paul warner powell was scheduled to die tomorrow but the u.s. supreme court put off that execution. he was tried a second time because he wrote a letter to prosecutors describing how he raped and killed the 16-year-old manassas girl and how he tortured his sister. his original conviction was overturned because they could not prove rape or robbery but the letter sealed his fate. andrew stack has an interview. >> reporter: to say the least, the prosecutor was a little dumbfounded. he told me in addition to being convicted twice, paul warner powell has been denied a stay of execution twice. so the 11th hour really caught him off guard. >> if we can make a capital murder case we will. >> reporter: that was the attorney paul eber before he built the first case against paul warner powell in 2000. this is eber today. >> i was surprised in this case the supreme court had already denied it twice on this case. >> reporter: eber won a capital murder conviction for the first time in 2000 for the murder of the 16-year-old stacey reid and the abduction, rape and attempted murder of her 14-year-ol

dave statter has the story. >> reporter: the only reason paul warner powell was tried a second time was because of a letter he wrote to prosecutors after his original conviction. in it he bragged that he tried to rape stacy reed. powell's original capital conviction was overturned because prosecutors couldn't prove rape or robbery. armed with a letter the capital conviction held up the second time around. but now the supreme court wants to decide whether to hear arguments that this was double jeopardy. >> it is like a bad dream. >> the crime shook the community in 1999. stacy reed murdered and her sister was raped, and had her throat slashed. >> christy reed survived and identified powell. county attorney paul ebert was scheduled to witness the execution tomorrow. now it is on hold. dave statter 9 news now and wusa9.com. >>> prosecutor ebert was to be joined at the execution by members of stacy reed's family. >>> a las vegas man is set to be sentenced for sending threatening e-mails to two virginia tech alumni. it happened on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the deadly campus shoo

paul warner powell was scheduled to die by electrocution today for the murder of 16-year-old stacy reid but the supreme court wants to re-examine whether he was unconstitutional tried twice for the crime. this is video of powell at his sentencing back in 2003. powell was first convicted in 2000 for murdering reid and then rape and attempted murder of reid's 14-year-old sister. >>> the investigation widens and police expect two more arrests in the murders of byrd and melanie bill go aad. surveillance shows more people entering the home in florida and it so captured their motives. police say one motive is robbery and there are multiple motives. the billings dedicated their lives if adopting special needs children. >>> a group of minority day camp children kicked out of a philadelphia area swim club will accept an unviet to return but under two conditions. a lawyer representing the day camp says the children will return only if the swim club board resigns and the club expels the members who allegedly made racial comments when those children arrived there at the club to swim. the club revok

the high court will consider whether paul warner powell's case is one of double jeopardy or being tried for the same crime twice. the 31-year-old was convicted and sentenced to life for stacy reed's murder. powell's original conviction was overturned because prosecutors couldn't prove rape or robbery. after writing a letter describing how he raped and killed the 16-year-old manassas girl and tortured her sister, powell was tried and sentenced to die. in a 9news now exclusive digital, correspondent andrew stack spoke to the man who received the letter. >>> if we can make it a murder case we test senility will. i believe if we can -- test we definitely will. i believe if we can do that we'll have the death penalty. >> reporter: that was the first case against paul warner powell in 2000. this is eletter today. >> that was a surprise. not uncommon but i was surprised in this case. the supreme court had already denied it twice on this case. >> reporter: ebert won a capital murder conviction against powell for the first time in 2000 for the murder of 16-year-old stacy reed and the abduction,

the high court agreed to consider whether or not whether or not paul warner powell is facing double jeopardy. his original conviction was overturned because prosecutors could not prove rape or robbery. but after writing a letter describing how he raped and killed a 16-year-old manassas girl and raped and killed another girl, which happened to be the 14-year-old's sister was tried again and he was sentenced to die. >> i do feel sorry for the victims in this case. those folks came a long way hoping to get some solace and some closure. and now they are going to have to wait. >> reporter: there's no word when a final decision will be reached in this case. >>> a contract that ward 8 council member marion barry awarded to a former girlfriend will be a part of today's dc council meeting. the council chair, vincent gray is openingening an investigation in to the matter. barry was adating her when she was awarded a $5,000 a month contract that was funded by taxpayer money. bennett would lead the council's investigation. >>> we have a followup on that midair scare that involved a southwest airlines je

paul warner powell was scheduled to die by electrocution tomorrow. but now the court wants to re- examine whether he was tried twice in violation of the country's double jeopardy law. powell was convicted in 2000 of the murder of reed and then rape and attempted murder of reed's 14-year-old sister. >>> disturbing new details about a quadruple murder in the district. benita jacks is scheduled to go on trial. she's accused of killing her four daughters and living with their bodies for months. beth parker was in court as the judge scared new, disturbing evidence. beth? >> reporter: well, brian, benita jacks asked if she could leave the courtroom while they played a videotape of detectives asking her questions. a judge granted her request. those who stayed to watch the tape saw her in a stark interview room. this interview happened on january 9, 2008, the day her four children were found dead in their southeast row house in the interview room, she accepted some food saying she hadn't eaten for months. then detectives began chatting with her about her lif

the high court will consider whether paul warner powell's case is double jeopardy, being tried twice for the same crime. after his conviction was overturned in the murder of stacey reed of manassas, virginia powell was tried again after writing a letter detailing the crime. >>> authorities arrested a fourth man in connection with the slayings of a wealthy florida couple. they are looking for up to four more men believed to have shot and killed the billings. they were well known intheir mmcoity, mmhaving 16 children, 12 adopted and with disabilities. >> reporter: the space shuttle "endeavor" sits on the launch pad after five failed watch attempts. last night's launch got scrubbed due to weather. nasa will try again tomorrow evening if it is scrubbed again they have to wait until july until shift awaiting layoff. >>> the first african-american to walk in space and also a physician and he's on a mission in our area and we will be dr. harris back to 9 news now. an overachiever is what you are. >> some people would say that. >> that's not a bad thing at all. >> tell us about the mission y

a stay of execution for a virginia man, paul warner powell was scheduled to die by electrocution todayurder of stacy reed but the supreme court wants to reexamine whether he was tried twice for the crime. powell was convicted in 2000 for murdering reed and convicted of the rape of reed's 14-year-old sister. >>> an investigation at the fort myer henderson baracks. a seen year navy official sa foul play is not ruled out in a murder. >>> we could soon have answers about the death ofmm. the toxicology reports could be finished by the end of this week or early next week. authorities are investigating claims that the pop star was using large amounts of prescription medication. >>> 8:16 right now. and we've seen our -- in our ask the weather guy we saw great pictures and i'm hoping that will be the cute factor of the day, because we turn to tucker barnes now. >> and today's cute factor. >> always the highlight of the day. >> i think so. >> and now for our first 5 -- >> wait a minute. i do want to join you here. let me grab a chairment i want to interrupt the cuteness factor of the day, the my

. >>> a day away from death, convicted inmate paul warner powell dot a -- got a stay of execution. the supreme court wants to reexamine whether hwas tried twice for his trial. he was convicted in 2000 for murdering reed and her sister. if the appeal it denies, powell will again face death. >>> we are following breaking news right now. d.c. council member jack evans confirms a body found in baltimore's inner harbor this morning is one of his staff members. dizzy deshane disappeared sunday night following a boating party. the body shows no signs of foul play. the report shows that deshane graduated from catholic university in 2001. >>> four members of a religious cult accused of starving a 1- year-old to death are expected to appear in a baltimore courtroom this afternoon but the trial will almost certainly be postponed. two of the defendant have not yet hired lawyers. the judge could appoint one or order them to represent themselves. prosecutors say cult members stopped feeding the toddler after he refused to say amen after meals. >>> in virginia the islamic study academy is looking

paul warner powell was scheduled to die by electrocution tomorrow for the murder of 16-year-old stacy reid but thesupreme court wants to re-examine whether he was unconstitutionally tried twice to the crime. he was convicted in 2000 for murdering reid and then rape and attempted murder of reid's 14-yard sister. >>> you're out. the manager for the nats off the job tonight but will a change really turn things around? plus, marion barry's latest round of trouble not done yet. the d.c. council is taking on the contract controversy. that's coming up next. >>> a new twist in the brutal murder of a beloved couple. investigators pointing fingers at eight suspects. >>> plus, from custody of the kids to new concerns over what happened. we're all over the new developments in the death of michael jackson. who in jackson's inner circle is launching some serious accusations. >>> keep it right here. your 90-minute power block of news is just getting started. we'll be right back. e autobahn for all event, you can get great deals. yeah it's great. i just really want to be sure. whoa, it's us from... .

this is paul warner powell during his sentencing back in 2003. powell was scheduled to die by electrocution today for the murder of 16-year-old stacy reed. but this is t supreme court wants to re-examine whether he was unconstitutionally tried twice for the crime. power was convicted in 2000 for murdering reed and then rape and attempted murder of reed's 14-year-old sister. >>> coming up next, family, friends and fans have said their good-byes but the question still remain, how did michael jackson die? why we may find out sooner than first thought. >>> a family physician from iewrl alabama could soon be named to a top post in the white house. find out how she gained the attention of the president when fox 5 morning news returns. america, whattaya say to big cheesy-steaky-ness! - subway. eat fresh! - eat fresh! when you wanna kick it up with zesty chipotle sauce. - eat fresh! - eat fresh! the flavor-fullest sub only subway can offer. - eat fresh! - eat fresh! try the new subway big chipotle cheesesteak. an updated all-time favorite: juicy steak la

the high court agreed to consider whether or not paul warner powell is facing double jeopardy. powell's original conviction was overturned because prosecutors couldn't prove rape or robbery. after writing a letter describing how he raped and killed a 16-year-old manassas, virginia, girl, and kidnapped, raped, and tortured her 14-year- old sister, powell was tried again and sentenced to die. >> i do feel sorry for the victims in this case. those folks came a long way hoeing they'd get some solace and closure. now they're going to have to wait. >> there's no word when a final decision will be reached in this case. >>> y their is is investigating the death of a sailor whose body was discovered inside her barracks at fort myer in arlington, virginia. the navy says it will not release any information about the sailor or the case until they've contacted her family. fort myer is home to more than 14,000 military and civilian personnel, plus 108,000 family members and retirees. >>> metro's new silver line is u getting even more money. $85million in fact. the silver line will go from ea

supreme court stops the execution of convicted killer paul warner powell in virginia. we will have reaction. >>> we will also have election result from reston where a candidate with controversial views on the holocaust was in the running. >>> it is scary who you might end up next to -- >> you don't want the middle seat. >> you don't know what might happen. >> just talk weather, tony. >> not much to talk about. when weather people say that it is a good thing. it will be beautiful again tonight. unseasonably cool. it will almost feel look fall by tomorrow morning. 50s -- liking that. >> yeah. >> some of the suburbs. maybe even the 40s in the mountains. >> sleeping weather. >> yes. let's start with the three-day trend. it will change in the middle of the week. won't be unusual but it will get back to the way it should be in july with temperature close to 90 on wednesday and thursday. and maybe a hit-and-miss thunderstorm in the afternoon, but in the short term, more of the same. clear-to-partly cloudy skies tonight, pleasant, low temperatures are dropping to the mid 50s i