President hamid karzai, whos enraging many in washington. Now, karzai, i dont think anybody knows what game he is playing. Reporter 26,000 u. S. Forces will leave afghanistan by december. But the obama plan would keep 8,000 u. S. Forces in the country as trainers. The afghan army is not yet capable on its own. Americas top soldier, chairman of the joint chiefs, general Martin Dempsey in afghanistan today said if u. S. Trainers cannot stay through 2015, the main core of al qaeda could rebuild here. I think the principle reason for us to remain post 14 is to maintain pressure on al qaeda. Reporter but karzai wont sign a socalled forces agreement to give u. S. Troops the usual waiver from prosecution and the like. Unless karzai does sign, dempsey and his commander, president obama, say no u. S. Troops will stay. U. S. Nato allies told defense secretary, chuck hagel today, their 5,000 troops wouldnt stay either. All u. S. Forces pulling out is what most americans want according to recent polls. Now, all the troops might be home by christmas. Its karzais call. Karzais hinting he wants to make the call until after his reelection run in april. But there could be runoff election, could be delays, president obamas message tonight, his demand of karzai is to decide now. Im steve handelsman, news4. A senate panel is exploring the relationship between sexual assaults in the military, post Traumatic Stress disorder and suicide. The latest statistics from the pentagon show there is an epidemic of sexual assaults in the military. But victims are often too afraid to tell their supervisors. At a hearing today, Service Members testified about personal experiences after their own sexual assaults. My world as i knew it was falling apart. I feared being blamed and retaliated against. I was embarrassed. It was instance after instance of a failed system when i i became ostracized, singled out, publicly shamed, disciplined for getting treatment and treated as though i was the one who did something wrong. Kenyon says she was raped twice in the army and discharged in 2006. New developments now in a deadly pedestrian accident in Montgomery County an elderly man hit and killed by a bus in silver spring. The bus was headed back from a field trip with about a dozen children on board. Kristen wright has been following the story with the latest. Reporter a line of police cars on 29. Police talking to the bus driver and talking to witnesses. As you said, the students had just been on a field trip, wed learned, to the white house. Such a memorable experience but unfortunately this is what they will remember. The kids go to Hammond Middle School in laurel, 14 students on the bus and their driver and their principal. The bus was headed north on 29. At the same time, the elderly man was crossing 29 towards the Shopping Center here. Police say thats when the bus hit him. Officers are reconstructing the accident to find out how this happened and to answer questions like, did the man use the crosswalk and did he have the right of way . What happened . We talked to a woman who works near this intersection. She did not see the crash, does not know what happened but is concerned this is a problem intersection. That is very sad. From what ive i kind of cross sometimes and i time the lights but the crossing lights dont work that well. I think once you get to the middle to get across the other side, that light when you press the button, i dont think it operates that light. Reporter the man was taken to the hospital where he died. The children and adults on the bus were not hurt. Were told another bus came and picked them up and took them back to school. This section of route 29 near tech road is closed while police finish their investigation. Live in silver spring, kristin wright, news4. Thank you, kristin. A postal worker threatened, jumped, beaten with a gun on his way to work in d. C. Some say the suspects backed off after the man started to pray. Pat collins work with people who live in the area, hes near the scene tonight. Reporter hes not only a postman, hes a pastor. He prayed out loud for the gunmen to let him go. His prayers answered. He is a popular postman. My mom adores him. Been around for years. Reporter when they heard what happened to him, people in the neighborhood most upset. Its sad to see Something Like that happen. When we heard about it, we devastated. Why harm him . Reporter this is how police and sources familiar with the case tell the story. The scene, the 200 block of webster street northeast. The pastor postman that neighbors call the rev is out delivering mail when all of a sudden a van pulls up behind him. Two guys get out of that van. They have a mask on and they have a gun and force the rev out of the van. You know what we want, they say. What did you do with the package . What did you take out of the package . The rev doesnt know what theyre talking about. They start hitting him in the head with that gun. One of them takes the muzzle of the gun and puts it up to the face of the rev and says, im going to kill you. Tell me where its at. Now, get this. Thats when they say the postman pastor starts to pray. He prays out loud over and over again. Thats when they say the suspects back off. They bind him up induct tape, drive him to a nearby apartment and toss him out onto the pavement. So in the end, what did these robbers get . Well, they got his wallet, they got some credit cards and they got 35 in cash. Now, the post office is offering a 50,000 reward in this case. Live in northeast, pat collins, news4. Thank you, pat. The rewards offered in two recent attacks on mail carriers in our area are indeed significant. 50,000 for information about yesterdays assault in northeast. 100,000 in a murder of tyson barnett. That happened in Prince Georges County last november. The news4 i team looked into the payoff payoffs and found in all of 2013, the Postal Service only gave out 138,000 in rewards. It was only 3,000 in 2012. Turning to our Weather Forecast now, skies are clearing after that snowy start we had this morning. We will still have very winterlike temperatures the rest of this week. Doug, how cold are we talking . Really cold numbers. Especially tomorrow night into the day friday. Take a look what we started off with. You know if you were out in it thats the way it looks. Ru rust ruston, everything snow covered. We started to see the clouds clear and sunshine and a lot of the snow begin to melt. It will refreeze tonight. Pulled out around 10 00, 11 00, but not before creating 12 inches of snow. We are clear and will stay that way and because of the clear skies will cool quickly. Morning temperature, 19 in the city. Means many around 10 or 11 degrees. High tomorrow only in the mid 30s. Windchills in the 20s. Were not done yet. A lot more winter to come over the next seven days. Guys. Thanks, doug. Theres new reaction today to a poll by nbc4 and others in the race for d. C. Mayor. That poll shows mayor vincent gray ahead in the race but it is not all good news for the incumbent. The major is leading with 28 appearance of the votes to 20 appearance for muirial bowser. That is in the washington informer poll conducted by a college. Twothirds of the drik voters in the survey say it is time for a new mayor. That is in part because of the ongoing federal probe into mayor grays election four years ago. Ive apologized for what happened in the campaign. Ive said all i know to say. I dont know what else to say. I said i didnt do anything and will do it again. The polls suggest a challenger could get enough antigray votes to catch the mayor. He is said to have done a great job at mayor and counts on victory. One of a few controversial figures vying for the district 24 post, Prince Georges County bureau chief Tracee Wilkins joins us live on this case. Reporter hi, we have a number of people running for these seats and we have covered some for not such good reasons. We talked with a few candidates tonight that hope the public will give them another chance. 11 candidates are running for three maryland house of delegates seats of Prince Georges County district 24. Incumbents Carolyn Howard and Michael Vaughan have raised the most money and insiders expect them to easily win their seats leaving a third seat open to some familiar names. Im the right person for that job. Reporter former attorney Tiffany Austin once held a former seat but she was ousted after she was found guilty of stealing money from the general assembly. Her record was expunged and she wants back in. Voters are aware what has taken place and they know we have Unfinished Business that needs to be addressed in the state of maryland 24th district. Reporter when her seat was vacated, hall was appointed to fill it. I never committed an offense. Reporter but lost his chance when he was convicted of a shootout. Itimportant for people to see me now and not the person a two decades ago. Reporter they were involved in a lengthy race for the seat, beaten by swain. This past summer swain was beaten by two teenagers he picked up. He said they jumped him when he i tried to use the bathroom in their abandoned condos and the case was dropped for unknown reasons. Any comments you need talk to my attorney. Reporter while candidates hoping for a fresh start voters say they want one too. I think its time we look at the issues and look at the candidates and deal with that whole integrity piece. Its a major piece for us. Reporter the dead line to file was last night. The dead line to withdraw will be tomorrow night. Soon all of this will go to the voters and the primary. Im Tracee Wilkins, news4. Thanks. More marching in arizona protesting the bill seen as antigay. Coming up, a growing list of groups pull business out of arizona as putting pressure on the governor to veto that bill. Concerns in ukraine about war games on the border. More reaction from the u. S. The snow is melting, but, boy, those potholes are still no word tonight whether Arizona Governor jan brewer will sign a controversial bill into law. That measure would allow businesses to refuse service to gays and lesbians on the basis of religious beliefs. Today the National Hispanic Bar Association joined those announcing it would pull its 2015 convention out of phoenix. Brewer has until saturday to sign or veto the measure. Gay marriage is making news across the country today. In texas, a federal judge struck down that states ban on gay marriage but hes leaving the ban in place until an Appeals Court rules later this year. In prince leon county in virginia, the Circuit Court clerk is appealing a ruling that called virginias ban on gay passenger unconstitutional. A pal just released by the public religion institute, it finds a majority of americans, 53 appearance, now support gay marriage. That same survey put support at only 32 appearance just 10 years ago. There are new developments from ukraine tonight. The u. S. Is once again crashing with russian president vladimir put putin, secretary of state kerry warning Vladimir Putin to be careful after he ordered military drills near the ukrainian border. Reporter the Russian Defense minister may have denied theres any connection between president putins sudden military order today and events unfolding in ukraine. All one really needs to do is take a look at a russianukrainian border where these complex war games will be playing out the next six days or so and see how close it is to ukraines flash points, like the pro russian eastern ukraine, just to understand what might be called Vladimir Putins unspoken message, Something Like dont push me in my own backyard. Still, for several days now weve seen one russian official after the next speaking really with caution. What really seems to be driving all this uncertainty about putins next move in ukraine is that an overriding sense he has to do Something Big to save face after the embarrassing collapse of his man, yanukovych. Were hoping russia will not see this as a continuation of the cold war. We dont see it that way. Reporter in any case the overall sense were getting from experts weve spoken to over the last couple of days is putin would only use military force or do something dramatic to split ukraine apart as a last resort. I think ush russia needs to very careful in the judgments it makes Going Forward here. We are not looking for confrontation. Reporter nbc news, reporting from moscow, back to you. It seems these days we have to have a name for just about anything called remember snow m mageddon . Theres something called pothole poluso. Bring it on. It will get started march 20th this year. Today, mayor vincent gray said the harsh winter has taken its toll on the roadways. The driver is will attest to that. More than 9,000 have already been filled by the department of transportation alone. This thing they called pothole poluz or poluzo speeds up crews Response Time within 48 hours of the first report. I didnt quite catch that. What was that effort called . Hold on, i have to look. Pothole poluzo. So the question is theyre supposed to start that on march 20th. Is the snow going to stop by then . You know what march 20th is . First day of spring. There you go. Spring poluzo. We have a couple of chances for snow over the next couple of days including a chance for a pretty big storm here as we make our way in to next week. One thing for sure, we will stay on the cold side. A beautiful shot. The sun went down at 5 57. We have a little bit of dusk. That is gorgeous. Temperatures sitting at 34 degrees, winds out of the northnorthwest at 13 miles an hour and puts our windchill down to 25 right now. It is really going to be a cold night tonight, one of to the coldest we have seep in a while. 25 in haguers toerstownhagersto fredericksburg. The cold skies will cool quickly, 19 in d. C. D. Tonight. 13 in manassas and that doesnt include the windchill. That was not the case a few hours ago. We saw the snow coming through the region. Most of the area saw about 12 inches of snow in the metro d. C. Area and southern maryland. Now, that system has moved out and brought in the cold. Heres what to expect the next couple of days. Arctic air move is in and very cold overnight and it gets even colder friday. As another front drops through, friday is one frigid day. Look at the windchills tonight and tomorrow morning. Tomorrow mornings windchills 10 in d. C. , 5 in gaithersburg and 6 in martinsburg and cumberland, 1 below. Temperatures on the cold side and windchills cold and 14 in martinsburg, 18 in frederick, at the peak heating time during the afternoon. 26 in d. C. Watch friday morning, 1 in d. C. , 1 below, towards martinsburg, zero in leesburg, were talking a frigid morning as more arctic air makes its way in here. Its not lvi tha quickly. 44 for a high tomorrow, rather breezy windchills in the 20s and from, windchills in the teens and saturday 43, most likely flurries, chance of a shower and rain on sunday, temperatures get up to the upper 40s. 38 degrees on monday, 32 on tuesday. This could be a big winter storm. Were talking right now about a good chance for a mix. The area of low pressure moves off the coast. What are we thinking right now . Moderate to strong storm for sure. A wintry mix is likely and it could fall in the form of ice and snow and switching over to rain. A lot of details need to be worked out where storm team 4 will be watching this one closely for you. One thing for sure, the next seven days look a little bit on the harsh side. Next at 6 00, a former Church Official sentenced by a Fairfax County jury and violent case of road rage that left one man dead and millions of dollars to improve your commute and metros plan to make room on the rails. A plan to keep students out of debt. A Major College accused a jury in Fairfax County has decided a former Church Worker should qgo to jail for three months in his role in a deadly road rage incident. Lee cena was found guilty in assault. Obrien died last april a few days after the men fought in a parking lot following a traffic altercation. A judge will take the jurys recommendation and sentence cena in may. Tonight, the federal government is suing one of the largest for Profit College chains in the country accusing it of predatory student loan practices. The Consumer Financial bureau accused Itt Educational Services of pushing students into high cost loans and making misleading promises about job prospects after graduation. In a statement, itt said the bureaus claims are without merit and promised to defend itself. News4 checked and found a degree from itt can cast anywhere from 40,000 to 100,000. Itt marketed itself as improving consumers lives, it really was just improving its bottom line. The lawsuit seeks restitution and fines against itt. Houses democrats are hoping something called a discharge petition will force a vote to raise the minimum wage. Gop leadership that refused to allow a vote on a measure raising the minimum wage to 10. 10 an hour. If democrats collect the signatures of 218 lawmakers it would force a floor vote. Recent polls show a majority of americans believe the minimum wage should be raised. Democrats are hoping that the polling will lead some republicans to sign the poet and force a vote. Coming up at 6 30, the daughter of a woman killed by a rideon bus in maryland, is speaking to news4. Well tell you what were learning about moments before her mother was killed. Kind of crowded on metro these days. Which lines need to see the most congestion relief. Adam tuss will have that story coming up. Major Political Committee and major announcement for metro mund i funding. The headline has to do with the future of metro. The district of maryland and virginia will each be giving 25 million to the system and that money goes towards making trains less crowded. Adam tuss at the metro train station now to see who will suffer the most impact. Reporter hopefully everybody. If youve been on the metro system at rush hour you know things can get a little tight. Which one needs longer trains to ease the condition. Tonight, were asking metro about that. More money for metro and it comes at a very good time. In addition we agreed in principle the three jurisdictions will each put up 25 million so we can purchase more high capacity trains on metro. Reporter 75 million more from d. C. , maryland and virginia to help ease the crush of riders in the system. We put the question to the head of metro. Which lines need to see relief the most . The orange line is the most crowded. The red line is right behind it. Reporter youd like to see longer trains on the orange line . Id like to see longer trains on all the lines. Certainly the orange line is the most crowded as well as the red line. Reporter if you want to run longer trains you have to build in the necessary power to do that. Thats really where this money is going helping upgrade the power system so longer trains can run. Susan says she knows all too well how hard it can be to get on a train during rush hour and worries about expanding the system. It scares me in the morning. You cant really get on the trn in boston alz it is and the silver line and all these other lines coming in, im a little concerned about that, how are we going to ac kaecoccommod these people. Reporter saying metro needs to focus on what they have now. Seems like theres always some kind of work or breakdown. Reporter there is a plan that looks into the next decade to help ease the crush of riders along the system. Back here live at the metro station, metro has other things to ease the crowding, things like connecting station with pedestrian tunnels and that will take even more funding. Reporting live, adam tuss, news for. Theres good news for owners of hybrid vehicles in virginia. The 64 annual fee has been repealed. That fee affects 75,000 owners of hybrid vehicles who said they were being unfairly punished for trying to do the right thing. We want people to buy hybrid vehicles. Theyre buying them, more efficient, less emission into the environment. It makes a lot of sense. The repeal takes effect july 1st. Any whos already paid will get a refund. More businesses and Major Sports League speaking out against a controversial bill in arizona. Wendy has an update. This list keeps on growing. Banks, airlines, sports leagues, voicing their opposition to this antigay law. Moments ago, Major League Baseball was the latest to reiterate it has a no tolerance policy towards discrimination joins jpmorgan chase, southwest and American Airlines and southwestern bell saying they apologize this measure. Today, the National Hispanic Bar Association said it would cancel its Upcoming Convention in phoenix in 2015 or next years convention if this measure passes. The measure would allow businesses to refuse to serve gays and lesbians on the basis of religious beliefs. Governor jan brewer has until saturday to either sign or veto this measure. Back to you. Thanks, wendy. Tonight the daughter of a Falls Church Woman killed in a dead deadly bus accident wants the public to know how special she was. She was hit by a rideon bus outside the entrance to the r k Rockville Metro last night. The 62yearold died after entrance to the hospital. She worked as a housekeeper and going to meet her husband after the accident happened we will need some time and will figure out how to make. These problems and no other person suffer the way we did. Investigators are still looking into the cause of the crash and dont think speed is the problem and they are looking into the bus operator and he has not been charged. A teenager, his name was jack chan, 15 years old, lived in fairfax station, virginia. He died at the scene on the vre manassas line on clara barton road. Passengers were stuck there three hours. Because the investigation is still going on, vre ran fewer trains this afternoon. Parents packed a courtroom today watching for justice watching the women accused of abusing their children face a judge. They ruled there is problem knowled probable cause. They face felony Child Cruelty charges. David culver explains where this case goes from here. Reporter this is Kierra Spriggs walking out of court today. Her codefendant went out a back way. Coworkers recount iing alleged abuse against children. And fighting tears and heavy breathing on the stand, edwards told the judge i saw miss Kierra Spriggs bite the childs finger and i saw miss jordan trip the child. The judge thinks all the evidence presented there is probable cause for the case to move forward and will go to a grand jury in april. The attorney for the alleged victims families says there could be many more charges to come down. That attorney is James Mccourt and said on the phone the wheels of justice are firmly in motion and we are pleased with the judges ruling today and represented more than a dozen parents of the child victims and didnt want to show our faces. I will be happy to see it go forward all i will say today. Reporter meanwhile, spriggs and jordan are on bond and their attorneys had nothing to say. Im david culver, news4. Coming up, a tribute to a great group of marines in Northern Virginia and time running out to see it. Why the memorial is attracting visitors from across the country. The nats say their new manager can be very intense. Well find out why Matt Williams thinks he can get the most out of this team. I am in south florida and i will have that training coming up. A clerks mistake turns into a 10 million lottery win. What have you got . I have more snow and cold air, all the things you want to hear about. Probably not but i changes are in the works tonight for deltas frequent flyer plan. Next years sky Miles Program will reward passengers who buy the most expensive flights rather than those who fly the most miles. Delta thinks the move will help lure more business travelers. Alaska airlines and france are among deltas Partner Airlines and others will see how it works out. Some say it might be good karma, a guy in new york now set for life by a mistake of a convenience store. 44yearold jerry went to a store in the buffalo area last month to get his favorite scratchoff tickets. He bought seven but the clerque accidentally gave him eight. When he realized that he gave the extra one back. After winning 25 bucks from the original seven tickets he went back. All my favorites i liked playing i actually won at them all. Then i just said i told them to give me this one then and there it was, the big winner. Yeah. Big enough. 10 million. Hes already quit his job. Good for him. Promised his mom a trip to see her family in poland. You dont have to go very far to find americas coolest small town. According to budget travel, berlin, maryland, is the coolest small town in america, a beach town with lots of hiking towns. It beat 14 other towns for the title. A town in new york came in second place. Matthews, virginia, east of richmond, came in fifth place. Some star power on capitol hill today and what celebrities ben affleck andset seth ro ga testified to in front of congress. Oscar winner ben affleck of hollywood is spending time in the district this week. The actordirectorproducer met with secretary of state john kerry today and set to testify before congress. He is the founder of the Eastern Congo Initiative hoping to bring attention to the ongoing suffering in that african country. Actor seth rogan is also in d. C. Hes speaking before the senate for the national alzheimers association. This week there is a special touring exhibit at the National Museum of the marine corps in Northern Virginia, a memorial of one of the hardest hit counits the iraq war. Reporter they are the faces of the American Marine corps, summer of 2005 they were part of the huobased lima Company Reserve unit sent to western iraq. We had 22 marines and one navy kormcor corpsman. Reporter lifesized photos from an artist who never knew any of her subjects, from photos from the families and 20 two years in dramatic detail. The gear is rough but the face is not rough, perfect. Reporter the eyes of freedom is meant to draw people in to the gaze of each marines eyes, to the smiles on their faces and sacrifice of their lives. Rar Lance Corporal richmond was just 25 and this one the same age. Reporter driving to see chris, she found the whole display moving. Actually, i didnt know chris, i just know his parents. I know how it affected them. Theyre very proud of him. Reporter as much as this is an exhibit that tells a story, its also a memorial, an opportunity for us to remember all who served. Each painting is illuminated by a candle for each mans picture. And a company placed a pair of each marines own combat boots at the paintings bases. Family members leave items in the boots, photos of the marine, photos of their daughter, wives, childhood photos. Reporter the Marine Corps Museum says the memorial is a tribute to every Service Member from every war. For these men who sacrificed so much so young, coming here has special meaning. Bringing them home and letting them spend time in their museum. Reporter at the National Museum of marine corps in triangle, virginia, news4. The eyes of freedom exhibit is at the Marine Corps Museum through next thursday march 6th. Just about an hour ago, nbc4 celebrated black History Month with a Program Honoring some local leaders. Our own Chris Lawrence emceed the event that took place in our studios. The Chamber Choir sang including ann and Michael Bland who own several Mcdonalds Restaurants in the area, also literary activist, e Burton Miller and said black History Month is still important to celebrate. History is an ongoing thing not just in the past. What happens now, were still telling the american story. Africanamericans have always been part of the american story from the time this country started. The group, covenant house, received a 5,000 check for their outstanding work. That organization is the largest Housing Provider for youth ages 1824, in our area. Doug is back with more about our weather. That stuff sure did melt fast. It looked pretty exciting a few minutes this morning. Almost like deja vu from yesterday morning. Yogi bear right there. It was amazing, you looked up and saw snow on the ground and the sun came up and melted the snow down and this morning, waking up more snow and one difference between today and yesterday, we will see one cold night. It got cold last night but how about digits currently in the teens and will drop to 307 00, 28 degrees around 9 00 and 26, 11 00, dry and cold. Thats in the city and most of you will be in the upper teens and talking about temperatures that continue to drop. 19 in gaithersburg. 22 in dulles, 21 towards camp springs, a very cold evening. Tonight is probably one of the coldest nights in the last couple of weeks. Radar not showing anything. After tomorrow, we will have a couple of dry days. High of 34 in d. C. , 35 in alexandra, and 32 gait theburg and with the wind, windchill of 20 and 25 all day long. Thats cold but nothing compared to what we will be friday. Sunshine, high of only 28, 14 for an overnight low. That puts most of you around 510 degrees and windchill will be close to zero friday morning. A very cold morning, 43 on saturday, 48 on sunday. All eyes on our next storm, monday to tuesday. We will watch this storm very closely, because theres a lot of different possibilities this storm could bring. Significant snow, ice, rain, its all out there. We will continue to monitor that for you right here from the storm center. Thank you, doug. She doesnt care whether its rain or snow. Sports is hers. Were talking spring training, not world series or bust but someone in florida is already talking about the fall were talking about every time i see his name i think of the pitcher with the mets. What did you say hes what . First man throw 100 miles an hour in the big leagues. Great on trivia night. He is. We started with baseball. Drew gooden with the washington wizards, a big story. They wrapped up their 15th and final roster spot. Drew gooden, the basketball player, he signed a 10day contract. This is the second time hes been a wizard. The first time four years ago gooden was traded to washington but negotiated a buyout instead. This time hes all smiles about being here since hes been out of work since july. That will do that. He doesnt look too old, does he . 32 years old. He hit shot after shot when our cameras were rolling. Depending on conditioning and how quickly he picks up the wizards style of play, he could make a significant impact. Im jumping in both feet. I dont think i could ease my way into anything. I think they need a guy to be a hard task in id. Itself. Im hungry and thirsty. Theres a reset button in drew goodens career and given me a fresh start. Hes pressed that reset button a few times. This is his 10th time in the league. You remember him with the cavs always a big part of lebrons teams when they knocked the wizards out, killing the wizards back then. Made the playoffs three straight years it was nolan ryan who threw the first 100. Google. I do know some. Good thing google is ready. Going to keep him honest. Februarys theme, hockey is for everyone. Marchs theme is everyone should play hockey. Energetic practice at ketler. Guys hit the road for tomorrow night games. First game back from the olympics going against the panthers in florida. 23 games left in the next month and a half and they sit three points out of the playoff picture. Its gotime, right, mike green . We will watch the scoreboard and see whos winning and what not. None of that changes our mind frame. We have to make sure were getting the outcome we want. When youre getting into this run towards the end of the year, so many games, we have 23 left. Not much days on the calendar, you know, being healthy is key. I think having everyone here is key for us. Makes for a more meaningful push thats what we need right now. The Washington Nationals look like theyre enjoying the same kind of leisurely spring training as last season. That is not the case. Diana russini has more. Reporter hes already being called intense, passion interat very particular. The nats player gets to this facility every morning by 5 00 a. M. To begin his day. He says it will take a lot of work but he believes there is a way to take full advantage of the talent that runs deep on this nats team. Generally when youre a firsttime manager something has gone drastically wrong. That is not the case here. First and foremost, thats alluring to anybody. I dont know anybody that wouldnt want to be in the position im fortunate enough to be in. Now, we have to do things right, play and win and pressure but thats a good thing. He wants us to work hard and play hard every single day and good to know we need to get better and get ready for the next day. Reporter of course the comparisons have already started the differences between last years manager, davy johnson and Matt Williams and players say one thing theyve seen already matt has a game plan everyday, a small agenda they have to achieve. The big agenda will be to win a world series, in vieira, florida, dianna russini, world sports. She said it. World series. She is awesome. If not surrey, twitter will on our broadcast tonight, war games, a show of force from Vladimir Putin, dispatching the russian army to the border with ukraine as the u. S. Sends a strong message in response. The age factor, the medical news out today about older fathers and the potential risks of having children near middle age. Bracing for impact, on the coast east and west, records falling here in the east, a know california, a new threat with desperately needed rain on the way. And they will get that and more. And high times in colorado, where it is all perfectly legal, the people chowing down and lighting up may surprise you. Tonight a look at the sweeping change. Nightly news begins now