we begin with breaking news of a shooting at a high school near cleveland, ohio. thank you for joining us. i'm j.c. hayward. police have one suspect in custody after five students were shot just as classes began this morning. the shots rang out around 7:30

at char don -- chardon high school. alexis christopherous has more. >> reporter: students filed out and worried parents gathered in the snowy streets to pick up their children. one mother said her daughter witnessed the shooting and that it happened in the school taft tieria before the start of first period. another student says a boy stood up and started shooting and then it was chaos. the exact number of injured is not yet confirmed, but the sheriff says five students are believed shot. four boys and a girl. a brave teacher may have saved lives by running the shooter out of the school. >> the first team of officers went in, it was determined the students had run from the building. >> officers continued to search for more. though the fbi believes there was just one shooter. as students evacuated the high school, they went to the elementary school across the street where they waited for

their parents to arrive. all schools in the immediate area are on lockdown and both the fbi and s.w.a.t. teams are on the scene. parents describe it as a close knit community, a place where everybody knows each other and no one would expect such a flare-up of violence. alexis christopherous, cbs news. we will continue to follow this story throughout the day. we'll have the latest information on 9news now beginning at 5:00 p.m. and on our website wusa.com. afghans have been rioting after the accidental burning of the quran a week ago. the latest attack happened when a suicide bomber rammed his car into the gates of a nato base in eastern afghanistan. nine people were killed. several soldiers were injured. the taliban says the attack was revenge for american troops, burning copies of the quran. the top u.s. diplomat in

afghanistan says the violence will not deter america's mission to stabilize that country. an emotional memorial service for a rising football star who died suddenly after complaining of chest problems this weekend. >> reporter: they called him the generallal giant. rico webb, the 6'7" offensive lineman stood out as a power house on the field, but was kind and mild mannered in the hallways of his high school. today his classmates remember him in tears and in laughter. >> sophomore year when we were playing jv, he got in a fight with james kirk. it got a crowd around and it was pretty funny. this was right before practice.

but coach peacock made him and james walk around for about 45 minutes they walked around the entire field, holding hands. webb had a bright future ahead of him, just signing a full scholarship to play ball at alabama state. >> rico was going to be an extremely successful kid and that is one of the ways we can keep our brotherhood intact is be successful so we can tie everything back to where we all began. an autopsy is being conducted to determine the exact cause of death. two firefighters remain hospitalized after they were injured battling a blaze on friday night. the home, in riverdale heights, maryland, was empty. but a car in the driveway led crews to believe someone may have been inside.

a massive gust of wind sent intense heat and flames directly into the path of oncoming firefighters as they entered that home. 21-year-old ethan sorrell and 22-year-old kevin o'toole suffered severe burns. they are list in critical but stable condition. o'toole's father spoke to reporters. >> scary at first. you never know when you come out and if you are going to come out. >> i have burns on my left rear and my right ear as well. possible ligament damage, every time i move it now it pops. when you panic, stuff goes wrong. you have to keep cool you know, and make sure you know, hey this is what we trained for. >> a spokesperson has told us that kevin o'toole will be in the burn unit for six more weeks, followed by six months of

rehabilitation. university of maryland students are on alert right now after a female student was fondled and nearly robbed in her dormitory room over the weekend. investigators say she was awakened by a man, touching her thigh early yesterday morning. the suspect said the man was in the room by mistake and then he left. the woman also claims her laptop had been moved, and packed up, as if someone was trying to steal it. she was not injured. police are investigating an altercation that occurred at metro center. it happened last night, just before 6:00 p.m. two groups of children began fighting on a train platform. one of the children involved was cut by a knife, but the injury is not serious. one child was arrested by metro police. metro is expected to raise the amount that we pay to commute this summer but, starting today, there are some public meetings. so you can have your say. here's a quick look at what metro is proposing.

they would like to increase the maximum fare to $5 or to $5.75. but metro would dump the peak of the peak surcharge. metro bus riders would see fares go up 10 coats for smart car users and 30 cents for riders using cash. there are six public hearings to be held over the next ten days. the first one is being held tonight at the bethesda chef have i chase -- chevy chase regional center. doors will open at 6:00 p.m. that meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. we have a list of all six hearings on our website. go to wusa9.com. still to come when the news continues, we'll take you to a special program in northern

virginia that takes a very unique approach to teaching youngsters. the race tightens in michigan's gop primary

we want to update the breaking news story we started with in ohio where students were shot at a school. we just received word that one student has died. four other students were shot and injured, and a suspect has been arrested. this is chardon high school, 30 miles east of cleveland, ohio. we are looking at pictures now from the scene continuing to follow this story throughout the day. one of the five students shot has died. again it is one day before voters in arizona and michigan cast their votes. polls are showing rick santorum has a two point lead nationwide in mitt romney's home state of

michigan the two candidates are virtually tied, with each fighting hard for every vote. randall pinkston has the latest. >> reporter: just one day before the next round of primaries, mitt romney had brought the race to a virtual tie in his home state. rick santorum is trying everything he can to take back the lead in michigan. >> governor romney instituted government run healthcare, the first program running healthcare from the top down. >> santorum is fighting hard to convince social conservatives he is their best choice. he made headlines over the weekend, when he took aim at john f kennedy's famous speech from 19660, highlighting the separation of church and state. >> you bet that makes you throw up. >> romney is attacking santorum, accusing the former senator of being a washington insider. losing the state where he grew up would be a huge embarrassment to romney's campaign.

>> taking the stage at a manufacturing plant in michigan the former governor took aim. >> he made a lot of promises he has broken. he said he would cut the deficit in half. he has doubled it. >> he is trying to convince michigan voters he has the right idea for shoring up the sagging economy. >> we have to cut federal spending cap federal spending and balance the federal budget. >> michigan and arizona are shaping up to be the head to head fights for romney and santorum. newt gingrich and ron paul are essentially skipping this round of voting. randall pinkston, cbs news, the white house. coming up, howard has the forecast. gorgeous weather. feeling spring like out here and feeling spring like with the allergy update. today it comes in tree or moderate mold spores. the 7-day forecast in just a few minutes.

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in northern virginia, there is a program that has a unique approach to teaching at risk children. skills they need to succeed. today on hero central, i'm featuring a special program run by mclane's project for the arts. >> inside, hidden inside the sculpture is a really cool

shape. it is an october began -- >> students from 52 different countries attend. today they are visiting the art reach program in mclane, virginia. particular the at risk children they haven't been exposed to art. haven't been to an art gallery. haven't been to a hue seem. -- a museum. >> welcome. have you all been in an art gallery before? we are so excited to have you here. >> a professional educator and artist says art transcends all the differences in language, culture and religion and that is why art reach is so successful. >> for many of the teachers, they are under pressure to

teach. specifically, math concepts, english concepts, writing concepts. and art is a nail natural link to helping students think about those concepts in other ways. schools that participate in the art program have been designated as at risk schools. most students speak english as a second language and come from low income families. anthony brock, an artist, gets inspiration from young people. >> these kids are very wide-eyed. their minds and imagine nations are wide open. -- imaginations are wide open. i like teaching this age group and interacting with these kids. i always get a lot of good ideas. fairfax county teachers say the program is phenomenal, and makes their job a lot easier. the other thing that is

wonderful that teachers appreciate is that this gallery becomes a workshop. because of the intimacy of the space, we are able to create a workshop within the gallery itself, which defines us in terms of why we are special. >> bye bye. thanks for coming. did you have fun? good. there are currently over 2000 students signed up for school tours to the gallery. if you would like to set up a workshop or class visit, go to my website, j.c. hayward.com for contact information. now let's look at our forecast for this week. today looks good. tomorrow looks good. thursday and friday look good. it is wednesday that will be wet. some of the rain could be on the moderate side as well. that is a good looking week as we say goodbye to february and march. that is the first day of spring

although we really haven't had much of a winter. today is no exception. your day plan just a bit breezy at times. temperatures will be climbing into the low 60s here. as we head toward 3:00 or 4:00 or 5:00. with the southwest wind at 10 to 15 miles per hour yeah you are going to feel it a little bit. tonight back down to 51 degrees. just a bit of a wind chill. we go to 30s once again tonight. going to be mid-20s in frederick. gets down to 23. 38 annapolis. 37 pax river. freezing on the eastern shore. 54, the only 40s we have in annapolis. 61 already. fredericksburg, culpepper and reagan national hold go on to 52. looking off toward the north here. and northwest dc, really a fine looking day with sunshine,

south winds of 11 miles per hour dew point to 31. really very, very nice here. other areas in the country like in the northern plains where the arctic air has returned. they are going to deal with a lot of winner weather here. meanwhile in the south, 60s and 70s in florida. they have all kinds of problem in florida trying to get the daytona 500 race in. it is all this rain moving in toward daytona. they are going to postpone the race until 7:00. temperatures by then mid-60s. still a threat for showers. could be iffy tonight as well. rain around raleigh, tracking up toward norfolk. until then, things are quiet. tuesday looks to be a mostly sunny day, maybe a few passing clouds. partly to mostly cloudy.

look how quickly the rain develops here by midday wednesday. some of it is moderate, maybe even heavy at times. wednesday afternoon and evening. the morning commute might be okay. i think the afternoon commute is going to be a slow wet one. mid-60s south and west of town. 30s tonight with mid-50s tomorrow. wind tonight and tomorrow out of the north. a cool day, 52 with the rain developing. we may fall back into the upper 40s in the afternoon. thursday we clear out. 60. friday more rain possible to start your weekend. stick around 9news now will return in just a moment.

i'm one on one today with stylist phillip depell, and i hope your inners won. but actually we are going to talk hairstyles. felipe is with christophe.

who did you like the best? >> first of all yeah, octavia spencer was one of the best. i think, you know,. >> she did look beautiful. >> with the part on the sides and the side bangs, you can see on the screen right now. with the little up do, and in the back with the low neck, this was just phenomenal. >> and the dress was simply gorgeous. it just showed off her curves. she was elegant. let's go to someone else. who? jennifer? >> jennifer lopez. absolutely. she is made for that type of event. she is just on stanishing. slicked back on the top of the head. >> very classic, very sophisticated. >> you know they are talking about her dress. she might have had a little bit

of a malfunction in that dress. what do you think? >> yeah, it was all right to me. it didn't. >> you liked that? >> i liked that. >> you are french. >> exactly you know. it is part of the show you know? things happen sometime. next one? >> this is also very with the strong bangs, the strong statement with the bangs low in the back rolled up inside, very in right now. another you know, perfect hair matching perfectly with the dress. >> i'm going to pick out a couple of my favorites. viola davis. i love viola davis' hair. also love the singer, esperanza spalding. loved her hair and you said natalie port man was a no?

>> for that event, you have got to make an effort to come up with something nice with the hair, with the dress. and that, that was not it, not very impressive hair. we are at the end of the show. we thank you for being with us. see you at 5:00. bye bye.