the dirt bike go flying. you can see down there where the officer is picking up clothes and shoes and things like that. that is, unfortunately, where the two people who were on the mini bike landed. now, we are told they were transported to the hospital with critical, very serious, but nonlife threatening injuries. now, somehow in all the things that were happening at the same time, two other people, one adult and one a juvenile, we don't know how old that person was were injured. they were treated at the scene. their injuries were not serious enough for them to be taken to the hospital. right now d.c. police are on the scene here. the major crash unit has been called. they are investigating, trying to figure out exactly what happened. but they tell us preliminarily that dirt bike made a wrong turn on to a one-way street, made a high-speed collision with that compact car there and we have two people in the hospital with some very, very serious injuries. but, again, those people are both adults.

as neighbors told us, there are just kids everywhere in this neighborhood at that time of the day. they're grateful that a child was not seriously injured. back to you. >> what a frightening scene, thank you. a teenager shot in georgetown on halloween night has died. 17-year-old ty garner was found gravely injured on the sidewalk on m street. and violence, as we have found out, is no stranger to his family. pat collins is live in georgetown with the latest on this. pat? >> wendy, five years ago his brother was murdered. shot in the head. he was 17 years old. now, ty garner dies the same way at the same age. ty's family says he shouldn't have been here in georgetown on halloween night. he should have been in a drug rehab program in pennsylvania. >> i just want to go out and have fun on halloween and it just turns out to be something terrible. a night of fun has turned into a

nightmare. >> that's althea, cousin of ty garner. on halloween night, ty shot in the head in georgetown. he was in the hospital for a week. he died last night. >> it's just hard right now because he's gone. he's gone. like he's 17. he didn't get to live a full life. >> the garner family no stronger to this kind of sorrow. in 2006, ty's older brother, roni, murdered. shot in the head on alabama avenue southeast. at the time it happened, he, too, was 17 years old. >> it's a dramatic for the whole family. it's like deja vu all over again. >> a nightmare. >> it's a nightmare for the whole family. >> ty garner's family says he had some drug issues and that he had been sent to the new beginnings youth facility for five months. they say he was supposed to go

directly to a treatment program in pennsylvania, but the family says there was a snafu. that ty got sent home. that he ended up going to georgetown on halloween and that had deadly consequences. >> i guess what you're telling me, ma'am, if new beginnings had sent your grandson to the drug program in pennsylvania, he'd be alive today? >> yes. >> tell us about that. >> my grandson would have been alive today. >> councilman jim graham oversees services and he says he is most disturbed by what happened here. he plans to investigate. now, once the police theory on the shooting? i'll have more on that coming up at 6:00. wendy, back to you. >> sad story. thank you, pat. right now any moment now we're waiting the news conference from republican presidential candidate herman cain. he's in arizona at this hour and says he will refute allegations from a chicago woman named

sharon bialek. she says he groped her back in 1997 when she met him to ask him for help in finding a job and in tv interviews last night and today cain said there is no truth to her allegations. a group that supports cain has questioned her motives citing her troubled financial history. she says she did not come forward to make money. she is the fourth woman to accuse cain of inappropriate behavior but the first to go public with her accusations. we're awaiting that news conference. we'll bring it to you as soon as it comes in. jane watrel talks to a woman who is raising more questions about herman cain's behavior. >> i don't want to be alone with this guy at dinner. yeah. i don't. maybe there was something about his tone. i thought it was a bit peculiar that a man who had just been on stage talking about how

important his family was to him, how important his christian faith was to him. as soon as he got off stage was asking to be put in touch with a lovely young lady from the audience who asked a question. it struck me as odd. >> and we will have more from donna coming up at 5:30. meanwhile, back to arizona. they are gathering around the podium right now. we understand that herman cain is in the room for a news conference there. as you see to the left of the podium right now, his supporters have been waiting for this news conference today. he is expected to refute the allegations from the chicago woman who came out yesterday, sharon bialek. talked about an incident that happened back in 1997 when she met him back in washington. he accused her of groping her. she was pretty graphic in her testimony when she stood alongside gloria allred yesterday. >> she is a republican and still

a republican. it wasn't like she was implying she had no political ax to grind. let's go to this news conference and see what they're saying as we await herman cain's speech. >> where those individuals found themselves on trial in the court of public opinion. on trial in the court of public opinion where there are no rules. the rules are made up by the media. there are no procedures designed to safe guard the integrity of the process to ensure that a fair and a just result is achieved. herman cain finds himself over the course of the last several days now on trial in the court of public opinion.

falsely accused. first by anonymous sources. and now yesterday by sharon bialek, who chose to come forward, for whatever reason after 14 years when recollections have faded, witnesses cannot be located to for the first time, for the first time in 14 years to tell her story to a third person for the first time. and now herman cain in the court of public opinion has to resp d respond, not to admissible

evidence, he has to respond to hearsay. he has to respond to rumors and speculation. he's not afforded the opportunity for me to cross examine his accusers. he's not afforded the safeguards that are part of our system of justice. he comes before you today to defend his reputation. a reputation that he has built over 40 years of being a good and decent man and a successful businessperson. i ask that you at least afford him fairness and that you view

his efforts to defend his reputation and his good name by maintaining your common sense. and remembering your own life's experience to decide whether or not story that is on its face should be utilized by others with their own agendas to attack this man's reputation. it's my privilege to represent him and my privilege to step aside from this podium and let you hear from him, herman cain. >> thank you. good afternoon. i am herman cain and i'm running for president of the united states of america. i normally don't have notes, but

in this case, i wanted to make sure that i didn't miss any points. that i needed to cover today. secondly, i chose to address these accusations directly rather than try to do it through a series of continuous statements. spokes people because that's the person herman cain is. is to take my message directly to the people. with respect to the most recent accusation, i have never acted inappropriately with anyone, period. i saw ms. allred and her client

yesterday in that news conference for the very first time. as i sat in my hotel room with a couple of my staff members, as they got to the microphone, my first response in my mind and reaction was, i don't even know who this woman is. secondly, i didn't recognize the name at all. the time that she referenced was during the time that i was the ceo and president of the national restaurant association. it's headquartered in washington, d.c., where about 150 workers work. and we have about 150 people in chicago. where she said she worked for our educational foundation. i tried to remember if i recognized her and i didn't.

i tried to remember if i remembered that name and i didn't. the charges and the accusations i absolutely reject. they simply didn't happen. they simply did not happen. you know for decades the american people have wanted a businessman in the white house. and not just another politician. because for decades all the politicians have been doing is just kicking the can down the road and trim a little bit here and trim a little bit there. when america's biggest problems simply got worse. well, a businessman by the name of herman cain stepped forward. here i am. but i know from the american

people that i have talked with and i have spoken with over the past several months, we are not going to allow washington or politics to deny me the opportunity to represent this great nation and as far as these accusations causing me to back off and maybe withdraw from this presidential primary race ain't going to happen. because i'm doing this for the american people. and the children and their grandchildren. and i will not be deterred by false, anonymous, incorrect accusations. america believes that washington is broken. america believes that our system of getting elected is broken.

in part, it is. but in another part, it's not. as long as we have decency and honesty in the electrical process, it will work. but when we allow deceit and false accusations to rule the day and distract us, that part is broken. nine days ago the media started to beat me up covering anonymous accusers. and then yesterday another accuser came forth, identified herself, went on tv and made some other allegations. was it tough last week? yes. has it been tough the last couple of days? yes. but you see, that's one thing about herman cain that the

american people know. just because it's tough. it's no reason for me to do what i feel like i have to do. because of what the american people have said to me during these turbulent times, we will get through this. we will get through this. the fact is, these anonymous allegations are false and now the democrat machine in america has brought forth a troubled woman to make false accusations. statements. many of which exceed common sense. and they certainly exceed the standards of decency in america. i have been married for 43 years to my wife, gloria. 43 years i have been married to my wife. after watching that press conference yesterday, i called her and i said, sweetheart, did

you see it? she said, yes. i said, what did you think? and my wife said, and this is a direct quote. i have known you for 46 years because we were engaged for two years. that doesn't even sound like anything that you would ever do to anyone. sexual harassment accusations are serious. and respect for women and all people that i have worked with or people that have worked for me over the years has been a top priority with respect to me. now, my family fully supports my candidacy. and they know the man that i am. but they've been with me all of their lives, my kids. they know who i am. they know the man that i am. however, i ask that the media

not drag my family into this. they're not running for president. some members of your profession have even stalked my family members. calling members of my family and extended family members. i ask you as professionals to direct your questions, your criticisms toward me. not my family. my reputation is something that i've worked over 40 years to build up. i have managed many entities, many companies. i have managed organizations with thousands and thousands and thousands of employees. and now that i'm running for the highest office in the land, accusation after accusation some anonymous, some not so anonymous

are now coming to light. this is not a surprise. it was expected. >> but i will vigorously defend my reputation because i will not allow false accusations to compromise or in any way badly on my character and my integri y integrity. this is why i've decided to address these issues directly and forthrightly. i will repeat. i have never acted inappropriately with anyone, period. these accusations that were revealed yesterday simply did not happen. we will take some questions.

j.d. gordon, my communication vice president. we will take a few questions. >> when you ask your question, please state your name and your media agency, please. >> and please use the microphone. >> i would like to ask you a two-part question. first of all, do you think it is appropriate for a candidate's character to come under a microscope in a campaign and, secondly, you are basically now in a he said/she said situation. she said something and you're saying something and they're opposing each other. as distasteful as it might be, would you be willing to do a lie detector test to prove your honesty in something like this? >> yes. >> go ahead. >> yes, i absolutely would. but i will not do that unless i have a good reason to do that. that was one of the first comments i made in watching this with my staff. i also shared that with my attorney. of course i would be willing to

do a lie detector cast. a character running for president should come under a microscope with facts, not accusations. >> herman cain there refuting the latest accuser saying what she described yesterday simply did not happen. he called them false accusations. as for will he drop out of the race for the white house, he said, ain't gonna happen. we'll have much more on this story coming up at 5:30 and at 6:00. meanwhile, breaking news out of maryland tonight. a verdict in the corruption trial of maryland state senator ulises curry. he was acquitted, not guilty. facing nine charges to $245,000 in payments that he received from the shoppers warehouse food chain. he traded legislative favors for that money. after three days of deliberations, the jury said they disagreed. he represents prince george's county. when we come back after this short break.

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it's election day in virginia and at stake is control of the state senate where democrats cling to a narrow majority. all 140 seats in the general assembly are up for grabs and voters are casting ballots for boards of supervisors and school board and other local offices. julie is live with on what's driving people to the polls. jewels? >> this is what people call an off off-year election. there is no statewide or congressional race on the ballot this time the focus is on the general assembly and that's what republicans are hoping for for the second time since the civil war to put the three statewide offices, the house and if they win tonight, the senate, all in gop hands. at this woodbridge polling place, turnout was light but steady. just 15% of the registered voters cast ballots by mid-afternoon. one of the five closely contested state senate races. their outcome could determine if democrats hang on to power in

the senate or whether both the house and the senate go republican. veteran democrat todd puller is being challenged by jeff frederick. voters who cast ballots say they're well aware that control of the senate hangs in the balance. this retired teacher says it's important to her that democrats keep their majority. >> well, it's important to protect the interest of those who are creating business and work, that the extreme has gone too far. we need to be protecting more of the interest of the working people. >> reporter: this republican and strong supporter of bob mcdonnell wants to see both chambers in republican hands. >> i think he's done a great job. i really entirely for him. i think if we had, the republica republicans, the senate we would do some more things, some good things. >> polls, of course, open until 7:00 tonight. coming up more on turnout in

fairfax county and more on what voters have on their mind. in fairfax county, some issues regarding voter confusion and voters going to incorrect polling locations. election officials tell us they were ready for that after the state's voter database signed some voters to the wrong precinc precincts. voter turnout has been fairly low over in maryland, too. several cities are holding council and mayoral elections. green belt, rockville and tacoma park. there's still time to cast your ballot and maryland polls will close tonight at 8:00. be sure to stay with news 4 for your election news coverage. complete coverage of all the races right here on news 4 at 5 11:00. >> you couldn't blame the weather from keeping you from the polls. it was a great day, you could have ridden your bicycle to the polls. it was, it was a special day. >> it was. you're telling me i need to go buy a bicycle. >> not up to par. >> you don't have a bike, you

should be ashamed of yourself. >> i should be ashamed of myself. let's talk about something else. let's talk about what is going on across the rest of the country because this is one area, this is a bad segue, you don't want to have a bicycle. take a look at this. >> that would be unfortunate. >> that is a very large tornado. one of six tornadoes reported yesterday in the state of oklahoma. today they had another six tornadoes reported into areas around oklahoma and texas and parts of that area, once again, seeing a tremendously strong storm and, yes, that storm will try to make its way, but not yet. wow, look at that storm. 63 degrees the current temperature out there right now. winds out of the south at 7 miles per hour. current temperatures on the nice and mild side. 63 in martinsburg and cooler in winchester and in culpepper temperatures it there into the mid-50s. they will continue to fall into the evening. doppler radar is concerned and that big storm i'm talking about is out to the west.

it brought some snow and still snowing around portions of kansas and portions of eastern colorado and a lot of thunderstorm activity and numerous tornado warnings still with this line and all of it is going to try to make its way, our way over the next couple of days. not going it be today, not going to be tomorrow with high pressure just nomidadominating region. we'll see another fantastic day tomorrow. here comes that front during the day on thursday and also some showers from the east. so, we're going to be sandwiched here by moisture from both ar areas. the good news is not a whole lot of rain. i do think most of us should be actually just seeing a little bit of rain during the day on your thursday and then very chilly and very windy conditions moving in for the day on our thursday. as far as the next couple days go, let's look at the four-day forecast, showing you temperatures nice and warm tomorrow with a high of 68. 59 on thursday with that 40% chance of rain. not an all-day rain and friday very windy and much colder for veterans day. a high of only 53. starting off the weekend on a

good nigote with plenty of sunshine and a high of 57. still ahead on our next half hour here on news 4 at 5:00, another woman, oh, herman cain is not going to like this, has come forward raising more questions about his behavior and speaks out on news 4. a no-show professor. the teacher that failed to show up for two semesters, but gave all her students as. washington gets the hollywood treatment. the a-list actors expectsed on

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back now with the latest developing story. herman cain just holding a news conference in scottsdale, arizona, refuting allegations of sharon bialek, the woman who came forward yesterday accusing cain of groping her when she met him to ask about a job 14 years ago. >> with respect to the most recent accusation, i have never acted inappropriately with anyone, period. >> in response to a reporter's question, herman cain also said he'd be willing to take a lie detector test, but he said he would not do it, unless in his words, he has a good reason to do it. now, to a story seen first on 4. as we just reported, several

women have accused republican presidential candidate cain of inappropriate behavior. a local woman has now come forward to say she observed behavior that may support the other women's claims. news 4 jane joins us from washington with this woman's first tv interview. >> donna says she is coming forward because she felt, "it was her duty to come forward and speak out and corroborate what she calls a pattern of behavior by herman cain." now, cain has repeatedly denied any inappropriate behavior, you heard that in the news conference today when he was the head of the national restaurant association or otherwise. donna says the incident she witnessed happened in 2002 and she said she would have kept quiet if it was not for seeing sharon bialek on tv yesterday who said cain groped her in a car. it was cain's denials that made her go public of what she witnessed after hiring cain to

run a seminar in egypt in 2002. he was intrigued by an egyptian woman who asked her a question. >> he came up to a colleague of mine and said, could you put me in touch with the lovely young lady who asked me the question. i would love to give her a more detailed answer over dinner. i was never harassed, but i saw with the pattern of behavior. >> she refused to gave cain's the young woman's information so cain asked her out for dinna. after looking around her and her friends decided they would go with him out to dinner and nothing inappropriate happened at that point. we will talk more about that in a report coming up at 6:00. more on the conversation and her encounter with herman cain. >> all right, we'll see you then at 6:00. jane. joe paterno may be forced to resign because of the sex abuse scandal involving a former

assistant coach. paterno was set to discuss the case during his weekly news conference today but they canceled the event. the decision was made by the school's president. there haven't been any talks about his father stepping down. this weekend, paterno's former defensive coordinator, jerry sandusky was arrested on charges he sexually abused at least eight boys over a 15-year period. sandusky says he's innocent. a professor at george washington university's medical school resigned last month after her students made some startling claims. accused of not teaching some of her classes during the '09 and 2010 school year. yet, she allegedly gave all of her students an a. at least three students wrote letters to gw this fall to complain. here's some reaction on campus. >> if you're not learning

anything. we pay so much in tuition, if we're not getting anything out of it at the end of the day, our money's going for waste. >> students would sit back, i'm getting an a, i don't care. i think it's good that someone stood up and told the truth. >> she was supposed to teach a class on evidence-based medicine. according to the students, she did not teach two of the three semesters. george washington released a statement today that reads in part, "the university is investigating the allegations that led to her resignation." when we come right back, a new type

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bethes duto undergo special testing at the national institutes of health. one of three medical centers in the country to have an mmr machine, that combines mri technology with pet scanning. dr. david bloomki is the director of radiology. >> they don't have to have as many tests. >> reporter: but he says pet scans can be tough to read, that's why patients will usually get an mri or a ct scan, as well. those imaging techniques give more detailed pictures. >> they need one diagnosis and not multiple tests and here it comes all in one place for that particular patient. >> reporter: right now doctors are using the mmr for cancer patients and for those with brain trauma, including war veterans with head injuries. beth bright hopes this new machine can detect her tumors sooner so she can avoid some of their side effects, including high blood pressure and a surge

in hormone levels. >> it can find like a speck if there's something there. but for me, they can catch it earlier. they can maybe treat it earlier and i won't have to go through all these symptoms. >> one machine with better results for the patients and for the doctors. doctors say more hospitals will get the mmr imaging machine in the next few years. it is still being tested and it is very expensive. as for beth bright, her cancer is not terminal, but it is something she will live with for the rest of her life, so, this is a machine that will really help patients like her and a whole lot of others, too. >> that's good to know. thanks. >> sure. still to come on news 4 at 5:00, hollywood comes to washington. >> this is chris gordon at the museum for the world premiere of the new film "j. edgar." a local boy becomes the most famous law man in the world. fact versus fiction, ahead. dan has the best of the best from week nine

the best of week nine. >> yes! >> come on. >> we did the impossible. we actually managed to work in a redskins highlight on the plays of the week. >> you had to hunt. >> it was only a field goal, but a record setting field goal. >> yes, it was. >> also on the slate, perhaps the best catch of the season and a man who might be the best return man since devin hester. let's hit it. we start in buffalo, where the jets mark sanchez throws to holmes, it is a routine touchdown catch, but definitely

not a routine celebration. santonio making his way towards rex ryan. look at rex getting air born there. about 12 years old. maybe an inch. inch and a half or so. all right, this catch was so good that the referees didn't even believe it. falcons' quarterback matt ryan throws into triple coverage for rookie julio jones and somehow he comes up with it. at first they ruled it incompletely, but when you see it from this angle right here. you can see that not only does he catch it, but the ball never hits the ground. the officials would reverse the call on instant replay. jones had two touchdowns on the day. and this might have been one of the better celebrations. i don't really know this dance, but it looks cool. >> i was waiting for them to jump or something. >> they didn't do that. >> san diego threw another interception against the packers. check out the missed tackles here. one, two, three, and watch this.

this is the worst one. he just whiffs at him. the wide receiver just whiffs at him. there is a reason why he is a wide receiver and not a defensive back. philip rivers wondering what is going on. anthony spencer right over the middle of the line here, over the center, he leaps up and blocks -- watch this. a hurdle and then gets up and blocks the kick. that's a pretty impressive play route there. spencer and the cowboys do hold on for the win. and here it is, the redskins graham trying to make team history with a 59 yard field attempt. watch closely. it hit a cameraman. that cameraman is our own chris kirwin. he moves at the last second. boom. it was coming right for the lens and he moved out of the way at the last second, still hit the camera. the play of the week belonged to

a guy we have seen so many times before in this segment, arizona rookie defensive back fields and watch this move here. yeah, spin move. he doesn't even slow down as he spins around. 99 yards for the touchdown. patrick peterson's third touchdown of the season on a kick return. the rookie from lsu is a baller. helps the cardinals snap the -- >> he will be on "dancing with the stars." you watch. >> he's way too fast for -- >> i would rather watch patrick peterson rather than nancy grace. >> oh, a nancy smack. >> and she's losing weight for you, baby. >> listen, i'm just saying. i would rather watch him return the football than watch her dance. i'm sorry. >> no apology necessary. hey, let's get a final check of our forecast. doug.

>> what show are you talking about? i never heard of that show and i only watch nbc shows. i don't know what you're talking about. >> dan overvotes every night. >> you're a homer. out there right now, guys, i tell you what, another beautiful afternoon. the sun, though, is down now and continuing to get earlier and earlier. 63 degrees the current temperature out there and wind out of the south at 7 miles per hour. take a look well out to the west, a big, potent storm system bringing tornadoes into portions of oklahoma, dallas around the texas area, arkansas, northern louisiana, snow towards portions of kansas. that storm is going to roll through our area and about the next 48 hours or so, but not tonight. overnight tonight, down to about 35 in leesburg and maybe 30 to 32 or over towards the frederick area and 38 in gathersburg. inside the beltway, though, temperatures staying in the low 40s for most of us. tomorrow, look at this, another beautiful day. one more great day tomorrow with

high temperatures around 65 and martinsburg, west virginia, 63 in winchester and 67 down towards fredericksburg and it does look like we will see those changes come on thursday. temperatures fall back down into the 50s. friday, many areas will stay in the upper 40s to lower 50s and it's going to be rather windy, too, on our veteran day. just want to let you know about that one. guys? >> thank you, doug. d.c. is the scene tonight for the national premiere of a new movie called "j. edgar." all about the life and career of controversial fbi director j. edgar hoover. >> jim is live at the museum to tell us about the stars showing up. >> well, wendy and jim, hollywood celebrities and washington guests will mingle here, but they're not expected to arrive here at the museum for another 15 minutes or so. it's a story about gangsters and reveals the dark side of j. edgar hoover and as we look

behind the headlines today, we found that in hoover's case, truth is stranger than fiction. j. edgar hoover was the first director of the fbi. the powerful job he held 48 years, until his death in 1972. this exhibit is on display at the museum on oloan from the fbi where it was part of the capital's most popular tour until the terror attacks of 9/11 closed the fbi headquarters to the public. the building is named after its first director, j. edgar hoover. >> the fbi office contacted us three years ago on the 100th anniversary of the fbi that they would like to share with us amazing, what they call evidence and we call artifacts of their history. we are doing this exhibit to show how the news media and the fbi sometimes work at odds and sometimes work together to get the job done. >> reporter: j. edgar hoover's war against gangsters and crime made national news headlines, but many may not realize that

hoover lived his whole life here in washington, d.c. hoover was born near the u.s. capital. assen adult he lived here on 30th place in upper northwest. one of his neighbors was linden banes johnson who lived in this house across the street. hoover was a creature of habit. heate lunch at the mayflower hotel every day for 20 years. when he died in 1972, he was buried in the family plot, at historic congressional cemetery in southeast washington. >> j. edgar hoover grew up here on capitol hill and he's not buried here because he was fbi director. >> reporter: the exhibit at the museum and the film "j. edgar" deals with his desire for power that sometimes cross the line, keeping secret files on political leaders, using illegal methods to collect evidence while hiding his own dark side. now, guests are expected to gather here at the museum soon for the world premiere of "j.

edgar" but no director clint ea eastwood is not here yet. back to you in the studio. >> is leo dicap rio going to be there? >> i don't think he's expected. >> they say no. >> when he's watching tv tonight. >> dare we say the b-list is coming. >> clint's there. he's bigger in my mind. a preview of what's coming up at news 4 at 6:00. the penn state university scandal. it could cost legendary coach joe paterno his job. we'll have the latest on that. after four decades in public office, marion barry is looking to the future. why the d.c. councilman hopes his son will follow in his footsteps. a huge asteroid is expected to fly by earth within an hour. experts say it hasn't come this close to us in 200 years. we'll cover those stories and a whole lot more. >> get your helmets out. >> get your umbrellas. >> that's going to work.

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political leaders in the district today tried to jump start a long struggling effort to gain statehood for the city and its 600,000 residents. >> a new weapon is social media and a website to promote the voting rights issue.

tom sherwood is up in our newsroom to tell us about this. >> pushing for statehood for decades. today they said let's try something new. on the steps of the john wilson building downtown, mayor vincent gray was serenaded for his 59th birthday. a day used to appeal a more aggressive push for d.c. statehood. >> if we don't raise this fight day in and day out, nobody is going to pay attention to it, ladies and gentlemen. >> reporter: mayor gray and 70 others were arrested last spring on capitol hill demonstrating for voting rights in congress, but tuesday's rally was for the even more elusive statehood, a stalled effort since the 1970s. >> it is time for us to do something different. it is time for us to raise a fight. >> reporter: the city officials and local activists went to the metro bus for three hours to unveil a new website, statehooddc.com to bullster their cause as they get the hang

of new social media language. >> let's get on facebook and see if we can get 10,000 tweeter friends as soon as we can. >> reporter: d.c. citizens say they're not discouraged by the long and so far unsuccessful statehood fight. >> we're asking for statehood. we're not asking for classes of first class citizenship. >> it's a natural right. it's a natural right to have a group of people who want democratic rights awarded to every other jurisdiction under the constitution. >> d.c. is a heavily democratic city. republicans in congress control the house. they have shown no interest in d.c.'s statehood. jim and wendy, back to you guys. >> tom sherwood, thanks. that's it for news 4 at 5:00. >> stay right there, news 4 at 6:00 starts right now. a teenager shot on halloween

night in georgetown has died from his injuries. why his family says the 17-year-old should have been in a drug rehab program and not in georgetown that night. tell you why the sex abuse scandal at penn state university could cost joe paterno his job, even though he played by the rules. a huge asteroid is set to make a close, but harmless swing by earth in about 30 minutes. first, though, herman cain is fired back amid allegations of sexual harassment in his past. good evening, i'm jim vance and i'm d oorx reen gentzl ebs r. he has been side tracked by accusati accusations. moments ago, he addressed the latest allegations. >> simply did not happen. >> strong denial today, but w