patrick ewing gets the "w" as georgetown wins 73-57. so they host mt. st. wednesday, a three-game home stand to open up the season. george mason up three to louisville but they lost to 16th ranked louisville. sorry about that, patriots. we'll show you the highlights at 11:00. >> that is the news for now, thanks for joining us. "nightly news" is coming up next. we'll see you tonight for news after sunday night fo >>> tonight friends or enemies? what president trump said today about kim jong-un of north korea. and russians vladimir putin before meeting with the controversial president of the philippines. as we look at the defeat of isis in that country with u.s. help. inside the church, now a memorial to the 26 people kwild by the texas gunman one week ago today as hundreds gather for the first service since the massacre. play space more than 2 dozen people most of them children injured after a stairway collapses sending them to the ground and the hospital. melting away as nation's meet about climate change and one of our greatest national parks. and flying h

patrick ewing. he takes over as the head basketball coach and the hall of famer hopes that his legacy will return the program to prominence. robert burton has more with the coach of the week. robert: it has been long anticipated and it's almost here. patrick ewing head coaching debut. >> it's been about what? six months now. robert: you think he set out to prove doubters wrong. that is not the case with this coach. >> if i'm going into this thinking about it, i am going to prove the people wrong, that is the wrong mind set. i can only focus on this job. >> big east wasn't what it used to be but the competition is out of this world. the conference? >> very excited. the new big east has great teams. seven out of the ten teams made the ncaa. i think it's fantastic. i hope at some point in the future that we will be one of those teams. >> what would you say has been the biggest challenge of being a head coach so far? >> you have to be able to coach, keep eyes on the kids, make sure they do what they sho

. >> the patrick ewing era, georgetown's head basketball coach.r georgetown greats came out to cheer. do you recognize the faces. >> me tum bow and alonzo mourning were there. michael jordan was there. >> if he's up in the box like that, you can miss him. >> as for the game, ewing couldn't ask for a better start to his coaching career. they helped lead the team to a win over jacksonville getting 20 points. georgetown wins 73-57. all right. all right hoyas. patrick ewing, also can't miss >> that breaking news out of middle east. more than 300 people killed in an earthquake there. this morning, the death toll keeps rising. >> plus, undecided elections nearly a week after virginia voters went to the polls. three races still up in the air. what's happened to decide the winners today. >>> he's the maryland man with a chance at fame. tonight's new challenge on the voice. >> still in the race. >> have a nice weekend? >> i'm sorry. i didn't want to cut you off. >> yes, i d thanks for asking. >> it was cold, though. this weekend. >> you know what, i was re

patrick ewing you should know, he's been there. georgetown to an ncaa title in 1984 before going on to hall of fame career in the nba. and now he has a top job at his alma mater. head coach. but it came after working for 15 years as an assistant in the nba. yeah, feel good. do something paid ifu >> all you need is an opportunity. if you succeed, it's great. if you don't, at least you have been given an opportunity. all you want is an opportunity to suck seeceed or to fail. >> what are you looking to instill in this program, put that patrick ewing touch on this program? >> work ethic, just have a great work ethic, strength, togetherness, you know, and i want them to, you know -- us against the world mentality. >> all right. and they're getting ready to starts their season. they'll have to do it without their biggest star the last seasons, mellow left to go pro in the spring and maryland losing a clutch player and leader on the floor. many hoping sophomore anthony cowan steps up, fills his shoes. he had a great freshman season. mark

bryant gumbel look like a child next to patrick ewing. amazing when i was watching it.story i was distracted by the sheer size. >> how tall. >> 7-foot one. >> how tall is shack. >> about 7-foot. >> same height. that's my perspective when i met shack i came up to like his mid thigh. >> about the same. >> i'm not shore. >> they're not small men. not shawl men. >> kareem is 7-foot two if you want to split hairs. the giants are giant. >> kareem is leaner. patrick ewing is big all around. >> he's a very big man. >> bolt was bigger than them a all. >> taller. >> congrats georgetown. let's get a check on the forecast with tucker. >> yesterday i'm working off -- i sit down on my couch to watch the game yesterday you guys, and the skins are in great shape like right before half time. i'm working off some of the festivities from the night before. >> so i fell asleep for just like, what, felt like 15 or 20 minutes and then i they're down by 17. >> uh-huh. >> the moral of the story is -- >> trying to figure it out. >> is this story going to take long. >> don't sleep. don't go out s

switching to the hardwood, patrick ewing is less than 24 hours away from making his debut as georgetown's head coach. he takes over a team that finished last season at 14-18. ewing knows that things are going to be different as the man in charge. >> as the head coach, you wake up in the middle of the night thinking, who am i going to draw a play up for? you know, what play am i going to run? what's going to happen in this situation? what if this, that happens? all those things go through your mind. you could be sleeping and you wake up in the middle of the night and start thinking about those. >> wizards hosting the hawks tonight. john wall is set to play tonight. >> we wish them a great night. >>> one last check of the weather. the short of it is, it's cold. >> yes. it's going to be cold. we will see temperatures dropping into the upper 20s, low 30s tonight. sunday is dry but please bundle up. next chance for rain is sunday night into monday morning. >> thank you. that's the news for now. thanks for joining us. nightly news is coming up next. we will see you for news at 11:00. until then

patrick ewing making his coaching debut with georgetown today with the news who of basketball great.way up in the rafters. former knicks had coats, jeff send on the, and scott brooks, all finishing strong with a slam. georgetown goes on to win 73- 57. a big congrats to the maryland field hockey team. the turks upsetting duke today 3-2 in overtime. it will be maryland's first trip to the final four since 2013. tough loss for the skins. got to bounce back in the superdome against the saints. kellye: how likely is that? scott: the saints are one of the hottest teams in the nfl. if you go into seattle and get a win, the redskins believe they can beat anybody on the road. back, wehen we come will bring you to the national harbor for this year's christmas tree lighting. don't miss it, coming up next. safrom classic toly descontemporary. e, at havertys furniture, take one hundred dollars off every thousand, now through monday. plus, you can finance with no interest for 24 months get the looks you want at prices you'll lo

>>> patrick ewing era as georgetown's head basketball coach. came out to cheer him out. alonzo mourning was tre his buddy michael jordan was there to support him. familiar faces and names. fwr from the area. don't say anything else. >> yeah. >>> as for the game itself, ewing couldn't ask for a better way to start his coaching career. a win over jacksonville getting 20 points. georgetown wins 73-57. all right for the hoyas. cool to see him back. >>> if you walked near dupont circle at night or any neighborhood in any alley, chances are you've seen the rats. this is my cue to close my eyes. >> we have to -- >> you have to see the rat video. >> this is a problem that mayor bowser is trying to fix. later today, the mayor is going to join some members to highlight a plan to deal with the rodents. new tactics include solar trash cans and the waste compactor grant program. months ago and you can see it in the nbc washington app. look under the investigation section. >> give it to me. give me a solar trash can, i'm going do it. >> i don't see them that

you've played -- i don't think patrick ewing played 91 times at madison square garden.t i understand. [ cheers and applause ] >> yeah. we're going to go into 2018. i thought it would kind of taper off after four, five years. but they're buying tickets faster now than they were at the beginning. >> jimmy: do you find it's the same people coming over and over and over and over again? >> i don't know. [ laughter ] i mean, i look down, i see the first couple of rows. >> jimmy: these shows tell sell out like that. i didn't know this until today. you don't sell the first couple of rows. >> no, we don't. >> jimmy: why is that? >> i got to a point, this is about 25 years ago, i got tired of looking down -- the first row tickets are always scalper tickets. always somebody who paid way too much money to be a big shot, sit in the front row. you see some guy sitting in the front row with his bimbo, right? [ laughter ] and he's got the gold chains, just sitting there like, entertain me, piano man. [ laughter ] looking down i go, you know, screw this. the real fans are in the back. s

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