Room with him. Hes on top of her with a blanket over here trying to make sure shes not getting too much smoke. Hello, everybody. Im bruce johnson. And im debra alfarone. Tonight two Prince Georges County children are recovering at Childrens NationalMedical Center after a harrowing rescue from their burning home this morning. Thanks to a 13yearolds nerves and a veteran firefighters courage everybody inside that home when the fire broke out made it out alive. Garrett haake has followed the story for us all day and joins us live from childrens. Reporter tonight that 13 yearold boy and his 9yearold little sister are both recovering here in stable condition. Firefighters today said they were nearly not so lucky get for that boy staying so calm when so many of us would have panicked. What is the location of the emergency . Reporter from the moment he dials 911 13yearold marcus does nearly everything right. I think my parents are asleep. This house is really smoky. Reporter its not yet 7 7 a. M. And he and his sister are trapped in their upstairs bedroom. He explains how firefighters can find them. Impactly where are you located . In exactly where are you located . In the top room in the right. Reporter and tries to keep his sister from panicking. Well die please dont say that. Reporter downstairs where the fire began an older brother scrambles to safety. I came out. The fire is 2 feet from my door, ran upstairs, panic and everything, didnt know what to do. Reporter while firefighters rush to the scene his parents wait helplessly outside marcus acts. Eight minutes after the call help awards. The lieutenant scoops up marcus first. There was a tug to my pants leg below my knee and that alerted me to the 9yearold laying on the floor next to the window. Reporter hours later the veteran firefighter was still shaken up by the dramatic rescue that could easily have gone the other way. Its still very emotional for me. Thats about all i can say about it right now. Reporter you saw those other firefighters gather to honorward. They also honored mark to honor ward. They also honored marcus. Several of them suggested he join the force when hes old enough. Hes already got one save under his belt. Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the fire. They say a downstairs Smoke Detector did not have batteries in it. Wet and cold night for us. Absolutely. But what about monday morning . Lets get over to howard right now. Weve got all this rain. This will be a problem for the early commuters. By 7 00, 8 00, things will get better, but a lot of moisture here goes back into the carolinas toward eastern tennessee. Its been with us since about 6 00, 7 00 this evening. Live doppler 9000 light to occasionally moderate rain. Up in montgomery and fairfax, a lot of steady rain, a very wet night. Heres the heavier rains coming up now from areas in the Shenandoah Valley through culpeper and about to gold vein. This does move in northeast, warrenton at 11 53, quantico after midnight and manassas about 12 11 and theres a lot more. One thing well see while its raw now with temps in the low to mid50s, temperatures will rise as we led toward morning. The day plan head toward morning. The day planner for monday, mid 60s when you wake up. Rain should taper off some. Middle of the day we get some shine and go into the low 80s for a high tomorrow and with sunshine and an approaching front, instability increasing and were talking about the threat for severe thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon and evening. Thats why tomorrow is a yellow alert day. Ill be back in a few minutes talking more about tomorrow and the rest of the sevenday forecast. See you then. A baltimore man dies after suffering serious injuries while in police custody. Freddie gray was arrested last week. Police havent said why they apprehended the 27yearold baltimore man. Jill wagner reports that the Baltimore Police commissioner is promising a full investigation. Reporter the family of freddie gray says this is what it looked like when he was arrested 1 week ago. The gray family gave this cell phone video to the Cbs Television station in baltimore, wjz. The 25yearold ended up in the hospital. A family Attorney Says grays spine was 80 severed at his neck and that he lapsed into a coma, died, was resuscitated and remained in a coma until he died sunday. Police have not yet said how he was hurt during the arrest. The questions that many of you have are the same questions that were asking. How was mr. Gray injured . Reporter a criminal investigation is now underway to determine what happened including interviewing the Police Officers involved and others who witnessed the arrest. This is a twopart investigation. One is the criminal case and thats a twopart criminal. Thats for mr. Gray who is now the decedent in this case and the officers. Reporter police say the arrest happened in a high crime area known for drug trafficking. Four bicycle officers stopped gray. The beat officers believed that mr. Gray was either immediately involved or had been recently involved in criminal activity. No justice no peace reporter protesters demonstrated this weekend to bring attention to what happened. They say the arrest is just part of an ongoing problem of tension between those who live here and police. Jill wagner, cbs news. The officers involved in the arrest have been placed on administrative leave. Metro conducted a full scale drill to test its readiness should another disaster occur. This is the very first exercise since a smoke filled metro train claimed the wife of an alexandria woman last january. The life of an alexandria woman last january. Today metro fire and ems team offed up at the greenbelt metro station, a planned emergency, a disabled train on one track while safely offloading passengers from a second train at the very same time. They needed the opportunity to actually be up on the tracks and pull people off trains and deal with people that have disabilities. Its something people dont do every day. There are small details, but overall all the agencies working together was top notch. Metro says communication between its employees, fire and ems was a key component of todays drill. Lack of Radio Communication was a major problem during last januarys emergency in that smoke filled tunnel and station in southwest d. C. Theyre father thinks theyre still alive more than a half a year after 3yearold sarah hoggle and her 2yearold brother jacob disappeared. The father will not give up hopeful. Reporter there were search dogs, Loudoun County atvs and sonar and mapping technology, just some of the resources combing the more than 6,000 acres in gaithersburg seneca creek state park, the massive combined Police Effort sunday searching for 4yearold sarah and 2yearold jacob hoggle both last seen last september. Why all this now and why today . We dont have the leaf cover on the ground that was back in september, so we get a different perspective. Reporter Montgomery County detective Jason Huggins says for the most part police are operating in recovery mode searching for any remains as their criminal investigation continues. Theres definitely frustration with that and the level of help and resources at times. Reporter i caught up with the father troy turner who still says his kids are alive commenting on the Massive Police search sunday. I think its great because to me its all process of elimination at this point. When theres enough places searched that theyre not, hopefully they can concentrate on trying to find my kids who i believe are still out there. I havent seen nothing. Ive been all through the creek, down through the woods. Its definitely good for the community to know that theyre caring, doing their job. Reporter fishermen watched as the search crews headed for the woods. Its all worth it. I cant believe they havent been found. Until we have definitive information on the whereabouts of these children well continue to search for them. Dna hair analysis used by the fbi over two decades may have led to wrongful convictions. The fbi and Justice Department have now formally acknowledged that most of the hair analysis testimony by Fbi Laboratory examiners was flawed. Thats led to a review of close to 300 cases and the exoneration of five previously convicted defendants. One of them is 51yearold kevin martin. He served 26 years in prison for the rape and murder of a 19 yearold woman in southeast washington. Martin spoke with with wusa9 news after he was exonerated last july. It feels like i was living in horror, a dream gone bad. Reporter the dream the fbi when pressed when interviewed said the best we can do is the pubic hair is consistent with martins which is consistent with every black male in the city. Still undetermined is how the courts and states authorities will respond to knowledge that the fbis hair analysis was flawed. Hundreds of feared dead after a boat packed with people migrating capsized in the mediterranean. Only 24 people have been saved so far out of as many as 950 which could make this the deadliest migrant shipwreck in the region ever as Wendy Gillette reports. Reporter rescue slips and helicopters rush to find sur ships and helicopters rush to find survivors after a crowded fishing boat carrying migrants capsized in the mediterranean 60 miles north of the libyan coast. Survivors say hundreds were toss overboard late saturday night when the portuguese merchant ship king jacob approached to help the overloaded ship and the migrants rushed to one side of the 66foot boat. Italys Prime Minister mourned the tragedy and called for european nations to come up with solutions to solve the migrant immigration problem. Pope francis also made a plea to the International Community to act quickly and decisively. He said they are men and women like us, our brothers seeking a better life starving, persecuted, wounded, exploited, victims of war. In 2013 the pope visited the tiny island in italy, the gateway for migrants trying to reach europe and laid a wreath in remembrance of victims of similar tragedies. Experts say hundreds of thousands are waiting in libya to cross with smugglers trying to make the trip in the spring when its warmer and the seas are calmer. Theres a huge need to do something. Its a pity and we wake up and theres talk about that again every time there is such a huge tragedy. Reporter the italian towns dealing with an influx of tens of thousands refugees say theyre running out of room. The massive search and rescue includes 18 ships working with helicopters and airplanes. The water may be warm enough for some to survive. Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. That event remains the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in u. S. History. Hundreds of people took part in the moment of silence today at the memorial in honor of the 168 people who died in that bomb attack. 19 victims were children. Former president bill clinton returned to oklahoma to honor the victims today. For 20 years you have honored the memories of your loved ones. You have inspired us with the power of your renewal. You have reminded us that we should all live by the oklahoma standard, service, honor, kindness. In doing these things you had to choose to affirm our common humanity in the face of mad, crazy people. Clinton spoke on the very same grounds 20 years ago at one of the first memorial services. Theyre planning for nearly 1 million fans for tomorrows boston marathon. Its the second race since the 2013 bombings and security again will be at its highest level. There are more miles of fencing between the runners and fans, more officers on bicycles. Spectators will be screened before entering the finish line bleachers and runners from this area are already in boston for the race, among them Prince Georges County executive Rushern Baker running in his first marathon. Baker will be joined by police and fire cadets from the county and he told reporters that he sees boston as an opportunity and a symbol to stand up to terror. God good for him. Will he or wont he . Martin omalley has been keeping everyone guessing on his president ial plans. Did he offer former Maryland GovernorMartin Omalley said hes been considering a run for the white house. The 62yearold democrat told face the nation host Bob Schieffer he believed hed be a better candidate than hillary clinton. I believe that our country faces big challenges and i know that leadership is important if were going to turn these challenges into opportunities. I have 15 years of executive experience as a big city mayor and governor bringing people together to get things done and i believe that i have the ideas that will help our country move forward to a time when our economy is actually working for all of us again instead of wages declining. Omalley says hell make up his mind whether to run by the end of may. Always watching always tracking, wusa9s first alert weather, d. C. s most accurate. I went out earlier, lot of rain. Well have lots of rain overnight. Tomorrow will be an interesting day. If youre up early, youll get some of that rain, but im thinking by 8 00 this stuff is out of here. Well get some sun and that will destablize the atmosphere. So in the afternoon we have a threat for strong to severe thunderstorms. For the third day in a row Reagan National airport has burned me. It got to 69 before the clouds and easterly winds moved in and temperatures dropped off, so just missed it by 4. Lets talk about whats going on this evening. Weve got rain coming up from the south and southwest bringing us steady rain now, but the rain will get heavier over the next few hours. North carolina had over 4 and a half inches of rain today. Were just kind of getting started. Notice everything is lifting off to the north, northeast, a solid wall of rain on top of the region. Occasionally we get a more moderate shower like whats hitting arlington. The rain does pick up to our southwest from warrenton back toward culpeper. This area of moderate rain is moving northeast at 40 miles an hour. So it will be spreading up west of i95, manassas 12 05, wood bridge 12 14. The rain extends into central virginia, so its coming up 301 as well. Well watch that whole area move toward dahlgren and la plata at about 12 39 and dunkirk at 1 17 and theres more going back down into southern and southwestern virginia. So a wet night, a flood watch in effect until tomorrow morning across the region. Dont drive through any high water. Weather headlines, heavy rain tonight into monday morning. Some flooding is possible. Thats why the flood watch, some streams, creeks. Any low roads in the morning, take your time. As we head into tomorrow afternoon with sunshine and warmth, well be in the upper 70s and low 80s. Showers and storms will return. Some of those will be strong to severe. When we talk about severe storms, were talking about winds that could gust greater than 50 miles an hour or hail an inch or larger. Heres our futurecast. 2 30 moderate to heavy rain across the region. 1 thing youre noticing, temperatures will rise slowly toward tomorrow morning. We could be in the low to mid 60s by 5 00 in spots. Rain pulls away pretty quickly. Heres our sunshine for the middle of the day. Upper 70s to low 80s by 3 00. Its going to be warm, breezy, humid. Here are showers and storms in the Shenandoah Valley approaching the blue ridge, looks like theyll approach d. C. By around 6 p. M. Some of these will be severe. By 7 00 the eastern shore, to the west lingering showers behind that, but the worst time about 4 00 to 7 00 for the metro region. Thats why weve issued a yellow alert for tomorrow. Were cool the second half of the week. The forecast tonight, heavy rain at times, mid to upper 50s, although temperatures will slowly rise the next few hours. Winds have been east, southeast 10 to 20. Tomorrow we get rid of the rain early, then partly sunny, mild to warm in your morning, upper 70s and low 80s about strong to severe storms returning in the afternoon, south, 81 is my forecast tomorrow, 60 tomorrow night. We get a couple showers in the evening and clear out. Tuesday is not a bad day, 72, breezy. Wednesday could see a few afternoon showers, still mild at 70. After this cooler air moves in. It will be chilly around here especially at night with lows in the 40s, 30s in the suburbs. Friday we struggle to hit 60 and now next weekend doesnt look bad, just on the cool side, only low to mid60s for highs. Just stay up on the weather tomorrow, especially in the afternoon. You got everything but snow in tomorrows forecast. Gentlemen, do you like dogs . Love them. Good. This pup is so small he slipped into a spot that took firefighters hours to slip him out. Earth week starts tomorrow at the goddard space center. Today dozens of children got a jump on the activities with a visit to the nasa facility in greenbelt, maryland. Students got firsthand info about the earth observing satellite known as the terra project. A scientist was on hand to answer questions as part of the ask a scientist program. He stressed the importance of getting children involved in science. The most important part is especially from the viewpoint of nasa looking at earth is were on earth. We have this kind of expression at nasa we know were on earth, so were on it making measurements and trying to get the children to understand what role they play with the earth, have them understand so they can help in the future make good decisions in how we use our earths resources. Todays event was part of a series of monthly classes designed to spark childrens interests in the earth and space sciences. A nearly seven hour rescue effort in Silver Spring kept Montgomery County fire and ems busy early this morning. They brouheavy machinery and oxygen and a little bit of kibbles, also, rescue efforts to free a tiny puppy stuck inside a drainpipe at Montgomery Blair high school. The 9weekold pomeranian puppy was stuck in the pipes below the surface. His frantic owner called the Fire Department for help. The operation was a successful the pup was rescued around 1 30 this morning. Dave owens is up with a quick preview of game on overtime next. brad holy cats has, has anybody else been experiencing a snail infestation . No . Ill tell you later. Polygons. Without them no shapes. Without shapes, our world has no form. But you can use the polygonal search tool on the new apartmentsdotcom to define the area in which you want to find your next apartment. There. What if i lived in that area . Oh,interesting. Change your apartment. Change the world. Now wusa9 game on sports with dave owens brought to you by xfinity. Now the caps have the best offensive weapon in the nhl, but right now thats not enough. The islanders have brought the vise grips and are clamping down. Washington has scored two goals in this series. Its got to close once this season is done. Islanders fans thinking big there, didnt look good for the caps. They were down 10 late, but Nikki Backstrom there and it didnt last long. John tavares giving the isle check this out. Ive got the highlights wrong. Thats backstroms goal. This is what you get for reading the scripts. Tell you what. Coming up on game on overtime im going to tell you whats going to happen there. How ouabt that . At the park guess who came to ball today. Lets see if i can get this one right, stephen strasburg, 7 1 3 innings and struck out seven, earned his first victory this season and the offense getting him just enough run support, coming up Matt Williams with strong words about strasburg. Weve got a great show coming up, so Matt Williams talking about his guy. Orioles and red sox dueling in beantown. Adam jones decided to make the baseball his own personal little pinata, 5 r. B. I. , red sox rallied. Well tell you how it all ends up on game on overtime, a lot of good stuff coming up. Weve got serious weather tomorrow . Yes. Heavy rain just cant seem to escape. Another sneeze attack. You may be muddling through allergies. Dont get caught off guard. Try zyrtec® dissolve tabs. Powerful allergy relief, now in a tablet that starts dissolving instantly. Zyrtec® dissolve tabs. Muddle no more™. Coming up next the caps offense awol and the isles make quick work of the red rockers in overtime. They were putting pucks everywhere. Look at the changeup hes got working. Steven strasburg, the righty looking almighty sunday. Well, i think all the balls are the same size. Thanks for that observation, dr. Wittman, but can his wizards push the raptors closer to extinction . Some heavy hitters in