montgomery county. >> here's a live look now right outside. may be hard to believe we may be looking at a very different picked this time tomorrow. doug kammerer joins us with what we can expect. >> it will be a different day tomorrow. this time tomorrow, temperature out there right now, 53 degrees. this time tomorrow we could be about 15 degrees cooler than that, with temperatures in the mid to upper 30s across the area, and with snowfalling, a beautiful day out there right now. plenty of sunshine, winds out of the north at 8 miles an hour, it is gorgeous across the area once again. 55 in manassas, near 60 in fredericksburg, once again, you look at those numbers and say, what do you mean snow? well, we note only have some snow coming in, we also have colder air that's making its way in from the north. no snow or rain right now across on storm 4 radar. notice what's happening off to the west. there's the storm system, most of it is rain right now around st. louis, there is cold air

moving down from the south. we will see that move in overnight tonight. and that will set the stage for some snow in parts of our area. dry for tomorrow morning's rush hour. a little on the chilly side, tomorrow morning not too bad. the snow and range will move in late in the afternoon, depends on where you live that decides what you get. i'll show you exactly what we're thinking coming up in my full forecast. >> dourks we'll see you in a bit. angry reaction tonight from members of the d.c. council amid new details of that unemployment fraud investigation. the probe reveals a level of corruption that is both wide ranging and costly. double dipping employees collecting unemployment and a city paycheck at the same time. pat collins is live at the office of the attorney general with today's developments. pat? >> jim, laying down the law, we've been talking how some city workers have been double dipping, picking up a city paycheck while at the same time

collecting unemployment money. we begin our story now with some strong words from the city's attorney general. >> i think it's pretty disturbing that people, particularly in certain positions like people in the education -- public schools or the office of state superintendent of education would not have good enough sense not to be double dipping in this way and taking -- this could be in some cases fraud. and it's quite inappropriate. >> outrage at the wilson building as news of this unemployment scam spreads. >> something is troubling and we'll get to the bottom of it, it's outrageous and unacceptable. >> an investigation by the department of employment services revealed that 130 city workers received unemployment checks at the same time they were on the city payroll. the scam has been going on for

at least three years. more than $840,000 lost in this scheme. >> i don't know that it's collusion, but i do know that if somebody tells one person, you know, you can still keep collecting those checks, you don't have to actual when i be in a full blown conspiracy or includco lewding. but a word might spread there's a way to scam the government. >> a loophole? >> right. whatever it is, we're closing it. >> reporter: the department of employment services has turned over worker's names, the numbers and all the evidence to the attorney general. he then will decide what cases to refer to the u.s. attorney. >> i think the message is, we're not going to tolerate this, and we are going to get the money back, call people out and in appropriate cases, send it for criminal prosecution. >> now, we've been trying to

collect the names of the double dippers. so far we know that one of the employees worked for council chairman kwame brown. that worker along with the other double dippers have been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation. reporting live from northwest washington, i'm pat collins, news 4. >> all right, pat, thank you. a high ranking official with susan g. komen for the cure is calling quits. karen handle turned in her resignation today just days after a highly publicized dispute over whether the group should help fund planned parenthood. she was komen's vp for public policy. she supported cutting off the funds and was disappointed komen reversed their decision to do so. two officers have been suspend after a police involved shooting in brentwood last night. authorities say surveillance

video tells a different story. darcie spencer has seen that tape. she joins us live with the latest on this story. darcie? >> reporter: i have been able to see the videotape, it shows the suspect walking down the sidewalk. two officers approach from behind. one of the officers reaches around his waste area and strikes the suspect on the head. you see a flash, and the defendant's attorney tells me the flash was the officer's gun going off. and the suspect drops to the ground. fortunately, no one was hurt in that. this video was taken outside a construction company in brentwood. this all started friday night. two officers were patrolling the area. they saw a couple guys going into the gas station with masks on. they thought maybe this was a robbery in progression, so they went to investigate. one of the officers involved is corporal taylor. they confronted the suspects, they're at the store, and they

say this particular suspect took a swing at one of the officers and then ran away. they caught up to him in front of that construction company right where that camera was, and that's where we're getting two different stories. the officer says that ryan reached for his gun, but the video tells a different story. >> he was not resisting any type of arrest. he complied. he was hit with a gun in the back of the head. the gun went off, and he was beat in his back. >> immediately determined by the police department this needed to go to the state's attorneys office, and it did. and the right things were done. >> reporter: the charges relating to assault on corporal taylor have been dropped. all of the charges should be dropped considering what

happened. there's no way that officers would want to go into court and testify about what happened knowing there's a discrepancy with this videotape. the state's attorneys office is continuing to investigate at this time. reporting live from oxon hill, darcie spencer, news 4. >> thank you, darcie. a teenager is one of the victims in two deadly shootings in prince georges county overnight that happened just blocks from each other. 16-year-old christopher smith was found lying on the ground along 85th avenue. he had been shot. the ambulance came across another body near garrison road and 78th avenue. that victim was shot while riding a bike. police identified him as 23-year-old alfonso thompson, jr. they are not sure if these crimes are linked. jury selection could wrap up tonight in the trial of the former uva lacrosse player charged with murder. that means opening statements could begin tomorrow morning. julie carrie is outside the courthouse in charlottesville,

where finding an impartial jury has been difficult to say the least, julie? >> reporter: jury selection is filling a second day here, taking far longer than anyone expected or hoped. just a handful of jurors has been added in seven hours of questioning that's gone on today, and at least three more are are needed before the final cuts can be made reignand a jur be seated. yeardley love's mother, sister and other close relatives were joined in court today by many of the 22-year-old victim's friends. they felted the first three rows on one side of the courtroom. on the other side sat george hughley. he faces several charges here. the case involving two players on uva's top ranked lacrosse team got national attention, and that's what's making so hard to pick an impartial jury right now. the defense have agreed when they questioned jurors and learned they have an opinion

about george hughley's guilt, that juror is dismissed. here's the observation from one local defense attorney who's been watching this case. >> it seems that people are saying i was influenced by the media, and any time they say that, the commonwealth is acquiescing for understandable reasons in the motion to strike that juror for cause. and it's really hard. the jurors are saying, i have a hard time setting aside my preconceptions, which is also unusual. >> reporter: the judge carried jury selection into the evening last night until 8:30, it looks like that could be happening again tonight. for now, reporting live from charlottesville, julie carrie, news 4. >> thank you, julie. lawmakers in montgomery county are preparing to go to battle with the state over teacher pensions. they plan to fight a proposal that would shift some of the pensions from the state to the counties. the montgomery examiner reports shifting half of that burden of teacher pensions would cost

montgomery county more than it pays for its departments of transportation, housing and environmental protection combined. and that would be just in the first year alone. when we come back on news 4 at 5:00, a family tragedy prevented thanks to a bizarre chain of events. parents are shocked by these flyers that were sent home from school. the flyers come from a group that claims to turn gay people straight. school officials are talking about why they were powerless to stop the literature from being sent out. and the hidden salt traps inside foods we eat every day. the worst offenders many of which you might not even know about. science fair winners from across the country get one of the great aeft wards coming here to the white house and meeting

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nine out of ten people are taking in twice as much salt as they should be. that's according to new stats released by the centers for disease control. chris clackum has more on where that salt is coming from. >> reporter: the cdc says most of the sodium we eat comes not

from the shaker, but from processed and restaurant foods. it's latest report on sodium narrows the list of salty culprits to ten times of food like luncheon meat, pizza, snacks, fresh and processed poultry, cheeseburgers, cheese, pasta and/or meat dishes. and bread. >> not as high as some other foods, but because they make up such a large portion of our total intake, they contribute to the majority of our sodium intake. >> reporter: the the report notes the average person consumes about 3300 milligrams of sodium per day. more than twice the recommended amount. with much of it coming when we eat out. >> it's just a given that if you go out to eat your meal contains 1,000 milligrams of sodium or more in most cases. >> reporter: the suggestions to reduce the sodium, eat out less.

eat fresh more and shop the perimeter at the grocery store. >> along the perimeter we have our produce section. low fat dairy products, frozen vegetables. >> reporter: the cdc is also calling manufacturers at restaurants to produce foods with less sodium. chris clackum, nbc news. coming up tonight at 11:00, a possible link between strep throat and ocd. doreen gentzler is here to tell us more about this. >> this is really curious. we've heard of conditions like ocd as mental health problems. what if the cause is something as straight forward as strep throat. a condition that most of us have had at some point in our lives. doctors are identifying a possible link between the two and it could be more common than you might think. >> pots and pans up top in our kitchen, if we brought a pan down, i was like no. i covered my ears like that, it

was really not good. >> she's always been animated but as you listen to her speak, can you hear there's something else going on. her mother and doctor believe a strep infection has affected her brain, making her suddenly suffer from ocd, ticks and hypersensitivity to sound. we'll have more details about this tonight including the warning signs for this debilitating condition, that's the strep ocd link tonight at 11:00. wendy? >> wow! where did that come from. >> it is bizarre. >> yeah much. >> it will be interesting. that's at 11:00 tonight, we'll see you then. meanwhile, we have a busy evening tonight for this guy, and tomorrow could get very interesting. >> because finally the weather is not bizarre. >> no. and a lot of people have been waiting for some kind of winter weather, we've seen a little bit here and there, this looks like it's going to be one people will get a chance to see. most when i to the north and west of the city, once again south and east, mostly rain. this coming in on the tail end

of what was a beautiful day out there today. take a look, plenty of sunshine all across the area. simply gorgeous today. high temperatures into the mid-50s. saw 55 degrees at the airport, right now we're sitting at 53 degrees with plenty of sunshine. winds out of the north right now at 8 miles per hour. look at the temperatures across the region. 57 in culpepper, 57 in fredericksburg. 50 down toward pax river. i was talking to some kids today about the chances for snow. they're so excited, where do we go today? this is where we went. we went to mary harris mother jones elementary school. say hello to the second graders. we have some of the older kids there in the back too. will we get out of school? no, kids you will not get out of school from this event. the snow will start too late in the day tomorrow to see any kind of cancellations. storm 4 radar all clear around our area. look back to the west, this is our storm system, it's so warm

today out ahead of this storm. notice these clouds right here, that's the cold air. so the cold air is going to move in, just in time for our next storm system to move in too, that will create the possibility of snow in parts of the area, we'll break it down for you in a second. 38 in pittsburgh, 39 in state college. you can see where the colder air is, 48 in richmond, 39 in state college. that's a big difference and those temperatures will fall as we make our way through tonight and tomorrow morning. we start around 6:00 tomorrow morning, no problems. so kids out there toward adele phi, you're going to school tomorrow. look at this, no snow even close to the area, until you get way back here toward west virginia, watch what happens by around noon, north and west of washington, once again we're talking about snow moving in through louden county, frederick county virginia and maryland. could be light to moderate at times during the day tomorrow, and even by 5:00, that's where you see the line. once again a typical scenario right along the i-95 corridor,

north and west, best chance for snow. south and east, this should stay all rain for you, i do think maybe on the backside, you may see a little bit of a changeover to snow. no accumulation south and east. where are we going to see accumulation? i think it will be to the north and west. south aneast this will be a mostly rain event including the district. just south and east of there, mostly rain there, one to two inches, though, western fairfax county, western prince william and falkeer. here's the two inch line. this is right around the blue ridgemo ridge, montgomery and howard county. mostly clear this evening, a nice evening, get out and enjoy it, 48 to 53 degrees, tomorrow afternoon, rather tomorrow morning, starting off dry, increasing clouds, cool, but not too cold, 28 to 35 degrees with the cold air moving in. rain with snow developing. all snow to the north and west.

low visibility north and west too. 38 to 45 degrees, that's going to be on the warm side. temperatures will be a little warmer thursday and friday. high friday of 50. 35 on saturday. rather win dirks i think windchills on saturday with the snow, could stay in the 20s all day long. >> here we go. >> interesting. >> finally winter. >> yeah. let me tell you about the guy sitting next to me, he was sweating some bullets majorly today. he was on fire during a big event here at the station. it was the second annual jackie bradford ping-pong invitational. jackie is the station president and general manager. in the finals today, handly and last year's winner faced off today. look at our boy go. today it was all about that forehand. great form, i came in early. looking bad, but i came in.

he delivered crowd pleasing winners to take both sets. he gets this year's trophy. >> oh, my goodness. >> darren put on a tremendous fight. >> don't leave him hanging. >> i'd give you a chest bump but we have computers in here. >> you signed this for me? >> he'll be signing ping-pong balls outside the studio later. >> mo designed the ping-pong palace, so we're quite proud. >> did you see how i was sweating? it was not a pretty sight. >> thanks for taking a shower in between. >> i had to. >> you talking to me or him? >> coming up, we have much more ahead on news 4 at 5:00 tonight. a big delivery causes traffic problems in northern virginia. what you need to know to avoid the gridlock. there's a connection between where you fly in an airplane and blood clots. a local deal will save you both energy and money when

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today is national black hiv and aids awareness day. in our area, free screenings for about 150 high school students. it was men to the mark the

one-year anniversary of the infectious disease care center. doctors also hosted a sex and hiv discussion. the clinic also provided free hiv and aids screenings throughout the city. older americans may want to get themselves tested for std's. about 80% of adults between the ages of 50 and 90 are having sex. experts say they're not surprised, because older people are in better shape these days and more active than they have been in the past. flying coach does not appear to increase your chances of developing dangerous blood clots in your legs. there's new research that says the problem often referred to as economy class syndrome is not directly attributed to economy class. the real culprit, not getting up and moving around during those loaning flights. some things you can do put you

at higher risk, if you're taking birth control pills, older, obese or pregnant or on a flight that lasts eight hours or more. >> of course, in first class it's easier to get up and move around. copping up tonight, the incredible chain of events like likely saved a local family's life overnight. why did some montgomery county public schools send an anti-gay letter home with students last week? i'll have a report and reaction ahead. we warned you, it was a wide load that caused some delays on a northern virginia highway

two police officers in prince georges county, have been suspended from the force after fabricating a story about a police involved shooting last week. police say surveillance video does not support the account of what happened. >> in charlottesville, the task of selecting a jury continues for a second day in the trial of former uva lacrosse player accused of murder. if it wraps up tonight opening statements could start tomorrow morning. george hughley of chevy chase is charged in the beating death of his ex-girlfriend yeardley love in 2010. a resignation in the front

office for the susan g. komen. after a highly public sized dispute over funding for planned parenthood. she supported cutting off the funds. right now, looking at a beautiful afternoon and the sun going down right now, take a look at this shot from our towercam, the sun going down on our last spring like day. say hello to winter, when you wake up tomorrow morning, that's what it's going to feel like. finally out there, this is what you can expect during the day tomorrow. snow developing between 11:00 and 3:00. it depends on where you live. earlier to the west, a little later to the east. areas of moderate snow and low visibility north and west of the city. south and east, we're talking about you folks in southern maryland for the most part. this will mostly be a rain event it could end as snow there too. i'll have the latest coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you, doug. close call for a family in prince georges county, their lives saved late last night

thanks to an unlikely chain of events. they were all being poisoned by odorless carbon monoxide gas until a discovery at a nearby hospital set into motion an all out rescue effort. tracy wilkins has the story from ft. washington. >> this family was found unconscious inside of their ft. washington home and the discovery was made thanks to their sick son who helped them out from his hospital bed a mom and three kids were transported by medivac after they were found suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. >> scary moment, i haven't slept the whole night. >> it all started yesterday evening when the 6-year-old son was playing with his dad. >> he fell off the bed. so i guess whatever he was breathing -- they didn't know what was going on. >> reporter: the doctors at children's national medical center discovered high levels of carbon monoxide in the child's

blood. the father immediately called home, but there was no answer. >> my uncle called right away, he called another one of my uncles and told him to get everyone out because there's gas all over the house. >> some of the friends came and knocked on our door around 12:00 last night. they could tell that something -- the lady was lying on the floor. >> reporter: a neighbor says they could see the mother trying to move once they started banging on the door. soon fire and ems were on the scene, and the family was medevaced to a hospital with a hyperbarrick chamber. the father was transported from children's hospital for treatment. >> they're all good. i just talked to their doctor and they're all safe. that's the most important thing. >> reporter: the carbon monoxide levels inside of the home were at 450 parts per million, anything over 5 parts per million is considered unsafe.

it's believed the co leaked from a malfunctioning gas furnace in the basement. a heads up if you're driving in fairfax county tomorrow. construction work on the metro to dulles could mean big delays in your midday commute. earlier today trucks brought in massive equipment. crews are building a power substation. the trucks created traffic delays all over the area. the trucks will leave in the morning from winchester, traveling along route 7 and arriving in our area about 1:00 or 2:00. in cases where the road isn't big enough for multiple vehicles, there will be rolling blockades. the final destination runs along the dulles toll road. trucks can access it from buelah road. this is, of course, all for the silver line, which will eventually run from east falls

church to dulles. phase one of the project, which includes four stops in tyson's corner is expected to open late next year. the maryland senate is considering a new measure that would expand casino gambling in the state. it would allow table games like black jack, roulette, poker at maryland casinos. the bill would also make it possible to build a sixth casino in the state that could be located at national harbor or in ft. washington. that would require approval of voters statewide as well as voters in prince georges county. for an 11-year-old winning the science fair, that's a big deal. >> getting to show off your invention to the president at the white house, doesn't get much cooler than that. >> erica gonzalez met very smart kids who did just that. >> top science fair winners of all ages from across the country were invited to the white house

to showcase their inventions. >> if we are recognizing athletic achievement, we should also be recognizing academic achievement. >> it's the second science fair in the president's educate to innovate campaign. highlighting the importance of science and technology. >> as you have a responsibility to use your talents in service of something bigger than something else. >> reporter: that's exactly what these 11-year-olds have in mind. >> there's gels that will harden and protect upon impact. >> reporter: jack and sydney crafted this helmet to protect soldiers and athletes from traumatic brain injuryies. >> we went to regionals, nationals and then we were invited here. >> you guys inspire me. it's young people like you that make me so confident that america's best days are still to come. >> reporter: in his final budget proposal next week, before the november election, the president

says it will include programs to help new math and science teachers as well as help meet what he calls an ambitious goal of graduating 1 million more americans in the areas of science, technology, math and engineering. at the white house, news 4. >> those are superstars, congratulationses. if madonna's super bowl half time show wasn't enough for you left you wanting more, well, you're in luck. use muse. >> the material girl just announced the dates for her 2012 world tour, begins this spring, and it includes a stop here in washington. madonna will perform at the verizon center on september 23rd. tickets go on sale this monday. madonna's 12th studio album is set to be released march 26th. there she is, that was the vogue portion, right? >> yes. >> i could do that part, that's about all i could do.

she was amazing. >> we don't want to see you do any madonna. >> don't encourage it. still ahead, outraged parents demand something answers. >> we want to know -- what are you doing? >> coming up, the new theory on what's causing teenaged girls to develop strange con shull shuns. a discount on the big [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum, we can empower more people to innovate, create jobs, and put momentum behind our economy. and a spectrum auction could raise as much as 30 billion dollars to help fund the payroll tax cut. it's simple. more spectrum means more freedom. for everyone.

there is a new way to spot healthier options in one retail giant. and an opportunity to save money and energy in maryland. >> plus, a local college is named among the best values in the nation. liz crenshaw has all the details. >> we begin with a new icon walmart is adding to some of its store brand foods. today the retail giant unveiled great for you. the logo is part of walmart's healthier initiative. walmart says food with too much fat or too many artificial additives won't make the cut. the fda is developing standards for what health claims can be made on food packages. but walmart says its customers want the information now. you may want to take advantage of maryland's tax free

weekend. next weekend february 18th through the 20th a handful of energy star products will be sold tax free in maryland stores. the list includes everything from refrigeratorefrigerators, dehumidifiers, clothes washers and heat pumps to compact fluorescent light bulbs. you can save the 6% maryland sales tax if you buy any of these energy star items and more. paying for a college education is expensive. today, however, the princeton review released its ranking list for the best value colleges for 2012. here are the top five best value public colleges. topping the list, university of north carolina at chapel hill, the university of virginia, which has topped the list in years past is number two this year. followed by new college of florida in sarasota. number four, state university of new york in binghamton and rounding out the top five, university of wisconsin. when it comes to ranching the

best value in a private college, williams college, followed by swarthmore college, princeton university, rice university. they took a look at the cost of the program and put it together for value. still to come, outrage over flyers sent home, a flyer claiming to turn gay people straight. the superintendent says there's nothing he could do to stop it. dan hellie is live at the

the superintendent of montgomery county schools says he had no choice but to allow controversial letters to go home with students last week. >> news 4's chris gordon reports on why the school system says despite the potentially inflammatory content their hands were tied. this is interesting. >> good evening. students and parents want to know why these letters were sent home, offering to help gaze who want to overcome their feelings. the montgomery county public schools are bound by law to distribute these pamphlets as a result of a lawsuit decided years ago. it was at this student town meeting that superintendent joshua starr got a question that came in through twitter, asking why the pamphlet was sent home

with students from five schools including einstein high school in kensington. the pamphlet says, ex-gays demonstrate that those with same sex attractions can seek help and information, overcoming their feelings. dr. starr was asked if he was aware of and if he approved of the flyers' distribution. >> i find the actions of pfox to be reprehensible and deplorable. we are bound by law. >> dr. star says as a result of a lawsuit, montgomery county public schools are required to distribute the pfox letter if it sends home messages from other nonprofit organizations like the pta and boy scouts. starr says he's looking into options. a student followed up on that with a question. >> my question was, what exactly will the superintendent do to combat the pfox letters that were sent home last week.

>> every child needs to be welcomed and feel healthy and safe in our schools. we want to promote that. we don't believe pfox is doing that, and my hands are tied right now. >> this flyer is for the benefit of the students which may be confused about their sexual feelings or for those who experience same sex attractions as something unwanted. for those students we want them to know they do not have to be locked into a gay identity for life. >> montgomery county public schools will continue to abide by the law and distribute pamphlets from nonprofit organizations with a disclaimer on the bottom that the materials are neither sponsors nor endorsed by the board of education, the superintendent or the school. wendy and jim, back to you. >> krigs gordon, thank you. let's get a final check on our weather. we have big stuff blowing in it sounds like tomorrow, doug. >> big stuff for this winter.

53 degrees, the current temperature out there right now, with plenty of sunshine. i won't say sunshine, moon shine, can we say that? we are seeing the full moon rise. it's going to be a beautiful full moon this evening. the sun set 15 minutes ago. what are we seeing out there, overnight tonight, 36 degrees in washington, 32 in leesburg. 28 in martinsburg and hagerstown. the snow could move in quickly. tomorrow afternoon, 41 in washington, 39 in frederick. these are high temperatures. they may fall as the snow moves in. take a look at your future weather forecast here. 6:30 in the morning, not showing anything across our region. watch what happens around noon, you see the snow at its heaviest. leray, up toward frederick and hagerstown, moving close to the washington area. as it does, it should become rain. south and east of i-95, this

will mostly be a rain event. we could be talking about problems on the roadways, we're talking about the western portions of 495 as well as 270 and 66. there could be problems on those roadways, we'll continue to watch this for us, give you the latest at 6:00. let's head out to the verizon center, where the caps have a big game tonight. hi, dan. >> reporter: hi, guys, it's a big one, it's the division leading panthers in town. this is a weird year, the separation between the division leader and out of the playoffs is just a couple points. if the capitals win they take over the division lead, if they lose, they remain on the outside looking in, in materials of the playoff race. injuries still playing a major role with the team this year. brooks has a banged up knee did skate this morning. feels good, he's going to take part in the pregame skate. if all feels good again, he should be out there on the ice. just a few moments ago, we caught up with the capitals only all-star dennis wideman. we also asked him if there was a

playoff mentality going-forward every game. >> i don't think so. i think it's a big divisional game. i think the last few games, they've kind of owned us, and we haven't played well against them. we need to make sure we come out with a real good effort today. >> i think the ones i've been in have been tight. not jumping from ninth or tenth to third. it makes it that much more important, i think. as big as this game is, we need to put a string of a lot of games together to make it, so it's not 3 to 9, it's 3 to 6, 3 to 7 that kind of thing. it starts with a big win tonight. >> you guys haven't won back to back since mid january. what's the issue that's causing you guys not to get going? >> i think we're a little bit inconsistent. we come out, have a great effort, win a game. and then we just don't play the same way the next night.

we start to turn the puck over a little bit too much and start getting away from what got used two points the night before. >> you guys haven't scored on the power play since the all-star break. how important is the power play for this team specifically? >> we haven't been playing that well sinced all-star break. i think that goes hand in hand. whenever you have a good power play, they win you hockey games. when your power play is not going, it loses you hockey games. we have to -- that's the most important thing, if we want to make the playoffs, a run or be anywhere close to the top of the conference, we have to get a power play going. >> you guys have really good players, backstrom with a concussion, hopefully brooks can come back don't. what does brooks mean for you guys, specifically for versatility. >> he plays a big role, plays against the other team's top line. he plays a lot, power play. that would hurt us a lot to not have him tonight. i think he'll be going, i think

he's a guy that no matter what, is going to play. so hopefully can he go. >> last question, i know it seems like forever ago, but i haven't got a chance to talk to you since the all-star game. what was that experience for you? >> it was pretty exciting. it was good. watching him over the years, talking to players that come back -- i was happy to be here and be selected. i had a lot of fun. >> the capitals only all-star that played in the all-star game hoping to get a win, and start that snowball effect. the capitals haven't won three or four games in a row in quite some time. once they do, they could be dangerous, they're not there yet, they have to get everybody healthy. >> we'll be watching, good to have you back in town. great job out there. >> look who's here, your partner in crime. >> we had a ball. >> not as much as when the

redskins are playing. we look forward to that. still, it was fun. >> nice job. >> once again, props to the champ here. >> he can ping-pong like no one you ever saw. >> to the jackie bradford ping-pong palace upstairs. >> watch that move from that to this. coming up tonight at 6:00, a drastic move in one of this country's largest school districts. why the entire staff at an elementary school in los angeles is being replaced. another hurdle in the race for the white house. the question is, can mitt romney maintain his front-runner status ahead of tonight's gop contest. and a new edwigs to this year's westminster dog show. i want me one of them. also, we're going to tell you why this guy's getting a lot of attention for what he does when he's not performing. that's coming up tonight at 6:00. >> that's going to be interesting. >> we'll see you then. after the break, the mystery illness affecting more than a

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>> amy robach reports. >> i'm done listening to you. you guys need to do something. >> reporter: hundreds of parents showed up at leroy high school over the weekend. they want to know what school administrators are doing to make sure students are safe. >> you are not doing your job. >> reporter: since last october more than a dozen young women from the school say they've developed an illness that's similar to tourettes syndrome. >> i was always so active and everybody was always happy to be around me, i don't feel like myself any more. >> reporter: some doctors who have examined the students say they have a psychiatric condition known as conversion disorder formally known as mass hyster hysteria. >> i started this twitching. >> reporter: now other teens are posting videos of themselves

online. a doctor believes social media could be the problem. >> i believe there's a potential to create further spread beyond the area that was unusually involved. >> reporter: as the teens continue to get treatment,ed school district insists there's no health risk to other students. on saturday, administrators showed parents a new report by the new york state health department which found no infectious or environmental cause of the illness. now the school has hired an outside company to review all the previous testing. also pending, results of yet another investigation. this one by a team of environmental activists headed up by erin brockovich, the woman made famous by julia roberts' oscar winning performance. investigators are studying soil samples to see if the illness could be related to a train derailment and chemical spill near the school more than 40 years ago, the epa insists that

accident is not related. >> that was amy robach reporting. that is it for news 4 at 5:00. >> news 4 at 6:00 starts right now. day two in a high profile murder trial tonight. the tough task of seating a jury in the death of a virginia lacrosse player. a top ranking official at the susan g. komen organization has resigned. >> a police involved shooting under investigation. the officer says a man reached for his gun, but the surveillance video tells a different story. >> good evening. another beautiful day outside today, but winter is about to make a big comeback. there's snow in the forecast. crews are hitting the street