still clearly shaken by the events of friday night, mcclearly would only briefly describe the circumstances that led to serious burns on his hands and three cracked ribs. >> when we were inside, it fell down on me and crushed my chest. >> reporter: despite his injuries, he is looking forward to being an active firefighter again. >> i'm going to stick with it. >> reporter: michael naples echoed that feeling, saying he too, wanted to be a firefighter from an early age. >> it is what i love. you can imagine the fear that the firefighter's parents got when they got the call about the accident. kevin oh tool and ethan sore relevant have some of the worsts injuries. oh tool is facing eight months of medical treatment. sore relevant has respiratory burns and is on a breathing

tube now. >> underneath it all, we are all a big family. although some of us are strangers, we are all the same. >> took the longest ride in the world, four and a half hours from new york, not knowing what to expect. >> wow. that was the parents of the injured firefighters. the search continues for the suspects who bailed out of a car after it crashed into a police cruiser. the accident happened yesterday afternoon in tacoma park. the driver of the car was fleeing a traffic stop when hen countered a police barricade. instead of stopping the driver put his vehicle in reverse. the pursuit covered parts of montgomery and prince george's county. using caution when you walk off campus after dark. that is what georgetown university police are urging after a female student was

sexually assaulted yesterday morning. police are looking now for a white male between 18 and 22 years old, he is described as six feet tall with short brown hair. the female student was treated at the hospital after the attack. students are urged to walk in pairs, use the shuttle or the safe ride service. a man was sentenced to six years in prison for child molestation. tommy shelton jr., sentenced friday in court after entering an alford plea. that is when the defendant is not going to admit guilt but acknowledges there is enough evidence for conviction. shelton was a pastor from 1995 to 2000 and 9news now interviewed two of the alleged victims, who were 8 and 12 at the time of his abuse. his arrest raised troubling questions, including why the church brought him to virginia from a congregation in illinois

after multiple allegations involving sexual abuse of boys there. making news now at 43:00 3-rbgs at least nine people were killed in afghanistan after a suicide car bomber struck at the gates of airport. the taliban says the attack on the airport was revenge for burning of the quran, on the heels of two american servicemen who were killed inside a government building in kabul. a u.s. soldier killed talked to his relatives the day before he was murdered. corporal t.j. conrad of roanoke, virginia was one of two killed. he told his sister he was in good spirits over a chat over the internet. >> reporter: a car bomb exploded out the airport in eastern afghanistan early monday. police say the strong blast killed several people, including two airport guards and a

soldier. the taliban claimed responsibility and says the attack was revenge for burning of the qurans weeks ago. angry afghans have been marching through the streets and clashing with police over the handling of the u.s. muslim -- over the muslim holy book. >> we are condemning it in the strongest possible terms. >> reporter: the united states launched a full investigation. commanders say it cannot derail the progress that would be made. u.s. soldiers are working side by side with afghan troops as they prepare to take control of the country next year. >> this is not the time to decide we are done here. we have to redouble our efforts. we have to create a situation in which al qaeda is not coming back. but nato pulled all foreign advisers from afghan ministries

in kabul. after two u.s. military officers were shot inside a secure government building, over the weekend. police have identified the shooter and there is a manhunt underway. a local marine is among those killed in the deadliest military aviation training accident in years. capital ten michael quinn of verge individual was among those who died who two helicopters collided in mid-air in arizona. the 28-year-old marine was the pilot of the huey. he twice received the navy and marine corps achievement medal, as well as the national service defense and global war on terrorism service medals. three people are dead after a passenger train derailed in canada this weekend. the rail cars left the tracks in burlington, ontario yesterday. 75 people on board were

traveling from niagara falls to toronto. those who died were employees of the railroad. 45 passengers were also injured in this. the crash caused minor damage to nearby build explings now the national transportation safety board of canada is investigating the cause of the crash. mitt romney and rick santorum will be squaring off tomorrow in michigan. santorum is hoping an appeal to religious conservatives will help him stage a primary upset. danielle nottingham has more on the final push to win michigan. >> mitt romney is making his closing pitch in michigan. >> if you want somebody who will change washington and bring us more jobs and less debt and smaller government, then i'm your guy. >> the former massachusetts governor won this state five

years ago. but -- rick santorum is breathing down romney's neck. he said romney is not conservative enough for republicans. >> we need somebody to give people a different vision for america about who we are. >> santorum's appeal toee advantage gelical -- to evangelical voters will help shake up this race. in holt, michigan faith has a heavy influence on church goers politics. many parishers say they will be voting for rick santorum because of his stance on social issues. >> he stands for family values, which is very important to our family. >> reporter: even though romney has struggled to connect with some conservatives here, he says he expects to to him away with

a victory tuesday. both candidates will chris cross the state. danielle nottingham, lansing, michigan. arizona is also holding a primary contest tomorrow. yesterday governor brewer of arizona threw her support behind mitt romney. newt gingrich campaigned there he is not competing in michigan or arizona but hopes if a strong showing in other states on super tuesday, march 6th. rick santorum is expected to get secret service protection starting tomorrow. newt gingrich requested secret service protection but he is waiting for a response, according to a person close to his campaign. former massachusetts governor mitt romney has had protection since february 1. secret service protection is given to nominees, but can be provided earlier if the

department approves the campaign request. this is something we can relate to. not getting a good night's sleep before work. if you are one of the many tired right now, we have five things you can do, to make a good night's sleep. first -n your money. experts -- in your money, experts say nike may want to change how it handles its new shoe releases. coming up.

good looking day, a little chilly right now. 30s in town with 20s in the suburbs. by 9:00 going to feel like 30s. noon though we are up to 546789

this afternoon south southwest winds 10, 15 miles per hour. i'll let you know when our next rain chance is, coming up in the next five minutes. here's monika samtani with timesaver traffic. >> reporter: coming in on pennsylvania avenue. >> reporter: nice and quiet this morning. no problems to report here. 295 all police activity cleared as well. our next report will go into virginia. andrea and mike? it is the first your money segment of the morning time. >> investors waking up to a very busy week for wall street. we have new economic reports to get through this week. economic growth, home prices and february's unemployment report. checking the numbers from wall street the dow starts the week at 12982. the nasdaq was up by six and the s & p 500 was better by two.

german lawmakers vote today on the rescue package that centers on a new $172 billion bailout to keep the country from going bankrupt. germany's finance minister is urging support for the rescue package but says he can't rule out the country may need more money. internet users are getting savvy. a survey found people are managing their privacy settings more often than they did just two years ago. last year 44% of respondents said they deleted comments on their social network sites. and nike customers are literally fighting over who is going to get the new sneakers. the latest fight broke out in or land dough. marketing gurus say nike should

provide enough shoes, sell them online, or withdraw the new releases from the stores to prevent disturbances. that is a real problem. over sneakers. >> yeah, it is. they create a buzz and create demand and. >> in the meantime we have had violence. >> it is not worth it. they are a responsible company. they will make changes. if some in fairfax county have their way, it could cost you more to go out to eat. >> where the money would go if a restaurant tax is approved. we'll be right back.

today is fine, tomorrow is fine. thursday looks good. friday looks good. >> wednesday? >> yeah. that is it. >> people have plans. today you'll need a jacket early, we have 30s, even 20s out in the suburbs. frederick low 20s along with leesburg. chilly, 20s and 30s this

morning. 20s and 30s. so. it is chilly out there. i have no idea what you are trying to tell me. >> i wasn't. >> okay. fair enough. our day planner sunshine today. by noon we have temperatures that will be in the 50s. by wednesday and thursday or excuse me, by wednesday and thursday we have temperatures back in the 50s. by 4:00 low 60s. andrea has me totally confused. by 8:00, still looking good. 53. here's a look at our weather headlines. sunny and milder. nice tomorrow, low to mid-50s. by wednesday, rain is likely and then nice again thursday and friday. and a first look at the weekend, saturday looks wet, sunday looks sunny. here are the temperatures at the moment. you'll notice all of them in

the 30s. lots of areas in the 20s. 38 down south at pax river naval air station. looking outside at our michael and son camera, good visibility with clear skies, did you see the monday, venus and jupiter this weekend? check it out in the western sky in the evening. a slight wind chill of 31 degrees. we have cold air coming down here. bismarck and casper and denver. look at that cold on the back side. on the warm side though, we have a storm system drawing up the warmer air. here is lighter know this -- snow this morning across the great lakes and we have rain crack tracking to -- tracking on to southern california. it also rained at daytona beach. the 500 they postponed until today. they may have to postpone it until tomorrow. look at the rain coming in

across northern florida. about a 70% chance of rain there across areas in daytona. they are trying to get that noon start for the big race. around here lots and lots of sunshine. temperatures this morning are running in the 30s. it will be in the 60s later on. norfolk seeing some of the showers potentially later on. we are in good shape. tonight no problem. tuesday no problem. sunny and cooler. as we head into wednesday morning, here comes the rain for wednesday. might even get a rumble of thunder with all of this headed our way. today 62, tomorrow 55. cooler and in fact to want back down in the 30s. cool on wednesday, low 50s, rain likely on wednesday. might see a lingering shower into early thursday and by friday and saturday back to mild conditions. it is now 4:50.

monika samtani is in with timesaver traffic. >> looking great. in clarks burglary. if you are coming from frederick to the point where the lanes divide, this is what you should expect northbound and southbound on 270. looking great. if you are planning to head over here, i would remind you there had been police activity at 295 at bowling air force base. that's all been cleared up. looking great on the southeast freeway as well. virginia the northbound side of 95 there was an accident near quantico on the northbound side of 95. so you might be distracted by that. here in springfield, everything is fine. we'll go over to 395 and the 1/4th street bridge. diners in fairfax county could be paying more to eat out instead of cooking at home.

the county board of supervisors is weighing a tax at restaurant to help pay for a transportation project. if true the tax would apply for any meals sold at restaurants from fine dianeing to fast food. county officials need $3 billion to meet transportation demands over the next decade. the measure would need approval from the general assembly or as a ballot referendum from county voters. residents did reject a similar plan in 1992. i wonder if they will bring food? fewer children in the district are living in neighborhoods with high concentrations of poverty, according to a recent study by the annie casey foundation. dc still holds a higher concentrated poverty rate than any state, and ranks tenth worst among large u.s. cities. the kids' count study says

about 33,000 children in the district live in neighborhoods where at least 30% of the residents are below the poverty line. an 11% drop from 2000. but the dc fiscal policy institute told the examiner one reason behind the drop is higher income people are moving back into the city. so do you get enough sleep? are you like us? struggling through the day? if you are, we have simple ways you can get a good night's sleep and sort of fake it. open your shades. these are five things they suggest. open your shades. natural light resets your body clock and helps you function better throughout the day. eat healthier foods when you are tried. be conscious of it -- when you are tired. be conscious of it. starting your day with a healthy protein and whole grain carbs. take a ten minute walk. that can stimulate your brain heart and muscles and help as well and if you must have

coffee, they say drink it slowly. yeah that is not happening for me. drink it slowly enough to make it last through most of the way. people who did this got the caffeine kick anyway, so you are drinking less coffee and that can help. finally the no-brainer, go to bed on time. >> what is on time? >> it is 4:54. according to usa today this happens more often on fridays between 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. than any other time. traffic accidents, bank robberies or dates are cancelled. >> go to our wusa9 facebook fan page. 9news now

a chilly start. we have 20s and 30s out there. a pretty nice looking monday across the region. sunshine all day expected. winds out of the south and southwest at 10 to 15 miles per hour. look at the temperatures though. by noon it will be well up in the 50s. we are looking at highs in the low 60s. not too bad, a way to start the week. here's monika. >> reporter: the beltway on the north side of town looks like this. all the northern corridors looking good. including 270 and 95. hollywood celebrated the best of the big screen last night. newcomers young and old took home some of the big prizes.

a silent film took home five awards, including best picture, director and best actor. the most nominated performer in a academy history, meryl streep, won her third oscar. this one as best act tres in the iron lady. >> it was like i was a kid again. two of the nominees were not even conceived. >> octavia spencer took home the prize for best supporting actress and christopher plumber became the oldest winning actor ever. >> fans went crazy when their favorites appeared on the red carpet. >> i saw george clooney. >> you are so giddy to say that. >> yes, i am.

>> billy crystal returned as the show's least. the first awards handed out were for technical categories, ultimately snapping up five oscars. >> marty, you are a genius as usual. >> win or lose, it is a night for the academy to celebrate all of its talent. >> >> good morning, and thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. we are going to be talking more oscars on this hour. i'm andrea roane. and i'm mike haiduk. we are trying to find the best slideshow. here's monika samtani, mr. bernstein? >> reporter: good morning. >> mel