scott broom live at the police headquarters with more developments in the case. scott? >> well first and foremost, the family has them briefed on the medical condition of these women. both of them are in serious conditions out there in the hospitals. and both families, they are stunned by the idea that there is still a hit-and-run driver out there potentially. still behind the wheel. >> reporter: the husband of the 29-year-old, the mother of two boys, speaking through a police interpreter. >> they made a really bad judgment. and to hit somebody and just run away. i think that it was something really bad for this person to do it. >> reporter: she was with the 22-year-old maria. her family is also stunned. the pair were leaving a cleaning job in silver spring and walking in this crosswalk saturday at 10 in the morning. when they were struck by a hit-and-run driver. she was dragged more than 110 feet. police displayed this grill from a dark colored or black toyota four runner suv, model year, 1998 to 2000. they want the driver. >> we just can't believe that the person didn

i'm scott broom reporting live -- wusa9.com. we'll see u you later. bye-bye. >> all right, scott. thank you so much for that story. >>> now to a happy home coming inuthern california for o american journalists held for nearly five months in north korea. the two women are now back with their families after being freed during a surprise diplomatic visit from former president bill clinton. manuel gallegos joins us live from burbank with today's very emotional return. manuel? >> reporter: well, anita, it's been an emotional day for the two journalists, no doubt. they had no idea they were suddenly going to find themselves home in the united states. in fact, laura ling we have been joking has gone from north korea to her house here in north hollywood. from captivity to the arms of their loved ones. journalists laura ling and euna lee were reunited with their families after 140 days in north korea. >> we saw standing before us president bill clinton. [ applause ] >> we knew instantly in our hearts that the nightmare of our lives was finally coming to an end. >> reporter: north korea's r

asenblpphaed at the inqu edmaarnor aptments on 55th avenue in hyattsville where we find our scott broom who is live there tonight with more. scott? >> reporter: well, it was seven of these bug bombs fire investigators say they found inside that apartment right there. they had been set off by the occupants, and apparently the fumes came in contact with a pilot light on a gas appliance, according to fire investigators. the results explosion sent glass flying all across this parking lot. it blew all the window frames out of the apartment. it even tossed an air conditioner out on the grass. the three people who lived here had just come outside. one woman who didn't want to be identified was slightly injured by flying glass. >> boom, like you know, duck for cover boom. >> and i saw them coming out of the apartment. as they stepped about right here on the step, i saw the whole apartment blow up behind them. i saw the windows and everything. and the air conditioner flies out. >> that's jerome frye who witnessed the whole thing. the bug bombs are plastered with all kinds of warning labels, including, of co

scott broom is live with new developments in the case. scott? >> reporter: when you understand these new developments, it's a miracle that these ladies survived. they are badly hurt. a couple of housekeeperring walking back to -- housekeepers walking back to their car in silver spring when they were hit and dragged. police say that there is no way the driver didn't know what happened. >> reporter: the 22-year-old maria and 2-year-old roosevelt. struck while walking in this crosswalk at the interaction of capitol view in silver springs at 10 a.m. on saturday. and she was dragged 83 feet. dragged 113 feet over here. today through an interpreter, they appeal for the hit-and-run driver to contact police and put an end to the mystery. >> my family would like to send a he is san to this individual -- my family would like to send a message to this individual to face their responsibility. >> we can't believe that the person didn't know that he or she struck these two women. and from all indications, it appears they were in the crosswalk when they were s

reporting live at the high school, scott broom, nine news now and wusa9.com. >>> a rough start. okay, thank you, scott. le> ahead, drivers out e ertherin virginia, they a be gh totonight, they will t niriofro projects on i-95 between out here and the river bridge and the e unispe e 60t keda ysouab60 days mpco60 . lecomple >>> and ni ov t,ght,drivers should expect brlaf iene closures between midnight and 5 a.m. >> the purpose of adding that forth lane to get rid of it especially in the afternoon that the heavy build up from traffic where four lanes go into three. there was a time when it was bad. now it's terrible. >> the work is the first faze of a three-year project to widen i-95 at fairfax county to four lanes. >>> presidents of the prince george's county neighborhood may not be sleeping so easily tonight. because vandals went on a rampage early this morning. they slashed the tires on a number of cars in a two-block area around palmer park drive out there in landover. they took a knife to water lawns being used by construction projects. now, there is an anticrime surveillance

live longer, but it will happen in his home country of libya. a family in maryland, we'll hear how the family is reacting on 9news now at 11:00. in the information center, scott broome, 9news now. >>> now to montgomery county where police are upping the antito try and catch an arsonist. >> they are looking for the person who torched those bails of hay early monday morning. it is information they are willing to pay for. audrey barnes joins us now live. it is still smoldering two days later. >> reporter: the farmer who owns all of that hay that you see behind me says it can smolder for a month or more. he has to figure out a way to remove all of this charred debris without damaging his trucks or put his workers at risk. montgomery county police are offering a $1,000 reward for information that helps them catch the arsonist. >> reporter: it all looks the same to fifth generation farmer, roy stanley. surveying the damage today was his daughter. that's his livelihood going up in flames. these weren't just little piles of straw. these were huge bails and mr. stanley lost 75 of them. >> we are looking close to a $100,000 loss. >> while he works with his insurance company t