. prince george's county police officer is dead tonight, killed in a car crash while on duty this morning. hello, everybody. i'm bruce johnson. prince george's county police officer is killed in a crash while apparently pursuing a vehicle at a traffic stop. brennan raban was killed at his cruiser on green belt road. stephanie ramirez reports this evening officer raban was not alone in his cruiser. >> icon firmed with prince george's police spokesperson julie parker that second person was a woman that was in the cruiser with the officer when he lost control of his police vehicle and crashed off of green belt road around 3:30

this morning. a police spokesperson tells me this information was not brought up in this morning's news conference because police were working to confirm whether the woman was in the cruiser with him, which they have since done. the police chief says this morning no other officers were in the cruiser with officer raban when he lost control of his cruiser. we've learned of the second person from a witness. >> i said oh, my god, something is wrong. i ran out and there was -- we run down and, you know, and then know what happened. [ indiscernible ] >> we had an opportunity to pull the in-car camera information. we're interviewing people as we speak to find out if that in fact's what was happening. but what i can tell you is in the 9500 block, he lost control of the vehicle and left the roadway. >> i'm being told from police

that the officer was off-duty with the woman in the car. once he began to pursue the traffic stop, that's when he became on duty. there is a question of policy violation here. we're working to confirm this, who this woman is, and police say they are also still investigating speed and weather as possible factors as well. bruce, officer raban had less than two years on the force. we're told he has a 3-year-old daughter he leaves behind, as well as possibly another parent, a significant other. significant loss to the community here. >> sympathies to his family. this woman in the car, she was not a police officer? >> not a police officer, that's what the chief said this morning. >> was she injured? >> the spokesperson believes she is not seriously injured. we're still working to investigate, though, what happened here. >> it seems apparent that the chief and others didn't know that this woman was in the car. so can we assume this was an unauthorized visit or whatever? >> that's what we're still trying to find out. >> all right, stephanie, thanks a lot. appreciate it. elsewhere, a pedestrian is struck and killed in montgomery village early this morning. montgomery county police say the driver who struck him may

have been drinking. police say 35-year-old osmond korea was struck. police located the alleged driver. 18-year-old helen ramos was taken into custody, given a breathalyzer test. police are awaiting the results of the test tonight. well, the melting snow is revealing a lot of potholes everywhere. surae chinn joins us live from georgetown right now. >> reporter: well, bruce, our cars are really taking a beating. it's too hard to avoid them. they are everywhere, as you said. and here's one that we ran into, a big crater right on wisconsin avenue northwest. everyone trying to dodge it, but really without success. roads are riddled with potholes. chad w tweets me, o-m-g, felt like i was driving a slalom

course. diego martin tweets, ha, beach drive in rcp looks like a battle ground. but people didn't have a lot to complain about because of the warming temperatures. people got out and enjoyed taking a stroll at the georgetown waterfront park. snow is still on the ground, but it's nice to be thawing out. >> today's the first day i'm out of hibernation. i'm hoping it stays that way. >> it's a nice break from the recent temperatures, kind of nice running with the snow. [ laughter ] >> i'll take 45 over 15. >> it's a nice break from all the snow we've been getting. yeah, taking advantage of it and walking around georgetown. >> we finally get to take her out. >> somebody told me don't get your hopes up, that back in april we might get snow again. i'm hoping not. >> hope not. >> yeah. >> that would be a downer! >> i know. i think spring is around the

corner. >> reporter: spring has to be around the corner. we hope the last snowstorm was the last of the season, bruce. [ laughter ] >> just a personal observation on your part, because you've covered all these storms. surae, thanks a lot. let's find out how long the great weather is going to last, erica grow. >> first, it's only going to get better. if you enjoyed today, look forward to more of this to come tomorrow. we have been on a temperature roller coaster over the past several days. on wednesday, we got up to 51 degrees. seems like a distant memory, because then on thursday, our high temperature around midnight of 45, temperatures plummeted as we went through the day and of course the snow started to pile up. our average high this time of year is 53 degrees. we got close today, with a high of 48 degrees. but tomorrow, we'll get there for much of the entire metro area, seeing temperatures reaching into the 50s. today with that high of 48, it was a tough climb. look at the low temperatures we had this morning, down into the

single digits for most of the suburbs outside the beltway. matter of fact, dulles airport at 2. martinsburg at 3. bwi at 6 degrees. those are all new record low temperatures. we keep coming up with these new record lows. but it does look like spring is around the corner. one of the great signs of spring, of course, when daylight saving time begins. we can turn the clocks ahead. unfortunately we lose that hour of sleep, but we're kind of gaining an hour of daylight at the end of the day. from now on, sun sets after 7:00, so it's going to feel nicer. we'll look for that, coming up in the first alert seven-day forecast. back to you. >> that's really good news. food carts are nothing new to downtown washington, but when one caught fire today near 1600 pennsylvania avenue, it caused the secret service to put the entire white house on lockdown for a short period. secret service agents heard a loud noise near the north lawn of the white house today.

it happened just as president obama and the first family were preparing to head to selma, alabama. once the source of the loud noise was determined, the lockdown was lifted and the first family was allowed to leave the white house. still ahead on wusa 9 this saturday, a third oil train derailment in ontario in less than a month. >> and president obama paying tribute to the selma

. today, america marked the turning point in the civil rights movement. it was 50 years ago that police attacked a group of peaceful marchers, simply trying to make their way from selma to montgomery, alabama. the day is now remembered as bloody sunday. marlie hall is in selma, where president obama joined the commemoration today. >> reporter: president obama and his family retraced the historic walk across selma's edmond pettis bridge. 50 years ago, this is where police used brutal force to stop a march for voting rights. the violence of bloody sunday became a turning point for the nation. >> it was not a clash of armies, but a clash of wills. a contest to determine the true meaning of america. >> reporter: former president george bush attended the anniversary event with about 100 members of congress. while paying tribute to selma's heroes, president obama said the exposure of racial bias in

ferguson, missouri shows more work is needed. >> we just need to open our eyes and our ears and our hearts to know that this nation's racial history still casts its long shadow upon us. >> reporter: along with the official delegation, thousands packed into selma for the commemoration. among them, some of the original marchers, who saw the violence firsthand. reverend frederick reece was the activist who asked dr. martin luther king, jr. to join the selma movement. on their third attempt, they reached the capitol in montgomery to demand voting rights. >> it was a great feeling of triumph and victory. after having gone through all the indignities, sacrifices that had been made by many people. >> reporter: five months later, president johnson signed the voting rights act and those sacrifices changed the course of history. marlie hall, cbs news, selma, alabama. >> tomorrow, sunday, civil rights veterans will lead a symbolic walk across the edmond

pettis bridge. in canada, a freight train carrying crude oil derailed, sparking a large fire. it's the third oil train derailment in north ontario region in less than a month. no one was hurt today, but several train cars caught fire and health warnings had to be issued to nearby residents because of the thick, black smoke. former vice president walter mondale has been released from a minnesota hospital. at 87 years of age, mondale was being treated for flu and cold symptoms at the mayo clinic in minneapolis. he had been scheduled to introduce former president jimmy carter at a nobel peace prize forum on friday. mondale served as carter's vice president from 1977 through 1981. still to come on wusa 9 this saturday, finally a weekend to enjoy outdoor activities. erica has the full forecast, next.

. talking to people on cell phones, saying it's great out here. didn't believe them till i stepped outside. it was great today! it was great! great! >> i don't want to try it! by the way, we didn't plan this. it just happens that way sometimes. we're going to prom later. >> we think alike. [ laughter ] >> it was a great day and it's only going to get better tomorrow. >> good. >> temperatures reaching into the 50s. today, we were in the 40s. i know it felt really mild, but we're still not at our seasonal average high temperature, which is 53 degrees. let's take a look outside right now, with the michael & son weather cam. tomorrow at this time, i will be showing you a shot with daylight, but we haven't hit daylight saving time yet. it's 47 degrees right now, winds out of the south- southwest at 14 miles per hour. nice dry atmosphere with that dewpoint down in the 20s. in our weather headlines, we'll see temperatures dipping below freezing for many tonight. it's not going to be even close to as cold as it was last

night. we had single digits last night. that will not be the case. just about everyone in the 20s overnight tonight. and then on sunday, it's still going to be dry, of course, a little milder. as i mentioned before, reaching into the 50s. our seasonal average high temperature, we'll be close to that for the next couple of days. as i just mentioned, make sure you set the clock ahead so you don't end up showing up for church late or anything else that you want to do tomorrow. right now, it is 45 degrees in frederick, leesburg. 44 at andrews. lot of places around the same temperature at the moment. on satellite and radar, you can see showers north of the mason- dixon line, maybe a couple sprinkles in cumberland and hagerstown through the early evening hours, but not an issue for us heading forward. you'll see that here on 9 future cast. no precipitation showing up on the map during the overnight hours and into sunday morning. in fact, the breezes are going to pick up after the pocket of energy moves through. breezes are going to provide what's called downsloping, when

you get the energy off the mountains. that's going to help get temperatures a little milder on sunday. that milder air is going to stay put on monday. tuesday, we're watching an approaching system. that will bring us showers for the afternoon and evening on tuesday, but just rain showers. temperatures are still going to be too mild to get any wintry weather. thank goodness, looks like a solid break from the snow. maybe we're done with it all together. i wouldn't put any money on that, though. partly cloudy to mostly clear. 25 to 34 tonight. really not bad with southwest winds settling down 5 to 10 miles per hour. but then they pick up, becoming west-northwesterly tomorrow morning. temperatures between 25 and 40. more sun than cloud cover in the morning. then in the afternoon, a little bit more cloud cover develops. high temperatures between 48 and 52 degrees, so it's a seasonable day. we should be getting up to 53, and we'll be right around there for the next couple of days. on tuesday, a little milder, 54. it comes at a price. we'll see showers in the afternoon and early evening. then in the first ladder seven-

day forecast, best day of the week is wednesday. high of 60 good amount of sunshine. temperatures slide back down to around 50 by the time we get to friday. there are some model indications we could see wet snowflakes on friday. i'm not buying into that just yet, but i wanted to let you know, it's a possibility. unfortunately, the first half of next weekend right now looks unsettled, but at least we don't have snowstorms in the forecast. whew! i need a break. i know you do, too. >> absolutely. we're all saying it, absolutely. getting too old for that! today's sunny weather made for a perfect day to visit the 11th annual dc travel and adventure show. the weekend event at the dc convention center, really the washington convention center, features more than 200 exhibits on vacation spots, travel deals, presentations on travel destinations across the globe. organizers say it's the largest travel show in the entire country. more than 20,000 people are expected to attend this year's

event. if you didn't get there today, don't worry about it. weather's going to be fine tomorrow. the show continues from 10:30 in the morning until 4:00 in the evening. >> good stuff. >> did i see real penguins? that is awesome! >> cold enough! georgetown, how did they do? >> good basketball, good story as well. great stuff. several local teams embroiled in march madness, and amidst all of that, a feel-good story you don't want to miss. hoyas reminding us what college athletics should really be about. this was special stuff. stick around. don't change the channel. the world is filled with air. but for people with copd sometimes breathing air can be difficult. if you have copd, ask your doctor about once-daily anoro ellipta.

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14,000 fans reminded of the relevance of the latter this afternoon. senior day at georgetown, and that right there is tyler adams, who came to the hill back in 2011-2012 with dreams of stardom, burr a heart ailment ended his career in just four games. but he stuck around the program. he didn't pout, kept his chin up, got his education. today, he was granted a special medical waiver, one possession to play. georgetown and seton hall orchestrated it so he could get the first bucket, the dunk. tell you what, guys, it was quite a moment. >> felt a little weird at first. after i came out of the game, i didn't really have the same intensity i usually have, like getting onto guys. i'm used to -- it felt good, especially with it being the last home game, get the opportunity to do warmups and see how i really feel as a player. >> i'm so proud of tyler. when i think about tyler, he's so far above his years. when he came down to when he wasn't able to play, i actually

think he handled it better than even his mom did. >> family barely made it because of flight issues. lot of emotion there. that's senior jabril stalwart. second half, tough guy, but he was stroking today. season-high 19. hoyas open the second half on a run. another senior, mikhail hopkins, half man, half amazing. the bucket and the foul, georgetown builds a large lead, holds on by six. afterwards-- >> i want to thank coach thompson for giving me the opportunity to come play here because it changed my life. it helped me grow as a person, as a basketball player over the last four years. i mean, it just was really emotional for me. my family was here, so it meant a lot. it was very special to me. >> special young man right there, no doubt about it. good student as well. moving on, we're talking about some virginia maybe,

talking about virginia? no, we don't have virginia? virginia tech, maybe? no, virginia tech. we're going to move on to gw, maybe? all right. let's move on to gw. gw had a senior day as well. we'll get to that video in a second, as we come down the stretch of the season. gw has been struggling. at one point they were 16-4, then lost a couple of games. hey, it was a blackout! they turned the lights out! like my sportscast, turning the lights out. let's move on to the women. gw men, by the way, won this afternoon. we'll get to that later on tonight. the women, local women, 72-60 in the a 10 semi final. jones, 16 points, 15 rebounds. george washington, the 1 seed facing dayton, the 2 seed, tomorrow at 1:00. let's move on. this isn't local! but this is some kentucky basketball. this is interesting here. the wildcats defeated florida

today, becoming the first power five team since indiana in 1976 to finish the regular season undefeated. indiana won the championship game. florida, should say, kentucky pulled away from the gators today, 67-50. john calipari's crew, 31-0 heading into the sec tournament. great stuff there from kentucky. if that's not enough for you, guess what else began today. bruce and erica, bet you don't know. bet you don't know. major league soccer! i'll tell you, major league soccer! remember dc united had a bounce- back year in 2014 after a dreadful '13. mls seems to have the shortest off season of any sport. you blink, seems like they just finished, back out there. let's get out to rfk stadium. they had to shovel snow off the turf. 58 minutes, ahead in the field, those boots were made for kicking, gang! 1-nil, dc united. montreal looking to tie.

the goalie up to the task. dc united winsthe opener, 1- nil. finally, some baseball stuff. stephen strasburg took the hill for the first time today, 1 2/3, gave up two hits, two earned runs, walked two. ryan zimmerman with a couple of hits. the nats beat the cards 6-5. >> every one of those seniors at georgetown, leaving there with their degree. >> education, no doubt about it. we'll update the forecast tonight at 11:00. see you then. bye. . >> or do you want to do it now?

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