>>> wakeup call. the day after that terrifying and destructive big bang half a world away. how prepared are we for a truly catastrophic hit from outer space? what we don't know about what may be on its way. grief-stricken. the family of olympic star oscar pistorius speaks out and the world gets to see a heart wrenching view of the woman he is accused of killing. fall from grace. the remarkable but tragic story after big city mayor who stole millions to feed her obsession only to lose it all. tonight she explains why things turned so bad after she did so much good. >>> making a difference. how a little music may be the best medicine. we tag along with musicians on call as they make their rounds. >>> good evening. a lot of disturbing questions are being raised tonight about just how vulnerable we are from giant asteroids hurtling through space. after our planet was caught in a sort of cosmic shooting gallery yesterday. if that explosive and damaging strike from a ten-ton meteor in russia didn't get our attention then maybe the close fly by of a large asteroid several hours la

here's your wakeup weather. heavy coat required. wind chills in the teens at 5:00 a.m., 7:00 a.m. and teens and 20s at 9:00 a.m. you get the picture. bundle the kids up at the bus stop. clear skies pretty much 26 to 32 by 7:00. we'll come back and talk about how low the wind chill stays tomorrow a >>> sex trafficking is not something that just happens abroad and it certainly isn't something that only happens to other people. >> it is booming here in d.c., maryland and virginia. if you have a daughter or a son between the ages of 12 and 18, know that if you're not paying attention to them, the pimps could be, and it could happen in a place where they hang out all the time. debra alfarone has what you need to know straight from a victim who's lived it. >> this guy didn't come on strong. like he didn't call me and talk about sex or running away. >> reporter: for more than half her life, holly austin smith has held a secret. >> everything changed for me. my whole life changed after that. >> reporter: holly says at 14 she was vulnerable, depressed. it was more than teenage angst. it wa

so clearly, we're all gonna die in a rain of fire if we don't respond to this wakeup call. fortunately, nasa's on this one. they have scrambled to improve our asteroid detection program. because, evidently, their previous asteroid program hasn't been updated since the 1980s. [laughter] i was good. i was really good. [ laughter ] so clearly, nasa now has a laser-like focus on preventing cataclysmic meteor strikes. so let's check in with the actual footage they released yesterday from the international space station-- the first and only line of defense against terror from the sky. >> so what we're going to do, we're gonna open up our tortilla, get our peanut butter, squirt it on the tortilla, get the honey squirt that on there, and we will have a peanut butter and honey sandwich in space. hmm-- not too bad. [laughter] >> stephen: oh well. it's like the old saying, the world ends not with a bang, but with a light snack. [laughter] nation, four years ago-- thanks to obama's socialist policies-- the new york stock exchange bottomed out at less than 6500. but today-- no thanks to

but scientists say this is a wakeup call. has the story. >> reporter: right now while you're watching this, a chunk of space rock big enough to level a city is hurtling towards our planet eight times faster than a speeding bullet. the good news is scientists say it will miss. the scary news is, the 130,000 metric ton astroid called da-14 is the size of half a football field, and it will be much closer than the moon. in fact, it will thread the needle between earth and the roughly 600 satellites around us. the ones that your cell phone relies on, possibly even smashing one on its way by. but if that's why you're think thing is a long way from all of us way down here walking the streets, you may want to think again. the last close call turned out to be a direct hit. it was 1908, and luckily it hit the middle of nowhere, siberia, decimating 1,000 miles of trees but no people. >> if a very large astroid hit, it would probably create the same kind of disaster that wiped out the dinosaurs. >> reporter: no one knew it was headed our

. >> here's your wakeup call, babe. get on, go on that run. >> back at the house court dozed through her first wakeup while chris and christy made their way out to the spa. chris looked in on courtney again, second call, and then headed back to the spa. life's last normal moments. 6:37 a.m. >> i got up out of bed. putting on my robe. i just heard this panicked, panicked scream of dad yelling for me. i ran down the hallway to the back court, and i saw him trying to pull my mom out of the spa. >> 911 emergency. >> it was she who dialled 911 as she and her father struggled to lift her mother out of the spa. >> it was the worst day of our lives. >> is it possible for people to understand what it's like to be in that situation? >> i don't think so. it's -- to see both your parents in the worst time that you have ever seen them. obviously, my mom unconscious and my dad just panicked and for the first time in my life to see him just that way not knowing what to do. >> he was a cop. he was used to dealing with those kinds of th

call, a wakeup call about iran. >> sanctions will not stop a nuclear program of iran.have to be coupled with a robust, credible military threat. if they're not, there's no chance to stop it. >> greta: former u.n. ambassador john bolton joins us. good evening, sir. >> good morning. >> greta: prime minister netanyahu says that iran is going to top the agenda when he meets with president obama and when he makes his first trip as president to israel. i'm curious, do sanctions, have they worked anytime? >> well, not in the case of something like a would-be nuclear proliferator. i think that north korea is a good example that prime minister netanyahu used. it's one of the poorest countries on earth. the most sanctioned country on earth and the people are perennially near starvation and yet, exploded their third nuclear device and in december put a payload into orbit. if you're tehran you're going to see you have the determination you're going to get nuclear weapons and that's why the israelis are so worried about the failure of policies, the failure of sanctions to slow iran

>> imagine that wakeup. you wake up to that. >> like one of those bad dreams you feel like you're falling but this time when you wake up you actually are falling. >> wake up, man. >> are you all right? >> yeah. >> i said i have two sky dives, two different reactions. now this girl, she pulls it off like a boss. >> oh! >> what? >> yeah. >> i was sky diving over the weekend. i have known for two weeks and kept it a secret. hard to believe. >> you went sky diving. >> i did. watch what i did. there's me. >> oh gayle! >> that's craziness. >> wow. >> i want to see your face. you won't see my face. >> there's the smile. there's gayle's smile. what did this feel like? what did this feel like, gayle? >> why aren't you screaming? >> you know what i thought? it's so cold. >> i got to say you look like a pro out there. >> yeah. >> like it wasn't your first time, giving a thumb's up to the camera. >> i have to do it again. . >>> rainy nights in the streets of russia turned into a deadly night for a pair of cops. check ou

here is your wakeup weather. if you get up early enough, 12-22. and then by 9:00, 18-28.11:00, clouds rolling in. thankfully not windy in the morning. we'll come back and talk about snow showers developing later tomorrow. and i've added >>> new tonight, we're launching a new fight to make sure everyone in dc has a cab to take them out. >> back in december, we showed that black passengers were half as likely to get a cab than white passengers. now investigative reporter russ ptacek talks with the dc taxi cab commissioner about fixing this mess. >> we've been out on the streets undercover since december. and what our hidden cameras have seen most recently is even more troubling than what we first reported. but whether it's racial discrimination or destination discrimination, these are issues that do not surprise dc taxi commission chairman. i sat down with him 1-on-1. >> no. in fact, i was surprised they were that good. >> reporter: so why aren't you out there doing that? >> doing out there and doing the test doesn't really do anything for us. we get a complaint and we don'

here's a look at your wakeup weather. temperatures in the 30s to start out the day. >>> pope benedict will resign in five days. the pope gave a final address to the vatican. he thanked church officials for helping him bear what he called the weight of the paper tree. the vatican is worried the alleged scandals reported by italian media might have a negative impact on the cardinals as they enter the conclave to choose the next pope. >> the person who might choose would be assuming, increasingly heavy responsibilities. in some ways -- >> washington's archbishop is leaving tomorrow for the conclave, we expect to hear from him tomorrow afternoon and we'll have that on wusa9 tomorrow. >>> the charter bus carrying a campus ministry group home to chicago has had a run in with two turkeys on a pennsylvania highway. talking real turkeys here. it happened earlier today in worthington, pennsylvania. the bus was struck when the turkey suddenly crashed into the windshield. >> two turkeys flew into the first window shield and the drive

here is your wakeup weather. you need the full clothes tomorrow. wind chills in the teens at 5:00. at 7:00 wind chills in the 20s. we have lots of sunshine come our way. we have not one but two storms coming >>> okay. you knew this was coming. carnival is now facing a class action lawsuit. the company knew or at least it should have known that the company could experience -- should i say the ship could experience mechanical and engine issues since it had in the past. conditions could have caused injury or illness. earlier this month an engine caught on fire. carnival offered passengers 500 bucks, a free flight home, a full refund and a credit for another cruise, but somehow we knew that wouldn't be enough. >>> from a bad cruise to a bad food, whether you love buffet, barbecue or food, it's all in tonight's food alert. and investigative reporter russ ptacek investigated and identified some serious violations that could make you sick. >> reporter: the next time you see one of those beautiful popular buffets, question, who is watching the temperature of that food to keep it safe? on r

here's your wakeup weather. you need your sunglasses tomorrow and your jacket. 20 to 34 at 7:00.erally in the 30s by 9:00. cold but not kind windy in the morning. we'll come back and talk about how chilly it will end hey anon!! i'm b,e lk ath taste... i d urax. i thghyowe aaxxpt? majotastesdvti foprars toy,'m mteplbe withnoaxxpiee necear" aturta y oy taner frompa e otaatrns- l alaxxpts ..hah&blk or a alotr jotastes >> this is a dream come true, celebrating with our fans. >> ravens are today. >> talk about fans. 200,000 of them showed up on the streets of baltimore to celebrate the team's big superbowl win. the festivities ticked off at city hall with a -- kicked off with a parade and the fun didn't stop there. >> i'm scott broom at the bank stadium where today as far as 200,000 fans were concerned today's celebration was just like being at the super bowl itself. an unprecedented crowd of at least 80,000 packed into a stadium designed for just 70,000. as the parade of ravens arrived, people who couldn't get into the crowded gates literally climbed the walls. inside, children trapp

so wakeup weather. we're okay in the morning. cold and dry at 5:00. still dry at 7:00. temperatures 28 to 36. and then by 9:00, a mountain mix, but still dry in the metro area. >> all right, topper. as you mentioned, this storm is headed our way. this is the sort of snow that amarillo, texas, gets over a couple of months. what we're looking at here, that just fell in the last 24 hours. the national guard had to roll out to rescue up to 100 driver's who were stranded out there. this snowstorm will leave its mark on oklahoma and kansas of the both states expected to get another foot through tomorrow. wow. >>> count down to sequestration. you've been warned about what may happen at the end of the week. a lot of claims have been made on both sides. so far, what's clear is there seems to be no compromise. we asked her to separate the fact from the fiction. >> reporter: it's a public relations fight between the house and senate with the american people caught in the middle. should we be worried? usa today's paul singer watching the verbal punches unfold at ringside to help se

so wakeup weather, maybe a flurry at 6:00. maybe at flurry at 8:00 and then breezy and cold at 10:00. temperatures in the 30s across the board. we'll come back. we have a little better chance of snow on the weekend. we'll talk about that next. >>> federal workers looking for 1-half of 1% pay race in april. a set back in the house which voted to kill even the half point increase. it's not the final word. we voted to have gary nurenberg look into it. gary. >> reporter: well, derek, the republican chairman of the house government reform committee is quoted by the washington post as saying federal employees are on average compensated 16% more than their private sector counter parts. the federal salary council has a different conclusion that federal workers are paid about 35% less than non-government workers. either way, the house voted no raise. we asked for responses on wusa9 facebook page and got some angry with congress. but there was this. they are already overpaid and should be glad to have a job. mike and gena parks, we can'

our wakeup weather, we have an effect of this. wind advisory has been expanded. windchill is at 6:00 in the morning. we'll be in the teens. windy and cold at 8:00 and 10:00, windy and cold with temperatures holding in the 30s right on through 10:00. we'll come back and show you the wind advisory and talk about whether or not we're going to stay cold all weekend and look ahead to next week. we might get in a winter game, too. >> you know, living with autism is no easy task and the challenges are exasperated when the treatment is out of reach. for 4,000 families in maryland, it's a reality they deal with all too often. but now, lawmakers are getting ready to pass legislation that could help. the problem is, it just isn't enough. it's a drop in the bucket. kenny understands that. he's here to explain why that drop is so important, however small it may be. >> family you're about to meet doesn't stand to gain from this legislation if it stays in tact and it passes. what they want to highlight is how under served families living with autism are. this is seven-year-old

so the wakeup weather, flurry possible. 30 to 36. 7:00 a flurry possible. 28 to 34. by 9:00 sunshine returns slowly. may take a while to get the sun back out. temperatures in the 30s. we have yet another cold front that rolls through tomorrow night. we'll tell you what that means in the evening commute when we come back. >>> if this next story gets you riled up, that is exactly what we've got in mind. a wusa 9 undercover investigation proves that even in 2013 it is still harder for black people in the district to catch a cab than white people. we found that 25% of the time cab business drove right -- cabbies drove right by. what's more disturbing is the video we have pulling over 100 feet later to pick up our white decoy. >> if that makes you mad enough to get involved we've got a plan that might solve this thing. here's investigative reporter russ ptacek. >> reporter: when we first aired our story in december you tweeted me saying we needed to do it again late at night and include women. we did, and you were right. undercover of darkness, d.c.'s taxis get worse. we

here's your wakeup weather. cold start, teens and 20s at 5:00. it's still 18 to 24 at 7:00. we'll come back and talk about another storm system rolling in >> when pope benedict speaks,millions listen. delivering one of his final addresses today. he greeted 100,000 worshippers asking his followers to keep on praying for him and for the next pope. the pontiff also told the faithful to pray for strength as the lentin period gets underway. >> today we fast, pray, and being tempted, as we begin our lent journey, we join him and ask him to give us strength to fight our weaknesses. >> the pope's resignation takes affect february 28th. he is the first pope to step down voluntarily in some 600 yeerdst. >> the cardinal archbishop of washington spoke today about the challenges facing the next pope. the cardinal told bob sheafer the next pope will have to reinvigorate the spirit of the catholic church. >> i think the real challenge the church faces today and that the next pope will have to lead us in addressing is the overwhelming influence of secularism that's really drowning out the v

first, here's a look at your sunday wakeup weather. >>> police tonight are investigating a deadly shooting involving one of their own. police say officers shot a woman who lunged at them with a weapon. the woman died at the scene. it happened late last night. officers were called to an apartment in the 4200 block of 52nd avenue. a woman armed with a knife was trying to get into different apartment buildings. her name has not yet been released. >>> in california, authorities intensified their man hunt for a former l.a. police officer. the navy reservist suspected in three killings, with s.w.a.t. teams on the ground and helicopters in the air. authorities made a door to door search for christopher dorner near the san bernardino mountains. officials now say dorner's pickup truck found thursday in a nearby ski resort town may have been a decoy. he's accused of killing a police officer and the daughter of a police officer and her fiance in a rambling online manifesto. dorner listed dozens of potential targets he blames for his firing. and today, the l.a. police chief, charlie beck says he's goi

here's your wakeup weather. you need your sunglasses tomorrow and your jacket. 20 to 34 at 7:00. generally in the 30s by 9:00. cold but not kind windy in the morning. we'll come back and talk about how chilly it will end up excuse me, sir i'm gonna have to ask you to power down your little word game. i think your friends will understand. oh no, it's actually my geico app...see? ...i just uh paid my bill. did you really? from the plane? yeah, i can manage my policy, get roadside assistance, pretty much access geico 24/7. sounds a little too good to be true sir. i'll believe that when pigs fly. ok, did she seriously just say that? geico. just click away with our free mobile app. >> this is a dream come true, celebrating with our fans. >> ravens are today. >> talk about fans. 200,000 of them showed up on the streets of baltimore to celebrate the team's big superbowl win. the festivities ticked off at city hall with a -- kicked off with a parade and the fun didn't stop there. >> i'm scott broom at the bank stadium where today as far as 200,000 fans were concerned today's celebration

a tragic wakeup call in the world of extreme sports. after a snowmobile rider died from injuries he sustained in a crash at the x games. that's ahead in sports. first, our top story at 5:30 a.m. eastern time in new york city. we start with chuck hagel's rough day on capitol hill. lawmakers attacked the former senator and vietnam veteran in a contentious, nearly eight hour hearing over his nomination to become at the next u.s. defense secretary. the question was expected to be tough but he appeared uncomfortable, even unprepared. the most heated exchange of the day came from a former close friend, senator john mccain who grilled hagel on opposing the 2007 u.s. troop surge in iraq. >> wiere you correct or incorret when you said that the surge would be the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since vietnam? were you correct or incorrect? yes or no? >> my reference to -- >> are you going to answer the question, senator hagel? the question is, were you right or wrong. that's a pretty straight forward question. >> well, i --

. >> the wakeup call has yet to be answered, right? >> not really. it is slow. i think in new york state we have had 3.5 million people leave in the last 10 years. only 2.1 million people came in. so you have a net outflow. a lot of it is in new york city. the republican party says why can't we get this on the east side of manhattan. welcome i got the apartment, but nobody was there. >> that's interesting. >> but they're not here, or elsewhere? >> so the thing is, the california weather and my style, maybe it's not worth the higher price tag. maybe this is the thing that the upper bracket is doing. is that what is going on? >> either that or they would like to enjoy less than 186 days per year. liz: you have to say, welcome to texas. maybe the weather isn't great. maybe the southern part of texas is like living on the sun. and you know, what's interesting is rick perry has been tweeting us that hey, come on over, we'd love to have you. >> when chris christie was governor, there was a nice little cocktail party for him and a bunch of new yorkers went to him. >> w

if you know somebody there, you may want to give them a wakeup call because their alarm clock may not be going off. no major problem and as you can see it is light, there are no major problems getting into san francisco and traffic looks good. i want to mention on the east shore freeway in vallejo, road sensor are picking up slow traffic only on the eastbound side and there are no major problems there. 5:08 let's go to steve. >> thank you, sal. another quiet pattern, are things going to change, steve. it looks like next week. if this is kind of a false sense, it looks very quiet. mild to warm. mostly sunny, there will be a few high clouds, a component of an offshore breeze, now temperatures are cooler by a wide margin for most. mountain view is 37, that is at moffett, they say i live in sunny veil and that's because it is closer than the bay so it runs warmer. and moffett is 37 and a north wind 15 miles per hour they were in the 40s today they are in the low 30s. we have more of a westerly breeze and also at fso. we are getting fine scale on some of these features. patchy fog inland a

tonight, the thunder gave them a rude wakeup call. there's harrison barnes on the gravy.nder, they are a little bit more able to respond. tries to keep it alive, boy does he ever. russell westbrook with the finger roll. the warriors are getting the reputation as being physical. but the rookie may have crossed the line here. hammers kevin martin. martin gets the ball to durant. he scores 25 tonight. okc wins. >>> stanford men's basketball team has been slowly, but surely climbing up in the pac- 12 standings. they scared arizona until it mattered. now what are you trying to teach your kids? that's tree abuse. cardinal came in on a three game win streak, and led most of the time. 7th ranked arizona, they're now 9-2 in the pac-12. just pick my pocket. mark lion scores a season high 25. arizona fans can celebrate the 40th anniversary of the micale center today. stanford now 5-5 in the pac-12 >>> today's 12 team, two man charity event. this is either bill murray, or captain kangaroo, not sure. today's event came down to a chip off on 18. huey lewis came up with the shot of the

tonight, the thunder gave them a rude wakeup call. there's harrison barnes on the gravy. thunder, they are a little bit more able to respond. tries to keep it alive, boy does he ever. russell westbrook with the finger roll. the warriors are getting the reputation as being physical. but the rookie may have crossed the line here. hammers kevin martin. martin gets the ball to durant. he scores 25 tonight. okc wins. >>> stanford men's basketball team has been slowly, but surely climbing up in the pac- 12 standings. they scared arizona until it mattered. now what are you trying to teach your kids? that's tree abuse. cardinal came in on a three game win streak, and led most of the time. 7th ranked arizona, they're now 9-2 in the pac-12. just pick my pocket. mark lion scores a season high 25. arizona fans can celebrate the 40th anniversary of the micale center today. stanford now 5-5 in the pac-12 >>> today's 12 team, two man charity event. this is either bill murray, or captain kangaroo, not sure. today's event came down to a chip off on 18. huey lewis came up with the shot of

however, i think it is a wakeup call and what it will do, and i hope republicans have the fort attitudeo let it take place. it was president obama's bright idea in 2011 when he failed to get any negotiation with republicans over the debt ceiling. he said guys, i have an idea, it's called sequester. $1.2 trillion over 10 years. you know what republicans said in we don't like that you want half the cuts to come from defense. no, we're going to do it. now the president doesn't want it because he's not interested in cutting. >> they both signed on to the agreement. i called it a backup backbone. but i agree with you on this, the cuts are not cuts, they're shaving off the growth of varies programs in the future so nothing is outright cut. in a $3.5 trillion budget, $82 billion is a joke. having said that, it's better than nothing. it's better than just letting this pass by. >> right. you know why it's better? the american people have said that the debt in our debt deficit is their biggest worry. pew research did a study and guess where the deficit and debt was with american people. number on