dr. reese is being honored for his groundbreaking research into the expansion of the universe. specifically the discovery that the universe is not expanding at a steady state as previously believed but is actually expanding at an accelerated rate. something that was not expected, unexpected discovery here, with this research. dr. reese received the phone call early this morning and says he was quite surprised. >> the phone rang. it was swedish sounding people. and i knew it wasn't ikea calling. they told me it was -- they were from the nobel prize committee and congratulated me for winning. i would never expect an award like this. >> why is in that? >> discoveries are things you read about, black and white pictures in the back of textbooks. doesn't seem like things that people you know actually make or that they are still available to be made today. i think it is exciting for science. >> has been doing great work a lot of years. this is a well-deserved honor. we are thrilled to have him just do

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dr. reese's discovery that the universe is not expanding at a steady pace as researchers previously believedrather, he says the universe is expanding at an accelerated rate. reese says that he never expected to win a nobel prize. >> quite an honor. >>> national cathedral will be open to the public next month. it has been closed since the earthquake, august 23 because of damage caused by the quake. today officials announced it is going to reopen november 12. damage to the build sing proving very costly. officials say some of the repairs could take up to ten years to complete. and could cost more than $25 million when it is all said and done. >>> when we come right back on "news4 at 5:00" tonight, speed camera mistakes. if you get a ticket in the mail, take a second look. there's a good chance that there is a mistake and you may not have to pay. >>> new evidence in the michael jackson trial that could prove that the pop singer did not give himself the lethal dose of propofol. >> i want to you meet puppies that survive ad near-death experience at the king george dump. six others weren't so luck

dr. adam reese won for work he did at the ripe old age of 28. >> the university is a big place to work, but dr. adam reese found it's getting bigger, as something stronger than gravity pushes had it outward. >> it would be like if you took a ball and you tossed it up in the air, you would expect it to come back down. if it took off, it went up. and that's pretty much how shocked we were when we saw this 10 years ago. >> he recently gave adam an endowed professorship. and i feel like we have just been eclipsed. [ laughter ] >> reporter: with the call from sweden, that reese and his colleague won the nobel prize. >> either someone was pulling my leg or this was the call. >> reese's wife mary said they were still checking the facts. >> she said, adam, seriously? on our honeymoon, you're going to send an e-mail? and i go, this one is really important. [ laughter ] and kind of rolls her eyes like i'm going to get this for twernlt years. >> reporter: he came here to baltimore for one very specific region. >> reporter: the hubble space telescope. the image and data it collects goes to the hopkins

i called dr. reese got a call waiting recording saying, get this, they were on the other line. i bet he's been fielding calls from family, friends, and people like us all morning long. it's sure to be a busy one for him. back to you. >> he's going to be on the other line for quite a while, i imagine. angie, thanks very much. and congratulations to him. >>> police in montgomery county may release a composite sketch of the suspect who attacked a woman inside her kitchen. it happened in a neighborhood along saybrook avenue in silver spring. police say the 56-year-old woman was inside her kitchen when a man opened the sliding glass door. he reportedly grabbed her from behind, threw her to the floor, and tried to take her clothes off. police say the woman fought back, and the suspect took off. investigators say the woman and neighbors gave a good description of the suspect. they plan on releasing the sketch as soon as possible. >>> a new poll out this morning shows that marylanders are almost evenly split ov

dr. adam reese found it getting bigger. the mysterious force reese and his two colleagues named, dark energy. >> it would be like if you took a ball, and tossed it up in the air, you expect today to come down. it would pretty much go up. >> johns hopkins recently gave adam an endowed professorship. and i feel like we have just been eclipsed. [ laughter ] >> reporter: with the call from sweden this morning that reese and his two colleagues had won the nobel prize for physics. >> either somebody was pulling my leg or this was the call. >> reporter: reese told his wife nancy. they were married the day reese and his colleague were doing their final checks. >> she look up and goes, seriously, adam, on our honeymoon, you're going to send an e-mail? and i said, this one is really important. she kind of rolls her eyes like i'm going to hear this for 20 years. >> adam came here to baltimore for one very specific reason. >> reporter: the hubble space telescope. the image and data it collects goes to the institute on the hopkins campu

dr. adam reese of hopkins studied exploding stars, leading to the discovery of dark energy.ith the web, he could see farther out and further back in time to the edges of the big bang. >> and we hope to push back the last couple billion years and learn about how the universe was operating. >> it will see an infrared light, revealing what is currently hidden. >> into places that the hubble can't see. like the dusty regions around where planets are forming. so it also allows to explore planets on nearby stars and detail we've never seen. >> reporter: provided it gets off earth. alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> senator mikulski says she's confident, the $500 million will survive in congress next week. >>> we are following breaking news. a hazmat situation in baltimore county. captain mike perry above it with are in. >> we're just east of towson and the hillendale area, in the 6800 block of barnett road. fire officials called here shortly after 4:00 this afternoon. apparently a woman inside of a duplex here found a mysterious or suspicious white powder inside. she called f

dr. adam reese. when he accepted the nobel prize, you know what he said? i could not have done my nobel prize without the hubbell telescope. all my research is based on the hubbell. then he said i want to thank the american people for supporting the political leadership that kept -- that funded the hubbell and kept hubbell in space. we won that nobel prize. it's going to reveal secrets of the universe and secrets of physics that are going to help us. our bill does focus on jobs, safety, and innovation. we would have liked to have done more, but regrettably we could not. so, mr. president, we bring this bill before you. i'm going to ask unanimous consent that my full remarks be -- that my full statement be accepted and printed in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. mikulski: i just want to close by saying this. there are many who like to wring their hands about china. china's surging ahead. but you know what? we can't stop china, but we can stop ourselves. and the question is: do we want to stop ourselves at what we need to do? we need

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reese an astronomy profs sore at johns hopkins university is also the brother of "today" contributor dremay made robo-signing, led some lenders to hold off on foreclosures last fall and investigations are currently under way in all 50 states. >>> apple is expected to unveil the newest version of the iphone today, in its first product launch since chief executive steve jobs stepped down in august, citing health issues. the hotly anticipated new device is expected to have a larger touch screen, a better camera and a slimmer body than the current iphone 4. >>> here's brian williams with what's coming up on "nightly news." >> good morning. maybe you've heard about this story through a loved one or a friend, hip replacement surgery for people who had a cerin kind of hip implanted. they're starting to fail and they're going to have to come out. we'll have this story for you tonight on "nightly news." for now back to you. >> all right, brian, thanks. >>> for a look at "what's trending today" what has you talking online. starbucks is causing more than its usual buzz by perking up the job market