released to her family and sent to a funeral home in newark, new jersey presumed to be the same one that handled arrangements for her father in 2003. her funeral is scheduled for later this week. meanwhile, the los angeles coroner's office is revealing new details about her death. officials say the grammy winning singer was found unconscious under water in a bath tub of a room at the beverly hills hilton on saturday by a member of her personal staff. the assistant county coroner confirmed today that prescription pill bottles were found in the 48-year-old singer's room but are looking into all possible causes of her death. >> the person could have suffered a heart attack or an embolism or something and no matter what medication they are taking until we run a toxicity level and what is in the system we aren't going to speculate. >> officials say it could take more than a month to determine how houston died. the singer's later career was over shadowed by substance abuse and marital problems. she was on the brink of making a

comeback ready to release a new movie. days after her death the music world is still in shock. sunday night's grammys paid tribute to houston with jennifer hudson singing a moving rendition of one of houston's most memorable songs "i will always love you." the new jersey star ledger newspaper reports houston's funeral will be at the prudential center. back to you. >> angie, thank you. stay with news 4 for continuing coverage on the death of whitney houston. coming up at 5:30 this evening news 4 talks to a local music producer who worked closely with the superstar. more key testimony today in the george huguely murder trial. he is the former university of virginia la crosse player who is charged with murdering his ex-girlfriend and fellow la crosse player yardley love. jurors are now hearing from the medical examiner who performed that autopsy on love. julie carey is live at the courthouse once again in charlottesville. >> reporter: dr. william gormley is the assistant chief medical examiner at the state crime lab

and he catalogued the many injuries to the battered body of yardley love during his autopsy. he also cited at least two injuries that could have caused her death -- pressure to her neck so great that it caused a hemorrhage near her carotid artery and another blow to the head that caused a hemorrhage there. before dr. gormley took the stand prosecutors presented the rest of the physical evidence taken both from yardley love's apartment and that of her accused killer george huguely. for days police have carried box after box of physical evidence into the courtroom. today one item after the other was identified by charlottesville police and presented to the jury. and for the first time it was revealed that possible blood stains were discovered in george huguely's apartment. sergeant eric pendleton testified he had found and took samples of a reddish stain on huguely's bathroom rug, his shower curtain, and the area around the tub drain. a reddish stain was also found on a white t-shirt one of four pieces of clothing seized there. the slogan printed on the white t-shirt read "just the boys."

apparent blood stains found at yardley love's apartment on her bedding and the floor were also sent for dna analysis to the state crime lab. it was on may 3rd, 2010 the prosecutors say george huguely kicked down the door to that bedroom and attacked his ex-girlfriend shaking her, hitting her head against the wall, then leaving her to die on the bed. jurors also saw pictures of injuries found on george huguely's body the day of the incident shortly after his arrest. officer johnny carper spent two hours documenting bruises and abrasions on both of huguely's arms. there was a laceration on his calf believed to have come from kicking through the bedroom door. photos showed huguely's hands, his knuckles and palms, reddened. another important piece of evidence, yardley love's lap top was also shown to jurors. they saw photos of the lap top ditched in a dumpster near the apartment. prosecutors say huguely stole it when he fled. and jurors spent nearly 15 minutes reading e-mails sent between the couple including one

from huguely to love just days before her death that said "i should have killed you." jurors also read a letter found in love's apartment. its contents haven't been disclosed. back for a moment to the testimony of dr. william gormley the assistant chief medical examiner, he did not finish his testimony. he will be back on the stand later to pinpoint what he thinks caused yardley love's death. coming up on news 4 at 6:00 why dr. gormley believes yardley love might have also been smothered. reporting live from charlottesville i'm julie carey, news 4. >> thank you. jurors in the huguely murder trial have seen photographs, video statements, and other evidence but reporters and others in the courtroom audience can only listen to the descriptions provided by witnesses. that's because unlike most other courtrooms the jury sits facing the audience. the tv faces them. so others in the courtroom can only see the back of the monitor. today some members of the media

asked the judge to turn the monitor around so evidence can be seen by everyone in attendance but the judge ruled against that request. >> there was a scare today at a d.c. apartment building after a call for a possible gas leak turned into something a lot more serious. it happened this afternoon in the 2600 block of wade road in southeast. a lot of residents were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning. everyone is wondering when they'll be allowed to go back home. pat collins is live at the scene. pat? >> reporter: wendy, some nervous moments here, a faulty heating system causes a carbon monoxide leak that has people in this building heading to the exits. >> pretty light headed all of a sudden. started smelling stuff. the next thing i know the fire department is knocking at the door. >> reporter: the baby is with you? >> yeah. >> so far so good i'm hoping rnkts scary? >> yeah, scary. definitely.

>> reporter: residents from a southeast condo marched to a gigantic ambulance bus for medical attention. a close call here on wade road southeast. firefighters came here for the report of a gas leak but they found something far more serious. >> our units were dispatched for a natural gas leak and came here and realized real quick this was not a natural gas leak but a carbon monoxide emergency. we upgraded our assignment and brought more resources to facilitate almost like a mass casualty incident here. >> reporter: the fire department took no chances. they had medics and emergency workers deployed all over the place making sure all the residents got examined and evaluated. what was this like? >> scary. >> reporter: scary. >> yeah. i mean if it would have been a little more serious it could have been me rolling out there. you know. >> reporter: 11 adults, five children taken to the hospital just for safety's sake.

everybody is expected to be okay. the residents can go back into the building, back into their condos, and they just can't turn on the heat until that furnace is fixed. now if you live in the district and you want a free carbon monoxide detector you should go online to fems.dc.gov and the fire department will come out and put one in your home. live in southeast i'm pat collins. news 4. >> a lot of people had close calls with that. a good idea to get one of those detectors. thank you, pat. today the man convicted of stabbing his boss to death more than a year ago was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. keith little was convicted of first-degree murder in december of 2010. little stabbed his supervisor more than 70 times in the suburban hospital on new year's day of 2010. both men worked there. prosecutors say little was angry

with brockington because of a scheduling conflict and a poor performance review. president obama sent his budget for the next fiscal year to congress today and then traveled to the northern virginia community college to talk about one of his new initiatives. his budget contains a new $8 billion proposal to help community colleges train students for the jobs of the future. mr. obama says additional resources could help community colleges become community career centers. >> places where folks can learn the skills that local businesses are looking for right now from data management to high tech manufacturing. this should be an engine of job growth all across the country, these community colleges. that's why we've got to support them. >> reporter: republicans blasted the president's spending plan. mitch mcconnell called it a charade and a campaign document. mcconnell also said the president's plan would make the economy worse. here in d.c. city leaders are praising the president's budget. for the first time the white house is endorsing the city's

long effort to end congressional review of the city's budget. although city taxes cover most of the district budget it can't spend money until it is approved by congress which means the city's money can get caught up in a federal budget fight on capitol hill. today d.c. mayor vincent gray praised the president's proposal. some d.c. leaders are worried though that the city's efforts on capitol hill could be hindered by the ongoing criminal investigations into the political campaigns with mayor gray and chairman kwame brown. >> both are criminal investigations. both have been going on for months. and both could be big embarrassments for the city. >> reporter: ever since last summer federal investigators have been looking into the campaign spending for council chairman kwame brown's 2008 at large race. last june the d.c. ethics office referred the 2008 spending to federal authorities for possible criminal violations after an

audit showed potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars improperly accounted for by the campaign. brown told news 4 monday that he has no knowledge of the status of the federal probe or whether a grand jury is yet reviewing any evidence. >> i just wondered if you had a comment. >> no. i don't have a comment. you're talking about the 2008 campaign, correct? >> mayor vincent gray is under a separate probe by the u.s. attorney's office. that investigation initially focused on allegations by minor mayoral candidate brown that he was given cash and later a city job for his criticism of then mayor adrian fenti. sources have told news 4 that the gray investigation has moved well beyond brown into other gray campaign spending activities. mayor gray told news 4 he hopes that the investigations don't distract from his effort to be free of congressional oversight. >> are you concerned at all that the investigations could dampen the enthusiasm of the congress to go along? >> i don't know. i think that we demonstrated

that the city is moving forward. we've balanced our budget in ways that so many other states have not. >> reporter: but d.c. council finance chairman jack evans says any new developments in the criminal probes could hurt the city on capitol hill fairly or not. >> we have two federal investigations of the mayor and the council chairman. won't that be a damper on us? >> it certainly won't help. i'm hoping that they will independently take a look at this and award it to the city regardless of the other issues that are taking place. >> the city already has been embarrassed by the felony conviction of harry thomas jr. he'll be sentenced may 3rd. jim? >> all right. tom sherwood. thank you, tom. well did you like our little taste of winter this weekend? that's about all we got. just a little taste. now it's spring again outside. >> don't fill up to know, though. that's just a nibble right? we shouldn't get too used to this? >> no. we'll see our temperatures back into the 50s over the next couple days but we do have another chance to see a little bit in the way of snow flurries

out there tomorrow morning. yesterday frigid out there. really one of the coldest days if not the coldest feeling day of the year so far. it doesn't look like we'll see anything more like that but we are going to see some changes in the forecast. 46 degrees right now with plenty of sunshine. winds out of the southwest at about 10 miles per hour. we are starting to see some clouds entering the region from our storm system making its way our way. currently 45 in leesburg. 46 manassas. fredericksburg with a temperature close to 50 at 49. there is storm 4 radar and you can see that next storm system. it sure looks ominous like a lot of clouds like a lot of rain and snow moving our way but it's going to take some time getting here. overnight tonight down to about 37 by 11:00. down to 34 by 7:00 a.m. yes we could see some flurries. i'll show you what that system is going to bring us during the day tomorrow. of course your valentine's day coming up. >> thank you, doug. when we come right back on news 4 at 5:00 tonight the mishap that sent a heavy sign crashing down on top of a truck. now highway officials are taking

action to make sure it doesn't happen again. plus the stunt on the memorial bridge that led to a rescue and a couple arrests. i'm liz crenshaw. fast bright says it takes only 30 seconds to bring your headlights back to show room new.

it can be difficult to see when you're driving at night and dangerous if your headlights are not as bright as they should be. >> well, one product says it has the fix, folks. liz crenshaw is here with her latest. does it really do that? fast bright. >> fast bright promises to restore your headlights in seconds. a do it yourself product that promises to remove the hazy, dull film and says it brings your headlights back to showroom new. does it really do that? >> cars with hazy, dull headlights. now you can't see at night. get fast bright lens restore. the lens restore kit that brings your headlights back to show room new in as little as 30 conds. >> i give everything its fair shake. however, i've seen a lot of snake oil in the automotive business. >> reporter: jeff boon of triple-a mid-atlantic says every older car has the problem. cloudy headlights after years on

the road. >> the plastic lenses on these headlights cannot stand over time against the chemical abrasion from driving and the sun light beating it down. >> reporter: car headlights are measured in candle power. new headlights shine with as much as 20,000 candle power. the older cars like this mitsubishi measure as low as 7,000 candle power. professional treatments to clean lenses sold at auto repair shops including shops run by triple-a take about an hour and cost about a hundred dollars. so can fast bright do it faster and cheaper? to find out we brought fast brite to triple-a t cost us $26 for two kits including processing and handling fees. >> just wipe it on and wipe it off. watch the haze turn to crystal clear. it's that easy. >> but does it really do that. >> it's pretty simple.

you put a dime sized portion of the first product the lens polish. use circular motions briskly until the entire lens feels smooth. you can hear it. it's actually working like a sand paper or liquid polish. all right. on step two pour the lens protectant generously on to the blue side of the pad. rub over the entire area then buff with a clean, dry cloth. it feels smoother on the surface. it feels like we have taken off some of the abrasiveness to it. >> but is the headlight brighter? remember, it started at 7,000 candle power. >> we're right about 16,000 candle power so it's made a definite improvement. >> wow. i think it did really well. it's taken a lot of the surface oxidation off of it. >> didn't take long either. like the commercial said it took less than 30 seconds. >> reporter: but triple-a cautioned with all lens cleaning products over time the lenses turn cloudy again so after about

two weeks it retested the headlight. it dropped from 16,000 candle power to 8,500. but still brighter than the original 7,000 candle power first measured. we contacted the marketer of fast brite and it said it was thoroughly lab tested by independent laboratories and performs as described on the informercial. it calls fast brite the quick, easy, inexpensive way to create similar results to professional treatment by doing it yourself. so fast brite, does it really do that? >> it did exactly what it promised to do. >> for $26 would you recommend that folks buy it? >> i would. i would just caution that it's not going to perform the same way a professional kit does. i'd feel a lot more comfortable driving this car at night myself. i know it could be better but this is a good improvement. >> there you go. by the way, our vehicles don't always have these plastic lenses over our head lamps. they used to be made of glass so

we didn't have this problem of oxidation but it is a quick, cheap fix to something and you may have to use it a couple times but they seemed to like it. >> all right. >> nice when they live up to the promise. >> yes. doug joins ounce this monday after the tundra. >> wow. it was cold. >> it was really cold. >> we're not used to that in these parts. >> no. considering the fact that we've had nearly 30 days above 55 this winter and then we go to 33 for a high and i think the highest wind chilly saw was around 13 or 14 degrees all afternoon. >> wow. >> that was a cold day. it really was a shock to the system. the good news is it didn't last very long. already we're starting to warm right back up after a high yesterday of 33 with that wind chill around 12, 13 degrees today. we got up to near 50 degrees across the area and we're currently sitting at 46. plenty of sunshine out there with the clouds starting to move in and the sun starting to make its way down. dew point of 13. so a very dry atmosphere. winds out of the southwest right now about 10 miles per hour. here is the current

temperatures. 43 in martinsburg. 46 in washington. 46 la plata down through waldorf and pax river at 43 degrees right now. temperatures a little bit milder than they have been over the past couple days. storm 4 radar showing nothing. no rain right here. but watch what happens as soon as we zoom out. look at all of the rain and the snow back toward the west and this system sure enough looks like it's moving our way but it's really just going to completely fall apart before it gets here. i am predicting very little if anything from this next storm. nice weather is what we've seen today with plenty of sunshine. that moves on up. we'll see plenty of cloud cover tomorrow. but most of this moisture stays to the west of the mountains. i think they'll get some snow back toward garret county through portions of west virginia. watch the moisture come through. we get back to sunshine on wednesday, another very nice day. tomorrow a few clouds. maybe a flurry early in the morning and then possible sprinkle late in the day but all

in all this next system is going to be a dry one. then here is the system that is going to affect us. this one coming in on thursday. expect rain during the day on thursday. i think high temperatures into the low 50s easily so it's going to be a very mild rain as this next storm system moves in. that one will then move on out of here just in time for the weekend. then we have something else to watch for weekend. this evening increasing clouds. chilly. 37 to about 41 degrees with winds out of the west about 5 miles per hour. tomorrow morning, could be a possible flurry. best chance of this will be to the north of washington in through portions of maryland and west virginia. we'll call it cloudy and cool. 27 to 34 degrees. as we move on through the day tomorrow more cloud cover and yeah a few afternoon sprinkles becoming mild. temperatures 48 to about 53 degrees. the next couple days, breeze oin friday but still at that 50-degree mark and for the

weekend there could be another chance of snow. we'll talk about that. >> all right. good timing if it has to happen. thank you, doug. still to come, a bystander jumps in to save a woman trapped inside a burning car. plus washington remembers whitney houston. coming up a music producer from our area talks about the whitney she knew and what she thinks could have saved the star's life. and hundreds of protesters associated with the movement are praying outside the white house. earlier today several people were arrested while hanging a banner on the memorial bridge. banner on the memorial bridge. il, any luck finding a car? not yet. i want to buy used but how do you know what you're really getting.

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traffic is moving again tonight after a serious crash this morning around 8:00. police tell us several vehicles including a tractor-trailer, were involved in an accident on the parkway here near i-66. the crash shut down both sides of the parkway. three people were injured. rescuers tell us one person ent to the hospital with life threatening injuries. no word on what caused the crash. >> fashion met philanthropy today in northwest d.c. the 64th annual affair of the heart which raises awareness and money to fight heart disease the number one killer of women in america. this year's event included

launchon and fashion show and had top designer pieces available. when we come right back, highway officials take on the task of inspecting hundreds of highway overhead signs. after a mishap this weekend sent one of them crashing on to a truck below. remembering whitney houston. a local music producer shares her experiences including how she thinks a hard life affected the singer. big voices win out at the grammys. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices

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welcome back. i'm meteorologist doug kammerer here at storm center 4 watching what a turn-around from where we were yesterday. yesterday 33 for a high. wind chills in the teens. just about all day long. today we hit a high temperature of 50 degrees. it felt about 30 degrees warmer across the area today than we saw yesterday. just amazing. 46 the current temperature right now at the airport. 43 in gaithersburg and over toward rockville and frederick, maryland all at 43 degrees. we are watching a storm system. our next storm system overnight tonight and through the day tomorrow could produce a little bit in the way of snowflakes through the north and west. not expecting any accumulation and most of the day tomorrow should remain on the dry side. that is not the only storm we're looking at. a couple more out there. >> thanks, doug. our continuing coverage of the death of whitney houston. members of d.c.'s music community are talking about how

nippy as she was affectionately known influenced their lives and careers. erika gonzalez joins us with that story. >> reporter: wendy, for many artists whitney houston's voice was one they could never compete with. today it's proving to be one many will never forget. ♪ i believe the children are our future ♪ >> reporter: the daughter of a bishop and evangelist singer/songwriter lil mo says whitney houston made it cool for church girls like her to go secular. she is on her fourth album. the two met at the new york recording studio the hit factory. >> i was kind of star struck. not groupie star struck but the kind like okay. i think i can sing but i'm in the presence of singer. >> reporter: after working with the likes of missy elliot, lo mo became the vocal producer for houston's "oh, yes" song in '98. as reports of abuse and drug addiction followed the diva she says it sent up a warning flag. >> some of the highest up have

the lowest self-esteem. you never know what people are going through. >> reporter: fast forward to last thursday night. houston and kelly price at a hollywood night club singing "jesus loves me". >> i told my sister. something ain't right. >> reporter: she says when she saw the video she knew her idol had lost the one thing that had catapulted her to the top of the music charts -- the golden voice wasn't hoarse. it was gone. she says it was a cry for help. >> when somebody's heart is broken you just feel it. >> reporter: how did you know her heart was broken? how did you see it? >> you just know. >> reporter: she says it's now time to figure out how someone could have left houston alone in a beverly hills hotel bathroom to die. the findings of the toxicology report aren't expected to be out until these next couple weeks. however, the l.a. coroner's office has confirmed finding prescription pill bottles in

houston's hotel bathroom. tonight at 6:00 radio host and comedian russ par talks to me about the fallen star. all right. erika gonzalez, thank you. opening statements got under way today in the trial of a man charged with killing an off duty maryland state trooper. prosecutors say ceril williams wanted revenge when he allegedly shot trooper wesley brown in 2010. brown had been working as a security guard for the applebees in forestville. investigators say the shooting happened after williams was asked to leave for disorderly conduct. the trial is expected to last about a week. the jane department of transportation says it plans to inspect overhead signs along i-66 after one of them tipped over and landed right in traffic. a 30-foot high sign came crashing down saturday afternoon on the eastbound lanes of 66 near monument drive in fairfax county. that sign hit a pickup truck. amazingly no one was injured but

traffic was snarled for hours. high winds on saturday may have played a part. >> we want to determine if the wind was a factor, if there were faulty parts, any type of issue that there could have been with this sign. we hope to find out the next week or so. >> v dot plans to inspect all signs and structures every five years. the one that fell was inspected back in december of 2007 and its anchor bolts had been tested since then. v dot tells us such collapses are extremely rare. metro has hired a team of consultants. the washington examiner reports the transit agency is employing 18 different companies spending nearly $52 million to improve operations. among the things consultants are analyzing those escalators and the fare cards. metro says the money spent is about 2% of the agency's budget for this year. officials say the agency is using consultants to bolster staff and will hire people as necessary if there is a need.

in virginia it's the last day for residents to register to vote in time for the state's republican presidential primary on march 6. the primary is not limited to political parties. it's open to all registered voters. registration forms have to be received today or postmarked today if sent by mail. the forms are available at the local election board website in northern virginia. a story tonight about the resiliency of a fairfax county teenager and the devotion to her by her teachers and coaches at her high school is about to become the part of a national record. michelle or maureen marsh is a junior at langley high school. two years ago she was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer. it was missed by her own doctors but found by athletic trainers at langley where maureen plays volleyball. she had surgery to replace her knee and remove 5 inches from her right femur. despite being told she'd never play again she is back on the court. today congressman jim moran

visited langley. >> i'm proud to recognize all of the staff at langley for their outstanding work going far beyond what could be measured quantitatively to lift up and support those in their tutelage. >> i had no idea this was happening. i just got an e-mail that said you need to come. i was like i have a class. they're like no you need to come. it's amazing he came. this is getting written in congress and everything. that's amazing. >> congressman moran will get it entered into the congressional record tomorrow. big day. still ahead a fiery crash that leaves a woman trapped in a car. she doesn't have a lot of time. the only person who witnessed what happened jumped into action. >> if you're one of the madonna fans who couldn't get your hands on a ticket to her d.c. concert you're in luck. you'll get a second chance to see the material girl.

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publicly since her throat surgery. adele won album of the year, record of the year, song of the year among others. the foo fighters went home with best rock song and best album. otis by kanye west and jay-z and the group vonnie vair took the award for best new artist. an organizer of the martin luther king memorial is criticizing plans to remove an inscription from the monument. the quote says i was a drum major for justice, peace, and righteousness. the original quote much longer than that. and that caused some controversy. the president and ceo of the memorial says changing it now threatens the design, the structure, the integrity of the monument. the chief architect is also upset with the plan saying that change will deface and scar the granite. and there was only one winner in saturday's $336

million powerball drawing. it was sold at a stop and shop up in newport, rhode island. the winner has not come forward yet. the price of the powerball ticket went up from $1 to $2 last month and that, the rising sales nearly doubled that jackpot in less than two weeks. wow. >> you can buy some castles with that. >> that's a lot. you can buy newport, rhode island with that. >> that's saying a lot. still ahead on news 4 at 5:00 tonight the stunt on the memorial bridge that led to a rescue and several arrests. news 4 was there as the determined suspects were led away in handcuffs. is peyton manning going to the redskins? is that possible or just a pipe dream?

a bold statement today. police arrested a handful of protesters today after they literally took their message to the arlington memorial bridge. they're part of the free tibet movement and their demonstration comes as the chinese vice president comes to town. news 4's darcy spencer is live for us in downtown d.c. with this exclusive arrest video. >> reporter: jim, we're across from lafayette square park. you can see the white house behind me where protesters are continuing a vigil this evening. this all started earlier this morning on the memorial bridge. two protesters, a man and a woman were arrested hanging over the potomac river. four free tibet protesters were arrested by u.s. park police after a daring banner drop on the memorial bridge. two protesters were hanging from the bridge when they were taken into custody.

>> the folks dangling below the bridge i think went down into waiting arlington national cemetery of the harbor patrol. >> the banner reading "tibet will be free" was hung 10:30 this morning. two protesters were arrested on top of the bridge and two more taken by boat to the georgetown water front, cuffed, and taken to jail. >> they knew they were taking a risk and also knew that the risk they were taking is something that they were too happy to take compared to the risk of people inside tibet, the sacrifices they are making. >> freedom! tibet! >> reporter: the bridge stunt was part of a larger demonstration opposing a visit to washington by china's heir apparent vice president ping expected to meet with president obama on tuesday. >> president obama should take this opportunity to urge him to stop the atrocities in tibet right now. >> reporter: hundreds of protesters sat down just outside the white house fence and prayed. they say nearly two dozen people have set themselves on fire in tibet over the last two years to

defy chinese control. >> i think they are really depressed and trying nonviolent methods for so long and nobody seems to be hearing their voices. >> protesters are planning a series of what they call colorful demonstrations over the next few days hoping to get the world's attention. the protests here and rally at lafayette square park is expected to last until 7:00 this evening. they'll head home and come back out at 8:30 tomorrow morning. the u.s. park police tell me the four people who were arrested on the bridge today have been charged with trespassing. reporting live from northwest washington, darcy spencer, news 4. >> all right. darcy, thank you. wendy? >> if you didn't snag tickets to madonna's upcoming concert you'll get one more chance. tickets for madonna's september 23rd show at verizon went on sale this morning and were gone in minutes. but due to the demand a second show has now been added. thank you, imagine. it will be monday, september

24th. tickets for that go on sale february 21st at 10:00 in the morning. doug kammerer was just poised. >> i got 38 tickets. yeah. i got 38. first off i need a lot of leg room. so definitely had to get some of those tickets there. as far as our weather is concerned, what a difference a day makes. yesterday i had 33. it felt like 15 all day long today we reached 50 degrees. take a look at that shot from the tower cam. simply a gorgeous shot out there right now. take a look at city cam too. another fantastic shot. the sun going down but you can see clouds moving on in here. the sun did go down at 5:43 this evening. currently out there right now storm 4 radar not picking up any rain or snow across the area but off to the west we are watching some rain and snow that is going to try to make its way toward the area here. most of this is simply going to fade out as it moves to the east

of the blue ridge and east of the appalachians over the next 24 hours but there is going to be a slight chance for some snow, best chance to the north and west in through western virginia, west virginia, and portions of western maryland. i think that's really going to be about it. overnight tonight 34 degrees in washington. 28 in gaithersburg. 26 in leesburg. you see around the winchester area the best chance to see some of that snow. martinsburg toward eggerstown and maybe frederick tomorrow right back up into the low 50s. we'll see mostly cloudy skies tomorrow with a slight chance of a sprinkle going for a high in washington of 52 degrees. >> all right. >> thank you, doug. dan is here with thoughts on the rumors that peyton manning might be coming here. >> those rumors have been out there for a while. >> like a rollercoaster ride. football season is over. >> yes. >> they got to talk about it. >> every time you hear it on sports talk radio it is the most discussed story in town. peyton manning who has been cleared to play after three neck surgeries, will he end up with the redskins? two weeks from now the other

story making headlines is bryce harper. will the nationals 19-year-old slugging sensation in the game's top prospect be on the nats' opening day roster? "the washington post" columnist jason reed gives us his take on both issues. >> a lot of the insiders have just come back from the super bowl. you talk to florio and peter king and you get two different opinions on whether peyton manning is going to land in washington. i think we share a same opinion. it is not a good fit. doesn't make any sense. would he really even be interested in coming? >> well, you know, i think the funny thing is when you talk to people who say this would be a fit for him potentially mike shannon is here, he's won two superbowls. if i'm peyton manning and trying to have one last hurrah possibly how many years does he really have left? i don't think this is a place that's close enough because presumably he still wants to win. >> sure. >> i don't think this is a place even with a healthy peyton manning and obviously no guarantee but even if peyton manning at 50% or 75% of what he was, i think there are better

landing spots for him than d.c. with this roster being what it is right now. >> if you're the shanahans, kyle or mike, why would you even consider doing this again with an over-the-hill quarterback, donovan mcnabb -- why would you possibly consider this again if they are? >> peyton manning if the shanahans did do this would feel this guy is going to do everything they ask of him. i think he would do everything they ask of him. >> you can't change peyton manning. >> but from the standpoint of would he do the things they asked him to do? yes whereas donovan didn't do that in their minds. i think that is why you would do it and also because if he is 75% of what he was it is still better than any other quarterback. >> peyton manning ends up in washington or no? >> i think no. >> spring training is a couple weeks awatch the big story bryce harper all throughout spring training. let's assume harper just kills it. okay. bats over .300. has a few home runs. do you put him on the opening

day roster? >> at his age i still say no. i still say because if you do i still think it's rushing him no matter what he does there. but if he does do, if the scenario plays out the way you just said it then i could see there being a lot of pressure to do it, a lot of pressure internally, a lot of pressure externally. yeah it could happen but i personally would not do it. >> from a business standpoint it makes sense to start him down at triple-a, keep him there for a couple months because then you have him for another year. >> absolutely. really the only reason you would do it is if the external pressure from the fans got to be so much but i think the nationals would definitely try to resist doing that. >> he always talks about not liking the other d.c. teams. the wizards, the cams. i think it's just being immature. at what point do you think he'll wrap his arms around, hey, i want to be loved in the city i'm playing in? >> i don't know if he cares about being loved in the city he is playing in. this is a guy who is highly confident. some would say cocky. some would say very cocky.

the mistake that's been made here, i don't know what the nationals have done to really counsel this kid, like look. you'll be the face of our organization. certain things you just cannot do. love the teams you love but don't put it out there in a way that can really enrage our fan base. so i don't know. maybe the nationals have done that but if they haven't someone needs to get to him because what's happening now doesn't need to happen. >> and you asked about jason's background, a baseball guy. covered the dodgers for the l.a. times so he knows the game very well. bryce harper, if everything goes according to plan, will be the biggest sports star in this town in two years bar none. >> wow. >> cool. >> he can have a beer in two years? is that right? >> he's 19 so still can't legally have a beer. >> all right. thank you. >> i'm writing that down, hellie. >> got my prediction. >> on record, dude. >> not all predictions come to fruition. >> what you got?

coming up tonight at 6:00 new evidence in the lulu lemon murder case. for the first time we're able to see and hear a conversation between police and the woman convicted of killing her co-worker inside a yoga store. a supreme court justice robbed at knife point during a family vacation. nobody injured. the suspect did get away with some money. and there could soon be a new standard for teachers in virginia. we'll tell you what they'll have to do in order to keep their jobs. those store ains moies and more minutes. after the break on news 4 at 5:00 a man jumps into action after seeing a car burst into flames. his efforts to save the woman trapped inside, next. for all your news follow news 4 online and search nbc

two cars crash on a texas street. the impact sparks a fire leaving a woman trapped inside. >> that's when a bystander stepped in and what he did next has earned him hero's status. scott gordon has our report. >> reporter: security officer brad bowman was in the right place at the right time when a car smashed into a pickup and

burst into flames. >> my reaction was i am the first one here and nobody else is around. i was very afraid. it was a scary situation. >> reporter: a passerby snapped these photos with a smart phone. the man in the pickup made it out but the woman in the car was trapped inside, flames everywhere. >> i knew i had to get her out. >> reporter: at first bowman ran to the driver's side. >> it was too hot. i couldn't get her out. i could only stand there a few seconds. >> reporter: then he went to the passenger's window. >> it was just a reaction. i didn't have much time to think about it. i had to kick the window out to get her out. the door was locked. i could see her inside and she was in and out of consciousness. >> reporter: he dragged the woman through the window and to safety with no time to spare. >> within just a few seconds after that, the blaze entered into her car. so had we not been there at the right time she wouldn't have made it. >> reporter: bowman is a security guard for christ for the nations institute a nearby bible school where he is also a student. >> he is going to be a pastor. he wants to protect people

eventually spiritually. and here he is out there physically protecting this woman and saving her life. >> reporter: this video, shot by another security officer, shows the after math. the woman bowman rescued cynthia brady survived the fiery crash only to be arrested for drunk driving. police say her blood alcohol content was 4 1/2 times the legal limit. the driver she hit went to the hospital to be treated for burns. >> i feel good about it like i did what i of called to do at the moment and responded the way i was supposed to respond. i have no regrets. that's a good feeling. >> that is some kick he's got there. that was scott gordon reporting. that is it for news 4 at 5:00. >> stay right there. news 4 at 6:00 starts right now. music legend gone too soon. tributes continue to pour in for whitney houston as investigators zero in on a cause of death.

>> more in the lulu lemon lemon case. tonight the video of the police interrogation of the woman convicted of killing her co-worker inside a bethesda yoga store. also a supreme court justice robbed during a family vacation by a man wielding a machete. >> good evening. i'm jim vance. >> i am doreen gentzler. there are new developments in the death of whitney houston. the autopsy is complete but toxicology results are still pending. it could be several more weeks before the official cause of her death is released. the 48-year-old superstar was found unconscious in a beverly hills hotel bath tub on saturday. right now her family is preparing to hold a funeral in new jersey this week. sarah edwards has more from los angeles. >> reporter: the los angeles county coroner's office has announced the body of whitney houston has been released to her familiar lane sent to an undisclosed funeral home. as the world continues to mourn the loss of an entertainer with unparalleled talent the assistant county coroner