a man who killed a teenage girl and then taunted prosecutors about it is set to be executed in virginia tonight. the woman known as jihad jane in court today for her alleged role in a plot to kill. people in the midwest brace for the possibility of severe flooding. the white house today announced president obama will again postpone his planned trip to asia. good evening. i m doreen gentzler. i m jim vance. the president is delaying that trip in the hope of having a health care bill to sign in the next few days. steve handelsman is on clul with more on this. he believes he has a better prospect which is why he postponed the trip because of a report just out from the congressional budget off. very important to know that s a bipartisan, nonpartisan, analytical arm of congress. the cbo report is so positive from the democratic obama perspective that they believe that it will attract a lot more waring conservative democrats to vote yes. and that s exactly what senior dem
thought were dangerous electric shocks to people just because the doctor was telling them to do so. reporter: the show does make uncomfortable viewing. it not only confirm the dark side of human nature but also reveals how easily people can be manipulated by the power of television. alex rossi, sky news. the news keeps coming. here s brian now with the news edge at 11:00. we have the news edge on a sadistic killer about to die in virginia s electric chair. paul powell killed 16-year-old stacy reid. then raped her sister and slashed her throat. he almost escaped the death penalty until he bragged about his brutal crime to prosecutors. with hours before his execution, the victim s mother and prosecutor sat down with bob barnard. reporter: paul powell s death sentence is to be ceerd out at 9:00 carried out at 9:00 tomorrow night. virginia s goverr is not offerg clemency. the u.s. supreme court is refusing to hear any last- minute appeals. lorraine says she ll be there
she s sexually assaulted and left for dead. two residential assistance were fired and a supervisor and program manager were suspended. at the same time, safety measures are being enhanced. we initiated immediate review of all of our security policies and conducted a retraining on those policies for staff where we thought necessary. reporter: the criminal investigation continues. news4 s learned 13-year-olds at the facility is the only suspect and has been moved to another detention center. the state s attorney wouldn t confirm who the suspect is but says that charges could be weeks away. ongoing investigation. i think the police are making good headway on it. so we are pleased with the direction it is taking. reporter: once that investigation is complete, ivey will decide whether to try his casen juvenil or adult court. at the same time, there are questions as to whether the program at murphy cottage will continue. more on that coming up at 6:00. live in prince george
krebs. i m eun yang. tuesday, january 26, 2010. we begin with a dramatic drop in temperatures. a live look outside. 41 degrees. yesterday it wag almost 60 at this time. we got into the 60s yesterday, early afternoon hours. it plummeted, 30 degrees since then 37 big change moved in overnight. it is january. can t last long. right now here 40 in prince george s county. and in the district of columbia. in montgomery county, arlington, fairfax counties, mid to upper 30s. blue ridge, shenandoah valley, mid 30s. right near the bay, low 40s. and inland away from the waters on the eastern shore, upper 30s. mounins near 30 degrees now. they are getting snow showers there. they will today. maybe several inches of snow out of the mountains of western maryland and west virginia. here just clouds racing through with a blusteryi wind and highs reaching the mid 40s. then tomorrow morning, down into the upper 20s. under a clear sky and sunny. wednesday and thursday afternoon highs mid 40
right now investigators remain on the scene of a deadly accident that killed two metro workers early this morning. we ll have live team coverage. firefighters are also still on the scene of a deadly house fire in fairfax county that killed two men. and a final good-bye. plans are now set to send tai shan back to china. news 4 midday begins right now. good morning, everyone. and welcome to news 4 midday. i m barbara harrison. i m eun yang in for joe krebs. it is tuesday, january 26th, twern. our top story this morning, a tragic morning for metro. early today, two technicians were killed wile working on the tracks. it happened around 1:45 this morning, just north of the rockville metro station near mankey street and hungerford drive. that s also created major delays for many people who use the red line to get to work in the morning. we have live team coverage on the accident. news 4 s tracee wilkins begins with the latest on the investigation. tracee, good morning