derrick: not at all. this was an international project that took decades and people from all over the world to make this happen. the satellite project, the european space agency project, which was also aimed at protecting these, is going to be the next step. this is a brand-new era for astronomy and it is a very exciting time. brent: what would the next step be? for a lame man to understand -- layman to understand, what else should we be measuring and detecting? derrick: these waves are different frequencies. the frequency out in space is different from one down here on earth for a variety of different technical reasons. we can not only look at things like black holes but also other giant, dark objects out in the universe. brent: this is basically change the way we live. what is really cool about it, if i'm hearing you like him is it basically changes will we know about the universe that we live in and that is really cool. derrick: it is not going to pay her mortgage or make space travel suddenly really e

derrick ward, "news4."back to you. >> you're a poet, derrick. >>> as of right now, reagan national airport has had 40 cancellations today and more than 70 delays. at bwi/marshall,e 19 flights canceled and 49 delayed. dulles airport has had 25 canceled and more delayed. despite the cold metro services are running as normal but there may be some delays. metro rail is running on a scheduled delay. metrobus is back to schedule. there are service delays on m.a.r.c. trains, but it's running with normal service and vre also has full service today. keep up to date with all the latest newsbreaking alerts. download the app at the app store. >>> a chain reaction has forced a highway to close due to ice. we're talking about an 11-car pileup. police closed a five-mile stretch of the highway while crews work to clean up the debris. we're told no one was seriously hurt. >>> and the storm system is causing all kis touched down in the south. there were as many as tell in alabama and the florida panhandle. >>> in louisiana,

>> wow. >> seth: derrick! you were really good at that. [ laughter ] wasn't he good at that, everybody?e ] >> seth: no, no. do not encourage him. >> yeah, he was a natural.hink it's cool, derrick? you think it's cool? [ light laughter ] >> what? do you think it's cool to hurt someone who cares about you? to embarrass -- do you think it's cool? answer me, do you think it's meone who cares about you? do you think it's cool? thought about it that way. i'm, god, what's wrong with me.y, uncle seth. >> seth: look, it's okay, but at some point, derrick, you're gonna to have to grow up and start acting respectful.olice! hands where we can see 'em! >> that's him at the desk. >> seth: what's going on? in, meyers. we have your confession and everything. >> seth: no, no, i didn't do anything. oh wait, let me guess, you got a handwritten note with my signature and everything? >> no, actually just this recording of your 911 call? hey 911, this is seth meyers, a white celebrity. [ light laughter ] i was in the shower this mo

let's send it over to derrick ward in chillum. and you showed us it seems like it's safer to walk in the snow. >> reporter: indeed it is, you get a littleologically makes yo better and physically less of a chance of slipping. something else people will be dealing with when they come out for the first time, ice encrusted cars. this car has been ice encrusted since we got here. you can feel it warming up again, not balmy by any measure. but here is the snow that is now the favorable surface to walk on because you can do it. but with the ice, it's a whole different deal. i'm over here now on this sidewalk area that has been ice encrusted all morning. we actually caught a guy having a tough go of beginning. it was a man who came out of his apartment building here expecting tractionable surface. and sadly he fell. that gentleman is okay. we helped him up, he managed to get to his car, scrape it off and be on his way. but that is the tale of it all. until we get some sunlight and warmer temperatures here, there will be ice issues to dea

both erich nowsch and derrick andrews are in custody and awaiting trial. they refused a plea deal... and have pleaded not guilty. trial is scheduled to begin next month. the woman who's accused of killing her boyfriend, shot him in the back... according to her arrest report. the report released today shows catherine brewington was

derrick ward from southern maryland. back to you. >>> 6:03. right now drivers are finding out if all the prep work there road crews paid off. plows went out out to pre-treat roads last night and the flee of 200 plows have been out since last night and in virginia, v to the has been layi vdot has been laying down icing materials. the bad weather has caused an annual president's day tradition to be canceled. the george washington birthday parade in old town alexandria will not be happening. parade organizers say that the parking restrictions have been lifted. and we can do want to remind you to make sure that you do have the nbc washington app before you leave for work this morning or wherever you need to did go. our breaking news alerts will keep you informed. >>> right now the body of supreme court justice antonin scalia is back in virginia. just minutes ago the haers will take him to the funeral home. scalia died at the age of 79. >>> and now a live look at the white house where justice scalia. you can see the same display of respect in front

what do you think you're doing, derrick? >> well, i noticed that you don't sell snacks or anything at the show. so i thought, if i started doing it, maybe i'd really be cornering the market and fulfilling a need. >> seth: we don't allow food in the studio, because it's messy and distracting, derrick. >> oh, i didn't realize that. [ light laughter ] i just thought that if you saw that i had started my own business, you might be proud of me for having an entrepreneurial spirit. [ light laughter ] >> seth: no, i mean, look, it's not stupid, itit great to see you take initiative. it's just -- but shouldn't you be focusing on schoolwork rit now? >> yeah! well, actually i'm working o` a science project for my final grade. >> seth: really? >> you wouldn't want to help me with it, would you? >> seth: buddy, i'd love to help you with it. what's the project? >> okay, have you heard of a potato clock? >> seth: oh, sure, i remember those. where the potato sort of acts as low level battery to make the clock run? >> yeah, exactly. [ laugh

derrick ward is heading out to that situation for us. northbound gw parkway at cia, sounds like we have a pothole and repairs in the left lane. see you in ten minutes. >>> right now it is 4:33. developing in leesburg, two stepbrothers in a deadly stabbing right across from a police station on plaza street. officers say a woman ran into the lobby just after midnight saying a man had been stabbed. the two stepbrothers had been fighting before the sabing. the victim's name is not being released. p this is the first homicide in leesburg this year. >>> we just learned that one person died in a stabbing near a popular club in d.c. police saying someone was stabbed in the 1,000 block of l street northwest. this happened near the bar known as bar code which is just a few blocks from the square. wtop saying that one person was in critical condition, but that was just updated in the last five minutes. we have learned that that person has died. we also know that the street is closed off now. police are still investigating. also getting word that on

derrick said dalton seemed calm and dropped derrick and his family off without incident.than 20 minutes later police arrested dalton. for more information on that shooting spree, open the nbc washington app and search kalamazoo. >>> a woman sexually assaulted in her own northern virginia home, and now the search is on for her attacker. an intruder broke into her home while she slept morning. as news4's derrick word reports, neighbors are on edge after this disturbing crime. >> reporter: people who live in the 8400 block of blankenship street in alexandria in the woodlawn apartments knew something was wrong early saturday morning. >> police cars were out here and other cars. >> yesterday i saw the police were there but i don't know what happened. >> reporter: surprised and deeply troubled, that's reaction we're getting from people when they learn exactly what that police presence was all about. there had been a burglary and sexual assault around 3:00 a.m. saturday. >> never, never i saw something about like that. >> reporter: police say a 51-year-old woman awoke to find an

derrick ward in the storm team 4 x 4 this morning. derrick, how are things looking? >> reporter: we're on the well way coming up on new hampshire avenue, i guess. if you can see, you've got a passable lane. there is not a problem if you are indeed in that lane. and there is not a lot of traffic as we've been saying all morning. some of the streets in the city were snow packed, but passable. we're not experiencing much ice now in the way of anything serious. but you always have to be compromised surfaces like this and the temperatures as low as they are. but you can see it's a matter of keeping your speed, keeping a safe distance with the car in front of you. and you should be okay. these are probably the best yet today because as we hear later there will be freezing rain and things will be a bit more tice city. but these roads have definitely been treated and now traveled, so passable with caution. derrick ward, news 4. back to you. >>> it's 5:04. and right now the body of supreme court justice antonin scalia is back in virginia. officials received his body at dulles

we're live in montgomery county, derrick ward, news4. back to you. >> thanks, derrick. clearly one of our most essential employees out there weathering the elements for us this morning. still plenty of snow across most of montgomery county, frederick county and loudoun county and plenty of snowflakes the western half of fairfax as well. it's mostly rain south of the prince william parkway going south of i-95 but this will continue for much of the day. here's our future weather presentation. by 4:30 this afternoon it shows most of the area trying to break up. i don't have 100% confidence in that. by this evening another little pocket of moisture down to our south and west could bring flurries and maybe a coating of snow down into parts of southern maryland and another ripple up here in the atmosphere could bring additional coating across northern maryland. by 5:00 tomorrow morning, still an opportunity for a school delay or closure coming up tomorrow. tomorrow during the course of the day breezy and chilly. temperatures in the 30s tomorrow. things will clear out a little

derrick? >> reporter: you know, this street ends in a cul-de-sac but there's been a lot of traffic here today. some people just curious and some wanting to add to the memorial that is growing here at the site. and, you know, this is a diverse community. people play together, they get along, the kids play together in different yards. they got it right, which makes it so hard to fathom just what went wrong here lashmere court, an idyllic neighborhood. >> sometimes we have a little cul-de-sac get-togethers and we bring our grills out. >> ronald hamilton, career army, stationed at the pentagon, an ideal neighbor. >> just a good dude. like i said, a gentle giant. >> reporter: gunfire and carnage, an unimaginable scene. >> i said what is that noise? he said it sounds like fireworks. i said no, that don't sound like no fireworks. >> reporter: the neighbor crystal hamilton made the 911 call bringing police to her home. she was dead by the time she arrived. shot by her husband ronald hamilton. her sist

uson derrick, also with market gilbert.hank you for joining us. -- heund, every morning backs brexit. thesee the decline of pound, should it cause concern? >> it is a little early to say that. there are warning signs. there are several things i would look at right now. is something against the dollar are at the highest level in favor of sterling since 2010 general election. that is something we have to keep a close eye on. one-monthe range historical volatility. it can go higher than this. let's say the 9%, the space of six months. that again we have seen that reasonable number of times. we have seen plenty of moves like that. panicking.e francine: let me cut you off. we did a's survey of economists -- of economies based on pounds. where do you see it if we exit the eu? if we do not? then: to my mind, if we see kind of price action that is reflected in what we are already seeing. in other words, the market is concerned about the uncertainty of the next. 20% moveink we see a over a six-month. od.over a six-month perid franci

derrick ward, >>> derrick mentioned the live stream happening on the nbc washington app. download that now. as soon as we get new information threw that press conference, we will push that out as well. best thing to have is that nbc washington app on hand and we'll be putting it out throughout the day. so stay close to this. meantime we want to tell you the last prince william county police officer killed in the line of duty is officer chris young, husband and father of three died new year's eve of late 2012. a driver hit and killed him as he was responding to an emergency call on his motorcycle. officer guindon's death is the fourth prince william county police officer killed in the line of duty since the department's inception. >>> more now on the developing story in bethesda. we've learned the names of the victims killed in a horrific car crash that happened around 7:00 last night. parents michael and and their 17-year-old son thomas died. their teen daughter was also badly hurt as they collided with another hurt. both teens attended walt whitman high school. the other

we're live in haulover beach, derrick shore, local10 news. >> derrick, thank you. >> there were many witnesses to the plane's plunge this afternoon. again this video was sent by a local 10 viewer. >> local 10's neki mohan covers our team coverage with what witnees saw. neki. >> most people have never seen anything like this. as a matter of fact the plane is right here behind me where you see those coast guard boats forwarding that area. and many people are still standing over there talking about what they saw today. so many people were close to this plane as it came down into the people with your russiaing to call 911, to call coast guard as quickly as they could, hoping and praying that whoever was in the plane was going to be okay. >> the plane actually lost a lot of altitude within the last thousand feet and it just kind of landed on e water and hit pretty hard, you know. so you could see the right there. >> where did you get theire from? >> it floated up with the incoming tide. >> we were cruising right over that there and boom, right where those life boats are now. it -- it went

eric nowsch and derrick andrews were charged in the murder... nowsch actually knew tammy myers and had been to her home... the whole thing reportedly started after tammy myers took her daughter to practice driving... thats when her daughter says a car swiped them... a man got out and threatened her and her mom. tammy drove her daughter home and picked up her son brandon to go look for that car... they did find a silver car and pursued it... thats when police say 19 year old erich nowsch began firing... brandon myers told police he and his mom headed back to the house... she was shot in the temple and died two days later. defense attorney doubt the timeline of events... "who would believe that afer having a any distance from their house if they dont know who that person is what would be your reasonable expectation you could find them five minutes later " tammy meyers car according to police never showed signs of being side swiped... erich nowsch was arrested about a week later... and police say he confessed to the crime... the teen says he was hi

derrick ward, news 4. back to you. >>> today ddot is starting a new phase of the third treat do3rd project. crews will install heavy beams and shore up the tunnel decking. it requires detours on i-395, new york avenue pd tand surroun streets. construction happens 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. and will last for seven months. also happening today, you will hear how snow removal is going no n. montgomery county. council president set to talk about efforts throughout the area at 11:00 this morning. she's also going to talk about the potential impact of the hear land state budget on the county. >>> the snowcatio thi ochlsnowc. montgomery county hasn't been back to class since the snow started falling. we asked why it took so long for the schools to reopen. >> with 202 schools, 27 facilities, and 1200 buses to dig out of 3 feet of snow or more, it's been a challenge. >> according to their website, if schools are closed five days, the school year will be extended by one day to june 20. there has been no official announc

news4's derrick ward is live now with his story and a look at all the damage. derrick? >> reporter: well, indeed. we're here on the grounds of the baptist church in germantown. this is a side of trees you don't get to see very often except at times like this. doug kammerer tells us that winds were clocked at 70 miles an hour through here and that is, indeed, believable. it amounted to some hairy moments for the folks inside the church here as it cut a swath all through this area. here at the upper seneca baptist church in germantown they were getting ready for wednesday evening bible study and choir practice, but they weren't ready for what the winds had in store. from the sanctuary they could

derrick ward, news4.back to you. >> guys, yes, we've got temperatures that are trying to come up a little bit. they're stuck in the 20s right now. but actually the temperature is going to rise throughout the evening and overnight. in fact, we're going to be in the low 50s tomorrow. sigh lot of people live on facebook right now. you can either go to nbc washington on facebook or lauryn ricketts. the main question i'm getting, when is the snow going to end? when is it going to change to ice? when are we going to see the rain? we have a little break in the snow. we're going to start seeing that in the next 30 minutes in the greater washington area, baltimore area, 30 to an hour. then we'll see it change from sleet to freezing rain. we're seeing pockets of freezing rain mainly south, then a change over to lane late tonight. i would say after about midnight, we'll see that change over to rain. could get a break at times, and then it's going to be heavy tomorrow rain. could get upwards of an inch in spots. here

derrick ward, news 4. >>> u.s.artment of just disinvestigating the san francisco police department, this after the shooting death of a young african american man back in december. five police officers involved, only one involved is white. federal officials say they will release more on this investigation later this afternoon. >>> now to the changes to the use of force policies in cleveland. a federal judge says the city police department will have no guidelines in place and all of its officers trained on it by the end of the year. the requirement is pat of rt of agreement reached last year. an investigation showed cleveland police officers had shown a pattern of excessive force. >>> we're counting down to the iowa caucuses this morning. let's talk a little bit more about how this process works. now, residents will exceptionally hold a series of neighborhood meetings where they will push for the candidate they feel can best lead the country. but there are some differences between the democratic and republican proces

derrick's talking about barnvista.he helped develop it."you can access it anywhere, it doesn't take any software, it's all web-based with a log-in or password."it's kind of like a your computer.it brings together almost everything involved with the day-to-day operations of a farm.stuff you might not think about...like maintenance...the things you might write down...then forget about."otherwise it'll be on sticky-notes, or voicemail or emails. this way it's all in one area that you can continually review what is out there and what is being completed and getting done." like maintenance."if you have some maintenance that needs to be completed on a facility or an area that you ahve the area to create a work order, that there's an action that needs to be taken, then hand it over to maintenance to get the project completed."once those actions are done barnvista will let you know.it can help your operation get ready for audits...too.so you can relax a little bit...knowing everything you need is in one place.derrick says it's easy to start using ba

derrick word joins us from l'enfant plaza with more on that arrest. derrick? >> reporter: doreen, if you're riding through l'enfant plaza today, you might notice a stepped up police presence, and it might make you nervous but it's actually there for the complete opposite reason, to make you feel safe. this in light of some violent incidents that have happened on metro in the past few weeks including the one that happened last month that had a development already just today. an arrest at the tenley metro station on the red line this morning. police picked up a teen who was part of a group ordered by a judge to stay away from the subway system. transit police already patrolling the station thought he looked familiar, so they stopped him. >> and determined that, in fact, he was one of the six of the students who is under a stay-away order by the superior court. >> reporter: he had been among a group of wilson students. one of the students punched a 35-year-old man and that the group set upon t that incident and other recent violent crimes has riders worried. >> i

((george knapp)) erich nowsch and derrick andrews.. who drove the car.. have a murder trial scheduled for march. they both pleaded not guilty./// ((paula francis)) > in about an hour... president bill clinton will be campaigning here in las vegas... to try to win over voters for his wife's presidential bid. he's meeting at the "united brotherhood of carpenters" international training center... that's near sunset and las vegas boulevard. the former president will also make his way to pahrump tomorrow... speaking at manse elementary school at 9:45 in the morning./// ((paula francis)) > and we want to remind you... we are your local election headquarters through the campaign. you can stay up to date on-air and on las vegas now dot com...

at the break, they build a 13 point lead until derrick thorton gets hurt. he would miss a big chunk of the second half. they think it's just a bruise. duke struggle, damien lee, they come all of the way back. he scores 24 points. a physical game, leads coach k. the blue devils down 6. and it's another tech nick call. this unwith for grayson allen. who is called for the charge. he gets to heat up. and he fouls out of the game. duke down to 5 player. include the injured thorton. down 4 and he can't get the shot.

police have arrested and charged 23-year-old donta williams with the murder of derrick johnson. wlwt news 5' s jenell walton has new developments in this >> a car crashes into a pole at the end of this cul-de-sac on tulsa court just off of anderson ferry. neighbors rush to help the driver. >> my son was really concerned because we thought it was a lady because of the hat that it had on it looked like a ladies hair. he ran over to the car and was going to help, but when he got to the car he could see there was blood just pouring down the side of the face. reporter: police have released few details about the investigation. the driver, 23-year-old, derrick johnson' s lifeless body was found inside the car around 9 ' clock this morning. neighbors say the car didn' t make a loud sound when it crashed into the pole. a neighbor called and said somebody had wrecked into the pole out front here and we ran to window to see what was going on. reporter: they thought the person had possibly lost control of the car. neighbors were horrified to learn someone had been shot and killed on their s

to the rafters..derrick jones shakes the gym.. unlv wins in ot 102-91 ((todd simon: we got guys that just keep digging. blocking out all the noise, all th enegativity, so to speak, all the adversity, and just continue to give it all they have. patrick mccaw: i hit a shot similar to that probably middle school. i dont think the middle school one was a little bettle because lifting me up. that's all for sports. back to you. > thanks jon. up at 8... a taste of harry potter, literally. how a new coffee shop in henderson takes you to the magical land. those stories coming up at 8am.// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > rapper 50 cent will have to explain himself to bankruptcy court... after posting pictures of thousands in cash on his instagram account. last year... he's since then posted pictures of himself with thousands of dollars. a judge told his attorneys he must come to court and explain it. the rapper says he's been driven to bankruptcy by lawsuits./// patranya bhoolsuwan > thats it for 8 news now this morning. hope to see you right bac

live in manassas, derrick ward, news 4. >>> 6:04 now.icer begguindon had degrees m embree riddle aeronautical university and george w >> because that was the essence of ashley and who she was. and service was infused in her very being. >> this is not the first time her family has faced tragedy. their local newspaper in new hampshire reports guindon's father took his own life after returning from military service in iraq. >>> two other officers were shot at the home on lashmere court. all three were responding to a domestic disturbance call when the officers attempted to enter the home, police say hamilton started shooting. the two injured officers are 33-year-old david mckeown and 31-year-old jesse hempen. the police chief says they have a long road ahead for their recovery. >>> and another community in maryland is mourning. a family is killed in a crash on saturday night. tommy buarque de macedo and his pafrpt parents were killed and his sister helena is fighting for her life this morning. meagan fitzgerald is live at walt whitman hfs.

. >>> we begin with breaking news with derrick ward. >> reporter: i'm in ft. washington, 13090 block of palmer road at pinewood hill condominium complex. it's a series of town houses here. there's an investigation under way after a double homicide here on this property. take a look appear police are focusing a lot of their attention on that blue vehicle you see, that chevrolet and the corner house there where the officer is standing in the door. it was about 7:00 this morning when police were called here, sounds of gunshot. when they got here, they found an adult woman, on the ground, unresponsive at the time. she was pronounced dead at the scene. in the car they found a 2-year-old child. the child was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead. police also believe that child was shot. not a lot being released to the public but a lot of emotion and bringing this crime to conclusion. as we hear first from the police chief and then the state's attorney. >> the notion that someone would be bold enough to take the life of a child, take the life of a young woman, an

and derrick jones comes through with the huge block.. rebels beat the cowboys for the 15th straight time at thomas and mack 79-74 ((todd simon/unlv coach: "it's a testament to where these guys have grown and come from. we've been on the wrong side of some close games in the past and they've continued to grow and learn how to finish. we talk about winning plays all the time and we talk about how to finish games and the shots we want down the stretch. they really executed perfectly." )) ((stephen zimmerman/unlv center: "sitting out was really killing me and i know my team wanted me back and everything. i was just happy to be out there and tried to give it all the energy i had." ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > the stars are red carpet ready! we go behind the scenes to see how hollywood will be dining... chef with las vegas ties. and here's a live look at the valley.. it's currently 61 degrees outside but sherry says it should get up to 78- degrees!/// for tonight's 88-th annual academy awards are well underway... as the finishing touches are put

. :00 - :12 :20 - :29 :33 - :39 neil derrick owns personal fitness by neil derrick in columbia. he's in his 35th year. for the kickoff of "50 days to 50 years," this personal trainer started me with hip extensions. "you're working the hip extensors. on all of us..." "the buttocks!" "on all of us, that's your driving muscle. when you, all of us, walk, you work your hip flexors and hip extenders. i'm able to do this exercise because there's no pressure on the foot. i'm working against my own "great exercise for women, because you guys like to work that part." "well, yeah!" we then moved to working my hip flexion. "you just worked the opposite - hip extenders - now we're going to go to the other side and work hip flexors." what's so nice about this exercise is being able to call the leg and hip muscles into motion on the leg that i currently can't walk on. "most of the motion we do during the day, climbing steps, walking, picking things up, you use hip extenders, flexors." and the workout finished working the adductors - the inside thigh. "you're doing a specific exercise for the i

he joins us with the sights and sounds derrick market, a lot of laughter on the greens.>>mark: put together a group of actors and musicians on a course and hilarity issue is before the real tournament starts, the star's face each other in the celebrity challenge curry was named like eastwood marie, or mono and larry the cable guide on the roster. you are sure to have a good time. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome bill murray. bills, brilliance is like a well restore painting by de vinci. the freshness of the colors, the dramatic contrast gasoline jumped right out at us. >>mark: the pebble beach celebrity challenge better known as caddy shack come to life. some of the entertainment industry's brightest are seen off against--t and off against each other in a five whole contest for it with all proceeds go went to charity. >> this is the best of all worlds creek golf little bit of comedy, is all charity and not only that. i am scalare some steps. >>mark: masami take this a little bit more serious than others. >> early in what is always tough because you haven't warmed