it was once held by leslie johnson. leslie johnson resigned over the summer after pleading guilty in federal corruption probe that targeted her husband. the polls close at 8:00. >>> to the crisis in libya and a surprise visit by hillary clinton. she held talks with leaders of the national transitional council in tripoli. she brought with her $11 million in a new age. she said the u.s. stand behind libya as it makes its transition from dictatorship to democracy. >> the work ahead is quite challenging. the libyan people have demonstrated the resolve and resilience necessary to achieve their goals. >> she says she is concerned that loyalists are out -- loyalists of gaddafi are still putting up a fight. she hopes to see gaddafi kidnapped or killed. >>> it was an historic prisoner exchange between the israelis and palestinians. earlier today, israeli soldier gilad shalit walked out of prison after spending five and a half years in captivity by hamas. israel released more than 1000 palestinians held in jails. the united state

you are replacing leslie johnson.ory behind that. >> as a county councilmember replacing mrs. johnson in district six, i'll be responsible for those issues. one of the biggest things we have to deal with right away is there is a debate right now going on with regard to how the districts will be redrawn. one of the main things that we can do as a community is rally around academic achievement of every child and making sure we send our very best to schools to be educated by our very best educators. the only thing that is free in education is parent involvement. >> any comments about how can you deal with crime? >> crime hates light. we have to be vigilant. as i was being raised, all eyes on my street were on what derek was doing. we need to go back to those types of times. we need to start to prevent crime and then, when we have a police force that is adequately staffed and that we're supporting with new age technology and opportunity, i think we'll have the very best prince george's countiy that he with can have. it is

carlin biles -- leslie johnson was found guilty and a federal election probe. a once in a lifetime and counter. getting up close with some of the biggest animals on the planet. -- a once-in-a-lifetime encounter. >> a mother has a favorite. why do you say that? >> i think it is the parents' best kept secret that they have a favorite. >> i was really offended by that assumption that everyone >> this was a once in a lifetime in counter a kayaker had the chance to pull alongside a pot of blue whales. this happened in southern california. they are the largest creatures on the planet. they can capsize a boat with the flick of a flipper. in this case, it was simply an amazing sight. a study says that women should get mammograms every other year instead of annually. more than 60% of women who get tested will be called at one time for tests that turned out not to show breast cancer. cutting the number of mammograms reduces the risk of false alarms. still ahead adam is back with a final look >> cool weather at nice conditions for getting under the hood of a car. >> 10 mi

. >>> former prince george's county councilwoman leslie johnson wants to put her sentencing on hold. "the washington post" reports that leslie johnson's attorneys filed a motion in federal court, seeking to delay her october 13th sentencing date. she resigned last june following admitting in federal court that she tried to conceal bribed money given to her by her husband, the former county executive jack johnson. >>> we've just learned that new jersey governor chris christie says he is not -- he will not, he does not want to become the president afterall. that's according to a source very close to the governor. he has scheduled a news conference. it will begin at 1:00 p.m. to formally announce his decision. meanwhile, president obama's in dallas, texas. he's continuing to sell his $447 billion jobs package. it has been three weeks since the president sent that proposal to congress but so far, still no action and republicans say they will not go along with it. danielle nottingham reports. >> reporter: president obama and vice president biden both hit the road heading south to sell the

lesli johnson resigned after pleading guilty in june to destroying evidence in the federal corruption investigation also targeting her husband jack johnson. she is scheduled to be sentenced december 9th. >>> well, on to campaign 2012 and the race for the presidency. tonight the republican candidates snarled, snickered and bickered in another tall advised debate. -- televised debate. chances are you've seen it all, so we thought we would highlight something you normally don't get to see. this is the big free debate warmup to get the audience kind of stoked. think game show. perhaps like the price is right. >> how are we all doing, las vegas? are we all ready to go. [ cheers and applause ] >> i want to get you lovely people on tv and get you clapping. so on the count of three, let's see how loud we can make it in here las vegas. one, two. [ cheers and applause ] >> i know you've got more in you, las vegas. let me see the love, audience. [ cheers and applause ] >> i bet you didn't know the debate had a warm up act. just a little look behind the curtain at the debate in las vegas. >>> the

>>> today prince george's county will hold a special election to replace former councilwoman leslie johnsonson resigned from the county council this summer after pleading guilty to evidence tampering in a sweeping corruption scandal in which her husband, former county executive, jack johnson, pled guilty to bribery. derek leon d republic republican gary gardner are running for the seat. >>> another prince george's county councilman accused of taking bribes will present his case today. yesterday the defense team called on a character witness who said he was not all that smart. the defense is trying to portray curry as someone not capable of conducting a bribery scheme. >>> for the second time in a month, walmart announced it plans to build a new store in montgomery county. according to "the washington post," the store would be built in the pike center shopping plaza off rockville pike in twin brook parkway. the nation's largest retailer is also planning a store in aspen hill. it's part of an effort by walmart to expand into more urban areas, but the store, which could open by late 2013, is d

. >>>>> a special election will be held today to replace leslie johnson. councilwoman was forced to resign this past summer after pleading guilty in a federal corruption probe. her husband, former county executive jack johnson also pleaded guilty. polls open at 7:00 this morning and will close at 8:00 tonight. >>> new trouble spots for parents in fairfax county. two more girls have reported incidents similar to last week's abduction attempt near oakton high school. jummy olabanji has more on these cases. >> good morning. both incidents, the one friday and the one tuesday happened where we are along blake lane when the high school students were walking either to or from school. police in fairfax county have not officially connected both of these cases but a lot of students and parents in the area are very worried. >> they sent an e-mail to the parents and students warning about the whole incident. >> a warning message from school officials. friday afternoon oakton high school in the male students were walking home along blake lane and say a man approached t

. >>> by the end of the night, we should know who will replace lesli johnson. county voters went to the polls today to choose between derek davis, the democratic primary winner and day gardner. gardner ran unopposed. lesli johnson pleaded guilty in june to destroying evidence in a federal corruption investigation. she is scheduled to be sentenced on december 9. >>> celebrations underway across israel and gaza after a prison swap freed hundreds of jailed palestinians. >>> also ahead, police are interviewing potential witnesses outside the philadelphia home where four mentally abled adults were held captive in the basement. >>> but first, the president continues his job pitch out on the road. up next, why republicans say he is wasting his time. stay with us. >>> president obama's bus tour. you are looking live at greensville high where the president is going to press his ideas. the president says that three- day bus tour through virginia and north carolina is all about jobs and reconnecting with the american people. but republicans are calling it a campaign trip

former councilman leslie johnson wants to delay her schedule sentencing according to "the washington post." she pleaded guilty to destroying evidence in june. her sentence was scheduled for next thursday. she requested a delay because of scheduling conflicts. she could face 18 months in prison. >>> defense lawyers will call their final witness in the trial of a grandmother accused of killing her grandchild. attorneys for carmela dela rosa say she was insane. a psychologist testified that she treated carmela dela rosa for a major disorder on and off for a decade. >>> jersey -- jury selection begins in the trial of umar farouk abdulmutallab, who was charged with trying to bring down a bit trite-bound plane in 2009 by setting off a bomb in his underwear. he is acting as his own attorney. umar farouk abdulmutallab said racial cleric of anwar al-awlaki is a live. the white house confirmed the few days ago that the terror leader was killed in yemen a few days ago. >>> on the hill congress is poised to keep the federal government in business for six more weeks. that gives lawmakers time to

. >>> former prince george's county member leslie johnson wants to delay her sentencing. she resigned after pleading guilty to corruption charges. her sentencing is scheduled for next week. yesterday, the attorney filed a motion for the delay. despite a scheduling conflict, she wants a later date. >>> the iphone is good news for techies of bad news for sprint. >> to give this a preview, we turn to linda bell lived in new york. >> it is not shaping up to be a a strong day. the s&p closing below the 1100 level. right now, it is not looking very good. indicating a drop of more than 100 points. elsewhere, shares are something on news it had committed to buy 30 million iphones over the next four years. that would cost $20 billion at current rates. that is what sprint had to commit to win the right to carry the device. speaking of the iphone, the next version is said to be unveiled today. the announcement is expected sometime around 1:00 p.m. this afternoon. the government watchdog group says of fannie mae knew about paperwork abuse and waited as much as two years before acting

he replaces leslie johnson who resigned. >>> the stage heated up in las vegas last night as republican presidential candidates attacked each other in another debate with hispanics making up 27% of nevada's population, immigration was a big top being. >> admit you lose all of your standing because you hired illegals in your home and you knew about it for a year and the idea that you stand here before us and talk about that you're strong on immigration is on its face the height of hypocrisy. >> i don't think i've ever hired an illegal in my life and so i'm afraid -- i'm looking forward to finding your facts on that. >> i'll tell you what the facts are radio. >> rick, i'm speaking. i'm speaking. i'm speaking. >> you get 30 seconds. this is the way the rule work is that i get 06 seconds. >> but the american people want the truth. >> the president surprising some fans with an unscheduled stop on his bus tour as the crowd lined up along the side of the road in broad neck, virginia to see his motorcade drive by. later today, first lady michelle obama joins the president when he speaks to troo

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we now know who will replace former prince george's county council member leslie johnson. democrat derrick leon davis easily won a special election for the district 6 seat yesterday, defeating republican challenger gardner. davis is a former public school official and a current chairman of the american automobile insurance fund. davis says his chief goals are improving schools and taking care of the county's senior citizens. turnout for the election was fairly light with only about 4,500 of the district's 77,000 registered voters casting a ballot. that's just 6%. >>> today the house of delegates in maryland will vote on governor martin o'malley's plan for congressional redistricting. the state senate approved the package yesterday. a new map, 33-13, the vote was, with all but one democrat voting for the plan. o'malley had the state's district redrawn to reflect numbers from the 2010 census that showed suburban counties in the state had the largest population growth in the past decade, mostly due to increases in the minority population. republicans and critics say the map i

. >>> the prince georges county council seat left vacant by leslie johnson will soon be filled after a special election last night. democrat derrek lee-on davis won the seat, beating out republican gardner. davis won last month while gardner ran unopposed in the republican primary. leslie jobs pled guilty in june in the corruption trial also involving her husband jack johnson. >>> today the maryland state house is expected to vote on governor martin o'malley's redistricting plan. if approved, it would drastically alter the sixth district in maryland and but bartlett in danger of losing his seat. yesterday maryland state senators passed the plan with a vote. >>> you won't be get ago rested in dc for driving around with expired plates any more. however, driving an unregistered vehicle will cost you plenty. under the bill, an expired tag, 30 days or less, will carry a $100 fine it goes up to $200 after thirty days and at that point your vehicle can also be towed by police. even the to go is much too much of a severe response for this issue. >> to substitute to go vehicles is troublesome

. >>> a special election is being held tomorrow in prince george's county to replace leslie johnson. she was forced to resign last july after pleading guilty to destroying evidence in a federal corruption probe. her husband also pleaded guilty in that corruption case. the polls will open tomorrow at 7:00 and will close at 8:00. >>> president obama will be in virginia tomorrow as he continues his three-day bus tour that started in north carolina today. the white house says it is official business. critics say this is nothing more than a campaign trip. >> in less than 24 hours, the bus tour will take president obama to virginia, about 65 miles south of richmond. >> too many people are looking for work. to many families are looking for that sense of security that have been slipping away. >> the president is on a three- day bus tour through north carolina and virginia. the economy is the most important issue. mr. obama's approval rating is 35% on that issue. in a recent poll -- when it comes to voters who trust more to create jobs, he has a 15- point lead over congressional republicans.

. >>> former council member leslie johnson, who pleaded guilty in june for her role in a federal corruption probe, is trying to delay her sentencing hearing, according to "the washington post." johnson, along with her husband, former county executive jack johnson, pleaded guilty in a federal bribery and extortion case. her attorney filed paperwork because of, quote, scheduling conflicts. jack johnson was scheduled to be sentenced in september, but that hearing was postponed until december 6th. >>> police released a composite sketch of a man who attacked a woman inside her kitchen. it happened in a neighborhood along saybrook avenue in silver spring. the woman was in her kitchen when a man opened her sliding glass door. he grabbed her from behind and tried to take off her clothes. the woman fought back, and he man took off. the woman and neighbors gave a good description of the suspect. they plan on releasing the sketch as soon as possible. >>> today the d.c. council is sket to hold an emergency investigation to examine the council's ethics guidelines. the task force would take a broad revie

leslie johnson pled guilty in june. she's scheduled to be sentenced on december 9th. >>> a police officer is injured in the president's motorcade. details on that just ahead. >>> in the mailbag tonight, a tremendous outpouring of sadness and rage on the 9 news now facebook page as police announce they found the body of william mcquain, the boy who went missing after his mother was murdered. maurice writes, what is wrong with the people in this world? this is absolutely devastating. my prayers are most certainly with this child's family. >>> we had similar sentiments from trina johnson. this hurts my heart. the kids are the innocent ones in this situation. it wasn't enough that he killed his mom so brutally. i've been praying for him and his family that police would find william alive and well. so sad. but brandon says too bad this didn't happen in virginia. we would try and fry the dad. maryland, you need the death penalty back for people like that. >>> yesterday we announced mobile providers are working on plans to not

. >>> prince george's county residents have chosen a replacement for former council member leslie johnson. derrick leon davis easily won an election for the district 6 seat yesterday, beating challenger gardner. davis is a former school official and a member of the insurance fund. davis says his chief goals are improving schools and taking care of the county's senior citizens. turnout for the election is fairly light with only about 2,500 of the district's 77,000 residents casting a vote. that's only about 6%. >>> major cleanup is under way at camp victory, where troops will pack up millions of pieces of military equipment over the next two months. not everything is coming home, though. around $151 million worth of equipment ranging from humvees to air conditioners will be donated to iraq security forces. >>> an israeli soldier is enjoying his first day back home after being set free as part of a massive prisoner swap. gilad shalit returned home as a national hero. he was saluted by country's leadership, welcomed by friends and neighbors, and embraced by family. shalit spent more than fiv

. >>> prince george's county will hold a special election today to replace council member leslie johnson. johnson resigned after pleading guilty to evidence tampering in a sweeping corruption scandal in which her husband, former county executive jack johnson pled guilty to bribery. polls open at 7:00 this morning and will close at 8:00 p.m. >>> an unusual blunder for the defense department as president obama continues his three-day bus tour. a truck carrying equipment for one of the president's stops is stolen. the truck was parked at a hotel just north of richmond when thieves stole it. the defense department says it was carrying a presidential podium, teleprompter, and portable sound system. the truck was later recovered. this time the government won't say if the thieves took anything. one of the president's most frequent critics will join him during one of his bus tour stops in virginia. governor bob mcdonnell will be with president obama tomorrow at the joint base langley eustis in hampton, where the president is announcing a plan to put veterans to work. the president will be making

. >>> leslie johnson will have to wait i few more months to learn her fate. she was set to be sentenced next week but a jump has delayed it until december 9th. jack johnson will be sentenced on december 6th. >>> a federal appeals court says the district's ban on assault weapons and other specific type of guns is constitutional. the city council approved the assault weapons ban in 2008 after a broader ban including handguns was struck down. this measure bans assault weapons and guns with magazines or clips that contain more than 10 rounds. the appellate court's decision also says handguns must be registered. >>> four northern virginia men are charged in a $20 million federal government kick back scheme. they are accused of stealing the money for their own personal use. two of the men are both employees at the army corps of engineers. the indictment claims they worked together to steer a $780 million contract to a company of their choice to continue funneling the money to themselves. >>> the big story, for three weeks now, hundreds of protesters have gathered o

this is the special election which will fill the district's seat left open by leslie johnson. she resigned in july as part of a corruption scheme involving her husband. >>> inspectors will be back out at the national cathedral looking for damage from the earthquake that rocked the east coast. this is the same team that inspected the washington monday innocent in recent week. this work is similar but this time around the architecture is very different. >> with all the orange mentation that we'll be crawling around and touching and feeing, it is more entertaining for us if you want to say while we're up there. >> the team expects to finish up its job there this week. the cathedral is scheduled to reopen december 12th for the concentration of the bishop of washington. >>> new developments in the search for the missing baby in missouri. coming up next, a stunning admission from the mother of that child. hear what she says she was doing the last time she saw the baby. >>> we are checking more headlines when we return. ♪ [ female announcer ] pillsbury chocolate chip cookies with her

the special election was to replace leslie johnson who resigned after pleading guilty to corruption charms in june. >>> herman cain got a lot of attacks in last night's cnn debate. he is the frontrunner in most polls and his 999 tax man was criticized for imposing a national sales tax. >> are you saying that the state sales tax will go away. >> no, that's an apple. >> so governor perry was right. >> no, he wasn't. he was mixing apples an oranges. >> will the people in of in neve have to pay the sales tax. >> you are mixing apples and oranges. you are going to payette state sales tax no matter what. whether you throw out the existing code and pay ours, you will be paying sales tax. you are mixing apples and oranges. >>> president obama made an unexpected stop on his bus tour across north carolina and virginia. excited supporters got hugs and a picture in broadneck virginia. the president makes a final stop at a firehouse in chesterfield before returning to d.c. >>> fox 5 monitoring metro for you this morning and a bizarre crash between a metrobus and a bulldozer. half a dozen people were se

george's county will hit the polls today for a special election to replace the former councilwoman leslie johnsonresigned over the summer after pleading guilty in federal corruption probe targeting her husband, jack johnson. the polls open at 7:00 a.m. and a close at 8:00 p.m.. >>> a team of engineers will be inspecting the national cathedral again today, looking for earthquake damage. the same team made headlines repeling down the national -- washington monument. the inspection began yesterday afternoon and focused on the north and south towers of the cathedral. the cathedral has been closed since the earthquake in august. it is scheduled to reopen november 12. >> time is 6:37 and 55 degrees this morning. >> two, and tests for cancer but are they the best way to detect the disease? we have -- >> the death of dan wheldon - what the league should do to handle the fallout? >> we will have another check on traffic and weather every 10 >>> 6:40 this morning and this is a picture taken this past weekend at the deep creek lake in western maryland. the colors are really changing out west. thank you for

davis will take over the district's seats left vacant by leslie johnson. >>> the washington post is reporting an average principal's salary will -- will jump $17,000. school psychologists and coordinators, no raise. earlier this year teachers got a 21% jump in pay spread out over five years. >>> the united states senate can't agree on just about anything. however, they can agree on potatoes, apparently. both parties lined up to block a white house plan to limit the amount of potatoes that can be served in school cafeterias. the usda says potatoes have too much starch. >> roasted potatoes are big at my daughter's high school. >>> jessica doyle has a special your money report. >> reporter: what careers are hiring and where there is a police for a lot of jobs to be filled. >> reporter: digging deeper, there are very real opportunities out there maybe this is food for thought if you are considering retraining. look at these workers shortages. we are talking about shortages here. the bureau of labor statistics released these unemployment figures. financial analysts, human resource managers, ceos,

. >>> prince georges county voters have chosen a replacement for leslie johnson. democrat derrek lee-on davis won yesterday's special election with 91% of the vote leading out to republican -- beating out republican gardner. >>> time for the latest your money report this morning. >>> jessica doyle is here with today's headlines. nice to see the numbers close to 12,000 again. >> reporter: absolutely. we'll have to see if we get close they are morning. there is a lot of fresh optimism about europe out there, maybe they are finally getting the act together in terms of a bailout for their problems. so far today we have seen european and asian stocks higher today. today investors will have to deal with a rare earnings disappointment from apple. there are a lot of earnings and economic reports on the docket. the dow standing at 11577, added 180 points in trading yesterday. a gain of 1.6%. the nasdaq rose by 42 and the s&p 500 was up by 24 points. the nation's biggest banks are feeling the slow economy. investment banking giant goldman sachs posted a rare loss. bank of a

tonight this is a special election to fill the district's 6th street left open by leslie johnson whon july. >> tens of thousands of people fed up with the country's political and economic system continue to protest in major cities all over the country including here is only pie dc movement -- occupy dc movement reaching its goal. how long will they protest. hi kevin good morning. >> nice to have me on. >> you got it you guys have been down there for quite some time i guess congratulations to you, you were able to secure a permit to stay longer what is the plan now? >> we didn't ask for the permit they offered it to us we will stay as long as we want we may stay beyond the permit what we are doing probably violates the permit, tent, sleeping out, food tent are all not allowed we are just doing what we thing is right we plan to occupy this space to expand the political dialogue so that the politicians and the pun dents and commentators and all who already have a voice can talk more broadly about what the nation really needs we also want to give voice to the voiceless tonight we have a

. >>> former prince george's county councilmember leslie johnson will have to wait a few more months rn her fate. johnson was set to be sentenced next week but a judge has delayed it to december 9th. johnson pleaded guilty in june to destroying evidence in the federal corruption probe that also involved her husband, jack johnson. he will be sentenced december 6th. >>> four northern virginia men are charged in a $20 million federal government kickback scream, accused of stealing the money for their own personal use. kerry kahn and michael alexander are both employees at the army corps of engineers. the indime claims they worked together to steer a $780 million contract to a company of their choice to continue funneling money to themselves. >>> we have seen it across several cities of late. protestors unhappy with the handling of the economy hitting the streets. just this past week, more than 700 were arrested in new york city. a similar protest now planned for the district. stacy cohan joins us live from northwest with the story. >> reporter: the build-up to the protest has already bee

. >> today the special general election to replace leslie johnson on prince georges county council polls are open until 8:00 p.m. this evening only those registered in the 6th district will be able to vote davis is the democratic nominee and gardener the republican nominee. >> maryland state senate expected to take a final vote on maryland's governor martin o'malley's proposed redistricting plan. once it clears it goes to the house, democratic congress woman donna edwards is among those who plan to move montgomery county from the 4th district it will water down my toreties in several -- minorities in several districts. >> another republican debate tonight. >> this time business man her main cain could -- herman cain could find himself the target of the others. he is surging in a new poll. >> herman cain is a front runer that carries close scrutiny he will likely feel at tonight's debate. >> can y'all see that big bulls eye on my back. >>> front runners, occupational hazard. his simply communicated 999 plan has shot him into the front of the pack into the sights of his rivals. >> herman c

. >>> former prince george's county councilwoman leslie johnson wants to put her sentencing on hold for awhile. johnson's attorney filed a motion in federal court seeking to delay her october 13th sentencing date. she resigned last june following her admitting in federal court she tried to conceal bribe money given her husband former county executive jack jon. >>> it appears 300 new d.c. police recruits are coming just in the nick of time. authorities say the force loses 15 veteran officers every month to retirement. this is the first recruiting class in more than a year. police chief cathy lanier is hoping to have 3900 officers on the streets next year. some of the recruits we spoke with say they're ready to make a positive impact. >> i began thinking well, to help fight crime. actually, my father is a police officer here. >> starting pay for d.c. police officers is about $49,000 a year. >>> today, president obama will be in dallas. it is his latest effort to push his $447 billion jobs plan. he's facing opposition on both sides. especially tax hikes on the wealthy. the president blames

prince george's county announced the winner of a special election to replace former council member leslie johnson. democrat derrick leon davis won the member seat over the republican challenger in that race. the board is still counting the vote, some of the absentee vote so they don't have a final number. johnson resigned after pleading guilty to corruption charges along with her husband, former county executive jack johnson. we'll have much more for you coming up on the news at 11:00. >>> israel has traded 1000 prisoners it for one prisoner. in order to get him home, israel released more than 1000 prisoners some serving life sentences. they received a heroes welcome at home. hamas called for mass celebrations and 200,000 took to the streets to welcome home their fighters. >> thinks the most beautiful moment in my life. this is a gift to all the revolution in the arab world. >> statistics show that at least 60% of the freed prisoners would go back to the bad will field. that's a chance that the prime minister said he had to take to fulfill his national promise that every soldier come home. >>> a

. >> well, the sentencing for former prince george's county councilwoman, leslie johnson has been delayed. johnson pleaded guilty in june to destroying evidence in a federal corruption probe that also involved her husband, the former prince george's county executive. sentencing was delayed because of a scheduling conflict. >>> a predawn phone call announced he had won. but the nobel prize is just beginning to sink in for johns hopkins astrofizz 50. -- astrophysicist. he won for what he had done at the ripe old age of 28. >> the universe is a big place to work. but dr. adam reese found it getting bigger. the mysterious force reese and his two colleagues named, dark energy. >> it would be like if you took a ball, and tossed it up in the air, you expect today to come down. it would pretty much go up. >> johns hopkins recently gave adam an endowed professorship. and i feel like we have just been eclipsed. [ laughter ] >> reporter: with the call from sweden this morning that reese and his two colleagues had won the nobel prize for physics. >> either somebody was pulling my leg or this was the

. >> the winner today will fill the seat that was held by leslie johnson.he district 6 race pits democrat derrick leon davis against republican day gardner, they won last month's primary. polls are open until 8:00 tonight and we'll have the results for you tonight an 9news now at 11:00. >>> excuse me, president obama heads to emporia, virginia today to push his jobs plan. he made stops in north carolina yesterday. the president is hoping to win support for his proposal. during a stop at a north carolina high school, the commander-in-chief pressed congress to pass his jobs plan. piece by piece. >> we're going to chop it up into some bite sized pieces and give them another chance to look out for your jobs instead of looking out for their own jobs. >> the president contends any no votes would be vote against americans. many republicans however see the president's bus trip as a taxpayer funded campaign trip. >>> the president's jobs plan will be the focus of republicans on the campaign trail. they'll square off tonight in their latest detate. this time in las v

. >>> polls are open today in prince george's county to find a replacement for leslie johnson who resigned in disgrace after pleading guilty to evidence tampering. turnout is expected to be light for today's vote. it is heavily democratic and derek davis who won the primary last month is facing a challenge from a republican business woman. >>> inspectors rappeling down the side of the washington national cathedral will be back at it today looking for more damage from august's earthquake and the hurricane that hit a few day later. the same team who inspected the wash monument in recent weeks. team expects to finish up the job there this week. the cathedral will reopen to the public november 12th for the consecration of the new bishop of washington. >>> we have new details in a horrible case of imprice onment. suspects accused of keeping people chained in a basement. >> the case could be far bigger than we thought. we'll check more headlines coming up next. and in just 15 minutes, your family can enjoy warm fresh from the oven biscuits. grands! warm ideas made easy. ♪ start your morning a wh

. >>> former prince georges county councilwoman leslie johnson has to wait a little bit longer to learn sentence. johnson pleaded guilty four months ago to destroying evidence in a federal corruption probe involving her husband former county executive jack johnson. she was scheduled to be sentenced next week, but her attorney requested a change because of scheduling con fliblgs. the new date is now december 9th. >>> new emails are putting pressure on the white house, it's push to guarantee loan for the a defunct solar panel companies. the emails shows an obama appointee pressing the white house to shine off on the $35 million loan even though his wife's law firm worked for solyndra. another email warned the plan to help restructure the loan could violate the law. the company shut down months after receiving the money. >>> dramatic video out of illinois where people were forced to run from their homes after a freight train derails and burst into flames. this was the scene in a small town about 100 west of chicago as firefighters worked to contain the flames. the train was carrying cars o

for former prince george's county council member leslie johnson, who pleaded guilty for her role in a corruption case is trying to delay her sentencing hearing. that's according to "the washington post." johnson and her husband former county executive jack johnson pled guilty in a federal bribery and extortion case. right now her sentencing hearing is set for october the 13th. her lawyer filed paperwork seeking a delay because of, quote, scheduling conflicts. jack johnson was scheduled to be sentenced in september, but that hearing was postponed until december 6th. >>> city of fredericksburg is trying to figure out why people are stealing the city's man hole covers. according to newspaper reports, at least six manhole covers have vanished in recent weeks. police believe the covers, which weigh up to 75 pounds, were stolen to be sold for scrap. however, recyclers say they do not accept them. the manhole covers are worth [ female announcer ] today, your busy schedule demands doing more in less time. which is why we've developed innovative learning tools like our mobile application and p

county are electing a new council member and they're voting on a special election to replace leslie johnson. you remember she resigned after pleading guilty to some corruption charges. davis is the nominee gardener is the republican. polls close at 8:00. >>> meanwhile, president obama is keeping the pressure on congress to pass the jobs bill. the president is taking the message to voters on a bus tour of two states that he won in 2008 and two states that will be crucial the next election. meanwhile, republican candidates hope to reach voters through another debate tonight. fox's craig bosswell has a rundown of all of the action. >> reporter: president obama said that congress must pass his jobs bill. >> they vote against taking steps that we know will put americans back to work right now. they don't have to answer to me, they have to answer to you. >> reporter: the president is launching campaign-style attacks on republicans during south and north carolina and virginia. two typically ready states that weigh heavily in the re- election bid. he won them both in 2008. >> i think if he loses vi

. >>> today, prince george's county voters will pick a replacement for disgraced councilwoman leslie johnson. she resigned this summer after pleading guilty in connection with a corruption scandal. the candidate is derrick davis and opposed by gardner. polls open this morning at 7:00 and close tonight at 8:00. >>> the rappeling team is now working at the cathedral. sunday's high winds delayed the start of the operation until yesterday afternoon. excuse me. the cathedral sustained some damage both from the august earthquake and then hurricane irene a couple of days later. last week stone masons removed two tons of damaged stonework from the cathedral. it's scheduled to reopen november 12th. >>> 5:34. time for another your money report. >> and jessica back with the lowest prices for holiday shopping season? we're not talk about candy corns and candy here are you? >> no, no, i mean we're not even at thanksgiving yet right? so this is really early. a lot can change but it looks right now that wal-mart is being incredibly aggressive when it comes the prices this holiday -- to prices this holiday

. >>> sentencing has been delayed for former prince george county councilwoman leslie johnson.he pleaded guilty two months ago to destroying evidence in a corruption probe involving her husband jack johnson. she was sentenced to be -- scheduled to be sentenced next week. her new sentencing date is now december 9th. >>> new emails are putting pressure on the white house about its push to guarantee loans for a defunct solar panel company. the emails made public yesterday show an obama appointee at the energy department pressing the white house to sign off on the $535 million loan even though his wife's law firm did work for solyndra. another email from the energy department warned the plan could violate the law. the company shut down months after receiving the money. >>> dramatic video out of illinois where people were forced to run from their homes after a freight train derails and burst into flames. this was the scene in a small town about 100 miles west of chicago. as firefighters work to contain the flames. the train was carrying cars of highly flammable ethanol when it jumpe

. >>> a judge has dem aid sentencing for former prince george's county councilwoman leslie johnson. johnson pleaded guilty to evidence tampering in a federal corruption probe back in june ask was supposed to be sentenced this month. according to the gazette johnson's lawyer asked a judge to delay because of schedule conflicts. johnson will now be sentenced on december 6. her husband, former county executive jack johnson, will be seng tensed that same day. >>> a team of cadaver dogs arrived in the island nation of aruba to help search for the remains of a woman from maryland who has been missing there. 35-year-old robyn gardner was reported missing two months ago by her travel companion. that's a man named gary gierodano. he's still in custody in aruba. he's a suspect in gardner's death. he denies any wrongdoing. he says gardner drowned when the two went snorkeling. >>> after the break, a second chance for some puppies who were dumped in a landfill and left for dead. >>> three local stree [ speaking french ] [ speaking french ] movie buffs! this film is tres bien, but the interest ra

.  >>> going to be a couple more months before leslie johnson is sentenced.r prince george's county council member was supposed to find out her sentencing next week. johnson pleaded guilty in june in a federal corruption probe. >>> the focus of the mostly cloudy death trial today, conrad murray's love -- the michael jackson trial today, conrad murray's love life. murray called both women along with his third love interest on the day jackson died. one woman explained what murray told her to do after she toll him detectives wanted to talk to her. >> now you're in this. i'm going to give you my lawyer's number. call him and make sure before you speak to lapd you have my lawyer present. >> prosecutors suggested murray was entang amed in this complicated love -- afternoon tangled in this complicated love life and the calls kept him from being able to take proper care of michael jackson as the entertainer slid towards death. >>> coming up on the news edge manhole covers are disappearing off one street in an area and causing a danger to drivers. who is taking them a

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residents there are choosing a successor to former council woman leslie johnson. the polls will close at 8:00. democrat derrick leon davis and republican day gardner are running for the sixth district seat. johnson resigned from the council this summer after pleading guilty in a federal corruption case that also targeted her husband former county executive jack johnson. >>> coming up a warning for parents about what they say is a potential threat in their local school. >> a new survey shows just how much time drivers waste behind the wheel commuting to and from work. >>> thousands of kids attending a college fair in the district forced to evacuate today. we'll tell you why the cops got involved. >>> coming up in sports the caps taking on the panthers down at the verizon center. looking for their fifth straight win. in the nfl donovan mcnabb riding the pine once again in a huge raider trade involving a quarterback. >>> just a few moments ago police announced an arrest in the murder of an 11-year-old girl from gaithersburg, maryland. jessica nguyen was found stabbed

. >>> prince george's county residents have chosen a replacement for former council member leslie johnson. democrat derrick leon davis easily won a special election for the district 6 seat yesterday, defeating republican challenger dade gardner. davis is a former school official and a current chairman of the maryland automobile insurance fund. davis says his chief goals are improving schools and taking care of the county services. turnout for the race was fairly light with only about 4,500 of the district's 77,000 registered voters casting the ballot. that's just about 6%. >>> president obama is spending one final day on the road today. he'll be focusing on the importance of hiring veterans as he wraps up his three-day bus tour in virginia. governor bob mcdonnell will join the president as he speaks at joint base langley eustis this morning, where he'll unveil his jobs plan. the president also planned to talk jobs at chesterfield before he returns to office. meanwhile, the president is trying to recapture that bipartisan appeal that got him elected. he told students that he's not the demo

>> today, prince george's county is holding a special election to replace former councilwoman leslie johnson. johnson resigned from the county council this summer after pleading guilty to evidence tampering in a sweeping corruption scandal in which her husband, former county executive, pleaded guilty to bribery. democrat derek leon davis and republican day gardner are running for the 6th district seat. polls opened at 7:00 this morning and will close at 8:00 p.m. this evening. >>> the defense team for another prince george's county lawmaker accused of taking bribes will offer a second round of character witnesses today. yesterday lawyers for state senator uliss s. curry called on a witness who described the lawmaker as a nice and wonderful person but someone known not to be all that smart. the defense is trying to portray curry as someone who could not concoct a bribery scheme. curry is accused of receiving $245,000 in payments from the shoppers grocery chain in exchange for legislative favors. >>> well, take a peek at the national cathedral today. you may notice something odd. people hangin

prince george's county's 6th district will hold a special election to replace former councilwoman leslie johnsonjohnson resigned from the county council this summer after pleading guilty to evidence tampering in a sweeping corruption scandal in which her husband, former county executive jack johnson, pleaded guilty to bribery. democrat darren leon davis and republican gardner are running for the seat. polls will close at 8:00 tonight. >>> an alert for parents in fairfax county this morning. administrators at oakton high school in vienna, are warning of a possible predator lurking near the school. a letter went home yesterday stating that two female students were approached by an unfamiliar man on friday afternoon at blake lane. the man left without incident, but it follows an incident last week where a man tried to abduct a 16-year-old girl just a block away. >>> montgomery county police plan to search an area in clarksburg today for that missing germantown boy. 11-year-old william mcquain may have been missing for more than two weeks now. investigators found his mother, jane mcquain, dead insid

a sentencing hearinn for former prince george's county councillooan leslie johnson has been delayed.roying evidence in a federal corruptioo probe that also eesnnred her husband, foomer county executive jack johnson. sentenced october 13th but a monday. a new date hhs ot yet been set. a virginia churchhis taking steps toward recognizing same- sex marriage... despite a statewide baa.saint paul's memorial church in charlottesviile... is joining six other congregattons... to perform ceremonies for gay couples.while the church says think of aa marriage... they - serve as a recognition of mutual joy. "occupy wall street" ppotests continue around the countty. country.the movement has been going 17 days strong now. thousands remained camped out on the streets of lower manhaatan ... demanding chhnge during this financiallcrisis in our country.police have tear gassed and arrested hunnrres of protestors. only a few people turneddout at pratt and light streets yesterday.. here in baltimore. the group known as "occupy baltimore" is protesting ccrporate greedd.. the nation's biggeet banks and pres

big change in prince georges county, derek leon davis taking over the council seat vacated by leslie johnson. >> she resigned? july after pleading -- she resigned in july after pleading guilty to a corruption charge. >> one of the biggest things we will have to teal with coming up right away, there is a debate right now going on with regard to how the districts will be redrawn one of the main things we can do as a community, is rally around academic achievement. and that making sure we send our very best to schools to be educated by our very best educators the only thing that is free in education is involvement. >> any ideas how to deal with crime. >> crimes hate light when it comes down to it we have to be vigilant as i was raised all eyes on my street were on what derek was doing we need to go back to those types of times we need to start to prevent crime and then, when we have a police force that is adequately staffed and that we are supporting, with new age technology, and opportunity, i think we will have the very best prince georges county we could have. >>> davis will be sworn in, on

. >>> former prince georges county leslie johnson will wait before seeing a judge. johnson pleaded guilty in jiewj to destroying evidence in a federal corruption probe that ennard her husband. she was supposed to be sentenced next week but was able to push that back until december 9. jack johnson will be sentenced on the same day. >>> he has been at the helm of one of the largest school districts for more than a decade. now dr. joe hairston say he is stepping down from baltimore county schools and the news is bringing different reactions from parents. >> reporter: baltimore county school superintendent says this school year will be his last. and he won't sign a new contract when the current one ends in june. the reaction tonight from parents is mixed. some parents give hairston leadership high marks. >> i have been very happy with the school district. i think as we have had each of our children has had different needs and they have been addressed. >> reporter: and others say a new superintendent may have new ideas. >> many ways i think it's incredibly solid foundati

sentencing has been delayed for councilwoman leslie johnson.ur months ago to destroying evidence in a federal corruption probe involving her husband former county executive jack johnson. she was scheduled to be sentenced next week, but will now be sentenced december 9th. we'll get ♪ ♪ [ multiple sounds making melodic tune ] ♪ [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, every innovation, every solution, comes together for a single purpose -- to make the world a safer place. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. >>> we are many for a beautiful weekend. and the man responsible for it all chuck bell he's standing by in the weather center. good morning, chuck. >>> good morning, no pressure there. bright blue skies this morning. on our tower camera view a little bit of fog over the river this morning. some patchy fog out towards the valley. it's chilly out there. temperatures in the mid to upper 40s for fairfax, loudon, montgomery county. 54 downtown. a beauty of a day today. plenty of sunshine. temperatures this afternoon mid to upper 70s.