one is in college. >> reporter: younis was charged. he's now being held pending a mental evaluation. tracee wilkins, live in arlington. back to you in the studio. >> tracee, thanks very much. >>> the house must belose to voting on a repeal of the military's don't ask, don't tell policy. pennsylvania democrat patrick murphy introduced a stand-alone bill yesterday. house majority leader stenny yer said he will bring legislation to the house floor soon. the house already passed a defense authorization bill. it stalled in the senate. >>> e president is expect to review a review tomorrow a little more a year after he announced his new plan that included 30,000 additional u.s. troops. robert gibbs said the report will also show that afghan may be able to take control of security respoibilities in 2014. >>> today the northwest washington nightclub at the center of a death investigation will reopen. dc-9 is expected to reopen tonight. five employees we arrested after a man died outside that club in ocber. witnesses say the workers chased that

we're talkt awais younis who has had several identities. >> i was shocked. really shocked.lly surprised. >> i can believe it. >> reporter: not so surprised for some who went to high school with younis. >> no friends. but certain things that happened he was just real weird about it. like when 9/11 stuff and happened in school, he clapped about it. >> reporter: clapped about it and said what? >> that's what they get. and then they beat him up. >> reporter: the case began when a facebook friend told the fbi younis had posted threats to use pipe bombs to blow up metro trains at the height of rush hour. >> more and more wanna bes are connecting with each other. you can do what you want to do through e-mail. >> reporter: the fbi alleges he used facebook again when he believed his friend had turned him in posting in a chat you are sticking your nose where it doesn't belong into something bigger than you and i. that is the problem with americans. they can't leave well enough alone until something happens. then they sit there wondering why we dropped the twin towers like a bad habit

i am glad the authorities looked into it. >> authorities said that when he awais younis got word his girlfriend when two fbi, he wrote to her on facebook that you are sticking your nose where it does not belong. metro says tonight it will not make any changes to its security security efforts. live in arlington, john gonzalez, abc 7 news. >>> deep budget cuts could mean layoffs in montgomery county. the county council voted to cut $32 million from the budget. $19 million will come out of the school budget. nine school police officers will not lose their jobs after all. the county is facing a $300 million shortfall next year. a resolution over the tax cut could accelerate in the senate tomorrow. it is expected to take its final vote to extend current tax cuts to all americans. but house democrats are considering making changes. they are angry over a provision that would ease the countries estate tax. a new poll shows the country may not be sold on the new incoming gop the issue. slightly more people trust president obama instead of republicans. the gop will take over leadership of the

these are the photos of fbi agents serving a warrant at the arlington home of awais younis.ding to an affidavit, younis described during an online chat on facebook with a woman on how he would build a pipeomb and where he would place them within the metro system and georgetown as well. the woman reported it to the fbi. they got subpoenas to investigate his facebook accoun he had pekts posted on his profile of him in afghanistan holding weapons and posing with weapons. one picture had a quote of "my family business." he's being held pending a mental evaluation. tracee wilkins, live in arlington. >> tracee, thanks very much. the senate is expected to vote todaon a bill that could decide how much you pay in taxes for years to come. news 4's kimberly suiters is live on the hill with more details on the obama tax plan. kimberly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. today at midday the tax package that they negotiated is expected to sail through the senate. earlier in the week there was a test vote. it got massive bipartisan support. republicans in this deal get no tax hi

the suspect is 26-year-old awais younis of arlington. he was studying to be a doctor at george mason university. he spoke with his girlfriend about building a pipe bombs and planting them in crowded metro cars as well as georgetown manholes. he describes the types of shrapnel that create the greatest amount of damage. the fbi seized a facebook photograph of him in afghanistan molding an ak-47 rifle off in front of a 10th of explosives. the caption read, "my family business." we spoke with his father yesterday. we will have some of that interview later in the morning. so stay with us. abc 7 news, arlington. >>> some people living in anacostia plan to protest a recent spike in crime. they are calling for more police in the neighborhoods and they wanted to administration to come up with a plan to reduce crime. the protest is at 6:30 this morning at martin luther king avenue near w. st. se. >>> montgomery county schools are bracing for some big budget cuts. the county council voted to cut more than 32 maiden dollars from the budget yesterday

the suspect is 26-year-old awais younis from arlington. he was caught on facebook. he was studying to be a doctor at george mason university. he spoke with a girlfriend on facebook about building pipe bombs and planting them in sac metro cars and in manholes in georgetown. when a facebook friend told him he would never do it, younis told her, "watch me." he described the type of trap nell that created the most damage. he also said christmas trees would soon go boom. and the was a picture of him in front of the 10th of explosives and holding an ak-47. the caption read, "my family business." we will have highlights of an interview with his father, later in the morning. >> thank you. >>> looking at the day ahead, people living in anacostia plan to protest a recent spike in crime. they are calling for more police in their neighborhood and they want the noaa administration to come up with a plan to reduce crime. the protest is set for 6:30 this morning. that's at the corner of martin luther king jr. avenue and w st. se. >> montgomery county schools are bracing for big bu

. >> reporter: younis has only been charged with threatening via communication. quote that is the problem with americans, they can't leave well enough alone until something happens then they sit there wondering why we developed the twin towers like a bad habit. ha, ha, ha i'm telling you right now you're going to regret what you did. less than a week ago, agents arrested antonio martinez for attempting to blow up a recruitment. he too had been turned into the fbi after someone found extreme view postings. >> they need to keep the security up. >> it's great that they caught him. so obviously somebody is doing their job behind the scenes. >> reporter: the federal affidavit quotes younis says he wanted to put bombs in the manholes in georgetown in order to kill more people. yuonis has not been charged with any crimes, only intimidation. >>> officials are trying to figure out how a teenager snuck through airport security and got on a plane. devonte is originally from baltimore. >>> she was the soul survivor and tonight she wants tens of millions of the dollars. wells

fbi arrested awais younis last week. a judge ordered a mental evaluation today. awais younis known on facebook as kilsi told a friend on the social network site hh couud use pipe bombs to kill people on th3 metro sssem in d.c.'s @%orggtown neighborhood. he went on to say, i woold place a pipe bomb under a sewer head, in georgetown. and at rush hour. to produce the greatest number of casualties. that faceeook friend, in that conversation, alerted the fbi. awais younis charges come on the heels of the arrest of akk muhammad hussain baltimore man accused of trying to bbmb a military center in catonsville. >> we are now producing terrorists in the u... @% former fbi agent said seeing more cases of home grown terrorists, but why the increase of attacks? extremists with the desire to terrorize, in the name of the islam. >> well, it is nnt o much the muslim reliiion but philosophy -hat the muslim religion is religion allows, when it islim under attack, for you to defend itself. toodefend the religioo. i thinkk that's what some of ttem aae latching on to. >> well, we arr

the suspect's name is awais younis.tly, he posts these threats on facebook claiming he was planning a terrorist attack in the washington area. the alleged targets were the sewer system that runs underneath georgetown and metrorail. now, this informant said on november 20th, he posted a description on facebook of how to make a pipe bomb. federal agents decided to move on awais younis after a december 5th message in which he threatened the informant for leaking information to authorities. >> i had no idea what was going on but i looked over and there were dudes in full gear and their agains and everything and early this pulling a guy -- it looked like they were pulling him up from under a blanket or something. >> reporter: that is a neighbor talking after witnessing the raid on this man's home in virginia. he is not charged with any terrorism charges. he is charged with only making threats over state lines and he went by a different name on the internet, sunny ghilzai. that was the alias he used. he is being held pending

awaid younis out of arlington arrested yesterday.ts on his facebook page. >>> the early show begins in just six minutes. >> right now harry comight. >> a school board is held hostage. it was all caught on tape. we'll speak to two of the her roy ec hostages. -- heroic hostages. and we'll have expert tips on how to stay safe driving this winter. and the new film "the fighter" has just been nominated for six golden globes. that's all coming up. back to you. >> thank you, harry. definitely want to see that film. our time right now 6:54. >>> one more check and weather of traffic when 9 news now returns. but as we head to break, feast your eyes on the capitol building. 23 degrees in northwest. good morning, washington. ice breakers mints with icy-cool flavor crystals. ice breakers. stay cool. get selsun blue for itchy dry scalp. strong itch-fighters target scalp itch while 5 moisturizers leave hair healthy. selsun blue. got a clue? get the blue. >>> 6:58 on this frigid wednesday morning. we've got teens and 20s out there. around 32 today,

a facebook friend of awaid younis tipped off authorities saying awaid younis posted threats to use pipe bombs on metro trains during rush hour. one neighbor told us he's not surprised, that he still remembers younis laughing in class during the 9/11 attacks. >>> a family of a local music producer gets a small measure of relief after his killer gets a 140-year prison sentence. producer raymond brown also known as scotty beats was killed back in 2008 when he saw someone trying to steal his car and confronted him. jamal alexis of landover, maryland was convicted of that crime. prosecutors also believe alexis put out hits on two key witnesses in the case. >>> family and friends say goodbye to a young fashion designer who grew up in northern virginia. silva kashay was killed in her new york hotel room last week. her ex-boyfriend has been charged in the case. she worked for victoria's secret, kohl's among others. >>> this next story is no laughing matter. police are on the lookout for cath griffin, not the comedian but a thief. she showed up at a chevy chase home inquiring about a room for re

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an indictment unsealed against awais younis.0 motorists got stranded in a snowstorm on a highway in southwestern ontario that connects to two major interstates. many people spent the night in vehicles. they're carried to safety in baskets lowered from hptds. >>> julian assange will remain in jail even though he was granted bail. sweden is appealing that decision. he will remain in custody while the appeal is considered. he's facing allegations of rape, sexual molestation and illegal use of force back in stockholm. >>> here we at the severe weather center. the map looks lovely. >> great colors. >> but there's some cold going on up there. >> that's 5 in detroit. five below in minneapolis as they try to repair the metrodome. 24 this in memphis and 62 in dallas. >> it's not winter. why does it feel like 23 in atlanta? something is broke with the weather. >> that. that's the jet stream. it's a little bit -- it's bent. it's not broken. it's just bent. it's bent significantly up here allowing it to be hot, 20 degrees above normal in th

according to the fbi, this man's name is awais younis. he made those threats via facebook to a person who had friended him on the site. federal authorities say the tipster told him he used the alias sunny ghilzai and he vied how to build pipe bombs. >> this guy looks like he was a big talker boasting to someone he met on facebook about what he was going to do. but it is also people like that that suddenly get the urge and question out and actually do something. if it wasn't a bomb in the metro, maybe he would go out and buy a gun and start shooting people. >> we should point out that he does not yet face terrorism charges. he is charged with making threats over state lines. he is set to appear in court on december 20th. >>> we could get a vote on taxes today. senate already passed the president's tax compromise overwhelmingly but a senate rule prevented that measure from moving nor ward and the battle actually -- forward and the atle over the deal is among house democrats and that is still under way. we get the latest from tom fitzgerald.