. >> reporter: for theaterfying weeks in october of 2002 john allen muhammad and lee boyd malvo went on a shooting spree in the dc region that ended 10 lives. we eventually learned this man was the area's first victim. >> i'm not going to die. i'm not going to die this way. >> reporter: on september 5 of 2002 paul laruffa was shot five times at close range and robbed of his night's profits after closing up his clinton, maryland restaurant. >> he spent my money on ammunition and food and killing people. >> reporter: several weeks later after muhammad and malvo's capture his nightmares ended. >> there's no closure. what happened to me, it's never over. >> reporter: several years later, with physical wounds healed and emotional demons in check laruffa faced the news of muhammad's scheduled execution date of november 10th. >> does he deserve to die? if anybody does he does. >> reporter: but paul says he doesn't want or need to be there. >> will i go see it? no, i won't see it. i don't want to see him die. i don't have to see him die. >> john allen muhammad is scheduleed to be executed no

a virginia judge set muhammad's date with death for november 10th. he was convicted of killing dean meyers, one of 10 people shot and killed during the rampage that terrorized this entire area back in 2002. six others were wounded in the sniper attacks. muhammad's accomplice, lee malvo is serving life in prison. >>> now to exclusive video of a police-involved shooting in southeast baltimore. two undercover officers were the monument street initiative were trying to make an arrest in the 2800 block of orleans street when police say one of the suspects stabbed an officer. >> shortly after midnight, this morning, officers from the monument street initiative were conducting a drug arrest in the 2800 block of orleans street. during the course of that arrest officers encountered a suspect. the suspect tried to stab an officer in the back. the officer's partner witnessed this, withdrew his service weapon and fired multiple shots in defense of that officer. >> the suspect died at the hospital. the officer who was stabbed was protected by his bulletproof vest

muhammad. >>> good morning. to the streets, protesters flock to washington in opposition against the president. what they want to be done. >>> a lapse in judgment? more fallout for acorn after a video shot here in baltimore. >>> gearing up for game day, the birds get ready to open the regular season but will the weather cooperate? your game-day forecast is ahead. >> reporter: the tailgating has already started. i'm sharon gibala where they're already setting up. eyewitness news is seconds away. >> this is wjz, wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city, to the county to your neighborhood, complete coverage on wjz 13, maryland's news station. >>> here we go, the calm before the storm. the first day of the ravens regular season. we have been waiting for a while. we're 5 hours away from kickoff. >> it's just around 8:00. it's 60 degrees outside, calm before the storm on the field. looking at a nice day. lookouts, a sneak peek of what it looks like downtown and this is your forecast. you're looking at the purple palace sh

muhammad's lyer says he will appeal to the u.s.reme court and asks virginia governor tim kaine for clemency. >>> aormer d.c. police officer is one of 12 suspects facing charges after a major drug ring bust in southern maryland. agents say the operation moved large amounts of powder cocaine and crack cocaine through prince george's, charles, st. mary's and calvert counties between november 2006 and september of this year. search warrants on the suspects yielded guns, cash, cars and jewelry. theeds also seized a home. now they say they will go after any proceeds that may be hidden amongst friends, family, properties or businesses. p police in new hafen, connecticut, say they expect to make an arrest shortly in the murder of yale student annie le. le's body was found sunday inside a yale laboratory building. police have obtained a dna match that implicates yale lab technician raymond clark in the murder. police questioned, then released clark yesterday. last night police executed a search warrant on clark's car. police are surrounding

wes lark, muhammad yunus, thank you. >>> the second-quarter results. the stock is on the move. let's get to jim goldman. he's breaking down the numbers, telling us what the report says. >> yeah, you know, maria, with the run these shares have had, this is absolutely enormous news. there's no other way to characterize this report than in a single word, and that is ugly. sure, the company did beat on the bottom line $1.03 versus the $1 expectations as far as earnings per shares are concerned. $3.5 # billion, that's about a half billion dollars less than what wall street was -- this is -- yeah, much lighter than what wall street was looking for. $3.6 billion is what the street was anticipating. $100 million less there. new subscribers for research in motion, 3.8 million, 4.1 million was the consensus. and blackberry shift also a surprise here, 8.3 million units shipped versus the 8.7 million that some on the street were anticipating. gross margins, 44.1%. that is a slightly better than expected. but third-quarter guidance, exceptionally light. much lighter than what wall street wa

our top story, an execution date has been set for john allen muhammad. they are seeking a november 9th execution date, the mastermind of the 2002 sniper attack in the wash area. the prosecutor asked for the date on a letter sent wednesday. muhammad was den sensed to death for one of ten people shot to death. mohammed's attorney said he'll appeal to the u.s. supreme court. >>> thousands of people protesting what they call out of control government spending. marks on washington for much of the day and crowded metro between the u.s. capital and freedom plaza. we have more on that story. >> reporter: the final stop in the tea party protest brought tens of thousands of people filling up freedom plaza as they marched in downtown washington. the crowds held up signs and marched to the u.s. capital. >> we're serious about wanting change. we want the right change. we don't want control. >> it won't work. >> reporter: the conservative organization brought thousands of conservatives together but among the crowd were independents and democrats. >> i'll an american a

a virginia judge on wednesday set an execution date for john muhammad for early november. he is the mastermind behind the 2002 sniper attacks in the baltimore washington area that left ten people dead. dean myers was shot in ma gnatis. he and his teenaged accomplice lee boyd malvo were suspected of shooting several others including louisiana and alabama. paul talks about a night he closedp a clinton, maryland restaurant when gunfire rang out. >> this is no closure. you know, what happened to me it's never over. >> john allen muhammad is now scheduled to be executed november 10th. >>> acorn may not be getting more help from the federal government. the house voted to deny all federal funds in the gop-led strike against the scandal- tainted community organization group. this decision comes three days after the senate took similar action. the senate and house initiatives to cut funding won't take effect until the bills to which they are attached clear congress and are signed by president barack obama. acorn is under fire after two undercover are videos showing advice that amou

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. >>> john allen muhammad is scheduled to be executed. and the governor says he won't do anything to stop it. >> reporter: governor says that he doesn't know of anything credible that would stop him. malvo was already serving life in prison for his role. this month, a date was set for muhammad's execution. his lawyers have yet to ask for clemency. a federal court has already rejected muhammad's arguments that prosecutors withheld crucial evidence, and that he shouldn't been allowed to actas his own attorney during the -- act as his own attorney during the trial because he is mentally ill. >>> a maryland marine has died serving our country in afghanistan. 25-year-old lance corporal joe crobot died over the weekend on his second tour of duty. marines came to his parents' door on saturday. the defense department says he was shot during combat. >>> as the country mourns the loss of another marine, president barack obama goes one on one with the top nato official. on the future of u.s. presence in afghanistan. the top u.s. commander has asked

-area sniper john allen muhammad. governor cain says he's not yet received a petition seeking klemmancy muhammad is scheduled to be executed on november sew for the slaying of dean meyers in prince william counties. he was one of ten people shot to death during a three-week rampage. in october 2002, a crime spree that stretched from suburban maryland to central virginia. >>> there was a powerful earthquake on the floor of the pacific ocean that triggered a tsunami today. it hit about 120 miles southwest of american samoa. shortly after that, a five-foot tsunami swept into pago pago. there are reports that at least one village there was wiped out. fears of a tsunami had sent many coastal residents running for higher ground. the tsunami warning is now in fect for much of the south pa sink ocean, including new zealand, fiji, and french policy neeshia. hawaii is under a tsunami watch. emergencies si centers have been opened there. >>> in the debate over health care reform, a defeat for the so-called public option. liberal

a virginia judge set muhammad's date with death for november 10th. he was convicted as you probably know of killing dean meyers, one of 10 people shot and killed during the rampage that terrorized this area in 2002. six others were wounded in the sniper attacks. his accomplice, lee boyd malvo, is serving life in prison. >>> and this morning we have new information on the samurai sword-wielding college student who killed an intruder. a police report says there were no signs of forced entry at the student's home near campus. that student, by the way, is 20 years old, a johns hopkins university student. john pontolillo. he called police monday night to report that the video game console was stolen from his room. when residents of the house heard a commotion later that night he grabbed a samurai sword, confronted the intruder in the garage behind the home. the third-year student claims the man lunged at him and he swung in self-defense. 49-year-old donald rice died of his injuries. rice had 29 prior convictions for breaking and entering. >>> 6:52 baltimo

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muhammad is set to be executed november 10th. in 2004, he was convicted in one of the murders in the october 2002 killing spree that left 10 people dead in our reeze. immediate -- region. maryland prosecutors let virginia take him to trial because of tougher laws there. kaine is catholic and opposes the death penalty. >> lee boyd malvo was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the sniper spree. >>> lance corporal jordan crobot died over the weekend on his second tour in affect. the defense department has not yet released the details on his death. he was 24 years old and a native of frederick. >>> as the country mourns the loss of another marine, president obama kicks off a series of high-level meetings on afghanistan, discussing the strategy going forward. as joel brown reports for wjz from washington, he remains committed to the mission. but supports his wing. >> reporter: in the oval office, president obama talked strategy in afghanistan, with nato's new secretary general. >> we both agree that it is absolutely critical t

. >>> john allen muhammad is just over a month away from his scheduled execution. in a radio interview today, virginia governor tim kaine says he's not yet received a petition seeking his clemency. he also says he knows of no reason why clemency would be granted. muhammad is scheduled to be executed for the slaying of dean meyers in prince williams county. heas shot to death during the three-week rampage in october 2002 that stretched from suburban maryland to central virginia. >>> there will soon be more eyes on you as you drive along maryland highways, the result of two new traffic laws that are set to go into effect on thursday. for one, speed cameras will be turned on along highway work zones. the cameras are already in effect in montgomery county. official say the presence has already had an impact, cutting down on speeders and dozens. maryland is banning the writing or sending of a text message behichbd the wheel. >> this law will go a long way, and it's going to -- the real challenge will be an enforcement, but we have the law on the books and take these bla

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sniper john muhammad, be executed.s the man behind the sniper attacks, sentenced to death for killing dean meyer, one of several killed in the region. muhammad's attorney says he will appeal the execution request for the supreme court. >>> and it was a year now since the economy collapsed. today, president obama was in new york accusing wall street ignoring the lessons learned. a year ago, there were more losses, leading to a financial crisis. president obama says that while the economy is pulling back from ruin, financial giants shouldn't hope for more bailouts. >> those on wall street can't resume taking risks without regard for consequences and "that the taxpayers of america will break their fall. >> the administration is calling for a new consumer financial protection agency to protect the people and better government banking over site to stop it from happening again. >>> now on wall street, dow finishing un21 points, nasdaq climb his almost 11, s&p just over six and a half. >>> we're tracking some possible movemen

. >>> virginia wants to execute that man, john allen muhammad on november 9.e is the man who masterminded the sniper terror attacks in 2002. his attorneys plan to appeal the original conviction to the united states supreme court. >>> healthcare continues to be the number one issue down in washington, as lawmakers remain divided on what kind of reform is needed. president obama will bring his side of the battle to maryland later this week. >> reporter: the battle over healthcare reform is coming to a head. mistakes couldn't be higher, not only for the american people, but for the leaders drawing up the plan. >> i have no interest in having a bill get passed that fails. that doesn't work. >> reporter: the healthcare debate continues to be one of the most contentious in recent memory. joe wilson's recent outbreak is just one example. democrats want wilson to apologize on the house floor. >> i am not going to apologize again. i apologized to the president on wednesday night. >> reporter: the president has strongly favored a public insurance option. but he now seem

sniper, john allen muhammad is publishing a book on him. she says they're on journals she began writes when her ex- husband took her children from her. she continued writing during the attacks. the book is called scared silent, comes out next month. >>> 18-year-old, john sacket from annapolis. witnesses said he was in the ocean when lightning struck the water friday afternoon. he was pronounced dead at a hospital not far from the beach. >>> we're seeing nice clear conditions across maryland right now. i tell you, it has been a mixed bag all weekend. two showers this morning, clearing off very nicely on this late sunday night. you see a crystal clear sky now. look at some of these rainfall totals. baltimore picking up just under half an inch of rain. same situation towards annapolis. tonight, 55 degrees. mostly clear and cold. dry overnight. as we go into the day tomorrow for your workweek, things begin to change again. i'll tell you what i'm talking about in a couple more minutes. >>> a gas leak forced a shopping center to be evacuated. the

. >>> a date has been set for the execution of serial sniper john allen muhammad. a very judge set -- virginia judge set the date for november 10th. he was convicted of killing dean meyers, one of 10 people shot and killed during the rampage in 2002. six others were wounded in the sniper attack. muhammad's accomplice, lee boyd malvo is serving life from prison. >>> baltimore city police say there were no signs of forced entry in a home near johns hopkins university where the intruder was killed by a hopkins college student who had a samurai sword. 20-year-old john pontolillo called police on monday night to report a video game console stolen from his room. later that night those living in the home heard a commotion, he grabbed a samurai sword, confronted the intruder in a garage behind his home. the student claims the man lunged at him, that is when he swung the sword in self-defense. 49-year-old donald rice died of his injuries. he had 29 prior convictions for breaking and entering. >>> schools back in session so it's time to talk to the teachers. >> so, coming up

. >>> the ex-wife of john allen muhammad is publishing a memoir of her life. her book is titled "scared sile." she says is based on journal she began writing when he took their children from her and it continues through his conviction. she says she will be at home with her children when her ex- husband is put to death. >>> virginia governor tim kaine met with victim's family of the deadly shootings on the virginia tech campus. a 32 people were killed in the deadly rampage in 2007 before the gunmen killed himself. relatives called the meeting productive, but they are concerned about corrections made to reports about the shooting. the state has contracted a private company to oversee the revisions. >>> people in one district committee are dealing with traffic problems. the neighbor said the construction is dangerous. john gonzalez is live in northwest with the details. >> essentially, city officials want combia heights to become part of the city. right now, it is a massive construction zone. residents say it has been here way too long and they are getting impati

. >>> convicted sniper jonathan albaladejo len muhammad was sentenced to death for the murder of dean meyers. he was one of 10 people shot during the 2002 killing spree. mohammed's accomplice is serving a life sentence. lawyers for mohammed said he will appeal to the u.s. supreme court and to virginia governor tim kaine for clemency. >>> looking into the fire that destroyed the home of former school board president. one council member wanted to know how the fire department did not insist on getting better maps after a 2007 fire. dave statter is at the willson building with the latest. >> reporter: dc council memes have been questioning the dc fire department about the fire on july 29th. one of the problems at that fire was that the dc fire and ems department could not identify which hydrants were connected to which mains in an effort to find the adequate water supply to put that fire out. the same thing happened in 2007. a council member questioned fire chief dennis ruben trying to determine why it has taken so long for the fire department to get the maps. >> your testimony is you res

. >>> november the 10th is the execution date set for the master mind, john muhammad, of the d.c. shooting attacks. defense lawyers plan to appeal to the u.s. supreme court and ask the governor for clemency. >>> a change of tune from the community activist group acorn. this after several videos are released showing acosh workers -- acorn workers giving advice on how to claim taxes on illegal activity. acorn leadership originally called the undercover tapes an attack on the organization and claimed the tapes were docketed. acorn ceo today released a statement promising reform saying, as a result of the indefensible action of a handful of our employees, i am the consultation with acorn's executive committee immediately ordering a halt to any new intakes into acorn's service programs until completion of an independent review. acorn plans on hiring an independent awed -- auditor to review procedures. lawmakers are calling for a federal investigation of acorn. >> a republican senator from alabama is demanding a full senate and criminal investigation of the group because he believes aco

a judge has set his date of execution for october the 5th and for john alan muhammad, execution date is november 10th. he was convicted of masterminding sniper attacks back in 2002. 10 people were murdered. his attorney says his client will appeal to the u.s. supreme court and will ask the governor for clemency. >>> amtrak could lose $1.6 billion in subsidies if it doesn't change its current policy. the senate voted today to who would money unless it lets passengers to transport hand guns in their checked baggage. but a house version does not have that kind of provision. the bills must be reconciled before amtrak would have to make changes. >>> the hits keep coming for acorn. ever since employees of the advocacy group were caught in a scathing video scene advising a couple posing as a prostitute and a pimp. and as britney morehouse tells us tonight, it may cost the group all of its public funding. >> first the census group serve d ties with the group. next the senate blocked grants to acorn. now some congressmen are calling for fema to recall a grant awarded earlier this month. >> we

a virginia judge set a november 10th execution date for john allen muhammad. sentenced to death for the murder of dean meyers, one of 10 people shot to death during a rampage that terrorized this entire area for about three weeks back in 2002. >>> we have new details in the death of annie le, the medical student from yale whose body was found stuffed in a basement wall on sunday. kelly swoope joins us with the latest developments. >> reporter: the medical examiner ruled the cause of death, asphyxiation. so far no arrests have been made but an animal research technician who worked in the same yale lab building where annie le's body is discovered is being looked at very closely. investigators searched raymond clark's middletown, connecticut, apartment that he shares with his fiancee. the 24-year-old is not a student at yale but was employed by the university. he was led away in handcuffs, questioned for several hours, plus reportedly failed a lie detector test and had defensive wounds on his chest. >> we'll take samples of his hair, we'll take a saliva sample fr

. >>> the commonwealth of virginia decided the man known as the dc sniper, john allen muhammad, will be put to death in november. a judge set the date for november 10th, convicted of killing dean meyers, one of 10 people shot and killed in a rampage that terrorized this entire area in 2002. six others were wounded in the sniper attacks. his accomplice, lee boyd malvo is saving life in prison. >>> we're learning more about the case of a johns hopkins student who used a samurai sword to kill an intruder earlier this week. you remember this story, we've been talking about it. a police report says there were no signs of forced entry at the student's home which is near the campus. 20-year-old hopkins student john patillo called police monday night to report video game consoles stolen from his room. when people in the house heard the commotion later that night he grabbed his sword and confronted 49-year-old donald rice in the garage. patillo claims rice lunged at him and he swung the sword in self defense. rice died of injuries. police say he had 29 prior convictions for breaking and enter

and khalid muhammad also said some of the things he said he made up in order to stop the pain.i think that's no evidence here that the techniques work. the prosecutions that are going forward, the rule of law does matter, and they were contract agents that went beyond even the very, i would say, outlandish techniques that were approved by the cheney administration. we might as well call it for what it is. i think that america has reclaimed some of the moral ground that it lost. we do stand for something better. we do stand for the geneva convention. >> water boarding does not work? >> "the washington post" just had a story two weeks ago that the water boarding inflicted on khalid shaikh mohammed provided direct actionable intelligence that prevented imminent attacks and after he was water boarded and subjected to some of the other e.i.t.s, khalid shaikh mohammed started giving the cia now considered the villain under the obama administration tutorials on the inner workings of al qaeda, the leadership, how they operate, where they were getting their financing. look, cheney is ri

. >>> the commonwealth of virginia now decided to execute dc sniper john allen muhammad.ginia judge set the execution date for november 10th. muhammad was convicted of killing dean meyers, one of 10 people shot and killed during the rampage that terrorized our entire area back in 2002. six others were wounded in the sniper attacks. muhammad's accomplice, lee boyd malvo, is serving life in prison. >>> what we have coming up on "good morning maryland" at 9:00 -- school back in session. time to talk to the teachers. we're going to make sure you know what to ask and find out how your kids are doing in class. >>> with the start of the school in the fall coming we tend to get sick. why we all need to make sure we're getting our up to date vaccinations. >>> oriole hall of famer chris hoils will join us live at 9:00. see you then. have a great morning. >>> following breaking news this morning, in the case of murdered yale student, annie le. police say an arrest could happen at any moment this morning. their person of interest, raymond clark, has been staying in a hotel in cromwel

muhammad? >> it's a young woman i met in ethiopia.e a lot of girls there, was treated as -- she was more or less the slave of a man who made her second wife. he beat her. his first wife beat her because she resented a younger, prettier girl there. she got pregnant and tried to deliver herself in the bush by herself. because she was still only 13 years old. she had obstructed labor. the baby died. she was left crippled and the child birth entry which left her incontinent and smelling. a village at that point didn't want to have anything to do with her. they put her into the village inn a little hut and took the door off so they would find her at night and kill her. she fought them off that night with a stick and then crawled to a nearby village, took her to a hospital as supported by the official foundation recruiting a lot of people here. they were able to repair her and she was really smart and followed instructions really well she's now a nurse at that same hospital. >> she's only 14 when she fought off those. >> that's wonderful. t

. >>> convicted beltway sniper john allen muhammad is a month away from his scheduled execution. in a radio interview today, governor tim kaine says he's not yet received a pition seeking his clemency. he also says he knows of no reason why clemency should be granted in this case, mohammed is scheduled to be executed november 10th for the plays of prince meyers, one of ten people shot to death during a three-week rampage that stretched from maryland to ashland. >>> now to breaking news on health care reform, and a defeat for the so-called public option. liberal democrats failed in their bid to get a government-run insurance option into sweeping health care reform legislation. that legislation is taking shape in the senate finance committee. the 15-8 vote is a victory for max bachus who chairs the committee. the democratic senator is hoping to push hi middle of the road measure by committee. >>> fedex field will be rocksing tonight, but also a lot of traffic problems. the concert starts at 7:00 and it will be a nightmare for people trying to get there. if you're watching this and

. >>> prosecutors speaking in november, muhammad was sentenced to death for the murder of one of thee that were killed in his 2002 shooting rampage. his attorney says he will take his appeal all the way to the u.s. supreme court. >>> authorities say they have seized evidence in the search for missing grad student annie lee who vanished just days before her wetting will with have before today. we are hearing reports now that investigators were at a trash in suv stater. the trash from new haven goes to hart and mae wanted to key if thissing. >> we did find that new maven police did in fact find blood. >> clothing in the building behind me where the student meant missing friday moring they are skinle that segment to determine whether or notes if affected by this base. and the in the pack there is a protective parking area. not clear what they are look for or whether they have seen anything of. >> we have seen a surveillance picture of the young 24-year-old brad student on territoriesing the building on tuesday morning but there is no video of her leaving the killing. they are continuing

muhammad's attorneys say that will ask the governor to stop the execution but have yet to formally doo. muhammad is scheduled to be excused on november 10th for the october 20 o 02 killing industry that left ten people dead. >>> a man suspected of plotting a terrorist attack has pleaded not guilty in a new york courtroom. this was naj gentlemen beulah zazi's first court appearance since his arrest earlier in tngt mo. prosecutors say he was involved in a conspiracy to bomb new york's transit system. zazi had three accomplices. new york police say the suspects currently poes no threat to the sisity. >>> michael vick says he doesn't want kids in washington to make the same mistakes he did. he visited covenant baptist church in southwest d.c. yesterday. vick was there to speak out against dogfighting, urging inner city kids not to get involved. he served a year and a half behind bars after being convicted in his role in running a dogfighting ring. now he's working with the humane society. >> trying to get more people involved in becoming animal rights advocates and helping eradicate dogfi

. >>> a execution set date is set for john allen muhammad december 9th. he was sentenced to death of dean myers. he is expected to appeal to the supreme court. >>> an autopsy will be done for christopher kelly. he died in a hospital yesterday. kelly was charged in the same case that alleges that blagojevich tried to sell president obama's senate seat. days ago he pled guilty to be involved in an illegal kickback scheme through his company at o'hare airport. >>> now to a developing story. there is a new push to investigate the advocatey group acorn after a second video surfaced showing his workers offering advice for criminal activity. it's a latest in trouble for acorn. caroline shively has the latest. >> reporter: the bureau has had enough from acorn. take a look at the letter from their company severing ties. it is clear that the acorn census promotion has caused concern in the general public and has become a distraction from the mission and may even become a discouragement to public cooperation, negatively impacting 2010 census. they worey it would tam

tonight, what virginia's governor is saying about the execution of john allen muhammad. >>> over the edge. would you rappel down a building? >>> i think he's still asking himself that. thanks, vic. >>> employees and clients at a beauty salon in philadelphia are shocked when a walk-in client causes quite the stir. watch closely. you can see a deer, jumped right through the front window. it may have been coming to get a quick trim. but unfortunately, you sent all of the employees running to the nearest exit. they were finally able to get the deer out. >>> eyewitness sports is next. >>> this is mark viviano. the ravens are off to a hot start. and their offense is opening eyes around the nfl. no greater admirers than the ravens' defense. we'll hear from the team. and in baseball, the orioles continue to fall, while the angels rise. i'll have the latest when eyewitness news continues. >>> mark is here with sports. talking about the ravens. moving along. >> having fun. continues to win some games here. undefeated, dazzling on offense. and the ravens are taking a look at the scoreboard. lig

. >>> convicted sniper jonathan albaladejo len muhammad set to be executed november 10th. he was sentenced to death for the murder of dean meyers. meyers was one of ten people shot to death during the 2002 killing spree. mohammed's accomplice is serving a life sentence. lawyers for mohammed say he will appeal to the u.s. supreme court and to virginia governor tim kaine for clemency. >>> council members are still trying to get answers to why the fire department did not have enough water to put out the mansion blaze on chambridge road. >> reporter: there are at least three council members inside the wilson building here shaking their heads because they haven't gotten the answers they wanted from either the water and sewer authority or the fire department. both unable to answer the questions asked by the council member. one exchange involved a fire on july 29th. we pointed out early on in this investigation the fire department couldn't tell where to go to get an adequate supply of water without help and that took more than an hour and almost two hours for that to happen. coun

kaine says he can't think of any reason he would stop the execution of dc area sniper john allen muhammadtop radio he said his lawyers are yet to ask for clemency but he no knows of no credible claimant claim of innocence or error that would cause him to intervene. >>> today lawmakers are hosting a distracted driving summit on captiol hill in hopes to prevent the crashes caused by drivers making phone calls and texting. 9 news now digital correspondent, alex trevino has more. >> reporter: this makeshift test track at rfk stadium will put teen drivers through a hard lesson. >> my driving skills, i don't want to say above everyone else's but -- >> reporter: joseph james considers himself a skilled driver until he got behind the wheel and his instructor applied some distractions. >> it was challenging. i wasn't expecting what she threw at me. it was a lot to handle. >> reporter: a study revealed that texting or using a cell phone while driving is as debilitating as having a blood alcohol level of 0.08%. they say enforcement must improve. >> we have done it with seat belts enforcement is stro

. >> november 9 is the execution date for john allen muhammad. a prosecutor requested the date. the date has been coordinated with the governor's office to assure consideration of a expected clemency consideration. he was charged to the slaying of dean mire during the 2002 rampage that terrorized maryland and d.c. his attorney said he will appeal to the u.s. supreme court. >> opposition to president obama's health care overhaul and over government spending spilled into washington where tense of thousands of protestors turned out. brian moore as the story from washington. >> tens of thousands of tea party protestors from across the country marched down pennsylvania avenue and then rallied at the u.s. capitol hoping to send a clear message to washington. >> did you ask them one thing that bothered them the most is government is infringing in their life more and more and they don't like it. >> this was the last stop in a 34-city tour organized by conservative groups. >> ladies and gentlemen, welcome to waterloo! >> republican lawmakers were among a lawn parade of official speakers.

andy warhol portraits of muhammad ali, dorothy hamill, o.j. simpson disappear from a collector's home. a reward is up for grabs. >>> and monster snake. a stunning find in florida. imagine seeing this in your neighbor's back yard. turns out the giant python is a pet and the owner is fighting to get her back. today, saturday, september 12th, 2009. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and welcome to "today" on this saturday morning. i'm amy robach. >> i'm peter alexander sitting in for lester holt. he's taking some well-deserved time off. at the end of the summer, we said take a weekend. >> good for him and good for us. we're happy to have you. >> thank you. >> quite a day with snakes on the horizon. >> she is 18 feet long, incredibly 400 pounds. she is also a family's pet. her name is delilah. she's been living in the back yard of an orlando, florida, home for years now. apparently she's been known to escape from her cage. that's where the problem begins. coming up, we're going to find out what happened when wildlife official showed

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ka lead sheikh muhammad is being held at guantanamo bay, the judge at the bay granted a 60 day delay so the government can decide if it wants to hold the trial in a civilian court or in a revamped military one. >>> a prince george's county man is recovering tonight after being shot by hyattville police. officers say the man tried to run them over in the 6500 block of bellcrest road. but his family says he was the victim of racial profiling. digital correspondent armando tool has the details. >> reporter: this is the bullet- riddled and bloody g37 that juan floores was driving when he was shot by police. >> all i saw my cousin running to the car with the police shooting at him. when the police showed up, they didn't ask question, they started firing. >> the 24-year-old contractor was hit in the mouth and arm. >> i thought he was going to die. that's what it looked like. judged by the amount of blood here. >> reporter: it happened near this intersection near the mall 6 -- of prince george's county while police were breaking up a brawl and police say he was trying to flee the brawl when

along with another great iraqi army officer by the name of mainly general muhammad and he's in chargeof the basra operation center, who also has control of the m.l.b. -- of the iraqi police. that center, that center which i was down to last night, talking with major general muhammad about some future operations, has taken control of basra. i've spent time with the governor of basra, a newly elected official as of january. he's concerned about security, he's concerned about the economy, electricity and water and citizens and the cleanup of the city. and i can tell you that the city of basra has done a 180-degree turn. recently we had in my headquarters i invited over for an -- in honor of ramadan last wednesday a sunni, a shi'a, general muhammad and an individual from the 70th recon squadron and all told me how better the city of basra is now compared to what it was a year ago. and all these efforts are going on. we're putting together coalitions here in basra with the leadership, the religious leadership, of talking about how to make things better. along with the governor. and we're s

. >>> muhammad ali continued his tour of europe visiting ennis, ireland.sands of fans lined the streets to catch a glimpse of the champ. several years ago, muhammad ali found out his great grandfather grady grew up in ennis before moving to the united states. and the rest, as they say, is history. >>> it's been an excellent summer for ron artest. he signed with the lakers and then skipped town to circle asia with singer. and then artest gave us his cell phone number so we could find out what's popping. >> it's good. the voice of china. who's on the line? >> it's matt from long beach. >> what's up, baby? what's popping? >> here's what's popping from ron. a truly heartfelt rendition of celine dion's "my heart will go on." let's listen. ♪ ♪ you're here there's nothing i fear ♪ >> the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. and, ron, that's what's popping. that's it for me. we'll talk to you guys tomorrow. >> thanks a lot, fred. and the college football season starts tomorrow. ron artest. college football season starts tomorrow night. saturday night, alabam