and coming up to the other side, derek. rg iii missed it. it will be something pretty special. >> yes, we need to get ready to pay more for you. and that will start in july. regardless of whether or not you started here. >> i'm kristin fisher outside the headquarters where the board just approved that system wide rate hike. and they will be going up by about 5%. they will increase by 10 cents and the parking fees, they will go up by 25 cents, starting on july 1. >> yes, absolutely it's not fair. >> and they are not happy or surprised by the second rate hike in under two years. >> we have had the increases here for you and things have not improved. and the money will be needed to help close the $100 million budget gap. >> yes, that's what it does. it provides the additional rush hours for you to provide the additional views for you. >> and nearly 50 disabled riders for you at the headquarters will be voting here, urging the board to reconsider. it could happen to you. just reevaluate it. >> yes, at a later date. but for now, these fair increa

derek? i've been here since 9:30 this morning and even then fans were lining up outside the gate to get in this place. kind of hard to believe baseball has been back in d.c. for eight years now and for those fans who got inside the gate today they saw something special. take a look. the sizzle was everywhere. >> i wait for tall winter long. >> reporter: break out the home jerseys, about time. >> like when you're a kid, you got a brand new glove and it's like i can't wait to use it. >> reporter: after six road games dust off nats park. she looked good. >> 24 hours ago we're out here making some minor adjustments, doing some fine tuning. >> reporter: so did they. >> you all are my team. go nats. >> appreciate your support. >> go nats. >> reporter: speaking of support, come on in reinvigorated fan base. >> yea! >> i'll tell you, what these are the best seats i could find. i they've got a better view of the capitol than the game. how are the seats, guys? [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: it

. >> reporter: derek rayborn has been waiting a long time to get in the ring. >> outlaw.t feet. he will be mighty hard to beat with his endurance. the opponent will need life insurance. >> you're going to need it. >> tell them what i say, son. what are we going to do tonight? >> we're going to smash something. >> what are we going to do tonight? >> we're going to smash something. >> there you heard it. >> who are you? >> i'm the outlaw. i'm going to bring it and bring it and bring the painful. >> i'm ready to beat somebody up. i mean, i ain't fight in a while so i'm ready. >> anticipating his own fight, inmate curtis merrells is more reserved. >> a guy is supposed to fight,  he is pretty good.s ain't nobody beat him yet. so i got my hands full. i've been training like a mad russian. i really think i have a good  chance of beating hill. >> when the bus arrives, hunt's 22-member boxing team sets out  for angola state prison. the site of tonight's title fights. due to filming restricti

derek had recommended me to this federal judge. i was particularly interested in practicing labor law, and this federal judge had been roosevelt's labor counsel and it was well-known. his name is minden laurel, two weeks before i was to arrive as a law clerk, he died, which left me with a wife, two children, and no job for a year because my arrangement with the washington firm was the following year, and they had no opening immediately. derek found me in the library, i believe, at the business school where i was writing a paper, and asked whether i'd be willing to go to hawaii. the only other alternative at the time, which sort of interested me but not my wife, was helping the nigerians write their constitution. she did not want to bring two little children to lagos and i told derek i'd never been west to cincinnati. he went along at great length about hawaii where he spent two years in the air force as a jag officer. hawaii had just became a state in '59, and the law firm that had approached him did all of the corporate labor work

derek. >> all very good questions. don't forget, you can log on to wusa9.com any time to see those election results as they come in. plus, we have a full wrap up on 9news now at 11:00 p.m. >>> still to come, the washington nationals face off against the boston red sox today, but it was not the pros who deserved all the attention. a look at the real stars of the game today. but first, a local cop finding himself on the other side of the law. we'll explain that one right after the break. [ older brother ] hey, that's the last crescent. [ younger brother ] oh, do you want it? yeah. ok, we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light... ...buttery and flaky... this is half. that is not half. guys i have more. [ female announcer ] do you have enough crescents? and these are the ones you'll love as dinner. grands! mini pizzas. grands! biscuit dough... plus 3 ingredients make an easy dinner everyone loves. grands! mini pizzas... from pillsbury. >>> tonight, a prince georges county cop is accused of stealing from his

derek valcourt has more on the red flag warning and the conditions that created it. derek? >> jessica, a small brush fire broke out here in these woods here in druid hill park. this weekend, firefighters were able to get that fire under control pretty quickly. others have not been so easy. >> across maryland, brush fire infernos have already scorched dozens of acres this weekend alone, including the 18-acre blaze that forced the evacuation of some 60 homes in harford county. >> very concerned for my house, my neighbor's house, our property, the kids. >> reporter: with little recent rainfall, low moisture in the ground, and strong winds to fan even the smallest flames, fire authorities statewide, now warning of the potential for explosive fire growth. >> ault take -- all it takes is a spark in conditions like this, to ignite a serious woodfire, brush fire, any kind of fire, it's going to be more difficult to contain. >> reporter: and it's not just the lack of rain. it's also the weather. this has been one of the warmest marches on record. and this early spring has all of the

thank you, derek. still to come tonight, doctors have been known to order a lot of tests, but how many of them do you really need? we'll tell you what a coalition of medical groups had to say about all this. >> we'll explain what the redskins are doing to making watching football at fedex more fun. i should be arrested for crimes against potted plant-kind. [ clang ] my house is where plants came to die. ♪ but, it turns out all i was missing was miracle-gro potting mix. it's got what a plant needs. even plant food that feeds them for up to 6 months. you get bigger, more beautiful plants. guaranteed. who's got two green thumbs thanks to miracle-gro? uh, this gal. boom! everyone grows with miracle-gro. >>> take a look at the scene over fedex right now. today the redskins announced some improvement. the skins call the fan experience. there will be standing decks. the project that got started last year. also be a video wall on the lower level concourse. executive suites are being added. all right, a delta a

it's made me today. >> george wants to ask you about derek kissing maria or something. >> derek did noty rumba. >> he's going to be angry i took his question. for more on ricki and an excerpt from her book, "never say never, got go to "good morning america" anon yahoo! >>> we are excited out here on military island because we're talking about the blockbuster novel that's really taken the publishing world and hollywood and possibly yours and your neighbor's book shelf by storm. we're talking "fifty shades of grey." it's the steamy novel that everyone is reading. the woman who wrote this blazingly hot tale has been totally quiet until now. >> until now. >> thanks to elizabeth vargas. "20/20," first big interview with her. so, who is this woman? >> well, wouldn't we all like to know? you and i both read all three books. >> research, right? >> research. the "fifty shades of grey" trilogy has become the hottest book in the nation. the publisher says in this country, one is sold every second. who is this literary best-seller? and where did she get this x-rated material? we travel to london to

derek valcourt. >> derek, thank you so much. derek just showed you the map of the closures. if you want to look at it go to wjz.com. >>> now to a serious situation in afghanistan where insurgents have launched a wave of assaults on kabul. you can hear several explosions. militants attacked three different neighborhoods by people who were frequented by officials and their international allies. >>> the maryland army national guard welcomes home members from iraq. a freedom salute ceremony honored an armory. they provided continuous broadcast and print journalism during operation new dawn 2011. >> we do a lot of training, we do a lot of practice. we work hard to make sure we're ready to deploy. then you get that call and you go. coming back is a feeling of elation you cannot describe. >> james adkins was also on hand for today's ceremony. >>> hope is rising for a baltimore county church after a fast moving fire gutted out their building. gigi barnett reports how while the construction continued, they found another church. >> reporter: members of the church call this sanctuary a

derek? >> yeah, kai. this scandal is definitely growing more and more salacious today. and it's also growing closer to home. >> i have a real leadership resume. >> dan bungino is a former secret service agent, running as republican for senate. >> i would have given my life to president obama in a heartbeat. like that. >> reporter: during his service, he got to know many agents. and that includes several men at a prostitution -- prostitution scandal. investigators are now questioning as many as 20 women, invited to this columbia hotel for sex. 11 secret service members, including two supervisors and members of an elite counter- assault team, are under investigation. >> i know this was a large group of guys that made this mistake. again, vipersonal relationships with some of them. one of them happens to be a family member who is assisting in the investigation. so adam, this is a very -- this is not indicative of the behavior i saw when i was in the secret service at all. >> reporter: according

it's going to be dry, breezy, but temperatures in the upper 50s, derek. so i would say that's good conditions for baseball. the weekend looking to be warmer. 70s by saturday and 80s on sunday. >> sounds like springtime is here. >> yes. >> we'll be back in just a minute. >>> we want to hear what you think. send your e-mails to mcginty's mail bag. the address, mailbag@wusa9.com. 9news now will be right back. >>> and be sure to tune in tomorrow morning, 4:25 a.m. andrea, mike, and howard will have the news, traffic, and weather you need. >>> the story regarding the woman caught doing 83 miles an hour in a 70-mile per hour zone in virginia and now may lose her d.c. driver's license, that one is generating lots of traffic, pun intended, on our wusa9 facebook page. first of all, the lady is guilty. why they are treating this it's okay to go 13 miles over the speed limit in some people think they own the road. and ed wonders how come the lady wasn't arrested on the spot? my father was ticketed for doing 85. the cop escorted him to a imagine house. the rules need

that story tonight at 7:00. >>> derek, thanks. now to some news about someone very special to us here at 9news now. our colleague jc hayward has brought us all along on her amazing 40-year journey at the station. she's shown us moments that were both bitter and sweep. today she shared something with us during her newscast at noon that was pretty tough stuff and affects all of us deeplily. >> i need to share something that's very personal and private with most people. but i want to shairt with you bick feel you are my friend and my fans. on wednesday i was diagnosed with breast cancer. and i need you. i need your prayers, your support, and your love. >> she says her prognosis is good but the cancer was caught early, and one of the first people jc talked with about her diagnosis was her long time friend and morning anchor, andrea roane. for decades andrea has been encouraging women and men to conduct those monthly self- exams. jc says that is so important because that's how she found the lump in her breast. >> i was on vacation in s

derek. >> bruce, was there any reaction from coffee's family to this change in the sentence? >> you know, i went up to them afterwards and said, are you up to this or can you speak to us at all? and his mother burst into tears, turned away from me. his sister was next to her. she comforted her. but i looked very closely as well as kevin coffee, as this sentence was handed down and his face seemed to brighten a little bit. he stood, he looked right at the judges, but it was not clear what his reaction was. what he was feeling in his heart. there was no reaction in the courtroom from the families of the victims in this horrible, horrible crash. but you heard their anger once they came outside. >> the anger born of so much pain. bruce leshan, thank you for that. >>> george zimmerman, the man accused of murdering trayvon martin will soon be out of jail. a judge ordered him freed on bond and randall is in sanford, florida with all the details on the hearing, including what zimmerman had to say on the stand. >> derek, for the most part, it was a routine bond hearing. the defense at

officer derek will be the first fallen officer to have his name engraved.e was killed when a 22-year- old student walked up to his car and shot him. that student was found dead a short time later from a self- inflicted wound. 362 officers who died in the line of duty will be added to the memorial this year. as we have been telling you today, a nor'easter has given the folks a rough way to go. some people are more than happen to ride out the tough weather and we mean really ride it out. grabbed his surf board and hit the waves enjoying some 10 to 14-foot swells. apparently he didn't mind the temperatures. hovering around 32 degrees. have to have that wet suit. for sure. >> even with that suit, that would be too long. >> not my cup of tea. >> i went through some snowfall amounts into western new york. anywhere from 4 to 8 inches. the good news is, we don't have any reports of widespread power outages. that's good stuff. let's start with a picture from our viewers. this is garrett county. look how heavy this snow is. it is pretty. it's pretty. the good news is

derek. >> thank you, bruce. well, what would drive a mother to stab her own child? baltimore police are questioning a woman after she allegedly stabbed her 8 week old daughter in the neck. this happened this morning inside the department of social services building. the child is in the hospital and in serious condition. the mom is undergoing a psychiatric evaluation. >>> four days after a vicious dog attack in northeast d.c., investigators still have not identified the two dogs involved or the owner. neighbors are frightened of another attack and furious that investigators aren't doing more. so today, kristin fisher tried to get some answers. >> i honestly feel like the police not doing their job. >> i want somebody to come forward. >> the dogs should be euthanized and the owner should be arrested. >> these people saw it happen. two huge dogs attacking three children. almost every person on this street says they know where the dogs live and who the owners are. there's even bloody paw prints inside the front door. but so far, d.c. police and animal control have made

derek rose will definitely miss the rest of the playoffs.some of next season with a torn knee muscle suffered in a game one win over the sixers. the bulls and sixers continue their series on tuesday but certainly that's not great. derek rose, a great kid. mvp of the league. mvp in chicago. that team and the city will experience a great loss. the nationals call up bryce harper for a weekend series against the dodgers. hit a big double on saturday but l.a. was going for the sweep against the nats. a drive to center field. watch harper tracking this one. beautiful catch up against the wall. take another look at it harper not even a center fielder. he was filling in for jays werth. a couple runs score. that puts it away. dodgers sweep the nats. l.a. now 16-6 tied with texas for the best record in baseball. strange finish between the cards and brewers. cards. mow lean in a strikes out. the one ner on first caught in a rundown. the runner on third takes off. he's gunned down at the plate to end the game. oh, no. can't do that. brewers win the game

will face the yankees lineup that includes derek jeter.r, freddie garcia, is new york's starting pitcher. first pitch in about 15 minutes. and you can see it all on masn. >>> miami marlins manager, ozzy gillen is known for his outspokenness. but his controversial comments praising cuban dictator, fidel castro, has stirred up big trouble for gillen, including now, a five-game suspension. gillen spoke today at a press conference, after finding out about the team management, suspending him. the cuban community in south florida is outraged at gillen's pro-castro comments. the manager said he has made the worst mistake of his life. >> i apologize to the peoples here. outside, looking at me. and i'm very, very, very sorry about the problem about what happened. and i will do everything to make it better. >> and this was the scene outside the marlins stadium. a number of cuban american protestors, demanding that gillen be fired for his comments. >>> in basketball, lakers star, kobe bryant, be sutd -- set out for a leg injury. greivis vasquez, play

derek. >>> leslie, don't worry. if you think it seems a little more shady outside than you remember, apparently it is. a new study says d.c.'s tree canopy is growing. in fact it's 2.1% bigger than five years ago. that means trees now shade over 37% of our city, and officials hope to make that 40% by 2035. mayor vince gray wants the district known as the city of trees. pepco wants it known as, well, the city without quite so many trees. >> come summer those trees really become our friends. >> they do. >> to keep us on the cool side. speaking of cool conditions, we're going to be cold once again tonight. in fact, a freeze warning. most of us compared to last night, this includes loudoun, montgomery, frederick, fairfax, prince william county. you see those counties shaded in the turquoise blue. this is overnight. temperatures falling down and into the freezing mark. low 30s, potentially upper 20s in some locations. it is going to be a cold night. right now it the's pretty nice outside. 62. sunny skies. the winds are ou

the throw out to derek jeter. the highlight of the evening, derek jeter in the fourth, off- the-wall. he makes his way around derek jeter with four hits in the game, equaling matt wieters. getting some help from j.j. hardy. he uses every bit of his glove to end the inning. one good inning and one bad inning. there is the bad. andrew jones, it is a five-one game. the second straight pitch in which that location called a strike. he got his money's worth. 13 hits in two runs, they lose for the first time this season. >> i feel a lot better than i would have last year. i think you will see better things from him. >> the starters for tuesday, maybe the unknown quality will help. the orioles on deck on wbal radio. the red sox lost their first three games, boston fixed things in game 4 in toronto. that have the lead and it grows. 2-0 toronto. the lindell engine that could. -- the lindell engine that could. -- little engine that could. brian sweeney, mcdonnell scores and the red sox win with the final of 5-4. commissioner

and look what happens, derek.nesday, thursday, friday we are back in the 80s. >> back into spring. >> and tuesday it will feel like may. >> we with can put the win -- we can put the winter suits away. >> i think so. >>> redskins fans remain all worked up tonight about the arrival of their brand new shiny franchise quarterback robert lee griffin now to be known as rg3. but amid all of the hoopla, there is that nagging question that just won't go away. will he be savior or goat? peyton manning or jamarcus russell. a whole lot of guys you've already fore goat en. comment taye -- forgotten. commentators love to talk about failure rate for quarterbacks drafted so high, but they go down when you subtract out the players that have obvious flaws but some team decided to ignore them because they fell in love with his big rock et arm or something. -- rocket arm or something. this is the in testimony gens, leadership -- intelligence, leadership, you can see those things and he has all of it. will he still stumble, yes, but h

derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> all right, derek. thank you, now. as derek mentioned, we will bring you updates from the meeting at city hall. >>> finally, much-needed showers in maryland. there is still rain tonight. but is it enough? meteorologist bernadette woods and bob turk are tracking the system. let's start with bob in the first warning weather center. >>> take a look at radar. there is still light rain in the region. not a lot. but there's rain out there. it looks more impressive on the radar. around the baltimore region. south of the city, it's pretty much ended for the time being. still from the city on north. across southern pa. and some areas, light rain. south of us, very lightly scattered sprinkles. southwest of us, another batch in virginia and west virginia. and we have a chance of getting some of that in the area later this evening. until maybe about 9:00, or 10:00, the risk of more rain. take a look at these numbers. these are going to be updated. just as of a little while ago, nobody is really seeing more than maybe 2/10ths of an

hi derek. >> hey ladies, how are you? yeah, they are posed to draft robert griffin iii as he is known. and now we know that we are in the nfl draft of 2012. we know it's the emmys and the oscars, all rolled into one here in new york city. but we have to say for the washington redskins, it's a much bigger deal. you can see they will be getting it. the other fans have showed up for the very big day for the redskins. and i have been racking my brain, trying to think historically. has anything like this ever happened to the redskins before? i mean in 1994, they had the number 3 pick in the draft. that was a bad idea for the quarterbacks. they ended up with a guy like this. he turned to be a better congress member than as a quarterback. in 2005 we drafted jason campbell, but he was 25th in the draft. the anticipation is nothing like what we've got today. this is a great year for quarterbacks. and the redskins issue they have mortgaged everything to get the -- redskins, they have mortgaged everything to get the best of the bunc

and, derek, you're the redskins fans, what matchup are you looking forward to? >> there has to be a thanksgiving day dallas game. but do you think it has anything to do with the redskins are drafting robert griffin iii. >> no. >> we haven't gotten a thanksgiving game in 10 years. >> we thought there would be more prime time. >> they got thanksgiving and prime time monday night game. how many games do you want? >> it could be a big, big season. >> could be. >> we'll be right back. >> we have to work nights so we miss the games anyway. >>> well, two strong earthquakes hit san diego today, but it was only a very small part of san diego. in fact, the earthquakes were confined to a single building. they're what's called a manmade test to help buildings survive. engineers built this five story structure using some earthquake resistant technology, and they put the whole thing on what is called a shake table. and they even outfitted it to resemble a hospital. then they flipped the switch. they start the building rocking and rolling. as you can see, stuff is moving aroun

and, derek, you're the redskins fans, what matchup are you looking forward to?there has to be a thanksgiving day dallas game. but do you think it has anything to do with the redskins are drafting robert griffin iii. >> no. >> we haven't gotten a thanksgiving game in 10 years. >> we thought there would be more prime time. >> they got thanksgiving and prime time monday night game. how many games do you want? >> it could be a big, big season. >> could be. >> could be. >> we'll be [ female announcer ] the laughing cow. rich and creamy cheese in indulgent, mouthwatering flavors you just can't resist. and at 35 tiny calories per wedge, you're free to indulge in every last bit. the laughing cow cheese. have you laughed today? it's the tasty -- whoa! [ laughing ] it's the tasty 100% natural little cheese that -- oh, thank you! ...goes wherever you're going. mini babybel cheese from the laughing cow. have you laughed today? >>> well, twst

derek? >> matt jablow, thank you. >>> a warning tonight about crooks on the prowl trying to take advantage of unsuspecting home owners. the frederick county sheriff's office is reminding people be on the lookout for scammers looking to do home improvement work like driveway sealing, chill my repair or hot tar roofing. that warning after three reports of crooks offering to seal driveways at a discounted price, but the price much higher than what a normal contractor would charge. investigators say the scammers were most likely ask to be paid in advance in cash and may be hesitant to offer any credentials. >>> alarming, yes, but no need to panic say government officials who are confirming the first case of mad cow disease since 2006. our ken molestina explains how it was picked up and why the usda says humans are not in danger. >> reporter: the disease was found in a dead 5-year-old cow taken here to a plant in california. it was about to be ground into pet food when a random test discovered th

funny that does bring us to one of the most controversial men in boxing derek the british heavyweights license was brought in march are his public role with david haye has little chance will see him in the ring again though robert danin caught up with him here in moscow. he's sure his boxing skills in the ring becoming the british heavyweight champion in twenty turn but more recently we've seen him out of control out of the ring pulling his controversial pre-fight slur of bitterly can score and spitting in the younger brother space the image of the bad boy has caused derek to soar on his career the twenty eight year old had his professional license withdrawn by the british boxing board of control this march at the last straw press conference brawl with david haye silwood me if you do it all will through the pressure all rounder world from world cup. told move forward fight it goes for me. i do because i enjoy the most and. unfortunately true stories no longer allowed to george being a professional boxer and we might get a first here in your role of books in alice. books that's probably

hi, derek. >> hi, mary. as we head into another rush hour, we're heading into another slow go home for thousands of commuters who use the jfx every day to go home. but city officials say today, more people are choosing not to use the jfx. >> reporter: the warnings seem to have paid off. traffic is busy on the jfx this morning, but not crawling along as it was during monday morning's commute. even monday night's ride home seemed to be slightly smoother. welcome news for drivers who expected the worst. >> you would think it would be very, very packed. it was surprising. >> there was a backup right before 28th street. but it was not even as bad as it usually is. >> reporter: the city shut down the left-most lane, 28th south, they need to repair pipes before a potential sinkhole opens up on the highway. official his suggested alternate routes on some of the city's major roads. and it appears those alternates are being used. based on the volume of traffic on the jfx this morning. but drivers say the alternate rou

and they're bringing something special for the occasion ♪ the howard theater is back ♪ >> reporter: derekty, 9news now. >> jewels still in fine harmony. sounds great. good morning and thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. it's friday, happy friday to

boxing's bad boy derek zorra says he enjoyed his public brought with david haye the other instance or just or lose his british boxing license in march and he may never fight again but in an exclusive interview with r.t. the british heavyweight said he had a few regrets bearing. the brunt of. the way. he's shown his boxing skills in the ring becoming the british heavyweight champion in twenty jan but more recently we've seen him out of control out of the ring pulling his controversial pre-fight slip off the telly. and spitting in the younger brother space the image of the sport's bad boy has caused derek to soar on his career the twenty eight year old had his professional license withdrawn by the british boxing board of control this march after the last straw press conference brawl with david haye so what made you do it all going through the pressure rangar was. oh i don't know where you qualified it goes for me. because i'm doing. unfortunately stories no longer allowed to jordin a professional boxer and we might be the first to hear it in your role of bucks an analyst clarify. someth

news 4's derek ward reports from prince georges county. >> reporter: it was a happy time for jasmine moss, a new job and a baby on the way. >> she was excited about buying items for the baby. she wanted a goirm will recently had a sonogram, she was excited about that. >> on friday, things took an ominous turn, jasmine hadn't shown up for work. the employer was calling her family. >> i began nervous, i was checking with her friends to see if anyone has talked with her. she put tweets on twitter all the time. and she hadn't been on twitter all mourning. >> little did her family members know the request for information would come to a sad and tragic end on this street in district heights. just before 7:00 p.m. friday night, police responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle in the 4100 block of mason street. >> it was determined she was deceased at that time, and also discovered that she suffered from stab wounds to the upper body 7. >> reporter: she was found just blocks away from the home of her boyfriend, the father of jasmine's unborn daughter. two lives ended violently, one witho

one of the hottest pairs, maria menounos and derek hough.d morning, robin. on "dancing with the stars," the sents and dancers don't choose each other. what if they could? who else would derek and maria be dancing with if they could choose is this you might be surprised. after kissing and shirt tossing, athey sexings up their act? >> we're not going for anything specifically. it happens naturally. >> reporter: is it just me or is your shirt off more this season than ever before? >> it's been off a lot this season. each dance it's been appropri e appropriate. >> reporter: nothing to do with the fact of donnell driver, william levy, the other guys are taking the shirts off? >> it has nothing to do with that. i told you to do that in the salsa. >> reporter: i was catching up on my women's fashion. >> i haved that blown out in my house. >> my dad was upset. >> reporter: your mom said to be sexy this season. >> you're right. she did. look, mom, i'm sexy. >> reporter: not sure how her mom feels about maria dropping two pants sizes and gaining five

i'm derek val court, at -- derek valcourt at central booking. a mother who tried to kill her 8-month-old baby. that story coming up on eyewitness news. >>> and clearing up in time for the weekend. don't miss the updated first warning forecast coming right up. ,,,,,, ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] at southwest airlines, we're always looking for new ways to make you happy. and we know what really makes you happy are new places to fly. now you can fly southwest airlines' new nonstop service from bwi airport to atlanta. book all of our destinations only at southwest.com. ♪ >>> is mostly cloudy. 67 degrees in central maryland now. the complete first warning weather forecast coming up. bail is denied to the 29-year- old mother accused of savagely attacking her 8-month-old baby inside a baltimore social services office. as derek valcourt explains, questions about her mental health are raised during a court hearing. >> reporter: during a bail hearing, the judge called kenisha thomas a danger to herself. he ordered her to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. >> she

derek valcourt is live. >> reporter: attorneys are making motion to have the case thrown out for jewellous julius henson, the case is knee deep in politics. republican bob ehrlich campaigned for governor and his team agreed to hire julius henson to help them win. he wrote the now infamous election night call to 112,000 registered democrats in predominantly black prince georges county before polls were closed. the call hinted came saying they came from the democrats. it never mentioned it was coming from ehrlich's campaign. the pro calls it illegal voter suppression and in paul's case, jurors agreed. he was sentenced to community service for the same robocall that has julius henson in call saying it's a violation of his free speech. so far, all of the motions by julius henson's attorney to have the case thrown out have been dismissed. jury selection could begin shortly. derek valcourt, wjz 13, eye witness news. >>> we will stay at the courthouse and bring you the updates at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00 and check the latest details at wjz.com. >>> two jewish brothers charged with beating an african a

we're live, derek valcourt. >> derek with the latest, thank you. if you have any information you're asked to call crime stoppers. >>> a 9-year-old girl is rushed today the hospital after a lawn mower runs over her foot in hartford county. police say that somehow that lawn hold upper backed over her. it's unclear who was operating it at the time. she was taken to john hopkins pediatric intensive care unit. her conditions is not known at this hour. >>> dozens of fans swarmed kentucky streets after a victory over their rival louisville. got pretty wild out there. officers tried their best to control the wildcat fans last night near the university of kentucky campus. the crowds overturned cars. police arrested 20 people but say none of the injuries were serious and the property damage was not that severe. >> the gop campaign is now moving into maryland. on tuesday voters will go to polls. a win for mitt romney would almost give him an insurmountable win but tonight santorum says he will move on. >> reporter: mitt romney took aim at president obama. >>

derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> derek, thank you. >>> coming up new at 6:00. wjz speaks with the union that represents social services workers. >>> updating the breaking news. police are searching for two gunmen, responsible for a shooting inside a barber shop in essex. it happened in the south maryland avenue. now, the motive is unclear. nearby schools were placed on alert as a precaution. but all students have now been dismissed. sky eye chopper 13 is live over essex now. captain mike perry has more. >> we are in eastern baltimore county. a lot of police activity still in the area. we're in the unit block of quiet sunset court, where police are working here. and it is not clear whether this home that they are working in the area of is related to the victim or the potential suspect. we have both detectives and multiple uniform police working almost right across the street in a quiet little neighborhood, right near where the shooting occurred. we'll continue to monitor the situation and keep you updated as we continue to gather information. right now, it is no

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derek valcourt has more on the charges julius henson is facing. >> jury selection under way in the henson trial, both sides looking to get a fair jury. because remember, this case is knee-deep in politics. let's take a look at how we got here. >> reporter: what -- when republican bob ehrlich campaigned for governor, his team agreed to hire julius henson to help them win. >> we made the call. >> henson now admits he wrote the infamous robocall. before polls were even closed. the calls hinted it came from the democrats, saying we are winning, there's no need to go vote am. >> we're okay. relax. >> reporter: the robocall never mentioned that it was really coming from ehrlich's campaign. >> it's not just political dirty tricks, it's against the law. >> reporter: he call its illegal voter suppression. and in paul schurick's case, jurors already agreed. he was sentence for the same robocall that has julius henson arguing in court that it violates his free speech. >> i think it's impossible. >> jury selection at this hour. the trial resumes tomorrow. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> the t

anny. >> talk about some bravery, derek. daniel is a 50-year-old man who was on the blue line train and he was just reading his ipad, news headlines, that's when a guy from behind him swiped it. this is surveillance video from metro. you can see daniel chase after a young man who stole his ipad on april 13 at around noon. he had left from the pentagon to go home and then to a second job as a police officer in fairfax county. >> i think that kind of helped make his decision making process, i'm sure his training helped make those kind of decisions. watch as the thief jumps and then the doors close. but then, they reopen. allowing him to go after the man and take a swing, hitting him in the back. the chase continues with the suspect jumping down and crossing the platform and over an electrified rail. here's the suspect crawling up from the tracks. >> what happened is the suspect attempted to get away. he went across the track. so obviously it's very dangerous. he is fortunate that nothing happened to him as far as being electro

slides it across for derek morris. vermette drops it back. yandle drops it back for morris. chicago, brian, set up in a 1-2-2 in the neutral zone. >> chicago's going to pick their spots for the offense. >> here's kruger. toward the net in to the glove of mike smith. he will hold it there. >> patrick sharp getting in the face of rozsival. there's smith making the blocker save from the point and then derek morris pushes -- >> that's how it happens. >> bickell in to the crease. i thought it was hayes but it's bickell. mike smith makes the save and gets a shot at bickell at the same time. >> smith listed at 6'4", 215ont. so athletic with that size. makes it tough. crawford out to play this puck around the boards. bickell checked by langkow. looks out in front. scores! brule! on a beautiful centering feed. second goal of the series for brule. and it's 2-0 coyotes. >> there's one of the plays behind the net. quickly out in to the slot and it's zone defense. nobody has brule. there are lots of blackhawks around. beautiful work here by chipchura. behind. sees brule. a timing pattern

derek, back to you. >> a very rough spring in the midwest. >>> a national weather service official says worth of tornadoes were spotted just in kansas alone this weekend. >> no tornadoes in our neighborhood, though, nothing but sunshine. >> nice little breeze. it feels like summertime is here already. >> it's a good and a bad thing because we have a pretty brutal summer sometimes. you don't want it too early. we'll get your mind off the heat. >> listen, there's no complaints here. this is great. >> we'll take you out to colorado. >> you would do that, wouldn't you? >> of course, we will, summit, colorado, had 6 to 10 inches, snow level down to about 5,000 feet and it's going to snow tonight and tomorrow in the mountains of idaho, so still some winter going on in the rockies. let's talk about our temperatures because it's hot. it really. is saturday 75, not too bad, 83 yesterday, 88 today. temps fall as the front goes through tonight, back to 75 tomorrow and only 63 wednesday. that's going to be kind of a shock after her 88 today. so keep that in mind -- our 88 today. so keep that in min

now we have snow in april and nothing to show for it, which is i know is your kind of winter, derek. i wanted to show you this carefree rose. i've never seen one bloom this early. this is at least a month in advance. our azaleas are waning now. they've already peaked. let's talk about the wind because that's one ingredient that made it feel indeed like march today. 25 mile-per-hour wind gusts in manassas, 28 downtown and 20 mile-per-hour wind gust in gaithersburg and a 30 mile-per- hour wind gust in andrews. there are showers left on live doppler 9000, especially up near frederick headed up 270. you might have some wet roads heading down 95 into fredericksburg. these showers will diminish as soon as the sun sets. 54 downtown, still 48 gaithersburg, 50 leesburg, 54 manassas, indeed much more marchlike than april, but tomorrow will be nice for the home opener, first pitch 1:10 and game time temperature around 1:50. you will need a jacket or sweat shirt as the nats host the reds. for tonight you need a jacket or coat, showers ending early, clearing breezy and cold, lows 34 to 42, winds

derek valcourt is at the courthouse and watching this emotionally-charged case. derek? >> reporter: well, the key witness in this case says her boyfriend, the defendant, was the one driving that car. the defendant says no, it was my girlfriend. she's lying. the jury is going to have to sort this whole thing out. >> reporter: 27-year-old kendra miles took the stand as the state's star witness. she pointed the finger at her then boyfriend, ruben durn, as the hit-and had run driver, who struck court mene angeles, and emerald smith as they crossed the boulevard. leaving the girls' families devastated. >> i'm going to let the justice system do what they need to do. and hopefully justice will prevail. >> reporter: kendra miles was in the car that night and testified that after the accident, dunne briefly stopped the car and kept saying, oh, my god, i'm going to jail. >> reporter: miles also told the jury that after the accident, she panicked and switched seats with dunne, even lying to police, saying she was the one driving. all to protect the father of her children. >> repor

what about derek, or one of your friends ? you are a friend. jess always said you did nothing but work. this would make him very happy. but when would i go ? one thing i've learned these last few weeks: never wait for the perfect time to do anything. it may not come. please, for jess. all right, for jess. so, they usually make deliveries twice a week ? unless we are very busy. then they will make an extra trip. all right. well, i think i have everything i need. please, call me if you have any questions. okay. you're not thinking of switching delivery companies, are you, mr. brashov ? no, henry. jihan and i have changed our minds again. we're going to stay. this has been a very difficult decision. thank you for your patience. jamal, please wait. there is something i would like to talk to all of you about. what is it ? i have made a very important decision. you want rosa to cook more haitian food. i have decided to sell crossroads cafe. the man who just left here will be the new owner. his name is mr. clayborne, and he is very nice. i don't get i