florida. grew up right across the street from george and kay hall in manassas. >> i was convinced we must be talking about the same guy. i was shocked. >> their children are obedient. they didn't run loose in the neighborhood. they were just very nice family. always, yes , ma'am, and no , ma'am. >> the zimmerman's moved in when george was little. he's a 2001 graduate. a member of the future business leaders of america. he said in his yearbook he was moving to florida to work with his god father. >> i feel for the guy. i feel more for the family that lost a child. >> zimmerman is at the center of national outrage after shooting 17-year-old trayvon martin who only had skittles and ice tea with him. zimmerman was carrying a 9 mm handgun. here's the call he made to dispatcher. >> he has his hand in his waistband and he's a black

male. >> are you following him? >> we don't need you to do that. >> he didn't listen. minutes later, martin was dead. >> i heard the tape calling into the police department. i said that sounds like pair you paranoia. he could have taken that kid easy without a gun. >> pastor hall says george zimmerman came back to virginia and asked him to write a recommendation for him to become a police officer. >> it was like he was trying to prove something. that he can handle this himself. he didn't need help. >> george hall doesn't buy zimmerman's explanation that it was self-defense, but he can't fathom what the motivation might be. neither george hall nor his wife say they ever saw any violence or racism coming from george zimmerman or his family. i'm peggy fox reporting live in manassas, back to you. >> whatever the motivation, such a sad outcome. peggy, thank you. >> if i were to ask you,

what's the biggest risk to a police officer or firefighter? get shot, trapped in a blaze? how about being hit by a driver who has failed to move over or slow down? believe me, the toll is horrific. bruce leshan is over the outer loop in college park and bruce, there ought to be a law. >> that's the amazing thing, derek, there is a law. there is a law that people don't seem to know about it. it's crazy how many people don't know about it, but the law says that if there's an emergency vehicle down there with its lights on, on the shoulder, you are required to move over one lane. if you can't do that safely, to slow down to a safe and prudent speed. now authorities are out with a big campaign today to try and get this message out there. search move over on youtube and the carnage is stomach churning. the latest estimate suggests nearly 400 police officers,

firefighters, highway crews, tow truck drivers, and other workers are struck and killed every year nearly 10% of all the occupational fatalities in america. >> move over, i mean, it's not that hard. >> maryland state trooper was nearly killed last year on 95. on one of his first rides with his police trainer. >> they yell at me to get out of the way and there's a concrete wall next to us. the car slammed into the back of the patrol car. >> two times in as many weeks in january of this year, maryland state troopers were hit while they were stopped on the side of the road. one of the times the trooper was actually standing on this side, on the passenger side when someone hit him and badly injured him. >> 39 to 35. >> corporal robert says he worries about it all the time. >> every day, that's probably the biggest, my biggest concern as a supervisor.

one of my troopers getting hid alongside the road. >> when trooper steven stewart pulls over a car on the inner loop, no one is trying to move over one lane. >> i haven't seen one vehicle do that yet. >> and failing that to slow to a safe and prudent speed. >> the truck there is doing about 65 or 70 miles an hour. >> even blaring sirens take a while to get anyone's attention. cop cars and fire trucks are going to be carrying these bumper stickers in an effort to get the word out. here's something that should get your attention. you can be fined $110. get one point on your license if you fail to move over. and if you hurt someone, the fine goes up to $750 and three points on your license. derek, what about you? did you know about this law? >> i did not know it, but you got my attention. i'm slowing down and moving

over. thank you, sir. fresh off his victory in yesterday's illinois' primary, right now he's holding a rally in maryland and that is where gary joins us live. gary on the campaign trail. >> reporter: oh man, you are always so late to the party. what do you mean holding a rally? this thing ended seconds ago. 45 minutes of disappointment for many of the hundreds of people that came to see mitt romney. the crowd over flowing that he went outside to meet with people not let in by the fire marshal. home of romney's maryland campaign chairman. maryland shares an april 3 primary date with the district of columbia. in maryland, the winners are chosen by who wins each individual congressional district and then for the winner of the statewide vote in

general. romney was here in maryland trying to get as many votes as he could by attacking president obama's economic policy. >> this president promised to cut the deficit in half. he's doubled it. he told us to get us back to work and hold unemployment below 8%. hasn't been below 8% in 37 straight months. he said he cut taxes. that hasn't happened either. this man is out of ideas and he's out of excuses and in 2012, we're going to make sure we get him out of office. >> reporter: romney has been giving no specific references to maryland, other than saying he attended a little league game for governor ehrlich's children. but romney is focusing on economic policy from the obama administration, turning his attack to that as he seems more and more secure in his ability to secure the republican nomination. >> we'll look forward to it, thank you gary for keeping me

up to date. meanwhile, romney's main challenger down playing his second place finish in illinois. he is focusing on saturday's primary in louisiana where the latest polls show he holds a 13 point advantage over mitt romney. then, april 3, voters here in the district, maryland, and wisconsin go to the polls. there's a big gap from there to april 24 when five states, including new york and pennsylvania hold their primary. one for the ages. u.s. senator is being honored as the longest serving woman in congress. the maryland democrat was first elected to the house of representatives in 1975. the senate in 1986. senate majority leader, harry reid, is among those recognizing her for her service. >> she is truly a trailblazer. we recognize barbra's achievement today and her outstanding record with the state of maryland. >> the senator broke the

record for the longest serving woman in congress. last weekend when she bypassed representative edith rogers of massachusetts. a nigerian woman under arrest following a record heroin bust out at dulles airport. 52-year-old bola ingested 180 thumb sized pellets all filled up with the drug. he told custom agents he was there to visit her brother, but couldn't provide a description of her. it is worth about $150,000. turned over to immigration and homeland security agents. sentencing was handed down for a former mt. rainier police officer convicted in a bizarre sexual assault case. prosecutors say gene lured a man to his house, made sexual advances and shot him several times as he tried to flee. the former officer was ordered to spend the next ten years in prison. talked about the case later in

the day. >> i think that officer gilette was a devious person. he was obviously very devious. that he led, in my estimation, more than one lifestyle. and it caused damage to someone in our community. >> today, he apologized to the victim of his crime and begged forgiveness and as part of his sentence, he will have to register as a sex offender. anita. more clouds and a bit cooler out there today. will those clouds bring us rain tonight? that's the question we're asking topper on the terrace. hey top. >> i do not have the umbrella right now. i think you are okay walking around. especially west of town because we have more breaks in the clouds. this is what we call a marine layer. kept temperatures down, but despite the clouds, still above average. still 10 degrees above average. 64 in gaithersburg. 66 in manassas. you get further south and west, warmer. 70 in fredericksburg and 70

also in culpeper. satellite picture radar combined, a flow off the water and that's all we need this time of year to sock us in with some low clouds. you get past the divide, plenty of sunshine once you get into west virginia. those thunderstorms that you see south of charleston, they are going to stay to the south and west of us. so we'll keep tonight dry, partly to mostly cloudy. fog returns late. low temperatures in the 50s and winds southeasterly at about 10. we'll come back. we'll talk about warmer air rolling in. with that the threat of perhaps big thunderstorms. >> thank you, top. tonight, football season over, but we are following three huge stories out of the nfl this evening. one head coach is suspended for the year. tim tebow trade hit a big snag and the future of our washington redskins out on display. kristen berset is tracking all of it for us from the newsroom. kristen, let's talk about it. >> first, we'll talk with the guy all redskins fans want to see.

robert griffin iii participated at baylor university. we got to see what all the hype was about surrounding the heisman winner and boy was he impressive today. rg3 completed 95% of his passes. complete with swift foot work, showing everyone why the redskins paid so much to move up in the draft to get him. now rg3 didn't necessarily need to participate today. but he enjoyed hitting the field with his teammates one last time. >> they said it was the biggest pro day of all time at baylor. it was pretty exciting. just a few weeks ago, i was a freshman. 198-pounds and now i'm at my proday, so that was kind of surreal. but other than that, i tried to not be nervous. >> and news regarding one of the most recognizable qb's, tim tebow is apparently on the move. the broncos are currently negotiating with the new york jets for the former heisman trophy winner. reports earlier stated a deal

was done to shift tebow to the big apple. those talks have hit a snag regarding money. tebow became expendable after the broncos signed peyton manning to a five year contract yesterday. and the nfl brought down the sledge hammer on the new orleans saints for their role in bounty gate. shaun payton has been suspended for a year. the team loses two second round draft picks and fined several thousand dollars. gregg williams, the man accused of orchestrating the pay for pain scheme has been suspended indefinitely. the nfl did announce they have closed the investigation on the redskins saying there's no evidence that shows they ran a similar scheme that the saints did in new orleans. coming up later, we'll check in with a reporter from waco, texas, who was at rg3's proday and get his take on everything that happened today. derek, back over to you. >> can't get enough of that rg3. >> exciting. coming up on 9news, the search for the man suspected of

attacking a teenage girl while she was walking home from school. plus, another air force could get a former president's name. but up next, that standoff is still going on between authorities and the man believed responsible for a series of deadly shootings in france. we'll have the latest.

police in france say they have cornered that suspect in monday's deadly shooting at a jewish school. >> he is refusing to give himself up. tina reports. >> reporter: french police teams are preparing to storm an apartment building in the city to capture a suspected killer. they have been locked in a tense standoff with mohammad who shot at them earlier this morning. police say the 24-year-old frenchman drove to a local jewish school on his motorcycle monday and killed teacher, jonathan sadler, his two young sons and a little girl. hundreds of mourners gathered to bury the victims. he vowed the country would

fight hate crimes. president nicolas sarkozy who is running for reelection in five weeks said france must remain united. police believe mara murdered three french soldiers at an atm earlier this month and again escaped on a motorcycle. france's interior minister says the suspect claims to have connections to al-qaeda. mara was seeking pay back for the killing of palestinian children in the middle east and the french army's involvement in afghanistan. afghan authorities say mara was arrested for bomb making five years ago, but escaped in 2008 during a taliban prison break. tina, cbs news. the french interior minister says the suspect now plans to turn himself in at night fall to be more discreet. police say the suspect injured at least two officers when he shot at them from a window. authorities are on the scene of a house explosion in

ohio. firefighters were called a few hours ago. by the time they got there, they found two sides of the house destroyed. no one was hurt and neighbors say that home is vacant. a bold boulder crushed two homes in ohio. the rock damaged a hogs and knocked down some utility lines. look at that thing. it happened in athens. that's near columbus. the family was home at the time, but nobody was hurt because they were in the back of the house away from where that boulder landed. fairfax county continued its tornado response drill today. 16 tornadoes have hit the county since the 1950s and last year was the second most active and deadly season in virginia. now emergency response officials are practicing a worse case scenario, the exercise is called operation enduring collaboration. it started yesterday.

let's take it to you guys on the weather terrace. >> it is not quite as gorgeous as it has been during the week, but this is still not so bad. >> still 10 degrees above average. despite the clouds. i think you'll like tomorrow and friday better. however, with the warmth. not so much. the warmth tomorrow will increase our chance for showers and storms and some could be hefty. take a live look outside. we have sunshine breaking out. in fact, the temperatures are as warm as they have been all day. looking live weather cam brought to you by michael and son. temperatures, 68 downtown. dew point 59. the dew points are in the upper 50s, it's like june. winds dead calm and the pressure is 30.26 and steady over the past hour. all right, we'll look at the satellite picture. we see a tremendous amount of thunderstorms in arkansas and back into the deep south. and this actually for a change looks like a spring weather map. we have an area of low pressure not moving anywhere, which is

reminiscent, and consequently, these will move eastward. some of this energy and some of this moisture gets in here in pieces on thursday and friday and particularly on saturday and sunday. right now, we have some low clouds, as you saw in the live cam, breaks in the clouds now that will be the case overnight. temperatures, still not bad. 66 in bethesda. no complaints yet from bethesda. 67 down in springfield. 67 in reston. and even 67 in rockville. 68 in college park. 67 also in beltsville. so, here's the deal. warm finish to the week. more fog late tonight. some morning fog tomorrow. warmer tomorrow, though, afternoon thunderstorm possible. even warmer on friday and even a better chance of an afternoon or evening thunderstorm. again, some of those could be hefty on friday. partly to mostly cloudy tonight, mild, fog returns. winds winds out of the southeast. the wind is what kept these clouds with us all day.

the good news, tomorrow, the winds will turn southwesterly, that will dry us out. becoming partly cloudy and mild. some fog early. temperatures in the 50s and 60s and winds southwest at 10. which is a good thing. by afternoon, partly cloudy and warmer. shower or thunderstorm possible. temperatures between 75 and 80. winds southwesterly at 10. high temperatures, we're looking at upper 70s pretty much everywhere, especially in arlington. because the way the clouds will burn off, warmer to the west. 78 in reston. and 78 in fairfax. we're looking at 75 or 76 in college park. all right, let's talk about the next seven days. we're looking at temperatures topping out around 80. that's like june. and on saturday, showers and thunderstorms. temperatures back in the mid 70s. cooler on sunday with light rain and showers. not so much thunderstorms on sunday. that will put us back in the mid 60s and looking at a nice stretch of weather. mid 60s with sunshine monday and tuesday and back in the mid

70s next wednesday. so, good news for the cherry blossoms. nothing crazy hot. nothing crazy cold and no winds to speak of. that's all we could ask for. >> thank you, top. >> coming up, a tractor trailer in a precarious situation. that is inside a d.c. tunnel. we'll tell you what happens. >> plus, whether the tour bus company you are thinking of choosing has a solid safety record? now there's an app for that.

the voting of the name for metro's new silver line is now over. they conducted a new survey on metro's silver line out to dulles and the voting ended today at 5:00 p.m. metro's board of directors has to approve the name. we'll wait and see what they pick. obey the pedestrian rules of the road or be prepared to pay a penalty. police are teaming up with the council of governments in a new walker safety program. it is called street smart. officers were outed a number of

dangerous intersections to get their message across. police say they plan to ramp up their presence on the streets and highways to ensure pedestrians are safe and that they are also following the rules. some frustrating moments for commuters who take massachusetts avenue under thomas circle this morning. that's a tractor trailer. it got stuck. literally shutting down one lane of traffic. you know how busy that area is. once the driver released air from the truck's tires, he was able to get it out of there. no word if police plan to sight that driver. >> the federal government wants to put bus safety in the palm of your hand. there's a new iphone and ipad app called safer bus and it allows passengers to check their bus companies records before they book a ticket. now the launch of the app is in response to a series of deadly accidents involving tour buses. users can see the data the department of transportation collected on private bus lines, school buses, and tour bus operators. the app tells you if the dot is

monitoring the company, if there's a history of fatigued drivers and which companies are not allowed to legally operate. little rock national airport may soon bare the name of arguably arkansas' most famous couple. if approved, the facility will become known as the bill and hillary clinton national airport. the airport commission unanimously approved the name change. now the faa has to give the final nod. former president clinton issued a statement and he is humbled and looks forward to many happy landings at the airport in the years ahead. a daily dose of aspirin is known to help battle heart disease, but now several new studies suggest it might fight another common killer as well. that's our health alert. >> plus, surging gas prices are peeking interest in car sharing as an alternative to filling up your tank. i'm kristin fisher outside woodson high school in fairfax where two days ago, a 16-year- old student was assaulted on

this path while walking home from school. i have pictures of the suspect coming up.

investigators now have a big clue as they search for the man that attacked a 16-year-old girl as she was walking home from high school. >> it happened monday afternoon near the entrance to the path on picket road. police released surveillance photos of a possible suspect. kristin fisher joins us with the latest on this.

kristin. >> reporter: this assault took place close to two fairfax county public schools. one, woodson high school, which if you go to your left, is on the other side of these buses. and every day, hundreds of students, even employees are using this path to get to and from these schools. >> my heart was in my throat because i had walked this this morning at 5:00. >> reporter: this public school employee walks this path almost every day. >> i don't like walking in here myself, even broad daylight. >> reporter: she wants to remain unanimous, but she is speaking out. >> i hear this blood curling scream. i mean scream like horror. >> the screams were coming from a 16-year-old woodson high school student. fairfax county police say she had just entered this path when a man approached her from behind, grabbed her neck, and assaulted her. >> to hear her scream like she did, you knew she was

horrified. >> reporter: that employee and several lacrosse players got there just in time for the man to run away. 20 to 40 years old around 5'8", 170-pounds. he got away. >> this is a shortcut for the kids. this is their way home. >> reporter: two days after the asol, the path is still heavily trafficked by students. >> you are talking hundreds of kids that go through here every day. >> reporter: the path is popular, because it connects the schools to the neighborhood. any other route would add a mile. today the school's vice principal is standing guard, but many parents and employees are calling for a more permanent solution. >> one thing is a light, maybe widen this up. if this was a lot wider and clearer, i think the kids would feel safer. >> reporter: now this path is not on school property, which makes it difficult for fairfax county public schools to make any significant improvements.

things like lights or clearing the brush. fairfax county public schools say that is something they are going to possibly look into down the road, but right now, they just don't have the authority to do that. in the meantime, what they have done is sent out e-mails to all the parents at both of these schools, frost middle school and woodson high school. i've also seen lots of police. there have been police on bikes and school security. they are going to keep it that way until this suspect is caught. back to you. >> you cannot be too careful, kristen, thank you. >> we are feeling more of a pinch when we fill up the gas tank. the price ranges from $3.79 to as high as $4.11. that's regular unleaded. in tonight's consumer alert, lesli foster tells us about a growing trend that helps ease the squeeze and saves some money. >> drivers are in search of alternatives to get around our high gas prices. the popularity of car sharing helps relieve some pain at the

pump and many budget minded people are turning to ready to go wheels for short trips to the grocery store or the mall. surging gas prices peeked interest in car sharing as an alternative to filling up the tank. >> anything from chauffeuring theater sets or artists and their work, or going to see my mom and the family that still live out in the suburbs. >> mattie zips around in a car. he gets to drive a vehicle by the hour or the day. gas and insurance is included. >> looking for cost savings. they are looking for convenience and we provide those things by gas, insurance, and the reserve parking space all being included. >> those car sharing parking spots form partnerships in arlington, virginia, and along washington's bus and train lines. >> car sharing is a great option for people who bike, walk, take public transportation, and sometimes you need a car. so car sharing fits that lifestyle. g rental giant is looking to

share the road, too. it's on demand is a version of car sharing. their washington fleet includes electric cars like these. and car to go is about to drive into more cities. >> sometimes on weekends, they can be scarce. my fleet gets thinner. >> a growing market geared up startup like relay rides and get arounds. drivers can rent wheels from their neighbors and car owners can earn extra cash. aaa says if you take today's gas price into consideration, people who car share in the washington metropolitan area can save an average of $445 a month on fuel costs. lesli foster, 9news now. >> thanks, lesli. we have an update on a story we first brought you last night on 9news now at 11:00. and andrea mccarren is here it tell us more about that. >> we planned to rebroadcast our report. the 18-year-old survivor of a drunk driving crashed last

december. she was in the front passenger seat video taping from inside the car when it wrecked. killing two of her friends and leaving her hospitalized. had agreed to be here as a guest on the show and do a live web chat afterwards. her story caused a lot of emotional upheaval for one of the families involved in that crash. so she has asked us not to reair her story. when she originally approached us with the video, desaleen hoped that dramatic tape would save lives and prevent others from going through the heart ache. desaleen, based on the calls, tweets, and facebook posts, we want to ensure you that you have made a difference in people's lives. here are some of the messages we received over the last 18 hours. very powerful. i intend on showing my teenage kids to help educate them. thank you writes alana. desaleen, thank you for having the courage to want to show

this video. hopefully, you may save some lives. my thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family and all of the families involved, says laura. now desaleen may have removed herself from the spotlight right now, but she does plan to continue to warn others, especially teenagers, derek, about the dangers of drinking and driving. >> just as a note of encouragement, we have gotten more than 100 messages on our facebook page, not encouraging one negative message about the story we aired last night. >> and they keep coming in. thank you for that. a falls church teacher accused of racial insensitivity is on administrative leave tonight. george marshall high school english teacher is accused of asking one of her students, jordan to read a poem in a quote, blacker style, and bart singled out this 14-year-old in the past because of his race. fairfax county schools office of equity and compliance is investigating. bart's lawyer intends to fully

cooperate with that investigation. we all heard the warnings about texting and driving, but up next, a woman learns a chilly lesson about the dangers of texting. also ahead, caught on tape, a driver sparks an explosion at a gas station in south florida. and don't forget, we are always online, wusa9.com. stay with us, our newscast continues after the break. you're watching krb krb.

caught on tape, an suv slams into a gas pump and burst into flames. surveillance video at a miami gas station shows a yellow hummer waiting for a gas pump. suddenly an suv pulls in right in front of the hummer, slams to the pump and of course, it's a fiery encounter. the station attendant hit the button to stop the pump. nobody else was hurt. the driver is not expected to be charged. after about an hour of cutting and clearing the tree, the damage to the tree was revealed. police didn't know there was someone in the vehicle until they saw someone climbing out. now we get an example of why texting and walking around

is a bad idea. >> a michigan woman is being called a hero after she helped rescue a texter who plunged into the river. the texter was walking with her husband and son when she walked right off the pier. now fortunately for her, another woman who happened to be there with friends jumped in and got her. >> i didn't think about it, i just saw her and i was running, saw her, jumped in. >> other than being shaken up and very wet, the texter was okay. still ahead, a video goes viral. we'll tell you why. >> but first, the cherry blossoms are gorgeous, no doubt, but bringing health problems with them and advice for keeping their pollen at bay, up next.

check this out, it's a photo of the cherry blossoms from along the title basin and sent to us by lieutenant colonel. you can submit your photos to us at wusa9.com. and tomorrow, the first of

100 cherry blossom trees will be planted at reagan national airport. it's a gift from the main international airport that serves tokyo in honor of the 100th anniversary of japan's first cherry blossom gift. the metropolitan washington airport authority plans to use some special light in the terminals to show things in a cherry blossom pink. >> i love that. the blossoms obviously a big tourist draw, but a huge source of pollen. our usually warm weather through the winter means a longer spring allergy season than usual. if you want to weather that storm, here's advice from the atlanta allergy and asthma clinic. replace the filters on your air conditioner. keep your nose and throat as clear as possible. you can use a neti pot or saline spray. stay in tune with your body for signs of respiratory distress. that could be allergy induced asthma. and even though it is nice out there, if you have allergies,

stay inside to exercise if you can. now, if you go to the doctor with a sinus infection, chances are, you're going to be given an antibiotic to make the congestion and pain go away. but new guidelines says most of these infections should not be treated this way. those guidelines say viruses cause 90 to 98% of sinus cases and do not respond to antibiotics. still, there are a leading reason these drugs are prescribed and it's leading to drug resistant strains of bacteria. >> the types of antibiotics, the range is narrow. the antibiotics that used to be honored just aren't really effective anymore. >> and it's a little scary. the new guidelines suggest doctors wait longer to prescribe antibiotics. if there's fever and facial pain. also tonight, more benefits associated with what some already describe as an

inexpensive wonder drug. talking about aspirin. several new studies show a daily dose of aspirin over several years can cut the chances of cancer. >> many people already take low dose aspirin if they have existing heart disease. to lower the danger of a future heart attack or stroke. this new review found added benefits. people who take aspirin daily have a 15% lower risk of dying from cancer. and that reduction goes up to 37% after five years of aspirin use. other studies showed aspirin seemed to cut down on the occurrence of first time tumors and slow down the spread if the person already has the disease. >> aspirin seems to be reducing your cancer incidents and cancer mortality. especially after long-term use. >> the doctor of the national institutes of health says aspirin something people with a family history of cancer should now consider. as people already do who are at high risk for cardiovascular

disease, but telling everybody to pop the pill is not a good idea. >> do not take it on your own as you might have other drugs that might be on that might have intersection or other diseases. there are significant risks associated with aspirin. may lead to stomach ulcers and bleeding in the brain. >> again, those are issues to consider. the side effect profile you need to bring it to your doctor. the cancer protective effect was most powerful with certain types. colon, e aspirin seems to impact breast, prostate, and certain lung cancers. this could be important for a whole lot of people. derek. >> thank you. you know, if it where are to get cold outside, i think we would all fall down and freeze, because we are so used to 75- degree weather. >> we would have a problem. nervous breakdown, anyway.

it's not going to happen. we'll get cooler over the weekend, but nothing crazy. let's take a live look outside. look at the sun. it's out. this is as nice as it has been. looking at breaks. but temperatures are as warm as it has been. it's 70 at national. wind is still east, northeast, but thankfully, it's 3 miles per hour. pressure is steady. we're looking at another pretty nice evening, even though the marine layer held tough all day. 66 in bethesda. 67 in rockville. and generally in the 60s. 64 in gaithersburg. 67 in reston and 64 out in leesburg and down toward manassas. talking 60s. but 70 downtown. 70 in college park as well. and 68 in beltsville. all right, so what we're looking at is a very warm finish to the week. more reminiscent of june. don't think it will be widespread. i want to add exfrom time to your commute. and warmer on thursday with an afternoon storm possible and

warmer still on friday. even a better chance of an afternoon storm and i tell you what, by friday, the atmosphere is getting unstable. some of these thunderstorms could be hefty. we'll keep you posted as we get closer to friday. for tonight, partly to mostly cloudy, mild. fog returns late. temperatures in the 50s. low to mid 50s in the suburbs. upper 50s downtown and winds southeasterly at 10. tomorrow morning, some fog early, but becoming partly cloudy and mild. 50s and 60s. a dryer wind that will bring in dryer air. by afternoon, partly cloudy and warmer. high 75 to 80 tomorrow and winds out of the southwest at 10. so, looking at temperatures tomorrow, and some cases, 10 degrees warmer than they were today and in some cases, 20 degrees warmer. 77 arlington. and springfield, looking at 76 in college park. 75 in bowie. cooler cooler to the east.

78 in reston. 78 in fairfax and 78 in leesburg. and 75 also in manassas. so, the day planner looks like this. maybe some fog to start, 68 to 74 by noon and 75 to 80. maybe a thunderstorm, but really, a pretty nice day once the fog burns off. next seven days, it stays actually pretty warm right on through saturday. an increasing chance of showers. and kind of scattered activity all day saturday on and off. we're in the mid 70s. light rain or showers on sunday. light rain, low to mid 60s and gorgeous. and we're look in the 70s next wednesday. >> okay, thanks. >> the redskins got a glimpse at their likely new qb today. >> robert griffin iii participated in his pro day this morning over at baylor. showing everybody that big arm and all that speed and why the redskins paveed those draft choices for a shot at having

him on their team. >> reporter: thanks, guys. lots of news to get to. joining me in studio. joining me via satellite is brett with kwtx. brett, you attended today's workout on baylor's campus. can you take us through exactly what rg3 did today? how much throwing did we see? what did he look like? >> it was another day at the office for robert griffin iii. that guy has been phenomenal. today they charted him 78 of 84 for pass completions. they said of those six incompletes, four were drop passes. he was only really responsible for two of them and i know one that i saw was over thrown, but it was a 50, 60-yard pass. the guy felt comfortable out there. he was very business like, but i do know that everyone was very impressed today. >> familiar territory for him,

and grant, rg3 impressed at the combine. we saw how fast he was, but he didn't bother to throw. with the redskins set to draft him, why did he participate in today's proday? >> part of the process. he didn't shy away from anything. he wants to do everything and do it well. he was able to help teammates who helped win a trophy. he is going to go top two regardless of what he did today, but he put on a show. he is a showman who had a blast. do you saw the footage. he is laughing. he is giving his buddies hand pounds. he showed off the accuracy, the mobility that makes him an elite prospect. he had some fun with buddies. he doesn't have days left, so he wanted to enjoy it. >> brett, you told me the redskins have some contingency. did you get a chance to talk to mike shanahan? did he address the public? >> we did not. we counted seven or eight guys from the redskins organization. we approached mr. schneider and both of them declined

interviews today. but they looked like they were very impressed. we do know from some rumbling that they met with robert griffin iii. all last night at hooters, in fact, here in waco. but they had that conversation and everything went just fine. >> okay, we talked about rg3, but obviously other big news going on. bounty gate. the nfl handed down the punishment to the new orleans saints, which included sean payton getting suspended for a year, lots of draft picks. your thoughts on the severity? >> all the work the national football leagues put in, all the money on keeping their players healthy. they are dealing with lawsuits. a team is paying players for big hits. they had to do something. i expected them to come down with a hammer. they get sean payton for a year

on the sidelines now that the saints no longer have him as their head man. his top assistant is not able to coach, they lose two second round picks. their gm can't be around making transactions for the first half of next season. this is huge, and bigger than most people who know this will be a big deal. >> a big blow to the saints and not the last. they have some players involved in that. grant paulson, thanks so much. brett from kwtx in waco. back over to you guys in the studio. >> thanks a lot, kristen, a lot to be excited about. still to come, a recent poll shows half of people asked say i would relocate for a better job. where you may want to consider making a better living. and you want to see people go crazy? talk about the parking meters, the tickets, the fines. talk about changes coming. people are upset. i'll have that story coming up. and pink slime.

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