>> it is really something when women's health care without over politics. >> they triggered a huge outcry this week when it was revealed of the foundation behind the annual three day walk had changed grant criteria eliminating planned parenthood. they cited a federal investigation into accusations of fraud and using taxpayer money for abortions. today we will amend the criteria to make clear that disqualifying investigations must be criminal and conclusive in nature and not political. >> maybe women will get the services they need and are expected. >> others say she should have kept the been in place. >> i think planned parenthood should be funded by the federal government. there is a lot of deception going on. >> it will start an immediate out rich to get the iconic charity back on track. >> republican chris sterns vowed to continue his investigation saying the obviously do not need komen's dollars. very political on both sides. >> so this controversial issue has divided many people. we asked on facebook if you agree with today's decision today'skomen continuing funding. 81% agree with the decision, 10% do not. >> the man who drove drunk and killed a local nun received his statement -- received his sentence today. the judge sentenced him to 20 years in prison. >> the judge was so moved by what he had to say, he said he actually decreased the sentence. it was going to be more than 20 years. this was all playing out on closed circuit camera that was in the courtroom today. >> at the last set -- second before he was sentenced, carlos asked to speak. he read a statement to the judge. >> agonizing pain in my heart for the life i have taken and the damage i inflicted on the sisters. >> he said he was in contact with two other nuns who were severely injured in the august crash. montano say they have forgiven him for the death. >> i am ready to take full responsibility for my actions appeared >> the judge said the words made an impression on him. this was his third the you i. montano was driving on a suspended license at the time. >> society has to be protected. there is very little guarantee you will not get in a car and do the same thing again. >> he imposes 20 years as punishment. his family left in tears and without comment. >>marinelly montano will be taking here to a prison in southern virginia. his defense counsel says it will appeal the conviction of a felony murder. >> government official said a southeast an elementary school violated policy when they sent a child to escort an unknown man through the school. that man sexually assaulted the female student wednesday afternoon. the suspect walked suspectketchum elementary and said he was there to pick up a student from school. all visitors have to check in with security and show i.d. when they visit a school. the suspect has not been caught. >> the search is on for a person who stabbed and killed a transgendered woman at a bus stop. the attack happened last night on east capitol street in northeast washington. >> the big question tonight is why was deparker jones attacked? they are looking at robbery as a possible motive. there are also looking at the possible motive that she was targeted because she was a trans gender woman. late this afternoon we were there moments after homicide detectives arrived at the family home. >> 23-year-old deparker jones was stabbed and killed at a bus stop. the family wealth is desperate for answers. >> we are hurting bet. -- the family is desperate for answers. >>jones was on the way to visit her best friend of 13 years. >> i am so hurt. whoever did this, this is the kind of person who just gave it all away. why would you do something like this to a person? >>jones checked the bus schedule and walked blocks to the bus stop. barnes got a text from jones that she was on her way. they never heard from jones away. >> we do know she was the type of person that did not start anything. she did not bother anybody. >> to ever attacked jones at the bus stop stabbed her in the head. a witness saw part of it and flagged down a police officer. she died at the hospital while police work to find out who she was. was the person murdered blocks away their loved one? they called police and learned it was jones. >> we ask if anybody knows anything please reported to the metropolitan police department. >> there is some information about the suspect. an african-american male between his 30's and 40's. wearing a black jacket and a gray hooded sweatshirt. they do have a person walking toward the bus stop. police will be releasing the video in their effort to solve the case. >> thank you very much. police in montgomery county 1 you to be on the lookout for a couple pulling off a clever scheme. here is a surveillance video of one of them. the pair convinced the 49-year- old woman to withdraw $2,000 from her capital one account last month. the victim gave the suspects the cash after they told her she would be repaid later the day. anyone who recognizes this woman is asked to call police. >> we are following breaking news from wall street. the dow jones closed at its highest level since before the 2008 financial crisis. the dow jumped 157 points to close at 12,00862. the nasdaq closed at the highest level in 12 years at 29 06. the market was spurred by the very positive jobs report that came out. it showed the nation's unemployment rate dropped to 8.3%. that is because businesses added 243,000 jobs last month while more than predicted. the president made a stop in arlington to make a speech on those numbers. >> the big news that unemployment rate, the lowest it has been in three years. we are outside fire station five and enter arlington where the president relished the news today. he also talked about a new program designed to help post 9/11 veterans who are now home and looking for work. >> there is the war overseas and then there is the fight back home -- finding a job when you no longer wear the uniform. >> i know plenty of guys that i served with that still do not have stable jobs. >> lt. jake johnson considers himself lucky. he is a fully employed firefighter who introduced the president today. >> after the marine corps you need a little bit of direction. >> these veterans want to keep serving at home while we rebuild the country. >> $320 million for fire departments doing the same, the president wants to add another $4 billion. while the fiscal responsibility of that is sure to be debated on capitol hill, on the streets a big thumbs up from the police chief who once prince george's county to hire another 240 officers. >> it is a tremendous advantage to us. >> unemployment could drop even more the president said. he had yet another $1 billion paying veterans to build and maintain public parks and nature preserves. >> the unemployment rate for post 9/11 veterans is over 11 percent. that is 2% more than the country's overall rate. we will talk to some of those people who fit into the category. we will see what they think of the president's proposal. >> thank you and we will see you then. still to come -- a washington d.c. sergeant was charged with stealing thousands of dollars from a woman he was supposed to be helping. >> we are finally seeing some real winter weather. it is to the west. >> it could be a record for a denver. horace holmes shows us how things are looking their tonight. >> in colorado this is the biggest storm of the season. >> in theory you would think it would be a little lighter. >> this will turn out to be the biggest february storm in a century in denver. it has piled up over 2 feet high. >> doesn't paralyze the city, what happens? what we are used to snow, so it does not paralyze us. >> it is starting to come out of the region. it is starting to grip central states as far south as new mexico. this is what they have to look forward to. 600 flight cancellations that cripple the denver international airport. >> i am thankful they got me on another flight. >> even though it is moving out, they are not done with the storm yet. >> more heavy snow is predicted in colorado through tomorrow. this big storm pushes out, and it is heading east. >> thank you. it perfect segue into whether now. it is heading east. >> we are also 5000 -- they are 5,000 feet in elevation out there anyway. some of that is coming this way, but to say it is coming here -- know. we have not had that much winter weather to talk about. maybe some they could offer a few snowflakes. people who are start to see winter weather here. stick with me and we will show you the set up in what we expect to happen. this is a time lapse. notice not a whole lot changes in the sky. pretty much blue skies and sunshine and temperatures in the 50 degree range all day long. 48 degrees and manassas right now. temperatures around the area are well above average. 46 for now in gaithersburg. 50 degrees in washington. temperatures will slowly fall into the 40's and 30's overnight. 37 the range on a clear night sky. things will start to change a little bit with more clouds moving in. when we talk about snow possibility, you need a supply of cold air. 37 s far north as syracuse and boston. a little change in wind direction might bring in colder air. denver is shown at 27 with snow. at some of it will move out here. the storm itself is really spread out. the circulation right here across the southeastern section of nebraska, all of this moving to the east. we will see some rain late afternoon and evening. as we get into sunday, a little upper air -- a little colder air will be the set up for the possibility of a mix of snowflake and mentor activity. higher revelation -- elevations -- 1000 elevations in the viewing area. look at the numbers as we go through the day on saturday. we will climb up to about 50 degrees and a drop off as we head into the evening hours. some rain just to the south. as we continue that sunday morning, you may see some transition into a little bit of snow. one computer model the picks no accumulation of snow in washington, but a little to the northwest in frederick. here is what we see tonight. 42 late 29 and 35 with increasing clouds in the morning. 47 will be the high temperature. we are only talking a 50% chance of this mix with a little snow to the north and ran to the south. looks beautiful monday and tuesday with 50 degrees. cooler on wednesday and temperatures remained above average throughout the week. it could be a little winter precipitation if you are wanting to see a snowflake. some people really want to see snow. >> i have seen a couple around here. >> thank you, dug it. all this week on our facebook page we have been advertising in other ipad 2 give away. >> it is time to announce the winner. congratulations goes to kimberly williams. enjoy that ipad 2. >> tonight a look at celebrity marriages and divorces. the good the bad, and the expensive. >> it is wild west time with hollywood divorces. anything goes. if you get caught in the system, got help you. >> celebrity insiders reveal secrets on "20/20". just a few weeks after their baby was born, jay-z and byonce have already filed for a trademark on their baby's name. it comes just in time because at least one other person requested to use the name for a line of fragrances. that request was denied. the super stars the application is still pending but expected to be approved. >> we are following breaking news. this is coming in from matter where an unauthorized person got down onto the tracks. that is causing officials to suspend service between west hyattsville while ago search for the person. expected delays in both directions of the green line this evening. coming up, a group of local students hospitalized after playing the pass out game. >> a new way to shed some pounds without going to the gym or undergoing liposuction. >> the countdown to kickoff is on. giants and patriots fans are arriving for the big game. one person who is nervous is the star of the halftime show -- madonna. >> i have never worked so hard or been so scrupulous or detailed oriented as i have maintaining my sanity and trying to make the most amazing show for the super bowl. >> 70,000 people will be filling up the stadium for the big game on sunday. millions more will be watching from home and around the world as well. they will also be watching for the highly anticipated commercial appeared >> this year a number of the ads word leaked out early on you to be. chris van kleave shows us a few ads and new trends. >> from fairest dealer to achieve this and -- it is super bowl time. it is the most expensive 30 seconds on television. >>each second this dog walks in statures or matthewdbroderick plays a key in his sec, it costs -- not to mention humor playing off what is hot like the vampire killing bright headlights and also sex appeal. a super model selling domain names. >> to always want to have the best spot on the super bowl and then four weeks after and days after people can talk about it and share it. >> advertisers are going after lots of those hand-held screen is hoping to win in the social media war with pre super bowl online ads. >> i have a super bowl ad before the super bowl. you can be the first two posted to facebook a little bit one of your friends share it you will be famous. >> industry insiders say there will be more ads targeting women than ever before. >> that will be a feast for the eyes. now, how about the rest of you? it is estimated 1.2 billion chicken wings will be eaten on super bowl sunday. >> 1 new york bakery is taking the chicken wing to a whole new level. this bakery in the new york has a chicken wing it cupcake. it is a corn bread cupcake with a blue cheese frosting topped with a chicken wing. the orders started pouring in after posting it on their facebook page. >> that looks like the kind of thing you eat of a deer. philadelphia is leading up to the super bowl with a wing eating contest. he smashed last year's record 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