arrive sometime today. many after begans are furious the 38-year-old staff sergeant will not face trial where the massacre took place. president hamid karzai is also angry and says the u.s. military is not cooperating with his investigators. >> it is by all means the end of the rope here of. >> reporter: at a meeting with victims' families karzai expressed doubt there was only one shooter. >> in four rooms people were killed, children and women were killed, and then they were all brought together in one room and then put on fire. that one man cannot do. >> reporter: cbs news learned the pentagon is investigating reports the suspect had been drinking alcohol in the hours before the shooting. the suspect's lawyer says his client witnessed a fellow soldier suffer a critical wound the day before the massacre. he also says his client is generally mild mannered. >> i questioned the family members and he had no animosity towards muslims or towards middle eastern people. >> reporter: the suspect's name being kept secret to protect his family.

his wife and two young children have been moved to a military base near tacoma, washington. >> the suspect's name will likely be revealed when he is formally charged. across maryland today a big welcome home for hundreds of soldiers. this is one of those homecomings at the white oak armory in silver spring. back home about 200 members of the army national guard. they spent a year in the sinai peninsula and their mission in egypt was to man remote observation posts and check points as part of the camp david accord. a dozen people arrested for protesting the atrocities in darfur today. actor george clooney and his dad were among those cuffed and led away by officials. both were released after paying a $100 fine and our own kristin fisher was there outside a sundanese embassy when it all went down. >> it is my first arrest. thanks for asking. let's hope it's my last.

>> reporter: george clooney just minutes after bailing out of jail. he told a crush of reporters he got arrested to bring awareness to the crisis in sudan. >> you never know if you're accomplishing anything. we're trying to bring attention to a moment in time that is actually important. >> reporter: that moment is the start of a rainy season in sudan, a time when the region is unreachable. today clooney and hundreds of protestors gathered outside the sundanese embassy and accused the country's president of using food as a weapon. they urged the u.s. and other countries to act before it's too late. >> immediately we need humanitarian aid to be allowed into the sudan before it becomes the worst humanitarian crisis in the world of. >> reporter: this event causing major disruption on massachusetts avenue. police blocked off one lane and the sidewalk was almost entirely impassable as hundreds of people tried to get up close to george clooney. clooney then made the move that got him, his father and 11

others arrested. they crossed onto the embassy's lawn. it's a misdemeanor offense, an act of planned civil disobedience and it got clooney charged with one count of disorderly crossing of a police line, but he says it's worth it if it helps the sundanese people. >> it needs to start now because best estimates are tens of thousands of people are going to die from starvation that is manmade. this isn't a familiar in. this is a manmade tragedy. >> reporter: in washington kristin fisher, 9 news now. topping tonight's campaign 2012 coverage, president obama was on his home turf for a major fundraiser in chicago this afternoon. during his speech to supporters the president called out republicans on their continued attacks on his record as president. seats at this fundraiser in chicago ranged from $2,500 to $10,000. from there the commander in chief will hop on air force one for a campaign fundraiser in

atlanta hosted by film producer tyler perry. rick santorum one of the republicans looking to unseat the president in november is a few miles away in arlington, illinois. he spoke to high school students. a group of gay rights activists plan to hold a rally protesting what they call is santorum's anti-gay agenda. this is footage of the senator campaigning in puerto rico yesterday. meanwhile former massachusetts governor mitt romney is stumping. voters go to the polls to pick a republican candidate sunday. romney spent the earlier part of today campaigning in illinois. so they are covering lots of ground. a casino at national harbor, well, build it and they will come, they as in customers and we as in taxpayers will reall the rewards for the state and county. that was the message from rushern baker, the prince george's county executive. he testified before lawmakers

in annapolis. we're looking at whether or not to approve a sixth casino for maryland. baker says they ought to and the best site would be national harbor calling it a win/win for maryland and prince george's. >> having a sixth sight come to prince george's county would. only give us more revenue, it would give the state more revenues. it would allow to us fund some of our critical needs like education, like public safety, like infrastructure. >> baker says a high end casino at the resort could generate thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in revenue. two former metro workers are expected to plead guilty monday to charges they stole hundreds of thousands of dollars. horace mcdade and john haile were arrested in january. prosecutors say they took komens from metro fare machine -- coins from metro fare machines and would routinely take thousands of dollars of coins to convenience stores and buy lottery tickets. today kaya henderson announced formation of an anti-

bullying advisory committee that will meet monthly to address d.c. school public bullying. the committee is made up of about 40 principals, school staffs and experts and that program will work to prevent bullying through several initiatives. we now know the identity of two people killed when a tow truck collided with their car, 26-year-old oli n dale sorenson and sylvia wright of silver spring. the tow truck driver was also hurt but his injuries are not life threatening, no word yet of any charges. a very big day for those of us with opposable thumbs and disposable incomes. >> that's right. apple's latest version of the ipad hit shelves and outside the apple store in georgetown this morning, let's say the line of customers literally snaked down the street, all of them eager to check out the new model and get one in their hands. it boasts a faster processor, sharper screen, better camera

and with the 16 gigabyte version prices start at 499. it makes sense that texting while driving should be outlawed, but what about while you're walk around? find out who plans to penalize pedestrians in the district who walk unaware. >> we have breaks in the clouds, a little sun off to the west. we'll show you live doppler, the rain, shower and drizzle moving away from us down into southern maryland. we'll tell you when it's going to be completely out of here and update the weekend forecast which includes the forecast for tomorrow's marathon. >> but first find out what the 8-track tape, betamax and business cards have in common, more proof that technology is changing how we network.

it appears passing out business cards is so passe. new information shows a link to

a slumping business card sales and the rise of the internet in the 1990s. analysts say printed cards are giving way to digital alternatives. remember these? i still have some, too. this is topper's. there's facebook, linked in and apps like bump where you can actually use your smartphone and exchange information with someone else by bumping your phone together. psychologists say young adults are less interested in tradition as well as carrying paper. >> the bump thing, wow. >> bump. coming this month to reagan national airport, a new way to zip through security, but it's going to cost you. >> the transportation security administration is rolling out the expedited screening thing at all the big airports. the program is called precheck and it will cost 100 bucks to enroll. for that you get special express lanes. travelers are background checked in advance so they can keep their shoes, belts and jackets on and leave the laptops and liquids in their carry-ons and walk through a metal detector rather than the full body scan thing. american airlines and delta are

currently working with the program. it will be at reagan for delta in the next few weeks. sign me up. not sure how to get around the district because of the rock and roll usa marathon tomorrow morning? we've got you covered, next a rundown of which metro stations are open and more importantly, which ones will be closed. >> a young man with a webcam is convicted of hate crimes after the suicide of his roommate. we'll have a look at the controversial case involving social media, homosexuality and college pranks. >> plus a 5-foot 4-inch giant of the hoops. it's not march madness. it's steve hartman on the road tonight for the cbs evening news. >>

more news out today in the penn state sex abuse scandal. state prosecutors in pennsylvania have served subpoenas to several university

employees. however, officials are not elaborating what they want to talk about. just last month penn state made public a federal subpoena related to the child sex abuse case involving former assistant coach jerry sandusky. he is awaiting trial on 52 counts tied to the scandal, but he denies all the charges. more than a dozen homes were leveled, hundreds more damaged and thousands are without power tonight after violent storms barreled through michigan overnight. one of the twisters packing 135- mile an hour winds left a 10- mile swath of destruction threw one county. despite all that widespread -- through one county. despite all that widespread damage no one was seriously hurt. now victims want to clean up and figure out a way to move on with their lives. >> i have a lot of decisions to make and i'm a little weary of breaking down before i take care of business. i have to worry about my kids and what we're going to do and what we do with the house. >> right now utility crews are busy working around the clock

to restore power to thousands in the dark and it could take days. you've heard us talk about distracted driving. here's the next step. a new report from the d.c. council for court excellence is calling for a ban on walking and cycling while texting or talking or gaming or on the smartphone. we're all in big trouble. scott broom has more. >> reporter: she's on the phone. he is on the phone and both are in the middle of the street. here comes ronna epting texting as she crosses the street. you just crossed the street looking at your iphone. >> yes. but i looked to the right. >> reporter: aren't you afraid of getting hit? >> i looked to the right really quickly. >> i'm listening to a book and playing a game of. >> reporter: you know, there's some folks in washington who think it should be illegal to cross the street while you're distracted. what do you think? >> good luck passing that. >> reporter: one thing is for sure, washington has a pedestrian safety problem. more people get hit by cars in this city than in new york or san francisco or los angeles or

anywhere. so is it the distracted drivers or is it the distracted walkers? last year 11 pedestrians and two bicyclists were killed in washington, about 700 per year injured. the council for court excellence report calls on lawmakers to beef up safety laws to make walking and cycling while distracted just as illegal as driving that way. at dupont circle scott broom, 9 news now. we are about 14 hours away from the start of the suntrust rock and roll usa marathon. our live coverage of that marathon getsing if 8:00 tomorrow morning. now if -- gets going 8:00 tomorrow morning. now if you're one of those going, it starts at 6:00. inconvenient shady grove station will be closed all weekend long, plus they'll be doing the single tracking thing at orange, blue and green lines tomorrow. if you're taking metro, you may

need a little extra time. since the race goes through most of town there will be rolling road closures and detours starting tomorrow morning 7:00. so get your realtime traffic updates and information on that marathon by heading right over to www.wusa9.com and topper says the weather for the marathon ought to be not too bad. >> it really will be nice, temperatures in the 60s primarily, a few clouds, dry and mr. bernstein will there be as well tomorrow with andrea and mike. we're looking actually at a frontal system that went south of us today and go back to the north tomorrow. it will get us back in the warm sector of air. let's look at our live weather cam brought to you by michael and son. there's the capital. temperatures are going up, 59 the high today at national, pressure rising now 30.15 inches of mercury. look at the dew points. dew points are in the 50s. you know it's not getting cold tonight. it will be a pretty mild night. temps will probably remain steady or go up a bit.

here's a look at radar, light activity, light rain and drizzle essentially moving through prince george's county into southern maryland, have a wet commute going home but thankfully nothing heavy. up north this is a heavier thunderstorm because you folks made it into the 70s today around hagerstown. the atmosphere is more unstable, consequently a little thunderstorm, but it is weakening a bit. it may get to martinsburg, but by that time i don't think it will be as heavy of a thunderstorm. 60 right now in bethesda, 65 in rockville, 64 in gaithersburg, still in the upper 50s in fairfax county. you haven't had any breaks in the clouds. we're looking at 61 college park and 60 in beltsville. here's the deal. still a mild weekend. we've just been spoiled with three consecutive days in the 80s, light rain and drizzle early, end early, still mild tonight, temps holding steady. okay for the marathon and a little bit cooler sunday, but even though it's going to be cooler sunday, still about 10

degrees above average. we really cannot complain. so light rain and drizzle ending tonight, still mild, partly to mostly cloudy, low temps in the 50s with light winds and then for tomorrow morning returning partly cloudy, mild, nice for the marathon, temperatures in the 50s and 60s and not much wind. that's kind of nice. you won't be slogging against the wind tomorrow. by afternoon partly cloudy, mild, shower possible south and west and could be in parts of the metro area, highs around 70 and winds out of the east at 10. don't change your tee time or any plans for those lonely showers, not a big deal. we'll break it down. 6:00 in the morning in the 50s with clouds, 60s by noon, partly cloudy and then 69 to 74 by evening, a shower possible here and there especially south and west of town. the next three days cooler on sunday, but still above average, upper 60s. then we go back into the warm sector of air, milder monday, maybe a shower, temperatures back to the low to mid-70s.

next seven days it stays warm. 70 on tuesday, maybe a shower, spring officially arriving at 1:14 a.m. i believe there's a party at derek's house. i'm not sure. >> you can show up. i don't know who is going to be opening the door. >> a shower or thunderstorm possible wednesday, mid-70s, low 70s thursday and maybe more showers friday back in the mid- 60s. it's hard to get a mindset saying back into the 60s and that's still warm. >> yeah. >> we've been kind of spoiled. >> no kidding. hey, it's march madness. >> our dave owens is live in columbus, ohio, where the hoyas just finished a bit of a beatdown there. >> reporter: yeah, they did, guys. what a scene at nationwide arena, all these fans looking forward to going inside for the evening session. we've got some georgetown fans over here. >> let's go hoyas! let's go hoyas! >> reporter: hoyas extra right

after this break.

and now 9 sports with dave owens, the best sports in town.

>> reporter: one of the things that you do, guys, is when you go to these tournaments is you talk to journalists locally and regionally and the consensus here was that georgetown and belmont was an upset in the making. let's see how it went this afternoon. could jason clark and georgetown shake the first round bugaboos that's haunted them the last couple seasons? clark scored the first 5 points for georgetown, 13 in the first 20 minutes, 21 overall. now jp3's team was sharp. look at this backdoor cut by porter, 23-12 georgetown. how about the hoya defense? it was ferocious. look at jason clark sacrificing the body. belmont coming in averaging 81 points per game were nowhere near that. hoyas moving to the third round 74-59. >> any win this time of year is a great win and that's a great win against a very good team

against, you know, a coach that's one of the best that does it. >> we've known what we've done in the past. so it was, you know, a big thing for us to get this win today, but we got to keep pushing. we got a lot more games to play. >> it felt good to get that first game under your belt, but we couldn't come to win just one game. >> reporter: the hoyas face north carolina state sunday. tony bennett in virginia playing today. this was mike scott playing well early. he had eight in the first half, the acc second leading scorer, but the gators too much in the second half outscore virginia by double digits and pull away 71-45. how about some hockey notes, alex ovechkin will play tonight against the winnipeg jets saying he's okay. he and mike knuble collided yesterday at practice. ovie says it was an accident and didn't show any ill effects today. let's get to high school news now. our game of the week, we're going to lacrosse, girls, falls

church versus mclean. we'll have highlights tonight. finally we talk about our campus correspondence a lot here at 9 sports. we honored them today -- correspondents a lot here at 9 sports. we honored them today. there was a $5,000 scholarship given away today and a $3,000 scholarship and josh johnson and connor murray of osborne park in manassas each took home $1,000. as you can see, the scene behind me is festive, nationwide arena ready for the evening games. we'll have a full wrapup with all the reactions from the locker room later on tonight. we are live in columbus, dave owens, 9 sports now. guys and ladies, back to you in the studio. >> that's it for us. >> that's right. stay tuned for the cbs evening news that is next. >> we'll be back after march madness probably around midnight. have a great weekend.