and the madman with broom, madman in his night shirt with a broom, he, too, returns. he thinks to roust the crows from the mulberry boughs by jabing and swirling his broom, by crazily twirling his broom in the wet summer air and hurling curses skyward beyond the boughs and the crows toward the fading gods beyond the fading stars. but the realist crows know it is only a man in a nightshirt after dawn; that the broom is a broom and that his cries are nothing more than words and half words the heavy air will swallow. they rise anyway from the tree, as best to quiet him and let morning be morning. soon enough they will return again by twos and threes, settling among the spreading limbs, their laughter the same before and after. catherine case is the next reader. . >> one is called the mountain by hashim hafik and it's translated by sadi samoi. i have washed the mountain, i have washed the stones and the pebbles that clings to the trees. i have washed the mountain. i have lit the paths and the back ways around the mountain. i have lit the caves and the stairs and the hidou

although they haven't harnessed the power to fly, brooms are still a necessity. be placing an order for new brooms soon. these are our "clean sweeps." >> what are the rules of earthbound quidditch? >> well, we take a lot from the movies and from the books. we have three chasers, two beaters, a keeper and a seeker. >> the object of quidditch is to get as many points as you can before the snitch is caught, but more on that later. first, let's understand the other players. >> the chaser is the main offensive position within they are the ones scoring the goals. like in soccer the keeper is the goalie and tries to protect the quaffle from getting through the hoop of their own goal. i am a beater and i have been for two years. they are the muscle of quidditch. their main job is to protect their chaser and to defend their own goal through the use of bludgers. >> what position do you play? >> i'm the seeker. the seeker is a very important part of the game. >> their main job is to do -- is to end the game. basically how they do that is by taking down the snitch, essential

in india a broom is a woman's power. by delivering brooms, we are telling them to clean up their mess. chemical melt down spent 20 tons of gas into their city. they are leading the fight to send justice to their people and the worst fate. mothers carry poisons in their breasts. she accepted the 2004 environmental prize. we are not expendable. we are not flowers offered at the profit and power. we are dancing flames commitmented to darkness and the magic and mystery of life. women have long been slain at the environmental health and justice, from rachel to louis and the family of love canal. to the women of india and around the world fighting to clean up dangerously contaminated community. today more women have more power than ever before, especially more economic power and political power, women can shift the balance of power and change the face of the future. we are the once we have been waiting for as the poet june jordan. if we can bring ourselves to great clarity as to cause and effect. the environment is us, it is o

our scott broom looks at all of what's new at the shore this sur. >> reporter: i'm scott broom on the road at the beaches this memorial day holiday weekend. expect lower gas prices down to the beach this early summer and on this side of the bay bridge it's even five to 10 cents per gallon cheaper 'once on the delaware cost you'll find a brand-new $150 million bridge at indian inlet, all lanes now open, finally clearing years of construction delays. in rehoboth beach legendary parking hassles might get easier this year if you have a smartphone. there's a park mobile pay by phone system this weekend, the same system used in downtown washington. in dewey beach police are warning underage drinkers about harsh penalties and the town has tightened up noise regulations on businesses and in ocean city, maryland, visitors might be surprised to see acres and acres of smooth new boards from the north end of 17th street, the first half of a project to rebuild the famous boardwalk. the beaches are ready for summer and they're hoping you are, too. scott broom, 9 news now. >> in fact, scott tells us

. >> reporter: i'm scott broom on the road at the beaches this memorial day holiday weekend. expect lower gas prices on your way down to the beach this recall remember is and on this side of the bay -- early summer and on side of the bay bridge it's even cheaper. once on the other side of the delaware coast you'll find a new $150 million bridge at indian inlet all lanes now open finally clearing years of construction delays. in rehoboth beach legendary parking hassles might be easier if you have a smartphone. the town starts with a park mobile pay by phone this weekend, the same system used in downtown washington. in dewey beach police are warning underage drinkers about harsh penalties and the town has tightened up noise regulations on businesses and in ocean city, maryland, visitors this weekend might be surprised to see acres and acres of smooth new boards from the north end of 17th street, the first half of a $6 million project to rebuild the famous boardwalk. so the beaches are ready for summer and they're hoping you are, too. scott broom, 9 news now. >> as you heard sco

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. 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 pu

reporting live in silver spring scott broom, 9 news now. >> which scott broom is it because we saw twof you in that piece? i'm just wondering, okay. it's the real scott broom. >> thank you. >> reporter: it's the real one. >>> well in, tonight's health alert time to cut back on radiation when it comes to kids. that's the message from the fda when it comes to ct scans and other x-rays specifically on children. the fda is urging manufacturers to design new scanners with children's safety in mind. the concern is that too much radiation exposure over time could increase the risk of cancer later in life. now parents, the agency is also telling you to ask doctors if the test is really needed and if there are radiation free alternatives. >>> celebrity hairstylist vidal sassoon has died. sassoon's 1960s wash and wear cuts freed woman from the endless teasing and hairspray. the easy maintenance cuts fit right in with the fledgeling women's liberation movement. sassoon developed a popular line of styling products and shampoos bearing his name. his slogan was if you don't look good, we don't look

scott broom is live there now with a look at the trip back. scott, how's it going? >> reporter: well, it's hard to call it a nightmare because there are no major incidents on the major highways coming back from the coast to here at the bay bridge on into d.c. that doesn't mean it's not moving slowly at the normal choke points where 404 comes into u.s. 50 approaching the bay bridge and near annapolis. there are lots of spots where people slowed to a crawl. there will be delays getting home, but thankfully there are no big accidents in the way. temperatures about 85 degrees near the water. that takes us to the other side of the bay, sandy point state park, for folks who couldn't get to the coast. take a look at the pictures. so many thousands of people trying to beat the heat that they had to stop letting people come into the park at 9:40 this morning. the park about reached capacity, 10,000 people and thousands of others in long lines trying to get in the park, clearly many very disappointed they couldn't get there but frankly, the park was too full to the safe. here

. >> i'm scott broom in baltimore where today the nation's leading civil rights organization endorseday marriage. benjamin taking a moment to collect himself because as it turns out, the issue of marriage equality touches him to the core. these are jealous' parents, an interracial couple who had to leave maryland to get married in 1966 because race mixing was illegal. >> my parents own marriage was against the law at the time. and they had to return here to baltimore after getting married in washington, d.c. >> we have always stood against laws which demean, dehumanize, or dediscriminate against any person in this great country. >> they are not speaking for everybody. they are not the same naacp of years ago. >> i think clergy like derek mccloy remain unmoved. >> this is one of the places where they are out of step with culture. >> scott broom, 9news now. >>> only on 9 tonight, a kitten thrown from a moving vehicle and left to die on the side of the road. a viewer alerted us on twitter about this case of animal abuse. now as kristin fisher reports, that viewer used social media to hel

scott broom, 9 news now. nce 2007, legislate tears have passed nine laws to crack down on human trafficking but pimps can't be prosecuted until ing ththey the nasays ey're gay mage. with turns his own parents anteacial to married in 1966because race xing s illegal en. my par against the law and they had to retuafter getti in washington, d.c. >> he told reporters he hoped the ncaap endorsement of same sex marriage would be an endorsement in the community. they've already put it to a referendum in november. >>> it is legal to sell under 21? >> no, i didn't sell. >> we got new information tonight on a 9 news now investigation we brought you earlier in the year. richard kemp, the owner of town square market on mcarthur boulevard in northwest went on trial today for allegedly selling alcohol to a minor. for several months, our andrea documented him selling to teenagers. on february 18, d.c. police arrested mr. kim and a 17-year- old after that student allegedly bought 30 containers of beer and a bottle of vodka fr

scott broom reports the decision comes as schools have been ordered to close and merchants are warned, be ready for trouble. >> the economic summit of world leaders will be happening in camp david 21 miles from here. it's a place that protesters simply cannot get to. so they are planning on making a stand here in frederick instead. g8 protests can be remarkably violent, like this one in germany in 2007 or they can be a lot tamer, like this one at sea island georgia in 2004. in frederick, there is no doubt it's coming one way or the other and residents aren't sure what to expect. >> as long as they are peaceful, you know, they have free speech. if it's going to be radical, no, we don't need that. >> protest organizers with the peaceful occupy movement announced plans to flood the city. city leaders will decide on issuing rally permits for the city's baker park tonight. the frederick county school system has decided to close for the day, may 18, fearing clogged streets and closed roads. and frederick police have warned merchants to bring in sidewalk signs and decorations that could be t

at arundel mills, scott broom, 9news now. >>> out in annapolis today, the u.s. navy and marine corps picked up a thousand new officers. graduation day. the 2012 class of mid shipman at the academy. leon panetta gave the commencement address. >> there is no more honor anywhere than right here and as you leave here, carry that honor with you. defend it, fight for it, and yes, if necessary, die for it. the honor is yours. now earn it. >> graduates received their commissions as officers. those entering the navy are officially absence. those headed for the marines carry the rank for second lieutenant. topper shutt is commander of the weather center. >> a little quieter now. we have the severe thunderstorm watch. right now, no thunderstorm warnings, but there are flash flood warnings. we aren't going be out of the woods for a while. we have a solid line rolling through. let's start with the watch. the watch was expanded. it now includes certainly the entire metro area. fairfax, montgomery, prince georges, charles, all the way down to fredericksburg and points north an

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

. >> i'm scott broom in baltimore where today the nation's leading civil rights organization endorsed gay marriage. benjamin is taking a moment to collect himself because as it turns out, the issue of marriage equality touches him to the core. these are jealous' parents, an interracial couple who had to leave maryland to get married in 1966 because race mixing was illegal. >> my parents own marriage was against the law at the time. and they had to return here to baltimore. after getting married in washington, d.c. >> we have always stood against laws which demean, dehumanize, or dediscriminate against any person in this great country. >> they are not speaking for everybody. they aren't the same naacp of years ago. >> clergy like derek mccoy remain unmoved. >> this is one of the places where they are out of step with culture. >> scott broom, 9news now. >> so what do you think? the naacp out of step with culture when it comes to this decision? or, does the group even have the influence on how you feel about issues like this and how you feel about the organization itself? weigh in at mcg

our scott broom takes a look at security. >> economic summit will be happening in camp david 21 miles from here. it's a place that protesters simply cannot get to. so they are planning on making a stand here in frederick instead. g8 protests can be remarkably violent, like this one in germany in 2007 or they can be a lot tamer, like this one at sea island, georgia, at 2004. in frederick, there is no doubt it's coming one way or the other and residents aren't sure what to expect. >> as long as they are peaceful. if it's going to be radicals, no, we don't need that in frederick. >> protest organizers with a peaceful occupy movement announced plans online to flood the city. city leaders will decide on issuing rally permits for the city's baker park tonight. the frederick county school system decided to close for the day fearing clogged streets and closed roads. and frederick police have warned merchants to bring in sidewalk signs and decorations that could be turned into projectiles. lieutenant clark pennington speaks for the police department. >> if you don't feel comfortable, you can c

. >>> i'm scott broom in maryland where g-8 protesters are coming off more like curiosities than a threat. >> need to be impeached. >> eight world leaders are making the economic decisions that will essentially define the lives of the other 7 billion of us. >> nearly everyone has seen online videos like this one, previous g8 protests that have gotten out of hand. >> that's what concerns us a lot. >> police chief says he's ready. the police presence here is heavy, but not heavy handed. no one is boarding up picture windows. >> i don't look for anything extraordinary to happen. >> this is commissioner young. >> in fact, county sheriff and county commissioner, blaine young, held a meeting with some occupy organizationers in the weiss grocery store parking lot. >> are you hearing their message? >> the message is of frustration and that message probably is heard everywhere in this country. >> scott broom, 9news now. now to my colleague in frederick. >> thanks. here in frederick, one city police officer told me totally under welming. at this point, that is the extent of the protests. bad langua

two firefighters hurt. >>> in silver spring, scott broom, 9news now. in howard county, fire officials have a warning about kids starting fires. kids are watching youtube videos and learning how to start fires or even make bottle bombs. watch this guy dressed in a banana costume who ends up in the hospital with burns when it gets out of control. there's details instructed on how to light your hand on fire with dish soap and deoderant. >> in reality, it's not safe. it's not tested. it's just kids teaching other kids how to do things that are wrong. >> i never thought i would say we didn't have youtube when i was a kid, but maybe i am. teenagers are using alumbar numb foil, toilet bowl cleaner to light fires. fire officials say the teens may be curious or bored and trying to get some attention because they are unhappy. >>> 6 1/2 years ago, some marble fell off the front facade of the supreme court. next week, the scaffolding will go up around the branch to begin some repairs. now the court says the work shouldn't get in the way of anyone trying to get in

. >> reporter: i'm scott broom along the delaware seashore where visitors this memorial day weekend will find a lot of new things to talk about. it is a frustrating welcome to rehoboth beach, no place to park with all that new wide just refurbished sand calling. rehoboth today unveiled park mobile, an app for smartphones you can pay for parking with the touch of a finger. you think it will help? >> definitely. i pay a lot of stuff by phone. >> reporter: now down to dewey beach where it's partying on everyone's mind. this year the town tightened up its noise ordinance. farther down the coast a dramatic new landmark to see and cross, the new $150 million indian river inlet bridge finished and finally open this week to all four lanes of traffic. >> people that travel up and down this road from maryland, delaware, virginia, pennsylvania and new jersey like it. >> reporter: in rehoboth beach, delaware, scott broom, 9 news now. >>> more good news this holiday weekend, prices at the pump continue to drop. the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded in the d.c. metro area is now $3.65. th

. >> reporter: i'm scott broom along the delaware seashore where visitors this memorial day weekend will find a lot of new things to talk about. it is a frustrating welcome to rehoboth beach, no place to park with all that new white just refurbished sand calling. rehoboth unveiled today park mobile, an app for smartphones where you pay for parking with a touch of a finger. do you think it will help? >> definitely. i pay a lot of stuff by phone. >> reporter: now down to dewey beach. this year the town tightened up its noise ordinance. farther down the coast a dramatic new landmark to see and cross, the new $150 million indian river inlet bridge finished and finally open this week to all four lanes of traffic. >> people that travel up and down this road from maryland, delaware, virginia, pennsylvania and new jersey like it. >> reporter: in rehoboth beach, delaware, scott broom, 9 news now. >>> coming up tonight at 7:00 policing the pound, a local police department launches a new physical fitness program and helps one of its own become much healthier and lighter along the way. we'll talk ab

. >> reporter: i'm scott broom on the road in ocean city looking at what's going to be new this year at the beach. millions of bare feet now safe from splinters for seasons to come. >> this is some of the nicest wood i've seen on this boardwalk in a long time. they did a real nice job. >> it smells like a lumberyard. >> the new boards are smith. first time on a bike, they're nice. >> reporter: it's a project that will cost about $6 million when it's done. this is the first phase from the north end of the boardwalk down to 17th. next offseason they'll finish the rest of the 2.5-mile walk. meanwhile on the beach there is hardly any sign of winter beach erosion. road trip! the trip down here is smooth sailing with no major construction to add to the traffic and the big bonus over here is the gas prices are back down and run about five cents a gallon cheaper in this part of maryland. on the new boardwalk in ocean city, scott broom, 9 news now. >> you can fine the cheapest gas prices for -- find the cheapest gas prices for your memorial day trip by logging onto www.wusa9.com. click on fea

. >> reporter: i'm scott broom in ellicott city. police identified a homeless man, 56-year-old douglas flank lin jones, as the shooter in a shocking murder suicide at the st. peter's episcopal church. >> had been visiting the churning church on a regular basis to access their food bank. he had become difficult 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, unconscious and still in critical condition. >> a church? someone goes in a church and kills someone? that's hard to fathom. >> reporter: in ellicott city, scott broom, 9news now. >>> he's one of the best basketball players. the landover native rewrote the record books in college park and picked second overall by the boston celtics in the 1986 draft. but he never got to play in the garden. two

. >> i'm scott broom in annapolis.s tax hike specifically targets six figure income earners in maryland. >> the state of maryland has gone completely crazy with the taxes. >> i think there's some risk that the state will drive people out of the state. >> maryland's house of delegates voted 77-60 for the tax hike today. warning about looming cuts of state jobs. and an immediate 13% hike in college tuition without more money. the so-called doomsday budget. >> i think we are judged as a society by how we treat the least among us. >> government has run a muck. >> republicans weren't unified in opposition. the tax hike hits individuals earning over $100,000 and couples earning more than $150,000 with income tax hikes of between a quarter and 3/4 of a percent. translation, a couple making $175,000 would pay over $250 a year more. in annapolis, scott broom, 9news now. >> talk about a gorgeous day. >> just wait. >> this is a preamble. >> wait, there's more. >> oh yes. exactly. now that said, there's a cold front to the west. w

scott broom reports tonight on the emotional reactions. >> justice has certainly been searched, but it provides no consolation to us whatsoever. >> reporter: state's attorney angela alsobrooks took no pleasure in this major victory in court. cyril williams will spend the rest of his life in prison for the murder of off-duty maryland state trooper wesley brown who was moonlighting security at the applebee's restaurant in forestville june 11th, 2010. brown's fiancee is ebony norris. >> wesley was the man that i dreamed of. we were engaged to be married. >> you hear people talk about great people all the time and some are good. some are bad. wes was truly that great person. >> reporter: brown's partner that night, fellow trooper carl peoples, said he now faces a lifetime of regret. peoples said he was set to arrest williams who just urinated on the crowded restaurant floor and had taken a swing at peoples outside but brown, the younger trooper who always looked for good in people, talked his partner out of it. >> he said carl, let him go. he's drunk. he didn't mean any better. we can do s

scott broom, 9 news now. >> since 2007, legislate tears have passed nine laws to crack down on human trafficking but pimps can't be prosecuted until thing are caught. >>> despite the fact that they say they're opposed to it, the naacp says they're in favor of gay marriage. the president was overcome with emotion about the issue as it turns out, his own parents are an interracial couple who had to leave the state of maryland to get married in 1966, because race mixing was illegal then. >> my parents own marriage was against the law at the time. and they had to return here to baltimore after getting married in washington, d.c. >> he told reporters he hoped the ncaap endorsement of same sex marriage would be an endorsement in the community. they've already put it to a referendum in november. >>> it is legal to sell under 21? >> no, i didn't sell. >> we got new information tonight on a 9 news now investigation we brought you earlier in the year. richard kemp, the owner of town square market on mcarthur boulevard in northwest went on trial today for allegedly selling alcohol to a minor. f

. >> reporter: i'm scott broom in annapolis where the legislature is back to try to decide whether the raise taxes on some of us or impose the so- called doomsday budget cuts. >> no way doomsday! >> we're here as part of 100 organizations who have said that the doomsday budget is unacceptable. >> reporter: it's that or sock high income earners with a tax hike and squeeze more out of tobacco, too. >> that's what the tea party is all about is taxed enough already. >> it's no big deal. you know, it's just a small amount to pay for living in this great state and this great country. >> there's only 16% of the marylanders who will be asked to pay a little more and they were hurt the least during the recession. >> reporter: examples of the bottom line include a couple making 175,000 a year who would pay $250 more per year. a couple earning 1.1 million could pay nearly $3,200 more. on income tax hikes of between 1/4 of 1% up to 3/4 of 1%. scott broom, 9 news now. >>> now to virginia where the house of delegate vote down amendments to the state budget offered by governor bob mcdonnell. one mcdo

at anne arundel mills, scott brook, 9news now -- scott broom, 9news now. >>> it is 4:53. time for your first look at the question of the morning. >> according to a new study the average person will do this six times in their life. is it a, fall in love, b, travel overseas or c, renew their driver's license. >> give it some thought and post your answers on our facebook fan page. we'll have the responses during the 5:00 hour and the answer during our 6:00 show. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back. your weather first. we saw some showers out there. they're pretty isolated. heavier ones well south of town down toward fredricksburg. we'll see midday sunshine and the threat for an isolated shower or storm this afternoon with highs in the low to mid- 80s. let's go to monika and find out if you have any issues early this wednesday. >> we actually do. there is one issue on the inner loop of the beltway as you head northbound between the gw parkway and american legion bridge. a car broken down in the right lane. scoot over to the left to get around it. in my next report. another

. >> i'm scott broom outside the mcdonald's on branch avenue in prince george's county. where police have released a most unusual surveillance video. >> i don't understand how would somebody think to rob a mcduendes' through the drive- thru but -- >> it starts with a brick being used to break the glass. the suspect grabbing the window frame and throwing it to the floor. flush flush then climbing in to confront a terrified cashier who has been working in the window. it's a tape police want you to see. >> if you look at the surveillance tape you can see the suspect's face and we know there's someone out there that can identify this individual. we're just asking for the community's help. he picks up a metal cup object and he threatens the cashier and demands money. and in fear of her life, she opens the cash register and gives him an unspecified amount of o money. >> reporter: in hill crest heights maryland, scott broom, 9news now. >>> neighborhoods do all sorts of things to get drivers to slow down on the local streets but new traffic calming measures in jones bridge road

scott broom has her story. >> to me it's unacceptable. >> reporter: that's marge walker and this is a photocopy of a bogus 100 dollar bill she says was passed to her at this germantown wells fargo branch last thursday. >> if i go to the bank, i expect they're going to be the authority on giving good money. to go to the bank and hear that you're passing me counterfeit money to me is beyond shocking. >> reporter: here's what happened. that wells fargo is right over there across germantown road. march drive -- marge drives across to here, the montgomery county teachers federal credit union. she came to pay a bill and immediately the teller here spotted the bogus 100. marge's question, how can one financial institution spot a bill instantly when another one right across the street got fooled and stuck her with counterfeit. wells fargo issued a statement today saying we have processes and controls in place to detect counterfeit currency, however, on rare occasions, bills may not be identified. in these situations we work with the appropriate agencies to resolve the issue. marge is lucky be

in dewey beach, scott broom, 9news now. >> also, noise restrictions on bars have been tightened up andcil has put a lid on parking lot parties outside the bars by limiting the number of events they can hold a year. >>> now, if you're staying in town, there is still plenty to do. tomorrow night at 9:00, take in the full dress rehearsal for the national event or come to the live show sunday night. during the day sunday watch thousands of bikers to turn the road into rolling thunder as the annual ride for freedom. monday at 2:00 p.m., it's the annual national memorial day parade marching straight down america's main street constitution avenue. i can't think of a better place in this nation to be than right here. >> the place. >>> speaking of local events, we have a stable and strawberry festival. >> stable in upperville and then you go to delaplain if you want to have strawberries. >> but that's not a real horseshoe. >> i think it's a cookie. we're going to find out a little later on. >> exactly. >>> we couldn't have scripted a better weekend. we have a chance for a few storms, but it's g

. >> reporter: i'm scott broom in annapolis where the legislature is back to decide whether to raise taxes on some of us or impose the doomsday budget cuts. >> no way doomsday! >> we're here as part of 100 organizations who have said that the doomsday budget is unacceptable. >> reporter: it's that or sock high income earners with a tax hike and squeeze more out of tobacco, too. >> that's what the tea party is all about is taxed enough already. >> it's no big deal. you know, it's just a small amount to pay for living in this great state and this great country. >> there's only 16% of the marylanders who will be asked to pay more and they're the ones hurt the least during the recession. >> reporter: examples of the bottom line include a couple making $175,000 a year who would pay more than $250 more per year. a couple earning 1.1 million could pay nearly $3,200 more. on income tax hikes of between 1/4 of 1% up to 3/4 of 1%. in annapolis, scott broom, 9 news now. >> and the budget will be the prime topic tomorrow on the d.c. city council as well. that is when members are expected to cast

cup circuit and game one of the western conference finals in the nba and the nationals bring out the broom in atlanta and gio gains says sorry, those stories -- gonzalez says story, those stories next. >> that does it for us. fox 5 news always on www.myfoxdc.com. keep it right here. sports xtra two minutes away. have a great week. happy memorial day. >>> welcome to the washington area nissan dealers sports xtra. >> hello, every. i'm lindsay murphy. thank for joining us this holiday weekend for nissan sport xtra. coming up we hit the track plus ben olson has an insatiable appetite for winning but first we start on the diamond. the nationals are red hot and so is gio gonzalez, among the nl leaders with 69 strikeouts, third best with a 1.9 e.r.a. and holding opponentses to a major league low .167 -- opponents to a major league low .167 average batting average. top of the 5th nats trailing 2- 1 and gio gonzalez at the dish with bases loaded and a deep shot to left, deep enough for ian desmond to tag it from third. bottom 7 6-2, 10th strikeout of the game. gio goes seven innings, allows one hit

scott broom joins us live with a look inside. we have seen catchy ads.e want to see the real deal, scott. >> well, you just did a great job of running down the statistics, but let me underline one of them. $500 million is what this place costs. that's a half billion dollars here now is what that kind of money could buy. >> when maryland voters approved expanded gambling here in 2008, few imagine it would mean a megacasino. the nation's third largest. >> these are limits, tables. >> it took developer joseph weinberg of the company nearly an hour to cover the place. larger than three football fields. yes, there are slots, but it's the electronic table games that are likely to surprise you. under sealed glass bubbles, the machine's deal real cards from real decks. they tumble real dice and tumble real balls. a live music venue is under construction. dining will include brand names like cheesecake factory and the prime rib. there will be 4,000 new employees. all of it threatened weinberg for a sixth maryland casino in prince georges county. also a prosed meg

. >> the gentleman grabbed the broom they had behind the count are and tried to hit him with the broom the store owner admits he started hitting the intruder while his son called 911. he said there had been robberies at the store before so he has been sleeping there to protect his property. >>> this next one caught on camera. check it out. a bear going for i memorial day swim in a pool in california. the family surprised to he soo the guy strolling around the backyard and splashing around the pool. teenaged girls who shot the video say the bear seemed to be calm and relaxed. would wouldn't be? >> look at that view. nice. even stared at them right new the window. the bear then ran back into the wild after the quick cooling down session. >> do you think he realized how good he had it right this. he's like i haven't seen a pool like this in a while. >> this is what they call an infinity pool. >>> they are getting set to roll the dice near arundel mills mall. coming up next, we are getting a sneak peek at the new casino set to open a week from today. >> it is huge. you got to see this one.

scott broom is live outside st. peters with more on what happened there. scott. >> reporter: well, we just finished talking to police this afternoon. there's a homeless man involved in this case here. his name is douglas franklin jones, 56 years old. apparently he was living in the woods right behind the church here. had a relationship with the church and the food bank. in the last few days or weeks, apparently his behavior had recently turned ugly and that apparently is what led to this stunning attack. it was the shocked church custodian who called 911 late yesterday. he just found two women shot inside the church office. they were identified today as church sector, brenda brewington, mother of two who died. mary-marguerite kohn. the body of the attacker was discovered with a handgun laying near his body, a suicide. and today, this account from howard county police spokesperson, sherry. >> it's our belief that 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. h

scott broom, 9news now. >> the g-8 summit lasts through tomorrow, then the leaders head to chicago. >>> deliberations will continue monday in the john edwards corruption trial. jurors spent their first day today considering whether the former democratic presidential candidate broke campaign laws by using donor money to cover up an extramarital affair. the jury listened to 17 days of testimony, but did not hear from edwards or his mistress, rielle hunter. the defense maintains edwards did not knowingly commit any crimes. >>> d.c. police are looking for new leads in a murder from the year 2010. roger was shot to death in the 3600 block of 12th street northeast. the owner of the newton food mart was killed right in front of his wife and son. a $25,000 reward is being offered for help in figuring out who the two guys are in this surveillance video. police say they aught to be considered armed and dangerous. and police say speed and alcohol were factors in a deadly crash in bowie today. sky 9 out over the scene just after the driver of a chevy malibu rear ended another car. now that car wa

scott broom is live from chesapeake bay bridge with a look at the traffic. >> reporter: let's make that hundreds of thousands of people in their cars now as i look over my shoulder checking the bridge going westbound. it looks like it's about 20 miles an hour moving up bridge and all the usual choke points for people coming back there, at ocean city coming out of town 5 to 10 miles per hour, route 404 out of denton 5 miles per hour. so it's going to be some extra time as you might expect on the monday of memorial day holiday weekend for folks getting back in. it was a crowded day here as people tried to beat the heat. for one example, sandy point state park across the bay from me it got so crowded they had to close the place. >> park's closed. >> reporter: natural resources police facing long lines of hot impatient people in their overstuffed cars. >> we just drove an hour 20 minutes. >> reporter: this is send point state park. that beach on the west end of the bay bridge you see, a park that reached its capacity of 10,000 people at 11:40 this morning. >> there's only so much room. >> r

scott broom is in annapolis tonight with more on this very touchy vote.cott. >> well, it was, as you just reported it, target's six figure income earners, which means for instance, if you've got a yacht down here on ego alley in annapolis, you are definitely in for a maryland income tax hike. >> i think the state of maryland has gone completely crazy with the taxes. >> jean pagely and husband ed facing a new rising tide of taxes. >> i think there's some risk that the state will drive people out of the state. >> maryland's house of delegates voted 77-64. targeting six figure income earners. >> it's what these spending decisions are going to do. >> most democrats lining up with party leaders, looming about cuts, and an immediate 13% hike in college tuition without more money. the so-called doomsday budget. >> i think we are judged as a society by how we treat the least among us. >> government has run a muck. >> republicans work unified in opposition. >> so the line has to be drawn. if we continue on this path, if the republicans were not in this body, the s

the silver spring apartment complex yesterday and put two firefighters in the hospital and as scott broom tells us, it appears all of these innocent victims are merely collateral damage from an attack the suspect made on his own family. >> it was a fire that could easily have killed had most people not been at work at 2:20 yesterday afternoon. today as stunned homeless residents of the round hill apartments off terrace drive tried to pick up the pieces, they learned this was no accident. >> it was pretty shocking. >> abraham turned himself into montgomery county police early today and admitted he's the one who set the fire. the target of the arson, the top four corner apartment where his family was living. the same apartment he grew up in from elementary school through graduation at bethesda chevy chase high school. investigators have not said what his motive may have been. >> completely idiotic way of getting back at somebody, because you are hurting. >> it was a particularly vicious fire that spread quickly through a shared attic space up and down the building. the damage tally, 100 hom

. >> time magazine put you on the cover with the broom. >> i took the broom to mean sweeping house. >t want their house swept. the union says poorly performing teachers need a second chance. >> do we han't we some union te who are lousy? >> we need to lift up the low performer and help them do better. why knotted just fire them sorry teaching may not be for you. >>> the quality of life is deeply affected by that termination. >> nobody should ever be fired? >> what we should do is help people improve their skills. >> people would say to me, well, if a teacher is not effected you should -- effective you should take time and effort to professionally develop. whose children are we going to put in that classroom for that year. >> who are you going to practice on? >> wasn't are you going to say, o, it didn't work out. >> she changed the policy. >> i made a decision we were going to do layoffs by quality instead of seniority. this really upset the apple cart of people who were protesting. >> it's not just the apple cart it's common sense. >> it's common sense to you and me but it was absolut

scott broom is live for us in china town with more details. scott?: in china town because they call them the china town buses. they are cheap, but according to the federal government, not always safe. we found a lot of passengers walking around, looking for the option. >> reporter: he's a foodist monk on his way to new york that found the new century bus service on east street china town today was abruptly closed. >> yes, that's right. >> can i buy a ticket? >> reporter: that's how they found their way further down to eighth street. another curb side bus operator still in business today. and offering $22 rides to new york. eastern, which was inspected and passed this morning, picked up the slack after new century and 25 other bus operators were shut down. by the u.s. department of transportation today in a sweeping crackdown on the alleged safety violations. >> by ignoring safety rules, they put both passengers and other motorists at serious risk and shutting them down will save lives. >> reporter: like this crash on i-95 north of richmond last year