tonight somebody shot this family pet.

the search is on for whoever it was that shot this puppy three times. first breaking news. a metro passenger robbed by three men in masks. shomari stone joins us there live with the latest. >> reporter: police are telling us that this whole robbery was over an iphone. the men were wearing machks and walked up to a man at the metro heights station. one of the men had a gun, demanded the iphone and ran off number one was hurt. metro police are looking for the three men. it's important to point out that the metro station is open. live at the capitol heights station i'm shomari stone. back to you. back to the be uppy shot and killed now. police are trying to solve this crime with forensic evidence.

jackie bensen spoke with the owner of the dog tonight. >> we were trying to find heidi and couldn't. we drove around for hours. and we did all the roads in case she had been hit. which i didn't think he she had gotten out. >> reporter: lynette describes the search for her seven-month-old golden retriever heidi and the awful moment of finding her dead in the backyard of the farmhouse. >> just total disbelief and shock. i could take something happening her and understanding it. but this is beyond understanding. >> reporter: coffman is used to helping dogs in need. she and her family have fostered abandoned golden retrievers at their farmhouse for many years. >> just lots of love. >> reporter: but now she needs help and answers. she called a vet friend who helped her retrieve the body of

the liveliest pup she has ever known. as she plays with her brother she wonders how could someone hate a beautiful and innocent animal so much? >> that is beyond my comprehension. it is just beyond my comprehension. >> reporter: an official investigation into the shooting is being conducted, including a forensic analysis of the bullets removed from the young golden retriever's body. jackie bensen, news4. snow showers are falling in parts of the area as the winter blast of the past 36 hours continues, doug kammerer joins us with more. >> this winter blast is the only one we have seen so far this winter. the temperatures in the teens this morning. we moved to the low 30s earlier this afternoon and then we saw snow coming on through the area. most areas didn't see much in the way of snow but there were good snow showers that copy

through earlier and it cold enough that anything that falls is sticking to the grass and the cars. not enough to cause any problems and just enough to show the flakes on the cars. but the snow is making its way off to the east into maryland right now and st. mary's county. that's about it. the temperatures have gone up over the last hour in the district. 35 degrees here. 37 in fredericksburg. but colder to the west. 23 right now in winchester. another chance for snow tonight. i'll show you coming up. metro does not expect the freezing temperatures to create more problems in the morning. cracks were found in the rails in two spots this morning after the bitter cold temperatures overnight. the cracks were yellow and red lines, delaying tens of thousands of passengers this morning. but the rails were repaired and metro does not foresee delays

tomorrow morning. this maryland father faces charges after police say he left two young children in the car in the cold while he went shopping. the man is accused of living a five-month-old and four-year-old unattended for 20 minutes yesterday. he was allegedly shopping at the wal-mart in frederick. it was 24 degrees outside at the time. the children are now with their mother. cold outside tonight and indoors for hundreds near fox hall village. 2200 customers near fox hall and reservoir roads were left in the dark this evening. a bad underground cable caused the outage. the water is back on in buoy, maryland after a water main broke this evening. the crews were repairing a small

pipe on central avenue when they disconnected from the a 24-inch main. people lost their water for a few hours before crews could finally get everything fixed up. the g.o.p. primary battle heads to new hampshire. mitt romney is hoping his victory is in iowa is a sign of things to come. he got a big endorsement from john mccain. >> new hampshire is a state that will catapult him to victory. >> rick santorum finished eight votes behind romney in iowa and he raised 1 million dollars overnight. newt gingrich says that it proves that republican voters are not sold on romney and he is fighting on. rick perry said in the race saying he is ready for the south carolina primary. but michele bachmann announced

she is dropping out today. three candidates are joining the lawsuit against virginia. they claim that the ballot access law is unconstitutional. it requires candidates to collect 10,000 signatures. mitt romney and ron paul are the only ones on the virginia ballot. president obama announced he will use his recess power to appoint richard cord ray as the director of the consumer financial protection bureau. republicans in congress opposed the appointment because the senate is not in recess. they warn he will fight a court fight. the president used recess power to appoint three people to the national labor board. the people at the occupy d.c. camps were hard at work tonight before a round of inspections by the early department tomorrow. both camps were cleaning up as

the health department will check on the living condition of the protesters at mcphearson square and freedom plaza. there will be an inspection of the kitchen at mcphearson square. that was shut down yesterday because of concerns about cleanliness and rats. it's not clear what actions the city will take if the reports find any unsanitary living conditions there. a former nfl player arrested in a drug sting will face federal charges. a grand jury handed up an indictment against sam hurd. he was a wide receiver for the bears. he was arrested after a meeting in which he tried to buy weekly shipments of cocaine and marijuana from an undercover officer in amounts that would have made him one of chicago's top distributors. the grandmother of a boy shot in texas today is asking whether other steps could have

been taken. officers shot him in the hallway after he wouldn't drop what they thought was a handgun. it was a pellet gun that looked real. it is still not clear what the boy's intent was. the school is going to be closed tomorrow. bail for the man accused of starting a rash of fires in hollywood has been set at $2.8 million. the arraignment was postponed for the man named harry burkhart. he is a german national here. the los angeles times is reporting that charging documents claim he was motivated by rage against americans. he is accused of starting four dozen fires over new year's weekend. the damage is estimated at $3 million. he is facing 28 counts of arson. a car theft got out of control in fresno, california this morning. the guy was driving this car too

fast and went airborne and wound up on the roof of an apartment complex. he was arrested and no one in the apartment was injured. the company that coined the phrase make it a kodak moment may be headed for bankruptcy. shares hit a low of 48 cents. the company is preparing to seek bankruptcy protection. and the new york stock exchange warned it will delist kodak stock if it doesn't rise above $1 a share. a local company is facing tough times. penn camera filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy and closed five of the eight stores. clearance sales will be held at the remaining locations. it has been a fixture in the area since 1953. the lawyers for harry thomas jr. are nearing a plea agreement

with prosecutors in a federal corruption case. he is the council member for ward five under investigation for allegedly misspending $300,000 in city money although he has not yet been charged with a crime. sources say that thomas is weighing an option under which he would resign from the council, plead guilty and serve prison time. no agreement has been reached yet. sources say a deal could come by the end of the week. the calavert cliffs nuclear plant is one step closer to getting a third reactor. the state board of public works approved a license that would help the company operating the plant to find the required u.s. partner. they will need approval from the nuclear regulatory commission going forward. a national apology after people were outraged at a store destroying bridal gowns. a robber stuns a cashier in

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thanks, mom. who are you calling "mom"? dunkin' sausage pancake bites, delicious like mom's, only easier to carry -- get three for $1.59. the national wedding store chain david's bridal is apologizing after one of it boutique stores destroyed hundreds of thousands of wedding gowns instead of donating them to charity. the employees spray painted the designer dresses. after a national outcry david's

bridal says they understand the public frustration and will donate dresses whenever possible in the future. curtains are closing on a movie theater in alexandria. the old town theater will show its last movie this weekend. the owner had to sell the building because of a drop in ticket sales. the increased cost of parking in old town pushed the customers away. concert goers at jiffy lube live can again tailgate before a show. they lifted the ban that was put in place last may. they will now be able to use barbecue grills but having open containers of alcohol will be

prohibited. a lot of high school seniors and their parents are happy tonight after getting $8 million in scholarships. that means a free ride. aaron gilchrist has the report. >> reporter: a celebration of what is possible. you are looking at 61 students from various high schools and everybody's excited because they are all going to college. >> phenomenal. it's life changing. i'm going to a great school and the money's covered. it's life changing. >> reporter: the posse foundation is making higher education happen for these young people by identifying kids with great potential and partnering to make the possibility of college a reality. >> we are looking for a diversity of students but looking for students who would be overlooked which is why our three level interview process is important. >> reporter: six colleges accept a posse of ten students and commit up to $140,000 per

student for their education. not just a free ride but an investment in the future. >> will the give me an opportunity to make my parents proud and also give me an opportunity to excel at something i have always loved. >> we have a great opportunity to make the change in the world and in the college that i'm excited. >> i'm trying to be an automotive engineer and it shows what i'm willing to do to achieve that goal. >> reporter: more than half of these kids are first generation college students. their families filled the theater to cheer and voice their love and support. >> it is something he earned on his own. i think that gives him a sense of pride and opens up the world to him the possibilities of what he can do. >> reporter: the experience doesn't end here. posse d.c. will do college prep with them and track them through their college experience. aaron gilchrist, news4 washington. >> that is so exciting for those

young people. so snow flurries out there tonight. >> that was exciting. >> two nights in a row of snow showers in the area and the first arctic outbreak of the season. this is the only taste of winter that we have seen since winter started on december 1st. and it has been warm the entire time. a nice shot of the capitol in the distance looking under the awning of the newseum. cool but not as cold as yesterday. the temperatures got up to 35 degrees. that is the current temperature. we have gone up a degree over the last hour. the low temperature was 17. that is the coldest air we have seen in about a year. some areas out in the west had a temperature of 7 degrees this morning. the coldest night since last january. the temperatures now 35 degrees and staying there as we see the cloud cover across the area and

the winds out of the south we are going to be about 10 so 15 degrees warmer than last night. winchester at 25 degrees. 28 in culpepper. 37 in fredericksburg. looking at clearing skies. we saw snow that made its way through earlier. this is where it is right now in calavert county and st. mary's county and it continues to move off to the east. you can see this over the past couple hours how it has come across the area. not everybody has picked up the snow but is it a dusting in some locations as the surface temperatures have been low for some time. here is the storm right here and another storm back to the west. a little one but it could produce snow flurries and maybe snow showers but it won't cause problems in the morning. 29 in pittsburgh, 35 in washington but back to the west much warmer.

61 in dallas and that is what we will see move into the area. the cold air getting out of here. the mild air moving up from the south. the temperatures in the mid-40s tomorrow at or above average tomorrow and everybody is above average by the end of the week. friday and saturday we have temperatures back in the 50s. looking very good as we end the week and start off on the weekend. tomorrow morning still cool but not cold out there. possibly flurries and maybe a snow shower with the next system. tomorrow afternoon clouds to sun not as cold. the sunset after 5:00 for the first time this year. 40 to 45 for the high temperatures and the high temperatures keep getting higher. 54 on friday, 52 on saturday and the numbers dip down into the mid-40s sunday and monday. the next real chance for precipitation will come with a big storm system next week. that coming on wednesday but it looks like rain. >> warmer sounds good. still ahead a private game

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doug and i were talking earlier. what a story about what georgetown's expectations for the year. >> they were picked to be tenth in the big east and they are number nine in the nation. georgetown scored one field goal in the final eight minutes of the first half. in the second half they erased a

seven-point deficit coming back to beat marquette for their 11th straight win. the students witnessing an epic game this evening. cue the comeback. jason clark drives and gets the bucket and the foul. the senior went for 26 points. georgetown trailed by nine after the free throw. under six to play. hoyas down. otto porter a bounce pass into sim and simms is pumps. two minutes to go now tied at 66. crowder goes for the steal but no, sir. simms with 13 points and georgetown takes the lead. tied at 70. out to thompson, buries it. eight of the 16 points coming in the final three and a half minutes. odom for the tie. air ball. crowder grabs it.

his shot? no good. jason clark grabs the rebound georgetown wins a thriller. the hoyas have won 11 in a row, matching the longest winning streak in program history. >> first half we are not going to talk about the first half. that was borderline embarrassing, i thought but as bad as the first half was i'm proud of the guys in what they did in the second half just strapping up. that's the only way to put it. the hoyas play at west virginia on saturday; st. bonaventure beats washington and temple upsets duke 78-37. >> wow. >> a trip to orlando, florida this time of year sounds like a pleasant destination. not for the wizards. they have a 6-33 record in orlando. tonight another loss and the

wizards start the season 0-6. want to get away? rashard lewis sharing pleasantries with dwight howard. john wall with the ball on the break. watch howard trailing the play. a big block. howard with the rebound and magic going the other way. no one steps up to nelson and he knocks down the three pointer. less than two minutes later mcgee with a pass to from turkoglu and a monster dunk. he finished with 17 in the first half. magic lead 63-42. mcgee tries to steal the pass. no luck there. howard with 28 points and 2nd and rebounds. the wizards drop to 0-6. up next a home game against the knicks on friday. and calgary's rennie bourque suspended for helloing backstrom

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