. >> in last year's thanksgiving day turkey bowl, it was ballou high and woodson.t was supposed to be a rematch this year and they both won their games. they said ballou was out because of an ineligible player. they won their last game 355 and 31 over -- 35-31 over dunbar. >> they're trying to figure out what is going on because they deserve to play in the turkey bowl. >> today, it was all smiles and excitement for woodson and dunbar. they said ballou was two days late in submitting grades. >> congratulations. you all are the very best that we have. >> for dunbar, it was their good luck. >> that is how one goes. they weren't eligible. >> you have no problem even though they scored more points? >> we wanted. no decision about it. >> ballou says they are appealing the decision. after today's party? what chance will they have? >>> coming up on abc7 news at 5:00 p.m., could bras be the big key to boosting the economy? >> this family is evicted out of their home three days before thanksgiving. >> i am gail pennybacker error and a huge crack down on gang violence after a

they play the winner of woodson. and coolidge on tanksgiving day. always a fun game. >> yeah, it is. >> go out there at 11:00 a.m., go home, have your turkey and gravy and hopefully a victory to savor. >> a nice nap. unfortunately, they still make us watch theions on turkey day. anyway, great day to watch football, and despitehe nice weather, beginning to look like winter. check it out. the ice rink at the national gallery of art sculpture garden, more than 100,000 skaters have enjoyed it since it opened back in 2000. if it you go tomorrow or today, you can enjoy a free cup of hot cocoa. >> what would be ice skating in 65 degree weather with hot chocolate. >> "nitly news" up next, and after that, an all new snl. until 11:00, that's the news. good night.

he was a star athlet at woodson high school, but he was unable to resist the temptations of the streetild, really, he was sentenced to a ten-year stretch in prin. he did his time, but there was one more hurdle, a huge one to overcome. because as soon as he got home from prison -- >> i picked up crack cocaine. i picked up crack cocae. and i began to live a life that, you know, withinwo months i was down. >> reporter: and then two things that changed the direction of charles's life. the first was a look in his daughter's eye. >> it's like she looked -- i looked at her and she looked at me. and she turned away. and that was all i could say. >> reporter: that led charles to the 12-step program. and it was at a meeting there that he met a guy named joe luske. >> joe was a big part of the miracle for me. the fit thing he did, you know, was he put his hand out. and i thought it was a handshake. but what it was,e was pulling me up. >> reporter: a wealthy stockbroker from bethesda. he became a mentor. >> he inspired me to get involved in the american system. and actually, the first house that i

. >> woodson won the semifinals, but last friday the school system said it was added because it usedlayer in the semifinals. dunbar will facelifts and in the 13th hole. parents think it's not fair. >> walking with their heads held down and try to figure about what's going on, because they deserve a chance. >> they were not eligible. ballou has appealed to the school system's decision. there's a lot more in the next del oro. >> coming up, a tour to the barbershop could save your life, a very interesting story. >> nine years after erroll murder, a guilty verdict in the chandra levy murder trial. i'm courtney robinson live in northwest. coming up, but the jurors and >>> coming up, a deadly clash between north and south korea, "white palace has condemned the violence. >> , a grieving family waited to hear the verdict nearly a decade. the chandra

later officer jeff woodson said when he transported ortega to the police station, ortega said, i didn't rape her, she was a blank woman blank drunk. >> we know what kind of person my son is and we trust in god and the courts courts he will be cleared in charges. >>> the 16-year-old girl who was raped spent three weeks in court recovering from her injuries. >>> waiters is accused of inflecting months of torture and abuse in a home in tracy until the boy escaped. >>> defense attorneys representing the man accused of killing shaunra leavy appeared in court today. jury deliberations are scheduled to start tomorrow. >> two former state officials will try to block the sale of two state owned buildings. the lawsuit contends because courthouses are being told, those sales need approval. they expressed concerns over the postsale and asked for a cost benefit analysis. >>> postregents in town to vote for a tuition increase will be voting on a fee hike. on the eve of the regents financial meeting, university police were busy preparing for protesters. >> excuse me. >> our objective is for everyone t

later officer jeff woodson said when he transported ortega to the police station, ortega said, i didn't rape her, she was a blank woman blank drunk. >> we know what kind of person my son is and we trust in god and the courts courts he will be cleared in charges. >>> the 16-year-old girl who was raped spent three weeks in court recovering from her injuries. >>> waiters is accused of inflecting months of torture and abuse in a home in tracy until the boy escaped. >>> defense attorneys representing the man accused of killing shaunra leavy appeared in court today. jury deliberations are scheduled to start tomorrow. >> two former state officials will try to block the sale of two state owned buildings. the lawsuit contends because courthouses are being told, those sales need approval. they expressed concerns over the postsale and asked for a cost benefit analysis. >>> postregents in town to vote for a tuition increase will be voting on a fee hike. on the eve of the regents financial meeting, university police were busy preparing for protesters. >> excuse me. >> our objective is for everyone t

s hd woodson high, have a bee line on their goals and dreams because of what they don't have, kids. >> nobody has a kid? >> no. can we safely say that crittenden helped keep that from happening? >> definitely. >> reporter: the three girls all say they owe a debt to crittenden services sneakers program, which they have been taking part in for years. once a week at school lunch hour a program coordinator like tinsel and simms hall gathers groups of high school girls to talk, to share, to learn. job one, keep the kids from having kids. >> so we do a lot of work around that particular subject and talking to the girls about contraceptives, about abstinence, about proper family planning. >> while hopefully inspiring them to trans-send their circumstances. >> are you going to study what? >> forensic anthropology. >> how do you hear about that? >> we take them to clinic visits, we take them to colleges and universities to expose them to something different, we try expose them to different cultural things. >> reporter: so far the program is in seven area schools and is helping to change the li

woodson highs have a b-line on their goals and dreams in part because of what they don't have.ids. >> nobody has got a kid. >> no. so can we safely say that this group helps keep that from happening? >> most definitely. >> reporter: the three girls all say they owe a debt to the services program which they have been taking part in for years. once a week at school lunch hour a program coordinator gathers groups of high school girls to talk, to share, to learn. job 1, keep the kids from having kids. >> so we do a lot of work around that particular subject in talking to the girls about contraceptives, about proper family planning. >> reporter: while hopefully inspiring them to transsend their circumstances. >> you're going to study what? >> forensic anthropology. >> how did you even hear of that. >> we take them to colleges and universities to expose them to something different. trying to expose them to different cultural things. >> reporter: it is helping to change the lives of more than 200 girls. and there is a similar program for young ladies who have already become parents. s