at george mason university, kristin wright, news4. >>> right now, some of the voters in the district taking part in a special election. those voters will fill the d.c. council seats that were held by former mayor and councilman marion barry and by current mayor muriel bowser. tom sherwood is in ward 8 where 12 candidates are vying for barry's old seat. tom? >> reporter: jim we're here in ward 8 outside the union temple baptist church one of the ward 8 precincts. people here and in the northwest ward 4 are picking new leaders today today. >> muriel bowser! >> reporter: last fall ward 4 councilmember muriel bowser was elected mayor. and marion barry died. now a crowded field of candidates in each ward is seeking to fill those terms on the d.c. council. whoever wins will be sworn in immediately. bowser is backing a candidate in each ward, could build her power on the d.c. council in ward eight b's son christopher is making his first bid for elective office. but in a field with several well-known candidates, with much more community experience. election officials said turnout in both war

i caught up with the new man in charge, and the first thing i had to ask him, why george mason? >> i think the immediate draw was 2016. the immediate draw is, wow this is what can be accomplished. that's very much on my mind. >> reporter: since then there's sort of been a little frustration because fans got a little taste of what george mason can do. how do you plan to bring them back? >> i think the first thing is you build a team they can rally around. you're not always going to the final four but you'd like every fan to say, that team played hard, they played together they played smart. they were fundamentally sound. that's a group of guys we can rally around. >> reporter: you've got three daughters? >> yes. >> reporter: three daughters and you coach men all day long. is that a nice balance to go home to a bunch of women? >> well, you could say it's a nice balance to leave home to coach the men. it's easier to coach 14 college-age men than the three daughters in my life ki telli can tell you that. nothing is more rewarding than the time with my daughters. >> i think i caught

george mason introduces the new head coach dave paulson and he wants to celebrate the past and make it part of his future. it's almost 10 years now since the patriots went to the final four. that doesn't seem possible. 10 years that they were in indianapolis but that's what dave paulson wants to get back to over in fairfax with george mason. a lot of hockey fans still talking today about alex ovechkin's 50th goal of the season. it's the second straight season the great eight has scored 50. he's done it six times in his 10-year career. on top of that the caps have won six of their last eight games. the great eight, alex ovechkin. all that and then some. and finally, nats were shut out by the marlins today. 8-0 down in florida. their final florida game of this spring. zimmerman gave up search -- seven runs in the first two innings. forget about it. preseason. now we start for real. yankees will be here saturday in an exhibition game. doug: will be fun. sunshine, 70 tomorrow. rain likely a thunderstorm on friday. 73. rain ending sunday morning. cooler. easter sunday sunshine. nats should

. >>> george mason university introduced their new hire today.son is the new patriots' -- paulson is the new head basketball coach for the patriots. and one thing we've already learned is the new ball coach has a little bit of a sense of humor. >> when i came on campus here and i came under an assumed name, now that was barls clarkley when i checked into the hotel. when i came in on friday and had a chance to meet with the president and get to know brad moore, i was just so impressed with their vision. for george mason. >> he he could be some fun coming up. >>> all right time to announce the high school game of the week winner. over 7,000 of you voted for a baseball game. flowers taking on rise. highlights of course being tomorrow at 11:00. >>> finally tonight, we all know hoe dangerous a -- how dangerous a court possibly can be. well patrick nimitz of the dallas stars -- in the middle of a play, had to be stopped because a puck found its way inside his visor. >> oh my goodness. >> just like a little hockey pirate out there. >> yeah man. >> good

george mason senior samriti lost his uncle. >> as he was getting out of the car he was struck by debris looking toward difficult days ahead, the association is raising money to support relief efforts back home. home has never felt so far away. >> we actually thought, why feel helpless, we could be doing something. >> reporter: they vow to keep helping nepal heal. at north mason university, kristin wright news4. >>> live at 5, taking back their city. crowds are marching through baltimore at this hour. what has been a peaceful protest. this hours after others swept the street picking up debris, following that night of looting fires and brick throwing. baltimore's mayor and police commissioner are expected to speak at any moment. as soon as it happens, we'll take you there live. the national guard is deployed. with rumors of another purge swirling, the schools and businesses are closed for the night. wendy rieger in the newsroom, working to bring you live updates from baltimore this evening. >>> i'm jim handly new at 5 tonight, we'll show you the impact last night's riots had on local busi

a george mason graduate, about to start phd studies, coming from georgetown win according to the victim's attorney a man from arlington ran through three red lights before slimming his jeep into his car. but before he ran a red lights, prosecuting attorney said he was already a killer behind the wheel. nearly three dozen traffic violations in three years, previous dui's, reckless driving, culminating with the deadly crash with his blood-alcohol level nearly 2.5 times the legal limit. in sentencing him to 20 years in prison, the maximum allowed the arlington county judge called an appalling demonstration of arrogance. she was stunned it took this long for something to happen to someone, in absolute shame. the family filed a multimillion dollar lawsuit. they end mothers aga driving virginia are calling for a liquor liability law. according to attorneys, he had five vodka drinks and two tequila shots at a restaurant before getting behind the wheel. they are arguing the bar should not be to blame. >> it's not like they are handing you the drink's telling you to drink it. kimberly: in thic ase

george washington and george mason were very good friends. george mason had two wives.nn -- she passed away and then sarah. i was wondering what the relationship was between martha washington and either of george mason's wives. host: thank you. patricia: they were friendly neighbors. richard: as far as i know, they never became intimate friends. and, in fact, that friendship sadly was a political casualty. right. george mason and george washington who had been friends and collaborators in the period leading up to the revolution. but after the constitutional convention which, of course, washington sanctioned and mason refused to sign, it really spelled in many ways and end to their friendship. host: well, on twitter, someone said as, "george and martha washington quite the power couple." so, as we close out here just kind of bringing us full circle, what are the important things for people to know about the influence of martha washington? patricia: i think it's important to know how smart and powerful she was, and how dependent he was on her. his achievements were his ac

it is illegal to post a, and sites will remove it when requested, but jim jones with george mason university said shutting down the site does nothing more than set up a high tech game of website why come ack-a-mole. >> it's probably all over the internet. once it's out, it is not removable entirely. joce: all victims can do is locked down their lives with credit freezes and monitoring. even that may not stop the mole. >> they give you a year of identity theft service. mine has expired. it's not enough, because they still find a way. joce: we are shredding all the personal information that we found and are asking pastebin to pull the posts. we have not heard back from the website. kellye: overall drinking was highest in falls church. more than 78% of legal adults drink. the study was done by the american journal and found that heavy end binge drinking is on the rise, led by increases among women. ahead -- chipotle like you've never had before. what you need if you want the restaurant to deliver. kellye: nearly 17 million people watched friday nights bruce jenner interview with diane sawyer. i

also tonight, students at george mason university will hold a vigil for the victims at 6:30. you can follow all the stories if here and nepal on nbcwashington.com. chuck, how about our weather? >>> around here things have warmed up nicely after a chilly start. we're well into the 50s in most neighborhoods. 59 in downtown washington. 52 gaithersburg, 57 in manassas cloud cover continues to increase. notice the thicker clouds west of the blue ridge up into the shenandoah valley and parts of northern maryland. rainfall nothing to worry about yet but rain chances will increase as this pocket of cold air aloft swings down overhead. that will help generate showers around the area, especially after 1:002:00 this afternoon so have that in the back of your minds. spotty showers possible between about 3:00 and 6:00 temperatures into the low 60s. >> thank you, chuck. >>> breaking news right now u. one person is dead after a machine accident in prince george's county. chopper 4 flew over the scene in clinton just a little while ago. the man apparently became trapped in machinery in a roc

at george mason university in fairfax at 6:30. 265 people say they'll be there. >>> 6:48 now. right now as you get your kids ready for school fairfax county police are looking for a man who tried to kidnap a boy in front of a school. this happened just as classes let out on friday afternoon at ravensworth elementary school in springfield. news4's megan mcgrath is live with what you need to know. >> reporter: well, eun, you can see behind me here the officer inside pulling up to the scene a short time ago. as they prepare for students to come here to ravensworth elementary here this morning. a lot of watchful vigilant adults will be keeping an eye on the children as police look for a man who tried to abduct a boy from in front of the school. the boy was near the main entrance to ravensworth when a man came up behind him and grabbed him. then tried to lure him away. now, the boy fought back. he got away. and he was not hurt. but this suspect is still on the loose. here's his description. he's white, 20 to 30 years old. 6 feet tall with blond hair and he was wearing a black long

outer of office bob engliss is trying to recruit more conservatives to the climate change cause as george mason university joins me from washington. you have not always been as certain as you are today about why climate change is occurring. tell me about your own evolution. >> for my first six years in congress i said climate change was hooey he was for it and i was against it. so then i was out six years doing commercial real estate law again, ran again in '04. my son came to me and said dad i'll vote for you he was voting for the first time in 2004, i'll vote for you but you're going to clean up your act on the environment. his four sisters and his mother agreed. i had an important constituency. step two was going to the antarctic and seeing the ice drillings and being inspired by a scientist to love god and love people, by making conservation changes now. >> let me ask you about the concept, before you get to this part your solutions and i want to talk about it, the idea of having republican or confident candidates gettingconservative candidates, isn't that a recipe for candidates who do wel

to fairfax, george mason as the new men's basketball coach today, paulson spent the last seven seasonsnell university. here's how he plans to get mason fans excited about their team again. >> the first thing is, you build a team that they can rally around. now, we'd like to but you want every single fan who comes in the center and says that team plays hard they play together they were smart and fundamentally smart. >> that's doug getting beat. >> oh, come on. >> look on the left. this is the clippers game and it looks very similar. broke his ankles and look on the right again, doug oh! but the point of showing that is my thought was, we were really hard on you about that and, you know it happens to best of them out there. i'm glad your ankles are feeling better. >> how long does that stay in your system? >> and your knees hit the court. that was my favorite part of the whole thing. >> show us your >>> over in austria tonight, there's an egg factory, thousands of hard-boiled eggs are pushed through this high-tech assembly line. 50 million easter eggs will be ♪ ♪ wow something sounds swe

caller: george washington and george mason were very good friends.rge mason had two wives anne, and she passed away. and then sara. i was wondering what the relationship was between martha washington and either of george mason's wives? patricia: they were friendly neighbors but as far as i know they never became intimate friends. richard: in fact, that friendship was a political casualty. but after the constitutional convention, which, of course washington sanctioned and mason refused to sign, it spelled in many ways an end to their friendship. susan: on twitter, george and martha washington, quite the power couple. so as we close out bringing us full circle, what are the important things for people to know about the influence of martha washington. patricia: i think it's important to know how smart and powerful she was and how dependent he was on her. his achievements were his achievements. but having her there with him made them much more possible. richard: i think that's true. she defined influence in a way that perhaps contemporary americans might

she was taking classes at george mason university and working at a restaurant. ronald, a coworker with whom decker began an affair while her husband was serving in afghanistan. ronald moved into her apartment in ashburn. the family said it went bad. >> he was physically abusive. jennifer: at the time of her disappearance, decker was three months pregnant. her husband knew about the affair but still travel to hawaii with her to try to patch things up. however, bethany did not show up days later when he redeployed to afghanistan. >> she has dropped off the face of the europe. jennifer: just months ago, her boyfriend was arrested in north carolina in the brutal beating and shooting of another live-in girlfriend who had heart pounding information. >> he said he could make people disappear. jennifer: loudoun county detectives immediately visited him in jail. while the fed active's -- while the detectives fear the worst her mother hope she is in hiding. >> i hope that she is in a safe place. jennifer: the lawyer for the boyfriend would not return phone calls. the husb

he's the founder and executive director of the energy and enterprise initiative at george mason university. he's talking to us from florida. are you surprised that even at this late date, here we are in 2015 politics is still trumping science in some of these arguments and some of these debates? >> yeah, it's a couple of things. one is it's a tribal affiliation. you know, unfortunately, human beings really are somewhat tribal, particularly political human beings. that's part of the challenge, that it seems to be the other tribe, the liberals that are interested in climate change or addressing climate change. what we've got to do is turn that around and show that we can match their sentiment with a free enterprise solution that actually works. and that's the other thing, ray. i think the reason a lot of conservative politicians have rejected action is because they just don't like the solution. if we can show them a solution that fits with their values they might be willing to entertain the problem. >> a lot of people have said this is costing us money in ways easy to measure and ways hard t

. >> the judge called a recess after a lengthy discussion about george mason shirakawa's sentencing after the former county supervisor expressed remorse in court for the crime and also apologized to the court and the voters and to the santa clara county community. this morning we had video of george shirakawa entering the courtroom. he had nothing to say. in the address to the court he got emotional at times and said he regretted his commends and accepted responsibility if creating a flyer in 2010 after being charged with launching a mailer to benefit a former city council member. the prosecutor wants shirakawa to spend a year in jail if he does not answer who helped him with this. the judge said shirakawa should get time served because his previous conviction he believes was a mistake by his previous attorney after serving seven months of one year. the judge is expected to give the sentence in the courtroom after the short recess. he could get community service or he could get jail time if the d.a. gets his way. >>> thanks, matt. a federal judge in san francisco has ordered the state to

. >> reporter: he's a college basketball star at george mason university. he opened a high end restaurant that brought big crowds and attention to downtown silver springs. >> i've never been in any trouble or caused any trouble. >> reporter: customers and fellow business owners on the georgia avenue strip did not know jason was trafficking major marijuana deals from mexico, arizona, and california. >> i was astonished over what happened. when i was looking at the news, i was like no, that can't be him. >> reporter: jason was nowhere to be found today. awaiting sentencing after admitting his role in funding more than a ton of marijuana shipments. his plea agreement with federal prosecutors is laid out in these documents. he admits in these papers to using more than a million dollars from the marijuana proceeds to start this restaurant. business owners say the society restaurant brought customers to every store. >> society to be honest with you, it has brought a lot of traffic in this neighborhood that's been very good for the business around here. >> pedestr

. >> reporter: the saint joe's women's softball team played a game at george mason university today with a cloud of controversy surrounding it. sources tell "action news" that the freshmen players were given written instructions in a note from upperclassmen essentially telling them this is deliverance week, that the time has come for them to show respect. it's time for them to realize their place. if they don't follow these instructions there will be dire consequences. sources say the students being initiated had to consume alcohol, perform sexual acts involving inappropriate touching and lap dances and do other acts that are too graphic to outline here. students and other athletes are on spring break but we caught up with a few this afternoon. >> our coaches are very, very strict about it. they don't want to see anything like that so i haven't experienced it. >> although i don't know any of the details i have to say that hazing is always unacceptable. >> reporter: the hazing allegedly took place not on campus but at the home of an upper class man. the university released a limited state

former george mason university student is heading to federal court to clear his name.dent was expelled from the university for violating its sexual misconducted policy. he says the incident reported by a girlfriend was rough sex and role play not sex assault. he says he was in a long term relationship with the girl and that they had a safe word. today a court in alexandria will decide whether the student can file anonymously. the university is demanding that the ex-student identify himself publicly if he wants to pursue the claims. >>> you will learn are more this week about a lingering controversy the at uva. columbia journalism school will release a report on a "rolling stone" article about an alleged gang rape at uva. "rolling stone" asked columbia journalism to conduct an independent review. the report will be released sunday might at 8:00 on both rollingstone.com and cjr.org. a news conference on the report is scheduled for nonon mondayon on monday. >>> west virginia and 14 other states are asking the supreme court to uphold bans on same-sex marriage. the group fi

his bio on the website says he played for george mason university and the minors. he faces up to life in prison when sentenced in september. no word on the future of society lounge. in silliter spring kristen wright news 4. >> now a check of the weather. sure, a few showers today, but it looks like a great weekend coming up. coming up doug sure hoping for sunshine on saturday. >> saturday is the day we're all looking forward to. it's going to be a beautiful saturday. sunday however, a little iffy. we'll talk about that in a second. take a look at the storm team 4 radar. did see a few showers out there earlier. most of the region stayed dry, but a couple of showers came right through downtown and betz did a and laurel area and over towards bowie. right now the only shower is towards the culpepper region and one more just popped up west of quantico in through stafford county. not quite done with the showers yet. this one making a bee-line down towards fredericksburg an area that's already seen a lot of rain today. what are we watching? tonight's headlines, great satu

we have cadets here, midshipmen here from georgetown, university of maryland, howard university george mason, and george washington university, all here today. wonderful. it is a privilege to be with you. the reason our military is the finest fighting force the world has ever known is its people. and taking care of our people, whether that is in afghanistan bases around the country, or studying here in the nation's capital, taking care of them is my highest priority. i want to thank you, each and every one of you, you and your families, for your hard work and your service. do you know, there's a lot going on in the world -- a lot of my plate as secretary of defense. we have challenges in afghanistan with isil, russian provocations, cyber attacks. we are also working to reform how the pentagon spends money recover from 14 years of work and at the same time build the force of the future -- all of that in front of us. it is serious business. and i know all of you and those american women all around the world who will hear this message and take it seriously. we can't let problems, including the

team played a game today at george mason university in fairfax virginia but university officials here issued a statement to say saying if the allegations prove to be true, then the players responsible will be held accountable. officials also say remedial action has been taken to assure the safety of all student athletes. >>> gun control advocates used this good friday to pray for peace and stricter laws to make philadelphia a safer place. the the group, heeding god's call held a non-denominational service and marched from morris park to good shepherd church in overbrook. >>> welshing phillies fans saw something new and different at the ballpark in south philadelphia tonight. it had nothing to do with the game or concessions but has everything to do with security. "action news" reporter sharrie williams is live at citizens bank park where metal detectors were officially unveiled this evening sharrie. >> reporter: yeah, rick, coming to the ballpark will be a bit like going through an airport. that will be the normal here at citizens bank park. the the phillies, they started testing thes

from george mason. he's also the author of "feds in the classroom. how big government corrupts cripples and compromises american education." and neil has two school-age children. emmett to my left is the director of the education program at american principles project and he leads its initiative to defend parental rights. he is the co-author of controlling education from the top, why common core is bad for america and he's co-founder of truthinamericaneducation.com which is a nationwide network of individuals and organizations that shed light on the common core system. emmett also has two school-aged children. neil, i'd love to start with you. i think a lot of people here today know the basics about common core others may not. it might be good to start with what is common core and what are the misperceptions buts we might have about it. >> there are a lot of misconceptions about common core. you can say with most people agreeing is that at a minimum it's a set of standards developed by the national governor's association and the council of two state

that team is in fairfax to play at george mason university.tudents being initiated had to consume alcohol and perform acts involving inappropriate touching. they also were allegedly made to perform lap dances for upperclassman on the team and mimic various sex acts. the school hired a third-party professional to investigate. leon: new fallout concerning that iran nuclear deal. why leaders are refusing to sign on. schools for kids who are learning english. prince george's county wants to build them but there is in opposition. and an investigation to possible excessive force by d.c. police. alison: wssc is receiving a number of calls about discolored water. they conduct daily water tests and that there is no reason to believe that there is a public health risk here. they believe it is a byproduct of the harsh winter. leon: we have the april showers. alison: some warm temperatures how is the weekend looking doug? doug: taking a live look from our weatherbug camera in maryland. most of the cloudy skies. every now and then we get a glimpse of sunsh

. >>> a former george mason university student is heading to federal court to clear his name. the student was expelled from the university for violating its sexual misconduct policy. he says the incident reported by a girlfriend was rough sex and role play not sexual assault. he says he was in a long term relationship with the woman and that they had a safe word. today a court in alexandria will decide whether the student can file anonymously. the university is demanding that the ex-student identify himself publicly if he wants to pursue his claims. >>> public safety officers in arrest link pton county are being honored for handling mental health crises. awards took place last night. these officers are rained for ed forhe trained to deal with mental health crises. >> we don't tend to understand people with mental illness like we to if you have cancer. it's easy for us to see a physical illness. it's hard for us to understand a mental illness. >> arlington county says it will continue to add to the number of officers who are trained to deal with mental health cases. you can che

george mason university. he has an amazing mind. so so he will link to all sorts of really good things. high quality content. so if you of those people. this event. c-span: when we started how you changed from the time your written for the new york times how has column reading changed? >> guest: we have more readers than ever before. the people are still gravitating toward the sources. enough to be on it to getting the benefit. so i do think on this site for and. i do not think -- it is not like walter whitman the 20th century columnist for the oracle telling me what to think. we're not like that. we are not these people of great stature but conversations you started. you here about it for weeks and weeks. c-span: back in 2014 2014 you told the story about how you became a conservative. run that and have you follow it. >> i am a native new yorker. he he grew up here. my family was somewhat left-wing. a place called a beer were hippies we go to be. [laughter] they took out their wallets threw it in the garbage can and set it on fire.

i believe that's george mason university. >>> lots of people taking sides in advance of a supreme court case happening this week. the court is hearing arguments object same-sex marriage. the crowd you see marched on the national mall in support of traditional marriage between a man and a woman. the supreme court could permit or ban same-sex marriage nationwide. its decision is expected sometime in june. >>> and we're watching the stories that will impact you in the week ahead. on tuesday a lot of you are accusing some of the next leaders of the district. there are special elections in ward 4 and 8. ward 4 mayor bowser's former seat. marion barry held the seat in ward 8. several law enforcement agencies will face a grilling on wednesday. you'll remember the man who flew the gyrocopter onto the capital grounds earlier this month, he delivered hundreds of letters to protest campaign finances. lawmakers want to know how he made it so far in highly restricted airspace. >>> thursday the new metro station coming to potomac yard. the station on the blue line between the stations at regan nation

adam mozoff of the center for protection of oh intellectual property rights and president of george masonniversity. gregory schultz from the southern illinois urine and maureen olhausen one of two strong conservatives at the federal trade commission, a regulatory agency in the government. adam will give us some context on this issue. >> thank you. thank you. >> and i will -- so it used to be the case if you mentioned interlekt you'll property such as patents on new inventions and ideas or copy writes on creative works of art or writings, very few people would have been aware of this. but because of the digital revolution of the past couple decades, the great advances in biotechnology and medicine, all of there is brought to us by the patent system, copyrights and trade secrets. people become much more aware of the issues and they become to take front and center. so you hear about issues now in newspapers. you read about them on the internet. that the patents are alleged to hold up innovation. people claim that there are these creatures known as patent troll who's have patent who's sue man

. >>> george mason university will hold a vigil for nepal at gmu clock tower on campus starting at 6:30 p.m. >>> right now the search is on for four missing boaters. several sailboats during a regatta during a powerful storm off the coast of alabama. at least one person died. coast guard rescued one person as well. more than 100 sailboats participating in the race when that storm rolled through yesterday afternoon. >> there's an event coming up to encourage parents to let their children walk home alone. the the latest chapter in that free range parenting story in montgomery county. child protective services are investigating a couple that let their 7 and 10-year-old out a few months ago. on may 9th, you can support those parents taking your kids to ellsworth park in silver spring and let them walk home. you should be there by 10:00 a.m. >>> hackers read president obama's e-mails, that's according to "new york times." they report the breach is far more intrusive and worrisome than first acknowledged publicly. no word on what e-mails were hacked. >>> it's loudoun county parents versus s

joe's team played a game yesterday at george mason university in fairfax, virginia.the allegations approve to be true players will be responsible. >>> camden county is buying campbells field. the county announced a deal to by 6700 seat minor league ballpark along the camden waterfront for $3.5 million. the rutgers team and camden river sharks played there. the bank that held the loan sued the river sharks for $400 million in back rent. the money will help with improvements for the ballpark. >>> the former phillies player that was stuck on a roarl coaster. >>> -- rollercoaster. >>> philadelphia police have a lot to say about this man who was stopped by philadelphia police. wendy saltzman has more on this man and his background and asks about a badge he pulled out during the stop. thank you, cable for taking longer to upload our family movies. for the slower internet upload speeds. for taking longer to upload my files to the cloud. for making me wait longer to share my photo albums. and for never upgrading to 100% fiber optics thank you cable... thank you cable, becaus

-- he also taught economics nearly his entire professional life at the university of virginia, george mason university, and george washington university. throughout his career, dr. johnson was active in professional societies such as the national association of business economists, serving as chapter president in 1971. the institute for social science research, the rural economic society, the national tax association, american finance association, southern economic association, and the cost mose club -- cosmos club here in washington where he often took his children. mr. speaker, dr. johnson was also deeply engaged in his local community. serving on the zearneda hospital board of directors, including a term as its president. he also proudly served on the alexandria school board and vesttry of st. paul's episcopal church and emanuel church in alexandria. mr. speaker, my thoughts and prayers are with his wife of 63 years, margaret ann, his three children, thomas william, and reverend sara nelson and seven grandchildren. dr. thomas frank johnson will surely be missed. mr. speaker, i ask to sub

. >>> former george mason university student is heading to federal court to clear listhis name. he says the incident reported by a long term girlfriend was rough sex and role play not sexual assault. today a court will decide whether the student can file anonymously. the university is demanding that the ex-student identified himself publicly if he wants to pursue the claims. >>> you will learn more this morning this week about a lingering controversy at uva. columbia journalism school will release a report on a rolling sewn magazine article about an alleged gang rape. "rolling stone" asked columbia to conduct an independent review. the report will be released sunday at 8:00 on rollingstone.com and cjr.org. a news conference is scheduled for noon on monday. a four month police investigation found no evidence of the attack. >>> developing this morning, vcu will begin searching for a new basketball coach. shaka smart has decided to leave for the university of texas. he met with officials from ut yesterday and broke the news to his team about 10:45 last night. smart led the rams to

. >>> two local computer wizards, grachblg graduates of george mason university at the age of 19 areing fraud charges. two brothers are charged with stealing credit card numbers to buy $25,000 worth of goods. one has conducted cyber security defense for the defense advance research projects association. according to "the washington post," he told investigators in springfield, virginia, that he had found a loophole that could have cost big companies millions of dollars on their gift cards. but now investigators think it was all a hoax. the brothers face five years in prison if they're convicted. >>> some virginia polling places could be getting new voting machines. the department of elections is worried about the one-vote system youed in one-fifth of virginia precincts. a public hearing could be held. vulnerabilities were found in touch screen machines in 29 locations. >>> a campus controversy at the university of maryland tonight. we'll tell you what the school's president had to say about an offensive e-mail circulating on campus. >> reporter: they were waiting in the car while thei

i am the acting dean of the school of government and international affairs at george mason university we are delighted to have robert guttman one here to a presentation based on his latest book, and we talked about it, some excellent work. and his experiences as well in the situation room in the white house. on will introduce the director of the center for politics and foreign relations and there's a formal introduction for a speaker. >> i will show you the book if i may. i will get your thoughts on the presidency from jfk to obama to use for my next few classes. what i like about his book -- "presidents in crisis: tough decisions insaide the white house from truman to obama," at the end of each crisis, decisions of the making problem in the white house, from truman through obama he doesn't assess it which gives it an interesting background. you see what jfk did with decisionmaking during the cuban missile crisis and how cautious he wants. the book, the author has been a career naval intelligence officer, and worked in the nixon white house as social l.a. and military aid. he ran the

the 21-year-old george mason university student went missing from ashburn, virginia four years ago. cases have all the twists and turns of a marriage and allegedly abusive affair. a relationship her mother says she was trying to escape. >> there must be somebody else out there. if she did get away if she was -- somebody must have picked her up. she didn't have any identification. she didn't have any money. she didn't have her car. jennifer: did bethany escape for her own safety or something more sinister happen? we're hunting down answers in "gone without a trace" tonight at 11:00 here on abc 7 news. ladies? alison: we'll be watching. thank you. that's it for us on abc 7 news at 5:00. kellye: right now at 6:00 -- >> here we go! here we go! kellye: a tale of two cities in baltimore as some try to extend last night's destructive riots in this massive police presence. alison: while many more fight to he reclaim their city and rebuild a city in crisis. abc 7 news at 6:00 starts now. maureen: first at 6:00 news chopper 7 is live over baltimore where people have packed the streets one day

the women's softball team played a game today at george mason university this as the university launched an internal investigation into the hazing. sources say freshmen players were forced to consume alcohol, perform sexual acts involving inappropriate touching and lap dances and do other acts that are too graphic to outline here. jake is a freshman lacrosse player. >> our coaches are very strict about it. they don't want us doing anything like that so i haven't experienced it. >> reporter: players were allegedly given written instructions in a note from upperclassmen essentially telling them this is deliverance week that the time has come for them to show respect. it's time for them to realize their place. if they don't follow these instructions there will be dire consequences. the school release add limited statement due to privacy concerns today that read in part while its investigation in the matter is ongoing realm medial actions have already been taken to ensure the welfare and educational environment for all involved. >> i'm not tolerant with it. i don't think it's very acceptable

. >> this house was commissioned in 1797 by john mason and john mason was george mason's nephew . [ no] >> tommy mcfly reporting live for us. some technical difficulties there. >> tommy, what were you saying? >> reporter: you can check out the house tour this saturday going on all throughout georgetown to benefit st. johns georgetown. in the 94.7 fresh fm studios, i'm tommy mcfly, wusa9. >> got him back. >>> the pentagon maneuvers a carrier closer to the civil war in yemen. that story is coming up. >> it's time to stop and smell the roses at the white house after a display of bipartisanship. >> i never understo moms know their family's mouths often need a helping hand. after brushing listerine® total care helps prevent cavities strengthens teeth and restores tooth enamel. it's an easy way to give listerine® total care to the total family. listerine® total care. one bottle, six benefits. power to your mouth™. and for kids starting at age six, listerine® smart rinse delivers extra cavity protection after brushing. >>> i'm delia goncalves live in fredricksburg. in about an hour and a half

and laurie robinson a professor at george mason university. welcome to you both. john, i want to start with you as a former police officer, the difference between a gun and a taser, i have talked to people who say, if you have the right training, the minute you touch that, you're going to know which is which. >> well, from my experience having used both a firearm and a taser, it's difficult for me to figure one would be confused. these are very unsettling circumstances -- circumstances that aren't very controlled. it's somewhat odd to me that you would have a reserve officer in that situation. why does a reserve officer has a taser? one questions from this circumstance, are too many officers provided tasers? >> and there's also, there have been nine incidents confusing tasers and weapons, you think they would change something or look at that. laurie, do we have enough data on what's going on? we're inundated with these videos now, people are starting to carry these body cameras, it seems like we don't have a handle on what's going on. >> martha, one thing that our