treated underground. >> everybody was saying to get down and run. >> police say they are unsure of his motives but are sure the system worked. officers reacted instantly, protected the public and in the end, stopped a man from his goal of killing people. >> we took the appropriate actions. it worked. i am not going to change how we do business. >> investigators say they are going over surveillance tape of the shooting. all of it, even though it was only about one minute, was caught on surveillance tape. they are closely taking a look of the events that led up to that moment. they said they are going over the car the end of the have found quite a bit of ammunition. >> thank you. it will be interesting to see that video. the pentagon metro station has reopened. there are no delays reported tonight. some of his own words may shed light on why he made the long drive from california to carry out that attack. >> we now know that bedell's parents were worried about him. his family filed a missing person's report about him in january. they were worried that their son who had mental illness also had a gun. he showed up at the pentagon armed with semiautomatic weapons and years of anti- government anchor. this is what he looks like on his way to the pentagon. he was booked at the county jail for a marijuana charge. he wrote on blogs about the government but of course i am happy to talk to you about information that i released to the public. >> the former electrical engineering student thoughtew marketing would bypass government control. in one internet podcast, he said -- >> they are shameless lies. >> he questioned the 9/11 attacks saying the government's sacrificed their citizens to perpetuate control. >> the moral values of individuals are increasingly attacked by a political system where it is routinely accepted and the only statute is power. >> back in california, indicated community where he lived, the county sheriff explant that he had a long history of mental illness. >> he had been committed three or four times previously. over what time from, we do not know. >> his family released a statement and said their destated by what happened. they said his their son's actions were caused by mental illness. >> thank you. the police officers wounded in the attacks are both recovered. there were graced by the bullets. neither of them wanted to speak publicly. squad cars were standing outside their homes. we will hear from the neighbors coming up at 5:30. >> this is the latest in a string of unrelated attacks on federal buildings put on january 4, a gunman opened fire in the lobby of a federal courthouse in las vegas. he shot two secure the guards, killing one of them. on february 18, a small plane crashed into a building that housed the irs and texas. he left behind angry note criticizing the government. we have a lot of information, including video tape and a picture taken during the attack. you can find it on our website at wjla.com. we will have the latest information at 6:00. in developing story out of montgomery county. at -- high school was on lockdown while school officials look for a gun on campus. julie parker is live with what caused this scare. >> it appears that it started with a rumor about a gun. there was also a fist fight just off campus. police are still interviewing witnesses trying to identify suspects. they say they do have a person of interest in custody. >> an unusual scene at a prestigious school. richard montgomery high school was on lockdown. police swarmed the campus. >> they were arriving at the same time that i got here. >> police say a fight during the off campus lunch hour prompted the code red. >> i believe it was students returning to the school or fleeing from the scene saying let's get out of here before there are shots fired. >> there were under their desks. they had heard somebody may had been with a gun in the building. >> police searched for somebody with a weapon. teachers and students sat in the classrooms. some watched as one student was taken into custody. >> they arrested the student. >> police say nobody has been charged at this point and no weapon had been done. >> it appears that the concerns about a weapon may have been rumors. the response is completely appropriate. >> police say the student who was hurt bond up in the hospital. poli say this was not gang- related. this is a blue ribbon school and consistently ranked on the top 100 lists of schools across the country. julie parker, abc 7 news. >> thank you. a woman was hurt after a car ruptured a gas line and burst into flames. take a look at this i with this picture. -- this eyewitness picture. that was in silver spring. firefighters said the woman was taken to the hospital but her injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. homes were evacuated and drivers were detoured. all lanes of rte. 29 were closed down. >> the district of columbia is taking action after the death of a tile that paramedics did not take to the hospital. the mayor and fire chief confer they will conduct a 30-day review and will release the results of their investigation publicly. the family of the two-year old called 911 last month because she was having difficulty breathing. the ambulance crew told the mother to take her into the bathroom with shower running to helper to brief but did not take her to the hospital. if the hospital -- if the investigation reveals the ambulance crew acted improperly, they could face disciplinary action. there is a massive effort to repair pulse. they're calling the effort potholepalooza. they are tripling the number of trucks on pothole duty. city streets are covered with thousands of them because of the recent snowstorms. the director of the transportation department said the prepared 600 yesterday alone. >> some more weather might help with that. -- some warmer weather might help with that. >> it is looking better. a nice weekend with a warm-up that will last several days. this persistent area of cloudiness emanating from that storm center still in the atlantic and still pushing gusty wind and cool temperatures and areas of clouds. we're hoping that by tomorrow morning, that will be far enough away that sunshine will be the story of the day. here is some rooftop action. what we find is the winds are still a factor out there. the camera bounces up and down every once and awhile. the winds were at times up to 20 miles per hour. cold temperatures. bethesda at 45. fredericksburg at 47. these cold temperatures will stay with us into the day tomorrow. we will warm up, around 50 or 51. warmer weather later in the weekend. >> coming up, chaos in the streets of college park but a state lawmaker is demanding answers from police. >> some call it an invasion of policy. a full body scanners are up and running and more than 12 airports. >> hollywoo's biggest night is almost here. >> exclusive home video of a woman held prisoner for 18 years. fall with some breaking news. hundreds of thousands of dollars that disappeared from a prestigious local school might have ended up at a las vegas casino. >> police think a worker at thomas jefferson high school stole the cash to pay for gambling trips. natasha barrett is live in alexandria with that story. >> this high-school community largely depends on its fund- raising campaigns and the efforts they do every year. this is what we found out. the woman was charged with embezzling all of this money apparently told investigators that she needed the money to pay off gambling debts and loss vegas, atlantic city, credit card debt and her mortgage payment. thomas jefferson high school in alexandria is ranked no. 1 in the country for high schools for the last two years in a row. the timidity is used to good news, not to this. police say a finance technician allegedly stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from various high school bank accounts. they say the total of the stolen money was about $279,000. >> it is shocking. she is stealing from a bunch of kids. >> documents said she was responsible for receiving and deposited money from various sources. she allegedly stole, the money by writing checks to herself without authorization and by making withdrawals from bank accounts and depositing that money into her personal bank account. >> we need that mon. it is awful somebody would do that. >> and a letter to parents, the principal wrote that -- >> i am. if we lost that much money, that is a huge amount of money. >> the principal said that she has designed and no longer works for the school. she also said to investigators that the money was going to those gambling debts. the principal also said they will try to recoup the money they lost through insurance claims. from alexandria, natasha barrett, a 7 news. a woman who spent 18 years woman -- living with her kidnapper is speaking for the first time. >> she and her family say they are thriving despite all they suffered. >> a woman who had been silenced for more than 18 years finally speaks for herself. in these videos, she shows that she is a survivor. with her daughter at home, her mother makes a plea for patients and privacy as her family recovers. >> police, give us the time we need to heal. without the prying eyes of the photographers and the press. we released this video so that you can see that we are happy and well and when we have more to share, we will. as a mother, i am pleading for our privacy in this very public store. " the story began in 1991 when the 11 year-old girl was taken when waiting for the school bus. the accused parties are this sex offender and his wife. she allegedly abused -- allegedly in toward a life of abuse and bore two children herself. she was found living in a tent with a bird splore -- in a tent with a dirt floor. this is a video of a holiday that the mother has waited so long to enjoy it. her two daughters together at last. >> on behalf of my daughters, and my to awesome granddaughters, we would like to thank you for all of the love and support you have shown us these past few months. >> she is now 29 years old. she got her driver's license. she is basically self educated but got her ged and hopes to go to college. her captors have pleaded not guilty to 29 different felonies. they are awaiting trial. >> thank you. you can see the entire home video tonight on 20/20. it is at 9:00. also on that show, they stole thousands of dollars from hollywood stars. you will hear from one of the alleged bling ring members to hear how would started. more body scanners are showing up across the country at airports. they look through everything, clothing, and everything. boston, los angeles, chicago and kansas city are all getting the scanners. texas department of public safety is bent -- is standing -- is sending out a warning to spring breakers about mexican drug cartel-related violence. they're planning on having extra troopers on patrol. they are urging travelers to check the u.s. state department website. michelle obama played with youngsters at abc soccer clinic today, part of her campaign against childhood obesity. it is a partnership between the u.s. soccer foundation and the foundation for hispanic health. the campaign emphasizes the importance of children getting 60 minutes of active play every day. with warmer temperatures headed our way, everybody had to get out and move. it is just the attitude of not having to shiver of the time. this weekend will be an opportunity for that. look at that area of snow near the like. we put our time lapse into motion, the clouds come and go. you notice the snow as we get to late afternoon is melting away. i bet every bit of that will be gone over the next few days. the temperature is now 48 at george washington university. the wind is still an issue. up to 60 miles per hour. with temperatures in the mid- 40's, you will fill a -- you will feel a chill in the air. the temperature trend is one way and that is down tonight. maybe some upper 20's and the suburban areas. enough of a breeze to knock windshield -- wind chills down. we are close to where we should be for the fifth day of march. cool whether all across the northeast. temperatures are still chilly town south but showing signs of warming up. that trend will continue, as well. we still are picking up the influence of that storm that has been on the map all week. wait out in the -- way out atlantic ocean. as we get to the day tomorrow, the storm will pull off just enough to the east that everybody gets in on the bright sunshine with limited cloudiness. one other fture for tomorrow, we have had this relationship between low pressure in the atlantic printing went to the north, what is going to happen is the source of the air in the area is not so much from northeastern canada, it will be recirculated around the great lakes. it will be a little bit warmer. through the weekend, we will pick up those warmer mperatures. mid to upper-50's. 38 late tonight. 27 to 32 in the morning. a little chilly. 46 at midday. we will seek 51, right about average for the high kemar. check out sunday. 55 and not to breezy. looking better and better next week. the upper 50's with sunshine. at some point thursday or friday, we will have to deal with some rain probably. >> we are not thinking about that quite yet. >> thank you. new information about the police officers who were wounded. if we see how they're doing. >> "avatar" has gotten a lot of crowds but is it the best picture of the year? >> a tragedy on the highway after [ male announcer ] don't like to settle? now that any pizza at pizza hut is just $10, you don't have to. any pizza, any size, any crust, and any toppings is just $10. all your favorite pizzas any way you want them, just $10. a large meat lover's pizza? $10. a large pan supreme? $10. any toppings you want? just 10 bucks, too. any pizza, any size, any crust, and any toppings. so don't miss out. get any pizza hut pizza today for just $10. only at your pizza hut. at least six people died when a school bus collided with a pickup truck in texas. >> witnesses describe it as a olent crash but this aid the bus struck a pickup. if least half the people died at the scene. just south of phoenix, a scene of carnage but a tour bus with windows knocked out and debris everywhere. at least six people dead and 16 injured. groups a large number of victims were brought in at one time. >> the bus had been traveling from mexico to los angeles. around 5:30, the driver lost control and hit the pickup truck from behind. >> the driver reared the vehicle. the driver pulled off the road and world. the bus rolled over ejecting several occupants. and basically, nobody in the pickup truck was hurt. the road was shut down and turned into an outdoor triage center. there for other concerns. it had triggered a second accident when another pickup truck slowed in was struck by a sedan. area hospitals scramble to deal with the injuries. six of them are in critical condition. >> these are pretty severe injuries including broken spine and lung damage. >> police say there were two drivers on board. the plan was to switch drivers and the index. they are trying to find out if the operating driver was at fault or if there was a maiden aunts issue -- maintenance issue. choosing the right diet can be tough. a new genetic test can help you pick the one that will drop the most pounds. >> a day after police arrested nearly 24 maryland students, a local politician is wondering if police are responsible for inciting a riot. >> the latest on the condition of to pentagon police of captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- the shooting at the pentagon last night left two officers her. they are expected to recover. greta kreuz talk to members of oneof those brave officers. >> both officers are out of the hospital and back home. marvin carraway lives in prince george's county. today, his neighbors and those of his associate, jeffrey amos, say these two guys are the best. marvin carraway and jeffrey amos had a harrowing brush with death was not. there were graced by bullets when he opened fire at point- blank range at the pentagon metro. they were back home recuperating but not speaking publicly. police squad cars stood guard outside the home. >> he is a hero. to have reacted and responded on the turn of the dime, he is a hero. >> marvin carraway has been with the force for 15 months. his colleague, jeffrey amos, just 10 months. amos was struck in the leg when he exited the guard booth to confront the gunman. >> he washes his car. he is a good guy. >> police parked outside. >> i thought what is going on. >> i feel safer, that is for sure. >> he told a reporter over the phone that he thinks the lord that he shielded me when all of this took place. many are thinking these two officers for putting their -- many are thanking these officers for putting their lives on the line. both are family men with children and are very fortunate. eta kreuz, abc 7 news. >> you are right. we will go back to the pentagon for the latest on the investation and the man that police say opened fire. that is coming up at 6:00. investigators released new information about a small plane crashed yesterday. witnesses reported seeing smoke coming from the aircraft before it crashed the pilot died when the plane crashed into a yard and ignited a private home. an investigator with the national transportation safety board says the investigation into the cause of the crash could last up to eight months. the fed wrote transit administration releases a report critical of safetyeasures -- safety measures that matter has taken. -- that metro has taken. they said they allowed unknown hazards to remain uncorrected fro years. -- for years. police are charging a woman with trying to hire people to kill her husband. investigators say she recently approached different acquaintances about killing her husband. she is being held without bond and is scheduled to appear in court on monday. an influential state senator is demanding answers about the chaos that erupted after a maryland defeated duke on wednesday night. brad bell is live with the questions that the lawmaker has for police. >> it was a wild scene out here. students did storm the road. every student we spoke to said it was the police action that turned from a celebration into something close to a riot. police have defended their actions. this senator says police have some questions to answer. the university of maryland administrators will be trying to decide which students should be punished for the disturbance on route 1. some may actually be expelled. an influential state senator says the police deserve some scrutiny, as well. >> there was a problem but i am concerned if it should been handled differently. >> he was not there after the maryland basketball team beat duke. he saw the video and have heard what students have said and how police responded to complaints. >> they were over aggressive. >> our department expanded accordingly. we attempted to restore a peaceful environment. >> he says there is no doubt that student behaved badly and laws were broken bute shares the concerns of students that aggressive police on horseback and in riot gear may have made the situation worse than it needed to be. >> was it a full-blown riot? did it require what they did? it is something that could not come down the situation. >> police arrested 23 students out here the other night. at least two of them cla they were injured during their arrests. i heard from a lawyer representing one of them. he said his client actually had a broken arm and they will be seeking some sort of legal remedy against the police. brad bell, abc 7 news. >> thank you. time for a check of the traffic situation. >> you can see the camera shots showing very slow traffic on the inner loop of the beltway. we have had jammed traffic but not a lot of incidents. you will see slow traffic and that will persist on the left side of your screen, the inner loop of the beltway as all the way from the dulles toll road to college park which is the entire top side of the beltway. that will contue on the inner loop from college park all the way to 202. that is slow traffic. what is worse is what happened on 270 northbound. this is going to be extremely slow traffic because there was an earlier incident up north. you will see some slow traffic that begins right around 370 and continued all the way to 109. >> thank you. coming up, oscar fever is hitting hollywood. arch campbell joins us. >> we are on your side with how genetics can help you achieve the best diet for your body. >> it turns out some general motors dealerships might not be to news, traffic and weather without changing the channel. i will be ready for whatever the day throws at me. uh, looks like torrential rain, bumper to bumper traffic and some kind of weird smell downtown. i will be working from home today. my sister's coming. i can make it. i'm sure she'sovely. 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" the fascinating part is thinking about the future, the idea of personalid medicine. when you reduce your own team make up. >> this physician is an endocrinologist at george washington. he says the concept is interesting but further research is still needed. the findings are based on results from a previous stanford university study that looked at diet and weight loss and the genetic makeup of that study's participants. >> they did not and will the people and say this diet will work for you. >> some residents would give this a shot -- >> i would be willing to try. >> others say it will pass on the $150 test. >> if you want to lose weight, eat less, eat better and exercise more. >> more research is needed to determine how those tests apply to men and other racial groups. coming up, police officers rescued a man who fell on to train tracks. arch campbell tells us which ♪ [ male announcer ] we make them beautiful. ♪ we make them tougher. ♪ we make them legendary. we make them better... to make your life better. and we've never made one... quite like this. the 100% electric nissan leaf. ♪ the biggest weekend of the year for movie lovers. >> the academy awards are on sunday with 10 field vying -- with 10 films vying for best picture. >> it is very exciting. but will be at the red cross party ascended night. -- i will be at the red cross party sunday night. "avatar" vs the "hurt blocker." contest of opposite. "the her to locker" captures the reality of war and the effect on a soldier leaving a bomb diffusion team. it gives the director of a chance to become the first woman to win the best director oscar. it would deny the oscar to her ex-husband, and james cameron. they are hoping for a record audience. alec baldwin and steve martin will go for appropriate but not too much. look for mo'nique to win best supporting actress. best actress pits merrill straight against sandra bullock. george clooney started the season as the favorite for best actor but now the price begins -- belongs to jeff bridges for "cristy hart." i am going with "her locker" -- hurt locker for best picture. rumors include fears that james woods will attack people that he thinks heard the internment. a soldier has complained that the screenwriter based the movie on him without permission. >> it sounds like washington and hollywood. >> i'll be on channel 7 news right after the party. >> thank you, arch. coverage begins at 7:00 on sunday. we will have the barbara walters special followed by the arrival at 8:00 and the ceremony itself at 8:30. a dramatic rescue at a train station caught on tape. a man stumbles onto the tracks police officers run to help them and flagged down an oncoming train. >> we did not have the time to think about it. we saw it. if we would have thought about it, the situation would have been different. " the driver of the trends of the man and hit the emergency brake just in time. nobody was hurt. these men are being considered for awards but did not think of themselves as heroes. bullying is not just a problem in america. it is also affecting a princess. the japanese princess aiko is being bullied at school. school officials said the incident may have been a misunderstanding. >> the down michelle obama war to the inaugural boun -- down -- to the inaugural -- gown mielle obama wore to the inaugural ball is being donated to the smithsonian institution. the dress was designed by a new york designer. it will be on display with other first ladies gowns. more than 70 figures from black history are being honored at the blacks in wax program. some of the people that portrait of president barack obama, maya angelou and russell simmons. you concede the exhibits at the learning center. here is a look at 6:00. more on the pentagon shootings that left two officers wounded in the shooter dead. we hear from somebody that was at the scene. more details on the shooter's background. concerns about flooding at the creek -- @ deep creek. we have good news about the weather. >> hang in there a bit longer and there is warmer weather heading this way. there is an area of persisting cloudiness. here it is on stormscan. the northerly winds at the surface are bringing cooler air in. that could put a chill in the conditions outside. let's check out some numbers. starling is at 45. we will make a nice recovery and temperatures as we head to the next couple of days. all across the area, we are finding the numbers running mostly in the low 40's. here is they weather map for tomorrow. the source of that era is coming from the great lakes rather than eastern canada. that is important because it will not be as cold. we will hit the low 50's with a lot of sunshine but it will still be breezy. sunday and monday, temperatures warm up. breezy with a lot of sunshine tomorrow. 55 with sunshine on sunday. better than that on monday and tuesday. that is the latest. >> thank you. free agency and the redskins. at all starts this morning at 12:00 01. 1. this is when dan snyder shines. not this time. nothing. that means the changes are taking hold. mike shanahan is in charge. bruce allen insists the redskins have a plan. >> spending the week at indianapolis looking at the draft prospects give us some ideas and what is going to be available. we are looking forward to trying to execute our plan for what we think we need to do for the redskins for the future. >> we will keep you updated on that plan. chad clifton is expected to sign. rex grossman is getting some bugs. -- some buzz. when you connect the dots, grossman is being watched closely at abc 7. the redskins are also interested in a tackle who played five games for the san francisco 49ers before breaking his shoulder last year. julius peppers is the biggest name on the block. he was asking $12 million per season. this is expected to be worth $40 million for the first few years. the maryland terrapins are on their way to play virginia tomorrow. more on that at 2:00. georgetown is in a freefall. they play cincinnati at the verizon center. their leading scorer has been diagnosed with diabetes and his availability is questionable. >> i have to focus on basketball and i have to understand that i am also a diabetic. 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[ male announcer ] perdue perfect portions. ready when you are. a special counsel will look into millions of dollars of construction contracts and the district and the courts mayor fenty gave the money without the board's approval. >> mayor fenty was in southeast to talk about pot holes and could not wait to get away from constituents complaining about the ridge road rec center. >> tell your family i said hello. >> the constituent was angry about overturned poured chunks left for months said the kids deserved a better center. >> he has rone every center of town. what about east of the river? >> he said his haste to fix up fields and avoid city red tape has him in hot water with the council. some members are trying to launch a legal investigation over contracts. they pointed to two of mayor fenty's fraternity brothers who were involved and recreation center contracts not approved by the council. >> i believe they were fraudulent invoices that could have criminal implications. we are going to give that information to the team behind us. >> i encourage people to look into how the government is performing. >> this may mean that the rich rec center has a lot longer to wait. >> the d.c. council used a attorney to investigate marion barry as you may recall. that led to the recommendation that he be prosecuted for contract fraud. when we come back, -- >> that is it for 5:00 news. >> a new jobs report is out. and there is unexpected news. >> and general motors still gets a new lease on life. we are learning more about the man w traveled across the country and opened fire on the pentagon. >> the officers heard and the shoot up or out of the hospital. the pentagon metro stop is reopened. the questions into why john bedell started shooting remain. >> scott thuman is live with new details. >> an fbi spokesperson told me that there are just now wrapping up the investigation at the pentagon but they have a lot more work to do looking into not only his mental history but his personal history, as well. at the pentagon today, fbi agents scoured the site of last night's shooting, counting bullet casings and trees in the footsteps of the john bedell, a man whose history and motives are under the microscope. >> he was very well dressed, in are under the microscope. >> he was very well dressed, in a