maryland coach brenda frese was shocked, her son's medications are not always available to everyone.t is being done so we don't , >>> good evening, everyone. thanks for staying with wjz. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. as tributes continue for whitney houston, her funeral plans are finalized. as alison harmelin reports from her hometown of newark, there will not be a public service tonight. >> reporter: whitney houston will's funeral will be at the church why where she started. no wake or public memorial is planned. >> they have shared her, for 30- something years with the city, with the state, with the world. this is their time now. >> reporter: fans of the singer have been streaming past the church in the funeral home where her body wabrought monday night. >> and i always said to myself, i want to be just like her. you know? and i just want her to rest. >> reporter: houston sang here as a child, at new hope baptist church. her mother, sissy led the music program. and her cousin, dionnewarwick, was also in the choir. >> ♪ and i will always love you ♪ >

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. >>> women's hoops maryland defeated virginia 73-56 for brenda frese's 300th career victory. >>> stillad has former rock stardom gone to ovie's head? people! look at you! texting...blogging... all this technology, but you're still banking like pilgrims! get high yield free checking at capital one bank. why earn bupkis, when your checking could earn five times the national average!! and free atms anywhere. five times the national average!!! that's new school banking. sign up for high yield free checking at a capital one bank. what's in your wallet? somebody help me down. >>> welcome back. the caps are starting to fight amongst themselves. time will tell if that works to their advantage, but at today's morning skate alex ovechkin and dennis wideman took turns slashing, shouting and verbally greeting each other in an unfriendly manner. gm george mcphee says that might not be a bad thing. ovie perhaps a little irritable by the comments made yesterday by current goaltender coach. part of what was said included. this for alex it's a work ethic. he has to get back to the way he was in the you

. >> reporter: as wjz reported, metho trexate was one of the drugs that saved the life of brenda frese'son tyler, who battled leukemia. sly and her husband are on a campaign to increase the supply. >> i can't imagine them telling us, there's a drug there that will help save your kid's life. but it's not available. >> reporter: they urged to investigate. maryland elijah cummings. pushing bipartisan legislation to beef up the fda's power to beef up production. >> i wish some of my colleagues would meet some of these little kids with no hair, who have been through treatment and are surviving. but then find out in the middle that there may not be a drug available for them the next day. >> reporter: the fda also announced today, new suppliers for the drug doxil. it treats ovarian cancer. and it has not been available for months. vic? >> okay, mary. thank you. there are more than 250 prescription drugs in short supply or unavailable, in addition wide. -- nationid woo. -- nationwide. >>> the highest court is taking up action on the university court issue. jessica kartalija has more on this cont

. >>> brenda frese and the maryland women hosting duke. final seconds game tied at 61- 61. misses the layup, but thomas lays it in to give maryland a two-point lead, hawkins with a team high 19, duke with a chance to tie it or win the game. haley peters for three. her shot is blocked by thomas, tune expires. duke is defeat the 60 -- time expires. duke is defeated 63-61. >>> the northern trust open, phil mickelson on 18, all or nothing needs to sink this putt, a birdie putt to force a play. wow, that was good. he's now tied with bill haas. keegan bradley in the same situation. it went in. move the fox 5 buzzer, please. haas predicted he would make it and he was right. second playoff hole no. 10 haas from 45 feet away. the speed looks good. the line looks even better. a birdie to win the tournament. haas wins the northern trust open in the playoffs, his third straight year with a pga victory. so that's pretty good. coming up tonight on geico sports xtra we'll have more on jeremy lin's big game, more from the maryland women who also had a big win and we'll preview spring train

. >> reporter: as wjz reported, metho trexate was one of the things that saved the life of brenda frese's son tyler, who was battling leukemia. she and her husband are on a drive to increase supply of these crucial drugs. >> i can't imagine them telling us, there's a drug there that is going to help save your kid's life, but it's not available. >> reporter: they urged lawmakers to investigate. they are pushing bipartisan legislation to beef up the fda's power to prevent shortages like this in the future. >> i just wish some of my colleagues would meet some of these little kids with no hair who have been through treatment and are surviving but then find out in the middle that there may not be a drug available for them the next day. >> they also announced today, new suppliers for the drug doxil. it treats ovarian cancer and has not been available for months. >>> still ahead at 5:00. did nato troops burn the koran? this sparks angry protest at a military base in afghanistan. >>> coping with grief. students are remembering a 13- year-old killed in a tragic accident, involving alcohol. what fr

the terps sweep virginia for the first time in four years and brenda frese, her 300th career win. christa langhorne has signed a deal. congrats. have a great friday. >>> coming up, the latest on this morning's top story. a house fire that injured two children. >>> plus, google gets caught bypassing privacy protection measures taken by some iphone users. monika? >>> on the inner loop of the beltway look out for this backup trying to get past connecticut avenue where the left lane has now been open past an early morning tractor- trailer accident. i'll have more details on this and other area roadways coming up at 5:29. you're watching 9news now. stay with us. denny's new sizzlin' skillets are here for a limited time. so strike while the iron's hot. starting at $4.99. only at denny's. america's diner is always open. >>> good morning. welcome back to 9news now. i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm mike hydeck. happy friday. we made it. seems like a week and a half. here's monika santami. she has some interesting information about the inner loop. we'll detail that in a moment. >> howard is off wi

. >>> brenda frese laying in to her terps. they were down. dropping off the baked goods.rps tied it by half time. two minutes to go. hawkins. the terps prevail 64-56. the caps are hoping they get brooks back soon. he left sunday's game with the bruins after getting hit from behind. it was a legal hit but he couldn't continue. he's still listed as day to day. that will do it in the world of sports this morning. have a great day, everybody. >>> the trial of a man accused of trying to suppress the black vote in maryland is under way right now. >>> the lawsuit filed against virginia's current primary rules has gone away. we're back in three minutes with your weather first. so strike while the iron's hot. starting at $4.99. only at denny's. america's diner is always open. >>> good morning. welcome back to 9news now on this tuesday morning. i'm andrea roane. >>> hope you're enjoying your coffee. i am. i'm mike hydeck. i need to enjoy some more coffee apparently because my speech is not working. >> you just need to more cups. that's all. >> by 6:00 a.m. that is. >>> we're doing