to school. walking the streets. right now herndon town council arguing whether day laborers are being unfairly targeted. police trying to figure out what made this morning so very deadly in prince george's county. i'm bruce leshan. it has been a deadly day in prince george's county. over the course of eight hours, three people have been shot in three different places. the first shooting was here outside the upscale ballroom. workers say the two men may have laid in wait in the woods and ambushed a man who was leaving the club. the second shooting was just a few miles from here. about an hour later a woman came home to the townhouse that she shares with her young daughter and found her boyfriend inside shot to death. and then about 7:30 a.m., people driving by noticed a man shot to death. it looked like execution style. shot repeatedly just outside the gates of a land fill. >> none of these three appear to be random acts of violence. it is likely that the victims in each of these three cases knew the suspect. >> i'm peggy fox in herndon where a visit sen a -- a citizen's group is wants the town council to rescind the streets ordinance. the largest day labor gathering site in herndon. >> i feel uncomfortable. we are not feeling safe because we think that the laws are going against the immigrants. >> reporter: the town's 1st street law was thrown out because it did target day laborers. this new one includes any kind of solicitation. >> i don't believe it is unconstitutional. i wouldn't have voted for it the first time. i'm outside of a high school in bethesda where a student is facing charges tonight after police say he brought a weapon that looks like this to school. just hours after his arrest only 9news now was on the scene when the boy police say hid an air gun in his backpack leaves a montgomery county police station. >> i think it is shocking that it is so easy for students to bring stuff to school. >> reporter: this letter sent home to parents tells the story. a ninth grader at walt whitman high school passed a note to a teacher saying the 14-year-old student had a weapon inside his backpack. after a search the school resource officer discovered an air soft gun that looks something like this along with a box of 200 pellets. the department of justice trying to help crack down on bullying in the nation's schools. today, the assistant attorney general spoke to students at james hubert school. >> all bullying is wrong and we are going to use every tool in our law enforcement arsenal to root out bullying but the best way to root it out is to prevent it. >> there is a lot of bullying going on at blake but i know in comparison to other high schools it is not as bad. >> today's civil rights discussion was voluntary for the students who took part it in it. >> a proposal to give amnesty to folks who have not yet paid parking tickets in dc got a little support today. dc officials confirm more than $300 million in parking fines and the penalties is all owed to the city. this story first reported today but "the washington examiner." dmv officials concede they have considered an amnesty program where people would be allowed to pay the original fine and the added penalties would be forgiven. this would be welcome news to drivers who got tickets today right outside the d.mv where they were trying to pay tickets they already had. >> how much money are you paying out in tickets? >> you wouldn't believe it. i'm paying like $3300. >> whoa. >> mm-hmm then it is like dated back from like 2000. >> they are trying to balance the budget off writing tickets off the people much it is not fair at all. >> amnesty program would need mayor vincent grey's approval and vote from the dc council. city officials say that the money could help close a nearly half billion dollars budget gap for the next year. dc councilwoman mary chay introduced a bill that would start fining dc residents who do not shovel their sidewalks right after it snows. the winter sidewalk safety amendment of 2011 would give you eight daylight hours to clear your sidewalks after it stopped snowing. residents would face a $25 fine. business owners would pay $250. several other regions in our area also require you shovel your sidewalk after the snow or face a fine. montgomery county, however, you have a full 24 hours to get it done. alexandria, you have between 24 and 72 hours. so what do you think about the dc proposal? is an eight-hour turn around too quick? enough time? share your thoughts with mcmcgint's mail bag. the 112th congress. 87 new republicans will be sworn in in the house shifting the balance of power. but today the outgoing democratic leadership said they are ready to work with their new colleagues. >> we will work with them when we are accomplishing the job creation objectives. and the deficit reduction ob objectionssions. when we are doing things that we think undermines our economy and explodes the deficit. >> eric cantor will be sworn in. john baynor replease replacing replacing nancy pelosi. we told you last month the gop was proposing a new rule that would strip dc delegate eleanor holmes norton in her ability to vote. today she joined the mayor and voting rights advocates in calling for that voting voice to be preserved. >> they will strip you of your money in the same year they are trying to strip you off your home. >> is this the most outrageous insult imaginable. >> it is unconshonable to be an american without representation. >> this won't be the first time she lost what limited rights she has in congress. delegate norton says she is looking forward to meeting with the incoming speaker john baynor to try to change his mind. nice and sunny out there. looks cold, tom. >> if you're going out tonight, i recommend a scarf and hat. cold front pushes through and colder air is on the way. let's start with the satellite picture. radar combined. we see snow showers. they might just clip garrett county tonight but most of them will stay north of the mason dixon line. in terms of temperatures we had a seasonable day but now we are back down in the 30s. little bit of a breeze. feels like it is in the upper 20s. 38 downtown. already 30 in frederick. and 39 in leesburg and freezing mark in manassas. now, for tonight, we will say some clouds come back and we clear out later after midnight. breezy and cold. 24 to 32. winds pick up west-north west at 10 to 15. we will come back and talk about not one but two chances of seeing some snowflakes fly. >> i'm scott broom. outside ocean city where slot machine gambling has come to the coastal resorts. coming up, i'll show you around a controversial slots parlor now open near the beach. and new year, some new closures for metro. a look at the first big project of 2011. and how it may impact you. that's up next. 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woman to hold the job. you can read more at wusa9.com. just click on the upper marlboro part of the where you live section. hundreds of people lined up in the cold to get their first crack at slot machine gambling near ocean city, maryland, today. the second casino to open in maryland since voters approved the slots in a referendum in '08 to raise money for schools. reporter scott broom is at the ocean downs racetrack in berlin, maryland. >> reporter: they came in wheelchairs and with canes to stand in the cold some up to four house for a new casino near ocean city. >> took me two years to wait for this place to open. so here i am. >> reporter: governor martin o'malley can't believe the celebration for something that will produce billions of revenue for maryland. most to play for schools, some to support the dying horse racing industry. today the emphasis was on jobs, at least 230 permanent positions being created here. >> we can sit back, moan, complain, be angry and frustrated all we want or we can take action to create jobs. that's what we are doing today. that's what we need to continue to do. >> reporter: the casino is on the grounds of ocean downs, a modest harness racing track about five miles from the beach in berlin, maryland, headed for extinction before this. now a $45 million development with 750 gaming machines and a license to double it. racing will continue at the track in the summer. >> here it goes. it is a magnet for retirees and the casino opening brought hundreds of them out in the first hour jamming the parking lot and the machines. >> it will be a good atmosphere. and it will be a heck of a boost. >> reporter: the political deans in maryland it was called tots for slot because most of the money went to education. even with gambling set up the education budget is facing tough times. scott broom, 9 news now. construction at the state largest casinos will begin this year. that one just off interstate 295. perhaps the lottery more your style rather than the slots. tonight's mega millions jackpot $355 million. and you can buy tickets in dc, maryland and virginia for your chance to win that chance though is a little dicey. it is one in 175 million. i guess it is just a bit more than if you don't buy a ticket at all. the drawing is top at 11:00 p.m. so what would you do with all that money? we have been getting lots of responses on the wusa 9 facebook page. lou wheeler says he would get rid of my phone. while gail brooks posted anything i want to. pam singleton gets a little more serious writing "i'd take care of all my family." donna leach says she would take care of her family and donate the rest to the st. jude's hospital and pit bull rescue. no one needs that much money to live. i would rather find a way to stop childhood cancer and stop lives. keith whiteman might be on to something when he asks could i buy the redskins for 23 million? >> maybe in a couple years you could. >> exactly. >> not right know. looking at a pretty nice day. average. temps into the low 40s. not much win. cold front goes through tonight, derek, and starts to get colder again tonight. and this cold air will be with us on and off the next couple weeks. so get ready. >> let's start with what's going on now. temps falling after a high of 433. low 30s as you head out towards fairfax. only about 33 there. 36 in sterling. 35 even down towards springfield and mid-30s for bethesda and also rockville and 36 in college park. now, satellite picture, radar combined we do see an area of rain down to the south. along the gulf coast. a lot of our big storms come from the gulf of mexico. this is going to stay to the south of us and junction exit out on the southeast cos. another cold front will slip through tonight. most of the snow showers will be confined to the great lakes. parts of the ohio valley. also pennsylvania and, of course, new york state. we have a couple of clouds moving through. that's about it. biggest effect behind the front will be colder air that moves in. and kind of sets up camp for a while. outside story. getting colder again. dry and cold on wednesday. breezy early on wednesday. then the breezies subside. flakes are possible thursday and flakes are possible again on friday. in fact, a much better chance on friday. for tonight, clouds return. and then clearing late. breezy and cold. 24 to 32. winds west-north west at 10 to 15. lows tonight. we have got 24 in gaithersburg. 25 inrockville. right around the freezing mark in the beltway. 30 downtown. 27 at andrews. 25 out toward bowie. 24 in leesburg. 24 manassas. now, tomorrow morning, grab a winter coat and your shades. partly cloudy. breezy. cold. 20s and 30s. then by afternoon, good news is the winds died down. partly cloudy and sort of seasonably cold but not crazy cold. high temperatures around 40. in fact, even around arlington, 41. maybe 41 in springfield. you may hold in the upper 30s out towards sterling and leesburg but most folks will make about 40 degrees. all right, next three days. 40 tomorrow. 39 on thursday. flurries possible. only around freezing on friday. and snow showers are possible. next seven days. weekend staying dry and cold. we are in the low 30s again on saturday. mid-30s on sunday. we are okay to start the day on monday. clouds come in pretty quickly late monday, monday night and derek, looks like a storm is on the horizon. looks like snow, rain, back to snow. a mix. >> okay. >> a mess. >> a big thing or just something enough to be a nuisance. >> not a clipper. it is a bigger storm so we will keep an eye on it. >> here we go. >> all right. let's get to our weird news file where we have got either a real life super hero or maybe a guy who just read a few too many comic books growing up. you decide. seattle, washington, where a man identifying himself as dan. before he could even dial 911 out leaps a guy in a costume described as skin tight rubber and black and gold. there he is. he chased the crook away. he just met the guy. as a matter of fact, his name is phoenix jones. he patrols the city most every night armed with a bullet proof vest, mace and taser gun. he says he has been out there defending the helpless for nine months now. he says he symbolizes a regular guy who just doesn't want to walk around and see bad things and do nothing. i like that. >> okay. >> we want to hear what you think. send your e-mails to mcginty's mail bag. the address mailbag@ wusa9.com. 9 news now will be right back. don't forget start your mornings off with andrea, howard, monica for the news, weather an traffic you need before you head out of the door. 9 news now weekdays 4:25 a.m. in the mail bag tonight. ironically named captain honors, the navy commander now stripped of his command today for producing those raunchy videos. you have all seen them on the u.s.a. enterprise now four years ago. friedland from silver springs thinks he got a raw deal. several years ago when the videos were made, not four to five years after they were shown to everybody who happened to be on the carrier back then. the man who signed off on the video have long sense retired. i question the timing of the release. i thought it was done to protext higher ups. another person said those who are to condemn him do not understand military culture and why some military folks resist the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell." it isn't because they are worried about the abilities of those serving them they always end up suffering when easily offended people are first exposed to their culture. people who are capable of winning wars will ever be experts to catering to modern sensibilities. could you imagine a sailor 30 years ago complaining about those video is? perhaps not. but maybe he or she should have complained. still, this whole thing has left me with some big questions. first of all, four years later, really? nobody in charge knew anything about what was in those videos including the commanding officer of the only prize until three days ago? okay, sure. this was frat boy stuff that simply wouldn't fly in your office or my office. but is the military a equal different type of place with rules we civilians don't understand. beyond that's videos what sort of ship did captain honors run. did people feel respected and welcome? should it even matter? i'll have more on this situation on let's be real tonight at 11:00 p.m. that is our report. i'll be right back here at 11:00 p.m. along with anita brikman and tonight we are working on ways to detox your system after all that holiday partying. you know you want to start the year off right. don't forget, log on anytime to wusa9.com. we will see you a bit later. bye-bye. captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com now, "entertainment tonight," the most watched entertainment news magazine in the world. >> sandra and ryan. are they a couple? >> new reports say it's on. >> they were very playful together, flirting. >> now what 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