given the all-clear. >> everyone's fine. >> reporter: everyone's all right? >> yeah. >> reporter: a little unhe, i would guess. >> reporter: the fbi is now investigating six of these incidents in the district this week alone. yesterday white powder-filled envelopes were opened at the willard hotel and at the oyster adams bilingual school. there's been six other cases along the east coast including this school in massachusetts. in each case the powder has proven to be harmless, but just because it isn't dangerous doesn't many it's not disruptive. schools and restaurants have been evacuated as emergency responders chased down the cause. >> i think it's a very cheap, easy and anonymous way for someone to try and make a point or to grind an axe. they can bring a building to a halt, they can have it evacuated, they can in their

way punish an institution. >> reporter: now, the fbi is still investigating exactly who might be responsible for these letters. we also don't know if it was a single sender, or if they're completely unrelated incidents. we're also trying to figure out exactly what's inside of these letters. the f biconfirms there is some kind of written message but we still don't know exactly what it says. live outside the commerce building, kristin fisher, 9news now. >> kristin, thank you. now to another story. wrong place, wrong time. a 31-year-old mother driving on a road she travels every day is dead after she gets caught up in the middle of a street race. tonight we have an emotional appeal from her husband demanding justice for his wife. >> this all happened yesterday on randolph road in silver spring. >> matt jablow has the details

on this hit-and-run investigation. >> reporter: this busy stretch of randolph road was the scene of yesterday's accident that killed a young mother. tonight montgomery county police are still looking for the driver or drivers that caused the accident. >> i am destroyed. >> reporter: less than 24 hours after his wife was killed, jorge martinez was pleading for the public's help to find the person or people responsible. >> i beg you, i beg you to please cooperate and help the police department. >> reporter: 31-year-old nelvis garcia, a wheat ton resident and the mother of three young children was killed when according to police two cars were apparently racing each other in the 800 block of randolph road in colesville. >> there may have been evidence of a speed cone test. >> reporter: garcia's nissan altima was apparently tapped by one of the cars, forcing her

car to veer off the road, rollover several times, and slam into a fire hydrant. >> witnesses have stated that the darker four-door sedan may have been trying to catch up to a green and white mini cooper, also on the roadway at the same time. >> reporter: garcia was pronounced dead a few hours later at the hospital. this afternoon just a few feet away from the accident scene jorge martinez said that his wife got her license about two years ago that she was a very careful driver, not to mention a wonderful wife and loving mother. >> i need to get information. i don't want other people to experience this type of crime. >> reporter: police are asking anyone with any information about the accident that killed nelvis garcia to call them at 301-840-2435. matt jablow, 9news now. >> monte moppet police say their accident reconstruction team is still there, still in the process of determining how

fast the car that hit nelvis garcia was going at the time of the accident. the speed limit in the area is 45 miles per hour. new information tonight on a murder in aspen hill. two men now under arrest for yesterday's killing on superior court. investigators say 19-year-old andrew ramos and 20-year-old christopher edwards were inside the house where that third man was shot. police say ramos left the scene after the shooting. edwards stuck around. the name of the victim has still not been released. >> the largest solar flare storm to engulf the earth arrived this morning. topper, it appears we lucked out here. >> we really did. it was the largest solar flare in five years but you can't always predict what the affect is going to be on our communications and satellite system. thankfully, negligible. this was a massive solar flare. these things travel along the surface of the sun at a million miles per hour, and they go into our atmosphere at 4 million miles per hour. so they get here about 24 hours

after they occur. it occurred about midnight wednesday. if we were to have any problems it would have been between midnight today and 6:00 a.m. so far, so good. we're going to keep watching it but if no reports of any problems, the flights have been changed a little bit. they fly at lower altitudes and they don't fly over the poles. we'll be on the lookout for some enhanced northern lights. if we have any of that we'll pass them on to you. regina benjamin calls new smoking numbers out today simply shocking. this new report finds nearly one in five high school age students are still smoking. according to the study more than 80% of smokers start by the time they are 18 and a full 99% of adult smokers started by the age of 26. the surgeon general reported the first comprehensive lack at youth tobacco use in almost two decades. smoking is banned in restaurants and workplaces, but lighting up with kids in the car is still legal in most

states, including d.c., maryland, and virginia. that subject is on our radar tonight because maryland's senate is scheduled to debate this issue tomorrow. scott broom is working the story with smokers and nonsmokers alike. scott what are you hearing? >> reporter: i'll tell you, smoking in the car with kids, i've spent hours outside this big convenience store in beltsville today talking to people about it and not a single one of them thinks it's a good idea. so why, then, has maryland's legislature tried and failed eight times previously to pass this ban? >> smoking in the car with kids is not good at all. >> kids should not be around smoking whether it's in a car or outside. >> reporter: no doubt about it. >> it's a bad idea. >> reporter: nobody here thinks smoking with kids in the car is a good idea. >> the kids, they don't have after choice. >> they come down with all kinds of cancer. >> reporter: not even the smokers. >> a smoker in favor of smoking regulation? i'm surprised by that. >> well, i care about the kids nowadays. >> reporter: but in maryland's legislature, proposed bans on

smoking with kids in the car has been shot down eight times since 2007. and this year another fight is brewing other a bill that would ban smoking with kids under eight. eight years old, with republican senator ed rylie ready to lead the opposition. >> aren't you afraid for the kids? >> parents are more concerned about their children than we will ever be. they have an invested interest in what happens to their children. this is another intrusion of government on their private lives. >> reporter: senator bobby zurkin is on the other side. >> i guarantee if you those three-year-olds had a lobbyist they would be marching on annapolis demanding we pass this law. >> reporter: the science on this is a slam dunk. a harvard study found that inside a car with a smoker contaminants are hazardous even for the general public. and they are seven times past the unhealthy level for kids. it's even hazardous with the windows cracked, and the levels

go off the charts only five minutes after lighting up. so, maryland's senate will try again on this one. the floor debate tomorrow is going to boil down to the argument, kids' safety versus opposing regulations on a matter that a lot of people think should just be common sense. reporting live in beltsville, scott broom, 9news now. >> oh, scoot, here's the big question. are there actually states that have a ban like this on smoking in cars with kids? >> reporter: there are, but there are not a lot of them. six states with a barngs they include california, arkansas, louisiana, but it does appear around the country that the forces of folks what think there's too much regulation have been winning out on this issue. okay. scott broom, thank you. we appreciate it. >> on a sad note tonight a well- known fredericksburg, virginia radio personality is being mourned. brian stobell was struck and killed while walking a dog yesterday. he had retired from wfls radio

after spending 40 years in the radio business. investigators say the tuck driver that hit him did stop to call 911. more emotional testimony in the wrongful death lawsuit failed by the parents of two murdered virginia tech students. school spokesman larry hinker took the stand and was asked about mistakes in a time line written from his e-mail address. he broke down in tears when talking about the shooting rampage in april of 2007. on that day a lone gunman killed 32 people on campus. the parents of two victims, one from chantilly, are demanding a full accounting of that day. >> peyton manning is on the move, but where he will end up is anybody's guess after being released by the colts the former nfl mvp and super bowl winning quarterback is now trying to decide where he wants to play football next season.

the rumors are swirling, it will be the washington redskins? our kristen berset is here with the latest. >> reporter: hey, anita. i think you said the perfect word. anybody's guess. this is a guessing game at this point. there's a handful of teams vying for peyton manning. like you said, the redskins are one of them. we've seen in the past that dan snyder is not afraid to throw out a lot of money to get a big free agent. he'll probably do that again this time. just yesterday, though, the redskins were listed as one are manning's top suitors. but 24 hours later we're hearing those in manning's camp have made it clear he doesn't want to come to washington. pretty much this is what it's going to be like until he signs with a team. a lot of he said, they said, we have no idea where he will be going until he signs his name on the pair. joining me later will be frank henrehan and grant poulson of 106.7 the fan. i want to know if they had control of the redskins' front office would they be willing to take a chance on peyton.

of course, if he came to washington that would mean playing his brother eli twice a year which redskins fans might want but peyton and eli probably don't want. that they said that peyton is going to try and make this decision within the week before free agency opens. so it could be sooner than later. anita. >> kristen, thank you for that. still ahead tonight, 35 years after the hanafi muslim siege, a former hostage describes how he took nearly 40 hours of terror and turned it into a life full of hope and calm. unseasonably warm weather is bringing out the crowd. i'm susan mcginniss in washington, d.c. coming up, how a mild winter is impacting the economy. but up next, a trending video that's uniting millions across the world to bring an african warlord to justice.

tonight the white house is congratulate ago san diego- based charity for producing a chilling video that's gone viral. >> i felt this would be done to me because they do bad things to those who are arrested and abducted. >> the group called "invisible children" created a 30-minute documentary about a ugandan warlord, the leader of the lord's resistance army which is notorious for abducting, raping, and maiming its victims as well as recruiting child soldiers. the aim of the video is to arrest the leader and bring him to justice. >> nowadays anybody with a phone and a video camera, this is the way people are

communicating. no one can stop them. >> that video has quickly gone viral. as of this morning more than 32 million people had watched it on youtube. it's also been shared by millions on twitter and facebook. now to a disturbing story out of texas involving two children living on their own in this country in an abandoned bus just outside of houston. the children's parents are in prison after being convicted of wire fraud. the children, ages 11 and five, have been living on their own for at least 12 hours a day. investigators say there are no signs of physical abuse. >> it's tough. the children are obviously unkept. there's an odor about the residence and the children. it's frustrating both as a parent and as a law enforcement officer in the community to see this. >> the children are now in the custody of social services. the competition is on at walter reed national military center in bethesda and the army base at fort meade.

about 70 wounded, ill, and injured veterans come here for the 2012 warrior games. >> you are scared. you are going to feel it. if you are confident, you are going to feel it. having the right amount of muscle tension, you are going to have nerves. >> the u.s. olympic committee will host these games starting april 30th in colorado springs. we wish all of them well. >> absolutely. >> we're not the only ones enjoying a mailed winter. for millions of americans it's like, oh, winter never came. >> yeah, we like that. the whole country has seen one of the warmest winters on record. today people in d.c. and several other parts of the country were able to leave their coats at home. susan mcginniss is down on the national mall. >> reporter: derrick, it is still officially winter, but you would never know it. we saw kids on class trips

dressed like it was summer and workers having lunch outside. it was a welcome day and wasn't just here in d.c. no jacket required in washington, d.c. >> the weather feels good. >> reporter: tells in the 60s even inspired some to lose the shirt. >> this is great. unbelievable. >> reporter: in new york's central park, you'd never know it's still officially winter. >> it's definitely weird that it's this warm, this early. >> reporter: from the northeast to the south, millions are enjoying unusually high temperatures. >> it's absolutely gorgeous outside. >> reporter: the u.s. is approaching the end of the fourth warmest winter on record. in washington, d.c., 70 of the last 91 days have seen higher than average temperatures, and this balmy weather is having an impact on the national economy. many cities have saved millions of dollars just keeping their snowplows parked. americans are spending less to heat their homes, and the construction business is bamming in the warm weather. but not everyone is a fan of this mild weather. many allergy suffererrers are

struggling with an early pollen season and forecasters are concerned the high temperatures could trigger more severe symptoms, like last week's deadly tornadoes. but right now, they are singing mother nature's prizes and the beautiful weather is even leaving a few -- >> how due like the weather? >> speechless. meteorologists say enjoy it now. a cold front is moving in, and temperatures will drop back to normal levels. >> reporter: though many of us know better than to put our winter clothes away yet this winter weather could many an acceleration of the cherry blossoms. they could be out earlier this year which means the season could end earlier. >> such, thank you for that. we already can feel the changes in the air in the form of all these blustery winds blowing around out here. it got started this morning, but by now it's really picked up. senate's a warm wind. >> it is warm. >> it drove temperatures into the 70s. but if you suffer from pollen, it's not good, because it's blowing it around. >> and susan mentioned the

cherry blossoms. it's no doubt they will come earlier. i think by the 24th. it's actually very nice out. and, of course, no hairs on derek's head being disturbed by the wind. >> you just leave my head alone. >> yes, siree. winds south-southwest at 23. that's a sustained wind. we've had a gust to 39 today. pressure is falling now 30.04 inches of mercury. here's the radar. the good news, i think most of us will be able to get home before the rain rolls in, except for you folks in hagerstown and west of i- 8 1. heavy activity in the form of thunderstorms. you might think with temperatures in the cents and strong winds and a weather pattern up side down we might see some thunderstorms. i don't think we will. i think we're just bog to see rain and showers. there are the shoirns cumberland, petersburg, and essential west of i-81. most of us will be able to get

home tonight before the showers roll in. look at the temperatures. 70 in arlington, 70 in bethesda, 69 in great falls, 70 in reston. even up to the north, 68 in gaithersburg, 1 in laytonsville, 72 in college park. the winds are howling, 35 miles per hour wind gusts last hour in leesburg, 32 in manassas and a 36 miles per hour wind gust at national. so here's the deal. cold front is on the way. susan mentioned that. a dry commute home. mainly a dry commute tomorrow, save for maybe southern maryland. breezy and cooler friday. bright but brisk on saturday. remember tuesday, that's what saturday is going to be like. 8:00 tonight we see showers in the mountains, but no green splotches over the immediate metro area, which means dry. you're out late, though, you need the umbrella. if you are out really late you are really going to need the umbrella. by 2:00, 3:00, a lot of showers, but by 7:30 they're gone except for southern maryland, and skies begin to clear quickly. winds pick up, and it will be a

little cooler tomorrow but still actually despite the cold front still above average, believe it or not tomorrow. for tonight mostly cloudy, breezy, mild, rain and showers. lows in the 40s. the southwest winds become northwest at 10 to 20 by dawn. next seven days, we're looking at kind of a cold saturday. and remember, you have to turn your clock ahead one hour as we return to daylight savings time. only 49 on saturday but not windy, thankfully. low 60s on sunday, then upper 60s monday, maybe some showers monday night, and a few showers tuesday, wednesday, and thursday, but temperatures primarily in the low 70s. you don't think things are going to be popping next week? oh yeah. because of that i had to find a snow picture. this is early february taken at waterford, virginia, which is in loudoun county, northwest of leesburg, by a viewmplt that's a very nice picture. i appreciate that. if you want to send us something go to our website,

wusa9.com, click on the weather tab. include your name, location, and description. so that's it. if you are out tonight, fur out late, bring an umbrella. >> thank you, topper. the space shuttle program may be over but there's one more shuttle that almost made it to outer space. that story is coming up. somehow that one doesn't look real. but up next, metro awarded a top rating from the transportation security administration. we like that.

we have a commuter alert now for metro riders. starting tomorrow night at 10:00 the shady grove, rockville, and twinbrook stations on the red line will be closed for track work. these stations will reopen first thing monday morning. shuttle bus service will be provided between the shady grove and whit twin stations. the washington metro station was honored for building a strong security program. metro was presented with the rail security award. he said metro is one of 17 mass transit agencies that earn tsa's highest rating of a gold standard. a popular northern virginia mall is soon going to get a face-lift. starting in july all the stores

at springfield mall except the anchor department stores will be shut down. the only stores that will remain open are macy's, target, and j.c. penney. the reno visions are expected to take two years. a proposal to expand a frederick county zoo is before the county commissioners tonight. the wildlife preserve and zoo houses more than 1,000 animals on 65 acres along route 15. the proposal calls for acquiring about 25 additional acres of land. the land would be used for an educational center and possibly even a dinosaur exhibit. the smithsonian is offering up a new exhibit in response to an age-old question from the students. when will i ever use all this math in real life? well, this new exhibit featuring interactive stations launches this saturday at the smithsonian ripley center. the goal is to show that math is involved in nearly every action every day. the exhibit is sponsored by

raytheon. and the romanian man calling this his lego tribute to the end of the space shuttle era. he has built a model using legos, and to make it as realistic's could, he used a giant helium filled balloon to fly the shuttle 21 miles above the planet. he actually managed to recover the model which looks like a puppet there. about 150 miles away from where it was launched it was recovered. >> how are we getting this video? >> how are we getting the music that goes along with it? >> right. still ahead, a runner up for the $1 million lottery finally comes forward. >> reporter: 35 years after the has that fee muslim -- has enough fee -- hanafi siege, a former hostage described how he

took 40 hours of terror and turned it into hope.

long before there was a 9/11, the sniper attacks, or the anthrax scare washington struggled through three days of terror. and tomorrow marks the 35th anniversary of the hanafi muslim siege. three buildings, more than 130 hostages. bruce leshan is here. i remember this was a hellish time in this town. >> i think some old timers

remember, but a lot of people have really forgotten. they have forgotten so much that one of the former hostages has written a book called "forgotten hostages." >> they hit me in the side of the face with the barrel of the rifle. >> reporter: he's taken his 40 hours of terror. >> i'm right here. >> reporter: and turned into it a life lesson in the power of hope. >> i even started to feel that way, lying in a pile of my colleagues, 60 of us piled on top, many of us bleeding, a number of people shot and stabbed, and something in my mind said, it's going to be oh, somehow we're going to get out of this. >> reporter: on march 9th, 1977, a dozen members of the hanafi muslim sect invaded three d.c. buildings, the seat of city government, the islamic center, and the headquarters of

benai brath. they threatened to kill more than 100 hostages. >> they came out of nowhere. >> if the demands aren't met the heads will be chopped off and they'll be thrown out the windows. >> police in washington, d.c. had called the theater and asked that the movie be stop. >> that the movie, muhammad, messenger of god, be pulled. >> he found five of his children and grandchildren hacked to death and drowned. two adults were shot to death. >> and police delivered the six convicts from the nation of islam who would attack the family of hanafi leader. >> you are asking that those responsible for the deaths who killed your children. >> police called channel 9 anchor max robinson in the midst of the siege. >> tell this government to get busy and get the murderers who murdered our babies and children and shot up our women. >> it took appeals for compassion from three islamic ambassador to finally convince

the terrorists to surrender. >> in the end, one person said it was like new year's eve, church bells ringing. >> you have to wonder whether they would have the ability to come in and negotiate the three islamic ambassadors primarily for jewish lives during the times we live in today. >> are you all right? >> yes, indeed, now i am. >> the book grew out of a management class that he taught for years on how to survive a crisis. and who would know better. now, all the gunmen were tried and convicted and police actually died -- and the hospital stalling taker died in prison. >> did you get a chance to marion barry? >> i did. he was a young councilman, and a shotgun pellet lodged just a short distance from his heart so we talked to him about that. we also talked to our bruce johnson who was down there

reporting on this as kind of a cub reporter. we're dog hear from both of them tomorrow at 5:00. >> thank you, bruce. we appreciate it. back to you. >> all right. and the winner is, virginia lottery officials presented a $1 million powerball prize to the winner just a short time ago. he bought the ticket in falls church, and for the winner it was beginner's luck. >> only the second time i played. >> now the store gets a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. all right, if you win a million dollars, forget about getting food stamps. that's the message from michigan officials to a detroit area woman. she won a million dollar lottery but then kept getting $200 in monthly food stamps. that 24-year-old woman has now been removed from the benefits program, and she and her mother insist they didn't break any laws. today is world kidney day. and a familiar d.c. face was on

capitol hill and at the white house talking about his own battle and his second chance. former georgetown hoya basketball star alonzo morning met with key lawmakers to lobby for equal treatment for all kidney patients. he needed and got a kidney transplant but thousands aren't so lucky. and the care they get for this chronic disease is vital. >> we're on capitol hill advocating for the 30 plus million americans who are suffering from chronic kidney disease, and we are in support of making sure that every kidney patient gets fairly treated. >> and for those who do get matched and get a kidney transplant like alonzo a new technique is showing early signs of freeing patients of lengthy anti-rejection treatments. in the study, patients got cells from the kidney's donor.

researchers say five of the eight patients were off the drug two have and a half years later. that's a big difference. >> wow, it is. coming up, a new study finds some products you use every day might cause you some health problems. these are some different products than all the others. but first, the romeo burglar. police are looking for a man what takes a woman on a date while his friends broke into her house. man, that's just wrong. don't forget, we're always on at wusa9.com. we'll be back.

a well orchestrated heist is caught on tape. investigators say a group of thieves used distraction to get away with thousands of dollars from an orange county, california, market. the video shows the five women and three men pretending to be customers while some of them made purchases at the counter, one of the women went into the

back room, stole $12,000, and walked out of the store with a bag of money down inside her pants. >> we're not sure if they cased the place before, but again, they rehearsed these type of things. we do believe they're professionals. they have it down pat. >> well, the surveillance video also shows the store clerks' frantic reactions when they figure out what just happened. the suspects got away in a white van and a black sedan. now to a guy being called the romeo burglar, but this criminal has got no heart at all. >> police in coral springs, florida say he takes this woman out on a date while his buddy breaks into her home. the 18-year-old victim says she met him at a party and he invited her on a lunch date. while she was waiting at the restaurant, surveillance video shows her date and friend actually casing her house. they take off. off the romeo burglar shows up for his date, the friend comes back, breaks a window, and makes off with five grand worth

of electronics. police say this setup is so elaborate they're concerned there play be other victims. >> we do believe that is a possibility, that he is going around picking up females and planning burglaries. >> to make it even worse, police say when his friend left the victim's home, the romeo burglar got prop the date, walked off with her iphone, and left her with the check. >> you know what. >> come on. >> they need to get this guy. >> a lot of outrage from the females on our team here. >> no kidding. coming up in tonight's cool schools, if you thought math was tough when you were in school, how about learning it in chinese? some kindergartners who think that's no problem at all. >> up next, toyota announces another recall for some of its vehicles. we'll tell you what you need to know.

toyota drivers are going to have to pay attention to tonight's consumer alert because the company is recalling nearly 700,000 vehicles for separate problems. one recall impacts 2009 camry sedans, then 2009 to 2011vinza crossovers to replace the stop

lamp switches. the second issue impact 2005 to 2009 tacomas. a steering wheel problem could cause the air bags not to deploy. if you have a checking wkt wells fargo you could be getting hit with a fee. the bank is charging users of its essential checking account $7 a month starting in may. last year wells fargo moved customers in 23 states from free accounts to the fee bessed one. now georgia, new jersey, new york, connecticut, delaware, and pennsylvania will join the list. a new study finds some of the products we use every day contain chemicals that could be harmful. and many of those chemicals apparently are not listed on the product's label. buff fee reads the labels for the bed product she byes. she trusts that they are complete. >> if there's something in a store, especially a main store, a chain store, i'm going to think that that product is say.

>> the silent spring institute tested 23 everyday product for 66 chemical compounds including bpa, parabins, and others. >> they found of the 66 chemicals they found 55 of them. >> testers found the highest concentration of the chemicals in scented perfumes, air fresheners, dryer sheets and sunscreen. >> the bottom line is they were testing for a number of these chemicals that were showing up in products, and they weren't listed on the label. >> critics of the study say it has several flaws including testing products together in batches instead of one by one. the study does not say how much exposure to the chemicals causes health problems. hansen says new packaging regulations would help solve the problem. >> we need more labeling. these ingredients should absolutely be listed on the labels. >> i contained of assumed that everything is in the label. i shouldn't be left out in the

dark of what i'm getting. >> buff fee says that information would help her make wetter choices on the products she uses every day. the fda is considering a been on one of those chemical compounds, and they will an nuns a decision by the end of the month. all right, out to the weather terrace, and the windy weather terrace. that's not really impacting you, derek. >> not impacting my hair, but it's definitely blowing out here, i can tell you that. >> that's why ms. wring man is not out -- that's why ms. brickman is not out here. >> embelie mat vic the entire winter, not record hot, but just never cold. >> exactly. let's take look live outside. we're looking at really temperatures still in the upper 60s, and low 70s. this is our live weather cam. 71 downtown. winds south-southwest at 23. we had a wind gust of 39 today. dew point is 45.

pressure actually rising over the past hour. 30.04 inches of mercury. radar, all the showers essential west of i-81. so we're still pretty confident we are going to have a dry commute home except maybe for hagerstown and winchester and certainly out towards cumberland and into the panhandle of maryland but for the most part just clouds, wind, and pretty warm. look at these temperatures. 69 in great falls, 69 in reston. we're looking at 70 in manassas, 68 in leesburg. 71 downtown. 72 in college park. 70 in beltsville. that's pretty nice. here's the deal. there is a cold front on the way. we're still looking at dry commute home in the immediate metro area and a mainly dry morning commute except for southern maryland. breezy and cooler friday. bright but brisk on saturday. and even if we drop 10 degrees tomorrow we're still going to be above average. futurecast, 8:30 tonight clouds, showers still in the mountains back of i-81. by midnight, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, here come the showers, heavier

activity south of town. you might hear the rumble of thunder between fredericksburg and richmond but i think for us just some showers and rain. the good news, this gets out of here quickly. by 6:00 in the morning some residual clouds, but really a pretty nice friday in the wake of the frontal. after that it really clears out nicely by afternoon. becomes pretty much crystal clear by afternoon. all right, let's talk about tonight. mostly cloudy, breezy and mild, rain and showers developing. lows in the 40s. winds southwest at 15 to 25 and becoming northwest 10 to 20 by dawn. tomorrow morning becoming partly cloudy, breezy and cool, 40s and if i was. that northwest wind 10 to 20 will make tomorrow feel a little cooler than it really. still not a bad day. by afternoon, partly cloudy, breezy and cooler, 55 to 59, and winds out of the northwest at 10 to 20. next seven days, bright but brisk on saturday, temperatures around 50. upper 40s to around 50. then very nice on sunday. we go back into the low 60s.

upper 60s monday, maybe some showers monday night. and then a shower or thunderstorm possible. as the day, wednesday, and thursday of next week, but who cares, we're in the low 70s those three days. so these cherry blossoms are going to come popping out here very soon. >> very nice weather forecast, sir. thank you much. >> you're welcome. >> for the first time in his nfl career peyton manning is searching for a new team. the redskins are making their sales pitch hoping to scoop up the 11-time pro bowler. kristen berset is here with more. >> thanks, guys. we are now officially on peyton watch. where will he go next? teams like the redskins, card that is, dolphins all vying for manning. joining me in studio grant poulson from 106.7, and frank henrehan from 106.7 the fan as well. frank, i will start with you. the red since say they're ready to fate for peyton. how realistic is it?

>> money talks. and you know who has a big wallet, daniel snyder, owner of the washington redskins. the redskins were 5-11 last year. they need to get a quarterback right now to at least give them some credibility. and i think that's what peyton manning does. he gives awe chance to win every game. if you're daniel snyder you get on that yacht and you go find peyton manning in miami and sign him up. >> if he did it for the money obviously the redskins have an advantage. but peyton has had a 14-year career. not so sure it's going to be all about money. he wants to win some games. grant, it sounds like peyton wants to make this happen real quick. this is the first time he's ever played for another team. why is he in a rush? >> right now he's the only quarterback on the free agent market who is allowed to negotiate with any executives around the national football league. come tuesday there's going to be a plethora of players that become available. all of a sudden you will have several players who start

negotiating so his value is higher today than week from now. i think by tuesday when free agency begins he can get this done. >> the redskins have also expressed interest in rg iii. who is your quarterback if you're in the front office for the redskins? >> it's robert griffin. he hasn't had four operations on his neck. he's an elect trifig player, and he he's into building this thing for the long term. the redskins are in a mode where they need to start evaluating some long-term solutions. robert griffin iii would be that guy. >> frank, if they can't get both, what would peyton bring it to table that rg iii doesn't? >> well, instant credibility. you can't rely on a 22-year-old to come in and win games for you right away. in this win-now society, last year the giants got in 9-7, ran

the table, they're super bowl champions. daniel snyder, he knows he's got to win now. we talk about rebuild, that's all a bunch of you know what. >> do you think if they're able to get both, that that's a good idea, grant, if they're able to get peyton and rg iii? >> anything they do to upgrade the quarterback position is a good thing. and at quarterback, they're not good enough at that spot. >> but some say when you get someone like peyton manning defenders are going to be age for him. >> the redskins have a lot of salary cap space even if they sign peyton manning. get some help on that o-line. >> frank henrehan, grant paulsen, thanks so much. we will keep you updated on where peyton is landing. back to you gaze in the studio. >> thank you kristen. coming up at 6:00 -- >> if your patient has heart disease and your sibling has

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we are taking a trip halfway around the world in this week's cool schools. the first stop is potomac elementary. that's where students are learning math, science, and how to speak chinese all at the same time. they can do it. we take you in the classroom. >> reporter: the notes sound familiar. [ music ] >> reporter: but this is more than music class. these five-year-olds are learning their lessons in chinese. for half of the day at potomac elementary they will barely speak a word of their native english. it's called chinese immersion,

and it's a hit. >> now in english. >> 23, 24, 25. >> high five! can you count to ten as well? >> yes. >> go ahead. (speaking chinese). >> reporter: chinese immersion starts in kindergarten and goes through the 5th grade. the longer they're involved, the more complex the topics they cover, like geometry. all in chinese. >> we're studying the relation between two angles, like supplementary angles, alternate interior angle, alternate ex tear i don't know angle. >> reporter: so can kids get lost in the immersion? this parent says she hasn't seen it. >> when they came home from the first weak they were counting

in chinese and english. >> everyone gets it. he will make it a little harder, but if people like don't know, it's like, i don't know, i'll slow it down and help us. >> my name is -- >> reporter: dr. john says a large portion of his students have mastered between 300 and 400 characters. pretty cool, huh. >> they can read, they can tell you about their family, they can have basic conversation. >> that means i am in 5th grade. >> they don't have any help from their american parents. >> reporter: and it all started with a song. [ music ] >> and perhaps the biggest immersion of all the parents finance a trip to china each year and the families chip in

to take dr. jong. montgomery county police say they are on the lookout tonight for two drivers whose reckless contest to see who could drive fastest cost an innocent woman her life. 31-year-old nelvis garcia was killed in the hit and run crash on randolph road in the colesville section of silver spring. tonight her husband is out in front of the cameras demanding justice. matt jablow is here with me, with the emotional details. >> in fact, garcia's husband had an awfully hard time gathering himself today's talked about his wife's terrible death. >> i am destroyed. >> reporter: less than 24 hours after his wife was killed, jorge martinez was pleading for the public's help to find the person or people responsible. >> i beg you, i beg you to please cooperate and help the police department. >> reporter: 31-year-old nelvis