here's a picture of smith and the 1993 black bmw she was driving. evidence at the scene indicates she may have lost control after hitting a curb at high speed on martin luther king highway at least 200 yards from the restaurant. the car went through a citgo parking lot, went airborne and hit the kfc at beginner time. smith was killed, a male passenger and a restaurant customer in his suv were hurt. investigators are trying to figure out how fast smith may have been going. while smith's family grieves -- >> you can see the dirt marks. >> reporter: others wonder if it could have been prevented. that's because smith was accused by state police less than a month ago of driving 91 miles per hour on the inner loop near central avenue. she was also charged with driving on a suspended license with an expired registration. yet she and the bmw remained on

the road until this tragedy. back live at the scene now, it's hard to believe, you walk around the scene today, how that car could have been going so fast and so far to get here at the restaurant. when i come back, we will talk to eyewitnesses who were here at the time. they have dramatic stories to tell. reporting live, scott broom, 9news now. >> thank you. lesli. >> tonight, we hear from the local mother who tipped off to the northwest washington liquor store that has allegedly been selling to minors for years. last night, she returned to town square market to confront the store owner who she says nearly destroyed her family. andrea mckaren mccarren is here to tell us more about what went down. >> a lot of parents can understand her anger. after watching our coverage of mr. kim's arrest saturday night, she simply could not understand how town square market was back in business

monday morning. >> just the outrage rose in me and i said you look into my eyes. you look at me. i am the mother of a child you nearly killed. and he had nothing to say. what a cow coward. >> town square market sold her 16-year-old alcohol for two years. she felt compelled to see the owner for herself. >> so i said, are you the person who has been in the news? he said yes. and i said where's the vodka? he pointed to where the vodka was and i carried it to the counter and he was about to ring it up and i said i'm not buying this. you sold it to my daughter. and she was rushed to the hospital because you sold it to a 16-year-old girl illegally. how dare you. >> her visit to town square market came after our series of reports documenting how buyers were purchasing alcohol here in plain sight. montgomery county police have backed that up with 38 recent alcohol citations to minors

buying at town square market and crossing into maryland. >> you are bombarding us for no reason. >> when our colleague walked into the store, he confronted a hostile clerk. >> if the cops have a problem, they would have closed this down. >> suburban mother says that difference in the mounting evidence in the illegal liquor sales to minors here put her over the top. >> the entitlement is outrageous. he asked as over privileged as the children he sells to. how dare you flaunt this in front of all of us. >> and when we spoke with kim, he denied ever selling alcohol to minors and said he always asks for identification. now there is an administrative process in place involving montgomery and metropolitan police, as well as d.c.'s alcohol control board. it will be determined what punishment kim faces. however, for a first time

offense, d.c.'s deputy of public safety said kim could face up to six months in prison and a $1,000 fine. lesli. >> all right, that mom was certainly very angry and you could certainly understand why. we'll look forward to your report tonight. thanks andrea. anita. >> the jury in one of the highest profile murder trials in the nation finally starts deliberating tomorrow. did george huguely murder yeardley love? jurors got a three-daybreak after tearful closing arguments in the case. but tomorrow they'll be back at the courthouse in charlottesville, which is where we found our bruce leshan. bruce, you have been in this courtroom day after day after day. what would you characterize as the most important piece of evidence? >> you got to think it is this video tape, but you also have to wonder if without the video tape, it might have been easier to convince george huguely, the jurors wouldn't have heard the surprise in his voice when he

learned that yeardley love was dead, but they still would have had her dna, his dna. they would have had that battered door. they would have had the history of a violent history. george huguely admitting struggling with yeardley love hours before her death, admitting he may have banged her head against the wall and grabbed her neck a little bit. but when the cops told him she was dead, he started sobbing. prosecutors say those are the sobs of a guy who realizes that he has just confessed to murder. defense attorneys say it is the genuine shock of a young man who might have shaken yeardley love, but never did anything violent enough to kill her. they argue she died not of brain trauma as three prosecution experts testified, but from suffocating on her wet blood soaked pillow. strange closing argument from huguely's lawyer. they suggested huguely may have contributed to her death, but

he did not kill her. not sure what that means. >> you bring up the important thing about the issue of premeditation. did the prosecutor back away from premeditated murder and suggest to jurors that second- degree murder might be an acceptable decision for them to reach? >> he did back away just a little bit on closing and this goes to this whole question of intent. if he attacked her with malice, even if he never intended to kill her, the prosecutor told jurors they could still convict him of second-degree murder. huguely's lawyer jumped up, insisted that there had to be intent. something that those defense attorneys have been insisting, but it does not. get this, it does not say intent is necessary for second- degree murder in the jury instructions. and the judge told huguely's lawyers he is leaving the jury instructions just the way they are. of course there's a whole over murder theory here that george

huguely killed yeardley love in the commission of a robbery and that does not require intent at all. so if they find that he robbed her of her laptop, they can still find him guilty of felony murder. anita. >> a lot for these jurors to sort through. we have team coverage down there with you and we'll be looking forward to it as this all continues. thank you. >> testimony in the trial of five district men charged with unleashing a wild shooting spree got underway today. prosecutors say the five men are responsible for an eight- day wave of violence that culminated with the march 2010 drive by shooting. fourteens were killed in that as they left a funeral. a fifth person was murdered days later, supposedly over a stolen bracelet. all five will go on trial at the same time. life in prison without the possibility of parole. we have an update on a road rage confrontation that went down in anne arundel county

yesterday. 23-year-old ross sudbrook charged. that 44 motorist gave charge and forced sudbrook's car off the road. three other people were hurt in the accident. none of the injuries are considered life threatening. for the first time in nearly four years, the stocks climbed above the 13,000 mark . it is a benchmark not reached since 2008. by the end of the day, the dow closed up only 15 points. today's gains come after the european union agreed to a new bailout plan for greece. the second austerity deal in less than than two years. demonstrators took to the streets of athens in protest. one in every five government

workers is expected to lose their jobs. new orleans is covered in purple, green, and gold today. you know what time of year it is, mardi gras, they are partying down this. this is a live look at the prince quarter where you and i wish we were. there's an endless stream of parades because this is fat tuesday. the mist of the festivities. >> reporter: the celebration is just beginning in new orleans and here atop bourbon street, it's hard to tell where that very long line of rebellers begins, let alone ends. >> happy fat tuesday. >> reporter: it's mardi gras and the party is just beginning for dianne olsen. >> it makes my spirit lift up. i feel like a bird. >> reporter: new orleans native moved to florida after hurricane katrina destroyed her home 5 1/2 years ago. but she comes back for the bourbon street celebration every year. >> once it's in your heart, you have to keep it there,

baby. >> reporter: an estimated 1 million people are partying in the city. pouring $300 million into the local economy. >> it's a big increase. tas it's a good time for the city. >> how would you describe fat tuesday for someone that has never been here? >> it's impossible. it's like taking a picture of the grand canyon. there's no way it's ever going to come looking like what you're staring at. >> anything goes. from board games to angels. jelly fish to nemo himself. nothing is too outrageous. >> you aren't going to quit your day job, are you? >> no, don't tell them about this. >> the celebration is likely to last into the early morning, but the party officially ends at midnight. marking the beginning of lent. the period of fasting and repenitence before easter. while the new orleans police

department is expected to clear the streets here in the french quarter in a few hours, revelers, derek, are expected to do what they do every year and that is head back on to the streets immediately after those officers stop by. >> who did you have to bump off to get this assignment? that's all i want to know. all right, thank you. washington held its own mardi gras tradition today. it's the annual pancake races down at the washington national cathedral. teams from the cathedral campus partner flipped pancakes. that's the top prize. pancakes make good use of milk, butter, and eggs that are normally avoided during the 40 days of lent. coming up on 9news, thousands of afghans protest outside of a u.s. military base. a big day for all of us here at wusa9 and especially

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the body of a local serviceman killed in africa is back on u.s. oil. a dignified transfer ceremony was held for julian shulton. he was one of four airmen killed when a plane crashed. it was returning from a mission in afghanistan. pentagon says the crash was an accident. tonight, nato is trying to head off a public relations nightmare in afghanistan. >> troops are accused of burning copies of the koran.

>> more than 2,000 afghans chanted death to america outside the air force base. the main u.s. air force base in afghanistan. blaming nato troops for throwing the holy books away with a pile of trash. nato officials are trying to do damage control. the top general in the country says it was a mistake. he ordered an investigation and is offering an apology. >> i promise you this was not intentional in any way. >> afghan official says local workers saw what was going on and recovered the burning books. one report says it was remove frd a jail library because inmates were leaving notes inside to fuel extremism. the incident angered afghan to already think foreign troops are not respectful of their religion. this man says they are the enemy of our soil, our honor, and our koran.

u.s. helicopters fired flairs to try to break up the crowd. but after a decade of war, protesters are fed up. they threw stones and demanded that troops leave their country if they can't bring peace. rita for cbs news. >> in fact, nato troops plan to leave afghanistan in the year 2014. domonique strauss-kahn's name is surfacing. the former head of the international monetary fund is being questioned about a hotel prostitution ring. prostitutes told them they had sex with strauss-kahn over the last couple of years in paris and in washington. strauss-kahn said he didn't know that the women were prostitutes. the former french presidential was forced out after accused of sexually assaulting a hotel maid. that teacher charged with taking bizarre bondage style photos with his students was in

court. he pled not guilty on 23 counts of committing lewd acts. the temporary dismissal of the elementary school staff. the actions of one other teacher led to many lawsuits. >> minor reports of damage stemming from an earthquake in southeast missouri. the u.s. geological survey says the quake was felt in as many as nine states. it was centered near the town of east prairie, missouri. the shaking lasted for seven seconds and reports of cracked sidewalks and broken windows and items falling off shelves. we remember our smaller earthquake back in august. crazy. >> it was crazy. >> this is crazy weather. i'm chilled. >> if you want to go out tonight, this is not what you want outside. it's warm, but breezy. a light jacket is a good idea. you think in the midwest, snow?

we have video from wichita. snow is not problem, that's hail. hail covered the street in which is extremely dangerous. big thunderstorms last night, they extended from kansas city through little rock and it looked like snow, but that, my friends, is hail. that's pretty crazy stuff. a live look outside. not so crazy here. looking at a nice evening, yes, a little breezy, but temperatures are still okay. brought to you by michael and son. 50 downtown. winds south, southwest at 18. it's a double edged sword. it's feeling cool outside, but that wind will warm us up tomorrow and really warm us up on thursday. satellite picture radar combined, well here's what is left of that system we talked about this yesterday. it looked really imprezzive yesterday. hammering kansas and missouri, but kind of lost its punch. a little bit of shower activity went north of us.

and sprinkles are well to the east and north of us now. we're looking at clear to partly skies out there. i think it's going to stay partly cloudy overnight. another weak system approaches tomorrow night. temperatures, upper 40s to around 50. 50 in rockville. but 48 in bethesda. 48 in great falls and reston. 48 in arlington. still 50 in college park. 48 in beltsville. and out to the west, it's 46 in leesburg. these temperatures are just a little bit above average. close to average. but still above. milder and then warmer. breezy and just chilly tonight. windy and milder on wednesday. more like april on thursday. seriously, jump ahead two months temperature wise. winter will return this weekend. looks like it will stay saturday and sunday. partly cloudy tonight. a one blanket night. 34 to 42. winds southwest at 10 to 15. in fact, looking at temperatures everywhere above freezing again tonight. 36 in gaithersburg. 37 in rockville.

pair of 37s and 40 downtown and 38 in college park. now tomorrow morning, partly cloudy, breezy, just chilly. you need a light coat, 30s and 40s. by afternoon, partly sunny, windy and milder. keep a light jacket handy. winds southwest at 10 to 20 and gusty. we'll break it down. chilly to start. 36 to 44 in the morning. by noon, we're in the 50s. by evening, a few clouds return, but windy and mild, 56 to 61. all right, next seven days. gets better. we go in the upper 60s on thursday. maybe a shower early in the morning on thursday and clear out. then more showers thursday night and friday. friday kind of a tough call. what's going to be the high? the midnight temperature will be the high. temperatures will fall during the day. back to winter. low 40s on saturday. flurry possible. low 40s on sunday and more showers and rain on monday. we'll keep it is tuesday, so

that's best shot day. this is robert from leanardtown, maryland. i had to edit some of these shots, because eagle was gnawing on something. but thank you. robert did a fantastic job. if you want to send us something, go to our website. click on the weather tab. please include your name, location, and description. so, again, chilly outside, grab a light jacket, but you're fine. >> what was that eagle? >> that was tmi, don't you think? >> he was eating on a dead animal. i made it so you couldn't see it. >> it's the g-rated thing. got it. >> coming up next, my one on one interview with dr. phil. what parents should do if their teen is heading towards crisis. >> and we are celebrating 40 years on the air with jc hayward. >> today has been declared jc hayward day isn't the district of columbia. >> oh my goodness. >> oh my goodness.

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taste why fresh is better. [ man ] 4...3...2...1... mission accomplishe dr. phil often uses this public venue, his talk show set to make people see hard truths about themselves they would rather ignore. and teen drinking is no exception. >> did you ever do anything to stop him? >> yes. >> i called the police three times this year. i tried to get records from the police. i try to do everything i can every time he goes into the hospital. ask them if they'll commit him. >> have you taken control of this minor who is your responsibility? >> i can't control him. >> mother interviewed on dr. phil's recent show, called partying to death, is in desperate need of help for her son, but dr. phil interrogates her. to uncover how much mom may have enabled her son's alcohol abows. >> did you do anything when he

sold your wedding ring? he's had five tickets for minor and possession, correct? >> yes. >> who paid them? >> i did. >> in our one on one interview, dr. phil said parents failure to set strict limits when the drinking starts can allow the situation to spiral out of control as it has with nick. >> what does a parent do if now you have this sense that this kind of drinking is going on? >> first off, parents need their strength in numbers, so all the parents band together and said they aren't going to be a good cop, bad cop. like i'm the cool parent. you don't advocate that. you don't give up on that point. show up where your child is. unannounced. if your child says hey, we're going to go over and make smores at bobby's house, show up at bobby's house at 11:20 and see if they are there doing

smores or doing shots. >> dr. phil uses the behavior. bad consequences to bad behavior. grounding, loss of computer privileges, facebook, the whole thing. the worse thing parents can do is make threats and not follow through. coming up, a tour of downtown's newest hot spot. >> popular site has a deal for you with a massive new live event space that opened in d.c. >> this is bruce johnson outside anacostia. on friday, a fire forced the evacuation of 900 students here. the building is under construction while students are attending classes. we'll have an update on this story coming up. >> and still ahead, join us as we celebrate j.c. hayward's remarkable 40 years here in washington, d.c.

and we've got new information tonight on last week's fire over in anacostia high. d.c. mayor tells 9news now the exact cause of that fire on the roof is still under investigation. but preliminary findings indicate it may have been started by sparks from a welding torch. remember, anacostia is undergoing major renovations. our bruce johnson is back from anacostia where students were back in classes today, but there is still some controversy. >> they are renovating most of the high schools and separating

the kids from the construction. some parent who's are upset and they don't like the idea their kids are attending classes in the building undergoing major renovation. >> anacostia high last friday when fire broke out in an area undergoing major reconstruction. forcing the evacuation of 900 students and staff who are being housed in another part of the building. >> security came in the cafeteria and told us to go to the field. >> it smelled like something was burning. >> classes were resumed today. same for the construction work. >> students are excited they are back in the building. everyone is safe. >> not all parents are convinced their students should be attending classes in a building undergoing $60 million in repairs. >> not even a third of its capacity. they could move the students over, we are the only school that has not had any kind of movement of students. >> marvin tucker, a parent and

community activist says friday's fire was but the latest mishap caused by the construction. >> there was an incident of a major pipe bust and sanitary waste was going throughout the building. the kids couldn't use the restroom. >> d.c. school officials issued a statement, working alongside the construction, they removed all the burnt material from friday. they tested all of the air deemed safe. >> should they be somewhere ?els. >> the students are fine. at this point, we have four months remaining of this construction project. hear from students and teachers that how excited we are about the building completion. >> the mayor is okay with the decision not to move the kids. >> allows the young people to stay in the building. that's nor natural environment. >> you heard the principal saying he is hoping it will be

done in four months. derek, others are not so optimistic and it could be up to a year. >> four months, school is almost out. we'll know over the summer whether it gets done. >> anita. the maryland senator is expected to approve same sex marriage legislation this week. the bill made it out of a senate committee after lawmakers lawmakers approved same sex unions on friday. opponents are vowing to take it to a voter referendum. the tablet war is about to heat up. acureding to the website, barnes and noble will release a new cheaper nook as early as tomorrow. the updated 8 gigabyte version will match or undercut amazon's $199 kindle fire. barnes and noble's current nook costs around $250. when you think of daily deals companies, you think of discounted lunch or oil changes or house cleaning. but jessica doyle shows us how

one local deal provider is evolving its business in a big way with a little help from a famous face. >> local celebrity chef is opening a new restaurant called bandalero. >> i call it modern mexican. >> d.c. based daily deals provider, living social, offered him a temporary space to create a popup restaurant. he got to try out recipes. >> previewing 16 to 18 dishes. 15 of them might make it to the menu. >> and an opportunity to help train the servers and staff that will be working. >> takes a lot of pressure off. when we hire new staff, a bunch of people know what's going on already. >> living social sold out of the popup restaurant deal with the former top chef con tees contestant. >> i wanted to give people a preview of what i was doing and living social wanted to do something with me and it was perfect for both of us. >> the deal helped launch living social's new 28,000

square foot flexible event space. 819f street northwest. the company that is known for selling deals is hosting events as well in three flexible spaces. >> yoga instructor can teach a great class. >> there's an intimate concert space, more popup restaurants, even a 36 person space for cooking classes. >> he'll be teaching a great cup cake class. >> this could be the first of more event spaces to come. >> our hope is that you'll see similar spaces from living social throughout the country. >> not everyone is thrilled with living social launching this live event. michael from painting instructor tells me he wants to see more mop and pop businesses, not the events and classes under the same roof. jessica doyle, 9news now. >> tonight, the white house becomes a house of blues. in honor of black history

month, president obama and the first lady will host mcjager, b.b. king, and others for a celebration of the blues. the event will be streamed live on the white house website and it will be broadcast on pbs next week. >> a known message here for jc. the hostess says she needs the dress back by 7:00. >> perhaps one of the funniest lines in history. still ahead, a celebration of some of the more memorable moments in jc hayward's amazing and storied news career here in washington, d.c. topper. >> a little breezy, but chilly. not too bad for late february. here are the numbers. 50 downtown. but 46 in gaithersburg and 46 in leesburg. if you are headed out tonight, dress for the upper 30s. we'll come back and say a little touch of april is right around the corner. >> up next, police search for the hit-and-run driver running two men down with his car. and don't forget, we are always

on at wusa9.com. stay with us. we'll be right back.

caught on tape, a hit-and- run driver wanted in florida. surveillance video shows him nearly hitting two people outside of a restaurant. after the close call, this driver hits the accelerator again and drags one of the victims 20 feet down the pavement. he survived, but suffered serious head injuries. police identified the driver as savara. his suv has been recovered, but he is still on the run. a dog on rescue, it was two rescues gone, jumping off a cliff. sherry wilson says her golden

retrievers bolted while making a delivery. neighbors helped her call in l.a. county firefighters to retrieve the retrievers. >> they must have landed in a bush or something and it was an area where it wasn't straight down. it was straight down for 30 feet or so. >> wow. rescuers eventually did get to the dogs. they returned her to wilson. their golden retrievers have never seen a cliff and trying to reach the ocean below. very nice dogs, maybe not the brightest. a connecticut man fighting to get his 98-year-old mom evicted from her house. what is the deal here? >> how do you kick your mama out of her house? mary lives in fair field, connecticut. she signed the deed to the house to her older son with the understanding that she would be able to live in it the rest of her life. that was 15 years ago. the son is tired of waiting. so he served his mother

eviction papers on her 98th birthday. >> i just love it here. >> you don't want to leave? >> no. >> why do you think he wants you to leave? >> peter? >> yes. >> money. >> that's it, huh? >> yes, what do you think? money. >> the house is worth about $330,000 and the case goes to court next month. >> pretty low. still ahead, she brings a touch of class to our newsroom and tonight we celebrate 40 years of jc hayward on the air. wow. but first, some wicked weather caught on tape. we'll show you the damage up next.

listen to the sound of that hail hitting the roof of a car near oklahoma city. the storm brought 70-mile an hour winds to the area. some residents said it was so intent, they thought it was a tornado, but the national weather service says there's no evidence one touchdown tonight. we have wind. i'm a little chilly right now. i like being out here with you, but i'm ready to go.

>> it's late february. we aren't talking blizzards or snow. >> and i'm out here without a coat. we are talking severe weather. we also have a live look outside. if you are headed out, i would grab a coat. looking at windy conditions, but temperatures are still pretty nice. actually, back up to 50 at national. dew point 27. and the winds continue out of the south, southwest. and eventually that wind will pay dividends because it will bring in milder air tomorrow and also some warmer air. downright warmer air on thursday. 48 bethesda. 47 in great falls. 47 in reston. still 50 in college park. and 48 in beltsville. so here's the deal. milder and then warmer. breezy and just chilly tonight. windy and milder wednesday. more like april on thursday. in fact, if you look at average temperatures, it's going to be like mid april. winter will return this weekend, at least for a couple days. for tonight, partly cloudy,

breezy, chilly. winds southwest at 10 to 15. still only a one blanket night. any time in february we stay above freezing, it's a good deal. 36 in gaithersburg, 37 in rockville. upper 30 #áz in reston and fairfax and 38 in college park and 37 over in bowie. now tomorrow morning, partly cloudy, breezy. just chilly. you will need a light coat. temperatures in the 30s and 40s. by afternoon, partly sunny, windy, milder. light jacket, but highs near 60 and winds out of the southwest at 10 to 20 and gusty. trying to play golf tomorrow. that's almost a 1 to 2 club win. all right, we'll break it down for you. just chilly. breezy at noon. pretty mild. 50 to 55 and 56 to 61 by evening. some clouds will roll in tomorrow evening ahead of a very weak frontal system approaching our area. the next three days, temperatures keep going up. downright warm on thursday. maybe showers in the morning and partly cloudy, 67 degrees.

cooler on friday. some showers possible in the morning on friday. and then we're look at temperatures falling throughout the afternoon and evening on friday. colder air rolls in. next seven days, this is what i mean by winter returning. we have a flurry possible on saturday. temperatures only around 40 and looking at low 40s as we get into sunday and monday, well, we may see a shower or rain on monday and i think this could be a mix west of town. we'll keep you posted. not a huge storm. we'll keep it cool on thursday. partly cloudy, temperatures in the mid 40s. that's not bad. look at that. 67 on thursday with a couple showers early. pretty good deal. >> lighting up channel 9, dr. jc hayward. >> today is a big day for us here at wusa. we are celebrating 40 years of our colleague, jc hayward, being on the air. you probably know about her involvement with charity work, through her hero central reports right here on channel 9. >> she's affective with the

arts, children's groups, and just about any other cause you can name. >> more details coming up on eyewitness news. president ford has been a history making day. >> jc hayward, four decades of reporting and anchoring and she has done it all. she reported sports, she reported arts, education, breaking news, and she is an inspiration to all. ingly got a job there as a production assistant/intern back in those days. and i remember how kind you were with me. i remember going out on stories and bringing my coffee copy to you. i remember you giving me hair and makeup tips. yup, hair and makeup tips and telling me how i could do better. you saw something in me that i didn't see in myself. >> a great inspiration, including gayle. she told us a lot over the years and so many people have come to count on you there in washington. so thanks for everybody you have taught so many over the

years and here's to, i don't know, the next 40. maybe you should take a little time off, though. >> when lived in washington in the 80s, you were a huge star. you continue to be a huge star. >> jc, you are just as smart, just as warm, just as beautiful as the first day you came to work here in washington. we love you. happy 40th anniversary. >> and back in the old broadcast house building on brandy wine street. we used to have to go upstairs, down five floors to get in the studio. i'm kloss clostr ophobic. she broke off her fingernails prying the door open when she heard me pleading for help. >> the year you gave me this jacket, the red sox won their first world series in 86 years. i never take this jacket off. i sleep in it, i shower in it.

they'll have to bury me in it. i thank you for it. we were teenagers. we went to the senior prom together, remember? bruce wanted to take you, but i asked you first. happy anniversary. we love you. >> i have a phone message for jc. she needs the dress back by 7:00. [ laughter ] >> she has become a part of washington, kind of like the capital and washington monument and the lincoln memorial. there's also jc hayward. she improved things. jc, i'd like to say, we're glad you are here and we are really proud of you and we have all learned a lot from you in the community is a much better place because you're here. >> jc hayward, 40 years on the news and looking just as good as ever. congratulations. >> i remember jc. i had dinner with max one night and he said you better watch out. i said why?

because there's a fine young thing coming up here from atlanta, if i'm not mistaken. and i said yeah, promises, promises. and i looked up on the screen one day and there you were. i said oh my my. i looked at you a couple days ago and i said oh my my. still got it going on, girl. you go, jc. congratulations, baby. >> oh my goodness. >> all right jc. this is a small token, but congratulations. >> thank you. >> i have known you for 23 years. i grew up watching you. and always admired her. now i get to work with you. you've been so sweet. >> thank you. it has been wonderful working with all of you and the rest of the staff at channel 9. through the years, you know, we've had a good fortune to work with fabulous, fabulous people. some of them have left, they have gone on to other places. i'm still here. i'm happy to be here. i'm grateful to be here, and

the 40 years really just flew. it seems like yesterday, really, i can remember the first day i came bouncing up the steps to channel 9. nervous, scared to death. >> what happened on that first day, jc? >> well, they are all true, trust me. and look at those hair styles. if i had a dollar for every hair style i had. i would never forget, there was a news director and said my goodness, you changed your hair. >> i said i change my hair like you change your underwear. >> look, jc. you told us a story about the tree on your very first day, which we should remind people that you changed the face of television in washington. you were the first female anchor in washington and so you paveed the way for all of us, for anita and i, for andrea, for all the anchors who are women who are fortunate to be here. back to the tree. how did you get in the tree? tell us about the tree. >> i was with the camera man

and i said, you know what? stop. i want to do a standup, you know, and he said okay. he got the equipment and i said, see that tree right there? i want to do it up in that tree. i said i'm going to climb up on your back, bend over. >> okay. he bent over and i was a little lighter than i am now. i said okay, push me up. and he pushed me up and i got up there. i'm not going to tell you how i got down. but anyhow, he got me up on that limb and i did a stand up. jim schneider, god bless his soul. he hired me and he said oh my goodness, we have a live one there. >> you are so humble. you aren't saying a lot about what you have done for individuals in this community over this time. not just on the larger scale, like hero central, but individuals who you helped shape their education.

>> well, i feel that education is so important. of course my alma mater is howard university. hello delta. i just feel that there's so many young people who need an opportunity, not only in education, but in so many nonprofit organizations and i have just been happy and blessed to be able to play a small part in their lives. >> and jc, we are happy and blessed to have you here in our lives. >> thank you. >> 40 years young. >> and that's what i can't believe. they are amazing. none of us can rock heels like you do, jc. >> i climbed up in the tree with heels on, honey, yes, i did. >> thank you. >> the food and drug administration takes us to stop a shortage of drugs that are needed to treat cancer.

i'm kristin fisher in silver spring where a homeowner is coming under fire from the county where commissioning an artist to build this this sculpture in his front yard. breaking down barriers one ball at a time. i'm anny hong where special need students are playing their first varsity state championship.

tonight, a unique event for maryland high schools helps schools bridge a gap. >> students are taking part in a statewide boche tournament. that's creating some special friendships. >> joy may not look like your typical high school varsity athlete, but she is proud to say she is. >> even though we are different and our bodies are different, that means we can do anything. >> she is one of 800 students taking part in a high school invitational. students trained for eight weeks and each special needs athlete was prepared with an able bodied athlete. >> get your boche ball as close to the yellow ball,

students are also finding it is bringing them closer together. >> we just became good friends on the team. she is a good friend now, right? >> right. >> invitational was organized by the unified sports program, which formed after state leaders passed a law in 2008 which required varsity sports access to special needs students. >> students learn to accept each other, accept each other's differences. it has a tremendous effect on reducing bullying. >> athletes agree, saying they have more self-conscious. they stick up for each other win or lose. >> i don't get called the r word and i just get real mad easily when they say that word. >> i can do anything any other person does. >> for these special needs athletes, no speed is too high. especially when you have a friend to