brother-in-law and everyone else alive and fine last night. and now they are all dead. she is trying to figure out how to tell her sister and her nieces in el salvador that father and husband, nelson verde is gone. >> i try to call, u try, 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 that we had a heating system that had a very old piping system and obviously had not been maintained. >> the fire chief says investigators found a break between sections of 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. >> while 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 very quickly by a large quantity of carbon monoxide. >> the pastor says nelson, oscar, and sonya and the other victims are in heaven with the lord. the cdc says these deaths are shockingly common. nearly 500 americans every year killed by carbon monoxide. the fire chief says a couple of things could save some of those lives. regular checkups of your home heating system and carbon monoxide detectors. the fire chief says these are just as important as smoke alarms. in oxen hill, bruce leshan, 9news now. >> new at 7:00, a verdict in

the trial over the deadly crash that killed two high schoolers in hay market. today a prince william county judge found 19-year-old christopher suarez guilty of reckless driving, but not guilty on two counts of involuntary manslaughter. he was driving with four friends last april when he hit a deer and slammed into a drear and two teenagers were killed. the judge said his actions did not amount to the criminal negligence needed to convict him of involuntary manslaughter. tonight, we wanted you to hear for yourself the word for word excerpts released today of a controversial decision in montgomery county to reduce the sentence of a drunk driver. >> i'm scott broom in montgomery county where word for word transcripts were released today of a judicial panel's controversial decision to reduce the sentence of drunk driver, kevin coffey. left victims seething with anger. >> the way the judge did it

was so cruel. >> judge terrance mcgann 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 coffey's car after attending two underage parties. mcgann layed some blame on a culture of underage drinking. 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 price for a malady, which was in existence long before may 15, 2011, mcgann said. >> this message sends the message that the lives of our children were meaningless. more fallout from the secret service prostitution scandal. republican congressman says a top agency official told him three more agents are being forced out. and two of those are resigning

while the third is losing his national security clearance and will be leaving the secret service. now that makes nine total agents forced out over that scandal down in columbia. a total of 12 agents were investigated after hiring a prostitute just before the president's trip to that country. the other three had been cleared of any wrong doing. in less than two hours, the polls will shut down in the next five republican presidential primaries. more than 200 delegates are up for grabs between delaware, pennsylvania, new york, rhode island, and connecticut. and the polls in all five states show mitt romney is expected to pull off a clean sweep. even so, he's still out there campaigning, trying to swing voter support as is the former house speaker, newt gingrich. he will reevaluate the campaign, but only after today's votes are counted. >> i think today is important, but frankly i think every one of these cycles is important and i think it's a very substantial mistake for

governor romney to pretent these aren't occurring. >> romney is no longer talking about the other republican candidates and tonight, he will kick off his general election campaign with the speech called, a better america begins tonight. meantime, the speculation continues, who will romney pick for his vice president if he does indeed clinch the nomination? one person who has been mentioned for months now, virginia governor, bob mcdonnell. he come pained for him in multiple states, and today, mcdonnell said he would take a hard look at it if asked. >> i'm not looking for it. i'm not asking for it. i've got a great job, but every public servant said you can help my country, of course you would consider it. >> and romney's decision could come soon if he does sweep all five primaries tonight. he would be less than 300 delegates away from clinching

the republican nomination. and president obama is out on the campaign trail making two stops. it's a two-day tour of colleges and universities and he kicked off at the university of north carolina chapel hill. the president used a backdrop of the students to urge congress to renew a low interest program for federally subsidized student loans. >> no matter what field you're in, you're going to have to engage in lifelong learning. that's the nature of the economy today and we have to make sure that is affordable. that's good for the country. it's good for you. >> the low interest loan program is set to expire on july 1 and congress doesn't extend it, rates could double. >> maryland's governor now says two special sessions may be needed to end the state's budget battle. one next month, to pass a revenue package to avoid that doomsday budget. and another later in the summer to address gambling in maryland. that caused budget talks to

break down. both issues are too much to tackle at once. >> we probably need to resolve this budget issue separate and apart from issues affecting the future of gaming. what made this session very disappointing, frustrating, was considering both of those issues at the same time. >> now o'malley is hoping to meet this week with a group of lawmakers and work out some sort of budget deal. the governor needs one to be passed before the end of may to avoid a half billion dollars in cuts under what's been dubbed the doom's day budget. what a difference a day makes. yesterday, we were talking about cold temperatures. today, sunny, getting warmer, and top is just the beginning of how warm it's going to get. >> we are going in the right direction, no doubt. temperatures below average today, but nothing like our weekend or yesterday. let's start with a freeze warnings, we talked about this earlier. rocking ham county, page,

freeze warning. grant, and hardy and tucker all in the freeze warning as is western allegheny county and garrett county. so, it's going to be cold tonight. right now, there's nothing in the metro area, but mid 30s in the suburbs tonight. 55 already in gaithersburg. 55 in leesburg. even down 95 toward fredericksburg, it's only 62. all right, for tonight, we'll stay partly cloudy, cold, a one blanket night. lows 36 to 46. we will come back and talk about how long we're going to keep going in this direction and if that comes with a cost in the form of thunderstorms. >> thank you, top. still to come, the unbelievable recovery of an ipad stolen on the metro and the whole ordeal is caught on tape. but first, first and fourth graders sent to the principal's office over t-shirts they wore to support their father. i why the school says the girls

broke the dress code.

at a school in converse, texas, two young sisters wore t- shirts in support of a nonprofit group that is helping their dad who is a wounded vet. they got in trouble because those t-shirts violated the dress code. he suffers a brain injury and his wife doesn't understand how come their kids can't wear the shirts in support of that organization? the school isn't backing down.

>> this organization may build us a home that is safe for my husband to be in. we do have a standardized dress code and we support the military, but we have to be consistent across the board when it comes to following the dress code. >> okay, fine, but the parents want to know how come students are allowed to wear t-shirts with college logos on them, but not those supporting the wounded werors? the school district says if a parent thinks the dress code needs to be changed, they are welcome to bring it up at a board meeting, but we are going to bring it up to you. bands clothing with advertisements, but dot rules, are they to black and white? should administrators look at a situation and judge on the merit? slide your thoughts into mcginty's mail bag. the address is mailbag@wusa9.com. the warm weather is slowly coming back, but apparently the umbrellas may be needed. topper has a wet forecast for

part of our week. that's coming up. plus this. >> i'm dave owens in manhattan. rg3 was here today. is he ready for the draft? is he ready to be a redskin? i'll have that story.

all right, in just over 48 hours, the washington redskins will draft what they hope will be their next franchise quarterback, and the speculation is done, the indianapolis colts announced

today they will take andrew luck with the top pick and we know what that means, the skins will get robert griffin iii. he is going to dawn the bergundy and gold. he arrived in new york just ahead of the draft today for a subway marketing campaign. dave owens was there to find more about the man, the myth, and the legend. >> 48 hours until draft night. rg3 takes a subway, food, that is. yeah, he's got the right colors, but football is on his mind. >> everything that i've done personally to get to where i am. all the teammates that i had, all the coaches that worked with me. it hit me that all that hard work has paid off. >> he's about to become the king of d.c. >> expectations will be high. it's not height. >> he believes in himself, still humble. >> you can't come in thinking you're big dog.

might be the second pick, the coaches one of the quarterback, but i have to beat out rex grossman. >> which most feel he'll be able to do, but first he has to put this with coach mike shanahan. >> he was at every meeting that i met with any type of redskin, so he wants me there. >> in two days, it will be official. crank up the pressure. >> if there's no pressure. >> d.c. is hoping this guy is major carrot quality. no pressure, no diamond. i like it. all right, 9news now has you covered when it comes to the draft. i'm going to be live. radio music city hall. that starts thursday at 5:00 p.m. then at 11:00, full coverage of what we believe will be rg3 wearing the burgundy and gold.

a man has an ipad stolen and it's all caught on camera. this is surveillance video from the metro. daniel chase after a young man who snatched his ipad april 13. he was on the blue line train headed toward franconia. he left to go to his second job. >> i think that helped make his decision making process for him. his training and background helped him make those decisions. >> take a look at this video. the thief jumped off the train, the doors close and they reopen. that allows him to come out, give chase to the teenager and take a swing at him. he actually broke his arm in the chase. the thief gets away, but metro police say just before he got on another train, another passenger snatched the ipad back and gave it back to him. officers later arrested 18-year- old kvon of landover and hopefully they'll look at him. >> someone stole my ipad, i

would chase after him. i mean, not the smartest thing to do, but i would do it. >> meantime, looks good today, but it's going to be more of a roller coaster again, isn't it? >> it is. we will go up into the 70s, but with the 70s, showers and thunderstorms. let's start with a live look outside. it's actually become partly to mostly cloudy. some showers west of town, but not going to make it into the metro area. a live weather cam. it is brought to you by michael and son. temperatures 61 now at national. look at the dew point. this is troubling. dew points in the upper teens now. we showed you the freeze advisory a minute ago. winds out of the west. pressure rising. but when do you see dew points in the teens and you know skies are going to be clear to partly cloudy. that's going to allow the temperature to fall quickly. we'll keep an eye on those temperatures for you. we'll have an update. look at the showers and some snow showers from pennsylvania to new york state, back up into

new england. looking at this area of low pressure slowly moving to the north into southern quebec. some showers pretty close to us. hagertown, winchester, and back toward cumberland into the mountains, but that's about it. these will dispate. temperatures, 58 now in bethesda. 59 in rockville. so primarily upper 50s. 55 in gaithersburg, 58 in reston. even 59 down toward springfield. warming up gradually, but cold tonight. the kids will need a jacket at the bus stop tomorrow. milder on wednesday and warmer thursday. but yeah, that comes with a price. for tonight, partly cloudy, cold, a one blanket night. 36 to 46. winds out of the west at 10. so if you're inside the beltway, you're talking upper 30s to mid 40s. in the suburbs, 37 in gaithersburg. 38 in rockville. may have to drop these

temperatures down. 44 downtown, 41 in college park and 39 in bowie. partly cloudy with a cold start. jacket and shades a good idea. 30s and 40s. winds westerly at 10. by afternoon, partly cloudy and milder. a very nice day. 65 to 70 for temperatures and winds winds out of the west at 10. we'll break it down. 36 to 46 to start. 60 to 65 by noon. and 65 to 70 by evening. very nice wednesday. next seven days, it gets warmer as we get into thursday with a warm front. that will give us showers and thunderstorms and the cold front clears. that will cool us off, but a nice day on friday, upper 60s. we have maryland day on friday. campus is open 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. over 400 events. go in the wind tunnel. we are going to see you, that's where you can make a weather demo tape. and then nice on sunday and monday. >> are you telling me that the saturday morning situation is not looking good? >> not looking great.

not going to be raining everywhere. >> to cheer myself up, we get to the weird news file. competitive eating and we aren't talking hot dogs, watermelon, or other pedestrian fair. this is the high end of the business where quality counts for much more than just quantity. contestants battling each other as to who can scarf down their caviar the fastest. organizers spent $70,000 on this. 12 contestants chosen random because you can't afford to have anymore than that. the winner, alexander, he devoured his half kilo in one minute and 26 seconds. he would have been better off, that cost $3,000. i think next year, it's back to the hot dogs. >> over a pound. >> yeah, over a pound in a minute. >> okay, that's a lot of fish eggs, man. we want to hear what you think. send your e-mails to mcginty's mail bag.

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in the mail bag tonight, that awful dog attack in d.c., you seen the video, two huge, vicious canines go after a couple kids and the neighborhood man becomes a hero taking a bite on the arm to save them. but barbra from west virginia complains, we left something out of that story. why, oh why wasn't the point

made when reporting the story that there are no bad dogs? just very, very bad owners. amazing, the dogs are being hunted down, but no mention of the owners being hunted down. that's not really true. there are bad dogs out there and our trainer who was a guest yesterday explained off camera, he said that dogs that vicious and that aggressive have often been bred that way by owners who purposely breed puppies from the biggest, meanest dogs around. some dogs are genetically bad. not their fault, but does that matter when they try to bite you to death? and if john edwards was a republican, the news would be about disgraced republican presidential contender on trial. the mainstream media, including your own wusa9 does not mention the disgrace party affiliation once. conscious or subconscious bias? i don't know. no bias at all.

i'm not sure it is all that relevant because he hasn't been in politics. frankly, everybody knows he's a democrat. i'm not sure a republican would get different treatment. show me an example of that. you can show me. the address, mailbag@wusa9.com. that is our broadcast, we'll see you back at 11:00 with anita brikman and topper shutt, log on any time. have a great evening. we'll see you later, bye bye.

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