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tonight, a political activist and husband of a local councilwoman accused of abusing children at a birthday sleepover. a young muslim who lost her job at dulles airport says it was discrimination. she wants a boycott of an international airline. >> the reason the national's manager quit minutes after a dramatic win. good evening. we begin with video that shows a reporter being arrested in the middle of a public meeting yesterday. >> as it happened, the crowd in the room recognized something was wrong and that sentiment reached the highest offices of the city today. jackie bense...

cindy, and her brother, lee, weeping openly during testimony. the defense made a shift away from challenging scientific evidence and toward establishing the scenario laid out by jose baez during his opening statement that caylee anthony's death was an accident. >> caylee anthony died on june 16th, 2008, when she drown in her family swimming pool. >> reporter: defense photos show caylee opening a sliding glass door, climbing a pool ladder that was in place june 16th, 2008, the day the defense claims caylee drown and there was a picture of the little girl swimming. something her grandm...

it is scheduled to close later this year. new from overnight, officials lifted a tsunami warning after a massive earthquake hit off the southwestern coast of alaska. the 7.2 quake hit last night, triggering a brief tsunami warning. people heard the tsunami warnings and moved to higher ground, but there have been no reports of any damage from any tsunami. >> 4:31 now, time for weather and traffic on the ones. tom's here with another steamy forecast. some relief on the way. lower humidity this morning. it's getting a little more comfortable and will continue to do so throughout the...

the harness attaches right here. it's a device that allows the sailors to lean back over the edge of the boat, to keep it balanced. >> her harness becoming entangled in the rigging. and she was unable to reach the surface. nearby, they responded. he freed her within a couple of minutes. >> reporter: but it was too late. >> well, we've closed -- we've not had practice today. >> reporter: at the place where she went to camp, where her parents are members, profound sadness. >> makes it difficult. and that is a sense of sadness that i have now and have had for, since this happened, is in...

any way. i'm told if leslie johnson pleads guilty to a felony she can be forced off the council but being accused of a crime did not disqualify her from serving. h her husband is no longer county executive. he's scheduled to be sentenced in september. we'll have to wait until thursday to find out the details of her plea and what punishment she could face. her hearing has been set for 10:00 a.m. at federal court. back to you. >> thank you. now to a murder history. monday will be the one-year anniversary of when a woman was killed in fairfax county. there's also a new incentive to he...