>> yeah. >> progress takes money. i pay more for good transportation. >> reporter: leaders will be receiving an engineering report and cost estimates in february and then have 90 dies decide whether to opt-in or out of the full completion of phase two of the silver line. chris gordon, news4. a virginia woman freed in somalia is now traveling to be with her family. they were rescued overnight. nine of their kidnappers were killed. >> good job tonight. good job tonight. >> president obama thanked defense secretary leon panetta before his state of the union address last night. the somali raid unfolded shortly before that speech and later that night, mr. obama called buchanan's father to tell him his daughter was safe. president obama followed up that speech last night that address with a three-day road trip n all, he will visit five states that will be critical to his re-election n cedar rapids, iowa, the president visited a family-owned business called conveyor engineering and manufacturing. it now employs 65 people t is the kind of place that could benefit from the president's plan to give tax breaks to companies that create jobs in the u.s. >> there are people in washington who seem to have collective amnesia. they seem to have forgotten how we got in this mess. they want to go back to the very same policies that got us into t. >> after iowa, the president went to arizona to tour that facility that manufacturers intel computer chip also. tomorrow, he has events in colorado and nevada. the republican candidates seedsz you had the opportunity to criticize the president's proposal. they accuse him of saying one thing and doing another. >> i was shaking my head as watching the tv last night. >> the keystone pipeline create jobs in this country. >> lay down a campaign speech. >> the republicans are in florida campaigning for next tuesday's primary. the tradition of inviting guests to sit with the first lady at the state of the union address began exactly 30 years ago during the reagan administration. among the guests for the first lady's box this year were the widow of apple founder steve jobs and mark kelly, husband of congresswoman gabrielle giffords. invited last night, an openly gay service member. jane watrel is here in the studio with more. >> reporter: he was invited by the obamas to highlight the loifgt don't ask, don't tell, allowing military members to reveal their sexual preference without retribution.ifting of d tell, allowing military members to reveal their sexual preference without retribution. it was a night for president obama to lay out his vision for america, a vision that included many pats on the back for the military. >> when you put on that uniform, it doesn't matter if your black or white, asian, latino, native american, conservative, liberal, rich, poor, gay, straight. >> reporter: words that resonate with air force colonel ginger wall, what an intelligence officer and lesbian, who was invited to sit with the first lady tuesday night along with other citizens and dignitaries. wallace's presence underscored the september 20th repeal of don't ask, don't tell, a policy that banned sexuals from openly serving in the armed forces. >> it was just unbelievable to represent obviously thousands of gays and lesbians who serve, who serve offed and who will serve in the future, under much better circumstances than we have under don't ask, don't tell. it was just amazing. >> reporter: wallace and her partner were guests at the white house and got to talk to mrs. obama and jill bidenen with their support for military families. she believes the repeal of don't ask, don't tell has been seamless. >> i think for the military, it has been a nonevent for the most part. it really has we have the most professional force in the world and the best military in the world and it has been -- it has been -- we have conducted ourselves in that manner. >> reporter: wallace and her partner of 11 years were recommended to the white house by service members united, a group that fought for the repeal. she hopes her presence in the first lady's box will inspire others. >> i hope that all the young kids out there, what we have been through this country, bullying and kids struggling with their sexuality but this is an example of it, it is better and is getting better. we are not there yet, but it is better. yeah. >> reporter: colonel wallace lives in mcclaine and preparing for a deployment to afghanistan where she will work as an adviser to the afghan government and military. >> all right, jane. >> thanks, jane. >> thank you. >> sure. it was an emotional day on capitol hill as beloved congresswoman gabrielle giffords stepped down. giffords' colleaguand friend debbie wasserman schultz read her resignation aloud. they unanimously passed a bill they pop is stored help people of arizona fight drug smuggling. giffords is leaving the public life to put her energy into recovering from that assassination attempt last year. well, turning to our weather, another beautiful day in the washington area. >> but it is not going to stick around. we have rainy weather. chief meteorologist kammerer will fill us in. >> rain making its way toward the area, not overnight tonight but maybely by tomorrow morning, could see that. this evening, not bad, 45, partly cloudy skies, sun going down about the next five to ten minutes, winds right now out of the south about 6 miles per hour. current temperature, still mild this time of year, 49, la plate ta. manassas, over toward chantilly, 46. 54 in fredericksburg, up to the north, gaithersburg coming in at 46 degrees. what are we going to be seeing? watch what happens when we widen out. a lot of rain, just off to the west. a big, very intense storm, texas, louisiana, producing very strong thunderstorms, all of that is going to make its way our way. i will show what you that means to you coming up in my full forecast. overnight tonight, expect light showers through at least 5, maybe 7:00 tomorrow morning, not a washout but need the umbrellas, i will show you how long when the heaviest rain moves in. >> thanks, doug. forced into an alley at gunpoint, robbed and sexually assaulted, that's what police say happened to a woman last night in the 400 block of q street northwest. pat collins is live with details from investigators. what have you learned? >> reporter: imagine the torment, imagine the fear that this woman went through in that alley over there. the bone-chilling words in this police report. talk about what happened in this alley. it talks about the gun placed to next to her head. it quotes the sex offender as saying, i will shoot you if you don't do what i tell you to. with those life-threatening words and that gun pressed against the victim, he sexually assaulted her then stole her backpa backpack, her wait and her keys and made his getaway on foot. police say it happened last night around 11:15 in the 400 block of q street northwest. they say a woman was walking down the sidewalk when she was ambushed by a man with a gun, forced into that alley, where the assault and robbery took place. most of the people who live around here are street-wise, but a gun-to-the-head sex assault and robbery has them on edge. >> i think that's really terrifying and we have had some crimes in the area, i know a few houses have been broken into around here and we neighbors try to watch out for each other but there's only so much we can do. >> is there a lot of crime in this neighborhood? >> i wouldn't say the way it used to be, but it still exists all over d.c. >> and then for something like this to happen? >> that's tragedy. it doesn't make any sense. >> i live in this neighborhood and i have always felt safe walking around at night but i guess i will start taking a cab home from work. >> reporter: people who live here say they would like to see more police patrolling the street, more police patrolling that alley. in this case, so far, no suspects. no arrests. pat, back to you. >> pat collins, thanks, pat. still ahead, an attempted armed robbery inside an elementary school with kids in the class. a tremendous outpouring of grief as joe paterno is laid to rest. plus, the key figures in the penn state child sex abuse scandal who also paid their last respects. a man awarded 22 million after spending two years in solitary confinement, charged with dwi. the details of one of the largest prisoner civil rights settlements in history. ♪ pierre! your fashion is so "right now," but your banking is so last season! earn more with high yield free checking at capital one bank. instead of some unfashionable rate, your checking could be earning five times the national average. and free atms anywhere. five times the interest? that's hot. oooooo! let's catwalk! you want more interest? open an account at a capital one bank. what's in your wallet? does this make my tuches look big? more than 30 years after a daring museum heist, a valuable piece of artwork is going back to france. today, immigration and customs enforcement officials returned a mono type by camille pissarro to the museum. a man snatched the work in 1981. he later sold it to a gallery in texas. it was set to go on the auction block for $60,000 in 2003 when a lost art registry discovered it. it was shown off one last time in the u.s. this afternoon before being shipped back to its rightful place. we know that thomas jefferson had slaves but what was it like to be one of them? someone laborering under an unjust system and a man who declared that all men are created equal? a new exhibit focus on the lives of jefferson's slaves a husband conflict opens friday at the smithsonian's national museum of american history and it is called slgs slavery at jefferson's moment economy low, paradox of liberty." when thomas jefferson argued for america's right to independence, one-fifth of the country was enslaved. when he wrote of man's right to individual liberty, 600 of those slaves were part of his property a new exhibit opening at the smithsonian's museum of american history seeks to introduce us to those people, six families of slaves who forged monticello's history, the hemmings, the gillettes, the hearns, the faucets, the grangers, this exhibit, through it, we come to know them and that's the point. >> making slavery into a series of stores about no knowable human beings living in a system that denied their basic humanity. i think that is one of the major takeaways of the show. >> they had rich lives, strong family units and many were skilled art saps, they created beautiful things that have been spreer and unearthed in the archaeological explorations of jefferson's charlottesville estate you monticello. >> this shows just the amazing ability of human beings to survive in a system that denied their basic humanity. >> reporter: the hemming family stands to you the to us because jefferson had a long love affair with sally hemming it produced children and you can see pictures of this family, many mistake them for white or russian. shannon lanier is jefferson's sixth generation great grandson who is proud of what his family built and the role they played in helping create and sustain monticello. >> our family is like many other families, mixed up and separated by history. >> reporter: like some of the history, some of the artifacts come to us in fragments, slivers of something beautiful and something that is understandably broken. there were many people who labored for many years under this system, a system jefferson himself called an abomination. can we believe that jefferson's slaves were any luckier? their lives any better? their enslavement less heinous? can we ever know? >> these objects speak stories about the enslaved people and in some way help us understand that they were people, that they breathed, that they laugh that they cried, that they felt pain, that they -- that they -- they even experienced joy. >> when thomas jefferson died, the 130 slaves still at monticello were sold at auction. the exhibit opens friday, at the smithsonian national museum of american history. so cool what we have in our town. >> for sure. >> absolutely. we forget that because we are so busy complaining about the weather. >> no one is complaining today. >> who is complaining today? it is beautiful. >> gorgeous out there today. wither going to see those changes. yesterday was a beautiful day today, pretty nice, tomorrow, the rain begins to move in here but won't be the heaviest rain. we are going to hold off until at least tomorrow night. outside right now, a very nice evening, a good night to get out, maybe walk the dog, maybe take a little bit of a walk or, hey, take a little bit of a coffee break outside this evening, 45 the current temperature, winds out of the south, 6 miles per hour, partly cloudy to mostly cloudy sky high-level variety, a some system approaches the area, gaithersburg, 46 degrees, leesburg, sterling, both at 46, manass manassas, herndon, reston, 46. the warm areas down to the south, we talked yesterday about you get nothing the 50s, fredericksburg, 54 for you out there now, around our region, the close inversion, 48 in reston, 44, 48 in fort belvoir. college park, 44, toward the university of maryland coming in now at 50 degrees. storm 4 doppler radar no rain to show you the immediate area but notice back to the west, west of parties berg, elkins, see shower activity you nothing compared to the rain through portions of illinois, indiana, very heavy rain and snow north of cincinnati. here is the other storm, down here towards texas, just sitting here and spinning, out ahead of that a line of very strong to severe thunderstorms, we have seen potential tornadoes out of this, eastern texas, western portion portions of louisiana, all that moisture is going to make its way our way and see pretty good rain from that mild weather ahead of that system, high pressure across our region today, that area of high pressure swings through, we will see a slight chance of showers overnight tonight, into early tomorrow morning but not expecting too much. tomorrow, we will be between a warm front to the north and a cold front in the area of low pressure off to the west. i do expect showers tomorrow but not a washout. you want to take the umbrella with you for sure as you step out the door tomorrow, but i don't think you are going to need it all day long. you will need it however, early on friday morning, i'm talking 5, 6, 7, 8:00 on friday morning, some folks heavy rain, maybe even somed that up we are this that is is going to be a pretty potent area of low pressure that will move on through here, taking the rain associated with it friday afternoon, cooler, a little bit on the windy side but at least drier on friday afternoon late. this evening, mostly cloudy, cool, nice, 57 degrees, tomorrow morning, expect a couple of showers around. once again, not everybody will see them, a mild start tomorrow, 32 some of the coldest areas to about 40 inside the city. that is about 10 to 15 degrees above average for most areas, tomorrow afternoon, cloudy and mild, a few showers, 50 to 56 deg gloirks washout in the day tomorrow, heaviest rain overnight tomorrow night into friday morning, friday morning's rush hour could see problems there, a little bit cooler but still not bad as we head into the weekend, the real cool stuff, the real cold stuff comes in late on sunday. >> all right. >> yep. >> thanks, doug. >> you got it. still to come on news 4 at 5:00, the accident that left this mangled sign on the beltway. it's a rivalry with a destructive history. university officials are trying to make sure there is no rioting when maryland plays duke tonight. and what's your workout? how about a mix of martial arts, dance and yoga? a way to if you are already disillusioned about that new year's resolution to get to the gym and get fit, we may have work for you. >> is a dance movement combined with martial arts, yoga and sound. we check it had out and asked what's your workout? >> oh, ahh. >> nia is a cardiovascular workout combining martial arts, dance arts and healing arts, like yoga. it is a mind, body, emotion spirit practice, so it sort of works out your all realms of your body. >> good. it is a cousin of an aerobics class. i won't try to sugar colt that a good cardiovascular workout. we move through all planes, the floor, reaching all the way up, you use your giant muscle groups. yes you are doing a regular workout, expressing your uniqueness while you do that. >> energy going up. >> the sounding comes from the martial arts. it is an emotional release. free abdominal workout, supposed to come from your gut. it also makes you engage your core so all of your moves are supported when you're sounding and all of your -- all of your thoughts are narrated, sort of with sound. >> and down. >> and it gives chaups to just kind of let off steam and yell a little bit, it's good. >> it's a predancing exercise. it is not aroenic, per se. >> it is all ages, everybody brings themself to the class and expresses themselves in a joyful manner. >> ha! >> some people find it, like, really welcomed release. some people find it awkward. but just like anything, if it's your thing, you go ahead and do it. and then let the personal press come. >> well, there you go susannah teach throughout the weekend in d.c. and maryland. >> find out more about this workout go to nbcwashington.com. looks like a workout where you can really let your hair down. >> right. looks like not a lot of impact so if you do have some joint issues. >> bad niece. >> more gentle than, say -- >> gentle on the body or something. >> yes. still ahead, the first lady visits a school in alexandria to make big menu changes. what's new for lunches at school? plus, it is a new trend in robberies here in the district. how thieves are making sure you cannot track your smartphone after it ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] combine a pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a pnc performance select checking account and get up to 1.75% cash back for just about every purchase. learn more and apply today at pnc.com/cashbuilder. pnc bank. for the achiever in you. thousands gathering to say good-bye to legendary coach joe paterno who died this week from lung cancer at the age of 85. he was penn state's football coach for the past 46 years but fired last year in the wake of that child sex abuse scape dal that involved former assistant coach jerry sandusky. at he least three figures in that scandal, including the coach who first told paterno about sandusky and two university officials charged with trying to cover up the scandal, attended the private funeral service today. the rising cost of copper is creating a new wave of criminals. several home uppers in montgomery county say their copper gutters and down spouts are just disappearing. erika gonzalez is live with more on these threats. erika? >> reporter: montgomery police say whoever is behind these crimes is pretty bold. they are ring the copper from the homes directly off of the homes in one fell swoop. as a matter of fact, police tell us that the thief or thieves are stealing the copper gutters and the down spouts from homes in the bethesda/potomac area at night and taking them to scrap yards to be traded for cash. since this past november, police say that more than a dozen homes have been hit in the potomac area. police say in more than one case, witnesses saw a gold, beige or brown pickup truck leaving the homes. thomas shelling lives on the 4500 block of wealther rill road. he tells me his neighbor also some of their copper gutters stolen as well. take a look. two down spouts are missing from the side of this house. >> have occurred to them that it is an easy thing to do and nobody is expecting it and if you know how do it quietly, maybe you can get away it, especially if you come around after they have all gone to bed. >> reporter: today, copper prices settle ted highest in nearly four months, at roughly $3.83 a pound. we are live in bethesda tonight, erika gonzalez, news4, back to you. >> thanks, erika. d.c. police want to reward thieves who turn in their colleagues who are stealing smartphones. more than 100 crooks have been arrested since the beginning of the month for taking electronic devices. they remove the batteries on the phone so they can't be tracked and they sell them on the street. police chief kathy lanier wants to give out cash rewards higher than what the phones are worth to get the thieves to turn each other in. she also says cell phone companies have to start making stolen phones inoperable. d.c. mayor vincent gray and the microsoft corporation today announced a training program to help city students and teachers become more computer literate and to help close the digital divide. city leaders say almost any job today requires some computer skills. tom sherwood reports. >> reporter: microsoft is a worldwide company with a modest presence in the district, but it says it wants to help city train workers for the future. >> i'm here to tell you, if you're looking for what the skills require for any job, you are going to have to have it just at a certain minimal level you need to possess i.t. skills. >> reporter: creating more jobs is the number one priority for his, especially east of the riff we are unemployment is high and many modern work skills are low. >> we got people over here who need a job, we have got people over here who have jobs and the city is acting as the bridge. >> reporter: microsoft says it will train several hundred students and teachers, no precise numbers are given and the program that will include training by howard university math and technology faculty. >> students of comer are ten times more likely to attend a school where they will not be exposed to advanced math and science course offerings nor will they have the ability to be taught by highly qualified teachers. we need the vital and necessary ex-poe he is e exposures can provide. >> reporter: the new program was welcomed, especially the plan to recruit high school girls who often are overlooked. >> the district itself has recognized that there is a digital divide. the minority community across this country has recognized that there is a digital divide and i think it is essential to make washington students as well as teachers and educators competitive. >> reporter: tom sherwood, news4, washington. >> the first two-day training program for city teachers and educate letters take place at,000 hat howard university in the spring. breaking news out of fort washington, maryland, a lockdown at an elementary school is over but police look for a suspect who maybe armed. >> reporter: shomari stone is live with the latest there. >>scared the student here. the students were let out at 3:35 p.m., the regular time. but the investigation is far from over. police are searching for this suspect. let move out of the way. he walked into the front door there tried rob someone inside, around 2:30 this afternoon. police say the man got scared and ran away. now you the good news is that no one was hurt. i did talk to a man inside the school and he says that definitely, you know, caused some concern here but once again no one was hurt. police are searching for this man and they say if you have any information they want you to call the prince georges county police department. live in oxen hill, i'm shomari stone, news4. >> thanks, shomari. still ahead, went to jail as the man on the right. the pitcher on the left is how he looked two years later. the abuses a man says he suffered while in solitary confinement over a dwi the university of some of our wednesday's children had quite a treat recently. >> they sure did. a few of our teenaged girls still weight and hoping for adoptive families were invited for a special day at camp ring to start the new year. >> barbara harrison take us to a party called new year, new you. >> reporter: there were know new hair does, man cures, massages, even makeup lessons a at very special new year, new you weekend gathering for some of our teenaged wednesday's children, kids still weight and hoping the new year might also bring a new home for each of them. the washington area alumni chanters of delta sigma theta authority along with the avoid da school of does met following brought together the event for five ladies with beauty and fun. they each talked about their hopes and dreams for the future. >> i want to be an actress, dancer and i'm thinking about doing makeup in the theater. >> reporter: angell leica says wants to be a chef, maybe own a bakery someday. >> i start watching tvs, cake shows. i start baking. >> i want to be a fashion design. >> reporter: she wants to open an adoption center. >> people go to that stuff, going to take me a while to get a job. i don't want other kids to go through -- the hardship. >> reporter: and ramatu has a similar dream for her future. >> kids who has been through things i have been through. >> reporter: while they all have plans for what they want to do when they are grown up, for right now, each has the same wish that gaby expressed. >> to find a family and be in a permanent home. that is what the sponsors are hoping happens when viewers get to see these lovely women again. they each got a rose and a package of docosmetics. >> thank you for making me feel pretty not just on the outside but the inside. >> reporter: barbara harrison, news4, wednesday's child. >> what a nice treat for them. >> right. >> if you have room in your home and your heart for one of these lovely ladies or another wednesday's child, please call our special adoption hotline. the number is 1-888-2-adopt-me. also log onto the home page at nbcwashington.com. >> i think not only is it nice, she felt pretty on the inside and outside about, but not only that, but a great bonding experience, as we know, getting a group of women together, all different ages is really -- so lovely, something so wonderful about that. >> absolutely. >> i think beyond just the makeup and stuff, something great happening there. >> absolutely. still ahead, the first lady announces big changes to school lumps. the difference children will notice on pizza day. dan is live in maryland ♪ ♪ [ multiple sounds making melodic tune ] ♪ [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, every innovation, every solution, comes together for a single purpose -- to make the world a safer place. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. the first lady made a big announcement about healthier school lunches today while grabbing a bite at an alexandria elementary. michelle obama sat down with celebrity chef rachael ray joining them. they announced a joint effort with the u.s. department of agriculture calling for higher nutrition standards for school lunches. starting next school year, lunch lines will have more fruits, veggies and whole grapes. >> when we send our kids to school, we have a right to expect that they won't be eating the kind of fatty, salty, sugary foods that we are trying to keep from them when they are at home. >> the changes will be phased in over the next decade with individual schools making the menu changes. popular options such as pizza will still be offered just a healthier version, a whole wheat crust and low-fat cheese. >> which doug loves, suspect that right, doug? >> what do i love? >> whole wheat crust pizzas and low-fat cheese? >> oh, you know what i would really like them to do what pizza hut does, put the cheese inside the crust. >> and then some more on the outside? >> you didn't know i worked at pizza hut, did you? >> no, we didn't. >> that is how i made my way through college, working at pizza hut. great job, by the way, i loved being a delivery guy. today, i'm delivering pretty nice weather. 45 outside right now, temperatures pretty nice this time of year, we have been talking about that for the last two days, winds out of the south about 6 miles per hour. what are we going to see tonight? we are going to dip down but not much. 40 in washington, that is well above the average low of 29. we are going to see temperatures fall to near freezing, back toward frederick, in toward martinsburg, in toward west virginia and 31 in hagerstown. then tomorrow, warming back up, i think we will see a little bit of a southerly wind, at least in part of the day, a southeasterly wind tomorrow that should help to bump temperatures up to 54 in washington, maybe some sunshine tomorrow, i think we are going to see a lot of cloud cover and maybe a few showers, too. you want to keep the umbrellas handy during the day tomorrow. no rain around the area right now. you have to go back to west virginia and western maryland, you start to see the rain, most of that not quite hitting the ground yet, look around charleston, west virginia, back toward cincinnati, look where the rain is that is heavy rain, down to the south, the actual storm system, really two storms here, the strongest storm is right now just to the west of dallas with thunderstorm activity off to the east of dallas. we will zoom into louisiana now, we have a tornado watch in affect, see the red box just to the east of alexandria that is a current tornado warning, had numerous tornado warnings, that is one fierce line of thunderstorms. fortunately for us, we are not going to see the type of severe weather that they are seeing there in our area. i wouldn't be surprised, though, to see a rumble of thunder or two during the afternoon or early morning hours on friday morning that's when that front will move on through here. high temperatures tomorrow, around 54 degrees, see a 50% chance of shower, not a washout tomorrow but 100% chance of rain, early on friday, talking about the a.m. hours, most likely ending by about 8 or 9:00. the weekend looking pretty good, high of 51 on saturday. 46 on sunday and 46 on sunday could be a little bit on the high side. i think we are going to see a cold front come through and that could bring the temperatures down late in the afternoon on sunday. highs on monday only around 40 degrees. most of will you stay in the upper 30s on monday. plenty of sunshine, monday should be a fairly cold day but back up into the upper 40s to 52 degrees coming up next wednesday some, not going to stay cold for long. when you look at that 4-day forecast right there, six out of those seven days, once again be above average. not bad. >> all right. love that. thanks, doug. all lanes of the innerloop of the belt wear near the springfield interchange have reopened after a truck knocked parts of an overhead sign onto the road there it s a dump truck hit the sign with the bed up. this happened some time after 9:30 this morning. all rapes had to be closed while the pieces were cleaned up. the road reopened just before noon. luckily, there were no injuries. big backup there. a major rival any college basketball, duke and maryland at the comcast center tonight. while many are looking forward to the game. university officials are worried about what will happen afterwards. melissa mollet reports. >> reporter: premed student dustin platter says he is ready for tonight's game, gearing up for a rivalry -- >> i reckon the students are ready to go, looking for a big game too get us excited. >> reporter: a big game that has got out of control. >> i don't imagine we will see the sort of riots we did a few years ago. >> reporter: march 3, 2010, a 79-72 win over number four ranked duke turned a terps he a celebration inside the comcast center into mayhem outside. you might remember the scene. >> everyone going nuts, there was a fire on the mall. >> reporter: officers were in riot gear, some on horseback, as 1500 fans filled the streets. in the end, 27 people were arrested. several kicked out of school. the university sending out this e-mail to students, stress the importance of sportsmanship and the school's code of conduct, reminding them to celebrate but with class and dignity. >> you know, whether or not the -- the university sends out an e-mail is really not going to make a difference at all. it is really, i think, up to the police just to handle it better. >> reporter: last year's game against duke came and went without any major issue. junior rachel bay says it is too bad that incident tarnished the student reputation there >> i just think they get maybe too intoxicated and in the moment and that happens but for the most part, it's just -- it's only a couple of students. as a general body, like we just love sports. >> reporter: since the 2010 wry, i don't prince georges' county police have made some changes in the way their civil disobedience unit operates, there has been additional training and tonight, more supervisors will be on duty. as for platter, he says he agrees with the school's e-mail message and hopes everyone here can find a way to win or lose peacefully. >> the same thing they send out, behave, keep everybody's minds on right so we don't have another incident like two years ago. >> reporter: business owners in college park met last week to determine how to keep students safe. each bar will have extra security during tonight's game no bar will be sell anything glass, plastic only, all the bars will be letting students out through side doors instead of front doors. melissa mel lakers news4. also going to be a big night for former terps' coach gary williams. the university of maryland is set to give him a big honor. dan is live in college park with that. hey, dan. >> reporter: duke in tonight tonight, mark ter general's game against the blue develops, gary williams is here, going to name court in his honor. 461 wins e s over 22 years. have the seats ready at comcast center. everybody here to be thanking gary. got chance to sit down with gary yesterday and he knows this is going to be an emotional evening. >> it will be something i will remember the rest of my life. that game doesn't need anything else that is always the game and to have the coordinating at the same time it will be great and hopefully fire up the crowd and get them ready for duke. but the one thing i want to watch is if krzyzewski comes out and walks on my name he's goes to his bench. >> ladies and gentlemen, welcome back gary williams. >> 66 years old, was the timing trite walk away or go through a little withdrawal? your suits missed getting all sweaty and stuff? >> dry clearance see less of me, which is good, but 66 is interesting. i look around the college landscape and at the time i retired last year, boeheim and i, houston, the same age, jim calhoun two or three years older, krzyzewski is old, for me, it was very important that the last game i coached, i could coach at -- the way i coach. i don't want to stay so long that people felt sorry for you or whatever. also is never a perfect time, but i left when i do >> guy they got to replace you, when they replaced you, i think some people felt they settled on him, there were other names out there, now, i have talked to him, i've met him, i think he's a great fit. what are your impressions of mark tergen after half a season? >> first of all, the other names out there sometimes coaches, i was part of the profession, you use other jobs to extend your contract where you are and that's what happened in a couple of those situations. so the negative part of that really wasn't there to me, that wasn't there mark tergen has worked for -- played for larry brown, worked for roy williams, every program he's gotten to he's made better. so i think it was a big-time hire. i think when mark tergen, you have a guy young enough to put energy into it i think he was about the same age i was when i came to maryland and he is going to get it done, he has already had a good recruiting year and they have been competitive with a young team. so i think maryland's in really good shape. >> duke, maryland set to tip off at 9:00 tonight, certificate mope, the court-naming ceremony starts at 8:45. you might want to get here early. students already wrapped around the building waiting to get in here comcast center. wendy, pat? >> don't you know it. >> yep. that doesn't surprise me. hopefully a great game and be a quiet evening afterwards. >> yes. only fun and maybe a victory. >> calm celebration. >> yes. yes. >> you know? >> behave themselves. >> yes. >> throwing down. >> we got a lot coming up on news4 at 6:00. >> do we? >> we do mayor gray is trying to raise more than half a million dollars in private donations to fund his latest idea. tom sher wood is could have hearing it story for us. also, more speed cameras are being installed in the district. now listen to this a popular chef is take october technology to keep people from being slapped with fines. a neighborhood in kentucky is dealing with a foul problem, oh, my, thousands of birds moved in, they don't seem to be going anywhere. those stories and more on news4 at 6:00. looks like a scary movie. >> hitchcock. >> my goodness. >> i think i have seen those birds in my neighborhood. >> really? >> yes. i have heard them. quite unsettling. >> a discussion. >> yeah. afterwards. >> it needed to be washed. >> don't you know it? quite a discussion between the writer and me over just how to describe the problem the birds are causing. >> can't wait for that, huh? >> see who won. >> thanks, doreen. well, still aheads, a $22 million settlement for a man who spent two years in solitary confinement because of a dwi. for all your news, follow news4 online, just search nbcwashington.com on faceboo ♪ i'm feelin' subway ♪ let's go [ male announcer ] hey, capital area! are you feelin' subway®? then heat up your day with the big hot pastrami melt! it's fresh toasted and piled-high with pastrami, then topped with pickles, mustard, and cheese. head into a subway® restaurant today for this melty, mouthwatering sub! ♪ let's go a new mexico man was awarded $22 million after he spent two years in solitary confinement for dwi. >> steven level issen was released after the charges were dropped but marissa torres has reaction to one of the largest prisoner civil right settlements in history. >> reporter: the moment steven slevin craved the last five years. >> why they did what they did i have no idea. >> reporter: arrested and jailed for dwi, he spent two years in solitary confinement until eventually charges were dismissed. from day one, slevin says he pleaded for medical help to treat his depression. his requests were ignored. >> walking by me every day, watching me deteriorate, day after day after day. and did nothing. nothing at all to get me any help. >> reporter: just take a look at these pictures, the day slevin was arrested and the day he finally made it out. he even told us a story about pulling his own tooth because they refused to let him see a dentist. >> i wanted people to know that the people that throw me in the county jail that are doing things like this to people and getting away with it. >> i have never seen or been with a braver man who stood up to these guys for what they did to him. >> reporter: as a result of confinement, level ment confinement, slevin suffers from posttraumatic stress disorder and he will be medicated for life. >> affected everybody, not good for this country, not good for mr. level is.and not good for this county. it has to stop. >> the county announced it will appeal the verdict that is it for news4 at 5:00. >> news4 at six starts right now. a popular chef is taking onning at the nology, trying to keep people from being slapped with fines. >>. a dramatic ending to a three-month ordeal. u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s rescued two hostages in a daring overnight raid in somalia, carried out a few hours before president obama's state of the union address last night. tonight, we have learned one of