while the university conducts a review. we are working quickly to resolve this issue, end quote. we are working hard to learn the specifics of what exactly led up to this move. what exactly is behind all of this right now while university administrators remaining tight lipped. there's a couple of athletes walking around campus right now. any time we approach them to ask about this and see if they knew anything about this, they keep quiet, keep walking and a couple of them said they were instructed not to say anything to the members of the media. we are expecting university officials to come forward, to brief us and give us more details sometime soon, within the next hour. is this a developing story. a lot to learn here on this campus. we'll stay on top of things. back to you. >> thank you for that. lesli. protests erupt as students show up for classes only to find their college has shuttered

its doors. arlington, al alexandria, and manassas. saying it was forced to close its doors and students studying for careers in healthcare are left with their academic future in limbo. kristin fisher is at their manassas campus where students and staff are accusing administrators of mismanagement, defeat, and corruption. kristen. >> that's right. the truth of the matter is, most people here simply don't know what to think. they came here for answers, but nobody with the school is inside and in fact, a lot of the folks that are still sitting on these steps have been out here all day long. they want to know what's going to happen to the tuition that they have already paid. what's going to happen to the credits that they have already earned. will they transfer? so far, they have gotten zero answers. >> we were seven weeks away from accomplishing a 20 month

program, sacrificing time, relationships, money, jobs, you name it, and yesterday that all was brought to an abrupt stop. >> devastated is an under statement. john was just weeks away from becoming an x-ray technologist when his school lost its accreditation. >> we feel hurt, gypped, that opportunity that you have been striving for was ripped out from under you. >> shawn paid $30,000 in tuition. others have taken out student loans, financial aid. >> it puts a damper on my situation for a job to take care of my family. >> teachers have also been left in limbo. they haven't been paid in two months. >> we have instructors that quit their jobs to work for act, started on monday and got a pink slip on tuesday. they were kept in the blind as well. >> i think all of us are at a loss for words. we want answers and we're not getting anything. i tried to get answers at their corporate headquarters in arlington.

the door was open, but no one was inside. all i found was this letter from the president and ceo, jeff moore, who blames the whole thing on the department of education. he says the department refused to release funds after an audit revealed problems at the school. students and staff aren't buying it. >> i would like to see the money trail. i'd like to see where the money went. >> i would ask you to find your conscious, because what you're doing is wrong. a lot of brilliant minds here and this is not right. >> now i've tried to contact jeff moore, the ceo and president of act college. so far, he has not responded. i have also tried contacting the department of education. i was told that i would get some answers by 5:00. i am still waiting to get any sort of response from the department of education and i'm waiting right along with these folks, although they of course, have a whole lot more at stake. back to you. >> they are waiting and hoping for a resolution and soon. kristen, thank you. derek. >> lesli, the forecast about

the tornadoes packed winds of 135 miles per hour. those winds flattened homes and tossed trucks around. we saw that video yesterday. property damage from the storms is massive. however, still we hear luckily, nobody was killed. susan with the latest on the cleanup from forney, texas. >> reporter: the folks here who were hit by these tornadoes and are suffering this kind of damage told me all day long they are simply grateful no one was killed. volunteers are clearing the rubble from what used to be chris wilson's home. just about everything is gone, but he is thankful his wife narrowly escaped. >> she left minutes before the tornado came. >> wilson was at work when the tornado hit. he's hoping he can find pictures or moe men toes in the debris. >> all this stuff can be replaced. i have some memories that i may

lose, but i can make new ones. >> reporter: he is one of the residents that lost their homes. no one died. >> fact that everybody woke up in forney yesterday morning is still alive today in forney, that's a blessing. zero fatalities. >> reporter: the national weather service estimates a dozen twisters touched down in north texas. one sent a tractor trailer flying into a dallas home. damage sex tensive in lan caster. the twister's path of destruction can be seen from the air. williams home is still standing while her neighbors house is gone. >> we are blessed. we're spared. god is good. >> at the dallas fort worth airport, hundreds of flights are canceled. many passengers were stranded overnight. >> there's probably hundreds and hundreds of people just laying on the floor on cots. >> many say that's a minor

inconvenience compared to all those who are now homeless. and the national weather service is investigating the pattern of the storm, how they hopscotched the area, possibly limiting the damage that could have been a lot worse. in forney, texas, 9news now. >> no fatalities is indeed a miracle. the national weather service says april typically is the worst month for tornado season and yesterday's outburst does suggest this year could be worse than normal. anny, could we see yet another round of storms coming our way any time soon? >> this has been a slow moving storm system, derek, and slowly moving to the east. dallas out of the clear. we have sunny skies. good news for folks cleaning up. we have some severe thunderstorm concerns for around the houston area, along the eastern gulf coast of texas. and i'm going to zoom in on here. we have had quite a few reports of hail. softball sized hail, in fact, we have one here coming out of

the brizoria area where hail there, 1.8 inches. there's almost golf ball size. the system now moved off to the east. you can see around panama city. new orleans, it left behind flooding concerns. flash flooding. in our area, things have been very quiet. skies are starting to clear out. temperatures in the mid 70s downtown. for the rest of tonight, we'll see clouds clear out. it will be cooler. jackets will be needed. lows in the 40s. some cooler weather headed this way. i'll let you know how cool it gets, plus, a look at your easter weekend forecast. derek, back to you. >> we love the sunshine. the courts will have to abide by that $100,000 cap on damages in a wrongful suit death filed against virginia tech. the parents of two students killed in the 2007 massacre, won their lawsuit. now they had been asked to be awarded $2 million. that despite a state cap on

the damages. the university of maryland student accused of making threats against the campus is now out of the hospital. alexander song was ordered to undergo an evaluation after he went to websites last month and threatened to go on a shooting rampage. police arrested him yesterday after he was let out of the hospital. he was then released after appearing in court, but he is banned from the maryland campus. and the owners of an illegal daycare center in prince william county are under indictment tonight. joan carlo and rosio chavez face charges of child neglect and obtaining money under false pretenses. police say a ten week old girl was found unconscious there last month and she later died. two daycare workers were charged with child endangerment. those charges are linked to the

daycare operation, not the baby's death. a victorious mitt romney worked the crowd at the newspaper association of america here in d.c. today. the former massachusetts governor pulled off the clean sweep of wisconsin, maryland, and d.c. primaries. the win added 86 delegates to his total, giving him more than half the amount needed. and it was a big day for incumbents in our local races. in maryland, they all won their nominations in their reelection bids and john delany pulled off the gum set win for the democratic no nomination in the newly redrawn sixth district. here in the district of columbia, it was a clean sweep for d.c. council, including marion barry, who said this will be his last campaign. it looks as though there will be a recount in the at large race between vincent orange and saku. bruce jon season is here. you have talked to both

candidates. what are they saying? >> one is saying a win is a win, the other is saying we'll see. take a look. >> councilman vincent orange came on strong in the late vote counting tuesday, pulling straight ahead of challenger. when the dust settled this morning, orange had won the democratic at large council primary seats by more than 500 votes. it was the closest contest in recent d.c. history. >> absolutely, i feel like a winner. we're in a great place yesterday with a great day for us. we are now up by 543 votes. >> we are a couple hundred votes away from winning. i feel pretty good. >> board of election officials won't declare an official winner until friday, april 13, after a few thousand absentee and special ballots are counted. >> we are checking the mail every day for ab absentee ballots. and we are going to start going through the special ballots now. those are the ballots for voters who showed up at the polling place, but weren't on

the roll. >> below 1% and there's an automatic recount. if it's above 1%, the losing candidate can demand a recount, but he'll have to pay the expense unless he reverses the outcome and comes out the winner. vincent orange likes his chances of splitting the outstanding votes with two other challengers. biddle remains hopeful. >> with a margin of 500, there's a good chance. >> the same percentage holds true, then we are victorious. i'm in a great position. >> just a footnote. we said that marion barry is telling close associates his last campaign tried to pin him down. he does not deny it, but how dare you ask me that. the other thing, marion barry wins in a landslide. if you combined all of the votes, it's still a landslide. >> marion barry, they say he is mayor for life, now he's council member for life. >> until he is tired of being council member.

a candle light vigil will be held at the martin luther king memorial on the mall. the event marks the anniversary of the civil rights leader's assassination 44 years ago. it was april 4, 1968, that king was shot and killed by a sniper as he leaned over the balcony of the motel in memphis. speakers of tonight's event include the foundation that built the memorial along with the grandson. still to come, she was separated from her mother more than two decades ago. we have the emotional reunion at dulles airport. scott. >> and i'm scott broom reporting live in baltimore. coming up, proof money makes people crazy. when i come back, the latest wacky claims about the megamillions jackpot still outstanding here in maryland. >> the story stretching out. but first, college students pepper sprayed after they stormed the board of trustees meeting. what had them so upset? we'll tell you when we come

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30 students are recovering this evening after they had to be pepper sprayed by campus police. this happened at santa monica college last night. at least 100 students tried to force their way into a meeting of the board of trustees. they were upset over an increase in fees.

>> she stood up and pointed her finger and said how could you do this to me? as she stepped her foot forward, not pushing, not kicking. she's a 5'2" girl. >> the students are demanding they have a say in a new program that will cost them three times their normal class. >> one goh, the man accused of killing and shooting seven people is now charged with seven counts of murder. the student was in court today during an arraignment hearing. police say goh had been expelled from oikos university and started shooting because he was angry at an administrator and students who teased him. the megamillions wackiness in maryland took more crazy turns today after the haitian immigrant who says she has the ticket hired a lawyer and held a press conference we can only describe as bizarre. now, there are new reports of a man from glenn whose mother says he's the winner. scott broom is trying to sort

it all out. he joins us live from baltimore. i do not envy you. go ahead. >> reporter: the claims are wacky. the guy's mother tells a tv station in jackson, mississippi, that he is a winner. we are trying to confirm this all. so far, a lot of claims, no winning ticket yet. today's latest, a jackson, mississippi, tv station reporting that this man of maryland told family that he has the golden ticket for maryland's share of the megamillions jackpot. court records show he has been accused repeatedly of working as a contractor without a license. the report is unconfirmed by lottery officials. meanwhile, the media circus continues with haitian immigrant, mirlanda wilson who hired a lawyer to handle her claims that she has the winning ticket. claims her newly hired lawyer could not confirm in a bizarre

press conference today. >> i cannot say with any certainty that this ticket exists. when it is time to present the ticket or whatever it is that needs to be presented to the lottery commissioner, i am sure that we will be there and we will haul all of you up. if you are from new york or philadelphia, feel free to spend money in baltimore. >> latest cake we wacky report is that it is hidden. employees there still in limbo because some were in a lottery pool with wilson and if her claims are true, some think they may have won, too. even though wilson says the phantom ticket is hers and hers alone. the bottom line here tonight is this is all proof that money really does make people crazy. also the bottom line is, that it's the maryland lottery itself that needs to see a

ticket to confirm whether or not anybody making a claim is telling the truth and that has not happened yet. reporting live in baltimore, scott broom, 9news now. >> wait a second, scott. if she hired a lawyer and hasn't shown the lawyer the ticket, what is she doing? >> i don't know what she's doing and the lawyer seemed confused today about exactly what's going on. at the end of the day, he said why don't you media people, he was talking to all of us from washington to new york. why don't you pack up and go home? we'll tell you when we know. but you know, part of the anxiety in maryland is that the winner can remain unanimous and naturally, everybody is curious about who it is. >> all right, scott broom, we thank you, sir. see you tomorrow. more money, more confusion. the maryland county that was hardest hit by hurricane irene is getting a federal grant to help in the recovery. we're talking about st. mary's county. the federal emergency management agency awarded st. mary's $1.8 million.

maryland's two senators say the aide should allow for the recovery up to 75% of the cleanup costs. the hurricane tore through southern maryland last august. the white house won't need to run the sprinklers any time soon. that's because construction workers did it for them. they accidentally broke a water line this afternoon and that little geyser there went sort of soaring dozens of feet into the air. d.c. water quickly sent the crew to help out with the contractors and of course the repairs. >> somebody forgot to call the utility. >> exactly. we have a link here, and it's a big one. >> we need the water, you know, it's been hard to get a good storm system to bring us much needed rain. i'm sure the lawns and gardens will appreciate it. unfortunately, if you want the rain to clear out the air, because your allergies are killing you. i know it's killing me. not seeing it here in the next several days. we'll see lots of sunshine.

after some clouds sticking around today, we are looking at blue skies out there. finally clearing out. mostly sunny now. 75 degrees. winds are out of northwest at 13 miles per hour. and it looks like we will see plenty of sun for the next few days here. south of us, that's where we have a norfolk and raleigh. a thunderstorm, severe thunderstorm watch in effect right now with the storms coming through. we'll have to watch for the chance of mainly damaging winds and maybe some big hail coming through. in our area, we're not worried about that. temperatures 74 in bethesda. 75 in rockville. 73 in reston. springfield, you're at 74 degrees. it does feel nice out there. in fact, we have some average april days to finish out the rest of this workweek. clearing skies and cooler for tonight. sunny and seasonal for your thursday. same deal for friday. and your easter weekend, it's looking to be milder and storm free. good news for the easter bunny and the kids. for tonight, clearing skies and cooler.

maybe a blanket or two. lows in the 40s with north winds at 10 miles per hour. in downtown, cooling into the mid 40s. 42 in gaithersburg. 45 in culpeper. lower 40s, annapolis, you'll cool down into the upper 40s. now for tomorrow morning, a mostly sunny and chilly start, grab a jacket. temperatures in the 40s and 50s for the afternoon. no shortage of sunshine. mostly sunny, but cool. highs in the upper 50s to lower 60s. average high for this time of year is low 60s. so, for western maryland, you'll warm up into the mid 50s, lots of sun. martinsburg close to 60. leesburg, warnton, you'll top out in the lower 60s. and downtown, seasonal, typical average april day. 62 in downtown. 61 in gaithersburg. annapolis in the upper 50s and you do have a small craft advisory in effect for the bay. pax river, you'll warm up into the lower 60s.

here's how your thursday breaks down. a chilly start in the 40s. tomorrow by noon, in the 50s. by 5:00, upper 50s to lower 60s. grab your jacket and sunglasses. here's how the next three days are looking. cool thursday and friday, but lots of sun. saturday a little milder, near mid 60s. still plenty of shine. here's a look at your next seven days. for the weekend into easter, looks pretty nice. 69, close to 70 for easter sunday. that's great news for the easter bunny who is going to be hiding all those eggs and for the kids who want to get dressed up and looking ahead into monday, looking at partly cloudy, 64 degrees. the next chance for showers not until next week. tuesday and wednesday, initially the model thought sunday night into monday we may have showers, but now looks like that threat is not going to be in our area. we're looking dry for the holiday weekend. a little breezy on friday.

but still, we need the rain. we could use it. >> that's a good thing. coming up, the batman is back on the streets. this time he's doing good up in baltimore. >> but first, the daring rescue of a sailor from a boat was a raging fire.

a california boater is lucky to be alive tonight. it happened late last night. life guards rescued the man as the vessel went up in flames. the sailboat ended up sinking. investigators are trying to find out what caused that fire. take a look at what happened in indiana when a semitrailer truck ran off the road. an overhead sign came crashing down on to the expressway. this all went down in the middle of the night. the semi driver had to jerk to his right and slam into a

guardrail and ended up crashing into the support rails that had been holding that sign up. the sign partially collapsed and blocked two eastbound lanes, fortunately, nobody was hurt. all work is stopped on a new york city subway extension project after a deadly accident. it happened off the 11th avenue inman in manhattan. one worker was killed, three others were hurt. investigators are now trying to find out what went wrong. still to come, why the cost of your cab may soon skyrocket here in the district. and baby on board. we'll tell you about a special delivery 30,000 feet up. >> plus, a heartwarming reunion 25 years in the making. we'll bring this story of a mother daughter reunion right to you after the break.

first tonight, a mother's love knows no boundaries and hope really does make dreams come true. after having her daughters taken from her nearly 25 years ago, a nigerian mother made the trek across the world for a reunion that until now, she's only been able to wish for. one of our viewers told us about this story. we sent ken to be with the family where the dream of being together did come true. >> reporter: the hands of time weren't moving fast enough.

they anxiously awaited for their mother. these few hours were nothing compared to the lifelong separation they've had to endure. both were taken out of nigeria and away from their mother from their own father when they were toddlers. it wasn't until a few years ago that their biological mother finally found them. >> when i was 24, i got an e- mail from this woman and she's like, i'm your mom. >> soon after that e-mail, she traveled to nigeria to meet her mom. the reunion would be the first time embracing and setting eyes on the woman who gave her life. >> i'm nervous, i don't know what she's like. i don't know. i just seen her through pictures. >> sisters managed to get her mother a visa. after a lifetime of waiting, it finally happened. >> welcome to america. >> 53-year-old walked out of the airport gates for the first embrace with her daughters in nearly 25 years. >> i'm so happy.

very, very happy. more than happy. i've never been happy like this before in my life. i'm very, very happy. >> she had been searching for her daughters and praying for this day. >> i had a very smooth flight. >> her journey showing us all just how powerful a mother's love can be. the sisters say their mother comes from an impoverished region and now they have a lot of work ahead of them in helping their mother get accustomed to living in a modern world. at dulles international airport, 9news now. >> thank you. and talk about starting from scratch. the 53-year-old mother left all of her belongings back innigeria. the only thing she brought with her was a handbag. >> wow. the prince georges county firefighter was taken to the hospital after a house fire this morning. it happened in the 7300 block in upper marlboro.

the firefighters were working this morning trying to get it under control. both the roof and the attic severely damaged there. luckily nobody home at the time. nobody still knows exactly what caused that blaze. and investigators are trying to find the cause of another house fire. this left a d.c. firefighter injured. the flames swept through the second floor and the attic of a home in southeast this morning. a firefighter suffered minor injuries, nobody else was hurt. taxi cab fares could be going up. the head of the taxi cab commission says a new fare system could be in place by april 21 if the commission goes along. the new fares would be $2.16 a mile. instead of the current $1.50. the washington examiner reports that it could take until may for all of the cabs to have their meters recalibrated. a new report this everyoning outlines the most pressing transportation project needed in maryland. a d.c. based think tank put it

together. a topnotch transportation system is vital to the state's success. >> we found the state's transportation system remains the backbone of the state's economy and that the state looks into the future, it's going to be critical to support a high quality of life here in maryland that the state needs to provide a well maintained and efficient transportation system. >> so here's a look at some of the most important projects according to trip. widening i-95 and 495 in prince georges and montgomery counties. replacing the governor nice bridge in charles county, and construction of the purple line from bethesda to new carollton. it would be a two track light, and estimated to serve 60,000 riders per day by 2030. derek. >> it was a traffic stop that went viral on the web. montgomery county police pulling over bat man, because it's a bat symbol.

the crusader was led off with a warning. today, batman rode again to do more good. this time up in baltimore and greg guys was there for it all. >> the engine department and the front part is the trunk. >> bat mania arrives at the children's hospital. >> i also have batman silly bands for you. >> and not a moment too soon. >> batman, would you mind pushing? >> because in a real way, the lamborghini bat man and other superheros bring a message of healing and hope to kids like ian. >> nice to meet you, ian. >> thank you. >> i have something for you. batman silly bands. >> he was diagnosed with leukemia. >> i want you to get better. i want you do me a favor and get better. that will make you very happy. >> and golly gosh, batman,

this really helps. >> if i can just get past this, you know, any of the medical illnesses they are dealing with. >> lenny robinson is the batman. and for him, fighting villains is less rewarding, and coaxing smiles. >> i feel like i'm making a difference and that's what it's all about. i feel it for the kids. it's not about me or about batman or about the car. it's about the kids. >> the hope for henry foundation sponsors superheros program. >> give me a five. >> but even the super heros know the worst kept secret here. >> she fought so hard to survive and she was a trooper. >> my son is my super hero. >> must get better. >> with the kids and crime fighters at the hospital. greg geist, 9news now. >> you have to love that guy. and robinson spends $25,000 of

his own money a year on batman toys and memorabilia to give out to the kids. the signature, what do you expect? it's batman. lesli. >> he's a fantastic human being. thank you, derek. still to come tonight, doctors have been known to order a lot of tests, but how many of them do you really need? we'll tell you what a coalition of medical groups had to say about all this. >> we'll explain what the redskins are doing to making watching football at fedex more fun. i should be arrested for crimes against potted plant-kind.

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take a look at the scene over fedex right now. today the redskins announced some improvement. the skins call the fan experience. there will be standing decks. the project that got started last year. also be a video wall on the lower level concourse. executive suites are being added. all right, a delta airlines flight attendant thought she had seen everything after more than two decades in the air. >> susan apparently got the surprise of her life during a 12 hour flight from africa. a passenger reported a woman screaming on an aisle and it turns out that woman was about to have a baby. >> okay, i need a flashlight,

some lubricant, gloves, all the gloves you can find. >> well, there happened to be an obgyn in the flight house who stepped up and took over. everything turned out just fine and helped to comfort the mother of the baby boy and everybody on board clapped. that's the kind of screaming, if it has to be screaming, you want it to be, you know. >> just hope it didn't go too long. >> it's a tradition down in the florida keys. take a look at this easter bunny scuba diving. the owner of a local dive shop puts on the larger than life bunny suit and dives in carrying a few eggs. look at that. looks fun, doesn't it? it's part of the annual easter sunday easter egg hunt. organizes participates get prizes, including one for the finder of a golden egg. >> still ahead, a new smart phone is ready to hit the market. we'll tell you what they need to do to shine. >> but first, what do broccoli and cabbage have to do with breast cancer?

that answer is up next in our health alert. >> and don't forget, we are always on at wusa9.com. stay with us, we'll be right back.

eating your vegetables. that could improve your chances

of beating breast cancer cancer. eating broccoli, cauliflower, request improve the odds of survival. the patients that ate the most, 62% were less likely to die from that disease. several prom that prominent groups say they know how to cut down on wasteful medical spending, but their decisions could affect the quality of your healthcare. >> doctors are being told to think twice before pulling out their prescription bads or ordering tests. nine medical societies released lists of treatments and tests members should no longer automatically order. the 45 recommendations include no early imaging for most back pain and no antibiotics for mild to moderate sinus distress. >> based on the scientific evidence, doing this test or antibiotic is not going to help you get better. >> the groups recommend against repeating colon on

oscopies. >> the united states spent $2.6 trillion on medical costs in 2010. if doctors followed all 45 recommendations, that would probably save tens of billions of dollars. breast cancer patient, ilana is particularly concerned about the recommendation for doctors to stop treating tumors and n stage patients who have not responded to multiple therapies. >> i was stage four. i was in icu. >> she would not be alive if doctors didn't try two new chemotherapies. >> it was a hail mary pass. she's going to be dead in a couple weeks anyway, let's try something. >> she hopes doctors don't implement the recommendations. >> you have to give people a chance to fight back. >> and they treat patients until there are no options left. cbs news, new york. >> those recommendations will be circulated to doctors and to

consumers. neither the insurance industry nor the federal government were involved in this process. a language app for the ipad is helping students with autism to overcome one of the most challenging parts of this disease, communication. some of the kids are using the technology to express their thoughts and feelings for the first time. one mom calls the app a huge help for her 16-year-old son. >> his frustration level is reduced because so many times he's got all these thoughts and feelings, but no way of getting them out. >> now besides academics, the app helps teach life skills, like doing the laundry and making dinner. all right. 911 tapes reveal that the man killed in last week's colorado wild fires was concerned about the controlled burn underway near his house. >> we live up in the foothills and we just got home and looks like there's a fire at the foot. >> that is a controlled burn.

the forest service is on scene. >> we have 79-mile an hour winds up here and they have a control burn? >> yes. >> wonderful. thank you. >> sam lucas and his wife were later found dead in their burned out home. the colorado state forest service has accepted responsibility for that fire outside of denver. >> tried to warn them. >> all right, let's talk about a weather situation, which is pretty nice. >> we have some really nice weather headed this way. pretty seasonal for this time of year, derek, and looks like we really could use some rain around here at the gardens and our lawns. we aren't going to get any right now. here's a look at your weather camera. the clouds clearing out and we get to see some sun before finishing off the day. 75 degrees under mostly sunny skies. winds are northwest at 13-miles per hour. our satellite and radar picture showing the active weather closest to us is south of us in

virginia, norfolk, raleigh, where we have the yellow box. that is the severe thunderstorm watch in effect. in fact, we're looking at pretty good storms coming through that area and looks like we're going to see clear skies overnight. temperatures 75 degrees in downtown. 73 in leesburg. culpeper 77. fredericksburg, look at you. you're the warm spot. 80 degrees. enjoy that. we have some average april days ahead of us. sunny and seasonal thursday. same deal for friday. then we're looking at milder conditions for your easter weekend. so, for tonight, a pretty nice night if you want to have dinner outside, go ahead and do that. clearing skies. one to two blanket night. lows in the 40s. north winds at 10. around downtown, we'll get into the mid 40s. 43 in manassas. 44 in fredericksburg. pax river, 49. now for tomorrow morning as you are heading out the door, lots of sunshine and chilly.

grab the jacket. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. for the afternoon, still lots of sunshine, maybe a really pretty looking day. it's on the cool side. average highs will be upper 50s to low 60s. north winds at 5 to 10 miles per hour. in western maryland, we'll get into the mid 50s. still lots of sun. on the cool side. hagerstown 59. winchester 60s. leigh burg, manassas, all topping out in the lower 60s. average high is in the lower 60s this time of year. we'll be right around there at 62. annapolis 59. we do have a small craft advisory in effect for parking parts of the bay tomorrow. here is how your thursday breaks down. chilly start. by noon, still cool, but lots of sunshine. afternoon highs upper 50s to lower 60s. don't forget your sunglasses. friday is very similar, but a little breezy. may feel chillier than on saturday, milder, 64 degrees. here's how your next seven days

are looking. easter looks good. 69 degrees under partly cloudy conditions and will be lots of sun. we took off that rain drop because now looks like we aren't expecting any rain. great news for everybody who wants to be on that easter egg hunt. maybe showers arrived, it will be cooler by then. >> hold off in the rain a little bit. >> all right, thank you, anny. >> crews were out at augusta national golf club trying to clean up rain and damage from some strong storms last night. the chairman of the historic club said the green soaked up an inch and a half of rain last night, but he expects the course to be ready tomorrow. the strong storms also brought down several trees near the club. all right, we're less than 24 hours away from opening day in major league baseball. >> and this year's washington nationals are surrounded by a whole lot of buzz. kristen berset is here with more on what we can expect. we are hoping for extra wins.

>> playoffs would be nice. mixed on the nationals this year. many think they have a legitimate chance at the post season, thanks to great offseason acquisitions. the lack of injuries heading into opening day and of course the return of stephen strasburg. dave owens has more on the nats expectations for the season. >> see you later. >> when did you think you'd hear these words in the same sentence? nats, high expectation. well, they are here now and davey johnson who experienced opening days in four separate decades can't wait to get things started. >> i get excited about any time we tee it um. >> and he's excited about this ball club. >> wow. >> for starters, it has arms. plenty of them. stephen strasburg headlines a slew of young gunners. jordan zimmerman, and edwin jackson, all under 30 years old. >> it's huge and a little bit of competitiveness within the

rotation. i think that will help us. it will work to our advantage. we will try to one up each other. everyone knows they have the ability to pitch and be any team on any given day. >> but on any given day, does this team have the bats to win. johnson says ryan zimmerman is in the best shape of his career. >> you couldn't have a better leader than ryan zimmerman. >> and he is healthy again. but you can't say that about mike morris, both of which will start the season on the disabled list. still davey, ever the optimist. >> go man to man against the division. i like the way we stack up. >> dave owens reporting. the nationals open season on the road at wrigley field for a three-game series about the cubs. they head to new york and their big opener is next thursday, the 12th. lesli, over to you. >> fresh off three big wins. mitt romney came to the

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in tonight's consumer alert. internet giant, yahoo says it plans to lay off 2,000

employees as part of a massive restructuring. span over several departments. the company says it will save some $375 million a year once that downsizing is complete. a new smart phone will wedge its way on to store shelves on sunday. it will join the crowded field of android devices. success may prove critical for nokia and microsoft. >> the newest microsoft windows smart phone, the sleek nokia lym yay 900 carries the weight of the world on its 4.3- inch display. >> we need this to be a hit. if it's not, there will be a will the of question marks. >> survive of nokia phones and microsoft's ability to make a dent in the mobile world. >> if nokia wants any chance of getting back, it has to be a hit. the stakes are equally high for microsoft. they are trying to prove the windows phone platform is worth

buying. >> at&t put megamarketting bucks behind the lumia900. windows phones have been a nonevent with consumers. now, the lumia900 specks and $100 price tag may change that. >> the design is really pop art and so you're going to attract people who want a very cool looking phone, but who don't want to sacrifice any of those features. i think nokia has done a great job of delivering a lot of features for a reasonable price. >> is that enough to inties buyers? >> it's a different concept. it's hard for consumers to get their heads wrapped around that. >> if they can't, the consequences could be devastating to nokia's and microsoft's bottom line. >> it is available for preorder now, but it will officially go on sale in stores on april 8. that's easter sunday. this is 9news now.

>> i don't want to transform america. i want to restore to america the values of economic freedom, an opportunity and small government that made this nation the leader it is. >> one day after three decisive primary victories, mitt romney comes to d.c. and shifts his focus to the man in the white house. but as danielle nottingham tells us, his republican rivals are not ready to give up. not just yet. >> derek, it's the mid way point in the republican primary season. front runner, mitt romney, is building on his delegate lead and ignoring his gop rivals. mitt romney took the stage at an annual meeting of newspaper editors and publishers and immediately went on the attack against president obama. >> i'm offering a clear choice and a different path. and unlike the president, i have a record that i am proud to run on. >> romney's