tonight at 11:00, remembering joe paterno. penn state honors the legacy of the former football coach two

months after a child sex abuse scandal led to his firing. and congresswoman gabrielle giffords announces that she is stepping down but that her time in public service is not over. good evening, everyone. i'm aaron gilchrist. we begin, though, with the weather and some dangerous roads out there. vdot is telling people to delay their trip to work tomorrow, advising telework until 10:00 a.m. the federal government has also decided on an 11:00 a.m. dlied arrival with unscheduled leave and telework for federal employees. alexandria schools, jefferson county schools, and morgan county schools will all open two hours late tomorrow. prince william county schools also two hours late. the d.c. government and d.c. public schools will open on time. let's head to meteorologist chuck bell. >> we have a very cold air mass in place and warm air riding up over the top, which is trying to rain down into the cold air. as a result, we have a chance for some freezing rain and, more importantly, some freezing

drizzle as we go through the overnight hours into the predawn hours. just about everywhere is impacted. the only county not affected is st. mary's county. everywhere else is under the freezing rain advisory through 9:00 tomorrow morning. temperatures are very, very cold indeed. 32 now in washington. 30 in manassas. 28 frederick, maryland. 28 in gaithersburg. every number 32 or lower has the potential for some freezing rain and drizzle through the overnight hours. not looking for an ice storm. but we are looking for some slick spots, especially on elevated surfaces. bridges and overpasses, things like that. handrails could be very, very slippery first thing in the morning. milder. all rain by 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. more on the rest of the school week ahead. coming up. but now let's go live to darcy spencer in the alexandria section of fairfax county. darcy? >> reporter: hey there, chuck. we're getting a little bit of something out here. it's hard to say. it's very, very light. but i can see it in the light here shining on me. just a little bit of mist. we're live at the virginia

department of transportation here off andorra street. there's been a steady stream of trucks coming here to the facility all evening long to get loaded up. we're told that there are 770 trucks that are going to be out here in northern virginia in the overnight hours. that's in prince william, fairfax, and loudoun counties doing some pretreating of the roads trying to handle some of those slick spots. now, officials are expecting icy road conditions, possibly for tomorrow morning's commute. they're asking folks to delay their travels, as was said, until about 10:00 tomorrow morning if you're able to to give them time to clear the roads. >> we're more concerned with the ice. we're not going to be getting any snow. but the freezing precipitation, it's much harder to combat than it is snow. but we're out, we've been out really since friday around the clock working. i think the roads are in pretty good shape. we expect to keep them that way. take your time. don't be in a rush. you'll get where you're going to. the main thing is you want to

get there safely. >> reporter: so again, virginia department of transportation officials are telling folks if you're able to stay home until about 10:00 tomorrow morning that would be great. a big help to them. they're also suggesting that people continue teleworking if that's an option for you. reporting live from alexandria, darcy spencer, news 4. aaron, back to you. >> all right, darcy, thank you. and stay with news 4 and nbcwashington.com for continuing coverage of this winter weather. we'll have the latest forecast, road conditions, and closings for you starting at 4:30 tomorrow morning on news 4 today. also tonight, remembering legendary head coach joe paterno who lost his battle with lung cancer at the age of 85 today. paterno built the penn state program on discipline and character. in the end, though, he was fired in the middle of a child sex abuse scandal involving his former assistant coach. tonight people remembered the legendary coach on campus. news 4's jane watrel has more from the campus.

>> reporter: it's been a somber day on the penn state campus as the community continues to react to the death of former head coach joe paterno. here at his statue a steady stream of mourners dropped by to light candles and leave flowers. earlier tonight a kamdlight vigil was held on campus. thousands gathered at the steps of old may to pay tribute to joe paterno, who died sunday morning at the age of 85. >> to be honest, i'm in a little bit of shock. it's been a lot of days that went by when joe paterno was always at penn state. and you know, it's just rough. it's hard to imagine he's gone. >> reporter: the winningest major college football coach of all time was diagnosed with lung cancer shortly after penn state's board of trustees fired him in november. critics say paterno didn't react quickly enough in the child sex abuse scandal involving former assistant jerry sandusky. >> the toughest part has been people who don't go here and they don't understand. like they don't -- they don't get the way that we feel about joe paterno. >> reporter: several of paterno's football players spoke at the vigil.

including cornerback mike wallace of silver spring. >> i can't explain how much he means to me as a coach. he shaped me into the man that i am today, and he's brought everybody here together on this very night. >> reporter: students then walked to the bronze statue of paterno outside beaver stadium, where hundreds of flowers and candles have turned it into a shrine. >> i think his legacy will be being a loving guy. >> he represented dignity and grace and -- but that there's a lot of good in people. and not a lot of people may have thought that way, but we did. >> reporter: there's no word yet on funeral services. and despite the fact the board of trustees ousted paterno, in a statement they say they will hold a gathering to honor the legendary coach in the near future. in state college, pennsylvania jane watrel, news 4. >> and we are also hearing from

former penn state assistant coach mike mcqueary. he said a few words outside his home today about the late head coach. >> i'm deeply saddened. there's no words. okay? >> i know you were very close to him. is there any other thought you have about him today and what we should remember? >> i have tons of thoughts, but i want to respect his family and him. just remember him for right now. >> mcqueary told joe paterno that he saw former defensive coordinator jerry sandusky molesting a boy in a penn state shower back in 2002. sandusky and his wife also issued a statement about paterno saying, "dottie and i would like to convey our deepest sympathy to sue and her family. nobody did more for the academic reputation of penn state than joe paterno." "joe preached toughness, hard work, and clean competition. most importantly, he had the courage to practice what he preached." we will have more on the life of joe paterno tonight in sports. we'll take a look at his coaching legacy.

more than 100,000 protesters expected in downtown d.c. tomorrow for the annual march for life. it marks the anniversary of roe v. wade, the case that legalized abortion. tomorrow's march begins at noon near the smithsonian castle before heading to the supreme court. a hearing for the man who tried to kill president ronald reagan continues tomorrow. john hinckley wants to leave st. elizabeth's mental hospital in washington, where he's been since shooting president reagan in 1981. hinckley already visits his mother's house in williamsburg, virginia, but he wants to stay home permanently. however, the government argues that he is still dangerous. today a major announcement from gabrielle giffords. she's resigning from congress one year after a gunman shot her at an event in tucson, arizona. nbc's jay gray has details. >> there's more than one person down. >> reporter: it was just over a year ago that the gunshots rang out in tucson. six people killed. a dozen injured. including arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords. shot in the head at point blank

range. >> i don't remember much from that horrible day. but i will never forget the trust you placed in me to be your voice. >> reporter: a voice rarely heard since the attack. a voice that this weekend announced after five years in congress her public career would be put on hold. >> i will step down this week. >> reporter: in the youtube video giffords says she needs to focus on her continuing recovery and do what's right for arizona. news of her decision spread quickly. president obama released a statement late sunday saying giffords and her husband, astronaut mark kelly, "have taught us the true meaning of hope in the face of despair, determination in the face of incredible odds." it's a lesson that began in a hospital room just days after the shooting. and continued in august, when she shocked the nation and her

colleagues by returning to washington. >> with liberty and justice for all. >> reporter: two weeks ago she led the pledge of allegiance at a vigil marking the anniversary of the shooting. >> i'm getting better. >> reporter: it's already been an incredible recovery. but giffords insists she's not done and promises we will hear that voice for years to come. >> i will return. >> reporter: jay gray, nbc news. and we move on now to talk about the super bowl. the ravens' super bowl dreams, they've come to an end. hakem's here. >> i'm sad. >> it came down to one kick, one little kick. >> i'm sad like plenty other ravens fans. i told you i'm a browns fan. so it's hard for me to root for the ravens because you know, that kind of took our team. but i was on board. i was picking them. ravens kicker billy cundiff had a chance to be a hero. instead he turned out to be the goat. missing a game-tying field goal in the afc championship. cuppedive said, "i get paid to

make field goals. i don't get paid to miss field goals." new england boots baltimore, advancing to super bowl xlvi. ray lewis and the ravens beat tom brady in the playoffs two years ago. third quarter, rafrvens down 16-10. joe flacco swings it out to former terp terry smith. slips the tackle racing down the sidelines. stretches the ball across the goal line before getting knocked out of bounds. officials take another look. and they confirm what they saw on the field. it's a touchdown for the rookie out of maryland. ravens take a one-point lead. love the reaction from my man torrey smith. fourth quarter, new england down 20-16, going for it on fourth and goal. tom brady plunges in for the go-ahead touchdown. see it again. up and over. patriots take a three-point lead. 28 seconds to go. ravens still down three in the red zone. flacco to lee evans.

and the ball goes in and out of his hands. oh, no. here's why. sterling moore, playing great defense, knocks it loose. no touchdown. so here we go. ravens still have a chance to tie. billy cundiff on for a 32-yard field goal. big moment. it's up, and it's wide left. are you kidding me? cundiff feeling like the sickest man in america. the patriots hang on to win it 23-20, punching their ticket to super bowl xlvi in indianapolis. an absolute heartbreaker for baltimore. now the patriots will match up against the giants. it's a rematch of super bowl xlii. you remember what happened in that game. the giants upset the perfect packers -- or excuse me, the perfect patriots. i was wishing it was the this year. >> we'll see what happens. >> we'll have more of that coming up on "sports final." >> thanks, hakem. and there is much more to come on news 4. months of disagreement, hours of debate, and tonight alexandria's waterfront is up for a makeover. why that front isn't over yet. after losing in south

carolina, mitt romney realizes the error of his ways. his info dump before going on to florida. and mother nature's icy grip tightening on our region.

president obama getting ready to give his third state of the union address this week. the president expected to outline his plan for a lasting economic recovery that is being built around manufacturing, energy, and education. house speaker john boehner already calling that plan pathetic. all roads near the capitol will be closed during tuesday's state of the union. parts of constitution avenue, independence, pennsylvania avenue, and east capitol street will close down at 7:00 on tuesday night. police expect the roads to be opened shortly after the address. and you can watch the state of the union address on tuesday night at 9:00 p.m. right here on nbc 4.

with the republican race for the white house suddenly up for grabs, gop candidates positioning themselves as they get ready for the florida primary. fresh off his south carolina victory, newt gingrich continued his attack on president obama today, saying he's the only gop candidate who can debate the president. meanwhile, mitt romney announced he would fix a problem that's been plaguing him for weeks now. >> a second term for barack obama would be a disaster for this country. >> i will release my tax returns for 2010, which is the last returns that were completed. >> romney says it was a mistake not to release his taxes earlier. florida's primary is on january 31st. we're going to take a look now at the race and where the candidates stand. to win the nomination, 1,143 delegates are needed. it is still early in this race. right now newt gingrich and mitt romney are leading the race so far. gingrich has 23 delegates that he's already got counted. picked up in south carolina, which is actually a winner take

all state. mitt romney is behind him. he's got 18 delegates thanks to what he picked up in iowa and in new hampshire. the other two candidates left right now, we're talking about rick santorum, who has 11 delegates, that is thanks to his win in iowa, and ron paul, who has six delegates. three of them he picked up in iowa. three of them are from new hampshire. now, there are still a lot of chances to improve those numbers. there are primaries still coming up in the next two weeks. first on the 31st there's the primary in florida. that's followed by caucuses in nevada, colorado, and minnesota all during the first week of february. and the candidates debate again tomorrow night in tampa bay. the nbc news republican debate will air during a special edition of "rock center." brian williams will moderate. that's tomorrow at 9:00 p.m. here on nbc 4. and a live look outside right now. if you could see bitter cold, this is what it would look like. chuck, tell us something -- you know what? there's no good news now. just do the forecast. >> well, the good news is it's

not going to last long and koets it's not going to be a real high-impact event. it's going to be a real pesky event. first thing on a monday morning. that's relate problem. mondays are tough enough already. we don't need a little freezing rain to start off as well. but outside right now cloudy skies and just the finest little mist and drizzle coming down with temperatures just at or slightly below the freezing mark in many neighborhoods. 32 now at national airport. the winds have gone calm. that wind is going to come back around to the south tomorrow and push temperatures not only above freezing. well into the 40s to near 50 degrees tomorrow. so all the slushiness that we have left over from the weekend snows and from what little glazing we're going to get tonight will be gone by about lunchtime tomorrow. but subfreezing now from hagerstown to martinsburg to winchester and then all down across much of northern virginia, suburban maryland up into northern maryland as well. all below freezing. that's the spot that we're watching most carefully. the freezing rain advisory now goes until 9:00 tomorrow morning for essentially everywhere in

the nbc 4 viewing area with the lone exception of st. mary's county. on doppler nothing showing up on local doppler. the droplets are so small that the radar literally cannot even see them. it's just mist and drizzle for now. real rain, though, is just back out to our west. and it's all in the form of rain. temperatures are in the 40s and 50s even as we approach the midnight hour out here across parts of the ohio valley. so that warm air is going to run over the top of the subfreezing air that we have at the surface. that's going to make for some slippery spots during the overnight into the early morning hours tomorrow. granted that wedge of cold air will be eroded on out as the warmer air surges north, and then we'll get a rainy day in tomorrow, rain through late morning into early afternoon for sure. the actual cold front, which will bring an end to our precipitation, probably doesn't roll through here until late monday night into early tuesday morning. once it goes by, though, by tuesday afternoon, ah, yes, of all things sunshine coming back into the area. so that is welcome news. here's our microcast model here

through the overnight hours, stepping into 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. this area shaded in the salmon-colored pink here, that's the spot where we're watching out for the freezing mist and drizzle first thing in the morning. it's not going to be a problem on the big roads like i-95, but the side streets and also sidewalks and elevated surfaces, bridges and overpasses, a lot of the handrails that you use to go up and down the staircases might have that little glaze of ice on them first thing in the morning. and that could make for some very slippery going. be extra careful. by 9:00, 10:00 in the morning everyone is above freezing and it's all downhill from there. light freezing rain and drizzle overnight. watch out for some slippery spots in the morning. wake-up temperatures in the low 30s. pretty much where we are right now. then tomorrow cloudy, milder, showers likely for most of the day, but temperatures up near 50 will put an end to our little stretch of winter weather that's been going on since friday. and here's your extended forecast. after we go above freezing tomorrow, we may not get back below freezing at national airport for another week. so that is welcome news. next rain system will be rain.

thursday, friday, saturday time frame. >> we like it. thank you, chuck. >> you're welcome. alexandria residents against the plan to redevelop the waterfront say they plan to appeal. the city council okayed a proposal to bring parks, hotels, and shops to that area yesterday. after hours of heated debate supporters say it will be a big economic boost. critics say it will ruin old town's character. new at 11:00, police are looking for this man. they say an officer shot at him but they're not sure if he was even hit. they say he is 30-year-old joseph quarm. it all started this morning with a domestic violence dispute off keating street. they say quarm tried to punch an officer, they used pepper spray and a taser on him but he reached for an officer's gun. they say they shot at him but he ran away. an oldie but goodie is playing its final tune. more on the swan song at melody records. and in sports, it's a giant step forward for a former redskin as the sup

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the sports world really thinking about joe paterno's family tonight. >> and i received an e-mail from one of our viewers and just about how heartfelt they were about their emotions on the passing of joe paterno. what he meant to the penn state community. tonight we remember a coaching legend. this morning joe paterno died of lung cancer at the age of 85. joe pa's the winningest coach in major college football history, with 409 victories. paterno helped more than 350 of his players go on to play in the nfl, including redskins running back evan royster and former redskins linebacker lavar arrington. paterno coached at penn state for 61 years. he started as an assistant in 1950, then became the head coach in 1966. paterno helped penn state win two national championships. during his career the nittany lions had seven undefeated regular seasons. and in 46 years as penn state

head coach paterno helped 87% of his players graduate. paterno is survived by his wife, sue, five children, and 17 grandchildren. nfl now. super bowl xlvi in indy is set. the patriots will play the giants in a rematch of super bowl xlii. here's a quick look at what happened on championship sunday. we start in san francisco. eli manning and the giants lost to alex smith and the 49ers in the regular season. game tied at 17 in overtime. new york punting it away. number 47 strips the ball. lawrence tynes. it's up and good. game winner. giants advancing to their second super bowl in the last five seasons. here's who they'll play. the patriots taking on the ravens. john harbaugh against bill belichick and the patriots. afc championship game. 15 seconds to go. baltimore down three.

billy cundiff on for the game-tying 32-yard field goal. but it's wide left. and the patriots hang on to win 23-20, punching their ticket to the super bowl. an absolute heartbreaker for the ravens. complete highlights and reaction from both games coming up on "sports final." big game on the ice in pittsburgh. alex ovechkin the caps against the penguins. third period, tied at 2. caps on the attack. matthew perreault leaves it for alexander semin. sends it to ovechkin. one-timer beats marc-andre fleury. it's oafy's 20th of the season. evgeni malkin skates through the defense, falls down, stays with it, james neal somehow puts it past michael neuvert. wide but check out the friendly bounce. malkin on the doorstep. he scores the game winner. malkin leads the game in scoring with 55 points. the penguins defeat the caps 4-3 in overtime, winning their sixth

in a row. the caps meanwhile have lost three of their last four. at verizon center sunday basketball, doc rivers and the celtics visiting flip saunders. and the wizards. fourth quarter wizards down. wide open dunk. but then young called for a technical foul for taunting pietrus. young certainly pumped here. but can't show up an opponent here. young finished with 19 points. later celtics up five. paul pierce goes to work on jordan crawford. drives, flips it up and in. pierce pumped in a season high 34 points, ten assists. wizards lose to the celtics for the third time this season. 100-94 is the final. the wizards' record drops to 2-14. coming up on "sports final," how some of joe paterno's former players are remembering their head coach. the super bowl ready to go. we'll have ravens reaction after a disappointing defeat. and the story of a former bullets bad boy doing very good things at udc all coming up in just a few minutes on "sports final." >> looking forward to it.

thanks. when the news continues tonight, a new problem on that grounded cruise ship in

today divers found the body of a 13th victim on that cruise ship off the italian coast. it's not clear tonight how many people are still missing. there are reports that there may have been some unregistered passengers on board who were not included in the initial count. a du pont circle icon expected to close its doors for good next month. the melody record shop on connecticut avenue shutting down after 34 years in business. it was brisk today at the store, which is holding a going out of business sale. the owner says the advent of online music and mp3s have led to slow sales.

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