is. it has now brought law enforcement from another county into this investigation. now prince george's county police say a description of the suspect is very similar to the man caught by a cvs security camera using the debit card of the victim from tuesday's home invasion in bethesda. in that case a woman who does house keeping was approached by an armed man as she walked from her car into a house on barden road about 6:55 a.m. the home's two occupants were tied up. the housekeeper was sexually assaulted. hours later police conducted a tour robbery in wheaton, maryland. it happened monday morning. a woman was robbed at gun point in her garage in that case. investigators say today's incident in temple hills occurred in a manner very similar to the bethesda home invasion. earlier this morning the victim was outside warming up her vehicle when she saw a suspicious person. being concerned about that she went back inside her home but

the suspect followed her into the home as well. inside the home there were other occupants at which time the suspect tied up all the other occupants and subsequently sexually assaulted the victim. >> reporter: in each of the two earlier cases the victim's car was stolen. that is exactly what happened again here today. the suspect took the victim's car described as a white, 2008 honda civic with maryland license plates, 6 ae 9788. again, as i said, now a second county brought into this investigation home invasions, sexual assaults. back to you. >> thanks. a setback for republican candidates fighting to get on virginia's primary ballot. they lost their challenge in court today. a judge told them they had a point but then admonished them for waiting too long to do something about it. julie carey reports from richmond. >> reporter: the judge's ruling means virginia voters will see the names of just two gop

presidential candidates on the ballot when absentee voting starts next week. mitt romney and ron paul were the only two presidential hopefuls who collected the 10,000 validated signatures required by virginia law. lawyers for rick perry, newt gingrich, jon huntsman and rick santorum asked to be added to the ballot. they challenged virginia's law as unconstitutional and an abridgement of free speech because it only allows in state residents to circulate petitions. turning down their bid, the judge told them he agreed with their argument but that they waited too long to make their case. he said you played the game, you lost, and then complained about the rules. >> americans deserve the right to talk to americans about who is going to be their president. and the judge held that. i'm disappointed that he decided the case on an -- a very limited legal technicality. >> reporter: the state board of election officials say they are relieved they won't have to scramble to reprint absentee ballots. >> the judge basically

determined that the election will go on as planned. as chairman of the state board of elections we are somewhat relieved because of the inconvenience that would have been caused by a different ruling. >> reporter: republican party officials say they are glad the judge also found the 10,000 signature requirement isn't too great a burden to place on presidential hopefuls. >> we would have loved to have had all the candidates on the ballot but, unfortunately, only two of them qualified for the ballot and the judge clearly said that our 10,000 votes or 10,000 signature requirement was not onerous. >> reporter: governor perry's attorney says they have not yet made a decision about whether to appeal the judge's ruling. if they do they'll have to act fast. absentee voting starts in virginia next friday. in richmond, virginia, julie carey, news 4. >> perry's attorney tells news 4 he will talk to the candidates right away to make a decision about an appeal. the next primary for the republican presidential race

will be in south carolina. there is a new poll by the american research group that suggests it could be close there. 29% of likely gop voters in the state say they're backing mitt romney. 25% support newt gingrich. ron paul got 20%. 7% of the voters were undecided. that's something rick santorum is counting on. >> this race is just beginning. south carolina can completely change the tenor of this race. >> reporter: south carolina voters will go to the polls a week from tomorrow. it's the first southern state to vote in the race for the republican presidential nomination. the florida primary comes ten days later. the trial of former presidential candidate john edwards is being delayed because he's reportedly suffering from a life threatening heart condition. during a hearing today the judge said she received two letters from a cardiologist. he states that edwards needs surgery next month. the trial was delayed until

march. it was tentatively scheduled to begin this month. edwards is accused of using nearly a million dollars in campaign donations to cover up an affair and a child that he fathered out of wedlock. a teenager from laurel, maryland received three life sentences today for a murder at the cheltonham youth facility and several other crimes that date back in 2009. this is the latest chapter in this complicated and troubling crime spree that occurred in prince george's county. >> reporter: 15-year-old brian watson will be 57 years old before he is eligible for parole and if he serves his full sentence he'll be 100 when he gets out and still have to register as a sex offender. this after pleading guilty to the murder and attempted rape of 65-year-old hannah wheeling an instructor at the youth facility. >> it is a tremendous tragedy. there is no answer for why a 13-year-old boy is capable, would be capable of killing and raping in the manner that he

did. >>eporter: he committed the brutal crime because of a string of burglaries he committed. during the course of the investigation in the murder at cheltonham the dna evidence revealed he was responsible for much more than burglaries in the apartment complex where he lived. he had climbed a neighbor's third floor balcony, entered her apartment, and stabbed her while she was asleep. dna from wheeling's murder matched that found on a knife used in the attack on hannah peppera which until that match remained an unsolved case. he was 13 at the time. peppera wrote a letter to the court and to watson telling him she forgave him for her own sake but was glad he was off the street. judge tony clark in accepting the guilty plea and passing sentence told watson he wasn't fit to live in this society. that he didn't know the rules and that he didn't seem to care. that admonition elicited no response from the youth. >> today in court that was a young man who was, did not exhibit an awful lot of remorse for human life.

i think the brutality of the crime really speaks for itself. a body found wrapped in plastic near a dumpster in capital heights, maryland, and police are tonight trying to identify the victim and figure out why they were killed. the maintenance worker made the discovery about 8:00 this morning on doewood lane. authorities say the cause of death is a mystery but they are investigating the case as a murder. they say there was trauma to the body. police say the victim may have been in his early 30s. d.c. mayor vincent gray is demanding that the occupy d.c. protesters be cleared out of mcpherson square. he is citing poor living conditions and an increase in the rat population there. mayor gray sent a strongly worded letter to the national park service asking for the protesters' removal. the mayor wants the protesters relocated to the freedom plaza protest. gray also says improper disposal of trash and human waste is posing a health risk to

occupiers and d.c. residents. protest organizers say they're not moving and the national park service says it has no plans to remove them. finally starting to feel like winter out there. like january might be expected to. doug, going to stay around like this for a while? >> it is. i think right on through the weekend with some cold temperatures out there. we have been so mild much of this winter and it does look like at least winter trying to give us a little bit of cold air. right now 39h the wind chill of 32. we still have the winds out of the west-southwest right now at 11 miles an hour but gusting upwards of 20 and that continues to keep wind chills in the 20s in most locations. 34 right now in leesburg. the actual temperature. 32 in gaithersburg and frederick. down to 28 in martinsburg and culpepper at 37 degrees. a lot of snow on the radar but not around us. you have to go over the mountains back toward pittsburgh up toward state college into pennsylvania and in through portions of west virginia. it's going to be a good ski weekend i think as temperatures are going to remain below average over the next couple

days. tomorrow morning, waking up to a cold start. plenty of sunshine tomorrow but a low temperature tomorrow morning of around 28 degrees. even though the temperatures today were just a little bit below average, it is really the wind that goes right through you. erika gonzalez live in falls church with more. >> reporter: hey, doug. you've got that right. how about i trade you places? how about you come out here and i go inside the studio? because when those wind gusts come in, it's more than enough to make your face hurt, more than enough to send a shiver down your spine. this cold weather has just not let up today. >> it's freezing. the temperature is certainly dropped today considering yesterday was in the 60s. >> reporter: temperatures have cooled down a lot since yesterday but storm 4 meteorologists say the other big difference between yesterday's weather and today's is the wind. gusts up to 40 miles per hour

only added to today's cold snap. >> you can feel it pressing you. >> reporter: this runner says at times it was more than a challenge. >> it makes it a lot harder to breathe. >> reporter: power companies like pepco expected heavy winds to cause major power outages and gave notice saying they, quote, are ready to respond with extra crews into the evening shift at the appropriate level. however, pepco says they have only had 18 outages in d.c. and maryland. nobek has reported 12. now of course if we should have any kind of power outages you want to call your electric company as soon as possible. it's definitely going to be a cold weekend so maybe it's better to stay indoors. i have an idea. why don't you come out to the nbc health and fitness expo. we're all going to be out there. i'll be out there tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. showing off zumba moves for the big launch but it is going to be a great weekend. stay indoors. stay with us at nbc health and

fitness expo. back to you. >> thanks. erika apparently is a zoomba instructor. >> watch her moves. coming up next on news 4 at 6:00 president obama wants more power to make the government leaner and more efficient. >> leaders from virginia, maryland, and the district met today with metro executives to talk about safety on the rails and the roads. >> from the white house to the small screen first lady michelle obama revealing the message behind her cameo on a popular kids' show. dennis wideman is an all star. his teammates explaining why. ravens rookie receiver tory smith ready to make a big play in the playoffs. plus a crazy finish at cameron indoor stadium. duke and virginia going toe to toe when news 4 at 6:00 continues.

president obama is asking congress tore more power. he wants the authority to consolidate some government agencies. he says the changes would make the government leaner and more efficient. steve handelsman reports. >> it's a mess. >> reporter: president obama said too many federal agencies overlap. 12 he said regulate food from the farm to the table. 12. ocean salmon are regulated by

the commerce department but when they swim into fresh water, it's the interior department. >> the government we have is not the government that we need. >> reporter: he wants the okay to merge commerce and five related agencies into one. to unburden u.s. companies, and create private sector jobs, then he'd cut more agencies, reducing the government work force through attrition. >> let me be clear. i will only use this authority for reforms that result in more efficiency, better service, and a leaner government. >> he is sounding like the republicans trying to take his job. >> this is way of saying if romney is the nominee and he is mr. efficiency we can be efficient too. >> reporter: for 50 years until the reagan era presidents had consolidation authority. barack obama wants it back. >> if you give presidents more power to reorganize government you're giving presidents more power. >> reporter: and that's why today's congress seemed sure to

be wary. but most republican leaders first reaction to the leaner government obama plan is positive. steve handelsman, news 4, capitol hill. random dancing with the first lady broke out at hayfield secondary school in fairfax county this morning. take a look. that's michelle obama with the cast of nickleodeon's "i carly" dancing on stage at the school the group promoting mrs. obama's appearance on the show on monday. where she thanks military families for their sacrifices. also on the show, star amanda cosgrove plays the daughter of an air force colonel. >> doug is here with a look at the weather. wasn't all that bad. >> you know what? temperaturewise 41 degrees only two degrees below average. the thing that made it different was the wind today. if you're out there in the wind, definitely felt a little bit colder but when you're in the sunshine with low wind not too bad. tomorrow even though we'll be cold we should see the sun.

some place that didn't see a lot of sun in the last two days, chicago. take a look at the snow in chicago. they were seeing up to 4 to 8 inches of snow there. they have also been well below average as far as their storm, their snow is concerned. this was really their first snowstorm of the year. another area, buffalo, new york. that, too, well below average. they picked up about 6 inches of snow from this storm. now over toward burke lake it was on the chilly side during the day today. we were out there a little earlier with some of that windy weather, gusts upwards of 30 to 40 miles per hour across the region. this was burke, virginia. there is burke lake right there. there used to be this red slide, one of those that goes like this. you know, you start at the top and then it comes down through the bottom. used to be one at burke lake park. it was like a second turn off to the right. for the forecast today, your temperature believe it or not the high 51 degrees. but when was that? that was just after midnight. the temperatures after midnight dropped 15 degrees down to 36 earlier this morning.

i think we'll go lower than that before midnight tonight. 39 degrees the current temperature out there right now. winds gusting upwards of 17 miles per hour at the airport but still over 20 in some locations. 28 the current temperature in martinsburg. 34 in baltimore. 38 in packs river and down toward la plata. waldorf right now at 36 degrees. the wind chill? chilly. 13 right now in martinsburg. 14 in hagerstown. it feels like 20 in gaithersburg and 26 in leesburg so yes it is going to be a very chilly evening tonight and a cold night really all night tonight and into tomorrow morning. look at the numbers back to the west. 20 in pittsburgh. 19 in elkins, west virginia. it's been snowing back toward elkins just about all day long. the coldest of this air? staying to the west of the mountains. that is good news for us. we will not drop into the teens tonight where everybody behind the mountains will definitely be in the teens. look at the snow. pittsburgh seeing the snow. elkins, west virginia. charleston, west virginia up toward buffalo all seeing snow but the snow cannot make its way over the mountains. that's why we have been sunny

during the day today and really we've seen mostly clear skies all day. we'll see it again tomorrow. very windy and cold across the region today. notice the snows here are also going to stick around for tomorrow. great skiing this weekend. if you're thinking about heading up and doing some skiing it is definitely cold enough to see some snow and not only see some snow. natural snow. but they're going to be making snow across the areas. i was looking up at ski liberty and white tail. they are making snow right now all day tomorrow and they recommend you bring your goggles just because of that snow that they'll be making but there will be plenty of sunshine out there. this evening mostly clear, windy, and chilly. wind chills near 20 degrees. 30 to 36 degrees this evening. tomorrow morning waking up to a cold start. 23 to about 28. not the coldest start that we've seen this year. tomorrow afternoon, not bad. a little breezy. still cold. 34 to 37. wind chills in the upper 20s all day long. that's the kind of weather you expect in the d.c. area in the month of january. 34 on your sunday. i think sunday will be the coldest temperatures but then

rebounding right back on monday to 46. 55 on tuesday with rain likely and then another little cold shot comes in as we end next week. >> wow. this must be our coldest month, right? >> normally we are just about in the coldest period by average and we are not even close. >> this could be sweet. >> wouldn't it be nice? >> would be. all right. still ahead more fallout from the video showing those u.s. marines desecrating the bodies of taliban militants. >> people have complained about noise and trash and violence and there is a question now about whether a d.c. night club responsible for it all will be forced to shut down for good. and a sneak peek at what to expect at this year's health and fitness expo. doreen? >> that's right. i have a report coming up on what people can expect when they come down here and join us. and vance and doug, i've got some issues with these new card board people they made. obviously they do not realize what a tall, imposing presence i really am. that's coming up.

you might have heard that the 19th annual nbc 4 health and fitness expo is almost here kicking off tomorrow morning at the washington convention center. >> doreen gentzler down there with more on what you can expect. what's up, partner? >> it is a little hard to miss

the information that we are having the health expo here at the convention center this weekend. but you know, people may not have a sense of exactly what is going to be available this weekend and so that's why we want to share some more information. a whole lot of free medical tests are available. that is the most important thing that happens here this weekend. free testing for high blood pressure and kidney disease, screening for all kinds of things. and also a lot of really good information. it's a great way to come and ask questions and find something out. lots of opportunities for fitness and fun down here. want to tell you about john hopkins. they are a new partner here at the expo and also at sibley hospital and suburban hospital as you may know. dr. jim williams is a family physician. we're glad to have you and hopkins here. what can people find out if they come by and check out the hopkins exhibit? >> thank you, doreen.

we're happy to be here at the nbc 4 expo. john hopkins and sibley and suburban hospital, as we grow in the area we are here to show folks what we can do to give them the best health care possible, whether out patient care, in patient care, screenings, medical testing. we're close, caring, and convenient. >> and what kinds of screenings, medical screenings can people get? you guys will be doing hearing screenings for one thing? >> here tomorrow we'll have hearing screenings. we'll have nutrition counseling, blood pressure readings, physicians will be on hand to explain the services that are available in the neighborhood. all sorts of fitness advice here for people who come by. lots of handouts. lots of free information on our growing services here in washington. >> there is a big batch of free things that you all are giving away. we're glad to have hopkins here and we'll see you this weekend. >> thank you very much. that's exciting. >> thank you. wendy, jim, coming up we've

got some more about what people can find out this weekend. there is an exhibit here where you can find out first hand why texting and driving is dangerous. we'll check it out next. we hope people will come see us tomorrow morning 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 and the same story on sunday at the convention center and metro is the best way to get down here. i'll be back a little while with more info. >> doreen did you just say you're going to teach people why texting and driving is a bad thing? >> there is, we're going to -- there is a simulator that is supposed to give you a pretty clear example. i'm actually, you know, i've got a couple of young drivers in my household. >> yeah. >> i'm anxious to see how this thing works. >> you want them to see that, right, and be aware. thanks. >> yes, yes i do. all right. >> we'll see you in a bit. coming up tonight, a man arrested for a string of church

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recapping breaking news at this hour a man wanted for two home invasions in montgomery county may have struck again.

the latest attack happened this morning in temple hills in prince george's county. a woman told police she was sexually assaulted and that the suspect took off in her honda civic. investigators are now trying to determine if the attacker is the same person behind two other home invasions in bethesda and in wheaton earlier this week. >> well tonight all eyes are on metro. >> maryland's governor martin o'malley, virginia governor and vincent gray got together for a summit today to talk about safety on the transit system. we have more from the wilson building. >> reporter: at the bilson building governor bob mcdonald of virginia, governor martin o'malley from maryland, and d.c. mayor benson gray for about an hour they met behind closed doors talking about metro. the focus? safety. >> we get what we pay for and i'd much rather pay a few

nickels more per ride than have to worry about my wife or my daughter being one of the fatalities in an avoidable accident. >> the good news is over the last couple years, this last year, no fatalities, injuries are down significantly, violent crime in and around the metro area is down 19%. communication is up and people are being held accountable for the performance. >> reporter: mayor gray said he'd like to see more emphasis on training and work schedules. >> that is to increase the training of metro workers especially those who are involved directly in those issues that impact on safety, public safety as well as the safety of the workers. and then secondly something that general manager ceo soros talked about. he calls it fatigue management but more specifically overtime management which has an impact to make sure you don't have tired workers. >> reporter: the two governors and the mayor have signed a memorandum of understanding

promising to meet annually to review metro's performance. i'm pat collins. news 4, washington. >> there is a night club in d.c. that is waiting for word whether it can reopen. the mood lounge was shut down and lost its liquor license after two men were stabbed outside that club last month. the district's alcohol beverage and control board has been in a hearing all day to determine whether the club can reopen. the mood lounge has reached an agreement with the office of the attorney general to reopen under certain conditions. such as for example setting up security cameras. but the abc board has yet to sign off on it. three church burglaries in stafford county in a week's time and tonight an arrest. 24-year-old brian stevens is now facing grand larceny charges. investigators say he broke into ebenezer united methodist church, ramoth baptist, and north stafford church of christ. deputies say stevens stole tvs and other electronics along with

$9,000 in gift cards. police say a tip led them to stevens. he was found living in a shed in a vacant home. a second person has now pleaded guilty in the corruption scandal of former d.c. council member harry thomas jr. a leader of a nonprofit youth organization admitted that he wrote checks to thomas who then spent that money on himself to fund a lavish lifestyle. tom sherwood has our report. >> reporter: marshall baits is a 71-year-old professor at howard university and a founder of langston 21st century a nonprofit to encourage young people in sports and academics. but operates at langston golf course in northeast washington. but friday marshall banks walked from u.s. district court after pleading guilty to a felony charge of writing checks from his foundation to one controlled by harry thomas junior. the checks worth hundreds of thousands of dollars and more. thomas pled guilty last week to two felony counts and will be sentenced in may and may receive

four years in prison. banks attorney randy jameson described banks as a well meaning, law abiding citizen who got caught up in thomas's schemes and took no money for himself. >> i agree with the phrase "caught up." i think that is an appropriate way of putting it. >> reporter: banks is cooperating with prosecutors. he faces potentially three years in prison on his felony plea. but a sentencing date was not set. an indication he continues to cooperate. tom sherwood, news 4, washington. >> prosecutors say the investigation continues to determine whether other people played a part or role in thomas's scheme. nbc news has learned that naval investigators have now spoken to all four of the marines who appear in a video that has sparked international controversy. the video appears to show the four marines in afghanistan urinating on the bodies of three taliban militants who were killed. all four marines are now back in the united states. navy officials say investigators

are still tracking down information on who created this video and posted it online. agents are also using computer forensic techniques on the video itself. today the commandant of the marine corps appointed a three-star general to oversee the entire matter through prosecution should charges be filed. coming up tonight a community mourning the victims of a tragic air florida plane crash. a cold blast of air across the region. how long is this going to last?

and hello everybody. welcome back. i'm meteorologist doug kammerer. right here in storm center 4 watching the chilly air out there right now. temperatures across the area right now in the 30s. 39 degrees at the airport. winds out of the west-southwest at 11 miles per hour. that puts our wind chill currently at 32 degrees. speaking of wind chill let's look at the area. 13 in martinsburg, west virginia. cold in the panhandle of west virginia. up toward hagerstown at 14. 21 in winchester. leesburg, virginia 24 degrees. same goes for sterling, reston, herndon all around the 24 or 25-degree mark. culpepper wind chill of 29. fredericksburg at 37. storm 4 doppler radar shows a lot of snow out there but it's all well to our north and west.

that's where it will stay. if you're thinking about doing some skiing this weekend, it's looking very good for that. all the ski resorts are going to be making some snow and could even get a little natural snow between now and tomorrow as we are continuing with lake effect snow across the region. this is what you can expect overnight tonight. we are going to be on the cold side. 28 in washington. 24 in gaithersburg. 24 leesburg. 22 in martinsburg. the coldest area well back to the west into west virginia. 18 in petersburg, west virginia. as we make our way into the day tomorrow plenty of sunshine. still going to see a little bit of a breeze. we will still see wind chills in the upper 20s tomorrow with actual temperatures around 36 in washington, frederick, maryland around 33. 34 in both gaithersburg and rockville and over toward leesburg and into loudoun county the temperature there tomorrow around 34, too. i'll be back in a couple minutes to show you when we will break out of this recent cold spell coming up in my extended forecast in about ten minutes. >> thanks, doug. this weekend we invite you

to attend the nbc 4 health and fitness expo our annual event featuring free health screenings, cooking demonstrations, including wendy's vegetarian stuff and exercise classes and so much more. >> i know doreen you can't wait for that. she's live at the convention center. texting and driving. what are you doing? >> well, i'm going to try this thing. this is the texting and driving simulator. i've got the blackberry. i'm behind the wheel. i can see the road through these glasses and hopefully you'll be able to see what i'm seeing while on the monitor up there. so i'm driving along and i'm supposed to text what are you doing tonight? whoa. this is hard. what are -- whoa. oh, my gosh. okay. and i'm going really slowly. you can see. probably blocking up all the traffic behind me.

and oh, my gosh i'm about to run into the gas station. all right. this is much -- this is very hard and i'm a perfect example of why you shouldn't -- i'm like half way through this text message. >> look out now. >> oh, my gosh. this is, all right. i can see the light is -- i almost took out some pedestrians. all right. i'm at the light and i have the perfect opportunity to text which is what we see so often in washington. and i've got my text message ready and oh, my gosh. okay. there is the green. here we go. all right. so this is very hard. this is -- oh, my. >> watch out u. >> whoa. >> watch out. my gosh. all right. i get the idea that this is not a good thing but you know i think i would like for my kids to try this out in this safe environment and i have the feeling, guys, that there are --

all right. oh, my gosh. all right. i'm just going to pull over right in the middle of the road here. >> good idea. >> i have the feeling there are a lot of people who would like to try this out and have their kids try this out. this is just one of a whole lot of things. this is at&t and all state, are sponsoring this and they've actually got a forum on saturday afternoon all about texting and driving that people can take advantage of one of many things available here at the convention center saturday and sunday along with a whole lot of fun and a whole lot of good food and a whole lot of fitness opportunities so we hope a lot of people will come down here and join us and put your cell phone away on the way down here doreen, call bill. tell him to bring bail money. you're busted. you're going to jail. >> that is hard. >> i'm sure it is.

>> and what you didn't see is that i took out quite a few pedestrians trying to practice before you guys came to me. so this is pretty powerful stuff to see what this -- what this feels like for real. >> good. >> all right. they have an apb out for her in that little town. step away from the car. >> assume the position. coming up in sports what improvements georgetown needs to make this weekend. wizards coach flip saunders playing the role of spin doctor. plus all stars on ice. why the capitals say defenseman dennis wideman is rea i want a baby.

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we were just talking about the tampa bay lightning who use today have quite a team but not anymore. >> you remember what they did to the capitals last year. >> they knocked us out. >> not a good reminder. here ears the thing. tampa bay isn't that good this season. they're struggling, way at the bottom of the southeast division. capitals trying to make their move inching closer. it's home sweet home ice for the capitals tonight. washington takes on tampa bay at verizon center where the capitals are riding a five-game winning streak. a matchup against the lightning might be the perfect remedy for caps captain alex ovechkin. ovechkin hasn't tallied a point in three straight games but he always plays like an all star against tampa bay. he has 26 goals in his career against the lightning. on thursday ovechkin and defenseman dennis wideman were both named to the all star roster. ovechkin making his fifth all star appearance. he's tied for 48th in the league in scoring with 17 goals and 16 assists. certainly not eye-popping numbers but he is still an all

star. as for dennis wideman he's making his first all star appearance and for good reason. wideman ranks fifth in points among defensemen with eight goals and 21 assists. his teammates including fellow all star alex ovechkin say wideman's all star nod is well deserved. >> actually called me last night and i asked him who is the guy who can go with me and it's good for him. i think he has played well this year and deserves to be there. >> it means a lot. it shows especially for him being his first time in it's important to him and the recognition is good. i think ovie would always get the recognition but when a guy like wise gets it can only boost his confidence that much more. he deserves it. he's playing tremendous. seems like he has goals in every game so far. it's just good for him to get that nod and for his confidence. >> well deserved. >> yeah, well deserved. it's more than well deserved. >> congrats to wise.

that's huge. good for him. well deserved and he stepped up and made a lot of big plays and especially when greeny has been out there he made especially on the power play and a couple clutch goals. good for him and ovechkin. hopefully they enjoy it. >> you can see tonight's game at 7:00 on csn plus. turning to basketball the wizards played the first of back-to-back games against the 76ers tonight in philadelphia. the one win wizards will be in for another big challenge because the 76ers haven't lost at home this season. the wizards are coming off an embarrassing loss in chicago on wednesday. washington scored just 64 points setting the record for the lowest in franchise history. there's really no better way to put it. the wizards just playing bad basketball. tonight they're going for their first road win of the season. coach flip saunders sees the glass half full at least on the defensive side. >> the biggest thing is we have, you're in the top 14 in defense. so we've actually, that's something we work on a lot earlier. we're defending. we just can't get the ball in

the basket. similar to how fill if i was last year. they started 3-13 and kept fighting but set a foundation of how they wanted to play and when they started making shots and things fell on the play and they started winning games so looking at what they did and hoping we can do the same thing. >> wizards and 76ers tonight at 7:00 on comcast sports net. get your remote ready. college hoops, georgetown will rye to return to its winning ways this weekend. the hoyas play on the road at st. john's sunday. after 11 straight georgetown has lost two in a row. the hoyas will need to cut down on turnovers. georgetown has committed a combined 32 turnovers in its last two games. >> there are small things we have to change. you know, turnovers, i think, all the games just come down to turnovers and play hard. whoever takes care of the ball, whoever wants to win, whoever wants to play hard is what the game comes down to. i think both of those losses we could have taken care of the ball and played harder. >> we had a road block and moving forward we just want to

be on the straight and narrow. we want to be on a smooth pass. we know what we're capable of. and it's up to us to exploit that. you know? we lost the games and we're moving forward now. >> all right. last night virginia on the road at duke. cavaliers riding a 12-game win streak. virginia hadn't won at cameron since 1995. cavs with the ball, mitchell drives this to scott. check this out. friendly bounce. gets it to go. nice. scott went for a game high 23 points. virginia up 32-28. at the break. second half. duke in transition. tyler thornton had it to a wide open plumly capping a 15-4 blue devils run. less than a minute to go virginia trails by five. evans drives, no good but mitchell on the cleanup. it's a three-point game. here we go. coach benton, it's like did you see that? under ten seconds to play.

mike scott, in the corner for the tie. but a defender gets a hand on it. another chance, evans, no good. duke grabs the rebound and that's it. duke hangs on to beat virginia, 61-58. the blue devils have won 44 straight at home. wow. talking football. jeff fisher is the new head football coach of the st. louis rams. fisher head coached in tennessee for 16 seasons. however, only six were winning seasons. meanwhile this weekend the second round of the nfl playoffs on sunday. the ravens take on the texans at home and former maryland terp tory smith will make his playoff debut. the rookie wide receiver had a heck of a season. leading the ravens with seven touchdowns including three in one quarter against the rams. you remember that. smith was also third among rookies in receiving with 841 yards. he made plenty of big plays and if the ravens need a big play on sunday, you can count on tory smith. >> definitely looking forward to it. it was fun to sit back and watch

everyone else. you know, having -- you know, ready to get back on the football field. i've grown a lot. everything slowed down. you know, not really a rookie anymore. made a lot of rookie mistakes and i was able to learn from them so still trying to continue to get better. you know, just be the best player i can. >> ravens were 8-0 during the regular season at home including a win over houston. >> wow. >> they are so good at home. of course the houston texans did not have andre johnson their big play wide receiver but goodness gracious. baltimore is phenomenal at m&t bank stadium. >> so shall it be. thanks. still to come we're going to go behind the scenes of an event that is showing local military spouses being helped to find work. coming up on this sunday's press pass with david gregory personal finance guru suze orman is on the show.

it was 30 years ago today that air florida flight 90 took off from national airport in a blizzard, crashed into the 14th street bridge, and plunged into the ice choked potomac river. five survivors were rescued through the extraordinary grit, determination, and flat out valor of the people who rushed to their aid. a park police helicopter piloted

by a vietnam veteran undertook the delicate, dangerous rescues, its only equipment a rope. finally they got to priscilla turado who was in shock, injured, weakened by hypothermia, blinded by the jet fuel, about to drown. a man named lenny scutnick pulled off his cowboy boots and jumped in, rescuing her like a trained life guard. he is retired now and lives in lorton, likes to fish. he was one of several remarkable people who risked their life that terrible day. military wives are important to our nation's military effort. but often they are overlooked when it comes to employment. the nation's first military spouse career forum and hiring fair though is trying to change that. jane watrel has our report. >> reporter: barbara zimmerman is on the hunt for a job, any job. until recently she was caring

for her wounded husband. now it's time for the army spouse to re-enter the work force. >> i was out of work for three years and i was focused mostly on his recovery and it has been a struggle to get back into the work force. because there is an empty slot on my resume. >> reporter: she is not alone. many spouses here have gaps in their resumes as well that are hard to explain if you're not in the military community. with an unemployment rate that is four times the national average, news 4 has teamed up with the u.s. chamber of commerce and others to help an often forgotten segment of the military. this army wife and spouse of a va secretary addressed the crowd and could feel the excitement among military spouses. >> i became almost emotional as i watched their faces. you know, there is almost a sense of disbelief that this was a hiring fair just for military spouses. and it's so well deserved. >> reporter: in addition to

career counseling and makeovers, dozens of employers were there to specifically recruit military spouses. >> they are resilient, adaptable to change, great leaders and team players and really focused on results. and that's what we're looking for. >> i hope we can bring to the military community what the military community has already brought to national service and just make it better for them. >> reporter: a mission to help barbara and others like her build a rewarding career with ina military lifestyle. jane watrel, news 4. the organizers of the fair say they want to have ten or ten to 20 more events over the next year. washington, d.c. has the largest population of military spouses in the country. after an eight-year hiatus the mlk day parade is back and boxing champ lamont peterson will serve as one of the grand marshals. he'll be joined by local civil rights leaders and dignitaries. it begins at 11:00 a.m. monday morning. participants start at the friendship public charter school in southeast and march down martin luther king jr. avenue to

lekie elementary school. coming up tonight at 11:00 etched in stone does not mean permanent at least not at the mlk memorial. we'll tell you about some changes coming in the near future there. also academy award winning actor gene hackman was flown to a hospital after being hit by a car. we'll tell you more about that. and we'll have something more on the reports that a famous chef known for her rich and buttery dishes now has type 2 diabetes. those stories and more at 11:00. >> there is a y'all in there. all righty. and what have you got for our weekend? >> i've got cold weather for the weekend. but topped off with a little warmer weather as we start next week. not bad at all. 36 degrees on your saturday. 34 on sunday. going to be a little cold there with plenty of sunshine. monday 46 degrees. coming up on tuesday, back to 55. well above average. that day will come with rain before some more cool air moves in. >> all right.