radar, see what i'm talking about i-95, north and west of 95, pro lib seeing snow, or a mixture there of. down to the south, just rain. most to have is now starting to move on out of here. we have seen a pretty good amount of snow during the afternoon as far as hours go up a there toward leesburg and gaithersburg and frederick, some reports of about an inch to an inch and a half at some of the higher locations as far as the amounts go, down to the south and east, it has just been the rain. what we are going to be seeing now is the temperatures falling, 37 degrees now, winds out of the east northeast 5 miles an hour, light rain, light snow mix and temperatures around the region around the freezing mark, gaithersburg, leesburg, frederick, all around freezing now, and any of this could switch to ice and especially on secondary roads, some of the bridge, overpasses, be careful tonight there could be icy spots tonight and tomorrow morning, too. even in the district, going to go below 32 tomorrow to around 31 deg zbroirks give yourself a

little bit of extra time tomorrow morning but i am not anticipating any big problems thought on the roadways, especially on the primary roads, the major highways and still watching the next storm system, another chance of snow, but a bigger chance of plain cold. talk about it coming up. >> thanks, doug. some kids were out of school today because of the threat of winter weather. schools were closed in falkier county, several others across virginia and maryland let out early because of the threat. so far so far hasn't been anything like snow. what has fallen has not caused problems. crews were out early making sure drivers didn't have a difficulty getting home. people we spoke with are rather torn about whether this sorry excuse for a winner is good or bad. i love getting out in the snow, play income the snow, driving in the jeep in the snow, going skiing and snow boarding it is

fun. >> acted like it is the apocalypse, everything shutdown, everything is crowded, everything is awful. >> a lot of plows are on stand by at this hour, waiting to hit the roads if the weather does turn worse. we invite you to stay with news4 for the latest coverage on our weather. go to our website, nbcwashington.com, for updates on conditions in your area any time of day. now to new developments in the murder trial of the university of virginia lacrosse player. for the first time since the trial began, cameras captured video of the suspect headed into court. also today, lawyers for george huguely presented a surprising new defense theory to jurors. this comes as relatives and roommates of the victim, yeardley love took the stand. julie carey is live in charlottesville with more. jewelly? >> reporter: yeardley love's mother around sister wiped away tears today as the defense tried to suggest that a type of asphyxia killed the victim and not their client, george huguely. but the prosecution says this is a case of first-degree murder

and they highlighted an e-mail threat from huguely to back that up. with leg shackles limiting his walk, accused killer george huguely arrived at court, a blank expression on his face, both outside and inside the courtroom. but there were tears on the witness stand when victim yeardley love's sister, lexie you and mother, sharon, both testified about the terrible morning of may 3, 2010, when they learned yeardley was dead. her on again, off again boyfriend george huguely was arrested that day accused of breaking into love's bedroom in a drunken rage and shaking her violently, hitting her head against the wall. the roommate and fellow lacrosse player who found her dead, katie whitely, testified that huguely and love's relationship had grown increasingly rocky that spring when both discovered the other had been unfaithful. love's other roommate and lacrosse teammate caitlin duff also testified she says just days before her death, love showed her an angry e-mail from huguely, chastising her about another boyfriend and writing "i should have killed you."

but in his opening statement earlier, huguely's defense attorney said that e-mail was just an example of the drama between the two. don't think this was any kind of threat, she showed it to all her friends. he wanted to talk, to make up to work things out. the defense also offered a new theory of how love died it is our position everything about her terrible injury was unintended and unexpected, says hugueliers a attorney. lawrence promised jurors woe bring in medical experts to say the bleeding on love's brain came not from being shaken by huguely but 30 minutes of cpr. defense experts will say love died from a type of asphyxia after laying intoxicated face down on her bed. but prosecutor david chapman told jurors it was huguely's brief but violent attack that killed. he said, "she died of blunt force trauma to the head that caused brain injury you are going to be able to see with your naked eye in autopsy photos." the prosecutor also told jurors

it wasn't huguely's first attack. they say earlier that spring, a friend heard yeardley love cry for help and found that huguely had a choke hold on her. reporting live from charlottesville, i'm julie carey, news4. >> thank you. a 36-year-old man in virginia has been accused of having sex with a teenaged girl that he met online was denied bond today. police in prince william county say brian cutny met a 14-year-old girl from dunn police a teen chat room last month. investigators say cutny met the girl twice last week for sex. cops busted him yesterday when police say he tried to meet the girl for a third time at the forest park high school in woodbridge. in prince georges county, hundreds of people arrested and more than four dozen guns taken off the street he is. it is part of a new initiative this year targeting the crime hotspots in the country. darcy spencer tells us,is working. >> reporter: these guns were taken off the streets in prince georges county in january.

some of them were used in violent crimes. >> if you're gonna carry a gun in prince georges county, we are gonna catch you and lock you up. >> reporter: another gun was recovered this morning after a carjacking at a walmart on branch avenue in clinton. police say the suspect stole a cadillac pickup then crashed the truck during a chase. he was tracked down by a police canine hiding in a manhole. >> responded with a k-9 unit and helicopter, you know exgeneral search of the area where they ended up locating a suspect. az of right now, we know the victim of the carjacking was not injured. >> reporter: the arrest comes as police announce the results of their january crime initiative. more than 50 guns taken from criminals. >> i see a great difference in our community. we are one of the troubled communities. we are in suit land. i'm pretty sure some of the gun these got they got out of suit. >> reporter: not only are we gonna find you and arrest you, we are going to prosecute you, house you in our jails. you need to stop. >> reporter: in january, police

working around the clock focusing on trouble spots made 551 arrests and recovered hundreds of thousands of dollars in pot, crack and pcp. >> get about, what is that, about 18 pounds of marijuana? that's more than enough for a cheech and chong movie, if you think about it. >> reporter: january 2011 got off to a violent start in the county with 15 homicides. last month, there were six. >> looking at all the stuff on the table and the fact we reduced homicide by 60% i think that's great accomplishment from what we had last year. >> reporter: police officials were not able to say how much the january crime initiative costs but they say it was well worth the money in getting these guns out of the hands of criminals. in palmer park, darcy spencer, news4. >> the anyone tischtive involved 150 police officers. they concentrated efforts on communities inside the beltway. presidential politics now. and rick santorum's sweep in

three republican contests this week could change the calculus of the 2012 campaign. he seems well poised to take control of the race over a new issue, contraceptives. steve handlesman has more. >> amen. >> reporter: in texas today, pastors put their hands on the candidate they pray has new life in the race for the white house. rick santorum. and he does. after his trim win last night in colorado, minnesota and missouri, santorum is claiming he would be stronger than mitt romney in the fall. >> we need someone who has got a strong record to go up against president obama on the biggest big government issues of the day. >> reporter: suddenly, it looks like that issue is birth control, and the new obama rule that religious affiliated organizations like colleges and hospitals must include birth control in their health care coverage. the catholic conservative santorum is leading the pushback. >> and we have seen the assault

by this president on just that, the freedom of people of faith to go out and live their faith every day. >> reporter: he got help from republicans in washington. >> this attack by the federal government on religious freedom in our country must not stand. >> this is not a women's rights issue. this is a religious liberty issue. >> reporter: the white house said it is a women's issue and the president won't bend. >> the commitment to make sure all american women, no matter where they work, have access to the same health care coverage and the same preventive care services, including contraception, is absolutely firm. >> reporter: the issue could hurt mitt romney. >> i worked to try to remove all of those mandated coverages. >> reporter: but under romney care, his birth control rule in massachusetts was the same as the obama rule. senior romney aides say nothing has changed. he has still got a big lead in delegates and they say he will win the nomination. i'm steve handlesman, news4. .cog up tonight, a warning about some local ride-on buses.

there have been several fires and that raises questions about just how safe are those vehicles? blew up the house and the kids. >> the heartbreaking 911 calls moments before a father set his house on fire, killing himself and his two young sons. details tonight of a new plan to help you avoid long lines at airport security checkpoints. ♪ >> a donkey's striking a chord with thousands of people on youtube. wizards try to win back-to-back games for the first time this year. hoyt yas get ready to say good-bye to a

they have released 911 calls that detail the panic of a social worker in washington state after a man set himself on fire and killed a man and himself and two young sons. police say just before that man, his name josh powell, lit the ten gallons of gasoline, he used a hatchet on his sons. the social worker had dropped the kids off for a court-order

visit, she knew immediately that something was very wrong there has been an alarming spike in the number of home invasions in our area. >> reporter: 24 home invasions were reported to police last year, terrifying crimes that leave people with physical and emotional injuries. near chevy chase village, betty tubs was attacked by a man who

broke bro he can in a window and struck when she was in bed. >> he came from the unfinished side into the recreation room and pushed me on the floor, tied me up and gagged me. and he proceeded to go upstairs every level of the house and look for stuff. >> reporter: home invasion is a phrase we hear on tv crime dramas and news reports but not classified as crime in maryland. in annapolis, delegate susan lee is introducing a bill which would change that. >> will create more -- stiffer penalties up to 30 years maximum and make it a very serious crime with very harsh penalties. >> reporter: police and prosecutors believe that designating home invasion as a violent crime with a stiff penalty will do a lot to protect the public. >> i think it is a deter rerngt the penalty is greater, also changes,will be treated under the maryland sentencing guidelines. they suggested sentences to

judges across maryland would increase. >> reporter: in january, home invasions with robberies and sexual assaults were reported in wheaton, bethesda and temple hills. kevin darnell ray has been arrested and charged in those cases. alan meyers, president of the maple wood civic association, says all 950 homeowners in his bethesda neighborhood fell victimized. >> they all feel it happened here, happened us, it could have been me, could i be getting in my car, have we mall into t-- h into the house and rob me. >> it could come up for a vote this legislative session. nasty out there, doug but really not too terrible, huh? >> kind of typical what we are seeing this winter. cold out there now, some areas seeing rain. that is probably the nastiest weather we have, the cold rain, not good for anybody. seeing snow up to the north and west. fortunately, our very warm

temperatures not allowing any problems on the roads. at least for now you can see what's happening outside. we take a look, plenty of cloud cover around the area, even some light rain falling around the district, mixing every once in a while with light snow but that's really about it. storm four radar showing it is about out of here right now. go ahead and stop this and show you where the snow is, montgomery county, around gaithersburg, the rockville area, the district still seeing just rain for the most part but mixing with snow every once in a while, leesburg, louden county, flakes flying but not much left for you. we have seen anywhere from a half an inch in ports of loudon county to an inch and a half in part of frederick county. we will continue to watch as this whole storm system moves on off. a couple of flakes left in fairfax county, too. you next prince georges, charles county, an all-rain event four this storm is continuing to move out. some of the accumulation toward northern montgomery county. this was taken early on.

still seeing snow, his neck of the wood. tom says about 600 feet in elevation, any time you are above the -- above, rather higher in elevation, going to get more snow out of these marginal-type events. a low of 37, the current temperature out there. another chance of snow coming not going to be a whole lot. we will thank is what we will be focus october coming days. 37 degrees, winds out of the east northeast 5 file mimes per hour. a chilly evening when you step outsirktd n outside. 36 in culpepper around right now, 36 degrees at la plata. watch out on secondary roads, bridges, overpass, first to freeze. overnight tonight, we get into the 20s a lot easier for any of that water to freeze, watch out there, give yourself extra time tonight and into early tomorrow

morning. here is our storm system, pulling away fairly rap applied this evening, chilly to start off the day tomorrow but then we will see plenty of sunshine and actually, a pretty nice day on our thursday. friday looking good, too, more sunshine on friday, another nice afternoon, but then we are going to see some not just big changes but some huge changes coming in for the weekend. we have got a cold front this is the first arctic front we have seen all winter long. it is going to have cold air associated with it, but i think we are going to see snow. see snow ahead of this storm, i think we will see snow overnight friday night into early saturday, you may wake up to some snow, but once again, not talking about anything more than possibly an inch at the most from that storm system. this evening, areas of rain and snow, some moderate that is quickly moving out of here, 32 to 37 degrees, once again, not much accumulation coming. tomorrow morning, partly cloudy, a chilly start, watch out for the ice, 24 to 31 degrees in most of the area. so, mid-20s is definitely going

to feel a little bit on the cool side, by tomorrow afternoon, plenty of sun, cool and not cold. 42 to 46 degrees. tomorrow afternoon, looking pretty good, friday better with a high of 50. then there is our chance of flurries or snow showers, that would be early on saturday. that may last throughout the afternoon but the winds will pick up on saturday. they will stay up on sunday and then monday and tuesday and wednesday, we start to get out of the cold, but sunday, i do think windchills in the 20s all day long. most of us will wake up to low temperatures in the teens and maybe the lower teens in some of the outlying areas. >> we won't know what to do after the weather we have had. >> a coat? what is that? >> thank you. a 13-year veteran of a local police department arrested for driving drunk. plus, a firefighter get nothing trouble trying to rescue a dog from a frozen pond. gasoline prices keep climbing. we are told things

take a look at this dramatic rescue caught on video. a dog fell into this icy pond in lakewood, colorado, yesterday. it treaded water for 20 minutes before firefighters arrived. one rescuer on the scene fell through the ice but he managed to push the dog out. he held onto the leash and the dog pulled him out.

the dog, named max is an 85-pound argentine mastive, a breed that likes to hunt, that's what got him into trouble. his owner says the two were taking a walk when max spotted a coyote running out of a bush. he took off and chased the coyote onto the ice. this morning, max and the rescuers appeared on a denver tv station's morning show. max bit anchor kyle dyer in the face. we are not showing the incident. he is in the hospital in fair condition. the dog's owner will be cited because the dog bit someone and because max was not vaccinated for rabies. in maryland, a pit bulldog is being nursed back to health after it was used as a bait dog to train other animals to five. the dog was rescued from the 600 block of andover road in lynnth couple last week. investigators are trying to figure out how he got into bad shape and who was responsible. the dog, nicknamed rocky road,

just underwent surgery and treated for free by the animal hospital. he is expected to go up for adoption when he improves. gas prices are going up and will continue to do so throughout the summer. prices for gasoline already at a record high for january, the costs are still rising for several reasons, unrest in the middle east is tightening oil transportation, they say and with summer on the way, production costs at u.s. refineries are going up in preparation for higher temperatures. >> essentially running it through the system twice, more environmentally friendly, costs more to produce. prices rise based on increase deed mapped, based on tightness of the petroleum markets. >> according to aaa, the national average for the gallon of regular is $3.50. that's 35 cents higher than at this time last year. still ahead on news4, cell phone video shows the fiery scene, this isn't the first time it happened, mechanics are warning montgomery county about

the dangers of some ride-on buses. a new plan to help travelers get through airport security quicker than ever before. speaking out after 50 years of silence, a former white house intern reveals intimate details about her alleged affair with president ken way. coming up in sports, georgetown renew what is will soon be an extinct rivalry up at the carrier dome. the wizards hope they can get back-to-back wins for the first time all year. also, alex ovechkin, doubl brad, where we going? just a second. just, just one second. ♪ what are you looking at? don't look up there. why are you looking up? ♪ get outta the car. get outta the car.

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testimony began trial in the trial of george hugely, the former university of virginia lacrosse player accused of killing his ex-girlfriend. roommates and relatives of yeardley love testified. they had a rocky relationship leading up to her death. prosecutors claim huguely kill herd but during opening statement, the defense change third strategy, telling the jury that love was drunk and died of asphyxiation. dozens of guns have been taken off the streets in prince georges county. part of a new crime initiative that started at the beginning of the year. in january alone, more than 500 people were arrested. 50 guns confiscated. latest gun was recovered just this morning after police

tracked down a carjacker who held up a motorist on greenwich avenue in clinton. rick santorum is celebrating a clean sweep in last night's nominating contest in colorado, minnesota and missouri. he was polling well in two of the races but the results in colorado came as a surprise, where mitt romney was favored to win. santorum's surge has thrown new uncertainty into a republican race already offered several surprise twists. now here's doug with another check of our forecast. >> no surprises, doreen. no surprise what is so ever. unfortunately. love to have seen six, ten inches of snow. i love it when we get snow. we haven't seen any so far this winter. i know a lot of you saying what is he talking about? others saying, me, too, we want to see snow. those of you north and west, did you see snow. snow nour radar, where that snow is coming down, 270, montgomery county, frederick county, too, stop this for and you show you

exactly where that snow is. it is coming through the frederick area, montgomery county, gainesville, rockville, light snow now, shower activity down to the south and east. let's go ahead and widen out here. the first thing you noticed is this storm is really moving on out of here very quickly. we are going to see this storm wrap up the next hour or two and the numbers going down. freezing mark, the north and west, watch out for icy spots tonight, won't just be icy spots and snow we are talking about this weekend, one more check of the forecast in a few minutes. >> thank you, doug. are montgomery county's ride-on buses dangerous? a question being asked after a series of fires. >> most recent fire was

yesterday. melissa mollet now with more on the investigation that's now under way. >> reporter: fire fives on championship buses, the first in 2009 and in the past 17 months, another four. the latest during tuesday morning's commute in white oak, one on december 27th in glenn echo, another the year before and one in silver spring no one has been injured. the first of the five fires was caused by a brake problem, the next two by issues inside the engine compartment, the fourth fire, an issue with the circuit breaker. the fire that happened on tuesday though still under investigation. >> reporter: david dice, the director of the department's department of general services says there is a difference between buses that need a chronic repair and bus that are unsafe. after the brake fire in 2009, he took the fleet out of service, he says these latest incidents are isolated. >> we don't put unsafe buses on the street. >> reporter: the union says they feel the county is being reckless, ignoring the safety of

drivers and passengers. >> this particular administration, unlike past administrations, they can't accept their mistakes and they are slow to undo their mistakes. >> reporter: the county plans to replace the buses within the next 18 months. >>. >> we have had problems with the models. >> reporter: the union worries about what will happen in the meantime. >> they were junk from jump street and shouldn't have been purchased, they are problematic. a police officer has been suspended after his arrest on drunk driving charges. he was stopped at 10:30 last night for speeding on mechanicsville road. a maryland state trooper pulled him over. he was arrested and charged with dui, speeding and reckless driving. he has been with the prince georges county police department

for 13 years. he was not driving a police vehicle at the time of his arrest. a pastor running for the d.c. cup coup sill a leading a protest against a speed camera. the camera is located in the 1900 block of branch avenue southeast. today, reverend bill bennett led a group of protesters in calling for the camera to be removed. bennett is running for the ward 7 council seat. he says the camera at the bottom of a steep incline is really a speed trap. he says it is targeting residents, particularly seniors, who can't afford to pay the $125 fine. >> we are out here to say today to say with all due respect to the effort to calm the traffic, there's a better way to do it than to put this undue tax on people. it's unjust, we call upon the mayor, we call incumbent council member do something to remove this unjust tax. >> not all the neighbors are against the camera. the hill crest civic association fought for years to get the

camera put in place. they released a statement reaffirming their support for it and they say it is needed to slow down traffic there so that seniors and young people can safely cross branch avenue. the agency in charge of airport security is expanding a program that will let some passengers through security more easily. it is called tsa precheck, as erika gonzalez reports, the three major airports in our area will all be involved. >> worse now than it used to be. >> reporter: jenny odom is flying out of town. before she can board the plane, she will have to wait in line, take off her shoes, get out her laptop and get a body scan. with the precheck program, odom may not have to go through this anymore. after 9/11 the department of homeland security admit it is did not have the information or technology needed to identify travellers that posed the greatest risk.

>> we recognize that all travelers are not alike and not all of them pose the same level of risk. >> reporter: so, last year, the dhs started a pilot program in seven major airports. it was so successful, the dhs is ready to expand it to more airports. approved prescreened travelers were give a green light to a fast lane, meaning many don't have to take off their shoes, coats or take off their laptops. >> this allows us to spend more time on those that we know the least about, only name, date of birth and gender, through secure flight or we know the most about because they are on terrorist watch list. >> reporter: who is eligible? odom for one, she is a freak yent flyer. >> less stress, getting in and out of the airport faster, getting where i need to, not worry about getting there earlier than i need to. >> reporter: only frequent flyers of participating airlines and members of trusted travel program, like myself, who have sen interest. ri or nexus cards should apply. visit global entry.gov for more information. aside from those airports in the pilot program the new tsa precheck will include about 30

major airport, including dulles, bwi and reagan national. at the washington dulles international airport, erika gonzalez, news4. >> reagan national will be the first to have the new program t is expected there by the end of march. it will be at bwi and dulles by the end of the year. coming um on the broadcast, d.c. works accused of double dipping. tell how is among the top ten list of offenders part of the scheme to collect unemplo

new details tonight about top offenders in an unemployment scam in the district. officials say six of the top ten offenders are d.c. public school employees and most of those -- most were school bus drivers. 130 city employees are under investigation in the fraud case. officials say they were wrongly collecting unemployment paychecks while work and collecting city paychecks. the false claims are estimated to have cost the district more than $800,000 since 2009. there's a university in pennsylvania that's making the morning after pill available to students in a rather novel way. shippensburg university has put plan b in a vending machine in

the student health center. it sits among other items such as condoms, pregnancy test and cough drops. students are charged $25 to get the pill. nurses are available for consultation, if needed. the school says students already pay a $150 health fee and the cost of the pill is not supplemented by the school in any way. >> is sold in rite aid and wal-mart and cvs. i don't think it should be on campus because it just promoting unsafe sex. >> the school decided to put it in a vending machine after getting a suggestion from a student association. you may soon be able to get a jolt of caffeine by taking a deep breath. the harvard professor says the next big energy craze will come from a lipstick-sized inhaler filled with caffeine powder. aeroshot hits store shelves in massachusetts and new york last

month. it is also sold in france. each plastic canister sells for about $3 and holds 100 milligrams of caffeine powder that is the equivalent to a large cup of coffee. critics fear that it will be used as a club drug, giving people more energy to keep drinking. look at the weather now. doug checking the conditions in storm center four. how we looking, partner? >> pretty good tonight, jim. temperatures will go down tonight. now we focus our attention on tomorrow morning and overnight hours, potential for ice out there, but then, talk about the weekend. that's where the real winter weather resides. we will talk about that. coming up right now, verizon center, dan hellism what's up, bud? >> georgetown hoping to avoid the orange crush tonight. the terps on the basketball court are they losing their

this would be most nove novel,wouldn't it, for these guys to -- wouldn't you call it a winning streak if they win tonight, right? >> could be. if the wizards can get a win tonight, would be a winning streak. first, a bit of college football news that i don't think comes as much to of a surprise to many, especially maryland ter pin fans. danny o'brien, maryland's quarterback, telling teammates that he will be leaving the school but he is likely going to wait until after he graduates in the spring so he can play right away, a la russell wilson, who

left north carolina state and played at wisconsin. the school will neither confirm nor deny my report that he is leaving and danny said via twitter that he is still a terp, which he technically is. he also texted me the same thing. he is sometime on campus but likely going to be leaving in the coming months after he graduates. the acc rookie of the year in 2010 struggled under new head coach randy edsel last year, spending time with fellow quarterback cj brown. o'brien will be the 11th player to leave maryland since edsel arrived on campus a year ago. no doubt is not gonna help their cause with stefan digs, who is reportedly deciding between a couple of schools. he is a star wide receiver, good council maryland is on his list. now the wizards, verizon center, the guys are trying to do the impossible this season, get back-to-back wins, they think they can do it they are taking on a banged up new york

knicks team playing without amare stoudamire, one of their biggest stars and carmelo anthony. trevor booker said a while ago that he believes these guys get it done tonight. he almost expects to win. >> they don't have the two superstars so we can't come out and take them lightly and that could end in them wing and we take them lightly, got to stay focus, stick to the game plan and play our game. >> we will plate same way whether they are in the lineup or not. we won't make any changes in how we will attack them or play them. so, we are going to play our way and if you do that every night, that's the repetition of doing that every game night is how you get better. >> the wizards look fogger their sixth win of the season at verizon center taking on the knicks. see that game on comcast sports net. congratulations to us john wall, going back to the rookie

sophomore game. he was the mvp last year as a rookie. it is in this area, one of the greatest rival police college basketball, george town and syracuse. unfortunately, soon-to-be extinct with syracuse moving to the acc this year, georgetown looking for its fifth win against a top 25 team this season. the hoyas ranked 12th in the country, syracuse, second. they are 23-1, the orange, and they are a very, very good team. a lot of history in this rivalry, started with boeheim, and big john thompson. last year, john thompson, iii, got the first win at the carrier dome and the most memorable moment of the season. the two teams split last season. tonight, the first chance and probably the last chance for the hoyas talented young freshman class to see what the carrier dome is all about.

>> i think our group understands -- the tradition that this game entails but at the same time, they understand it is the knicks game and important. they understand that the past as well as the present. >> goes back a long way, this rivalry, and we split with them last year and all the big expansion stuff, especially with them in the hunt for a national championship and do the same thing, number one in the big east and we are right behind them. so going to be a huge game. >> we have been a part of each other's past. but, you know, they have made the decision they don't want to be part of the big east. we want to find someone else to start a whole new tradition with. last night the terps looking for the first road win of the season at clemson. the second quarter, the guys up by 11. you got to love what terrell stoven getting done. fifth leading scorer in the country, draining threes from everywhere a game-high 27, the terps a 14 point lead.

wouldn't last. clemson down by 6. tanner smith inside to beaker, yes, that is trevor's brother, dunk it is home. tigers down by 4. 1.7 seconds left. clemson down by 2. last chance, andre young, heaves it up, that's no good. the terps hang on to win, 64-62. maryland gets their first road win of the season, improve to 4-5 in the acc. and it was good news here at verizon center for the capitals last night. they started a busy week with a big night from alex ovechkin. he had his first multigoal game since new year's eve, caps up 1-0 on the power play, obee 5-hole, scott clemenson, the backup goalie. caps up early. first power play goal in eight games. under 30 seconds to go in the period. sean mathias trying to get florida on the board, but he is stoned by thomas vokoun. vokoun had 42 saves. second period, caps up 3-0.

how about more ovi? look atwrister, ovi, vintage. they host winnipeg tomorrow night at the verizon center. jim, doreen? >> kind of frustrating. two teams with a lot of talent but you don't know who is going to show up on any given night. >> absolutely right. let hope the right team shows up tonight for the wizards. >> we hope so thank you, dan. next, secrets from inside [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices

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so, good news for schools in maryland and children who attend them. the state is the first in the nation in advanced placement scores. the college board released its annual ranking today. maryland comes in first with nearly 28% of high school seniors scoring high enough on exams to earn college credit for ap classes. more than 30% of montgomery county graduates make the grade. this is the fourth straight year that maryland won the top spot. virginia comes in third place with nearly 26% of its students earning the high scores. a woman who says she had an

affair with president john f. kennedy is breaking her silence after 50 years. former white house intern mimi alford details the allegations in an explosive new book and she sat down for an exclusive interview with nbc's meredith vieira. here is a preview. >> when you keep a secret and when you keep silent about something, you do it because you think it is keeping you safe, but in fact it is deadly. >> reporter: the secret started in the summer 1962, when the 19-year-old debutante from a program nent new jersey family began what she says was an 18-month affair with president john f. kennedy. the revelation was first revealed in 2003, when historian robert dow lick wrote in biography of jfk that a tall, slender, beautiful white house intern was rumored to be among the president's many paramores. at the time, mimi declined to offer details. now, she is talking and says that her first close encounter with the president took place in this indoor heated pool at the

white house. the invitation came from the president's aide, dave powers, who asked her and two other staffers to join us for a swim, never mentioning that the u.s. included jfk. >> it really didn't seem unnatural just because everybody was friendly and i went back to work afterward. >> you just dried off and went back and nobody blinked? >> no, no one said anything. >> reporter: hours later, he was invited back to the white house kreps and then take on on a private tour of some of the room buys the president, where she lost her virginity to him in jackie kennedy's room. >> you wrote that i wouldn't describe what happened that night as making love but i wouldn't call it nonconsensual either. you also say he had maneuvered me swiftly and unexpectedly and such authority and strength and short of screaming, i doubt if i could have done anything to thwart his intentions which almost makes it sound like you did feel you were somewhat overpowered? >> not overpowered physically that someone had grabbed me and made me do something that i wasn't really willing to do because i really think i was

willing to do it. >> you can see meredith vieira's entire interview with mimi alfred tonight on "rock center" with brian williams followed by "law & order:svu." the southbound hov lanes on i-395 have been blocked because of a car fire in share ling ton. more in that story in our broadcast tonight and go to our website, nbcwashington.com. >> just what you don't need on a rainy -- on a rainy -- >> snowy, just a little bit o r everything now. and not too worried, i don't think we will see too many problems around much of the area. out there now, the radar and show you what we are dealing with, see that snow and rain coming to an end right now, maybe another hour or so, that is about it. we will not see anymore in the way the accumulations, don't worry about that look at this pimp, linden, virginia, northern

portions of warren county. they saw some snow, about two inches of snow fell here. these are the kids playing out there wendy sawers sent me the picture of the snowman today. they were probably one of the only areas making snowmen, follow on twitter or facebook, facebook.com/kammerer, send me pictures if you want to see them on the air, weather, science, technology and nature news, doreen gentzler. >> you were in charge of that too? >> 100% in charge. 32 degrees, the temperature in frederick, 32 in leesburg, the area we are expecting to see the first chances for frozen roadways. they won't secondary roads, i'm not too worried about the major roads. something else worried about, the weekend. looking the chance for snow early saturday morning and then just plain cold. wind chills in the 20s both saturday and sunday. >> environmental news. that's probably your department, too. >> me, too. i can do other things, too. robots. >> thanks, doug.

>> i can't wait. many years from now, it is possible that archaeologists will study the way humans amuse themselves in the early 21st century. they may come across digital keepsakes such as this one. ♪ >> sounds terrible. >> falsetto. >> choked me up. that is alicia schuller, a farmer in keystone heights, florida she recently began a study -- animals make for friendly audience. she played for her cows, they ignored her. then she heard her donkey calling from across the farm. went over to the critic, set up the video