craig: ♪ geoff: ♪ [laughter] craig: ♪ [applause] craig: i should have done that during the monologue really, shouldn't i? geoff: yeah. do it again. do it again. craig: ok. ♪ [laughter] ♪ do it again! ♪ [laughter] this is on tv right now! [laughter] so, um, i'm pretty glad that we got picked up for two more years before tonight's show. geoff: pretty exciting, man.

craig: i'm glad it happened before tonight. geoff: you're not kidding. craig: this one -- they can't all win the peabody. in fact, as it turns out, only one of them can win the peabody. so there you go. ♪ i beg your pardon? geoff: ♪ craig: you don't even have lungs. how can you do that? geoff: i'll show you after the show. craig: good night, everybody.

this is 9news now. shock and mystery surrounding a jaw-dropping announcement made by howard university officials today. athletic administrators say they have imposed a penalty on themselves as they investigate possible ncaa rules violation. >> but they aren't saying much else.

our ken molestina has been following this. >> reporter: the headline has stunned this howard university campus. the howard community and quite frankly college sports throughout the country. but tonight university officials are refusing to elaborate on what exactly is behind the self-imposed penalty. confusion and awe struck on howard university's campus. a spokeswoman saying they are investigating possible rules violations set forth by the ncaa. >> that's a pretty big deal. >> reporter: a statement released by dr. hamilton confirmed the university, quote, temporarily withheld a number of student athletes from competition as a self-imposed action. what for, they aren't saying. also not being disclosed is the number of student athletes and programs involved. it's rumored that some athletes may have misused vouchers for books and school supplies but that hasn't been confirmed. >> i don't really know the extent of the allegations of what's going on, but i would

say that it's a lot of students that are here. >> reporter: the concern now concerns the future of the athletic program as a whole. the news of the investigation is hitting some like a bomb he shell. >> take a knock at a school like that, students won't be able to stay, and potential new students won't have the money to pay fort. >> we're not employ anyway, so i don't think the community will care but it really will be a debt trimeant to incoming students. >> reporter: a spokeswoman did say they did not expect the current schedule will be impact by these penalties. she also added they hope to resolve this matter quickly. we reached out to the ncaa to comment on this. they said it was not in their place to comment because it is in fact being handled by the university and not by them. we will stay on top of it and keep an eye on the developments

with this story. ken molestina, 9news now. new at 11:00, a woman in mississippi made some big news by saying her son in maryland it was winner of the mega millions lottery but that story that circulated widely on the internet now appears to have been a hoax. we tracked down that man in question in glen burnie tonight. he showed us what appeared to be a wing ticket but then he set's all been a practical joke and the ticket is not real. the baltimore woman who claims she does have a winning ticketing is no longer speaking to the media but she has hired a lawyer who told us he hasn't seen any evidence that she is, in fact, a winner. a virginia railway express train is behind schedule after just missing a man walking the tracks. it happened in manassas just before 8:30. firefighters say the victim jumped out of the way in time but hurt his back in froes. sky 9 was over the scene as crews flew him to the hospital. the train did not hit that man

but the whole incident caused a 20-minute delay. it was 44 years ago today that an assassin killed martin luther king in memphis, and all these years later official records of the investigations into that murder remain under seal, unavailable for any of us, records of how the government dealt with his growing popularity also remain locked up. well, on this anniversary gary nurenberg reports there's a movement underway to get those files released. >> reporter: half a lifetime later the images still haunt. in the 1970's a house committee ordered its files sealed for 50 years. >> there are also federal agency files, state and local files and police files, court- sealed files, even some international files that we think would be important to release on the life and death of dr. king. >> reporter: john judge runs the coalition on political assassinations. >> i think no question the government played a role init, and also the house select committee said that there was a probable conspiracy. >> reporter: a convict, james

earl ray, was convicted in the assassination and has since die. >> as the family of dr. martin luther king decided that james earl ray was not responsible for the death and that the testing of the rifle in the '90s showed that the fatal bullet did not come from that gun that was supposedly the one crude by ray in the case. >> reporter: visitors to dr. king's memorial on the mall on whether the records should be released. >> we always believe there's been some kind of conspiracy as to his death and it's time for a full release of all records spa. let's see what it is and make up our own minds. we're intelligent people. >> it would be almost impossible for it to be just one person. >> even if they show us no smoking gun we should own our own history and i think it's important for us to take that history back from the national security state and know what the government was doing and what it was thinking about dr. king. >> judge says that when similar

records on the john f. kennedy files were released they rewrote the history of the bay of pigs, the cuban missile crisis and the kennedy assassination itself. members of the committee have said they will introduce bills that would expedite the release but congress hasn't acted yet. >> let's hope they act soon. lawyers with a rockville man have a meeting with a judge to see if they can get the federal government to drop its lawsuit. 80-year-old dick rettis spends three days a we can outside appear planned parenthood clinic trying to persuade pregnant women not to get abortions. the justice department sued using a law that makes at crime to interfere with someone obtaining reproductive health services. the state of virginia says the courts will have to abide by adds 100,000 cap on damages in a wrongful death suit filed against virginia tech. the parents of two students killed in the 2007 massacre won

their suit. the parents asked to be awarded $2million despite a state cap on the damages. now the state is asking the judge to abide by that cap. you invest years of hard work, pay thousands in tuition, then you show up for class one day to find your college has suddenly shut down. well, that is the sad situation for students at the act college. all three campuses, arlington, alexandria, manassas shut down without warning. the school president blames it on the federal government. he says the department of education refused to release money to the college after an audit turned up problems. whatever the cause, the students and staff are distraught. >> we feel hurt, gyped, like that opportunity that you've been striving for, for so long, was ripped out from under you. >> we did try to get some answers from the college and the department of education but our calls were not returned. well, there is still one undecided race after yesterday's primary in the district, and there could be a recount coming to establish who

won. it is the race between vincent orange and biddle. as of this morning orange was ahead by 500 votes. >> absolutely i feel like a winner. i think we're in a great place. yesterday was a great day. we're now up by 543 votes. >> we are a couple hundred votes from win sighing feel pretty good. >> the board of elections will not declare a winner until april 13th. new tonight we're learning more about the man who opened fire at a california university killing seven people. a school administrator says juan goh was never expelled but he dropped out on his own and never showed signs of behavioral problems. today he confessed to the deadly shooting but has refused to say where he left the gun. he's now facing seven counts of

murder. timothy brown was the fiance of one of the people killed. >> i never thought in a hundred years that judy would be harmed going toly school. >> police say he was ainge drey because students teased him. a judge has ordered a psychiatric exam for the jetblue pilot whose bizarre behavior mid-flight prompted an emergency landing. that incident took place last month during a flight from new york to las vegas. the pilot, clayton osbon, allegedly made strange comments, strange enough that the crew locked him out of the cockpit and headed for the nearest airport. >> we're going to have to go into amarillo. declaring emergency at this time. >> passengers ended up restraining osbon. he was charge weed interfering with a flight crew.

today was the prosecutors who asked the judge for a psychiatric exam. they said osbon might be suffering from a mental illness and is not competent to stand trial. hundreds of families in suburban dallas are spending a second night away from their homes after tornadoes ripped across their state. the twisters tore off roof, tossed tractor trailers but did not claim a single life. the national weather service says as men as 13 tornadoes touched down in the northern part of that state. one of the strongest of them hit forney where winds reached up to 165 miles per hour. >> amazing video. no violent weather in our area. in fact, a pretty nice night. temperatures will be cooling down into the 40s as you are waking up tomorrow morning. expecting lots of sunshine. temperatures by 6:00, 45 to 50 degrees. it will be keeler, though. and i've got your easter forecast.

>> thanks, anny. still to come, the dark knight rises again to help local sick children. we follow the lamborghini batman as he performs his good deeds. more on the death of singer whitney houston. you are going to hear what the autopsy report hey babe, thanks for goin' shopping. i was born to shop. ha. the girls are gonna be here any minute. awesome. what's with this cheese? [ man ] i thought it looked good, so i pulled the trigger. you thought it looked good? not as good as you. [ male announcer ] try boursin gourmet spreadable cheese. an indulgently rich blend of fine herbs and garlic.

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the final report on the death of whitney houston was released tonight. it says a spoon with a white crystal-like substance was found in the bathroom of the singer's hotel room. investigators could not confirm that substance wasco cain but the autopsy shows that drug was in her system when she drowned in that bathtub back in february. beverly hills police say the investigation is still open. as the bizarre drama of the mega millions lottery continues to play out, any number of you have taken to our facebook page urging us to stop paying attention to that kuky woman in

baltimore who claims to have the winning ticket. >> most of the time the lottery story is like christmas. anticipation a lot more exciting than the aftermath. who really gets worked up watching someone caping really large check from some happy bureaucrats. that is boring. this on the other hand, it sure ain't boring. this is ms. wilson of baltimore. she says she's got the wing particular. then again she's not so sure. she was in pool to buy tickets with her mcdonald's coworkers but the wing particular, if it exists, was not part of that. no, that was purchased with a dollar she found on the floor, or a co-worker bought it for her or something. she's hired a lawyer but he says he can't confirm there's a winning ticket but if there is wilson now says it's hidden in the mcdonald's in a place only

she knows. okay, let's be real, folks. this is what we call journalistic crack. lure us in with something totally mundane then escalate the crazy until we just can't stop. our only hope, whoever really bought that winning ticket in maryland, please come forward now. save us from ourselves. lesli. >> it's been an interesting ride for sure, d. it was the traffic stop that went viral on the web, montgomery county police pulling over that man for having no tags on the bat mobile. the cape crusader was let off with warning and he continued on his way to visit kids at a hospital in d.c. today batman rode again to do more good, this time in baltimore. photojournalist greg was there for it all. >> the engine compartment, and the front part is actually the trunk. >> reporter: bat main why arrives at sinai children's hospital. and not a moment too soon. >> batman, would you mind?

>> this is cool. >> reporter: in a real way, the lamborghini batman and other super heroes bring a message of healing and hope to kids like ian silver. >> nice to meet you, ian. >> thank you. >> i have something for you. a batman band. look at me. i want you to get better. i want you to do me a favor and get better. that will make me very happy. >> reporter: and golly gosh, batman, the docs say this really helps. >> they see where they are and say, i can beat that. any of the medical illnesses that they're dealing with, suddenly it fades away. >> reporter: lenny robinson is the lamborghini batman. fighting villains is less rewarding than making these smiles. >> it's about the kids. it's not about me or batman or the car. it's about the kids.

>> the hope for henry foundation spop sores this kids and super heroes program. but even the super heroes know the worst kept secret here. >> the real super hero is kennedy, because she fought so hard, she survived. >> my son is my super hero. >> you must get better. >> reporter: with the kids and crime fighters at sinai hospital, greg geist, 9news now. >> love that story. robinson spends $25,,000 of his own money each year on those batman toys and memorabilia. the signature on the gifts he hands out, batman, of course. >> beck's batman. >> great stuff. >> good to see the smiles on those kids' faces. >> absolutely. we've been smiling about the weather around here. >> isn't it great? today got up to mid-70s. hopefully you enjoyed the warmth today. temperatures a little more average, a little more seasonal for this time of year but still

looking storm-free. we still could see some pretty good showers around here. speaking of symptoms, here's a look at that storm system in texas. you can see texas is a lot quieter. you can see around louisiana we've got some flooding concerns. that storm system that i am pact texas yesterday now hitting closer to the florida area and tampa. this is in a slow moving system. and our area, hey, we're not talking about stores. we're talking the about some cooler air coming this way. the storms have been well to the south of us, into part of southern virginia and the carolinas. but we are going to look at more sunshine for the rest of this week and easter looking pretty good, too. here's a look at our michael and son weather camera. partly cloudy conditions, temperatures now in the lower 60s, north-northwest winds at 7 miles per hour. and elsewhere, still pretty mild in fredericksburg. upper 60s, at this hour. manassas 63, andrews air force base 64, gaithersburg around

57. haggers down 54. -- hagerstown 54. it will be cooler and sunny for your thursday afternoon. seasonal and breezy for friday, then sunny and milder for saturday as we head into the weekend, and easter weekend is looking pretty good. a little warmer and not worried about showers at all. for your forecast overnight, clear skies and cooler, maybe one, maybe two blankets. lows in the 40s. it will be a chilly start for thursday morning. i would say bring out the disbloorkts need for the heavy- duty winter coat. mostly sunny skies, temperatures starting in the 40s and 50s. winds will be out of the north around 10 miles per hour. for afternoon, still lots of sun. it will be a little cooler, highs upper 50s to lower 60s, winds out of the north at 5 to 10 miles per hour. keep in mind we should be in the low 60s this time of year. we're going to be right around

that ballpark. downtown 62 degrees. college park 63. even bowie 62 degrees. annapolis around 59. we do after small craft advisory in effect for the bay tomorrow. arlington, you will get to 63, reston 62, leesburg and manassas topping out in the lower six. here's how your thursday breaks down. again, chilly start but clear skies tomorrow morning. by noon, 50 to 55, lots of sun. by 5:00, still a pretty pleasant day, 58 to 63 degrees. you will want your jacket and your sunglasses. here's a look at your next three days. low 60 thursday. friday cool and breezy. you may feel more like the 50s when you factor that in breeze. saturday milder with plenty of sun, highs pushing close to the mid-60s. here's a look at your next seven days. there's easter. look at that. 69 degrees. lots of sunshine. a few clouds sunday night into monday. initially we did have a rain

drop on there but got rid of that because the model is saying we're going to be just fine. maybe next chance for showers will be tuesday and wednesday. but, yes, easter weekend is looking really nice. perfect conditions, i would say, for those easter egg hunts. >> everybody is saying thank you. >> you're welcome. >> all right, big day tomorrow. it's that time of year. >> baseball in air. doesn't get much better. the nationals get their season underway tomorrow led by the almighty righty. hear what stephen strasburg has to say. plus, with

meaningful baseball in april has officially begun. nationals fans are hoping they might actually get to see some meaningful september baseball this season. the nationals kick off tomorrow afternoon in chicago. they have put together one of the best pitching rotations in franchise history. a group of young, talented

arms, including stephen strasburg. the al mighty righty says he's excited to make his first career opening day start. >> it's a huge honor. to think where i was a year ago at this time, i really couldn't ask for much more. i worked extremely hard to get back here and the job isn't done. >> and one day after beg optioned to aaa syracuse john lannan is asking for a trade. the pitcher says a trade would be the best solution for everyone in both the short and long terms. the masters also begins tomorrow. you can catch highlights of the first two rounds after our late news and third round coverage begins at 3:30 saturday with the final round sunday. you can see all of that right here on channel 9. time now to announce our high school sports game of the week, a special thursday edition with 57% of the vote, the winner is national cathedral versus the potomac

school. win and you're in for the capitals. they have two more games including the home finale tomorrow night. if they can pull out a win in each they will be in the playoffs for the fifth straight year. right now they're tied with buffalo but there doesn't appear to be a lack of confidence among the caps. here's what brooks laich had to say and buffalo's response to his guarantee. >> we're making the playoffs. we're not talking worst case scenario. we're making the playoffs should. those are all predictions that you live with, you die with, you hope to motivate your team with and he probably believes sincerely they're going to make it. >> one team that won't be in the playoffs, the washington wizards hosting the pacers. indiana is in a playoff hunt. the wizards lose to the pacers

109-96. all right, derek, redskins preseason schedule is out there. ' first two games on the road against buffalo and chicago but look at that all-important week three game. it will bea good one. we don't know the exact dates and times but we do know who they are playing. >> we could note that it would be andrew luck versus r g 3 no matter which team. >> doesn't matter. the third game sals one of the most important preseason games. >> we can make a huge big deal about it even though it's only preseason. >> we probably will.