from two self checkout registers. >> i think it's harris teeter a lot. i don't know if they've done it before. they were pretty good. they weren't even in the store for a minute. >> reporter: reaction from customers. >> people just anywhere can go in and rub anybody. >> i wouldn't think it would have them around here. >> scary for the neighborhood. >> reporter: the question tonight -- did those north carolina robbers make their way up to virginia? or are these just copycats familiar with the harris teeter holdup scheme? the louddown county sheriffs are investigating the case. in aldy, virginia, pat collins, news 4. >>> harris teeter is committing up to $50,000 reward for information leading to the successful arrests of the people responsible for the recent robbery. >>> the president of penn state university is speaking out today about a report critical of the university. an investigation by the former fbi chief louis freeh criticized penn state's reaction when child sex abuse allegations were made against former assistant football coach jerry sandusky. i

harris-teeter is offering a very hefty reward. they've upped it from 50,000 in north carolina and south carolina to $75,000 for any information leading to an arrest. in virginia it remains at $50,000. >> those guys really looked like they knew what they came for and how to get it. >>> tonight the parents of an 8- year-old prince william county boy are charged with felony child abuse. the suspects are amy and matthew sweeney of nut hollow court in bristow. police made the arrest after a child turned up at a house on glen meadow lane and appeared to be lost. had he severe bruises all over his little -- he had severe bruises all over his little body. they believe the abuse had been occurring on a constant basis. he's now in child protective services. >>> a small plane crashed near ocean city today. that crash happened in the middle of a golf course this morning. the single engine piper super cub appeared to have engine trouble after dropping its barney and the plane's wing hit a tree and it crash -- banner and the plane's wing hit a

or are these just copycats familiar with the harris teeter hold up scheme?oud on county sheriff's are investigating the case. in aldy, virginia, pat collins, news 4. >>> howard county police arrested ten men using a reverse prostitution sting. that sting took place friday in laurel along the route 1 corridor. female officers posed as prostitutes, men who approached and offered money for sex were promptly arrested. the men range in age between 24 and 47. they're all from maryland and northern virginia. >>> an alexandria police officers are remembering a four legged colleague, retired canine bear has died. he served as that department's explosive detection dog from 2001 until his retirement in 2008. the highlight of his career came in 2004 when he beat 15 other dogs to become the crowned champion of the national explosive detector competition. after retirement, bear lived with his partner lieutenant john zuka and his family in woodbridge. >> good news tonight for potomac national's baseball fans and commuters thanks to a public-private partnership, the potomac

after tuesday's early morning robbery here a charlotte harris- teeter was robbed at 10 p.m. one of the suspects forces the store manager to clean out the safe. the robbers are bold, in some cases firing shots inside the store. in stone ridge surae chinn, 9 news now. >>> russia and china today rejected a u.n. resolution that was designed to bring an end to the civil war in syria. that plan included nonmilitary sanctions against president bashar al assad's government if his troops aren't withdrawn in 10 days, but the long time syrian allies oppose the measure because they think it could eventually allow the use of force. >>> still ahead george zimmerman opens up on national television. what do his comments mean when it comes to his upcoming trial? >> plus it once stood as a symbol of everything great and now some say joe paterno's statue is tainted and needs to come down, more on the debate right after the break. >>> some exciting new programming coming to sunday morning this fall. wusa9 will launch an exciting new talk show with bloomberg government. the show will air sunday

harris teeter is offering a $50,000 reward. >>> overdue library books can hurt your credit. according to the capital gazette online, starreding to the ann arund dell county is outstanding fines of $10 for 45 days. right now the overdue account balance has to reach $25 for it to go to collections. current fines add up to about $750,000 in ann arundel county. >>> the governor sat down yesterday with bush and senate president mike mellie. o'malley says he's more confident the issue will take place this summer. supporters want to add a casino in prince george's and legalize table games at all maryland casinos. >>> two little girls are recovering after being bitten by a rabid beaver. the louisa county sheriff's office said the children were swimming in lake anna on sunday. they were playing by sorbie cove in louisa. both girls are out of the hospital. the free lance-star reports somebody shot and killed the beaver. police turned the animal over to the health department which confirmed it had rabies. >>> federal regulators are taking a closer look at hundreds of thousands of suv t

two men walked into the harris teeter store in aldi, virginia.he men robbed customers and employees at gunpoint. one of those employees talked with news 4. he asked, though, that his identity be concealed. >> i see he has a mask on and he just has a gun pointed to me and he walks up to me and he's like get down, get down on the floor. >> if you recognize these men call loudoun county crimestoppers. harris teeter is offer a $50,000 reward. >>> two spotsylvania sisters are recovering after being attacked by a rabid beaver. they were swimming in lake anna on sunday when the animal went after them. it first bit the 11-year-old and then attacked her 8-year-old sister. the freelance star reports their uncle shot the beaver. police turned it over to the health department, which confirmed that the beaver had rabies. >>> volunteers are asking a lot of questions this morning about the abrupt closing of a breast cancer charity. it's a story first on 4. y-me based in chicago suddenly stopped operations and shut down its website. the charity is popular in the

two masked men walked into the harris teeter stour mondre mond morning.hey took cash from employees and customers at gun point. one employee asked us to conceal his identity. >> i see he has a mask on, and he just has a gun pointed to me. he walks up to me. he says, get down, get down on the floor. >> now, if you recognize the men in this photo you should call the loudoun county crime stoppers. harris teeter also offering a $50,000 reward. >>> two spotsylvania county sisters are recovering after betting bitten by a rabid beaver. they were swimming in louisa sunday when the animal attacked. it first bit the 11-year-old and then went after the 8-year-old sister. the free lance-star reports their uncle shot the beaver. police turned it over to the health department which confirmed the beaver did have rabies. >>> this weekend this is the last weekend you will be able to go to the white house visitors center for a while. it's closing on sunday for more than a year. that facility will undergo a 1546 month renovation. improve it is will include interactive exits

without power keeping cool in this seat has become a challenge for many but the food chain harris teeter is trying to help out. this was the scene in arlington. workers were handing out free ice. they were conducting similar from -- giveaways in maryland and virginia. >> all the problems associated with the storms have been magnified by the intense heat that shows no signs of letting up. for once again, temperatures soared into the 90's breaking records. steve rudin joins us. >> it is another scorcher oxide. broke a record at dulles international airport. made it up to 96 this afternoon. the old record -- 94. take a look at what is going on outside. it is hot. 98 at reagan national. it feels like 107 in quantico. looking at what is going on -- our storm scan. we have an intense storm system of developing across parts of ohio. this is moving towards the south and east and may impact parts of our area later on tonight. if you put it in motion, but you can see what spots are open for parts of west virginia. but nothing for the immediate metro area right now. we'll talk about the chances of

. >>> harris teeter is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest of a couple of crooks. check out this video from one of the stores. loudoun county sheriff's office says two masked men robbed the harris teeter grocery store at the village center plaza in aldie around 2:20 tuesday morning. they took off with some cash. if you have any information, call the loudoun county sheriff's office. >>> let's take another look at the question of the day. what is the number one thing that kids tend to stick up their noses? is it a, a crayon, b, french fries, or c, a bean? >> one person wrote peas. i choose them myself as long as they're frozen and cooked with some butter. canned peas? yuck. >> log on to our facebook fan page and leave your response. we'll have the answer in about an hour. >>> we're taking a live look from sky 9 at this accident blocking the ramp from university boulevard to get on to the inner loop of the beltway. keep that in mind for your travel plans. i'll keep you posted coming up in my next report at 6:00. you're watching 9news now. we'll be right back.

. >>> harris teeter is offering a $50,000 reward for tracking down two masked men behind a robbery. police want to know if it is connected to ten similar holdups in north carolina. the robbers took cash from customers and employees at gunpoint. a worker describes the scene. >> i see he has a mask on. and he just has gun pointed to me and is like get down on the floor. >> reporter: anybody who might have information should contact the loudoun county crime stoppers. >>> faa officials are combing for clues after a plane crash last night. the plane went down moments after takeoff. the 79-year-old flight instructor frank schmidt was killed in the crash. another man was critically injured. his name has not been released now. >>> a criminal investigation in amsterdam to figure out who put needles inside sandwiches that were found in five turkey sandwiches on flights between amsterdam and the u.s. over the weekend. one person was injured. >> the second bite was something jabbed me in the top of my mouth. my first impression was maybe there was a toothpick in it. >> the fbi launched a separa

. >>> the loudoun county sheriff's office is hoping that this surveillance video from a harris teeter will lead to the arrest of crooks. two masked men robbed a grocery store at the village center plaza in aldie around 2:00 tuesday morning. the suspects opened several safes, grabbed money and then took off. if you have any information about this robbery, please call the loudoun county sheriff's office. >>> it's not as hot as it was yesterday and the storms have passed for right now. but we could be in for another round of storms. anny is here with the forecast. >> hi, jc. temperatures will thought be as hot today but still warming up pretty quickly. here's a look at the white house on this thursday afternoon. temperatures will get into the lower 90s so almost 10 degrees cooler than yesterday's triple digit highs. we are looking at scattered showers and thunderstorms impacting the area by this afternoon. better chances of those showers and storms are later tonight. right now mostly cloudy conditions. temperatures 87 degrees. we do have a code orange air quality alert for the unhealthy,

the loudoun county sheriff's department says these two masked men ripped off this harris teeter grocery store. the bad guys busted open a couple of saves and got away with an unknown amount of cash. if you recognize anybody call the loudoun county sheriff's office. >>> an update on that freak accident. a giant tree falls on a car stuck in traffic and kills the man inside the car. it happened yesterday in great falls, virginia. we're told the tree was almost completely rotted out. an arborist said that avey was the only thing keeping it from toppling over before yesterday. >>> we're also learning much more about the victim. his name and his age. 64-year-old albert carl roth the iii. carl loved living large, driving his mercedes is and throwing elaborate parties. one of his best friends was on his way to his house the night he was killed. >> i was on my way to his house. i was a half-hour behind him, and i tried to turn here, and i saw a tree, and all the emergency equipment, and i thought, wow, i don't know what happened, and i had to drive miles to get over to his house, and he wasn't t

. >> and harris teeter grocery store in loudoun county is offering a $50,000 reward after the store was robbed. surveillance video captured two men robbing the store on village center plaza in stone ridge early tuesday morning. one of the men had a gun. they got away with cash and if you have any information you are asked to contact police. >> 7 is on your side with morning with what could be disappointing news in the effort to prevent new hiv. infections in the hiv the washington post reports a study to be released today finds that the scene saw a slight increase in the hiv transmission rate and a number of cases diagnosed in 2010. there was a decline in the number of new cases. 3% of d.c. residents are infected with hiv, well above the national average. >> the man charged with second- degree murder of trayvon martin gave his first television interview yesterday. george zimmerman apologized to martin's parents who issued a statement after the interview. >> i am not a racist or a murderer. >> zimmerman defended himself in an interview with fox news on wednesday. zimmerman, free on a $1

. >> let me mention that harris teeter is giving away free ice today. >> might help some folks. >>> amtrak says it will operate on a modified schedule today because of damage and debris. passengers should expect delays especially between baltimore and washington. mean time, more than 230 amtrak passengers stranded in west virginia because of the storms are on their way home. a tree fell on the tracks near the rural town of prince. buses picked them up last night. >>> well, drivers have not only had to deal with fallen trees and damage to their homes, but some had to sit in long lines to gas up their car. at one station at rockville pike, drivers sat for three hours. what gives, just waiting for a gas tanker. and then the tanker finally showed up. however, customers seemed to be in good spirits despite the frustrating wait. >> it was good. everybody had good spirits here, good energy. ironically i met somebody i never would have met and we know the same people. so it was great. >> officials aren't sure what caused this shortage and simultaneous demand. as stations didn't face shortages duri

harris teeter is offering a $50,000 reward. >>> volunteers are asking questions this morning about an breast cancer charity. it's a story first on 4. y-me based in chicago suddenly stopped operations and shut down its website. the charity became popular in the d.c. region for annual mother's day race. y-me shut down operations shortly after a golf tournament last month. volunteers are questioning what happened to all those donations. >> we want to know what's happened to this money and how it can help, did it help others, who is it helping. we want accountability for that. >> y-me hasn't said much about its closure, except that it was due to a cash flow crisis. volunteers hope to continue counseling and support group services. >>> 6:35 right now. two spons spotsylvania sisters were swimming near the sorbie cove on lake anna on sunday. it first bit an 11-year-old and then attacked her 8-year-old sister. the free lance-star reports their uncle shot the beaver. the health department confirmed the beaver had rabies. >>> a pulitzer prize winning columnist has died. william raspberry passed

in a few hours' time yesterday, nine harris-teeters in the area handed out 3,000 bags of ice.e encouraging people to be nice to their family and neighbors. if you have air conditioning, invite people over. people are doing what they can to cope, zoraida. >> for a monday, if you don't have power at home you're looking forward to going to work for a change, right? >> exactly. >> thank you very much, athena. >>> we'll be joined by baltimore mayor at 7:00 a.m. eastern, to get an update on the power outages in one of the hardest-hit areas of the country. >>> colorado is battling not only the extreme heat and also the horrifyingly deadly wildfires. this morning it looks like some firefighters are getting the upper hand with certain fires. the waldo canyon fire, which has been a terrible one we've been reporting on for two weeks, now 55% contained. our meteorologist, rob marciano is live on colorado springs, he's been on assignment for over a week. first before we talk about the fire and the containment progress they've been making, bring me up to speed on the heat wave, which is wha