we've heard a lot of gun fire. it sound like the 50 caliber guns on the military vehicle. from what we understand, they're not firing at people but shooting into the air trying to drive people back. they are doing nothing to intervene directly in a confrontation that continues to play out alongside that square. the police security forces have largely remained on the sidelines. le journalists have been attack on the streets. showing a camera can make you a target. we've heard about others who have been taken into custody by security forces, put in has not cuffs and questioned as a campaign of intimidation and a campaign to put down this pro democracy demonstration continues here tonight. late into the night in cairo. that's the latest from here. we'll send it back to you. the white house is condemning the vile. they said it must stop immediately. there was a message to hosni mubarak to make changes in husband country's leadership now. >> the time for transition has come and it is now. the egyptian people need to see change. >> we unvinvite you to join us "nightly news" at 7:00. now million of americans are digging out from the storm which stranded hundreds of motorists on lakeshore drive in chicago. the fierce binds followed also tore chunks of the roof off wrigley field. the storm was one of the largest since the 1950s stretching 2,000 miles from texas to maine. andy reports from chicago. >> reporter: the national guard has been called in to clear away about 20 inches of snow that landed in chicago overnight. what will be happening tonight is not nearly as dramatic but it is just as dangerous. for the moment, lots of midwesterners are turning lemons into lemonade. with so many businesses and schools close in the chicago, and hardly any cars on the streets, there is time maybe to actually enjoy the snow. but authorities are still working to get the city's busiest streets, lakeshore drive, cleared of cars that were swallowed by the snow last night. hundreds of cars and the people inside them were trap for at least 12 hours until firefighters on snow mobiles calm to the rescue early this morning. >> we continue to do he go we can to protect the safety of the residents of the city as we deal with the impact of this historic storm. >> reporter: and there's plenty to be picked up after the 60-mile-an-hour wind gusts ran rough shod over the city. tonight windchill temperature are expected to reach 20 to 30 degrees below zero. and it is still tough to see on the streets. city officials don't want to see people doing this again the way they did last night. >> visibility is so low. walk in the streets is extremely dangerous. >> reporter: roads are still also very slick around dallas. terrible timing for the super bowl preparations. much of ms. smissouri is in ful digout mode. and chicago's two major airports are hoping to be book a full schedule. cancellations are starting to pile up in detroit and points eastward. that mean even sunny florida gets a taste of it. planes are you recall >> craig: because there isn't any place to fly. >> there are over 5,000 airline cancellations. it is the second day in a row that has happen. as far as the snowfall, it turned out to be chicago's third biggest snowstorm in history. reporting live in chicago. >> thank you. in california, the problem was not snow but wind. the fierce santa ana winds tossed around 18-wheeler truck like toys in ontario, california today. we had some wind around here but nothing like that. >> nothing like. that we are seeing winds now of 30 to 40 miles an hour which could create some problems overnight. explain small winds coming down. maybe some minor power outages but nothing big across the region. that's the good news. one you know this you'll notice on the radar is all the snow still left around toward pittsburgh and portions of west virginia. it will not be coming our way. what will be coming our way along with the winds, much cooler temperatures. look at the wind gusts now at 43 miles an hour. 38 right now in washington, d.c. at the airport. down toward annapolis, wind gusts of 33 miles an hour. a very windy night. 46 in washington. down to the south. still warm in fredericksburg where they saw highs in the mid 60s. they're now sitting at 58 degrees. i'll let you know how cold it will get. some areas will drop 30 to 40 degrees. >> a maryland congressman is very unhappy with the performance after the snow. he is calling for major change in the management of that company. chris gordon is in rockville with more on that. >> good evening. the maryland congressman says his frustration with pepco reflects the many complaints he has received from constituents throughout montgomery county. pepco crews now making permanent repairs after struggling last week to restore power to its customers. elected official at all levels of government are expressing frustration. congressman chris van hollen sent a letter saying enough is enough. the congressman sat down with me to outline his concerns. >> the pat e of failure. we have the storm, we have the outages. after every outage, we have reports, hearings, promises of change. pepco has to let people understand now that they get it. that will require a change in management and leadership. >> pepco is saying. if youing the, fixing this is m personal commitment. last week businesses in kensington, maryland, lost power. this gas station's pumps didn't work from wednesday until saturday. stores throughout the area like manny's pizza and subs could not serve their customers. >> we have to throw away a lot of prepared foods. cold foods. anything in the freezer, the frigs really had to wait. >> they are concerned that the ill pack of long lasting power outages. >> they are very concerned that the residences of the county but also the businesses that have been in effect put out of business for a period of time by pepco. >> next week, maryland lawmakers will hold hearings in annapolis looking into the reliability of pepco's service. montgomery county councilman roger berliner wants legislation holding pepco responsibility for losses due to power outages. >> today i'm going to call on the maryland public service commission to create a restitution fund and to provide consumers who have not been provided service direct refunds from pepco, from this restitution fun. now pepco tell me it will send representatives to annapolis next week. to answer questions from the committees that will be investigating pepco's response to the power outages caused by last week's snowstorm. that's the latest from montgomery county where the wind is beginning to whip up. back to you. >> it look like it. thanks. a former catholic priest has been arrest asked charged with sexual abuse in our area. 57-year-old garrett orr taught at the prep school. his arrest follow allegations from two former students that they were inappropriately touched by him at the school. he was arrested at his current home in pennsylvania and is out of jail on bond. police say georgetown prep is cooperating in the investigation. the school that it main tanz strong policies and procedures to ensure that the safety, to ensure the safety and well being of students. we do not tolerate any form of abuse or any other unappropriate conduct and we repeatedly communicate this to anyone who interacts with our students. the new budget plan includes some significant cuts. the superintendent is proposing to eliminated 1132 positions. his goal is to help close an anticipated $85 million shortfall in funding from the state. class sizes would be increased. perhaps and resources would be cut. he has already proposed pay freezes and the elimination of middle school sports. there could be even more cuts if the schools don't get the funding from the county for which they've asked. coming up, yasi may be the worst cyclone in history. we'll tell you about a new effort to allow states to on that out of the new health care law. lindsay lohan in trouble again. what's ahead in sports? >> the players in dallas. maryland seeking pay booking their home court against duke. plus, the wizards on the verge of history. thabeet thabe thabeet. lindsay lohan is in trouble again. she's being investigated for possibly stealing a $2500 necklace from a jewelry store in venice beach, california. the owner says she was wearing that necklace in a recent photo. yesterday, the necklace was turned over to the police by a friend of lohan. lohan is still on probation for the 2007 drunk driving case. cyclone yasi hit australia today. it is a cyclone that slammed the queensland region. there were driving rains and winds of more than 186 miles an hour. it is being call the worst cyclone in the history of that island nation. sally filed this report just before the eye of the storm came ashore. >> reporter: its power is awesome and unforgiving. cyclone yasi is ripping through northern queensland. these pictures film before it even made landfall give an idea of what is to come. the eye of the storm, 22 miles wide. quite simply the worst cyclone in australia's history. and this just weeks after a flood of biblical proportions devastated the southern part of queens ladd. throughout the day, the sick were evacuated to hospitals away from the storm while the healthy sought shelter. >> i'm just scared for my kids. i didn't want them to drown. apparently the waves will be up over the house. >> i've never been through anything like this. i'll be 83 next month. >> reporter: they had just hour to escape. >> no one should be leaving home now. the time for movement and evacuation has now passed. people should be sheltering in place wherever they are. >> reporter: and there are people like emma and jesse from cannes who hunker down with their family, speaking to us by skype before they lost power. >> i was born here in 1991. the hospital i was born in has been evacuated and all of the patients have been flown down yesterday to brisbane. we decided to stick it out. we got a strong room in our house. and we're just hoping for the best. >> reporter: it is 118-mile-an-hour winds make landfall, australia watches and waits. >> do the people of far north queensland, i say what is probably the worst cyclone that our nation has ever seen. this is a powerful natural force but the courage of the people of north queensland is an even stronger force again. >> reporter: the extent of the cyclone damage will become clear at daybreak. a common but toxic chemical has been found in the nation's drinking water. today environmental protection agency said it is planning to issue the first limits ever on the substance to lower our rick of exposure. it is a component of rocket fuel, fire work and explosives. the epa said high concentrations have been found in 400 locations in 2:00 states. mostly near military facilities and chemical plants. overand poesh occur cause thyroid problems and other health risks. senate republicans were busy trying to repeal president obama's health care reform law. last month they pass ad repeal bill but senate democrats refused to send it to the flr for a vote. today republicans succeed in the bringing the repeal up for a vote. brian moore has more from capitol hill. >> reporter: groundhog day in the senate. republicans and democrats are fighting. >> it is not every day you get a second chance on a big decision after you know all the facts. >> reporter: democrats block the health care repeal bill so republicans added a repeal amendment to an aviation bill. >> democrats want to get past this with the rights they deserve. >> reporter: republicans stay public is on their side. >> the american people have made their opinion on this bill known loud and clear. they spoke at the ballot box. >> reporter: in fact, the latest polls show americans evenly exploit a repeal. a federal judge has ruled the law unconstitutional. >> the 28 tenth amendment was written -- >> reporter: it is rather unremarkable. notices more intrusive than social security and medicare. >> reporter: while republicans do not have the votes to override a presidential veto, they say this fight isn't finished. >> we can get a super majority to overturn the veto in the next election or we can get a new president who will support its repeal. i think both outcome are possible. >> reporter: the white house says it will be 00 to help republicans improve the health care law but insists there will be no retreat. brian moore, news4. coming up, illegal poachers escape but left $5,000 worth of fish. >> the child wanted to see the pope did just that. doug returns with a look at the full forecast. a surprise today for the pope. a small boy from brazil broke away from his group and made a bee line for the pope. the pope's secretary understood the boy was not a danger and gave a signal to security to let him through. pope benedict xvi spoke to the boy for a few moments and patted him on the head as the crowd applauded. he ran back to his group right after that. that's a moment he will remember for the rest of husband life. >> for sure. a great story. when a mixed bag. good grief. freezing cold. the freezing rain for some of us. >> some areas got near 70 degrees today. and by the same time tomorrow, near 30 degrees. a 40-degree temperature drop for some of us. others only got into the 40s. that's nothing compared to what they're dealing with toward chicago. this is just video you do not see very often. look at this. 50, 60, and even 70-mile-an-hour winds right off lake michigan. this is the weather channel, jim cantore. you need winds at least 40 to 50 miles an hour to hold you up and he saw winds of 60-mile-an-hour in the city. and this was oklahoma city where they saw heavy snow as well. over a foot tying, at least getting close to the one-day record snowfall there. chicago was actually the third biggest snowfall for them ever. let's look at a couple pictures. do you want to see lakeshore drive? this was connecticut. that roof calm down because of the snow and ice there. you remember we had a little traffic problem there a week ago because of snow? how about this one? 900 cars stranded along lakeshore drive. 60-mile-an-hour winds and they saw drifts that were toppling those cars. at least over the top of those cars. here they call it. snowmageddon last year. third calling the chicago blizz-aster. they're calling it a debacle. the storm moving away from chicago and toward the east. there is still a lot of snow left. toward pittsburgh into portions of west virginia. some good skiing. don't expect any snow here. what we're seeing is the big drop in temperatures. 52. that was the high today. the warmest temperature in two weeks and only the for you time we've seen a day in the 50s, so far this year. down to 46 now with winds gusting upwards of 40 miles an hour. those winds could be a little problem attic for those weaker trees that were brought down from last week's storm. winchester, 28. la plata at 31 degrees. those winds shifting out of the 97 and bringing in much colder temperatures. down to 30. 34 in martinsburg. nothing compared to where we were earlier today. look at the numbers. 68 in richmond. 72 in norfolk. back to the west, 41 in columbus. what do you think current temperature there is now? how about 25? 25 in pittsburgh. that's the cold you are a moving in. that's why we're going to see this incredible cooldown. we will see the 30 to 40-degree temperature drop. the cold air racing in. it is an arctic your of high pressure that will be building in across the entire portion of the country. that cold air will set the stage for the next storm that will move up late friday into the die saturday. i'm not expecting too much from this as i think most of the cold layer begin to retreat sgruft in time for the storm. what does that mean for us? right along the i-95 corridor south and east. it will be an all-rain event. this is not a big storm. back to the north and west we are talking about the potential for ice and maybe some snow. and yes, it could be in parts of our your. we'll continue to watch this one very, very closely. this would be during the day sort as it make its way around our region. this evening, partly cloudy. starting to cool off quickly. like to 56 degrees. tomorrow morning, those temperatures will be way down into the 20s. not just the temperature. it is the windchills. between 10 and 15 degrees. wind out of the northwest at 15 to 20-mile-an-hour. mostly sunny tomorrow. windchills only in the 20s all day long. there's four day forecast. pretty nice on friday and there is that storm on saturday. 47 on sunday. not a bad sunday. then just another storm that will come through and bring in even more cold air during day on tuesday. we continue to say, another storm. >> no mention of the groundhog? >> he didn't see his shadow for only the 16th time out of 125 tries which mean an early spring. >> okay. >> whatever. >> meteorologists never to look groundhog. campus leaders at the university of maryland are trying to dial down the potential for trouble after the duke game tonight. we'll tell but that. the discovery channel vendor who helped workers during the deadly hostage stand-off. cuts are coming to fairfax county's ambulance service. coming up in sports, a huge game in college park tonight. why maryland head coach gary williams does not worry about mike. the wizards continued to make news for all the wrong reasons. and on the ice, the capitals struggled to get over their overtime problems. the white house is denouncing violence against anti-government protester and journalists in egypt. hundreds have been injured in cairo's main square. a winter storm that covered as much as a third of the united states in snow, sleet and ice is being described epic. the storm buried chicago and brought other parts of the midwest to a standstill. it caused rolling blackouts in dallas. >> senate republicans spent the day trying to repeal the health care law. republicans added the appeal to an aviation bill so it could be discussed. this come after a judge in florida ruled that the law is unconstitutional. a big rivalry returns tonight to the university of maryland. >> duke plays the terps. last year the terps won that game. that sent the kids to the streets acting crazy. this year the university is taking steps to avoid a similar problem. john schriffen has our report. >> reporter: this was the disturbing scene last year after the university of maryland pull off the basketball win over duke. the raucous crowd spilled into the streets as police clashed with students. it was caught on video that was played over and over again. >> i think last year the students really felt threatened by the police. and i think before the police started taking action, the students were out there celebrating. >> reporter: to mick sure this year is different, police will not be wearing riot gear but will have it on handful more officer will be out patrolling to make sure the crowd keep moving and bars have been told to douse their dumpsters with aware at hf time. >> six students were held accountable and they were expelled. our goal is no injuries, lots of fun. >> reporter: hours before game time they are already ready in re and black for the rivalry basketball game against duke. >> i got here at 5:00 last night. >> reporter: since last night you've been waiting in line? >> yeah. >> reporter: why? >> i am really excited and wanted to get good seats. >> reporter: it is an event where students can channel their energy like the postgame bonfire led by student volunteers. >> i think riot will happen if kids get to the bonfire but kids do need to have fun. >> it will be an upset. we will win. >> reporter: what will happen afterwards? >> everyone will be at that bon fewer celebrating. >> reporter: in total, it will be five different police jurs addictions on hand including for the first time in a while, the maryland state police. all five are hoping they won't have to step in and keep the crowd under control. the success of beat duke week depends on beating duke. john schriffen, news4. >> they played th that game at tonight. man convicted of killing chandra levy wants a new trial themselves believe it was juror misconduct and an improper closing argument by prosecutors. levy's disappearance drew nationwide attention. her body was found in rock creek park in 2002. sentencing in the case is set for next friday. fairfax county officials are struggling to fill a serious budget crisis. a projected $55 million in the redful every department including fire and police is being told to trim $1.5 million. jane watrel has that story. >> reporter: fairfax county fire and rescue workers are preparing. there is concern over pr posed countywide budget problems. two ambulance units that handle nonthreatening call would be taken off the streets. and staff would be reduced for the hazardous material union. >> let's not do what is convenient. let's look at alternatives. >> reporter: the head of the firefighters union says not so fast. >> we've put together a group looking at some other alternatives to that. >> reporter: since fairfax county's $55 million budget deficit is the issue here, the county spokeswoman, not the fire chief, is authorized to comment at this point. marty fitzgerald said all the departments including police were issued a directive in may of 2010 to trim 1% from the 2011 budget. the directive was not to cut any field positions or absolutely essential programs. every agency has to look at their own services and determine, looking at everything, which would have the least impact if they were to go away? firefighters hope to give their ideas no later than 48. what no one know for sure is now deep the fire department with the police department will have to cut their budgets. that won't happen until the end of march. in fairfax count, john watrel, news4. fairfax county police have yet to reveal where they plan to make their cuts. natural resources police of found a huge cache of fish, rock push the being poached in the chesapeake bay. they found 20,000 pounds of rockfish this woke. they discovered the nets, the illegal nets last night in eastern bay. those fish that can be salvaged will be taken to a market. they'll be sold there. the money will be used to buy law enforcement equipment. we have some sad news to share about a former colleague. bob mcbride used to anchor the evening news a while back from 1982 to 1986. he passed away yesterday after a possible stroke. he lived in bethesda. he anchored the 6:00 and 11:00 news with vance. then he left washington for a job with the nbc station in cleveland and i was actually his co-anchor there before i came home to d.c. before that, bob had a long and colorful career in a lot of different role in the tv business including staying manager at wjbk tv in detroit. bob mcbride was 83 years old. coming up tonight, the swimsuit that made it to the smithsonian. the state of the state speech will be follow by a response from the delegate. you can watch both tomorrow on news4 nonstop. starting at noon on comcast channel 208. vise object channel 460, cox channel 803 and [ female announcer ] why settle for plain bread when you can have pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits? the warm, light delicate layers are like nothing else. add a layer of excitement to your next meal. ♪ 35 years ago this red bathing suit, ryan o'neal donated the swimsuit among many other items to the national museum of american history. today would have mark her 64th birthday. she died of cancer in the summer of 2009. >> she was one of a kind. she had energy and an aura i've never seen before or since. >> although farrah fawsett items on display including personal scripts from the series and an original doll and an original copy of that famous 1976 poster. people at nasa are absolutely thrilled over a recent find with the use of the telescope, they have discovered now more than 1,000 possible new planets outside our solar system. that's way more than nasa officials originally thought might be out there. maybe 100 or so are in that particular zone where nasa officials believe there could be liquid water and all the conditions for life as we know it. nothing is official yet but astronomers estimate about 90% of the finding will in fact be verified. >> another reminder of how much we really don't know. >> we are not alone! >> doug? a pretty cold night out there. we're going to see temperature fall dramatically. some areas will see 30 to 40-degree temperature drops. we're at 55 in fredericksburg. 59 in leonardtown. nice and warm to the south and east. look back to the for the and. we watch the number tonight. down to 22 in frederick, maryland. out toward winchester, 21 degrees. upper marlboro around 25 tomorrow. only warming into the 30s. 36 on thursday. 42, a pretty nice day on friday before another storm moves in for saturday. >> thank you. wizards inching closer to that record they really don't want to have. i think at this point just go for it. >> i don't think so. >> we'll be talking about that. we're also talking about the caps who struggle again in overtime. plus the terps hoping this is the scene at college park tonight. never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles in 3 days-- i can do that. 60 miles compared to what a cancer patient goes through is a walk in the park. from the moment i registered, people started immediately supporting me. we had an outpouring of-- of support. i wanted to do something bigger than myself. the 60 miles-- it makes a statement. i know i'm stronger than i was before, both mentally and physically. i walk with my sister. our relationship has gone to a whole new level because of training together. you meet the most wonderful, inspiring people. i knew that there was something really special about this event. 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(man) register today for the... and receive $25 off your registration fee. because everyone deserves a lifetime. didn't they just get spanked? was it st. john's? >> over the week. the team can't come in and -- >> lose two in a row like that? laugh time it happened it was last season and it was against georgetown. they went on to win 17 of the next 18 games. >> i have a good feeling about this. terps at home against duke trying to beat a ranked tale for the first time this season. the dukies coming in ranked fifth in the nation. the question is will the law serve as extra motivation or does it make them more vulnerable? maryland looking for the second straight one over duke at the comcast center. last week they ended the losing streak with the win. the terps have been searching for a consistent batman all season long. and recently the upper classman has taken turns stepping up. the trick to making it four for the terps, playing their game and not getting caught up in the duke hup. >> the first couple minutes, some guys are up to par. and then after a while, you settle into the game. and you slow things down and try to be patient on both ends of the court. the style they want to you play, that's kind of fast. a lot of you know this fall behind them don't run the half court stats. it is definitely going to be a lot of energy in the building. we have to compose ourselves as a team and come play smart together. >> do you feel the crowd in your veins? >> sure. i feel it before the game. once the referee throws the ball out, i feel pretty good. that's where i'm comfortable on the side line. i learned a long time ago when i was coaching the big east, you don't worry about who is at the other end. you have to coach your team. if you start thinking about what mike has accomplish, that can be a little intimidating. i just worry about my team and see what we can do. >> as hard as i tried, jekyll and hyde. during the week association l, back. then the minute the game starts -- >> it is working for him. >> the terps did lose to duke in early january. maryland played well and they did have duke on the ropes most of that game. up a level. wizards now just four matches away from naching go 1992-1993 worst road start in nba history. they drop their 25th straight. they combined for just eight points. flip saunders and his guys didn't have much room for error against the hornets. this is one of the few thing that did go well. nick young to mcgee. he had nine appoints. 30, third quarter chris paul. this looks pretty nice, too. the hornets on the winning end of that. that was trevor ariza. he used to play for the lakers when they won back in the day. 16 points, nine assists for him. the wizards host orlando friday night. talking hockey now. bruce boudreau that after practice today, that he was optimistic that alexander semin would be back for friday's game against tampa bay lightning. good news for a team in need of some scoring punch after taking the lead. the capitals got kind of sleepy, according toal he can ovechkin. it is the eight consecutive loss in overtime. we start in the third period. alex ovechkin going low. comes down hard on his head. take another look. you can see he doesn't do much. he ducks down. he is not happy. why did you do that? what's going on here? or he just played innocent. he ended up getting the two-minute penalty. he walked away with nothing. overtime. ended at two. we're going to a shoot-out. brian gionta beats varlamov. he scored both goals in regulation as well. alex ovechkin needs to make it to keep it going and he is stop. the canadiens win 3-2. here's bruce boudreau on what ails his team. >> you don't want to make excuses. we don't have the same team as last year. we got a better team offensively and we're more responsible defensively. we're trying our rear end off. but they're hard pressed to score some goals sometimes. >> here's what confuses me. they don't have the same team offensively but they have the exact same players basically offensively. they're just not producing the psalm way. >> i'm sure he must understand it even if we don't. i hope he does and can. if you it. >> that's the key. if he can. if you it they'll be okay. 29 more games. national signing day for high school football players. locally, virginia had the best recruiting class, according to rivals.com. they rated virginia's class 26th best. virginia tech rated 33rd. he cautions not to reach too much into the rankings and seem very pleased with the batch of incoming terps. >> the bottom line is winning game. recruiting is important. you don't, you can take a look at some schools. i won't name them. i get in trouble. i've got a bunch of them on the tip of my tongue. you can say that had all these great recruiting classes, but they have never won championships. okay? so it's not necessarily, you don't win the change-up mpionsh february. some people think do you but you don't. they win in february but they don't win in september through december. >> do you know who he reminds me of? gary williams. because he is known for taking guys who are good high school players and turning them into very good or great college players. he doesn't recruit a lot of the great guys. he said if you're going to a florida or miami or notre dame, go ahead. i'll recruit somebody else. >> so he is a teacher. >> he is and it work well for him. time to get down to business at the super bowl. before we focus on the big game, i want to show you james farrier who was asked who he liked more. justin bieber or lady gaga? ♪ baby baby baby >> so there you have your answer. justin bieber. had he not said bieber fever, i wouldn't have known. >> i've been dying tonight that. >> that's why i put it in. >> you've got a daughter. you will soon enough, buddy. coming up, celebrating the life of the first some students are paying tribute to winter original tuskegee airmen. charlie flowers died on friday after a long illness. but at the school in springdale that carries his nail, flowers left an impression that will carry on through the people he inspired. >> reporter: it is an impoegz building. it was rededicated charles herbert flowers high school. a tuskegee airman who blaze ad trail and made an impact right here. >> our spirit will be down but we want to carry his name in our hearts. >> reporter: the rotc students here learned of his death friday when he lost a valiant fight against kidney and heart disease at 92 years old. >> he did thing so nice and happy all the time when most people see him. when i heard that he passed away, it was just sad. >> reporter: flowers was the first of 13 tuskegee airmen pilots. the first african-american flight instructor for the airmen during world war ii. he would go on to win for nasa at the goddard space center. late in life, his focus turned to championing education at his school. news4 was along for a visit in 2005. >> if you think education is expensive, try ignorance. ignorance is much more expensive. >> i would be in my office and all of a sudden, he would up the tow in and he would chat. how are thing going? >> reporter: he took pride in this school. today a flag outside flies at half-staff. not side, a parent prepares a drawing that will show their pride in him. >> if it wasn't for him, i don't think this school would be what it is now. and i wouldn't have this. >> he was in this country at a time when he go wasneverything easy as it is now. >> reporter: so a mixture of mourning. the choir will perform at his funeral. springdale, maryland. we have more details on his funeral. the service will happen on friday morning at 11:00. it is being health at ebenezer methodist church. violence in egypt has been tough to watch today. we sit down with one family who left cairo yesterday and is now become in northern virginia. and why the husband of congresswoman gabrielle giffords will be visiting washington tomorrow. and what that when a tv truck hits some ice and gets stuck in a corn field. you've got to see this tonight at 11:00. >> final check? cooling down rapidly overnight tonight. 36, the high temperature tomorrow on. thursday, breezy conditions as well. i don't know what happened there. 42 on friday. it is looking good. all this weather just make you laugh. >> or cry. >> this is what's going on on saturday. we'll have the potential of mixing. we'll watch that for you. sunday is looking like a pretty good d good day to watch the super bowl. last september a gunman took hostages inside the discovery channel headquarters in silver spring. outside the building this man knew something was wrong. he sprang into action and warned employees returning from lunch to stay outside. today, he was thanked for husband heroics with a super tricked out, custom made hotdog cart. it includes a tv, an x-box, a sound system and chk, the equipment to make hotdogs. >> i am very excited. when it rain or something, i am happy with it. i am really, really excited. thank you, thank you so much for everything. >> that's pretty cool. some discovery employees called him a hero but he said he only did what anyone in his position would do. >> good for him. >> that's quite a hotdog cart. >> thank you for joining us now.