i'm wendy rieger in for jim vance. >> i am doreen gentzler.gin with a mark that couldn't have come at a better time for mitt romney. a jab from a democratic political commentator has elevated romney's wife ann to the status of hero mom. steve handelsman is on capitol hill with the latest. hi, steve. >> reporter: hi, doreen. thanks. this is the second day in a row that president obama tried to make this 2012 race for the white house at least partly about higher taxes for the rich but he got

i'm jim vance. >> i'm doreen gentzler.

now over to jim vance with sports. > >> no, jim vance. >> i'm just a transfer station now.you know how that works. i'm glad. l a lot of people don't know that's hard work. %hat's hard work. i just want to say. it is. all she ever does is laugh. >> he made it look too easy. >> has a new appreciation i think for what you do. >> an entirely new one and i mean that sincerely. let's talk about the caps. good news is they're in the playoffs. the bad news is the bruins? wow. >> it's a different role. they're the underdogs this time around. we haven't said that in forever. and on paper the capitals really should get bounced out of the playoffs in the first round. they're playing the defending stanley cup champs and bruins. the capitals just one of two playoff teams that allowed more goals than they scored this season. and they're likely starting a rookie goalie. as we've seen before paper means nothing in the postseason. the capitals' top two goalies are injured right now. michael noivert is battling a knee issue. he was on the ice this morning but not skating with the team. he cou

. >> good evening, i'm jim vance. >> i'm doreen gentzler. >> the murder of katherine fu fuller and the men could get a new hearing that could set them free. the victim's family is speaking only to news 4. jackie benson has more. >> reporter: her 74-year-old shoulders carry the weight of what was the brutal murder of her sister. >> i won't be sitting there like i did before, every day, not missing a day it's tiresome. >> october 1, a 48-year-old mother of six, was walking near h/8th after running an errand. five feet tall, 99 pounds was dragged into a garage, beaten, raped and sodomized with a metal pole. in the ensuing days, 16 people were arrested, eight convicted sentenced to 35 years to life in prison. after their case was talken on by mid-atlantic innocence project. a judge agreed to consider if some of the men were wrongly convicted two. have been paroled. she heard one of them is writing a book about the crime. >> you want to write your book and get paid, write your book. leave us alone. but will you spend the money that you get for the book that you wrote? leave us alone. leave

i'm doreen gentzler. >> i'm jim vance.tonight with another sign that the economic recovery is accelerating. the number of americans filing

. >> i'm jim vance. at howard university, suspension of athletes from competition. they won't say how many. it involves an internal investigation into possible ncaa rules violations. shamari stone has our report. >> reporter: ashley macpherson is surprised and disappointed. howard university suspended spring student athletes for possible ncaa violations. >> athletic department needs all the strength we can get. >> reporter: the school spokesperson sent a written statement saying, quote -- >> as a student i am kind of confused. i don't know why they're suspending athletics. i have friend on the track team. tennis team. they're affected by it. >> reporter: officials won't tell us how many athletes have been suspended. >> it saddens me because -- a lot of the -- athletes here are my friend. >> while the university investigates, most teams will still compete as scheduled. and students will support their athletes. >> i hope they can continue to play and make contribution to the university. >> reporter: howard university officials did not say how long this investigation w

. >> i'm jim vance. we begin with a ruling by the justices on the supreme court.se many areay

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jim vance is a veteran newscaster from washington, d.c. they may live worlds apart, but jim and kamila will forever be linked to each other and it's all because of a pair of ridiculously high heels, a watering can, and one very embarrassing video that went viral. kamila loves her job and was particularly excited to be booked for a fall fashion show, being put on by one of her favorite designers. >> i love vivian west. she's an amazing designer, so when i went for the casting and i got the job, i was so happy. >> at least until the spring/summer 2007 show turned into the fall show. prior to her stumble. kamila had been through a fitting for the spring/summer show and everything had gone smoothly. >> i went for the fitting, and everything was all right. tried the shoes. the clothes were made perfectly for me. >> and since the theme of the show was springtime, kamila was given a special prop. >> they gave me a watering can, and the idea was for me to walk outside with the watering can and put the water on the flowers and keep walking until the

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i'm jim vance. >> i'm doreen gentzler.he crash could have been much worse if the two pilots hadn't dumped fuel before slamming into those buildings. right now we're told seven people including the two pilots were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. remarkably, nobody was killed here but the damage is extensive. the fire broke out after the jet crashed. it's been knocked down and investigators are looking for any other survivors or victims in the

. >> i'm jim handly in tonight for jim vance.ark is considered by many the man who brought rock 'n roll into the main stream. his wildly successful television career spanned more than six decades. nbc's bruce hall has a look back at his life and his legacy. >> reporter: whether he was spinning a new record or ringing in the new year, america's oldest teenager was a beloved figure of music and television. in fact, dick clark was just a teen when he began his long career first

i'm jim vance. >> i'm doreen gentzler.e begin with the escalating tension mounting in the trayvon martin case. the unarmed black teenager was shot and killed by a florida neighborhood watch volunteer in february. there has been no arrest. today the special prosecutor announced she would not go to granju

. >> i'm jim vance. tonight top lawmakers say more secret service jobs are on the line.the allegations that agents hired hookers down in colombia and potentially compromised the president's security. mark potter has our report from colombia. >> reporter: the first to fall in the prostitution scandal that officials say began in the night time clubs and streets here in colombia are three members of the u.s. secret service who are part of president obama's advanced security detail last week for the summit of the americas. the secret service says one supervisor will retire. another supervisor has been fired, removed for cause. and a third nonsupervisor has resigned. at

. >>> we'll have highlights of today's exhibition against boston coming up in sports with jim vance.ng sports again. >>> we'll also tell you how the winless racing president did in his first race of the season. >> that's what counts, huh? >> that's right. >>> coming up on news4 at 5 xlok. >>> a man locked up for a crime he didn't commit all because of a faulty police lineup. >>> kicked out of her home by a local church. tonight we'll hear from a two-time cancer survivor who is now facing an uncertain future after being evicted. >>> we still don't know who won the historic mega millions jackpot. but a former lottery winner is speaking out tonight. his advice to the ticket hi should be arrested for crimes against potted plant-kind. [ clang ] my house is where plants came to die. ♪ but, it turns out all i was missing was miracle-gro potting mix. it's got what a plant needs. even plant food that feeds them for up to 6 months. you get bigger, more beautiful plants. guaranteed. who's got two green thumbs thanks to miracle-gro? uh, this gal. boom! everyone grows with miracle-gro. >>> throug

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news 4's jim vance takes a more personal look at the music, the people, the memories that made the howard the d.c. landmark it has become. >> reporter: back in the day we used to gather around the radio and hear the music that shaped our lives. but if you lived in d.c., you could go here to the howard theater where you could catch ella live. ♪ >> reporter: all the greats played there -- actors, dancers, singers, and more. >> there were some real jazz, live jazz, you know? >> reporter: and charles cassell saw as many as he could. he is a former school board member and founder of the jazz society. as a kid he would cut classes on fridays to catch the matinee. >> it cost 40 cents to go in. >> reporter: for that you got a fantastic array of stars of all kinds but it was the big bands that charlie loved the most. >> the band would go, bam. and the curtains would open. and we'd see all these shiny brass instruments. >> reporter: in the '60s the acts changed from big band to r & b with a heavy dose of motown. ♪ my mama told me you better shop around ♪ ♪ stop in the name of love >> reporter: the

i'm jim handly in tonight for jim vance. >> and i'm doreen gentzler. the attacks in the petworth area and for the first time a victim is speaking only to news 4. here's what we know. d.c. police announced the arrest of 19-year-old michael davis today. he was caught after a fourth attack in the northwest neighborhood. one of those victims died. pat collins is live with the exclusive interview with the latest victim who was attacked at random. pat? >> reporter: doreen something, fast policework. they find a suspect. they recove

i'm jim vance. >> i'm doreen gentzler. it happened in potomac, maryland.s on april 3rd. a driver was hit from behind on jones lane about 11:30 at night. she called police and the car that hit her took off. but more than a week later on the same stretch of road a second driver was not so lucky. darcy spencer joins us from police headquarters in rockville with more on all of this. >> reporter: he was not lucky at all. this was a very bold and very frightening crime. that victim got out of his vehicle after he was rammed and at that point he was attacked by two people. we're told

now on to sports with sports man jim vance. >> go ahead. >> we're not sure how you have arranged thisellie is out of town so vance has conspired somehow to live out his dream of being the sportscaster tonight. so watch out. >> seniority ought to get you something. here's the deal. dan is gone. hakem -- dan is off. hakem is gone. lindsay was -- i called and she is tied up and too busy. doug wanted it. but i big footed him. >> yeah. >> here we go. in the midst of a big push for the playoffs the caps visit the tampa bay lightning tonight. you knew that didn't you? less than a week ago things were looking really bad for this team. last tuesday they were blasted, embarrassed at home by the buffalo sabres. it was not pretty. they overtook the caps for the eighth and final playoff spot in the eastern conference but here's the deal. the sabres in the last couple games really sucked. they have lost both of them. as for the caps, they went the other way. they pulled out two wins, two shootout wins. thursday in boston brooks light was the hero. after blowing a 2-0 lead the caps win against montr

i'm jim vance. >> i'm doreen gentzler.scandal and the investigation into it appears to be branching out tonight. another member of the military has been implicated now as we learned that many more agents are losing their jobs today. brian mohr has our report. >> reporter: the secret service sex scandal got even bigger today as the pentagon revealed that 11 military members were involved. behind closed doors on capitol hill, the secret service is updating congressional staffers on an investigation that now includes conduct on past presidential trips. in colombia the search is on for the prostitutes who partied with 22 americans who are supposed to be serving their president. >> right now they're trying to locate the 11 women. >> reporter: the white house says it is too early to say whether the secret service culture and leadership are to blame. >> the president does not want to and i certainly don't want to get ahead of the conclusions of the investigation, make broader judgments while the investigation is still under way.

. >> i'm jim vance. we are following breaking news on a school shooting in california's bay area.w confirmed dead. this was at a school called oikos university in oakland. the shooter is described by witnesses as a man in his 40s reportedly he opened fire in a classroom. police now have a suspect in custody. nbc has our report. >> reporter: the first calls to 911 came in around 10:30 local time. several people are confirmed dead and at least four victims were rushed to the hospital for treatment. the extent of the injuries? unknown. the shooting took place at oikos university, a korean religious school for adults. this cell phone video captures the moments after the shooting. witnesses describe a frantic scene. >> stood up in the class and started firing. shot one guy, shot another person and started firing like

i'm jim vance. >> doreen gentzler. what everyone is asking. did you see it? for the action and joins us from dulles airport. hey, erika. >> reporter: hi, doreen. well, take a look behind me. of course i saw it. i got the best view. i don't think you could get a better looking shot than the one that is

i'm jim vance. >> i'm doreen gentzler.yes he would have made the same call and he is fighting back. steve handelsman joins us from capitol hill with this developing story. >> reporter: doreen, thanks. president obama is walking a political tight rope on this on

i'm jim vance. >> i'm doreen gentzler.ts that howard university has temporarily suspended at least some of its athletic programs because of

jim, doreen? >> thanks, veronica. >>> you talk about a hard-hitting, low scoring defensive war. that's what we got going on again tonight down at verizon. right, dan? >> yeah, vance doreen. game three going to be much the same as games one and two. you would think that since the series is back in washington, for the first time this year, that it's going to get a lot easier for the capitals. that hasn't necessarily been the case in this year's playoffs. the home teams not always getting home cooking so to speak. but the momentum definitely on the capitals' side after that double overtime win in boston thanks to nik backstrom's game-winning goal, a much-needed win. the caps' goal going into the series? at least split the first two games in boston and that's what they did thanks to backstrom's game winner. holtzby has helped the team to just two goals in two games. the games happened to be his first two playoff starts. the bruins who seemingly have been frustrated with the caps' defensive minded play and patience, two words not often associated with the caps the last few years but times have changed and now it's time for home cooking. >> it's exciting to play in fro