>> what about the part of the memo officers did be disciplined? >> i think that was a mistake. that's part of the reason why i'm rescinding that memo. i've never advocated quotas. i've never disciplined an officer because they didn't hit a numeric number for a monthly arrest total. and even the perception that it exists bothers me. >> chief scott insists the arlington police department does not have numeric expectations because it values quality over quantity. he was unaware until we brought it to his attention. it was written by two commanders who wanted to put out performance guidelines, only they went too far by talking about discipline. >> they are embarrassed by the fact this story has gone viral. and that it is in a way, soiled

the reputation of the department and in full support of rescinding the memo and clarifying any information inside the ageneral se and outside the agency. >> they do not have a quo tay system and that they will be reviewing over internal documents to ensure they do not imply specific references to averages, benchmarks, or targets. lesli. >> it is good to have the clarification. thank you. following breaking news out of mexico right now. a strong earthquake is causing panic in parts of mexico and central america. the magnitude 7.4 quake was centered in the state of guerro and felt as far away as mexico city. buildings swayed, plaster fell from ceilings and telephone service was knocked out. some overpasses collapsed. amazingly, no reports of injury or major damage so far. president obama's oldest

daughter is spending spring break there. she is reported safe and sound. fairfax county police are investigating a sexual assault in burke. a 16-year-old says she was walking home from woodson high school when she was grabbed in the neck from behind. the attacker ran off. the girl screamed and ran to a nearby home for help. police are investigating whether this attack is related to the sexual assault of a 24- year-old last wednesday. an attorney for the family of a slained florida teenager says she has a corroborating witness that says trayvon martin was not the aggress cor when aggressor. >> reporter: florida prosecutors are asking a grand jury to look into the shooting death of trayvon martin. a neighborhood watch volunteer shot the black stager dead after a confrontation in

central florida. >> our hope and belief and whatever we can come up with that they will arrest george zimmerman for the murder of trayvon martin. >> zimmerman claims it was self-defense. the right to stand their ground and use led di force if threatened. the attorney for the martin family says the boy was not the aggressor. >> he had a 9 mm gun. trayvon martin had a bag of skittles. >> benjamin played a tape recording of a young girl who was allegedly on the phone with martin just seconds before he was shot and killed. >> she is traumatized over this. >> girl told the family attorney that martin said he was being followed. >> she tells him, oh, be careful. just run home. >> he will turn over the witnesses information to the justice department because the family does not trust the local

authorities. terrell brown, cbs news. and the grand jury on this one will convene april 10. anita. >> tonight, we're taking a closer look at bullying allegations inside a silver spring elementary school. these allegations are not against the school. they are directed at school's principal. six teachers filed a lawsuit against floyd and the county school board alleging bullying intentional, emotional distress. bruce leshan is live at montgomery county where they filed that lawsuit. bruce. >> yeah, anita. usually it is the kids accusing other kids of bullying. in this case, it is the teachers accusing their principal of bullying them. they say the school board has ignored their complaints, so they are turning here to the circuit court. >> i got to the point where i cried all the way to work in my car and i cried all the way home. >> fifth grade teacher says

the bullying, intimidation, and harassment by principal floyd starnes has gotten so bad, she has been forced to take medical leave after 22 years teaching and a decade at kemp mill. >> what you're doing to my children is wrong. >> she claimed he had illegally jammed her classroom with struggling children, many of them special needs. >> to have the lowest students in a grade level all put into one class is unheard of. >> with no help. >> no help at all. >> the lawsuit alleges starnes calls male teachers doll, honey, sweety, and babe. that he touched, pinched, at least one of those teachers in a sexual way. he had taken a child into his small closet and shut the door where the two remained alone for 30 minutes. >> he retaliates.

he falsifies documents on evaluation. would you like it if your boss touched you? >> last year, the teaches alleged half of their colleagues fled when they see as a hostile work environment. 100% of teachers once recommended kemp mill as a good place to work. but that has fallen precipitously since starnes arrived. >> the year following his first year on the job, the survey had fallen to under 30% and it's currently 9.8%. >> now, a school spokesman has just put out a statement saying it is unfortunate that these teachers are using the media, he said, to make accusations that have thus far proven to be overwelmingly false and erroneous against this principal. he says that these same allegations by some of these same individuals have already

been found quote, without merit, in various hearings including before the equal employment opportunity commission. anita. >> lots to talk about there, bruce leshan, we'll see what happens. after some rain this morning, it turned out to be a pretty nice day. are we in for anymore thunderstorms tonight? let's get the answer from topper on the terrace taking a look at our forecast. top. >> right now we are okay. we have some sunshine. there are some storms back to the south and west of us. in fact, there's a severe thunderstorm warning. and the storms are hovering and kind of teetering either side of i-81. i think that's where they will stay. for the most part, west of town. temperatures are great. 71 downtown. 70 gaithersburg. 75 in manassas and 72 in leesburg. look at culpeper, 79. we'll come back and talk about temperatures going up and the chance of thunderstorms going up as well. >> thanks, topper. a lightning strike shook residents awake and torched a home in montgomery county.

delia goncalves has a look at the damage. >> reporter: the pictures are devastating and firefighters hasn't seen anything like this in some time. you can see the lightning bolt blasted through this tree, shattering it to bits. and it traveled through the roots to the house. and within seconds, his home was up in flames. >> the back part was burned where i had thousands of blocks. >> reporter: they rushed out of their house. >> fire was billowing out of the back of the house. >> reporter: the force of the strike so severe, it shattered the tree, sending a massive branch knocking down the fence and landing in a neighbor's yard. now full of charred, household items, remains of a life fully lived inside this home

destroyed in an instant by mother nature. >> reporter: the homeowner is going through the house trying to uncover many of the books, but as far as the furniture, it's a complete loss. thankfully, they both made it out safely. in silver spring, delia goncalves, 9news now. >> electricity was knocked out to the entire neighborhood, but it's now back on. tonight at 11:00, we've got something unprecedented to share with you. video tape shot from inside a car just moments before a

violent crash ended in tragedy. like so many deadly crashes, this one involved alcohol and speed. andrea mccarren got ahold of this video. andrea. >> derek, as you know, we had a serious newsroom debate about whether or not to air this video tape. no one has ever seen anything like it, but the young woman who shot the video made a compelling case. she urged us to show it in hopes that others won't make the same mistake she and others did. here's an excerpt from tonight's story. >> buckled into the front passenger seat, video taping her night out with two friends. the police investigation revealed their car was traveling at 94 miles per hour in a 40-mile per hour zone. >> i wouldn't want anyone else, not even my worst enemy to walk into my shoes right now. >> car barreled over a chain link fence and plowed into a brick embankment, the impact so

violent it flung parts of the car into tree branches and utility wires. >> coming up tonight at 11:00, you'll see the crash as it happens in real time and hear portions of the desperate rescue effort from a 21 minute video that continued to roll from inside the mangled car. >> we are looking forward to seeing that. but this happened three months ago. why are we getting to it now? >> we received a will the of e- mail since we started our reports on under age drinking. one note was memorable. it was from the lone survivor of this crash and she wanted to speak about why they should not do what she and her friends did that very terrible night. >> a harsh lesson, andrea, thank you for that. we'll be watching tonight. still ahead, residents escape injury, but not damage from a series of tornadoes you can see them there, caught on tape in texas. plus here at home, the cherry

blossom festival is officially underway, but a warning, watch where you park. the u.s. sergeant expected in the afghan killings wait to be charged as the incident will not change u.s. policy. i'm randall pinkston at the white house. details coming up. [ male announcer ] this was how my day began.

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voters deliver the polls. killing women and children in afghanistan spent a second day meeting with his attorney. >> randall is at the white house where the obama administration said the incident has not changed u.s. policy. >> reporter: told his attorney he has no memory of the time when 16 afghan civilians, including nine children, were murdered. john henry brown says his client is in shock. >> he is being watched very carefully. i'm concerned about his being a danger to himself. >> brown said bails was in custody, is worried about retaliation against his fellow soldiers in afghanistan. the killings sparked protests, calling for u.s. forces to leave, but the top u.s. commander told a congressional committee the mission remains the same. >> i wish i could tell you this was simple, but that's not

the way of counterinsurgencies. >> reporter: withdrawal by december 2014. the white house says there are no plans to change that. >> we are in the process of transitioning security lead over to the afghan security forces. >> reporter: those who know bails continue to express disbelief over what happened, including former nfl fullback, marc-edouards. edwards and bail met in high school and remained close friends. in a statement, i viewed him with a person of enormous integrity, courage, and loyalty. bails is expected to be charged by the end of the week. randall pinkston, the white house. >> his client suffers from ptsd. people pulled out cameras to capture tornadoes in action. this funnel cloud touched down as a line of slow moving storms moved through last night, packing high winds, heavy rain, and large hail. >> i actually saw the circular motion of it and i saw debris

flying up in the air. and i just purchased a camera today and i told my wife to pull it out and stayed there for 30, 45 minutes and got it all on film. >> one woman saw three funnel clouds in rapid succession near her home and winds ripped the roof off a barn. 13 homes or businesses were damaged. fortunately, no one was hurt. this is why topper says don't ever drive through high water. luckily someone in a jeep came by and picked him up. heavy rain put that area through a flash flood warning. it takes two feet of rushing water to carry away vehicles as big as an suv. you can see that one got stuck. we'll take it out to you. >> that's a nice oudy that got stuck. he's going to be ruining the day. >> it's dangerous for your life. it's not so good for the car. >> you never know. you can completely under

estimate how much water there is. >> speaking of this day, this morning i didn't go out because it was so cloudy and looked nasty and now -- >> now he's kicking himself. >> pretty much. there were some storms around this morning. it was a decent decision. now it's spectacular. there are storms west of town. we're looking west now from wisconsin avenue. and this is brought to you by michael and son. we actually have partly cloudy skies here. we are in good shape. 72 degrees. that's nice. relative humidity is up 84%. the dew point is 59. and winds east, northeast at 8 and the pressure 30.20 inches of mercury. with the dew points in the upper 50s. that's more like summertime. here's a look at the radar. we have severe thunderstorm warnings in effect. these storms essentially have been here all afternoon and i think they'll stay here. i don't see them progressing further east. they'll work their way

southeastward. again, a dry commute home. we'll keep the chance of a shower or thunderstorm early tonight, but right now, we have a clean sweep, which is nice. look at the temperatures. 73 in arlington. 70 in bethesda. 71 in rockville. we have a 68 up in gaithersburg. they have sweaters on there. 74 in springfield and 70 in college park. so here's the deal. miles and then even warmer and early thunderstorm possible tonight, but primarily west. the morning fog possible tomorrow. warmer on thursday. that will increase our chance for a thunderstorm. and even warmer on friday. by that, we mean, we'll probably top 08 degrees on friday. here's our future cast. showers to the west. early in the morning, some showers to the west. notice everything is green. no yellows or oranges or anything, but again, we talk ed about this yesterday. we are trading mild air for the chance of showers.

by this time tomorrow, showers up 270 and route 7. nothing heavy. and maybe some showers early on thursday morning. for tonight, we'll just say partly to mostly cloudy, mild. early thunderstorm possible. mainly west. some fog possible last. low temperatures in the 50s and winds easterly. next seven days. it gets warmer. again, an increased chance of a thunderstorm. in the low 80s on friday. a thunderstorm possible. we delayed the cooler air. showers and thunderstorms possible, but in the mid 70s and around 70. and we fall back in the 60s on monday and tuesday, which is not too bad. all right, the best shot. this is pretty good. this is a peach orchard and say say the folks out here in martinsburg, west virginia, say this is the earliest they can see the peaches bloom. not good if we get a frost. this was taken three days ago. if you want to submit a best

shot, go to our website, click on the weather tab and include your name, location, and description. so we will try to keep frost away, but a couple points. don't touch the cherry blossoms trees. don't climb the trees and don't plant flowers yet. i know it's tempting, but don't do it yet. >> we've been warned. thank you, top. still ahead a pilot program that allows travelers to zip through airline security is being expanded. and metro is getting a new look. it's about time.

: metro subway maps are getting new names. showing off the new maps featuring updated station names. instead of the new york avenue station. other new names include king street old town and navy yard ball park. all in the new names will be rolled out in the coming months. friends and family said a

final good-bye to heather mcguire. she is the 36-year-old woman killed during a domestic dispute in kensington last week. her funeral took place this afternoon at st. elizabeth catholic church in rockville. investigators say her estranged husband, phillip gilberti shot her in the head and dumped her body on to connecticut avenue. gilberti later committed suicide. prosecutors say he had a long record of domestic abuse. flags are being flown at half staff in maryland many memory of a maryland army national guard major killed in afghanistan. 48-year-old major from parkville was buried with full military honors today at arlington national cemetery. they were killed last month in an attack at the interior ministry in cobble. the taliban is claiming responsibility. hundreds of computers that were used at the old walter reid campus have a brand-new home. they were donated to area schools today all part of the

computers for learning program or cfl. the organization picks up schools and nonprofit organizations that need those donations. walter reid donated medical equipment to hospitals today. coming up, the backyard danger that is greater this year all across our area. plus, it was supposed to be just a practical joke, but the video played at one best buy store now has the prankster in some hot water tonight. >> i'm kristin fisher in a paddle boat on the title basin for the very first day of the clearly blossom festival. i'll have a full report coming up.

the old cherry blossoms began to bloom last week, but today is actually the first official day of the big annual festival. >> and about a million people are expected to visit the district over the next five weeks and of course, that means lots of parking tickets for the city. kristin fisher joins us live from the title basin and a paddle boat. she's been chilling, taking in the scenes today. i guess somebody has to do it, kristin. >> reporter: it was actually a long walk over here with a lot of heavy equipment. so it hasn't been all relaxing. i tell you what, this morning, look what a beautiful day it turned out to be for the first day of the cherry blossom festival. this festival brings in $130 million every year.

and that money comes from tourists staying in hotels, eating in restaurants, riding in paddle boats, and parking illegally. >> came back and we have a $50 ticket. >> reporter: these are two of the hundreds, maybe thousands of cherry blossom visitors that will get parking tickets during the festival. >> i'm not so happy right now. >> just a warning. 68,000 parking tickets issued over the last cherry blossom festival period. please, tourists, beware. be warned. >> reporter: anderson with aaa says last year there were more parking tickets than during any other time of the year. >> do you give out more tickets during the cherry blossom festival than other times of the year? >> no comment. >> reporter: even if you need the meter, you can get a ticket. >> many times it takes a phd

to figure out the signings. there are exceptions, and then another few feet away, there's another sign that contradicts the first. >> there's a sign that says four hour parking. get a picture of that right there. but when you get a close up of the actual meter, it says two hour time limit. >> reporter: some locals like the city taking money from out of towners. >> i think it's a good idea. >> you like it, why? >> they need the money. >> reporter: most people seem to think it could hurt the city in the long run. >> it's going to put a damper on d.c. tourism. who will want to come here and pay parking tickets? >> i'll never come back here again. >> reporter: now of course, it is no fun getting down here, but once you're down in the title basin, it is just beautiful. and you know, it is the first day of the festival, but it is already peek bloom. peek bloom is going to last today through friday. it's over before the weekend

and there is still six weeks of the festival to go. if you want to see the cherry blossoms at their best, you're going to want to get down here before friday. back to you. i just want to say, this has been tricky. my photographer and i have been trying to maneuver our boats for several minutes. it's been funny. hope it looked okay for you guys and i apologize for the orange life vest, rules are rules. >> there's a photographer in a boat in front of you filming you in the boat that you're in. >> reporter: the photographer and he is filming while paddling and making sure that, you know, the sun is lighting me properly. it's complicated. >> all right, thank you, kristin, and photographer. nice job. nice job. it's the first day of spring and the perfect time to remind you about the dangers of illnesses. the new report out this month warns this season may produce a record surge for lime disease. >> there is nothing worse than

being sick and people not being able to find what it is that is wrong with you. >> monte was bitten right here in her front yard 20 years ago, when lime disease was far more of a mystery. it took seven years, 30 doctors, and $300,000 in medical expenses to finally get the right diagnosis. since then, she made it her mission to inform the public about illnesses. >> education is key. >> that will be key this year, according to findings from the kierly institute. they warn that we will see fewer white footed mice this year due to acorn shortages and that may lead to ticks seeking out humans to find a blood meal. be careful in grassy areas. >> dress properly, check yourself for ticks after you have been outdoors and outdoor activities. and to seek the proper medical treatment if you do have a tick

attachment. >> dr. samuel shores says a tick bite may not produce a rash, but other symptoms to watch out for. >> five days to 14 days after the tick bite, there can be a flu-like illness, low grade teaser, fever, achiness. >> i wouldn't be here, even having this discussion with you, if it had been recognized and tested for and treated early. i will probably have this disease the rest of my life. >> obviously treating it early is the key. the peek tick season, of course, is also longer this year because of all the mild weather we've had. the loudoun county board of supervisors is tackling a tick ticker ire ticker program. >> a new memorial. it will be located between 4th

street. house subcommittee held a hearing and susan, the granddaughter of our 34th president was among the witnesses. she says the design focuses too much on eisenhower's humble roots and not his many accomplishments. frank gary was hired to design the memorial and he has written a letter saying he is open to design changes. an exhibit focusing on the titanic is now on display at the national postal museum. the titanic operated as the world's largest post offices. in the end, both had disastrous endings. art facts and photographs of the titanic that have never been seen before are on display at the postal museum. life of john wayne gacy is the subject of a new gallery.

including infamous clown suits, leather jacket, and wallet. gasy's public defender appeared at the opener today and he is the author of the book, john wayne gacy, defending a monster. 39 dogs seized from a puppy mill in kentucky are getting a new lease on life. the dogs including docksons are coming here to the d.c. area and looking for new homes. coming up, queen elizabeth reflects on her 60 years on the thrown. but up next, three people had to be rescued after being drifted away from the shore off the coast of california. don't forget, we are always on at wusa9.com. stay with us, we'll be right back.

caught on tape, three people rescued off the coast of sai sanoma county, california. >> pulled a good samaritan off the waters. >> 12-year-old made it to shore, but the younger boy was struggling. his dad jumped in. all three drifted 50 yards from the beach. a park officer stayed with the three and helped them keep afloat. >> adult was floaten on his back. he was trying to conserve energy. and the boy was holding on to him very tightly around the neck. >> three were treated for hypothermia. park officials say the beach has a strong rip tide and current situation right now and it is easy for visitors to under estimate the strength of the tide. maryland's attorney general is offering up advice tonight for parents and teens about internet privacy. attorney general, doug gansler

will hold a forum. the question is, how can parents and kids be more vigilant? and a facebook rep is going to be there. the forum takes place at 7:00. you might be asked to turn over more than just your resume at your next job interview. some employers are asking for your facebook user name and passwords. that is causing quite a controversy. one george washington university law professor and former federal prosecutor says the practice is like, quote, requiring someone's house key. the practice is more common among public agencies, including law enforcement. it's also happening in the private sector. >> a prank at a greenville, south carolina best buy is no laughing matter. >> robert is accused of putting porn on one of the stores wifi televisions. the store surveillance cameras captured him use ago tablet

computer to stream the video to the tv and well, those customers sure did get an eye full. >> we do know it was at least one or two families and some children. not to mention the best buy employees. it's not something that is funny, especially when there are children involved and may not want to view that material. >> officers say holden did tell them it was meant to be a joke, now he is being charged with disorderly conduct. coming up, the rumor moves off of peyton manning and on to tim tebow. why apple's new gadget may be too hot, literally.

in tonight's consumer alert, complaints the hot new ipad may be too hot. apple's comment boards are being flooded by people saying the tablets are getting too hot to hold. the company says the devices are performing within their specifications and if you have a concern, you should call apple care. ereaders, tablets, and other gadgets may be able to be on planes. it is unlikely the agency will

approve the use of smart phones. a pilot program is taking off at reagan national airport and delta airlines is one of the first air carriers to jump in. the hope is that some passengers will actually like the idea of not having to disrobe to get on to a flight. >> this has become a routine travel drill for airline passengers. >> i'm used to shoeless, jacketless, the whole nine yards. >> now frequent delta fliers can keep on their shoes. partnered with the security administration to offer trusted travelers a prescreen option. >> if we determined a passenger is eligible for expedited screening through the prescreening process, that information will be embedded in the bar code on the boarding pass. >> airline recommends high valued passengers to the tsa to be prescreened. they can then volunteer to give their personal information to be approved for the advanced

clearance. >> my son is a diabetic. we normally have to go through the extra searches. >> four hours this morning, and it's crazy. so this is great. >> reagan national is the 11th u.s. airport to offer the expanded service to customers. >> enhancing passenger identification efforts through an identity based prescreening initiative, such as tsa precheck. helps us focus our resources and strengthen capabilities to keep terrorists off commercial aircraft. >> but the convenience of being able to breeze through a check point does not sit well. >> i'm moved over the 9/11. i understand we live in a quick world. we want to get in and get out, but what happens is something else happens like that? >> now prescreened passengers are going to have to put their

luggage on the screen, but this will help move people through quickly and the tsa says they are expanding this program to include military that are both active and reservists. back to you. >> thanks, lesli. aviation investigators want to solve the mystery, what happened to legendary pilot, amelia earhart. she disappeared in 1937 while flies over the south pacific. today at the state department, secretary of state, hillary clinton, welcomed historians and scientists from the international group for historic aircraft recovery. a new deep sea search to try to find the wreckage of earhart's plane. >> it's been 75 years since she set out. to be the first pilot, man or woman, to fly around the world along the longest equatorial route. >> privately funded search is expected to start in june. one of the great mysteries. >> it is. >> you might remember, you

might not. last week i talked about nasa launching rockets. they are supposed to launch them tonight . cloud cover is tough. >> okay. check it out. it might be worthwhile. right now, a live look outside. it very nice out in the immediate metro area. this is a live weather cam brought to you by michael and son. temperatures around 70. 70 at national. winds easterly at 8:00 and that easterly component kept the temperatures down. although we cannot complain. and kept the thunderstorms away from us. pressure rising, 30.20 inches of mercury. the dew point is 61. that's more like a may dew point. it really is. things are really topsy turvy. a severe thunderstorm warning in effect. also see a fair amount of lightning. but in the immediate metro

area, there's nothing. we are in great shape. i'll keep a chance of an isolated shower in tonight. a couple showers trying to develop north of frederick, but those will go by the waist side. temperature wise, 69 in be these bethesda. 68 in gaithersburg, but 71 in great falls. 71 in reston and 72 in college park. so here's the deal. mild and then even warmer on thursday and friday. early thunderstorm possible tonight, but primarily west and a little bit of fog possible tomorrow morning, but primarily by the water and looking at warmer air on thursday and warmer on friday with a better chance of some thunderstorms. so, here's the future cast. 8:30 tonight, a couple showers possible here and there. notice nothing is organized and nothing is heavy. we are all looking at light showers here and there. most of the showers will be well west of town tonight and tomorrow morning. maybe by 2:00 on wednesday, walking to lunch, maybe a

couple showers. d.c. north into montgomery county. again, nothing heavy and nothing organized. 6:45 tomorrow, about 24 hours from now, a couple showers possible around the metro area and a better chance as we get into the early morning hours. that's going to burn off and get very, very warm on thursday. for tonight, partly to mostly cloudy and mild. early thunderstorm possible. some fog late. low temperatures in the 50s. and then by morning, mostly cloudy and mild. some fog. a shower possible. 50s and 60s. winds easterly at 10:00. by afternoon, partly sunny, still warm. a shower possible. not so much thunderstorms tomorrow. maybe just a shower. highs between 70 and 75. and winds out of the south, southeast at 10. winds start to turn a little bit. we'll break it down for you. fog in the morning. noon, maybe a shower. by evening, maybe a shower, temperature 70 to 75. still pretty nice. next three days. temperatures getting warmer on thursday and friday. 81 on friday. shower or thunderstorm

possible. next seven days, it will get cooler over the weekend. back to the mid 70s on saturday. 70 on sunday and next week, we go into the 60s. it's going to get cooler and we end up in the 60s. good deal. >> i'd say so, top. the news broke yesterday and it was made official a few hours ago. peyton manning is now a denver bronco. >> kristen berset is here with more on his monstrous contract. >> after narrowing the choice down to three teams. peyton manning decided to join the denver broncos as their new quarterback. team officials worked late into the night to get all the details. they announced today. he will wear the number 18, even though the broncos retired that number in the 60s. the tomorrower's former owner gave his blessing. now manning had several long conversations with broncos

president and john elway before making his decision. the hall of famer was very persuasive. >> it's up to me and the people here around me to make this the right decision. you know, it will be speculated on and debated for months to come. i'm going to go out and make @ right decision. i'm going to look back and looking forward to getting to work right away. i look forward to going to work and i can tell that denver was committed to winning and i'm glad they want me to be a part of it. >> here's the breakdown of the events. manning was chris crossed. friday, a duke university, manning and the broncos agreed to a five-year deal worth $96 million. he'll get $18 of that guaranteed in 2012 and if he passes a physical, he's guaranteed another $40 million

over the next two seasons. what does this mean for tim tebow? the breakout star led to a playoff win, but elway was never sold. a florida team would be interested. lesli, back to you. still ahead, casting ballots in tonight's illinois primary may be easier said than done. we'll tell you why. >> this is bruce johnson. almost two years ago, four young people were killed on the steps. six were wounded, and the mother of one of the dead got a major victory. not in the courtroom, but in d.c. council chambers. >> queen elizabeth reflects on her 60 year reign at a rare event here in london. i'm tina. i'll have the story coming up.

tonight, the president's reelection campaign is distancing itself from robert deniro. the actor, jokingly suggested that america is not ready for a white first lady. the republican candidate, newt gingrich, called the comment inexcusable. the first lady's called the

comment inappropriate. queen elizabeth made a rare address to the members of parliament today. it's part of the on going celebrations marking her 60 years on the thrown. tina with more on this diamond jubilee. >> queen elizabeth made a grand entrance to westminster hall to deliver a landmark speech. lawmakers from both side of the aisle came together to market queen's 60 years on the thrown. >> with the support of my family, i dedicate myself to the service of our great country and its people now and in the years to come. >> queen recalled a long relationship with parliament. the 85-year-old has worked with 12 prime ministers and signed more than 3500 bills into law. in a nonpolitical yes, sirture, members of parliament unveiled a special gift to recognize the queen's milestone. they gave her a grand window made of more than 1500 pieces

of stained glass. she called it magnificent. >> should this beautiful window cause just a little extra color to shine down upon this. i should gladly settle for that. >> queen spent the rest of the day here at buckingham palace enjoying down time and what will be a very busy year full of jubilee events. royal family members are helping the queen celebrate. her son, prince charles, and his wife, are in norway, starting a scandinavian tour for the queen's anniversary. prince harry just returned from the caribbean where he wasn't at all shy, partying hard in honor of his grandmother's 60 years as queen. tina, cbs news, london. and the queen says she is looking forward to the big anniversary celebration. millions of people are expected to show up to hold street parties all across the country.

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