the eighth grader, a boy, attended carson rachel middle school. there's a lot of talk on twitter, and kids saying today at westfield and rachel carson, they're going to be wearing black in honor of the family. >>> new developments in the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate at benghazi, libya. the president of libya tells nbc news the attack had nothing to do with an anti-islam film that sparked protests in several countries. he says it was a preplanned attack. there were no protesters at the site which came in two waves, first by rocket propelled grenades and then mortars from a safe house. the video had been available for months. u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three others died in that attack. >>> protests planned today in new york as iran's president addresses the u.n. president mahmoud ahmadinejad already spoke to leaders on monday, but today's speech in front of the general assembly is expected to be more divisive. ahmadinejad is known for denouncing israel and in the past has denied the holocaust ever happened. >>> five minutes after the h

- arnie duncan awarded a blue ribbon, to six local elementary schools, including woodhome and rachell carson, white hall, and others. four parochial schools also received the special designation. they include some of the agusta -- st. augusta. coming up next to a coat it gives the opportunity to have a huge contribution to a product. >> a new type of laundry detergent could pose a serious health hazard for young children. plus, an amazing day for a parlor indian and war veterans. -- a paralympian and war veteran. >> you think you can pump up a crowd at better than reagan superstar ray lewis? details on an interactive contest. contest. >> a cold front could but it'll become so much more. a new world-class resort casino in maryland. two thousand construction jobs to build it. four thousand permanent, good-paying jobs when it's done. hundreds of millions for maryland schools... real oversight to make sure the money goes... where it's supposed to. but none of it will happen unless we vote for... question seven this november. vote for question seven. and help build a better future for maryland. >

their oldest son was a sophomore at westfield high school and their younger son in 8th grade at rachel carson. counselors will be there tomorrow. peggy fox, 9news now. >> an ugly labor battle brewing between pepco and the international brotherhood of electrical workers. those are the men and women who fixed those power lines after the storm strike. the contract is over health, welfare, and other benefits. they are expected to vote tomorrow on what pepco calls its last, best, and final contract offer. the leader says pepco cannot rely on backup contractors if the weather turns nasty. >> we are the people that keep the lights on. not the management. we're the ones out in the bucket trucks and in the manholes and on the streets. >> a spokesperson says the utility does not want to strike, but it is ready for one. while the union is expected to vote on a contract tomorrow, they will vote separately on whether or not to go on strike against pepco. >>> and more bad news for the u.s. postal service. usps expecting to miss a $5.6 billion payment due to the government and it is due by sunday. that cash

his 13-year-old brother christopher was an 8th grader at rachel carson middle school. >>> two weeks after a teen was murdered while working to school his killer is still out there. tonight police met with concerned community members at that time central high school. that is where 18-year-old markel ross was student. ross was shot the morning of september 11th. people are urging anyone with information, please call them. >>> also tonight, police and community leaders led a neighborhood walk in kettering, maryland. they were handing out flyers about yet another unsolved murder. this was 17-year-old honor student amber stanley who was shot in her own bedroom. police are offering a reward of $25,000 for information that helps catch that killer. >>> new tonight, the union representing pepco's work hears rejected and turned down what pepco called its final contract offer. that puts the union on a path to a strike. pepco has always said a strike would not affect systems. meanwhile pepco customers will pay more to keep the lights on but not as much more as you the till tee had asked. pepco asked

the other was an 8th grader at rachel carson middle. those who knew them say there was never any sign of trouble inside the home. >> they always would help the neighbors and things like that, just very nice people all the time, you know, wave to you. hi, how are you doing? i always waved to him as i'm coming home from work every day. >> friends and loved ones are left trying to make sense of the grew some find that has -- gruesome find that has them all perplexed. >> they were always nice. nobody ever said in the neighborhood they've ever seen them fighting or arguing or anything like that. >> reporter: another live look now what police investigators who are here on the scene, they said they're going to be here overnight into the morning, probably for the next 24 hours still combing through the house looking for more clues in the disturbing find they made here. the four bodies have been taken to a medical examiner's office where an autopsy will be performed to determine the exact cause of death. i want to let you know something. through

his 13-year-old brother christopher was an eighth grader at rachel carson middle school. >>> union members yesterday agreed to reject the latest contract offer from the utility company pepco. pepco says it will not affect service. they asked the d.c. public service commission for a rate hike which would have added about $5 to the average monthly bill. the commission approved a hike which will add only about $2.60 to the bill. >>> it is 4:32 now. the race for the white house undecided voters are the ones getting all the attention now in campaign 2012. with a little over a month left to go until the election, president obama and mitt romney are doing everything they can to put more supporters in the respective camps. >> today both men will campaign in virginia. they're trying to earn the commonwealth's 13 electoral votes. susan mcginnis has more. >> reporter: president obama and mitt romney are following each other from one battleground state to another. on wednesday ohio was their target. >> you probably are aware that there's an election going on right now in ohio. >> i believe you're goin

the younger boy an eighth grader at rachel carson middle school. neighbors say the family was always outside on the porch or kicking a soccer ball in the yard. they say no one expected trouble. >> very, very friendly family. very personable. you know, we've been here for about six years, and they've always been great, you know. he drove -- he drove his pickup truck in the wintertime. sometimes when we had snowstorms and the v-dot hadn't cleaned up or done a very good job, he would help out and clear people's driveways a little bit for them. he was a good neighbor. he was a good guy, and a good family. >> reporter: this neighbor's son was a childhood friend of one of the victims. she faces a very tough conversation when she breaks the news tonight. >> he is really sensitive. he is an empathetic kid. and he is going to -- i don't know what he is going to do. i don't know what he is going to do. nothing like this has ever happened. >> reporter: and word of this tragedy has already spread through this westfield high school community through twitter and

i'm thinking either tarbell, rachel carson spent i think one of the interesting things about many ofhe books or is there not a great social movements that some either lead to legislation. so we see the jungle intercut and we know that really created the forerunner legislation through food and drug administration and create. so not on social movement but actually legislation. actually social change. spent and why 88? >> eighty-eight is really just where we decide to stop. we were worried about using a number that comment associated with a definitive list. so we avoided 10, 25 and 100. yarn that it was kind of up for grabs. and we got to 88 we were thinking, we think that's a good number. it won't get anyone the impression that we mean this is the 88. >> poetry, religious books, are the in your? >> they are. we have quite a few, friend to spend at least the century. so we've got walt whitman. we have allen ginsberg. so we really tried to be very clear that poetry has been an impressive part of american history, and that america is have been very committed to both writing and reading po

producer rachel carson yes thanks for having me liz. well here is a story that will make your stomach churn a french study that was just released finds rats are that are fed genetically engineered corn suffered from tumors and severe organ damage this is in the wake of a battle going down in california over big agribusiness just like monsanto and proponents of food labeling proposition thirty seven would require all foods that contain genetically modified organisms or g.m. owes as they're known to be labeled such a move could have a major impact on what food people buy and eat to discuss i'm joined now by alexis baden meyer political director of the organic consumers association alexis is also part of the california right to know campaign that is fighting to label g.m.o. foods alexis welcome thank you so we see what's happening to rats being fed g m o's is this what can happen to humans absolutely we're seeing a huge uptick in cancer among our population diet related diseases gastrointestinal disorders allergies among kids autism all of

in maryland the department recognized croften meadows, rachel carson elementary, st. peter's school, and white haul in buoy. in virginia, a list includes arlington traditional, and holy control. the national blue ribbon programs recognizes schools where students achieve, or where the achievement gap is narrowing. >>> coming up, a pair of deadly earthquakes rattled china, and there may be a reason why these kinds of quakes did so much damage. >>> a love triangle, a plane hoax, and an arrest. the story is revealed. >>> and the pope has been meed >>> and the pope has been meed with a fancy new rid anncr: it'll start out as concrete and steel... but it'll become so much more. a new world-class resort casino in prince george's county. two thousand construction jobs to build it. four thousand permanent, good-paying jobs when it's done. hundreds of millions for maryland schools... real oversight to make sure the money goes... where it's supposed to. but none of it will happen unless we vote for... question seven this november. vote for question seven. and help build a better

the youngest boy an eighth grader at rachel carson middle school. neighbors say the family was always on the porch or kicking a soccer ball in the yard. they say no one expected trouble. >> very, very friendly family. very personable. you know, we've been here for about six years, and they've always been great. >> they seemed very friendly. they hang out on their front porch, wave to you as they walk by. a nice family. >> reporter: but a neighbor across the street reports being awakened early sunday morning by a banging noise. she looked outside, but saw nothing amiss. and we still don't know whether what that neighbor heard was connected to what happened in the house. neighbors have identified the family who lives in this home. we are not doing so because their next of kin has not yet been notified. coming up on "news4 at 6," we'll talk to a mother who lives down the street about a very difficult conversation ahead with her son tonight. he grew up with one of the victims. for now reporting live from herndon, i'm julie carey, news4. >>> investigator

their oldest son was a sophomore at westfield high school and the younger son was in 8th grade at rachel carson middle school and counselors will be on hand tomorrow. derek. >> of course, the big question tonight, why did this happen? peggy fox, thank you. >>> deal or no deal? tomorrow, members of pepco's electrical union workers will vote on whether or not to accept a contract proposal from the utility. a pepco spokeswoman says if the workers end up going on strike, there should be no disruption to service or repairs. the power company has contractors on stand by, but the union president says they are not solid replacements. >>> they are not here like we are. our members are members of the community, contractors come and go. >> the labor dispute surrounds the wages, the benefits, and other issues that impact them. the last union strike was back in 1985. >>> prince georges county police say three people are in custody for trying to steal copper today. the arrests were made just after 6:00 a.m. at a giant grocery in the 8800 block of woodyard road. this was this clinton. they tried to steal the

his 13-year-old brother christopher was an eighth grader at rachel carson middle school. >>> decades after a brighter future was promised to the people of anacostia, a symbol of the neighborhood's decay is coming down. mayor vincent gray started the demolition wednesday at the skyland town center in southeast. renovation plans for the center began in 1989. the city is clearing the site. wal-mart will anchor a new shopping center there and it should be open by 2000 -- open by 2015. >>> metro begins looking interest its future today, far into the future. it's launching a campaign called momentum: the next generation of metro. the transit agency wants commuters to weigh in on how the transit system will change in the next 30 years and how it will shape our region. that will include the silver line to dulles airport and eventually the purple line across maryland. part of looking into the future will include how metro will solve the problems plaguing the system today. >>> time now 6:37. we have 68 degrees here in northwest washington. howard says another warm day coming your way. >> highs

the other attended rachel carson middle school. their identities have not been officially released by police. we do expect that information later today. there will be that vigil that you mentioned just a few minutes ago for the family tonight at floris methodist church at 7:00 p.m. >>> more details on the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. the president of libya tells nbc news the attack had nothing to do with an anti-islam film that sparked violent protests in several countries. he said there were no protesters at the site before the attack, which came in two waves, first by rocket propelled grenades, then with mortars at a safe house. he noted the assault happened on september 11th, and the video had been available for months. u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three others died in the attack. >>> a potential boycott expected today in new york as iran's president addresses the u.n. general assembly. president mahmoud ahmadinejad already addressed a high level meeting of world leaders on monday, but today's speech to

son is a sophomore at west field high school was a sophomore and the other son, 8th grader, at rachel carson. there will be counselors tomorrow. back to you. >> peggy, just wonder what would cause such devastation. let's hope they get answers soon, thank you. >>> sea hawks win in the most bizarre finish you'll ever see. >> you got that right. the monday night meltdown. the inaccurate reception. the fail mary. whichever those cliches you latch on to. last night's matchup between the packers and the seahawks was like an exclamation point on the issue of those darn replacement referees. >> our team coverage begins with dave owens with reaction from the nfl today. dave. >> you know what, guys, it's what the nfl didn't want. eyes focused on the referees, not the game. last night was 60 minutes of defense by both teams, but viewers probably won't remember any of that. what they will remember is the final eight seconds. let's set the scene. here it is. seattle with the football. that's rookie quarterback, russell wilson attempting to engineer a last second comeback. he rolls to his left and launche

there was also grief at rachel carson middle school where his brother 13-year-old chris was in 8th grade. the brothers were killed with their mother 52-year-old kathy peterson. police say her long time husband and the boys' father 50- year-old albert peterson shot and killed his wife and boys first, then took his own life. >> i information preschool with matthew and that's how we met and they've just been such great friends. >> reporter: neighbors say they saw no signs of trouble in the home and when one friend's son was born with autism, kathy peterson offered support. >> the petersons always remained our friends, always invited us over. >> reporter: at the petersons' church pastor tom berlin says there are questions nobody will be able to answer. >> no one i know thinks they have any easy answers here. so when someone like a pastor starts to offer easy answers, most of us are fairly suspect of that. >> reporter: florist united methodist church is holding a prayer vigil tonight. al peterson had worked for northrop grumman since 2009 and kathy peterson had worked for blackburg. as far as

the department recognizing crofton meadows elementary, rachel carson and st. petersburg and white howl in buoy. looking over to georgia it includes arlington traditional elementary and holy cross academy both in fredericksburg. the national blue ribbon schools program recognizes schools at high level or where the achievement gap is narrowing. >> to them we say congratulations. >> isn't that great? >> keep it up. >> indeed. >> the time now, 1110, midday. coming up. from the convention to the campaign trail, how president obama plans to keep on with his message while the republicans mount new attacks. >>> and a very different [ romney ] this president can ask us to be patient. this president can tell us it was someone else's fault. but this president cannot tell us that you're better off today than when he took office. [ female announcer ] here in virginia, we're not better off under president obama. his defense cuts threaten over one hundred thirty thousand jobs, lowering home values, putting families at risk. the romney plan? tax cuts for middle class families

there was also grief at rachel carson middle school where his brother, 13-year-old chris, was an 8th grader. the brothers were killed along with their mother, 52-year-old kathy peterson. police say her long time husband and the boys' father, 50-year-old albert peterson, shot and killed his wife and boys first, then took his own life. >> i was in preschool with matthew and that's how we met and they've just been such great friends. >> reporter: neighbors say they saw no signs of trouble in the home and when one friend's son was born with autism, kathy peterson offered support. >> the petersons always remained our friend, always invited us over. >> reporter: at the petersons' church pastor tom beer hundred says there are questions nobody -- berlin says there are questions nobody will be able to answer. >> no one i know thinks they have any easy answers here. so when someone like a pastor starts to offer easy answers, most of us are fairly suspect of that. >> reporter: there will be a prayer vigil at 7:30 tonight at florist united methodist church. we understand albert peterson worked f

i'm thinking ida tarbell, upton sinclair, rachel carson. >> yes. i think one of the interesting things about many of the books here are that they not only created social movements but some even lead to legislation, so we see the jungle in here and we know that it really created the forerunner legislation to the food and drug administration being created. not only social movements but actually legislation, actually social change. >> y. 88? >> 88 is where we decided to stop. we were worried about using a number that commonly was associated with a definitive list so we avoided 10, 25 and 100. beyond that it was kind of up for grabs the moment got to 88 we said we think that's a good number. it won't get anybody the impression that we

thinking ida tarbell, rachel carson. >> yesment. -- yes.ne of the interesting thing about the books is they not only created social movements, but some even led to legislation. we see that the jungle new here and know that it really created the forerunner legislation to the food and drug legislation, but actually social change. >> why 88? >> 88 is really just where we decided to stop. we were worried about using a number that's commonly sortedded with a defin nigh list, so we avoided 10, 25, and 100. beyond that, it was up to grabs. when we got to 88, we thought it was a good number. it didn't give the impression that it was the 88. >> religious books in here and poetry? >> there are. there's a running span of two centuries. we have walt whitman and allen beginsberg. we tried to be clear that poetry has been an impressive part of america's history, and that americans have been very committed to both writing and reading poetry. i think that continues today. >> what about religious books? >> well, we do have a holographic bible. a lot of the