and wusa 9 news as you covered. download the new wusa 9 app free. >>> slick conditions will keep emergency crews busy tomorrow. police want to remind you about the move over law and to take it slow. with the recent injuries of troopers it takes on added meaning. >> reporter: i am surae chinn, three troopers narrowly escaped being crushed crushed alive and lived to talk about it. >> explosion. >> reporter: he responded to a crash on 495. a day after a snowstorm last month when a driver of a truck lost control hitting the back of his patrol car. [ indiscernible ] >> grabbed the steering wheel. turned it to the right. >> reporter: his experience is similar to this trooper's close call. >> impact. if i was standing there i wouldn't be standing here. >> reporter: he was one of three troopers injured on the side of the road in a 12 hour span last tuesday. drivers in virginia and maryland are required to move over when you see emergency flashing lights from police, fire and transportation vehicles. if you can't change lane

thank you for watching wusa 9 news at 5:00 p.m. wusa 9 news at 6:00 p.m.tarts right now. >>> keep those snow shovels handy, maybe even a sled. snow is heading this way. i am derek g -- derek mcginty. >> i am lesli foster. chief meteorologist topper shutt is tracking the timing and the predictions. >> the latest will be the evening commute will be worse than the morning commute. 6-10 inches gaithersburg, leze barg, culpeper. maryland, st. mary's county, 3- 6 inches. we will see if the trend continues. more tonight at 11:00 p.m. on a scale of 1-10, decent storm. not a 10. that is the perfect storm. 2010. february. but still a legitimate storm. adds up to a 7. should be sleddable for the kids. heavier snow at first. rain to snow to lead is 6:00 a.m. thursday. freezing till 5:00 a.m., 6:00 a.m. inside the beltway. d.c. north and west. temperatures will crash, roads will get worse. 6:00 a.m., temperatures below freezing. snow across the board by 8:00 a.m. accept for southern maryland. 9:00 a.m. snow everywhere. e we will come -- we will come back and talk about

a wusa 9 crew is heading to dublin right now. you can watch the live report tonight at 11:00. >>> crews plan to conduct another dig on a virginia mountain to look for the remains of two sisters from montgomery county who vanished back in 1975. sheila and katherine lyon went missing. police have named lloyd welch and richard welch as persons of interest in the case. the welch family has ties to bedford county, virginia. that's been the focus of attention in recent months. investigators say they'll launch another dig based on new leads gathered through interviews. >>> republicans and democrats may be paralyzed on capitol hill but on the state of maryland today, the two sides said they are enthusiastic about working together on an issue that does unite them. bringing the fbi to the county. scott broom with more on what they might have to expect. >> this is really a big deal for the 11,000 fbi workers that live in the region here. some of whom may be coming to work in the future near the metro greenbelt station. it's a leading candid

reporting live, scott broom, wusa 9 news. >> thank you. police searched the suspect's home and took out firearms and before that his mom talked to wusa 9 news in disbelief and tears. she didn't know what happened. she knew he didn't come home last night. neighbors say they hardly knew him and they saw him from time to time. he lived at the residents with his parents and his sisters. [ indiscernible ] >> never problem. never problem. he go to school. everything. never problem. [ indiscernible ] >> not a good thing for the neighborhood. >> i have seen him in a uniform. i always thought he was security guy. but he -- i have never said a word to him. >> documents say he started a divorce process last year but it was dismissed two days ago. his mother says she not mentally ill. >>> new tonight at 6:00 p.m. drivers nearly killed, several virginia state troopers were hurt within a week last month in the northern part of the state. now law enforcement officials are pleading with you to follow the move over law. >> reporter: each case is different

you're watching wusa 9. in one year 5.6 million hospital workers helped perform 26.6 million surgeries deliver 3.7 million babies and treat 133 million e.r. patients. now congress is considering cuts which could increase wait times reduce staff, and threaten your community's health. keep the heart of america's hospitals strong. for you and your family tell congress: don't cut hospital care. >>> a strong signal out of the state of maryland today that partisan politics will not stand in the way of trying to move 11,000 fbi workers to a new headquarters somewhere in prince george's county. >> i'm scott broom at the greenbelt metro station near just one sight that's under consideration for a new fbi headquarters. a political kumbaya moment. a rare republican maryland governor, larry hogan flagged by the state's most powerful democrats. what brings them together is money. federal money. the intense competition to bring the fbi headquarters out of dc and in to the suburbs even maryland or virginia. the fbi and the

if you're interested, we'll have the links up on wusa 9. >>> parking time confusion. we follow up with ddot on these conflicting signs that have some drivers wondering, am i parked legally? >>> the plan that includes these cute dogs coming up. >>> 47 today was the high. our average high is now 59. kind of a chilly day. showers off to the south and west. west virginia and kentucky stay away for a while. when the showers roll in and we'll talk about a real temperature roller coaster. tracking thunderstorms and a few in one year 5.6 million hospital workers helped perform 26.6 million surgeries deliver 3.7 million babies and treat 133 million e.r. patients. now congress is considering cuts which could increase wait times reduce staff, and threaten your community's health. keep the heart of america's hospitals strong. for you and your family tell congress: don't cut hospital care. >>> tomorrow the d.c. government kicks off potholepalooza. thousands of potholes created over the winter. the city's transportation department says it's already filled nearly 7300 potholes over

wusa mine's wusa -- wusa 9's call for action team is investigating a case where the postal office is using that excuse. >> since moving in january the man you're about to meet has asked the post office for only one thing. his forwarded mail. >> reporter: it's a postal trek bob frank makes nearly every day. >> nothing in here again. >> reporter: and it's not like he hasn't complained. online and old fashioned mail. >> wrote three times please help me. please help me. please help me . >> reporter: to his local post master and the post master general. >> i wonder if there's a big basket somewhere. >> that's exactly what i think. >> it's a case that gives new meaning to snail mail. and tonight at 11:00 we'll show you what we did to track where this man's mail has been going and you may be surprised at the post office's reaction to our intervention. >> we'll see what happens at 11:00. >>> those pesky potholes popping up all across the area. they're horrible already. we've spotted some duzies out there today. how we can get you some help to get them fixed. that's after the break in one yea

. >> you can check the latest weather conditions any time you like with the free wusa 9 app. besides the radar there is live traffic showing wrecks and slowdowns and you cann eve get alerts for school delays and cancellations. >>> we're following breaking news of a second roadside shooting reported in maryland. the most recent one is near the bw parkway and route 32. this after an earlier shooting around the intercounty connecter. scott broom is live there. >> what do we have? >> let's talk about this latest incident. what we know, u.s. park police confirming they are investigating a shooting where apparently a building on the nsa campus was struck. it is unclear and they are not directly linking that incident and the one that happened here at the icc. both incidents under investigation at this hour. both of them mysterious and clearly alarming. let me get you to the icc incident which happened about 10 minutes till 3:00 this afternoon. this was a tree cutting company truck that was going eastbound on the icc. it was struck by gunfire while it was traveling down the road. it

right here on wusa 9. >>> this is a yellow alert day.ere is wusa 9's first alert weather. >> big snowstorm tonight, what? okay, i'll sign it up ready? >> i'm ready. >> this would be a great sendoff. i would be done with snow if it works out according to plan and we could call it quits. okay. would be nice to end the winter on that. ironically enough, it's going to hit on the 5th of march, that's the anniversary of the monster storm. i didn't really change this much. i expanded it 6 to 10 band and i made it 6 to 10 plus. there will be some areas higher than 10 inches. leesburg, gaithersburg, university park, very close to parts of northwest d.c. will be in the bulls eye. winchester i expanded you. 4 to 8 south and down into stafford county. then 3 to 6 over in to southern maryland. i think closer to 3 or 4 than 5 or 6. silver spring, i think you can get 9 inches. wood bridge, 6, front royal, 9 inches and tax river, down from 5 to 4 inches. still a pretty good snow across the board. we know it's coming, so we should be able to stay off the

stephanie ramirez wusa 9news. >>> as wusa 9 first reported to you last night at 11:00 dc mayor muriel bowser has named gregory dean to be the city's new fire chief. the 64-year-old retired two months ago after 10 years of chief of fire ems with the seattle fire department. he said he came out of retirement because he missed the work. dean takes over an agency that's been criticized for poor response times bad equipment and staff shorjts. >>> the air force remembers the 50th anniversary of the vietnam war by marking the day the north i know grandma's house isn't the most exciting, but it's only for a few hours. look what i've got. when you get verizon fios, you get beautiful hd picture quality, super fast internet, and america's most reliable network. so you won't miss a second of that movie, that game they love, or those moments with family. can we sleep over? please! come on! make your house the house when you get more from verizon fios the tv service rated #1 in hd picture quality and signal reliability based on customer satisfaction studies plus america's fastest, most reliable int

reporting live in fairfax peggy fox wusa 9. >>> if you thought the district's brand new marijuana law might allow you to get your buzz on at the local watering hole the dc council is saying slow your role. and today they moved to restrict marijuana use in bars and clubs. advocates of the new law say that's not what the voters wanted last november when they approved the legalization of pot. >> i'm calling order to this meeting. >> reporter: they voted to ban pot smoking in bars, private clubs and just about every place outside the home. >> this way we can make sure it's not popping up in neighborhoods, private clubs in a road house community where there's a lot of coming and going. >> the people of the district are voting to end marijuana prohibition. >> reporter: two of the seats are vacant but i did a poll of the remaining 11 council members and wanted to find out who actually has tried marijuana. nine of the 11 council members admit they've at least tried marijuana in the past. yvette alexander is the only one who said she's never ever smoked reefer. advocates last week applauded th

wusa 9 at 6:00 starts now. >> will someone lose their job over the investigation?fax county supervisors are meeting in a closed door session right now taking on issues about the case. >> this is bruce johnson in northwest washington. the advocates of pot smoking don't like the action taken by dc council today. there's now talk of a public smoke-in. >>> a cold and rainy day right now but all eyes are fixated on thursday. thank you for joining us. i'm lesli foster. >> and i'm derek mcginty. it now u -- appears yes more snow is coming thursday. topper is calling it a significant snowfall. what's the story? >> we're looking at a spring and winter and spring wins tomorrow and loses miserably on thursday. we're looking at a mixed bag of precipitation around the metro area but mainly rain around dc. no reports of any road problems. your whole commute is going to be wet around the beltway. out toward fairfax, 66. no real problems because temps are at or above freezing. 34 in manassas and 34 downtown. 34 in dc. good news, they hold steady or they go up a little bit tonight.

join the conversation on our wusa 9 facebook page. jan and leslie you're both parents.what do you think about this? >> i'm the wrong person to ask because -- >> she's the quintessential helicopter parent. i tend to disagree. i wouldn't allow that. but leslie? >> i don't know that i would either. i'm a little more midrange but i understand what parents are attempting to do. they're trying to teach their children to be independent, although i think you have to understand both sides of the coin. if you want to teach them that you also have to accept that there could be some risks and consequences. >> joanie, these are just our opinions and clearly a whole lot of people are talking about this. thanks for sharing with us the update. >>> i don't know if i'm free range but once i asked caroline to get the trash. i texted her. she said dad i'm in new york. i said okay, i guess you won't be getting the trash tonight. >> you lose track of them. >> we are looking at a little more of a mix tomorrow but more of a nuisance. nothing like sunday will happen tomorrow. just kind of a nui

. >>> good morning and welcome to wusa 9 at 6:00 a.m. happy monday. >> way to stop hitting the snooze button just in time to see larry miller on the pulse of traffic for us today. >> whose taller and thinner in person. >> yes. >> so they say. >> [laughter] >> the way she said it so matter of factually i stood there and said thank you. >> it's a compliment that is not a compliment. >> well thank you for talking about the 60s today. >> we'll bet there later on but some of us will and wet streets due to rain, sleet and snow showers. >> a little bit of a mixed bag but it won't last all day and all morning. so here it is on doppler 9,000 along 95 pushing off to southern maryland looking at rain mostly but there are a few flurries if you head off to baltimore and also a little bit of sleet mixed in as well so mixed bag here it is but not going to last. about 8:00 most of it is well out of our way and we are dealing with a dryer afternoon. by midday a few sprinkles come through and that's it. then we see more sunshine and breezy conditions and

peggy fox wusa 9. >>> turns out a d.c. cop accused of molesting two teenagers has been in trouble before. officer best was promoted to sergeant. he was demoted back down to officer because of earlier allegations of sexual misconduct. the allegation was serious enough to get him demoted but not serious enough to get him fired. he is found and senior pastor of a church in southeast. the d.c. police union declined to comment. >>> more running back troubles for baltimore ravens. today the team cut bernard pierce because of a suspected dui incident. baltimore county tops pulled him over for speeding in towsend going 55 in a 35 mile- per-hour zone.he had been drinking and he failed field sobriety tests. while riding with police on the way to the station pierce said he knew the team was going to cut him but the officers probably didn't care about that. pierce is the third raven arrested this off season. >>> update on yesterday's stabbing at morgan state university in baltimore. a 19-year-old student is charged with assault. two f

cbs news, new york. >>> wusa 9 will carely the game beginning at 8:30. the two final spots for the women's are up to grab, they'll face tennessee while the over all number one seed, my connecticut huskies face dayton. >>> and we have an expert with advice how you can breathe easier. >>> i'm one of those sniffling and sneezing people, the pollen is actually highs for trees and low for grass, we'll talk about if any rain will bring down that pollen coming up in the . >>> tree pollen count is not bad now, it could get significantly worse soon. today we're talking about seasonal allergies and your kids. experts say we may be in for a rough allergy spring season. here to talk more about that is a doctor, should a parent start to suspect their child has allergies or asthma when? what are some of the signs? >> well when school-age children start developing symptoms such as watery nose, itchy nose, watery eyes, that brings symptoms such as dry cough, parents should be aware that maybe the pollen could be causing this. >>> we heard from a friend of ours, we have

wusa 9. >>> thank you, montgomery county, people emerged if their homes tonight. the snow is heavy and the sidewalks are slippery. somebody is bound to get hurt. >> reporter: good evening folks at home. topper was right on point at 6:00. the snow was stopping in rockville. once that happened, one household after another, came out of their houses with their shovels and got to work. malcolm is a star of his rockville neighborhood at times like this. how grateful are your neighbors when they see you coming? >> we're all out helping each other. >> reporter: malcolm knows what he's doing. >> euseed to work for the city of rockville. now i to it for fun. >> reporter: as darkness fell neighbor after neighbor emerged from being holed up today so they can dig out in the remaining hour of daylight. >> clean it up for tomorrow. >> reporter: all of this activity is producing more visitors to the bethesda hospital. >> we've had huge influxes. broken ankles, people falling and hitting their heads. a number of people who had problems of shoveling snow. >> reporter: he said the a

scott broom, wusa 9. >> prosecutors awesome revealed a close one driver police say young shot at. a bullet was found lodged in that man's head rest. he was only slightly injured. >>> rescue teams who pulled a man from an icy pond said he may have been in for 15 minutes. dive teams were called to the scene by a witness who said they saw the man enter the water and never come back out. rescuers performed cpr on the victim and he was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. >>> the girlfriend of police officer brendon rabain was in the patrol car when it ran off the road and hit a fence early saturday morning. officer rabain was off duty at the time. the girlfriend so distraught after the crash they had to hospital her but she has indicated rabain may have been trying to stop a speeding car. >> the closest thing that we could get from her was a vehicle was at a high rate of speed. the officer made a statement about this guy is going to kill someone. >> police the folks who were in that minivan in a bus seen near the officer's car moments before the accident. they might be able t

we have an ncaa tournament triple-header here on wusa 9 tomorrow at noon.inia-michigan state tip off and following that duke-san diego state in tomorrow's tournament action. in addition to the men's game, maryland women were in action. the president of the united states taking in a game at college park. i'll tell you what member -- family member he was there to see. >> if you lose like georgetown did today, hopefully it won't happen to maryland and virginia tomorrow or you lose in the finals. it hurts. it's the same scene, right? >> it's disappointing every time. come on, bruce. imagine if it happens at the end of this game today. at the end of the sports cast, i'm so sad it's over. >> georgetown university campus tonight, students packed in to cheer the hoyas on. you can imagine what that looked like at the end. >>> elsewhere on a more serious note, a few dc residents discover bullet holes in their vehicles and discovers of residents from that petworth community met with police to get answers about the increased violence. stephanie ramirez reports on what'

it is all on our wusa mobile app. even if you have to leave your home, you can take us and all of this information with you. >> if you are able to stick around, we will certainly have another update within the hour. again, team coverage with nikki burdine, delia goncalves, andrea roane, and myself. we appreciate you working with us as we work through this. >> and we'll go back to our ♪

>> reporter: stephanie ramirez, wusa news. >>> the last three principals george's county police officers to die in the line of duty have all been killed in car crashes. >>> a year ago today a county clerk was shot in the head during a robbery. tonight thatmother of three is still recovering from those gunshot wounds and the person who shot her is still out there somewhere. the sheriffs office wants people to take a look at these images. the suspect is described as a white male in his 30s. he's about five foot five or five foot eight inches tall. if you have any information, please contact the local police. >>> this is the payoff for all that snow. how long will this great weather las ? >> bruce, we're going to get to enjoy this weather until tuesday, and then this is what's heading our way. one more dry day, and then this rain that's right now moving

wusa 9. >> i think driving 26 miles is too long.arathon time for men, 2 hours -- the event also included a half marathon and a 5k run. >>> scary moments for passengers aboard a united airlines plane today. flight 4870 was forced to return to denver shortly after takeoff this morning after it blew a tire. passengers were told to assume the brace position with their heads down as the plane made an emergency landing and it was safe. [ cheers and applause ] >> i would be doing the same thing. the runway shut down briefly so crews could clean up debris from the blown tire. passengers were put on another plane to their destination in kansas city. >>> in california, a hiker was rescued by helicopter from griff itself park in los angeles. the 22-year-old hiker suffered a broken leg. she was put on a stretcher and airlifted to a nearby hospital for treatment. >>> people who live near costa rica's volcano were allowed to return to their homes today. scientists say the volcano has been less active the past two days. it's 40 miles east of the c

we are live in lanham wusa 9 news. >>> new sexual assault surface friday.ot everyone was thrilled to have him in town. tonight's protest from baltimore. >> reporter: bill cosby performed tonight it brought out fans and protesters. they didn't come for the show, they came to protest. >> i believe bill cosby is a victim. >> reporter: they held signs read out his alleged victims. and shouted at attendees. most of the people coming to see the show quitely walked inside. others shouted back. >> if we thought there was a problem, we wouldn't be here any way. >> reporter: most were simply fans. >> in america you are innocent until proven guilty. >> reporter: many venues don't have option, if they cancel it's a breach of contract. protester said they understand that. >> the lyric couldn't do too much about it. >> reporter: for tonight the show went on. the theater holds about 2500 people. we were told that this event was close to being sold out. wusa 9. >> he is currently on tour through june. >>> alleges of sexual abuse of calvary temple church in sterling. he rel

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stephanie ramirez, wusa 9news. >>> coming up, new relief for everyone who suffers from migraines. >> and winter is not done yet. topper is back with details on another blast heading our way tomorrow. >> but first new details about potentially dangerous guard rails in the state of virginia. >>> the virginia department of transportation is moving ahead with plans to replace controversial guard rails. those guard rails came under fire last year following reports that accidents involving them led to deaths and serious injuries. critics said the manufacturer changed the design which causes the guard rail to jam and spear through a car and last year a federal grand jury ruled that manufacturer lied to the government about the changes. >>> former virginia first lady maureen mcdaumd today formerly appealed her public corruptions convictions. a notice was sent to the court of appeals today. last month she was sentenced to a year and a day in prison. she was convicted along with her husband and former governor bob mcdonell of exchanging favors with a nutritional supplements executive. they are

stephanie ramirez, wusa 9news. >>> and this evening police are telling us that people are questioning also believed to be out of town. >>> five university of maryland students robbed overnight by armed intruders. principal prince george's county police say the men stormed into the apartment, armed with a knife and a beebee gun when they confronted five students in the apartment around 4:00 this morning. >> it's very common. i've gotten many e-mails about armed robbery off campus. it happens maybe five times a year. it's not going to make me not live in the apartment, you know? >> i want to feel safe when i come home. i don't want to feel like i'm walking into a situation that, where i might risk or my belongings will be taken. i'm really scared to hear that. >> one of the victims suffered an injury to his hand. this evening, police are searching for three men and they want to hear from anybody with information about this case. >>> well, it doesn't feel like spring out there this evening. any chance the temps will climb a little bit tomorrow? let's head over to first alert meteorologis

. >>> still ahead on wusa 9 this saturday, a third oil train derailment in ontario in less than a month. >> and president obama paying tribute to the selma . >>> today, america marked the turning point in the civil rights movement. it was 50 years ago that police attacked a group of peaceful marchers, simply trying to make their way from selma to montgomery, alabama. the day is now remembered as bloody sunday. marlie hall is in selma, where president obama joined the commemoration today. >> reporter: president obama and his family retraced the historic walk across selma's edmond pettis bridge. 50 years ago, this is where police used brutal force to stop a march for voting rights. the violence of bloody sunday became a turning point for the nation. >> it was not a clash of armies, but a clash of wills. a contest to determine the true meaning of america. >> reporter: former president george bush attended the anniversary event with about 100 members of congress. while paying tribute to selma's heroes, president obama said the exposure of racial bias in ferguson, missouri shows more work is

dave owens wusa 9 sports. >> yes she's got game. dave needs to work on his handle.lor was named second team all conference in the a-10 so she's just getting started. >> she's like 2 feet taller than him. >> and she was gentle on him. she could have gone a whole lot more on her game. she was trying to -- >> make him feel good. coming up at 6:00 we'll take you to charlottesville. >>> a judge's ruling in a hot lanes trial going on right now could mean thousands of judgments are overturned. i'm peggy fox. i'll have a live report coming up. >> a child survives a crash that killed her mother. we're going to explain how she lived for 14 we thought our cable internet was fast. but, our uploads are half the speed of our downloads so our internet is really half-fast. so half-fast. someone did a half-fast job posting our vacation pics. when i post my slow jams, i'm a little half fast totally half fast stop living with half fast internet. only verizon fios comes with speedmatch - uploads as fast as downloads. and the fastest wi-fi available from any provider. call the verizon c

. >> in prince george's county, stephanie ramirez, wusa 9 news. >> the last three prince george's county police officers to die in the line of duty have been killed in car crashes. >>> a gruesome discovery in northwest washington. the body of a woman found just after 8:00 this morning in the 3300 block of sherman avenue. d.c. police are calling this a homicide. they're releasing few details tonight. they say the body had wounds but they provided no further details. her identity has also not been released. the body is at the medical examiner's office to determine the exact cause of death j. a gunman robs a spotsylvania county convenience store and shoots the clerk in the head. that clerk survived but tonight spotsylvania county authorities are still searching for the suspect. the sheriff's office wants our viewers to take a look at these images from surveillance video. the suspect is described only as a white male in his 30s with a reddish brown bierd or g.o.a.t.ee. he is about 5' 5" or 5' 8" tall. you can help. if you have any information, please contact spotsylvania county's sheriff's o

andrea, back to you. >> erica, thank you very much. >>> that's it for wusa 9 news at noon. of course we'll be back at 5:00, but you can follow the ongoing developments in the capture of wossen assaye on our mobile app at wusa9. until 5:00 this evening, have a great day. >> dylan: [ sighs ] >> sharon: morning. >> dylan: hey. >> sharon: oh. didn't you get any sleep? >> dylan: [ chuckles ] what kind of guard would i be if i'd done that? >> sharon: a well-rested one?ah, i'm used to pulling all nighters for watch duty. fortunately, things were quiet. >> sharon: thank you again for staying. it was really unsettling for me to think someone could get past security, break into my house, leave a message that's threatening on my mirror. >> dylan: well, i hope you were able to get some sleep. >> sharon: actually, i slept the best that i have since... >> dylan: since when?

. >>> still ahead on wusa 9 news, polar plunge. vince vaughn and lady gaga take a dip in lake michigan. >>> enjoy today because more wintry weather approaches tuesday afternoon and that's not the end of it. two chance >>> it was an act of charity in chicago. a frigid act of charity. vince vaughn and lady gaga took a dip into frozen lake michigan on sunday. it was the 15th annual chicago polar plunge to benefit special olympics. the event has raised more than $1 million. and 5000 people were expected to jump in the frigid water, breaking the organization's previous record. i can only think of nick going whoop, whoop. >>> parking a car is getting a lot more difficult in boston because beginning this morning. residents who shoveled out a parking spot will no longer be able to save it. if the chairs and cones are not moved, trash collectors will be picking them up. 100inches of snow has fallen in boston this year. >>> and they are expected to get more and break the record. >> it would be hard not to break the record. it's about 107 inc

the wusa team is covering both teams. we'll start in columbus, ohio. >>reporter: i'm kristine in columbus, ohio. they survived a dog fight here tonight to get to the third round. this was the team that just wouldn't go away tonight. it was a one point game with less than 2 minutes to go. he took his first shot of the game. dez was their for the put back. that gives them an 4 point lead. they were plagued with 3 pointers all night. they put in ram and he came with a game winning steal. maryland hung onto win 65 - 62. >> you need one possession to be ready. that's the mentality i head. i was able to make a play at the end of the game. >> it was a no-brainer to put him in there. he guards mellow in there. i was happy. i was happy for him he was able to make the play. >>reporter: they were extremely nervous before tonights game. up next for them is west virginia on sunday. in columbus, ohio. i'm kristine. >>reporter: i'm hear for virginia. this is what it's all about. they knocked out a pesky belmont tell 79 - 67. london had the biggest shot of the afterno

wusa -- it is 6:07. wusa9's coverage of the snow takes us across the potomac to loudoun county, virginia. niki burdine is there -- nikki burdine is there. how are conditions now? >> reporter: we've seen the changeover to just rain to sleet. you can hear it pinging the wind shelleds. it's hard to tell right now but -- windshield. it's hard to tell right now but that is the rain changing to sleet. we've seen a lot of snowplows coming up and down route 7 here just standing by. they're in the staging position. they're ready to goap. but if you can -- to go. but if you can, stay at home. they're going to need the roads as much as possible so stay out of their way. stay off the roads. right now leesburg driving conditions are okay. stay at home if you can because this is just the beginning, guys. we'll keep you updated on the conditions from route 7 in leesburg. for now back to you in the studio. >> all right, thank you, nikki. >>> the threat of today's snow led to the closures of montgomery county public scho

. >> reporter: in a statement they told wusa that they are looking forward to revitalizing a building that has sat vacant for 500 years. they argued that they had met their requirements to expand and open. even if that is true, they are fighting against the largest retailer. >> regardless of what is going to happen today that we will keep fighting. >> reporter: with so many speakers, that meeting will continue now, as we have the results to make it available to you on our website. reporting from prince george's county, wusa9. >>> police have identified the three people killed in a double- murder suicide in maryland. the 87-year-old johnny green shot his 86-year-old wife mary and their 56-year-old son mark with special needs. those shootings happened in knoxville about 60 miles northwest of dc and washington county. surae chinn went there today and talked to the neighbors. >> reporter: the community is stunned. police say that the 86-year-old called a family member to say that he had shot his wife and his son with special needs. >> johnny shot all of them and himself too. >> reporter:

call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> the wusa capitals have been busy the caps having the benefit of having saturday off. hoping to reevaluate and recon figure as they are mentioning those possible changes, just trying to get back to what was working. >> just getting back to the basics, which is what we need to do with a couple of losses that we are not too happy with, but going back and grinding it out. so we need to keep pushing forward. in exchange for their third round pick with 28 points this season, agreeing to wave their trade clause to join. he lead the league with 10 goals, as well as their power point goals and their shots on goal in the top ten in points in the league this season. >>> the expectations are higher than ever. the off-season editions have raised it to a whole new level, but it has gotten the rest of their team excited too. the first for him without having to deal with injuries or being put on any limit. despite 14 wins and strikeouts, some thought those numbers were kind of a lot as he does not worry about any of that.

. >>> always watching, always tracking, wusa 9's first alert weather. >>> so foggy start tomorrow, buter a lot of sun, maybe some 60s. >> i think we will, despite the dismal start. it's going to be a rather dismal start, but i tell you driving back from dinner i drove slower tonight than in the snow. >> right? >> the fog is so thick. >> and you said the problem is the potholes. >> yeah, you can't see the potholes that kill your car. >> it's hard to see the run let alone the potholes, so allow extra time for tomorrow. a little fog here tomorrow, not crazy bad here, it's worse to the north and west. temperature, 46 right now. the winds calm, and that's one reason we have the fog, and some snow cover north and west, which is like a fog machine. warmer air over cold ground or snow you get fog. here's the radar over the past hour, and the rain will taper off to showers overnight. good deal of rain in the immediate metro area. generally light. little pockets of heavier denoted in green in rockville and tyson's corner. this will eventually taper off into showers. i think the fog will be the p

. >>> still ahead on wusa 9 news, more punishment for the fraternity brothers behind a racist rant at the university of oklahoma. we'll tell you more. >>> plus, hillary clinton breaks her silence on the controversy swirling around her ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ forget the stage ♪ ♪ doesn't matter how tall ♪ ♪ i do it all for the love of the game. ♪ geico, proud partner of the nhl. >>> donna edwards announcing her bid to succeed senator barbara mckulskey. edwards will be competing against chris van holen in the primary. glen ivey is expected to make a bid for edwards congressional seat. the announcement will probably rrow. ivey backed off plans to challenge edward in 2012. >>> funeral services were held today for the first african american to be elected to the u.s. senate. secretary of state john kerry had words of praise for senator edward brook, iii at the washington national cathedral. >> senator brooks shunned the title of trailblazer, but that's what he was. he inspired thousands of young people of every race to enter public service. >> senator brook, a world war ii veteran was laid to rest at arl

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. >>> wusa 9 is committed to spreading the word about missing children like noah terry thomas with our bring them home campaign. go to wusa9.com. click on the bring them home link to view and share photos of the dozens of children now missing in d.c., maryland, and virginia. >>> hard to believe but we are tracking thunderstorms. >> topper shut says it's a weather alert day. >> reporter: i think the one most in jeopardy will be the morning commute thursday. we could hear the rumble of thunder before noon thursday. thursday morning 10:00 good thing temperatures 59 downtown. 58 in manassas. showers just to the south. put this into motion. showers again through most of the metro area. so far light. 61 though downtown before lunch lunchtime and 60 in manassas. advance it again. 2:00 showers and storms. see the orange and the red. that's pretty intense activity. look at the temperatures. 68 degrees by 2:00 on thursday. this will roll during the afternoon and evening hours. we'll come back. you might be surprised how cold it gets. >>> new tonight a pilot and his passenger were able to walk aw

. >> earlier today, former secretary of state madeleine albright told our local affiliate here wusa that what you did was akin to during the cuban missile crisis if senator had called khrushchev told him he couldn't be certain that president kennedy could back up any deal he made with him, do you see a comparison there? >> no. i would disagree. secretary albright was part of the clip ton administration that entered into the fundamentally flawed agreement. what we did was to send clear message to a dictatorial regime we didn't conciliate with the dictators we told them that the american people 71% of the american people will not accept the deal that puts iran on the path to nope. 71% of the american people are right, that is where we're speaking. >> schieffer: what do you want to happen here? what is your alternative here? let's say that the deal falls through, then what? >> prime minister netanyahu said alternative to a bad deal is a better deal. the iranians frequently walk away from the table if they block this week, call their bluff. congress stands ready to impose much more severe sa

to see the animals available, all you have to do is go to the wusa 9 app. >> always watching.t alert weather. d.c.'s most accurate. >> i know it's against the rules, but we should bring our dogs in one day. >> he is adopted. he's a shelter dog. it's a good day for him. he likes the chilly weather. i want to bundle up and he just wants to play outside all day long. well, things are going to start to finally feel milder as we head back to work and school. but until then, it's going to be colder than average. let's take a look outside right now with the michael and son weather cam. it is still a little bit breezy as well as being chilly. the current temperature, if i can get it to pop up here on the michael and son weather cam. there it is, it's 32 degrees. look at that. it feels like 23. man, is it january? winds are out of the northwest at 13 miles per hour right now. very dry atmosphere as well. but that dew point at 7. usually when we get to this time of year, we are starting to see some leaves on the trees and that helps to boost the humidity as well and we don't have those

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it is all on our wusa mobile app.your home, you can take us and all of this information with you. >> if you are able to stick around, we will certainly have another update within the hour. again, team coverage with nikki burdine, delia goncalves, andrea roane, and myself. we appreciate you working with us as we work through this. >> and we'll go back to our ♪ ♪ ee-e-e-oh-mum-oh-weh ♪ ♪ hush my darling... ♪ ♪ don't fear my darling... ♪ ♪ the lion sleeps tonight. ♪ [snoring.] ♪ hush my darling... ♪ [snoring.] ♪ don't fear my darling... ♪ ♪ the lion sleeps tonight. ♪ [snoring.] take the roar out of snore. yet another innovation only at a sleep number store. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ most weekends only last a couple of days. some last a lifetime. hampton. we go together. >>> welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up in this half hour the ncaa tournament celebrates great basketball but one coach shaped the game without leaving high school. how one man's influence stretches from a final four dynasty to the pros. >>> plus they take us i

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and wusa-9 learned that the school system has a record a known record, of passing the trash. for example elementary schoolteacher daniel pica, he was abusing children for 17 years. the school system knew about it. and what did they do? the teacher's punishment was to move him from one elementary school to another. again and again and again. 17 years of passing a known child molester from one school to another. how many kids did he victimize? this has to stop, mr. president. it's long overdue that we do something about this. and there's a way that we can. we can make it illegal to knowingly recommend a pedophile for employment somewhere else and that's what our bill does. another example -- recently las vegas, nevada, a kindergarten teacher arrested for kidnapping a 16-year-old girl and infecting her with a sexually transmitted disease. this same teacher had molested six children all fourth and fifth graders several years before, but he did it in the los angeles school district. well, the los angeles school district knew about the allegations. in 2009, the school district reco