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i'm joe kennedy. if you need help staying warm this winter, call me at 1-877-joe-4-oil.ecause no one should be left out in the cold! >>> time for sports. i'm scott smith. at verizon center, 15th-ranked georgetown hosts 18th-ranked marquette. they maybe ahead but they're a game behind marquette and syracuse for the lead in the big east. tonight's contest is huge for conference title hopes and also a revenge factor. the hoyas lost the first meeting against marquette by one and on january 5th. the big east opener, 49-48. georgetown has been on the role the last three weeks, five straight wince. a victory would be the third in the span over a ranked team. today, porter jr. was named to the big east role after the sixth double-double of the season, in saturday's six-point win over rutgers. >> the caps hoping for a repeat performance tomorrow night. against florida. they shut them out 7-0 and he scored more points in the last two games and in the first six and over the weekend, finally netting the first, even strength goal. the great eight is getting closer to playing at the l

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i'm joe kennedy. if you need help staying warm, call me at 1-877-joe-4-oil. because no one should be left out in the cold! >>> the former cop christopher dorner died from a single gunshot wound to the head. whether it is dorner that pulled the trigger, we're not sure about it yet. police cornered dorner on tuesday at a cabin in big bear that lead to the shootout and the fire that burned the place down. dorner had been wanted for a series of killings that terrorized the region around l.a. >>> in the mail bag tonight, the rage of the common man or at least the folks who commonly look at the wusa9 facebook page. we asked if the congress members ought to have to take a pay cut if they can't stop the budget cutting sequester. many federal workers are going to feel the bite, so why not them, right? well, diane says she is a former dod employee says absolutely. any time there's a threat to funding, it's the average joe who takes the hit, not anybody in congress. they need to be just as vulnerable so they know what it is like. and then maybe they would not take so lo

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i'm joe kennedy. if you need help staying warm this winter, call me at 1-877-joe-4-oil. because no one should be left out in the cold! >>> welcome back. the tsa apologizing for in viral video showing agents trying to patdown a wheelchair-bound 3-year-old. >> it seems ominous to suggest that you have to do this. that in and of itself seems very inappropriate. >> we want to note that this little girl is crying for her stuffed animal in the video. they were on the way to disme world when screeners said the toddler would need a patdown. that's when the mother started recording. her earrings, not the wheelchair set off the metal detector. eventually agents inspected the wheelchair and allowed the little girl to pass through without a patdown. the tsa issued a statement for bad guidance given to the family. they have a policy allowing for a patdown if an agent cannot figure out what set off the metal detector. >>> dramatic new video of a fiery crash on the las vegas strip. it was the result of a shootout between people if two cars, one of which is still on the loose. police sa

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i'm joe kennedy. if you need help staying warm this winter, call me at 1-877-joe-4-oil. because no one should be left out in the cold! >>> vieira florida is now home for the nationals the next month and a half at catchers report tomorrow, position players later in the week. i'll there be starting thursday for all your spring training coverage. >>> to hockey the caps also in florida tomorrow visiting the panthers looking for continued production out of very much investment he scored more points in the -- out of alex ovechkin. he scored more points in the last two games than in the last six. he's finding his comfort zone at right wing. >> every little decision is just a little different, but to me it's like he gets 10 chances that he never got before and now he shoots it and does it rebound, his line mate are now available. so it's more -- line mates are available. so it's more zone time, more touches, more opportunities for the team to keep going north. >>> the redskins add special teams coach today keith byrnes. brian is back to wrap up the edge right after this. p ? leg

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i'm joe kennedy. if you need help staying warm, call me at 1-877-joe-4-oil. because no one should be left out in the cold! >>> the 88th all-time meeting between georgetown and syracuse may be the best yet. not only because both teams are tied for first place in the big east, but because the hoyas have plans to leave the conference, and the orange are out of the conference next year as they join the acc. more than 35,000 fans are expected to pack the carrier dome as one of college basketball's most heated rivalries, fair well to big east play in the dome. they play tomorrow. they were the founding fathers, so to speak, of the big east. jim bayheim coaching that. the orange, they lead the all-time series but the teams have split the last four meetings. this one shaping up to be something pretty special. >> it's mental. i mean, it's no secret about that. you know, this is what this game, this series has meant to both institutions, and has meant to our conference. you know, there are a lot of more storied moments of the big east conference associated with georget

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i'm joe kennedy. if you need help staying warm this winter, call me at 1-877-joe-4-oil. because no one should be left out in the cold! >>> welcome back. today marks one year since trayvon martin was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch man named george zimmerman. zimmerman has been charged with second degree murder and is expected to stand trial beginning in june. he claims he shot the unarmed teen in self-defense asking on florida's stand your ground law. case parked national attention including outrange from many civil rights leaders who say race played a key role in zimmer map's decision to shoot the 17-year-old. >>> the push to curb gun violence in our country continues and plans to write a bill could begin in the next few weeks. a bill could also increase federal penalties for illegal gun trafficking. the proposals reflect president obama's plan for reducing gun violence, one that has been strongly opposed by gun rights advocates including some republicans. >>> secretary of state john kerry is in berlin this morning on the second stop of his first trip abroad and

i'm joe kennedy. if you need help staying warm this winter, call me at 1-877-joe-4-oil.ld be left out in the cold! >>> the autopsy arundel county council will pick a new executive tonight. county's acting executive, john hammond, says wants to finish out his term but will not seek a full term in 2016. sixteen candidates are vie for the seat. former county executive john leopold resigned earlier this month after he was found guilty of misconducts in office. >>> mitt romney is making his first major public speech since losing to president obama. next month, the former republican presidential candidate will address c-pac, the conservative political action conference. this year, it is at national harbor and runs from march 14 through the 16th. >>> sports is coming up after the break. we are headed to los angeles for a look at what was an emotional night at the staples center. that is coming up next.  >>> in ports, georgetown is on a roll. it has been more than a month since the team has lost agame and last night devonte smith rich air acame off the bench and scored 3

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there is a lot of apology about joe kennedy as some kind of a smuggler during prohibition. but the best recent book written about prohibition is by someone named daniel. it served as the basis for the recent pbs documentary series. i'm not sure the director. a whole section in the book, not very long, but the myth of joe kennedy actually being involved in smuggling. he did make money and credit the in the probation. statistically speaking he was more of a speculator and a smuggler. but somehow the, it is interesting. there is this sort of taken for granted mythology that made this money bootlegging. no. the real -- the real profits years in this particular story word the brosnan is from canada who got seagram's. and then some of the family members actually founded the center for european studies at harvard and funded many totally respectable legitimate institutions in canada. they got there start through prohibition. they post, sometimes aggressively competitors aside. so they had this question of origins and complete lead not legit after prohibition. so actually a much big

[laughter] >> it's interesting, there's a lot of mythology about joe kennedy as some kind of smuggler during prohibition. but the best recent book written about prohibition is by someone named daniel -- [inaudible] and it served as the basis for the recent pbs documentary series. earl morris, i think, was the director, i'm not sure, on the prohibition era. he devotes a whole last section of the book, not very long, but the myth of joe kennedy actually being involved in smuggling. he did make money off of alcohol right at the end of prohibition, but technically speaking he was more of a speculator than a smuggler. but somehow, it's interesting, there is this sort of taken for granted mythology that a made the this money bootlegging. no -- >> irish. >> no, the real profiteers in this particular story, um, were the bronsons from canada who bought seagrams and some of the fam family funded respectful institutions in canada. they got their start through prohibition and pushed sometimes aggressively competitors aside. so they had this questionable origins and completely went legit. >> inter