>> one school, 1200 victims. a massive identity theft outrages local families. also, did dp break the law by starting new drilling after the golf disaster. criminals are tracking cops right from their cell phones. but the good guys can do it too. we'll show you how. this is 9news now. shock and outrage at a local school tonight as parents learn how a thumb drive containing their children's personal information was stolen. >> it was taken from a bag in an administrator's car in her unlocked garage. parents are especially upset they weren't even notified until four days after the crime occurred. >> it was scattered. >> reporter: some parents at lake ridge middle school in woodbridge are furious. >> there are plenty of ways to access information. not a thumb drive in a car in a residence. >> when i first heard about it i was scared. i was mad. i'm now thinking is somebody going to steal my child. >> we don't know if a pedophile

has this information and where i live. >> reporter: on the stolen thumb drive, personal information on more than 1200 students. their names, phone numbers and sensitive information, including whether they have a medical condition. >> what was not on the thumb drive was social security numbers or any pictures of students. also there were no addresses on that thumb drive either. >> reporter: that was little consolation fory parents stunned that the thumb drive was not encrypted. >> this in itself is a very wide open risk that should have been approached, even addressed prior to even this coming up. >> you have 7th graders that can hack into your system. they by pass the facebook in the library. >> reporter: the theft occurred last monday evening. students brought home a letter to notify their parents on friday. >> i'm still afraid for my child. the fact that it didn't come out until friday and my daughter was at the bus stop from monday through friday by herself. >> reporter: the school sicz sem is

ystem is now reviewing its security procedures. >> also on that stolen thumb drive, whether a student walked home or took the bus. prince williams county police are investigating the theft which was part of a rash of burglaries. the woodbridge parents are not the only ones upset no night. in prince george's county a school bus driver has been arrested on child pornography charges after he videotaped himself molesting a 7-year-old on the bus. >> reporter: they arrested the bus driver at the brandywine dust depot. he is accused of molesting a child and recording the incident. they found the card from a cell phone camera on the counter. >> we took it home and found the child pornography. >> reporter: police got surveillance video in ansa tempt

to find -- an attempt to find who left the card. >> launched an investigation to find out who left the card. >> reporter: the phone card and the surveillance video led them to small wood who he described as a bus driver. >> and he took the child to church and then had sleepovers with the child which would suggest there was a relationship outside the relationship at a bus driver. >> reporter: an occupant of the home where smallwood lives rejected talking on his behalf. he was a frequent participant in bible studies and church services. >> i've known him for a long time. he was a very nice person. i never thought this would come up. >> i thought scott was a pretty good guy. i really did. that was my impression. over the years that i've been around him, i really thought he was a nice guy. >> reporter: one reason the feds released smallwood's picture is because they fear there are other victims and hope the pictures may prompt them to

come forward or the parents to ask questions. if procedures were followed when he was hired in 2005, he did undergo a background check and was fingerprinted. it is important to say that he has only been charged and found guilty of nothing. in two days, bp will attempt to plug the massive oil leak in the gulf of mexico. engineers will use a top kill method where they shoot mud and cement into the well but bp isn't sure if it's going to work because it's never been tried at this depth. meanwhile oil stretches among 150 miles of shoreline between louisiana and alabama. at least 6 million gallons have gotten into the gulf but some scientists think there are more than 11 million gallons in the water. the spill has cost bp $760 million. despite those rising costs, british petroleum and other companies continue to secure permits for more drilling. critics say this flies is the face of the moratorium president obama announced ten days ago. as brittany morehouse reports,

even after he said no more, drilling projects move forward. >> it is pretty clear that the system failed and it failed badly. >> reporter: it was may 14th when the president announced a moratorium on both granting permits to drill new wells and granting environmental waivers. his anger was clear. >> i did not appreciate what i considered to be a ridiculous spectacle. >> reporter: but now that anger can be heard in the voices of environmentalists who wondered why the department granted seven permits for drilling projects and five waives for review. >> when the president announced the moratorium i think they thought we would stop. our lawsuit says that after the blowout occurred we should have had a moratorium and we should not have continued to issue permits and environmental short cuts. >> reporter: he blames interior secretary ken salator who last week taefd. >> if we have one more spill, it

could be the end of fish res of shrimp. >> reporter: some of the procedures are necessary for safety. but critics say not all of them. >> some of the plans are as dangerous as deep water horizons that had the deep blowout. so this is very dangerous stuff. >> reporter: i spoke on the phone with the doi staff. they promised a prompt e-mail response and that was earlier this afternoon. hours later as of this moment we are still waiting for that statement. new at 11:00, a proposal to step up the repeal of the ban on gays serving openly in the military has won the white house backing. a letter was sent supporting the proposal that would remove the clinton era don't ask, don't tell law. implementation of the policy would have to include military officials. for the first time we're hearing one of the defendant's

own words recounting the night that robert wone was stabbed to death in his home. joe price's interrogation tape was played in court today. price is one of the three roommates charged in the murder. on the interrogation tapes price says he knows his koext defendants better than -- co-defendants better than his mother. he didn't hurt him. police look for a search for two killers. they stopped drivers in the same area where they think the drivers got away one week ago. the killers attacked 39-year-old josi rosales who worked as a handyman for a local family. >> kind of scary because they could still be around and, i don't know, creepy. >> reporter: you hadn't heard anything about the murders? >> you haven't. >> reporter: you live up the street? >> yes. it shocks me. >> reporter: they want to hear from anyone that can help them

solve the case. $117,000. that is how much three waiters in dc are accused of stealing from customers. federal authorities say fraudulent charges on customer's credit cards were made in 2008 and 2009. the u.s. secret service began investigating after city bank reported many bogus charges on cards used at the cheese cake factory in friendship heights. they used electronic skimmers to capture the numbers and then they would hand off the devices to people higher up in the scheme. tonight, police are looking for a gunman after an apparent road rage shooting on the baltimore washington park way. a man driving a red sedan was rear ended last night on route 198. the driver of that suv shot and wounded the sedan driver after he tried to run away fleeing on to the bw parkway southbound exit. the victim was shot in the arm but is expected to recover. park police are also looking for witnesses in the shooting. i'm meteorologist topper

shot. temperatures today 79. pretty average. we'll take you out with the wakeup weather. not bad. i think we'll have a little more sunshine to start. a lot of clouds. sun in the morning. temps in the 60s. winds east northeast at ten. we'll look at the holiday weekend. we'll also talk about mobile tv. pretty cool. stay tuned. criminals are listening using what police say to elude them. there is a new way to monitor the cops, even right from your cell phone. 9news now will show you how it works and how you can catch a criminal. >> can you give a description of the suspects. >> scanner secrets coming up next on 9 news now. [ beeping ]

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investigation. atk makes rocket propulsion systems. it is the largest defense contractor in west virginia. now to a quick look at news from across the nation. in ohio a family wants answers after a loved ones body accidentally got cremated. his family had planned to bury him. investigators say an employee released the toddler's remains to the wrong funeral home where they were then cremated by mistake. in illinois a farmer is recovering after being trapped in a grain bin. emergency crews say they have seen this happen before and are well trained at getting a victim out. a dispute over a hoot er's waitresses weight is now heading to the courtroom. they are discriminating against her claiming corporate leaders told her to lose weight or lose her job. and caught on tape, a brawl broke out during a boxing match

in california. the fight started off an oakland police officer and a medical facility officer squared off in the ring. now, the boxing match between the officers was all for charity but what sparked this shoving match is unknown. the organizers says emotions were running high and everybody wanted their fighter to win. >> law enforcement is held to a higher standard. they expect everybody else to follow the rules, and i think that is where all the shock was. >> the oakland police department does say it expects its officers to act in a professional manner no matter what, and they're now investigating. sunscreen that back fires. the environmental working group says almost half of the 500 most popular sunday screens have ingredients that could accelerate skin cancer. in particular derivatives of vitamin a like retinal. now, this is known to have anti-aging properties, so many

manufacturers have been adding it to the creams. but it shows vitamin a may speed up the growth of malignant cells, especially when exposed to sunlight. meantime reassuring news for parents. kids whose parents followed the recommended vaccine schedule actually fared better later on for tests on language and intellect. delaying vaccines puts kids at risk for disease. there is a new iphone app out there that some people worry can give criminals a head start on the cops. but as lindsey mastis discovered in tonight's safe and sound report, it can also help outlaw enforcement. >> reporter: you're listening to a new cell phone application that lets people listen into police scanners. >> 2012. >> reporter: this is talk

between montgomery county police. we worked with officer strohman to test out any apps on there. >> i arrived on the scene and it's not uncommon for criminals or people involved in criminal activity to have that type of technology. >> reporter: and this what worries some people is the criminals can have a head start. >> we always wish the bad guys weren't listening and things like that, but that is just not reality. >> reporter: but the officer says people listening to these apps could also help fight crime. >> they will get the most current information that is coming out that's available. they may be able to get the description of a suspect. >> like if i hear an address that's in my neighborhood, that might peek my interest. >> reporter: meanwhile police are adapting to new apps like this when it comes to the bad guys. they're using cell phones and even switching to more private

radio channels. in bethesda, i'm lindsey mastis, 9news now. >> there are several of these applications out there ranging in price from a free download to a couple hundred dollars. well, wusa is proud to be a historic step of an event. remember the coalition which is embarking on a new era of digital tv. to represent the 103 million households as a mobile digital system is created. here is topper to tell us all about it. >> reporter: monday is the official launch for the mobile digital tv consumer show case. the event was spon tord by omvc, the open mobile video coalition which has brought together 900 television stations across the country in anticipation of mobile tv. washington was picked as a test market because of its size and high tech savvy consumers. >> the next generation is to take that high definition experience, that gorgeous digital picture with you in your

pocket whenever you go. >> reporter: over the next few months it will be tested by consumers. it will track programs and how long they watch and at the same time ask them for feedback from what they want. >> this is all types of devices. >> reporter: this has major implication to delivering emergency information. >> this means you're going to be able to get live digital tv everywhere you go. and this is the same kind of tv that you get in your home, so it's the local programming with local sports, news and weather, which is especially important. >> reporter: i mean imagine with a severe thunderstorm, you're at a game with the kids and you want to know, uh-oh, look at it, it's got incredible applications. >> that is awesome. >> reporter: and the picture is really good? >> the picture is really good.

more importantly than that if you're away and you're forced to be away from the redskins. >> there you go. >> that way you would never be in such dire straits again. >> i know what you're talking about. >> derek will be the first one to get them. they're not available just yet. they're going to study them for three months. now, let's talk about tomorrow. a little sunshine tomorrow. a little warmer. kind of a hot finish. the next three days, we're going to raise it a little tomorrow. near 80. and then in the upper 80s on wednesday and then 90 on thursday. just a slight chance of isolated thunderstorms. overnight included' and comfortable. -- cloudy and comfortable. we're looking at temperatures in the 66 range. a little humid with the easterly flow. because of that, we can't shake the clouds. we'll start out tomorrow morning mostly cloudy. temperatures in the 60s and 70s and winds east northeasterly at

ten. by afternoon becoming partly cloudy and warmer. we'll keep a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms and light winds and 79 and 80 is average for this time of year. big thunderstorm in the plain states. we're not going to worry about that until we get to the end of the week. in the meantime our problem is the persistent easterly flow. see how the clouds are moving from east to west and with the wind that's keeping low level moisture here. it's hard to keep the sun out of the picture because the angle is so high. but still it's done a good job. here is your zone forecast. oakland, you might make 70. did you not today. 75 in cumberland. everybody returns at least partly sunny. upper 70s in winchester. culpeper you'll be in the low 80s and upper 70s for warrenton, manassas and leesburg. downtown not quite 80.

77 for annapolis. light winds. no small craft advisory or the tidal potomac. next seven days almost 80 tomorrow. 88 on wednesday. 90 on thursday. the front in the plains friday. that is our best chance for showers and storms. back in the mid 80s. a little cooler over the weekend. we can't get too excited. we're only monday. we have a big weekend coming up. right now it looks okay. maybe a shower on sunday. cooler and nice on memorial day 75. >> we have a picnic on saturday. >> okay. an all new david letterman will be tonight. actor jake gyllenhael will be on. >> i want to see that one myself. this just in. steven strarts strathsburg. >> he was hittable at least a

little bit. see why his night ended early. plus the soon to be catcher on the dl. disabled list. >> oh. >> i need to clarify that. i'll be back right after this. that came out wrong.

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it's time for 9 sports with brett haber, the best sports in town. >> well, that gasp you heard at about 8:00 tonight was the baseball world reacting to something that seemed like it might never happen. yes, steven strathsburg giving up a run. he is human after all. while he was still good tonight, he was far from perfect. the kid was showing off his repertoire. look at the big curve ball here. that is a strikeout. then the 96-mile an hour heater up high. he struck out five. but in the 4th he gave up three consecutive hits and his very first earned run. he actually gave up two runs.

one of them unearned. five innings, five hits. he threw 66 pitches and they decided to take the kid out, although he didn't want to come. >> i wanted to stay out there. as a competitor, you want to stay out there. i want to stay in there and make the big pitch and get out of a jam. >> i remind you again, his arm is fine. they ice him after every game. meanwhile rodriguez placed on the disabled list with back pain. he is hitting .385. mike shanahan's offense isn't the only thing being installed. so is the grass. it's being resodded. which means all 75 players has to practice on one field. that's tight. coach shanahan keeping a particular eye on the safety. derek had a horrible season tackling last year. chris horton was good but he

missed eight games because of toe surgery. how will that unit work this year? >> i've been impressed with our safeties. they have some depths there. i like the way they've handled themselves. in our scheme presafety and safety are interchangeable, so they have to play both. >> roger federer beginning his title win. serena williams a little harder work for her. 6-2 over stephanie vogel. all three american men who played today won. well, it was all so easy for the orlando magic. four-game sweep in the first round. four-game sweep in the second round. no doubt they expected another one and they might still get one. but not the good kind of sweep. celtics up three games to none looking to end it. this is nelson for the magic

penetrating and dishing to superman. that tied the game at 76 with five minutes to go. a minute to go. that is paul pierce penetrating and the foul. ties the game at 86. that's how it went to overtime. that is how they are now. we'll keep you posted. hockey tonight. erin ashum to make it 3-1 and our stanley cup flyers are set. the flyers will meet the back hawks for the coop. nats and jones morgan is out there. watch the ball. off his glove and then he's so mad he throws his glove on the ground but he has no idea the ball is still lodged. morgan had no idea the ball was lodged and that's an inside the park homerun. morgan got a lot of grief.

he was trying. he was just mad. >> if he would have gotten that ball, he would have thrown him out. >> we'll be right back.

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