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security officials. >> we know that organizations like al-qaeda are in the process of trying to secure nuclear weapons. >> reporter: president obama said the goal of the nuclear security summit is to lock down the world's nuclear materials. >> we are locking down that nuclear material in a very specific time frame. >> reporter: unlike the days of the cold war, these days, the primary concern is not a nation stocked with missiles, but a smaller so-called dirty bomb in the hands of groups like al- qaeda. >> we don't believe the threat for nuclear terrorism comes from states. our biggest concern is that terrorists will get nuclear materials. >> this summit is about -- let's say isolating a nuclear reactor in some random country in central europe and trying to help them better protect the reactor so it's not vulnerable. >> reporter: still others caution why terrorists are a prime concern, they are not the only concern. iran and north korea are two nations that pointedly are not at the summit. both widely believed to be developing nuclear arms. >> and when that happens, all the efforts that the president is make and can others are a -- making and the others are going to be blown apart. >> reporter: while washington, d.c. plays host to the nuclear summit, the district itself may have the most to gain and lose based on the success or failure. now, while they are talking here, president obama wants to see some concrete steps coming out of the two days of meetings. brian, he's going to ask for a communique detailing what nations are going to do to lock down enriched supplies of uranium and plutonium and also for a renewed vigilance on the u.s. sanctions already in place and also detail what other nations are going to do for their smaller stockpiles. live, back to you. >> tom, as far as logistics goes, pretty good as far as traffic. but d. c. police say today has gone smoother than expected. and people who live in the area said the summit has been more of a curiosity than a hassle. >> well, i definitely thought that it was going to be a huge hassle. we're just walking around today and everyone's been really friendly and been really easy to get around. >> i think it's clear that a lot of motorists have been heeding the call and at least the morning rush hour really went better than becould have anticipated -- we could have anticipated. we were projecting tremendous gridlock, really bad news. >> the roads will be fenced off until at least 8:00 tomorrow night and the mount vernon stop won't reopen until wednesday morning. dramatic video shows the university of maryland student allegedly attacked by police officers. tonight, the police department is investigating and we're hearing from that student's lawyer. fox 5's beth parker is live. beth? >> reporter: well, brian, the charging documents say that university of maryland student jack mckenna quote, struck officers and their horses, but a videotape shot from a window nearby tells a different story. that video was shot march 3rd after the university of maryland basketball team beat duke. on the right side of the screen, you can see jack skipping into the frame. he is with a friend in the white baseball hat. mckenna stops, then as you see the officers rush in and start beating him. his lawyer said his client suffered a concussion and several other injuries. >> it's outrageous. i mean, anybody who would see that, you see a young man who's completely defenseless. who hasn't committed a crime. who's brutally beaten. >> the video is disturbing. you look at it and it just appears that there was not justification for what occurred. i mean, we're going to do an investigation certain simply. our internal affairs division is working on it. officers will be suspended from this. no question. >> the initial task is figuring out who the officers were. they're in riot gear. jack had been charged with assaulting a police officer and also disorderly conduct. today, the charges were dropped. live in palmer park, i'm beth parker, back to you. a developing story, do you recognize this little boy? howard county police want to know who it is. a school administrator found him at 2:20 this afternoon at laurel elementary school. he hasn't been able to give police any information. call 911 if you know. the hunt is on to find a man police believe killed his own 3-year-old daughter and her mother. the scene played out sunday morning in alexandria. police found the woman and her daughter stabbed to death. little girl's dad. simon asfeha, killed them both. there is on ongoing custody dispute. he was last seen driving a 1999 silver acura with virginia tags. a measure to toughen up on sex offenders is still in limbo. shawn yancy is following this one. >> a known sex offender is accused of killing sarah foxwell days before christmas. proposed bills would have harsher punishments. the victim's mother spoke today. >> basically, i don't understand why they won't step up and pass it and sign it and it's to protect our children. i mean, you know, our children should be our first priority. you know, and being a parent of a child who was brutally murdered by a registered sex offender, i'm appalled that that is even an issue. >> the house approved a mandatory 15 year sex sentence for more serious sex crimes. lawmakers have until midnight to work out the differences on the bill. brian? one week, crews are back inside the wrecked coal mine in west virginia. 29 were killed in last monday's blast. nine bodied are still inside. -- bodies are still inside. a federal investigation into the explosion is also getting underway with investigators arriving in coalmont today. the state panel that writes the rules is asking to be an active part of the investigation. poland is still mourning tonight. two days after the plane crash that killed the president and top officials. flags are at half staff and people continue to leave candles. here in washington, secretary of state hillary clinton signed a condolence book. wizards star gilbert arenas serving his sentence for backing heat in the locker room. plus, the airlines are at it again. could spirit airlines keep other carriers from following suit? we'll hear from the experts are saying. and four decades later, why is the vatican finally making peace with the beatles? keep it here. the news edge at 6:00 will be right back. gilbert arenas is now sleeping in a halfway house. he moved there after spending two nights in a montgomery county jail. he checked into jail on friday night. he brought the guns into the wizards' locker room and also has to pay a $5,000 fine, 400 hours of community service. a 12-year-old causing a scare at a virginia middle school. he brought a gun to potomac middle in prince william county this morning. the gun was not loaded. but he was arrested. he first showed it to other kids then reportedly pulled it out and pointed it at his head. a teacher took it away and brought the kid to the principal's office. an off campus party turned riot over the weekend. police in harrisonburg resorted to firing tear gas at the mob of students. the annual spring fest block party usually attracting 2,000 people. this year, 8,000 people showed up. >> just a massive party that you can never even imagine. it was insane. >> at one point, there was tear gas everywhere. like you couldn't even see anything. just like a wild party. >> it's five feet away from someone being hit in the head with a 40 bottle. really scary. >> police arrested 30 people in the melee after fighting broke out and some started throwing bottles. several people were hurt. outrage over airline fees coming from the well-known senator tonight. working harder than you used to for the same paycheck? you are not alone, we hit the streets with the results. as we hit the break, is vatican is making peace with the beatles. its newspaper wrote a tribute over the weekend looking past the fab four's drug use and the band's comment that they were more famous than jesus. we're back. ♪ - ( music playing ) - we know technology can makyou more connected. but now it can make you more connected to your doctor through e-mail. test results from home. check records. change appointments. now doctors, nurses, techs, pharmacists are all digitally connected to each other. and ultimately connected to you. kaiser permanente, we believe that if knowledge is power, shared knowled is even more powerful. kaiser permanente. thrive. live on the base, that's what new york senator charles humaner is calling spirit airlines plan to charge for the bags. ray lahood doesn't look it either. they would then lower the base fares of the flight after charges $45 for a carry on flight. the ceo said the bad press could keep other airlines from doing the same. >> with the carry-on bags, right now, i'm just glad to see that congress is looking into it. this will keep delta and unites from looking into it. they may have to stop because congress finally did something. >> spirit airlines said it would reduce the number of carry-on bags. it's good news for the economy. at least for today. the dow closing above 11,000 for the first time in a year and a half. the last time it managed that was september 26th, 2008. a couple of reasons. greece secured a loan that would help its failing economy and some announcements of corporate takeovers. here's a question for you -- are you working more for less? almost half the american work force is doing just that. and of course, it is not by choice. fox 5's money report melanie is here. >> i have a feeling people are shaking their heads yes. it might be a question of which is the lesser evil, working more with no real increase in paveoffs -- payoffs? 40% of workers said they are carrying a heavier workload than a year ago, but not being paid for it and businesses admit it. 36% said they're focused on getting more out of their current work force than before. >> people in general now adays, more worried about the jobs so they are working longer hours. companies expect more productivity. so yes, i think people are generally working harder. >> the main office in my department is much busier in terms of trying to get things done in rapid succession and taking only responsibilities -- on responsibilities that used to be handled. >> they are not alone. here's the irony -- even though they're working more, the employees in this survey say they're happier with their benefits than they've been in three years. so they're willing to work more without extra pay and they know the recession is threatening so many jobs. they're worried about losing the jobs. the survey said that they are less worried about money now, but still worried. the national bureau of economic research doesn't think the recession is over yet. no time frame of when it thinks we'll be out of the woods. a moneyback guarantee from a college. find a job within a year or get a refund. lansing community college in michigan announced the program. the city's inemployment rate is 11.7%. the ipad getting some competition overseas. a company in germany unveiled the wee pad. its makers say it's different. for starters, two usb ports. the wee pad has stereo speakers, a camera and optional gps. but no word on when it will make its debut in the u.s.. well, no complaints for the weekend. just stunning. >> very nice. how about today? >> amazing. >> you wish you had today off. >> that's right. the only downside is that i'm not able to enjoy it as much. >> okay, let's see if -- when's your next day off? >> saturday. >> that's -- you're not going to like saturday on the five day. but maybe it will change. okay? stick around and we'll show that to you. traffic out there tonight, but at least it's not bad. you're not dealing with the wet commute. tomorrow evening, a different story because showers are at least in the forecast for tomorrow evening. not tomorrow morning though, okay, tomorrow morning's commute will be dry. 73. reagan national. dulles, 73. bwi, 71. highs today, let's check the trend for the next several days, uh-oh. tomorrow is cooler. high temperature only 59 degrees and warming back up again on wednesday, but still just a shade below normal. we should be about 65 degrees. thursday looks good though as temperatures jump back into the middle 7s and by friday, not bad. temperatures in the lower 70s. that's a hint at what's coming our way. temperatures, slow to come in. 71 for the district. 66 for quantico, nice along i- 81 as temperatures are out there in the upper 60s and lower 70s. cooler by the bay, though, 66 for annapolis and leonardtown. not much going on now, okay? we have some cloud cover that's trying to stream into the north west. you'll see that with the setting sun, but still, a very, very nice evening. this is what we're watching though. a complex of showers, potentially a couple of thunderstorms in iowa today. but this will be moving closer to us. it's coming into michigan now. detroit is still dry. not that you really need to worry about that. but you can see it's not much. just some light rain coming across right on into the area. future cast by tomorrow morning, we're all dry. just a few clouds. it looks like the morning commute will be dry. it comes upon us though by lunchtime. if bower just north of the district, some showers there, maybe along i-70 and 270 through the day, this settles in. everybody is wet at 5:00. tomorrow evening's commute will be wet and slow. we'll be cool on wednesday, but the temperatures in the 60s. overnight tonight, in the 40s. upper 40s in the city, cooler in the suburbs with increasing clouds. a few sunny breaks tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m.. noon, the showers arrive. 57 degrees and showers for everybody. temperatures upper 50s tomorrow. that's about the best wear going to be able to do and here's your next five days. it's a one day wonder with the showers. they get out of here. drier for wednesday, very nice on thursday as temperatures with sunshine back up into the middle 70s. on friday, good too. high of 73. right now, saturday, calling for a few spotty showers with temperatures back in the 60s. two great weekends in a row and i'll do my best to try and nudge us into a third really nice one. >> thanks. up next in sports, jason campbell, staying or going? dave ross is working on the new development from redskins park. we'll be right back. [ beeping ] ♪ my country ♪ 'tis of thee ♪ sweet land ♪ of liberty ♪ of thee i sing [ laughs ] ♪ oh, land ♪ where my fathers died ♪ land of the pilgrims' pride ♪ from every mountainside ♪ let freedom ring ♪ we have breaking news coming into the fox 5 news room. a bicyclist hit near the convention center. we have sherri ly on the scene by phone. >> reporter: brian, we're at 12th and new york avenue and just around 6:00 this evening, they've been bringing a number of motorcades for the nuclear security summit as you know. president obama is having some work session evening meetings here. and as they were blocking off 12th street, it appears with some large military vehicles, one of the military vehicles struck a bicyclist. and initially, as we saw the bicyclist on the ground, he was not moving as they called for a rescue crew to get here. they did bring out a sheet and they have covered the body. we have not seen any attempts to move the body. it appears to us that this bicyclist may be dead. again, no confirmation of that. but they have draped a white sheet over the bicyclist and they do not appear to be trying to move him in any way or rush him to the hospital. right now. a number of investigators here on the scene. they were blocking the streets with one of the military vehicles for a motorcade coming through and it's unclear whether the military vehicle did not see the bicyclist or whether the bicyclist didn't see the military vehicle moving into place. all that of course still under investigation. we'll have more later tonight. >> see you at 10:00. hello everybody, dave ross here and jason campbell is still here in d. dr.. he signs with the redskins this afternoon. meaning campbell is off the market as a restricted free agent. but it does keep open the pocket of a trade -- possibility of a trade, which the skins have given permission for campbell to explore. meanwhile, the capitals opened at home against the canadiens. just who will be between the pipes for game one? will it be theodore or varlamov? the decision will be made on game day. the head coach also said this about the start of the postseason. >> yeah, the number one seed, but you know, to me, it's like starting the season fresh. i mean, we're all started at zero wins and losses, sports as its ways of having surprises and upsets and obviously, we don't want to be one of the surprises or the upsets. but it's been known to happen. baseball now, today the nats tried to spoil the phillies home opener. that's pitcher helping his own cause. a single down the line. two runs would score. the nats lead 4-0. 50 career rbis. pretty good for mar keith. that's jim riggleman getting tossed. he really, if he didn't like he like this. this is chase utley, off the fair pole, it's fair. two run home run, the phillies beat the nationals 7-4. brian, back to you. >> you have the news edge. the news is always on at myfoxdc.com. the news will be back at 10:00 and then the news edge at 11:00. have a good night and come check us out later.

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