vehicles -- >> the verdict is in. there is no electronic based cause for unintended high-speed acceleration in toyotas. >> reporter: in a ten-month investigation by the national highway traffic safety administration and nasa, engineers worked to see if electrical or even electromagnetic radiation issues were to blame. in the end -- >> the only causes of unintended acceleration is floor mat entrapment and sticky pedal. >> reporter: problems toyota claimed it fixed in recalled vehicles. fixing the company's image, though, could take longer. >> they really need to get their focus back on doing what they do best, which is building good reliable cars at a reasonable price. >> reporter: today toyota reported quarterly profits down 39%. but then raised its sales forecast for the year. so while some may have trouble forgetting scenes like this, the company at least is showing confidence. its darkest days are behind it. now, toyota has started installing override systems in new vehicles that cut the throttle when the brake and the accelerator are hit at the same time. last year, congress tried to make those types of systems mandatory. that failed. but the government is again looking at that as a possible solution. doreen? >> kristen dahlgren on capitol hill, thank you. >> you bet. windy out there today. doug, are we done with that now? >> we have a couple more hours to go, i think, jim, and then those winds are definitely going to be calming down. gusting upwards of 40 miles an hour earlier. we'll show you what we're dealing with outside. 34 degrees, winds out of the northwest at 16 miles an hour. that gives you a windchill of 24. but notice the camera shaking. we are seeing gusts, these are the current wind gusts of 26 in washington, 30 in frederick, and down to the south fredericksberg around 29 miles per hour. we're talking pretty good winds. they will begin to die down as the sun continues to go down. it just set about a half hour ago, so that's good news. anytime the sun goes down, you normally see your winds die down as well. 19 in sterling, and 20 in monassus. cold night, winds will diminish but the temperatures will go down to the teens in most locations. we're in for a very cold wednesday morning. i'll let you know how cold things are going to stay in the next couple of days in my full forecast. several first graders in a montgomery county school are accusing their teacher of physically assaulting them at the school. susan burke is the teacher's name. she was arrested today. nine kids, 6 and 7 years old, claim that she choked them at the greencastle elementary school back in december. those allegations surfaced last month, and burke was put on administrative leave then. we'll have a full report in the next half hour. and we'll hear from parents in that school community. federal prosecutors are seeking a life sentence without parole for the man convicted of murdering chandra levy. he was convicted of murdering levy in rock creek park nearly a decade ago. sentencing will be on friday. he's facing a minimum sentence of 30 years, a maximum of life in prison. his lawyers plan to ask the judge for a whole new trial. the latest now on the crisis in egypt. egypt's vice president announced the government is working on reforms to ensure the peaceful transition of power. still, thousands of protesters remain camped out in cairo's main square. they say they won't leave until president hosni mubarak leaves. today they held one of the biggest protests yet as ron allen reports. >> reporter: the crowds in liberation square were huge today. this from the looks of it was one of the biggest crowds we've seen over the past couple of weeks. the protesters have targeted tuesdays and fridays as the days they want to get up the big numbers. they can't ask people to come out to the square every day, so they're trying to target specific times to really get the numbers up. meanwhile, on the political track, more pronouncements from the government about plans, timetables, things they're going to do to bring about reforms here, but no concrete steps that people want to see where the government can prove it's really going to carry out on its word. again we're here at the stalemate, where both sides have dug in their heels. there's no indication that the government is going to give in to the protesters' key demands. president hosni mubarak seems as entrenched as ever. but the vice president is taking an ever increasing high profile in terms of being the face of the government on tv, and before the public. bottom line is the protests continue to grow, yet the president continues to cling to whatever semblance of power he has these days. many people think he's a figurehead, but the bottom line is the protesters want to see him gone. for now that doesn't seem to be happening. back to you. >> ron allen reporting. it appears the crisis in egypt has surfaced on a local level. the secret service has confirmed that the agency is investigating vandalism at the egyptian cultural center. the words on the building read, an end to hosni mubarak. the building is adjacent to the embassy on new hampshire avenue in the district. the graffiti was discovered this morning. in the safest and wealthiest neighborhoods are buying guns, than those in less affluent and high-crime areas. newly released police records show more than 1,400 firearms have been registered since 2008. the u.s. supreme court struck down the district's handgun ban. nearly 300 were registered in the northwest washington neighborhoods of georgetown, l palisades and chevy chase. police say one explanation may be the cost of a firearm. a basic revolver now comes at about $400. mayor vincent gray says he's disappointed in the new handgun permits in the city. he shared a childhood experience today that he had that had a strong impact on his view of gun ownership. tom sherwood has our report. >> reporter: mayor vincent gray is a native of washington and longtime supporter of gun controls. he said he was disappointed to see the "washington post" story tuesday, when so many gun permits issued since the supreme court ruling that struck down the city's tougher gun law. many of the permits in wealthier areas. >> it troubles me to see that there are people who may be purchasing guns. i'm sure in accordance with the current law in the city. >> reporter: he told a story of how when he was a child -- >> my father used to keep a gun in the house. >> reporter: he narrowly missed being killed while his older brother was cleaning the gun while his parents were away. >> i was standing right in front of him. i had to go to the bathroom. and i went to the bathroom. and while i was in the bathroom, i heard this loud boom that went off. and when i came out, i realized what had happened. he didn't realize that there was a bullet in the chamber. and the gun went off and went right through the furniture where i had been standing. and had i been standing there, i probably wouldn't be standing here. >> reporter: the district has shown a drop in gun violence in recent years. but gray says tough laws are still needed. >> i don't want to see us turn into a place where people feel like they have to be packing in their house in order to protect themselves. >> reporter: tom sherwood, news4, washington. >> when asked how his father reacted to that childhood gun incident, gray said that gun sort of disappeared. an arbitrator has ordered the district school system to rehire about 75 teachers who were fired two years ago. the arbitrator ruled that the teachers all on probation had not been given clear reasons for their dismissals. by then chancellor michelle rhee. the arbitrator said it violated the teachers' union contract. the district has 20 days to decide whether it will appeal the arbitrator's decision. if the teachers are rehired, they will receive clean personnel records and back pay. coming up, a desperate search for workers after an explosion ripped through a chemical plant. >> someone has claimed responsibility on moscow's busiest airport. president obama has given up one of his bad habits. eggs, good old eggs are changing, and they may be better for your diet. what you got, lindsey? >> maybe the cleveland cavaliers should have some. the terps glad to have a game tomorrow night. prepare for a shark invasion at an explosion at a petroleum plant near houston sent flames shooting 100 feet into the air this afternoon. it happened just after 2:00 p.m. heavy fire continues there at this hour. so far, no reports of any injuries, but one person may be missing. company officials say it is natural gas that's burning and it is not an environmental hazard. no word right now on what may have started this fire. now, some jarring surveillance video out of turkey. we warn you, it shows the moment that a truck slams into the side of a bus full of passengers. first passengers were just sitting and talking onboard the bus and then looked out the window and saw a huge truck headed toward them. it was too late for anybody to get out of the way. it happened last friday. the stunned bus driver picked himself up and staggered out of the vehicle after the crash. 18 people were injured. but nobody was killed in this crash. some of the claims for responsibility for a deadly suicide bombing at russia's biggest airport last month. it happened on january 24th at the airport in moscow. 36 people were killed. nearly 200 others injured. a leader of islamic rebels posted a video on a militant website last night. his name is doko umerov. he said the attacks will continue until an islamic state is set up in the region. measures in the patriot act sanction roving wiretaps, and authorize the fbi to access anything deemed relevant to a terrorist investigation. the patriot act was passed after the september 11th attacks. critics long have said the law lacks basic privacy safeguards. if congress doesn't act, the surveillance measures will expire at the end of the month. president bowl has kicked his smoking habit. michelle obama made a comment with reporters today. according to the first lady, her husband hasn't smoked in almost a year. she said it's a personal challenge for him, and she's proud of him. the president's smoking habit has been well publicized. he acknowledged sneaking in the occasional puff in 2009. you can hear from the first lady tomorrow as she sits down with matt lauer on the "today" show beginning at 7:00 in the morning. if you're keeping a close eye on your cholesterol, the government says eggs may not be so bad for you after all. the u.s. department of agriculture says eggs have more vitamin d than the last time they were analyzed in 2002. erica edwards has tonight's news4 for your health report. >> we've known for a while that the eggs are not the cholesterol bad guy we thought they were. >> reporter: a new analysis of eggs show they now have 14% less cholesterol, and 64% more vitamin d than the last time they were sampled a decade ago. the dietary cholesterol in eggs has historically given them a bad rap. >> it's saturated fat that causes your cholesterol to go up. and eggs are relatively low in saturated fat. >> reporter: still, the old saying, everything in moderation applies. current nutrition guidelines suggest we shouldn't get more than 300 milligrams of cholesterol a day. a single egg has 186 milligrams. experts suspect the changes came from improvement in hens' diets nationwide. some chicken feed is supplemented with vitamin d. the bottom line? >> if you like eggs, eat them. >> reporter: bacon, however, is a story for another day. erica edwards, nbc news. coming up, that polite armed robber has been arrested. >> a charity event in virginia turned x rated when a city official took the stage. doug comes back with our forecast. thank you very much. i appreciate it. and i really am sorry. if i ever get back on my feet again, sir, i'll bring it back. >> police say they have arrested the man who's believed to be the so-called polite robber. the surveillance video shows the guy robbing a seattle convenience store of $300 last saturday. he said he had bills to pay and children to feed. police arrested him near that store. they say it was not his first time. they say the guy they picked up has convictions for armed robbery and for forgery. a woman in her 70s fended off a group of robbers and said she would do it again. she noticed a rowdy group. she told police she thought a boy was being beaten up and that's when her motherly instincts kicked in. she ran up and started swinging her purse at the group. she said when she realized they were robbers, she just kept on swinging. four of those six robbers were arrested. watch out for her. >> yeah. so we've got colder weather coming in? >> it's going to be kolgd out there. blowing in on those 40-mile-an-hour winds. we talked about the change from yesterday as we get a high near 50, and then today windchills of 25. cut it right in half. i'll tell you what, we're not going to see much warmer temperatures until the end of the week. outside right now, we are on the cold side. a few clouds from time to time. even a couple of flurries today as the winds have really been gusting out of the northwest about 30 to 40 miles per hour. from time to time. high temperature today was 40 degrees. that was at 3:45 this morning. yesterday we told you the temperatures would be falling all day, and that's what they've been doing. winds out of the northwest at 16 miles an hour. that gives us a windchill of 24 degrees. a very cool evening out there. you definitely needed the coats across the area. 24 currently in hagerstown. 33 in quantico. waldorf coming in around 33 degrees as well. watch what happens when you add in the winds. 31-mile-an-hour wind gusts in quantico. that gives you the windchills that are in the teens right now. even the single digits. 13 in frederick. 9 in hagerstown. leonardtown coming in with a windchill of 24. a very cold evening. that cold air is going to stick around. but what's not going to stick around are the winds. very good news. say good-bye to the winds. they will be pushing off to the north and east. the cold air remains as high pressure trying to settle on in here. the storm passes down to our south and east. that could bring light snow, overnight winds tonight and early thursday morning for areas south of the d.c. area, south of the beltway for the most part, then that storm moves on out of here. thursday we see plenty of sunshine. i think we'll see an increasing amount of clouds tomorrow. then tomorrow night a little bit in the way of a storm. on thursday, we're talking about more sun. we're not talking about a big storm. let's time it out for you on our futurecast taking you through tomorrow night. this is tomorrow night at 2:00 a.m. look at the snow coming right up into the washington, d.c. area around fairfax county and points to the south and east. this is overnight, as most of us are sleeping. by 7:00, it's well down to our south and east, towards leonardtown. watch out in this area, you could actually see some light accumulation. maybe a light dusting. but the rest of us, that's about it. if you're north of washington, you're not seeing anything at all from this system as it continues to move on out. we're going to watch this very closely. if it does try to inch further to the north, we could be talking about a little more snow. but it's not going to be a big deal any way you look at it. tonight, partly cloudy, this evening, continued windy and cold. 29 to 35 degrees. winds out of the northwest at 15 to 25 miles an hour. gusts to 35. through probably around 8:00. then we'll start to see the winds begin to die down. tomorrow morning, a cold start. 13 to 20 degrees. winds out of the west at 5 to 10 miles an hour. even a wind at 5 miles an hour with a 13-degree temperature will put that windchill in the single digits. tomorrow, increasing clouds. light winds, 34 to 37 degrees. winds out of the southwest at 7 to 15. high of 35 degrees on thursday. then we start to get into what i think could be a nice stretch. 43 on friday with sunshine. 45 on saturday with some sunshine. a little bit on the windy side saturday. and then does look like we should get in the 50s sunday and monday. staying nice into the day on tuesday, with more sunshine there. we're entering a dry patter, in what looks like the next week to two weeks temperatures at or maybe a little above average, which is an extended period that we have not seen this winter at all. >> it will be welcome. >> it sure will. >> the term nice stretch. sounds pretty good after what we've been through. after the last winter storm, tens of thousands of us were left in the dark and cold. some for days. today maryland lawmakers grilled pepco on the company's response, asking why it took so long to restore electricity to all the customers. jane watrel has more from annapolis. >> reporter: pepco's ceo made it clear before a packed room at the maryland state legislature, the january 26th power outage was unacceptable and apologized. >> i'm accountable for the performance of this company. i care about pepco, and our customers. getting and keeping the lights on is personal to me. as i mentioned, i see this had as defining my legacy as ceo. >> reporter: 220,000 residents lost power during the ice and snowstorm. some for days. 180,000 of them were pepco customers. the ceo has pledged to spend $256 million over the next five years on improvements. while lawmakers were cordial, they also had pointed questions. >> what's going on? what is the problem with the equipment that we keep having frequent outages, be it in bad weather, or good weather? >> at the core of our problem, we have old infrastructure. we've been spending hundreds of millions of dollars a year over the last ten years, but we haven't spent enough. >> reporter: it admits it needs to do a better job of communicating with its customers. >> we'll look at all of our communications and restoration processes and doing a top-down review to find areas we can improve in that. we know we need to engage in more training of our customer -- everyone who communicates with customers to ensure those interactions work best. >> reporter: pepco's ceo says he knows that the customers are frustrated. and there will be a top-to-bottom review on how the power company handled the january 26th ice storm and its aftermath. in annapolis, jane watrel, news4. coming up tonight, the hawk that was trapped in the library of congress finally is out in the wild. bmw inspectors are looking into the death of a d.c. lobbyist. some students say they were kicked, punched and coached by their first grade teacher. this is chris gordon in annapolis. same-sex marriage, will maryland join the district of columbia, and a half a dozen other states that have legalized it. i'll have a report ahead. coming up in sports, the capitals prepare for the best in the west at verizon center tonight. the cavaliers, the new kings of nba futility. the maryland terps, glad they're preparing for a game and not more a government report has been released on the massive recall of toyota automobiles recently. nasa engineers found that there were no electronic flaws in the toyota cars. that were capable of causing high-speed accelerations. they found that loose floor mats could jam the gas pedal, which would cause the cars to speed up. new statistics coming out about gun registration in the district. sales among those living in wealthy and safer neighborhoods outnumber those in high crime areas. more than 1,400 firearms have been registered in the city since 2008. some parents in montgomery county are furious after learning that a first grade teacher may have choked, kicked and punched several young students. >> her name is susan burke. she was arrested today. she's been on administrative leave from greencastle elementary school for about a month now. pat collins has our report. >> reporter: a teacher at this school charged with assault. police say her victims, first graders. parents are enraged. >> it's kind of scary, you know, because i have a son in the first grade. >> for a teacher to do something like this, it's not acceptable. >> reporter: susan burke the teacher, now susan burke the criminal suspect, charged with assaulting students here at the greencastle elementary school. >> according to the charging documents, the victims state that the teacher put her hands around their necks, and as a choking kind of motion. >> reporter: they say this happened between december 1st and december 23rd last year. there are nine victims, police say, ranging in age between 6 and 7 years old. >> i'm glad it wasn't my kid. but i feel sorry for the parents whose kid it was. >> reporter: in a letter sent home to parents, the principal says these allegations are very serious, and we will not tolerate any inappropriate behavior towards students. suspect burke was arrested at her home in laurel this morning. she had been on leave. she was placed on leave by the school when they learned about all of this last month. i'm pat collins, news4, montgomery county. they're holding the teacher on $75,000 bond. she goes before a judge tomorrow afternoon. new information tonight about last month's mysterious death of a lobbyist found in her burning car outside her home. investigators believe heat from the bmw's high intensity headlights may have started the fire that killed 37-year-old ashley turton at her capitol hill home. they say the vehicle's radiator had been punctured when it rolled into a work bench. investigators think the heat from the headlights ignited the leaking antifreeze. two engineers from bmw are part of the investigation. police had never suspected foul play in the death. the man accused of kidnapping a 12-year-old virginia girl is heading to the grand jury. jeffrey easley appeared today, accused of taking brittany smith to california late last year. easley was dating brittany's mother at the time and on the same day she disappeared her mother was found murdered in her home. police found brittany a week later in san francisco. no one has been charged in tina smith's death. during today's hearing, the judge ordered easley to remain in jail. a charity event in virginia turned x rated when one of the participants stripped, nude, in front of the audience. it happened out in roanoke on friday during an annual event to raise money for an art school. the surveillance camera captured the events. bachelorettes and bachelors were being auctioned off. river lake took off all his clothes, and used only flowers to cover himself. lake says, or maybe it's laker, says that what he did was performance. the state's alcohol beverage control board are looking into it. today, a standing-room-only crowd attended a hearing on the same-sex marriage issue. chris gordon has our report. >> reporter: same-sex marriages have been performed in washington, d.c., since last spring. they are also legal in five other states. this could be the year maryland's gay couples have been waiting for. state senator rob gar i ji ole a, one of the sponsors of the religious freedom and marriage protection act says it's a matter of civil rights. >> same-sex couples, where there's love between two individuals, and it's a family unit, just like my family unit, they're not able to enjoy those same rights that i'm able to have with my wife. >> reporter: teresa williams brought -- >> i want to be a flower girl at my mom's wedding. they should be able to get married. because they're just like anyone else. two people that love each other. >> reporter: the hearing before the senate judicial proceedings committee was packed. 150 witnesses on both sides of the issue wanted to be heard. opponents of same-sex marriage are giving no ground in this fight. >> the reason why marriage is a public institution is because it brings together a man and a woman for the reproduction of the human race. and to keep a mother and father together to raise to maturity the children produced by their union. that is a function that simply cannot be served by a same-sex union, and therefore, they should not be recognized as marriages. >> since the beginning of time, marriage has been defined as being between a man and a woman. >> reporter: supporters of same-sex marriage believe they have enough votes this year in the state said to pass the measure. but opponents may try to filibuster, or petition the matter, to put it before a public vote in the next election. in annapolis, chris gordon, news4. same-sex marriages were first legalized in the state of maine. but the voters there overturned that decision in a referendum. the virginia senate passed new tougher cell phone laws for drivers. currently police can only ticket drivers for texting and young drivers for talking on cell phones if they're 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third graders. i had a great time. all those kids, got to tell you, really knew a lot about the weather. especially tornadoes. kids are fascinated by the same things that i was fascinated with at their age. temperatures today on the cold side. windchills, currently 9 in hagerstown. 14 in frederick. 24 in washington. look at the actual temperatures tonight. this is how low we'll go, around 20 in washington, 18 in annapolis. down to about 11 or 12 back towards the west. tomorrow, maybe some sunshine early. but increasing clouds, high temperatures back into the middle 30s before a little storm system comes in. i'll talk more about that in just a few minutes. >> thanks, doug. the arlington county board says it is dropping its lawsuit against high occupancy toll lane projects. last week plans to build the hot lanes on the section of i-395 between the mixing bowl and the 14th street bridge were scrapped because of that lawsuit. the plans were changed to build the lanes along i-95 between fairfax and stafford counties instead. since the hot lanes will no longer go through arlington county, and the state has promised to do an environmental impact study in the new plans, the county says it no longer has a reason to sue. coming up tonight on news4 at 11:00, people have been using botox for years to make them look better. but can it actually help you feel good by resolving some depression issues? botox is used by millions not just to get rid of wrinkles, but also it has helped alleviate migraines, even reduce excessive sweating. now doctors are seeing if the toxin which works by paralyzing muscles can actually help patients with depression. >> the whole theory behind it is not about how you look. there's nothing to do with looks. it has everything to do with how the muscles of the face actually interact with your brain. >> find out what's behind this new depression treatment, and hear what patients are saying about it, that's botox 4 depression tonight on news4 at 11:00. the cats have a pretty nice swing right now. shark attack at the verizon center tonight. cavaliers reach a record in futility. a little snow wasn't going to stop the town of green bay from turning out to toast the parkers. this is breasting to me. we saw the hit he took with the hockey puck. i'm surprised he's not in the hospital or something. >> the great news was, mike green, the defenseman, was actually skating around this morning. he thought he might have a change of playing. but that's not the case. they're going to hold him out. more of a ploy to get him healthier. they have a group of road games next week. in other capitals news, alexander stemmen will return to the ice tonight. he missed 12 games because of a groin injury he suffered. the capitals hope they've got their best out there tonight. the bottom line is, they're on a two-game win streak against two very serious opponents. san jose, not as good as the two teams they faced most recently. the capitals know they have to keep this thing going. this week, there was a different kind of energy after they got the first win. it was friday night, 5-2 win over tampa bay. the caps' first five-goal game since late december. it launched them closer to first place in the division standings. pittsburgh was missing two of the star players, but the capitals continued their scoring while playing terrific defense as well. this is the exact type of play the coach said has his team in the battle at the right time. san jose, not a very difficult opponent. but they're hot, won seven of their last eight games. mike knows they have to keep up the momentum. >> the trick will be three in a row. when it's not like -- the motion is not in front of you. it's easier to draw upon. pittsburgh is easy to draw upon. playing san jose, you've got to find the motivation. they're just a third-grade team, and if you don't play well, they'll embarrass you. >> you look at our schedule and it's pretty daunting. you know, with san jose coming in, and they're 7-1 in the last eight, and l.a. is starting to play like they're a stanley cup defender at the beginning of the season like they were said to be. there's no rest. we still know we're in tough. so we have to bring our best game every night. or one bad week and it's trouble. >> bruce and the capitals tonight host the san jose sharks. again, mike green will not be playing tonight. we'll find out when he'll be able to return to the ice. sometimes you just have really bad luck. can you believe being antoine jamison. he's traded to cleveland where he thinks everything's great, becomes teammates with lebron james. then james leaves for miami and the wheels fall off. things are so bad in cleveland, their record in the last 25 games matched the wizards' record on this season. 0-25. not good at all. they hit their new low last night against the mavericks. the cavaliers were hoping this wouldn't come crashing down like this. started off okay. anthony parker forces the turnover, and then throws up the lob to christian. he had 15 points for cleveland. the guys are thinking, hey, tonight could be the night. cavs down 97-91. antoine jamison, from three-point land. he had 18 points. he looks excited. cleveland within three. under 15 seconds to go, the cavs down three. they force a turnover. a chance to tie it. are they going to do it. anthony parker pulls up for a quick three. oh, no, off the mark. the scramble for the loose ball. cavs can't get another shot off. dallas beats cleveland 99-96. cavs players were just so close. but instead they now own the nba's longest losing streak at 25 straight games. there used to be a woman at starbucks that i went to in dupont circle who was saying, can you tell antoine jamison i said hello. he's such a funny personality. i hope he hangs it out a few years. >> you have to wonder where that comes from. >> and butler down in dallas. out with injuries. gilbert's the only one that came away looking okay, right? >> right now. >> yeah, we'll see. the bottom line is, the cavaliers have two chances to end their losing streak before they meet the wizards who play their next road game in cleveland on sunday. college basketball play now. most teams are getting ready to build their tournament resumes and in the thick of their conference play. but because of acc scheduling maryland has a bye week, so they would have had a full week off between games. head coach gary williams is smarter than that. he made sure to keep his guys fresh by scheduling a game against longwood tomorrow. gary williams won his 664th career game which tied him for 22nd all-time with coaching legend john wooden. the terps say thank you very much. saturday was the last time they took the court which resulted in a win against wake forest. 91-70 victory. maryland seemed steady and comfortable. they pick up their conference play at boston college this saturday. but players are thankful they can keep their legs moving against another opponent tonight in longwood. so is coach. >> this time of year, it would be very difficult to practice against your own guys for five days, or whatever. it's better to play somebody else. and they exposed some things. i mean, you find out things about your team anytime you go against outside competition, even though you're into february. >> i never think it's a bad thing to just be playing. we were doing good on our game. we just need to keep that level of attention. it's good we brought a win against wake forest. but we need to keep on a roll now and have two wins going into boston college. >> that's hawk paulson, originally from iceland. he's a gritty player. he has a lot of energy. >> i don't think i've ever seen him play. >> he's good. >> i'm not surprised he's good. because gary doesn't pick losers. >> i kind of think that those two could have a relationship that turns into the greatest gary relationship. >> oh, my. >> that game is tomorrow, by the way, not tonight, as i just said. moving on, the packers obviously won the super bowl on sunday. yesterday, aaron rodgers went from orlando to new york. back in green bay today. the fans celebrated their fourth super bowl title. 50,000 tickets for the celebration, sold out in a matter of hours on monday. they didn't have the problems that they had in dallas with tickets. they had to clear the snow for a place to set up the platform. the mayor of green bay already named the street mccarthy way. players huddled under heat lamps with the temperatures in the teens. they're also used to being out there playing when it's so cold. something tells me they didn't mind so much. >> i'll bet they didn't feel a thing. >> our director, scott, back where it belongs. back where it belongs. >> too bad it took since '97. but that's okay. >> it would have been okay in pittsburgh, too. >> redskins fans know the misery well. >> thanks, lindsay. coming up from the bronx to washington, a history maker in the making is walking the halls of the white house. for all your news, we invite you to follow news4 online, search nbcwashington on facebook and twitter. the 1-year-old cooper's hawk that took up residence in the library of congress last month was released today. it had been flying around in the dome for a week before it was captured. the raptor conserve advancy of virginia had to nurse the hawk up to a more appropriate weight before they could let it go. it didn't have much food in that cupola. it flew off in trees in virginia where animal experts say it should be just fine. they didn't say, but i think we can assume that any sparrows in that area may not be so happy that they let that hawk go. >> he made his name during the 2008 presidential campaign working in key battleground states. michael blake helped president barack obama pull off wins that led to his victory. blake is working in the white house in another important role. a website is ranking them in their top list of history makers in the making. john has his story. >> it has not sunk in yet. >> reporter: at 28 years old, michael blake is living out his dream. as the director of african-american outreach at the white house, blake makes sure the concerns of the black community are heard by the obama administration. >> i realize that every day that i'm here, that people think about, i didn't think i would ever see this moment. and so now they have this moment, we need to realize some of their dreams in that moment. >> reporter: a job blake takes seriously, because every time he steps inside the white house, he remembers his humble beginnings. >> my family, my family's from the bronx. we had tough times. i remember when we were younger, you know, my mom would sell, you know, saturday dinners so we could have enough money to pay rent. >> reporter: blake beat the odds by becoming the first in his family to graduate from college. but says the game-changing moment in his life came five years ago. he was picked to attend a then senator barack obama's first-ever "yes we can" political training program. after graduating and campaigning in eight states, he was chosen by president obama after success in iowa. >> whether it be health care, or the recovery act, or all the things we're trying to do this year, you know, innovation and education, it's those moments like election night, those moments in the past, it reminded people we're here for you. >> reporter: looking back on all his accomplishments, blake says being honored is the most rewarding. >> it's not the top 100 people. it was history makers in the making. which means we have more work to do. >> reporter: as for what's next with blake? he says possibly his most important job yet, making sure president obama gets reelected in 2012. at the white house, john schrifin, news4. >> learn about other trail blazers on grio.com. you can find the link on our website nbcwashington.com. final check, doug. >> cold overnight tonight. the good news is, the winds are going to die down. that's actually going to help the temperatures go down even more. take a look at the numbers. by 9:00, temperature around 28 degrees. 26 around 11:00. 19 at 5:00 a.m. if you're an early riser. and 7:00 a.m., temperatures around 18 degrees. sunrise tomorrow, 7:07. high temperature tomorrow afternoon around 36 degrees. on the breezy side, but not as windy as it was today. 43 on friday. and saturday coming in at 45 degrees. i think that starts a nice little stretch of weather. hopefully, hopefully it stays nice. >> we're looking forward to it. thank you, doug. a new sport becoming very popular in china. it's called ice climbing. people who live in the urban areas there are heading out to the rural areas to climb frozen water falls. look at that. the new climbers are signing up by the hundreds for lessons at some of china's largest water falls. economic experts say the growth of the sport can be linked to that country's growing economy. there are more white collar workers now looking for adventurous ways to spend their time and their money. i would love to try to climb one of those. but that looks like so much fun, doesn't it? >> it does hook like fun. kind of risky, though. >> yeah, i guess. >> a hard landing.
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