>> throwing the commonwealth into political chaos. >> announcer: news4 at 6:00 begins with breaking news.g fac increasing pressure to resign, tonight virgin i's govern holding tightly to his job. gentzler. >> i'm leon harris. it's been more than 48 hours since we heard from govnor ralph northam at a lengthny news conference explaining it was not him pictured i a yearboo photo of a man in black face and another in ku ux klan robes. >> and tonight, an allegation against his possible successor. >> we have a full hour of team coverage coming your wayar ng with julie carey live in richmond. >> reporter: many came to the capital today expecting toalear governor northam saying he had reconsidered and wouldry

sign. administration officials tells me instead he said he wanted more time, more time to try to vindicate himself, more time to convince virginians he had nothing to do with that racist photo that appeared in his medical school yearbook. but amid the chaos, a new concern as the man who's next in line, the lieutenant governoro forced answer an allegation that he assaulted a woman many years ago. it looked like business as usual as lieutenant governor justin fairfax brought the senate to order but behind the scenes a new controversy now surrounding the man b who wouldome governor if ralph northam decides to resign. a woman is alleging fairfax sexually assaulted her when the two were at the democratic national convention in 2004. his staff first issued a statement of denial then faced reporter >> the allegation is false as was indicated inem our stt.

if you read through the story you see it's uncorroborated. >> reporter: it surfaced sunday on the same rig wing website that posted a racist photo found in governor ralparnortham's yebook. today "the washington post" also published thewoman's account. she went to the newspaper a year ago, no story was publi then. the woman told the post she and fairfax had a consensual encounter that in her view became a sexual assault. fairfax told reporters today while there was one encounter i was consensual. >> i will be 40 next month, i have lived ho years accusation free. there's a reasonepor that. >>ter: he sees the allegation resurfacing now at a clear httempt to har when he's in the spotlight to replace ralph northam. >> does anyone find it a coincidence when the ed uncorrobormear comes out?

>> reporter: he said the womand contacim by phone after the encounter asking if he wanted to get together, never mentioning an assault. he was also pressed on what he thinks the governor should do. fairfax said he hasn't spokeno northam since the press conference saturday when the governor changed his mind about resigng insisting it's not him in the photo. does a fairfaxee with so many other democrats that he must resign now. >> i believe the governor has to make a decision that's in the st interest of the commonwealth of virginia. >> reporter: as for that assault claim against the lieutenant governor his staff said he'sg explor legal action against what they call a defamatory >> julie carey in richmond. thank you. the racist photocame to light on friday afternoon and within hours it was the topic of national debate. >> our coverage continu with

nbc "nightly news" anchor lester holt. >> good to see you. >> this became your lead story almost immediately. what's our take on happening here? >> it happened friday and by the the we went to air statement from the governor came out seeming to accept responsibility, saying he was one of those people. i think what separates us from politicians is how things changed on saturday to a and now today this sense of indecision here. this is important for democrats to get past this. they are trying to show that they have no tolerance, and saying that he has got to go. this is a almost universal call. and for him to still be standing on theines i think is unusual. >> this all plays out as president trump gets ready to deliver his second state of the union address tomorrow night after the longest government shutdown in history, that's why you're in town. what do you expect to hear rr to? >> according to a senior

official of the white house it'n to be an optimistic, unifying and visionary speech. that's what you expect from a speech, but keep in mind this is a divided congress, he'll hav nancy pelosi over his shoulder here and that will be a constant reminder how we got here, why the speech is delayed because of the shutdown and the exchange of letters between the two of them. it's a different feeling in th room. also, this comes at a time when the president is thrtening a national emergency on the border wall, essentially going around congress. a lot of dynamics we typically see in a state of the union. >> and a lot at stake for peoplr like f employees here in the washington area and immigrants as well. >>ou bet. >> lester holt, thank you for taking time to talk to us. he's back with more late developments on nbc "nightly news." >> tomorrow join us for team coverage of the state of the union. doreen and scott macfarlane are going to be reporting live from

the capital all evening. and nbc news special coverage of the address begins tomorrow night at 9:00. >> back to our top story in virginia. many who voted to put the governor in office now want to see h out of office. but the decision for him to leave is not entirely unanimous. ry smith spent time talking to people about the governor's actions andound some mixed opinions there. >> reporter: people are just split. we talked t about a half dozen, eight or nine people and some said he shouldgo. some said no stay in office, ride this out. but the one thing they all greed goes without it governor northam making a stand on whether he's going to stay or go is bad for him and the commonwealth. as his political livelihood hangs in the balance, governor northam's sta was a no show in odbridge. that didn't stop voters from

sounding off about the stroefr controversy. >> he should have been gone. >> yes yes. >> i think he deserves a second chan >> the minute it came out he should say okay for the good of virginia i should >>resign. i don't think it cost him hb but he should do a little bit better than say it wasn't t. >> reporter: forse voters ralph northam has a credibility problem. his apology friday was followed by a denial on saturday and them an aission to appearing in black face to impersonate michael jackson. voters wondering what is thetr h? >> i don't trust him. he's lying. >> i think he needs to be honesw about tle thing. but it's so long ago that this whole thing happened that i think it's been blown out of proportion. >> as they wait to see what the governor is going to decide to do, many voteders are wondering how effective he can be as a leader if he stayson. >> you won't have the tools you one to be successful if no

believes in you. >> how can you govern if people don't trust you. for us where do we go from hete? >> rep that's the question, where do we go from here? regardless of whether you want governor northam to stay or go, they want something to happen quickly, many of them said by the end of this week. back to you. >> cory smith reporting live. a family is in mourning tonight after horrific crash over the weekend. five children, all of them d related, kil when the suv they were riding in swerved off the road. tonight we're learning more about y theng victims. darcy spencer spoke with family members dealing with this unspeakable loss. >> reporter: these are the faces ive children who died when the suv they were riding in ran off the road, crashed through the wood line and spun out in ael snowy police say they were all thrown from the suv. >> just heart broken.t i doow what to say. it's just overwhelming.

>> reporter: the snow has melted revealing a heartbreaking debris field. fathly members of victims came here to see firsthand where their young lives came to such a tragic end. james lost his anddaughter, he said it's a reminder for families to stay close. >>he that's only message i get out of it. the only sense, here today, gone tomorrow. >> police say dominique taylor was behind the wheel when the suv crashed saturdaymorning. she survived. she's the mother of two of the girls who lied paris was 5, london 8. their dad set up campaign to help with funeral costs. grief counselors were present where they attended school. >> a lotf it is listening.r: >> repor relatives say

6-year-old rickelle ricks, sh-yr-old zion beard a 15-year-old damari herald were siblings and cousins with paris and london, they all enjoyed spending time together. >> she was happy, she was 6 years old. >> reporter: stephanie lloyd shared a video of her grand daughter. >> she was the happiest baby you want tormeet. >> repr: now they're making seans for five fun yerals and a future without tmiling faces. darcy spencer news4. coming up we continue our team coverage of the political crisis in virginia. tom sherwood joins us with perspective on where governor ralph northam goes from here. a icy reception for plans to pull funding from the ice rink. the hard choice facing local caders tonight. no hardices today, get out and enjoy nice weather. 56 across the regio right now inger a high of . tra65

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>>taying on top of developments out of richmond tonight, virginia governor ralph northam meeting with staff toe determhether it's viable for him to stay in office amid growing calls for his resiation over black face photo in his medical school yearbook. it's been a tu multichow 72 hours. governor northam apologized for the photo then the next day denied it was him but described a different incident that involved him dressing up i black face. today, the president of the

naacp weighed in on msnbc. >> is there any argumentt t thyoat suggests there's any reason at all to give a second chance? >> i think we are giving a second chance. we're not condemning him as an individual. we are saying h at this time is not fit to serve asor gove >> now we want to bring in political reporter tom sherwood. >> nice to be here. >> we have calls for the governor to resign, coming from all over the place, and the person who would replace him is now facing aegations of sexual assault. have you ever seen anything like this? >> no, and i'ven bound a long time. 72 hours into this crisis, and as julie carey was reporting, there's no specific way this is going to end. everyone has these ideas, it might be this, that, might tonight, tomorrow. governor northam did askor re time but everyone is saying

that saturday news conference, which i watched every word of it did not help him. he acknowledged the michael jackson thing he had don i 1984. and i still find hard to believe he's a doctor. he's a smart person. people.l liked by many this photo was in his book in 1984, and he sayse did not see it and no one had told him about it or spoken to him for and against him ever until friday night when he was shocked and that's whe he put out the statement that he apologized for it that he thought later it sn't me. it's the most bizarre political story, and i've covered a lot of em, that i've ever seen. it's important to note this is happening rightn e middle of the legislative session. >> that's right. >> today a tomorrow is when most of the bills that are going to survive being killed are in the house and senate. >> they've got othork to do in richmond. >> they have that lieutenant governor presides over the senate.

and also unlike most states virginia has all of its legislative leaders, all 140 memberre up for election this november. 40 in the senate, 100 in the house. they have to put up with this, the democrats. it's justremarkable. most of the people i talked to in richmond, i've been on the phone a lot. one sa, this is tough for governor northam. i think he will do the right thing, but all these calls for him to resign are not heing. , you know, this is like a -- the party, the democratic party has been so successful in virginia. in 2017 they had a terric election, nearly won back the house, only a few seats short in the senate. and they've w the statewide races, attorney general, lieutenant governor and the governor. they've won all the state-wide races since 2009. the republicans, this is cs poli the republicans see

this as a potential help t them in the coming election. >> sure. >> but you know, the speaker of the house in richmond said he should resign. >> hilet's talk about new. the new poll we just saw today. morning console poll, the governor's f approvall 19 points over the weekend. tom, as you said, lawmakers fros bothwn party and the opposition party, everybody is calling for him to resign. hes basically on an island by himself nyre. is therecenario in which he can survive? >> i talked to the people in richmond about this idea, i don't know what happened but i think the saturday press conference was so bad. he could under the virginia constitution, step aside -- voluntarily step aside for a period of time, a few weeks, a month at the most but at least a ouple weeks or days while he straightens this out and tries g

to fure out what he's going to do. that's not likely to happen i'm told. it's one way to do it. this is a 60 mile an hour blow outor the democratic party. >> it is. and in a 24/7 ns cycle it's hard to imagine -- >> 24 second news cycle. i have my phone here, as you were talking i was on my phone making sure nothing was happening. >> good to have her perspective tom sherwood. we'll hear from david culver and derrick ward at 6:30 followed by nbc "nightly news." ate fring imagine of a teenager with a gun turned out to note what it's seen but the teen is still charged with a felony. arlington county police said the teen had an air soft rifle in a video posted on instagram. h showed getting out of the car, putting a mask on his face and taking the gun out in front

of the school. police say he is not a student in arlington public schools and they cannot name him because of his age. on the day that mayor muriel bowser is set to get her stanley vep ring from the washington capitals, a conty is breaking out over funding for an icearena. the decision to take money away from the ice arena has t mayor on one side and the capity owner on the other. >> reporter: theort dupont ice arena has been a fixture for decades. >> thousands of kids that use this facility and take advantage of the program will note abl to. >> reporter: plans have been under way to rebuild theil ng and double its capacity in order to keep up with the demand from youth groups and hockey leagues that use the facility. d.c. government had dedicated more than $20 million to the project. but last week, mayor ml ur co saying she was

going to take that money fro the ice arena renovations and other projects and redirect the money to make emergency repairs at several d.c. public schools across the city. >> what is neededre critical repairs to schools. they include hvac, the include roofs, they include a lot of things that really need to bedo . >> we shouldn't be pitted against d.c. public schools, which ishenfortunately how mayor's office has been spinning this. >> reporter:he washington capitals have been long-time supporters of the leons is call treasure and urging t mayor to restore the funding. gofundm have started a page incase funding isn't restored. they'll vote on the fate of the funding tomorrow morning. mark segraves news4. cal for virginia's governor to resign coming from within his own partytonight.

ahead at 6:30, david culver talks with lawmakers in virgi a virginia. doug is back with more 60s our forecinas

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this afternoon, 65 degrees today. >> love it. >> it was beautiful. >> it was really quite nice and boy did we deserve it. it was cold and winr has taken a turn for the better as we make our wayex through the couple days. warmer. now, a nice night 56. not much in the way o cloud cover. look at the numbers 48 in manassas, culpepper, 46 in annapolis. this is going to cool quickly so it's going to be a chilly night but not a cold night. i think mostf us stay above freezing tonight. weld see areas of frost like did this morning but all in all looking like a nice night. we've got clear skies now for the most part, clouds to the south, back to the west. look at the storm system, looks ke i gt'ois to have a hard time getting here. if you live in west virginia, west of the blue ridge, you'll have a chae of getting some

showers tonight. this is interesting here. a couple interesting features. look at this storm, he really todayup system i came in looked at the circulation, almost like a hurricane off the coast. it's just a storm system making its way in off the atlantic. this one is interesting, too, look terraat the in snow line. way up in canada. look at thesemb s, 23 below in bismark. 33 in st. louis after a high of 66. that's that cold front that is making its way towards our region. most of this stays to our north that means we stay in the warmer weather the next couple days before the cold air m tes in later end of this week. tomorrow no problem 67degrees. gh temperatures the next couple of days. well above average. chance of 65 on thursday. a couple ofhaes of showers. i'll update you more on when to find this coming up later on, at

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country. virginia governor ralph n tham remains in office three days after aot racist from his yearbook came to light. sources tell news4 he's debating whether to resign. >> this as the lieutenant governoreends off s ugly accusations made against him. david culver isn richmond. >> fairfax. >> reporter: the criesrowing louder, protesters in front of the executive mansionng deman governor ralph northam step down after a racist photourfaced from his medical school yearbook page. >> we have to stand up have to stand up in support of the african-american community. >> reporter: he's here from virginia. >> he broke the trust we had. >> reporter: lewis now supporting lieutenant governor, justin fairfax, who brought the senate into session monday, seemingly business as usual until he stepped out for a

recess. the lieutenant governor admits to a consensual encounter with a woman at the democratic naonal conventi in boston in 2004 but denied it was a sexual assault. >> to have someone manipulate the press and m come out a year ago, fail at gettinghat into e media, then go away and when they think they have an opportunity at maximum media attention point to come back again with the same false, co oborated allegation, tells you everything you need to know about the falsity of it. >> reporter: still refusing to call on ralph northam no step aside. elieve the governor has to make a decision that's in the best interest of the commonwealth of virginia. co reporter: kir believes it's best if he decides to leave but wants to avoid impeachment. >> impeachment, that's a high standard. called for e ha the resignation. we hope that's what the governor does. i think that would obviously be

less pain for everyone. >> reporter: state senator adam evans says with ralph northam staying on as governor, lawmakers will struggle to get work done. >> it's not just a matter of effectiveness, but peopleit in e comm are hurting and we need to heal. >> reporter: earer we saw several staff members walking out of the mansion, and anfi official cing the governor held meetings with his cabinet members and his staff discussing the idea of ez uresignation butn asking for more time wanting to vindicate himself. well, governor northam says he does not believe that's him in that racist photo in his yearok. he did admit this weekend to wearing black face in the past.e he said dressed up as michael jackson in 1984 for a dance contest and put shoeolish on his cheeks for that. his commentsbo that have

many questioning whether he understands why black face is so ive to so many people >> i used a little bit of shoe polish to put it on my cheeks. the reason i used a little bit, i don't know if anyone tried that, but you areblot to get shoe polish off. >> my wife says inappropriate circumstances. >> the governor was ask d to the moon walk there. >> here in washington the nationaluseum of african-american history has an exhibit explaining the origins of black >>face. derrick ward spoke with visitors at the museum about the hurt it causes today. >> reporter: it's hard to believe but thereas a time images like this were acceptable or maybe just tolerated by a large portion of society, mostly white americans. jim crow, areation of an actor

thomas rice. >> you know that comes from the knock ow which was an afric african-american children's game. >> reporter: it wasn't a flattering image but it resonated. >> the resonance is the consistent and enduring type of rican-american people, particularly as it relates to cultural and artistic behavior. >> reporter: ironically the elements involv, the sk, movemes have origins in african story telling. and there were african-americans that had the elements used against them. >> it was derogatory, bad, yes. >> reporter: in a way they made agents serving to mock them preserving culture. >> when africans came to the stage they brought with them tap, sand dancing, forms thatul

have been lost. >> reporter: still the negative connotationsehindlack face are so prevalent that without context they generate controversy. one place to find images like that are places like this, a museum not where they're praised, but where they can be studied. >> that's truly unacceptable today. >> it's not okay on any level. >> reporter: derrick ward, news4. we're following someki br news in southeast washington right now. at least four people have been injure in a series of shootings. sources tell news4 one of the victims may be a young girl. she was injured along pennsylvania avenue near minnesota avenue. our jackie bensen is headed to the scene. she will aring us live update shortly. montgomery county is to make drinking water safer in the schools. the county council will consider a measure t will limit the amount of lead hay lowedn i drinking water. it costs half a million dollars

to inspect buildings for lead c andt a quarter million to make fixes. 97% of the fixes have been made. schools would be required to fix all water fixtures that fai to follow the strircter limits i it passes. she went to apply for a passport and got the shock of her life. >> who ami? gone ntire identity i when yo

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country with american parents who adopted you, and then finding out you're not a legal citizen. >> up next the news4 i teams found i happening to thousands of people. a beautiful day out there t todaperatures in the 60s. tomorrow close to 70. tracking a couple of chances for some rain,though,

tens of thousands of u.s. residents could be living here illegally and not even know it. >> tonight the news4 i team veals gaps in a decade's old lathat opens them u to possible deportation, even though they were adopted by >> it's every day, every phone call, every knock on the door.

it's that constant fear of am i next? >> investigative reporter jody fleischer has more on why so many are stuck in legal limbo. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the unid states of america. >> reporter: for almost as long as he can remember, this man, we'll call him tom, has felt american, even though his life started almost 8,000 miles away the philippines. >> i felt myself, there wasn't american fiphilippine or any otr culture. i was just a orkid. >> rr: we're not revealing his identity because he worries about his family and his future. >> i feel shame. it was just very hurting. >> reporter: tom was adopted when he was just one year old by his american father who worked for the united states air force and his fiphilippine wife, and

when hved to the u.s. was 7. >> it doesn't phase me a bit. it was an adventure. >> reporter: he glrew up, got ar job,ed an american wife and had children. but at age 45 a security beckground check at work led to an evable discover. >> you had to be quiet. >> reporter: his legal adoption had not made him a legal u.s. citizen. >> i think it's a one-page form that they needed to complete for his 19th birthday. and because theyidn't know or did not do that that h and -- sorry. we hav to cope with the consequences. >> reporter:oy is coping with the same consequences. at 25 she applied for a passport and learned she was not a citizen. her american parents adopted h at 7 months old. >> it's devastating. hard to wrap your head around

that and conclude that all of th means that i don't have an identity. >> reporter: now with a green card she's been fighting for 27 years for hisitizenship and for others, as a program director with the adoptee rights campaign, she helpsth families ughout the process. >> they brought them in on immigrant based visas, not non-immigrant based vies a. so they may orot may know that they need to then file differently. >> repter: in a report to congress, the advocacy group estimates the number of adults stuck in the same situation ranges from 25,000 to 49,000 and in many cas the american parents thought they did everything right. >> it is a complex ocess. it is something that people need to learn about. >> reporter: susan lawrence ici the s adviser for children's issues with the u.s. state department. >> we are absolutely aware of it as is the united states citizenship and immigration service. we try to work together to

figure out how to get the information out to people. >> reporter: but in 2000 when congress passed a law to close the gap and give citenship to adoptees, it only protected children under 18. those born before 1983 were left out. >> we didn't bring ourselves here, we didn't broker our own adoptions. >> the adoptee citizenship act of 2015 or 2018 would have fixeh the problem bue bills never got to a vote. >> we're anxious to see a bipartisan clean bill hopefully that covers what it hould have 2000. >> it just seems like such a simple fix and a fair one, because if you're adopted, you are that family's child. >> reporter: tom has a green card but he's afraid to even apply for citizenship. an attorney warned him he could deported because he voted for years, which is a federal crime.

>> it's just been this undercurrent of insecurity. >> i fear for my family. >> reporter: yet tom's family remains confident in his american dream. >> we want to have a party, it seems silly.re white and blue table cloths and we want our american to be american. >> reporter: w reached out to the members of congress who introduced last year's gislation to fix the gap in the law. and confirmed they will try again this year. as for tom's plight, virginia senator mark warner sent us a statement saying in part the fair and reasonable approach here would be to close this loople and i'm hopeful we can work on a bipartisan basis in congress to do th. jody flesher news4 i team. the adoptee rights campaign offers resources for people in this situation, to find out more, including a state by state breakdown of international

adoptees without citizenship, visit our nbc washington app. back to breaking news now southeast d.c. at least four people injured in a series of shootings in e past two hours. sources tell news4 one of the victims may be a young girl. she was injured right here along pennsylvania avenue near minnesota avenue. we can see shattered gss at a bus stop here. check for updates in our washington app and jackien bense will have a full report coming up on news4 at 11:00. doug is back now with more about our weather. you're just thell bearer of kinds of good news today. >> it's better than the opposite guy i've been over the last couple weeks. no rain, no snow, no cold temperatures, really nice spring like weather coming our way. i say no rain, we have a chance of a shower tonight a couple chances later this week but weer not talking any big storms. the big storms stay to the north an that allows warm air to move across our region.

it is gorgeou after a high today in the 60s, right now at 56 degrees. down to about 43 by 11:00 tonight. it's going to be cool but for this time of year that is very, very nice. that's the average high f time of year, right around 44 degreesnow. 51 in rockville. we are going to cool in the suburbs. somes, ar manassas, you'll get close to the b freezing ma for the most part most of us stay above freezing. we could see areas of frost like we did this morning but mt of the region looking nice. goking out towards the radar, nothing to show, b a little bit wider you see a storm system from the west. that's a cold front coming through but the cold system is so far to the north it doesn't havehe cold air behind it. as a matter of fact, it stalls back to the west and allow more warm air to come across our region. that means

are going to be warmer thanwe ty today even 40 degrees at the bus stop inside thetw b, outside we'll be in the 30s but by recess, the jackets are coming off, mild conditions for recess, 55 degrees. 67 by the time we're pickingp the kids. record high tomorrow is 70 degrees. we'll be close to that. i wouldn't be surprised to see someone get close to arthat, nd charlottesville, fredericksburg. the potential is there forwe warmerher. here's where things get interesting, no real big storms. 51 on wednesday, more cloud cover on wednesday, we see cooler conditions but the shower activity comes after the sun goes down, it happens wednesday night into thursday morning. that's another system, a warm front that comes through, that brings temperatures back into the 60s. we're going 65 on thursday. i think it's possible on thursday afternoon we could 70 degrees on thursday.

friday, looks deceiving. i have 59 and windy but that's early in the day. by frida night your wind chills will be in the 20s so it's going to be colder if you have friday night plans make sure you're watching out for that because it will bee. colder th here comes the cold air saturday and sunday. thing like last week. 39 on saturday, 42 on sunday that will be the coldest night, some areas around the teens. this is what we're watching this is intriguing because if there's enough wold aircould see ice and snow next tuesday. we'll continue to keepou posted. the next couple days looking nice and warm before the chill moves back in. >> sounds good, thank you, doug. coming up the champs te trip to the happiest place on earth. while julian edelman feels like he the lukeiest guy on earth.

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this is the xfinity sports k the wizards are trying to get back that winning feeling and the atlanta hawks might be what the doctors ordered. >> sheee is down at the capital one center with the scoop. >> you guys, you see t atlanta hawks warming up behind me and the wizards might be catching this team at e right time. they are in the last game of a 13-game road trip so they might be tired as the wizards look to move up in the standings as the hawks are a am beneath them. we've had a lot of fun watching the wizards lately and that has to do with the energy and play

ofmas bryant. aenecond year cter claimed off waivers in the off season, and hally come into his own over the last two months. he's makingfhe most more playing time, averaging over 11 points a game. with bryant it's not only about the production buthe passion he plays p. >> i bring that grit,grind, energy. with me brought that for as long as i can remember. so i try to continue, try to continue to give that to my teammates throughout this long, grinding season. >> he brings every day great energy. i think it's important for us d he's just happy for all his teammates. celebrating every play. ging us that positive push we need. >> i loveisenergy, his enthusiasm sometimes you got to control it. but i'd rather beble to tell him, relax. if you don't like him, it's your problem. it's not because of him. he's a great guy and you want te

for him, you want him to do well. >> reporter: now one guy you might notes like, u you're a fan of the new england patriots is tom brady. he led his squad to their sixth super bowl championship. julian edelman and bra going to the happiest place on earth and two othe main reasons the patriots are now six-time super bowl champions, they are doing the traditional super bowl winning trip to disney world. at this point bray superintendent might bart time resident of disney world. julian edelman's third trip with brady for a kid who started at quarterback and then switching to wide receiver, playing with one of the all-time greats still a pinch me moment. >> it's a dream. i remember being in eighth grade saying i'mom brady on the asphalt at recess playing football. so it's been arivilege to get to watch one of the -- one of

sport's greatest athletes. >> reporter: in just 24 urs, the capitals will be back in this building tryith to shake of 1-0 loss to the boston bruins they'll beg fac a familiar foe as they do it, jb making his first return to d.c. but the team busy this morning announcing they have signed beth phoenix coply to an extension. the north pole, alaska native, appearing in 19 game with a 10-5records. the capacity need sol backup goalie play if they want to defend their stamly cup championship game tomorrow night. the united arab emirates women's national team taking part in a workshop with special

olympics. the uae is hosting the special olympics world game in march. this month is hockey is for everyone month here in the us and you may remember fatima alley who is with the hockey team saw her sitting court side re tonight so she is starting her trip back in the usa well here with basketball before catching up with those guys. >> the hockey exchange program seems like an annual thing now, sherr sherree. >> what was that? i could not hear you. >> the hockey exchange program seems like an annual thing. >> it's -- >> okay. >> you looknt tic. everything about you today is just amazing. >> all right, sherree. it's loud down there when they're getting ready for a game. we appreciate that. >>nghank you for joius. nightly news starts in 60

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