described as a junior here opened fire on a group of students sitting at a table. >> parents cried and hugged their children outside chardon high school after a student opened fire in the school cafeteria during breakfast. one student is dead and four injured. >> we feel so disheartened. >> a teacher may have saved lives by running after the suspect. >> one of the teachers happened to chase the shooting suspect out of the building. he immediately, at that point, our officers entered the building, went to the five injured students that were injured and got ems in there behind them. >> police say there was one shooter and he turned himself in. students who witnessed the attack said there was chaos with people screaming and running down the halls. 1100 students are enrolled at chardon high school. 30 miles outside cleveland. parents describe it as a tight knit community where everybody knows each other. as s.w.a.t. teams rush to the scene, teachers ushered the students

out of the building and into the elementary school across the street. parents lined up outside to collect their kids. >> i hope every parent, if you haven't hugged or kissed your kid, take that time. >> victims are four bays and a girl. one witness said he recognized the shooter as an outcast who may have been bullied. since he is a juvenile, police have not identified the suspect. they say they have his handgun and running a background check to trace where and when he got it. >> two of the four shooting victims remain in critical condition. police have the high school sealed off and the campus will be closed tomorrow. that's the latest from here in ohio, derek. >> manuel, thank you for that. now, of course the big question everybody is asking today is, were there warning signs? was there something this young man did that could have tipped us off that this was going to happen before it did indeed happen? the alleged shooter was reportedly active on social media like facebook and twitter. scott broom is here to talk

about that and what we know. >> because there are some witness reports that tj lane did tweet about his intentions and there are pictures out there on twitter circulating globally, showing him holding guns. they have not been authenticated. be aware of what you forward to your friends. t.j. lane was on facebook with some chilling thoughts. >> tj lane's facebook page includes a dark and rambling letter. including the lines now, feel death, not just mocking you. and later saying, die, all of you. a witness to the shooting is reported by the associated press, told reporters that lane had posted to twitter about his intentions to attack, but was ignored. it sparked a vigorous discussion in the twitter today, no one looked into it, did we learn nothing from columbine? less son, when a student says he's going to bring a gun to school, you must always take him seriously.

many more are calling for metal detectors at all schools. life online is filled with threats among kids for the whole world to see. word searches turned up the following tweets from kids. i will bring a gun to class and shoot you, expletive, with a hash tag, stop over achieving, tweeted one user today. i want to kill everyone at school right now. you're all annoying. and another girl apparently tweeting about her bullying of a boy, said, i feel like, and she named the boy here, he would bring a gun to school and if he did, i would be the first one to get shot. i'm mean as, she used an expletive to him, lol. i asked high school kids today if they would tell anyone if they saw tweets like these. >> you don't know. that's the thing. i feel like it depends how well you know the person. like if you know the person and they are joking around, like oh, i'm going to kill all you, if you know the person well enough to know that they are kidding, you are serious. it's all right.

>> i think it's important to know who the person is, if they are naturally, a person who gets in fights a lot. >> by the way, i did attempt to contact all of those kids who made those tweets and they are all across the country to find out, is it real? are they serious? interestingly, none of them have tweeted or e-mailed me back. >> exactly. we really don't know and you see tweets like that, if they are real. >> it's clear, kids are making judgment calls on this every day. that stuff is out there. there's a lot of it. >> it wasn't hard to find. thank you, scott. back to you in the newsroom. >> want to take you to breaking news out of montgomery county. firefighters on the scene. this townhouse fire. it's the 3900 block of green castle road. the fire is on the first and second floors. no injuries and it's not clear if anyone was inside when all this started. now, there are 45 to 60 firefighters on the scene battling this blaze. we'll keep monitoring the situation and bring you anymore

information when it becomes available. again, a live look from sky 9 at this fire in burtonsville. lesli. >> a georgetown university student is injured over the weekend in a vicious sexual assault just one block away from campus. it happened early sunday morning near the intersection of 34th street and n street in northwest washington. that's where kristin fisher joins us live with the latest on the investigation. kristen. >> well, the suspect is still at large. the victim is recovering. but people here are really worried, especially because of where this happened. right in front of me is an elementary school, four blocks this way, that's where wisconsin avenue is and that's where all the popular bars and restaurants are. a block in this direction is campus. so this sexual assault literally took place at the intersection of where campus meets the rest of the community. >> on the weekends if i go out, then this is the route i take. >> i live right here. it makes the walk three to four

times a day. >> students at georgetown university are rattled that something so violent that happened here on a street that is one of the main gateways to campus. there's an emergency call box on the corner. >> that makes me nervous. i know i live with four other girls and we are 20, 21. we go to bars. >> in fact, it happened around the time the bars are closing. just after 2:00 a.m. sunday, a young man beat up and sexually assaulted a female student. the suspect got away, but he is described as being a white male between 18 and 22 years old about 6 feet tall and with short brown hair. the university sent out an alert tosser student, but many say they want more information. >> i was surprised, because they didn't include many details. >> most likely a student or is it most likely a person from outside of campus? what are the leads? what's going on? >> you want more details from the school. >> in the meantime, campus

police are increasing patrols and students are being urged to not walk alone. >> definitely being aware. taking the school transportation whenever possible and not walking alone. >> you get the sense that it's a safe place to be, but apparently it's not. >> less than 24 hours after that sexual assault, two other georgetown university students were robbed at gunpoint just a few blocks away from here. police are still searching for those two suspects, but so far, they do not believe that these two crimes are connected. back to you. >> all right, we know they want to hopefully find those people and find them soon. >> we have new information on the death of a rising football star. determined rico webb died over the weekend of what's called a pulminary y embolism.

delia was there for this morning's emotional tribute. >> they called him the gentle giant. big rico webb, the 6'7", 365- pound, offensive lineman stood out as a power house on the field, but was kind and mild mannered in the hallways of the high school. today, his classmates remembered him and tears and in laughter. >> you never know when they are going to be gone. you know what i'm say saying? >> sophomore year, he got in a fight with james kirk. it wasn't a massive fight, but it was big enough it got a crowd around and it was pretty funny. so this was right before practice. the coach 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's one of the ways we can keep our brother hood in tact is be successful so we can tie everything back to where we all began. >> in hyattsville, delia goncalves, 9news now. >> funeral arrangements have not yet been announced. the man accused of stealing someone's nike foamposite shoes is now in custody. that suspect's name is lamont bennett. he was arrested thursday. and police say the robbery happened in the 5,000 block of silver court. bennett's arrest comes days after the demand for these $200 sneakers caused chaos outside stores all over the country, including right around here at the mall at prince georges. now bennett faces charges of first-degree assault, armed robbery, and theft.

former d.c. councilman is going to be sentenced in may for stealing thousands of dollars that was meant to go to youth and youth programs. bruce johnson has been working the story from the beginning and bruce, the nonprofit that was used to funnel these funds said thomas was the subject of a d.c. hearing today. >> they don't provide the services directly, but they get the money. it's called the children and youth investment trust fund. a lot of good, got a lot of big money, but what everybody is talking about is all the money that harry thomas junior stole. it's threatening the future of this program at this point. >> former d.c. councilman, harry thomas jr. could be sentenced to four years in prison for using his position to steal roughly $300,000 from the children's and youth investment trust fund. >> do you swear under penalty of law. >> today the administrators of the trust were summoned before a d.c. committee to explain why the nonprofit should be allowed to continue. >> is the program in trouble?

>> i don't think there's any risk of the substance of the program being discontinued. >> the trust is a public private partnership in the district that works to improve outcomes for children. >> ellen london, a long time staffer, now the ceo. the trust fund budget right now is $3 million. but since 1999, it's been over $100 million. much of that money put there through ear marks who had certain youth programs that they wanted funded over the years. trust witnesses will not comment on the continuing federal probe. testified the changes have been implemented to prevent the theft that saw the trust, write checks to two nonprofits who then kicked the money back to councilman, harry thomas jr. >> we have documented our process. the board does not review proposals. we have independent reviewers. >> we serve over 300 kids in our after school program. >> if the childrens and youth investment trust is allowed to

remain in business, that will be good news to seven-year-old christian mitchell. >> i think the program is exciting. >> he attends an after school program funded by the trust. >> if i'm not here, then how do they know why it's needed? how important is it needed in. >> and we hear a public official took money from this program. >> just blown away. >> point out a woman by the name of west had been the ceo of the trust fund. she went to become head of the employment office. she resigned so she could concentrate on this. she has not been named in this investigation. >> why do they need this fund? >> this fund was created because it took the government too long to get the money into the hands. they have gotten this money a lot faster. >> it's unfortunate for sure. >> i think it will be saved.

trimmed and the budget will be reduced. >> thank you for that. back to you in the studio. >> why some standardized test skorts are plummeting in virginia and the teachers say new tests are what is to blame. >> two firefighters are still here at the hospital suffering from serious burns after fighting a fire. i'm anny hong in northwest d.c. with the story of a fellow firefighter who is giving us insight into what these men were going through during this tough probe through recovery.

tonight, two firefighters are still in the burn unit after being badly injured during a wind swept fire in riverdale heights, maryland, two days ago. >> annny hong spoke to their fire chief to give us insight on the road to recovery for these guys. >> you really deal with recovery for the rest of your life. there's not going to go away. >> the physical scars are there. >> i have second and third degree burns. >> but so are the emotional scars. >> that's why you have to have the support of people that were injured or going through similar situations, because you can relate to them. >> riverdale volunteer fire

department chief recalls a moment he was seriously burned when fighting a house fire in northwest washington a year ago in april. four firefighters were injured, but ryan had the worst of it. undergoing several surgeries, including skin grafts and rehabilitation. >> he says the two firefighters recovering from friday's vacant house fire will be reminded of the day that could have taken their lives. they will also remember this. >> how important life and family is and how fast it can be taken away. >> firefighter was injured in friday's vacant house fire in riverdale heights. he was one of seven injured. burns on his face and torn ligaments in his shoulder. >> could have been sheet rock. could have been metal. too dark, too hot. >> with such dangerous and sometimes deadly conditions, injures don't stop them from their jobs. a job they are willing to risk their lives for. even if it means a long and tough road for recovery.

>> that's what i love. every time you go running into a burning building, doesn't mean you're going to come out. >> anny hong, 9news now. >> chief ryan ads family, friends, fellow fire fiergts firefighters will be a part of this recovery. caught on tape, an 86-year- old world war ii veteran crawls to safety after being attacked and carjacked. this happened last week at a busy gas station in detroit. the surveillance video shows the attacker driving aaron's car away while aaron crawls for help. amazingly, no one offers it to him. several people just walk by. he eventually makes it into the gas station and lays on the floor, still no one comes to his aide. but remarkably, aaron says he's not bitter. >> i was wondering why they was passing me if they saw me crawling. they knew something was wrong. but people don't want to get involved in anything nowadays.

>> aaron's granddaughter is not so forgiving. he suffered a broken leg. police did get his car back, but the suspect still at large. let's go outside to you guys. >> wow. you know, every time you see that, you have to think, i wouldn't react that way. but so many people do, you start to wonder. >> it is unfortunate. listen. i was in the grocery store this weekend and the guy says, i know who you are. and then he says, topper must be really sad about this no snow thing. >> it's super sad today because it's sunny and 52. let's talk about the least snowiest winters. i tweeted about that this morning. number one, it's a tie for the least snowiest winter. we had a tenth of an inch in 72, '73. that was a tough winter. right now, we are sitting in third place. we have two inches so far. we don't see anything coming. that doesn't mean it won't

come. right now we're in third place for the least snowiest winter. 2 1/2 inches fell in 1930, 1931. rare air back in '09 and '10 where we had the snowiest winter. really pretty nice outside. brought to you by michael and son. and temperatures are running well above average. 63 right now. dew point 28 and winds southwest at 17. a pretty good clip. temperature wise, it's comfortable. 64 in rockville. 63 in gaithersburg. 62 in great falls. everybody is in the low to mid 60s. 63 downtown. 63 in college park and 63 in beltsville. pretty nice. so here's the deal. cooler and then wet. clear and chilly tonight. a bit cooler tomorrow. probably going to lose 10 degrees tomorrow. coats and sunglasses will be needed and then locate the umbrella for wednesday because we are looking at perhaps an

all day rain event. tonight, clear skies, breezy, chilly. one to two blanket night. lows in the 30s. winds southwest 10 to 15. becoming northwest at 10 to 15. downtown we're talking upper 30s. far enough north and west, maybe the low 30s, but 33 in rockville. 32 in gaithersburg. 33 in reston and fairfax and maybe 32 in herndon. all right, now tomorrow morning, mostly sunny. grab a jacket. 30s and 40s. winds northwest at 10. and by afternoon, a nice day. partly cloudy, cooler, clouds will come in late. high temperatures in the low 50ás. winds will become light in the afternoon. all right, next seven days. there's the all rain event on wednesday. and yes, that is a bolt, actually, you could see an isolated thunderstorm. and look at thursday. march comes in like a lamb. low 60s with sunshine. gorgeous on friday. mid 60s.

few clouds come back and a stormy weekend. some rain and showers on saturday. a little bit cooler. temperatures around 60. and then a touch of winter sunday and monday. maybe some flurries with temperatures in the mid 40s. but again, that does not look like accumulating snow. probably end up in third place. >> oh topper. >> thanks a lot. okay, so did she or didn't she? still ahead, j lo's stylist tries to set the record straight about whether the american idol slashed a little too much. why the traffic lights in dupont circle will soon go dark. [ male announcer ] this was how my day began.

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got a commuter alert to talk about for drivers around dupont circle. expect delays tomorrow in that area. traffic signals are going to be turned off for several hours starting at 10:00 a.m. so technicians can upgrade the traffic control system. officers will be on site to direct traffic while the signals are out, but drivers are being warned to approach dupont circle with caution. you may want to consider getting to work a different way while the work continues. >> tonight is metro rider's first chance to weigh in on a proposed fare hike.

at the regional service center. that's on edgemore lane. metro is proposing a 5% fare hike for rail service and if you use a paper fare card, you'll face a fee. metro would dump the peek of the peek surcharge. see fares go up 10 cents for a smart trip card users. 30 cents if you use cash. they would go up by a quarter. there will be a total of six public hearings over the next ten days and if you need time, date, locations, log on to our website. >> you might want to check the tires on your car to see if they are made by good year. they are recalling six versions of its wrangler silent armor brand. the trade can separate from the tire and potentially cause an accident. the recall involves about 40,000 tires. good year plans to notify customers by march 20. get ready for a crew

awakening. aaa says our reason will be a hot spot for prices as we approach the spring and summer season. the auto club says the prices will be extremely high. partially because of the shutdown of refine rise on fineries on the east coast. as of this weekend, the average price was $3.83 a gallon in d.c. compared to $3.69 for the rest of the nation. all right d.c. residents, you are missing out on millions of dollars in unclaimed tax refunds. and the irs wants to put it back into your hands. 4,000 residents who did not file their 2008 tax returns could get back an average of $642 each. to collect that money, you must file that 2008 return with the government on tax day this year. that's april 17. under age drinking. it is not just dangerous, it is illegal. and coming up, 9 wants you to know just what happens when the cops roll up on local kids who have been boozing it up.

>> rates plunge on some virginia math tests. we'll put you to the test. the story coming up.

math, so important for the jobs of the future. but the number of virginia students passing a series of tough new standardized tests have plunged. bruce leshan is here with a look at the numbers. bruce. >> the students have to pass at least one of these standards

of learning math tests in order to get any kind of diploma. i want you to look at these numbers. these results from the first preliminary test. for algebra one, fewer than half the students who took it the first time this fall passed the test. compare that to 84% on last fall's less rigorous test. giometry. algebra 2, pass rates dropped 30 points. can adults pass the test? >> i had to consult my math metism wife to figure this out. >> people who have just finished the classes. >> you looked at this problem, would you have any idea how to do it? >> for the rest of us. >> you want to try? >> no. >> they are not easy. >> i completely have to guess 1. >> you say a? >> i say a. >> it's d. >> virginia's department of

education pumped in more rigorous questions and technology based problem solving. in hopes of pushing schools to prepare young people for jobs in science, math, engineering, and high school manufacturing. >> so, as pressure goes up, volume goes down, that would be inversely. >> the investor. >> how long has it been since you took algebra? >> 25 years. >> about the only guy we talked to. >> y is less than 0. >> it's a positive number. >> that could really figure them out. >> i would say d. >> you are right. you got it. >> we did talk to a guy who works in nuclear engineering. he didn't want to go on camera, but he pointed out a problem with one of the problems. the state wants the students to talk about the relationship between volume and pressure in a gas. volume measured in cubic inches. pressure is measured in pounds

per square inch. but they talk about it in cubic inches in this question. the state is apologizing. they say they are going to fix it and nobody actually had to answer this. >> i have a headache listening. it does seem like there's a huge discrepancy versus the old test. right bruce? >> yeah, they aren't that surprised. sometimes you implement rigorous standards. people learn what they are. they teach more about them. the schools adjust. they also say that these were just a small percentage of students, 24,000 versus 200,000 who take it. they are hoping for better results later. >> let's hope so. back to you guys. >> well, in recent weeks we tried to take home the consequences of under age drinking. >> death behind the wheel of a car. alcoholism. perhaps you merely reek similar destruction on somebody else's life. but tonight, nine wants you to know, there's another good reason to wait until you are of legal age. you just might get busted and

as you are about to see, that is no fun for anyone. >> i'll do anything. please don't call my parents. >> she is 16 years old and she is very drunk. >> gives me a feeling of being on the edge. >> she's almost twice the legal limit. >> i was going to a concert and i wanted to have fun. >> no doubt, she expected to be a part of this crazy scene outside the show at the fillmore theater in silver spring. instead, she and a van full of under age drinkers and a couple older enablers were busted by the montgomery county police in a frigid parking garage right nearby. >> front passenger is throwing up. >> problem, the word gets out that you come in the parking lot and you drink. >> whoever her parents are and don't play games with me. >> they are all getting citations, but that's not the worst part. >> i'm not calling your parents. you're going to call your parents and tell them your

under arrest. >> oh my god, please don't. >> are you afraid your parents are going to punish you? >> they are. they already told me on the phone. >> when mom and dad arrive and get the full story. >> we find alcohol inside the car. >> they want to know who gave their little girl that booze. this one over here, he says, pointing him out. confrontation ensues. the body language is telling. you can hear mom yell. what were you thinking? but the reality is, inside that van that night, nobody was thinking. >> it's the stupidest thing i've ever done. i never want to do it again. never want to do it again. >> is there a lesson? >> don't ever do this because you're going to get caught and it's so dumb. >> so she says. but she also admits this isn't her first time out drinking, even though there is some

compassion, the cops have to practice a tougher sort of love. >> these are good kids. they are not bad kids. they are just good kids making poor decisions. unfortunately, poor decisions can get them killed. >> those poor decisions could get them killed. if found guilty, that girl faces more than the parental consequences. police tell us if this is her first citation, she faces $500 fine. if she has been sited before, it goes up over $1,000. plus, officer morrison recommended she go to teen court. as for the 21-year-old who allegedly provided that booze, well, if found guilty, he could be fined $12,500 because in addition to the 16-year-old we profiled, there were two other juveniles in that van who were allegedly drinking that night. lesli. >> thank you, derek. still ahead in tonight's hero central report. j.c. hayward takes us to northern virginia where a unique program is taking us a different

approach to teaching at risk children the skills they need to succeed. >> up next, the winners and nominees partied it up after last night's academy awards. and don't forget, we are always on at wusa9.com. stay with us. we'll be right back.

the internet is all a buzz tonight. about jennifer lopez's low cut, form fitting gown on oscar night. some say the american idol judge's nipple slipped out of her dress while presenting an academy award with cameron diaz. it's hard to tell, but lopez's stylist says don't go getting all excited. she tells people magazine, while the dress did give the illusion of sheerness, the joke is on everyone who wishes they saw something. >> meanwhile, angelina jolie's leg has its own twitter account. by midday today, the twitter feed of angie's right leg had more than 12,000 followers. jolie appeared to ecentuate it. one of the winners mocked the

pose while accepting that pose. that is good stuff. okay, hollywood party well into the night. celebrating the winners of this year's academy awards. >> and several of the big bashes. >> best actress winner, meryl streep posed for pictures at the governor's ball. >> sorry, celebrities are here. >> while best supporting actor waited for his name to be engraved on the award. inside, supporting actress nominee, melissa mccarthy partied with her family. the governor's ball is the official after party. for many, it was the first step in a long night. spencer quickly made her way over to the vanity fair party. >> it feels like cake. just like cake. there's nothing better than eating cake. >> annual vanity fair attracts hollywood's a list, and his

wife katie holmes. some stars changed out of their red carpet gowns for the after party. last year's best actor winner enjoyed the fact the pressure was off. >> it was crazy. much more relaxed. >> the big winner, the artist, the nearly black and white film won many films. including best picture, best actor. >> i am very happy. i'm very proud. i'm shocked. i'm over the moon. >> and katy perry was one of the 900 guests that went to elton john's oscar party. the event raised more than $5 million for his aids foundation. edward lawrence for cbs news. hollywood. >> governor's ball was retooled from a formal sit-down affair to a cocktail bash. >> still ahead, find out where ron paul seems to be gaining ground. >> first, women to slow the hands of that biological

ticking plot details next in our health alert.

a controversial, but game changer. they discovered the ovaries can contain rare stem cells. that challenges the long held belief that women are born with all the eggs they will ever have and those dwindle in health and number as women get older. as the research team that uncovered these stem cells has high hopes for radically changing infertility treatments, shady grove fertility says it will take years to do so. >> women thinking about conception, the issue that age plays a very important role in decreasing the ability to conceive easily still holds. this doesn't mean that maybe some of their eggs will spring into action. i think this is exciting, but perhaps for our future generation. >> women concerned about

dwindling fertility who aren't ready to start a family have options now. including freezing eggs for the future. the american academy of pediatrics is changing its recommendations about one of the sexually transmitted viruses. boys should be vaccinated for hpv when they are 11 or 12. this is a series of 2 or 3 shots. the group previously just recommended the hpv vaccine for girls. now it's for boys, too. aap is issuing new guidelines for kids ready to hit the field for baseball and softball this spring. training and conditioning so they don't hurt their shoulders or elbows. >> they have -- >> as they are growing, if they over use their arms or shoulders too much, they wind up causing bone problems as well as muscle problems. there's a will the of information out there. that gives you the guidelines.

the guidelines have to be followed. >> those recommendations include not throwing curve balls until after age 14. sliders until the age of 16. and pitchers should not pitch competitively for more than eight months out of the year. guys. >> all right. >> okay. >> never had a slider. >> man, i tell you. i really liked it out there today. >> weirdest february ever. >> it's a weird winter. remember, we had snow in october, which we thought, oh boy, it's going to be crazy. not so crazy. let's have a live look outside. still some sunshine. just a few high, mid level clouds. this is our live weather cam brought to you by michael and son. temperatures are still, well, quite nice. 63 officially at national. those folks are still in the low 60s. winds are gusty. that will continue for a while and then winds will become northwesterly when a cold front

goes through. dew point 28. pretty dry air mass. not often we see temperatures in the 60 #áz and dew points in the 20s. temperature wise across the area, 61 in great falls. 61 also in gaithersburg. 63 in rockville. 63 in college park. low 60s in beltsville. out to the west, still low 60s. 61 in reston. 61 in leesburg. 63 in manassas. we're looking at low 60s toward andrews. really pretty mild. here's the deal. cooler and then wet. clear and chilly tonight. a bit cooler tomorrow. in fact, probably lose 10, 12 degrees tomorrow. so grab a coat and sunglasses. and locate the umbrella for wednesday. it looks like showers will develop late in the morning or certainly by afternoon. tonight, clear, breezy and chilly. one to two blanket nights. winds become northwest at 10 to 15. downtown, temperatures well above freezing yet again. only 15 nights since january 1. temperature has been below freezing at national.

pretty mild. 33 in rockville. 34 34 in college park. 33 in reston and fairfax. sterling right around freezing and leesburg. manassas right around freezing, 31, 32. tomorrow morning, mostly sunny. 30s and 40s. and by afternoon, well, not a bad day. partly cloudy. some clouds will come in late. cooler. high temperatures in the low 50s and winds will be light. sun goes down at 6:00. all right, next seven days. there's the rain on wednesday, low 50s. and yes, that is a thunderstorm. gorgeous for march 1, comes in like a lamb. sunshine on thursday. low 60s. mid 60s on friday. weekend not great. showers and rain on saturday. around 60. and cooler and colder. temperatures in the mid 40s sunday and monday. maybe snow flake or two, a flurry sunday or monday. do not see any accumulation in the metro area. maybe a little bit in the mountains. enjoy. march will come in like a lamb. >> thanks, top.

>> nfl combine is wrapping up in indianapolis and let's just say there's a bit of good news and bad news for the skins. >> if they are looking at quarterbacks, their job joust get tougher. kristen berset is here with a true nfl expert to break it all down for us. >> a big week for the potential draft picks joining me to talk about what went on at the combine. a writer from u.s.a. today. i know you just got off the plane from indianapolis. of course, yesterday lots of buzz around robert griffin iii. he ran the 40-yard dash, but do want to mention, he is a track star at baylor as well. we knew he was fast. you had a chance to chat with him. what was the buzz like surrounding him and how is he feeling about his week? >> a couple things. i think one of the things that was evident at the combine, this is a guy that you want to represent your franchise. so when you talk about a magnetic personality, he son of

a military kid, he is disciplined. he got a degree in three years at baylor. so when you look at those intangibles, add that to it, he has the potential to be a star. >> impressive nonetheless in the skills. howard philadelphia tweeted that the redskins are willing to give up their second round picks and first rounder for next year to move up and get rg3. a good decision on their part? >> that's the going rate. last year's draft when the atlanta falcons moved up from late in the first round to get julio jones, they gave up. the redskins sitting at number 6 could possibly try to make that move. and there are other teams that are going to be in the mix.

one being the cleveland browns at number 4. maybe the seattle sea hawks. it depends. if you're the st. louis rams, you're in a good spot because you can feel these offers. one thing that i have been told from someone who knows the particulars involved is that the redskins could have an inside track in dealing with the rams because bruce allen, the redskins general manager used to have a guy on his staff who was the point man for the st. louis rams. >> if they can't pull off that trade, who are other guys they might have been looking at? >> no question, texas a and m who did not work out. he has a food injury. nothing serious, but he is probably the next quarterback on everybody's list. so that's the guy to keep on eye on. and brandon is a quarterback from oklahoma state who was the oldest player at the combine. former baseball draft pick. he bounced around in the minor leagues, but he's in the draft at quarterback. that may be another option, but not at number 6 in the first

round. if you talk about where you go later in the draft, that may be a guide. >> what was the talk at the combine about the deal with payton? they have until march 8 to decide what to do. >> i think it is still where it's been the last couple of weeks. wait and see. doctors can see him throw, but the coach and general manager can't see him throw. it's pretty apparent that peyton manning's career in indianapolis is going to be over and we'll see what happens from there. >> great insight. thanks for coming in. we'll have to wait and see what happens. back over to you guys. >> thank you, kristen. still to come, the husband of a woman shot and killed by the police now says he wants some answers from the city of culpeper. >> the virginia lawmaker who supported person hood and the ultrasound abortion bill are now on a hit list courtesy of the new women's strike force pack. i'm peggy fox in fairfax county, i'll have the story coming up. and up next, honoring hero

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it is really tough to teach complex math problems. >> we feature a program that uses creative methods to teach these important skills to children. j.c. hayward shows us how it all works in this week's hero central. >> inside, hidden inside the sculpture is a really cool

shape. it's an octagon. >> glenn elementary school has a diverse population. students from 52 different countries attend. today, they are visiting the art reach program in the mcclane, virginia. >> for many of these kids, they have not been exposed to art. they haven't been to an art gallery. they haven't been to a museum. this gives them the opportunity to see art directly, to be inspired by it and learn about the concepts of art. >> welcome. >> have you all been in an art gallery before? >> yes. >> some of you have, some of you haven't. that's great. we are so excited to have you here. >> sharon, a professional educator and artist says, art transcends all the differences and language, culture, and religion. and that is why art reach is so successful. >> many of the teachers are under pressure to teach,

specifically math concepts, english concepts, writing concepts, and art is a natural link to helping students think about those concepts in other ways. >> schools that participate in the art program have been designated as after school. most students speak english as a second language and come from low income families. anthony, a local artist, gets inspiration from young people. >> these kids are very wide eyed. their minds and imaginations are wide open. and because they are wide open, they are able to create things that are always a surprise for me. i really like teaching this age group and interacting with these kids. for me, i get good ideas. >> after school workshops, classroom projects, and visits to local art clubs. 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're able to create a workshop within the gallery itself, which defines us in terms of why we're special. >> hi, thanks for coming. did you have fun? >> good. >> i'm jc hayward, 9news now. >> and they are about 2,000 students who signed up for school tours to the gallery and half of them are from at risk schools. if you want to contact this organization to help, you can visit jc hayward.com. this is 9news now. >> we have three students down in the cafeteria at this time. we don't know where the shooter is. >> there's a stampede of kids and i heard a lot of people yelling and heard the guns go off. >> shots fired inside an ohio high school and tonight a student is dead, four others are hurt and one of six is in