. >>> in prince george's county officials say a fire killed 8-year-old kennedy pearson. firefighters were called to a home on parkview lane and clinton last night. the girl's mother tried to get help but by the time paramedics arrived, it was too late. here's reaction from neighbors. >> we all will truly miss him. >> 8-year-old beautiful girl, full of energy. full of life. had her whole life in front of her. this is just a tradgesic situation. >> the girl's mother was airlifted to a burn unit. she is expected to survive. fire officials say there was a smoke detector in the home but it did not appear to be working.

kennedy pearson was inside of the home. her mother ran to a neighbor's house for help.hters quickly found the girl, but it was too late. >> it was so unexpected and so tragic. she had her whole life ahead of her. she was full of potential. >> the girl's mother did suffer from burns and is expected to be ok. because of the fire is still under investigation. it appears to be accidental. coming up on abc7 news, will rain dampen your morning commute? we have [ music throughout ] [ male announcer ] achievement: starts small... ...and dreams big. achievement: loves staying close to home... but isn't afraid to stretch its legs once in a while. achievement: makes big moves... ...and takes baby steps. it helps you keep the lights on... ...and it knows when to turn them off. achievement: is all around us. a part of our very lives. at pnc, we help make achievement happen. pnc. for the achiever in us all. >> metro riders, watch out. the number of stolen phones and ipods is climbing. there were 894 reports of robbery in 2009. that was up more than 50% from the year before. they have

firefighters searched the home and found kennedy pearson in the living room but it was too late to save her. her mother was burned and suffered smoke inhalation. neighbors and friends are now coping with their loss by creating a memorial. >> you know, 8-year-old beautiful girl, all full of energy, full of life, had her whole life in front of her. this is just a tragic situation. >> she was my best friend and i will miss her. >> officials believe the fire was an accident. a smoke detectivor was inside but appears not to have been working. >> a 4-year-old boy died in frederick county in an atv accident. he was riding around his family's property. he was found in a creek pinned overturned. he was taken to the hospital but died. police are now investigating. >>> d.c. police are looking for two men who robbed a starbucks store in broad daylight. it happened just after noon yesterday at the starbucks on georgia avenue near howard university. police say two men walked into the store, demanded money. no one was hurt. there's no word on how much cash they took. >>> today students and staff at a

they found 8-year-old kennedy pearson but she was pronounced dead on the scene. >>> in the news now, two former american presidents head to haiti today two months after the devastating earthquake. become be become and george bush will assess the recovery needs. so far the clinton-bush haiti fund has raised $37 million for the effort. >>> victims of chronic child abuse within the catholic church in ireland appear unimpressed with the effort of apology from pope benedict xvi. it refutes irish church officials for not allying church law correctly and they say the secrecy the church tried to impose was worldwide and they predict more people will come forward and the scandal will spread. >>> two baltimore police officers are recovering after shot while making a traffic stop. they found marijuana in in the car. when the officers tried to arrest the driver he pulled out a gun and shot them. the officers returned fire, killing the suspect. one officer was shout in the face and the other in the hands. both are expected too recover. >>> congress basses legislation which may make paying for col

. >>> in prince george's county officials say a fire killed 8-year-old kennedy pearson. firefighters were called to a home on parkview lane and clinton last night. the girl's mother tried to get help but by the time paramedics arrived, it was too late. here's reaction from neighbors. >> we all will truly miss him. >> 8-year-old beautiful girl, full of energy. full of life. had her whole life in front of her. this is just a tradgesic situation. >> the girl's mother was airlifted to a burn unit. she is expected to survive. fire officials say there was a smoke detector in the home but it did not appear to be working. >> ten months after phoenix the pit bull was set on trial, the trial begins for the twin brothers accused of that crime. the 18-year-old men are expected to face a court tomorrow morning charged with violating animal abuse laws and a firearm law. according to prosecutors, last may they set that dog and fire and phoenix eventually had to be euthanized. >> this was another glorious afternoon but a lot of people decided to stay inside to watch maryland take on mic

we've learned the name of a young girl killed in a house fire in clinton, maryland. 8-year-old kennedy pearson died in the fire. it broke out late saturday night along park view lane. firefighters say kim pearson ran from the home to a neighbor's house and told them her daughter was trapped inside. rescuers found the girl but she was pronounced dead on the scene. >> they did a primary search, discovered one fatality, and which was a child, and a female child and they also had an adult female transported to medstar hospital for smoke inhalation. >>> the smoke alarm was found in the home but it wasn't working. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >>> investigators will return to a northwest apartment building where carbon monoxide sent three people to the hospital. officials say two adults and a child are in serious condition. fire crews rushed to the apartment building in the 300 block of decatur street after several residents said they were sick. the build something empty until investigators track down the source of the leak. >>> 61 degrees here in northwest washington. all the

firefighters searched the home and found kennedy pearson in the living room but it was too late to save her. her mother was burn and suffered smoke inhalation. neighbors and friends are coping with their loss by creating a memorial. >> you know, 8-year-old beautiful girl, full of energy, full of life, had her whole life in front of her. this is a tragic situation. >> she was my best friend and i will miss her. >> officials believe the fire was an accident. a smoke detector was inside but did not appear to be working. >>> three people are recovering from a carbon monoxide scare in northwest washington. district officials evacuate ad building around 4:00 yesterday afternoon. there were high levels of carbon monoxide in several apartments. two adults and a child were treated and then leased from the hospital. a faulty water heater caused the leak. >>> metro is asking for your opinion on its plans to close its $189 million budget deficit. it's holding several public hearings. megan mcgrath is live at the vienna metro station. sounds like you're getting an earful. >> reporter: i say fare hik

pearson who covered the debate last night. >> you know, if you think about it last night, not that long ago, health care reform frankly was on life support after scott brown won ted kennedy'schusetts. and look how far the democrats in particular, president obama, came to get to the point last night. but again, it was all about getting wavering democrats to come home. how did the president do it? going back to one of his basic messages, that government can still do big things. >> so this isn't radical reform. but it is major reform. this legislation will not fix everything that ails our health care system. but it moves us decisively in the right direction. this is what change looks like. >> but when as we saw in the house floor debate last night, the bitter debate at times, republicans in essence saying to their democratic colleagues -- yes, you did it, you go the those 216-plus votes. but you frankly did it by any means necessary. >> can you say it was done openly? with transparency and accountability? without back-room deals and struck behind closed doors? hidden from the people? hell no, you can't! this that's more than a battle cry. the rngs saying they have a plan and