all right terrapins head coach markture gin has done a loot with a little this season. after losing their.guard to a broken foot that left the terrapins with six scholarship players. des spited that they have managed a 6-3 record. tonight they get added help. keyshawn howard is back and will debut. perfect timing for a terrapins squad that has been steadily improving over the course of the season. >> he looks great. has no pain in his foot. played every drill, every practices. >> things are getting better for us. he is definitely a big help. >>> and finally tonight this is from the coyote panthers game generally speaking you want to check the other guy's teammates, not your own. that is shane, joan and cal o'reilly. i think o'reilly, yeah he gets the brunt of that one. you have got to watch out where your teammates are. hockey gets a little crazy. but you don't want to be the one who has taken out your own teammate. >> that has to hurt when you take out your own teammate, that has to feel worse. >>> take it easy out there, would you? >> that is it for us on 9news now at

the terrapins are 6-3. the ravens are two-point favorites to beat the chargers.the welcome back ray lewis to the practice field -- yes today today welcome the back ray lewis. they given a long, slow clap -- they gave him a long, slow clap. you'll see terrell suggs. ray by doing the ray dance. haloti ngata welcome back by saying, "ray who"? >> they stepped up for us and did a great job. and ray lewis will be coming back. you'll see that excitement and leadership come back. it will be good for us. >> ray is not sure if he will play. you can see the game right here on sunday night. >> thank you. dew points have been designed just-in-time for the celebration -- new coins. >> a bear riding in a garbage truck has become a sensation. >> police say thieves are taking off of people's holiday packages delivered right to their front door. >> they probably would not find them on the bus. the bear? there was too much time in between. it is too early for stand-up. we have some rain to talk about. >> there are some problems. we'll update you on an accident in bel air and anothe

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the terrapins are now 6-3 on the season. all right. it was a close one, but we won.rps. >>> from the hardwood to the gridiron, nbc will continue to be your home on nfl on sunday nights for the next ten years. the network and league signed a new agreement yesterday that will keep their partnership going until 2022. the new deal means you'll see 19 new season games beginning right here next season. that includes a game on thanksgiving night. this season's super bowl can be seen here. we'll carry the big game in 2015, 2018 and 2021. >>> all right. is everyone putting up their holiday decorations right now? last night i had a chance to take part in a special holiday tradition. i was down in rockville for the lighting tree ceremony and santa was there. walter johnson high school choir, the dance studio and rockville -- oh, there i am waving. rockville musical center. santa was very popular. i was trying to get to the location where he was getting pictures with the kids. he was being monday. they were shouting gift requests at him. he had to have security detail to get to

point, terrapin point, is over 180 feet straight down.f you go over in that particular spot, you're not going to survive. >> when moriarty arrives on the scene, it's even worse than he expected. the man is not on the icy formation on land, he's waist-deep in frigid water. >> when i saw the victim standing almost in waist deep water right at the brink of the falls, the hair on the back of my neck went up. >> moriarty immediately calls the fire department and the helicopter rescue unit. he also calls the power company upriver and asks them to use their dam to lower the water level. within minutes, niagara firefighter gary carella arrives on the scene. >> where the victim was standing is almost impossible to fathom. it is one of the most dangerous positions that a person can put themselves in. if i was a betting man, i would bet 99.9 times out of 100, that no one could stand that close to the falls. >> carella, moriarty, and the rest of the rescue team meet to come up with a plan. they know there isn't much time. darkness is setting in, and

the terrapin dispatched lafayette's. more happening inside the d.c. dealt with today. the military ball under way. toledo and air force at the half piling up points locked up at 28 a piece. a service man or woman back from the middle east will be given a new house. the peach bowl last night,jordan wright had 14 catches. that was the best of them. one-handed, left-handed and in traffic. that is stan stovall asked. please stay with us with a check in the forecast with tony coming up after this. >> police have released this surveillance video in hope of catching a man. it one year anniversary to honor felicia barnes. we continue to follow the deadly accident on the >> >> maybe a couple of rancheros on credit. it should be drawn on the year's steep. -- it should be dry on new year's day. next week it should get cold. >> thank you for joining us.

also mark furhman and the terrapins in action kicking off a home stretch hoping to regain their home-courttage. they rebounded with a big win in the bb and t classic over notre dame. now they look to start a winning streak before acc action begins. >>> all right time for our high school game of the week poll. it's basketball season, thomas edison, tc williams on the list, hill versus stevens agnes, three yes deer roosevelt versus baloo. you can catch the vote at high school sports.net. >>> finally tonight it was the rams 49ers game on sunday. that's alden smith running to the side. >> he thought "i'll just go sit down and be a good boy." >> which he did. >> that's it for us. >> good night, everybody >>> >> pelley: tonight, a surprise decision from the obama administration. young teenagers will not be allow to the buy the morning after pill without a prescription. wyatt andrews on what's behind the decision. anna werner reports fired penn state coach jerry sandusky has been arrested again on 12 new charges. inside syria-- charissa ward takes us to an underground hospital where rebels, wound

everybody in the roster has the fifth ranked terrapins 84, 76. likewise on beaten delaware. high school holiday to permanent this week as we think of friends and family over the weekend but like to take a moment to think about the team from benjamin franklin. a new public school in baltimore. one with a heavy heart. season is dedicated to a headband to be the sixth man this season but was until this summer. the team has played very well in his honor. he led the way with 16 points. we will keep our eye on the bay hawks all season long. the military ball showcased teams all game long. they delivered at the where it -- reasons promise. tied at 28, working a drop to perfection. he makes the pick and he gets off running. he goes about 75 yards. it was worth it. late fourth inside a minute to play. thousands down one touchdown. defense tripping over themselves and walks in for the score. extra point. it is fake. he coughs it up well before the goal line accurate -- some air force players a little interested in the last place election. the gatorade shower. >> stay with >> quiet and

the terrapins found themselves trailing in the second half at home. she has so much depth and talent on her squad. knocking down the triple. maryland had it going on. look at her go. not going to stop me? that is fine. you will pay for that. 23 points and nine rebounds for the game. the former uconn husky -- it would not be enough. in orlando, yes, how nice to be there right now. that was the good news. here is the bad. he fumbles with a 29-yard touchdown the other way. tommy -- to michael floyd. finally, it comes down with of the touchdown. that is a piece of work right there. 15 yards and the triple coverage. the seminoles go on to win this 18-14. >> 30% chance for some rain showers to mark, not snow showers. it will be 50 degrees. >> that is all for tonight. see you tomorrow. see you tomorrow. get america's favorite coffee for america's favorite single-cup brewer. try all five delicious varieties, only at dunkin' donuts restaurants. america runs on dunkin'.

see if the terrapins can avoid an upset. >> tonights estimated jackpot is $77 million. for $1 more you get our power play off. it is the no. 5. we are ready to play. your first number -- the power ball is next. 19. here are your >> maryland has a little time to improve before diving into the schedule. the need for improvement remains glaring. they just barely won tonight leading florida international. a low-key crowd as they face isiah thomas's panthers. the first half, he dishes to jeremy 483. -- for a 3. he gets it back and makes the baseline jumper. and one for the first lead of the section. he is not messing around here on the dribble. he goes coast to coast. pumps and gets-- it to go. a short road trip to -- taney takes care of the long 3. a game-high 27. put the eagles in front. here it comes. the tigers could not close the gap. they ended the half on a 7-0 run. another three. they take down the tigers 71-57. the first half, morgan, inside. the bears are up six. the sharpshooter penetrates, a poll a jump shot, nothing but net. the bears break through and find thei

as the terrapins continue their home stand, less time focusing on themselves and more on their opponent, not good for a team who has been struggling off season and edging close to acc play. he knows his team could use the extra practice. >> i actually don't like that we play on the 28th, 31st, and the 3rd. instead, we are going to be preparing for stanford and preparing for cornell instead of working on maryland. >> this week's game of the week poll includes hoops games. loudoun valley at potomac falls. d.c..highschoolsports.net. you all appreciate about it. they don't touch each other. >> they are dancing. >> the kid in the blue, he has a little back kick. >> that was a back kick. >> it's the cutest thing. they are bouncing around. here's the back kick. there you go. >> no contact. >> no kids were hurt in the making of this video. they didn't get close to each other. isn't that the cutest thing? >> that's all for 9news now at 6:00. stay with wusa9 for the cbs evening news. >> at 7:00, anita is back with our area's only local newscast and andrea, mike, howard, and monica tomorrow mornin

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. >> maryland offensive coordinator gary krauten will not return to the terrapins next season and wide receiver adrian coxen is granted his release and will transfer and defensive lineman codie blue decided to leave the program. eight players left since the season ended november 26th and in total, at least 20 players have left the programmence is the coach randy edsell was hered in january. last night, the caps failed to play up to the level of the competition and the east- leading flyers. vovolkoun in the third period. thifyers tallied three more goals on volkoun in the second and off of deflection. the fans but the blame on the goalie but not his teammate. >> that is going to happen. bad boys will go in and just like they're going to miss an open net from time to time and, you know, miss -- and mistakes are going to happen. unfortunately for the goalies, they're there in the spotlight, everyone looks at them as an individual. you know, what people don't see -- and to allow him to get in with that shot. >> this is -- past sunday in nashville. the special delivery in halftime. santa's

the terrapin six and three. >>> here on the west side mitchell and compton state hosting. game that started out tight off the steal, nice touch pass. chris , nightest finished. >> they lead by 15 and cut it to three but tony, too much. 27 points for tony. he had six tryfect tores and wins 71-57 over win less talson who is win less. that's rough. real quickly, chris paul form early of the charlotte hornets is now a clipper. >> okay. >> nice. >> thank you. >>> coming up, talk about living the sweet life. >> rent for this apartment and the features that make it so ,,, man: my electric bill was breaking the bank. so to save some money, i trained this team of guinea pigs to row this tiny boat. guinea pig: row...row. they generate electricity, which lets me surf the web all day. guinea pig: row...row. took me 6 months to train each one, 8 months to get the guinea pig: row...row. little chubby one to yell row! guinea pig: row...row. that's kind of strange. guinea pig: row...row. such a simple word... row. anncr: there's an easier way to save. get online. go to geico.com. get a qu

the terrapin basketball hoping their win sunday over notre dame can give them a little confidence boost. the last time they played at home they lost to illinois. now they're looking to regain that home court advantage when they start a six-game home stretch at the comcast center on wednesday. >> we got an opportunity here to really get better. we have some practice time coming up after this game tomorrow night where we can really improve and hopefully add a couple pieces and get ready for the acc. >> all right. george mason in action tonight visiting virginia. first half patriots mike morrison gets a big dunk. mason pulls in ten but they say uh-uh. i got three for your two. he had 18 points in the night. cavs down patriots 68-48. the nba schedule was released tonight. here is a look for key match ups. they open the season december 26th against new jersey. president obama's favorite team comes to town on the 30th and lebron and heat on february 10th. and finally a game between rockford. that means the play is dead. this guy decided not to. he's just walking. walking. drops the ball and t

. >> the maryland terrapins have one four in a row and are excited that a 7-41 center will make his debut at the comcast center when they take on albany. georgetown is rolling and everybody's talking about tonight's match up at lewisville. the head coach added to the drama by saying that when his contract runs out in 2017, he will not coach anymore. he is 59. >> we're not thinking about records at all. >> they are one of the best teams in the country. they have a lot more energy at home than they do on the road. i think we are ready. >> in college football, the military bowl this afternoon at rfk stadium kickoff at 4:30. have a great day. >>> 42 degrees, 5:28 this wednesday morning. the news continues at 5:30. >> north korea says farewell to a longtime leader kim jong-il. we will have more from the dictator's funeral. >> ben eisler. another structure in the occupy d.c. hit camcamp. nowata i'm just a bit of residue left behind by some mop. why you... nobody's taken a shine to me in a long time. phooey. i don't need anybody...but you! ♪ i believe in miracles ♪ [ male announcer ] swiffer att

the terrapins were still down. 45-40 here comes maryland. maryland's sets up the offense.aryland wins to improve their record to 6-3. and the capitals are at winnipeg. have a great day everybody. >>> 45 degrees. the news continues at 5:30. >> still ahead in the next half- hour latest in vote 2012, a preview of the next debate. >> a new campaign is being introduced to find the alleged potomac river rapist. live outside the u.s. attorney's office. the story coming up in a live report. >> a warm start today, 45 in the nation's capital. we also have areas >>> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> straight ahead a but a new campaign to find a man known as the potomac river rapist. how investigators of internet will help them find new leads. >> good morning, washington. 5:30 on this thursday, december 15. i am cynne simpson. >> i am pamela brown. we begin with traffic and weather every ten minutes, as always. adam caskey has a check of the forecast. a mild day. >> near 60 later this afternoon. you don't need to go up a bus stop this morning. widespr

. >> the terrapins topped albany. the wizards fell in the atlantic. >> onto the game everyone was talking about, and georgetown. >> as we know, this town needs a winning team. it is coming from the least likely place. even john thompson the third says he found the 10-1 record surprising. consider arrest shocked. they went to louisville and did work on the cartels. the second half, get a look. he drains the three. a beauty. he finished with 20 points. checkout thompson in traffic and he makes the layup. 48-47. the man and then night, coming off the bench. georgetown opens out winning 71- 68. that is a look at your morning sports. have a great day. >> it is chilly outside, 31 a. the news continues at 5:30. >> still ahead d.c. police want answers from local leaders. what it has to do with the movement that is entering its fourth month. >>> one dead and 11 injured. details next. >>> a cold start to our thursday morning. 25 at dulles airport. >> "live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. captioned by

on the college side, a ray of shining light, amid a dank, disappointing season for the maryland terrapinsdividual honors were the order for the day. defensive lineman, joe velano. named all american. velano is out of rexford, new york. he also had 2 1/2 sacks. and joe velano scored a touchdown this season. >>> while talking terps, the men's basketball team on the hardwood at home. hosting florida international and its renowned coach. does the name isaiah thomas ring a bell? back in '09, the former great took over and had struggled ever since. >>> so far, looking for their first winning season. he even coached in the nba. but is best known as detroit best pitching guard. isaiah brings to tonight's game. >> i'm sure our guys will be pretty fired up to see who is on that bench. it's one of the all-time greats. >> it's just like any game, once the game starts, you don't even think about if you're down there. i worry more about their guards and ferguson and those guys are pretty good players. i worry much more about them than i do isaiah. >> terps, 5-3 on the season. after pulling out a win. a

in college park, mark turnin and the terrapins, losing to fiu. visitors coached by isaiah thomas. one of the 50 greatest coaches in history. maryland's ashton panky, downright defensive, rejecting fiu, not once but count them, twice. 20 points, meantime, for terps' guard, terrell stokeland. late rally, plus baltimorean, sean mosely. the st. francis academy grad there on the denial. terps win, 65-61. that's their third straight victory. and next up, ranford, albany, sanford and cornell. all at home through january 3rd, 2012. >> we'll talk about the baltimore blast. our great pro indoor soccer team. >> and they are great. be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,, and brings in the cold. because of our economy, millions more will feel that chill than ever before. they're the forgotten ones. the big boys have abused the system to enrich only themselves, while workers are still hurting. it could be a layoff after 22 years of working for the same company. or choosing between food and heat for a sick child. or after working your whole life, you don't have what you need to stay warm. you played by the

. >> after letting a 16-point hood slip away, the maryland terrapins rebounded for a 77-74 win over mount st. mary's last night. harrison did the heavy lifting for the terps down the stretch and topped all scorers with 23 points. now, maryland improved to 5-3 and host florida sbefrpblt on monday. >> here's tim brant with the rest of this morning's sports. >> good morning, washington. the caps finally got it going on the road last night against ottawa, but it didn't come until the third period when the floodgates opened. oh baby, those goals came quickly. let me take you back to canada. in the third period, caps down 2-1 in their white sweaters. power play on the rush backstrom, one-timer under the bar, and this game was tied at 2-2. prettiest goal of the night came from alex ovechkin. he skates the puck down and around the net gives carlton a stop move here, then the deke, the snap, the bang. ovechkin's ninth goal of the year his first since seemingly forever. 15 seconds later judge hans son feeds the front and puts it on troy brower's stick. the caps beat the senators there's a look at y

the terrapins hosted an nba legend at the comcast center. i don't know if they were distracted by his presence or not but they sure kept things interesting. mark turgeon and the terps looking for their third straight against nba great isiah thomas and the panthers. maryland found themselves in an 11-point hole. taylor gets the lay-up. fyu led at the half but the terps did rally in the second. moseley gets it. gives the terps the lead by 1. terrell with two of his 20 to put the terps up by 4. maryland squeaks by fyu65-61. >> more turmoil for the football team. offensive coordinator gary crawton has decided to leave the program. they're expected to hire mike loxley to replace him. coxson and blue are saying good- bye. eight players have now left since the end of the season. 20 since randy edsall was hired in january. yikes! >>> proving time and time again this season that he's good under pressure, eli manning is fourth in the league in passing yards. he and the g-men have orchestrated six fourth quarter comebacks this season. but he's not the

presented on friday but was referred to 12 out of 21 committees that would have no hearing space terrapin no markups, there's lots of changes small and large that are in this bill from things we've done previously and again this does everything from not just the payroll tax and the dhaka fix with unemployment insurance all the way think they do with unemployment insurance and an unfair way there are things on the act and a bunch of other things that i think deserve more attention to the minimum i would hope my colleagues would vote yes and allowing mr. love and the right to offer a substitute as he so chooses. >> the gentleman will have that right which will be made in order under this. >> there is a difference between the motion to recommit and the substitute the gentleman asked specifically . espinel there will be opportunity, the vote occurs on the mcgovern amendment those in favor will say ayes and those opposed, novak. the clerk will call the roll. [roll call] the amendment is not agreed to. >> i did ask for and request to view the time to address the subject that you and i had a dis

. >> host: the labor statistics terrapin 455,000 testified state and local governments over the past year. >> guest: you know, there was a lot of news just this past couple of days on the draw with the unemployment rate, and there was an increase in employment if you look behind the numbers i figure was nearly 120,000 but under that you will see there was a drop of government employment by 20,000. a lot of that was the post office, but the states are still in a rationalization of looking at how to get more value for the state dollar and how to have a better compensation package for their state employees. it's a difficult, difficult assignment but the states are making progress on a. >> host: eugene or again, good morning. >> caller: good morning. i have a couple things. i'd like to know what the fiscal fantasy is because our governor tends to talk in platitudes and never give any reality and in the newspaper comes in and says exactly the opposite on the budget here in oregon. but i'm on disability. i get medicaid assistance and everything else, but the reason i'm on a system is becau