they announced they have fired the basketball coach john thompson iii. abc sports anchor robert burton is here. historic changing of the guard. robert: i just told you this. shocking to me because his last name is thompson. no one thought it would happen but it happened. jtiii no longer the head coach of georgetown. fired after 123 seasons. the hoyas finished 13-18 this season, 5-13 in the big east. he leaves with eight ncaa tournament appearances but they have not made the tournament three of the past four years. season, the hoyas top recruit waters requested release from the letter of intent. a lot of things just sort of, i guess you could say, everything is falling out now. if you want to talk about replacement for jtiii. the name a lot of people talking about are patrick ewing. considered the best player in school history. this years of experience. assistant coach in the nba. why not? his son is also on the coaching staff. we'll see what happens. a lot of names out there now. larry: no other name out there excites me the way patrick ewing. you are ta

. >> john thompson iii was fired from georgetown's men's basketball team today. he served in the position for 13 years, and over the last 2 seasons, his teams just could not win games, and our john henry spoke to fans about the move tonight, and for many, that represents the end of an era. >> reporter: for decades, a member of the thompson family has led the georgetown men's basketball team, but the university and the community adjust to change. welcome to the popular hangout for hoyas in georgetown. the restaurant attracts everything from current players to alumnis. george remembers when it was a power house. >> i was here from '81 to '85. great time to be a basketball fan. got spoiled winning a lot of games. >> reporter: he says today is certainly not a happy day for his alma mater. the firing of john thompson iii has left fans with mixed emotions. >> i have seen them do better. and on the other hand, i respect the thompson family. >> reporter: some feel the dismissal represents the school moving away from the legacy of his father. >> everyone knew who he was. >

. >>> the head basketball coach john thompson is out. john thompson iii. there is some reaction to the firing. we'll bring it to you. >> backlash at a montgomery high school where a student reported being >>> racism, hate filled calls flooding a high school after the reported rape of a 14 >> hundreds of people have called including one who threatened tooo sht all illegals. bruce leshan reports the schools are urging people to calm down. >> someone called and said they were going to shoot illegals in the schools. >> police have stationed more officers and patrol cars at the high school but do not believe that this is a credible threat. >> we know that this is a heated issue. really take a step back because safety of the students are most important. if people are making threats, we can't keep schools safe. >> reporter: anger and protests have spread to carter rock springs elementary school. an suv carrying u.s. education secretary betsy devos had to thread jostling protesters from opposing sides as she headed into the school to read to 2nd graders. even befo

so today's news is a shock to so many, georgetown firing john thompson iii. sherree burruss is in the newsroom. >> on the one hand it is shocking, the son of john thompson jr. out at georgetown. on the other hand the team has under performed recently not even making the ncaa tournament in three of the last four years. jt iii led georgetown for the last 13 seasons. a final four appearance in 2007, but the team has not made it past the first weekend of the ncaa tournament since then. the hoyas have not made any post season tournament in the last two years. some fans chanting fire thompson at games this season. georgetown's president releasing a statement this afternoon. reading in part his performance as a coach has been exceptional and he has served our community with remarkable distinction and integrity. sustaining our commitment to the academic performance of our students no providing them with their very best preparation for their lives beyond the hill top. our tradition of excellence as a university will forever be linked with john and his family. the schoo

you have told us do you support georgetown's decision to fire coach john thompson iii? 38% said yes. oh, it's changing. 28%, 71% say no. a lot of people are weighing in. you still have time throughout the day. >> we are following closely. >>> our warm up is underway. topper is on the weather terrace with all the details. >> it is not as cold. the cherry tree blossoms will be fine. low temperatures outside the belt way will be below freezing again. 36 downtown, 32 wood bridge. then we are in much better shape. at 5:30, notice the arrow. that's a southerly wind. that warms up a little bit. a couple showers are possible tomorrow, not worthy of a yellow weather alert. frederick. by 12:00 we are getting near 50 toward fredericksburg and that strong southerly wind will win out. by 3:00 we will be 57 downtown, 61 in fredericksburg, 60 lees burg and clouds begin to thin in the mid and late afternoon hours. in the next few days look at the temperatures. 64 tomorrow, 74 saturday, 70 sunday, low 70s monday, around 70 tuesday. we'll come back and tell you which weekend day will be

. >> the other big news of the day, john thompson, iii out as basketball head coach. ead of john thompson junior spent 13 seasons as georgetown's head coach compi compiling a 287-151 record including eight trips to the ncaa tournament and one final four appearance, but the last two seasons georgetown has struggled with a 29-36 record. there have only been five seasons since 1972 that a thompson was not head coach at georgetown. now in the sweet 16 out in san jose, california, the west virginia mountaineers, the dance is overme. they fall to gonzaga 61-58. the bulldogs moving onto the elite eight and joining them is oregon who beat michigan earlier today. fans excited for opening day. they are running back from flori the fourth. cabrera looks like he's asking for time. doesn't get it. instead he gets strike two petitioning angel hernandez. hits it up the gap to right field, but he still chirping. he gets thrown out of there. no exit, though, in the visitors dougout so cabrera takes his good old sweet time walk in to right field. you don't really see this every day. the

john thompson iii fired from georgetown after 13 seasons. the hoyas lost eight of the last nine games this season, finished with a record of 14-18. thompson did have a winning record in his tenure. they have not made the tournament three of the last four years. a statement issued said he is gratedful for the tremendous support. georgetown basketball has been part of my life since 1972 which makes this more impactful but i look forward to my next chapter. something to think about. a name popping up for years now someone who would fit in at georgetown. 14 years as assistant coach. considered the best player in school history. why not? also his son is on the coaching staff. all right. switching gears now. hockey. caps with a big game tonight hosting the blue jackets. only ten regular season games remaining. battling for the lead in points. tonight will be more lake the playoffs than the regular season -- more like the playoffs rather than the regular season. >> it's obviously a big game. you distance yourself a little bit. they are a good team.

john thompson jr. is out. john thompson, iii was let go yesterday. he led georgetown for the last 13 seasons. they haven't made it past the first round since 2007. georgetown's president released a statement reading in part, quote, his performance as a coach has been exceptional and he has served our community with remarkable distinction and integrity, sustaining our commitment to the academic performance of our students and providing them with the very best preparation for their lives beyond t >>> a northern virginia restaurant says parking problems are forcing it to go to court. jackson's mighty food and lucky lounge is filing a lawsuit against the parking company boston properties. the restaurant in reston town center says it struck a deal to allow guests and employees to park for free, but the parking validation system is too confusing. we're working to get a response from boston properties. >>> well, baby eagles every day. we just had two new baby eagles born in southeast washington. now there are eggs waiting to hatch at another nest right here in d.c. you're looking live at the nest of

seasons the first time since 1972 and 1973, georgetown university has parted ways with jt, john john thompson, iiihe was helped by future nba stars like jeff green and roy hib barred but it's been largely downhill since then. his fate was the topic of discussion losing their last six straight. georgetown is in the market for a new coach. all right, mike thomas what's going on. it's cold outside but it's going to get better. >> cold outside. te good weather coming in and guess what, more importantly for the weekend, 70's, 70's back for your seven day. today we got some good weather to look forward to and it starts this afternoon but not yet because temperatures outside right now on the chilly side. satellite and radar showing clear skies to start but clouds will quickly build in from the west and then you see some showers scooting into eastern -- western portions of pennsylvania and west virginia. those will arrive in a scattered isolated nature later on this morning and into the early afternoon hours as well. very hit and miss and they won't last too long. once they get through we'll get warmer ai

john thompson iii, he just can't believe it. heart break. they lose in the first round, 74-73.n uva taking on pitt in the tournament, cavs lead panthers 57-49 in the second half. to the nba, tonight, the second game in as many nights for the wizar wizards, 24 hours ago, squeaking out phoenix, and after the quick turn around, the team in denver looking for the second win on the five-game road trip. they are going for sweep of the nuggets. this team ready from the jump. biel back to wall for that finish. this team, they just are having fun out there right now. final seconds of the first half, biel slicing his way to the denver defense. finishing off the glass. 23 points for bradley biel, wizards up 17 at halftime. third quarter, they are cruising, wall turns up, throws it down. big slam for wall. game high 30 points, and in the fourth, nuggets not going away. within eight. some beautiful passing from the three at the buzzer points for otto. wizards win 123-113. redskins on the eve of free agency, more uncertainty with the front office. sources telling our maloney the redskins gen

but today the school relieved john thompson iii son of john thompson jr. of his coaching duties. he led georgetown for the last 13 seasons. the team finished 14-18 this year missing the post season for a second straight season. the hoyas appeared in the 2007 final four. but this season some fans chanting fire thompson at games. john thompson releasing a statement this afternoon. reading, i am han norred to have been the head coach at georgetown university for the past 13 years. i am proud of what my players have accomplished on the court and how they are thriving since leaving georgetown. i am grateful to the fans for their tremendous support. jor georgetown basketball has been a part of my life since 1972. i look forward to my next chapter. the search process will be lead by former nfl commissioner. now, switching gears, two of the best teams in the nhl hooking up under one roof tonight. the capitals hosting the columbus blue jackets in a game with playoff implications. carol maloney at the verizon center tonight. is it feeling like playoff hockey down there? >> reporter: right

larry: developing in the sports world, john thompson iii is out. thompson was with the hoyas for 13 seasons. slumping records the past few seasons led to his demise. possible candidates to take over the program include patrick ewing who play for georgetown. charlotte hornets. also tommy amaker. we will see who they choose. autria: we're on eagle it watch. two newl welcome hatchlings any day now. the american eagle foundation eggs should begin to hatch on sunday. the second one sometime next week. it has a ready been a month since bao bao left d.c. for china? today the giant panda will move into her permanent home. bao bao has been in quarantined for the last several weeks just to make sure she is healthy and adjusting well. bao bao will have her own housing area and a neighbor who is also loved by d.c. residence, showing a playground with her long-lost brother. he was born at the national zoo in 2005. the opening ceremy tomorrow. the blossoms that survived the winter whiplash are expected to be in peak bloom this weekend. sponsor.a proud we want to

> former nfl commissioner a board member at georgetown university is leading the search for john thompson iii'seplacement. the names rumored to be in contention are patrick ewing, tommy ammyker, richard patino. >>> the terps took the train to bridgeport in an evident to have bonding experience. coach believes tomorrow's game will be an equal matchup. >> both teams, you can obviously see have balanced scoring, you know, across the board. when you talk about the inside/outside play, you know, for both teams, you can see where the production is spread in terms of the two teams. obviously any time you get to a sweet 16, i mean, that's great teams that are left in the bracket. so both teams are going to battle it out for 40 minutes. >>> the wizard's point guard john wall walking into the verizon center a little while ago. he's used to giving teams headaches. today he suffered from a migraine and was questionable to play. moments ago it was confirmed that wall will take the court against brooklyn tonight. according to head coach scott brooks as long as wall isn't a risk of injury, he knew he would pl

john thompson, iii was let go yesterday. s the son of legendary basketball coach john thompson, jr. he led georgetown for the last 13 seasons. the team hasn't made it past the first weekend of the ncaa tournament since a final four appearance back in 2007. >>> howard university is teaming up with google. >> they want to get more people of color involved in dputer scien -- computer science. the campus will serve as a three-month residency for juniors and seniors in howard's computer science program. google says it hopes bringing the students into silicon valley will get them directly involved. only 2% of google's overall work force is black. almost 60% is white. >>> more that attack in london. who is now in custody and new details on the american killed while celebrating his anniversary. >> reporter: gun fire at a charles county home leaves four people shot, two of them dead. one of them a little girl. what we know about (vo) what if this didn't have to happen? i didn't see it. (vo) what if we could go back? what if our car...

. >>> and after parting ways with john thompson iii, reports school has inquired about two other coaches who have respectfully declined. meantime, a childhood dream is coming true for maurice joseph, he's head coach of the men's basketball team. he spent the year as the interim coach this past season. with that year under his bielt, the 31-year-old says he feels battle-tested and ready to go. >> i was able to get that first year under my belt and really be able to -- was able to put kinda short-term perspective on things, really take things day by day, found my groove in terms of how i want to coach. that's important as a first-year head coach, to understand who you want to be, and who you will be. so having that under my belt was huge for me, and now i can move forward and really have this offseason to continue to grow and fine-tune some of the things i want to do next season. from the xs and os standpoint, the recruiting standpoint, kind ofe things. >> they won 20 games with him. almost matches his age. [ laughter ] >> thank you, carol. stronger is rebuilding a newborn's hear