the wahoos play syracuse tonight. maryland becomes the only school in the nation with the men's and women's basketball teams ranked in the top 10. >> this morning's icy weather prompted school districts across the area to close. that's despite many parents' assertions that a delay would have been sufficient. what goes into making that decision? northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg went to one district that delayed school and another that canceled. jeff is live in alexandria with what he found. jeff? >> well maureen, we found what a lot of people found. a lot of sunshine today and puddles just about everywhere following a and early morning of nasty ice falling just about everywhere. unlike a day with a big snowstorm, days like today can be tricky for school districts on the decision whether to close or not. they say students' safety is always the top priority. with each passing minute this morning, the threat of dangerous ice melted away. >> right now, it's perfectly clear. >> which is why tracy and andrea wood

. >> reporter: this place is packed with woo-hoos wah -- with wahoos, uva fans.owd lived and died with every play. at times this party felt more like a dinner petition, but uva had a great regular -- party, but uva had a great regular season. it was one of those act like you've been there sort of attitudes. at the two minute mark uva started to separate from belmont and a win seemed increasingly certain. that's when these yahoos started to get a little rowdy. don't let the final score fool you. this was a close game and it is march madness. so every win should not only be a thrill but also a relief. i think there's a little bit of both of that in this room. >> some teams hope to win. uva fans expect to win. thank you. >>> he lived just 3 blocks from life saving health but tonight a d.c. toddler is dead after choking on a grape. tonight at 6:00 the potential technology screw-up that called for crews who were just too far away. >> i'm meteorologist topper shutt, no umbrella needed the rest of the night. clouds hang tough. let's talk about spring, shall we? what is

nothing easy for the wahoos. 30% shooting from the field. 2 of 17 from beyond the arc.trice and dawson, two-men wrecking crew. too much for virginia to overcome. trice, dagger three right there. game high 23. michigan state for the seventh time in eight years. >>> dayton, looked like they would join ucla. the lowest seed to advance in the sweet 16. oklahoma counters with a 13-0 run. ryan spangler he'll bring the sooners within one on the dunk. then jordan, passing lane steal. two on one oklahoma winners 72-66. next up for them, michigan state. >>> the pac 12 7-0. against wisconsin, sam dekker, the corner three. badgers up by six. ducks, don't give up. monster block from jordan bell. next possession, oregon needs a spot. gets the bounce, frank the tank goes for 16. wisconsin holds on and will meet north carolina in the sweet 16. >>> this isn't what the cal women expected, playing at home, the bears had few answers for texas. in particular their massive height, the game was tied 27-27 at the half. the cow time-out at the 14-minute mark seemed to work. she finished with 22

nothing came easy for the wahoos. 30% shooting from the field, 2-17 from long range. trice and dawson, they were a two-man wrecking crew for state. dawson, fouled on the dunk attempt and it goes down. ten point second half lead nor spartans. too much for virginia to overcome. trice, the dagger three with less than three to play. he had 23. michigan state into another sweet 16 with the win. >>> san diego state coach steve fisher and players dealing with a sick stomach and it showed against duke. justice wisp low and the blue devils jump out to an 8 or lead turning defense into offense. feed the trailer. that would be okafor. when he was double teamed he found the open man. winslow cutting, packing. they both freshman and combined for 39 points, duke wins big 68-49. they'll meet utah. bat for kansas in the midwest. goes to wichita state, 78-65. kansas joins virginia as the second two seed to fall. in east, oklahoma, lead dayton 65-60 with 40 seconds left. >>> the new home of the san jose earthquake is open for business. the $100 million stadium seeing the first regular

nothing easy for the wahoos. 30% shooting from the field.from beyond the arc, trice and dawson were pretty good. dawson, fouled on the dunk attempt and goes in. ten point second half lead for the spartans. too much for virginia to overcome. trice, dagger three. had a game, high 23 points. tournament staple michigan state into another sweet 16, winning 60-54. night state coach and couple players dealing with a sick stomach and it showed against duke. the blue devils turned defense into offense, oak acore trailing and dunking. winslow would be the guy right here. winslow and okafor. both freshman combined for 39 points, duke wins big. they'll meet utah in the round of 16. midst region, kansas, the other two seed going down today. beaten by wichita state 78 65. in the east date top's run comes to an end oklahoma beat them 72-66. the new home of the san jose earthquakes is officially open for business. the 100 million avaya stadium seeing its first action this afternoon. it's a thing of beauty. the largest outdoor bar in north america. that's ni

nothing easy for the wahoos. 30% shooting from the field. they couldn't buy one from 3-point range, 2-17 from beyond the arc, trice and dawson were pretty good. dawson, fouled on the dunk attempt and goes in. ten point second half lead for the spartans. too much for virginia to overcome. trice, dagger three. had a game, high 23 points. tournament staple michigan state into another sweet 16, winning 60-54. night state coach and couple players dealing with a sick stomach and it showed against duke. the blue devils turned defense into offense, oak acore trailing and dunking. winslow would be the guy right here. winslow and okafor. both freshman combined for 39 points, duke wins big. they'll meet utah in the round of 16. midst region, kansas, the other two seed going down today. beaten by wichita state 78 65. in the east date top's run comes to an end oklahoma beat them 72-66. the new home of the san jose earthquakes is officially open for business. the 100 million avaya stadium seeing its first action this afternoon. it's a thing of beauty. the

but the wahoos bring it right down the court. hits nine points for him.nia beats belmont 79-67. they go on to mishchigan state. women's hoops. gonzaga up ten. off the miss. jones ahead to crenshaw. shes she takes it for the bucket. gw down eight. later in the half a six-point game. shot clock ticking away. sunny knocks down the three. 19 for her tonight. gonzaga knocks off gw 82-69. >>> the eagles turn. first tournament dance for american. taking on iowa. first half eagles up two. pass finishes with the reverse. game high 23 for her. this one tied at the half. second half, iowa pulling away. iowa shot 56% from three. as a team. they knock off american 75-67. so tough day on the women's side. but maryland women have their chance but of course a great win for the men today. >> and the ladies from american had a fantastic season. >> they had a great, great season. all eyes will be on maryland looking for one of these? yoplait. smooth, creamy, and craved by the whole family. >>> i'll talk about cherry blossoms. >> first night of spring if you're wondering whe

. >> wahoo! >> it was a big eruption. rising from the capital. >> it's a volcano, coming up from the middle of the world in between the two islands. one was the one that already erupted a couple of years ago. >> come very slow. >> and now the new island with a huge, huge black beach. and we're waiting for more, to land on the enough island. last week, we did it. with a couple of friends we went by boat. >> i was the first person to put my feet on top of the island. >> go up and especially coming down. it was very slippery, and all around the volcano is plenty of i can say canyons and he has to work inside of the canyon to go on top of the volcano. it was really really soft like sound. and it's quite easy to reach the island, not so far but you got to be prepared. it's not for everybody. >> scientists warn the island could soon disappear because it's composed of ash rather than lava, making it easy for the sea to wash it away. now, a meteor over scotland's loch ness. the photographer was trying to take photographs of the n

. >> wahoo! kpix.com/super bowl for all things super bowl. >> we are just one minute away from paul deanno! >> the countdown clock to weather watchers, as well. we have viewers sending in weather information. we are going to take you to petaluma where the high today was only 60 degrees. peggy rogers says it's in the upper 50s now. heavy fog with clearing around 1:00 and now it's cloudy and windy as some rain gets closer. out to antioch where the high was 70 today. john reports in with that temperature of 70 degrees. he also says cloudy all day, morning fog and then afternoon some even higher clouds. so weather watchers letting us know what's going on in your neighborhood. you can join up kpix.com/weatherwatchers. take you to the radar and show you what's happening there as we have some rain beginning to move n you see it building off to the west the majority of that not hitting the ground yet but it will overnight tonight. cloudy night mild night. concord 50. san jose 52. san ra fes 50. some show

even on a wahoo you can look in the paper and see what is expect it in terms of volcanic aleutian were of course the volcano has been interrupting since 1983. not 1783. >> that was a good year though. we would like to open it up to the public. i mentioned at the beginning, could both of you just respond to my comment where disaster so fascinating to the public into reporters? >> i will start and you can pick that up. my expertise and background is the natural disasters. what you talk about at the beginning. the way in which an earthquake or flood or something cannot really change our lives in a matter of hours or days or seconds in terms of an earthquake there's incredible stories of drama and survival and terrible stories of death. the feeling of futility, what could we have done about this, what could we have known? is a compelling story and a new striven cycle. i would at go what you said earlier. >> ray. totally agree. disasters are the extraordinary occurring family in the context of the ordinary. that is just compelling. it has always and compelling. we have all sorts of emotions