team is responding to an armed man bare kated on south george mason drive.olice believe the man is alone there. the college campus is placed on lockdown as a precaution. people are warned to stay away from doors and windows. again, this is in alexandria. 3700 block of south george mason. >> we have bad news to talk about here. i'm sorry to hear it. it's a guy i love to watch play. he does it with so much passion. >> this could affect this season and the future for the team. the redskins needed all the fire power they could get facing eli manning and the giants this weekend. la ron landry is lost for the season. the team placed him on injured reserve because of lingering groin and achilles injuries. his future with the team has to be in question. he'll be a free agent. he's been plagued by this achilles injury. he's played in 17 games over the last two seasons. the redskins were hoping that a healthy landry would make the safety position the strength of the defense. neither has been able to stay healthy. according to mike shanahan, this was a decision la ron

college hoops, george mason and duquesne tonight. santa claus playing the sous phone. >> the patriots not playing well. >> it's behind his head. >> you ever seen that before? >> no. >> have you ever seen this before? yes. is it a dunk. more commonly known as a jam not a sous phone. second half mason gefting defensive. mike morrisson with the block. anderson going the other way. it's a five-point ball game. fans liking it. later on the bottom of the screen. vonns pokes it free. gets the pilfer and the bucket. duquesne beats george mason. >>> let's go to the great northwest. virginia taking on seattle. tony bennett and his guys playing well early on first half on the inbounds joe harris throwing it down. nice move right there by joe. 7 points in the first half. later it ask going to be mike scott grabbing the offensive rebound staying with it. spin move in the lane up and off the glass. he went for 19 in the first half. seattle beating virginia 43-41 early in the second. >>> up a level in the nba florida a key state in the championship

. >>> george mason at the college of charleston, and the seniors on fire, 35 points, 14 rebounds, george mason cruises over charleston, 84-76. >>> interesting finish to the armed forces bowl, be why-byu trailed tossup, he fakes like he's going to spike it, and and talk instead tax with cody hoffman. byu falls. >>> university of virginia head football coach mike london got a contract extension through 2016 and will receive a salary increase $2.1 million preparing to cavs for their first bowl game since 2007, facing all burned tomorrow in the aaa ball. >> you may doug hill happy talking about towson. >> he was beaming. >>> the top trending stories on wjla.com -- facebook's feature timeline, and some argue that it unpacks privacy, plus the top stories of 2011, and are campbell's top movies of the past year. >>> a set of twin polar bears are about to make their public debut just in time for the new year. they will meet visitors for the first time at the aquarium home in northeast china. they were born two months ago. they have been growing well, and it will soon be able to walk on the rhone.

george mason wins. the patriots are 9-4. >>> virginia defeats towson 57-50. the cavaliers won ten in a row and the tigers lost 32 straight. towson is hurting big time. >> but they only lost by 7 to virginia. >> they almost upset them. it's the perfect time to find great deals on the 4g lte devices you love. like the droid bionic by motorola for $199.99. or the pantech breakout for $49.99. our lowest price ever. get the technology you love, on the network you deserve. and for a limited time, get twice the data for the same low price. verizon. >>> face night stuff. nasa announced that a volcanic eruption caused a new island to form in the red sea. it is to the west of yemen's coast. fishing boats reported seeing lava fountains from the ocean. four days later a satellite image showed an island where there used to be water. the smoke is from water and >> announcer: it's "the tonight

george mason improves to 8-4.omorrow it's the redskins and the vikings. 1:00 christmas eve day game. the redskins trying to put back-to-back wins together for the second time this season. >> and they're favored to win. >> the droid razr by motorola. the newest droid armed with motocast. granting you wireless access to files on your home computer from almost anywhere. 4g lte equipped to pull pictures, music, and movies. all at mind-melting speeds. powered by verizon, this droid is too powerful to fall into the wrong hands. >>> let the holiday begin. president obama is enjoying the weather in hawaii. air force one landed a few minutes ago. the president joins the first family for holiday vacation. >>> several families will have a brighter christmas thanks to the work of an nfl player phil internship taylor. his focus was on low-income families. he treated 100 people to a holiday party at richard wright charter public school in northeast. the families got toys and gifts. taylor told us why he started the foundation?

>> aye. >> reporter: the board of visitors at george mason university announced its choice for a new president. angel cabrerra, a native spaniard who studied engineering in madrid and got graduate degrees at georgia tech w. a foot in two hemispheres, where's a natural choice for a university known for having a very high percentage of international students. faculty members warmly greeted their forthcoming president who took questions from reporters, faculty, and students, including one question about internet learning. >> there are two choices any university has to face. one is to ignore the biggest change of our time and risk becoming very quickly, very irrelevant, or being innovative, entrepreneurial and trying to figure out how the internet can deliver our mission. >> reporter: most students are satisfied with their gmu experience. when we pressed for suggestions for the new president. >> i think the freedom of speech should be extended all over campus. right now, it's just at that square and that directly violates the constitution. i don't think that is right. >> more recreationa

george mason university has a new president. the university board of visitors unanimous little selected dr. angel cabrera. the 44-year-old native of spain currently heads the thunderbird school of management in arizona. >> i think the university is known for being an institution that's challenging the status quo and trying to find new ways of delivering high quality education and my hope is i'll be able to contribute to that trajectory. >> dr. cabrera becomes the sixth president in the history of george mason university. he replaces allen merton july 1st who is retiring. after 16 years. >>> as expected the fairfax county school board approved the plan to install surveillance cameras in school. they are going to be placed in high school cafeterias and other common areas. two food fights last spring prompted this camera proposal. principals were frustrated they couldn't identify the students that started the fight. >>> a congressional committee heard testimony yesterday from several children about what it's like to be homeless. >>

. >>> a change at george mason university. >>> liz crenshaw looks at the hot new gadgets in the stores this holiday season. >> i'm erika gonzalez. it's puppipalooza at the university of maryland. students trying to destress with faces li ♪ [ male announcer ] it's easy to see what subaru owners care about. ♪ that's why we created the share the love event. get a great deal on a new subaru and 250 dollars goes to your choice of five charities. ♪ with your help, we can reach 20 million dollars by the end of this, our fourth year. [ female announcer ] get 0 percent apr financing on select models for thirty-six months and we'll donate two-hundred and fifty dollars to your choice of five charities. now through january 3rd. >>> earlier this month, george mason university law school brought puppies to campus to help students destress. it's catching on. the university of maryland is the next school to follow suit. erika gonzalez is here with the story. >> hey, pat. doctors recommend exercise, tea or deep breaths to help relieve stress. what about holding a puppy? >> yeah. >> i don't know about y

right now, let's go over to mike and andrea. >> george mason had an 18-game home winning streak. not anymore. >> plus, the redskins have one more chance to win their first home game in more than three months. here's dave owns with your morning sports. >> good morning, everybody. two in five. that's the redskins record at home. wow. you always hear die hard fans say there was a time you couldn't walk into d.c. and couldn't think about winning. in the last two years, washington is only 4-11 in front of the home folks. get a chance to break the five- game losing streak at home. last time they won at home, arizona week two. one of the predominant themes in the locker room is ending the streak. we must protect this house. >> of course. we want to win at home. we want the fans to have something to cheer about. the fans that we have here and the home field advantage, you definitely want to take advantage of that and give the fans that come out to see us win. >> mike shanahan announcing davis and williams will be allowed back at redskins park and will be able to work with trainers but wo

also george mason defeats radford. american falls to st. francis of pennsylvania, 66-61. an ugly finish, some jollying and xavier comes over, pushes to the ground, and chaos ensues. cincinnati left some punches fly. goes down, the bench is clear, the referees would end this game with 9 seconds left. xavier wins, but expects numerous suspensions to come. never like seeing that happen. today was day two of training camp for the wizards and the team added two new faces. they acquired ronnie from the knicks and signed forward larry owens who played in five games with the wizards. the training camp roster stands at 16. >>> and one of those 16 players has a very familiar face. roger mason is back with his hometown team again. the good council and uva grad averaged just over 6 points in 142 games. from 2006 to 2008. he has experienced success as a three-point shooter. but why did the wizards bring mason back home? >> well, veteran guy that has the ability to make big shots, he played in playoff situations. played on veteran teams. so give us both leadership and a guy that can pl

the cavaliers run past george mason, 68-48. the patriots fall to 6-3. have a great day, everybody. >>> 5:28. 60 degrees. the news continues at 5:30. >> a journalist who covers major league baseball might want to check their closets. how the week is the first in north america to issue dress guidelines for the media. >> ceremonies will take place in our region and all across the nation honoring the 70th anniversary of the pearl harbor attacks. how this anniversary is extra special for the survivors association. >>> i'm tracking the rain throughout the day. the flooding chances and snowflakes for tonight. [ baby coughing ] [ coughing continues ] [ female announcer ] more pollution from power plants means more childhood asthma attacks. [ labored breathing ] there's technology that makes the air cleaner but too many plants don't use it. wean't wait. epa must update power plant standards to protect our kids. [ baby coughing ] >>> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington." on your side. >>> well, here's hoping you enjoy of the mild weather. now it is t

college basketball, a george mason plays virginia tonight. howard goes after delaware state. randy antel is trying to keep everybody in the house. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innonovate... putting momentum behind our economy. and we can reduce the deficit... with more than thirty billion dollars paid by america's wireless companies. it's simple -- more spectrum means more freedom. for everyone. >>> there is still plenty of name and forour our ipad give way. enter on our facebook page. you are allowed one entry a day. will announce the winner on friday. >> let's have a last look at tonight's forecast. live doppler. that is rain coming our way. here is how much rain will be falling tomorrow. as much as 2 inches of rain. it could end up as a little bit sloppy slush. after that, back into sunshine. a chilly weekend coming up. brad, where we going? just a second. just, just one second. ♪ what are you looki

george mason patriots.up is reporter's notebook, a look at stories affecting your community. >> we'll be back in 15 minutes with the morning's top stories and your sunday forecast. >> good morning and welcome to reporter's notebook. i'm jim handly. we're talking about a change in how d.c. deals with drivers with expired plates and registration. we're also going to talk about metro. marion barry's plans to run again. and the d.c. attorney general expressed some concern -- criticized elected leaders for not speaking out on unethical behavior as much as he would like to see it happen. what did you make of what came out of that meeting this week? >> i'll go first. well, i'll tell you, the attorney general isn't the only one who has been criticizing elected officials for trying to basically ledge slate themselves through their own bad behavior. of course not every council member has been indicted or touched by scandal but 5 of 13 have. that is quite a few. and that doesn't include the mayor kpaous campaign is al

george mason plays the college of charleston tonight, and virginia to stop. am i i'm drinkin' dunkin' k-cup packs. it's my coffee when i want it. you press a button you have great dunkin' coffee. i got my coffee for the morning, i got my dunkin' k-cup packs for the rest of the day. only available at dunkin' donuts restaurants. america runs on dunkin' coffee. >>> a bit of a warm new year on the way. >> new year's eve and new year's day will be in the 50's, and tomorrow night, partly cloudy, mild and dry with temperatures falling to the mid-40's to about 40 or so when the midnight hour strikes. >> wow. great. cold champagne on a warm evening. >> that will work. >> that works for me. >>

un experto de la universidad de george mason , dijo que los precios cayeron ligeramente en algunas des zonas consideradas estables como arlington, y el condado de loundoun... en todo el norte de virginia los precios por lo general se mantienen fijos... en el condado de montgomery cayeron mas del 5 por ciento, en prince georges 7. 4 por ciento y en el distrito bajaron cerca del 9 continua el debate en el congreso sobre el recorte del presupuesto... fernando pizarro nos trae lo la camara de representantes rechaza 1 recorte de impuestos y extension de beneficios de desempleo por 2 meses que el senado aprobo este fin de semana. los lideres democratas del senado aprobaron 1 extension de 2 meses postergando el problema hasta el proximo ano. nos oponemos a la propuesta del senado porque haciendo 1 extension de 2 meses en vez de 1 de uno ano completo provoca incertidumbre en la gente que crea empleos." luego de arduas negociaciones, el senado insiste en que no regresara tras aprobar el recorte de impuestos por 2 meses, sabiendo que se tendra que negociar por 1 extension mas prolongada en febr

some people are happy it. >> i like the shortened schedule. >> george mason taking on uva for the first time in 14 years. the cavaliers had an 11-point lead at halftime and opened with a 12-4 run. uva tops mason 68-48. the cavs are undefeated so far this year in charlottesville. >>> coming up next, a preview of today's big senate debate in virginia. it is first meeting between george allen and tim kaine. >> gators in metro parking garages? no, not the reptile type but the vehicles. learn why commuters will see them soon. >> monika over to you. >> a long-standing accident northbound on 395 north of duke street, finally moved to the shoulder. the delays, i'll tell you more about that coming up in my next report at 6:30. you're watching 9news now. we'll be right back. >>> 9news now is back at 6:30. our weather team has declared today a severe weather alert day. flood watches posted this morning. a live look at silver spring. plenty of rain on the roadways there is causing traffic issues as well. we'll get more on that. monika will have more on how slick the roads are and how it is affectin

the last time george mason lost at home it was february 010.he patriots are now 7-4 on the season. they're going to try to bounce back from last night's loss tomorrow night when they take on manhattan at home. >> as you can well imagine, with christmas around the corner, santa's elves are hard at work. >> that's where we find bob ridell. we want to know. we can see your breath. is santa getting that sleigh ready? >> he is getting that sleigh ready. i want to apologize. we did have a tall camera person that came here with us, but once we arrived, we didn't realize that north pole has rules that make us use the locals. >> oh, wow. who is there? someone is invading your shot. >> well, it's the camera guy that came out front. i can't argue with that. he's at least 2'4". but yes, we've been checking in with santa. a lot of last-minute stuff going on getting the bags loaded for the sleigh right here. everything is good. we know the elves are busy. if you don't mind, i want to check another camera. dasher, dancer, prancer, vixen is in the background,

george mason improves to 9-4. elsewhere number 23 virginia defeats taos. the cavaliers have won ten in the row, the tigers have lost 32 straight. that's your sports minute. have a happy new year. >> happy new year to you, too. >>> the time is 7:27. good morning, everyone. espn had a cable outage during the bowl last night. it didn't keep anyone from watching the game. a couple holding up one of the network's sky cams snapped sending the three-foot tall 25-pound camera crashing do the ground. it narrowly missed several players and landed close to iowa wide receiver marvin mcnut. the game which was in its final minutes had to be delayed as the cameras and cables were pulled off the field, literally. oklahoma won 31-14. >>> 6:28 is the time. good morning, vrn. the district is about to have its lowest homicide total in nearly a half century. why some people including the head of the police union aren't ready to celebrate yet. >>> and he's charged with murdering and dismembering a little girl and it may not have been the first time he's targeted young girls. di

he george mason team 5 and 2 tonight. back to theyou patriot center. good one, folks.oint it is game. minute to play, mason. he finds the open man underneath. bingo. minneapolis and virginia tech back and forth they went. 51.was 51- minnesota gets the ball. he will jam int home. 55.y go on to win it 58- warranty was of thedefensive player week. the redskins are a three-point underdog. the jets are on the outside playoffs righte now. their threeing for -- 7 twin of the you're right now. is a physical game of football. try to attack the quarterback, young guy. he is still finding his way. if you can harass him, that is best chance of winning. >> the army navy game will be played at fedex feel december 10. is a spectacle. is one of the great rivalries in all of sports. see is a veryll electric, a very fashionable fan -- a very passionate fan base. have america watching. it is a perfect match. it is the largest field ever to the game. >> dan snyder. and the locks come off the doors the nba and facilities tomorrow. the first games are scheduled for christmas day. there you

this is on south of george mason drive. a man said something disturbing to a crisis counselor to call police. it had to be locked down. residents were called to stay put. they were kept out of their condo. they caught the man tried to escape. >> this is strange. this is not typical of anyone living here. >> no one was hurt. he was taken to the hospital for psychiatric evaluation. >>> a man accused of handing over classified documents is scheduled to face a judge today. a military judge will decide whether he should stand trial. he faces 2000 charges including aiding the enemy. >>> big banks are back in trouble with rating agencies. >> what are the best and worst airlines when it comes to flying coach? we want to hear about that. >> here is linda live at bloomberg headquarters. good morning. >> good morning. if you're flying home for the holidays, listen to this. service at southwest airlines and frontier airlines posted the highest scores. coach passengers at american airlines faced the most tassels of any spirit that is be

george mason with the ball. aldrich buries the three. mason up at the half 33-25. second half, bucknell with the ball now. ayers drains the long three. that makes it 57-56. mason clinging to a one-point lead. look at the pass. mike morrisson down to byron allen mason improves with the win over bucknell. charged up golden gophers hosting virginia tech up north. a slow start. the hokies up. da vee la under the basket. hokies up 28-25 into the break. two minutes left in the second half. hokies up 53-52. rodney williams down low. and throwing it down. [ female announcer ] at verizonfios.com, you can choose your channel package. ♪ you can choose your own internet speeds. ♪ you can even choose to chat with a live person. ♪ now you can choose to save $35 a month for fios tv, internet and phone for just $79.99 a month, plus get a $300 verizon visa prepaid card with a 2 year agreement. but hurry, offer ends soon only at verizonfios.com. contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >> announcer: it's "the tonight featuring rickey minor ca

. >> reporter: student government association president says he was inspired by george mason law school'scessful move to help students destress with puppies and decided to do the same. >> any school is stressful, no matter what your major is, it's crunch time. this is the first days of finals. >> i was exhausted and mentally out of it. i was tired. i had to take my 8:00 a.m. now, i'm excited and dying to see all these puppies. >> they are so sweet. i have an exam in two hours but i don't mind being here. >> reporter: even i had a case of puppy love. but, how does puppy pandemonium sneak up? just ask michael. you found this through facebook? >> yes. my friend put it on my wall. >> reporter: all things social, they used facebook and twitter to get the word out. thousands confirmed their attendance. >> i don't know about you, but i'm getting an a on my finals. >> reporter: a forever home. a local agency came to the rescue. they brought 20 puppies to campus for students to destress. they have a chance to find them a permanent home. >> if they are an adult, in their 20s and independent. we don

george mason down by one. final minute, mason by 1. morrison, nice looking side to bryan allen.he had 12 and mason defeats in a good game. to improve to 5-2. maryland hosting michigan. both teams 7-0 coming in. second half, hawkins outlet pass to kaiser. makes the nice move and the foul. converted the three-point play. kaiser with 8 points. defeat michigan to improve to 8- 0. and tomorrow, the caps are going green. japanese car maker showed off -- that's brian. he's coming back right after this. stay with us.  thank you, mr. lopez. you're welcome, mija! coraliz has the manners of an adult and something else adult-like. my treatment. at st. jude children's research hospital, we pioneered the new use of an adult cancer drug that could help save kids like coraliz across america. what does research mean? to mommies and daddies, it means everything. give thanks for the healthy kids in your life and give to those who are not. go to st. jude.org or shop wherever you see our magnifying glass. [ jerry ] attention shoppers. your groceries are the size of idaho but the in

today, she is studying healthcare administration at george mason university. >> i met a person from linden and he initiated contact with me and he kept pressing me to come and see him for help to find a job. and it was really good. i was like ok, hook me up! >> if you know a veteran or someone else who has a disability, and having difficulty finding work, go to jchayward.com. you can get more information about linden resources. right now, we're going to get the forecast. look at howard's tie. he has -- >> it is the holiday season. >> he has snowmen on his tie. >> we don't have any snow out there. maybe i'm being wishful thinking. >> oh, howard. >> you know what? i know you don't like the snow. some of us do. for those who do like snow, won't happen for awhile. slim, slim, like 2% chance saturday. don't hang your hat on that. this weather pattern is not good for snow. here's something to tell you though for the afternoon. it is chilly. clouds around this morning. high, thin ones but with the lower sun angle this time of year, any bit of sun we don't get hurts us. we'll be lucky to get to th

it started high above george mason drive at king street. it all started when police got a call about a man with a gun threatening to kill himself. it ended when the suspect climbed down the eight floor apartment balcony and climbed into the apartment below it. that's when the s.w.a.t. team took him into custody and took him to the hospital to be checked out. the back of the building faces northern virginia community college, and the college campus is now open this morning after it was locked down during the standoff. no one was injured. >>> good news for federal workers. it appears congress will avoid a government shutdown after all. the house and senate are expected to vote today on a $1 trillion spending package that will keep the government running through the end of the year. negotiators finally reached an agreement on the bill yesterday, a little more than a day before the deadline of midnight tonight. among the details of the package, the d.c. government is now banned from funding abortions. the pentagon's budget will absorb a hit. bu

the standoff ended late last night high above george mason drive and king street. it all started when fairfax county police got a call about a man with a gun threatening to kill himself. it ended when the man climbed down the eighth floor of his apartment from the balcony and climbed intohe

up next the home game against george mason on tuesday night. >>> college football, virginia tech plays clemson tomorrow night at 8:00 for the acc championship. if the hokies receive redemption, they would earn a spot in the orange bowl for the fourth time in five years. james madison taking e ining on georgetown state. >>> the longest road trip in the history of jmu football. bison strike first. touchdown. his sixth in the last three weeks. north dakota state up 7-0. the dukes respond. 30 seconds to go in the half. jus ton thorp to smith. that's good for a 20-yard touchdown. see it again. great concentration from smith. the defender all over him. james madison ties the game at 7. thi first and goal, this time from six yards out. blocked extra point. bison lead 19-7 right now in the second half. >>> let's go to lorton, virginia. high school football play-offs. stallions playing hanover for a spot in the state championship. first drive of the game for south county. shane foley goes up top to his big receiver michael ferguson. makes a great catch. 7-0 stallions. later in the first, foley,

. >>> george mason university law school in arlington has a new cure for their students to am stressand pressure: puppies. the second time this year, the homeless puppies from the rescue foundation of forever home visited stressed-out law students about to start an intense exam period. >> the school wants us here. it's great to decompress and distress the students. they're going crazy for them. >> it's a great way from studying and gives us, you know, a good time to get out of the library. you can't really -- you can't really be stressed out, a puppy in your hands. >> the meeting is also a good way for the homeless puppies to socialize. if these pictures make you melt, a forever home has 150 dogs looking for a family. >>> dale hunter gets another shot for his first victary -- victory as the caps head coach. can the team do it against the penguins? feldy has a preview coming up. >> hi, im -- [ indiscernible ] stationed in bag ram, afghanistan. i would like to sendsy aermy christmas to my family and friends. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways th

george mason, was very bad with people who spoke very softly. james madison. but by gosh, robinson for all of the problems that he faced produces 600 pages of the virginia ratifying debates, and that marvelous event would be lost to history without his efforts. so i must say my heart goes out to him and i'm grateful to the man. okay, back to hudson. this is the problem with the stenographer's. maybe this go was up to this job. second, often they should speech is before the, you know, they would didn't transcribe it and he reprinted them in in newspapers or something. or the newspaper accounts of debates would be collected and published in book form. but before they saw print, sort in book form, this developers sometimes showed them to a speaker corrected him and hudson said that corrects the record. but the last reasons, and i think the reason which is probably the most damning is they were politically biased. and that is one side of these debates, the federalist one of the constitution ratified were often paid the shorthand meant to do the work, or own the ne

. >>> college hoops now, years past george mason and virginia would be even but the cavaliers have founde. uva has upset michigan and creeping to a spot in the top 25. none of that good news for mason tonight. let's go to charlottesville. mason pumped up but they are in a hole in the first half. evans with the ball tipped away. he goes to work in the paint. a baby hook right there. virginia takes a lead. later in the first half. mason down by 12. morrison one of three patriots with nine points but no one in double figures. second half, mason down by 13 trying to rally. vonns with the steal takes the distance but mason never a threat in this game. they turned the ball over. evans goes the other way and making it look way too easy. the cavaliers win by 20, 68-48 was the final. >>> the nba released their schedule tonight. the wizards open up at home on the day after christmas. december 26th against new jersey. >>> in baseball, albert pujols will decide tonight if he will accept the marlins contract offer worth 200 million plus. the nationals have a shopping list. mark buehrle and a center f

. >>> and college hoops tonight, 7-1 virginia, hosts 6-2 george mason. i'm dave feldman. back to you. >> thank you for that. 92. and you have the news edge. the news is always on www.myfoxdc.com. weather coming around here the next day or so, check it out with the live radar on the website. in the meantime, keep it here. tmz on tv is coming up next. back here at 10 on the news edge at 11. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innovate... putting momentum behind our economy. and we can reduce the deficit... with more than thirty billion dollars paid by america's wireless companies. it's simple -- more spectrum means more freedom. for everyone. >> today on tmz -- >> ok, we have a genuine mystery on our hands. two sports superstars, two hot chics, but one of the guys is engaged. >> i didn't know you were married. >> really. >> jim belushi at the "new year's eve" premiere. how did they get all these people? >>

george mason, ryan pearson went crazy. first a crossover, that was pretty good. on, a little flush there. career high 35 points. patriots win. 84-76. that's a quality win for the patriots. virginia hosting win with towson. tigers in a tussle here. chris walter, something is going to get you. within 3. but then virginia pulling away. malcolm from the corner. virginia goes on to win 57-50. big east basketball, the hall giving bob higgins. pirates up 25-12. they roll 67-48. finally tonight, this is funny. we know angry soccer dad. he has been yelling at the refs and his kid all day long. now he's going to take it out on the chair. bad idea. chair wins. chair wins. >> he deserves it. >> that's right. look at the replay. taking it out on the chair. >> the good news on the chair is rarely did they hit back, but this one didn't get the memo. >> slip and slide. >> we'll be right back. ♪ [ female announcer ] during the holidays, there's a lot to get done. and safeway select appetizers help you rise to every occasion. ♪ from delectable to amazing. there are over 20 afforda

george mason in action tonight visiting virginia. first half patriots mike morrison gets a big dunk. mason pulls in ten but they say uh-uh. i got three for your two. he had 18 points in the night. cavs down patriots 68-48. the nba schedule was released tonight. here is a look for key match ups. they open the season december 26th against new jersey. president obama's favorite team comes to town on the 30th and lebron and heat on february 10th. and finally a game between rockford. that means the play is dead. this guy decided not to. he's just walking. walking. drops the ball and the other team lands on it. >> oh, man. >> easy six points. all because he didn't neil in the end zone. >> wow. that is like the guy when you play basketball who thinks you can do a check ball. >> and it isn't. >> you just lay it up. >> not a happy day for that guy. >> we'll be right back. >>> that is our broadcast. letterman is up next. have a great evening. we'll see you tomorrow. bye-bye. ♪ [ female announcer ] during the holidays, there's a lot to get done

paul hue and george mason hosting buff knell.ere is mike nor son with the pass for two of his -- morrison with the pass for two of his points. they win 51-57. all of the teams winning tonight. >> i'm

some professors who have written books that you may not have heard of, and this month we're at george mason university in fairfax, virginia, on the outskirts of washington, d.c., the metro area. and we are talking with johanna bachmann whose book is "markets in the name of socialism." dr. bachmann, first of all, what is neoliberalism? >> that's a very good question. a lot of people ask me that. it's actually a word that's really very much more popular, actually, in europe. people in europe on the street can talk quite freely about neoliberalism. there are protests, latin america also very, very popular about neoliberalism. it generally can be seen as the ideas if we think of ronald reagan's ideas, the ideas of being pro-market and anti-state, people l generally identify that with ronald reagan or margaret thatcher. and so these ideas are pro-market, anti-state. they also have oh qualities -- other qualities that are slightly different than what people expect. >> such as? it's a smaller state, a state like -- that protects thing like private property. and also neoliberalism also is often rel

paul hue and george mason hosting buff knell. here is mike nor son with the pass for two of his -- morrison with the pass for two of his points. they win 51-57. all of the teams winning tonight. >> i'm liking the ladies doing the layups. >> oex actually. >> we'll be right back. [ speaking french ] [ speaking french ] movie buffs! this film is tres bien, but the interest rate on your checking account is le pew. interest on your checking? earn more with new high yield free checking at capital one bank. your interest rate will be five times the national average. five times the interest! and free atms at any bank. show's over folks. make your way to capital one bank. what's in your wallet? were you crying? yeah. in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innovate... putting momentum behind our economy. and we can reduce the deficit... with more than thirty billion dollars paid by america's wireless companies. it's simple -- more spectr

why and how george mason well comes back dr. drake. we'll be right back.he technology they love, on the network they deserve. and video chat with up to 9 of your friends with the galaxy nexus by samsung, or get the samsung stratosphere, and for a limited time, get twice the data for the same low price. verizon. >>> and now 9 sports with dave owens, the best sports in town. >> 2 and 5. that's the redskins record at home. do you believe that? now you always hear die hard fans like derek mcginty say there was a time you couldn't walk into dc without winning. now they're 4 and 11 in front of the home folks. not good. they'll have a chance to break a 5-game losing streak. a fan right there. one of the predominant themes in the locker room is ending the streak. in fact, they said we must protect this house. >> of course. we want to win at home. we want the fans to have something to cheer about. >> with the noise and stuff, we want to take advantage of that. and also give the fans -- they come out to see us win. >> i didn't think derek mcginty was going to get th

lane, good news, we mentioned yesterday in arlington on the westbound side of i-66 between north george masonand sycamore street, three lanes available for you. should help the bottleneck there. coming up, more on area roadways at 4:39. >> thank you, monika. montgomery county police are searching for answers after a teenager was stabbed last night outside northwood high school in silver spring. >> a group of girls from kennedy high school were at northwood watching a basketball game. well, apparently they got into an argument which spilled into the parking lot and one of the girls ended up getting stacked several times. she was taken to suburban hospital. she is expected to recover. police aren't saying whether or not the victim is a student. >>> the former executive of prince george's county has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison. >> jack johnson accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes from developers doing business with the county during his eight- year tenure as executive from 2002 to 2010. during the hearing, johnson apologized saying he was haunted by his actio

>> guest: i do it out of my office of george mason, but it's a liberty fund product. to confide that the web at econ talk eldora. it comes out every week about 6:30 a.m. monday morning. there's about 250 or so on the web. c-span: it is a podcast? how do you fight? >> guest: you can find it, itunes or you can do guinn. good to itunes and search for econtalk. c-span: what did you do before spike tv? >> guest: i have been essentially a member of the viacom family for my whole career. i got out of school it started off the bottom rung is a production assistant at mtv in the animation group. and then i worked for nickelodeon, which is where i met my wife and also where i met my boss then they and then boss and friends neils at spike. so when he looked nickelodeon to go to spike i said to be with you. that sounds exciting. he said all right, come abroad than the first seven years or until this april we are left to start a new venture. i was at spike. c-span: the first video was actually released one? >> guest: key not in the end of january, 2010. c-span: and that's the one

the barricaded himself inside the skyline plaza condominium about 4:00 on george mason drive. that is locked down -- that caused a lockdown account a virginia college. the suspect was suicidal. >> this is strange. this is not typical of anyone living here. >> no one was injured in the situation. >>> police are looking for two men who brought a georgetown university student at gunpoint in over par neighborhood. it happened wednesday night at 41st street near calvert st.. -- ini glover park. >>> weekend track work will lead to delays for metro riders. red line trains will single track between dupont circle and judiciary square. orange line trains between east falls church and west falls church. blue line between stadium armory and addison road. >>> metro workers could get other benefits cut beginning did refer regarding their metro cards. all benefits must be level without action. >>> vincent gray wants the federal government to pay for costs associated with the occupy d.c. protest. he says the protests have cost the city more than $1.5 million in d.c. they are camping out in mc

. >> reporter: as the executives and senior residents of senior housing at george mason university, andrew company which makes shoes with gps systems. they partnered on a model for the elderly. >> looks like they are regular shoe. the only difference is a slight bump on the back which is where the antenna is, as well as the plug-in. the rest of the gps technology is basically in the heel of the shoe down here. >> here is home. >> reporter: seeking ways to control bill's wandering led joann and alan johnston to george mason and and drew carle who offered them a pair of shoes to test. >> we discussed it and we decided to try this -- these shoes out on him and thought this would be a good match. >> reporter: a computer programmer, alan, takes care of the technological side of things for his parents. >> the shoes do give you more control. my mom can call me immediately and i can give her immediate feedback on his location. >> we are trying to maximize the odds that they are going to have this technology on them when it's needed and probably the single best location for that is to put it in the

i think he did that actually when george mason was still alive.hey brought that back, sold the nash rambler and increasingly focused their company on the small car. he called it a compact car. and he coined that term, the compact car. my english teacher in high school would say to me, your dad is ruining the english language. i said why, he said it's not compact. a compact is what a woman uses to powder her nose. it's a compact car. it's compact. not compact. anyway, my dad coined the term compact car, i believe, and so did selling these ramblers and helped turn the company around and as a result of that a lot of people had a lot of good jobs for a long, long time. innovation. risk-taking. vision. that's the nature of what allows a place like this to be in business. some years ago you were a fab shop here, as i understand it. and that business got real tough. and the margins got squeezed more and more until it looked like the business wouldn't be able to survive, and someone had the idea to come up with a slagger. whose idea was that? >> all these

today she is studying healthcare administration at george mason university. >> i met a person from lyndond he initiated contact with me and he kept pressing me to come and see him for help to find a job. and it was really, was really good. i was like okay, hook me up. if you know a veteran or someone else who has a disability and having trouble finding work go to j. c. hayward.com for more information about lyndon resources >>> family, friends, students and faculty gather at virginia tech's castle coliseum this afternoon to remember campus police officer derek krause. >> krause a 39-year-old father of

. >> i am teaching a graduate course at george mason university on the american presidency. still working on the nelson rockefeller biography. in between, oral history project. >> mr. cannon? >> i am washington editor of real clear politics. i am writing a book. we have been e book that is out called "campaign 2012, the battle begins." >> how many words is the first one? "the publisher wanted 20,000 but it came in about 40,000 or more. >> if it is only $2.99 on amazon. go to amazon, google my name, and it will pop up. ,ou can get it for kindle computer. your >> jean baker, can you get yours as an e-book. >> yes. >> richard norton smith -- the reverse of who is the best, who is the worst figure you can think of who succeeded in being president? >> gosh. succeeded as president? >> no, got elected. >> warren harding and h.l. mencken invented a phrase -- warren harding. h.l. mencken invented a phrase. it is a lot better than anything harding ever said. mencken gave us the word "boviating." >> if you are in teaching your own witness. >> harding gave one great speech as president.

. >> you don't want to mess with the george mason patriots at home. the men's basketball team is now a perfect 4-0 in fairfax this year. mason hosted bucknell last night. ryan pierson scored 13 of his 16 points in the second half. patriots win 61-37. >>> on the ladies side, sixth ranked maryland hosted michigan last night. both teams were undefeated going into the game. maryland's alyssa thomas made her team stayed perfect scoring 24. the lady terps win 74-55. >>> it is 6:24. this year's national christmas tree is an entirely new tree. but what else was new? we'll get a sneak peek. >> the d.c. public library is in the giving mood. learn when you can bring back severely overdue books without severe penalties. >> right now, monika has a quick check on traffic. monika? >> we'll take a live look from sky 9 right here inbound 66 at business route 234. crews have arrived on the scene of an accident along the left side. we'll have more on this coming up in my next report. you're watching 9news now. stay with us. >>> sometimes the best gift is something that