i'm going with that. >> that's hakeem's forecast. sunday is a chilly one. 47 on monday. 50 on tuesday. looking good there. the next best chance of rain doesn't come until late next week. once again, we are on the warm side of that. it would be a rain event. nine-point favorites, huh? >> yeah. yeah. make the odds. >> beware of the dark side of the field. go with the sunny side. >> thanks doug. >> marion barry's life. the actor playing him is a surprising choice. >> barry! barry! barry. >> his colorful life is headed to the small screen, hbo and spike lee are developing a bio pic starring eddie murphy. between the years 1965 and 1995. harry is one of the book's authors. >> we asked the question, why did the people love him so? i think that question still is unanswered for a lot of people. maybe spike lee and eddie murphy can help answer that question, why do the people love him so? in there lies a terrific story and a service to answer the question. >> he emerged from civil rights to serve on a school board then the city's second mayor

. >> hakeem, what is coming up in sports? >> a goalie catching fire before he tangles with the devils. the maryland basketball team xñd >>> new details tonight about the final moments before a plane crashed on a new jersey highway killing all five people on board. the pilot declared an emergency when the transmission was lost. it crashed tuesday morning after taking off from the airport. it was accumulating ice when it started to assent. >>> a series of powerful earthquakes rocked new zealand today. people running for cover while buildings shook. the 5.8 magnitude quake hit 15 miles north of christs church. there are no reports of damage. people suffered minor injuries earlier when a quake in christ church killed 150 people. >>> the national institute of health performs a record number of bone marrow transplants this month. now, there's a need for blood and platelet donations, something they need to heal. the search is on for donors willing to help. we go inside the nih blood bank. >> reporter: huge success in the national in

hakeem, see you in a bit.e out why an escalator at fed ex field came to a halt injuring five people. before the end of the redskins game. a large crowd was leaving the stadium. two of the injured were taken to a nearby hospital. expected to be okay. >> the students are storming the field. >> a dozen people injured. two critically after a post-game celebration got out of hand in oklahoma. students stormed the field late last night after oklahoma state beat archrival oklahoma. several people were trampled. others fell out of the stand. at least one student plummeted more than 15 feet on to concrete below. >> scared that this guy had just died. i had a lot of things going through my head. i was terrified. kind of wanted to cry in the middle of the excitement. >> this is the second unfortunate incident involving oklahoma state in just the past to weeks. in november, two women's basketball coaches were killed in a small plane crash. >>> tomorrow the search will resume for a wssc worker who disappeared in the reserv

now, back to you. >> hakeem at verizon center.the roof off that thing. it's going to be a fun environment. >> go boudreaux. we are happy for him. >> that was wonderful. >> it's a win/win. thank you. >> we are going to head back out to the national christmas tree lighting ceremony. it is lit out there. >> it is. doug, have we heard from one rebub lick yet? >> we have not. we have am bro shah coming up and one republic is coming up in 15 minutes. right now, we have kermit the frog along with santa claus on the stage. take a look. santa is looking good. he's wearing everything he needs. kermit only wearing a scarf. he says he's warm enough as temperatures are not that bad. earlier, it was, of course, the tree lighting. the president was able to light it with his family. take a look. >> three, two, one -- >> the colored lights took a little while to come on. the ornaments came on, then the colored lights. that tree just over 20 feet. a new tree as the old tree was blown down in february. this tree was planted in march and will last a

. >>> let's head out to the verizon center where hakeem is.ats are about to take on the buffalo sabres. >> reporter: yeah. they are welcoming the buffalo sabres. i should use that term loosely. they have been anything but nice. they outscored washington, 9-3 including a 4-2 win monday in buffalo. troy brouwer and his team looking for redemption. >> took a penalty, got scored on. they move the puck up well. they are good on transition. we need to make their "d" work and make it tough for them. >> you are having a solid season. ten goals, eight assists. you know what it takes to win a stanley cup. you helped chicago in 2010. do you believe this team has what it takes to win the cup? >> i think so. we are on the right path. we are playing as a team. we are doing what we need to to win. we are working hard. it's something that's going to come. the coaching change makes a little bit of a setback. i like the way the guys have handled it. we are pushing forward now. >> adversely, consider this statistic. caps are 9-0-1. 0-7 when they don't score a po

the caps looking f >>> hakeem is at the verizon cent center. aren't they playing a team that beat the stuffing out of them the last time they played? >> you are exactly light. they lost 4-2. the sabers have been anything but kind to the capitals this season. 31 saves in a victory on wednesday against the rangers. as you said, the team from new york, the sabers have been anything but kind. they have been bad news for the capitals. in two games, they outscored the caps, 9-3. ouch is right. in their last meeting, the sabers jumped on the caps from the get go scoring four goals in the first 15 minutes. washington never recovered. tonight, a chance to earn redemption. the caps won four in a row against buffalo. the players know they have to attack the sabers early and often. >> you know, we have had a couple bad games against buffalo now. they had a lot of speed. they come to the neutral zone well. they got big, strong fast forwards that come. we need effort to beat them. >> we were loose in the beginning there. we are spreading the puck too much. y

. >> pat thomas provides support for people to hakeem olajuwon were abused. >> it is like a sore that as a crust on it but when this happens, it opens that wound up again. >> reporter: and he kept his secret for 30 years. he thinks the stories will unfold as victims find a voice. >> i believe it is the bravery and the courage of people who make a decision to come forward that gives other the courage to do the same. it's not too late. >> reporter: dodd denied the allegations when confronted. he left the organization in november. now police are investigating. thompson believes the victims may understand how the abuse has impacted their lives. >> it comes out in behavior and feelings. >> reporter: we put a call into the amateur chapter and see if the case is being followed. nationally the interim president is urging anybody -- anyone who knows about the abuse to come forward. >>> there will be a hearing at 8:30 regarding jerry sandusky. 10 young men who have accused him of having assaulted them will tell their stories in public for the first time. now, through his attorney we found out t

hakeem nicks with the score. a two-point conversion. it's tied at 35-35 last chance drive for the packers. rodgers to jordy nelson for the 27-yard completion. the drive is still alive. three seconds left in the game. mason crosby with the 31-yard field goal. the packers go on to win this one 38-35. >>> tim tebow and the broncos taking on the vikings. broncos trail, 22-14. looking. looking. scrambling some more. and there he is. finds thomas, who muscles his way all the way in for the score. and the broncos are down now just 22-21. 1:30 left to play. the game is tied. 32-32. christian ponder. andre goodman. he runs it. gives great field position for the broncos. encueing br inin ining -- ensui drive. matt prater with a field goal. the broncos win it. >>> for more, tune in to espn news. >>> now to japan and what may be the most expensive car crash ever. >> insurance company is cringing over this one. it was more than a dozen luxury cars that traveled in a convoy. a lamborghini, eight ferraris. no one was injured. >> some cars were a total

hakeem nicks on a couple. and there they end, our defense got us stopped. we got the ball back with enough time. we got a couple penalties on the defense that helped us out. but guys, you know, ballard, everybody contributed and making that win. >> whether you get the ball back on your own 40 there, on that final job, what is going through your mind? >> we need a touchdown. i knew we had time. we would call a couple shots

eli manning to hakeem nicks in the end zone and they get the two-point conversion and the game was died. aaron rodgers drove the packers down the field. mason crosby nailed the game winner. as time expired. packers improve to 12-0 with a 38-35 win. >>> tim tebow did it again, rallied the broncos against the vikes, punched in a two-point conversion to tie the game in the fourth. matt prater hit a chip shot for the victory. tebow has doubters, but you can't knock his record. he is 6-1 as a starter. broncos won it, 35-32. >>> jason garrett iced his own kicker. he was worried the cowboys wouldn't get the play off in time so he called the time-out as dan bailey kicked a 49 yarder for a win. the field goal was wiped out. bailey had to do it all over again. you know what happened? he missed. on to overtime, steven hawkings iced the cowboys, caught a short pass in the flats, zig-zagged 52 yards and there's the game winning score. arizona shocked dallas with a 19-13 win in over time. >>> cam newton has another win to his record. three touchdowns running against the bucs, setting an nfl single-se

trailing by eight, eli manning to hakeem nixon, the end zone, they get the two-point conversion and thewas tied. mason crosby named the game winner as the time expired. the giants made it interesting, but the packers won. tim tebow did it again, rallied the broncos against the vikings, punched in a two-point conversion to tie the game in the fourth. matt parader hit a chip shot for the victory. tebow has doubters but he's 6-1 as a a starter. >>> it's not every day you see a coach ice his own kicker, that's what jason garrett did. he was worried the cowboys wouldn't get the play off in time, so he called a time-out as dan bailey kicked a 49-yarder for the win. the field goal was waved off and he had to do it again and he missed. on to overtime where the rock's steven hawkings, zig-zagged 52 yards and there's the game-winning score. arizona shocked dallas with a 19-13 win in overtime. cam newton's resumÉ another record, three touchdowns in one game. the panthers won it 38-19. the miami marlins have signed shortstop jose reyes to a monster six-year $106 million deal. and tiger woods finall

he drives 69 yards, tops it with a touchdown pass to hakeem nicks. get this.j ware, sneaks in for 35. all aaron rodgers needed was the 58 seconds he had left to drive his team down the field. three passes, almost immediately for 69 yards, including this 27-yard pass. nice catch by jordy nelson. lines this up for green bay, mason crosby knocks it home from 30 yards out. packers 12-0. and clinch a spot in the playoffs. what a drive by rodgers. the lions drying to keep pace with the packers in the nfc north. taking on the saints in new orleans, drew brees, too much for the detroit defense. and the second, brees threatens the needle between two lion defenders, lance moores is the target. brees, 342 and three touchdowns. in the fourth quarter, lions down by two touchdowns, and frustration this is tight end brandon pettigrew, get nag a shoving match. ends up pushing the ref after the play. you don't want to push the ref after the play. bad idea. personal foul. he's flagged for there. lions lose 31-17. they've lost three of their last four. the saints improve to 9-3,

hakeem nicks on a couple. and there they end, our defense got us stopped. we got the ball back with enough time. we got a couple penalties on the defense that helped us out. but guys, you know, ballard, everybody contributed and making that win. >> whether you get the ball back on your own 40 there, on that final job, what is going through your mind? >> we need a touchdown. i knew we had time. we would call a couple shots trying to get the big play. but just check the doundz and don't force anything new. if it is there, take it. we had plenty of time. but, you know, we got down to the 1. it worked out well where we ran it and didn't get it in. we made the cowboys use their time-outs and then finally it was punched in. >> i have to ask you about mario manningham's drop. what were you thinking after that? >> i didn't see the ball come out. i thought he caught it. i thought i heard the crowd cheering a little bit. but luckily we got stepped up and we droech down there and got the touchdown. >> eli, both teams said coming in this was a must-win. how you would p

hakeem is at the verizon center. >> hello. the capitals own the penguins in the regular season. washington is 12-1-2 in the last 15 games against pittsburgh. a victory tonight would speak volumes. first a victory for dale hunter. more importantly, for the capitals, it would prove to the capitals they can beat sydney crosby and pittsburgh. the last time they played was back in october when wideman scored in overtime giving the caps a 3-2 win. this time around, pittsburgh will have sydney crosby back in the lineup, number 87. he made his season debut after missing nearly a year because of a concussion. he had quite the comeback, scoring two goals and two assists. tonight al lex ovechkin and crosby will face-off. the caps know they need to find a way to win. >> we have to start getting on the right track here. get back to where we were, winning a ton of games. the guys in the locker room know how to do it. we can do it again. we want to get started. as players you get antsy. it starts to wear on you after awhile. we are a group that can do well. we'll win games. >> sometimes with e

hakeem, the redskins have a big challenge this weekend. you have more about the redskins past, don't you? >> yes, we do. washington takes on the powerful new england patriots. the last time the redskins played the the pats, new england won. for a game that brings back better memories, we go to 2003 when the ball coach was off to a great start thanks to his defense. >>> september 28, 2003. beating the best. skins up 6-3 when brady is looking for seven. they end the drive and build the frustration. next pats drive. brady goes deep, again and is picked off again. this time by bailey. skins hold a 6-3 lead at the half. >> it's what we have to do every week. we have to put them in good situations. i think we did it today. >> who want s s to get a couple turnovers. we were able to come out and get four. we had a good day in secondary. >> a lot to shout about in the second half. third play in the third quarter. a direct snap. stripped by champ. he can't recover. matt does, just short of the goal line. scores on the next play. skins score on the n

. >> thanks, hakeem. >>> coming up, a d.c. neighborhood once known for crime and prostitution has been transformed into one of the city's hottest neighborhoods. >>> and for all your news, follow news 4 online. search nbc washington on facebook[ baby coughing ] [ coughing continues ] [ female announcer ] more pollution from power plants means more childhood asthma attacks. [ labored breathing ] there's technology that makes the air cleaner, but too many plants don't use it. we can't wait. epa must update power plant standards to protect our kids. [ baby coughing ] >>> one of the city's old victorian neighborhoods is about to throw open its doors and let you look inside. as wendy rieger tells us, it's a chance to see how this neighborhood has riz frighten a shady past. >> reporter: if this house could talk, it would tell you it was built in the 1860s and spent a portion of our recent times harboring an unsavory element. >> well, it has a long history as a crack house. >> reporter: brian ortiz got ahold of this house last year an

. >> is that so, hakeem? >> it is. hello, the redskins play their final home game of the season tomorrow against the vikings. last weekend, minnesota beat them, 17-13. it was a memorable moment. leslie frazier earned his first win as head coach. dan hellie takes us back 23 years in this week's redskins rewind. >> reporter: january 17, 1988, playoff prayers answered. the championship of the nfc played at rfk and the redskins exploded out of the box. first possession. doug williams hits bryant from 42 yards out. it's 7-0, skins in a hurry. minnesota cracks a swarming redskins defense. wilson with a pump fake. then 23 yards down field to a wide open lewis. tied at 7. late second quarter, dexter is the man bringing down wilson in skins territory knocking the vikings out of field goal range. one of eight sacks of the day. >> they felt i was a weak link. that's great because i think that motivates me. i felt there was no question i had to rise to the occasion. the whole football team played great. we played great. >> a lot o

. >>> turning now to sports, hakeem is here with a redskins rewind against the jets. >> hello, jim and wendy. the redskins will go for two in a row on sunday when the new york jets come to town. the last time the redskins played the jets was back in 2007, winning 23-20 in overtime. for a game that's even more memorable, dan takes us back to 1987 in this week's redskins rewind. >> reporter: october 25th, 1987. back to work just in time. in the first game after a 24-day player strike, the defense showed little signs of rust. charles mann brought down ken o'brien three times. dave butts just out of the hospital after losing 20 pounds from the flu added another sack and inspiration. >> i was hoping that, you know, me showing up would -- you know, somewhere, somebody might have done something. tip the ball, made just a little more effort by having me here. that's the main reason i showed up. >> we knew we had to get after them. whatever it took was the type of day we knew we had to take. we discussed this earlier. whatever it took. every guy was willing to give 110%. we knew we had to do it

far as the popularity, yes, he's more popularity but so was ahman dean jaled before the 2009 -- dd hakeem olajuwon c5 ack monodean jad before the 2009 election. nobody mentioned their own problem with the kurds. but they also have major problems. you mentioned the ottoman problems and so on, which is true, but they have not been welcomed by the your skeens they would never be welcomed by the your penals. but also, with the fall of the former soviet union, they were basically rejected in other areas in the region in the central araba republic, basically. so, in fact, i think iran is probably their best option and their very natural ally it seems. i'd like to take your input on that and your thoughts. >> i'm not quite sure was the question was. >> isn't iran the most natural ally? >> look, the arab world today is more than ever sunni versus shyatt and that's the way, unfortunately, you might well argue, the way the saudis are reading the whole struggle in the gulf. i'm talking about the gulf in the la haven't. and that's the way the -- lavant. and that's the way the sawedies have decided to