the terps down just 4. final minute, a miss. gets his own rebound. maryland goes to vasquez who banks it in. maryland with the lead. 80-79. great play by bowie. 39 seconds left. michigan state comes right back. green, it's a jumper. spartans back in front by 1 with 20 seconds left. final seconds now, vasquez with the ball. you know the acc player of the year wants it and he got it. terps up 1. 6.6 seconds left. vasquez with a game high 26. michigan state doesn't call time-out. oh, my goodness. at the buzzer. heartbreaking loss for maryland 85-83. michigan state wins. the terps finish the season 24- 9. >> i thought we did everything we could to win the game. in other words, you ask your team to put it out there and try to win the game. i thought we did. you have to give michigan state credit. they hit some big shots to counter what we were doing at the end of the game. and, you know, it just seemed like we were going to win that game and then we had it taken away from us so this is tough. >> one thing about our team, we just never gave up. we didn't g

terps pressure. terps down just 4. now final minute, adrian bowie on the miss.s his own rebound. maryland goes to having qez. -- to vasquez. maryland with the lead. mihigan state comes right back. green hits the jumper. spartans back in front by one. 20 seconds left final seconds, vasquez with the ball. spinner, lane, yeah, vasquez got t. terps up one. 6.6 left. michigan state doesn't call time. cory lucious takes itin traffic. oh, the buzzer. maryland falls 85-83. so the terps win one and lose one and the season is now over. >> i thought we did everything we could to win the game. in other words, you ask your team to put it out there and try to win the game and i thought we did. you have to give michigan state credit. they hit some big shots at end of the game. you know, it just seemed like we were going to win that game and then we had it taken away from us so this is tough. >> one thing about our team, we just never gave up. we didn't give up. i thought, you know, we still had the game won. >> later on i'll look back on this and seewhat great after comeback w

>>> we'll tell you about the terps and who they're taking to the court. >>> baltimore bust, mr. counterfeit -- counterfeit bags and shoes and viagra. >>> also -- >> reporter: good morning, it's been nearly 2 years since a 22- year-old edgewood man was murdered during a birthday party and his killer is still on the loose. next, hear from his family begging for answers. >>> it's finally sprung, welcome to the first official day of spring. tim williams is here with the first updated weather forecast. eyewitness news saturday morning starts now. >>> good morning, and welcome to eyewitness news this saturday. i'm gigi barnett. >> and temperatures in the 40s. good morning. >> good morning. >> welcome to spring. >> yes, it will be here about seven hour, officially around 1:32. it's been a long winter. we're ready for it. >> we look at the radar and we'll show you outside, it's a clear start to the last saturday morning of winter. we have a front move anything and we'll be here late tomorrow. really, a weekend looks good and we'll see clouds out of it and the temperatures stay warm righ

his career as a terp earned him our geico 15 minutes of fame. stick around.be right back.  >>> welcome back. attendance is not mandatory per n.f.l. rules. but new redskins coach mike shanahan did expect 100% participation. when they are started training last week, there were faces both old and new. here's shanahan on the workouts. >> we're asking guys to come in here two hours a day, four days a week. that's eight hours. there's 168 hours in a week. eight hours a week is a very small price to pay to work with your teammates and be the best you can be. and so i like what we've got thus far. we've got guys working extremely hard. it's a long off-season. and part of it is getting better as a football team. there's only one way you're going to get better. throwing and catching and getting stronger. and that's by working out and working out together. >>> that will wrap up this edition of geico sports xtra. thanks for letting us be a part of your nature. have a great night.

you know the terps watched this one.hawks locked the lead one minute and two seconds into the game and they never got it back. who would have thunk it? northern iowa up by six. ali farokhmanesh. man, 50 seconds to play. kansas down by three. this is sherron collins. a tough shot in the line. pulls kansas in one. the closest game. it was 3-2. would northern iowa hang on? well, they barely beat the full-court press. farokhmanesh. no rebounders, no problem. this guy is fearless. gives northern iowa a four-point lead with 35 seconds to go. they run out the clock. the bench is going crazy. what an upset. the panthers win it 69-67 over the number one overall seed, kansas jayhawks. >>> villanova fighting for their tournament lives against st. mary's. second half, nova down by three. on the break, malik wayne to antonio pena up and in, that's a three-point play. wildcats tide at 51. had trailed st. mary's most of the game. 1:23 left, tied at 65. mickey mcconnell the crossover is filthy. the deep three, good. mcconnell finished w

the terps' led by two at the half. second half maryland up 11. he added 19 points as maryland beats houston 89-77. it's their 10th straight first-round win. they advance to play michigan state tomorrow at 2:30. gary williams knows that is no easy task going against tom and the spartans. >> tom's team has always played. they come after you. they execute very well. you have to match their intensity and passion for the game. >> we'll have much more post-game reaction plus complete highlights and a review of their game against the spartans at 10:50 on "sports unlimited." back to you. >>> what a perfect spring day. at 1:32 today, spring arrived. plenty of people took advantage of the amazing weather downtown. many walked around the harbor, shops and even paddle boating. will this great weather continue tomorrow or could a few clouds roll in? he has a first look at our skywatch forecast. welcome. >> good to be here. i don't know how we're going to improve tomorrow. i think it will be almost as good tomorrow as we had today. 61 degrees. can you believe

ultimately the terps advanced to the sweet 16.e have been reminded of that glorious moment throughout this year's tourney thanks to it running nonstop in commercial form. but today maryland endures the other end of that kind of madness. gary williams, without a second round wind since the buzzer beater from nicholas. korie lucious, three-on one, spartans parraging up 22-10. keeping maryland alive in the first half, 3 of his 18 for the game. 32-25 michigan state alead. late first half, kalin lucas, last season big ten player of the year. gorgeous runner is good. spartans up nine but he injured his achilles after the shot. kalin lucas did not return. 48-39, michigan state at the break. second half, vasquez, quintessential graveous moment. run is good. terps within five. backdoor wut perfect, in for the slam. a minute later, summers. not opening the wing. it shouldn't matter. morgan out working the terps. crazy effort. gets it to go. 78-66. then the rally is on. adrian buoy goes coast to coast. watch his right elbow. knocks out half

as time expires michigan state breaking terps' hearts everywhere.ms says there is logic in not getting over it too quickly. >> i want to feel it. to get ready for next year or whatever. you have to, unfortunately, you don't do it as much with the wins as y should but with the losses i think you can really gain why you coach. you know, this is part of it. you have to get knocked down once in a while and you get back up again and hopefully it makes you better. as a coach, you can get better. >> gary williams also said he is good friends with tom izzo. he sd after the game tom and he were talking and he was saying, buddy, it hurts for me, too. they are such good friends. >> izzo was saying it hurts for him, too? >> yeah. >> not nearly. >> and also we have in other news, georgetown lady hoyas are trailing to baylor. 37-24 in the second half. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >>> a driver hits a woman and then takes off. the police officer who watches it all, it's definitely expensive having a growing family and it's something that you think about. we try

and the terps have their eyes on number 12.heading into friday's matchup. >> to be the leader -- leading scorer in the country. and to score twitch points a -- 25 points a game now, with the way defenses are, it's hard to do. so he's done it this year. and you know, he's a guy that can go off -- if you average 25, that means you can get 30. >> we're not really worried about him. you know. but he shoots a lot of shots. and i don't know what his percentage is. but i'm guessing that it's not 50%. so he shoots a lot of shots. but we are just going to contain the shot. contain as much and help out as much. and just play our defense. >> reporter: meanwhile, morgan state gets west virginia. and the mountaineers, dashon butler. had a couple of clutch inning game shots. and leading west virginia to the big east tournament title. the tournament begins tomorrow, morgan state in maryland begins friday. see it here. game in buffalo, new york. friday night, the terps taking on houston in spokane, washington. maryland, the number 1 seed. see

so you know the terps were watching this one. and one minute two seconds into the game they never got it back. second half northern iowa up by six. what a pass. northern iowa and the jayhawks shaking in their boots. kansas down by three. jayhawks go to their go-to guy. driving, hanging and hitting. it's a one-point game. closest it had been since 3-2 with northern iowa hanging on? they barely break the press here. get to it the man. no rebounders. no problem. the only purple you see on the screen is number 5 and he is fearless, drains it and that was basically the difference. 69-67 was the nal. northern iowa, a ninth seed knocks off number one kansas. scotty reynolds and villanova fighting for their tournament lives against st. mary. nova down by three. gets it up to pena. the basket and the foul. a three-point play. we're tied at 51. wildcats had traed st. mary's for most of the game. tied at 65. st. mary's guard with a filthy crossover and a deep three. mcconnell finishes with 14. st. mary's having fun. under a minute to go. vi

we'll hear from the terps on our late news tonight. >>> baseball now. the orioles are hit with yet another spring training injury. today, pitcher koji uahara limps off the field with an injured left hal -- hamstring. no word on how serious the injury is, but he suffered from that left year, too. miguel tejada signing autographs. base hit brings in nick markakis. he slides in with the first run of the game. 1-0, first. adam jones comes in the third inning. deep and gone. second home run this spring for adam jones. matt sweeters -- matt wieters also hit one out. he was hit hard. seven runs allowed in just three innings. travis schneider hit two home runs off of g guthrie. the orioles lose to toronto, 13- 3. it's the season opener. when it counts, april 6th at tampa bay. let's see if they can get it straight until then. >> it was fun today. >> yes, it was. >> that's it for us tonight. i'm mary bubala. >> and i'm vic carter, for bob and mark. thanks for watching wjz, maryland's news station. don't go away. coming up next, more march madness. continues right

and villanova and maryland terps. i like them. i like what gary has done throughout his career there. >> okay. >> and kendra? >> you know of course hank is from new mexico i'm going with new mexico. i'm from san diego i picked it to go. but... >> to win. >> not win. kansas to win the whole thing. >> i have syracuse winning. i'm the only one apparently. >> after losing i'm like i'm sceptical now. are you a fan. you are doing it by mascots? >> no. and. and the time and i had help from my husband. and. >> and we had advice and. >> it wins. >> and quick filling out the brackets? >> and and choose to play and particularly if you beat us you gate chance to meet us. and you win $190 million. >> and we're excited about it. and a lot of people. we have some fun videos we have if you want to go there. and. >> this is funny i will say that. >> and just go to the web site. >> say it. >> so be fun. >> and it is the cbs sports line. >> get what you want. >> and and and thank you very much. >>> hope to spend a day with you. >> i know who you are

even if you're not a terps fan it felt like everybody was a terps fan last night. >> it was a tough punch in the gut. as he said, that player will remember that shot for the rest of his life. >> absolutely. >> with less than a second left. amazing. 5:22. let's get another check on traffic and l. let's start with tom kierein. >> as we start off this monday morning we got a cloud cover and scattered sprinkles around. grab the umbrella before you head off to work and school. where you see the blotches o blue scattered light rain in montgomery and howard counties, are northern prince george, across virginia into the shenandoah valley and eastern virginia. temperatures near 60. 60 in washington. high today climbing about five degrees and maybe a passing shower. perhaps a thunder shower this afternoon, few sprinkles tonight through midday tomorrow. now as we look at the end of the week should be dry and into the weekend friday maybe a shower but the weekend looking dry. jerry, how is the traffic >> take a peek along kenilworth avenue, eastern avenue we're okay. word of a broken down vehicle in

we thought the terps had no shot at this one. vasquez, going down as one of the all-time terps who took his best shot and with six seconds left to play. michigan state comes down court -- no you don't. the buzzer beater, maryland falls to michigan state. how many of us thought with the loss of kansas, maryland will make it in to the big date. tough one. 85-83. maryland loses, what a great game. i don't know how many teams could have beaten michigan state. >>> we are going to take a look at your weather, coming up and then we'll take a break. >>> it's 6:09, we have maryland's most powerful radar. we have had an intense band of rain developing on the east side of baltimore. over to rosedale, moderate rain, a fresh sweep coming through. as we have five sweeps with maryland's most popular doppler radar. take it easy, more on this and our cooler forecast, coming up. >>> let's see what is happening on the roads as a result of this wet weather. here's kim brown. >> the rain not affecting the roadways too much. only one incident in the a

terps knew they could play with michigan state.yland was the higher seed, had a better record but they trailed most of the game. at one point by 15 poinltses. but -- 15 points but they caught the spartans. got beat at the buzzer. more time and maryland would have won this game for sure. two minutes left, greivis vasquez spins. he made the free floater. cult the deficit to 6. joint possession. the terps pressure. it rests in the steal. vasquez saves to mosley for the lay-in. terps down just 4. final seconds maryland trails 82-81. vasquez with the ball. got it. a game high 26. michigan state didn't call a time-out. they're down by one. the big fella, he gives it to cory lucious. don't go in but it does. michigan eliminates maryland 85- 83. the tournament goes with one win, one loss and mary out. >> i thought we did everything we could to win the game. in other words, you ask your team to put it out there and try to win the game. i thought we did. you have to give michigan state credit. they hit some big shots to count wear we were do

waiting for tipoff didn't seem to affect the terps who were able to not only keep pace but eventuallyouston. late last night in spokane, washington gary williams and company pulled away from the pesky cougars in the second half. jordan williams had a monster night in his first ncaa game. a team high 21 point, a game high 17 rebounds. what about the seniors? they did their thing too. the terps hold on for an 89-77 win and it wasn't easy being the last team to play in the opening round. >> i think we were just -- [ indiscernible ] we were so tight. we hadn't played in a while. we watched all these games. a lot of teams got upset. we just wanted -- we just weren't relax. the second half was a different type of game. we were loose and we led the game and we had a good game. >> i always tell myself nothing else matters except the first game. i don't look at anybody else's tape or anything like that i just look at houston. you know, we try to prepare that way and i try to get that through to the players because, you know, if you start thinking well, if this team wins, they lose, that helps

it geographically, it is the midwest reason for the terps that play against houston. maryland is declared the favorite. he's and enters the tournament on a much greater role. they won four games in four days to burn injury. -- earn entry. houston has maryland's full attention. >> it is taking as many shots as possible, hopefully you can wear them down. it is not easy. >> we will have four guards a lot of times. anybody can shoot from wherever whenever. >> bracket busting in full swing already for the insanely die- hard college fans. the number one goes down, arizona state, a turnover. takes on the 25-footer. jacksonville a letter. the crowded devastated. we wrap up with a sports commendation for coach. turner takes over at kansas hoping to change a culture of intimidation and bullying left from the previous regime. it is off to a good start. at the all-american quarterback will run his program without cursing. he has hired a staff that will follow suit. his reasoning? develop these young men, it is counterproductive to curse. that is refreshing. stay tuned for a curse

the terps and spartans will tip off at 2:30 p.m. udge see all of the action -- you can see all of the action right here exclusively on wjz 13. >>> a couple of big upsets during yesterday's tournament action as st. mary's edges out villanova to advance to the sweet 16. they did it on a long three- point shot from mcconnell. then a great defensive fan in the game, st. mary's wins 75-68 but that's not the only upset. [ cheering ] you can't be serious with that shot! >> the number one overall seed going home. the kansas jayhawks lost a game that fans thought they were sure to win. northern iowa beat the jayhawks in a thrilling victory final score 69-67. >> wow. and so with the upsets, you can imagine a lot of people's brackets are broken this morning and that would include most of us here at wjz and the bracket challenge. the lead i once had is gone. mark and stan have slipped to second. i'm in third now with mary, adam and jessica. kansas losing is going to throw a lot of people out of whack. >> somebody told me yesterday that's why it

. >> the terps hope to avoid the losing feelings.y will play in one of the last games of the night against 13th seeded houston. the terps should know that no game is a given. >> we will compete and we will try to do our best butwe are not going to get overconfident, no. that's not how we will be. we will be there and try to play our game. we will try to win but it won't be easy. >> george mason basketball coach attended president obama's speech on health care reform today. he knows a thing or two about march madness. remember his 2006 team went to the final four. we asked his thoughts on the early round upset. >> it makes the tournament very exciting. the underdogs will start to feel like they can make it to the final four, like we did in 2006 and they are hoping to go on a run like we did and it was possible for us. it's not impossible for anybody still alive. >> so, would the upsets continue today? number 12 cornell taking on temple. brian whitman hit four three- pointers, 20 points. lewis dale hit three three- pointers finishing w

hear from gary williams and some of the terps on the big game. coming up in "sports unlimited". >> in 15 minutes, on the "late edition". towson university teacher fired for a comment he made in a classroom. what he said, coming up. >> and a dare devil breaks a motorcycle jumping record, not once but twice. see the death defying compact after he -- how he felt afterwards. for these stories and much more, join us tonight at 10:00. part of our very lives. at pnc, we help make achievement happen. pnc. for the achiever in us all. >> final look at the seven-day forecast. it looks like we have a storm passing through the area overnight tonight, tomorrow morning into the afternoon. leaving us with a trace of snow on the ground. more possibly on the eastern shore. temperatures 41. and this storm out of here quickly. looking at thursday. mostly cloudy. 43. by the weekend it will be fabulous. 45 on friday. with sun and mostly sunny skies. and then saturday, clear skies. and 50 degrees. 55 sunday. and then monday, tuesday, 56 degrees. it looks like nice mild

the terps and michigan state for a trip to the sweet 16. we pick it up with terps down 1, under 10 seconds to play. the spin and floater and maryland takes the lead with 6 seconds to go. michigan state with a chance. they drive and put the ball in the hands of corey lucious and miss. michigan state eliminates maryland with an 85-83 win. >>> the wizards last night visiting kobe bryant and company and they were abused by kobe bryant from long-range. the lakers star scored 7 from behind the ark. he had 24. the lakers against wizards, a 99-92 loss. they have dropped 11 straight. >>> good news for the nationals this sunday. they won. giving up two runs over five innings of work. nats beat the marlins 9-7. that is a quick look at morning sports. have a great start to your workweek. >>> it is 6:25. watch out cheaters, find out what is being done to nab you. >>> and a proposed fare hike. in five minutes learn where and when they will be. angie? >> reporter: heavy delays on the outer loop due to a disabled vehicle. more info coming up. devon? >> a c

. >> terps need the best from their best. the player of the year has all the stats and awards as a all tom blair of maryland. -- all-time player of maryland. >> to get us to work and play our best, which is leadership. >> we are all pretty close to coach. we are going to play our best and do our best and put everything we have out there on the court. >> enjoy the madness. >> terps play the university of houston tonight. >> did you double check your lottery tickets from last night? you might be the winner of one of the largest multi match jackpots in history. >> addressing concerns over artificial sweeteners, what you should know about your sugar substitute of choice. >> i picked it up, and i did not have to say hello. he said, how do you feel about what just happened to you? >> it is called the grandson scammed, and it cost his family thousands. what to look for so it does not happen to you. >> the navy hospital ship has returned after its mission to haiti. haiti. >> it is time to check your lottery tickets from last night, e

the terps would love to see more of the same from jordan williams.reshman big was great in the first round against houston. 21 points and 17 rebounds. the majority of the rest of the scoring, done by the terps' trio of seniors. 56 points, and maryland is thinking about the spartans, and last night. ninth seeded northern iowa stunned the tuournamentournamen seed kansas. they took the lead 1:02 into the game and never looked back. 40 seconds to go and ali far farokhmanesh buries the three to give the panthers a four-point lead. 69-67. the party is on for northern iowa. that's your sports minute. i'm dan healey, everybody have a great sunday. >>> my old kansas friend calls it march sadness. >> they are still shaking their heads in kansas, trying to figure that one out. >>> 26 after the hour, breaking down health care. reading the fine print for you to find out how the changes could affect you. >>> and picking the best pet food. are you hurting your dog or cat by opting for the generic brands? that answer, coming up. back to the right? no, back here. how

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the terps will go against it -- -- the hoyas will go against ohio.nd him better by being a facilitator. >> you attract double teams. it is important to have a big man in our system that can pass and create things for other people. he has the bonus. he is going to be forced to make decision. >> chris right out of st. john's college high school. >>> adjusting to the time change and the travel. gary loves it because he has his team away from distractions. they play houston on friday night. >> playing well is the key this time of year, because if you played your level in the n.c.a.a. tournament, you do not have to play over your head to do well, but you have to play to your level. >>> let's talk about the redskins. what's up with rex grossman? why would they sign him? it is about competition. his college career was terrific at florida. he was the heisman runner-up. she was thrown into the fire with the bears. -- he was thrown into the fire with the bears. >> we want competition. if you look in his background, you can see how much experience he has. he ha

friday night, the terps take on houston in spokane, washington.yland, the number 1 seed in the midwest bracket. see all of the action here. >>> spring training. the orioles' three-game winning streak comes to a crashing halt today. the birds' bats went silent. a 4-1 defeat that included two errors by fielders. we'll look at the masn spring training report at 6:00. >>> other baseball news. texas rangers manager ron watson issued a public apology today, admitting he tested positive for cocaine last july. when the league said they would go public, he offered to resign. but they let him stay. he said he used cocaine once in what he says was a weak moment. >>> another big weekend of college lacrosse coming up. is it too early in the season to be concerned? not if you're johns hopkins. we'll hear from dave petromalla. they have a tough game against syracuse saturday night. i'll have details ahead. >> there's no more snow babies. >> i was just going to say that. >> we're getting closer to may. >> it was all behind them, chg. >>> still to come on wjz's ey

terps beat houston 89-77.y'll need to play with the same emotion today. >> the big thing for us out here is to just keep playing the way that got us here. we can't make a lot of changes now and i think both coaches have an idea of what the other team does and you have to go play. now you have to put it out there on the court. >> well the big upset saturday, the northern iowa panthers taking on the kansas jayhawks. and picking it up in the final minutes. and take a look at this three- pointer. this would bust many brackets across the country. northern iowa disposed of the top seed 69-67. and they play today's winner between maryland and michigan state. >>> and how about the second seed in the south. villanova survived a scare in the first round. another tight one with saint mary's. scotty reynolds knocked down a three. and later tied at 69, mickey mcdonnell with the heave and look at what happened. he banks in the three and it wasn't pretty but it counts and saint mary's shocked villanova. >>> and in women's ac

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she's made such an impact on the university's program, guiding the terps to a championship in 2006. but brenda freeze is also juggling a much smaller team of her own, her twins. they're now two years old. she shared her secrets for making it all work over lunch in her office at comcast center. i saw you on twitter and you said that i was coming to your office and you didn't know what was on the menu, so i felt pressure. i hope that you like this. how do you balance what you do with now being the mother of twins? >> well, i mean, i think first and foremost, you know, i have a team, a great team here at maryland, tremendous staff, a tremendous support staff. so makes my job obviously easier here. but i also feel like you have to have a team at home. you know, i think women are used to obviously just, you know, always having the ability to -- to multitask and kind of your hair on fire, so to speak. you know, just -- i wouldn't have it any other way. being sleep deprived it worth every second. >> you don't look it. >> i joke now that i have to go on the road, you know, for road trips or

barack obama details his bracket and while doing so he picks michigan state to beat maryland saying the terpsave a great player but michigan state has a great coach. i don't know how that sits with gary williams but this will ultimately be settled on the court, not in the oval office. >>> maryland and -- both play friday, see it here starting at 12:10. that game in buffalo new york. taking on houston and spokane washington. see all the action here on wjz. folks already looking on how to get out of work tomorrow. >> you talked with the president's brother-in-law. >> he's still coaching in a college basketball invitational, so he keeps his opinions to himself. opinions to himself. >>> a family dog ,,,, it's definitely expensive having a growing family and it's something that you think about. we try to be conscious of that and plan out our meals so that we can feed everyone on a budget. at giant, we know saving money is important. every time you shop with your card, you can enjoy thousands of real deal savings and weekly specials, like perdue boneless chicken breasts, buy 1, get 1 free. and fres

the terps were up by one point.higan state comes back and they score. -- then michigan state comes back and they score. who are you going to call? then merit -- then the maryland has the lead. oh, no, md. loses. it was 85-83 with a spectacular comeback. >> it was a spectacular team. i am not saying that there are not other teams out there. this is how we played, right there. >> magic johnson, jr., or tragic johnson, however you want to look at it, he did very well. i could not be more proud of the team. >> you have to give them credit. >> with less than one second left, wanamaker could drive. and save yohere is chris krame'g his team a lead. -harris, that is a great name. the huggins' the west virginia was looking to get his -- doug higgins of west -- he was looking to get his sweet 16. the virginia women have lost in the n.c.a.a. tournament, upset by green bay. today's nascar race -- the winner got to celebrate. on the short track, you'll never get one of the spectacular flips or anying. you get bumper cars. he too

the terps had finally taken the lead with just seconds left after trailing for most of the game. >>> you're thinking about your monday morning commute. what do you think about metro's options foreclosing its massive budget deficit. the transit agency wants your opinion on that. it's holding a series of public hearings on that. megan mcgrath is live outside of the vienna metro station right now with more on this. good morning. >> reporter: it's a large budget short fall. $189 million and metro's board will have to figure out exactly what they will do to close that gap and they have a number of different options available and they will ask for a number of options from the public. six hearings will be held over the course of the next week and a half. that first hearing happens tonight in vienna. the options being considered include a combination of fare increase and service reductions as well as changes in metro accesses, fare structure and service. also out there, staff reductions and possibly getting additional funds from local jurisdictions. now we're here at the vienna metro station

if the weather is not enough to get you down, terps fans are very down after the terps lost a heartbreakerme back after trailing by 16 to the spartans and took a one-point lead. that left just enough time to hit the three-pointer and give the spartans the win. that ended the season and it was the last game for the seniors. we will get a check of the weather. tom, brighten our lives here. >> rain moving in and darker clouds as well. we look at the radar and there is steady, heavier rain moving up our way perhaps in two to three hours. temperatures are near 60 and highs in the mid 60 and more showers into midday. how is the traffic? >> typical along new york avenue. volume through the traffic lights and through the third street tunnel. no road work in sight and with the rain, it may be that way for midday. >> more

the terps have 54 letter winners returning, including 12 starters and eight guys who are all conferencell americans last year. finally tonight, this is from the spring training game. i want you to keep an eye on the ump, as the thunder hits the stadium. watch his reaction. scares the pants -- give me that again. i'm out of here. we don't -- oh hey, i thought it was cute because we all kind of react that way when the thunder strikes. i am leaving, let's go inside. >> it's like a new dance move. it could be a youtube sensation if they played it eight times. >> what do we say? >> when thunder roars, go indoors. >> very good advice. any thunder roaring tonight? >> not tonight. showers through the evening. tomorrow, sunshine temperatures around 60. >> that's it for 9news now at 6:00. the cbs

and terps not ranked in the top 25 since november 23rd. hosting duke.e back with more on the edge right after this, hannel. i will be refor whatever the day throws at me. uh, looks like tor, bumper to bumper traffic and some kind of weird smell downtown. i will be working from home today. my sister's coming. i can make it. i'm sure she's lovely. [ male announcer ] instant weather and traffic without changing the channel and 2 times more very satisfied customers than cox. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. because every week, we start things off with ten dollar pizzas from pizza hut. yeah, it's insane. any pizza, any size, any crust, any topping is just ten dollars. meat lover's, supreme pan pizza...whatever we want. it's crazy. ♪ what's even crazier? ♪ i'm not even in economics this semester. [ male announcer ] right now, any pizza at pizza hut is just $10. any pizza, any size, any crust, and any toppings -- for only $10. only at your pizza hut. acquittal a . >>> as if 3-d was

. >> on the opposite coast, the terps are in spokane washington and will tip off against washington friday. gary williams explains why the big dance is such a big deal. >> it takes over the country now. you get casual fans filling out brackets. the casual fans win the brackets which is interesting. something likes the colors of a certain team, it usually pays off. but that is what is great bit. you can jump into college basketball this time of year without really following it that close during the season and still be apart of march madness. >> pick the team with your favorite color, that's the secret. redskins picked rex grossman. he was with the texans last year. he played the previous six seasons with the chicago bears leading them to super bowl xli. he played in 37 nfl games starting 31 of those. >> we want competition and i think if you look in rex's background, you can sigh what he has done, how much experience he has. he is obviously a year into the system. not a lot of playing time but i'm looking forward to seeing all of these quarterbacks what they can do on the field. >> yesterda

the terps go into a transition period.re the three seniors and greivis vasquez, the reigning acc player of the year. those are three key pieces, guys gary williams went to war for three years and he is going to miss them. >> greivis plays with everything on his sleeve which is a great way to play the game. unfortunately, there's not enough people that do anything in lifelike that. it's nice to see people that are not afraid to put it out there and he is one of them. eric is just -- he plays through his personality. eric is a quiet person, smart intellectual guy on the court. seeing situations that he is a school coach. i think he grew up that way as a player. landon dedicated himself. he didn't want to hear that he was a good player. when he came in as a freshmen, i wasn't sure he could play for us he wound up scoring

. >>> but next, after 5 straight wins, could the terps with fios you have instant access to news, traffic and weather without changing the channel. i will be ready for whatever the day throws at me. uh, looks like torrential rain, bumper to bumper traffic and some kind of weird smell downtown. i will be working from home today. my sister's coming. i can make it. i'm sure she's lovely. [ male announcer ] instant weather and traffic without changing the channel and 3 times more very satisfied customers than comcast. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >>> od morning, everybody. here is your first look at sports. as they get ready to play duke for a piece of the acc title on wednesday, there's good news for tripleket for garry williams. they have cracked the 25, the as has them at 22. the coach's poll says 23 this after five wins if a row. senior graves vee vasquez. you will remember, he torched tech for 41 saturday night. also, center jordan williams has been named acc rookie of the week, averaging 3 1/2 points and 10 rebounds in it the two marylan

the terps have not been ranked in the top 25 since november 23rd and 19th ranked georgetown will face west virginia tonight in morgantown. austin freeman will not play for the joyas. he's battling a stomach price. >>> thank you for that. one last check of our forecast. sue palka. sue? >> things will be mostly quiet tomorrow but sometime after dark we expect to see a little bit of mix of rain and snow develop turning over to light snow bottom wednesday morning before it ends. i don't think we'll get a lot of accumulation because temperatures will be too warm. it's possible it could coat the grass and then it looks like we're free and clear after we get through the mess on thursday. >> now you have the news edge. of course the news is always on. myfoxdc.com. back here tonight at 10:00. the news edge at 11:00. tmz on tv is coming up next. have a great night. we'll see you tonight. soft! hard! soft! hard! [ male announc ] how do you decide between crunchy and soft tacos? why don't we have both? [ male announcer ] old el paso. hard and soft tacos. ♪ feed your fiesta. so warm and fluffy. ma

. >> out west the terps are awaiting their first round game friday against houston. in the meantime they hit the practice court today in spokane, washington. gary williams talks about why this tournament is one ever the biggest sport -- of the biggest sporting events of the year. >> it takes over the country now. you get casual fans filling out brackets. in fact, casual fans usually win the brackets which is interesting. somebody likes the colors after certain team, things like that. that usually pays off. but that's what's great about it. you can jump into college basketball this time of year without really following it that close during the season and still be a part of march madness. >> on the -- [ indiscernible ] rex grossman working under kyl shanahan who is the new redskins coordinator. he has played in 37 n.f.l. games. >>> joe gibs and mike shanahan teamed up today for the youth for tomorrow luncheon. it was founded by gibbs in 1986. the program is committed to providing safe environmentals for at risk youth. after the luncheon he talked about the skins' new h

managing editor of te hill bob cusack will break down what is in that bill and explain in simple terps that maybe we can all understand. also pennsylvania governor rendell and south dakota governor rounds will be talking about the impact this bill could have on the states and what it might cost at the state level not just the federal. dick morris on how the leadership is going to do whatever it takes to get this bill passed. and what kind of backroom deals might they be cutting in order to get the votes they need? we are going to beholding a mini town hall group with a bunch of folks from southern california. they will be asking questions that everybody wants answers to. all of that here on this special live edition of huckabee. tonight we start with carl cameron. carl has the latest from capitol hill. it has been a long day for what you is the latest? >> reporter: there were a number of developments today important ones. the house rules committee has been working all day drafting the parameters for tomorrow's debate. earlier today they made a major decision. democrats chose to drop to

spring practice opening for the terps today. the red and white game will be april 24th.nd while playing 24 freshman last year was painful at times, now it will pay dividend. >> we have to benefit from playing young kids last year. they have to grow up. now they should be taking the next step. >> finally tonight, this is a self facial. memphis star elliott williams going up here. but watch the ball as it goes through the hoop, bounces off his face and back into the hoop. that doesn't count of the ball has to come all the way out. he got rejected by his own pie hole. >> don't you hate it when your face is up in the net. >> i often have the problem of being up with my face near the rim. >> i did not know that it didn't count if it doesn't come out of the bottom of the net. i thought it just had to get through the rim. >> that's because you and i grew up playing on playgrounds. today, we know it's small businesses that can create the jobs america needs. that's why at&t is investing billions to upgrade and build out our wired and wireless networks. making them faster, smarter

. >>> the terps marched no the tournament ended in a nail biter afternoon.d trailed by as much as 15 in the second half. the basket with six seconds left put them up by just one. michigan state inbounded. lucius hitting the three- pointer. boom. giving them the 85-83 win. >>> ruined a lot of bracketts. >>> eating healthy on a lot of minds. now a number of brands pushing health benefits on the front of the label. the concerns on what's on front and how the fd a is dealing with the issue. >>> plus helping those devastated by quakes in haiti and chile. how one boy used a din tore make a difference. >>> wicked weather hitting the midwest. spring storms dumping snow from new mexico to arkansas. . >> the sunshine is gone and the rain is almost here. i will tell you when it'll get here and how long it'll last on the other side of the break. [ male announcer ] achievement: embraces mondays. ♪ achievement: loves working capital. ♪ achievement: puts receivables to work. ♪ achievement: expects a lot of itself. cfo: cash flow options, helping business achievers better m

put out a police release saying 11 of the 12 students in the survey left to go pro, that 8 of the terps last 10 seniors have graduated and that all four seniors in the current class are expected to earn degrees. >> maryland obviously doesn't give these guys passing grades just to pass them. we pass them hard. >> i think that's kind of ridiculous. i don't know, we get a lot of support ack democrat he cannily, being a part of the lacrosse team we get tutors whenever we want, i feel like we get pretty good help with everything we need. >> and coach williams says maryland has stepped up its tutoring and academic support but the institute for diversity and ethics in sports says even by the up to date more academic progress rates maryland is falling behind. >>> coupon use is up for the first time in two decades. when the economy goes down, more and more of us are motivated to clip and carry. in fact, the association of coupon professionals says 70% of americans use coupons and some are willing to bid for those savings. >> reporter: kelly needs to replenish her stash of cat food, but before sh

. >> game day for the terps. trying to get past the second round.nce 2003. facing the spartians. the spartans not in the best of health. so certainly advantage maryland on that. their opener, graivis vasquez. that freed up the team to excel. maryland, you had michigan state's full attention. >> i think williams is going to be a great player. he really impressed me. great hands. big body. he impresses me. that's a heck of a catch for them. vasquez is better than he was last year. i think he is an improved player. i love his demeanor, his enthusiasm, his passion. either way, i'm going to be a vasquez fan when i'm done. i'm hoping we're moving on. if we weren't, i could cheer for him. >> the time to start cheering for him after today. then maryland will get the winner of kansas. iowa with a top seed overall in kansas. look what's happening with iowa. collins. here we go. look what he does this time. 40 seblingds seconds ago. up one. rips up the three. it is the dagger that ends kansas' run. northern iowa stuns top seed overall kansas. they are, indeed,

go terps, and they did. i am a graduate of the university of maryland, and like so many others, i am very proud of my alma mater. i went there many, many years ago, and i've owned a number of homes throughout my life, but one of them was three doors from gary williams. i've known gary williams for all the time he's been at the university of maryland, which is now over 20 years. gary williams is an extraordinary individual, extraordinary coach, has had great success at every school he's coached at throughout this country. he's been at maryland for, as i said, over two decades. he's the winningest coach in maryland's history. his predecessor did a great job at the university of maryland. maryland was picked very low in the a.c.c. standings at the beginning of the season. the expectations were not high. the university of maryland team had a freshman strong forward, and so it was perceived that inside they wouldn't have the kind of game they needed to compete in a conference like the atlantic coast conference, w

. >> meanwhilethe terps are hoping to avoid the upset tonight. they play a number 13 seed, they take on cougars in washington state. if they win, they will play the winner of new mexico state. >>> it is 7 minutes after 5:00. ox]x]0]0000 ppúúúp >>> this morning, throats have identified the body of a child who washed ashore at a beach at washington state. it is the 8-year-old boy who vanished with his mother last weekend. he was wearing the same cloths and the mohawk. an autopsy is planned for today. the search continues for his mother. >>> government investigators believe that the driver of the crashed prius this month did not hit the brakes. the driver told police that the car did not stop. the computer shows there was no hit of the brakes. >>> there is news this morning that bernie madoff was attacked behind bars. he suffered a broken nose, ribs and cuts to his head and face. he is serving a 150 years. he will be 72 at the end of april. >>> the is a new law boosting the economy and getting people back to work. president barack obama

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. >>> coming up in the 7:00 hour, march madness is in the air and the terps are rising.rack the top 25 in week. >>> we got to stand up for our children. >> next, parents, students and teachers rally for their schools. >>> does not cut funding for baltimore city schools. that was the message of an education rally in annapolis last night. senator cole is joining us this morning. good morning. >> good morning. >> what was the purpose of the rally. what were you trying to get done? >> last night we had approximately 600 students and parents and we were in support of the governor's budget. as of now, the governor's budget totally funds the baltimore city education. we want to let legislators not to make any cuts. >> the reason you wanted to do that is there's a proposal out there that says local jurisdictions don't have to fund schools at the level they have been doing. >> absolutely. we're letting legislators know that we're paying attention to what is happening and with the support of our baltimore city delegation, we want to make it clear that we're not in support of that

after five straight wins, including a double overtime thriller over virginia tech saturday, could the terps >> final look at the seven-day forecast. it looks like we will see some warmer air moving back into the picture. but first mother nature wants to make sure you get more snow, rain mix tuesday to wednesday. we could get light accumulation, about a ways to an inch across the city. eastern shore one to three. and watch the track closely to see. and 43 thursday. 47 by friday. lets jump to the weekend. saturday, sunday, monday, lower 50s. with plenty of sunshine. so it looks like a great weekend. everybody will be cramming the car washes, trying to just clean off the salt. back to you guys. >> look at that, mild, mild, mild. how do you like it? >> we like it a lot. >> yeah. >> well, maryland is getting ready for wednesday night's huge game against duke. >> bruce cunningham joins us with the latest on "sports unlimited". bruce, you like the true connection, didn't you? >> andrew true, very good. >> coming up on "sports unlimited".