let's talk georgetown first. au georgetown separated by mere miles but georgetown and american university worlds apart with hoop dreams. another episode versus the eagles. >> once again folks it wasn't pretty at the verizon center. rg3 in philly. >> the roadblock for ray? what am i talking about? when's the preacher going to give his next sermon, next. >>> all right, guys ladies i have a question for you now. yenning you normally and me the questions, i have a question for you. rg3 98%. he's a doctor. just making sure -- >> 98% of rg3. absolutely. it still makes him better than most quarterbacks in the league. also i don't want him totally rusty against the cowboys. >> that's the answer right there. >> that's perfect. yeah. 98% i'd go with him for sure. yeah. >> we don't even do sports. anybody can do that. >> anybody can do sports. don't say that. oh my gosh, let's talk about the georgetown hoops too just to get things started. no disrespect to au but there's no rivalry with georgetown. hoyas won eight straight

georgetown's defense all over the eagles here. porter, georgetown pulling away for their ninth straight. kristen berset with more. >> reporter: georgetown and american are two teams that are headed in opposite directions. the eagles have now lost three in a row while the hoyas are riding a seven game win streak. now, today's game ended as most expected, with georgetown dominating the d.c. neighbor. but both teams see there's a lot of work to be done, especially with conference play looming around the corner. >> we've been struggling. before this game, we've been struggling. so we've been really emphasizing improvement and not so much focus on the win/loss record but instead focusing on doing the things that can allow us to become a better team. >> none of us in that locker room are sitting there with our heads in the sand saying we're playing perfect basketball. we all realize there's so many areas of the game that we seem to get better at. >> we're 10-1. we just want to come back after the christmas break and keep it up, you know

cold.is bad news for a landmark in georgetown. the announcement that jack's captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- correct a developing story in afghanistan. police woman has atled an american adviser e kabul police headquarters. an investigation is under way as was accidental or intentional. it is not being reported if the military or civilian adviser. and the u.s. military investigating the apparent suicide of a navy seal in afghanistan. he was 42 santa claus from pennsylvania. he was a member of seal team 4, virginia beach. asked the team responsible for afghanistan police to fight the taliban in country.arts of the eight days from the fiscal cliff deadline. there's no movement from lighter side. a south carolina congressman is voted against who speaker john boehner's plan b. he says passing the plan would not have changed the outcome. >> the reason i was against plan was i am not convinced the senate was ever going to take tips up. people feel all the house had to the endass the bill at of a discussi

a local business at the georgetown institution found out its lease is not being renewed. no official reason has been given and dozens of workers will soon be out of a job. >> this house has been a fixture on the georgetown waterfront since 1945. but now it's days are numbered. the current owner says he just got notice from his landlord the national parks service his lease will not be renewed. >> i have 30 days to get out with no explanation. it is just saying they are terminating our relationship. >> the news are sending shock waves through the commu >> to hear that is happening, it is a little upsetting. >> that is a shame. it is a neat thing for the community and neighborhood. >> we did not get answers from the park service either. they told us there was no trouble with the agency but he realizes he a on a south after site. >> georgetown has changed and now everybody wants a piece of it and i think that -- well, frankly we're the [laughter] of the private boat house owners and we don't have any plat cal muscle. >> the clock is tigging. he has to findore 300 represental

a great season in georgetown.ealth that for a touchdown upset overthers were falcons. - get to the update story weeaking news o about -- a double shooting on board a metro bus involving the shooting -- woman and and and then. thisis a live shot of scene. women mayring that not have survived. we do know police on the lookout a suspect. will bring you details tonight at 11:00. w morningatures tomorro cold70 degrees with a front late tomorrow night and early

>> it's been 30 years since american university beat georgetown. number 15 georgetown, today at the verizon the eagles won in an upset. in the first half they score right there and won. going town holds on -- georgetown holds on with the steal and pa cross court pass and it is good on the three. he has led 40 at the half. he steps up and hits the three. they win 65-48. george mason at richmond, corey edwards dsdz to go for a drive. kicks it out with a buzzer-beater three. mason wins 67-64. here is the collective sigh around the washington region and maybe on our news desk. barring any setback robert griffin will play on the sunday. that is what the coach told the media and as you can see on the screen he looks like he is good to go, fully participated. at this point, the skins als control their own destiny. they want rg3 back in true form taking snaps. but will it be the same? >> if you're asking me if he is 100% i don't think anyone is 100% especially after that a.c.l. injury. i like what i see. as i said before if there is no setback he should be

georgetown university, m.d. and georgetown university medical school, associate professor, ten years. george washington university, clinical professor of neurology, ten years. 14 books, including most recently mysteries of the mind. richard martin restak. >> dr. restak, you have had quite an extraordinary career. first of all, you taught at georgetown. >> yes. >> then you abandoned the jesuits or did they dump you? then you moved over to g.w. >> yes. >> do you still teach inta at georgetown? >> i'm in the faculty but spend most of my time at g.w. >> okay. i have that number, by the way, and england and wales, out of every millionth person born alive in 1880, only 223 could expect to be alive 100 years later. 1880. so that's 112 years from now. 110, about that. for those born in 1990, out of one million people, 8,710 can one million people, 8,710 can infants born in 2025 can expect to live 100 years. >> well, we should have cancer and heart disease, the big killers, under better control by that time, because peop

that's because a georgetown landmark is being shut down. the national park service has terminated the lease for jack's boat house. the boat house sits on a georgetown waterfront near key bridge. it opened in 1945. the current owner says he's heart broken. >> five, 10 years ago, nobody wanted to be out here. and now georgetown has changed and now everybody wants a piece of it. and i think -- i think that well frankly we're the last of the private boat house owners here on the potomac and we don't really have any political muscle. >> he says he must leave by the end of january. so far no comment in the national park service. he has nearly 30 employees that will be out of a job in a month. >> it is the end of an era. the cover features a picture of the old offices in new york. the head line is #lastprintissue. the magazine could no longer afford to be in front. "newsweek" will be digital early next year. >> a local girl battling cancer is thinking of others. we'll show you how her campaign has gone beyond even what she imagined. >> a happy hom

all right, there is a day and night double feature in georgetown. one week since hearing the news of breaking away from the big east, the spotlight is back on the hard wood for georgetown. they were camera ready. hoyas facing american in a neighborhood showdown. this hasn't been much of a rivalry. g-town came in riding an eight-game winning streak over the eagles. pick it up first half. american trails by eight. dribbles around the pick. he will drain that jumper. munoz led the eagles with 15. american cuts the lead to six. second half now, hoyas up big. 18 points. auto porter adding to that. 16 points, 13 boards for porter. later in the half, au on the break. hoyas off and running. quarter. the alley-oop. georgetown wraps up the none conference schedule with a win. >> i'm happy with why we are. you say okay after 11 games you're going to be 10-1. will you take that? i'll take that. none of us in that locker room are sitting with our heads in the sand saying we're playing perfect basketball. none of us -- we all realize that will tl are so many area

. >>> it could be the end for jack's boat house on the georgetown waterfront. the national park service asked the canoe and kayak rental company to move out by the end of january. the man who operates the facility says he got a notification letter from the park service on wednesday. he says the boat house technically has no lease, but it's been operating out of the same location on the potomac since the 1940s. he says he plans to fight the request. >>> family of four is safe but forced out of their home tonight after a fire breaks out in montgomery county. this was the aftermath around 6:15 on camille drive in potomac. firefighters say it looks like the fire started in the garage, but no word on what sparked it. >>> now a story you'll see only on news 4. a fedex driver rocked at gunpoint. his packages unloaded just days before christmas. the robbery happened this morning on high wood street in southeast. just minutes after getting his own delivery, pastor willie wilson went outside and found the fedex driver lying face down. he said he thought the driver had be

if you would like to get your hair done in georgetown they are accepting new clients. it's pricey. their inauguration dues start at $125 and go up to $250. >>> this just into the newsroom. the first wave of invitees to take part in the parade includes d.c.'s own blue high school band. groups from the university of maryland silver spring and fauquier counties have been invited to be a port of it. see the entire list at wusa9.com. >>> a police officer in play know, texas recently pulled over a driver because the car didn't have current registration. the driver told the cops he was sorry and he was low on money and had a choice either fork over cash to renew the registration or feed his kids. he chose the kids. the cop handed driver a ticket but inside it $100 bill. >> opened it up and there's $100 bill. i broke down in my car, what else are you going to do? >> the officer does not want to be publicly id'd but co-workers plan to honor him for his generosity. so timely with christmas right around the corner. >>> you know a couple of things, a lot of folks are e- mailing me about white

a man in a van had been reported chasing two teenage girls in jesse's hometown of georgetown.traced the van to a man named larry hall from wabash, indiana, a three-hour drive from georgetown. >> is your heartbeat starting to pick up a little bit now? >> oh, yeah. i'm thinking this has to be checked out. >> hall was a gung ho civil reactor, someone who traveled to fight civil battles. miller went to wabash to interview hall, who wasn't saying much. so he showed him a photo of jesse welch. >> when i put the photo down, he winced, turned in his chair and refused to look at the picture. >> convinced larry hall was hiding something, miller became obsessed with making a case against him. days later, back in illinois, miller turned up a huge lead. he found witnesses who vividly remembered hall from a revolutionary war reenactment in the georgetown area the very weekend before jesse was abducted. to them, hall stood out for his bushy mutton chop sideburns but also for playing a soldier who was fighting the wrong war. >> he was wearing a civil war uniform, and he had a civil war hat. >

old georgetown read may be the better bet for you.nner loop of the beltway broken down truck in the long lane to go south on georgia avenue. back to delia. >>> we've opinion telling you, can be been telling you -- been telling you all morning long about crashing down on the widespread problem of drunk driving we have in the dmv. here isasha farthing and sergeant of the police department. i didn't get a chance to meet your brother officer farthing with the park police. but lots of folks are very passionate about him. and he was your big brother. >> yes. >> tell me about what happened. we know he was killed ten years ago? >> ten years ago august 10th. 2002. underage drunk driver struck and kimmed him outside of his police vehicle while he was assisting with another prior accident. >> 28 years old. >> 28. >> two years on the force. >> right. he went to work and he never came back home. >> we talked on the phone and you said listen, i'm going to keep it real. i mean these people -- destroy lives, she was reckless. she ruined your life. >>

related to a bill that could turn michigan into a right to work state and also be talking up author georgetown university professor a doll as about egypt's unfinished revolution with only a few weeks left in two thousand and twelve all examine u.s. defense spending and look at some top secret programs under the pentagon's notorious black budget so without further ado let's break set. all right guys let's talk some more about america's longest war afghanistan now there's been a lot of news recently about the failing war and ongoing occupation aside from the recent reports of the u.s. hosting tens of thousands of special operations troops on blackwater bases in the country after the two thousand and fourteen deadline it just came out that u.s. troops in afghanistan routinely target children on the battlefield yes you heard me right children according to one senior army officer children with potential hostile intent are now considered threats because the taliban sometimes uses them to assist with attacks against coalition forces on top of using ambiguous term militant to describe the killings of

the georgetown community is raising money now to help katy. >> virginia governor bob mcdonnell would like to discuss army teachers. if someone at sandy hook had been armed, he says there would not have been -- there would've been an opportunity to stop this person. he has created a task force that will provide for budget proposals to address this and needs for school safety. it was an emotional gathering outside the capitol this morning where family members and accident victims read the names of their deceased loved ones. the brady campaign to prevent gun violence held the conference. after they read the names, they delivered a letter to go congress and the white house calling on an end to violence in america. >> dick's sporting goods is making big changes in the wake of the school shooting. >> brianne carter this is in the newsroom with details. >> after the mass shooting in connecticut, the company says on its website, "out of respect for the victims and families during this time of national mourning we have removed all guns from sale and from display in our store nearest newtown a

the only problem i see is the construction still clearing in the georgetown area. it is not causing any delays. they're pretty much on schedule. check this out 395, across the 14th street bridge, this is important. no construction, nothing blocking either direction. this is good. beltway, tysons, beltway silver springs, lanes are open. the maryland 270, a good time to get up early with us. >> thank you. it is 4:55. the mobile users have been waiting for the state. starting next year, t-mobile will have the iphone. the date is not yet set. that is sometime next year. you may soon be able to retire at your phones are planned out. "the new york times" reports they might relax the rules on airplanes. right now, the rule is that you have to turn off your devices. the faa will -- will review the policy. >> president obama will take the oath of office again in the next few months. eva longoria has been named co- chair of his ann arbor community -- inaugural committee. she served as part of his campaign. she also spoke at the democratic national committee. >> "good morning

and said georgetown suggest majoring in criminal justice.2 is philosophy or reject religious studies. instead its is just made during an elementary education. number one is architecture. george down says instead major in business administration. -- georgetown >> out swiss timmy urology. switch to meteorology. if you like to hear more about this there is more information on our kron4 facebook page. o >> it is another big year for i-l.adele.. her album 21 went diamond. adele, drake, and taylor swift had the best year.

so when the snow melts it can run quickly swelling the creek that runs through georgetown. short bridges span the quiet creek. but on june 21, 1995, this scene turns into a potential death trap. on one short bridge, water pours over it, catching two firefighters who have fallen in. from on top of the bridge, colleagues attempt to pull them out. initially, georgetown fire chief kelly and his team are there to protect surrounding homes with sandbags. >> in 1995 it was a pretty high snow fall year, so the runoff was coming down fast and the creek was high and then we had a thunderstorm which increased the runoff on this particular day. >> but while sandbagging, three firefighters slip in. one who manages to hold on to a short brick wall is pulled to safety. a second, wearing a baseball hat, is also rescued by his colleagues. but a third, todd, is not so lucky. he's stuck on the bridge and no one is able to pull him up out of the current. >> his legs catch under the bridge kind of like this. and his upper body is against that bridge and the water coming against his back is want

let's head into georgetown. thinking about walking around, looking good for you.peratures around 50 around 7:00. 47 by 11:00. 40 when you wake up in the morning. still breezy tomorrow. i will talk about when we see the cold air finally move in. >>> next at 6:00, held captive for five days. tonight nbc news foreign correspondent richard engel is safe and talking about his days as a prisoner. >> lot of psychological torture. threats of being killed. they made us choose which one of us would be shot first. when we refused there were mock shootings. >> we will tell you how you can help vdot come up with the next big traffic master plan in northern virginia. $30 >>> life and death experience important nbc news chief correspondent richard engel and his production crew has ended and ended well. the journalists were kidnapped in northwestern syria last thursday. they escaped into turkey last night in the middle of a fire fight between their captors and syrian rebels. >> as we were moving down the road, a group of gunmen justly rally jumped out of the trees and bushes on t

talking georgetown now. georgetown's basketball team rolling, as we know.5th ranked hoyas six and one after crushing texas last night. the hoyas men's soccer team, first appearance in the college cup. otherwise known as the soccer final four. the hoyas playing maryland on friday. going down to alabama to play maryland. couldn't they just have the game here? they beat san diego on saturday. so this is a new experience. prior to the season, georgetown has never made it past the sweet 16. now they're two wins away from a national title. >> it's very exciting. it's definitely an honor to be a part of this. making history here. came here four years ago. and it was a long reach to get there, but definitely wasn't out of the picture. now it's going to be an expectation and something we've created here. >> making this run in the tournaments, it's over our expectations. we've known that we had the team to do it. we didn't get the recognition the beginning of the year. we weren't even ranked in the top 25. to do it for these fans, and for the program, it's been unbel

in georgetown they are collecting money as a way to support her. >> it was really, really difficult,you can imagine. >> reporter: katie sherlach and her fellow researchers were in the chemistry lab when news broke there had been a shooting at sandy hook elementary in newtown. that's where her mom worked as a psychologist. the professor who runs the lab says everyone was hoping for the best. >> it was clear it is a day went on and what we heard nothing from her mom and the news kept getting worse and worse that it could be very bad news. >> reporter: the doctoral student would later learn her mother, mary, was among the dead and lost her life heroically trying to save children from the murderous rampage. >> you work with someone as closely as katie has worked with everyone in the group and you get to know somebody pretty well. we all -- we all knew her family. >> reporter: since then researchers in the lab having trying to support katie. they plan to attend her mother's wake and funeral later this week. >> when i learned that when it was a georgetown doctoral student who was affected,

. >> reporter: i'm kristin fisher in georgetown where hillary clinton's hairstylist is creating this year's hottest styles for the inaugural balls. >> what we decide to do is make the updo more young and sassy and elegant but sexy. i think a lot of people are afraid to get an updo. >> we did something very loose, friendly, had a bow in the hair. this is very like the fun fatale look. we did something edgy and higher. she has beautiful curly hair, so we make it bigger and a lot oftexture, dramatic. >> reporter: her biggest piece of advice, think about the final finished head to toe look. >> i've seen so many times they don't look at what the final idea is. you have to feel good when you leave the chair. don't walk away if you're not feeling yourself. >> reporter: in georgetown, kristin fisher, 9 news. >> i love that description, young, saucy, elegant, but sexy. >>> all right, another virginia power ball winner stepped up to claim his prize. from woodbridge collecting his check from lottery officials. this is the 7th commonwealth million dollar power ball winner in just the last four w

georgetown up 26 at one point. coasting to a win.the head coach says he likes how is team performed in the second half. >> we set the shots a little more, rebounded, did a better job rebounding the board. we are shooting the ball and getting them back. conference play starts. they're going to be prepared. they will' be ready to play, physically, emotionally. we'll be ready. >>> conference play is in two weeks >>> george mason facing richmond and the patriots up by 12 with 7 1/2 to play. mason in yell joe, cory edwards follows, artledge follows and he gives mason the first lead. richmond down 2, but they score in traffic with 20 seconds to go. tie game. five seconds left. george mason with the ball. they can win it. ed wads' drive. he let the long 3 fly with a second to go. and it falls at the buzzer. that's the game winner. mason rallies to defeat richmond, 67-64 >>> game 2 of the governor's holiday classic. they were off to a good start today. donte hill with the kill. odu led until the 9 minute of the first half. that's when uva wo

championship between georgetown and indiana. he is able to put it away.ndiana wins the national title. the seattle seahawks set a record for points today, beating the arizona cardinals 58-0. so it was klaus. [laughter] >> heading to a ugli sweater party? an entire view in his house full of colorful and fastest letters -- he got the idea about not being able to find just the right one last year. he has sold 25 sweaters on his website, which has only been in business for a week. >> there a [ female announcer ] for those who lovsweets your season is here. let's just call it the baking time of year. you need special ingredients. you need the staples. that's a given. you need safeway sugar for just $1.97. and that magic thing that makes everyone want another -- only $2.99 for land o'lakes butter. and when hands get messy quite surely they'll say, "yum! wow! yay! what a sweeter holiday." safeway. ingredients for life. >> too bad we have to work tomorrow. >> a warm day -- temperatures mid to upper 60's. we have a cold front late tomorrow night. even though we se

if you missed it, you can still take part next thursday at the georgetown location. you can get up to three free cans of brew. >> that's right, topper, don't bring six cans of food down there. >>> the smithsonian unveiled some serious bling today. check out this glittering aquamarine, mained in brazil, 10,000 karats. this is the largest cut piece of aquamarine in the world. it is named after brazil's first two emperors. >> even a small sliver would look good on my finger. >> did you say aquamarine? >> it's a type of gem. >> that helps. thank you. >> rough crowd here tonight. >>> all right, 44 today. hard to believe we were in the 70s a couple of days ago. a little unsettled for the next three days. let's start with a live look outside, our live michael & son weather cam. temperatures in the 30s. 37 downtown. dew point still in the 20s. a little troubling, he is speblly if you're up into pennsylvania. we'll tell you why in a minute. winds out of the south at 7. pressure steady, 30.29 inches of mercury. here's the radar. you can see some precipitation in the form of ra

georgetown university for theological studies. >> did you get a degree from georgetown. >> master's degree in liberal studies. >> in liberal studies. that includes, what, theology? >> theology, philosophy, yeah. >> do they teach you shakespeare? >> i managed to stay away from shakespeare at the master's level. >> you'd be comfortable there now because i understand even for literature majors shakespeare is not a mandatory subject, do you believe that? what has happened to these? >> reporter, covered politics, weekly pbs series john ander nathalie. "u.s. news and world report," religion editor. your book to your credit. >> my first book. >> and still working at "u.s. news & world report." >> i still am. >> if i mention the name funk to you, who is he, robert funk? >> he's a bible scholar, new testament scholar who is founder and leader of a group called jesus seminar. a group of scholars for the last 15 years have been exploring the historical jesus. >> yeah, does he have very much standing in the academic community paula fredriksen interhe represents the school of representation. >> she's a

when you say georgetown we're giving this thing here? >> keep the rat away from -- >> reporter: that's new? you tightened your doors. then you patched up the ceiling. >> that's right. that's right. so we tried to make sure we doing everything right. >> reporter: they all passed reinspection and are now back in business. now, to know first follow -- i'm investigative reporter russ ptacek on twitter. >> hey who's hungry? >>> time for another look at the deof the morning -- question of the morning -- >> ooh. that's a good question. facebook friends joanne thinks the answer is c., katherine hepburn. i tend to agree. meryl streep got 16 nominations and jack nicholson got 12 but katherine actually won the most statues. what do you think? we'll have more coming up, keep it here. >>> and welcome back. it is 3:55. we are looking at a forecast that is going to feature a lot of sunshine for today. our highs should make it into the 40s. but, tomorrow things change as we go from saturday it's cracking the opportunity for some light snow showers to be

georgetown up by 26. they would cruise to a 65-48 win. the head coach says he likes how his team performed in the second half. >> we have did a better job. we shot the shots more. we rebounded. first half, we shoot the ball, we are just fading back. we got some offensive rebounds in the second half. conference play starts. they're going to be prepared. they're going to be prepared mentally, physically, emotionally. we'll be ready. >>> governor's hoop holiday classic. poith down by 12. now mason down by 2. jonathan arledge follows after the miss. he gives may some first lead of the game at 63-62. richmond down 2. off the missed 3. richmond scores in traffic. that ties the game. still tied. five seconds left in this game. george mason can win it. they have the ball. edwards drives, to sherrod wright. he lets it fly with one second to go. that is good at the buzzer. wright had a game high 22. mason defeats richmond. gw a winner over v m i, 76-67. in the second game of this tournament, virginia andtony bennett, winner of 6 in a row. second ha

kathy katz with georgetown university.nk you so much for coming in. >> thank you. >>> when 12/12/12 rolled around, we all knew it was a special day but for one family the day was not only special, it was momentous. >>> london reopens the investigation into the death of singer amy winehouse. we'll explain coming up next. >>> don't forget, we're always at wusa9.com. stay with us. we'll be right back. >>> new information tonight on the investigation into the death of amy winehouse. london's camden council says the inquest into the 27-year- old singer's death will be heard next month. it says the coroner who first oversaw the inquiry lacked the proper qualification. winehouse was found dead in her london home back in july of 2011. late their year it was ruled that is he died of accidental alcohol poisoning. >>> last night the former kate middleton made her first appearance since her hospitalization for acute morning sickness. she presented an award. she hadn't been seen since leaving the hospital on december 6. palace official

. >> georgetown university law professor, david cole on the growing drumbeat against the nra. >>> six days until the price of milk shoots up to $8 a gallon. why house republicans are take ing america to the dairy cliff. >>> and civil liberty groups take on torture in zero dark thirty. >>> if no deal is reached, the nation will go over the fiscal cliff in a little more than five days and house republicans are doing nothing more than posturing. president obama is flying back to washington tonight from his christmas vacation in hawaii to make one last attempt to get a deal before midnight new year's eve. the senate is returning and will be in session tomorrow for the same purpose. senate majority leader harry reid is trying to determine what kind of bill he can get through the senate with limited republican support. meanwhile, governor neil abercrombie of hawaii tonight announced that lieutenant governor brian schatz is as fit to feel the seat of the passed senator daniel inouye. he will leave hawaii for washington tonight and is expected to be sworn in sometime tomorrow afternoon. the d

is cranking up the heat after a spin on the new ice rink by the georgetown waterfront. yes, there is one. you can head over to the ritz for hot chocolate, spa more respect and winter -- s'mores and winter cocktails by the fire. we have the general manager and director of food and beverage and we have have the chef who's cooking for us this morning. thank you, gentlemen, for joining us. >> thank you. we're excited to be here. >> jeff, what's getting on here? >> we have the chef working on his magic s'mores. they're finished, fresh off the grill. we have the classic -- our interpretation of the classic s'mores which everyone wants s'mores. we have them daily at 6:30 in our lobby lounge and living room. we have the greatest fireplace in washington, d.c. >> it is a beautiful fireplace. lance, you are making a cocktail so maybe the kids will have the s'mores but this is definitely the parents territory. >> this is one of our simple drinks you can make at home. it consist abouts one and a half ounce of jack danielles, hot apple cider and honey as well. we use a cinnamon stick

dionne of the brookings institution, georgetown university and the washington post. happy new year to all of you. that's our program for now. i'm bob abernethy. you can follow us on twitter and facebook and watch us anytime on the pbs app for iphones and ipads. there's always much more on our website as well. you can comment on all our stories and share them. audio and video podcasts are also available. join us at pbs.org. as we leave you, music from the choir of trinity church wall street, in new york. ♪ additional funding also provided by mutual of america. designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. the jane henson foundation and the corporation for public broadcasting.

latest on robert griffin, iii following mike shanahan's 3:00 press conference and one other note, georgetownls to indiana in hoops or in soccer we should say in the college cup finals 1-0 and a big thanks to melanie alnwick, great job this morning. i'm scott smith. thanks for watching. have a good night. >> thank you for watching your washington area nissan dealers sports xtra.

talk about all that and more i'm joined by a doll is condor media an arab studies professor at georgetown university and author of the forthcoming book egypt in flux essays on an unfinished revolution thank you so much for coming on thanks for having me so let's talk about this opposition that's forming in the country what different groups are involved and what are some major concerns they have of morsi presidency there for the most part it looks like the opposition is comprised of the few sort of parties and political groups that are in natural opposition to him so for instance you've got various liberal groups various secular groups and then you've also got you know sort of nondescript you know groups that are the remnants of the revolutionary movement revolutionary movement that's basically lost sight of its bearings if you will or doesn't see the progress in the country materializing in such a way that would benefit their goals and their ambitions so with his do you really of the of the democrat. the process by. basically acquiring significant an absolute powers and then rescinding th

old georgetown road this morning coming out of rockville for you will work. crash just between fairland road and randolph road. 29 coming down out of burtonsville toward the beltway. and westbound 50 in annapolis, a new crash on the right shoulder before any help arrives. waldorf crash 301 at smallwood drive. they blocked the left lane each way waiting for state highway crews to treat the ice in the roadway there. mike? >>> thanks bev. 5:48 now. it is 37 degrees outside right now. and it's giving you an excuse not to work out. we're not going to let you do that because even with the windchill it can feel like the 20s and teens depending on where you're waking up this morning. this gentleman is going to help us. his name is josh bookbinder from lifetime fitness. based out of columbia, maryland right? >> right. >> he has some activities that are hysterical. just like playing a game with your family and also involves trying to stay healthy. >> absolutely. >> let's talk about the ideas. the playing cards here. we have a ball. we have a -- big container full of pa

how could you ignore it to discuss i'm joined now by christopher chambers journalism professor at georgetown university chris great to have you there you so first off i guess what do you think has fox done a disservice to the public. in a nutshell i mean this is policy that comes down from above from you not from michael clemente the editorial director but from roger ailes and you know you have to understand there's a couple of seems at work here ailes and rupert murdoch don't see eye to eye on everything as a matter of fact ailes is probably seen murdoch drift a little bit even he's facetiously even blame that on murdoch's wife wendi who's young supposedly progressive person he's blamed it on murdoch's son james who he views as a bean counter but it's it's basically you know ailes calling the shots and so when you have this sort of situation where from the top down from ailes to clemente to the anchors or by from bret buyer to the actual where the magic is done the talk shows and the guest and host driven content that is the scene that they hit on again and again and again and that spreads

indiana, huge win over georgetown. another national championship. they beat georgetown 1-0.s to georgetown. best rookie moves as we switch to football, david wilson. he fumbled earlier in the year. then all of a sudden, he thought, i think i can run this back all the way. 97 yards. he'd have three touchdowns on the day. he would have more yards than anybody else in giant history and lead the giants to a victory over the not so mighty saints. >>> three theroux -- throw under duress, ben roethlisberger. final score 34-24. chargers upset the steelers. that's a quick look at what's happening in the world of sports. >> gretchen: earlier we were talking about the top five gripes that airline workers have about us, the passengers when we come on the airplane. i'm sure it works both ways. so let's go through first the top hated habits of passengers. according to the airline workers, when you snap your fingers. do you do do that? snap your fingers at somebody for attention. that might upset many. if you try to get off the plane before the pilot says it's okay. remember they say y'all

gentlemen, jeff jones and au looking for a win over georgetown for the first time since 1982. the hoyas had 10 threes on the day. he had a double-double 16 point with 15 boards but au made it a