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♪ what did we learn on the show tonight, craig? ♪ craig: have you learn anything in scotland since you have been here? geoff: quite a bit. i've picked up a bunch of interesting phrases. like your bum's out the window. craig: that means your bottom or derriere is out of the window. it means you are mistaken.
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if a scottish person says your bum's at the window, it means you're mistaken. geoff: it might help if they just say you're mistaken. craig: they say that too. sometimes they will act out the mistakenness by putting their actual bottoms out of the window. then you know you made a mistake. or maybe not. still got it.
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. new at 11:00, the problem with pint rest. pinterest. 9 wants you to know you can be sued for using it. also we share some laughs with comedy legend betty white. but first tonight, our investigation into federal work of bonuses has gotten national attention. >> now we reveal to people most deserving of those fat checks. >> this is 9news now.
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if you are peefd are -- are peefed about the big know nuses, we have details that -- big bonuses, we have details that might make you think. >> we track russ ptacek and saw some amazing qualifications, including a man who led navy seals to obl osama osama bin laden. >> reporter: we now have a list of all 54 if federal workers who received top payout and including intelligence behind osama bin laden's a sation nation. >> it took six weeks to make and had been top secret. according to sources, it was built to scale and it -- it was used by the white house. the intelligence that created that model and ultimately tracked the mastermind of al qaeda is one of the 54 recipients of one of the nation' highest bonuses. >> i think it's unfortunate that the american people really
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don't know what they do. >> reporter: she is talking about that bin lod lad -- bin laden intelligence officer who received as much as 62 thousand 895 $62,895 apiece. >> they have done amazing things. >> reporter: she says besides the bin laden intelligence officer, winners of the presidential rank awards made possible emergency earthquake relief, protected endangered species during the water oil spill, protected american corn from an unauthorized release of grain and removing the air pollution equivalent of 166 million cars. that is besides initiating programs saving billions of dollars. >> they have done it on behalf of the american government and people. >> reporter: the awards which give select benefits of their annual salary but benefitted workers who save collectively -- >> 36 $36 billion. i think that is a good return
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on investments. >> reporter: or in other cases, saved lives. despite our repeated requests, no federal agency would talk on the record about this but a white house official confirms the osama bin laden account and other key details behind the nation's top federal worker bonuses. i'm investigator reporter ross ross, 9 nusz now. -- russ ptacek, 9news now. >> so does this change how you feel about government workers. log on any time and join that conversation. well, tonight new evidence in the murder of florida teenager trayvon martin. officials have released images that seem to lend more credibility to the gunman's side of the story. we're monitoring the details coming in today and he joins us live now from the satellite center. ken. >> reporter: the evidence released today is more than 183 pages long. in it there are interviews, recordings, there is pictures and video, all of which we've never seen before. . >> these are the last known
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images of trayvon martin alive. he's seen at a convenience store wearing his black hoodie wearing candy and a drink. 20 minutes later he would be dead. the video was made public and also pictures of a bullet casing as well as zimmerman's 9 9-millimeter gun. but it's these images that has everyone talking. for the first time there seems to be proof of the claim zimmerman made. his nose look to be broken, eyes bruised and scratches on his face. then there is the cut to the he back of his bloodied head. the autopsy shows the gunshot wound in his chest with gun powder residue suggesting the two were no more than 18 inches apart. the report also details a bruise on martin's eye and small scars on both hands. there are also details about witnesses. one said he saw a black male wearing a dark colored hoodie on top of a white or hispanic male yelling for help. the black male was throwing
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punches then herd the pop heard the pop of the -- heard the pop of the gunshot. it shows trayvon martin had marijuana in his blood and urine. they cannot determine who it was heard yelling for help. we're live in the satellite center, 9news now. >> thanks for all of the information. a jail officer in prince william county is in hot water tonight. investigators say ralph justice plotted to have another man arrested and thrown in jail where he would be subject to a sexual assault. now, we're told justice was working with another man named michael wozjak. both men are behind bars tonight. tonight. mitt romney tonight is condemning efforts to use president obama's former spiritual advisor, the reverend jar my eremiah wright in ads attacking the president --
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jeremiah wright in ads attacking the president. wright charged sermons about the presidential election came a hot topic. the obama administration has been down playing the importance of the g8 organization of world leaders but is nonetheless hosting them tomorrow. protestors are not invite, but they're coming anyway. local officials complain the feds are not helping to pay for all of the work. gary nurenberg has more on what we can expect. gary. >> reporter: well, derek, area residents have been told to expect inconvenience, closed roads, back up traffic, but will is general concern about the demonstrations an whether things could get out of hands. we talked to donna pobondon who says her group wants world leaders to get the message not about what divides people in the world but what u neets them. the need for -- unites them. the need for food, water and education for our children. >> with everything going on with the trade agreement and
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the global economy, we're nothing but a service economy. i worry about our children, our grandchildren. when i left home, i left home with nothing. our children now are leaving home with 10, 20, 30, 40 thousand dollars $40,000 in debt. i'm looking forward to them having the same opportunities that i did growing up. >> reporter: her group comes in peace but will are so many different demonstrators that no one can speak for them all, which means tonight if nothing else here there is simply uncertainty. the area is getting ready at fairmont parka a dornd with flags. the streets to be demonstrations from sun down friday through saturday. >> it's really been a hard assignment, a tough assignment. >> reporter: cost absorbed locally. officials demanding that the feds pay up. but mostly on the streets of nearby frederick, there is uncertainty. >> it's a lot of protestors down here.
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and you just don't know who is who. >> reporter: demonstrators have a permit to rally in frederick's big grant park. >> we have elected to close on friday because of the g8 summit. >> reporter: her medical billing office is near grant park. >> we're not sure to what expect. >> reporter: police have told businesses to be prepared for trouble. >> we do have some plywood that in case we get a broken window. >> reporter: but there is some optimism this could be good for business. the g8 sub at crab apple. >> which is a blending of all of the flavors of the countries that are included in the g8. >> we've named our could the ijz cottages and motel rooms after -- cottages and motel p rooms after rooms after presidents. >> presidents. >> the first president was roosevelt? but . >> reporter: but in frederick, a reality check. >> they're going to be 30 miles from here. . >> reporter: the g8 has for three decades now kept its high
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eye on the global -- eye on the global economy. this spring that means job creation, food security, governance for places like the middle east and africa. for europe it means banking debt. and the ever present headache of iran and north korea. good luck. gary nurenberg, 9news now. >> not sure what to expect. that would be the operative phrase. well, facebook employees are working for tonight getting ready for tomorrow's official offering. the stock will sell at 38 bucks a share and that could make for an 18 billion $18 billion day for the social media giant. and tomorrow morning, a jury will begin deliberating the fate of former presidential candidate john edwards. he is accused of using campaign money to cover up his affair with rial hunter and his attorney accused him of being guilty of a sin but not a crime. he says he did deliberately get
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campaign funds for his affair. for the first time in u.s. history, minority births out number those of whites. here in dc, they make up 50% of the population. the same is true in hawaii, california, new mexico and texas. so you facebook, you tweet and now you pin. women are flocking to pinterest, the newest social media on the web, from food to fashion, it provides a way to catalog all of the that you love. but as we report in tonight's consumer work, users should think before they post the pin. >> reporter: lindsey murvis is supposed to be studying for her law school final. but on days like this, she just cannot pull away from an online community that is taking her cooking skills to a new level. >> i'm kind of a disaster in the kitchen. so pinterest has really helped me. .
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>> reporter: she has plenty of company. according to internet marketer com score, more than 20 million unique visitors clicked on to pinterest just last month. it's one of the fastest growing media sites since facebook and twitter. >> i find myself staring at it, scrolling through, pretty. >> reporter: launched in 2009, this platform allows users to pin images for others to browse. it is this simplistic sharing of content that has inspired an entire community of pinterest pals. >> you hot glue the magnet. >> reporter: and party. >> this is a craft i did. >> reporter: the popularity has been driven by high income women ages 18-34 years olds. for this group of educators, it is the go to site for resources and ideas they can use in the classroom. >> i feel like my kids are more en ganged gaged because they have more option -- engaged because they have more options. >> it's changed the face of the
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marketplace. >> reporter: retailers realize the new phenomena of pinning is given a facelift to their bottom line. >> they can react right away, put it in a different place on their website. >> reporter: all of this sounds really good. but while you're pinning and pasting, there is something every user needs to keep in mind. that image you post could end up costing you big bucks. >> a lot of individuals are posting photographs that are not theirs. they have not dpot en permission from the -- gotten permission from the owners to post. and therefore they are technically infringing the copyrights of the owner of that photograph. >> reporter: sherry blunt, an intellectual property attorney, says that's why it's important to read the pinterest terms of service. the website essentially says it's on you, the user, to get permission to post any photos. and if someone comes after them, they can come after you. >> when you click on that picture, it took you to what? >> . >> to a website called parent palace. >> reporter: a direct link to the content with permission can help you avoid unnecessary headaches and being pinned down
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with a heap of legal bills. >> hum. pretty good. >> reporter: lesli foster, 9news now. >> now, lesli tells us, one photographer raised a copyright concern on her blog. they talked about ways to pro trekt the -- protect the content of others. they have a code for photographers who don't want their content used. we can find all of this information on our website wusa9.com under consumer. on the radio . oh, the music world and many of urs us are mourn ng the loss of -- mourning the loss of donna summer. she was at home when she lost her battle with cancer. summer exploded on to the music seat in 1995 hbaby. she went onto win five grammies for songs including last dance, hot stuff and bad girl. donna summer was 63 years old. >> you know, one of the songs nobody is talking about that i liked was macarthur park.
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do you remember that? >> no. >> great stuff she gave us all. >> much more to come. after the break, we'll tell you about a rare celestial celebration going on this weekend. plus reporter scott broom goes 1-on-1 with entertainment icon betty white who has had a re surge ens of popularity -- re resurgeens of popularity. >> most important thing light jacket. 54 to 62. we'll come back and talk about the weekend. we have a
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a bill that would is he voerly limit a -- severely limit abortion here in dc. >> arizona republican trent frank sponsored the measure and he ran the hearing. under the bill no woman can get an abortion 20 weeks after she became pregnant, that is unless her life was at risk. the fetus can feel pain at 20 20 weeks. something doctors actually disagree upon zoo . quite a sight this afternoon. the iconic blue angel soring through the sky. it was practice this weekend for the open house and air show
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at joint base andrews. it starts tomorrow and lasts through sunday. golden girl betty white was in washington tonight not to entertain sftion as much as to be entertained by the animals at the national zoo. >> scott broom spent a couple of minutes to talk about animal welfare and species protection. >> reporter: betty white 90 90 years young and lives in an auditorium. not to talk about politics but her favorite subject. her love of animals. right before a big personal tool of the los angeles zoo. >> i've worked with the los angeles zoo for 50 years and i love it. i love it. >> reporter: you're here in washington really to share your love of animals with everybody here, tell us about your love of animals. >> i'm blessed with working in a business where i can use the business to spread the animal advocacy. i'm not into animal rights.
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i'm not into don't do this, don't do that. i just want people to appreciate animals and protect them as much as they can. . >> reporter: so it's the national zoo for you tomorrow? >> tomorrow. first thing in the morning. 9:00. finally people are beginning to realize what zoos do to protect animals instead of i think all animals should be let loose. without zoos we would have too many extinct species. >> reporter: so you have your new book out with some beautiful photographs in it. what are some of your favors in there? >> well, ted moleano is a good photographer and has been not quite the 50 years that i've been with the zoo. and it dawned on me that i've been with the zoo so long most of these animals are personal friends. so i thought why don't i use tad's pictures and i'll write a personal anecdote about that individual animal. >> reporter: i hope you have a great time at the zoo tomorrow. thanks for being in washington. >> thank you, scott.
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i appreciate it so much. thank you. >> reporter: scott broom. >> well, top is on betty's must see look at the zoo. you know. the pandas. what else. >> it's like sitting down to interview your grandma. she's reaching across. she's going to give him a cookie before it's over [ laughing ] . [ laughing ] >> it's so great. >> let me ask you a question. are you an ecliptomania? >> does that mean i like ee clip cess. sicz. >> we're going to -- eclipse. >> a solar eclipse known as the ring of fire. that's when the sun will appear as a thin ring behind the moon. the sun blocks 80% of the sun's rays. it will be visible in texas, arizona, utah, nevada, essentially out in the west out on sunday. we don't see it because the sun is already down. >> oh. >> so if you are an eclipto maniac, you can see it in the west.
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temps are really coming up fast. dew points in the mid 40s and the pressure continues to rise at 30 .13 inches of mercury. we'll talk about what is going to happen here the next few dpaz. days. we have a cool start tomorrow. a light jacket a good idea and the sunglasses as well. it's going to be pretty much pure sun tomorrow. and i think i did a blog about this earlier in the week that may sun is equivalent to june sun because you need to think about sunscreen. you don't see yourself getting cooked and you are. it will be cool again friday night. all right. and then some clouds possible on saturday. now it appears lated saturday, saturday night and maybe -- late saturday, saturday night and maybe into sunday. there is still some discrepancy as to how far west the clouds will get. overnight tonight, clear skies. new clouds tonight. chilly. we'll say one blanket night. 46-56. it's kind of cool. winds east, northeasterly at about 5-10. pi morning sunny and -- by morning sunny and pleasant. 40s and 50s to start.
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not as breezy in the morning as it was today. winds east, northeast at 10. and then by afternoon, sunny and spectacular. just beautiful. high temps around 75 which is about average and winds out of the east at before 10. our zone forecast remember these six zones are available on our website wusa9.com. oakland after 30s in the morning you'll rebound to 64. 72 in cumberland. low 70s in hagerstown and martinsburg and winchester. we look at upper 70s in culpeper but mid 70s in warrenton and manassas and leesburg and fairfax. downtown we're looking at 70s as well. 75 in gaithersburg and rockville. maybe 74 in frederick. upper 70s into southern maryland. but you get near the water and with the easterly component to the wind, temperatures will struggle to get to 70. small craft advisories cover parts of the bay and tidal potomac. 47-57 to sdart. upper -- start. upper 60s to low 70s by noon. really a nice bri day. and then -- nice day. and then by evening 56-66.
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some clouds fraps south and east. -- perhaps south and east. 75. clouds possible. high temperatures in the upper 1067. per 70s. we have showers -- in the upper 70s. we're in pretty good shape wednesday and thursday. and of course we have the greatness and the air show. the air show, by the way, is not open to the public tomorrow. that's only saturday and sunday. >> it is good advice about the sunscreen. for a little bit you can see it. >> yep. you know, you call it the battle of the beltway, but there are actually two beltways. [ laughing ] >> there are. >> 695 and 495. >> 495. but this year it's going to be more exciting, i think, than in years past. because you have two good teams for once. the nations alz are good -- nationals are good. the orioles are good. heading into tonight, the orioles led the nl east but could they stay there. a look at tonight's game against the pirates plus a look
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ahead to this weekend's battle of the bet ways. and -- belt ways. and the horses will run. how
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now 9 sports with kristen berset, the best sports in town. . >> the annual battle of the beltways always has some buzz around it, but never as much as this year. the orioles add am jones telling me he is -- add amends jones adam jones telling me he is excited. the -- adam jones telling me he is excited. before they can turn their focus to friday, they had one last game against pittsburgh tonight. andrew mick kuch incoming up -- mckutchin coming up big. james mcdonald took a no hitter into the 6th inning. ryan zimmerman with a single to left brings in two. it is 4-2 pirates. in the bottom of the 9th,
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desmond with a chance to take the lead. strikes out swinging. nats drop this one in the second. the al leading orioles visiting kansas city. adam jones continues to heat up. a 2-run homer here for him in the 4th. this is his third great straight that he has gone. he is looking good. birds down by 1. then in the 7th, jj with bases loaded. a broken bat single brings in 2. orioles up 5-3. and that would be it. they come from behind. birds stay in first place in the al east. those punished by bounty gate are striking back. jonathan velma is suing for dever mation. -- deformation. and in what has become a common spring theme, the ravens at reed, we'll just call him the new brett favre, says he isn't 1 100% committed to playing in 2012 yet. this is the final year of his
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contract with baltimore. now, i got to spend a few hours today at the racetrack in baltimore. it was rel -- relatively quiet. fans taking in the races. people are expected to people in for the 137th racing of the stakes. it's the second leg of the triple crown. bode meister is once again a favorite as he was at the kentucky derby. but the winner of that race will have another tough race from another outside slot. but for right now, they're just basking in the deplore -- glory of their latest win. >> the freakness is something they look forward to every year, and this is their big event. and it's been fun when you say have you heard if i'll have another. he won the derby. it's fun to share the fun we've had with new people. >> he's always excited. >> i don't know if you've all been the

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