what his rivals want, money, and now, momentum. >> reporter: the day after his big win, mitt romney is upbeat. >> this is an exciting time. i'm happy for a little celebration. this is confetti. we just won florida. >> reporter: he was in minnesota, where republicans vote next week. >> thank you tonight for this great victory. >> reporter: florida was romney's breakthrough. voters gave him a 14-point win and proof, romney claimed on the "today" show, that the republican right is finally on the romney train. >> people who call themselves conservative and very conservative overwhelmingly supported my campaign. tea partiers supported by campaign. >> reporter: not true, according to exit polling. newt gingrich beat romney with very conservative voters and with evangelicals. >> it is now clear that this will be a two-person race between the conservative leader, newt gingrich, and the massachusetts moderate >> reporter: but there is still ron paul and rick santorum. >> this race is just beginning.

there's only four states that have spoken. >> reporter: over the next week in nevada, maine, colorado and minneapolis, santorum could do better, paul, too. they are caucus states, where fewer but more enthusiastic backers can tip the balance. meanwhile, megarich mitt romney raised eyebrows, saying he is not concerned about the very poor. >> i'm not concerned about the very poor. >> reporter: he scrambled to clarify, saying the poor have a safety net, the rich are doing fine. he's concerned about the middle class, 90 to 95% of americans who are struggling. was it a stumble or an appeal to the staunch conservatives romney still needs to win over? speaking of wealth, romney's fundraising for the fight ahead is far surpassing his rivals. his campaign has 20 million in the bank. his super pac is taking in million dollar contributions. i'm steve handlesman, news4, tampa, florida. >> thank you, steve. and the gop presidential race moves on to four other states over the next week,

nevada holding caucuses saturday, maine beginning caucuses saturday as well. several towns have begun caucusing but the results won't be released until the end of next week. colorado and minneapolis will caucus next tuesday. president obama went to northern virginia today to announce a new mortgage refinancing plan that would provide relief for what he described as responsible homeowners who tried to make their mortgage payments on time. news4's erika gonzalez has details. >> reporter: president unveiled his new homeowner bill in falls church, today. >> the government must take responsibility for rule, fair and fairly enforced. >> reporter: the plan would save responsible homeowners current on their payments with no more than one dell link yes, ma'amcy

in the last six months as much as $3,000 a year. many homeowners aren't flocking to refinance because they can't. >> falling prices lock them out of the market. they were underwater, made more difficult for them to refinance. then you have got all the fees involved in refinancing. >> reporter: the president's plan includes a noticeably shorter mortgage application. >> simple, not complicated. informative, not confusing. >> reporter: with an estimated price tag of $5 to $10 billion, john waller with the northern virginia association of realtors says he is almost certain the bill will get resistance on capitol hill. >> realtors don't really care whether the democrats or the republicans propose this. we are thankful that the president has decided to take a stand. >> reporter: but he says obama's plan is just what the nation needs to get people over the edge of the housing crisis. >> president reagan said a recession is when your neighbor loses their home. depression is when you lose your home. >> that was erika gonzalez reporting. the president said the application process would also be streamlined so it is easier around faster to apply. he you recalled congress to

approve the plan but some republicans already imoppose it because of the costs involved it was a chaotic scene in northwest d.c., a driver losing control of his car clips a mother pushing a baby carriage this all happened at 14th and h streets. the vehicle also hit a building, sending car parts fledding and pedestrians scrambling. pat collins has our report. >> reporter: a one-car, high-speed accident amount sidewalk, the cadillac comes up over the curb. into this building, smashes out that window, bounces off this column, ricochets into that tree box. be still my heart. the scene, 14th and 8th streets northwest this cadillac car jumps the sidewalk, slams into this building with such force that the car's front wheel and

suspension flew away. people inside the building said they felt the impact. they say it was like a bomb went off. you were on the third floor. what did you hear, what did you see? >> it sounded like the whole building shook. it sounded like something had ran into the side of the building, i looked out the window and saw that car on top of the grate of the tree. >> loud explsounded like. we all rushed to the windows, we had no idea what was going on. but then all of a sudden, people were running all over the place. >> reporter: on the sidewalk, they say the car grazed a woman who was pushing a baby in a carriage. the mother and child transported to the hospital. they are expected to be okay. now, the car came to a stop an an iron tree box fence, the motor still running, wheels still spinning, james sherrod ran to help. >> i was driving eastward toward h street and tried to avoid a car and swerved into the wall

over here, crashed, he struck a lady on a leg, i went to the car, turned the car off, me and another citizen turned the car off, because it was smoking. >> reporter: the driver had some head injuries. they think he will be okay. he was taken to the hospital for treatment. reporting live from downtown washington, i'm pat collins, news4. a few blocks away from there, a police officer on a motorcycle was taken to the hospital after being struck by a vehicle. this happened at f and 14th streets northwest in front of the national press club building. the officer was escorting a motorcade from the country of georgia when she was hit by a woman driving a camry. the accident made a mess of traffic in that area for a while. well, the countdown to the super bowl is under way, just four more days before the giants and the patriots do battle in indianapolis. >> and jim vance is in the center of it all and joins us live from indy with an interesting perspective on the nfl from a former head coach. hey, vance. >> hi, when day, hi, doreen. i think we can expect a heck of

a game on sunday, in part because these guys are just absolutely world class athletes n fact, there could be no question about the athleticism of the player in the nfl today. they are truly gifted men, most of whom really work hard to fine tune their god-given talents. the question has been raised, perhaps legitimately, about the character of some of them. it has been suggested that many of them are lacking in character, far more perhaps than back in the day, as the saying goes. we put the question of character to a couple of guys who know something about it. former indianapolis colts tony dungy and also former redskins doc walker. >> nfl is a great livelihood, it is a great profession. we have got a great brand. and what guys have to understand is that there's so much attention on this game and on the players involved that one guy's actions really come earth

whole landscape and so you can have 53 guys on your team and 52 guys doing great things, being exactly what you want. if one guy is off, that's who gets the attention and that's how you're looked at. >> you're supposed to be an adult and yet these guys have agents, but they don't have people in life skills that can deal with them. the league, ironically, 32 teams to me ought to have 32 guys with street sense that are in their organization and most of them flat out don't. they don't even know how to communicate to the people they pay millions of dollars to i think quite frankly, a lot of them are afraid to talk to them. to me, if i'm an openewner, i go get guys to speak same language i'm paying. >> i think one of the things doc walker is saying, they ought to have 32 doc walkers to go around to these different leagues to teach the guys life skills a lot come into it, get all that

money, no idea what tocorrupted? >> you know who is working on that in the nflpa and demorris smith. more on the super bowl in sports, nfl insiders on the likelihood of peyton manning actually landing with the redskins. also update you on rob gronkowski and that high ankle sprain. did he practice? will he be ready to go? that's all coming up in sports later at six. >> talking sports, too. >> you know, sports is every where. >> i got a little bit of sports, too, so stay tuned. we will both be back. >> look forward to that. >> all right, guys, doc walker made some good points. thanks. jim vance and dan hellie will be giving us live reports all this week leading up to the super bowl sunday. you can watch the game with us on sunday. kickoff is at 6:29 right here on nbc 4. still ahead on news4 at six, a fiery scene as fans clash during a soccer game in egypt. plus, a look back at the life and legacy of "soul train"

creator don core tealious. a bill inspired by football quarterback tim tebow is gaping momentum in virginia. and doug is live in fairfax with no jacket and the weather forecast. what is ahead, doug? >> all i need is a little bagged lunch, sit down here and eat it. it is so nice outside right now it is really just gorgeous, but we are going to see some changes as we make our way through the night tonight and into early tomorrow. i will come back and show you i will come back and show you the radar. today my journey continues across the golden state, i will come back and show you the radar. where everyone has been unbelievably nice. mornin'. i guess i'm helping them save hundreds on car insurance. it probably also doesn't hurt that i'm a world-famous advertising icon.

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breaking news from cap top heights a man was hit by a dump truck. the scene is central avenue and daimler drive. police say witnesses told them the man jumped in front of the truck. we are told he is still alive at this hour. central avenue west bound is closed between peppermill drive and cindy lane. we have a developing story just this one out of egypt. more than 70 people killed, 1,000 hurt, after a riot following a soccer match in port sayyid. fans stormed the field when the home team pulled off a rare win against their top-ranked rival. rioters threw sticks, rocks and fireworks at opposing fans and players and many were caught in a stampede. players rushed to the locker room for safety this is the deadliest soccer violence since 1976 when 78 were killed in a

world cup qualifying match in guatemala city. he was as legendary as his long-running tv dance show. soul train creator and host don cornelius was found dead in his california home early this morning. as stephanie stanton reports, it appears it was a suicide. ♪ soul train, soul train >> reporter: it was the first tv dance show to prominently feature african-americans and played a critical role in bringing soul and r & b music to mainstream america. >> and to this day, they are still going as strong as ever. >> reporter: "soul train" creator don cornelius died of an apparent suicide early this morning. police responded to reports of gunfire around 4 a.m. at his mulholland drive home. when they arrived, they found the 75-year-old with a gunshot wound to the upper torso. he was pronounced dead about an hour later at a los angeles area hospital. "soul train" was won one of the longest running syndicated shows

in television history. cornelius hosted from 1971 to 1993 and was instrumental in offering wider exposure to black musicians like james brown, aretha franklin and michael jackson. >> he brought so much. he brought a different light to television. he brought, you know, just a different aspect to generation. he has changed generation. he changed the marketing of how we view tv now. >> reporter: in recent years, cornelius faced medical and legal troubles, including a 2008 arrest for domestic violence against his estranged wife. in this 2005 "today" show interview, he talked about his "soul train" legacy. >> i thought it had tremendous potential. >> reporter: sadly news of his death comes just as the "soul train awards" plan to return to the airwaves in november after a two-year hiatus. >> peace and -- >> soul. >> reporter: stephanie stanton, nbc news, los angeles. people in europe are trying to cope with an unusual cold snap that started in eastern europe and hit ukraine and poland especially hard. at least 60 people were killed

before the weather system moved west. many of the victims, homeless. now, polish officials have set up mobile heating station and soup kitchens to help people stay warm. in istanbul, the coldest weather in 30 years has shutdown ferry service and closed highways. this unseasonably cold weather is expected to last through the week. from one extreme to the other, temperatures in our area soared up into the 70s today and it is february. >> i know. drove chief meteorologist doug c c calmerer to hang out on the street. >> fairfax courthouse built, i don't know if you know this lady, 1800, the very first casualty of the civil war was hit right over there, back there in 1861. as far as our temperatures concerned, you are right, a beautiful afternoon, you don't need a coat, down the need a jacket. if you can tell, i have the hick cup, got those about five minutes ago, i will remedy those, hopefully before my next weather hit this is the one we

are talking about changes coming up, we are going to be talking about rain moving into the area, 72 degrees, that was the high today. 48 the low this morning. so, well above the average. the record today, 77 degrees, so we did not set a record at any one of the airports. currently, 65 degrees at the airport, reagan national. winds out of the northwest now, 12 miles per hour that northwesterly wind shows you the frontal passable has made its way through the area and will continue to do so throughout the evening tonight. we do have some rain down to the south but first off, the temperatures around the rest of the region this evening, still just gorgeous, 68 in fredericksburg, 55 back toward leesburg, there is the cooler air, 54 in winchester, 56 in marti martinsburg, trying to make its way in there do so overnight into the day tomorrow. temperatures around the region, 72 in richmond, 71, richmond, 72 in washington, 66 in philly, back to the west, 57 in pittsburgh, 58 in morgan town, the kind of air we can expect in

here tomorrow, that is 15 degrees cooler than where we were today but yet it is still going to be 10 to 15 degrees above average. storm four radar, nothing to show you now in our region, we widen out here, notice the rain down toward southwestern portions of virginia, starting to move in around roanoke, around virginia tech, down through richmond, very close to the richmond area right now, if you are getting ready to travel down i-95, could be a wet ride for you as you make your way into southern virginia and the carolinas that area of low pressure will pass us by the mild weather we have seen today, call it recall with a, will pass by off to the east. see shower activity, most likely early tomorrow morning, but then that front will move through and that is going to clear out any rain and really just give us some sunny skies tomorrow, so still a beautiful day, you will need the jacket tomorrow but not going to need those heavy coats any time soon because wore going to stay not just cool but temperatures will remain above average. so yes, it is cooler but still going to be quite nice across

our area, high pressure starts to move in for date on friday. as far as our weather is concerned this evening, just going to be perfect out there tonight. you can definitely take the dog for a walk, kids outside, let them ride the bikes for a little bit. mild, increasing clouds, 52 to 58, out of the northwest, 5 to 10 miles per hour. tomorrow morning, walking out the door, may need that small umbrella, call it the little purse umbrella, showers likely, not chilly, 40 to 47, average high temperature this time of the year to start off the day tomorrow and back above average tomorrow. temperatures 53 to 57 degrees, still nice but not nearly as mild as we were during the day today. we make our way through the next couple of day 52, friday, you abundant sunshine, saturday, sunday, watching that storm system off to the west is going to be a pretty good snowmaker out there toward denver, it is going to wait to get to us until late sunday, pos bly into the day on monday. temperatures should remain above

average right on through the 7-day period and we are still waiting to see if we are going to see a pattern change here in the next ten days or so. may not be out there at all. look at this guy. this guy is just riding around -- yeah that was illegal what he just did. i won't talk about it anymore. >> did you -- >> a break. >> did you have a spontaneous cure for your hiccups? >> yeah, you know what? they are gone. >> all right. >> magic of television. >> thank you. >> yes, indeed. >> how about that? >> we sent those good vibes. >> yeah. >> thank you, dore recently i appreciate that. >> coming up next, a fight over a pay breeze for federal workers. >> face book going public and some of the site's 800 million friends maybe able to own a piece of it. feeling the heat, m

capitol hill now the house gets ready to vote on the federal worker pay freeze. the bill would extend the current pay freeze through 2013. house republicans who support it are highlighting a new congressional report that shows federal workers make 2% more than their peers in the private sector. gop members also point out a provision that would freeze their own pay and all salaries of members of congress.

president obama is against extending the pay freeze and instead, wants to allow a small .05% increase starting next year. be the largest internet ipo ever. social networking giant facebook is planning to go public, he filed the paperwork an hour ago asking to be traded on the stock exchange, a price per share is far from set but as chris clackum reports, now investor interest is at a faefer pitch and facebook users may get a chance to cash in.ever pitch and facebook users may get a chance to cash in. >> reporter: after launching facebook from a harvard dorm room eight years ago, founder mark zuckerberg, who is now 27 years old, will take it public and get a great big like from headquarters in menlo park, california, as well as from analysts who say it was inevitable. >> facebook has become such a huge part of our lives tapped is really hard to replace now because it has taken the place of a lot of just personal e-mailing, a lot of other social

interactions. >> reporter: in doing so, facebook has become a treasure trove for advertisers. virtually no other website can claim so many people are coming to it and staying so long. >> part of the appeal of facebook is that they have really detailed information on who's using the service, every time you interact with facebook, you leave a kind of digital fingerprint. >> reporter: a digital fingerprint providing valuable information for marketers, which is why the ipo is expected to easily raise the $5 billion in cash facebook says it needs to enhance and expand. generally, it is institutional investors who benefit from any ipo. >> the tough thing about ipos is that if you aren't a very large investor, you generally don't have access to them. >> reporter: but analysts suspect zuckerberg will make an exception and somehow allow facebook's 800 million members to get in on the action when the stock goes on sale probably some time in may. chris clackum, nbc news. coming up next on news four, a lesson in economics, why the

governor of maryland wants you to foot the bill for teacher pensions. and a community activist confessed to murdering an activist from alexandria. and why people are literally taking flight in new york city. coming up in sports live from here in indianapolis, we are talking super bowl xlvi. a couple of giants making some bold predictions. penn state's new head coach has some unfinished business here with the patriots. an

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mitt romney is in front-runner territory and a tumultuous race. activists from gay rights threw glitter at him. romney said it was confetti and joked toad glue his hair down-to-every day anyway. president obama in falls church to announce his plan for mortgage relief, home owners struggling but current on their payments would be able to refinance even if their homes are under water. however, some republicans on capitol hill are resisting the idea because of the cost. day chaotic scene in downtown d.c., a man drive afghanistan cadillac lost control of his car, jumping a sidewalk and hitting an office building. witnesses say he grazed a woman pushing a baby in a stroller, both are expected to be okay.

the driver is being treated for head injuries. now, here's doug with another look at our weather. hey, doug. >> hi, doredoreen. a beautiful afternoon. a lot of people driving around now you windows down, a lot of dogs hanging their heads out the window, really just spectacular for february 1st. looking at a chance for rain, that chance of rain is going to come overnight tonight, into early tomorrow morning, take a look right around 7 a.m. tomorrow. see shower activity through midnight tonight, 1:00, maybe 2:00, then around 7 a.m., especially along i-66, the best chance for some rain show you when that rain moves out and show you what's in store for the rest of your thursday in a few minutes. >> thank you, doug. we have some new information tonight about a murdered community activist from alexandria and his connection to the man accused of killing him. >> now, the victim's brother is speaking to news4. he says woe like to come face to

face with the suspect. darcy spencer has the exclusive interview. >> just to see the love that people just given my brother is amazing and it's given us peace. >> reporter: sherman harris is the brother of lenny harry, the missing alexandria activist who was found dead inside a well in fort washington over the weekend. ws4, he said family's faith is holding them together. >> how is the family holding up? >> well, first, i want to say thank god, because had it not been for god, we don't even want to imagine what it would look like. god's been so good to our family, covering us and we were so grateful. >> reporter: linwood johnson is the man charged with shooting harris to death. the motive was robbery, police same johnson was hired to sell t-shirts by harris after johnson got out of jail. does that bring you any sense of peace? ere's more. re 'cause i know the direct tachesd media, everybody did such a great job and we were thankful.

>> harris was last seen at this rec center in alexandria in september. his body may have never been found if it weren't for an ano mouse 911 caller. that directed police to the well. johnson appeared in court in upper marlboro and held without bond. records show he has a criminal history dating back to the 1980s. records show johnson was still on probation in d.c. on charges he was in possession of counterfeit dvds. >> i'm not upset with lynn wood johnson, i would like to talk to him and pray for him. i know it is just a bad spirit in him. >> reporter: lenny harris's family made funeral arrangement, held at the greater mount calvary holy church in northeast washington on monday. it gets under way at 10:00 in the morning with an hour of remembrance. in alexandria, darcy spencer,

news4. a loudon county woman pleaded guilty to today hiring a hitman to kill her boyfriend's alleged mistress. ann janine cinnamon of sterling, virginia, offered a man she met online last fall $500 to carry out the crime smechblt three months plotting out the murder and planning her al by the man she thought would help her called the fbi. cinnamon faces up to ten years in prison. she is due back in court in may for sentencing. the first step into a legal battle involves a historic farm and a prestigious maryland university n 1988, elizabeth bell beale banks gifted the 138-acre bell wood farm to johns hopkins university, she sold it for $5 million, even though it was worth much more and her family says she asked it not be heavily developed. recently, hopkins announced maps to turn that farm into a commercial science park. banks' family is suing, saying it violates her wishes. there was a hearing today on a motion by hopkins to dismiss the lawsuit. no word on when the judge will

decide. maryland governor martin o'malley laid out his vision for improving the economy today and it could cost taxpayers more money. in his state of the state address today, he gave several suggestions for building revenue, including shifting who pace for teacher pension bus everyone is not on board with this plan. chris gordon has mix reed action from annapolis. >> reporter: maryland governor martin o'malley says they have to continue to make choices in spending doubts remove an era of recession. maryland schools have been named number one four years in a row because of the state's investment and now asking local governments to help pay teacher pensions. >> our proposal balances this responsibility 5050 between the state and the counties. >> reporter: both the month come rained prince georges county executives say that governor o'malley's map to shift the payment of teacher pensions from

the state to the counties is too big a burden ton bear. the government is cycle maryland motorists to pay more at the pump. the price of gas could go up 21 cents a gallon is'6% sales stacks applied gas purchases. i think the bottom line is we need to significantly improve the transportation in the state of maryland. >> reporter: senator ej pip ken gave the republican response to the state of the union. >> the governor's gas tax increase could be as much as 21 cents a gallop which when you add to the nightmare that consumers are already paying shows just how out of touch the governor is with the working families of maryland. >> reporter: governor o'malley says it is time to pass a marriage law that protects free lynn joyce freedom and marriage rights equally. >> the governor made a powerful statement on the behalf of marriage equality that the speech, stayed is about the dignity of every individual and whether we are going to be fair to all of the children of

maryland. >> reporter: but it is still unclear if there are enough votes to pass the same-sex marriage bill this session. >> unemployment in maryland is down to a three-year low? in richmond, a bill that would allow home-schooled students to play on public schools sports teams a big hurdle in the legislature, parents who home school their kids argue. administrators and teachers say it is not fair. it is named after tim tow bow, home schooled in florida and played for a public high school team. first time in five months, louisa county, virginia, high school and middle school students are back in class on the same day. the students had been sharing the middle school campus, going to class on alternate days after that earthquake last august. now high school students moved into a mobile campus made up of 90 trailers converted into classrooms. school leaders deciding whether to build a new high school or

repair the damaged one. still ahead on news4 at six, a warning about a popular brand of birth control. it may not be dinner's ready.

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normally at this time, i'm not storm center but not today, today, we are in downtown, state of fairfax, look ac the a beautiful night tonight, a lot of people out and about tonight, very close to the area i grew up, had my fifth birthday back there down the street, preschool down the street, too homecoming for me. as far as the weather is concerned, couldn't ask for more than this. as far as what we are going to see the next couple of days, excuse me, we do have some rain that is going to try to move in. currently, 65 degrees out there at the airport, 12 miles per hour the rain in roanoke, should move in here maybe around 11, 12:00 tonight, light shower activity, mostly what we will

see, by tomorrow morning, see shower activity, rush hour, around 7:00. watch out for that in through northern virginia and mostly toward southern maryland. by 12:30, just about out of here and then we will see some sunshine, yet another nice day. tomorrow will be 15 to 20 colder than the day today, but still puts us in the low to middle 50s across the area, still about ten degrees above average. kind of hard to believe, we are talking about this on february 1st. tomorrow, the ground hog will come out, but i'm already telling you, we are done with winter. >> i don't think we ever had winter. >> yeah. >> still waiting for winter. drugmaker pfizer recalling nearly 1 million packages of birth control pills over concerns of a packaging error that could lead town wanted pregnancies. the recall involved low of rah 28 and generic version of that pill. >> some of the packs contain too many active pills, meaning too

many nails contain hormones, but that is not inher represently dangerous to a person already on birth control pills. the danger here really is that if a person doesn't want to become pregnant and they are taking nails don't contain hormones, that they may become pregnant. >> pfizer says no one will get sick as a result of this recall but think you have been using the effective pill, you should use a nonhormone form of birth control right away and contact your doctor. fast food chain is dropping the pink slime from its world famous burgers. mcdonald's is no longer using the controversial ground beef additive filler known as pink slime it is made up of beef trimmings and treated with ammonium hydroxide which is then used to kill any bacteria in the burgers. that move comes after it. v chef jamie oliver made public calls for restaurant chains to stop using the stuff. as gross as it sound, the additive is approved by the u.s. department of agriculture. from there we go to the

countdown for the super bowl. >> dan hellie is live in indy with a look at what's coming up next with sports. >> i hope you are eating better than that, dan. >> talk about a guarantee, a joe namath guarantee. maybe not that big, a couple of giants have done practically the same thing. also going to introduce to you an offensive coordinator for the new england patriots who is focus on the college game. we will tell you y and peyton manning a red a[ male announcer ]a red this was how my day began.

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continues. back live to indianapolis. dan hellie and jim vance are there joe namath-type guarantee. that sounds interesting? >> i don't think you were interested in joe namath because of football? >> you have a point. >> no, probably his -- his skill at modeling hosiery, perhaps? >> just watched a documentary on him last night. >> i saw that. very fascinating. >> joe nato math is famous, for among other things, his famous prediction in the super bowl and of course, it did come to fruition, the giants are slight underdogs in this super bowl, a lot of people picking them to win. a couple of their players had a prediction of their own recently. here's a listen. >> i want it bad. being my first year and you never know what's gonna happen again, just being here, i would love to have t.

>> that going to happen? >> yes, it s it will. >> get ready for a great game on super bowl sunday. and get ready for a parade on tuesday. >> all right. so there you have it. >> i got no problem with that. i got no problem with that. if you're gonna be on the field and you demonstrated yourself worthy of being there to play in the super bowl, why not state flatly and outright, yeah, i expect us to win this football game? now, you don't have do the joe namath, i guarantee it in that southern accent of his. >> difference between expecting to win and saying we are going to win. >> absolutely. and saying we guarantee t. >> that is a good point. a good game. >> i do know that you also are disagreeing with the people who say paint manning will end up in washington. >> i can't see it happening. i can't see it happening. >> i can't see t biggest story besides the super bowl in indianapolis right now. every time you turn on a local television station, they are talking about peyton manning, his future with the colts. they are going to own $28 million in terms of a roster

bonus in march. they are likely gonna cut him and draft andrew luck with the number one overall pick. so we caught up with a couple of experts, peter king from nbc sports and sport"sports illustr and mike floor yoerks nobody knows it better than these guess and i asked them will peyton manning end up in washington? >> look, mike shanahan and peyton manning have a great relationship, they knee each other well. and i believe if it ever would were to come to pass and be healthy it would be a match made in heaven. i think mike shanahan and kyle shanahan, can't work with peyton manning, have him on your team fess healthy and able to play, you shouldn't be coaching. >> kyle shanahan want ascertain type of quarterback and kyle shanahan wants a quarterback he can control and that's fine. if that's what you want and think that's going to be successful, fine, peyton manning is not the kind of quarterback that is going to respond if you are over there with a joystick saying i want do you this and you got to do it exactly my watch the thing, i don't think peyton will want to be in the same division with his brother,

i don't think he craves that kind of competition so inn tensely, he would welcome playing the giants twice a year, even though the redskins swept the giants this year, i think he will be looking, above all else, a place he believes, top to bottom it is a whipping organization. >> peter king thinks it could happen, mike florio from pro football talk not too far out of d.c., located in west virginia, doesn't think it will happen. >> can i say something quickly? >> please do. >> as a redskins fan, i don't want anymore marquee players at the end of their careers. that worked with george allen, the over-the-hill gang back in the day i don't think that will work anymore now, i don't want to see anymore -- i don't want to say washed up, but marquee players. >> bruce smith, deion sanders. >> today, by the way, national signing day, usually that doesn't mean a thing at the super bowl, but patriots offensive coordinator bill o'brien just happens to be the new head coach at penn state. he was tapped to replace joe paterno and o'brien is preparing for his dual role.

this is not an easy job. but right now, he says the first on blick zbags try to help patriots win their fourth super bowl tight until 11 years. o'brien got a fax of the players who committed to penn state this afternoon and appears he has a massive rebuilding job after jerry sandusky scandal. penn state's lost a number of key commitments, but o'brien doesn't seem too concerned, juggling two jobs, according to him, hasn't been an issue. >> it is about people, you have great people here in new england that are -- we are all helping each other and then great people with penn state, so, you know, there's some multitasking that has to be done but at the end of the day, it's sur rounded by a lot of really great people. so, it's been seamless transition. we have a great staff in place at penn state that's in charge of this day and my total focus is on the patriots and again trying to have a great practice today and put together a great

game plan for sunday. >> all right. speaking of signing day friendship come legal the gentleman -- collegiate in d.c. have 19 players sign. eddie goldman, choices alabama, burn auburn and florida state. >> this fall, i will attend florida state university. >> florida state university. [ cheering ] >> jim bow playing it cool. had him all the way. >> fsu head coach jim bow fish and his staff at florida state celebrating after hearing the decision. >> his teammate, albert reed, going to maryland. reed, one of 24 maryland commit, not only excited about playing football for the terps, but how about this, getting an education? >> i want to be a mechanical engineer and being that maryland has a great engineering program,

but not only that i like the coaches, the vibe that they give me when i was there i talked to the coaches every day i call them up, 'cause we got, like, it's kind of like a family there. >> i mean, i went back and forth with my decision many times, but i mean, if i was to go anywhere else, my heart wouldn't be in it. it is kind of sur real be kind of surreal at times when i flashback to you know, my younger days, you know, it's -- it's crazy. >> that was eddie gold win. you have to love albert reed, a four-star recruit going to maryland talking about the engineering program. don't hear that very often. >> love that, so happy for their parents most of all. >> that's awesome. guys that will do it here from indianapolis. a lot more coming up tonight at 11:00, as office. >> see you then. thanks, guys. >> bye. coming up on news4, take a look at this, your eyearen't playing tricks on you.

d.c. lawmakers took the first step today toward abandoning a highly criticized plan to offer online gambling in the statement council committee voted to repeat measure.

as tom sherwood reports, the move followed complaints that the original process was poisoned by a lack of public scrutiny >> reporter: d.c. lottery officials hoped to be the first in the nation to capitalize in online gambling last year, with tens of millions of dollars to be made in city revenues. after a year of controversy, allegations of secrecy you complaints of no public hearings and critical inspector general report, a key d.c. council committee voted to repeal any online gambling with a full council expected to do the same tuesday. >> really goes took this whole ethics thing. we passed an ethics bill and that's, in my view, talking the talk. what we did today was walk the walk. you know, implement the ethics that you voted for. >> reporter: at-large council added online gambling to a budget bill in late 2009, defended the bill and said the much revenue. >> i have said from the beginnings about revenue and protecting the residents of this

city and that's what i have been doing. >> reporter: but brown and council member marion barry were the only votes to save the gambling law. muriel bowser, committee chairman evans and at-large member david catania voted to kill it, with catania saying the city suffers from worries about ethical behavior and corruption. >> we are operating in an environment that has been poised and poisoned, i should say, with a whole hot of ethical conflicts and issues. >> we went back to the drawing right in accordance with d.c. e law. we will do it over. >> reporter: in the district, tom sherwood, news4. well, ocean city, maryland, now has an official beverage. coca-cola is going to become the official soft drink of the resort. constituent signed a five-year deal toself only coke at all town-operated properties and event he is. ocean city gets a $65,000 payment and commission on sales, which is expected to bring in more than $286,000. the current official soft drink of ocean city, by the way, is, don't you know it pepsi.

but pepsi's reign will end on april 2nd. at 11:00, the latest from the elementary school in the district where a student reported being sexually assaulted. a woman sues a major car company about false claims about miles per gallon in their high bids are she and wins. and clint eastwood is talking to barbara harrison right now about why he is visiting d.c. and what he thinks about washington politics. more check on our weather forecast, doug is live in fairfax. have they installed the historical marker there, doug? >>kammerer. >> where you had your fifth birthday party? >> in the mcdonald's. i had ronald mcdonald out at that thing, it was fantastic, the playground there you have been to the mcdonald's in the city of fairfax. >> i believe i have a time or two. >> you have seen my plaque that's in there. yeah. let's show you what's happening outside right now.

a very warm day 72 on february 1st you guys were talking about ocean city maryland, got me confused for a minute. the next couple of days go down a bit. temperatures tomorrow, 16 cooler than where they were today. that puts us 12 above average, simply amazing this weekend, looking okay on saturday, look for a chance of rain late in the day sunday you possibly into the day on monday as well, we will continue to watch that storm for you complete forecast tonight at 11:00. >> all right, thank you, doug, we will see you then, inside. an ambitious marketing campaign has had people in new york looking skyward and saying what the what? the past couple of weeks there have been numerous reported sightings of humans flying over the manhattan skyline. turns out the flying objects are human-shaped remote-control aircraft. the aircraft were specially designed to be part of a marketing campaign for the new movie called "chronicle." the advertising off