. >> reporter: maryland vcu, georgetown and uva are also dancing. march madness officially begins.d coach mark turgeon had the entire team over at his house today to watch the selection show. terps' reaction -- not as exciting, you see there. that's because maryland was hoping for a higher seed after a 27-win season. maryland takes on valpariaso in columbus, ohio friday. same number different story at georgetown. e hoyas getting the fourth seed in the south region. georgetown finished the season with 21 wins. thl play eastern shore washington in portland, oregon, thursday. lar in spores we'll tell you why -- sports we'll tell you where maryland didn't have a happy reaction when the announcement came down. back in te can't wait. thanks. >>> a disgraced virginia lawmaker has been charged in a sex scandal. we are going to reveal the major development with the woman at th >>> there's no such thing as a free ride. a dispute over that got a metro st >>> whoa! . >> a racer survives a horrific crash. fine out how fast he was going [ crashing sounds ] >>> some seriously strong winds tore sc

vcu, aaron will be rooting for them of course. they play against ohio state thursday as well. uva and maryland both kick off their bids friday afternod go terps? >> you did. as well you should. going to be huge. let me take a sip of my vcu coffee. >> you can see my maryland mug? >>> all right. to talk weather right now. a live look outside for you this mornin >> i'm almost there. >> chuck is almost here. >> chuck is getting his oklahoma mug. that's why. >> don't talk bad about me before i get into the room. >> we'll wait until ultimate get here for that. >> it will be a nice day outside today. sorry about that i was over on wamu radio giving them the forecast and had to do the 50 yard dash down the hallway. >> if anyone can do that that's you. >> nice morning outside but neff run to an open microphone. my advice to you. 40 degrees right now in will washington. e colder in the suburbs now. 32 in frederick, maryland. 30 in manassas 29 in warrington. it will be a big warm-up coming our way for later on today after a cool start with temperatures in the 30s this morning. we'll be near 55 degrees by

so maryland georgetown virginia vcu, rams headed to the big dance. vcu playing first on thursday against ohio state. a number seven seed now for the rams. struggled at the end of the season but riding now a hot streak after taking the atlantic ten title this past weekend. georgetown playing on thursday night as well. the hoyas have not made it past round two in about eight years. they'll play eastern washingn university which has the number one scoring player in the country right now. friday virginia cavaliers play. fans watching guard justin anderson who ht scored in two games since he came back from surgery last month. and maryland plays on friday as well. the team lost out on a higher seed many thought it deserved. now the terps could face kentucky who many think will win it all, of course. if they make it through the first two games. a lot riding on this for maryland. mason university didn't make the tournament this year. nine wins. 22 losses this season. we learned this morning paul hewitt head coach is out. he has been fired as the coach there.

. >> vcu tips off tomorrow against ohio state at 4:45. >>> back to maryland.f the terps is playing with a heavy heart. he's found a way to honor a loved one on the biggest stage. on your left is richaud pack. there's a reason behind it. his aunt had blond hair and passed away this week. his whole family is dyeing their hair blond to honor her. the senior opened up about the love he had for her. >> me and my mom came up with it and my siblings. i don't know if my sister has done it yet but my sisters and brother have. >> go for it. it's something special for him. we're happy he did it to show respect for his aunt. >> that's very special and heartfelt to be able to do something like that. his whole family has done that. that shows the person highe is with his family. >> i think dez makes such a great point. so many cameras will be on them. and to say, i don't need to look cute out there. i'm going to rock this for my aunt probably somebody that helped carry him here. >> we'll see a lot of blond hair out there. tomorrow vcu and then maryland on friday. >> richaud

>>> we've got four teams in our area headed to the big dance virginia, georgetown, vcu, and the marylanderps. five years ago that was the last time maryland was part of march madness. now theye dusting off their dancing shoes. we've got maryland getting ready to face valparaiso friday at 4:40. all the gn columbus, ohio. we've got the south region. georgetown hoyas also getting a four-seed. they'll play e washington. thursday aroun 10:00. hoyas heading west. then east region, uva, a two-seed facing belmont friday around 3:00. clears go to charlotte, north carolina, for this one. finally, the region. vcu the seventh seed will tt the buckeyes of new york thursday at rams also playing out in portland oregon so get those brackets filled out. the buckeyes of ohio state that is. >>> locally, george mayson has fired men's basketball head coach paul hewitt. he spent the last four years with the patriots. this past season the team finished wius nip wins and 22 losses. korlt a report from yahoo! sports, mason is focusing on jay larranaga tke over the program. he's currently an assistant with the bo

georgetown and vcu playing today, virginia and maryland tomorrow. carol maloney is with the terps tonight as maryland hits the practice court for the first time. >> reporter: the road to final four begins from here columbus. maryland has made it. you know that saying it's great to arrive but the trip is always the most fun, that seems to be the case for photographer chris kerwin and i. like a lot of fans we decided to drive, leaving the nbc studios in d.c. supposed to take six hours. we took our time two stops, 404 miles door to door so after 7 hours 20 minutes we arooifd at nationwide arena in downtown columbus. inside the terps hit the floor for the first practice this afternoon, getting ready to face valparaiso tomorrow. maryland looking way relaxed and focused and ready to make the most of this opportunity, taking a moment though, to reflect on how far they've come. >> taken a lot out of us and it's ban long ride and, you know, it's been worth it, you know the struggles and the things we've had to endure to get to this point. it a but it's all w

vcu beat george mason 71-60. >>> to the women's side. big ten semifinal, maryland with northwestern.erps trailed by as many as 11. down by 1 here. moseley waits, drives the floater is good. she had 15 points. they take the lead. second half back to the dominating maryland team of all season long. that's lexi brown. maryland would win it 74-63. they advance to the big ten championship game which will take place tomorrow. >>> a few more scores for you. george washington the women's team they were big winners today, they advance to the championship game of the atlantic ten tournament. >>> let's move over to hockey now for a moment. alex ovechkin with the return to the ice after missing the capital's last game with a lower body injury. on pace for another 50-goal season and little trouble with buffalo tonight. everyone excited to see the great 8 back in the lineup everyone with the exception of the sabres that is. first period buffalo's up a goal. mike green, taking the puck around the net and finds curtis glencross. second straight goal for him. as many games. we're tied at 1-1. second

vcu, how about those rams they play thursday as well, against ohio state. uva and maryland both kick off their bids friday afternoon. go terps. listen we're just happy to be going to the big dance again. >> and i'm confident about vcu's chances of going far. >> all right. big deal. >> ohio state is a good school. you'll have your hands full. >> i agr annual i'm not worried about it. >> oklahoma is a number three seed. >> and all showing our school pride. got the mugs out. we know you're a ram fan. don't you worry. outside, it's a pleasant enough start toor monday morning. afte enjoyab weekend for you. saturday was gloomy but yesterday, had the wind breaker out. today we've cleared up all the weather problems. the raindrops are gone gusty winds are gone. morenice warm-up is on the way. temperatures in the 30s early this morning. typical by march standards. here is futu weath through the next couple of days. clouds around this morning, these clouds will thin out a litt bit later on this afternoon allow temperatures to the in the mid to upper 60s later on today, so it will be

vcu done. meanwhile, in columbus today, the terps getting ready for their game tomorrow against valparaiso. maybe maryland's first trip to the tourney in five years but that doesn't mean there are many nerves out there as carol maloney reports from nationwide arena. >> no pressure. that's the motto for the terrapins here in columbus. the tip time with valpo is nearing. the tension is building. but the terps are keeping things loose. they spent the last part of thursday's practice having some fun. and that they say, is the key. >> this team's been great about staying focused on the task at hand. we put a lot into the mental approach to this game. don't make it bigger than it is. go out and have fun, but just go out and play the way we're capable of playing. >> we're so happy to be here we thing of it like another game. we beat this game then we'll keep moving on and advancing as far as we can get. i feel like we're ready for any type of adjustment or anything that the game can throw at us at this point. we've been through it all. our team is built for this type of environment and the bigger stage. >> terps a

maryland is in the big dance. but not everyone is happy about where they were seeded. we'll have new location this morning. >> should i mention vcu is also to the dance. just put it out there. and really nice weather on tap later today. which you can tells a look at >>> this is because of the wind in port land, just yanked the scaffold of the building. took off running as it came crashing down. nobody was actually standing right underneath it so there were no injuries there. >>> dangerous situation there. and it's official boston set a new record for the snowiest winter since records were kept. that was back in 1872. snow last night helped the city break the record. in all more than 108 inches of snow fell and that broke the record set in the winter of 1995 through 1996. remember what we were saying, though if bost is going to have that much snow might as well break the record. >> and now they're done. so hopefully they're done. >> i'm hoping boston gets a really really nice summer. >> we for sure today -- let me put all these conditions in. >> yes. >> sure today we're done with the snow for today. correct? >> correct. put enough

maryland and georgetown. let's move to the west region where we are going to see vcu. they're going to play ohio state. here's the thing. i actually have ohio state winning this thing, and the reason why is because ohio state has one of the best point guards in the country right now, and vcu just has that press and i truly believe that point guard will be able handle. so let's move back to the east region here and wrap this up here where we have uva. they are number two. i've got uva sharp in this tournament. they play belmont and i think uva and michigan state are going to meet and face off again in the round of 32. that is a rematch of last year's sweet 16 game. the spartans won, but this time, guys i think uva is going to do it. i've got them going to the final four. so that's our look there. i hope i'm able to help you out. good luck. if it was up to me, kentucky all the way. guys, back to you. >> that's what i'm hearing. >>> doug, how is it looking for the rest of the d? >> the rest of the weekend i wish it was still the weekend. got to tell you the rest of the week is looking cold. let's take a l

vcu, there's always next year for us. we'll do it. >> yes. you've been consistent. >>> here is a look at today's games. virginia takes on belmont on trutv, maryland takes on valparaiso at 4:40 on tnt. go terps. and i want to mention fairfax county schools open on time morning just in. fairfax county schools on time. >>> i'm richard jordan at the live desk following a developing story this morning. we just got in new video overnight from a huge fire in chicago. this was in the archer heights neighborhood. take a look at the video coming in of the warehouse fire. there were 160 firefighters that responded to this more than 50 fire trucks there at the warehouse. now, here is the the irony. inside that warehouse, fire extinguishers are halved. no reports of any injuries. but fire investigators are still trying to determine what caused the massive blaze. >>> happening right now we're closely watching this spring snowstorm. here is a live look outside of our storm team 4 weather deck. just raining right now in northwest washington. chuck bell is back at 4:41 with a look at whether your neighborhood will see rain or snow today. >>> also ahead, new infor

maryland uva, georgetown and george washington all in action tonight. another mum in the atlantic 10 taking place this afternoon. rivals vcuichmond. if you can't laugh at a horseplaying the trumpet, you should probably lighten up just a little bit. kendall anthony. he's got some moves. killer crossover here the step-back bucket. how about thatgame-high 26 points. rich monday um by five. under two minutes to go. traveon graham misses the three-pointer but cox pulls down the big offensive rebound. gets it out to doug brooks in the corner for a three. he nails it. vc sushgs up two. just over minute remaining. now tied at 62-62. brooks drives and dishes to cox. vcu, they go on to win 70-67. they advance to tomorrow's semifinals. vcu taking on the winner of this game davidson and la salle. craziness already. this is how davidson won. they avoid the upset. they're the top seed in this tournament. wildcats winners 67-66. davidson and vcu tomorrow at 1:30. >>> to baseball more injury news for t this spring training. this time it's closer drew storeyd surgery on his nonthrowing hand expected to miss several days that according to m

vcu loss. >>> right now we're getting yet another dose of winter weather. crews are finding the worst of the conditions right now in northern maryland. take a live look here. these are the complains innditions in fred rick county. >> snow across all of frederick county montgomery loudoun county warren, fred rick koubtsd fred rick county virginia as well. could be seeing snowflakes towards annapolis. in a couple minutes, we'll show you when it changes back over to rain. i spring i can, i spring i can. >> i like it. snowflakes are falling in maryland. want to go to mike seidel he's joining us live from hagerstown. and we can see that snow coming down at a good clip there. >> reporter: yes, sir. good morning aaron from i-81 south of the p.a. line. and the interstate is fine. it's just wet. take a look traffic is moving i think pretty much at the speed limit this morning out on the interstate. let's show them the highway right now. give they will an idea what is going on. traffic in good shape right now. s's wet out here. 33 degrees. a wet snowfall. only sticking to the trees and the card top tops. on the ground we have about an inch. an