from the first local station with news in high definition, this is 9 news now. hello. i'm angie goff in for jc hayward who's off today. top goldman sachs executives are undergoing tough questioning on captiol hill. senate investigators found they made billions of dollars off the housing meltdown and bet against some of the very

securities they helped to put together. joel brown has more. >> the consistent theme from management is get smaller, reduce risks and get closer to home. >> reporter: but it could be an uphill battle. >> there's in no doubt their behavior was unethical. >> reporter: lawmakers arrived armed with millions of e-mails. they say the paper trail shows the financial firm put its own interest ahead of its clients by betting the mortgage market would collapse. sound like we will make some serious money one employee e- mailed as the number of foreclosures grew. another trader wrote, i'm not so convinced this is a total death spiral. in fact we may have terrific opportunities. >> it profited by taking advantage of its clients reasonable expectation that it would not sell products that it

did not want to succeed. >> reporter: but in testimony, he'll deliver later today, the ceo of goldman sachs expected to tell them his company did not bet against his client. this hearing is ten days after the government filed a fraud lawsuit against the government. the sec claims the company never told company one mortgage- related investment was designed to fail. goldman also denies the charges and plans to fight them in court. the ceo is expected to point out during the hearing the firm lost $1.2 billion in the mortgage meltdown but public records show they made $3 billion back. joel brown, cbs news, washington. maryland governor martin o'malley, formally opens his re- election campaign today. the democrat kicked off the bid in baltimore this morning. that's just the beginning of what shapes up as a long day for the governor. he will join lieutenant

governor anthony brown are you during visits to largo, rockville and waldorf in the day. it shows him with a slight lead over bob ehrlich. despite the rough economy, score one for virginia. a major defense contractor is moving its headquarters from california to the commonwealth. kristin fisher has more from arlington on northrop grumman's big move. >> reporter: both virginia and maryland have been courting northrop grumman since last january when the company announced they wanted to move the headquarters from california to the washington area. yesterday the company announced it had made its decision. northrop grumman will be moving to one of two locations in northern virginia. either a site out at dulles airport or right here in crystal city, which is already home to several defense contractors and of course we can't forget that it is practically next door to the pentagon. here's what the ceo and president of northrop grumman had to say about the move on

monday. he said -- northrop grumman is one of the largest defense and global security contractors in the world. they do everything from aerospace, electronics, information system and ship buildings and the biggest client is the pentagon. what's the move mean for virginia? the bottom line is jobs. they plan to hope their corporate office in summer of 101 with roughly 300 new employees. this is a huge victory for the state of virginia and governor mcdonnell. and he is expected to make this announcement formal at a press conference today in arlington. in crystal city, kristin fisher, 9 news now. >> and we have this late word from an arlington economic development source. we are told northrop grumman is no longer considering either crystal city or the dulles area. the finalists are said to be boston and fair view park and fairfax county. so long, farewell to civil

rights legend dorothy height is underway. she passed away at the age of 98. she is lying in repose at the national council of negro women which is named after her. there will be a memorial service for dr. height tomorrow at shiloh baptist church in the district with a public funeral on thursday morning at the national cathedral. president obama will deliver the eulogy. district police now have a fifth suspect in custody in connection with last month's deadly drive by shooting in southeast. officers took 21-year-old jeffrey best this to custody. they have not commented on his role in the shooting, which left four people dead along south capital capitol street. five others were hurt. four suspects are behind bars. police say this is the final arrest in the case. the man who shot president reagan and several others 30 years ago could soon be released from a meantal hospital an may move to the

tide water area. john hingery -- john hinckley junior has been hospitalized since the shooting. he already visits his family in the williamsburg area and people living in colonial town have mixed emotions. >> i don't think he should be released. that's a high powered thing there to shoot the both president or try to attempt. >> didn't bother anyone. like, you know, consistent tell who he is. he is not a crazed man yak that ran through the store and broke wine bottles. i don't know. he has never bothered us. >> reporter: hinckley's mother lives in williamsburg. his father died in 2008. tuition at virginia tech is going up and both in and out of state students will feel it. they approved the hike on monday. starting this fall in-state students will pay 15 $79 for an entire year including room and board. it's a 9% increase.

out of state students will pay $29,507. that's a jump of 6.5%. >> in order to keep the doors open and maintain quality we are seeing tuition increases that are more than we have seen in previous years. >> they keep raising the prices every year. when it is going to stop? it will get to the point where people can't afford an education anymore. what are we going to do then? >> students getting a in state tuition will get a one time grant. transunion says the number of private student loans 90 days or more past due fell to 6% in 2009. that reverses a five-quarter trend. over the past few years late payments had climbed sharply due partly to the spike in the unemployment rate. transunion data shows the average debt of a private loan

account is $17,700. some lawmakers in montgomery couldn't want to see alcohol sales on sundays. facing a large deficit, councilman mike knapp of germantown says it could mean an additional $2 million a year. the sale of hard liquor is only permitted in county controlled stores. county executive ike leggett is open to the idea of opening the stores on sundays but shows little enthusiasm for the same proposal two years ago. still ahead, a raw cuss, they throw eggs and snow. >> and a premier on a fighter who came dangerously close to losing his life. you are watching 9 news now.

it was a chaotic scene today in the ukrainian parliament. they hurled eggs and smoke bombs defeating an agreement to allow the russian navy to stay in ukrainian ports. opponents regard it as a betrayal of the ukraine's national interest. former dictator manuel noriega has been welcomed to france with an international arrest warrant. the man who spent two decades behind bars in florida for drug trafficking could face an additional ten years if convicted in france on money

laundering charges. the 76-year-old noriega was put on a plane in miami yesterday bound for paris. ford motor company is reporting a strong spike in profits. it's another sign the economy is improving. the automaker says it made $2 billion in the first quarter. ford has been gaining momentum due to the high quality rankings and because it didn't need a government bailout to survive. the first quarter profit is a huge turn around from the same period last year when the automaker lost $1.4 billion. well, auto execs could spend some of that profit at the obama nightclub in china. you heard me right. the night spot opened recently in shanghai. the owners say the designers were aiming for a grand classy feel with a mix of washington and las vegas. the club is one of the biggest in shanghai and can seat 2,000 guests and its lavishly designed sofa booths and private care owety. we have an update on a story we brought you on 9 news

now at five but we have to warn you the video can be disturbing. a matador who was nearly gored to death is improving. jose 2078 mass severe hemorrhaging after one of the bull's horns struck its groin. he had to be rushed to the hospital. the doctor who's treating him says he expects the matador to make a full recovery. this is his second serious injury in a bull ring. and a little closer to home arlington police want to know who's behind a state of mysterious calls people are getting in the middle of the night. hundreds of people in northern virginia say they are getting calls over and over and over again. scott broom reports they are victims of a scam called spoofing. >> this is what jason kauffman heard four times between two a.m. and 4:30 a.m. on saturday morning and he's not happy. >> now i'm awake.

they called again and i actually answered the phone, hello, hello, nobody there. >> they are getting a call with a 307 area code exchange. we received 150 complaints this weekend. >> reporter: the number appears to trace back to wyoming. the victims are in northern virginia and suburban maryland. hundreds posted warnings about it on the internet. >> i have been here 27 years and this is the first i have heard of one incident causing so many complaints. >> reporter: police called one of the region's major service providers, verizon n hopes of blocking the number. verizon traced the number to a business service provider called level 3. both companies today shut the number down on the networks. in a phone conversation, a three three spokesman explained all are victims of a scam called spoofing and calls could be originating from anywhere in the world. >> it is like if you think about it someone is hijacking a telephone number. they are calling a number other than the one that pops up on caller i.d. >> you assume it is an

emergency. my land line rings a 2:00 in the morning and weekday, weekend it doesn't matter, that's a pain. >> reporter: scott broom, 9 news now. >> it is still a mystery 0 who the spoofer is and why the person would want to wake up people in the middle of the night. the sec is joining the investigation. still ahead, the flying man in the iron suit. he's coming back. we will take you to the california premier of the summer sequel to "ironman." weatherman howard standing by. >> looking forward to ironman and the forecast looking better by the second half of the week. a few clouds now and the rain has helped with the allergens in the air. we will look at the allergy update. it is incomplete due toe rain yesterday. but tree pollen is moderate, grass, weeds and mold with the moisture has come up. full forecast around the corner. almost everything irritates my skin.

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and enjoy the ride. >> he is the lead in ironman two. stars were on the red carpet for the premier last night in hollywood. downing played billionaire inventor tony starks who's under pressure from the government, the press and the public to share his technology with the military. ironman opens may 7th nationwide and i know one person who plans to see it because you already saw the first one. >> the first one was great. it was one of the better movies for the year i thought. it was a fun ride. >> not just for the kids because i have to admit my husband was ironman for halloween. he probably doesn't want me to say that. cool costume. >> i have no idea what the first one is like, but the first was so good see the second one any way. it can't hurt. >> what about the weather. >> it got sunny for a while but the clouds are building back. we will have a partly cloudy if not mostly cloudy afternoon and we have to get through the next couple of days with the chill and wind and then rewarded the

second half of the week. get you going with this forecast first on this pleasant tuesday afternoon. it's not raining or storming. it is breezy. a mix of clouds and sun out there 65. windy if not breezy again tomorrow. 63 after a chilly start to the day with 30s and 40s and nice thursday. we will be around 670. the forecast first, clouds and sun. breezy and cool, mid-60s with a northwest wind at 10 to 20. some areas in the northern shenandoah valley lower 60s for you as you have clouds earlier. clear to partly cloudy, chilly tonight, 36 to 44. you go out to western maryland, kaiser to frostburg, freeze watch is in affect. in the upper 20s to low 30s by tomorrow morning and maybe upgraded later this afternoon depending on what the winds end up doing. the lighter the winds the colder it will be because the air will radiate the heat better. sunny windy and cool. westerly winds at 15 to 20 and we are talking gusts up to 30

miles an hour and sun is setting a couple of minutes before 8:00. there's yesterday's storm producing snow up across new england right now. here comes storm number two. this will slide south of us. we have clouds and they have quickly come back. that's why partly cloudy to mostly cloudy should settle down for this afternoon. staying dry unless you are going south of i-64. frederick is 61. in the 50sin the shenandoah valley from hagerstown to west winchester. the warm spot is fredericksburg, 68 degrees. and the winds are gusty. 26 national. 22 andrews. 24 gaithersburg. almost 30-mile an hour gusts from winchester and that's the case. a breezy afternoon. 63, mostly cloudy. sustained winds from the north northwest and the air has really dried out. dew point 39. it was at 50 so a northwesterly wind. big storm in the northwest. had a little storm in the middle here. that's the one passing to the south. look at the snow breaking out

on the backside of this storm. it could drop a foot of snow across the adirondacks in to new england. and once the second one passes this one to our south. this passes later on tonight and we will clear out and our weather will be sunnier and chilly the next couple of days before we warm things up. 65 today. 63 tomorrow. a cold night tonight. low 40s here in town. when you wake up tomorrow morning. 70 and beautiful on thursday. nice and warm on friday. and then check out the weekend, low to mid-80s for highs. better chance of storms on sunday and monday afternoon. that's the weather. we have 9 news now at noon and a special guest in the kitchen when we return. i don't feel my age.

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i love cake. i love talking about cake and sharing recipes. >> and spreading the love. 50 states and puerto rico. >> and district of columbia of course. >> can't forget us, right. >> you have recipes that are based on each cake. >> yes. and they celebrate the folklore, the traditions in each state. sometimes agricultural things that come from each state. we have a sweet potato cake with pecans for louisiana and the king cake of course for louisiana but i like to throw in things that are coming from inside of me. >> what are we doing today? i feel bad. i feel like andrea roane should be doing this interview. she's from louisiana. >> i want to keep it simple for you. i know you want to get in the kitchen and understand more of it. i want you to use your mixer and all the things you have at home. what we have here is a cake with pecans in it. i baked it ahead of time and a cream cheese icing that is

different, in that it has evaporated milk in it. a little touch of orange juice, too and i like it for the flavor. it makes it a little loose as you can see but it sets up nicely after you make it. >> and orange juice gives you vitamin c and makes this really healthy. >> oh, right. cake is a good food. a lot of talk about health right now and what kind of fats and food you should eat. i believe in moderation and eating dessert and working out and all three of them you have to have in your life if you want to lead a realistic life. you are going to have dessert. >> when you talk about healthy recipes, i notice from california you have avocado cup cakes. >> that's right. >> i did my research. i love avocados. a lot of variety in this book. >> truly. >> what do we do next, this is something someone new to cooking like myself can do at home. >> you can do a dusting of

cinnamon or confectioners sugar on the side but for me it is what it tastes like and what is going on the inside. >> i'm sure it will be wonderful. the book is united cakes of america and that's going to wrap it up. you can see him at politic and prose. on may 1st. cc