on the anniversary of a shooting that almost killed peter laboy finally met one of men who helped save his life. laboy was shot in the head when he pulled over a taxicab driver. during his rescue a helicopter pilot had to pull off some difficult maneuvers in a school playground. those two metaphor the very first time. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey has our report. >> reporter: when i interviewed peter laboy last week he told me he wanted to meet the helicopter pilot that landed on this playground to help save him a year ago today. he already met the medic. today he got to say thanks in attorney that pilot. >> we heard you were on the ground and we needed to get to you. we dodged over there. >> reporter: it's a conversation and reunion alexandria police officer peter laboy has hoped to have for months. today on the one year anniversary of the day laboy was shot in the head while on motorcycle patrol, it happened. laboy and his wife heard the

story of that harrowing day from one of the most critical emergency responders. park police eagle one pilot. >> somebody told me before that he said there's an officer down there i'm not going anywhere and that's what he did. and, you know, it was probably one of the things that probably saved my life. >> reporter: what's amazing to millimeter is what he did to get to laboy so quickly. eagle one was on a presidential detail with two secret service personnel on board. medic sergeant tim ryan heard the officer down call and eagle one broke away to head to alexandria. when they heard laboy was grave lie injured they made a bold decision to land in a very tight spot right on a school playground just a half block from laboy. he says he couldn't have done i want without the secret service agent on board to watch the chopper's tail and there was an alexandria k-9 officer on the ground to keep people away.

>> time is of the essence. you know, it is. it's of the essence. we got to get down there. can you get in there? i think we can. i need someone to keep an eye on my tail. there's so many cogs to this i'm just one little part. >> reporter: the landing and pick up was successful and laboy was rushed to med star. >> everybody who was part of this especially on that day a year ago everybody did their job. >> seeing laboy today was great. >> we don't usually get to see folks back on their feet so it was great. really makes you feel warm inside. >> reporter: peter laboy's arm was in a sling today because he just had surgery to repair an injury he received during the incident last year. he says he will celebrate this year of life with a cake tonight. in alexandria, julie carey, news4. the man accused of shooting officer laboy will get a new

hearing to determine his mental competency. the lawyers for bashir want a new evaluation. they say bashir doesn't understand the charges against him. afterers declared incompetent for trial all of last year, bashir last month was found mentally fit for trial. that came after a stay at a mental health facility. his lawyers, those are concerned about his mental state once he's returned to jail. in the last 30 minutes a safe landing for a united airlines flight at dulles airport after a scare up in the air. chopper 4 captured the moment when emergency crews arrived to investigate flight 3370. the flight was coming from st. louis. it declared an emergency and report ad door either opening or coming off of the underside of the plane. there were reports that some luggage may have been lost when the door mall functioned but nobody on the plane was hurt. turning to our weather now. we're headed for the coldest night we've had in weeks.

winter is not letting go of us just as much as we would like for it to. doug, what is next? >> they say winter or rather march comes in like a lion. definitely the case this time in the form of cold weather and in the form of a storm. first off let's take a look at what we're dealing with outside. the wind. wind gusting upwards of 20240 miles per hour. latest wind gusts down at national right now at 37 miles per hour. 25 in leesburg. 31 miles per hour in martinsburg. you add the wind to the cold temperatures and look at these wind chills. 6:00 at night and we have wind chill of 9 in hagerstown, 16 in gaithersburg, 26 down towards manassas and 32 in fredericksburg. the cold air is here. tomorrow will be the coldest day we've seen bin a month and then we got a storm system making its way just to our south along the coast. this will problem avoiding us with ice and snow. we'll talk much more about this coming up at 6:17. >> breaking news at the coast guard headquarters in southeast. a shot fired in the parking lot

along martin luther king, jr. avenue, tracee wilkins is near the scene now with the latest. what's happening? >> reporter: actually here at the coast guard just outside of the homeland security gates we'll show you what it's looking like. from our perspective it looks like nothing is happening. this is such a large compound and they are not allowing us on to the property but we do have it confirmed that this shooting happened somewhere farther in to the compound itself. we're told that some kind of law enforcement officer, we're still trying to confirm exactly what this man does accidentally shot himself. he's conscious and breathing and was taken to the hospital. they are investigating to find out what happened. i talked to a number of folks here at this campus -- they will release a statement as soon as they are able to. reporting live in southeast, i'm tracee wilkins. now to the latest in the ukraine where russia is

conducting military exercises near the border with that country. that is raising concerns about another cold war. russia says it is not invading ukraine which remains in a very political volatile state. steve handelsman has more on the warnings from u.s. officials for russia to step back. >> reporter: the u.s. government demand tonight is to avoid provocation but the russians are provoking worry in ukraine and here in washington. with russian forces staging what they call previously scheduled exercises near ukraine, secretary of state kerry talked on the phone to the foreign minister in moscow. who he said reyou a firmed russian president putin's promise to respect ukraine's borders. >> we believe that everybody now needs to step back and avoid any kind of provocations. >> reporter: but vladimir putin is also making clear russia is

capable of invading ukraine. in 2008 russia did invade another neighboring nation, georgia. and last week's bloody protests in ukraine's capital kiev were a setback for russia prompting the national parliament to oust ukraine's pro russian president, viktor yanukovych. today near the big russian naval base that's in southern ukraine, pro russian army mob seized a government building and an anti-russian mob protested the. ukraine is dangerously divided and in financial crisis. defense secretary hagel warned moscow. >> i urged them not to take any steps that could be misinterpreted. >> reporter: putin's shove force by his navy, his air force and his ground forces despite putin's promise not interfere in ukraine is the biggest russian military move since the cold war. kerry resurrected a cold war quote from ronald reagan saying the u.s. government now will

trust but verify putin's promises. i'm steve handelsman, news4. a plan to expand benefits for military veterans and their families died in the u.s. senate today when it failed a procedural vote. republicans say the $21 billion price tag is too high. they also wanted to attach an amendment imposing new sanctions on iran over its nuclear program. democrats blocked the amendment. they want more time for negotiations with iran. each spaert accusing the other of playing politics. attorney general eric holder is doing well tonight after a brief stay at med star washington hospital center. news4 chris gordon was one of the first on the scene this morning and chris we understand the justice department just tweet ad new picture of the attorney general? >> reporter: that's right. much of the information that we've received today came from the department of justice two news releases that they emailed to us and then a short time ago tweeted, tweet this picture of

attorney general eric holder walking out of the hospital without any assistance. his problem today was heart related but not a heart attack. u.s. attorney general eric holder was transported by ambulance to med star as a precaution. after complaining at a morning meeting that he was experiencing symptoms of faintness and shortness of breath. while in the emergency room holder was alert and felt well enough to approve a department of justice news release about his condition. that was then kwuquoted a short time later at a white house briefing. >> he's resting comfortably and in good condition. he's alert. >> reporter: just about two hours after they arrived at med star his security detail pulled out of the parking lot and we were told the attorney general was sent home and was resting comfortably. now here's the latest on his condition. he came here to the emergency room with an elevated heart

rate. they gave him medication and brought his heart rate back to normal. now the top law enforcement official is resting at home. he is well-known locally because he served as a judge at d.c. superior court and also as the u.s. attorney for the district of columbia. tonight he's sending out his thanks to all of his friends and colleagues for all the well wishes he's receiving for a speedy recovery. that's the latest. live at med star, chris gordon, news4. thanks, chris. john hinkly will soon be spending more time outside of a d.c. psychiatric hospital. beginning next month he'll be able to leave the hospital for up to 17 days to visit his mother's home in williamsburg, virginia. his limit was once ten days. hinkly was found to be insane after he shot and wounded president reagan back in 1981. over the years he's been able to leave the hospital more often with the goal of living at his mother's home full time in the

future. his lawyers says there's no reason to fear him. there's a call for a virginia republican party official to resign tonight because of something he posted on facebook. treasurer bob fitzsimmons used off color language in reference to a female gop legislator. he has since apologized and in an e-mail to the virginia pilot he thought the word meant foolish speech. the word was used during an online discuss in reference to barbara comstock. republican delegate chris piece is asking him to resign. >> eleanor holmes norton is calling an incident with the transportation security administration bizarre and ludicrous. a tsa agent briefly refused to take a d.c. woman's driver's license as. identification to allow her on to a flight in phoenix.

ashley brandt. she told her story to jackie bensen last night. norton reached out to brandt to apologize. she's urging security officials to make sure agents know that d.c. residents are american citizens and should be treated as such. it's a rare event at the u.s. supreme court, now there's video of an outburst inside the courtroom. still ahead what started this rant jean it could lead to big legal trouble. major change for health insurance here in washington opinion we'll tell who you is now required to be covered. heavy rain in california causing major problems for drivers. it's

advocates for the lesbian gay bi disease sexual and transgender community in arizona are applauding governor brewer. yesterday she vetoed a controversial bill that would allow some businesses in arizona, some business owners that is to refuse service to gay customers based on the business owner's religious beliefs. but there's concern that the economic damage in arizona has already been done by some estimates that state already lost millions of dollars in business investment because of the fall out from passing that bill through the legislature. two big city mayors say they will boycott the saint patrick's day parade in their own cities

because the parades won't allow gay groups to participate. boston's mayor martin walsh says he'll not march unless a group of gay military veterans can march as well. in new york parade participants are not allowed to carry signs identifying themselves as gay. mayor bill de blasio says he won't march unless that policy changes. here in district there's new rights nor transgender individuals. the city is ordering insurance companies to offer full coverage for those with transgender disorder. it could mean tens of dollars. >> reporter: applause today in the mayor's ceremonial conference room. announcing the policy that's match in only five states. activist transitioning from her male to female identity says there's a desperate need for insurance coverage long denied people like her through discrimination. >> people looked at me when i

was born and said you're a dude. and as i grew up i realized that wasn't the case allowing transitional care allowing transition people to live full lives. >> reporter: health care is vital. >> for the last two decades transgender people really have only been acknowledged for the violence, the murders, the discrimination. >> reporter: she runs the national equality center says there's employment and other discrimination but access to health care is life-saving. >> this gives the opportunity for these folks to go out and have their health care decisions made by them and their hearth providers. roft cost more counselling, medicines and surgeries can cost tens of thousands of dollars. >> what kind of money are we talking about? >> on the individual level we're

talking many thousands of dollars. it's a lot of money over a lifetime. >> reporter: in the district, tom sherwood, news4. wow. rain and speed are to blame for that truck accidents on a highway in california. it happened in pasadena yesterday. police say the drivers of three tractor-trailers were looking over the damage from an earlier crash when a fourth truck smashed into them. fortunately nobody was injured. that roadway, though, was shut down for hours. >> evacuation orders are in place for 1,000 homes in los angeles area ahead of tonight's expected rain storms. there's concern heavy rainfall could cause flash flooding and land slides. much of california already got doused overnight with the rain bringing relief from drought conditions. the state logged its driest year on record in 2013. so the rain is welcomed but not all at once, right?

>> you say all at once. this could be the biggest rain storm that they see in the last two or three years. they are talking about substantial rain. that same system is the one that affects us on monday with rain, ice and snow. so it's a big system out there and cube big system for us to start off the first full week of the month of march. take a look outside right now. we're looking at a very nice shot. it's pretty out there. but it is cold out there. you're going to know it. you probably already do. if you're just getting home from work, had to make that little bit of a jaunt from the car to house to. 350 degrees right now at the airport. the wind is whipping up. wind out of north-northwest at 26 mile-per-hour. that want puts our wind chill down to 22 in the district. many areas it's down to between 10 and 15 degrees. it will be one cold night. 28 in gaithersburg. already below freezing. 37 in culpeper, 39 down towards fredericksburg. we're going for the coldest night that we've seen bin a month and the coldest day

tomorrow that we've seen bin a mop. storm team 4 radar is on the dry side. no rain or snow over the next few days. we've taken our little chance of flurries or snow showers out of saturday completely. now we're looking at that storm sunday night into the day on monday. overnight the clouds making their way out of here, clearing, the skies will continue to clear. as they do that's when temperatures will drop. the temperature will drop as the winds drop too. we'll see some wind chills but low temperatures that are is going to get you. low of 5 tonight in hagerstown. that's not the wind chill. that's the actual temperature. 8 in martinsburg. 10 in leesburg. 14 in la plata. high tomorrow of only 28. the record cold high for an afternoon is 27. we're going to be very close to that. could be near record levels as far as temperatures go tomorrow. 43 for a high on saturday. we rebound a little bit. 50 degrees on sunday. that's a mild day. but, we're going to see showers begin to move in late into the

evening hours and then the cold air is going to move in. we'll start off with a temperature near 34, 35 degrees and temperatures will fall all day on monday and that's why we'll see a mixture of ice and snow and behind that another arctic break comes in 29 for a high on tuesday. 34 for a high on wednesday. let's break down the weekend for you and show you if you got plans this weekend don't worry about the weekend. the weekend probably the best two days out of the next seven. little chilly, little breezy on saturday. mild more clouds on sunday. most of the day on sunday will be dry. it will be late day showers most likely after about 5:00, 6:00 in the evening that's when we'll start to see showers move in. on monday that's when we watch our next storm. it will move in sunday night into monday and intensify and see the cold air move in. because of that we're looking at a high likelihood of a high impact event. that want means ice and snow across the area and you know storm team 4 will be all over it. next at 6:30 a frightening

crash and one man's life changing mistake. >> i learned a lesson if you will the hard way. >> the emotional words from the driver and his victim about the dangers much texting behind the wheel. new details about a deadly maryland fire. we're learning more about what sparked the blaze that killed a local college student. big changes for utility customers in one local state. why you have to pay

first lady michele obama had some fun with some young kids today at a let's move event in prince george's county. you can see her dancing inside la petite academy in bowie. the daycare chain announced it will provide healthier meals to students and add more exercise to the curriculum. the first lady's let's move campaign is designed to help these kids in bowie and lots of others develop healthier eating habits in their early years. nutrition labels you see on nearly every food package will be changing or might be changing soon. the obama administration wants the number of calories to appear in larger, bolder type. serving sizes would be more realistic. and for the first time you would be able to tell whether foods have any added sue garci ed sug.

food and drug administration announced the changes today. >> our goal here is to design a liable that's easier to read and one consumers can under. >> the fda will take public comments on the proposal for the next 90 days. a final ruling could take another year. there's a new bill tonight for utility customers in maryland. they will be paying fees if they don't want smart meters installed in their homes or businesses. smart meters provide detailed energy information and two way communication between customers and theer company. the information could help customers understand electric and gas usage and meet energy reduction goals. the fees to opt-out of the meters are $75 up front. then $14 a month for pepco customers and $11 a month for bg&e customers. >> a gold, silver or bronze isn't all russia's olympic medalists are taking away from the sochi games.

the government is giving all 33 of them a white mercedes-benz with the russian olympic team logo. a couple of medalists aren't even old enough to drive but they've solution for that. they will also gate driver. russia finished at the top of the count for both overall medals and number of golds. coming up at 6:00, hundreds of people fighting to stay in their homes before the water is shut off to an entire building. we'll report how those people just bought a bit more time. >> 40-minute commute that now takes more than an hour

. first at 6:30 tonight the remarkable details of the life of a survivor of the holocaust. >> a life ended yesterday when he was hit by a school bus in maryland. >> that manassas name is elia miranski. despite all the hate through which he lived as a child, he was able to see the good in his world. and even at 91 years old event toured out on his own to see that world and the people in it. his stories from childhood are so remarkable he was just interviewed for the holocaust museum last year. kristen wright spoke with the woman who conducted that interview. she's at the intersection now

where the accidents happened yesterday and that accident still under investigation. kristen? >> reporter: that's right. police say elia miranski did make it across the southbound lanes. he got to the middle. there were cars stopped there at the turning lane. but the school bus had the green light. this man escaped death over and over until now. that's the voice of elia miranski, telling his story as a holocaust survivor. he's pictured here with his wife at the hebrew house in rockville in 2008 where he lived. >> i have such great respect for them. that they had lived through the worst that mankind can do to each other. and still some beauty in life. >> reporter: u.s. holocaust memorial museum volunteer gail schwartz interviewed elia miranski in may eight months before he was hit by a howard county school bus and killed while crossing the street, a shocking way to-die-for a man

who lived a life we only read about in history books. >> he was able to escape and jumped out of a window. i was devastated to think this man who had survived brushes with death so many times in his young life ended his life -- his life end this way. it was very poignant, very tragic. >> reporter: elia miranski told schwartz how the germans killed his parents and most of his siblings. how he had to hide in a swamp for three days breathing through a straw. designee said he thinks about his experiences every day and every night. >> reporter: you can actually go and listen to elia miranski's oral history at the holocaust museum in washington or go to our website, nbcwashington.com where we have a link. live in silver spring, kristen wright, news4. an accidental fire inside a kitchen is blamed in the death of a college student from prince george's county. the 23-year-old was a student at

frostburg state and lived in a house that was converted to college apartments. two other students made it out with minor injuries. new legal trouble and allegations of sexual assault against former nfl star darren shockley. wendy rieger has more. >> reporter: an arrest warrant is out in new orleans for the alleged rapes of two women. this is on top of the charges he faces in the los angeles area where earlier this month he was charged after two women accused him of drugging them and assaulting them in west hollywood. now police say sharper who is a former saints star and nfl commentator is facing charges for raping women in new orleans last september. a friend of his is also charged in this case. they both could face life sentences if convicted. sharper is also being investigated for alleged sexual assaults in arizona and florida. his lawyer told nbc news earlier

this month they are hopeful sharper will be exonerated when the true facts are revealed. there's no immediate comment from sharper's attorney tonight. back to you. local students got the chance of a lifetime to meet the president at the white house this afternoon. this came as president obama launched a new program for young boys and men of color. students from schools in the district and the latin america youth center saw the president launch a program called my brother's keeper. mr. obama shared stories of his own struggles growing up. he sawed it's a matter of national importance to help minority youth succeed and achieve their dreams. >> i firmly believe that every child deserves the same chances that i had. that's why we're here today. to do what we can in this year of action to give more young americans the support they need to make good choices. and to be resilient and to

overcome obstacles. >> some foundations have already pledged $200 million to help in this effort. take a good look at the guy in these surveillance photos. police think he robbed the same bank twice in a matter of weeks. both times they say he hit the wells fargo bank along georgia avenue in downtown silver spring. the first time back one january. the most recent just this past friday when he pulled out a kitchen knife. police wt before there's any violence. right now public hearing is under way on some proposed changes for some of the metrobus routes in southern prince george's county. one of the routes being discussed is the w 13. it takes riders from old fort road in ft. washington to the air and space museum downtown with no transfers. metro's new proposed route for that bus would take riders to the eisenhower metro station in virginia instead. many marylanders say they don't want to go into virginia just to

get their jobs in d.c. >> marylanders don't want to hear they have to go to virginia to catch a train to get to work. i am an employee in downtown d.c. that's my main route five days a week in and out of d.c. it's a convenient route. >> reporter: metro officials say the problem is demand outweighing resources. and the number of buses in their fleet and the amount of funding for services has not kept up with the overall potential. metro riders should get ready to pay a little more. the transit agency is talking about a new round of fare hikes. in some cases you could pay 75 cents more to park your car or a dime more to take the train. the large majority of access metro riders would have to pay an additional 30 cents. some say they have to stay home. >> some people would say that's less money because you have to pay more on cabs. i say but still metro access was

set up low-income, so think about that. >> the soonest any fare increase would take effect is july 1st. still to come tonight at that rare look at both sides of a crash caused by texting and driving. nothing that important that they should put their life or anybody else's life in jeopardy. >> how one crash changed three lives and what the drivers hope you can learn from it. and one man now facing federal charges for this rare outburst inside the u.s. supreme court. what our weather, doug? >> you know it's going to be on the cold side. we're talking about the coldest day in about a month and that want says something for this year. take a look at the numbers as we move on through the day tomorrow. temperatures starting off around 19, going up only into the mid-20s. more about that and the next storm in minutes.

arrived on behalf of the vast majority of the american people who believe -- >> we're getting a rare look at an out burst that hopped inside the u.s. supreme court. video shows a california man standing up and shouldn'ting during oral arguments yesterday. court police escorted the man out. he's now charged with violating a law that prohibits people from shouting threats or abusive language in the high court. we should note cameras and recording devices are strictly banned from the supreme court. the neighbors of a massive landfill in northern virginia are hoping they can keep that landfill from staying open for the next several decades. the operators of the lorton landfill have a contract to use that land until 2018. but this week they presented fairfax county with a proposal to stay in lorton and build a renewable energy park by the year 2040. the neighbors say the landfill is an eye sore and i want has

not helped the city as it was supposed to. >> putting it in caps there, development conditions in 2007 that there would be no further expansion of this landfill. >> dozens of people are expected to voice their opposition at a meeting of the planning commission tonight. court injunction is giving more than 200 families in prince george's county some extra time before they are forced out of their homes. we first told you last week about the problems at the lynnhill condos in temple hills. building is in serious disrepair. wscc was going to shut the water off this coming money because the building owner is behind on utility payments. this the afternoon building got an emergency injunction to keep the water on until march 14th. a legal adviser tells news4 this will give residents more time to seat court date to get the bills paid. this winter has been like a pit bull. it won't let go. and it is still fighting to our

north. coming up freezing cold causing something we haven't seen in nearly 20 years. at 29 years old ryan zimmerman is learning a new position. find out why the nats may be making the change. i'm

tonight a story that really ow t risks and repercussions of texting and driving. two men who would never have met are now forever linked thanks to distracted driving. nbc's jim rosenfield has their story. >> i went from going an active lifestyle every day took bed ridden. >> reporter: anthony really shouldn't be here. >> i literally said to myself i'm done. >> reporter: understandable when you look at the condition of the truck he was driving one saturday morning three years ago in bucks county.

this mangled sedan landed on top of the cab of his dump truck. his father was in the passenger seat. >> i remember screaming. >> reporter: the dashboard was wrapped around his legs. >> the way the wreckage of the truck was crushed it was like the roof had come down in between us. >> reporter: among his injuries his legs, pelvis, hip all broken. his brain was bleeding. his father broke his neck. the guy who hit them? >> if i had been watching the road i would not be talking to you today. 27-year-old william van camp admits he was texting and driving. >> i was talking to three different people. i'm not sure which one i was talking to at the time. >> all via text. >> this didn't involve speed. this didn't involve alcohol. this didn't involve drugs. this involved texting. mr. van camp sent or received 13 text messages in the last 12 minutes prior to the accident. >> i would never do it again. >> why? >> because i know what can nap

you do do it. i learned a lesson if you will the hard way. >> reporter: van camp spent nine months in prison and is still completing his required 50 hours of community service and restitution payments. but officer lennon admits texting cases are tough to prove. >> it's not that easy. the officer has to be able to observe the individual, see that their attention is off the highway. >> you want to hop in? >> sure. >> reporter: in some states police are doing what we just did, perching above the usual sight lines in tractor-trailers. >> from up here you're up high you see everything. >> i can see everything. the weave. or the slowing down. >> reporter: in our short time we saw it too. from texting that started at traffic lights and continued when the light turned green to cars and fingers clearly on the move at full speeds. it's behavior that leads to an

estimated 1.6 million accidents each year. >> there's nothing that important that they should put their life or anybody else's life in jeopardy over a text. >> do you remember what you were texting about? >> no, do i not. for me answering this to you right now like i am of how i don't know just proves how unimportant me answering the message was. >> reporter: texting and driving is also illegal in maryland, virginia and in the district. in maryland the first offense will cost you $83. in the district and virginia the penalty is $125. the first time you're caught texting and driving. and fairfax county leads the commonwealth in convictions. in the newsroom, i'm jim rosenfield, news4. for the first time in nearly two decades lake superior is almost iced over completely. that could translate to a rough start to the shipping season ten minnesota port of duluth. experts say with the lake mostly covered in ice, the sun will have a harder time warming up

the water. what that translate to a cooler summer coming their way. you thought our commute was rough with the snow these past couple of days. this is buffalo, new york. gusting winds created near white out conditions today, slick roads there also caused a number of crashes. even in buffalo they have difficult times when the snow comes. >> don't they get that lake-effect stuff in buffalo? >> what we get here is nothing what they get up there. i've seen one storm that dumped 80 inches of snow overnight. that's pretty cool. >> are you trying to make us feel better? >> i was trying. didn't work? >> no. another area it might. >> another year it might. that's right. we've seen so much snow over the course of the winter this winter. many of us have seen upwards of 30, 40, 50 inches west of d.c. d.c. now up to 18 inches, that's just a little bit above average and looks like we could continue

that as we move on through the next couple of days. your evening planner as we look off towards a very nice night, 35 degrees. nice if you're looking outside because of clear skies. 35 on the scold side. 33 at 7:00 down to 29 at 9:00, 25 by 11:00. take a look at the numbers. 29 in rockville right now. down to 28 in gaithersburg. at 6:00. we're going down further. camp springs right now 33 degrees. dulles and reston 31. herndon 27 degrees right now or 27 degrees around 7:00 in herndon. 22 at 10:00. 10 that's what you wake up to in western fairfax county. 9:00 a.m. plenty much sunshine  but temperature of only 16. a cold one but we're not talking any rain or snow tonight. talking about the cold. look at where the wind chills are tomorrow morning. down near zero and even below in some areas around gaithersburg, 0 mostly cloudy, 3 in d.c. tomorrow morning will be

bitterly cold. a cold one for sure. tomorrow the coldest we've seen in a month. rebounding to 33 on saturday. 50 mostly dry. showers moving in late in the day then 35 on monday. this is the day that we'll be watching out for our next storm. the latest computer models bringing colder air and that means this most likely a rain or ice if not snow event for most of us and looks like a more high impact event across our region. we'll watch this very closely for your and keep you posted. one thing we know for sure it gets cold again and stay cold through most of next week. >> a winter that won't end. >> won't let go of us. >> and holding night. >> going to warm you up. the redskins who wants redskins news. they are making a move as the clock ticks down towards

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>> the redskins, maybe i'm too excited about this. they make their second move of the offseason today resigning chris baker a back up defensive lineman who is excited about that. come on. he only started three games last year but played so well down the stretch. skins make bringing him back a priority. so, if you remember anything about this story, just remember that the singing lineman is back. he calls himself swagging. he has an entertaining sack dance. his first-ever sack in week seven. he had 27 tackles. he signed a three year contract worth 12 million. 4 million of that is guaranteed. so many other notable redskins still in limbo. what will happen to brian orakpo. rile i, months, jackson their futures up are in the air.

what will happen to morgan, doughty, kehl and grossman. i know you guys have a lot -- >> meantime the georgetown hoyas are singing a different tune as they find themselves in a very unfamiliar and scary place. the ncaa tournament bubble. 17 days to selection sunday. highway yas with a chance to keep their tournament hopes alive tonight against marquette. it's different. normally we're pretty comfortable right now but it is what is it. we can play our way in. we just have to go out dean that. >> we control our own destiny. we have a chance to finish strong and do some good things. right now we got to go take care of what's in front of us right now which is marquette. >> the situation we're in but we

like to look at one game at a time. the situation is different now. but just one game at a time. they tip tonight at 9:00. ciaa tournament bowie state trying to advance against johnson c. smith. bowie the defending champs and top seed they trailed the entire game but with a minute left the lead was cut two. next possession for j.c. smith, and then he creates his own shot and nails it. a couple of fans love it. bowie knocked out in the semifinal round. one of the biggest story lines we're following at natural spring training one we've known about for a while. ryan zimmerman playing first base. diana russini report on the early stages. >> reporter: changes are already under way. last week we heard third baseman ryan zimmerman would get some time at first base this season.

and the work has already begun. why do you think you're getting some work at first? >> because it will give us a better chance to win and i think that's the whole point of all this and every guy in there wants to win as many games as we can, and if me playing over there, ten, 15, 20 games when we face a tough lefty makes sense and gives us a better chance to win that want day that's why we'll do it. >> doesn't feel like it's an age thing or concern about -- >> i hope not. i'm not that old yet >> you're only 29. >> everyone thinks i'm that old. no. the way i finished last year, the way my arm is coming back from having surgery, i think i got a few more good years left at third base. >> reporter: zimmerman doesn't think getting work at first base will affect most of his play at third base. in fact his teammates and his newman gear says he looks pretty good at both position. in viera, florida, diana russini, news4 sports. >> you notice we didn't see any

first base action. they want him to learn without the pressure of the cameras. >> "nightly news" coming up next. >> we'll see you at 11:00. have a good evening.

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