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around. >> reporter: we're talking about 30-year-old eric todd, the former third grade teacher here at the elementary school is an accused child pornographer. tonight the fbi says the hunt for him is on. >> he wouldn't be going on this list if we didn't think he was a significant danger to the public. >> reporter: he's talking about 30-year-old eric todd, the former teacher at elementary school in northwest d.c. wanted on pornography charges. in 2008 a school camera containing child pornography was found in his possession. he's been on the run ever since. >> he fled ahead of the law enforcement response actually with other indications, other information in there that had child pornography. >> he's been using the alias of david bouzan is also accused of producing child pornography in maryland. while on the run he's been in virginia, illinois, indiana,

wisconsin and minnesota. most recently he was living in the area of phoenix, arizona. when authorities came looking for him, he eluded capture again. >> this is someone who has shown a uniqueadaptability. he'sable to have and form trusting relationships with adults to groom future victims. >> reporter: they say he's been able to stay on the run because of his ability to constantly change his appearance, evidenced by these pictures. he's an expert at social engineering, meaning he knows how to blend into different groups of socioeconomic backgrounds. the ability to do that, the fbi says, makes him that much more dangerous. >> we are hoping that eric todd reaches out to us and says this is where i am. i surrender. in the absence of that, we will hunt ethic todd. >> reporter: the fbi talking tough tonight. they've gone as far as advertising online to be a nanny and to be a camp counselor. the fbi needs your help tonight. you're asking for anyone with information to give them a

call. you can be entitled to a $100,000 reward. we're live in northwest d.c., ken molestina, 9 news now. also tonight, baltimore say the attack caught in front of the courthouse will not be investigated as a hate crime. a group of people attacked the victim after somebody punched him in the face knocking him to the ground on st. patrick's day. within seconds people swarmed and started hitting and kicking. someone stole his wallet, iphone and car keys before trying to strip him naked. the victim is white and it appears most of the attackers are black. the victim has not been publicly identified and tells police he was knocked out, had no idea what happened until a relative called to say they saw a video clip of this attack on the internet. a little boy finds a gun inside a spiderman book bag and accidentally shoots and kills himself. tonight, prosecutors have charged a maryland man with that boy's death. the shooting happened inside a home in clinton yesterday.

police say 29-year-old raymond alan brown hid the loaded gun in the child's backpack and left it on the floor. he's now been charged with reckless endangerment and firearm access to a minor. the name of the little boy killed has not been released. two months from now, ronald gerald picket will go on trial for murder. until then, he'll be back at work for metro. his boss says that's just fine and to the family of the murder victim, it's anything but fine. picket faces a charge of second degree murder. prosecutors say he killed his live-in girlfriend in their home last year. he had been on leave with pay but last week metro allowed him to go back to work pending the outcome at trial. here's vanessa mcgee's stepdad. >> he's going back to a standard way of routine of living, while my daughter is buried six feet in the ground. >> metro points out after being charged, the court released him on his own recognizance. metro reviewed the case, evaluated picket and decided he could return to work in a metro

rail yard where he has no contact with the public. an update on the story you saw hurries on 9 news now. we have -- you saw first on 9 news now. we have uncovered a ticket writing quota system with the at county police department. it required officers working an overtime shift to catch speeders and write five tickets an hour. chief douglas scott told us today he never saw any of those memos but is making nothing resembling quotas goes out again. >> from the highest level of the organization, we're not about quotas. i don't expect it. i wouldn't tolerate it. >> last month a 9 news now investigation uncovered an internal memo at arlington county police department that appeared to dale a quota for speeding tickets, parking tickets and dui charges. after our report the chief called that memo a mistake and much like today, he denied any allegations there exists a quota system. pay to the order of the

three amigos. 218 million dollars. that picture right there might be all we'll ever see of the three maryland people who have now claimed a big share of the record breaking mega million jackpot, $650 million. all three want to stay anonymous. here's what we do know. one an elementary teacher, one a special education teacher and the third a school staff worker. they pooled their money together, bought 60 tickets. after taxes they'll each get $35 million. we're told they do not plan to quit their jobs any time soon. a brand-new apple iphone, $600. a new samsung galaxy 550. to deter crooks from stealing your phone, priceless. the cell phone industry is launching a new database to help turn your stolen smart phone into a worthless piece of junk. it would have the i.d. number of every stolen phone locking the device from ever

being used again. cathy lanier h who has been an impetus behind cracking down on smart phone theft says crooks are becoming more and more aggressive. >> imagine a woman pushing a baby stroller on capitol hill and a person coming up and punching her in the face and breaking her jaw and taking her phone. >> in addition to that database, senator wants to change the unique identifier on the smart phone landing offenders five years in prison. today may be the day remembered as the real start of the 2012 presidential campaign. republican rick santorum has suspended his campaign making clear that the fall matchup will be between president barack obama and mitt romney. gary nurenberg has tape of the two men which gives us a little flavor of the coming showdown. >> reporter: santorum set the stage. >> this presidential race for us is over. >> reporter: making mitt romney essentially inevitable.

>> santorum is going to endorse him. it's a matter of time. >> reporter: so it looks like romney versus obama and the two men agree on one thing. >> it is an election about the direction of america. >> we've got to choose which direction we want this country to go. >> reporter: absent the unexpected from abroad, both men make it clear the race will be primarily about the economy. >> mr. president, you have failed. we have seen it. you can't hide it. we're going to change it. he's seen people lose jobs, home values decline. the median income of americans in the last four years has dropped by 10%. these have been tough years. the president's policies have not worked. >> reporter: candidate obama points to republican emphasis on lower taxes and asks audiences to remember the bush administration. >> we were told the same thing we're being told now. this is going to lead to faster job growth, greater prosper sti for everybody. guess what? it didn't. instead of saying, you know what? it really didn't work and we

almost had a second grade depression and maybe we should try something different. they have doubled down. they proposed a budget that showers the wealthiest americans with even more tax cuts and then pays for these tax cuts by gutting investments in education, in medical research, in clean energy, in health care. [ booing ] >> reporter: well, the booing on both sides has just begun. now the republicans pretty much know who their candidate is, they can stop spending money on negative ads aimed at each other and spend money on negative ads aimed at barack obama. now that the democrats know who their opponent is, they can aim their ads at mitt romney. although we don't give investment advice, it might be time to invest in those companies that make hip boots. >> could make for easier wading. thanks, guys. now we've got an update on the story targeting voter fraud

in the district. the d.c. board of elections is launching an investigation against activist james okeith, after he released undercover video showing a man claiming to be eric holder and who was not required to show any identification at the ballot box. the election board says any evidence of criminal activity from last week's primary will be referred to law enforcement. in tonight's consumer alert, potentially toxic chemicals found in nail polish. they all have links to cancer, birth defects and other serious illnesses. a california state agency randomly tested 25 nail polish brands and found more than 80% of the products claiming to be free of toxins actually had some of the chemicals in them and more than 30% had dangerously high levels. >> we did do the sampling and analysis, we were surprised to see the extent of inconsistency there. >> a group that represents the companies making nail polish

argues the levels of chemicals are actually very low and don't pose a health risk. the polishes in question typically tended to be little known brands including care to wear and new york summer and station. the attorney general could eventually force these companies to attach warning ables labels to their products. topper? well, 6 today. the winds -- 68 today. the winds picked up. here's your wakeup weather. you'll need a jacket and sun glasses. 36 to 44 at 5:00. 30s and 40s at 7:00 with a wind chill in the 40s. the sunshine at 9:00. we'll come back. you'll be surprised how cold it's going to be tomorrow. a look ahead to the weekend. still ahead. with their school bus careening out of control, a 7th grader takes heroic action. plus, the miss universe pageant makes a ground-breaking announcement that you've been tweeting us about all night. also, 9 news just learned new

new tonight, the special prosecutor in the trayvon martin case says she will have new information in the case, but she's not going to announce it for another 72 hours. meanwhile, the man who fatally shot the 17-year-old has gone missing, according to the attorneys for george zimmerman. they say they haven't heard from the neighborhood watch volunteer since sunday, and now they've withdrawn counsel. back in february, zimmerman shot and killed martin after following him in a gated community. zimmerman claimed self-defense and has not been charged. martin was unarmed. caught on tape, a 7th grader saves the day when his school bus driver becomes seriously ill. surveillance video shows a normal trip for washington state middle schoolers until suddenly the driver slumps back in his seat, lets go of the wheel. the bus is ca reaping out of control and headed straight for a church before jeremy and aclassmate swing into action. a second student gave cpr and

gave the driver chest compressions. he suffered a heart attack and had to be rushed to the hospital. everyone else got off the bus safely thanks to those boys. history could be made at this year's miss universe pageant. for the first time ever, it's possible a transgender woman could be among the bikini-clad contestants. >> that announcement came earlier today. matt jablow has the details. >> i had always dreamed of being in the miss universe competition. >> reporter: now, janet can pursue that dream once again. today, the miss universe organization announced that the 23-year-old who had a sex exchange operation four years ago will be allowed to compete in this year's miss universe pageant. about a week ago, the vancouver resident was told she would not be allowed to represent canada in the miss universe pageant because she was not a, quote, naturally born woman. >> i fit under the transgender umbrella. >> reporter: d.c. resident jerry hughes is also not a

naturally born woman. >> technically i would call myself a transsexual woman. >> reporter: an employee with the d.c. based organization called transgender health empowerment, hughes calls the decision to allow transgender women in the miss universe pageant a major step forward. >> discrimination is always wrong. always. and so to not allow transgender women to compete with other women would be wrong. >> reporter: people we spoke with tonight in northwest washington agreed. >> i think that's a wonderful thing. i think there's too much discrimination based on gender and sexuality in this country and that's just a natural thing that we are working towards total quality in that and people are dragging their feet. >> it's someone who have gone to great lengths to take hormones and have your body changed from male to female or female to male, you know, you look good in a bikini, you look good in a bikini. >> reporter: keep in mind, she

first has to be crowned miss universe canada before competing in miss universe. that will be held on may 18th in toronto. some say human relationships couldn't survive with without the ability to say i'm sorry. why are many of our public officials so bad at it? tonight, derrick has some thoughts on the art of the apology. >> reporter: you know, anita, they may be the toughest words to say in the english language. they are i was wrong. perhaps that's why d.c. council member marion barry issued his nonapology apology for saying something ought to be done about the asians coming in opening up the dirty shops. i chose the wrong words just doesn't sound all that sorry, does it? remember former virginia senator george allen's moment? his apology for using what many thought was a racial slur to an indian said i do apologize if he's offended by that.

contrast that with marlins manager who practically fell all over himself today apologizing for saying in an interview that he loves fidel castro. i did the wrong thing. it was a very stupid comment, he said. while i think apologies are all about seeking forgiveness, at least you do need to step up and admit you did something wrong, understand you caused a lot of hurt and promise to do better. he said if i don't learn from this mistake, i will call myself dumb. somewhat ironically, some in south florida say he ought to lose his job. the offense is just too great they cannot grant him forgiveness. fair enough. that's their prerogative, but at least he was man enough to ask for it. anita? >> well said, derek. wind, wind and more wind? >> pretty much. tomorrow will be a perfect day for a tornado drill. there's going to be a tornado drill in the state of maryland, 9:45 in the morning. don't get confused. it's not going to feel like a day that will produce tornadoes

but more like march. let's start with -- maryland is not exactly tornadoalley. but last year confirmed tornadoes. 9:45 is the drill. the all clear at 10:00 a.m. a tornado watch means conditions are possible. tornado watches cover large areas, maybe even the size of several states for several hours. tornado warnings means tornado is occurring. take cover immediately. those usually last between 25 and 45 minutes. keep that in mind. live look outside brought to you by michael and sons. wisconsin avenue. pretty quiet. winds are still going, not as strong as they were. 49 degrees right now. winds north/northwest at 7:30. augusta 30 in the last hour. the pressure 29.91 and rising. the dew point's in the 20s. the wind will do us a favor and keep temps up a little bit tonight. otherwise we would be looking at a frost or freeze.

cooler on wednesday. high fire danger again. we'll probably see the red flag hoisted again this week. grab your jacket and shades. you'll end up using your jacket all day tomorrow. breezy and cool on thursday. you'll need a jacket at least in the morning on thursday afternoon. a little better. so overnight, looks like this. clear to partly cloudy. windy and cold. 34 to 42. winds northwest, 15 to 25 with higher gusts. tomorrow morning, partly cloudy, windy and chilly. jacket a good idea because temps in the 30s and 40s. wind chills tomorrow will be in the 20s and 30s. kind of crazy but remember march felt like april. it's only fair play that april now feels a little bit like march, even if it's just for a day or two. by afternoon, almost chilly. maybe a sprinkle. maybe snow showers west of the divide. high temperatures 54 to 59. everybody holds in the 50s. winds northwest at 15 to 25 and gusty. so you may flirt with 60 in

arlington and springfield. i don't think anybody makes it. 59 at waldorf. only 56 in sterling. 55 in leesburg and 55 also in manassas. the zone forecast, we've got 38, snow flurry or snow shower in oakland. mid-50s in hagerstown. no surprise, winds, small craft advisory for the bay in the potomac on wednesday. not a great day to be in the water. 57 downtown. 56 as you head toward gaithersburg. 55 in frederick. we'll break it down for you. chilly to start. 34 to 44. windy by noon in the 50s. windy by evening in the 50s. and maybe a sprinkle, but not much going on tomorrow in the rain department at all. next seven days, temps start going up for the home opener for the nats on thursday. a jacket good idea. highs only around 60. then warmer beginning in friday.

70s on saturday. 80 on sunday. maybe a shower or go. don't change your tee times. a better chance for showers on tuesday. >> nice change for the weekend. >> yes, back to april. >> love it when we get to talk some redskins. i know. redskins in april. they haven't even hit the field yet. they're getting in some good quality time with their potential qb this week. the latest on rg3 and andrew luck's visit. plus the nationals trying to get offense going

nfl teams are allowed to meet with up to 30 potential draft picks before the big event april 26th. the redskins taking advantage of that making sure they've got all their bases covered. robert griffin, iii spent yesterday and today meeting with the skins. now it's andrew luck's turn. the sanford qb fresh off a

meeting with indianapolis met with redskins officials at the palm restaurant today, the redskins go-to spot. the redskins making sure they've got all their bases covered with that. with playoffs two days away, it appears the capitals will be going with the goalie that's never played in the nhl playoffs. two are injured but making progress and the youngster is waiting for the green light. >> i'm preparing if i'm playing. i think that's what we should all be doing. wizards back home hosting the magic. seraphin having a huge night post ago career high 24 points. the wiz are the team of ten-day contract right now. james singleton with a big alley oop. lizards beat orlando making it two in a row. it's the second win streak this

season for the wizards. the nationals have a pretty decent start to the season going 2 and 2, but still having problems getting some major offense going. they're taking on the mets tonight. giving up two hits, striking out six. desmond leading off the game sends one out of the park over the left field wall. and then jayson werth finally, finally picking up speed. three for sphowr point after just getting his first hit last night. nats win 6-2. the day didn't start with good news. mike moore suffered a set back in his return from last injury during his outing in harrisburg last night. he is out indefinitely. the yankees and freddie garcia taking on the orioles. garcia was all over the place. here's one of five wild pitches by the yankee starter. right now, they are tied up at

4 in the top. finally tonight, navy head coach decided to shake things up at spring practice instead of the usual warm scrups. they're doing a little danceoff. that's a good way to get warmed up. these men, of course, coach had to get in on the action, too. this guy has some good moves. >> teach me how to dougie. >> i'm not