain video of that arrest. take a look. >> reporter: this cell phone video shows the suspect being captured by police with their guns drawn near the arlington county courthouse. he

> the investigation continues tonight after police say a man threw a molotov cocktail inside the ballston common mall in arlington. this is exclusive video as police took a man into custody outside the courthouse metro station. police say he has not been arrested but they are questioning him. news4's derrick ward is in arlington with what else police found inside the mall. derrick? >> reporter: indeed, people are coming by, and they're very curious why there are fbi vehicles outside the ballston common mall. think about it, at noon when the food court is its most crowded, someone tries to firebomb the place. now, someone is in custody. and we don't know exactly what the motive was, but the person may have intended to drop more than one of those devices. fortunately no one was hurt. around 3:00, police took this man into custody near the courthouse metro station in arlington. someone reported him, saying he smelled of gasoline. a police bomb technician went through the man's belongings carefully, just hours before a man matching his description dropped what appeared to be a lighted bottle

light volume as you head toward ballston and the roosevelt bridge. we head north of urbana, it has been cleared. not a distraction for southbound traffic leaving frederick. here we are in high yachtstown. right side of the screen is southbound traffic mosque freely toward -- moving freely toward rockville. the road work near new hampshire avenue should be out of the way. route 1 in laurel near 198 they were clearing up a crash. police say you can get around it. next timesaver traffic is at 4:55. back to you. >>> ucla researchers are using a gene therapy to restore the immune systems of children with the so-called bubble boy disease. >> teresa garcia has more on this breakthrough research. >> reporter: the amesley family has been dealing with a rare disease since their son was born. >> he started getting really bad coughs, sol mitting and throwing up. >> reporter: 5-year-old colton has severe combined immune deficiency or skid also known as bubble boy disease. he's missing a gene needed for his immune system to develop. kids with the condition are ext

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a man is under arrest in virginia, accused of dropping a v cocktail into the food the ballston common mall. >> first, a prince george's isnty police officer fighting for his life after an accident on branch avenue. >> chris van cleave joins us live. time, traffic was shut down in both directions? >> this is a very, very serious accident. the police car involved in this accident, were the light pole almost in the middle of the passenger cab. you

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man is under arrest right now accused of throwing a molotov cocktail into the food court at the ballston mall. the mall was not evacuated yesterday afternoon while authorities conducted a sweep. authorities do not think it was an act of terrorism. the presidential candidates will be back on the campaign trail today. president obama in fairfax at george mason university. mitt romney and paul ryan will hold a rally in florida. >> another man charge in connection with the south capitol street shootings is sentenced -- scheduled to be sentenced. 25 years in prison for his role of the did the shooting that killed 5 in se d.c. he is that the fight against five other men at the start with this -- in connection with the shootings. closing arguments are expected today in the assault trial of two police officers charged with beating an unarmed university of maryland student. a judge in the case was once married to an ex-pgc officer who was convicted of using excessive force in an unrelated case. the judge determined the trial could go on. she said she can be fair and impartial. >> howard county po

conversely, here in the metro area, all of the treetops are in ballston. current and reagan national, 57 degrees. dew point air with a of 37. the wind will continue to diminish as a high-pressure system flies directly overhead. 55 at dulles airport. we are pretty much in the 50's everywhere. northwestern component to the wind. often that gives us cool temperatures. a little below average, but we the be climbing back into 70's by sunday. still a long stretch of a few days where we have unseasonably cool temperatures. sunshine with high pressure over head. this will clip us tomorrow, but notice it very much. thing that you may is ae from the cold front bit of wind. you will notice some gusty wind, particularly on friday. 62 degrees around 3:00 p.m. today. r tonight and in the evening. down,he sun goes temperatures will quit -- quickly respond and drop. here is the forecast at nationals park. starting the game at 52 degrees. if you're in the sun, you will be comfortable, but then the once there will drop sun goes down. the wind will not be a factor, the hitte

police are investigating reports of a man throwing a molotov cocktail inside the ballston mall in the food court during the lunch rush. witnesses say they saw a man light a bottle and dropped it from the third floor. the bottle shattered but it did not ignite. the mall is closed right now. police have not made any arrests so far. derrick ward spoke to witnesses inside the mall when it happened. he'll have their reaction and also what else police found in the mall at 5:00. >>> after a long and hated court battle, thousands of confidential files from the boy scots of america were made public today. >> the documents detail years of child sex abuse by some scout leaders. as jay gray reports, this could lead to new criminal charges. >> reporter: these documents have been hidden from the public for decades, just like so many of the horrific crimes outlined in the nearly 15,000 pages here. but today, they're being revealed. >> these are files that documents the history of allegations of abuse in scouting, and how the boy scouts responded to those allegations. >> reporter: the boy scouts of a

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was hurt.se, nobody thursday, police arrested a who threw a firebomb into the ballston, the mall. t case, it did not explode. nobody was hurt in that incident. be said forld not attack in long beach, , where one man has been beingally injured after set on fire. we have to warn you, some of video is graphic. the 59-year-old man is suddenly bottle and the whole thing explode into flames. his attacker please, and runs to the victims rescued. you can see a man running at the p of the screen. somebody that has that kind of hatred in his mind, to use weapon, we need to custody as soon as possible. at this point, police have no in longor the attack beach. also piecing together evidence at a spa shooting. shot, threewere died. injured, before killing himself. if the suspect's wife is among the dead. >> all four are expected to survive. unfortunately, we are becoming familiar with this type of situation. >> a judge issued a restraining order after slashing his estranged wife's tires. familiar with this type begin today in the trial of douglas kennedy, the son of robert kennedy, who is accu

police have charged the man accused of throwing a molotov cocktail into -- food court of people the ballston common. leon alphans traille jr. is accused of throwing a bottle shattered but did not ignite. the trial is under way of two county polices beating accused of of maryland student basketball win two years ago. the prosecution will use an of the shooting. the defense will be able to show before the beating began. updates tonight at 5:00. a man who admitted to playing a d.c.'s worst guilty today.ded nathaniel simms was part of a shooting that killed at least five people. the other suspects were yearsced to between 30 and life in prison. rain is making things tough everywhere. connecticut avenue, that flooding before sunrise. appear there is a dry weekend ahead. is here with our forecast. >> it still looks fairly gray outside for most of us, but not us.of conditions will be improving and weather for gold cup this weekend as well as lief peeping. out the great fall foliage. grayhe most part, we are except in the region the day where we have a little of clearing going on. checkout chesapeak

he's the man who dropped a crude incendiary device from the upper level of the ballston common mall.on the second floor, running around. >> reporter: nine minutes after noon, he dropped his device, even after it took a while for people to comprehend what was happening. >> he throwed it, it made a sound. a lot of people smelled gas. a lot of people started running. >> reporter: we're also learning more about the device trail used. it's described as a 40-ounce brown glass bottle filled with something witnesses say smelled like gasoline and plugged with several wooden matches. court documents say the liquid did indeed ignite but was extinguished before damage could be done. they found similar devices trail had left near the scene. he was arrested about three hours later as a he sat near the courthouse metro station. someone matched him to a description that had gone out shortly after the incident. they also said he smelled of gasoline. a bomb technician carefully went through trail's belongings. business as usual here at the food court. probably the most dangerous thing there now is, so

the incident closed ballston common mall for five hours yesterday. trail was arrested three hours after that incident. coming up at 5:00 tonight, derrick ward will have more on the search for a motive. >>> new details about the car crash that led to the death of prince george's county police officer kevin bowden. we have information from today's press conference. >> first, officer kevin bowden was not wearing a seat belt at the time of that deadly crash. the woman driving the suv that hit his police car will be charged. the woman is 61 years old. she remains in prince george's hospital center with nonlife-threatening injuries. prince george's county police chief mark magaw said she was in the left turn lane and at some point crossed several lanes of traffic. and her actions caused the crash. the investigation also shows officer bowden, off duty at the time, was likely driving faster than the speed limit. but not wearing a seat belt is what stands out most. >> in law enforcement, there's so many things that you cannot control. you just can't control t

last sunday we were in virginia at ballston mall. this sunday we'll be at white flint mall. before i give you more information about the expope, i want to let -- expo, i want to let you know the league of women voters has a wonderful insert in the beacon this year. it's a voters guide for montgomery county. all the questions, information that you need. so if you live in montgomery county, you really want to get a copy of the beacon before voting. let's talk about the expo. this week it's at white flint mall. we had great fun. mark was there. he is amazing. he's going to be at white flint with me. i'm going to be there again. >> last week he sort of started off talking about the presidential debate and analyzing that. but i imagine this sunday he'll talk about the vice presidential debate and give us his take on that. >> that's right. this expo that you've been holding for so many years is important for seniors 50 and older because they get important information. >> right, right. we talk about everything from housing and health care to arts and theater, to financial and legal

we're learning more about the suspect in that attempted molotov bombing incident at ballston common mall yesterday. that suspect has been identified as 29-year-old leon traille. he has been charged with reckless endangerment and malicious body injury by jus of fire and also the -- use of fire and also the use of a fire bomb. 9news now has exclusive video of his arrest yesterday. police closed the mall yesterday after a flammable liquid was thrown from above onto the mall food court. it failed to ignite and no one was injured. a 9news now crew is on its way to the arlington courthouse. we will have further details today on our website, wusa9.com, and of course on our evening's newscast. >>> well, there were problems on the beltway this morning. there were two separate accidents involving tractor- trailers on the inner loop at bethesda. traffic was blocked for several miles and both directions for several hours while crews worked to clear the cident scenes from fuel. the vehicles finally started moving again around 7:45 this morning. >>> there are only 18 days before election day. presiden

this sunday it's going to be at ballston mall in virginia. on sunday, the 14th of october it's going to be at white flint mall. stuart will be there. >> noon to 4:00 both days, both locations. >> that's important, noon to 4:00. come on out. i'll be there. and we'll have lots of fun. and of course don't forget to pick up your free copy of the beacon newspaper. if you live in montgomery county, the league of women voters has an outline that you'll want. >> 20-page voters guide. very helpful about all the different issues facing montgomery county. >> don't forget the beacon newspaper, one of my favorites. stuart's my friend. >>> coming up next, howard has the forecast. stay with us. weeks of this campaign... and more ads. you, in your living room or... what i'd say. losing nearly eight hundred... mired in iraq. nation we are... moving forward again. get folks back to work and... again. that with even bigger... fewer regulations... prosper. on the same trickle-down... in the first place. so what's my plan? manufacturing jobs... exports... that...

he tossed a molotov cocktail into the food court of balancesston common mall -- ballston common mall last thursday. he was arrested near the courthouse metro station. >>> here's a look at some other things making news now. a louisiana woman is in critical condition after she was attacked by three men while walking in a park in wind borrow, louisiana. police say she was set on fire and burned over more than half her body sunday night. the men also wrote the initials kkk and a racial slur on her car. the f.b.i. is investigating the attack as a possible hate crime. >>> police say the milwaukee man who killed his wife and two others at a day spa got the gun he used illegally. 45-year-old radcliff franklin houghton bought the gun two days after his wife got a restraining order against him. >>> the san francisco giants are headed back to the world series. the trip comes after the giants found themselves down three games to one to st. louis in the national league championship series. in the seventh game of the series with the cardinals, they were routed 9-0 with san francisco's record tying

. >>> and the crime at ballston mall that has police reviewing a surveillance video. >>> major cleanup across parts of the south this morning after severe storms rolled through causing pretty heavy damage there. strong winds, heavy rain damaged buildings, knocked out power for thousands of people as well. the national weather service reports at least four tornadoes swept through mississippi. so far, though, only one reported injury. >> and around these parts of the area, we're waking up to wet roads, some fog, a little bit of everything. this after overnight we saw thunderstorms and definitely rain and wind in the air. >> still some ominous clouds in that picture. time for weather and traffic on the ones. tom? >>> things are settling down thankfully. we didn't have any wind damage. we had pockets of really heavy rain and thunder in shenandoah valley. now as we look at storm team 4 radar, much of the activity has settled down to scattered light showers across northern virginia, northern and western subshalurbs into the mountains, we'll have that possibility in la plata. that's the storm

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this all unfolded at the ballston common mall in arlington. witnesses say the man threw the bottle from an upper floor at the mall. the makeshift fire bomb never exploded and the suspect was arrested several hours later. the cell phone you are looking at shows the whole arrest taking place. no injuries were reported. >>> police in howard county are asking for the public's help finding this man right here on your screen. he is accused of secretly videotaping two women inside their home. take a look at the video pretty closely here. police say this is the suspect setting up. camera inside the women's condo. they don't know who he is or how he got inside. she say he went in several times to move the camera around. if you recognize him, police want to hear from you. >>> the trial of two prince george's county police officers accused of assaulting a university of maryland student is expected to wrap up today. after closing arguments, the case will head to the jury. yesterday, one. officers took the stand in his open defense and then a mistrial was

police arrested a man suspected of throwing a molotov cocktail into the food court at ballston mall yesterday. the bottle broke but did not ignite. >> i heard the crash. i looked over and saw black stuff on the floor. i thought maybe it was pieces of a cell phone that i realize security was down there talking to them and police started coming in. i figured it was something else. >> police found three other bottles nearby. the mall was evacuated for several hours. nobody was hurt. authorities do not believe this was a terrorist act. >> president obama continues to focus on the swing state of virginia. for the second time in two weeks, he will speak at george mason university today. biya live to explain how the president spent some lighter moments with mitt romney. >> good morning. it is now crunch time for the candidates. mitt romney will be in florida. >> back to business today for president barack obama and mitt romney as they had to key battleground states. the latest polls shows after just one day's posted a sentiment that mitt romney lead by seven points. 52% to 45%. last night, they took

in virginia, there is a work zone through the ballston region.e road just before 66, the left lane is closed through rush hour this morning as well as this afternoon. back to you. >> thank you. 5:32. >> we want to check in with jummy olabanji for the latest in baltimore. >> good morning. fire investigators are still on the scene of the fatal house fire in baltimore. we can pull up a picture or to show you what it looked like at the height of the fire. you can see the large flames and smoke billowing into the air at his home in the 5600 block of denwood avenue in baltimore city. we have just received video of investigators on the scene. the fire broke out just after 2:00 this morning. firefighters getting to the scene seeing all the flames and smoke. they saw one person jumping from the second story of the home. there were taken to the hospital as well as a firefighter taken to hospital who was injured. five people have been killed. once investigators were able to knock the fire down, they went into the home and made the discovery. four children a

this among on the rest -- the arrest of a man who allegedly threw a flammable substance into the ballston county mall. this is thrive video only find right here of the arrest. police closed the mall after reports that someone threw a molotov cocktail. after three hours of searching police took the man into custody. his name has in the been released at this point. >>> closing arguments are expects today in the case against two prince george's county police officers. reginald baker and james harrison are charged with second degree assault and misduct. it was caught on tape in 2010 as students a at the university of maryland celebrated a basketball win over duke. the video shows officers using their baton to hit a young man on the ground. harrison took the stand yesterday saying the young man punched another officer and refused to drop an object in his hand. that object turned out to be the man's cell phone. >>> federal investigators continue to investigation this morning whether the suspect in a plot to bomb the federal reserve in new york city has ties to al-qaeda. agents are poring over e

he toss add molotov cocktail into the food court of the ballston common mall last thursday. the device did not explode and no one was hurt. >>> the 12 yearldz maryland boy charged in the july beating death of a 2-year-old foster child living with his family will be in court later this morning. last month the child entered an alfred plea in the case. it does not admit guilty but acknowledges enough evidence exists for a jury or judge to reach a guilty verdict. the boy's attorney says his client denies hitting the child but the boy and his family felt the risk of going to trial on a second-degree murder charge was such inflap -- with such inflammatory evidence was just too great. >>> an update this morning about the massachusetts pharmacy linked to that meningitis outbreak across the nation. the massachusetts department of health released hundreds of pages of documents on monday detailing a history of violations at the new england compounding center. the documents include dozens of complaints from as early as april 1999. the company was repeatedly cited for not providing the a

police say trail tossed a molotov cocktail into the food court at ballston common mall last thursday. the device did not explode and no one was hurt. hours later police arrested trail near the courthouse metro station. >>> a former c.i.a. officer accused of leaking the names of covert operatives to journalists is expected to enter a guilty plea today. he has a change of plea hearing scheduled. he initially pleaded not guilty to charges he disclosed the names of two covert c.i.a. operatives. >>> a massive electronic database detailing the burial sites of hundreds of thousands of people at national arlington cemetery is now accessible to the public. old records were kept on index cards. the modernization comes after hundreds of problems with missed identified graves and they were found in 2010. the database includes an interactive map on the cemetery's website and there is also a free smartphone app for that. >>> 5:34. it's time for another your money report. >> how much is your home worth? jessica doyle is here to check it out. good morning. >> good morning. think back to may 2004. got

. >>> the identity of the man accused of throwing some kind of flammable substance into the ballston common mall is still unknown. it was shut down after receiving a report of someone throwing is molotov cocktail into the building. after three hours of searching the nearby area police made an arrest. the system was questioned by the -- suspect was questioned by the police and atf and fbi. it was a bomb scare and it was captured on mall security. >>> closing arguments are expected today in the case against two police officers in prince george's county accused of beating a university of maryland student. reginald baker and james harrison are charged with second degree assault and misconduct. the 2010 incident was captured on video and happened as students celebrated a basketball win over duke. the video shows the cops using their batons to hit a young man while he was on the ground. yesterday, officer harrison testified that man punched another officer and refused to drop an only in his hand. it turn -- object in his hand. it turned out to be the guy's cell phone. >>> on 5:15, look wha

police say he's the man who dropped a crude independent sin area device at the ballston mall. the busiest time for the food court, he dropped his device. it took a while for people to comprehend what was happening. >> flfs a sound, then a lot of people started running. >> reporter: we're also learning more about the device trail used as described as a 40-ounce brown glass bottle filled with something that witnesses say smelled like gasoline and plugged with several wooden matches. court documents say the liquid did indeed ignite but was es tinge wished before damage could be done. he was arrested about three hours later. he sat at a table near the metro station. someone matched him to a description that had gone out shortly after the incident. they said he smelled of gasoline. a bomb technician went through trail's belongings before that area was cleared. today it's business as usual here at the food court. probably the most dangerous thing there now is the stuff on the menu. the suspect is due back in federal court on monday. >>> when we come back, how police quickly made the

this all unfolded around lunchtime at the ballston common mall in arlington.nesses say the map threw the bottle which smelled of gasoline from the upper floor at the mall. the makeshift fire bomb never exploded apted the suspect was arrested several hours late are by arlington police. this is cell phone video that you are seeing right now of that arrest. no injuries were reported and the mall was reopened yesterday evening. -- never exploded and the suspect was arrested several hours later by arlington police. >>> this man is accused of secretly videotaping two women in their own home. they don't know who he is or how he got inside. investigators say the man went into the condo several times to move the camera around. if you recognize him, police want to hear from you. >> the election fight over gambling in maryland otherwise known as question seven is gain a lot of momentum as election day nears. now, another celebrity is giving his endorsement to the effort. former boxing champ oscar dela hoya made and had. >>> a "washington post" poll finds that 59% of like

. >>> also today, the man accused of throwing a molotov cocktail in the ballston mall in arlington.has a detention hearing today in an alexandria federal courtroom. >> police say he threw the explosive device from the third floor of the mall into the food court. the fire was quickly put out. fortunately, no one was hurt. >>> prince george's county will play $3.2 million to people falsely injured by police after a maryland-duke basketball game. $2 million will go to john mckenna. he was seen on video being beaten by police as students celebrated the maryland win in march of 2010. >> the rest of the money will go to nine other victims. one of the officers was acquitted of assault. and the other, james harrison, was convicted of second degree assault. harrison faces up to ten years behind bars. >>> meanwhile this morning, a new study says d.c. tops the list of the most affordable cities for middle class families. of the 25 largest metro areas in the country, the capital region places the lowest housing and transportation burden on its residents. philadelphia took the second spot. that'

. >>> the man who was arrested after police say he threw a molotov cocktail inside the ballston mall is going to have his mental health status checked. trail was silent at a court hearing today and sat with his head bowed. he is accused of throwing a bottle into the food court last friday. >>> it looks like a broken kitchen appliance started a fire that put three people out of their apartments in alexandria this morning. firefighters say the blaze started about 11:30 on north armistead street. >>> we're just getting started here on news4 at 5:00 tonight. why a local couple says drinking a popular energy drink caused their teenage daughter's death. >> the beautiful grass just went in. but why are the medians already being torn up? i'm adam tuss. the story coming up. >>> a special edition of the chris cooley report, now that the former redskins tight end is back in the burgundy and gold. >>> we are loving that. take a look at the numbers out there. temperature 72 degrees in the d.c. area. just down to the south and west, ose to 80. i'll let you know when the warmer numbers move in, aft

he'll be with supporters at the romney campaign virginia headquarters in ballston. his oldest son will host a similar event in charlottesville, tonight. >>> this morning we'll get more answers about the death of a giant panda cub at the national zoo. the cub lived for six days before it died late last month. zoo keepers believe the panda was a female. a preliminary report showed the cub had liver abnormalities and fluid in its abdomen. the news conference starts at 10:00 a.m. this morning. look for the latest on news4 midday and nbcwashington.com. >>> hikers and bikers will see more police patrols in montgomery county after several violent attacks. police say two attacks on the capital crescent trail may be linked. they say teenager grabbed two other teens on september 29th in the wisconsin avenue tunnel in bethesda and tried to rob them. on friday, police arrested a 16-year-old from rockville in the case. they believe the attack may be linked to a robbery in the same tunnel in july. >> i use it a lot. my girlfriend uses it to run on. she's a young single girl, kind

stories, a man is under arrest after police say he threw a bottle with a lit fuse on the floor of the ballston common mall food court. it happened during the lunch rush yesterday. it never exploded and there were no injuries. the suspect was arrested a short time later. what you are looking at is cell phone video of the arrest. it is right there ever t arrest. the mall reopened yesterday evening. >>> it looks like both the dream act and same-sex marriage are on the way to becoming a law in maryland. a "washington post" poll finds that 59% of likely voter in the state backed dream act which would allow undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates. 35% oppose. 52% favor question six which would uphold maryland's same- sex marriage law. 4 #% are opposed. of course, stay tuned to fox 5. -- 45% are opposed. >>> a gallup poll released this week shows republican nominee mitt romney leading president obama among likely voters. >>> president obama will be back in the battleground state of virginia today with a campaign stop at george mason university in fairfax. romney will be in florida tonig

atf agents are trying to figure out why he dropped a molotov cocktail from the third floor of the ballston the food court yesterday afternoon and then ran away. we talked to some people who heard the commotion. >> i was going down the escalator, and all of a sudden flas just splattered all over down the food court. >> about five minutes after that, i saw police and a bomb-sniffing dog. >> nobody was hurt. police did evacuate the mall for more than five hours while they searched the building. they found three more bottle bombs. the fbi does not believe he's connected to any terrorist organizations. >>> right now police in howard county are trying to find a man who secretly recorded two men in their own home. take a look at this video of the man setting up the camera. police believe this man dressed in a uniform and likely broke into the women's apartment back in june to set up the hidden camera. they say he returned several times to point the cameras towards the bedrooms and the bathroom. police aren't sure how he got into the apartment because there were no signs of forced entry. >> breaki

mental health evaluation is the next step for the man accused of throwing a molotov cocktail into the ballston mall food court. his lawyer requested the evaluation at a court hearing today. police say he threw a bottle into the food court last thursday. that bottle caught fire. they quickly put it out. nobody was injured. >>> vincent gray honored the guard who was shot this summer at the family research council. the mayor presented leo johnson with the first ever mayor medal of honor. he's credited with disarming a gunman who opened fire in the lobby of the christian group's office in august. johnson was able to restrain the gunman before he could get any further into the building. >>> some people are wondering why you lay grass down and then just rip it up. it's a question raised about a high-profile construction project. it's happening in the potomac yard section of alexandria, virginia. transportation reporter adam tuss got to the bottom of the story today. >> reporter: it's a bit of a mystery along route 1 in sabds ri a. why were these beautiful grassy medians put in place just so they cou

and we have a question from langdon in ballston spa, new york, and that's about huge unfunded obligations for social security, medicare, and other entitlement programs that will soon eat up all of the revenue that's in place and then go into a deficit position. since the rules are pretty loose here, i'm going to add my own to this one. instead of having a discussion, let me ask you as a coda to that. would you give congress a date certain to reform social security and medicare within two years after you take office? because in a bipartisan way, everyone agrees, that's a big ticking time bomb that will eat us up maybe even more than the mortgage crisis. >> well, tom, we're going to have to take on entitlements and i think we've got to do it quickly. we're going to have a lot of work to do, so i can't guarantee that we're going to do it in the next two years, but i'd like to do in the my first term as president. but i think it's important to understand, we're not going to solve social security and medicare unless we understand the rest of our tax policies. and you know, senator mccain, i th