>>> the wife of former syracuse basketball coach accused of molesting ball boys goes public this morning addressing claims she knew what was going on with her husband. >>> plus this -- ♪ i won't forget the men who died who gave that right to me ♪ >> lee greenwood making a plea for a better america. he's got a new book asking does god still bless the usa? we'll ask him when he stops by later this hour. "newsroom" begins right now. >>> good morning to you. i'm carol costello. your money front and center from capitol hill to the campaign trail. even a rare lunchtime meeting between president obama and congressional leaders from both parties. the rivals may break bread but don't expect them to make peace. john boehner is warning of another battle brewing over the debt ceiling. last year you remember that ugly standoff. the government flirted with shutdowns and the nation's bond rating was downgraded for the first time ever. now boehner says again that there will knob compromise. every dollar of new spending must be offset by at least a dollar in cuts. listen to what he told erin burnett. >>

when i won miss greater syracuse, it was almost like a dare.sophomore years. i performed in everything. they scout the talent and they asked me time and time again to be in the miss greater syracuse pageant. i said no. i was supposed to do an equity production. it got canceled. i asked mom, what do you think? she said, you can use the scholarship money. so i won miss greater syracuse and my friends when we got back to my apartment, drinking rolling rock beers, and they said, they have no idea who they just chose. and it just is a nice title to show that you never know who is behind the facade. >> jimmy: but isn't it more appropriate that we chose a miss america who is getting drunk and smoking weed in her dorm room? [cheers and applause ] >> speaking of which, my mother is proud that she still has my pipe. she won't give it back to me. she still has my pipe. >> jimmy: maybe she'll leave it to you in the will. >> exactly. >> jimmy: more with vanessa williams when we come back. [cheers and applause ] today, we stand against the tyranny of single

from syracuse, coach jim adams ranked loyola of maryland university team shocked syracuse in syracuse claim their second big east title. they rolled the shoulders of kara burk. she is great one out of delany high school with four goals and one assist. loyola becomes the first team to have both their men's and women's team in america to go to the upcoming ncaa tournament. that's a real nice thing. we got to get out of here they say. we're out of time. indiana, the clippers and oklahoma city all win in the nba. wish we had 15 34eu7bs to do sports. -- minutes to do sports. >> black-eyed susan just weeks away. >> i'll be there. >> stan, thank you so much. still to come on eyewitness news, did you hear what shaquille o'neal did? >> he has his phd. >> wheel tell -- we'll tell you what he did off the court. you won't believe his gpa. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you kn

syracuse university just released a pretty damning report that essentially calls into question one of the central promises president obama made regarding immigration syracuse has a program called track the transactional records access clearinghouse and basically they file freedom of information act requests to find out on important topics topics like immigration and the numbers they found are pretty shocking do you know what they are when you hear about them and no you didn't instead you probably saw a whole lot of this. the most hyped i.p.o. of the year is finally here facebook going public the founder mark zuckerberg kicking off the social networking giant's market debut bringing the nasdaq opening bell this morning from facebook headquarters president obama kicks off back to back summits with foreign leaders today first up a gathering of the g. eight leaders of the eight of the world's richest economies at camp david brand new developments in the highly controversial trayvon martin case we have a clear image of the moments just before and just after the killing of trayvon martin po

he lead the syracuse orangemen 1978 and 1979. so much for good sports, how about this?acrosse game got a little chippy. one of the ugliest high-school brawls you will see. every time they tried to stop 15 two more broke out. the game was called in the second period. 15 suspensions. the sport it's a huge black eye from this brawl. kirk bush was fined for reckless driving in arlington. a poster is altercation he had with ryan newman's crew members. he was placed on probation june 25. not a lot of sportsmanship tonight. >> we are in the final week of our face but give away. go to wjla.com/freecar. if you share your entry you will be entered two more times. that person will have 30 minutes to call in and claim a spot for the [ female announcer ] with xfinity you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework ♪ [ female announcer ] and best of all, it keeps getting better. no wonder more people

florida against syracuse. in the other half maryland and northwestern. two premier programs in the land. preakness chance i'll have another made his way to the park dead set on winning his first triple crown first since 1978. i wanted to share with you a story from our coverage saturday a tribute to the guy that is create the program so everyone has some idea on who to bet. >> here's the odds from the rail out. >> the track analyst and odds maker frank, natly attired sets the line for the main attraction on saturday but just 15 minutes later he dives into a far different setting. >> 12-1 and daddy knows best. >> here we are in what can only be considered a bunker getting ready to set the morning line for all the races on saturday other than the preakness. there's a whole lot of racing that goes on. they're going to be here all night. why do they do it? they love it. >> he leads a trio of gentlemen who work tirelessly to give tens of thousands of fans a chance on saturday. >> we're doing the odds for the races on saturday and we're trying to establish wha

this is just a shield of light rain from syracuse to albany now encompassing all of new york.to swallow up vermont and new hampshire. in boston, showers. if you're in maine, new hampshire, vermont, upstate maine, scattered showers further to the south. it won't be much in the way of sunshine today. hard to find from new york, philly, d.c. temperatures will warm up. the winds will be out of the south. you'll feel the added humidity. we will spark a few showers. heavy rain up into northern new england. look at what happens. it's once again like a two or three-day period in the middle of the week where it's cloudy and cool. then look at washington, d.c., thursday, friday, saturday, mother's day looks fantastic. we're going to be rewarded on the east coast for a two-day period with showers and rain. into the southeast, not an all day rain. sunshine followed by afternoon storms and the peak of tomorrow will show we'll dry it out in dallas and oklahoma. we're looking beautiful in chicago and minneapolis. showers and light rain lingering there in areas of boston down i 95. there's a

her mom has written two books in an effort -- syracuse university. her mom has written two books in an effort to keep her memory alive. >> when we would watch fame, she would bounce up and dance throughout the house. >> reporter: when the libyan intelligence officer we object before the judges she attended part of the trial. she was later enraged from his release at a scottish jail, supposedly for humanitarian reasons. >> prostate cancer. however, it was a libyan doctor who diagnosed it and said he has three months to live. no cancer experts were ever brought in. >> now, that he is dead, rosemary does not mourn. >> if he was in great pain, it was too soon. otherwise, it's good that he is gone. >> reporter: she also admits taking satisfaction over the execution of long time dictator momar gadafi at the hands of rebel insurgents, she believes he gave the orders to blow up painim flight 103. now days, airline -- pan am flight 103. >> now days airline restrictions are tighter. >> what would you say to people growing tired of going through airport securit

. >>> the wife of the ousted syracuse coach bernie fine speaking out today. why her lawyers say she feels a need to talk to the media. you're watch -- waking up to what's new in baltimore. "good morning maryland" returns in just a moment. news time 5:21. 3q what's my secret for sunday lunch? my little helpers... and 100% natural french's yellow mustard. it has zero calories for me, and a taste my family loves. >>> news time 5:24. a news conference is happening today for the wife of former syracuse assistant basketball coach bernie fine. lori fine's lawyer says she is now speaking out, telling her side of the story. bernie fine is accused of abusing two former ball boys and she's accused of knowing about the whole thing. >>> we could see the daughter of john edwards take the witness stand as early as today. it's still not known to what she'll testify at his trial. it's also unclear if edwards or his mistress, rielle hunter will take the stand before the defense wraps up its case. >>> add two more states to mitt romney's win column. he has picked up the endorse

. >> many of those killed aboard pan am flight 103 were students from syracuse university, coming back from a program abroad. rosemary mild has written two books about her daughter in a memory to keep her memory alive. >> we would watch fame together. the minute the music came on, she would bounce around the house and dance. if he was in great pain, that's too soon. otherwise, it's good that he is gone. >> when asked about the tight security measures, she says she supports the tight security measures that we have now that weren't there in 1988. >>> the mother of trayvon martin is using time off donated by her fellow government workers to speak out. trayvon's mother spoke at a church in baltimore. >> reporter: sabrina fulton works forth miami-dade housing authority. her colleagues donated 34 weeks of time off so she can travel the country and deal with this high profile case. today, she was a guest speaker at empowerment temple in baltimore. ♪ you see the death >> the occasion was a church women's day conference. >> reporter: she brought her lawyer with her to empowerment temple where t

all right sara mera site from syracuse university thanks for your time. increase the u.s. military presence near the south the south china sea fueling tension between washington and beijing a u.s. nuclear powered sub has docked to the philippine port close to where chinese and filipino ships have been locked in a month long standoff the deadline started after philippine authorities accuse chinese boats of illegally fishing in their waters both countries claim the area as their own china is concerned that the u.s. presence in the region could mean washington is ready to get involved in the dispute just a month after annual war games strengthen ties between the u.s. and philippines peter simons from the world socialist web site thinks the u.s. navy is positioning to put pressure on china. you know you were sued is basically your sort of thing it's it's. military position in. this is on the one a number of different visits from compliance not just to the philippines but also to the. lot up and down the coast on mr putin's obviously dilute the charge on the u.s. mint on just m

. >> still ahead new developments surrounding the fired syracuse assistant basketball coach.ife is suing espn. >> more reasons to slow down in the district, details on plans to more than double the number speed and red light camera. >> we have another check on traffic and weather every 10 minutes. volume building out there. >> do you know someone who lives with diabetes? or do you own a bicycle? join us for the stour. >> good morning, washington. >> thursday morning, beautiful. it does not get any better than this in may. we will have low humidity bright sunshine, high temperatures in the mid 70's. if only that could last. it will last a couple days. by the end of the weekend things will shift a little. here's a live look from our rooftop camera. a cloud deck in the distance. sunrise about 15 minutes from now if. 67 in the district currently, 70 degrees in quantico. 56 in martinsburg. oakland, 41 degrees in maryland. a christmas morning in garrett county. along the water in annapolis, 69 degrees. beautiful today, bright sunshine, 75. a north breeze at 10-15 periodically. it w

the club had to recall brown from syracuse. he could be out for a couple of months.here is a region -- reason roger federer is known as a tennis great. if he wins, he could become the first 30-year-old man to win a grand slam tournament in about a decade. interesting. game one of the eastern conference finals is tonight at 8:30. the miami heat hosts the boston celtics. >> it looks like summer has begun. >> and another 90-degree day on the way tomorrow. we have a cool down on the way. thunderstorms develop late tomorrow afternoon and into the overnight hours. >> thank you so much. >> we will see y

he lettered all four years for the syracuse orange.is still ranked among the leaders in school history. way to go. for hockey fans, the capitals are looking for their third head coach in seven months. the general manager says they have to hire the best hockey man they can regardless of his system. then it is up to the players to get on board with the strategy and make it work. >> coaches have different systems. there are different ways to play the game. the most important thing is for all of us to play by a team regardless of whatever system they play. it is having people buy into the system. that is being a good coach. >> the devils at rangers. look at these saves. an open net. the incredible stop to the right. arms like an octopus. outstanding. an empty netter. in new york wins a three-zero. despite the when, he found something to get upset about. >> that is ridiculous. that is ridiculous. you guys give me [beep] about it. >>vcu is leaving the colonial athletic association to join the atlantic 10 conference. the rams made headlines w

it is 27 degrees in new york this morning. 39 in syracuse. 47 degrees at b.w.i. marshall. 70's around here thanks to all of the sunine. 85 today in chicago. 93 in minneapolis. that is hot stuff. that will eventually work its way east. in the meantime, we are in a really nice weather pattern. 75 at the airport, 79 downtown. technically it is warmer than normal. very comfortable with low shima to be. the gas fallen count is in the high range. -- the grass pollen count is in the high range. annapolis, 64. around, upper 50's to 60's. it will be cool and comfortable in the morning. it should be a gorgeous day not only at pimlico, baltimore, but much anywhere you go tomorrow. sunrise, signed up at 5:39. 40's in the suburbs, 55 at the end are harbor. this storm system is not too far away. thankfully, it will stay down there for another 28-48 hours before comes and our direction. it is not a pretty sight. high-pressure that stretches from the wing went through the ohio valley protecting us from that unsettled weather just to our south. on sunday, it gets to the of the cl

why the wife of a former syracuse basketball star is taking police to court. >>> police say they kept a 15- year-old sex slave. now, a parkville couple faces a slew of charges. >> i'm gigi ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is 6:29. 81 degrees. and it's sunny in maryland right now. good evening. thank you for staying with we'll. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. john edwards will not testify at his trial. the defense finished up today, without calling him to the stand. the former presidential candidate is accused of violating campaign finance laws, as dick brennan reports for wjz, after closing arguments, the jury takes up edwards' fate. >> reporter: john edwards' defense team rested their case, after just 2 1/2 days of testimony, without calling edwards' daughter kate, his mistress, rile hunter or the defendant himself. the defense apparently felt they made their case to the jury, that john edwards was not guilty of using campaign money to cover up his affair. >> the advantage of not putting john edwards on the stand is it takes away the government the ability t

syracuse, 54. here is a little ripple coming but the overall pattern feature the jet stream to our north. happens, we will be the mild to warm air. live doppler, you can see some showers, thundershowers down to our west. there are severe thunderstorm watch this until 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning. nasty storms moving through columbus, ohio. will bethose leftovers as they go to the overnight hours. by tomorrow morning, when you morning, youin the these seeing some of showers, even around washington. mid-60's tomorrow. as we get into tomorrow the winds began to shift, and the warm air comes in. temperatures will be 20 degrees they were today, temperatures into the 80's. evening, that pattern continue a good part of the week. we may see a few showers in the afternoon. morning, did not be surprised you may need the umbrella. rapidly, temperatures will soar into the 80's, maybe as high as degrees by the afternoon. ahead,et into the week be aboveres will junege, feeling more like than may. much of the week

the news starts now. >> ball boys accuse a syracuse coach of abuse.charges have been filed against bernie fine. and now his wife is going after espn. >> it is impossible for me to describe here today what espn has taken away from me. >> and how do you fire a spy? >> don't talk to him, don't waste your time. >> cnn speaks with a former cia operative about the burn notice. ok! who gets occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas or bloating? get ahead of it! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap a day helps defend against digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. hit me! [ female announcer ] live the regular life. phillips'. with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if your mood worsens, you have unusual changes in mood or behavior or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can increase t

out around the lake, syracuse at 50. dry air that will be coming our way as the pattern shifts and to get these winds into the northwest. when you get up and head out tomorrow 6:00 a.m., some spots will be in the 50's. folks around fredericksburg into the 40's and with that northwesterly wind, a dryer air. % to 70's. a delightful afternoon but really refreshing. also as we get into the weekend. tomorrow, sunny, cool, and pleasant. temperatures in the mid-50's. temperatures in the afternoon in the mid-70's. that will continue right on into the weekend. still, by the way, no sign of our first 90-degree day. look at the weekend temperatures into the 80's. our facebook question, are you ready for the 90's? we have had quite a number of comments. people are not ready for the humidity. no sign of the first 90. >> thank you. >> we are getting closer. >> we will horse around a little bit. the nets and the pirates. this kid is on a this is an rc robotic claw. my high school science teacher made me what i am today. our science tea

>>> a new lawsuit surrounding fired syracuse coach bernie fine. why his wife is suing a major television network. >>> i'm mike schuh. the feds say they have busted a major pill mill in towson. up to 8 million narcotics pills in a year. how they got tipped off when we return. >>> unusually warm weather. will these temperatures stick around? don't miss the updated first warning forecast with bob. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is sunny, 82 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete first warning forecast is coming up. >>> federal agents raid a baltimore clinic. the dea says addicts and drug dealers came from all over the country to visit the so-called pill mill in lutherville. the feds have shut down a multimillion-dollar operation. >> reporter: ablies say this-- agents say this morning, they filled a parking lot. this sign greeted them. federal agents and county police raided the clinic. took evidence and shut it down. >> they're prescribing pills for nonmedical purposes. >> reporter: this federal indictment states that four agents were presc

northwestern will face syracuse and the final. loyola lacrosse will take their next step to the finals. they held the number 1 ranking for a pair of weeks in the regular season. by now, this team knows how to handle pressure. the head coach thinks his kids know how to have some fun, too. >> we are having a lot of fun. our kids get to practice today. i know they are the last students on campus. it is why you play the game, for times like this. everyone of us dream about this opportunity. >> to a club 30 tomorrow. maryland and duke at 5:00. >> a busy day. >> the one year we do not have the championship in baltimore. >> murphy's law. >> not a bad thing, just not ideal. >> stay with us. >> no pressure about this being the holiday weekend. families want to get together. >> we're going to slide through this weekend with some nice weather. maybe a few complaints about the heat and humidity. especially from folks who are expecting a baby. >> do not looked at me. >> hot and humid, stay near the shade. 89 on sunday, 91 on monday. it finally

northern west beat syracuse. remember when they beat maryland in the same game last year? national champs again. >> auto racing today. mike con way flying. this bouncing tire struck a car. here is sacco. he spun out and wrecked. fran frankini won. >> shar let motor speedway, the coca-cola 600. quick note, zach johnson winning the colonial in golf. the spurs beat the thunder 101-98. sgltsz,,,,,,,, we gotta sell the car. where would we even start? get the car. hi howard. get in. hi, good to see you. start with an actual written offer when selling your car, no strings attached. carmax. start here. >>> one of new york's most famous buildings changes its colors. the empire state building is in red issues -- red, white and blue in honor of,

sophomore marley peyton scores and advances to the title game at syracuse coming up on saturday., red sox coming up. >> love for loyola. thank you, mark. >>> coming up, she's not a one- trick pony. >> this elephant is showing off at the zoo. next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> the boy man from oklahoma is offering to send more to his potential employers. will send two tickets to hawaii. the trip is part of an incentive to hire the former stockbroker. he said this unique deal helped him land his first job fifteen years ago. >>> well, an elephant at the national zoo is showing off her beautiful trunk. ♪ >> you can't see, so take my word for it. comes courtesy of the asian elephant who plays what are con -- harmonicas and even flutes. blows until a sound comes out. around 11:00 each morning. >> they do christmas too, remember? the ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

north western moves on to face syracuse for the woman's title on sunday.the best in high school track and field are in baltimore this weekend. morgan state plays host to the state championship. today's action featured a state record on the heat for the boys, four by 200-meter relay. watch this blazing finish. this is henry wise high school of pg county. this kid is going. again that is a state record the three day meet will conclude tomorrow. that's like vic carter back in the day. >> tipped my hand off, would have been prettier than this. >> i'm not laughing at you i'm laughing with you. >> that's true. >> coming up, maryland in maryland. maryland. >> we'll ,,,, in the black forest... [ thunder crashes ] [ engine revs, tires screech ] ...where things aren't always what they seem... because thrills hide in the shadows... just waiting at every turn. verbolten -- a new multi-launch coaster coming to busch gardens. brave the black forest. >>> a 70-year-old maryland woman is ready to tie the knot for the first time. debra schultz says she searched her entire l

these are current readings. 50 degrees in boston. 40's into maine. 60 in syracuse.hose temperatures up there will be transported south on a north breeze tomorrow. you can kind of see the front by connecting the dots. with any law, it gets far enough south to bring in some less humid air and hopefully that high-pressure will dominate our weather. the front itself is kicking up storms tonight. tomorrow it will be barely getting south of them. there is a 20% chance of a thunderstorm although it is looking good for the derby. temperatures into the 80's. less humid around here. it will turn less humid. we may get a shot at the super moon. it comes the closest to the earth, 221,000 miles away. it is going to appear bigger and brighter. it gets closest to the earth, 11:34 tomorrow night. on the bay, 1 foot waves. a nice sunday in western maryland. the clearing trend is under way. in ocean city, should be a decent day although 60's on the coast. 75 on sunday. a comfortable 73 on monday before more showers arrive on tuesday. >> trying to extend the misery they visited upon t

coming up, her husband was accused of molesting boys at syracuse university. >> and she's giving a newsonference and who's expecting to be by her side. >>> and what the president has to say on the view. we'll talk about it later this morning. get your cash back! oh, hi. which cash back booth looks better to you, chase freedom or the largest cashback card? oh, i'll try the largest. oh, that is too bad. apparently you don't know chase freedom guarantees you 1% cash back. 4 times more than the largest cash back card, which only gives you a quarter percent until you spend $3,000 every year. but have fun. bob and weave once you're in there. don't get short changed. get your cash back. chase freedom. >>> it could be a very emotional day at the trial of zon edwards. his oldest daughter kate expected to take the stand. her father is on trial accused of misuse of campaign funds. she did leave the courtroom crying during testimony about her mother finding out about her father's affair. >>> we'll hear from the wife of fired coach. this is happening tomorrow. lori fine is expecting to discuss what

and we is a couple of syracuse grads here in our newsroom.he morning team. >> yeah. >>> sometimes you need a little push to get through your morning workouts. for a lot of us, music helps. sometimes you need a big push. >> i'm telling you. this morning, a look at the first lady's workout play list. take a listen. ♪ ♪ i whip my hair back and forth ♪ >> that is will smith's daughter, willow. the first lady tells "women's health" magazine the song gets her moving and grooving. singers like stevie wonder, jennifer lopez, and beyonce also on her play list. beyonce's "move your body" is part of michelle obama's let's move campaign to fight childhood obesity. the first lady said her fitness goal is to be as healthy at 75 as she is now. she works out most mornings with cardio and weight and adds yoga when she can. we want to know who motivates you. log on to our facebook page. tell us what gets you moving during your morning, afternoon, nighttime workout. >> the first lady is in great shape. i am confident that she will be in great shape at 75. >> i

the former syracuse wide receiver is one of the latest inductees to the college football hall of fameeserved honor. >> long overdue. >> that's it for us, things calm down tonight? >> we'll watch them for you at 7:00 south of town. >> sounds good. the cbs evening news is next. derek will see you at 7:00 with our area's only local newscast and wusa9.com is always on. have a great night. [ male announcer ] get to subway® for the new smokehouse bbq chicken. a smokin' new $6 footlong™ special! slow cooked chicken in tangy, sweet bbq sauce on freshly baked bread. it's a barbeque-licious $6 footlong™ special! come and get it! subway. eat fresh.

northwestern will face syracuse in the national championship game.ll quite an accomplishment for the maryland women to make for the mathis country was built by working people. the economy needs manufacturing. machines, tools, people making stuff. companies have to invest in making things. infrastructure, construction, production. we need it now more than ever. chevron's putting more than $8 billion dollars back in the u.s. economy this year. in pipes, cement, steel, jobs, energy. we need to get the wheels turning. i'm proud of that. making real things... for real. ...that make a real difference. ♪ >>> 75 men and women from 33 countries were sworn in as new u.s. citizens today. e congressman jerry connolly led them in pledge of allegiance. many wanted to become an american to pave a better way for their families. for others it wa i'm one of six children that my mother raised by herself, and so college was a dream when i was a kid. i didn't know how i was gonna do it, but i knew i was gonna get that opportunity one day, and that's what happened with un

i-90, from boston to syracuse. and i-80, from new york to davenport, iowa. thunderstorms make for a slick ride on i-90 and 94 from wisconsin to chicago. rain on parts of i-10, from san antonio, to new orleans. >> and if you're flying today, airport delays are possible in boston, new york, philly, d.c., charlotte and chicago. >>> well, there is major help starting today for families whose loved ones suffer from alzheimer's and related diseases. families and caregivers can check a new one-stop website for easy to understand information about dementia and where to get help. it's part of a long-term white house strategy to find a cure for alzheimer's by 2025. >>> police in tucson have confirmed that the father of a missing 6-year-old girl has been barred from having contact with his two seasons. >> isabel celis was missing three weeks ago. her father, sergio, reported her missing. >> it does not mean we have settled on a path with this investigation. as we said from the very beginning, we're open to multiple paths on this investigation. we're not closing the doo

14 players selected to the college football hall of fame, began his career as a running back at syracusesenior receiver earned all american honors in 1979. he had 1,140 rushing yards. >>> nba playoffs, heat hosting the pacers, 3rd quarter, dwayne wade has his pass stolen by paul george who goes the distance. pacers outscored the heat 28-14 in the 1st quarter. they built an 11-point lead. final seconds heat down three. it's mario chalmers who attempts to tie it, but it's no good. pacers cool the heat 78-75 to even the series at one game apiece. a loss ends miami's 13-game home winning streak in the postseason. >>> maryland ford ashton announced he will transfer to a school near his home in the bronx to take care of his mother. i'm dave feldman. brian is back with more of the edge after this. have a good night. >> the verizon 4g lte sports desk brought to you by verizon 4g lte. droid does. and does it launch apps by voice while learning your voice ? launch cab4me. droid does. keep left at the fork. does it do turn-by-turn navigation ? droid does. with verizon, america's largest 4glte netwo

syracuse to albany all the way to boston the rain has moved in, especially the north side of boston.mont, new hampshire, rain, expect a rainy day. further to the south you have a wet morning commute to cleveland, mansfield, columbus, pittsburgh. little bit of rain heading for charleston. indiana and kentucky we're starting to dry things out. that's where the worst of the wet weather is. showers for the big cities. very light though. mostly only lasting 15 to 20 minutes. new york, philly, d.c., i don't expect a lot of airport delays from the light rain. as we look to the southeast, typical thunderstorm. 92 in orlando. texas is the other rainy spot. talk about gorgeous weather, middle of the country looks fantastic from oklahoma, kansas, chicago, denver back to the west coast. as far as tomorrow goes, tomorrow will be the last day of this rainy weather sliding off the east coast. after that we're in for a nice traet through mother's day. >> let's move that weather out of here. >>> let's turn to sports now. the nba playoffs. the l.a. clippers, yeah, the clippers, not the lakers, trying

syracuse at 91. northern michigan around 90 degrees. 95 in detroit and chicago. 94 in st. louis.ll around, sweltering under some summer-like heat. a record high for the day officially measured at 97. that goes back to 1941. that record will last one more year as we fell short of it by 4 degrees. downtown baltimore did manage to hit 98. that is no longer the official reading for this region. some storms did pop up in the mountains to the west. they faded after sunset and it will be mostly clear for the rest of the night. temperatures will not cool much now -- will not fool much at all. still in the '80s are around baltimore. all the way back to hagerstown, 82 at college park. some of the cooler northern suburbs may reach the upper-'60s, but most regions will stay in the '70s. things will change once this front gets through. winter storm warnings in great falls, montana. about 5 inches of snow in the past couple of days in the western montana mountains. that cool air will slowly work its way east. tomorrow, another hot day. the front that will be approaching will trigger some storm

. >> and on this tribute page, a graduate film student from syracuse university who was killed by syrian government forces while filming this week's attacks. >> he was an activist in the best sense of the word, using the media to express the passion and issues of a situation that he was confronting in his country and making sure that people in the world would have an opportunity to know what was happening. >> reporter: bassel al-shadade, a fullbright scholar, is a native of syria who went back to his homeland to document his peoples' struggle. meantime assad is still clinging to the excuses he gave in an interview to barbara walters back in december. >> do you think that your forces cracked down too hard? >> they are not my forces. they are military forces that belong to the government. >> okay, but you're the government. >> i don't own them. i am president. >> any chance assad is going to fall anytime soon and will the u.s. be forced to intervene beforehand? >> there's been a huge hope that his days are numbered. his days apparently will not be numbered unless there is entervention. i s

. >>> the wife of the former syracuse assistant basketball coach bernie fine is holding a news conferences lawyer says she'll address what she's calling scanned scandalous lies. >>> we could see the daughter of john edwards taking the witness stand today. it's still not known if she'll testify or to what she will testify. also it's unclear whether edwards or his mistress rielle hunter will take the stand either. >>> the new international terminal at the hartsfield- jackson airport in atlanta is set to open today. the nearly $1 1/2 billion project is adding 12 gates and nearly 200 already exist thrg at that airport. >>> the stars are going to be in france beginning today for the famed international com film festival. it happens along the french riviera and the first film stars bruce willis, bill murray and ed norton. how about that? now, lynette, you've been to kahn, but not the film festival. >> it is beautiful, you have got to go. we have beautiful weather here at home. visibility an issue this morning. we do have a little bit of patchy fog. that will burn off, we'll get some sunshine in

. >>> the wife of former syracuse assistant basketball coach bernie fine is taking on espn.ays that the network has destroyed her reputation. laurie fine is suing espn and two of its reporters for libel. she's currently making that announcement at a press conference right now. we've been monitoring it for you. as you know, her husband was fired from syracuse last november after several ball boys accused bernie fine of molesting him. bernie fine has not been charged with a crime and maintains his innocence. his wife, laurie, became a part of that scandal after espn aired a recorded phone call with one of her husband's accusers. that suggested that she knew about the alleged sexual abuse and here's what laurie fine said today about espn's report and what she claims are defamatory accusations. >> it is impossible for me to describe here today what espn has taken away from me. they should apologize and retract these horrible lies reported about me. only after these defendants have taken responsibility for their reprehensible actions, they should be held accountable and then just

. >>> and the wife of former syracuse assistant basketball coach bernie fine is holding a news conferawyersshe'll address what she's calling scanned lous lies about her. her husband is accused of abusing former ball boys. >>> at penn state, the sex scandal continues. attorneys on both sides of the case against former coach sandusky are scheduled to meet with a judge today. they'll be talking about the status of the case. sandusky is not scheduled to appear. >>> it is now 4:45. we got a full day for you. megan is out live at the cathedral of mary our queen. we still have a lot of weather and traffic to talk about. >> we do. >> storms monday. yesterday things turned out pretty well yesterday afternoon. >> not bad. we saw some sunshine in a lot of spots. as we went into the evening time, we did get some severe thunderstorms across the area, basically for pg county as well. let's go ahead and talk about the traffic really quickly. reporter: unfortunately right now there's -- fortunately there's no rain to affect your commute. 95 looking clear through white marsh, that will continue through the