process. rick santorum and mitt romney are in a dead heet. steve handlesman has the latest. >> reporter: super tuesday voters turned out in massachusetts, the state of virginia, in georgia, today. in tennessee and in ohio. of the 11 states holding contests today ohio is the most watched. in this swing state, many republicans are unenthusiastic and most are split between the two leading candidates. >> i voted for mitt romney. >> mitt romney. because of his business experience. >> people aren't feeling there's a strong person at all. but i think santorum could pull it out. >> could he beat mitt romney in ohio, the pressure is on rick santorum. >> as you may know, this is a somewhat important day in my life today. >> reporter: he went to washington, spoke to the largest proisrael lobbying group. >> under a santorum administration we would find no gap between israel and the

united states. >> mitt romney appeared via satellite talking tough on iran. >> as president i'll be ready to engage in diplomacy. but i will be just as ready to engage our military mite. >> reporter: that's a swipe at barack obama's caution in the war with iran, but the president had a comeback. >> good luck tonight. ron paul hopes for good luck in today's caucus states like alaska las. >> i like the boldness of newt gingrich. >> reporter: gingrich needs a breakout win in neighboring tennessee. rick santorum does too. first and foremost, santorum needs to take ohio. to keep mitt romney from a super tuesday near sweep. six wins or more, including a win here in the state of ohio could finally establish romney as the undisputed republican front-runner. i'm steve handlesman, news 4, columbus, ohio. less than an hour to go

before polls in virginia close. turnout today very light. many republicans decided not to take part in this process. mitt romney, ron paul, and the only two republicans who had enough signatures to make that ballot. julie carrie has the latest on reaction to super tuesday. her report will be coming up in our next half hour. a major decision concerning a local councilmember was caught speeding. council woman karen toles is being cited with reckless driving for going more than 100 miles an hour on the beltway. pat collins has more on that. >> who with gave council woman toles that ticket? the chief of police himself. the charge, reckless driving. the fine, $510. the points 6. an executive review panel recommends new traffic charges for council woman karen toles. here now from police chief mark

mcgaw. >> council woman toles was issued a citation for reckless driving. it carries a fine of $510 and six points. i take no pleasure in this additional action, but know that it is the right thing to do for our county. >> reporter: for council woman tolls, the speeding incident just keeps following her around. >> if anyone in this county were to be pulled over for this, they would be arrested and whipped. everyone knows that. >> reporter: during an open hearing with another councilmembers president, activist jack shovalia gives a tongue lashing to karen toles over that recent speeding incident. >> it is our business to address you for our vehicles you drive. and the citizens of this county. >> reporter: two weeks ago she

was said to be going 50 miles an hour over the speed limit in a county owned car. she got a warning ticket. police say she wasn't charged with with speeding because the officer's speedometer wasn't calibrated, that he didn't have enough time to pay her, but they say, there was no favoritism. since the incident miss toles has dodged reporters trying to talk to her about it. the council has taken away her county car. and she's agreed to take a driver improvement course. so the total charges from that incident reckless driving, $510 fine and six points and improper lane change. $90 and one point. from karen toles attorney tonight we ask that in the interest of all concerned you reserve judgment and allow the legal process to run its course.

now, this whole thing heads to traffic court. live in prince georges county, pat collins news 4. >> now to breaking news involving a suspicious powder found just three blocks from the white house, someone discovered it around 4:00 inside a pizzeria in the 1300 block of pennsylvania avenue. no injuries. d.c. police and fire roped off the area of the restaurant just to be on the safe side. hazmat crews are are wrapping up their investigation. they're working to determine if that powder is dangerous and if it was placed there on purpose. opening statements in the trial of the virginia tech's response to the deadly shooting. two of the 32 victims killed back in 2007, their families are suing virginia tech for a total of $200,000. their lawyers today suggested the university's response seemed slow compared to a previous alert about a campus gunman that

went out in the year 2006. the president is expected to testify tomorrow. a new program is in the works to find international visitors who overstay their visas. at a congressional hearing today, a homeland security official said lawmakers would have a report on the plan within weeks. the arrest last month of a man from alexandria, renewed this debate over tracking illegal immigrants. he was planning a suicide bombing attack on the u.s. capitol. khalife is a moroccan national. there are serious allegations of rape inside the u.s. military. eight women filed a lawsuit that accuses the u.s. military officials of tolerating what they call a staggering number of sexual assaults at one of the nation's most aelite marine corps basis, that's the barracks

in d.c. michael isikoff has our report. >> reporter: ariana clay was a marine lieutenant with a shining future. but after serving in iraq, she says she was raped in 2010 while at the elite marine barracks in washington. >> an officer senior to me and his civilian friend came to my house on a saturday morning uninvited and both of them threatened me with death and raped me. his reason for doing that, he said was that i had humiliated him in front of his junior marines and he wanted to humiliate me back. >> reporter: the first female lieutenant at the same barracks said she too was raped there in 2006. >> he grabbed my shoulder and pushed me against the wall and tried to kiss me. the last thing i remember was hitting my head on his desk. i have zero doubt that my company commander raped me the night of march 16th. >> reporter: today, helmer, clay and six other women are filing a

lawsuit over sexual assaults. now estimated by the pentagon at 19,000 a year. department officials vow a crackdown. >> we own this problem, we need to fix this problem. the majority of your commanders out there absolutely want to do the right thing by any victim of sexual assault. >> reporter: at marine barracks washington, the showcase of the core, officials strongly dispute the allegations. both women say they were accused of misconduct including fraternizing with fellow officers. >> it felt like it was me on trial. i welcomed the sexual harassment by wearing make-up and shorts. >> the retaliation i experienced was horrible and ongoing. >> reporter: nbc news has obtained this report posted on the facebook page of the marine barracks protocol officer last november. it mocks marines who file complaints, listing such reasons as, i am a cry baby. >> this is disgusting.

and that's what's wrong here. >> marine officials told us the officer who posted that report was disciplined for poor judgment. the issue isn't going away. the subject of military assaults, including clay and helmer's allegations will get more attention in an upcoming documentary that has the pentagon on edge. it's called the invisible war. congresswoman spears office told me they're going to call for congressional hearings. she's calling for congressional hearings into the events of the barracks and the facebook posting. >> this is not the first time the issue has come up. what do you think of the prospects for a lawsuit in this case. >> it's very unclear. a similar lawsuit was filed last year by another group of women, the federal judge dismissed in a case after defense department lawyers argued that if claims like this were incident to military service and immune from

litigation. but the lawyer who's filed that lawsuit and this lawsuit is challenging. says it's important to keep the pressure on and keep the spotlight on this issue. >> michael isikoff, we appreciate it. you should know that you can see more of michael's report tonight on nightly news with brian williams. it comes up after this broadcast at 7:00. vincent gray is talking for the first time today about the fbi raid that involved a prominent d.c. businessman. federal agents raided the home and offices of jeff thompson last friday, he holds a $300 million medical contract with the city. he also played a key role in helping raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for gray's run for mayor in 2010. gray says there was no wrongdoing on his part. >> it was a hectic campaign, short period of time, only five months, there was a lot of activity, and, of course, at the same time i was the chair of the district of columbia, trying to do my job there. as i look back at my own

involvement, there was a lot of activity, and we did it with the utmost integrity. >> sources close to gray say the mayor is concerned that people in his campaign are trying to help him may have done improper things or violated campaign laws. coming up tonight. three people from one family all died from a mysterious illness. hazmat crews are looking through their home for clues. this is not your typical missing person's case. why the government is offering a million dollar reward for this man's safe return. victims beginning the tough task of rebuilding after that deadly outbreak of tornados. she has 336 million reasons to be thankful. this grandmother from rhode island is crediting her sweet tooth with helping her win one of the largest powerball jack potts in history. >> warm temperatures on the way over the next couple days, it's not going to stay warm through the rest of the week. i'll show you when the

temperatures sweep back coming up in a minute. we catch up with cap's forward troy flower on how the team can fight their funk. a 6'11" wizard has an embarrassing moment against a guy who's 5'9" and joe gibbs paying for big hits? what a couple former players have

breaking news in silver spring, university boulevard still shut down at this hour after a multivehicle wreck. this is what it looked like a short time ago. this is at the intersection of university boulevard with eisner street. nine people have been taken to the hospital. none their injuries appear to be life threatening. it is a mess there. investigators still trying to figure out what led up to this crash. it's a major commuter route. may be a boost in the effort to find a diplomatic solution to iran's nuclear program. five permanent members of the u.n. security council and germany agree to a new round of talks with tehran. iran is giving permission for inspectors to enter a place called the compound. however, iranian officials say it's not a site that can be visited repeatedly. inspectors believe secret atomic

work has been carried out there. they have denied requests in the past to visit the place. the fbi is stepping up its efforts to find a retired agent who vanished in iran. they're now offering a million dollar reward for his safe return. roberts levenson disappeared during a business trip to the middle east and this friday will mark five years since his disappearance. investigators say there is evidence he is still alive and being held by kidnappers. >> we in the fbi will continue to do all that we can to ensure bob's safe return to christine and their family. >> knowing that bob is being held against his will and not being able to help him has been extremely difficult for our family. there are no words to describe the nightmare my family and i have been living every day. >> the fbi also showed photos of what levenson probably looks like now after he was held for

so long. levenson worked for the fbi for 22 years. a group of expert hackers is behind bars because their ring leader turned against them. and secretly became an informant for the fbi. five people have been charged in a federal court in new york for allegedly targeting governments and corporations around the world. they say their ring leader has already pleaded guilty. four days after deadly tornados ripped through the midwest. people are slowly starting to pick up the pieces. communities are working together and there are signs of small town life reemerging. jay gray is in henryville, indiana with more on the cleanup. >> as families continue to pour through all of the splintered wood and twisted metal, suddenly signs of recovery are showing up. this morning the new washington state bank reopened. there was no power so no computers, all the transactions had to be written out by hand

much working by hand is something most are getting used to here. in some places a brick at a time. before the storm, carrie's beauty salon and house set side by side. now, what's left of both is scattered for miles. >> we have to start over from scratch. >> because she doesn't know how to get over everything that's happened. >> there are no words to put together to describe that very moment. >> reporter: for others the word is simple and obvious, it's hero. as the tornado was tearing away her home and everything around them. stephanie refused to let it take her children. >> i was reaching around holding them. >> she saved her little boy and girl. but flying debris left her crippled. >> i had two steel beams on my legs. >> fighting through the pain she grabbed a cell phone. >> i took my phone and made a

video to my husband to tell him i love him and my children i love them. because i was starting to get woozy. i knew that meant that i was going to die if i didn't get help. >> reporter: she did get help, doctors were able to save her life, but not her legs. >> i'm blessed that i have my children today. >> reporter: most agree there's not much that stephanie can't do. >> if i have to live without legs and get prosthetics, then that's okay, i can do that. >> reporter: because like so many here, she's a survivor. many say stories like stephanies along with the small keepsakes they're finding in this debris gives them the strength to keep on going. strength they will need for a long time here. in henryville, indiana, jay gray, news 4. >> it looks like they are having better weather there. he doesn't have his scott on, that's some measure of helpfulness there. >> it's going to be a lot better for them this coming week. temperatures tomorrow will be in

the 60s. they're already there today. as we make our way across the area today, it was on the cool side for us, high temperature only around 49 degrees. out there right now, starting to cool down quickly across the area. we're going to see our numbers drop dune into the 30s, very, very soon especially into some of those suburbs, get out the jackets this evening, you're going to need those, maybe even the coats again 3479 the high today, this was the 5th time below average since the beginning of february. an incredibly warm month in the month of february. we've been very warm for month. two in a row, that's it. 46 degrees out there right now. winds out of the south at 13 miles per hour. the winds creating a little bit of a windchill, not too bad out there right now. 43 in gaithers berg. manassas not reporting right now, down toward packs river, around 40 degrees. what are we seeing? a little bit of a warm front.

you can see the clouds and shower activity associated with that warm front. most of the showers not reaching the ground much what is that is doing is changing our winds out of the south. take a look at what's down to the south too. can you see on the wider picture the showers moving on through. we saw a few clouds from them. i mentioned down to the south, much warmer, 72 in memphis, 73 in st. louis. this was the area hit by the tornados. they're in the low 60s across the area today. much better news for them and for us, that warmer air will make its way in here by this time tomorrow. here's what's happening, high pressure over the region right now. that's the reason why we've stayed on the cool side. we're on the east side of that high pressure. all the warm air to the west side, the area of high pressure will move to the east. as it does, we'll get on the west side. that will allow for southerly winds, nice warm temperatures and plenty of sunshine time. if you don't have plans tomorrow, you may want too go

ahead and make them now. here comes more southwesterly winds on thursday. thursday a very warm day. i think some areas down to the south and west of washington get down into the upper 60s to around 70 degrees before we see another cold front move through. this one will not have any severe weather, even back toward the ohio valley. this will be rain, a few thunderstorms, that is it. it will provide us with with shower activity during the day on friday. friday right now not looking like a nice day. the warm air will stay our south. here comes the cooler air. the cooler air making its way in for the weekend. i'm not expecting a lot of rain from this storm. it's not a storm across the country that's going to produce a lot of problems. mostly clear this evening, chilly. sun set at 6:07. temperatures 37 to 42 degrees. winds out of the south at about 5 to 10 miles per hour. we've seen the winds gusty a bit. 25 to 34 degrees starting off

tomorrow. another cold start but warming up very quickly. sunny, breezy and wilder, feeling much more like april. 61 to 66 degrees. winds out of the south-southwest at 15 to 20 miles an hour. on thursday, look at that, 69. nice and mild, 58 on friday, with a chance of rain. right now the weekend does look like it's a little cooler. still, not bad out there at all. we rebound once again on monday as we get into the 60s. >> sounds good. thanks, doug. a local family mourning the loss three relatives who died from a mysterious illness. health officials already warning something out. new technology being added to

it's super tuesday, vote irs in 11 states including virginia are casting their ballots to choose the republican candidate who will run against president obama this fall. prince georges county council woman has now been charged with reckless driving. she was clocked at more than 100 miles an hour on the beltway. she will be fined $510 and get 6 points on her license. the officer who pulled toles over two weeks ago issued only a warning.

that sparked outrage among her constituents. eight women are taking the u.s. military to court, accusing high ranking officials at washington's marine barracks of turning a blind eye to sex crimes. two former marines told nbc news they were raped and retaliated against for telling their superiors what happened. 19,000 sexual assaults take place in the military each year. department officials are vowing a crackdown. it started out as the flu, but within days a woman and two of her adult children died. >> the washington hospital center says the brother and sister tested positive for influenza a. and that led to an infection that spread through their bodies. this tragic turn of events began last week, when the mother came down with flu-like symptoms on her home in maryland. when her children went to care

for her, they got ill as well. le hadth department officials spent part of tuesday conducting a series of testing inside the home here. any samples will be sent to the cdc. 81-year-old ruth blake lived in this home for decades. on february 23rd, she got sick with a respiratory illness that turned into pneumonia. she died in bed last week, three her children have been carrying for her. 2 them a 58-year-old man and a 56-year-old woman died just days later. the third who lived with her mother is in critical condition. neighbor mary dennis. >> that is very frightening. something like this -- something serious like this is in the neighborhood and nobody knows about it. >> ruth blake's son fred was brought here to calvert memorial hospital, then flown to met star center with pneumonia. he died monday. just hours later his sister also passed away. another sibling was taken off a respirator yesterday and is now

breathing on her own. >> this is a very unusual event. which is why it is newsworthy. >> dr. david rogers has been fielding calls from worried residents. >> i'm very -- >> i want to emphasize at this moment it seems to be confined to this one close family situation. >> mary dennis is worried. she got a call from the school system warning anyone with a respiratory illness or flu like symptoms to see a doctor. >> that is very scary. >> the samples from the home, blood and tissue and interviews with other family members will help investigates determine what was strong enough to kill a mother and two of her children and make another critically ill. >> we do expect that at some point in the future we will have an answer to exactly what this germ was and how it got transmitted. >> reporter: family members tell news 4 the first funeral was scheduled for wednesday after yet's deaths, though, those

plans have been put on hold. melissa mala pi, news 4. they're going to put cameras on school buss in montgomery county. the cameras are designed to catch people who ignore school bus stop signs. violators could be fined $250 or even $1,000. >> in most other jurisdiction around the country when they pass this kind of legislation, it's named for someone's child who is no longer living. this is really important for us, that we are being proactive to save lives. >> last year a state report found more than 7,000 drivers illegally passed school buses all across maryland all in one single day. metro has new numbers when it comes to crime on the rails. the data will go before metro's board later this week, when they discuss the safety improvements.

pat lawson muse has the results. >> reporter: according to the latest report by metro transit police, crime on buses and parking lots has hit a five year low. crime on the rails remains relatively high. the dean wood station ranked at the top with 67 crimes. those cases involve burglaries, larceny, aggravated assault and motorcycle theft. while dean wood ranks at the top, the four that follow in terms of crime are all on the green line. rounding out the top five. anacostia, and college park. on the flip side, five stations had no reports any serious crime, four of which are in virginia. they include arlington cemetery, eisenhower virginia square. you can see where your station ranks with the full list on our website nbcwashington.com search metro. in three months, fairfax and louden counties have to decide

whether to fund phase two of the dulles rail project. they learned it will cost another 2.7 billion. it would fund more than 11 miles of that rail to dulles international airport and beyond as well as six new metro stops, more than a billion dollars was saved by eliminating an underground station at the airport. >> the suspect behind a drive by shooting that injured a sleeping child turned himself in to authorities today. thomas baldwin is now in jail nearly six months after the shooting. police say baldwin shot into a house and the bullet hit an 11-year-old boy in the back while the child slept. the boy was not seriously injured. baldwin is facing a long list of charges, including attempted murder. the future of a cemetery is going to be discussed tonight. it's expected to bring out hundreds of people in calvert county for a meeting. the owners of southern memorial gardens cemetery declared

bankruptcy last summer while a lot people have paid for plots, and they paid for them years ago. with no one allowed to bury their loved ones, mourning families now have to pay someone to come in, perform a service, even dig the grave. and they're wondering what's with next. >> legally the process right now is in the hands of the bankruptcy trustee. the bankruptcy trustee has to make a determination who he feels is going to be best suited and best take care of the community. >> that meeting is going on right now, a community meeting at grace brethren church in ownings, maryland. the polls will close in less than a half hour. they close at 7:00. a lot republicans are opting to sit out this super tuesday, because only two of the candidates. are on the ballot. >> reporter: even he lamented the fact that all four gop

presidential hopefuls names were not listed. >> i wish democracy was fully alive and well. >> with two names mitt romney alive and well on the ballot. other republicans expressed their disappointment by staying home. the other contenders, newt gingrich and rick santorum failed to gain enough signatures to get enough ballot access rules. five minutes or more could pass between vote irs. the limited choice didn't stop this voter from coming to the polls and supporting his second choice. >> was your choice on the ballot? >> not my first choice. first. choice was. >> this woman came to cast her ballot for mitt romney, while her husband a santorum supporter decided to sit the primary out. >> my candidate is on the ballot. but my husband is not voting today because his candidate is not on the ballot. he's promised me he's coming in november for the general.

>> reporter: recent polls likely virginia primary voters show mitt romney with a wide advantage over ron paul. today's vote was more about showing support for their party in general and to express an anti-obama sentiment. >> i've not made up my mind as yet. and i noticed working one polls this morning that most of the voting was anti-the other party as much as it was for our candidates. >> one of the gop presidential candidates decided to sit out the virginia primary. newt gingrich and his wife live in the maclaine area, because only romney and paul's names were on the ballot, the gingrich's decided not to vote. >> we invite you to tune in tonight on news 4 at 11:00, we'll have coverage of this super tuesday result in virginia and all over the country. still ahead tracking a lost terrier, the incredible back story of a dog found wandering the beltway in the rain.

an 81-year-old woman from rhode island cashed the winning ticket in her bible. a local college swim team making waves in a new viral video. coming up in sports, why randy whittman called his team unprofessional and unprepared. it was a week ago today the caps scored this goal. [ male announcer ] this was how my day began.

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a dog found running in and out of traffic on the beltway appears to be a long way from home. the dog was found near old georgetown road last friday. since then, cheryl leahy has been searching for his owner. she took rex to a vet who discovered a micro chip in his neck. that showed this dog has lived in california, illinois and north carolina. >> what's interesting is, there seem to be military bases near every where he's been. and walter reed and navy medical are close to here. i wonder if he's a military dog and he's travelled the country and somebody's missing him. >> the vet who tagged rex doesn't have a record of his

owner. she is continuing her search. a sudden urge for some rainbow sherbet led an 81-year-old rhode island woman to hit one of the biggest powerball jackpots in history. she came forward today nearly a month after that drawing. the prize money totalled 336 milli million. >> reporter: louise white had her powerball jackpot check made out to the rainbow sherbet trust. because a craving led her and a relative to this local stop & shop. >> i'm very happy, and i'm very proud. and this will make my family very happy. we are truly blessed. thank you. >> reporter: that's all the woman of few words would say at the news conference would say. leaving specifics to her attorneys who say she bought the ticket hours before the drawing, february 11th.

and reacted predictably after it. >> it was my understanding that they were all jumping for joy. >> reporter: white with socked away the winner in the safest place she knew. >> it was in her bible for the first night. and i think they slept with the bible. >> reporter: it's the third largest powerball jackpot in history, which white has chosen to take as a lump sum of $210 million. and no one expecting her to be changed by it. >> salt of the earth. for anybody that takes a lottery ticket and stores it in a bible, you know is a good person. >> reporter: her odds at winning were not so good, though. one in 175 billion. chris clackum, nbc news. >> miss white looks like a woman of few words who when she speaks them, you better listen or she will go up side your head. >> you know it. we're going to have a little peyton manning news for you coming up. we're also going to hear

from -- a couple former redskins talking about money. joe gibbs gave them for big hits. the capitals looking to push themselves into the playoffs and the wizards woes continue. you have to

hello, everybody, and welcome back. taking a look at what was a fairly chilly afternoon, with plenty of sunshine not bad out there. the sun going down 46 degrees. winds out of the south at 13 miles an hour. the temperatures are going to drop fairly quickly as we make our way through the evening. leesburg at 43. our friends in warrenton at 48. and over toward hunting town, calvert county coming in at 40 degrees. what are we going to be seeing overnight tonight? temperatures on the cold side. not the cool side, but the cold side. 28 in frederick, 26 in leesburg. 25 in manassas and culpepper. 31 overnight in fredericksburg. you're going to wake up to a chill tomorrow. tomorrow afternoon, gets quite nice. plenty of sunshine, a high of 63 in winchester, down toward

charlottesville a temperature of 67 degrees. 66 in laplata. 64 in washington. temperatures about 15 to 20 degrees warmer tomorrow. and then they'll be even warmer on thursday. they're not going to stay that way. i'll show you the seven-day forecast coming up in a minute. caps don't have much room for error, do they? >> no there's less than a month left in the regular season. the amazing thing is, they're exactly where they've been for the last month. ninth place in the standings, they're not playing well. they're the jekyll and hide caps. they're at it again tonight. who shows up on the ice is anybody's guess. the capitals in the midst of their home stand this season. many thought this stretch would go a long way toward determining they were a playoff caliber team. so far, it hasn't gone well. the capitals shutout back to back games on their home ice for the first time since 2001. the capitals took it on the chin from the devils losing 5-0 on friday night. a game players and fans would

like to forget. then the guys follow that up with a tightly contested 1-0 loss against the flyers, a game in which their captain did not play well. despite all that's gone wrong, the capitals still in nineth place in the standings and they're well aware, all the players are, of where they stand. >> you watch them every day. you look at them before you go to bed. you look at them when you wake up in the morning. we have them plastered all over the rink, you try not to look at them too much. you try not to get too drawn into all the emphasis on it, they're just everywhere around you. the importance are emphasized immensely now because of where we are in the standings. the two games are the biggest in the year. we're very excited, happy it's a home game since we've been a lot better at home fp. >> good news for the wizards,

guys, you know what that is? the draft is the deepest it's been in years. >> that is good news. the bad news is, the way this team has been playing it could take years to fix it. randy whittman embarrassed by his lackluster effort last night. he said he saw it coming. randy whittman and the wizards down by 17 after the first quarter. it wouldn't get any better, time winding down in the third. monta ellis throws his pass to nobody. steph curry is there and chucks it up. buries the three, with time running out in the third. in the fourth, this was just utterly embarrassing. sheldon misses -- check out andray blatche. a guard came out and outrebounded him. the wizards lose 120-100. blache blew endlessly by the

wizards fans and randy whittman clearly none too pleased with with the performance. >> we come into a situation, we have a team on the end of a road trip playing a back-to-back. and we come in with that effort to start the game. inexcusable and that's on me. i'll take responsibility for that, i want to clean that up. that is unprofessional. i apologize, everybody that had to watch it and come here tonight. >> apology accepted. apparently the rid skins have been giving bonuses to players for big plays for a long time. according to former hog george stark, joe gibbs used to come into meetings with fist fulls of hurricanes and handed them out for good performances. if manly knocked a quarterback three times he would get $300. now he did tell the washington post he gave out all kinds of

incentives, from cash to lazy boys to vcrs to recognize guys that made positive plays each week. the program was used within the rules of the nfl. here's the peyton manning news, he's not going to be with the colts more than another few hours or so. there will be a joint press conference between manning and the colts on wednesday. they will release manning so they don't have to pay him a $28 million bonus. manning free to join any other team of his choosing. we know where we stand with that. >> we know where he shouldn't be, right? >> i don't think that would be a good move for the redskins to get peyton manning. i think a lot people agree with that too. nats and braves at disney's wide world of sports. we start in the second inning, no score. jayson werth sending a big old shot to right field. got a little help from the wind.

that's okay. his first home run of the spring and the nationals take a 1-0 lead down there. top of the fourth, it's now 3-0. mark derosa listed as the backup, a solo homer to left. the nationals beat the braves 5-2 for their second straight win. nice catch out there right here, watch this. catch of the game by a fan. bear handed off jason heyward's foul ball. it's going to be 13th ranked georgetown and pitt in the tournament tomorrow afternoon. gw plays tonight in the a-10 tournament. howard won their first game. and last night, bcu punched their ticket once again. rams took its first step toward a return trip to the final four. the dragons were riding a 19-game winning streak. bcu hangs on for a 59-56 win

after making that run to the final four as an at-large selection last season. the rams get an automatic bid. selection sunday just five days away. we know we're going to have a local team, good to have a regional team. and we'll have seven women's teams in the ncaa this year. >> very good. >> thanks, dan. coming up next, a local coming up next, a local college swim team getting a lot

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there's a new sport out there that lets players use low grade weapons as part their defense. it looks like star trek. it's called ultimate tack ball. players can use stun guns to stop an opponent who has a ball. otherwise they say players try to get the ball into a goal. the guys who played just had their first international tournament in thailand. i guess athleticism is not a prerequisite. the stun guns aren't powerful enough to cause any long term

injuries to the players. that statement may lead one to believe that you could smart for a while if you get hit by one of those things. today jewish and arab israeli teenagers put their differences aside for the love of soccer. the special israeli team took on junior varsity players from walt whitman high today. the special soccer program is the only time these israeli attorney agers can interact even though they're living in villages that are just minutes apart. final check of the forecast? we have warm weather heading our way. >> that taser stuff is weird. i mean, guys do stupid stuff, that's all i have to say. >> it's also not a pretty game, it looked kind of goofy. >> you didn't see anybody get real hurt with that thing. >> no. out their right now we're looking at nice conditions.

over the next couple days the conditions get better. a little chilly tonight, nice and cool. high pressure moves on to the east. as it does so. here comes the warm air out of the south. that warm r will bring things into the 60s tomorrow. 64 tomorrow, 69 on thursday, and back down to closer to average a good chance of shower activity this weekend. cooler but not too bad. another dry weekend out there not too bad. we rebound by friday. the men's swim team went to miami for a training trip in january. it was not all work. they found time to make a music vid video. the men's team choreographed their moves to the song, "i'm sexy and i know it" by the group lmfao. some of the video we can't show you. whoever posted it on the internet has removed it.

but it is out there for anyone to see. it's going viral. guys, you might want to have rethought that. >> you see dan in the background. >> too late now. ♪

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