pressure on city leereds to do more. anny hong joins us live with more on the story. anny. >> these brave women came forward to the washington, d.c. city council here today to talk about their experiences being sexually harassed on public transit. they told us they were groped, also exposed to indecent sexual acts. city leaders were surprised to learn these claims were being committed not just by fellow male transit riders, but transit workers, including bus drivers. >> if the train is crowded and they take their hand and you know, they are rubbing your behind. >> i was riding the metro from silver spring and a man got on the station and he exposed himself to me. >> walking into metro station to go home, a young male growned me. >> they are victims of sexual

harassment. harassment not just from fellow riders, but also from metro workers. >> i actually don't feel safe on metro and sexual harassment has happened to me. >> these women went to the city council to create a public awareness campaign and how to report a sexual harassment claim. >> we aren't talking about flirtation. we aren't talking about someone asking for your phone number or go on a date. we are talking about incidents, that's not okay. >> sexually related assaults. 40 cases, proposals, or acts and 22 actual arrests. washington metropolitan transit authority sympathized with the victims and looked into taking action. >> we have been in contact with boston and during the program, they have put forward there and we will be working to

develop a similar program for washington metro. >> now, we all know that the metro system has had a lot of maintenance issues, the escalators and so he did add that funding is a huge challenge, but the victims also say other big cities like chicago, boston, new york city, have all somehow adopted a psa campaign and it has been effective. we are live in northwest d.c. 9news now. >> perhaps such a campaign could work here. thank you, anny. >> several developmentsments. virginia republicans dropped language from a bill that would require women to get an invasive form of ultrasound before an abortion. the general assembly is still debating two other bills. one that would cut funding for poor women seeking abortions and another that would define life as starting at conception. >> ladies and gentlemen, let's continue to move virginia forward by saying no to these

bills that have divided so many and would truly bring us back to the 1950s while stripping away the rights of citizens that we have in the commonwealth of virginia. >> monday, an estimated 1200 people surrounded the state house in richmond in protest of these bills. today, the house also passed another controversial bill that would let private adoption agencies deny placements that they feel conflicts with their moral or religious beliefs. >> maryland's full senate is poised to take up the issue of same sex marriage tomorrow. the bill barely passed the house of delegates last week, but a similar measure did pass the senate by four votes last year. >> the man accused of plotting to blow up the u.s. capital waved his rights to several hearings today. amine el khalifl was arrested friday. agents ael khalifl volunteered to wear a vest full of explosives. he was arrested after given that vest full of fakes.

he was ordered to be held without bond pending his indictment on the charges. jurors have been deliberating for almost 9 hours in the yeardley love murder case. bruce leshan is live in charlottesville waiting for their verdict. what's the latest, bruce? >> anita, just about an hour ago, the bailiff went back, asked the jurors how they were doing. they said that they were progressing fine, said check back in an hour. right about now at 6:00, we'll let you know what the response is to that. here's the scene a little bit. a ton of media here to broadcast the verdict when it comes down. we have a lot of cameras here, satellite trucks and you can see the cameras across the street preparing to get people out of the courthouse. we aren't sure if they are going to talk because this jury is going to go into penalty phase if it convicts george huguely of any of these crimes. now they have had a couple questions for the judge.

the first one was a question about some jury instructions that they suggest might be contradictory about intent and about causation of death. they also asked about a letter that was left out. the letter from george huguely to yeardley love and which he apologized for an earlier violent incident and promised to stop drinking so much. anita. >> bruce leshan, you'll keep us posted. we're waiting for an update. >> 9 wants you to know, the owner of that liquor store finally has a court date. richard kim owns the town square market in downtown d.c. was arrested last saturday night and charged with selling alcohol to a minor. kim's arrest came after a hidden camera investigation in which young people admitted to buying from that store and doing it for years. allegations that kim has denied. the d.c. attorney general's office says kim has a march 13

court date, but they will decide on which charges to proceed, if any, in the next couple of weeks. we found out that kim's alcohol license is up for renewal and d.c.'s alcohol licensing board is working with the montgomery county police regarding citation as they have written to teenagers who crossed the d.c. line into maryland after allegedly buying alcohol at the town square market. town square market isn't the only establishment facing charges for selling booze to minors. today, lincoln of the rug by cafe found himself in the hot seat at abc headquarters. this is the second time the georgetown restaurant has been charged. but both incidents just a month apart. april and may of last year. his licensing representative tried to strike a deal and pay a $5,000 fine. >> this establishment has taken steps to make sure that there isn't a repeat of the circumstances, including

changing on site management use of an id scanner on the premise. >> the abc board, which enforces liquor laws denied the compromise. another hearing is scheduled for march 14. >> coming up tonight at 7:00, the infamous d.c. police escort for charlie sheen now has the city in some legal trouble. the former commander whose division provided that escort is now suing the city and seeking protection as a whistle blower. we'll have the story at 7:00. >> thanks, derek. still to come in this half hour of 9news. the republican candidates getting ready to take the stage in another debate tonight. we'll give you a preview. topper. >> well, it's still mild out here. still breezy, too, but it's a warm breeze. here are the numbers. 63 and 43 goes in the books. average is 48 and 31. record high is 77 set back in 1974. record low 9. warmer tomorrow. we'll let you know if that will threaten a record high and talk

about the possibility of thunderstorms tomorrow night. >> and up next, you probably seen footage of the northern lights like this, but we're going to show you how nasa is getting a new prospective.

nasa wants to learn more about exactly what makes those northern lights glow. so the agency launched a rocket over the weekend. as you can see, that created its own unique display as the rocket soared into the sky. the mission is measuring the electrician fields created by them to improve satellite signals sot lights don't disrupt those signals. when you think of the 1986 space shuttle challenger accident, this is probably the video that comes to mind. as we all watched. but tonight we're getting our first glimpse of another piece of video taken that day.

the daily mail posted an article with this video today. it was filmed by an amateur film maker who didn't realize what his video was showing at the time. bob carmen and his family were leaving a vacation at disney world when they saw challenger launch. the plumes of smoke were typical of a shuttle launch and of course they were not. the supreme court appears to be sharply divided over a law that makes it a crime to lie about having been awarded military honors. the justices had a spirited debate over that law. the stolen valor act and whether the law restricts free speech rights and therefore unconstitutional. some justices said they worry that upholding the law could lead to indivisible could lie about having an affair or college degree. others suggested the law is sufficiently narrow in its scope. still ahead, you may remember the million man march here in the nation's capital. but just wait until you hear

what kind of march is being planned for this spring.

for the first time in almost a month, the republican presidential candidates will take the stage to debate each other tonight. and as danielle nottingham reports, they hit the ground running. >> cutting taxes to a large crowd in chandler, arizona. >> i'm at a lower rate across the board for all americans by 20%. all right? >> romney is offering more details on his signature issue as the gop race tightens and he tries to convince voters he is the candidate best equipped to improve the economy. >> we want middle income americans to be the place we focus our health. >> he can do that. >> the polls have given mitt romney a solid lead in arizona, so the gop candidates haven't done much campaigning in the states, but ahead of the

debate, they are here raising money and talking to voters. >> romney's chief rival is looking for another upset. he is running even with romney at national polls and working to persuade republicans that he is the most conservative choice. >> you'll find one candidate who has been unafraid to go out and fight on all of the issues that we care about. >> the four remaining gop hopefuls meet tonight for their 20th debate. >> i like to see them talk about what they are really going to do to solve the economy problem. >> this is the first time the candidates will share the stage since santorum's climb to the top of the polls and it's the last time voters in michigan and arizona will get to make a side by side comparison before their primaries. danielle nottingham, cbs news, mesa, arizona. >> there will be one more debate before the big supertuesday contest march 6. that's when voters in ten states, including virginia, head to the polls and make

their votes. president obama is getting mixed reaction to his plan to lower the corporate tax rate. the president said he would like to set that rate at 28%, down from the current 35. he also wants to close dozens of loopholes in the corporate tax code that favor certain companies or industries. >> the smithsonian institution has 19 museums and in 2015, it will get an even 20. ground was broken on the national museum of african american history and culture. it will be built on the national mall right near the washington monument and staff there say they already have 15,000 artifacts ready for display. >> this building will remind us that there are few things as powerful as the people, as a nation deep in its history. >> really another way for us to tell the whole american story through an african american lens.

>> part of today's ceremony included the donation of a can of coins from students at a certain school in new york. and they collected more than $600 after learning about black history last year. they presented that money to the museum today. >> the million man march made national headlines back in 1995. you remember that. but this april, get ready for the million mustache march. i am not kidding. no april fools joke. the american mustache institute is planning a march on the nation's capital as part of the group's on gouge campaign to convince lawmakers to come up with a government incentive for men to grow facial hair. they wanted an annual tax deduction to cover mustache grooming supplies. they earn 4.3% more money than their clean shaven counterparts, so growing a mustache will help the economy. wow. wow. >> if you are trying to premier that, you really

shouldn't walk behind anita and give us the side view. >> she had video. >> well, all i see is you reading and topper, as you are reading the mustache story, sneaking up behind us. >> can we get a close up of this lovely mustache? >> my wife hated it. how do you feel about facial hair? >> i think in general, you should take that off. like now. >> okay. >> our opinions on facial hair. >> ouch, that hurt. shave that off. 63 for a high. some areas south of town may hit 70. let's start with a live look. wait a minute. i'm sorry. that was the high and low. averages are 48 and 31. the record now tomorrow is 78. the record is probably safe tomorrow. i don't think we'll have any problems tomorrow. live look outside, brought to you by michael and son. a couple showers are possible, but primarily north of down. won't see a huge problem

tonight. temperatures, 57 downtown. winds out of the south at 11. the pressure is going down. dew point 35, which is a high dew point for winter, really, if we can call this winter. late february, anyway. satellite picture, radar combined, we have some showers pushing through the ohio valley. must like the past couple of systems, they are dig organized and primarily passing north of us. again, a couple showers into western maryland and along the maryland,pa border. we'll keep the chance of showers in overnight, but most of us will have clouds and a mild night. quite mild. live doppler 9,000. the showers lining up exactly on the maryland pa border. a couple sprinkles in charles county now and also in northern calvert county. that's about it. temperatures still mild. 58 in bethesda. 59 in arlington. 61 in college park. 58 in reston and 59 in great falls. so, well here's the deal. like april tomorrow, mild with showers tonight. breezy and warm thursday. mainly a dry commute tomorrow

and certainly a dry evening commute on thursday evening. so for tonight, mostly cloudy, breezy, mild. some showers. low temperatures in the 40s and winds out of the southwest at 10 to 15. next seven days. even warmer tomorrow. 67. yes, that is a lightning bolt. and very windy. been reviewing new data. it's going to be warm, but notice we have the arrow. i think we'll have to have a wind advisory on friday. winds 40 to 50 miles per hour. we'll keep you posted on that. back to reality over the weekend. maybe a flurry on saturday and then right back in the 50s monday, tuesday, and maybe some more rain on wednesday. >> as we head into march. >> i know. march into march. >> there we go. >> thanks, top. >> you keep talking about the caps and we are wondering who are these caps and we're the ones that are winning. >> we got so used to. that started, very good point. they have won just three of their last ten games now and

watching their post season hopes skate away. tonight they will be without their captain. find out why. plus, gary williams weighs in on the on going terps, hoyas basketball saga. find out what he thinks of it all coming up next.

not only do you cheat your body on calories burned, the bad form can jar your spine, shoulders, and elbows.

now, 9sports with kristen berset. the best sports in town. >> oh, the worst performance of the season. fresh is their minds, the capitals looking to bounce back as they close out their latest road trip in ottawa. if you don't think things can get worse, guess again. nhl.com and csn.com reporting that alex ovechkin will not play against the senators. the captain suffered a lower body injury. he skated for about eight minutes this morning. afterwards, dale hunter said not too much at all. lower body injury. game time decision, but being reported he is out. the caps enter tonight's game having won just three of their last ten games. pulled after just five minutes on monday will get to start

tonight. national third baseman said if a contract extension can't be reached by friday, the time spring camp opens, it will have to wait until next season. he doesn't want to be a distraction to his team. he has two years remaining on his current deal. >> gary williams offers two cents in the on going maryland georgetown rivalry dilemma. he has been trying to schedule a series with the hoyas saying they won't play each other in any sport. and in an interview, gary williams expressed why a rekindling isn't such a bad idea. >> i think when they are reorganizing and losing the rivalries, play georgetown twice a year, there's room for a new rivalry there now. i haven't met anyone that wouldn't like to see that game take place. >> and football coach seems to have done an about face, lifting restrictions on where danny o'brian and two others who transferred to, that

includes vanderbilt, where james franklin is head coach. however, he filed a grievance with the acc accusing franklin of contacting o'brian before a final decision was made. time now to vote for our high school game of the week. among your choices this week, austin hill at laurel. whitman, and for the girls, blake at springbrook. go to dc.highschoolsports.ne t to vote. >> he looks beatable today. on 11, hitting from the brush. doesn't hit the ball very far. he would lose that hole. down the stretch, tiger was solid on the 18. for par and the win. tiger buries the put and he lives to play another day, which will be against nick. he has been there. >> okay. been there, done that. we are done. >> good night, everybody.