violent scene. before it's all over two people are dead. police say it was a crime of passion. thanks for joining us i'm maureen umeh. >> and i'm will thomas. a husband and wife and a history of problem. tonight they are both dead. how it all unfolded right in front of a federal agent walking his dog. >> reporter: residents on wide water drive in the prince william county were jolted awake just after 7:30 in the morning by the sound of gunfire. francis wily's husband called out to her. >> he told me get down. get the kids. make sure they are in their room. close the door. tell them not to come out. and then there was another shot. >> reporter: a married couple, robert and jennifer bathes, who lived several miles away on erica drive for some reason had driven to this neighborhood in their ford sport utility vehicle. neighbors at the crime scene said a dea agent walking his dogs encountered the couple and saw robert baits holding a gun to his head. he turned the gun towards the unarm agent who backed away. jennifer baits ride to get out of the car and that's when the shots rang out. the agent started shouting loudly enough to shout to his neighbors. >> he was saying why did you kill her, why did you have to kill her. it call 911. >> the gunman shot himself in the head. >> when the federal agent got back to the scene, both the victim and the shooter were down. the agent kicked away the man's handgun just in case. local police arrived shortly thereafter. >> robert baits, the shooter was dead at the scene. his wife was transport today a local hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival. police had been called to the baits home on erica drive on june 26th for a domestic dispute which resulted in the arrest of the husband. a protective order barring contact between the two was issued, but subsequently expired. neighbors say the bait's two children were staying with relatives and were not close to whatever events led to the murder/suicide. john henrahen fox 5 news. >> robert united states was 42 and his wife 38. she worked for a school. new details on the shooting on capitol hill. police say 29-year-old john wesley wheeler jr. of maryland was spotted by police near first and independence yesterday morning. he then ran but officers eventually caught up to him. officers say they shot wheeler when he pointed his gun at them. he is charged with assault with intent to kill and carrying a pistol without a license and other counts. another big story dozens of animals used for medical testing and illegal fights. the washington animal rescue league took in two shipments of rescue animals. one of them involved dogs and cats taken from a medical testing lab in north carolina. the other was pitbulls from what appeared to be a dog fightingring in ohio. >> reporter: maureen, the good things these dogs were brought to our area to be nursed back to health and put up for adoption to local families. we told it appears many of these animals were abused before they were rescued by the humane society in the washington animal rescue league. take a look at this video provided by peta tonight, hard to watch but some of the animals rescued from this medical lab in north carolina were brought to dc. they claim they shot this undercover video inside the lab in gates county, north carolina. on the video peta says you can see dogs, cats and rabbits allegedly miss treated by some of the workers at that lab. today many of those animals were brought here to our area and given medical exams by vets at the washington animal rescue league. >> and what we saw on the video was really nothing short of abuse. it was really deplorable. probably about the worst rescue disaster situation we've encountered. >> but that was only one shipment of animals to the washington animal rescue league today. also ten pitbulls were brought from what officials believe was a dog fighting operation in southern ohio. the dogs were also examined and treated. the hope is to get these dogs up for adoption just as soon as possible. by the way, when most people think of pitbulls, they automatically think of dangerous dogs. well, that isn't always the case. we are going to look at that coming up tonight on the fox news edge at 11. back to you, will. >> matt akland, thank you. just a beautiful day across our region. almost hard to believe fall is right around the corner. taking a look outside you can see the flowers in bloom. people are eating outside. maybe just taking a walk and enjoying the weather. but will the warm weather stick around for the rest of the weekend? want to know. the question we gwen toll bat is tracking the temperature in the weather center. >> you are absolutely right, will. fall is not that close. a spike coming up in our temperatures as well. but let's take a look at the satellite radar. nothing really to show you but how clears it. because we are under the influence of a strong ridge of high pressure. no clouds on here. it is a very, very clear night. as far as the temperatures are concern, we are seeing those temperatures tonight into the 60s and 70s. here is a look at where we hit today. 82 with a high at national airport. 80 at dulles. 78 at baltimore. the temperatures into the 60s everywhere. 67 at washington, d.c. we have got 61 at baltimore. 60 at martinsburg. tonight we are talking 59 and mostly clear. cooler in the suburbs. an odd cloud here to the west. but other than that looking pretty good. the rest of the weekend is looking pretty good also. a great five day forecast on tap for you, will. those details up a little later. >> see you then, gwen. >> a traffic alert if you are driving in or out of dc two bridges shut down and that means you have to find a drive around. not everyone is happy as you can imagine. barns joins us now live from the south capitol street bridge. audrey, what's going on out there. >> reporter: well, will this bridge will be closed all weekend long and so will the cane bridge. signs are up alerting motorists to that but not everyone got the message. >> they have to come up with some other alternatives to this. >> brian mcadam who is normally have taken the south capitol street bridge for this trip. but the popular crossing point also known as the frederick douglas memorial bridge will be closed for repairs all weekend and plenty more days in september on top of that. >> this is the first time i've seen it. so bad idea, bad traffic. bad traffic planning. >> they are working here on saturdays. i live here in southwest. so i would have to go 50 and new york avenue and deal with the traffic there. >> reporter: it's the same story at the chain bridge. some serious structural problems turned up during a routine inspection in may. dc transportation officials say the emergency repairs couldn't wait. so how much of it will add to your trip home by you having to take the beltway? >> at least one hour. >> reporter: dc transportation spokesman john legal said traffic advisories went out over a week ago warning motorists about the shut downs. there are highway signs up on many thorough fares warning them, too. and more than 2,000 who signed up for dc alerts got word that way. still, some say communication could have been better. >> the weekend is the right time. but they have to inform him in advance. >> reporter: the chain bridge will be shut down for the next three weekends for that work. they will be closing the south capitol street bridge overnight on some days. and a few more weekends to make structural repairs, too. but if it's all in the same of safety and making this bridge better? >> go for it. >> reporter: now, the south capitol street bridge is obviously a major travel route for nationals fans. dc's transportation officials say that the work on this bridge won't start until 11 p.m. on game days. and, in fact, next weekend, they won't do any work here at all because of the game. if everything stays on schedule, these repairs should be finished by the end of the month. will, back to you. >> all right. i will take it, audrey. in southeast reporting live tonight. thank you for that. improvements coming to the levee system that protects downtown dc and the national mall from river flooding. the u.s. army corp of engineers awarded a $4.6 million for the contract. officials say that work will begin next month and will be completed in 2011. one of three hikers charged as a spy in iran is heading home. 410 days after she was put behind bars the 42-year-old woman is talking about her freedom and the two others she is forced to leave behind. >> a crash dozens of victims, a make believe accident at reagan national today. the reason behind it all as we continue. >> a new documentary from the same director who shared an oscar with al gore. why he is taking an in depth look at the public school system in america. >> just some of the stories coming your way. we are just getting started. so stick around. maureen and i aren't going anywhere. >> the right. words alone aren't enough. our job is to listen and find ways to help workers who lost their jobs to the spill. i'm iris cross. we'll keep restoring the jobs, tourist beaches, and businesses impacted by the spill. we've paid over $400 million in claims and set up a $20 billion independently-run claims fund. i was born in new orleans. my family still lives here. i'm gonna be here until we make this right. yeah. you must really care about him. what? 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[ male announcer ] fiber one. cardboard no. delicious yes. . a major atf sting operation got a cache of guns. they targeted buyers and bought guns legally in the phoenix area and transferred them to smugglers who tried to bring them into mexico for drug gangs. >> it is a huge problem we are dealing with here in the state of arizona. ak-47 assault rifles. hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammunition, either smuggled or destined for mexico. >> atf also searched vehicles headed south. agents stopped one truck carrying over 9500 rounds of ammunition. the agency has now created seven new teams dedicated to stopping the flow of weapons into mexico. the army has launched a counter attack against the taliban in afghanistan. this after the taliban launched a series of attacks on the u.s. base in the kandahar province this morning. the first rocket landed in an open area. but the second hit an ammunition storage tent and a fire started. fortunately, no u.s. service members were hurt in the attacks. the violence did not stop afghanistan's national election. there was tighter security as you can imagine as voters headed to the polls though. as fox's connor powell shows the world is paying very close attention to the results after last year's flawed election. despite attacks across afghanistan many afghans did turn out to voted to braving the violence. it was a relatively calm and order terell days in the big city of kabul. the big issues are corruption and fraud. there were many reports today that the ink that is used for afghans voting more than once was a bit too easy to wash off. reports that fake voting cards were being used. and also reports of voter intimidation. the election here is a major test, though, of the new u.s. strategy. outside observers say so far what little information we have this election looks much cleaner and much more transparent than last year's fraud marched presidential election. no one is ready to declare this election a success. this is really just the beginning of the process. but considering the circumstances, the violence and the growing taliban insurgency, most people think so far this election was a big improvement over last year's election. in kabul, connor powell, fox news. a prominent rights activist in iran has been sentenced to six years in prison on various anti government charges but has escaped the death penalty. a news agent 1: reports she was convicted of waging war against god. she is the head of the human rights in tehran. >> sarah shoard spent more than a year in prison. they are calling for the return of the two others retain mad tehran. fox's peter doocy has more. >> after more than a year in i rain january captivity sarah leaves for a plan bound to the u.s. the 32-year-old held for more than a year on suspicion of spying thanked those who were helping to bring her home. >> i think the good hospitable people of imam for your support and ask you to please, please extend your prayers to my fiancee shane and my friend josh. in shalah they will soon be freed. >> they were arrested in july of 2009 while hiking in the mountains of northern iraq. charged with spying by the government, their relatives and u.s. officials dispute the allegations. secretary of state hillary clinton, calling on iran to release the remaining two men. >> it would be a very significant humanitarian gesture for the iranians to release them as well. >> her family also says she was denied proper medical care for a breast lump and other health problems. mothers of the remaining hikers call on iranian president who is set to visit the united nations in new york to help secure the release of their son. >> it is three american hikers that were detained in iran on july 31, 2009. and all three need to get out. >> she arrived in imam on tuesday and then flew to dubai and expected to arrive sunday right here in u.s. city. she will pour all of her efforts into securing the release of her fiancee and friend. in new york, peter doocy, fox news. >> tens of thousands of people gathered in london for toe ben be duct 16th prayer vigil. they came to hyde park where they listened to gospel singers, hymns and speeches. pope benedict talked about christians being persecuted and how in the past not far from that park many were killed because of their faith. >> it is an amazing event for the whole family, obviously. >> well, seeing the pope is going to be such an experience for me. i have never seen someone so important in my life. >> cardinal john henry newman will be beatified. >> total mayhem and an important test to see how crews react to the disaster. take you inside this drill. and chicken on the tracks is a game for kids south of the border. how they are putting their lives on the line for a thrill when we come back. . >> the tsa is unveiling a new full body scanning device at memphis, international airport. it is one of 52 airport across the country to install the scanners which are paid for with federal stimulus fund. dwi is among those using the technology. they say scans are immediately detected after each passenger is cleared. as of right now, the full body scanners are optional for passengers. emergency responders were busy today at reagan national airport. but the good thing here is they were only taking part in an emergency exercise. >> a simulated aircraft accident tested the emergency operations plan and provided some hands-on training. fox 5 photojournalist mike french takes us to the action. >> reporter: today we have a simulated aircraft crash. >> alert 3, runway 4. >> reporter: passengers were displaced on the shore. the plane actually hit one of the airport buses and some of the vehicles on the service roads. >> the helicopters in the air, they are on our initial alert network. >> get me out of here. >> the victims in their role playing they are actually dressed to look like they have severe injuries. we've had 65 injured patients with varying degrees of injuries. >> i do the makeup for all of the disaster drills. we're using more or less hollywood supplies these days to do it. all of the victims have tags that tell roughly what the injuries are. >> a red tag being the most severe. yellow tag down to green tags which are also considered walking wounded. >> but if it says chest wound, it can be from minor to severe. >> the role player where is instructed what their condition is and how to go about expressing that. (screaming). >> some of that is done creatively off the script. >> we're over here. >> if they are alert and conscious and moving around it's minor. if they are unconscious it can be a steel rod in the chest. >> you know, in a real incident, anything goes. >> and now they are being loaded and transported to local hospitals. >> as part of the simulation, we close the airport to aircraft. but obviously we don't want to disrupt the travel plans of folks going through the area today. this really didn't have any affect on them whatsoever. >> the teams in columbia, south america risk life and limbs literally along the railroad tracks and it's all for fun. take a look at these guys taking turns. >> oh, wow. >> lying in between tracks as trains pass over them. it is called train game. so far no one has died. but some teens have been seriously injured, even losing fingers. local authorities plan to start a public health campaign convincing the kids to find a new hobby. >> that is unbelievable. i've never even heard of it before. >> literally i haven't even. that is quite bad. i am glad they are at least trying to do something to curb it but that's dangerous. >> a humanitarian game will actually fire workers that don't believe in christian values. >> the issue went to court and the ruling might just surprise you why. why faith based hiring will also continue. >> looking at a documentary that shows dc chancellors and how she is being portrayed. >> the capitols hit the ice trying to re-group after last season's disappointmenting post- season finish. those stories and much more coming up in sports when the news at 10 returns. . top stories and breaking news first starting at 4:25 on fox 5 news. cs i'm ahmed mady and i'm a homebuilder. cs my father brought me up to give back to society... felicia jackson promised her late sister that she would take care of her children. but she needed help. i used my american express open card to get half a million points to buy building materials to help build the jackson family a new home. well, i know if my dad was still around, he would have told me, with no doubt... he would have told me it's a no brainer and i knew that from the start. it was an honor. booming is moving forward by giving back. >> this is fox 5 news at 10. >> a new documentary behind al gore's an inconvenient truth takes a look at another controversial topic. the chancellor michelle reid gets plenty of face time in this one. fox's shannon green has the sneak peek tonight. >> reporter: okay. >> either the kids are getting stupider every year or something is wrong in the education system. >> reporter: the man behind the new education documentary waiting for superman says it's the latter. the movie about the u.s. school system will hit theaters. it follows students and their families on their uphill battle to secure good education in a system he calls broken. >> among 30 countries we rank 55th in math and 31st in science. >> reporter: michelle reid lauded by some for her innovative ideas and criticized by the local teacher's union features in the documentary and says it is time the country got a good look at what is really happening. >> if you looked at what has happened in american public education over the last 20 years we have gone from number one in a lot of different respects, to absolutely at the bottom amongst developed nations. >> reporter: while charter schools are portrayed positively in the new film, teachers unions are not. but this is no attack from the right. gugenhiem is the documentary behind al gore's an inconvenient truth. they are praying his attempt to get the country talking about education but not happy about what she calls an inaccurate po