it wasn't long before jurors asked to view again the videotaped police interrogation of george huguely, a dvd was sent in along with a big screen monitor. the jury also took some other evidence into the jury room, including the bedroom door. that door to yeardley love's room with the big hole kicked through it. >> two bits of circumstantial evidence are kicking in the door, damaging the door to come in and then simply taking her computer it seems more like a coverup than anything else. probably while she was disabled or helpless. >> reporter: the jurors have several choices before them in deciding what role george huguely played it yeardley love's death. in closing arguments, prosecutors pushed for a murder conviction. they say a drunken, angry huguely broke through love's bedroom door, shook her, hit her head on the floor and left her unconscious on her bed. a roommate found her two hours later, dead, face down on a bloody pillow. the medical examiner's report found she died of blunt force injury to the brain.

but huguely's lawyer salt former uva lacrosse player never meant to hurt his on again/off again girlfriend. their medical experts say an intoxicated love divide asphyxia, essentially suffocating on her bed. even in closing arguments, prosecutor dave chapman seemed to back away from calling the killing premeditated first-degree murder. jurors can also consider a different first-degree murder, felony murder. that is a killing in commission of a robbery and huguely took love's laptop. second degree murderer is another option. is a killing with malicious intent. >> malice is basically the intent to maim, disable, disfigure or kim there is very arguably an intent to disable and if the jury finds that on those instructions, it could be second-degree murder. >> reporter: jurors could also set on one of two less serious charges, voluntary man the law other involuntary manslaughter. jurors have to sort through other lesser charges like

breaking and entering and larceny that relate to the alleged theft of yeardley love's laptop, the taking of that from her bedroom. coming up on news4 at 6:00, a look at the piece of evidence the jury said this afternoon it needed to see. a big change to a republican-sponsored bill that required an intravan nal -- intravaginal ultrasound. women said the intravaginal ultrasound was the equivalent of state-sponsored rain. virginia governor backed away the from the bill saying he asked for the amendments. the requirement was dropped and amended bill pass by 65-32 vote. the new bill only requires an

external ultrasound exam. it will head back to the senate while the sponsor says she will strike the legislation. a man died this afternoon after an accident in a driveway in riverdale, maryland that man was working on a car in the 5000 block of carters lane when the jack slipped and the car fell on top of him. people helping him managed to move the car before the paramedics got there the man die ted hospital. man is in the hospital after he was stabbed in wasn't. investigators not sure whether the man was injured at the cvs or walked into the store after he was hurt. happened about 2:30 this afternoon here in the 12,000 block of georgia avenue. the victim was stabbed in the be a dmoen. poli -- in the beabdomen. officials declared an all-clear after a contractor working in a home thought he found a suspicious device. it happened on ivy oak drive in

the gaithersburg area. the explosives team determined the items did not pose any threat. investigators removed materials from the house and are in the process now of testing them. all streets closed down as a precaution and has since reopened. the zone dree ya, virginia, man charged with plotting a suicide bombing inside the u.s. capitol showed up in court for a bond hearing this afternoon. he waived his right to preliminary and detention hearing and a judge him held without bond. he was arrested friday, charged with attempting to use a weapons of mass destruction. prosecutors say he was headed to the capitol and planned to explode what he believed to be a bomb in a suicide operation. he allegedly discussed the attack with an undercover fbi agent who was posing as a member of al qaeda. metro is offering big relief for weekend riders are next month, just in time for the national cherry blossom festival. starting march 24 hillary clinton the tra-- march 24 hill

clinton the transit agency will suspend work to allow for visitors. the work will not begin again until april 15th. met will resume normal track work april 20th. >> reporter: all a port ongoing express lanes project, folks jumping on 4895 from route 7 can expect confusion in the coming days as drivers get used to a new configuration. >> a lot of since a lot of work going on, a lot of interesting things to look at, the biggest thing is to pay attention and everyone can survive the ride and he will we will get through this all together. >> reporter: this weekend, v dot

will remove the right loop ramp from eastbound route 7 to the inner loop of the beltway. drivers on route 7 will get onto the inner loop by taking a left hand turn at a new traffic signal. change is also coming to i-66. v dot will temporarily restore a second lane on the ramp from the outer loop to 66 west. that should help ease cop jests. motorists on west bound 66 will also temporarily gain a fifth lane of traffic. >> we are trying to get in there thursday night. temperatures holding, we get into the 40s, we can get the striping down and everything in place, everything will be in place come friday morning. >> reporter: as difficult as the construction has been, there is at least light at the end of the tunnel. v dot says the project is on schedule for completion by the end of 2012. motorists certainly hope so. >> i know a lot of trouble now but i guess progress guest has to be made. >> get done sooner or later. at this point, these people are waiting in traffic for hours at time, they are shutting down

lanes. they got to get it done at some point. >> reporter: the work gets under way on thursday night and while it's happening, motorists should expect some detours as well as traffic tie-ups. in tie as soon as corner, megan mcgrath, news4. >> nice weather out there today. if you like it, you are in for an even bigger treat tomorrow. >> temperature treat we are calling it. chief meteorologist kammerer is in storm center, short sleeves tomorrow? >> i saw people now the shorts and short sleeves today, jim, and i think for sure to temperatures tomorrow sbhubd five to even ten degrees warmer than they were during the day this afternoon. right now, sitting at 59 degrees after seeing 62 last hour. winds out of the south, 14 miles an hour. those winds have been breezy throughout the afternoon, continue through the rest of the evening, 61 in manassas, 64, fredericksburg. the coldest area right now, down along the river, the chesapeake, pac river, clouds moving on in

here, see a very mild night, a chance for shower activity overnight tonight, too. a better chance around 11:00 and then should be getting out of here by the time you wake up, head out the door tomorrow morning, temperature, 46 to start the day. see where we end. >> thank you, doug. we will see you in a bit. well, it has been a while, the republican presidential candidates will meet tonight for what could be their final debate of the primary season. debate scheduled for march 1st and 5th have been canceled now. candidates will face off tonight in arizona. analysts say rick santorum will try to cement his recent surge while mitt romney will try to reassert his status as the inevitable nominee. >> he is under the microscope, he is under pressure. he needs to do well. he needs to re-establish a sense that he is the front runner in the race. >> the republican candidates haven't debated since january 26th. their last meeting came ahead of

the florida primary and a lot has changed since then. newt gingrich was trying to ride the momentum from his surprise wh wh win in south carolina. eight dates after that rick santorum swept colorado, minnesota and missouri. before tonight's latest debate, the latest nbc/marist poll shows romney caught one santorum in michigan. however, the two remain locked in a statistical tie. the survey shows romney with 37% support among republican voters while santorum has 35%. meanwhile, a separate poll of arizona voters finds romney comfortably ahead with 43% to santorum's 27%. five young men facing first-degree murder charges in a deadly d.c. shooting case are in court for the second day of their trial. the shooting in 2010 started over a cheap bracelet that was missing.

five people were dikilled a doz more injured. pat collins joins us with more on the latest trial. pat. >> reporter: doreen, in court today, all eyes on the 1300 block of alabama avenue, where this all began. almost two years later around you can see still some of the evidence on this shooting here on herbert small's cal balance connie. bullet hole there bullet hole there another one there. what was it like that night? >> it was chaotic. it was very chaotic. >> how many shots do you remember? >> i remember there was firing from over there and when i got up, i just saw the guys running over there, about -- at least 10 or 11 shots. >> reporter: this is the parent house on alabama avenue southeast. the scene of the first burst of gunfire that led to one of the bloodiest weeks in the history of washington crime.

five dead, nine wounded, all over a cheap piece of costume jewelry. in the courtroom, five defendants charged in connection with this mass murder. we were all dressed up, they sit all in a row. they could easily be mistaken for college frat brothers. the prosecutor says one of the defendants, anquan carter, knew one of the victims, jordan howe. in fact, before all that shooting began, the prosecutor says, howe and carter were in a room in this building making without their respective girlfriends. but quickly, that mood of love turned to hate. prosecutor says anquan carter was wearing a fake diamond bracelet and then he lost it that night and he thought that jordan howe might have had something to do with it. so the prosecutor says anquan

carter called his brother, orlando, and orlando brought guns to this apartment. 28 shots from an ak-47. five shots from a pistol. three blasts from a shotgun. jordan howe dead, two of his friends wounded. now that alabama avenue attack led to more shootings, more bloodshed, four more murders. this trial here includes it all. live at superior court, pat come com come.c -- pat collins, news4. we are just getting started. a woman explain what happened to her child at school and why the substitute teacher is now out of a job. three, two, one, break ground. >> an historic convenient at the national mall for what is going to be a new

wore covering -- we are covering breaking news in washington state. a student has been shot at a school in seattle no word on the

student he is aim or condition at this hour and we don't have any details about the person with the gun. we will bring you more information as soon as we get t again, one student shot at an elementary school in the seattle area. back close to home tonight, they were going after pricey eyeglasses, now, tips from the public helped fairfax police help two suspects in a spring of eyewear robberies. the thieves targeted four senators great fall, falls church and alexandria last year. in each case, at least one person would distract a store employee while another swapped a pair of high-end glasses for a less expensive pair. surveillance feet press to release and this week, police arrested 52-year-old ar theme nah leak hall and 43-year-old nor land washington. there is still a warrant out for the arrest of a third suspect here, 53-year-old robert wilson. police ask anyone with information to contact them. there was a ceremony y'all ground breaking today for the

new african-american museum of history and culture that will be on the national mall near the washington monument. both president obama and first lady laura bush spoke at the emotional ceremony. tom sherwood is here with the story. tom? >> this museum was first subject suggested by black soldiers who fought in the civil war. now, it's becoming a reality. ♪ the rocket's red glare >> from a stirring national anthem. ♪ >> reporter: to cultural songs that span generations, the new african-american museum of hist trained culture that is to open in 2015 was celebrated wednesday with a ceremonial groundbreaking, the $500 million museum, likely the last to be built on the national mall. >> it was on this ground long ago that lives were once traded, where hundreds of thousands once

matched for jobs and the for freedom. it was here that the pillars of our democracy were built. >> reporter: laura bush spoke for her husband's administration that helped lay the groundwork in 2006. >> and celebrating the great struggles and even greater contributions that african-americans have made to our nation's history. were rap a crowd of tourists gathered to the side as security forces cleared streets and watched from roof tops. some listened on i phones and others on tablets. >> remember all the cultures that make up america, we are about diverts and cull daughters this combine to make us one great country. >> reporter: mildred green didn't have a ticket but came from new york anyway to sit

nearby on a bench at this emotional moment. >> i'm very happy that my history is going to be told and kept, just like everyone else's. >> reporter: the private group raising money has collected $100 million in donation bus still needs another $150 million to complete the project. >> that preview video is impressive. >> really amazing. i can't wait to see how it looks on the mall. >> a long time in coming, tom sherwood. >> yes, it has. >> thank you, tom. pretty nice day out there for a ground breaking, huh? >> going to have a groundbreaking in february, you might as well have it when is it is in the 60s, simply gorgeous across the area today and i think we are go going to get warmer as we move into the day tomorrow, but there has got to be shower activity before we get there that is going to be overnight tonight. out there right now, see the clouds, on the increase right now, saw plenty of sunshine earlier in the day and now looking a at those partly to mostly skies, 59 degrees now, looking at temperatures continue to be warm, winds out of the south, 14 miles per hour.

what are we seeing around the the region? the rest of the region nice and warm, 63 in fredericksburg, 59, winchest winchester, look at easton, eastern shore, currently sitting at 57 degrees. what are we going to be spying in notice the cloud cover. we saw plenty of sunshine earlier. now the clouds envelope the area. showers back to the west. we will see a good chance for showers, most should you can on the light side and most should be out of here by tomorrow morning. wet road bus i think the cars should be able to get out of it without using those windshield wipers. 629 high in washington, 70 in raleigh, 74, jackson, mississippi, 75 in jacksonville, florida, the warmer air is just going to continue to make the way our way before we get into some cooler air up there toward chicago, kur represently 45 that

coming this weekend. showers and thunderstorms, tennessee today. that front will move by, showers on tonight, and tomorrow, we will see warm front move by to our west that will help temperatures to climb to near 70 tomorrow. i think we will see partly cloudy skies during the day and then we will see those temperatures nice and warm, the winds shift out of the southwest, we will have another frontal boundary move through on friday, only a slight chance for some rain out of this, not a whole lot of rain on friday, saturday though, looking a little bit cooler around a little breezier around those breezes will probably pick up late during the day on friday, cooler as we head into the weekend. but not colder. increase clouds, chance of showers moving in late, 50 to 55 degrees, winds out of the south, 10 to 20 miles per hour. tomorrow morning, still on the breezy side, look at these numbers, 40 to 46 degrees, our average high is 48 degrees. so going to be close to our average high at about 7:00 in the morning. that tellses we are going to be warm in the afternoon. partly sunny, breezy early, a taste of april, 65 to 70 degrees, winds out of the southwest, 10 to 120 miles per

hour, stay warm on friday, chance of shower activity there the showers move on out of here, see a dry weekend. yes, it is going to be cooler but once again, still above that 50-degree mark. so can't complain about that >> got find a way to carve out a little time to be outside tomorrow. >> yeah. >> working on it. up next, the nypd in the middle of the fire storm, secretly monitored muslim college students. a georgetown basketball player gives meaning to student athlete. plurkts singer adele flips

proud to be in the room with all of you. >> going to cut me off? >> i'm so sorry. >> can i just say then good-bye and i will see you next time round, yeah? >> adele gave the middle finger when they cut her mike after she received an award at the british equivalent of the grammy awards. the singer won for album of the year and later apologized for her obscene gesture. the producer apologized to adele, "we send our biggest apologies to adele her big  moment was cut short due to the live show running over." swoo. twitter marks two years of

growth for the microblogging site. the social media site was started in 2006. it allows users, of course, to send and read short messages nope as tweets, tweets, that's right, to followers. okay. >> you can follow me on twitter @jimhandly. doreen, you are doing your part? >> yeah, right. they maybe moving on but don't have any intention of moving out. >> not talking about people but animals and tisha thompson joins us with this one. hi, tisha. >> hello. yep. we are talking about new housing construction leading to an interesting battle between man versus beast in our area. for several day we hung out with local animal control officers. now, when you think about animal control, you probably think about dogs and cats and other warm and fuzzy things but we discovered these officers have to tackle all kinds of critters.

we saw crazy things from rack coop -- raccoons in the bathroom to a fox to a snake with no inattention to coming out of tree. we will show you why a house boom in the last few years has caused a serious problem for local governments and you can see where we are gonna go when we take own a ride to the wild side. that is tonight on news4 at 11:00. >> wow. >> thanks. >> interesting stuff. >> see you then. coming up in our next half hour of news4 at 5:00, a substitute teach in prince georges county is off the job after accusations he attacked a child. drivers slowed down when they see these speed cameras. what local police are doing to make sure drivers don't speed right up again. plus, a woman

a fast forward now through the headlines. deliberation in george humely murder trial have gun, going on since 7 -- for seven hours this morning. no verdict yet a live report at 6:00. at republican presidential candidates meet tonight for what could be their final debate of the primary san. the candidates will face off in mesa, arizona tonight. the michigan and arizona primaries take place next tuesday. metro is planning a spring break for weekend riders, starting march 24th. starting then, the transit agency will suspend weekend track work to accommodate visitors to the national cherry blossom festival. work during the week will only be done after 10:00 at night.

now let's fast forward to our gorgeous weather out there. doug? >> gorgeous almost an understatement, jim, fantastic across the region, look at these numbers now, closer into the metro area, first off, a beautiful shot this evening, clouds trying to move on in. that could lead to showers overnight. once again, coming overnight, after a perfect day today, wheel is a few of those moving in 61 at college park, 59 in camp springs. fort belvoir, 62. in reston, current temperature there, 60 degrees. guys, that mib where i'm going live tomorrow afternoon, got to head out that way. a substitute teacher dismissed from a school in prince georges county after he allegedly assaulted a 10-year-old boy it happened yesterday. the boy's mother spoke with news4 and chris gordon has our report. >> reporter: 10-year-old deandre davis a fifth grader who hopes

to someday become an engineer. he has attended lake arbor elementary school since kinder garth. tuesday afternoon, a male substitute teacher in english class felt deandre was misbehaving, talking in class after he was asked to stop. deandre's mother says the substitute teacher assault herd son. >> the scuffle amounted to him forcefully grabbing my son and pushing him to the ground several times. he tried to physically remove him from the classroom in a manner that his glasses fell off his face and he was thrown out into the hallway onto the floor. >> your reaction, as a parent? >> i was devastated. i was shocked. >> reporter: mrs. davis says classmates corroborated her son's story and that the school principal called to tell her that the teach letter not substitute at the school again. >> he woke up this morning and

he asked if the substitute teacher was going to hurt us. and i told him no. meaning, what? >> come here or come to the school. so i kept him home. >> reporter: prince george's public schools issued this statement, any time an allegation of physical abuse occurs, we immediately contact child protective service. we conducted an internal investigation of the incident and found no signs of physical abuse. we will deal with the substitute teacher appropriately. this afternoon, a representative of prince george's county public schools told met teacher has been dismissed. i asked what that means. i was told he is no longer in the school system as a substitute. this is chris gordon, news4. back to you. >> chris, thank you. remains found in a maryland state park are confirmed to be those of a miss prince george's county woman.

29-year-old crystal anderson was last seen on july 26th after someone dropped her off at gas station in forestville in january. a hiker found partial remains at state park in charles county. yesterday, medical examiners identified the remains as anderson. it is not yet clear what led to her death. er andson's mother told news4 her daughter said she had good news to share the night she disappeared. that conversation never happened. police are asking for help in finding a group of happen vandals who caused serious damage to a mosque in fairfax county that sunder construction in shan tilly. investigators say last moment they broke every custom win don't building. damage is estimated at more than $170,000. police believe young people may be involved. they found several empty alcohol bottles in nearby woods a cash reward is being offered in this case. police in montgomery county say drivers have been getting wise to the location of those speed cameras so it's taking a

new step to make sure they slow down. montgomery county police chief thomas major tells us people know where the speed cameras are. they slow down to avoid a ticket but then they speed back up again. the county is using mobile speed cameras to keep drivers guessing. >> when we have a fixed pole camera where everybody slows down, wither going to put that mobile camera a quarter mile down the road, those people that think i slowed down for the one camera and decide they want to speed back up, they may, in fact, get caught by the mobile cameras. >> pretty stinky. chief major says the goal is to get drivers to slow down, not to make money on the tickets. 18 months ago, a freak accident at a bachelorette party left a north carolina bride-to-be paralyzed and in a wheelchair, today, she is celebrating a wonderful milestone. rachel freedman was pushed into a pool and hit her head that day, she was paralyzed from the chest down. she is learning now how to drive

again. freedman says she is already looking forward to the day she can get her license back. >> get mike license again is almost better than getting it when you are a teenager because you expect it then and, you know, kind of a new test, a new mile step, bigger for negotiations sind pen dense for my life, not just to go have fun as a teenager. >> she says she hopes to be able to walk again someday. by the way, friedman and her fiance finally got to tie the knot three months ago. >> driving means freedom for her. that's great. still to come on news4 at 5:00 tonight, a local athlete's run for vice president. also ahead, a rare beauty, a pink diamoamond jubilee is foun.

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a rare argyle pink jubilee diamond weighing 13 karats is the largest found at the mine and been in business for 26 years. the diamond is undergoing ten days of cutting and polishing, will be sold later this year it could bring inasmuch as $1 approximately million per karat. >> do the math. our wednesday's child a shy 17-year-old still hoping to find a loving, adopted home. as with many young men his able, maurice says he likes clothes that look like he doesn't care about it, so barbara harrison took him for a visit to the

textile museum where they were preparing for d.c. fashion week. >> reporter: at the textile museum in washington they were gearing up to show the desince of ian williams during d.c. fashion week. >> fashion week is an exhibit where designers show their new clothing to the fashion industry so people can write about what the current trends r. >> reporter: maurice says he doesn't know what the trends are but he knows what he likes. he had a summer job the last few years and used his money to buy clothes. >> last year, i worked at the maryland food bank. >> do you like working? >> yeah. brings money in my pocket to get what i want. >> a lot of jobs in the fashion industry from behind the scenes to desuper. >> reporter: maurice's social worker describes him as pretty shy. >> looking at going to college. i think his interest at this point is going for business. >> reporter: before that, he would love to have a forever family, having been in foster care most of his life.

>> maurice has been in care for about 11 years now. >> think we should scratch that? >> i got to scratch t. >> reporter: maurice wasn't big on that veil but he is big on his need for parents. know but he knows what he likes. >> energetic, love sports, i only looking for a dad 'cause i never had a dad in my life. >> i think he feels like he is missing out on having the father/son relationship. >> reporter: some surprises for maurice including a gift certificate to do a little shopping and a fashion week t-shirt, too. you have such a nice smile. can i see it one more time, please? barbara harrison, news4 for wednesday's child. >> yeah. that's too easy, barbara. you got to ask again. hey, if you have room in your home or heart for maur or kmeer knower child waiting, call

1-800-to adopt me. i like that jacket he had on. pretty good. >> i don't know about the one with the sequins. >> pull that off. and politics mixed with sports?

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are observing ash wednesday. today, cardinal presided over mass at the cathedral of st. matthew the postle. it marks the beginning of leapt, a season of fasting and preparation for easter. people received ashes on their foreheads in the sign of the cross as a symbol of penance and conversion. v dot engineers were inspecting the stability of overhead signs on the highway today. >> ten days ago, there was a close call when one of those signs collapsed on i-66. news4's derrick ward followed the inspectors today. he is live for us along i-95 in fairfax county with more. derek? >> good evening. you know, if you are driving, a motorist on the highway, you are more concerned about what's on a sign than what overhead signs actually r but v dot officials have to be concerned about both. look at that sign behind me, cap the leifer construction, the sign is suspended by a single arm hanging out over the highway. since that close call back on february 11th, signs like that and all overhead signs are

getting some special attention. they are everywhere on the highways and we quite literally would be lost without them but when an overhead sign came crashing down on traffic on route 66 earlier this month, it focused new attention on those since. >> paying attention to traffic and the sign fall down, something like that so yeah, that's major concern. >> reporter: the sign struck a passing pickup, fortunately, no one was injured but the state transportation commission pledged a statewide effort ensuring the safety and stability for these vital pieces of highway infrastructure. here along i-95 in prince william county, technicians get at the task, first, a low-s at the test. [ banging ] if the anchor bolts don't ping just right, it is an indication there could be cracks, then a high-tech test, a sonogram, a lot like the medical version, a i ply gel to ensure good sonic contact then a transducer placed on the bolt, it sends an ultrasonic wave through the bolt to test its integrity. >> find nothing wrong.

>> all of our can't leifer structures, primary focus. we are inspecting all of them, checking particularly the agoors to the foundation which is the weakest point, where fatigue could potentially come into play and cause the sign to collapse. >> reporter: previous tests found anchor bolts with issues. >> there was potentially a crack in the anchor bolt, through utilizing our contractor with he dismantled the signs. >> reporter: they isn't static struck sure, subject to wind loads from passing vehicles and the weather. they are like sails. ice can also add weight and only strengthens the resolve of transportation officials to make sure these signs are safe. >> feel confident that when we do have issues they are out of the ordinary. >> reporter: 261 of the signs have a four-bolt base and some are eight bolt. they will take special look at the four-bolt bases because that's where you can have the issues, where the stress is greatest on an individual bolt. eventually have about four teams

out doing it and they expect to be done by the end of next month. in prince william county, derrick ward, news4. >> they have been busy, a lot of work to do derek, thanks so much. >> admiring all the daylight out there the live shot. >> is beautiful. >> lifts my spirits. >> think about this, not just a little longer, in about, i think it's about two weeks, maybe a little bit more, we do daylight saving time already. so our sun is set after 7:00 by that time. that is pretty cool to think b then we have memorial day. and then we are all taking vacation in the summer. >> all right. >> take a look outside what we are dealing with still are looking at daylight out there, sun making its way down, 59, current temperature, winds gusty, 24 miles an hour now, breezy today, those winds bringing in those warm temperatures, look at the numbers, 62, fredericksburg, 60, la plate ta, waldorf, manassas, nokesville, 61, then down toward calvert county, a temperature

there hunting town, current late 57 degrees. you can see the showers moving on n we are going to see some rain overnight tonight, mostly the light shower variety. here is future weather forecast, 5:30 right now. take a look at what happened around 1:00 in the morning, showers, mostly to the south of i-95, waldorf, lexington park, fredericksburg, st. mary's counties, light showers but by tomorrow morning, they will be out of here. talking about partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies by the time you wake up and step out tomorrow. overnight lows, mild, 46 in washington, 41, gaithersburg, 43 in leesburg, been amazing how warm we have been and go warmer, 69 in the day tomorrow, here, 70 in the fredericksburg area, a lot of us could see that number, 70 tomorrow. it is going to be another very, very nice day. this winter compared to last winter, we averaged seven degrees above where we were last year and that subject doesn't sound like a big number but that

is a huge number, climatologically speaking. >> you know where this guy is heading tomorrow, florida. we got florida right here. you are covering spring training. >> on a plane all day the nightsest day of the year. geez. >> sure you are. >> spring training. >> first class. a cool story tonight about howard basketball, george up to. a competitor. big a big-time college basketball player and a student, like a couple of full-time job bus for george up to's markle starks it is not enough. the of support a key contributor for the ninth ranked how yas and now wants to be the big man on campus more ways than one. hakem dermish has the story. >> reporter: before the big dance there is the big election. >> i'm markle starks. >> reporter: gusa is georgetown university student association. markle starks stands for change. the hoyas' sophomore guard is team up with classmate dan la mon ya in their run for the top

spot on the hilltop. >> think i'm a prime example of george to you. i think we are, as a team, we are prime example of georgetown. georgetown is very diverse. our campaign team is very diverse, so we are the ideal georgetown model. >> to be honest with you, markle competes at a much higher level. i think he is under way more pressure. he has been giving me a lot of advice and it has been great, helping me, tells me i get too stressed out. he has been a camel influence for the campaign in general. >> reporter: the focus of dan and markle's campaign is to improve the quality of student life, right down to their iphone. working with the university to build a mobile app, with features that include reporting facility problems and tracking shut bus routes. number 5 is already popular on the basketball court, hedge the hoyas climb into the top ten in the national rankings, as for his ability to lead the student

body, teammate jason clark believes markle is the man for the job. >> he wants to win, you can tell he is passionate about it, a lot of people when they do stuff like this you know, they do it as their -- their little side gig. you can tell he is just as fascinated, on the basketball court, he is fascinated. he has got what it takes to win. it is a community and a community is only gonna work well if everything -- if everybody is on the same page. if everything -- you have certain people in disarray, it is not going to, would that is why basketball comes into play, we play as a team, as unit, that is how we want the campus to be. we want to be a unit. >> reporter: john thompson iii, agrees with that idea. the skosh politically correct. >> i would you vote for him if you are a student? >> i would have to look at all the other candidates and weigh the issues before i decide that. >> reporter: win or lose, the experience is practice for markle's dream job. the georgetown prep product has his sights set on running for

congress. i think i have a voice. i think i have good opinions. i think i'm a people person. people want that guy. they want the guy that's not afraid to go to somebody and say, hey, look, we need to get this done. we need some change in here. we need to get this, we need to get that done. i think i'm that guy. >> reporter: if you're a student at george up town, you can vote that guy on thursday. hakem der mist mich, news4 sports. >> we thought an election story won't be appropriate this time of year. he is running against six other people. >> okay. >> six other groups, president, vice president, so it is not going to be fires is markle starks but he is only a sophomore and calmer just walked out of the studio, he said i want to invest in that campaign. >> he is sear kbrous t. >> equal time to the other candidates? >> profile on every one. >> i don't know if we have time. shoot a basketball, perhaps. >> call dan. he will tweet it out. tonight on news4 at 6:00, a former redskins quarterback fumbles on his wedding plans,

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new york mayor michael bloomberg tonight is defending the nypd's surveillance of muslim student group and websites at more than a dozen college campuses across the northeast. nbc's jonathan deintz reports. >> reporter: we have to keep this country safe. this is a dangerous place. >> reporter: the mayor pointed to radical groups. and the ongoing terror threat as a reason why the nypd should continue to try to track extremists and emerging threats. >> it is very cute to go and to blame everybody and say we should stay away from anything that smacks of intelligence gathering. >> reporter: but the associated press first raised questions of why in 2006 and 2007. the nypd was monitoring a broad

range of groups at college campuses from city college all the way to yale. >> these students are being monitored, no real reason is given, none charged or try toward linked to terrorism. >> reporter: the nypd points to more than a dozen individuals like this man. >> i will kill every american i see. >> reporter: who was part of a student group before traveling to target americans overseas. several others, too, led or have been linked to student groups, including terror leader anwar al awlaki, convicted terrorist sophia sidiqi and sayed hashmy, a college student. donna lieberman, nypd chief -- >> just because some terrorists were once students doesn't give the police the department authority to engage in wholesale surveillance of all muslim student groups. >> reporter: an nypd spokesman says police were lawfully monitoring websites and using common sense in following leads but the president of yale is one who believes monitoring went too far.

surveillance based on religion, nationality or peacefully expressed opinion is antithetical to the values of yale. >> new york mayor corey beerngd the police director there said today that the new york city police department mislead their city and never told them it was conducting a widespread spying operation on newark's muslim neighborhoods that will do it for news4 at 5:00. we see you again tomorrow. news4 at 6:00 starts now juror be deliberating for eight hours and still no ruling. the question tonight, did george huguely beat his ex-girlfriend to death in a jealous rage or was yeardley love's death a tragicid