hello and thank you for joining us, i'm j.c. hayward. the new unemployment numbers were released today and they show that job growth is slowing and more people have stopped looking for work.

it is news that could be a setback for president obama as he fighting for re-election. teartara mergener reports now from the white house. >> reporter: a sharp drop from the pace of growth the country's seen so far this year. the unemployment rate dropped 8.2% but that's only because fewer people are looking for jobs. job is one of them -- bob is one of them. he was laid off in 2009. >> initially just kind of shock. >> reporter: he spent months looking for work then decided to go business for himself. >> it's at a pint where it's -- point where it's -- fortunately today i received a call about two new jobs. >> reporter: it will be one of the central issues, it could be a setback for president obama's re-election campaign. at a forum on women and the economy the president at mitted

there's more work to be done. >> right now no issue is more important than restoring economic security for all our families in the wake of the goatest economic crisis since the great depression. >> reporter: he's hoping events like this will help him show the progress he's made but the gop front runner says voters need more. >> they want to see a real change and someone leading the country who understands how the economy works so we can get the economy working for the american people. >> reporter: mitt romney ark he's the best -- argues he's the best candidate but first he'll have to lock in the party's nomination. tara mergener for cbs news, the white house. today's unemployment report the number of new jobs grew in manufacturing, food services, drinking places and health care. but it dropped in retail and temporary firms are taking on fewer people looking for work. maryland's highest court is hearing arguments involving a gay married couple seeking a

divorce. now here's the problem. same sex marriages are not set to begin in the state until next year. however, opponents vow to overturn the law in a voter referendum next year. lawyers for the women agod that the state could recognize -- argued that the state should recognize gay marriages honored else where. there was surprising reaction today from an asian american business owner about council member marion barry's airlinely charged comments about asian -- racially charged comments about asian businesses in ward 8. delia goncalves has details. >> reporter: council member barry was referring to restaurants like king city carryout here on mlk avenue with the bars in the windows and bulletproof glass at the counter. he says they're actually hurting the community. >> i can understand where he's coming from. >> reporter: she didn't want to show her face but says though

the comments were insensitive. some asian businesses have a bad reputation in the black community. >> they don't want to take care of their business places nice and clean and they just want to make the money. >> reporter: just hours after his primary win, barry said quote -- >> reporter: after public outrage barry apologized and tried to explain himself. >> they don't hire anybody from the community. don't participate in the community. >> i think they should give back to clean up but i think he could have said it in a better fashion. >> i think he meant what -- needed to be said. >> reporter: all the employees at sonny's live in the neighborhood and in fact when they bought the store four months ago there were no lights, in ceiling the liquor stored away. now the bright merchandise on the shelves. getting it of the bulletproof glass is the next project. >> i always tell my employees

we want to treat our customers like our family. >> reporter: her customers saysth it goes a -- it goes a long way. delia goncalves, 9news now. >> she attends every a and c meeting and tells us she and her husband represent the younger generation of asian business owners trying to change the old image. well, we've learned more about what may have led a.c.t. college to suddenly shut down all three campuses in northern virginia this week. the federal department of education says the college failed to distribute hundreds of thousands of dollars in financial aid to its students and then lied about it. so the department of education cut off all financial assistance which led to the closings, students are demanding answers. some just weeks if graduating. >> unfortunately this is a for profit institution and sadly, it is -- come that someone that has gotten the profit and closed the doors. >> i'd like to see the money trail. i'd like to know where the

money went. >> the department of education says it is working to find schools that will accept a. c. the student as well as the college credits that they have already earned. well, the glen burnie man who told his mother he had the winning megamillions ticket now says he was joking. the maryland state lottery says it's tired of all the nonsense about last week's winning ticket. >> i am not surprised that we're -- what are we seven days out from the -- seven days out from the drawing and really only four business days that we haven't heard from anyone yet. one thing there hasn't been in this is a shortage of rumors about who may or may not have won the ticket. we are anxious and wait for them to come forward but until that time, the ticket has not been claimed. >> and of course mirlande wilson is the baltimore woman who at first claimed that she won but now she says she lost the ticket. still to come on 9news now,

at one time the howard theater was the venue to see live black entertainment years ago. well, after decades after december -- of disrepair the theater is reborn. ments caught on tape an nfl coach is heard encouraging players to inflict bodily harm on rivals, you'll hear for yourself when the news continues.

saints' fans are shaking their heads at the smoking gun in the gregg williams case. he's already been suspended indefinitely by the nfl for paying players to intentionally injure through appropriates. well, now -- their opponents, well, now new recordings show exactly what he said to players -- >> williams was caught on tape by a filmmaker who was allowed in the locker room. williams was with the saints after serving as an assistant coach with the redskins. and his time here remains under investigation. virginia will give more than $1 million to thomas haynesworth. he is the man who spent 27 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. he was released from prison last spring and he was officially cleared by dna

evidence in december. governor bob mcdonnell called the compensation quote morally right. haynesworth also received an official apology from the commonwealth. olga will be here with the forecast in just a moment. >> that's rice. we did have a chilly start this morning. but things are starting to warm up nicely through midday and late afternoon. we'll pick up the breezes and even warm up into the holiday weekend. i'll give you all the details in your extended forecast when 9news now continues.

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breakfast and a picnic lunch and you're saving 50% off on this picnic escape. if you have an offer you've seen or if you're a local merchant with a deal for our viewers, i would love to hear from you on facebook. i'm jessica doyle. 9news now. once it was a washington icon. but about three decades ago, the howard theater was closed and most thought it would never open. but a few dreamers held on and now, that washington icon is about to make a miraculous comeback. derek mcginty took a peek. >> reporter: for decades now, the howard theater's been a boarded up relic. >> full of water. >> reporter: so when local developer chip ellis decided to try to bring it back -- >> no one really wants to touch it a ten foot pole. >> reporter: there was healthy kept them but six years and $29

million later -- >> so grateful we've done this. >> reporter: first of all it's got movable tables and chairs if two full bars. 83-year-old lloyd avery had to come down the see it to believe it. did you think you'd live to see the day? >> no, it's amazing it's fantastic eustele you the truth. >> reporter: that's just what the architects michael and paola want to hear. >> the idea is to fuse high style restaurant and a theater into one venue. >> when you come to the howard, you will be seated and then waiters will come to you. >> reporter: and the food will come from here. >> this has been going on in setting up the kitchen now for about two weeks. >> reporter: this place will handle about 600 theater goers so not a problem. this is what we call one of the perks of the job. here's another perk, very few will get to see the howard theater from here. >> this is the diana ross view

of the howard theater. ♪ imagination >> reporter: and margie, grace and sandra already know a thing or two at that diana ross view. after 50 years they're still the jewels and back in the day, they sang at the howard theater with james brown no less. >> to play at the howard theater was like playing the kennedy center you know back then. it was a big thing. >> reporter: so is getting it back. >> to see it restored i mean that's wonderful. that's -- we've been waiting on this a long time. >> reporter: the jewels will be on the howard stage once again for the ribbon cutting next week and they're bringing something for the occasion. ♪ the howard theater is back >> reporter: derek mcginty, 9news now. >> great news. with its new more flexible business model, developer chip ellis believes that the

restored howard theater will survive. even in these challenging economic times. i think so too. all right, let's get the forecast now from olga. >> the forecast has been pretty good. we started out very cold this morning. little bit slow to warm up but at least the last couple of hours we've seen a significant improvement thanks to all that sunshine. we have a high pressure system that's moving on in and that is going to keep our skies clear for the next couple of days. good news if you have passover plans, weekend plans heading into easter sunday. right now our day planner is going to keep us pretty much in the clear. you might see a high thin cloud passing from time to time but nothing to be too concerned about. no rain drops will be falling from the sky at least for the short-term forecast. we are slow to get out of the 50s right now sitting in the lower to mid 50s for noontime. by later on in the afternoon we'll definitely see a bit of a warmup. maybe even peeking toward the upper 50s near 60 degrees by that 5:00, 6:00 hour. then after sunset temperatures are going to take quite a bit of tumble 679 if you're going to be out after sunset have the

jacket with you. right down through the 50s and quickly into the 40s as we head in toward the 9:00, 10:00 hour. temperatures will be quite cool and brisk. slight and radar -- satellite and radar shows just how clear the entire eastern seaboard is. a lot of folks are going to be traveling later on this afternoon and into tomorrow and we're looking good heading north. high pressure steering the shower and storm activity down to the south and that's where you could have a problem on the roadways out ask about. for right now though temperatures are rebounding nicely. lower 50s for most of the metro area. even a warmup to 53 out to frederick and 56 for fredericksburg down to the south. we'll work in more moisture but predominantly clear and dry for the short-term. dew points low as well. that's due to those northerly winds but we're cranking it up close to 15 miles per hour and we could see pretty hefty gusts later on this afternoon. in the meantime though enjoy the sunshine with those

sunglasses on. futurecast is keeping us in the clear. we're pushing all the moisture out to the west and evening looks fine but into tomorrow morning with the clearing skies and the calm winds. temperatures are definitely going to drop a very chilly start 30s even maybe a few of upper 20s for early tomorrow morning and then in tomorrow midday and afternoon, i think we're looking fantastic. by the 6:00 hour, nothing but sunshine. flush things are going to change however as we move from sunday into monday. by sunday afternoon a little bit of moreover and a cold front is working its way into that extended forecast bringing back the rain in time for the workweek. so highs today around 58 for fredericksburg -- gaithersburg, we will see close to 60 in the city center. but tonight, is where we're going to see the very, very low temperatures moving on down. into the 30s for most of us, feeling like freezing as we get down with our freeze alert in effect. basically north and west of the city from 9:00 to 2:00 tomorrow

morning until 9:00 tomorrow afternoon. extended seven day forecast is looking pretty good. although we are in the 60s for today, mid 60s for tomorrow. upper 60s by the time we get to easter sunday. bringing back the rain for tuesday and wednesday and just fine for the n ats' home opener. 9news now will be back in just a few minutes.

hello, i need to share something that's very personalling and private with most people but i want to share it with you because i feel you

are my friend and my fans. on wednesday, i was diagnosed with breast cancer. and i need you. i need your prayers, i need your support and i need your love. and the first person that i told because i was going to keep this a secret and not share it with anyone was my good friend and colleague andrea roane who's been fronting buddy check 9 for almost 20 years. and she convinced me that you know what? this is a good thing for you to share it. because maybe you can help someone else and the reason why i'm saying this publicly is for two reasons andrea. number one, i want women to make sure they get their mammograms. and number two, i want them to do their monthly self-breast examinations. because that's how i found my nodule. i was on vacation in south america -- and felt a lump and said uh-oh. this is not good. and somehow, i kind of knew. >> yeah. >> but i couldn't do anything about it then. >> we've been through this

before and confirming and you went to the doctor to confirm it. and this time was a little bit different. but you talked about in telling your viewers this is personal and private. but you decided to share it with them and your patient navigator stressed to you this is a nice thing you're doing but this is about you. and you're number one. so why is it so important to share with this other women and men? >> let me tell you why i'm sharing it because there may be a woman out there listening who's not gotten a mammogram and she needs to. there may be a woman out there who is going to be going through the same thing that i'm going through. and if she knows that she has a companion like me, that's going through it, that it might make it just a little bit easier for her and then it's always great to have the prayers of friends and fans and the support that helps lift you up. >> it really does. >> so that's why i'm telling it. >> your friends were with you this morning. you went toshiba lee for an

mri, how'd that go? >> let me tell you about that. the first nodule found on wednesday that was confirmed to be cancerous, she thought was 1.3 september meters. it's larger. it's 2.2 but it was caught very early. but because i had this mri today, at sibley hospital and i can't say enough about them, they found another one. a second nodule. so it's so important for you to have the testing. and to get to it quickly. so i have to go back this afternoon and have another biopsy. i have already one for the first nodule and i need one for the second one and then on monday my surgeon, dr. magnet will sit down with me and we'll talk about what steps we're going to take and by the way, i want you to join me. i need you to join me on this journey. andrea roane -- >> we have cameras following you. >> she's going to tell story. >> again we're not trying to make a news story for channel 9. this is not what this is

about. there are your fans calling you already. it's not about us doing the story but it's about you taking charge of your own health and deciding how you want this to be used. >> you know i figured that you know trying to keep it a secret, it's hard keeping secrets in washington. it was going the get out. i wanted to be in charge of how the story was going to be old. i wanted to be -- told. i wanted to be the one to tell the story to let people you know what? i'm going to be all right with your help and i've got the best person, andrea walking me through this. we're going to take the journey together and we're going to be just fine. >> she's being very kind by saying she has andrea roane walking the journey with her, take a look at the people walking the journey with her. these are friends who have come to the studio who are going to be there by her side in her hand -- >> that's my bible. >> it details everything that you you're going to have to do and how you do it and you're going to do it well because --

her friends are there. >> thank you. >> men and women. >> we love you. >> i need you -- don't leave me. support me. you can call me, you can e-mail me. if you have questions, if you have comments, i'd love to hear from you. let's do this together. and we'll get through it. >> amazing live. >> and we thank you. >> i hope i can. thank you. and thank you. [ captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com ]