>> reporter: and volunteers. >> i'm russ ptacek, wusa 9. do you guys want to be part of an investigation? >> reporter: including people we met on the streets. >> okay, i'll do it. >> reporter: to see who d.c. cabs would choose. >> no? why not. >> he's pulling off. >> reporter: and who d.c. cabs would refuse. >> i don't hold grudges, but i think you drove right by me. >> i didn't see him. i didn't know. >> did you not see me waving, right, too? >> i did not see you. >> reporter: this driver stopped but denied our southeast d.c.destination request. why? listen carefully. he's got to go pick up two white passengers. >> i got a call. >> you got a call? >> i've got some white girls. >> okay. >> reporter: for our white passengers, cabs would do u- turns right in the middle of the street. this black sedan drove right past our black passenger, too, and pulled up in front of our white staffer a half block away. >> you stopped for this passenger. you stopped for the white passenger, you passed the black passenger. and you're not even licensed to pick

dave owens, wusa 9. >>> also coming up on wusa 9 tonight, two weeks from now, he will no longer be the pope. pope benedict makes one of his final public appearances today. we'll take you there as he says goodbye. >>> i'm andrea mccarren in woodstock, virginia, where a local family anxiously awaits the arrival of their 14-year- old son stuck in a russian orphanage. i'll have their story coming up. >>> i'm meteorologist topper shutt. high temperature only 36 today. wind chill in the teens most of the day. 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

we here at wusa 9 are excited to be in the middle of it all. we partnered up with massive and the nationals is will air 20 of their games this season, including opening day. our general manager says this center is a win-win for everybody, especially the fans. >> we have a core viewer and a core audience we want to speak to on a full-time basis and we feel that baseball works within that. it's a great family event and great event for people. we think it works well for our programming and the nationals are hot, so we're really excited to have them on our air. >> nationals open their season april 1st when they host the miami marlins. you can see the game on wusa 9, plus we'll bring you live coverage of all the excitement following the game. >>> say it ain't so. the wizards are streaking. heading into tonight, washington held eight straight opponents to over 100 points. they have a winning record since john wall returned to the lineup. going for their fourth straight win tonight. bradley beale back from a wrist injury, huge tonight for the rookie c

for now in viera, dave owens, wusa 9. >> thanks, dave. we'll look forward to your report tomorrow night. there are 47 days until opening day when the nationals host the miami marlins. see that game right here april 1st. first pitch is at 1:05. when the game is done, we'll have full post-game coverage on wusa it at 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, and 11:00. >>> the nba all-star break begins friday, and it could be coming at a bad time. they seem to have found some kind of groove, having won four straight. the wiz visiting detroit in their final game before the break. john wall, he didn't shoot much tonight, but he assisted plenty. here's one to 0 mica okafor. nice ball movement here. jose calderon gives them a nine- point lead. detroit holds on to snap washington's win streak. >>> and tomorrow afternoon a ground breaking ceremony at the site of the new $1 million summer training facility. we'll be there and bring you that story tomorrow evening. it's going to be a really state of the art kind of facility down there. we'll be making lots of trips. >> som

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wusa 9 found a town where every household is required by law to own a gun and the ammunition to use it. tonight, andrea mccarren takes us to a community 25 miles northwest of atlanta that put itself on the map in a most unusual way. >> we don't have shootouts. it's not a wild west. >> sunrise over kenny saw, georgia -- ken kennesaw, georgia and a landscape dotted with flags. >> i can do damage with this. >> reporter: she's a lifelong resident here. >> if i hear somebody trying to break in, this will get loaded. if they want to come in my house, they're going to get shot. >> reporter: she's a big supporter of the town's law that requires every household to own a gun. >> why are you going to break into somebody's house if you know they've got guns in there and they can kill you. >> i was born and raised with them. it's like any other tool. >> reporter: he's a feisty 82- year-old shop owner with a pair of pistols holstered to his hips. he, too, is a staunch defender of the right to own firearms. >> i've got a right to keep oatmeal cookies if you don't like them. if you don't like weapons,

i'm investigative reporter russ ptacek, wusa 9. screw still ahead, driving while texting gets an innocent young man killed. and wait until you hear about the meager penalty. it's enough to drive you mad. and you are looking live at that time crippled cruise ship that finally limped into port. triumph did triumph tonight. we've got to tell you about this, the update for those poor passengers trying to actually get off the ship. we'll have that and more coming up after the break. top. >>> we hit 50 today, lesli, pretty nice. here's your wake-up weather. you are going to need a coat, umbrella. chilly start, 30s. 7:00, dry commute. just cool at 9:00, temperatures 40 that 45. we're tracking arctic air, we're tracking some snow. not just one chance but tw >>> we're continuing to follow the arrival of the cruise ship triumph in mobile, alabama. it has been a long, smelly journey for thousands of people on board the cruise ship. the ship arrived at the dock around 10:22, sort of limping its way in there. kenny mole molestina is in the stat

that's tomorrow right here on wusa 9 at 4:00. >>> we want to talk more now, though, about the violent end to the california manhunt for christopher dorner with the retired captain from the montgomery county police department who's consulting company helps law enforcement agencies nationwide. gary nurenberg is here with captain ed clark. gar ? >> captain clark, commander of the s.w.a.t. team in monday gulf of mexico ri county. at 11:06 tonight a -- montgomery county. >> anybody who quoted the l.a. p.d. as saying a body was found is dead wrong. a fire is still going, they said. they haven't entered the cabin. he denies the reports attributed to police by news agencies earlier tonight. captain clark, let me have you put our viewers in the mind of incident commanders at that scene. you've got a heavily armed, well-trained former cop with a 50 caliber semiautomatic and a pension for killing. what do you do? >> gary, officer safety is paramount in that situation. those men of the s.w.a.t. team are highly trained. they practice their tactics every day. they had a game plan, and they executed

wusa 9 continues after this. 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 >>> the washington capitals haven't been able to find much momentum this season so far. they've yet to win on the road. they haven't won back to back games all season. coming off their biggest win yet, a 5-0 stomping of florida, they had something to work with tonight. a rematch. this time the caps visiting the panthers. this time the caps down two goals in the third, but they turn up the heat. eric scores off the deflection and less than three minutes later, alex -- all tied up. in overtime, didn't take long. 30 seconds in, troy gets a nice pass and gets his own rebound. three goals in 5 1/2 minutes. caps win back to back games for the first time this season. >>> on the hardwood, virginia hosting virginia tech, and the nation's leading scorer, eric green. the cavaliers held green to just one point in the first half thanks to some nice 3's at the en

in college park, scott broom, wusa 9. >>> so how do we get more americans back to work? no surprise here. we're looking at two competing philosophies, oh so crystal clear after the state of the union. mr. obama says invest in people and will you get that back ten fo.d republicans argue let folks keep more of their own money and that will grow the economy. republicans hold half the purse strings. that is the house of representatives. so president obama now trying to bet support by take his message to the masses. today he toured a machine parts factory near asheville, north carolina. the president wants the congress to fund training for workers so they can get the skill to land these new jobs. one army veteran says that sounds good to him. >> hoping to get my associates degree and get a job here in asheville. >> the gop argues, you want to help that man land a good job? lower taxes and cut government regulations. >>> one of the president's biggest new policy proposals comes with a pretty hefty price tag. it's universal preschool. that is, preschool for every three or four-

at good counsel high school in maryland, scott broom, wusa 9. >> kyle's got a point. if you want to support kyle snyder and his cause to get wrestling back, fill out the form in the story on wusa9.com. let the international olympic committee know how you feel. you might want to let me know how you feel in mcginty's mailbag. should wrestling be dropped or could we use synchronized swimming or rhythmic jim that's particulars. mailbag@wusa9.com is my e-mail. i hope to hear from you. >>> 42 today. not as cold as yesterday. moisture coming our way, not a big storm. most of the moisture gets here after the cold air leaves. let's start with a live look outside. it's our live michael & son weather cam. we're in the 30s everywhere, 30 downtown. dew point back to 11. that's a good indicator of when we get moisture added to the air, you know, how far the temperature, the surface temperature will drop. we kind of watch these numbers a lot. relative humidity 33%. indoor relative humidity about 21%. winds have turned south/southeast at 6. that's good. it will eventually become sout

the spring opener april 1st against the marlins right here on wusa 9. stay tuned afterwards for live coverage following the game. >>> maryland point guard howard will rejoin his team after serving a one game suspension. originally the coach wasn't sure how long he wanted the junior to sit out for. after missing his team's biggest upset of the season yesterday against duke, he feels he's learned his lesson. >>> the nba lost a legend today. long time owner of the los angeles lakers died after a long battle with cancer. he bought the lakers in 1979 from jack kidd cook, also formerowner of the washingtonredskins. they went on to win ten championships. the nba world took to twitter to memorialize bust today. one tweeted i will remember his big smile, his love for the lakers, for poker and billiards and for the city of l.a. and beautiful women. he called him a second father. >>> finally, today was all about the ladies on the ice. a couple hundred women gath they were for the annual hockey and field event. the ladies get instruction from capital coaches and pl

for now we're live in frederick, ken molestina, wusa 9. >>> and from stolen jewel rye we go to stolen identity. this is tax season now, but imagine this. you try to file your taxes only to find someone has beaten you to it. this is the nightmarish reality for millions of americans and many of them are your neighbors. >> that's right, derek. i have learned that this is a crime where you can be victimized over and over again. according to the treasury inspector general for tax administration, nearly 1.2 million of these cases were reported to the irs in 2012. and tonight, the two people you're about to hear from say they now live in constant fear. >> my accountant gave me a call on the telephone and told me we couldn't file electronically. >> reporter: the irs granted jonathan again an extension to file his 2011 taxes. he needed the time to grieve the loss of his daughter, alexis. she was full of life, even as a brain tumor took a toll on her little body. >> she was an amazing little girl. never complained once. >> reporter: alexis died just a few weeks shy of her fifth birthday. when j

i'm ken molestina, wusa 9. >>> he's one of louisiana's native sons but this former redskins star calls d.c. home or the d.c. area. brian mitchell. >> reporter: he is a former redskins player who still lives in the hearts of d.c. fans. many say brian mitchell will one day be in the hall of fame. >> i have to ask you to show me your glitz, please. >> it comes out at this time of the year. >> reporter: mitchell is ranked the second greatest return specialist in nfl history. he was drafted by the redskins in 1990, went to philadelphia in 2000, and spent a short stint with the giants, but he retired as a redskin. >> when i left, the fans still cared for me. you know, that's where i became a young man. joe gibbs gave me an opportunity to come to d. crcht and now i've -- d.c. and now i've been there 22 years. i've been in d.c. and louisiana. i felt it was vital. my name was made in washington, d.c. it wasn't made in philadelphia or new york, although i respect those people. you know, your heart is right there. my heart was always in d.c. when i walk around, i feel the love. >> reporter: louis

>> reporter: in richmond, kristin fisher, wusa 9. >> butler. that, i did not see coming. they did have a choice. they could either take the full jackpot in 30 annual payments or get the one-time cash payment, $136 million after taxes. they took the cash. tonight they're heading home to fredericksburg with a whole lot of money in their bank account, and a lot of relief because they don't have to make the commute any more. >>> this morning got off to a rough start because the weather was rough but if you were able to wait until noon before you came out you may have thought it was march already. top is out on the weather terrace. >> really a nice day. a little bit of slippery conditions this morning but then the temperature got to 50 today with not much wind. that's really the key. it felt very nice. let's talk about temperatures. they're falling but not drastically. so 44 downtown. 39 in frederick, 37 in manassas, 45 in leesburg, 37 down toward andrews. now, in terms of the satellite and radar combined, we have one system passing to our north. we have some high clouds to th

i'm russ ptacek, wusa 9. >> there's something universal that occurs after we see russ' pieces. we're suddenly not hungry. >> i just wonder when he says most of it is blamed on the rodents. what about the rest of in the. >> let's not go there. we have a big nor east, an historic storm brewing to the south. let's stwart a live look outside. clouds are in place. temperatures not crazy cold. that's one of the problems. we're lacking the cold air. oh no. they have that up to the north. darn them. i'm so jealous. here's the michael and son weather cam. temperature downtown 37. dew point still 28. we're watching that carefully because what's going to happen is the surface temperature is going to fall, and as humidity increases we are going to see these two come together. probably come together well above freezing east of 95, but in our burbs there are some problems with temperatures around freezing. pressure starting to fall. here's the big picture. the first storm, the midwest storm will transfer the energy. this will become the dominant storm into the southeast. this is a classic st

in rockville, bruce leshan, wusa 9. >> and that sentencing for curl is set for may. he would face a lot more time behind bars if he had abused curran now. when the child abuse laws are much tougher. >>> for the adults what were victims of child sex abuse, lesli, their lives now are still very much affected by what happened then. gary nurenberg with the story of a woman from virginia still dealing with the abuse she suffered in the 1960s. >> reporter: at the hands of a priest. more than 40 years later it is still a fight to overcome the scars. >> i found myself on the bathroom floor crying, not wanting to live, you know, not wanting to wake up the next day, just being -- just being so ashamed, so embarrassed. >> reporter: becky and the priest who abused her when she was in elementary school, that's them, a newspaper picture on ash wednesday. >> i felt like he was a priest. he was sent by god. he was someone in authority. i had been told to stand up when he enters the room. i was told to listen to him. i was told what he said came directly from god. and that's where my

. >> reporter: in northwest, surae chinn, wusa 9. >> and if you have any information that could help solve these cases and bring closure to these heartbroken families, please call d.c. police at 202-729-9099. >>> a man wanted for stealing a car from the addison road metro station is in police custody tonight. earlier this evening we told you what happened. metro transit police say 49- year-old cooper stole a car from the metro station this morning. they tracked the car to a shopping center on van dooren street, but the suspect fled on foot. fairfax police joined in the search and found the suspect at a nearby hotel and took him into custody. cooper has been charged with stealing a car, but police say other charges are pending. >>> straight ahead, a look at the aftermath of that surprising meteor explosion in russia. we'll show you what thousands of russians are doing to get their lives back to normal. >>> and a fireball across the skies of northern california leads to some shattered nerves and calls to find out what really happened. we'll fill you in when wusa 9 comes right back. >>>

. >> reporter: upstairs were the grammy awards on wusa 9. >> adele. >> i would say beyonce and adele. >> i'm excited for justin timberlake, his first performance in four years. >> i'm excited to see carrie underwood. >> i'm interested to see who shows up, what they're woring. >> reporter: and they discuss d.c.'s dating scene. >> d.c. is very difficult for dating. >> is she right? knife a boyfriend so i wouldn't know. >> reporter: back at bohemian caverns a couple of poets with the spoken word. president barack obama actually won a grammy in their category. >> we live in the action life. mothers still have pain from the birth. >> reporter: there were a number of local artists who were nominated tonight. most won't win. that's understandable. no doubt, though, they will continue to play. back to you guys. >> all right, bruce. we are not finished with our grammy coverage by a long shot. we are going to take a look at would people had on a little later. >> but in other news, president obama wants to give federal workers a 1% pay raise in the fiscal 2014 budget but some federal workers com

reporting live, scott room, wusa -9d. >> scott, you just want to ask who does this kind of thing. >>> all right, police in virginia believe the springfield serial groper has struck again. take a quick look at the sketch of the suspect. he grabbed a woman's buttocks on gray fox drive yesterday and ran off. the victim wasn't hurt. the suspect described as white or possibly hispanic, 5-6 or 5- 8 inches tall and approximately 180 pounds. >>> thousands of police are on the man hunt across southern california and nevada. they are searching for a former los angeles police officer who threatened war fair against the former -- warfare against the former colleague. accused of killing three people and injuring others. we've got the latest from riverside, california. >> reporter: thousands of police officers are on high alert across southern california. they are searching for an ex- los angeles police officer accused of several shootings that left three people dead including an officer. it is extremely scary and worry and. >> reporter: he's the former navy reservist who posted an online manifesto

you can see that game right here on wusa 9. >>> with just a handful of games left everyone is a must win for teams like maryland. they got their big win over duke on saturday but the key tonight was avoiding that dreaded let down. doesn't unfortunately that's exactly what we got. things started off well for the terps thanks to this guy. his third 3 in a row. the eagles come back though. nice feed to wells. we are all tied up. but in the end, the eagles had just a bit more less in the tank than maryland. boston college wins this one 69- 58. >>> virginia taking on second ranked miami. what a game this was. 11 seconds to go. game tied at 50. sadly, reggie johnson opened underneath. the hurricanes get a big steal off the inbound and hold on to win 5-4. they have now beaten every team in the scc during his two seasons at miami. >>> ravens receiver torrey smith in the house to watch the wizards. bradley beale back in the starting lineup for the first time since injuring his wrist. he had 25 points. wiz had no answer for rudy gay. he was on fire from short and long range. one handed jam and

that's why wusa started a petition. should congress face penalties if they are furloughed due to sequestration. if you want to weigh in, here's what you can do. go to wusa9.com and you can find it on our home page. >>> defends his title at the armory. coming up at 7:00, the remarkable story of a boxer who was once homeless who overcome much more than that to fight his way back into the ring. >>> see you then. also ahead on wusa9, accused murder and olympic athlete, oscar pistorius, receives his ticket out of jail. details ahead. >> plus, mission to mars. we'll tell you about a millionaire who is coming to washington to unveil a plan to reach the red planet. stay with us, >>> a unique mission to mars is underway. millionaire, dennis, is leading a private effort to fly to the red planet in five years. at 36 million miles away, mars will be as close as it will ever get to earth in 2018. the last man to walk on the moon is a big fan of the mission. >> we are going to be on our way to mars by the turn of the century. i said

of course we're going to have the latest information on the investigation coming up on wusa 9news beginning at 5:00 p.m. if you are away from your television, you can log on to wusa9.com and our app for iphones and androids in order to get the latest information. >>> we could learn more later this week about plans to try a virginia man who has been accused of a mass shooting. a hearing for christopher spate has been scheduled for friday. he's been charged with killing eight people at his appomattox home three years ago, including his sister, brother-in-law, and their two children. his trial was originally scheduled for last june but postponed indefinitely so that attorneys could get more evaluations of speight's mental health. >>> we're looking at live pictures from alexandria, virginia, where a construction crane collapsed at a church on fort hunt road. we have been told that medics have rushed one person to a nearby hospital with some minor injuries. no other injuries have been reported. thorpts believe -- authorities believe that the st. luke's episcopal church suffered minor damage. >>>

in the meantime all this talk of a possible redskins name change, it is lighting up the wusa facebook page. one viewer writes can it not be it? and why is it hateful? because it is not. another facebooker says to leave it alone. not everything is racially motivated. another response, the native americans might see it a little differently. if you could have them call on the redskins that we could have a teen be called the n word. sounds fair. it is just a great derogatory term as they are to the african americans. want to join in on the conversations? you could do it any time. just log on to wusa9's facebook page. >>> the search is on for the body of the 2-year-old little girl. apparently carded away in the trash. her mother is now charged with murder. annapolis police arrested the 25-year-old chelsea booth early this morning. >> i'm scott broom in annapolis junction, maryland. where at this hour annapolis police are using dogs to try to find the body of a murdered toddler in hundreds of tons of trash. kassidey booth. she was just 2 years old. her mother 25-year-old chelsea booth arres

> that is senator tim kaine joins us live and we'll have live coverage of the state of the union on wusa 9 starting at 9:00. >> we'll have reaction from both sides as well coming up at 11:00. plus, we invited a panel of your neighbors into our studios to watch the speech. we'll have their reaction, too. back right >>> we're told the catholic church should have a new pope before easter. stunned the world yesterday with his sudden retirement for health reasons. bruce johnson reports the catholics are being told while the next pope may be more outgoing, the church teachings are not going to change, are they, bruce? >> that's right. and yet, there's still lots of questions and intrigue as the cardinals prepare to go to rome next month, possibly as early as march. select the leader of the world's catholics. >> the cathedral in downtown washington today, some catholics had definite ideas about what they wanted from the next probe. >> change with the times, you know, moving with the times. not to remain too conservative. >> and not to allow these liberal thoughts of people of today. >> vatican

., wusa. >>> ahead, frightening final last finishes in the nascar race in daytona. and a pilot makes a dramatic escape >>> nascar race in beach -- date beach florida a frightening last lap crash that separates the fans from the track. happened just a short time ago. we are told there are reports of injuries. we don't yet know how many people are hurt or how serious those injuries might be. witnesses say several cars crashed into one another on the track and kyle larson's car caught gaping hole in the safety fence as pieces of his car went sailing into the grandstands. more on that at 11. >>> pilot of a small plane that crashed into tampa bay says it's a miracle he is alive tonight. anthony marsh was landing a single engine piper when the engine cut out. marsh recalls the cockpit filling with water and windchill hitting him in the face. his lungs filled with water but he managed to kick out the glass and find his way to the surface. he stood on the plane's wing until somebody rescued him. >>> just ahead, will the dreary saturday give way to sunshine sometime tomorrow

the forecast coming up when wusa 9news >>> i've been combing through the day's daily deals to find you deep discounts and some favorites on this tuesday, what says valentine's day quite like diamonds? amazon.com is slashing diamond prices like this one. 78% off a diamond double heart pendant necklace. right now $99.99. that's down from 459 bucks. ladies, you don't need it. you look fantastic but if you want to try botox, here's a groupon for you. up to 62% off of beauty injections at trinity medspa in vienna. packages start at $139. finally, how about some new glasses. pay $35 and you'll get $225 to spend on a pair of prescription glasses at my eye doctor. this is 84% off and one of the most popular deals right now on living social. if you have an offer you've seen or you're a local merchant with a deal for our viewers, i would love to hear from you on facebook. i'm jessica doyle, wusa9. >>> there are a few fund- raisers that are near and dear to my heart. i want to tell but one coming up on saturday, march 23. it's for the children's inn at national institutes of health. and it is so

we've got some sweet treats for your valentine's coming up when wusa 9news >>> i'll in the kitchen. i want you to meet my new best girlfriend sarah. she was a banker. she went to paris, perfected her cooking skills. she's always baked ever since she was a child. now she's a chocolateier. guess what i'm eat something chocolate chip cookie dipped in chocolate. if you want to go to heaven, put one of these in your mouth. oh, my god, it's so good. you're going to show me how you do it while i'm eating part of your stuff. >> i think valentine's day is about taking anything that's regular and dipping it in chocolate. take a cookie, a cupcake, classic strawberries, grab it, drop it in, flip it over. this is the part i learned in paris. this part, the shake. >> how long were you in paris? >> a very, very short year. it was great. drop it down. you can do this with anything. a cookie. or you can take a piece of cooked bacon. >> how did you make your chocolate sauce? >> it is pure chocolate. it's just chocolate and it's melted and it's called tempering. that's what makes the chocolate harden

we have more of wusa 9news in >>> valentine's day just around the corner. so this afternoon we are coupling wine and food with sherry sheffield, a wine contributor with the "washington post" and former lawyer so we know you're -- know your coupling will be judicious. thank so you much for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> you're doing a fanfare with cheese. >> we are. we're going to show you some classic pairings and do some fun pairings. classic fanfare with goat cheese. the mineral essence with the creaminess of the goat cheese will pair very well. it will cut through the creaminess anden refreshing. >>it's fantastic. i'm not going to lie. you're showing a pork dish next. >> this is a pork tenderloin. pork is one of those versatile meats that can go with red or go with white. a lot of people say oh, we can only have white wine with white meat and red wine with red meat. here we're going to go with a rose. it comes from the oregon region. they're known for pinot noir. >> i love a rose too. >> that's chardonnay and pinot noir. so that should be lig

. >>> tonight, if you have been following our wusa taxi investigation, break all the rules of the night. the payoff. once again, cabs are passing right by our undercover passenger, but this time, d.c. inspectors are there and man, russ shows them really getting to come off tonight, russ. >> it was a crazy night and you are about to see d.c. inspectors shadowing our investigative team and see what we have been reporting ourselves for several months. a cab system out of control, citation after citation, tow after tow, watch as inspectors try to reign that system in. >> rules and regulations state all the way down. >> you just have to ask the question and we'll move

more coming up on wusa 9news at 5:00. here's monika with traffic. >>> you may encounter slick spots from the north and west. southbound 270 at 121 clarksburg looks final. no issues to the point where the lanes divide. the beltway is good as well between college park and bethesda. more in a few minutes. >> thanks, monika. >>> 4:54. we're just a few days away from the biggest sporting event in the world. we're talking about super bowl xlvii this sunday in new orleans. tens of millions, if not hundreds of millions are expected to watch the game. >> of course many of us also watch just for the commercials. super bowl commercials as much a part of the game as the game itself. here's a historic super bowl commercial you may remember from january 1996. ♪[ horses chin -- [ horses whineying ] [ horses whinnying ] >> do they always do that? >> nah. they usually go for two. >> love the clydesdales. they're awesome. >> also related to the super bowl, beyonce had a little controversy after spending some time here in d.c. recently. s

. >> you can see the award show saturday night on wusa preceded by a live version of game on from here in new orleans. for now live kristin bursett, back to you guys in the studio. we've got much more from new orleans including beyonce belting out the national anthem live, hear what she's saying about last weeks innauguration and what we can expect during the super bowl half time show. >>> and be glad you are not this guy. this guy. he was chased down 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 ..ha h&blk or alotr jotastes >>> why would a restaurant manager run out of his own shop and into another with us on his tail? >> yeah, why would he? well you can bet it had something to do with a bad health department inspection and an order to close his doors. >> reporter: tonight you'll watch one restaurant manager run away from us while another goes out of his way to show what he's doing now to keep his customers safe. in bethesda, the manager of hamden cafe has inve

. >> now the nfl honors will air tonight at 9:00 right here on wusa. right before that, from 8:00 to 9:00, a special edition of game on live from new orleans. we'll break down the super bowl and talk about the latest hall of fame class. for now, live in new orleans, i'm kristen berset, bruce, back to you. >> thanks a lot. jonathan ogden's late father, probably looking down smiling about his son's induction. kristin fisher is on the red carpet at the nfl honors and awards show. what do you have out there tonight? >> reporter: well, chris, no offense, but i hate to be talking to you right now because i'm afraid i'll miss somebody important walking by on this red carpet. we have seen so many incredible football players already here tonight. so speaking with alfred morris and of course, haven't yet had a chance to see rg3 for redskins fans. that's of course who we want to hear from. just saw him actually start to walk down the red carpet. we are hoping we're going to get a chance to talk to him in a little bit. he looks good walking in. hopefully we'll get

we'll have the full weekend forecast a little later during wusa 9news at 5:00 a.m. right now we check in with monika and timesaver traffic. >>> all lanes are open across the wilson bridge south of town here. if you're planning to leave oxon hill or alexandria, you should expect a good ride here across the bridge span and into springfield and northbound 95 as well heading for the beltway. i'll be back with more in a few minutes. back to you, mike good see you then, monika. >>> you see it everywhere. people just attached to their mobile phones. we all know it's illegal to text and talk behind the wheel in the d.c. area. but even when you do it while you're waking, it -- you're walking, it can be a major hazard and it's proving to be a big problem in high schools. >> especially in the hallways you're trying to get to classes and people are standing there on their phone. >> in your way. students at montgomery blare high school have come up with a solution to the problem. it's not only a good idea, it's saving lives. we'll show you the whole thing in this week's cool sch

we'll have more on the rest of the week's forecast coming up at wusa 9news at 5:00. >>> on the northbound side of 395 in landmark, all lanes are open. no worries as you head to the 14th street bridge. same story on 66 inbound to the roosevelt bridge and 295 to the 11th. back to you guys. >> thanks, monika. >>> if your company doesn't have a website, google wants to get you one. they held a get your business on-line seminar in d.c. yesterday. business owners got a free website and some training on how to do it. >> we're also getting them on the map. when you look for their kind of business, then you get a little -- a map and a pin that shows them where that business is and what their phone number is. >> that doesn't hurt, right? that manual right there says -- man right there says 58% of all small businesses don't have a website. >>> the murder-suicide of university of -- at the university of maryland may have you concerned if you have a child in college or one headed there. >> so how would you know if your child was in a really bad roommate situation? peggy fox has some answers from georg

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wusa did a feature about him. take a look. >> i van in school an serve in military. there was a dark side of me that no one could touch. i won't let anyone in. >> he has been able to break through. comcompanions for heroes matches animals who don't a home with veterans, active military and first responders. so far, there has been 140 perfect matches. >> dana: this is started by david sharp, who wounded warrior himself, ptsd survivor living in georgia. he kept the program going. congratulations them for that. >> eric: "hear! hear!" great great program. great idea. >> andrea: all right. mr. watters? >> i heard i was coming op "the five" and i asked o'reilly for advice. this is what he told me. >> now watters inexplicably is co-hosting the category five. yothe -- hosting "the five." >> the producer said they have to call it the four-and-a-half. >> don't take any garbage from beckel. >> i won't. >> i won't. >> beckel, i think we hit it off. >> love at first sight. >> are you going to start dating at the office? >> if i date him, i will get promoted. >> andrea: a wild chr