exactly what happened here. we're in new carrollton, 9news now. three people are shot in northwest washington today and tonight police say robbery was the moifer. it happened just after 3:00 this afternoon in the 200 block of q street. detectives say the victims, two men and a 15-year-old, were playing dice when several suspects approached. >> they were just doing their regular thing, and then two idiots walked up and tried to rob them and people ended up getting shot in the process. >> we had a group of kids out here playing crabs. four suspects came out in dark clothing. at some point gunshots were fired and we have three individuals that have been struck. we don't believe any of them are life threatening injuries. >> the three victims are being treated at a local hospital. police are asking anybody with information about this case to give them a call gldz a man is found dead in prince george's

county. tonight police are calling it a homicide. police received a call just after 7:00 this morning to check on an incident in the 7300 block of webster turn. that's in fort washington. when officers arrived, they found an adult male lying on the ground suffering from a gunshot wound. he was free announced dead at the scene. one nearby resident's mother heard a commotion early this morning. >> we heard the alarm on the car going off. it's a very quiet neighborhood. i've lived out here for years and nothing like this has ever happened. >> looks as though it's a close- knit community. we're hoping if anyone saw or heard anything suspicious, to please contact the prince george's county police department or utilize our crime service line where they'll be able to remain anonymous. >> the victim's identity has not been released and detectives are still trying to determine who shot the man and why. now for the latest on the navy jet that crashed into an apartment complex in virginia

beach. the commander of u.s. fleet forces tonight calls it an amazing miracle that nobody was killed. the two pilots and five people on the ground were injured but tonight all have been released, treated and released from hospitals. 40 apartments were damaged or destroyed in the fiery crash. officials say all residents have been accounted for. tara mergener has more on the investigation into what went wrong. >> reporter: investigators are combing through the wreckage looking for clues as to why an fa-18 crashed into an apartment complex in virginia beach. >> we'll find out what happened and fix whatever went wrong. >> reporter: on friday the navy jet suffered what officials call a catastrophic malfunction. witnesses claim they saw the plane dumping fuel. the student pilot and instructor on board ejected from the aircraft just before it crashed. both survived. so did five others injured on the ground. dozens of apartments were damaged or destroyed. >> we were there when it happened and just watched our apartment building go up in flames and everything collapse.

>> reporter: including the home of newlyweds tiffany and daniel beale who say they've lost everything. >> that's the first place we had together. it's just all gone, watching it all go down. it hurts. >> reporter: navy officials say it will take weeks to find out the cause of the crash. they're picking up parts of the plane scattered in the debris and plan to review digital recordings. >> we'll not rush to judgment. we'll get everything down. we'll examine it carefully, find out exactly what happened and then we'll share that information with the mayor and all the other appropriate people when we have it ready to go. >> reporter: on saturday residents lined up to file claims. in spite of their loss, many are feeling lucky. >> it's just really scary. i'm just happy nobody got hurt. >> reporter: as residents pick up the pieces, investigators say they're grateful everyone has been accounted for. people in tulsa, oklahoma are afraid a shooter is still

roaming the predominantly black neighborhoods looking for victims after three people -- five people were shot, three of them fatally. one resident says he's keeping his 15-year-old son inside at night till the suspect is caught. investigators think the shootings are linked. they happened around the same time within a three-mile area and all five victims were out walking when they were shot. >> this is going to be a difficult investigation identifying a lone wolf suspect who acted independently. we just know that it was a white male in a white pickup truck. that's the extent of what we know. we were fortunate enough that we have one victim that has survived and was able to give us that information. >> that man and pickup truck were spotted in the area where three of the five shootings occurred. howard university students gathered for a million hoodies march today demanding justice for trayvon martin.

they walked from malcolm x park to freedom pliz today. >> reporter: hundreds of people owe plaza. >> reporter: hundreds of people took to the streets of d.c. for the million hood dpi march. the -- hoodie march. it sliced through the district's downtown. >> i'm very concerned about the racist overtones in this incident and other incidents like this. >> as a young man of color with a hoodie, how safe too you feel walking down the -- safe do you feel walking down the street? >> i don't feel safe at all. >> so many young people are being slaughtered in the street every single day. this is our opportunity to do what we can do as humans. >> reporter: some brought their children. tell me what your sign says? >> it says -- [ inaudible ] >> reporter: the march was organized by the local chapter

of the naacp and somehowward university students. >> we're not going to stand for our brothers, our sisters, our friends, our family members being killed by individuals who think they can take the law into their own hands. >> reporter: washington, d.c. was not the only location for a million hoodie march. a similar march took place in sanford, florida where protesters took to the streets. on april 10, a grand jury will determine if george zimmerman will be indicted for killing trayvon martin. in freedom plaza, armando trull, 9news now. a florida grand jury can decide sometime next week whether or not to indict george zimmerman in the death of trayvon martin. in pakistan tonight rescuers are searching for up to 135 soldiers who were buried by an avalanche. hundreds of pakistani troops with search dogs and mechanical equipment are now digging for

the trapped victims. military expects say the region's climate has claimed more lives than gunfire. pope benedict began easter services tonight in vatican city city. [foreign language] >> the pontiff entered the holy building carrying a white candle over the next several hours believers around the world will be celebrating the most important event in christianity, the resurrection of jesus christ. thousands of faithful awaited pope benedict's arrival through the rear entrance. on sunday morning the pontiff will celebrate easter mass in st. peter's square. thousands of christians marched through jerusalem's old city in observance of easter

saturday. the procession was led by palestinian guards. they pounded their staffs on the cobble stone ground. they were followed by franciscan monks. believers then gathered to pray on the site where jesus was buried. coming up tonight on 9news now, d.c. looking for a few good teams. >> it's an opportunity to give the young people some skills of safety, responsibility and make some money this summer. >> over 200 summer jobs in the district's rec department are now being filled. we'll have the details. his artwork is said to be in millions of homes across the country. we're back in a minute with the life of a well known american painter. i'm out on the weather terrace braving it without a jacket. a good idea tonight as we're slipping through the 50s. not much of a good idea tomorrow morning as temperatures are going to bottom out in the 30s and 40s. your wake-up forecast has a

chilly start. plenty of sunshine. highs in the upper 60s to near 70 degrees tomorrow. i'll have your long-

a house fire in fairfax county sends one firefighter to the hospital for observation. it happened around 5:00 this evening in the 9200 block of forest greens drive in lorton, virginia. firefighters arrived on the scene to find heavy smoke coming from the first and second floors of that resident. a neighbor alerted the occupants of the home to the fire. they managed to escape unharmed. dozens of teens looking for summer jobs turned out a today's one stop lifeguard hiring event. the employment line formed at the tacoma poole in northwest, washington. staff were on hand to accept applications and assess teen applicant skills. they're looking to fill 250 positions at the city's 24 outdoor pools and ten indoor

pools. >> young people come in. we actually assess their skills. we direct them to a lifeguard training academy or lifeguard class. we do interviews. we schedule them for their background check. everything that's part of our lifeguard hiring push, we take care of it right here. >> the jobs start at $11.50. if you didn't make it to today's hiring event, you can contact the city's department of recreation aquatic division for more information on how to apply. at&t is facing a deadline with its union workers over job protection and health care costs. contracts for some 40,000 at&t workers expire in less than an hour at made night tonight. -- midnight tonight. the union could call a strike tonight. the at&t workers are located mainly in the midwest and california. painter thomas kinkade died friday night at the age of 54. from what doctors say, it appeared to be natural causes. the popular artist was known for his scenes of cottages,

country gardens and churches. his paintings are said to be in tens of millions of homes across the u.s. still ahead on 9news now that saturday night... >> it's for good weather, hundred-year anniversary. experience all the fun and festivities. >> why some big crowds turned out today for the cherry blossom festival. what's in store for easter sunday. back with your forec

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d.c.'s waterfront provided a beautiful backdrop for today's cherry blossom fireworks festival. it ended a fireworks display this evening courtesy of japan. >> we've been coming to the festival for three years. 9 weather was -- the weather

was great. wanted to check it out. >> a hundred-year anniversary. just wanted to experience all the fun and festivities. >> today's event celebrates the 100 years of the cherry trees as a gift to washington from japan. this year's blossoms may all be gone but the festivities continue till april 27. it is a great time of year. it was a beautiful day today. >> keep it coming, olga. >> i know a lot of folks were probably out today either doing some yard work, maybe grilling outdoors. it got warm enough for that early on in the afternoon but things are beginning to cool off, at least at this hour. we had a pretty decent day. most of us made it in the highs in the middle range 60s. that's at or just slightly above average for this time of year. current temperatures have just now started to drop. we held upper 50s until about the 10:00 hour and now we're starting to slide back just a little bit. the coolest pocket of air right now beginning to pop up. 43 degrees down at fort

belvoir. we will continue to see at least these lower, middle range 50s begin to dip over the next hour or two. it has been a pretty uneventful weekend. very dry conditions. the current view moon lit night from our michael and son camera. the current temperature at the airport is still 58 degrees. look at our dew point temperature. in the teens. humidity very, very low and our winds coming out of the north, northwest. we will keep our winds fairly moderate overnight tonight. i'm expecting it to be sunny and breezy as you step out tomorrow morning. it will be very cold. if you're going to the sunrise services, you definitely need a jacket. easter sunday milder temperatures are in store us for as we get the upper 60s to near 70 degrees. we will see a return of the rain and your extended -- in your extended forecast. we'll actually see some cooldown behind the next system that's coming our way. we are going to be looking at a pretty good night tonight. you might want to take out the extra blanket because as temperatures go down to the middle 30s and lower 40s, we'll keep a brisk northwest breeze well throughout the night.

the overnight temperatures for most are going to be right around 40 degrees. that includes gaithersburg 41 both for andrews air force base and for reagan national airport. but look at some of the other temperatures out here. closer to the blue ridge and even toward the southern portions of virginia we're dipping down into the 30s as well. overall sunday afternoon looks pretty promising. sunny skies. we'll get some high thin clouds late in the day but overall most of us should hit the upper 06s and -- hit the upper 60s and some of the southern locations may get into the lower 70s. culpeper 73. we should see 69 degrees up toward gaithersburg, one of the cooler pockets there and of course the panhandle of maryland a little chillier into the upper 50s as lower 60s. future cast very quiet overnight tonight and into tomorrow morning. we're looking good as you head out tomorrow afternoon as well. but the moisture tomorrow will pass north of us. we miss the first round headed

into monday we start off great for your back-to-work and back to school but notice we're going to see a change monday afternoon. 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. rain arrives so be prepared for a wet commute on the way home. forecast overall at least for the next three days is looking pretty good. we're breezy. we'll be in the 70s or 60s tomorrow. upper 60s by monday and then it's all over. by tuesday we bring in the rain and, yes, we bring back some of the cooler temperatures behind the next system. we are back down into the 50s for both tuesday and wednesday but we'll rebound a little bit toward the end of the week. >> and maybe some rain. we need the rain, right? >> we need t. eight not going to be an overall heavy rain but just enough to get the gardens started. >> rg3 man starting to look more and more like he's going to be wearing burgundy and gold. i know omar is happy. we've seen the show on espn. john gruden's quarterback camp.

shanahan has his own version and it's going down in texas. caps taking it to the rangers. nats don't rely on their pitching today. at the masters, it's to the left, to the

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player. shan an will make multiple trips to central texas. not east texas. i was mistaken. sorry about that. to visit with the heisman trophy winner and go over the plays. the league says these visits are well within the rules. just in case the colts try to pull a fast one on draft night, the redskins want to keep their options open with andrew luck saying they will schedule visits with him in the coming weeks. williams, a pg county native, he also went to maryland. final day of the regular season. caps in new york. don't blink. 32 seconds into the game, mr. ovechkin says i want to visit the red light district. he has the most points in the nhl since 2005. second period, great vision

here. nicholas backstrum. might as well face it, i'm addicted to glove. 35 saves. caps win. ottawa loses so washington get as 17 heading into the playoff. they'll face boston in the first round. bruins have home ice advantage. playoff tickets by the way go on sale monday for you caps fans. caps win their series 3-1. the other series rangers, on the wa and pittsburgh versus philadelphia. the name doesn't resonate with casual baseball fans but those who follow it closely know. 16 wins. his acquisition by the nats this off-season sending a signal to the rest of the league. we are serious. 4th inning this one is in trouble. into the corner. it's three bags of fun.

a triple. cubs chasing geobut in the 8th, espinoza. after the game he said we don't die. we come back. still some work to do in the 8th. nats pull out a thriller 7-4. orioles-twins, what's happening in charm city. adams jones, if he was a cell phone, wee have roaming charges. that ball long distance, gone. they get 13 hits overall. o's win their sixth straight over minnesota 8-2. great game at rfk tonight. d.c. united looking to keep momentum after last week's win. just wide. we go to extra time. seattle with two chances. cross bars to the east and cross bars to the west. both teams escape with a 0-0 tie. what a sight it must have been in augusta.

yesterday's win, azaleas were in full bloom, conditions would not have been better and it was moving day. let's get to third round action. tiger woods way back. he began the day with two birdies on the first three holes but this one doesn't even sniff the cup. even par on the day plus three overall there. were some roars out there on the course and they were from lefty. here nice safe iron on 8 and then the eagle putt. the eagle has landed. 30 on the back 9, 66 on the day. in the the final pairing with peter hanson. listen, guys. >> i just feel really confident the way i've been playing and the way i've been putting in this setting, and on this golf course. i just -- i love it here. i love nothing more than being in the last group sunday at the masters. it's the greatest thing in professional golf. >> finally, you can't get enough of rg3. there's a new youtube video

out. you know who, robert griffin iii. 30 seconds. he throws somewhere in the 190 to 200 range. rg3 throwing strikes. let's hope he can do it on the football team. we'll see you back here the full details behind this weekend's top story. i'm kevin frazier. >> i'm brooke anderson. the "weekend insider" is on. >> shocking new details about the death of whitney houston. >> some of the details are pretty disturbing. >> new revelations inside the 42-page autopsy report. >> if advertise cal signs of cocaine abuse. >> she had a hole in her nose and cocaine will burn a hole on the inside of your nose. >> plus, all-new details about whitney from the coroner's

just-released sketches. breast implants, dentures? >> a lot of people do drugs. >> could drug evidence now lead to an arrest? then -- >> if i could do something to bring her back, i would. >> cissy houston's first interview since her daughter's death. >> sarah palin and katie couric facing off again. >> general palin. doing her homework. >> are you loving the morning shows again? >> it heats up. and what's going on when the cameras aren't rolling. >> what's it like inside the morning show ward? >> on his miss universe contestant born a man. >> i'm a woman with a history. >> why he's now allowing to allow the pageant hope to feel compete. >> real-life barbie dolls. >> plastic, flawless-looking skin. >> why this internet craze is making headlines. >> she's a sister and hitting "the view." in depth with the nun who gave up elvis for --

>> god gave us something bigger. >> female bodybuilders posing. >> starving myself so much i was dead. >> the new controversial documentary about beauty. >> people who have been shot up with fillers. >> i'm sorry. i don't get it. >> now, from hollywood, the "weekend insider" is on. >> news on whitney houston's mother, cissy after giving her first interview since her daughter's death. welcome. i'm brooke anderson. >> i'm kevin frazier. the sitdown happened inside new hope baptist church, the place where she nurtured a young whitney and said good-bye to her after her passing. here's this weekend's "inside story." >> this is the final report. >> surprising new details on whitney's final hours. >> for me, the biggest headline is whitney houston turned her luxury hotel room into a classic drug den. >> the report of cocaine intake. investigators found a spoon with a white crystal-like substance in it, and the notes on this body sketch indicate a hole in her nasal septum.