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. you look at me, i am the mother of a child you nearly killed. >> only on 9, a local mother's confrontation with the liquor store owner who was allegedly selling her teenager booze. public masturbation. >> also tonight, sexual harassment on metro and women who have experienced it.

but first tonight, new abortion legislation. some call it an unparallel attack on a woman's rights. others call it a step forward. this is 9news now. >> the country's longruning debate over abortion is centered tonight right in our own back yard. yep, it is the state of virginia. >> and that is where two bitterly contested bills are close to being approved by the full legislature. governor mcdonald has committed to signing one of the bills if it hits his desk. matt jablow has the details. >> reporter: two pieces of legislation winding its way through the legislature are getting an awful lot of attention. >> i'm trying to remind the legislators that i have an opinion. >> reporter: not surprisingly, both bills del with abortion. the first bill personhood bill would in effect outlaw abortion by declaring that a person's right to begin at the moment of conception. the second one for a woman to

have an invasive ultrasound before having an abortion. opponents of the two bills, both of which have now passed the virginia house delegates, say if enacted, the bills would be a major step backwards for women's reproductive rights. a chairperson of the reproductive health caucus says hbi, the personhood build and hb462 represent an attack on women, the likes of which we have never seen in this modern era. >> the personhood bill says the unborn child is a person. i don't know why that should be considered extreme. >> reporter: but supporters of the two bills, including the president of the national right to life committee here in washington, say the bills are for the rights of the unborn. >> we believe the passage of legislation that gives information to women is very helpful and we support it. >> reporter: the two bills now go to the virginia state senate which is expected to approve

both pieces of legislation. virginia governor mcdonald says he will approve the bill but they will only tell 9news if the general assembly approves the bill, the governor will review it. so far mcdonald has not taken a public position on the personhood bill. derek and anita. >> all right. thank you, matt. well, unwanted sexual attention. >> some women plan to tell city council tomorrow it's time to do more to stop it. gary nurenberg talked with some of them earlier tonight. gary. >> reporter: well, anita, some behavior is clearly creepy, out of bounds, illegal and revolting. but other behavior is less clear. you look pretty tonight can either be welcomed or unwelcomed, depending on the circumstances. the dc group collective action for safe spaces has been compiling stories of sexual harassment in public places for two years. >> in with 30% of those, stories have taken place on metro buses, on the trains and at the platforms. >> reporter: the most dangerous examples in the metro

system, which handled 344 million trips, one rape, 41 simple assaults of a sexual nature, 40 in decent exposures, proposals or acts. 22 arrests. given the millions of trips, it really isn't a big issue. there are a meniscal number of issues of actual crimes says a spokesman. >> they don't track the verbal harassment which is much more common. >> i'll be on the metro minding my own business and people come up to me, hey, baby, you look good tonight. >> reporter: sometimes it's less clear. on a really crowded metro car. >> and you feel something below your waist and you say was that really necessary. so, i mean, there's a little question of, well, is it because it's crowded or is it because someone is taking advantage of the situation. >> reporter: new york, chicago and boston all have public service announcements highlighting the problem on their public transportation systems.

>> and we want that so that people know that they shouldn't harass, first of all. and then people who are harassed can know where to go. what number to call. what can they do. >> reporter: they also want sensitivity training for metro employees, like a bus driver at kennelly house. >> i said excuse me. and he said it again. i'm going to disrespect you today. i'm going to tell you you're a pretty young lady. and i had the reaction of, well, if you know that this is disrespectful and you know this is crossing the line, then why would you say that? >> reporter: one person's harassment is another person's flirting. if someone feels harassed, they should bring it to the attention of metro transit police and we'll follow up says the metro spokesperson. that activist group wants metro to track claims of sexual harassment throughout the campaign and do the sensitivity training. as for metro's claim that the number of serious sexual assaults is meniscal because of the millions of trips it provides, the groups believe those crimes are simply

underreported. city hall holds a meeting on it. a woman was killed last night when her bmw went airborne. police identify that driver as 29-year-old hellena louise smith. she might have been going as fast as 100 miles an hour when she lost control of the car. eyewitnesses have told us they almost couldn't believe what they were seeing. >> and i seen this car flying down the highway. >> it was going so fast, i didn't know it was a car. >> they were doing 100, 110. >> it was like a tornado or something. >> he was flipping, flipping, flipping, flipping. the girl that was inside the car came out. the car flipped one more time and landed on her. >> smith's passenger and a man in another vehicle were hurt in all of this. less than a month ago, state police allegedly clocked smith going 91 miles per hour on the interloop near central avenue. she was charged on driving on a

suspended license. tonight we hear from the local mom who tipped us off to the northwest dc liquor store that's allegedly been selling booze to minors for years. and last night, she went back to the town square market to confront the store's owner who she says nearly destroyed her family. the maryland mom says that store sold her 16-year-old alcohol for two years running and she felt compelled to talk to that owner herself. >> so i said are you the person who has been in the news. and he said yes. and i said where is the vodka. and he pointed to where the vodka was. and i carried it over 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. >> well, that mother's visit to the town square market came off our series of reports documenting how buyers as young as 14 were buying alcohol right

there in plain sight. montgomery county police have backed that up with minors buying liquor there and crossing back into maryland. did george huguely kill yeardley love. that's what jurors will have to decide come tomorrow. prosecutors say the former university of virginia lacrosse player killed his ex-girlfriend in a drunken yelicie-fuelled rage. but they say it was accidental, possibly related to alcohol and drugs. the most important evidence is likely a videotape where he admits to police he struggled with love just hours before her death. he tells police he may have banged her head against the wall and grabbed her a little bit on the neck and then he starts sobbing. those are the sobs of someone who just realizes he confessed to murder, but it's the genuine shock of a young man who might have shaken love but didn't do anything violent enough to kill her. nearly two years after a wild shooting spree in southeast dc claimed the life of five

teens, five men charged in their murders are now on trial. a cheap bracelet encrusted with fake diamonds is what led up to the 2010 killings. they say the owner of the missing bracelet called his brother and said he had been robbed resulting in a series of retaliatory shootings that lasted for 8 days. 4 teenagers were killed outside a funeral. a fifth was gunned down days later. if convicted, all five are facing life in prison without the possibility of parole. an update now on last night's road rage confrontation in anne arundel county. 23-year-old ross saidbrook is charged with first degree assault. he stabbed a driver and both vehicles ended up in the ditch. none of the injuries is considered life-threatening. and this was anacostia high school last friday in southeast dc when a fire broke out in an

area undergoing some major reconstruction. that fire forcing 900 students and staff to flee that building. but today they are back in class. however, not everybody thinks they ought to be attending classes in a building undergoing so much renovation. $60 million worth. marvin tucker and a parent and community activist says friday's fire was just the latest mishap caused by all of the construction. >> there was an incidence of a major pipe bust and sanitary waste was going throughout the building. the kids couldn't use the rest rooms. >> we try not to disrupt the kids. where we can do construction that allows the young people to stay in the building, we want to be able to do that because that's their natural environment. >> the principal is hoping all of the new construction will be done in another four months or so. tonight frederick county held a public hearing to give residents a chance to weigh in on a proposal to make english the language. they would have to conduct business only in english.

there would be exemptions for items that deal with public health and safety. so today marks a major milestone here and for our colleague jc hayward. her 40th anniversary of reporting and anchoring the news right here on 9. >> we'll have more coming up on eyewitness news at 6:00. president ford -- >> it has been a history making day in salt lake city. >> welcome to jc and friends, a fun-filled hour of entertainment. >> i have a phone message here for jc. the hostess from shanghai gardens called and said she needs the dress back by 7:00. [ laughing ] >> i love that laugh. she has delivered the news for four decades to dc living room. reporting on refugees, becoming the first female anchor to anchor the news in washington dc. she has done it all and won countless awards along the way. and today the whose who showed up at channel 9 to honor her and

her career. jc, congratulations. and here is to more accolades and happiness and success to come. well, at the white house tonight, the stars were out and shining in the east room. legends like bb king and mick jagger were there performing celebrating american roots music. tonight it was time to bask in the blues and even the commander and chief couldn't resist a moment in the spotlight. ♪ come on, baby don't you want to go ♪ . [ cheers and applause ] ♪ same old place ♪ sweet home chicago . [ cheers and applause ] >> not bad, mr. president. some folks around here say you ought to keep your day job. i'm just saying. [ laughing ] >> top. >> forget the real legend also there buddy guy. a fantastic guitarist. let's talk about the high temps today with 50. here is your wakeup weather. you're going to need a cold.

it's going to be a chilly start but a mild finish. generally in the 40s around 50s by 9:00. the winds will be picking up. we'll come back and tell you just how much warm air is going to drive in wednesday and if it's going to feel like april by thursday. this is what washington area streets look like. this is what they look like driving drunk. do you want to teach your kids the danger? >> meet the beer goggles. they

so how can we as a community help teenager understand just how dangerous it is to drink and drive? montgomery county police have come up with something pretty ingenious. andrea mccarren takes us on a wild ride. >> reporter: on a wind swept evening in damascus, we sent some police interns on a mission to attempt a driving course wearing goggles that simulate alcohol intoxication. >> we've had a few drinks.

you're ready to go home. >> reporter: julian was up first. >> you realize things aren't quite the same. you dropped the keys on the ground. pick up the keys. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: and now julian will get behind the wheel of a john deere gator. >> it doesn't have the power that a car does, so it's safer. and the gator is actually equipped with a kill switch. >> reporter: desperate ee trying to focus, he knocked over cone after cone after cone. >> you just ran somebody over back there. >> i don't think enough kids recognize how difficult this is and they think they can handle it. i think they should go through this to learn that they can't. >> are you okay to drive? >> i'm not getting in a car that has in the future. >> do you have the keys in? >> yes. >> reporter: next up is sara who is pretty confident about her driving skills. >> i thought i was a fine driver and i would never consider driving after a drink. i wouldn't think about it. >> i've already hit half of them. >> reporter: sara fares even worse. >> i hit a lot. i don't know how many.

>> reporter: she hits seven cones. would you ever have even a single drink and get behind the wheel after that? >> no. it just wouldn't make sense. >> what you're going to do is take nine heal to toe steps. >> reporter: finally we put victoria to a field sobriety test. watch what happens. >> 1, 2, 3. >> put your hands down by your side. >> 4. >> reporter: it is neither straight nor steady. >> it was so hard to maintain my balance. and i think it's really ridiculous how people think they're sober enough to drive like this. >> reporter: what do you make of this? if she was a driver -- >> she's under arrest. [ laughing ] >> no question. >> 3. >> reporter: in damascus, andrea mccarren, 9news now. >> and montgomery county police work with school and community groups using these goggles to demonstrate the dangers of drunken driving. if you want more information, go to our website wusa9.com. look under our special coverage

section at the top of the page. okay. a little chilly. >> a little chilly. but by february standards, we're still ahead of the game. >> is it still february? >> yes, it is. not for long. >> not for long. >> thank goodness it's leap year. we have 29 days. that will get us the winter back. [ laughing ] >> you said it pretty whimpy. >> let's go outside for a live shot brought to you by michael and son, the live weather cam. it's still breezy. you can see the flag in the background. temperature wise it isn't bad. 44 right now. dew point 34. ment relative humidity 68%. winds south, southwest at 9 but we've had gust almost to 18 miles an hour. satellite picture radar combined, we'll zoom in. we have a little system essentially passing to our north again. most of the activity is in ohio and up into pennsylvania and new york state. really what it is is very light. most of it is rain even into detroit. it's almost like late

march instead of early february in terms of what type of precipitation this is. normally that would be pretty much all snow in ohio and pennsylvania. anyway, at least north of the mason-dixon line. here is a look at the doppler radar. showers south of pittsburgh pushing up into williamsport. but you can see a few clouds for us. a couple sprinkles could get into tucker county and west virginia on the other side of the divide. but i think these showers will stay north of the immediate metro area tonight and tomorrow. best chance of showers will be tomorrow night. so a chilly start. you'll need a light jacket. so the kids at the bus stop are going to need a coat, even though it's going to be almost 60 by afternoon. breezy and milder on wednesday. showers wednesday night. that's okay. we can live with that. do you know why? it's going to feel like april on thursday. temperatures are going to be well into the 60s on thursday. maybe even 70 down towards fredericksburg and certainly down towards richmond. so overnight partly cloudy, breezy and chilly.

winds continue southwest 10-15. in the morning it will be a little chilly. but eventually we'll play off dividends. by morning partly cloudy, breezy, just chilly. 30s and 40s. winds southwest 10-15. by afternoon, though, partly sunny. windy and milder. high temperatures near 60. and winds out of the southwest at 10-20 and a little gusty. if you don't make 60 tomorrow, you will on thursday. but i think arlington and springfield have a pretty good chance of making 60. upper 60s in rockville and gaithersburg. 59 in college park and bowie. maybe 60 in reston. 59 or 60 in fairfax. so let's go ahead and break it down. kind of chilly to start. but then in the 50s at noon. breezy. and then by evening, windy but 56-61. yes. a few clouds come in, but that's okay. next three days we're looking at upper 60s on thursday. maybe a shower in the morning. we'll salvage the afternoon. and then cooler on friday. some showers in the morning and then temperatures fall in the

afternoon. so next seven days, winter returns over the weekend but not for long. around 40 on saturday. maybe a flour re. low 40s on sunday and then rain possibly on monday. 40s again and 40s on tuesday. and if my math is correct, that's the 28th of the month. >> and then we're done. >> not quite. >> well, you're right. >> 29th. >> right. almost. >> i love that. all right. how would you like to have some extra cash in your pocket in virginia, maryland and dc. one in 10 residents are owed money by their state government. there is luxury items out there. all you have to do is claim them. if you hear your name or see it running at the bottom of your television screen, you have something coming to you. to learn how to file a claim with your state or city treasury, go to wusa9.com and look under our consumer section claim your cash. >> all right. so maryland terps.

>> terps. >> layoffs. >> terps. >> ncaa. what happens. >> i don't know. every team has between two and four games left. so the last four games are extremely important. they're kind of on the outside looking in right now. but they still have a shot. these last four games could make or break maryland. could they pull off the big win tonight against miami? save them. presenting woolite complete. it cleans your jeans, and won't torture your tanks. so your clothes stay looking and fitting like new. woolite. long live your wardrobe.

now 9 sports with kristen berset, the best sports in town. >> heading down the final stretch, the maryland terrapins need to muster every ounce of strength they've got if they want a shot at the ncaa tournament. their final four games include virginia, who they just got stomped by 27 points. north carolina and tonight miami. the hurricanes beat turgin and company. remember that guy? he picked this one up less than two minutes ago. terps down five. moseley comes up with a big 3 at

15. 45 seconds to go, terps down 2. james a big man with a big rebound. ties things up at 66. time winding down, miami one last chance. two freshman gets the steal. john moseley secures the ball. a big win over miami 75-71. georgetown in new jersey taking on seton hall. john thompson the third not going to be happy about this one. seton hall out to a three-point lead. he ties things up at 22. that was his only 3 of the night. tonight belonged to the pirates. jordan theodore determined to help his team make the ncaa tournament 29 points, a career high for the senior as seton hall upsets 8th ranked georgetown 73-55. another big game i just finished. virginia tech hosting virginia in the second.

up 5. eric green. he had 19 tonight. but the cavaliers come back. up 4 mike scott gets the ball. they hold on to beat the hokies 61-59. when the trash talking begins, opponents usually use those words for bulletin board material. that's the word we use all the time. something that gets them fired up. now, that used to be how tiger woods would react. but now he says he doesn't let those things get under his skinny more. one day before hitting the link for the center match play championship with opponent, they prayed tiger for the -- praised tiger but at the same time says i think he's beatable. tiger who has heard it all says it all. >> i feel he's beatable too. it doesn't matter. once you're in, you're in. any guy can win any match. >> and finally tonight, the fun of our jobs is live television. anything can happen. watch the guy on the left.

goodbye. [ laughing ] >> his stool completely gave out. >> he's not even that big a g