howard bernstein will be here and delia goncalves and whole list of other characters of the jessica doyle will be here with us too. >> i'll be at mile marker one at lincoln park. come by, say hello. we should have decent weather tomorrow for that. i think temperatures start in the 50s and rise into the low to mid-70s at least for the first couple hours of the race. it should be dry. >> good deal. >> mrs. bernstein is happy with that because she'll be running the half marathon today. today we have some clouds out there. a little fog to the east and definitely cooler. we dropped 30 degrees from yesterday's high. record setting 82 at reagan national. 84, that was a record at dulles. by noon the upper 60s. there could be a couple of showers around this morning and then a shower or storm possible this afternoon as highs get toward the 75-degree mark. this morning had some thunderstorms east of pittsburgh, south of punxsutawney, out toward winchester and martinsburg this morning. you see this area of showers from capon bridge to cross junction moving east through eastern west virginia approachi

>> delia goncalves is live outside the court with a preview. good morning delia. >> reporter: good morning andrea and mike, you know the individual mandate is certainly the core of this law and without a doubt the most controversial. yesterday, the court's five conservative justices seemed to express some concern that government could be overstepping its boundaries here and would force folks to buy insurance or pay fines. the mandate insures the -- ensures the health care system is paid for and there's enough money to pull this off but the administration will argue today the law which is the largest overhaul of the health care system in 50 years, should still stand despite questions of the individual mandate. >> and that is different from what we have in previous stages. >> well -- >> that changes the relationship of the federal government to the individual in a very fundamental way. >> we can compel people to do things purchase insurance in this case, something else in the next case. >> can i tell what you the something else is so while you're

delia goncalves is at scene which is along connecticut avenue. she has the latest on the investigation. delia, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it's a horrific story and it all started here at the intersection of connecticut and knowles when dozens of witnesses who were here just after 9:30 in the morning saw an unimaginable crime unfold before their very eyes. the suspect, 51-year-old philip gilberti, he is the man police say terrorized and killed his estranged wife. surveillance video at intersection captured the chaotic scene just after 9:30. the two were traveling in a van together. heather mcguire tried to get out of the car when gilberti pulled her back in, shot her in the head and shoved her body into the street as he sped from the scene. police worked well into the night searching for the suspect and found him just before 11:00 p.m. in rockville. >> we attempted to make contact with the suspect. receiving no response, we were then able to make visual contact with the suspect who appeared to be laying in a hallway. tactical units en

back to you. >> thank you delia goncalves. a live this morning on the tragic breaking news story. >>> firefighters and police also on the scene of the early morning apartment fire. crews rescued two people from the building in hunt street northeast d.c.. three people were injured. one was serious smoke inhalation and two with burn injuries. the fire is now under control and investigation into what caused it is underway. >>> lawmakers on capitol hill will hold a hearing about the death of florida teenager trayvon martin. thousands of people across the country have rallied to demand justice in this case. the neighborhood watch captain who shot the 17-year-old has not been arrested. george zimmerman says he fired in self-defense. others believe race was a factor. now the congresswoman who represents that district says the shooting will be the subject of a hate crime hearing next week. >> he didn't deserve to die. and i pledge i will not let my son die in vain. >> we just wanted to come out and show support for the family. and show

law, whether or not the government can force you to buy health insurance. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is live outside the supreme court. she has a look ahead. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, mike. you said it, indeed today's two- hour session will likely cover the most divisive issue of this debate, should government force you to buy health insurance. challengers of this law, the 26 states led by florida challenging this law of course say no. according to the law that was signed two years ago, every citizen must purchase insurance by 2014 or face fines on their federal income taxes. challengers fear there's a slippery slope here. say, for instance, if government is allowed to do this, then perhaps government can force you to buy certain products, even eat certain foods. here's how a challenging attorney puts it. let's listen in. >> there's a special rule that makes it harder for litigants to challenge federal taxes. the president of the united states was very clear that this insurance mandate is not a tax. there's a requirement to buy health insurance. that's what we'r

delia goncalves joins us live from northwest washington with that part of the story. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, jessica. george zimmerman's former neighbors in manassas say he was a polite, mild mannered child when they knew him. however, they do offer an interesting perspective that could play a role in this growing controversy. zimmerman we're told moved to manassas with his family when he was just a young boy. he graduated osborne high school in 2001 before moving with his family to florida. but one neighbor we spoke to says he returned recently to ask a former pastor to write a recommendation for him so he could become a police officer. zimmerman never became a police officer. >> when i heard the tapes of his calling into the police department, i said that sounds like paranoia to me. he's a big boy. he could have taken that kid easy. >> without a gun. >> without a gun. >> it was like he was trying to prove something, that he could handle this himself. he didn't need help. >> reporter: there will be a rally to support the shooting victim in this

delia goncalves reporting live from falls church. >>> one of the biggest donors in d.c. politics had his accounting office raided by federal agents. jeff thompson's staffers confirmed there was -- they are part of a federal probe. company employees say they turned over documents related to campaign fund raising events hosted by jeff thompson. over the years thompson donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to a multitude of d.c. candidates. he also owns a firm chartered health. it's a medicate management provider. it has a $320 million contract with the city. >>> the main library at george washington university reopened late last night after a gun scare. the secret service warned the school that a suspicious man was headed from pennsylvania avenue to the campus. the university was not put on lockdown. officers did search the library but they didn't find a gunman. >>> jury selection is under way in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the parents of two virginia tech students. the two students julia pride and erin peterson were killed in the april 2000 massacre -- 2007 mas

delia goncalves is live outside police headquarters to tell us how the case was cracked. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. police are telling us at least 25 people are involved in this robbery ring. so far they've arrested 16 people and that's just in the past three and a half weeks. much more to go on this investigation. so far more than 100 cell phones, ipads, play stations, cameras, dvrs and gps units were all recovered from about a dozen unlicensed stores and carryouts. the busts even netted drugs and drug paraphernalia. the business owners we're told purchased stolen items if these crooks on the street and resold them to unknowing patrons in their stores, patrons with families and children. >> we also found that these same businesses had no problem purchasing from strangers on the street, items like baby formula, and over-the-counter drugs and putting them on their shelves and selling them to the public. anybody who has children i don't need to tell you just how disturbing that is. >> reporter: absolutely very disturbing. police will have a list of those corne

delia goncalves joins us live with more information. delia? >> reporter: jc, another busy day inside and outside the supreme court. folks who are lined up caverning outside the -- camping outside the courthouse early this morning have already received their tickets and are inside watching the proceedings right now. here on the street a whole lot of noise, a whole lot of activity. dozens of protesters trying to get their messages out. scores of those demonstrators around the country descended on capitol hill to fight for their beliefs they say. challengers of the law including the 26 states represented in court say the government is overstepping their boundaries but the administration says it's simply addressing a national crisis. proponents say striking the mandate defeats the whole purpose of the law which is not only to provide insurance for all moarns but lower health care -- all americans but lower health care costs. opponents many of them from organizations say they should not be forced into buying into a system that goes against their fu

delia goncalves is live in kensington where this tragic story began. >> reporter: good morning. the folks who live and work in this area soon will not forget the horrific scene they saw yesterday when that woman was shot in the head, left to die in the middle of busy connecticut avenue. let's take a look at some video. this is the police -- the man police say committed that murder. the victim's estranged husband. 51-year-old philip gilberti. surveillance video captured the crime as gilberti shot heather lynne mcguire and then pushed her body out of the vehicle before speeding off himself. court records show the two were married in 2009, had three children who we're told are all safe at this hour. the couple was going through a divorce. after the victim filed several restraining orders against him. the suspect was released from jail just three days before the murder for violating those restraining orders. she told police and the courts she thought her estranged husband was going to kill her. >> we had probably over a hundred police officers at different locations watching vehicle

delia goncalves is live in our satellite center with a preview. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. romney has a full day in maryland stopping in three different cities in maryland hoping to talk and rally his supporters in each of those areas capitalizing on his momentum from last night's big win with voters in illinois. romney will continue to highlight his agenda points and plans to boost the economy in maryland later today. the former massachusetts governor will start with a private lunch at annapolis' naval academy. then off to frederick. he will host public town halls. as for his main rival, rick santorum, the former pennsylvania senator was in his old stomping grounds last night speaking to supporters. our gary nurenberg was with santorum in gettysburg, pennsylvania last night. >> historic drops in income and historic highs in gas prices, a president who doesn't hesitate to use all the means to force through obama care but leads from behind in the world, it's time to say these words this word, enough. >> reporter: how about a word for

delia goncalves is there live with the very latest. delia?> reporter: we can tell you now that rescue workers just cleared the scene an hour ago after being here for some timics tracting the two backseat -- time extracting the two backseat drivers who died in this crash. you can see that just the remnants of the car, charred debris. the charred car is now on a flatbed being towed from the scene. we're told that vehicle is a stolen vehicle and it was stolen from the county to weeks -- two weeks ago. it start with aplites chase about a mile away on east-west highway around 1:00 a.m. police are telling us they ran the car's tags at that area which indicated the vehicle was in fact stolen. the officer pursued the car, tried to pull that vehicle over in the 7400 block of connecticut avenue. when the driver took off, eventually losing control and hitting a tree here in the circle. the car burst into flames and police rescued the driver and front seat passenger but could not put out the fire and retrieve the backseat passengers. >> the driver, front

andrea, back to you. >> thank you, delia goncalves with that live update. happy news from southeast d.c. >>> the man accused of setting a fear that seriously injured several d.c. fortunates will have to spend a year behind -- firefighters will have to spend a year behind bars. maurice dews will face three years supervised release. >>> more than a dozen people are under arrest and charged with selling stolen electronic devices. d.c. police announced the roundup last night after a three and a half week sting. officers recovered more than a hundred cell phones, ipads, playstations and other devices. mayor vincent gray said officers targeted areas where high numbers of robberies and thefts of electronics were happening. that includes the snatch and grabs at metro stops and on the streets. in some cases business owners were encouraging people to steal electronics and sell them to the store. in turn, owners would sell them to customers. d.c. police chief cathy lanier says some officers had to think like the criminals in order to catch them. >> we also used modern

delia goncalves takes a look at the damage. >> reporter: the pictures are devastating and firefighters say they haven't seen anything like this in some time. take a look for yourself. you can see the lightning bolt blasted through this massive tree shattering it to bits. then the charge traveled through the roots 20 feet to the house. >> we heard a loud explosion. >> reporter: within seconds howard says his home was up in flames. >> the back part was burned where i have thousands of bucks that were destroyed. >> reporter: neighbors looked out of their windows shocked at what they saw. >> fire was billowing out of the back of the house which is the family room. >> reporter: the fourth of the -- force of the strike so severe, it shattered the large tree sending a massive branch flying, knocking down this fence and landing in a neighbor's yard. the backyard now full of charred household items, remains of a life fully lived inside this home destroyed now in an instant by mother nature's fury. the homeowner is trying to recover as many books as he has in the basement but the furniture is a

delia goncalves has that story. >> she was so scared and she asked the police officers am i doing the right thing. they said yes, you are. >> reporter: despite that reassurance, heather mcguire was viciously attacked and killed just days later. police say her soon to be ex- husband philip gilberti woke her from her sleeping bed, beat her and drove her van down connecticut avenue in kensington. he shot her in the head leaving her to die in the middle of the street. >> the last text she sent me she said mom, i think he's going away for a long time now. >> reporter: gilberti has a long and violent criminal past with several restraining orders filed against him. when police finally cornered him later that night, he took his own life. >> i just feel that the judicial system absolutely let her down. >> if they don't change anything, then everything is going to stay the same. how many more people are going to die? >> reporter: today mcguire's friends and family members, including two of her children rallied outside a montgomery county courthouse where they say the judge made a deadly mistake

delia goncalves explains. >> reporter: it's been an awfully quiet super tuesday here in northern virginia and that today is the story. >> because i'm exercising my right to vote. >> reporter: just a scattering of voters cast their ballots at the falls church community center. while some are enthusiastic, voter turnout across the state is expected to be low. >> when you can't vote for the candidate you really want to vote for, it's going to be difficult to get out to the polls. >> reporter: only two candidates appear on the ballot. mitt romney and ron paul. that's because the other candidates failed to gather the required 10,000 signatures, 400 from each of the 11 districts. many of them filed suit but failed in their bid to get on the ballot. >> the people decide how many. if you should get these votes, i don't think it should depend on how much money you pay advertisers. >> reporter: there are also no write-ins. an emergency legislation to allow write-ins failed. it's a matter of money. the paper ballots needed for write-ins require two scanners. one for the republican and one for the de

delia goncalves has more. >> reporter: this mother has been home schooling her children for 12 years now but she feels there is something the public schools can offer her kids that she can't at their how down county home. >> we're not asking them to automatically give us a spot on the team. we're asking for a chance to try out. >> reporter: parents of home schooled children have voluntarily chosen not to participate in the free public education according to one person in order to educate their children at home. in making this choice, these parents have also chosen to forego the privileges incidental to a public education. >> i've been playing sports with my public school friends for years and want the chance to keep playing with them. i also think i would have a better chance to be scouted if i was in a high school team. >> reporter: star athlete testified for the bill. home schooled children only have meet six of the 12 requirements in order to play, this mom says that's not true. the only requirement they don't meet are the ones called for school attendance. >> they're definitely h

that's where delia goncalves picks up the story. >> reporter: police say the car reported stolen from the county two wokes -- weeks ago crashed and burned here at chevy chase circle after it collided into a tree. >> the officers reported that had first they saw smoke, and then flames. engulfed the vehicle. they ran to the vehicle. extracted the driver. and the front seat passenger. >> reporter: the officers grabbed this fire extinguisher and tried knocking out the flames but were unsuccessful. the two backseat passengers were trapped inside and later died. >> the driver and front seat passenger are males. and it appears to be that they are in their late teens possibly younger adults. >> reporter: a police car with front end damage was towed from the scene after it collided with another responding cruiser. southbound connecticut avenue was blocked off for six hours. after rescue workers used the jaws of life to extract the two bodies from the backseat. investigators are unsure if alcohol played a factor in the crash. >> the front seat passenger was injured but is able to speak with us.

at the tidal basin, delia goncalves, 9news now. >>> we have some breaking news at noon from the sports world. it appears peyton manning, the former indianapolis colts quarterback has a new home. according to espn bearing any snags, the quarterback is now heading to the denver broncos. the mvp, if he signs with denver, the broncos will trade tim tebow. at this point once again espn is reporting peyton manning appears to be headed to the denver broncos. we will of course have much more coming up tonight at 5:00. >>> our cameras just happened to be in the right place at the right time. where an elderly driver plowed into a day care center in northeast washington. the accident had it not happened at noon on a sunday, this building could have been full of kids. it wasn't, however. witnesses say the man was trying to parallel parked when he apparently hit the gas by mistake. no one was injured in this. >>> as if investors needed another reason to buy apple stock, the world's most valuable company gave them one more this morning. they announce add quarterly dividend of 2.65 a share. it's also

in northwest, delia goncalves, 9news now. >> mitt romney now goes to louisiana. that state will hold its primary on saturday. >>> the d.c. government is no longer reserving 10% of parking meters for handicapped drivers. city officials say for the next 90 days, anyone can use the discounted red top meters which allow twice the time for parking. handicapped drivers will now go back to being able to park anywhere at any meter for free with a handicapped placard on display. >> parking as so many of you realize is at a premium. our goal is to create alternative parking. >> the d.c. city council will revisit the handicapped parking issue in about 90 days. >>> coming up next on 9news now at noon, find out why a lack of street smarts could be costing pedestrians who live in prince george's county. >> reporter: president obama fast tracks part of the oil pipeline. i'm tara merger. why critics say it's all politics. >>> i'm always excited to be one on one with my county executive isiah leggett. the question is scoot years of painful -- is could the years of painful cuts fi

. >> delia goncalves is live in our satellite center to tell us what the law says and the reaction to it. it has been very vocal. delia? >> reporter: absolutely. a lot of opposition on this one, but still, you know, the governor signed it into law and he's moving quickly. it is now effective in july, just four months away. that means clinics need to start offering these abdominal ultrasounds to women or else they'll face some fines. women have to receive these abdominal ultrasounds before they can get an abortion. again as i said if clinics don't often these options, then they'll be fined $2500 for each violation. patients must also be offered to view an image of that all take sound but they can refuse. the original bill mandated women have an intrusive transvaginal ultrasound, but that quickly drew tons of criticism. governor bob mcdonnell changed the bill after consulting with doctors and his attorney general and now feel abdominal ultrasounds can offer women the information they need before making that life changing decision. >> it is still a mandate to have an ultrasound. i believ

delia goncalves is live at fed ex field in landover. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, jess. many fans know football is a very tough and violent sport, but a lot of folks expected at least it to be clean and fair. well, gregg williams is accused of muddying up the game by allegedly paying these players off when he was with the new orleans saints and there was a good chance when he was with the washington redskins on the sidelines here at fed ex field. williams served as defensive coordinator for the new orleans saints from 2009 to 2011. he and up to 27 players are linked to a, quote, pay for pain program where williams would reward players who knocked out opposing players on the field. one former player says he was even paid up to $1500 for one sack. the scheme was allegedly ceardz out when the n.f.l. was -- carried out when the n.f.l. was trying to prevent head injuries and focusing on safety by changing rules and imposing larger fines for violent hits. in his 22-year n.f.l. career, williams was known to be a super aggress

delia goncalves joins us to break it all down. >> good morning. >> reporter: good morning. even though it seems ron paul was the loser out of last night's candidates, he is still vowing to press on with the race. so that means we are likely to see a very full field of candidates vowing for the republican nomination. a total of 1144 delegates are needed to win the party at this summer's convention. so far mitt romney is leading the pack with 415 delegates. santorum has 176. gingrich has about 105 and ron paul trails with just 47 delegates. >> tonight we're doing some counting. we're counting up the delegates for the convention and it looks good and we're counting down the days till november and that looks even better. >> as it looks right now, we're going to get at least a couple gold medals and a whole packet full of silver medals. >> i'm here first of all to say thank you to each and every one of you because you are the reason we survived every effort of the establishment. >> are we going to win? we always win, right? >> closer to home, romney walked away with a clear vict

delia goncalves is live outside prince george's county police headquarters really with a bizarre story. delia? >> reporter: absolutely, mike. based on the amber alert that police issued last night, it appears that this mother had 11 hours to travel with her son completely under the radar. the amber alert for 9-year-old wilbert was issued around 7:00 p.m. thursday. we're told his mother checked him out of dodge park elementary school just before 8:00 a.m. she does not have custody of the 9-year-old wilbert but told school leaders he had a doctor's appointment. police recovered a car at 1:00 a.m. and then at 3:00 a.m. this morning we're told the mother was arrested trying to board an airplane with her son in reno, nevada. school officials we're told are now reviewing their policy and wilbert's school records to figure out if they had a court order preventing the mother from picking him up. police say the boy is safe and he is on his way back home to his family here in maryland. back to you. >> i'lli'll take it. thank you, delia. >>> the chairman of the d.c. city council is the latest mem

in northwest washington, delia goncalves, 9news now. >>> the maryland senate is debating a bill to ban smokers if lighting up with children inside a car. similar proposals have failed eight times since 2007. this year's version would make it illegal for anyone to light up inside a car with a child 8 years old or younger inside. the debate over it looks to be just as heated this year. >> parents are more concerned about their children than we will ever be. they have an invested interest in what happens to their children. this is another intrusion of government on their private lives. >> guarantee you if these 3- year-olds had a lobbyist down here and they'd be marching on annapolis demanding we pass this law. >> six other states include california, louisiana, and arkansas already have laws banning smoking in cars with kids. >>> the republican candidates for president are campaigning in the south. mississippi and alabama hold primaries next week and both newt gingrich and rick santorum believe it's an opportunity for them to gain some ground on mitt romney. danielle nottingham reports. >

delia goncalves, 9news now. >> both of the women said yes to the proposals.hat would have been terribly embarrassing had they done all of that and they said no. but it was a fun morning. >> we really enjoyed hosting it with our race partner mark davis. it was great. we had a huge team out there, 14 cameras, all of the people from our morning show behind the scenes there. it was great. >> it was good. thank you for your support. we'll do it again next year. >>> time for the question of the morning. >> one in five men say they can't go on vacation without packing this. is it a, a hair dryer, b, foot powder, or c, video games. >> our producer is big into video games. i wonder. log on to our facebook fan page and leave your response. we'll have the answer in our 6:00 hour. >>> we've got moisture in the air. mostly cloudy. a little bit of fog. not nearly as widespread as yesterday but we'll be mostly cloudy this morning. 58 by 9:00. by noon 65. this afternoon an isolated shower or thundershower possible. still very warm with highs in the mid-70s. we'll have more c

delia goncalves is live in our satellite center with the latest. delia? >> reporter: trayvon martin's mother rather has some very strong words about this case and about the tape that she saw. she says george zimmerman hunted can killed her son. -- can killed her son like an animal and the video you're about to see is likely to spark some new protests because lots of folks have already said they believe there's a cover-up here. this is the first glimpse of george zimmerman thawier seen from the night of the shooting -- that we've seen from the night of the shooting. he's handcuffed heading into questioning and you can see he has no visible injuries to justify his claims that the 17- year-old attacked him first. trayvon martin's parents watched the video and said it proves zimmerman has lied to police and the investigation was botched from the very beginning. sanford police chief since stepped down and the u.s. justice department opened their own investigation. >> i especially want to thank congress for inviting us yesterday. it meant a lot to us. we starte

that's where delia goncalves is live this morning. delia?> reporter: andrea and because of the location here we have two police jurisdictions handling the investigation. mpd and montgomery county police and we can tell you at this hour it appears the suspected may have been shot outside his home. police where r now confirming to us -- are now confirming to us the suspect lived here in the 8100 block of eastern avenue. a look at some video shot earlier today. the suspect is still in critical condition. police received several calls about shots being fired in the neighborhood. when officers arrived just after 12:30. they spotted the suspect in the middle of eastern avenue firing his gun. shots were exchanged. one officer an eight year veteran of the force was injured in the hand. the suspect shot several times, there were a tea toll after three -- total of three megacounty police officers -- montgomery county police officers on the scene including a rookie cop who just garage washington nationalsed the academy -- graduated the academy three mo

investigators have broken up a theft ring that focused on electronic devices. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is live at d.c. police headquarters with a pretty involved story here. good morning, delia. >> reporter: absolutely. good morning. three and a half weeks so far and the investigation is ongoing. the goods netted so far in this bust, 13 search warrants, 16 arrests and countless electronics. let's take a look at some of those electronics. cell phones, ipods, dvrs, gps units and several notebooks all recovered from unlicensed corner stories and carryouts in the district. the owners were also picked up with marijuana and 500 packages of k2 spice. the owners worked with these robbers often putting in requests for specific items and then resold that stolen property in their stores. how can you find out if police recovered your stolen electronics? well, police are telling us they will set up a website. listen to the chief. she fills us in on the rest. >> you'll be able to go online and look at those items and see if you have anything that's unique to identify your property. a lot of people h

that man george zimmerman once lived in northern virginia. 9news now reporter delia goncalves joins us live with more. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, andrea. we spoke to a former neighbor of george zimmerman who lives in manassas. he says that after hearing the 911 call, it sounded to him ha zimmerman was paranoid. we're told that zimmerman and his family moved to the manassas area when he wasth. he's a 2001 -- was little. he's a 2001 graduate of osborne. he wrote in his yearbook he was moving to florida to live with his uncle. his uncle has come to his defense. he says zimmerman is a spanish speaking minority with black friends and family members but some reports indicate zimmerman was heard uttering a racial slur under his breath when he was on the phone with police just moments before the shooting. still, his former neighbors here in our area say they were surprised to hear the once mild mannered boy is now at the center of this controversy. >> the children were all very obedient. they didn't run loose in the neighborhood. they were just very nice family. always yes

delia goncalves is live outside of fed ex field with the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. gregg williams was with the redskins from 2004 to 2007. coach joe gibbs who was the coach at the time has been on the record he does not approved of this kind of activity around he says he didn't even know it was happening here. however, several redskins players have confirmed it indeed was a practice here at the time. the n.f.l. says williams paid up to 27 players on the new orleans saints to attack the opposition from 2009 to 2011. the n.f.l. says the program reached $50,000 at its height. the money could come from fines that williams imposed on players for being late to practice or making a mistake on the practice field. >> whether you get paid or not, i definitely think there's been players throughout the course of history that have gone out with the intent of trying to hurt anybody -- hurt someone. i don't think that is right. i don't think there's any place in our game for that. >> in a sport like football, the chase, the pursuit of the i

martin's parents received the award on behalf of their son. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is in the satellite center with new developments in the florida teenager's death. delia? >> reporter: that's right you're going to want to take a look at this. we got our hands on some fresh video that shows george zimmerman, just moments after the shooting of trayvon martin. the surveillance video shows a handcuffed zimmerman being led into the police station. what you will not notice is any blood or head injuries. the 28-year-old neighborhood watchman claims he shot trayvon martin only after the unarmed teenager broke zimmerman's nose and slammed his head on to the ground. zimmerman is in hiding but replains a free -- remains a free man a month after the shooting but a closer look at the initial police report indicates investigators wanted to pursue homicide charges but were talked down by florida eastern general. our local tores general stopped -- attorneys general stopped by to weigh in on the case. >> i think there's certainly a positive outcome from this whole discussion which is shoul

and that's where we find our delia goncalves this morning. good morning delia. >> reporter: good morning andrea. we just talked to captain paul starks with montgomery county police. he confirmed that at this early hour the suspect is indeed still in critical and surgery at this hour although we don't know the exact condition and we don't know how many times he was shot. but the scene is still very active several hours after police first responded. it starts here at 13th and eastern and extends a block or two down. some video shot earlier in the evening. suspect was in the middle of the street firing his gun and somehow that led to an exchange of gunfire with police. three montgomery county police officers were on the scene though we don't know the one or all of them fired their weapons. listen to captain paul starks and hear what he has to say. >> at about 12:39 this morning, montgomery county emergency call center received multiple calls for the sound of shots in the 8100 block of eastern avenue. officers from our third district responded to

delia goncalves live outside the supreme court this morning. keep it here with 9news now and cbs for continuing coverage of this important story. at 7:00 oklahoma center and dr. tom coburn shares his thoughts on this case with cbs this morning. later today our bruce leshan will be back inside the courtroom to hear the arguments. you can see his reports live on 5:00 and follow us on twitter or go to our website wusa9.com on your computer or startphone. >>> -- smartphone. >>> the woman accused of shooting a gay man at an ihop in northwest d.c. heads to court hurs. the 27-year-old is charged in the crime. a 31-year-old gay man was shot. he is now recovering. the march 11 incident is being reviewed as a possible hate crime. >> in the beginning of the whole incident before this incident happened, there was some epitaphs that were used by people involved in this group. all of those things will be considered going forward as to whether they fall under the enhanced penalty for the statute. >> the woman is charged with aggravated assault while armed. >>

yesterday seemed to really challenge whether or not the law's constitutional. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is live outside the court as they get ready for final arguments on obamacare today. delia, good morning. >> reporter: good morning mike. that's right it's going to be a very busy day here at the supreme court. the final day of this historic case, the three day, six hour arguments here at the supreme court. the justices yesterday focused on the individual mandate. the provision of the law that requires folks to boy insurance or pay fines. it appears a majority of the justices the conservative ones questioned that portion of the law. namely justices kennedy and scalia who seemed to express concern the government would force people to buy a product they don't need or want. question is without the individual mandate does the law survive? the mandate is designed to make sure there's enough money in the health care system to make this all work. let's hear what the justices had to say. >> and that is different from what we have in previous cases. >> well -- >> that changes the relationship o

delia goncalves is live in the newsroom to explain it all. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning. this has been a long running debate in virginia, but this is the most progress the bill has made so far. the governor says he'll even sign this bill if it makes his desk. but there's a long process before it gets there and lots of debate. yesterday i spoke to a group of parents and their children in loudoun county. they home school their children. for nearly a dozen years now their kids have excelled in community sports but they know there are limb teagues to their athletic careers. the bill if passed is not a mandate but would just give high schools the option of allowing home schooled athletes to try out for teams. the bill would take effect in the fall and each individual school would have to come up with its own policy and of course paperwork so all players are given equal opportunity. >> i was having a conversation with a friend and he was saying how he felt that home schooled children might take spots away. we were actually at a lac

delia goncalves is live in arlington with more on this story you'll see only on 9. ning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, andrea. you know, drivers, if you ever had a hunch that police were ticketing ow purpose maybe to meet a monthly quota, well, you may be on to something. let's take a look, at least here in arlington. even though this internal memo clearly states there is no quota system in the arlington police department, the letter by patrol captains outlines specific numbers of arrests and tickets that must be made each and every month. it also says failure to do so will result in disciplinary action. now, even though the chief refused to meet with us when we first broke the story, a department spokesperson says there is no quota system. the memo simply outlines guidelines for officers. even critics who remain scept call, though, can -- skeptical though, can see where police are coming from on this issue. >> i think we have to take police management here in arlington at face value. if they say no, no, these are some productivity standards and not quotas and th

delia goncalves live in falls church with the story. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, mike, andrea. daylight is breaking but it's still pretty quiet here in falls church at the community center. i just spoke to the registrar and he expects the hours between 6:00 and 7:00, the early part of the day, the first part of the day when polls open, he expects this part of the day to be the busiest part of the day though there is low voter opportunityout expected for the whole day. so it's going to be a long one for a lot of the folks inside. 49 delegates are at stake here in virginia. romney is expected to take the race. that's because the former massachusetts governor and ron paul are the only two names on the ballot because they were the only candidates to get the 10,000 necessary signatures to get on the ballot here in virginia. but romney and santorum are really focusing their energies today on ohio and the 69 delegates up for grabs in that state. the front runners focusing on the economy and manufacturing jobs that have been

delia goncalves has a look at the damage. >> reporter: the pictures are devastating and firefighters hasn't seen anything like this in some time. you can see the lightning bolt blasted through this tree, shattering it to bits. and it traveled through the roots to the house. and within seconds, his home was up in flames. >> the back part was burned where i had thousands of blocks. >> reporter: they rushed out of their house. >> fire was billowing out of the back of the house. >> reporter: the force of the strike so severe, it shattered the tree, sending a massive branch knocking down the fence and landing in a neighbor's yard. now full of charred, household items, remains of a life fully lived inside this home destroyed in an instant by mother nature. >> reporter: the homeowner is going through the house trying to uncover many of the books, but as far as the furniture, it's a complete loss. thankfully, they both made it out safely. in silver spring, delia goncalves, 9news now. >> electricity was knocked out to the entire neighborhood, but it's now back on. >>> tonight at 11:00, we've

delia goncalves is in dupont circle getting an early start on this gorgeous day. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it is a gorgeous day. "just kind of -- i just kind of shivered quickly. mark boss, i mentioned him a lot. you heard his voice. now i'm going to reveal the mystery man behind the camera. this is mark boss. tell me your theory when right before the sun comes up. >> yes. the temperature drops about 10 degrees before dawn. >> even though it's going to be warm and i just shivered a bit, i had a legitimate reason to do so, right? >> yes, if you're cold natured. >> reporter: that's all i needed to know. thank you. go back there. anyway, it's going to be a gorgeous day. we're having lots of fun. we have been out here before. we've been at dupont circle talking to morning commuters but there's one difference today. i'm seeing a whole lot more smiles and i think the warm weather has a lot to do with that. in fact, you may be smiling once you see the cherry blossoms beginning this sunday. the peak has been moved up because of the warm weather but folks at

delia goncalves is live in bethesda with a dollar or two and a dream or two. good morning. >> reporter: i would say about $5 and a couple of dreams we'll see. everyone has to dream big, especially when you're looking at $540 million. massive jackpot. you can take a look at this lotly machine inside the 7- eleven on river road in bethesda. it has been cranking out tickets since 5:30 this morning. the line really hasn't stopped. in fact, buddy with d.c. lottery expects ticket sales to soar today to nearly one million. average sales by the way in d.c., only $250,000. but remember, before you play, the odds are stocked against you. your chances of getting struck by lightning are one in 280,000. chances of winning the big jackpot, one in 176 million. experts say you're 500 times more likely to get hit by lightning than hitting the jackpot. but in case you do, keep these things in mind. >> all of a sudden you've got ten million in the bank and you don't know who to trust. people come out of the woodwork. >> it really does alter status quo almost permanently. it take

reporter delia goncalves is live in arlington with more on what seems like a quota. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning. it certainly seems that way. however, police have a different story of course. folks, if you're at home getting ready for your morning commute, you may want to listen to the story before you hit the road. 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 sit

both top republican contenders are making stops close to d.c. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is in our satellite center with the rundown of the events. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, mike. the candidates are taking obtain win -- are taking their wins and delegates straight to the next primary. that means a stop later today in maryland. after last night's win romney is leading the pack with 534 delegates to santorum's 218. gingrich and paul are vowing to still stay in the race, though they are trailing with 120. and 42 delegates respectively. again 11 44 delegates are needed to clinch the nomination. >> historic highs in gas prices? a president who doesn't hesitate all the means -- [indiscernible] it's time to say these words. this word. enough. >> how about a word for your neighbors in maryland? >> we'll be in maryland. we'll be hustling. i think we're going to be there next week. >> reporter: that was our gary nurenberg speaking to rick santorum last night in gettysburg, pennsylvania where he's rallying his troops there promising to visit maryland very soon. as fo

delia goncalves is live in our satellite center with details on the historic move. delia? >> reporter: this makes maryland the eighth state to recognize same-sex unions and same-sex couples that we spoke to say this certainly validates the fact that the state supports their relationships. the governor signed the bill just after 5:00 yesterday evening surrounded by a number of supporters, including dozens of same-sex couples. the measure barely passed the general assembly, though. you may remember with a very tight vote in both the senate and the house. in fact, in order to get the bill through the house, supporters wrote in a condition allowing opponents to take the issue to the voters. >> we are one maryland and all of us at the end of the day want the same thing for our children. the way forward is always found through greater respect for the equal rights of all. >> definitely proud to be marylanders and we're very excited. >> i knew it would come. just had to have a little patience. >> it's an amazing thing that the governor and legislature have done for us. >> however,

back to you. >> delia goncalves reporting live from our satellite center. >>> defense secretary leon panetta is pushing back against demands the u.s. take military action against syria. thousands have been killed in syria in heavy -- and heavy shelling continued yesterday destroying homes and lives. there have been calls from arizona senator john mccain to send in u.s. forces, but secretary panetta says it doesn't make sense for the u.s. to take action right now. he says he has to make sure they know what the mission is and what the price will be. >>> still no arrests in that robbery that targeted george mason university students. police say two armed masked men burst into an off campus home on carriage park road tuesday night. the five students were playing video games at the time. the victims say they were threatened and the thieves got away with thousands of dollars worth of laptops and cell phones. >>> d.c. mayor vincent gray has responded to our exclusive report you saw earlier this week. 9news now reported mayor gray's campaign staff hid cash contributions by purchasing large n

shock people into kicking the habit of smoking or even not starting at all. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is here. she has some of the clips. they're pretty hard to stomach. we want to warn you. >> reporter: they are, mike. you said it. this is the whole point to shock people. the idea, doctors say is for smokers to realize that this could be their future. >> [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: they are tough to watch as we said. the ads feature men and women from around the country, some with trach on the mys, others severe amputation and some are even paralyzed. the director for the centers for disease control say that many smokers just believe they continue smoking, they'll shorten the years of their life. these alds prove you can live but you will be sick and the quality of your life will be severely affected by smoking. the cdc hopes to convince 50,000 smokers to quit by shocking them with these unprecedented ads. >> advertising works. hard hitting ads work. showing the reality of people's lives and what smoking does to your ability to live out life as you want to live it, that's the most

contest in ohio but rick santorum and newt gingrich also have wins to brag about. 9news reporter delia goncalvess live in our satellite center with more. delia? >> reporter: jessica, even though ron paul didn't take any states last night, he's still claiming victory. he was rallying supporters last night vowing to push on in this race. let's take a closer look at the breakdown of the states and the results from last night. you can see mitt romney here really took a lot of states. ohio, massachusetts, virginia, vermont, idaho, and he also took alaska and the eight delegates there. rick santorum took tennessee, north dakota and oklahoma gaining a good number of delegates. newt gingrich of course as expected won his home state of georgia and the 46 delegates there. and while i said ron paul won no state last night, he still gained some delegates in each of the states that he did gain a little momentum. romney walked away with wayne overall but other than virginia, failed to gain any southern state. political pundits say that indicates a weakness in the romney campaign that he still cannot resonate

reporter delia goncalves is live in our newsroom. she has more on that to explain it.rning. >> reporter: good morning. later this morning there is a very critical vote in the general assembly on this issue. if this bill passes a subcommittee on education later today, then it goes to the full senate. if it does not pass, then this bill and this issue is essentially dead for this year. the bill's sponsor has gone on the record saying since home school parents pay taxes, their children should be afforded the right to play in high school sports. but the virginia high school league argued that point adding home schoolchildren could take spots away from the public school players. also critics claim the nearly 13 requirements public school students must have in order to play cannot be met by home schoolers. 13-year-old campbell has been a star player and testified for the bill. his mom says the only equal qualifications they don't meet are the ones that require public school tanned deans -- attendance. >> they're definitely held to a higher stfd having to have two years of ex

although it doesn't take effect till january 1, 2013. 9 news now reporter delia goncalves has more from our satellite center. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, jess, peggy. just after 5:00 yesterday evening, maryland officially became the eighth state plus the district of columbia to recognize same-sex marriage. but as you mentioned, opponents say not without a fight. in the statehouse yesterday, though, major celebration as governor martin o'malley signed the bill flanked by senate and house leaders on both sides of this issue. you may remember the measure barely passed the general assembly in the past two weeks with very tight votes in both the house and senate. and despite major controversy and debate, the governor held true to his promise and signed the bill into law which takes effect in 2013. >> we are one maryland, and all of us at the end of the day want the same thing for our children. the way forward is always found through greater respect for the equal rights of all. >> definitely proud to be marylanders and very excited. >> i knew it would come. it's an amazing

debuting a new ad campaign designed to shock people about the dangers of smoking. 9news now reporter delia goncalvess in the satellite center with more on this story. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, andrea. they are tough ads to watch. i've watched them several times and each time doesn't get any easier. they'll run for about three months. they cost the centers for disease control $54 million, but that is nothing compared to the $27 million for one day of advertising by the tobacco companies. let's take a look at some of the ads. >> [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: brace yourselves for these commercials. they are disurking and tell -- disturbing and tell a very sad story of how a life cannot only be shortened but destroyed by smoking. the centers for disease control today launch unprecedented newspaper and tv ads called tips from smokers. roosevelt smith from virginia appears in the psas talking about his heart attack that he suffered at the age of 45. >> even when i was having my heart attacks, i still smoked a cigarette. like during the heart attack. yes. >> the pictures and all the