riots that broke out along route 1, but that was not the case tonight. this is what's left of all the revelry, just a couple of stragglers still around. you can see some of the excitement out here. thankfully tonight this celebration was in fact rather tame. just as the game clock hit zero, the massive crowds of students poured on to route 1. they came from every direction. dozens quickly turned into thousands, all of them cheering and reveling into victory celebrations. >> people celebrate like this. i just hope that they don't do anything too -- >> i was at the game and i was absolutely crazy. >> reporter: the street party literally heated up when a huge bonfire on campus was lit. the scores of people went off the streets and on to campus. it kept the crowds from blocking the streets at least temporarily. as soon as the flames were over, they came right back out here on to route 1. a group of wild fans managed to snap off a light pole. thankfully no one was hurt. meanwhile, police were out in full force making sure the celebrations, although wild, stayed contained and relatively safe. >> this is a good crowd. these college students have every reason to be proud of their basketball team. we just want everybody to do it in a safe environment and then go home at the end of the night. >> reporter: once again back live. another look at route 1. traffic back to normal. a lot of mess left behind. cleanup crews will have a lot of work. thankfully this was not something that got terribly out of hand. there were a lot of police officers out here. state police, local police, university police, all of them did a pretty good job at containing the excitement out here. once again, andrea, only two arrests tonight. when this happened back in 2010 they had close to 30. you can compare how different this party was out here tonight. >> absolutely and a great win. thanks very much. there were some tense moments during the game when it looked, greg toland, like the terps might give it away. in the end they held on. >> sports guys are in the upstairs and you guys are down here. i don't know if you could hear that screaming. some of it was clean language. >> most of it. >> some of it was not unfortunately. but hey, it's all well's that ends well. barring a big 10 challenge game, duke may have played their last game at the comcast center. terps couldn't ask for a better finale. despite committing 26 turnovers, maryland hung on. let's show you how it happened. mark feeling the pressure in this one. pick it up in the second half. a steal, takes it the distance. that would give the terps a 7- point lead. you knew duke was going to make that run. they always do. well defended, doesn't matter, buries the 3. lead's down to 2. closing seconds, terps down by 2. lucky for the terps, the fans storm the court as the terps win a thriller. final 83-81. how sweet it is. >> there's also a lot of passion about maryland basketball. we talked about pride and passion, playing with those two things tonight. for us, and for our fans. our fans were just tremendous. never quit, never had a doubt we were going to win the game. >> we felt like we needed a big win, you know. this is it. going in the locker room after a win, everybody was just relieved. >> it was a big win for us, for the school. it's going to be noticed more on campus, things like that. so this was a great win. >> this was great to see a couple of seasons, maryland will be in the big 10. next year they only play once. so conceivably this could be the last game between duke and maryland at the comcast center. if it is, what a finale it certainly was. >> you won't shed any tears about the outcome. >> no, it's a wonderful thing. >> you heard the players saywhat a relief. it sure was. >> so many times we've seen in the history of this series big leads going down. and remember the final four even in 2001, terps fans still remember that stuff. so any time duke makes that run, you get a little nervous. but they were able to hold on this time around. >> thank you, greg. as you saw earlier, cold thursday didn't chill that enthusiasm in college park. right now a light snow is falling on parts of the washington area, but a big change on the way for tomorrow. let's check in with erica grow in the weather center for details. >> we had light snow showers in basically the entire d.c. metro area at some point during the day. taking a look at radar now. it's a much calmer scene for most of the metro, but that cold front that's delivering some snow showers to the delmarva, it's still slowly but surely moving through. on the back side of this storm system some snow flurries approaching the appalachians. but in the beltway we are clear and that's how it will remain overnight save for a few flurries now and again. it's 32 degrees right now in leesburg. 30 in manassas. 27 degrees in hagerstown. 34 in downtown washington. so as you wake up tomorrow morning, it will be blustery. we'll see flurries. 23 to 28 degrees. wind chills will remain in the 20s all day long. and as we head toward the noontime hour, it's going to be in the 30s, but it's still going to be breezy and cold. looks like the chance for flurries diminishes as we head into the afternoon. sunshine comes back. when the sunshine finally starts to warm us up a little bit coming up in the full weather forecast. back to you. >> thank you. a local family is still desperate for answers four long years after the disappearance of 47-year-old pamela butler. she was an analyst at the environmental protection agency who went missing around valentine's day of 2009. as surae chinn reports, she was last seen as her home in northwest washington. >> people say time heels everything, but -- heals everything, but it doesn't heal this. >> reporter: with each passing year, the hope of finding 47- year-old pam butler grows dim. but on a cold day, family and friends continue to gather in front of pamela's former home each year and pray. >> i wonder where, when, or why somebody did this to her. >> reporter: police have long suspected pam's ex-boyfriend, but there has never been enough evidence to charge him. family says he backed out of taking a lie detector test. the home has undertaken a makeover and a new homeowner but the mystery remains. pamela's disappearance is technically considered a missing person case but d.c. police have long believed pam was murdered. >> most adults with very steady returns do not just go missing. >> reporter: pam had an extensive surveillance system which captured her that night. she picked up her mail, went inside and hasn't been seen since. her brother claims cameras capture her ex. >> she's seen going in the house first. he's seen going in shortly after her. >> reporter: another mother haunted by her daughter's disappearance 2 1/2 years ago came to the candlelight vigil, crying out for answers. >> somebody out here knows what happened to our children. somebody knows. >> reporter: two mothers, agonizing over their daughters who seemed to simply vanish. >> i tried to hold on. pray every day for my daughter. >> reporter: in northwest, surae chinn, wusa 9. >> and if you have any information that could help solve these cases and bring closure to these heartbroken families, please call d.c. police at 202-729-9099. a man wanted for stealing a car from the addison road metro station is in police custody tonight. earlier this evening we told you what happened. metro transit police say 49- year-old cooper stole a car from the metro station this morning. they tracked the car to a shopping center on van dooren street, but the suspect fled on foot. fairfax police joined in the search and found the suspect at a nearby hotel and took him into custody. cooper has been charged with stealing a car, but police say other charges are pending. straight ahead, a look at the aftermath of that surprising meteor explosion in russia. we'll show you what thousands of russians are doing to get their lives back to normal. and a fireball across the skies of northern california leads to some shattered nerves and calls to find out what really happened. we'll fill you in when wusa 9 comes right back. one day after a meteor exploded over a rural part of russia, thousands of people are cleaning up. crews are also looking for remnants of the meteor that may have been left behind. >> reporter: people in chelyabinsk, russia, are cleaning up after a meteor exploded over the region friday. they're picking up pieces of shattered glass and rebuilding windows and doors. this man says his aquarium cracked and the glass on his door broke into pieces. the blast damaged more than 4,000 buildings. the area is extremely cold, so workers are rushing to reseal windows as soon as possible. the governor promised to replace all windows within a week. nasa estimates the explosion was about 30 times the size of the nuclear bomb dropped on hiroshima. it caused $33 million in damage. cameras captured the meteor in the sky over central russia. now, crews are trying to find fragments of it in a lake about 50 miles from chelyabinsk. there's a large hole where some say part of the meteor fell. scientists say an event of this magnitude happens about once every 100 years but it's not uncommon for meteors to impact the earth often. >> earth is hit with 100 tons of space debris every day and that includes at least one basketball sized object. >> reporter: the explosion and astroid that just missed earth has people looking up. >> while russia copes with the aftermath of that meteor, residents of northern california panicked when they saw a fireball streak across the sky. in fact, dozens called the american meteor society to find out what was happen. turns out it was likely a fairly common meteor, according to that group, and the fireball did not cause any injuries. a desperate search for survivors tonight after a bomb blast in southern pakistan kills at least 65 people and injuries 200 others. authorities there say the bomb was hidden in a bats tank in a -- in a water tank in a shiite neighborhood and was detonated by remote control. it was the deadliest incident since bombings killed 86 people earlier this year. coming up tonight, they say every dog has his day. but why was this pup so anxious to get inside the court? and some frigid winter air is headed our if you're not worried about the economy, now might be a good time to spring for a new ride. take a look at this luxury vessel. a 200-foot pleasure boat aptly named diamonds are forever now on display in miami beach. if you think the $60 million price tag is too steep, go in with friends. there's six bedrooms. it comes with four wave runners, an elevator and a 14- person crew. not too shabby. they say every dog has his day about this one was determined to have his day in court. it seems his owners left him outside a miami courthouse while they went inside. concerned, he scratched the doors, paced the floors and finally managed to sneak inside. that's when a bailiff spotted the dog and tried to put him outside. but the determined pup made his way up the stairs where he finally was reunited with his owner. that is one loyal dog. check that out. very cute. >> yes, he is cute. what was he doing at court anyway? >> i have no idea. >> my dog's a little bit too big to take with me. i know a lot of people like to bring their dogs to different places. >> but not to court. >> not my 50 pound golden redriver mix. >> probably not a good idea. it's going to be very cold tonight. i'll have to put my dog's coat on when we go for a walk outside. let's take a look at the michael & son live weather cam. no snow falling at the moment but we could see some on the mall later on tonight. 34 but it feels like 25 degrees because of the wind out of the north/northwest at 13 miles per hour. i also want you to notice the dew point, which right now is 14 degrees. we're going to see those dew points drop tomorrow. you know when you touch a doorknob and you get that electric spark, that's going to happen a lot tomorrow. not a lot of moisture in in atmosphere. it's also very cold. flurries, light snow showers, no accumulating snow in this forecast but clearing in the afternoon on sunday. we start out with the clouds. move to sunshine but blustery all day long and we will see improvement in the forecast on monday. president's day looks like a nice one. right now it's 30 degrees in frederick and gaithersburg. 29 in westminster. cold air in place. only 27 in hagerstown. this is before you factor in the winds and then looking at the wind chill, it's already down into the teens in winchester and manassas. feels like 23 in leesburg, 28 in culpeper and 21 degrees right now in gaithersburg. you can see the area of snow departing and more light snow showers moving in from the west. that's what we could see in our forecast as we head into tomorrow. a few brakes overnight, but that's it. no accumulating snow. it will remain cloudy overnight tonight and very cold. 22 to 28 degrees with winds out of the northwest at 10 to 20 miles per hour. you're going to have to dress for the 20s tomorrow, especially in the morning. it's going to be blustery out there with northwest winds at 10 to 20. 20s and 30s for your temperatures. and in the afternoon, we'll see a return of the sunshine, but it will be cold and breezy with a high between 35 and 40. and winds out of the west/northwest at 15 to 20 miles per hour. so we're keeping it in the green zone despite the cold weather. it's not going to be too bad on monday. a high of 42 degrees. lots of sunshine. on tuesday a yellow alert day as you send the kids back to school and head back to work with a wintery mix possible in the forecast. in the seven-day outlook, nice weather on wednesday and thursday. still a little chillier than it should be this time of the year with highs in the 40s on friday. looks like we'll see a weak disturbance move through, just some rain, no big deal. a high of 50 degrees. saturday looks great. probably the best day of the week and that's a good day to have nice weather. we'll get up to 52 degrees next weekend. this weekend is down right cold, isn't it? >> sure is. thank you, erica. you notice our colleague dave owens is enjoying a warmer climate in florida. he is covering the nats spring training and spoke to fans today about the outlook for the season. here's dave's report. >> reporter: these would be the die-hards. >> you didn't miss a game last year? >> didn't miss one game. >> reporter: up in the morning with the rising sun. nats fans on the outside of the gates looking in. >> the game is a different speed. >> reporter: in some cases, closer to the waterfowl than players. but they've driven 12 long hours. >> straight? >> absolutely. >> reporter: because they love it. >> your wife doesn't know you're down here. okay. >> reporter: or them. they say they aren't peddling for autographs to resell, so they say. they just want one more, and on this day, jackpot. maybe it's because a camera was there, but hey, timing's everything. >> i just want to see roger. >> does it amaze you that these guys stand out here and they want to see you guys come in? i mean, they're out here all day long. >> they're great, you know. they live for it. like we live for it, they live for it. >> that's true, that's true. >> we appreciate it a lot, and that's great to see that. >> he's been terrific. he signs at the stadium. he's been good. >> thank you, guys. >> roger, thank you. good luck. >> nice job, dave. don't you love the guy whose wife doesn't know he's there? >> nothing wrong with that. what are you showing us tonight? >> i think i would rather be in college park tonight. no doubt the celebration is continuing in college park tonight. the terps knocking off second ranked duke. the fans storming the court. we'll show you how mark has enjoyed many wonderful things in his two years at maryland but the terps head coach had never experienced the euphoria of beating hated rival duke. now he can check that off his to do list after tonight's thrilling win. a packed house at the comcast center. we start in the first half. wells to alex len, cuts the lead to one. len a monster game with 19 points. before the half, nick buries the 3. the terps shot 60%. they led by 1 at the break. the turnovers were just a killer for maryland. charles mitchell, the bad pass to allen. slips and gives it away. allen had eight turnovers alone. dez wells a bad pass. those turnovers kept duke in the game. terps by 7. wells finished with 16. under a minute to play, seth curry who had 25 knocked down a huge 3. dukes within 2. closing seconds, game tied. seth allen drives and is fouled. allen with the chance at redemption hits both free throws. terps now lead by 2. duke with a final chance. quinn cook, the chance to beat his hometown team. but the runner hits the iron and let the celebration begin. the terps upset second ranked duke 83-81. a victory that keeps maryland ncaa tournament hopes alive. oh, what a feeling in college park tonight. >> it's been a hard week on my family. it's hard on my son last week. he had to leave the gym, because the fans were so hard on his dad. that said, i know what it means to our fan base. i wanted to beat duke. i wanted to beat duke, okay? and this means a lot to me. >> we felt like we needed a big win, you know. and this is it. i'm going in the locker room after the win, everybody was just relieved, because this whole week, our theme was be committed to the team. >> all right, now that the terps can still think about the big dance, here's a look at their upcoming games at boston college, home against clemson, then on the road for two more at georgia tech and wake forest. hopefully there won't be a letdown. chapel hill, facing north carolina. they kick out to paul and he knocks down the 3. uva up by 9. but the second half was a different story. carolina hit 13 3's in this game. here's one of them. the freshman marcus page with three of his 17 points right there. 93-81. the most points virginia allowed this season. to raleigh, the nation's leading scorer there. the wolfpack making them pay. leslie with a finish, by 3. closing seconds of regulation, eric green at the line. intentionally misses the free throw. eddie with position and there he is with a foul. ties it up, forces overtime. in the o.t., lorenzo brown takes over. he scored 6 of his 15 points in the extra frame. n.c. state wins 90-86. 29 from green. the nationals new closer arrived at florida today. he had visa problems and soriano worked on fielding and bunting today. he'll have his first bullpen session on monday. this would mark the first full season for bryce harper. he did quite well as a rookie. go enough to win the rookie of the year award. not only could we see a better bryce harper this season but also a more mature one. >> a lot of the guys around me pushing me every day, having davy johnson and all of our coaches and what not pushing me and telling me to play the right way and things like that. i'm going to do that. a little kid could be seeing me play for the first time. i want him to see how to play the game the right way. >> one of the big pickups for the nats in the offseason was getting denard span, a center feed fielder who can bat leadoff and span is the perfect fit. mark rizzo has been after span for a long time and now the nats finally have people. >> a couple of years ago when i heard for the first time washington was interested in me, you know, it was flattering. for them to still be persistent and adamant about getting me over here, definitely a good feeling. >> this team looks great on paper. they have a lot of confidence. can't ask for more going into spring training. >> fired up about terps well. it's going to be very cold out there in the morning and breezy, too. temperatures in the 20s in the morning. only warming into the 30s in the afternoon. >> all right. thanks a lot and thank you for joining us tonight. remember you can get updates any time online at wusa9.com. have a great

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