he is in georgetown now. shomari? >> reporter: well, jim, that flash mob was in and out in less than a couple of minutes. i'm on the 3200 block of m street northwest, and d.c. police hope that someone can recognize the persons of interest in this video. take a close look at this surveillance video from true religion brand jeans in georgetown. nearly two weeks ago, just before 6:30 in the evening, a dozen teens walk in the front door holding bags. police say the flash mob steals over a thousand dollars worth of clothes and walks out. tonight true religion employees won't comment, but other georgetown fashion businesses are speaking out. >> i can't believe that all of those people could steal something all at one time. >> reporter: maria works at camper, a high-end shoe store a couple of doors down. >> are you ever concerned that something like that could happen? >> all the time. i mean, we've had plenty of people steal a few shoes just in our window display. so i can only imagine having all those merchandise taken all

georgetown normally stops people. not today. old school and-one.ted, 77-59. >>> plenty of reasons to be at comcast center tomorrow, end of the acc era. plenty of figures from maryland, gary williams, walt williams and several other famous terps not named williams! i assure you, plenty of people will be there and lots of virginia fans there as well. it's the final installment of the basketball border war, as acc foes virginia comes to town. getting final preps today. virginia, number 5 in the country. but dez wells thinks the cavs can be had. >> i think it sets us up really well. i think we have, we have the right components to beat them. i think we have a great team. they have a great team obviously. and i think they are are ready to be beat. i think we can do it. >> yeah, acc spirit, alive and well tomorrow at comcast center. fans at comcast are going to do the old paper trick. you know what i'm talking about here, when they flip it, 61 representing 61 proud years in the atlantic coast conference. >>> if you can't make it to comcast center, watch

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i have a lot of respect for georgetown. my friends coach over there. i think it is a strange coincidence that the g happened to be georgetown. i would have liked to get one of those shirts. >> talk about taking a bad situation and turning it into a good one. >> bulletin board material for that. >> take a positive out of a negative. >> yes. we will be out there tomorrow. jason will be down there covering gw and i'm headed to covering gw and i'm headed to wisconsin to cove the all-new chevy silverado: from the family of the most dependable, longest-lasting full-size pickups on the road... the truck that beats any ford f-150 in fuel economy... and the 2014 north american truck of the year. and now, during chevy truck month, the price you see is the price you pay, for a 2014 chevy silverado now use special truck month pricing to get a total value of over 75-hundred on this silverado all-star edition with best in class v8 fuel economy. get to truck month at your chevy dealer today! 12346789 tonight people in dallas texas are talking about a traffic jam the

georgetown needed a win today to keep any ncaa tournament hopes alive. they just came off a sensational upset over 13th-ranked creighton. could they deliver against villanova? the answer is no. hoyas were plagued by foul trouble in the first half. the wildcats have a break. the miss. the hoyas trail at the break. starks was one of the bright spots for the hoyas. two of his team high 20 points. the hoyas go no closer. the wildcats got the rebound. push the ball up the floor. darren hilliard finishes strong. georgetown loses 77-59. virginia tech and georgia tech. hokies down 5. dishes download to daniel miller. [coughs] second half. georgia tech comes up with this deal. and golden comes up with another great play. the alley-oop slamming it home. the hokies are 2-16. they lose 52-51. gw. up 2 off the miss. garino goes the other way and lays it in. and isaiah armwood would follow up with a jam. they trailed 61-56 in the second. the nationals newest starting pitcher continues to deal with right elbow inflammation, but according to reports, the nats are not co

georgetown has gone dancing the last four years. georgetown enters the big east tournament beginning tonight as the seventh seed. they have to get past depaul who they beat twice this season. for the majority of the hoyas squad, the height and importance of this stretch is unfamiliar territory. >> it hasn't been that way since i've been here. we control our own destiny. we're fighting for our lives, fighting for a bid. that's something that's got to excite us and fuel some of the fire with us. >>> the american eagles look to

foul after foul after foul being called on georgetown. by halftime georgetown was called for 30 fouls and the chinese team was called for ten. that was an indication to me that something bad could happen in the second half. >> hoya's coach john thomas iii says tensions were running high on both teams. >> it was an emotional game, a tense game. and that happens. that happens in athletics, those tensions, thors feelings are not abnormal. >> watching from the sidelines, wong is sure this is no normal basketball game. >> there wasn't a matter of if there was going to be a fight, but when there is a fight. >> it isn't long before wong's premonition comes true. the game is tied at 64-64 in the fourth quarter when jason clark gets in an altercation with two players from the rockets that ends with him on the ground. >> i heard a whistle blow and i saw jason clark on the ground. they started pushing each other. both benches simultaneously emptied. >> the floor erupts into chaos as both teams rush to enter the fray. >> players started picking up ch

nova defeats georgetown, 77-59. virginia tech closing out their regular season visiting georgia tech. yellow jacketsup, first half, georgia tech with a seven point lead at halftime. hokeys battling back, joey van zagrin. don't jump, don't contest it, just stay on the ground. 29 points for him. how about the yellow jackets, that's robert carter jr., he had 16 points, georgia tech beats virginia tech, 62-51. one more score for you, howard lost to morgan state today, 68-66. also george washington's in action right now, taking on fordham, maryland and virginia takes place tomorrow night at the cast center. you guys going? >> i wish. >> no? >> i wish. >> you're a terps fan. >> i cashed that in, just to watch it at home. >> same can be said about the capitals, let's go to the ice now, there's been a lot of buzz last 24 hours about that man right there. 21-year-old russian ford, he's making his way to d.c., draft bid the caps in 2010, he chose to stay home and play in the khl. today the caps announced they agreed to terms,

for the third time in 10 years georgetown is going to the nit instead of the ncaa tournament. the hoyas suffered through some injuries and marked some solid wins but couldn't make it to the big dance. despite their lot their putting on a happy face. georgetown drew a four seed in the florida state region of the nit and will host former big east foe west virginia, the five seed, tomorrow night at mcdonagh arena. it's the first time they've played there since 2009. >> all of a sudden you get excited again, step back and look at how many very good teams aren't playing in the postseason, didn't get invitations. we still have a chance to keep playing. >>> just up the road in emmitsburg mount st. mary's is preparing for tomorrow night's game against albany. the mountaineers finished the season 16-16 and won the northeast conference title. this is their fourth appearance in school history, the first since 2008. >> when we started off 0-5, we knew we had to play some great teams and if we kept improving, we would be able to get to our goal the end of the season. >> this is tremendous

he was the first african-american to play basketball at georgetown university. only on seven, we are live in alexandria with what the white family told us today. >> they're convinced that he died of complications run the norovirus.us -- do acknowledge there is no scientific evidence, no proof of that he did have that virus. saide warnings on the door interest your own risk. >> he was unresponsive, he was sweating, and his love pressure was low. -- blood pressure was low. >> he was the first african-american, player at georgetown university. stroke cut his political career short in 2005, and that is when he went to woodbine. saturday, he was rushed to alexandria hospital. dorothy wife got there after her brother-in-law. >> he had died. he had vomited a large amount of blood. lasts a day or so, but if someone is weak or in poor health, the expect can be far more severe. grieve, they wonder if something could have been done to save him. >> it is just sort of putting way that insult in a someone with so much promise could have this be the last thing to happen to the

along and street in georgetown. writing just 4800 miles away. >> we will stand with the international community in affirming that there will be costs for intervention in the ukraine. president obama spoke privately on the phone with his russian counterpart. the russian parliament egg nor and president obama, approving the use of troops in crimea. troops now patrolled the streets there. >> the troops are ready there. their number is increasing every coming our. , aat the white house today cloud of yellow and blue protesting putin. >> we show. or to the ukrainian people. goes, ithere brick brings authoritarian instability. that theyman says destroyed with america saying that there would be protection. >> we did our part. he keep your part. keep your obligation. iii.t start world war at two :00 tomorrow afternoon, ukrainian protesters will take to the russian embassy, along wisconsin avenue, urging the united states to flex its muscles in the ongoing saga. i am kevin lewis. abc 7 news. >> we are going to talk about thi

hundreds are expected to gather at georgetown university and march to the white house to propose theg the way organizers say they'll occupy intersections and do what they call symbolic oil spills. >>> a new development project could bring luxury condos to georgetown. not everyone is happy. developers plan to build a really big building near the steps made famous in the movie ex er cyst. >> a developer is ready to make new plans for condos on the spot. >> this is a large building and focal point. >> a five story building with up you to 28 condos. some worry it will block their views of the river and the designs are too modern. >> we want a building that looks like it belongs in this spot. >> this is like a hodgepodge of buildings here. i don't understand how that would matter. >> tom says anything is improvement over the gas station. >> not as convenient for commuters but maybe nicer. >> this scene made this part of georgetown legendary. the project would take shape steps from the iconic steps. >> the building should match other historic fabric of that area of georgetown. >> that was

georgetown upset today. hoyas taking on the wildcats. first half, hoyas down by 13.ivera doing his thing. gets to the rim. 14 points. offense showing off their skill. this is james bell knocking down the corner three. also fouled on that shot, and one. the second half, more from the wildcats. this time, it's hillier. starks going to lose the ball here. hillier gets the steal. finishes the other way. nova kruses past georgetown 77-59. >>> elsewhere, george washington, up against fordham. going to miss the layup here. armwood, he's on cleanup duty tonight. second half. colonials, down three. you cannot leave this man right here open. maurice creek, for a split second, knocks it down. we're tied at 43. rams played weltoday, despite their record. showed up, that's brendan frazier knocking down three-ball. game tight all throughout. under 4:00 to go. tied at 61. tough layup to fall. george washington wins 70- 7. colonials finished their regular season with 23 wins. >>> patriot league semifinals. second half, holy cross leads it by seven. add two. thompson, knocks down the

pickedpresident georgetown to go far. georgetown destroyed his bag -- destroyed his bracket. he has done much better than i have. >> will harvard go to march madness? >> i suspect there will that will win in the first round again. >> so they will win in the first .ound >> yes. >> thank you for carrying this fascinating conversation. i would like to thank the white house that made this possible. and bank of america for making these conversations possible. dan, thank you for a great conversation. >> thank you. [applause] >> next, q and a with securities and exchange omission chairman ray joe white. live at 7:00 a.m., your calls on "washington journal." today we will be hearing from transportation secretary anthony fox. he will be among the speakers at the american public transportation association's legislative conference. our live coverage begins at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span three. >> if more than one entity manages the key identifiers of the internet, then by nature the internet will no longer be one net. at the heart of the domain name system is the root services system. t

initially, georgetown fire chief kelly babion and his team are there to protect surrounding homes with sandbags. >> 1995, it was a pretty high snowfall 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. >> can you kick? >> but a third, todd neskiss is not so lucky. he's stuck on the bridge and no one is able to pull him up out of the powerful current. >> his legs catch under the bridge kind of like this, and his upper body is against this bridge and the water coming against his back is wanting to pull him under the bridge. he was starting to slip under the bridge and his head was going underwater. we're trying to pull him straight up, and it really wasn't working. the physics of that. his boots were full of water and his turnout pants were full of water and that was helping to hold him down. so it was

this is hosted by georgetown university and baylor university.this is one hour and a half. >> good afternoon, ladies and john. welcome to washington dc. i am tom far. director of the religious freedom project at georgetown university's berkeley center for religion, peace and world affairs. if you would like to follow us our #is on topic. thank you for joining us for this conference. the conversation about religious freedom. i can promise you an illuminating few hours together. there will be a special on-topic conversation between the president and chancellor of baylor university, ken starr. and alan dershowitz. the subject will be the affordable care act and the implications for american law and society. two panels will follow. the first will focus on the a case thats of will be heard tomorrow before the supreme court. i would like to acknowledge the green family. welcome. [applause] i would also like to acknowledge the presence of bill and christina, resident and executive director respectively of the becket fund for religious liberty, and their

the post season begins for the georgetown hoyas. they last played there in 2009 and hope the atmosphere will work in their favor. >> the dressing room for the hoyas. >> a former opponent, west virginia, the five seed. georgetown drew a four seed. the hoyas played each other 51 times. but west virginia is on a five- game win streak. players know what to expect. >> there's going to be a tough game. i already know it's going to be physical. they already know the kind of offense we run. i think it's going to be a classic big east game. >> we have an opportunity to play a good west virginia team. a team in the big east who we have a history with. it will be a cool way end things. >> the mountaineers are preparing for tonight's game against albany in the ncaa tournament south region. they tip off in 40 minutes. this is the fourth appearance in school history. the first time since 2008. coached up the guys. >> our number one thing coming in now is that we have to get the tempo to an insane level and insane pace. make it difficult and we ha

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. >> georgetown school of medicine is hosting st. baldrick's day. some georgetown students and faculty will shave their heads to show support for cancer patients. they're going to be raising money for cancer research, too. they raised more than $20,000 last year. good luck with that. >> a great cause. you'll see a lot of people showing up, trying to help the cause. >> i'm sure of it. >> my ears stick out way too much. >>> coming up on 4:41 on this friday morning. here's a live look over the district. a much warmer start than where we were this time yesterday. some rain's on the way. >> bait of a dreary weekend. but we'll take this over freezing temperatures, tom. >> i think we're done with the freezing temperatures. a mild start in the 40s. storm team 4 radar scanning the sky. sprinkles in howard county, north and west, light rain. northern frederick county, washington county, panhandle of west virginia, into western maryland. here is your hour-by-hour friday forecast. a lot of clouds around this morning. maybe a few sprinkles. temperatures by 8:00,

it features georgetown's logo on it. what's missing? gw. who is in the tournament?he d.c. area and they are the nine seed in the tournament. oops. we're going to check back, though, also with comedian and standup illusionist max major about 20 minutes to see what he did. desome predictions about last night's play-in games and did he get it right? he stuffed his answers inside a basketball. it's going to be pretty cool. you still have time to enter our bracket challenge on our website wusa9.com. you can face off against some of us. we're picking brackets too right here at the station. you have a chance to win a 60- inch tv and some other prizes. >>> a good ole fashion prank on the cam pution of georgia tech university -- campus on georgia tech university. someone stole the t from the tower on campus. it's a tradition that started back in 1969 but hasn't happened in years since the school installed new security measures. >>> two pilots, two different opinions of what could have happened to flight 370. >> and developments in two big local cases expected today. one in w

president picked georgetown -- would have gone to see georgetown and the beat by two points together he then picked georgetown to go and they destroyed his bracket and now he loses in the first round. he's been doing much better than i have. >> i have to ask while harvard go to the march us? >> i suspect they will and i think they will win in the first round again. >> so they will when? >> yes. and then they will go on at that point. >> i want to thank those of you watching on live stream and c-span. c-span, thank you for carrying this fascinating conversation. and i would like to thank dan pfeiffer who made this possible and politico and bank of america for making the conversations possible and all of you for coming out. thank you for a great conversation. >> thank you. [applause] [inaudible conversations] earlier this week we showed you the house government reform and oversight hearing. while the former irs officials be a 20 again invoke her fifth amendment rights. the house ways and means committee today announced that the irs would provide her documents regarding the irs targetin

and then at about 1:20, we have a magnificent cadre of georgetown students who are here with us todayand they will go around, as i say, about 1:20 and collect the cards, and we'll choose questions here to present to judge starr and professor dershowitz. here's how we're going to proceed now. i'm going to introduce judge starr, then the two of these gentlemen will come to the stage, and the judge will introduce professor dershowitz, and they'll begin tear conversation. but let -- their conversation. but let me say, professor dershowitz, on behalf of georgetown university, what a delight it is to have you with us today. ken starr is president, chancellor of baylor university. he also holds the louise l. morrison chair of constitutional law at baylor law school. during his illustrious career, he has served the country in many ways, including as law clerk to chief justice warren burger, as u.s. circuit court judge for the district of columbia circuit and as solicitor general of the united states under president george h.w. bush. judge starr has argued 36 cases before the supreme court inc

from georgetown, natasha barrett, abc 7 news. >> thank you very much for that. coming up -- why high-profile women all over the country are joining for us is to ban the word " bossy." >> plus, we >> you are watching abc 7 news at 5:00 -- on your side. >> let's get to the story of the day, the corruption scandal rocking the district and putting d.c. mayor vincent gray and more hot water than before. pleadedey thompson guilty to conspiring to violate laws.gn finance >> stephen tschida is in front of the u.s. attorney's office where news conference is about to get underway. what is the word? >> any second we expect this news conference to get underway here, leon. we expect prosecutors will talk more about jeffrey thompson and what they maintain was his plan to funnel money illegally to political campaigns. in court today, we did hear about what the prosecution believes is the involvement of gray, basically that this was his brainchild, that he was involved from the get-go. the mayor responded to what was said in court earlier. >> i am still stunned from hearing thi

. >> we recently interviewed an author at georgetown law at the bit of time to do away with the constitution. >> i think that's a terrible idea, obviously. it's provocative. i don't know what he wants to replace it with. constitution was written by men. it didn't come down from mount sinai. if you want to change it, you can. there are ways to do it. and it's been done many times. i'm not sure what he believes, but i think the constitution generally speaking is a fine document to defuse democracy and centralized government and to get people the most individual freedom possible as far as governments. >> when you talk about defusing, do you still see a need for national elections and a congress and a senate? >> yes, i do. i'm not an anarchist but i think that the politics to have a role in our lives. it's not just the politicians fall but we are not educated on the topic that we are voting on. and what we are so passionate about sometimes. 40% of people don't know the difference between medicaid and medicare. yet they are voting on health care policies essentially when they vote for the preside

you can get off the georgetown pike. police are diverting traffic there and route 123. you can take the clain bridge. another problem you is can't -- chain bridge. another problem you is can't make the left on canal road. you have to go to arizona avenue, make a left there and left on mcarthur to get yourself back on the beltway. the option is to take the beltway the other way around. or have lunch in tysons corner. how about that? >> good advice. thank as lot, monika. >>> the first alert weather team has been tracking yet another storm, this one is supposed to get here by the end of the week. however, howard has some new information that could change that. howard, take it away. >> we've been watching this for a few days coming out of the gulf coast area. today we're looking fine. we have one piece of energy to our south. the sun has been out. it's actually pretty nice out there. what's going to happen, another area of low pressure is going to form on the front. the first one passes but it's the second one we told you about yesterday. we're still watching it. by thursda

have a better inaugural lecture than justice elena kagan so welcome to georgetown. [applause] >> thank you. it is a pleasure to be here. i thought today was going to be a snow day. [laughter] i'm glad you didn't cancel. >> today is a snow day. i want to particularly thank the justice for coming here. the federal government is closed today. >> i was in my office. i was ready for business. >> we thought the law school was actually closed until 1:00. i was a little concerned that since the school was going to be close for most of the day, that we might not be able to do you justice in terms of the crowd. as i look around and see every seat here is filled, you are clearly a great draw so thank you for being here. >> expectations are high. the idea behind this -- these lectures is to reflect on your career and offer people advice as they are starting -- >> i am supposed to be wise today. >> a lot of pressure. it is unnecessary to run through your biography but it is a requirement. is from new york city. a graduate of hunter high school. princeton, oxford, harvard. legend

even picked georgetown to go far.troyed his bracket in a always takes them to lose in the first round, and so he's been doing much better than i have. >> we have playwright, so i have to ask will harvard go to march madness the? >> i suspect they will and i think they will win in the first round again. >> so they will win in the first? >> yes. >> and then -- >> i think it will go home at that point. >> want to thank those of you who are watching c-span, c-span, thank you for caring this faceting conversation but i want to thank dan, the amazing events team at politico, thank make of america for making these conversations possible and thank all of you for coming out. dan, thank you for a great conversation. >> yeah, thank you. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> and as your damn hyper touch on this point, the ap confirms in a story also the obama it was dishing -- dan pfeiffer up against pro-russian a proposed new ukraine government and click away from financial sings as wes begins pushing moscow for refusing to wi

georgetown.oting for georgetown. >> perennial favorite. >> single best chart to save me. >> we might all be saved by robots when they were taken over by robots, because that is a perennial worry and the label economy -- labor economy. a study showed different occupations that could become automated in the next two decades. loan officers, 90% odds they will be replaced by robots. taxi drivers, chauffeurs, i guess that is linked to the google driverless car. our tender, 77%. i would argue the real role of the bartender is to play shrink. >> just listen to me, please. >> shot dispenser? >> as a reporter or correspondent, you have an 11% chance of being replaced by a computer or robot. and physicians and surgeons are in the best position, because the study found machines are not able to match the dexterity or manipulation. >> charles calomiris, not at odds for university where the study came from. or get about all of this -- where did the studies come from? do your students have time to do this? this

georgetown's way and had a tournament feel to it. they stay in the postseason conversation. for baseball fans, nationals continue to be oppressive and spring training. matt williams looking at the guys and putting them in situations as they prepare for a season opener against the mets. desmond one of the heroes. look out. back, back. the solar shot to win. the final 11-5. tiger woods will lay tomorrow. he had to withdraw from the honda classic last week a cousin of back spasms. he said three days of treatment and him feel better. >> convenient with her all when not playing well. >> >> and no more talk about ice for the next few hours. >> your wish is my command. >> colder than today. will be a warm up. talking about how warm and when it will arrive tonight at 11:00. >> abc world news coming up next. >> have a good night. is that what i think it is? i've never seen anything like it. it's a miracle. it's not a miracle, it's an eggs benedict sandwich. but how'd you get the eggs benedict into the sandwich? i went to dunkin'. i'm still not sure how they got the eggs benedict in t

georgetown preparatory school holds -- hosted their scholarship gala event. suzanne kennedy is there as the mc. parts of north carolina recover from a winter storm. snows, sleet, and ice fell. utilities are trying to at -- assess damage. some say customers could be without power through the next week. that was a storm that nearly dodged us? >> just to the south of us. we are lucky in that respect. we just had light rain showers. we had the winter weather advisory, but it did not materialize. no complaints. the high temperature made it into the 60's. it will be a little cooler tomorrow. 49. when's out of the north at five miles per hour. -- look for temperatures to slowly fall. averages 53. in 2000.d is 85, set in 1986.e record low george washington university, look at the chilly start. lower to middle 20's for lowe's -- lows. the winds have settled down for the time being. middle 40's in fredericksburg. upper 30's and lexington park. here is the cold front. the green indicating temperatures in the 30's and 40's. as you head further north and west, 20's and ev

. >> let's start with the georgetown hoyas in their opener against west virginia. it was played in the gymnasium on campus. the hoyas should do that more often. they were rocking tonight. .et me take you back watch the inbound pass. no look. 34-32. then, 10-10 at the line. 77-65 in the first round. ncaacan is in the tournament. they play the number two seed, wisconsin badgers. obviously, it will be a home crowd for the badgers. there are favored. what an opportunity, after being picked to finish last. mount saint mary's is just up the road. a loss to albany tonight in the ncaa. they scored points to eliminate the mountaineers. the whiz kids going after the third straight win. they drop back. they cut the kings lead by nine. they trial by -- trail by one at the half. let's go to the ducks. caps on the power play. 10 seconds to go. where is he? there he is. they lead, 2-1, in the second period. he said he would play this season without the bulky, restrictive knee race. the ligament seems strong. he went to a sophomore slump with the injured knee and the brace. it mak

[laughter] >> and the beauty of georgetown in snow. no complaints from the staff. >> i love it. i can't get enough snow. i want more snow. >> ok. [indiscernible] [laughter] live at the square, we oust him and he turned out for early voting today, and they told us 154. reporting live, sam ford, abc 7 news. >> all right. thank you, sam. >> there is no chance we could have snow in april, is there? >> sure. we have had it before. >> we have? >> if you go back all the way to 1942. palm sunday. anything is possible. everything is possible as far as i'm concerned. it makes life easier. school in the district. you can see in time lapse. the area is great. at least to the snow stopped. the traffic moving much too fast for the roadways. the roads are essentially wet. watch it, tonight it will get down to the 20's and some of those wet areas could be ice. 27 is below. that is downright pathetic for the month of march, considering the average high is 56 and the average low is 38. here is what we have for you right now. snow on the round. melting will begin soon. some of it compacted down to

the cosponsors of this event are georgetown's... freedom project, and baylor's institute for the use of religion. directed by professor byron johnson. the religious reagan project is the only university-based center for the body of religious freedom in the world. our goal is to research and disseminate knowledge about religious freedom, what it is, why it is important, for every person, religious or not, for every society, every state, and indeed, we believe religious freedom is important for international justice, stability, and peace. we define religious freedom in a broad and capacious way. it is the right of every person to believe and worship or not, and if one is a religious believer, to act on the basis of belief in the public life of one's nation, as an individual and member of a community. religious freedom, as we understand it, is not really a right to private worship. it entails the right to engage in civil society, business, and politics, on the basis of one's religious beliefs. religious liberty is not a mere claim of p

. >> we recently interviewed an author at georgetown law who said it's time to throw away the constitution do away with the constitution. >> guest: i think that's just a terrible idea, obviously. it's a provocative idea. i don't know what he wants to replace it with. the constitution was written by men, it didn't come down from mount sinai, so if you want to change it, you can. there are ways to do that, and it's been done many times. i'm not sure what he believes. i think the constitution, though , generally speaking is a fine document to diffuse democracy and centralize government and to give people sort of the most individual freedom possible as far as government. >> host: you keep talking about diffuse, but do you still see a need for national elections? do you still see a need for congress and the senate? >> guest: i do. i'm -- well, i do. i'm not an anarchist or anything of that sort, but i think their role is -- politics plays two important roles in our lives. you know, it's not just the politicians' fault, the electorate's fault as well. we are not educated on the topics we're voti

october 988 at georgetown. this was a gem. reagan said: at its full flowering, freedom is the first principle of society, of this society, of western society. and yet freedom cannot exist alonement and that's why the theme more your bicentennial, georgetown, so very apt; learning, faith and freedomment each reip forces the other -- reip forces the other, each makes the others possible for what are they without each other? and then he quote alexis de tocqueville who wrote what, students? democracy in america, 1835. dee tokeville said it in 1835, and it's as true today as it was then: despotism may govern without faith, but liberty cannot. think about that. despotism may govern without faith, but liberty cannot. religion is more needed in democratic societies than this any other. yeah, right? because you have the freedom to do things in democratic societies. and so to really control things and have order you need a people that absence of law providing that law will self-govern themselves before you can self-govern a nation. reag

the researchers at georgetown university led the study, and we spoke with dr. fedorov who said that the test is about 90% accurate. >> this is going to open up a new opportunity to study new drugs or interventions that might have an impact on the people's lives. >> because from what i understand, until this moment, you can't do anything once the di seize has actually progressed? >> that is exactly right. >> alzheimer's affects more than 5 million americans, and it is projected that the number is going to soar to 13 million over the next 35er years. another study published earlier in the month suggested that it kills 500,000 americans every year. >>> and the dangers of smoking pot and driving are a real concern in colorado, and how the officials there are using humor to spread a serious message. >> and oscar pistorius breaks down and gets sick in the courtroom of h his murder trial, and what set him off? and veronica, what is the latest of the weather? >> well, i am counting down, and ten days until the start of spring or it may seem like it, because we are gett

. >> doctors at med star georgetown found an infection raging through his body, especially in his lege most likely cause was bacteria that entered his big toe during a pedicure. >> he was getting so much -- it has to be released. >> reporter: infections from nail salons are rare, but they do happen. maryland, d.c. and virginia each get anywhere from 30 to 45 complaints each year for things like unsanitary conditions and infections. that's out of hundreds of salons. that number could be much higher, though, since many complaints are never reported. >> it's scary to realize it's from a minor, minor incident, minor break in the skin, minor break to a nail is the point for a dangerous bacteria. >> reporter: they say people should be extra observant at the salon. you shouldn't see nail clippings or nail dust at the workstations. stainless steel bowls can be safer than whirlpool tubs. bacteria can get caught in the jets and hoses of the tub if they are not cleaned properly after each use. check where the technicians are getting their tools. it should come from a sterilized pouch like this.

. >> pam: researchers from georgetown medical say the blood test can predict with greater than 90 percenturacy if a healthy person will develop alzheimer's disease within three years. not only would patients be able to know if they will develop the illness, the test could eventually be used to design new treatments for the disease. >> pam: the test identifies 10 lipids, or fats, in the blood that could predict disease onset. right now it's in the test phase. it expected to be ready for use in clinical trials in a few years. >> jacqueline: out the door tomorrow morning temperatures a little chilly and the low 40's there patrick and the actor mel cook more me by lunchtime. 3:00 high in the upper 60s and lore 70's bay area wide. 43 in that the and half moon bay but a little bit more mild and san francisco. seven t three in palo alto. for the east bay los the low seventies as well 70 in castro valley in walnut creek in nearly 70 in richmond and san leandro. 68 and san francisco and los 70's for the north bag. here is a look at the extended forecast with sunny and mild for the rest of tomorrow

fire and ems personnel are at georgetown university. they are investigating a white powder that was found in a residence hall. initial tests were negative for ricin. turning to the weather as we take a live look outside. it is cloudy and cold. there is a little bit of freezing rain south of the district. let's head to jacqui jeras. is it all out of here yet? we look at the visible satellite picture, we're seeing a couple of breaks. some sightings of sunshine late this morning. are very limited. and in these dark spots that you see, those are the breaks we have seen in the cloud cover. this is from frederick, maryland. blue skies. that looks nice. it will be a battle throughout the day. out.louds are going to win 38 degrees as our temperature. a wind chill is 30. the wind is easterly and that is why you have so much moisture to keep the clouds around. if you're going to travel today, there are delays at denver because of the wind and some delays in laguardia. around here, there is going to be cloud cover. be rightres will around 40 degre

it is raining right now in georgetown. tomorrow, we will be battling sleet and snow. thought be season of snow was finally melting away, a number storm is in the making. people are longing for the dog days of summer. >> i am wearing two pairs of gloves. i have to walk her every day. >> this park attracted a big crowd on two legs and four. old man winter will start howling against the. >> is the mother had he not. -- had enough. but they are just taking advantage of it will be can. >> there is a temporary warm-up. then they have to suck themselves -- stuffed themselves into snow suits tomorrow. >> it is perfect weather right now. it is a nice a. it will be cold tomorrow. >> it may be far from swimming weather. this pool is helping to fight our winter weather woes. >> normally this would sit here for a couple months. >> is an alternative deicer. the landscaping company was on a scavenger hunt for it. to 2009, 2010, we did not need as much. itfamilies are saying that is time for old men winter to draws a bone. snow teams are standing by in preparedness for whatever mothe

elena kagan at the georgetown law center. >> for st. patrick's day, we turn to the video library at c-span.org to see how u.s. presidents marked the holiday. >> despite all this, tip wanted me here. since it was march 17, it was only fitting that someone drop by who actually had known saint patrick. [laughter] [applause] and that's true, tip. i did know saint patrick. we both changed to the same political party at about the same time. you have a glass of guinness with the man in ireland as i have with brian monahan, your friends. -- your friends. you're friends. ♪ [applause] >> more than 35 million americans lame irish ancestry. america is richer for every murphy, kelly, and o'sullivan. i should have said mccain. [laughter] [applause] well, i just did. >> happy st. patrick's day to everybody. tens of millions of americans trace their roots back to the emerald isles. on st. patrick's day, many millions more claim to. [laughter] >> president obama imposed sanctions on russia and and ukrainian officials leaning russia's military interventi

welcome to georgetown. [cheers and applause] >> thank you. >> pleesh to be here.nd i thought today was going to be a snow day. i guess i'm glad you didn't cancel. >> today is a snow day and i want to particularly thank the justice for coming here. the federal government is closed today. >> i was in my office. i was ready for business. [laughter] >> so we thought the law school was closed until 1:00 and i have to say, i was a little concerned that the school was going to be closed for most of the day, that we may not be able to do you justice in terms of the crowd. as i look around and see every seat in the auditorium is filled. you are clearly a great draw. >> expectations are high. [laughter] to the idea behind this lectures is to reflect on your career and offer people visas they're starting -- >> i'm supposed to be wise today. >> a lot of pressure. it's really unnecessary to run through your background but that's a requirement. justice kagan is from new york city. a graduate of hunter high school. princeton, oxford, harvard. clerked for two of the legends of th

lawyer-er one private private employer is georgetown university. it takes one or two buses. then you havave a snow evevent. work fore late to five timeses you'rere fired. having great trait system is what interconnects our cit y. >> what would make you a good ceo? of things. one is that i would go back to hiring managers instead of risk takers. we have gone back to the old kind of government where everybody just covers their rear. once again you have people saying, that is not my job, you have to call somewhere else. we would go back to hiring risk takers and folks that also understand not just the new economies but how a communication works. predict the trends and what we have is we are trending -- as long as you don't mess this up we can indispensable city from the next 15 years. >> let's get to some of the criticism. been a person of concern to the business community because they see you -- they see camp time -- see campaign finance business reform is anti-ceo. you have to get ouyour mind around this, there's about $14 billion in development. him southwest -- southwest wa

. >> georgetown did not fare much better.ost 60-50 six, of effectively ending their tournament chances. this is their first loss to them in 20 years. his wasn't the only shakeup in the tournament so far. by setoneed was upset hall, largely thanks to that. sterling gibbs. now you know his name. the pirates end up winning, 64-63. american university went into enemy territory last night, and they beat the 55-36.s the eagles will go dancing for the first time since 2009. the fans were pretty pumped and stormed the court. this is the first time in seven years they have won the conference title. to nationals we go. in sunny florida. against the mets. he struck a pair. they fall to the mets, 7-5. the redskins signed darrell schulte and. we are hearing more rumbling, so stay tuned for more signings throughout the week. >> we want to take a moment to apologize to heather for mispronouncing your name. we have a final look at the forecast when we come back. >> hope for the weekend is coming up. >> it's going to be a little warm, but we

i am a libertarian but that consistently undermined that >> one professor in georgetown said it is timeto throw away the constitution. >> it is a terrible idea. it is provocative. i don't know what he wants to replace it with. if you want to change did you can. it has been done many times. but the constitution generally speaking is a fine document to get the most freedom possible spinet you talk about fiers but do you still see the need for national elections for the congress and the senate? of mecca i do. i am not an anarchist. but it just isn't the of politicians' fault. we're not educated the topics we are voting on. 40 percent of people did not know the difference between medicaid and medicare so they vote on policy windigo for the president. but the voters are problem than the politicians are a problem. to keep centralized government in place prior like the system we have. but there are a lot of things we can do to fix its nickname and example. >> education policy. i have mentioned that before. ever present them lately with the kids in mississippi have the same needs and vermont is

. >>> and everything is back to normal at georgetown university after a ricin square at mccarthy hall. initial tests say it was not ricin or any other hazardous substance. more tests are needed to find out what it s. and officials say that a person of interest has been identified. >>> we have learned that all of the roads around the israeli embassy in northwest d.c. have been reopened. van ness, and green noe and international drive had been closed because of a suspicious packaget the embassy. and the secret service says that investigation has ended and there was no threat, and the scene is said to be all clear. >>> a bike lane battle in northern virginia and a new lane for cyclists will be added to king street in alexandria while those who are riding in the area are looking forward to the new lane, others say it is a big problem. adam tuss is in alexandria with both sides of the debate. it is controversial, isn't it, adam? >> yes, it is. there are more bike lanes in the busy section of the road, and you know a few roads like that, and more bike lanes are coming like this to alexandri

than 80nts for more colleges rallied at georgetown university and then marched to the white house were some unfurled a black tarp and laid on the sidewalk to create a human oil spill. hundreds locked themselves to the white house fence before being arrested. president obama is expected to make a decision on whether to approve the keystone xl pipeline in the coming months. more on the protest and the pipeline later in the broadcast. the venezuelan president is facing a new round of protests against his government. despite the carnival holiday, thousands of opposition protesters marched and then clashed with police sunday in the capital caracas. at least 70 people have died in bed as well as worst unrest for a decade. -- at least 17 people have died in venezuela. blast were killed by bomb saturday including children who are watching a soccer game. at least 51 more died when gunmen attacked a nearby village in nigeria. in china, group of people armed with knives attacked a crowded railway station in the onthwestern city of kunming saturday, killing at least 29 people and wounding 143. the

. >>> and a student from georgetown university dies on spring break, and what we . >> candidate racesnd the chart to my far right illustrates the extent to mr. thompson's secret payments to various candidates for elected office in the district. thompson's secret payments began in the 2006 d.c. mayoral race. that year jeff thompson in addition to illegally reimbursing family and friends and employees for making political contributions also spent almost $280,000 entirely off of the books to boost his preferred mayoral candidate. in the final days of that campaign in a last-ditch effort to help his candidate win,thom thompson agreed to payoff candidate michael brown to drop out of the race and endorse thompson's candidate, and in exchange for dropping out of the race, thompson authorized payment payments to michael brown for $200,000, and created $150,000 consulting contract that will take place over the next year, and this is not jeff thompson's last payment to brown. he funded to brown that the candidate used for his campaign and in 2008, thompson funded 100,000 shadow campaign for mic

professor of international relations and government at georgetown university, author of "odessa: genius in death in a city of dreams." professor, couldn't we call this maps of ukraine over many, many centuries and there is not one of them that has the crimea included in what is traditionally ukrainian lands. why is it? >> traditionally ukrainian lands are, traditionally russian lands. part was an empire before the bolshevik revolution. in 1974, there was an agreement that the sovereignty of crimea or the control of crimea from the russian component to the ukrainian component. at the time, that was an internal administrative issue. it had no status in the international system. when ukraine became independent in 1991, the borders that had got when the borders the soph yes, it is had given it and that included crimea. >> like giving it? >> in a way, yes. >> and as important a place in, in the russians' own historical imaginations. >> this is a place whereby tradition, christianity, a saint was baptized as a christian but it holds a great deal of importance for other groups, ukrainians, cri

researchers at georgetown university followed 525 mentally healthy seniors for several years.lop mental impairment. the researchers then went back to see if there was something in their blood that could have predicted the dementia. >> there was a small number circulating blood fats, lipids. individuals who would go on to become impaired. >> the blood test was able to estimate with more than 90% accuracy if a person would develop mild cognitive impairment or alzheimer's within three years. >> being able to ask the question, does an intervention or therapy work to delay progression? >> several members of kathy's family has had alzheimer's disease. the 84-year-old took part in the study. she would want to have a test if it were available. >> i think it is very important to get people involved in this, where particularly where there's a family history. >> experts say more research is needed to confirm the results of a test in larger groups of people and that could take years. danielle nottingham, cbs news. >> over 5 million americans are living with alzheimer's and more on the res