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good morning joel d. 3 3 3 it's "globetrotter week" in washington.on monday... members of the world famouu &pteam drrbbled theer way acros &pthe francis scott kky festivities.ttis is the globetrotterrs 86-th year f thrilling crowds with their flashy skills.the harlem globetrotters will do several shows... visit schools... nd makeemultiple goodwill appearances throughout the week. coming up on the early edition... today is the first day of spring.but will we have spring like tempeeatures?your skywatch weather forecast is ne. next.tte funeral procession for a marylanddnational afghanistant is underway.. i'll let you know how it could affect your commute coming up you're watching ox45 early edition. ((break 1)) ♪ announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie

they just could not be the globetrotters. >> but they don't call him the hammer for nothing.he's a team player, wearing number 7. lucky number. >> he looks short out there with the harlem globetrotters. >> he represented well, though. >> no hanging by the net by his feet. but a thumbs up there. what a good time. if can you get out and go catch them, definitely an entertaining show. a lot of nice trips up their sleeves or on their legs or whatever. >> during half-time they brought out all the kids from the children's hospital to the half-court, and those kids loved the globetrotters, all the spinning ball tricks. so much fun. they do such great community out reach work. >> yeah, it's always impressive to see the tricks. >> it's like the three stooges. a hammer on the head every now and then is pretty funny. >>> it will be more of an indoor than outdoor kind of day. yesterday was not that pretty either. today not really a lot of rain, rainfall amounts through the course of the day will probably be less than a tenth of an inch. sometimes a few hundreds of an inch at the wrong ti

he took on the harlem globetrotters today at the verizon center. doug misses this shot from downtown. but look, he gets the rebound. he puts it away, international elite. that's the team he was on. the globetrotters will play again tomorrow at 2:00 at tthe patriot super in fairfax. >>> tiger ♪ [ male announcer ] from our nation's networks... ♪ ...to our city streets... ♪ ...to skies around the world... ♪ ...northrop grumman's security solutions are invisibly at work, protecting people's lives... [ soldier ] move out! [ male announcer ] ...without their even knowing it. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. >>> everyone watching golf today on channel 4 to wonder, is tiger back. >> is he? >> it's a little too early to say at this point. but he's looking good. this looks like the old tiger. when leading or co leading an event after 36 holes, tiger woods owns a 33 and 8 record. of course, that record was compiled when tiger was tiger. now woods is trying to regain his old form, when he was at the top of the leaderboard every weekend. this

the globetrotters will make a number of stols chool at stops week.hey will also play at the george washington patriot center in forecast. see if you run into sweet joe brown. >> they're fun to watch. >> i was going to hope at that music would play through the seven-day forecast. ♪ >> mid 70s, showers, a chance of light showers today and tomorrow. but real high temperatures wednesday. danella? >> if you're traveling on the beltway, you're slow outer loop at new hampshire avenue. and your travel speeds, about 35 miles per hour. back to you all. >> all right. thank you very much:and that is "news4 today." thank you for starting your day with us. >> the "today" show is next. we'll be back in 25 minutes with weather, traffic, and breaking news. we're back tomorrow at 4:30. hope you'll join us then. until then, have a great day. ♪ pierre! your fashion is so "right now," but your banking is so last season! earn more with high yield free checking at capital one bank. instead of some unfashionable rate, your checking could be earning five times the national a

it's all part of the grand arrival for globetrotter week in d.c.an see the highly skilled players around 1:30 this afternoon. they'll make the trip more than a mile across the bridge. the globetrotters will make stops at schools, as well, this week. and then they'll play three games saturday and sunday at the verizon center and patriots center in forecast. -- in fairfax county. >> always fun. >>> gilbert arenas is looking to return to the nba. the former wizard will work out with the memphis grizzlies today who are looking for a backup point guard. the 30-year-old spent seven-plus seasons with washington before being traded to orlando. the magic then released him before the start of the season, and he's been without a team since. hoya fans are probably a bit grumpy this morning as the basketball team is out of the tournament. the three seed hoyas took on north carolina stated yesterday. the wolf pack led by as much as 11 point. but georgetown stormed back late in the game in the final seconds. jason clark has a chance to tie the game. he's a senior

harlem globetrotters plan to make a number of stops in the area and schools this week. play three games this weekend at verizon center, george mason university's patriot center in fairfax county. >>> georgetown fans are probably grumpy today as the hoyas are out of the may nay tournament. the hoyas fell yesterday to the 11th seed wolfpack. georgetown trailed the entire second half. at one point as much as 11 points. they clawed their way back. down by three at the end of the game. senior jason clark had a chance to tie. but unfortunately missed. after the game coach thompson iii was visibly shaken but tried to stay positive. >> i don't know if i have ever been as proud to be associated with a group of men with a team as much as i have, as i am, with this team. >> the tournament has not been kind to the hoyas recently. it is the fifth straight year that they failed to make the sweet 16. >>> nationals fans will have to wait a little bit to see bryce harper in the major leagues it is a 19-year-old outfieldler start this season in the minors. the nationals announced they ar

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. >>> you have one more chance to catch the harlem globetrotters. >> that's right.y later this afternoon around 2:00. they had a tough game yesterday, and it was tough because one of our own was there, and he actually did pretty well. storm 4 chief meteorologist, that's him, number 7. he shot a three-pointer -- no, that's not the one. he made one. >> there we go! >> he represented well, but unfortunately the team that he was on, the international elite team, they could not pull a win over the globetrotters. but he did a good job, and we're proud of him.

. >> i think gingrich and santorum have the same role as the harlem globetrotters. santorum will keep winning in the left, which i don't think there are any left. >> those are the guys who played the globetrotters and regularly lost, right? in fact, i think they generally lost by 15 points. why is newt gingrich running? >> he ran because he believes if his ideas and thought he could carry on his ideas. >> there was a summit meeting recently between the two. here's any conspiratorial mind thinking and speaking because i want steve to respond to this. do you think romney is keeping gingrich in the race just to make sure there is no chance of a breakout by santorum, or is that an old strategy that's been disbanded? >> i actually think that's an old strategy. here's what i think is going on. mitt romney can do the math, newt gingrich can do the math. they know they can't possibly get the delegates that would secure the nomination, but mitt romney can't, either. he's going to go into the convention without enough delegates, and newt gingrich understands that if the conve

we'll kick-off globetrotter week with a cool stunt on the memorial bridge about 1:30 this afternoon.g basketballs from the bridge to the lincoln memorial. that should cause the traffic jam. >> i think so. >> that's more than a one mile stretch. they hit court this saturday and sunday. we'll be back. when it comes to getting my family to eat breakfast, i could use all the help i can get. like nutella, a delicious hazelnut spread that's perfect on multigrain toast, even whole-wheat waffles, for a breakfast that my kids love and i feel good about serving. and nutella is made with simple, quality ingredients, like hazelnuts, skim milk, and a hint of cocoa. it's quick, easy and something everyone can agree on. ♪ nutella. breakfast never tasted this good. texting...blogging... all this technology, but you're still banking like pilgrims! get high yield free checking at capital one bank. why earn bupkis, when your checking could earn five times the national average!! and free atms anywhere. five times the national average!!! that's new school banking. sign up for high yield free checking at

the globetrotters are in town. >> yeah. >> i'll be taking them on tomorrow at 1:00 at the verizon centerhing fun to do inside. i know i'll lose because that's supposed to happen but globetrotters at 1:00 tomorrow. >> all by yourself? >> i've got a team. >> you get credit just for even taking that on. for trying that. >> spin that ball on your finger. >> that i can do. >> go, doug. >>> chick-fil-a is joining the mobile food truck craze here in the nation's capital. news 4 was the first to check out the fast food joint's first ever mobile food truck on display in largo this afternoon. the truck will heet the streets in downtown washington beginning april 9th. >> this will be the first venture into washington. the truck will offer a limited mobile menu featuring the signature chicken sandwich and other favorites as well but, unfortunately, no waffle fries. >> what? >> no milk shakes. no lemonade. because of space limitations. >> we are able to serve i guess in the morning and we serve when we come out of washington, d.c. for dinner but there are no locations in washington, d.c. >> the owner

. >>> and a 5'2" carver high grad is a star with the harlem globetrotters.emember to look for the updated forecast from wjz first warning team. >>> a hartford county school the one of the best in the state. what it takes to be a blue ribbon school. >>> these elementary students had something to celebrate. ♪ [ music ] >> actually something that i've been wanting to see, being a part of the school. >> the elementary school was named one of maryland's blue ribbon schools of 2012, thanks to the excellence in academics. >> this is good to know that beyond what our parents know, now we have recognition that goes beyond the community. >> it means performing in the top 10% in reading and math. only six of 1700 schools in the state received the award. >> it's the dedication of just the parents and the students, the staff. the kids love coming to school every day. >> the interim superintendent is traveling to all the schools. >> it's always about the teachers, hardest job in america. [ applause and cheering ] >> it >> we're finally rewarded for what we do. >> reporter

. >>> a 5'2" carver high grad has become a star with the harlem globetrotters.d tomorrow's baltimore sun and look for the updated forecast from the first warning weather team. >> a sound that hasn't been heard regularly in 20 years. a last of a kind local company is putting a shine on a one of a kind treasure. >> keep climbing past the four sided clock and avoid what the pigeons left behind. up through the traffic door. 80feet up you've arrived. towson and the university. >> seems like something is missing? >> this 1200-pound bell that used to belong here. >> reporter: the bell is gone. [bell] >> it's here in glenn bernie. >> come north. it's in bill parker's hands. actually, it's a homecoming. >> this bell was made in 1915. we've been in business since 1856. 97 years ago, his company made the bell. >> they're still here. the bell finally comes home to be done again. >> the bell looked rough. it was unusable. when they looked into a total rehab. imagine the surprise. baltimore's mcshane foundry was still in business. >> that was incredible. we would never have t

last week we made it a point that the globetrotters are in town.oug shamelessly said i'd love to play. don't you know they called? >> whoa. number 7. >> he suited up. uh-oh. no. >> no. that was a four-point shot. >> come on, doug. >>o! >> just inside the three-point line. then go talk smack and lose the ball as well. when you're playing -- are they called the generals? >> no, the international elite. watch this. >> uh-oh. they gave you the bucket. ha ha. that had to be tremendous fun. >> yeah. that was one of the coolest things i've done in quite sometime. with plays like that. >> you didn't do that. >> no i didn't do that. you still want to talk smack. >> they did give me a shirt about two times too small for me. they made a little fun of that, too. >> so you look a little buff. >> what a great time that was. >> good for you, man. what was the final score by the way? >> you know, we were winning when i came out of the game. >> is that right? >> i don't think it ended that way. >> it was all you, baby. >> right. >> it was my four points. i took it

he's getting some help, as you can see, from harlem globetrotter flight time lang.game. not a bad afternoon for that little boy. >> not bad at all, that's fun. he'll remember that. now everybody has a camera on their phone so there's pictures of that as well. stay right there, kate. you're a congressional correspondent so our moment you missed or maybe someone will be missing. >> once again, good afternoon from washington. this is c-span, the cable satellite public affairs network. my name is brian lamb. i'll be with you all afternoon long -- >> after 33 years at the helm of c-span, the founder, brian lamb, announced he'll be stepping down as ceo. the recipient of the presidential medal of freedom, he has led an organization that brings the inner workings of washington to over 100 million households. we wanted to show you one of the most memorable moments, a 1999 interview with nancy reagan on dealing with the assassination attempt on her husband. >> you've had the assassination attempt, the cancers, your cancer, what have you learned about dealing with illness? and

most likely the big umbrella if you're thinking about doing something inside tomorrow, the harlem globetrottersgames at the verizon center. they have another one on sunday. i will be playing in that game at 1:00 tomorrow at the verizon center which should make for some fantastic highlights for hakem dermish's sports tomorrow afternoon. >> we can't miss that. don't want to miss that. >> we got a camera coming on that one. >>> the capitals. this is crunch time. you hear about teams saying must win? this is a must win. >> ain't kidding now. >> you're exactly right. tonight's sportscast is brought to you by the number 8, the capitals are in the eighth playoff spot with eight games to go in the regular season. their captain alex ovechkin who wears number 8 has been pretty great scoring eight points in the last eight games. tonight another test for the caps hosting the winnipeg jets. but first, what happened in philadelphia last night where ovechkin and the caps did not have the flyers' number. you got some early support from alex ovechkin. the great eight stays with the puck. puts it past ilya bryzg

i would suggest listening in, if only to see the sort of harlem globetrotters of caller: thanks for c-spane thing i have seen an yesterday in the local paper mentioning that the individual mandate is primarily for risk pooling and that will force healthy individuals who don't see the need for insurance to buy it rather than being the rationale being to because everyone will eventually need it. it is to get people who don't need it to get their money into the system. the other point they made was that the decision not to buy a product can be considered activity. guest: the point has been made by the government that everyone, even healthy people, are one minute away from needing healthcare whether an accident or sudden illness. so, that is why they think the individual mandate is justified because you are requiring people to get insurance before they need it but ultimately everybody will need it. guest: listening to the caller it is interesting people are complaining about pwhrapbing premiums and being turned away for preexisting conditions and those are the problems this attempted to some.