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They survived. Theyre in good health with relatives. They were ages 2 to 6 years old. Jones had worked in a baltimore casino for a while. She was studying to be a dental hygienist or half sister. Studied at Prince Georges Community College and was working in a restaurant. Reporting live in cheverly, scott broom, wusa 9. So many lives shattered in just a quick moment there. Scott, thank you. Meanwhile, the suspect in another apparently domestically related murder in landover. In that case, a 21yearold woman was stabbed to death, and another injured. Tonight, join me at 9 00. Well talk more about Domestic Violence in a live facebook chat. Well chat with an author and expert who reviews these kinds of cases in prince georges county. Learn more about the signs of abuse. How to get help, share your questions. Just follow me on facebook at lesli foster. Or go to r page. New developments in the Baltimore Police officers charged in the death of freddie gray. Marylands highest court has ruled that William Porter has to testify against the five other officers accused in the case. Porter is awaiting a second trial, after the first one ended in a hung jury in december. The death of gray, who died after a ride in a police van, triggered widespread rioting in baltimore last april. Prince William County Police Say One of its officers who was wounded during a domestic dispute in woodbridge is home from the hospital. Officer jesse hevmenton is reportedly in good spirits and thankful for all the support. Another officer who was wounded during that same call is also recovering. All three officers recovered including ashley lenden, were all wearing bulletresistant vests. The question is, why didnt those vests protect them . Wusa 9 peggy fox is getting the answers. Shes live in more. Peg . I can tell you, bullet resistant vests have saved thousands of officers lives over the years. But they are no match for high powered rifles. And thats what the suspect had in this case, when he surprised the officers, opened the door, and started firing. Have you tried on here . You just go through here. Reporter theyre often called bulletproof vests. But theyre actually bullet resistant. Spent over the last decade to save over three dozen lives. They let me try on a spare one, which is similar to what patrol officers do across the region. Those rounds go right through patrol officers vests. Theyre not meant to stop that level of a round. And theyre devastating. Reporter the three prince Williams County officers were wearing similar vests when they were gunned down, answering a Domestic Violence call recently. Officer ashley guinn in this case, the suspect had apparently prepared the firearm for the officers arrival. The suspect opened the door and came out firing. He had both a handgun and a rifle. Chief Steven Hudson said its not yet clear which bullets went where. Is there anything that can prevent an officer from getting hit . With things like rifle rounds . The only thing that would perfectly protect them is if they were inside an armored vehicle. And its hard to handle a call from inside an armor vehicle. As you may know, officer Mike Pennington was killed on a s. W. A. T. Operation back in 1990, dressed in all the appropriate s. W. A. T. Gear. And he was struck in an area that wawct protected. The chief said they are looking to see if any chainls changes need to be made to make things safer in the field. Reporter one thing officer hudson said is the dispatcher does need to get as much information as possible so officers have some idea on what to expect behind that door. But in this case, there information that there were guns back there. He said he will keep having his officers going and knock on the door, and answer Domestic Violence calls because someone inside could be injured or in danger. Thats their job. Reporting live in prince Williams County, peggy fox, wusa 9. Peggy, thank you. And we do know that the other officer involved in this incident faces a much longer road to recovery. Now, in virginia, the marine corps annual 11mile race next month is going to be dedicated to officer guindon. She served in the reserves until 2015. A spokesperson for the event says the decision to dedicate the race to her was easy. They say children are sometimes quick to mimic the very worst habiteds of adults. Tonight, the internet is abuzz with stories of kids, imitating some of the anger theyre seeing in the president ial campaign. Thousands of people have shared the post of a Fairfax County mom, who says classmates told her third grader that when donald trump is president , her bruce leshan has the story. We have been unable so far to get hold of the mom. Evelynevelyns mom has deleted the facebook account. But fairfax schools confirmed her story. I just got a call from my sons teacher, she wrote, that two of his classmates pointed out the immigrants in the class who would be sent home, when trump becomes president. They singled him out because the color of his skin. In Fairfax County, in 2016. Petula deborga wrote about it in her column in the washington post. Kids have always been awful to each other growing up. Its something kids do. But in this case, kids use very specific rhetoric that came directly from the president ial campaign. Raise your right hand, everybody. Do you swear that youre going to vote for donald tomorrow . Raise that hand. I love you. Critics show their fury. Some, i assume are good people. And his response to african and latino protestors. Out, get out, get out. I dont know if we want to name people out. But some certain candidates are completely insane. Jonathan lopez is anine 18 yearold fairfax student who wonders what he will do if trump wins the race. I might have to go back to my own country. I dont think he meant that. I dont think hell deport everyone. They say the teacher has spoken to the students, who allegedly engaged in these trump taunts. And he says, the schools are trying to create an environment here, where everyone is treated with respect. In reston, bruce leshan, wusa 9. Sounds like theyve got work evelyn mom pegeris a Fairfax Middle School student herself. Form of medical marijuana in the commonwealth. The measure allows for Cannabis Oils to be manufactured and distributed in virginia. Those oils will be used to treat people suffering from a form of epilepsy. The bill now heads to governor mcauliffes desk. Crews were call in to extinguish a brushfire today at germantown. About three acres burned. A fire spokesman said it was sparked by a downed p. O. W. Line. Traffic is now getting through that area, with no issues. A 12yearold girl is being called a hero for helping her family escape a fire in prince georges countiful. Flames ripped through an apartment this morning at the intersection of good luck and green belt roads in atlanta. 11yearold Diego Hernandez warned his sister that flames their mom had just left the apartment to take big brother to school. They found younger siblings in heavy smoke and then led them to safety. I was yelling, guadalupe, lets go. Shes like, im over here. I was like, im so dead. My mom and dad get home. Its my fault for not checking on them. In fact, diana was not in any trouble. Her mom cried and embraced her daughter. Grateful that she acted so bravely and saved her little brother and sisters lives. 9 people are recovering tonight after a train derailed in northern california. More than 200 people were on board as the train twisted through niles canyon, during a heavy rainstorm last night. Officials say a mudslide likely caused a tree to fall onto the tracks. It was jolting. I mean, it was a fairly wild ride. We felt a couple of sharp jerks. Then we suddenly slowed down. People were crying for help. He had flown out the that only nine people were sent is to the hospital. Well, its a rite of spring in washington. And it looks like its coming ahead of time. National park service is moving up the peak bloom date for the Cherry Blossoms because of this weeks unseasonably warm temperatures. The trees around the tidal basin, expected to be in full bloom between march 18th, to the 23rd. Thats coming up. Its about two weeks earlier than the previous predictions. Top, any surprise there . No. Not with temperatures around 80. And forecast next couple of days. Were looking at temperatures both 80 tomorrow. And also as we get into thursday. Well come back, a little cooler. Well talk about if showers will move in. Well show you the record highs and let you know if any will fall. May have to rewrite the record books by the weeks end. Also ahead, we talked to residents as shots are fired at homes across one area county. And were out on the campaign trail, where vote to the polls tonight. And right after the break, justice for the family of a kidney transplant survivor, killed during a robbery in Silver Spring. Tonight, a Silver Spring family gets justice after their sons killer ask accomplice are found guilty. Deon sabitter robed and killed Justin Harris in the basement of his familys apartment home. They already pleaded guilty after the fact. Jonathans exgirlfriend was also charged with firstdegree murder but died in jail, last summer, awaiting trial. Wusa 9 anchor jan jeffcoat live with the story. Lesli, what makes this story even jonathans family is he was a twotime kidney transplant kidney survivor. When the first failed, his mom participated in a kidney exchange, donating to a complete stranger so her son could have a Second Chance at life. I just said, thank god. It has been an agonizing 15 months for patricia and her family. I feel a sigh of relief. I feel that i got justice for my son. Job than was just 26 years old, when he was robbed and killed in his familys basement apartment. He was strangled and suffocated in this case. [ no audio, please stand by ] reporter exgirlfriend who died while in jail was the mastermind. Surveillance video showed his killers using his credit card at a fast food drivethrough after the murder. I dont think closure is something that you can get from these rt it is more of a realistic way to look at it. Jazz jonathan and his brother lloyd were just kids when jonathans only kidney started failing. When nay got older, lloyd didnt think twice to give his brother his own kidney so he could survive. You couldnt tell him no. You couldnt tell him you couldnt or he wasnt when he was a fighter. Reporter when his kidney started failing, patricia joined 31 others in a transplaint exchange. She gave hers to a complete stranger so her son could receive one from someone else, and it worked. I saw him fly, against all odds. They will be sentenced in may on three counts of first degree murder and robbery. Now. The other two died while awaiting trial. Latanya jackson pl to being acompolice after the fact accomplice after the fact. And she will be sentenced friday. Donald trump and Hillary Clinton are looking to tighten their grips on States Holding primaries today. Voters to both sides of the aisle head to the polls in michigan and mississippi. Republicans will also be casting votes in idaho and hawaii. Ohio Governor John Kasich hoping to lead to a strong showing. Have the state of michigan send a message and launch me into the state of ohio, where we will have a whole new day in american politics. Thank you all very much. Among the democrats, polls have Hillary Clinton with a big lead over Bernie Sanders in mississippi and michigan. Ohio and florida are the next big prizes on the election calendar. They both vote next tuesday, along with illinois, north carolina, and missouri. Maryland governor larry hogan says he wont be endorsing donald trump or anyone else for hogan said he is completely disgusted with the National Politics of both parties. Meanwhile, it turns out, hogan is a pretty more guy, according to a new survey. The gonzalez poll released this morning, shows that 45 of marylanders strongly approve of hogan. Another 24 somewhat approve. Well, i think 100 of us approve of this. A fantastic day to be outside. To enjoy this springlike weather. No jackets. No long socks. No long sleeves. We caught up with people walking, jogging just laying out in the grass, hanging out in the national mall. Its perfect. Hopefully you sometime to get outside and enjoy the day. So the rest of the newscast is canceled. Thats what were going to do now. We will show the rest out on the terrace. I had a battle with my legs. They didnt want to come out. But i made them. You did shorts . Had to. Theyre a little pale. But okay. I gotta start sometime. I didnt say an that. You volunteered that informat ion. 3degree guarantee. How did it go . Well, it seemed like a good yesterday, 73 seemed warm enough. Your poker face is horrible. We havent given up yet. But its looking good. Lets put it that way. Well have the final numbers in tonight at 11 00. Right now, live look outside. 73. Thats good. Its on the button. Winds out of the south at 7. And dew points in the 30s. So kind of ray dry air mass. But just a spectacular one. Record highs are possible tomorrow and thursday. Were going to go 80, around 80 both days. Bus stop temperatures, 48 to 64. Backdoor cold front rolls in on friday that will drop temps into the 60s, which, by the way, is still would have average. And mainly morning showers on friday. The only problem with this front, its going to play cat and mouse with over the weekend. North of the warm front. Back and forth, back and forth. Showers and storms will be around all weekend. But not a washout. We showed you this break. Forecast high of 89 on thursday. Record high tomorrow is 80. Were very close to that. I think well break the record high of 78 on thursday. Obviously, record high of 78 on friday is safe, over that back door front. Tonight, 10 00. Still 61 downtown. 58 in manassas. 60 in bowie and Silver Spring. And 59 in fairfax. Wow. By morning, not that cold. Still 53 downtown. A few 40s. Maybe 47 in frederick. 49 in sterling. 46 in manassas. And then by 9 00, temps really start moving up. 60 in gaicters burg and rockville and leesburg. And by midmorning, were in the mid to upper 70s. Even cumberland, 73. Romney, 73 tomorrow. Another spectacular day. And i think even nicer than today. We had a few clouds to start this morning. Tomorrow looks about picture perfect. By 6 00 tomorrow night, were in the 70s. 24 hours from now. 70. Downtown 71. Even 72 in fredericksburg. And overnight tomorrow night, very mild. By 11 00, temperatures still in the low 60s and upper 50s. Almost like june. Really. Tonight, clear to partly cloudy. Just mild. 48 to 56. Winds out of the southwest at about 10. Winds will settle down. On the day planner, 50s to start. There will be a few 40s in the burbs am. Then look what happens. 68. And 75 by 1 00 p. M. Remember, our average high is only 54. Thursday, record warmth. 80. And mainly morning showers on friday as the backdoor front slides south. It will drop temps into the 60s. Were in a pretty good spot if we drop temps into the 60s. Next seven days, were going to hold in the 60s saturday, sunday and monday. And again, not a washout. But showers and storms possible saturday, sunday, monday, with a front wavering back and forth. Highs still in the mid60s. Coming up in our consumer alert. What the tsa says we all need break travel. And well tell you which hip ster neighborhoods have the right zip code to turn a tidy profit. Also on the way next, pedestrian fatalities are way up. And a new report is giving us some of the possible reasons why. 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. Were out of 2 i wonder what else could be better around here . I heard that. Now get our best offer ever. Super fast 100 meg internet, plus tv phone for just 69. 99 a month online with no annual contract. 100 meg speeds at a price this good . Fios can do that. Cable just cant. Switch to better. Switch to fios a new report from our partners at the washington post, finds pedestrian fatalities are on the rise. The governors Highway Safety Administration Says for the first time in a quarter century, pedestrian deaths are going to could for 15 of all traffic fatalities. It cites a number of factors for the rise, including more foot traffic. They are the 30 hippest zip codes across the country, when it comes to flipping homes. According to realty track, five of those hip ster neighborhoods are right in our area. Alexandria, virginia, hyattsville, maryland. And the District Of Columbia are some of the hot spots for some of these zip codes. The study said flipped homes yielded a return of at least 50 on the investment. Yo areas on our slide show on the wusa 9 app. Tsa is warning us to expect long lines at the airport. Number of travelers taking to the friendly skies is up more than 7 , compared to the same time last year. So they are telling you, arrive at the airport a little earlier to check in. Home depot will pay nearly 20 million to settle a class action lawsuit, involving a 2014 data breach. For months, hackers stole the personal email, credit and debit card information of 56 million customers from the Home Improvement retailers in store payment systems. The settlement still has to be approved by the court. Tonight, herndons town council will honor two local teens who assisted the towns fire and Police Departments and may have saved lives. Amanda asti and her mom were driving on herns dale road. When amanda noticed a needs classmate, walking alone near a deadend turnoff. She thought it was strange to see the classmate walking aimlessly on a cold day, especially at a time when classes were in session. Amanda called police and they said the student was reported missing. Police quickly responded. A lot of people just like dont trust people nowa nowadays. Because its just a dangerous world. I think that we need like our commun

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