why are there no great unifying leaders like george washington today? >> first of all, read the farewell address. washington never believed that the united states would be without political differences or political parties, factions, whatever you want to call them. what washington's whole presidency was about, whether it was staying out of european conflict or trying to avoid as long as possible the evolution of these intense partisan differences, washington's whole presidency was about buying time. washington was enough of a visionary to know -- washington was a strong leader of a weak nation, and given that situation, he also had enough faith in the future of this nation, given 30, 40 years of peace, that it would develop to the point where, frankly it could defend itself against any foreign power. likewise at home, washington allowed himself to be pummeled, not only by the press, but literally to have his effigy burned in the streets of philadelphia. washington took risks for peace and for political peace at home. it was a self-denying kind of leaders

. >>> and we are live now at george washington university for a panel of former security officials and current congressional staffers who this morning will talk about pending cyber security administrations, they want to talk about a public private partnership, michael chertoff and the former director of national intelligence mike mcconnell, both served during the second bush administration. >> we are live this morning at george washington university for a discussion of cybersecurity legislation that is coming up in congress, a bipartisan group of senators passing legislation that will address cyber threat that is one of the main topics of discussion. >> ladies and gentlemen please welcome today's special guests. [ applause ] >> good morning. members of the washington community, trustees, students, faculty and staff of the george washington university, it's a pleasure to welcome you to this forum about a conversation on cybersecurity. it's particular honor this morning to welcome the former secretary of homeland security and former judge for the u.s. court of appeals, michael chertoff a

indeed, marriage was to be the making of george washington, emotionally as well as economically. modern writers themselves a part of a materialistic culture tend to emphasize the latter at the expense of the former. they stress the 18,000 acres that washington's bride brought to their union, part of a 40,000 pound estate that made her the richest widow in virginia. in wedding martha, they observe the acquisitive colonel washington secured his greatest prize to date. amid these hints of fortune seeking, one can easily forget that the widow custis was every bit as practical a suitor as george washington. for this she has no one to blame but herself. martha's destruction of all but two of her husband's letters to her is well-known. deprived of documentation, historians have by and large cast her as a sweet, plump grandmotherly bystander more stylized if possible than the man she loved and lived with for 40 years. imagine betsy ross without her flag, june cleaver in a mob cap. worse yet, the silence enforced by her act of historical vandalism has only fed the voguish view of martha as

park police said the george washington parkway is fine. we will take you to maryland.oad and university boulevard. metro rail, marc rail, and virginia railway express are on normal service. back inside. >> you can see a lot more money coming out of your pocket to use the dulles toll road soon. a new study says the cost of a one-way trip could rise from $2.25 to $4.50 next year. 1-way toll could rise to $7 by 2018. the airports authority except the decision on future increases will not be made for several months. the polls will be used to finance the second phase of the dullest metro extension to the airport. in the state 95 in maryland in laurel, many birds fell onto the highway and caused a number of traffic tieups. they are starlings and move in unison. some experts think they all hit a bunch of power lines while others think they crashed into the side of a tractor-trailer. >> president obama will take part in a groundbreaking for the national american museum of african-american history and culture. former first lady barbara bush will also participate in the february

washington. from his vinegary mother, george inherited a natural aura of command. that's not the only legacy of mary ball washington to a son who i think resembled her more than either kid to acknowledge. of the mother, remembered one of george's boyhood playmates, i was ten times more afraid of he own parents. it prompted washington to establish an independent sense of self. even while struggling to sub die the volatile emotions. i wish i could say he could temper his emotions. he is subject to attacks of anger on provocation. sometimes without just cause. time would cure the 16-year-old friend of the vice, predicted his lordship. adding that young george was someone, quote, who will go to school all his life. what a wonderful phrase. and how quint essentially american. and this is not a school where you get a degree. the great thing about washington, it's -- they're frankly historians to this day who condescend to washington. because of his relativelyon. what they tend to overlook is he never stopped learning. his education was for life. he had relatively little i

of one of the president's last batches. >>> 18th century characters will surprise a symbolic george washington with a birthday party today at 1:30 at mt. vernon. >>> coming up on 9news now at noon, an extreme skiing outing takes a tragic turn in washington state. we'll have that story, when we come back. >>> plus united nations inspection teams are checking out iran's nuclear program again. we'll be back. >>> three skiers who took a chance in dangerous conditions in washington state lost their lives this weekend. they were caught in an avalanche about 80 miles northeast of seattle. danielle nottingham has more. >> reporter: it looks like a winter wonder land, but this picturesque mountain in washington state was the scene of a deadly avalanche. the king county sheriff's office got word of the slide just after noon sunday. it happened near the stephens pass ski area. four of the skiers were basically shot down a chute for about 1500 feet. one -- tree of the -- three of the skiers then were buried under the snow. >> one woman who survived was using an avalanche rescue system, similar to an air b

over at andrews in prince george's county 35 degrees. here in washington under cloudy skies, good visibility on our michael and son weather camera. 37 degrees. look at that wind. it is brisk out of the north at 17. over at dulles over the past hour, you are going to see that thing shoot up. as that storm pulls away, high pressure pulls in. with the counter clockwise circulation, this thing headed off to the east-northeast. in the gulf coast and texas that will bring it toward us and that is why we are expecting this warm up. if this storm were 100 miles north, it will be a much different morning around here. it's been one of those winters where we still sit at 1.0 inches at reagan national. back in the 20s and 30s by tomorrow morning. for tuesday we start sunny and off to our east and southeast. maybe a few clouds get thrown our way late in the day. but for the most part we are going to be in pretty good shape around here for the next few days. it is the second half of the week with warmer temperatures. today 50. tomorrow and wednesday breezy but milder. 5

it was from soldiers encamped with george washington in new jersey. the letter is about the soldiers' view of the new massachusetts constitution ands the war. in part, the letter to the massachusetts legislature reads the undersigned officers of the troops of massachusetts in our own names and in the names of our brethren in the field declare that we highly respect and approve the new constitution of the commonwealth of massachusetts. it goes on with paragraphs of praise and then it predicts we form the most auspicious omens of its free operation and prosperity, and those omens came true. the massachusetts constitution served as probably the most important model to the federal constitution and today is the oldest constitution in the western world. i think in the entire world, for that matter. but the letter from these soldiers turned from praise to plea. the soldiers reminded the legislature that they were still at war and that the liberties promised in the new constitution of 1780s would be meaningless without support for the troops who were fighting

estudiantes de la universidad de george washington han resultado enfermos con problemas gastrointestista pidiendo a sus estudiantes y facultad que tomen precauciones...despues que 85-estudiantes se contagiaron de gastroenterit is... "definitivamente estoy utilizando liquido antibacterial en mis manos despues de cada clase, mis profesores estan recomendando eso. estoy preocupada porque no quiero contagiarme" la mayoria de los contagios ocurrio en el centro de salud de la universidad en las ultimas 24 horas... los casos fueron reportados en el campus de foggy bottom y mount vernon... "si se toman los medios de seguridad necesarias, pues no tengo de que preocuparme, me lavo las manos antes de comer, y veo mas o menos donde como, que este limpio, yo creo que eso es suficiente para poder evitar contagio" los estudiantes afectados no tienen relacion... algunos viven en el campus universitario, otros afuera y han ingerido alimentos en diferentes lugares... "vomitan, diarrea, a veces fiebre no es siempre, a veces tambien ellos tienen como temblando un poquito o ellos sienten como dolor en el

on the morning of march 4th, 1797, george washington donned his best black velvet suit and walked to congress hall in philadelphia. for his final act as president, he would dispense with coaches and prancing horses, not so the president-elect who arrived for his inauguration in a pearl-colored suit of native broad cloth set off by a dressed sword and hat. however foolish these marshall touches appeared on squat john adams, they were unavoidable in a nation too young to have traditions unsanctified by it's a latter day cincinnatus. adams knew the day would be the illuminated by the setting, not the rising sun. wherever he looked he beheld streaming eyes. the president-elect covered his own face to disguise a flood of tears. nor was washington immune to the intense emotions surrounding the historic transfer about to take place. it was probably just as well he was not called upon to speak during the brief ceremony. the inaugural address concluded. the new president waddled up the aisle and out of the hall. ex-president washington motioned for jefferson to follow, but the tall virginian

at one point there was 251 george washington's.ng sauce the extra. >> looks more like moses to me. >> you can do that with clouds. any day there's nice puffy clouds you can see all kinds of faces and imagines. >> no chicken nuggets. >> who would eat george washington's face anyways. even warmer tomorrow and a warm night. 54 now. humidity up a little bit. notice showers north of us and south of us but nothing around the d.c. area. barometers holding steady. winds shifting out of the east, north east at 8-milings -- miles an hour. locally, some showers north west over southern pennsylvania. 52 up there and 56 over washington and 65 degrees today. 48 the low so far. 47 and 28 are the amples -- averages and the record today 78. right now the winds are out of the east. tomorrow afternoon they'll go back to the west, north west and get very, very strong late in the afternoon. by tomorrow evening we may see strong wind gust 35-40 miles an hour. some of the high peaks could see wind gust 50-55 miles per hour. damaging wind gust possible an

my question has to do with john adams and the election and his term after george washington. he went home. and the question is how important that going home alone with his family, after his family, in the wagon, sneaking out of washington, as it were, how important that was in establishing a firm anti-men nor cal in the united states. >> one party of such planting another was an extraordinary moment in the history of western politics, and adams' willingness to surrender and the federalists willing to surrender power to this new party. and they didn't think of these parties as we think of them. i mean, we think -- they need the party accepted the legitimacy of the other. the federalists never thought they were a party, really. were a legitimate government besieged by french-loving possible traitors. it was not politics as usual, and neither of them thought that parties should be perm, even the republicans, jeffersonian, they did not believe in parties. so, that was an important moment, i think that transition. the federalists thought that, well, they'll call us back as soon as

hundreds gathered at george washington's home in mt. vernon, virginia to celebrate his 280th birthday. visitors got to see martha washington's kitchen and the first president himself made an appearance to talk with people. >>> rick santorum account candidate to beat in decision 2012. he leads the latest national gallup poll by eight points. 36% of republican voters chose him to be the presidential candidate. 28% supported mitt romney. newt gingrich got 13%. ron paul 11%. >>> according to newt gingrich, the gop candidates may consider dropping out of the race for president if they don't win contests in their home states. the first test will come next tuesday in michigan. that's where mitt romney was born and his father was governor. gingrich is hoping to win georgia's primary on super tuesday, march 6th. santorum is fighting for april primary in pennsylvania where he was a senator. ron paul is from texas which holds its primary in april. >>> rick santorum is defending a comment he made about president obama over the weekend. at a campaig

and when john adams says i replace a name george washington -- colonel washington of virginia and hancock is half way out of his chair and has to sit back down again. washington left the room. he's appalled because now he has to deal with this. his response to the congress which they did write down, which we do have the document, is a masterpiece of understatement and humble spirit and it's wonderful. so washington comes in later to the story. this leads up to the sequel. if this book ends, there is a little more to the story. there is a war. the second book when i -- if i were not on the book tour, i would be writing right now knowing that at some point my publisher is going to be watching this. because she says, you know, can you give me a book a year? and i say, well, you know, if you stop sending me out on book tours, you know -- i'm sorry. i didn't mean that. i've been doing an enormous amount of reading and traveling. i've been all over the state of new jersey which is where the key battle fields are. i was involved in princeton and crossing of the delaware along with the stuff. vir

. >> the largest george washington birthday parade begins here. about 3500 people will participate. it will be an all-star line-up with b.b. king and mick jagger supporting black history month. you can see the concert live or watch it on pbs stations. >> next, a new trend in plastic surgery. we will explain coming up. >> the snow is quickly coming to an end. we have warmer temperatures on buying this juicer online was unbelievable. what a bargain! [ female announcer ] sometimes a good deal turns out to be not such a good deal. but new bounty gives you value you can see. in this lab demo one sheet of new bounty leaves this surface cleaner than two sheets of the leading ordinary brand. so you can clean this mess with half as many sheets. bounty has trap and lock technology to soak up big spills and lock them in. why use more when you can use less? bring it with new bounty. >> taking a look at the week ahead. the candidates have had a brief break, but it is time for another debate. mitt rmoney,omney, gingrich, paul, andl -- will gather, with the arizona primaries six weeks after. >> st

few men have profited more handsomely from their mistakes than george washington. as virginia and itsrenewed thei to expel the french, washington's preoccupation with rank, a mark of youthful insecurity, yielded to the unquestioned bravery and rapid response with which he tried to forestall the deadly route of general edward braddock's westward march. washington had talked about the slow pace of the road building for his part the top lofty general made no attempt to conceal his disdain for the nonprofessional soldiers in his ranks. much less their redskined allies. hubris proved to be braddock's undoing. inviting the indian ambush and massacre that sent his army fleeing in panic in july 1755. even then, braddock rebuffed washington's plea that they administer a taste of the native's own medicine. for this the englishman paid the ult mall -- ultimate price. washington had two horses shot out from under him, his uniform coat was riddled with bullet holes. presumably there was nothing charming in their sound. he would hear plenty more during the next three years. as an

oh, we just lost their shot but southbound george washington parkway out towards the cia no traffic able to squeeze by some earlier was able to get by for now looks like they had temporarily blocked the land to manure equipment there -- manoeuvre equipment there. >>> southbound 260, accident cleared there. lanes are heavy, coming across the potomac. >>> republican presidential hopeful rick santorum wins big in a stunning upset he beat colorado beating mitt romney who won there four years ago and minnesota he took 45% of the vote there. >>> in missouri's primary, santorum towned romney,. >> that put his front runner status up in the air now. >> sarah simmons is back with more. >> reporter: well, tony and alison each of those contests is not huge in and of themselves but add all those up together the three state sweep means rick santorum has won four contests he won iowa after a recount and romney won three states. >> wow. >> that just about says it all rick santorum, basking in three victories, missouri's primary was nothing more than a straw poll but he won caucuses in minnesota and colo

what is happening on the george washington parkway? let's go to newschopper7 with a crash reported northbound on the ramp to the inner loop. the exit ramp it does not look like anyone can get by. park police are on the scene for the northbound george washington parkway is a happening place but not in a good way. >> 6:20 is the time and we're looking at 48 degrees in nokesville. >> healthy living with jay leno -- the first lady makes her first visit to "the tonight show." you're watching "good morning washington." would you consider going back to" gray's anatomy?" [ carrie ] i remember my very first year as a teacher, setting that goal to become a principal. but, i have to support my family so how do i go bacack toto school? university of phoenix made it doable. a lot of my instructors were principals in n my district. i wouldn't be where i am without that degree. my name is dr. carrie buck. i helped turn an at-risk school into an award winning school and i am a phoenix. [ male announcer ] find your program at phoenix.edu. >> white hous

george washington didn't. nt washington once came up here to discuss a treaty and became so angry that he said, "i'll be dammed if i go there again." the separation of spars essential to the american character. we should remember that. a short trip to mt. vernon would remind us of that. the president's recess appointments not only show show disregard for the constitution, they show disregard for every individual american who chooses liberty over tyranny, president over king. thank you, mr. president. i yield the floor. mr. thune: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from south dakota is recognized. mr. thune: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: the senate is currently in session. mr. thune: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i come to the floor today to log the actions of the house of representatives which voted to repeal the class long-term care entitlement program that was created by the health care law. the vote yesterday in the hou

how school that to be born on george washington's birthday?have been 280 today, ted kennedy would have been 80, former senate majority leader bill frist 60 and senior strategist for the obama campaign, david axelrod is 57. happy birthday to all the mustache, we believe is 50. you are watching "the daily rundown." only on msnbc. [ female announcer ] want to spend less and retire with more? then don't get nickle and dimed by high cost investments and annoying account fees. at e-trade, our free easy-to-use online tools and experienced retirement specialists can help you build a personalized plan. and with our no annual fee iras and a wide range of low cost investments, you can execute the plan you want at a low cost. so meet with us, or go to etrade.com for a great retirement plan with low cost investments. ♪ for a great retirement plan with low cost investments. what do you get when you combine the home depot with this weekend? the cure for cabin fever. because with get-it-done savings on everything we need... we can turn this weekend into a fre

and i said i was writing a book on george washington. and without hesitation, he said, you have to read "the radicalism of the american revolution by gordon wood." so we all have our opinions on newt, and sometimes he's with the public, and sometimes he's not. but there he was entirely with the public. this is -- this is a provocative, interesting, delightful book. so i want to get right to it. and i want to start with my favorite sentence. my favorite sentence in this book, which is the lead sentence of the third article. and i'm going to ask gordon, i want you to comment, explain what this means. you asked, were the american revolutionaries mentally disturbed? >> well, actually, there was an article -- that was published, i think, about 1981 or so. this was a collection of essays that i've written over the last 45, 50 years. and that was the opening to an article published around 1981. prior to that, a distinguished historian, i won't name him because he's quite distinguished. he works at the library of congress. had written an article

joe's at george washington late in the second half. it goes into the corner for john's. long. saw when you thought you of still nicholson at last weekend. he continued -- phil mickelson finest last weekend, he continued his dominance. it was not always pretty, but he rhythm when it counted. birdies, only one bogey. 70.der 7 under par. bush took the checkered flag tonight. it was the closest finish in the event. of the it kicks off the nascar season, a daytona 500. >> a big weekend. >> apparently, it did rain on their parade. >> some of the parades or eight washout today. a few communities canceled their advance. some floats did move to the city of new orleans. but the crowd stayed away. the weather is expected to improve over the next couple of days. mardi gras will be celebrated, shine, on tuesday. >> we are not really calling tomorrow a snow day, right? >> chances continued to dwindle. we may see a dusting of snow. not so bad. look at the upcoming week, back into the 50's. i am not expecting much to stick. it is going to make it very difficult. >> it will not amount to

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first, george washington was a federalist. to say he was supportive of obamacare is fantasy.or you have to do massive amount of lsd to make the leap he made. if you look at his past he said he served in vietnam and gave speeches he served in vietnam. he never served in vietnam. he wrote a book claiming he survivorred the same way that george washington did because of the false claims he had made. this guy is a narcissist flip in blank. >> bob: washington wanted to bring as many states under one document. the tea party interpretation today is states rights operated. tha -- states rights oriented. that's what he refers to. >> andrea: he did it after the articles of confederation to strengthen the united states in certain areas. but not bail-out and overreach. and obamacare and define the constitution. >> bob: i see. >> greg: i know where you are going. you'd be wrong. clint eastwood in the middle of a political squabble after a totally confusing chrysler ad. whose side is he really on? if you leave now, i'll remove all of your teeth when you go to bed tonight. i can do that. ♪

my question has to do with john adams, his election and term after george washington. he went home. and the question is how important that going home alone with his family, after his family in a wagon, sneaking out of washington, as it were. how important that was in establishing a firm antiminorical. >> that was important in the history of western politics. and adams' willingness to surrender. the federalists' willingness to surrender power to this new party. they didn't think of these parties as we think of them. they need -- they need -- neither party accepted the legitimacy of the other. the federalists never thought they were a party. they were the legitimate government being bee sieged by these french-loving possible traitors. so, it was not politics as usual. neither thought that parties should be permanent. even the republicans, jeffersonians felt as soon as the threat is gone, our republican party can go out of business. they did not believe in parties. that was an important moment, that transition. federalists thought that, well, they'll call us back as soon as they see how

. >> george washington university is warning its students to take precautions after dozens on campus came down with norovirus. more on the growing i outbreak and the impact it is having. >> officials at george washington university are trying to figure out what is behind a recent outbreak of norovirus. >> i have heard that people are getting sick. >> at least 85 students have come into health services with the norovirus, most of them within the last few days. >> it seems just kind of like feeling of nausea. he is taking care of his girlfriend right now, who also has the virus. >> students who have caught the virus on and off campus dine and study at different locations so authorities are trying to determine if there is any commonality among the cases. >> i think i would be more vigilant if i lived in the dorms. >> officials say unlike the flu this virus isn't airborne but shared by direct contact sharing food or drink with another person. while school officials say they are schedule and additional glyndon in areas -- cleaning in areas students usually gather, they are warning student

to go to city to is trying to sell this on e bay because she says that it looks like george washington and i got to say i mean it kind of has a really resemblance to. the auction ends next week. there was one bit yesterday for one hundred dollars really i was about to attack before i came on to see if anyone else had. bid on it because i know it goes for a good cause but i mean would you go to george washington to convict i mean i don't know if i see him that look the last order ever so if you're dungaree like you know ten years from well it must forever or will it smell of your house and groan well you know they have those pictures of mcdonald's food and how it just doesn't rot and it stays the same if you look at a mcdonald's burger years from now which was just me and every i thought i was just . going no no i wonder if you know this will go a long way who we can sort of the crazier person the person to see george washington in the chicken i didn't see the words washington in that chamber i don't think it looks like oh i think it looks like a chicken with. or is it the person that b

. >> still to come, a health alert in george washington university. and how many students have been affected by a norovirus outbreak. >> how fans of whitney houston will be able to watch her funeral even though the services private. >> perce another check on traffic and weather every 10 minutes. there is a look at the beltway. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] gross -- i'll tell you what's really gross: used dishcloths. they can have a history that they drag aroura with them. for a cleaner way to clean try bounty extra soft. in this lab demo, one sheet of bounty extra soft leaves this surface 3 times cleaner than a dishcloth. it's super durable too. it's the cleaner way to clean. bring it with bounty extra soft. in the pink pack. and try bounty napkins. >> welcome back. it is time for a check of traffic and weather. >> we go to adam caskey. >> we will have some areas of light rain off and on throughout the day. most of the coming later this afternoon. it will kickstart our thursday morning. most of the brain is in carroll county. it is moving east word. we're

he coined the term, first in peace about george washington. he reveered washington. he made lee, the family into federalists, later wigs. lee never knew his father, really, and always tried to figure his father out and even after the war, lee did a new introduction to his father's reminiscences of the revolution and lee repeated all of the old myths about all he moved to alexandria to further the education of his children. no. he moved to alexandria because he didn't know stratford anymore and he was trying to recoup his financial reverses and convince somebody else to invest in something silly. anyway, lee spent much of his life trying to figure out who his father was and in some ways never came at peace with that, and i think he finally figured out that he was going to have to figure out sort of not be his own father, but accommodate for the absence of a father just like he accommodated for the absence of many other things. yes, sir? [ inaudible ] >> he had another son called black horse lee. he inherited whas

know this for years will go a long way to we can sort of the crazier person the person to see george washington in the chicken i didn't see the words washington in that show you know i don't think it looks like oh i think it looks like a chicken. or is it the person that bidding on hundreds of dollars for that thing on e bay it's like they're facing each other. pretty convincing you also see jesus in the toast or whatever that this is louis is like you know the people that see jesus everywhere and so are you going to washington to try and ok let's move on to something that boston city councilor is trying to get past because you know what do you do if you're the guy that's working the valet if somebody is clearly too wasted to drive home. you know should they actually be obligated not to give people their keys back to put. is there a way that we can work with the ballet companies to help prevent drunk driving boston city council drafted an ordinance that would require valet parking companies to keep the car keys from patrons who appear too drunk to drive. when you think about idea this is a toug

pretenders to the throne conducting the same anguished interior dialogue that is so revealing of george washington and his character. for washington so self-conscious about the figure he cut, it was not enough to be virtuous. he must be seen to be virtuous. after the war, he turned down grants of land and rejected out of hand an effort by pennsylvania officials to petition the continental congress for money on his behalf. he agonized over whether to accept a gift of 150 shares in a virginia canal company voted him about a grateful virginia assembly. how would this mat every be viewed by the eyes of the world, he asked. to pocket the prize might smack of a public pension, compromising his self-less position. at the same time he was a passionate advocate of canals who did not wish to offend the assembly by making himself look in his words, austentatiously disinterested. he sought advice in the matter from jefferson and lafayette. his anxiety was real. so was his relief. when he finally decided to donate the shares to a fledgling economy in western virginia, today's washington and lee college. he was

anne a robbery occurred near george washington university. police are stepping up patrols. the first major winter storm of the season hit virginia, up to 8 inches of snow covered the ground in lynchburg yesterday it made it difficult to drive on interstate 81. closer to home, the roads were slick in fredericksburg. vdot de plus hundreds of clouds to keep the roads clear. thousands are getting power restored after downed power lines. that quickly melted away and adam caskey is here with a look at the first forecast. >> it looks like later this week, we will have a little taste of spring by thursday and friday. outside over laurel, a total sunshine and a beautiful day to day, 40 degrees there currently. elsewhere, near 40 degrees. frostburg is one of the cooler spot at 34. it will be sunny with upper 40's later this afternoon. the wind will diminish later this afternoon into the evening. it is a little dusty right now. -- it is a little gusty right now. >> it might be a little tougher to get around today if you rely on metro. they are running fewer trains and a number of stat

george washington hangs on to beat richmond 69-67. snaps a five-game losing streak.hem. elsewhere, army defeats navy in double overtime and american loses to holy cross, 59-52. and tomorrow, here on nbc 4 at 12:30, capitals on the road against the rangers. fun to look for. they've got to win that game. i'm excited. >> she's coming up on "saturday night live." that is our news for tonight. snl is next. we'll be back here tomorrow. hakeem is going to sit here for a while and watch snl. see you tomorrow night. >>> i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. [ applause ] >> hello. hello, i'm mitt romney. you have just caught men

at 38 at george washington university. centreville 34 degrees. the temperatures across the board, holding above freezing. hagerstown and martinsburg. a little bit of snow, but the snow that fell on the pavement has the potential to refreeze overnight. not a tremendous amount of arctic cold air. the temperatures in the 20's and syracuse. to the south raleigh in the 50's. the system moving out. scattered snow showers remain. not amount to much. patchy drizzle over night. by midmorning, we are confident we will have breaks in the clouds and sunshine by tomorrow afternoon. live doppler radar, mainly rain or showers at this time. that is across the district, prince george's county southern maryland is dry. the roadways are wet. the future-cast, the next 40 hours, everything clears out moving through the day sunday. sunday afternoon clouds breaking apart the high pressure builds in from the west. this means sunshine for the day monday and tuesday the temperatures back into the upper 40's, low 50's. the forecast tonight, not a little bit of drizzle, sno

. >> karen shows us george washington's business life after he left office. >> long before multi-million dollar mental ours and global foundations, ex presidents returned home to a simpler life. a new plantation manor. >> it is a little known fact about the first president and historian dennis polk says he was pretty good at it. >>> by 1799, the last year of washington's life, they made 17,000-gallons of spirits. >> reporter: this recreation was open to the public in 2007. production on these grounds resulted in a product. >> most whiskey sold in the 18th century was unaged. that means it would have been clear, sort of like moon shrine. >>> it wasn't bottled, and washington may have occasionally enjoyed some whiskey of his own. >> we know whiskey was sent over to the mansion house farm for the use of the washington household, so presumably washington drank some of that as well. >> reporter: today washington's rye whiskey recipe has been revived here and sold. >>> and being a whiskey maker is nothing compared to some of the other odd jobs presidents have had. gerald ford spent time as a m

. >> there's norovirus at george washington university. >> at least 85 people have become ill. brianne carter has the latest developments. >> students and members of the campus community are concerned after learning the so many people have come down with this virus. according to school officials 85 students have come down with norovirus. most of them in just past 24-48 hours. many of them coming to the health services clinic on campus, to figure out exactly what this is. and still suffering from the stomach illness attend a wide range of classes. a study and dine at different places. many of them live on and off campus. school officials are trying to pinpoint whether there could be some commonality among these cases. school officials say they are scheduling additional cleanings in areas where students gathered. and are asking students to take extra precautions. >> i am a little bit more concerned now, so i will be washing my hands and not touching things that i don't have to. >> it is definitely scary knowing that it's on campus and we have to be aware of it. >> school official