delia goncalves is live at national harbor. one area that is going to be affected by the lack of a deal. how so, delia? >> reporter: absolutely, andrea. lawmakers spent a good portion of last night's session debating a proposed billion dollar cuisine knee here at -- casino here at national harbor but they say they will only revisit the issue if a special session is called. governor martin o'malley left no indication last night as to whether or not he would call that special session. he says, quote, the republic was not built on gambling gimmicks so clearly he is not a proponent of the gambling casino here and he called it a distraction last night. the consequences are pretty severe if a deal isn't reached. that means the state must balance its $35 billion budget through cuts to schools, libraries, and police departments among other programs. montgomery county stands to lose $41 million if a deal isn't struck. prince george's county $65 billion. the county executive there says a casino would save them financially. >> you're talki

delia goncalves is live at the the tinley town station with a preview. i used my smartcard yesterday. >> reporter: that's a good idea. it's going to save you money. that's the only way really to get around these rate hikes. the occasional rider and i have to admit that's myself and especially tourists, they're really going to get hit the hardest. smartrip cards probably the way to go because the rate hikes seem to be a done deal. even though they seem to be a done deal, the board got the green light to go ahead with these rate hikes, some folks are not taking this easy and they are still fighting. the accessibility advisory committee says a 5% hike puts an undue burden on low income disabled riders. the committee also argues that metro is simply going against its own standards by getting rid of the 20 cent peak of the peak charge which is a huge money maker for metro. but metro says the system now is way too complicated. they're trying to simplify the system. let's take a look at the proposed rate hikes. it includes a 15 cent increase on base peak fares,

it's primary day in maryland and the district. >> the polls open at the top of the hour, delia goncalves live in potomac, maryland, she has a preview. good morning delia. >> reporter: good morning mike, andrea. you know workers campaign workers for john delie knee, he's a democrat running for congress, he will be there at 7:00 hoping to convince voters before they head into the polls to cast their ballots. delaney endorsed by the "washington post" and former president bill clinton is running for congress in the sixth congressional district against republican representative roscoe bartlett. bartlett is seeking an 11th term in congress but facing an uphill battle with a field of -- a large field i should say of republicans and democrats. the reason for this mainly is because of redistricting. redistricting recently changed his district in many ways. getting rid of a republican stronghold of maryland and now in its place, putting montgomery county which of course leans very democratic. in the district of columbia, biddle is running for an at large council seat. the "washington post" endorse

the school is conducting its own investigation into possibly violates of the ncaa rules, delia goncalves is live on howard campus with reaction. good morning delia. >> reporter: good morning andrea, you know the violations could be linked to a textbook system. the athletes are allowed to have scholarship money to pay for the textbooks. but allegedly these students pocketed the extra scholarship money. that's a clear violation of ncaa rules. that's according to the "washington post." and it also reports that if howard university knew these violations existed, well, the school itself could face some severe penalties. a school spokesperson released a statement yesterday. describing this action as a self-imposed action. we still don't know though how many students are involved but we can tell you the teams are indeed still playing. howard athletic have had a history of ncaa problems. last season, eight teams were penalized for poor classroom performance and in 2008, 26 football players missed the season opener and 19 sat out the second game because of eligibility issues. and the parole ma'am

the big question is are they connected. >> delia goncalves live in georgetown. do we know so far, delia? >> reporter: we know just a few hours ago in the early hours of this morning, police arrested three people in connection with a robbery that happened over on 9th and u. even though the investigation is in its early stages, investigators do tell us they are looking into the possibility that all three robberies could be linked. the first happened outside serendipity three restaurant on m and wisconsin in georgetown. it happened 1:00 p.m. sunday. two employees say they were on a smoke break in the alley. they tell police that three young black men wearing green or blue t-shirts approached them, asked them for a cigarette and then quickly returned pulling a gun on the victim. >> i'm very concerned for them. they're young guys. they come in early. so they're shooken up. anybody that get as gun pointed at you i think is going to be afraid. i'm just surprised that it would happen so late in the afternoon. i mean, i'm just surprised it happened in georgetown, period.

foot out of his mouth. >> all because of comments he made about asian american owned businesses, delia goncalvess live in southeast to tell us what barry said and his sort of apology delia. >> reporter: but hey i have a long civil rights record and the city so essentially don't hold it against me. marion barry says he is making a point and the point is that some carryouts like king city here on mlk that have bars on the window and bulletproof grass at the counters -- glass at the counters are dirty and hurt the community and they don't give back to the residents of ward 8. but here's what barry said instead quote -- >> reporter: critics say despite barry's civil rights' record, his comments reignite a long-standing tension between ace owned business owners -- asian owned business owners and the struggling black communities they serve. >> he was a good man. he did good things for the district of columbia. the people liked him. he was a hero. now it's the councilman for ward 8 a place that he calls home. i know he want to do things for the people of ward 8. and -- the business will venture to go t

that is where delia goncalves joins us live this morning. good morning, delia. how are things out there? >> good morning, mike. it is pretty exciting out here. lots of folks have come out and everyone is really thrilled. you couldn't have asked for a better day weather wise for this mission, this final mission for the discovery. when folks are watching the discovery kind of fly over, they'll notice that the shuttle is a little beaten up. it's burned and battered. simply experts say that's because it looks like a shuttle that's been to space and back. in fact 39 times. here to talk about the fact that shuttle has been -- discovery has been back and forth 39 times, margaret, tell me. you said discovery is kind of like it's been the workhorse of the space program. >> in many ways it has been one of the most active of the space shuttle orbiter, 39 different missions, anything you could do with the space shulgt orbiter, discovery has done. it was the return flight vehicle after the loss of the challenger and then the columbia but it also lunched the hubble space tele

delia goncalves is live on capitol hill. she has a preview. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, mike. the gsa was designed first to help manage and support federal agencies but many are saying, including members of congress, who was hanging the gsa when we're told these officials went on a wild spending spree on your dime. in fact, the gsa's inspector general told then administrator martha johnson about the expenditures a year ago. she was forced to resign recently when this controversy finally came to light. johnson will testify before congress about the over-the-top four-day vegas conference in 2010 that awarded spoof videos, flaunting gsa employees' lavish lifestyles, even videos destroying government property. >> our primary goal is to make sure this doesn't happen again. what often happens is an i.g. does their job. perhaps some people are held accountable but the culture doesn't change. >> this president ran saying he was going to make changes. the question is was he well served by his political appointees when they were ordered to

delia goncalves has details. >> reporter: council member barry was referring to restaurants like king city carryout here on mlk avenue with the bars in the windows and bulletproof glass at the counter. he says they're actually hurting the community. >> i can understand where he's coming from. >> reporter: she didn't want to show her face but says though the comments were insensitive. some asian businesses have a bad reputation in the black community. >> they don't want to take care of their business places nice and clean and they just want to make the money. >> reporter: just hours after his primary win, barry said quote -- >> reporter: after public outrage barry apologized and tried to explain himself. >> they don't hire anybody from the community. don't participate in the community. >> i think they should give back to clean up but i think he could have said it in a better fashion. >> i think he meant what -- needed to be said. >> reporter: all the employees at sonny's live in the neighborhood and in fact when they bought the store four months ago there were no lights, in ceiling the

. >> delia goncalves is live outside police headquarters with more on this story. delia, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, andrea and mike. we're hoping police will give us more information about motives and suspects in a string of shootings take had police crisscrossing the county from friday night to early sunday morning. the first incident occurred friday at 10:30 p.m. three people were shot inside a hyattsville apartment. all are expected to survive, though. but 19-year-old lester flores of alexandria did not make it. the teen we're told died after a shooting in the 2000 block of woodberry street. then saturday evening two women were shot inside an apartment building on the 3500 block of terrace drive in suitland. but police tell us they found the second victim at a liquor store a short distance away. >> we had two victims that suffered gunshot wounds. it apparently looks like the victim in the 3500 block of terrace drive sustained life threatening injuries, was transported to a hospital and pronounced. the second victim we're still trying to determine ho

andrea. >> delia goncalves, thank you, she's live in southeast d.c. this morning. >>> d.c. police have ruled the death of a newborn found on a sidewalk a homicide now. the district's medical examiner's office say the baby girl froze to death. he was found outside back in january just steps from a home on channing street and wrapped only in a towel and temperatures were well below freezing that night. so far no one has come forward the claim the little baby. >>> the woman known as the blond bandit takes a plea deal. 26-year-old stephanie swab pleaded guilty to a string of bank robberies, carjackings and heroin distribution charges. her crime spree in virginia and ended last november when police -- maryland ended last november. the manassas woman could face at least 40 years in frizz when sentenced in july. >>> a week ago today we were all rubbing our hands together and couldn't wait to hear about the record megamillions jackpot. we found out three tickets were told that were winners and $640 million. maryland lottery officials still don't know who bought that ticket and a 7-

agreement on the spending plan for the next fiscal year which starts july 1. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is live at national harbor with more on this story. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, andrea, gambling opponents, including the governor, blame the national harbor and a billion dollar proposed casino here for last night's stalemate, the governor even calling the 2k3w578ling issue a -- the gambling issue a distraction. the proposed casino would bring in $69 million to prince george's county. lawmakers spent most of last night's session debating a casino project and of course ended the session without passing a budget. that means unless the general assembly goes to a special session, the state must balance the budget through $512 million in cuts. slashes to classrooms, libraries, and police departments in prince george's county would top $65 billion. montgomery county faces a potential loss of $41 million in programs. >> if the budget of the state of maryland goes down and the centers are more concerned about the obsession with gaming than school construction, school fund

delia goncalves is outside the board of elections with more information. >> reporter: it was a very late night for folks at the board of elections inside judiciary square. they return dad to count the thousands of absentee and provisional ballots that will eventually decide the at large council race. you might say the low voter turnout at a mere 15% contributed to the results. sekou biddle said those who cast ballots were sending a message. >> i think a lot of people want to believe they can have elected leaders that aren't constantly going to be caught up in this mess. >> reporter: councilman vincent orange has been at the center of a campaign controversy. >> the powers of beale that really want to deal with ethics, then they should join me in promoting my bill to ban corporate contributions. >> reporter: the scandals that embroiled the council did nothing to oust most of the incumbents. mayor barry soared to victory. in another hotly contested race, john delaney won the democratic primary in the redrawn sixth congressional district in maryland. he faces roscoe bartlet. >> we told voter

delia goncalves tells us how it's going to affect local families. >> reporter: as crews unload boxes of fresh vegetables and fruits, residents gather in southeast to feed their families. >> i've come for my grandchildren. it's very important that they have something to eat at all times in the house. >> reporter: residents gathered here in the parking lot at the church every first, third and fifth wednesday and volunteers distribute about 200 bags of food each and every time. >> this is what keeps me awake at night. wanting two kids -- one in two kids in the district of columbia do not know where their next meal is coming from. >> it's a temporary way to meet a need. we have to work oishes of poverty to -- issues of poverty to make sure the families are secure. >> reporter: the capital food bank will dish out an extra 2,000 meals every responsibility. >> it's a good idea for everybody. >> reporter: in the tough times families are grateful for the community's help in keeping their children's bellies full but there's still much more work to do. in southeast, delia goncalves, 9news now.

in white oak, delia goncalves, 9news now. >>> a howard county man has been accused of killing his wife more than 20 years ago. police say robert jarrett's -- robert jarrett's second wife recently give investigators permission to search his property after he moved out. human remains were found in concrete under the floor boards of a tool shed in the backyard. according to police, they belonged to christine jarrett. robert jarrett reported his wife missing january of 1991 but never let police on his property. >>> the secret service prostitute scandal has already forced three agents out of a job and more agents could be gone by the end of the day. danielle nottingham explains how the lie detector test result could play a key role in this investigation. >> reporter: the secret service investigation into a scandal involving prostitutes could cost more agents their jobs. >> i don't see how those who are involved in this should be able to continue in their work. >> reporter: cbs news has learned the results of the polygraph tests given to the agents who've already had their security clearance

delia goncalves has more. >> reporter: after a 48 hour prayer vigil outside a u.s. supreme court, hundreds of protestors rally against the arizona immigration law. >> what do we want? >> justice. >> reporter: advocates from around the country say this fight is not only for immigrants, it's for everyone. >> just really challenges our basic constitutional values that someone can be judged by the way they speak or they look. >> reporter: jim says he doesn't feel as safe in his hometown anymore. ever since he was pulled over by police. >> when i asked him why he pulled me over, he said it was because i looked suspicious. like most americans, i've never carried my passport around. naomi wife and i always -- now my wife and i always carry our passports. >> arizona and every single law like it, only a hand. 36 states have not decided to go in this direction by the way, have been sued. [ people chanting ] >> we have so many members of our communities that are immigrants. and this is -- this kind of law sb 1070 from arizona is creating really a terrible climate of fear. it b

in northwest, delia goncalves, 9news now. >> two adult sons are expected to be okay. but their mother is listed in serious condition at washington hospital center. >>> d.c. police are looking for some teens involved in a robbery that occurred this morning. investigators say that the group beat up a man and took his wallet and backpack. this happened on 13th street northeast near eastern avenue. medics rushed the man to the hospital and he is expected to be okay. >>> howard university is taking some of its student-athletes off the field. the school is conducting its own investigation into possible violations of ncaa rules. we do not know how many students are involved, but teams are still playing. we can tell you that we have learned that the violations may be linked to a textbook system where student-athletes were pocketing extra money. now that's according to the "washington post." >>> we could hear today from the department of education about what's going on with a.c.t. college. all three campuses in arlington, alexandria and manassas were closed without warning yes

. >> delia goncalves sat down with the chancellor and has her story. >> i do this work because i am one of the kids that we serve in the d.c. public schools. >> reporter: it's not an easy job. task with turning a troubled d.c. system around while healing wounds in the community brought on by massive school closures and teacher firings under her predecessor michelle ree. but henderson is taking a quieter approach and it could come from the humble beginnings. >> i grew up in mount vernon, new york. my family lived in the projects for 47 years. and i walked to a phenomenal neighborhood elementary school. my experience in public schools in mount vernon took me to georgetown university. i had a world class education with the arts, with great teachers with rigorous curriculum and instruction and my life outcomes were changed because i had a good public education. i believe that we can deliver that for students here in washington, d.c.. >> reporter: don't be fooled. despite her voice henderson knows you can't please everyone. there are several challenges that lie ahead. but she remains committ

delia goncalves is getting reaction live in new carrollton this morning. hi, delia. >> reporter: good morning. james banks from d.c. is joining us this morning. we were chatting a bit about rgiii. he's a lifelong fan of the skins. tell me about the pick and do you think he can live up to the hype. that's the big question this morning. >> i think he can be a great asset to the football team. he's fast. he's quick. seems to be a very enat the jents player as -- very intelligent player as well. >> reporter: did you check out he had burgundy and gold sobz on last night. -- socks on last night. he's given a little credit to some fans saying i'm willing to kind of work with you and i hope i can win you guys over? >> oh, yeah. i think that he really wants to be a part of the redskin organization. and i think he'll do well. >> reporter: you said he's also good for morale. why? >> i think the redskins need a boost right now because the past year or so they really haven't had that oomph they need. >> reporter: i'm a transplant like so many people in d.c. i always sai

delia goncalves is live in northwest washington with the story. ning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, andrea. we're live at 14th and colorado. this is the end of the line for the 52 and 54 buses. those are the routeses that are affected by this viral meningitis. metro tells us the driver was diagnosed with viral meningitis after his friday morning shift. before that he was on vacation so they don't believe that any other buses were affected. metro quickly sent the driver home and spent the overnight hours disinfecting not only the 52 and 54. all 164 buses in the north west garage here on 14th street. doctors are telling us viral meningitis far less serious than bacterial meningitis. it only affects infants and people with compromised inhuman systems -- immune systems. >> it can generally cause fever, headaches, confusion, sometimes light sensitivity. >> it's contagious just like the flu is or the cold is that if you come into contact with fluids that the patient had, cue potentially get some symptoms. >> reporter: the doctor also tells us those s

let's get right to delia goncalves. she joins us live with more on what we know so far. delia good morning. >> reporter: good morning mike, andrea. some new information just spoke to the public information officer with prince george's county police. just a moment ago. he indicated since investigators are still here on the scene several hours into this investigation that it appears there's much more to this story than we're able to report to you right now. and investigators as i said still trying to piece together exactly what happened and new information we're learning that police actually received a call for a breaking and entering. that was the initial call that brought them here to the lynn hill condo apartments here on the 3100 block of good hope avenue. however, when police arrived they discovered it was domestic disturbance instead. several people men and women inside an apartment involved in some kind of domestic disturbance. that's when the officer confronted the male suspect inside the parking lot. some kind of confrontation ensued. we do know the officer fired h

delia goncalves is live in northwest to tell us what comes next. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, mike. a tight race. only 533 votes separate the top two contenders. that means the folks here at the board of elections will be very busy starting later this morning. they'll be counting thousands of absentee and provisional ballots. we're told that count will take likely about ten days or so. extremely low voter turnout in the district may have contributed to the tight results. sekou biddle says those who cast ballots want to clean house in a council that's been suffering through scandal after scandal it seems. incumbent vincent orange in fact has been linked to campaign contributions from jeff thompson who is under federal investigation. >> the powers that be really want to deal with ethics, then they should join me in pushing and promoting my bill to ban corporate contributions and outside employment by council members that work for entities doing business with the city. >> i think a lot of people just want to believe they can have the

delia goncalves live in northwest washington this morning. >>> the mother of an unarmed d.c. man killed by police is now suing the city for $100 million. 18-year-old raphael brisco was shot twice by an officer last april and he was running from police when the officer shot him in the lower back killing him. the family's attorney says briscoe did not do anything wrong and did not have a weapon. the officer is on administrative leave and the internal investigation is continuing. >>> women in alexandria, watch your back. police are on the hunt for a man who is snatching women off the street and sexually assaulting them. two incidents happened last night along mill road at eisenhower avenue. investigators say both victims fought back and got away. >>> a former d.c. private schoolteacher is now one of the f.b.i.'s ten most wanted fugitives. eric toth is accused of producing child pornography. he taught third grade at beauvoir elementary school on the grounds of the national cathedral. explicit photos were found in a camera in toth's possession. >> this is someone who has shown a u

our delia goncalves is live in downtown silver spring with the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning mike. a lot of folks frustrated after the last hit. in the last half hour. a gentleman came over and started talking about the fact that this thing has just been sitting here and no one's been working on it. so everyone's curious and wondering when is this going going to get done. you know the new opening schedule is four months away. but there is no concrete solution anywhere in sight. about a year ago, inspectors discovered the concrete did not meet standards. it was too thick in some areas, simply way too thin in other areas. it is not a safety hazard but this transit center is simply not up to code as is. and metro says they will not use it in its current state. one option coming from the county tear the $100 million structure down and rebuild. >> will this last as long as it's supposed to last? is it a 50 year structure or now a 30 year structure? >> that's pretty ridiculous, i know that i have been spending a lot of -- they've been spendin

our delia goncalves is live at the scene to give us an update. delia? >> reporter: monika, we have great news for riders specifically for those who ride that blue and orange line in the rosslyn area. crews worked overnight through the night and some good news, the trains are back up and running and crews don't anticipate any major delays on the blue and orange line for your morning commute into work so that is certainly some good news for those riders, thousands who will commute early this morning. the derailment happened yesterday towards the tail end of the evening commute. it was a six-car train at rosslyn heading outbound toward franconia springfield and it just hopped the track. metro estimates there was about 1,000 passengers on the train at the time. no one was hurt. and fortunately they were able to offload everyone safely in about ten minutes but it's another bump in the road for a metro system trying to dig itself out of an operational hole. >> one set of wheels on one car came off the track. crews will be working throughout the night and as l

delia goncalves joins us from college park with more. why today, delia?> reporter: you know, the board of regents will decide and will vote a little later today, in just a matter of a couple of hours on whether or not they're going to increase tuition by 10% or 13%, it's a whopping increase from what they were considering. the board was considering a mere 3% increase but now it must make up for the $50 million in state funds that could be cut. that's because state lawmakers' failure to pass a budget forces the state now to balance its budget through $512 million in cuts to education, libraries, police departments, and other state programs. the governor blames the debate over a casino for stalling the budget vote. >> for crying out loud, there's more important things at stake here than whether or not we have a sixth site for gambling in the state of maryland. five, six, i mean, none of that matters as much to me as making sure that our children are given the best education they can. >> reporter: the governor says he will call a special session to finalize

earlier this month when the obama administration revealed all the particulars. 9 news now reporter delia goncalves is live on capitol hill. she has more on what's going to go on today. good morning, delia. >> reporter: get this, mike. good morning. even though the conference cost more than $800,000, the gsa reportedly spent a hundred grand just planning that four- day event. and that is just one example of the gross government spending that congress will be taking a close look at today. in fact, the gsa inspector general released a pretty scathing report outlining thousands upon thousands of dollars in over-the-top spending. he reportedly told former administrator martha johnson about that spending nearly a year ago. johnson and other gsa employees some now on leave and facing possible theft charges will testify about what they knew and when. but listen to johnson as she talked about the gsa record just last year. >> people are telling me it was a lot of energy about saving money, saving resources. >> you think it is some birthday party for a spoiled 8- year-old instead of a federal agency meeting

maryland board of regents votes on just how much that tuition could be going up. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is live at the college park campus. she has more on that story. tuition increases, no fun, delia. >> that is not good news for any student to hear. not only is the state dealing with the potential doomsday budget, students here facing a potential doomsday of their own. we're talking about a tuition hike, larger class sizes, less student services and the tuition hike amounts to an extra $900 per student every year. the board of regents was going to keep tuition at a modest 3% increase but now the board is considering a 10%, even 13% tuition hike to balance out the $50 million the school would have received from the state of maryland. you see, governor martin o'malley says lawmakers spent too much time debating a sixth casino site in the state and simply let their responsibilities with the budget slide. the only way to avoid a doomsday budget july 1 and more than $500 million in cuts statewide is if lawmakers reach an agreement in a special session. >> it really, really sucks. >> i migh

orange line so there were plenty of people standing around for a while last night. 9news reporter delia goncalves is standing around at the arlington station this morning to see how things are looking. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, mike and andrea. things are looking really great. unfortunately we don't really see this guy this early so that means he had a long night. >> we do have good news. normal service has been restored on both the blue and orange line in time for this morning's commute so we don't expect any residual problems after last night's minor derailment here in rosslyn. what we do know is the train involved has been taken to a rail yard. it's growing to be inspected as we go through the day today, as we work to identify the root cause of last night's incident. >> reporter: you said minor incident. we know it happened the at tail end of the evening rush, around 7:00, a little after 7:00. folks who were -- folks were offloaded within less than ten minutes. >> right. it happened just after 7:00. it was a departing blue line train enroute to franconia springfield where

the latest happened just a little over two hours ago. 9news now reporter delia goncalves joins us live with the latest. i guess one of these started with some cigarettes i guess, delia. >> reporter: absolutely. the first said they wanted some cigarettes. then pulled out a gun. so pretty scary for the folks who were involved, the victims i should say involved. we just got word i should tell you, mike, that police made three arrests in connection to a robbery on 9th and u just a short time ago. we're told they're in the very beginning stages of this investigation. police are looking into the possibility that these could all be linked. we're talking about possibly three robberies in the past 24 hours or so let's talk about the first robbery that happened here in georgetown right outside of the serendipity three restaurant 1:00 sunday afternoon. anyone who's been in georgetown around that time knows that is a busy, busy time especially on m street. the employees tell 9news now that he and a co-worker were having a cigarette break in a nearby alley in the 3100 block of m street when that ro

again for an event at the washington convention center. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is there live right now. she has the story about what they're doing here. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning. trayvon martin's parents will be a little later this afternoon. this is not the first visit to d.c. but they are guests of al sharpton. it's been six weeks since the unarmed 17-year-old was shot and killed by george zimmerman. the special prosecutor in the case now actually received a phone call from george zimmerman despite his defense attorney's advice that he stay quiet. zimmerman also reached out to a tv host. of course we've all seen his website where he's now asking for donations for his legal fund and basically for living expenses, a website he did himself. his latest behavior has prompted his legal team now to drop him as a client. >> we've had contact every day until this point. he's gone on his own. >> we heard today george contacted the prosecutor's office directly, one of the things every defense attorney tells his client is don't talk to the prosecutors or the cops.

back to you. >> delia goncalves reporting live near the udvar-hazy center. >>> about 10,000 people attended a can dal light -- candlelight vigil to honor the victims of the 2007 virginia tech shootings. monday marked five years since a gunman took the lives of 32 people on campus. the check president and virginia governor bob mcdonnell were among the speakers. last night's vigil ended a full day of memorial events in blacksburg which was the scene now of the nation's worst mass shooting. >>> the chevy chase man convicted of killing his ex- girlfriend will learn his punishment over the summer. george lugely's -- george huguely's sentencing is set for august 30. he was convicted of killing yeardley love. both huguely and love played lacrosse at uva. huguely's defense team says it plans to file motions for a new trial. >>> today the congressional oversight committee will hear more testimony about excessive spending at the general services administration. monday the man who planned the $800,000 conference in las vegas appeared before lawmakers. take a listen to what jeff neely said at the 2010

back to you. >> thank you, delia goncalves on the update. defendants have spent nearly three decades in prison convicted in the murder of katherine fuller. the mother of six was found beaten, robbed and sodomized in an alley in northeast washington. in the decade since several witnesses have recanted. as a 16-year-old yarbough bow said -- [indiscernible] >>> jury selection is under way in a child molestation case in falls church, virginia. three young girls say 48-year- old michael gardner fondled them while they attended his daughter's sleepover last june. at the time the accusers were ages 9 and 10. prosecutors say they have a d.n.a. match to gardner from one of the girl's underpants but prosecutors also say sperm from one of the other girl's father was found on her pajamas. that father told 9news transference happened in the washing machine. gardner's wife, robin is the former mayor. >>> snowplows have been pretty busy in parts of far western maryland in the last 24 hours. we got rain here. snow, however, fell in the higher elevations. th

fares will take effect in the summer two years after the last big fare hike. 9 news now reporter delia goncalvess live at the tinley town station. she has more on how will you pay more. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning. that is not good news for anyone paying more for rail but metro says a better system means you might have to pay for it. it seems like today's vote is pretty much a done deal but there is going to be one group specifically of riders at today's board meeting really trying to do a last-minute stop of this hike. we're talking about disabled metro riders. they're going to be at the meeting and they say the board is cutting of its nose despite its face by getting rid of the peak of the peak fares which is a huge money make foremetro, but -- for metro but metro says the current pay system is far too complicated. they're trying to ease and simplify the system. the accessibility advisory committee also says the 5% hikes put an undue burden on low income disabled riders who are already paying more for public transportation. they will be at the board meeting later today. we'l

inspectors have found problems with the concrete at the center in silver spring. 9news now reporter delia goncalveslive at the site with more on what's wrong and one of the possible solutions. good morning delia. >> reporter: good morning. and no one can really figure out where they want to go from here. that's the big problem. there really is no concrete solution but the problem, we know for sure, has to deal with convert specifically on the second and third tiers that's meant to hold buses and car of course. in some areas we're told the concrete is way too thin. you can even see cracks and exposed beams already. it's not a safety issue but now they wonder how durable the $100 million structure will be. the county says, well, maybe tear the whole thing down and start over and rebuild at the contractor's expension but the contractor says hey, no need to go to that extreme. all those cracks and thin concrete areas, all they need, well, they need just some sealant. >> where the thickness problems, when some cracking of the concrete occurred over some areas where reinforcing bars were under the surfac

happened in different parts of the county and several other victims were wounded. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is at police headquarters in palmer park with more. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning. the violence started around 10:00 friday night. by the time it ended sunday morning, eight people were shot, two men and one woman dead. let's take a look at some maps here to give you a closer look. friday at 10:30, three people though are expected to survive after they were shot inside an apartment on northwest drive in hyattsville. saturday early morning, 19-year- old leicester flores of alexandria was killed on the 2000 block of woodbury street. then saturday evening, two women were shot inside an apartment building on the 3500 block of terrace drive in suitland. but the second victim police are telling us was found at a nearby liquor store. >> we had two victims that suffered gunshot wounds. it apparently looks like the victim in the 3500 block of terrace drive sustained life threatening injuries. was transported to a hospital. the second victim we're still trying to determine how

in southeast, delia goncalves, 9news now. >> despite community critics, wal-mart plans to build a store in the sky land development in neighboring ward 7. demolition of the existing strip mall there is scheduled for 2013. >>> we begin tonight with breaking news as it appears, the fourth time was the charm for a budget in virginia. and now that the battle is over, a final bill is heading to the governor's desk. i'm peggy fox in richmond where late this evening, the senate took a revote and this time approved an $85 billion two- year budget. they did it with one democrat siding with republicans. >> i made a mistake. >> the senator wanted a do over after he felt he made a mistake by voting against the budget on tuesday. after supporting the budget in a conference committee, he was convinced by fellow democrats in the evenly divided senate to vote against the plan to hold out for more money for the dulles rail project. >> the state has done practically nothing for dulles rail and it's being supported right now by the local governments and by the commuters. >> state has only committed

delia goncalves is live near the white house with some of the new developments this morning. delia, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, mike. we now know that 21 prostitutes were involved in this scandal and officials say they know who these women are because they simply had to hand over i.d. in order to spend the night in this colombia hotel. it also appears that 21 men may be involved as well, including ranking members of the secret service, ten members of all four branches of the military. the men were apparently partying at a strip club less than 48 hours before the president's visit to colombia. they reportedly were drunk and then paid the women $60 to return to their hotel. the scandal erupted after one man had an argument with one of the women over payment. officials now tell us it's unlikely there was a security breach but the scandal has sparked outrage and lots of folk wonder if this speaks to a much larger problem. >> it raises questions about the culture. it's also very hard for me to believe that this is the only time that this has ever happened. i am worried

delia goncalves is live at the museum where some things are already getting under way. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning. it is pretty busy so far. crews are kind of getting ready and laying out their cable and the tow truck is on its way here. the discovery has been successfully demated from the 747 that brought it in into the washington area on tuesday. now crews are getting ready to tow the enterprise out of its hangar. that happens in just about an hour. the massive crowds gathered here at the museum and around the whole region to watch the discovery piggyback flight into the area tuesday. it took two whole days to remove the shuttle from that plane and now discovery is at dulles airport waiting to be moved into its new home. >> on every kind of mission that the shuttle was designed to fly so it does embody the space shuttle era of human space flight. we see discovery as being not just a remembrance of the past era but also an inspiration for the future. it's the end of one era but it's the beginning of another era. >> reporter: take a look at that young

. >> grand ceremonies are planned to welcome discovery to its new home. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is live at the center with a preview.  good morning, delia. again, we're envying your assignment this morning. >> reporter: good morning. we just got the exciting news that the discovery shuttle has been safely demated, lifted off that 747 carrier that first brought it into the washington area. that literally just happened a few hours ago. the press relations person just showed us a picture. she was very excited. so certainly another exciting day here. mike, it may not be as dramatic but certainly very memorable. crews begin the very slow and careful process of a dance they call it eventually bringing out enterprise, the prototype shuttle that has been housed inside this hangar. they will tow that out at 7:00 a.m. and then eventually it will be replaced with the tried and true discovery shuttle. the piggyback flight that we all saw on tuesday was in fact the easy part. it took two days to remove the shuttle from the 747 carrier and now begins that slow and deliberate dance as the sh

in white oak, delia goncalves, 9news now. >> worth mentioning one more time, you can remain unanimousf you call crime solvers. 866-411-tips. >>> more than a decade after a doctor said measles were wiped out, health officials say the virus is back in a big way. the centers for disease control say measles hit a 15 year high in 2011. there were 17 outbreaks nationwide with 222 people infected. all of the patients survived. scientists say the measles virus is usually introduced by people who traveled internationally and those who are not vaccinated are at much higher risk of picking it up. >>> there is a new way to diagnose and treat painful arthritis that is saving doctors and patients time and money. doctors at new york pres hospital. they use them to guide them. >> additionally, we would use our fingers to see if there is inflammation or swelling. having the patient moving. >> the ultrasound is inexpensive. it can be right there. it eliminates the need for an x- ray in many cases, though not all, that means less exposure and cost savings by avoiding expensive mri screenings. >>> we had

incident has concerns this isn't the first time for this sort of behavior. 9news now reporter delia goncalves joins us live with more. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning. that senator is calling this a complete embarrassment to the white house. we now know up to 21 women were signed into that hotel room in colombia. not only by 11 men, 21 men. the men we're told are from high ranking members of the secret service and ten members of all four branches of the military. the men were apparently partying at a strip club less than 48 hours before the president's visit to colombia. they reportedly were drunk and paid the women $60 to return to their hotel. the scandal erupted after one man had an argument with one of the women over payment. prostitution is legal in colombia. officials are now telling us it is unlikely there was a security breach but congress is simply outraged. >> it raises questions about the culture. it's also very hard for me to believe that this is the only time that this has ever happened. i am worried that this is the only time that they were caught. >> what has gon

delia goncalves joins us live from new carrollton with how the skins fans are reacting. it's not hard to predict. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning. it's going to abpretty exciting day -- to be a pretty exciting day. the morning commute and all the trains will be buzzing with rgiii talk even though it was very is expected that the skins were going to pick rgiii. it was still a very exciting night for washington. we didn't even have to wait. it was the number two pick so the suspense didn't have to kill you all night waiting for the official pick. the question is now can rgiii live up to the hype? the redskins traded a big risk for a very big reward in robert griffin iii. the heisman trophy winner was pressuretive and already showing his love and gratitude by wearing some special burgundy and gold socks last night. fans and cheerleaders who gathered at a local restaurant watching the draft were elated when the pick was official. our derek mcginty was in new york. he spoke to the future qb right after the pick. >> when i heard them say robert griffin iii has be

if that lead drops to 1% or less, there will be an automatic recount. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is live at d.c.'s board of elections with more. it couldn't get any closer, delia. >> reporter: i know, an extremely tight race. the incumbents sailed through reelection but a tight race with the councilman at large contest. so folks here at the board of elections inside judiciary square will be very busy later this morning counting thousands of absentee and provisional ballots helping to find an answer to this looming question who won that race. but the final result will still be a couple of weeks away. you can blame some of this tight race on low voter turnout in the district. for instance, in one precinct where about 14,000 democrats are registered, we're told only 1,000 people voted and cast their ballots yesterday. sekou biddle says those who voted want change from the scandal and corruption that scared the council, including the incumbent vincent orange who recently had to explain campaign contributions from d.c. businessman jeff thompson whose home was recently raided by the fe

delia goncalves, 9 news now. >> the other locations for the 2-mile runs are east riverdale, suitland,r park, hillcrest heights and glass manor. >>> a harley-davidson apparently logged some seriously tough miles. a man in canada found a bike washed ashore. japanese officials are trying to figure out if it was swept out to sea by the terrible tsunami of last year. if, so the harley traveled more than 3,100 miles across the pacific to canada. imagine that. >> imagine if you could fix it back up and that would run. that would be something. >> that's a story. a little cool today with the clouds, not crazy cool. we were within the ballpark of average, but tomorrow it's going to feel like june. get red ditch let's start with a love look outside. it's our live weather cam brought to you by michael and son. high temperature, made it to the upper 60s. we are 66 now, a few breaks in the clouds, winds out of the south 70, pressure steady over the past hour 30.18 inches of mercury. ed is combined, warm front up to our west which is the key to our forecast the next couple days. that will roll throu

i'm glad everything that happened to me, happens for a reason. >> delia goncalves, 9news now. >> thiss 9news now. >> five people dead after carbon monoxide fumes fill their home in prince georges county. >> three members of one family and two died in that house. >> late this morning, bruce leshan joins us now from the scene with more on the investigation. this is a tough one, bruce. >> yeah, more on the investigation, more on the grief. family members, neighbors, still right back behind me staring at this house in disbelief. the furnace must have kicked on in the cold snap overnight and then the carbon monoxide seeped out from a break in the exhaust flu. three men were killed, two women were killed and the fire chief says that firefighters did not find one

. >> and he is expected to win more today in d.c., maryland and wisconsin. 9news now delia goncalves is live out of montgomery county polling site. she has a preview of the day's events. good morning delia. >> reporter: good morning mike, andrea, you know polls open here at 7:00 p.m. and they close at 8:00 p.m. tonight and thanks to the early campaign stop in maryland and the backing of former governor bob ehrlich, mitt romney is expected to take the whole state. in fact, in early voting, romney proved to be ahead of his rival rick santorum who chose not to visit maryland at all. instead, focusing on wisconsin where the future of this race relies. if romney fails to pick up wisconsin today, pundits say it will be a blow to his campaign and if santorum takes the state, well, it will give him the momentum he needs to forge ahead in this race. >> i think he's going to be voted out of office in part because he's failed to turn around the economy. it took far too long for the economy to get stronger. my policies are designed not to grow government as he did but instead encourage small busi

>> thank you delia goncalves with that live update from northwest washington. >>> lawyers for a rockville, maryland man have a meeting with a judge today to see if they can get the federal government to drop its lawsuit against their client. 80-year-old dick retta spends three days a week outside a planned parenthood clinic in the district trying to persuade pregnant women not to get abortions. the justice department sued him using a law that makes it a crime to intimidate or interfere with someone obtaining those services. >>> the pilot of plane that made an emergency landing last week was scheduled to be in court today but the bond hearing is now monday because he has to go under a psychiatric evaluation now. duarte geraldino reports. >> reporter: if he is competent to stand trial? the prosecution requests the exam for clayton osbon. in a motion filed yesterday, the government stated there is reason to believe osbon is suffering from a mental disease or defect rendering him mentally incoffin tent. doctors will examine him. iers on board the las vegas -- passengers on board the las vegas

supreme court, delia goncalves, 9news now. >> and we'll have more on how the impending supreme court decision could impact the current immigration laws in virginia coming your wayen 9news now at 6:00. lesli? >>> some new information on last frill's brutal dog attack in northeast d.c.. police in cheverly, maryland say the dog seen in is this surveillance video have been euthanized. they were reportedly in a car stopped by police a few hours after the attack friday night. a cheverly police officer says he shot one of the dogs when it came after him. both of them were eventually captured and destroyed by animal control. it is not clear why authorities in the district were under the impression the dogs were still on the loose. >>> for things went door to -- firefighters went door to door today in oxon hill warn neighbors about the dangers of carbon monoxide. this campaign comes a day after five people died when gas from a leaky furnace overwhelmed their home. bruce leshan has been following the story, what a loss. >> reporter: really, really sad. >> unnecessary. >> reporter: totally unne

in langley park, delia goncalves, 9news now. >> the other locations for the two-mile run will be east riverdale, suedland, -- suitland, palmer park and glass manor. >>> you knowdy care costs can -- you know, day care costs can really upset a family's budget. coming up on 9news now, we'll take you to one school that is giving youngsters a great head start without breaking the bank. >> reporter: republicans pass a student loan bill despite a veto threat. i'm tara mergener in washington with the latest on this election year clash. >>> student loans have turned into an election year clash between republicans and the white house. tara mirnlgenner reports that -- mergener rompts that republican leaders have mixed the student loan issue with the debate over health care reform. >> reporter: millions of students like howard university sophomore derek simmons could graduate with more debt if congress allows the interest rate on federal student loans to double on july 1. >> it's so hard being a college student. it's so hard trying to pay for college. >> reporter: during campus visits, president