pepco said it was a transformer explosion underground. it briefly knocked out power in the area but nobody was hurt. >>> new this morning, also from montgomery county, a man stabbed to death. this happened late last night at a townhome in germantown. investigators say an acquaintance of the victim is the suspect here. they say he fled the townhouse and called police from a nearby wal-mart. you can see video of him being put into a police car at the shopping center. the suspect has not been identified. >>> and in the days after the death of osama bin laden, the central question for the obama administration is whether to release a photo of the dead al- qaeda leader's body. whether it will be made public? >> and the white house is trying to correct some misinformation about the raid that killed osama bin laden. doug luzader begins our coverage from capitol hill. >> reporter: the narrative of bin laden's death is changing and the white house is still struggling to decide whether releasing a photograph will help make their case. from above, pl

we have pepco on the scene.oke for a neighbor who said he awoke when he heard the sound and ran outside trying to help. here what is he had to say. >> i saw my neighbor who moved in two days ago and he was just searching for his wife. he couldn't find his wife. i just jumped over the fence and i found his wife about 0 feet away from the house, maybe 20 feet away from the bedroom where they were sleeping. >> reporter: an adult male and adult female were transported for a local burn unit. we are told they have serious but not life-threatening injuries. at this point, once again, there is still no word on what caused that explosion. they have also checked the nearby houses for any gas levels to make sure anybody there is safe. we did see neighbors removing their belongings there their homes early this morning. back to you. >>> now to the latest on the death of osama bin laden. photos of the dead leader of al- qaeda are supposedly gruesome and if they are released, some say they could spark even more anti-american s

the woman tells police that a man came to her home tuesday morning, posing as a pepco worker, checking on a gas leak. that's when he showed her a gun and he robbed her. pepco does not serve that area, nor does it check on gas leaks. >>> still to come on 9news now at noon, a beautiful day at the racetrack turns ugly after a horse throws its jockey and barrels through a crowd of spectators, and it was all caught on tape. >>> and drivers, consider this a warning. speed cameras are going up in another maryland community. we'll tell you when and where when we come back. >>> speed cameras are going to be in another part of the metro area. the howard county council approved the cameras this week. a maryland state law passed in 2009 allows counties to set up the cameras and in howard county police plan to operate a maximum of eight mobile cameras in school zones. >> some very narrow parameters. monday through friday, 6:00 in the morning to 8:00 at night. the violations are a $40 citation, no points. >> drivers will have a little bit of wiggle ram because the cameras will take photos of cars go

pepco bought the boxes of power and can pass discounts to customers. it works for $10 a month for d.c. customers. the decrease takes affect in june. >> and savings is a good thing. how long will the prices last? >> the rates are adjusted once a year and i'm told that it should last until next june. you have to remember, though, we're talking about a portion of the bill, the cost of power makes up 71% of the bill and as we know, there are many other add-on fees and taxes and it's possible they could go up and that would if site the savings. >> we motioned this at the introduction that dominion virginia wants to increase the rates. what is going on there? >> reporter: dominion virginia operates differently and generates, creates most of the power it supplies to customers. dominion virginia has a flexible mix of sources, coal, natural gas, nuclear and to moderate the prices when one goes high. it can pull from the lower-cost source. the generation is part of the reason that it's asking for a rate increase. the company said that fuel costs 8 up $483 millio

. >>> now, pepco is looking into a manhole explosion in montgomery county. in happened last night right in the heart of bethesda. it was heard after 10:00 on wisconsin avenue. pepco says it was a transformer explosion that briefly knocked out power in the area. nobody was hurt. >>> a look at this morning's other top stories. we are learning new details about the reid that killed osama bin laden. u.s. navy seals conducted the operation dubbed geronimo. they say bin laden was not armed but did resist capture. according to white house officials, his wife rushed one of the seals and was shot in the leg but not killed. it is also uncheer if women were used as human shields. >> they certainly resisted the raid and they put themselves against the salters, whether or not they were trying to shield or attack is still unclear. >> president obama and his national security team watched as the raid happened. however, cia head leon panetta says mr. obama did not see the moment when bin laden was shot dead. panetta says there was a heart- pounding period of 20 minutes in h

pepco says it's lowering rates because of falling energy prices. company does not generate its own electricity, it purchases it from other wholesale suppliers. >>> lights are back on in montgomery after a fire broke out in downtown bethesda. it closed part of wisconsin avenue for a while last night. the road is open again this morning, though. there's no word at this hour what caused that fire. >>> 5:50 now. today prince charles is expected to meet with president obama. the prince is in washington for a three-day visit. megan mcgrath is live at georgetown university where charles is expected to speak today. megan, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning. it's prince charles's first visit since 2007. yes, he's going to be here later on today delivering a key note speech at a conference here. it's a very short trip. he will be here just for three days. and he's making a push for organic sustainable agriculture. he's going to be speaking at the future of food conference here at georgetown university. now, yesterday prince charles toured the comm

>> reporter: pepco is on the scene and montgomery county fire. apparently there was a transformer explosion underground. two adjacent manhole covers were sent skyward. fortunately no cars or people crossing the street or on the road at the time. right now northbound wisconsin avenue is closed at east/west highway. so northbound traffic is detoured around this right in the heart of downtown bethesda across the street from the hyatt hotel. nobody hurt but pepco on the scene trying to figure out exactly what they have going on underground. some power was knocked out briefly here in this area, but right now all power seems to be on. nobody hurt, but this apparently we're told has happened sometime before, about a year or so ago. so pepco has got certain awes here. they're looking at it and right now -- issues here. they're looking at it and right now northbound wisconsin avenue is closed, a small portion of it heading north in the heart of bethesda. >>> up next the gruesome discovery in the home of a former playmate. >>> plus another back tax in our

it is expected to start in january. >>> pepco customers will soon see rates go down. customers in maryland will see electric bills drop 15% to an average of about $128 for the typical residential customer. folks in d.c. will see a decrease of about 10%. pepco's new standard offer service rates go into effect on june 1st. >>> monday an alert a -- and an alert for dominion power customers saying they have a rate hike blamed on the rising cost of fuel. >>> and washington hospital just agreed to a contract with the nurses union. now that means there will be no picket -- picket protest on friday. both the hospital center and national nurses united union agree they will not talk about the agreement until after the vote. >>> a remarkable anniversary. it was 50 years ago today that a small group of men and women set out from here on a mission to fight segregation. coming up, we'll talk with two people who were part of the first wave of freedom riders in 1961. a look back 50 years through their eyes next. we'll be back in a moment.  >>> 50 years ago today a small group of

pepco announced it had gone $15 billion into the red. no company in that financial sector has ever lost more. the president of the company will resign after taking responsibility for the worst nuclear disaster since chernobyl. >> i would like to apologize for causing the country anxiety and concern. i wish to resign from the post of ceo. >> more than 80,000 people have been robbed of their homes by the crisis. the compensation bill could run to well over $100 billion. the priority for the government is not just the victims get paid, but that the lights stay on in tokyo. the damages threatened to crush the power company. the plan is to use taxpayers' money to help. pepco will have to submit to a major restructuring. >> churches and charities. they have long provided services for the poor. now, for the first time social sciences have put an economic value on those activities. other countries make cutbacks in their state-funded welfare programs and they are watching what charities can do to fill the gap. >> ebay society in america, going be

a glen burnie woman didn't know that and a man came to her home posing as a pepco worker he showed her a gun and robbed her. pepco does not serve that area, nor does it check on gas leaks. >>> after six weeks now gas prices have basically crept up every single day. aaa says the average in d.c., the metro area regular gas $4.01 per gallon. that's a jump of 33 cents in the last month. this morning, we found four places you can fill up for under $4 a gallon. let's start in the district sunoco sherman avenue harvard street, 3.99, upper marlboro maryland wawa on central avenue 3.93. and arlington gas, 3.99 at bar croft center on route 50. in wood bridge virginia we found gas 3.97 at the seven, 11 on route one,. cheaper places to fill up where you live, visit wusa9.com. >>> 6:07. jessica doyle is here with a special your money report. >> talking about getting your money's worth as it comes to mother's day. >> buyer beware if you're planning on sending flowers on mother's day that you order online. the reason why, with so many people ordering online and never seeing the flowers in person, the

pepco says it's lowering rates because of falling energy prices.he company does not generate its own electricity, it purchases it from other wholesale suppliers. >>> more americans are buying smaller cars as gas prices rise. new models that get 35 miles per hour per gallon or better led most major automakers to stronger april sales. even buyers of pickup trucks chose more efficient engines. but the strong demand could raise the price if there is a summer shortage. honda warned that the 2012 civic and other models will be in short supply because of production delays because of the japan earthquake and tsunami. and it pushed back the fall launch of the cr-v but at least a month. >>> a look at local gas prices. the price in the district is $4.18. in maryland, $3.97. west virginia above $4 at $4.11 per gallon. >>> this morning our first up-close look of what's left of a home that exploded in northern virginia. but more amazing the story of the neighbors who pulled them out of the rubble. more on their heroic efforts. >> reporter: one look of what's lef

pepco customers will pay 10% less. bg&e customers will see a 14% drop. >>> today is national train day. it marked amtrak's 40th anniversary and gladdys knight helped kick off the event, considering her huge hit "midnight train to georgia." >> we loved the song, there was something not right about it. it was midnight plane to houston. and let me see if i can sing that. no, that didn't work. we made the song and changed the name and the rest is history. >> indeed, the rest is history and national train day is a celebration of all things trains and seeks to educate&the public about the plane. >> midnight plane to houston? >> i know. >> her life would have taken a -- . >> totally. >> completely different turn. she looks fabulous. >> she does. >> and all righty. >>> republican bobby gindal hasn't decided if he's going to run for president next year but he's falling -- follow negligent footsteps of president obama and may have something to do with a shock at the white house. >>> seems everyone'so on facebook. is it taking ov

pepco customers are about to get a break. starting june 1st, maryland residential customers should see their bills go down by about 15%. so, if you use the average 1,000 kilowatts each month, your bill would go from about $151 down to about $129. this decrease stems from a recent reduction in the standard offer service rates by the maryland public service commission. if you're shopping for smaller car, you have a lot of company on dealer lots with gas prices so high nowadays, more car shoppers are opting to downsize. both general motors and ford saw double digit sales increases in april inside those numbers, the compact chevy cruze accounted for better than 10% of g.m. sales. ford saw a big jump in sales for its new focus compact. >>> pay-per-view could be coming to your flight. our partners at "usa today" reports american airlines is working on a system to stream movies to their tablet or computer while in the air. it is working with air cell on the system and it could be introduced later this year. that would make the long

. >>> pepco is looking into a manhole explosion. this happened just after 10:00 last night in the heart of bethesda on wisconsin avenue. pepco says it was a transformer explosion underground t briefly knocked out power in the area but officials say it is all back on. >>> a woman from maryland is on trial accused of running over two men on riggs road more than a year ago. 30-year-old generally may faces manslaughter charges in their deaths. prosecutors say she was drunk when she hit the men in february 2010. police say they didn't bring charges immediately because they had to further their investigation. authorities say the men had been in a minor fender bender and were exchanging information when they were hit. >>> some d.c. leaders want to allow residents to collect unemployment benefits beyond the eustachian 26-week maximum. d.c. council member michael brown is introducing a bill to extend the benefits at the request of mayor vincent gray. brown says many residents remain unemployed and a $300 weekly check can prepresent people fr

pepco workers shut off power and gas in the immediate area. anita sherman runs a day care just three doors down. >> we have been appalled by it since 3:00 this morning -- of all might since 3:00 this morning. >>> we turn to details about the mission to kill osama bin laden. it was more risky than first thought. we are learning about what was found with the terrorist leader. brianne carter is following all of this life. >> we are learning new details. at this hour, the debate continues about whether to release the photos. this comes as we are learning information about what happened when the elite team stormed the compound, and the mother lode of intelligence that was found inside. days after the death, a different account of what happened part >> it was a staggering undertaking. there was nobody else, other than an american group of military warriors who could do it. >> the cia says a navy seal stormed the compound, with only 60%-80% chance that it was accurate information. >> osama bin laden's wife rushed the u.s. of salter but was not killed

. >>> we have good news if you're a pepco customer. be about to save some money on your electric bill. it is cutting its rates for maryland and d.c. customers. if you live in maryland, you will save $22 a month. in the district, about $10. pepco says it's lowering rates because of falling energy prices. the company does not generate its own electricity, it purchases it from other wholesale suppliers. >>> beginning next year you have to pay a five cent bag tax in you live or shop in montgomery county. they imposed an extra fee on all retail establishments, not just stores that sell food. it applies to both paper and plastic bags. it's expected to reduce litter and generate a million dollars a year. part of that money will fund free reusable bags for the poor and elderly. the move mirrors a similar measure in the district. >>> some d.c. students will test new metro i.d. cards similar to smartrip cards. "washington post" reports 500 students at the school without wall will test the dc-1 card. unlike the pass the students use now, it will

pepco and hazmat crews are on the scene saying explosion may have been caused by an overload in underground wiring. no injuries to passer-byes or vehicles. >>> getting ready to hit the ice for game 2 r for the light -- game 2 for the lightning. we're live with all the action from the verizon center. >>> but first a man credited with saving 40,000 lives in the second world war is honored. brittany morehouse will bring us his story. >>> this called for an el salvador salute. we'll, plain. a few people will know the name, but they were serving as the diplomat during the war, using their power to save nearly 40,000. brittany morehouse has the incredible story. >>> and it may be rare to hear music to start the jewish celebration. but for this special event at the israel congregation, it's fitting. that connection is the army colonel. a man who saved thousands of lives at the holocaust. his daughter says that the father was just trying to help the jewish businessman who they befriended in new york. >> he saw him again in geneva when he came and told him what was going on. his family was there. th

. >>> we have some good news if you're a pepco customer.ld be about to save some money on your electric bill. it's cutting its rates from maryland and d.c. customers. you will save about $22 a month. in the district about $10. pepco says it's lowering its rates because of lowering energy prices. it purchases it from wholesale suppliers. starting next year you'll have to pay a 5 cent bag tax in montgomery county. they will impose an extra fee on all retail establishments, not just stores that sell food. the tax applies to both paper and plastic bags. it's expected to reduce litter and generate about $1 million a year. part that have money will fund free reusable bags are for the poor and elderly. the move mirrors a similar measure in the district. >> we're hoping it's going to clear up but i don't think so. >> it has. we have some sunshine breaking out now here in northwest washington. there's a live picture from our sky watcher camera. the clouds are beginning to build back in again so even though it breaks out with some sunshine it may clo

businesses along this greater court or, and it is impacting these businesses, like jane pet stores like pepco, -- ptetco, -- petco, and there are those along lombard street and also california street, and the board of supervisors allowed with a divided vote the conditional use permit for a pet food express last year. i know that that was a contentious issue that divided a number of communities and especially the small-business owners, the pet store owners. this is narrowly tailored to impact supply stores in that area. on january 20, petco had a meeting that i attended, and for my reid, we were near unanimously opposed to date -- the petco on geary. there are vacant storefronts, and the small merchants are really hurting, and i hope that the small business really considers this and doesn't support of the smaller pet stores and small businesses. as you can see from the letters you have received and probably emails and causing a receipt from the richmond district and other pet owners come we need your support. we hope you will stand up with the richmond district in support of item number nine.

. >>> pepco customers, you're going to get a break because starting june 1st, maryland residential customers should see their bills go down by about 15%. so if you use the average 1,000 kilowatts each month, your bill will go from about $151 to $129. the decrease stems from a recent reduction and the standard offered service rates by the maryland public service commission. >>> just about everyone is pitching in to help clean up that mess left behind from the tornadoes that ripped through alabama. many of the homes in tuscaloosa were destroyed by last week's storm and more than 230 people were killed. thousands of homes and businesses are without power. >>> let's go take a look at our weather. >> yeah, much quieter now. the rains are pulling away, that's good news. it's chilly, though, only in the low 50s now. yesterday we were at 81. >> i know. from the air conditioner to -- >> you'll need the heaters tonight, we've got 40s and possible 30s north and west. we'll have sunshine mixing in with the clouds. at times it'll be mostly cloudy, other times partly sunny. temperatures by 3:00 upper 50s,

. >>> pepco customers are about to get a break on their bills. starting june 1, maryland residential customers should see their bills go down by 15%. so, if you use the average 1,000 kilowatts each month, your bill would go from $151 to $129. the decrease stems from a recent reduction in the standard rates by the maryland public service commission. >>> pb and j, well it's about to get a little bit pricey. analysts believe peanut butter is about to reach its highest price in 25 years. this year's crop of peanuts isn't looking too gad and the jars and sweeteners are going up as well. it is unclear exactly how much more you may find yourself paying for the jars at your local supermarket. >>> still ahead, topper is tracking a change in the weather. plus, from the field to the anchor desk. hear what scott plans. >> how do you study? [ male announcer ] before he changed the world... tear down this wall. [ male announcer ] ...or led a nation... i ronald reagan do solemnly swear. [ male announcer ] ...or governed a state... you and i have a rendezvous wi

. >> pepco customers are about to get a break on their bills. starting june 1st, maryland residential customers should see their bill go down by about 15%. if you use an average of 1,000 kilowatts each month, your bill would go from about $151 down to $129. the decrease stems from a recent reduction in the standard offer service rates by the maryland public service commission. >>> massey energy is in trouble with federal safety regulators. the u.s. safety administration cited massi subsidiary for more than two dozen violations. they were discovered during a surprise inspection at a mine in boone county, west virginia. the agency started the inspections after the upper big branch mine explosion last april which killed 29 miners. >>> the level of the mississippi river has dropped dramatically since the army corps of engineers blew a hole in a levee to prevent a small illinois town from flooding. the army corps exploded the levee last night sacrificing 130,000 acres of rich farmland and crops and about 100 homes in missouri. farmers who lost their

noticed your brother in there in the money management space for example you've got bill gross over there pepco mark farmer famously also joining this chorus of those who are selling u.s. government treasury bonds and even shorting u.s. government treasury bonds you have also pointed to this trade as a something to look at what about that idea because not only is it about let's say positioning a portfolio to avoid the risk of owning this u.s. government bond but these folks and possibly yourself becoming a lot more aggressive because they are shorting those bonds are taking quite a an action that as we know with the money flows around the world can actually help precipitate the outcome if you know what i mean what were your thoughts there well you know the only problem with shorting the bonds is that the government can print money and keep buying them and that will ultimately prevent bond prices from falling but if they do that then the dollar. absolutely and so you're probably better off if you're bearish on treasuries and you're probably a safer trade is just a short a dollar because if the f

. >> pepco customers will see a drop in there electrabel. d.c. customers will pay 10% less. >>> ai was so excited because this is what we have been talking about. exercise and moving can be fun. >> hundreds of local students get a surprise as they join forces with other students around the country to take control of their health. >> and new tax for the local county and this is not just for groceries. >> a boy scouts stranded for days ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] before he changed the world... tear down this wall. [ male announcer ] ...or led a nation... i ronald reagan do solemnly swear. [ male announcer ] ...or governed a state... you and i have a rendezvous with destiny. [ male announcer ] ...he inspired our company... with his optimism, his belief in innovation and his entrepreneurial spirit. [ man ] for general electric here is ronald reagan. ♪ ♪ >> , under recall expands to include hundreds of thousands of vehicles. airbags can deploy too forcefully. they are recalling 2003 and 2006 accords and some acura 3.2 models as well. one death is attribute

pepco says it is thanks to contracts negotiated when energy costs were much lower than they are now. >>> when news 4 at 4:00 continues, a teacher made good on his promise following the daeflts osama bin laden. >> also, steven tyler opens up today about his past drug use. the surprising amount of money he spent on drugs, when we come back. >>> and courtroom chaos and the target was the prosecutor. >> so you saw the folks celebrating in the streets after the death of osama bin laden. today on the 20, we're asking whether celebrations like that are appropriate. you don't want to miss this discussion, co i love to eat. i love hanging out with my friends. i have a great fit with my dentures. i love kiwis. i've always had that issue with the seeds getting under my denture. super poligrip free -- it creates a seal of the dentures in my mouth. even well-fitting dentures let in food particles. super poligrip is zinc free. with just a few dabs, it's clinically proven to seal out more food particles so you're more comfortable and confident while you eat. super poligrip free made the kiwi an enj

. >> the pepco power company has released video from inside a reactor one at japan's crippled if youuclear power plant. workers plan to enter the reactor to install filtering equipment needed to remove the radioactive contamination from the air. >> it is time to answer our question of the morning. >> which one celebrity pet most men said they would like to most hang out with. what do you think? >> scooby doo, mr. ed or lassie? >> here's a look at some of the responses you left on our facebook fan page. he wrote nobody tops scooby doo except for my doberman, nitro. he rocks! >> lassie. you just can't beat man's best friend. >> the answer? >> scooby doo as andrea predicted. >> he solves mysteries. that's why i like scooby doo. that's for playing along with us this morning. >> another well-timed event in d.c. recognizes the children directly impacted by the 9-11 attack. >> the duke and duchess of cambridge are back at home days after their marriage instead of their honeymoon. wo this afternoon, clouds and sunshine. maybe a passing spritz. temperatures about 60. right now in cross juncti

pepco says that maryland billsers will see their by 15% next month.l thanks to a new supply by the maryland regulators. we will have another update at 8:27. for continuous news coverage, tune i [ cheers ] >>> fyi, start my day, every day, every morning to that song. look at that wonderful crowd, braving the elements, right outside our times square studio. they are great. we have two, great interviews coming up. a no-holds-barred conversation with jesse james. with his children in texas. this is a new interview. >> a brand-new life with jesse james. >>> and also, judge judy. you spoke with judge judy about her health scare on the set. we hear her 911 call. and she does not speak out all that often. >> nope. she rarely does interviews. we're appreciative she stopped by her. >>> and a dose of reality for kendra wilkinson, and louis van amstel. they join us live this morning. they got the big ballroom boot last night. >>> before that, breaking news this morning. brand-new details from martha raddatz, about what was found on osama bin laden's body. martha,

p pepco has initiated a recovery plan that has a number of important activities imbedded in it.the enclosure over the units is beginning. right now they're doing over unit one. they're working on a number of ventilation modifications to improve conditions inside of the plant, installing closed loop cooling for units one and two on the spent fuel pools. and engineered systems to help contain those releases i mentioned earlier. there are at least six challenges of concern. the first is the radiation fieldses inside the reactor buildingses which are certainly going to impact the rate that work can be done and the accessibility of various parts of the plant and pieces of equipment. similarly high humidity levels inside of the reactor building is going to be problematic for the workforce. there is a considerable amount of debris inside of the spent fuel pools and in the turbine buildings. much caused by the tsunami and also some from the hydrogen explosions that occurred shortly after the events started. i mentioned that there are some structural concerns that have recently been iden