. >> reporter: why suddenly was so much money supposed to come to northeast montana border crossing? especially when you consider that these border crossings are so unused, they're both closed at night. could it be politics? since the democrats took over in the senate, montana's two democratic senators have become very powerful. they pushed homeland security for the stimulus spending. this is good news for all of montana and especially communities across the northern tier. senator baucus said in that release. senator test either said the spending would pay off for generations to come by creating new jobs and opportunities that will benefit all of montana and just this week senator hest either reiterated his support in a statement saying to his spokesperson, because our borders are only as strong as their weakest link, john supports sealing up all security gaps and expects to see the work done as responsibly and efficiently as possible. the department of homeland security even told us that security concerns, not politics, drove this decision to spend on the ports. >> we feel that these

. >> reporter: why, suddenly, was so much money supposed to come to northeast montana border crossingsr that these border crossings are so unused, they're both closed at night? could it be politics? since the democrats took over in the senate, montana's two democratic senators have become very powerful. senator max baucus is chairman of the senate finance committee. senator jon tester is on the homeland security committee. and both took credit for the millions allocated up here in a joint press release, saying they pushed homeland security for the stimulus spending. this is good news for all of montana and especially communities across the northern tier, senator baucus said in that release. senator tester said the spending would "pay off for generations to come" by creating new jobs and opportunity that will benefit all of montana. and just this week, senator tester reiterated his support in a statement, saying through his spokesperson, "because our borders are only as strong as their weakest link, jon supports sealing up all security gaps and expects to see the work done as responsibl

. >> reporter: why suddenly was so much money supposed to come to northeast montana border crossings,y when you consider that these border crossings are so unused, they're both closed at night? could it be politics? since the democrats took over in the senate, montana's two democratic senators have become very powerful. senator max baucus is chairman of the senate finance committee. senator jon tester is on the homeland security committee, and both took credit for the millions allocated up here in a joint press release, saying they pushed homeland security for the stimulus spending. this is good news for all of montana, and especially communities across the northern tier, senator baucus said in that release. senator tester said the spending would pay off for generations to come, by creating new jobs and opportunity that will benefit all of montana. just this week senator tester reiterated his support in a statement saying, through his spokesperson, "because our borders are only as strong as their weakest link, jon supporting sealing up all security gaps and expects to see the work don

i mean the senators did a fine job as far as getting money for northeast montana, absolutely great.ut would it be wiser spent on something more useful to the public generally? >> reporter: perhaps more useful than a sleepy border crossing that actually goes to sleep every night. >> so, drew, where does the project stand right now? >> anderson, just hours after that dhs official was on camera with us defending this program, homeland security secretary janet napolitano put all on ice for at least 30 days until she can review just how these decisions were made. she said, she wants "further transparency" in this process. so a big change there. a big retreat there. >> do we know why the change of heart? >> i -- there was some press reports. certainly we were on the case. but i think the kicker, anderson, was that another democratic senator from a border state, north dakota's byron dorg dorgan, sent the homeland security secretary a note saying you're spending money like a bottomless pit. that got her attention. and i think that pressures what led to it. >> all right, drew, thanks for the

. >> reporter: why suddenly was so much money supposed to come to northeast montana border crossing, ngs are so unused they're both closed at night? could it be politics? since the democrats took over in the senate, montana's two democratic senators have become very powerful. senator max baucus is chairman of the senate finance committee, senator john tester is on the homeland security committee. and both took credit for the millions allocated up here in a joint press release. saying they pushed homeland security for the stimulus spending. this is good news for all of montana and especially communities across the northern tier, senator baucus said in that release. senator tester said the spending would pay off for generations to come by creating new jobs and opportunity that will benefit all of montana. and just this week, senator tester reiterated his support in a statement saying through his spokesperson, because our borders are only as strong as their weakest link, john supports sealing up all security gaps and expects to see the work done as responsibly and efficiently as possible

northeast. the other happeneded in broad day height on montana avenue in northeast. there is a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction a man broke into a house in prince george's county this morning and walked out with his arms full, but someone spotted the man walking into some nearby woods. they called police. when officers arriv here they canvassed the area, but couldn't find anyone matching the description. it's not clear how much the burglar got away with. >>> could a messy mouse cage be the motive for murder? that's what policere checking into for the murder of yale university grad student anniele. there are reports raymond clark was a control freak who often clashed with researchers in that science lab. one report said clark just sent a text message to le to discuss the cleanliness of the mouse cages in her research lab. clark was arrested yesterday for le's murder and is held on $3 million bond. >>> authorities in california will suspend their search behind phillip and nancy garrido's home over the weekend. that is the couple accuse

today, but if you are heading inbound on new york avenue, and into northeast, a work ze on new york avenue near west virginia, montana avenue, and blocking the right lane of three. you will move over to the left as you head into the district on your way downtown. elsewhere, if you are traveling on the beltway in maryland right now, it looks good. inner loop and outer loop near river road. no problems there. and then the interchange getting heavier on southbound 95 on the right hand side of your screen, and leaving the springfield area. >>> through the books and stories of the late tim russert. now his father has died. timothy joseph russert sr died yesterday. in addition to being a father and grandfather, the family says he was a patriot and a friend to many. big russ was 85 years old. >>> still ahead on news4 at "news4 midday," a man leads police on a high-speed chase in prince georges county with a 3-year-old child in the vehicle. why police say he ran. >>> and an actor and his wife skipping out on the hotel bill. we'll have more on that. >> and the cookie diet, does it really work? >>> first here is what is hot on

happen midnight last thursday in the 2200 block of 13th street northeast and two days earlier at 3:30 in the afternoon in the 1,500 block of montana avenue. police say he uses the same m.o. he hails a cab and asks to be taken somewhere. once there, the robber implies he's a gun and demands money. is there a $10,000 reward for information that leads to his arrest and conviction. >> be careful the next time you park at a metro station in monroe county. transit theft are on the rise there, up 40 frrs from 2006 to 2008. the most common crime is thefts from vehicles parked at stations. police are encouraging people not to leave items like gps devices, stereos and laptops visible inside their cars. >>> blasting your stereo inside your own apartment could get you evicted in prince george's county. a new bill in the works would force landlords to evict renters who receive three police citations for disruptive conduct within a year. this bill is not sitting well with landlords. one said personal property rights go out the window if this bill passes. >>> with the polls tightening in virginia's governor race, the candidates metaphor a critic

northeast is looking dry today and over the weekend. back to the west we go with warm temperatures across parts of montana and wyoming again and dry weatherected across parts of southern california. that's the latest from here, heidi. with delays in philadelphia and atlanta. send it back over to you. >> i know you can't hear me so i'm going say a bunch of bad stuff about you. all right. we'll check in with rob later on and continue to follow all of that rain. for now, let's get to iran. there are some street protests that we need to tell you about and new anger directed at president ahmadinejad who is accused of rigging his own re-election. what you hear is chants of death to the dictator. this is amateur video posted on youtube believed to have been shot today in tehran. the rallies are an annual event but this year as you can see there's new cause for tension. witnesses tell cnn there were several times opposition protesters exchanged words with hardliners but there are no reports of violence. we'll stay on top of that story for you. >>> she's been talking about the importance of a healthy lifestyle and now is michelle obama about to ge