. >>> tough year for paul hewitt and george mason.s is shocka smart basketball swarming george mason and they force the steal and mo allen cox says look out below and the seas parted. george mason ends at 9 and 21. check this out. we got highlights. division three playoffs, catholic university and this is corey stanford doing work in the low post with 22 points and 13 boards and randolph making number one seed in the division 3 playoffs and marcus badger there and they get the win 79- 65 and big kudos to hall's club doing northeast proud they won 23 games this season. to the ladies, maryland women taking on northwest and sluggish first half. until kiara leslie here. in mid air. how about that? terps in the half on a 13-3 run and they never look back. lauren minsy takes that and maryland pulls away 74-64 and they will play in the finals tomorrow in the big 10 championship. all right. hockey. alex ovenchin in the lineup. 44th in the season and that's 6 better than the closest guy. alex ovenchin. will win the mvp and the caps trying to c

coming up in sports, we'll introduce you to one george mason hoopster who's been lighting up the net.but first surgeons have come up with a new device that could help millions of americans suffering from knee pain. >>> researchers in ohio are had first in the u.s. to test a new device that could help people suffering with knee pain. >> it could drastically reduce recovery time. >> i have arthritis. >> reporter: the meniscus is cartilage between the shin and thigh bones. once it's damaged it doesn't always heal and can become painful. that can lead to arthritis and sometimes patients end up needing knee replacement surgery. drake is the first person in the u.s. to receive a plastic meniscus. during an experimental surgery doctors at ohio state university medical center replaced the device. >> it can relieve main and hopefully slow the progression of arthritis in that department. >> reporter: the new approach could be a good option for younger active patients who are considered too young for knee replacement because that surgery only lasts about 10 years. >> developing these new tools a

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second half coming george mason turns up the d. the full head of steam and one. no problems formation today, they win 78-50. and gw loses to davidson 77-67 american falls to buck now, and hampton beat howard. kimberly giving me the fist pump over here. kimberly: two of those games i'm happy about. ♪ kimberly: britain's prince william continues his tour of japan. today he visited the studios of a japanese broadcaster. prince william is scheduled to visit areas devastated by a ts unami. kimberly: a little bit of everything? steve: a little bit of everything. we don't need to focus on the snow totals because it will not be that significant, but the ice could cause a big problem, especially on untreated roadways. monday lower 40's. wednesday, upper 50's, a cold front swings through. and next weekend, a week from tonight when you

george mason basketball has a brand new man in charge. kentucky's pursuit for perfection continues while the lady terps carry their win streak into primetime tonight. i have the very latest and it's coming up next in sports. tim: let's begin with breaking news. george mason has hired dave paulson as their head basketball coach replacing paul hewitt. paulson led bucknell to two ncaa tournament appearances the last five years. head coach brenda frese has made the terps the consistent national contender. they won the championship in 200 6 and the terps have been knocking on the door ever since. they lost in the final four last year. to get back to the final four the terrapins will have to win tonight against one of the most storied programs in all of basketball. tennessee volunteers. game time is 9:00 p.m. hey, it was a great weekend in the men's tournament. coach k has taken duke to the final four for the 12th time. tom izzo has the number seven seed in the semifinal. how about kentucky going for the perfect 40-0 season? that's incredible.

vcu hosting george mason. rams came out hot from the start.raham with the spin move there finishes with the nice lay-up and later on graham showing off some more moves. a little range there. three pointer is good. feeling it today. had a game high 23 points as vcu beat george mason 71-60. >>> to the women's side. big ten semifinal, maryland with northwestern. terps trailed by as many as 11. down by 1 here. moseley waits, drives the floater is good. she had 15 points. they take the lead. second half back to the dominating maryland team of all season long. that's lexi brown. maryland would win it 74-63. they advance to the big ten championship game which will take place tomorrow. >>> a few more scores for you. george washington the women's team they were big winners today, they advance to the championship game of the atlantic ten tournament. >>> let's move over to hockey now for a moment. alex ovechkin with the return to the ice after missing the capital's last game with a lower body injury. on pace for another 50-goal season and little trouble

george mason men's basketball team have a new face leading the way.ulson has been hired as the team's next head coach. he comes over from bucknell replacing paul hewitt who was fired earlier this month. paulsen spent the last seven seasons with bucknell leading the buy sons to the ncaa tournament twice during that time. he's a three-time patriot league coach of the year including this past season in which bucknell made it to the nit. he's also a national champion winning the division iii title back in 2003 as head coach at williams college. >>> over on the women's side maryland puts their 27-game winning streak on the line as they face tennessee in the elite eight tonight. the terps looking to make it back-to-back trips to the final four. they want to make it to tampa, florida, but the terps need a big performance from point guard lexi brown, maryland's second leading scorer, just one point against duke on saturday. maryland battled tennessee in the sweet 16 a year ago. brenda frese expecting an extra fired-up vols squad tonight. >> i think they'll ha

this youtube video of george mason university students. pretty hot. look as the flames. a fire and then used a base frequency generator to put at the flames in matter of secretaries. the two seniors say the sound waves put out the fire. the invention cost roughly $600 but getting a lot of attention for it. economic out the new lex luthor. first look at jesse eisenberg playing the villain in the new superman movie titled "batman versus superman." shaved off usually wavy hair. eisenberg is best known for his role in the social networks but lex luthor that could transform him into hollywood's new bad boy. look at this picture. not the foreground but what's happening in the background. mom holding her baby, behind her a family grabbing a bite, kim kardashian with kanye west and their baby north. the pic posted on instagram more than 7,000 likes in the first four days and thousands of people commenting. >>> stay with us >>> former congressman jesse jackson jr. released from a federal prison after 2 1/2 years, schelded from reporters as he left the montgomery, alabama facility

george mason university and the college of william and mary will host the virginia college tour. it's a chance for students and educate or its to reduce underage drinking. >>> metro meeting to talk about the underground emergency that happened about two months ago. the tunnel near the l'enfant plaza station filled with smoke and one woman died. >>> the . >>> we want to to show you the video of a deputy's car almost standing on end. the sheriff's department said the deputy inside was responding to a call about a fight when he crashed into an suv and flipped into the telephone pole. we're told he's in good shape right now and that he's expected to be fine. >>> police are looking for a driver involved in a deadly hit and run accident. >>> this morning we're hearing from family members of a 19-year-old who was killed in a hit and run. he attended buoy state university. he was killed friday morning on the baltimore, washington parkway. cell phone video shows the scene here. witnesses told police a driver hit his car and forced it off the road. the car rolled over and caught fire. the

reporting here at george mason university zachary kiesch news 4. >> wow.le lot of creative energy there. thanks. >>> a >>> no one will like you. >> a show that brought back a show in the '60s, "mad men." includes don draper suit fedora and office bar cart. "mad men" is coming to an end after seven seasons. the final season begins april 7th. >>> and coaching icon dean smith is still giving back to his players. the former basketball coach died last month and this week former players started receiving letters from coach smith along with a $200 check as part of his trust, every varsity basketball player in coach smith's 36 years is receiving a gift. one tweet add picture of the letter that read enjoy a dinner out complements of coach dean smith. coach smith sense 25 players in the nba draft including michael jordan. jordan always said no one would have seen him without dean smith. wonder if he's getting a dinner check? >> and his players loved him. >> they did. >> loved and worshipped. >>> outdoor plans for the weekend, and update on our weather coming up afte

. >> virgin s mark warner helping cut the ribbon on a new degree at george mason university. bachelor of science and cybersecuri engineering. this program trains students to incorporate cyber resilience into everything from aircraft to power plants. >> i like computers and i love security. secitis sng i've always wanted to get into. and i've never really heard of cybersecurity,i figured that would be something interesting and i really like it. >> our area already has a wealth of cybersecurity job opportunits. andffia a hoping a program li ge mason's will only attract more. >>> now to the murder trial of rahul gupta accused of killing a georgetown uvela student, mark waugh. gupta has just been found guilty of first-degree murder. prosecutors say that alcohol jealousy, a ra were behind this murder. news4's zachach was in the courtroom in rockville when gupta learned his verdict. >> mark was a bright and energetic yng with a big smile and a bright future. >> reporter: tod a jury convicted mark waugh's onetime friend rahupt first-degree m it was an unlikely end for two men who ap

and other scores -- george mason loses to vcu. in baseball, the nats beat the cards in florida. we wish we were there. kelly: you were just there. robert: but i missed you guys. kelly: high temperature down there? robert: 85. kelly: still ahead, a who's who of the internet. kelly: from celebrities to politicians to bloggers, "time" magazine has its 30 most influential people on the internet. president obama, justin bieber all made the list, as well as internet celebrities. the magazine says it analyzed social media following, site traffic, and overall ability to

. >> george washington and george mason. they came in with nine wins on the season and it is about pride. look at porter get the oop. it did not stay closed for long. cory edwards cannot connect. colonial is off and running. he throws down the flush and has 15 points. gw gets the win. in women's hoops, they try to be mother nature by leaving today instead of tomorrow for the big ten turner meant. -- tournament. everything is done in the regular season. it does not matter anymore. >> you go into this turn them in time and it is 0-0 and everybody is undefeated and everybody's record is the same. it is a clean slate. we have to play even better. all the teams coming after us are going to give us their best shot. >> the grapefruit league starts tomorrow for the new york mets. meanwhile, all eyes on alex rodriguez in tampa. he had his first at bat and it looks like he did not miss a beat. he singled and finished 1-2 with a walk. ladies and gentlemen, a-rod has returned to the game. the white sox and dodgers. a fly ball to right.

a few other scores george mason past st.is 70-50 and vcu lost to dayton 59-55 in a tight one and howard lost to hampton, 68-67. so guys march is almost officially here. you ready? >> that's right. a half hour away. >> exactly. tomorrow first day of march, you will see a lot of different stuff going on. >> exactly. worst time period is around the lunchtime hours and evening hours and looking at freezing rain maybe a little bit of scattered snow in the mid-morning hours and ends sunday night. >> all right. new "snl" next with young woman >>> welcome back. i'm gretchen carlson. [ cheers and applause ] joining us now is former mayor, rudolph guiliani, who got in some hot water last week at a

the head coach of george mason, when he arrived in fairfax, he had a final four resume, but he won only four conference games each of his last few seasons. he has gone from mason. really good man, good coat. leon: you all know mitt romney is out of the battle for the white house. he just signed up for may be the real fight of his life, a boxing match. alison: a state department official facing new charges of voyeurism and stalking. also, the arrest of robert first after the confession -- robert durst after the confession that an hbo documentary. plus, steve's forecast. leon: mitt romney like you have never seen him before. he is planning to go head to head in a boxing match with champion evander holyfield. the charity event will happen in may. romney, who is 68, told the newspaper he will be a short fight or i will be knocked unconscious. could be both. alison: you know how many people will go to try to see that? because they cannot imagine what it will look like. leon: just to see his hair get messed up. [brad] imagine a place where you can not only find everything you need,but you can

. >>> george mason has a new head coach.e paulson the man in charge of resurrecting the patriots program. they made it official today hiring the 50-year-old to take over for paul hewitt. he was fired after this season. but who is dave paulson? we'll show you here. he spent the last seven seasons with buck nel. three time patriot league coach of the year including this past season. also a division three national champion back in 2003. won the championship with williams college. >>> vcu head coach is in discussions with the university of texas about their vacant head coaching job. now, smart he's been at vcu since 2009. he led them to the unprobable final four run back in 2011. he told the richmond times that no school has requested permission to interview coach smart. >>> over on the baseball diamond, the nationals making news today trading the reliever jerry blevin to the nets. he did finish with a career high 66 strikeouts. they'll send the nationals outfielder matt den decker. one home run, 13 runs driven in in the first t

george mason and florida, the patriots had no answer for christian, he went 10-13 from the field.he finished with 27 points and offensive machine. i feel sorry for whoever had that assignment tonight. the final 71-65. conference usa in san antonio, eight seconds left. here comes the heart rate, two seconds left. -- the heart break. let the celebration begin. fiu wins this one, the final 57-54. nats and tigers in florida jordan zimmermann. the store -- got the start. let's check out the other zimmerman, ryan zimmerman. bottom of the fifth, put this line in the perfect spot. since this one to write. that would be an r.b.i. double. he had two of those, by the way. nats beat the tigers, 9-2. it has been reported that dimarco mori -- demarco murray has expressed his desire to play for the eagles. last year he led the nfl in rushing for the cowboys. maybe chip kelly knows what he is doing after all. leon: that could work for him. bad news for us. alison: when we come back, more breaking news. this is right outside the ferguson police department. new leon: new protest breaking out in fer

. >> reporter: at george mason university where a couple of. students:s have what could be a revolutionary idea -- dousing flames with sound. it works so well it's almost hard to believe. over and over again seth robertson wave the extinguisher douses burning alcohol with just its rumbling bass note. >> you need heat, you need a fuel source, you need oxygen. >> reporter: using $600 of equipment -- amps, a speaker, something they call a columnator, the students are starving the flame of oxygen. >> the sound pushes the oxygen molecules away from the fuel. >> did it work at first? >> at first, it didn't. it didn't work at all. >> reporter: and then they hit on just the right low note. lots of questions about how to take this device to scale, how to turn it from amazing parlor trick into practical fire fighting tool. >> we think that with a little more design, a little more money and time, we could make it happen. >> all about the bass, no treble. by the way, sometimes genius inventors are rebels. they risked getting an f on their final project, bu

robert: gw women, no problems whatsoever with george mason this afternoon. a solid game. colonials blowout the patriots 80-35. when you have somebody like jones on your squad, not much to do. acc, uva end eighth-ranked louisville. cavs up 5, to the foul line, the jumper, virginia upsets louisville 75-59. baseball the nats will open the spring season thursday. they are into full squad workout. everybody understands it starts in the spring. this is where you have to get the little things out of the way right now. it is time for second-year skipper matt williams to start evaluations. >> we establish the way that we want to play the game, and they hold themselves accountable and do with that way. what i can evaluate in the scenarios is are we doing it right, working hard enough, is everybody's attention to detail there. robert: in ba rockets-cavs. third quarter, lebron and harden get into it. he kicks him in a sensitive area. when it came down to the wire, lebron gets fouled on the drive, the rocket. now he has to hit one to tie it. he would miss both, and the rockets hold on

at george mason university a couple of seniors are working on a revolutionary fire extinguisher that could save thousands of lives and millions of dollars, bruce leshan is live in the newsroom with the sir that's -- story that's getting traction on social media right now. >> reporter: people are posting and sharing on facebook all over the place. and what is amazing is that instead of the foam or the dry chemicals used in a conventional extinguisher, the wave extinguisher uses sound waves to douse flames. it works so well, it's almost hard to believe. over and over again. seth robertton's wave extinger douses -- extinguisher douses it with a wave note. >> you need a fuel source and you need oxygen. >> reporter: using xvi hundred dollars of -- $600 of equipment. and a speaker something they call a columnatoo. the students are starving the flame of oxygen. >> these are the compression waves to push the oxygen molecules away from the fuel. >> reporter: they struggled with skeptics both professors and students. >> we originally started with five people and the three others had kind of --

he teaches international criminal justice at george mason university and has authored several books on death penalty. we welcome you both to the "newshour." jennifer dobner, to you first. why did the utah legislature pass this new law and why has the governor signed it? >> well, like other states utah is recognizing that it's difficult now to get the drugs needed forlethal injection, and also that there have been problems with lethal injection elsewhere. so i think they wanted to put something on the books that would allow them to reinstate the use of the firing squad should it become necessary. it's been a secondary use for capital punishment since 2004 but this sort of adds a new condition under which it could be used. previously we were at a default to lethal injection, unless that had been declared unconstitutional by the supreme court. >> woodruff: so in this instance, as i understand it, if the drugs are not available for 30 days, then the state would redort to the use of a firing squad. >> that's correct. currently the state does not have any drugs in its possession, so if an ex

. >>> george mason at cw the senior day. and nakeesha. >>> off the turnover lauren chase up court to kyra washington. it's going to be 2 of her 15 gw led 45-22 at the break. and second half hannah makes sure that senior day is a success. for two of her game high 18. down comes the nets and they win the conference. >> i've always told myself i wanted to leave and end with a bang on a high note. i think what we did today, what we accomplished today is one step closer to doing that. >> i'm just so excited for them as much as they are champions today, on the court 13 of our 15 kids are on the dean's list. they're doing it in every way. i think that's the opportunity that we can provide student athletes here at gw. >> down to sharlsville, hosting louisville cavaliers trying to go to the acc tournament on a high note. she takes the three, nation it 23 points for her. also provided some leadership put the ball on the floor, strong move to the basket. lays it in. outscores louisville 28-10 over the final eight minutes. they win it b

. >> opening round the a-10 tournament george mason taking it on in the first half. a tight game. nice kiss off the glass. mason is down six in the second half but making a charge. isaiah jackson for three. patriots down four. later on patrick holloway creating a space. extending the lead with free throws the final seconds they can't get anything to fall. they would lose this game 71-65. second round of the acc tournament virginia tech and miami in action. first half we have a close game. hudson with a drive and how about that finish? 32 last night off to a good start tonight. wilson here. he's going to find himself alone in the corner. hill that's just too easy. tech is down one. right now miami is up 49-43 with about four minutes to play in this ball game. it's that time of the year. >> but it's like a tree in the forest. if it fell and nobody was there -- there's nobody there. acc. can you imagine? >> it's miami and virginia tech. >> still, it's the acc. somebody should have been there. ♪ ♪ ♪ you're only young once. unless you have a subaru. (announcer) the subaru xv crosstrek.

. >> reporter: kara hollis now at george mason university remembers selke as the girl everyone wanted to be around. selke wasn't just a great sing are. she was a -- singer. she was a leader, a mentor. >> she had a really great way of always being supportive towards everyone in the choir and being a friend to everyone. >> reporter: in the mental picture hollis will carry of her friend now among the 150 victims of tuesday's plane crash in france, emily will be smiling. >> i will always remember her smile and try to remember to smile as much as i can as she did. >> reporter: we heard a lot about that smile today from other long time friends. >> very easy to talk to. you can tell just by the way she smiled she had a very warm welcoming smile. >> reporter: and from colleagues in alexandria, virginia. >> she literally was a shining star. she always had a smile, made us laugh every day. >> reporter: selke started working there last january as a community manager and threw herself into the work. >> her first day i remember how scared she was but yet so eager. >> reporter: to her old friends t

facebook page shows a relaxed and smiling wossen assaye, indicates he's self- employed and attended george mason university, a fact the school disputes. assaye's criminal record paints a bleak picture. >> since october, 2013 the fbi washington field office through the violent crimes task force has been conducting an investigation into 12 bank robberies in northern virginia. >> reporter: a crime spree that appeared to end on march 20th, when an armed robbery at this apple federal credit union in alexandria. when assaye was arrested later that day he had $1,600 in cash in his coat pocket. assaye's criminal record is littered with felonies, breaking and entering, statutory burglary, purse snatching and a collection of lesser crimes, too, disorderly conduct, speeding, reckless driving. after multiple burglary and robbery convictions assaye was incarcerated from 2000 to 2013. assaye's method of operation in all these alleged robberies is strikingly similar. he enters a bank usually with a cell phone to his ear, displays a handgun, sends a demand note to a teller and then says something along the line

he indicates he's self-employed and attended george mason university, a fact the school disputes. assaye's criminal record paints a bleak becht. >> since october, 2013 the fbi -- picture. >> since october, 2013, the fbi and violent crimes task force has conducted investigation into 12 bank robberies that occurred in northern virginia. >> reporter: a crime spree that appeared to end march 20th when an armed -- with an armed robbery at this apple credit union in alexandria. when he was arrested, he had $1,600 in his coat pocket. assaye's criminal record is littered with felonies, breaking and entering, statutory burglary, purse snatching and a collection of lesser crimes, too, disorderly conduct, speeding, reckless driving. after multiple burglary and robbery convictions assaye was incarcerated from 2000 to 2013. assaye's method of operation in his alleged bank robbery has been strikingly similar. he enters the bank usually with a cell phone to his ear, hands a demand note to a victim teller and then flees the scene on a bicycle. in alexandria andrea mccarren, wusa9. >> wossen assay

meanwhile, george mason was not even in the hunt. so today, they fired head coach paul hewitt. all right let's talk pro basketball. we go to the wizard who's won three in a row. they play portland tonight in the phone booth and the trail blazer are playing as well as anybody in the league right now. east vs. west is tonight. in hockey, hockey fans the caps got a huge win last night against the bruins. braden holtby was the difference maker and got his eighth shutout of the year. the offense gave him what he needed to win. the caps beat the bruins 2-0 and play the sabres tonight in buffalo and they can't let up because they have a whole lot of folks chasing them in the standings. baseball, theationals are 4-7 for the spring. the nats beat the astros this afternoon. clint robinson took this pitch to left center field. that's trouble. he goes to the wall. tony gwynn jr. is running from the get go. no chance. robinson gets a triple out of it. the final this afternoon was 2-1. all right. you orioles and phillies this afternoon, clearwater. this is a sight for sore eyes. chris davis

dave pahlsson is the new basketball at george mason university.t the last seven years at bucknell leading the bison to four postseason appearances. >>> the washington wizards will play in the postseason, but where they land and who they play is in their hands. the wizards are 2 1/2 games behind toronto for home court advantage in the first round. they lost five of their last six games. if coach randy wittman blamed the offensive efficiency for last night's loss to houston, but with only eight games in the regular season wizards don't have much time to get their act together. >> to be honest, i don't know what team you are, you need momentum going in on your side. you want to go in playing great basketball. >> here's of the washington wizards last six games shooting under 40% while their owe upons are 44. john wall, field goal average 37.9%. in other words, not shooting well either. >>> here's your friendly reminder to vote in this week's game of the week poll. the poll closes 3 p.m. on wednesday because of good friday. text the code of the game yo

flushing on george mason seems routine, but i like it because he's got the routine stuff and check out teammates, fist pump there. that's all we could find for george washington. >> aren't they a little short on plays 'not much going on. >> finally you got -- plays? not much going on. >> finally you got maryland's dez welker serving up the scarlet letter to the scarlet knights. this right here will give you bitter beer face. >> show of us your bitter beer face. >> when you're -- show us your bitter beer face. >> when you're a fan and watch that. >> a cup of that raging whatever it was they were talking >>> happy friday, everybody! if you want to tweet us what you're doing this weekend any time of the day or night, derek will be up till 5:00 watching his what -- >> watching my television. what is it exactly you thought that i would be watching? >> i think she wanted a specific show. >> you have a bunch of shows you said you were going to go home and watch on the dvr. >> watching tv. >>> this weekend -- >> you told me you had your dvr there. >>> the weekend is an hour short, remember tha

george mason and paul hewitt up in brooklyn, another close one, mason down four, under three to go. fordham holds on. >>> caps/rangers at verizon center. alex ovechkin scores his 45th goal of the season and becomes only the fifth player to score 45 or more in seven seasons, incredible. caps fall 3-1. >>> check out nats pitcher gio gonzalez trying to spice up spring training with his brand of humor. >> i mean right now we have max. right now we've been getting it right. i mean max for sure. so far right now it's max. >> guys, back up to you. >> what? if you look at the right, max scherzer is cracking up because he put gonzalez up to it. our staff figured out this is from some movie called super troopers where he gets pull over and the cop says meow, i'd like to see your license, blah, blah, blah, wasn't a great movie. >> a movie he hadn't seen. >> i don't get it either. >> because max signed the big contract. >> we know who max scherzer is. >> i wouldn't go too deep in this. >> you know what? my american u eagles had a great year, so (mom) when our little girl was born we got a subar

. >>> george mason university posted this video of engineering students using low-frequency sound wavesut out a fire. how cool is that. >>> down to business with landon dowdy, good morning. >> good morning to you. wall street banks are so upset with senator lit beth warren's calls to break them up they're considering withholding campaign donations to senate democrats in protest. reuters reports officials from citigroup, bank of america, jpmorgan, and goldman sachs have discussed the matter. any move would be symbolic as banks can donate a maximum of $1,500 each. >>> you can't take it with you. ceo tim cook has decided to give all his money away donating an estimated $785 million fortune to charity after he pays for his 10-year-old nephew's college education. back over to you. >> thanks, landon. >>> yes, you are seeing this owl riding shotgun. >>> a sweet 16 pounding. kentucky obliterates west virginia. sports is up next. . sure! i offer multi-car, safe driver, and so many other discounts that people think i'm a big deal. and boy, are they right. ladies, i can share hundreds in savings w

i teach about the crime commission findings to my students at george mason. they are interested. as some of you may know my husband served as a young a young staff attorney writing about the police chapter, helping contribute to that end i think it has had some fundamental influence on our field. moving far ahead to today, one of the fundamental questions would be whatever we write out what happens to implementation? i think several of you have mentioned that and of course it is the big question. moving ahead the testimony has been helpful, as has that of other witnesses and hail -- and thinking ahead of what we do in our recommendations and what others do in helping us to grab those questions. the issue about the 18,000 departments of their really goes to the fundamental heart this. the issue about the 18,000 >> once again especially true among let me thank the panelists for coming, for those that are watching and especially for the contribution of the members. interestingly, we talk about a 90 day task force, but if you look at the process we are following, they're are multiple

. >> and she may not be heading to the ncaa tournament but george mason's taylor brown as good as ito cut a rug. "game on overtime" next. cut that rusmght welcome to our dance club here at broadcast house. march madness is the theme. championship is the dream. got a lot of local teams looking to make that journey. maryland one of those clubs. a lot of biz to finish up. let's get to

it was exactly the same. >> edholme was convinced that gerald mason signed the ymca register with the alias george d. wilson. nearly five decades after the crime, mason was arrested and charged with murder. >> when we introduced ourselves and told him we were homicide investigators, he was a little bit irritated and it was almost like you're here for that? that happened so long ago. i can't believe you're here bothering me with that, you know, 45, 46 years later. >>> based on the forensic evidence, prosecutors believe gerald mason bought the gun in louisiana, then checked into a ymca using the alias george d. wilson. mason was a drifter when he went to california in 1957. he may have been drinking near the hawthorne airport when he saw bob dewar's car parked in the lovers' lane. he robbed the teenagers, committed a sexual assault, then stole the car at gunpoint. while fleeing the scene, mason went through a traffic light and was stopped by two police officers. the officers didn't know the car was stolen. mason got out of the car so the officers wouldn't see the stolen goods on the backseat. and wh

to the final four, and an amazing cinderella team comes along and your heart wants to root for george masonped filling out brackets so i can root for the team that is brackets. the safest thing is to give the best seeded teams all of the way through. there is a new bracket this year that tries to get rid of that wrinkle. neil irwin, the idea here is you're best to have the number ones go through, the twos beat the 15s, and all of the way through. but that is no fun. how have you engineered your point system to reward picking upsets. >> this is like the stock market or horse racing or all kinds of markets out there where it doesn't matter, it's not just about picking the winner, it's about picking a win near no one else picked. so, for example, kentucky is the overwhelming favorite. so you should get more points if you pick a upset against kentucky than if you go with a leader. >> and that's not the way most brackets work. they usually just score by round. games in the first round are a certain amount of points -- it doesn't matter if it's a 1/16 game or a 5/12 team. >> yes, this is a market

. >> the george mason university school. thank you so much for your interest. i have to bring to point. what we see here is, we don't know how we deal with it. it is an issue of meaning and what do they mean by a european union. the second point it's hard to sustain this particular site we speak about the european union . most of all people living in ukraine only 80% of the survey because of economic crisis. you also speak about the issue where ukraine has better capacity to deal with posttraumatic stress disorder. lot of issues connected. a lot of uprise with the junior european union and the were also stationed to know that memberships were not on the table at all. there was some discussion of the association because they still have a perception to go to the european union. that will not happen. it will bring more frustration. there will be more restrictions. how do we sustain this particular situation that will probably change with the ongoing process. regarding the unity of the nation again, it is a huge problem you just discussed here but also this histori

the invention of two engineering students at george mason university created this incredible device.es only sound waves to put out flames. low frequency sound wave that extinguish fires. the students say that it can be used to fight fires of all sizes all kinds. they believe it could even be attached to a trone to fight fires big ones forest fires and to protect firefighters and, yes, they have a preliminary patent application for their invent, impressive invention at that. >>> a big wave surfer off the coast of california got a big surprise and proved ready for the test. look at that boat as he goes flying, watch the left side of your screen as the giant wave slams into the boat broadside. he instantly reacts diving out into the wave. the surfer who has plenty of experience in the water wasn't hurt in the slightest. he even boasted on facebook it was the best wave he had caught all day although technically that wave caught him. >>> up next, psychiatrist dr. keith ablow joins us to answer a number of questions about what could cause such a severe depression a depression so deep that

. >>> the surge is on for a new coach at george mason university.e of the first to find out about thisthat paul hewitt was fired this morning. this past season was his fourth with the team. the patriots struggled this year winning ju nine >> he's still -- in the halftime report. right where you are. >>> selec sunday night quite 18 hours old right now and there already a lot of reacti pouring in. this is the maryland terrapins team you're looking at here. playing at a number four seed this year after sports experts predicted they would be a number three. so a little disappointment for these guys now. if you are a terps fan you know upsetting. the team has to face kentucky. number one favorite not lost a game this year in the sweet 16. if they both make it there. the terps are one of the top trending on twitter. #helpmybra is something peop across the country are talks >>> la jol. [ cheers ] you can see that sounds a little more like what you expect to hear when watching the selection show. the reaction from georgetown like maryland the school is a number four seed. the hoyas missed out

george mason university economist garrett jones says she's wrong.tt, donald trump's kids paris hilton's siblings, they're born with an advantage in life. that's not fair. >> and i was born, too, being born in the united states of america is one of the least fair things that ever happened to me. being born with great parents, totally unfair. the question is whether government policies to try to fix this actually make things better or worse. john: you say they make things better. >> i do. and look, we're living in a situation where corporations have profits higher than they've been in 85 years, workers that have wages that are lower than they've been in 65 years -- john: well that's not absolutely not true -- >> that is true. let me continue. 40% of bank tellers in new york state are forced to rely on government assistance just to scrape by. and thats' wrong in a country where we have record corporate profits. john: and government should then take from the corporations and rich people and just give it to poor people? have programs more programs for po

but at george mason university today the focus was on intervention not enforcement. students who serve as peer health educators learn how to get involved to speak up and to help if someone is dangerously drunk. the intervention program is calledup. >> students are, you know, raise their hands saying i've seen this before and, you know, i felt uncomfortable and now i know more ways on how to intervene. >> this is the last of five stop ace cross the commonwealth for the abc college tour. meanwhile, the uva student who was bloodied at charlottesville will meet with state police investigators thursday. martese johnson will also appear in court thursday to face charges of obstruction of justice and being drunk in public. his attorney says he's going to plead not guilty. >>> new video tonight showing metro riders jumping the gates and cheating fares. we'll report why metro says it is a safety risk and tell you how they plan to crack down. >>> new rules from the faa when it comes to recreational drones where you will and will not be able to fly them. >>> we're talking act t

it indicates he's self-employed and attended george mason university, but his criminal record paints a far bleaker picture. >> since october, 2013 the fbi, washington field office through the violent crimes task force has been conducting an investigation into 12 bank robberies that occurred in northern virginia. >> reporter: a crime spree that appeared to end on march 20th with an armed robbery at this apple federal credit union in alexandria. when assaye was arrested that day, he had $1,600 cash in his coat pocket. >> assaye is believed responsible for each of these bank records. >> reporter: his record is littered with felonies, breaking and entering, statutory burglary, purse snatching and lesser crimes, too disorderly conduct, speeding, reckless driving. after multiple burglary and robbery convictions assaye was incarcerated from 2000 to may of 2013. his method of operation in his alleged bank robberies has been strikingly similar. he enters the bank often with a cell phone to his ear, approaches the victim teller and displays a handgun or demand note and verbally demands money.

. >>> a glimpse of the future is coming to george mason's patriot center. first robotics competition of the greater d.c. region will feature robots built by students in our area. this is video from a similar event this year in utah. the competition helps prepare students for success in many technology fields. >>> you might remember these just stunning images of a rescue, a trench collapsed in falls church last june. first responders from fairfax county raced to rescue the person trapped in there, saved his life. well two firefighters who went into that trench are now holding gold medal of valor awards. they were among the public safety personnel honored last afternoon by the chamber of commerce for going above and beyond the call of duty. it was my honor to emcee that event yesterday and actually honor dozens of police officers and firefighters who have gone above and beyond. congratulations to them. >> i remember that story as a matter of fact. that was the last thing that i covered before transitioning into the consume are unit. >>> this morning the rain

and today the virginia abc college tour made a stop in our area but at george mason university today, the focus was on intervention not enforcement. students who serve as peer health educators learned about how to get involved and speak up or help if someone is dangerously drunk. >> students are, you know, raising their hand saying i've seen this before and, you know i felt uncomfortable, and now i know more ways on how to intervene. >> this is the last of five stops for the abc college tour across the commonwealth. students from northern virginia community college also attended today. >>> maryland congressman elijah cummings says he believes the chain of command in the secret service is broken. his comments as we're getting a new look at that incident earlier this month where agents are accused of tapping a white house barrier with a car. reports suggest they'd been drinking. cummings' comments referenced the fact that the director didn't learn about the allegations until five days later through an anonymous e-mail. >>> witnesses say the driver told them he blacked out. a school bus

robert: this is the blue monday over at george mason. the head basketball coach was fired today after going through his four seasons with a 66 wins and 67 losses. the school moved into the atlantic 10 conference two years ago. that raised the stakes quite a bit. had only a record of 8-26 in the conference those two seasons and today, he was released. spring arrives friday in the 2015 baseball season opens april 2nd. so heat up the rivalry between the orioles and the nationals. just four miles from nats park the orioles bought this sign. oh-mazing. come on, man. orioles can't do that. they are the odds on favorite to make it to the world series this year. vegas has them at 10-1. orioles will be good again. they're 25-1 for the birds. four miles from nats park orioles, oh-mazing! come on, man! leon: they may come to regret that. robert: tonight is the selection show for the women's basketball teams. american university will make it for the first time in school history. leon: that's awesome. all right. hope the ncaa gets it right tonight. t