street mean earring young girl won t be victim at their hand. reporter: a relieve the aunt reacting to the news police arrested two men. we are very, very relieved this were found. it s just a weight lifted. reporter: 27-year-old michael thomas and 28-year-old marcus williams have been charged in the murder of 22-year-old erika yancey. yancey disappeared last november from dulles airport where she worked. police found her body in the trunk of her car two days later, not far from her home in fairfax. she had been stabbed multiple times. one of the suspects was yancey s roommate. he was arrested in detroit yesterday. he left this jurisdiction at some point and has been in michigan for the at least several months. reporter: eri k ka lived with williams, his girlfriend and the couple s two children and she would care for the kids. she can t understand why erica s roommate wanted to kill her. she enjoyed every minute of her life. she lived life to the fullest. to have
some african-americans. if your skin is dark, get it tested before using any laser. some medications and over the counter products can make anyone s skin more sensitive. it s crucial to use sunscreen all year long, even in the winter. stay with us everyone. news4 today continues now at 5:00 a.m. rules of the rails. new details are emerging following that deadly metro crash along the red line. what investigators now recommend the transit agencies around the country should do to prevent a future collision. on the world stage, president obama s tough tone, tackling global initiatives. what he s expected to highlight when he goes before the u.n. for the first time. mother nature s fury. fires out west and flooding in the southeast. why hundreds of residents are being forced from their homes while others are waking up to utter devastation. good morning and welcome to news4 today. i m joe krebs. i m barbara harrison. it is wednesday, september 23rd, 2009. let s take
hello. welcome to 9 news now at noon. president obama maybe trying to rebuild relationships in his first appearance before the u.n. general assembly but that is not stopping him from tough talk. we get more from alison harmelin in new york. president obama bluntly challenged world leaders to step up and pitch in to tackle a laundry list of problems. those who used to chastise america for acting alone in the world cannot now stand by and wait for america to solve the world s problems alone. reporter: in his first speech to the general assembly president obama looked to build the strained relationship with the u.n. but didn t minutes words about the challenges ahead. extremists showing pockets of terror in the world. conflicts that grind on and on. genocide, maestrosty. more nations with nuclear weapons, melting ice caps and ravaged populations, persistent poverty and pandemic disease. reporter: the president is using his visit to the united states as an opportunity o
area teen who prosecutors say stock piled dangerous weapons in his parents house. good afternoon, everybody. welcome to news4 at 4:00, i m jim handly. i m pat lawson muse. that bethesda teenager suspected of plotting to make homemade bombs entered his plea in federal court in greenbelt today. 19-year-old colin mckenzie gude pleelded guilt gri to one count of constructing a weapon device and they found dozens of chemicals and electric timing devices last july. prosecutors believe he intended to use those ingredients to make bombs. they allege he had a fake cia i.d., a map of camp david and hit list containing the names of teachers at st. john s college high in the district when you are in possession of something, you are in possession of something. it s not a matter of who they belong to, who purchased them. this was an event that he participated in by the mere fact he possessed them, they were in his house. mckenzie-gude is facing up to ten years in prison. today f
they discovered a burned body in the driver s seat. there were no immediate signs of foul play at this scene. however, our detectives are open to all possibilities at this stage of the investigation. reporter: police say the van was found partially on a median strip on bradley boulevard in bethesda. joe mcdonald says witnesses told him the burning van actually came to a stop at this fuel station on the corner. they pushed the vehicle back away from the gas tank, back into the road and then put the vehicle fire out. it was pretty close to the pump? it was hitting over the top of the main tank for the station. so that could have been a disaster right there. possibly. wouldn t have been good. reporter: police tell news4 the circumstances are unusual and suspicious. they re not sure if the driver died from the fire or some other way. and they re investigating whether the van caught fire because of some sort of mechanical or electrical problem with the van or if th