they believe the suspects are students too. the weapon? it looked like a pistol. the crime, armed robbery. the time, 10:00 a.m. a 15-year-old student says he was robbed at gunpoint in the gym. they got his cell phone and some cash. one suspect arrested later in the cafeteria. one suspect got away. police say they later located that pistol. it turned out to be a bb gun. an armed robbery inside a school. it's the kind of thing that gives parents goose bumps. >> i mean, you have to worry about her in the streets. but in school? that's just unacceptable. >> they need to have something to better protect the kids. >> reporter: look at the number of police cars here. one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine. and there is another one way over there. extra police called in.

called in to search for that other suspect. to look for that weapon. to keep the peace. at the scene, michael blow, the director of security for prince georges county schools. are you going to tighten up the security because of this? >> oh, absolutely. whenever we have allegations of this type, we always review our security procedures. and i'm certain we will be making the appropriate adjustments. >> reporter: now tonight school officials will send notes to parents to explain what happened here today. live in prince georges county, i'm pat collins, news4. in the district today, letters containing a suspicious white powder have been sent to three different addresses across the city. a school in southwest, a restaurant in northwest, and the environmental protection agency, they all were targets. in the last week alone, a total of seven suspicious letters have been discovered. erika gonzalez is live in northwest d.c. now with more on this. erika? >> reporter: jim, there is something different about this

third incident, because the fbi is saying that it is not related to the two others today. what that difference is we don't know yet. >> kind of scary to me, because all the people were inside of our building. >> reporter: this morning students at amidon bowen elementary school sheltered in place. others were turn away after officials received an envelope with white powder inside. officials searched the scene and the area was determined safe after some time. then after 11:00 a.m. and on the northwest side of town, emergency crews were called to bibiana, a restaurant for a similar situation. >> we just open the mail and white powder come out. so we called the police because the restaurant -- >> reporter: general manager francesco tells me he and his staff were evacuate affidavit the chef received a suspicious envelope. police blocked off the intersection while hazardous material crews geared up and entered the restaurant with masks and air tanks.

does that make you nervous? >> it does. that's crazy. >> reporter: about an hour later, the scene was clear and employees were allowed back inside the restaurant. according to the fbi, envelopes delivered with white powder inside date back to 2007. since then, it says there have been over 300 suspicious envelopes mailed across the country. and then a third incident before 4:00 p.m. another envelope with white powder delivered to the epa building in northwest d.c. but this time the fbi says it's unrelated to the first two incidents. crews cleared this scene in about an hour. >> even if it's just flour or whatever, the fact that they go out of their way to try to incite fear in people, it's kind of crazy. >> i think we're a little bit desensitized with the whole envelope with white powder because it's happened a lot. >> reporter: now according to the fbi, of those 300 incidents of white powder envelopes since 2007, the majority of them they say have been hoaxes.

we're live in northwest d.c., erika gonzalez, news4. >> thanks, erika. a husband tonight might possibly even be in shock after a street race that killed his wife. it happened in montgomery county. jorge martinez placed flowers today on the sidewalk where his wife's car overturned. the crash happened about 4:00 yesterday afternoon in the 800 block of randolph road in colesville. 31-year-old nelvis garcia was on her way to work when two cars were street racing, and one of them slammed into her. the mother of three died at a hospital. police are now looking for the drivers. two men are now facing charges in connection with a murder in aspen hill. the suspects are 20-year-old christopher edwards and 19 andrew ramos. police say they were at a home on superior street yesterday with the victim who has just been identified as 21-year-old hugo yupe. edwards stayed at the scene and called for hem. ramos left the house, but was

later arrested. still a lot of questions about this story. there is no word on what led up to the shooting. turn to politics now. the republican presidential hopefuls off to the south. there are primaries on tuesday in both alabama and mississippi. for muth myth, that could be a rough road ahead. steve handelsman on capitol hill now with more on this. >> reporter: thanks. this is good timing for mitt romney's rivals, especially the former senator who is on a bit of a winning streak. he is from pennsylvania, but rick santorum is counting now on the deep south. religious and conservative like him. he went to huntsville today. >> are we going to win on tuesday here in alabama? what do you think? [ cheering ] >> reporter: coming off his super tuesday wins in neighboring tennessee and in oklahoma, santorum is claiming he is the only conservative running. and claiming that's what republicans need in the fall in a new ad. >> how can mitt romney or newt gingrich beat barack obama when

on the vital decisions they're not much different? >> reporter: after his super tuesday win in georgia, newt gingrich too is counting on the south, where lots of republicans drive big trucks. gas prices are rising, the justice department investigating, congress is arguing about a new oil pipeline. and the price of gas is newt's big issue. >> when obama was sworn in, the day he was sworn in, we paid $1.8. >> reporter: but aides hint gingrich might drop out if he loses southern primaries. >> and when it becomes a two-person race for the republican nomination, the conservative will win that nomination. [ applause ] >> reporter: maybe not. critics call mitt romney a break front-runner, but so far he is earning enough delegates to keep his rivals from clinching the nomination before the convention in tampa. even if he falls short. and that convention is late

august, which could mean a half year more of republican candidates bashing one another. i'm steve handelsman, news4. back to you. >> thanks, steve. more protest today over virginia's controversial new abortion law. mothers and their children staged a sit-in on the steps of the state capitol in richmond. that protest comes just one day after governor bob mcdonald signed the bill into law. that bill requires women to have an ultrasound before they can get an abortion. the law will take effect in july. a major redevelopment project is taking shape in montgomery county. the white flint corridor will become home to the tallest structure in the county by 2014. this is a rendering of the 24 story building and development complex. it's called north bethesda market 2 and will feature 340 apartments along with retail space and offices. the complex will be built next to the first north bethesda market a block from the white flint metro station on rockville pike. and expect big changes at the springfield mall in virginia.

a massive renovation project begins this summer. and during the month of july, the only stores that remain open will be the anchor department stores. macy's, target, and jcpenney. in recent years springfield mall has seen an increase in crime. a new food court and movie heatler be added. the work is expected to go on for about two years. coming up, metro admits to knowing about damaged equipment on their trains. some are asking why they wait six year to do something about it. a local community mourns the loss of a long-time radio host killed while walking his dog. 38 million views and counting. a campaign to catch one of the world's most wanted war criminals is taking the internet by storm. a solar flare threatened to impact travel on the road and in the air, but so far, so good. not a big deal for us. what will be a bigger deal is the rain making its way our way. the low 70s. we saw the warmest day so far this year.

i'll show you what this frontal boundary and this rain means to your overnight. let's go to dan hellie right now with a cool tie. i like that. >> thanks, doug. peyton manning likes the afc. that's what he is saying now. what does that mean for the redskins? we'll tell you than that. a lesson learned for terrell. and a double overtime thriller and a[ male announcer ]hriller this was how my day began.

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dooby. outside pittsburgh today, somebody started shooting in a psychiatric clinic. it happened in the town of oakland. two people killed, seven others injured. we are told the gunman is among those who were killed. one of those injured was a police officer. nearby buildings were put on lockdown after the first shots were fired. that clinic is on the same campus of the university of pittsburgh psychiatry department. it is not known right now whether the victims or the shooter were patients or workers at that clinic. stocks closed in positive territory for a second straight day. investors have been confident that enough private investors in greek bonds would agree today to take part in a deal to restructure that country's debt. we should find out the results tomorrow there is also optimism about the february jobs report, also due out tomorrow morning.

the news helped the dow gain 70 points today. the nasdaq picked up 34, and the s&p closed 13 points higher. federal investigators are meeting over the next couple days. they're trying to figure out what is causing the steep price hike at the gas pump. a team formed last year is checking to see whether there were any inappropriate manipulations in the market. across the country, gas prices shot up more than 30 cents in the past month. it's up to $3.76 across the country. here in the district, gas is now more than $3.90. in maryland, $3.71. virginia is the cheapest at $3.64. a viral video is launching a new generation of social activism. kony 2012 has been viewed by more than 38 million people around the world. it's the story of joseph kony, a ugandan guerrilla leader who is behind the abduction of countless young children.

craig melvin has our report. >> i worried the rebels one day find us again and kill us. >> reporter: the 29-minute video starts with a little boy in uganda, talking about his brother being killed. >> we may meet in heaven. [ crying ] >> reporter: before turning a world away to an amateur filmmaker and his curious 4-year-old son, talking in simple terms about good guys and bad. >> he forces them to do bad things. what do you think about that? >> sad. >> reporter: in this case, the bad guy is one of the world's most wanted war criminals, joseph kony. since the late '80s, kony has led the lords resistance army in uganda. he has allegedly kidnapped tens of millions of children, boys to fight, girls to rape. kony has been indicted for murder, enslavement, and crimes against humanity. >> and he forces them to kill their own parents. >> reporter: the video is being fueled by social media, with many celebrities weighing in on

facebook and twitter. brian seacrest tweeted watched in bed. was blown away. sean diddy combs wrote, we will stop you. all million of my followers, retweet now. kim kardashian and oprah winfrey also encouraged their fans to watch the video. >> that's the intention of this movie is yes, for it to go viral. but we're going to take to it the streets, and we're going to start inspiring other people to make sure that kony is captured. >> reporter: the video is already inspiring some young people to act. >> we've done car washes, several bake sales, dances. >> reporter: in los angeles, caroline organized some students at her high school. >> i don't know what it was, but there is something about their tears and their voices that i just couldn't stand. >> i think that it just really shows how our generation kind of has a different perspective on the idea of like a global community. >> reporter: the students have already raised about $4,000 for

invisible children, the charity behind the stop kony campaign. >> they're taking action. and that was the whole intention. so they're waking up to their potential. that's what this is about. >> that was craig melvin reporting. to put more perspective on this, at one point last night, one million people were watching that video every hour on youtube. the group behind it is planning on online grassroots event on april 20th. >> the thing is catching on like wildfire. >> it seems like it. doug, how are we looking? >> what do you think about 4 today? >> i thought it was wonderful. >> that's not bad out there. you kind of wish that would last, but it's not going to be lasting because we have a frontal boundary coming through right now. you felt that with the winds. out ahead head of that front, the winds gusting to 40 miles per hour across the region today. yes, the winds did help us to reach the 74-degree mark. we also saw the winds in excess of the 40 miles per hour mark. even a couple of power surges. got some reports towards herndon and great falls in virginia.

high temperature 74 degrees. the warmest day so far this year. the second warmest actually on february 1st when we hit 72 degrees. the average high for this time of year is actually the low this morning at 53 degrees. an extremely warm day across the area, and it's still warm, even after 6:00. 73 degrees the temperature. the winds gusting to 30 miles per hour right now. we're going to continue to see the winds out of the southwest. and that will allow us to stay on the warm side. at least for a little while. 69 right now in martinsburg. 69 in la plata. down towards pax river coming in at 69 too. what are we going to be seeing? radar is showing a few showers on storm 4 radar. but way up to the north, we're not talking about anything around the metro area. but watch what happens when we zoom out here. you notice a lot of rain moving our way, and then kind of dying once it hits the mountains. this is expected, but this is the rain right here with the frontal boundary. you can see it coming together. and look at this line right here. this is a lynn of very intense rain. and maybe even a couple of rumbles of thunder. i would not be surprised to see this come through with some rumbles.

but i'm not expecting any kind of strong or even any kind of severe weather. don't worry about that. and by the time you wake up tomorrow morning, all of this will be on through here. but look how much moisture there is down to the south. some much needed rainfall through texas and arkansas. they are definitely getting that rain, very heavy rain right now into portions of tennessee and portions of kentucky there is the front. very warm air ahead of it with the showers. the showers will move on through tonight. and by tomorrow afternoon, we're seeing plenty of sunshine. a beautiful day on our friday. it will be rather breezy. temperatures will be about 15 degrees cooler. but that still puts us about 5 to 10 degrees above average for this time of year. on saturday, we go back below average. it will be a cool day on saturday. high temperatures in most locations only in the upper 40s to around 50 degrees. but with plenty of sunshine, not all that bad sunday right now. looking very, very nice. so here is what is going to happen with future weather forecast tonight. 9:00, nothing to talk about. just some clouds moving on in. but by around 11:00, 12:00, 12:30, that's when we see the rain envelope the area. most of this will be on the

light side. we could see some heavier showers move through. right around 2:00 in the morning through 3:00, you notice the yellows and the oranges down here. that's where we could see a rumble of thunder. but again, nothing strong out of this. and by 8:00 tomorrow morning, we're all clear. tomorrow morning's rush hour should not have any problems as far as the rain is concerned. the rest of the evening tonight, increasing clouds, mild and windy. isolated showers late. but most of those should stay to the west. temperatures about 59 to 66 degrees with the winds continuing. and then tomorrow morning, clearing skies, breezy, and cooler. you'll wake up and you'll notice a difference. 42 to 46 degrees with the northwest winds still gusting to about 20 miles per hour. you will know this. that's for sure. mostly sunny tomorrow afternoon, breezy. not as warm. but you know what? still nice for march. northwest winds at 10 to 20, with temperatures 54 to about 60 degrees. we cool off on saturday. but then right back up sunday 62. 65 on monday. >> wow. >> and look at this. back to around 70 as we get into

the middle of next week. and that right there, that little clock, that's what that is, that is a clock, that is to show you to spring forward on saturday night. sometimes you can't make those things big enough so everybody can see them. that's what that is out there. >> it's the shortest weekend of the year coming up. >> you're right. >> i think we ought to take time away from tuesday or wednesday or something instead of the weekend. >> let's talk to ben franklin about that. >> the wind created all kinds of problems with my hair today, man. >> i can tell. wow! coming up, we're going to have the report on the results of an undercover sting on stolen cell phones. >> metro knew about the problem, but the agency now admits waiting for several years before fixing the faulty

"access hollywood" test. "access hollywood" test. "access hollywood" test. and now, from washington's leading news station, this is news4 at 6:00. >> police are investigating an armed robbery inside flowers high school in maryland. they say two people who they believe are students robbed another student during gym class this morning. they got away with the cell phone and cash. police caught one suspect. the other is still on the run. school officials say they're

sending a letter home with parent, and they'll have extra officers a the school tomorrow. three more suspicious letters were sent to addresses in the district today. the latest one arrived just before 4:00 at the epa building in northwest. earlier today, a restaurant in northwest, and the amidon bowen elementary school in southwest received those letters. all of them were sent from texas. all three had white powder inside. so far none of them has posed any danger. super tuesday is over. now the focus in the republican presidential race is turning to the south. alabama and mississippi will hold primaries next tuesday. the metro system says it knew about brake problems on the trains six years ago and didn't do anything about it because of huge financial problems. >> it could have been more serious than the two brake problems that prompted serious repairs. >> reporter: in december and

january, brake problems disrupted metro train service and scared passengers as metro rushed to check all the systems' brakes. metro had known about the failing brakes since 2006. he said metro had failed to make the speedy repairs because of severe budget problems. >> and here you had a known safety defect fall through the cracks. maybe nothing would have happened, maybe it wouldn't. this is not what we want to have. for passengers, i don't think there was extraordinary risk. but it's not a way to run a railroad. if something needs to get fixed, it should get fixed. >> reporter: metro general manager hired in part to correct deferred maintenance told us the 2% have not been replaced. 98% have been. >> the service has been safe for ticks years. i ride every day. we run a safe service. we invest a lot more money,

time, effort into reconstructing this place. >> reporter: some passengers might want to know, is there any other thing like brakes that aren't being fixed now because of budget issues. >> i asked that question the other day when i first heard about this. i said i want to know if there are any other long deferred and known situations that should have been corrected. and the answer i got was no. >> reporter: at metro headquarters, tom sherwood, news4. >> metro says the affected brake parts should have lasted up to 35 years, but they were wearing out in as little as 10 to 15 years. officials at virginia tech now admit that the timeline of events during the 2007 shooting rampage may have sommer roars in it. the timeline is at the center of a lawsuit brought by the families of the students killed in that tragedy. the suit claims that the university failed to notify students that a gunman was on campus. and then tried to change the accounts of how it notified students after the shooting. today a university spokesperson,

larry hincker testified that some elements of the timeline might have been entered on his computer by somebody else. 32 students were killed at virginia tech when a man named seung-hui cho killed 32 people and then himself. it all happened back on april 16th of 2007. a long-time radio personality was killed yesterday in spotsylvania county. police say he was out walking his dog when he was hit by a truck. despite the tragedy, julie carey tells us the victim's former coworkers are remembering the good times. >> here we go, ready of not. >> for years they started with his signature dooby doo song. >> and i would have people tell me. i knew whether i was going to be

on time to work based on where i was when the dooby doo song came on. >> has a little extra meaning today as we remember brian strobel. cities, and counties ners in mentioned in the dooby doo song are mourning strobel's sudden death. the 65-year-old was killed around 5:00 p.m. yesterday. he was walking a dog in the subdivision when a pickup truck veered off the road, knocked down a mailbox, and hit strobel. >> anyone that has lived in this area within the last 30 years, knows brian strobel and knows his name is a household word to us. it's a tremendous loss to the community. >> reporter: even though it was strobel's familiar voice that so many people woke up to each morning, it was also not uncommon to see him out and about in the community. penny was strobel's on-air partner for 17 years. he retired in 2007 from wfls, but still worked a few hours a week at a competing country station. she remembers how he immersed himself in community activities

and varies. strobel chaired the salvation army's annual shoe drive, raising his millionth dollar for the fund the year he retired. >> even if the little smallest group of our community had a fourth of july parade in their neighborhood, and they invited him, he would come. >> the operations manager. >> reporter: he was a joy to be around. you knew brian's first instinct was to go with his heart and what was right. >> reporter: now his broken hearted fans fill tribute pages and click on the link to his signature dooey doo song. in fredericksburg, virginia, julie carey, news4. >> strobel leaves behind a wife and two sons. the grand jury today indicted a man who authorities say committed two home invasions in montgomery county. his name is kevin ray. he is facing 27 charges, including armed robbery, attempted kidnapping, and sexual assault. investigators say he carjacked a

woman at gunpoint outside her home in wheaton back in january. the next day, prosecutors say he tied up a woman and her son in bethesda and sexually assaulted their housekeeper. if convicted, kevin ray is facing a number of life sentences. d.c.'s former fire chief ordered tens of thousands of dollars of polo shirts for the firefighters. but they've been sitting in boxes for a year now because the current fire chief won't let them be handed out. darcy spencer has our report. >> reporter: $70,000 worth of d.c. fire and ems polo shirts are sitting in boxes inside this warehouse. so why haven't they been distributed? it all boils down to a controversy over this patch. d.c. fire and ems chief kenneth ellerbe won't hand them out because of this patch. he wants firefighters and ems workers to wear uniforms affixed with this patch. >> if we can get money back for them, fine. if we can't, we usually hire

about 100 summer employees. we may let them wear the shirts. i don't want to waste anything. >> reporter: the 1700 polo shirts were ordered by former fire chief dennis rubin, who had started to phase in the new patch. but the shirts have apparently been gathering dust in the warehouse for about a year. >> it affects morale overall. >> reporter: how so? >> the employees don't feel valued. >> reporter: the union argues that the shirts which are fire resistive should be worn, not put on the shelf. >> it's been a huge push for fire resistive wear. we're not backing off from that. these shirts have been provided by taxpayers and with a they should be in use. >> reporter: wednesday chairman phil mendelssohn was obviously frustrated over getting the runaround biabout the polo shirts. he said he had been told they didn't even exist. they received inquiries from the inspector general's office about the polos. >> i think it's one of the issues that distracts from the importance of fire and ems response. >> reporter: so will the polo

shirts with the old emblem continue to sit here in storage at the warehouse, or will they be used in some way? we'll have to wait and see. in northeast washington, darcy spencer, news4. >> union officials say they're hoping ellerbe will change his mind and let them wear the shirts. the inspector general's office did not return a call seeking comment than issue today. d.c. mayor vincent gray and other officials took part in a groundbreaking today for a new apartment building that will provide affordable housing. work is already underway in the 3200 block of georgia avenue. the finished product will be called the heights. there will be 69 apartments available, and there may be space for some community service as well. mayor gray noted that he recently appointed a task force to find ways to create more affordable housing for d.c. residents. handicapped drivers will find an additional 1100 red top meters throughout the district over the next few weeks. that means 9% of all metered

spaces in d.c. will be reserved for people with disabilities. the d.c. department of transportation says the spots are being added in areas with a high demand for parking. only vehicles with a valid placard or license plate can park there. the fine for breaking the law? $250. if you have smartphone that isn't pass word protected, you may be more vulnerable than you think. in an undercover study, symantec loaded 50 phones with fake personal information and dropped them in high traffic areas in five major cities, including washington. they wanted to see if people would try to access the phony data on the phones they found. and people in every city tried to get personal information from the phones, including online banking, e-mail, and photos that were labeled private. >> overall, 84% of all the people had access to either personal or corporate information off that phone. even those who had offered to return the phone.

>> in the study, only 30% of new yorkers returned the phones. people in ontario, canada were the most likely to return the phones. here in d.c. only half of the people in the study returned the phones. coming up in the broadcast, a huge solar storm out there. scientists say that we lucked out so far. and it's the million dollar question in northern virginia. tonight the question who hit the jackpot playing power ball comes forward. coming up in sports, [ male announcer ] what if you had thermal night-vision goggles,

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coach's words to heart. hi, i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrest. tomorrow morning on news4 today, don't let rising gas prices keep you home this spring and summer. the best vacations to go on right now that any family can afford. >> plus, all the overnight news that may have happened in your neighborhood. wake up with us tomorrow. we're on from 4:28 to 7:00 a.m. up on the sun, there is a huge storm, the biggest one in five years. and it's sending flares. warnings about power grids and other things on earth. so far it appears that we have been lucky.

the biggest impact appears to be the stunning lights that folks are enjoying upnorth. >> reporter: it appears the latest solar storm affecting the earth's atmosphere has not created as many problems as expected. >> this is one of the bigger ones that has happened in quite a while. but so far, so good. >> reporter: researchers say there are no reports the magnetic storm triggered by the solar bursts caused any disruptions to high frequency communication, for airlines, and emergency agencies, power grid systems and gps satellites. but the highly charged particles created magnetic and radiation concerns when it reached earth, enough to make airlines to change routes temporarily. >> they have diverted a lot of the airplanes so that they don't go close to the north pole. and they reroute them. >> reporter: the latest solar flares, some of the most dramatic in a decade, are part of a series of solar storms scientists are tracking closely. >> we've got sun spots here. it's this groups of cooler areas on the sun that produce the

interruptions. >> reporter: in the past few months, the beauty of the night skies have outweighed any of the potential problems. those solar burst particles are creating more brilliant auroras in the northern hemisphere like this image captured in alaska. experts say those vibrant views might even be viewable in unexpected parts of the country. >> if the sky is clear and folks in northern u.s. and certainly in canada and other parts of the world that are a little closer to the north pole may be able to see the northern lights. >> reporter: gazing that may make all the other concerns worth the risk. michelle franzen, news4. >> have you seen the aurora any time? >> i've only seen it here. >> it's awesome. it looks gorgeous in pictures.

>> might have trouble catching a flight. >> i'll ride in the sidecar. >> okay! >> she'll drive. >> i'll fly. >> smart. smart. we're talking sports. coming up, march madness is officially in gear. we're talking maryland and georgetown in the abc and big east tournament. did peyton manning reportedly already narrowing down the list of teams that he will and won 6.

you're watching news4 at 6:00. >> oh, it was a great day to be outdoors today. take a lack at that, the awakening at national harbor. kids climbing up there on the knee there it's a good little slide. even though we saw some clouds and winds gusting to 40 miles per hour, not a bad day at all with temperatures around 70 degrees. and that's where we sit right now at 6:00 at night. 70 degrees with the dew point of 45. winds out of the south-southwest right now at 18 miles per hour. but still gusting to 30. and it's that southerly direction that is going to continue to give us really nice warm temperatures right on through the rest of the evening. a nice evening. it is going to stay, however, on the windy side. 68 right now in rockville. 62346 gaithersburg. manassas at 70 degrees.

over towards calvert county, huntington at 68. college park at 70 degrees. nice wind by maryland, by the way. i'm sure dan is going the talk than. are you going to talk than? >> is he stealing my thunder already? >> i'm sorry. they won by a point. now i'm wrong, so it's okay. storm 4 radar showing not a lot going on right now. but here is our frontal boundary back to the west. the front is going to move through with showers. a possibility of a rumble of thunder or two. but don't expect a whole lot out of this. we are going to see a quarter to a half an inch of rain. the good news here, this will be out of here, most likely by the time you step out the door. i think it should be all said and done with by about 6:00, 7:00 tomorrow morning. if you're waking up around 4:00 or 5:00, you may see showers, but the majority will be gone. tomorrow afternoon getting back into the 50s, and even close to 60 degrees in the districts. but we are going to see things a little bit on the breezy side as you step out the door tomorrow. 60 in fredericksburg. 55 in martinsburg and indianapolis coming in at 57 degrees. now let's go and talk about some sports. >> you're going to let him get

away with it? >> there is going to be some sort of payback. >> the next time the weather comes up, he is not going to be alone. >> payback is a doug. >> a mean dog. >> what is up? >> peyton manning, i can't wait until he picks a team. >> so we can move on and talk about other sports? >> thank you! it looks like peyton manning is not going to wait long to pick a team. payton would like to make a decision in the next week or so, and he would prefer to stay in the afc. if a report from espn's chris russell is correct, peyton has already told the redskins he is not coming to washington. he has been a free agent for 24 hours and there are at least 12 teams interested. the number shrinks dramatically if manning wants to stay in the afc. manning's number one priority, going to place where he can win immediately, perhaps the main reason he has reportedly crossed the redskinss off of his list. that would make sense. the biggest game of the big

east tournament was the last game for georgetown. the hoyas up by 11 late in the second half. and despite another spectacular game from henry simpson, cincinnati comes out victorious in double overtime. this really was a tale of two haves for the 14th ranked hoyas. we're going to pick it up in the first half. it's a tied game. henry sims going to work down low. a turnaround jumper. what do you think, big john? he likes it. hoyas up by six at the half. second half, cashmere, right drives. yancy gates is there. he had 23 for cinci. ten seconds to go. to otto porter. his shot up, rolls around for a minute, and in. so we're tied at 54 and heading to overtime. end of overtime now. cincinnati up by two. henry simms driving with time winding down. look at the clk here. barely gets it in. that is a huge bucket.

a buzzer beater. so we're going to a second overtime. in the second ot, 30 seconds to go. simms hits the tough shot again. he had 22 points and 15 rebounds. tied at 70. kashmere, right at the top of the key, drives off the glass and in. bearcats had the lead with less than eight seconds to go. final chance for georgetown. jason clark drives. nothing there. gives it over to henry simms. the big man just off the mark. probably don't want your center taking that shot as the potential game winner. georgetown falls 72-70 to cincinnati. they will now await an ncaa tournament seeding. if i told you maryland's walk-ones got a chance to play in their acc tournament game this afternoon, you would probably assume the terps were losing badly. they turned in one of the most complete performances earning a date with north carolina tomorrow. the terps coming out ready in

this one. mark turgeon was loving it. terps on the run. throw stoglin to moseley. maryland takes a five-point lead. the second half, maryland starting to dominate. moseley, out to stoglin. in the middle of a 20-2 run. stoglin, 25 points in the game. later, creating the turnover. ahead to nick faldo. the freshman throws it down. he had 19 for maryland. easy win for the terp. number one seed north carolina tomorrow. coach turgeon finely seeing a season's worth of teaching paying dividends. >> we talked about just, you know, dialing in. but also having fun. and i think the guys tried to have fun today. more importantly, they trusted their teammates on both ends of the floor. >> i just wanted to do anything i could do to help us win.

the coach was talking to me on the plane about being a better teammate. i want to work on that, get my teammates involved. we did that and we got the win. >> all right. and today at the university, the district of columbia, a sendoff for the men's basketball team. the fire birds headed to the ncaa 2 tournament for the first time in 25 years, led by former bullet big man jeff rolland. check this out. the coach wearing his good luck charm, a skull belt buckle. picked it up at a store in new york before the season started. and rowland says you already need luck on your side. >> need a lot of luck. so saw it. it was in the village. my fiancee was talking about my attire and belts. she said you need to buy that one right there. that's a statement. probably get another one. you have to embrace the moment. but also realize that you don't

win saturday, you're done for the year. so it's edgy. it's the way it is. the way life should be. >> you need a lot of luck when you're at utc. >> and he has had more than luck. i mean that team, i think he had six guys at one point. >> when he first started, they didn't have phone lines. they didn't have enough people to practice. >> talk about turning it around. good for them. >> first time in 25 years you said? >> he really has rebuilt the program from scratch. >> we're rooting for him. >> that we are. let's talk a little wizards now. trying to cut me off. you know what i mean? >> i'm on your side. >> thank you. >> and doug is covering sports. what is a man to do? >> we have to see these highlights, because these wizards highlights were fantastic last night. >> absolutely. >> taking on the lakers, head coach randy whitman has certainly seen his share of frustrating moments. check out nick young, wide open. you got to throw this down, right? front row.

are you serious? butter fingers. this cannot happen. one of the worst things i've ever seen. fourth quarter. now. >> looks like he feels bad. >> well, kind of. tied at 89. shoving mack, misses. but kevin serafin doesn't. one of six wizards in double figures. nick young would make amends though. he had 19 points including the dagger. that's probably the only thing we didn't hear was the classic dagger call. great dance from this little guy right here doing the john wall. the wizards beat the lakers 106-101. and we need to cherish that win. it might not happen again. >> can we make the point that nick young also had at least six assists last night. >> career high. >> in his entire career he had six assists. >> sharing the rock all of the sudden. >> i love it. thank you. >> i'm done. >> pass the torch. >> thank you,

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there is a new exhibit at the smithsonian that helps answer an age-old question. when will i ever use math in real life. how many parents have heard that? it's called math alive. it features several hands-on activities that show kids how math is use in their favorite sports, in things like movies, music and photography. it's located at the smithsonian castle in southwest d.c. on the mall. the exhibit opens to the public on saturday, and runs through june 3rd. teen smoking has become an epidemic. that's according to a new report released today by the surgeon general. among the most notable findings? nearly one in four high school seniors smokes. one in four. and 99% of smokers begin before the age of 25.

the surgeon general called the statistic shocking, because the youth smoking rate had been declining since the late 90s. but it has slowed down considerably in recent years, thanks to campaigns against higher taxes during the weak economy. >> excise taxes on tobacco especially are effective in preventing 14 and 15-year-old kids from buying cigarettes. >> the government hopes to get teens' attention with a new public service announcement. big tobacco is also criticized in the surgeon general's report for spending more than $27 million a day in marketing and promotions. a man in falls church, virginia, is the winner of the $1 million prize from saturday's power ball drawing. the virginia lottery handed over a check this afternoon to 62-year-old ioan vaneca. he is a grandfather and salesman. it was presented at the sleepy hollow exxon where he bought the ticket. it was just the second time he

ever played power ball. >> whoa. >> when he saw the winning numbers, he wasn't as excited as you might think. >> a little disappointed because i had 34 and the number, power ball number was 35. >> off by one for the whole thing? >> yeah. >> wow. >> i was close to 50 millions. >> he says he hasn't decided what he'll do with the money yet. the gas station in falls church who sold. him the ticket, they get a $10,000 bonus. >> i bet they're excited. a look back at the very first terror attack here in the nation's capital. gunmen led by a man who wanted to avenge the murder of his family stormed the district building and started shooting and beating men and women. >> he threatened to behead all of us. he threatened to kill us. and he told us we were responsible for all the ills of the world.

>> more than 100 people were taken hostage during that 40-hour siege. pat collins that l have a special report on the hanafi takeover tonight at 11:00. >> also, the mayor was shot and the reporter killed at the district building. should it be interesting. final check? the rain coming in between say 11:00 tonight and about 5:00 tomorrow morning. and then it's out of here. tomorrow afternoon, 59 and breezy. cool on your saturday. and then right back up into the 60s to near 70 by the end of that seven-day forecast. not bad out there at all. >> all right. thank you, doug. >> thanks, doug. our compatriot veronica johnson was on assignment today reporting from the national harbor. it wasn't all about the weather, though. vj got on and took on a mechanical bull at the harbor's cadillac ranch restaurant. you go, girl. turn it up, y'all. i have to say we were pretty impressed. the thing flipped and turned. vj managed to hold on for 20

seconds. is that about the slowest thing? now they're cranking it up. veronica said it's a lot harder, but she is doing good. you go, girlment she says she would have done better if she had a cowboy hat that might have