>> i am absolutely shocked. >> working in the building. we feel very comfortable. >> and they have a limited description, they are hoping that someone with information will come forward. >> and i'm scott broom. the prince george's headquarters. more fallouts tonight in the wake of that confrontation between rowdy basketball fans and police march 3 at college park. tonight, the police chief, roberto hilton says there is no justification for what he is seeing caught on tape. >> reporter: this is the latest and the most clear version for jack mckenna, showing them walking towards the line of the police horses trying to clear the rowdy crowd. and they have hit at least 12 times by the night stick switches. >> and that is what they saw on that side. >> i don't know what they are

talking about, that is inappropriate. >> do they justify that? what they gravitate? and at this point, i think that is very important. >> one police officer is on suspension. investigators are trying to identify two others. felony assault charges like mckenna have been dropped. now that it is clear that the situation is the other way around. >> reporter: i'm bruce leshan in downtown dc. and very lite traffic on monday. they figure that they would come back downtown today. and that is made for a miserable situation. >> yes, they can't come right here now. >> they were already banned. calling in a bomb-sniffing dog to make sure that the old coat

wasn't an improvised explosive device. >> that should have been somewhere around there. and where the traffic is very long. and the framework agreement on the need to lock up or eliminate all those nuclear materials. they are aiming to have an agreement on how to do that for the next four years. several nations will just hand out or hand over their highly enriched uranium and those two nations, they agree to see the stockpile grades from that. all the road restrictions scheduled to be lifted in just about an hour. but it won't be an instantaneous process. they will take the crew just a bit of time to take away all the barricades and the barriers. let's see if the restrictions are having an imabout on the evening ride home. in the 9news now traffic center over your shoulder, it does not look great. >> reporter: yeah, the wet roads and the heavy commute, of course. bad combination.

we want to remind folks that even though they will be lifted at 8:00 tonight, the parking restrictions in downtown dc, they will be out there until noon tomorrow. and so you plan to drive back to dc tomorrow to go to work, keep that in mind. as far as the traffic commute tonight, you can see the volumes. they are pretty backed up here. and for the area for the next few hours. elsewhere, we're looking at late volumes here on the outer loop and the inner loop, coming from the dulles toll road. we're looking at a 20 to 25- minute delay. and a trip up north, breaking up a bit. but still some minor delays here. and again from 117 to the weigh station. back to you. an update on breaking news you saw first last night.

the 68-year-old was a veteran journalist. they tell 9news now that there are four sets for every military vehicle before they move into an intersection. the current restrictions in most of the country are at the 22 to 24-week mark. because that is when they were thought to survive outside of the mother's womb. if that nebraska measure has been held by the courts, they could have an impact on the abortion laws nationwide. two prominent churches in northern virginia are fighting to hold onto their property before the supreme court. arguments beganned today with the nine churches that broke away from the diocese before they ordained an openly bishop. and as peggy fox reports, they

could have a powerful impact on churches everywhere. driving away from the municipal church and the first openly gay bishop. they worry about what might happen next. and to be blessed in the church, you know, something that we cannot agree on. >> and even if it is a gray area in terms of, well, the homosexuality for some folks

that they may not be sure about. >> reporter: after a fairfax judge, they decided last year and a total of $40 million. the ruling hinges on an old statute giving the state the right to decide of the church dispute. a decision is not expected for several months. in falls church, peggy fox, 9news now. >> and the georgia mason religion politics, they said that it is likely that the supreme court will side with the breakaway churches, giving the green light to the brickway movement simmering in many such churches. more controversy tonight for the governor, bob mcdonald. this time about restoring the voting rights of the exconvicts. they would have to send him a

personal letter. and they are playing into that racial slurring type. >> i don't know if that is very bad. >> reporter: if the proposed is enacted, then they would speed up the process of the felons getting to vote back. and they say that they opposed the governor on this one. but the predecessor and now democratic national committee, tim cain, does not have a problem with that. >> and if you have a problem with their chain, does it have a troubling similarity to thed old literacy -- to the old literacy test? do you think it's a reasonable approach? go to wusa9.com. topper here at the 9news

forecast first. >> this is much different than yesterday. yesterday was like may and today is well, like march. you can access this any time on our website on wusa9.com. and pretty heavy activity now, just to the south of the shady side. it will move across the bay, and we have some light to moderate activity downtown and stretching back into the county as well here. but everything is moving pretty quickly off to the south and the east. and let's go to the computer. we'll talk about the forecast. and look at the temperatures. the upper 40s. 73 yesterday. 48 downtown, and 49 up to the north of hagerstown. 37 in oakland. for tonight then, weaver looking at mostly -- we're looking at mostly cloudy skies. they will end late, chilly, lows in the 40s. we'll koch back and take a closer look at doppler and show you when it will start feeling like may again. derek? >> reporter: still ahead on 9news now. an experimental procedure for multiple sclerosis and the upcoming health alert. but first, a stern warning from the leading consumer group. we'll tell you why they should not buy this car.

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place right nearby the university. our own, joining us with more on that, anita? >> and that is really amazing stuff. they are tracking how the procedure used thlone-use for them and the heart and the balloon for them that may improve the blood flow and help patients suffering from the multiple sclerosis. >> are any of your friends in town? >> reporter: for 20 years, they have been living with multiple sclerosis. and the balance issues. how they probably looked like a drunk sometime. and i walked without my cain. >> reporter: the progression of ms is different for every patient. people with severe cases, they may lose the ability to walk or speak. >> there you go. >> not an option for nicole if she can help it. married with two young daughters that she's fighting back. >> when did you hear about this

new way to possibly treat it this year? >> reporter: at the end of november. that was the first time that i read about it. >> reporter: and that is a controversial theory that narrowing the veins that drain blood from the brain could cause or worsen the ms symptoms. if the brains could be widen, so goes the theory that the symptoms might stop. >> right now, with the very beginning. we don't even know where this is going to take us. and it might be a total bust. or maybe they will help a little bit or help a lot. >> reporter: he's leading the hospital study on an ms connection to this vein theory. al called ccsvi. the process began with an ultrasound. hear the blood volumes through the veins that are examined. so far, half of the 30 people tested have shown decrease flow. the next step is that.

a catheter is inserted into the juggler. >> we have a picture of how it looks on the outside and how it looks on the inside. >> nicole was the first patient in our area to get it done at georgetown. performing her surgery. >> if we see the blockage, through the the same catheter, we could place a small balloon and inflate the balloon to open up that blockage. and in nicole's case, we found two very significant blockages. >> this is almost the 80th to the 90% block. >> reporter: this is the right vein before and this is after. >> and now we can see that the blood flow through that area is significantly improved. >> is there any different? >> okay. >> so immediately, i have warmer fingers and toes. >> reporter: nicole says she has had fewer choking episodes. thinking her balance has gotten better. >> reporter: but they caution it too soon to draw any conclusion. more patients and at least two more years of studies are

needed. >> it makes me a little nervous to say it outloud. but my dream would be to dance at my children's weddings. >> that is just so great. >> now, they will be tracking a lot of things with this study. they are looking at patients to see if they have any brain changes after this is done. and there are concerns about the procedure. one of them being the vein collapsed. and that has happened in patients with other hospitals that are can you be thing their own studies of this novel procedure. if you would like to learn more about that. you could go to our website on wusa9.com. we have posted the log video on our doctors of georgetown. also tomorrow, the ms society and the american academy are holding a live web form about ccsvi. we've got a link to that as well as you can imagine in the ms community, there's a lot of excitement and hope. >> yes, absolutely.

now, i could imagine going 80 to 90%, that could be bad on anybody. >> and again, she talked about the increase blood flow. you know, to her fingers. what it will mean for the symptoms which is a disorder of the nerves. >> we thank you. great stuff. i'm meteorologist topper shutt. here is a look at your next three days now. sunshine first, returning tomorrow for the clouds to start. we're in the low 60s. then we go back in the 70s. tomorrow, the low 70s on thursday. and friday, we're back in the mid-70s. that beefs it up a little bit, just in the last half hour and the equal rain and showers. late friday, primarily friday night for the day that will be be okay. for tonight, mostly cloudy, light rain and drizzle, ending late. after midnight. lows in the 40s. winds are northeasterly at about 10. let me show you live doppler. you can access this any time on your website on wusa9.com. you can notice that at 5:00, the showers were north of frederick and 6:00, south of frederick, they are kind of cutting through the immediate to the extra area. you still have heavy activity south and east of town.

as you go north on 270, you'll find nothing. but down to the south, well, that is at chesapeake beach. down route 202. down towards here, pretty good areas of the rain. the heavy cares at times. primarily, just light to moderate activity west of that towards five and over towards waldorf and much through charles county. everything is pushing off to the south and east. all right g back to the computer. we'll talk about temperatures. well, we step back to march today, didn't we? 46 in arlington. 48 out. there upper 40s for them in laurel. in the low 70s this time yesterday. 47 at great falls. 46 at reston. and 48 out in leesburg. tomorrow morning, becoming partically cloudy -- partly cloudy. chilly, 40s and 50s. the winds are northeasterly at 10. but by the afternoon, partly cloudy, a little milder. and temperatures, i think that they will kind of finish strong with the sunshine in the afternoon. the good news is that the winds will go light. all right, the next seven days. the low 60s tomorrow. becoming partly cloudy. the low to mid-70s on thursday

and friday. and again, we beef up the showers on friday night. that'll linger into the very early saturday morning. we'll clear out kind of cool behind the front. maybe 60s on saturday. and that is holding out there on sunday with the sunshine. temperatures will go back out there in the mid-60s on monday. >> hey, sounds good, top. thank you, sir. from our weird news files tonight, a guy that does not know the meaning of the word, out. but he's learning very quickly. i'm told to let you know that some may find this one a tad disconcerning. nonetheless too, to wyoming where they came in for body piercing. and five hours later, he left with more than 1500 of them. the artist did not just go crazy on the guy. it seems like he was conflicted with whatever he makes people want to break the guinness record for something, no matter how it might smart them on hand to watch the certified area, a human pin cushion. after it was all done, the

artist quickly removed all but one of the needle. he said hey, i'm a little sore, but decides the annoying leaguage problem that he is doing just fine. >> all right, thank you for that. hear what you think. send your e-mails to mailbag@wusa9.com. 9news now will be right back.

in the mail bag tonight, the summit. if it is really all about keeping that out of the evil doers, then peggy says a little bit of inconvenience is not too much to ask if it means getting the security right. people should appreciate that extra precaution in the surrounding areas, even if they live there. because if somebody would

happen, they will be the first ones to complain that this was not enough done. people complain and wine too much. but they say that it is really hard for the civilian public to judge from the security that has gone over the top. and even though that we, the public, has a concept that there is probably a considerable threat, we, the public, don't really know what that threat is. we have to trust that the homeland security folks are doing their job and that they have good intelligence and they are appropriately managing the risk and applying the appropriate countermeasures. exercising the authority and the power, just because they have it. well, i hope not too. as youd said, we may not know what the threats are exactly. after all, folks, remember, it was only a couple of days. >> the great thing about e- mails, i don't have to wait any days at all to hear from you. drop me a line. the address is mailbag@wusa9.com. that is our report. i'll be right back out here

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