we sent our kristin fisher to today's event. >> reporter: she's not just marching for life. >> my child would have been 29 years old this year. >> reporter: she has come all the way from minnesota. she says she is marching for the child she aborted back in 1983. >> abortion does hurt women. it takes the life of an innocent child. we need to get that message out. >> that's why all of you march on. >> reporter: the pro-life message who delivered the opening remarks on the national mall. >> and to reaffirm the dignity of life. reaffirming our commitment. >> reporter: from there, thousands marched up to the u.s. supreme court where abortion was legalized 39 years ago. >> when you think of the 53 million babies that have died since 1973, it's just horrific. no weather could keep us from being here. >> even in the cold, the rain, the mud. >> and yes, our opponents opponents would not be out here. they cannot suffer from anything. >> reporter: walking alongside the thousands of pro-lifers. >> i'm not afraid of them. >> reporter: steve delaney says he is pro-choice because of his neighbor who w

reporter: i'm kristin fisher on the national mall where today david ruben stein of the carlyle group announced he's donating $7.5 million to repair the washington monument. >> i come from very modest circumstances and i'm very fortunate to have achieved wealth beyond what i ever expected. i kind of want to repay a debt that i had to the country. reporter: four months ago a helmet camera captured the daredevil difficult access team as they rappeled down the washington monument. they found about $15 million in damage, chips and cracks up to an inch thick in several marble stones. >> this is a complex job. this is a one of a kind structure, but please rest assured that the national park service will get it right. reporter: right now they're still designing the repairs. around august they'll begin making those repairs. construction will take between 10 to 12 months. so it will be june, 2013 at the earliest before the monument is back open. in washington kristin fisher, 9 news now. >>> coming your way tonight at 7:00 on 9 news now a mother allows her 10-year-old son to get a tattoo in hon

as kristin fisher shows us this morning it was not just the early homecoming that had the family screaming >> reporter: she's home early from afghanistan. >> oh, my god! >> i was like, i'm home. my daughters are here. i get to see them. i get to hug them. i get to kiss them. that's all i was thinking about. >> my mom knows i hate surprises. i get shaken up. i'm still shaking. it really means a lot. >> reporter: now it's mom's turn to be surprised. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: her entire family has flown in from down south. >> it was like, what are you doing here? i saw my sisters from florida, i was like, yeah, they got me. >> reporter: just when the jackson family thinks they can't possibly shed more tears they get one more reason to cry. two $20,000 college scholarships from kfc. >> it means a lot for us. >> this is the best moment in my life. it will be a couple of days until i get off this high. i couldn't have asked for better friends, better family and i'm glad to be home. >> that was kristin fisher reporting. the reunion was arranged by kfc as part of the campaign to bring military f

kristin fisher caught up with the plaintiffs just hours before their big day in court. >> come on, frank, don't be shy. >> reporter: he is more than just a pet for them. with no children of their own, frank is family. which is why the loss of frank's brother, dino four years ago is something they still think about every day. >> it is just very painful to not really know what happened to our dog. >> reporter: in november 2008, they boarded him at the dogwood acres pet retrieve before flying out of town. the next evening, they called to check in. >> it was kind of like a pause and a hold and then all of a sudden, well, your dog is kind of like, been missing. >> reporter: they flew home on the next flight. >> no one, you know, was there. so we just spent the whole night in the field behind dogwood acres looking for our dog. >> reporter: the story they got is that dino escaped, jumped the fence running away when left alone outside. >> they are charged with the care and safety of your animal. and if they don't provide that, then they should be, you know, held accountable. >> reporter: so they

reporter: i'm kristin fisher outside i.c.e. headquarters in baltimore where today dozens of people showed up to support a 59-year-old grandmother who is about to be deported. these protesters are fighting for the release of a 59-year- old grandmother of father who was first arrested last june for driving without a license, josefina rodriguez-vega. last week she was taken to an immigration detention facility in ocean city. >> she is a grandma and has significantly deem ties to her community. reporter: elizabeth gila with a casa day maryland says this directly contradicts a policy with homeland security that talks about deporting criminals, not 59-year-old grandmothers. >> we want to focus our limited resources on deporting serious criminals of. reporter: the fact is josefina has been living here illegally for the last six years. still her family is asking i.c.e. to reconsider. in baltimore kristin fisher, 9 news now. >> so far i.c.e. declinedded our requests for comment, but a -- declined our requests for comment, but a spokeswo

reporter: i'm kristin fisher outside i.c.e.'s headquarters in baltimore where today thousands showed up to support the 59-year-old grandmother who is about to be deported. these protesters are fighting for the release of josefina rodriguez-vega, the 59-year-old grandmother of four first arrested last june for driving without a license. last week she was taken to an immigration detention facility in ocean city. >> she is a grandma. she does have u.s. citizen family and a significant deep tie to her community. reporter: what some say is this directly contradicts the new policy of homeland security that supports deporting criminals, not 59-year-old grandmothers. >> we have limited resources and we want to focus those on deporting serious criminals of. reporter: criminal or not, the fact is josefina has been living here illegally the last six years. still her family is asking i.c.e. to reconsider. in baltimore kristin fisher, 9 news now. >> so far i.c.e. has declined our requests for a comment. a spokeswoman said i.c.e. will issue a

it's going to be a couple days until i get off this high. >> reporter: in gaithersburg, kristin fishers now. >> and as for the third surprise, cherissa's mom, dad, sister all flew up to surprise her and tonight the whole family is celebrating the happy reunion which we can say was finger licking good. >> that's awesome. the scholarship. the surprise [ laughing ] . >>> all right. here is the deal. it snowed yesterday. was 54 today. a little bit of combat actually works here. it's like denver. it is kind of like denver. snow and then 50s. we're going to go back to rain tomorrow and then get ready for a big change. let's start with the weather camera. it's clear outside right now. 39 degrees. dew .33. pressure is steady and the went is calm. now, we're looking at temperatures a little colder in the bushes. we find some low 30s in the burbs. satellite picture radar combined, can you pick out our next storm. i new you could. it's right there. pretty big rains pushing out of arkansas into southern missouri. even some showers and thunderstorms. our next storm is going to be primarily wednesday

reporter: in chantilly, kristin fisher, 9 news now. >> i got some ideas.like to check out the products, the show is this saturday and sunday at the dulles expo center. >>> there is something new on bethesda row. it's just the ticket if you happen to be an owner of a electric car it. is a new electric charging station at 4950 elm street. the gazette newspaper reports the management company federal relate is working with the miami -- realty is working with the miami-based car charging group to install car charging stations as east coast property including bethesda row and rockville town square. >> times are changing. >>> you are looking at maybe some freezing rain, ice? >> that's the worst. if it were all snow, we could take a deep breath and not worry about it. the good news is it is occurring friday night into saturday. so in that regard is probably is as good as it's going to get, but again not snow, freezing rain and sleet. let's start with live look outside. we're looking at temperatures on the chilly side, even downtown looking at temperatures around t

kristin fisher explains why the white house and nickelodeon are teaming up for a good cause. >> it feels more like a rock concert than an event for the first lady. >> these kids have been screaming and dancing for over an hour now. how excited are you to see mrs. obama in the cast of icarly? >> when they finally took the stage -- >> they were really loud. >> the loudest crowd we have had. >> piercing. >> the cast of icarly is here to debut a special episode featuring michelle obama. she did the episode to bring awareness how tough it is for kids who have parents in the military. in hey field secondary school has one of the highest concentrations of military families in the country. >> it was really rough. 12k3w4r-8th grader has two parents in the military. >> we moved around a lot. had to go to a couple different schools. >> it's not easy changing schools every two years and know your dad is away serving in another part of the world, right? >> to get support from the first lady and encouragement from the stars of her favorite tv show. >> it was the best experience ever. it was just amazi

reporter: kristin fisher, 9 news now. >> so far i.c.e. has declined our request for a comment. however, a spokeswoman says they will issue a statement shortly about josefina's case. we'll pass it along to you when we get it. >>> it is a battle between hollywood and silicon valley with washington in the middle. still ahead some popular websites got together to protest legislation they say amounts to censorship. >> we'll check in with attorney and find out more about our chilly forecast -- with topper and find out more about our chilly forecast as well, but next a new study shows women may not need bone density screenings as often as first thought. we'll be back. >>> new medical findings released in the last hour may cause drops rethink the way they diagnose and treat osteoporosis. -- doctors to rethink the way they diagnose and treat osteoporosis. >> many older women may not need to be tested as often for bone loss. randall pinkston takes a closer look at the ramifications. reporter: 79-year-old roberta wallace has a bone density test every two years. doctors use the test to dia

kristin fisher has more on her emotional farewell from our satellite center. >> this was hard to watch without tearing up. almost everyone there from speaker boehner to giffords' husband got emotional. gabby giffords saying good-bye to her political eyes in washington. representative gabrielle giffords got a standing ovation as she entered the house chamber for the first time as an arizona congresswoman. her friend, representative debbie schultz broke down before reading give ford's letter of resignation. >> i'm so proud of my friend and it will always be one of the great treasures of my life to have met gabby giffords and served with her in this body. >> the resignation comes as no surprise. the congresswoman announced sunday on her website. >> i will step down this week. >> what is surprising is the fact she is able to stand here on the house floor just one year after she was shot in the head. but her colleagues on both sides of the aisle say if you know gabby giffords, even that is not surprising. >> gabby's courage, her strength, and her fortitude are an inspiration to all of us an

kristin fisher has more. >> reporter: nearly 200 pepco customers are calling on the company's ceo joe rigby to come outside. >> we just want to talk to you man. >> reporter: they'd go in and get him if it weren't for the dozen d.c. police officers blocking every entrance. >> we want him to take his $42 million rate increase off the table. we want him to address the fact that they've made over $800 million in profits and now they want more money. we think that's a bit much. >> reporter: pepco declined to comment on camera but they did release a statement. they they say need the rate hike to keep up and advance technologies and improvements in our customer service. in washington, kristin fisher, 9news now. >>> today is the opening day of the 2012 washington auto show. it opens every day through sunday, february 5th. tickets for adults are $12, kids age 6 to 12 are $5 and $2 off for seniors and military personnel. on tuesday, all activity duty and -- active duty and retired military get in free if you have a valid id and thursday it is 50% off with any valid student id. that pays for its

in northwest washington, kristin fisher, 9news now. >> also today, police agencies taking a careful look at a supreme court ruling that says gps tracking cannot be done without a warrant. tonight, nine wants to know what the implications will be for crime fighting and your privacy. that's where scott broom steps in with answers tonight. >> it was a gps tracking device like this attached to the car of suspected d.c. drug kingpin antwon jones. netted a million dollars in drugs and cash and now, the supreme court has ruled it was all unconstitutional. >> this was a devastating decision by the supreme court. this is going to set law enforcement back tremendously. >> the university of maryland center for health and homeland security. tonight, he has new advice for law enforcement agencies everywhere that want to track anything, cell phones, vehicles, or otherwise. >> with this ruling, i think, you know, law enforcement has to proceed cautiously and if there is an opportunity to get a warrant, to get a warrant. >> until this ruling, warrants were not required. and warrants are not required for

. >> in washington, kristin fisher, 9news now. >> giffords cast a last vote today on legislation she herself sponsored. it penalizes drug traffickers who use low flying aircraft to smuggle drugs into the u.s. from mexico. that bill passed unanimously. >>> another farewell today. this one for penn state football coach, joe paterno. the official three-day mourning period will conclude tomorrow. there's a big memorial service in the penn state basketball arena. >>> expected to admit he fired shots at the pentagon. the 24-year-old is scheduled to appear in federal court for a plea deal in alexandria. the marine corps museum was hit by bullets in 2010. he is charged with destruction of property. >> police are looking for the man who tried to rob a prince georges county elementary school. a teacher at fort foot elementary school said the suspect tried to hold up the front office. he fled the scene after being scared off. the school went into lockdown, but students were later dismissed. there were no injuries. >>> traffic around the springfield mixing bowl, it can be chaotic on any day. the

. >> in alexandria, kristin fisher, 9news now. >> neither topper nor i know about icarly, maybe that means we're old. the icarly episode will be on this monday on nickelodeon. : parents are upset about a school discipline policy that calls for putting misbehaving children in the so-called quiet room. it's a room about 6 feet by 4 feet that used to be storage space. students from farm hill elementary are sometimes placed in there until they calm down a bit from a tantrum. some parents complain that only makes things worse for the kid. at a meeting last night, it was standing room only. >> you don't know what my daughter has to go through. >> you don't know what my son has to go through. >> what has changed this school from going the most admired to ashamed to say that our children come here. >> two state agencies launched investigations into the quiet room. make sure the children are not having their rights violated or injured. >>> people in the midwest got a break on the snow shovel today for the first time the winter. they were digging out -- break out those snow shovels. they had t

and in a story you'll see only on nine, they tell kristin fisher what they saw. >> when you're on a cruise, the titanic always comes up, but in a jokingly manner. you don't imagine it could happen. >> something obviously not quite right with the sound in that particular story from kristen. we may bring it later. in the meantime, both emily and leanard say this whole ordeal will not stop them from perhaps booking another cruise, but next time they say it will do a better job of checking out the cruise operator and pay close attention to emergency drills which they participated in while the trip was on going. >>> south carolina voters will have just five republicans to pick from on this saturday's primary. former utah governor, jon huntsman dropped out of his bid for the nomination today. huntsman spent most of the gop presidential race at the back of the pack. while he pulled off a third place finish, he was dead last in iowa and never really had any momentum in south carolina. now, huntsman is throwing his support behind the candidate he now says is the strongest. >> the space between us o

. >> in washington, kristin fisher, 9news now. >> you may not believe it, but the number of metro bus collisions is actually down. about 20%. >>> police in montgomery county are on a desperate hunt for a man who attacked two women in two days. in bethesda, he invaded a home, tied up three people and sexually assaulted one of them. attacked a woman at gunpoint in her garage. police want you to take a close look at this photograph. it was captured at the atm at a cvs. the police say the man was trying to use the housekeeper's bank card. they say he used the other atm at a bank in oxen hill after allegedly attacking a woman in wheaten. neighbors are horrified. >> i don't know how someone can recover their trust after something like this. it's very scary for all of us to know we aren't safe. >> after assaulting the housekeeper in that most recent case, he took her keys and her suv. that is a gray 2005 ford expedition. it has maryland tags. 4ae7450. if you see this suv or recognize this picture at all. call crime solvers or the montgomery county police. >>> the u.s. park police charged a f

>> all right, kristin fisher reporting live from the mall. thank you very much. >>> well, if you were out early this morning, you had to deal with some icy roads maybe. but right now, we are dealing with dense fog in the metropolitan area. let's get right to howard. he has our forecast. hello, howard. >> welcome back. >> thank you very much. we do have fog in spots. we still have a little bit of freezing potential until 1:00 now, freezing rain advisory still going on for loudoun, washington, frederick and carroll counties, no longer in effect here in the metro. and temperatures as you can see are above freezing. not by a lot but we don't need a lot. however in leesburg, frederick, hagerstown, still under the advisory. their temperatures are at or slightly above freezing. luray is 42. as the warmth moves over us, it is bringing in some rain with the pockets of a little bit of freezing rain. this isn't heavy but it doesn't take much to cause slick areas. the roads are treated. maybe the back roads or neighborhood roads, this is where you might

kristin fisher, thank you for that. >> derek, it was a baby girl, a shock a northeast resident finds. that helpless baby wrapped in a towel lost her struggle after being left alone in frigid below freezing temperatures. bruce johnson reports, police are looking for the person responsible. >> we know the week old baby girl was found on the steps on chaning street northeast. but d.c. police aren't sure when, where, or how this baby girl died. >> i seen legs hanging out, but at that time i was in shock. i thought it was a doll or toy of some sort. >> emanuel found the infant last night and today d.c. police are looking for the mother or whomever dropped a baby girl on the steps of a home on chaning street in northeast on a frigid night. >> the 35-year-old emanuel dugger lives back there two doors away. he said it was 11:00 or 11:30 when he came outside to buy a pack of cigarettes at the shell station up there. he says it only took ten minutes, but on his way back two doors from his house, there's a towel with a baby wrapped inside right here. >> it was a baby girl. the baby was so cold.

. >>> i'm kristin fisher outside the headquarters where earlier today, nearly 200 customers and the protesters will be trying to get through their front door. nearly 200 pepco customers are calling on the company's ceo to come on outside. >> i just want to talk to you, man. and you have some of them down here. >> reporter: they will go in and get him if it was not for the dozen of the police officers, blocking every entrance. >> we want him to take his $42 million rate increase off the table. we want him to address the fact that, you know, they have made over $800 million in profits and now they would like more money. that's a bit much. >> reporter: they declined to comment on camera, but they did release a statement, saying they need the rate hike to keep up with the investments and the reliability and the advancements in technology and improvements in our customer service. in washington, 9news now. today, the release of the month- long study here on the system. involving more than 4,000 people that rated the city's system as fair or poor. 52% would like to see that before any talks of raisin

. >> reporter: i'm kristin fisher where earlier today nearly 200 customers and protesters are trying to get through pepco's front doors. nearly 200 pepco customers are calling on the company's coe -- ceo to come on outside. they will go in and get him if it weren't for the dozen d.c. police officers that are blocking every entrance. >> we want him to take the $42 million rate increase off the table to address the fact that they have made over $800 million in profits and now they need more money. they think that's a bit much. but they did release a statement. saying that they need the rate hike to keep up with that and the investments and the liability and the advanced technology. >> and the rain, they made it a little more gloomy than some would like. yes, the good news and the silver lining here so far is the low heating bill, which is good. 55 in fredericksburg. here is a look at live doppler radar. everything is light. most of the showers are pulling away from us. and up along the line into northwestern counties, pointing north here for them and out towards winchester off of i-81,

. >> in gaithersburg, kristin fisher, 9news now. >>> still ahead, a ship lifting on the brink for threeths finally makes the move. >>> the gift card you got over the holidays can go a long way. three places you'll find deep discounts. >>> back now with a 9news now health alert. shatter some myths. brin j drinking is more common among young adults, but 60 and older do so more often. the income group more likely earns more than $75,000 per year. the survey found that most people who binge drink are not alcoholics, binge drinking is defined as having four or five drinks on one occasion. >>> the clock has just ticked closer to a apocolypse. today it reset the clock. one minute forward to 11:55. 5 minutes before a symbolic global catastrophe. addressing climate change. >>> we can't say it, but change the channel to a cable station and you'll hear all kinds of words. let's just say. the supreme court justice took up this issue today and they were all over the place on the issue of regulation of indean si indecentcy. >> what i heard and you don't want your daughter hearing it. but in an era wh

in washington, kristin fisher, 9news now. >> congresswoman michele bachmann said she wants -- the minnesota republican announced that decision after the failed run for the white house. >>> today the remaining republican presidential candidates took aim at president obama one day after his state of the union speech. randall pinkston takes a look at their attacks and the president's road trip to promoting plans. >> president oh bam many obama -- hoping to show how his plan to change tax laws would benefit business owners. >> we have to reward companies that are doing business here in the united states of america. >> the republicans running for the white house insist the president's policies have failed. they are taking aim at his call to raise the tax rate on people earning more than a million dollars a year. >> this is a president who is turning america into a welfare style state, like europe. >> i'm for lower taxes and smaller government, obama is for higher taxes and bigger government. >> latest poll numbers from florida show newt gingrich's message is winning over voters. he is tied with

metro gave kristin fisher a look. >> watch closely as this metro bus apreachs the intersection. the dash camera captures a pedestrian on the right about to get hit. [ horn honking ] >> wow. oh my gosh. >> what i want is reasons why they are hitting these people. if it's because they are over worked or if there is something else going on. >> we put that question

in rockville, i'm kristin fisher, 9news now. >>> it looks like arizona avenue will soon reopen afterlosed for several hours earlier today. a tree fell down between mcarthur boulevard after 3:00 this afternoon. causing major headaches for drivers. crews have now removed it and are cleaning up around that area. they say the road will be reopened in about another 30 minutes at 11:30. when you think of prowrestling, you think of the flashy showmanship. you may not realize how dangerous the sport really is. a 25-year-old from district heights recently died after training at a local wrestling facility. lindsey mastis spoke with his family tonight. >> he died doing what he wanted to do. >> quinton washington wanted to be a wrestler since he was a child. his parents say he joined gilbert's prowrestling academy so he could pursue his dream. but last thursday, something went terribly wrong while practicing a wrestling move. >> whether you run and i guess you fall back. >> washington hit his head hard. >> he fell and he has seen like he was disoriented. he was winded. >> washington's mom says s

kristin fisher has details. >> representative gabrielle giffords got a standing ovation as she enteredse chamber for the last time as an arizona congresswoman. her friend, representative debbie schultz broke down before reading giffords letter of resignation. >> i'm so proud of my friend and it will always be one of the great treasures of my life to have met

so, we sent kristin fisher down there to the park in georgetown to take a look. >> four days before therth of july, this frayed flag was flying above the very monument to the man who wrote the star spangled banner. >> the ends are frayed and the individual stripes are starting to tear from each other a bit. >> national park service admitted it was their fault. one day after the story aired, a new flag was gallantly streaming. but just six months later, we got an e-mail from a viewer. an army captain who wants to remain unanimous. he informed us that once again, the flag at francis scott key park is frayed on the top edge and flying in a disrespectful manner. >> very important to show respect with a new flag, not an old tattered flag. >> i have never noticed a problem with the flag. i see it every day. at the same time, if there is a problem with the flag, this is certainly one that got great symbolic importance. >> part of the problem is this flag is not your average american flag with 50 stars. this flag only has 15 stars. just like the flag that inspired francis scott key to write our

emotional reunion in maryland between a military critical care nurse and her twin daughters.as kristin fisherws us.... it wasn't just theeearly homecoming that had the family crying and screaming. 3 their mom, captain cherissa jackson is home eerly from afghanistan."oh my god (screams).""you guys are mean, you tricked us.""you guys are mean, you tricked us.""i was like, 'i'm home.' my daughters are here, i get to see them, i get to hug them, i get to kiss them, that's all i was thinking about.""my mom knows and everyone knows that i hate surprises. cause i get really shaken up. and everything. i'm still shaking. it really meann a lot."but now its mom's turn to be surprised. (screaming) her entireefamily has flown in from down south. "i saw my mom and dad, and i was like 'what are you doing here?' and then i saw my sister from florida, and i was like 'oh yeah, they got me.'" "the best days of my life." and just when the jackson family thinks they couldn't possibly shed any more tears, they got one more reason to cry: two $20,000 college scholarships from kfc."it means a lot to not only us but

kristin fisher is working the story for us. what happened today? >> reporter: well, it all started around 2:00 when the protesters swarmed the headquarters, coming from all directions. they were all trying to get through their front doors. they wanted a meeting with the ceo. here is what happened. nearly 200 customers are calling on the company's ceo to come outside. >> we just want to talk to you, man. >> reporter: they went in to get him if it was not for the police officers blocking every entrance. >> your opinion u disease not matter. >> reporter: the group says that the organize of the proposed $42 million rate hike. >> we want him to address the fact that they have made over $800 million in profits. they have received over $800 million in tax refunds. but they pay $0 in taxes and now they want more money. that's a bit much. >> drop all services. >> adding fuel to their fire is the fact that last summer, they were rated the most heated company in america. and thanks in part to the mass outages and poor service during the winter blizzard and wi

kristin fisher joins us live where the chief is going to meet with concerned residents later tonight. kristen. >> this has become such a big issue for residents in northwest washington. this is chief lanier's second community crime meeting in just two days. now, chief lanier in the past has said that they believe that the majority of these armed robberies are being conducted by the same group of men. two to three men. the latest on robbery took place just last night. >> 8:00 monday night, a man walking along this quiet section is held up at gunpoint. the suspect approached from behind, demanded money, then fled on foot along with two other men who are standing nearby. >> sorry to hear that. >> hugh fisher lives less than a block away. >> worried about your little girl? >> definitely. they don't go out on unescorted, that's for sure. >> two weeks ago, there were three armed robberies in 30 minutes. the victims were walking on quiet residential streets less than 3 miles apart. >> i'm shocked. i work nearby. i walk to and from the metro every day. >> it surprised me it's in this area. no

so we sent our kristin fisher down to that georgetown park to investigate. four days before the fourth of july, this frayed flag was flying above the very monument to the man who wrote the star spangled banner. >> the ends are frayed and the individual stripes are starting to tear from each other a bit. >> national park service admitted it was their fault. one day after the story aired, a new flag was gallantly streaming. six months later, we got an e- mail from a viewer. an army captain that wants to remain unanimous. once again, the flag at francis key park is frayed on the top edge and flying in a disrespectful manner. >> it's important to show respect with a new flag, not an old tattered flag. i have never noticed a problem with the flag. i see it every day. at the same time, if there is a problem with the flag, this is certainly one that got great symbolic importance. >> this flag is not your average american flag with 50 stars. this flag only has 15 stars. just like the flag that inspired francis scott to write our national anthem. not only are they ha

. >> but up next, a woman who was on that shift ran aground in italy, talks to kristin fisher about thatrather harrowing voyage. it's a story you'll only see on 9news now. >>> it's an understatement to say it can be frightening to be homeless. when you're a young person or a single parent with a little child, there are additional pressures to be sure. the latin american youth center offers some much needed lifelines. in today's hero central report,jc hayward visited hope house. >> if you ever in an argument with someone, i promise if you take time and listen to what they are saying. >> on thursday, the hope house offers life skills training for participants. the nonprofit's goal is to provide a transitional living program for people 18 to 24 years old. >> they have the chance to come into hope house and just transitional housing to have a safe place to live with their children. and to be able to learn parenting skills and life skills and sort of obtain employment and sort of get to the place where they can live safely and independently on their own. >> according to the national center on

kristin fisher joins us live from the national mall. when is the monument scheduled to reopen at this point? reporter: that's the bad news that. date is still about a year and a half away, but what this donation really means is that the national park service finally has the funding to fully repair the washington monument. a helmet camera captures members of the daredevil difficult assessment team as they rappel down the washington monument last september. they found about $15 million in damage, chips and cracks up to an inch thick in several of the marble stones. >> there have been cracks in the monument. obviously there's no crack in the support of and admiration of our first president. reporter: four months later d.c. philanthropist and businessman david rife rubenstein announced he's donating $75 million to cover repair costs. the rest of the money will come from matching federal fund as proved by congress last month. >> this is a complex job. this is a one of a kind structure, but please rest assured that the national park service w