on the main campus in georgetown. he played a critical role in y helping firr students and he was remembered at a mass this evening. >> the georgetown campus in moning tonight after fellow student died in that plane crash in ethiopia. he was a 3rd year student at the gorge town law center. students and staff learned of hi passing through a campus wide e-mail. >> tough, you know? it's tougho get out of work on a sunday evening and check your phone and read that a fellow georgetown student passed. >> he was on w his home to kenya when the plane went down. he had just attended a funeral for his fiancee's mother. he was an active member of them ministry and was a residential minister in one of the dor quote, with his passing, the georgetown family has lost a stellar student, a great friend to many and a dedicated for social justice across east africa and the world. he was remembered at a mass held on campus sunday evening. >> it's definitely really tragic and the community is coming together. the community is praying for

phone and read that a fellow georgetown student passed. >> this morning, a georgetown community is mourning one of their own. a law school student was killed in an ethiopian plane crash. >>> president trump and congress are on track for another budget battle. the president will outline a suspended plan and it includes a request for border wall money. >> new4 today starts now. >>> it is 5:00 a.m. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. we're a little sleepy after springing forward. aaron says he's good to go. >> i got some sleep. >> fresh and whatnot. >> melissa mollet is keeping ane eye onoads. we'll start with chuck bell. he has our first forecast. >> good morning, aaron. a dry start to the work and school ek. that's good news. our umbrellas have been getting quite a workout in the last 12n , 14 months in a row. really nice weather, considering it's monday outside. it will be bezy at times. northwest winds, 15 to 20 miles itr hour. good flying weather. follow cold weather will that weather in. it will be a mild day. and we get to sy dry for the next few days, as well

he was also a third-ye student here at georgetown law. and balance that with being asi ntial minister for an undergraduate dorm, offering udidance and comfort for freshman ts. >> really great guy. he always had his door opo and talkede students. >> reporter: the georgetown law dean releasing this statement about cedric, saying, with his passgeg, the gewn family lost a stellar student, a great friend to many and a champion for social justice across tast africa a world. and back out live, we've learned, as well, he wasin trav actually, home to kenya, after gething word that fiancee's mother died. heartbreaking news for his family there. and his extended family here at georgetown. i'm live in northwest. news 4. >>> 6:04 right now. >>> closer to home at reagan national airport, several passen trash cart came loose and went through the cabin.ht a flttendant says the cart rolled the entire length of the plan one flight attendant and two passengers were taken to the hospital. their injuries do not appear to be >>> one robbery suspect was arreste

prosecutors also say singer bribed a former georgetown coach. the revelation hits close to home for local students trying to get into their dream school. news 4's shomari shown is on georgetown's campus tonight with look at how college hopefuls are reacting to this scandal. shomari? >> reporter: that's right, doreen.oa one of thees named in the indictment was the men's and won's tennis coach here at georgetown university. he now works for another university. tonight, we talked to local parents, students and test prep instructors. they tell me that they're disgusted by all of this. >> so basically you add them -- >> reporter: nicole is a testor instruor no anxiety prep. >> i love what i do. i think it's extremely rewarding. >> reporter: preparing high school stunts like olivia plotnick to take the s.a.t. and a.c.t. stu tcu eti xeveskills, the hard work are lifetime skills. orter: right now they're outraged. federal prosecutors have charged at least 50 people, including two well-known hollywood actresses for allegedly lying and bribing to get stud

georgetown university is deeply disappointed. georgetown cooperated fully with the government's investigation. we are reviewing the details of the indictment and will take appropriate tion. now, georgetown university just sent out a letter to students saying they severed ties with ernstey late last year after noticed irregularities in the recruiting practice that they say were unrelated to this investigation. he's now the tennis coach at rhode island. the athletic director there didn't know t abo indictment until i called to tell them about it. he said they have placed him on e.administrative le as for the 12 students here at georgetown we asked the university if the be able to graduate or not, the university declined to answer that question. back to >> thank you. pete williams is also covering onthis storyht for nbc "nightly news." he'll join us with a preview of his reporting a little later in the broadcast. >>> just two days after the deadly ethiopian airlines crash, pressure is mounting for boeing to ground its 737 max 8 in t

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this is really a horrible loss for the georgetown law committee and really for the georgetown university. the greater georgetown university committee and the world, actually, given who cedrick was, i am working in campus ministry and he was an essential part f our team. our interfaith team. he was the first point of contact with his warm hospitality, welcoming students to our space and figuring out what they needed so he could get them to the right services. one of the chaplains, one of the other offices in our law community. he was a terrific human being. greatly formed by his education back in kenya and zimbabwe where his intellectual formation really broadened his view and understanding of the world. so that when he landeds in back in kenya after a getting highest honors in philosophy, he founds a community organization to serve women and children fleeing the war in somalia. he directs a public television series on peace and justice. he does scholarly research and eventually joins the jerusalsu and spends eight years learning how to walk with folks on the margins, but ground himself i

i work for georgetown law school in campus ministry. i knew cedric well because he was an essential part of our interfaith team. i saw him almost everyday as he created a welcoming presence so students of all faiths and no faith at all, could feel supported and welcomed and attended to. he was born in mombassa, kenya, into a very strong catholic family, that took his education very seriously. so, he went to the university of zimbabwe and he graduated with highest honors in philosophy. it was this intellectual formation that provided the ability for him to see the needs of the world beyond his direct experience. he went on to work in the east african region. he created a community-based organization that served women and children fleeing the war in somalia. he was the editor-in-chief of a philosophy journal, all this at the same time, he was producing a peace and reconciliation television program, and he then became a jesuit for eight years. it was during this time that his catholic faith deepened and his concern for the world broadened.

and/orad bssion through fraud. >> reporter: a spokesperson for georgetown issued this statement, georgetown university is deepl disappointed. georgetown cooperated fully with the government's we are reviewing the details of the indictment and will take appropriate action. now ernst is currently the head coh of rhode island's tennis team, he's been placed on administrative leave there. as how parents were able to take a tax deduction, a sham nonprofit was set up, the parents wld give the money to the nonprofit, the nonprofit would pay out the bribes to the test administrators and the coaches. back to you guys >> this thing has so many players. >> unbelievable. >> and one of the layers is the figure who was apparently taking the s.a.t. and a.c.t. for some of the students able to score whatever wasneeded. what do you know about this person, mark? >> reporter: this is one of the most remarkable aspec of this story.ha yo about 50 students most who had their test scores ealsified by having someone e taking the test for them. it was one man in florida took all of those test prosecutors said this g

georgetown university former tennis cch ismong those indicted. gordon ernst was the head men's and men's coach at georgetown for 12 seasons. we talked to a local girl tryinr to work to get the best score she can. she said this is heart breaking. >> i worked so hard to get to my goal and knowing that people can get in because of their parents and money isn't fair. >> court documents allege georgetown former coach was pai nearly $3 million. and designated at least 12 applicants as recruits to facilitate their admission. >>> former trump campaign chairman paul manafort will be back in cou today. this time in d.c. >> this is his second sentencing hearing in as manywe s. manafort faces up to ten years in prison as part of special counsel robert mueller's russia investigation. he pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy each punishable by up to five years i prison. last week, manafort was sentenced to 47 months in prison by a judge in virginia. that folviwed action for financial crimes. >> and now to the crisis in the catholic church, a judge sentenc

. >>> 157 people are dead including a georgetown law student after a plane crash in ethiopia. flight 302 crashed shortly after takeoffyet. >> the captain reportedly asked toreturno the airport six minutes into the flight. but it was too late. the plane a crashed into field. there are concerns about the type of a plane that crashed. the boeing 737 max 8 was brand-new and didn't have reports of technical issues. but it's also t m samee and model as the plane that crashed off indonesia last year. ethiopian airlines and china's civilian aation authority have grounded its fleet of 737 max 8 jets for safety. chec >>> the georgetown university hool student killed in that crash was on his way to a funeral. cedric asiavugwa was on his way to kenya when the plane went down. he was called a stellar student, great friend to many, and a dedicated champion for social justice. he graduate ed first in his cla. his work included raising awareness for social justice issues. he found that a group that helped women and chdren, fleeing war in somalia. and he was an assistant director for orphans w

news 4 ske with current georgetown students about the scandal. >> doesn't look good for georgetown to have this on their rmanent reco >> yeah, i mean, it's definitely still shows the inequality that go into the system. >> on one hand it is cheating in how he got in and everything, but on the other hand, he did complete all the requirements for the degrees. >> georgetown university released this statement in response to the petition reading in pa, quote, were reviewing the details of the indictment, examining our records and will be taking appropriate action. now.5:06 a surprise development in the prostitution solicitation case against patrts' owner robert kraft. prosecutors have offered to drop the charge that he paid for sex at a south florida spa. now, according to a plea deal, kraft and 24 other men who wer arrested would have to admit that there is enough evidence to convict them. if they agree, they can avoid a trial and t bei risk ofng convicted on the charge. they would still have to complete 100 hours of community service and pay a fine. kraft has pleaded not guilty. so far hi

georgetown is the only area school named in this vooimt. jordan i ernsts among 50 people charged in the scheme.pr osecutors say he accepted bribes for admitting some students. according to charging documents, one family paid him 0000. news 4 spoke with current students. > doesn't look good for georgetown to have this on their permanent record. >> yeah. it's definitely still shows thet inequality toes into the system. >> on one hand, it is cheating in how he got in and everything. on the other hand, he did complete all theequirements for the degree. >> georgetown university released this statement in response to the petition reading in part, quote, we are reviewing the details of the indictment, examining our records and will be taking appropriate action. >>> 4:04 right now. a surprise devopment in the prostitution solicitation case against patriots' owner robert kraft. prosecutors have offered to drop ha cerg tpaid for sex a south florida spa. according to a plea deal, kraft and 24 other men who were arrested would have toed a nate the evid

today, georgetown issued this statement. saying the university is deeply disappointed. georgetown cooperad fully with investigation.s we are reviewing details of the indictment and will take appropriate action. ernst resigned from georgetown last year and is now the head coach at rhode island university. >> i remember seeinge them on courts, remember when he left and there was no real explanation. what happened to these students? did they actually play on the teams or ever graduate? >> reporter: prosecutors dressed that. they said so far they have not chargedbu any studentthat could change as their investigation goes on. as for students who took slots meant for athletes. they said some of them never showed up to join the team. some of them did join the team temporarily and then left. some of them feigned injuries as the reason for leaving the team. we a ed georgetown universi if any of those students were still , heether or not they would be allowed to graduate, georgetownidn't respond to that request. >> interesting. thank you, mark. this has a lot more questions that

w scores at not and get into georgetown that way. you keknow, it r georgetown. he is now the coach back in his hometown at rhode island university. i called there. i was the one who lethe athletic director know that their coach was being indicted. he had gotten a job there. hadn't told them that this was on the horizon, so now he's been suspended from that job as well, and, you know, when you talk to students on campus, students and parents, youknow, they are just outraged. the other component is how some of the parents took advantage of these learning disability provisions that are given. they were told get your geted te by our doctor. we'll get him special accommodations saying that they have got learning disabilities which allows them to take the test alone with the proctors who are on the payroll. >> all these different connections. >> what about thereaction from the schools? georgetown hasn't had a ton to say about obviously they have been made aware that the investigation was happening. yo have to wonder h this sort ndof thing happens a it flies under the

they beat georgetown 71-68.hoyas' on. >>> meanwhile, one more sleep until maryland basketball. the terps practicing earlier today in jacksonville getting ready for their first ncaa belmont.game against they've been waiti ining since . this team is confident and calm ahead of the big dance. >> i think everybody's really excited and just can't wait to get on the court and start playing and i think everybody's on the same page right now, as you see. in everybody's face. can't get to get it going. >> we come into this game confident. obviously, belmont is aeay good team. we're also really good nkam. i thi we look at this as just a new urseason. just around, refocus. i think that's good for us. >> all right. so you have until noon tomorrow to have your brackets. >> that's right. >> filled o for the tournament. so i hope everyone has really thought about it. >> did today . >> you brought us a sheet to work on. that helps. >> good >>> a celebration today of lieutenant with the d.c. fire department, but this wasn't just

darcy spencer leads our team coverage, she is live in georgetown. darcy? >> reporter: we are here at orgetown university whe students are returning to class today folwing spring break with heavy hearts after learning one of the crash victims is a h studente at georgetown. i was told today he is a role model and someone everyone knew wasng going to c the world. a plane crash that happened thousands of miles away in ethiopia hitting close to home for students at georgetown university. a third year law student was among those who died. students learned of the tragedy through a -wcampe e-mail. >> here you are moving along in line, going to georgetown university, pushing through your degree and something like this tragically happens. >> cedric asiavugwa was a champion for social justice serving a migrant refugees in east africa. he was a role modelalso, he guided first year students through the ups andow of freshman life. >> he was a light to the community, a fantastic person. brought a depth of compassion and thoughtfulness to everyone he engaged in. >> report

news 4 spoke with current georgetown students about the scandal. >> doesn't look good for georgetown to have this on their permanent record. >> yeah. it's definitely still shows the inequality that goes into the system. >> on one hand it is cheating in how he got in and everything, but on the other hand, he did complete all the requirements for the degree. >> geor utownversity released this statement in response to the petition reading in part, quote, we arere ewing the details of the indictment, examining our records and will be taking appropriate action. >>> a surprise development in solicitationion case against patriots' owner robert kraft. prosecutors have offered to drop e charge that he paid for sex at a south florida spa. now according to a plea deal, kraft 2 and other men who were arrested would have to admit there is enough evidence to convict them. if they agree, they could avo a trial and the risk of being convicted onhe charge. they would still have to complete 100 hours of community service and pay a fine. kraft has pleaded not guilty h so faris attorney has not said whe

paid hefty bribes -- as much as $6 million -- to into various schools, including yale, stanford, georgetownges include conspiracy to commit mail fraud. tmz is reporting that felicity huffman has been arrested and is in custody. the alleged scam was reportedly unearthed after authorities found a california who ran an operation helping students get into the college of their choice. authorities say the parents would pay the man money and then he would funnel it to a school sat/act administrator or a college athletic coach. the feds say if the money went to a college coach ... the coach would arrange a fake profile that listed the student as an athlete. if t mwent to an exam administrator, the administrator would either hire a proctor to take the sat/act or correct the student's answers. huffman is best known for desperate housewives and laughlin is known for her role in full house. - college coaches and others have been charged in a sweeping admissions bribery case unsealed in federal court. the racketeering conspiracy charges unveiled tuesday were brought against the coaches at schocls ing wa

gordon ernst was the headmen's and women's coach at georgetown university for 12 seasons. we talkedo a local student working with a test prep program to try to get theest scorehe can for her dream school. rt says this scandal is h breaking >> i've worked to hard for so many months to try to get to my goal, and kewing that peo can just get in because of their parents and because of money >> court documents allege georgetown's former coach was paid nearly $3 million and designated at least 12 applicants as recruits to facilitate the admission. >>> former trump campaign chairman paul manafort will be back in court t today thise in d.c. >> this is his second sentencing hearing in as many weeks. manafort faces up to ten years rison as part of special counsel robert mueller's russia investigion. he pleaded guilty to two ivnspiracy counts, each is punishable up to years in prison. last week he was sentenced to 47 months in prison by a judge in virginia that followed aon convictior financial crimes. >>> now to c thesis in the catholic church a judge sentenced the vatican's former

news4's darcy spencer continues our teamiv coverage at georgetown university. darcy? >> reporter: jim, initially that georgetown university student was not supposed to be on that plane. he had other plans to go to a conferce in chicago. but then there was a family emergency and he ended up in that flighthiopia. c the crashimed the life of a gifted georgetown law student, leader in climate change at the world bank and one youngest pilots to captain a boeing 737. cedric asiavugwa was a third year student at georgetown. >> he lived in one of our dorms, cared forh students w great opness and compassion. >> rorter: he was a champion for serving migrants and fugees in east afterrica and a role model. >> he was responsible for lcoming students who were in distress. he was their first point of contact. and he made them feel welcomed and at home immediately. >> reporter: max edkin w a communications leader with connect for climate, part of the world bank. he was on his way to a conference in nairobi. family members identifie the pilot of the plane as a 28-year-old witho ties n

georgetown does not so if you are a far easier to apply to georgetown as long as you want to pay the want to fill out the application for that school including numerous high ro essays, georgetown recommends taking three s.a.t. 2 exams which is more than other schools. stanford emission needs to sort through enough applicants to literally fill a football stadium. >> that puts particular emphasis on the numbers, the saturday saturday in particular. the reality is probably the bulk of the stanford applicant versus no shot to get in. they figure, hay, hell, maybe lightning will strike? here's good news, more schools are discounting the s.a.t. s.a.t. exams, according to fair test, the national center for fair and open testing. as of today 1, 023 bachelor degree granting colleges and universities will make decisions about all or many of their applicants without regard to the s.a.t. s.a.t. scores. the test optional list now includes more than half of the nation's top ranked liberal arts colleges and a rapidly growing number of selective universities? the university of chicago, wake forest?

exorbitant bribes to secure response for their children in elite colleges including yale, stanford, georgetown, ucla, usc and wake forest. we will get the latest. former vice president joe brydon -- joe biden launches more hints -- drops more hihints that he will soon launch a bid for the white house. >> i appreciate e the enerergy you showed when n i got appear. save it a a little longer.r. i might need it in a few weeks. amy:y: we will speak to andrew cockburn about his latest headline, no joe. first we look at the growing calls for the -- growing calls for the faa to ground the boeing 737 max flights following sunday's crash in ethiopia that killed all 157 people on board. we will spin to long-term consumer advocate and faa critic ralph nader. his grandniece died in the flight. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman.n. 50 people were charged tuesday, including hollywood stars felicity huffman and lori loughlin, 13 college coaches, and powerful ceos, for taking part in a scheme where wealthy papants paid exorbitant

bribes -- as much as $6 million -- to get their kids into various schools, including yale, stanford, georgetown and the university of southern california. the charges include conspiracy to commit mail fraud. tmz is reporting that felicity huffman has been arrested and is in custody. the alleged scam was reportedly unearthed after authorities found a california businessman who ran an operation helping students get into the college of their choice. authorities say the parents would pay the man money and then he would <> will pass bay area isolated sho possible but the main impact will be gusty northerly winds along the coast and in the hills creating blustery conditions into this evening. high pressure builds wednesday through the weekend with no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( darya ) a big story this morning. two brothers from northern california were among the people k

we have now learned that a georgetown law school student wa on that ill fated flight. the dean of georgetown's law school sending out that information to the school community. cedrick aishavugwa was born and raised in kenya and headed home to attd the funeral of his ibancee's mother. the school des him as a stellar student who championed social jusce around the world. he was one of 157 people killed when the flightly crashed sho after takeoff today, a story we will continue to follow this evening. >>> in sports tonight, the caps goingheir seventh straight win. coming up as the team pushes towards the playoffs, hat is the biggest keyhe to anot stanley cup run? stanley cup run? the voice of the ♪ she's doing it again. no cover up spray here... cheaper aerosols can cover up odors, burying them in a flowery fog. switch to febreze air effects! febreze eliminates even the toughest odors from the air. freshen up, don't cover up. febreze breathe freely fast, with vicks sinex. my congestion's gone. i can breathe again! ahhhh! i can breathe again! ughh! vicks sinex. breathe on.

. >> prosecutors also saidinger bribed a former georgetown coach is ang those indicted. gordon ernst was the head men's and women's coach at georgetown university for 12 seasons. we talked to a local student to try to get the best score she can for her dream school she tells us this scandal is heart breaking. >> i worked so hard for so many months to try to get to my goal, and knowing that people can just get in because their parents and because of money isn't fair. >> court documents allege georgetown's former coach was paid nearly $3 million anded designt least 12 applicants as recutes to facilitate theiradmissions. >>> it's now 4:04, paul manafort will be back i court today, this time in d.c. >> this is his second sentencing hearing in a many weeks. manafort faces up to ten years in prison as pt of special counsel robert mueller's russia investigation. pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy. each punishable up t five years in prison. lastmonth-sentenced to 47 months by a judge in virginia for financial crimes. >>> nowho the crisis in the catholic church, six i yea

total of $25 million to get their kids into some of the country's most elite schools, including georgetownanford, and yale, through falsified test scores or pretending to be student athlete recruits. the mastermind is william singer of newport beach, california, who pled guilty today to crimes including conspiracy and racketeering and became a cooperating witness, turning in clients, including actress felicity huffman of "desperate housewives" and lori loughlin of the netflix show "fuller house." huffman allegedly paid $15,000 to singer to boost her daughter's s.a.t. score. >> numerous parents paid singer between $15,000 and $75,000 to have someone either take the exam for their child or to correct their child's answers afterward, all to achieve a sufficiently high, pre-agreed score on those tests. >> reporter: the most elaborate part of the scheme involved bribing at least nine college coaches, including georgetown university's former tennis coach to use recruitment slots for kids who had no intention of playing college sports. some even photoshopped their children on to real athletes. >>

isabelle is still a student at georgetown.uthorities say most of the students were kept in the dark by their parents, but students we talked to say, that doesn't matter. >> you still cheated your way, and it doesn't matter if you didn't know, because they should still face the consequences and be re-evaluated, or have their admissions revoked. >> reporter: the judge allowed lori loughlin to keep her passport, specifically so she can travel to british columbia for her acting work. as for the students involved, we reached out to all the schools on the indictment, and they all say they are investigating on a case-by-case basis. leff? >> glor: all right, carter, thanks. the guilty plea from the mastermind of the scheme could pu os carter mentiod, he lled tis process "a side door to topg jim axelrod tells us how it all worked. >> my key method unlocks the full potential of your son or daughter. >> reporter: william singer's oley" method of getting kids into elite schools, according to prosecutors, included fabricating profiles for

this is downtown in georgetown. just laying out enjoying basking in the glory that was today's weather. let's see what they're feeling like out there. the numbers. right now 53 degrees in washington d.cnt still p of sunshine. clouds will be building in. closer toighe over hours. tracking this system in particular. that is going to i make way in to the area. pushing in from the west. so a o lotthe friends will see it first. red it will impact our area. for now w dry. let's talk about that. the futurecast i have it on here. i have pusd it off to the -- 9:00 p.m. i'll step off threen. is an important graphic. we are going to look at timing on this. early monday morning. and what we're in f here we go, we push ahead notice by 11:00 a.m. entire area starting to see this move in. starng off the rain for the metro area. the snow chance stays further north of us. an accumulation not looking at much there. we head through the afternoon, pushing through time. 10:00 p. the stm clears the area. but as we head through your monda

that's not going to happen here. >> reporter: the former tennis coach here at georgetown university,egedly received $2.7 million for slots for 12 students. now, neither the schools nor the students have been charged in this case. but one big question, now, is whether those students will be allowed to remain in their schools. >>> a growing number of airlines are grounding their fleets of boeing 737 max 8 passenger jets, after the second deadly crash of that plane in just five months. countries around the world are also joining the ban, barring any max 8 from taking off, landing or passing through their air space. one country not joining the ban, the united states. kris van cleave reports from new york's la guardia airport. >> reporter: the federal aviation administration is increasingly standing alone, allowing the 737 max to stay in the skies at least for now. almost by the hour, the list of countries grounding the airliner grew, including all of the european union, as safety concerns mount. nearly 250 of the roughly 370 737 max planes in service around the world have been pulled fro

and so that's how they say it worked. 12 tennis players at georgetown. soccer students at yale. a sailing student at stanford. this is all according to the court documents. there's academic part of this, too. they say that singer arranged for people to take s.a.t. for high school students, have someone else take the test for them. and then this is especially true in los angeles and houston where they had people who would allow these phonied up tests to be counted for the students. in some cases phonying up their academic credentials but the guts of this is bribing the coaches. p >> pete, put this into context for us here. $25 million seems like a lot of dollars here. how big, how widespread, how significant is this for the feds? >> well, you know, involves many of the top schools in the country. it's not enormously huge in the sense that it's just eight colleges, but it's eight of the top tier colleges. stanford, yale, ucla, usc, university of san diego. ut austin. wake forest. some of the biggest schools in the country, not an enormous number of students. i've been trying to ad

. >> a third-year law school at georgetown university is among the dead. he was on w his home to kenya to aend a family ufuneral. he was a residential minister in one of thedorms. he was remembered at a mass on campus last night. >> it's like really tragic. the communities are coming together. tonight at mass, we had a prayer for him and dedicated our mass to him. the community, already, within a day, is moving closer and praying for him. >> he attended the law centermp ministry office, entering there, and helpingfreshmen navigate their first year of college. >> coming up, we'll take a closer look at the pilot. c >>>ser at home, reagan national airport, several passengers were hurt after a crash car became loose and went through the cabin on landing. josh leaderman was on the amican airlines night when it landed last night. a flight attendant says a cart rolled the entire lplgth of the e the back to the front. a flight attendant and two passengers were ten to the hospital. their injuries do not appear to be serious. >>> 4:04. one robbery suspect wasrrested

he and his wife, elizabeth, accused of conspiring to bribe a georgetown tennis coach and paying thousandsat on admissions exams. he will still hold a seat on the hercules capital board. >>> a san francisco church is making a plea for theives to return its records after theives made off with their massive 400 pounds safe. this was taken from the parish office of saint dominic's, last night. the safe contained over $9000 in gift cards for the needy, but also help the church's irreplaceable sacramento records. >> it was a huge safe about 5 feet tall, must have weighed at least 400 or so pounds. we really want those sacramento records back. everyone who comes here who wants their birth, their baptism certificate so they can get married, they can do that. otherwise, without the records we have to turn them down. >> the leather bound books contain extensive history with baptism, marriage and death records dating back to the late 1800s. >>> marin county drivers being worn to expect delays. an emergency route pavement project closing lanes along highway 101 through monday. the project, which bega

plenty of area schools hoping to going george maven, georgetown. virginia doesn't need any help.hey're getting hot looking for their sixth straight win. hosting pitt as conference play coming to end soon. kyle guy finds hunter underneath the hoop. easy two. that would be the last time they would trail. uva up by one. later the roles reverse. hunter to guy. wide open. nails the triple virginia is up by 20 at the half. opening moments of the second half, it's who else, hunter to guy. easy, hunterpo 12 ts, virginia up 22 points at that point. later hunter in trouble. who do you think he's going to go to? guy. those two had better chemistry than a jackie channd chris tucker. guy leads everyone with 17 points. 73-49. >>> otis livingston ii and george maven on the road at st. louis ke tremae isabell with a fancy shfi bills would lead by 16 at the half. ots in the second, pat working their way back. justin kier, nice d. maven would get as close as four but in the final minutes, jordan goodwin puts his team back up by nine. maven falls 81-71. >>> some nfl news. the football underwear oly

he and his wife elizabeth are accused of conspiring to bribe a georgetown tennis coach as well as paying thousands of dollars to help their two daughters cheat on their admissions exams. he is stepping down as ceo and chairman of palo alto -based hercules capital. according to the company he will hold a seat on the board and serve as an advisor. >>> president trump's former campaign chairman racking up her time behind bars. he was sentenced today to another three and a half years in prison. mola lenghi live in washington d.c. where the judge rejected manafort's appeal for leniency. >> reporter: this federal judge piled on more prison time to the present's former campaign chairman, but it remains unclear if president trump will ultimately step in and pardon paul manafort. paul manafort has been sentenced to 73 months in prison after pleading guilty to two conspiracy charges. >> very sad day for such a callous, harsh sentence that is totally unnecessary. >> reporter: federal judge amy berman jackson noted manafort consistently gave false testimony about his interactions with russian politi

and that includes georgetown.patrick ewing and the jollas in need of a win at marquette tohe help tournament resume. back and forth opening half, georgetown up a point but stan houser able to beat the buzzer to give marquette a two-point h edgeding into the locker room. second half, freshman with this stepck to tie the game at 63. later another freshman, matt mcclung pulls up andhe hits jumper to give the jollas the lead and they come bind for 48 but it s a sophomore with the back-breaking shot, from deep it is good and jollas go out by five and outleft marquette in the final minute for the big -84 win. >>> tony bennett, number two virginia in need of a win over louisville to lock up a share of the acc title. virginia led by three at the half but louisville came out firing in the second. malik williams hits the three to extend the lead to seven but then a response quickly. to the rim and the louisville lead cut to two. under 7:00 to go and virginia still trailingm nd a hit the corner to give the teamhe lead. virgi

. >>> more college hoops, patrick ewing a georgetown playing thei final home game of the year takingno seton hall. we're tied up. hoyas, with the steal, james, no, jh leblanc yes, hoyas take thlead. under 30 seconds remaining, the pirates, michael enzy with a od look, baby hook, ties the game. hoyas up byts 2, jared roden it to fall with 1.2 seconds left, and we're going to double ovtime, and then it was hoy destroya time. georgetown outlasts seton hall 77-71. >> what a great game. >>> and the maryland women wrapped up their regular season with a1-62 win over illinois. terps will be the top seed in the big 10 tournament, whichn starts friday. fantastic season for them. >> congrats to them. thank you so very much. that about does it for us. thank you for joining us. we've got a new "saturday night live" coming up next with john mulanla y. have a great one, everybody, and we'll see you back here tomorrow. i've talked on this phone through the happiest times of my life, and through the saddest times of my life. but i never dreamed in a thousand years that it would save my life. boom! i f

i got a scholarship to go to georgetown, played volleyball there, and that absolutely put me on the path i'm on today, which is why i talk about education all the time. but, yeah, i work hard. got through a tough primary race with ten people on the ballot, so i don't mind scrappy. >> you worked two jobs as a teenager issue understand. why? >> we were taught to work. things we wanted. i played for a volleyball team that kind of helped me travel around the country, and that was -- if i wanted to do that i had to contribute to it. so, yeah issue started out delivering the local newspaper and -- which wasn't uncommon. everybody in my neighborhood growing up had some job that they were doing whether it was baby-sitting or helping with shoveling, but, yeah, then work at a local diaper while i was attaining high school and that was -- attending high school and that was an interesting tact over at the court of the campaign. first time i hundred had a paycheck since i was 11. so, yeah, it was -- i've been working a long time. >> do you remember how much you were making when you were 11. >> wasn't

looks like hundreds of parents broke the rules to get their kids into top universities, including georgetown. >> one of them l isori loughlin. she is out on $1 million bail this morning. she and h husband are accused of paying $500,000 in bribes to secure their daughters admission to usc. they paid singer to fabricate documents that they were on the rowing team. they were not rowers. singer performed t same services for other families. lawmakers had a heari over the issue today. >> you can think about how rents and students are waiting for those letters. and how powerless they're feeling, that they played by the rules and we have a scandal that wee going to be following. >> families with students that went to georgetown, are accused the ying $2 million in scheme. more arrests are possible. >>> developing in brazil, two masked gunman stormed a school in sao paulo. five students and two employees thre killed. e gunmen were former students and killed themselves before police could get ere. >>> rescue workers in africa are still searching fozens of children, who could be trapped under a collapse

depaul blows out georgetown 101-69.' final regular season game is at 16th ranked marquette on. saturd >>> one other college score for you tonight. george washington loses on the road to fordham,on 67-56. regular season left for gw saturday against george mason. dayse counting down those until the tournament. >> exactly. >> almost here. >> yes, it is. >> thank you, sh >> thank you, sh er how'd i get this yard? behind pete's great looking yard, is his secret weapon... the scotts turf builder program. it's the best way to get the yard you want all year long, guaranteed. all it takes is 4 feedings, with a scotts solution for every season. and with a customized plan from the scotts my lawn app, your yard can look like pete's. it's that easy. this is a scotts yard. download the scotts my lawn app for your personalized plan. >>> few things bring people together like food. when it's free, boy, we're all-in. so expect long line tomorrow at one of nando peri-peri's locations. the dupont circle location m opened ath after closing

plane crash that happened thousands of miles away in ethiopia hitting close to home for students at georgetown university. a third year law student was among those who died. students learned of the tragedy through a -wcampe e-mail. >> here you are moving along in line, going to georgetown university, pushing through your degree and something like this tragically happens. >> cedric asiavugwa was a champion for social justice serving a migrant refugees in east africa. he was a role modelalso, he guided first year students through the ups andow of freshman life. >> he was a light to the community, a fantastic person. brought a depth of compassion and thoughtfulness to everyone he engaged in. >> reporter: the crash also claimed the lives of a leader i climate change at the world bank pilots of the youngest toaptain a boeing 737. max was aommunications leader with the world bank. he was on his way to a conference in nairobi. a world bank statement says max was deeply committed to the flight against cmate change and brought tremendous reativity, energy and passion to hiswork. our deepest sympathies

university. >> i never saw a cross like this at georgetown. wh,e could it i wonder. >> reporter: father murphy asked everyone on campus. one day the priest wasng roo around in a storage room beneath the south tower of healey hall. >> and i only got so far when i tripped and fell on my face and tht was. >> reporter: murphy had literally stumbled over one of the university's oldestre cs. >> it may have been sitting there for over 100 year b >> reporte this weekend the cross is coming down. on monday march murphy will take the cross back to st. clemmants w islandre another catholic priest first walked to shore with the cross 385 years ago to the day. >> it's hard to express. you're holdingomething in your hands that the very first peopl brought, and there i am holding in my hand and walking back with it t where it came from. that kind of an experience is very, very hard. you don't want me crying. >> the return of the cross will be part of maryland day at the st. clements island museum. we have all the information you need on nbcwashington.com. se

rules and we have a scandal that we're going to be following.ou >>families with students t that w georgetown, are accused of paying $2 million in the scam. federal agents say more arrests a possible. >>> developing in brazil, two masked gunmen stormed a school in sao paulo. police say the gunmen were former students and they kille themselves before police could get there. >>> rescue workers in africa are still searching for dozens ofho children w could be trapped around aed collaps building. eight people are confirmed dead in lagos, nigeria. 37 survivors have been pulled out of the rubble. >>> new details about the theft of an atm at a 7-eleven we told you about this yesterday. it appears the crooks are he same ones ave stolen you might remember this from last month in montgomery county. police say the same group tried to steal another atm. >>> this mning, a bald eagle is in the care of the city wildlife rehab center, after being rescued from metro tracks. es many of you were glued to this live rescuerday. metro transit police officer and natural resources offiused blankets and towels to saf

we have now learned that a georgetown law school student wa on that ill fated flight.law school sending out that information to the school community. cedrick aishavugwa was born and raised in kenya and headed home to attd the funeral of his ibancee's mother. the school des him as a stellar student who championed social jusce around the world. he was one of 157 people killed when the flightly crashed sho after takeoff today, a story we will continue to follow this evening. >>> in sports tonight, the caps goingheir seventh straight win. coming up as the team pushes towards the playoffs, hat is the biggest keyhe to anot stanley cup run? the voice of the

parents paid singer $25 million in total to guarantee admission to elite schools, including yale, georgetown, stanford, university of southern california, the university of texas, ucla, and wake forest. >> investigators say the institutions did not know of the scams, some including yale and stanford have taken action against indicted coaches. >> we believe everyone charged here today had a role in fostering corruption and greed that created an uneven playing field for students trying to get into the schools the right way, through hard work, good grades and community service. >> this investigation is far from approximate -- over. could be more to come. bret. >> bret: more on this with the panel trump administration point person on the crisis in venezuela blaming nicolas maduro for decision to bring home american diplomats working in caracas. expansion of the crisis in venezuela comes as president run intoes major resistance at home over the administration's budget plan. chief white house correspondent john roberts has the latest. >> a lot to talk about tonight. start with venezuela and new co

they will to nobody else. >> how much for your seat at georgetown?illion. >> you know about goop. it's the gwyneth paltrow pseudo science conspiracy pedal, steam your genitals operation. she was at south by southwest the other day. and she was asked hey, why are you peddling all this nonsense? and her response was i didn't want to give inaccurate information. as a journalist, i'm going to be particularly angry but to anybody, i didn't know i put out accurate information, so i put out nonsense. >> and goop is annoying. >> what i want to know is what's goop really about? >> it's about selling fancy stuff to people with spare time and money. >> you worried about the rich kids. >> what you're talking about is trying to sell people self esteem, value, status and they're trying to buy that. >> it's all the same thing. and i should retract the statement i made earlier because that's the world we live in today. super rich kids who buy their way into it and run the world fallback of the century. >> wow, the fallback of the century. because back in the '90s wh

gotten away with it. >> i feel good as a parent because we didn't do that, and my daughter got into georgetown. >> reporter: inall, eight elite colleges are at the center of the scandal. universities like stanford and yale have admission rates below 7%. >> i feel like this isn't new at all. people just got caught this time. >> reporter: alex mcloud who was rejected fromsc feels robbed. >> i think the bigger issue is that our collegesi adms system isn't based on how hard you work. it's not a meritocracy, it's based on e zip code you were born in and who your parents are and what they can give ryou. orter: insiders say the admissions system is broken. >>it if parents means can really game the system to this degree, it's time to create a new syepem. >> rorter: the alleged mastermind behind the scheme william singer who founded a college prep service is cooperating with investigators. he says wealthy parents paid him more than $25 million to cheat the system. tmz obtaining this video of his audition for a reality show on kidsressures of getting into college. >> this process brings out all the good

we have it covered from college campuses to the courthouse, starting with pete williams at georgetown. and, pete, a lot of people have reason to be outraged about this story. >> reporter: including here in georgetown in washington, lester, where the former tennis coach is accused of taking $3 million to admit 12 students as players. nationwide, 50 people have been arrested, parents and the college coaches they're accused of bribing. the colleges are some of the nation's most elite, yale, stanford, ucla, eight in all. the fbi sayshetic records paid for by their parents. >> this is a case where they flaunted their wealth, sparing no expense to cheat the systems so they could set their children up for success with the best education money could buy. >> reporter: among those charged, "full house" actress lori loughlin, "desperate housewives" star felicity huffman, and top ceos and lawyers. at the center of the scam is william singer, who ran a college prep business. >> getting into the right college will set the trajectory for the rest of your son or daughter's life. >> reporter: he plead

they will to nobody else. >> how much for your seat at georgetown?od question. excellent question. $1 million. >> who else is on your list to fall back? >> >> you know about goop. it's the gwyneth paltrow pseudo science conspiracy pedaling, steam your genitals operation. she was at sxsw the other day. she was asked, hey, why are you peddling all this nonsense? and her response was i didn't realize i had to give accurate information. which is like, i'm sorry, yeah, as a journalist, i'm going to be particularly angry but to anybody, i didn't know i put out accurate information, so i put out nonsense. it's just crazy. >> jeru, also goop is just annoying. >> what i want to know is what's goop really about? >> goop is about selling really fancy stuff to people who have spare time and money. >> in a way it's kind of the same thing. you worried about the rich kids? >> jeru, what you're talking about is trying to sell people self-esteem, value, and status, they're trying to buy that. >> it's all the same thing. and i should retract the statement i made earli