other, body fluid. >> it appears most bodies were those of people who donated their remains to the georgetown university medical school as cadavers. some ashes were to be returned to families, but documents in the case indicate sorting out who was who may be impossible. id tags were torn and soaked with fluids, writing was smeared and had become illegible. one owner told the investigator he would have to use the process of elimination to figure out who was who. >> i'm suray chin on capitol hill where lawmakers and parents of abducted children have come here to put pressure on the japanese government in hopes that one day these parents will get their children back. >> she wanted to get revenge and go to japan and abduct our kids and cut us off. >> douglas berg, tormented by the abduction of his children taken to japan last year by their own mother. berg is among these fathers. they join lawmakers on capitol

hill in support of congressman, jim moran's resolution. it condemns japan and refusal to return a single abducted child in 60 years. >> i think everyone can relate to, that children should not be kept isolated. >> they are making efforts to deal with this issue, berg has a message for his children. >> daddy loves you very much. and i miss you very much. i am looking for you. >> i'm dave in arlington, where police have arrested a former soccer coach and have accused him of having sex with a child more than ten years ago. >> he abused this one victim numerous times. >> arlington county police say 47-year-old shown a pattern of sexual abuse, involving one boy between 11 and 13 years old. >> he coached soccer for five years in arlington, and possibly other locations. >> lewis met the child when he coached for the crystal city soccer club between 1998 and 2003. while not connected with the

school system, the club served children who lived in the boundaries for middle school and oak ridge elementary. >> he has come into contact with numerous other juveniles, which we believe could be victims. >> and arlington county police are worried there may be other victims, since luis worked as a soccer coach. if you have any information, call arlington police. 228-4242. virginia's athletic director says the mens and women's lacrosse teams will finish their seasons. despite a member of the men's team stands accused of killing a member of the woman's team. george huguely of chevy chase, maryland, now charged with murdering yeardley love. within the past hour, university president was asked if the school knew anything about huguely's arrest and guilty plea to resisting arrest back in 2008. >> i asked first of all,

whether the police department received any notice of that arrest and the answer was no. and second, i ask whether the coaches had any knowledge of it or disclosed and the answer was no also. >> washington post report says 8 of the 41 members of the men's lacrosse team faced alcohol related charges during their careers at university of virginia. >> dc police are trying to figure out what prompted a man to shoot another passenger. this one happened two hours ago on the u2 line in southeast and a 17-year-old was shot in the wrist and in the side. we'll have more on this developing story tonight at 11:00. and new information is surfacing in the investigation of faisal shahzad. the man accused of trying to bomb times square. shahzad passed a criminal background check and legally bought a gun two months ago in connecticut. this as new york's mayor, michael bloomberg had a hearing.

>> it was not the only attempted terrorist attack on our city since 9/11. far from it and sadly we don't think it will be the last. >> shahzad's court hearing for today was canceled, as he is still talking with authorities. three people are dead in athens, greece, after angry residents took to the streets in protest. those people died after the bank they were in was set on fire by those protesters. the rioters are upset with the cutbacks the government is taking to save the country from financial ruin. now all that stands in the way of the district having their own medical marijuana law is the congress and the white house. today, bruce johnson talks to some of the people who say they will be among the first to line up to light up legally. >> those who smoke it for pleasure -- >> i think it's a good law, because everybody smokes. >> and those who smoke it for pain were giving the bill a thumb's up today. > i get migraine headaches and it takes them away. you don't have to worry about getting nauseous.

>> the dc measure would not make marijuana legal as this man would advocate. >> i have a lot of people, friends, and family that smoke weed. >> the bill is signed by the mayor and approved by capitol hill and the white house would bring long sought relief for pain suffers. if they can get a recommendation from their physicians. >> some of the medications we use, for cancers and related hiv and cancers in general and the treatments causing enormous nausea, so people stop taking treatments. people will live longer. >> unlike in some states, dc residents won't be able to grow their own marijuana. the law calls for one supplier to be selected and five to eight distributors to be scattered throughout the district. >> 14 states already have medical marijuana laws. the district is now trying to avoid the type of disarray seen in california. today in la, prosecutors began notifying more than 400

unlicensed pot dispensaries to shut down. bruce johnson, 9news now. >> now dc doctors will not be able to write prescriptions for medical marijuana because of the drug status as an illegal substance. your doctor can only give you a written recommendation. maryland and virginia have not approved medical marijuana bills. we asked you last night for your thoughts on the medical marijuana issue. here's what some of you wrote in. this is the a first glimpse inside one of the district's streetcars. the line is supposed to get started running in 2012 and the construction is going on right now along bening road. the project will include eight lines and 37 miles of track. >> as the construction on 8th street and martin luther king avenue and neighborhood corridors has gone forward, we have begun to lay down the lines which will once again hold streetcars. >> people can expect to ride the streetcars for about the same price as bus fare and if

it all goes as planned, the entire project aught to be completed within ten years. let's get to that evening rush hour. patranya in the traffic center. looks a little rough out there. >> it is wednesday. it's cinco de mayo. out to route 50 from 495, it will take you 25 minutes. allow extra time to head home in that direction. on 495 west of town, delays are easing up nicely, especially on the outer loop. inner loop moving as well from the toll road all the way to 270. all earlier accidents on the beltway in virginia and maryland right now clear. so if you are heading out anywhere tonight, be extra careful. enjoy the celebration. derek, back to you. >> topper is here with that 9 forecast first. it doesn't get much better than this. >> it really doesn't. if you are going westbound on 66, the sun will cause you some

delays. there's always something, but i tell you what, it is spectacular. for tonight, look for partly cloudy skies, and a few clouds come in later on, and temperatures comfortable, not as cool as last night. upper 50s in the suburbs and mid 60s downtown. winds will die down, become southwesterly at 10. it's 80 at national and mainly in the upper 70s to around 80. 79 in gaithersburg. mid 80s toward culpeper. we'll come back and talk about not one, but two cold fronts. we'll talk about what that means for the rest of the week and the weekend coming up. still ahead, a popular store wants to take over land that has been vacant for years. there's a catch and residents are worried. thick, black smoke fills the air around a refinery. we'll tell you what went wrong, up next.

firefighters are desperately trying to put out the flames at a refinery in san antonio, texas. an 18 wheeler exploded while being loaded with fuel and that sets off a chain reaction at that facility. crews are using foam to extinguish the fire as water does not put out a petroleum fire. residents within a one mile radius were forced to evacuate. satellite imaging shows oil in the gulf is now reaching the mississippi delta and the

chandelier islands. this has capped one of the three under water leaks. now the company doesn't expect this will reduce the amount of oil spewing out, but it will allow bp to drop a single containment box over the breech. >> it will seal over the leak and then we'll engineer piping that goes up to a barge and will be able to funnel that oil that is escaping now. >> right now, the 100 ton dome is on a barge headed for the site of the leak. bp says it will be in place tomorrow and operational by the weekend, they say. investigators are hoping they will be able to get into that deadly west virginia mine in the next few days. 29 miners died in an explosion april 5 at the upper big branch facility. but so far, gas levels have been too high in that mine for the investigators to get in there and figure out what happened. >> the last minute push is on before they head to the polls in england, still, see the weird way some people are tracking the race for prime minister. and how long can this beautiful

weather go on? not for ever. topper is back with that full forecast. stay with us.

back now with a consumer alert about another vehicle recall. all hummer h3's made since 2006 to fix part of the hood. the part in question is a maneuver that helps direct air into the engine. owners can expect a letter from gm next week on how to have this repaired. women who are picking up the tools for national women build week. members of the bright innered ladies league pounded nails at the perry hill condominiums. it is a third in a group of buildings being renovated for low income families. and today was all about the green jobs.

hundreds of people turned out. the expo showcases leaders in labor industry and environmental, who are trotting a path toward the green economy and creating clean green energy jobs. you can always find your local green job opportunities at wusa9.com. just click on living green. a local woman says she has been harassed and lost job opportunities since she appeared on mtv's real word dc. 22-year-old is suing mtv for $5 million in damages. she was ridiculed on the show and the internet got worse as well after cast members got her drunk and then kicked her out of the house when she refused to have sex with a male cast member. she says the show did not get her consent for the footage. however, mtv has a four page release that anyone appears on the show has to sign. her lawyers claim she was too drunk to consent to any legal document. all right. so what do you think? is there any such thing as too

drunk to content? could this be a case of regret after the fact? i mean, she did agree to be on the real world, right? share your thoughts with mcginty's mail bag. montgomery county is doing everything possible to keep costco interested in opening a store in wheaten. as alex reports, if the county doesn't act fast, they could lose the opportunity. >> costco has its eye on wheaten. >> this is a vacancy that has been in place for four years. >> the largest membership warehouse club chain in the country is committed to come to west field shopping town on the condition a gas station is fast tracked through the county. >> this is our best opportunity. >> montgomery county economic development director, steven sillerman tells us costco was considered an economic project promising to score hundreds of jobs in wheaten. that's why the county wants to speed up the process of bringing the store and the gas station and provide the same

safeguards. the county is trying to work with the community and obtain an agreement now rather than a year from now. >> the risk is costco is simply going to move on and build another store in another location and we'll miss this opportunity. >> i don't see a costco having much tractions, as long as the plans are in place and there are funds to protect costco gasoline and the environmental impact. >> but some residents do have fears. >> mainly would be pollution and gas, you know, and the traffic. >> she has concerns about living too close to a gas station. she says her family will be put at risk in the event of an accident. alex, 9 news now. >> if everything goes as planned, the costco could be in operation in a year. washingtonens throughout the area are celebrating sink

delaware cinco de mayo. specials on food and drinks. it commemorates the mexican army's unlikely victory over french forces at the battle of pueblo on may 5, 1962. you may not have known that. today the national zoo announced the clouded leopard cubs are both male. but it released shots of the boys today. those cubs born back on february 14, valentine's day. they weighed half a pound back then. now they are up to 4-pounds and they are kind of cute and doing just fine. >> they look like they are great in your own litter box at home. >> until they are 80-pounds. >> you can outrun a smart car and you have problems. >> isn't that right. spectacular today. >> it is wonderful day. >> a nice breeze, low humidity. >> we are going to finish strong. here's your forecast first. tomorrow is going to be warmer. there's a slight chance of a thunderstorm. primarily well north of town.

so 92% of you aren't going to see it. 84 degrees. nice on friday. upper 70s. another front comes in friday night. sprinkles friday night and cooler and quite pleasant on friday. tonight, partly cloudy and comfortable. not quite as cool as last night. low temperatures 58 to about 66 and winds will die down, become southwesterly at 10. right now it is still very pleasant. our average high is 72, so this is above average. 79 in gaithersburg. 80 downtown. 77 at andrews. still 85 down in fredericksburg. 84 in culpeper. so, a spectacular evening. now, let's talk about temperatures over night. comfortable, but not as cool as last night. 60 in rockville, but 69 in gaithersburg. mid 60s downtown. probably 59 or so in bowie and plenty of 50s out to the west and out route 7, sterling, reston, everybody should be in

the upper 50s. now tomorrow morning, partly cloudy, breezy and mild. 60s and 70s. winds more west, southwest at 10 to 15 and the front goes through, winds will turn northwesterly. a slight chance of a thunderstorm. otherwise partly cloudy, breezy and warm. here's a look at the zone forecast. we are looking at 73 tomorrow in oakland. mid 70s in cumberland. upper 70s for winchester and haggerstown and a much better chance for showers along the maryland, pa border. you get toward culpeper, 86 tomorrow. 83 in warrenton. downtown, probably low to mid 80s as well. a slight chance of a shower, better chance in frederick. better chance in baltimore. 83 in annapolis. all right, next seven days. 84 tomorrow. isolated storm. a bit cooler on friday, but still nice. upper 70s. a bit cooler on saturday, but nice, low 70s. cool for mom, but bright sunshine, mid 60s next monday. we go back into the 70s on tuesday with a few showers and

maybe a few lingering showers on wednesday morning. >> nice. >> pretty nice. >> let's get to our weird news. we think our politicians are getting the big head, but we don't mean it literally. to london, england, where three 25-foot inflatable heads are flying high over the city. now, these happen to be the three men vying to be the next prime minister over there and their balloons are being flown at different heights to represent who is ahead in the political betting stakes. in other words, as more people place bets on a candidate to win, his head goes up higher. the voters have the last laugh tomorrow. >> we want to hear what you think. send your e-mails to mcginty's mail bag. the address, mailbag@wusa9.com. 9news now will be right back.

: in the mail bag tonight, medical marijuana. the district would appear to be weeks away from becoming one of the places to smoke pot if your

doctor think it is medically necessary. some folks are having too much fun with the idea of legal pot. i believe that if there was a legitimate medical use, it would be prescribed in a legal, nonrecreational form that would provide the relief needed without violating any existing laws. the opiums are a prime example. it's time for the dc council to grow up, quit wasting time on juvenile matters and do the job for which they were elected. a vote in congress starts with maturity at home. actually, it's a constitutional right not based on maturity. in any case, finally yesterday we asked you to vote in our online poll whether the philadelphia cops were right to break out the taser on that young fan who leaped on to the field and ran around at a professional ball game. most of you said the young boy deserved what he got, but not bill from arlington. the field invading fans get away? you know, i'm thinking it wasn't about the fans ability

to escape, rather the desire of that cop to chase an 18-year- old around almost for ever. honestly, i'm thinking that officer may have wanted the running to stop. don't ever stop the e-mails. the address is mailbag@wusa9.com. that is our report. i'll be right back here tonight at 11:00 with anita brikman. tonight we are working on a safe and sound report to keep your car and the expensive gadgets from being targeted. wusa9.com is always on. we'll see you later. bye. o our own hands. soak our yards in color. get our hands a little busier. our dollars a little stronger. and our thinking a little greener. let's grab all the bags and all the plants and all the latest tools out there. so we can turn all these savings into more colorful shades of doing. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. right now get colorful 11" premium hanging baskets for just $14.98 each.

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