it is moving at a pretty decent clip and still could intensify a little bit. moving east, southeast at 18 miles per hour. it's a top storm. not very high in the atmosphere, which makes me feel comfortable. where could it head? it could head towards white oak village at 6:01. country club south, belle wood 6:08 and cedarville at 6:13. it's not severe, but it is rather heavy. it will produce rain fall rates up to an inch per hour. all right, let's take a lock at the radar with lightning. it did have a little more lightning before it crossed the river. so just, you know, remember if the kids are outside, you hear thunder, you can be struck by lightning. get the kids inside until the storm completely passes until you don't hear thunder any longer. temperatures, well we have a juicy atmosphere. 78 downtown. still 82 in gaithersburg.

82 in frederick. 81 in leesburg and 77 down in fredericksburg. so, atmosphere is warm and another disturbance pushing through. we'll come back and talk about that. keep the chance of showers and storms in and some could be severe. back to you guys. >> thank you, top. americans are going back to work, just not as fast. the labor department says employers added another 115,000 jobs last month. less than wall street had anticipated. president obama says he believes the unemployment rate will dip below 8% by the november elections. here is danielle nottingham with more. >> reporter: derek, the unemployment rate is down, but americans are still struggling to find work. and the new report shows many have given up looking for a job all together. the new labor department report shows 115,000 jobs created in april. many fewer than economists had expected. >> stocks dropped on the news as investors questioned the strength of the country's

economic recovery. >> reality is that the recovery really is much, much slower than we anticipated that it was. if in fact you can call it a recovery. >> the retailing industry saw the biggest gains with 29,000 jobs. but the construction industry was one of the biggest losers. 2,000 jobs were lost. despite the low jobs numbers, the white house pointed out the unemployment rate dropped to 8.1%. it's the lowest rate since president obama took office. the president took that message to a suburban d.c. high school. >> now this morning, we learned that our economy created 130,000 private sector jobs in april. and the unemployment rate ticked down again. >> the rate did not drop because of more jobs. it fell because more americans stopped looking for work. gop presidential candidate, mitt romney, told a crowd at a pittsburgh cement company the president should stop blaming the 2008 recession for the

stagnant economy. >> anything over 8%. anything near 8%. anything over 4% is not cause for celebration. >> more than 12 million americans are unemployed. if those numbers don't improve by the november election, president obama may have a hard time keeping his job. president obama will officially launch his reelection campaign with the first lady this weekend in ohio and virginia. at the white house, danielle nottingham, derek, now back to you. >> thanks, daniel. >> new at 6:00, fairfax county police are trying to piece together exactly how a woman was killed after a possible traffic altercation today. a woman killed, ken is in alexandria with details on that. ken. >> reporter: yeah, here's what we know for certain. a 21-year-old woman is dead and police are on the lookout for the driver of a black chevy suv that had temporary tags. we understand that woman was found here on the street with severe injuries. she was taken to a nearby hospital where she later died.

police are not characterizing the motive of this debt at this point. they simply say they are looking at all kinds of possibilities, including this, perhaps being the result of road rage. investigators did say the victim was involved in an argument with another driver. however, they are not giving any con cluesives information as to what happened. they will know for certain when the investigation is complete. those near the scene earlier today describe what they saw as gruesome. >> going past, i saw a woman on the ground. there was blood everywhere. there was a guy kneeling by her. >> reporter: back out live here. police not identifying the woman. they are just saying she's a 21- year-old woman that lives somewhere in this area. if you know any information about this black suv that they are looking for, you are asked to call fairfax police.

9news now. >> that black suv with temporary tags. thank you. meanwhile, back to the political campaigns. republican mitt romney met with former rival, rick santorum, but did not get a public endorsement. romney said he wished an openly gay spokesman stayed on. richard grey kneel quit after concerned critics raised questions about his sexual orientation. end the week long diplomatic standoff over a chinese activist. the government says he may apply to go abroad to study. the agreement allows chin's wife and two children to leave so he can accept a fellowship that has been offered at a u.s. university. the state department says it will move quickly to provide visas. calling on president obama to ensure the safety of chen. >> we have an update on that deadly church shooting in howard county. it seems a man angry about being turned away from the church food bank motivated the

attack that took the life of a church secretary and has another woman fighting for her life tonight. scott broom has more from ellicott city. >> reporter: i'm scott broom in ellicott city. this afternoon, howard county police identified a homeless man, 56-year-old douglas franklin jones, as the shooter in a shocking murder suicide at the st. peter's episcopal church here. >> this man was living at a camp site in the woods behind the church and had been visiting the church on a regular basis to access their food bank. he recently apparently had become difficult and argumentative with the staff and they asked him to leave. we believe that he came back with a gun and shot these two women who were both employees of the church and working in the office at the time. >> they were identified today as church secretary, 59-year- old brenda brewington, mother of two, who died. the church's copastor, mary-

marguerite kohn. >> a church? that's hard to fathom. >> 9news now. now to a commuter alert if you drive through montgomery county. >> thank you. 18 new speed cameras are being installed in communities across the nation. the cameras will move around and for the first week, the camera will flash. but you'll get a ticket the second week they are in place. so slow down, everybody. a tail now of a former airport worker who wouldn't quit and a tv station committed to finding the owner of some missing property. bruce leshan on a wedding mystery that takes us from florida to indiana. >> a beautiful family. >> 185 photos. >> i couldn't -- >> stitched together in an album. a wedding on a beach in southwest florida. >> a very handsome marine. a beautiful bride. >> lost in an airport in fort myers. >> on the plane or at the airport. >> former airport worker,

patricia, could not bear to see it thrown away. >> it was a wedding album, which is like a bible, you don't want to throw it in the trash. >> she spent years looking for the couple. finally, turning to a fort myers tv station. >> we started scouring the photos. the marine is a sergeant and a good shot. >> the answer to this riddle here in this modest town home in alexandria. >> oh my goodness. that's just what it was. oh my goodness. i can't believe this. >> diana is the mother of the bride. jesse is the bride. >> it was really an amazing event. something that i could not replace. >> both the father and the pastor in the album. >> for something to happen like this, somebody greater than just you and me has to be in control. >> bruce leshan, 9news now. and after wink television aired that story and put it on

its website. someone suggested the reporter pull the pictures out of the album, look at the code on the back and there he found the name and that is what led to the former church in indianapolis and finally to that couple in alexandria. >> what a tangled web. >> i know. coming up tonight at 7:00, he was considered one of the greatest college ballers ever. now, the late lenny biaz. an author who helped get the star inducted. that's at 7:00. great stuff. thanks, derek. still to come on 9news now, a case of the missing clock hands at georgetown university. we'll talk about that. but first, the case is finally moving ahead for the former police sergeant turned murder suspect, drew peterson. we'll tell you all about today's development.

the case against drew peterson is moving closer to trial. the former police officer appeared in a chicago court

today for the first time in nearly two years. peterson is charged with the 2004 drowning death of his third wife. his fourth wife, stacey, disappeared in 2007. while peterson is a suspect in the case, he's not been charged. attorneys say they hope to begin jury selection for the trial within 60 to 90 days. a second week of testimony is wrapping up at the trial of former democratic presidential candidate, john edwards. he's accused of breaking campaign finance rules by using donations as hush money to cover up an extramarital affair. the court has been hearing a lot of testimony from brian huffman. he helped funnel some of that money from rachel bunny melon of northern virginia. mellon was one of edward's major benefactors. still ahead on 9news, he's back. michael phelps talking about another gold rush at the olympics. we'll hear from the pride of baltimore.

michael feel phelps is back in the pool. this time his sights are set on the summer games in london. four years ago, the baltimore native was the sensation of the beijing olympics, winning eight gold medals. phelps and his coach sat down with 60 minutes contributor,

anderson cooper. >> can he win multiple gold medals? >> i don't know. >> i feel like my old self again. i'm swimming races like i used to. everything is coming back to me what it was, i guess, before '08. >> listen to his retirement age. when he finally decides to call it quits, he'll only be 27. you can see more of his story during this sunday's broadcast at 60 minutes here on channel 9. >> wow. tonight, the plot thickens into the case of georgetown university's clock hand caper. the hands have been missing since monday. now a ransom note hack posted online as kristin fisher reports the thieves are trying to trade the hands for a campus celebrity. >> the stealing of the hands, it's a georgetown tradition that dates back to the 1960s and now for the first time in seven years, someone has done

it again. two days ago, the alleged thieves e-mailed the georgetown voice and they attached this picture for proof. they called it a 15 hour operation and said be rest assured the clock itself was not damaged and the hands are on route to vatican city to receive the blessing. ps, the view from the top is truly phenomenal. but by thursday, the thieves had a change of heart. a ransom riddle appeared on the website, college craig. we'll give you a hand if you're willing to trade for a campus celebrity who recently made quite the buildup for just a little pup. that pup is jack jr., the university os mascot in training. the five month old bulldog was welcomed to campus just last month. now, it's him or the hands.

it remains unclear if the university will cave to the thieves demands. no one has returned my request for a comment. all they will say is that an investigation is on going. at georgetown university, i'm kristin fisher, 9news now. the university is calling this a serious offense. if caught, the thieves could face academic suspense and be expelled. >> a modern day gold rush is on in california. only it's meteorite particles. people are coming from all over the world to find what remains of a meteor looks like. a woman walking her dog found a piece of the space age rock that could be 4 to 6 billion years old, top? wow. it's worth up to $20,000. the couple thousand people descended to see if they can have similar luck. >> how do you pick it out from the other rock?

that's my question. >> it's black. i don't know. >> let's see, this one looks less rocky and more meteory. >> maybe you just bring your own carbon dating kit, you know it. >> there you go. lots going on this weekend and for the most part, the weekend will cooperate. and good news, the second round is sliding to our south. so no showers for the nats game. let's start with a live look outside. we're looking at temperatures still pretty warm downtown. a few clouds have been playing cat and mouse with us, but still 78. winds out of the south at 14. and we're looking at the pressure now falling at 29.90 inches of mercury. all right, live doppler 9,000. these are the showers we have been tracking. they crossed over the river. good news is, they are not that heavy anymore. they never were severe. but, you know, moderate rain around waldorf north of st. charles. and some moderate rain to the east. but really nothing certainly

severe. now we'll back this out a little bit. we'll widen it out and show you where the storms are going to go in the next hour. essentially, you know, off to the east. so, essentially if you're in calvert county, extreme southern anne arundel county, you'll have a little bit of rain. even chowly towards lusby. that's god news. bad news is, i think there's potential for another round of showers and storms before midnight. here's the radar, they look intense on this radar, but this is not live. you see the lightning that rolled through. not as much lightning as we had last night with those storms, but still, lightning is a serious thing. 78 in bethesda. 75 in arlington. you go down to the south, springfield is 71. they had a shower and some clouds and looking at 82 in college park. they've been dry, and 78 in beltsville. temperatures still above average. so, the threat is until midnight. strong to severe thunderstorms tonight. hail and strong winds.

saturday okay, we have a couple showers. for the most part, a nice day and very nice on sunday. no doubt about that. tonight, showers and storms possible until midnight. some could be heavy, some could be severe. lows in the 60s. by tomorrow morning, skies return, partly cloudy. a couple showers possible. temperatures in the 60s and 70s. winds north, north east by 10:00. partly cloudy and warm. a couple showers possible primarily south and west of town. the next seven days, gorgeous on sunday. temperatures in the mid 70s. nice on monday. showers and storms rolled in on tuesday. may linger into early wednesday and then a bit cooler next week. only 69 on thursday. only 72 on friday. bright but brisk. thank you. well you know, you have to have some natitude when you're at the park tonight, right dave? >> i'm happy to report, ladies, that it's alive and well. i've got it and so do they. check them out right there.

they love their nats. the home team take back the park? we'll have a live report coming up in sports right after this break. [ glass clinks ] [ mom ] it's mother's day. a day to thank me for all of the little things. like being the only one who knows how to turn on the dishwasher. happy mother's day, family. you love me. [ male announcer ] buy any kfc 10 pc meal or larger and get a free double chocolate chip cake.

and now, 9sports with dave owen. the best sports in town. >> so, your nats management and sick and tired of the phillies taking over your stadium. not bad for ticket sales, but not good for home diamond

advantage. that's why the next couple of days have been deemed take back your park and that's exactly what the nationals nation, well that's what they're doing. nats players have long said it would be nice to have a little help from the home crownd when phillies in town. and now that they are playing better, maybe this could be the weekend. >> i have heard a lot about the fans out here, how a lot of philly fans. hopefully we can turn it around, but i know this series is very important to a lot of fans and hopefully we let them know it's our house. >> take back the park. how about take back the standings? when was the last time the nats went first and the phillies were in fourth? never. this stacks up as another chance for the stars to put distance between them and the rest of the nl east. >> it would be good to get this series started off right and get the win under our belt. it's good to get a w. it's always better. >> a good chance tonight. stephen strasburg pitching for

the nats tonight. time to get down to business. rookie minicamp starts this weekend. rg3 is going to put the pads on. that should be fun. he and the rest of the draft class and the undrafted rookies have their first taste of the nfl. all eyes on griffin. education as redskins quarterback. griffin won't talk to the media until sunday. less than 24 hours. rebound from two games in one night. now we were at practice today and we asked joe ward, how do you recover from such a marathon? his answer? >> my roommate and i have been sucking back pedialites. it's kind of weird, but that is our go to. we'll stick with that. >> time to announce the winner of the high school game of the

week poll. 18,000 of you voted. it's a good baseball game. bowie versus eleanor roosevelt. of course it is natitude taking back the park. i have a philly fan here. how did he get in here? hey, how did you get a ticket to this thing? >> i bought them in january when everybody else did. >> are you from philly or from here? >> i'm from philly, but i live here now. let's hope he's the exception, not the rule. nats, phillies, stephen strasburg pitching. 1.13 e.r.a. highlights at 11:00. we'll see how the nats do tonight. >> thanks so much. maybe they were doing it for the electrolytes? that's what it was. getting replenished. >> they do, it's like a gatorade for little ones. >> a couple showers possible tomorrow and we'll have an

update on the severe weather tonight at 10:00. >> that's it for us, cbs news is next. derek is back at 7:00. good night.