in mary bell, taking the crystal globe in a downhill after winning the last event of the season.he 29-year-old no wage and enter the race with a 20-point lead any downhill. -- the 29-year-old norwegian entered the race with a 20-point lead in the downhill. enjoying the last day on his podium as he takes his retirement. >> it is an amazing feeling. all the pressure today -- i know it was possible to win it, obviously, but it felt good with the form and he had a fantastic run, and as soon as it was like that -- and possibly also the race, and it makes it an amazing day. reporter: lindsey vonn secured her seventh downhill crystal globe and 18th total victory in mary bell, an astonishing performance giving her recent performance. she is still the queen of speed on the lower section. the clocks time, 1/3 of a second. a record-breaking 66 world cup victory winning the world cup title equally. another victor, amory. >> and represent the lot. this is the most medieval globe i have won because i have been injured, so to come back this year, i was happy with just a few iwns but to actually

. >>> an employee of a taco bell is facing theft charges tonight in st. mary's county maryland. police say 23-year-old tanisha washington was the assistant manager at the restaurant in california maryland. police say she didn't deposit more than $3800 in money from the business at the bank for several days. she was arrested on theft charges last week. >>> three men standing in a d.c. parking lot blasting away. this surveillance video shows them with their guns drawn firing on an unknown target. metropolitan police are asking for help identifying the men at this scene on wednesday about 12:30 in the afternoon. they parked on hay street northeast and drove away about 30 seconds later. nobody was hit during the shooting. >>> a family in prince george's county is still shaken after police banged on their door and met them with guns drawn. the sawyer family claims their son was forced out of their home with his hands up. the officers were responding to a complaint that somebody probably a child, was walking around the neighborhood with a gun. >> they had guns pointed at me and my son

mary ann kessler, becker capital management portfolio manager and equity research analyst. >>> closing bell now. the nasdaq and the russell 2000, they're bucking the trend. they're in the green. can the s&p do the same? it's, oh, so close. and now less than five p minutes before the polls close in israel in what may be one of the most closely-watched and most significant votes in recent history. we take a look at what's at stake with two top israeli businessmen. >>> and i'm heading to harvard. tomorrow i'll be bringing you exclusive coverage on fed day on what's being called the woodstock of mobile money. face it, mobile payments, it is the hottest topic. facebook in this hour broke news that it's going to make it easier to shift money between friends. the innovation project at harvard bringing together the movers and shakers in mobile payments including a member of the federal reserve who wants to move money for the fed and the banks. stay tuned. i'll see you from harvard. but coming up, it's "after the bell" with david asman and myself, so don't go away. ♪ ♪ the road. it can bring out the

bell. in a steel cage matchup of the ages, the latest round goes to gm's mary barra. u.s. giant announcing a $5 billion share buyback. why is that steel cage death match? it shuts down an outspoken activist investor, harry wilson, who's been agitating to get on the board. he's giving up his quest, so she's doing a little bit of that, little bit of this. he goes away. mary barra's latest move will likely please berkshire hathaway's warren buffett who has vocally opposed wilson's board ambitions during his recent shareholder discussion and letter. shares of gm jumping following the news, currently trading up a full dollar. get to mcdonald's, the dow component getting a modern makeover that a lot of shareholders have been agitating for. the fast food giant has vowed to transform itself into a, quote, modern, progressive burger company following its chilly february numbers. same-store sales numbers tanking 4% in the u.s. in light of growing competition from chipotle, click fillet and, of course -- chick-fil-a and, of course, shake shack. shares of mcdonald's trading higher by

bell rings. controversial hedge fund manager bill ackman drawing more fire. this guy cannot stay out of the flames. this time from the top dog at sec. mary jo white. charlie gasparino has the inside school on bill ackman's issues next. >>> from the don't try this at home file, monster trucks may not get great mileage at all. they don't measure in miles per gallon but yards per gallon. with sinking gasoline prices, doing monster business. jeff flock doing the doughnuts. he's going to kick the truck tires, coming up live. it's more than a network and the cloud. it's reliable uptime. and multi-layered security. it's how you stay connected to each other and to your customers. with centurylink you get advanced technology solutions, including an industry leading broadband network, and cloud and hosting services - all with dedicated, responsive support. with centurylink as your trusted technology partner, you're free to focus on growing your business. centurylink. your link to what's next. . liz: breaking news. we are about 11 points away from the nasdaq closing at an all-time record high. the number to watch here is 5048.62. touch and go. the picture te

mary's hosts vanderbilt at 6:00 p.m. >> you might be onto something with the mascots. got to be as good of a technique as any. >> it's 6:26. opening belljust minutes away. we'll take an early look at the numbers coming up. >>> plus old enough to drive and old enough to vote? one bay area city's push to let 16-year-olds cast their ballots. >>> taking a live look outside bay bridge, what a vista. look at the lights this morning overlooking the bay across from emeryville. mt. hood was left off the list. so was the oregon coast, the columbia river gorge and the painted hills. smith rock and the wallowas are all missing. whoever named the seven wonders never set foot in oregon, because even crater lake was left off their list. so we see your wonders world, and raise you seven of our own. the seven wonders of oregon. see one, or better yet, see them all. >>> good morning to you. happy st. patrick's day. i'm meteorologist christina loren. starting out mostly cloudy, but the good news is we're going to see a nice sunny finish to the day, looking fantastic for the rest of the week with some showers for your weekend. all the details in your micr