gary is here with what is the last minute push. gary. >> yeah, literally last minute push. last minute shove. take a look at what these candidates had to go through to make their last minute appeals. like derek before makeup, it wasn't pretty. somewhere in the middle of that pushing, shoving mess is republican presidential candidate, newt gingrich trying to make his way to a polling place. listen closely to his description of this mayhem. >> this reminds me -- >> he added later, without the fun. it has been about policy and electability and sometimes the appeals are just about as basic as you can get. mitt romney yesterday -- >> i love you. >> mitt romney today. >> i love new hampshire. >> his lead in the polls dwindled as they hit hill him on the issues of jobs. >> he held this baby. >> are you going to fire that

baby? and romney handed the kid over. he polls well here and expected to do well here. >> we are solidly in second place. >> john huntsman has a bottom line. >> we have to exceed expectations. >> if you think romney is the only business guy in the race. ifit becomes hard to create the momentum down market. >> oh. voted at midnight, huntsman two votes. paul and gingrich one vote each. the last polls close in less than two hours. >> it's all been about the spin. lyndon johnson won big time in 1968. eugene did so well, it helped convince johnson to break out of the presidential race. going in with a double digit lead, if mitt romney wins with anything significant less is going to be portrayed as a

loss. all be dizzy. the hard results here tonight at 11:00. all that spin tomorrow on 9news now at 6:00. >> the real stuff tonight, gary, thank you. the president won without opposition. and while all eyes are on the republicans in the granite state, the president's campaign doesn't want voters to forget. they are picking his opponent come november. the obama campaign bought a large ad on the new hampshire union leaders website. it is a series of mentions on the main newspaper site, paid for by obama. >> a new poll is giving us a better sense of how the race would shape up if the election were held right now. in a survey of more than a thousand adults, 30% of republicans asked, say they would vote for mitt romney. newt gingrich comes in second with 20% of the vote. down from 28 in december. and in a matchup, romney would get 43% to the president's 48%. that poll has a margin of error of 3 percentage points.

>> the american civil liberties union is throwing his support behind four republican presidential candidates who are trying to get on the primary ballot in virginia. rick perry filed a suit last month after failing to collect the 10,000 signatures he needs to qualify for the march 6 commonwealth. gingrich and rick zap santorum joined the lawsuit. >> next tuesday, the district's board of elections will hold a special meeting to certify the city council seat is vacant. former councilman, harry thomas resigned as part of a plea agreement in an embezzlement scheme. the board certification clears the way for a special election on may 15. prince georges county prosecutors are waiting in the wings to charge the notorious mother, daughter killer, even though today federal prosecutors sent him away for a century. >> i'm scott broom outside the federal courthouse in green belt, maryland, where the man

who remains accused of the mother, daughter killer received a 100 year federal sentence for other crimes. >> 28-year-old jason scott responsible for nearly 60 violent home invasions, burglaries, and more in prince georges county between 2007 and 2009. >> he was a one man crime wave. he referred to him as not just a crime wave, but a tsunami of crime. >> how scott operated like a terrorist from a hollywood movie with no fear. surprising victims if their own homes. used his job to identify victims. >> there are lots of things that i just don't do. >> after this 100 year federal sentence, poised to take a second crack at scott. this time for the murders of delores, whose burned bodies were found in their car after a home invasion. just a few blocks from scott's home. scott broom, 9news now. >> and there was an arrest

today next two recent attempted robberies in bethesda. montgomery county police say that could lead to closing more than 10 other cases in the county. investigators say the unidentified suspect was confronted by two homeowners when he tried to rob their homes. in word yet if he is related to the 40 other burglaries in the county that have gone down since november. it's never right to steal, but stealing from a house of worship seems worse. burglars have hit three churches and police have no suspects. lindsey mastis has the story that is new at 6:00. >> church members are cleaning up what burglars destroyed. >> is this a senseless act. >> they came through the window and kicked down a door at united methodist church just this morning. >> drawers were open. drawers had contents spilled out on the floor. >> pastor mark miller says they stole a safe. >> inside the safe were hundreds of these gift cards worth thousands of dollars. they were supposed to help the church and people in the

community. >> we give gift cards to people in need and then we also sell gift cards to our church members and part of the proceeds of the sale then go to our building fund. >> the burglars hit up two other churches in the area, stealing flat screen tv's, and cash. >> really takes a different kind of individual to steal from a church. >> police have no suspects, nor a description of the person or people responsible. but what about -- >> our christian faith teaches that everyone stands accountable for their decisions and choices. god certainly forgives. >> the criminals could face years of jail time. in stafford, virginia, i'm lindsey mastis, 9news now. >> right now, police are checking to see if any of those stolen gift cards can be traced. they don't know if any of the criminals attended the churches that they stole from. >> the metro line leading to one of the district's poorest

neighborhoods is enjoying the highest economic development in the region. that's the finding in a new report due out thursday. the capital river front business improvement district commissioned the study to track changes along the green line between georgia avenue, and the navy yard ballpark station. all right metro riders, prepare to pay more to commute. metro's general manager will introduce a plan to overcome a budget short fall of $116 million. and that proposal includes a 5% fare hike for metro rail and metro bus riders and also a parking rate increase. the biggest change would be for riders who use paper fare cards. those passengers would pay a one way flat fare of $6 during rush hour. $4 during offpeek. >> i think there's going to be a big hit on tourists and the infrequent users of the metro. >> i wouldn't necessarily paying more if extra calls can

be seen. >> all right, the rate hikes are not a done deal yet. metro will hold public meetings. but if the metro board does sign up on the plan, we could see those fare hikes if place for the summer season. >> coming up tonight on 9news now at 7:00, we want ike. apparently his family doesn't want us. now they want to stop the planning for president dwight eisenhower's memorial. we'll tell you why that might be at 7:00. >> still to come, from foul language to wardrobe malfunction. the supreme court is taking up the debate over regulating what you see on tv. topper. >> very nice evening and look at numbers that go in the books. we hit the 50s again today. 54 and 32 at national. average is 42 and 27. the record low is 3 below set in 1875. we'll come back. rain is on the way. we'll tell you which commute

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screams and tears of joy at a kfc today. >> an air force captain came home early to surprise her two daughters. >> denita and ashley lee are growing restless. sitting and waiting at this kfc in gaithersburg. >> the sisters think they are here to put together gift boxes for troops overseas. but really, they are about to get the first of three huge surprises. >> their mom is home early from afghanistan. >> oh my gosh. [ screams ] >> i can't breathe. i'm sorry. >> i was like, i'm home.

my daughters are here. i get to see them. i get to kiss them. that's all i was thinking about. >> just when the jackson family thinks they can't shed anymore tears, they get one more reason to cry. two $20,000 college scholarships from kfc. >> this is the best moment i've had in my life. it's going to be a couple days until i get off this high. >> in gaithersburg, kristin fisher, 9news now. still ahead, a ship lifting on the brink for three months finally makes the move. the gift card you got over the holidays can go a long way. three places you'll find deep discounts.

back now with a 9news now health alert. shatter some myths. brin j drinking is more common among young adults, but 60 and older do so more often. the income group more likely earns more than $75,000 per year. the survey found that most people who binge drink are not alcoholics, binge drinking is defined as having four or five

drinks on one occasion. the clock has just ticked closer to a apocolypse. today it reset the clock. one minute forward to 11:55. 5 minutes before a symbolic global catastrophe. addressing climate change. we can't say it, but change the channel to a cable station and you'll hear all kinds of words. let's just say. the supreme court justice took up this issue today and they were all over the place on the issue of regulation of indean si indecentcy. >> what i heard and you don't want your daughter hearing it. but in an era where nearly

everybody has cable tv where swearing is just fine, does it make sense for the government to punish old time broadcasters when somebody swears on an awards show? [ beep ] >> occupy protesters defending the rights of multibillion dollar media corporations. >> free speech covers dirty words, too. >> and conservative groups calling for more government regulation. >> the question is, is that type of activity going to be the norm in every living room around the country when we know millions of kids are watching? >> the broadcasters are asking the supreme court to take away the federal communication commission's right to fine them for the fleeting use of expletives. >> really, really [ beep ] >> and the r rated airing of

body parts. >> the time has come to treat broadcast tv on an equal footing. >> fcc fine broadcasters for airing obscenities in some contexts. >> have you ever tried to get -- >> not in others. other justices suggested parents should be able to put their kids in front of the tv without fear that they will be bombarded with vulgarity that has been banned since comedian george karlyn used it on the air in the 1970s. [ beep ] >> who can forgot that? critics say that broadcasters have every right to air that stuff. they just have to wait until after 10:00 p.m. before they do it. i'll tell you, one thing that freaks me out a little bit, justice samuel said that pretty soon broadcast tv, like what we do, is going to go the way of

viable records and 8 track tapes. so we have to hope he's wrong, because that's our job. >> i talked to the boss and he said we have a year of job security. so we have a head start. >> all right anita. >> thank you for that. okay. more than three months after running a ground off the coast of new zealand, a cargo ship started to sink. more than 400 cargo containers went down. some of them resurfaced, others washed up on beaches. what a mess. >> it broke in half. >> yes, it did. 54 today. >> it was awesome. >> you know, just night and day from yesterday. so to speak. 54 today with sunshine. big rain heading our way. don't leave home without your umbrella or raincoat. let's look at the weather cam brought to you by michael and son. temperatures are nice. downtown at national, still 50. most of the suburbs in the 40s now. dew point 30. relative humidity 46%.

still relatively dry air mass. although by winter standards is not that dry. winds out of the southwest at 5. here's what we mean. mostly 40s now. arlington is 47. 44 in bethesda. 41 already in gaithersburg. we have clear skies and calm winds. temperatures are going to fall quickly. but not crazy cold. 40 in sterling. 43 in leesburg. even off to the east, looking at 43 in college park and 42 in beltsville. all right, well here's the deal. rain is on the way, chilly tonight. tomorrow morning's commute will be dry, but grab the umbrella before you leave because the evening commute is going to be wet. in fact, this time tomorrow we expect moderate, if not heavy rain. here's our future cast. 7:00 tomorrow morning, just some clouds to the south. watch how fast the clouds and the rain overspread the area. by 1:00, it's raining north of gaithersburg, and light rain. a little heavier rain toward culpeper and stop it again by

7:00 tomorrow everyoning. rain develops the entire area. late tomorrow night, tapers off to showers early on thursday. the good news, well, the cold air won't come in behind this storm. it will be delayed for a day. clear and chilly tonight. a one blanket night. winds easterly at 10. clouds roll in quickly. rain or showers by lunchtime. temperatures in the 30s and 40s. and then by afternoon, cloudy, breezy and cool. temperatures around 45 degrees. and the winds easterly at 10 to 20. all right, next seven days. behind the storm, it's going to be 55 on thursday. maybe an early morning shower, but that's a nice day. the arctic air comes in. notice the low on thursday night, matches the high on friday. temperatures remain steady. maybe a snow flurry, maybe a snow shower. cold saturday, maybe more snow

showers on sunday. little milder next week. storm looks more like rain right now on tuesday with temperatures in the mid 40s. >> a lot going on in the forecast. >> okay, thanks. >> all right, well kristen bursett is live where the wizards are trying to turn around an 0-8 season. >> fingers crossed here. >> yeah, not a good start. maybe a shortened season, but it's going to feel long if the wizards can't get something going. they have a chance tonight against toronto. we have a preview. plus, we are officially on flip watch. will there be a changing of the guard any time soon? i'll have that and more coming up for you right after this.

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now 9sports with kristen burset. the best sports in town. >> welcome back. we are live at the verison center. the wizards take on the rap tores tonight. still looking for their first win of the season. off to a franchise worse, 0-8 start to the season. now the league worst, it was set by the new jersey nets who got off to an 0-18 start in 2009 and 2010. the way they have been playing, they could easily reach that. they have been unprepared, and unprofessional ball out on the court. despite how bad that product is, the motivation to get better is still there. >> i haven't given up. you know, just trying to get that first win. trying to get that taste of

victory and the whole atmosphere. >> and despite the rough start, it appears the head coach's job is safe for now. i think he has been given lee way because this is a young team in the mist of rebuilding. what does he think needs to change? >> what i can't do, and i said to them, it can't be easier on them. our mind set should be, whatever we have to do to get better and sense of urgency and look at ourselves and what we have to do individually. >> switching to the ice now. the capitals were mid way through the nhl season. they are gaining ground and unlike their d.c. counterparts, they are not dead last anymore. but the west coast wasn't very nice to them. last night looking to rebound from their loss to san jose visiting the kings in l.a. marcus scores in the first two minutes of the game to go up 1- 0. it was all king from then on. caps lose 5-2. getting outscored on this road trip 10-

4. for this week's poll, asked our viewers what you wanted to see. here are some of the choices for boy's basketball. garfield at hilton. and for the girls, largo. go to dc.highschoolsports.net to vote. >> andrea won't be playing tonight, but lewis should be on the court. i'm kristen live at the rear vieson center. back to you guys in the studio. >> absolutely. very quiet. a little chilly headed out, light jacket will do it. tomorrow, we're back into the 40s, but ready for some rain. we'll talk more about that. >> all right, that's it for us. the cbs evening news is next. big evening ahead. >> derek is here with our area's only local newscast at 7:00 and join us at 11:00 for all your new hampshire primary results.

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