period. end of story. the government can t stop you from burning a book. i said i thought it was distasteful, outrage, it is a threat to our troops. the constitution protects it. reporter: not even the white house has been able to convince him to drop the plans. to burn copy of the koran this saturday, the anniversary of 9/11. as of this time, we have no intention of canceling. reporter: the near universal condemnation is being heard. i am heartened by the clear, unequivocal condemnation of this disrespectful, disgraceful act. it has come from american religious leaders of all faiths. reporter: even the gainesville city officials are looking for a way to stop it but so far, no luck. chris clackum, nbc news. members of a mosque in silver spring here are hosting a meeting in respond to that plan to burn the koran. they say they will hold an interfaith dialogue and demonstrate their commit. to peace. we are not going to do anything which is against the law. we will r
day. two girls made it. becky didn t. she was struck and killed by a mercury car. the car driven by an 80-year-old man. it was pretty traumatic to pull up and see our vibrant little girl in the condition she was. reporter: and for her father to see that. the most helpless feeling i ve ever had. reporter: for the first time since that horrible know, becky s parents are talking publicly. to the driver of the car that killed their daughter, they say this. it s okay. there is nothing we can do. just keep going. he is in our thoughts and prayers, too. i know he has to be feeling some kind of pain from this, too. reporter: even though she was just 9, becky johns leaves a legacy of love. it is all about this button. it is all about her hugs. more about that coming up at 6:00. pat collins, thank you, pat. police have now charged a man with killing his ex-wife and then setting her apartment on fire. investigators believe thelma winn was stabbed to death in a domestic
brave rescuers who saved them. plus an election controversy in maryland, a sample ballot is making the rounds, but some say it s fake. the question tonight, who s responsible? we begin with the d.c. s race for the mayor s office, the candidates working hard on the campaign trail this labor day. thanks for joining tonight at 10:00. i m will thomas. and i m shawn yancy. incumbent mayor adrian fenty and challenger vincent gray are going full throttle tonight with just eight days until the primary. wisdom martin with the latest. the candidates took to the streets to catch up with people who were at home for the holiday. i say we shouldn t be working on labor day. reporter: the labor day holiday means work forc. appear candidates for mayor. for d.c. s candidates for mayor. council chair vince gray spent part of his afternoon meeting with a group ofc. teachers. educators are of d.c. teachers. educators are hopeful vincent gray will walk the talk. we feel very st
there does exist a citizens for change and they are absolutely citizens. they exercise their constitutional right to put out a ballot. the first amendment right. i helped them to understand the political system. reporter: is charles somers the treasurer a real person. he is a real live, smart, very astute citizen who wants to see change. reporter: now do you know how we can find him? i have been in contact with charles and i have decided to come out on his behalf at this point because my name an my face was slapped across the paper. reporter: angela s name is listed for two states attorney and clerk of circuit court, which she is not running for. this is not giving out accurate information. no matter what side you are coming from. that s right. reporter: is this not a problem? it was an error by the printer that i never saw. that charles somers never saw. because we gave or he gave the printer this, the printer was supposed to this is the official. go direct
ballots sent to residents telling them who to vote for. sarah simmons is live at a polling station in largo. good morning. reporter: good morning. there are candidates that say that a sample ballot handing out that they believe there is something wrong and don t think there is something right with this ballot. and angela ashbrook is a candidate for state s attorney in prince george s county. she said a fake ballot arrivedn at her parent s house and listed her as running for two different offices. and it claims that anthony muse endorsed the candidates listed inside but once you flip over the ballot it tells you to vote for his important opponent instead. and the worst part is this is a illegal document. it listed citizens of change and there is no listed corporation. it is a violation of campaign law to have a committee that does not commit. reporter: now muse has been blaming three candidates that are listed on the ballot for this ballot. his opponent albert chatmon