i am pleased to see that the detention trustee mike pearson here with us today. as you know the federal detention trustee's office was really created to help with the infrastructure operations that we face in detention. how can we do it better? how can we deal with conditions of confinements. how can we leverage technology to help us process prisoners and keep them moving so we can get them into prisoner facilities and out of detention. it's a great work of the detention trustee that we've been able to make advancements and the great work of the trustee that's helped us in our agreements and iga process in trying to streamline that through technology and make it easier. we are faced, all of us in detention and you face it more than anyone, space challenges, conditions of confinement issues, lawsuits, numerous regulations and certainly never enough budget to deal with the ever-increasing population. we feel in detention that when the prisons back up, they stay in detention longer and that impacts our budget, both for you, both for us. it doesn't matter. state and

i am pleased to see that detention trustee mike pearson, is here with us today. as you know the federal detention trustee's office was really created to help with the infrastructure operations that we face in detention. how can we do better, how can we deal with can find them how we leverage technological this process prisoners and keep them moving so that we can get them into risen facilities and out of detention. it's a great work of the detention trustee that we been able to make advancements and the great work of detention trustee that has helped us in our agreements and iga processes trying to streamline that through technology and make each year. we are faced, all of us in detention, and you face a more than anyone, space challenges, conditions of confinement issues, lawsuits, numerous regulations, and certainly never enough budget to do with the ever-increasing population. we feel in detention that when the prisons back up, they stay in detention longer and that impacts our budget, both for you, both for us, it doesn't matter, they are all experiencing the

pearson is running with them, and when you run you get reward. mason takes a one-point lead into halftime. and in the second half, more defense from the patriots. mikeson breaks up the pass and ahead to morrison. unselfish play here. pearson with the game high of 20. you got to love it. mason wins it 67-61. they improve to 16-5 on the year. >>> talking hockey now. alex ovich kin not on the ice anytime soon. the nhl dealt him a harsh thr three-game suspension on the hit for michalek. i'm all thrown now. i try to spell this out phonetically. >> however you say it is okay with us. >> a couple people out there might know what i'm talking about. michalek wasn't injured. ovechkin is out until february 4th. here's the problem, he left his feet here. the nhl says you're not allowed to do it. he's done for three games, and now the suspension overlaps the all-star game. if i'm ovi i skip the all-star game in protest. >>> redskins news, laron landry won't have surgery on the achilles tendon. bob moves from coaching defensive backs to linebackers, and the coolest redskins news i heard tonight, london fletcher who is going for the pro bowl decided to fly two lon

ryan pearson, pearson was a double double, 16 points, 14 rebounds, mike morrison with the dunk put patriot, 19-10, george mason stays perfect in conference play with a 63-54 win over old dominion. >> time the announce our winner of this week's high school game of the week you all chose blare at sherwood a girl's basketball match up in montgomery county, highlights will lead our coverage tomorrow night. >> dcs eddie goldman shined he is being recruited by over a dozen of the country's top colleges but this guy, wes brian from baltimore he will be a terp next year he is ranked 27th in country at tail back. >> some great players coming out of here, eddie goldman is being recruited by auburn, alabama, clemson i don't think he is coming to maryland. >> we will be right back >> thanks for joining us good night ♪ okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's yours. lower cholesterol. lower cholesterol. i'm yummy. lower cholesterol. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste? honey nut cheerios. want whole grain

pairson go to the floor for the -- pearson go to the floor for the loose ball and come up with it to wright, get it down, young man. mason up by 1 at the break. 2nd half miked hustle, break up the pass to vondrell vaughn, up back to morrisonn to ryan pearson for the throwdown and mason defeats ucw. >>> when we return, the super bowl is set and look who is going, devin thomas, yes, that devin thomas. we'll show you how he's getting it done these days for big blue when we return. d@ >>> welcome back. what a comeback for a forgotten man. remember different thomas? you know, the redskins second round draft pack in the 2008 draft, guy the who couldn't get on the field seemingly forever and then was cut. he's found a home in new york and now he's going to the super bowl. the giants are moving on to super sunday in large part to the effort and hustle of this former redskin in the 4th quarter. this is thomas scooping up the loose ball after it hit the punt return of kyle williams after his knee. that led to a touchdown and later in overtime william gets scripped again and look who it is again -- stripped again and look who it is again, johnny on the spot. that led

delaware, 1st half ryan pearson picking off the errant pass and the easy steel and slam, game high 24. mason never headed in this one. later in the half it's the paris bennett to mike morrison connection. mason pounds delaware 89-63. how about gw hosting richmond tonight. point guard tony taylor scored 23, but he can also pass it right here for two of his 21 from the baseline. gw downs the spider 83-65. american defeats navy 67-60. >>> tonight the caps begin a three-game stint north of the border against the canadians. interesting twist because hockey has a way of policing itself. nick backstrom hasn't played since january 3rd for the caps since taking an elbow to the face from the flames renee bay york bay renee boric. later in the game it was time for payback. the wrister gets by carrie price. the price is wrong. caps up 1 -0. later in the 2nd on the power play it's the semin to ovechkin, his 19th of the year and the caps defeat the canadians 3 -0. don't go anywhere, brian bolter back to wrap up the edge right when we get back. ♪ i'm feelin' subway ♪ let's go [ male announcer ] hey, capital area! are you feelin' subway®? then heat up your day with the big hot pas

pearson nails a three to put mason up 1 early on. here is a double-double last night. 16 points, 14 rebounds. mike morrison slams it home. puts the pacers up. george mason stays perfect in conference play with a 63-54 win over old dominion. that will do it for your morning sports. i'm kristin berset. have a great friday. >> tomorrow, penn state is expected to announce bill o'brien will be its next head coach replacing joe paterno who was dismissed in november. o'brien is currently the offensive coordinator for the new england patriots. the pats will have a bye this weekend in the opening round of the nfl playoffs. >>> bring some fire to penn state. >> as republican presidential candidates campaign in new hampshire, there is a new claim about who may have really won the iowa caucuses. that story is coming up. >> plus, harry thomas resigns his d.c. city council seat as he prepares to plead guilty to federal charges later today. here's monika. >> we're taking a live look at route 355 at 118 in germantown. we'll take another look at maryland roadways coming up at 5:29. you're watching 9news now. we'll be back in a couple of