. >> hello, i'm a senior at georgetown university. i'm the outreach coordinator for hoyas for choice, a pro-choice organization that is not officially affiliated with georgetown university due to our stance on abortion, birth control, the hpv vaccine, condoms and most other areas of reproductive health. hoyas for choice is the only place to get condoms that are free or any condoms at all under the campus. i had a lot of reservations about going to a catholic university. but i chose georgetown because of their belief and pluralism and sounding principles. nurture the whole person. i was assured that the views that differ from those considered to be the catholic norm would be respected and even nurtured in my four years at georgetown. and for the most part, they have been. the georgetown community accepts me as a person of color, as a bisexual, as a penitentiary from a low income background. where i feel georgetown has failed in their mission is to expect me as a woman. universities have a responsibility health and well-being of their p

georgetown up by 13. hollis thompson, you know a georgetown's highlights got to have him in it.wins 63-53. believe me, it wasn't really that close. all right, maryland wishes they had the kind of balance and defensive grit that georgetown has. all too often this season, dear terrell has been a lead singer with no backup support. you've got to have backup to carry the song sometimes. right, bruise? if not, that lead singer will get really, really tired eventually. that's what happened to stoke land. he's also scoring, but nobody else helping him out. nick starting to pick up the pace to the ten right there. he's averaging 14 points in his last three games. he had 14 today. terrell, we know about him. he had 14 points all in the first half. none in the second. mike scott, big fellow from virginia, number three score in the acc. he had 25 and 7. virginia gets its 20th win. maryland its 11th loss. virginia wins 71-44. >>> paul hewitt and george mason in a three-way tie for first place in the caa. leading by as many as 17, but then here comes lamar's mike jones. who? mike jones with

♪ people on alert after two separate attacks near georgetown niversity.niversity of maryland. plus -- >> i could hear half of america saying, oh, no. come on, why her again? but whatever. >> actress meryl streep with another oscar to add to her collection. we're here, but we're happy to be here. it is the 27th of february. e chenevey. natasha barrett. is here. gang check in with lisa baden. >> everyone in the district is a winner right now. tow truck broken down and another toe truck came in and towed it away. there has just been a collision for virginia commuters. near the exit near stafford they have the left lane closed. let's go into the weather center with adam caskey now. >> temperatures for the most hovering right around the freezing point. the going to be mild in afternoon. we'll jump into the forecast for today. forecast. 62, a lot of sunshine. breezy at times. ng up to 26 miles per hour periodically. arlington. 36 in chevy chase. 28 in lorton. in leesburg. 23 in frederick. it will warm up later today, so you will be able to shed some layers late

i walk three to four times a day. >> students at georgetown university are rattled that something so violent could happen here on a street that is one of the main gateways to campus. >> that makes me nervous if it happens right here. i live with four other girls and we are all about 20, 21. so we go to bars and come home. i walked home alone plenty of times. >> it happened around the time bars are closing. just after 2:00 a.m. sunday, a young man beat up and sexually assaulted a female student. the suspect got away, but described as being a white male between 18 and 22 years old. about 6 feet tall and with short brown hair. less than 24 hours after that sexual assault, two other georgetown university students were robbed at gunpoint just a few blocks away from here. police are still looking for those two suspects. so far, they do not believe that these two crimes are connected. in georgetown, kristin fisher, 9news now. >> virginia senate decided to put off a vote on requiring women to have an ultrasound before they can get an portion. would have mandated an invasive form of the exam

georgetown game earlier.d good. >> you can't afford slipups at this time of the year. >> march madness is looming. >> here's a history lesson for the youngsters. 27 years ago, villanova upset georgetown to win the ncaa tournament. villanova is the lowest seed to win a championship. today a meeting for the 70th time and lately georgetown has owned the rivalry winning seven of the last eight meetings. opening minute. villanova's sutton in the circle. we could have put him in the penalty box for elbowing. the flagrant elbow on porter. freshman making his second start of the year. would lose blood but comes back strong. porter stepback jumper. he's feeling just fine. georgetown up 19-8. final minute of the half. porter creates space for three. and gets the friendly bounce. 15 points for porter. second half, strong defense. clark pokes it away. thompson scoop shot and one. clark had 15 points. ninth ranked georgetown defeats villanova 67-46. up next for georgetown, big monday. hosting number 18 notre dame. in acc,

. >>> this is a busy gateway to the georgetown university campus.t's filled with students all the time. emergency call boxes on every corner and despite all of that, someone attacked, beat and sexually assaulted a female georgetown student at 36th street northwest. this happened after 2:00 a.m. sunday morning. tonight that suspect is still out there somewhere but d.c. police say the victim is not cooperating. well then, less than 24 hours after the attack, two other georgetown students were robbed at gunpoint just a few blocks away. police do not believe the two crimes are connected. >>> the virginia state senate today put off a vote on a bill that would require women to undergo an ultrasound before they could get an abortion. that bill was amended last week to drop a provision that called for an invasive form of that ultrasound. the lawmaker who wrote that bill is under some fire tonight. he's from fairfax county and there's a new political action committee placing him on a hit list. that committee is called women's strike force hoping to recruit c

. >> the search continues for the suspects who robbed two georgetown students at gunpoint last nightn n street near 33rd street. suspects took their wallets and cell phone ran off and nobody was hurt students at two local schools are on high alert after two sexual assaults. >> the first up in your doors down and the other in a dorm room at the university of maryland. -- the first happened in georgetown and the other in a dorm at the university of maryland. >> georgetown police say they will be stepping up patrols of this area where we are. that is good news for students. police are saying that yesterday around 2:00 in the morning, a female student at georgetown was walking near the intersection of 36 straight andn when she was approached by a man who sexually assaulted are very police are planning to step up patrols and they're asking students to walk in pairs and call for a ride if they feel unsay. across the way at the university of maryland, a separate incident happened around 3:00 sunday morning. they say two students walking around dorm rooms trying to see of the doors were unlo

my name is tanisha humphrey majoring in georgetown university. i'm the coordinator for choice, a pro-choice organization that is officially affiliated by georgetown university deutsch our stance on abortion, birth control, the vaccine, condoms and most other areas of reproductive health. choice are the only place to get condoms for free or any tall on the georgetown campus. i had a lot of reservations about going to a catholic university, but i chose georgetown because of their belief and pluralism and their founding principles to nurture the whole person. i was assured the points of view that differed from those considered to be the catholic norm would be respected and even nurtured in nine years at georgetown to the band for the most part, they have been. but georgetown community accepts me as a person of color, as a bisexual, as a person from a low-income background. we're on the field georgetown failed in their mission is respect me as a woman. universities have a responsibility to ensure the health and well-being of their student population.

we saw the police and georgetown police patrol in this area all morning long where many students walk in and out of glasses and other buildings in this area and many students tell us they feel their sense of security is now gone. >> it is unfortunate. i feel bad for whoever it was. >> this student was surprised to learn that a fellow student was sexually assaulted over the weekend while walking home late at night. >> i have been a lot and i know that is not good. my mom would yell at me for that. >> a female student says she was beaten and sexually assaulted by men just after 2:00 on sunday morning. police say the attack happened in the intersection of 36th street and n street, one block from campus. >> i was a little concerned about that. >> that was not the only attack. early sunday morning and 18- year-old student woke up to find a strange man in her dorm room at the university of maryland. the suspect ran on the victims were made startled him. witnesses told university police they saw two suspect walking down balls of cumberland all jiggling door handles be fine -- before finding

[laughter] >> what year are you at georgetown? >> i'm a third year student, i'll be graduate anything may. >> i have some questions for you. the information that your testimony reveals today made your appearance at the hearing we were, we had last thursday even more important. because it was new information. i would wager that most americans when they think of contraceptives think about their own lives, and their own lives are not typical of the lives you have related, but do not have the kind of information that you brought forward this morning. i want to thank you very much for putting that information at least on our record and on the record of american families who i think needed to hear it. it's important to remember that we are accustomed to the fact that women live longer today. i wonder if we understand that that is a 20th century phenomenon. if you were to go into the graveyards of america, you would be quite amazed with the stones that speak of the lives of women who typically died earlier than men until the 20th century

georgetown always had the answer on the ensuing possession.street, jason clark bottoms in. less than a minute later, clark getting it done down low. the hoop and the harm. he had 11. one of five players in double figures. georgetown wins 71-61. they are fourth place in the big east. improve to 19-5, 9-4 in conference play. in college park, the turps hosting miami. wearing pink to support the k. foundation honoring their head coach who passed away. williams drives, loses the ball, but check this out. it goes to bullet who nailed the jumper. take another look at this thing. when things are going your way, they are just going your way. that's what happened for miami as they down maryland 76-74 snapping the turps three-game winning streak. >>> it looked like turn back the clock on sunday. the big boy leader board. tiger and phil into the second to last group ready to trample the leaders. phil did that. tiger, still missing that one ingredient that made him a sunday predator for so this years. phil had that mojo. tiger looking for his first officia

georgetown law school, like georgetown university, have all embraced the compromise that obama put forward and said yes they do agree that insurers can provide. megyn: no-no the catholic bishops. megyn: right now they are saying it's not covered birth control. >> number two is that the employees of georgetown law school are provided contraception coverage. megyn: it's not about the contraception, it's about -- megyn: does this woman have a sense of entitlement that is indicative of a larger attitude in the country now that if you don't have somebody else then it's supposed to be provided. >> she doesn't want anybody to provide anything for her. she like all the students at georgetown pay for the health insurance themselves. they are paying for it 94% of georgetown students say, hey private insurance company we want you to pay for your coverage. that's how the market should work when customers make a demand. the market should respond and butt out of their private lives. students are not supposed to be having sex and the faculty are? megyn: students can have sex all they want, law school, an

tanisha humphrey, georgetown university, sandra at georgetown university law chair students for reproductiveustice comitatus act for american university students for choice. thank you. >> good morning. my name is tally auto and i'm at the catholic university of america still is president of the cabot students for choice, a group unrecognized by my university. we are here today speaking out for the millions of students across the country who applied the obama administration's regulation and demand our right to exercise their individual religious freedom by using personal -- by making personal medical decisions without interference by religious authority. we will not back down because we believe that the religious freedom of individual catholics stood meant, no matter what their faith and the need for comprehensive women's health care must take priority to the catholic bishops. as a student who does not private catholicism, i chose to enroll at catholic university because it provides a world-class education, a top-notch tackle the in a city full of opportunities. catholic university prides its

. >>> happy valentines day, yes, georgetown is turning into a chocolate wonder land.r wonder land hopefully it won't snow at least until sunday you can enjoy tasty treats not just today it is a clever promotion, joining me now is the brain child behind it all, zach kid the founder zach before we talk about this promotion i want to introduce your company it is new it is a daily deal site. >> we operate just in washington dc and profile some of the most amazing restaurants in dc we have a great sharing mechanism where the last to share our deal wins cash we give out money every single day for the last person who shares our deal. >> so you are mainly working with businesses in the district. >> mm-hmm. >> and how are you able to hook up with them here in georgetown. >> when we started here at 1010 wisconsin 11 months ago and had an amazing opportunity to work with amazing restaurants so our roots are in georgetown, we are in dc and we love really supporting all of our merchants. >> talk about supporting now this is a really good promotion this is the first time you are do

. >> we are following a developing story in georgetown tonight. d.c.e are investigating after finding a body in a canal. they received a call reported a body lying on the edge of the several popular restaurants. >> good evening. it is still very early on in the investigation. not sharing any details at this point. is an unidentified women that was found her on the edge the canal behind me. it is unclear how her body ended up here. >> i saw an ambulance. >> first responders searched canal and georgetown are around 7:00 last night after getting a call reporting a person in the water. their search turned up nothing. this morning, a couple blocks away, a body was spotted around 10:30. >> i came in this morning. little bit before 10:00, and there was nobody here. there were police cars and ambulances. >> the investigation attract -- attracted tourists. >> kind of scary. is usually empty. >> nobody goes into the canal. goes to the river. >> after collecting evidence, body andmoved a left wondering what happened. >> anywhere, you could fall in the canal. work

up next on a recent trip to georgetown university here in washington, d.c., booktv talked to chandra manning about her book, "what this cruel war war over." as part of the booktv call which series and was recorded at the riggs library on campus. >> and now on your screen as professor chandra manning, who is the author of this book, "what this cruel war was over" soldiers, slavery and the civil war. professor manning, what was your approach to this book? >> the first thing about approach is it gave me to much credit when you say approach. the book is not at all the book i thought i was going to write when i started. i started with an interest in civil war soldiers and the desire to read their mail. but absolutely no intention at all of writing about soldiers and slavery. none because i didn't think i would talk about it. i was interested in enlisting the soldiers and the farmers and shopkeepers and the bus leaves holders and then the number grain growers, so i didn't think we were going to care about slavery very much and i was interested in their war and especially interested in how

in georgetown, kristin fisher, 9news now. >> we just got off the phone with d.c. police. they were notified of the incident by a third party and that the alleged victim is not being cooperative. >>> the university of maryland, they are on alert after a female student was fondled in her own dorm room over the weekend. investigators say she was awakened by a man touching her thigh early yesterday morning. he reportedly told her he was in the room by mistake and he left. she was not hurt. >>> investigators say the death of a high school football player was from natural causes. the office of the chief medical examiner says 17-year-old rico webb died as a result of a pulminary embolism. a blood clot forms, blocking the ability to breathe. a memorial service was held at the school this morning. >> you never know when they are going to be gone. >> rico, he was going to be an extremely successful kid. that's one of the ways we can keep our brotherhood in tact is be successful so we can, you know, tie everything back to where we all began. >> rico webb committed to go to alabama s

georgetown wins it 71-61.are now in sole possession of fourth place in the big east. 19-5 on the season. 9-4 in conference play. >>> and coming up on "sports final," we will hear from some unhappy capitals after their latest loss to new york. are the players reaching a boiling point? tiger woods and phil mickelson paired together at pebble beach. the day went much better for one of these star golfers. plus we catch up with legendary terps coach gary williams. would he be interested in coaching your washington wizards? gabbing with gary. never get tired of hearing the coach talk. >> that's a good -- i'm not going to ask you to reveal anything. >> not going to tell you just yet. interesting answer from gary. >> we'll tune in. thanks. >> we'll see you guys. >>> still ahead tonight we'll take you >>> well, somebody is now more than $336 million richer. a winning ticket to last night's powerball drawing was sold in rhode island. the winning numbers on your screen right now, 1, 10, 37, 52, 57, and the powerball numb

syracuse holds on and beats georgetown. georgetown falls to number two sir cues 64-61. paul hewitt and george mason in the first half. corey edwards is going to go to the basket and the foul. second half, edwards goes inside to ryan pearson who powers up and under for the land, plus the foul. missed the free throw, but he has 16. his 20th win and the 11th time in programs history that they have gotten 21. a quick change in charlottesville. look at this guy. he's all suited up. virginia hosting wake forest. virginia up 29. malcolm brings it up. he had 10. the 19th ranked cavs dropped 71% in the first half and 68- 44. 10th ranked duke paying a visit to north carolina. duke down 2. final seconds, austin rushers, son of sock rivers. coach's son can do it. what a great finish. elsewhere, temple over george washington. 79-72. to the nba now, the wizards hosted the knicks. washington seeking back to back victories for the first time since april of 2011. jeremy lynn, from palo alto high school, and a 28 performance. third quarter, knicks up 7. jibing wall, steal, circus. made t

georgetown on m street to talk about a promotion they're having for leap year babies.come in and show a valid i.d., you can get a free dozen cupcakes. this is the sweet side of leap year. let's talk about the science of leap year. to explain that is an astronomer from the university of maryland. >> as the earth goes around the sun, it takes a certain amount of time to do that. and that amount of time is not perfect number of days. it's a number of days and a fraction. >> there's another deal if you're a leap year baby. go to z burger and get a free burger. go there and then come here for and get your dessert. >>> here's a little more history on leap day. it started with julius caesar in 46b.c. he adopted the idea from the egyptians after figuring out the take day could make a more precise calendar. >> the chance of being born on february 29, one in 1,461 and about five million people worldwide have february 29 as their birthday. >>> it is 6:49. it's time to reveal the answer to our question of the morning. >> here's the question one more time. the average mental has at

georgetown beats providence, 63-53.e season and improve their record to 10-4 in the big east. >>> in charlottesville, the terps taking on number 22 virginia. maryland playing hits its second game in less than 48 hours. stoke land for three in the quarter. he scored 14 points in the first half. 0 for 7 in the second half. game tied at 31 at the break. second half, terps score the first bucket. virginia takes over. mike scott inside and one. s the senior had a game-high 25 points. later, terps having trouble. michael parker, bad pass. terps committed 15 turnovers. malcolm brock over to sammy galinsky. three-pointer, good. virginia outscores maryland 40-13 in the second half. cavs win big, 71-44. it's maryland's worse loss of the season. in blacksburg, virginia tech hosting georgia tech. hokies coming off a last-second defeat against florida state. six seconds to go. tied at 65. virginia tech with a chance to win it. eric green has it. chance to be a hero. uh-uh. off the mark. we're going to overtime. so in o.t., tied at 7

that is it, ball game, syracuse beats georgetown by three. chapel hill, carolina-duke.went off after intermission scoring 19 points and the second half. carolina holds on. the had the lead, 13 of the second half. in the final seconds rivers, the three at the buzzer, for the wind -- bang, it beats carolina at the buzzer. charlottesville, wake forest- virginia, no contest. mike scott put on a clinic for the cavaliers hitting all nine of his shots, 19 points. he was a facilitator. he leads virginia over wake forest. the wahoos are not teen-4. george mason hosting hofstra. pearson under the basket, all one, gets fouled. at the bucket counts. the patriots in double figures. watch this inbounds play, this is incredible. too easy. mason beat hofstra 72-62. the wizards and the new york knicks went after it in the phone booth tonight. down the stretch the knicks broke it open. this is how the wizard stayed in, look at the speed of john wall no surprise, one-man fast break. that was all, brother. it the wizard stopped playing defense. a look at this, that is too easy down main st

. >>> hundreds of people enjoying the beautiful saturday morning in georgetown found themselves in the middle of a gristly investigation today. hermando truel has that story. [ sirens ] reporter: d.c. police and first responders swarmed the back of thompson's boat house. for someone enjoying the unusually pleasant winter morning came across the unpleasant and unusual sight of a body half submerged in the water. >> rescue squads and the divers looking along the canal and they were down here. reporter: friday night a report of a person in the water near the boat house sent police on a search that came up short. saturday morning the body washed up across from the swedish embassy. now, even as rescue divers got on the zodiac right behind me and got ready to retrieve the body on the other side, detectives started the painstaking task of clearing the scene. it's unclear what evidence was collected on that scene or the body. many tourists and visitors such as these students from the yorktown club got caught up in a csi investigation that closed a portion of the waterfront and boardwalk. >> th

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georgetown junior lives on the same block where the alleged sexual assault happened. to reveal her eye dent, saying she's been worried since the crime. >> i was like, wait a second. students are also concerned where two men went around the seventh floor trying doorknobs to see if they were unlocked. >> they definitely tried to open the door, but the door was locked. police say the man found an unlocked door and was about to steal a computer when for some reason he began touching a sleeping female student's thigh. en though students have to cards at the door and elevator, they should always lock dorm doors. >> i wouldn't normally lock my to go next store to talk to someone, but i don't know, start?we >> they are urging students not to walk alone and call for a feel unsafe. are doing more. >> i have carry mace with me. >> the alleged sexual assault happened near 36 and n. it is only a block from the campus. information that could help police solve that sexual assault, call the metropolitan police in d.c. and e information that ollege park the c case you are asked to cal

georgetown down by three.e turns the ball over and in their last meeting, syracuse wins a thrilling 64-61. jim behon takes up win number 880. he passes up dean smith to be the third most winningest coach in division i college basketball history. georgetown players also thinking about assistant coach ken hunter. the 38-year-old collapsed after practice yesterday. according to the university, he's currently in the hospital undergoing tests. great crowd at verizon center tonight. not for the wizards and not even necessarily for the knicks, but for the second year sensation jeremy lind. he has gone out of the d league to nba starter this year, and tonight he shows that his first two games as a starter not flukey in a win over the lifrds. 52 points in his last two games. jeremy, 31 points in his last game. they were going at it all night long. how many times have we seen this? wall off to the races and flushes it home. 29 to go along with six assists and one turnover. nice game for him tonight. that gives the wizar

what year are you at georgetown? >> i may third year student and i will graduate in may. >> you are about to graduate from law school. let me put a question to you. the information that your testimony reveals today made your appearance at that hearing we had last thursday even more important. it was no information. -- a it was new information. when most americans think about contraceptives, they think about their own lives and how they are related. they do not have the kind of information you brought forward this morning. i want to thank you very much for putting that information at least on our record and a record of american families. i think we needed to hear it. it is important to remember that we are accustomed to the fact that women live longer today. i wonder if we understand that that is a 20th-century phenomenon. if you were to go into the graveyard of america, you would be quite amazed with the headstones that speak of the lives of women who typically died earlier than men until the 20th century and fairly

georgetown beats them 58-44. uconn's fourth straight loss. technical fouls for arguing but it got the terps fired up. they went on a run against miami. four threes in the second half. that one tied the score at 69-69 at the end of regulation. the terps then showed fatigue and miami holds on to win 90-86. >> thank you so much. 5:26 now. 48 degrees in potomac. the news continues with "good morning washington" at 5:30. >> still ahead in our next half-hour, an update on a texas woman who asked the president to help her husband find job. did president obama make good on that promise to pass along her husband's resume? >> this morning parents wonder how a student sexually assaulted inside her own school. >> and we're tracking some areas of rain this morning. i'll let you know how long the rain w >> be safe. rilingte right? that was a safe spot. not anymore. >> straight ahead, a man walks into a school and sexual assaults a young girl. the search is on the suspect. good morning washington. thank you for waking up with us on this thursday, february 2

georgetown with another turnover. fuquan edwin with the steal and lays it in, georgetown dominated. they lose 73-55. hoyas are now 10-5 in big east play. >>> virginia tech hosting virginia, the cavaliers trail by as many as 9 in the 1st half. three minutes left virginia leads by 5. shot clock wiping down. to jonqel evans, bank was open, don't know if he called it. virginia edges virginia tech 61- 59. >>> don't go anywhere because we're not and when we're back, so is tiger woods at a venue he plays the best at. >>> remember back at the 2006 match play champion schimpfs when tiger woods' first round opponent was steven ames who said prior to his match with woods anything could happen and added especially where tiger's hitting it? tiger went on to beat him 9-8, the most lopsided score in tournament history, a big time butt kicking. of course, back then tiger was no. 1 in the world. this week he's the 19th seed. castanno is doing his best ames imitation saying woods is beatable. >> here is not only one day, was one round and sometimes not even 18 holes. so anybody can beat anybody at th

second half, georgetown's reub lee wright. uconn crushes georgetown, 80-38 is the final. >>> tiger woods is charging up the leaderboard at pebble beach. he started in 17th place, but after today's play, he is in position to win his first -- starting on the back nine, here on number 15, right on target. gets that to go for birdie, his third in a row. then on 18, tiger feeling it, knocks down another boggie. just one birdie on the front nine. 567, sits in third at 11 under par. meanwhile in the pro am co competition. from 91 yards, tony romo, inches from the cup. he would birdie, tiger and tony tied at 15 at 19 under par. he's a pretty good golfer. that was pretty impressive. pretty nice. >> thank you, sir. >> that is it for now, "nightly news" is coming up next. we'll see you back again at 11:00. have a good night.

what year are you at georgetown?third year student and i will graduate in may. >> you are about to graduate from law school. let me put a question to you. because i have some questions for you. the information that your testimony reveals today made your appearance at that hearing we had last thursday even more important. it was new information. i would wager that most americans, when they think of contraceptives, think about their own lives and how they are related. they do not have the kind of information you brought forward this morning. i want to thank you very much for putting that information at least on our record and a record of american families. i think we needed to hear it. it is important to remember that we are accustomed to the fact that women live longer today. i wonder if we understand that that is a 20th-century phenomenon. if you were to go into the graveyard of america, you would be quite amazed with the headstones that speak of the lives of women who typically died earlier than men until the 20th c

georgetown fourth place in the big east standings with two games to go. and the potomac nationals have an interesting promotion. on april 15th they'll celebrate their 100th anniversary of the sinking of the titanic by allowing women and children into the park 15 minutes before the men. kind of like that. >> they should do that for every game. >> you are absolutely right. they should. >> thanks, dan. >> you're welcome. >>> when we come back we'll tell >>> when we come back we'll tell you hi. welcome to carmax.or who hi. i was on carmax dot com and i think i found the one. great car. and i think, it's right over there... (sighes)... finding your perfect car is easy at carmax because we carry only the highest quality used vehicles. and at carmax dot com, you can choose from nearly 30 thousand cars with most available for transfer to the store nearest you. so come find the one for you today... at carmax. busy day! yes it is! one chance to hunt down the right insurance at the right price. the "name your price" tool, only from progressive. ready, aim, save! grr

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. >>> there is growing concern tonight in georgetown. two crimes over the weekend right near the university campus. erika gonzalez is live in the neighborhood this evening with more on what happened and why residents are so concerned. erika? >> reporter: jim, the two incidents happened a mere three blocks from each other. the first one happened yesterday in the early morning hours and the second at night. georgetown university is warning students about the dangers of walking in and around campus at night. after a female student was allegedly sexually assaulted sunday morning around 2:00 on 36th and "n" streets. >> so we have our safe friend shuttles. we are obviously encouraging people to walk in pairs. we have neighborhood shuttles as well. >> reporter: stacy kerr with the university says it's hired additional off-duty mpd to patrol the area. however, metropolitan police says it has no report of a sexual assault and that the alleged victim in the case is not cooperating with the investigation. then last night around 9:00 two men alleged

defense, they are to be paid georgetown the get go. from to beat. georgetown controlled this from the get go. the left side. takes it to the rack. georgetown wins 58-44. uconn's fourth straight loss. the coach that ejected from this game. he had to leave. the terps went on a run. threes in the second to tie the game at 69 at the end of regulation. holds on to beat the 90-86. the was its problems continue. they have lost 48 -- the wizards problems continue. they have lost 48. orlando has beat washington eight straight times. are battling. they led by four points. he was nice, 19 points. there was too much magic. how about this dunk? orlando beat washington, 109- 103. this was national signing day. biggest was that bad. -- guy. he chose florida state. 24 guys did well locally. the best running back less in the country. mason beat, gw, george to delaware. the great by trainer with sugar rayli and leonard passed away. >> a big name there. >> we invite you it kept et al. in new morning team. tomorrow on good -- invite you to check new morning team. begin

. >>> to hoops now, the georgetown hoyas had a big win last night. georgetown hosting uconn.irst half, thompson some comes off of the screen and hits the 3. georgetown with a 10-point hamptime lead. second half, sims took thompson for the land and made the free- throw. he had 18 points -- points. that was the team high. under six minutes to go. >>> thompson to sims and drives in for the sure fire, too. sims with 14. georgetown defeats uconn, 58-44 and holding the huskies to their lowest point total of the season. it was good to have this type of performance. absolutely. i thought we played l. i thought we played well -- well. i thought we played well at both ends of the floor. going through, they were off. particularly, i think, in the first half and they got a lot of open shots that didn't go in. you know, but i think that our defensive communication, i think, our intensity throughout the whole game was very good. >> miami coach jim laranaga, battle -- jim battling the flu. terps down 11, calling for the charging foul. the head coach mark turgeon, gets beat up not once but t

it's 14th ranked georgetown hosting uconn. hoyas up by three. going to the old fella.on andles to buries the three. he had a game-high 18 for the hoyas. georgetown ends the half on a huge run. second half, hoyas still up by ten. thompson to henry sims. the big guy drives and that's a big-time dunk over jeremy lamb. sims finishes with 13. georgetown wins and the hoyas have won 4 out of their last 5 games. >>> former george mason coach jim laranga hosting the terps. called for the offensive foul. he's not pleased. neither is mark turgin. he's called for a double technical and ejected from the game. i don't think gary williams was ejected from a game since 1998. without the coach, the terps come back down three with a minute to go. but unfortunately miami wins a thriller 90-86. that's the final. >> too bad. >> thank goodness for the hoyas tonight, huh? >> yeah, at least we had a >>> before we go, "late night with jimmy fallonfallon" starts 12:30. does your cable company keep charging you more... and more... and more? stop paying so much for second best. upgrade to verizon

georgetown beats notre dame, 59-41. let's go to the catholic league high-school basketball championship. patrick hallway with a bucket. final seconds, james robinson. 55-54. the celebration continues. have a great day everybody. >> 5:24 this morning. 43 degrees in alexandria. the news continues at 5:30. >> in the next 30 minutes, a community in mourning the victims of a deadly shooting inside the cafeteria in a cleveland suburb. >> doing major work in a major intersection. jummy olabanji live a dupont circle with details and which roads to avoid coming up in a live report. >> bright sunshine today, but active weather getting ready to move into town. all >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> this is not something chardon wanted to be known for and it has to stop today. >> a community in ohio struggling to deal with a tragedy. a teenager opened fire inside a school, killing one student and wounding others before he was arrested. >> and a look ahead to the gop primaries in michigan and ariz

second half, georgetown up 20, south florida, uh-huh, yeah, they turn it over again.f 17 in the game. monster dunk. the hoyas have five players in double figures, georgetown crushes south florida, 75-45, improving to 8-3 in the big east. virginia tech beats clemson 67-65. >> all right, thank you, sir.

i think we are, as a team, we are prime example of georgetown. georgetown is very diverse. campaign team is very diverse, so we are the ideal georgetown model. >> to be honest with you, markle competes at a much higher level. i think he is under way more pressure. he has been giving me a lot of advice and it has been great, helping me, tells me i get too stressed out. he has been a camel influence for the campaign in general. >> reporter: the focus of dan and markle's campaign is to improve the quality of student life, right down to their iphone. working with the university to build a mobile app, with features that include reporting facility problems and tracking shut bus routes. number 5 is already popular on the basketball court, hedge the hoyas climb into the top ten in the national rankings, as for his ability to lead the student body, teammate jason clark believes markle is the man for the job. >> he wants to win, you can tell he is passionate about it, a lot of people when they do stuff like this you know, they do it as their -- their little side gig. you can tell he

that arena expected to be ready in 2015. >>> georgetown made quick work of notre dame.hitington run to perfection. he is a terrific threat from beyond the arc. the freshman a game high 15 and georgetown won aeeasley, 59-41. >> that is your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> jut tin bieber is not happy with joustin bieber. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> the length kids will go to get in their college of choice. watching >>> welcome back to "early >>> welcome back. we are watching a big winter storm coming through areas of california yesterday. today, it's near arizona. then tomorrow out here into the plains. we will watch the storm developing during the day today. the worst of will be late this afternoon toward the evening in areas of minnesota, south dakota, north koockdakota. new england will get snow wednesday into thursday. keep that in mind for your travel plans. >>> if you're watching us on wmc-tv in memphis, tennessee, explore the life of soul music legend otis redding an i've got dreams to remember at t

there's a church, some georgetown buildings, and townhouses on the block. the area's heavily traveled by students. >> it does concern me because i saw it was at 2:15 a.m. on sunday, and i could see people coming back from a bar or something. i don't know what the state of the person was. but it's kind of unsettling. it's a good reminder to walk with friends and make sure you never have a friend leaving on their own. >> reporter: the school is reminding students of the importance of walking in pairs or groups and that safety escorts are available 24 hours a day. >> obviously, it's terrible and it's kind of like you don't want to think that something like that could happen here, especially since it's such a nice school and it's a nice student body. >> reporter: back out live here in georgetown. you're looking at a camera that's mounted on a building right here where this incident happened. there's also a camera on another building near here. it's unclear what, if any, video may have been captured here. whether this person may have been captured on video. we'r

at georgetown hosting of the lenovo. -- georgetown hosting villa nueva. middle of your screen maurice sutton gives the elbow to the face of porter, and he goes down, blood from his nose. he was called for a flagrant foul. porter not faced he gets a leg up. in the second, a georgetown with a big lead. off the miss, jason clark really a strong showing barry did go. hit the jumper. the hoyas win easily. maryland men's basketball and as a shot at the n.c.a.a. tournament is very slim. tied for seventh place in the acc, i hope to gain a footing against georgia tech, but that fell flat at the sec have. -- but they fell flat in the second half. nine seconds to go, off the dribble, goes for the long 3 1- 6 from long distance. georgia tech it's the foul shot. trying to put up a miracle no dice. the terps lose the heartbreaker. uva hosting unc 20 seconds to go. makes the slam, but this was extremely close. two seconds to go, the final chance evans the half-court shot, trying to make it happen, it is not march madness yet. he does not get it. unc wins. tim brant call

seton hall shocks georgetown. and the spurs' streak is snapped. >>> plus, a late game surge hands the miami heat a seventh consecutive win. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> much of the country is going to enjoy a very mild middle of the week. but this weekend things get a little cooler. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." 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. >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." >>> in sports, kentucky saves off an upset from mississippi state. here is fred roggin with an

ninth-ranked georgetown hosting villanova.oyas coming off their first loss of the season in an 18-point defeat against see tto hall on tuesday. the freshman hits the stepback jumper. georgetown up 19-8. final minute of the half, porter creates some space for three. friendly bounce. thank you very much. 15 points n s for porter. jason clark pokes it away. thompson scoop, and one. georgetown defeats villanova, 57-66. maryland visiting last place georgia tech. the terms just 1-6 on the road this season. two minutes to play in the game, drives, gives maryland the lead. a game high 18 points. drives and one. the coach said, quote, i thought we were growing up. today showed we haven't grown up all the way. sdel ru del curry on hand. his son seth plays for the blue devils. less than 10 seconds to play, tied at 58-58. eric green, a shot for the win. no seth greenberg, come on. can't believe it. weer. >> going to overtime. seth curry drives open lane to the bucket. he had 19. and his dad is loving it. duke goes on to win 70-65. hokies

this is the second time the georgetown restaurant has been charged. but both incidents just a month apart. april and may of last year. his licensing representative tried to strike a deal and pay a $5,000 fine. >> this establishment has taken steps to make sure that there isn't a repeat of the circumstances, including changing on site management use of an id scanner on the premise. >> the abc board, which enforces liquor laws denied the compromise. another hearing is scheduled for march 14. >> coming up tonight at 7:00, the infamous d.c. police escort for charlie sheen now has the city in some legal trouble. the former commander whose division provided that escort is now suing the city and seeking protection as a whistle blower. we'll have the story at 7:00. >> thanks, derek. still to come in this half hour of 9news. the republican candidates getting ready to take the stage in another debate tonight. we'll give you a preview. topper. >> well, it's still mild out here. still breezy, too, but it's a warm breeze. here are the numbers. 63 and 43 goes in th

georgetown university are not catholic, and even the catholics who go to georgetown university want to be able to have the choice to buy birth control or not. we're not talking about abortion. we're talking about family planning. 98% of catholics use family planning methods, and, you know, the question vie, and i've been thinking this for a few days is, where does the conscience clause rest? does it rest with the individual buying the insurance policy? the church or the university? or does it rest with the individual who makes their own personal decision, do they want to buy birth control coverage or not? i think it's the latter. >> well, further points before we get to calls. this is the new york daily news lead editorial. obama gets religion. yes, it's true many american catholics support the president's decision in a new poll 58% said religious institutions should be required to offer birth control in their plans, a number higher than the support among the public at large. but that doesn't change the core principle, the new york daily news writes. a religious institution should have