your thoughts are always a priority in mcginty's mailbag. send them to mailbag at wusa9.com. >>> the record breaking heat that baked the u.s. last month was apparently a phenomenon found only in america. as we told you last week, march temperatures in the continental u.s. were 8.6 degrees above normal making that the warmest march in the united states ever, but that is not the case for the whole world. the national oceanic and atmospheric association said the worldwide average last month was just .8 of a degree warmer than the 20th century average that. means the world had its coolest march since 1999. >> not so cool today. >> no. >> let's put this in perspective. 89 was the high, not a record. 89 is the average high from july 15th through august 2nd. we've been about a month ahead of schedule in terms of plants and vegetation, but now we're leaping ahead. here's the deal. cold front rolls through tonight lowering temperatures gradually by the middle of the week. let's start with the temperature graph because it's more like july. started out

turn your thoughts into mcginty's mailbag, the address mailbag at wusa9.com. please include your name and where you're from. >>> preparations underway tonight to remember the fifth anniversary of the worst massacre in u.s. history. that's the virginia tech shootings. on april 16th, 2007, 33 people were murdered including the gunman who took his own life. the gunman seung-hui cho was mentally disturbed, a student from fairfax county where five of his victims were also from. >>> now they live with a constant powerful void in their lives, but as peggy fox reports, they have all found ways to keep their child's or sibling's legacy alive through scholarships. many still receive support through their churches and communities. >> reporter: memories from that dark day at virginia tech april 16th, 2007, are seared into the personal tragedies of every family who lost loved ones. >> we don't go a day without talking about erin. >> reporter: some parents of the 32 victims like celeste peterson of centreville had bad feelings on early. she hadn't heard from her daughter er

they're bringing something special for the occasion ♪ the howard theater is back ♪ >> reporter: derek mcgintys now. >> jewels still in fine harmony. sounds great. good morning and thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. it's friday, happy friday to

dirk mcginty is live at -- derek mcginty is live at nationals park to tell us more. >> reporter: i've got a bit of a confession to make this evening. this is my first opener and it's pretty darn exciting out here. a few decades from this experience it becomes a whole other world. it's got to be immensely fascinating. that's when we turned to our own kristin fisher who talked to some very young fans today. >> reporter: i don't have any kids, but i would imagine as a parent there are few things more exciting than taking your little girl or boy to the ballpark for the very first time. so today we tried to talk to a few of these first timers with mixed success. you'll see. >> have you been wanting to go to a baseball game for a long time? >> yech. >> reporter: you finally talked him into taking you? >> yeah. >> reporter: how excited are you? >> very excited. >> we didn't tell him till this morning and he's been nonstop since then. >> he's pen very excited to see them in person. -- been very excited to see them in person. he's been watching them on tv and couldn't wait. >> he's been all da

teem your story at mcginty's mail bag. mailbag@wusa9.com or join the conversation on going at our wusa9 facebook page. >>> let's get to the weird news file. tonight, you know there would be no weird news at all if it weren't for some nut job, i mean, some person trying to get their name in the book doing something unique. a farmer was trying to break the record for heaviest jacket made of bees. it weighed 73-pounds and looks pretty darn miserable to have it on. while the chinese media was trumpeting the fact he shattered the previous world record, the folks said not so fast, my friend. the previous record is 135- pounds worth of bees. an estimated 16,15,000 bees. he was beedazzled by the news. but let's bee real. i can't imagine anyone wanting to do that more than once. i could be wrong. >> that is our report. i thought about it for a while. we'll be back at 11:00 along with anita brikman. have a great evening. don't forget, log on any time you like to wusa9.com. we'll see you later. bye bye. >>> now, "entertainment tonigh

send your e-mails to mcginty's mail bag. the address, mailbag@wusa9.com. 9news now will be right back. >>> in the mail bag, we showed you fancy proposals for fixing up our national mall and tonight, phil from alexandria writes and says maybe the mall is not broken. keep the national mall simple. do we really need to borrow more money from china for unneeded frills? i think the simplicity of the mall is beautiful. you know, phil, i feel you on that one, but i'm wondering if we like the keep it simple option. imagine a place where you can actually find a bathroom and your restaurant options go beyond guys selling hot dogs out of trucks. admit it, there is some appeal to that. meantime, over on the wusa9 facebook page, major league reaction to the baltimore lottery winners. where's that crazy woman now who claims she won? i want to see her on tv now. oh, now you want to see her. before everybody was saying we gave her too much attention. lisa abrahams writes that mirlanda wilson needs to be called to account. i believe the woma

you're always good about telling your thoughts to mcginty's mail bag. the address, mailbag@wusa9.com. st gl still ahead, there are 58 of them and this weekend, they are all free of charge. we'll tell you why the national park service is waiving the fees at its most popular attraction. but first, the hallowed halls of the u.s. supreme court could soon be filled with the sound of spit balls. really? yeah, really. we'll tell you about it. >>> today is april 20, or 4/20. people all over use this day to celebrate marijuana. students at university of colorado usually hold an annual marijuana smokeout. last year more than 10,000 people showed up, but this year school administrators are trying to crack down on this sort of thing and doing it with fish fertilizer. the school sprayed it all over campus and let's just say it does not smell great. students haven't said if they are calling the event off. >>> spit wads in the supreme court? that could happen if the justices choose to hear a case of a student from spotsylvania county. andrew was suspended from spotsyl

send your e-mails to mcginty's mail bag. the address, mailbag@wusa9.com. 9news now will be right back. >>> in our mail bag tonight, that bizarre lottery story out of baltimore where a woman named mirlana wilson said she won the big megamillions lottery, but the one thing no one has seen is a winning ticket. over on the wusa9 facebook page, miss wilson's credibility has vanished as well. bernard banks sums it up pretty much. she's a want to be winner because if you hit for that much cheese, why would you be giving interviews saying i remember the two 23's, but don't know if it's a winner and you have no lawyer. fake. well bernard, if you're watching today, she does have a lawyer now, but even he apparently cannot confirm that she won or at least he would not through our reporter today. and wendy williams says this is some $218 million bull. not to offend anyone, but if i had seven kids crammed in a small house supporting us all on my mcdonald's job, i would have been waiting for the lottery office to open on saturday to cash

send your e-mails to mcginty's mail bag. the address, mailbag@wusa9.com. 9news now will be right back. >>> in the mail bag, there is more to say about the case of trayvon martin. craig from king george, virginia, writes, i can't help but wonder if this outrage, energy, and expense may better serve trayvon's memory being helping save among people in jeopardy instead of mob justice. so, instead of buying an airline ticket to a protest, how about helping a kid out in your neighborhood and donate to a youth organization. i have to point out, all the demonstrations have been peaceful and only called for george zimmerman to be arrested and face charges. in other words, not mob justice, merely justice. and then, there was this from john in virginia on president obama's argument that the supreme court aught to uphold his healthcare reform law. president obama doesn't think that the unelected supreme court justices should practice judicial activism by overturning legislation passed by elected members of congress. i believe that was j

send your e-mails to mcginty's mail bag. the address, mailbag@wusa9.com. 9newno >>> in the mail bag tonight, that awful dog attack in d.c., you seen the video, two huge, vicious canines go after a couple kids and the neighborhood man becomes a hero taking a bite on the arm to save them. but barbra from west virginia complains, we left something out of that story. why, oh why wasn't the point made when reporting the story that there are no bad dogs? just very, very bad owners. amazing, the dogs are being hunted down, but no mention of the owners being hunted down. that's not really true. there are bad dogs out there and our trainer who was a guest yesterday explained off camera, he said that dogs that vicious and that aggressive have often been bred that way by owners who purposely breed puppies from the biggest, meanest dogs around. some dogs are genetically bad. not their fault, but does that matter when they try to bite you to death? and if john edwards was a republican, the news would be about disgraced republican preside

derek mcginty took a peek. >> reporter: for decades now, the howard theater's been a boarded up relic. >> full of water. >> reporter: so when local developer chip ellis decided to try to bring it back -- >> no one really wants to touch it a ten foot pole. >> reporter: there was healthy kept them but six years and $29 million later -- >> so grateful we've done this. >> reporter: first of all it's got movable tables and chairs if two full bars. 83-year-old lloyd avery had to come down the see it to believe it. did you think you'd live to see the day? >> no, it's amazing it's fantastic eustele you the truth. >> reporter: that's just what the architects michael and paola want to hear. >> the idea is to fuse high style restaurant and a theater into one venue. >> when you come to the howard, you will be seated and then waiters will come to you. >> reporter: and the food will come from here. >> this has been going on in setting up the kitchen now for about two weeks. >> reporter: this place will handle about 600 theater goers so not a problem. this is what we call one of the perks of the job

send your e-mails to mcginty's mail bag. the address, mailbag@wusa9.com. 9news now will be right back. >>> we have some breaking news on the washington redskins. the nfl just out with the 2012 schedule for the burgundy and gold. the home opener in week three when the bengals come to town. theburg the bergundy and gold will open. and they will play at the cowboys stadium on thanksgiving day. that's the first game on a holiday since 2002. the redskins return home to host the giants on monday night football. i have to take that night off. in the mail bag tonight, our good friend from rockville weighing in on the political back and forth that all got started when democratic strategist noted that mitt romney's wife never stayed home a worked a day in her life. hillary clinton said, i suppose i could have stayed home, end quote. thus, do the snobs of this world sneer and try to put down women who do their share of the work, but do so at home. comments do sound similar, but they are different. clinton's comment really was a bit of

weigh in at mcginty's mail bag. the address is mailbag@wusa9.com. >>> it is a tradition dating all the way back to 1878 and you don't have to be five years old to appreciate the fun of the easter egg roll at the white house. today, president obama and the first family helped kick off the 134th edition of the annual easter egg roll. that is the south lawn of the white house. >> in the theme of this year's easter egg roll, let's go. let's play, let's move. >> along with the roll, there were a series of activities supporting the first lady's initiative against childhood obesity. today's attendance, nobody showed up, only 30,000. >> only 30,000. and they had really nice weather, except if they wore a hat, which it would have blown off, because it was windy. >> it was windy. at least it didn't rain for them, although we could use the rain. we had some very blustery conditions out there. looks like windy conditions will stick around for tonight. even through tomorrow. so that fire danger still remains high for the next co

don't forget to weigh in at mcginty's maybe. that, too a first amendment thing, address mailbag at wusa9.com. >>> sadly springtime has not quite broken out. you need your coat, a blast of cold air heading our way for the weekend. the brisk forecast is coming our way from topper shutt. >> but first university of maryland gets ready to show the state's flagship institution, a look at the festivities of maryland day coming your way this weekend next. >>> tomorrow the university of maryland will be hosting its 14th annual maryland day. it is a celebration of everybody terp related and it's family friendly and it's got 400 interactive exhibits, workshops, even live performances. fox 5 news is teaming up with the university for the big day. we gave young people at the school the opportunity to do their own news story and they researched their topic, did their own shooting, writing and editing. tonight one of the entries would received. the student reporter is 21-year- old tom george from columbia, maryland, and the topic is farm brewe

send your e-mails to mcginty's mailbag, the address mailbag at wusa9.com. 9 news now will be right back. >>> in the mailbag tonight the reaction harsh indeed to a school in a town known as converse, texas, that will not let a couple kids wear t-shirts dedicated to an organization that's helping their dad who is badly hurt serving the military in afghanistan. the school says those t-shirts violate the dress code even though a shirt with a college name on it would be okay. karen just doesn't get that. since when is a t-shirt with a college name on it not an advertisement? this district needs to be consistent. and ulysses writes please, i have seen kids with all kinds of different sayings and slogans and you you want to stand firm? i think we want to show what this country stands for and behind our troops. i'd say consistency is a good thing, but as emerson once said foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds. in other word, you find yourself in a hole, you might want to stop digging and on that vicious dog attack days ago greta says we missed an important average the on the story

you can take over mcginty's mailbag any time you like. drop us a line, mailbag at wusa9.com. >> looks like spring is returning. we think it's for good. topper has a toasty start to the month in his forecast. >> but first the world trade center is not back, but where it used to be, another building has joined the ranks. the freedom tower will be the tallest in lower manhattan. >>> it took almost 11 years, but now a building in lower manhattan once again stands alone above the new york skyline. today 1 world trade center officially surpassed the empire state building and reclaimed the title of new york's tallest building. manuel gallegos was there for the momentous event. >> reporter: the recovery in lower manhattan reached new heights with the placement of this steel beam, the first column of the 100th floor of 1 world trade center now stands at 1,271 feet high, 21 feet taller than the empire state building. >> it's inspirational and it's going to make a lot of people happy. >> reporter: it took a while after september 11th for constructio

i'll be back here at 11:00 along with derek mcginty who is also at nats park today. don't forget, you can find us any time at www.wusa9.com. i'm anita brikman. see you later tonight. >>> now, "entertainment tonight," the most watched entertainment newsmagazine in the world. >>> j. lo on "idol." christina on "the voice." will britney be on "the x factor"? the battle of the pop diva judges is on. >> why are music's biggest stars doing tv talent shows. who's next? and who will come out on top? >>> "iron man." captain america shows me what it takes to be an avenger at their hollywood premiere. >>> plus, scarlett johansson channels katherine hepburn for "vogue." >>> new justin and jessica in italy. britney, halle, jessica, star summer weddings. who will be next to tie the knot?

derek mcginty took a look inside. >> reporter: for decades now, the howard theater's been a boarded up relic. >> the water and -- >> reporter: so when local developer chip ellis decided to try and bring it back -- >> no one really wanted to touch it with a ten foot pole. >> reporter: let's just say there was some healthy skepticism. but six years and $29 million later -- >> just so grateful we've done this. >> reporter: this is the new howard theater and inside it is almost nothing like the old one. first of all, it's got movable tables and chairs and two full bars. 83-year-old lloyd avery had to come down to see it to believe it. did you think that you'd live to see this day? >> no, it's amazing, fantastic to tell you the truth. >> reporter: that is just what the architects want to hear. >> the idea is to fuse high style restaurant and a theater into one venue. >> when you come to the howard you will be seated and then waiters will come to you. >> reporter: the food will come from here. >> this has been going on is and iting up kitchen now -- setting up the kitchen now for about two w

and i'm derek mcginty reporting live if many midtown. that happened right outside the radio city music hall and the nfl draft. back to you in the studio. >> yes. >> and it looks like you are making more friends by the minute, derek. >> yeah. and i got some enemies too. >> that's a kind of what we're talking about right now. we'll see you in a little bit. >> and it will cost you more than to ride metro. and today the transit agency voted in favor of the first hike in two years. that will go up 5% and it will be the new way to take effect in july 1. and we'll join you live with some reactions. hi kristin. >> reporter: hi. well you know, that's the impact for everyone that will use metro, rails, buses. even near the commuter parking lot. and they are about to go up 25 cents. and as you might have imagined, most of them were not so pleased today. >> yes, absolutely it's not fair. and the system is falling apart. but at the same time, it has to be upgraded. so you've got to live with it. >> they are not happy or surprised by the second rate h

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derek mcginty is in fork. he's covering the draft. he's going to have full details beginning tonight on 9news now at 5:00. and of course at 11:00. >>> all this month we've been celebrating national donate life month. be an organ donator. it's very easy. all you have to do is sign up when you get your new driver's license or you renew your driver's license. if you want more information, contact the washington regional transplant community. with me now is deshaun mcmillan. her mother was waiting for a liver transplant. unfortunately she did not get that transplant and we're sorry to say that your mother passed away. but you certainly know the importance of people donating organs. it could have saved your mother's life. >> yes. >> tell me a little bit about your mother. >> my mom, she was a washingtonian. she grew up here. actually she worked right at the department of motor vehicles in downtown d.c. she caught hepatitis and the hepatitis came from her actually receiving a blood transfusion back in the '70s when blood wasn't tested as we

our derek mcginty takes a peek inside. >> reporter: for decades now, the howard theater's been a boarded up relic. >> just full of water and animals. >> reporter: so when local developer chip ellis decided to try and bring it back. >> no one really wanted to touch it with a ten foot pole. >> reporter: let's just say there was some healthy skepticism. but six years and $29 million later. >> people just so grateful we've done this. >> reporter: this is the now howard theater and inside it is almost nothing like the old one. first of all, it's got movable tables and chairs and two full bars. 83-year-old lloyd avery had to come down to see it to believe it. did you think that you'd live to see the day? >> no, it's amazing, it's fantastic i tell you the truth. >> reporter: that sort of thing is just what architects michael and paolo want to hear. >> the idea is to fuse high style restaurant and a theater to one ben view -- into one venue. >> when you come to the howard, you will be seated and then waiters will come to you. >> reporter: the food will come from here. >> this has been going on a

. >>> i'm derek mcginty live for you outside radio city music hall, where in just a couple of hours, the redskins will be exercising their number two draft choice and select robert griffin iii as the new franchise quarterback. if you look across the street here, it will be lights, cameras, and action right on the red carpet as player after player was announced. and the fans will begin to cheer. but when the party is done, that's the most important thing for them. and will he be ready to start on opening day? we talked to the nfl rider today as he said, well, are you kidding me? >> and it will be a very good chance for you that he will start in new orleans on opening day. you know, it's something interesting about new orleans. and that's really their hometown. he's from texas and both theirparents are from new orleans. >> reporter: and so a lot to look forward to for the redskins fans including tonight and a month and perhaps years after that. we'll talk a little bit more about what we're doing and what do you expect from the team? kristin fisher is live from redskins park, kristin? >

derek mcginty reports that now a small group of lawyers, activists and former players are going to court for what they say is their fair share. reporter: the intoxicating passion of march madness all boils down to billions in cold hard cash for the networks, universities and the ncaa. everyone it seems but the students who play the game. >>> let's go! >> they are a partner to this thing. it's the only enterprise in the world where the employee has no vested interest. reporter: we caught up with 71- year-old sonny vacarro in new orleans for the final four. but nowadays his real passion lies in criss crossing the country, telling anyone who will listen about what he calls the plantation mentality behind major college sports. ironic since vacarro made his fortunate marketing big money sneaker deals to those very universities. >> it took me a while to understand that the only people that were being used here were the individual players. reporter: vacarro's message caught the ear of d.c.-based human rights attorney michael haasfeld who investigated. >> they're selling the athletes' work, thei

send your e-mail to mcginty's mail bag. 9news now will be right back. >>> in the mail bag tonight, the space shuttle discovery's final flight over d.c. yesterday made everybody ooh and aw. tonight, a nor cynical view, including from tony. while i'm proud, i would like to see a list of ten things we taxpayers got for the 30 years and trillions of dollars in shuttle work. the hobble telescope is one and the building of the space station is two. the space station is scheduled to desin grate in 2020. all this hoopla about discovery. it cost the taxpayers billions of dollars and what did it discover? what exactly has this project done to enhance the american people to keep jobs and find jobs? is there a correlation between what the shuttle did and the billions of dollars it cost to do what it did? can anyone answer that? i don't think so. okay, well folks if it is about the dollars and cents, then you're right, why land on the moon? why explore space at all? if you believe we have a better country for taking on the challenges when it's pricey and hard, then you have your answer there. not t

derek mcginty is at the stadium, his first home opener, with more on the game. >> reporter: if i didn't know better, i would say this was too good to be true. think about it, great weather, sunshine, sold out nats park for home opener, great pitching, nats win. hey, i think a lot of the fans around here are starting to think could this be the new normal for our nats? we don't know, but kristen berset is here to tell us how today's game worked out. >> it was an amazing game. the nats have never finished above .500. since think came from montreal last year was the closest they got finishing third in the nl east. it seems now they're building off that success from last year. let's look at the game, the crowd enjoying all the pomp and circumstance that comes with a home opener, the excitement, just the buzz in the atmosphere and then it was a good showing from the youngster gio gonzalez, seven his lucky number today, seven scoreless innings, seven strikeouts, but it was the ending of the game that stole the show today. game tied, basings loaded, bottom of the 10th -- bases loaded, bottom of

we want to hear from you at mcginty's mailbag. 9 news now will be right back. >>> more breaking news in the trayvon martin shooting investigation. george zimmerman's defense attorney, we assume it's his new attorney, says the neighborhood watch captain will plead not guilty to charges of second degree murder. zimmerman has been charged with second degree murder as we told you earlier in the shooting of trayvon martin. >>> in the mailbag tonight as we noted in the trayvon martin case, the second degree murder charges have been filed, but the argument goes on on the wusa9 facebook page. jerry johnson writes i love the people that are in such a rush to judge zimmerman. let the facts come out. there's already been testimony martin was on top of him beating his head into the ground. anyone that felt their life threatened would have shot martin, also, but gina robinson shaw counters with this. sadly when one major party is dead and unable to speak for himself, only so much rushing to judgment can be done. only zimmerman is around to tell his side. we get some wider perspective here. it's t

kristen berset is at redskins park, but we start with derek mcginty just outside radio music hall. >> reporter: just call him rg3. everybody else does or call him the future perhaps. the redskins are hoping that's exactly what he will be when in about an hour they make him their first second no. 2 pick in the draft since anybody can remember, perhaps in history. as you said, an hour from now in that building there, radio city music hall. the redskins hope in one fell swoop to turn their entire franchise around. welcome to primetime, the nfl draft just a few hours from kickoff on the biggest brightest stage in the world, but tonight those words go straight to the hearts and hopes of redskins fans who believe drafting robert griffin, iii means welcome back to the big time and your brand- new franchise quarterback and if all these lights and crowds and even the football music on the red carpet isn't just for us, well, maybe they should be. so i know you're thinking who actually shows up for the nfl draft? of course, there's reporters like me and after that it's pretty much dudes in jerse

of course coming up later on at 5:00 derek mcginty excuse me, kristen berset will be out here. we got a whole cast of characters our full all day coverage is opening day here at nats park. for now though we are live, back to you in the studio. >> and dave we're going to take care of philadelphia when they come to town. >> reporter: absolutely. >> we know that's going to be a sellout on the n ats side. thanks dave. >>> a prince george's county police officer opened fire on a suspect early this morning. right now we're still trying to figure out exactly what happened. this all started about 3:00 a.m. when officers were called to the 3100 block of good hope avenue in temple hills, maryland. the initial call was for breaking and entering. but when investigators arrived on the scene they realized they were dealing with some sort of domestic disturbance. there was an altercation between an officer and a suspect forcing the officer to shoot. but we're told the suspect wasn't hit. the officer is currently on paid administrative leave while the investigation continues. >>> the neighborh

. >> derek mcginty was in new york city for the draft.erviewed the new face of the redskins franchise. >> i still acted back there as if i didn't know my name was going to be called. when i heard them say robert griffin iii has been selected by the redskins, it meant something to me. i tried to live in the moment and cherish everything that happened. >> reporter: the fan expectations were so high. you know all about. that is there any part of you that says hold up, guys. don't buy your super bowl tickets yet. >> you don't want to say you're not going to go to the super bowl. every deem is to go to the super bowl. that is our goal. i haven't met the team. i'm already talking on behalf of the team. i just want to meet the guys, let them get to know me and see if we can gel and do those types of things and i think we will be able to. >> reporter: what do you think is the hardest thing to do? >> going from the top to the bottom of the toe team pole. now you go to the pros and realize you start down here, even if you are a top pick. you st

derek mcginty is up there and he joins us live. i can't imagine the excitement. >> reporter: the sitement was here, excitement was here. the anticipation was here. all of the excitement for robert griffin iii. no surprise. after all, the skins gave up three first round draft choices to get their man. so when the time came to get him, they wasted none of the time. washington dc, welcome rg3, your brand new franchise quarterback. after i asked robert lee griffin if after all of this he can live up to the hype? >> are you trying to make anything anti-climatic even know i knew where i was going. when i heard them say robert griffin iii has been selected by the washington redskins, it meant something to me. so i tried to live in the moment and i just cherish everything that happens. >> reporter: the fan expectations are so high and you know all about that. is there anything you want to say? hold up a little bit, guys. don't buy your super bowl tickets just yet. >> you never come out and say you're going to go to the super bowl. but ever

. >> that was derek mcginty reporting. he does not expect to have any problems staying out of trouble and intends to spend most of his time focused on improving his game and settling down in the washington area with his fiance. >>> riding metro transit is going to cost you a little bit more. yesterday afternoon metro's board approved its first fare hike in two years. >> the average rail fair will go up -- fare will go up 5%. the new rates take effect july 1. >> it's absolutely not fair. >> the system is falling apart, but at the same time it has to be upgraded. so you've got to live with it. >> reporter: metro riders not happy but not surprised by the second rate hike in under two years. >> in the past we've had the increases, too, and things haven't improved. >> reporter: but metro's general manager richard sarles says the money is needed to close a $100 million budget gap. >> what the fare increase does is provide additional revenue to us to provide additional rush hour service during the peak period, to provide addition

. >> reporter: he tells our derek mcginty at radio city music hall during the draft, he says he plans to get married next year, but he hasn't picked a date because he really wants to focus on becoming a redskin. so, mike, andrea, he's already committing to the team and so we'll see if the team can back him up. >> that's the real key. can the team back him up, protect him. we need a good offensive line. we'll talk more about that later. she's live in new carrollton, maryland this morning. >> the man needs some help. our facebook fangs are weighing in too whether rgiii can bring some success. tanya writes of course i think he can do it. i'm a true redskin fan. >> season disagrees. -- sean disagrees. stop acting like it's a savior. you know if they lose a few games, the fans are going to throw him under the bus like so many others. >> philip says, i'll be happy with more home wins. 7-9 is realistic. this is a huge start. we'd love to hear from you. add your comments to our facebook fan page. >>> the manual accused of beating a day -- the man accused of beating a day care employee is unde

derek mcginty and redskin fans, here we go. this is your new redskins uniform to be worn in 2012. subtle differences? yeah. bottom line, nike didn't change much. there's o small change to the pants. one extra line of white down the sides sure to make the difference in 2012. now the redskins have chosen the nike51 uniform, which is the most innovative version. it has the fit over the pads. these changes are so subtle you probably won't be able to detect them unless you're looking really close. here's what fans had to say today on our facebook page. johnny says, well, this is one instance in which looking good is not better than being good. best in players and talent who need fancy clothes if the team can't play ball. vista thomas said that uniform is better than the ones i saw last night. lesli, that's what you were talking about, those spaceman looking uniforms. those were only potential options. i guess it's going to the eye doctor where they say, which one looks different? this one or this one? you can't tell, but a slight difference it is. we put together a photo gallery for yo

year 1620 including kermit the frog, muhammad ali's boxing job's, bob dylan's leather jacket, derek mcginty'sirst bike. okay, i made that up. >> i think they found some of his hair there, too. >> oh, derek. >> she's on a roll today. >> that was fun. >>> coming up fighting back. >> a local screening of the new movie bully helps kick off the city's new anti-bullying campaign. >> also police use fancy moves to end a high speed chase, but that still wasn't enough to get an armed suspect to back down. >> coming up at 6:00 marion barry has upset a lot of the asian community with his comments about dirty businesses. coming up in an exclusive report a one on one meeting that marion barry had with one of the area's most prominent asian business leaders. >>> we are following breaking news this afternoon in the trayvon martin shooting. right now we are standing by for a 6 p.m. news conference where the special prosecutor in florida is expected to announce charges against george zimmerman. zimmerman is the neighborhood watch captain who shot and killed the unarmed teenager during a violent confrontation

our derek mcginty was in new york. he spoke to the future qb right after the pick. >> when i heard them say robert griffin iii has been selected by the washington redskins, it meant something to me. i tried to live in the moment. in college i was the quarterback, the leader, the face of the college program. now you have to go to the pros and realize you start down here, not up here. even if you are a franchise quarterback or a top pick, you still have to start here and prove to the veterans that they can trust in you because if they don't trust you, they won't play for you. >> reporter: those super bowl dreams that folks are already counting on, don't buy your tickets just yet but rgiii says of course that's the goal. every player's goal is to make the super bowl and he's going to try his hardest to make it happen here in washington. coming up at 5:30, reaction and expectation from his new coach jim shanahan. back to you. >> we're talking about bolstering that offensive line so he can air it out. we'll see. >> let's ho

she told our derek mcginty she can't believe it's reopening. >> did you think you'd live to see the day>> no, it's amazing it's fan it's egg i tell you the truth. >> she's very excited. the theater grand opening gala is next thursday night. >>> it is 6:48. time to reveal the answer to our question of the morning. the question once more is -- >> must be the popularity of starbucks, the answer is a., a coffee shop. dunkin' donuts. >> now over to jessica for today's daily deals. >> thank you so much. we've been combing through the day's daily deals emails and retailer websites to find you some deep discounts. and here are some of my favorites today. we're going to start with best buy's deal of the day. it is for the norelco rechargeable cordless men's razor. it's 40% off. now paying $69.99 for the shaver. that's down from $155.99. >>> how about a new hair style ladies? you will save 74% on this one. a woman's haircut, wash, blow dry, style, partial highlights and deep conditioning treatment. yeah. kgb deals has this offer with heads-up hair design in arlington. the price tag here $29. that