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good evening everyone. i'm surae chinn. bruce johnson is off tonight. thanks for joining us. a small western maryland college community is reeling tonight. claiming one life and severely injuring another frostburg state university student. the suspect also a student is in custody tonight. >> reporter: this small university town of frostburg located three hours northwest of dc is in shock after a late- night party turned tragic. 21-year-old tyrone hall of glen burnie is in jail tonight after police say he shot two of his classmates in the stomach. police say a group of students confronted hall at his home because it was believed he assaulted a woman at the party. police say a fight broke out

and hall fired two rounds fatally shooting 21-year-old, brandon carroll, of waldorf and injurying the 21-year-old, ellis hartridge of dc. both victims were basketball players at the school. all three are students of frostburg state university. the school's president released this state this evening. i wish to offer my deepest condolences to the family of brandon carroll. the entire university community is behind them during this incredibly tragic time. we will feel the impact of his loss for a very long time. hall has been charged with murder, attempted murder, and two counts of assault. >> reporter: police recovered a shotgun from his home. the last murder that happened on campus was nearly three decades ago. tonight, 80% of the european air space remains closed. but the major airline sent test flights into european air space today and found no daniel from

the volcanic ash that has crippled flights over europe for four days now. they are hoping planes will be able to return to flights tomorrow. armando trull has more from dulles airport tonight. >> reporter: as you can see, dulles airport is pretty empty for all the airlines flying to europe. not a soul to be seen. the signs say canceled for the news coming out of europe are good. and things could change for the better quite soon. european union experts say the weather conditions could make air travel safe again on monday at least for a limited number of flights. >> and full custody is the best. that will be the top of the flight. possibly in operating the deals. >> reporter: an epic of fresh air blew some stranded passengers out of the dulles

airport counters, hoping for a miracle. >> that's why i'm here. i was trying to see anything that we could connect to any flights going to europe. >> reporter: over the weekend, most major european airlines launched test flights with no passengers to test for safety. >> we have the safety here first and upmost priority. >> reporter: many passengers said that they were not worried about taking to the skies again, but they were not holding their breaths about how soon this would happen. >> and we were not for sure. >> until you're actually on the plane, huh? >> yes, then i'll believe it. >> reporter: so a lot of those stranded passengers are keeping theiring fingers crossed that they will be on their way soon. in dulles airport, armando trull, 9news now. >> officials say more than 63,000 flights have been canceled since april 15. more than a thousand geographers are stranded in the dc region because of thevolcano. they work here for the convention at the marriott and the park. some were still looking for a

place to crash. and some, american geographers were volunteering to help. >> i'm hosting the british geographer for maybe up to ten days. and i have room because my wife is in turkey and won't be able to come home for i don't know how long. >> reporter: a few organizers with the convention threw a last-minute event tonight at the hotel. they call it stranded geographer parties. five major airlines say they won't charge fees for a carry-on baggage. it's delta, american, united, jet blue, and u.s. air. and they all announced that they will not follow the spirit airlines lead. recently announcing plans to charge up to $45 per each bag placed in the overhead bin. that prompted several senators to pursue laws that tax airlines to charge these new airline fees. today, one of those lawmakers, the senator, praises them for not jumping in.

>> it is very, very good news. i think we have turned the tide in our fight to prevent airlines from charging carry-on bags. >> the senator says that he hopes spirit airlines will change their mind. they still plan to pursue legislation that would make it illegal. winter may not be over for parts of our area tonight. let's head straight to devin lucy. some people are thinking about bringing their plants in tonight. >> that would be a good bet. we had a few clouds rolling in. just on the southern edge of washington for the cloud cover. and spawning up for exiting systems in the northeast. this cloud did keep us a little cooler today. and to be making for a fridged night. we're already well into the 40s. and starting to show themselves. it will be a fridged start tomorrow. here's a look where you have the frost advisories and the freeze warnings. now, alexandria, you are not in that frost advisory.

and they are well into the beltway on the virginia side as you get more into the rural area and the suburbs, you'll have to watch for temperatures, 32 and below. talk about your wakeup weather in just a few more minutes and what to expect coming up in your full forecast. >> it was a violent day in the district of columbia. three people are wounded tonight after a separate shooting. dc police say that two men were found shot in northwest. near the intersection of north capitol and o street. another man found shot in the 1100 block of north street and northeast washington. and all of the victims are reported to be in fatal condition tonight. investigators say that they have no suspects in custody at this hour. new information about a delaware pediatrician accused of molesting more than 100 patients. hospital visuals are now revealing their investigated a complaint in 1996, that dr. earl bradley touched young female patients inappropriately. a nurse complained to the medical center about the way

that bradley obtained urine samples from young girls. bradley faces 471 charges including rape and sexual abuse. police say that he video taped the assault. and the hospital says that initially they withheld facts about bradley because they didn't want to jeopardize the criminal case. pope benedict is back in rome after an emotional meeting with the sex abuse victims. the pope met for more than half an hour with eight men who say that they were abused by four priests when they were living at a catholic orphanage. one of the men said that they had tears in their eyes. and everybody was crying. pope benedict promised that they will do all in their powers to bring the guilty to justice and protect the young. an iranian hosted conference. anded today with the demand that israel joined the nuclear not prolific treaty. the two-day conference follows the 47 nation nuclear security conference, hosted by president

barack obama here in washington last week. and that summit excluded iran and north korea. nasa says rain could delay the space shuttle's return to earth. discovery is scheduled to land tomorrow morning in florida after a two-week mission. the shuttle has enough supplies to remain in orbit until wednesday. toyota agrees to pay a fine of more than $16 million for its four-month delay in telling the government about defective gas pedals about their cars. that according to the transportation department official, who says toyota have until tomorrow to accept or contest the record of $16.4 million fine. that fine is because that the car maker knew about sticking gas pedals in their vehicles in september. but they did not issue a recall until january. still ahead on 9news now, mourners, they paid final respects to the president and the first lady. >> and some high school students in our area, they will

soon be teaching their peers. i'll explain that when we come back. a little bit in the way of the cloud cover, keeping the temperatures a little bit more of what they are doing. that is my forecast. officially 69. and at national today. the wakeup weather. calling for another fridged start tomorrow. here is a look at the almanac data. and they will go to your wakeup weather. a very cold start. make sure that you will be bundling up for a fridged start for the monday morning. you'll be looking at warmer temperatures. then comes the rain chances. we'll have your full forecast in just a few minutes. q

another student was injured and shot in the ankle. some tense moments for the pilot of the jet blue airways plane. someone pointed what appeared to be a laser into the cockpit of the plane. flight 607 was on their way from portland maine to new york's jfk airport when the

incident occurred. the plane landed safely and authorities are investigating that incident. a dozen high school students in our region will soon be helping to teach their peers. they have been selected acing among a few hundred young people that competed in an essay contest. sponsored by nonprofit called one world education. and the goal is to get kids to write supplemental course program. as brittany morehouse reports, it was a learning experience. >> reporter: reflections on belief. all samples of a dozen profound essay. >> for years, they have the moral obligation to crack this injustice. >> all winners. >> 325 students submit their writing. and tonight, we celebrate the seven who made the cut. >> reporter: that is the annual competition through the nonprofit one world education.

he saw a learning opportunity for students to learn from other students. >> that's the important message. because the best way to learn is through your peers. sometimes you hear it from your mom and you're like awe. but when you hear it from your brother, you tend to lesson. >> reporter: so these 12 ambassadors will become published writers. the corresponding curriculum. presence, mall cool. bier -- malcolm barry's piece is about age great in washington, d.c. >> reporter: his experience, volunteering with them last summer. just like lucas cannon, experiencing when he traveled to the country as a young boy. >> and it actually is the only country that measures happiness with other people instead of measuring, you know, for the correct happiness. >> reporter: the kind of lessons they treasure. these students hope they too can inspire next year's

contestants. >> i didn't expect to win at all. >> one world education gave me the opportunity to write about something really current and encourage students around here to take out. >> reporter: brittany morehouse, 9news now. each month, a different essay will be featured. teachers at one world education will work with the winners to come up with the course load that could be used in the classroom. poland said farewell to president lech kaczynski today at his funeral. mourners applauded and chanted we thank you as the casket burying lech kaczynski and his wife, maria. their final resting place will be the royal crib in the historic cathedral. poland's first couple and 94 other people died eight days ago when their plane crashed as they flew to russia. a motorcycle flies into a police car traveling in president obama's motorcade. the white house said it happened saturday as the motorcade made its way along this route taking the president to his daughter's soccer game.

the motorcycle slid into the last car on the motorcade. no one was hurt. and tomorrow's examiner, they soon will offer an express train in the morning. to rush commuters to work to help alleviate crowding on the other trains. but it will be a shorter train that lands for thousands of writers that sounded off. read the full story tomorrow. still ahead on 9news now, who won and loves that country's biggest rewards. we'll catch you up on all the actions tonight. >> and it's going to be a cold overnight. but what about the rest of the week? we'll have that coming up. oo

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setting the stage smoking. the 46th annual academy of the country music awards. lady antebellum won top vocal groups. the group was nominated for more rewards than anybody else this go around. >> this moment is not lost in our eyes. we're living our treatment right now. only 27 years old and she won for the album of the year. >> this music is what i do. it's the only thing that i live for. thanks for it. >> seeing much about the awards and more about the music.

taking to the stage, thinking about heartbreak and soul meat mates. >> reporter: for most of the year, the majority are either on the road or in nashville. so they say that having the show here in las vegas is a real treat. these are places that you can celebrate each other. >> reporter: celebrating for the country's greatest as they can. sandra hughs, cbs news, las vegas. all right, we're looking at reverting back to winter for a short period. is there tomorrow will be the day of two seasons in just one day. in the morning, you'll think that we're right back into winter. then we'll go back to early spring throughout the afternoon hours. it will be a big change in the temperatures. the coats, gloves, you know, maybe thinking about sweaters and scarves in the morning. then it will be about t-shirts in the afternoon. the next three days, showing this nicely. mid to possibly even upper 60s

in some cases. we'll get the sunshine back tomorrow even for the most part on tuesday. we'll show you how we got them to roll up today. you can see them coming into wednesday. this is now for certain. giving us a lot of the shower activity. light steady rain to keep us down to about 69 degrees on tuesday. at least on wednesday that is. overnight tonight, we're going to reach into the 20s in some places. well rested here. the warmest that it will be, the heart of washington downtown. many us in -- many of us in the 30s. the freeze warnings in northern virginia that will be pushing past that freezing mark in the morning hours. the winds are still a bit breezy. and then dying down into the afternoon, that's what helped get us into the mid-60s. just looking past this load here if you will.

you see how washington is right on the exact southern edge of that cloud cover? you just go south and it is the bright sunshine today. a little bit of the clouds, they did peek down into the 60s. the breezes again, they start at the side. and you can see the freezing morning of any cases, virginia. then the sunshine is back on monday and tuesday. and some clouds, they spill back late. there's a good look at the rain that i expect to come back on wednesday. and we're definitely going to have the cloud cover. that really keeps the temperatures back down, held to the 60s. mid-60s i think for everyone. you might squeeze it there. that will be my forecast. going on the national stadium, an evening game. and i'll still see the mild evening. about the 10 hour if you're not

with the st. louis and the mets playing. 60s as you head out west. going down towards washington, southern maryland, lower 60s. a little cooler out there. hugging off the atlantic out there. that might bring a few major storm systems. headed our way towards next weekend. also these temperatures on friday, saturday, sunday, whether that system takes a northerly track, we could be lower 70s. i'll be open mystic to keep us warm. that looks fairly like it at this point. >> a little damaging. still a little early. thank you. meanwhile, 20 years ago, a retired dc cop armed with a little more than bad memory of the streets and a vision for something better. decided to bring that vision to life. back then, the fishing school was a few students and a room and what used to be a crack

house. derek mcginty shows how one man's vision has since opened up the eyes of thousands. >> reporter: chances are, he wouldn't have been so confident about his tables eight months ago before they performed in an upgrade on his afterschool hang time. we provide the focus on math, reading. we also work with them. >> reporter: there are still some students who are underperforming or are on the cuts of the academic greatness and could use a little supplemental work. >> this name, has nothing to do with all of that. all about thissed old saying. teach him to fish, feed him for a lifetime. 20 years ago, the retired dc cop, tom lewis, didn't have

more than that saying when he founded the fishing school. back then, he had five students. today, more than 300. >> well, we have to raise over $1 million a year. in order to operate our program. >> if i were to tell you about that and wusa9.com, they will give you a grant of $10,000 r. >> oh wow, is that right? >> reporter: a welcome surprise. because the fishing school remains as always, free of charge. and though the revere founder now 70 years old isn't here full time anymore, volunteers and staff are reminded every day just why two decades ago he stepped up to reach back. >> one kid grabbed me on the left leg and said can you come help me. and i have been coming every thursday since. >> reporter: derek mcginty, 9news now. >> volunteers helped to rebuild the fishing school last year. for more information on

charities we're profiling. just go to wusa9.com. click on the heros central link. welcoming up, a quick look ahead at sports plus. we'll be right back.

well sports block is just a week away. and you're giving us a preview? >> yeah, exactly. a very busy edition as the redskins ramp up from the draft. they put the final touches on mike shanahan's first mini camp after a three days of practicing to the. i mean, having a more complete picture of how things are going to work in washington's new era. the completely revamped coaching staff of the players who have a better grasp after this weekend. >> i think our players are getting a good field on what we can expect off and on the football field. obviously they learned the x's and o's ahead of us.

what you do, you get a chance to see how we operate. >> the capitols are in montreal tonight, hoping they could play the spoilers the latest on the goal tending situation and when he told the players he was going to get the starting nod. and while the cats -- cavs may have been rallying, the same could not be said about the nationals. washington digging themselves into a monster deficit in the first. what's wrong with the starter, jason marquis? we'll have all those topics on sports plus coming up in just a few minutes. >> all right. get your rid on tomorrow. >> yes. >> so we're talking about bringing out the jackets for the kids tomorrow? >> e y freezing temperatures in the morning. but back to t-shirt weather in the afternoon. temperatures taking a huge swing from freezing, sub freezing temperatures, northern virginia, bringing them there for the frost advisories. a nice couple of afternoons. >> thank you so much for

watching. the next 9news now is tomorrow morning beginning at 4:25 a.m.