aaron says brandon is in his prayers and aaron admits he was worried about brandon going to afghanistan brandon assured aaron he was well trained and remind himd this was the path he chose. aaron said he would never have made to it ohio state without his older brother pushing him while they were growing up. >> i played two years with him in football and basketball, awesome to see his leadership and work ethic, prepared me to where i am now. >> i think his procedure is tough enough, crafts out on on the court you know how his brother can get, by any means, i know he's coming back home. >> aaron's parents spoke to brandon thursday night before coming down to new orleans. that was the first time they had spoken to brandon since he deployed. randi, aaron craft is trying to concentrate on kansas and the big game tonight, but he was stopped by autograph seekers in new orleans this week, and one of them asked, "hey, how is your brother brandon doing" seems that everyone is rooting for brandon. >>> great story, thank you, carlos. whether your brackets are intact or want to watch great basketbal

>>> mark zuckerberg outspoken, entrepreneur aaron leevey is the new college dropout in silicone valley. aaron is my guest this morning. plus, rethinking the old tired travel site and record ipad profits. our reporter sara lacy and john schwartz of usa today this week on press: here. >> good morning, everyone. as a college student, my first guest used $11,000 worth of poker winnings to launch his first company. a risky move, riskier considering they weren't even his poker winnings. aaron leevie used his roommate's poker winnings to launch box.net and the decision to go on in paid off. box.net just got $48 million in funding, which makes aaron leevie a hot name in silicone valley. >> you have to do something that's actually really, really exciting. >> box.networks with big businesses to help employees store documents and data easily in the clouds. >> "the wall street journal" called his precocious. sara lacy, john, we'll let the precocious comments go past. >> i frequently have two words anytime i'm in the room with aaron leevie. >> what's that? >> calm down. >> because he's interesting

a la policía haber violado a dos jovencitas la noche de brujas de 2009, las autoridades creen que aarono largo de una década, hoy testificaron tres víctimas y dijeron que aaron thomas estaba armado cuando ocurrieron los hechos, aaron thomas es encontrado culpable podría enfrentar prisión de por de por vida. la fiscalía quiere que se le da pena de muerte al señor avila torres, él es un ex infante de marina acusado de la muerte de un oficial de la marina encontrada muerta en la recámara de su cuartel en la base en el 2009, torres encuentra cargos de asesinato en primer grado y si es encontrado culpable enfrentar prisión de por vida, seguimos en virginia una mujer dijo que dos hombres que se hicieron pasar por policías a robar a ella y a su familia a punta de pistola, la víctima dijo que los dos sujetos tocaron la puerta de su casa y le mostraron lo que ya pensó en una orden de registro, los sujetos estaban armados con una pistola y un cuchillo y se llevaron de la residencia $13,000 en efectivo y joyas. empiezan a ser la reacción de las autoridades sobre el caso de la concejal que fue trat

hoping things warm up, aaron. >> so do i. tom, tell us something good. >>> i was coming down beech drive through rock creek park. i saw a bank of daffodils in bloom yesterday. >> ah. >> it was gorgeous. now they're all closed up this morning and wearing their fleece. as temperatures are cold. good morning. around the region, later today, look at the highs we'll have after this cold start. we'll still be chilly. but temperatures should make it to around 50 degrees throughout much of the region except near the bay waters. any breeze off the bay, highs in the 40s there. and where there's still snow on the ground, around culpeper, over toward charlottesville, only going to be in the 40s to near 50 degrees. elsewhere should make it into the low and maybe mid 50s especially out of the mountains. right now look how cold it is. it's down into the 20s throughout most of the region. reagan national at 32. it's near freezing right near the bay. but elsewhere, it is a freezing cold start. down to just 21 now in manassas. martinsburg only

lieutenant aaron wataga should serve. and what's interesting is, again, it's the same type of thing. it's been a very devicive split in the community

lieutenant aaron wataga should serve. and what's interesting is, again, it's the same type of thing. it's been a very devicive split in the community. he is an individual who embraces being japanese american who chooses to refuse deployment on the grounds that it's not constitutional. he is inordinately bright and articulate and a poster boy for being sort of the u.s. soldier but he believes, after talking to soldiers coming back, that it's wrong. it's very similar to my central character, chet. as this went on in contemporary news it fed on where my central character became bolstered. that's what happens when you are writing a play. over a period

aaron?ank you. >>> new from overnight, two people sent to the hospital this morning because of an early morning fire in northeast washington. this happened in the 5000 block of hunt place. one person was burned, another being treated for smoke inhalation. more than 50 firefighters responded to the scene and made quick work of that fire. >>> police in prince george's county are investigating a pair of sexual assaults. one of the attacks happened early yesterday morning in chillum. around this time yesterday, a man wearing a ski mask broke into a woman's apartment and assaulted her. we're told the man had some sort of weapon. police have not caught him. >>> and police are going door to door in the suitland area after a realtor was skpufly assaulted. -- sexually assaulted. she was previewing ail home along dupont avenue when a man surprised her in the basement. police say the victim was able to fight off the attacker. neighbors say they're shocked this happened in their community. >> when it ha

but from the moment aaron and his wife, jen, spot the size of the first few hailstones, they realize this time the hail itself may do the greatest damage. >> my whole family is at the front door watching the wind and everything pick up. >> that is going to do damage. those are bigger -- >> oh, no. >> and then we noticed like these huge pieces of ice just coming out of the sky. >> they're almost baseballs. >> within second, the handful of falling ice chunks becomes a downpour. >> oh, my gosh! >> aaron's 3-year-old son can hardly keep his eyes off the unusual phenomenon. >> get back from the window. >> get back. oh, my goodness gracious. >> as the hailstones fall, aaron has a disturbing thought. >> initially we were just looking at the yard being beat up, landscaping was ruined within a few seconds. >> oh, my gosh. >> and then i started realizing, oh, i didn't put my car in the garage. >> yeah, our cars are ruined. >> the deluge is so intense and the hailstone so large, aaron can't risk running the 20 feet to his cars. >> basically i didn't want to go outside and risk dying. >> the hou

aaron, something you're interested in? >> not at all.fford it. >>> there's a new "titanic" theory about what may have sunk the word's only unsinkable ship. researchers say a full moon three months before the "titanic" began its maiden voyage may have created unusually strong tides. that in turn sent an armada of icebergs toward the eventual path of the "titanic." scientists also say that super moon was closer to earth than it had been in more than 1,100 years other making for even more drastic tides. april 14 marks the 100th anniversary of the historic sinking of the "titanic." >>> our own scientist is here. what do you think, tom? >> the moon has a huge effect on our planet. when it gets closer to from time to time, tides can be strong. it can affect our moods, too. >> yeah. we know. people get crazy during the full moon around here. >> yeah, we'll have a full moon tomorrow night. and today, we've got mood-enhancing weather. yesterday we uploaded winter, today we'll download spring. later this afternoon, cast your benevolent gaze upon t

looks like they got aaron craft. that's his third.end keith appling to the fine. >> clark: both these coaches have seen from their teams a fight and a grit that you like to see, that bodes well going forward. look at the foul trouble. plenty for both squads. as you get ready for big ten tournament play, as sullinger returns and ravenel did a bang-up job in his time on the floor -- he was absolutely terrific. >> verne: eight minutes played, seven points, two rebounds and two assists. that's the line for evan ravenel. this would put michigan state back on top. >> clark: i talk about the grit and ad-- from your team, at some point there will be the adversity and you have to have the wherewithal to stay the course, and both teams, particularly ohio state have shown that quality here with the big ten championship. a piece for ohio state and an outright one for michigan state on the line. the second time he got it. >> clark: big time. sometimes, you don't have to jump high if you jump quick and he beat everybody on that second jumper. >> ve

that's especially true for aaron brown. tomorrow, he's due to become a father, of sorts. >> i am getting a cat. the prison has a program set up with a no-kill shelter and we're allowed to adopt cats. i've been waiting for about a month since i was told that i'm getting a cat. and i've actually wanted one since i got here in 2002. >> why? >> i've always liked cats. i think sometimes i like cats better than i like people. >> while a kitten might provide a sense of family, brown knows he will never see his own parents again. >> on the night of february 5th, 1994, i waited for my mom and my stepdad to get home. and just after midnight, i -- when they arrived, i killed them both. >> how? >> i shot them with a 12-gauge. i wish i had a good reason why i did what i did. because at least then there might be some way of justifying it. but there's not. there's no way of justifying what i did. >> what was so wrong that they had to be murdered? what was so wrong in your family? >> i have no idea. >> the night weighs heavily on billy gro

aaron's is ready to trust and work with you when others won't. is right now, it's aaron's 2,000th store celebration and you are pre-approved to lease up to $2,000 in merchandise without credit. we were thinking of sprucing up the furniture around here, so i went to my local aaron's to choose from their great selection of top brands for furniture, electronics, appliances and computers -- all at a guaranteed low price. i got a seven-piece living room group for just $99.99 a month is for 24 months. hey, guys. the problem is, the crew seems likes it so much, i can't get them up. comfortable? don't get any popcorn in the cushions, all right? i saw that. here's the rest of the seven-piece group, behind this curtain. i also decided to get this 60-inch lg-tv at a great low price, too. guys. we have a show to do. go to aaron's and get furniture for your own house! >> this is our house. we live here now. >> get out, or we'll call the police. right guys? >> yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: this is why we can't have nice things. >> dicky: you really are pre-approved fo

to the kaiser report in max good to be back all right aaron in the first hour of the show me cover the story f h a housing bailout facing a bailout risk after guarantee binge tell us about the f.h.a. and its role in facilitating fraud in the transfer of the costs that the fraud is to the taxpayer. you know if it was founded in the depths of the depressions basically provide support to nailing housing market and like so many well meaning programs you know maybe medicine initial goals but stuck around and basically turned into a gigantic venue for private actors to go to raid the government coffers and indirectly raid the taxpayers and the problem being that a sensibly f.h.a. self-supporting has its own insurance fund essentially kind of deal like f.d.i.c the problem being the actuarial assumptions and the underwriting so the question is you know what happened to this thing in the housing boom you know and potentially other periods like it where underwriting standards became shoddy if not criminal and these things go into a program like f.h.a. and begin to violate the actuarial some sion

. >> reporter: aaron then got into a car with her boyfriend who was pulled over for dui and aaron was taken into custody for underage drinking. her mother got a heart-stopping call. >> this officer said, are you rebecca thomas and is your daughter aaron thomas? i thought, oh, my gosh, is she dead? i was panicked. >> reporter: and shocked. often binge drinkers are just as likely good girls under enormous pressure, just trying to fit in. erin said she first began lying to her mother in eighth grade. >> it was about me wanting to make a decision and knowing that i wasn't going to be able to do anything unless i did it behind her back. >> you wanted control? >> yes. >> reporter: often underage bingers pre-game, pounding stomach. turning quantities of alcohol before the school dance or the big game which alcohol is banned. >> shot gunning five beers over a couple hours could be pretty common. >> reporter: little kids don't even like the taste of alcohol. >> it's disgusting. and yet you're encouraging each other. do it fast. telling each other tips on how to drink it faster so you don't tak

lieutenant aaron wataga should serve. and what's interesting is, again, it's the same type of thing. it's been a very devicive split in the community. he is an individual who embraces being japanese american who chooses to refuse deployment on the grounds that it's not constitutional. he is inordinately bright and articulate and a poster boy for being sort of the u.s. soldier but he believes, after talking to soldiers coming back, that it's wrong. it's very similar to my central character, chet. as this went on in contemporary news it fed on where my central character became bolstered. that's what happens when you are writing a play. over a period of 3 1/2, 4 years things happen in your personal life and in the world around you that continue to sort of feed into the play. so the no no boy aspect, i just gave him a speech a couple days ago where he says, because i really want to bring up the issue and make it relevant to contemporary times. he says, doesn't anybody care what happened? they took away our rights. doesn't any

now back over to you both. >>> danella, do you remember the dot matrix printer. >> oh, aaron. >> aaron, never mind. law firms are thifrmging about enacting a new smoking ban. they're considering making it a crime to smoke in a car that has a child under 8. it's being discussed in the house this week. the state senate will take up the issue on friday. >>> a new report from the surgeon general says more work is needed to keep young americans from using tobacco. the 900-pamg report focuses on teens' smoking habits. more than 80% of smokers started smoking by the time they were 18 years old. the surgeon general says people who start smoking in their teens increase their chances of early heart disease, stroke, and reduced lung function. it calls for additional state funding to create antismoking programs and increase taxes on tobacco products. >> toyota recalling more than 600,000 cars and trucks. the company says that recalls of the 2005 to 2009 models of the taco na pickup because of a defect that may prevent the air bags from deploying. they're also recalling the 2009 cam rand a 2009 thr

"news 4's" aaron gilchrist is live in our newsroom with the breaking developments. good morning. >> there were some reports that the shooting suspect might have committed suicide. now french officials say there are no signs of life coming from that apartment this morning. the french interior minister said early willer the suspect wanted to, quote, die with weapons in his hands. i want to go to some live pictures now from toulouse. 32 hours into this standoff, our teams there have reported seeing stretchers being taken to the scene. you saw it in some of the video. this is after two shots were heard in the middle of the night. there are reports that police and medics are prepping to go inside that apartment where mohammed merah has been hold up. some 300 officers on the scene. some of the vehicles have been moved around the perimeter of this area. some activity happening right now. while you were sleeping police set off several loud explosions in an effort to put pressure on him. we're told a few hours behalf that, merah apparently cut off negotiations with police an

aaron gilchrist is here with that story. aaron? >>> robert zimmerman spoke to piers morgan on cnn and said that the leak of a police report that details his brother's story allowed him to now go public because the investigation had been compromised. i want to show you video again. it was released wednesday showing george zimmerman after the confrontation with trayvon martin. if you look closely, it looks like zimmerman has no injuries in this video. robert zimmerman, though, told piers his brother is still recovering from a broken nose. he said it looked to him like his brother's nose was swollen in this video. he also said that just because there was no visible blood does not mean he wasn't injured. robert also said that his brother is now dealing with some serious emotional issues. >> he's been diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder. he was not right from the moment it happened. he didn't call his family and express anything but, you know sadness. there was a dark not. he had changed. he wasn't the same. he would never be

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm any goff. it is saturday, march 10th. >>> here are the stores we're following for you right now. an oregon man behind bars accused of sending suspicious letters to lawmakers across the country. christopher lee carlson was arrested at his home. he sent letters containing threats and a nontoxic white powder to congressional offices, including that of maryland senator barbara mccullski. >>> today, three caucuses will take place for the republican presidential race. kansas, u.s. virgin islands and northern mariana islands vote today. they are all trying to get last-minute votes before tuesday's primaries in alabama and mississippi. >>> redskins look to make a blockbuster trade to nab the second pick in the draft. they had to give up three first round picks and a second rounder. they are expected to use that pick to take quarterback robert griffin iii. >>> the state of virginia is expected to begin their defense monday in a lawsuit filed by parents of two students killed in the virginia tech mass sh

aaron gilchrist is here with news. aaron. >> he claims he was attack and beaten during the confrontation with tavon martin last month. if you watch the tape, zimmerman doesn't appear to be hurt at all. sanford police have confirmed this is george zimmerman. it shows him in handcuffs being removed from a police cruiser, he's patted down. he was then led down a series of hallways inside the police department there. the 28-year-old's face and head pretty visible during this whole time, and he appears to be uninjured. now, if you'll remember, zim eman's attorney said trayvon martin broke his client's nose and smashed his head into the ground several times. >> america is watching that video and they're listening to those 911 -- >> that was the attorney for the trayvon martin family basically saying that the video shows that george zimmerman was not bleeding from his head, his nose did not appear to be broken. now, zimmerman has maintained he shot trayvon martin in self-defense during a struggle while he was on patrol -- nei

aaron davis is accused of attacking three teenagers in our area. we heard disturbing testimony from the victims themselves. gail pennybacker is live with an update for us. >> 3 very poised and courageous women who faced this man in court today said each individually that aaron was the man who tried to kill them. he repeatedly threatened to kill them before and after he sexually assaulted them. wearing an orange jumpsuit, the alleged east coast rapist has grown out here and a full beard. 40-year-old aaron thomas heard from the three teen girls who was accused of sexually attacking and 2009. they had been trick or treating when a masked man demanded money and force them at gunpoint into a ravine. >> this certainly did not want to be here. they did not want to be victims to start with. >> one victim said she and her friends were ordered phasedown on the ground. -- face down in the ground. she quickly text dead her mom a message. -- texted her mom a message. >> he had an urge to rape them, he reported. he also did not like the police sketch of him conv

and so i'd like to thank aaron, katie, and fiona mccray. it's just been a wonderful experience but the thing that makes me really happy about being able to accept this award is to pay thanks to the person who first got me published in america, ethan who was then at fsg. and it was him who took this book on at gray wolf, although he's moved to mcsweeney. he's a ruthlessly ambitious person. [laughter] >> and clearly in addition, i would really like to thank you all but i hope you'll all join me in thanked my great friend champion so thank you all very much. [applause] >> oh.

aaron and eun? >> thank you. >>> coming up at 6:17, one company says it knows what the ipad 3 will look like. we'll tell you about the changes and new features it might have. >>> tough talk from president obama. the situation making a lot of people nervous and why the president says he wo ♪ [ male announcer ] being welcomed into someone's garage is a lot like being welcomed into their home. ♪ sure, the decorating isn't always as nice, but the sentiment's the same. [ dog barking ] so thank you, for making chevy america's top-selling car brand in 2011. from our factory, to your home, chevy runs deep. >>> 16 after the hour. russian election officials say there were questions in vladimir putin's presidency win. there is a large protest planned today for moscow of the putin won an unprecedented third term as president, giving him six more years in power. there are accounts of fraud and ballot stuffing. >>> today president obama will meet with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. the two leaders wil

kurt warner, brett favre, and aaron rodgers. the league says the saints continued to pay bounties, after they were warned to stop. and the team lied to investigators when questioned. when payton out for the year, they have to find an interim coach. >> we need to change the culture. this is another step in changing that culture. this type of behavior and accepting this type of a

aaron?ter: the young man's name is jorge steven acunia. a 19-year-old college student. last wednesday immigration agents took him and his family into custody. since then his friends created a stirring youtube video to win supporters. this video is designed to get jorge's story out there to rally people to advocate for him and his family. jorge same to the u.s. at 8 years old with his mother and father in from colombia. they trayed to get political asylum but were denied. they ignored an order to leave in 2008 and have been in the country illegally ever since. but on a facebook page and in a letter from the montgomery county council supporters highlight that jorge was an honors student at northwest high school and is a semester away from graduating from montgomery county college. the entire county council urging the white house and the department of homeland security now to step in and to stop the family's pending deportation. in their letter, the council cites a similar situation in florida

aaron's case is, you know, dynamic.is a real situation, and 160,000 kids don't go to school because of bullying. so this is a serious, serious topic and our whole goal is to get kids and parents and educators to be talking about this important topic so maybe we can make an impact. >> you're also a dad. i'm sure you're em pathetpathet these youngsters as well. who should be watching this? >> first of all, as aaron, it's from the voice of kids. we have targeted that kids watch it and most importantly watch it as families with their parents. we're hoping the end result of this is that a dialogue is created within that family room, within that house, and also within that neighborhood of kids that are talking about we can really do something about it. and the most important thing is to speak up. if bullying is occurring, if somebody knows bullying is occurring, speak up. tell someone, tell a parent, tell an educator, tell the teacher. because we know if someone speaks up directly, the incidents of bullying get caught by 50%,

good morning. >> reporter: good morning, aaron. we have two people dead and two people injured after this vehicle crash that happened here. police were following this vehicle. they say that it was a stolen vehicle. at some point the suspects crashed into the tree here. you see behind me the scene. police are still investigating. this is definitely going to impact traffic this morning. the circle is closed right now. whether you're coming from d.c. or montgomery county, you are not going to be able to go through chevy chase circle until they're done with this investigation. let me give you a closer look of the scene. this is the way montgomery county police described this. they say that just after 1:00 this morning, around 1:13, an officer on patrol noticed a vehicle and ran the tags. the vehicle was somewhere in the area of dunlap and goodale. turns out that the vehicle was stolen. the officer called for backup as he followed the vehicle before turning on his lights. when the lights came on, evidently that car took off. eventually

aaron? >> thank you. >>> newt gingrich won just one race yesterday. his home state of georgia. now rick santorum's campaign turning up the pressure to get gingrich out of the race. a santorum strategist pushing conservatives to rally behind his candidate. a gingrich aide says the former house speaker will stay in the race and is turning his focus now to other southern states. >>> the candidates have little time to reset after super tuesday. here's a look at next tuesday's races. voters head to the polls in alabama, mississippi, and hawaii. american samoa also holds its primary. in all, 110 delegates will be up for grabs in six days. >>> new developments in the investigation into what the military did with the remains of 9/11 victims. the mortuary director at dover air force base tells the "washington post" high-ranking military leaders rejected his fromme cremate the bodies and bury them at sea. he did not reveal the names of the individuals. families of pentagon crash victims thought their

. >> i'm aaron gilchrist in for joe krebs.6. >> we're taking a live look outside right now. beautiful sunrise underway. it is 6:30. 32 degrees. watch out. it is a cold morning, cold start to the day. might be shocked pie how cold it is. >> march 6 but feels more like february 6 as we start off. look at the live view. attention on deck. all rise. and salute the sunrise. there it is. live view from our h.d. skywatcher camera. nbc 4 capturing that gorgeous sunrise live. step away from the toaster, look at the tv. live view. 's cold under this clear sky. -- it's cold under this clear sky. in bethesda, bright sunshine, by 10:00 in the upper 30s. then by noontime, should be in the mid 40s. and then by late in the afternoon, ought to hit the -- perhaps the mid to upper 40s. and then after sunset, a clear night tonight, by midnight, we'll be down near freezing there. and then by dawn on wednesday, starting off tomorrow morning, not quite as cold as it is right now. down into the low 20s in montgomery county. fairfax county just in the

today aaron thomas and his alleged victims were in the courtroom together. >> >>> aaron thomas the alleged ea east coast rapist, came to court to today appearing far different than he did in november when he a was extradited to prince william county from connecticut. now with a full beard and thick head of hair he often looked down as one by one the three teenagers he is accused of attacking on halloween night, 2009, took the stand to describe in painful detail what happened. >> very poised i thought. you know, very articulate. it it was not easy for them. certainly didn't want to be here and obviously didn't want to be a victim to start with. > >> reporter: the teens age 16 and 18 at the time were returning home from trick or treating when they say a masked man dressed in black came up behind him. josh white of "the washington po post" describes the testimony. > >> reporter: she said i felt like a gun on my back. he said, don't move. do you have any money? do do you have anything? >> reporter: the teenagers said after the man learned they only had candy he ordered them deep into the woods

aaron gilchrist live in the newsroom.for the update. >>> jury deliberations may begin in the wrongful death case brought against virginia tech university. closing arguments are expected to begin this morning. 32 people were killed in april of 2011 during mass shootings on campus. the families of two of the victims claim their children might have survived had the school notified students earlier. they say they want officials to be held accountable. >>> a virginia man who had his murder conviction overturned may get his first taste of freedom in yearly 12 years today. attorneys for michael hash are asking that he be released without bond while prosecutors decide whether or not to retry him. hash was convicted of murdering a 74-year-old culpeper woman in 2001. last month a judge overturned the conviction for what he called a miscarriage of justice because of lack of evidence. the original prosecutor in the case resigned yesterday. a special prosecutor now has six months to decide whether to retry hash. >>> the mental status

. >> good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist. it is friday, march 23. we'll take a live look outside as we begin another day that will be a warm one. it's going to be the quiet before the storm, veronica tells us. >> yes. sometimes i like talking about the day that's coming as opposed to the day that we're on so that you can put it in perspective and plan and know what to do. tomorrow is still looking soggy, guys, from beginning to end, okay? beginning to end. some thunderstorms around the area also and the potential for gusty winds. this is what today is going to look like. and you can see why the temperatures should feel very nice. we'll have low to mid 80s through the area. sunshine throughout. we've got a little morning fog, but 83, 84, 85 degrees just down to the south. the temperature now we're in the 60s. low 60s, still a light wind. and as you see in the distance, there is a little bit of fog, but not the major problems we've had over the last two and even three mornings. here is the way it's going to stack out. your day planner forecast, 9:00 a

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. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist in for joe krebs. a little lower in the atmosphere, we're enjoying a pretty warm start to this morning as we prepare for the sunrise and get ready to have a gorgeous day. it's march 8 but it feels more like a may 8 morning. we fast forwarded a couple of months. good morning. if you live in annandale or fairfax county, here's what's likely will happen. here's your hometown forecast by 11:00. 60s, a little sunshine. during the afternoon, upper 60s to perhaps even low 70s for a brief time. then this evening we'll likely have our rain moving in perhaps around 9:00, 10:00. by midnight, down into the. it does look like that rain will be tapering off and down into the 40s. temperatures all around the region. already in some locations, near 60 degrees in southern west virginia, closer to washington, much of virginia, maryland, eastern shore, and west virginia. closer to washington, low to mid-50s. that includes fairfax, montgomery, arlington, and prince george's county. a cool front is producing rain in wester

aaron sgrift tracking the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. we're some eight hours into this standoff. the suspect says he will surrender this afternoon. but some 300 heavily armed police officers are holding their positions near that home in toulouse. we're getting live pictures from that town now. images from the perimeter of the cordoned off neighborhood had. this follows a raid that happened about 3:00 this morning local time in toulouse. video from the scene. the equivalent of our swat teams went into the home, guns blazing this morning. the 24-year-old suspect apparently fired back at police officers in that exchange. two officers were wounded. the french interior minister says the suspect said he will turn himself in sometime this afternoon. it's 11:00 a.m. there now. he also threw a colt .45 out a window, n good faith. we're hearing reports that he is talking to the media by phone. talking to some of the 24-hour stations there. two of the suspect's brothers were arrested early this morning. the suspect is accused in three shootings. th

aaron? it's been a while since the skins have made nfl wave but this morping the redskins are the talk of the league thanks to a blockbuster move they just made. it looks like the redskins will trade four draft picks to get the second overall pick from the st. louis rams. the skins expected to juice that pick next month to draft stud quarterback robert griffin iii. this move does come at a pretty high price. the rams will get this year's first and second round picks from the redskins and their first round picks for the next two years. the trade can't be finalized until tuesday but you skins fans you're talking right now. tetd harris posted on our facebook wall today that he says, they now can build a team around a qb. they needed badly. the redskins can get a few linemen from free agents. great move. wayne harrelson of frederick, maryland, also left a comment. he said, had to happen. good move. need a franchise qb. rgiii is a rare talent and we're set for the next several years. there are so

and aaron gordon, only a junior. >>> minnesota, oklahoma city. nba is in , well, wait till the playoffs mode. kevin love from minnesota, 51 points, 14 rebounds. it's kevin durant, 40 points, 17 rebounds, and westbrook, 45 points, 6 assists. oklahoma city wins 149-140. >>> remember the former warrior? petris. lands right on his back. he was motionless for ten minutes. he was taken off on a stretcher, hospitalized, at the least overnight with a head injury. philadelphia beat boston. but the former warrior involved in a very, very scary drive to the basket. >>> kentucky, indiana. the ncaa top-draw tonight . kentucky they've got more than likely four first round draft choices. darius miller. 102-90. they'll face baylor on sunday. >>> other winners , baylor, north carolina, and kansas. >>> andrew bogut hoping to shake an injury. >> it's always great to play in the olympic games. the greatest for your country, and i've been fortunate enough to go to two. i'd like to go to three, but if i'm not 110% healthy, i'm not going to go to the olympic games. >>