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attempt to take a life. >> tonight a news 4 exclusive. we're hearing from a man who was shot inside an ihop because of his sexuality. good evening, everyone. i'm chris gordon. police are investigating the shooting as a hate crime. and tonight the victim says he's optimistic that his attacker will see justice. news 4's darcy spencer has our exclusive report from the ihop in columbia heights. >> reporter: well, chris, that shooting did happen right here inside the ihop restaurant one week ago. now, the victim tells me as a gay man he has been targeted in the past because of his sexual orientation. but it has never become this violent. he was shot in the stomach, just got out of the hospital on thursday. >> that's the biggest thing that really concerns me, is that it's so easy for people in our society to take a life or even attempt to take a life. >> reporter: it was one week ago

that this man, who doesn't want to be identified, was shot and wounded inside the ihop restaurant in columbia heights. police are calling it a hate crime. >> i was shot actually in my abdomen. >> reporter: and that struck your liver? >> yes, ma'am. >> reporter: the victim, who is gay, says he was instructed by police to avoid discussing the details of what happened. but in an exclusive interview with news 4 he says he and his friends were targeted based on their sexuality. >> yes, i do believe it to be a hate crime. >> reporter: can you say why? >> just because of a number of things that took place, all before the shooting went down. >> reporter: police say homophobic remarks were made before the shooting, which was witnessed by an off-duty d.c. detective. the very next day another gay man was attacked and robbed on georgia avue, sttering his ja hate in the city is nothing new. it's definitely not new to me.

though i've never been attacked in this particular manner. >> reporter: jim graham is the councilman representing the area where both attacks happened. >> this is a city that believes we bven hurits.. against on the basis of what? a perception. >> reporter: the victim in the ihop shooting says he's pleasedn to dish out justice, and i'm really eager to see it. >> reporter: and no arrest has been made in either one of these cases. but police officials are expressing confidence that this ihop shooting case will be closed and it will be closed quickly. now, tuesday evening at 7:00 a march is planned starting here at the ihop against these hate crimes. reporting live from columbia heights, darcy spencer, news 4. >> thank you, darcy. police are still searching for the killer who stabbed a man to death inside a nightclub. it happened around 2:30 this morning at a club called the

library. it's on 12th street in the brookland neighborhood of northeast washington. police say they have little to go on in this case. >> it appears that the stabbing may have occurred some time before the call was actually made to the police department. >> we're searching for weapons, witnesses, and suspects. and anyone who has any information is asked to call the metropolitan police department. >> police have not released the identity of the man killed in the stabbing. just steps away from that nightclub, a car careened through a storefront. this afternoon's impact shook the block with people streaming out into the street to see what happened. witnesses say the driver was trying to parallel park when he went flying backwards into the store. a baby was in the path of the car, but her father was able to move her out of harm's way just in time. >> i seen him backing up. when i seen him at the curb, i just moved the baby real quick. i don't -- just get my baby out of the way man. >> the building belongs to the

organization deaf outreach. it wasn't open at the time, and no one was hurt. the driver was taken to the hospital. he was conscious but appeared disoriented. engineers are surveying the building to determine what work needs to be done for it to reopen. turning to the weather now, the clouds cleared out today, leaving us a beautiful afternoon. what can we expect for the work week ahead? meteorologist chuck bell is in storm center 4. hi, chuck. >> hey there, chris. good evening to you. and good evening, everybody. did have some showers and thundershowers up in the shenandoah valley in the mountains of west virginia earlier today. they never made it into the washington area. and i think that pattern's going to be repeated again overnight tonight. temperatures are mild out there, still in the upper 50s to near 60 degrees, even here at the 11:00 hour. 59 downtown. still 6 0 in fredricksburg. and even though storm 4 radar doesn't show anything right around our immediate vicinity, there's another cluster of showers and thunderstorms now rolling into western parts of west virginia. i think they're going to, most of them if not all of them are going to fall apart before they make it over the blue ridge

mountains. but you folks out into the shenandoah valley, the mountains of west virginia, those showers and thundershowers are likely only about two or three hours away. if they made it long enough to get all the way to washington, they'd be here about 4:00 in the morning. so just sort of file that away. might have a predawn sprinkle but that's about it. by 8:00 a.m. just foggy and 56. then breaking out into some sunshine and into the 70s again tomorrow. what about the rest of the week, chris? we'll talk about that coming up. >> see you later, chuck. thank you very much. culpeper county sheriff scott jenkins says he has nothing to hide when it comes to a conviction that was recently vacated in a murder that goes way back to 1996. jenkins spoke for about 20 minutes at a public town hall in cu culpeper today. michael hash served 12 years in prison for the murder of thelma scoggins. but he was released from jail last week. in february a federal judge condemned police and prosecutors for outrageous misconduct in the case. they're accused of concealing a plea deal with another man

accused in the murder. the judge said they alsolo and they lied about an informant's role. county prosecutor gary close resigned but denied any wrongdoing. today sheriff jenkins said that the truth will come out in time. >> and soon as it is allowed, i will answer your questions. i'll give details. and if possible, i'll even show the recorded video interrogations from the investigation and make those public to you in a town hall meeting. >> special prosecutor raymond morrow is currently deciding whether to retry michael hash. as part of his release hash must stay with his parents near charlottesville, virginia and report to a case worker on a weekly basis. well, the soldier accused of killing 16 afghan civilians is set to meet with his lawyer tomorrow. prominent defense attorney john henry browne arrived in kansas tonight for his meeting with

army staff sergeant robert bales. bales is being held at ft. leavenworth. he's accused of opening fire on the civilians after leaving his base in afghanistan last week. browne says he is looking into whether bales was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. >> everybody that's had three or four deployments to the middle east is probably going to have some form of ptsd. i don't know anything specific about it. i know he has a -- he had a concussive head injury, which is going to be as serious if not more serious than ptsd. so i don't really know yet. >> bales is expected to be charged for the killings in the coming week. well, tonight we've learned that the military is investigating a bomb threat at the home base of staff sergeant bales in washington state. a military spokesperson says a soldier called in the threat to blow up barracks at joint base lewis-mcchord. the soldier was taken into

custody, but investigators did not find any evidence of bombs. tonight mitt romney has another win under his belt, picking up all of puerto rico's 20 delegates. still, rick santorum's victories last week have the front-runner on the defensive. and as brian mooar reports, every delegate counts. >> reporter: mitt romney is the projected winner of puerto rico's sunday primary. he walks away with 20 delegates, and that is a critical step toward slowing rick santorum's momentum. romney was on the ground in tuesday's battleground, illinois, and attacking president obama in his own back yard. >> he's an economic lightweight. and he's made decisions that have hurt the american people. it's time to put in place an economic heavyweight, an i.m., and i get that job done. >> reporter: six days before the louisiana primary santorum is hoping to hit another home run by focusing on social issues. >> religious liberty and

marriage and the family and life. they're at the core. they can't be ignored. >> santorum, newt gingrich, and ron paul are all trying to drag out the fight and keep romney from winning enough delegates to nail down the nomination. >> we're only at halftime. i think that this process is going to play itself out. we will have a nominee, i think fairly soon, one, two months away. >> reporter: but the tampa convention may not turn out to be a coronation. "the new york times" reports that republicans are already preparing for the possibility of a nomination floor fight. brian mooar, news 4. >> taking a look at the current delegate count, mitt romney leads the pack with 443 delegates. rick santorum is a distant second with 184. newt gingrich has 137. and ron paul trails with 34. the magic number they need to win the gop nomination is 1,144. president obama, the first

lady, and daughter sasha walked to church this morning. they attended service at the historic st. john's episcopal church. it was a short stroll through lafayette park. and after the service the first family walked back to the white house. still ahead tonight, why apple's not making as much money off the ipad as it used to. plus, the changes that start tomorrow that could make it easier for some people to get through airport security. i feel very badly for you, lou, because i know how hard you've worked. >> and the donald's final word. donald trump reveals his thoughts on tonight's boardroom. and coming up tonight on "sports final" -- march madness turns into march sadness for georgetown as the wolfpack sends the hoyas packing.

20 police officers were hurt and more than 50 people were arrested after riots broke out during a soccer match in greece today. firefighters had to be called in after some unruly fans set part of the stands on fire. the violence forced the game to be delayed and then canceled altogether. there are also reports that police found molotov cocktails, firecrackers, and knives during the altercation. well, tensions are running high in central florida as prosecutors decide whether to charge a man in the shooting death of an unarmed teenager. >> you think he's yelling help? >> yes. there was gunshots. >> you just heard gunshots? >> yes.

>> well, that's one of the 911 calls a neighbor made the night of the shooting. george zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer, told police that he shot 17-year-old trayvon martin in self-defense. but martin's family says the boy was the one calling for help. he was carrying only skittles and a sweet tea when he died. the case has sparked nationwide outrage because zimmerman has not been charged with a crime. today church leaders called for justice and peace. >> the city would not experience riots where businesses are burned, homes are burned, people are hit with bricks. we're not coming for anger or violence. but we're coming for peace that passes all understanding. >> in addition to an independent investigation, trayvon martin's family are also calling for the police chief's job. security screenings at the airport are about to get easier if you are over the age of 75. starting tomorrow, those

passengers will be able to go through security without removing their shoes or light jackets. for now this new procedure is only being tested at four airports -- chicago o'hare, denver, orlando, and portland. but it could eventually be rolled out across the country. well, on tonight's episode of "celebrity apprentice," the contestants took on the challenge of creating a viral video to showcase, of all things, a mop. for the men's team former "hulk" actor lou ferrigno donned the bright apron and danced around the kitchen. the women's team took a different approach, featuring several of the contestants. donald trump ultimately selected the men's team as the winners. the donald explains why he had to ultimately fire tia carrere. >> i'm really glad lou won. i'd hate to see what happens when he gets angry. stepping up definitely paid off for him. but not tia. here's some advice to the celebrities. bring someone back to the

boardroom or you're going to get fired. remember it. >> with tonight's win lou ferrigno is able to donate $50,000 to the muscular dystrophy association. next week's episode will be throwing a party "the apprentice" style. and you can watch it at 9:00 p.m. right here on nbc 4. now, chuck bell, if you can deliver another week like this one, you're hired. >> oh, no problem. it's in the bag. no doubt about it. the march without any march-like weather in it is totally going to continue this week. last week we made it into the 80s three days in a row. now, i don't think we can make 80-plus three days in a row this week, but we might be within a couple of degrees of 80. at least three more times. so get ready for some more mild stuff. this isn't necessarily the best kind of weather you want if you want to keep the cherry blossoms around for a whole long time. outside we go on your sunday night. still a mostly clear sky out there for you this evening. temperatures are on the mild side. no doubt about it. still 59 degrees at national airport as you look around over the city of washington.

light breeze now out of the south averaging only seven miles per hour. no rain in and around the city of washington today. but there were showers, as we showed you on radar at the earlier show tonight. out across parts of the shenandoah valley, it rained just to the west. for now all is quiet on your sunday night. temperatures are extraordinarily mild. upper 50s to near 60 our average high temperature this time of the year is 56. so these are some unusually mild numbers. and the mild air not necessarily a good thing for the cherry blossoms. the peaks are going to be now really starting tomorrow the 19th up to about the 25th of march. peak is defined as having at least 70% of the blossoms out at any one given time. but the warmth, near 80 degrees again for several days this week. the warmth may actually shorten the peak blooming period. so this -- literally this week may be just about it. last year we were able to keep the blossoms on for 14 to 17 days because of the real chilly

mornings. that's not going to be the case this time. now, there's another round of showers and thunderstorms now out across parts of northwestern west virginia, petersburg, west virginia. there's morgantown. here's frostburg, maryland. this is way out to our west. but they are inching their way ever eastbound. so about three hours from now they'll be not too terribly far to the west of winchester, virginia. but they're going to be fading out as they come ever eastward. so you may not get too much in the way of rain chances in winchester, and i don't think we have much if anything in the way of a real chance of getting those showers all the way in the metro washington. but nonetheless, some showers out there for you this evening. again, most of that falling apart tonight. but we'll have a little increased chance for some showers around tomorrow afternoon and another little chance coming up on tuesday. good news is there won't be the heavy thunderstorms, the heavy rain or high winds. that would also mean certain trouble for the blossoms. so overnight tonight another cloudy night. mild again. start-off temperatures upper 40s to mid 50s. and watch out again tomorrow morning for some locally dense fog and a chance for a few showers, especially out west of

town. in the morning. then tomorrow afternoon partly to mostly cloudy day. but we'll get more than enough sunshine between the breaks in the clouds in order to get temperatures up to at least 70 plus. probably about 7 5 here in town tomorrow. another little scattering of showers coming up on tuesday. and then just flat out warm to border -- i guess we can't really call 79 degrees hot. but in march that's plus 22 degrees. enjoy it, everybody. the blossoms will not like it as much as we will. you can always stay ahead of the forecast on our website, nbc washington.com or by finding me on twitter @chuckbell4. >> you've given us motivations to go to the tidal basin early. >> go early, go often. >> thanks, chuck. still

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ifanyonestillhasabracketunbroke en.c2(-it >>ohit'sjust expectations georgetown were picked to finish tenth in the big east. they certainly exceeded expectations. but you're certainly disappointed now that they lost because you're hoping they would get to the sweet 16 and go op to face kansas. the sweet 16 it is almost set and unfortunately it does not include georgetown. the wolfpack of nc state the hoyas from the big dance. georgetown has won just two ncaa tournament games in the last five years. coach john thompson iii, the hoyas down by seven with a minute to go. until this. hollis thompson gets it. buries it. he had a game-high 23 points. 20 seconds to go now. georgetown down two. freshman otto porter drives. and this is probably not the

shot he wanted. tough shot. mm-mm. henry simms would pick up his fifth foul on the play. the senior only scored four points. that's a season low for him. last chance for the hoyas. off the missed free throw. jason clark. for the tie. mm-mm. way off the mark. georgetown's two seniors only combined for 14 points. the hoyas lose to 11 seed nc state 66-63. we have reaction coming up on "sports final." in cham hill, north carolina sugar rogers and georgetown taking on number 1 seed fresno state. first half hoyas looking sharp here, tia mcgee back to rogers. three-pointer good. rogers had 11 points in the game. hoyas up 10 at the break. second half georgetown playing strong defense. tia mcgee all over it. comes up with the steal. the senior finished with a team-high 17 points. georgetown beats fresno state 61-56, advancing to play fourth seed georgia tech on tuesday.

capitals on the road tonight in chicago. pick it up in the second period. caps already down 2-0. here they come. check it out here. keith aucoin steals the puck, passes to mike knuble. he shoots and scores. another look here. knuble beats cory crawford. just his fifth goal of the season. caps trailed by one. later in the second now, blackhawks on the attack. andrew brunette passes to a blond, patrick kane, scores his 19th goal of the season. capitals lose 5-2. only had 18 shots on goal. and their five-game road trip gets tougher. at detroit on monday night. >> coming up on "sports final," what memphis forward rudy gay did to the wizards in the final minute. and it's been ten years since gary williams led maryland to a national championship. he joins us in studio to talk march madness. and reaction from the georgetown hoyas after a heartbreaking loss in columbus. dan hellie goes inside the locker room. that's all coming up on "sports final" in just a few minutes. >> well, it sounds great.

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during time in prison he took his troubles lightly and tried to laugh a lot. yesterday he had his children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren on hand to celebrate his special day. so even in prison you've got to keep it light. >> got to keep a positive attitude. no doubt about it. >> so with monday coming up, i mean, people at home should just chill. >> if you need something to relax and get back to your happy place, just go on down to the tidal basin. it's drop dead gorgeous down there. >> chuck, thank you very much. >> you bet. >> that's our news for tonight.