Straight at them and appeared to acknowledge what they were saying. After he signed the deal, Matthews Family went over to the grahams and harringtons, and exchanged hugs. Reporting live, peggy fox, wusa 9. Wow, peg. What an emotional day in court there. Matthew has seven life sentences. He was convicted of rape last year in a 2005 Fairfax County case and received three life sentences for those crimes. And it was dna from that case, which connected matthew to morgan harringtons board murder. So we have a yellow weather alert in place for friday. And a little snow on the way. Just how little . Topper shutt is here with us. Top, when are we expecting those flakes to start flying . We could see flakes as early as tomorrow evening. North and west of town. Again, this could have been a really nice storm. Still appears to be a little snow. A little accumulation here and there. But not going to be a big event, we dont think. Atmosphere will be able to support the snow. This is0 look carefully here. 6 00 p. M. A little light snow showers possible, parts of Montgomery County, Fairfax County. But the bulk of the precip is to the south this. Is a clipper that dives to the south of us and gets off the carolina coast. And instead of getting up the coast, moves out to sea, kind of gives us a glancing blow. By 10 00, walking the dog after dinner, there be snow flurries. 37 around town. Those attempts still 35 in frederick. And still 37 in sterling and leesburg. Wet roads or a few slick spots. So prepare for a slow commute friday. Snow still back to hagerstown. And a little slicker spots on i 81. A little elevation, too. Makes things a little slippery. And even down into Southern Maryland, la plata. 5 30, 6 00. And everything should be pretty much gone by lunchtime. Well come back. Its march, it cant not stay its march. Well explain. We have another casualty on the campaign trail. Dr. Ben carson said he is skipping tomorrow nights debate, saying he just doesnt see a path forward. Dr. Carson has not won a single state in this president ial race. Marco rubio voted for himself in his state. Nearly two weeks before that states primary. Rubio needs florida, after winning just one state on super tuesday. Donald trump claimed seven victories. Ted cruz won three states. And super tuesday has split the republican party. Hes beyond the nightmare stage. Now were getting to the acceptance stage. If donald trump wins fair and square, or comes close enough, it would be a disaster not to give it to him. Hillary clinton won seven states, including virginia yesterday. And we spoke to voters in the commonwealth about trumps big wins. Trump is a cork. The cork has been out of the bottle. And hes ready it take over. Supporter of donald trump. Who is going to pay for the wall . If donald trump hopes to win in november, hes going to need to do better in the battleground Prince William county. It is one of the swing counties in the swing state of virginia. Now, bruce leshan is talking to votersa the 6 00, asking, is the voters at 6 00, asking, is the billionaire talk show host unstoppable . Or stoppable . Meanwhile, there are growing calls for Chris Christie to step down, over his endorsement of donald trump. Six newspapers, all owned by gannett, published a blistering editorial. The column said theyre fed up with christies long neglect of the state to pursue his own selfish agenda. The newspapers say if christie doesnt quit, new jersey citizens should initiate a recall effort. Right now, you can check out which candidates won which counties in the wusa 9 app. For your resource. To prince georges county. There is a new recall this afternoon. Requiring teachers to report possible child abuse, no matter what. It comes as a new lawsuit is filed in the Deonte Carraway case. Scott broom is in the county tonight, live with some reaction. Scott . Reporter well, just to remind you of the scale of this thing. We now have 11 victims that are in this case. The lawsuit alleges that one little boy went to his fourth grade teacher to report that caraway had sexually abused him and another child inside the civil sylvania woods school. And that teacher reportedly said, i dont believe you, go sit down. Reporter the revelations made in yet another lawsuit in the caraway child porn its scary to think that a teacher is not taking a childs word or at least investigate that. Theres some element of truth in what they say. And you really have to take stock in what they say. A lot of children, they climb up and hold clam up and hold it in. If theyre brave enough to say something, you need to at least look into it. In maryland, teachers are required to report suspected abuse. They could face jail time if not. But no teachers have been criminally charged in the child porn case in sylvania woods elementary. Even in a third lawsuit filed. One young victim told his fourth grade teacher, quote, deonte wanted another student to hump me. The teacher allegedly replied, i dont believe you, go sit down. Tomorrow, brooks travels to annapolis, maryland to testify in favor of a bill that would tighten up that criminal reporting requirement that just mentioned, insisting that healthcare workers, doctors, teachers, and the like, must not just tell someone. They have to put it in writing so there is no confusion about what is being said and who is saying it. Reporting live in prince georges county, scott broom, wusa 9. And experts say the first thing you should do if a child comes to you to say they have been abused is to believe them. And now were learning that the mayor of glen arden is being sued for allowing cara way access to city hall, where one of his alleged attacks on a child occurred. We have new information now on a shooting at Montgomery College. Rockville police say they arrested the victims brother. Investigators say the victim was seen running at a center medium. That driver, believed Montgomery College would be a safer location and took him there. The victim was shot in both legs. He is expected to recover. New information tonight in the effort to build the so called purple line governor larry hogan today, approving a contract bid to build the 16mile light rail service. That line would connect bethesda to new carrollton, with 21 stations from prince georges and montgomery counties. As wusa 9s Stephanie Ramirez shows us, construction could begin later this year. It feels like the Silver Springs transits, now this will be seen as more activity, as one of these future stops on the purple line. Its a big deal for this area. I think its great because the red line is so difficult to navigate. Theres a lot. And walter reed. And those areas. So it would be good to have access to downtown. Reporter downtown Silver Spring commuters seem to be giving the purple line a green light. And wednesday, so did marylands governor, after a set 8 months of negotiating. The final plan has the state giving 159. 8 million, 330 millio georges and montgomery counties. Federal government is reserving 900 million. But many are concerned. Sometimes i dont know what to think. Because i dont know what is going on. For her and others here . The biggest concern is that there is no money in the budget to mitigate for trees. For noise. And vibration. No mitigation package to consolidate all the wires onto single polls. Reporter Chris Richards calls on leaders to invest in each state equally. Means the difference of four lanes of road outside my house and seven lanes and it means there will be transit bells, ringing and disturbing us. I dont know what im going to do. And then there are several who are concerned they could lose everything. County saying its for the good. We need to take some of the cars off the road. The purple line is expected to be up and running by spring of 2022. In Silver Springs, Stephanie Ramirez, w su wusa 9. 70,000 are expected to use the purple line by 2040. We have new details, including which group the bid was awarded to. Its on our wusa app now. Everybody was okay after a fire in a middle east bakery. It happened, you can see smoke in this video, just spewing from the top of the building. The cause there is still under investigation. We are learning more about the final plans for crystal hamiltons funeral. She is the woodbridge wife and mother who died, along with officer ashley guindon, during a domestic dispute over the weekend. We know that she will be laid to rest in South Carolina am but the date is still yet to guindon was yesterday. And the alleged gunman, Ronald Hamilton is charged with both of their in murders. A former catholic schoolteacher has been sentenced to 18 months behind bars, after inappropriate contact with two teenage students. 40yearold Justin Gordon taught robotics at Connelly School of the holy child in potomac, maryland. The relationship started with friendships and reportedly escalated to sexual contact and touching. Community leaders are asking d. C. Mayor Muriel Bowser to pull the plug on the exxon merger. They say bows ares rejection of that latest officer suggests there is no way this deal would work in a way that benefits d. C. Residents. Reporter this deal was bad from the beginning. It was bad at its core. It should have been recognized as such by the powers powers that be. And they should have stopped it right away. The mayors rejection of the latest offer removes 25 million in ratepayer protections. And 9 million in Energy Assistance for lowincome families. We are just Getting Started on wusa nain news at 5 wusa 9news at 5 00. Turns out, it wasnt altides. Why the prosecutor is calling her a nightmare is a horror. Should students in virginia be allowed to read books with sexually explicit content . Topper is back with more on the snow heading our way. And a look at your weekend forecast. And a sure sign of spring. New dates on when we can expect those Cherry Blossoms to be in peak bloom. Your husband wants to stay free from artificial ingredients. You want to stay free from artificial preservatives. And your debit card wants to stay on a diet. Fill your cart with Small Victories like giants natures promise brand. Great prices on over 800 items. Eat well for less. Only at my giant. I do everything on the internet. But, its kind of slow. My friends say i should get fios because its the fastest. I just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. Thats seriously better. husband were out of 2 i wonder what else could be better around here . husband i heard that. Switching to Better Internet is now easier than ever. Only fios has the Fastest Internet available, with uploads up to 5x faster than cable. Get 100 meg upload and download speeds. Plus tv and phone for just 69. 99 a month online with no annual contract. Switch to better. Switch to fios. Were following breaking news. Information from Fairfax County, where apparently, several shots have been fired at police officers. This is an active scene on larkspur drive, not far from the intersection of franconia road and south van dorren. People in that area are being told to stay indoors. Our wusa 9 crew is headed to that scene right now. Much more detail on this story as it comes into the noo room. Is it controversial . It is controversial, rather the but is it censureship. Some teens are talking about a ban. Debra alfarone brings us the debate from mcclane high school. Reporter and if this bill passes, some people say you could see romeo and juliette banned for some kids. The rumor that started it all is the book beloved. That book deals beastiality and rape. They are just too objectionable and they want the power of the law behind them. Whether parents like it or not, we pretty much know a lot about it. Its kind of unavoidable. Giving parents an option to get rid of certain parts of the curriculum is almost rude in a way. I dont think parents or the government should be telling me which books i can and cant read. This all started with the Pulitzer Prize winning beloved. A parent said reading it gave her son nightmares. Now it gives way to Virginia Governor mcauliffe, saying it would require students to notify about books that contain sexually explicit content and offer alternatives that parents want. Reading about it and having a chance to talk about it with other people, in a Safe School Environment and knowing there is something youre supposed to be taking away from it and not just focusing on about is better than just stumbling upon it. She said she and her friends want to see that bill disappear. Some have said it isnt about banning the book, but about making allowing parents the choice. But they say, they cant pick two curriculums. Students are really exposed to this stuff. Its not like kissing is new to us or anything. Reporter i did reach out to governor mcauliffes office, and they told me they will let me know his actions when he takes them reporting live, debra alfarone, wusa 9. And they would not say which is considered sexually explicit, leaving that to the board of education. Prediction for peak bloom. That sea of pink around the tidal basin. Mark your calendars, tell your friends, post it on facebook and tag us as well. 31st and april 3rd. Coming a little sooner than usual this time around. Average peak is april 4th. So how do officials figure out when those blossoms are going to be at their best . After analyzing a variety of data, including winter temperatures, forecasts, for the rest of march, our park staff has come up with a projected peak bloom date. Thats a very groundhog day feel about it. I know. Again, peak bloom expected between march 31st through april 3rd. And the season runs march 20th through april 17th. They can write awe you a ticket for that. Look but dont touch. Well talk about the Cherry Blossom festival. Its for the rite of spring. Then you know its really here. Lets talk about the average peak and the the average peak, the 4th to 5th. Earliest peak ever. Look at that. March 15th. Back in 1990 latest peak, mid april. Set in 1958. And the peak is defined as over 50 of the blossoms in bloom. Live look outside. Its inviting outside. Its just cold. Temperature around 40. Winds are still gusting to 32. Good news, they will subside tonight. Dew point will point out in the teens. This is a pretty good air mass before the clipper rolls in tomorrow night. Winds diminish tonight. And that will allow temps to fall much colder. Bus stop temps, too to 44. No worry about wind chills tomorrow morning. Thats cold enough. And light rain or snow possible by tomorrow evening. Yellow weather alert friday, from primarily morning snow on friday. And a little accumulation is possible overnight thursday and into friday morning. Were just kind of missing one, though. Li 10 00 tonight. Clear and cold. 31. Even 32 in manassas and sterling. And by morning, were looking at 20s. 26 now in gaithersburg. 28 in Silver Spring. 28 in fairfax. Even 28 in fredericksburg and clear. But know by 9 00, notice high clouds already beginning to move across i81. So were looking at temperatures, still cold. And still below freezing. Still 32 in gaithers burg. 31 in frederick. And 35 in fredericksburg. And by lunchtime, clouds pretty much overspread metro. By 40. And by evening, look carefully. A little snow shower activity possible just to the north and west of town. Most of the other activity is out in the mountains. And temperatures above freezing. No real worries. Dont freak out if you have to drive through a snow shower tomorrow evening. But by 6 00 a. M. On friday, we do see some a little better organized snow. And primarily south of 95 and east of 95, into southern la folks. Have you more moisture to work with. Less cold air. So it will mix with sleet. And just rain really. Rain and snow across calvert county, saint marys county, and even into prince georges county. Coming northward from Southern Maryland up to the district, up 5 or 301. Id prepare for a little slow commute. By 10 00, most. Activity is gone. Now were just looking at rain, primarily against the delmarva as the storm edges out. Away, up the coast if not up the coast. And clouds rolling in by lunchtime. Friday morning, snow. Good enough for a weather alert. Weather alert. And chilly on saturday. Next seven days. But maybe a snow or rain shower saturday night. But dont worry about that. Nice sunday. 51. Then havent change that the. Upper 60s to tuesday and wednesday of next week. Thanks, top. More trouble for so Sporting Goods stores. And selfdriving cars may not be for everyone. Well talk about it in tonights consumer alert. And tonight after the break, new details in the search for the malaysia airliner that has been missing for nearly two years now. Your husband wants to stay free from artificial ingredients. You want to stay free from artificial preservatives. And your debit card wants to stay on a diet. Fill your cart with Small Victories like giants natures promise brand. Great prices on over 800 items. Eat well for less. Only at my giant. I do everything on the internet. But, its kind of slow. My friends say i should get fios because its the fastest. I just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. Thats seriously better. husband were out of 2 i wonder what else could be better around here . husband i heard that. Switching to Better Internet is now easier than ever. Only fios has the Fastest Internet available, with uploads up to 5x faster than cable. Get 100 meg upload and download speeds. Plus tv and phone for just 69. 99 a month online with no annual contract. Switch to better. Switch to fios. So its been nearly two years now since that malaysian airliner vanished from the sky. Today, theyre trying to identify a piece of wreckage that landed in mozambique. The plane is presumed to have crashed in the indian ocean. So