matt jablow has the latest. >> reporter: 13 hours and counting until the national park service begins enforcing a ban on camping here at mcpherson square is and freedom plaza. will that mark the beginning of the end of the occupy d.c. movement? protesters here say absolutely not. nearly four months after beginning their well publicized occupation, mcpherson square and freedom plaza, protesters at both locations have apparently worn out their welcome with the national park service. >> what we're doing here is landfall. >> after numerous complaints about trash and rat problems, especially at mcpherson square, including a formal complaint from d.c. mayor vincent gray, the park service starting at noon tomorrow u.s. park police will begin enforcing the ban on camping and the use of temporary structures in mcpherson diswair square and freedom park. >> reporter: how long have you been out? >> i've been coming out since september. >> reporter: protesters we spoke with at mcpherson square said even if they're no longer allowed to camp out, the occupy d.c. movement will continue. >> reporter:

matt jablow joins us now to tell us how it all went. matt. >> reporter: derek, it was supposed to be a debate between six republican candidates but earlier it was reduced to five when jon huntsman pulled out of the race. after a campaign marked only by a steady drop in the polls, jon huntsman, the former utah governor and u.s. ambassador to china, today dropped out of the race. >> today our campaign for the presidency ends, but our campaign to build a better and more trustworthy america continues. >> reporter: on his way off the stage, at least for now, he threw his support behind mitt romney and then urged all five remaining republican candidates to stop attacking each other. >> he voted against rights to work. >> reporter: a request that was clearly ignored almost as soon as the debate began with most of the attacks directed at romney. >> mitt, we need for you to release your income tax so the people of this country can see -- >> governor romney, as governors raise taxes and massachusetts was 47th in job creation. >> reporter: eventual

matt jablow is has down there all night long. he joins us now with details on the showdown that just hasn't been a showdown so far. matt. >> reporter: derek, almost exactly four months after they began camping out here, occupy protestors are still here, but their lengthy stay could be about to end. about 11 hours when campers were told to stop camping out, all was quiet. though many don't expect it to stay quiet. >> i hope no one gets abused in this process. >> reporter: occupiers are fearing a repeat of yesterday when police shot a protestor with a taser gun when they said he aggressively confronted officers about flyers they were handing out about the camping band at mcphearson square. earlier today, u.s. park police officers walked through mcphearson presumably looking for violations but so far nobody has been arrested today. >> we would like to start your dreams. >> reporter: meanwhile, a few protestors could be seen rolling up their sleeping bags and blankets, though it doesn't look like many tents have been taken down. in fa

matt jablow has more on this development. >> reporter: on june 27th, 2008, 19-year-old ronnie white was arrested for the hit and run death of richard finley. the death that sparked an outpouring of grief and anger. >> just hard to take in. >> reporter: two days later white was found unresponsive in his cell but the prince george's county jail and was pronounced dead an hour later after being taken to the hospital. >> he was murdered. >> reporter: that was the attorney for ronnie white's family speaking a few years ago. the medical examiner did in fact eventually rule that homicide by strangulation was the cause of white's death but nobody has ever been charged in connection with the case. >> he was absolutely murdered in his jail cell. >> reporter: until today when a three count federal indictment was filed against anthony mcintosh, the corrections officer who found white in his cell. according to the indictment, mcintosh's failure to provide medical care when he saw white was in need of help resulted in white's death. it also charges that mcintosh covered up the circumstances surroundi

i don't know why people would do something like that. >> that's matt jablow reporting. >>> now, new at 11:00, that's not blood. it's cranberry juice. that's what people tried to tell the inspectors right after a double stabbing at the club. now, according to the washington examiner, the alcohol beverage control board says the club's security board tried to hinder the investigation and they lied to the inspection officers. >> the city shut down the lounge after the new year's eve fight. a spokesman for the lounge tells the examiner the establishment is being unfairly targeted by neighbors who just don't want a nightclub near them. >>> a university poll out today has former massachusetts governor mitt romney leading. second place ron paul by 23%. but if voters anywhere defy the poll sters, it's been in new hampshire. gary nurenberg has the last. >> reporter: romney hopes the polls are right, but gingrich says they're still wide open. >> it's a classic new hampshire last minute you pollsters thought you had us. >> there are still some undecided and hopefully we can reach them. >> thank yo

now, that was matt jablow reporting. now, we do not have word yet when or if the park service will respond to the mayor's request. >>> at times today, it seemed like the entire united states government was scrambling to distance itself from those four marines who apparently were urinating on dead taliban fighters in afghanistan. but even as officials at the highest reaches of government promised accountability, others are coming to the defense of the marines. gary nurenberg is here with today's developments. >> the associated press says two of the four marines have been identified as members of a sniper unit. their actions are being roundly condemned by their superiors. the video shows what appears to be marines jokingly urinating on the bodies of fallen fighters. they call the actions utterly despicable and was joined by damning statements from secretary of the navy and the secretary of state who promised anyone involved -- >> must be held fully accountable. >> the white house press secretary. >> it's deplorable. repreh

matt jablow, 9news now. >> now the leaders of the arlington egg project claim to have more than 1,000 members already. we're told arlington county board has not yet taken a position on changing the requirements for chicken farming. >>> a new study sheds light on the link with breast cancer and preservatives. samples taken from england thoughed that all of the women had at least one chemical of course. there's the video -- commonly used as a preservative. the chemicals are used in cosmetics, food products and pharmaceuticals. researchers say they were also found in the tissue of women who did not use underarm deodorant. scientists are looking into whether the preservatives in deodorant are leadershipped to -- linked to breast cancer. >>> a genetic mutation. it's a rare mutation that runs if families and it causes men the get cancer earlier in life. the research shows men who inherit the mutation are 10 to 20 times more likely to develop the disease. >>> scientists looking at in vitro fertilization say that they should limit to embryo owes to one or two. the rate of live birth is greate

matt jablow has that story. >> darkness cannot drive out darkness. that. >> reporter: and so it was tonight that dozens of electric candles were light at the shiloh baptist church in northwest washington on the one year anniversary of the shooting in tucson, which left six people dead and 13 others injured, including congresswoman gabrielle giffords. >> tonight, each of us will light a candle against the darkness of gun violence. >> reporter: the candlelight vigil and prayer service organized by the brady campaign to end gun violence was held to honor not only the victims of the tucson shooting but all 30,000 people who died in the u.s. in 2011 alone as a result of gun violence. >> it's not an easy road to walk. >> reporter: nora dean jeffries whose daughter was shot to death in southeast washington in 2010 was one of tonight's speakers. >> i will never see my daughter get married, finish college. she didn't even attend the prom. >> reporter: tonight's event here at shiloh baptist was one of 60 similar events in 22 states all across the country where

matt jablow has details. >> darkness cannot drive out darkness. only light can do that. >> reporter: and so it was tonight that dozens of electric candles were lit at the shiloh baptist church in northwest washington on the one-year anniversary of the shooting in tucson which left six people dead and 13 others injured including congresswoman gabrielle giffords. >> tonight, each of us will light a candle against the violence of gun violence. >> the candlelight vigil and prayer service organized by the brady campaign to end gun violence was held to honor not only the victims of the tucson shooting but all 30,000 people who died in the u.s. in 2011 alone as a result of gun violence. >> it is not an easy road to walk. >> nordine jeffries and 16- year-old daughter was shot to death in southeast washington in 2010, was one of tonight's speakers. >> i will never see my daughter get married, finish college, she didn't even attend a prom. >> reporter: tonight's events here at shiloh baptist was one of 60 similar events across the country where poignant rem

matt jablow joins us live from the memorial. what's going on down there? reporter: people of all ages, colors and religions were at today's ceremony, a fitting tribute to the most influential civil rights leader this country has a ever known. exactly 83 years after -- has ever known. exactly 83 years after martin luther king jr. was born and almost 44 years after he was shot to death on the balcony of a motel room in memphis, a wreath laying ceremony on a frigid morning in washington was a quietly powerful reminder of dr. king's enduring memory. ♪ happy birthday to you happy birthday ♪ reporter: among those in attendance at the ceremony at the mlk memorial was doctor king's son who said he was here not to just celebrate his father's birthday, but also to remind people that some of the work that his father dedicated his life to remains unfinished. >> there's so much poverty rampant in this nation. reporter: martin luther king, iii spoke about another piece of unfinished work, the memorial itself. it was announced friday that a shortened version of one of dr

matt jablow, 9news now. >> the shooting in mt.nier prompted park rangers to hold more than 100 people at the visitor center before evacuating them in the middle of the night for their safety. anita. >> van der sloot is set to stand trial on monday. he confessed to killing stephanie flores. he met the 21-year-old student at a poker tournament, but insists it was a crime of passion. van der sloot killed flores in an argument after she found material about natalie holloway on his laptop. holloway is the alabama teenager who vanished on a graduation trip to aruba in 2005. van der sloot was questioned in her disappearance, but never charged. >>> police are now calling the discovery of a body on queen elizabeth vacation estate a murder. an autopsy is now being done on that woman. a citizen found her body on the estate where the royal family sent part of their holiday season. investigators believe the body had been there for some time now. they are checking to see if any missing persons reports around the country could be connected. >> a

. >> matt jablow, thanks a lot. >>> that missing howard university student that we've been telling you about for the past couple days, a spokesperson says the university and prince george's county police have located arianna carr at an undisclosed location in hyattsville, maryland. it happened shortly before 7:00 this evening. tonight she is safe, appears to be in good health, and that's all we're being told. >>> a woman is rescued from the frigid waters of the potomac river. it happened around 2:30 off the clara barton parkway. the woman and her dog were walking along the bank of the c & o canal when she apparently slipped and fell into the water. it she was evaluated at the scene but appeared to be okay. >>> two americans are among the 15 passengers still missing from a capsized italian cruise ship tonight. five people are confirmed dead. we've got amateur video of passengers waiting to leave the sinking ship. tonight the cruise company is apologizing for the tragedy. the company says it appears the captain made errors in judgment going too close to the coast and not following proper

matt jablow has details. >> you start with a good egg and you can't go wrong. >> reporter: tom carteroves eating eggs. all kinds. >> i've recently learned how to cook with them. >> reporter: he is now hoping to raise chickens in his back yard so fresh eggs will always be available to him and his family. >> if you feed them properly, the eggs will be much healthier than what you get at the grocery store. >> reporter: he is one of the leaders of the arlington egg projects, a group of residents now hatching a plan to make it easier for people to raise their own chicken in arlington. tonight carter was making his case for back yard chickens during the monthly meeting of the arlington committee of 100. an influential community organization. >> it's a combination of health concerns, nutrition concerns, environmental concerns. >> reporter: the way the law is written now in arlington county, a person needs about a half an acre of a back yard in order to raise their own chickens. and needless to say, most people in arlington county do not have half an acre back yards. space requirements aren't

matt jablow joins us now from dulles to explain what's going on. matt. >> reporter: lesli, to save or not to save that is the question being asked tonight bian airport authority board member who says he now has a plan to significantly cut the cost of the dulles metro project. after decades of discussions and negotiations, complications and compromises the metropolitan washington airport authority finally approved a $3 billion plan last year to put a metro station at dulles airport. since then everything seemed to be going pretty smoothly. >> the project is still too expensive. >> reporter: until earlier today when airport authority board member robert brown suggested what he calls a much less expensive alternative to building a he metro stop actually at dulles. >> this gets the cost down. >> according to brown it would it save about $70 million to abandon plans to build a metro stop mere the airport's north garage about a quarter mile away from the terminal. but in stead, to have passengers who are going to dulles get off at the nearby route 28 metr

matt jablow has the scoop. >> reporter: more than 30 million people have walked through the doors of the holocaust museum since it opened in 1993, but very few of the visitors received the attention lavished tonight. angelina jolie and husband brad pitt came to a special screening at the holocaust museum in the land of blood and honey. jolie's first attempt at writing and directing a major film. >> i would prefer to direct. >> reporter: the two hour movie explores the effect of the bosnian war. >> i was trying to make sure i was striking the balance between all sides. >> reporter: jolie says it was a difficult film to make because of the difficult subject matter, but a film she was proud to make to shed light on the effect of the bosnian war on the people. >> not only did i fall in love with the people and the place, but i felt that their str re needed to be -- story needed to be told. >> reporter: in the land of blood and honey opens this friday. anita. >> i can't wait to see it. thanks, matt. >>> there is a social media asking mattel to make a bald barbie. it would help girls battl

as matt jablow tells us, price of is i experts aren't -- privacy experts aren't happy. >> as a long-time user of gmail, david jacobs said he's not happy at all about changes in the privacy policy. >> i think it makes it a lot harder for google users, such as myself, to control their personal data. >> as the consumer privacy fellow with the electronic privacy information center, jacobs says google's new policy makes him extremely nervous. >> this is google knowing basically everything about what you do and taking that information and making money off of it. >> according to jacobs, there are two especially troubling changes to google's privacy policy. first, the company's various entities including google search, gmail, map and youtube will now share information gathered about its users. >> they're going to know more about you than yourself. >> second, users won't have the option to opt out. in other words, not to have their information shared. >> it is not a meaningful choice. >> reporter: instead, their only option will be to stop using google services altogether. >> google knows you're

matt jablow joins us live outside of clermont elementary school with the story. >> reporter: lesli, scary stuff for students and parents where the search is very much on tonight for the man who has been approaching young children. >> we're on this. >> reporter: the cafeteria of clermont elemey school in alexandria was crowded tonight with concerned parents eager to hear from fairfax county police about five disturbing incidents over the past month or so. >> we have five events all very similar. >> reporter: according to police, each event involved a white or hispanic man between 30-35 years old with a goatee and driving a red pick up truck. the man has approached children on their way to and from school in the neighborhood around clermont elementary. the man has tried to get the kid's attention. in some cases he has spoken to the kids. for investigative reasons police won't reveal what the man said. >> at this point that information the detectives are holding on to. >> reporter: so far the man has not committed a crime. >> this is strictly a suspicious event. >> reporter: but they're stil

matt jablow joins us now. how has the day gone so far?> eyes are focused very much on mcpherson square where seven hours after that deadline passed, they are waiting for park police officers to move in. presumably looking for violations of the camping ban. as far as we know, nobody was arrested. meanwhile, a few protesters could be seen rolling up their sleeping bags and blankets so it does not look like many tents have been taken down. they call the tent

. >> matt jablow is in for anita tonight. this is a pretty big deal. >> the iconic landmark has been closed ever since the earthquake, but today got 1 step closer to reopening thanks to a multi-million dollar reopening to a d.c. businessman. kristin fisher joins us live from the national mall. when is the monument scheduled to reopen at this point? reporter: that's the bad news that. date is still about a year and a half away, but what this donation really means is that the national park service finally has the funding to fully repair the washington monument. a helmet camera captures members of the daredevil difficult assessment team as they rappel down the washington monument last september. they found about $15 million in damage, chips and cracks up to an inch thick in several of the marble stones. >> there have been cracks in the monument. obviously there's no crack in the support of and admiration of our first president. reporter: four months later d.c. philanthropist and businessman david rife rubenstein announced he's d