chuck bell. chuck, the last day of winter, if we listen to you? >> yes, that is correct. i'm a meteorologist and as we all know, december, january, and february are the winter months, march, april, and may are the spring months, from a weather standpoint, anyway. i know astronomerastronomers, y waiting for the equinox, but those waiting for spring are declaring spring tomorrow. on the last cloudy start of february, a little bit of sunshine is trying to get through. the skies have brightened up just a little bit. if you look really hard, you may be able to see some pale shadows out there this morning. temperatures are climbing steadily. still a couple of light snow showers possible across far northern and extreme western maryland and there may even be a lonely rain drop or two from prince george's county into portions of southern maryland. partly sunny. clearing later this afternoon. breezy, relatively mild by this february standard. highs up into the mid- and upper 40s. kimberly? >> thank you, chuck. a big sigh of relief a day after a massive earthquake rocked chile. a tsunami warning has been lifted for 53 nations and territories across the pacific. the tsunami triggered by yesterday's quake came ashore with waves much smaller than initially predicted. in russia, several boats left ports to avoid potentially damaging waves. troops and medical teams were also prepared for the worst, but no damage was reported there. it's a very different this morning in chile where the death toll is expected to top 300 people. aftershocks are still terrorizing residents. one was nearly as powerful as the earthquake tha devastated haiti last month. francis coe has the latest on the rescue efforts under way after one of the most powerful quakes ever recorded. >> reporter: it was as if a giant had taken the entire country of chile and shaken it for what seemed an eternity. security cameras captured the moment the quake struck. people ran for cover during one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded. the massive quake tore apart houses, bridges, and highways in central chile and sent a tsunami racing halfway around the world. newly built apartment buildings collapsed under the strain. flames devoured a prison as police struggled to round up inmate who is escaped in the chaos. millions of people fled into the darkened street as power lines failed. bridges collapsed, tossing and crushing cars and trucks, complicating efforts to reach quake-damaged areas by road. santiago's airport closed with its smashed windows, partially collapsed ceilings, and destroyed pedestrian walkways in the passenger terminals. the capital subway shut down as well, and transportation was further limited because hundreds of buses were stuck behind a damaged brge. chile's president, michelle bachelet, called for calm, following the 8.8 earthquake and said emergency services are doing all they can to help those affected. >> translator: the specialist teams, the engineers, they are going out to see the state of the highways, bridges, foot bridges. here by rio clara, the highway is cpletely destroyed. there are many areas where there are cracks and fractures. we are working to eliminate further risks since the earthquake. >> reporter: bachelet declared a ste of catastrophe in central chile, but said the government had not asked for assistance from other countries. if it does, president barack obama said the united states will be there. >> chile is a close friend and partner of the united states and i've reached out to president bachelet to let her know that we will be there for her should the chilean people need assistance and our hearts go out to the families who may have lost loved ones. >> reporter: the jolt set off a tsunami that swamped san juan ball teaseta village killing at least five people and leaving 11 missing. several huge waves also inundated part of the major port city near the ha-hit city of concepcion. a large boat was swept more than a block inland. reports indicate that an unspecified number of people had di died. more than 50 aftershocks have hit chile since the quake cut, including one with a magnitude of 6.9. francis coe, nbc news. >> reporter: and this earthquake was felt in sanpalto, brazil, which is about 1,800 miles away. it is a case of several unexpecteds. a violent crime in a quiet neighborhood. the victim survives and the suspect is a marine. >> reporter: police say this composite sketch of the suspect involved in the february 10th robbery and abduction of a woman led them to arrest jorge george torres late saturday night at a marine corps facility called henderson hall. >> clearly be able to see that he resembles that composite and evidence just led us to him. >> reporter: earlier saturday at 4:20 in the morning, in the 600 block of north wakefield street in arlington, a man forced two women into a house at gunpoint. he tied them both up, but made one of them get into his car. police say the man sexually assaulted the woman and left her in prince william county. >> she was seriously injured and ft in prince william county by the suspect. she regained consciousness and made it out to a roadway, where she contacted police for help. >> reporter: now police are looking at torres as a strong suspect in that incident. >> given the facts of the case, that he had tried to force a woman into his vehicle and we're looking for a suspect of a similar description, we are investigating all aspects to see if the two are connected. >> reporter: this case has concerned many people, in the typically peaceful community of north arlington. >> horrifying, thinking that could happen on my street to two girls who are just walking home. >> torres is currently being held without bond on the earlier charges. additional charges for the crime that happened yesterday are pending. happening today, be prepared to pay more to ride metro. fare hikes on all trains and buses take effect today. news 4's derrick ward is live in the ft. totten metro station in northwest washington -- northeast washington, i should say, with more. good morning, derrick. >> reporter: good morning, kimberly. actually, we're at minnesota avenue, a little bit of a change of plan there. but who says a dime won't get you much these days? metro thinks that by adding a dime to most rides on metro bus and metro rail, it can raise $9.6 million and get some headro to closing a $40 million budget gap. now, a 10 cent surcharge goes into effect today on most metro bus and rail trips. riders are getting the word via signs posted on fare card machines, bus fare boxes, and through p.a. announcements in the station. now, this will affect reduced fares as well. senior citizens' fares will increase, but only by 5 cents. student token packs on metro bus will go up by 50 cents. flash passes and adult token passes will go up $1. there'll also be other increases on those flash passes and other types of extended fare cards, anywhere from 75 cents to $1. but as for that 10 cent surcharge, a rider we spoke to says he doesn't seem to mind. >> i don't think it's going to be a big deal. it's okay. we understand. >> reporter: now, we'll see if that sentime changes come june 26th when this temporary surcharge goes out of effect, but it's expected that metro will impose a pmanent rate hike at that point. metro board has to meet to determine how much that one will be. we're live in northeast. now back to you in the studio. >> that could make a big difference if it's a lot more than 10 cents. >> reporter: indeed. >> thank you, derrick. fewer teachers, bigger class sizes, and shrinking bus service. deep cuts are in the works for schools from prince george's county. last night the board of education decided to slash $45 million from the budget. this according to the "washington post." over 800 positions will be eliminated, including 355 directly in the classroom. class sizes will increase by two students atvery level, except kindergarten and lower. and school lunch prices will rise by 50 cents. superintendent william hight told "the washington post," we have to cut to the bone. now we are into the bone. the time now is 9:08. we're heading live to vancouver where team usa has done something for the first time in 62 years. plus, food for thought. how scientists trying to keep apples from turning brown. d.c. officials told us it was outdated and it wasn't worth using during the blizzard, but now the city snowmelter is on the streets. where we found the pricey chine in action. this is whole soy. you might know that it has protein, but whole soy's also naturally packed with fiber, antioxidants and other nutrients. which is why we bake itith fruit... to make soyjoy. it may feel like the olympics just got started, but tonight we conclude the vancouver games. here's a live look at the olympic flame burning brightly this morning in vancouver. that flame will be put out tonight. it's been a historic couple of weeks for the united states, which is guaranteed to win the medal count. michelle franzen is live in vancouver with more. michelle, some people say it all comes down to one game today. >> reporter: that's exactly right. still, a lot of game in play today. a matchup between the u.s. and canada. but we've been collecting medals all throughout these games over the last couple of weeks. and on one of the last days of competitions, a first since 1948 for the u.s. in the event of bobsl bobsledding. the u.s. four-man bobsledding team struck gold on the sliding track. certaiy, though, we're hours away from closing ceremonies, but first we have to get past canada in the men's hockey. >> the secret is the speed of the top -- this is where the u.s., they've been beating everybody. >> reporter: they call their sled the night train. >> look how low these athletes are in this train. >> reporter: and this time the last stop was the top of the podium for driver steve holcomb and the u.s. bobsled team. >> 94 miles per hour. steve holcomb i placed for gold. >> reporter: it's a place the americans have not seen in more than six decades. >> it puts us back on th map. shows we're a contender. >> on paper, this doesn't get much closer. >> reporter: team usa was also a contender in the long track team pursuit, barely edged out by the canadians in the final. >> but at the end of the day, these young guys here left their first olympics with a silver medal around their neck and it's really cool to see it in their eyes, how excited they are. >> reporter: but excited doesn't begin to cover this nation as it gets set for another border battle. the u.s. versus canada in a golden grudge match for hockey glory. with more than a medal on the line, the home team also wants redemption for its stinging loss to team usa earlier in these games. >> it's going to be that loud and we're going to have to go through 25,000 people. >> reporter: and perhaps millions me viewing from home in what is expected to be the most-watched hockey game of all time. and again, the u.s. on top with 36 medals. tonight, kimberly, they are guaranteed another medal, no matter how the game turns out. >> michelle, are you going to be sad to leave vancouver? it seems like you kind moved in up there. >> reporter: we certainly have moved in here for a while. yes, it's a beautiful city, a lot to see, certainly wouldn't rule out coming back. but it's been a great run. looking forward to getting back. >> well, you've done a great job for us. thanks so much, michelle franzen. >> reporter: thank you. >> the men's gold medal hockey game starts at 3:15 this afternoon. it's one of two competitions on this final day of the olympics. the men's cross-country program ends with the 50 kilometer race. it starts at 12:30. we conclude the vancouver games with the closing ceremony in prime-time. that begins at 7:00 p.m. right here on nbc 4. and visit nbcwashington.com for a juicy look at the games. you'll find a slide show of the biggest and weirdest olympic scandals. the time is 9:14 right now. let's check in with meteorologist chuck bell. chuck, i haven't been keeping up with the juicy olympic scandals, have you? >> i didn't realize there was olympic juice to be had or scandalized about, but apparently there is. >> yeah. >> anyway, what we're concerned about here is getting another decent day of weather across the washington area. since most everybody but us has it off, i'll give you a complete check of today's forecast and a look on in to the first week of march, coming up. the arlington soccer association is looking for a little help from local families to clear their soccer fields of snow. it's a huge task. yesterday, many people came out to dig out the field that your town high school. today, they're looking for volunteers to remove snow from wakefield high school's property. all this is in preparation for a large soccer tournament happening over the next couple of weekends. did you have trouble getting around during this month's blizzard? some nurses at washington hospital center did, and apparently it cost them their jobs. "the washington post" is reporting that the hospital fired 11 nurses and five support staff members because they didn't make it to work during the snowstorms. the nurse's union says other employees may also be fired and has filed a class action grievance with whs. the hospital's president is defending the firings. the ongoing mystery surrounding the whereabouts of d.c.'s expensive snowmelter may be over. it has been spotted and spotted in action. news 4's cameras shot this video of the melter clearing a lot at tenth and eighth streets in northwest yesterday. the city bought that snowmelter for 120,000 bucks in 2003, but it wasn't used during our rord snowstorms recently. last week, city officials told us the melter was broken, tough to operate, and not worth using again. the city hasn't returned our calls about yesterday's sighting. it's 9:19 right now. let's check in with meteorologist chuck bell about that giant snowmelter in the sky. >> absolutely right. the old d.c. snow removal plan was called springtime. that's sort of where we're headed now, because tomorrow is the beginning of meteorological spring. that's right. it will be march tomorrow and march, as we all know, no matter how cold it feels or looks or may end up, march is a spring month. just the first part of it is a whole lot more winter feeling. outside on your sunday morning, already there are improvements in our current conditions. you can see a lot just in this picture. first thing you can see, obviously, the wind blowing, the flags there at full furl. you can also see shadows on the -- being cast by the roof of the kennedy center for the performs arts. as a result, that means there's a little bit more sunshine getting through. temperatures are climbing with the sun out now, up to 39 degrees at national airport. but those winds are ablowing now, west at 15 to 20 miles per hour. it will be a breezy today. we have had 32 inches of snow here in th month of february, our second snowiest month ever behind february of 1899. 39 degrees downtown. 37 in prince george's county. 39 degrees in springfield and dale city and quantico. 40 degrees in spotsylvania and stafford. 41 in culpepper right now. as you head out into parts of the southern shenandoah valley, temperatures are also in the mid-30s. here's a check of the radar. again, there may be one or two lonely little raindrops down here, just to the south and east of town. certainly not going to add up to too much. maybe just one swipe on the wiper blades on the windshield wiper on your way out this morning. temperatures are in the mid- to high 30s now, but dew point temperatures which measures moisture in the atmosphere, these are fairly low. with a 17-degree spread between our temperature and our dew point, most of these snowflakes or raindrops will be evaporating before they get down to the ground levels. skies are clearer down across parts of southern and southeastern virginia. more clouds along into the west to the blue ridge and folks up across the western-facing slopes of the appalachian mountains have been dumped on. far western maryland, garrett county, maryland, has had 36 inches of snow in the last week. hard-hit by that same storm which has been bringing snow and wind and rain to much of new york and new england. that storm is moving away and a little bubble of high pressure is coming our way for the second half of today. and on through the day on monday as well. that high pressure system won't last in charge for too long, already down across the southern states by monday afternoon and monday evening, signs of the next storm developing. it will arrive here tuesday afternoon and tuesday night. so for today, partly sunny skies, increasing sunshine later on this afternoon. a bit on the breezy side, though. highs in the mid- to upper 40s today. near 50 tomorrow with more sunshine. as a result, a little bit milder. our sun sets are already back to 6:00, starting today. two weeks fromoday will be daylight savings and our sunset will be 7:15. oh, that's the first sign of real springtime right there. 47 today, 49 tomorrow. 30% chance of some light rain, primarily rain late tuesday afternoon and evening. but that rain mix with and perhaps for a brief time change over to snow by early wednesday morning. wednesday looks like an ugly, cold, wet, winter-feeling day and then a slow,stead climb back towards next weekend, kimberly. >> it sounds like spring is in your voice, chuck. i know you don't want to admit it, but i kind of hear it. >> i like every season and we've had a lot of weren't. >> thank you, chuck. learning about the census and some things you never knew about fruit, here's joe krebs with this week's "kidspost." >> this week on "kidspost" on tv, a counting chore. an apple core, a musical score. joining us once again is tracy grant of "the washington post's" "kidspost." good to have you with us. >> good to be here. >> thas for joining us. let's start with a push to make everyone count. >> the 2010 census is about to kick off and this is something that "kidspost" readers probably don't know much about, the annual counting of the population. so in tuesday's "kidspost," we try to explain a little bit about what's going on. for example, while there are more kids than ever, the percentage of the population has changed. in 1900, kids under 15 made up under a third of the population. in 2000, they made up just about 21%. it will be interesting to know how many kids there are in 2010. in addition, for example, joe, do you know wh state is the most populous in the united states? >> i would guess california. >> very good. 33 million people. and wyoming is the least populous with ss than 500,000. so we explain a little bit about this great counting game. >> fun facts to know. now a story that would make johnny appleseed proud. >> that's right. everybody loves apples, right? they're sort of the perfect fruit. but in wednesday's "kidspost," we talk about how a move among scientists to create an even more perfect apple. for example, an apple that doesn't brown once it's been cut -- >> i like that. >> and how about this -- an apple without a core. wouldn't that be exciting? >> eat the whole thing. >> that's what scientists are working on. >> and finally, a musical trip through history. >> that's right. a great program today, twice, at 1:30 and 4:00 at the national symphony at the kennedy center links up 19th century history and music in a very fun way for the whole family. best for kids ages 9 and up. >> tracy, wonderful. thanks very much. for more fun family activities, go to nbcwashington.comr washingtonpost.com and click on "kidspost." that is "kidspost" on tv for this week. i'm joe krebs. >> just as joe mentioned, you'll want to visit our website also for a behind-the-scenes look at "kidspost." actually, it's a blooper reel. just head over to nbcwashington.com and once you're there, search "when interns attack." it's a memorable line, isn't it? it's 9:25 right now. an update on a story we brought you yesterday. the investigation into how planes clipped wings at reagan national airport. and it's a panda party. how a man found the animal chowing down right outside his front door. good morning, everyone. i'm kimberly suiters. it is sunday, february 28th. all the day's news in just a moment. but first, a look at the forecast with meteorologist chuck bell. chuck, on this last day of february, a lot of people are hopeful that the weather's going to take a turn, permanently. >> well, the weather's never the same twice, so that's always welcome news. and after the month we've had, a lot of people are ready for a month that's anything but the february that we're finishing up. and i am optimistic that we'll have a little sliver of springtime in our forecast, at least for the next couple of days. outside right now, still feels a little bit winterish out there with a gray sky over a lot of washington. but there are breaks of sunshine getting through as well, so there's room for optimism in our forecast today. temperatures are in the upper 30s right now. we'll be climbing steadily into the mid-40s by later on this afternoon. you can see on radar, not a lot of precipitation out there. what's out there is fairly light. a couple of raindrops down to the south of washington and a few snowflakes up to the north. by and large, all that will be drying up. a partly sunny day today, but breezy and still colder than average. near 50 tomorrow and still another chance for snow. we'll detail that in the seven-day. >> winter is definitely not done with us yet. thank you, chuck. now to an assessment of the situation in chile. at least 241 people have died in the magnitude 8.8 quake. as many as 500,000 homes have been badly damaged. the quake was so powerful, it was felt 1,800 miles away in san palo, brazil. aftershocks remain a major concern. one was nearly as strong as the one that devastated haiti last month. the earthquake triggered tsunami fears throughout the pacific, but this morning the warnings have been lifted. as stephanie stanton reports, life is returning to normal this morning in hawaii, where many had prepared for the worst. >> reporter: the tsunami hit the shores of hawaii just before noon local time. luckily, the impact was not as great as had been feared. the risingaters did not cause any damage or loss of life. 6:00 saturday morning, with residents awoke to the sounds of sirens, alerting them of the impending tsunami. civil defense officials warned coastal residents to evacuate. islanders stocked up on supplies and gasoline as they moved to higher ground. >> i'm just a little bit worried that my tank is a little bit low and who knows? the gas stations may all knock out. >> reporter: many anxiously watched as the surge began. experts predicted the tsunami could trigger waves eight feet high in some areas, but that s wasn't the case this time around. >> the pacific tsunami warning center has cancelled the tsunami warning, so we're in stand down mode now. >> reporter: the tsunami warning was with triggered by the massive earthquake that struck chile in the early morning hours. the epicenter was 70 miles from concepcion, chile's second-largest city and 200 miles from the capital of santiago. former "american idol" contestant eliot yamine was in chile and tweeted about the experience. he also spoke to the "today" show. >> it felt very surreal. one minute i'm on the computer, typing away, and the next, there was a very abrupt, just a, you know, shaking and rumbling that just kind of started. >> reporter: meanwhile, president obama pledged support to the residents of chile. >> we will stand with the people of chile as they recover from this terrible tragedy. >> reporter: a tragedy that so far has killed at least 200 people and created tsunami fears across the pacific ocean from south america to the pacific rim. stephanie stanton, nbc news. >> hawaii is pretty familiar with tsunamis. the u.s. geological survey says 50 of them have been reported there since the 1800s. in fact, 61 people in hilo, hawaii, were killed in 1960 when an earthquake in chile generated a tsunami with waves as high as 35 feet. a small plane went down in anne arundel county, killing a man inside. it happened around 4:30 yesterday afternoon in edgewater. the single-engine plane crashed into a neighborhood about a half mile from lee airport. crews arrived to find the plane in the yard of a home on warehouse creek lane. witnesses ran to the crash site to help. >> what i did, i was sitting in the family room and i heard a loud crash. it sounded like a big boat falling from like 20 feet, hitting the water. just went -- and i looked out into the water and i saw a big wave. like something had hit the cater. i was like, that's really strange. and then i went over and looked through the window and i saw the -- there was something in the tree that was on fire and the whole tree was on fire. >> and this morning, the cause of the crash is still under investigation. investigators are also looking into how two us airways planes clipped wings while taxiing at reagan national airport. one flight had just arrived from laguardia. the other was headed to ft. lauderdale yesterday. no one was hurt, but the florida-bound plane had to be taken out of service completely. they put their lives on the line each day at work, but could some fairfax county police and fire officials be at risk in their own headquarters? "the washington post" is reporting that the massey building, which houses police andire departments has some serious maintenance problems. in december, parts of the building had to be closed because of flooding and because asbestos was falling from the ceiling. "the post" reports that the county does not have enough money to move the operation elsewhere. county supervisors have reportedly discussed finding a new public safety headquarters, but haven't found a viable and safe location just yet. this is the face of the new white house social secretary. julianna smoot is currently chief of staff to u.s. trade representative ron kirk. she was also the national finance director for president obama's campaign. smoot will be taking over for desiree rogers, who plans on going back to the corporate world. rogers was criticized for not doing more to prevent unauthorized guests such as these from attending the state dinner last year. it's 9:35 right now. we're going to introduce you to a little boy w's a bit shy. are you the one who can pull him out of his shell? and spring is in the air, or mo snow in the forecast? chuck's coming up with the answer. you know, it can be overwhelming for wednesday's children when they have to face a tv camera for the stories we show you about them. well, barbara harrison makes it pretty easy for them with her warmth and genuine interest in each child. and he always tries to make sure they visit a place they've expressed interest in. but barbara tells us sometimes it takes a while to get the little ones to feel comfortable, as you'll see when she take us to see 6-year-old davion. >> hey, davion? how are you? are you feeling shy today? let me see that face! what a cute face you've got. we're going to have some fun. i hear you like fire trucks? is that right? guess where we're going? to the arlington county fire station, number five. let's go! he couldn't wait to go inside. here we are. hi? >> hi, how are you? >> captain ortiz. this is davion. >> hey, davion. how are you? >> good. >> reporter: he took off his backpack and we headed for the trucks in the garage, but when the door was opened to reveal the great big shiny red fire engine, davion wasn't too sure he wanted to get any closer than this. it all seem eed a whole lot bigr than the toy trucks he was familiar with. even after getting his own fire hat for protection, his bravery faded a bit when he looked back out at that great big truck. unfamiliar settings can sometimes be overwhelming for little ones, growing up in the insecure setting of foster care. >> davion has been through a lot in his young live and can sometimes be a little nervous when there are a lot of people or loud noises. >> got a junior firefighter sticker. >> reporter: you're going to be a firefighter. look at that! he was a happy to get a goody bag that the department gave him, but he was most happy when he got a truck that was a size he felt comfortable with. davion was fascinated by the toy fire truck, and when captain ortiz offered to show him how it worked, he waited patiently to hear all the details. >> see this right here? it goes up, up, up. >> he really is a sweet child and wants to do good, he just takes a little time to warm up. >> reporter: social workers hope to find a family for davion that will understand his needs. he needs a family with time for him to grow and trust and love. >> what a doll. if you have room in your home and your heart far child who is waiting, please call our special adoption hotline. the number 1-88-2-adopt-me or log on to our home page at nbcwashington.com. makes you want to hold him and hug him, doesn't it? it is 9:41 right now. let's check in with meteorologist chuck bell. chuck, i don't mean you, i mean that cute little davion. >> i'm huggable too, you know? anyone, he is adorable. and kids and fire trucks, a natural. we are waiting on a little bit of sunshine and a little bit of a warming trend. i'll give you the details on that plus maybe another snowflake or two in our future. stay tuned. it's 9:44. i've. trying to ignore chuck all morning when he mentioned the snow word, but i guess i better pay attention this time. chuck? >> well, let's not ignore the possibility of snow just because we're getting into march, but march is clearly the beginning of spring. there's no doubt about that. but i am looking at the weather service's home page here. and last winter, we only had 7 1/2 inches of snow for the whole winter last year. 5 1/2 of those 7 1/2 inches came in the month of march. so just sort of file that away in the back of your head that march is not necessarily all springtime. but clearly leaning in that direction as we get towards the end of the month. cherry blossoms, probably only about 4, 4 1/2 weeks away. that's a good thought for springtime. right now, as you look live at the washington monument under a mostly cloudy sky, a few slivers of sunshine getting through a little while ago. i can still see shadows being cast outside our studios. a west wind at 15 miles per hour. hard to believe, last winter we had 7 1/2 inches of snow. for the whole winter, we've had 32 inches of snow just this month. our second snowiest month ever behind february of 1899. temperatures around the rest of the region this morning are gerally in the 30s. there's a few warmer spots than that. culpepper and orange, virginia, up into the low 40s right now. still 36 in martinsburg and charles town. as you get out towards warrenton and front roil and winchester, temperatures in the upper 30s there. also upper 30s right alongside the bay. a check of regional doppler. there are a couple of lonely little raindrop making it down to the ground, across portions of southern maryland. one or two snowflakes up towards upper loudoun county, poolsville, lovitzville. by and large, most of the day will be dry today. here's the reason why. temperatures are in the upper 30s to near 40s, but our dew point, which is the measure of moisture in the atmosphere remains in the upper teens and low 20s. when the temperature and dew point are that far apart, most of whatever's going to fall out of the sky will evaporate before it gets to the ground. you can see the clearing out trend aoss south central and southeastern virginia. more clouds up to our north and west, so as a result today, the further north and west you travel or live, you'll have more in the way of cloud covers. as we get further away from the blue ridge going east and southeast, a little bit more in the way of sunshine. breezy and chilly today. winds out of the west and northwest. still definitely need your late winter jacket, we'll call it. but most of the snow showers will be coming to an end, even in the mountains of west virginia by later on this afternoon and this evening. and then during the day tomorrow, a little bubble of high pressure coming our way will bring sunshine and temperatures to near 50 degrees. as that area of high pressure lifts out monday into tuesday, the next area of low pressure and storminess comes our way tuesday afternoon and evening. could bring rain with a chance of snowflakes mixing in. partly sunny for today, temperatures up near 47. 49 to 50 degrees tomorrow and breezy. 30% chance of mostly light rain tuesday afternoon. rain definitely looks like it will be mixing with snow tuesday night into wednesday morning. wednesday and thursday look cloudy and cold and oh, so winter like, but it's march. so by next weekend, back into the 50s we will be. >> thanks, chuck. it's 9:47 right now. guess who's coming to dinner? what happens when a he's the lineup for the rest of the morning. "the chris matthews show" is next at 10:00. it's followed by "meet the press" at 10:30. let's check in now with moderator david gregory to see what's coming up. >> good morning, kimberly. coming up this morning, the health care divide. is there room for compromise or will the televised summit this week result in stalemate? we'll ask our exclusive guests this morning, republican senator john mccain of arizona and white house health care czar, nancy-ann deparle. and as the president makes one final push, will his success or failure on health care tip the scales in the 2010 midterm race? our roundtable looks at the politics of reform. it's all this morning on "meet the press." >> thank you, david. a wild day in blackburg, virginia. the terps take on the hokies, but the game was just part of the craziness. lindsay czarniak has more this morning's sports. >> your sports begins with college basketball. and home yesterday became a little uncomfortable for the virginia tech hokies. the game delayed three hours because of a water main break. the school said they could not let 10,000 fans into the coliseum with no working bathrooms. finally, they gave up. people were told if they had to use facilities, they had to leave the building, and the way that game went, no one wanted to leave the build, especially after seeing what maryland's graves vasquez did last nigh there it is, the water main break that caused all the problems, dayed the game until 7:00. first overtime, the game tied at 84. graves vasquez, three-pointer from the corner, it makes 87-84. graves vasquez could not be stopped. delaney gives it to j.t. thompson. he finds terrell in the corner. he drains the three and tech would lead by one. would go to a second overtime tide at 89. gary williams loving the pressure. terps lead by two. vasquez with the runner in the lane. 41 points for graves vasquez last night and the terps were up. the inbound pass and drives all the way, takes it in for the y layup and the terps lead by one with 16 seconds to go. the hokies try to tie it or take the lead, they go for it. misses the three-pointer and gets the rebound and the terps win, 104-100 in double overtime. georgetown left verizon center yesterday amp extremely disappointed. the la jolla had an advantage because unranked notre dame was without the nation's second highest scorer, luke. but number 11 georgetown was without the services of star austin freeman who was battling illness. this time, la jolla could not mount a comeback. th fall to the irish. austin freeman not feeling so well, not starts because of that apparent illness. when he did get it, it was five points for 23 minutes. tory jackson fires up the long three, misses but carlton scott is there for the follow-up dunk scott had 17 points for the irish. second half, jolla still in it. chris wright drives. julian vaughn is there nor the tip-in. georgetown within five. greg monroe can't corral it. carlton scott knocks it away. the ball ends up in the hands of ben ansboro. to foggy bottom now. carl hobbs was fun to watch last night. colonials against charlotte. first half, tied at 17. brian bins makes a sloppy pass. they force a turnover. gets a loose ball to duane smith for the dunk. g.w. was up by two. later on in the half, the colonials would be up by four. off the charlotte miss, jabari edwards gets the rebound, almost throws it away. tony taylor gets it, passes, he gives it back to taylor in the corner who's there to set up and drain that three-pointer. taylor with 16 points. g.w., the colonials, beat charlotte 75-70. they clench a spot in the a-10 tournament for the first time since 2007. to the racetrack. it was a spirited nascar nationwide race last night in vegas. kevin harvick told his pit guys at one point they looked like a bunch of idiots early in the race, but they rebounded to earn harvick his first win of the season. meanwhile, danica patrick in her last race until june spouted off about the driver that caused her to wreck halfway through the race. danica patrick will take a four-month break to go back to indy car racing. halfway through the race, look at this. michael mcdowell was in the way. danica patrick trying to get around him. mcdowell said he underestimated how close she was. causes her to reck. she was juniyour upset. she had a lot to say about the way her day ended. >> i leparned for sure, we realy did. we had a good car, we really did. unfortunately, we got caught in a bad situation with a driver that wasn't looking and probably a sport that wasn't calling. i probably should have seen all the tape on the left rear bumper and thought, i probably shouldn'tn shouldn't shouldn't be on the left rear bumper. but he turned down and took us both ou >> back to the race, kevin harvick in the 33 car who got the win. harvick had a financial day on the racetrack yesterday. it was his first nationwide win of the season. denny hamlin came in second. carl edwards came in third. that's going to do it for your sports on this sunday morning. i'm lindsay czarniak. have a great day. >> thank you, lindsay. what would you do if someone who was hungry came to your front door looking for food? and what if that someone was a panda? thatas hpened in one chinese village this weekend. a man says a hungry panda came to his house looking for something to ea being the great host that he is, the man gave his guest some meat bones. this all happened in china's sichuan province. an earthquake there a couple of years ago caused landslides that destroyed some of the wild pandas' habitat. don't worry about this big guy, he is said to be in great health. he looks very happy right there. it's 9:57. that is it for "news 4 today." have a great morning, everyone.