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scott broom has more from the police headquarters tonight. >> i'm scott broom at prince george's county police headquarters where police, they are crediting the anonymous tips with helping them make these two arrests in a case that they say is gang related. >> the rival gang members. and the president at a birthday party in the residential home. >> reporter: the police chief said that the victim, the 16- year-old marcus jones, he was affiliated with the local gang in ft. washington called the danger boys. he was shot outside the birthday party on saturday night. now under arrest and charged with murder are the 19-year-old of ft. washington and the 17-year-old of oxen hill. they were members of a rival group known as baby haiti, a third unidentified suspect is still being sought. >> marcus jones was also affiliated with a different local gang. >> i'm still in shock, it's a tragedy. >> reporter: the principal of the high school said that the danger boys are on the radar of school security officials. members of the gangs are targets of counseling and mentoring at school. a beefed up securi
scott broom has more from the police headquarters tonight. >> i'm scott broom at prince george's county police headquarters where police, they are crediting the anonymous tips with helping them make these two arrests in a case that they say is gang related. >> the rival gang members. and the president at a birthday party in the residential home. >> reporter: the police chief said that the victim, the 16- year-old marcus jones, he was affiliated with the local gang in ft....
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in baltimore, scott broom, wusa9. >> all right, thank you scott. what a fun morning there in baltimore. of course, all the buildings are lit up. everybody has purple fever right now. it's only going to get crazier at the end of this week. now since the ravens arrived, the 49ers decided to come in yesterday. they got in last night about 7:00 and got to their team hotel and had a chance to relax and, you know, just get settled in. they did their press conferences yesterday and jim harbaugh and some of the players talked to the media and today it's going to be john and his players from the ravens. so we're sitting here, sitting tight waiting r john harbaugh to talk and watching all the media to file in. our week is beginning. it is super bowl week. it's going to be an exciting one and we'll have all the access for yoall week long. for now, we're live from new orleans. we'll see you back in a little bit. i'm kristen berset. derek and anita, back to you. >> kristen, the momentum just building for the ravens. >> i was hoping scott broom was going to do r
in baltimore, scott broom, wusa9. >> all right, thank you scott. what a fun morning there in baltimore. of course, all the buildings are lit up. everybody has purple fever right now. it's only going to get crazier at the end of this week. now since the ravens arrived, the 49ers decided to come in yesterday. they got in last night about 7:00 and got to their team hotel and had a chance to relax and, you know, just get settled in. they did their press conferences yesterday and jim harbaugh...
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reporting live for the inner harbor, scott broom wusa9. >> thank you, scott. of course as he said, wusa9 is your station for super bowl xlvii. we have anchors, reporters, photographs, producers heading to new orleans right now. in fact we have a picture of them just before they left. andrea roane, kristen is going to bring you everything on the parties the players the great music and of course, the amazing food in new orleans. we are calling our super bowl coverage. it starts at 6:30 next sunday, there is a lot of pregame action before that. we'll have a live report from new orleans throughout the week and our coverage with our blitz and glitz team. >>> another sports note, we are carrying on cbs, the final round of the farmer's open from torrey pines golf course. our coverage starts at 4:00 light here on channel 9. tiger woods had a six shot lead sunday when play was stopped. >>> a sudssy shore, we'll tell you why this small beach town ended up covered in neck-deep foam in some places. but first, hero central today. we'll introduce you to an organization that
reporting live for the inner harbor, scott broom wusa9. >> thank you, scott. of course as he said, wusa9 is your station for super bowl xlvii. we have anchors, reporters, photographs, producers heading to new orleans right now. in fact we have a picture of them just before they left. andrea roane, kristen is going to bring you everything on the parties the players the great music and of course, the amazing food in new orleans. we are calling our super bowl coverage. it starts at 6:30 next...
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. >> i'm scott broom beside the icc in montgomery county where the current speed limit is 55 miles per hour, even though the road was engineered to go 60. it aught to be 70 instead. the double nickel makes drivers on the icc easy pickings for the maryland transportation authority police patrol here. >> you are paying to use it and paying for a ticket. >> i took it over last night. nobody is on it. you know, they should increase the speed limit there. >> the transportation authority is now studying a bump up to 60 miles per hour. perhaps later this year. but 70? as the lead foot legislators suggest, an authority spokesman says the agency has not taken a position on that idea. on the icc in montgomery county, scott broom, wusa9. >> i wouldn't mind going a little faster. >> yeah. i know. i tell my girls, don't speed on that road. >> that road is built for speed. >> it is. it feels like you are teetering along. >> today was the day you wanted to linger slowly outside. >> i tweeted this earlier. the birds were singing like, that's all she wrote. we'll see. we'll make a comeback. quiet down.
. >> i'm scott broom beside the icc in montgomery county where the current speed limit is 55 miles per hour, even though the road was engineered to go 60. it aught to be 70 instead. the double nickel makes drivers on the icc easy pickings for the maryland transportation authority police patrol here. >> you are paying to use it and paying for a ticket. >> i took it over last night. nobody is on it. you know, they should increase the speed limit there. >> the...
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scott broom is live in frederick county with reaction. scott? >> reporter: outside a gun store here where guns rights advocates are very concerned about this, a target of the governor's new proposed restrictions are those so- called assault weapons and the high capacity ammunition clips that feed bullets into them as well as handguns. inside the gun center here in frederick racks that used to hold so-called assault style rifles like the bushmaster are empty because they're sold out. outside customers with strong feelings about gun rights are unnerved by talk of gun restrictions. >> i'm going to stock up while i can. >> reporter: by maryland governor martin o'malley. >> our constitution gives us the right and unfortunately our governor of maryland doesn't understand infringement. >> reporter: the o'malley plan calls for a state ban on assault weapons similar to the federal ban that expired in 2004, restricting the size of magazines to 10 bullets or less, prohibiting gun sales to people under 21. additionally o'malley proposes gun licensing with r
scott broom is live in frederick county with reaction. scott? >> reporter: outside a gun store here where guns rights advocates are very concerned about this, a target of the governor's new proposed restrictions are those so- called assault weapons and the high capacity ammunition clips that feed bullets into them as well as handguns. inside the gun center here in frederick racks that used to hold so-called assault style rifles like the bushmaster are empty because they're sold out....
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our scott broom pick up our team coverage live in charles county. scott. >> reporter: hey, derek, on the dashboard camera of my mobile newsroom been motoring around today looking for snowflakes, so far haven't found any. i'm in la plata. that's u.s. 301 behind me. you just heard topper report maybe a little more snow down in charles county. it was a just in case kind of day anyway today. let me show you the pictures. charles county went ahead and dismissed school two hours early today. that's thomas stone high school up in waldorf. when they made the call, they were still under a winter storm warning at that time. of course, the national weather service has downgraded all that and the highway crews have been standing by all day to put salt on the road. they put some down but haven't really needed it. it's 39 degrees now and the rush hour traffic is getting by just fine. if you're in southern maryland and south of the metro area, as you just heard topper report, might be a little frozen stuff tonight. so if you're in these areas, you'll have to check
our scott broom pick up our team coverage live in charles county. scott. >> reporter: hey, derek, on the dashboard camera of my mobile newsroom been motoring around today looking for snowflakes, so far haven't found any. i'm in la plata. that's u.s. 301 behind me. you just heard topper report maybe a little more snow down in charles county. it was a just in case kind of day anyway today. let me show you the pictures. charles county went ahead and dismissed school two hours early today....
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scott broom is live with the rest of the story. >> 27-year-old michael young's excuse is that he was high on pcp. it's an attack that cost a young security guard the site in his right eye and terrorized more than 80 children ages 4 and younger. >> please. we have 80 children. >> it's a 911 call and security camera video made michael young crazy. inside the family affair daycare in landover last april. young became enraged when he is deny the use of a phone. security guard, farmer, confronted young with a fact, but was over powered, badly beaten, and blind in one eye. >> today, young was sentenced to twenty years for the attack. which terrorized dozens of infants and toddlers as he smashed glass throughout the daycare center. >> i cook and clean, oh my god. >> john speaks for the prince georges county state's attorneys office, calling farmer a hero for confronting young. >> without his quick thinking and action, the innocent children in that center could have been hurt. >> the farmer left the courthouse. his blinded eye protected by dark glasses. before he was taken away, young did tu
scott broom is live with the rest of the story. >> 27-year-old michael young's excuse is that he was high on pcp. it's an attack that cost a young security guard the site in his right eye and terrorized more than 80 children ages 4 and younger. >> please. we have 80 children. >> it's a 911 call and security camera video made michael young crazy. inside the family affair daycare in landover last april. young became enraged when he is deny the use of a phone. security guard,...
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. >>> i'm scott broom on maryland's eastern shore where several same-sex couples tied the knot on the first day it is legal in maryland. >> i now pronounce you married. you may kiss your spouse. [ laughter ] [ cheering and applause ] >> that was so quick to be such a challenge through voting and everything. why was that such a big deal? >> this is truly a gift to us to see them being married and to be able to express their love in a way that is recognized. this is the future of america and this is the way it should be. >> reporter: also among the couples to wed at black walnut point. >> i just love him and i wanted to be married to him and spend the rest of my life with him. >> u.s. navy master chief petty officer. >> after 20 years in the navy and being able to do this openly without don't ask don't tell and not being able to be legally married, it's wonderful. >> scott broom, 9news now. >>> let's take a live look outside as we start 2013. it was kind of a gray start to the new year, but not too cold out there. erica is here with the rest of the evening. how that's shaping up and bac
. >>> i'm scott broom on maryland's eastern shore where several same-sex couples tied the knot on the first day it is legal in maryland. >> i now pronounce you married. you may kiss your spouse. [ laughter ] [ cheering and applause ] >> that was so quick to be such a challenge through voting and everything. why was that such a big deal? >> this is truly a gift to us to see them being married and to be able to express their love in a way that is recognized. this is the...
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. >> reporter: i'm scott broom on the eastern shores where seven same-sex couples tied the knot in the water front ceremonies on the first day it's legal in maryland. >> i now pronounce you married. and you may kiss your spouse. [ cheering ] >> that was so quick to be, you know, through voting and everything. why was that such a big deal? >> this is truly a gift for us to see them be married and to express their love in a way that is recognized. this is the future of america and this is the way it should be. >> reporter: also among the couples to wed at black walnut point. >> i just love him and i wanted to be married to him and spend the rest of my life with him. >> reporter: the u.s. navy master chief officer. >> after 20 years in the navy and, you know, being able to do this openly without don't ask don't tell and being able to be legally married, it's wonderful. >> reporter: scott broom, 9news now. >> the legalization of same-sex marriage in maryland is arguably the highest profile new law taking effect in the d.c. area today, but there are others. the banned on chicken feed also t
. >> reporter: i'm scott broom on the eastern shores where seven same-sex couples tied the knot in the water front ceremonies on the first day it's legal in maryland. >> i now pronounce you married. and you may kiss your spouse. [ cheering ] >> that was so quick to be, you know, through voting and everything. why was that such a big deal? >> this is truly a gift for us to see them be married and to express their love in a way that is recognized. this is the future of...
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. >> reporter: i'm scott broom in college park where volunteer firefighters are complaining that somenges being made by the county fire department could leave some communities threatened. >> they just need more people and we can't take them from one just to put them somewhere else. >> reporter: according to the volunteers here, at the branchville volunteer fire company, they are among six firehouses where the county is considering pulling out its paid staffers to consolidate forces elsewhere. >> why jeopardize the citizens of prince george's county? >> reporter: county fire ems spokesman mark brady says the fire department is studying how to realign its staff, but no decisions have been made yet. >> when the baker administration first started out, we had 600 some approved firefighter positions. we're up to 810 now. there is a tremendous demand for career personnel throughout prince george's county based on the need from volunteer stations. >> reporter: of course, one solution to all this is to recruit more volunteers, but in this day in age there are not a lot of people who want to do
. >> reporter: i'm scott broom in college park where volunteer firefighters are complaining that somenges being made by the county fire department could leave some communities threatened. >> they just need more people and we can't take them from one just to put them somewhere else. >> reporter: according to the volunteers here, at the branchville volunteer fire company, they are among six firehouses where the county is considering pulling out its paid staffers to consolidate...
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. >> wusa9 reporter scott broom spent the night embedded with one of those units at fort myer. was that like, scott? >> reporter: you heard the movie title o dark 30. that's what's been going on here. these guys have been up since midnight as if on a combat mission except their attar is money old guard -- they're the ceremonial old guard. up all night with them. take a look at some of the pictures i took at about 2:00 this morning as some of the soldiers here were measuring the medals. they were blackening their shoes. i have a few tricks to tell you how to get shoes shined. they like to use furniture polish, believe it or not. i was surprised by that as well as lighter fluid and everything else. this is a serious mission. the old guard is the oldest unit in the united states military. it's been around since 1784. many, many of the soldiers i met today are veterans of both afghanistan and iraq. they take the ceremonial mission very, very seriously. for them it projects pride and professionalism of the military, but it also projects the dedication and the precision and the sacri
. >> wusa9 reporter scott broom spent the night embedded with one of those units at fort myer. was that like, scott? >> reporter: you heard the movie title o dark 30. that's what's been going on here. these guys have been up since midnight as if on a combat mission except their attar is money old guard -- they're the ceremonial old guard. up all night with them. take a look at some of the pictures i took at about 2:00 this morning as some of the soldiers here were measuring the...
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scott broom is live in frederick, maryland, to tell us more tonight. scott? >> reporter: well, i came to this gun store in frederick county just to see what their reaction was and believe me, folks are angry and nervous when you talk about sweeping new changes to the gun control laws like the governor of maryland martin o'malley did today. here at the store the run on guns continues. the target of governor o'malley's initiative so-called assault style weapons, the high capacity magazines that feed bullets into them and handguns. >> we did not have to resign ourselves to the way things have always been. >> reporter: the o'malley plan calls for a state ban on assault weapons similar to the federal ban that expired in 2004 restricting the size of magazines to 10 bullets or less, prohibiting gun sales to people under 21. additionally o'malley proposes gun licensing with renewal every five years which would include fingerprinting and a mandatory gun safety class requirement. rifles and shotguns used by sportsmen would be exempted. >> if you have to get a license t
scott broom is live in frederick, maryland, to tell us more tonight. scott? >> reporter: well, i came to this gun store in frederick county just to see what their reaction was and believe me, folks are angry and nervous when you talk about sweeping new changes to the gun control laws like the governor of maryland martin o'malley did today. here at the store the run on guns continues. the target of governor o'malley's initiative so-called assault style weapons, the high capacity magazines...
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and scott broom is at the medstar washington hospital center to talk about the answers. scott? >> reporter: as this graphic photograph shows that it takes just one sneeze to affect everyone about a six-foot radius with this nasty flu virus. and now pack hundreds of thousands of people together at the inauguration on january 21. and consider that up to 20% of the population can be affected by the flu in the course of a widespread season like this one. and that's likely to make for a lot of sick people. packing themselves on the metro trains and buses, the common inauguration weekend. >> we're seeing the incredible number of patients here. >> and here at the medstar hospital center, they have their fingers crossed, that they all don't end up here. >> we're looking at a million guests. we'll still continue to see that during the time. >> hopefully not so many that local hospitals will be forced to do what the lehigh valley schools have done, putting up tents in their parking lot. they are prepared for that possibility. a room stocked with cots, blow horns, flashlights. it is all n
and scott broom is at the medstar washington hospital center to talk about the answers. scott? >> reporter: as this graphic photograph shows that it takes just one sneeze to affect everyone about a six-foot radius with this nasty flu virus. and now pack hundreds of thousands of people together at the inauguration on january 21. and consider that up to 20% of the population can be affected by the flu in the course of a widespread season like this one. and that's likely to make for a lot of...
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the prince georges county courthouse, scott broom, wusa9. >> crazy video there.former has declined to speak publicly about the incident since it happened. >> we are attempting to learn more about secret hearings involving the man convicted of murdering chandra levi. her body was later found in rock creek park in 2002. the prosecutors went before a judge and revealed that he was convicted. even her parents don't know what's going on. >>> the man suspected of killing a philadelphia pediatrician appeared in court today. he's an exterminator. jason smith is accused of killing dr. melissa moody at her home in downtown philadelphia. her bowed body was found bound and beat up on monday. set her body on fire. investigators say smith was captured on surveillance camera going to her house for an exterminating job. he killed her after the two of them got into some kind of an argument. >> a federal appeals court has overturned two of casey anthony's convictions for lying. anthony had been convicted of lying to detectives during the investigation into the disappearance of her
the prince georges county courthouse, scott broom, wusa9. >> crazy video there.former has declined to speak publicly about the incident since it happened. >> we are attempting to learn more about secret hearings involving the man convicted of murdering chandra levi. her body was later found in rock creek park in 2002. the prosecutors went before a judge and revealed that he was convicted. even her parents don't know what's going on. >>> the man suspected of killing a...
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our scott broom reports. >> reporter: at the black walnut point in, couples nervously prepared for the ceremonies and the wedding photographer scramble. a couple who wedded at midnight after a 15-year relationship and previous marriage to men came on to cheer the others in just married hats. >> it was magical. >> we are gathered here today to celebrate love. the love that has been freely given to us. >> reporter: clayton and wayne of baltimore stood under a water front gazebo to exchange vows cementing a six-year relationship. >> i now pronounce you married, you may kiss your spouse. >> yay! [ applause ] >> reporter: that was kick to be through voting and everything. why was it such a big deal? >> this is truly a gift to us to see them be married and to express their love in a way that is recognized. this is the future of america and this is the way it should be. >> reporter: also among the couples to wed at black walnut point. >> i just love him and i wanted to be married to him and spend the rest of my life with him. >> reporter: the u.s. navy master chief dwayne beedy and jonathan f
our scott broom reports. >> reporter: at the black walnut point in, couples nervously prepared for the ceremonies and the wedding photographer scramble. a couple who wedded at midnight after a 15-year relationship and previous marriage to men came on to cheer the others in just married hats. >> it was magical. >> we are gathered here today to celebrate love. the love that has been freely given to us. >> reporter: clayton and wayne of baltimore stood under a water front...
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scott broom is live from university of maryland research center where they're trying to figure out the spread and why it's happening so quickly. >> reporter: it is happening quickly. i don't want to make light of it, but tell you what, here at the university of maryland, believe it or not, the twist today is you can get paid to have the flu. there are signs like this all over the place that says, got flu? we'll pay you, with big arrows pointing to this building. it is the university of maryland school of public health, and they will pay you if you have got the flu as long as you're willing to be a research subject. >> lift your tongue up. >> reporter: fever, coughing, body aches, and misery. this lab at the university of maryland school of public health wants you. >> we want to test 200 people this winter. >> reporter: dr. donald milton is the chief collaborator on a major study trying to get to the bottom of exactly how the flu spreads. >> all of the air she exhales goes down the funnel and into this tube here that causes it to collect the large droplets. the goal is to understand how
scott broom is live from university of maryland research center where they're trying to figure out the spread and why it's happening so quickly. >> reporter: it is happening quickly. i don't want to make light of it, but tell you what, here at the university of maryland, believe it or not, the twist today is you can get paid to have the flu. there are signs like this all over the place that says, got flu? we'll pay you, with big arrows pointing to this building. it is the university of...
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scott broom is live in laurel tonight where life is a little rough today. scott? >> reporter: it is. you can see the flooding behind me. let's start with the most serious incident of the day. that is the party drowning death of a woman found in a homeless camp in the woods along the patuxent river this morning. sky 9 over the scene about 11:30 this morning as rescuers brought the body of a woman out of a completely flooded homeless tent camp set up in the flood plain in the patuxent river just downstream of route 198. a survivor of the camp was rescued and treated for hypothermia. meanwhile in the city of laurel a scramble to save commuter cars parked near the marc railway station and town officials spreading the word to businesses along the river like this transmission shop get out. >> they told us a mandatory evacuation, so we got to go. >> reporter: craig moe is laurel's mayor. >> we're down so low in the city, so this always floods and they're releasing so much water it's causing real problems this time around. >> reporter: the water moe is talking about is co
scott broom is live in laurel tonight where life is a little rough today. scott? >> reporter: it is. you can see the flooding behind me. let's start with the most serious incident of the day. that is the party drowning death of a woman found in a homeless camp in the woods along the patuxent river this morning. sky 9 over the scene about 11:30 this morning as rescuers brought the body of a woman out of a completely flooded homeless tent camp set up in the flood plain in the patuxent river...
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scott broom is in college park tonight with the story. >> reporter: here at the branchville volunteer firehouse in college park there are only enough volunteers to go around to keep things safe at night which is why prince george's county supplies paid, unionized career firefighters to keep things safe during the day, but that may be changing. >> they just need more people and you can't take them from one just to put them somewhere else. >> reporter: according to the volunteers here, they are among six firehouses where the county is considering pulling out its paid staffers to consolidate forces elsewhere leaving the volunteers hoping that neighboring fire companies will send help when there's no one around at branchville to answer the call. >> why jeopardize the citizens of prince george's county. >> reporter: in the last week rescuers dispatched from branchville have turned out for two fires in nearby greenbelt including one where an 85-year- old woman died. examples the volunteers say that removing paid county staff is a life and death matter. county fire ems spokesman mark brady s
scott broom is in college park tonight with the story. >> reporter: here at the branchville volunteer firehouse in college park there are only enough volunteers to go around to keep things safe at night which is why prince george's county supplies paid, unionized career firefighters to keep things safe during the day, but that may be changing. >> they just need more people and you can't take them from one just to put them somewhere else. >> reporter: according to the...
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in maryland city, scott broom, 9 news now. >>>. >> authorities haven't officially released the name of the man who died, a 55-year-old father and grandfather who lived in that house with his wife. she was at work when the fire broke out. >>> there's a push tonight to award four new york firefighters shot on crust mastiest presidential medal of free -- christmas eve the presidential medal of freedom. two firefighters were killed and two were wounded. the petition needs 25,000 signatures by january 27th for an official white house response. >>> tense moments outside a vienna shopping center this morning, the bomb squad was called to the parking lot of merchants tire on route 123 to investigate a suspected grenade. every business in the immediate area was evacuated and area roads were shut down. investigators determined it was a real grenade, but its internal components had been removed making it inoperable. >>> today we are hearing from redskins quarterback robert griffin, iii for the very first time since the sunday night playoff clinching win over the evil dallas cowboys. kristen berse
in maryland city, scott broom, 9 news now. >>>. >> authorities haven't officially released the name of the man who died, a 55-year-old father and grandfather who lived in that house with his wife. she was at work when the fire broke out. >>> there's a push tonight to award four new york firefighters shot on crust mastiest presidential medal of free -- christmas eve the presidential medal of freedom. two firefighters were killed and two were wounded. the petition needs...
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in washington scott broom, 9 news now. >> they need assistant coach omar. >>> one thing you will not on madden 13, alfred morris' now famous touchdown celebration. a group of little leaguers from new york and lee county in virginia are the inspiration for the run back's home run swing. turns out morris hung out with the team at a hotel last spring and swam with the kids, ate cupcakes with them, but the idea for the celebration didn't come until he attended their baseball game. >> they score and you got to do a celebration and i was like i hit a home run for you. i kind of did it. i finally got a touchdown and the first of the post in the preseason and i was like i kind of like that. >> it's really cool that he did that for us because we made it up. >> yeah, i like that the swing he does, too. by the way, let's hope we get to see a couple of those celebrations coming sunday. don't forget, tune into wusa9 after the skins beat up on the seahawks. we'll have a special postgame edition of game on live from fedex, starts sunday night 8:00 right here, wusa9. >>> coming up on 9 news three mo
in washington scott broom, 9 news now. >> they need assistant coach omar. >>> one thing you will not on madden 13, alfred morris' now famous touchdown celebration. a group of little leaguers from new york and lee county in virginia are the inspiration for the run back's home run swing. turns out morris hung out with the team at a hotel last spring and swam with the kids, ate cupcakes with them, but the idea for the celebration didn't come until he attended their baseball game....
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our scott broom is in la plata now broadcasting from his dashboard camera in his mobile newsroom with a look at the conditions along u.s. 301. hey, scotty. >> reporter: hey, it really was one of those just in case kind of days. as topper just reported, it's nasty out here, 39 degrees, a little rain spitting, but as you can see behind me here, u.s. 301, the homecoming traffic is getting by just fine, but just in case the highway crews have already spread salt on this road because of the possibility of a little frozen stuff coming down later tonight. this is certainly not what school officials thought they would see this afternoon for the rush hour when they made the call to send kids home early. thomas stone high school in waldorf released its 1,500 students at 12:15 this afternoon, not a snowflake in sight but at the time a winter storm warning was still in effect forcing school officials to play it safe should the afternoon rush turn ugly. students were divided on the call. >> i think they did a good thing because we need to be safe. >> i'm hoping it snows so we can get out of school
our scott broom is in la plata now broadcasting from his dashboard camera in his mobile newsroom with a look at the conditions along u.s. 301. hey, scotty. >> reporter: hey, it really was one of those just in case kind of days. as topper just reported, it's nasty out here, 39 degrees, a little rain spitting, but as you can see behind me here, u.s. 301, the homecoming traffic is getting by just fine, but just in case the highway crews have already spread salt on this road because of the...
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reporting live in laurel, scott broom, wusa9. >> thank you, scott. obviously we will stay on this story. we'll have the latest for you at 5:00 p.m. and of course we will continue to follow it on wusa9.com. >>> in the meantime, the overnight rain caused some flooding in the area and some tense moments for some drivers. our delia goncalves has some dramatic video of drivers being rescued after they failed to listen to the warnings. >> reporter: you could blame it on the darkness of the early morning, but you would expect drivers saw if not heard the water. and even though there's no telling how deep it was, clearly marked signs should have warned them. >> are you okay, sir? >> yes. >> reporter: but this man somehow drove straight into a flood zone at brighton dam road and new hampshire avenue and he wasn't alone. montgomery county firefighters rescued eight people between last night and early this morning. like this driver taken to the hospital after being rescued off the roof of his car at chandley mill. >> a lot of people think there's a small amount
reporting live in laurel, scott broom, wusa9. >> thank you, scott. obviously we will stay on this story. we'll have the latest for you at 5:00 p.m. and of course we will continue to follow it on wusa9.com. >>> in the meantime, the overnight rain caused some flooding in the area and some tense moments for some drivers. our delia goncalves has some dramatic video of drivers being rescued after they failed to listen to the warnings. >> reporter: you could blame it on the...
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. >> reporter: scott broom, 9 news now. >>> the funeral plans have been set for a prince william county police officer who died in the line of duty. 35-year-old chris yung, a wake will be held thursday at hilton memorial chap nell woodbridge. the funeral will -- chapel in woodbridge. the funeral will take place there on friday. officer yung was responding to a traffic accident when he collided with a minivan in bristow on new year's day. >>> the defendant in a high profile capital murder case could be out of jail by tomorrow. justin wolfe's family celebrated today outside the prince william county courthouse after a judge ruled he'd be released tomorrow. that judge said that the case against wolfe was irrevocably tainted by the prosecution's misconduct. he also threw out wolfe's murder for hire conviction and death sentence. >> he has told the same story from day one for 12 years and his story has never wavered. i know my son even as a young child. i could tell if he was lying. he was never lying. he always told the truth. he was willing to accept responsibility for anything that he had
. >> reporter: scott broom, 9 news now. >>> the funeral plans have been set for a prince william county police officer who died in the line of duty. 35-year-old chris yung, a wake will be held thursday at hilton memorial chap nell woodbridge. the funeral will -- chapel in woodbridge. the funeral will take place there on friday. officer yung was responding to a traffic accident when he collided with a minivan in bristow on new year's day. >>> the defendant in a high...
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in prince george's county, scott broom, wusa9. >>> and police, they are still asking for tips that might lead them to the third suspect. >>> chances are they will consider that practice. topper is here in the weather center and you say to get ready for round two right top? >> reporter: yes, absolutely. a dry snow. that's pretty easy to drive on and tweet off and cleaning out the walkway with the leaf blower. in the past, we have used a meter. do you remember that? >> yes. >> here is the deal, i made an impact meter. i made it two years ago. never used it last year. but we'll use it for this storm. and so here we go. on the scale of one to ten, cars, okay, ten being carmaggedon, took you forever to get home. here it is on a scale of one to ten, we think this storm will be a one or under a one. it won't be a huge storm. with that said the only reason why it's on this scale is because it is hitting tomorrow afternoon and evening during the evening commute. the only reason why they are showing up. temperature wise it's cold. again, just like yesterday and this morning, every little flake is
in prince george's county, scott broom, wusa9. >>> and police, they are still asking for tips that might lead them to the third suspect. >>> chances are they will consider that practice. topper is here in the weather center and you say to get ready for round two right top? >> reporter: yes, absolutely. a dry snow. that's pretty easy to drive on and tweet off and cleaning out the walkway with the leaf blower. in the past, we have used a meter. do you remember that?...
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our scott broom joins us live from laurel with more on that. >> reporter: the death a serious matter, but tonight i'm looking at a parking lot that was filled with cars of commuters who use the marc train here. the good news for them is the city rescued their cars and towed them out. the bad news is the commuters parked there went around cones set up just for this reason because these lots were expected to flood. so they'll have to pay to get their cars back. commuter car rescue courtesy of the city of laurel, about a dozen cars saved by the tow hook. elsewhere employees in low lying businesses were ordered to get out, about 250 people moved during the day. the patuxent river rising slowly as the washington suburban sanitary commission was forced to open the floodgates at its upstream dams to release an unexpected pulse of floodwater from last night's rains. craig moe is laurel's mayor. >> we're hoping for the best and we'll see what happens as the night goes. it's going to be a long day for a lot of us here. >> reporter: earlier in the day a sad discovery in a makeshift riverside ten
our scott broom joins us live from laurel with more on that. >> reporter: the death a serious matter, but tonight i'm looking at a parking lot that was filled with cars of commuters who use the marc train here. the good news for them is the city rescued their cars and towed them out. the bad news is the commuters parked there went around cones set up just for this reason because these lots were expected to flood. so they'll have to pay to get their cars back. commuter car rescue courtesy...
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and at the medstar washington hospital center, scott broom, 9news now. >> and one of the best ways to reduce your risk of getting hit by the bug, it's to get that vaccine. now although there are some shortages, the maryland and virginia health department says there is still an adequate supply out. there 95% of this year's shots have been dulled out. so you may want to get a move on and you may also want to call ahead before you leave the house. >>> a student suspected of shooting a classmate inside a high school is in police custody tonight. this happen -- it happened this morning about two hours north of l.a. dozens of heavily armed police officers stormed the school after the shooting and quickly took the alleged gunman into custody. the teen is now in critical condition. a student trying to intervene was hit by a pellet, but refused treatment. >>> vice president joe biden will propose new proposals to the government by tuesday. he spent his day looking for some middle ground with gun owners and the nhr. danielle nottingham reports from the white house. >> reporter: this woman came
and at the medstar washington hospital center, scott broom, 9news now. >> and one of the best ways to reduce your risk of getting hit by the bug, it's to get that vaccine. now although there are some shortages, the maryland and virginia health department says there is still an adequate supply out. there 95% of this year's shots have been dulled out. so you may want to get a move on and you may also want to call ahead before you leave the house. >>> a student suspected of shooting...
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scott broom, 9news now. >> maryland's first same-sex marriage ceremonies took place just after midnight new year's day. baltimore opened city hall at 12:30 a.m. to allow several gay couples to get married. mayor stephanie rowelings blake who is also an ordained minister presided over the ceremonies. >>> a candlelight ridge jill was last -- vigil was held last night for an officer killed in the line of duty. chris yung was responding to a car accident when he was killed. he was 35 years old and the father of three young children. >>> investigators are still searching for the cause of a fire that destroyed an oxon hill church. the first wesleyan church went up in flames early yesterday morning. no one was hurt. at this point investigators believe the fire was caused by a midnight power outage at the building. they say that's possibly what caused it. >>> police are still looking for the person who shot out a window at a prince william county school. these are surveillance pictures from inside kilbe elementary on horner ridge road in woodbridge. the shooting took place between 9:30 friday n
scott broom, 9news now. >> maryland's first same-sex marriage ceremonies took place just after midnight new year's day. baltimore opened city hall at 12:30 a.m. to allow several gay couples to get married. mayor stephanie rowelings blake who is also an ordained minister presided over the ceremonies. >>> a candlelight ridge jill was last -- vigil was held last night for an officer killed in the line of duty. chris yung was responding to a car accident when he was killed. he was 35...
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sweeping new gun proposals, but o'malley calls it his top legislative priority for 2013, more from scott broomick county. >> reporter: inside the gun center here in frederick racks that used to hold so-called assault style rifles like this bushmaster are empty because they're sold out. outside customers with strong feelings about gun rights are unnerved by talk of gun restrictions. >> i'm going to
sweeping new gun proposals, but o'malley calls it his top legislative priority for 2013, more from scott broomick county. >> reporter: inside the gun center here in frederick racks that used to hold so-called assault style rifles like this bushmaster are empty because they're sold out. outside customers with strong feelings about gun rights are unnerved by talk of gun restrictions. >> i'm going to
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and scott broom reports from the washington hospital center talking about the answers. >> reporter: as graphic photograph shows that it takes just one sneeze to very effectively infect everyone with about a six-foot radius with this nasty microscopic flu virus.
and scott broom reports from the washington hospital center talking about the answers. >> reporter: as graphic photograph shows that it takes just one sneeze to very effectively infect everyone with about a six-foot radius with this nasty microscopic flu virus.
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reporting live at prince george's county police headquarters, scott broom, wusa9. >> scott, i have to ask you this as there is a lot of talk about how good of a kid marcus was. any speculation or talk tonight that he was a member of one of these gangs? >> reporter: there is, they believe that he was a member of the gangs. they are danger boys and baby haiti. and we believe, according to police, that marcus was a member of the danger boys, which is still an active group at the high school. >> all right, thank you so much, scott. >>> well it is amazing what just a few inches of snow can do to our town as we try to move on. >> it made it difficult to move around today and students got extra time home from school. >> a few weeks ago i thought it was never going to snow. now i'm so happy, a snow delay. >> well, it's a little more than what i expected, but it's not bad. this is good. we need some snow. >> snowballs, i can go sledding. >> i think it's pretty. >> it seems like more winter weather is on the way. >> when will the next round bring and how much snow is coming? meteorologist toppe
reporting live at prince george's county police headquarters, scott broom, wusa9. >> scott, i have to ask you this as there is a lot of talk about how good of a kid marcus was. any speculation or talk tonight that he was a member of one of these gangs? >> reporter: there is, they believe that he was a member of the gangs. they are danger boys and baby haiti. and we believe, according to police, that marcus was a member of the danger boys, which is still an active group at the high...
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reporting live beside the icc, scott broom, wusa9. >> thank you, scott. a falls church man under arrest tonight accused of stealing money from two hospital atm's. police say they used surveillance video to track down ion. they found skimmer devices along with cameras and computers at his house. investigators believe more than a dozen people might have had their bank cards compromised. the atm's hit include those at fairfax and anova fair oaks hospital. >>> a crash along one of the district's busiest roadways left 11 people hurt, five of them children. this happened around 11:00 this morning in brentwood parkway. the good news is none of those injuries are believed to be life threatening. the crash involved four vehicles, including a minivan, several eastbound lanes of new york avenue were shut down for hours and investigators are trying to track down the cause of it all. >>> our roller coaster temperatures may have caused a couple of water main breaks this morning in fairfax county. one of them happened early this morning on little river turnpike. the oth
reporting live beside the icc, scott broom, wusa9. >> thank you, scott. a falls church man under arrest tonight accused of stealing money from two hospital atm's. police say they used surveillance video to track down ion. they found skimmer devices along with cameras and computers at his house. investigators believe more than a dozen people might have had their bank cards compromised. the atm's hit include those at fairfax and anova fair oaks hospital. >>> a crash along one of...
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scott broom, 9news now. >>> in baltimore mayor stephanie rowelings blake opened up city hall yesterdayjust after midnight. she's also an ordained minister and presided over wedding ceremonies for about seven same- sex couples. >>> it is 5:53. good morning if you're just waking up. the question of the morning time now, 40% of american women say they hate their husbands' taste in one of these things. is it a, music, b, clothes or c, movies? >> linda beck wrote on our facebook fan page, has to be c. when i met my husband in 1988, he was still wearing polyester suits and had not dated much for years. i took him shopping after we were engaged and updated his entire wardrobe. >> that's funny. she's talking about b, clothes most likely. log on to our facebook fan page. we'd love to hear your response. we'll have the answer to the question in about an hour from now. >>> the redskins host their first playoff game in about a decade. >> see the contrast between seattle and washington, d.c. jess? >> thanks, mike. we're also preparing you for something else. more money fights on capitol hill. the f
scott broom, 9news now. >>> in baltimore mayor stephanie rowelings blake opened up city hall yesterdayjust after midnight. she's also an ordained minister and presided over wedding ceremonies for about seven same- sex couples. >>> it is 5:53. good morning if you're just waking up. the question of the morning time now, 40% of american women say they hate their husbands' taste in one of these things. is it a, music, b, clothes or c, movies? >> linda beck wrote on our...