romney. santorum sold himself as the true conservative to replace president obama in the white house. he caught fire when he won some early caucus states, then the missouri primary. >> a month ago, they didn't know who we are, but they do now. >> he went on to win several states on super tuesday. then took primaries in alabama, mississippi, and louisiana. >> we did it again. >> but santorum trailed in the delegate count and couldn't compete with mitt romney's financial strength. santorum wouldn't say if he'll back romney for the gop ticket. romney called santorum a worthy competitor. newt gingrich and ron paul also congratulated santorum. they both said they will stay in this race. at the white house, danielle nottingham, anita, back to you. >> thank you danielle. by suspending his campaign, rick santorum is able to raise funds for another possible run for the president in the future. now to an update on a story

you saw first here on 9. last month, a 9news investigation uncovered an internal memo that appeared to detail a quo ta system for parking tickets and dui charges. >> after our report, the police chief called the memo a mistake and denied any allegations. well tonight, 9news now has obtained more documentation about ticket procedures and our peggy fox is here with what she has found. peggy. >> through a freedom of information act request, we have obtained these internal e- mails pertaining to numbers of tickets and arrests. several give the appearance of a quota system. i had the chance to ask the police chief about them on a one on one interview. >> someone needs to be held accountable for this, it's me. >> arlington county police chief says he never saw any of the memos like this one that required officers working an overtime shift to catch people

speeding write five tickets for hour. >> that's one of the documents that we are going to revise. >> the memo is one of four containing what looks like quotas for police officers. one of those memos we received from our freedom of information act request is the same one in arlington police officer gave us last month. it lists monthly numeric expectations for parking and traffic tickets. and it said failing to attain those goals could result in disciplinary action. chief scott since rescinded that memo. >> nobody received a suspension, a former letter of corrective action, something that would go into their personnel file or certainly been up to, including terminated because they didn't write enough tickets in a month. >> that doesn't mean officers haven't been councilled by their superiors for not being proactive. one of the memos goes back a year and a half to october of 2010. it identifies specific production numbers expected for

traffic tickets, parking tickets, arrests, field observation reports and dui's. >> no, i didn't see it before then. >> chief scott says he is neither angry nor surprised that he didn't see the memos. he says in a department with 500 employees, he can't see everything. but he is making sure nothing resembling quotas will go out again. >> from the highest level of the organization, we aren't about quotas. i won't tolerate it. if people sense that they are under that kind of pressure, then they need to communicate it through their lines of supervision and we would take steps to eliminate that. >> chief scott says he finds it hard to believe he has been chief for nine years and never seen any of these documents until recently. he says no officer has ever complained to him about quotas and hopes that's a sign they don't believe there are any. derek. thank you peggy. two teachers and a school administrative staffer are the

ones that come forward to claim maryland's share of that world record setting megamillions lottery. the announcement was made this morning in baltimore and that's where scott broom is giving us the details. >> the mystery millionaires that call themselves the three amigos holding the check in front of their faces. >> if it can't be you, these are the people we would like to see win the lottery. >> they are two women and a man, age frd their 20s to 50s. a special education teacher, and a school administrative staffer who work in an unnamed maryland public school system. >> all of them indicated that they would continue and the teachers plan at this point in time to remain public schoolteachers. not just to complete this school year, but going forward. >> somewhere in maryland today, there are two tens of millionaires standing in front of little kids. >> yes. >> and nobody knows it's them.

>> that's exactly right. that's exactly the way they want it. >> at the now famous 7-eleven where the ticket was bought. >> that shows they have great character and great value system. >> the news comes after a week of wild rumors with imposters dodging cameras. >> they certainly commented they were watching the news and seen what was being said, which is more than they wanted to go through. >> after taxes, each of the three amigos walk away with nearly $35 million. plans for the money include one winner who wants to backpack through europe, another who wants to tour italy, and one who wants to pay for his daughter's college educations and buy his sister a house and if it works out the way they want it, you will never know who they are. in baltimore, scott broom, 9news now. thinking about the woman who hired a lawyer, in any case, the winners did pool $60 to buy the tickets. that winning number was a

random quick pick. lesli. a potential breakthrough tonight in a nasty and increasingly violent crime epidemic. the cell phone industry just announced a new data base to help turn your stolen smart phone into a brick. a worthless piece of junk. bruce leshan reports, smart phone strong arms now account for 1/3 of all robberies in d.c. >> smart phones these days can run $600 or so. about the price of a pretty darn nice flat screen tv. but a heck of a lot easier to snatch and run off with. >> i'm livid. >> 9news now forecaster, anny hong, among the victims. >> someone went in the live truck and grabbed it. broad daylight on the title basin. >> you can see. >> she was able to track her $650 iphone to a home in silver spring, but she never got it back. >> it's too easy for these thieves to steal a phone, wipe it clean, unlock it, and try to

sell it again. >> d.c. police busted one ring and recovered hundreds of stolen phones. the robbers often violent. >> pushing a baby stroller and a person punching her in the face and breaking her jaw. >> a big national news conference announcing a potential solution. the big cell phone carriers agreeing within 18 months to put the identification number of every stolen phone in a data base blocking the device from ever again being used in the u.s. >> carriers with the push of a button will be able to take highly prized stolen instruments and turn them into worthless pieces of plastic. >> the carriers resisted, saying the hurdles were too high, that thieves could take the phones overseas. >> we moved extremely quickly. >> the companies so comed to pressure from police chiefs and the fcc. >> i said shame on you. today i think i have to take that back. >> i would love it if my phone

could self-implod. >> it's a federal crime to tamper with the vine number on a stolen car and new york senator, charles schumer, is planning to do the same thing with the unique identifier number on your cell phone. in hopes of staying ahead of these guys. tamper with the number on the phone, go to prison for five years. at that point, stealing a phone might be about as valuable as stealing an empty wallet. in d.c., bruce leshan, 9news now. some of these phones do end up in places like mexico and south america and the fcc is going to encourage other countries to sign up. the carriers are going to urge people to lock their phones with passwords and to down load apps that can remotely lock, locate, and wipe their phones clean of data and maybe implode somewhere. breaking news on the trayvon martin case, saying they lost contact with their

client, george zimmerman's attorneys say they are withdrawing as his council. those lawyers learned that against their advice, the man who shot and killed trayvon martin contacted the special prosecutor who will decide. the revelation comes one day after that prosecutor said she will not take the case to a grand jury. she needs more time to make a decision. >> the expectation is not charged as file. if we are wrong, we will be prepared. >> after the investigation is completed, he will be arrested. >> the decision not to use the grand jury means zimmerman cannot be charged with first- degree murder. he could face lesser crimes, but his attorneys withdrawn as his council. a private schoolteacher is on the ten most wanted list of fugitives. the fbi released these photos. he taught third grade on the ground of the national cathedral.

the fbi accuses child pornography on the job. explicit photos and one boy were found on a school computer. the former teacher hasn't been seen since he lost his job in 2008. sky 9 was over a deadly construction accident in downtown silver spring. it happened this morning. that's at 16th street and coalsville road. early indications are the man may have fallen from the 10th floor. renovations were going on at the time. the name of the victim has not been released. an investigation is underway into the cause of that accident. sky 9 also captured a shopping center in the bricks cheney area of silver spring where a car slammed into a bank this afternoon. right there. it happened at the bank of america in the 13800 block of outlet drive and no one was hurt, but the workers inside the bay got quite a scare. now, the search is on to figure out what caused that crash. >> two men are in custody

after leading police on a chase. d.c. police tried to stop the men along north capital street, but drivers sped off, trying to elude the officer and crashed his car into this reflecting pool near lower senate park. officers found the handgun stashed in the car. so far, they have not released the suspect's name. still ahead, it's being called an unnecessary tragedy. police file charges in connection with the death of a six-year-old boy who accidentally shot and killed himself. and we'll let you know when the winds die down. you know when it will feel more like march than april tomorrow. we'll explain coming up. >> plus, a new link between x- rays you get at the dentist office and brain tie morse. an important health alert is coming up next right after the break.

tonight, a health alert about x-rays that many of us get on a yearly basis at the dentist office. a study out of yale says that

repeated radiation exposure may raise the risk of the most common type of brain tumor. >> 65-year-old gloria conroy has been getting dental x-rays. >> it didn't bother me because i don't want root canal problems, i don't want cavities. >> but radiation from frequent dental x-rays may be linked to noncancerous brain tumors. this study looked at nearly 3,000 patients. researchers found those who got bite wing x-rays once a year or more had a 40 to 90% greater risk of one of these brain tumors. we consulted d.c. dentist who says these results are based on higher radiation levels than patients are exposed to today. >> the x-rays we take today contain much less radiation than the ones used back in the 60s and 70s when the study was. >> the resedge team says these

findings suggest moderating use. >> when you come in for your routine annual exam, there's no real reason to have an x-ray at that point. >> american dental association recommends healthy adults get x- rays every two to three years. children, every one to two years since their teeth are changing so much. >> even though i'm concerned about dental radiation for myself and my family, it's something that is necessary in dentistry to diagnosis things that you otherwise wouldn't be able to see and prevent bigger problems. >> and doctor lent me this. he takes x-rays today, digital x-rays, one part goes in the mouth for that quick shot. the other right into the computer and delivers a myriad of images, cutting down on radiation exposure. >> brush fires fires sent two houses and one business up in smoke. at least three firefighters --

evacuations have been issued. bone dry conditions. neil's son shot video of the flames as they kept dangerously close to their house. >> the fire was over 100 foot tall, it was unbelievable. it was like you see in the movies. until you're there, wow, you're in trouble. >> brush fires in burlingtom county, new jersey, burned 1300 acres of land. winds gusting to 40 miles an hour help to spread those flames. >> the news choppers out over glendale, california, where a black bear had to be tranquilized and released into the wild. that bear spotted roaming around the neighborhood this morning. going from one backyard to another looking for food or something. residents were kept away while animal control rolled in to sedate him. it's unclear if that same bear

was spotted in recent weeks. top. >> it's windy out here if you could see our weather terrace, but the wind has whipped those cushions around a little bit. >> it will continue, actually. we have winds. , a story of a different type. these are concentrated winds in oklahoma. woodward, oklahoma, check out the hail here. >> wow. >> hear that? that's baseball sized hail. this is about 60 miles northwest of oklahoma city. hammered by a thunderstorm. and oftentimes, look at the size of splash the hail is making in that water there. oftentimes severe thunderstorms have tornadoes. remember, tornadoes just a violently rotating column of air that descends from apparent thunderstorm. all right, that is woodward, oklahoma. we have winds here, but they are more uniform and not quite

as strong. here's a live look outside. 66 right now. winds are still north, northwest at 22 miles per hour. dew point is 24. winds, double edge sword. they'll keep us from a frost or freeze tonight. here's a look at the satellite picture. we are picking up clouds and showers and cumberland over to hagerstown, essentially, along the maryland, pa border. i don't think any of this will get into the immediate metro area. because of that, nothing significant is coming our way. we have fire danger really up and down the eastern sea board. we don't see any significant rain rolling in here in the next few days nor do we see a relaxing of the wind. it's going to remain windy through thursday. so remember, don't flick the cigarette butt outside. 65 right now in college park. 63 in bethesda. 64 in rockville. 63 in reston. 66 down in manassas. out to the east, nice.

65 in college park and 64 in beltsville. satellite picture, radar combined. there are the showers staying north of the maryland, pa border, and that's where they will stay for the most part. a couple sprinkles may get in tomorrow afternoon. the headline, breezy and cold tonight. high fire danger continues. windy and cooler on wednesday. and breezy and cool on thursday. a little nicer on thursday. early sprinkle possible tonight, partly cloudy, breezy, cold. 34 to 42. winds northwest at 10 to 15. so lows tonight, because of the wind will stay above freezing. maybe 37 in gaithersburg. 41 in arlington. 39 in college park. to the west, colder. 37 in sterling. 36 in leesburg and 36 also in manassas. now tomorrow morning, partly cloudy, breezy, and chilly. that includes the kids at the bus stop. winds northwest 10 to 20. windchills tomorrow in the 20s and 30s. partly cloudy, windy, almost

chilly. maybe a sprinkle. high temperatures 54 to 59. winds northwest 10 to 20 and gusty. so next seven days looks like this. colder tomorrow, upper 50s and then 60 on thursday. we have the home opener for the nationals. so grab a jacket. nice baseball weather, but breezy. and looking at temperatures going up, at least in the right direction. we get into friday, we're in the low 60s and 72 on saturday with maybe a sprinkle, not a big deal. 80 on sunday. better chance for showers monday and tuesday of next week with temperatures holding in the 70s. so i know we're in april, but it's going to feel more like march. that's okay, because in march it felt more like april. >> we can't complain. still ahead, it's the video everyone is talking about. a quick thinking 7th grader saves the day on a run away school bus. but after the break, how come a popular d.c. parade isn't going to happen this year? kind of disappointed. we'll talk about why.

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metro riders may soon have the frif privilege of buying a rail pass. the washington post reports the transit system's board of directors will consider that idea this coming thursday. now that pass would cost you $230 and it would be available only on smart trip cars. the proposal comes one day after metro said its 2013 budget deficit would be $16 million less than they thought it would. and tonight, maryland senator is demanding that congress pass the surface transportation bill now. he joined officials from the washington metropolitan area transit authority to send that message. maryland democrat says the bill's passage could mean 20,000 jobs. >> this is the system in which the federal worker gets to work. this is the system that keeps our nation safe and needs to be part of our national security.

so there is a responsibility at the national level to deal with a modernized transit system that includes bus and rail. >> projects include the replacement of outdated rail cars along with the modernization of the metro bus fleet. anita. there will be a star studded lineup for this saturday's national cherry blossom festival parade. buzz aldrin will join olympians. entertainment includes debbie gibson, javier, finalist from american idol and miss america 2012, laura capler, and giant balloon floats, marching bands, all to celebrate the blossoms. the caribbean tradition that drew hundreds and thousands of people to georgia avenue have come to an end. the president of the caribbean

parade say lack of money are to blame. the parade is about $200,000 in debt to the city. he says previous mayors have come to the rescue, but this administration isn't interested. gray's office says they are disappointed that an agreement couldn't be reached with the event organizers. still ahead, a teenager and a bus driver being called hero. stopped a hit-and-run driver. i'm kristin fisher outside police headquarters where a man has been charged in yesterday's accidental fatal shooting involved a six-year-old boy. i'll have the latest on the investigation coming up.

new details in the tragic death of a six-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself after finding a gun in his home. police have charged a 20-year- old man with reckless endangerment and firearm access to a minor. kristin fisher is live outside prince georges county police headquarters with the latest on the investigation into the terrible accident. kristen. >> reporter: just an awful accident. and you know, the big question right now is who owned this gun? it did not belong to the man that was charged, but if convicted, that man could face a $6,000 fine and up to five years in prison. 20-year-old raymond allen brown is behind bars and being held on a $45,000 bond. he is charged with reckless endangerment and firearm access

by a minor after he allegedly stashed a loaded handgun inside this home in clinton. >> the investigation revealed that this child, a first grader, was able to find the gun in a children's spider man backpack that was left on the floor. >> police say the child pulled the gun from the backpack, then shot himself in the chest. >> every parent's worst nightmare. it happened because someone was acting irresponsibly and had a loaded firearm that was accessible to a six-year-old boy. >> brown was not home at the time of the shooting, nor was he related to the little boy. he was living in that same boy. in maryland, a person may not store or leave a loaded firearm in a place where the person knew or should have known than an unsupervised child would have gained access. but state law does not require gun owners to lock their weapons. still, police say just because that's the law doesn't mean you shouldn't take that extra precaution. >> if you've got a gun or

firearm of any type in your home, it has got to be under lock and key and safely and securely away from a children's hand. because this is what can happen when a loaded gun is left out for a child to reach. >> in this case, that gun wasn't just left out, but it was left in a child spiderman backpack. hard to believe. police say that brown brought the gun in that backpack to the home, but where did the gun come from and why did he have it? that is what investigators are still trying to figure out. anita. >> lots of questions, kristen, thank you. >> the man who confessed to killing 77 people in norway is not criminally insane. that's the latest conclusion in the case of anders and that contradicts an earlier diagnosis. faces terror charges linked to a bombing and shooting rampage. the latest finding comes six days before he is scheduled to

go on trial and he could end up going to prison instead of being committed to psychiatric care. a full 12 person jury and six alternates have been seated in the murder case involving the family of jennifer hudson. william is accused of killing three members of the singer's family in 2008. her mom, brother, and a nephew. he could get life in prison. the testimony is expected to start april 23. the oscar winning singer and actress is expected to attend the trial every day. teen births continue to go down. nearly every state saw teen birth rates drop. nationwide, the rate fell to about 34 teen births per 1,000 girls. the highest rate was in mississippi with 55 teen births per 1,000 girls. new hampshire had the lowest rate at 16 per 1,000. maryland and virginia came in 37th and 38th at just over 28 births for 1,000 girls.

overall, those rates are going down. you may have seen today's washington post article detailing jc hayward's recent diagnosis and the battle she has begun. jc has decided to share her journey with all of us to help other women who may be going down the same road. after a breast cancer diagnosis, there are a lot of decisions that have to be made regarding how to attack your specific cancer. yesterday, jc and our andrea roane met with the plastic surgeon when she received some very important news. >> it's benign. >> oh, great. oh my gosh. >> praise god. >> great news. >> second was benign, so it wasn't cancerous. >> we needed some good news. >> i needed this. >> i have been doing the happy dance all night long because that was good news. and actually, after i received

that news, it made me change how i wanted to attack this cancer and what type of treatment i wanted to do. so i made a decision. i talked to my breast surgeon last night. she says i'm a perfect candidate for a lumpectomy and i scheduled and have it tomorrow at the hospital. let me tell you, prayer works. okay? i can tell you that prayer works because when i got that decision yesterday, the good news, it's because of all the prayers that have been lifting me up. thank you. >> really interesting, had that second legion been malignant, you were going for the double mastectomy. you were in your plastic surgeon's office. >> let me tell you, it is not a day at the beach. >> i'm going to examine you and take measurements. >> i don't want sitting up like that. that's going to be crazy. >> well, i can't -- they have

to be perky. >> a temporary implant. what this allows me to do is gradually stretch out the muscle as well as the skin on top of it and a second surgery in which i switch it out for a silicone implant. you have a higher pentage of cancer coming back. doesn't affect your overall survival. >> i thought that, that's why i was going down this road because i thought it. >> the doctor said we can do the lumpectomy tomorrow, you can think about it and you still decide you want to have the bilateral mastectomy, we can do that later. >> well, jc certainly got some good news and she is thanking all of you for your well wishes and if you want to keep those well wishes coming, you can go right over to her website, jchayward.com. that is also where she'll keep people up to date on her treatment. derek. >> great news. man is returning the favor to

his best friend. some lucky dogs are being nursed back to health at the washington humane society. each were brought to the shelter in need of major medical treatment. >> a dog like this, he didn't get deserve to get hit and left by the side of the road. what he did deserve is for us to rush to his aid and give him what he needed and find him. perfect home. >> cute little fella. the injured dogs are a jack russell and pit bull mix and they have gotten the medical treatment and available for adoption soon. the washington humane society is located on georgia avenue in northwest d.c. it was 100 years ago today that the titanic set sail from england on its voyage. coming up, descendents of those that died and survived remember the tragedy on both sides of the atlantic. i know it's april, but we have more like march wind. check out the wind gusts. still gusting to 20 downtown. gusts to 25-mile per hour winds

in winchester and 26 in martinsburg. we'll come back and talk about the winds doing us a favor. talk about just how chilly it's going to be the next couple of days. >> up next, a quick thinking 7th grader saved the day when his school bus driver passes out behind the wheel. and don't forget, we are always online at wusa9.com. stay with us, we'll be back right after the break.

caught on tape, a 7th grader saves the day when his school bus driver gets very, very sick. surveillance video shows it was a normal trip for middle schoolers until suddenly, the driver slumps back in his seat. he is out cold and lets go of the wheel. the bus starts going out of control, headed straight for

the church, but jeremy jumped in. >> the bus driver is acting all funny. he is shaking, his arms are flailing. his eyes with bum bulging. i take action, i grab the wheel, turn it right and get it to the right side of the road and take the keys out of the ignition and the engine starts slowing down. >> jeremy, you are the man. a second student on that bus who had studied cpr gave the bus driver chest compressions. he had reportedly suffered a heart attack. he was rushed to the hospital. everybody else on that bus got off safe. meantime, a hit-and-run driver didn't get far thanks to quick actions from a teenager and bus operator. >> this is the super teen edition. surveillance video shows frank on his bike when he is struck from behind. the driver barely takes a second before speeding off and then another driver, 17-year- old judd small gives chase.

the driver of the bus has to maneuver to keep the hit-and- run driver from getting away. >> that time i blocked the bridge from the bus and he couldn't get around the bus. >> it warms your heart to know that people still care about one another enough to put themselveses out there, to take immediate action and do the right thing. >> 50-year-old pablic is bruised and a busted bike. the hit-and-run driver is charged with two traffic violations. still to come, less than a week into the season, one major league manager is already out of the bugout. we'll tell you why. >> and up next, a taste of mistaken identity. the case in favor of voter identification. a look at what happened during the d.c. primary. that's up next.

and welcome back. >> thank you, thank you. breezish out there. it's been that way for a couple of days now. >> and it's going to continue. it will keep us from having frost and freezes at night, but it keeps the fire danger high, so please be adviced. we have breezes and low humidity and no significant

rain on the horizon. let's have a live look outside at the live weather cam brought to you by michael and son. we recognize that house, don't we? we are looking at temperatures in the mid 60s. 66 downtown. winds are still sustained north, northwest at 22 miles per hour. and the dew point is still 24. now the dew point is in the mid 20s. winds die down to calm, we would be in trouble tonight. that's not the case. winds will keep temperatures up a little bit. we are seeing showers and a few sprinkles out in the panhandle of maryland. garrett county, as far east as hagerstown. most of these will stay to the north of us tonight, i'll keep it in the forecast early. this is a real story. look how much of the country, at least in the east anyway, is dry. this is high fire danger. so, red flag warnings until 8:00 and i think they'll probably end up putting red flag warnings up because no significant rain, low humidity, and breezy. 62 right now in bethesda.

63 in great falls. and looking at temperatures, well, not bad. 66 in fort belvoir and 64 over in andrews. now here's the satellite picture, radar combined. most of the showers and sprinkles will stay north of us up into pennsylvania. now tomorrow, some of these sprinkles may get into the metro area. i want to receiver size, tomorrow is going to be more like march. that's the headline. breezy and cold tonight, high fire danger continues. windy and colder on wednesday. breezy and cool on thursday, but a little nicer on thursday. for tonight, early sprinkle possible. partly cloudy, breezy, cold. 34 to 42. winds northwest 10 10 to 15. that said, if you are headed out, i'd grab a jacket. 37 in gaithersburg. 38 in rockville. 41 downtown and 39 over in college park for a low. tomorrow morning, partly cloudy and chilly. some windchills tomorrow in the 20s and 30s.

by afternoon, partly cloudy, windy, almost chilly. highs 54 to 59 and winds northwest and gusty. the next seven days, well, 60 on thursday. we're looking at temperatures about average on friday with sunshine. by the way, the home opener for the nats. bring a jacket. maybe a sprinkle over the weekend, but not a bad weekend at all. 72 on sunday. 72 on saturday. 80 on sunday. better chance for showers monday and tuesday of next week. so get ready for breezes. what did you say? breeze alert? >> breezy? >> an alert for everything now. >> it's going to stay that way. >> it's breezish. >> thank you, sir. the manager of the miami marlins baseball team has apologized for his comment praising cuba's fidel castro. time magazine quoted jose as saying he loves castro and respects the retired cuban leader for staying in power so long. folks got upset. those comments were

misinterpreted. miami's cuban american community remains outraged and the marlins suspended him for five games without pay. >> i expect to be here for a long time. i live in miami. my family is in miami and i will do everything and i'm willing to do everything to try to take it better. >> some fans still gathered outside the baseball stadium today. they say his apology is not enough. they want him fired, but the marlins team president says everybody deserves a second chance. >> for the first time, vince will not be at the los angeles dodgers home opener. the hall of fame announcer has been with the team since the 1950s. the team says the 84-year-old is fighting a bad cold and has been advised by doctors to get some rest. the nats strong start to the season is the hot topic in our sports department today. kristen berset is here to tell us all the good stuff. hey kristen. >> thanks, lesli. we are four games into the season. the nationals are 2-2. joining

me in studio to talk a little bit about their hot start, we have paul white from u.s.a. today. thanks so much for coming in. paul, like i said, two and two, they started hot out the gate. what did you see from the nationals? >> depth will have to carry them this year. it's much improved. they have some guys that aren't playing well. the hitters aren't going, but adam laroche, they got nothing from last year, a big contributor. they hadn't picked up, could be in trouble there. the depth is improved. >> mike moore coming back is going to help this lineup. 5-9. they have a giant gaping hole and that has to get better. jason worth's start scares you. you know he has to be better. he's not going to strike out half of his at bads, but a market improvement. runners on base, this can't continue. he has to be better for this team and also the thing i noticed in chicago, defensively, they struggled a little bit. a couple bad plays, if they're

going to be in a lot of close games, they have to play flawless defense. >> you guys mention worth. he got his first hit last night. seven strikeouts, with what we saw last year, this poor season, is there room to worry? is there a reason to worry? >> four games in one season, you wouldn't care too much with a proven player, but what seemed to get in his head and prolonged the agony. it has to be building again. you know, in philadelphia, he didn't have to be the man. i'm not sure he has to be here, but he thinks he does. that just builds and builds. >> that kind of contract, he thinks he does. and i want to ask you real quick, you were at the season opener at the new marlins stadium and ozzie suspended five games by the team for his comments about fidel castro. i want to ask, has this become one of those moments? is that a surprise that he would say something? >> it's not a surprise that

ozzie would say something controversial. that he would say it in that community with a ballpark right in the middle of little havanna. we can't understand how important that issue is to those people. he has to. you know, i don't know if he can recover from this. he can with his team, with the rest of us, i don't know if he can. >> you would think he would have learned now and especially just starting there and he's already in trouble with the fan base and the team. >> the biggest mistake i ever made. i think he's right. >> yeah, before i let you go, the redskins have rg3 in town today, they are also hosting andrew luck. what are your feelings about having both guys here at the same time? >> it is due diligence. he signed in washington, now i think it's a different regime. they are doing their homework in case indianapolis shocks the world. i don't read too much into

that. rg3 let it slip, washington may be his preferred destination. >> thanks so much again for coming in this afternoon. this is a picture of the u.s. attorney general, eric holder, he is 62 and black. but last week, a bearded 23- year-old white man went to holder's voting precinct in northwest washington and was offered holder's ballot for the d.c. primary. what happened? gary has the story. >> you have more than a prayer of finding out if eric holder votes at this nebraska avenue church. just ask. >> do you have an eric holder? >> the poll watchers might dent the ego. >> the actor confirms the address. >> he signed there. >> actually forgot my id. >> you don't need it, it's all right. as long as you are here, you're on our list and that's who you

say you are, you're okay. >> you sign into that book and your signature serves as a verification that you are who you say you are. >> rather than signing, the actor left and didn't vote. the video saying is meant to refute holder's contentions. >> those acknowledged that in person voting fraud is uncommon. >> and an official told 9news now it is no coincidence that the officials of voter fraud turn out to be manufactured ones. the issue of voter fraud divides republicans who in general say they support id requirements to stop fraud and democrats who argue it disenfranchises eligible voters who don't have id. that video did more than target holder. >> we take you inside the nation's capital on primary day to show ballots belonging to political celebrities being offered to total strangers. >> our office of general

council is conducting and identify whether there were any indivisible were broken and any information that we gather, we'll refer to the appropriate authorities. >> producers say they will soon release more footage of primary day to show how easily their actors could have committed voter fraud. the "new york times" took a look at the issue and reports between 2002 and 2009, 120 persons were arrested for voter fraud and that 86 were convicted. gary, 9news now. this is bruce johnson, he's facing a murder charge, but back on the job with metro. i'll have the story coming up at 6:00. meet the newest crime fighter. i'm anny hong with the story on how lila helped nab three suspects involved in a burglary. i'm manuel in new york. hundreds of passengers are boarding a special cruise ship to remember the voice voyage of the titanic.

we'll have that story coming up.

100 years ago tonight, the titanic left southern england bound for new york city. but the luxury liner never reached that destination after colliding with an iceberg in the north atlantic. tonight, commemorations are in full swing on both sides of the pond. >> manuel introduces us to one woman whose grandmother survived that watery disaster. >> kathy was never allowed to ask her grandmother about the

titanic, but the stories trickled down through the generations. >> bridget was in third class, but coming from a poor irish village, it was luxury. she was asleep after a night of dancing. mcdermott climbed to the deck in her pajamas. >> her mother's words rang in her head, you are a lady and a lady is not a lady without her hat and gloves. >> she found men dressed as women to save themselves. >> it frightened her. >> a century later, the tragedy is being remembered on both sides of the atlantic. in new york, this cruise ship is setting sail with 440 passengers heading to the exact spot where the ship went down. every night here in the ship's dining room, one dish from the original titanic menu will be served. all of the courses are from first class. kathy will also cross the atlantic for a ceremony in her

grandmother's tiny hometown. >> i feel like it's a little immortality for her. she may say, quiet, don't talk about it. >> she'll be in church on sunday to remember the strong lady with the blue eyes. manuel, cbs news, new york. there is also a cruise ship tracing the route, but so far, the journey has been set by bad luck. its departure was delayed by heavy winds and today the ship was delayed at sea after a passenger had a severe medical emergency on board. this is 9news now. >> a lot of greatness in this country. we just need leaders who believe in that. willing to give voice to that. >> republican presidential candidate, rick santorum bowing out of the presidential race and he announced it this afternoon. he said he is suspending his campaign based on personal and