renee bowman will be sentenced later this morning. she was found guilty last month on two couldn't ever first degree murder as well as first degree child abuse. police found her daughters bodies in bowman's freezer after her third daughter escaped from the calvert county home. prosecutors say they are asking for life in prison without the possibility of parole. >>> three d.c. schools will remain closed because of massive budget cuts. brews monday re, brooklyn educational campus and turner elementary were supposed to be rebuilt. according to "the washington post" that's been delayed. d.c. school chancellor says the big issue is money and promises to rebuild were based on financial situation two years ago. but thomas harry jr. said it's a problem of over promising. rhee is scheduled to appear before the d.c. council today. still ahead a local tragedy. a commune says good-bye to a young girl killed in a weekend house fire. >>> plus calling all metro riders. the transit agency holds meetings for those who w >>> good morning. time for weat

sister jumped from a second-floor window of this house to escape their abusive adoptive mother, renee bowman, authorities found the bodies of her sisters, jasmine and minnet in the place bowman entombed them. stacked one on top of the other in a base metropolitan freezer. >> it's -- basement freezer. >> it's defies any ability to comprehend what this woman did. >> reporter: at sentencing today bowman stood and told the judge -- >> even as she spoke those words she was -- without any human emotion. not a tear that has been shed. >> reporter: defense attorney allen drew asked the judge for mercy. he said bowman was a foster child, too, abandoned by her father and schizophrenic mother. he said his client is not a murderer. judge michael looked bowman in the eye and said you are a murderer. you sentenced these two innocent children in the dawn of their lives to a death chamber. i see no remorse, no empathy, no caring, nothing. wiping away tears he says it's the worst case he's ever had to sit through and sentenced bowman to two terms of life in prison without the possibility of parole. plus 75 y

. >>> renee bowman will be sentenced today. the maryland woman was convicted last month of kill two of her adopted daughters. their bodies were found in 2008 in a freezer at her home in calvert county. prosecutors say they are asking for life in prison without the possibility of parole. >>> former presidents bill clinton and george w. bush are heading to haiti. the trip is part of the effort to raise money for the haiti earthquake relief. the form's presidents will meet with the haitian people, government leaders and others providing earthquake relief. >>> metro is asking for your thoughts on how it can close it's $189 million budget deficit. it's holding a series of public hearings in the coming weeks to hear what riders think of its options. the first hearing starts tonight. >>> megan mcgrath is live at the vienna metro station with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it's a huge budget deficit, $189 million and metro's board of directors has to figure out exactly how to close that gap and they've got a number of d

renee bowman was convicted last month. a third daughter escaped from the house. >> former presidents clinton and george w. bush are heading to haiti today. the trip is part of the effort to raise money for haiti earthquake relief. the former presidents will meet with the haitian people, government leaders and others providing earthquake relief. the goal is to help with the rebuilding effort. >> an 8-year-old girl died after getting trapped inside her burning home. the desperate mother ran for help. it was too late. news 4 derrick ward reports. >> reporter: her mother who ran to a mother's house for help was critically injured and airlifted to a nearby hospital. neighbors say it was around 11:00 saturday night when the usual quiet of this neighborhood was shattered by the sounds of sirens and breaking glass and of screams. >> approximately 25 firefighters were out on the scene, attempting to effect a rescue. they did a primary search. discovered one fatality which was a female child and also had an adult female. >> reporter

. >> renee bowman, the come woman convicted killing two of her daughters is scheduled to be sentenced today. they found the bodies of two of her children locked in a freezer. bowman has been sentenced to 25 years in prison already after pleading guilty to abusing her surviving daughter. prosecutors have asked the judge for a sentence of life in prison without parole. >>> the cause of a house fire in clinton, maryland, which killed an 8-year-old girl and injured a woman is under investigation. it happened saturday night on park view lane. the woman told them her daughter was trapped inside. 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 o

. >>> i'm audrey barnes in rockville where today a judge sentenced renee bowman to life in prison withoutarole for killing her two adopted daughters and keeping their bodies in a base freezer, moving it to two different homes with her. the little girls were eventually discovered this their basement tomb of a third daughter escaped and alerted

renee bowman was found guilty of two counts of first degree murder last month. two bodies were found in the freezer at her home in calvert county in 2008 after a third physically abused daughter escaped from her house. prosecutors are seeking for life without parole. >> an 8-year-old girl in prince george's county died when she became trapped in her burning home. this happened on saturday night. the girl's mother ran to a neighbor for help. 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 evacu

. >>> sentencing today for renee bowman. prosecutors want her to get life in prison without parole for the murders of her two adopted daughters. she's already serving a 25-year sentence for abusing another daughter. >>> and it's spring cleaning for roads in montgomery county. the annual street sweeping begins in an effort to clean 5,000 miles of curbs. there's a lot of extra debris lying around after this winter's storms. devon? >>> rain in northern virginia, prince william, fairfax, loudoun county. it's going to be a rainy drive on 66 on the way in. these showers moving off to the north. let's talk about heavier thunderstorms as we get your complete forecast we we come back. >>> maryland fans you might want to avert your eyes. here's a heartbreaking buzzer beater from yesterday's ncaa tournament game. >> for the win! he's got it! >> lucious got t the three pointer at the buzzer sends michigan home winners. check out who's in the sweet 16 by going to wusa9.com. a link is at the top of our home page. >>> and on to nascar. mak

renee bowman has already been sentenced to 25 years in prison for abusing her surviving daughter. she testified about the horrors she and her sisters had to endure. the others of the other children were found inside of a freezer back in 2008. >>> authorities in aruba are set to search again for a missing american woman. they say an american couple took an under water photo of what might be the remains of natalee holloway. she vanished back in 2005 when she was 18. the prosecutors office said it's too early to say whether the photo shows anything but a dive team will investigate. >>> now to a teen arrested for making a racial comment over a wal-mart intercom. he's been released to his parents. police in new jersey charged the 16-year-old with harassment and biased intimidation. he grabbed a courtesy phone and announced, attention all wal- mart customers. all black people leave the store now. >>> and a live look at the capitol where the house vote is scheduled for later in afternoon on the president's number one domestic priority. democrats say they have enough votes but republicans

renee bowman was convicted of first-degree murder.freezer after a third daughter escape friday the home. metro is giving you chances to sound off after a budget deficit. the first hearing is tonight at oaktown high school at 7:00 and another is scheduled wednesday at st. francis xavier church in southeast washington. we will look at the weath >> cudy and cool and scattered showers and some of them are heavy south of fredericksburg towards the metro area in four hours or so. later on a few more passes showers. how is the traffic? >> time to take a live look to the 14th street bridge. we don't see any construction, but we will see. a little bit of a rain shower move through and roads are going to be slick. be cautious in that direction. >> thanks. more news, traffic, and weather in 25 minutes. ♪ out of my heads and into our hearts if we could only get out of our heads out of our heads and into our hearts ♪ >> nine-time grammy winner sheryl crow has a concert coming up tonight in new york city. she will stop by a little later on, on "tod