scott broom is joining us live from the apartment complex where family members today. koát so, they peels for help -- scott, appeals for help. >> it is very difficult to watch some of the grief there going through, frankly, it was hard to watch. >> words cannot express this tremendous grief that my mother and myself and the rest of our family have been experiencing. >> reporter: that was keisha telling us there's no trouble to whit's murder. white lived alone, and she was married to a man as a step towards citizenship. the man is not a suspect and theyed admitted any theories they have had about this disturbing murder, they have not panned out. white was shot twice as she walked from her car to her apartment september 9 at 12:30 at night. apparently a targeted attack and not a robbery because her keys and a bag with a computer were unmolested. beyond that, police say that they just don't know much. alisten with white's family, appearing for anyone who thinks they may know anything that comes forward. living a quiet, troubled-free life. working two jobs, one of them at

. >>> i'm scott broom at the ocean area, the harness racing track near ocean city and kwraábd. the site of the very first slot license. and it is finally issued in maryland. >> better late than never. >> next door to this small clubhouse, designed for the betting. all that will go in the old grand slam building to get a $26 million facelift. >> i figured that it took too long. they are expected to generate about 400 jobs and $65 million a year in income. and for the state of maryland. but that's a far cry from the 15,000 machines and $600 million that they were promised to prodeuce. scott broom, 9news now and wusa9.com. >>> metro has fired one of their drivers for critically injuring a jogger. behind the wheel of the bus on september 3 when they hit the 30-year-old out for a run. the accident happened at the intersection of connecticut and florida avenue and northwest. now, this is their third on the job crash for them in the past seven months. >>> more scrutiny zeroed in on acorn. the treasury department and the inspector general now investigating. more specifically, their off

scott broom is on the story. >> the whole family is a nice family. >> reporter: safe to say people in tiny able, maryland, are shocked. >> we are all family here. >> reporter: their neighbor, who lives here, 42-year-old daryl carter, a former dc police officer and son of a retired local sheriff's officer is accused in a 1.5 million drug conspiracy case. but cart,'s modest home sure doesn't look the part. >> we are here to announce a major indictment. >> reporter: maryland's federal prosecutor announced carter's indictment today along with 11 other alleged people. investigators say they have got hundreds of wiretap phone calls to prove it and they have seized $1.5 million in cash, cars, jewelry, guns and profit. >> the goal is not just to catch the bad guys and send them to jail. the goal is to take the money out of crime. >> reporter: the indictment alleges they went by nicknames like squeak and barney. the former police officer daryl carter has been released on bond and 24-hour home detention. seven remain held without bail. >> cocaine trafficking organization that has been dismantle

reporting live via skyp i'm scott broom, 9news now and webb welcome back. >> scott, got to take it easy out there. >>> time is running out for first time voters in virginia. the deadline to register or to updata voter registration is october 5th. >>> tonight a search rescue and relief effort shifts into high gear all directed at saving lives on the somoa islands. towering waves crashed ashore in the pacific ocean. many people were literally swept out to sea. one woman could only watch as a young woman tried to save her young children. >> the wave came. she lost her kids. and she only managed to grab onto a tree branch. >> fema, federal emergency management association is working closely with emergency responders on the ground and coastguard is helping to provide immediate help to those in need. >> but the death toll is well past 100 and it could climb higher and many people are missing. >>> still to come when 9news now returns. write being checks at the grocery store could soon be going the way of green stamps. find out why your next trip to the grocery store could be simply cash or cre

that's where scott broome joins us now with the story. scott. >> police have identified the victim this afternoon. they identified her as 37-year- old samone white. she died about 12:30 last night as she walked from here in the parking lot across a pedestrian foot bridge trying to get to the front door of her apartment. the call came in to 911 at 12:27 a.m. two gun shots and a woman's body on an apartment complex walkway. >> i hadn't put my bag down. >> sylvia said it happened seconds after she walked inside. >> two shots. >> she saw nothing. >> i didn't see anything unusual. i usually come home around that time. > to think that somebody was probably just hiding in the bushes waiting is very scary. >> reporter: 37-year-old victim was found lying face down on this pedestrian bridge into her apartment building. she had been shot twice in the upper body and died here. she still had her car keys and her belongings, including a laptop computer in a carrying case. it was untouched, there was nothing missing. investigators towed her car, a silve

scott broom joining us live from the side of i-95 in laurel. what a view. >> reporter: well, it is. but let me tell you. you and me, the interstate is the fastest way from point a to point b. but for thousands of highway workers it is the office and it is an office where speed kills. rick mosser was killed in june of 2007 by a speeding pickup truck in a work zone. >> it shouldn't take the death or injury of a highway worker. >> reporter: today his width yo was widow spoke. >> every day we have workers that come to their office. this is their office. you can see how close it is to speeding vehicles, to dangerous situations. >> reporter: the system includes large warning signs going into the speed trap and even an electronic display of your speed before you get there. only then will a car mounted camera snap your picture. motorists going 12,000 miles an hour over the speed limit will get violation notices in the mail for a fine of $40. the systems will be placed on i- 95 north through the icc work zone in prince george's county and also major work areas on i- 95 past baltimore. many i

reporting live, scott broom, 9news now and wusa9.com. >> thank you, scott. love the skype. >>> a new message from the american president. we are all in this together. he distanced himself from former president george bush. he said for the u.s. no more going it alone but he also challenged other nations to work with america in meeting the world's most immediate challenges. >> this cannot solely be america's endeavor. those who used to chastise america for acting alone in the world cannot stand by and wait for america to solve the world's problems alone. >> mr. obama pointed to a handful of issues he considers most issue. stopping the spread of nuclear weapons. pursuing peace in troubled areas. global warming and stamping out extreme poverty. >>> joe biden focusing on health care reform. he spoke to about 150 people in silver spring at the leisure world retirement community there. his message that revamping the health care system will not cut into medicare benefits. mr. joe biden got a mixed response from his audience. some folks agree that we need some change

reporting live, scott broom, 9news now and wusa9.com. >>> let's hope for new leads, scott broom, thank you. >>> the crossland high school student struck by a car in temple hills has died. 13-year-old ashley davis was among seven people hurt in the september 1 crash. >>> ending their yearly safety inspection for most private cars. the move will save the city $400,000 a year. commercial vehicles such as taxicabs and buses will still be required to pass inspections. and all dc vehicles need admission testings every two years. >>> it would bring 40,000 new jobs to the montgomery county area. but plans to build a life science center there has some residence on edge. in fact, so many of them want to have their say. the county council is having two public hearings on the issues this week. here is audrey barns. >>> people living near this farmland at route 28 and muddy branch road in montgomery county said they knew it was not going to stay that long. they want to turn it into a megacampus if you will, complete with retail space at 40,000 new jobs. >> we need jobs. they are worried about addit

we have live team coverage from bruce leshan and scott broom. we begin with scott live from the national harbor. scott. >> well, here at the foot of wilson bridge, national harbor is a big entertainment complex surrounding a big convention hotel. two categories that have been addressed by these new alerts. here, they do very much see themselves as a potential target. >> and there was plenty of security here today as vice president joe biden's motorcade brought the vice president here for his speech. watched by 168 security cameras on every corner of this property. national harbor managers call it business as usual. >> we are always in the business of paying attention, but we certainly do watch up our awareness. >> visitors to a complex say the appeal to terrorists is obvious to them. >> i would assume that people are not paying attention. they are at ease. they are having a good time and you get a lot of people. so for someone who really wants to make a statement, go where it's easy. this is easy. >> homeland security officials describe the terr

scott broom 9news now and wusa9.com. >>> track operators expect to have slot machines running by next memorial day. >>> vice president joe biden addressed concerned retirees this week. secretary of health and human services joined him. as digital correspondent reports, the views were mixed on the obama administration's plan. >> i strongly, strongly believe and my record will show that i have never done anything other than attempt to strengthen assistance. >> reporter: vice president joe biden is on the campaign trail to reassure seniors that health insurance reform would not hurt medicare. >> barack obama and i are totally committed to protecting medicare, securing that trust fund and making sure another generation of americans that follows our baby boom generation is able to have medicare. >> reporter: the person whose office runs medicare health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius spoke in front of 150 people here at leisure woods retirement community in cell spring. >> so there are a whole host of things that will deliver better care at lower cost. >> you are a very powe

. >> reporter: i'm scott broom with highway workers. new cameras for work zones go into effect tomorrow. >> every day we have workers who come into their office. this is their office. you can see how close

. >>> scott broome in the cheney section of silver spring where montgomery county police identified the 37-year-old woman who was murdered while walking to her apartment last night as samone white. >> i

. >> reporter: i'm scott broom at prince george's county, where for the first time the county is being forced to lay off employees. the county's health department is taking the worst of it. the officer,

." >>> i'm scott broom in montgomery county where tonight commuters are reacting to proposed tolls just announced for the future intercounty connector. to trav

digital correspondent, scott broom is following this where the first license to operate the slots that have been issued. >> reporter: ocean downs, a little harness stretch just west of ocean city. often described as sleepy and quiet is about to get very busy in a hurry. >> better late than never. >> reporter: next door to this small clubhouse, designed for the simulcast betting, ocean downs, they willed add a slots casino with 800 machines. all that will go in the old grand stand building that will give a facelift. >> the slots are just another way to do a little gambling, like in between the races or something like that, you know? >> reporter: they are already tearing down the horse barns to make room for parking. although traditional racing here, they will continue with the horses trekked in. and it's been nearly 11 months since they approved the slots it in maryland for things to move this far. and supporters, they are subdued. >> i think that it took too long for them. just one step mind them is and west virginia. and they are going to keep us jumping up on it. >> reporter: once op

on the metro system, scott broom, wusa9.com. >>> some of the camera systems might be installed by next year. >> several rows in the pent corner areas, after the suspicious package was found in the morning. the swiss government is representing the u.s. interest since the u.s. has had no formal diplomatic ties with iran. the three americans were arrested in late july, allegedly for crossing the iranian border illegally. >>> they can't think of any reason that they would stop the execution of john allen mohammed. the man responsible for the 2002 sniper attacks. it's set to die on november 10. they will review any requests by the illegal team. but so far, none have been made. >> and prince george's county police, they have recovered the mercedes, stolen from the murder victim's home. right now, they are not saying much about where their car was found. but as they report, in his community, they are gearing up for a neighborhood security meeting and a visual in his honor. >> this is explaning what's going on, the situation. >> reporter: the team of officers, they are headed into the neighbor

reporting live from the prince george's county health department, scott broom, 9 news, and wusatv9.com. >> it is is a critical time. thank you, scott. >>> meantime, two federal reports out today finds most local communities are just not ready to deal with the potential h1n1 pandemic. the review was conducted in five states and 10 municipalities and found that fewer than half have started recruiting volunteer medical workers. just one of the 10 cities has an alternative treatment site if emergency rooms fill up. >>> three men tied to a nationwide terror investigation appeared in court today, and right now they are only charged with lying to authorities. but as karen brown reports, police say they have linked at least one of them to al qaeda. inside this federal courthouse, the new york suspect caught up in a massive terror investigation denied the charges against him. ahmed zazi is accused of lying about what he said during conversations with two other men arrested. his attorney says the imam at a queens mosque was not trying to tip them off, he was trying to help the fbi. >> why in the