The hours just before a much larger asteroid slid by earth so closely. There are communication satellites that are actually farther away in that asteroid. In the museum here in d. C. , she has worked with meteorites over the past few years and specializes in these big rocks. How come we didnt see the one in russia coming . We knew about the one 17,000 miles away, but this other one caught us all by surprise. Yes, it really did. It was a good surprise to people like me that study meteorites. Actually it was about 15 meters in diameter. And that also mattered. Yes, if it is a bright object, it is much easier for us to see than if it was something here. This is one that had passes by about 17,000 miles away, coming straight at us. Would we have an ability to turn that thing aside . Thats a great question as i know that everybody would like an answer to this. It depends on how much notice we get about an object coming towards us. There is a good chance to send something up there, putting it behind the orbit and the gravitational pull will pull that object far enough out of its way. There is a good chance that it might happen. Now, speaking of objects, you brought a smaller one with you. Tell us about that one. And that it will be a solid object from space. And this is a meteorite that fell in 1969. Similar to the russian fire ball, that exploded before it landed. The material was scattered over a real wide area. And so we managed to recover tons and tons of this particular type of meteorite. Were hoping that tons of material will be covered from the russian view. What is it made of . It is a stone meteorite. Similar to the stones you might find on earth. If you found a rock like this around, you might not realize anything special about it. Very quickly as we finish up here, how good are we at spotting this thing . And are we in a position to know if something is womaning our way . There are networks constantly monitoring the sky as were doing a good job. More money and the more time you put into it, the more money you will find. But i sleep well at night. Im not waiting for bruce willis to come in is and rescue me quite yet. Weve all seen the movie. Doctor, thank you so much. We appreciate you joining us. Great stuff. Thank you. A woman suspected in wednesdays murder of the 94 yearold man faced a judge on unrelated charges today. Her name is Marie Maybelle johnson. She is 45 years old, charged in the grand larceny of that old mans home, which happened several months ago. Surae chinn is at the house where it is still roped off as a crime scene. Reporter 87 pyearold bach receiving heartfelt condolences from strangers this afternoon. Her second husband was killed two days ago. The couple married late in life, eloping to vegas 12 years ago. She was 75, he, 82. I guess im getting worse with the time thats going on. And i have not seen my husband. I dont know where he is. Reporter elmer who everyone knew as joe was a world war ii purple heart recipient. His stepson who does not want to be identified is dumbfounded how someone could take the life of the american hero. It is such a tragedy to me to have this wonderful gentleman at the age of 94, to have his life be brought to an end in such a terrible way. Reporter he was the one who found his stepfather dead with upper body trauma dead inside his home. The 45yearold faced the judge today for burglarizing the home several months ago. She has not been charged with murder. Still in a state of shock. My husband was murdered. Reporter as she continues working with her tenants, whom she treats as family. She, however, is an extraordinary landlord. She sets up college accounts for the children of her tenants. He cooks my meals. He is there when i come home. Reporter police are going through Surveillance Video to see if the suspect was caught on this camera. Police have been looking for johnson ever since a warrant was issued back in january for the november burglary. But she was not picked up until hours after the traffic stop. In delray, surae chinn, wusa9. Weve got new information on the disturbing kidnapping and rape case up in philadelphia. Wusa9 has learned that the alleged kidnapper is a 19year old from this area. Shes a 2011 graduate of spring brook high in montgomery county. Up in philadelphia, she is charged with posing as the mother of the 5yearold girl, taking her out of school and then raping the child. That child was found abandoned in the park the very next day. Police said she suffered from terrible injuries. She is now being held on bail set at 4 million. Well president obama had to wipe away a tear today and watch others shed many more during an emotional white house ceremony, in which he awarded the president ial citizens medal to 18 people. Six of those awarded to the school principal, therapist, and four teachers who died in the School Shooting at newtown, connecticut. They gave their lives to protect the precious children in their care. They gave all they had for the most innocent and helpless among others. Reporter after the ceremony, the president was off to chicago where he spoke at a rally with students enrolled in a youth antiviolence program. The president said last year 65 children were shot to death in chicago. Well, the Carnival Cruise ship triumph was disabled at sea for eight days. Tonight weve got a little more insight of the conditions of the passengers and what they were enduring the whole time. She says that things, they got pretty grim. Toilets and showers were clogging and backing up. People were still trying to use them. Everything kind of slowed. Thats good news. And that is not something to see. And she does expect to be back in the d. C. Area tomorrow. She has never taken the cruise again. Not long ago, the other passenger hit the Carnival Cruise with the first lawsuit. It may not be their last. D. C. Police found the 25 yearold thompson after he was released from the washington burn center. And thompson is believed to be the man that set off the explosive device inside the sub shop earlier this month, burning the shops owner. The suspect will be taken to the fair fax county where there are warrants Fairfax County where there are warrants for him. Federal prosecutors have charged the former u. S. Representative Jesse Jackson jr. And his wife sandy. The excongressman is charged with spending 750,000 in Campaign Money on personal expenses. And his wife is charged with one count of filing false federal income tax returns from 2006 to 2011. Jackson jr. Said that he fully accepts responsibility. Well a new report says that d. C. Is more diverse than what they used to be, but 10 of the adult of the d. C. Residence are self identified as lesbian, gay, transgender, the highest in the nation. Only d. C. And hawaii were above a . 3. 3 of maryland at the 2. 9 identified themselves as being a part of the lbgb community. Well, a pair of brand new jordans are expected to be released tomorrow and they want to make sure to control all those wild crowds. You know how it gets when those shoes come out. Police are working with the retailers to ensure safety for the First District commander. In the past cops found out about the sneaker releases after the fact and thats when there was trouble. Police say that store owners are giving them a heads up early before the major shoe release happens. If you enjoyed the good weather, i hope so because it is gone. Topper will have you reaching for your raincoat. Still ahead, the inability to make a deal on sequestrations that could lead to higher prices at if you dont work for the government and therefore sequestration might not affect you . Well think again. It will be going down in the form of the grocery store. Reporter before you lay youreyes on the steaks or chicken breast, it all gets inspected. But if those meat inspectors are furloughed, then it could create a manmade crisis courtesy of congress and send the prices skyrocketing. And for what is basically a political gain. Reporter because congress cannot agree on how to create a balanced budget. They set a motion of the approach known as sequestration. Instead of cutting with a scalple, they face all their food Safety Inspection safe employees, they will face a 15 day furlough. And that will be the processing plant, which will face a 10 billion production loss. Employees, they will lose about 400 million in wages. The prices would go up, but it would not be long before that product. Reporter and for the smaller retailers like the butcher here, they have more control over their supply because they ate their beef. But if they get furloughed. And well that will have an impact on the little guys also. I would like to think about that, but you know obviously if they did, it would be pretty devastating. Reporter he said he would not be stocking up on meet because he does not have a freezer, but hes a little frosted over the inaction in congress. They pay a lot of money to do that, but they cannot decide. And that actually hurts. What are you going to do . Peggy fox, wusa9. The usda secretary said in response to a letter from the American Meat institute that food Safety Inspection service have cut their operating costs and they will, have no choice, but to furlough their employees in order to stay with the budget that congress has given it. After further review, alexandria lawmakers will take another vote on redeveloping their water front. They approved a plan allowing hotels and other developments back in january of last year, but they didnt get the super majority they needed. Now theres a Brand New Council and they believe they have the necessary votes to stop the lawsuits that have tied up the whole plan in court. If we flex the woe of the people who elected us and supports the development of a beautiful economically Sustainable Water front that all alexandria residence can be proud of and enjoy. The plan would allow too much commercial development, but supporters argue that the development is needed to support the city financially. So maybe it is going to help go forward now. All right, now top we had a wonderful looking day. Gorgeous. But its over now, isnt it . Yes, it is over. 60 degrees today was the official degree at national. So yes it is over. Lets start with a live look outside. Thats the kennedy center. And temperatures are falling pretty quickly right now. Down to 48. Dew point is 36. Were right in between showers right now. Another batch is rolling on through as we will show you that in a minute. Winds are out of the north at 13 and they will continue to be brisk with this tonight and really all of tomorrow and all over sunday. So take a look at temperatures. 42 in germantown. 48 downtown. Now its 47 in andrews. 49 in crofton. The only lonely 50 is here. Most folks in the 40s now. In fact youre teetering on into the 30s where the temperatures will be 40 degrees. And here is a look at radar. The wide view. You can see the rain and showers moving on in primarily west. They will zoom in now and you can notice it is green. Most of it is too warm to stay as snow. But look at the yellows popping up. Pretty intense. It will be drifting right towards frederick where you have a heavier downpour. And well zoom in just a little bit. Around brunswick on the west side of 270 now. And a pretty good area of rain. You dont see too many yellows were seeing change overs now back to pawpaw with some colder air that will begin to mix in. Showers are just in time for the commute. Oh joy. A few flurries and snow showers are possible overnight. But no roadway problems. Temperatures are above 32 all night. Now, snow showers or flurries are still possible on saturday and still possible on sunday. The area of low pressure will be developing off the southeast coast staying far enough away from us to cause any huge problems. Here is a look at our future cast. More showers are pushing on through. And well get into the 11 00 hours. Primarily east of i75. Snow back in the mountains, which is good news for them to put them back there early on saturday with a few snow showers that might be pushing down into the western suburbs and perhaps a snow shower will be possible tomorrow. But most of the activity is going to miss us. Tonight is breezy and cold and the lows in the 30s. Again, above freezing downtown. Tomorrow morning mostly cloudy, breezy, cold. A flurry or snow shower is still possible. Pros to around ho. By the afternoon a flurry or snow shower will be possible. Winds are calming down for the time being out of the north at 10 where they will pick right back up tomorrow night. So everything right now, it will be the green alerts. Snow showers are possible on saturday and sunday and only 36 on sunday. President s day, great sunshine and 46. Now the next seven days. And well revisit this tonight at 11 00 with the clouds coming in on monday night and rain on tuesday and a slight chance that some of the rain could start as a mix on Tuesday Morning where we will talk about that and folks will be going back to work after the threeday weekend. Chilly and cool on thursday and milder next friday. 52. Heading towards spring. Yes. Well be back. This is dylan right here, this is dylan, and this is his big brother hayden. Dylans only five, but hes already been through two surgeries for brain tumors. And he just went through his second round of chemo. And this is their mother, dawn, who runs this loving and happy home. She too struggled with tumors. But that doesnt slow her down. Her love of family comes first. Their dad, phil, works two jobs, repairing copiers, and on weekends delivering newspapers. But the bills keep piling up, and the heating bill gets pushed off. When you learn about their difficulties, it just breaks your heart. When we asked the Biggest Oil Companies to help families in need, only citgo, the people of venezuela, and president hugo chavez responded. Thanks to them, Citizens Energy is able to deliver millions of gallons of fuel to families just like the berios. Im joe kennedy. If you need help staying warm, call me at 1877joe4oil. Because no one should be left out in the cold the former cop Christopher Dorner died from a single gunshot wound to the head. Whether it is dorner that pulled the trigger, were not sure about it yet. Police cornered dorner on tuesday at a cabin in big bear that lead to the shootout and the fire that burned the place down. Dorner had been wanted for a series of killings that terrorized the region around l. A. In the mail bag tonight, the rage of the common man or at least the folks who commonly look at the wusa9 facebook page. We asked if the Congress Members ought to have to take a pay cut if they cant stop the budget cutting sequester. Many federal workers are going to feel the bite, so why not them, right . Well, diane says she is a former dod employee says absolutely. Any time theres a threat to funding, its the average joe who takes the hit, not anybody in congress. They need to be just as vulnerable so they know what it is like. And then maybe they would not take so long to make those crucial decisions. And ryan goodman argues a better plan might be to pay them a lot less in the first place. Ive always thought that congress pay should be equal to the median household of america. Therefore any harm they do to the common citizen is also reflected in their own pay. And their services should not make much. Where they get around 177,000 a year. And the Median Income for america is somewhere around 50,000. They should be there. Well from what i can see, weve mostly got two sorts of members. The independently wealthy who dont care about how much money they live and the men and women that live on their salaries to keep two homes, etc. At 50,000 you would lose a lot of those things. So would we be better off without them . Send your answers to the mail bag, mailbag wusa9. Com. That is our report. Ill be right back here at 11 00 along with lesli and topper. Well see you then. By like something straight out of a hollywood movie new information on the meteorite that crashed to the earth. Im nancy odell. Im rob marciano. The dramatic impact captured by multiple cameras. Mother nature has shown hollywood whos boss. How does it come papare to ms like armageddon . What would happen if it struck new york or l. A. . 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