face as he played outside the apartment building last year. he was caught in the cross fire of the gun battle. >> it's a tragedy, but he is here and alive. that's a good thing. that's what's keeping us going. it's good to hear that he survived this. with when it happened, everyone feared the -- when it happened r, everyone feared the worst -- when it happened, everyone feared the worst. >> we have removed from the community a violent individual who chose last summer to position himself in an area and shoot into an area where young children were playing. >> reporter: he faces many medical challenges that will be a heavy burden to shoulder for a grown up. but someone that has barely begun to live. doctors tell the family that the toddler faces as many as 10 years of surgery. meanwhile the teenager who shot him faces 75 years in prison

when he is sentenced in june. in capital heights, armando trull, 9news now. an update on the newborn found dead on the sidewalk back in january. now the baby girl died from hypothermia. she froze to death. d.c. police are investigating the newborn's death as a homicide. the temperatures were freezing when they found the baby northeast. naked, wrapped only in a towel lying just steps away from a home. busted. tonight police in virginia have arrested 20 people from across the commonwealth in the undercover operation targeting the online child predators. now those arrests were made in six different counties including fairfax, prince williams and loudoun. charges include online solicitation of a minor and distribution of child porn. well, marion barry is trying to clarify the

controversial comments he made at a party on tuesday. he was caught on tape saying, "we've got to do something about these asians coming in and opening up businesses and dirty shops. they've got to go. i'll say it right now. but we need african-american people to take their places too." however in a radio interviewed today, barry did not seem to be backing down. >> reporter: it just happened. i mean, to carry it out and what we have. 90% of them are all owned or operated by asians. too many of them don't participate in the community. they will come in to our community, they will take your money and just leave. we need to change that attitude. >> reporter: in a statement released later this afternoon, he did try to clarify the comments saying that his remarks were directed at the

less than stellar asian- american businessmen and not the community as a whole. well three winning tickets will still share that record success of $656 million jackpot if any of them ever come forward. so far though nobody. that will not stop about who may or may not have that winning ticket. >> reporter: officials fear that there might be a winner on out there who doesn't know it. people are claiming that they are the ones they want. it's been five days with no confirmed winner and lots of rumors. the haitian immigrant that claims she won, but can't get her story straight. >> this is the real deal. >> reporter: a man with a criminal record of falsifying documents, who showed off what looked like a winning ticket and then retracted and claimed it was a practical joke. maryland's lottery director is

not amused. >> it's important to us that all the information that's out there in the media that people not be mistaken in thinking that it has been claimed only to have the legitimate ticketholder discard their tickets. >> reporter: the advice? >> since no one has approached us, we would encourage people to look at their tickets very closely. >> reporter: in baltimore, scott broom, 9news now. we have breaking news for you coming out of virginia tonight. a car including six people and a small child crashed after trying to get away from the cops. this is according to the fairfax county police. officers say the suspects stole some merchandise from tyson's corner and then drove off. they were able to pull the car over. that is the police were, but the suspects got away once again. the chase ended after the car crashed and flipped evil -- crashed and flipped over. everybody in that car has now been taken to the hospital. no police officers were hurt. tonight, much more information on what lead to the college here that suddenly shut down all three campuses this

week. we learned this the federal department of education is alleging that they failed to distribute to their students, hundreds of thousands of dollars in financial aid. it and then that they lied about it, repeatedly to the federal government. so the department of education cut off all assistance, which lead them to shut it down. however, there will be at least some encouraging news for the students that have all been left hanging. they are working to find schools that will accept the students as well as those all- important college credits that they have earned. well good day sunshine. beautiful once again. lit -- a little cooler, getting cooler still, right, an -- anny? we'll bring you that weather forecast in just a couple of minutes. but in the meantime, we've got another sure sign of spring.

opening day for you and for baseball. and now this year, they will start the season on the hollow grounds of the field. we have more on how the game went down. >> this is the eighth season in d.c. as they said there is too much talent on this team to lose games. he'll be making the first opening day start of his career, taking on the cubs. a pretty solid day. giving up five hits, one run, five strikeouts in seven innings. 58 of the pitches were strikes, leaving the game down 1-0. in the top of the 9th, now tied, mounting the comeback. a base hit brings in brett carol to take the lead. that was desmond's third hit of

the day. brad lidge in for the save. nice to have them here. striking them out, looking right here. nats win the opener, 2-1. derek, back over to you. >> only 160 games left to go. still to come, a police sting caught on tape. but the man under arrest is no stranger to law enforcement. in fact, he is the sheriff. what the heck is going on there? we'll tell you. but first local firefighters rescue three people from a burning home. we've got the latest on the victims and the investigation. it's right after the break. so stay with us. i should be arrested for crimes against potted plant-kind.

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tonight, a woman is literally fighting for her life following an early morning house fire. they were able to rescue three people today. the blaze was knocked down in about 20 minutes. investigators think that it may have started with a single cigarette, but they have not been able to confirm that just yet. >> we saw the flames coming out of the window. it was very dark smoke and they live in this house here. they were, they got out of the house. >> we hope and pray that they will all be okay. >> reporter: those two adults will be expected to be fine. but the elderly mom is listed

in serious condition at the washington hospital center. if you're driving in virginia this weekend, you might notice a new addition. check out the sometime lapse as they set up the cross in front of the victory baptist church. they designed the crossest fecially for easter, wanting to remind everyone what the true meaning of the holiday really is. >> i think it's wonderful. you know, i will just stop for you and praise the lord. >> we want all of the community, the surrounding areas to know what we believe in. and everybody that drives by, they will be reminded about the cross. >> the reason they made it so big so when people ride down the highway, they will look up and be reminded of what it represents. still to come, the weekend is almost here. a look at your full 9news now forecast in just a few minutes. but first, the former penn state football coach is accused

of child sex abuse will go to court. what his lawyers are asking the judge to do that just might surprise you. stick around and find out.

today, the lawyers for jerry sandusky tried to get the child abuse charges dismissed among the other issues. they are asking for more details against the former penn state football coach. he went before a judge in

pennsylvania today. the 68-year-old is facing 52 counts for alleged sexual abuse of 10 boys over a period of 15 years. he is on home arrest, awaiting trial in early june and he denies the charges. in texas, an ironic trend of events after a fight broke out during the antibullying fight -- protest. the family says that bullying lead to the 16-year-old to taking their own life, but for some reason, during the protest, a fight broke out. the cops had to get involved. no word yet if anyone was seriously hurt. in denver, the former arapahoe county sheriff is sitting in the jail, which is named after him. he pleaded guilty to drugs and prostitution charges. concealed cameras set up by the cops were rolling when he tried to trade meth for sex. brian mott has the story. >> do you see me? it is tuesday, november 29.

and we are waiting for the target to arrive for the meth transaction. >> and they would not need to wait long for the former sheriff to get in touch. and they talked to sullivan. setting up the sting here. >> i'm good, how are you? >> five minutes into the 1246 minute tape, he arrived in the bedroom, wearing a hat and chewing gum. almost immediately he takes off his shirt and sets up the portable dvd player. playing the porn -- setting up the gay porn. the arapahoe county sheriff secured the identity of the informants and the undercover officers. sullivan could be seen given an envelope of what police said was meth to one of the young men. sullivan takes the belt off saying he wants to get comfortable. moments later the party comes

to an abrupt end. >> don't move. let me see your hand. >> reporter: they detonate a flash bang grenade. and it is the beginning of the end for the former sheriff, pat sullivan. >> oh my goodness. well, breast-feeding mothers in seattle are taking their fight to city hall. they want legal protection to feed their babies in public. now by law, moms can breast- feed any way they would like to, but a group of moms who showed up at the city hall say that will not be enough. they would like the city council to make it illegal for someone to cover up or to move. now if it is approved, this measure would give moms the file to set up a complaint. >> that will give women the power to breast-feed and take care of their child the way they know is best. >> some people think oh you should do this in private, it's a private thing. but nobody really eats in private. a lot of people go out to eat and they eat in restaurants and

eat in public. why should my son not have to? >> well near lay dozen women told -- nearly a dozen women told them that it is a public health issue. babies breast-fed have lower obesity rates and fewer infections and chronic diseases than those who are not. and moms say those that feel uncomfortable, they need to look the other way. what do you think? is it a violation for the civil rights to ask a mother to move if they are breast-feeding? or should they take the mom's device and just look the other way if it bothers you? send us your thoughts on web -- mailbag@wusa9.com. a broken pipe is being blamed for a massive plume of steam downtown st. louis. the 20-inch steam pipe broke this morning. you can see how it looks. the steam is just blowing into the air. you can see it from miles away. thankfully no one was hurt. the st. louis fire official says that they will now need to shut down the street for the next couple of weeks to fix it.

no word on exactly what caused that steam pipe's rupture. >> let's talk about the weather around here. >> yeah, you can definitely feel a cool down compared to yesterday, derek. we have had mid-70s yesterday at this time. today in the low 60s. average high is in the low 60s. so this is where we should be for this time of the year temperature wise. though we did see the sunny skies as well later on today. here is a look at the weather camera. a beautiful shot of the white house today. on this thursday evening, right now where we are mostly sunny. 59 degrees. winds are north-northwest at around 10 miles per hour. and we are looking at a freeze warning for you in effect. it's all highlighted in blue. north and west of town. including frederick county out towards jefferson county as well. this will be overnight and also the freeze watch is in effect for tomorrow night in the same locations. so these next couple of days, they will be cooler. now here is a look at radar. the southeast is dealing with the severe thunderstorms that will be going on through and

the severe thunderstorm watches. we'll be talking about golf and augusta and showers going on through for the masters. we'll need to watch chance for some thunderstorms for you tomorrow as well. and we can see how that could impact the master's game. right now in our area, we don't have any rain to deal with, but we do have these areas in blue as you can see with that freeze warning in effect. so it will be a chilly night. right now at 55 in leesburg. 56 in hagerstown. frederick burg in the upper 50s. andrew's air force base in the mid-50s. so we've got some cool days ahead of us. it will be seasonal though and a freeze warning is north and west of town, which means to cover your sensitive plants. of course, don't forget your furry friends to bring them inside. breezy and cool again for your friday and then pleasant for your easter holiday weekend. so tonight, partly cloudy to mostly clear conditions. colder. grab a couple of blankets in the freezing mark to the lower 40s. downtown 42. you can go north and west and see that it will be cooling

down. 33 in winchester right around the freezing mark. tomorrow morning especially in those locations, you may want an extra scarf or even a jacket to start off the day. mostly sunny, otherwise a chilly start. temperatures in the 30s and the 40s. now tomorrow, we'll also notice that it will be a bit breezier for you compared to today. so it will feel cooler for you under mostly sunny skies. breezy, highs in the 50s. the north wind is 10 to 15 with a gust higher than that. so now tomorrow and in western maryland, coming off a cool chilly start for you and through your day. mostly sunny conditions. martinsburg at 57. winchester in the upper 50s. leesburg, warrenton, manassas, you'll top out at 58 degrees. for downtown, 60. gaithersburg at 59. annapolis, 57. we also have a small craft advisory in effect for the bay. the average high for this time of the year will be in the lower 60s. here's how your friday will break down.

again a cold start. otherwise breezy and sunny for the day. temperatures into the 50s for the noon hour. your seven-day forecast will look like this. a little milder on saturday into your weekend. the mid-60s. sunday your easter. we've got 59 degrees. close to 70 degrees. and under plenty of sun. now, i'm not worried about any showers for this weekend. and the next chance of showers will be on monday, tuesday, wednesday under the cloudy conditions and a chance for showers. you can definitely use it and i'm very glad that it willed hold off and for after easter. so enjoy your easter weekend. >> very exciting stuff. thank you. let's get to the weird news file. you'll remember how he was known for supposedly biting the head off the bat. and it turns out that the move was a lot more dangerous than what we thought. for st. louis, where they were worried about contracting the rabies, after a bat urinated in his eye. >> ew. >> yeah. >> andrew is a member of another heavy metal band called torch. he was staying at a friend's house when they discovered a trapped and frightened bat in one of the rooms.

he switched on the ceiling fan, which got the thing more upset and started flying around, in which he said at light speed, dive bombed his head and peed in his eye. they recommend he get the rabies shot. he went in the next day. he feels like he is being treated for a unicorn bite. that's how rare this kind of thing would be. >> i would think so. yeah. we want to hear what you think. send your e-mails to mailbag@wusa9.com. 9news now will be right back.

in our mail bag tonight, some reaction regarding the d.c. council member's business that happens to be owned by the asian americans. barry said that in part, the businesses, they ought to go. and they will apparently be fed up with marion barry. that is the remarkable views for them. people will be going into business whether or not there's a need. and people will be staying in business because customers, they will keeping doing their business with them. if he wants one group rather than another, work on getting that group to go into business and meet that need and fill that vacuum. you know what, john, i couldn't have said it better myself. we have had this conversation with marion barry before, taking some heat from some of you because i tried to give the ex-mayor the benefit of the doubt when he says these kinds of things, but you know what, i'm done. i've got a question. why? this kind of comment is not

helpful. if businesses don't do rights by folks in your neighborhood, point them out. that's your job. but what does the racial background of the business owner have to do anything with it? well, we know how that would have ended up. i hope to end up with more of your elias abuelazam mails. it's mailbag@wusa9.com. well that is our report. i'll be right back here at 11:00 along with lesli foster. don't forget that you can log on to wusa9.com any time with the latest.

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