. hello. i'm jc hayward. thanks for joining us. the school day was disrupted for over a dozen fairfax county schools. it started with an early morning bomb threat before classes began at annandale high

school. police, canine units and bomb robots took hours to sweep the school for possible devices. the robots also had to inspect items found in front of the school before police could give the all clear which was after 10:00 a.m. in the meantime parents were wondering exactly what was going on. >> i have three kids in the high school. i just brought them here this morning at 7:08. there was police all over. i say what's going on. they say at least two-hour delay, at least two-hour delay. >> reporter: did they tell yu? >> no -- tell you why? >> no. >> because buses that take students to the high school also go to middle and elementary schools, that meant another 18 schools were affected. parents at the affected schools who are registered for emergency alerts received e- mail and also got voice mails by 9:00 a.m. that threat is still under

investigation. an administrative law judge has ruled that virginia tech did not violate federal law the morning of the 2007 massacre. if his decision is upheld, that means virginia tech will not have to pay $55,000 in fines. the u.s. department of education levied the fines after determining that virginia tech violated what is called the clary act. but the school said school administrators did not wait too long to issue a timely warning about the first shooting that occurred that morning in a campus dormitory about two hours before the classroom shootings where 30 more people died. it's been nearly three weeks since a mother of six was brutally killed by her estranged husband. now her family is fighting to protect victims of domestic violence. delia goncalves has that story. >> she was so scared and she

asked the police officers am i doing the right thing. they said yes, you are. >> reporter: despite that reassurance, heather mcguire was viciously attacked and killed just days later. police say her soon to be ex- husband philip gilberti woke her from her sleeping bed, beat her and drove her van down connecticut avenue in kensington. he shot her in the head leaving her to die in the middle of the street. >> the last text she sent me she said mom, i think he's going away for a long time now. >> reporter: gilberti has a long and violent criminal past with several restraining orders filed against him. when police finally cornered him later that night, he took his own life. >> i just feel that the judicial system absolutely let her down. >> if they don't change anything, then everything is going to stay the same. how many more people are going to die? >> reporter: today mcguire's friends and family members, including two of her children

rallied outside a montgomery county courthouse where they say the judge made a deadly mistake when he let the repeat offender back on the streets. >> he is a good judge. unfortunately it's come to my attention that the computers in the courtroom were down. the criminal history of this guy was not available to the judge. >> reporter: mcguire's family and friends have started a petition on change.org to strengthen maryland's stalking laws. they're also hoping for a judicial review in the next for weeks. in rockville, delia goncalves, 9news now. if t could be weeks before a special prosecutor in florida decides whether action will be taken in the death of 17-year- old trayvon martin. the newest video from sanford, florida is raising questions about exactly what happened. the surveillance video shows george zimmerman at the police station the night that he shot and killed martin. zimmerman says that he was attacked by trayvon martin and that his head was beat into a

curb. but the video does not show zimmerman bloodied. a police report, however, says that zimmerman had a bloody nose. the funeral director who prepared martin's body said it showed no signs of a fight. now zimmerman's brother is offering a message to trayvon martin's parents. >> i can't speak for george. this is a tragedy. her son was lost. i feel very badly about that. and i want in the end not for her son's memory to be seen as how we degraded our system and turned into mob rule and went into a hate speech. >> are police released zimmerman from custody. while some officers wanted to charge him, prosecutors decided to wait till a grand jury could hear the evidence. that is expected to happen next month. today the supreme court

justices are deliberating the health care reform case. the nine justices heard arguments for three days this week. our partners at "u.s.a. today" report that they are meeting today in chief justice john roberts' chambers to discuss the case. when they are done, they will vote on it in order of seniority. they will decide if they should take up the case in the first place, whether the requirement to buy insurance is constitutional, and if that requirement is struck down, will the entire law have to go? we do not expect to know what they will have decided until the rulings are released in june. we should know within the next hour or so if teachers in frederick county, maryland have followed through on their threats. they vow to work to the rule beginning today. that means no work or help for students during lunch or after the teachers' school day ends. teachers are upset with the county board of education for

rejecting a cost of living raise of 2% to 3%. an investigation is under way into what caused a train derailment in jessup, maryland. it happened early this morning inside the csx rail yard. two trains collided while maneuvering on the rail line. only the conductors were on board and no one was injured. the impact did take down some telephone wires. emergency crews determined that no hazardous materials were involved. there could be many more victims of a northern virginia teen prostitution ring. so far five alleged gang members have been arrested over the last few weeks. prosecutors say that the men recruited 16 to 18-year-old girls at school, at metro stations, and on a facebook page. the facebook page appeared to belong to a teenage girl but investigators say that the defendants were behind it. >> they would say to them hey,

you're pretty. do you want to make some money. through flattery and coercion and threats of violence, they would lure these young women into acts of prostitution. >> prosecutors say that the men who are involved beat up some of the girls who tried to quit. the investigation started four months ago thanks to a very vigilant parent. police say that parents should discuss this case with their teens because they may know more about victims. today the d.c. health department is announcing which companies will be allowed to grow medical marijuana in the district. six companies have been selected from dozens of bidders, including a firm partly owned by former talk show host montel williams. it gives three months to grow and harvest the marijuana. and then it is sent to one of five distribution centers. have you bought your ticket yet? tonight's megamillions lottery jackpot is set at a world

record. $640 million and many people are snapping up the chance to live out their dreams. the jackpot amount could jump up again before the 11:00 p.m. drawing. the megamillions game is played in 42 states, including maryland, virginia, and the district of columbia. if a single winner takes the lump sum instead of the 26 annual payments, guess what? they will get well over $400 million. >> that would satisfy a lot of dreams. coming up on 9news now at noon, we'll talk to one of the people leading the effort to overturn maryland's dream act. >> anny has the forecast. >> jc, the clouds are here. feels cool outside. also tracking the chance for some sprinkles in our area. we'll talk about when and where

coming up. 9news now continues after the break.

i have a guest here, and he is with the nonprofit organization called help save maryland. brad botwin is in charge of

that nonprofit. i'm delighted that you are here because we're going to talk about the dream act referendum. earlier this week, i had an attorney here, and he was talking about the dream act. i'll let you explain exactly what it is. he was for it. you are against it. why? >> we view -- [indiscernible] -- we view it as another program that governor o'mally is pushing to sign into law to help those that have no legal or moral right to be in the state of maryland. taxpayers right now are struggling to pay mortgages, send their own kids to college. there's no reason why the taxpayers should have to pick up a significant portion of the tab to help illegal immigrant students get in state tuition. they really should be paying the rates that international students pay or a student from new york or new jersey going to the university of maryland would pay.

>> the attorney that was here actually said well, they're not illegal. and you say? >> oh, my god. of course they are illegal. they came into the country without as they say undocumented. they were not born here. their parents were not born here. so, yes, the legal definition of -- i wouldn't hire this lawyer but they are illegal aliens and subject to deportation. another reason why we're opposed to the bill, they can get college educations right now if the illegal immigrant student decides to go and pay the full out of state rate. the problem is it's a bad investment. can't work legally after you obtain the degree. can't vote in maryland because it's illegal for noncitizens to vote, and you can't even get a driver's license in maryland. so why would as a taxpayer, why

would i want to subsidize someone who is really not useful to our economy. >> well, mr. botwin, there are both sides to this story. and the residents ever maryland are going to have a chance to weigh in on that because there is going to be a vote in november. so they'll decide yes or no. but i am so happy that you're here so that you could present your side help save maryland. thank you so much for being my guest. >> thank you. >> i appreciate your presence. we're going to get hot in the kitchen this afternoon with a recipe from a local mexican restaurant. that's right ahead. if you haven't made weekend plans, we're going to take a look at what's new at the movies. >> i'll let you know what is the better of the two weekends to watch your movies. and tracking a couple of sprinkles and showers in the

area. we'll talk about that when 9news at noon returns.

let's take a look at some of the movies that are in theaters this weekend. there's a greek hero "perseus" back in the "wrath of the

titans." it's about trying to live under the radar ten years after defeating a monster. but now they're surfing their powerful children. they must choose a side and fight to save man kind. >> if you can't get enough of the high seas, there's a new movie called "the pay rats! band of the misfits." >> she usually plays the heroin but this time oscar winner julia roberts is an evil queen in "mirror mirror." it's a retelling of the snow white legend but this time it sees the eyes of the queen.

>> that gives you an idea of what you can see this weekend at the movie theaters. the question is what kind of weather are we going to have. i'm going to be at the 19th street baptist church for the unveiling of the signs around that church. we're going to be outside tomorrow morning. >> if you're going to be outside, i think you want to pack just a little up bela. only a -- umbrella. only a slight chance after sprinkle and it may be feeling chilly, especially to start the morning off because of the clouds hanging out. also good movie weather but if you have outside plans,jc, no need to cancel. still go ahead and stick to those plans because it may be a little chilly but nothing too intense to deal with. let's like at your michael & son weather camera and start off your forecast here. we're looking at cloudy skies. the clouds moving in. temperature only 50 degrees and the winds are calm at this hour. we'll try to get to low 60s today. here's a look at the day planner for the rest of today.

mid-50s by 1:00. a little bit -- i think we'll get to maybe low 60s by late this afternoon. again, we'll see generally mostly cloudy conditions. a slight chance for some sprinkles here and there. here's a look at the doppler. you can see around the d.c. area and points basically west and north looking at some light scattered showers, maybe through winchester and leesburg. just crossing over 81. impacting parts of the baltimore area. but a lot of this is really light. not all of it hitting the ground. right now temperatures in the lower 50s at this hour. 40s for frederick. hagerstown 44. manassas in the lower 50s. tappahannock 58. fredricksburg, you're already almost up to 60 degrees at this hour. the satellite and radar picture showing us a little disturbance. a lot of it losing its steam as it's coming over to our area, but with that and the cloudy conditions, we're looking at still chances of sprinkles this afternoon and through this evening, but nothing heavy duty. you can still be outside if you want to get that evening walk

in. the future cast picking up a slight chance of scattered sprinkles for the rest of today, maybe this evening. otherwise generally cloudy for tonight. chance of some showers overnight as well while you're sleeping and also early for your saturday. but nothing is expected to be heavy. no widespread rain expected. our zone forecast, we start in western maryland. mostly cloudy, 54 degrees. winchester, martinsburg 60 and 59. warrenton and manassas around 60 degrees. in downtown we're going with low 60s. that's seasonable. around annapolis 64 degrees. here's a look at your next seven days. a little cooler on saturday in the lower 60s. again cloudy and a slight chance for some isolated storms. morning drizzle possible. sunday is the day you really want to be outside of the weekend. lower 70s and dry, partly cloudy conditions. we'll be right back with jc cooking in the kitchen. i smell mexican. toothpaste is not formulated for cleaning dentures,

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that are responsible for causing bad breath. by using polident and soaking your denture every day you can feel confident your dentures fresh and clean. i am one on one with chef ismar. when i go to a mexican restaurant, i always fill up on the chips and guacamole. this is delicious. he is with the tapas bar in silver spring. >> what are you making? >> i'm cooking shrimp with

roasted peppers. >> you don't mind if i munch the chips. >> please. >> homemade fresh guacamole. what else did you put in there? >> white wine, ole liver -- olive oil, roasted peppers and cheese. >> this didn't take any time to make. you just simmer it all together. >> it starts first with the olive oil. >> then you put the spices in. >> garlic, onions and then i don't have too much spices here. i just have oregano and a little bit of spicy the pepper so you got to be careful not to put too much spices. we're going to present it in this plate. >> what did you do with your pepper? it's nice and soft. what did you do? >> what i do with the pepper, i

brought this pepper. roasted it. >> how long did you roast it? >> for about ten minutes. i like a very hot oven, 400- degree oven. then you cover it in ten minutes with a bowl, cover it. after that remove the plastic, peel the pepper, remove the skin. >> and it's nice and soft. so that's one. wow. that looks good. >> it's really, really good. mexico usually you can stuff this with beef, chicken, cheese. i love seafood. at the restaurant we do it with the ground meat, cray fish. any kind of seafood. >> you're not far from where i live. >> please stop by. >> i wasn't that crazy i don't think about chili rolena. let's put that on the plate. you can get the recipe on

jchayward.com. >> what i like, the pepper is very localeries. >> and very healthy. >> look at the presentation. >> it looks beautiful. >> i have the yellow and red. >> come visit us at 5:00. thank you.