>> is an area encounter brought work at an arlington construction site to a halt. one worker spotted a girl inside a building. but that girl has been dead for 99 years. >> this is where the body was laid to rest. some say this is where her so resides. -- soul presides. what is now a construction site was once a this victorian house. one of the workers spotted a young girl inside the building. >> he could not find her. he walked through out the whole building. when he was on his way out he noticed her on the steps. that is when he turned around and she was not there. >> the creepy encounter was too much for the normally tough construction worker. he packed his stuff and walked off the job for good. the young girl was a 14-year- old. she was seen in this study six years before her death in 1913. the victorian house been demolished had been her home. the crews were so free to doubt by deciding, they decided on the 99th anniversary of her death they would shut down construction for the day. the house has always had a paranormal mistake. >> we did general cleanup and ne

. >> hear an arlington, outside the studios, we saw the snow shower and the skies are blue and clear. it has been an interesting weather day but the farther south you go, that's where you found the snow. it was further south and west, across the potomac and into virginia. spotsylvania got 5 inches. as that moves out, the skies are clearing. a live look at the naval academy in annapolis. temperatures are cropping with the departing clipper system. 44 in annapolis. skies will continue to clear through the evening but it will be cold. 22 to 30 degrees is the range of temperatures. in his old man winter to stopping by or is he digging in his heels? >> the us no provided a light coating of white stuffed south of the beltway. for those of you who hope to see a final burst before the end of the season. but go live to caroline county for more storm watch coverage. >> driving down here on interstate 95, the snow was pounding us. north of fredericksburg, closing some schools in caroline county. as with most snowstorms, people reacted the way they react. >> 4 inches fell south of fredericksburg.

they were cited for impersonating police officers at an arlington club. there will be extra security h school today after threatening graffiti was found in the bathroom. students at potomac school in dumphries callved a recorded phone notifying them there was a threat. graffiti and indicated a bring a gun to school today. there's no evidence this is a credible threat. >> don't be surprised if you see at the lottery counter today. drawing isllions tonight. the jackpot is $363 million, the third largest ever. your odds of winning, one out of 176 million. good luck. >> hotels and airlines are charging even more. that and a on of what wall street is expecting, linda bell at bloomberg headquarters in new york. >> good morning. stock-index futures are a indicating a slightly higher open. we will get another 91 housing in a few hours. investors getting a report on prices in 20 cities including washington, d.c. here we go again. more fare hikes as the summer season is around the corner. spoke with a company that confirms united delta and u.s. looking at increasin

nine nine now received the -- 9 news now received the memo from an arlington police officer. the police chief acted and said the first one was not intended to set quotas. >> i've never advocated quotas or disciplined an officer because they didn't hit a numeric number for a monthly arrest total. even the perception that that exists bothers me. >> chief scott added there will not be any disciplinary action taken against the to patrol commanders who sent out the original memo. >>> custom agents seized more than four pounds of heroin that was ready for street use. agents arrest add woman who flew in from -- arrested a woman who flew in from nigeria on saturday. she had ingested about 180 pellets packed with heroin. the drugs have a street value of $150,000. the suspect remains in custody and authorities say that this is the second largest heroin seizure at dulles airport. >>> a crash in prince george's county sent radioactive debris on to the road but there is no serious danger, according to authorities. a soil density gauge flew out of the back of a pickup truck after a crash o

. >> reporter: arlington resident elizabeth sills says this memo channel 9 obtained from an arlington county police officer confirms what she's thought for years. it's from two police captains to the patrol division. the subject? pro activity expectations. that means the numbers of arrests, traffic summons and parking citations patrol officers are expected to issue every month. so you any at the end of month the they pick up their enforcements? >> yes, i do. >> i suspected there was a quota. i know i've gotten tickets. i know that there are certain places in arlington where they park looking for people to ticket. >> reporter: the memo says there is not, nor has there ever been a quota for traffic enforcement, but it also says consistently failing to attain these goals could result in disciplinary action. >> it says it's not a quota. >> you have the memo. sure sounds like it to me of. >> reporter: do you think it's okay or not? >> sure. >> reporter: why is that? >> well, gives them something to do so they're not sitting around in the parking lots of. >> reporter: this memo from the dep

fourth circuit court of appeals has gone to the dogs or at least hearing arguments in the case of an arlington dog groomer and the mural outside her store. that is when arlington county told her to cover up that mural because it was violating county advertising rules. a federal judge sided with the county last january, but she's appealing. the county is violating her first amendment rights. and then, there is the legal battle over a bed of flowers. kim planted daisies, some tulips, and other flowers outside her condo up in new hampshire, he she was breaking the rules. she had permission before the condo association was formed. so, she refused to tear them up. now, she is facing fines of nearly $6,000 and the condo association wants her to pay attorney fees as well. $8,000 in addition. what's more, it placed a lien on her $300,000 condo. >> it just feels like we have been bullied and really all we wanted to do was have a conversation and figure out how this can benefit all of us. >> kim has hired an attorney. she is trying to fight back. she cannot wait to get this all behind her so she can sel

caught in the case yos of war, american soldiers notified the afghan stray animal league, an arlingtononprofit that works to rescue dogs and cats. it helped arrange his 8,000 mif mile journey. lor where i green captured the arrival on her cell phone on tuesday. and into the arms of his owner. >> for a dog that's been through what he's been through, he came right out of the crate and went up to emily and kissed her. he was a happy dog. >> now there's a whole new world to explore and team to meet. polly's first few hours here have been one on wonder. >> fascinated by toys, running on the hardwood floors downstairs. he's been fascinated with the grass and the daffodils. >> reporter: polly bravo has a few more trips to the vet to heal the scars around his neck, but his heart is 100% here in america. in alex and dra, jane wattrell news 4. >> even though he's a boy she kept the name polly. she added bravo because he was so brave on his journey here. >>> the measure would cut up to 60 days off a sentence if a prisoner gets their ged our college degree while behind bars. critics say it sends t

that is how many parking tickets you're expected to happened out on the evening shift as an arlington police officer at least according to a memo from earlier this month. but now the chief says wait a minute, that memo didn't say quite what we meant to say. we showed that memo to people on the streets. >> yeah, that is what it looks like. >> a quota? >> yeah. >> it looks like a quota. >> they do have quotas. >> we do not have quotas. and we do not want there to be any confusion with our officers, with the public, that we have numeric expectations and value quantity over quality because we simply do not. >> reporter: articlingthon police chief doug scott says he resinnedded that memo issued march 1st because it has caused confusion. the memo includes each shift and lists monthly, quote, expectations. for example, evening shift, seven arrests, 30 traffic sum mops, five parking citations. >> it looks like they have a certain amount of quotas. >> reporter: the chief says no one is checking numbers. >> the mere suggestion of a quota system in a police department damages or sullies the prof

is >> reporter: arlington resident elizabeth sills says this memo channel 9 obtained from an arlingtone officer confirms what she's thought for years. it's from two police captains to the patrol division, the subject? pro activity expectations. that means the numbers of arrests, traffic summons

this evening the former senator hosts a campaign rally at the christian liberty academy also an arlington heights tomorrow after two stops and the st. louis area santorum returns to illinois for these three more campaign rallies across the state. ron paul focused his campaign on downstate illinois this week he spoke about a 5000 person rally at the university of illinois champaign-urbana wednesday night newt gingrich admits that the illinois primary has come down to raise between mitt romney and rick santorum ... in chicago tribune poll suggests that barely 12 percent of republicans support newt gingrich still he and his wife hosted a hispanic town hall meeting in elgin he was cheered when he criticized president obama and his effort to force a church based organizations to provide their employees with free birth control in violation of their own moral teachings he also told a radio talk-show host that he had no plan to drop out of the republican presidential race any time soon he sees louisiana as his next hope of winning another state primary gop voter turnout in tuesday's primary may b

. >>> an internal memo from arlington police is raising some questions this morning.t appears to be pressuring officers to meet a quota when it comes to tickets. chief as suring the public that is not the case. beth parker has more on this. >> reporter: one, two, three, four, five. that is how many parking tickets you're expected to hand out on the evening shift as an arlington police officer at least according to a memo from earlier this month. but now the chief says wait a minute, that memo didn't say quite what we meant to say. we showed that memo to people on the streets. >> that is what it looks like. >> a quota? >> yeah. >> it is like a quote on. >> they do have quotas. >> we do not have quotas and we do not want there to be any confusion with our officers, with the public that we have numeric expectations and value quantity over quality because we simply do not. >> reporter: arlington police chief doug scott as he rescinded that memo issued march 1st by the patrol command because it has caused confusion. the memo includes each shift and list monthly, quote, exp

this one is an arlington across the city. sunrise in about 17 minutes.a bright and sunny day, but the wind will be picking up. check out the temperatures right now. they are running pretty mild. temperatures have meant dropping the past couple of hours, but still some warm readings this morning. 57 in washington right now. warmer to the south and the southwest. 64 degrees in arlington. high pressure building in, the winds are diminishing tonight and we will have some issues. high pressure off to the north and the west, low pressure moving off the lead to coast. that is combining for the gusty winds. the high pressure will move and later tonight and the winds will come down and it will get chilly. there is a freeze warning tonight. here is our story for the day. parley to mostly sunny, breezy weather and a low to mid 60's. a warm-up coming the next few days. eventually upper 60's. chance of showers as we head into saturday morning. a very pleasant stretch of spring weather. that will continue. that is the very latest. back to you. >> good to see you. than

american soldiers notify the afghan stray animal league, an arlington non-profit leap that works to rescue dogs and cats. it helped arrange the 8,000 mile journey. touching down a reagan national airport shortly after noon on tuesday and into the arms of his owner. to have been t through what he has been through, he came out of the creeks and was such a happy dog. >> now there is a whole new world to explore and people to meet. his first few hours have been one of wonder. >> fascinated by toys. running on the floors downstairs. fascinated with the grass. >> he still has a few more trips to the vet to heal the scars, but his heart is 100 percent here in america. >> pretty good looking dog. but the dog. -- lucky dog. >> we have a link on our website to the organization. >> here is a look at what is coming up as 6:00. >> new questions for a maryland legislature. how come she is driving? >> gov. martin o'malley makes a desperate plea for his gas tax. a live report. >> a budget option that holds state agencies accountable. taxpayers will like this one. details straight ahead. >> live, local, la

days before the killing, the brothers were cited for impersonating police officers at an arlington nightclub. it is 35 degrees in old town alexandria. >> still ahead there's a new effort to try to put the brakes on montgomery county's speed cameras program. what some residents are taking the case to maryland's highest court. >> it your tap water smells or tastes different, changes are coming to the area posing water distribution system. >> welcome. it's 5:00 then. start to get going and not procrastinating. you never know what is going to happen on the highway. if things change dramatically. we are quite right now coming out of the neighborhoods. no problems on the beltway. moving nicely as far as interstate travel between richmond and baltimore. travel times in our favor for the most part. overnight construction has been cleared. we will take you to loudoun county the where the dulles toll way meet the dallas green road. looks good for traffic and metro rail, marc rail, vre. steve rudin is in the weather center. >> we are looking at a little bit of a wind chill factor outside of this hour s

an arlington man who lost his home got fined for not cutting the grass on the home he actually lost.id england went to renew his driver's license there were several outstanding warrants. for this. failing to upkeep the home which he hasn't lived in since 2010. >> i feel like i am being punished for something i didn't do. i didn't live there. the bank foreclosed on it. i told them i didn't live there. >> the city is standing by this fine claiming the title is still in his name so he still has to pay up. >>> a washington, d.c. teacher fired over violent math problems sent home with the children. the disturbing equation giving the third graders at this charter school including blood thirsty aliens and violent criminals taking from a home schooling web site. parents are upset some are saying the teacher who is a minister wouldn't have sent the problems home unless she was told to. the school denies it. aft that's our 5 @5. >> tornados are whipping across the area the entire neighborhoods are wiped out. the little girl who was a sign of hope passed away. we are live in the fox news weathe

five and that is how many parking tickets you're expected to hand out on the evening shift as an arlington police officer, according to a memento from earlier this month and the chief said wait a minute, that memo didn't say what we meant to say. we showed that memo on the street. >> that is what it looked like. >> a quota? >> yeah. >> and they do have quotas. >> we don't have quotas and don't want there to be any confusion with our officers or the public that we have numeric expectations and value, quantity over quality. we don't. >> reporter: arlington police chief said he rescinded that memo by the patrol command because it's caused confusion. the memo includes each shift and lifts monthly, quote, expectations. for example, evening shifts, 30 arrests, five parking citing as. >> and looks like they have a certain amount of quota. >> the chief said no one is checking numbers and not one officer is disciplined for reaching a quote a. >> the mere suggestion of a quota system and a police department damages or sullies the professional reputation of the agency. >> reporter: the public percept

. >>> an arlington woman says two police impersonators robbed her and her family at gunpoint in her homenocked on the door. she says the man had a fake search warrant. once inside, they stole about $13,000 in cash and jewelry. we talked to a woman who was inside the home at the time. we're not showing her face, though, to protect her identity. >> i opened the door, and they, you know. one guy had a gun, the other had a knife. there was a mask. the other said, don't move, you know. >> police say it appears to be isolated. the police also say someone who lives in that home is awaiting trial on bank robbery charges. >>> university of maryland police arrested charles saying he snuck into dorm rooms and tried to rob students. authorities say charles snuck into a girls' dorm room at cumberland hall and tried to steal her laptop. the girl says she wok up with man touching her thigh. he says he walked in by mistake and left. police say witnesses saw two people walking around checking doorknobs. >>> some say a settlement between the government and the alcoholic malt drink called four loco does no

. >>> an arlington man accused of attacking a couple in a fight over a taxi. the man and woman were trying to get a cab outside the verizon center wednesday night at the van halen concert when police say brian bradley and three friends tried to push them out of the way. the woman called 911 and tried to help her husband, but then police say the violence escalated. >> when he struck her, she fell back, he knocked her semi conscious, her body was going limp, and we believe additional injuries were caused to her brain at that point and skull when she hit the head on the sidewalk. >> the woman taken to the hospital and later released. >> we caught up with bradley at court, but he refused to be intervi interviewed. >>> mitt romney leading challenger rick santorum days before voters head to the polls in wisconsin. a new poll shows the former massachusetts governor has the support of 40% of likely voters. santorum trails by 7%. ron paul and newt gingrich, both trail by double digits, political bun at this times say wisconsin could ressam for um's last chance to keep

caught in the chaos of war, american soldiers notified the afghan stray animal league, an arlington nonprofit that works to rescue dolls and cats. it helped arrange the 8-month-old's 8,000-mile journey. laurie green captured polly's arrival on her cell phone, touching down at reagan national airport shortly after noon on tuesday and into the arms of his owner. >> hey, beautiful. >> for a dog that's about through what he has been through, he came out of the crate, right up to emily and immediately bond and kissed her and he was just such a happy dog for what he's been through. >> reporter: now there's a whole new world to explore and people to meet. polly's first few hours here have been one of wonder. >> been fascinated by toys, running on the hardwood floors downstairs, fascinated with the grass and calf dough fills. >> reporter: he still has few more trips to the vet to heal the scars around his neck but his heart is 100% here, in america. in alexandria, jane watrel, news4. >> she kept the name polly, even though he was a boy, and added bravo because he was so brave. >>> the items in your k

. >>> an arlington man is charged with assault after a fight over a taxi near the verizon center.olice say brian bradley physically assaulted a couple leaving the van halen concert this week. bradley allegedly hit the woman in the case knocking her almost unconscious and sending her to the hospital with a serious head injury. >>> medical marijuana is starting to take root in the district. today the city announced which companies can grow it. >> the news 4 i-team has followed the debate for months. tisha thompson has reaction from the people and businesses who found out today about their new neighbors. >> reporter: it's a controversial plan sparking plenty of passion. and medical marijuana is coming to d.c. >> i think it's fair to the people who applied for it, fair to the community, and certainly one step closer to meeting the needs. >> reporter: the director says only six organizations received a license to grow 95 plants at a time including hollywood's montel williams. he and a group of investors plan to set up shop on queens chapel road. other locations include 24th place, ever

four, five, that's how many parking tickets you're expected to hand out on the evening shift as an arlingtone officer at least according to a memo from earlier this month, but now the chief says wait, that memo didn't say quite what we meant to say. we showed that memo to people on the street. >> that's what it looks like. >> reporter: a quota? >> yeah. >> this is like a quota. >> they do have quote as. >> we do not have quotas -- quote as. >> we do not have quote as and we do not want there to be any confusion with our officers or the public that we have numeric expectations and value quantity over quality because we simply do not. >> reporter: arlington police chief doug scott said he rescinded that memo issued march 1st by the patrol command because it has caused confusion. the memo includes each shift and lists monthly expectations. for example, evening shift seven arrests, 30 traffic summons, five parking citations. >> they look like they have a certain amount of quotas per month. >> reporter: the chief says no one is checking numbers and not one officer has been disciplined for failing

of maryland, nearby suburbs in prince george's county, montgomery county, as well as in fairfax an arlington, it is in the mid and upper 50s now. the view from space is showing a clear sky now for the most part just a few cloud to the north and east of washington. those are traveling off north and east. but farther to our west we do have increasing clouds now coming into west virginia. this area of green is a zone of potential rain that is right now beginning to reach the ground near pittsburgh, all the way down to charleston, west virginia. that's advancing to the east but probably not getting closer to the metro area until, oh, perhaps around 7:00 or 8:00 this evening. now the close-up view of the satellite image showing a lot of sunshine here now and for the rest of the afternoon, here are the high temperatures i anticipate. we'll probably make it into the upper 60s right around washington, nearby suburbs and throughout much of maryland. right near the bay water it is going to be cooler with a breeze off the waters. water temperatures in the bay are still only in the 40s. but farther to o

a panel of straight and gay kids told an audience at arlington elementary school -- church, they hear the word gay used as a peiorative constantly. >> they're used around quit a bit and i am sure everyone's aware of that and no one knows how to stop it. >> reporter: sometimes, the homophobic slurs are accompanied by physical attacks. >> you can not walk in the halls and irwithout hearing someone say you're gay and you're a fashiongot, pushing people into -- faggot and pushing people in the bathrooms, having people throw food and drink at all over other lockers. >> reporter: this sufficientmore said in middle school, a teacher was part of the problem. >> and i had a gym teacher once yelling to us that we were not running fast enough and not to be faggo ts run faster. i addressed him and said it was not appropriate, but he said well, you were not running fast enough. >> reporter: most say they have organized clubs called gsas, where straight kids join to support their gay friends. why not turn to teachers for help with sexual orientation. >> the teachers they don't -- and there are a fe

. >>> an arlington man is charged tonight with assault after a fight over a taxi near the verizon centerce tell us brian bradley physically assaulted a couple leaving the van halen concert. he allegedly struck the woman in the face sending her to the hospital with a serious head injury. >>> police tried to keep it under wraps but the mayor in sanford, florida says he released the 911 calls in the trayvon martin case because the town has nothing to hide. let's fast forward to our weather. doug? >>> right now the weather is not too bad. starting to see some sunshine out there. so a pretty nice evening. i think the evening will be on the dry side but the showers will move in. take a look at the radar behind me and you can see rain down to the south. rain up to the north and west. all of that rain trying to get together right over our region. it's going to have a hard time doing so. that means not a bad weekend out there. i'll explain coming up in just a couple minutes and let you know what part of the weekend has the best chance for rain. >> all righty. thanks. >>> medical marijuana is one

he'll be charged as an adult. >>> arlington police are looking for three men who claimed to be officersnd committed two separate unrelated crimes. in one incident a man posing as an officer pulled over a driver on lee highway, took his wallet, and stole $160 bucks. in the other incident, two men robbed a family on south fillmore street at knife point. >>> wall street slipped as the trading day came to a close the dow finishing this friday down three points and the nasdaq dropping 13 and the s&p 500 by 4 points. >>> a day after the senate's effort to overturn the president's policy on birth control insurance coverage was blocked by democrats. the debate over the issue reaches a new fever pitch. just hours ago president obama made a personal phone call to a local law student now caught in the middle of the debate. radio host rush limbaugh called the student a slut among other things. nbc's kelly o'donnell reports. >> i don't believe i am -- >> reporter: sandra is a georgetown university law student and activist for women's reproductive health. >> so ms. fluke and the rest of you feminazis

. >>> an update on that arlington rumor. the federal appeals court heard arguments. arlington county told her to cover up that mural on the side of her business because it amounts to an ad, but the mural is simply artwork, complimenting the dog park next door and covering it up violates her right to free speech. we don't have word yet when the court might rule in this dog case. >>> senior legislators met in richmond today to take another stab at hammering out a budget plan. the current one, the current budget is set to expire at the end of june. no word on any significant progress in today's meeting, but we do know voters aren't happy about the stalemate. a new poll finds just 38% of voters there approve of the legislator's performance right now. virginia tops the list of the best states in which to make the living. moneyrates.com looked at average income, cost of living, state income tax rate and the unemployment rate to create this list. washington state, texas, illinois, and colorado round out the top five. >>> coming up on 9news now, they are one of those things

a panel of straight and gay kids told an audience at arlington unitarian church that they hear the word "gay" used as a pejorative almost constantly. >> the term that is so gay are thrown around quite britt jenkins and i am sure everyone is a -- quite eye a bit and i am sure everyone knows that but don't realize it. >> reporter: sometimes they're accompanied by physical attacks. >> you can't walk in the halls or place without hearing someone shouting you're gay, you're a faggot, pushing people into lockers, pushing people into bathrooms, having people throwing food and drinks at you. >> he said in middle school, a teacher was part of the problem. >> and i had a gym teacher running to us don't run as fashiongots, run faster. i addressed him about this and i said that is not appropriate. he said, well, you were not running fast enough. >> reporter: most of the panelists said they had organized clubs called gay- straight alliances, gsas, where straight kids joined to support their gay friends. why not turn to teachers for help with sexual orientation? >> that -- the teachers they don't, th

less than a 10th of an inch of rain. in arlingtondegrees and the winds are southerly. 74 and 53 on the high and low today for reagan national airport. the height, 21 degrees above average. a record high in boston 58 in caribou. there is the cooler air minneapolis with a high of 37, detroit 63. a pretty active cold front but the icy stuff is way up in canada. it is going to stay there. we will get a little bit chilly air for a day or two and then start to warm up all over again. 68 degrees now at reagan national lahood airport. we will see the 40's overnight as the cold front slides out. we have had scattered showers and heavy rain along the southern end of this broad very common this time of year. that is not coming here. use the line moving through frederick county now pushing to the southeast. amid an upper 60's ahead of the front and then temperatures dropping behind the front. 50 degrees now and cumberland. here is what happens in the next day or two, we will see the front continue to move through clearing by morning. it will cli

masked men rob an entire movie theater in arlington. >>> plus we'll tell you where a business is trying to fill 900 jobs locally. and the d.c. bar where president [ male announcer ] for making cupcakes and deposits at the same time. for paying your friend back for lunch from your tablet. for 26 paydays triggered with a single tap. for checking your line, then checking your portfolio. for making atms and branches appear out of thin air. simple to use websites, tools, and apps. for making your financial life a little bit easier. virginia. a movie theater was robbed from a scene that seemed to come right from the big screen. police say two masked men held up a theater on swap box road around 4:00 p.m. this afternoon. the thieves pulled the fire alarm which caused an evacuation. no one was injured. no word on how much cash they got away with. >>> hundreds lined up under the new live maryland casino. the casino held the job fair to fill more than 900 positions before it opens in june. the jobs range from food service to maintenance to slot attendants. now, if you want to learn how to apply,

an arlington, texas man to lost his home to foreclosure two years ago just got fined for not cuttinghat he lost. when he went to renew his driver's license, he found out there were several outstanding warrants for failing to upkeep his home which he hasn't even lived in since 2010. >> i feel like i'm being punished for something that i didn't do. i didn't live there. why would i worry about it? you know what i mean? bank foreclosed on it. i showed proof and i'm tired of showing proof that i didn't live there. >> well, the city is standing by those fines claiming the title was still in his name. so he still has to pay. double whammy! over to brian for a little sports action. >> all right. they encouraged hitting players so hard they were knocked out of games. now, the saints may get hit with an unprecedented series of penalties for running a bounty pool. nfl is expected to meet with former defensive coordinator of the saints greg williams sometime today in new york city. punishments could include fines, suspensions and losing draft picks. worse than whatever new england was hit with a

in one of them a marine who was laid to rest tuesday at an arlington cemetery was a hero.ew what he stood for and he knew his mission and he knew the risks, she knew he might have to give his life for the cause for which we fight. so sergeant william stacey prepared a letter to be read in the event of his death and in it he said there will be a child who will live because men who left the security they enjoyed in their home country to come to his, and this child will learn in schools that have been built she will walk his streets not worried about whether or not some leader will come and kidnap him and he will grow into a fine man who will pursue every opportunity his heart could desire, and he will have the gift of freedom, which i have enjoyed for so long. if my life i is the safety of a child who will one day change the world, then i know that it was all worth it. i can only add that i'm confident that americans are safer today because of the service of members like william stacey and i am confident that we will prevail in this endeavor will. thank you again for the opp

an investigation into the arlington cemetery. >> the gap between rich and poor. where the d.c.astily when it comes to income equality. >> akaka nobel is hooking up for the most unhealthy cocteau you can imagine. that is all coming up at the top of the hour. right now, d.c. police investigating the death of a taller as a homicide. the 20-month-old boy found monday morning in the southeast. the child was taken to children's hospital where he died. investigators say the cause of death was a blunt impact from a. no one has been charged. >> women are upset after virginia gov. bob mcdonnell signed a controversial ultrasound bill. women must have in of donell to sow before getting an abortion. in early inversion -- an earlier version called for a more invasive procedure. the law takes effect on july 1. collect seven on your side as toyota is recalling nearly 700,000 vehicles, most of them to call what trucks made between 2005 and 2009. also toyota camrys made in 2009 and venza crossovers and need to have a stop a lamp switch is replaced. after a long streak of rising prices, some driv

. >> he will be buried next wednesday in arlington national cemetery. we have an alert. police in the district have made a series of raids against those who have made big bucks off of your electronics. it effects those in the districts to the suburbs. >> 16 arrests and counting in this bust. if somebody gets your iphone or your laptop -- this operation was not about the guys who break into the car it is the guys who buy the stuff from those guys. >> so many people in d.c. and the suburbs have had electronics stolen. >> i've had my service truck broken into. >> tonight the npd displayed a slew of stolen stuff from a dozen businesses. the businesses tried to profit from you. >> they know it comes from robberies, burglaries. >> one business was in this trinidad neighborhood. >> the owner didn't say much. >> these items were stolen? >> the operation to target the guys who buy from the guys who steal from you came from a series of robberies. buyers were getting brazen. >> they may place orders to criminals on the street and say i need iphones or laptops. >> police also found

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it is all part of an audit still going on. at the arlingtonalso problems of missing documents and lack of oversight. it is that audit that led to mistakes at the golden gate cemetery in san bruno. again, the question is point, have the problems been fixed and how many more are out there? that will be the subject of today's commission meeting claudine wong ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> occupied protesters want the city of oakland to resince the -- rescind the stay a way order. more than 400 arrests were made. occupied oakland said activists have been ordered to stay away from city hall. they claim is violates their free speech rights. >>> oakland city attorney's office is suing a man from elk grove for vandalism during an occupied demonstration last november. caesar mcguire is accused of using a metal chair to smash out windows in a police building. taxpayers should not be stuck with the bill for those repairs. they are seeking more than $6,000 for damages. >>> a pair of whales wandered into the san francisco bay. it happened and they are pr

an honor. >> i know he's looking down and he is excited. >> well, the major will be buried tomorrow with full military honors at arlington national cemetery. >>> two people are in critical condition after an atv accident that happened in union bridge. 36-year-old james mattie sack and another were not wearing helmets. >>> anne arundel county police have arrested two men who assaulted a man and robbed them. the two men, joseph sanford and joshua tingler attacked a man. they both have been charged with robbery, assault and other charges. >>> all right. now to a developing story that is make national headlines. emergency rooms are seeing more and more of your children suffering from the effects of synthetic marijuana. the so-called legal weed is putting them in the hospital. abc2 news roosevelt leftwich joins us with more. >> reporter: the spois -- poison control center received 7,000 calls about the use of fake weed. the maryland poison center has received calls. the problem is doctors in emergency rooms may not be familiar with the reactions of the drug. they're seeing symptoms that are totally the opposite of what's expected from marijuan

to use towards eye glass lenses and frames at a visual affair in northwest washington and arlington. that's an 85% savings. if you have an offer you've seen, i'd love to hear from you on facebook. >> thanks, jessica. >>> thanks to our unusually warm weather, the national park service is changing the cherry blossom forecast. they now predict the peak bloom at the tidal basin will be between march 24 and march 28. peak bloom is when 70% of the blossoms are open. this year's national cherry blossom festival starts next tuesday and runs for five weeks. >>> a tiny bat is making a successful recovery from surgery to remove one of its eyes. veterinarians performed the procedure at the hope center in vienna, virginia after the bat doved a severe eye infection. jorge the bat weighs less than an ounce and his eye is just 3 millimeters wide. since he was found last year with a permanently damaged wing, he's become part of bat world's nova program to educate the public about that. >>> a 244-year-old tradition is about to end. we'll have that story coming up. >>> we'll chat with one of the sponsors of this

an honor in making sure it is correct. feel bad for the people that are upset. >>> the audit started after problems were found at the arlington national cemetery. he went to another hearing for an update today. he said graves are still being inspected. 249 mistakes were found. a statistic the veterans affairs calls small. >> the numbers don't look too bad but any errors are unacceptable. if we can make sure the veterans affairs develops the right tools and the right oversight then we should have no errors by the end of this year. >> reporter: he says it looks like contractors and human error are to blame but they are trying to figure out who should be held accountable and how. ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the audit found most of the mistakes happened when head stones were removed to allow for the burial of other members. they say they will require daily inspections and also require that head stones be kept at grave sites during work. >>> today is international women's day and a group of women marked the occasion with a pro test outside two bay area hotels. >> demonstrators gathered in san francisco as well as in santa clara. orga

an inch of rain, so we could use some rain. we'll talk amounts and more details on the weekend in a couple of weekends. >> thanks so much. >>> the arlington county police chief is denying a report that his offices are being told to meet monthly quotas out on the roads. the report followed the release of an internal memo that appeared to outline a quota system for traffic tickets and citations. it was issued by two police captains, the chief says the memo was meant to serve as a performance guideline, and that arlington does not use quotas. >> the mere suggestion of a quota system and a police department damages or sullies the professional reputation of the agency. and i take that very seriously. >> there is no month-to-month or day-to-day numeric quota system for our officers. and i want to be emphatic about that. >> meanwhile, chief scott says he has rescinded that memo. >>> going to check on the mid didday traffic again and see what danella sealock can tell us about problems on the roads. >> first i want to show you the rails. because if you're taking the rails today, expect delays because of scheduled track work. delays on the orange l

if the wind as 6 miles an hour. 41 degrees in arlington. the temperature is 41 degrees at children's hospital. the final stop is leonardtown maryland, 42 degrees. temperatures have formal double little over the past hour. now just 32 in oakland. cumberland reporting 36 degrees. winchester at 36. we have a frost advisory for frederick county, washington county areas shaded in darker blue. light blue, north of the mason- dixon line, a freeze morning until 10:00 this morning. this is the satellite and radar. it is quiet and drive across the mid-atlantic. high pressure moves east. area of low pressure to the north and west, this will be our weather maker for the first half of the weekend. 3:00 in the morning, looking for showers and periods of rain. we will salvage a pretty nice afternoon tomorrow into tomorrow night. 60-65 today for the high. 47-53 tonight with rain. daytime high tomorrow around 60- 65. let's get an update on the rush hour commute with lisa. >> i have to tell you i am doing a happy dance on this friday, going like this, a feel

. >>> hunger in america may be thought of as an urban problem but that's not the case. the arlington diocese of the catholic church covers an area from the d.c. suburbs to the west virginia boarder. >> christ house on wheels helps feed the hungry and poor locally and in outlying areas. jc hayward salutes the organization and its volunteers in this hero central report. >> people are choosing from food and prescriptions, between food and their light bill, between food and clothing for their children. the level of food and security is in a crisis mode. with the food that we get through catholic charities, it's distributed to the child program and is essential to the lives of the people that live in warren county. >> reporter: patrick johnson from front royal, virginia knows firsthand the value of christ house. he receives food weekly for his loaves and fishes food pantry. >> from our pantry here, we take food to other pantries throughout the diocese that aren't getting the kinds of donations and are seeing a much higher level of poverty than we see in this area. >> reporter: nicole brun

in. pmjor robeet marchanti was arlington nntional cemetery. killed last onth by an afghan partner. koran burnings that set off a chain reaction of violence. with this backddop, general john llen, in his firrt testimony to ccngress the sixty ttoops killed in afghanistan since january pirst were kiiled by afggaas they were training. general strategy.mos says, "if we get into 2014 and the afghaan aae not trained to where they need &pto bee and we are spending &pmoney, we arr looing lives, will you be honest with the next administration?allen says, "i'll be honest with you now anddi'll be honest withh mean, it's my obligation. t's my moral obligation and if i think that's coming off the rails, congressman, i will let you know that." the president's strategy includee forces which have increased - from frrm 276 to 330 thousand accordinn to general allen. by the end of 2014, the us and control to the afghans uity entirely..coogresssan hhnk johnson, a democcat from georgia suggested staff sergeent robert bales, the &psollier accused of murderiig sixteen afghan civilians as they slept, may

a north wins at 15-25, gusting up to 35 miles an hour periodically this midday. is 58 degrees in arlington, 52 in leesburg. 49 in berkeley springs. king george, 60 degrees already. low 60's this afternoon. we could be talking freezing temperatures by tomorrow. more on that coming up. the cherry blossoms are nearly gone of the tidal basin because of the rain on the weekend. the festival is just getting started. tourists flock downtown to see the pink and white blossoms on a weekend. the cherry blossom festival runs through the next month, through april 27. dozens of exhibits and events are planned. if you did make it to the tidal basin before the blossoms disappeared, send us your photographs. we are having a cherry blossom contest. go to wjla.com. the winner will receive a prize package. >> it is not even a year old, but there are structural problems on the intercounty connector. newschopper 7 caught the crews repairing cracks over the new icc. cracks were found on bridges on georgia avenue, memory lane, and needwood rd. the cracks don't pose a safety hazard to drivers according to officia

arlington this morning you're 54 and in baden in prince george's county an even 50. outside on our michael & son weather camera, mostly cloudy skies but decent visibilities. in fact fog not much of a problem except around cambridge. wind is calm. dew points way up there. humidity at 90%. that's one of the reasons why it's kind of humid. you have the dew around but not too much in the way of fog. i think partly because we had some clouds blow in off of the showers off to the west. let's look at what's going on in the west. following the jet stream coming down the west coast. it makes a turn up here so you have this big upper level storm out west. cold air, unsettled weather, severe weather in the plains and texas and into western oklahoma this morning. but the ridge in the east. when you get the dip in the west, you have the ridge in the east and under the ridge, that means warm, really warm weather for this time of year. as far as the showers and storms, we'll see that cluster sink off to the south. isolated showers here and there this afternoon. by 5:45, you notice

we got our hands on an internal memo by the arlington police department. and captains apparently wrote a memo that outlined specific numbers of arrests and traffic tickets officers must make each month. we're talking three to seven arrests and 16 to 28 traffic tickets. while the memo clearly states there is no and there's never been a quota system, it also says officers will be disciplined if they don't meet these expectations. >> one would hope that that is not the criteria that's being used as to whether we hire or fire or discipline or not discipline an officer. again quotas? bad. on the other hand, you know, guidelines for officers probably good. >> certain times of the month, certain areas that we always know they're going to be sitting there for a certain amount of time. i've been saying that for years. >> reporter: critics say even if this is not true and police say it isn't, you know, they say it does cause some doubt within the police department. you certainly don't want to doubt the police officer's actions which he's out on the road. coming up i

an alli who toned. he will be buried today with honors at arlington national cemetery. >>> in ohio a judge refused to release court documents that may relate to abuse, dependency or custody issues involving tj lane, he is accused of killing three students inside an ohio high school. it happened near cleveland, according the newspaper, the judge said the release of records could sway jury pool if lane is tried as an adult. a hearing is set for later on next month. >>> in baltimore city, police say that a teenager is recovering from stab wounds after a fight broke out downtown on saturday night. this is a video from the weekend. see it's chaotic, the teens were running through forcing police to pull in squad cars and other districts to gain control. >> 10 individuals for disorderly conduct, assault, curfew violations and required an extra presence of police officers to be pulled in from other parts of the city. >>> 4:35 right now, today is a big day for gop candidates, another primary, this time in illinois. the candidates are changing their tunes for voters in the midwest. the economy and jobs are no longer t

arlington. he joins us now. good morning, tyler. >> reporter: betty, good morning to you as well. mitt romney also has an excellent chance of taking all the delegates in massachusetts, a state where he serves as governor, and in nearby vermont. it's different stakes for different candidates, and it's clear today's voting could reshape the rest of the republican presidential race. mitt romney campaigned hard across ohio hours before the polls opened, asking voters in youngstown to carry him to victory on super tuesday. >> get out and vote. thank you so much. >> reporter: romney is locked in a dead heat there with rick santorum. the former pennsylvania senator had a lead there, but it started to fade after romney's three-state sweep last week. santorum admits a win in ohio is crucial. >> i would make the argument thal it may not be make or break. it's going to be a huge, huge deal. >> reporter: ohio is going to be considered the biggest prize because it's a battleground state to the general election. romney says he's the republican candidate who can win in november. >> what we need to do is get good jobs a