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reporter: michael jackson s three children will be raised by the same woman who raised him in the same encino home where he grew up. an agreement has been reached making jackson s mother katherine their guardian. there s no situation better for these children than for them to be raised and reared under loving care of mrs. katherine jackson. reporter: the deal is between the jackson family and debbie rowe, the pipe icon s wife of three years and mother to prince michael and paris michael, the two oldest children. rowe gets visitation but nothing else. this is not a money deal. it s not about money. reporter: michael jackson s father joe won t be in the picture since he no longer lives in the home with his estranged wife. the custody agreement will be formalized in court on monday but there are still many unresolved issues surrounding jackson. mainly how his estate will be managed and what killed him. the jackson family wants to make sure the superstar s wealth ....
welcome to 9 news now at noon. i m j.c. hayward. dc fire investigators are sifting through the burned out mansion belonging to activist and former dc board of education president peggy cooper. the home is located on chain bridge road in northwest washington. our digital correspondent, armando trull , reports live from the scene. armando? reporter: well, j.c., this area is in the highest spot in washington, d.c. and for years, residents have complained of low water pressure. low water pressure in the sinks, faucets, showerrens and water hoses. in addition one fire hydrant in the neighborhood was not in working condition last night. when those factors combined it became, for firefighters, a daunting task to fight a two- alarm blaze. more than a dozen hours after the blaze began, firefighters were still dealing with hot spots as well as the faulty hydrants and low water pressure they say hampered their ability to put out the blaze. firefighters did the best they could un ....
ride, you can t miss the sign warning you. workers are erecting barricades to cut down the three-lane road to just a single lane, in hopes of red flagging the practice of illegal street racing here. we re really happy they re doing something. reporter: nearby residents like carol have been calling on police to crack down on the late-night practice for years. it s a constant roar. it s drag racing. you hear the wheels peeling out. reporter: he says he is thankful the state is finally taking action. there was a very good sense of relief. we ve been working with officials for a listening time to get something done. and unfortunately it took a death or two to get attention. reporter: five weeks ago, 21- year-old mary katherine abernathy of columbia and 21- year-old jonathan henderson of la plata died when police say a would-be racer lost control of his car while fleeing the site of such a race. we ve been working with the maryland state police since that incid ....
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