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pool 15 of them chipped in $5 for that they are not talking tonight neither is wilson but a friend of hers is here is what he had to say >> i known her for years if she won, i can't see her keeping that money for herself she been working with us for a number of years she is forever being so nice to him she got seven kids she need it she just had a set of twins i can't see her keeping all that money to herself if she won. >> do you think she won it? >> she is supposed to be at work today, so i was hoping she was, would be here but man, to win that sort of money, she told me, she ever win a lot of money she going back home you know she haitian she going to be haitian royalty. i got to work i got to go up because this is -- she would be in agreement hi daryl with that little accent. i hear a lot of them buzzing around, they keeping a tight lip if she won good for her god bless her but if she won it and beat them out of their money it is enough for everybody madeleine but you know,. >> you never know. >> god bless her >> he was fun wasn't he. so the owner of the mcdonalds issued a statement, saying this was all speculation the statement reads in part until the winning ticket is presented and verified i strongly caution anyone from jumping to conclusions if wilson did win the jackpot she would share that money with two other winners one in illinois and one in kansas as you said earlier her take home would be $218 million lottery officials say no one has come forward with a winning ticket she says she plans to go to lottery official s with that ticket we will have to wait and see back to you. >> the mystery continues for now all right maureen thanks very much. now to a developing story in prince georges county police are working on multiple shooting cases, from over the weekend, one of them, maybe ruled a justifiable homicide police made arrests in two other cases prince georges county police say by the time all the gunshots had been fired, 12 people were shot, 5 of the victims dead a total of 7 different incidents. fox 5s paul wagner is in the newsroom with what police are saying paul. will, the violent weekend at the county included a drug related gun battle between two young men that ended the life of a 17-year-old a justifiable killing a robbery suspect was killed and the murder of an 83- year-old woman shot to death by her granddaughter. the 32-year-old was arrested sunday charged with killing her grandmother the exact motive is unknown but police categorized it as a domestic. in another case domestic, investigators arrested audria black well and charged her with killing ashley mcclerken and 19- year-old lester was shot to death in an apparent robbery attempt on wood bury street in louis dale. the police chief described the murders and other nonfatal shootings as an exception to what the county has experienced over the last 14 months. >> currently our community has recorded 17 murders, one of those attributed to a 1989 assault case, we have a 37 as of today we have a 37% reduction in murders we are currently down in contact shootings and overall crime is down in the county this department never forgets though these numbers represent members of our community who have familyloved ones that is why our officers work so hard to bring a resolution to these cases. >> two other shootings in the county left four people wounded three in what police describe as a makeshift tattoo parlour set up inside an apartment. will. >> all right paul wagner thank you. special prosecutor wants a grand jury to investigate a police involved shooting that left a culpepper woman dead, patricia cook was killed february 9th after state police said she drove away with the officers arm in heroine her -- her, window. he shot her and she died. justices upheld a policy of two new jersey jails that require strip searches of all incoming inmates even those arrested for minor offences a former inmate sued after he was arrested in error, strip searched released without charges six days later conservative majority ruled security trumps privacy. voice heard calling for help on a 911 recording was likely not the man who shot trayvon martin according to a forensic voice specialist. zimmerman says he shot the teen in self-defense he said he was the one calling for help, now trayvon martin's parents expect major developments soon. >> i just truly believe that they are still investigating but things are being leaked out and i believe he is going to be arrested very soon. >> sabrina fulton speaking to geraldo rivera over the weekend says she believes 28-year-old george zimmerman will face charges in the shooting death of her son 17-year-old trayvon mar zimmerman -- martin. zimmerman claims he shot him in self-defense a police video showing zimmerman shortly after the incident did not show obvious signs of the fight but a neighbor of zimmerman's said he saw the injuries on zimmerman's face days after the shooting. >> you get into a fight you don't show bruises at that day you show them the next day. >> two rallies in florida over the weekend drew thousands of supporters of trayvon martin the first in sanford where the shooting occurred and second yesterday in miami, trayvon's hometown. although some believe the shooting was racially motivated, it is not an opinion of trayvon's parents. >> this isn't a race issue, this is an issue about what is right and what's wrong. >> ben clump the martin family attorney says they want justice for trayvon discourages people from becoming vigilantes. >> we do not, for the record, hack we yes, sir or suggest anybody black panthers or anybody try to take the law into their own hands because then we will be guilty of what we are saying george zimmerman did that night. >> he asked the justice department to investigate why prosecutors did not file charges against zimmerman the special prosecutor in charge says despite public pressures there will be no arrest until her investigation is complete. maryland, dc and wisconsin are at the center of the republican race for president, voters in all three areas go to the polls tomorrow mitt romney hopes to sweep all three contests boosting his already substantial delegate lead. can one of his challengers pull off a surprise, jennifer davis is following the race for. >> the establishment is trying to shove mitt romney now the throats of voters. >> reporter: but he says voters deserve an alternative he has a jam packed schedule. >> maybe even sneak in and have an upset, but you know either way we will have a strong showing in the face of overwhelming money and overwhelming establishment support. >> reporter: polls show santorum lagging behind romney. if he wins these next contests as expected many believe that could end the protracted party battle because the delegate lead will be so vast the white house is zeroing in on romney the vice president this weekend accused the republican of being out of touch as romney went after the president's record. >> what president obama is doing regulation by regulation, tax by tax, in position of government power by imposition of government power slowly question the dreams and dreamers, we can't let it happen. >> reporter: newt gingrich acknowledged romney is likely to win the race for delegates and secure the nomination. but gingrich is still back on the campaign trail in maryland. >> governor romney doesn't have it locked down and we have no obligation to back off and to concede anything. >> reporter: they are looking ahead to primaries april 24th, that will include one in santorum's home state of pennsylvania he is calling a must win in washington jennifer davis fox news. for the first time since last week's supreme court hearings, president obama says he is con phi debit about the future of his -- confident about the future of his health care law. he argues the law is constitutional he made remarks during the north american leaders summit at the white house he warned it would be judicial activism for the court to over turn a law passed by congress. >> ultimately, i am confident the supreme court, will not take what would be an unprecedented extraordinary step of over turning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected congress. >> leaders of canada and mexico attended the summit it addressed simplifying to create jobs and relieve crime at the mexico border. 3100 arrests of undocumented immigrants charged with serious crimes some arrests included legal immigrants who violated terms of their residency the sweep was part of a pledge to focus on illegal immigrants with serious criminal histories or threats to national security. coming up from departures to delays arrival times to consumer complaints find out which airlines are getting high marks from travelers. >> plus the maker of the so called pink slime tries to overcome some big financial problems as governor calls for a congressional investigation. >> do you think your kids are waking up too early to go to school? why some people are trying to get the start time pushed back in one county sue. >> a lot of kids getting to sleep in this week as it is spring break time now the month of april begins here in dc, rather seasonable today, beautiful tonight but i got to tell you once gain tonight it will get frosty cold who is under a freeze warning or frost advisory and we will look ahead at the workweek coming up in just a bit as fox 5 news at 5 continues ♪ ♪ hit the road, jack ♪ and don't you come back no more ♪ ♪ no more, no more, no more ♪ hit the road, jack ♪ and don't you come back no more ♪ [ male announcer ] want your weeds to hit the road? hit 'em with roundup extended control. one application kills weeds and puts down a barrier to stop new ones for up to four months. roundup extended control spray once. stop weeds for months. >> this is an education debate over which teenagers have something to say, fairfax county school board is reopening the question whether to start classes late inner the day a group of parents called sleep, is pushing for the later start time citing research that shows more rest can help academic performance. phyllis thank you for being with us. how early do classes start in fairfax county school system what time are you proposing classes start. >> well, the school buses start picking kids up at 5:45 a.m., and classes start at 7:20 a.m. in the morning, we -- the proposal or what is before the school board right now is a resolution, and the resolution simply sets a goal it is not actually going to change the high school start time, but it is a step in the right direction. >> what are you hoping for? what would be your ideal. >> some time after 8:00 a.m. in the morning. >> why would this make such a difference in your opinion. >> well, research shows very clearly when school start times are aligned with the teen body clock, that there are a number of benefits including decreases in car crashes, decreased depression, improved school atten dense, decreases in drop out rates and just general behaviour and atmosphere in the school improves, and learning improves when teens are able to get enough sleep, and later start times have been shown, definitely, to result in more sleep for teens, it is a myth that they would stay up later they don't they go to bed about the same time when their bodies are ready for sleep. >> and if i understand this correctly you are talking about a 40 minute difference what about getting kids to bed a little earlier or perhaps cutting back on enormous amounts of homework so they can wind down earlier. >> we definitely are in favour of reasonable amounts of homework that is an important thing and it is important to have some time to wind down, before you go to sleep, but the bottom line is the research continues to show over and over again every study that is done, when you start school later, the teens use that time for extra sleep >> this is an effort under way nearly a decade the school board last considered this in 2009 what are you doing to gain momentum this time how likely is it it will come to fruition. >> the hope is this resolution does two things sets a goal for after 8 and directs the super intin dent to select information from school divisions that have start times after 8:00 a.m. our neighbors, louden county starts at 9, arden county after 8, alexandria all changed their start times to later we would like to see how that did it and how they managed after school activities, and what fairfax could take away from those lessons of our neighbors. >> i will tell you what my daughters school starts at 9:00 a.m. and i really appreciate that. i understand. >> it is more reasonable time. >> yeah, it really is. all right phyllis good luck in your efforts appreciate it. >> thank you very much. >> a lot of people talking about this one the maker of the lean beef product or additive often referred to as pink slime is filing for bankruptcy, afa foods spent weeks fighting the backlash against the meat trimmings treated with amoan yum hydroxide the product has been around for years but in the past few weeks social media promoted an out cry against it now the governor of iowa wants an investigation into what he called a smear campaign. burger king is fighting to regain its position as the number two fast food chain rolling out its biggest expansion since opening in 1954 they are not just relying on whoppers and fries starting to day you can order smoothies, special coffee drinks and wraps. now they just need to get antibiotics out of their chicken. there was a wind chill out there today, gorgeous day, so what are we looking at for the evening. >> wind is still gusty, will and laura, blowing at 20 miles an hour, you will feel that. >> looks good, feels good and then the wind hits you you are like oh, why didn't i wear a coat. >> exactly you are nice and warm in your car and step out oh, it is chilly and the wind will lighten up later tonight and then we will see temperatures really drop because you probably saw that live shot there are no clouds out there, the air is really dry as the sun goes down and it sets the wind will lighten up too. we did have showers yesterday and we are really glad about it guess what this area is kind of dry now that those showers moistened up the ground we don't have quite the fire danger we had with these gusty winds you can see we cleared out showers are down to the north carolina area and we are left with a really beautiful day, wall be it a little breezy -- all beit a little breezy as mentioned, here in the district 61, gathers burg, 61 degrees nice hot sun as mentioned this time of year wind again doesn't want to give up the ghost we think it will as we go through the next number of hours these winds will probably be out of the north, northwest, as a big area of high pressure will build in on top of us i mentioned this a little bit ago for the third time now in about 10 days, we have some frost advisories and freeze warnings in the frost advisory which does include howard, montgomery and louden you are going the see temperatures dropping between 33 and 36 colder out towards the freeze warning do what you can, to protect sensitives tonight. 56 degrees, at 7:00 p.m., by 9:52 p.m. and by 10, 49 degrees a little frosty out to our north and westerly let you know if we can keep things on a warmer trend as we head to our first week of april it got here fast. >> thank you remember check the weather any time with the fox 5 weather aps go to the aps store or android market. >> coming up here, the jet blue pilot that had a mid-air melt down makes his first appearance in federal court. >> improvement in the airline industry details when we come back. >> if you have a story idea call the fox 5 tips hotline. or send an e-mail [ male announcer ] if you believe the mayan calendar, on december 21st polar shifts will reverse the earth's gravitational pull and hurtle us all 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airlines improved this keyareas, flights are on time more often bags are not getting lost as often and that is not all. >> the big story i guess as far as improvement goes is that involuntary denied boardings improved by 30%. >> overall performance airtran is number one followed by hawaiian, jet blue, frontier and alaska. >> nice to hear the good news but still, all the hidden fees with luggage and carry on. coming up a former marine, walking hundreds of miles to raise money for wounded warriers, treks through our area as his journey comes to a close. >> first patient in the nation to get a full fledged transplant checks in with doctors one year after life changes surgery. >> what was life like in 1940 a new data from the census bureau is allowing anyone with a computer to take a trip back in time >> a former marine who served in iraq and afghanistan completed one last mission in honor of the men and women he served with he complete add 400- mile walk to arlington for the wounded warriors project. audrey barnes caught up with him near the end of his effort. >> former marine justin, started his journey 17 days ago in columbus ohio, his goal, to walk 400 miles to arlington national cemetery, in honor of his fellow marines. >> it had its high and low points definitely a high point now coming into the cemetery. >> reporter: he was inspired to do the walk after watching a documentary about a wounded squad leader in his unit and what he went through in rehab. >> made me wake up and realize even after these guys get hurt and get home they still have so much further to go, in their recovery, everything like that i wanted to kind of do something to help them out. >> reporter: this trip hasn't been easy his gate is unsteady and painful, hampered by policers and fatigue. the people he met along the way, kept him going. >> everyone so nice stopping and giving me food, water, stuff like that and just been an awesome experience. >> reporter: and finally, it is over. [ applause ] >> way to go buddy. >> reporter: his parents nancy and joe couldn't be prouder. >> not about him, he is such a humble young man all about the wounded warriors and men and women who served our great country >> i just hit 400 miles exactly right here. >> reporter: he exceeded his goal pushed over the top by a last minute $2,000 donation from azalea charity as tired as justin is he can't rest for long he starts a yearlong paramedic training program back in columbus in three days, audrey barnes fox 5 news. first face transplant recipient in the u.s. is showing off what doctors call his remarkable recovery, dallas had surgery a year ago here is how he looked before he was hurt he was critically burned back in 2008 paint agriculture. in texas, and came in contact with a high voltage power line, dallas was blind and without his lips or nose, doctors now say he hadn't had any problems with rejection. >> this face transplant allowed dallas who by all accounts is a de

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