randy wittman got off to wait. wizards beat up on charlotte. -- randy wittman got off to a great head start tonight, and the wizards beat up on charlotte. quickly ahead crawford, bam. john wall with the block, gets his own rebound. the wizards run them out of washington. it randy wittman is now 1-0. the nationals introduced all- star gio gonzalez today. he was 16-12 with oakland last year pitched in the all-star game. he will pitch in the rotation with stephen strasburg and jordan zimmerman. lasalle beat g.w., george mason topped hofstra. and a new coach named for the colts. [ male announcer ] this was how my day began. a little bird told me about a band... ♪ ♪ an old man shared some fish stories... ♪ ♪ oooh, my turn. ♪ ♪ she was in paris but we talked for hours... everyone else buzzed about the band. there's a wireless mind inside all of us. so where to next? ♪ ♪ >> a quick reminder to check our latest facebook give away, an ipad 2. you can enter once per day. the deadline it is 4:00 on friday afternoon. we will a

the wizards fall to the bulls 98-88, their seventh consecutive loss to chicago, but randy wittman has bad to say in defeat. >> they stayed in the game. my heart's out to those guys. they're one exhausted bunch of guys in there right now. they left it on the floor. i can't ask for anything more. >>> college hoops, reminder maryland returns to action wednesday night on the road against miami. the game can be seen on my 20. tip-off is at 8:00. >>> just 34 regular season games remain for the caps. the battle for the southeast division is heating up of caps and panthers each have 55 points. washington has more wins. this morning the caps returned to practice at kettler to prepare for a three-game roady beginning tomorrow with back to back games against the lightning and the panthers. alex ovechkin will miss the first two games serving the remainder of his three-game suspension. the boys know they need to improve their road plashing of 8-13--- mark of 8-13-2 if they want to accomplish their goals. >> still trying to make up tough ground. it's going to be a big battle. so they're big games.

as hisas a randy wittman on the bobcats. record to 3/15. >> was start off with a new coach.t is 40 degrees outside. still ahead, more fallout after dean -- paula dean are you crazy? i would never go out without my covergirl. i want to look natural, not naked! but look! with covergirl, all you need is 3 little things to make beauty powerful for you. lashblast for voluptuous volume, outlast -- to keep your lips beautiful and not come off if you kiss... simply ageless foundation to help you look young. see? just three. easy breezy beautiful covergirl. ♪ >> able to attack at a local elementary school. a man tried to rob escalated/ >> a guilty plea is expected from a former marine charged with firing at military buildings. ini felt a little present attitude because i was there welcome him. >> a heated exchange between the of arizona and president obama. at 5:00ning washington a.m. begins now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. good morning, washington. thursday, january 26. i am cynne simpson. >> i am natasha barrett. we begin with traffic and wea

randy wittman takes over as the head coach. the late 90's was the last coach to mark the post with the wizard. >> have you recouped some of your energy? >> annon and less. -- none and glass. the good news is, we will eventually get over this. the bad news is, it will be a long time. >> the forecast right after this. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] combine a pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a pnc performance select checking account and get up to 1.75% cash back for just about every purchase. learn more and apply today at pnc.com/cashbuilder. pnc bank. for the achiever in you. >> coming up tonight at 11:00 p.m., all eyes on the nation's capital as president obama will deliver his third state of the union address, plus, reaction from state lawmakers. that is >> very comfortable today for january. >> 59 degrees. but tomorrow night, it's still above normal for a couple of days. the rain comes in thursday, maybe a bit of sleet early in the morning. the bulk of that will end by friday morning. cold this weekend, but not too bad for the po

randy wittman will coach for the rest of the year. will earn playing time now and be accountable. >> we have to develop these kids. there comes a point where if you know that you are going to be out there, you will play whatever way you want to play. i think that has to change a little bit. >> college paschal, a buzz out of college park tonight. duke is in town and will be playing on gary williams' court. it is the biggest game of the year. a motion sometimes gets in the way of concentration and duke is ranked 16th in the country. >> we will come out with firepower, they will come out with firepower and try to take the first blow. for us, we got to get guys on my team will be ready tomorrow night. >> baseball fans, prince fielder agreed to a nine-year contract today with detroit. the nationals were in the hunt, but fielder would have been a luxury. he batted .299. the numbers are comparable. it would have been nice to have fielder in washington. women's basketball, georgetown beat west virginia, 64-54. >> we were hoping for prince fie

capturo 10 rebotes y los wizards vencieron ayer 92- 75 a los charlotte bobcats en el primer juego de randy wittman su parte matt carrol encesto 17 puntos y el novato cory higgins tuvo 13 por los bobcats. tyrus thomas tambien anoto 13 puntos y bloqueo nueve disparos, uno menos que el record de equipo. el nuevo entrenador de los wizards que fungia como asitente principal de saunders ya tiene experiencia ha sido entrenador en jefe de la nba dos ocasiones con minesota y cleveland. tiene foja de 101- 207 en su carrera. ayer se jugaron tres encuentros de la copa libertadores. la union espanola chilena supero 1 - 0 a tigres mexicano y tomo una lijera ventaja en la llave de la primera fase. el unico gol del encuentro lo anoto gonzalo barriga en el minuto 57 de cabeza..la proxima semana se disputara en monterrey el duelo de vuelta. en el otro encuentro el internacional brasileno le gano 1-0 a once caldas de colombia y parte con minima ventaja en la eliminatoria. leandro damiao fue el autor del gol. y por ultimo el real potosi boliviano debuto con triunfo 2-1 ante el flamengo brasileno. claudio centurion y

randy wittman takes over as interim head coach in washington. the wizards have only advanced past first round of the playoffs the past 31 seasons. it's where you spend a lifetime so your kids can go to college. so you can actually visit that beach proudly displayed on your monitor. for that, you work through lunch. or as we like to say, lunch through work. perfectly balanced hormel compleats meals. freshness sealed for flavor. in over 30 varieties, it's the lunch that works. @ you keep your receipts in plastic baggies? what are your monthly seriously? [ announcer ] get it done and get it off your mind with quickbooks. organize your small business finances all in one place. quickbooks, guaranteed easy or your money back. learn more at quickbooks.com. >> a little warmth goes a long way in winter. >> it was a warm one today. not as warm tomorrow, shortened off, but still above the normal high of 41. we'll stay that way with rain coming in thursday, maybe sleet near the pennsylvania line. another 50-degree day on friday before it cools off for the w

. >> the randy wittman era got off to a rousing start last night at the verizon center.es this team is capable of a lot more than they've shown. the wizards backed him up with a 92-75 blowout win over charlotte. that's what we like to see. we have to keep in mind that the wizard's now have the same number of wins as charlotte this season. that is 3. . tim brant. >> the young maryland terrapins battle duke last night shot for shot for most of the game. the terrapins led with 15.57 left. but the blue devils gained momentum down the stretch. let's go back to college park picking up early in the game. terrell stoglin hit some good free throws and made some good shots. 18-10, maryland. that was maryland's largest lead. maryland could not stop mason plumlee. the six to attend junior dominated. he got 23 points for the blue devils. inexperience cost maryland on the defense. ryan kelly the back door was wide open. duke defeats maryland, 74-61. have a great day everybody. >> 38 degrees this morning. 5:00 twenty-four's the time. -- 38 degrees in lanham. >> the republican president

the randy wittman ever got off to a rousing start last night at the verizon center. the new head coach of the wizard of believes his team is capable of much more than they have shown so far. and the wizards back him up with a 92-75 blowout victory over charlotte. that once their record to 3-15. >> that is an improvement. >> it is a win. >> we will take it. time for look at traffic and weather every ten minutes. adam caskey standing by, but let's check in with lisa baden. >> once happening is plenty. b-w parkway, southbound after 410, that has been resolved. leading the beltway is much better right now at new york ave. metro rail had a problem at the pentagon, but that has been taken care of. back on normal service. plenty of traffic in virginia, but normal volume on 66. this is 95. and on 395 as well. 270 southbound, they're looking for a crash. we are looking at slow traffic leaving father really. traffic headed southbound is away from us. back to you. >> thank you. time for raindrops. >> a few isolated sprinkles. >> we can handle that. >> we can. we have been throu

randy wittman is 1-0 as the head coach. he will try to get their first road win of the season. less than 10 days until the super bowl. as the giants prepare for the patriots, and eli manning said anytime you play the patriots, you have to expect something new. he said the biggest concern is not the pressure or the setting. tom brady echoed the same thing about the super bowl atmosphere. >> it is a football game for us. we are going there to try to win a football game. put all the distractions aside and don't let anything get in the way of our preparation. >> there's a look in your morning sports as we look ahead to the super bowl. have a great day everybody. tgif. >> 5:27, 60 degrees. >> the news continues at 5:30. >> up next, late-night problems for metro. this is hours after a cracked will lead to delays on the red line. we will have a live report on the latest issue. >> adam caskey in the weather center. are you crazy? i would never go out without my covergirl. i want to look natural not naked! but look! with covergirl, all you need is 3 little things to make beauty powerfuu