>> i'm trying, but i can't. >> marvin chavez had come to the house mid-morning to check on his father, oscar. in the doorway, he found two bodies. he called 911 and firefighters found three more bodies further inside. >> a lesson to be learned in this case is we had a heating system that had an old piping system and obviously had not been maintained. >> fire chief says investigators found a break between sections of the exhaust pipe from the furnace inside the single story older home. carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas. even at high levels, it kills without warning. >> we all can stand here today and think about what we would do or could have or should have, the reality is, these people apparently were affected by a large quantity of carbon

monoxide. >> reporter: the pastor says nelson, oscar, and sonia chavez are now in heaven with the lord. now the cdc estimates that almost 500 people, 500 americans are killed every year by carbon monoxide. in the last two months, fire rescuers here had four calls for suspected carbon monoxide. planning to go door to door tomorrow morning, warning people about the dangers and urging them to get themselves a carbon monoxide detector. derek. >> you know what, bruce, i'll take it back. thank you for that. there are some simple things that you can do to help prevent carbon monoxide leaks. if you have gas appliance system, you want to have it

serviced every year. install a battery powered carbon monoxide detector and if you suspect carbon monoxide poisoning, the symptoms include feeling busy, lightheaded, or nauseous. you can learn more on our website. click on consumer. the justice department made its first arrest connected to the huge bp oil spill in the gulf of mexico. a former engineer is charged with obstruction of justice. now he reportedly deleted a string of internal text messages detailing how bp's efforts to cap the well were failing. 11 men were killed and 200 million gallons of oil spewed into the gulf following the explosion on the deep water oil rig two years ago. military judge wants federal agencies to assess the damage caused by wikileaks publications. leaking military and state

department documents while serving in iraq. manning's attorneys today asked the judge to dismiss all charges against their client. a ruling on that is expected sometime tomorrow. >> this sentence sends a mess sole message that the lives of our three children are virtually meaningless. >> sample of the anger you witnessed here live friday evening from the parents of three young people killed in a montgomery county drunk driving accident. it happened after a three judge panel cut the 20 year sentence, given the driver, kevin coffee, in half. we have a transcript of the judge's decision that sparked so much anger and grief from those parents. scott broom was here to walk us through it in the judge's own words. scott. >> there's no audio or video recording in maryland courts. when this transcript became available, we wanted to get ahold of it to go through it word for word so you could decide for yourself whether this was an outrageous

sentencing or not. what the judge did and the way he did it was so cruel to us, the families of these victims. >> it was hard for all of us to watch the anguish and anger of these parents. after the sentence for kevin coffee was reduced from 20 years to 8. >> the lives of our three children virtually meaningless. >> coffee was driving drunk when he went off the road may 16 last year, killing three high school companions and fleeing the scene on foot. so why did the three judge panel reviewing his sentence reduce it? in the transcripts released today, the judge reading from a unanimous opinion, acknowledged the grief of the families. but he went on to point out that the three victims were drunk, too, and said quote, their ability to make good decisions was compromised. when it came to getting in coffee's car after attending two underage parties. then he layed some blame on a

culture of under age drinking. quote, kevin, an immature 20- year-old didn't produce this culture, isn't responsible for it, and shouldn't bare the burden of remedying it. why should he pay a big price for a malady, which was in existence long before may 15, 2011 in mcbegan went on to say, we will not place blame at kevin's feet for creating the reckless climate, which allows, tolerates, and sometimes encourages excessive drinking. >> the judge should be punished because it's exactly what he's done. he has put the stamp of approval on the kevin coffees of this world. >> a lot of very angry victim parents after this. it took the judge 10 or 15 minutes to go through his entire opinion. a lot of words there, but it all boiled down to three words for the families. this opinion boils down to an advertisement, drunk drivers welcome here. that's what they said. live in the newsroom, scott

broom, 9news now. thank you, scott. well, it looks like maryland could have two special legislative sessions in the coming months. one, to deal with the state's money problems and the second to focus on expanding gambling for the national harbor. now, if the legislature does not pass a new budget by july, the so-called doomsday budget, which includes half a billion dollars in cuts will take effect. d.c. councilman, marion barry, has some explaning to do tonight. this after his remarks about nurses who work in d.c. hospitals. during a recent council hearing, barry said quote, it is so bad that if you go to the hospital now, you find a number of immigrants who are nurses, particularly from the philippines. the former mayor added quote, no offense, but let's grow our own teachers, let's grow our own nurses so we don't have to be scrounging around having to hire people from somewhere else. last month, barry was forced to explain remarks he made about asian business owners. we asked barry for an interview

today, we were told he was unavailable. tomorrow, the u.s. supreme court will hear arguments about arizona's law designed to crack down on illegal immigration. it requires police to check people's immigration status when they are stopped for traffic violations. it makes it a crime for illegal immigrants not to have some proof of immigration or try to solicit work. several other areas including prince william county, virginia, enacted similar measures based on that arizona law. today, a senate subcommittee held a hearing on the constitutionality of state and local government enforcing immigration law. >> i will submit to you that any evidence to justify profiling, harassment, or repression of anyone is un- american, illegal, and unconstitutional. >> i believe it's too damaging to our economy and too dangerous to our democracy to have our states do 50 different

things with regard to immigration policy. >> supporters and opponents of the arizona law are expected to be at the supreme court to protest tomorrow. >> we're just a little more than 48 hours away for the moment. redskins faithful have been waiting for. the team waiting to draft their next qb. dave owens was in new york today for a glimpse at the future of the franchise. >> two days before robert griffin iii becomes the king of washington, d.c. he was in a new york city subway. that kind of subway. the one you eat. rg3 in nyc. >> i love it. >> the heisman trophy winner was part of a midtown marketing campaign. touchdown maker turned sandwich maker. >> lettuce, any dressing? >> his first delivery, not to santana moss, it was a foot long to this dude. >> look at this. came right into me.

touchdown everything. >> one over here. >> griffin was the main attraction through a lens, in the flesh, and in sandwich form. >> it's been a whirlwind. a lot of deals, like this subway one. it's pretty cool. >> yup, pretty cool. 30-pounds of smoke house barbecue rg3, but hey, here's the secret. he's ready for you, d.c. >> i did a signing up there, you know, a month ago or a couple weeks ago. >> i was there, i was trying to get you to talk. remember that? >> yeah, i remember that. >> i saw seven variations of my name on a shirt, pictures, and other stuff. so the great thing about it is, i have been able to see wheat what the fans are saying. they are excited about the team that the redskins can be. >> in manhattan, dave owens, 9sports now. >> i love that rg3 sandwich. coming up later, we'll talk football with rg3 and hear his

thoughts on battling rex grossman for the right to start next season. still to come, voters heading to the polls in five states today. >> yes, an improvement today. we'll talk about a cold night coming up and a cold front and a warm front before the week is up. >> she is one of many working hard across the country, but up next, meet the woman the president is honoring as the teacher of the year.

children can do anything they set their minds to. and with those words, a california middle schoolteacher accepted the 2012 national teacher of the year award today. president obama recognized rebecca milwaukee for her dedication and hard work as an english teacher. it doesn't matter how good the teacher is at the front of the room, some students are bound to be growning growning

tonight. they'll have to spend 40 minutes extra in class. reduce transportation costs by merging some bus routes. and a school in southeast d.c., one of just eight chosen from all across the country to take part in a new white house program. it is part of the turn around arts initiative and it's a two- year program aimed at transforming into what the white house calls a creative, engaging, and high performing learning environment. >> virginia's governor is pushing the limits to tuition hikes at virginia state university. major increases would deter qualified students from getting a college education. speaking on wtop radio, mcdonnell said the idea is simply unacceptable. >> i said this 10% increase every year can't do it anymore. it was 9.7% last year. i kept my end of the bargain.

we put $230 million in the budget. now i need you as part of this restructuring to keep the cost of tuition down to the cpi. consumer price index. >> mcdonnell said the state received $230 million of new funding in the budget over the last couple of years. president obama is visiting three states over the next two days to talk about lower rates for federal student loans. he started out today at the university of north carolina. >> the fact is, that since most of you were born, tuition and fees at america's colleges have more than doubled. and that forces students, like you, to take out more loans. there are fewer grants. you rack up more debt. >> the president wants congress to extend the 2007 law that cuts loan rates to 3.4%. if that law expires on july 1, those rates would double to 6.8%. >> five states are holding

republican primaries today in campaign 2012. mitt romney is expected to sweep connecticut, delaware, new york, pennsylvania, and rhode island. he's already sounding like the nominee on the campaign trail. >> i'd like you to go out and vote in your primary and give me your support and show we are ready and willing to take on president obama. >> ron paul and newt gingrich are still in the running for the republican nomination. we'll have results from today's primaries coming up tonight at 11:00. okay, so we know it was cloudy and rainy over the weekend, but how much rain did we actually get? >> 1.2 inches at national. it actually removed us, the metro area from ab normally dry and removed also anne arundel county and calvert county from a moderate drought. let's show you how much rain we had. we have a big deficit for the year. 7.28 so far since january 1. a deficit of 4 inches.

and now 1 3/4 inches for the month and a deficit, a slight deficit really of .7. so that's good news for the grass and the soil. we'll take a live look outside. this is our live weather cam brought to you by michael and son. 63 downtown. look at that dew point. only 23. a little worry. it's going to be cold. there are some freeze warnings west of us. we think they will calm down in the next 3 to 6 hours. here are the showers and you can still see this storm is producing showers and a few snow showers in western new york state. the storm is slowly lifting off to the north. so right now, most of the showers confined to our northern and western areas between hagerstown and comperland. i think that's where they are going to stay. we'll keep the immediate metro area dry.

59 downtown bethesda. temperatures running a little below average and some irony here. today will be the 8th day in april we've had below average temperatures. in march, we only had 6 days below average and in february, with leap day, we only had 7 days below average. so a little bit of payback for us. warming up gradually. cold tonight. you'll need a jacket at the bus stop for the kids. milder on wednesday and warmer on thursday. but with that warmth will come some showers and thunderstorms. we need some rain, it's not a bad thing. partly cloudy and cold. 36 to 46. winds westerly at 10. we'll make sure winds die down and keep an eye on the due point. we'll keep you posted. tomorrow morning, partly cloudy. you'll need your jacket and shades. 30s and 40s. winds westerly and by afternoon, partly cloudy and milder. a light jacket not a bad idea. temperatures 65 to 70. winds westerly at 10. we'll break it down for you.

36 to 46 to start. noon, nice. low to mid 60s. 5:00, milder, 65. a pretty nice day. now, the next three days, temperatures go up with a warm front, but showers and storms possible. low to mid 70s. behind it, we're in great shape. temperatures go back into the upper 60s. we are back to april-like weather. all right, the next seven days. even nicer on saturday. we have maryland day and a ton of things to do. over 400 activities. you can go in the maryland wind tunnel. you can get autographs. we'll be there if you want to make a weather tape. there will be some showers and storms around. if it storms, come in, no big deal. nice on sunday, 62. i'll be in middleberg on sunday and 60 on monday and upper 60s on tuesday. now it is tuesday and well, this is virginia. this is from jack and this is what they had.

this is monday. a pretty -- >> wow. >> so, nice job. of course more than that west of the divide, but pretty close. you want to submit something, go to our website. click on the weather tab and include your name, location, and search. >> thanks, top. a man riding the metro on his way home gets his ipad snatched, but he wasn't having it. it was all caught on camera. anny hong joins us live in northwest d.c. with more on the big chase. anny. >> talk about some bravery, derek. daniel is a 50-year-old man who was on the blue line train and he was just reading his ipad, news headlines, that's when a guy from behind him swiped it. this is surveillance video from metro. you can see daniel chase after a young man who stole his ipad on april 13 at around noon.

he had left from the pentagon to go home and then to a second job as a police officer in fairfax county. >> i think that kind of helped make his decision making process, i'm sure his training helped make those kind of decisions. watch as the thief jumps and then the doors close. but then, they reopen. allowing him to go after the man and take a swing, hitting him in the back. the chase continues with the suspect jumping down and crossing the platform and over an electrified rail. here's the suspect crawling up from the tracks. >> what happened is the suspect attempted to get away. he went across the track. so obviously it's very dangerous. he is fortunate that nothing happened to him as far as being electrocuted. >> a passenger grabbed the ipad and yelled his name. >> in an attempt to identify, what's on your screen saver,

because that's the only thing he could say. my wife and children. and that's when he realized he had the victim's ipad. >> now he did not want to do an on camera interview, but he is doing better and recovering from the surgery he had on his arm and those several stitches he also had. police did make an arrest. they arrested the guy. he is an 18-year-old from landover, charged with grand larceny. he was charged as a fugitive because of five open warrants. we are live in northwest d.c. derek. >> despite that broken arm, a happy ending for that metro rider. thank you, anny. still ahead tonight, a life saving offer to her boss seemed to have cost one employee her job. we'll talk about this. >> but first, it sounds like something straight out of the movies. a look at a plan to find the asteroids? yeah.

tomorrow, 22 years since

the hovel space telescope started orbiting earth. the space shuttle discovery, heard a lot about that, released the telescope 381 miles above the surface. since then, it has given us glimpses into space that are ten times clearer than anything you can see on a telescope on earth, and asteroids circling our solar system. and speaking of as trades, there's a focus on a new mission. >> a group of scientists and tycoons announced their plans to mine the space rock as they move toward earth. you get everything from water to precious metals out of these hunks of rock that are out there for the taking. >> this company is not about paper studies. this company is not about thinking and dreaming about asteroid mining. this company is about creating a space economy beyond the earth. >> yeah, except the outside experts are skeptical. they say the folks may never, ever get off the ground. they worry the project requires

millions, if not billions of dollars to make it, but that said, organizers are hoping to launch telescopes to find the right kind of asteroids in the next 18 to 24 months. i say go for it. and today, nasa gave us an update on efforts to move the enterprise. now ate general si is hoping to lead dulles airport after weather delayed the plan on monday. enterprise is heading to its new home at the uss inprepid museum. tonight, anita and i are going to be making a move of our own out to tysons, if we can get there through all the traffic. we're taking part in the kickoff to the bash to fight breast cancer. we're going to be joined by andrea roane, and colleagues around town in tyson's corner. come out and join us. all the money raised benefits the van. the big event is getting underway. it's actually underway now and we'll have a big announcement about this year's bash.

you still have time to come out and join us and learn more about the bash. >> and have some goody bags for some of the first people that get there. we may miss that. >> can i come? i'm in favor of stopping breast cancer. >> might be over by the time you get off the air, but sure. come on anyway. banks, they are raking in billions in overdraft fees. we'll tell you how to avoid and eliminate some of those costly charges. >> then, an unbearable forecast. literally.

witnesses begin taking the stand today in the child molestation case against the husband of the former mayor of falls church. the first witness against michael gardner, a ten-year-old child who was on the stand for more than 3 1/2 hours. peggy fox has been covering the story and brings us the latest. >> it was a grueling four hours on the witness stand for one of three girls who accused their former friend's father, michael gardner, of sexually abusing them. the alleged incidents happened over two nights at a sleep over and then a slumber party at the gardner's home last june. the ten-year-old witness said she had fallen asleep watching movies. she said, i heard someone opening my sleeping bag. though it was dark, she said i saw mr. gardner. she said he held up the waistband of her underwear and put his hand inside. she said he touched my girl

parts. he just like felt around. she said i wasn't sure what to do, so i acted like i was asleep. she said he left and went to someone else, but came back and did the same thing again. commonwealth attorney asked the girl why she didn't say anything and she said, i didn't know what he would do if he saw i was awake. on cross-examination, the defense attorney tried to discredit the girl's attorney. the girl could not remember and denied statements she made to detectives and seemed unsure about whether she had seen michael gardner that night or not. >> our thanks to peggy fox. matt, the husband of 9news now reporter, jessica doyle, was called as a witness by the prosecution today. he testified that he was a guest in the house the night of the alleged attack, but he didn't see anything. tonight, we are learning a bit more about why the city commissioners in sanford, florida, rejected their police

chief's resignation. we told you about the vote to keep the chief, bill lee, on the job, but on paid leave. lee stepped aside last month at the height of the call for charges in the trayvon martin shooting, but at least two commissioners say they did not want lee to lose his job until a special investigation to this case is completed. investigators in alabama want to know if a man was beaten within an inch of his life as a result of the martin case. this happened saturday night. investigators say matthew owens was attacked by a mob of people after complaining about some children playing basketball in front of his house. police are still trying to sort out all the details. >> the victim had approached some kids that were playing basketball on the street and fussed at them about playing basketball. after they left, what is believed to be a number of adults came back and assaulted our victim with pipes, paint cans, and chairs. >> the victim's sister says she heard one of the attackers say the beating was justice for

trayvon martin. home prices dip to a new low in february. according to the index, home values in 20 cities declined 3.5% from a year ago. atlanta, charlotte, and new york were included in the nine markets that were the hardest hit. phoenix and miami saw an increase in home prices. the rate around washington, d.c. remained unchanged. those high bank and debit card fees have people taken to the streets last year and some banks cave to pressure, but that still hasn't slowed all of them down. they are still raking in billions with a b of dollars in overdraft fees. sharon signed up for overdraft protection on her checking account. she thought it would protect her from those penalty fees. >> i got hit with the bank charge for the transfer and the bank charge for the overdraft and because i had written a

check, i got charged the return check fee. >> consumer reports said government rules that went into effect in 2010 were supposed to help curb abusive bank fees. it hasn't worked that way. >> now your bank must get you to sign up for overdraft protection, then it will cover you if you spend more money than you have in your account. >> for instance, if your account is overdrawn, you're able to use your debit card to buy a magazine or a pack of gum, but for each transaction, you can be charged as much as $35 a pop. banks rake in more than $31 billion a year in overdraft fees and sharon says overdraft protection is a sham. >> don't say that i'm protecting myself by signing up for this program when there's still going to be this charge. >> so here's how to get real protection. first, decline your bank's offer to opt in for that overdraft protection. if you are signed up, opt out. >> you won't be able to use

your debit card if you have enough money, but you can be charged overdraft fees for a bounced check or automatic withdrawals if there isn't the money to cover them. >> another good idea, we file alerts. we have alerts that e-mail us or text us when our account is under a certain amount that we set. >> so sharon will not get hit with unexpected charges. you can also minimize fees by linking your savings and your checking accounts so that you'll have that much more money to draw on if your balance gets low. you might be charged a transfer fee, but that is certainly much lower than those $35 overdraft fees. all right, now we need to tell you about a bank in our area being singled out for doing something good. virginia commerce bank corps made the forbes list of america's 100 most trustworthy companies. it was saluted for being transparent, having integrity, and not playing games with its revenue expenses and assets.

virginia commerce is also the only bank headquartered in virginia to make the list. d.c. mayor is out to make this city in his words, the greenest, healthiest, and most livable city in the country. earlier today, he cut the ribbon on a brand-new bridge that is part of the river walk trail. this bridge provides a link between bening road and the title basin. gray also released his 20 year stainability plan. >> there frankly is no reason why we should not be the greenest, healthiest, most livable city in the nation. and i need your help to make this a sustainable city a reality to all of us. >> now, under the mayor's plan, most people would opt out of using cars in two decades from now. and a will the of homes and apartment buildings would have their own compost pile. >> a new york kidney donor wants her organ back. she donated her kidney so her boss could move up on an organ

donation list. now her employer at atlantic automotive repaid her by firing her. stevens talked about what went through her mind. >> you hate me so much, i'm so dispickable, then give me my kidney back. give me my kidney back. >> her work might have suffered during her recovery from that surgery, but she says in the end she feels betrayed. the new york post reports it would take four operations for steven to get her organ back because it was one of those domino effect donations. clearly that's not happening. breaking news right now. we learned that three more secret service agents involved in that prostitution scandal in columbia have now been forced out of their jobs. two more agents have been cleared. congress member peter king says a top secret service official says five other agents and officers are still being investigated for their conduct just ahead of president obama's visit to columbia a few weeks ago. in all, a dozen people were implicated in the scandal.

six others have already been forced out. the last was just cleared. >> still ahead, a former aid takes the stand and shares some intimate details about john edwards at the former senator's trial. >> we had that rain on sunday and monday and no pollen readings. the pollen is back. high once again for tree pollen and low for grasses and mold spores. we'll come back and talk about when temperatures go up and talk about the next chance for thunderstorms. but up next, a seemingly typical walk down the street gets just a little bizarre. where did she go? we'll tell you. >> and don't forget, we're always on at the wusa9.com. we'll be right back.

caught on tape making a phone call while walking almost cost a teenager her life. take a look at this unbelievable video. a hole suddenly swallows up the girl. a weak spot there. a cab driver rushes to the scene. he found the girl lying at the bottom of an 18 deep foot well. the cab by jumped into the pit to rescue her. family members tracked down the cab driver to say thank you. pretty amazing they are okay. also caught on tape, the latest activity from europe's highest active volcano. >> and lava spewed into the night sky last night. this is the seventh eruption since the beginning of the year. this time, airports in the region managed to stay open. >> i'm glad i never met you. a man living near this canadian saw mill says saw an explosion at the facility was an earthquake. it happened at british columbia. windows were blown out of nearby businesses and the blast

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a mixed up hodgepodge of garbage. those are the words of roger clemens lawyer today describing evidence collected by his chief accuser, former trainer. the government's key witness says he injected the seven-time psi young winner with human growth hormones. clemens is accused of lying to congress when he denied using those drugs. a former aid is sharing intimate details about john edwards affair and the coverup of it during the 2008 campaign. the former presidential candidate is accused of illegally using campaign funds. >> the prosecution star witness, andrew young, came to court and zeroed in on the

heart of the case against john edwards. that the former presidential candidate used illegal campaign contributions to cover up his affair with rielle hunter. the former campaign aide said they insist they talk in code about payments because quote, he couldn't know about this in case he had to be sworn in as attorney general. a reference to edward's hopes for a cabinet post. >> this claim that john edwards would be speaking in code in order to have an attorney general, it suggested he might have known these contributions were illegal. that's a key part of the case. >> young testified that when edwards heard hunter was pregnant, he made a derogatory comment, saying there was only a quote, one in three chance it was his child. young testified that hunter threatened to go public so they used $1 million in donations from wealthy contributors in order to support hunter's lavish lifestyle. edwards edwards communicated with her and for a time, hunter

used the alias, james, but the defense insists, while edwards may have committed a sin, he's not guilty of any crime. >> you have a mistress and flying around the country to keep her away from your wife, is it really connected to your campaign? >> one wealthy donor would write checks to an interior designer who would put the money into young's personal account. cbs news. >> now, edwards attorneys are expected to attack young's credibility. at one point, young faked that he was the father of hunter's baby. he had hunter live with him and his family. >> that story is tough to follow. >> isn't it? >> okay topper, we're lucky to have that lucky face for you and the rest of our weather team. >> yeah, after what happened to one forecaster with a similar setup in pennsylvania, we decided to stay inside tonight. >> i'll be right here. >> you see, he went outside to do his forecast and found a family of bears waiting. he told his coanchors he saw

four bears, so he decided to go back inside and finish up. but topper, strike me as the kind of forecaster isn't afraid of any bears. >> i have been out here and we have not had one, not two, not three, but four butterflies and i continued my forecast. >> wow, you are a brave man, topper shutt. >> clearly butterflies are just as scary as bears. >> we are tough out here. >> all right, let's have a live look outside. a really nice evening. a few showers off to the north and west. we'll stay dry inside the immediate metro area. live camera brought to you by michael and son. again, it was the 8th day in april we have been below average. that's more than the days we had in february and also march. winds, a little brisk. west, southwest. they'll settle down eventually. pressure steady. and the dew points, i'm concerned about that. we may have to lower

temperatures later tonight. right now, we'll show you the big picture. showers in much of new york state with a few showers mixed in and down into pennsylvania and some of the showers into western maryland. most of the showers confined west of i-81 inbetween cumberland and hagerstown. if you go far enough north, you could see a sprinkle or a shower. temperatures, 59 in bethesda. 58 in arlington. 61 in rockville. you go further up 270, it's only 57 in gaithersburg. looking at 60 in great falls. 59 in reston. 62 to the west of us in sterling and 59 in leesburg. 62 in college park. now it's not going to be crystal clear tonight, but some folks had a real treat last night with the northern lights. we had that big solar flair earlier. check this out. this is near minnesota. that is incredible. i have never seen anything like

it. it rarely comes this far south. that is just absolutely spectacular and that is electromagnetic particle jumping up and down as they interact with the particles sent to the sun. it's a pretty cool sight. all right, back to reality for us. temperatures running about 10 degrees below average. if you are headed out, grab a jacket. you will be warming up gradually, but you'll need a jacket for the kids tomorrow at the bus stop. milder on wednesday and then warmer on thursday with some showers and maybe some thunderstorms. all right tonight, partly cloudy, cold. a one blanket night. 36 to 46. winds westerly. we may have to dial these down a little bit. we will keep you posted on that. there are freeze warnings to the west of us. partly cloudy tomorrow morning, a cold start. you'll need a jacket and shades. 30s and 40s. and then by afternoon, pretty nice day. partly cloudy, milder. light jacket not a bad idea.

high temperatures 65 to 70 and winds westerly. winds winds not a factor. nice by noon, low to mid 60s and milder by evening. 65 to 70. now next seven days. we got warm front coming through on thursday. so some showers and storms are possible, but warmer. nice on friday. maryland looks okay with a few scattered showers and storms, but warm. and cooler on sunday. cooler still on monday. in fact, in the upper 60s with sunshine next tuesday. >> top just told us all about this maryland day and invite to come out and join us. this saturday from 0bg a.m. until 4:00 p.m. at the college park campus and includes more than 430 events and displays. i'm going to be there. derek, topper, andrea, mike, and several other members of our team. we're going to have a preview for you this friday on 9news now at 5:00, 6:00, and 7:00. >> and we're also teaming up with the university of maryland to give you a brand-new ipad.

just log on to facebook, like the wusa9 page and you'll have a chance to win. you can also get a university of maryland survival kit filled with all kinds of free stuff for the school and we're going to announce the winner in mid may. >> sounds like fun. >> lately, all the water cooler talk is focused on the capitals as they prep for game seven tomorrow night. >> also the redskins and a guy named rg3. >> we are getting excited about that, but those are not the only d.c. teams making headlines. kristen berset is here with more on that. baseball. >> baseball, the washington nationals are getting people talking all around the country. they were bombarded with high praise during spring training. it was a matter of that translating on to the field. it may be early in the season, but the nationals are living up to, if not exceeding those expectations. a 12-4 start is tied for the best record in the national league. the starting rotation has been phenomenal, which made up for some of the offensive

struggles. one thing is for sure. the nats early success has reinvigorated their fan base. >> it's looking pretty good to have that start, second best in the league at the moment. i'm hoping they can keep it up. >> it looks like a better team play. looks like there's more teamwork. more love overall. >> offense hasn't come around yet. it's coming, but with the way they pitch, they are exciting to watch every day. >> a heck of a squad that is out there right now. off the chain. really great. i'm loving every bit of it. >> it's great to watch the team. it's great to see the excitement in the city. maybe we can steal a little thunder from the redskins. >> i'm not sure that's going to happen any time soon, but the excitement is there for sure. as for the future, their top prospect is improving. he hit his first home run on sunday. now the nats opened a six-game road trip out west tonight against the padres. we'll have more, plus what robert griffin iii has to say about the possibility of

becoming redskins next qb. that's all coming up later in sports. anita. >> lots to talk about, thanks, kristen. kids using household products to get high, it's disturbing, but not new. next, how they are using hand sanitizer to get a buzz and lesson the chances it will happen in your house. what drove this customer to start swinging inside a florida mcdonald's? a brand-new and exciting prosthetic designed to help service members get back on their feet. that story is coming up on 9news now.

really think about this next number. since 2001, more than 1450 soldiers lost limbs in combat. and doctors at walter reid are working to get those wounded vets back to their normal lives one step at a time. delia goncalves has more. >> i was on foot patrol. >> february 13, 2011. >> it's not, you know, natural, of course. >> june 10, 2011, dates these men will never forget, dates they lost their limbs in combat. >> it felt weird at first. it felt like i was floating. >> over in bethesda, the prosthetic is getting a major facelift and changing these young men's lives.

>> the biggest difference is the speed i can walk. >> most of the advancement is happening because of conflict. >> at only 7-pounds, it does most of the work for you, designed to be more intuitive. it allows these tactical athletes to get back to their normal and active lives. >> we get to see the end where they go back to running, where they go back to skiing. >> doctors and scientists began developing the technology in 2004, a lighter, more durable prosthetic that for the first time, allowing a soldier to get back on the battlefield, ball field, even skate board. and they're built right here in the hospital. from cast to classic molding. the team assembles the limbs and take custom orders in two days. as for corporal hamel, it will help him chase his two toddlers around. and the motor means they will

always hear him coming, he wouldn't change a thing. >> any regrets? >> no. not at all. i'm glad everything that happened to me, happens for a reason. >> delia goncalves, 9news now. >> this is 9news now. >> five people dead after carbon monoxide fumes fill their home in prince georges county. >> three members of one family and two died in that house. >> late this morning, bruce leshan joins us now from the scene with more on the investigation. this is a tough one, bruce. >> yeah, more on the investigation, more on the grief. family members, neighbors, still right back behind me staring at this house in disbelief. the furnace must have kicked on in the cold snap overnight and then the carbon monoxide seeped out from a break in the exhaust flu. three men were killed, two women were killed and the fire chief says that firefighters did not find one