. secret seal mission, an elite navy team rescues two people captured. >> hello. i am deniece coke. >> i am nick carter. it's a risky mission for seal team 6 to free workers in sale man i can't. the rescue team fought off the dangerous captainers. >> the same u.s. navy seals who killed ben laden rescued jessica buchanan.

u.s. officials say they killed 9 pierts in a gun fight and freed the captivated. >> president barack obama didn't mention the raid in his state of union address tuesday night but he congratulated defense secretary. >> good job tonight. >> the president later called buchanan's father to report the guidances, his daughter was free and intelligence report suggests the 32 -year-old's health was getting worse and made the mission argents. >> we will find you. you should know that. we will find you and we will take care of america's interest. >> u.s. officials say the kidnappers were heavily armed with explosives nearby. president barack obama couldn't be more proud of the troop who is carried out the top secret operation.

authorities say buchanan has been taken to a safe location for medical treatment and eventually return home to the states. another unusual rescue in western maryland. a student on a class trip got his leg stuck in a cave and he spent almost five hours trapped 100 feet under ground and the hole is so narrow the rescuers couldn't get in there so they had to chip away at the rock to free him. >> we're covering new details about the wild get away crash that killed the burglary suspect. aaron mccoy wrapped hiss car around a pole yesterday while trying to escape police. he committed two burglars before the crash and toliver jumped out of the car moments before the crash. they connected them to 7 home break ins and found some of the

stolen items at the crash scene. in perryville, jordan sped away from a traffic stop and police say jordan tried to ram several troopers cars and another trooper dove out of the way to avoid getting hit. he was going more than 100 miles per hour. and the chase went through maryland and delaware. a series of bold break ins and thieves are stealing copper house after house. we have more on the targeted thefts. megan? >> reporter: they are targeting home that's for sale or in foreclosure, places that people are not living right now and they break in and do serious damage. >> the target, unoccupied homes and businesses. but these thieves are not after your prized possessions. they are taking the copper right out of your walls. >> they are taking copper pipes, they are taking spools

of copper and objects in the home that contain copper. >> a dozen copper thefts were investigated in the pikesville area since december 8. the thieves targeted homes where no one is living and take the copper to the scrap dealer and get big bucks. >> the way the economy is, they are desperate and doing things they never would have done. >> neighbors are looking out for anything suspicious. but they say this is a sign of the times. >> it's all over the country and all over the counties now. >> copper thefts are widespread nationally and the fbi labeled it a threat to critical infrastructure. >> last month, the neighborhood reported dozens of copper gutters ripped off the homes. >> it's an extremely expensive damage many times. >> now police want to catch the crooks as they get more bold

breaking into homes. >> maryland state police saying they are also investigating at least two dozen copper gutter thefts in montgomery county. >> all right. thank you very much. they don't have any suspects in the t latest spat. an expensive -- john cook iv stole a safe from the gold rush kiosk loaded with gold and cash. the man accused of killing a law school student could be charged with murder. prosecutors said they want mcdaniel executed if he's committed. he cut up the body and dumped it in the trash can. capital hill, gabriel gifford officially resigns from

congress. mary has her emotional good- bye. >> lawmaker cries and cheered and putting politics aside as they said good-bye to representative. >> i am so proud of my friend. >> her friend debbie broke down before the letter of resignation. >> i have more work to do on my recovery so i can again serve in an elected office. >> the arizona democrats stepped down to recover. her good-byes to washington began last night as the state of the union address. the room busted in cheers as she entered the room and the president barack obama embraced her. she had warm words as her

husband watched. >> she's an inspiration to all of us and all americans. >> she has brought the word dignity to new heights by her courage. >> once her letter had been read to the house, she walked it over to speaker who was moved to tears. her farewell may be temporary. i will recover and return she says and we will work together again. >> her final act in congress was voting on legislation to impose tougher penalties for drug smugglers at the mexican border. speaking in arizona tonight, president barack obama said he was happy to see her at the state of union address, calling her just gorgeous. thousands of people mourn legendary football coach joe patriots. penn state fans lined the

streets as his casket was driven to town. the family held a private funeral. the final public memorial service will be held tomorrow. one final fist pump for maryland. legendary gary williams gets the ultimate honor against duke tonight. his name was on the court. kyle jackson reports from the comcast center. >> reporter: a high honor for gary williams as the court is named after him. inside the building many students call it the house that gary built. comcast stadium was full of cheers. it's an historic night as the university names the court after him. >> it's a huge deal. he's a great coach and means so much to its university. williams name appears in two places on the court and wright has come full circle and graduated from maryland in 1968

and played basketball for the turfs. >> its something i hope everybody feels a part of that's ever been connected with basketball at the university of maryland. i think that's important. >> gary williams became the coach in 1989 and retired in 2011. he has the most wins of any maryland men's basketball coach and with an all-star cast of players, he brought the school it's only men's national championship in 2002. >> he's done a lot of great things for the basketball team it's an honor to have him as a coach. >> he was humbled by the honor and measured in his word yet students spoke up and said things he would not. >> i think it's a good idea. he brought us a national championship. i think he's a great coach. gary brought us into the national spotlight. >> this is something special to me, obviously. it's a big thrill. >> gary says he's made it a point to stayway from comcast

center to give the new coach room to grow the program. the only advice is to stay off the capital beltway. >> they gave him a gary williams performance. we have the highlights in sports. coming up a frightening video you don't want to miss. what caused this ice arena roof to come crashing down. a sheriff's deputy sued for millions of dollars after firing a tear at a young man who dies. we have an emotional reaction from federal court that's coming up we have complete forecast coming up next. ♪

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terrifying. they were on the ice when the roof started to shake and large cracks appeared. players and coaches were able to get a the ice before the roof came crashing down. heavy snow caused the collapse. no one was injured. the captain of the italian cruise ship answers to prosecutors he admitted he made a mistake in colliding with rocks. he round the ship aground to keep frit sinking. however he told invest gay gators cursed when he struck the rocks and said he didn't see them. he's under house arrest and faces a number of charges, including manslaughter. 16 bodies have been recovered and another 17 people are unaccounted for. a verdict is reached in the lawsuit against the fled rick county sheriff's deputy. there was an out pouring of emotion has the jury sided with

the deputy. >> tears flow outside the federal courthouse after the family of gray loses their $145 million wrongful death lawsuit the jury cleared torres of any wrong doing. back in 2007 the deputy responded to a fight in this neighborhood and firing a tear at gray twice killing the 20 -year-old. i am relieved. this is a tragedy. at the end of the day, no one wins and no one loses. >> that man is free to go exon live his life the way he wants to and i have to go to my son's burial plot. >> the jury's decision outraged his parents without given a chance to comply with police. he won't be the first person to die or the last person to die from a taser. >> her emotional attorney agrees. >> i love this country.

sometimes. this country breaks my heart. >> the jurors say the evidence was clearly in favor of the deputy. >> there was not a malicious act on corporal torres. he did not have any intent on harming, injuring, killing this young man. >> i remember everything. i sleep with it every day. >> what's that like? >> i hope you never know. i hope you never know. >> despite this incident, the deputy believes tasers remain a good tool for law enforcement. adam may wjz eyewitness news. >> almost a dozen maryland residents have died in tear related accidents. a bank robbery goes almost comical. the man is holding two guns. watch as he lowers the gun in the right hand and shoots his own foot.

>> [laughter]. >> i told you it was comical. he limps out and later arrested at the hospital and they are searching for the rest of the gang. >> [laughter]. i am sorry. >> [laughter]. >> an automobile belonging to john travolta is recovered. they specialize in stealing classic cars and chop them up to sale the parts. the car was stolen off the residential street in santa monica. the northern lights were in all their glory. it came courtesy of the largest magnetic storm to hit the earth since 2003. the green and orange lights are formed by electrically charged particles and spewing outward from the sun. you don't need a science degree to enjoy them. you don't have to cover your eyes either.

>> amazing. >> [laughter]. >> amazing display. actually visible in the dakotas and maine. alaska was phenomenal last night. let's look at temperatures. no northern lights but we have some southern clouds moving in. 38 right now. no wind at all. humidity is up to 79%. 32.6 holding steady at the barometer. not going to drop a lot more. the clouds in the entire region, the temperatures will not fall much. 39 in carpalton. clear skies on the eastern shore. no clouds but they are right now, locally mid 30s to around 40 and may drop 1-2-degrees. the arming was 42 and 24. up one degree. we have reached the bottom and we're heading back up.

75 and 0 are the records. no wind here at all. rain out to the west showing a little bit of rain across portions of pennsylvania tonight and thunderstorm activity going on tonight over louisiana and very strong storm is down there. some of the heavy shower at this time could get into the region. the radar looks very active. just too drive. clear skies and a batch of precipitation over the top. maybe a sprinkle or shower. so just generally a lot of cloud cover but mild all the way through the period and staying cool across northern areas but it looks lake the weekend dries out. friday afternoon we will see sunshine and continued above normal temperatures. southeast winds, 5-10 knots. the bay temperature stuck around 39-degrees. small cap advisory will go into effect late tomorrow night. tonight, rather cloudy and

maybe sprinkle or shower. 34-38 in the city. tomorrow, beaks up in the mid 40s. a bit of rain from time to time. adopt expect a whole lot until tomorrow night. steady rain into friday morning and it clears out by the afternoon. mild and 53. 50 on saturday. cooling down the weekend and partly cloudy. 43 and almost normal on monday. 42-26. >> the ravens season is over but they suffer another tough loss today. we have the big change on the coaching staff. that's next ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

. your good ones move on and that's the case for the ravens. they failed to reach the super bowl in indianapolis but chuck is going to take over as the

head coach for colts. he leaves after one season in charge of the defense. he interviewed with the colts athe day after the ravens lost. it's difficult to leave baltimore he says but happy for the student opportunity to be a head coach. -- opportunity to be a head coach. linebackers coach dean pete was the coordinator for the patriots before he joined the ravens staff in 2010. line coach brooks is another possible candidate currently on the staff. college basketball in college park on the night of ceremony and rivalry. the naming of the comcast center court for agree by williams was the ceremony. williams did receive a huge novation as he gave the ground the signature fist pump and his fist is now on the floor.

maryland up to the challenge against the number 8 ranked team in the nation. stoveman drives the lane and hits the jumper. early 2nd half, feeling the energy of a sale-out crowd that despises duke. duke is good and they are big. mason will work inside for 2 and he gets a foul out of it. columnly led the way with 23 points. they fall 74-61. test maryland's 3rd straight defeat. nba in washington d. c. whitman is the new coach, taking over a team with just 2 wins. wizards fast break in the crawford jam and successful debut for the new coach. wizards 92-75 over the bobcats. the orieles reach a 1-year

contract agreement with robert and avoiding arbitration and he stepped entire significant role with robert's injury. deano dean stands to start at 2nd base. let's go to sarasota now. why wait? if only we could. thank you, mark. move aside boys. there's a new girl in town. there's a new girl in town. >> the stereo types ,,,,,,,,,,,,

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weight. when she tells how much she can lift, the boys response are they are not going mess with her. good girl. the first public appearance of the twin pandas, the brother and sister entertain crowds with their behavior and one got stuck in a tree and had to be helped down. why didn't they fall the fire department? the little ones were joined by ten other pandas for the 2012 carnival. >> that looks like "i ,,,,,,,,,,

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