but georgetown's roots go even deeper into history. it's the oldest jesuit university in the country. jesuits are known for a commitment to learning and intellectual inquiry. they've been around since saint ignatius started the society of jesus in europe back in 1540. >> he wanted a group of priests who would not be bound to a particular church or parish or town. he wanted to start a religious order of men who would go anywhere where the needs of the world were greatest. >> so what does it mean to be a catholic and jesuit university? >> to be a catholic and jesuit university means to be committed to academic excellence, to be committed to exploring one's faith across different faith traditions - catholic, protestant, jewish, muslim, orthodox christian, or people who may be struggling to find their faith. >> while most of the 7,500 undergrads here come from catholic or other christian backgrounds, all faiths are welcome. >> actually, right in there, if you go into healy hall, there's the jewish rabbi, the muslim imam, and the head pries

georgetown win it is 70-59.s win all about the d. >> we focused on that all week, playing them hard, just helping each other. i think our pressure caused them to turn the ball over more and i think we were just in the right places at the right time doing what we were supposed do. >> i think for most of tonight our defense was very, very good. we didn't have careless turnovers. i thought our defense was pretty good, was very good actually for large, large stretches of tonight's game. >> all right. liking it. gmu and gw going at it. tony taylor with the ball. we kind of lose him in the crowd here but trust us, he made it. taylor led the colonials with 12 points in the game. first half, a.j. davis to kitchens. that's good for three. kitchens had 23 for jmu. later, davis again. this time he shows he's not just a passer. 22 points for davis as jmu beats george washington 52-7. >> baseball's biggest news today courtesy of the nationals. they finally got that front of the rotation starter they've been looking for. the

georgetown improves to 6-1. they play howard next saturday. >>> tony bennett in virginia hosting longwood. first half, cavs up nine. evans kicks it out to the center who bu senior who buries the three. next possession for the cavs, joe harris goes inside to mike scott. gets the hook shot to go. scott with a game high 20 points. virginia up 43-24 at the break. second half, more virginia. scott double-teamed. great pass for the wide-open dunk. virginia defeats longwood 86-53. cavs are now 7-1. 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 t

georgetown up 7. moving the ball around the perimeter.nds up with jason clark, who buries the three from the corner. part of an 18-16 hoyas run. georgetown would lead by eight at the half. providence on the break. coleman, easy lay-in. we've got ourselves a game here, folks. tied game now at 35. georgetown looking to the big man henry sims. throws it up and misses. jason clark, though, with the tough offensive rebound. he lays it in for two. clark saves the ball from going out of bounds and gets the hoop. clark had a game high 16 points. later, under six to go. hoyas up four. sims drives, throws it up. misses. stays with it, though. he gets the putback. sims just 2 of 13. but gets the big hustle play in crunch time. hoyas shoot just 30%. but they hang on to win 49-40. georgetown improved to 12-1, and wins its tenth straight. >> all we're concerned with is accumulating wins. and we just want to keep accumulating wins. some nights it's going to be pretty, a lot of nights it's not going to be pretty. it's not just putting the ball in the bas

two intruders reported in the homes of georgetown students. and good evening, welcome to news 4 at 11:00. the incidents happened about 30 minutes apart, and in one case, the disguise came from a horror movie. the other case was a scenario from a child's bad dream. darcy spencer joins us with more from georgetown. >> reporter: the students we spoke to tonight say they're used to getting she's public safety alerts certainty to their computers and phones, these two were definitely unusual last night. one intruder dressed in a horror movie mask, the other jumping out of a closet. >> police are investigating two incidents, where intruders were found in apartments where george town university students live. they both happened friday night. the first happened just before 10:00 p.m. a student says she was sitting in her living room when a man jumped out of a closet. when she asked why he was there, he said he was looking for a party and ran. >> i'm shocked and kind of terrified, actually. we're being extra careful to make sure we lock our doors. >> re

georgetown improves to 7-1.re, virginia defeats longwood, 86-53 and george mason beats townsend, 65-53. that's your morning sports. i'm hakim determine iraq. have a great day. >> still more news 4 today after the break. >>> also news 4's viewpoint. so stay with us. [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for our best price online -- just $79.99 a month for two years with a 2 year agreement. this holiday deal is only for a limited time. so don't wait. get fios at this great price. act now and we'll add a special bonus -- $300 back. hurry, go to verizon.com/greatdeal. fios. a network ahead. contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. i could use all the help i can get. like nutella, a delicious hazelnut spread that's perfect on multigrain toast, even whole-wheat waffles, for a breakfast that my kids love and i feel good about serving. and nutella is made with simple, quality

this is the last bit of georgetown's past.t may find new life in redevelopment and may ellipse redevelopment that is already there. in georgetown, derrick ward, news 4. >>> the search continues for a group of burglars linked to seven break ins. home surveillance video was taken. three suspects breaking into a house. police say one of the suspects used a propane tank to smash a bathroom window, then climbed inside. investigators say that they aren't your average crooks. the burglary ring takes its time spending hours inside the homes. >>> in frederick county, maryland, four teens arrested for arson. they found marine flares purchased at a nearby walmart. they tracked down the kids by surveillance video. all the suspects confessed and admitted to setting another fire on a deck in the same neighborhood last week. >>> mothers in the d.c. area are among thousands in the country who took part in a nurse-in in all target stores. a mother says she was harassed by a couple employees for nursing her 5-month-old son in the store. she was

scary news for former georgetown hoey yay. he'll miss the entire season with the celtics after doctors found an aortic aneurysm. he'll have surgery next month and he'll be able to resume playing next season. >>> west virginia taking on texas a and m corpus cristie. they call them the islanders. kevin jones didn't play much because of foul trouble. he had 22. most of them in the second half. redskins know one thing for sure, they'll be facing a giants team all about business tomorrow. they have to be, dallas and new york are locked in a divisional battle. since there won't be a wild card, the stakes are lofty. the skins better expect a topnotch effort by blue, plus, i mean, washington has already proven they can beat down new york. they did it back in week one. six-game losing streak to new york and according to barry, may have changed hot giants view the skins. >> i think -- the way we beat them and they have a lot of respect. be competitive and i think they know they will have a fight on their hands. >> look forward to that o

georgetown wins. >>> mike on the road against third ranked syracuse. gw's taylor caught him taking a nap. he makes the free throw, but they are down 20 at the half. getting revenge here. this is one of his six steals. he goes the other way. 19 points, gw falls to unbeaten syracuse. 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 poin

we'll ask yahya hendi, muslim chaplain, georgetown university. and mark edward dever, baptist, southern baptist church. if. for such s if. for such a small word it packs a wallop. if i live to a hundred. if social security isn't enough. if my heart gets broken. if she says yes. we believe if should never hold you back. if should be managed with a plan that builds on what you already have. together we can create a personal safety net, a launching pad, for all those brilliant ifs in the middle of life. you can call on our expertise and get guarantees for the if in life. after all, we're metlife. >>> welcome, welcome, imam, and welcome pastor dever. i want to talk about and present the proposition that the economic condition of any nation has profound impact on all phases of social living, cultural living, and spiritual -- the spirituality of the era. and we'll develop that as we go along. in the 1960 we had a wave of economic expansion and it produced something called the "age of aware just." and the age of aware just spawned the number of exotic r

. >>> a prime piece of roadway in georgetown will soon be up for sale. developers around the country will soon be able to place their bids on this building, the west heating plant near the water front. the federal government decided to sell the building since it has outlived its usefulness. the four seasons is one of the businesses that wants to buy the structure. they said they would convert it while keeping the building's facade. neighbors say such a proposal would be a welcome change in their neighborhood. >> the preliminary drawings i've seen show there will be a park right here. if they do that, i'll be happy. >> other plans will call for tearing the structure down. others want to see the structure stay since it is one of the last buildings left highlighting georgetown's industrial path. >>> you won't be able to take your new year's eve celebrations to one popular nightclub. third edition is being shut down for five days after being caught serving alcohol to mine minors. a message on its website says all guests who purchased advanced tickets for the

the georgetown hoyas. they are 10. 1, ranked 12th in the country. they are in for a good test as they open up big east play. the kfc yum arena. undefeated at home after dropping a game to kansas. the hoyas have been red hot. they are careful not to get over confident. facing off for the million tear bowl in d.c. here after an air force touchdown. eric payne takes the kickoff back for an 87-yard touchdown. toledo up 21-7. air force coming back strong. pick it up late in the second quarter. tim jeffrey to johnson for a 37- yard touchdown. tied at 28 at the half. i do want to say, 56 points is the highest first half total in the college bowl ever, since 2004, sorry. >> that's all for 9news now at 6:00. the cbs evening news is next. derek will be here at 7:00.

georgetown up 48-47. porter, coming off the bench 14 points georgetown opens up the east play in big fashion. >>> maryland beat albany tonight, 83-72. george washington lost to the university of alabama- birmingham, 56-49. >>> something we are not used to, the washington capitals looking lackluster and falling and the standings. the capitals are 5-12 under dale hunter coming into tonight failing to really play well in games. that change tonight in new york. forced the turnover, he shoots, and he puts it away, 1-0 caps. in the second, another turnover. he finds alexander semin just watch this. backhanded goal, nothing. here. alexander semin, two goals on the night, the capitals win, 4- 1. >>> flip saunders and the wizards and atlanta, looking for their first win of the season. look at this sick hang 10 at layout, and traffic. atlanta wins, 101-83. >>> rfk toledo and air force the military bowl. all alone, not the touchdown. air force was down. one, -- airports was down by one, they're forced decides to go

the georgetown hoyas lost once and not in the united states. georgetown taking on louisville. previously unbeaten. henry sims, reverse lay. a game high 20. hoyas up 11. after 11-0, louisville tied at 63. sims drives no good, butt freshman puts it back. georgetown leads for good. porter at 14. and georgetown knocks louisville from the ranks of the unbeaten. the hoyas lost in maui. alex making his maryland debut at comcast center. the yew ukraine native lost. looked good here in the u.s. finished with 14 points in 27 minutes. maryland wins 83-72. terps have won five straight. george washington hosting alabama burmingham. 17-1 run. quincy table, gw manages to 16 first half points. 56-49. the colonials are 4-8. 1-4 at smith center. >>> a 6 point loss to the nats. last night the hawks beat the nets. based on recent history. the wizards were looking at a 42 point loss to the hawks tonight. didn't happen, but close. first half, watch nick young. drills a 3. converted a four of point play. later in the first half, john wall with a little any facty wrap around behind and blocked by jos

georgetown shot 30%. miton makes it a one-point game. clark, go, speed, racer, go. and one.h teams dreadful shooting but georgetown survives 49-40. maryland and sanford at comcast center. that's the tur gent general, i like to call him. vowst off the pine. i'm seven foot and you're not. he had 13 points, seven boards and terrell stogland providing some offense as well. maryland inwithing it by 12. maryland goes to 9-3. seth greensburg and virginia tech, they love playing oklahoma state, already beaten them once this season. hudson scoring 18. tech with some defense. they win 67-61. hokeys are 11-3, acc play beginning next week. they take on wake forest. let's talk college football now. west virginia beats clemson in the orange bowl just got tougher. starting running back garrison sprained his knee in practice and will miss wednesday's game. he injured both the acl and mcl. it will require surgery. he'll miss six months because of that surgery. virginia playing auburn tonight and a good football game, chick- fil-a bowl. first meeting between the two teams since 1998 and it's

georgetown 19-22. and in is hollywood thompson with the put back.t makes it a up with-point game. this one tight throughout. near the end of the first half smith drives and dishes. and louisville up by three at the break. hoyas maintain their poise. clark to starks. that was deep. starks with a career high 20 points for the hoyas. tied at 63 less than two to go. porter is there. porter, a freshman from missouri. his high school had 120 kids in it. 14 points, 14 rebounds. hoyas win. up next providence on saturday. baby terp fans. they were hosting albany tonight. len playing in his first college game and he looked pretty good. terps got two starters when they added howard last wean and len this week. stoeg lund in the mix and you might have a better than expected team. maryland downs albany 83-72. >>> so from happy days on the college hardwood to misery in the nba. the wizards hoping to turn it around in atlanta but it is apparent that this team will be a carbon copy of last year. john wall signing autographs before the game. and in the game, john wa

georgetown wins.washington today taking on sir cuse, who should be the number one team in the country when the polls come out next week. they are number one for a reason. syracuse winning easily 5-50. the battle over ohio turned into a real fight. nine seconds left in the game fight breaking out between the bear cats and the musket tiers. the benches clear. gets out of hand. number 34 throws a wicked right. they were all able to calm down. officials canceled the final nine seconds of the game. cleared the floor. big penalties expected to be handed out on monday. congratulations to bailor university and its quarterback. griffin this afternoon became the first player in bailor history to win the heissman trophyy voted in by a comfortable margin. they call him rg 3 and he can do it all. his ability to throw accurately, run effectively. griffin said everyone at bay legislator has reason to celebrate tonight. let's go down a few levels. three local football teams playing in the junior pee wee division, the

john gonzalez is in georgetown to explain. >> after a separate police sting operations earlier this year, third edition has been cited for serving alcohol to minors and not checking identities. starting tonight it will be closed six nights, which means that they will lose thousands of dollars during a rare saturday night new year's eve. bars and restaurants in georgetown are busy getting ready. >> one of the busiest nights for a whole year. $30,000, $40,000. >> third edition has been temporarily closed. >> i don't like to hear that. that is like an institution. >> the popular bar is dark and will remain that way until next wednesday after getting their liquor license suspended. this woman said she grew up coming here and plan to ring in the new year inside, the same way she has in the past. bu>> i would have come here with my family. >> the bar said they were hoping to serve their suspension after the holidays. they said it will be closed due to circumstances beyond their control. >> it is tough to be shut down, especially in this economy, but when you cross the line, other people get to

but georgetown would answer the call.ass to henry simms, oh, man, nice move for the big fella. right now it is tied up at 54 with seconds remaining in the game. >> all right. >> kansas state hosting gw. tony taylor leading the colonials. taylor with the pass. david pellham is there. he dunks it in there. gw down by 1. second half gw down by 3. tony taylor again to chromia. how nice is that. 14 points. but k state would begin to run away with it, spradling with the three. that caps a 15-point -- 15-1 run, 14 points for spradling. wildcats beat the colonials 59-56 is the final. >> donovan mcnabb looking for a new job. mcnabb asked to be released and the vikings are granted his wish. on the college front west virginia and south florida going at it. mountaineers trying to clinch a share of the big east title against south florida. second quarter is where we pick it up, west virginia up 3-0. daniels to landy. pass is a little too high, picked off by pat miller at the 48 and he's going to distance, 52 yards to the end zone. mou

georgetown surged to an 11-point lead.ville wouldn't do down without a fight tying things up late. georgetown held on, though, winning 79-69. >>> the team was in atlanta last night for the first road game of the year, but it wasn't much of a game. the hawks scored the first 11 points and kept the lead in double figures for all but the first two minutes of the second half. they went on to win the game 101-83. the loss dropped the wizards to 0-2 on the season. the capitals are hoping a strong end to 2011 sets them up for success in 2012. the caps squared off against the rangers last night looking to snap a two-game winning streak. alex sanders simmons looked for the mark. next up is the buffalo sabers tomorrow night at the verizon center. >>> mothers in the d.c. dwraer are among thousands across the country who took part in a nurse-in in target stores. a mother says she was ra hassed by a couple of employees for nursing her 5-month-old son in a store. the woman says she was covered up and in a secluded area. she says she com

so thanks to georgetown for taking on this really important task.close by telling you about one woman whose experiences and accomplishments embody much of what we are discussing today, and that is our special guest, the president of kosovo. she's here with us today, and i've been able to spend some wonderful time with her over the last few days and in meetings before she came. and i won't, like carol, tell you how young she is, but let's just say that she's accomplished a great deal in a very short period. the future president was still a student when war tore apart her homeland. now, i will never forget those days meeting kosovar families in a refugee camp, meeting others in europe, hearing their stories of being forced from their homes at gunpoint, or the haunted pain in the eyes of a doctor who was literally chased from caring for her patients. it was a terrible conflict, and i'm very proud of the role that the united states played in ending the violence. after finishing her studies, this young woman, who would not have been identified as a futur

georgetown holds on to the lead.off the=ñu ranked louisville 71-68. >> it was a very good win against a very good team and a very difficult place to play. so we're worried about validations right now. we just want to try to keep the team winning. >> alex land finally making his terms debut as maryland hosts albany. see what the big guy can do. terps up 22-13 and the two hook up again in the final seconds of the first half. maryland goes on to beat albany 83-72. george washington hosting uab tonight. uab went on a 17-1 run in the first half and gw, well, they just couldn't recover. george washington loses to alabama birming ham. >> georgetown has been impressive. we have a team ranked in the top 25. >> something washington oriented to root for. >> exactly. between them and the lady terps, we have at least >>> and that is our broadcast for tonight. thanks for sticking around. >> bundle up tomorrow morning, right. and don't forget you can always find us at wusa9.com. good night.

georgetown defeats american 81-55.ave won seven in a row, improving to 9-1. >>> nfl now, saturday night football in florida, where cowboys quarterback tony romo is trying to make december a month to remember. so far it's been forgettable. in his career, tony romo has a 7-12 record in december. tonight romo and the cowboys taking on the buccaneers. romo and the cowboys playing without demarco murray. he was put on ir after breaking his ankle last week. cowboys up 7-0. on third and goal, romo connects with a wide open dez bryant. dallas takes the lead, and romo was far from done. what a night from him, second quarter, cowboys in the red zone on third and five. romo rolls out, has time. and finds leron robinson, his new best friend. cowboys up 21-0. wait, there's more. under 30 seconds to go in the half, romo keeps it himself, plunges in from a yard out. romo throws fore 249 yards and three touchdowns, dallas down to tampa bay. 31-15. romo earns his first december win of 2011. >>> the redskins play on the road at the new

georgetown improves to 6-1. hometown hockey. after the penguins outshot the capitals 5-17 last night, alex ovechkin told us that it wasn't frustrating, but shouldn't it be? consider this not so fun fact. while bruce boudreau was head coach, the caps failed to record 20 shots on goal in the regular season just four times. under dale hunter, the caps have had less than 20 shots in back-to-back games. sidney crosby and alex ovechkin facing off for the first time since the winter classic. unfortunately, they didn't factor in last night. first period, john erskine gets into it. second period. jason chimera goes backhand. scores. nifty move. game tied at one. third period now. same score. loose puck here. erskine falls down. good look on net. oh, man. bounces off and if. see it again. he said he really should have made that save. the penguins win it 2-1. the caps have lost four in a row. tomorrow night, maybe they'll get a win for their head coach dale hunter. they host the ottowa senators. >> they'll come back. >> get them some skitt

georgetown pike at 123 there's an accident.arkway southbound after 123, a broken- down vehicles moved out of the roadway. police have left the scene. all i have in virginia is the growing volume. here we are on 95. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:31. investigators are hoping the new publicity campaign will generate new leads in the search for a serial rapist. he is wanting for a string of sexual assaults and the murder of a washington area scientist in the 1990's. jummy olabanji is a lot of the northwest at the u.s. attorney's office, where details will be released later this morning. >> good morning. we don't know exactly how much police will tell us later this morning. we are open to get some details that they hope will help break this cold case. there's a new campaign that's being started. police and the u.s. attorney's office plan to model this after the campaign that was successful pin catching the east coast rapist earlier this year. this is a new effort between the u.s. attorney's office d.c. police and i'm gonna county

georgetown defeats memphis 70-59. 10-1.s a battle at the young center against louisville wednesday. tonight, dan hellie is a lyrical legend. as a teenager, he wrote several poems to his high school sweetheart. he wrote us a holiday poem. we are going to give it to you now. visions of sugar plums not in his head, but a redskins victory is. twas the night before christmas and out on the field all the plays were made properly and a victory sealed. when he went back to pass, he was quickly -- rex in his helmet and kyle by his side, visions of the new year without beck along for the ride. on london, on kerrigan on d. hall, the defense is improving and haslet is having a ball. the offensive line -- opening holes for royster and helu. wilson and o.j. come through with the snatches. oh the future looks bright for the burgundy and gold. maybe this christmas a gift will appear, perhaps a high draft pick to celebrate the new year. they are the best in the off season, giving us hope of all sorts. it's all we can cling too here on nbc s

derrick ward is in georgetown now. some of the people who live there are cautiously optimistic about this. >> reporter: indeed they are, jim. if you look over my shoulder here, it's hard to see because it's silhouetted against the evening sky. this building used to figure prominently in the city's infrastructure, utility infrastructure. now, it could be georgetown's future. it's not among the oldest structures, it was actually build in the '40s. this steel and concrete, the west heating plant does hold architectural significance. >> it's a great example of the kind of stripped classical art style. >> reporter: it used to serve steam heat. lately, the federal government used it as a back-up plant. recently, the services administration deemed it a surplus property to be bought, torn down or something else put here. >> if they knock it down and dig down, it could be a nightmare. >> reporter: todd lives in a row of townhouses across from the plant. the earthquake did a number on his home. >> the mortar is not the greatest.

the august 1998 murder of a 29-year-old graduate student in georgetown. she was struck multiple times in the head with a rock and her body left yards from the freeway. >> if you have a number of cases linked you go to the public and let them know when and where it happened, anything about each of the crimes because it takes someone the community to say i know a guy who willives in that area available at that time and lived in other area as well and they link it together. >> the website will go online tomorrow with much fanfare, potomacriverrapist.com. >> thank you. >>> the 26-year-old woman is safe tonight after being rescued from an attack at the edge of georgetown. it happened on m street. the woman says she was attacked from behind and dragged down a parking ramp. bi-standers came to her aid. witnesses caught him and held him until the cops showed up. the woman was not seriously injured. >>> would you care to make a statement? >> that is all this former zoo researcher had to say after learning her sentence for trying to poison cats. she was given a 180

scott broom is live for us in georgetown tonight with details. scott? >> reporter: they call him the potomac river rapist. this spot along canal road next to georgetown university is where he went off police radar 13 years ago after killing one of his victims. now after 20 years, this frustrating cold case is getting new attention. take a look at some of the billboards here like these that are going up in at least 15 states up and down the east coast. looking for a suspect that the officers call potomac river rapist. the suspect, as we just reported, attacked at least nine women in our area between 1991 and 1998, killing one young woman here in the woods, right behind georgetown university. >> and in law enforcement, we well understand that, you know, cold cases, they could be solved after many years. and that oftentimes, these cases, you know, they just need somebody, somebody courageous to step on forward with a critical piece of information that could crack that case wide open. >> we have all these cases linked together. we believe we have a chance r

louisville team with a perfect will host georgetown. jason clark is coming off 18.erformance against memphis. one blemish, however, is georgetown's turnover rate. it is going to be quite a fight tonight. is where everything gets real. are ready to go. we are ready for the challenge. we had a great first half of the season. on theow time to take big dogs. >> the redskins are 5 and 10. during have to face another team playoffs, the philadelphia eagles. he islver lining, be back in the put onon sunday to another show. rex grossman will finish the season as a starter. all thethe mentality of to finish sixg and 10 for the second straight season. >> we want to finish strong. winning is everything. we want to go out there and give it our all. we know what we went through year, but so what. nobody cares. >> always keeping it real. air force and toledo in the military bowl. watch out for, your job. they are tied 28 at half. hbo cameras captured the fires about two weeks ago. now they are back, following the rangers in town tonight. washington is reeling from their loss in bu

. >>> they're partying in georgetown a little bit. >> yes.thought we would learn a little more about hoyas tonight. i know they were bawling. when georgetown and memphis meant in november, it was fast pace end to end over time drama. hoyas squeaked by that night 91-88. how about a rematch. hoyas doing the running tonight. there goes the hammer. hoyas open the game with a 15-6 run and the route was on. thompson a little dirvyish. georgetown never trailed. they win easy 70-59. how about that. memphis is supposed to be high scoring. how about that. president battle taking about james madison. don't blink or you might miss tony taylor. he had 12. this is president on president crime. aj davis with 22. gmu up big and they win 62-57. all right. some football. minnesota coming to town. and that means redskins double this is an rc robotic claw. my high school science teacher made me what i am today. our science teacher helped us build it. ♪ now i'm a geologist at chevron, and i get to help science teachers. it has four servo motors and a wireless mic

. >> georgetown is still reveling its win. the nba to adopt a new, but shorter season very soon. [ 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. >>> we continue for some major weekend for the metro system. >> a lot of folks will have to bus from maryland to the back.ct and we are live in silver spring this weekend changes. about some track worked for metro. entire northern tier of the red line. michael phillips is getting on metro rail in spring. when it is time for him to come he is not sure what he is going to do. the silver spring station will closing tonight at 10:00. >> by the time i get there, i do not know a file will be able to get on. is going t

mclean yesterday and led police on a chase along the beltway into bethesda where she crashed on old georgetown road. schwab was already wanted to two carjackings and two bank robberies. >>> the police took down a man accused of a series of carjackings at a wheaton shopping center. henry sanders is said to have carjacked three older men in the past week. a bank surveillance camera also captured a fourth younger victim. sanders is facing charges in both montgomery and prince george's county. >>> howard university is facing a lawsuit from a group of students. sea say university officials didn't do enough after reporting inappropriate sexual contact by a school employee. stacy cohan is on campus with that story. >> reporter: good morning. here what is happened. these two students were

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interesting to see how georgetown responds to this challenge. they spent the last few weeks playing lesser opponents. memphis the not a lesser opponent. >> as long as we're able constitute criminal, dictate the style of play, slowing it down, running the offense, i think we'll be okay. >> we'll put pressure on them and make them turn the pal over. >> you may not know gonzales because he played way out west for the as, but he won 16 games last season and is thought to be a starter. one of the four top prospects the nats had to give up is brad peacock. he won 15 games this season. back to gonzales, impressive numbers, 31 winds the last two seasons. fourth best the american league, and here's what i like. he typically pitches late into the game. his era last season, 3.12, was 10th best in baseball. >>> won't be long before we talk about the redskins upcoming draft and most believe they need a franchise quarterback. when you consider draft positioning and the fact there are only a few of those guys out, this hard to get your hands on one. the compet

georgetown knocks off louisville. >>> indiana also lost. 17th ranked michigan state with the honors. appling rallies the spartans in the second. michigan state runs all over indiana 80-65. >>> to the nba, the heat got a scare from the bobcats. charlotte down two with 20 seconds to play. forget going for the tie. henderson drills three for the lead. bobcats up one with 12 second left. that's enough time for dwyane wade to work his magic, cashes in the shot for the win. heat escape with a 96-95 win. >>> college football. cal and texas in the holiday bowl. that's the difference, longhorns take the lead and win 21-10. >>> wild finish to military bowl. air force down seven with under a minute to play when jefferson finds zach for a 33-yard touchdown. they just need the extra point for a tie. they try the fake, it backfires. falcons crash and burn. toledo holds on to win. >>> finally, football players are referred to as some of the toughest athletes in the world but one player met his match at the happiest place on earth. oregon ducks james with the look of tearer on space mountain at disn

georgetown had to be wondering what it felt like to play a basketball game. it's within a week since we've seen them and it was a 14-point stroll over howard. today the washington, d.c. tour continuing. au visiting chinatown. there's jeff jones, coughing. there's jt3, hollering. there's charles hinkel, dropping it like it is hot. eagles with 16. he averages 22 at on the season. tied at half time until mcgee steals the flush. another steal, hollis thompson and finger roll. georgetown pulls away, 81-65. >>> tough news for alight athlete, jeff green will miss the entire season with the celtics after doctors finds an aneurysm during a routine physical. the good news is they found it. he'll have surgery and resume playing next season. lazy, selfish, disappointing, that's how flip saunders felt about his teaming's perform angst last night. it was only a preseason game but a 25-point butt kicking, enough to send the coke on a diatribe in the press conference. here's why. checkouts all the easy buckets. wizards gave up to guys line spencer hawes. who? he nearly had a

and the verizon center, hardwood from georgetown to the capitals. sports is coming up. ♪ ♪ [ cellphone rings ] cut! [ monica ] i have a small part in a big movie. i thought we'd be on location for 3 days it's been 3 weeks. so i used my citi simplicity card to pick up a few things. and i don't have to worry about a late fee. which is good... no! bigger! bigger! [ monica ] ...because i don't think we're going anywhere for a while. [ male announcer ] write your story with the new citi simplicy card. no late fees. no penalty rate. no worriries. get started at citisimplicity.com. [ 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. >>> the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local

. >> an upset win as georgetown beats a team ranked in the top five. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back, everybody. we're off to a very cold start this morning. temperatures are down in the 20s for most of us. 30s for some. inside and around the beltway. in all, partly cloudy skies to get you started. we'll increase the clouds through midday and late day. highs should make it into the midrange 40s. we'll push the upper 40s across the southern zones. monika? >> going to take a look live at the scene of a fatal crash from overnight in langley park. here at university boulevard at piney branch road. it is blocked in both directions here. and will be for several hours this morning. you want to use alternate routes, i'll have those coming up for you in my next report. back to you, mike. >> thank you, monika. making news now at 5:10, huge crowds attended a memorial service in pyongyang for kim jong il. his third son and designated successor took the leading role in the ceremony. it wraps up nearly two weeks of mourning since kim jong il's death. >>> hosni

the cardinals are 12-0 and hoyas off of a win against memphis and georgetown starting the season the fifthivate year. the head coach was asked if the team was ready for the challenge. >> and we'll see. they're one of the best teams in the country, one of the most difficult places, the place. and they have more energy at home than they do on the road. and in terms of being ready, i think you're ready, yes, and you're ready to play the games. >> alex lynn makes his debut from maryland and albany and hosting alabama-birmingham and the wizards looking for the first win in tant. >> -- atlanta. >>> thanks for joining us tonight. as we leave you, we're going to look at the crash site on rockville pike. avoid this area if at all possible and this is south of the beltway and that is going to be closed for hours. 

our game of the week is georgetown. good boys hoops game will have highlights in our sports cast at 11:00. redskins tackle, jamal brown, mike sellers out of sunday's tilt in new york. brown continues to suffer from an injured groin. one of the redskins have to play for? not much. pride next year, etcetera. how about spoilers? they would love to play against big blue. the giants are in the middle of a division race with dallas and wouldn't it be nice to derail that plan? >> yeah. to go to the playoffs, why not ruin someone else's chances at trying to do whatever they are trying to do. >> a lunar eclipse coming up. a special edition of special coverage. talking skins in depth as they get set to head at 11:20. a change in the coach ranks at maryland after just one season, offensive coordinator is out. he will not return the terps averaged 23 points a game, but juggled quarterbacks and never found a rhythm. mike, who is a d.c. native coached in new mexico is one of the candidates. so some changes at college park. >> all rig

georgetown a surprise. uva a bit of a surprise. maybe it won't be all as dry as we thought in college basketball. >> we need someone to be ♪ okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's yours. lower cholesterol. lower cholesterol. i'm yummy. lower cholesterol. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste? honey nut cheerios. want whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios. it's a win win. good? [ crunching, sipping ] be happy. be healthy. can i try yours? 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. >>> van halen fans should be happy tonight. the band's official website announced a 2012 tour. van halen's members signed a new record deal last month. will the be their first album with david lee roth on

also, georgetown wins today over howard. also, some big boxing action at the d.c.center tonight. lamont peterson is in action right now, his brother anthony is a winner in the light heavyweight division. and in the heavyweight bought, brandywine maryland native wins by technical knockout in the second round. big day for college football. robert griffin, iii is your 2011 heisman trophy winner. congrats to him. >> over andrew luck. the favorite. >> that is our news for tonight. [ 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. ♪ >>> good evening. welcome to "on the record." i'm greta van