do you think justice was served with the execution of john allen mohammad and the life in prison sentence given to lee malvo. join the discussion on our facebook page. >>> the university of the district of columbia is cutting programs and jobs in an effort to remain open. the washington examiner reports they will cut seven departments and lay off 25 professors and star. the school's troubling finances came to light during its bid for independence. that's when authorities learned the financial instability would hinder its chances at accreditation. >>> virginia state vehicle fleet is about to go green. governor bob mcdonnell announced two private companies will convert the vehicles used by the state to run on alternative fuels. he said the move is to contribute to the nation es independence from foreign oil. -- nation's independence from foreign oil. >>> a new e-mail scam makes you believe you're getting a message from the f.b.i. but be careful. it's really trying to steal your money. peter walden got a message on his computer saying the f.b.i. had blocked it claiming he had done something

of the people who they thought were inside. >> a federal arrest warrant has been issued for john allen mohammadlso known as john allen williams. >> i heard the report of the kind of car they were looking for and the two occupants and the license plate number, and i pulled in the rest area in frederick, maryland at the frederick county line and they were sitting there. >> the younger suspect, malvo, had been up all night the night before scouting the area in preparation for the last shooting of the bus driver, conrad johnson in montgomery county and hadn't had any sleep, so when they parked, mohammad went to sleep and said basically you're on watch, it's your job. so here's this 15-year-old, 16-year-old kid who hasn't slept in 24 hours and the first thing he does is fall asleep. >> two individuals were taken into custody there after a tip from a motorist. this arrest involved a warrant for john allen mohammad, also known as john allen williams and his 17-year-old stepson, john lee malvo. >> i tell you, i never saw so many policemen and people coming in in airplanes and stuff like that, getting d

everyone was afraid. >> reporter: finally after three weeks of terror, police arrested john allen mohammad and lee boyd malvo. mohammad was executed in 2009 but malvo is still in prison. he spoke to "the washington post" about why he did what he did and how he felt about it a decade later. it was a disturbing interview and he recalled the moment when linda franklin, one of the victims was shot and killed outside a home depot. he described the husband's eyes. he said it was the worst sort of pain i've ever seen in my life. life. you feel like the worst piece of scum on the planet. so bizarre, almost surreal to hear about what he was thinking as he was doing what he was doing ten years ago today. malvo has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. mike? >> thanks, kristin. kristin fisher live this morning. >>> today a civil lawsuit over a deadly crash is scheduled to go to trial. rico richardson was the only survivor from a fiery crash in chevy chase circle. the lawsuit filed on his behalf claims police caused the crash last march when they rammed the vehicle. polic

he was under the control of his older partner that was john allen mohammad. they have been linked to 27 shootings including ten fatal attacks in the dc area. he was executed in 2009. >>> developing story on this tuesday, a battle over parking in patterson park. some people say they put a lot of time and effort if to turning the park in to what it is today and against the nearly 100 parking pots to help expanding senior center. last night's meeting was held at the virginia baker rec center. there will be three more meetings about the proposal. no final decision has been made just yet. o. s are wrapping up the regular season. a numb of scenarios. -- despite a late inning come backs baltimore dropped game one of the seize, 5- 3 to the rays. chris davis. s two run home run in the 9ths cut the lead 5- 3. we came out and tried hard. >> game two is set for 7:10, ma gel is facing shields. yankees and red sox get underway at 7:05. >>> with the al east race so tight and close, there are the potential for a tie breaking game played here at camden yards on thursday. the

they ajested john -- arrested john allen mohammad and lee boyd value -- malvo. >>> a charter would grant the district government power to spend local tax dollars without getting approval if it goes through. the council plans to vote on it by december. then it would go to d.c. voters in the spring. if it's approved, the congress, though, or the president could still kill it. the entire council is behind the effort but d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton opposes it. she says she will keep pushing to secure budget autonomy through a bill in congress instead. >>> here's a look at some other things making news now. officials believe several gunmen took part in an attack which killed a border agent along the u.s.-mexico border. nicholas ivy was killed in the attack and a second agent injured. this is the first time an agent has been killed in the line of duty since a firefight two years ago which exposed operation fast and furious. that was a botched a.t.f. gun smuggling operation. >>> the former penn state graduate assistant who testified that he saw jerry sandusky showering with a boy back i

boyd malvo expressed remorse and urged victims of families to forget about him and his partner john allen mohammadey were linked to 27 shootings across the u.s. and malvo is serving a life sentence without parole in virginia and muhammad was executed in 2009. >>> the criminal trial for polk pope ben death xvi butler is underway. he is accused of stealing and leaking documents. it ended up in a controversial book about the pope and inner workers of the roman catholic church. it is called the worst security breach in recent history. he faces up to four years in prison if convicted. he allegedly asked the pope for a pardon. he is expected to testify in court storm. -- tomorrow. >>> it's beginning to look like christmas. not really but if you don't think so you may want to ask retailers. coming up, we will bring you the list of the hot new toys that may be making your christmas list for the little ones what you need to know straight ahead and also be aware of a number new laws taking effect in maryland today. some impact your work and others involve how you travel. week explain. >> the first day of oc

of what happened here in the parking lot of this home depot when malvo was the spotter and john allen mohammadfranklin who just happened to be in her car. malvo describes how he gave the signal to shoot. how mohammad on a hill nearby fired the kill shot and how the image of franklin's husband stands out for him. >> the first one is mr. franklin's eyes. and what makes that -- they're penetrating, but -- it's the worst sort of pain i've ever seen in my life. his eyes. it's the worst -- words do not possess the depth in which to fully convey that emotion. and what i felt when i saw it. >> reporter: retired fbi agent brad garrett who questioned malvo after his capture says he's not surprised that malvo is willing to pin much of the terror on mohammad when he wasn't before. the spell is zbon, the whole idea that mohammad was a good person has dissolved. so now what he's doing is stepping forward, taking responsibility, but he's clearly putting mohammad in the picture. >> reporter: mohammad was executed in 2009. josh white, "the post" reporter couldn't get new pictures of malvo. the prison allowed n

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it took three more weeks before police arrested john allen mohammad and lee boyd malvo. the to werelinked to the shoot -- two were linked to the shootings which killed ten people and hurt three others. >>> rhett leverett was killed monday morning in northwest washington. he was hit by a car while walking his dog. the driver of the car had some kind of medical episode. he began teaching at marymount in 1991. he had a doctorate from catholic university. >>> tomorrow two d.c. council members will look into lowering the amount that we all pay for those red light and speed camera tickets in the district. going 11 miles over the limit will cost you $125 in some places. running a red light $150. council member mary shah and tommy wells will discuss whether or not the fines should be restructured. in the last year the city brought more than $65 million into coffers just from traffic enforcement tickets. >>> 6:06. jessica doyle is back with another your money report. >> time is running out for the president and congress before the fiscal cliff. it's exhausting even to say it. >>

his fellow sniper john allen mohammad was executed four years ago. the pair was linked to 27 shootings nationwide, including ten murders in the washington area. >>> the supreme court begins its new term today. sunday, six of the court's nine justices attended the annual red mass at st. matthews cathedral in northwest washington. the mass prays for the judges to have good wisdom and make good decisions. the archbishop warned not everything contemporary is good and society needs its ancient foundations. same-sex marriage is among the topics the supreme court coulding taking up this term. >>> today marks one year since occupy protests started in d.c. and protest organizers plan to make their voices heard later this morning. 9 news now reporter kristin fisher is live at farragut square with a preview. good morning, chris continue. do we see any protesters nearby? >> reporter: no protesters just yet, but it's still pretty early. they've been busy over the weekend distributing, trying to get the word out about these protests and they've also been circulati

. >> this is so 23r50ig9ening and it obviously reminds people of john allen mohammad, the d.c.ities that are involved. the crime scene is enormous. >> it's policy graph experts, it's crime scene experts, it's cani canine. >> 22 victims so far, nobody's been hurt. >> a bullet came so close to the victim that it show it. is this a same weapon used time and time again? >> here's what i can tell you about the evidence. in one of the cases, there was a gentleman who had hissed with shot out. they have that at the oakland crime lab. they also have casings from another county, from one of the other shootings. they have taken fragments from people's cars that have been shot at, and they are pulling all that in. what i can tell you is that this does appear to be a handgun. not a sniper like the d.c. sniper. i was out at many of those crime scenes and also driving home throughout the d.c. area, it was frightening, it was horrible. and in those cases. they were deliberate acts of premeditated murder. in h case, what it appears to be right now. it's just that someone just goes down the roa

john allen mohammed and lee boyd malvo terrorized the region before they were captured. they killed 10 people and critically injured more. mohammad was executed in 2009. malvo, a juvenile, was sentenced to six life terms. now a decade later in an exclusive interview with the washington post, he says his remorseful. but the incident still brings up emotions for some residents. >> it was terrible. everybody was scared to go out of the house. he was shooting people for no reason. >> one of the victims we spoke with believes malvo has changed but still needs to deal with the consequences for the rest of his life. our coverage of this infamous anniversary continues tonight at 5:00. >> i remember it so vividly that

in the fall of 2002, he and john allen mohammed killed 10 people critically injured three more over three weeks. mohammad was executed in 2009. it's a d.c. man faces charges in connection with an attempted at a silver spring mcdonald's. wentar-old rodney murrell up to a 13-year-old boy at the colesville restaurant on friday. he was a police to drag himtried out the building. took off after releasing the boy. d.c.s found in the hospital and the extradition hecess if it will start once has been medically cleared. >> a decade-long fight over a controversial business in alexandria comes to an end. power plants is closing good, taking with it more than 100 jobs. despite the loss, neighbors say e closing could not come soon enough. john gonzalez is live in alexandria to explain for us. this is definitely good news for the residents in alexandria. smokestacks are quiet this dark.g and the plant is sight, considering the plant has been burning coal 1949. one of the area's largest power plants and perhaps the biggest is shutting down today. this after a decade-long dispute residents arguing that their help was in

john allen mohammed and lee boyd malvo terrorized the region before they were captured. they killed 10 people and critically injured more. mohammad was executed in 2009. malvo, a juvenile, was sentenced to six life terms. now a decade later in an exclusive interview with the washington post, he says his remorseful. but the incident still brings up emotions for some residents. >> it was terrible. everybody was scared to go out of the house. he was shooting people for no reason. >> one of the victims we spoke with believes malvo has changed but still needs to deal with the consequences for the rest of his life. our coverage of this infamous anniversary continues tonight at 5:00. >> i remember it so vividly that it's like yesterday. of the few survivors of the washington area sniper attacks. we will look back at what happened in years ago. he says he refuses to let it impacted life anymore, moving on and looking forward. that's tonight on abc 7 news at 5. seven people without on home but alive after a fire at a manassas town hall. firefighters said the planes swept -- flames rose up. no word on what sparked a fire. one man jumped fr

john allen muhammad. an exclusive interview with abc, he talks with matt lauer the telephone about the devotion to mohammad and the claims that he had been sexually abused throughout his childhood. he said he did not have the willpower to stop the killing. the now 27-year-old is now at the red onion state prison in virginia, serving a life sentence. >> a college education this became a little more affordable in maryland, which shows the state's tuition among the best. it dropped down to this 27th most expensive state to attend college. >> it is good news, but the price of a college education in maryland has gone up, just not as much as in other states. you could say it was perfect timing. the governor at a planned meeting in annapolis with more than a dozen college student leaders from across the state. some of them join him by way of the internet. tuition has gone down from eight highest to the 27 highest in the nation. >> when you make better choices, you get better results. recently we started making the investments so that we could make college more affordable for more kids. got credit for helping hold