protesters to camp out in order to help keep the peace. >> if you want to change the rules, that's fine. just let me tell my constituents who want to visit d.c. this summer, that they can come to any camp they want to, and they can bring their tent as long as they are protesting. >> enforce the no camping law, but won't say when or how. >> we are not evicting mcpherson, the occupiers under any circumstances unless there's a health or emergency. you need to make a distinction here that camping is a violation on an individual persons case. >> d.c. officials testified today that at any given time, there are 25 to 50 people here at the mcpherson camp site and they are not all local. a lot of people are from other cities. no longer there because in those cities, they are getting arrested for camping out. >> we went to philadelphia, you know, so they told us to

leave. >> at camp and outside the hearing today, occupy protesters had mixed reaction to what the republicans are calling selective enforcement of the no camping law. >> i think that would be an unsafe thing to do. >> i don't sleep in the park. i hold a 24 hour vigil in the park. >> park service director testified that a few other demonstrations have been allowed to camp out on the mall. there was the farmer's protest back in 1979. drew some 6,000 people. that lasted seven weeks. then there was the people's campaign in 1968 after dr. martin luther king was killed. that camp site lasted a month. anita. >> bruce johnson, thanks. there has been another armed robbery in northwest washington. >> it is the latest in a recent crime wave that is sweeping one particular neighborhood. take a look at this map. since the first of the year, there have been nine armed robberies within three miles of the tenly town metro. kristin fisher joins us live where the chief is going to meet with concerned residents

later tonight. kristen. >> this has become such a big issue for residents in northwest washington. this is chief lanier's second community crime meeting in just two days. now, chief lanier in the past has said that they believe that the majority of these armed robberies are being conducted by the same group of men. two to three men. the latest on robbery took place just last night. >> 8:00 monday night, a man walking along this quiet section is held up at gunpoint. the suspect approached from behind, demanded money, then fled on foot along with two other men who are standing nearby. >> sorry to hear that. >> hugh fisher lives less than a block away. >> worried about your little girl? >> definitely. they don't go out on unescorted, that's for sure. >> two weeks ago, there were three armed robberies in 30 minutes. the victims were walking on

quiet residential streets less than 3 miles apart. >> i'm shocked. i work nearby. i walk to and from the metro every day. >> it surprised me it's in this area. normally the police coverage is fairly goods. i think economic times forces people to do desperate things. >> police say they are stealing the cell phones. they are doing it so you can't call 911 as they are getting away. d.c. police are rolling out a reward program for anyone with information about the sell and reselling of personal gadgets. especially smart phones. hip steers could get up to $10,000. but the best way to keep both you and your cell phone safe is to put it away and pay attention when walking down the street. >> i do that all the time. so now i will definitely not look at my phone and i'll pay attention to everything that is going on. >> tonight's meeting with chief lanier, we'll begin right

here at 6:45. and you know, the thing that people want to know more than anything is, what is the police department doing to help catch these robbers? they have already increased paroles in the area. as for catching them, police don't have a good description of the suspects yet. lesli. >> kristen, thank you. president obama stepped for the state of the union address. a speech that marks the high profile opening in his general election battle with the eventual republican nominee. look for the president to draw sharp lines with the gop over fairness and the future of america's middle class. bruce shpital and sometimes you read a lot into who is invited to this these things, right bruce? >> indeed, anita. in the first lady's box, warren buffet's secretary, who pays a higher tax rate than her billionaire boss and a higher tax rate than mitt romney who

released his taxes today. the president almost certain, once again, tonight, could call on the rich to pay a greater share of the country's burdens. >> the president working with his chief speech writer on an address that will build on the themes he outlined in kansas last month. like teddy roosevelt and his square deal, the president frames this as a make or break moment for the american middle class. >> building an economy that works for everyone, not just the wealthy few. >> he is likely to outline new plans from housing, manufacturing, and educating american workers. >> what the president's belief is, we should have a country that invests in manufacturing. that invests in new energy. that invests in preparing our work force and has american values that are about fairness and equity. >> in congress with low approval ratings, congress that has been torn by partisan fights with the president.

republicans are already offering bitter reviews. >> it sounds to me like the same old policies will be seen. more spending, a higher taxes, more regulations. the same policies that haven't helped our economy, they made it worse. if that's what the president is going to talk about tuesday night, i think it's pathetic. >> the goal of this speech is not to conquer the nation's problems, but to conquer the gop. >> we don't have to take my word for the facts. >> increasing nastiness and the republican primaries and some signs of recovery in the economy has heartened the president's reelection campaign. >> we created more jobs last year than any year since 2005. we are clearly moving in the right direction. >> to drive the point home, the president is traveling starting tomorrow to five battleground states. he's going to start in michigan in detroit where he says his policies have helped save the american auto industry. anita. >> state of the union and the beginning of a new campaign.

all right bruce leshan, thank t lots to watch tonight and cbs news and 9news now will carry tonight's state of the union address live. our coverage starts at 9:00 p.m. right here on wusa9. lesli. >> hammer has finally fanal fallen on flip saunders. they fired their coach today. dave, so what now? >> reporter: well lesli, it means randy whitman takes over on an interim basis. there's ice behind me. it's because the caps play a little later. the wizards will not play here tonight. general manager getting back to the wizards said this decision was his. his alone. he made it last night. he spoke with the owner who went along with it. now flip saunders got fired. his record 51-30. 2-15 this year. a lot of lack buster

performances. they lost by 20. several incidents where discipline has been questioned. saying it's time for a change. >> i don't think if the players were responding the way we thought they should have been for the first quarter of the season. and we felt like a different voice was needed to do some things a little bit different and maybe to play a little bit of a different style than we have been playing. >> randy whitman has been a coach before. once with minnesota. once in cleveland. he was also an assistant in minnesota. his overall record, 100 and 207. joining our wizards insider. it's been a busy day down here. why didn't this thing work? >> he had gilbert arenas, the makings of a playoffs. they started coming apart and the arena, christmas eve on each other and the whole thing went to pieces and they decided to rebuild. flip is a better coach for a

veteran team. they need a good voice. >> we talked about randy whitman. i am a fan. why would i believe this guy is going to make any difference when flip saunders couldn't? >> we didn't believe it either. he has me believing a little bit because of the things he said. basically, he's a disciple. he's going to be harder on the players. more discipline. the guys will have to earn their minutes. >> whatever he does, he has to bring a different voice to the table. there's one more voice to the table. we're going to talk about that more at 5:50. dave, always a pleasure to drop by and talk to you. we have much more on this coming up at 5:50. back to you in the studio. >> all right. see you dave and dave. the strongest solar storm in more than six years was expected to hit the earth's magnetic field today. it could affect airplane routes and satellites and top, what's all this about? is this impacting your forecasting today? >> not yet.

the strongest flair we've seen since september of '05. this is it. this is a massive flair. now all the time, these flairs are going off. this was a huge one and it's hurling particles toward the earth at 14 million miles per hour. about 1400 miles per second. so when you get these flairs, they come toward the earth and they can affect communications, they can affect our satellite and planes running, doing any kind of flying by the poles. the good news for us, as these particles get into the atmosphere, our particles create the northern lights. a good effect might be the fact we could see the northern lights tonight and tomorrow night. the affect will be peek tonight and tomorrow night. it occurred on sunday, so the particles are here tonight and tomorrow night. if you're out walking the dog, look up. >> thank you topper. family, friends, and fans are saying good-bye to penn state

football coach, joe paterno. a public viewing is underway at a large spiritual center that was build by the fund raising efforts of paterno and his wife, sue. >> well anita, all day today, thousands of people have been lining up for a closed casket viewing of coach joe paterno. it's a chance for penn staters and many former players to stay good-bye. >> thousands lined up for a public viewing of joe paterno. earlier, there was a private viewing for the people who knew him best. bryant johnson, one of hundreds of former players who went to the nfl, told us joe paterno is the reason he succeeded in life. >> you know, he was a wonderful mentor. not only did he teach us the game of football, but he taught us -- most of us came in as boys and left the university as men. >> former assistant coach, mike mcquery, led to paterno's

firing by the university. mcquery said he did not want to talk today out of respect for the coach. but rich and buddy had a lot to say. >> seems like a lot of people are not interesting for standing up for him. >> penn state officials are working on plans for a lasting way to honor the former coach. some alumni want to rename football stadium, joe paterno field at beaver stadium. but some players feel otherwise. >> i don't know that joe would want the football field named after him. >> i don't think so either. >> he was more than that. >> on cbs this morning. paterno's son said the coach cared more about his family and teams. >> his legacy is going to be in his five children and 17 grandchildren and the hundreds of players he coached over the years. >> for the thousands that came out to pay their respects, paterno holds a place in penn state history that goes beyond

football. >> the family will hold a private funeral and on thursday, a much larger celebration in the basketball arena. from penn state, iowa any anita, back to you. >> there will be another public viewing tomorrow before a private funeral tomorrow afternoon. and on thursday, free tickets have already been given away. >> rescue crews pull another body as salvage crews prepare to pump fuel from the boat. up next, mitt romney releases his taxes. will it quiet his critics? we'll have the latest from the gop race.

mitt romney released his

tax returns today. not surprisingly, he is a wealthy man. romney's republican presidential rivals pressured him to reveal his financial history and as inez reports, the sharp criticism keeps on coming. >> mitt romney and newt gingrich are sparring over each other's business dealings. romney is calling out the former house speaker for doing consulting work with mortgage giant, freddie mac. gingrich says he's not the one tied to the government backed housing lender. >> very kind. thank you. >> under pressure from gingrich, the former massachusetts governor released his tax returns. he made more than $40 million over the past two years and paid $6.2 million in federal income taxes. most of his income is from investments, so his tax rate is about 15% for this year. that's much lower than the 25% most millionaires pay. romney would pay close to 0 taxes under gingrich's proposed tax plan, which would eliminate

capital gains taxes entirely. romney's returns also show he donated $7 million to charity in 2010 and 2011. much of that going to the mormon church. rick santorum is trying to take advantage of the war of words between romney and gingrich. america needs a candidate with a positive message. >> we don't need candidates that have serious problems and flaws. >> florida's primary is one week away, and polls have gingrich in the lead. cbs news. >> puts him in the top 1% of wealthest americans. he earned his money from investments he made at a boston private equity firm that he managed in the 80s and 90s. >> the crippled cruise ship off the coast of italy. divers found a 16th body. the victim, an elderly woman wearing a life vest. another 17 are missing.

the u.s. ambassador visited with families today awaiting word on the location of their loved ones. and crews began preparing getting the oil out of the giant liners, 17 fuel tanks. actual pumping of the oil isn't expected it start until saturday. some of metro's least reliable escalators are about to be shut down. the escalators at the south entrance to the station. that work is expected to take about 8 months and the entrance at 19th street is set to close on february 1. three escalators being replaced there. the cost, about $12 million. all eyes will be on the skies over washington on april 17. a flyover is planned for the space shuttle discovery. before it lands at its new home at the national air and space museum center. this is video from discovery's final flight. the shuttle will alive at dulles international airport on the back of a boeing 747 and arrival ceremony is planned for

april 19. lesli, topper. >> this winter has been eh. i mean, for some it's fantastic, but for snow lovers, it's tough seeing the night crawlers and the birds. >> seeing 52 at the bottom of your screen. >> it's going to be cooler tomorrow, but nothing crazy. let's start with our live look outside. there's the white house, gorgeous. clear skies. temperatures are in the 50s. it is hard to believe. got up to 57 today at dulles. 52 officially at national. dew point is really not that low. it's always a sign of how cold it can get. the dew point is 40. winds out of the south at 3 and pressure is 30.09 inches of mercury. all right, satellite picture radar combined, we're going to focus on the rain and showers and thunderstorms down along the gulf coast. why? it's our next storm. not going to be a monster storm. our rain will develop thursday

morning into friday morning and good news, any time we talk about rain in texas, that's a good thing. so a good soaking rain through the eastern one-half of the lone star state. we have clear skies. we are looking at clear skies tonight, so we have a chance at seeing the northern lights if you take a walk late tonight. you'll want to move away from ambient light. 54 in arlington. 52 in bethesda. 52 in great falls. 51 in reston and 56 down toward fort belvoir. you'll need your shades for tomorrow morning's commute. clouds come in for the evening commute, but both commutes are dry. you will need your umbrella by thursday with that next storm. for tonight, clear to partly cloudy and chilly. maybe a one blanket night. low temperatures in the 30s. now by morning, mostly sunny and chilly. grab your shades. 30s and 40s. winds not much of a factor. northwest at 10. and by afternoon, partly cloudy and cool. some clouds come in late.

still a pretty nice day if you weren't preparing it for this day. light jacket will take care of it. winds out of the northwest at 10. next seven days. there's the rain on thursday, probably holding off until just after the morning commute. could bleed over, but look what happens on friday afternoon. we salvage another great day. mid 50s. it will turn colder over the weekend. some question as to how much rain rolls in on saturday. may pass to our south. cold rain and 42. the 30s on monday. but look at that, just like this winter, back in the 50s next tuesday. and speaking of tuesday, this was a nice shot. this is our snow on friday. got to put them on before they melt, so to speak. david took this on the way to the metro and said it's a nice little shot. if you want to send something in, you know how to do it, go to our website and click on weather and please include your name, location, and description. >> topper likes to see snow if

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caught on tape, a mountain avalanche and the dramatic rescue that followed. watch as snowmobiler, john swanson, is buried alive. he was suffocating in the snow. fortunately, his friend knew where to dig. >> can you breathe? we got you, buddy. we got you, you're good. >> we got his head.

shovel. shovels. shovels. >> they knew where i went in the snow and that was the saving grace is knowing exactly where i went in the snow and they started digging in that area. >> wow, what a terrifying ordeal, swanson is back home. he is expected to recover. also caught on tape, a suspected thief makes a grand entrance and then an encore. >> first time he broke into the ceiling and took the owner's gun. an hour later, same guy back in action. this time with a partner. the stores owner got away with ipods and iphones and other electronics, police arrested those teens a short time later and they face burglary and grand theft charges. and police are searching for two men who robbed a 78-year- old man at a houston gas station. surveillance video shows the man walking up to the window to pay for gas. notice two men standing behind him. as the victim tries to go back to his car, one of the men put

him in a choke hold, takes his money. the other man was the get away driver. the victim was not hurt. the suspects though, they are still out there. >> coming up on 9news now, the final batch at jfk's secret tape. hear why some call the recording spooky. should children be able to go to their neighborhood school? this community feels so strongly about it they are taking it to court. i'm peggy fox in leesburg. the story coming up. talking about fairness. they heard it all before. we'll be joined live by cbs evening news anchor, scott pele.

it could be president obama's best chance to outline his vision. tens of millions are expected to watch tonight's state of the union address at the u.s. capitol. and the partly president is expected to draw a battle line over financial fairness. but house speaker, john boehner, is calling the themes a pathetic rehash of unhelpful policies. cbs evening news anchor, scott pele joins us live from capitol hill. we'll get to speaker boehner's remarks in a moment. first, this is an important speech for the president. what does he need to say tonight? >> well certainly is, lesli, you might think of this as the kickoff of the president's reelection campaign. he is going to be saying that

america is a strong country, stronger than ever. and better off than a lot of people believe. but he is also going to call for what he describes as economic fairness, which republicans here as a code word for tax increases for some americans. the president has been practicing his speech much of today. we understand it has gone through six revisions. the president has been working on the revisions himself and he was also seen at the white house today drinking tea with honey and lemon. apparently to make sure that his vocal cords were ready for tonight's speech. a big speech. the president knows it, and he wants to do well. >> you interviewed house speaker boehner earlier today about this issue of economic fairness. let's listen to this quick clip and then we'll talk about it. >> president might say i'm trying to work with you, but mr. speaker, you don't have control over your party, there are people that won't go along. >> every time the president and i have been able to come to an agreement, we have not had

any problems passing that agreement here in the house of representatives. but scott, i think it's important to note the president checked out last labor day. he spent the last four months doing nothing but campaigning. he hasn't been engaged in the process. if the president wants us to work together, it takes two to tango. >> and clearly the dance partners are not in step there, scott. when you listen to speaker boehner' response, it seems to illustrate all the problems in washington. neither side seem to be able to work together. >> well, it doesn't seem to bode well, does it, lesli? you can look for agreement in several weeks on extending the payroll tax deduction. that expires in february. i think you're going to see a yearlong extension there. and an extension of unemployment benefits. it won't be quick. it won't be pretty. but both sides agree they have to get that done.

beyond that, we're headed into an election year and it will be extremely difficult to get anything else through the congress. >> all right scott, we will see you tonight and of course, we will be carrying along with cbs news, tonight's state of the union address live. our coverage here starts at 9:00. again that's right here on wusa9. historians are pouring over the final batch of president john f. kennedy's secret tapes. the 45 hours of just released recording chronicle the end of jfk's presidency right up until two days before his assassination. tapes include light hearted moments, including a moment when the president introduces his children to soviet prime minister. >> say hello to my daughter. >> hello. say hello? >> this shows the president incredibly vigorous, able to make the strongest policy

statements and crack a joke at the next minute. >> now observers say because he couldn't write a memoir, these tapes serve as president kennedy's autobiography of his time in the white house. anita. >> lesli, imagine living so close to your child's school, you could see it from your backyard. tonight a neighborhood is suing the loudoun county school board over a redistricting plan that will move their kids to a different school miles away. right now these kids attend tolbert elementary, a few blocks away. now the new plan has them traveling a few miles and they reached out about this dispute. we sent our reporter, peggy fox, to leesburg to take a closer look. >> the children in this community can see their elementary school a few blocks away. some walk to school. but now with the new redistricting plan, they'll be bussed three miles away and the parents are so upset, they are taking it to court. >> children come home after a two minute bus ride from

tolvert elementary school. next year things may be different. >> tolbert is closer. >> the school board approved a redistricting plan and takes part of this community 52 children out of their neighborhood school. they'll be bussed three miles away to the new frederick douglas elementary school, which is under construction. >> we were flabbergasted. >> they said the decision will split up their community. >> this section sale gets to leapfrog us and go to the elementary school. >> the school board didn't consider proximity and community and ignored better options for student population and diversity. >> another board member said she voted for it because it made the most sense and no communities were split up. that was false. >> they want the new school board to reconsider the plan. >> i have never seen it done. >> wade says redistricting is a way of life in loudoun

county, which has built 24 schools in ten years. he says new boards usually respect the old boards decision. >> there were nonpublic hearings here. we put out notices in english and spanish well ahead of time. all the plans were posted on the website. this was a fair boundary process. >> this is the first lawsuit they've had over redistricting. the attorney representing this community may have a conflict of interest. he used to be a school board member and in fact, took part in the vote on this plan. he voted against it. he told me today that he expects the school board to ask that he remove himself from the case. i'm peg guy fox in leesburg, back to you. >> republican information officer says in order for the board to reconsider, it would have to redo the entire procedure. that means four months of public hearings. well, in this health alert, a rapid form of radiation for early stage breast cancer may be easy for the patient, but not a proven success.

partial breast radiation is done at the surgery site of lumpectomy. women go for five days, twice a day, now that's instead of the six to eight weeks of daily treatment with standard radiation. but two recent studies say while it shortens treatment time and radiation exposure, there's a chance it could miss tumor cells, making a recurrence more likely. coming up on 9 justice 9news now. >> a solar storm is hitting the earth. what does this mean for your gps unit and what about your flight? i'm lindsey mastis at the space flight center. that story is coming up. >> up next, seal breaks his silence on his split from heidi klum. and we are always on wusa9.com. stay with us. we'll be back right after this short break.

about 1200 music students are get ago ting a chance to learn from some masters. performing as part of the music in the mansion concert series. during a three-day residence, they will lead six educational events and one of the classes took place today with lavine school of music students. there will be other outreach concerts, broad acres elementary, and langly park. well, singer, song writer, seal, made his first television appearance since it was announced that he and his wife, heidi klum, had separated. ellen asked seal, why are you still wearing your wedding ring? >> yes, i am still wearing my ring. i think that is pretty much a token of how i feel about this woman, you know, we have eight

years. eight wonderful years together. and just because we have decided to separate doesn't necessarily mean that, you know, you take off your ring and no longer connected to that person. we will be connected in many ways for the rest of our lives. >> the couple has four young children. seal says he and klum are trying to handle a difficult time with dignity. still ahead, big changes coming to facebook. what you need to know about your account and when that change is happening. >> plus, it's the largest settlement by morgan lenders in u.s. history. we're going to tell you what these foreclosure filings will cost them up next.

a history making settlement leads to a major change in the housing industry. the nation's five largest

mortgage holders agreed to pay the u.s. government $25 billion and change the way they handle foreclosure filings. the money from the deal will be used to lower the principle for 1 million troubled homeowners. the agreement comes after bank employees admitted to signing off on foreclosure documents without reading them. >> here's a recall that could impact your child's midday meal. calling back nearly 250,000ci sport expandable insulated lunchbox sets. the freezer gel packs contain a chemical that can leak and could be poisonous. they were sold at costco warehouse stores and you can return them for a full refund. now whether you shop at the store, online, or by smart phone, technology has changed the shopping experience. and retailers have set their sights on a new front to create an experience that combines the best of both worlds. it's the story of the future

and it could be coming to your area soon. >> imagine you try on a wardrobe without ever entering a dressing room or deal with a salesperson. it sounds futuristic, but the future is not that far off. here's the style me. >> what would help them shop. it would be fun. what would encourage them to try new stuff and that is the brain child behind style me. >> like product information and user generated reviews. and this year's national retail federation expo showed off technology that integrates a lot of that with the in store experience. >> really enables the consumer to really drive the experience and get all the data that they would get from an online shopping experience, but get it from a store. >> giving customers the ability to freely explore products, the store associate helps make the sale. gives shoppers more options than ever to research a

purchase. >> customer is telling us, you have that technology. don't just show me the technology, use the technology to give me a better experience. >> in this economy, a happy customer makes a happy retailer, too. >> the goal of its style me ky kiosk is make shopping better for you. anita. >> sounds cool. facebook is moving up the time line to launch its new format. some of you have been switched to the time line. but in a blog post today, the social networking site will transition all of us in the next few weeks. you'll get a notification that you have seven days until the change will be made to your account. during that time, you can preview the new look and decide what content you want to keep private. here's the deal. to make the changes, look for the boxes with a star and pencil and click on the pencil to remove things you want to hide on facebook.

lesli, top. >> we are walking out here and it is not so shall by out here. >> it's awesome. >> with know, if derek mcginty were here, he would be complaining. >> well, 54 at national. 57 at dulles. that's pretty good. >> almost 60. >> all right , let's start with a live look. this is brought to you by michael and son. it's clear out, which may pay dividends later tonight. i tweeted about it yesterday. you might be able to see the northern lights because of that massive solar flair that occurred on sunday. 52 still at national. dew point 40. winds are light. pressure 30.09. and rising ever so slightly. so really, still a very nice evening. temperatures, there's a few 40s now. it is january. 50 in bethesda. 48 in gaithersburg. still 48 in reston, but 52 in sterling and 52 downtown. 52 over in college park.

now here's the deal. turning cooler. believe it or not, a cold front went through today. chilly tonight. you'll need your shades tomorrow for the morning commute. some clouds come in in the afternoon. it will be dry. and then locate the umbrella for thursday. not a huge storm, but light rain and showers rolling in. tonight, clear to partly cloudy and chilly. a one blanket night. lows in the 30s. winds become northwesterly at 10 to 15 after midnight. tomorrow morning, mostly sunny and chilly. still a bargain for this time of year and winds out of the northwest at 10. tomorrow afternoon, we'll be jumping for joy if we weren't comparing it for today. some clouds come in late. light jacket will take care of you. highs 45 to 50. so that is also above average. wednesday's forecast for oakland, a 40. clouds come in. 44 in cumberland, but mid 40s for hagertown and martinsburg. culpeper almost 50.

mid to upper 40s for warrenton and manassas. downtown, we'll say upper 40s tomorrow. 48 in andrews and 49 or so down toward laplata and no advisories. no advisories for the bay or title potomac. 30s to start, chilly. gorgeous at noon. just cool. 40s. some clouds start to come in by late afternoon and evening. now, next three days looks like this. thursday, it cool, rain and showers. maybe some rain and showers leading into friday. we salvage a nice day on friday. 54 for a high. next seven days, i made a change on this. i took out some of the rain on saturday. may stay to our south. we'll keep you posted on that. it will turn colder over the weekend. low 40s on saturday. look at that, back in the 50s next tuesday. so if you are walking the dog, look up, you might see the

northern lights. >> thanks top. some parents are up in arms over new tickets for this year's olympic games. every child, including infants, not old enough to be carried in anything but their parents arms need a ticket. and that has some parents scrambling to find tickets. including pregnant women who have tickets for themselves, but not their unborn children. >> that sounds crazy. okay, one of the hottest searches on google today, tim thomas, he's the goalie for the boston brewens. tomas wasn't with the team when they visited the white house to celebrate last season's stanley cup win. the playoff mvp issued a statement says he believes the federal government has grown out of control. massachusetts senator, john kerry was part of the interage for this celebration. he kind of looked like a hockey player. the democrat was sporting two black eyes. his office says he broke his nose playing ice hockey with family and friends over the

holiday break. ouch. >> you know, hockey is not an easy sport. >> no, it's not. not even when you're not a pro. >> the caps may be taking the ice at the verison center, but the talk all about the wizards. >> and who is no longer with the team. dave owens with more on the coach. >> like you said earlier, this comes as no surprise. flip saunders worked better with veteran players. the wizards are not that. also, an increasing thought and perception that they weren't always on the same page. so he is out. there were a lot of performances as well, like last night, 20 point blowout loss to the 76ers. that was the final straw. gm says there's plenty of blame to go around. he talked about his meeting last night. >> it was my decision. i felt like we needed a different voice and a different direction. i had hired flip and i just, i

know the situation pretty well and he said if that's your recommendation, then i'll go with it. >> i'm telling the fans i'm still here today because i believe this team is better than where we are right now. >> i'm joined by 106.7 the fan. part of our new relationship with 99.1 and 106.7 the fan. it's a pleasure to have you alongside. what a day down here. gm says his job is secure. that's what he said. what do you think? >> no chance it can be secure. it's like they are putting a band aid on a wound that needs stitches. unreasonable to think that ernie would last any further. >> he made a lot of questionable decisions. his relationship with andre, saying some of these guys are untradeable. he has undercut flip in the past, especially in an andre situation. where andre didn't want to go into the game. flip wanted to suspend him. the gm said no, don't do that.

what do you think grunfeld worked in this with flip? >> it reminds me of the bill parcels. and ernie was buying the groceries and flip had to cook them. >> you said earlier when you first came in, you don't think he's going to last through the season or this might be his last season as gm of the wizards? >> that's something they'll need to pull the trigger on. you can only affect so much change when you put in one coach in replacement of another. you need to bring in someone better than ernie grunfeld, that can bring in better players and talent. >> change may be necessary. wholesale changes might be necessary here at the verison center when it comes to the wizards. pleasure to meet you and looking forward to working with you in the future. >> we have wizards and caps news as well. that's why we are behind the ice. back to you in the studio. >> thanks dave. still to come, a big step

forward for efforts to bring metro to dulles international airport. >> i'm scott broom in washington. coming up, nine wants to know what more can police agencies do to track crooks using gps devices now that the supreme court ruled in some cases, they can't do it without a warrant. >> the nominations are in. find out who is in and whose out. that story coming up.

the oscar nods are out tonight and an animated film and a silent film are topping the field. >> hugo ran away with the most oscar nominations. 11 in all including best picture and director. the early days of film making. the silent film, the artist, received ten nominations overall, including best picture. also up for that honor, the descendents, the tree of life, midnight in paris, the help, extremely loud, and incredibly close, and money ball. >> text me the play by play. >> what? >> i don't watch games. >> money ball is about the oakland a's surprise turn around in 2002. its star brad pitt, is up for best actor. >> pitt will be up against george clooney. at the golden globes, clooney won. >> also tinker tailor soldier

spy. and john in the artist. >> meryl stream streep, it's her 17th oscar nomination. rooney in the girl with the dragon tattoo and michelle williams, in my week with marilyn are also nominated. >> i don't know what's in his trash. >> academy surprised many critics when it snagged, jay edgar. edgar lawrence for cbs news, hollywood. >> lots of talent. we have a photo gallery of today's nominations at wusa9.com. log on to check it out. 9news now. >> not bad. >> tonight the president is