good morning, kristin. >> that's right. good morning, andrea. this morning police confirmed they are, indeed, investigating this incident as a homicide. and one of the main reasons they are doing that is because apparently this body lad been lying in that apartment complex for several days by the time it was found by police yesterday. now, here's what happened. i want to break it down for you. dc police started to comb the cascade park apartment complex for clues on thursday evening. that was hours after they were called to the 4200 block of fourth street in southeast washington. when they arrived on the scene, they found that a special needs man, around the age of 20, had either jumped, fallen or been pushed through a third story window. police then found the body of the boy's mother inside the same apartment. her son did survive the fall but he suffered serious injuries and is being treated at a local hospital. neighbors describe this mother- son team as inseparable. he had a severe special need. neighbors said he was likely autistic and she t

good morning, kristin. >> that's right. traffic will be limited to one lane in each direction during the rush hour and it will stay that way until midweek. the chain bridge has been closed to drivers and pedestrians since 9:00 p.m. on friday. it was supposed to reopen at 6:30 this morning with all lanes open for the first time in almost a year. over the weekend, ddot crews removed the concrete barriers that have been in place since june of 2009 and resealed the deck. the only thing left is to paint new lane markers on the bridge but then it started to rain. in fact a record amount of rainfall on sunday. we know wet paint and rain don't mix. ddot was unable to restripe because of the bad weather and so they hope to have the new lane markers complete by midweek. so in the meantime, what ddot has done is placed temporary barrels in place of the lane marker and at this point in time it is up to the weather. whenever it stops rain than road gets dry is when they can put the paint on the road. until then the bridge, all lanes wil

good morning, kristin. >> good morning, andrea. dc police say they are indeed investigating this death as a homicide, but they won't say anything in terms of exactly how this woman died just yet. all we know is that her body had been sitting in this apartment for several days before it was finally found yesterday. now, here's exactly what happened. dc police spent a lot of yesterday evening combing the cascade park apartment complex for clues. and that was hours after they were first called to the scene. the 4200 block of fourth street in southeast washington. when they arrived, they found that a mentally challenged man, around the age of 20, had either jumped, fallen or been pushed through a third story apartment window. police then found the body of the man's mother inside the same apartment. now her son did survive the fall but he suffered pretty serious injuries and is being treated at a hospital. neighbors describe this mother/son team as inseparable. he had a machine tall challenge and she took care of him. well, now, this sp

i'm impressed. >> reporter: kristin fisher, 9 news now. >> you can learn more about bike to work day on our website at wusa9.com. click on our living green page. >>> a group of local scientists says they have created the first ever synthetic life form. find out why some think the breakthrough could spell disaster. >>> and the doctor is in. coming up later, dr. drew from the doctors medical show is in our studio live. we will talk to him next. >>> plus, researchers -- >>> researchers at a rockville company say they have created the fist ever synthetic life form using a computer. scientists from the j. craig venter institute made a cell powered by man made dna. it is transplanted to a cell and grew. it could usher in a new way of fighting diseases. >> perhaps a giant philosophical change in how we view life. wouldn't it be nice to have something that blocked common colds. >> reporter: while it sounds like a good idea, some are concerned it could be used to create biological weapons. >>> devon lucie is up next with the forecast. >>> i'm out here on the weather terrace. a beautiful sun-d

probably be ten minutes less once they get both of the lanes back open. >> reporter: in washington, kristin fisher, 9 news now. >> so when will the chain bridge be back to normal? ddot officials say it depends on the weather of course. they hope to have them open by midweek. we'll let you know. >>> three servers at a popular dc restaurant are charged with stealing customers ' credit card information and racking up fraudulent charges. federal investigators say the three were food servers at the cheesecake factory. they said the suspects made purchases of $117,000 between 2008 and 2009. two of the suspects are now helping investigators with their case. >>> britain's exprincess sarah ferguson is accused of trying to cash in on her husband prince andrew. as charlie d'agata reports an undercover tabloid reporter has the whole thing on tape. >> reporter: dutchess of york sarah ferguson says she is sorry after a british tabloid went public with footage that land the former princess in hot water. with a cigarette in hand and a bottle of wine on the table, the dutchess appears to cut a deal with som

but kristin fisher shows how that eruption is disrupting business here at home.ing prom in the process. >> againer daisies, hydrangeas, tulips. >> amanda is used to getting those flowers delivered twice a week to her flower shop. the deliveries keep coming but amanda hasn't seen any of those flowers in weeks. >> lack of availability because of the iceland incident. >> reporter: that is right. a volcano erupting 3,000 miles away is causing a severe flower shortage at amanda's arrangements. >> we get a lot of flowers from holland. they go to heathrow and come to us. now that heathrow was closed last week it is a snowball affect. >> reporter: it couldn't come at a worst time. >> this is prom season so we are very busy. we can't get the flowers we can't get them to customers for prom season. >> reporter: amanda is not alone. florists are feeling the affect of the volcanic eruption. >> it is global. it is not just in maryland. >> reporter: the bomb line is that if you need to pick out a corsage or butte near for prom, this year, thanks to a volcano in iceland you can'

thanks to the heavy rain, kristin fisher is live with more and she explains. right, good morning, andrea. this is supposed to be the first morning in almost a year that drivers were able to use all three lanes on the chain bridge as they drive in to work. but you see this sign right back there? that sign. it was supposed to be gone this morning but thanks to the weekend bad weather it will be a few more days before traffic on the bridge is back to normal. chain bridge has been closed to drivers and pedestrians since 9:00 p.m. on friday. over the weekend, d dot crews removed the barriers in place since june of 2009 and resealed the deck. the only thing left was to paint lane markers on the bridge but then it started to rain. in fact, a record amount of rainfall on sunday. we all know wet paint and rain don't mix. so ddot said they were unable to restripe because of the bad weather. in the meantime they have placed temporary barrels on the bridge so drivers will be limited no one lane in each direction. that's pretty much the same traffic configuration you have

good morning, kristin.m one of the lucky ones who have had a chance to see this movie. all my friends say how is it different from the first one? how would you say it's different? >> i think it's a very different tone. we're all together for a lot of the movie as opposed to kind of being off in our own individual story lines. we start off in new york, in our own individual story lines to re-acquaint everyone. then we go on this crazy mad-cap road trip which was really fun. we were very much having that experience off camera as well as on camera which made it even more fun. we were together all the time, we were together in all the scenes. it was really magical. >> do you have any particular memories of off camera? >> many, many memories. i think for me -- and i think all of us -- the first couple days that we were in the sahara, it was so surreal that it was almost hard to take in. i mean you can see it on film, but like the dunes just go on forever and just knowing that lawrence of arabia shot there and to

. >> that found out after kristin's debt that her friends were concerned about her, but did not know how to help. >> her friends did not know how to approach her. how we approach her and say we do not think this is a good relationship, without alienating her? >> your friends will pull you out and wake you up faster than you will wake up yourself. >> mcquistan or from is serving 30 years in jail while they try to navigate the rest -- kristin's boyfriend is serving 30 years in jail while they trotted navigate the rest of their lives without her. >> the kristen marie michel act failed to make it through the legislature. some school systems opposed it because they say domestic violence is already included in the voluntary curriculum. they plan to try again next year. >> a man shot several times all standing outside a southwest baltimore bar last time has passed away. he was in the 2100 block of frederick avenue when he was shot multiple times. he died this morning. there is no word on a possible suspect are possible motive. >> we now know what caused the deaths of the couple is bodies we

in leesburg, kristin won re- election with 61% of the vote. the town of culpeper will have a new mayor, chip coleman junior got almost 63% of the vote. for a list of the winners, log on to wusa9.com. the story is on the front page. >>> it is coming up on 5:35. time for another "living $mart" report. jessica doyle is back with a little good news for drivers. >> we like a little good news. of course we are seen pump prices going higher and higher. it's that time of the year. we drive a little bit more and we tend to see gas prices respond. the good news is the prices at the pump shouldn't get too much more expensive. energy analysts predict that nationwide gasoline prices are not expected to go much above $3 a gallon this summer. aaa says $2.90 a gallon for regular and prices are running 40% than this time last year. >>> democrats and republicans are getting closer to a deal on a package of financial reforms. they have reached a tentative agreement on some points such as dealing with bailouts, but both sides are far apart on other issues the pre

i'm kristin. the orioles are in the nation's capital taking on the surprising washington nationals. when most thought this was the year that the o's turn things around it has the gnats that have been about face orioles owners love it. peter is pleased with play of his rivals down 295.% telling the baltimore sun "it is a very good thing "referring to nationals on field perform appearance and hype surrounding pitching prospect stephen. he went oh it to say what is good for nationals is good for madison. >> so how good has washington been this year they are 21 and 21 compared to this time last season when they were 13 and 28. >> they are only five games behind philadelphia for first place in the nleast. and even more buzz in d.c. as they await the arrival of stros beggar. he is considered to be a one best pitching prospects baseball has ever seen. with all good things surrounding the nationals they are still only averaging 19 thousand fans while worst record in baseball orioles welcome almost 22 thousand every night. orioles made a roster move bah. dew called up infielder scoot moore d

. >> kristin redhorse, get in here.istin redhorse, our beloved d.a., is leaving the show, i think we have a cake for her and everything. >> i'm going to be a production associate at news one, our affiliate service. >> she's going to stay at abc. i think she was a big hit on ""insomniac theater"" a couple of weeks ago, i'm surprised you didn't have an agent after that. >> i started with news one, it's a great group of people, you'll learn a lot from them. >> start at news one, this is what becomes of you. >> they don't have usually overnight. >> the hours are going to be better. here's the cake. >> thank you very much. >> you better share some of that. >> i will. >> and good luck to you. we're going to miss you. she's been such a delight, she's so good on this show. thanks so much. good luck. it's polka time. ♪ politics and foreign wars all the weather all the scores ♪ ♪ that's the world news polka ♪ scraps and filler from the day long as we don't have to pay ♪ ♪ that's the world news polka ♪ it's late at night you're wi

in leesburg, kristin upstet won the race with 61% of the votes versus thomas dunn. in the town of culpeper coleman junior is the mayor. he got nearly 66% of the votes. for a complete list go to wusa9.com. >>> a hot button issue. medical marijuana. tonight the medicinal use of pot is a big step closer to being legal in dc. >> i hope that within the next year to have medical marijuana available in the district for truly sick individuals. >> that's dc council member who today helped to pass a bill legalizing medical marijuana use in the district. the mayor is expected to sign it. after that, congress has 30 days to review the measure. under this legislation, the city will set up a handful of locations where patients with chronic illnesses can buy marijuana. patients will receive financial help. patients will not be allowed to grow their own pot. [ screaming ] >>> what you're abot to see is a robbery. we staged this heist to see how unknowing witnesses did. see what details police need most coming up next on 9 nudz now. >>> i'm topper shutt. it's a nice evening, cooler

bp has -- kristin auburn has the latest. >> the louisiana coast line is now almost too much to bear. >> as you can see, out here, beautiful god-given -- god-given -- >> ribbons of crude are birds.g birting >> the outrage is spreading. >> all i have heard is excuses why the coastal plant cannot be done. they have a list of them. >> bp was called out, asking why they still have not gotten approval to dredge barriers. >> we have trained about 200 fishermen who are not working. >> there also frustrations with the top killed, the latest plant to stop the leak. it has been pushed back to at least wednesday. >> deadline after a deadline have been missed. >> if they are not doing what they are supposed to be doing, we will push them out of the way. >> it is the oil that is now taking over. >> the north should apologize for an incident that killed many sailors. the north punish those responsible for the attack. president obama ordered a review of all policies on north korea. they said they will prepare against any attacks. maker isral law knac pushing to have one law which would eliminate the

kristin fisher is there live. what more can you tell us?> reporter: police are just now wrapping up this crime scene. in fact they just took down the crime scene tape about two minutes ago. now, dc police actually discovered the body around 3:00 this morning near pierce mill and rock creek park. just over my shoulder, where you see the roadway is right there. u.s. park police and dc police are on the scene. this investigation is still ongoing. it's been going on a little over three hours now. i spoke with one dc police officer who said that at this point in time it appears this is a suicide suicide. not a homicide. we do not know who the victim is or how the victim died, but again, police are investigating this as a suicide, not a homicide here at rock creek park this morning. back to you. >> thank you. >>> it is 6:30. >>> we get the latest on the bomb square in times square. the man investigators say was behind it goes before a judge later today. faisal shahzad will be arraigned on charges he tried to kill americans with a weapon of weapon

kristin jilly brand wants a legislative ban on drop side cribs after the death of 32 babies after theyforce them not to resell a drop down crib. whether it's through craig's list, through a manufacturer or a store, no day care center or no childcare provider or hospital will be able to have drop-side cribs because we cannot tolerate one more infant death because of this faulty technology. >> senator gilli brand was joined by others and many stores have taken them off of the floors. >>> the american academy of pediatrics said it's fine to enroll children as young as 1 in swim classes, they may be less likely to drown if they have swim classes. in the past it was thought it would give parents and kids a false sense of security. >>> a study from the environmental working group finds that sun products may increase the speed at which malignant cells spread skin cancer. the problem is vitamin a. researcher who's analyze data from the fda said it may result in cancer when used on skin exposed to sun lead. the environmental group said the fda has known about the study. they deny that and they

kristin, good morning. caller: the thought of the state department taking away my citizenship makes my blood run cold. that is the craziest thing i've ever heard on your wonderful program. host: "in times square peter hoag stroke of michigan said that officials have long thought that al qaeda wanted to launch an attack and officials are seeing people acting independently after training with groups abroad." jeff, good morning. caller: good morning. i think it was going on here, there is a hidden agenda. a hidden domestic terrorism agenda. getting rid of habeas corpus and rights and everything else. seeing you, a person of interest, and definitely if you say something they can lock you up if they don't like it. if you try to hold the government accountable, the only terrorist we need to be concerned with is the cia. they call these blacktops operations. we have got people in congress that could be called traders as they violate the logan act on a daily basis. treasonous acts, people should be put in jail. we

i like to thank my staff and all the volunteers, ryan, candy, jesse, matt, kristin, spencer, david, andl the others who have helped me. it has been a marvelous right. we are year into this and tonight is a great victory and i thank you all. [applause] i have a message, a message from the tea party, a message that is loud and clear and does not mince words, we have come to take our government back. [applause] will come to take our government back from the special interests who think that the federal government is their own personal atm. from the politicians to bring us state checks emblazoned with their signatures as if it was their money to give. washington is horribly broken. i think we stand on a process, we are encountering a day of reckoning, and this movement, this tea party movement, is a message to washington that we run happy and that we want things done differently. -- we are unhappy and that we want things done differently. [applause] the tea party movement is huge. the mandate of our victory tonight is huge. what you have done and what we are doing can transform america. i th