understand how and as you said why gun fire ripped through their city earlier this morning. >> we have an active shooter at the high school. >> reporter: the gunshots rang out before the first bell at chardon high school this morning. >> that's when we looked to see what was happening. it sounded like a fire cracker almost. >> reporter: nate mueller quickly learned it wasn't fire works but a full on attack. a fellow student armed with a handgun systematically firing on classmates gathered in the school cafeteria. >> we were at the table right next to him. he was within three feet of us. and three of the victims were at my table as well. >> reporter: mueller was grazed by one of the gunshots. >> right here on my ear. i was actually as i was turning away from the gunman he caught me right on the ear. i got lucky. i had somebody looking over me i guess. >> five of his classmates were not. one killed during the ram pang, four others rushed to area hospitals. >> the two other students life flighted to cleveland metro are

both in critical. the two students that were ground transported to hill crest trauma center, cleveland clinic, are -- one is stable one is serious. >> i certainly hope the families know that they're in our thoughts and prayers. >> reporter: a the prayers continue so does the search for answers. witnesses describe the gunman as silent and determined during his attack. the teenager was apparently forced from the building by a teacher and then surrendered to bystanders a few blocks from the school. many caught in the cross fires say they never saw any clues the suspect might turn violent. >> i don't think anybody really ever expected it to be him. you know? >> never, never did you -- would you ever think this -- i mean, it's just one of your worst nightmares. you don't think this would ever happen. >> reporter: unfortunately, it's all too real for this community. now struggling to understand how and why it happened. and what comes next. now within the last 15 or 20 minutes nbc news has confirmed the name of the accused teenage

gunman, t.j. lane. he is being held by federal agents at this point. they have not discussed anything concerning a motive in the case. as for this community, they are looking for strength in numbers and plan to gather tomorrow at a local church for a memorial for the victims here. that is the very latest from ohio. i'm jay gray. doreen, jim, now back to you. >> thanks, jay. it's a tough day for students and staff at dematha catholic high school in prince george's county. they're mourning the sudden loss of a star high school football player. he died over the weekend from a blood clot in his lungs. chris gordon is in our newsroom with more from his coach and teammates. rico webb was 17. now, parents of his teammates tell me they remember him as a gentle giant because of his size. but dematha football players say rico was the enforcer. the dematha stags are known as one of the most dominant football teams in the region and one of the reasons this year was the play of senior lineman rico

webb simply put he moved people out of the way. a national signing day rico webb accepted a football scholarship to play for alabama state. he was staying in shape in the off-season. >> my son was currently working out with rico about three days a week and we last saw him on thursday. >> reporter: rico webb was here at dematha saturday. he called his father to say he wasn't feeling well. his father picked him up, took him to the hospital. but he died on sunday. >> rico, you know, he was a great player for us. 6'7", 300 plus pounds. ferocious, offensive lineman. you know, his better playing days in my opinion were ahead of him. so he had a bright future. >> reporter: in the hallway entrance to dematha catholic high school the football jersey with his number on it is on display as a memorial to a lost brother. students and faculty members met here at the dematha convocation

center for two hours this morning sharing their sadness, their stories, and their memories of rico webb. >> really the most telling testimony was how many students said we have to imitate rico now and take care of each other during this time. >> reporter: the football team looked up to rico both because of his size and his heart. >> he was just one of those people that influences so many lives that he touches and it was such a shame to find out sunday morning during church that he died. >> reporter: the webbs live in columbia, maryland. rico spent hours here shooting baskets with friends. >> we were always out here horsing around. he was a great kid and we'll really miss him. >> the medical examiner ruled rico webb died of natural causes, pulmonary thromo emblichl when a blood clot blocks the lungs' ability to supply air to the body. last night dematha's basketball team beat gonzaga with students

chanting "we love rico." tonight dematha takes on paul vi for the wcac championship. that's the latest from the newsroom. i'm chris gordon news 4. >> thank you. students at the university of maryland are being warned about strangers trying to slip into dorm rooms. the campus police say a student woke up yesterday morning. a guy was touching her thigh. the student's roommate walked in at that time and confronted the suspect. the suspect told them that he had walked in by mistake and then he left. police believe he was trying to steal the student's lap top. campus police say the suspect got in through an unlocked door and that other students in the dorm reported seeing two suspicious people and heard someone trying to open locked doors. to presidential politics now. the michigan primary tomorrow is crucial to mitt romney's future campaign. if the polls are accurate his chances have been improved by rick santorum's heavy emphasis

on christian conservativism. steve handelsman spoke to santorum today and joins us now from detroit with more. hi, doreen. thanks. good evening from detroit. this is a state starving for an economic renaissance but a lot of voters in the state, a lot of republicans say they love it when rick santorum talks about what they call morality, abortion, birth control. still other voters here say that rick santorum's hurt himself at least with them by switching in part to these social issues. he's not backing off. >> nice seeing you again. >> the day before the michigan primary in a state ravaged by recession, rick santorum is still spending time on social issues. like the obama plan for birth control distribution. >> there's santorum talking about social issues again. no i'm talking about freedom. i'm talking about government imposing themselves on your lives. >> santorum's lead in michigan polls is down to a tie. >> if you had it to do again would you change how you campaigned here at all? >> i think you know we're doing

remarkably well for being as out spent as we are and feel very good about the reaction as we travel the state of michigan. >> reporter: but in a restaurant near detroit, the reaction of some was negative. >> i think santorum is too extreme. you hear some of the things that he says about his views and i think that he's too extreme. >> reporter: some are switching back. >> very disappointed in romney naturally being from around here but i'm still going to vote for him. >> mitt romney born and raised in michigan did oppose the auto bailout but he's campaigned about jobs and charged today santorum has not. >> this has got to be a campaign about the economy. it's time for him to really focus on the economy. >> reporter: romney switched the focus clumsily to his wealth at the daytona 500, bragging he has great friends who own racing teams. still, romney's claiming a

michigan surge. >> now we're leading in the polls thanks to you guys. appreciate the support. >> reporter: but tomorrow could be a nail biter. arizona has a state republican primary tomorrow. actually more delegates at stake there because it's winner take all than in this state. but most eyes will be thon this state of michigan because it's mitt romney's home state. i'm steve handelsman, news 4, live from detroit. back to you. >> thank you. the united nations human rights council is expected to vote on a resolution tomorrow that calls for an end to syria's attacks on civilians. the associated press obtained a draft of that resolution and blamed syrian authorities for attacks on their own population and it condemns what it refers to as widespread and systematic violations of human rights. in the meantime, amateur video posted on the internet today with purportedly shot by a man in a neighborhood bombarded by government forces. the shells fell on a building across the street. he can be heard praying.

nbc news cannot verify the authenticity of the video. the compound that osama bin laden used as a hideout for more than five years has been demolished. heavy construction vehicles began demolition at the compound in pakistan on saturday night. police and military security cordoned off the surrounding neighborhood and prevented people from getting close to the compound. bin laden reportedly moved to the compound in 2005. he stayed there until may of 2011 when u.s. navy seals moved in and killed him. pakistan security forces completed the demolition on sunday. tonight commuters have a chance to weigh in on metro's proposed fare hikes. riders are invited to public hearings to share their thoughts. the first hearing begins at 7:00 this evening at bethesda chevy chase regional services center on edgemore lane. later this week there will be other meetings and next week in

arlington and hyattsville. people will be able to speak with officials from metro bus, metro rail, and smart trip. today donald trump was in washington to talk about plans to turn the old post office pavilion into a new luxury hotel. she is the daughter of donald trump and today she met with d.c. councilman jack evans. we're told the two talked about plans for the luxury hotel at 12th and pennsylvania northwest. the general services administration is negotiating the deal. trump says the building will be renamed trump international hotel. still ahead tonight on news 4 at 6:00 some scary moments for shoppers inside a convenience store as an suv slammed through the front window. nearly two dozen cruise ship passengers robbed during a trip to mexico. the cruise line is making some changes now. also ahead the d.c. agency that served as a piggy bank of sorts for a former council member is told it needs to be reformed or abolished. they're talking about a new

tax in fairfax county. it's twhaun would cost you more when you eat out. doug, what's coming up in weather? a great day today but it does look like much needed rain is on the way. we could see a lot of it. i'll show you. we may need the umbrellas and what you may need when you step out the door tomorrow. let's go over to dan, back from florida. the nhl trade deadline is come and gone. how active were the capitals? and we catch up with steven strasburg down in spring training. he says he's feeling better than ever. plus a local nba star is the biggest in the galaxy as he takes on the league's best.

the police in western massachusetts believe a man was probably drunk when he crashed into a 7-eleven early this morning up in springfield. you can see the vehicle came to rest on the checkout counter. the worker said he'd be dead had he not moved just a few moments before. in fact, nobody was seriously injured. the driver is now facing charges of drunk driving, speeding, and driving without a license. more deadly violence in afghanistan days after the u.s. military says troops inadvertently burned copies of the koran. two american officers including one from baltimore were shot execution style over the

weekend. the taliban claims it was retaliation for the koran burning. brian mohr has the latest on the increased violence and whether the u.s. plans to change its strategy. >> reporter: a suicide attack in eastern afghanistan is just the latest in a string of bloody attacks after copies of the koran were burned on a u.s. military base. two americans, lieutenant colonel john loftus and major robert marchante were murdered on saturday in the interior ministry. whilt afghan military searched for the gunman, u.s. advisers remained off the job in the nation's ministry buildings until tensions cooled. but the pentagon insists the long-term strategy remains unchanged. >> anyone who believes they can weaken our resolve through these cowardly attacks is severely mistaken. >> reporter: the white house says president obama's plan for a 2014 pullout remains in place. >> he does not want american troops to be in afghanistan any

longer. not a day longer than they need to be to complete this mission. >> reporter: but the events of the past week have put more pressure on an already strained relationship. >> i'd be less than honest if i didn't say things are tense here in kabul. they certainly are. >> reporter: now u.s. troops are facing a new potential threat after the taliban claimed credit for poisoning food in a forward operating base. >> the high levels of chlorine in the coffee and on some fruit. >> reporter: u.s. officials are investigating but can't yet say whether it was a deliberate act. u.s. officials say anti-american protests have gotten smaller as afghan political and religious leaders call for peace. brian mohr, nbc news, washington. the pentagon says the anti-american protests have gotten smaller as afghan military and religious leaders have called for peace. we're learning more today about the maryland army national guard soldier who was executed in the afghan interior ministry building. the military says army major

robert marchante was from baltimore. he was killed when the gunman walked into his office on saturday. he was shotway nother officer from kentucky. he was 48 years old and had been in afghanistan for less than a year. relatives say he taught special education to elementary school kids in baltimore county. his daughter remembers him as a devoted family man. >> he was a strong, courageous, brave, loving man of god. he just loved the lord and he loved my mom and he loved us and he would have done anything for us. if all the dads in baltimore would be like him, i think the world would be a better place. >> major marchante leaves behind a wife of 24 years and four children. relatives say he was scheduled to return home in september. a spokesman with the u.s. international coalition in afghanistan says whoever shot him is still at large. almost two dozen cruise ship passengers were robbed during a

jungle excursion in mexico. the passengers were guests on the cruise ship carnival splendor when they were robbed at gun point by a masked man during an optional excursion. a jungle trip in puerto vallarta, mexico on thursday. nobody was hurt in the incident and carnival cruises will reportedly reimburse the passengers for their losses. carnival has since suspended the tour earlier this month. the u.s. state department issued a warning about travel to mexico because of the rising violence there. and the italian port authority says the first of two tug boats has reached a stranded cruise liner. the costa allegra lost power after a fire in the generator room. it was quickly contained. nobody was hurt but the ship was left powerless in a pirate infested part of the indian ocean. the first relief ship came from the sayshell islands. this is a sister ship to the costa concordia the ship that wrecked off the italian coast last month killing more than two dozen people.

doug is here with a look at the weather. it was spectacular this afternoon. >> you know how many times we've said that this winter? >> a lot. >> i think it's been 32 times. >> today we started with frost on the windshield. >> right. >> by this afternoon my goodness. >> some areas saw temperatures rising only 30 degrees across the area today. that's because of all the sunshine we saw out there. tomorrow not quite so warm. still a rather nice day but then get those umbrellas out. i think you'll need them. i'm not talking about the little purse umbrellas either. we're talking about the golf umbrellas. a lot of rain making its way in here for the day on wednesday. that is going to be a good thing. we need to see some rain. we have been very dry so far this year. high temperatures today 64 degrees. after a low of 36 so yeah. almost a 30-degree temperature increase between what we saw out there this morning. the average high is now at 50 degrees. tomorrow it will be 51 degrees. our average high just continues to go up and up as we get out of winter. though we haven't seen a whole lot of it.

2.26 inches. it's a below average rainfall and how much we are below and our deficit right now. i expect to see that really come down during the day on wednesday as we see maybe a half inch to an inch of rain coming in during the day on wednesday. right now still 61 degrees at the airport. winds out of the south-southwest at 16 miles an hour. some gusts out there but it's a very warm wind. it's really amazing how warm we've been across the region just today and yesterday. pretty nice day too though temperatures remain in the 50s. right now at 6:00, 61 in winchester. 59 culpepper. 60 fredericksburg. 59 back down toward patuxent river. storm 4 radar, nothing now. i don't expect any rain over the next 24 hours. tomorrow will be rain free and the day wednesday that it's going to be changing things. speaking of a change we have one coming through right now. see these clouds right in here? that is actually a cold front coming on through. a dry cold front. you don't see any rain associated with it. behind it is cooler air. we are going to see that overnight tonight. right now while we're at 61 columbus, ohio is at 50 degrees.

pittsburgh is at 53 degrees. that cooler air starting to settle on down across our region and it will do so overnight. nice and warm today with plenty of sunshine. here comes the frontal boundary. behind it we'll call it mild tomorrow because i still think we'll be about 5 degrees above average even though we'll be 10 degrees cooler than we were out there today. we'll also see some sunshine from time to time and more clouds, too. that's not all that bad. tomorrow a pretty nice day and then watch what happens on wednesday. a pretty good amount of rain trying to work its way in here as a cold front and area of low pressure move along the cold front. we are going to see that rain move in late in the day or rather late in the morning on wednesday and probably last just about all day long with the potential for some moderate to even heavy rain and right now a potential is also there for some thunderstorm activity down south. southern maryland and also down around the northern neck, points down to the south. maybe a few thunderstorms there. tonight, mostly clear. a starry bright evening sky. it is going to be beautiful tonight. that moon, jupiter, venus, all out there tonight. just like they've been over the

past couple nights. 44 to about 54 degrees as we move on through the next couple hours. winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 miles an hour. our winds will start to calm down. tomorrow morning mostly clear. a chilly start. 30 to 37 degrees. it will be on the chilly side. not quite as cool as it was this morning. but tomorrow afternoon we'll be cooler. still nice. 51 to 55 degrees with the northwest winds. 5 to 10 miles per hour. here comes our rain on wednesday. and again, a pretty good amount of rain. thursday we get right back into the 60s. we'll call it breezy if not windy on thursday. at least early in the day. then 58 on friday. and take a look at saturday. 63 degrees. another chance of rain on saturday. right now sunday looks drier but there could be some flakes coming up late sunday into the day on monday. but when i say flakes, doreen, i literally mean one here and one there. it's not a storm at all. >> okay. it seems hard to imagine. >> yeah. >> thank you, doug. coming up tonight, the search is on for a person who

sexually assaulted a woman near a college campus. >> lights out at dupont circle tomorr

one student was killed and four others seriously wounded this monk when a classmate

opened fire inside a high school cafeteria in chardon, ohio, a town near cleveland. the suspect turned himself in about a half mile away from the school. no word on why he did it. >> students and staff at dematha catholic high school in prince george's county are mourning after the death of a senior football player over the weekend. rico webb died on sunday. the medical examiner ruled the death to be from natural causes. earlier this week the star lineman had accepted a scholarship to play for alabama state. down to the wire for tomorrow's republican presidential primaries in michigan and in arizona. the race between mitt romney and rick santorum has tightened up in michigan both candidates campaigning in the state today in hopes of picking up last-minute votes. students and staff at georgetown university are on alert tonight after reports of two incidents just blocks from the campus over the weekend. in one a student says she was sexually assaulted along 36th street. erika gonzalez has more on what the neighborhood is doing to

help everyone stay safe. >> reporter: two separate crimes, both causing some georgetown residents to question their safety. >> crime is affecting all of the areas of d.c. and i think police patrol has to be stepped up. >> reporter: georgetown university is warning students about the dangers of walking in and around campus at night. after a female student was allegedly sexually assaulted sunday morning around 2:00 on 36th and n streets. we have our safe friends shuttles. >> reporter: right. >> we obviously encourage people to walk in pairs. we have neighborhood shuttles as well. >> reporter: stacy kerr with the university says it's hired additional off duty mpd to patrol the area. however, metropolitan police says it has no report of a sexual assault and that the alleged victim in the case is not cooperating with the investigation. then last night around 9:00 two men allegedly used a hand gun

and robbed two others of their cell phones and cash on 33rd and "n" streets. police say no one was injured. >> we do live in a city, you know, washington, d.c., you know, we're not just in a little bubble so things do happen, unfortunately. >> reporter: the citizens association of georgetown says it's taking safety seriously. and has ordered a dozen cameras like these to be installed next month as part of a pilot program. they'll be placed outside homes and businesses to see if they'll help deter crime in the area and catch criminals in the act. the organization says the cameras cost about $2,000 apiece but it says the safety and peace of mind they could bring? well worth the price. in georgetown erika gonzalez, news 4. >> the cameras are supposed to be installed. however, some residents have gone about getting their own cameras already. prince george's county police are looking for a thief who robbed a number of banks over the last three months.

the most recent robbery was this morning at the bank on kirby road in clinton. police say the man handed a note to the teller demanding money. they think the same guy is responsible for robberies in largo, upper marlboro, and district heights. anybody with information is asked to call the prince george's county police department. doctors who say, doctors say rather that two prince george's county firefighters who are badly burned in a house fire are making some progress tonight. 21-year-old ethan sorrell and 22-year-old kevin o'toole are recovering at the washington hospital center. they were injured when a gust of wind created a wall of fire in a home in riverdale on friday night. sorrell suffered burns in his airway but we're told he had his breathing tube removed today. o'toole had second and third-degree burns over 40% of his body. he underwent successful skin graft surgery today. five other firefighters were

injured in that blaze. they've all been released from the hospital. still a little sore. glad to be out. thoughts and prayers with kevin and ethan. >> two years ago ethan sorrell received an award for his role in saving a 4-year-old girl in a housefire in hyattsville. a man accused of taking drugs and money to kill a bowie teenager is now on trial. jarvis tyler is accused of killing 17-year-old stacy stanton in 2005. news 4's darcy spencer spoke exclusively to seton's mom. this day is here. this trial has begun. how are you feeling about it? >> reporter: emotional. nervous. finally we're going to get justice for stacy. >> reporter: gayle seton is the mother of stacy, the 17-year-old bowie girl murdered in a park near their home in june of 2005. nearly seven years later one of her daughters' alleged killers is on trial. >> it's a long, stressful day,

but i'm so grateful to be here almost seven years later. >> reporter: today prosecutors outlined a murder case against her killer, jarvis tyler. they say tyler was hired by this man macdonald abraham known as duece to kill the teen. they say duece paid tyler $400 in cash and $200 worth of pot to kill stacy. prosecutors say duece believed stacy was involved in the theft of drugs, money, and a gun from his apartment. assistant state's attorney dorothy engle said duece was stacy's judge and jury and tyler was her executioner. she said that's what her life came down to -- two bags of weed and $400. prosecutors say dna was found on a cigarette butt near the murder scene and nearly four years later it was matched to tyler. they say there were 21 calls placed between duece and tyler on the day of the murder. engle said there was one after her murder and that was the phone call to let duece know he, tyler, had done his job. but defense attorneys say

abraham macdonald, a drug and gun dealer, is solely responsible for stacy's murder and he is cooperating to get a lighter sentence. abraham pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and has agreed to testify against tyler. abraham faces between 15 and 50 years in prison when he is sentenced after tyler's trial. defense attorney keith showstack said duece sold his testimony. you know the price of his testimony? 15 years. what are you hoping is the end result of this? >> that the defendant would spend a lot of time behind bars if he's convicted. >> reporter: in upper marlboro, darcy spencer, news 4. >> macdonald abraham also known as duece will be back on the stand when testimony continues tomorrow. how we looking, doug? >> looking great. as a matter of fact, take a look at this shot from our city cam looking off toward the west. the sun went down a couple minutes ago and now just a gorgeous hue out there along the -- along the western slopes. it is just beautiful across the area. current temperature right now still sitting at 61 degrees.

dew point at 29. so a very dry atmosphere. that means we're going to cool off fairly quickly but the winds out of the south-southwest at 16 miles an hour helping us to stay on the warmer side of things. we have a frontal boundary. you can see it on the satellite picture. not too well defined. you can see it with the clouds moving through the region. those clouds -- or that frontal boundary will cool things off for tomorrow. i'll have your complete forecast and show you how much rain i think we'll get in a minute. >> thank you. a d.c. agency is under fire tonight for failing to monitor hundreds of thousands of dollars in grant money that was ultimately stolen by a former council member harry thomas jr. thomas has pleaded guilty to felony stealing and the grant agency may be abolished or face major reforms. >> the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth so help you god? >> reporter: at a monday hearing officials of the embattled children and youth investment trust said federal authorities

had asked that some operations of the trust not be discussed because the federal criminal probe is continuing. >> the trust has cooperated fully with local and federal investigations and will of course continue to do so. >> reporter: former council member harry thomas junior pleaded guilty to two felonies and the theft of $300,000 in grant moneys intended for youth programs. committee chairman jim graham of board one pressed the government trust fund on oversight of its more than $3 million budget. in past years the budget has been as high as $10 million when thomas's diversions of money were occurring. >> i think it is fair and -- to say that the trust has received considerable scrutiny and has been the subject of very, very intense criticism over the past several months. >> reporter: former council member thomas who diverted money he had earmarked from the trust resigned when he pleaded guilty and faces a likely prison sentence of up to four years on

may 3rd at his sentencing. at the crowded council hearing youth advocates and parents said some summer and academic programs could be forced to close if the government funds aren't available. >> the major concern is making sure that the money is available and used appropriately for our students. >> i know that the programs like our program need that money and for somebody to misuse it just kind of made me feel very empty inside. that someone would take advantage of such a good program. >> reporter: in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. >> in that hearing today council member graham read a series of internal e-mails and said they show that top grant officials never question the large amounts of money flowing into organizations that will control it. heads up if you normally drive through dupont circle at 10:00 tomorrow morning. ddot will shut off all the lights so technicians can upgrade the signal system. they'll be off for several hours, too. officers will be there to direct

traffic but there will probably be delays on new hampshire, massachusetts, and connecticut avenues. the lights should be back up and running in time for the evening rush hour. that's tomorrow at dupont circle. coming up tonight winners and losers on the red carpet at hollywood's biggest night. >> and the measure fairfax county is considering that could cost you a few extra bucks when you dine out. coming up in sports why the capitals' best trade is perhaps the one not made. and experience is the best teacher. for nats star pitcher

coming up tonight there's been another awful school shooting. the question once again were there warning signs that were missed? we'll have that and more when we join you for "nightly news." a big night in hollywood last night for the 84th annual academy awards. "the artist" took top honors winning best picture and best director and the film's star won best actor becoming the first french actor to win that title. meryl streep won best actress. her third award after an astounding 17 nominations. and before the show there were a lot of winners on the red carpet. bright colors, a big trend this year. sasha cohen provided the night's big miss. he showed up clad in a white military uniform and beard to

promote his upcoming film "the dictator." fairfax county is revisiting an unpopular idea as a way to improve county roads. the board of supervisors there is proposing a 4% tax on meals sold at any commercial restaurant. county officials say the meals tax could raise $80 million a year to help pay for road improvement projects. fairfax would need approval from the general assembly to pass that proposal. it could be put on a referendum for voters to decide. residents we spoke to today did not support it. >> food should not be expensive -- my opening is no. >> i think we're paying plenty of roads and all the gas taxes i'm paying. i don't think restaurants should pay for it. >> right now i have to say definitely not because i think we're being taxed everywhere we go. and then the results, i don't see a lot of results. >> fairfax also flirted with the meal tax back in 2008. didn't have support for that one

either. that same year voters also said no to a meals tax in loudoun county. look now what we're working on in sports. what's up? >> you saw the all-star game last night. maybe you were -- maybe not. bits and pieces. kobe bryant makes all star history but it's our local star who takes home the hardware plus it's trade deadline day in the nhl. what the caps general manager george mcphee did that may surprise some people. later on a local marine hits the jackpot in las vegas while he was waiting to ca

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and hello everybody and welcome back. i'm meteorologist doug kammerer right here in storm center 4 after a beautiful monday it does look like things are going to change as we head into our tuesday and wednesday. current temperatures right now 61 at the airport. 59 in camp springs up toward college park and prince george's county coming in at 61 degrees. across the river over toward fairfax county reston at 59. hunting town in calvert county around 57. back to the west in toward warranton. how about a temperature there? 61. a beautiful evening out there right now but temperatures are going to go down tonight to a low of about 31 in manassas. 37 in washington. 33 in gaithersburg.

it will be a cool night tonight. there could be frost out there once again as there was earlier this morning but fairly dry atmosphere so not too worried about that. tomorrow temperatures on the nice side. 55 in washington. 54 in manassas. these temperatures are about 5 to 10 degrees cooler than we were during the day today. but with the sunshine it's still about 5 degrees above average so not a bad day at all. then we get to wednesday. here is wednesday morning. 6:00. you can see the cloud cover making its way in here. i think the rain will hold off until around the noon hour and that's when we'll see the potential for heavy rain right around lunch time. watch what happens around dinner time, same deal. more rain. some areas could see half an inch to an inch of rain on wednesday but we need to see the rain and why not have it during the middle of the week? >> why not? so wasn't this trade deadline day or something like that for the caps? >> yeah. this is what we've been talking about for the past two weeks. >> yes. >> a major, major movement. i guess we were waiting for

nothing. this is really a surprise to nick backstrom actually was put on a long-term injury list which opened up some caps space for a possible trade but capitals general manager george mcphee decided to stand pat. instead of chasing a big deal with the trade deadline in an act of desperation he bet on the players he has now hoping they'll be good enough to get the caps into the playoffs and beyond. tomas vokoun was the goaltender some thought could be traded if he chose to waive his no movement clause. vokoun was never asked to waive the clause and despite leaving practice early which raised some eyebrows with the trade deadline looming, vokoun is not going anywhere. now vokoun and company have roughly five weeks to get into playoff contention. >> it depends how we play. you know, sometimes we don't look so good.

i think there's a lot of good players in this locker room and it just, you know, they got to play up to their capabilities. >> he wasn't the only one thought to be on the trading block. the veteran mike knuble has seen his role reduced lately and has been a healthy scratch in five of the last nine games. roman hamrlik passed the past three games and has been actively shopped according to reports. neither player requested a trade. we can now focus on what it will take to make the playoffs instead of wondering if they will be here. for george mcphee, not making a trade seems like an easy decision. >> we weren't interested in moving anyone out of here and we didn't. and we would have added something to the team if we thought it would make us better but it had to make us better and what transpired today really there wasn't anything there that would have been the right thing for our club. you know, we need the depth and good players. we like the players we have. i'd like us to continue to play the way we played the last little bit here and see if we

can make a difference. so gm to gm betting on a known quantity, what he has instead of bringing in something different which i think surprises a lot of people. it could be all or nothing because if they don't make the playoffs this year there is going to be major shakeups. he is either going to be the smartest man in the room or looking for something new. i'm curious to see what's going to happen. >> there's no trash on that team. there are guys -- just some professionals on that team. >> just not playing up to expectations or been healthy. could still happen. i'm betting on them. >> really. >> yes. i am. >> all right. >> they'll make the playoffs. >> wow. >> take my word. >> proclamation right there. >> me and joe namaith. >> the all star games have never turned out to be all that competitive. the best example is the nfl pro ball but yesterday's nba all-star game seemingly followed that script until the very end.

nba all-star game lebron james helping represent the east taking on kobe bryant and the west. we start in the first quarter. derek rose the mvp turns it over. chris paul off the back board. and you know this guy, kevin durant led the west with 36 points. third quarter it's durant with the steal ahead to kobe bryant and kobe passes michael jordan as the all-time leading scorer in all-star game history with 27 points. he also broke a nasal cavity in his nose in the third quarter. stayed in the game. final seconds lebron with the chance to hit the three. instead he turns it over. king james having those fourth quarter problems. you can look at kobe giving him a hard time. say what are you afraid of young fellow? the west beats the east 152-149 and local guy kevin durant the mvp of this game. $100 million contracts replacing 100 lost seasons for the nationals. with ryan zimmerman locked up for the next eight years after

his $100 million contract extension. the nationals now have 11 major contributors locked up for the next four years. that includes ace steven strasburg who no longer feels like a panda bear being ovaled in the zoo. before price harper strasburg was the chosen one, the future, the hottest pitching prospect to come into baseball the last decade. strasburg never comfortable with the attention. now after tommy john surgery he is comfortable with his arm and will be on a 160-inning limit as a precaution but in terms of his arm strength there is nothing holding him back. it's huge. i feel totally different from a year ago obviously and i'm full go. they're going to keep the reins on me a little bit this year but i feel like i'm moving in the right direction. there is obviously a lot of hype and expectations going the first year just seeing how i will respond to major league batters and the competition overall. so i think it's been a good

situation especially now i've kind of had a better understanding of how things work and now i can focus on getting better and learning from them. >> for the first time in 54 years the daytona 500 did not run on sunday. rain postponed the race until today. after more rain came throughout the day the 500 now a monday night affair. the green flag set to drop in a few minutes shortly after 7:00. all right. let's hit the hellie pad. redskins news center will montgomery and defensive end darrion scott have been re-signed. montgomery started all 16 games last year for the skins. 11th ranked georgetown hosted number 20 notre dame in the final home game of the season. georgetown fourth place in the big east standings with two games to go. and the potomac nationals have an interesting promotion. on april 15th they'll celebrate their 100th anniversary of the sinking of the titanic by allowing women and children into the park 15 minutes before the

men. kind of like that. >> they should do that for every game. >> you are absolutely right. they should. >> thanks, dan. >> you're welcome. when we come back we'll tell when we come back we'll tell you hi. welcome to carmax.or who hi. i was on carmax dot com and i think i found the one. great car. and i think, it's right over there... (sighes)... finding your perfect car is easy at carmax because we carry only the highest quality used vehicles.

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dentist, peer pressure, a new sibling, or summer camp. the bernsteins lived in pennsylvania. he died in 2005 at the age of 82. jan bernstein died of a stroke on friday. she was 88 years old. today nicky giovanni and local students entertained passengers with poetry at national airport. as part of the airport's authority's black history month celebration students across the area competed in a poetry slam in one of the terminals. the esteemed poet nicky giovanni helped judge the competition along with a poet laureate from alexandria amy young also the author vincent young. after the poetry slam, nicky giovanni read a few selections from her own work. coming up tonight at 11:00 a perplexing response from a d.c. transportation leader after being asked why the traffic

lights shut off during the week. a new report peta is killing rather than adopting out dogs and cats at one virginia shelter. plus, financial trouble for an area mall. what it could mean for the local economy at 11:00. doug is here with one more check on our weather. we'll get the rain coming in. it won't be until wednesday so i think we'll squeeze out a nice day tomorrow even though the temperatures are going to be about 10 degrees cooler. this is what is going to be going on. we have a frontal boundary just to the north and west after the sunshine and warm temperatures today. the front will make its way on through. we'll see mild air come in during the day tomorrow. we'll be about 10 degrees cooler but with partly sunny skies should be a nice day on our tuesday. then here comes the rain and some areas could see a lot of it. maybe a half inch to an inch of rain. we do need to see the rain so it is good news. it's happening on a wednesday. so that's not bad at all. tomorrow morning mostly clear. a chilly start. 30 to 37 degrees with the winds out of the southwest at 5 to 10 miles an hour. tomorrow afternoon mostly sunny. cooler. but still nice. 51 to 55 degrees.

and there is your next four days showing a high of oo on wednesday. wednesday is not a very nice day but like i said, we turn very quickly to 60s on thursday. high of 64 there and another 63-degree day on saturday. another good chance of rain looks like on saturday too. >> okay. thanks, doug. alexander dagenhart is a corporal in the marine corps. he believes in karma. we'll tell you why. he is stationed at the naval support facility in indianhead, maryland. a couple weeks ago they sent him out to nevada for training. when the training was over he had a little time to kill before his flight back to d.c. so he went to the penny slot machines. the penny machines. who goes to the penny machines except old ladies? dagenhart scored a jackpot of $3 million on one of those machines. here's where the karma comes in. he recently volunteered to be a bone marrow donor for someone he doesn't even know and will probably never meet. he was offered the chance to back out.

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