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>> greg: greg gumbel in new york with a tournament update for you, on tru-tv, east regional action in pittsburgh, primm for u.n.c. asheville leading number one seed syracuse by one, 11:15 to play in the second half. verne, raf. >> verne: the winner of this game of which you just saw the highlights goes on to take on kansas state. over the history of the tournament, go back to 1989, georgetown a top seed, tefeeted princeton but only by one. in 1989, oklahoma defeated east tennessee state only by one. in 1990, the spartans defeated murray state by four in overtime and in 1996 purdue defeated western carolina 73-71. it will happen someday.

>> bill: someday. the excitement continues. pete carril in angerish on that one up in providence. >> verne: big bluegrass tour. the wildcats of kentucky about an hour and a half over here from lexington and they will play this evening, first game of ourinate session against -- of our night session against western kentucky. >> bill: wa-wa jones, one of the great players in the history of kentucky. >> verne: a misfire. 3:25 to go. cadougan. jae crowder calling for it. reach-around by brandon davies. >> bill: i was just thinking, of all the quick shots recently from marquette. crowder hasn't had touches.

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a while. >> verne: he gets it from vander blue. >> bill: why? what are you doing? don't stop the clock, put them on the line, get a chance to get organized. that's a yankable offense. don't you? >> verne: i do, and let's watch buzz williams and see how quiet he is. >> bill: hilike that style. >> verne: i do too. i do too. our producer admonishes us, mark wolf. >> verne: but always quietly. zylstra heads in. cusick has had a really nice ballgame. 12 points and a good defensive effort.

the margin is 10. >> bill: they've really done a nice job with this zone. it slowed the progress down. nice penetration here. that was big. that was big. you've got to give something when you break the d down in the lane. >> verne: davies is on the bench. closely contested. >> bill: you've got to force him to put it on the deck. jae backed it off. >> verne: 2:15 remaining. a cheapy. >> bill: small change. >> verne: davies is going to come back on the floor now for

b.y.u. and vander blue will re-enter for marquette. nate austin heads to the bench. it would appear that marquette has secured this. >> bill: they bend a little and proved their resiliency. autoall about their toughness, i think. that's what buzz has brought to this program, don't you feel? >> verne: yes. that's two at the line for darius johnson-odom. he's got 20 points. he and crowder, who are the two leaders on this ballclub, both with outstanding efforts today. >> bill: look at this. they've really done a nice job on carlino. the trap. put the lights out, honey, i'm home. >> verne: todd mayo with the emphasis.

noah hartsock playing his last game for brigham young. misfires on that one. >> bill: how about that tip to himself again. >> verne: yes. numbers here. >> bill: you don't need it. >> verne: bring it back outside and milk the clock a little bit. >> bill: that's really good control by this team. >> verne: a foul this time on carlino. >> bill: there are opportunities in the open floor that some of us can't complete, but these marquette guys can elevate and take advantage. the defense leads to the send it in, in louisville. >> verne: vander blue a sophomore from madison, wisconsin at the line. as we wind up here, another reminder that you can see the last minutes of the u.n.c. asheville and syracuse on tru-tv. that game is tied with eight minutes remaining.

a one against a 16. nate austin back on the floor. again, these games available -- second year of the collaboration between cbs and turner sports on any of four networks. tru-tv, tbs, tnt and cbs. >> bill: austin can make some threes too. see if he steps out, posting up. >> verne: carlino. jabril wilson. foul called in the backcourt. i think that's on josh sharp -- it's either sharp or austin. >> bill: marquette is great at coming up with traffic rebounds. anything up for grabs, they are good at pursuing. >> verne: dave rose kind of a weary sigh. knows this one is over. >> bill: isn't that nice? shook hands with crowder back

there. he knows what a tough kid he happens to be. >> verne: he's going to let nick martineau on the floor. >> bill: this is class, fellows -- this is a guy who respects the opponent. >> verne: yeah. >> bill: and knows what he was up against. >> verne: we're going tout the young men who scrimmage every day onto the floor for the final 1:12. winder is out there -- guys who will not make the box score. wilson at the free-throw line. nate austin with the rebound. this is martineau. harrison. no. >> bill: thought he had it, too.

>> verne: i did. wilson. no. >> verne: third-seeded marquette defeats 14th seeded brigham young university. austin with the rebound. a couple of seconds difference in the shot clock and the game clock. so on saturday here, we will have murray state, a six seed, conquered colorado state earlier against marquette, the three seed as marquette is in the tournament for the second consecutive year. >> bill: interesting match-up. perimeter skills. they were solid. they were tough. tough minded. buzz williams practices hard.

kids give everything they have every moment, today took the hits and bounced back. >> verne: the final score 88-68, marquette wins it by 20. they asker the last 10. our games continue on tnt, tbs and tru-tv. for me, it's really about building this extraordinary community. american express is passionate about the same thing. they're one of those partners that i would really rely on whether it's finding new customers, or, a new location for my next restaurant. when we all come together, my restaurants, my partners, and the community amazing things happen. to me, that's the membership effect.

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do you believe in the way this game has come around? >> kenny: i really believe that when you play that zone you allow inferior teams to stay in the realm and that's what syracuse did. they've got confidence. you don't turn the ball over. >> kenny: you knock them down and the confidence level shoot through the roof. >> charles: i agree with you, kenny, as long as you are in the zone you're going to get good shots and you make the shots. >> greg a.: the i think the real issue is that kris joseph and scoop jardine are not having much impact on this basketball game. >> ernie: it is on tru-tv. a 58-54 game and we'll keep you up to speed. meantime, long beach state and new mexico. the 5-12 match-up in portland, oregon in the west regional, and it's the lobos by a deuce over the beach with just a few ticks

left in the first half. are the other game harvard and vanderbilt. 16-12 vanderbilt lead. >> kenny: i thought that was 1200-1600 s.a.t. >> we've gone back and forth. syracuse has led by as many as four. >> syracuse in the second half has become very assertive in getting the ball in the paint either off rebounds or off penetration and off the bounce. that's where their advantage lies. do they have enough bullets left to stay in this ballgame with the struggling matt dickey, one of nine, only five points and one of seven from downtown?

primm is in fantastic lane off the bench. this is what the zone was made for down the stretch. >> kevin: number one seed syracuse orange 31-game winner this season in the big east has trailed a good portion of this game, now on top, they've just captured their biggest lead of five and approaching five to play in regulation. asheville has led by as many as seven as we welcome our new audience. they go inside. bobbled. turnovers a first half problem. primm. a couple nifty moves. dickey for three. he just cannot find the stroke this afternoon. one of 10. jardine averages six. this afternoon, 12.

grazing the iron. >> len: where did that shot come from? no one else touched the ball. >> kevin: kris joseph. christmas has left. as we take a look at who will face kansas state who took care of southern mississippi in our first game. shot clock now at four. dickey. mid range here. still can't go. >> len: everything he's putting up is short. he's short-arming

>> 16.5 points a game. >> len: if you're short-arming it, you're getting the elevation, that means it's in your head. >> kevin: good point. waiters. jardine. shot clock now in single digits. good screen by -- the move. inside by joseph. >> >> reggie: they're getting enough shots. they just can't score at the other end. what this bulldog team needs? they need another scorer on the floor, shooter to stretch the floor. >> kevin: sdwe ita against st. francis, on top for primm. st. francis. able to sneak in another turnover. >> len: bad pass. that time he was going to put it on the floor. little guy was up on him.

now it's all about just and decision making. >> kevin: stevenson with six turnovers to himself this afternoon. >> len: he's been the guy trying to handle the zone and the zone is constructed to turn you over. he's done some really good things. i think they've ultimately outweighed the six turnovers. >> verne: southerland for three. good. he's been sensational with 15 points, 8-0 run by the orange. time out. >> len: james southerland outstanding from beyond the arc. hey, heard any updates on the game? i think it's final seconds, ohh, down by two, shoots a three, game over. so two seconds ago... hey mr. and mrs. harris, where's kevin? say hi kevin. hi. mom, put me down. put...the phone...down. hey guys. did you hear... the choys had their baby?

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and just about all of us will be going proletes. in something other than sports. >> ernie: we welcome you back to our new york studio, finally syracuse putting a little breathing room between themselves and u.n.c. asheville, the game being played on tru-tv, bonus coverage here on cbs. is it comfortable now? charles? >> charles: they're comfortable but they are shooting three free

throws at this tick time but i still think they got the game under control but they got to play with much more energy and get past the melo thing and play with more energy because it won't work against kansas state. >> kenny: i don't even think it was the melo factor not having him, i think this was the perfect picking for u.n.c. asheville playing against a zone with good guards, guards who have been in the tournament consecutive years, they know how to get it done, if they come back and win this game this will be a miracle game that you will be watching for years and years to come but i thought that the talent level would eventually override and it has with syracuse. >> greg a.: that was the issue. in reality, if you're syracuse, your inability to score the basketball. 30 points in the first half, scoop jardine and kris joseph combined -- >> ernie: a golden moment. >> kenny: it's silver now, ernie

-- now it's gold again. >> ernie: how about u.n.c. asheville, the -- >> greg a.: syracuse doesn't have a point guard. they play in the backcourt with triche and jardine. they're in essence two guards so at times they don't always make the kind of decisions you want to have your lead guard make and i think that also disrupts them defensively. >> kenny: all that said, they have been the best basketball team throughout the country with melo and without him in my estimation but i still feel -- i keep going back and harping on this, is that the zone allows inferior teams to be around. not that it's going to allow them to beat you, they have the ball down six, two possessions with enough time to make it even more interesting.

>> charles: john calipari on the phone said he has the best team in the country, actually, in his estimation. >> kenny: in his estimation, they both have the same record. >> ernie: the a 62-56 game. syracuse with the lead or u.n.c. asheville. 16 has never beaten a one. let's rejoin the announcers -- kevin harlan, len elmore, reggie miller and marty snider on tru-tv. >> kevin: syracuse has three time outs remaining. they have one foul to give. second half story the terrific shooting of james southerland for the syracuse orange. 13 second half points. he's hit three triples, five of six from the floor, his career high is 19 and this afternoon he's registered 15 for syracuse. >> len: on that scrum for the ball, you had to call it, you needed that possession now after

the missed lay-up by dickey. they've got to be able to cut through this two-possession ballgame. that possession extremely important. >> kevin: biedenbach with the word for the official -- >> ernie: we'll see you back at seven 7:00 eastern time for more march madness. captioning by captionmax www.captionmax.com

this is 9 news now. a couple scares but no upsets so far in the ncaa tournament and tonight the hoyas are getting ready for their first taste of this year's march madness. good evening. i'm lesli foster. >> reporter: good evening. i'm anita brikman down here at the d.c. armory where the atmosphere is electric ahead of the suntrust usa rock and roll marathon. this is a sold out event, more than 21,000 participants and wusa9 is your source for paul the excitement, the live coverage and -- all the excitement, the live coverage and it starts in tonight's newscast. i'll be checking in with you throughout the evening. >> we'll see you in a bit, anita. right now, though, march madness is officially underway

and a handful of teams are on their way to the round of 32. so get out your brackets. kristen berset will get you up to date. >> the games have already been exciting and close, major comebacks but no big upsets just yet, but there are many more games to be played. here's a look at the games that just finished this afternoon. first game of the tournament murray state and colorado state after an 11-day layoff, no rest for the racers. murray state advances 58-41. they'll play the winner of this game that was just on before the syracuse game here on channel 9, byu and marquette, golden eagles playing some great defense. a loose ball, jay crowder tips it to himself and finishes with the jam. marquette wins. rick patino and louisville looking to end their streak of one and done taking on davidson. 2nd half cardinals up 10, rex smith has a layup blocked but

georgie yang is there for the putback. louisville advances with a 69- 62 win. the georgetown hoyas have to wait a bit longer for their first game facing 14th seeded belmont friday in columbus that. is where we find our dave owens front and center following the team through the tournament. hey, dave. >> reporter: hey, what's going on? georgetown actually held a closed practice here this morning. john thompson, iii wanted his team to really hone in on belmont and start game planning for the bruins before they came over here to nationwide arena and took place in the open practice, more the pomp and circumstance where the fans can see them work out. once we got inside there weren't that many fans in the place, although georgetown officials expect a contingent of about 5,000 tomorrow for the

3:10 tip time. what's it like walking out onto the floor when the march madness begins? >> this time of the year it's supposed to be fun. it's a great tournament. it's a great thing to be around, but i think we have to approach it more as business. the fun comes after you win the games. >> you work all year to be in a position to be here today. that being said, this is a busy hectic day, much more busy than a normal day before a game would be. >> reporter: of course, georgetown under a little bit of pressure here. they've lost in the first round the last two seasons. a bit later coming up we'll tell you why those belmont bruins are so dangerous. it's a pretty interesting story. live right outside of nationwide arena here in columbus, ohio, back to you now in the studio. >> thank you so much, dave. also coming up later the capitals, nationals, redskins and wizards all making headlines today. i'll have those for you.

lesli, back to you. now to something far more serious and sad actually. only on 9 tonight the mother of heather mcguire speaks out for the first time since her daughter's murder. two days ago police say the 37- year-old had been staying at a friend's home in aspen hill when her estranged husband broke into the house, beat her and forced her into her own car. philip gilberti shot her in the head and dumped her body in the middle of connecticut avenue. the 51-year-old later turned the gun on himself while surrounded by police inside a home in rockville. our kristin fisher has been following this story from day one and spoke today with the victim's mother. this really has to be tough for her. >> oh, she's devastated, not only that, she's frustrated. she feels like this could have been prevented. i caught up with her this morning outside montgomery county's crisis center because not only is she dealing with her daughter's death, she's trying to get emergency custody of three of her six children. >> i wish i could have been

there for her. i can't imagine the terror and the pain that she went through by herself. >> joanne kenny shook with sadness and anger as she remembers how she learned her daughter had been murdered. >> i spoke with the police. they said they were going to meet me at my work and i had the feeling that it was going to be really bad. >> it wasn't just bad. it was the very thing that joanne and her entire family had feared would happen for eight years. ever since they met the man they now call a monster, philip gilberti, an ex-boxer with a long history of abuse and violence. >> it's just unbelievable. this person had threatened her life so many times. he had threatened my family. in one protective order heather said he told her i don't need a gun. i can just snap your neck and her family says he stalked her, physically abused her, possibly even tracked her whereabouts with a gps device on her van.

>> i was terrified. she was terrified. >> the same van where he shot and killed her. this mother of six would have been 38 sunday. now her family is preparing for her funeral. >> for what she had been through, she was the most courageous person that i've ever known, plus she loved her children more than anything in the whole world. she had a lot to offer and her life shouldn't have been cut short like that. >> heather's mom says she believes the judicial system failed her daughter and she will explain why coming up tonight at 6:00. if you would like to help heather's six children who have both lost their mother and father, go to our website, www.wusa9.com for information about the heather mcguire memorial fund. >> it seems like just a lot for one person to have to bear. it really is. >> it is. their worst nightmare. we've got some new information tonight on a story

you saw first on 9 news now. the family of a lesbian woman who was denied communion by a priest during a funeral in gaithersburg last month. he's calling that priest a liar. father marcel guarnizo who is now suspended has broken his silence on the controversy and scott broom this is our satellite center with more on the emotional fallout. >> father guarnizo published his story on the website cns news. it touched off thousands of comments on both sides on the internet and online, but the people most affected by this and the people with the strongest reactions are the people who say their family was victimized by the priest. >> the foundation of his statement is a lie. >> larry johnson, stunned he says to be victimized not once but twice by father marcel guarnizo. >> this has ripped open the wound. >> the wound? grief over the funeral of johnson's devout mother last month, a funeral turned global controversy when guarnizo

refused to give communion to johnson's sister because she's lesbian and then left the altar during the service he claims to recover from a migraine make. in the priest's statement guarnizo said he did the only thing a faithful catholic priest could do and said, "what happened i believe contains a warning to the church." he accuses johnson of forcing the issue on him by announcing her partner to him as her lover in the moments before the funeral. johnson who spoke by phone is outraged. >> i never introduced him to my partner, first of all. i was a woman grieving the loss of her mother. i did not bring this on anyone. i had never been denied communion in my life. >> the issue of the unsolicited announcement by my sister that she was with her lover is a lie. i was there and i know that firsthand and it's just further added to the whole unfortunate circumstances. this priest caused irreparable harm at the day of my mother's funeral and he's just added to

that. >> he needs to let my mother rest in peace. >> we requested an interview from father guarnizo. he prefers to keep his comments online so far. he's not facing the camera. look at some of the comments posted. bless you, father guarnizo, posted one supporter. receiving communion while a mortal sin has been and now is a sacrilidge. on the other side, if one receives the eucharist with sin on their heart, the host is only a piece of bread. if you'd like to join this controversy online, weigh in, check out our facebook wage, wusa9.com on facebook -- page, wusa9.com on facebook and join the discussion, a lot of people talking about this this afternoon. scott broom, 9 news now. i'm going to turn things back over to my colleague anita brikman who is at the d.c. armory with thousands of her closest friends who maybe plan

to run a little marathon this weekend. hey there. >> reporter: i so wish i was going to be running with them, lesli. you know i'm a runner at heart and this particular event coming up saturday is unique because it's one of the rock and roll series. the rock and roll marathon series really amps up the excitement along the course by putting live music there, cheerleaders, bands. we're talking 40 bands on 28 stages will be along the race course entertaining the runners and spectator as like and a lot of those participants will be down here today and tomorrow picking up their race packets. carnival games, fitness cinders and hundreds of running enthusiasts nagging all kinds of freebies are here for the health and fitness expo at the d.c. armory. brooks is offering gate analysis, recommended for anyone embarking on a distance training program. what can gait analysis tell you? >> how your arch lays and if you pro nature like if you --

pronate like if you run inward or outward, like what types of shoes you should really be wearing is what it comes down to. it's great. >> reporter: many here are first time marathoners. how do you feel running this? >> i'm excited and nervous and ready to. go i'm ready after the 4 1/2 months of training to get it done. >> reporter: why aren't you running? >> i have a little one on the way and i'm six months pregnant, so i decided it was best to not run. >> reporter: the little one will be cheering daddy on? >> yes, she is. we are very excited for him of. >> reporter: jerry alvarez studies in northern virginia, but is originally from mexico city and the alvarez clan has four adults in town to tackle the marathon and five children running in the ing kids rock d.c. >> we are very happy running in the marathon and it's a nice city to look around. so let's see. it looks like it's going to be amazing. >> reporter: amazing is right.

this starts and ends at rfk stadium and it's the only marathon run within the boundaries, the entirety of it, of the district of columbia. wusa9 is going to have live coverage saturday morning from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. our morning team will bring it to you, but for now i'll take it back to you in the studio. >> runner, don't run too far. we'll see you in a bit. a teenager takes on hollywood, still ahead tonight, a 17-year-old fight to get the r rating lowered on a new documentary about bullying. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] virtual wallet can help you be that person who's good with money.

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movie's rating because the youngsters it targets won't be allowed to watch it by themselves. our peggy fox is just back from talking to the movie's director and so why the r rating? >> well, the r rating is all because of the f word used by bullies in the film to intimidate. director lee hirsch says to bleep out that word lessens the impact and the whole purpose of the film and does a disservice to children who are bullied. the film puts you on a school bus watching as a bully torments a boy named alex. >> cut your face up. >> reporter: alex is one of five teens profiled in a groundbreaking film bully. two of the children have already committed suicide pushed over the edge by bullying. >> they punched me, strangled me, take things from me, hit on me. >> he's not safe on that bus. >> i've been on that bus. they are just as good as gold.

>> reporter: kelby johnson of tuttle, oklahoma says it wasn't just fellow students but also her church and teachers who ostracized her after she came out as a lesbian. >> the teachers, they would call role and say boys and then they would say girls and then they would say kelby assuming i was neither of the gender. they would talk about burning fags while i was in the classrooms of. >> reporter: teachers? >> this is my english teacher, yes. >> reporter: the filmmaker got unprecedented access to schools in sioux city, iowa. >> they've been on the road of trying to make better school culture for 10 years there and they said if we let you do this, some of our dirty laundry might come out, but it's going to make us better. >> reporter: he's here in washington fighting the motion picture association's r rating. their appeal lost by one vote due to the f word. >> the f word conveys the brutality of the bullying. it's important. it's not over the top.

the film isn't laden with profanity. there's been many films with far more uses of the f word than this that have been given the pg13. >> reporter: producer harvey weinstein says making teens watch the movie with adults will not have the same impact and results so desperately needed. >> when kids see the movie themselves, they react in a way that's all of a sudden it's uncool to be a bully. >> reporter: now giving new steam to the drive to lower the rating to pg13 is michigan high school senior katie barrett who was bullied herself. >> they pushed my into lockers or into walls and one day they ended up slamming my hand in my locker and they broke my finger. >> reporter: she started a petition on change.org which already has more than 200,000 signatures. there's a screening going on right now with the motion picture association. they've invited educators to come and watch it to try to create change and get people talking about it, but katie barrett who started that petition is also there and so

are hirsch and weinstein and they tell me that they are going to keep fighting that rating in hopes of bringing it down to pg13. >> whether they do that or not, it sounds like it's something worth seeing even if the kids are watching it with an adult. >> be in theaters next month here. >> we'll send it out to topper who is on the terrace with the weather. >> reporter: we're setting new records, 84 at dulles replacing the old record of 82. we'll come back, track a couple thunderstorms and talk about some cooler air, too.

hello, everybody. i'm anita brikman down here at the d.c. armory for the two-day health and fitness expo ahead of the big event, the suntrust rock and roll usa marathon. a lot of the people behind me have been training to months to building up gradually to those 26.2 miles they're going to tackle on saturday morning. even though we've had a mild winter, the temperatures have been nowhere near what they are like today and so we talked to

george washington university hospital medical school director on how the warm temperatures will impact runners when it comes to their stamina and how they finish this race. >> i think the biggest issue for runners who have been training in the cold weather is that their bodies haven't quite adapted to the warm weather and they won't have the ability to sweat to kind of get rid of some of the heat. so the biggest thing for them will be hydrating properly. they may have to slow down. they'll have to wear looser fit clothing that absorbs a little bit of moisture as well as allows the body to get rid of heat. >> reporter: there definitely is something to be said about acclimating to heat, especially when you're running that long, but as far as standing out on the weather terrace, i think this is pretty good. >> i think we are, although there's a bit of a breeze and you just missed topper and i going hey, hey, hey, whoa,

whoa. >> we set records today. we do have some showers and thunderstorms around. in fact, down to the south, we have a lot of lightning down toward the northern neck south of leonardtown and the other storm went south of winchester. we'll look at live doppler 9000. it's on our website, too download our weather app. go to the app store and search for wusa9 radar. big thunderstorm now north of warrenton headed toward aldie and another storm headed towards damascus. we'll keep you posted on that as we go through the evening, a few storms, nothing severe but brief heavy rain is possible. the next seven days, we'll cool off and be in the 70s. >> oh, look at that, only 76. >> only 76 tomorrow, scattered showers and thunderstorms, might want to keep your umbrella. i think for the marathon it will be fine, primarily in the 60s. i have a shower forpet 8th's day but not a big -- for saint patty's day as well.

>> that is a good looking forecast. we've got history, a history our country's government as told by students all through the lens of a camera. we're going on a nationwide tour next in cool school.

cool schools is sponsored by capital one bank. on monday february 28 local and national leaders joined together in the studios of 9 news now and they vowed change because when our community has a problem, 9 wants you to know. we go on a nationwide tour in this week's cool schools.

it starts in montgomery county where students teach us how our nation's government was created all through the lens of a video camera. mike hydek takes us to the classroom. >> reporter: you've heard it called the living, breathing document. well, now you can see and hear the u.s. constitution, too, thanks to teenage filmmakers from across the country. >> these pieces of cardboard are still here means the messages written on the cardboards are worth more than the cardboards' value by themselves are immaterial. >> we've sold a lot of these signs. >> reporter: becca and kiernan close the first amendment for their documentary and found a real life example of it. >> we heard about occupy d.c. which is going on and we thought this is current, fresh, young. living in a democracy isn't easy. >> reporter: and a modern lens to explore a 225-year-old

document. the two seniors from montgomery blair high school were one of 1,200 teens in cspan's student cam contest titled the constitution and you. they wrote, shot and edited the piece of kiernan even composed music for it. >> people that are 11, 12, 13, 14 years old are actually making five minute documentaries and they really turn your head when you see them. >> reporter: like this one on article 5, the provision of the constitution that allows amendments. this one was from students in lynchburg, virginia. >> once we were a country for elites, for aristocrats, but now we're a true beacon for democracy. >> reporter: $50,000 in prize money was awarded to the top 75 entrants. first place, matthew shimora from honolulu. >> i traveled to this relocation camp to learn more about my uncle's experience. >> reporter: it's not only a living breathing document, it's a fine addition for a nation they will inherit and have

grown to appreciate through this project. >> i think it's really important to know your rights and know because people fought for a really long time to get those rights. >> first prize, $5,000 for matthew shimora. kiernan and becca got honorable mentions and a $250 check. you have a cool school, mike would love to hear about it. send your ideas to him at mhydeck at wusa9.com. >> this is 9 news now. only on 9 tonight the mother of heather mcguire speaks out for the first time since her daughter's murder. she believes it could have been prevented and that the judicial system failed her daughter. kristin fisher has been following this story from day one. kristin, where did things go wrong? >> heather's family thinks that maryland's judicial system is to blame because by all