looking into -- detained a possible suspect. >> reporter: police are looking into the possibility there maybe more than one shooter. >> oakland police say there is no longer an imminent threat to public safety. more breaking news in the district, a person is dead after being hit by a trash truck. the accident happened just after 2:00 near the intersection of 14th street and columbia road northwest. we have the latest from the scene. >> reporter: good evening. right now a major crash unit is investigating that deadly accident. that's the scene unfolding right behind me and as you said, columbia road is now closed between 14th and 15th as that investigation is ongoing. the deadly encounter happened shortly after 3 p.m. in the side alley off columbia road. >> waiting in the alley as trash was being picked up. >> reporter: witnesses tell 9 news now that it involved this garbage truck and someone walking behind it. >> after the trash was picked up the van -- the trash truck

started going in reverse. >> reporter: the silver gray sedan was next to the garbage truck. its driver told police that he saw the victim tangled underneath the wheels. [ speaking spanish ] >> reporter: his wife said her husband then got out of his car and waved the garbage truck down. >> the driver got out of the truck and the driver from the first car got out and pointed to the ground. that's when i saw something on the ground. i couldn't tell what at that moment. after a minute or two everyone got out of their cars. people came out of the building and recognized that there was a man had been struck lying there in the alleyway. >> reporter: right now this is the scene at intersection of columbia road and 14th. police tell me that they expect columbia road to remain closed for at least another hour until 6:00. the reason is that the medical

examiner's office just arrived  on the scene. they have not wanted to touch the body of the victim. in fact, the victim has not been identified and that is because the accident happened right behind a daycare center and they did not want the children to have any unsettling sights. so they're waiting for that center to let out before they start moving the body. at this point there is no cause to the accident. police are looking into whether or not that garbage truck had that reverse siren that goes off when a large vehicle is in reverse. witnesses tell us that they did hear that before the accident, but at this point police have not determined if that is the case. again, as we said, columbia road will remain closed until at least 6:00 as the deadly investigation continues to unfold. back to you. >> is there any indication that this individual might have actually been working on the trash truck as some of these teams do in tandem and that this was an employee who might have been struck when the truck backed up or not at all?

>> reporter: we don't know. we tried to speak to some of the company representatives that are on site. they would not give us any information. they seemed pretty shaken up, so it's a possibility that perhaps the victim may have been someone working on the truck, but at this point no one has confirmed that. they are also not linking the victim to the school and we do know that it is an adult. so again there is no link to the school, at least in terms of it being a child. back to you. >> as you said, they're waiting until those kids go home to continue the investigation. thank you. >> reporter: that's right. we've got an update now on the police shooting in culpeper that left a woman dead and a lot of questions about why it all happened. tonight the special prosecutor in the case has asked to convene a special investigative grand jury. this shooting happened on february 9th. a culpeper police officer responded to reports of a suspicious woman in a parking lot. investigators say that the officer then shot and killed patricia cook after she drove off with the officer's arm

stuck in her jeep's window. however, eyewitnesses have told 9 news now that the officer's arm was never caught in that window. so far that officer has yet to be identified. five people are dead and several others are injured this evening after a bloody weekend in prince george's county. the shootings happened in all corners of the county including lewistown, landover, accokeek, suitland, district heights. the blood shed started friday afternoon and ended early sunday morning. residents are worried about all the violence. investigators say the shootings are not related. >> the last 72 hours have been challenging for our community and this department. over the past three days our community has experienced four murders and one incident which is being class filed as a justifiable homicide. two of the four closed with arrests. >> police hope to make more arrests in the next day or 2.

motives in some of the cases included drugs, robbery and domestic violence. a woman serving a life sentence for killing a fairfax county couple wants a new trial. erica siefert was convicted of killing joshua ford and another woman over memorial day weekend. now she claims her attorney failed to present evidence of what she calls her long standing severe personality disorder. siefert's ex-husband is serving a 38 year sentence in the case. a baltimore woman who claimed to be a winner in the mega millions loathe drawing in maryland was a no show today at lottery offices and her boss at a mcdonald's cautioning that the whole story has yet to be confirmed. scott broom is at the 7-eleven in milford mill outside baltimore with more on what's happening today. scott. >> reporter: this buzz about a potential winner started with an article in the new york post today, this woman claiming that

she was a winner, but dubious lottery officials said we're not confirming any of that until somebody actually shows up with a ticket in their hand and that did not happen today. the new york post reported today that a mcdonald's worker, mirlando wilson, of baltimore claims to have the winning ticket showed in maryland, her share worth 218 million quoting co-workers in a mcdonald's saying wilson claimed the tickets was all hers even though she bought tickets for a pool at restaurant, too. wilson then gave the paper this quote. "i don't know if i won. some of the numbers were familiar." sure enough at maryland's lottery agency late today wilson was a no show. >> april fool's day was yesterday. we get claims all the time of somebody -- >> reporter: officials said they don't believe anything until they see the verified ticket in someone's hand. >> they need to walk in with the ticket, proof of identification. we need to verify with our security definition. >> reporter: lottery officials say in the past big winners

have taken days to emerge. >> it usually takes a few days. people are in shock. they're trying to catch their breath and talk to their family, their financial advisors. >> that's the winning machine right there. touch it. two for the next time. good luck. >> reporter: meanwhile here at the 7-eleven that sold the ticket people continue to flock to buy from the same terminal hoping the luck spreads to the next big drawing. we did confirm with lottery officials today that this emergency right here inside the 7-eleven is covered by security camera video. in fact, lottery officials have that video so that once a winner emerges if there's any dispute about who's, who it is likely they're going to have some video evidence to back it up. we are also waiting for co- winners in kansas and illinois to step forward. none of those people stepped forward today. so whoever won this mega millions lottery, all three of them, all of them still remain a mystery despite the wild claims showing up in papers like the new york post.

>> you can't think 218 -- thank you, scott. she's a talk show legend, a television icon, oscar nominee and a global philanthropist. in a wide ranging interview earlier today oprah winfrey talked about the challenges of running her own network with the anchors of cbs this morning. >> idea creating a network was something that i'd wanted to do. had i known that it was this difficult, i might have done something else. >> really? if you knew that it was going to be this difficult, you might have not done it? >> oh, absolutely. >> you didn't think it was going to be easy. >> would you let me answer? >> okay. >> i didn't think it was going to be easy. >> exactly my point. >> but i did not know if i knew then what i knew now, i might have made some different choices. if i were writing a book about it, i could call the book 101 mistakes. >> give us maybe the top five. >> the top five was launching when we really weren't ready to

launch and doing that because you'd announce that you were going do it and it's like having the wedding when you know you're not ready and you're walking down the aisle and you're saying i don't know if we should be walking down the aisle. maybe we should have postponed this. >> but the invitations are out and the guests are there. >> so maybe when i think about it now, but now it's really monday morning quarterbacking, i would have probably waited until i actually finished the oprah show. >> for 25 years at the helm of the oprah show she could do no wrong, but now the glow has started to wear off a bit. coming up at 5:45 oprah talks about the future of her network and how she's working to rebuild the brand. >> it is gorgeous out here, but when the wind picks up, there's a little chill you can feel. >> there is, yeah. in fact, a little hint of what we'll see tonight. we're talking cold conditions and also a frost advisory in effect. this includes loudoun and montgomery counties and

frederick. a freeze warning farther north around hagerstown toward the mason dixon line. now here's a look at our conditions now. you wouldn't think it's going to get that cold. temperatures right now lower 60s in downtown, already down to 59 in leesburg and 60 in hagerstown, manassas down to 63 degrees at this hour. so still not too bad temperature-wise. we're seasonable, but tonight clear. it will still be breezy and cold. jackets will be needed. lows will be in the mid-30s around in the suburbs down to the lower 40s here in downtown. winds will be north at 10 to 15 with gusts higher than that. once we get through the cold night we have warmer conditions coming this way. i've got your seven-day forecast including easter coming up. back to you guys. >> thanks. still to come one day away from the d.c. primary and the races for city council are really starting to heat up. we'll preview who is running for. what. >> plus people return home to survey damage after a deadly wildfire in colorado. >> right after the break it was

nearly a year ago that flooding caused by heavy rains ravaged restaurants at washington harbour. we'll look at what they look like today.

a little less than a year ago this was the scene at washington harbour. restaurants were deluged by the potomac when it overflowed its banks after heavy rains. our kristin fisher was down there the day it happened and joins us live with the latest on the renovations that have

taken some time. >> reporter: i was actually out here over the weekend and these outdoor patios were absolutely packed with people. so big improvements, but still a lot of work ahead for restaurants like tony and joe's, nick's riverside grill. the race is on to become fully operational in time for summer. >> the way i learned that was i went on the yahoo web page. actually the picture on there next to obama's picture was a picture of my restaurant with a chair floating around the interior. >> reporter: that's how nick sibble found out his restaurant was under 7 feet of water. the property manager at georgetown's washington harbour failed to raise the floodgates sending water pouring in from the potomac. >> it was a mistake. it wasn't malicious and we've taken the high road throughout this whole process. we did not file any lawsuits. >> reporter: they've lost millions in revenue and over 100 employees. >> so we were concerned for their families as well as their

livelihood. >> reporter: nick retakenned about 20 employees to man the outdoor -- retained about 20 employees to man the outdoor patios while the insides were completely gutted. >> -- now we are now what will be known as nick" riverside grill. the electrical and mechanical all occurred at the same time, basically the guts of the place. >> reporter: he's hoping it will be ready by mid-may which is typically their busiest month of the year. five weeks, this is like extreme makeover restaurant. >> well, we have a really hard working crew like i said. honestly it's been a struggle, but we've always been of the sort that something good always comes out of something horrible. >> reporter: now the something good in all of this is that this entire washington harbor complex is getting a $20 million upgrade and starting this winter they're going to be turning that fountain into an ice skating rink.

so the hope is that this will become not just a warm weather destination, but also a place to come and visit in the winter months as well and i don't know about you, anita, but i would definitely come down here and go ice skating in the winter and still have this, the potomac river, as a nice backdrop. i think it would be great for business. >> gorgeous. i do hope they make that may dead line for the warm summer ahead. thanks. safety investigators are going through the wreckage of a passenger plane in siberia tonight trying to find the cause of a deadly crash. 31 of the 43 people on board were killed. the twin engine turboprop crashed shortly after takeoff today. the 12 survivors are all in the hospital with serious injuries. investigators say the plane had just taken off when it lost contact with air traffic control. in colorado about 100 folks were allowed back in their homes today one week after they were driven out by a wildfire. still the sheriff's office is warning people to look out for downed power lines and fallen

trees and homeowners were told to keep an eye out for smoking embers. the fire broke out in mostly rural mountainous areas southwest of denver. about 900 houses were evacuated when the fire was peaking. more than two dozen homes were damaged or destroyed. not nice. >> rain is not our issue. >> yeah. well, we really could use the rain around here. in fact, i think we'll get some in the next couple days. right now we've got plenty of sun. the issue will be cold conditions for tonight. if you've got those outdoor sensitive plants, cover them once again as we do have some frost advisories north and west of town. let's look at those frost advisories in our area. it's kind of outlined in perrywinkle, the purple color talking loudoun and montgomery counties overnight through tomorrow morning. farther north in the turquoise blue at the mason bucks done line is a freeze warning where temperature -- dixon line is a freeze warning where temperatures are getting toward

the freezing mark. right now 61 degrees, plenty of sunshine out there. our satellite and radar shows us high pressure in place, we've got lots of sun not only today, but also tomorrow. then some changes coming this way, but we're also going to see warmer conditions as well. right now it's 60 in arlington, 59 in bethesda, gaithersburg 59, reston in the upper 50s, a pretty pleasant night, but we do have breezy conditions with wind gusting at 20 miles per hour in downtown, 20 also in frederick, manassas 23 and annapolis around 24 where we have a small frost advisory in effect for the bay tonight. cold tonight, but we do get warmer tomorrow. frost advisory is again overnight north and west of town. tomorrow sunny and warmer, then showers possible for wednesday afternoon. thursday and friday is looking to be cooler. so enjoy the warmth in the next couple of days. tonight clear, breezy and colder, grab an extra blanket or two, lows in the mid-30s in

the suburbs to lower 40s. winds coming in at 10 to 15 miles per hour with gusts higher than that this evening. lows tonight a frosty one, around downtown lower 40s and also 30s for the burbs. tuesday morning sunny, cold. grab a jacket and scarf, bundle up the kids heading to the bus stop unless they're off for spring break. temperatures in the 30s and 40s, northwest winds at 5 to 10 miles per hour. the afternoon looks really nice, lot of sunshine and warmer and the winds won't be a factor. so it will really feel pleasant. you will want your sunglasses, high 66 to 71 degrees and southwest winds 5 to 10. here's a look at how your tuesday breaks down. again a cold start, 30s and 40s, that frost advisory in effect until 9:00 tuesday morning. by noon go out, enjoy that sunshine, take your lunch out if you want. temperatures by noon 59 to 64 degrees.

by 5:00 we're talking nice, mild conditions, mid-60s to lower 70s. here's a look at your next three days. all right. so a mild day tomorrow pushing close to 70 degrees, plenty of sun. wednesday is when we start to see those changes potentially. we're talking partly sunny conditions, still temperaturewise lower 70s, definitely above the average high of low 60s, a chance for some showers, better chance for showers will be south of town. then on thursday cooler in the lower 60s. here's how your next seven days shape up. cooler for thursday and friday, but as of now dry and then for the weekend i know all you folks are wondering about easter. hey, it looks pretty good. we're talking 70s on easter sunday. so no problems for the easter bunny to put out all those eggs and the kids to find them. then it looks like a chance for some showers, but i think it's going to be sunday night maybe into the overnight hours. so for the day for brunch, go to church, easter egg hunts, it should be just fine. >> nice. thanks.

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consumer reports was the first to tell you about how hot the new ipad really is literally. today the group released results of their latest test to size up the heat issue of apple's third generation tablet along with 10 others. the first heat tests of the new ipad assessed running a highly demanding graphic intensive video game at room temperature. tests found the new ipad gets about 12 degrees hotter than the ipad 2. consumer reports says there's no worry for danger, but it did test the ipad and other tablets further. they were placed in a special chamber with the temperature at 90 degrees to simulate a hot summer day. the screen was set to fulbrightness and testers ran infiniti blade 2. again the new ipad ran hotter than the ipad 2. the hottest spot reached 122

degrees. two other tablets with fast processors, the asis and samsung reached similar temperatures of 117 and 121 degrees, but the experts say there's no risk here. >> the way you use a tablet it's unlikely your skin will be exposed to the hotspot for long and in most uses the tablet just won't get that hot. >> reporter: there's also an issue with how the new ipad battery recharges. play a highly demanding game with the ipad plugged in and the battery might not fully recharge or could even continue to drain. >> it's mostly an inconvenience. you can lower the screen's brightness to about 2/3 and of that should keep your battery going -- and that should keep your battery going. >> but with the results of the new standard tested of the ipad and 10 other tablets in, the ipad tops the rating. consumer reports says the ipad is an excellent product with the best screen they've ever seen and overall it's got a

pretty great battery life. airlines are doing pretty good of getting us and our baggage to and from our destinations according to new federal data. airtran ranks no. 1 in quality. hawaiian airlines, jetblue, frontier, alaska all round out the top five and southwest which ranked seventh overall had the lowest number of customer complaints. today is world autism awareness day. after the break some early warning signs parents need to watch out for, some they may not realize. >> plus a daring attempt to rescue a group of sailors on a yacht. >> the bigger battle tomorrow may be for the d.c. council. we'll preview those races when we come back.

we're just one day away from the next big round of primaries in the race for the republican presidential nomination. tomorrow voters here in d.c. and maryland as well as wisconsin all head to the polls to make their pick. right now the two front runners are focusing on the fight in the badger state. the latest polls show mitt romney leads rick santorum by eight points. today the former massachusetts governor enlisted the help of prominent wisconsin congressman paul ryan. >> if we can get a good vote out of wisconsin, a loud confident vote from conservatives, then we can go into this race and win this.

>> there we heard from santorum, but romney is counting on a clean sweep tomorrow to help bring him closer to clinching the nomination and he is favored in both maryland and d.c. gingrich spent his day here campaigning in frederick, maryland, but right now polls show him a distant third in the free state. well, the washington post editorial board basically says d.c. voters ought to clean house on the city council when they vote in tomorrow's democratic primary. in fact, they're naming names in their latest editorial and say marion barry, vincent orange and yvette alexander ought to be unelected come tomorrow by voters. bruce johnson has been talking to the incumbents and the folks who would like to have their jobs. what are they saying out there? >> the first thing the three are saying we won without endorsement in the past. the washington post doesn't scare a lot of people like it used to, but with all the talk of alleged corruption in d.c. government a lot of people are going to talk about what voters have to say tomorrow. >> people feel like they

constantly hear about things inappropriate, illegal of. >> reporter: that's sekou biddle. he has the washington post endorsement but has lost one at large race to vincent orange. >> it's an opportunity to make change on the council. >> reporter: the laws came before the incumbent d.c. councilman had to explain irregular campaign contributions in the form of money orders from businessman jeff thompson whose home was raided by the fbi. you've done everything correctly? >> oh, yeah. absolutely. >> reporter: councilman vincent orange was not returning our phone calls today. his counsel and campaign offices said they can't reach him. his federal investigation into alleged corruption in d.c. government has already down here on edge these days, even those city officials not up for reelection including the council chairman kwame brown and mayor vincent gray. they'll be watching for signals from voters tomorrow as well. >> they just want to see something fresh and new. >> reporter: the washington post also likes tom brown in the ward 7 democratic primary. >> we can actually get down to real business which is improving and protecting the quality of life in ward 7 and

d.c. residents. >> reporter: but it's a crowded field with yvette alexander. >> i've been accessible to them and they want to keep the progress going. >> reporter: what about that washington post endorsement of somebody else today? >> the residents of ward 7 will have the final word. >> reporter: ward 8, jacque patterson and others trying to unseat the biggest name in d.c. politics. >> marion barry has done much for the city. >> they love council member bayer, but it's time for a change -- barry, but it's time for a change. >> i like people and care about the underdog. >> reporter: by phone from the wilson building today marion barry predicted a win tomorrow adding it's just a question of by how much. now there are some people out there who are not willing to rule out at least one upset come tomorrow, but they point out the incumbents have the money, the name recognition and probably the most important factor, they're all running against crowded fields. they're splitting the ante and common vote. >> it sounds like if you f you

had to handicap this one -- if you had to handicap this one, you would say incumbents have a leg up. >> absolutely. >> we've got a full voting guide for you at www.wusa9.com. it's got all information on the races in maryland and d.c. click on campaign 2012. some local healthcare clinics got a boost today. maryland leaders presented the community clinics incorporated with grants totaling almost $2 million. the leaders including senator ben cardin and montgomery county executive ike leggette visited the takoma park center to give at ward. at-- to give at ward. >> we've made a lot of progress and what we're doing today is to celebrate the potential for even more progress and that certainly involves a village and all of the partners here and there could really not be a more deserving organization than community clinic incorporated. >> the grants are expected to help provide access to healthcare to more than 25,000

marylanders across the state. in tonight's health alert sugar as a toxin, it is a jarring claim presented by a california endocrinologist on 60 minutes last night. dr. robert lusti go says while pure sugar consumption -- lustig says while pure sugar consumption has gone down since the '70s, added sugars have taken its place and says new nutritional studies confirm sugar or fructose's role in promoting dangerous health conditions. >> obesity, type 2 diabetes, hypertension and heart disease itself. >> dr. lustig's controversial claims started to get worldwide attention with this lecture posted on youtube called sugar, bitter truth. he said the big problem is how we consume it. it used to be most of our fructose came from real fruit and the surge of sugar was buffered by lots of fiber, not so with processed foods and americans now consume about 130

pounds of added sugars per person per year and you have this up and down spike in sugar in the bloodstream. today is world autism awareness day. just last week the cdc released new statistics that estimate one in 88 children have autism in the united states. while scientists look for the reasons why, experts say the best thing parents can do is to educate themselves about the earliest warning signs. >> here goes green. good job. >> 5-year-old david koran was diagnosed with autism when he was 2. >> his first year i just noticed he was very unresponsive to me. he didn't have any language whatsoever, didn't want to imitate. that's when i knew that i had to get early intervention. >> his mom got him help right away. >> since he's nonverbal we're trying to get him to communicate by pointing to requests instead of just grabbing like he normally would. >> while the symptoms of autism may not be obvious until after

a child's 1st birthday, a recent study autism speaks funded shows an mri can detect changes in the brain of autistic children as early as 6 months of age. >> together with observations about behavior early brain markers may give us a more accurate ability to predict who is going to have autism. >> some behavioral red flags include no babbling, pointing, reaching or waving by 12 months, no words by 16 months and any loss of speech, babbling or social skills at any age. >> you're basically their voice and you have to speak out for them. >> with early intervention some children can make significant progress gratifying for the parents who want to do all they can to help. >> i'm reaching him in a way even though he can't tell me, you know, talk back to me, i'm still reaching him and that means a lot to me. >> some other signs of this developmental disorder include poor eye contact where a child seems to look away and a child

who doesn't like to be cuddled or held. remember autism is a spectrum of disorders that range from high functioning to severe, but early diagnosis gives every child the best shot. a lasting peace from the september 11th terrorist attacks has a permanent home this evening at the university of virginia. evan davis is a student at that school as well as a charlottesville volunteer firefighter and he led an initiative to bring a piece of steel from the world trade center attacks to uva. >> it would be a great way to remember the events and remember just the sense of unity that we all felt. >> that artifact serves as a remembrance to the 3,000 people killed in the attacks. the university of virginia is one of about 13 schools across the country to house a piece of steel from the world trade center. coming up a handful of horse heros helped this animal out of a sinkhole. >> a film that's been a big hit

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welcome back. air traffic out of dallas love field back to normal tonight one day after a security scare. it turns out it was all because of a student's science project. love field was shut down after a suspicious device was found near the cockpit of a southwest airlines plane. well, you know what it was? a rot got accidentally left on board. 11 -- a robot accidentally left on board. 11 passengers including students and a professor were led from the scene in handcuffs and five gates were evacuated as a precaution. >> that must have been one scary looking robot. a horse in virginia beach is a little wobbly, but standing up on all four feet tonight after collapsing onto the ground. now this happened yesterday afternoon right near the virginia beach north carolina border. that horse named thistle became partly submerged and everybody in a septic tank. rescue and a vet were called. they stablized the horse, kept

it call and set up a system to enable them to pull thistle out. after about an hour thistle was out. not clean, but out. two sailors are lucky to be alive tonight after a wave crashed into their yacht during a round in the world race. it happened saturday off the california coast. the u.s. coastguard rescued those british soldiers. they were seriously hurt. there were two other crew members on board that didn't get those serious injuries. that yacht was one of 10 boats competing in the clipper 1112 round of the world yacht race which started in britain, but that yacht was forced to use emergency steering to make it to port. still to come on 9news a local organization tries to provide affordable and safe homes for elderly folks in d.c. we visit sarah's circle in this week's hero central. >> and she's a one-woman media sensation now struggling with her own network. after the break oprah opens up about her worries and her

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national museum of american history kicking off a month long celebration today of jazz music. it is the smithsonian's lent annual jazz appreciation month and today's highlights included -- 11th annual jazz appreciation month and today's highlights included a tribute to tap. visitors were able to see jazz, tap and dance collections and hear stories about the legendary vaudeville duo stump and stumpy. for 25 years viewers had been loyal to the woman with just one name, oprah, but her foray into some new territory has not been without some fits and starts. oprah talked with the anchors of cbs this morning about how she's dealing with tough times and some unflattering things about said about her and the network that bears her name. >> they're writing things about you that are not flattering. >> yeah, i hear that. >> how does that feel to you?

>> i will tell you this. >> you have been so loved, such an icon. you could do no wrong. >> this is the thing you have to know, though. no matter what anybody writes about you and i learned this when i was doing the color purple with steven spielberg and at the time i think it was on the cover of time magazine. he said i'm not going to read it and i said how could you not read? you're on the cover of time. he said because if you believe all the good stuff, then you have to believe when people write things unflattering. last week i swan headline that sort of knocked me off center -- i saw one headline that sort of knocked me off center. it was the usa today headline that said oprah not quite standing on her own and it just did. you know, because a thing appears to not be doing well and i'd like to say this to everybody, because you failed at something, which we haven't failed, but because you failed does not make you a failure and when you know that in the core of yourself, you can keep trying or you can use whatever is happening in that moment to say maybe i need to move in a

new direction. actually i feel better about our network today than i ever have. >> now oprah did make a bit of news this morning. she said she's going to be so busy trying to fix her network that she's not going to hit the campaign trail this fall, but she says she still loves and supports president obama. if you are between the ages of 21 and 60 and you've got some acting ability, this could be the chance of a lifetime. central casting is holding an open casting call this sunday for house of cards. that is the upcoming netflix political drama starring kevin spacey. the casting call ill will be held at the hill center in southeast d.c. from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. central casting says it's looking for all sorts of washington types including people who can play politicians, staffers, aides, reporters, all kinds of folks. [ laughter ] and the final harry potter film may have hit the big screen, but that does not mean the magic is over.

now all seven volumes are out on e books for the first time and what's more, the potter universe has been recreated hogwarts and all for the fans. all they've got to do is walk or fly around the studio where the films were made. cbs newsman charlie daggett spoke with the designer about her work. >> this is all your hard work and all these harry potter fans are seeing it up close and personal. >> yes. they asked me are you pleased with that and i have to say i'm never just completely pleased with it. >> seven movies later folks are still excited about this stuff. the set is located on a massive 150,000 square foot site on the outskirts of london. if you want to go, you might need a plane ticket. no need to go anywhere, lovely spring weather here in d.c. >> but chills tonight, right? >> yeah. we'll see the cold air impact some of our sensitive outdoor plants. there's a frost advisory in effect north and west of town including frederick and loudoun

counties. we'll get to that in a moment, but first here's our live weather cam brought to you by michael and son, beautiful shot of the white house, clear blue skies, lots of sun. it's been breezy west northwest at 12 miles per hour. temperature right now is in the lower 60s. here's a look at those frost advisories. farther north even freeze warnings, so in the perrywinkle kind of purplish color that is loudoun, montgomery, frederick counties, howard. this is for overnight into tomorrow morning and i would say cover those sensitive plants or at least bring them in. of course, bring your pets in, too because it's going to be a chilly night. here's a look at our current conditions now. temperatures in d.c., 61, arlington 60, reston 59, sterling 61 degrees and out towards beltsville you're in the lower 60s this hour, still breezy tonight, though. high pressure is in control giving us lots of sunshine, clear skies overnight. it will be very chilly overnight to tomorrow morning. so cold tonight, but then we got some warmer air coming this

way. that frost advisory is overnight, sunny and warm ever for your tuesday, showers possible by wednesday afternoon -- warmer for your tuesday, showers possible by wednesday afternoon, cooler for thursday and friday. the futurecast kind of shows us when the next chance for some showers will be. wednesday morning we'll be dry, some clouds filtering in. then coming in from the west is this area of low pressure and this disturbance giving us a chance for some showers, better chances south of d.c. especially like fredericksburg through wednesday and the early evening hours, but it's not a big weathermaker. we definitely could use the rain. tonight clear, breezy and colder, grab a couple blankets if you want, lows 34 in the suburbs to lower 40s in downtown, 32 for leesburg, hagerstown freezing mark. for tomorrow morning expecting more sunshine and cold, grab a jacket and scarf, temperatures in the 30s and 40s. then for the afternoon lots of sun and warmer. sunglasses will be needed,

highs mid-60s to lower 70s, 67 leesburg, same deal for  warrenton. downtown we're pushing close to 70 degrees. so several degrees above the average high of lower 60s, even at andrews air force base 69, annapolis the lower 70s. here's how your next three days are looking. a little warmer wednesday as well, lower 70s, chance for showers and on thursday we are looking at cooler conditions, but dry in the lower 60s. friday 64 degrees and the weekend for easter looking pretty good. back into the mid-60s saturday. then on sunday as the kids are getting ready for the easter egg hunt it's going to be really nice, lower 70s. die have a raindrop on -- i do have a raindrop on there because of a chance for showers, but i think it's going to hold off now till the evening hours, so no problems for that easter egg hunt. tonight, of course, we have a mega big game, the final game of the ncaa. there was all that bracket frenzy going on in our newsroom. let's go over to derek and

friends to find out how did wusa9 do. >> you mentioned it. the basketball champ will be crowned at 9:00 here on channel 9, but before the tournament began we challenged our radio partners at 106.7 the fan and 99.9 and let's tell you the brackets were not what we expected. let me first just note i'm not used to standing next to a guy nicknamed cakes. nonetheless we'll go to kristen first and say how did you do? >> not so well. die have kentucky winning it all -- i do have kentucky winning it all, but i had them playing fsu. which was hard for me to pick being a gator. i picked fsu going further. i wasn't very smart. they got knocked out early, but die have kentucky, so i'm -- i do have kentucky, so i'm close

to catching kentucky if they win. >> i picked duke to win it all. i don't even like duke. now i hate them more than ever. i would have picked kentucky. >> you made the fatal mistake. >> i put kentucky, crossed it out and put duke. >> you have to go with your gut. you can't take the team you wanted to take and cross them out. you should have stuck with kentucky. >> i'd be on the edge of winning this thing. >> overall i like my bracket except for the fact i took my mizzou to get to the final four. i do have kentucky playing the final and kentucky winning, but i'm still trailing lavar arrington who is in the lead even though he's got unc winning it. >> let's talk about lavar's bracket. he's got 38 points, unc to minnesota to win it. he won't get more points. peter parker has 37 points. he wins if kentucky wins. the final counts as two points.

in third place jc flame from the sport's junky. it's getting real complicated. >> i don't see anybody from wusa9 there in the top five. that's not very complicated at all. >> i think we got to say that. >> there's always next zero and your nickname is still cakes -- next year. >> and your nickname is still cakes. >> good point. >> 9:00 the ballgame starts. >> i'm supposed to follow, lovely. an indoor desert and a rainforest, firefighting robots and more, today we get a rare inside look into the navy's newest research lab. >> plus in our monday hero central report we focus on a place called sarah's circle. we'll tell you how the organization is providing affordable and safe housing for seniors in our area.

there's an organization in the adams morgan neighborhood of northwest d.c. that provides a warm familylike atmosphere for seniors. sarah's circle makes sure elderly residents have an affordable and safe place to live. today we feature sarah's circle in hero central. >> working it. looking good. keep it going. >> reporter: located on 17th street northwest sarah's circle is home to 40 low income seniors. apartments range from efficiencies to two bedrooms. executive director xavia hodge says this housing is crucial during hard times. >> you look at the percentage of homeless people elderly 55 and above, it's sad especially when the temperatures drop and you're thinking about, you know, how are people surviving? i'm sure it's a lot easier to survive the younger you are, you know, and with the economy being the way that it is it's a very much needed resource.

>> breathe out, relax. >> reporter: exercise and yoga are just a few of the activities offered. >> sarah's circle is based on the philosphy that old age is alive with rich possibilities and an intellectual, spiritual and physical growth is important at any age. >> i've accumulated things over the years of. >> reporter: for 16 years emmy lou daley has called this place home. >> well, i love to have people come in. i love to show it off because i think it's a beautiful apartment and not just because of the wonderful things i've done with it, but because it's such a wonderful space. i mean i have a studio in there. i have a bedroom back there. i have a balcony off of here. who could ask for anything more? besides i get lunch down here five days a week. >> reporter: residents are able to take advantage of meals, special parties, classes and the wellness center, but most of all they have a place to call home. >> i just wish there were so many more of these and once

upon a time we were talking about having, you know, more sarah's circles. there needs to be more sarah's circles for older people with limited income. i think you'll find almost everybody here is very happy to be here. i don't know anybody who isn't. >> reporter: i'm jc hayward, 9 news now. >> on may 17th sarah's circle will host its annual circle of life fundraiser. if you'd like to buy tickets or make a donation, go to jchayward.com and get the information. this is 9 news now. >> just one day until the people of d.c., maryland and wisconsin go to the polls. >> but boast mitt romney and rick santorum are focused solely on the battleground state of wisconsin. danielle nottingham has the latest from the white house. >> reporter: republican leaders are lining up behind mitt romney saying he should be the party's nominee, but his rivals say they aren't