this is what it was like when the firefighters arrived on the scene. >> there were a total of five victims in this house. we have one out back, we're working on the rest. we're going to need more -- >> it happened around 10:45 this morning. a relative couldn't reach anyone on the phone. so he went to the house, opened the door, made the discovery, called 911. >> there is no indication of anything other than a tragic loss here. a tragic accident. >> reporter: the intensity in some places inside the house, the level of carbon monoxide measured to be 560 parts per million. at 30 parts per million, it's considered to be lethal. the cause the exhaust pipe from the furnace had holes so the

deadly gas didn't go up the chimney but instead escaped into the house. >> the reality is, these people apparently were affected very quickly by a large quantity of carbon monoxide and without the detector and without the connection of the pipe, we are where we are. >> in the last two months, there have been four reported carbon monoxide leaks in this neighborhood. firefighters went into the neighborhood, to warn people the dangers. they plan to do it again tonight. and again tomorrow. live in oxen hill, pat collins, news 4. >> as pat reported, three of the people in that home were related. and one of the victims is recovering from back surgery. our team coverage with a closer look at the victims. >> marvin broke down in the middle of shelby drive in oxen hill, maryland, after finding his family and friends dead in their home. the three men and two women --

police say it was carbon monoxide poisoning. marvin says he went by his dad and step mom's house this morning and when no one answered, he went in and found them all dead. marvin tells me had just seen his dad, 57-year-old oscar chavez last night. he took this picture of him with his granddaughter. she was heart broken. she says her mother sonia who was married to oscar worked in a bakery at a local giant. she tells me her 54-year-old mother had just had back surgery. she says the other woman found dead in the hom was her mother's sister. nora, 57 years old who had come out of town to help take care of her. the other two people were renters. francisco, 33, and nelson, 44. jacqueline was inconsolable when she found out about her brother-in-law's death.

she says he worked at a local car wash to send money home to his wife and their two kids. he was also the praise and worship leader for the oxen hill church. the church pastor came by and told me he was there to support the family and call any of their loved ones back in el salvador. he tells me they take comfort in knowing the five are with god. many in this tight-knit church community say they never could've seen this coming. >> reporter: the family tells me these next couple of days they're going to try to make some funeral services here and try to make sure those come to pass here in the states. and then after that, they'll likely have the bodies shipped back to el salvador. live in oxen hill, news 4. so what can you do to prevent a carbon monoxide leak?

liz crenshaw with information that can save your family's life in the next hour. we have breaking news out of california right now. a new case of mad cow disease has hit the central part of that state. the agriculture department tells us the cow did not enter the human food chain and the u.s. meat and dairy supplies are safe. the cow was at a rendering plant when the case was discovered through usda sample testing. mad cow disease is a neurological disease and it is always deadly in cattle. there have been only three known cases of the disease in the u.s. a verdict today in virginia in the case of a teenage driver on trial for the deaths of two friends in a high-speed crash. christopher suarez was found not guilty today of involuntary manslaughter. in a crash that killed two battlefield high school students. it happened last april in the hay market area. he lost control of his car and smashed into a tree.

two 15-year-olds, savannah and crinda tucker were killed. a judge found suarez guilty of reckless driving. police say a mother stabbed her 8-month-old daughter inside the social services department center. she got upset during a meeting with a social worker. they say the little girl has wounds to her chest and neck and is in the hospital but is expected to be okay. the mother is in custody. police say she will be undergoing a mental evaluation. now to the latest in the race to the white house on the republican side today. there are mpresidential primaris today. rick santorum's recent departure may take some of the mystery out of the final result given mitt romney's huge lead in the delegate count. still, the race to watch is delaware. newt gingrich has invested heavily in that state. and he told nbc news last night that a poor showing there would

prompt him to reassess his campaign. tonight's results may also signal whether republican voters are ready to rally around romney. virginia governor bob mcdonnell is often mentioned as a possible mitt romney running mate. on today's ask the governor program, he was asked whether he'd consider accepting the vice presidential nomination. >> i'm not looking for it. i'm not asking for it. i've got a great job as you know. but i think any public servant if the nominee comes and says you can help my party and country, of course you can consider it. >> the governor's political action committee is planning an advertising campaign highlighting the governor's successes. and the "washington post" reports the pac has purchased $400,000 of air time in virginia's major media markets. they run on several stations in washington also on this station. a second day of damaging

testimony wrapped up in north carolina against john edwards. his former campaign aide and close friend andrew young testified today as the prosecution's star witness. young outlined a complex system to collect money from wealthy donors. he said that money was then funneled through personal bank accounts and used to cover up the presidential candidate's affair with rielle hunter. and he says he broke the news to edwards that hunter was pregnant. edwards is accused of violating campaign finance laws during the 2008 presidential campaign. if convicted, he faces up to 30 years in prison. well, after our winter storm yesterday, we are starting to feel a little bit of a warm-up. >> and we're liking that. doug? >> hey, guys, temperatures today 10 to 15 degrees warmer than they were yesterday. but still, about 5 to 10 degrees below average for this time of year. we did see some sunshine across the area today. that's what we're seeing out there right now.

although the clouds are starting to build back in as the rest of that system finally tries to work on through here. currently sitting at 63 degrees. winds out of the west right now at 16 miles per hour. that puts a little bit of a chill in the air and it's going to be a chilly night tonight, winds right now gusting to 25 miles an hour in martinsburg. in any time you see the winds over 20 miles an hour, it is going to make things a little cooler, and we are going to cool down big time tonight. down towards fredericksburg with a temperature of 63 degrees. as we look at the rain, there are some showers trying to get into parts of the region. right now, most of that rain to the north and west. i'll break it down for you and let owe know what's next. you may not like this unsettled pattern moving our way. the school day's going to get longer if you are a middle school student in prince georges county. starting in august, class will be extended by 40 minutes. that'll be seven hours and 20 minutes a day in school. and longer than any other

student in our region. school officials say this longer day is going to help with student achievement and it should also save $5 million a year in transportation costs. because now the middle and the high school bus routes can be merged. maryland is facing a doomsday scenario. and it's all over money. today another attempt at reaching a budget agreement failed. governor martin o'malley met with lawmakers with no results. the clock is ticking louder than ever. without a special session before july, there will likely be big cuts in services and jobs. news 4's chris gordon has the latest. >> reporter: mike miller and michael bush smiled as they arrived for a breakfast meeting at the governor's residents. by the time they left an hour and 15 minutes later, there were no smiles as they announce they have more work to do on the budget before the governor will okay a special session.

see if there's a coalition to build if we come back for a special session. >> reporter: what items will be on the agenda? the casino? >> you have to ask the governor about that. >> reporter: he spoke at the state board of education and later said publicly he favors a special session focused exclusively on passing a budget. >> the likelihood is that we probably need to resolve this budget issue separate and apart from issues affecting the future of gaming in maryland. and we need to resolve those budget issues quickly. >> reporter: the governor says the issue of authorizing slot parlors to include table gaming and authorizing a sixth site in prince georges county could be taken up by the legislature later this summer. >> i take him at his word. he certainly wrapped his hands

around this issue. i take him at his word. >> reporter: because any gaming initiative requires a statewide referendum, the whole issue could be delayed until the election of 2014. unless the general assembly meets in special session on gaming by the end of august. >> if we're able to resolve the budget in may and then come back say in early august to resolve the open questions on gaming, that would be enough time for it to be on the ballot in the fall. >> in baltimore, chris gordon, news 4. >> now, the governor says today if a budget isn't passed by may 23rd, spending cuts of $130 million will immediately go into effect. "news 4 at 5:00," we are just getting started. surveillance video. it captured dogs attacking a group of people this weekend and tonight animal control is on a mission in one d.c. neighborhood. spiked chocolate and juice boxes. what someone tried to smuggle into the u.s. at dulles international. the secrets of costco.

how that large retailer gets you to spend so much more money than you planned when you first walked in the door.

dogs attacking kids on a d.c. street. where are the dogs now? and who do they belong to? both questions remain unanswered

tonight. news 4 live with how animal control officers hope to find these dogs. darcy? >> reporter: well, jim, d.c. animal control officers are conducting patrols in this neighborhood every day twice a day searching for these dogs. meantime, take a look around me. the sidewalks and the streets, virtually empty, people are staying inside while these dogs are still at large. children had to jump on the roofs of cars to avoid two attacking dogs, possibly pit bulls in a trinidad neighborhood in northeast washington friday night. >> so at this point, you're kind of at a stand still? >> right. at this point, we don't have any idea of where the dogs are located or who their owner may be. >> reporter: the surveillance video taken from an apartment building. at one point, the dogs climbed on the car to get to one of the kids. he jumped off and got away unharmed. >> it was the -- i had my daughter and i didn't know what to do. i was like, you know, didn't

know what to do. >> reporter: andre hawthorne jumped in to rescue the kids and ended up with serious bite wounds. undergoing rabies treatments and may have permanent damage. >> i went to the hospital yesterday to get my second rabies shot. and in the process, my hand was swollen and they think it's nerve damage. i'll have to see a hand specialist. >> reporter: it happened about 8:30 on friday night, but some residents are afraid to come outside or let their children come out to play. >> and then we've got a 4-year-old. >> reporter: and you're afraid to let them go outside? >> they ain't going nowhere. >> reporter: they injured the dogs and they limped away. a blood trail led to a nearby apartment. >> we have tips about where the dog's owner lives. the building that they pointed us to has been able to speak some residents there and they've

all denied ownership. >> reporter: if the dogs are found, animal control would pursue a dangerous dog investigation. and that could lead to the dogs being euthanized and the owner could face criminal charges. animal control officials will continue those patrols for the next week. meantime, officials say they cannot guarantee that these dogs will ever be found. reporting live from northeast washington, darcy spencer, news 4. a man in roanoke, virginia, took a gun safety class, but he needs to take another one. because he actually shot himself in the hand. the bullet also hit his wife in the leg. a deputy is calling this weekend's shooting a stupid accident. >> doug's here now. improving day. we like this weather out there. >> yeah, it could be a little warmer. >> it could be windy. and normally this time of year it is. let's break it down, 82 saturday, 50 today. >> okay. >> 50 yesterday. >> yeah. >> 63 so far today and then we're going to continue to go up, but not all that high.

it has been a little bit of a whirlwind, hasn't it? temperatures all over the place and that's how they're going to be over the next couple of days too with another chilly night tonight. take a look out there. you can see partly to mostly cloudy skies across the area. the last part of this upper level low that we've seen across the east coast over the last three days is finally starting to move in. it will then move out of here overnight tonight. current temperature, 63 degrees, winds out of the west/southwest at 16 miles per hour. temperatures on the mild side over the next couple of hours. currently 55 in winchester, a cooler day to the north and west with more clouds and few showers back here. 58 in martinsburg. and down toward the south, 63 in fredericksburg and 62 in vienna. speaking of vienna, i want to say hello to my friends at marshall road elementary school. let me get out of this picture so you can all see yourselves and say hello. these are the fourth graders we

went out and talked to today. a great group of kids. these guys knew what they were talking about in regards to the weather and we had a good time during the day today. hello to all of you. now, as far as we go over the next couple of days. the satellite and radar showing the system moving back in across the region. moved up, now back across, that's why we're seeing the cloud cover. and take a look. a few light showers out here back towards clark county, frederick county in virginia, even west virginia. a few sprinkles, but that is about it. don't expect much in the way of rain. cool conditions today under partly to mostly cloudy skies. tomorrow, though, we get into what i think will be nice weather, especially early tomorrow, back up to close to arrange. and i think it'll be pretty nice ahead of our next frontal boundary. a warm front followed by an area of low pressure. and rain on thursday. thursday looking a little bit on the rainy side. at least it'll be a mild rain as temperatures will at least be in the 60s to near 70 degrees potentially. this evening, going to be a

little bit on the cool side. a shower possible and breezy, 49 to 56 degrees, most of us 90% of us will probably be stay on the dry side. tomorrow looking good. 68 for a high, 70 on your thursday, 63 on friday, and then saturday, high of only 62. this weekend could be very unsettled once again. >> we've got to work on the weekends. >> i'm trying. i mean, i don't know -- >> thank you, doug. coming up on the broadcast tonight. the guy who stabbed redskins player brandon banks learns his punishment. the shuttle move from d.c. to new york is stalled again. a bethesda native looks to bring rhythm to london and bring a gold medal back to the dnv. looking at new stories tonight. army private accused of orchestrating the biggest leak of government secrets in history is asking the judge to release the charges against him. an airline giving e ining y

chance to choose to whom you sit by on your next flight using social media.

one of those beautiful parts of the olympics, the gymnast category, the rhythmic. >> yeah, it looks so graceful and easy and i'm sure it's incredibly difficult. >> it's esthetic but athletic.

>> flipping and hand stands. >> well, julie has been called the savior of u.s. rhythmic gymnastics and now the bethesda native is headed to the olympic games in london. dan hellie has the story. >> reporter: hard to imagine a 21-year-old grandma, but she calls herself the grandma of u.s. rhythmic gymnastics. makes sense since most retire in their teens. she is comfortable with being the veteran of a sport she calls poetry in motion. >> that's the way i tend to describe it because to me that's literally as a sport the best way you can describe it. it's not like the other sports where you're racing against the clock or you have to be like 100% technical, you know. it's a combination of dance and almost you have to incorporate acting. >> rhythmic gymnastics isn't as popular as the artistic

gymnastics, but rhythmic runs in the family. julie's mom was a junior national champion in hungary and introduced her to the sport when she was just 4 years old. >> i tried one class and that's when i fell in love with it. and that's what i wanted to do. i thought it was beautiful and fun and i got to dance around with ribbons, and it was the best combination for me because i was a hyper child. >> now, almost 18 years later, she is training from five to eight hours a day with her coach. in london, she has a chance to make olympic history becoming the first u.s. rhythmic gymnast to win a medal. her coach says julie's best performances come from her heart and she always seems to rise to the occasion. >> it's very important to be focused exactly when you need to be focused. b because you can practice through the whole year, but that competition when it's important, you may be overexcited or too

much nervous. and it's not going to happen. >> reporter: julie has seemingly been winning everything lately. three golds at the games where her focus was razor sharp even when mexican fans tried to get in her head during the competition. she's been tested, she's tough, and she has a little something special planned for the olympics. it involves her ribbon routine, which is always her favorite. >> this year i have a really like kind of sexy salsa-y music. and it has some of ricky martin's voice in it. there's no words, we can't use words. and it's fun for me to do, especially at competition. i kind of let a sigh of relief and just say to myself, okay, you can have fun now. obviously you still have to keep your focus. you can't drop your focus. but it's time to have fun. >> and what if she goes to london and does the impossible, actually winning a gold medal.

>> till the day i die i would not forget that. i would always every day have some kind of memory of me winning an olympic gold medal. that's something that is so precious and so -- such an amazing accomplishment that i wouldn't think of it as a resume builder, i would think of it as a lifetime achievement. >> julie, going for the gold in london. the first u.s. rhythmic gymnast to qualify for the olympics since 1994. >> thanks a lot, dan. and coming up at 6:00, dan is in new york hanging out, so we'll hear from him as the draft approaches. >> some rhythmic gymnastics to redskins. >> both athletic, though. >> thank you. coming up in the next half hour, illegal drugs stuffed in chocolate bars and juice boxes. a 10-year-old girl, the first witness to take the stand.

a series of explosions injures firefighters and it's all caught on vide

a -- five people found dead in an oxen hill home this morning. all apparent victims of carbon monoxide poisoning. the victims are a woman, her husband, her sister, and two renters. the authorities say the exhaust pipe from the furnace had holes in it. a woman in police custody tonight accused of stabbing her 8-month-old daughter in front of

a social worker. the woman got upset and pulled out a kitchen knife. the child had wounds to her chest and neck but is expected to be okay. a former aide of john edwards says the former presidential candidate knew he was using campaign funds illegally. in court today, andrew young described how edwards directed him to get money from rich donors and give it to edwards' pregnant mistress. and out there right now, we've seen plenty of sunshine during the day today, but now starting to see some clouds across the region, and we are also seeing a few light showers in through the area too. really just some sprinkles right now back towards frederick county, virginia, in through clark and warren county and now loudon county. we're going to continue to watch as these showers move through the next couple of hours. not going to amount to much at all. and we're all getting ready for a chilly night. >> okay. a 10-year-old girl was the first witness called to the stand today. in the abuse trial of a falls

church community activist michael gardner is accused of molesting three children at his daughter's sleepover parties last year. live with more on what happened in court. >> reporter: well, the prosecution started its case by telling jurors it's almost unimaginable except it's true. as you mentioned, the first witness one of three little girls who accused michael gardner of molesting them during sleepovers with his daughter. that 10-year-old girl took the stand wearing sparkly plastic sunglasses she said because she was feeling a little nervous. then she went on to testify for three hours about what she says happened in the gardners' basement. michael gardner showed no emotion in court as his daughter's former best friend told jurors he sexually molested her during a birthday slumber party last june 18th. gardner is a well-known community church activist and former mayor there. the 10-year-old entered the courtroom today with pink glitter shoes on her feet

holding a stuffed toy. even when boosted up, her face could barely be seen over the top of the witness stand. but as the prosecutor questioned her, she stood up and confidently pointed to gardner as the man who touched what she calls her girl parts. the fifth grader says she was sleeping in the basement of the gardners' home with six other girls when she was awakened. prosecutor whitman, why did you wake up? answered the child, i heard somebody opening my sleeping bag. i looked up to see who it was and i saw mr. gardner. she went on to say and then he held up the waistband of membership pants and underwear and touched my girl parts. >> what did you do, asked the prosecutor. >> i wasn't sure what to do so i acted like i was asleep. she testified she saw him walk over to another girl before returning to touch her again. that morning, she confided in another young guest because, "her girl parts hurt." that girl also said she'd been touched. both girls told their parents when they were picked up later

and police were called. but in two hours of cross-examination, defense attorneys underscored inconsistencies in the girls' version of events. from the time she was first questioned by a falls church detective and now. gardner's lawyer, didn't you tell detective richards it was too dark to see who it was? the child replies, i don't remember. he pressed and showed her a transcript of her earlier statement. what did you tell detective richardson on june 18th? the girl, that he was tall and he was a boy. >> now, in opening statements, prosecutors also told jurors they will present key dna evidence in this case. i'll have more on that coming up at 6:00. for now, reporting live from arlington, news 4. three months in jail for the man who stabbed brandon banks during a fight outside a northwest d.c. fight club. it happened outside the park last february. jason shorter says he fought with banks and a friend and stabbed both men with a pocket knife.

banks suffered a collapsed lung in the incident. dozens of workers at dulles airport seized dozens of chocolate bars and juice boxes because they had an extra ingredient. customs and border protection officials found more than 4 pounds of cocaine inside a woman's luggage on sunday night. they say she's a legitimate courier from guatemala. flew in on a flight from el salvador and immediately deported. the estimated street value was $130,000. a new survey finds that young drivers are aware of distracted driving. many still engage in it thinking they aren't at risk. the survey by bridgestone americas found 2/3 of teens and young adults consider themselves safe drivers. a third admit they read texts. >> the bottom line is clear. you can't drive safely with the cell phone in your hand.

it's distracting, it's dangerous, it can be deadly. >> overall, the survey found girls engage in distracted driving more than boys. bad weather's delaying the shuttle enterprise's move to new york until friday now. nasa planned to fly enterprise from dulles airport to new york's jfk airport tomorrow. but with rain in the forecast on wednesday, the flight was postponed. like "discovery's" flight over d.c. last week, "enterprise" will flow at low altitudes over new york city before landing in the big apple. enterprise had been on display at the smithsonian's center near dulles. it was moved out when discovery moved in. >> expanded rush hour service is coming to metro. >> metro came out with a new video today explaining the new rush hour service that comes this summer. >> rush plus will add more trains to the orange, blue, green, and yellow lines. it will also allow for the first

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it is considered the worst carbon monoxide death in prince georges county history. five people dying in one home in oxen hill today. a warning tonight in response to that deadly carbon monoxide poisoning. >> here to explain how it is a common problem and can happen in almost any home lately. >> jim and wendy, this is one of those things you hate to have to repeating this, but we need to remember, this morning's deadly outbreak is a reminder of a serious, but hard to detect problem. carbon monoxide poisoning is known as the silent killer. it's a odorless, colorless poisonous gas generated by an appliance that burns fossil fuel. that includes any appliance in your house that burns natural gas, coal, wood, charcoal, gasoline, propane, so many furnaces, fireplaces, ranges, water heaters, they all produce carbon monoxide, but the gas is

normally vented out through a flue or chimney. and because it is so deadly, it can't be detected by sight or smell. people don't know they're being exposed. symptoms of carbon monoxide do include headache, fatigue, nausea, dizziness. you should get out of the house and into fresh air if you or a family member have any of these symptoms. the best way to protect yourself against carbon monoxide poisoning is simple, prevent it. buy a carbon monoxide detector. you install it the same way that you install a smoke detector and you can buy one at a hardware store then have your heating system always professionally inspected every year. also, get your chimneys checked for blockages or other problems and never operate any portable generator or any other gasoline powered tool near your house or in your garage. remember, we're going to post all of these tips on

nbcwashington.com, search carbon monoxide. the bottom line here is the detector is the number one lifesaver here. but you have to remember, this could happen in any household. it's not necessarily that you're doing something wrong. a malfunction is a malfunction of one of these devices and the detect detector's the only way to know. >> and it's cheap, it's cheap enough considering how deadly this is. >> and if you can't afford it, contact the fire department in your area because sometimes they give them away. but remember, if this happens when you're sleeping, you don't feel the nausea, you don't know about the headache and that's what happened. >> awful, awful. >> important reminders. liz, thank you so much. and coming up next, the costco craze. why people spend so much more money than they plan to when they enter costco. plus, a baby ape meets the public for the first time and a big hit. >> i bet he is. out there today. temperatures a little bit warmer.

that was a big hit. but the weather pattern remains a little unsettled. maybe for the rest of the week. i'll show you that means for you in my forecast. coming up, joining jim advance on "news 4 at 6:00." talking with dan hellie in new york ahead of the nfl draft. find out what it's going to be like when

scary for two firefighters in southern california. that was an underground electrical vault exploding. this was caught on the dash camera sunday. firefighters were checking out a prior manhole explosion when that happened. then firefighters were slightly injured, but they're expected to be just fine. investigators trying to figure out what caused all of these explosions. why are tens of millions of people paying just to walk into a warehouse store? that's exactly what makes costco the nation's second largest retailer and the world's leading warehouse membership chain. nbc's carl quintanilla explains how this unusual story has broken all the rules and built a $93 billion empire. >> call it the costco effect. >> i thought i would spend about $25 and i ended up spending over $700. >> i always end up buying a minimum of $100 worth of stuff.

>> no wonder they spend more than they plan. there are no signs or directories. costco wants shoppers to wander and stumble across items they weren't expecting. >> i do try to go down every aisle just in case. >> that sense of discovery and low prices are what draw customers. >> this is like my favorite thing at costco, it's the meat lasagna. it's $12.99. you can't really make it for that little. >> like many shoppers, she tries to stick to her list. but admits it's difficult to pass up a bargain. >> that was not on my list. >> reporter: and spending more is impossible to avoid when everything is sold in bulk. want waffles? here's 60 of them. like eggs? how about 90? >> it's part of the american psychology that more and bigger is better. >> reporter: marketing consultant pam danzinger studies what stores do and why they do it. >> what costco does is they really understand their

consumer. understanding what's going to excite them. >> reporter: the sony flat screen tvs, carter watches could be here today and gone tomorrow. >> the more you touch and taste, all of those things feed into keeping people in the store, creating these opportunities to spend money. >> reporter: carl quintanilla, cnbc business news. lottery luck continues in the district. a winning megamillions ticket was sold on the lobby mart for friday's drawing. it was a lucky weekend here in the district. three $25,000 tickets sold in northeast for sunday's midday drawing. oh, they should go to costco now. and heads up, tomorrow's power ball jackpot is $173 million. >> buying in bulk with that. >> don't say, oh, that's not enough for me. i have to wait for it to get to $380 million. google today confirms rumors

on its newest product. the internet search giant unveiled google drive today. it's an online cloud that lets users store personal documents, photos, videos, and just about any other digital content. and you can access that content from any web enabled device. it's free to store up to 5 gigabytes on google drive account for extra space, prices start at about $2.50 a month for another 25 gigabytes. let's find out how much warmth we're going to be getting if any in the next few days. >> we're going to get a little bit of warmth. the average high temperature tomorrow is 73 degrees. we're going to be hard-pressed to get to that average number over the next couple of days. and we've been talking about this rain deficit for a while. the next few days are going to have rain, as well. 63 degrees, current temperature with partly cloudy and mostly cloudy skies right now. you can see the cloud cover out there behind me. winds gusting upwards of 22 miles per hour at the airport.

we have seen the clouds move in over the last couple of hours. after abundant sunshine, that sun helping us to warm up. fairfax county, 59 degrees, 63 in manassas, 59 in leesburg, down towards 64 degrees. that's the warm spot on the map today and once again, well below average temperatures, and we did see the clouds move in. and not just the clouds, but even shower activities. very light showers and even some sprinkles coming through. the atmosphere is fairly dry. these are going to be more like sprinkles, but enough to get the windshield wipers going if you're traveling out 66, heads up towards northern faulkner county or clark county or page county, shenandoah county seeing some of those very light showers and sprinkles. same thing goes for you folks towards parts of northern maryland. 43 in washington, 36 in gaithersburg, 36 in manassas, but look at the areas to the west. west of the blue ridge, 32 in

hagerstown, 32 in laray. and we have a freeze warning including shenandoah county and up towards portions of western maryland. watch out in those areas, it is going to be fairly chilly. the rest of us well above the freezing mark. no worries here. tomorrow afternoon, much nicer, we're going to rebound nicely with a high of 65 in martinsburg, 67 in culpepper, and 70 in fredericksburg, and a high of 68 degrees in washington. much warmer numbers coming up from where we were yesterday. on thursday, a high of 70 degrees, but right back down to the low 60s friday and saturday. saturday right now looks like a pretty good chance of at least some showers. wait until i show you sunday, though. that forecast coming up at 6:00. >> all right. thanks, doug. three, two, one -- >> hundreds of students hit the streets today raising money for their school in laurel. this is the race of education walkathon. they're running.

the goal is to raise $25,000 for this school. students ask family, friends, and neighbors to make pledges based on how many laps they make. the community cheered on and there were deejays, balloons, costumes, dancing. >> cool visors in red capes. a seventh grade english teacher from california has been given the highest educational award in the u.s. president obama honored rebecca milwaukee as the 2012 teacher of the year today. finalists from each state attended the ceremony at the white house. praised milwaukee for finding new ways to get parents involved in the kids' progress at school. >> so teachers, i want to say to you be passionate about your work and your students. set the highest expectations for each and every one of your students, but do me a favor and set an even higher set of goals for yourself. you are a hero to someone and you may not even know it. >> milwaukee will spend the next year as an advocate for the

teaching profession. take a look at this little guy. a baby ape was hand raised by zoo keepers in germany and made his public debut today. he was born in january, but he was rejected by his mother after she couldn't produce enough milk. this is a species of ape that is highly endangered found in a small part of africa's congo basin. keepers at the zoo hope that they'll be able to reintegrate him with the rest of the apes and the ape family there in the zoo. no name for this little guy just yet, but he's a sweetie. and they're highly, highly endangered. it's good they are reproducing in captivity. >> he's clinging to her there. up next, a big honor today for gabrielle giffords. [ female announcer ] with xfinity,

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it's been nearly four months since arizona congressman gabrielle giffords resigned from her seat in the house to focus on her recovery from an assassination attempt. tonight, giffords will be honored here in washington by emily's list. it's a political action committee dedicated to electing pro-choice democratic women to political office. emily's list will also announce the creation of a new award named in giffords' honor. it will focus on women in the

beginning of their political careers. the parents of a missing arizona girl are now allowed to go back inside their home. authorities kept them away while they searched for clues in the girl's bedroom where her parents claim she was last seen. miguel almaguer has more including the parents' first statement about the case. >> reporter: investigators now call the home a crime scene. this is where 6-year-old isabel solis was last seen and it's here on monday where two specifically trained fbi dogs found something of interest. >> the dogs did give indication there of further things that we need to investigate. for that reason, we asked the family if they would leave the residence so we could secure the scene again. >> reporter: police say isabel was last seen by her parents sleeping in bed friday night at 11:00 p.m. at 8:00 a.m. saturday, her father realized she was gone and called 911. police say her window was open, the screen knocked to the

ground. but they have not called the case an abduction, instead labeling it a suspicious disappearance. the pikes live down the street from isabel and have known the family for years. >> it is a good family. a very good family. and they will have their daughter back. >> reporter: in a statement, isabel's parents who also call their daughter isa thanked all of those who searched for the missing first grader adding "we are cooperating fully with authorities and are focused only on her safe return." >> what the police are trying to do is determine if that child met with some horrible fate in the home and also examined the window in the bedroom to see if that was a staged crime scene rather than someone breaking in. >> reporter: detectives have interviewed 17 sex offenders who live within three miles of her home. search teams have scoured the desert and landfill, but have come up empty handed. police served routine search warrants. and while they say everyone involved in the case is a person of interest, so far, no

suspects. >> you just don't think something like that would happen in your neighborhood. >> reporter: today her picture, her story is everywhere. her parents writing, "we love isabel and will never give up finding her." >> police say everyone including the girl's parents are cooperating. that's a $6,000 reward in the case. now, a horrifying discovery inside a home. >> five people dead apparently from carbon monoxide poisoning happened in prince georges county. the governor of virginia talking about whether he would like to be mitt romney's running mate. >> dan hellie up in new york talking to the man who might as well be the next franchise quarterback for the skins. and good evening, i'm wendy rieger sitting in for doreen gentzler. >> and i'm jim vance. those victims were found this morning in a house in the70