ray mohr row, the commonwealth's attorney from fairfax county says he doubts he will reach a conclusion by that time whether or not to retry hash for murder. >> i'm investigating the case and i have to look at the investigation, initial investigation as well, so i think that's gonna take some time. i have two of the best detectives on the fairfax county squad. >> reporter: culpepper was shocked by the allegations that there was prosecutorial misconduct in the case. commonweal commonwealth's attorney gary close resign bud sheriff scott jenkins says he didn't do anything wrong. he has nothing to hide and believed it was a weak case from the beginning. >> not to say that he is innocent, just saying that the right thing should be done in the system works its way through the process and that's what i've done for many years. >> reporter: as michael hash left the courthouse, he asks what he looks forward to, he says seeing his family and home cooking. in culpepper, virginia, chris gordon, news4. and we are following a developing story.

there is a verdict in that wrongful death lawsuit against virginia tech. today, the jury found that the school was negligent in its response to the '07 campus shooting that left 33 people dead, specifically, the school delayed a campus warning after the first shots were fired. the verdict came after a 3 1/2-hour deliberation. the parents of two students killed in that attack filed this lawsuit. each family was award $100,000 in damages. virginia tech released a statement saying it is disappointed with today's decision. a spring convenient in the nation's capital will happen here ahead of schedule because of the unseasonably warm weather. the cherry trees will reach their bloom one week earlier than expected. tracee wilkins harmon on on that and how folks are dealing with the summer in spring. >> reporter: some washintonians are dressed for winter, some dressed for summer.

and others are prepared for spring-like temperatures. all in the same day. all in the same area. it feels like once again, we are having a is strange transition between seasons. start the day with a jacket and it is coming off around what time, do you think? >> around 12, around noon. >> reporter: while others are ready to dive right in. you don't feel like it's time for a jacket, even early in the morning? >> no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. >> reporter: the same thing happening with the cherry blossoms, some are waiting for spring while other trees decided it's here and they are blooming, earlier than expected. >> i have been wrong a few times over the years and every time i have been wrong, this is exactly what happens. >> reporter: robert defay yo predicts went blossoms will be in full peak for the national park wear service, he has an indicator tree planted outside his office window, when it blooms, the rest of the trees followself danes later but these

warm days with nights hovering above 60 degrees has this and other tries jumping the gun. >> if you don't have the cold nights, nothing puts the brakes on these things and they keep moving. over a 24-hour period, they will go twice as fast. >> reporter: peak is expected between the 20th and 23rd, about a week earlier than predicted. as for how long they will hang around? >> we probably won't be looking a at 17-day blooming period this year, but we are looking at a ten-day. >> reporter: the best time to come enjoy the cherry blossoms will be the weekend of the 24th and 295th. will they hang around for a whole other week? just too early to tell how long the cycle is going to be around t really will depend on the wind, the rain and the temperatures. in southwest, i'm tracy

willingens, news4. >> beautiful out there. >> unseasonable temperatures bringing the blossoms out and that warm weather continues today. >> we hope it will continue a while longer. doug is actually at the tidal basin, where the trees are starting to pop a little bit you respect they? >> oh, ladies, i got to tell you you just a spectacular afternoon, tracy talking about people ready for spring or summer, that would be me. i have got the shorts on, i have got the sandals on, so does this lady taking a nice walk along the tidal basin tonight, simply gorgeous across the area. one thing you noticed, the memorial behind me and the trees my right, none of these are blooming just yet, we still have some time as we make our way through the next couple of days, mother nature is giving us more warm temperatures, even through those night time temperatures well above average, we are going to see these bloom quick, temperatures outside you 80 degrees once again today at the airport, right now, down to 78, winds out of the east southeast at 3 miles per hour. plenty of sunshine. i mean, i'm looking up there are literally two clouds in the sky

right now, as you make your way out and about now. 81 degrees out towards martinsburg and west virginia, 82, pull culpepper, 83 in fredericksburg, a fantastic afternoon, much more like june than march. take a look at the radar. as you can see nothing to talk about tonight, not talking about any rain throughout the rest of the night although women see some shower activity and some thunderstorms moving in during date on friday. we will talk much more about that plus how long these warm temperatures going to last because you know, we have been talking about it, they are going to last a little while, show you how long i think they are going to last in the next couple of minutes. guys? >> okay. got your shades on, everything. >> yeah. >> looking good. >> it is warm out there. >> thanks a lot, doug.

newt gingrich says he is not leaving the race and mitt romney finished third place in both states but won the caucuses in hawaii and american samoa. in the end, he won four more delegates last night than santorum. the next big contests are missouri on saturday and illinois on tuesday. at the white house, president obama and british prime minister david cameron met to discuss how to move forward with the volatility in the middle east. the two leaders held a joint news conference to talk about the economy, the situation in iran and the next steps for the war in afghanistan. >> this includes shifting to a support role next year in 2013 in advance of afghans taking full responsibility for security in 2014. we are going to complete this mission. we are going to do it responsibly p. >> i would make this point, if you compare where we are today with he have been two, three years ago, the situation is considerably improved. >> on iran, the president said

that the window for solving the nuclear issue diplomatically is shrinking because the international community has already put so many sanctions in place. president obama will host the british prime minister during a state dinner tonight. there are new developments tonight in the d.c. ethic scandal. kwame brown says he is looking into the flurry of grand jury subpoenas to the council members that news4 first disclosed. the d.c. ethics committee -- office is confirming that it is doing a separate routine audit of campaign spending by at-large member vincent orange. tom sherwood joins us with the latest on this. tom? >> reporter: ethics investigations are threatening to interfere with city business it is all people are talking about. on tuesday, news4 was first to report a new flurry of federal grand jury subpoenas for elected officials who over the past eight years have had financial or other support from businessman jeffrey thompson. thompson's home and offices were raided by the fbi march 2nd. d.c. councilman kwame brown whose 2008 at-large race is

already under federal criminal investigation for unreported contributions and expenses says neither he nor his campaigns have been subpoenaed in the latest action. receive any kind of subpoena for going back to 2003. >> no, not to my nobody. i have not heard of anything, any subpoena at all. period. >> reporter: brown says the subpoenas and controversy over campaign contributions, including suspicious money orders, may require new, tougher campaign finance laws. >> clearly, if there are money orders, in terms of issues, in terms of money order, the alps of the money orders we need to look at, going back to the office and look at some of the things we can change if necessary. >> reporter: at large, council member vincent orange and d.c. office of campaign finance and ethics confirmed orange's 2011 campaign is the subject of what is being called a routine audit by city ethics official, not as part of the federal probe. >> i felt good i did everything i was supposed to do. >> reporter: orange's 2011 campaign she is bump of what he now calls suspicious money orders, all apparently purchased

at the same time, that may be connected to businessman jeffrey thompson. orange says he is cooperating with ethics office. >> look, i'm not an expert, some of them do look questionable and some of them do look suspicious. >> orange is running for re-election in the april 3rd primary and wendy, some of his pon nents, of course, trying to make this an issue, but this shows you how the ethics probes this one and the federal one by the prosecutors, just kind of murkying the water on everything. >> they are going back eight years? >> yes, a federal probe is going back eight years. people who have campaign records back then, you got a party invitation, they want to see t. >> wow. >> okay. >> thorough. >> you have all your party invitations going back eight years. >> i don't remember getting one until last year. so -- still ahead, a man kills his estranged wife just hours after getting out of jail for violating a restraining order. why he was allowed back on the streets in the first place. plus, major health news tonight, women no longer need an annual pap smear.

how often they are supposed to get the exam now. maryland live casino gets its first set of gaming

the first 100 slots were

unloaded at the maryland live casino today, but that's just a fraction of what's coming to the casino at the aroundel mills mall. >> while some were hoping the $500 million venture would be generating more money and jobs to the area, others not convinced. news4's melissa mollet has more from hanover. >> reporter: 100 brand-new slot sloth machines but just a fraction of what will soon fill the casino floor here at maryland live, slots and electronic table games like blackjack and roulette. >> we have 4,750 gaming positions here at maryland live. there's not a single facility in -- on the las vegas strip that has over 2500 machines. >> reporter: crews are actually up loading these machines on a loading dock right behind me here. they come up this corridor and each one is then taken right onto the casino floor. they are install and tested. that process takes about ten minutes. >> we have project lists on top of project lists for where we are right now. the slot machines going in is a

critical step in this process. >> reporter: the casino has had its share of support. >> if they are going to have a casino, i would like to see it here in maryland as opposed to the money going into delaware or jersey. >> reporter: but the $500 million private venture didn't come without years of legal wrangling and controversy. one concern now, traffic. >> this is going to be congested, going to be chaotic. >> reporter: another worry, parking. >> pretty crazy here on the weekends. >> reporter: among the additions made by the developer,en ann extra 5,000 parking spaces. >> we have gone over 20 intersection improvements in the general area, added lanes, put in traffic lights. >> reporter: construction of the 2 million square foot space started last spring, six restaurant russ also under way and a plaza will connect all of this to aroundel mills mall. construction crews 2500 workers on rotating shifts to meet a june opening date, cutting and laying tile, patching dry wall. right now, management is hiring for nearly 1500 job openings. >> we have problems with people

finding jobs around here, hopefully it will bring a lot of income and tax money. >> reporter: if all goes as planned, the first phase of the casino will open this summer, the second phase in october. >> lot to do but everything is moving right along on schedule. >> reporter: melissa mollet, news4. >> phase one includes 3,000 machines several restaurants, the rest of the maps will be added during phase two there will also be a job fair at the casino this weekend and for more information, logon to nbcwashington.com. search job fair. let's head back out to the tidal basin. doug is out there where we have another amazing summery day and cherry blossoms starting to bloom. >> starting to bloom big name some areas, across the parking lot, not blooming just yet but the ones inside, the other side of the parking lot are seeing the blooms, you can see what i'm seeing here. the other side you come back to this tree here, this one about 50% bloomed right now i do think

if you come out this weekend, you will see some blooming, especially on the other side of the parking lot here. the trees normally bloom the last week of match, the earliest bloom evers was back in 1990, a very warm march then, a warm march now, the second earliest in 2000, march 15th and march 17th respectively, now thinking about this one coming in, maybe march 18th. this could be the third earliest bloom on record here at the tidal basin, just amazing. also the 100th anniversary of the cherry blossoms here in our area. let's take a look, show what you is happening weather-wise. you know it is a fantastic day. the good news it is also going to stay extremely, ex-extremely nice, through the next out confidence days. we will see a chance for thunderstorms out there right now, the tidal baines, you can see a few of the trees starting to bloom and green, some of the deciduous trees out there. the numbers, current late 78 at the airport, with abundant

sunshine, a high of 80 a will lil while ago, we are going to continue to see the numbers go up up, look at this cherry blossoms peak, going to peak earlier, march 20th and march 23rd, the best time to come down here, a tuesday to thursday. 70% of the blossoms open for peak in the blooming period should last about 14 days, maybe just a little less. temperatures across the region into the 70s, lower 80s all across the region. going to stay there the next day or so before we start to see things cool off. show what you is happening as far as the radar is concerned, not much going on across the area. temperature-wise, all around the northeast, 74 in philadelphia, 83, richmond, 76 in ocean city, maryland. even a great beach day out there, as far as the rain is concerned, nothing to show you, as far as the clouds are concerned, more in the way of cloud cover, back to the west,

where we are going to remain though, most likely through date, thursday, late tomorrow into friday. we will start to see a chance for shower activity. now, as far as the forecast goes the next few days, wheel is a better chance of rain on friday, but not tomorrow. tomorrow, another great day, even a little bit warmer, we make our way on friday, thunderstorms, some could be on the strong side, watch out for those, we don't anticipate anything being too severe. as far as the temperatures go this evening, looking at a beautiful evening, great night to take a jog, great night to take the dog for a washington, temperatures well above average this time of year. tomorrow morning, wake up to temperatures in the upper 40s to lower 50s, once again inside the city, mid-50s, simply gorgeous, tomorrow afternoon, most areas should reach this 80-greg mark. haven't hit the 80-degree mark tomorrow, could be your day. move through the next couple of days, fall back down into the 70s, including the weekend, 70s in early march, not bad at all.

you don't have any plan this weekend, might want to think about it that weather is going to be super fantastic, if i can put those twoage joke it was together. >> i think you can. >> thank you, doug. coming up, they call him two pie. >> a local math teacher with a local lessons. >> i like that. >> i know. that's local math teacher and his -- we are going to show you his unusual lesson plans. in sports, georgetown senior jason clark has enjoyed a roller coast irride, leading the hoyas back into the big dance. now, the real fun begins.

spern calls it bracketology. president obama got into the big dance, filling out his prak bracket, he picked missouri,

ohio state, kentucky. hakem has more with georgetown on the trip to the dance. >> they are in my bracket and president obama did not pick georgetown to go to the sweet 16. he has them losing to nc state. when we asked john thompson iii about their sendoff about that, he said, okay, let's prove him wrong. georgetown left for columbus with hopes of leaving their mark on the month of march. the last two year, the hoyas have been knocked out of the big dance in their first game. experiences like those have helped build character in guard jayson clark, as dan hellie explains. the george up to senior leads by example. >> reporter: jason clark's senior season did not start well. first, there was that trip to china that will be remembered most for a headline-making brawl with the chinese professional

team. then, the hoyas were picked to finish tenth in the big east and clark was left off every preseason all-conference team. what a difference four months makes. the hoyas wrapped up the regular season, ranked 13th in the nation and they are headed back to the ncaa tournament for the sixth time in eight seasons. the primary reason, senior shooting guard and leading scorer, jason clark. >> from day one, jason clark has been selfless, he has been about the team. from day one, jason has been an extremely hard worker. day one, his name nickname is loose change. he is the change you find under -- people don't think about it but seen or later, collect enough loose change under the pill low, add up to a lot. >> reporter: loose change has cashed in for georgetown,

becoming just the sixth hoya in the last 15 years to be named first team all big east. after spending three years in the shadows of chris wright and austin freeman, this team is his. >> the last time i felt like this i was in high school, coming into the season like we feel like, okay, these guys are looking up to you and you have to be on top of your game all time, on and off the court. so it is a great feeling, i don't think it is not a lot of pressure, you know, this is what i wanted to do this is what i worked hard to do it is fun. >> reporter: the only thing missing for clark this season is his grandmother. gin net ta clark helped raise jason and her passing last season was devastating. she was the head of his family that includes his mother and two sisters. grand grandma's guidance was everything. >> she was a big part of my success everywhere in the

classroom, basketball, used to preach school is more important than basketball. threatening to not let me go to a basketball game, not just practice but the game if i didn't finish my work. i owe my success to her because she was always there pushing me to just be a great person and a great athlete. >> so to get the sportsman of the year, conference, something she would be proud of? >> she would be proud. everything else is washed out. the games she would be talking about. >> reporter: with grandma's help, jason clark and hoyt yas are about to embark on what they hope will be a run to the final four. dan hellie, news4 sports. georgetown led by senior clark and henry sims, i like their chances, i like their chances. >> we will be rooting for them. >> yes, we will. >> thanks, hakem.

maryland's governor proposes a new gas tax. how much more could you be paying at the pump? a local college student set to be deported was instead set free today, addressed a crowd full of supporters moments ago. a teenager killed bringing home skittles for his little

hello, everybody, i'm meteorologist kammerer live along the tidal basin, a beautiful day here today, a spring of beautiful weather and we are going to continue to see more beautiful weather the next couple of days. take a look at chicago, nearly 80 toward the chicagoland area, st. louis also coming in this afternoon into the low 80s. there is a lot of warm weather across the eastern two-thirds of the nation and it is going to stay like that most likely right on through we are forecasting a record. >> wow. >> looks good out there now. a montgomery man shot and killed his estranged wife in kensington yesterday hours after getting out of jail for violating restraining order.

many people are asking why he was on the street in the first place. the victim, heather lynn mcchoir told the court she feared for her life, a few days later, she was dead. pat collins is at the courthouse in rockville pike. pat? >> reporter: this case is closed, but questions, they linger on. like why did this judge let this guy out? they had him. they had phillip gilberty in custody for violating a protective order. they had him in jail. but monday, judge let him out. tuesday, he kills his estranged wife, shoots her inside her van and then dumps her body out on connecticut avenue in kensington. tuesday night, with police close on his trail, gilberty kills himself at a home in rockville. the murder victim, heather mcgwire, 37 years old, she and

gilberty had children in common. last year, she got a stay away order on gilberty. she said he threatened her. i catch you with another man and i will kill you both. last weekend, she said, he threat and her nened her not on twice. my children believe he is going to kill me if i do anything to upset him. gilberty arrested by police, but then let go by a judge. how did this happen? renee sandler is a prominent attorney. >> we must have stricter bond requirements where there's a

history of domestic violence and take the disgreg away. >> reporter: when police were hunting down gilberty yesterday, cops didn't need a picture. most of them already knew who he was. sheriff darren pop kips has a long history with police. >> he had a length:criminal history in montgomery county and sheriff's office has been dealing with him and a number of criminal cases over the years. >> reporter: now, i called the judge today to ask him about this case but so far, no response. live in rockville, pat collins, news4. today, the naacp is calling for the justice department to formally look into the case of neighborhood watch captain who shot and killed an unarmed teenager in florida. hundreds of local activists, clergy and family -- the family of 17-year-old trayvon martin gathered at a church in sanford. martin was shot by george zimmermann last month while he was walking home. zimmermann said the shooting was

in self-defense although police say mart-no when pop, just a can -- just some candy and a can of iced tea. zimmerman mass into the been arrested. police have turned over the investigation to the office of the state's attorney to determine if zimmer man will be charged. just moments ago, 19-year-old jorge steven akuhn ya spoke to a crowd of supporters after being released from prison. acon ya and his family were taken into custody earlier this month and scheduled to be deported. they have been living in maryland illegally since 2008. but today, immigration officials decided to hold off deportation for one year while the case was reviewed. he spoke at a rally in rockville. >> brought to this country by your parents, all you're willing to do here is get an education, have a dream, set some goals up

and what i really want this message to be is that it didn't stop here. >> akuhn ya was an honors student in high school, a semester away now from graduation altamont montgomery college. the governor is asking to pass his gas proposal. he proposed a 6% sales tax on gas to be phased in the next three years, the governor stays would generate $600 million every year. he admits the stacks a hard sell because the gas prices are still so high. foreign exchange students abused an victimized, startling revelations from an nba investigation. brand-new guidelines for pap smears. women no longer need them every year. [ female announcer ] with xfinity,

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our wednesdays child is a young man who has really grown up a lot since we last saw him. his name is tony and i recently caught up with him at the only place he has as home right now. he has been in foster care a long time and is still in need of a permanent, loving home.

>> hi, tony. how are you? >> it has been eight years since we last saw tony, only eight years old then. he has grown into a wonderful young man who has an easy smile he doesn't mind sharing. look ought, got a smile at me. good to see you again, tony. great to see you. should we go see your teacher? go see her. >> hey, good morning. >> tia wanda booker is one of the social workers here at the pediatric center, formerly the hospital for sick children. residential facility where tony called home in the last few year he is. >> what's he been doing lately? >> tony is the life of the unit. he really is. he is doing well here. he has been here a while now and typically, he goes out to school in the daytime. >> reporter: tony has a particular fondness for this toy school bus because it remaineds him of the one that picks him up to go to school each day. he is also learning to use

colored markers at school and we tried to help him with a picture of a school bus, looking forward to seeing each day. tony's school bus. those who know tony say he is making significant progress at school. although he doesn't speak, he vocalizes his happiness in many ways. >> tony is a very happy young man. he is able to let you know that by smiling, clapping, making different sorts of vocalizations. >> reporter: in fact, everyone who works at the center loves tony and he is quick to respond to their affection, often clapping or waving or smiling to show his happiness. tony apparently really likes music and the sound of bells was just what he needed to get the giggles. and before long, he was ready to dance. his adoption recruiter says she is hoping to find a family to appreciate what tony can offer.

>> i'm looking for a family of any configuration, bring a lot of love and support to tony. he's person who loves to go out and be in the community. >> reporter: tony seemed to enjoy enter taping us with his enthusiasm and he was obviously pleased to see us all so happy. what a joy he was to be with. if you have room in your home and your heart for tony or another child who is weight, please call our special adoption hot line, number is 1-88-to-adopt-me or logon to our homepage, nbcwashington.com. i don't know what's inside. >> i know, what a beautiful face and a beautiful -- how joyful. just so lovely. >> it is contain joyce. >> he could bring a lot of joy. >> he really could. >> certainly. well, still ahead, hug guess, changes a commercial because a father took his complaint online. and what -- ♪ and i tried, and i tried ♪ i can't get no

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busy day! yes it is! every year for 50 years, women have been having pap smears to test for cervical cancer. in fact, many patients and even health care providers refer to that pap smear as a woman's annual exam. but as erika edwards reports, women may need to find a different name for that test. >> so my sister, she was an amazing sister, mother, friend, she was my best friend. >> reporter: maureen rousseau was just 37 years old when she lost her battle with cervical cancer. >> really hard to watch her slowly go down hill and leave her young kids behind. >> reporter: even though maureen got pap smears to check for cervical cancer, doctors say her case was aggressive and

exception to the rule. >> really does take years to see changes and that is highly unlikely to see changes from year to year when you've had a negative pap smear already. >> reporter: that is why the u.s. preventative services task force issued new guidelines extending the time between pap tests. >> recommending women 21 to 65 undergo screening every three years and not for shorter intervals. >> going to go ahead and use this for the pap tests. >> reporter: guidelines recommend women under age 21 and over 65 with a clean pap smear history not be tested at all. women in their 30s, 40s and 50s have an option to wait every five years if they combine their pap test with an hpv test and both come back negative. dr. wanda nicholson helped create the guidelines and fewer screenings will lead to fewer false positives. >> the issue with false positive tests, it exposes women to further test and also the potential of overtreatment,

women may undergo a procedure or treatment that wouldn't progress to cancer. >> reporter: women with concerns should talk to a doctor about individual risks and whether or not they could benefit from more or less testing. erika edwards, innocence news. hug guess a changing a new diaper ad after thousands of complaints on its facebook page. >> we put them to the toughest test imaginable, dads. >> chris ruddily complained that the ad portrayed all dads as incompetent at caring for their children. he start and online petition on facebook and after thousands of responses, huggies changed the wording of the ad. the company spokesperson says they never meant to offend dads, they were attempting to sell their diapers' toughness. head back to the tidal basin and a check on our forecast with doug. >> yeah, 'cause i change a ton of diapers a day. just to let you guys know. you know, i am a very -- in with the -- let's move on from

diapers. i'm sorry. right now at the tidal basin, a beautiful day out here. the tidal basin almost like glass, makes you think about maybe do doing a little water skiing out here, a day like today, hit 80 degrees, hey, why not, right? show what you is happening out here temperature-wise, sitting at 78 degrees across the area, going to be a fantastic evening tonight. and really, a great evening to get out and about. this is obviously a very nice location along the tidal basin, temperatures around the area, up to 80 at the airport, officially 81 over there toward martinsburg, west virginia are very warm temperatures across our region today, you already knew that as far as our forecast goes for the rest of the night tonight, temperatures will dip down, they are going to be dipping down into the low -- or upper 40s, low 50s in most locations. once again, around washington, right around the mid-50s, so once again tomorrow morning, you are going to wake up on a very nice note but something else is going to go on tonight, something really, really cool, a window opens night, where nasa

is going to be setting off five rockets between, say, midnight tonight and 1:30 in the morning, going to send off five rockets within a span of three minutes or so those rockets are going to be test the upper level jetstream about 50 to 60 miles up and you may actually be able to see not only the rockets but what they produce in the atmosphere this evening which will be a glowing white haze, could be kind of a cool visual overnight tonight, you want to look down to your south and east for that. as far as temperatures go tomorrow, guess what, right back into the 80s, tomorrow, the record high, 81 in washington, d.c., now forecasting a record of 83. that record has stood since 1990. hey, guys, might be breaking a record tomorrow afternoon. >> keep it coming. feels good. >> yes, it does. indoor cycling classes are hard enough but imagine singing at the top of your lungs while you are riding your bike? i think i can do that. >> you think i could. that's what the karaoke ride at crunch gym is b the cyclers here

say they love it because you are being entertained while exercising, we asked them what's your workout? ♪ >> i have a always been a leadoff person, love to sing, i love david bowie, that's like my formative years. ♪ but i try, i try ♪ i can't get no, no, no, no >> a little satisfaction by the rolling stones gets everybody happy. ♪ hey, hey, hey, that's what i say ♪ >> karaoke slide a spin glass that we throw karaoke songs into. ♪ hurt me with good-bye, you think i'd crumble, you think aid lie lei down and die ♪ >> we are riding along doing challenges, in between the challenges, we sing. ♪ the one i want, you are the one i want ♪ >> as a group, individual you whatever you want there's no pressure, if you don't want to sing you don't have to you just enjoy the show. >> everybody up. ♪ i love rock 'n' roll, put

another dime ♪ >> get a good workout in, good cardio workout, good labor workout, burns calories, really challenging to spin and sing. ♪ >> you're one, you don't have to do the intense spinning, you just sit there and pedal along. the rest of us are either up, a couple gears up or going fast and we are hedge the singer with backup vocals and worked out some harmonies, a couple of duets. i think we are going to go take it on the road. ♪ yes, indeed >> once you start singing, you just start smiling. >> gets you off the treadmill, gets off the normal elliptical, breaks you out of your element and just the music just gets everybody's heart pumping. >> it center taping, not just working out, i try to provide entertainment.

♪ put another dime in the jukebox, baby ♪ ♪ i love rock 'n' roll, come and take the time with me ♪ >> looks like fun. >> yikes. >> here is doreen gentzler with a look at what we are looking for tonight. >> the more distractions in a spinning class, the better, i got to say t , it is hard to go into them. at 6:00, a man convicted in the murder of a woman has his first taste of freedom in more than 12 years. at 6:00, we will have more on why michael hash is out from behind bars tonight. also ahead, caught on tape, a guy uses pepper spray while robbing a store but the clerk doesn't go down without a fight. a and before heading to prison, ex-governor rod blagojevich offers his last word. those stories at 6:00. wendy you will join me? >> why not. always a good time. >> i will miss the party. >> you should join us, too. hang around, barbara. >> see you later. >> okay. well, in honor of pie day,

today, montgomery county superintendent joshua star sent his twitter followers to a music video created by a math teacher at montgomery high school. did you hear this? >> very cool. >> yes. let's do this. ♪ ♪ triangles one by one, we know the laws and here to rums and angle sun, 180 degrees of sun, saw triangles one by one ♪ >> this video is the work of math teacher jacob scott who also goes by the name of two pie. >> scott was named the county's naacp teacher of the year in 2010 for his unique way of connecting with students. pie day is celebrated march 14th because it corresponds with 314 you might recall from math -- math class that pie is equal to about 3.14. i thought it had to do with the dessert. so -- the pastry.

>> celebrate with the paste trip. all rig -- pastry.

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thousands of young people from abroad are placed in american homes every year and a

student exchange program overseep by the state department. an nbc news investigation has uncovered troubling questions about this question, involving dozens of cases of student abuse. kate snow reports. >> reporter: it's sold as the experience of a lifetime in ads like these on the internet. >> i wanted to play football. i wanted to meet american teenagers. >> reporter: most students have a positive experience in the foreign exchange program, but sometimes, even in a program with lofty goals, bad things can happen. a rock center investigation found dozens of cases over the past decade where host parents were convicted of sexually abusing students. jessica vaughan is director of policy st policy studies, she has been exam ming youth exchange programs for years. >> so many kids, more than you would think, have really suffered. they have suffered horrible trauma. they have suffered abuse.

they have been mistreated. >> reporter: when 16-year-old chris herben from germany moved in with his host father in 2005, he says meyer began molesting him right away. >> said i was very afraid to send him home because my parent once very disappointed. >> so you let him do things that you now can see thing also you department really want to do? >> yes. i can say he touched places he shouldn't have. >> reporter: and there were even more victims when one of them finally reported the abuse, doyle meyer was arrested and pleaded guilty to first degree sexual assault. he served four years of a six-year sentence. >> doyle, can you speak with us a little bill bit? >> reporter: meyer declined "for an interview saying his par roves almost up and he wanted to move on with life. for chris herben, it is difficult to move on. >> this day i find it hard to trust other people, this is a

major issue for me. >> chris herben is one of the victims, you can see more of kate snow's report with rock center with brian williams tonight at 10:00. that is news4 at 5:00. news4 at 6 is now. tonight, new details in the ethics probe that has shaken the d.c. sustainment. the guy who has spent decades behind bars for the murder of a woman walks free today and the national parks service changing its prediction about when we will see those cherry blossoms in bloom. good evening, i'm wendy rearing sitting in for jim vance. >> i'm doreen gentzler. military involvement in afghanistan will undergo a major shift next year. box met david cameron at the white house. they talked about how to move forward in the nation despite increased violence. brian mooar is on