blackout day in blacksburg. it's for cancer awareness. overtime. this is george tech's udoppia, smallest guy on the court. gets it to go. tech up. three seconds to go, hudson game winner, virginia tech wins it 74-73. so some great basketball action. let's turn to hockey. the caps do eventually make the playoffs. last night might be a date we look back on and say this is where the post-season push began. four points behind, first place florida. washington went to the panther's house last night and got a huge, large win thanks to the law firm of alex and alex. ovechkin and simmons. ovechkin got his 24th of the season and simmons netted his 16th. it was a rare night when the caps actually outshot the opponent. brooks before this road trip said this trip might make or break the season and the team played like it. >> we feel great right now. it was a great huge game for both teams. i think those guys responded a lot. and this time of year, we can make mistakes, we can give the team a chance to get a lead. >> and the caps playing tonight. we'll have high

as a result, roanoke, blacksburg could get four to six inches of snow today, but the low pressure isi, aiming for the lower carolina coastline. snow lovers, we need it to be heading for the outer banks, not for the southeast coast of carolina. here's how i see it breaking down. cloudy and dry to start. most of the steadier snows are going to stay well down to our south and the heavier snow staying well south of our area for today and eventually disappearing completely as the sunshine returns tomorrow. up close and personal. the clouds filling in. some light rain at the start by 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 this evening. then even by the chance we get to turn it over to snow, i think no more than an inch in washington. increasing clouds today, light rain and snow by late afternoon and continuing into about the midnight hour, then quickly ending after that. then, presidents' day, becoming sunny, cool and breezy, temperatures once again tomorrow back up into the 40s. the extended forecast here, mild weather, yes indeed. the wrong seven-day. we're starting with monday instead of sunday. let's see if

word on the street in blacksburg said head coach is now on the hot seat. >> you know bill belichick has to learn to control his emotions. >> a house explodes in northern virginia. residents think they know what caused the incident, but the gas company is still not talking. the i team discovers new information tonight at 11:00. >> breaking news from northeast washington right now. police are on the scene of a pursue that just ended a few minutes ago. these are live pictures from the scene. we are told the chase began on the baltimore washington parkway after several people reported a car driving south erratically. the house crashed in -- the car crashed into several other vehicles. let's give the latest from doug on the weather. >> will be cool and chilly in the 30's. looks like we will wake up to sunshine. we will hang on to mostly sunny skies. the height is about 55 degrees well above average still. as far as the next seven days goes, the next chance of precipitation will be on sunday. that is out of the metro area. very mild weather continues through the rest of the week. bob ryan wil

it's already snowing from roanoke to blacksburg and virginia tech. they're on track to get several inches of snow. for us, light snow possible by the late afternoon-evening time frame. i think the one-inch line of snow stays away from washington, some chances west of the shenandoah valley. so, a 60% chance around the metropolitan area of just flakes, 30% chance of about an inch and if you want more than an inch, less than 10% chances happening here, but more reasonable snow south and west. >> thank you, chuck. >> you're welcome. >>> new this morning, prince george's county police are investigating multiple shootings. police say the shootings stem from an argument between the suspect and one of the victims. it happened this morning in the 5500 block of marlboro pike in district heights. police say four people were taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. the suspect led police on a car chase before being caught and arrested near the beltway and telegraph road. >>> a charlottesville jury will decide the fate of a former university of vi

. >> the buzz is getting louder in blacksburg. duke build a double-digit lead and the blue devils beat virginia tech 75 to 60. we pick it up in the second half. blue devils were not backing off. that is the bonus. austin rivers led duke. duke wins by 15. virginia tech 4 -- virginia tech falls to one and six. spring training in 17 days. the nationals got a new teammate today -- edwin jackson. one of the last pitchers on the market. they have him now. he is -- in 2010 when he threw that no-hitter against the diamondbacks, he was traded to the white sox. he is a good addition for spring training. somebody on the pitching staff will be traded. this was the final day for side shows that the super bowl. the teams are in pre-game mode. they are getting into focus on the game. we have all heard about praying for bill belichick. the patriots are favored. is the giants who have been low- key and that is the way eli manning likes it. >> we are still the underdog. we have a lot to prove. as i said, talk is cheap. play the game. that is exactl

this video show this morning in blacksburg, virginia, where snow is falling as it is along the border with west virginia. wjz is live with first warning weather coverage for you, marty bass and bernadette woods standing by. good afternoon bernadette. >> good afternoon, don and everybody out there. first warning weather this storm is making its way into maryland. you can see signs already moving into baltimore county. this is the leading edge and taking time for some places for it to make it to the ground but that is going to change in the next half-hour to hour. flurries possible mixed with rain showers because temperatures are above freezing. in frederick light snow. west this is falling in the form of light snow. temperatures a huge part of this storm system here because look at everyone. pretty much above freezing from haggerstown eastward. baltimore 33 but the dew point is 27. what happens when the storms to fall is that dew point is will come up. the temperature is coming down and it will stay in snow for us north and west of the city, south and east is too warm to overcompensate

fans at castle coliseum in blacksburg looking for a bright spot in what has been an ugly season. first half tech down by 3. victor outside the paint, dunking it home. later tech down by 9. robert brown drives and the shot doesn't go but davila. rivers with game high 18. later on it's the freshman again. this time turning it over. tech going the other way. eric green to robert brown but mason plumly trailing on the play, get that stuff outta here, he says. 15-point lead and that would be the deference in the game. duke wins 75-60. virginia tech now 1-6 in the acc this season. that will do it from here. indianapolis starting to get a little chilly. i think we need to get off this riser. >> it is a little chilly. it's try to play some football and go inside the stadium. >> i'm getting pumped up. >> let's go. >> two more days before the game. what else is coming up? what's tomorrow? >> we've driven race cars. >> giant donuts? >> you need to do that zip line. >> yeah. >> let me say this, please, y'all read my lips. we are not doing a zip line, okay? it's not going to happen. >>> all r

clemson visiting blacksburg, a good game in the acc as well. this is calls persistence misses once. hokeys run out to a 14-point lead. green didn't shoot particularly well, but got some help. eddie putting some the brakes. tech wins by two, 67-65. finally we got some in-progress action, george mason coming off the second week hosting old dominion. look at nick right on the baseline. if dunking the ball is wrong, you don't want to be nick wright. old dominion with the lead in the first half 28-24. much more coming up tonight at 11:00. >> luther i ingram thing is on. you want to recap for us? >> snow falling north and west of town tonight, around d.c. some of the rain could change to wet snow by early tomorrow morning, so be careful along untreated roads. >> got it. thanks for watching, everybody. see you back here at 11:00.

in blacksburg, virginia tech hosting georgia tech.eat against florida state. six seconds to go. tied at 65. virginia tech with a chance to win it. eric green has it. chance to be a hero. uh-uh. off the mark. we're going to overtime. so in o.t., tied at 71. yellow jackets with the ball. udofia gets the tough shot to go. georgia texas tech takes a two- lead. three and a half seconds to go, eddie gets the pass to hudson. for the win! got it! before that, hudson had just two points in the game. coach seth greenberg loving it. the hokies win a thriller, 74-73 in overtime. >>> bracket buster saturday. george mason in traveling from beaumont texas to play the patriots, the lamarr university cardinals. george mason and lamarr meeting for just the second time ever. to fairfax, home of one of the best pep bands ever. the george mason green machine. let's go to the second half. ryan pearson, inside. hits the turnaround jumper. the senior went for a game-high 17 points, ten rebounds. patriots up by ten. lamarr rallies. under four minutes to go. p

that keeps the blacksburg faith influence this one, green with a team high 17 to -- faithful in this one, phren with a team high 17 to lead the -- a team high 17 to lead the hokie says. >>> last night uconn hosting georgetown and georgetown took care of uconn. uconn used to be a power, but sims had 18 points. thompson was really good and georgetown defeated the huskies 58-44 holding the huskies to the lowest point total of the season. >> it was good to have this type of performance, absolutely because i thawed we played well. i thought we played -- thought we played well. i thought we played well at both ends of the floor. going through it, they were off, particularly i think in the 1st half. they got a lot of open shots that didn't go in. but i think that our defense is communication and our intensity throughout the whole game was very good. >>> don't go anywhere. we're not. when we return, tom coughlin, marine, man, militant, maybe less so now but looking for his second super bowl win when we return. people! look at you! texting...blogging... all this technology, but you're still b

. >>> blackout in blacksburg, virginia. georgia tech, over time.n on the floor, playing big. making it 73-71. that's just enough time for virginia tech's lorenzo humidity son. there goes my hero at the buzzer. tech wins 74-73. >>> nba all-star weekend begins next friday. it's the rookie sophomore challenge on friday. this year a little twist, instead of all the rookies on all time and second year players on the other, they mixed the teams up this year. a little change. john wall is in the game and tonight, charles barkley and insurance shaq who will coach the teams picked their players. wall wasn't selected until 12th overall. wall said that's a joke to me. they think there are 11 guys better than me. that's their decision. wall will play on barkley's squad. it will be played on friday coming up this week. >>> finally, a little laughter to get you out of here, phil mickelson, one of your leaders at the northern trust. not on this hole. the ball goes way left. where does it go? into a guy's shorts. anny, you're a golfer. you know you've got to play

a terrible incident unfolding on the campus of virginia tech university in blacksburg virginia that's a couple of hours south of washington d.c. at least twenty people have been killed in at least two separate shooting incidents there is still a lot of activity there are still officers up above crouched high trees just enough police out there weapons drawn. going through the campus business but it's been like all maureen very chaotic very rushed through thirty three people killed here at virginia tech including the gunman this is your worst campus massacre in united states history but of course it isn't the first it's almost eight years to the day since the columbine massacre. to have been able to confirm the ability of the gunman the response the person is cho with. the gunman needed only to i.d.s. and. credit card to buy the weapons and. sadly virginia tech has just become an all time mass murder site and students here will never feel the same. it was a normal monday morning and. for my nine am french class. another. day we both campus and we were pretty late about five or six minut

at almost that exact same time of that tragedy in blacksburg, another military veteran turned law enforcement officer was facing a similar situation in caroline county. after detaining a suspect found along i-95, senior virginia state trooper michael hammer had placed that suspect in his car when suddenly the individual grabbed for trooper hammer's weapon, forcing it to discharge into trooper hammer's eper leg. bleeding profuelsly and in the midst of a very violent struggle, he was able to reach another weapon that he kept nearby and was able to subdue the suspect. trooper hammer was rushed to mary washington university hospital where he underwent emergency surgery. tonight, trooper mike hammer's still recovering from those injuries. but he and his wife natalie are here with us in the gallery. and i want to say trooper hammer, your bravery and your commitment to the safety of the citizens of virginia will not be forgotten. now, that heroism demonstrated by officer kraus and trooper hammer is why i'm supporting a review of and necessary amendments to the virginia line of duty act. so that all

they got up to ten inches down around blacksburg, virginia. around virginia tech, they had a huge snowball fight at virginia tech where there was about ten inches of snow there. four to ten inches in the dark blue zone. then just a dusting to about an inch parts of southern maryland, charles county, from a half inch to nearly an inch. mixed with rain in parts of st. mary's county. yes, fredericksburg toward charlottesville, a couple of inches to four inches there. and as we look at the temperatures now, it is a little below freezing just to our west and north. montgomery county near the freezing mark, as well as throughout much of the rest of northern maryland. it's in the upper 30s in washington, mid 30s in fairfax, arlington, and prince george's counties. and still quite a bit of cloudiness. but the cloud cover will be breaking up by mid morning. sun out. we'll have a blustery wind. we'll be in the 30s. by noontime, mid 40s. actually up near 50 where there's no snow. where there is snow, low 40s. that will be melting as the day progresses. t

friends and relatives towards roanoke and blacksburg, they can get 3-6 inches of snow.he mother lode of moisture moving from louisiana to southern parts of mississippi. only a little bit of cold air on the northern periphery. more cold air sliding down to the south. temperatures drop late tonight to tomorrow as the weather front turns the winds to the north and will funnel the cold dry air at the surface and moisture at the top. mild, sunny, 50s to near 60. clouds rolling back tonight. staying dry to noon-time tomorrow and the bulk of the snow arriving, maybe 3 to 6 inches south and west of town in and around the city, 1-2 inches of snow can't be ruled out, probably an inch or less in northern maryland. we can maybe tweak that a little bit. everybody will see some snow tomorrow but not a lot. today, sunny and mild. enjoy it while you can, 52-58 today. tomorrow, complete opposite of tod today. and chance of snow, afternoon to tomorrow night. bigger accumulations south and west of town. sunshine, clean car driving sunshine monday and tuesday and mild weather. talking abou

could get several inches of snow in the shenandoah valley to the blacksburg area.rns mild again by next week. >> thanks. releas >>> good morning. have you greeted the public? >> oh, yes. saturday morning, february 18. we have a great crowd with us out on the plaza. we want to thank them for coming out on this mild winter day on the plaza. i'm amy robach along with lester holt. coming up we're going to talk about the trial of george huguely, otherwise known as the lacrosse murder trial. >> he's accused of killing his girlfriend, yeardley love. the jury expected to get the case within a next few days. we're going to head live to virginia to get the latest on that. >>> all right. "celebrity apprentice." begin as new season tomorrow night. it's a chance to raise money for their favorite charities while avoiding the dreaded phrase "you're fired." the donald weighs in on who could be a top contender. that's coming up. >>> are you smarter than a first grader? i say no because i can't name the presidents in order. this young man certainly can. he knows when they were born,

springfield but the further south you headed the worse the weather got. 6 to 8 inches of snow fell on blacksburg giving students plenty of ammo for the annual corps of cadets vs. civilians snowball fight. >> that is the picture we wanted but we didn't get it. we're seeing lots of sunshine today making for a pretty nice presidents' day out there. >> meteorologist veronica johnson is in storm center 4 with an update on our presidents' day weather. >> hey, guys. a lot of the kids and even adults would have loved it if we had some snow from this past weekend for presidents' day, a day off maybe to take in some great skiing. you're looking right now at an image that shows the snow cover from this past weekend. it was that southwest pocket, that western area of maryland as well as virginia that did receive some snowfall. madison gained 3 inches and right there in augusta county where you see the dark blue down in virginia, 10 inches of snow. but a lot of it melting today. here in washington we're up to 50 degrees. 43 with the snow cover down in richmond and 48 degrees roanoke. i cannot believe they've

the heaviest snows really came down hard around harrisonburg, to stanton, virginia, near blacksburg.f greenville in augusta county, virginia, they got ten inches. charlottesville got six inches while about an inch and a half fell in fredericksburg. and right now temperatures there are in the 20s. charlottesville to stanton, virginia, farther north where there were just a few flurries, a dusting, only in the low 30s to near 30 degrees. montgomery county's near 30. in the low 30s in fairfax and arlington. prince george's county now in the mid 30s. 35 at reagan national. now the cloud cover is thinning. we'll see sunshine. dawn is just a couple minutes away. and that's at 6:54. we'll have sunshine this morning and then during the afternoon, we will have lots of sun. the wind that's gusting to 20 miles per hour now will settle down. highs near 50 today where the snow did not fall. however, where there is snow, it's going to take a while to get warmer. maybe only the low 40s for highs. clear and chilly, upper 30s pie midnight. then tomorrow, cold start, afternoon highs near 50 and partly

as well as areas right around blacksburg, virginia. virginia tech, apparently there was a massive snowball fight there. all the students at virginia tech. farther north, up around fredericksburg, one to two inches fell between there and charlottesville. actually around charlotteville up to four inches in locations. yes, even around culpeper, two, three, four inches was common. and farther to the north, a dusting to an inch. reagan national had a trace. and temperatures right now are in the 30s around the region. and near or below freezing farther west and north. and we'll have the cloud cover that's over us now breaking up by later this morning. sunshine breaking out. here's the day planner. sunny afternoon, weather with snow. it's only going to be up around 40. but elsewhere, where there is no snow, it may hit 50 by mid-afternoon. i'll have your evening planner in ten minutes. danella? how's traffic? >>> hardly on the road. a great day traveling i-270. we'll take the trip together, we'll fly over it making our way toward clarksburg. i

springfield but the farther south you went the worse the weather was. 6 to 8 inches of snow fell on blacksburg, virginia giving students plenty of ammo for the annual corps of cadets versus civilians snowball fight. >> we are never going to be able to do that this year, doug. >> i don't think so. i do not think so. most of the state of virginia saw some pretty good snow out of this except for extreme northern virginia and a lot of people saying hey, when is our chance? watch out for march. i don't think so. it may not happen this year. it's been too warm. today is another nice warm day. plenty of sunshine and high temperature near 50 degrees. let's look outside right now. a beautiful evening but it is cooling off and is going to continue to cool off quickly as we make our way through the rest of the evening here. temperatures today did get up to the 50-degree mark with that sunshine across the area and a low temperature of 34. so far this year, only 2 inches of snow for the entire winter at the airport. no snow from the latest event. 2 inches normally by this time of year. we have about 13, 14

six to eight inches of snow fell on blacksburg giving cadets and students plenty of ammo. both sides declared victory and will have to wait another year to try and dominate the other side. >>> taking a look outside right now, we've got sunshine helping to warm things up. storm 4 meteorologist tom kierein joins us with the first forecast for midday. >> what a difference between here and just about 20 miles to our south where there is a coating of snow that's now melting. and look how much snow we did get across virginia from yesterday late afternoon into the evening hours as much as ten inches fell in that dark blue area. that's the zone right in augusta county. that is just to the south of stanton, virginia. they got ten inches. meanwhile charlottesville got six inches of snow and then over towards the fredericksburg they got one to two inches there and dusting to about an inch in the light blue zone. about an inch of snow fell in charles county. half-inch fell around mt. vernon and at reagan national, they had a trace of snow there last night. but areas to the north, just

george jarrell of blacksburg, virginia. 101. good for him. that's pretty country down there.am. take a look. tucson, arizona's lee nin is 104 and believes you should exercise your mind and body. if i had one of each i would. that's all. now back to the great city. >> willard, thank you so much. just ahead, the west ways to ease uncomfortable back pain. >> first, your local news. >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. gender identity add sexual orientation are part of baltimore county's. relations laws. that the opponents to the bill are satisfied with the outcome because council members amended the me >> weather is nice and quiet. chance for rain showers later this morning and afternoon. high temperatures between 55 and 60. back into the 40's over the weekend. >> another weather update at 9:25. the difference between hiding my skin and showing it off? jergens ultra healing moisturizer. even my driest skin looks healthier, instantly. jergens is the difference between i'm here, and here i am. jergens®. the b

[applause] [applause] [applause] at almost that exact same time of the tragedy in blacksburg, another military veteran turned law enforcement officer was facing a similar situation in carolina county. after detaining a suspect found along i-95, senior virginia state trooper michael hammer had placed the suspect in the car when suddenly the individual grab for his weapon, forcing it to discharge into chipper hammer's upper leg. bleeding previously in the midst of a violent struggle he was able to reach another weapon that he kept nearby and was able to subdue the suspect. trooper hamer was washed to marry washington university hospital where hospital where he underwent emergency surgery. tonight, mike hamer is still recovering from his injuries but he and his wife natalie are here with us in the gallery and i want to say trooper hamer europe or avery and your commitment to the safety of the citizens of virginia will not be forgotten. [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] that heroism demonstrated by the officer krause and trooper hamer is why i'm supporting a review of a necessar

[applause] [applause] [applause] at almost that exact same time of the tragedy in blacksburg, another military veteran turned law enforcement officer was facing a similar situation in carolina county. after detaining a suspect found along i-95, senior virginia state trooper michael hammer had placed the suspect in the car when suddenly the individual grab for his weapon, forcing it to discharge into chipper hammer's upper leg. bleeding previously in the midst of a violent struggle he was able to reach another weapon that he kept nearby and was able to subdue the suspect. trooper hamer was washed to marry washington university hospital where hospital where he underwent emergency surgery. tonight, mike hamer is still recovering from his injuries but he and his wife natalie are here with us in the gallery and i want to say trooper hamer europe or avery and your commitment to the safety of the citizens of virginia will not be forgotten. [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] that heroism demonstrated by the officer krause and trooper hamer is why i'm supporting a review of a necessar

host: charleses on the independent line from blacksburg, virginia. good morning. caller: this morning, gentlemen. i have a question regarding the emergency equipment, the capping stack. will that be required in good deal with mexico? -- in the deal with mexico? i am the person who invented the capping stack according to the patent office. them and 185 other countries. you can asked massey. host: what is it? caller: it is the valve that was used on the condo wel -- the to shutting down. i had a mutual agreement with a man named richard hahn in texas and the as a company called ed &m and that's where i lost control of the valve and we are soon to regain control. how these people are moving that valve as well. there's another houston company called wild well. host: let's see if this is part of the agreement that was signed this week. guest: what the agreement does is that it does require wells on both sides of the boundary to have a spill response plan in place. in this case they have used the helix system. i don't know if the helix uses your device or something else

george jarrell of blacksburg, virginia. 101. good for him. that's pretty country down there.ke a look. tucson, arizona's lee nin is 104 and believes you should exercise your mind and body. if i had one of each i would. that's all. now back to the great city. >> willard, thank you so much. just ahead, the west ways to ease uncomfortable back pain. >> first, your local news. >>> 8:56 is your time now on this wednesday, february 22, 2012. good morning. i'm eun yang. let's go to tom kierein for a look at the forecast. i think you are going to like it. good morning. >> a blanket of clouds over the metro area through much of the morning and now those clouds are beginning to roll away to the east and revealing some blue skies off to our west. so we will have sunshine as the morning progresses. temperatures right now into the low and mid 40s around the metro area. still in the mid 30s across parts of virginia. and later today, the 50s to near 60. then clouds returning by late this afternoon overnight tonight and rain and warmer tomorrow. cold for the weekend. >> thanks so much, tom.

george jarrell of blacksburg, virginia. 101. good for him. that's pretty country down there.take a look. tucson, arizona's lee nin is 104 and believes you should exercise your mind and body. if i had one of each i would. that's all. now back to the great city. >> willard, thank you so much. just ahead, the west ways to ease uncomfortable back pain. >> first, your local news. >>> good wednesday morning you to. it's 8:56 right now. a mom faces charges along with her son in the stabbing of a 13-year-old boy. san jose police say 42-year-old margaret drove her 15-year-old sun away from the scene in clearview drive on thursday. the stabbing followed an argument between the teens. his injuries were not life-threatening. the mother and son both face attempted murder charges. >>> good morning to you. we're looking really good, live picture of alcatraz. the camera has a bit of a shake to it, that's because we have a breeze today. we drop off for the weekend. have a great day. oh will you grab us some yoplait? sure. what flavor? mm, one of each. lemon burst, hm, cherry orchard, blackber