. >>> the ex wife of sniper john muhammed is publishing a memoir. which is based on journals that she began writing when her ex-husband took her three children. the book is called "scared silent" and comes out next month. >>> maryland's new ban on texting while driving will go into force this week. it prohibits writing or sending texts but doesn't prohibit reading texts and the assistant state attorney general says police officers will have a lot of discretion with the new law. enforcement will be based on what officers see just like other laws. the new law fines drivers $500 if they're caught writing or sending text messages behind the wheel. >>> iran said it successfully test fired short range missiles and shows iran is ready to crush any military threats. abc's laura sitrakian has the details. >> reporter: the elite revolutionary guard said they tested a multiple missle launcher and planned maneuvers that can reach u.s. military bases in the persian gulfs. >> it will have very bad consequences for the iranian people. >> reporter: in israel on the

it was a murder conviction in this sunoc case that sent john allen muhammed to death row. sniper john allen muhammed now has a date with death. november 10th. muhammed is set to be executed in the commonwealth of virginia. paul ebert is the prince william county prosecutor who put muhammed on death row. >> i don't take any pride in obtaining the death penalty for anybody. i often said the death penalty is reserved for the worst of the worst. he caused a lot of problems, a lot of heartache to people from which they'll never recover. >> at the time there was a lot of anger. i would have killed him with my bare hands then, if i could have. seven years go bynd it's different. you can't hold all that anger for all that time. >> that is one of the surviving victims of the sniper. he was attacked outside his restaurant in clinton. you were shot five times? >> yep. >> reporter: you were on the edge of death? >> oh, yeah. i was close. pretty close. >> reporter: it was one of the most horrific serial acts of violence in the history of washington crime. october 2002. everyday people d

. >>> john muhammed ali says he should not be put to death for the 2002 sniper attacks. we'll find out what governor kaine is saying about his request for clemency. >>> more help handling the credit card bills. what changes the government is pushing to put in place that could protect you from interest rate hikes. it is now eight minutes after 6:00. we'll be right back. . ♪ save up to an extra 30% when you use yourcpenney card. stores open early saturday with doorbusters. sweaters for her are just $14.99. st. john's bay sueded polos are $12.99. go to jcp.com and see everything on sale. jcpenney >>> a tragic accident ate church in nepal. at least 4 people are dead. more than 60 injured after a church incident in nepal. a dormitory at the church collapsed early today. most of the victims were there for a week-long christian conference. investigators say the dorm collapsed when some people tried to sleep on the roof where it was cooler. >>> the white house has started its review of the afghan war strategy and later today, president barack obama, vice president joe

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. >>> a date has been set for the execution of john allen muhammed, the convicted d.c. area sniper is set to die november 10th. virginia's circuit court set the execution date this morning. muhammed was sentenced to death in 2004 for murdering dean myers, one of ten people killed during the 2002 snipe are attacks. muhammed's lawyer says he will appealed and will ask for clemency from governor tim kaine and appeal to the u.s. supreme court to spare his client's life. >>> a death mate inmate in ohio is given another week to live after his execution was abruptly stopped. ramel broom was supposed to die yesterday by lethal injection. doctors had to call it off after they had trouble finding a useable vein in which to inject the deadly drugs. broom was a past drug user and prison authorities say they should have realized the problem sooner. ohio governor ted strickland gave broom a one-week reprieve. >>> police in california right now are once again searching the home of a couple accused of holding jaycee dugard captive for 18 years. they are looking for evidence that could

. >> couric: in virginia today, a judge set november 10 for the execution of john allen muhammed, the master mind of the washington, d.c. area sniper attacks. muhammed, who is 48, was convicted of murdering dean myers at a manassas gas station. it was one of ten murders and a shooting rampage in the fall of 2002. muhammad's police, 24-year-old lee malvo, is currently serving a life sentence. still ahead on the "cbs evening news," remember tarp? the government was supposed to buy up troubled mortgages. it didn't work out that way. that story next. if you've had a heart attack caused by a completely blocked artery, another heart attack could be lurking waiting to strike. a heart attack caused by a clot, one that could be fatal. but plavix helps save lives. plavix taken with other heart medicines, goes beyond what other heart medicines do alone, to provide greater protection against heart attack or stroke and even death by helping to keep blood platelets from sticking together and forming clots. ask your doctor about plavix, protection that helps save lives. if you have a stomach ulcer o

a virginia prosecutor has asked a judge for tt date for john allen muhammed. he was sentenced to death for the murder of dean myers, one of 10 people shot to death in that rampage that terrorized the metro area. his attorney said that he will appeal to the u.s. supreme court. prince william county is now embroiled in a legal battle involving krispy kreme. fairfax county filed a $19 million lawsuit against the donuts giant over a broken. -- broken sewer. the waste eventually traveled to a prince william county plant. they are now counter-suing. we are turning to the weather today. nothing but clear skies and sunshine. a beautiful first forecast. >> it is very nice outside today. take a look at the weather network. those numbers outside our ranging into the upper 70 posses -- 70's. when we come back, we'll tell you more about the upcoming week, including rain showers. re are you making it easier for bacteria to grow on your dentures? you are if you use toothpaste instead of soaking them in polident. toothpaste is abrasive on dentures look, scratches where bacter

government did properly revoke the low pressure system of the gun shop in washington state where john muhammedee malveaux bought their weaponss. the store was accused of sloppy record keeping. >>> the man accused of killing a guard at the holocaust museum is now in prison in north carolina. a judge ordered james von brunn to go to buckner federal medical cent are to see if he is fit to stand trial. his lawyer requested the tests which von brunn had objected to. >>> a lot of people out there looking for work. are you one of them? uncle sam has plentyings. more than a half million jobs need to be filled. >> we'll tell you how to land a government job. >> from astronomer to zoologist. you name it. >> all of those people would told me not to get a government job are wishing they had one now. >> we'll have that story coming up. we'll check out your commute and weather. it is a chilly one out there today. stay with us. fox 5 morning news will be right back. this is my small-business specialist, tara. i know landscaping, but i didn't know how wireless could help my business. i just don't know how wir

. >>> it doesn't look like convicted sniper john muhammed ali will be getting any help flat governor's virginia governor tim kaine said he can't think of any reason why he would stop muhammed ali's execution which is now september set for november 10th. his lawyer saws there were procedural errors in the case that would prompt a plea for clemency. the governor says he will review that when it hits his desk. >>> the fbi has reviewed two of councilman jim graham's staff members. his heave of staff ted loza is accused of taking $1,500 in he can change for influencing taxi legislation. d.c.'s republican committee asked graham to take a leave of absence during the investigation. graham's spokesperson said there is no reason to. >>> toyota drivers, beware. automaker is recalling nearly four million cars and trucks claiming something right under your feet could cause to you lose control of your vehicle and crash. >> this is an unprecedented recall on the most popular car in the current are you. sherrily is joining us live with the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is, as

. -- john allen muhamed will be executed on november 10. he executed people on a rampage in 2002. the teenager that work with him is serving life in prison. it is a trial that could dramatically change the way that high school sports work. a football coach charged in connection with his players death. plus, new information on a young survivor of a fiery car wreck. >> there is a baby in there. shepard: remember that? we have an update tonight on a little boy that was trapped inside of that burning car. @ shepard: the defense laid out a big part of their case today in the criminal trial of a high- school football coach whose student died after practice. the stepmother said that the teenager may have been killed that morning, echoing testimony from yesterday. the player collapsed while running sprints at the end of a practice on a hot august day. here is what the boy's stepmother testified earlier today. >> he said that he had a headache. when i kissed him on the forehead he felt hot. shepard: this is sure to have an effect on sports across the nation. prosecutors are questioning the

area sfiper john allen muhammed. >> there is information now a man being called person of interest in the murder of a yale university student. >> new speed cameras that use lasers are pk r being put up on a busy montgomery county road. >>> after months of rangeling, we are getting a clearer view how health care reform in the united states might look. good evening, i'm doreen gentzler. >> i'm jim vance. the senate finance committee has come out with a detailed bill that does not include the so-called public option and so far has no republican backing. >> reporter: good evening. up here on the hill tonight, a lot of liberal democrats say they don't like it either, but the moderate democrats, the committee chairman that worked for wix to craft this compromise says this is a middle of the road bill that can pass. the democrat's point man in the senate on health care max baucus from mant says he's got his plan. >> every american can find quality, affordable coverage. >> reporter: in the $850 billion democratic bill, everyone must buy insurance, with fines for violators and subsidies for pe

. >>> and a virginia judge has set november 10 as the execution date for john allen muhammed. he and lee boyd malvo were convicted of the attacks in washington that killed ten people back in 2002. prosecutors called humid the mastermind. >>> and get ready for a new whodunit in a city that reeks of conspiracy theories. odd churches, free masons and the temperatures. and seeing them for yourself won't mean a trip overseas. instead of $5 per person for fast food, you can serve a nutritious breakfast from walmart for just over $1 a person. one breakfast a week saves a family of four over $800 a year. save money. live better. walmart. >>> enduring symbols of washington, but they are also clues to a centuries old conspiracy. dan brown is out with a new book "the lost symbol" and it takes krcryptologists on a new hunt following the freemasons through our nation's capital. >> reporter: this is the actual room and the ceremonial altar where the opening scene of dan brown's new book "the lost symbol j ta symbol" takes place. inside a building that the freemasons of the scottish rite cal

the date november 9th, that is the proposed execution date for john allen muhammed.med is the convicted mastermind behind the 2002 sniper attacks. he was sentenced to death for the murder of dean myers, one of 10 people killed during that shooting rampage. muhammed's attorney says he will appeal to the supreme court. >>> authorities are awaiting autopsy results for the man who raised money for ousted illinois governor rod blagojevich. they want to know exactly how christopher kelly died saturday. kelly was a key figure in the federal case that accuses blagojevich of trying to sell or trade president obama's former senate seat. investigators are trying to determine whether drugs found in the aide's car played a factor in his death. >>> a hospital in north dakota is trying to figure out how a new mom went home with the wrong baby. officials at the medical center in williston are not saying how the mixup happened, only that the mother was reunited with her own newborn within an hour. hospital reps are reviewing policies and procedures and say they will take the appropri