cavs looking for their 16th straight home win. early onuv a up one.heck out the huge dunk by justin anderson. 11 points in the game for the montrose christian product. cavs led by 12 at the half. second half now, running away with this one. up 20 and it's mike missing the jumper but mitchell, he's there for the put back slam. game high 18 points for mitchell. virginia cruises and wins it 82-54. >>> some young acc fans ready for maryland and duke. second half action. terps down 12. alyssa thomas with a great pass down to hawkins. terps within ten but the blue devils, they were just too much down the stretch. alexis jones sinks the three-pointer. 15 points for her. duke up by 13. then with time winding down off the miss, elizabeth williams gets the board and the bucket. duke, they beat maryland 73-59 and clinch the acc regular season championship. >>> to the smith center, gw hosting saint bonaventure. skip ahead to the second half. gw up by five. tara booker comes away with the steal. she'll pass away to megan knight for the lay in. ten points for knigh

second half, more cavs. nick faust, the turnover. joe harris

tony bennett and the cavs. they're visiting second ranked miami. pick it up late.nder 20 second left. cavs down three. off the inbounds. evan nolte. the three. and he gets it to fall. huge bucket for nolte. we are tied at 50. time winding down. shane larkin. to reggie johnson. and he is, yeah, wide open. he goes off the glass. canes up 2. and then the steal. right off the inbounds. during the steal. he picks up the foul. makes both free-throws. miami holds on to beat virginia. 54-50. close one for number two. >> yeah. good n

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the cavs win 80-69. maryland wasn't making them but they kept on shooting. virginia a very efficient 11 of 19. the cavs had four players in double digits, maryland just two. >> we know it was a big game. we have talked about it. you know i mean, you look around the country, teams get tired. maybe we are tired. i want to of give virginia most of the dread. i want everybody to -- most of the credit. i want everybody to understand that. but we weren't there today. >>> spring training right around the corner. 9 sports heading to give you inside access to the team. nats. our live reports begin wednesday as the team goes through its first workout. i will be bringing the sun block. that is going to do it for morning sports, have a great day, everybody. >>> are you ready for valentine's day on thursday? if you are not, we'll tell you about the latest love trend, coming up. >>> plus virginia senator mark warner has harsh words about the budget cuts coming up. >>> an abandoned house fire shut down 958th and north foot street. leveling leaving route 28 you >>> happy mo

cavs are rolling. taylor barnett comes around draining the three. u.v.a. wins 2-54. -- 82-54. ty anna hawkins grabs the rebound and her jumper is good. the terps had too many defensive struggles. in for the easy lay-up. duke wins 75-59. nationals hosting the marlins. nothing like florida weather. we know it well. the grounds crew had to put the tarp on the field to cover a 66-minute rain delay. the two-run shot, over however the game would end after 10 innings in a 2-2-tied. earlier here on abc the lakers beat the mavericks and kobe bryant scored 38 points. response to dallas owner mark cuban's remark that he should be amnestied yex year in pay, bryant tweeted amnesty that. >> be right back. >> well, if you didn't think we lived in one of the most beautiful places around. >> i wondered -- usually they are some place not local but take a look at this one. key bridge back in january. remember that really foggy night we had? check out this picture. it's really beautiful, and later this week i'm going to post a bunch of pictures his name is keveren. he has given us access to all h

and lebron hands the cavs a big one. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. now to some other stories that caught our eye this morning. we start in connecticut where thousands came out to rally for gun control. marchers for change coincided with the two-month anniversary of the sandy hook tragedy. governor dannel malloy and sandra soto sister of victoria soto spoke at the rally. >>> in massachusetts quick on the draw. a clerk armed himself with a sword. the eight-inch knife was no match for the impress of three-foot blade and the robber made a hasty retreat. >>> in wichita, an unusual rescue saved her life. a woman found herself trapped in a garbage truck after nighttime dumpster diving. it was her sister who ran to the truck in the nick of time keeping the girl from being crushed. rescue crews managed to pull the woman to safety. >>> down to orlando where a tractor trailer left one interstate covered in mashed potatoes. the truck crashed on its way to deliver a load of sweet potatoes to a grocery store. >>> finally in san diego, seaworld welcomed the new bun

. >> and with the cavs on the ice and face form teammate, moc timmons. the critical comments about the former cap straight ahead in the sports edge. stay with us. [ anouncer ] ihop is in time square to compare new griddle-melts to your usual breakfast sandwich. a lot more flavor. [ anouncer ] ihop's new griddle melts... made fresh and hot! hand crafted just for you. it's like a sexy sandwich. [ anouncer ] compare new griddle melts yourself. just $4.99. it's an epic breakfast sandwich. . >>> former iran hostages hopego's win of best picture boost their quest for reparations. it tells the story of six hostages who were able to escape the canadian embassy but 452 hostages held for 442 days. they were released in 1991. and in an agreement, the hostages can't sue for damages. the group is pushing congress for an alternative. >> you believe this story? osama bin laden? >> yeah. >> the senate intelligence committee closed its investigation into the movie zero dark thirty. it depicts the 10-year mano hunt for osama bin laden and some claim the use of torture is

the cavs won 80-69. let's go inside the numbers here. a major discrepancies in this game. maryland was not making them, and they kept hosting them up. the final 17. virginia, a very efficient 11- 19. they needed to balance the other teams as they had four players in double digits. maryland just 2. to the sights and sounds, starting with virginia, justin anderson who by the way, committed to maryland and then changed his mind. >> yes, they are still here and you know, i found that letter. and that's where i wanted to be. under coach williams. it's really disappointing. we're all disappointed. >> we've gone to that side. and they are not the fastest team in the world, but they were beating us with the loose ball. so we have another one here and we bounced around the snow with the wreck on the highway. then we had a bye and they are home sleeping. it catches up with you. >> every time you can cut the lead just a little bit. they would come back with a big series. >> and it is not easier for the team coming to town soon. all right in the next few months. you're going to hear a

technical against miami coach erik spoelstra and the cavs up by one.eat clinging to a one-point lead. with authority there, that would be dwyane wade. the heat hang on to win, 111-105. >>> baseball. yankees taking on the blue jays in a spring training game. curtis granderson gets drilled right in the forearm. x-rays reveal a fractured right arm and granderson will be on the shelf for at least ten weeks, that puts him out until early may, early candidates to replace him include matt diaz and juan rivera. >>> more from the world of baseball, where apparently selling off world series memorabilia is a bit of a trend these days. curt schilling's famed bloody sock sold for $92,000. that's a little bitless than expected. a lot of money for a crusty bloody sock. >>> now alex rodriguez's cousin is auctioning off his world series ring. there are 39 days until the auction. the highest bid is more than $30,000. a-rod has made a couple of millions, maybe a-rod doesn't like the guy because of the whole steroid thing. >>> couple of college baseball teams got after it

tied will cav who beat arizona. >> great week in pebble.e good guys won, and i'm sure his -- and helped his amateur partner to work on his game. >> ama: some men don't like valentine's day but the 49ers patrick willis apparently not rpep >> in half hour at 6:00, a deadly helicopter crash in southern california. the tv show that the chopper was working on when it went down. how bat different kind of valentine this year. the pet the spca says could be your new love. >> speaking of love, 49ers linebacker patrick willis is looking for a special woman, five of them. he has an online contest going on right now. he'll send flowers and chocolates to five females who tell them why they're his biggest fans. we have a link to the contest on our web site. love flowers and chocolate. that does it for us at 5:00. i'm ama daetz. thank you for joining us. captioned by closed captioning services inc. abc7 news the only place to watch the oscars february 24th we have an app available. tonight, breaking news. authorities upping the ante. now offering a millio

the cavs won by 16 points in blacksburg. they're in second place in the acc. the cavalier take on north carolina this saturday. >>> soon you'll be able to leave your friend a ticket without leaving your seat. ticketmaster will let you transfer ticket digitally. you and a friend or family member will need to have the mobile app. you just sign into the account and e-mail your ticket. the feature hopes to be up and running this spring. >>> america's top dog is only about a foot tall and weighs less than 15 pounds. an affenpinscher named banana joe won the westminster kennel club dog show. he beat out the english sheepdog nee named bugaboo. a bijon frise was the winner of the nonsporting group. an american fox hound finished first in the hound group. you'll see banana joe live, of course, on the "today" show after "news4 today." >>> it's such a fun show to see the breeds. they're so cute. >> it really is. professional. if you can say that about an animal. >> they're trained for this kind of performance. good for them. congrats. >>> let's turn to tom kierein for an

of the cavs made 11 of the -- they dropped maryland to 5-6 and 17-7 for the season.ve a chance to rebound next saturday evening when they take on the hated duke blue devils. that's at comcast center. >>> this morning, injured world cup champion lindsey vonn is recovering from surgery. she shredded ligaments in her knee when she wiped out at the championships in austria. her doctors say the surgery was successful and expect a full recovery. she hopes to be healed in time to compete in next year's winter olympics in sochi. >>> starting today, the if you remember will fly in new york. the 137th yule westminster kennel club dog show kicks off at madison square garden. take a look at these guys. more than 2700 dogs will strut their stuff in hopes of winning best in show. organizers say this year's event will showcase pooches from all 50 states and several foreign countries. you can watch live coverage of the westminster dog show tonight from 10:00 to 11:00 on cnbc and on the usa network. >>> the owners of these dogs spending big bucks to make sure they get the best food,

but the cavs are 8-5 in conference play. they take on georgia tech next sunday. >>> robert griffin iii is downplaying the message behind his latest adidas commercial. check out the sound. >> blow he it all up. >> the commercial ends with the tag line all in for week one. that has many redskins fans worried that he's rushing back too quickly from his knee surgery. he's urging fans not to read too much into the commercial. feel like i need to say this. although my goal is to start week one, that doesn't mean i'll compromise my career to do so. >> smart guy. you have to wonder if that commercial was done even before the season ended. >> it's still nine months away. crossing all our fingers and toes and hair follicles. everything. >> coming up on 4:51 right now. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. tom is here with the forecast. >> don't twist a knee doing it. as you step out the door, we've got dry pavement. we've dried out from yesterday's rain. that's a good thing. temperatures are cold, down to near or below freezing. 36

the cavs said it was time to thrill. get it? >> yeah, got it. >> yeah, yeah. >> wake up. >> it's late! >> how about that jam to wake you up there. mitchell throwing it down. you'll love this. mm-hmm. that's a local kid. you like that? justin anderson doing it just like his former high school coach. drew it up at montross vision. -- christian. virginia improves to 6-3 in conference pla i. so safe to say they're sitting pretty for the ncaa tournament. ♪ [ male announcer ] the distances aren't getting shorter. ♪ the trucks are going farther. the 2013 ram 1500 with best-in-class fuel economy. engineered to move heaven and earth. guts. glory. ram. the new ram 1500. motor trend's 2013 truck of the year. >> final thoughts? >> the rain moving in right now. the snow moving in, especially back towards the west. if you live around i-81, you will most likely see snow out of this early then it will change over to rain before finally getting out of here. once again, the worth of the storm will be towards the northeast and east of us. 45 degre

. >> mostly simple food but i eat that every day, so if i went out, it would be cav yea, my signaturekwheat and smoked caviar and truffles and all those great things and great wine, of course. >> can you imagine seeing him at in n out burger, double-double no cheese? thanks for joining us for the interview. it's not hard to find dynamic people here in the bay area and it's fascinating to spend time with them. we hope you enjoyed the series as much as we do, there's plenty more from colin powell to mayor newsom, have a good night and we'll see you on monday. >> reporter caught in the cross fires. hi everybody. welcome to "access hollywood". i'm shaun robinson. big news this weekend is the police stand off with fugitive christopher dorner. it played out like a tense hollywood thriller but it could have cost the life of reporter carter evans. >> we pulled up on the scene we were following a civilian vehicle with sheriff's deputy in. we didn't really realize what we pulled up on until they july out and started fearing the guns. authorities telled us we need to stay low for our safety mome

tony bennett and virginia on the road hoping to hand miami their first acc lost, 17 seconds left, cavs down three. inbound to nolte, his three- pointer off the rim, the backboard and in. next possession miami trying to take the lead, shane larkin to a wide open reggie johnson. he hit the layup with under six to go. virginia's turn. instead a sloppy inbound pass. that's the dagger. miami holds on for the 54-50 win. >>> the wizards are back after the all-star break and so is bradley beal for the first time since january 28th. tonight wizards versus raptors and pregame beal receive an award as eastern -- receiving an award as the eastern conference rookie for the second time. 3rd quarter the wizards with the steal trevor ariza ahead to beal all alone for the dunk. beal had a game high 25 points. two minutes left, wiz down eight, john wall to nene. the raptors go the other way. lowry kicks it out to rudy gay. he buries the three of his 24. wiz fall to the raptors 96-88. >>> when we come back drew storen on moving on after his game five heartbreak in the playoffs. we'll be right back. almos

. >>> tony bennett and the cavs hosting clemson. evan nolte dials one up from long distance with nine off the bench tonight. 38-10 at the half. 2nd half more of the say of reverse alley-oop jam by justin anderson from montrose christian, 14 for him. virginia winning tonight. >>> all in all another wind whipped john wall, the wizards punching back. [ woman ] my boyfriend and i were going on vacation, so i used my citi thankyou card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? and with all the points i've been earning, i was able to get us a flight to our favorite climbing spot, even on a holiday weekend. ♪ things are definitely... looking up. [ male announcer ] with no blackout dates, you can use your citi thankyou points to travel whenever you want. visit citi.com/thankyoucards to apply. ya. alright, another one just like that. right in the old bucket. good toss! see that's much better! that was good. you had your shoulder pointed, you kept your eyes on your target. let's do it again -

and inspired cavan to a one hundred five points to one hundred victory at home to new orleans the cavs trailed by a point after the third period but they fought back with the former number one draft pick scoring twenty of his thirty five points in the fourth quarter was one of five cavaliers who reached double figures as they snap a three game losing streak. on thursday a record breaking lympics win that michael phelps and tiger woods former golf coach hank haney visited the baltimore oriole spring training camp in florida. as part of the haney project reality t.v. series the two have spent the last few months trying to improve the twenty seven year old game with the golf channel a batting practice phelps where i'm number eighteen jersey the same number of a little bit golds who won in the pool but has no plans to start a new career in baseball. on friday russian modern pentathlon world champion alexander listen to one goal in the opening round of this year's world cup series in palm springs well number one producer saw it before minces in the fencing swimming and riding before shootin

>> get in your cav car and go, devon. >> all right. get on the 405. >> apparently you guys spend around 61 hours a year in your car. 2 1/2 days. sometimes it feels like a week to get somewhere. >> i get sort of weird road rage when i drive and it gets ugly. i had a couple of bad brushes. i don't like when i wait in line for a toll and i'm polite waiting and someone cuts in and puts their blinker up. you know they go up past everybody? >> unless you are having a baby, don't do that around hoda. >> the guy was inching and we were playing the game of chicken. >> hoda -- >> chicken. i keep going until -- >> her chicken was the bird. have you guys ever done that in traffic? >> i don't recommend it. >> some people do it. kathie lee and i took a driving quiz to find out what our driving says about us. this is what kathie lee's answers show. kathie lee's say that you are a polite driver, you're a calm and peaceful person. you realize arguments are temporary and try to give people the benefit of the doubt. >> is my halo showing? >> you have res

cavs in the half court offense running to perfection. joe harris with the jam.virginia lead by nine at the half. in the second half, harris rolls off the screen and hits the three. virginia lead by 57-48 with eight plus minutes to go. tied at 57, a jumper and the yellow jackets lead for good. virginia falls at georgia tech. waste management phoenix open, phil mickelson had the lead. he gets to 24 under par right there. his competition looking for a birdy of his own. he gets as close as three shots behind lefty but more mickelson on 7. watch this one, 56 out. goes on the fringe, back down, how do you read that. slams in the cup for a birdy. he finishes at 28 under par four shots better than brandt benny kerr. we have a little game today, the super bowl. 7-3 baltimore ravens lead. >> okay. >> they came out and hit them in the face first. >> good. >> one quick weather word. >> bundle up. it's getting cold out there. more snow as we move into monday and the overnight hours. it's a warm up on the way i'm happy to say. >> yeah. >> heading up to the 40s. >> that's it f

. >> and the cavs are looking forward to their own super bowl sunday against the penguins.t's all in your morning sports minute. >>> all right. hey, everybody. here with your saturday sports minute. ready, set, go. beep. start with some capital improvements on the ice. caps hosting the flyers. most knuble now a broad street bully. good to see him back on the verizon ice, but better to see this. backstrom on the breakaway. he ties it up at 1-1 with his first goal of the season. third period, troy brouwer gets his turn. breaks the tie with this wrister. caps win is 3-2. >>> to the hardwood. the wizards trying to snap a two-game skid, visiting the grizzlies. bright spot had to be nene. he led the team with 14 points. he was the only wizards player who scored in double digits. but memphis and mike conley proved to be too much down the stretch. conley with the game high 18 points as the wizards lose their third straight. >>> and down in new orleans, the super bowl, otherwise known as the harbowl. at times, the press conference was more like a spelling bee. >> philosophical commo

the regulations-designed to reduce childhood obesity and requires cav tier ya to serve more fruit andmaller ontrays, half aisles -- half a slice of pizza, in some districts up to half the kids stopped buying meals, creating a deficit of tens of thousands of dollars. >> i understand what the government was trying to do. my problemes i can't force a kid to eat their fruits and vegetables and when that take a 31 credibility -- 31-cent apple that and throw it in the garbage. >> several districts opting out. >> i think the legislation was well-intended. and at the macro level, the national level, yes, there's a childhood obesity issue. yes, there's a lack of childhood exercise, yes, this is a national health issue, but at the local level it doesn't always apply. >> in areas with high poverty levels they depend on federal sub days to pay for the meals and can't afford to opt out. the u.s. department of agriculture says usda encourages the fuel eligible school stricts that have chosen not to participate in the program to take steps to ensure all children still have access to healthy affordab

and of course the cav man, keep them coming. if you didn't win today, try tomorrow. as the president continues a public pressure campaign today, the first decent set of national poll numbers are coming out since the squirs battle began, and it shows republicans are going to pay a steeper price right now if cuts go into effect next friday. but the white house -- >> today the president will take his pitch to african-american radio. he'll do interviews with radio shows hosted by yolanda adams. yesterday the president did his best to make sure communities across the country know they'll feel real pain in their homes. >> we've got some automatic spending cuts coming up in nine days that will lay out of hundreds of thousands of folks. there's no reason they should lose their job or be laid off. this is a problem the congress can solve. things like head start programs and help for the mentally ill, all these things have a direct impact on people's day-to-day lives. we do not need these automatic, mindless spending cuts that could hurt our economy. all of us need to take res

the faa is veaght deadly helicopter crash in cav that killed three people.g in northern los angeles. officials say the three people were filming for a reality tv show focusing on the military. the names of victims have not been release he'd. >>> an oregon bakery is facing backlash after its owners refused to bake a lesbian couple's wedding cake. >> as fox shows us the bakery is also gaining some support. >> reporter: honks of support saturday afternoon for about 50 protesters outside sweet cakes by melissa in gresham. >> so my sign says can't we all just eat cake, and i have equal rights for all. >> reporter: the bakery's owners whipped up a huge controversy refusing to bake a lesbian couple's wedding cake. >> instead of a homosexual couple, if the had been a black couple, people would be up in arms a lot more than now. >> reporter: protesters say the bakery broke state law by discriminating against the brides to be. >> the business owners do have the right to refuse service to anyone. anyone is a universal property. but when that refusal of service is sole

at a point where you are almost better off in a republican party being endorsed by barack obama than cav the reverse midas." >> that just sings the hair. to say that barack obama is more useful to your party than karl rove would seem fairly -- i was making this point earlier talking to no one in particular, the bushes that have come out of the wood work lately. condi rice talking about doing an immigration reform project. colin powell saying there's a dark vein of intolerance in the party. karl rove saying maybe electing crazy is not the best strategy for the party. have been cut down basically by members of their own party. >> we're seeing the infighting very clearly now. i think to me, at any rate, as someone who looks at all this from the policy percent penkt, what you really are seeing is a party that does really two things. one, when they don't like the numbers, they make them up, and, the other is they infight. what they're not doing and what i think colin powell in particular is pushing them towards and condi rice, some of the martyr folks are pushing them towards, that what they'

. >> i feel it works on my cavs but my toes get cramped. >> so you stopped it it?oga. let's break down the game. everyone is talking about ray lewis and all these ray rice and joe flacco. let's just talk about how this thing is going to play out about seven hours from now. >> brian, there are two very different football teams. the baltimore ravens are a team that love to go vertical. they love to go down the field and press the ball that way. joe flacco and the playoffs is averaging close to 10 yards a pass. not just a reception. and then the 49ers on the other hand they brought the right option. in unique aspect frank gore and then dropping back at it, that creates all kinds of problems. you have two very different styles. defensively, both very tough to be able to move the football again. >> you brought this interesting point up about which you used the term gimmicks. hot and cold. running shoe was hot. usually successful. let's talk about what you just said in there the right options. >> the right option is a unique concept what it does is is isolates the end ma