abc7 scott abraham went to many schools as he could this morning. scott: national signing day. where pen to paper is the name of the game. >> this is all over. i'm all penn state now. ready to work. scott: is alebration across the region -- celebration across the region. at wise in upper marlboro, maryland. meade high school at anne arundel county. h.g. woodson high school in the district. student athletes signed on the dotted line. >> legend in itself. family, overall atmosphere of ohio state is going to be a good experience. scott: the four-star quarterback recruit duane haskins will join him in columbus. >> we have a good family atmosphere there. and going there for practices and the catches in the games you can tell that they are really close. scott: there was a serious maryland flavor. five of the players joining the terps football program. >> most of the major football programs in the country you look at the roster. they are winning. they have most of the top talent that stays home. we are trying to do the same thing here in maryland. scott: hoping for success over the ne

scott abraham shows us how a lady on the team goes above and beyond. eight years they have been involved in the special olympics. >> it has been great. we get as much out of it as they do. scott: junior forward delaney connelly embraced the experience. the smiles on their face say it all. >> there we go. >> wheelchair bound students joshua and david segula worked on their game. >> keep going. all right. you okay with that, dude? >> with the new buddy. >> how to play defense is, yeah. i can do some threes and twos. >> it is hard to ignore the bond. >> this is a two-way street. they are her biggest fan. >> they blew out the other team big-time. >> they are linked forever. >> it puts your life in perspective. >> creating lifelong memories on and off the court. scott abraham, abc7 sports. erin: they work with about 36 special needs students in the season. alison: that is great. erin: i love the story. good work by scott. >> yeah! alison: thanks. leon: one more note. tune in to "good morning washington" tomorrow for a chance to win the connects and see live

scott abraham has more from american university. scott: we are down to the final four, the top high school boys basketball conference in america. all year long this has been fun to watch, but only two of the remaining teams will move on to the championship monday night. the first semi final, st. hn the threerd quarter, is good, the mustangs have the lead going into the fourth. the cadets unfazed. connecting on the corner. st. john's with the lead. a minute left in the game, the dagger. st. john's uses a strong fourth mcnamara, beat bishop 63-56. >> we started out hot, and i don't think we got back the energy until the fourth quarter. we were able to get the pace. scott: the second semi final, dematha against gonzaga. the eagles, the pretty finish. late in the quarter, the shot clock winding down, reggie gardner. dematah up after three. -- demath fourth quarter, and more of the same. dematha wins. i think we did a good job of sticking to the game plan. we shot the ball very well. it's important tomorrow night. scott: another impressiv

scott abraham, abc7 sports. >> he is also the best cheerleader in the swim meet.umber of energy and enthusiasm. all they do is win, win, win. when it comes to seventh and the eighth grade girls basketball at the mclean school in potomac. wait until you hear how they dominated in the past couple of years. we'll hear from them. that is 6:20 in sports. you'll want to see that. trust me. leon: okay. check it out. leon: all right. millions of americans struggling to pay off college debt. yeah when we come back, we are putting the spotlight on education and the plan that could give local students a free leon: a prince george's county teacher celebrating a special honor. angela malone surprised to receive the built-in educator award and $25,000 check to go with it. the announcement was made in an assembly at oxon hill middle school. it's considered the oscar of teaching. >> i still cannot conceive of it. don't, we don't do what we do for the money. and so like to be noticed in such a way, we don't expect to be noticed. leon: malone is the science department chair at oxon

leon: abc7 sports reporter scott abraham reports team and family are the name of the game. >> try to stay focused. scott: it's one of six bocce teams competing in the tournament. >> it makes me feel like i'm athletic and good. good at everything. scott: a sponsored sport. >> what is your call going to be? scott: where special needs students are the stars. >> i love winning. yes, i love winning. scott: to most people playing a game of bocce is something you would do at a family reunion or a family gathering. for these special needs athletes this is a big deal. it's almost like their super bowl. believe me. there is a lot of pride and passion inside this gym. >> when it comes to crunch time, it's time to do what they do the most. positive energy. get on a roll. >> to be the best you have to beat the best. scott: making life memories together. it's really motivating. once you are a team, you work together as one. >> camaraderie. smiles. >> good job. >> and competition. scott abraham, abc7 sports. leon: how about that? montgomery county bocce championships will be played this saturday at

scott abraham, abc7 sports. robert: nice. again, he will be on the mic saturday when the caps take on the new jersey devils. i told you. i told you. leon: awesome. >> golden voice. his dream will come true saturday. he will get to introduce the caps as they cam out on the ice. leon: we better have a camera there. robert: have to. amazing story. probably the best story i have seen in a long time. alison: he deserves it. awesome. thank you. leon: great stuff. all right. thanks. alison: well, still to come here tonight -- scientists say early detection is key to fight lyme disease? when we come back find out how local research ers may have figured out how to make it ha leon: he is also responsible for the sale of the world cup television rights. the ban comes a month after he was fired by fifa. alison: "7 on your side" in health matters now. it may not feel like it today but soon enough we are headed to spring. that will mean tick season. as amy aubert explains researchers at george mason university says they have a new tool in

tonight, scott abraham, he has a named mike reed, a local unbeaten professional with high aspirations reed.name is mike i'm 17-0. i'm on the rise. competitive nature. it's not like ping sports. basically mano a mano. it's me against you. >> the 23-year-old is one of the top prospects in all of boxing. >> when they hear you're from d.c., a light goes off. with hisg in the ring, trainer and father. >> this is what you want to do, about it.nstructive my journey had me fighting in the street and then it escalated shot and actually fighting for my life when i was 18 years old. an ultimateer has dream in this sport. winning a world title or a belt is obviously very nice. but mike, yes, indeed, reed has a much bigger goal in mind. >> to retire my dad and buy my mom a house. of thosedo both things, i'll be okay. >> all the while, climbing the boxing ladder to the top. have that talent. i'm supposed to be that t.v. guysupposed to be the that's getting all this praise. fighting for.rth sports.raham, abc 7 >> well, pitchers and catchers reported to spring training yesterday. and closer jonathan

remember, it's all sports 7 sportst 11:35, abc sunday with erin hawksworth and scott abraham and your'sruly. and former head football coach randy edsall has been hired as the director of football research and special projects for the detroit lions. kimberly: you did not like the versace oppants? can pull itif you off, it's fly. kimberly: doesn't it show attitude? robert: it was a little too loud for me. and a little too tight. kimberly: kimberly: 7 on your side with a consumer alert, new competition in the battle to be the first self driving car on the road. has created a team to start the work on the self driving car tomorrow. they are trying to be the leader in self driving technology, a move from viewing self driving cars as a research project to a product under development. pandemonium at the box office, came in first 3" place at the movies. robert gave it five stars. robert: yes! kimberly: "star wars: the force awakens" came in third place. the 22nd annual screen actors guild awards happened in l.a. outstanding picture was "spotlight," leonardo dicaprio wopn for his role. kimberly:

scott abraham looking red carpet ready. >> a big hockey game for the washington capitals. a good measuring stick game for the cats. the washington capitals hit the road for a tussle with the blackhawks. >> playing three games in four nights, apparently the king needs a little break. lebron james did not join his cleveland tema verizon center court. he was resting on the bench. james's is, lebron sitting this one out. where is the smile, lebron? floyd mayweather jr. in the house. probably there to see lebron. basket, and teh follow -- the follow. rolling.rter, the wiz he will slam it home. wizards win 113-99. big showdown on the ice, the caps visiting the blackhawks. first period, no score. johanson. by marcus chicago would score three' goals to put this one away. not a happy camper in the washington bench. caps fall on the road to the blackhawks 3-2. today felt like spring, a perfect day to break out the glove and play catch in the backyard. the washington nationals hard at work in spring training down in vieira. competitive juices were slowing. one of the future bright sp

scott abraham, abc7 sports. robert: 2020, i like it. big day for former hog tomorrow who will find out if he is going to become a hall of famer. but it might not compare to this. tuesday he became a grandfather to young jacob benjamin. that is the main reason he wants to be in the hall of fame. leon: i like that. future redskins o-lineman. alison: cute. leon: the nfl needs to get it straight. he needs to be in there. one of the greatest. robert: definitely. alison: thank you. well, a volcanic eruption if you haven't seen the video is now threatening the japanese island. one of japan's most active volcanoes began erupting today. authorities have sealed off a 1.25-mile radius around the volcano. it's 125 miles southwest of tokyo. leon: stay with us. coming up at 5:00 -- >> construction appeared to resume this week at the controversial pop-up building in d.c. neighborhood. but a stop work order was the work permanent? i'm mike carter-conneen. coming up, i will show you what happens when the inspectors showed up today. >> plus, a young man

and please join me and scott abraham for high school sports final starting on news channel 8 probably yet 11:30. alison: you have to go. . up next, a tennis match using dogs. leon: a rather unusual staff working a tennis match in brazil. were in charge of sprinting in getting the balls off the court. as they do not want to give the balls back. this is about promoting adoption. the shelter that sponsored this had a thousand dogs there. i'm sure they achieve that with some of these cuties. alison: that's a good idea. steve: gus is not into chasing balls. not the ballpark either anymore. just a soft sqe what happens when an all-encompassing brain scan is followed up with an all-embracing hug? what happens when the world's latest surgical technology is combined with caring for the world's newest mother? what happens when you match cutting-edge clinical trials with a gentle touch? you get extraordinary medicine and remarkable care. are proudly partnering to bring better care to every patient. ♪ (vo) you can pass d

earlier today, our scott abraham brought you the story of heritage high school's freshman, brendan. blind, and born let's say that varsity basketball games would not be the same without this young man behind the microphone. >> i'm brendan, and i am the voice of your heritage pride! [applause] specialbrendan is a kid, and his story is not over. tomorrow morning, he will be here and serve as good morning washington's announcer. leon: a replacement. robert: exactly. a wonderful voice. before we go, the maryland women's basketball team beat purdue, 73-59. leon: that's cool, but check this out. this is even cooler. twins [000:27:23;00] [000:27:24;00] could be you've got the wrong bed. enter sleep number... she likes the bed soft. he's more hardcore. you can both adjust the bed for the best sleep of your life. only at a sleep number store, save 50% on the ultimate limited edition bed, plus 24-month financing. ends monday. know better sleep with sleep number. alison: giving birth to twins is certainly uncommon. how about twins giving birth in the same hour? birthin new jersey gave to daugh

sure to tune into abc 7, right here sunday night. 5.r sunday" starts at 11:3 erin hawksworth and scott abraham are in the studio right now dancing like crazy people. and women's college basketball, gw beats richmond. they are literally dancing in the background kimberly: in germany, more than 2000 people fell short of the record to dress as a smurf. worsts robert burton's nightmare. they gathered near the border with switzerland, but they fell short of the record set in 2009. with switzerland, but they fell short of the record set in 2009. they needed 361 more i do everything on the internet. but, it's kind of slow. my friends say i should get fios because it's the fastest. i just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. that's seriously better. (husband) we're out of 2%! i wonder what else could be better around here? (husband) i heard that. switching to better internet is now easier than ever. only fios has the fastest internet available, with uploads up to 5x faster than cable. get 100 meg upload and download speeds. plus tv and phone for just $69.99 a month online with no annual contract. swit

our scott abraham went all over the d.m.v. possibly every school he could. high school, football players made it official today. signing on the dotted line. letting everyone know where they will play college football next season. scott has the story. just go to wjla.com. if you want to see the full wrap on that. the programming note. newschannel8, g.w. will be hosting steph curry's alma mater. davidson. that is at 7:00 on newschannel8. that is a wrap here from the verizon center. back to you in the studio. leon: all right. maureen: thank you, robert. we have got to catch up with you and give us good news. doug: quick look at the doppler radar. rain moving out of the area. heaviest rain and the storms misthe area. we will see the clearing tonight. tonight at 11:00, steve rudin will talk about the falling temperatures and have an update to the weekend forecast as well. leon: all right. maureen: thank you. "world news tonight" with david muir is next. with the latest attacks of donald trump. accusing ted cruz of using dirty tricks to steal iowa. senator cruz fi

scott: i'm scott abraham. an amazing story after the break you don't want we will introduce you to a young man. who is inspiring many. alison: back with this. big air. that is what they are causing the massive ski jump. look at that. the skiers and the snow boarders are in boston for the competition. alison: speaking of young people. there is a young man who we can't wait to hear the story. >> this is a great example of a man overcoming the obstacle obstacles. he is known as the vice of the pride at heritage high school. >> welcome to heritage high school. >> perception. >> please rise. >> is not always reality. >> everybody is who doesn't know who i am is about to. >> he was born blind. >> i realized i had to change the way i was thinking i would be a mom. >> blind, and certainly not silent. >> and now for your pride. number three -- >> he has been honing his craft. countless hours inside the home on the mike has >> a teenage inspiration. >> i'm living a full life. >> a voice you will be hearing again. >> you

scott abraham shows us the nba is not always the dream for college basketball players. practice makes perfect for sophomore jay howard. >> i love the school, i love the basketball program. >> he is a scoring ma this reason. >> with the tradition we have here, that is saying an awful lot. toafter college, he wants serve our country as a marine. dreams of serving the military did not just happen overnight for jay. let's just say his family had a major influence on his decision. >> my grandfather was in the 101st airborne and my father did not fight in any war, but he was in the second battalion in the marines. you have to come to work every day, just like in the military. >> he's ready to trade his cardinals red for the red, white, and blue. we will have to see what happens. still to come, a local community fighting to preserve its past. celebration of black history month, arlington county is encouraging donations to an online photo archive. was created to preserve the rich history of an african-american neighborhood also known as green i 395. just off >> a lot of people

alison: his dream of announcing the washington capitals came true this week abc7's sports reporter scott abraham shared the memorable moment. >> he has a true gift. his voice is going to take him places. some number one, a day with the washington capitals. >> it's a day brendan frederick has been waiting for. honorary member of the washington capitals. >> last name on it. number 70. >> my last name on it? >> your last name. >> no way! >> giving some free advice to coach trotts. >> i want to see no slow start. i want to see the good jump. >> lacing up the skates and hitting the ice for the first time. >> be real. >> my gosh. onto to the verizon center where bran dan met his idol and the capitals public address announcer wes johnson. [laughter] >> after a few tips with at least for a moment, brendan frederick the voice of the pride becomes the voice of the caps. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the ice, your washington capitals! >> it is so exciting. >> dream come true rocking the red. >> just think, my friends, this man is only 14 years old. he has a bright future. leon: nice going, sco

abc7's scott abraham explains the family affair. >> isabela has grown up with basketball. >> every since i could walk and dribble a basketball i was on the court in the backyard with her dad. >> her father was a third team all-american in the senior year at duke. played four years in the nba with the washington bullets. >> i never knew her path would follow >> bella is averaging 25 points per game coming from a basketball family can have challenges. >> we figure out when is it time to flick the switch. >> e followed her grandfather to princeton. >> she has too manies to be a great player. it can happen for her. i hope it does. >> for a father/daughter game of one-on-one, bella now has the advantage. >> he is slowing down a little bit. >> a basketball name thriverring with the next generation. leon: scott thuman. abc7 sports. >> going down. princeton over duke. future plans. >> that explains the orange and the black shoes. >> right! >> i didn't catch that. great >> a local principal says enough is enough. >> what she is asking parents of the students to do to stop cyber alison: a principa

abc7 sports reporter scott abraham working on a story. i got a sneak peek. it's fantastic. ott: a story that will leave a permanent smile on your face. remarkable young man. heritage high school freshman brendan frederick was bor see. but believe he is not silent. let's just say varsity basketball games at the school would not be the same without the young man behind the microphone. >> i am the voice of your heritage pride! scott: coming up at 5:00, you will hear from the young man only on abc7. we will show you how he is not allowing the disability to hold him back. brendan is simply living his life inspiring many. tonight at 5:00, you don't want to miss this story. michelle: love it already. jonathan: the voice of the team. fantastic. scott: only a freshman. he will only get better and better. jonathan: look forward to it. michelle: next at 4:00 -- the oregon standoff is over. how the agencies were able to get the remaining occupiers to finally surrender. the emotional and at times scott! ready to hit some balls? ooh! hey buddy, what's up? this is what it can be like to ha

scott abraham has the story in a half hour at "abc7 news at 5:00". michellein the last ten minutes we learned that lady gaga will sing the national anthem at the weekend's super bowl. less than a week to go, you know, the highly anticipate and the expensive commercials are leaking out. anheuser-busch released some today. shock top playing up how the bill is unfiltered and the orange mascot. >> you look like you're on a cleanse that doesn't work. >> do you realize your sunglasses move when you talk? >> it's my thing. >> terrifying. they cost $5 million for 30 seconds. at 5:00 we will show you another ad featuring helen mirren. jonathan: i look forward to them. you can't leave to go get something. you have to watch the whole deal. coming up at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- kellye: i'm kellye lynn in southeast. improving employment opportunity for people alison: in today's spotlight on education, one of the major challenges for people who are disabled is finding employment. leon: kellye lynn shows us how a new program is addressing the problem by offering jobs

our own scott abraham brought you the story get the crowd charged up. y, scott is back with a followup to the story. scott, it's a long day for you. you were up early with the "good morning washington" crew and brendan was there. it was a special moment. jonathan: awesome. scott: it's well worth it. everybody loves a good underdog story. let me tell you, everybody is loving them brendan frederick. he is quite the popular individual. before last night not many people outside of heritage high school knew about the voice of the pride. we brought you a story of 14-year-old brendan frederick. blind, but not violent. his journey the last 24 hours, let's just say it has been quite the ride. >> i'm brendan frederick. and i am the voice of your heritage pride! scott: the first time we met brendan he was making his mark on the microphone. >> this is abc7 good morning washington -- >> not his mark on "good morning washington." >> it's great to be here! >> his personality shining under the bright lights. >> that kind of guy. i like to pump everybody else. get everyb

>> reporter: donald trump has been heavily criticized before, scott, and so far his support in the party of abraham lincoln has held firm. >> pelley: dean reynolds dean, thank you. the polls are pointing for a very good super tuesday for hillary clinton. here's nancy cordes. >> nancy:unanimous >> thank you! >> reporter: campaigning in virginia and massachusetts, clinton said the republican candidates are behaving like gray schoolers. >> remember the little box that used to be on your kids' report cards, "plays well with others"? i'd have to put a big no. >> reporter: she's poised to make the dean's list tomorrow. the latest cbs news battleground tracker shows clinton leading sanders by 20 points in virginia, 24 points in texas and 28 points in georgia. other polls have her up in tennessee, alabama and massachusetts. and she's the former first lady of arkansas. that leaves sanders hoping for a strong showing in oklahoma, colorado, minnesota and his home state of vermont. >> we can win. if we have the turnout. >> reporter: the two have found common cause in their distaste for donald trump. when sande

abraham lincoln. >> reporter: in croaker, virginia, scott rensburger, wusa 9news. >> that's a happy guy, right?> well, the only president in stone that is not in henkin's backyard. take a look. but he said president obama. that is in the works. but that was before the park was forced to close. however, if a model of president obama does exist, it's just sitting in a nearby shipping container. >>> while today's snow caused some headaches for parents and kids on the road. some seized the opportunity to go sledding. this is utah northwest. you can see when graph itwasn't -- gravity wasn't enough to keep things going, the parents pitched in. ok >> it was pretty nice to have a day. it was essentially a holiday. timing was pretty good. by the way, it's on our website. and i tweeted this out. clime talogically, we get a lot of huge storms on president's day. this obviously wasn't a huge storm. but going to our website, you can kind of see the contrast if you will. remember '03 and '79? i did have to change something. 2.6 at nashville. said west of ronald reagan airport. not just ronald reagan airport.

scott kelly is astronaut and been upr year. >> he said nobody showed up to his super bowl party. it was cute. very cute._ from the "walkingbalx` dead"1kpp michael new episodes. so hard to get information about the new season. maybet:pj michael can give us a hint what will happen. look, i know you're a cow and all. and you may not know what but, uh. the yogurt made from mmmm, yoplait. i get out of workpand i go to the store, and somebody' s,psmellin' around, "mmm! i smell cookies." i say, "oh no, you just smell me. i just got out of work. that' s honey bunches of oats, that' s all." i say "don' like i think those people are -- >> that's what they're do1 out on the street? bus. that is no crosswalk, rosanna. >> that is not a crosswalk. >> if you see people waiting or basically with any kind of time on your hand, break out the cell phone, you look at it, and you i do. >> huh. >> i):l like the habitk xu i'm in with that cell phone. rosanna. >> i have to tell you, when i see people walking across the street and looking down at/jvz their phone, i think that is the most dangerous thing that you can possibly do.