>> my name is john carey. ms. hester makes use of talking about -- she was not there, i was, and they are totally incorrect. the settlement with the city had to deal with matters other than what we are talking about now. the city had insisted on remaking the underpinnings of the area, including the underpinnings of the house, under the promise that they would give them the platform to reconstruct their house that was exactly like the platform they had before the disaster. that did not happen. they included in the best interests of the city that they would take away the substantial underpinnings of the house, so there was a lower portion of the house which was never capable of being reconstructed. the case was long since settled by the time the case was made. it was not a part of the settlement, it is a reduction in the total settlement because that was not part of what was promised. that is part of the reason that the subsequent applications were made. to get this covered and move forward. there is some extraneous

there's julie carey. all part of our annual backpack for kids program. each backpack stuffed with notebooks, pencils and other school supplies. cameron elementary's new principal shared with us some of the excitement. >> we're very fortunate. this really helps our families. they look forward to this every year. our students really love to kick off our year with an assembly. and then having those supplies to support them through the year. >> it's going to help me carry all my stuff. >> i got a zebra backpack that i now love. >> tell me why. because it's zebra? >> yes. >> they're happy, all right. if you want to help these students in our area go to nbcwashington.com and search backpack for kids. >> you got to love a zebra anything. >>> still ahead on news 4 at 5:00, why some residents do not want a new shopping center along want a new shopping center along connecticut avenue. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. mitt romney's position onr along women's health...it's dangerous. vo:mitt romney and paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood fundi

carey is right. i had only been an attorney for three years. the sink hole got a permit. they got a permit that was inspected by the city. we are not talking that the sinkhole was a minor thing. it was a major thing. the first half you hit on the el camino del mar you come out of the presidio, -- the first house you hit, it was this house. the planning commission was brought into this in 2010. in 2008, there were a flurry of additions built on this, and at that time, there were complaints made by the adjoining property owners to dbi about the plan's not being correct, that no one knew about them, and no one had any opportunity to hear the variance, which is definitely needed for the additions on the house, and dbi went into whether or not it was a particular inspector or not, they went into the side, and they looked at the plants on the site, and the plans on this side seemed to be, they appeared to be, the plans that were being built, except for when mr. sweeney ran the plans in the file. he found that the plants that had been approved by dbi was very, very different fro

joining me tonight is travis turner and his mom carey turner.anks to both of you for joining us tonight. carey, appreciate your time very much. this has been a long ordeal. and just tell us, what did the affordable care act, obama care, do for you? how did that turn things around for you? >> just this year travis was put back on our insurance plan. it has made his care, his hospital visits, getting medication, the monthly lab draws much easier. there's a lot less, you know, fighting and getting preauthorizations and we can just take care of travis and do what we need to do without all the extra hassle. >> what did it feel like going through that cap and then finding out there's no more insurance money there? what was that like? >> i never even imagined that ever happening. i mean, who imagines you're going to reach $1 million at 1-year-old. but it was devastating. and what we thought is we had to do what we had to do to take care of travis and get him the care he needed. so you know hearing obama was going to pass the affordable care act, that w

and julie carey is live right now on the trail with the first lady. julie?porter: well, big crowd here at the university of

northern virginia bureau chief julie carey spoke to romney in springfield. but we begin with steve handelsman on capitol hill. >> reporter: this was not only in our backyard, it was something unusual, nearly simultaneous rallies by these presidential candidates in the same state. but they looked so much different. president obama's massive and raucous, the one mitt romney staged just south of the beltway, the one i attended, much more laid back, much smaller. some of the romney supporters said they wanted more passion. ten miles from the pentagon, in springfield, virginia, mitt romney spoke to veterans, blaming president obama for the agreement with republicans to slash defense spending if there's no budget deal by january 1st. >> the idea of cutting our military commitment by $1 trillion over this decade is unthinkable. and devastating. >> reporter: romney's polls in this battleground state looked potentially devastating. he's trailing by 3% to 7%. romney backers like dave mill are worried. >> he has to get a little more fire in the belly. >> reporter: more

julie carey, news4. >>> really nice weather around here lately. but that is about to change, and apparently in a hurry. doug kammerer with more on what's coming our wa >> jim, nine days in a row of fantastic, beautiful weather out there. just starting to see the clouds move in over the last couple of hours. the clouds will eventually lead to rain. and maybe a dangerous situation during the day tomorrow. 73 degrees out there right now with winds out of the south about 9 miles per hour. those winds are going to be picking up overnight tonight. nothing on the radar right now in our immediate area. as we widen out here, there are showers down to the south and through southwestern virginia, also down around the norfolk area. this is all moving our way. and there is a lot more to come. we're not only talking about the potential for heavy rain, but severe weather in the form of damaging winds, and maybe a few isolated tornadoes. this is a situation we're going to be watching very closely for you. we'll have the latest in couple of minutes. >> thanks, dou

julie carey is live tonight with reaction from neighbors. julie? >> reporter: doreen, neighbors say this is the time of night the family who lives in that house would be out on the front porch waving hello as people came back from work. they found it odd that no one was outside yesterday as is customary now they know why. fairfax county police continue in their investigation to find out what happened. there were tears and embraces in the burnham woods subdivision as words spread that a well-known, well-liked family of four had been found dead in their homes. the victims a father, a mother and two teenaged sons. >> it's a total surprise. my wife called me about an hour ago, said something terrible was going on in the neighborhood. >> reporter: fairfax county police made the terrible discovery around noon. they came to check on the family's welfare after a coworker of one of the parents called to say they had not shown up for work monday or today. once inside, police found the bodies. they are not characterizing this as a murder/suicide, but also say

we know that mariah carey and randy jackson are friends. they've worked together. and nicki minaj don't like each other. it's going to be very interesting. they're going to mix it up. >> i like the nice balance of genre, too. you've got country, a little rap -- >> absolutely. >> -- a little hip-hop. >> exactly. >> it's going to be wonderful. i am really actually interested in nicki minaj and what she adds to it. she's kind of the new kid on the block, right, 29 years old. she's kind of a hip-hop/pop goddess. >> she likes to push the envelope too. >> we'll see. >> superstar. >> she likes to wear hot pink bikinis. >> and she can. >> she can pull it off. >> yeah. >>> all right. amanda bines in a bit of a bind. sunday morning she was pulled over by police. they realized that her car, that she actually had been driving under suspended license. so they impounded the vehicle, as you can see the photo by tmz, and they gave her a misdemeanor ticket for driving on a suspended license. they also pulled her over last week, september 9th. they didn't issue her a citation. and t

in fairfax, julie carey, news4. >>> the school overcrowding issue goes well beyond fairfax city. and will soon impact the entire county. julie carey will have more on that part of the story right here on news4 at 6:00 tonight. >>> still ahead on news4 at 5:00, why the man once suspected in the death of his traveling companion in aruba is sued by his credit card company. >>> the tablet for >>> new cracks have been found on the intercounty connector. state inspectors found cracks where u.s. 29 and the icc intersect. cracks were found earlier this year. maryland transportation officials told news4 that the icc is safe. and the cracks are a durability issue, not a safety issue. they also said repairs are not imminent. right now, they're working with the project designer to see if the new cracks are similar to those that have previously been found and fixed. >>> american express is suing gary gi or dano suspected in the death of his travel companion in aruba. the company is trying to void the travel insurance policy that gi or dano purchased before their trip last year. the suit said

nicki miiaj joins mariah carey and randy jackson as judges on american idol.the fourth star you'll see on the panel this season. 3 3 monday, september 17th 3 3 3 &p3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 right now....investigators are trying to determine what caused a fatal fire in northwest baltimore. baltimore.it happened early yesterday morning... killing one man and injuring two fire f. firefighters.tom rodgers is here with a warning from fire officials... plus your other top stories of the morning. what's left of the home on - woodland avenue.neighbors tell us at one point it was completely engulfed in flames. at this hour... investigators are still trying to figure out what caused it. the fire broke out around 5 o'clock yesterday morning.two fire fighters suffered minor injuries trying to battle it. while they're expected to be okay... the man whoolived there... was founn dead on the first floor.they believe he diee of smoke inhalation and burns. three other people inside at the time... were able to escape. 406 i was there standing there when they finally walked over to tell the wife that they ffund

. >>> got be wrigley field with cubs broadcaster harry carey staring at you. xavier indianay, first at-bat with the giants, ripped a bases loaded three rbi triple. tim lincecum, 6 in other words in other -- 6 2/3 wings. giants four and a half games up on the dodgers who beat arizona tonight. >> pga staging staging the fedep playoff. round two tiger on the prowl. birdie attempt from 30 feet. drops that after his lowest opening round yesterday with a 64, tiger is 10-under par, two shots off the lead. louis oosthuizen finds himself in second place thanks to shots like this. fourth hole, from the rough for eagle. a stroke back at 11-under. they're all chasing this guy, rory mcilroy. drain thursday eagle on 18. shoots a 6-under 65 for the second day in a row. holds a one-shot lead going into sunday's third round. >>> serena williams, roger federer, andy murray and mardy fish advance at the u.s. open. this sports route brought to -- sports route brought to you by river rock casino. >> coming up, what do cal bear fans say about the new stadium? we know what they thin

. >>> got be wrigley field with cubs broadcaster harry carey staring at you.xavier indianay, first at-bat with the giants, ripped a bases loaded three rbi triple. tim lincecum, 6 in other words wings. wings. giants four and a half games up on the dodgers who beat arizona tonight. >> pga staging staging the fedep playoff. round two tiger on the prowl. birdie attempt from 30 feet. drops that after his lowest opening round yesterday with a 64, tiger is 10-under par, two shots off the lead. louis oosthuizen finds himself in second place thanks to shots like this. fourth hole, from the rough for eagle. a stroke back at 11-under. they're all chasing this guy, rory mcilroy. drain thursday eagle on 18. shoots a 6-under 65 for the second day in a row. holds a one-shot lead going into sunday's third round. >>> serena williams, roger federer, andy murray and mardy fish advance at the u.s. open. this sports route brought to -- sports route brought to you by river rock casino. >> coming up, what do cal bear fans say about the new stadium? we know what they think about the

they will be joining randy jackson and mariah carey. nicki minaj is getting $12 e year. for on there had been worried that jackson would not come back, but he will be there. he is the lone holdout from back day.e >> how many millions is nicki minaj making for one year? wow. it's 58 degrees on this monday credits. a great season premiere for rachael ray which airs later on abc 7.

anytime you walk into wrigley field there's harry carey, nady, rips a bases loaded three rbi triple. giants in the first. dejesus is the only cub to show up. in the fifth, posey chops to right. the sliding catch. backhand catch. these guys are good but not good enough today. tim lincecum, 6-1/3 innings, six hits, two runs, four strikeouts, getting rizzo in the seventh. giants win. five up on the dodgers who play tonight. stay tuned. >>> pga staging their fedex playoff. deutsche bank, tiger, birdie attempt. after his lowe's opening round in three years, yet, tiger two shots off the lead. united states united louis oostn hinds himself in second place. eagle. a stroke back at 11-under. but all chasing this guy, rory mcilroy. drops the birdie on 12. gets to 7-under. then after a magnificent approach, mcilroy drains the eagle on 18. shot a 6-under 65 for the second day in a row. holds a one-shot lead going into sunday's third round ione 'of my favorite head coaches don nelson is getting his due. he will be inducted into the hall of fame. >> it's a great way to cap it off, isn't it in it's

and now, here's your host, drew carey! ( cheers and applause ) ( cheers and applause ) >> drew: nice to see you. hey, welcome to the show everybody! nice to have you on "the price is right," good luck to everybody! george gray, everyone! >> george: hi, drew! hi, everybody! >> drew: it's celebrity charity week on "the price is right." a celebrity is going to be playing along with all the contestants today, helping you out. we're going to find out who that celebrity is in a minute, but first, george, the first prize please. >> george: it's a new laptop computer! ( cheers and applause ) the incredibly thin apple macbook air is light enough and strong enough to take with you wherever you go. features a 128-gigabyte flash storage drive and four gigs of memory so it performs quickly and springs to life instantly! >> drew: it goes whoever bids closest to the actual retail price without going over. kristin, we're going to start with you. >> i'm going to say $1,100. >> drew: $1,100, thank you. elaine? >> $700. >> drew: $700. and re

julie carey, news4. >>> good-bye sunshine. our perfect september weather is about to come to an end. veronica johnson is tracking the rain starting to move in. >> the sunshine pretty much left us about noontime today. and again, the clouds. we're going to see the showers start to step into the area more and more over the next couple of hours. you can see the cloud cover there, on city cam. now, let me show you on radar where those showers are. let me back it up one and i'll show you around charlottesville, elkins, petersburg, that's the leading edge of the rain. it's going to continue to make its way north and northeastward. we're not going to get the downpours late tonight or tomorrow morning. but we'll see the downpours tomorrow with thunderstorms. we're talking about big storms, big rains and big wind coming our way for tomorrow. throughout this whole area shaded in yellow, there's a slight risk of severe thunderstorms. this is an event that's not going to affect just this area, but areas down to the south, throughout north

we know mariah carey's in, j-lo, steven tyler's out.ing on with you? >> listen. "idol's" an amazing show, my friend mariah carey's there. i think she's going to bring a lot of excitement to it. let's see what happens. let's see what happens. it's me and mariah. >> what about nicki minaj? there's a lot of buzz about her. >> i don't know who else has been confirmed yet or not. >> really? >> but i know mariah's there. you two, the two of you could make cool judges. >> i've always said so. my personal choice is aretha franklin, though. >> we love aretha, the queen of soul, so unbelievably amazing. god, when you say that name, i keep hearing songs in my head. >> of course. >> you know, it's funny. speaking of diabetes, when i first got diagnosed, i started walking, right, i tried to find the simplest exercise i could do. so i put together this great playlist on my ipod, so much aretha on there. >> what's your go-to aretha song? >> "think" or "respect." >> i think we're out of time, no lack of respect for you. >> i like that. go to that websi

she sat down with julie carey for a one on one talk. she shared house her husband and the obamas fared whether they took the stage. >> so many components of his life experience that have prepared him for this moment. >> reporter: that's just one of the many arguments she's eager to make. she's emerged as an energetic forceful advocate. today alone she led the rally, did multiple satellite interviews and spoke one on one with news4. >> i really hope that americans and virginians in particular have a serious thought and say this guy is very competent, he's a good person. he's done a lot of turnarounds, let's give him the keys to car and see if he can't get this engine going. >> her speech was widely praised. what was her take on the acceptance advice? >> what did you think of the president's address? >> you know, i went to bed, keeping my beauty sleep. i usually am in bed by about 10:00 myself. >> reporter: but she watched excerpts. >> i wanted to hear talking about what happened with the broken promises, and, you know, hi really didn't h

julie carey, news4. >>> mitt romney's most recent tax returns are out today. in 2011, romney and his wife, ann, had taxable income of about $13.7 million. mostly from investments. they paid about $1.9 million in federal taxes. campaign officials say the romneys paid an effective tax rate of 14.1%. the romneys donated more than $14 million to charity. meanwhile, romney is at a campaign event in las vegas right now. this is his sixth visit to nevada since april. republicans say his remarks will focus on the economy, jobs, and the housing market. unemployment and foreclosure rates are both well above the national average. >>> now, a new update on that breaking news about romney's wife, ann. her plane made an emergency landing in colorado. smoke filled the cabin. she is said to be okay. we'll stay on top of this story and bring you updates throughout the evening. >>> to live this long and die this way makes a tragic situation seem even worse. an 89-year-old man was hit by a school bus yesterday while he crossed the street. pat collins is live where it happened in

in the fourth quarter carey hills gets some time, rounds out, throw the up. steffan case with the grab. take another look. he barely grabs it. nice grab. later in the fourth, polling into the end zone. 24-14 uconn. virginia tech in the third quarter, down 21-3 and tyshawn and derek pouring salt in the wound. 94-yard touchdown. but they were too much to handle. then to mike shanahan. pittsburgh wins 25-17. georgia tech, first play from scrimmage, kevin washington throws to a wide-open jack glass-steagall has all the time in the world. -- jack laskey who has all the time in the world. then racing up the sideline. georgia tech never looked back. penn state hosting navy. a wide open alan robinson who cuts up field. 14-0 penn state. then a fumble picked up by mike holmes and he is off to the races. penn state' wins 34-7. and the clock has struck midnight for the nhl. the players and owners have failed to come to an agreement and they are in a locked up for when you first got internet at home you probably had one thing online. but today, everything's online. in a f

let's talk about mariah carey. she won an award. >> bmi made it official.he icon award over the weekend. some of the past winners are stevie wonder and smoky robinson. mariah said it was special to her because it recognized her song writing skills. watch what she told us. >> this award is so amazing because as a person out there, as a celebrity, diva, whatever that is is its own kind of thing. this is really about songwriting, and there have been times when people have told me throughout my career, this song changed my life. this song helped me get through the death of a family member. whatever it is that, you know, and then as the writer of that song, the words that helped them get through it or whatever it was, be it humility or whatever, there's no greater feeling than that. >> carol, this comes at a great time for mari mariah carey. her husband had health issues and she lost whitney houston earlier this year. >> good for her. thank you. >> you got it. >> join a.j. tonight on "showbiz tonight" at 11:00 eastern on hln. what's truly amazing about mercedes

he is holding on, mariah carey, and keith urban.>> i love keith urban. four judges instead of three. bound to be interesting. we know that mariah carey, and randy jackson are friend. they've worked together. apparently, mariah carey and nicki minaj, don't like each other. it's going to be very interesting. going to mix it up. >> like the balance of genre. country, little rap. >> absolutely. >> little hip-hop. >> exactly. >> it's going to be wonderful. i am really actually interested in nicki minaj. what she adds to it. kind of a new kid on the block. right, 29 years old. and kind of a hip-hop/pop goddess. >> she likes to push the envelope. we'll see. >> superstar. >> hot pink bikinis. >> she can. >> she can pull it off. >> yeah. >> all right, amanda bynes in a built of -- bit of a bind. sunday morning, she was pulled over by police. they realized that her car, that she actually had been driving under suspended license. they impounded the vehicle as you can see. photo by tmz. and gave her a misdemeanor, driving on suspended license.

no one other than mariah carey has signed yet.nd thatted, we asked her yesterday at the airport what could show do -- could she do it alone. she said absolutely. i could be all of the judges and we started thinking about it. if you, you know, she's nutsy and show might have multiple personalities and to have each personality as one judge, they paying her 18 million. if you divide 18 million by four personalities, you're only paying each personality 4.5 million so it would end up -- . >> oh, my gosh, you are hilarious. and thank you for the that scoop and we'll see you at 6:30 after the news edge. >>> new tonight, a rer end breaks her silence after a scary encounter. a gunman robs a victim inside the church. she describes how it happened. >> e. and the scare in the air led to a passenger taken off of the plane at gun point and now, investigators say, a love triangle is to blame. >>> and hiking thousands of miles from delaware del out to san francisco. the details on the dude trek next on the news edge. e news president clinton: thi

that's where we find julie carey tonight, following both campaigns. hey, julie. >> reporter: hey there. they're breaking things down here. about 30 minutes ago this gym was packed with supporters as michelle obama wrapped up an energy rally here. at the competing rallies today, sorrow over the losses in libya, and a reminder yet again that northern virginia could decide this election. >> the next president of the united states, mitt romney! >> reporter: a crowd of more than 2,000 cheered mitt romney's arrival in fairfax, and the gop presidential candidate began by acknowledging the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya and the deaths of four diplomats there. >> we're in mourning. we've lost four of our diplomats across the world. we're thinking about their families, and those that they've left behind. >> reporter: five hours later at the university of mary washington, michelle obama made her second virginia stop of the day, and began her rally in the same subdued manner. >> our hearts and prayers are with the families of those who gave their lives ser

and now, here's your host, drew carey! ( cheers and applause ) >> drew: welcome to the show, everybody! manuela! good luck to the four of you, good luck to everybody in the audience-- how are you guys doing? hey, george gray! >> george: hi, drew carey, how are you? >> drew: how are you feeling? >> george: hi everybody! >> drew: now, let me tell you something... something cool today, you're going to be glad you're here today, glad you tuned in today, because it is part of our celebrity charity week on "the price is right." ( cheers and applause ) that's when we have a celebrity come out and play along with the contestants. ( cheers and applause ) right now, the celebrity is a secret, we have him or her back stage, waiting to come out and we're going to find out who that is in a minute. first, george, let's get things started with the first prize up for bids today on "the price is right". >> george: good idea, drew. down to bidders row comes the lovely rachel with his and her watches! ( cheers and applause ) this akribos 24

julie carey, news 4. >>> mitt romney will be on "meet the press" tomorrow at 10:30 right here on nbc 4. >> what do you want first, the good or the bad news? we've got both when it comes to traffic this weekend. first the bad, metro could be a mess with track work that will affect seven stations on the red line alone. buses will replace trains between dupont circle and noma-gallaudet, judiciary scare and union station will be closed completely. and the red line will be out of service at metro center and gallery place. the construction will improve wireless service in metro's tunnels. now for the good news, drivers in northern virginia will finally find some relief at one of the areas most congested interchanges. two new ramps opened today connecting the eastbound dulles access road to the beltway's inner and outer loops. here is a look from chopper 4. drivers used to have to cross several lanes of traffic to exit on to the beltway, causing major traffic headaches. the ramps were built as part of the beltway express lanes project. >>> today there's a chance to protect your identity and

i along with julie carey will be on the panel. you can watch it live online at nbcwashington.com. >>> mitt romney and president obama are both in florida today looking to win over some of the hispanic vote. last night, romney took part in a forum with univision. he took back some of the comments he made on a hidden camera video about the 47% of more thanes who he says don't pay income tax. >> my campaign is about the 100% of america, and i'm concerned about them. i'm concerned about the fact that over the past four years, life has become harder for americans. more people have fallen into poverty. >> romney also spoke out about health care and ill inauguration policy. >> president obama will attend the same forum hosted by univision today and he may face some tough questions about his own economic vision. nbc news has obtained a 1998 video that republicans now plan to use of then state senator barack obama talking about how the make government more efficient. >> i think the trick is figuring out how to restructure government system

in fairfax county, julie carey, news4. >>> absentee voting is also under way in d.c. and maryland. >>> why virginia voters need to make sure they don't arrive to the election polls election day empty handed. >>> stopping another shipment of illegal drugs from entering the country. the bust was made saturday. police say a business courier traveling from el salvador was trying to smuggle six pounds of campaign in sugar and soup mix. drug dogs sniffed out the contraband. customs officials say it was the third drug seizure at dulles in a week's time. >>> still ahead, a teenage boy was shut off from the outside world even from his own siblings for years. >>> a credit card company is ordered to refund hundreds of millions of dollars to custome >>> discover card is ordered to refund more than 200 million to its card holders to settle charges that the company pressured its customers to buy costly add-on services, like payment production, and credit monitoring. federal regulators say discovery employees enrolled customers in these programs without their consent, and led custom

up on the big stage here at the dnc in charlotte is carey washington.ress, scarlet johansson and a lot of smiles with the crew members. mike emmanuel is here. a lot of entertainment. >> you can imagine if we were in the 70,000-seat stadium and you had the foo fighters stadium what, would have done for young volunteers who won tickets. they're changing slightly, but you still have a taste of hollywood. some diversity with carey washington, eva longoria will speak, make it cool, get people excited to build up to the final closing argument, which is the president of the united states. it's kind of been a three-prong approach the the first lady kind of reintroduce the president to the american people. you have bill clinton address any disappointment out there, and now you've got the president in his own words tonight trying to close the transaction. >> shep: timing is so important because they want to make sure to reach prime time audiences on the broadcast networks, which will be joining, including the fox broadcast network tonight. that starts at 10:00 o'

julie carey, back to you. >>> now to the latest on the attacks on our u.s. embassies abroad. protesters stormed the embassy compound in yemen today, burning several cars. did not get inside any of the buildings. they were turned back by gunfire. for a second day in a row, violent protest outside the u.s. embassy in cairo. sufficient officials are saying little about the investigation into that attack that killed the u.s. ambassador in libya on tuesday. >>> secretary of state hillary rodham clinton condemned that violence as well as the anti-islamist video that sparked it. >> the video is disgusting, and reprensible. it appears to have a deeply cynical purpose to denigrate a great religion, and to provoke rage. but there should be no debate about the simple proposition that violence in response to speech is not acceptable. >> what's happening in the middle east is also a reminder of the risks that come with diplomatic service. derrick ward spent the day with workers and students here in washington. >> reporter: good evening. you know, there are still lots of questions being as

a great challenge to put it mildly. >> reporter: julie carey, news4. >>> sentencing for the former d.c. council chairman has been delayed. kwame brown pleaded guilty in june. he admitted to lying about his income on bank loan applications. brown faces a maximum six months in prison. his new sentencing date is scheduled for november 12th. >>> a man accused of plotting to bomb the sufficient capitol was given money by fbi agents as they were setting him up. court documents show that amean received thousands of dollars in living expenses during the sting operation. they also show he was promised martyrdom payments of $1,000 a month after he carried out the attack. he was arrested in february. he accepted a plea deal. he will be sentenced on friday. >>> security will be beefed up at metro stops tomorrow on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. in montgomery county, police have a new tool. they'll be wearing a device on their belts that detects radiation. there it is. the department recently purchased 40 of these devices with federal grant money. other agencies also use them. >>> the wind an

. >> and, of course, randy is still there and mariah carey. >> do you think they will be good judges? >> too many judges. >> maybe they should judge one of them off. >> i like it, i like it. >> we talked about this last week. it's almost as if the judges have become more important than the contestants. >> yeah. >> the shows used to be about the singers, go figure. >> and it used to be where people would come to resurrect their career. enmaple ridge minaj is at the top of her game and mariah carey still sells millions so there's some allure there for the big stars now when it used to be like randy jackson, we didn't know randy jackson when he started this show. >> you're adding a country star, urban, and minaj, a rap star, and whenever you merge country and rap you get crap so i'm concerned that that might not play well. four judges though, menage atrois and randy jackson. >> let's give niki some go-go juice. >> i like where you're headed. >> you brought some drunk passport photos. >> i don't bring them, i've seen them. >> have you seen them? >> i don't know. >> i'm not showing it. won

. >> reporter: 2004 nominee john carey on foreign policy. >> ask osama bin laden if he is better offn he was four years ago. >> reporter: well, conventions over. game on. effective speeches, if anyone was paying attention. last night's speech by bill clinton, cnn's coverage was tied by the learning show here comes honey boo boo. both candidates will spend the next two months to get the undecided to pay attention. >> let's hope that happens, gary. there's a lot at stake. >>> last week we invited a group to watch mitt romney's address. tonight we invited republicans to our studios. still ahead, they weigh in on the president's speech. >>> well, one republican who did not plan on watching tonight's speech, mitt romney. he spent the day up in new hampshire surprising a group of veterans who work on the phones for him. >> these veterans are not happen and they're working to make -- happy and they're working to make sure the public knows the president didn't keep his promise. >> i want this path instead of that path. i want the opportunities with society with the safety net, the pack of pr

idle producers hired mariah carey back in july . >> the box office is back on track this week . a resident evil retribution took the top spot . they cashed in more than 20 million in ticket sales . a family favorite came in and number two . finding nemo 3 beads that in more than 17 million . rounding out the top three ,, the possession ,, bringing of nearly 6 million at the box office . >>vicki: kron4 gives you the best seen anywhere to watch one of the most exciting events ,, the blue angels live ,, a part the fleet week festivities . we will bring you all of the sights and sounds like . the kron4 blue angels live ,, october 6th at 3:00 p.m. . we're hoping that the weather will be great . >> last year we have a really nice weather . >> you did mention this is the last weekend of summer . it will be the first weekend of fall ? >> yes . we generally have our nicest whether this time of year ,, a lot of sunshine . >>vicki: that is it for us ,, will see you at 11:00 p.m. .

carey doyle's father was walking their dog, a sweet 9- year-old beagle bassett hound mix, sunday afternoon when out of nowhere a rabid raccoon came up to them. >> he was pretty freaked out by it. you don't expect to have a rabid raccoon in a neighborhood like this. >> reporter: she says it was acting strangely and even approaching other neighbors near their homes. >> it followed them to our house into our driveway. >> reporter: it is the second incident of a rabid animal in this lake barcroft neighborhood. just last week an 80 glide woman was attacked by a rabid we've while she was swimming in the lake. all the reported aggressive animals including this rabid beaver from last week were tracked down and killed by animal control officers. they also all tested positive for rabies. >> it's too soon to make that kind of assessment or that kind of statement, that something is going on, but certainly when these types of things happen, we do take a look and make note of them. >> reporter: at hidden pond nature center in springfield kids were finishing a fishing competition when they saw a rabid be

. >>> ryan seacrest is live in studio to discuss the new "american idol" judges, mariah carey and nicki minaj. and pop star pink performs live on the plaza. >>> and now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

carey doyle's father was walking their dog, a sweet 9- year-old beagle bassett hound mix sunday afternoon when out of nowhere rabid raccoon came up to them. >> he was pretty freaked out. you don't expect to have a rabid raccoon in a neighborhood like this. >> reporter: she said it was acting strangely and even approaching other neighbors near their homes. >> it followed them to our house into our driveway. >> reporter: it is the second incident of a rabid imagine in this lake bar-- animal in this lake barcroft neighborhood. just last week an 83-year-old woman was attacked by a rabid we've while she was swimming in the lake. all the animals were tracked down and killed by animal control officers and all tested positive for rabies. in springfield, anny hong, it moved. >>> still ahead a major change at the nation's airports may not move us into the -- anny hong, 9 news now. >>> still ahead a major change at the nation's airports may not move us into the future after the break. >>> an update on breaking news that, shooting at morganstate university, the school has canceled classes for the nig