our own ken molestina just arrived on the scene. ken. >> reporter: anita, still a very active scene out here. as you mentioned, this happened along the 3300-block of huntley squared. we're talking about the huntley square condominiums. the first alarm went off after firefighters responded here. a second alarm then went out. we were told the fire broke out in a garden-style apartment. everyone who was inside was rescued. but, again, we're talking about four firefighters now that were sent to the burn unit with minor burns, minor injuries. we're being told another one suffering from exhaustion. that fire is out over here right now, but, again, still a very active scene. there are a lot of firefighters still here trying to clean up what is left. and really trying to determine what exactly happened here. but at this point it seems like all those injured are expected to be okay. we'll keep an eye on this for you. >> okay. >>> isaac had weakened. it's gotten weaker into a tropical depression. >> it's still dropping a whole lot of rain alth

tonight there are still a lot of unanswered questions in that small historic town, and ken molestina is live there to try to get some of those answers for us. ken. >> reporter: yes, derek, these crews will be here throughout the night working to clean this up so you get an idea of just how large the mess is out here. we're talking about 21 of 80 rail cars that derailed and came off the tracks. they flipped over and spilled coal all over the ground. sadly two 19-year-olds died as a result of the derailment and tonight the national safety board is trying to get to the bottom of this. crews out here continue to work late into the night cleaning up the mess left behind by the derailment. cranes, front loaders could be scene down the tracks. people have been pulling in throughout the evening to get a look at it for themselves. >> we only live a couple miles from here and wanted to see it for ourselves and see how bad it was. >> i knew it was bad. and i heard where it was right by the street. >> reporter: one of the reasons why the cleanup effort will take so long, you can see behind me lar

our ken molestina is live at police headquarters where we can only hope that someone out there is beginning to make sense of all of this. ken. >> reporter: that's exactly rightthat is the hope police reaching out to anybody that may have any information. they want you to call them and help you with a tip to close a case. a 17-year-old amber stanley was gunned down in her own bedroom. earlier tonight, i spoke to her sister who was do distraught to go on camera but she hopes police get to the bottom of it. right now the killer is on the loose and right now everyone is asking the same question. why. prince george's county police detectives spent the evening passing out flyers in the neighborhood where she was murdered. >> it's a sad reality. >> reporter: those that knew her said she was a standout student. >> very shocking. such a nice young lady. >> reporter: according to prince george's coy police, someone came into her house and shot her multiple times inside her own bedroom. neighbors tell 9news three other family members who were inside the house managed to escape the shooting by crawling

ken molestina is live in bethesda. what is it, a serial hugger?rter: i guess you could call him that, derek, but, you know, this hugging business that we're talking about, it's not the kind of hug that would you give a loved one or a friend. as a matter of fact, people i spoke to here are saying this is creepy, they say it's weird, unsolicited. quite frankly, it's illegal. it's sexual abuse, according to police, and they want it to stop. >> people are getting weirder and weirder. >> definitely disturbing. , word is out in bethesda that a pervert is on the loose wanting a lot more than just a friendly greeting from unsuspecting women. >> makes me wonder, i don't know, what causes him to do that. >> reporter: montgomery county police say the creep struck first here on june 5th. the 47-year-old woman was walking around, listening to music, when he came up there behind, wrapped his arms around her, then bolted. on july 10th, it happened again. this time it was a woman what had just walked out of the strathmore metro station. she, too, was wearing ear

our ken molestina talked to the cops and others who say they may be more to come. he's live in arlington both with the story. ken. >> reporter: well, you know, derek, word is certainly out here on the streets, and there is a lot of concerned people out here taking notice of these violent crimes. police officials say they're all isolated cases, none of them are linked, but it's causing a lot of concern on the streets. >> i think it's a safe place, but last two, three weeks, i don't know what's going on. >> reporter: this man works and lives near the 3300 block of wilson boulevard, the spot where a man was brutally stabbed after confronting another man reportedly breaking into his car. he, like own, is worried about what seems to be a spike inviolent crime. >> it's scary. we are scared. we'll be careful. >> reporter: arlington police say the man stabbed is recovering from multiple wounds at a nearby hospital while they search for the suspect. the bloody attack follows four recent homicide in a county that hasn't had any in the past 2 months until just a couple weeks a

our ken molestina is live in herndon where the investigation is going on right now. >> reporter: that'sht. an fbi investigator is inside this house right now speaking to the corkins family. by all accounts this is a very quiet family, a group of people who keep to themselves, according to neighbors, but today this house has become the target of a very serious fbi investigation. neighbors who say they know the corkins family say this woman is the suspect's mother. she didn't say anything and refused to answer any questions as she was escorted to her car by an fbi agent. >> reporter: any message you would like to get out about your family, ma'am? investigators spent hours inside the house hoping to get more information on floyd corkins, the man suspected of the shooting. from what we've been able to dig up corkins doesn't seem to have much of a criminal past. we know he volunteered at the d.c. center for lgbt community, a gay rights advocacy group. >> i never had a problem with him. i don't know him personally. i've spoken to her husband or son, whoever came out of that house, and he was

ken molestina has more. >> reporter: crews continue to work to clean up the mess left behind by this train derailment. handful of workers could be seen up and down the tracks. people from around the area have been pouring in throughout the evening to get a look at it for themselves. >> we only live a couple miles from here. we just wanted to see it for ourselves, see how bad it was. >> i knew it was bad and i heard where it was right by the streets. >> reporter: one of the reasons why the cleanup effort will take so long, you can see large pieces of debris. in this case a rail car that's been flipped over. these thanks weigh tons and crews are removing them slowly little by little. elizabeth nass and rose luis mayr, both 19 years old, were killed when the train derailed. they posted this picture moments before it happened where they're seen on a nearby bridge. officials don't know if the teen's presence near the tracks may have led the conductor to slam on the brakes. they will only say a broken airline caused the trig gler they indicate they saw nothing before an emergency brake occ

we're at prince george's county police headquarters, i'm ken molestina, 9news now. >>> a maryland state delegate involved in a crash is apologizing for drinking and boating. delegate don dwyer was operating one of two boats which collided wednesday night on the ma go think river near pasadena, maryland. dwyer didn't refute reports that his blood alcohol content was more than twice the legal limit. >> it is true that i was drinking while operating mitt boat yesterday. it's also been reported that my blood alcohol content was .2. no one, no one should be drinking and operating a motor vehicle or a power boat. i deeply regret my actions and i ask for forgiveness from the public. >> the injuries range from bruises to broken bones. and investigators have not yet determined who was at fault in the accident. >>> today, 19-year-old elizabeth nass will be laid to rest. she was killed in ellicott city. she and her friend rose mays were sitting on a railroad track when it crashed. so far investigators do not know why that train derailed. >>> the fbi and u.s. capitol police are investigating threat

ken molestina, 9 news now. >> schools in loudoun county, virginia opened this past monday. students in all other northern virginia areas led back to school next tuesday, the day after labor day. >>> metro transit police handed out steering wheel locks today to commuters in bethesda. the distribution took place at the grovner station this morning. police say they want to make both drivers and cyclers aware of the potential for being ripped off. >>> prices at the pump held steady overnight as we begin the busy labor day travel weekend. the price of a gallon regular unleaded in d.c. is $3.80, nine cent more than a week ago according to aaa. the national average now stand at $3.82. >>> hard to believe summer is almost done. the long labor day weekend is already here and even with rising gas prices and supposedly sluggish economy a new survey finds americans are ready to pack up and go. >> reporter: supper's last major travel holiday is expected -- summer's last major travel holiday is expected to be a busy one. aaa says 33 million americans will take a get-away at least 50 mile

we're in ellicott city, ken molestina, 9news now. >>> an amber alert issued last night for a maryland boy is over. prince george's county police tweeted that the 1-year-old caesar martinez was found unharmed. the man seen with the infant is the suspect. he's in police custody and charges against him are pending. >>> maryland governor martin o'malley has ordered flags to be flown at half staff until services are held for prince george's county police officer adrian morris. morris died monday afternoon when his patrol car crashed on i-95. yesterday police confirmed morris who was thrown from the car was not wearing his seat belt. morris and his partner were in pursuit of two men suspected of trying to steal a car from a gas station. investigators say they've now arrested one of those two suspects. >>> what caused a town house in upper marlboro, maryland to go up in flames? investigators are trying to find out this morning. fire shot out of the roof of the building last night. one person suffered minor burns on their arms and the flames at one point got so intense inside the building, fi

ken molestina is there now and ken, what's the very latest on the strange incident? >> reporter: you know, strange is right. really don't know any other way to call it. this has weird written all over it and police are still investigating trying to get to the bottom of this. i want to show you what remains on the spot where the burned out cab lay yesterday. 4300 block of north view over here is a primarily a commercial zone. it's all quiet now but let's show you some aerial footage of yesterday just before 5:00. run this down for you. according to police here's what they say happened. shortly before 5:00 is bowie police officer came up on a smoky cab. the cab driver was injured. he was standing outside of the cab complaining from some kind of burns. apparently the police officer then looked inside of the cab and found a dead man in the backseat. according to police, the cab driver said that man tried to rob him using some sort of a flammable liquid. it appears the liquid may have been ignited. the cab burned and the man burned to death in the back by the very own liq

we're in arlington county, ken molestina, 9news now. >>> the time right now just about 5:35. and that makes it time for another your money report. the justice department says it won't prosecute wall street firm goldman sachs or its employees in a financial fraud probe. in a statement the doj says it conducted an exhaustive investigation of allegations brought to light by a senate panel investigating the financial crisis. the department says its plan could change if any additional or new evidence emerges. that senate panel found goldman marketed four sets of complex mortgage securities to banks and other investors but failed to tell investors the securities were very risky. the senate panel said goldman then secretly bet against the investors' positions. >>> has olympic fever inspired your child to go for the gold? this fall, thousands of kids will sign up for new sports. and those can add up to a lot of extra costs. so some advice. start slow. kids can definitely lose interest pretty fast. let them dry different activities before making a big financial commitment. kiplinger's

ken molestina with more. ken. >> reporter: yes, you know, anita, this one really is bizarre.ht now there is a dead would be robber and injured cab driver and a police investigation trying to get to the bottom of all of it. now let's get you up to speed. a cop happened along a smokey cab at about 5:00 today. the cab driver was injured and burned by what he described as a liquid that was thrown on him by a passenger trying to rob him. the cops looked inside that cab and they found that would-be robber dead in the back seat. the man may have spilled the mystery liquid on himself causing him to die. now, the cab driver was taken to the hospital, treated for minor burns. meanwhile prince george's county police are investigating the death. we don't know who any of these men are, anita, or what that liquid in question was. still a very much developing story, and we'll let you know more as we find out. >> okay. lots of questions, ken. >>> inside the packed gymnasium at west springfield high, one heck of a pep rally. an overflow crowd came to cheer with wisconsin republican paul ryan,

. >> 17-year-old amber stanley was gunned down in her own home wednesday night. 9news now ken molestina has more. >> reporter: prince george's county police detectives spend the evening passing out flyers in the kettering neighborhood where stan low was murdered. the 17-year-old was a student at charles herbert flowers high school. >> reporter: it was a sad reality. >> reporter: she hoped to go on to harvard university. >> very shocking, such a nice young lady. >> reporter: according to prince george's county police someone came into more house and shot her multiple times inside her own bedroom. neighbors tell 9news now three other family members inside the house managed to escape the shooting by crawling out of windows. >> i think it's a tragedy. we havement had anything like this happen at least that i know of in this area. >> reporter: thursday night nearly a full day after the shooting investigators were still left with a long list of unanswered questions. the victim's older sister who was inside at the time of the shooting returned for the first time since it happened. throughout t

ken molestina joins us now with more on that angle of the story. >> well, you know, derek, we've seen it a lot lately. the chick-fil-a blab, the shooting at the frc. they've all been linked to social and political ideologies. and as unfortunate as the outcomes have been, it may be the new norm as how we as a country debate ideas. >> those are fighting words. >> reporter: everywhere you turn, the name calling, the fierce political rhetoric racing through americans is everywhere. it begs a certain question. >> can we all get along. >> at times it is as nasty as people are making it out to be. >> reporter: in most cases we can't, according to the commissioner for the u.s. equal employment opportunity commission. she has engaged in the research and practice of political discourse for decades. >> it's hard to ever get to a result where many people are going to be satisfied. >> reporter: polarizing opinions on social ad political issues have been linked to violent atrocities in our nation. here in the district, wednesday's shooting of a security guard at

fire was in the 3300 block of huntley square drive not far away from rosecroft raceway of the our ken molestina is live in springdale with this captain's amazing story. love this guy already, ken. >> reporter: so do i. this is another example, another reminder of how selfless and brave these first responders are during these times when emergencies are taking place and when lives need to be saved and now captain scott kilpatrick is getting used to sort of a new type of name calling around here. around here they say he's a hero. but this modest reaction shows just how prince george's county fire captain scott kilpatrick feels about the daring rescue last night. >> i really didn't feel like a hero. >> reporter: the 20 year department veteran was responding to an elderly woman who had been trapped in a fire on huntley square in temple hills. once he got to her both of them were overcome by smoke and flames. knowing he had to do something to keep them both alive he began sharing his air supply from his tank with the woman. >> i was sharing my air the whole time talking with her. it was tough because

ken molestina, 9 news now. >>> two people are dead, nine others injured after a wild shootout on the streets of midtown manhattan. that shooting shut down one of the busiest tourist areas in the city as police had to close off the streets around the empire state building. reporter manuel gallegos has more from the scene. >> reporter: a new york city office worker took this photo showing the carnage and chaos immediately after a fatal shootout outside the empire state building. police say a laid off designer of women's accessories returned to the police where he used to work and shot a former co- worker to death. it was just after 9 a.m. when jeffrey johnson confronted his former colleague outside his office near the famous skyscraper. >> front of the building johnson produced the pistol and fired at close range striking his 41-year-old victim in the head. >> reporter: witnesses say johnson tucked the gun into a briefcase and walked away. >> a construction worker who had followed johnson from west 33rd street alerted two uniformed police officers who were on post in front of the empir

. >> we continue team coverage with ken molestina who is live at the accused gunman's home in herndon, virginia. >> reporter: we're in the 1200 block of builders road in herndon, virginia with, over my shoulder want to show you a lot of members of the media also gathering here, fbi investigators inside this house now. we're not sure if he actually lived this, but we're being told this is the corkins family home. let's show you video taken a bit ago. we saw some folks who we believe to be either relatives or family friends leaving. we tried to ask some questions and get some more information about what happened today and about floyd corkins himself, but they did not answer any questions. fbi investigators are out here now in and out of the house, not sure what it is they're looking for or what they have found thus far, but again we'll keep a very close eye on this and let you know what happens. back to you. >> we'll be getting back to you on 9 news now at 11:00. thank you. >>> it is a dream come true for tens of thousands of young immigrants brought to this country illegally. today the

we're in prince george's county, ken molestina, 9 news now. >>> no partying tonight at a popular prince george's county county spot. cops locked up club elite in temple hills this afternoon. there's been a rash of violent things happening there. officers say the club was violating the county's dance hall legislation and operating without proper permits. on thursday a clubgoer was shot in the back on the dance for that. two weeks ago somebody was stabbed in the parking -- dance floor. two weeks ago somebody was stabbed in the parking lot. >> this is what will happen to your establishment if you violate county laws and threaten the safety of our communities. >> officer hector velez says this is the 12th establishment in the county that was shut down this year. >>> u.s. park police are on the lookout for the driver of a stolen vehicle involved in a pretty wild chase earlier today. this ended with a crash at south capitol and i streets and at least one park police vehicle and a d.c. fire and ems unit were involved in the collision. the driver of the stolen vehicle got away. at least one per

ken molestina is live in annapolis right outside the state house where tonight, ken, we're still not sure what's in the cards. >> reporter: we still don't know. and there still hasn't been any move out of this building behind me. earlier today i heard this process being described as the sausage being made. and if you know anything about the way sausage is made, you know it's not the prettiest sight. well, at the center of all of this is a big pot of money coming to the state of maryland that everyone wants to get their fingers in. >> i don't think we're looking good to the people of maryland in the way this process is working. >> reporter: the senator opposes the bill but he's very clear on another thing. this is process of getting everyone to agree isn't easy. >> i'm not sure what the house has done. it's a mystery. >> reporter: the biggest change to the bill is an amendment that would allow all to have five gaming machines. it's a move that would benefit all of the rural communities that would benefit from a piece of the pie. >> i think we're talking about the details on how did th

ken molestina has that part of the story. >> reporter: neighbors who say they know the corkins familyay this woman is the suspect's mother. she didn't say anything and refused to answer any questions as she was escorted to her car by an f.b.i. agent. any message you would like to get out about your family, ma'am? investigators spent hours looking for clues and hoping to get more information on 28-year- old floyd corkins, the man suspected of shooting a security guard inside the family resource council building in d.c. from what we've been able to dig up, corkins doesn't seem to have much of a criminal past. we know he volunteered for a gay rights advocates group. >> very nice, never had a problem. i don't know him personally. i've spoken to the husband. >> reporter: people here are equally curious about the suspect as investigators are. the family is described as being low key and many of the folks don't know much about the

we're in northwest dc, ken molestina, 9news now. >>> at last check, no charges filed at this point in an accident that sent four people to the hospital. an suv jumped a curb and plowed into a group of people waiting outside dc's columbia heights neighborhood. it happened this morning. dozens of folks lined up for free produce from a food bank. an eyewitness tells us the suv pinned one woman against the wall, but we are told that all of the injured are expected to recover. >> well, absolutely we're prepared to call it off. human safety and human life trumps politics. >> and that is tampa mayor talking about tropical storm isaac. the storm has its sites set on florida and possibly tampa. and as you just heard, he says he's ready to put the kibosh on the republican convention which starts august 27th. topper shutt joins us with the latest on the path. >> one thing we have to emphasize, anita, is it's five days out and the track is not going to be set in stone. there are models that are taking it east of florida and models taking it west of south florida. so let's start with the satellite

we're live in chapel oaks, ken molestina, 9news now. >>> new at 11:00, an investigation. this afternoon officers knocked on the door of a home in the 6100-block of kenworth avenue. they were on a call about someone who was concerned about the man inside. the cops got no response so they forced their way in and once there they found a body of a man in his 40s dead from multiple gunshot wounds. detectives are not releasing any other details tonight. >>> a takoma park now now facing a slew of charges from prostitution to human trafficking. they charged him with picking up hispanic woman and then dropping them off to work as hookers. some of the women are in the states illegally and are working off to pay off their debts. >>> the susan g. komen top executives to avoid resigning. there was a decision to stop screening funding. the group later reversed that decision. >>> out on the campaign trail, cbs news has some new poll results with some surprising findings and the unsurprising conclusion that this presidential race could go either way. gary nurenberg is here to turn the nu

. >> reporter: i'm ken molestina, 9news now. >> police say there's no connection between any of these murders or violent crimes. if you have any information on the stabbing or any of the murders, you're asked to call arlington police. >>> in prince george's county a man is in jail accused of sexually abusing three young children. investigators say michael brochu sexually abused a 10- year-old boy in his home between august 2011 and june 30th of this year. detectives tell 9news now they also believe he abused a 6-year- old family member and another 8- year-old boy who were in his care. >>> the deadly fire at a house in capital heights has claimed a second victim. 15-year-old ricky cole died yesterday afternoon as a result of his injuries. his 5-year-old niece jade buffalo died wednesday. her father remains in the hospital with severe burns and fire investigators say an improperly plugged in air- conditioning unit is to blame for the fire. >>> d.c. police and members of the gay lesbian and transgender community held a rally last night stand up against hate crimes. the show of solidarity

our ken molestina live in montgomery now with more on the plea and the shocking video just out today.

i'm ken molestina, 9news now. >>> the month of july was a rough one for men and women serving in our military and their families. the army says that 38 deaths are now either confirmed or suspected suicides. that's the highest one-month total in recent army history. but are officials doing enough to help distressed soldiers? >> one widow says her husband tried to reach out. >> he was on hold with the military resource for over an hour before he-up. i came home from graduate school on march 21 at 9:23 in the evening and found my beautiful husband dead on the floor in our room. >> the army is on pace for a 22% increase in soldier suicides this year. >>> terrible news out of afghanistan. nato says seven u.s. troops were killed when a helicopter went down in kandahar yesterday. three afghan soldiers and an interpreter also died. the tall began claims it shot down that chopper -- taliban claims it shot down the chopper. >>> an afghan police officer shot and killed two u.s. troops in western afghanistan overnight. >>> this next story comes with a warning. some viewers are definitely going t

ken molestina has more. >> i think it's a safe place but last two, three weeks i don't know what's been. >> reporter: he lives and works near the 3300 wilson boulevard. the man was brutally stabbed on thursday afternoon. he like many others is worried about what seems to be a recent spike in violent crimes on wilson streets. >> we scared and we be careful. >> reporter: the man stabbed is recovering while they search for the suspect. it follows four recent homicide in a county that hasn't had any in the past 28 months until just a couple of weeks ago. >> it's very concerning for us. you know, we've had multiple incidents now. >> reporter: the sneak homicided began in -- spike in homicides began in late july with a murder/suicide on 31st street. then there was the jewelry store owner killed inside his shop. most recently a double homicide at an apartment near lee highway. >> two

our ken molestina is live with the plea and those just released images. >> he remains in the intensive care unit, but now this new piece of evidence is being made public and that could help investigators catch whoever is responsible for the attack. >> i just wanted to ask the public to please watch this video. >> abby is talking about these images taken from her surveillance camera. police believe the car and the people in the video are responsible for the attack on 29-year-old thomas. his wife is now pleading for the public's help. >> people would take a minute to look at that, think about something they might have seen or somebody they know. >> the people are seen trying to use the victim's credit card at the exxon gas station on the 1200 block of pennsylvania. police say the suspect's beat him and left him on the porch of a house a few blocks away on north carolina avenue southeast. she had been trying to get home after a night out with friends a week and a half ago. >> spend ten days and he is slowly starting to respond. >> 29-year-old remains in the icu. he has undergone several s

before ken molestina was sent out to the breaking news story at the fire, he talked to the parents. now, the news about cancellation of those bus routes, not sitting so well with them less than a week before classes start. >> i'm looking. >> reporter: these school kids and their mothers are trying to get used to a new routine this year. walking to school. >> arlington county dropped a bomb on us just two weeks ago. >> reporter: sandy moore has taken issue with arlington public schools decision to get rid of 12 bus stops across their district. one of the bus stops was only a block away from they are house. now her daughter and other kids are left looking for a new way to get to school which is about a mile away. >> it's not that they can't walk this distance. we live in modern times with busy roads and there are some situations that you don't want a young girl walking home alone in. >> reporter: moore isn't alone in her concern. >> i just think it's absurd to expect children as young as five, six, seven years old to walk a mile -- nearly a mile to school. >> reporter: and the parents