in fact, malaku is accused of firing shots at the museum twice. both times, however, the shootings occurred overnight when no one was in the building. days after the first museum shooting, investigators say malaku's next target was a pentagon. no one was hurt there. his month-long shooting spree though that damaged four buildings came to an end and june when malaku was arrested inside arlington cemetery. now, while we don't have details of the plea deal this morning, we can tell you if convicted of all charges against him, malaku faces 35 years to life behind bars. coming up in a half hour, i'll tell you what kind of damaging evidence police found soon after his arrest. back to you. mike, andrea? >> all right, delia gonsalves reporting live from our satellite center. one day after an 11-year-old was robbed of her smart phone right outside alseal middle school in northwest d.c., it happened again. wednesday, a young girl had her phone stolen while she walked through fort reno by the school. in both cases, police say a young man ran past the victims

malaku is also accused of shooting at the pentagon. all six of his attacks on military buildings occurred overnight so no one was hurt. malaku was finally arrested in june inside arlington cemetery. coming up, in a half hour in my next live report, we'll have more on the evidence that police found after his arrest that was so damaging, it seals this case for them. mike? >> delia gonsalves live in the satellite center. >> d.c. police are overing a reward of up to $10,000 for help busting up a black market scheme. twice this week, middle school students have had their cell phones snatched outside alice deal middle school in northwest. cathy lanier said the crooks are stealing smart phones to sell them on the black market. so far, she isn't getting any help from the phone companies. >>> the d.c. chamber of commerce says the occupy protestors in mcpherson square need to go. it calls the protest a burden on the city's economy and police. earlier this week, the national park service admitted it is looking the other way as protestors camp out

one of his attacks, he brought with him a video recorder. >> malaku is initially wearing a mask when he fires the shots and later takes the masks off. they found the video when he searched his home. as part of the ploy deal, he gets 25 years in prison. >>> tonight, the republican candidates for president are turning up the heat in the sunshine state. as they get ready for another debate. the campaigns released a new barrage of attack ads aimed at each other. tom fitzgerald has more on this information it -- new information. >> reporter: this could be encouraging news for mitt romney as new polling has him in florida. newt gingrich is still on his he'lls and the senters are ramping up the negative air war and negative television ads. on tuesday, mitt romney found himself trailing newt gingrich in the florida primary. romney's fortunes are looking up. >> and we're in the wrong track and need need to change course in this country and get back to american values and principles and i want your vote on tuesday. >> reporter: the latest polls has them at 33%. >> this is a desperate last stan

pleaded guilty to shooting a gun at the pentagon and other military targets last year. 24-year-old malaku entered a guilty plea. prosecutors released a guilty he made which shows him in his car waving his gun at the camera. at another point in the tape, he begins firing. the shots could be heard and you can see the muzzle flash from the gun. he also recorded himself wearing a mask. no one was hurt in the shooting. he was arrested last june and admits to five separate shootings in october and november of 2010. twice at the national museum of the marine corps and once each at the pentagon and at coast guard and marine corps recruiting offices in virginia. prosecutors say he intended to strike fear throughout the he will region. maluk agreed to a 25-year prison term and will be sentenced in april. >>> here is a look at some of the other stories making news early today in america. >>> dramatic video shows a nashville police officer attacked at a gas station after he responded to a report of a man causing a disturbance. police say the man punched and choked the officer. the store clerk tried t

yonathan malaku is expected to plead guilty in federal court in alexandria. prosecutors charged the 24- year-old last year saying they have evidence linking him to a series of overnight shootings. targeting a number of military buildings. the shootings were in october and november of 2010. no one was hurt in any of the incidents. >>> a lawyer for the man prosecutors call the east coast rapist is now asking for a mental evaluation for his client. a preliminary hearing was supposed to take place for aaron thomas yesterday in manassas but that has been postponed until march. thomas is accused in a series of rapes and other attacks on 17 women from virginia to connecticut. prosecutors say the attack took place over ten years. >>> one day after an 11-year- old was robbed of her smart phone right outside the middle school in northwest, it happened again. wednesday, a young girl had her phone taken away while she walked throughing fort myer school. a young man ran past the victim, snatched the smart phone and took off running. investigators say the two incidents cou

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the video begins with 23-year- old jonathan malaku wearing a mask when he fires the shots. you can hear it there. he later takes off the mask. they found the recordings when they searched his home and as part of the plea deal, he gets 25 years in prison. >>> a maryland man pleaded guilty for trying to set off what he thought was a bomb outside of a military recruising -- recruiting station. an fbi sting caught martinez in 2010. the agents provided the phony car bomb and arrested him as he was trying to detonate the device outside of the armed forces recruiting center in catonsville. this is in baltimore county. martinez will be sentenced in april. >>> and the son of the transportation secretary is banned from leaving egypt. sam lahood works for a group promoting democracy. when they tried to get on a plane last weekend, they were stopped. the military rulers there are clamping down on foreign rights' workers. he has no idea when he can leave. >>> the pentagon is laying out its plan to cut $295 billion out of the budget over the next five years. the army and marines were los

jonathan malaku agreed to a 25-year sentence in a plea hearing today in alexandria, virginia.up in the grapevine, does president obama urging that more americans pay their fair share in taxes include the people who work for him? and arizona's governor definitely got her point across to some people character and judgment and sobriety and thoughtfulness that speaker has been all over the place a whole host of issues and says inflammatory, exciting things but the record as speaker shows he hasn't been able to deliver in a consistent effective way. >> i find infure rating, one of the most dishonest things i've seen in politics. abusism. there should be a sense of shame a person is that fundamentally dishonest. >> bret: sounds from campaign trail today. a lot had to deal with ronald reagan believe it or not. there is a super pac that supports mitt romney, has an ad out. the gingrich folks pointed back to a piece of tape from 1995. put the two together and take a quick listen. >> newt gingrich exaggerating dropping reagan's name 50 times but in the diaries, reagan mentioned gingrich

the 23-year-old malaku used a home video camera to record one assault.hey found the recording when they searched his home. as part of his plea deal, he gets 25 years in prison. >>> >>> some say they save lives. others say they're dangerous. that is coming up. >>> and first, we're going to check in with tucker for the full forecast. looks like this right now. we'll take a live look outside. the rain is going to be an issue for the commute this morning. strong storms in the area as well. tucker will have the latest coming back.  . >> it's 6:15 right now. a protest outside of pepco headquarters. take a look. >> we just want to talk to you. >> they not happy. that group, rdc, gathered outside of the building yesterday on the one-year anniversary of a winter storm that left thousands without power. you can't forget that. the crowd called for a talk with the pepco president who did not make an appearance. they're angry about a proposed rate increase. now, in a statement, pepco said it continues to invest in projects to improve reliability. >

malaku was a reservist in the marine corps. last summer, finding him with papers referencing al qaeda. >>> and now, a moment to take in really just the wonder in which we live, the planet earth here in all its glory. this is is coming to us, thank you, nasa, just released this high-def picture. they're calling it blue marble 2012. it's actually a picture of a bunch of pictures that were taken by a new generation of research satellite that nasa is using to observe our planet. kind of cool. >>> got a lot more to cover in the next few hours. watch this. we are hours away from tonight's cnn debate. we're going to talk to our tv crews who are closest to these candidates. these crews have lived every behind the scenes moment. we're giving you a backstage pass. i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. ray lahood, one of the closest people to the president but his son is stuck in egypt, forbidden to leave after a raid. we're live at the state department. >>>. >> they would handcuff me in a bathroom to a toilet bowl face thing a toilet that