da day dare today. and the 12-year-old daughter is known as a hero for protecting the children on roundtree drive. >> reporter: anita, the children inside the home were not harmed. the murdered owner is tonight identified as the 39-year-old marie white. the gunman, 49-year-old richard anthony nichols. a distraught woman arrived at the home daycare soon after the violence disrupted. inside, two people layed dead. tony white and the former next door nay -- neighbor, tony nichols. >> before you get alarmed, everything is okay, your child is okay and they are like what? there was an incident at the daycare and you need to come pick up your son. >> that's when you see the officers swarming the area and

your son is there. you just kind of drop. >> reporter: megan batista just left her son. >> she was a wonderful lady. she loved the kids. and the kids were like family to them. >> reporter: according to police, nichols knocked on the front door and lead in by the victim's daughter. moments later, gunfire. >> when the daughter knew something was wrong, she placed the children downstairs and called 911. >> jasmine white is being praised for her quick action. >> it is definitely heroic. she was able to keep the kids safe. >> i'm just glad she kept it there. she is such a smart kid anyway. and that she was very brave. >> reporter: direct tv installer had a midday appointment at the home. >> i don't know. i can't think of words

honestly. this is pretty shocking. >> reporter: as crime scene technicians scoured the home for evidence, neighbors remembered the woman who had a way with children, including her own. >> i'm really shocked. because we all told them that it is just really a great gal. >> reporter: toni white was separated from her husband, george white -- whyte. and a little boy who is a few years younger, reporting live, 9news now. >> andrea, does anyone know the real relationship between the victim and the gunman? any talk of that? >> reporter: that has baffled neighbors here. speaking to have many of them, no one knows of any problems between the two. it's interesting, george, who was separated from her lives just around the corner about two to three blocks from here. and still next door to the family of mr. nichols. >> all right.

thank you. well, chile is still trying to get a handle on the extent of the damage caused by saturday's massive earthquake. the death toll now stands at more than 700 people. hundreds of thousands are homeless. that 8.8 magnitude quake destroyed half a million homes. more than two dozen survivors have so far been pulled from a toppled apartment building. and rescuers are hearing yet other signs of life. tonight, the lewding is happening. we have live team coverage tonight, beginning with karen brown, live out there. >> reporter: well, some food aid is starting to arrive. but that lewding is continuing. originally, the chile government thought they could handle this crisis alone. but now they are asking the united nations for help. people are helping themselves to whatever food they can find. while the chile government scrambles to get aid to the

earthquake-ravaged cities. residence carried off sacks of flour. carding everything away from the local supermarket. nearby crews are working around the clock to rescue people trapped in this apartment building. they started drilling through the thick walls after hearing the victim knocking. the city has no power or running water. and communication is difficult. the situation is even worse than the chile's coastal town where the 8.8 magnitude earthquake triggered a tsunami. crushing homes leaving the rubble coated in mud. today, they reached out for international aid. and now the united nations is rushing to deliver specific requests including satellite phones and field hospitals. >> how important is it to get that aid in immediately? >> oh, it is fundamentally great. if not sooner and possible. to do it in a great and well coordinated fashion. >> reporter: the secretary of the state, arrived in south america on a scheduled trip.

bringing communication equipment with her when she visits them on tuesday. life is returning to normal where construction codes help modern building survive one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded. but the world health organization expects the death toll to rise as emergency workers reached the hardest hit areas. >> all right, and some international aid is now arriving where they sent in satellite phones and they have 30 tons of food. argentina has air lifted field hospitals and dozens of doctors. reporting live, i'm karen brown, now back to you derek and anita. >> reporter: speaking of the aid back here at the urban search and rescue team, mobilizing for the possibility deployment from chile. >> live in the fire academy where the team members are gearing up. >> starting to gear up. but they have not gotten the word yet that they are going to chile. this is a mobilization, not the active area. they are getting the gearing together to make sure that

everything is in order. but the worse could come at any moment. as of a few moments ago, they were working on listening devices and cameras that are used for rescue, search and rescue. that they will take with them and all the other gears that the dogs are ready. 52 members on what they call a medium team. and it was only 29 days ago that they returned from haiti, and now they are ready to go again, if needed. and again, the word has not come definitively yet. but they found a very rewarding experience. and on their first trip with the team. a program manager. he's not going this time. but he's helping everybody get ready. listen. >> how rewarding was haiti for you? >> incredible. it was my first earthquake mission. it was the first one for me. so that is exhilarating, exciting. but the fact that our members, they were able to touch 16 lives. and to make a difference in them, was the most exhilarating. and then on the tail end of that, we were able to do some

mantarian assistance while we were there as well. >> and that humanitarian assistance included onto the pediatrics hospital where they helped set up tents. this is all after the rescues and the rescuings, and being involved in saving the lives. the most interesting thing that i saw here in afternoon, derek and anita, was a firefighter dressed in full gear. getting his ready while changing the diaper with his son. and that is multitasking. >> that is multitasking. dave statter, thank you. with a recent deadly earthquake in both haiti and chile, our 9news now web poll asks are you more worried about similar earthquakes in the u.s.? 30.5% say yes. 36.6% said no. 6% said they were worried before this year's earthquakes hit, and 7% are not sure. you can reg tear your -- register your opinion on wusa9.com. could a young marine be a serial rapist? military investigators are trying to figure out if jorge

torrez could be the serial rapist. >> reporter: right now, they are holding him at the arlington county jail on charges of attempted abduction and armed robbery. but sources tell us that more charges could be coming soon. jorge is a decorated marine with medals for good conduct to the war on terrorism. and a navy unit combination and the national defense service medal. >> i was a little surprised, but really, anyone and any occupation could snap. >> police matched torrez as the suspect in attempted abduction three weeks ago. >> she felt he might have been trying to get her into a vehicle. >> reporter: the marine corp. says they take the allegations against him seriously. they are inconsistent with our core values. he was arrested here at the henderson hall barracks on

saturday night. working just down the street as a clerk at the marine headquarters in the pentagon. prior to that, he trained at camp pend lton and stationed out there. >> reporter: they want to determine if similar crimes were at that location. also the prime suspect in saturday night's abduction at gunpoint in boston. >> he restrained both of the women inside the resident. >> how did he do that? >> he tied them up. >> one of the victims was beaten and raped and then dumped out there. >> and this happened within steps of your home. >> i know. that's what's creepy. >> now, derek was suppose to be areigned on the original charges today. but that arrangement has been postponed. back to you. >> what about these more violent charges that you brought up just a minute ago. why hasn't he been charged of that yet? >> because those charges are more violent. they want to make sure that they cross all the t's, dot all the

i's. they think right now, they have that on the first attempted abduction charges. so they would rather hold them here in the jail until they could get that case finalized and of course look at their backgrounds throughout the last tree years that he's a marine to see if they could link him to any other crime. >> all right, more to come. thank you for that. and a prince george's county man behind bars for allegedly running down four people. and police and investigators say that the man intentionally hit the victim on the university boulevard this morning. they believed he was involved in the domestic dispute with at least one of the pedestrians, two victims are hospitalized with nonlife-threatening injuries. the other two were not seriously hurt. and there is breaking news tonight from upper marlboro where a jury is unable to reach the street race two years ago. the 21-year-old, tv tv, was one of the -- tea tea, was one of the -- tavon taylor was one of the drivers out there.

the other driver faces 15 years in prison, but he plead guilty in a plea deal. the dc council expected to meet tomorrow in a second legislative session to take a punishment from marion barry. accused of using his position to award contacts to his girlfriend. barry has since apologized for what he called bad judgment, but denies wrong doing. sources tell bruce johnson that the rest of the council will vote to sensor barry and strip him of the media assignments. his case will be forwarded to the u.s. attorney. coming up on six, some barry supporters in the southeast, reacting to today's news. a commuter alert for the metro passenger. a ride on the subway system is not going to cost you an extra dime. the increase went into effect on sunday. >> it's not fair because the red line broke down this morning.

it's not good service. and metro should go down there, not up. >> it's not bothering me at all. it's probably fair. and they need the money. so you know, it's not going to bankrupt anybody, i don't believe. tone tone -- fares are going up on the fairfax connector and the ride-on buses. the transit link card, a monthly pass issue is going up $4. amtrack is rolling out free internet service. wifi now available on all 20 express trains on the northeast corridor along with six major stations on that route. the service is free for now, but amtrack says that they will be reviewing that policy after this introductory period. speaking of amtrack. a train slammed into a fire truck today in detroit. and tonight, the detroit fire commissioner wants to know why they parked the truck on the

tracks. one firefighter suffered minor injuries. none of the passengers on the chicago-bound train were hurt. investigators say that fire truck was responding to the car crash near the tracks. coming up, heavy rains and a huge title surge, reaching havoc. but first, where is the 17-year-old named chelsea king. the search for the teenager leads investigators to a registered sex offender.

a good start, stocks starting up there on wall street. finishing 78 points to close at 10,403. nasdaq rose 405 today. and the s&p 500 rose by 11. slashing $45 million from the budget. that means 800 jobs need to be

eliminated. and 355 of them are in the classroom. class sizes going up by accepting the kindergartens and pre-k. and the school lunch prices, would go up by 50 cents. speaking of education, one in three students, one in three, does not finish high school in this country. with that in mind, president obama announced a new strategied today to reduce america's dropout rates. >> attention, high school dropouts are more likely to be teen parents, more likely to commit crime, more likely to rely on public assistance, more likely to lead shattered lives. what's more, they cost our economy hundreds of billions of dollars over the course of a lifetime. >> the grad nation initiative will provide support and funding for the country's most public schools. tonight, the search continues for a missing 17-year-old girl in san diego. chelsea king, disappeared last week while out on a run. police have now arrested a registered sex o fender in connection with the case, but

he's not talking. thomas roberts has the story. >> reporter: from the air. >> we have a bunch of these running trails. >> reporter: and on land. >> we're a part of the search team for chelsea king. hoping you might have some information. >> reporter: more than a dozen volunteers are searching for any signs of the san diego-area teenager who has not been seen since thursday. >> we're staying focused on the ultimate objective which is to bring her home. >> reporter: chelsea king never returned home after going for a jog in a local park. the car was found in the parking lot with her cell phone and ipod inside. >> it looks like there are three teams here. >> reporter: they have discovered fuff had evidence to make an -- they have discovered enough evidence to make an arrest. john gardener taken -- gardner taken into custody. >> we definitely have a connection between gardner and chelsea king. >> reporter: investigators

won't say what exactly that is yet. he's a registered sex offender. according to the website, he was convicted for committing lewd or lascivious acts. but no charges have been filed. for king's family. >> thank you so much for coming out and trying to find our daughter. >> reporter: the arrest offers little relief. >> our daughter is the kind of girl that you dream of. she was the kind of kid that everyone would want as a parent. >> reporter: she was also a straight-a student. her friends have been tieing blue ribbons around campus, hoping king comes home. thomas roberts for cps new -- cbs news. >> the man accused of kidnapping elizabeth smart is competent to stand trial, does not suffer from a mental disorder. she was 14 years old when kidnapped from the salt lake city home in 2002. rescue teams are looking

for survivors from the deadly storm that stopped western europe. the gail forced winds, bumping in several nations. an estimated 1 million europeans are without electricity tonight. france was hit the hardest. more than 50 people were killed when the sea wall that stood for centuries, they collapsed. the sea water reached the tops of homes, trapping some victims while they slept. >> all right, that is a perfect example of what we don't want to see. >> well, we won't see anything like that. although this is the last coastal. and if it gets a little closer to the west, it could threaten us right now. and we are safe. >> we're going to see the light rain and the light snow. with temperatures above freezing. did not make a difference. all right, here is your forecast first. good to be there. the bearer of good news. 43 tomorrow. could see the light rain late today by the evening. then 41 on wednesday. could see a mixture of light rain or snow. on and off all day. pretty nice on thursday. returning partly cloudy and 42

degrees. tonight, increasing clouds. and just some high clouds. breezy and cold. low temperatures, 28 to 34. winds still northwesterly at 10 to 15. as we get into the morning. we'll stay mostly cloudy and cold and dry tomorrow morning though. temperatures in the 30s to around 40. winds calmed down a little bit. northwesterly by 10. then by the afternoon, mostly cloudy and cold. evening light rains possible. you notice the winds go more northeasterly. the storm is on the map. but we already can see it. so consequently, we're looking at just tracking it. i do want to take this time to say happy meteorological spring. derek and anita. >> thank you, topper. >> it's comprised of march, april, may. the first r average high is -- the average high is 50. and by the end of the month, the average high is 62. and the average low is 42. prettied good deal. a little over 3.5 inches of rain or liquid precipitation. we still average downtown, about an inch and a half of snow. all right,

temperatures right now, 44 at bethesda. 46 at college park. generally in the 40s. we should still be around 50 right now. 44 out at reston. and 45 also out in leesburg. satellite picture radar combined. you see this storm, do you remember that storm? it's the same storm as last week. and it is still affecting new england, believe it or not. here's the new storm now. a pretty good area of rain and some heavy thunderstorms that are down to the deep south and alabama and also into mississippi. that's what's going to move southward and stay far enough out the shore which is a good thing. high temperatures tomorrow, mid-40s for us. maybe 42. 39 at hagerstown, only 33 in cumberland. 44 tomorrow. staying dry, 44 at leesburg. downtown, temperatures in the mid-40s. again, maybe a sprinkle south and west of town by evening. all right, next seven days.

44 tomorrow. maybe a little light rain. then on wednesday, a mix, some light rain and snow. nice on thursday. we're in the low 40s. the mid-40s on friday. look at this, 50 on saturday. maybe a sprinkle on sunday. but who cares. it's 55. and then upper 50s on monday. >> okay. >> okay. that's what i'm talking about. okay, that's the march weather. >> okay. >> and we're just focusing on that weekend. thank you, topper. coming up, the national zoo celebrates two new arrivals for spring. >> plus, man's best friend, helping local war vets recover from the skies of battle. we'll be right back. i'm peggy fox. with a reality show with real-life consequences. who should the bachelor choose for his wife? sexy vienna? hear what jake has to say about choosing one of the two women by watching entertainment tonight's bachelor finale sneak peek.

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some new additions at the national zoo. bill lee jean, a -- billy jean, a spectacle bear, giving birth to two cubs. no pictures of the newborn yet. but they are all toothless, blind, we're told. the zoo has set up the web cam. so you may see it. the war vet says that the pet dog gave them a second chance to see life as being worth living again. >> and now he's the founder of the articlington based organization that offers other vets that same chance at the connection. >> and there is a time when i wanted to take my own life. she walked in, little puppy. that meant she was. she would walk in and lick my face. >> reporter: when dave sharp first got a pit bull puppy, he was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. they say that cheyenne gave them a friend to talk to. about their experience serving in afghanistan. >> she didn't judge me. and i felt completely at ease. >> reporter: now, sharp is

giving other veterans a chance to feel that unconditional love. the founder of pets to vets. a nonprofit that is matching veterans with the local sheltered animals for free. when their minds are so cloudy, i could talk to them about anything. >> reporter: the army veteran, got their dog through pets to vets. and says that it is a tremendous blessing for him and his family. >> plenty of smiles, waiting on me. >> reporter: they are made possible by the online donations to pets to vets. the organization, they also planned shelter visits for recovering veterans. >> and they will listen to me. and just, you know, gets me away from the hospital. >> reporter: pets to vets, still brand new. just got started in the fall to learn more about the program, go to wusa9.com, and click on 9news at 6. coming up on maryland counties, breaking the record for snowfall. i could believe that. >> plus, the dc council committee, identifying the biggest threat to the public safety and the aftermath that

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welcome back. let's reset some of the top stories in the news right now. and the united nations is reaching out to help people in the ravaged nation of chile. more than 700 people are confirmed dead. the world health organization expects that number to rise in the coming days. two people are dead following a murder-suicide in a dale city daycare. a man shot and killed a female owner of the business this morning before then turning the gun on himself. youngsters were unharmed. police are trying to determine whether the u.s. marine is responsible for three attacks in arlington. that suspect is being held at the arlington county jail on charges of attempted abduction and armed robberies. 11 nurses and five support staffers in washington and the hospital center are fighting to get their jobs back tonight. the hospital fired them because they could not make it during the historic back-to-back snowstorm. the hospital is still reviewing the cases of other people who failed to get to work.

ingly love what i do. yeah, i breathe it. >> reporter: jerry lee is looking for a new job at age 54. fired after more than three decades of exemplary service at the hospital. she could not get out of her silver spring neighborhood during the snowstorm to get into work. >> i tried to get out of my community. never made it out of the community. >> reporter: she is one of the nurses union negotiators. at the hospital of the lawyers trying to negotiate a new contract today. and her union president suspects the firings may be a part of an effort to break thedown -- the union. >> i mean, extremely unfair. a historic blizzard. i mean. and i checked around. other hospitals, they did beautifully. >> reporter: but the hospital center says that the firings had nothing to do with the contract negotiations. >> the people who have been separated are those individuals that said not coming, don't care, and don't want to take

your transportation. >> reporter: most of us have very little protection against firings. if you are an at-will employee, then the boss could fire you for reasons good, bad, or indifferent. if you have a union contract or you're in the civil service or have an employee manual, than that may afford some protection. but other than that, the only ban is on discrimination based on race, age, sex, national origin, or religion. >> and the washington hospital center, bruce leshan, 9news now. >> jerry lee said she never refused to come in, she said she simply couldn't. the union has filed a grievance for all the nurses and hoping the hospital will back down. they say that clearing sidewalks will be a bigger priority the next time we get a new big storm like that. the dc public works committee held a meeting. they found unshovelled sidewalks were a threat to public safety. sidewalks are the responsibility of the residence who live next

to them. they found that on every road, it was not plowed properly and some didn't get plowed at all. it will not hurt that brand new board walk. the town leaders say that the rehab project will be done on time this spring. the $7 million project is being funded by the federal stimulus money. a woman trying to break up a fight had to be rushed to the hospital after attacked by the snow shovel in maryland. police are on the lookout for the 21-year-old, ashly baldwin saying she was fighting with her girlfriend when another woman tried to intervene. according to the police, baldwin then pulled the plastic shovel out of her car and hit the woman in the head with it. the unidentified victim is expected to survive. the snowiest section of the state of maryland has set a new winter weather record. topper in the weather center with details on this. >> just unbelievable. remember, garrett county is about 170 miles from here. that's all. a whole different climate. more than two and a half feet on garrett county just last week. the maryland state highway administration says that 262

half inches have fallen at their garage out there the at rim. that tops the old record of 233.5 inches, recorded back in the winter of '03, '02. in oakland, maryland. they observed the reports of the seasonal total of 210 inches. an e-mail of 204 inches. they average about 100 inches. the state highway administration spokesperson says that the snow banks along u.s. 495 are about as high as road crews can pile. and now, if you want more on our snowfall, we said we had the second snowiest time in february. the possibility of a little more snow for our area is coming up, anita? >> all right, topper. the 2010 winter olympics are officially in the record books. extinguished dork the star- extinguished during the star-studded winter olympics.

in four years, the winter olympics in london and then after that, they will be in russia. united states winning 27 gold medals. germany finished in second place. canada in third but won the most gold medal with 14. president obama owes the canadian counterpart a case of beer. the president made the friendly wager with the canadian prime minister before the canada and u.s. gold medal hockey game. canada won, 3-2 in overtime. the white house says president obama had a case of money riding on the game. pleading for the return of her medals because someone stole them out of her tempe, arizona home. springfield, virginia native won the medals during the 1972 games in munick. but they were taken out of her home during a home robbery. >> to me, there is a journey.

>> she usually keeps the medals in a safe deposit box, but took them with her to a local school where she had not had time to put them in the bank. >> hopefully she gets those back. the cbs evening news is less than an hour away. joining us live from new york with the preview. hi katie. >> hi, anita. i hope they get them back too. that's a terrible story. meanwhile, talk about horrific stories. the search for survivors continues in chile. we're going to have live coverage from san diego. we'll have the latest on the rescue and the relief operations there. plus, many veterans, the tougher battle is coming from home. now courts have been set up to give them a second chance. their hoop dreams came true in just four memorable minutes. how about big games changing for their life forever. only on the cbs evening news right after 9news now. anita, back to you. >> so much to look forward to, thank you, katie.

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dramatic scene. plus. >> can the largest school system find more money for their classrooms by cutting its bureaucracy in one teacher's group says it can in this proposal. i'm peggy fox, coming up, we'll tell you at six. it looks like marion barry will face consequences for the latest scandal. at six, what people are saying about his possible punishment. we're looking at a lovely picture out there. i can't imagine that more snow could have come this way. >> it is possible. but here's the deal. the temperatures are above freezing. so it won't be a huge deal. >> okay. >> and it won't be, you know, any shoveling. >> they won't stay around. >> yes, there you go. they might come down on the grassy services. that would be it. which my dad loves. all on the streets on the grass. here is your forecast for now. the next three days, 44 tomorrow. maybe a sprinkle by evening. if rs and 41 -- and 41 on

wednesday. rain, snow, or a mix. back in the low 40s. now for tonight, increasing high clouds that is breezy and cold. 28 to 34. winds are still northwest at 10 to 15. at least until the midnight hour. and then for tomorrow in the morning, mostly cloudy and cold and dry. and 30s around 40. the winds die down, northwest at 10. by the afternoon, mostly cloudy anded cold. evening light rain is possible. i think we'll see any snow that will be tonight and early wednesday rather. high temperatures, 40 to 45. the winds will turn out of the northeast. at about 10. and temperatures right now, well, a little chillier than they should be. but not too bad. rockville 44. 43 at gaithersburg. so mainly mid-40s. 44 in reston. 45 in sterling, and 45 out at leesburg. let's talk about the satellite picture, radar combined. so it is already in place. it's going to move across the south and then hook up to the

coast. good news for us. it's going to hook up the coast far enough out the sea to not cause any huge problems. here is the future cast. the clouds will come in tomorrow and the rain and the snow gets pretty close to us by the evening. again in the morning, it will be out there for the light rain and the best chance for snow that will be tomorrow night and early on wednesday. >> and the next seven days. 45 tomorrow, maybe a sprinkle, and then the mix, rain, snow. coming down all day on wednesday. we're still in the low 40s. low 40s on thursday. that's kind of chilly. and then okay, chilly. sunshine on saturday, and 50, 55 on sunday. maybe a sprinkle. and almost 60 next monday. >> okay, that's much more like it. we like it. and now, i hear that maybe one or two folks, they watched some hockey last night. >> the whole country, and the whole country that is up above us. what do you think the party is like at the canadian embassy right now? >> and it wasn't just the prime minister drinking the most. i guarantee it. >> the most watched hockey game

in the history of watching hockey. $20 million people in canada. $30 million people in the u.s. most of them biting their nails down to the nub in the final 45 minutes. the fans in washington, kind of the double whammy for the unhappy ending. not only did the home country lose, but the capitol's most hated arch rival, scored the overtime game winner on canada. and the sarah walsh report says perhaps watching that celebration right there is why alex ovechkin got back to work early this morning. after participating in the ceremonies in canada, alex ovechkin took a flight from vancouver to seattle, then in chicago, landing in dc this morning. on the ice with the capitols. but you probably wouldn't be surprised to hear how he feels. >> no good. >> how come? >> i want to see how you're going to feel after the 10-hour flight. >> it's a testament to him and

the leadership that he's out here. i think everyone wouldn't be surprised if he needed a day off. >> reporter: calling them, they are still struggling to hide the disappointment in coming home without the medal. >> and that is a pretty good vegetation for them. and for our country. >> reporter: ovechkin said he only watched overtime of the gold medal game on sunday. and they believe seeing sidney crosby's game winner is just for the americans. >> alex is a competitive guy. and he's one of the main rivals and they seemed to do well. and that will hurt him just a little bit. and you know, hopefully that it will make alex and the rest of us all that more focused. >> reporter: when he was asked how he felt about crosby scoring the game winner, he was correct saying it didn't matter. but a canadian said he would have preferred anyone, but crosby to have netted that big one. with the capitols, sarah walsh, 9news sports now. on wednesday, the capitols play buffalo and their goalie

is ryan miller, the guy in goal for the united states. heartbreaking watching him playing so brilliantly during the tournament. but back to work for the guys at the day job. >> yeah, there you go. >> a new and safer way to treat one of the most common nuances of the childhood head lice. what to call if your kid's school has an outbreak that's coming up. >> business in a work. >> to cut their hair off. >> oh, harder with them. >> yes. >> had don't forget, we're always on wusa9.com. stay with us. we have a health alert up next.

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son on friday has heightened the discussion about teen suicide. the 18-year-old, apparently jumped to his death from an l.a. high-rise after battling severe depression for years. suicide is the third leading cause of death acing among older teen -- death among older teenagers in america. boys are more at risk than girls. adolescent psychologist tells cbs news that the warning signs for suicide could be eminent and they are different in teens than adults. parents need to be aware of the significant changes in the mood especially anxiety. if they start avoiding or dropping out the activity that they used to like. some distanced themselves from friends or become overly critical of themselves. there are direct questions that could help you better assess someone's risk of suicide. >> we have those on our website, wusa9.com. and also tonight, a less toxic treatment for head lice, which affect millions of kids every year.

life killing sham -- lice killing shampoos could be irritating with no guarantees to get rid of the tiny pests the first time around. now a new approach. >> reporter: bennett and sophie came home from school today with symptoms every parents dread. >> itchy. >> reporter: they both had highly contagious cases of head lice and passed it onto their mom, stephanie too. >> first, he had over 500 eggs in his head. >> reporter: every year, millions of kids have to deal with the itching and the embarrassment of lice. but a new fda approved treatment is safe and very affective at killing these tiny bugs, according to a new study. >> the success rates after one week of treatment is very high at 91%, which is not seen with the more conventional treatments. >> reporter: the prescription medication called ulesfia uses lotion that works by suffocating the lice instead of killing them with pesticides like some other products. and it was proven safe and

effective in children as young as six months of age. >> and a need for new treatments have come about because of the really high degree of resistance with the more conventional over-the-counter treatments. >> reporter: it is also important for parents to remember, head lice have nothing to do with children's cleanliness, just how close they got to the another infestation at school. >> it's a life lesson. you're going to get through it and it's not the end of the world. >> no, it's not. one big mistake, they treat the lice and don't follow up with head checks. you have to remove the eggs that they lay with a comb or else they could come back. thank you for joining us on 9news now at five. 9news now at six starts right now. the death toll following saturday morning's earthquake off the coast of chilly is now at -- chile is now at 723 lives. according to the associated