the recovery of remains and wreckage. reporter: investigators continue the search for the dna evidence who died on the germanwings plane that was deliberately crashed i the copilot, and they are still looking for the data recorder. the voice recorder is revealing some of the last chilling moments on board the doomed flight. a transcript of the recordings released by german newspaper showed the captain leaves to go to the bathroom and asks the copilot, andreas lubitz, to take command. he locks the cotton and the copilot -- the copilot locks the cockpit and starts to dissent. loud metallic bangs against the door, the captain trying to get into the,, crying, "for god's sake, open the door." the copilot is still heard breathing over the sounds of

passengers screaming. german investigators believe that lubitz intentionally crashed the airplane and was ill. there was no suicide note found. in his hometown, a church service to commemorate the victims of the crash. parishioners there and around the world are struggling to understand the tragic event. kimberly: disturbing allegations against a d.c. mother after her son was treated for hot water burns on his back. as sam ford reports, the police say she is responsible for her son's injuries. sam: after a court hearing she headed back to the halfway house, trying to avoid cameras. she and her ex-boyfriend are accused of first-degree child abuse of her nine euros and, who has cerebral palsy. she allegedly put a lock on the bedroom door, receiving $700 per

month for his care. when she dropped him off with the father, the father took him to children's hospital where they called the police. the child said his mother had the him, -- beat him locked him in the room, bound with duct tate. a neighbor said she did not know why the police came last june. >> the last thing i know is the police came. sam: detectives admitted in the report -- detectives had in the report that she admitted she did not take him out of the house because she was ashamed of him. it also said that he had lost 10 to 20 pounds while in the defendant's care. sam ford, abc 7 news. kimberly: the secret service has issued new guidelines on alcohol and the use of government-issued vehicles. employees were told they cannot

drive government cars within 10 hours of drinking one alcoholic beverage. violators will face punishments including losing their job. the move follows an incident earlier this month when agents allegedly left a party and drove drunk for a bomb investigation at the white house. confidence in metro's money skills is dropping. "the washington business journal" reports that moody's downgraded metro's transit bonds in their outlook from stable to negative. they cited their poor handling of federal grants and restrictions placed on its spending. the downgrade could hobble metro as they try to piece together funding for next year's budget and capital repairs. a massive payroll problem in frederick. business owners say that a man has taken hundreds of thousands from them. for the first time, joce sterman goes one-on-one with a man who owns the company. joce: we wanted to talk to you. can you tell us what happened to

the money? no aids is about tax payments that his clients a have disappeared. it's a lot of missing money hundreds of thousands. can you tell us what happened to it? we are not the only ones waiting for an explanation from the payroll company in frederick. the payroll services manager at b and c payroll said their firm has taken on 25 clients in last year who gave period payroll tens of thousands for taxes that were never paid. those companies, like the other eight that have filed suit, said they are on the hook, paying taxes twice. this could be worse for the organizations? >> i anticipate there is. joce: the state is just now sending out notices for unpaid tax bills. it could be a big hit for companies. they are trying to get fees waived for former period

clients, saying they paid in good faith to a payroll processor they trusted. they also asked for an investigation. >> it's important when you trust somebody with your money that you fully trust them. joce: joce sterman, abc 7 news. kimberly: coming up -- a fraternity scandal deepens. what a new investigation reveals about where members learned a racist chant and who taught it to them. eileen: clouds thickening and you may be waking up with some sprinkles. forecast coming up.

kimberly: president obama will speak at the dedication of the edward kennedy institute for the u.s. senate in boston tomorrow. located next to the jfk library, promote civil involvement and teaches the history of the senate. many current and former senators including the vice president are also scheduled to attend. d.c. mayor muriel bowser will deliver her first state of the district address tuesday night at the lincoln theater. the mayor has scheduled a week of events promoting the message. federal prosecutors say there is plenty of evidence to support the conviction of former virginia governor bob mcdonnell. he and his wife were found guilty of public corruption and are appealing their convictions.

in exchange, he and his family received more than $165,000 in gifts and loans from a contributor. new information from the and rusty oklahoma. the school president has announced the results of an investigation into the racist for turning a chance -- racist fraternity chant. they learned the unfaiinfamous song on a national leadership cruise. >> it was sponsored by the national organization for years ago. that was learned then brought back to the local chapter. kimberly: university officials conducted more than 150 interviews. in addition to the fraternity being disbanded, the two students who led the chant were expelled. others were given communities service and cultural

sensitivity training. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis reports from bethesda, where a woman from new york is charged with kidnapping a dog from a former friend. kevin: a woman returned to her pricey bethesda home, her garage door wide open, vehicle missing. inside, no beloved york shire terrier. her longtime friend, seen in facebook, was caught with a crime. they say that she was seeking revenge over an unpaid loan. >> i cannot believe that. we have dogs as well. that surprising. kevin: days after the break-in, reddy offered to look for the missing dog in exchange for five grand. in a call from a blocked caller. >> the whole situation was unique.

kevin: detectives reviewed reddy's cell phone records and found that the day of the break-in she was in bethesda even though she lives in new york city. >> no way is this the way to resolve this sort of thing. we have a court system, and yes it takes time, but taking matters like this into your own hands does not usually end in any positive result. >> i think people get to a breaking point and they don't know what to do, and maybe they take measures to the extreme. kevin: kevin lewis, abc 7 news. kimberly: ahead serving others through snacks. how two women turned their personal hardships into a wildly popular food.

kimberly: the university of maryland wants your stink bugs. they can have all of mine. umd is trying to collect thousands of them. if that thought makes your skin crawl, there is good news. researchers will be studying the bugs to come up with effective methods to control them. if it ever warms up. at this time, i'm not convinced. man, they are prehistoric looking. eileen: the thought of having to

pick them up, capture them, and give them to the umd students, no, thank you, you can come get them from my apartment. kimberly: we do appreciate the work, though. eileen: great stuff they are doing. tomorrow will be in the 60's. it's better than the 30's and 40's. we are sitting at 43 at reagan national. the average low as 41, so we will be close to that. the wind has started to pick up out of the south that 14. that is bringing the windchill factor to about 36, but we are still dry around town. we will start to see rain moving in later tonight. the temperatures today, 48 degrees, better than upper 30's, low 40's yesterday. the temperature starting to moderate even in new england. we will start to see the push of

milder air moving in from the south. up and down the east coast, once again, well below average. 13 degrees below where we should be this time of year in d.c. 36 degrees at bwi 39 gaithersburg. the overnight lows will stay in the mid 30's, upper 30's downtown.regardless, we are making progress. the temperatures are about 10, 20 degrees milder than last night. the clouds on the horizon, moving in on the satellite radar. light rain showers starting to make their way into western areas, but not quite hitting the ground yet. the air is still very dry. after midnight, probably about 3 a.m., more of the wet weather working its way into the d.c. metro region, very light. it will be spotty. some of you may not see the rain showers, but it will be cloudy cool, and damp. the front will move through

quickly. on the backside, sunshine and warmer temperatures. the futurecast shows more of the rain showers pushing in from west to east, very spotty sprinkles in the morning but by midmorning, more sunshine, breezy, and milder, with highs near 60. 39 tonight, with showers moving in. tomorrow morning, after the sprinkles, sunshine 1:00 p.m., 55, 60 degrees in the afternoon. tuesday another day where you will want to bring the umbrella 61 degrees the high. cooler and sunny wednesday. thursday into the upper 60's and we stay there friday, but rain showers move in. saturday, slight chance of rain showers. easter sunday looks nice and dry. a little cool for the church services and easter egg hunts but afternoon highs in the upper 50's. kimberly: all the kids stuck at

home for spring break, which it was better, but what can you do. in just a few days, april will begin, and autism awareness month will kickoff. snack bars may not be the first thing that you think about, but two entrepreneurs want to change that. alison starling introduces us to the working women who hope to charm you with charmed bars. alison: these two gaithersburg women became instant friends when they met 15 years ago. they were both fighting health issues. one was home suffering from severe food allergies. the other is a teacher fighting lupus. both realized eating or not eating certain foods has made them feel much better. >> when i cut those things out of my diet -- glutein grains, soy --my inflammation is much lower. alison: but they cannot find a snack to fit their needs, so

they went to the kitchen and created charmed bars. they are gluten-free, free of dairy, soy way, refined sugars and more. >> we would give the bars to friends and they would say, can i have more? we knew we were onto something. alison: they now produce an estimated 30,000 bars per month and ship all over the world. despite the success of charmed bars they are proud of their connection with the autism hope alliance. they are autism approved as a healthy, whole food snack. jen has family members with autism. >> i know how difficult it is to find things that work, so it's really -- we love being part of this. alison: you can find charmed bars in kroger and whole foods. they come in three flavors. in the month of april, 10% of

proceeds go to the autism hope alliance. alison starling, abc 7 news. kimberly: coming up -- coffee with a side of fur.

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behind the idea. caroline: a café filled with cats in the heart of georgetown. >> this inspired crumbs and whiskers. caroline: she embraces her cat fancy. so she quit her finance job to pursue her real passion. >> get the animals out of the shelter and put them in the café which becomes their home and becomes more playful. caroline: about 10 to 15 cats will come from the washington humane society. >> it's a great way to get the animals and cats exposure. >> every single cap that makes their home at the cat café is adoptable, which means that you can have your cake and cat too. caroline: the department of

health is figuring out how to have animals alongside food and drink. crumbs and whiskers got zoning approval this week and is working out a lease on the property on o street. feline supporters have donated more than 30 grand through kickstarter. >> this keeps the fun part. i just want them to have fun. caroline: but they will have to wait until at least the summer to have your cat fix.