one such incident here in virginia. good evening, everybody. i'm jim hanley. >> and i'm wendy rieger. steny hoyer said more than ten members received threats. a gas line was cut outside of a home in virginia, just hours after a local tea party group posted an address believing that to be the home of a congressman. >> reporter: that's right, it was believed to be the home of charlottesville congressman tom periello. it turns out, it's obviously owned by his brother. investigators say a gas line to a grill was cut after the home's address was posted on a blog in a facebook page, maintained by members of a local tea party group. one of the postings said to drop by the home and express thanks for the vote. another post said, quote,

they're not holding back anymore. now, the home is located in ivy, virginia, just west of charlottesville. officials say no one was hurt in the incident. the congressman has released a statement that red, in part, quote, while it's too early to say definitive regarding political motivations behind this act, it's never too late for leaders to condemn acts of violence. now, the investigation is still ongoing, but there have been a series of other vandalisms, involving congressmen who voted in favor of the health care bill. just today, the u.s. capitol police received members of congress to address the security concerns. wendy. >> john trippen, thanks, john. loud bangs woke up residents in virginia. none not it was gunshots, until they walked outside and found a woman shot to death in a car. the shooting happened in a

relatively quiet community in mt. vernon. elaine reyes is there with more. >> reporter: jim, a lot of longtime residents live here in this very quiet community. right now, police investigators aren't saying if the victim and shooter knew each other. they're not even talking about a motive at this point. but they do hope to release the victim's identity sometime tonight. >> i was in my kitchen. and i heard like three shots. then my grandson came down, said, grandma, did you hear that noise? >> reporter: janet sherwood is one of many residents inside the fairfax county neighborhood who woke up to a crime scene on their street. >> yeah. it was loud. you know, lood out my door and saw a police cruiser coming by with its lights and sirens on. >> i was lying in bed, and i heard -- i heard two loud booms. i thought it was some type of construction going on or renovations. i come out to leave for work and

found out it was a gunshot. >> reporter: a woman's body was found inside of this red car. she'd be shot multiple times. investigators are trying to piece together the moment that led up to the shooting. >> well, she's inside the vehicle, because we don't know exactly what happened, we're not sure what the sequence of events are. >> reporter: someone saw a black male with dreadlocks speed away anyway gold car with a spoiler. neighbors say they didn't recognize the victim's car and didn't think she lived nearby. no one heard any fighting or yelling, just the gunshot. >> nothing happens on this street. >> fairfax county police did recover a type of weapon out here at the scene. again, they're very very tight-lipped about this case. the suspect, as of a few minutes ago, still on the run. they tell us that this is the second homicide in fairfax county this year. jim, back to you. >> elaine reyes, live on the

scene. elaine, thank you. police in s mary's county are searchi for two men who robbed a bank just after sunrise this morning. investigators released a picture of one of them shortly after the incident. it happened at the bank of america on north shangri-la drive. investigators say a black sedan was waiting as a second getaway vehicle. a dairy processor in frederick, maryland, acknowledged it made a mistake that led two students to illness. it sent chocolate milk containing a nontoxic solution to west frederick middle school. two students who drank the milk complained of feeling queasy. officials at dairy maid said they were aware it, and six cases were mistakenly shipped. it is hard to think about snow now that we have spring,

but in fairfax county, officials are still dealing with the aftermath of the storms. cleaning up the snow is taking a damaging to on the county. aaron gilchrist tells how they're dealing with the cleanup. >> reporter: yeah, wendy, if you've driven any road, you've seen the damage. v-o.t. has its hands full, so fairfax county is happening the sheriff's office. it was no small blessing when we saw snowplows plowing through neighborhood after neighborhood removing feet of snow. with that task over, we now found what that left behind. this is the site of route 123 in fairfax county, holes filled with water and lots of sod. >> a lot of this is vehicles coming on the side of the road, moving mounds of snow, and it will push dirt off the side of the road. >> reporter: inmates from the fairfax sheriff's office have

volunteered to clear up some of the damage. the community labor force already does beautification work around the county, and as they do, this will be added to the plates. >> we'll go ahead and replace the sod. >> reporte since march 1, v-d.o.t. crews have been busy, designed by the governor to tackle the roads that create safety hazards. >> right now, this is not a safety issue, so this is not a priority. we will get to it because it's the right thing to do, but it's not a priority. >> reporter: so far this month, v-d.o.t. crews have patched 13,000 potholes in fairfax and the work isn't done. so on state-maintained road where is average citizens can do it safely, the county wants homeowners and businesses to help out. >> they can assist in putting sod back down where it's still alive or cleaning up branches if they're able to, in their yards or the streets next to them. >> reporter: v-d.o.t. says for

people who don't want to clean up debris and such, you can contact your local office, they'll check out the damage and if their fault, they'll add it to the list of fixes. >> that was aaron gilchrist. good afternoon, good evening, veronica johnson here in storm center 4. here to tell you about a gorgeous evening that will be under way here. the temperature this morning, though, a little on the chilly side. 48egrees in the district. adams morgan, 48, manassas at 48. quantico at 40 degrees. and a degree or two higher generally across the area. upper 60s to low 70s throughout the area today. tomorrow promises to be a little higher with the temperatures. right there, there's a look at the sky with a few high clouds. we're going to see more of those clouds moving in. but with the mild temperatures, that's going to take the pollen count up. today, it's 195 per cubic meter.

mostly maple and elm making some of us sneeze. clouds on the increase because we do have another weather system moving in. most of the tomorrow dry, 49 and 48. to start date, after again, a nice evening here. starry, clear night coming your way in the forecast. not as chilly, the morning, meanwhile we do have rain to talk about. i'll tell you when it's going to move in. en it's going to move out, and how much you can expect coming up in just a few minutes. >> thanks, veronica. just getting started. new video showing you what it's like to be on a train, bearing down on a fire truck stuck on the tracks. parents are being warned about a popular baby carrier that goes over your shoulder as a sling. and the surprise of a lifetime for a h here's to the believers.

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news4 at 5:00. more than 1 million of those popular baby sling infant carriers are being recalled because of safety concerns. the recall involves the t-rider bellisimo and the infantino slings. they're linked to the death o three infants. consumer product safety commission says babies can suffocate in that soft fabric. and they urge parents to immediately stop using those slings for infants younger than 4 months old. if you have one of the slings, you should contact infantino. 866-860-1361 or visit infantino.com. montgomery county schools are trying to help students succeed by making they show up for class. news4's tracee wilkins reports.

>> reporter: in maryland, it's illegal for police officers to force students to go to work. they're finding another way around it. when students encourage school, they're not learning. for many kids, the middle school decides if they're on the way to becoming graduates or dropouts. >> we know there's an underlying problem withhildren not being in school, especially in a really bad economy. >> reporter: today, they kicked off truancy courts. the superintendent is hoping it can help with truancy issues in montgomery county, one of the nation's best systems. >> we've got a problem, and we've been trying to control that problem. the best thing you can do with a problem is front it, design something to fix it, and get the entire community behind it. >> reporter: nearly 1,000 montgomery county students have been classified as habitually trunt.

truent. that's less than 1% of the total population. nonetheless, it's a population the superintendent does not want ignored. >> it's that the time to start addressing it, at the 1% level. why wait until 10, 15, 20. >> reporter: it's not the problem, but identifying it. students and their parents voluntarily participate in the program which will consist of weekly and school meetings, and a mentoring relationship with a volunteer judge. the idea is even the worst dehaved kids listen when in front of a judge. >> we join together to interactively intercede with these kids to get them reinterested in education. i think we can avoid them coming to see them later on in the courthouse charged with something. and also re-engage them in their education. >> montgomery county commissioner valerie earvin commissioned a study. they sound latino and

african-american males are the population they need to be focusing on. in montgomery county, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >> you're working the night shift. >> i had lunch outside in the cafe and thought of. you. >> thought of me. how's that pollen out there, veronica? >> it's high again today, jim and wendy. and maple and elm, those are the trees that are leafing. i think we're going to have a slightly higher pollen count tomorrow because it's going to be even warmer. a look at the sky. we've got high clouds overhead. 67 degrees, the current temperature, we may be getting an hourly reading coming to us at 68 degrees for a high temperature. bullet it's the sixth warmest day out of the month in the 24th day of march. wind at 15. we've en gusts come through at 20 miles per hour. so a breezy evening for us. let's take a look at temperatures in some of the other neighborhoods. 67 degrees in and around the

d.c. area. adams morgan, capital hill, at 67 degrees. camp springs at 55 degrees. clinton, too. and 68 at quantico. but from baltimore, right around the east from annapolis, to chesapeake, that's where the coolest readings are. 72 in culpepper. this is earlierer, thermont, maryland. 68 degrees, warmer in leesburg with a 31-mile-an-hour reading there. and over the last 90 days which would include the blizzard in terms of precipitation, we are 20, 25% above normal. the last 30 days, 25% below to normal. so right now, our departure since march 1, just over a half an inch of rain. and coming up with the next

weather system, we should pick up anywhere between a half inch and three quarters of an inch of rainfall. and that system will start producing its first drops around t during the evening. clear skies all the way to the carolinas. some more high clouds and we're going to see partly sunny sighs to partly cloudy skies. and eastern nebraska, it makes our wayuickly into the area. that's the same storm that produced all the snow around the colorado area. ft. collins. denver, boulder, between 1 to 2 feet of snow. i'm more surprised there haven't been more storms around indiana and texas today. nonetheless, it's going to make its way around the area, not that we will have any thunderstorms here. but what we will see is chilly air moving in. on friday, we'll have temperatures dropping to the 50s. the weekend, we're hanging ought at 50 or 55 degrees. more cloud cover tomorrow, it's not going to be as pretty.

it's still pretty mild. most locations getting again close to 70 degrees. then we're wet for the evening and pretty wet, too, for thursday night. and wet for the friday morning rush. still looking at some of the highest spots of pennsylvania and western maryland on the back end of the system as it moves away sometime late friday where it could turn over to a few flakes of snow in the mountains. again, chilly for the weekend, at least we'll be getting sunshine back. your forecast for the evening, 54 to 60 degrees. temperatures falling throughout the 50s. sun sets the 7:24. i think the winds by tomorrow morning will be at 5 to 10 miles per hour. picking back up during the afteoon with the heating getting close to 70. so showers again, not until late in the day. carry your umbrella. major rain here if you're going to be out late tomorrow. but friday morning, you may want to get an early start. wet weather across the area between half and three quarters inch rain. with temperatures in the 50s. low 50s on friday.

saturday, mostly sunny skies. and by sunday, back to some more rain that will get us started next week off on a very wet note. wendy, jim? >> all right. still to come, the family of the seaworld trainer who was killed by the whale has made an impassioned plea to a judge as the video goes to court. if you don't think it's enough. tickets are being written in the district. one department head is tel

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>> announcer: you're watching "news4 at 5." investigators in michigan have released video from onboard an amtrak train that slammed into a fire truck earlier this month. that train was traveling from dearborn, michigan to chicago wh it came upon a car parked along the tracks. and they were responded to

another accident near the tracks before the train arrived. investigators are looking for why they left the truck parked on the tracks in the first place. the family of a seaworld trainer killed by a whale says video of the incident will cause them severe harm if it's released. veteran trainer dawn brancheau died when a whale pulled her into the water and thrashed her around in orlando last month. today, her family was in court, fighting to keep the pictures permanently sealed. several news organizations have requested the video. a judge has issued a temporary injunction again the video's release. however, unless that judge steps in on behalf of the family, the video will become public, when the police investigation wraps. you. a brazen robbery of a jewelry store caught in vero beach. main was holding a ring when he snatched other one from the salesperson's finger.

and sprinted out to a waiting suv. he got away with a 4 karat bring and a 2 karat. it's an eatery most know well. soon people all over the world will be able to get the flavor of ben's chili bowl. reallying an iphone application. it would reportedly allow users to place orders and find out about upcoming events. the family-owned restaurant will be posting a contest for those who have their own app designs. you can get more details at nbcwashington.com. search bens. still ahead in the next half hour, lawmakers again work to change the driving laws in maryland to use a cell phone. plus, metro shows you have a one of a kind rescue

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d.c. department head tells his employees to start writing more tickets or they'll be out of a job. put your phone down while driving in maryland. and a surprise of a lifetime. some students in the district learn their college education will be free. but, our top story at 5:30. a veteran firefighter in d.c. is placed on enforced leave after being charged in a child sex case that goes back more than 20 years. pat collins is in la plato, maryland to tell us about this. >> reporter: wendy, he's been a d.c. firefighter for more than 20 years. he's on the customer services unit, checking out fire hydrants, checking out smoke detectors but now he faces child sex charges. michael rasmussen, a 51-year-old veteran d.c. firefighter, charged in a child sex case that

dates back to 1989. according to court documents obtained by news4, on or about december 25th, 1989. to june 1st, 1996, rasmussen had sexual contact with a close relative when she was a child. there are allegations of inappropriate kissing and rubbing. that allegedly began when this relative was 5 years old. some of the alleged acts occurred at rasmussen's home here in la plato. according to court documents, back in 1995, there was a child sex abuse complaint against rasmussen. at the time, he denied everything. and that case went dormant. then last year, somebody complained that he had been sexual abused by rasmussen. that caused the charles county sheriff's office to revisit the

1995 complaint. the close relative had a taped phone conversation with rasmussen. as a result of that taped conversation, they developed enough evidence to bring this case to court. rasmussen brought to court and officially charged march 3th. soon after that, the d.c. fire department put him on leave. >> the way it works, a few days of administrative leave. four or five days of administrative leave, then we're in a status of what we call, enforced leave, you have the ability to use unused leave, but as soon as that runs out, you're on unpaid leave. >> reporter: in a court document, rasmussen has been reported as saying his life is finished. had its job is over. that he has no home. he has nothing left. >> rasmussen's out on bond. he has another court date set next month. wendy, back to you. >> pat collins, thanks, pat.

metro and area firefighters unveiled a first of its kind to respond to emergencies. they're battery-operated motorized carts called mrvs. these mobile response vehicles are designed to get emergency vehicles into tunnels and get passgers out of the metro system quickly and safely. officials say it could have made a big difference in recent incidents. mrvs are light weight but could quickly carry heavy equipment. it's the only vehicle like it in the country. >> you know, you can get a ticket for putting your trash out on the wrong days in the district. you can. now, trash inspectors are told they need to write even more of them or they can lose jobs. officials are saying thewrite one to two every day. they wants it to be 12 tickets. you put your trash cans out on the wrong day, you get a ticket.

not picking up after your pet, you can get a ticket. last year, inspectors wrote about 14,000 tickets to d.c. residents. >> montgomery county residents are reacting to a redwment plan called the whiteflint sector plan. it will transform the pike by taking people out of their cars and providing walking paths, hiking trails and transportation. >> reporter: you could call this back to the future. the whiteflint sector plan has been studied, discussed, debated for three years now. and yesterday, the montgomery county council unanimously voted to adopt the redevelopment plan which will radically change the pike as you know it. this is rockville pike, known for heavy traffic. pedestrians have to run and weave to avoid the cars. the pike is lined with a lot of older shopping centers. >> today, at this portion of the

pike, we have a strip mall on steroids. acres and acres of asphalt. this is not the best use of this land. environmentally, we can do better. we can have a sustainable development that encourages people to walk, to bike, to be alive in a vibrant setting that has mass transit right down the middle. >> i live right down the street from the whiteflint mall. i've live there had 20 years. and while i know there are still concerns, i can tell you the community where i lived and thrived is very supportive of the recent development. >> reporter: the center piece is already being built. at 24 stories, it's the tallest structure in montgomery county. it's called the north bethesda market. it will have retail stores, restaurants, a whole foods store, held club and almost 400 residential units but people who live around rockville pike, garrett and kensington are

concerned there have been an increase in traffic as a result. >> you're talking about 9,800 reasons on top of 5,000 already approved, that's a lot of people. where are all those people going to walk, drive, more importantly? >> reporter: wh a reported price tag of $885 million, some montgomery county activists are concerned about how it will be paid for. >> it's not a public responsibility. it's the responsibility of the developers who have the need for these things. we have to ensure that the developers and their tenants, there's a strategy and a mechanism to make sure that they fund things that they're causing, rather than transfer the liability to the taxpayers of now and the taxpayers of the future. >> reporter: montgomery council members say that developers will pay for about two-thirds of the cost of the redevelopment plan. it will take 25 yea or more to fully transform rockville pike into an environmentally friendly community. that's the late of the from the

newsroom. back to you in the studio. >> all right, christ gordon, thank you. the king of rock 'n' roll is on display at the newseum. it includes never before seen artifacts from elvis' life from richard nixon to the white house in 1970. it also includes elvis' harley and a sequenced jumpsuit. the elvis display will remain at the newseum until next february. still ahead on "news4 at 5," the fans again at the newseum. we're going to have more of this video when we come back. and it's gorgeous outside right now. but will things stay nice for your weekend? veronica looks a

tonight, we're going to reintroduce you to a couple of brothers who you first met as wednesday's children back in 2005. the boys have been lucky to have remained knowing their time in foster care, at least so far. barbara harrison tells us they are still hopeful they will find a permanent, loving home together. >> hi, anthony? >> yeah. >> dequan?

you remember me? >> yeah. >> you've gotten so big since the last time i saw you. >> reporter: it's been almost five years now since before we first introduced you to anthony and dequan, as wednesday's child siblings, looking for a home together, a home they're still looking to find. we've got a great day planned. you know what we're going to do? >> no. >> we're going to take a look at nice cars. i larry you like cars, right. >> reporter: both boys were excited about seeing and maybe a chance to sit in some of the fancy cars here. >> you guys like convertibles? >> yes. >> all right. >> reporter: guys 10 and 12 years old, shiny paint and glistening chrome here is pretty cool. >> get on in there. you goes look good inside of this car. >> reporter: they found several cars they liked, especially this one, seeing the huge car where the cars are fixed was pretty exciting, too. they both have lots to tell their friends at school. >> anthony, what grade are you

in? >> seventh. >> do you like school? >> yeah. >> what do you like best? >> math and reading. >> what's your favorite subject at school? >> math and writing. >> what do you like to write about? >> my own stories. >> citizens you last saw them, of course, as you can tell, they have grown a lot. they continue to do well in school. they have been very fortunate to be in the same foster home during that time. both boys already have ideas about the future. what do you want to be when you grow up? >> i fireman. >> what do you want to be when awe grow up? >> a basketball player. >> reporter: in the future, it could be them revving up this engine. for now, they're ready to ride, hopefully, one day with a permanent loving family. i'm looking for a family that is able to devote a lot of time and attention to the boys. anthony and dequan's tour ended with some takeaways. not with a mercedes, but memorabilia they'll hopefully be able to share with a family they

have wanted to find for so long. barbara harrison, news4 for wednesday's child. >> they're cute. if you have room in your home and your heart for a child who's waiting. call 1-882-adopt me. >> a little young to be driving, but, boy, they got good taste in cars. coming up on "news4 at 5," put the phones down, folks, that's the message to some in annapolis today. but will it make it to maryland roadways? >> coming up in sports.

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maryland say step closer now to banning cell phone use behind the wheel. the state senate narrowly passed the bill that would require drivers to use hands-free devices if they want to talk. of people would face $40 fines if caught holding a phone while talking and driving. it now moves on to the house of delegates. >> there are places where you can't take an ugly picture, including the american we, it's a powerful and haunting landscape that has played views to countless photographers. more than 100 years ago, a photographer named timothy o'sullivan went into the west to create the most top graphically surveys. now the american art museum has the largest collection of those photographs in an exhibit entitled "framing the west." the survey photographs of timothy o'sullivan. >> reporter: the american west was out there, undisturbed,

largely unexplored. and photographer timothy o'sullivan was asked to capture is on film so it could be charted and cataloged for the government back east. and so he headed into america's wilderness. >> it must have an overwhelming and difficult and emotional experience. that's really what we're trying to show with the work. >> reporter: it must have provided some relief for o'sullivan be faced whiff the majesty. he had just spent the last years photographing the civil war. here, he found a pristine landscape free of man's carnage. shoshone falls, reaching higher than the great niagara. the humble ridge. the land had a power. and o'sullivan was the first photographer to not just see it, he clearly felt it. >> the way people respond to the landscape, what the experience was like to be in the american west at that point. and i think as people, we haven't changed that much between 1868 and the present.

that when you go to a place like shoshone falls or you're driving through the humble mountains, we have very similar emotional responses to places. that's really what i wanted to bring back to o'sullivan. you're looking not just at photographer, but to somebody that has a deep personal connection. >> reporter: o'sullivan spent six years photographing america's west, and this exhibit allows to you travel with him. what's remarkable is how unchanged it feels. this was more than 100 years ago. and yet, despite man's westward migration, much of what o'sullivan saw remains the sam today. >> when you're coming to the galleries, we don't want it to feel like we're stepping back into the 19th century. we want to show there really is a very strong connection between historic practice and contemporary experience. that's something that has really intrigued me about o'sullivan all along.

>> framing the west, the survey photography of timothy o'sullivan. it's at the smithsonian american art museum, runs till may 9th. really lovely. let's get the word on the weather. we may have rainy days to head into an exhibit ahead of us. >> exactly, starting thursday late and going into friday. again, this weekend, too. so you're going to need to keep your umbrellas handy, folks. we've got clear to mostly cloudy skies. 7:24 the sun sets. the night sky, look high up, you'll be able to connect the dots because we've got a moon that's nearly full. going to connect the dots in the southern sky. the temperature is not too bad in the 50s. low 50s by 11:00 p.m. midnight. 49 and 48 to start the day tomorrow. sun's up at 7:05.

you may be able to get away with a light jacket. 41 to 48 the range throughout the area. 61 degrees tomorrow with rain moving in. while this will be a chilly weekend it will be a dry weekend. nice enough to continue with home repairs. many of us continue to do that after the february blizzards. and the president just declared d.c. a major disaster area follow those blizzards and that sets up the area for federal funding and relief. so i think a lot of us will be out and about this weekend around the house, how you're trying to do whatever repairs that still need tending to. back to you. >> all right. thanks veronica. time to take a look at the stories for news at 6. jim vance joins us. coming up at 6:00, we'll have reports from members of congress who say they have received threats because of their votes on the health care bill. one of those congressman is from virginia. scientists are getting a closer look at a volcano in

southern iceland. and we'll tell you about a dog that was left to die in a dumpster in d.c. we've got an update onow she's doing. those stories and more coming up. trooper, a fighter there. we'll see you in a bit. >> what are you up to? >> just a little hockey. anytime you talk about the wizards and the nationals, some of the teams that haven't done well as of late, you always have the caps. there's serious buzz about the caps. caps and penguins at verizon. brooks licht out for taking a puck to the face. and jose theonen hasn't lost a game since january. when it comes right down to it, the biggest story is the teams. it's just the caps and penguins. lindsay czarniak at verizon. did the coach shed any light on some of the things i mentioned?

>> well, he's wearing a brand-new blue tie. he's pumped up for the matchup. this is the kind of game he lives for. sidney crosby/alex ovechkin, it doesn't get better than that. when you talk to the players, the players say this isn't that much different than any other game. they're looking at it very methodically, especially since they're ten games left to the playoffs. the one thing with this team before is the fact they don't have to answer any more questions. what i'm referring to is when investigators showed up yesterday at practice, to talk to a handful of players, as well as bruce boudreau, about any possible involvement with a chiropractor who has been expected with performance-enhancing drugs. they did the questioning and just doing what they can to help with the case. here's what bruce boudreau said when i asked him earlier. >> reporter: i don't think it's really -- it was a distraction yesterday. but at the same time, you know, we're not the focus of the

investigation. they're just asking for our help, if we know anything. so, you know, it was fine. and i think the guys did a great job. they told the truth and i think the situation is over as far as we're concerned. >> the other thing that happened yesterday, brook taking a puck in the face. what is the update on his situation. i know he won't be playing until at least sunday. but what is the extent of the injury? >> i don't think it's bad. enough to warrant his eye closing and it didn't look pretty. but he's a tough kid. and we're told that he's going to be able to skate friday. so he can skate friday. and he comes away clean, then maybe he can play sunday. >> ovechkin and crosby, the matchup. how excited as a coach do you get to watch this matchup? >> well, sometimes it would be nicer to be sitting on the couch watching that and just enjoying it. as a coach, it gets pretty intens for all of us out there. and there is a lot of person stuff going between those two,

as far as, you know, end of the season awards and stuff. so it has a lot of subplots for it. so it's pretty interesting. >> with ten games left, what do you do, as far as measuring sticks to find out that each individual player is where he needs to be come playoffs? >> a lot of it depending on them. you know, we talk about it a lot of. and they know their bodies, they know what they have to do to be ready. all i do is push when i'm supposed to push. and pull back when i'm supposed to pull back. and hopefully, the combination fits, and game one of the playoffs, we're as good as we can be and we only get better from there. >> jose theodore hasn't lost to pittsburgh -- >> well -- >> is that a jinx? >> yeah. >> jose theodor has been playing lights out. are you ready to say he's your starting player for the playoffs

and why not? >> "a," i'm superstitious, i don't say anything. "b," anything can happen from now until ten games. i don't want to say anything. jose has been great. he's been everything we want him to be. we hope he is tonight. and he'll continue to be throughout the rest of the season. you know, as to who's going to start, who knows. >> hmm, bruce boudreau is superstitious. in fact, he wore the same tie throughout the playoffs. speaking about theodore he will start tonight. dan, i was pulling into the garage, i heard french hip-hop music blasting. i looked back and it was him with his shades on rocking out. safe to say he's ready to go. >> he's playing great. 16-0-2 since midjanuary. we'll talk to you in a few minutes. he's been absolutely spectacular. and a goalie is the one guy who can literally carry you to the stanley cup. maybe that can happen. >> great.

let the music -- crank up the volume. >> absolutely. coming up next some students in the district, they are surprised with a free ride two co here's to the believers.

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nine exceptional high school seniors from the district got a surprise of a lifetime today. today, they found out they will get a full free ride to a local university. news4's john trippen has their story. >> reporter: the high school in southeast is nationally known for its marching band. but at today's assembly, senior isiah west let the district know it's no slouch academically, either. in front of hundreds of supporters, west was awarded a full scholarship to georgetown university. >> it's mind-boggling. i've just been working really, really hard. staying after school. studying, prepare for the s.a.t.

>> reporter: west is one of d.c. area high school seniors to receive the award today who were all picked for being leaders amongst their peers. torin west who grew up in ward 8 credits his mother. >> i had to keep my grades up and do everything i could to be what i am today. >> reporter: and this four-year scholarship empasses everything, not just tuition, but room and board and books. by the time these students graduate, they'll have received the equivalent of over $200,000. vassa understands the impact, the daughter of immigrants, she will be the first in her family to attend college. >> my dad is kind of self-employed. with the recession, it's been harder, guys. so this is definitely going to help a lot. and i'm so fortunate and so thankful for receiving this award.

>> reporter: this scholarship program at george washington university has been around for more than 20 years helping dreams come true and creating tomorrow's leaders. >> i hope to be a surgeon. >> i plan to study international law. >> psychology. i really love helping people. >> reporter: in southeast, john trippen. congrats to the students and their moms and dads, too. thank you for watching "news4 at 5." jim vance and wendy rieger right here. a woman found murdered in a neighborhood in fairfax county this morning. >> police say a man was arrested after more than a dozen shots were fired during a road rage incident in virginia. a maryland dairy processor has acknowledged that it mistakenly sent