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whatcah, these new jeans i want. i've been looking everywhere. new blue jeans? oh, don't be crazy, i've got tons of blue jeans. frank! frank! get my jean bin, susie wants my jeans. no she doesn't. here we go. nice and loose. ohhh. those are loose, but i actually just ordered three pairs of this kind. ooooohhhh. oh. when it's on your mind, it's on ebay. tonight, new accounts from passengers after a pilot goes berserk in the middle of a flight.
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yelling, screaming, wrestling people on the floor. >> trayvon martin's father addresses threats of violence if justice is not served in his son's killing. an exclusive one-on-one with news 4. >> got out your tickets. the wing numbers for the mega millions jackpot. breaking news in montgomery county. two pit bulls go on the attack going after two teenagers sending both to the hospital. jackie benson joins us live with the details. >> wendy, police are on the scene. this was a vaeery disturbing incident. at 8:45 police were called, two teenagers being bit be in a pit bull. the two teens, boy 15, girl 13, were bitten several times by police on arms, leg and girl on her taken to the hospital by ambulance. there were two dogs at the scene. allen one acting aggressively. a sheriff deputy on the scene
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tasered the dog. when that didn't work in an effort to subdue it nonlethally. officers were forced to shoot the dog. the other dog ran away. the owner is said to be dr disstradi distraught over the incident. >> this happened inside radio shack on columbia road. the vuk tim ick titim is okay. >> chaos in an airliner, the pilot kicked out of the cockpit and controlled by passengers. the man was screaming words about a bomb, al qaeda, telling everybody to say their prayers. tonight, we're hearing from some of those who wrested the guy to the floor. jim? >> reporter: jim, routine flight until about two hours before its scheduled landing when sources
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say the captain began pushing buttons and steering that plane. tonight, the fbi is investigating. here now, some of the sound from the cabin, and the cockpit. >> cell phone video captured the scene on board the jetblue flight from new york city to las vegas. when the captain began -- reratically. the kco-pilot locked him out. the captain lost control began banging on the door and screaming. one passenger said he was agitated and foaming at the mouth. >> just out of his mind. screaming. saying to the passengers. say your prayers. say your prayers. >> appeared he was going to open the side door. i wasn't going to let that happen. a lot of people at risk.
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130 people. i said i an going to have to stop this from happening. >> the plane was diverted to texas. five passengers used seatbelts to restrain the captain. jetblue says he had a medical situation, this evening, he is under watch at a hospital in amarillo. >> there is still no word on a motive tonight for an apparent murder suicide that left a former police sergeant and his teenage daughter dead. the bodies of 40-year-old john jackson and his 13-year-old daughter, alexis jackson were found in a parked suv in sleepy hollow area of annandale overnight. john jackson worked for 16 years before he left the force. one neighbor heard the gunshots. >> bang, bang, bang. three times. i'm devastated. >> my goodness. it's terrible. never heard of something in this neighborhood. >> alexis was a student at
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glasgow. the killing of trayvon martin took center stage. his parents showed up on the hill. caught up with them as they left a congressional panel discussing hate crimes and racial profiling. >> tracy martin defends his son, trayvon in a capitol hill hallway after speaking out against racial profiling at a congressional hearing. >> we will continue to fight for trayvon and we look for this congressional committee to -- to continue to help us. >> more details surface add but his son before the neighborhood watch volunteer, george zimmerman shot and killed the unarmed teen. suspended from school three times including once after a plastic bag containing marijuana residue was found in his book bag. his parents say it is a diversion and has nothing to do with the shooting. >> of course my heart is broken. but it breaks even more to know that we have not gotten justice yet. and that this man has not been arrested for shooting and
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killing my son. >> george zimmerman is in hiding. trayvon's parents told this a condemn the new black panther party's $10,000 bounty for zimmerman's capture. >> we are not a part of violence. >> zmerman's friends say trayvon was violent, starting the fight, punching zimmerman from behind. breaking his nose, slamming his head against the concrete. >> it shows that it wasn't george the aggressor. it was trayvon who was the aggressor. >> the 17-year-old has no police record and no history of violence. but according to the orlando sentinel, zimmerman was arrested in 2005 for assault on a police officer and resisting arest with violence. both charges were dropped. while the department of justice investigates this case. this heartbroken family calls for calm. >> mr. martin do you recommend that protestors act peaceful? >> very peaceful. we are looking for peaceful resolution. >> the grand jury will hear the case april 10. the martin family is calling for
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patience. in northwest d.c., news 4. there is new security video from florida tonight. shows about 50 high school students ransacking a store. while protesting trayvon martin's death. police in north miami beach say the students were part of a group that walked out of school. the kids should be easy to catch because some of them dropped their i.d.s in the store. mitt romney hammered president obama again this evening as he sat down with jay leno for taping of the tonight show. after criticizing the president yesterday for his off mike comments about russian relations, to night romney focused on afghanistan. >> i think it was a mistake to say the date we withdraw, a mistake to say the day we would end combat operations, the president made a mistake in not giving the troops the number of troops necessary for the surge. and believe that we have potential of doing in afghanistan what happened in iraq. >> there were a few lighter moments as well. when asked about rick santorum's
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outburst towards a reporter, romney said santorum could be his press secretary. the full unts view airs immediately following our broadcast. questions to night about president obama's health care law. and whether it will survive in the supreme court. during arguments today, justices questioned whether congress has the power to require every american to buy health insurance. justice anthony kennedy, considered to be a pivotal vote appeared to express some doubt. >> when you are changing the relation of the individual to the government in this -- what we can stipulate is, i think, a unique way, do you not have a heavy burd in of justification to show authorization under the constitution? >> tomorrow's final day of oral arguments will focus on whether the rest of the health care law can stand if the insurance mandate is struck down. the court is expected to issue its final ruling some time in late june. >> arlington county voters
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picked their board member in a special election, libby garvey who will finish out another term. a big development involving gambling in maryland. the state senate pass aid bill that would not only allow table games but would clear the way for a casino in prince george's county. the county executive is hoping to build that casino at national harbor. >> prince georges is a county that is trying to grow. and move in a positive direction. i think gambling would drag it backwards. not bring it forward off the awe i think it will help bring revenue into the county and provide employment for, individuals who needs it. >> the bill has to pass the house of delegates where the future is uncertain. voters would have to approve it. >> people all over this country today out buying mega millions tickets. steady flow. it is a $363 million jackpot, the third largest one ever,
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everybody feels they have got the winning ticket. >> i want to win. i want to quit work. i want to sit back and take it easy. >> i want to hit it. hit the jackpot. win the mega million. when i hit the lottery then i will sit down and plan what to do with the money. i am not going to till you right now. the most important thing is to hit the number. >> first things first, huh? cash option if you talk it will bring you $259 million after taxes, folks. we have the winning numbers now. picked a minute ago. give you a second to get your ticket. got it. here you go -- once again -- >> i'll bow at work tomorrow. >> nah, you don't got it.
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none of us have it. >> we are checking. >> all my numbers together i've don't have it. oh, well. all right. still ahead tonight. a remarkable transformation after a remarkable surgery. a virginia man gets a new face in a transplant that will go down in history. >> so, can eating chocolate make you skinny? huh? researchers now say, maybe. >> and one bad grandma who chased down the people who stole her purse. >> what you got, doug? >> first off, i will not be at work tomorrow. i just hit the lottery. can't believe it. 48 degrees out there. weather wise we will hit the lottery too. in a big way tomorrow. i will show you what i
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a man in virginia can look at himself in the mirror and smile at what he sees. he is the recipient of the world's most extensive face transplant. the details of which were unveiled in maryland today. angie goff is here. for more than a decade, richard morris lived without lips, a nose and limited use of his mouth. following a 72 hour surgery, the southwest virginia man's life is about to monumentally change. richard norris, seen here in his 1992 prom picture was by all accounts, your average teenager. but five years later, a gun
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accident left his face severely disfigured. this is what he look eed like 1 round of surgery. >> an individual that has not lived, 15 years, as we know it. living behind a mask. a recluse. >> lit did he know experts at the university of maryland, baltimore medical center were working for a decade on advanced transplant surgery. surgery, originally intended for war vets. >> it was for the soldiers who were being injured with improvised explosives devices, ieds that were maiming hands and faces of the soldiers. >> once the surgery was ready, norris was selected for the procedure. the moment came last monday after a man died, and his family donated his organs anonymously. >> a terrible moment of loss they were able to think of others in need. this is the most remarkable thing i have ever seen. >> thanks to the donor. richard morris has a new face,
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including jaws, teeth and a new tongue. >> a combination of two individuals, a true blend. >> the doctor, led a team of more than 150 physicians, nurses and hospital workers to give richard a second chance at a normal life. his recovery so far is astounding even the experts. >> he is moving his jaws, opening, closing his mouth. on a clear liquid diet. he can move his tongue. open, close his eyes. he is beginning to feel his face. he is looking in the mirror, shaving and brushing with teeth which we never expected. the doctor says no one can stop looking at him. but now, things are different. >> before people used to stare at richard because he wore a mask. they wanted to see the deformity. hardest thing for him was to eat. he understand that children would look at him. but to have adults stare at hip, fwhout th now they have another reason to stare at him. amazing >> truly incredible. doctors say, richard morris will
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need out patient procedures to help his recovery. they say the anonymous donor who helped richard helped save four other lives, donating heart, lungs, kidney and liver. wendy. >> well, after that story, worried about your waistline may seem in significant. a daily piece of chocolate may help your waistline. a study researchers at university of california say those who ate a small amount each day had a lower body mass index. while no one specified the chocolate. most experts agree, dark chocolate has most benefits. the link between a lower bmi and chocolate intake strongest among those whose don't overindulge. >> d.c. sixth in the nation for the amount of sugar daddys in our area. according to website, seeking arangement, sets up wealthy men and younger singles who want to live off of them. the site says that local sugar daddys are 39 years of age, on average, they have got about $4
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million in the bank. spend $47,000 a year on clothing, dinners and gifts for their partners and the site also says 21% of all the sugar daddy relationships don't involve sex. >> i don't believe it. >> what's the point? doug! move us out of here. >> yeah, come on. >> moving quickly. across the area. a chilly night out there right now. not bad. coolest we have been in 2 1/2 weeks. plenty of sunshine. pretty good day. high temperature of 55. low this morning. of 34 degrees. only 4 days this month. have been below average today. being one of them. the nicest below average day. all the sunshine out there. right now. 48 degrees. dew point, 23. wind out of the south. ahead of our next frontal boundary that will have a huge impact on our day tomorrow. that's southerly wind is not going to allow to us cool down
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nearly as much as we did last night. down into the 30s. some locations, culpeper. manass manassas. frederick. in the 30s. i expect most numbers down into the mid 30s for the most part. washington, 42 degrees. temperatures here. satellite/radar. clear skies today. here come the clouds the we are going to see more clouds coming in. right now very thin layer of clouds. mid to high level clouds that will stick around throughout the morning hours. see the clouds increase during the day tomorrow. a rather chilly night tonight. rather chilly start tomorrow morning. not quite as code. here comes the frontal boundary. a chance for scattered shoushwe. don't anticipate anything severe. could we see a strong storm. sure. heavy downpour. potential for small hail. once again, not expecting anything severe. most will be in the shower variety. it will move through very, very quickly. behind it talking about a rather breezy day thursday. i do think tomorrow will be pretty breezy as well.
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but thursday, looking breezy and sunny. temperatures though, remain, above average. future weather forecast. showing, 7:30 tomorrow morning. nothing to worry about. no rain tomorrow. watch what happens during the afternoon. here we go, little shower, thunderstorm, around 4:00, 4:30. time you are leaving for work. you may want to talk the umbrella with you to work. you may need it on your way home from work. so we'll continue to watch as those move on through quickly. by thursday morning. dry once again across receipt under. temperatures tomorrow morning. few clouds. not as cold. still chilly. 33. some of the coldest areas. 42 inside the beltway. tomorrow afternoon. nice and warm. look at the numbers tomorrow. nearly 20 degree temperature increase. from where we were today. ahead of the cold front. late day showers. breezy. warmer. winds, 30 miles an hour tomorrow. and on, on thursday. friday. right now. looking fantastic. a fantastic friday. saturday, pretty good chance for rain though. we'll talk more over the next couple days.
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temperatures, entire seven day period. remain above average. i looked at my tickets. i will be here tomorrow too. >> well, we welcome you. >> glad to have you. >> looked at last week's numbers. >> sports coming up. biggest guam of tame of the cap so far. a result no one was expecting. ♪
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>> serve it up. this was important. >> huge. huge. so big, capitals, coaches, players, called tonight's game with buffalo, a game seven in the playoffs. were going to put it all on the line. they didn't play well. so we have to look at it this way. one game. capitals have five more to try and claw their way back into the playoffs picture. the goalies, ryan miller, in his 456th game. playing in his 19th game. first period. no score. out to play the puck. uh-oh. turns it over. oh, cody mccormack. oh. gets the goal. great pass by brad boyes, see it here. big mistake. mr. core ma mccormack. buffalo up 2-0. three on two. shot. knocked away. but thomas vanek is there to put the rebound in. kicks it away. just pounces. 3-0.
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sabers, pulled. and comes in. third period. capitals down. ovechkin. what happened to the puck? he loses it. jason pominville. pauses. shoots. scores. right past. a short-handed goal. the sabers go on the huge, 5-1 win. overtaking the capitals for the eighth, final playoff spot. >> you got to forget about it now. i guess. it is done. we need to win at boston. and -- you know, you, put it behind you. you do the video. you learn from it. then you move on. >> all right. so here is a look at the standings. capitals five points behind the division leading, florida panthers. now two points behind buffalo. five games left for the caps to make that playoff push. and as you heard, dale say, they are in boston, on thursday. needless to say they got to get it going in a hurry. the maryland women, got to the elite eight. exactly where a two seed is supposed to get.
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terps a chance to exceed expectations. notre dame had other ideas. alyssa thomas. first team all american today. early on looking like a first team all american. terps down by two. thomas with the steal. going the other way. not going to stop her. and, gets the easy two. she had a team high, 17. after that hoop, the irish go on a 16-1 run. led by their first team all american. skylar diggins, hoop and foul. 19 at the break. she is good. second half. more problems. laura mincy. double-teams. turns it over. look at skylar here. the bucket. she has a triple-double in the elite eight. 22 points. 10 assists. 10 rebounds. the irish roll, 80-49. notre dame, focusing u-conn. baylor/stanford. thompson will enter the nba draft. not coming become to georgia.
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one year of eligibility remaining. this came down, dodgers were sold to a group led by magic johnson, the former, nationals team president. for $2 billion. >> good lord. >> the most ever in the history of sports, for the history of north american sports, $2 billion. magic the front man, and stan
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bought em! ( clears throat ) sorry. when it's on your mind, it's on ebay.
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proving that age really is just a number. and also that you don't want to mess with her. sylvia miller is 82 years young. shopping at wal-mart. a woman grabbed her purse started yelling. what the thief didn't know, she works out every day. hauls around 50 pound mulch bags. sylvia took off after the thief. after a lengthy chase, the suspect looked around and she wasn't gaining on sylvia. she threw the purse away. sylvia said it wasn't
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