a u.s. air base. 30 people were killed including six members of the u.s. military. the white house says president obama still plans to get u.s. troops out by the end of 2014. >> those objectives haven't changed. let me be clear. i do not believe this incident will change the timetable. >> reporter: but there is a nagging question. can u.s. troops make a difference in less than two years? >> if the answer is no, then why take another 3,000 or 4,000 killed and wounded and spend another $240 billion. >> reporter: even before the weekend incident an abc news/"the washington post" poll showed only 35% of americans believe the war is still worth fighting. that same poll shows americans evenly split on president obama's handling of the war. doreen? >> brian mohr reporting. thank you. more now on the threat that sent police at the university of maryland scrambling this weekend. they searched the room of a sophomore honor student after they tracked alleged threats of a shooting rampage on campus and

tracked those threats back to his computer. pat collins is at the college park tonight with the latest. >> reporter: you know how police say if you see something say something. well, three people saw these threats on the internet, called the cops, case closed in about 12 hours. the target? the grassy mall, a popular student hangout. the center piece of the university of maryland campus. under police guard today. just in case. the threat? posted on the internet. i'll be on a shooting rampage tomorrow on campus. stay away from the mall tomorrow at 1:30. hopefully i kill enough people to make the national news. the suspect? 19-year-old alexander song, a sophomore arrested by university police sunday morning on campus,

a day before that threatened attack. at the time the chief says the police didn't alert the campus because they knew where song was and they didn't want to tip him off. >> we felt we had the situation contained and the last thing we wanted to do was to alert the entire campus including mr. song that we were looking for him and therefore cause a precipitating event. >> reporter: that threat, front page news here. students here on edge. >> you never think that something like that can happen at your school i guess. but i guess this makes it a little more real. >> this is a little scary. hits close to home. >> reporter: suspect song lived on campus on the third floor of the oakland dormitory. police say they searched his room and found no weapons there. students who know him say this threat is way out of character. >> i think it's just a joke that

went wrong. it was a pretty bad joke. i don't think he actually meant it. >> reporter: alexander song is from fulton, maryland in howard county. he graduated from reservoir high school in 2010. he was in the top 10% of his class, a member of the national honor society. his family lives in this house on brookwood farm road. steve alexander lives across the street. >> bizarre. it's right across the street. how do you -- it's in your neighborhood and strange. >> reporter: tonight song is in the hospital. he's getting psychiatric care. he's been suspended from the university of maryland. he's been charged with interfering with the orderly activities of a campus. that's a misdemeanor. live in college park, i'm pat collins, news 4. >> thanks, pat. a judge denied a motion today to dismiss the wrongful death lawsuit brought against virginia tech. 32 people were killed when a gunman opened fire on the blacksburg campus in april of

2007. the families of two victims filed the lawsuit saying university officials botched the response to the shootings. officials say they handled the shooting situation as well as they could have. after a motion to dismiss was denied, they called police and expert witnesses to the stand today to help support their case. a judge in pennsylvania heard pretrial arguments that related to the jerry sandusky case today. the former penn state assistant football coach is charged with sexually abusing under age boys for a period of 15 years. today his lawyers requested more details from the attorney general's investigation. penn state's trustees also issued a report today saying a lack of followup displayed a failure of leadership by joe paterno and they say that is why they fired him. at the d.c. council today the public had a chance to weigh in on a new bill that would broaden requirements on reporting child sexual abuse in the city. a d.c. city council member introduced the bill after the child sexual abuse scandal at

penn state. current law makes it mandatory for professionals like counselors and teachers to report sexual abuse involving a child. the child sexual abuse reporting act of 2012 would require everyone to tell police if they believe a child is being sexually abused. failure to do so could result in a $300 fine or 90 days in jail. me mendelson says the mandatory reporting requirement helps defenseless children. >> requiring reporting begins to put some protection in place for the child who cannot protect himself or herself. >> opponents testified today that the bill does not take attorney-client privilege or spousal privilege into account and it doesn't allow for the fact that most people don't have expertise in recognizing child sex abuse. the bill will go on to the committee on human services for further review. in the republican presidential campaign the candidates will be put to the test again. this time in primaries in alabama and mississippi. and the latest poll suggests both races are awfully tight.

today the candidates were aiming their fire at president obama. here's jay gray. >> reporter: the gop southern swing continues today. looking to energize their campaigns while taking aim at the president newt gingrich and rick santorum addressed the gulf coast energy summit in biloxi this morning. >> we want to make sure we have a candidate go up against president obama who can make the case about energy in our future. who can draw a sharp contrast. >> these people are ideologically committed to fantasy land. if you read the president's energy speeches he is in cloud kukoo land. >> reporter: a new poll does seem to indicate president obama is running out of gas when it comes to the issue of oil. almost two-thirds of americans say they disapprove of the way the prds has handled price increases at the pump and that seems to be fueling a drop in his overall job approval numbers. 46% of those asked give the president a thumbs up for his work in the white house but 50%

disapprove. a big difference from just a month ago when those numbers were reversed. looking to season the shift in momentum -- i think it is time to send a president to washington who can fix things in this country. >> reporter: gop front-runner mitt romney got some help from self-described red neck comedian jeff foxworthy who told supporters this morning the current race is anything but funny. >> i've shaken the hands of too many vets, too many people that have put their lives on the line to fight for this country to see it go down the drain. it's in trouble and a mess. >> reporter: but then some would say so is the republican fight for the white house. with all three candidates looking for some clarity and southern comfort in primaries in mississippi and alabama tomorrow. jay gray, nbc news. >> the latest polls show a three way tie in alabama. mississippi is too close to call between gingrich and romney. some scary moments onboard a plane today that had to make an emergency landing at dulles airport. shortly after takeoff from reagan national airport a

mechanical warning light came on in the cockpit and the pilot declared an emergency. the us airways express flight was headed to philadelphia at 1:50 this afternoon. it landed safely at dulles 30 minutes later. fire officials inspected the plane on the runway and said everything was okay but airline officials say they put the crew of three and all 29 passengers on two other flights. >> wow. this is a beautiful way to start daylight savings time. >> isn't it. >> it certainly is. and doug is making his way, has made his way outside. you'll be out every chance you can get in weather like this. >> you got that right, which means we'll probably be out a lot this week because we'll see more days with temperatures into the low 70s across much of the area. that is exactly what they saw today. if you just think on it, this was friday. the sun was already making its way down so daylight savings time gives us an extra hour of sun light during the evening hours. let's take a look outside to show you how things are. 69 degrees under mostly cloudy skies. winds have made their way out of the south about 8 miles per

hour. right now no wind gusts reported. 69 here. 68 gaithers burg and leesburg. manassas right now 72 degrees. fredericksburg right now at 74. storm 4 radar is showing some rain trying to make its way into the region. i do think we'll see scattered shower activity overnight tonight around maybe 11:00 through about 5:00 in the morning. maybe around 7:00 a.m. so give yourself a little extra time. you may want to take the umbrella with you as you step out tomorrow afternoon and we could see a thunderstorm or two. we'll talk more about that plus how long these nice temperatures may just stick around. wait until you see the forecast. i got it coming up. >> all right. looking forward to it. still ahead, dozens of students hurt after a school bus making its morning rounds crashes into a concrete pillar. >> plus the search for a stolen championship boxing belt made of 24 carat gold. the founders of the coney 2012 campaign release a new viral video responding to critics. it is showing the events of a day that many people will never forget.

dan, what is ahead in sports? the redskins' hopes of signing big name free agents takes a major hit. we're also going to tell you which players are on their way out of ashburn. plus the hoyas are dancing. looking to avoid past mistakes. we'll take a better route in this year's

a 5-year-old is dead after a violent crash involving a packed school bus just before 8:00 this morning this happened in indianapolis. investigators say the driver of the bus lost control, hit the railroad bridge. he was also killed. police say there were a total of 50 kids on the bus. ten of them were taken to the hospital. two with critical injuries. one child was pulled from underneath the front wheel of the bus. united nations peace envoy kofi annan is urging the world to send a message to dplas cuss to stop killing syrian citizens. he left syria yesterday without a deal to end the year-long conflict. today at the u.n. secretary of state hillary rodham clinton said even as president assad was meeting with annan the syrian army was mounting new assaults on civilians. the u.n. security council is now meeting to decide how to address the crisis. russia has already vetoed two u.n. resolutions that condemn

assad's crackdown. a california utility company will pay $70 million in restitution in connection with a deadly pipeline explosion in the san francisco suburb. pacific gas and electric announced the settlement today. pg&e says the money will be used to help establish a nonprofit group to help the community recover. the explosion in 2010 killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes. the money is in addition to money pg&e already promised to repair the city's infrastructure and to help rebuild the neighborhood. there may be a delay in the criminal case linked to the worst mine disaster in recent history. the explosion at the upper big branch mine in west virginia killed 29 men on april 5th of 2010. federal investigators later determined that flagrant safety violations contributed to the explosion. the former superintendent of the mine is charged with conspiracy, disabling a methane gas monitor, falsifying safety records and other crimes. he was supposed to enter a plea

next week but today his lawyer said he had a schedule conflict and asked for a postponement. more than 70 million people have now watched the online plea to save the children of uganda from a violent war lord. now the creators of the coney 2012 campaign are releasing a new video. new video is expected to go out today in response to critics who say the group isn't being forthcoming financially. they say not enough of the millions the group is raising is going to actual programs in africa. charity navigator, an independent evaluation site, is giving the group only 2 of 4 stars for accountability and transparency. there have been many questions raised about the coney 2012 video and the organization behind it. tonight a reality check on nbc nightly news immediately following this newscast. gas prices are on the steady climb as you know. no signs of slowing down. the national average per gallon,

3.80 up 12 cents in two weeks. here in our area we're paying more. the district the average is $3.99. $3.79 in maryland and $3.69 in virginia. it has motorists in our area changing their lifestyles to manage the added cost. >> i drive from here to d.c. every day, i have three kids that have to take to school and bring back so we have to really cut down on a lot of expenses because i have to put a lot of money in the tank. >> analysts say closer to summer we could see record highs and they say the east coast will likely see some of the most expensive prices in the country. if you plan to celebrate st. patrick's day with adult beverages you can get a safe and free cab ride home. the washington regional alcohol program is offering its sober ride service again this year. it'll be available from 6:00 p.m. saturday to 6:00 a am sunday. anyone in the district and surrounding counties can get up to a $30 cab ride home. all you have to do is call

1-800-200-taxi. the u.s.s. enterprise has set sale for the final time. the enterprise and more than 4,000 crew members departed from norfolk, virginia yesterday. the nuclear powered carrier is heading to the middle east for a seven-month deployment and will return in the fall. the ship is the longest and oldest aircraft carrier in the nation's fleet. it was featured in the movie "top gun." i had forgotten which ship was in the movie but certainly think it was a member obl movie. >> yes it was for many reasons. i don't think the ship was the reason. >> awesome movie. memorable day for sure. all across the area if you like today get used to this forecast. >> all right. >> i don't just think the next week. this could be the next two weeks. >> wow. >> maybe. >> we like the sound of that. >> it is gorgeous out there. it is going to be throughout the night tonight at least 8:00 or

9:00 in most areas. i think we'll start to run in through some showers out there. high temperature today? it was actually 72. that was the high temperature for today. the average high is 54. this is right though. you think 72 could be a record with 20 degrees above average. no. the record 89 set back in 1990. that was also the earliest the cherry blossoms have ever come out. 1990. this year they'll come out a little early too. 69 degrees the temperature right now with winds out of the south about 8 miles per hour. current temperatures 64 in winchester, 64 west virginia. 71 in charlottesville. 74 in fredericksburg and a cooler 60 degrees down toward pax river as we are looking at a little bit in the way of water influence. talk about the tree pollen today. it's on the moderate side and is going to stay that way through the week this week. a lot of people on my facebook and twitter page asking about the pollen. that's what we're going to have. we'll be a little lower tomorrow especially if we get some showers.

you can see some of the showers making their way through winchester back down through the shenandoah valley continuing to move toward the east. we have a chance for some of those showers overnight tonight and in through tomorrow morning. this is all part of a bigger system here that's swinging on through the eastern parts of the country. we'll wait and see this area here to make its way through overnight. i do expect to see some showers by early tomorrow morning. and then look back here. this is some severe weather toward parts of michigan. numerous tornado warnings now in effect. tornado warnings, potential tornadoes on the ground up here toward michigan so a very stormy day there. for us, yes we have a chance for some thunderstorms during the day tomorrow. but i do not expect anything severe here. warm temperatures out ahead of the frontal boundary and here the showers. the showers move through overnight tonight and along the front tomorrow afternoon the same front that's coming through michigan right now, the same front will bring us that chance of isolated thunderstorms once again most of us will not see those thunderstorms. and if we do it'll be a quick shower with maybe a couple rumbles. thunder. that's about it. on wednesday, it's just warm out there with plenty of sunshine.

high temperatures back into the low to mid 70s depending on where you are. this evening a great evening. a few more clouds and, yes, late showers. those showers already making their way in from the west. if you're around the metro area no problems as far as showers are concerned but to the west say loudoun county, western montgomery, frederick county or in through the panhandle of west virginia you'll see a few more showers. 57 to 65 degrees this evening. tomorrow morning, mostly cloudy. a few showers possible. but mild. 49 to 55 degrees. i do think you'll need the little purse umbrella. you will not need the golf umbrellas tomorrow. partly sunny tomorrow afternoon with afternoon showers. possible thunder and the sun going down now after 7:00 at night. really nice outside. 7:14. temperatures tomorrow, 75 to 80 degrees is where we're going to be during the day tomorrow. take a look at these numbers. 72 on wednesday. 73 on thursday. 71 coming up on friday. that's with another chance of a shower. maybe a thunderstorm too. then even into the weekend we keep our temperatures at 70 degrees or better just about

every day with the exception being sunday. temperatures around 72 degrees on your saturday with a chance for some shower activity there and then we'll look toward next week. i think we may hit 80 next week. we'll have to wait and see. a little too far out. there you go. some nice numbers coming in in the second week of march. >> too late to recall that. we already have spring fever. >> we'll never go back. if you come in and say it is going to be 50 degrees we'll kick you out. >> yes. >> i am fully prepared for that. >> better be like this through july. >> you got it. >> thank you doug. coming up on news 4 at 6:00, a very serious story. the mother charged in the death of her toddler after leaving her son in a hot minivan, learns her fate today. >> i'm darcy spencer in anne arundel county. a man found a badly injured pit bull in this parking lot and that has sparked a dog fighting investigation. i'll have the story ahead. and the debate. should it be illegal to smoke in your car if you have kids u

an american staff sergeant is in u.s. custody in afghanistan tonight accused of going door to door and gunning down 16 afghan civilians early sunday. his name hasn't been released yet but there is word he was deployed from a military base in

washington state in early december. the afghan army has stepped up street patrols to prevent an violent retaliation. a university of maryland honor student is psychologically evaluated after his arrest for threatening to carry out an attack on campus this weekend. police say 19-year-old alexander song made internet threats to carry out a shooting rampage. he was arrested yesterday and police say he was not armed. >> reporter: republican candidate mitt romney is celebrating his 65th birthday on the campaign trail today. alabama and mississippi hold their primaries tomorrow. the latest polls suggest both races are too close to call. there will nobody jail time for a prince william county mother initially charged with murder for leaving her toddler in a hot van last summer where the child died. as julie carey reports now the commonwealth attorney agreed to a plea that will allow dr. karen murphy a veterinarian to do community service. >> reporter: relatives shielded

a distraught karen murphy as she left the courthouse after her tearful guilty plea to two counts of misdemeanor child neglect. >> dr. murphy accepted responsibility for her actions. the commonwealth accepted the plea deal entered today. it was a fair resolution of the case. >> reporter: the commonwealth attorney originally charged her with felony murder after her 2-year-old son was found dead in the family van last june. prosecutors say murphy had driven to work at an animal hospital with the toddler strapped into his car seat and didn't discover ryan until she came home later that afternoon. he died in the hot van. it was the second time murphy had forgotten to drop her son off at daycare. >> justice won't be served by making her go to penitentiary. if she is convicted after felony she'll lose her license to practice veterinary medicine and third i don't think it is possible to punish her more than she has been. >> reporter: under the plea

she'll performed 400 hours of community service at the local animal shelter and she'll also lend her voice to a national group called kids in cars.org which aims to raise public awareness about dangers facing busy commuting parents. its vice president spoke with news 4 via skype. >> the karen murphy case has gotten a lot of media attention because she's got such tremendous support from the community. it speaks to the fact this could happen to any parent. it doesn't discriminate to so-called good and bad parents. >> reporter: many supporters have signed online petitions backing federal legislation that would require vehicle manufacturers to install seat belt alarms in the back seat of cars. as the nasa youtube video shows the alarms could trigger an alert on a key fob if the child were left behind. the kids in cars campaign also urges parents to put something of value like a purse or brief case in the back seat with the child. parents are also urged to ask their daycare provider to contact them if their child is

more than 15 minutes late. in manassas, julie carey, news 4. as part of dr. murphy's plea the judge suspended a two-year prison term. she will be on probation for six years. d.c. police are still looking for a man and woman seen leaving the columbia heights ihop after a shooting sunday morning. two men were arguing about a woman when one pulled a gun and shot the other in the chest. this was at the ihop on irving and 14th streets in northwest. the victim was taken to the hospital and is expected to recover. the restaurant was briefly closed while police interviewed witnesses. it opened three hours after the shooting. police are trying to figure out who stole an expensive family heirloom in annapolis. the 24 carat gold championship boxing belt disappeared last thursday. the home owners in the 100 block of winchester road say they notice today and other items were gone when they got home. this particular belt is from the british empire lonsdale. investigators say an older, faded red vehicle was in the area the day it disappeared. anybody who might have seen

something should call police. authorities in anne arundel county are looking for an under ground dog fighting ring. in the last month two so-called bait dogs have been found in the county severely wounded and suffering. darcy spencer talked to the man who found one of the injured dogs. >> her name is princess and she is recovering at the animal hospital in anne arundel county from life threatening bite wounds. >> she is a love bug. just loves to sit on your lap and cuddle. >> reporter: authorities believe the pit bull was a bait dog in a dog fighting operation. >> it's sad someone would use these poor dogs as, you know, fighting dogs because they are so sweet and so trusting. >> princess was found wandering in a parking lot on richie highway in brooklyn park nine days ago. one of her wounds was so severe it left a gaping hole under her arm that got infected. >> she would have died from it had she not received this care. oh, yes. very much so. >> probably a matter of days? >> yes. >> reporter: this is steven williams. he was the person who found princess. tell us what kind of condition

she was in when you found her. >> she was just, you know, she walked across richie highway like she didn't know a car would hurt her. >> reporter: williams says he spotted princess right here in this parking lot. he called her over and she came straight to him. he quickly realized that she was in very bad shape. >> you see the marks on her from where she had been bitten by other dogs from her tail to her nose. she was full of them. >> reporter: this is rocky road. he is also being treated and is also believed to be a bait dog. he was found within a few miles of where princess was found a month ago. he has bite marks on his face and here on his leg is what doctors believe was a knife wound. >> i just hope they find whoever did this to them and, you know, that they'll be tortured as much as these guys were. >> reporter: county animal control officers say princess and rocky road were likely used for training other more aggressive dogs. they're asking the community to help find those involved. >> watching for lots of dominant

breed animals in one area, lots of people traffic in and out of an area or any other injured dog. >> reporter: why do you think no one is reporting these dog fights? >> because they're scared more than anything else. they don't want the people engaged in it to know who they are. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news 4. and the dogs will be placed with rescue groups and the vets are confident that both will find permanent homes. the catholic priest who recently denied communion to a lesbian at her mother's funeral has been suspended. the archdiocese of washington placed father marcelle on leave last friday for intimidating behavior toward parish staff and others. he serves at st. john newman catholic church in gaithersburg. artist barbara johnson says the priest denied her communion at the funeral because she was living with another woman. the archdiocese says the suspension is not related to the communion incident of last month. the archdiocese apologized for what happened in that instance. maryland lawmakers are discussing a partial ban on

smoking in cars. today the debate resumed on a bill that would allow outlaw smoking when there are passengers in the car who are under the age of 8. supporters say second-hand smoke is harmful to children. they amended the measure last friday which would have included passengers under the age of 16. lawmakers changed the age to make it easier to enforce since kids under 18 have -- under 8 rather have to ride in car seats. she is a woman who works wonders with buildings. linda rabbit was the first woman in the washington area to start a construction company. rand construction is now one of the largest in the country founded by a woman. pat lawson muse has her story. three this is the hangar at general dynamics. >> reporter: linda rabbit is founder and ceo of rand construction, the area's fifth largest commercial interior construction company founded and owned by a woman. >> we were in fact the first woman owned general contractor and i learned it as i did it.

>> reporter: she is a former teacher who in 1985 found herself divorced with two children. she took a job with an accounting firm. >> i didn't want to become cpa so i could never get into the corner office. so i decided the only way i could really support my two little girls was to learn something else. something i could be in charge of. >> reporter: it was at the height of a local building boom and a friend invited her to start a construction company. but with few women in the construction business, winning the acceptance of men was tough. >> we started small and started with things we could understand like paint and carpet. you know, things that i had done in my own home. >> reporter: the partnership soon ended and rabbit went solo. rand grew from a $3 million company then to a $250 million company today with 200 employees and an award-winning portfolio. >> these are different law firms and accounting firms. >> i think linda rabbit is a

classic example of the opportunity for women entrepreneurs here in northern virginia and the greater washington area. >> this week rabbit and other women ceos will share their success secrets at a forum sponsored by the fairfax chamber of commerce. >> i wanted to create a company where i'd want to work. >> reporter: but rabbit offers this advice to aspiring women entrepreneurs. >> don't let other people define you. don't let others tell you what you're capable of. figure it out for yourself. >> reporter: pat lawson muse, news 4 washington. >> that forum pat mentioned will feature a panel discussion called starting, growing, and succeeding as a woman entrepreneur. it takes place wednesday morning at 7:30 at the weston, tysons corner. >> she's got good advice. >> yeah. coming up on news 4 at 6:00 the parents kicked off that plane because their toddler threw a tantrum are not telling their side of the story. plus the reason why today may have been unproductive at offices across the country. and whether is just maybe a

minor detail compared to what we're talking about here, doug. >> you're talking about the ncaa tournament. heck ya. i tell you what, our weather the next couple days? looking pretty good. there are a couple flies in the ointment. a little in the way of some rain. i'll show you when rain could mean a thunderstorm or two as well. coming up in sports the redskins bapaying a hefty price for breaking the rules. the hoyas want to go to the ncaa tournament and tiger woods is hurting. the late

a rhode island couple say they can't believe their family was kicked off a flight last month because of their toddler's behavior. the family was boarding a jet blue flight from turks and caicos to the united states when their 2-year-old natalie had a meltdown. her parents say they eventually got her under control but the flight attendant told them they had to get off the plane for safety reasons. the husband and wife both doctors and their two girls spoke to matt lauer on the "today" show this morning. >> i guess the part that i don't understand when i look at it is we had her under control. so i have her seated. i can't, i've been on the flight with my children 14 times before and it was never an issue. i can't say what will happen in the future. but i have her under control so if that was the issue why kick

us off at that point? >> jet blue says the family could not keep natalie in her seat. it was a safety concern and that is why they were asked to get off. a today show online poll asked viewers what they thought. 71% sided with the airline. it is neck and neck between the two teams in this year's iditarod dog sled race. they're in a mad dash to the finish. zirkel has already won $2500 for being the first to reach alaska's western coast. if she crosses the finish line first she would be the first woman to win the dog sled race since 1989. people trying to win a little cash could cause a slowdown at work as the ncaa basketball tournament gets under way this week. a study by placement firm challenger, gray and christmas estimates employers will pay distracted workers about $175 million over the first two full davis the tournament. experts also say internet

connections could slow down as workers fill out office pool brackets and follow games all while on the clock. they add most workers are able to multi task so productivity shouldn't fall by too much. >> aren't you glad you're in sports? you can do it for a living. >> you're unproductive all the time anyway. >> yeah. it's going to be fun. we'll be talking basketball and redskins coming up. they're making headlines. why albert haynesworth is still koflting the redskins and from problems with the salary cap to absolutely no problems with the caps. d.c.'s hockey team is rolling. what's been the difference?

hello everybody. i'm meteorologist doug kammerer. right here at nbc 4. outside right now take a look at the kennedy center. a pretty nice day. 69 degrees. winds out of the south at 8 miles per hour. it is simply gorgeous across the area and it's going to be a very nice evening all around the region. 71 the high temperature today in washington. 73 in richmond. 68 in hagerstown. but still a cool 57 toward ocean city. with that cool water over the atlantic ocean still giving them a cooler temperature. storm 4 radar showing the rain trying to make its way into the region. already seeing some of that rain now making its way across the region but again very, very light rain.

that's what we expect right on through the night tonight. a few more showers back here to the west. we are going to see those move through overnight and probably right in through early tomorrow morning. let's break it down for you. 6:30, this is where the rain is just off to the west and then overnight tonight it'll reform around our region maybe around 5:00 in the morning so if you're getting up and leaving fairly early you may run into fairly wet roadways out there especially from i-95 down to the south and east where i think we have the best chance of seeing that rain. but by noon, it's out of here. a great day for lunch tomorrow with plenty of sunshine and then tomorrow afternoon along that frontal boundary we see those showers and storms developing. we could see a couple thunderstorms. nothing strong. don't worry about any severe weather. but a couple rumbles of thunder with this little batch as it makes its way down to the south and east too. temperatures overnight tonight 49 in leesburg. 54 in washington. 52 in fredericksburg so a very mild night. tomorrow afternoon, 77 in washington. 80 in fredericksburg. 76 in frederick. guys, i'm not feeling so good. >> yeah.

we're not buying that thanks, doug. i got our tee time ready. we're good. early. don't tell. >> you've got it too huh? >> yeah. it just comes and goes. >> yeah. redski redskins? >> this really came out of nowhere. >> yes it did. >> everybody was so excited over the weekend with the big news and the feelings around town after the redskins traded up with the rams to draft robert griffin iii. washed away amid reports td organization will lose $36 million in caps base for front loading contracts during the uncapped year. this will seriously hinder the redskins' efforts to sign free agents when the market opens tomorrow. albert haynesworth, the gift that keeps on giving. since his contract was the primary target of the nfl's wrath. the penalties can be divided over two seasons. so the redskins, who had between 30 and 40 million in caps space to chase free agents will now

have 18 million less if they divide that $36 million penalty in half. the league reportedly more warned teams at least six times there would be serious consequences if a team used the uncapped year to dump salaries by front loading contracts. apparently there was an invisible cap during the so-called uncapped year. so with free agencies starting tomorrow the redskins have released two players to free up additional cap space. the first major free agent signing for the redskins last season, expected to team with landry to form a devastating tandem at safety. but both battled injuries most of the season and atagwe only started eight games sitting out even when healthy. sellers was the longest tenured redskin and a former pro bowler. he lost his starting job at fullback to durill young last season. tourney time has arrived. virginia is at tenth seed with a tough first round game against

florida. georgetown is a three seed and they should have an easy time with 14th seeded belmont but the hoyas have struggled lately in the tournament getting bounced out of the first round the last two years in a row. this year the hoyas, well it should be easy but this is a tough draw with belmont. the bruins are the fourth highest scoring team in the country averaging 81 points per game. and many of the so-called experts picking belmont to win. georgetown's recent history says they're ripe for an upset and the hoyas still have that in the back of their heads. >> yeah. definitely. anybody says it doesn't is, you know, i think they're lying. you know, we know that in the past couple seasons it's been a disappointment in terms of fans and even for our team especially. and we keep that in mind. we're going to do everything in our power, us and all the coaches, to win that game. >> i think individually everybody can do their part. you know, do what you do and do it well. play as hard as you can. you know, leave everything on the court because it's all or

nothing now. >> i would say that this team has been working hard all season. you know, i'm not going to compare us to any teams in the past. i just say this team i see something else in everybody's eyes. you know we go out on that court. >> a different team. we have a different team. simple as that. >> you think he's been asked that question before? >> a few times. after you lose two years in a row in the first round you're probably tired of hearing about that. we'll be with the hoyas in columbus, ohio. excited about the ncaa tournament kitour tournament getting started. the capitals are only in the eighth spot after three straight wins you about caps at least now have a four-point cushion over the ninth place team. huge last night against toronto. brooks in the final game at home before a five game roady begins. a power play goal in saturday's game in boston. how about a short-handed goal last night? his #th 14th of the year. puts the capitals on top 1-0 and

that was more than enough for the goalie playing his 100th nhl game. he notches his seventh career shutout. caps win 2-0. they have now won three straight and start the five-game road trip tomorrow on long island. >> with all the ups and downs it's just we're still in control and we did a nice job this weekend of having the ball in our court and doing something with it. and getting four points going on the road where we've been struggling playing strong games in boston and then following it up with the next night with another good effort. >> guys are just all working hard, simple plays. doesn't matter how it goes in, who gets it. just do it. and i think right now that's, you know, guys are just feeling good. it's just kind of, you know, the entire wheel is greased right now which is really, really nice and a great time for us. >> got to pick it up. tiger woods struggling and it's not his driver or his putter. woods had to withdraw from the first round of the capital championship yesterday after

experiencing discomfort in his left achilles. another injury setback for the former world number one yesterday at durill a second shot on the tenth. watch tiger here after he hits the shot. grimaces a little bit. starpts to limp. the ball goes in the water. it's not good. take another look. tiger just kind of favoring that left leg. he will withdraw from the tournament after hitting his drive on the 12th hole but tiger could be out for a while. this is the same achilles tendon that kept him out for a significant amount of time. he is trying to come back of course and win his first pga tour event in quite sometime. he continues to be the biggest draw in professional golf. in spring training the nationals defeated the cardinals 8-4. bryce harper not in the starting lineup for a fifth day in a row because of a tight left calf. the manager davie johnson saw harp inner the trainers room this morning and said hey bud whai's up? johnson apparently nursing a

hamstring injury. the manager limping around a little bit too. coming up tonight we'll tell you where the georgetown women and the maryland women are going to be headed in the ncaa tournament. they're having their selection parties tonight. >> all right. good stuff. >> thank you. also still ahead tonight the new video just uncovered showing the events of a day many people will never forget. >> for all your news follow news 4 online. search nbc washington on facebook and twitter. ♪

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of its preorder inventory in some countries like france, japan, and the uk. the delay is two to three weeks. at&t and verizon say they'll notify customers by e-mail when the ipad is available. nearly 30 years since the shuttle challenger disaster we are getting a never before seen perspective. jeffrey alt attended the liftoff january, 1986. the film -- he filmed the flight on his super 8 camera. recently he remembered he had that film in storage and had it digitalized. alt says while the pictures depict the horrifying experience, being there was even more difficult to see. >> and then just as the seconds went on and you realized these two trails were going off and you saw this, the debris falling, you just knew something was wrong. everybody was just grasping for some sort of hope.

>> that was what, 1986? all seven astronauts including teacher krista mcauliffe died in that explosion. alt believes this may be the only film of the disaster from that perspective. coming up tonight at 11:00 a tribute for a marine corps pilot who died in a tragic accident before his deployment to afghanistan. plus a break in a series of cell phone robberies around the district and a pop star's surprising look on facebook. find out why madonna is posting pictures of herself bruised and battered tonight on news 4 at 11:00. let's get a final check on our gorgeous forecast. >> that's really all it's going to be for the next couple days. gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. and then is that seven days yet? >> keep going. >> close enough. >> tomorrow morning mostly cloudy. a few showers possible. and mild. 49 to 55 degrees tomorrow morning. you may need to take the little purse umbrella tomorrow. we are going to see a few showers out there as you make your way into work. partly sunny. afternoon showers tomorrow. maybe some possible thunder, too. but once again this is not a big

deal. don't expect everybody to see this. but temperatures, look at that. 75 to 80 degrees as you make your way out and about tomorrow and then look at this as i mentioned. simply gorgeous. 72 on your wednesday. 73 on thursday. and let's just keep it in the 70s all the way through saturday. just a couple chances for rain. >> okay. >> sounds good. >> like san diego. >> yes, true. anna thomasan lives in norway. over the weekend a rock crashed right through her roof. first she thought vandals caused the damage then looked more closely at the rock. it weighs about a pound. she called in experts. they say it was meteorite and the rock was probably formed when two asteroids collided in space. an expert says this rock marks the second meteor to hit norway in six years. that's very unusual he says. anna thomason says she'll turn it over so scientists can study it but not quite yet. she wants to keep it around for a little while just to look at. that as whole lot more

interesting than a vandal. >> exactly. good for her. nightly news is coming up