now, what the violations are, right now still remain a bit of a mystery. there's been plenty of speculation over what could be at the center of all of this. the university made it very clear they will not be sharing any details or any hints as to precisely what they are investigating. right now, they will only say those teams scheduled to compete will do so. now again, the university staying very tight lipped about what sports they are looking into and exactly how many student athletes are involved in this entire investigation. we did reach out to the ncaa. it is not their place to comment on this investigation. the spokeswoman simply said in that phone conversation that they hope to resolve this matter quickly. >> thanks, ken. protests erupted after students showed up for classes today only to find that their college shut down. act college in virginia is now closed. now it had campuses in arlington, alexandria, and

manassas. the school, which was in business for the last 30 years delivered the news via a simple message saying it was forced to close its doors and now students studying for careers in healthcare are left with their academic futures in limbo. kristin fisher has the latest from their manassas campus where accusing administrators of mismanagement, defeat, or corruption. 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. sean was 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 for so long was ripped out from under you. >> sean paid $30,000 in tuition. others taken out student loans, financial aid.

>> i should be graduated by the time i have my child and that puts a damper. >> teachers have also been left in limbo. in fact, they already haven't been paid in two months. >> we have instructors that quit their jobs to come work for act, started on monday and got a pink slip on tuesday. they were kept in the blind as well. >> all of us are at loss for words. we want to know what's going on. we want answers and not getting anything. >> i tried to get answers at their corporate headquarters. 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'd like to see the money trail. i'd like to know where the money went. >> i would ask you to find your conscious, sir, because what you're doing is wrong. a ltd. of brilliant minds here and this is not right. >> kristin fisher, 9news now. >> there is still one

undecided race. and there could be a recount coming to figure out what won. it is the race between vincent orange and biddle for the at large seat. as of this morning, orange was ahead, but only by 500 votes. >> absolutely i feel like a winner. we are in a great place with a great day for us. we are now up by 543 votes. >> we are a couple hundred votes away on a city wide race from winning. i feel pretty good. >> board of elections will not declare an official winner until april 13 after they count a few thousand absentee ballots. mitt romney right here in washington today after sweeping the d.c., maryland, and wisconsin primaries. >> i hope that we're able to resolve our nomination process as soon as possible, of course, because i'd like to focus our time and attention on those key battleground states. >> the gop presidential candidate is more than half way to locking in the nomination.

yet his chief rival isn't ready to back down. the latest polling from pennsylvania shows santorum has a 6 point lead in that his home state. he and romney are expected to spend the next three weeks ball ling it out in pennsylvania. forecasters say the winds from those tornadoes in texas topped 135 miles an hour. the national weather service estimates as many as a dozen twisters touched down in the northern part of that state. the twisters causing massive damage am across the lone start state. thankfully though, nobody was killed. one even sent a tractor trailer flying into a home. chris wilson lives in forney. that's one of the hardest hit towns. he and his wife narrowly escaped. >> all this stuff you see here can be replaced. i have memories i may lose, but i can make new ones because my family is still here. >> hundreds of flights are still canceled. this is the second day in a row. a lot of passengers were stranded overnight. officials say the early warning system at that airport enabled

folks to get to safety and help to minimize injuries. thankfully, violent weather like that not in our forecast. anny hong joins us on the weather terrace. >> it's going to be a nice evening. temperatures in the mid 70s earlier today and we are slowly cooling down. i also want to talk about the storm system that did impact dallas. it has been slowly moving out to the east. closer to florida now, but it has left quite a bit of flooding concerns for the new orleans area. now back in our area, temperatures really nice. got up to 76 now in downtown. 72 in leesburg. look at fredericksburg. 77 degrees. annapolis in the mid 70s. so, our satellite and radar picture showing us, we have skies finally cleared out and making way for a sunny end to today. we'll see clear skies tonight and it will be cooler, but it will be a pleasant evening. go out for that nice jog or walk with your dog. lows in the 40s. i'll let you know how much

cooler it gets for the rest of this workweek and a look at your easter weekend forecast when i come back, derek. >> the man accused of shooting and killing seven people at a california college was in court today. police say one goh confessed to the deadly shooting, but refused to say where he left the gun. now, he's facing seven counts of murder. timothy brown was seymour's fiance, she was one of the victims killed. >> i never thought judy would be harmed going to school. >> police say goh was expelled a few months back and started shooting because he was angry at his administrators and the students who teased him. the nursing program director believes she was the intended target. >> the state of virginia is calling for $100,000 cap on damages in a wrongful death suit filed against virginia tech. the parents of two students killed in the 2007 massacre, one of them from chantilly won

the suit. the parents were asking for $2 million despite a state cap on damages. the state is asking the judge to abide by the cap. an update on the deadly pedestrian accident. police say a garbage truck hit and killed 31-year-old stanley monday afternoon. that accident happened while the truck was backing out of an alley. the driver of the truck was unhurt. still to come, lamborghini batman hits the streets again. this time he's in baltimore doing good. plus, a protest at a college ends with students screaming in tears. what happened? we'll tell you right after the break. stay with us.

tonight, calls for an investigation after police officers pepper sprayed as many as 30 santa monica college students. this all happened last night after nearly 100 students showed up to protest a two tier funding plan. under that plan, the university would be able to charge students more money for popular classes. campus police used the spray after they say students became disruptive. dozen s of families are

homeless. that fire started on a balcony, it spread to the roof, the attic, and the rest of the building. crews spent the morning looking for flairups. it was burning over here. right down the whole roof. and burst through the roof. >> the complex is a total loss. nobody knows what caused it yet. thankfully, nobody was hurt. it was another great day in the d.c. metro. we'll have your full forecast right after the break. but the driver of an ice cream truck tries to avoid a crash and ends up with seriously rocky road. we'll explain about that right after the break. stay with us.

tonight, nine people, including seven children are recovering after an ice cream truck slammed into a school bus head on. it happened in chesterfield county yesterday afternoon. police say that truck driver was heading along colony parkway when he approached a hill and saw the traffic at a standstill. in order to avoid rear ending the cars, he pulled the wheel left and that put him in the path of the school bus. >> i heard a big explosion. sounded like a bomb went off. pretty scary. my heart was beating so fast. i felt so bad for those kids on the bus. >> now you can see the ice cream truck suffered most of the damage, but amazingly, that driver able to walk away from the crash. officials said none of the kids were seriously hurt, but did

suffer a few cuts and scrapes. you heard the phrase a mother's love knows no bounds. 25 years ago, ogai edwards and her sister were taken by their father out of nigeria and their mother was left behind. the sisters were only toddlers back then, but a few years ago, the mother managed to find the girls. they were living here. anika traveled to nigeria to visit their mom. today, it was the big day. she arrived and we were there for the happy reunion. >> i'm so happy. very, very happy. more than happy. i've never been happy like this before in my life. >> the sisters say now they'll focus on helping their mom get accustomed to living here in the united states. well, it was a traffic stop that went viral on the web. montgomery county police pulling over batman because he had no tags on his bat mobile.

the cape crusader was kept on his way to visit a hospital in d.c. batman rides again doing more good. this time in baltimore. greg was there for it all. >> the engine department and the front part is actually 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 her? >> this is cool. >> because in a real way, the lamborghini batman and other super heros bring a message of healing and hope to kids like ian. >> nice to meet you, ian. >> i have something for you. batman silly bands. >> he was diagnosed with leukemia. >> look at me. i want you to get better. i want you to do me a favor and get better. >> okay. >> that will make me very happy. >> and golly gosh, batman, the docks say this really helps. >> they see where they are and

say, i can be that some day and it helps them. any of the medical illnesses they are dealing with. >> lenny robinson is the batman and for him, fighting villains is less rewarding than coaxing smiles. >> i feel like i'm making a difference and that's what it's all about. it's not about me or about batman or about the car. it's about the kids. >> the hope sponsors this kids and super heros program. >> give me a five. >> but even the super heros know the worst kept secret here. >> the real super hero is kennedy, because she fought so hard to survive and she was a trooper. enter my son is my super hero. >> with the kids and crime fighters at the hospital. greg geist, 9news now. >> robynson spends $25,000 of his own money every year on

batman toys and memorabilia for the kids. the signature he hands out, it's batman. i love seeing that video from getting pulled over by the police. >> i like the video of him helping those kids. amazing dude. we heard of tornado, now you're talking hurricanes? >> we got our first hurricane forecast. okay, the good news is not as active of a season, maybe below average. so that's good news for all of the insurance companies and folks who are impacted by the hurricanes every season. here's a look at it. so, colorado state university comes out with this forecast every year along with noah. they are expecting forecasting ten named storms. that's less than the average of 12. they are also expecting four hurricanes compared to six on average. two major hurricanes compared with three on average. that's a category 3 or higher, at least 111-mile per hour

winds. the reason why they might think it's less active hurricane season, because the atlantic is cooler and the impact of el nino. we'll have to see how that forecast verifies, also wait for noah's expectation. in our area, we have really nice conditions, 76 degrees. lots of sunshine. it's a really nice night to be outside if you want. have dinner outside, take a nice longer walk. satellite radar picture showing us the severe stuff is to the south and carolinas and south of virginia into norfolk and raleigh. that yellow showing the severe thunderstorm watch in effect. now in our area, temperatures in the 70s, 73 in springfield. 74 in great falls. lower 70s, laurel 73. beltsville 75. it's going to be a really nice evening. now, the next couple of days, we have average april days ahead of us. clearing and cooler for tonight. sunny and seasonal for your thursday. then on friday, same deal. then it's going to be milder

for your easter weekend. so, for tonight what can you expect? clearing skies. it's going to be cooler. grab a couple blankets. lows in the 40s. winds out of the north. overnight lows in downtown, mid 40s. 40 in leesburg. lower 40s in martinsburg. culpeper in the mid 40s and annapolis in the upper 40s. tomorrow morning as you are heading out the door. lots of sunshine and chilly. grab a jacket and maybe also your sunglasses. temperatures starting out in the 40s and 50s. now for the afternoon, no shortage of sunshine. but it's going to be a cool day, but still seasonal. highs upper 50s to lower 60s. in cumberland, lower 60s. in downtown, 62. annapolis 59. here's a look at your next seven days. friday, the winds may pick up a little bit. may feel cooler into the 50s. for the weekend looking really nice. into the near mid 60s for

saturday. lots of sunshine. still sunny for easter sunday, derek, and i have gotten rid of that little rain drop we had, we felt we could see a shower at night, but right now, we should be dry and gosh, temperatures close to 70 degrees on easter. next chance for maybe some rain will be tuesday and wednesday. so enjoy this holiday weekend. >> enjoy the sunshine while it lasts. let's get to our weird news because everybody loves those pandas, right? but do you love them this much? to china where one businessman come up with a way to make tea out of panda poop. i kid you not. what's more, it sells for $200 a cup. oh yeah. the businessman in question argues that pandas absorb 30% of the nutrition from the food they eat. so, their waste is actually very, very nourishing. hence the hefty price tag, which makes this tea the most expensive anywhere. but frankly, i do not love pandas that much or need the

nutrition that badly. >> i lost my appetite for dinner now. >> we'll see you in a minute. we want to hear what you think. send your e-mails to mcginty's mail bag. the address, mailbag@wusa9.com. 9news now will be right back.

in our mail bag tonight, that bizarre lottery story out of baltimore where a woman named mirlana wilson said she

won the big megamillions lottery, but the one thing no one has seen is a winning ticket. over on the wusa9 facebook page, miss wilson's credibility has vanished as well. bernard banks sums it up pretty much. she's a want to be winner because if you hit for that much cheese, why would you be giving interviews saying i remember the two 23's, but don't know if it's a winner and you have no lawyer. fake. well bernard, if you're watching today, she does have a lawyer now, but even he apparently cannot confirm that she won or at least he would not through our reporter today. and wendy williams says this is some $218 million bull. not to offend anyone, but if i had seven kids crammed in a small house supporting us all on my mcdonald's job, i would have been waiting for the lottery office to open on saturday to cash my winning ticket. i'm just saying. wendy, a lot of people are saying. it's a good point, but debra

doesn't seem to care so much anymore. she has had her 15 plus minutes of fame. if she has the ticket, her coworkers will sue her for the money unless she can prove she actually bought the ticket away from their pool. but let it go, who cares. some of us still care. yet there were similar sentiments from rob. she has a lawyer, she doesn't have a lawyer. she has a ticket, she doesn't have the ticket. she checked the numbers, she remembers two of the numbers. turn the cameras off and go back to the station and report some real news. you know what? a will the of you seem to feel that way, but when somebody wins more than $218 million, that is real news. who knew that it was going to get so crazy and of course you could argue that, that makes it newsier. you can argue whatever you'd like in mcginty's mail bag. the address is mailbag@wusa9.com. or join the conversation over on the w ua9 facebook page. >> i'll be back tonight at

11:00 along with anita brikman. it will just be me. log on any time to wusa9.com. we'll see you later. bye bye.

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