. >> derrick ward, thank you. protesters being told to take down their tents and structures and helicopter hovering above and forklift moving in as they start to clear out the scene. >> derrick will stay there and monitor the situation. stay tuned? stay tuned as well for continuing coverage of this store on nbcwashington.com. following our handle at twitter.com/nbc washington. >> do we have a weather event? >> i have another little squirmish coming our way from mother nature. not a big event and overnight tonight, we may be able to mix a few snow drops in with the raindrops. that is news. clouds are racing in very quickly. we have quite a few dry hours in front of us. by the time the sun is going down this evening. that's when the drops will move in and we have a chance to mix in snow drops. right now, all is quiet. 38 in downtown washington. 31 degrees in reston. 28 in manassas. 37 in annapolis. st. mary's county, sullivan's island in the upper 30s. below freezing out west towards cumberland. on our radar, zip go

derrick rose of >> cannot believe she knows who derrick rose is >> i know who derrick rose is stop it >> no. 3 vote-getter behind kobe bryant and dwight howard for the all-star game. starting lineups for the all-star game. more importantly chicago bulls and knicks first straight chicago bulls a 4 point lead and in the second sharing and the sugar to the big man no luck bounce pass 11. chicago bulls lead at halftime fighting back still like back throw it down 34 points tonight with and a bucket but too much derrick rose. plight of the night through everybody. 2-2 on nine game trip and 19-6 overall. long way around john shurna was warm all night and drew crawford 21 points. rallying to get it back to more from john shurna download at cats take it at tom 84-74. tough games this season not able to close barry m. portend for us to show ourselves we can finish our game and come up with a victory. getting us on a roll >> we have to move on. you can win and to move on and lose and move on >> northwestern a 14-8 and by cox continuing road trip tonight came to of 94 that edmonton and remember w

first we go to derrick ward at the scene of that accident yesterday. derrick? >> reporter: jim, a sad outcome to a tragic turn of events. as you look behind me, i think you can still see it in the darkness where the traffic is passing over, that is i-395 as it goes over four mile run creek. it started there about 6:30 as joshua weissman ruz responding to a motor vehicle accident. it's a space under two feet wide. you'd never see it while driving over this road. on an evening when emergency responders were helping accident

the derrick stood up to it. i think it is nothing short of amazing it did. well, you can imagine the rush was on. in the next two months, they drilled five more wells. i guess by april they had five in all, and they were all gushers. so what happened is that we realized how much oil truly was available. lucas worked in the field about six months, then he sold his interests out, and the big companies, gulf, texaco, sun came in and started working the field. it really wasn't so much the little guy once those companies came in in the first year. >> oil production at spindle top field began to decline in 1903. a second boom hit the oil field in 1925 and lasted until beginning of the great depression. small scale oil production continues at spindle top today. >> all weekend long, american history tv joins our cable partners to show case the history in lit rather culture. beaumont founded in 1835 is 80 miles east of houston, 30 mild inland from gulf of mexico. you're watching american history tv on cspan3. >>> gladys city as we call it, it was part of the boom tow

news4's derrick ward has been on the scene. what's happening right now. >> reporter: things again have calmed down. there is still a park police presence at the center of the park, as you can see there. they have returned to the relative calm that has been the occupation since october pretty much. we want to show you video from early this morning. before dawn, morning did break on about a dozen mounted u.s. park police officers and others in riot gear and on foot all converging on mcpherson square, they set up temporary fences an went about clearing out what camping gear there was here. that means taking down the so-called tent of dreams also, which is just a tarp draped over the statute of the center of the square. the camping gear such as sleeping bags and blankets are banned as is sleeping. we did talk to one protester this morning about what they're doing to comply? >> i've been drinking 5-hour energy drinks an plenty of coffee all day to stay awake. i have not slept since monday -- actually, since monday, when the paper ca

commander in chief of chicago bulls back in action presidents day derrick rose what everybody missing cam so much out laptops holiday visit this afternoon garett groesbeck inaction five games out with a bad back that is sort his toe is sort something wrong with his left hand chicago bulls 18. pick on halftime third quarter more derrick rose takes the hit the libbers a three-point play at an 18 point lead all but six of that given back settling down and the and it could rotation carlos boozer to be finished with 16 points and derrick rose was the story 23 points chicago bulls up 90-79. >> next thing you know free throw and a jump shot awesome to watch. everybody stepped up good to have derrick rose back back doing good trying to build momentum still looked credit. we do not need him making a big push we will need an >> no question about that chicago cubs capturing it the best of the whether it has been ideal pitchers and catchers try to make early good impression of the new coaching staff and manager a better read right- hander ryan dempster can his way into shape for what he hopes wil

derrick rose finally returned after missing five games with a sore back the chicago bulls led the atlanta hawks in the first wind rose and drove a for a left-handed layup for the bulls ended the quarter on a 29-6 run that the bulls up by 18 and the third quarter derrick rose drives by three defenders and lands heart after the foul but he would be fine the hawks came back in the fourth and pulled within six at one point but it's a derrick rose again with a turnaround jumper to seal the game with two minutes left derrick rose scored 23 points with six assists and 35 minutes the bulls won 90-79 have yet to lose back-to-back games this season >>depaul visiting st. john's and trying to avoid seven straight losses the blue demons were down one point in the second half jeremiah kelly send ands an alley oop to jamie crockett for their first lead of the half but it wouldn't last depaul was down three [ female announcer ] feeling that flu all over your body? immerse yourself in all over relief with alka seltzer plus. it's specially formulated to speed relief to every inch of you. liquidate your flu

just get me out of jail. >> derrick's nickname is the outlaw. he knows that winning his next fight is critical. >> i'm fighting the number one contender fight which if i win the next time i fight in september i get to fight for the belt, which is good. i'm going to win. because they haven't seen me in a while. i haven't fought this year. i fought last year, not this year. everybody, they know i can fight. >> as members of hunt's boxing team, derrick and curtis spar with one another, but never fight. >> we don't fight amongst the same people we be locked up with like, so it ain't that bad. >> coming up -- >> what are we going to do tonight? >> we're going to smash something. >> what are we going to do tonight? >> we're going to smash something. >> ya heard. >> derrick and curtis get their chance in the ring. >>> it's fight day for the elayn hunt boxing team. only inmates who are well behaved and in good physical condition are allowed to fight. >> the boxers are screened by medical before they are cleared to box. you just can't get in there and st

consistent with the therapy again hopefully feeling better berry 7 >> when derrick rose played chicago bulls were pretty good. point out they beat six bad teams and lost only to the good ones when they played winning records on all things considered especially injuries the chicago bulls thought they did ok. >> we played great teams and great players to come out 6-3 of course you wish you cannot 9-0 but we will take 6-3 >> 1 game at a time. sacramento tomorrow and going from there. and our eyes we wanted to win all nine of them but 6-3 is not bad >> chicago blackhawks against kings tomorrow just long enough to change underwear back to nashville tomorrow night trying again to snap out of the dry spell. eight straight and 10 state straight on the road. working on the power play. joel quennevelle let goaltenders again tomorrow night ray emery against the thrashers who started them off on losing streak. nick hjalmmerson and steve montador will not travel at some fans think sure joel quennevelle not trouble. it is out there. >> we are all aware of our business and helping develop but i think

derrick rose, getting ready for the national spotlight in the nba all-star game tomorrow. a lucrative endorsement package for rose, has reported adidas shoes give him a 14 year deal for a cool $216 million. >> how fulfilling is that for your long-term plan for the future? >> it is self-fulfilling. it is so fulfilling. i couldn't really think about the amount, it was crazy and i'm really blessed. >> the nba slam dunk under way tonight. the contest still under way. the first ever n.c.a.a.... freshman drove in a foul for the wildcats tied, 2 seconds left in that game. makes the top acrobatic layup. alex tosses up a rock here at the end. they lose 61-50 dropping them to 12 and 4 in the big east. another close one, six seconds left. dante henson and this is a story 73-712 and 14 in the big east. bothdan roan covering both of the cubs and socks. >> third base was a revolving door for the cubs for years until ramirez showed up and now he has moved on and stewart is in from colorado, he had a rough ride in 2011 but for now she is the man answered. >> the more i play the better i d

derrick ward talked to both. >> reporter: a mixture of pop and r&b music through the '80s and beyond. whitney houston was one of those artists larger than life. >> her voice, the music, that's what got me. this voice is gone. >> reporter: tv and radio personality donnie simpson called his first encounter with her was an honor. >> her first interview was with me. we debuted her first song before it came out. >> reporter: here on this stretch, there's a cluster of music stores. more than one person who has been here already looking for some whitney houston music. >> early this morning after the news, i was very upset. i was like i have to come and get a cd to see if they have it here. >> some buy it because the value will go up just because of the death. people like to remember. ♪ heaven hear me now >> reporter: where were you when you heard that first whitney houston song? she hailed from a musical family. her mother well known for her gospel recordings. >> aretha franklin is your god mother. you have to sing. >> reporter: and sing she did through personal trials and b battles and re

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two connecticut the chicago bulls welcome the boston celtics to addition united center tonight and derrick rose more than likely will not be on the court coach thibodeau said he is still day today and not quite ready but his back is improving derrick rose has missed three straight games and eight total this season the chicago bulls lost to boston last sunday without derrick rose rip hamilton is also definitely out tonight >>the blackhawks visit new york tonight in hopes of ending their longest losing streak in five years they have lost nine straight games in the franchise record is 12 in a row set back in 1951. corey crawford will begin in goal against the rangers who have the best record in the eastern conference corey crawford has not won a game in one month the blackhawks to not return home until the sunday against st. louis if you are looking for a job the naacp professional and executive diversity job fair takes place next tuesday in lake view terrace at navy pier from 10 in the morning until 3 in the afternoon job-seekers must have a minimum of a four year degree the illinois live lo

derrick ward reports. >> reporter: a successful trip through the state legislature and a pledge from the governor for a signature would pretty much mean fst a done deal. but for maryland's same sex marriage bill, it's not. opponents say it's just the beginning in their efforts to have the matter settled in their favor by the voters. >> i think it's virtually certain that pro-family activists will be pursuing a referendum to try to repeal the action of the legislature. >> reporter: peter spring is with the research council. he spoke last week while supporters of legalized marriage say encouraging growth for their side, opponents have their own pleasing prez dense. >> i look to the experience of other states. in 31 out of 31 states where the question of the definition of marriage has appeared on the ballot, voters have chosen to uphold traditional marriage. >> my wife and i pledged a commitment to forever. we would love each other conditionally and be with each other in the toughest of times. >> heather mazier spoke about the ceremony they held years ago. it was a union in the eyes of

derrick ward has more on his legacy. [ taps ] >> reporter: he lived to the age of 90, a long and productive life, highlighted by his service to his country. >> no one has more deserve d triumphs. >> reporter: the tuskegee airman, luke jay weathers jr. buried with full military honors. of late his comrades on swings soared into popular culture in the year of a feature film. >> all the facts are true. the movie is a story. bringing a lot of history together in a short period of time. >> reporter: men like weathers and charles mcgee lived the experience. >> luke, he was one of the ones that developed the camaraderie. >> reporter: luke weather iii knows him as a father. while he hasn't seen the movie yet, he's heard the stories firsthand. they're part of his childhood. >> not only what happened during the war or what happened after the war, i think it's important as well. >> reporter: weathers would continue his life working with the faa and becoming the first african-american air traffic controller in memphis. while he paved the way for many, his wife of two decades knew him for heroics of a p

derrick ward, news4. >> thanks. we know the wind was a big factor in that story. >> it will continue to be a big factor. be careful. if you were thinking of doing outdoor burps, don't do it. high winds will fan the flames that could spread hot embers long distance. be careful. i wouldn't even recommend flicking your cigarette butts outside your car because it's relatively dry and could turn a small problem into a big problem quickly. we have a picture of washington, can't say how it's doing but the flag is in full furl. temperatures in the 30s for most. 42 at national airport. 44 degrees, st. mary's county. fredericksburg, 44 degrees, vienna and burke and chen silly and leesburg. this will be a factor, windchills in upper 40s and 30s and maintaining 30s much of the afternoon. wind advisory until 6:00 this evening and winds could gust over 50 miles an hour at times. earlier this morning, five seconds of snow, now in the great state of delaware towards ocean city. if you have friends at the beach, be on the lookout fo

derrick says that this lead to a tragic accident. >> reporter: one of the drinks was enough to make a 13-year- old boy so sick that he opened a door of a moving car so he could vomit. he fell out and was struck by traffic. >> doesn't seem right that he is not here. he drank one of those energy drinks with alcohol that all of these kids around here seem to think it's okay. >> reporter: chances are you have heard of 4loc o, a favorite among underage drinkers. filled with alcohol, enough to make michael sick to his stomach, so sick that as his stepfather drove him home, he opened the door to a moving car so he could vomit and fell out on a busy harper road. his friend saw it as well. >> we tried to help him out. a can ran him over. >> reporter: michael was anth grader here at parkville where friends say he was extremely popular. >> he was like my best friend. >> i got a call and when they said he was hit, i started to cry an sprinted down here. >> reporter: dozens of teens made a make-shift memorial to him. by night fall, hundreds came out for a candlelight vigil. >> >> reporter: she hop

because nobody needs to die over something foolish like that. >> reporter: derrick ward, news4. >>> the funeral today for a woman shot and killed by a culpepper county police officer last week. 54-year-old patricia cook was sitting in her jeep in a church parking lot on northeast street. culpepper police responded to the scene after someone called saying cook's car looked suspicious. the officers shot cook after she allegedly rolled the window up on his arm and started to drive. a witness told news4 that cook never drove off. virginia state police are investigating. >>> well, these images are pretty hard to forget, an enormous highway came down in fairfax county last week. tonight, two more signs are missing from northern virginia highways because of a safety hazard. darcy spencer joins us live from springfield with more on this. darcy, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, aaron. those signs were taken down along i-95 this weekend. hundreds of inspections are taking place. it appears the common thread here is cracked bolts. they want to make sure another sign doesn't collapse like i

news4 derrick ward has more. >> reporter: the charred remains of this house in riverdale evidence of the wind whipped inferno that raged here friday evening and the determination of those that rushed in. >> they made a quick entry believing that it was occupied because there was a car in the driveway. >> conditions got worse and it was clear there was no one inside and they pulled back from their interior attack. >> attention all units, evacuate the building. >> it was the same time the evacuation order was given that the blowtorch effect happened. >> reporter: likely driven by winds that whipped up the hill behind it. the plume of flame destroyed a staircase between the basement and first floor. there was an urgent but orderly accounting of all personnel. >> burns to the face. one possible broken rib. >> in all seven firefighters were burned. those seriously injured remain hospitalized. 22-year-old blakensburg volunteer kevin o'toole suffering burns over 40% of his body and fellow volunteer ethan sorrell with burns to his roadway and 19-year-old michael mclary suffered burns and bru

not that they needed him tonight that went up by 30 + and the third and joakim noah now playing derrick rose as role and in the end brian scalabrine the deep corner to finish things off 24.29 assists killed the nets 10987. and joakimoliver purnell cullom the rug out all over it cleveland melvin 12 point lead for awhile but market finishes first have strong jae crowder packs one and darius johnson-odom finishes on the other end. 73-597 mets left the blackhawks have a long way to go under a nine game road trip long way to get back on top of the western conference in colorado tomorrow game 4 of the nine and have not won one yet. jonathan toews back at practice today and won significant lineup change in store for tomorrow night corey crawford is out as a goaltender and ray emery is the goaltender as they try to rattle the cages and batt but reminds us we are a team it bunch of friends as bad as things can get we can still have fun and find a way to get through this will not worry too much >> everybody gave that up for dead in december tomorrow new york giants riding through new york as hero

derrick. >> reporter: we're here at covenant baptist church at the scene of the funeral. this is obviously a tragic event. if there's any kernel of good that can be derived from all this, it's what happened afterward and how it speaks to the humanity of strangers. let's take you back. february 2nd, thursday, just after 8:00 a.m., when the victim, 23-year-old ja parker jones, also went by the names deone and logan, was attacked at a bus stop at the 4900 block of east capital street southeast. that's a heavily traveled thoroughfare and passers by stopped and tried to assist the victim. a transit police officer flagged down a short distance away. the victim did die at a hospital. yesterday, an arrest. police charged 55-year-old gary montgomery of northeast d.c. with second degree murder after police released surveillance video hoping that would help identify the suspect. again, as we hear from the police chief, the public assisted. >> we had what we needed to have. we had people driving down the street that did not drive by a crime in progress. they stopped, did what they co

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hi, derrick. >> reporter: hi, chris, how are you? good morning. we are in the midst of a three-day weekend. typically, this time of year, that doesn't mean more driving. you're not going to see an exodus to the beach with the weather we're having and snow in the forecast, but it could indeed be, the increases that we see could indeed be a harbinger of things to come. now, if you drive or you just walk around, you've probably already seen it, and if you drive, you've probably paid it, an average of a 25-cent increase in the gas price over the last month. and they are, indeed, higher than they've ever been at this time of year. the most dire of predictions say gasoline could go as high as $4.25 by april. now, as expected, increases in the price of oil are to blame and higher demand in europe and china are driving that, and there's also the uncertainty about the situation in iran. threats to block the all-important strait of hormuz now driving some consumer jitteriness and supply jitteriness as well. consumer demand in the u.s. is actually down with

yesterday his doctor said there is no structural damage in his just having back spasms derrick rose will continue to treat it with massage and rest the bulls are 5 and 2 without him this season also the bulls will re- signed veteran point guard mike james to rate and a contract james was not at the morning shoot around the chicago blackhawks are stuck in an eight game losing streak but do not expect to see a coaching change general manager tells comcast sports net that coach cues job is safe the players are taking the blame for the recent skid and approval of a job that the coaches are doing >>that's a look at sports your live illinois lottery drawing is now. here are the winning pick three numbers: 9 9 4 here are the winning pick four numbers: 9 1 9 5 the mega-millions jackpot tonight is $51 million ok! who gets occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas or bloating? get ahead of it! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap a day helps defend against digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. hit me! [ female announcer ] live the regular life. phillips'. [ dentist ] people refer

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in the first quarter derrick rose goes the length of the floor for two of his 32 points and makes it a four point lead. the knicks hung around a the whole game the bulls led by 5 in the fourth and its derrick rose again with an acrobatic layup he had 15 points in the fourth quarter carmelo anthony's last second three. shot to tie is no good and the bulls won 105-one out to they're off today they visit milwaukee tomorrow >>the blackhawks trying to avoid another blowout in edmonton there were down one goal in the second the courtsblackhawks short- handed but jonathan toews should of the night in the third the oilers scored five goals including three from sam gagner ... he is the first player since 1988 to have eight points in one game including that hat trick ... the hawks lost 8-for the last time they lost 9-to the hawks were winless in four straight they are in calgary again tonight the cubs and pitcher matt garza have avoided arbitration by agreeing to a new one-year deal is worth $9.5 million and includes performance bonuses the bears running back matt forte said he's ok with the f

so we have to keep this winning streak playing the right way and using everything we have learned >>derrick rose is still a game time decision but coach thibodeau said that the back showed signs of progress at practice yesterday derrick rose has missed five straight games. the chicago bulls are 3-2 without him during that stretch the bulls will be playing hawkes this afternoon and then one more game before the all- star break >>the new cubs manager dale sveum em announced that its officially baseball season after running his first workout of spring training the cubs pitchers and catchers reported to camp yesterday they spent a lot of time working on fundamentals like the pitchers' fielding practice something they will do throughout the season according to their coach the white sox open camp later this week >>jeremy lin is making a personal appeal to the media and taiwan to respect his family's privacy he was raised in northern california but his grandmother in some extended family still live in taiwan he said they can't leave their homes to go to work without being followed by reporters >>i

news4's derrick ward is along the tidal basin with more. arduous reporter derrick ward. >> reporter: yeah, how are you, chris? good morning. of course, this is also an election year, and we go to the polls and ponder that question. yoshino quaus yam or autumn flowering. yes, and that race probably won't get ugly. whatever the outcome, it promises to be beautiful. that's one of the features of the cherry blossom festival, will be a poll for america to decide its favorite flowering tree. talk about easy to say. of course, as you said, the national parks service later this week will announce the blooming predictions for this year's cherry blossom festival, and the festival actually begins on march 20th. and as said, this will mark the centennial of the blossoms' first bloom here on the tidal basin. it was a gift from japan back in 1912. and you know, preparation has already begun. some of the trees have been replaced and some new ones have been planted around the mlk memorial. this is going to be the first festival with that memorial completed

coming up in our next half hour derrick ward speaks to catholics in the region. find out their thoughts and the one thing that they all agree on at 6:30. >>> and an emotional day in court today as a police videotape of george huguely was played. huguely is the university of virginia la crosse player charged with murdering his ex-girlfriend, a woman named yardley love. the taped interview brought huguely and several others in the courtroom to tears. julie carey is in charlottesville, virginia with more on this. >> reporter: only jurors, the judge, and attorneys could see that videotaped interview but all could hear it and hear george huguely's sobs and shouts of denial when police tell him yardley love is dead. it was a videotape flashback that brought accused killer george huguely to tears as he sat at the defense table. huguely broke down listening to the moment in his videotaped statement to police in which he learns yardley love is dead. detective lisa reeves was on the witness stand explaining that when they found huguely at his apartment he came willingly to

derrick ward, news 4. >> thanks, derrick. >>> former penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky will stand trial for child sexual abuse this spring. a tentative trial date of may 14th was set during a pretrial hearing today in state college. during the hearing, sandusky said he wanted the trial to stay in state college. he also requested to have the same access to his grandchildren that his wife dottie does. >> came home after visiting with grandchildren or sitting there when grandchildren call on my birthday and they ask to talk to me and she has to tell them that they can't. >> prosecutors vehemently oppose loosening the restrictions. some of sandusky's neighbors voiced concern after he was seen out on his deck because his back yard borders with the school playground. sandusky faces 52 counts of child sexual abuse. he is accused of molesting boys over a 15 i didn't remember period. >>> decision 2012. mitt romney, rick santorum, and newt gingrich all spent the day in the d.c. area in town for cpac a meeting of conservative activists. romney started off in northern virginia's tech corridor

on capitol hill, derrick ward, news 4. >> all right. thank you, derrick. >>> good news about the economy. more than 250,000 new jobs were added in january and unemployment dropped to its lowest level in three years. president obama cautiously took some credit but in a presidential race senate on the economy republicans argue the new numbers aren't good enough. steve handelsman is on capitol hill with more. >> reporter: thanks. definitely this development could shake up the presidential race that's been so focused on jobs because these new unemployment numbers are better than expected. it was a january jobs surge. 50,000 americans got work in factories. 750,000 in high salaried professional jobs. 243,000 new jobs in all. improvement across the board. >> everything, everything is good. hours, the increase of payrolls. >> reporter: u.s. stocks rocketed up on the news. u.s. joblessness down to 8.3%. 0.2% better than december. it's a recovery to the rate of february, 2009, just after barack obama was sworn in. >> congratulations, mr. preside

>>and in basketball derrick rose missed his fourth straight game last night the bulls lead the celtics in the third nice passing from noah to luol deng to boozer for the dunk he had 23 points. to in the fourth. luol deng faked out paul pierce and sank a three-point shot he also scored 23 points bulls went on to a 12-0 run in the quarter to beat the boston celtics 89-80 the seventh win without derrick rose the season the planner jersey at 3 tomorrow afternoon right here on wgn. illinois basketball coach chris webber tried to clarify comments he made after illinois fourth straight loss wednesday night he released a statement yesterday saying he's disappointed in himself for not developing a culture of toughness he said the illini still have a lot to pay foplay for including the end c aa tournament u.s.-led director mike thomas said that he won't make a decision on that job until after the season ... >>good afternoon everyone here are your midday winning lottery numbers ... here are the winning kick remembers:pick three numbers: 9 7 6 here are the winning pick four numbers: 3 9 3 3 $61 mi

injury, it looks like he never missed a game but the man who would lead the way would be the one man derrick rose, on fire. 22-29. their most impressive win in milwaukee tonight. notre dame led by nine. he had 23 points and notre dame knocks off irish win 76-69. they cannot score in the final five minutes of the game at cincinnati pulls away. they lose 74-66 2 and 8 in the big east. johnnie hoh gets the ball and drive since then, they scored a 69-29 over bradley into the final was 78-48. chris martin has this year's pro football hall of fame, jim harbaugh is the coach of the year. all of this setting the tone for the super bowl tomorrow. everybody has their predictions. including some of the bulls players. >> i am a patriots' fans but i have a lot of respect for both of those coaches, and we will see. >> i think it will be a a good game of real close game, especially tom brady has the ball in the fourth quarter he will run the ball down. >> i feel like we have peaked at the right time. >> since i am from new york i'm going to go with the giants. >> chicago wolves facing peoria. they lose it.

the bulls blew a 10 point lead, and down to in the final minute derrick rose mrs. but joakim noah tis the score with the goal still tied with the 30 seconds left and this time derrick rose made the jump shot he scored a game-high 32 points the bulls closed the game on an 8-0 run to win 99-95 they will visit san antonio tonight. the white sox held the first full squad workout in arizona capt. paul konerko reported to camp and suggested that the white sox may have lost some games late last year due to distractions he also said that he would like to win another world series but he still has a reasonable expectations for his team. >>capt. jonathan toews will miss his fifth straight game when the hawks visit toronto tonight. coach q said he has not skated and is day to day with the upper body injury the hawks will have new defense men johnny of indiaoduya who practiced with the team for the first time yesterday he said the hawks are a good fit for him and he plans to contribute down the stretch that's a look at sports your live illinois lottery drawing is next here are

derrick ward, news4. >> definitely a lot of mixed emotions. thank you. >>> news for and nbc news will continue tracking the story all weekend long. you can find the latest whenever you want by going to our website, nbcwashington.com. >>> in just a few hours, family and friends will gather in new jersey to honor the life of whitney houston. the singer died one week ago today and crowds are making their way to newark new hope baptist church for her funeral. houston attended the church as a child and sariching ng in the c. mark. >> reporter: good morning, chris. police have cordoned off about a six block area around the church that you referred to that whitney houston attended as a child. we and the rest of the media are being kept back a half a block from that church in a couple hours will be the scene of the final farewell to the late singer. all week fans outside new hope baptist church have been remembering whitney houston. fromm friday, her family and closest friends gather ed in the funera home. >> we miss her and will always love her. >> s

derrick rose once again out tonight against boston but not without major paint now without major pain and could return as early as saturday avenging sunday loss to boston. missing his ninth camp of the year other chicago bulls picking up the slack. great passing in the third joakim noah over to luol deng over to carlos boozer. never panicking the celtics ray allen getting free. a dog fight their up by two points and luol deng step back three-pointer beating the shot clock leading by 5 points and boston falls asleep on defense. mike james a good game. finding a wide open carlos boozer final score 88-80. trying to clarify statements against purdue university bruce weber feels the team can regroup and still making the n.c.a.a. tournament. last night lost at home against purdue university coming down hard on himself and players >> the sad thing about the whole thing because it is my fault creating and developing 18 you have to the public and culture. i think the last three years all i do what we about winning instead of developing a culture and a toughness >> harbinger of spring chicago c

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derrick rose from the baseline 32 points chicago bulls led 99-95. corey crawford the net but no toews, hjalmarrson and montador tomorrow night against the maple leafs by cox debut on the job education tomorrow. >> did not think i will save anybody. more of an add-on trying to help out that is what i want to do >> a tough market for everybody defense but we could use a lot of ways happy to be here >> everything they can to put a good team on the ice happened with the guys we have the onus on the players tortured >> baseball cap today high- profile white sox nagging in injury for the chicago cubs >> task is complete with the arrival of paul konerko pretty much the same crew finished under 501 year ago but the captain has no issues where the socks appear to be hettick >> trying to wed who knows look at cleveland last year not that that won the division but there is successful year for cleveland looking to see what they had. this year this came a lot of things recently could be a very successful year making the playoffs >> across the dow the chicago cub

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to attend everybody but carlos boozer mother touched the ball here ronnie brewer for this one down derrick rose started did not play much and to not have 290-675-2 on the long road trip a week in february it northwestern still harboring hopes of possible n.c.a.a. tournament five weeks from now it would be the first one ever northwestern a 14-8 for the year 4-6 in the big 10 and the lead to have a chance to get one tomorrow night third straight victory at home against i was super bowl sunday behind john shurna big effort critical victory will not mean anything to get everyone to be cannot stop you have to keep going and when that is the basic fact that our head with five wins started off slowly getting better and better ready to go a veteran team and we should not look past anybody >> i read shooting for five and a row in the scramble behind syracuse trailing west virginia three-point crazy at the end of training want tied the game at 45 and the next trip down three more points following with another one also syracuse defeated georgetown kansas defeated baylor at north carolina defeated duk

good afternoon, derrick. >> reporter: the judge decide to throw out one of the three conspiracy charges saying it was redundant and therefore unnecessary but the rest of the case moves full speed ahead. a group of supporters followed consultant henson to court. he is hoping to avoid the same fate as ehrlich's campaign manager. a jury found him guilty for sending robocalls to 112,000 registered democrats hinting there was no need to go vote. >> basically the state made a mistake in bringing this case and we will prove it. >> reporter: henson was behind the robocalls. his friend and assistant expected to testify as she did in the trial, the calls were a form of reverse psychology. the prosecutor sees it differently charging it violated election laws, amounted to voter suppression and failed to include the disscretion. charges henson and his attorney dispute. >> we are finding the statute itself is vague, overbroad, unconstitutional under the first amendment. >> reporter: that's the argument henson's attorney made, that the law violates his first amendment right and asked the judge to thro

we're expecting to hear more of this live in alexandria derrick ward news 4. >> derrick, thank you. we will share with you the details on that news conference as soon as that gets under way. we or waiting for it to start. >>> on to other news five of the nation's biggest banks agreed today to pay $25 billion. one of the largest out of court settlements ever. the deal was brokered by president obama's administration. steve handelsman is in capitol hill with details. >> reporter: good evening. in this election year president obama hopes this is seen as him winning a big one for the average american homeowner. it won't fix the mortgage mess but today's huge settlement will compensate families who lost their homes and help others avoid foreclosure. president obama is cracking down on what many see as villains of the housing crisis and recession. >> america's biggest banks banks rescued by taxpayer dollars, will be required to write these wrongs. >> five banks made the $25 billion deal after revelations they phonied paperwork to speed evictions. over three years they'll reduce the princi

hedegaard number one, his favorite movie is "the notebook," derrick rose. >> i'll have to ask derrick rose about that one. feral introduced the starters at last night's game between the new orleans hor netsz and the chicago bulls. he's a well known sports fan and has been going to the game in recent weeks. in eh's in mean to film his new movie. >> if will ferrell is going to introduce you, you'd better be ready for introduced. >> the next guy he introduced, majored in economics, minored in love. imagine him introducing us. >> the good news is that will ferrell kept his clothes on. how would you introduce tom kierein, joe? >> don't get me started. don't get me started. >> good morning. we are starting off this morning very cold. you'll definitely need to layer up because we've gottet a blustery wind. we've got some icy spots as well. watch out. we're at or below freezing throughout most of the region and the wet from yesterday's snow event has frozen up. right now, windchills, teens, low to mid-20s. the sky has cleared out overnight. we'll have plenty of sunshine today. we'll be warmin

news4's derrick ward followed the inspectors today. he is live for us along i-95 in fairfax county with more. derek? >> good evening. you know, if you are driving, a motorist on the highway, you are more concerned about what's on a sign than what overhead signs actually r but v dot officials have to be concerned about both. look at that sign behind me, cap the leifer construction, the sign is suspended by a single arm hanging out over the highway. since that close call back on february 11th, signs like that and all overhead signs are getting some special attention. they are everywhere on the highways and we quite literally would be lost without them but when an overhead sign came crashing down on traffic on route 66 earlier this month, it focused new attention on those since. >> paying attention to traffic and the sign fall down, something like that so yeah, that's major concern. >> reporter: the sign struck a passing pickup, fortunately, no one was injured but the state transportation commission pledged a statewide effort ensuring the

at guard, number 1, his favorite movie is "the notebook" derrick rose. at center, 6'10" from connecticut where he majored in econ, but he minored in love! amecca okafor! >> leave it to will farrell to uncover the shocking truth about today's nba players. >> that is your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> what is the only thing that katy perry asked for in her split with russell brand? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, when it comes to fighting high school bullies, sometimes might does make it right. we will explain. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." a quick look at the radar over portions of colorado. doesn't look like much right now. a few snow showers in the mountain and few on i-70 but get rain and snow mixing even into north texas. amarillo only 36. light snow mixing in and maybe a few pockets up to about an inch but for the most part a rain event through northern texas and gets the rain going into tomorrow. notice again a huge section of the east high pre

derrick rose chicago bulls off day mostly on the massage table. stiff legs on the way back down and another a faulty landing here only 10 minutes of action for derrick rose back spasms he says he will play against the new orleans cornets chicago bears turning to an old jay cutler 184 quarterback coach jeremy bates who was jay cutler quarterback coach during his best years in denver on board. already applauded by jay cutler on the internet now running the offense mike tice things will be different than under mike martz why not give jay cutler somebody he's already had success with? chicago bears need offensive line coach lovie smith and staff will be complete. new york giants championship right now in up super bowl champions for the city can get up heroes in front of 1 million giants fans all players keys to the city from the mayor and on to new jersey and another 30,000 showed up at met life stadium to get in but maybe a touch of the lombardi trophy and another upset another super bowl victory. >> most important was to remember that all things are