for head coach randy whitman today, this week is extra special. >> they mean everything.father was a korean -- fought in the korean war, so this -- this week and stuff is big. it still means a lot for my family and my dad and so you always have to show the respect for these guys that do what they do. >> randy whitman, on why those programs the wizards do, they do so many for the military and why they mean so much to him. guys, that will do it from redskins park. and i'm carol. the saints coming to d.c. next week and hoping for a better showing. >> thanks, carol. >> nightly is coming up next. >> see you at 11:00. >>> developing news tonight. brought down by a campus revolt over race. >> a powerful university president resigned over amid protest and a football steam standing in solidarity. >>> murder charges for a pair of officers opening fire killing a 6-year-old boy. what led up to the shooting that shocked the nation. >>> olympics cheating bombshell. international investigators accuse russia of widespread doping and a massive cover up. where americans athletes cheated ou

coach randy whitman believes not much has changed though for the spurs. >> are they different? are they playing different? no. pretty much what you've seen the last 44 years, i think, that he's been there. >> a different team, and a lot of the guys got better and they're a team that will run their offense no matter what and they're down 20 or up 20. they're a patient team and they stick to their concept and you want to see those guys and it's a great test for us. >> they might be the best team in the nba the san antonio spurs this year. we'll see. >> good-looking team. thanks, jason. >> that's us for now. "nightly news" up next. >> we'll see you for news 4 at 11:00. have a good evening. >>> tonight, breaking news. new evidence indicates it was likely a bomb that brought down that russian plane and isis may have planted it, fears that isis terror tactics have reached a whole new level. >>> an officer's betrayal. he was hailed a hero but a costly manhunt failed to find his supposed killers but now it is said he staged his own death after embezzling for years after a youth program

if you don't want to see randy whitman's angry face, then the team they need to get off to a good start tonight. especially with it being at home. and the wizards want to keep the good times rolling. a three-game win streak. playing despite that calf injury. they have their hands full, though, with the red hot pacers. winners of eight of their last ten. coach whitman says laser focus will be the challenge of this week. >> you make it tough mentally if you think that way. we look at one game. i'm not looking at four games if five nights. looking at this game tonight. usually when you get a win, it helps. >>> down a level. dmv kids day at the smith center. 2,500 kids. they're watching some hoops and they're picking on their siblings. >> yeah. >> playing some hoops. j.w. took it to gardner web. reigning a-10 player of the week. later in half, tyler cavanaugh, transfer from lake forest. and one. a game high 20 points. colonials up at the break. second half. g.w. run away with it. the three. one of ten threes on the day. he had 19 points. g.w. wins big 94-65. pretty cool after the game, too,

pat, we saw you with randy whitman earlier. what's it looking like right now? we're heading into the final stretch and the final two hours and we're not letting up because there are too many families, chris, who are depending on us and we are depending on you. go to the phones and call our volunteers at 202-885-4949 and they'll stay put until 7:00 this evening to take your donations by phone and all of the food that we collect here at verizon center today is going to be boxed up. it's now being boxed up at the boys and girls club in northeast and for the next three days there say huge operation taking place there. volunteers are boxing it up and delivering the meals to some very grateful families. earlier, members of the blue knights, the maryland 1 chapter in prince george's county made the trip here to the verizon center even though this has been a really tough day for them. >> we come every year. unfortunately, a good friend of ours nat barber passed away a few hours ago and that negated a few others from being able to be here, but we really, really apprecia