>> i'm wenldy rieger. jim vance is on assignment at the super bowl. we begin with the republican presidential contest. there is big news from the campaign trail. donald trump has just endorsed mitt romney. the news comes as a surprise to a lot of observers including romney's chief competitor. let's go right to steve handelsman on capitol hill. hi, steve. more drama? >> it was reality and it was a show but the show part was a little weird. you'll see. the next republican vote is saturday. it's a caucus in nevada. and mitt romney's already got a pretty big lead in prevote polls. but this endorsement today by donald trump in nevada could add to mitt romney's national aura of inevitability. it looked like a culture clash. >> there are some things that you just can't imagine happening in your life. this is one of them. >> reporter: but the flashy tv star real estate mogul did throw support to the gop front-runner. >> it's my honor, real honor, and privilege, to endorse mitt

romney. >> reporter: donald trump had hinted he might run. those who really did came like pilgrims to the donald. as late as last night, aides to newt gingrich claimed he'd get the endorsement. but it was romney. >> mitt is tough. he's smart. he's sharp. he's not going to allow bad things to continue to happen to this country that we all love. >> reporter: but megamillionaire mitt romney laughing it up with the you're fired billionaire is a reminder of romney's latest gaffe. >> i'm not concerned about the very poor. we have a safety net there. >> reporter: even romney backers cringed. rush limbaugh spoke for them. >> he makes himself a target with this stuff. he comes across as the proto typical rich republican. >> reporter: touring a factory in nevada today newt gingrich said he'd offer the poor not a safety net but a trampoline to the working place. >> unlike governor romney i really care about making sure that in fact every person has the right to pursue happiness.

>> reporter: and in a preview of what romney will hear if he is the nominee. >> for the poor, for those at the margins of our society. >> reporter: president obama offered this at a prayer breakfast. >> we are our brother's keeper caring for the poor and those in need. >> reporter: mitt romney's need now is party unity. donald trump helped. but republican enthusiasm or lack of enthusiasm for mitt romney is a different issue. and the relatively poor republican turnout in the florida primary has gop elders concerned. i'm steve handelsman, news 4. doreen, back to you. >> thank you. federal workers face another pay freeze. the house voted yesterday to approve the measure and a similar bill was introduced by senate republicans today. those in favor say the pay freeze will save the government billions of dollars but critics say federal workers have not had a raise in three years. erika gonzalez with reaction from both sides.

>> reporter: the bill could mean a third straight year of pay freezes for federal employees and one for members of congress as well. the bill was sponsored by republican congressman sean duffy of wisconsin. republican lawmakers like him say the freeze into 2013 would save taxpayers $26 billion. it would not apply to military personnel. duffy says hard-earned taxpayer dollars should not go to pay raises for federal workers who earn 16% higher than their counterparts in the private sector. >> he doesn't even know enough to know what he doesn't know. he just got here. >> reporter: democratic congressman jim moran of virginia says duffy is wrong. >> this is a punishing piece of legislation designed to send a message we don't respect you. >> reporter: president of the national federation of federal employees bill dugan says the nearly 2 million federal workers of this country have helped contribute to lowering the deficit enough already.

>> with the two-year pay freeze that they're under, that translates into $60 billion of savings over the next ten years. the fact that they tied freezing congress's pay to freezing federal employees' pay for a third year is inexcusable and shameful. >> reporter: the pay freeze legislation now has to make it through the democratic controlled senate. 85% of the federal work force lives and works outside the d.c. metropolitan area. the national federation of federal employees says a third year of pay freezes would not only have an adverse effect here but in the rural areas and smaller communities throughout the country. on capitol hill, erika gonzalez, news 4. there is new information tonight about a young girl sexually assaulted on campus. it happened yesterday at the elementary school in southeast. tonight school administrators are trying to figure out how a man talked his way into the building before the attack.

pat collins joins us from the school with details. pat? >> reporter: doreen, somehow this guy gets inside this elementary school. somehow he's escorted around by an 11-year-old girl. then he sexual assaults her. you can imagine how parents feel. after what happened at the school yesterday, this woman says she plans to take her children out. you didn't hear from the school? >> no, i didn't. no call, no phone call, no note, nothing. >> reporter: are you worried about your child? >> yes. my children walk. so now i have to leave work early and i'll pick them up and i think the best result is for me to transfer them. someone could come into the school. where is the safety? >> reporter: security concerns at ketcham elementary school after an 11-year-old student was sexually assaulted inside the school. sources tell the story this way. around 3:30 yesterday afternoon they say a man managed to get

inside the school. he claimed he was looking for a student. in a hallway they say he sexually abused a girl who was escorting him around the school. police chief kathy lanier talked about it today on wtop. >> there was an adult male who entered the school, i believe asked to speak to someone in the school and was given an escort. during the course of that escort inappropriately touched a female student. >> reporter: to get into the school you have to ring a bell. right above the bell is a security camera. was it working? did it get a picture of that man? no word on that. at dismissal today, an increased level of protection by school and security personnel. as the concern among parents continues to grow. >> we bring our kids to school, you know, thinking people are supposed to protect them. >> reporter: are you worried about your child?

>> yes, definitely. >> reporter: so far no suspect no arrest. the investigation continues on. reporting live from southeast i'm pat collins, news 4. >> all right. thank you, pat. a second arrest today in the murder of an alexandria activist whose body was dumped in a well in prince george's county last weekend. authorities charged 20-year-old ivan newman in connection with the death of lenny harris. newman is charged with murder, kidnapping, robbery. earlier this week police arrested another suspect, 49-year-old lynwood johnson. police say they expect to make more arrests in the case. the motive for the murder appears to have been robbery. turning now to football just three days to go before super bowl xlv. take a look at the live countdown clock to the big game. there you go. there's a lot of excitement as the patriots and giants get ready to face off. jim vance is out in indianapolis taking in the pregame

festivities. and, vance, i understand you've also been eating well while you're out there, right? >> i have indeed. i always make it a point to do that whenever i can. i know you love to travel. and i know that everyone in this country who loves to travel just can't describe that wonderful joy of happening upon that one of a kind eatery that's known best and sometimes only by the locals. well guess what? we found one and it is not a restaurant. it's a bakery called long's. everybody who's ever spent any time in indianapolis told me i had to drop in on this spot. and it seems that everybody who still lives here still does, often. >> it's absolutely a family business. >> reporter: that is cindy rene. she owns this place with her two brothers and husband. her grandfather opened the shop back in 1955. so you might ask, why have they been so successful for so long? >> everything is made from scratch. no preservatives.

everything you get is going to be made fresh. >> reporter: every single donut is a hands on project through every step of the process. >> $5.76. >> reporter: you can't eat just one. and you can't come here only once. >> we have people who come back -- came back when my grandpa started it in 1955. >> bringing grand kids. >> yes. >> reporter: i asked sinned bit competition from the franchise joints. she says they can't touch her. >> i am incredibly proud of our product. >> reporter: she is not arrogant. just confident. and for good reason. i'm told cindy that i can't leave here without a mary ann which is this. tell me what this is. >> this is chocolate cake with meringue filling and just dipped in chocolate. you make these every day and i imagine can you keep these on the shelf? >> they go pretty quick. >> okay. oh, my god.

can i have a dozen of these? this is outrageous. this really is outrageous. i bought a couple of these for you guys. >> they're gone aren't they? >> but they don't travel well. and so if they did i would bring you one. but since they won't, my bad. sorry about that. >> they don't travel well. >> they don't travel well. >> we'll take our chances, vance. >> except for my mouth to my belly. >> this is our consolation prize. we get to watch him eat one. so we get to live vicariously. thank you for that. >> i tell you what you do then. put your camera on hellie and let him talk to you about sports coming up. i'll finish this. >> all right. >> there's one in the box. i got to get to that quickly. we're going to be talking about a couple giants wide receivers coming up in sports. we're going to take another visit to radio row.

and madonna with the special little treat. she had a press conference today. can't wait to show you her dance that she did for everybody here in indianapolis. >> oh, my. >> all coming up in sports. >> a little latin beat to it. >> now we're talking the fun stuff. >> all right. >> the halftime show in the commercials. >> madonna and a heck of a cake. what more could you want? you can watch the super bowl this sunday and the halftime show and everything connected with it right here on nbc 4. kickoff 6:29. don't miss the season 2 premiere afterwards of "the voice" followed by news 4 at 11:00. coming up next on news 4 at 6:00 more mayhem the day after a deadly soccer match in egypt. a mysterious light captured on a police officer's dash cam. a popular d.c. restauranteur tried to warn drivers but wait until you hear how many people have been caught by a speed trap. and, doug, how is the weather on this groundhog day? >> the weather is looking okay out there. a beautiful evening. a little bit cooler though than it has been over the last couple days. i'll let you know just how cold i'll let you know just how cold we'll get il, any luck finding?

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the bright light traveled north to parts of oklahoma and kansas. tempers flared as dozens of demonstrators gathered outside egypt's interior ministry. they are angry over the lack of response to stop a riot at a soccer match yesterday. more than 70 people were killed. we have the latest now from cairo. >> reporter: in scenes that have become all too familiar in cairo protesters and police have once again clashed near darr ir square. we understand protesters were trying to make their way to the ministry of interior through the side streets but police tried to prevent them from advance buying firing tear gas. >> protesters put the blame of wednesday's deadly incident at a soccer match squarely on the shoulders of the military council and security forces for not protecting civilians there. they say there was some sinister plot at play that led to the death of 74 fans attending that game. for their part the military says

it will hold responsible anyone that was behind that attack. they have launched an investigation. all of this is coming against some political fallout here in the country. the governor of the city resigned after that incident. security officials in the city also have been suspended. and the parliament has launched an investigation with members of parliament calling on the ministry of interior and prime minister to resign. there are reports that some 400 people have been injured in today's clashes in cairo. doug is here with a look at our weather now. it happened just pretty much the way you described it. kind of rainy and yucky and then the sun broke out. >> wasn't too bad. >> it really wasn't. maybe for rush hour this morning we talked about having the umbrellas early and then this afternoon the sun came out and it was a spectacular afternoon once again. if yesterday wasn't 72, today would have been amazing with a high of 58 degrees. today was a very special day. groundhog day. >> yeah. >> you knew that.

we have some pictures. i was going to think about how special it was but it was just groundhog day. >> dunt want to disthe groundhog. >> exactly. i didn't want to go against my good friend phil. we go way back. we've had some -- let's not talk about it. let's show you the video. phil came out of punxsutawney a little earlier today and of course this year just like many others he predicts six more weeks of winter across the area. look at that. everybody is so upset right there. one thing you notice not a lot of heavy coats right now going on up there toward the punxsutawney area. it was a little bit -- i saw that, too. a little earlier. did you see that? let's not talk about that. phil by the way you might as well flip a coin. he's not right very often. but 58 degrees out there right now. you ladies, 48 right now coming up with the low temperature. so far we are 23 degrees above average for the month of february. that is simply amazing. very, very warm. but we'll start going down.

we're already down there. 50 degrees right now the current temperature. winds gusting to 25 miles per hour. so it is much cooler than it was a little bit earlier. that wind bringing in some cooler air. 43 right now in frederick. 46 in leesburg. 48 in culpepper. right now 54 down toward fredericksburg. high temperature around the area 41 in state college. 40 in pittsburgh. 46 in morgan town. you can see we're going to get cooler as the colder air starts to move in. but still, not too bad for this time of the year. as we make our way through the day. this morning we saw shower activity make its way through here. just some wet roads for the most part. you did need the umbrellas from time to time but at least it was a mild rain as that storm system moves on out. we are now looking at clear conditions as storm 4 radar, that's what we're going to see the rest of the night and into the day tomorrow. there is the area of low pressure that produced some showers. very mild evening right now. but there goes that area of low pressure. here comes high pressure. it is going to be cooler tomorrow. but with plenty of sunshine. still a pretty nice friday out of this. then we're going to watch for the weekend.

we've been talking all week about this big storm system out to the west. high pressure moves out. here is this storm that's going to bring 1 to 2 feet of snow toward the denver, colorado area. but it's what it's going to do toward the east. it's going to break apart a little bit but we are going to have some energy make its way our way late in the day on saturday. possibly into sunday. this forecast is still a very, very tough forecast so i want you to make sure you stay tuned. we aren't going to see a whole lot either way. we could see some rain and if it lasts long enough maybe even changing over to some wet snowflakes. once again, it's not going to be a big deal for this. nothing like out there where they are dealing with blizzard conditions just to the east of denver. a lot of flights canceled, too. if you're traveling through denver you may want to call ahead of time. a few clouds this evening. continued nice and breezy. 47 to about 52 degrees. tomorrow you'll wake up to a much colder morning than we've been seeing. 30 in some of the coldest suburbs to about 36 but that is still seasonably mild for this time of year. the average low? normally around 29 in the d.c.

area. and we have not been below that number very much this winter. mostly sunny. not as warm tomorrow. but still above average. 47 to about 53 degrees with winds dying down to 5 to 10 miles an hour during date tomorrow. here are the next four days. 66% chance of showers late on saturday then 40% early on sunday. if it's cold enough and if we have enough moisture left over could even be a mix of precipitation there. we'll talk more about that in the next coming days and look at the extended. dry and temperatures about where they should be this time of year. so no real cold air and i keep talking about ten days from now that cold air coming in. now it's about eight days. we may see a pattern change just in time for next weekend. >> okay. >> all right. >> a lot of people at ski resorts would be really glad. >> yes. >> pretty slushy up there. still ahead a montgomery county teacher is arrested accused of having sex with a 16-year-old student. >> plus a virginia law that limits hand gun purchases to one a month may soon be history. an unusual legal strategy. a man is adopting his girlfriend

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a wealthy florida man is getting a lot of attention for legally adopting his 42-year-old girlfriend. personal injury lawyers say 49-year-old john goodman is trying to protect his fortune from an upcoming civil case. he was involved in a crash two years ago that killed a man. the victim's family is now suing goodman for wrongful death. since goodman's girlfriend is

now his legal daughter and over the age of 35 she has access to his trust fund. but attorneys for the victim are skeptical of goodman's motives. >> i was flabbergasted to learn of it. >> it is definitely unusual. >> as weird as it may seem, as odd as it may seem it does look as though this is perfectly legal. >> his attorney says the adoption has nothing to do with the civil lawsuit and says it is to help stabilize the future of goodman's two biological children. a probate court is expected to rule on the legitimacy of the adoption. more testing is under way in upstate new york where 15 students are suffering from a mysterious illness that causes uncontrollable tics similar to tourette's syndrome. environmental specialists are testing a super fund cleanup site on the outskirts of le roy. a train derailed in 1970 dumping toxic chemicals that caused water and ground contamination. the site is four miles from where the students go to school. officials are trying to determine if there is any connection to the mysterious

illness. neurologists initially said the teens have something called conversion disorder formerly known as mass his tear ya. still ahead on news 4 a clue to find the person who abandons a baby on someone's door step. the video you saw first on 4. passengers bracing for impact as a metro bus runs off the road. we'll tell you how the driver saved lives and the 911 calls made just moments later. groundhog day with a twist. what potomac phil is predicting about winter and the gridlock on capitol hill. coming up in sports you'll never guess who will find or what we will talk about when we're on radio row. and the giants have two of the best wide receivers in the nfl. why they think they could be difference makers against the patriots in the super bowl. as news 4 at 6:00 conti cheeseburger macaroni?

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real estate developer and reality tv show host donald trump has decided to endorse mitt romney's campaign for the republican presidential nomination. that news came as a surprise to many including newt gingrich's campaign. they were so sure of trump's support that gingrich aides leaked the news last night that the endorsement would go to him. police are searching for a man who sexually assaulted a young girl. it happened yesterday afternoon at ketcham elementary school in

southeast d.c. investigators say the victim was assigned to show the attacker around the school raising questions about the school's security procedures. a second suspect is now behind bars tonight charged in the murder of an alexandria activist. police arrested 20-year-old ivan newman in connection with the death of lenny harris. earlier this week police arrested another suspect, 49-year-old lynwood johnson. authorities found harris's body in a well in prince george's county over the weekend. they believe the motive was robbery. now here's doug with another check on our forecast. right now we're looking at temperatures that have fallen off. yesterday a high of 72. today at 50 degrees now, a 22-degree temperature drop. just to the west 43 in frederick, maryland. 46 in martinsburg, west virginia. 45 in winchester, virginia. so the colder air is starting to make its way in here. we'll call it cooler air. maybe not colder air as we will see temperatures a little bit on the cooler side during the day tomorrow. >> thanks, doug. for the first time we are hearing from frightened passengers after a metro bus was

hit by a truck. >> the violent crash happened last year in rockville. it was captured by the camera onboard the bus. you saw that video first on 4. tonight news 4's derrick ward has the exclusive 911 calls. >> reporter: the fence has yet to be repaired and the compelling video tells more of the tale. it happens in just an instant. the driver reacts but there is no time to avoid the out of control pickup hurtling head on. the driver of the pickup died at the scene. the bus driver and several passengers are injured. in the seconds after impact from the bus a shaken rider is among the first to dial 911. >> can you ask the driver where you're at? >> he's hurt. people are tending to him right now but he is kind of mashed up. >> are you at rockville pike? >> rockville pike, yes, sir. >> moans of other injured passengers can be heard in the background. the caller fights through her own pain and injury. >> oh, my knee, my knee. >> reporter: at once that caller becomes the eyes and ears of emergency responders via the 911

dispatcher. >> how many people are injured? >> well, there's a lady down, and they're trying to help the driver up there, and some more people on the beltway. i mean on this road here trying to help. oh, my god. >> reporter: she gives the dispatcher vital information and relays helpful information from the dispatcher. >> is there anybody bleeding? >> is she bleeding? yes she's face down and she's bleeding a little bit but says she is okay. but she is a little banged up. it's the driver i'm worried about. she's pinned underneath the steering wheel. >> reporter: the bus driver survived the crash with serious injury. transit authority officials say her evasive maneuver in the split second before impact probably prevented the accident from being even worse. and the calls to 911, another vital part of the scenario. >> it aids the immediate response. >> reporter: officials with the washington metropolitan area transit authority say that they hope the driver will make a full recovery and be able to return to her job offering that level of service to their customers. in rockville, derrick ward, news

4. a rockville school teacher is under arrest accused of having sex with an under age student. 47-year-old scott dwayne spear is a teacher at julius west middle school and a basketball and track coach at richard montgomery high school in rockville. police say spear had sex with a 16-year-old girl two times in april or may of last year. spear was the girl's track coach and middle school teacher and police say he stayed in contact with her over the course of several years. spear was arrested and charged with a fourth-degree sex offense. he's been placed on administrative leave. a new clue to help track down the person who abandoned a baby girl in the frigid cold. d.c. police released this picture of a towel with multi colored stripes the only thing the infant was wrapped in. the child had no clothes. a man found the baby unconscious outside a home on channing street last month and at the time the temperature was below freezing. the baby was taken to children's medical center where she died. the medical examiner is still determining the cause of death. the limit on hand gun

purchases in virginia may soon be a thing of the past. the state senate is set to vote on a bill tomorrow to repeal the law that says people can only buy one hand gun a month in virginia. that law has been on the books since 1993. it was designed to cut the flow of firearms from virginia to cities in the northeast. >> we wanted to see that law in place still to keep straw purchasers and illegal gun traffickers from exploiting virginia to purchase hand guns which end up on the streets being used in crimes. >> i'm an avid shooter and i don't really collect but sometimes i see something i want and i have to work with the gun store to wait for the 30 days until i can pick it up. it's an inconvenience. the virginia house approved the repeal yesterday. if it passes in the senate governor bob mcdonald has said he will sign it. d.c. mayor vincent gray joins city leaders today to break ground on a lot they hope will become a major retail

center called the shops at dakota crossing. it's in northeast. the project is expected to create 1200 construction and permanent jobs. when completed it will make up 43 -- 430,000 square feet of retail and thatncludes the city's first costco. mayor gray says it will also generate more than $630 million in tax revenue for the next 30 years. >> exciting. still ahead a local library is back in business after a close call with a deer. >> i'm tom sherwood. on foxhall road in northwest washington this new speed camera right here is really spitting out

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in. they expect between 14 and 24 inches of snow. some areas i just saw on twitter somebody calling this denver's snowmageddon. better them than us. as far as our weather is concerned some of the energy will try to make its way here for the weekend but not tomorrow. 50 degrees is what we're going for in leesburg tomorrow. 52 in washington. 52 as well toward manassas and down toward fredericksburg. temperature there around 52 degrees as well. so we'll continue to keep our eye on the next storm. tomorrow is looking like no problem at all but the weekend is going to be problematic as far as the forecast is concerned. there is a chance for some rain. maybe even a flake or two as th storm system that's out in denver right now weakens but moves our way. we'll talk more about that coming up in the extended outlook in about 15, 20 minutes. thank you, doug. it's a plan that could change when kids go to school and when families take their vacations. and it's still in flux. virginia house of delegates overwhelmingly approved a bill today to repeal the so-called kings dominion law that requires

virginia school systems to start after labor day. supporters of the earlier start date say it would improve test scores, give students more time to prepare. opponents say it would hurt the state's tourism industry. it's not a done deal yet. the bill now heads to the virginia senate where it is expected to meet strong opposition. an update on what became, what's become of the most talked about speed camera in the district. it's on foxhall road and it's nabbed thousands of drivers including a popular local chef who tried his best to keep others especially his customers from getting caught. tom sherwood with our update. >> reporter: this little gray box northbound on foxhall near reservoir road is capturing lots of speeders. 31,000 and fewer than two months that tells me there is a problem there doesn't it? >> reporter: d.c. police chief kathy lanier told wtop radio thursday the camera is doing its job. 20,000 warning tickets flashed in the first 30 days. 11,000 real tickets since then.

>> literally a 50% drop. that is what we normally see. people get that warning and then they start to modify their behavior. that's the goal. >> reporter: the camera got noticed when this guy started warning motorists. he was hired by a restaurant owner jeff tracy who got three tickets in a row. chief lanier told wtop she didn't care if motorists were warned. it's not about raising money she said. and she hopes chef jeff got the message, too. >> residents have repeatedly complained so if he is going to help me slow them down there, i'm all for it. i hope he slows down. >> reporter: and maybe his staff. this line chef said he's gotten three tickets totaling $375. >> how fast were you going? >> 36. >> reporter: 36 in a 25? you barely were speeding. >> yes. >> reporter: you know chief lanier was on wtop radio today and said if you don't want to get a ticket then you shouldn't speed. >> right. this is true.

>> reporter: just how fast do you have to be going over the speed limit to get a ticket? wtop's mark seagraze asked the chief. at what point does it kick in? >> when you speed. >> reporter: in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. >> some motorists complain the camera is on a slight down hill curve but chief lanier says the road is clearly marked 25 miles per hour. breaking news right now. a high speed chase in maryland has just ended in the district. police say they got a call about a reckless driver on southbound i-95 near route 212 in prince george's county. when maryland state police tried to pull the driver over he took off. once the chase hit the district line d.c. police took over. the car has been stopped at new york and florida avenue and a man is in custody. however, sixth and new york avenue northeast are closed as well as the east and westbound lanes of new york avenue. so that is causing traffic

problems. turning to sports now dan hellie is live in indianapolis for the super bowl with a look at what's coming up next. did you get some of that gigantic chocolate pastry, dan? >> got a sugar rush going? >> vance ran down the steps so quickly i couldn't catch him. >> you know it. >> guys, we're talking about the jibts wide receiver victor cruz and his end zone celebration that madonna says she liked so much she modeled her own dance after it. also, the nationals sign a new pitcher. they continue to stockpile talented arms. and more from a former cardinal when news 4 at 6:00 continues.

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all right. we're heading back to indy and dan hellie and there was some controversy today over where madonna's loyalties might lie as she does the halftime show. and she sort of might have revealed something in her press conference, huh? >> she did. she did. we're going to get to that in a moment. that's what i call a tease at the top of the sportscast. you have to wait to see what madonna is talking about. first we'll talk about the patriots. bill belchik, first thing that comes to mind when you talk about the patriots head coach is what? >> bill belichick? stern, disciplined, hard core. all those kinds of things immediately. >> and he is very smart. he is not afraid -- >> without a doubt. >> this is something he did here that he's never done before. in the middle of practice he said time-out. we're going to halftime. he had a full 31-minute halftime

in the middle of practice and literally gave a speech just like he would in a super bowl because he wants them to practice in game like conditions. >> i heard a couple athletes that have played in the super bowl comment and they thought it was a pretty good idea. >> i think it is definitely, can't hurt. >> why not? >> i'm wondering if that halftime speech included a talk about the giants' wide receivers who could be the best tandem in football. these guys are absolutely fantastic. i'm of course talking about victor cruz, one of the most surprising players if not the most surprise player in the informal l this season, gone from being nearly cut in 2010 to the nfl's third leading receiver this year. the second year man out of umass racked up over 1500 yards, nine touchdowns. opposite cruz the giants have knicks. he had nearly 1200 receiving yards this season. he torched the pack ners the playoffs and scored four touchdowns in postseason. knicks and cruz have turned what

used to be an average offense into an aerial assault. >> we like stepping up to the challenge and, you know, it starts with eli just getting us in the film room and making sure we're all on the same page as him. we're all very unselfish guys and we understand it takes all of us to win a game and all of us to win all these games so far and, you know, for us to go out there and do, you know, we're very similar but we do a lot of things differently as well. i think the collaboration of all those talents mixed into one makes us really great. >> is there any kind of friendly competition there? >> no. at least not outright. i think subliminally we do but we don't tell each other. i think that keeps us all on our toes. >> you can say friendly competition but at the same time we just play our game. we don't ever get into the, you know, me, me, me. it's all about the team and winning. that's what it comes down to. >> reporter: both of those young men playing in their first super bowl. and there are very few people out there who have been to all

46 super bowls. i found one today on radio row. every year at the super bowl deacon jones breaks out his hall of fame jacket and makes the rounds. i got a chance to catch up with deacon and former redskins quarterback joe thiseman to get their takes on what has changed over the years at the super bowl on and off the field. >> high school, no defense. >> spoken like a true defender. >> i'm used to 6-0, 3-0. that's what i like to see. i don't like to see high scoring games. i'm not offensive oriented. >> isn't it more entertaining? >> not to me it's not. you wonder why they put a seal around the quarterback. you understand? to keep him standing. >> they got to keep him safe. pay him too much money. >> ah, don't bring up money to me. money has nothing to do with what happens on the field. >> reporter: what is the biggest change in the whole scene, the game, the players since you made it? >> the magnitude of media

coverage. it's the scrutiny. it's everything you say. everything you do. i'm glad i played football at a time when i did when people didn't know everything that we did. >> might have gotten in trouble. >> for sure would have gotten in trouble and so would a lot of other guys in our business. but it's a different age, a different animal. >> reporter: all right. joe thiseman. let's talk baseball now. the nationals continue to upgrade their pitching staff. they've signed edwin jackson to a one-year deal. the nationals will have one or more formidible starting rotations in all of baseball. so good that their opening day starter just two years ago john lannan just awarded $5 million in salary arbitration might not even be good enough to make the starting rotation this year. he is reportedly on the trading block. as for edwin jackson he was 12 for 9 for the white sox and cardinals last year one of the best remaining free agent pitchers on the market. cbs sports line reporting he is getting between 8 and $12

million this season which would make him the highest paid player on the nationals roster. we got to come back to the super bowl for a moment because we've been teasing this madonna dance all day. she of course vance is going to be the halftime performer at the super bowl. people are asking her all kinds of stuff today. who she wanted to go on a date with, tom brady or eli manning. they asked her about victor cruz's celebration touchdown. >> i love victor cruz's dances. usually i think the end zone celebrations are ridiculous. because everybody that's ever played football, what does their coach tell them? act like you've been here before and you'll be here again. but cruz's, i love cruz's. >> this is madonna's take on cruz's celebration. >> he's inspired me. i've been practicing my salsa moves and i'm going to show them to you and you tell me what you think of them. okay? here we go. we'll get victor to watch this, too. here we go. this is madonna with the silk city salsa and i'm going to say

she is rooting for the new york giants. i have to say. >> what do you think? do you think he'd approve? >> absolutely. as a dancer madonna is a hell of a singer. that's all i got to say. victor cruz has got that nailed down. that's his. >> he owns it. >> you got something really cool coming up tonight. >> i do. we'll be talking about an adventure that i had today that i think i enjoyed. there were some problems. here's what i have to say. they do not make indy race cars for guys who are 6'2" and 225. leave it at that. okay? >> it's going to be fun to watch tonight at 11:00. vance in an indy race car still trying to get him on that zip line. >> while you're working he's running around in race cars and eating giant donuts. what's wrong with that picture? i'm having a ball. >> that's how it works. >> that's how we roll. >> that is how it works. >> all right. thanks, guys. coming up a new groundhog day tradition in the district. the political twist behind the

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until 9:00 p.m. emotions are still running high over the controversial decision by the susan g. comben foundation for the cure to end its financial support for planned parenthood. new york's mayor bloomberg is now promising a matching donation of $250,000 to help planned parenthood make up those lost funds. komen's founder says the decision to stop funding the group comes because planned parenthood is under investigation in florida and new guidelines prohibit komen from supporting such groups. critics stay is political. the super bowl is so much more than a football game. it is a big old event from the festivities outside the stadium to the halftime performance a major undertaking to make it all work. jay gray takes us behind the scenes with a look at how everybody is getting ready for the big day. >> reporter: the energy and excitement are building in indy. the atmosphere. well, there's a reason. a lot of what happens at the super bowl is under the big top.

>> it's like a circus. >> reporter: the ring masters for the big show also understand this will not be a normal sunday. behind the scenes of the broadcast, there are more cameras, producers, and overall preparations. more buttons to push and monitors to tweak. >> it's not routine but you don't want to get nervous. it's pretty much a case of getting excited and then you want to just temper the excitement. >> reporter: that may be toughest for the players. they are polite but understand four days before kickoff it's time to get to work. >> time to go to work. there is a time to work and a time to play. >> reporter: a big part of the play on sunday will be the halftime show. when it comes to all of the hype there are few who understand that better than madonna. but even she says that she is overwhelmed by this stage. >> i am so excited to be here. incredibly nervous. this is a midwesterner girl's dream. >> reporter: most of the players say they're in awe of the legendary performer. >> it's a perfect fit for the

biggest stage in the sport that we play. >> reporter: but a very random very unscientific check of some of the players' ipods reveals -- >> any madonna? >> no, i don't have madonna. no madonna. i'm sorry. sorry, madonna. >> reporter: and then there are other issues. >> i just hope that she keeps her clothes on. >> great attention to detail has been paid to my wardrobe. there will be no wardrobe malfunctions. promise. everyone involved working to make sure the big show goes off without a hitch. now a lot of people have been asking what people will play during the halftime show at the super bowl. she would not reveal the set list today but did give a few clues. she says she will sing three of her classics and one brand new song. in indianapolis, jay gray, news 4. >> the super bowl means it's time for the super fandemonium sweepstakes. doug is excited. >> yes! you can win lunch with the news 4 11 team that would be doug,

hellie, vance and me. go to our nbc washington facebook page. like us. please like us. >> oh, please. >> enter to win by 10:00 monday morning. second place is two lunches with that team. coming up tonight at 11:00 a surprise announcement from a former redskins quarterback shaking up capitol hill. also the dilemma for four florida law enforcement. a 15-year-old girl in the country illegally lost her entire family in that big pileup on i-75 over the weekend. should she be deported? plus a big meeting tonight about marijuana brownies making their way into the schools. doug is here with one more check on the weather. >> i am excited about that lunch. >> we can tell. >> dan and vance paying for us. >> maybe they'll bring us some of those chocolate donuts. >> they're not. >> i don't think so. >> not a thing. to show you what's happening out there i'm bringing them colder temperatures. a lotd colder out there in indianapolis the next couple days than it is here. 52 tomorrow. plenty of sunshine. a nice friday.

then saturday and sunday watching this storm that's in denver right now is going to bring in some energy for us exactly what we're going to see. still unsure. i think we'll see some shower activity late saturday and probably into early sunday. maybe even a mixture with some snow on early sunday. we'll have to wait and see as we make our way into next week. dry with temperatures about where they should be this time of the year. not too bad. >> all right. thank you. a twist on tradition for this groundhog day. meet potomac phil. he is a stuffed groundhog who predicted the weather this morning in the city's first annual celebration in dupont circle. just like punxsutawney phil he is calling for six more weeks of winter and this being d.c. he's got a political twist to his prediction. potomac phil said there will be nine more months of gridlock on capitol hill. organizers couldn't find a real groundhog this year so they settled for a stuffed one and left unsaid in this piece of copy is how exactly a stuffed groundhog could see a shadow. >> yeah.