>> terry: so what a way to close it out in las vegas. samoa, no time left, 26-19, they take down the mighty new zealand. >> brian: we knew they had it in them but could they execute? >> terry: samoa the champs. don't forget rugby returns june 2nd to nbc and nabs sports network with the usa sevens collegiate rugby championship. coming up next, your local news. an all-new deadline followed by fear factor at 9:00/8:00

central. what a championship game. playing for the cup and it's samoa taking the title. for brian hightower and marty snider thyme terry gannon after a thrilling finish, so long everybody from las vegas. one day filled with great nhl matchups from buffalo to the windy city. to hockey town usa, culminating with a wild game in minnesota that concludes the nhl stanley championships.

>> live, loclaal, late-breaking. this is wbal news at 6:00. >> the world remembers whitney houston, found dead at the age of 48. it was a shock, before the most celebrated night in music, the grammy awards. we are following the frigid weather. people were bundled up tight. a rough reminder it is still winter. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] >> john collins is here. do we expect a warm-up? >> less cold, less windy. that is the best way to put it. the cold temperature is 10 degrees colder, but the wind

made it feel worse. wind is up in the 20's. it is not as strong. the effect is not as severe. it seems the air temperatures are wamrer but it feels like 16 at bwi, 21 at starsbury. so the wind is having an effect by bringing the temperatures down. the wind will not be as strong tomorrow. we will show you what will happen in the coming week. stick around. ♪ and i will always love you >> and the big story of the day. whitney houston, found dead in her hollywood hotel room.

the cause is unknown. it comes as the music industry will have the grammy awards, which will undoubtably be a memorial. >> as the music industry prepares for its greatest night, it mourns one of its greatest talents >> nobody has come clsoe to that ose to that voice. >> there will be a musical tribute from jennifer hudson. >> she had a true gift. >> her body was taken from the beverly hilton hotel to the coroner's office. her 18-year old daughter, bobbi christina was taken, hospitalized and treated for

stress. emotions from bobby brown. he left the stage shaken, near memphis. today, at this newark, new jersey church, parishioners recalled her innocense. >> we were children, having a good time, and that was singing. >> there was evidence of last thursday of the erratic behavior, al sharpton urged critics to be kind. >> when you forget the problems, you will listen to that voice. >> a voice silenced too soon. wbal tv 11 news. >> as the world remembers whitney houston, so do fans in

baltimore. they have been playing whitney tributes all day. we have more on themmories. >> -- the memories. >> she will remember the singer as the humble, beautiful girl who was always looking like she was having fun. ♪ and i will always ♪ ,> before the world knew her she was known at mt. st. dominic as the beautiful girl they adored. >> she was modeling for 17 magazine. it was our dream to be like her. she was beautiful, with poise. >> she went to high school with houston, saying they had

homeroom and french together, but it took a while for her to realize she was a relative of deon warwick. >> i did not find this out until freshman year. she was not pretentious and was very kind, an ordinary high school girl. >> she would sometimes roll up her skirt and wear different socks, but they weren't surprised by her success. >> we were very shocked when she started to sing. she was a beautiful gosphel singer in high school. >> dr. payne hopes she is remembered for her legendary voice. >> she is looking down on all of us, all of her friends, and singing joyfully now with the

angels. >> classmates are getting together for a reunion, where they will listen to her music and watch "the bodyguard." >> you can read more on wbal.com. and share more of your thoughts on wbaltv11. jackpot in the northeast. the powerball was worth $336 million, and a winning ticket was sold in rhode island. coming up next, riots in greece as leaders take a controversial vote. what this has to do with a fiery situation. >> it was cold, but the wind made it seem

>> police in athens deal with riots this weekend. demonstrators are angry because there is a bill being voted on that would cut pensions and jobs. police are trying to dodge flaming objects. it has been nearly a month and the big cruise liner is causing problems. but today, some progress. >> nice, dry weather. another day of good weather before the next storm. the instaweather forecast is ahead.

a few clouds, the inner harbor, 32, the airport, 39, but it

>> crews are finally pumping fuel from the capsized cruise liner. now that the seas are calming, crrews caews can pump the fuel.

people living in the area are afraid it will spill and cause an environmental disaster. >> now, your forecast with jon collins. >> a few clouds in the area, with lake effect snows -- the great lakes are frozen over, but this is too warm. the cold air over warmer water. this will diminish as the wind slackens off. ignoring the wind, it made it to 32 at the airport, 34 at the inner harbor. it only fell like the teens and twenties. 22 and 25 were the lows, and there was a atrace of rain in the area. the record high was 73 and in inches ofad .99.5

snow. it is a nice day if you subract the wind and the snow. 28 at parkton. 20 at frostburg. the departing storm is over the atlantic. the circulation -- the different ice in pressure kicked off the lake-effect snow. it will be heading our way. it is just developing in the plains. some cold readings, coldst in nest in new england. we have chilled down the united states. a clear and still cold tonight. the low is below the average. west winds at 5-10 mph.

30-35 tomorrow. west, 7-12. a lot of sun. sunset, after 5:40. each day is a little longer. a small craft advisory. west wind at 20 knots or so. dry weather on monday. if you watch the timeline, we start to see clouds moving in. bu tuesday, -- by tuesday, we could see a mix of rain. all of that will be pushing out. tomorrow, 43. a snow chance -- depending on the timing. the high is around 50. with some liquid percipitation. >> a big showdown at comcast

center. >> it was the women playing. another top-10 battle with top - 1o0 teams. we will show you if the terps

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>> now, 11 sports. >> revenge, the maryland women wanted it since the sixth-ranked miami knocked them off by 12. the 8th placed terps were looking for redemption. lauren mincy drains the three. maryland by six. miami makes their move.

stephanie sticks a jumper. she had 26 points. terps trailing. she drives and scores. terps take the lead and try to hold on. 40 seconds left. the lucky bounce to bullock. miami leads 73-72. fries trying this -- barrett misses. mincy is open for three -- but this doesn't go. miami gets the rebound and gets the victory. 76-74, sweeping the terps this season. the greyhound's victory was his signature win, but after that, they had to guard against the letdown. loyola faced fairfield.

his fear came true. gary williams, eric spins and scores. with the balla gain, to bobby olsen. the third of his three. great passing by fairfield. revin gwith thwith a sweet erse. fairfield beats loyola, 68-51. to upset trying the hoyas. an 11-2 lead. three.'angelo with a st. john's within one. a local player, greg mittington from the county, with 12

points. he gets the three. georgetown wins, 71-61. cruisepitals would ruis through the regular season. now the rangers are flexing as the caps play for theri lives. -- their lives. new york on the board, 1-0, rangers. his fifth goal in four days. alec -- this shot ties it up. 15th of the season. take the lead. blue shirts he would return in the third. rangers applying the pressure. a short hand at goal.

the caps lose to the rangers, 3- 2. the ice is over for us. but just to be sure, jon collins as the seven-day -- has the seven-

>> red was the color at st. agnes, red dress saturday, the sunday before valentine's day to bring attention to heart

disease. it is most common among african- american and hispanic women. they gave useful tips for how to live a heart-healthy lifestyle. as we follow whitney houston's death, catch "dateline" coming up at 7:00. one last check on the cold temperature? >> the wind goes down and the temperatures go up. 43 tomorrow, not as windy, plenty of sun. a disturbance on tuesday. neither one looks like a big deal. a bigger storm on thursday or friday, a rainmaker. >> nightly news is next. we will see you back here at 11:00.

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