the george washington university students planning their own counter-protest and all of it taking place at the washington circle. as for why the westboro group is targeting george washington university, well, church members say during a stop for lunch at the campus food court last year, a student asked one of them to sign a petition supporting gay marriage and that is what sparked this whole ordeal. the word is spreading quickly on campus about today's protest and here is what some of the students have to say about it. >> a heathen wouldn't really be the word to describe me, no. it is a little harsh. >> i think they are very strategic. they know that college kids are not going to let them show up and do nothing about it. >> reporter: now, students are saying this will be a peaceful protest. we understand that some of the students are actually selling t- shirts that they were going to wear for today that say gay for today but they say this will be a peaceful protest here. also, student leaders have started a facebook group for this protest. they have about 1800 members as of right now. a

gw students have planed a peaceful and huge rouse counter- protest at washington circle across from university hospital. >>> with the president still in the midst of his 10-day visit to asia, vice president joe biden will be handling some of the veterans day activities here in washington. he will host a breakfast at the white house. at 11:00, he will visit arlington national cemetery. also today, thousands of people are expected to attend a ceremony at the vietnam war memorial at 1:00 p.m. >>> president obama is commemmorating veterans day in south korea. speaking to hundreds of american troops from the u.s. army post there, the president saluted the bravery of those who fought in the korean war to defend south korea. the president arrived at the g- 0 in seoul about an hour ago. government and business leaders will be taking a look at international efforts to tighten bank oversight and avid a currency war. during an earlier news conference, the president called on other countries to pull their weight. >> the point that we have consistently made is that in a prudent, stable way we want to make

the george washington university students planning that counter-protest as well, all of this taking place across the street from university hospital. as for why the westboro group is targeting george washington university, church members say during a stop for lunch at a campus food court last year, a student asked one of them to sign a petition supporting gay marriage. the word of all of this is spreading across the campus about today's protest. here what is one of the students had to say. >> although they do have the first amendment right to say what they are saying, we too have a right to say what we want to say. we oppose hate in all forms. this will unite everyone on this campus against hate. >> reporter: student leaders have also started a facebook group about this counter protest. they have 18 members on it so far. this is not the westboro baptist church's first and only stop of the day. it is the first one but they are expected to head over to arlington cemetery to row test as well on -- to protest as well on this veterans day. >>> other stories making local headlines. a shooting i

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they said george washington university takes reports of bed bugs seriously.s efforts to educate students about bed bugs. it goes on to say when a case is reported, gw staff perform an inspection. if they are could not if i recall, treatment will begin immediately. one student who has friends who lived in an infested dorm said the school needs to do more like put students up in a hotel while the dorm is being treated. >> you can't have bed bugs in a student tomorrow. they evacuated for a day and then sprayed and put the kids back in but i don't think that's acceptable. you can't do that. >> reporter: in northwest d.c., news4. >> we checked with self other unersities to see if they are also having a similar issue. all applied they had no confirmed cases of bed bugs on campus this fall. >>> a veteran school bus driver resigned after showing inappropriate pictures to students. it allegedly tookplace on tuesday. parents said the driver showed students racy photographs on her cell phone shelf drove bus for a.g. wright middle scoot. she was later taken off the route

one of the reasons they decided to target george washington university because the church leader said last year she was approached by a student who wanted her to sign a petition supporting gay marriage. when the student discovered the church was planning to protest, they put their entrepreneurial minds to work, making and selling t-shirts to show their support and unity with the gay community. >> we say, you know what? if you don't like gay people, you know what, i'm gay for today and we're all heterosexual, but, you know, like we're an accepting community and hopefully this is something our whole community can come behind. >> reporter: several dozen students showed up to counter for from the westborough baptist church. the small group travels around the country protesting military funerals. they wound up before the u.s. supreme court last month in a battle over the 1st amendment. the students exercised their right to counterprotest and got creative. they made signs. one student dressed as jesus. what did jesus do? >> we're not here to protest, more to make sure everyone's doing left.

as for why the bestboro group is targeting george washington university, the church members say during a stop for lunch at a campus food court last year that a student asked one of them to sign a petition supporting gay marriage. now the word obviously is spreading across campus about this going on and students are planning a peaceful but slightly humorous approach here. >> they created shirts on campus that say i'm gay for a day and they're distributing those and a lot of people are wearing them and so that should be fun. >> reporter: and student leaders have geten together a group, about 1800 members. and we'll follow this. and this will get underway in about an hour from now. police have already arrived for this and will be here at 8:00 with the latest for you. back to you. >> thank you, sarah. allison? >>> new this morning, shots fired at an off-duty police officer in prince george's county. this happened shortly after midnight in greenbelt. prince george's county police say this was an attempted robbery. the suspect approached the officer demanding money. they exchanged gunshots a

so discuss the issue with tom blanton director of the national security archives at george washington university right here in washington d.c. when we come back. news six hundred page report reveals a secret history of the united states government's a nazi hunting operation after world war two and the report concludes that american intelligence officials created a safe haven here in the u.s. for nazis and their collaborators and they did all this by cataloging both the successes and the failures of the justice department's office of special investigations created to deport nazis in one nine hundred seventy nine now obviously this is not a positive piece of information but it is a part of history nonetheless except it turns out that the justice department had fought tooth and nail for the past four years despite a freedom of information act lawsuit to keep it secret and when they did turn it over more than one thousand passengers and references had been deleted now until this week somebody turned the entire document over to the new york times so joining me in the studio to discuss it all is tom b

but in a statement to ws4 it said, george washington university takes rorts of bed bugs seriously.continue numerous efforts to educate students about bed bugs. it goes on to say, when a case isreported, gw staff performs an inspection. if bed bugs are confirmed, treatment will begin immediately. one student who has friends who lived in an infested dorm said the school needs to do more like put students up in a hotel while the dorm is being treated. >> you can't have bed bugs in a student dorm. they evacuated it for a day throughout the day period. then put the kids back. in i don'think that's acceptable. you cannot do that. >> we also reached out to georgetown university, american university, catholic university, university of maryland, a well as howard university to see if they were having similar issues. all applied saying there are no confirmed cases of bed bugs on their respective campus this is fall. jim? wendy? >> they sprd so fast. john schriffen with the story. >>> a an to give cheaters a second chance is upsetting some parents in fairfax county of the principal is allowing

george washington university campus, 64 was there hyperion 16 in chantilly. 59 in alexandria. 58 in the says tpesebethesda. the rain will make a comeback to washington. the question is when? i have the answer in your seven- day forecast just minutes from now. >>> a former cross creek state university -- frostberg creek state university will spend time in jail. he pleaded guilty to shooting a woman. >>> a $145 million lawsuit will go to trial next year. cheryl grate died after being struck by a stun gun. according to our partners, officials argued that a deputy was entitled to immunity because his actions occurred during performance of his duties. an appeals court disagrees with that. >>> a mystery regarding estranged plume of smoke might now be solved. the pentagon has weighed in. we're in the newsroom with what officials had to say about this. >> basically they're saying it is not the end of the world, we are not under attack, it was simply the condensation trails of an aircraft. the case is closed. d.o. this strange streak had our imaginations buzzing. -- >> this strange streak had ou

. -- in a speeding cabo >> there is an invasion going on at george washington university policy campus and it is not new students. >> no, it is not. it is bedbugs in at least five storms. it has left many students scrambling. -- bad bugs in at least five doors. it has left many students scrambling. >> as we are on campus today, many students did not even know this was going on in their own dormitories and now they are concerned it could spread to their room. the creepy-crawlies that we have come to fear and are making themselves at home on george washington university's campus. morgan watts's bruenn was given an extensive once over after her roommate thought -- room was given an extensive once over after her roommate -- she had been bitten. -- her roommate thought she had been bitten. >> it was a lot to keep up with. >> at least six rooms have been infected. gw says this is not the first time the school has had the bugs. dormitories are the perfect environment within which the bugs can live. >> there are lots of people coming in and out of the rooms. perhaps there's clutter. one thing

george washington university, 52 degrees after a high of 65. 58 degrees is the average for this timeyear. no complaints about temperatures outside. 43 at winchester. a cold front is off to the west of us. a slight change in wind direction. the showers are moving out of here that we had earlier. showers are to the west. they are dissipating right now. partly cloudy skies at this hour. mostly cloudy for the overnight. some patchy fog to the east. a dense fog advisory. visibility should be ok and not expecting -- not expecting any travel delays tomorrow. clouds will increase. in area of low pressure will develop. late tomorrow night into tuesday, the rain will increase. partly cloudy and cool for tonight. clouds will increase throughout the day tomorrow. still above average. 100% chance of rain on tuesday. gusty winds on wednesday. thursday, we look for cooler and drier air. nighttime lows from 50 degrees to be freezing mark. >> a reenforcing shot, reinforcing the winds are coming? >> that winter is right around the corner. hard to believe things giving is a week from thursday. here's t

four student organizations at george washington university. they are under fir for allegations of hazing. some of the fraternities and sororities have been suspended which keeps them from holding membership meetings and social events. the group is under investigation have all been recognized within the past two years for being among the top greek letter life chapters at gw. >> it was a big issue during the maryland governor's race. noit appears college tuition rates in the state are going up. governor martin o'malley who just won a second term assess the four-year too i go freeze is over. the tuition freeze is overrule he is pushing for a hike next yeerl. he said he hopes to keep it at 3% tow next three years. another push to make money, the executive says he is considered privatizing the county's liquor stores. it is similar to what's being talked about in the commonwealth of virginia. leggette said he has rejected it in the past but he is willing to give it a second chance. >> on all liquor stores. one is to simply franchise those out. >> re

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my education made all the difference but now some in washington want regulations restricting access to career colleges and universities, denying opportunity to millions of people like karri, letting government decide who can go to college. it's my education, and my job,. don't let washington get in the way. >>> tonight, the youth leadership foundation honored paul tagliabue for his philanthropic efforts. tim brant hosted the festivities. >> what a great night. he was sensational. they raised a lot of money for a great cause, and they had performances from all the young students. they were extremely talented and sensational. great organization. >>> maryland's new athletic director makes a decision on ralph friedgen. and gary williams terrapins hit the road at madison square garden's. >>> the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers -- moving you forward. >>> the maryland terrapins took their show on the road for the first time this year. they grew up a little bit, giving the panthers all that could handle. market square garden -- madison square garden, coast to coast, the terps lead. tucker had 1

sarah simmons, back to you. >> sarah, thank you. >>> an early thanksgiving feast at george washington university all to say thank you to veterans. the university hosted the luncheon for more than 100 veterans yesterday including some from walter reed, the navalal medical center and vincent hall retirement community. students joined them for lunch and one said it was amazing and much appreciated. >>> food banks across the region need your help with food donations. they are vital during the holiday season. the executive director at the mana food center in montgomery county said 60% of its clients are new this year. this is a sure sign of the economic times. >> i hear from many of them that they have returned to work but many in a lesser capacity. so they're underemployed at this point. this year was interesting, we had less than 50 turkeys donated during the holidays. last year we saw close to 600. >> if you would like more information about mana food center, visit our website at myfoxdc.com. you'll find it under local news. >>> one of the wealthiest philanthropist is giving a huge boost to the fo

a protest and counter protest to tell you about at george washington university. it's wrapping up right now. >> now the protest put on by members of the westboro baptist church, the counter protest by g.w. students. now on this veteran's day members of the church group are heading to arlington national cemetery to demonstrate. >> sarah simmons is live where that protest just wrapped up. was this a peaceful demonstration? >> reporter: exactly that. it was very peaceful. there was definitely chanting going on from both sides but for the most part it remained peaceful. they started at 8:00. they left half an hour ago. as you mentioned the westboro baptist church folks are on the way to arlington national cemetery. but if you listen, this is what was going on a little while ago. students have their own strong message, turning out against the four westboro baptist church members that showed up here. there were several dozen students that were here. the westboro baptist church, as you may have heard about, spread an anti-gay message. they say that our troops will contin

douglas evans, professor and director, public health communication and marketing program, george washington university, washington, dc; sandra de castro buffington, director, hollywood health & society, usc annenberg norman lear center, beverly hills, california. the media obviously influences how people create their opinions, particularly about addiction and treatment issues in behavior health. and doug, why don't we review what we mean about media today. some time ago, marshall mcluhan said that the medium is the message and that is more true today than ever. media have proliferated and they now permeate our society. we're surrounded by it constantly 24/7 and users increasingly are defining what the media are and what those media mean to the rest of us. and mark, why is it important for the media to really understand addiction, treatment, and behavioral health? i think as doug just said, it's 24/7, people rely on the media to get their information and, as the media reaching out, people are forming opinions, ideas, attitudes about what they think about addiction and mental illness based on what they'

tomorrow on veterans day they're bringing their controversial messages to george washington university, but they won't get a warm welcome. hundreds of students plan to hold a counter protest. fox 5's bob barnard is focusing on the upcoming face-off. >> shawn, you'll hear from the leader of that controversial kansas church in a few moments. first we take you to gw where student leaders organizing that counter-protest say west borrow pap test will -- westboro baptist will get a faithful tomorrow. we found most students well aware of the dueling protests. >> i think the church is a prominent organization that affected a lot of people and they're equal opportunity haters. >> reporter: calling all gw students god hating heathens. >> a heathen wouldn't really be the word i don't think to describe me. i think that's a little harsh. >> there are a lot of kids in our school that totally believe in god. >> how are they going to judge us when they don't even know us. >> reporter: they are the tiny gay bashing church group from kansas that's traveled the country protesting military funerals windin

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george washington university at 53.he high temperature at reagan national airport, 58 this afternoon. average for this time, close to that average of 55. the record is not even close, 79 degrees set back in 1900. satellite shows the area is quiet and dry with clouds approaching from the north and west. temperatures will not fall of lot over the night. 46 degrees in frederick. in manassas, 43 degrees. a little fog will arrive with a push of air to the south. 62 in lexington. if you are looking for the core of cold air -- six degrees. it is cold out there. this will eventually make its way to our area by friday. a lot of activity across the western part of the united states. some winter storm warnings and a blizzard warnings with aspin looking for one or 2 feet of snow. high pressure moving offshore closer to home with a cold front to the north and west. it will eventually make its way to our area. on tuesday, clouds will increase. at of the frontal system, a nice fellow with temperatures on tuesday in the upper 60s. cool

but now some in washington want regulations restricting access to career colleges and universities, denying opportunity to millions of people like karri, letting government decide who can go to college. it's my education, and my job,. don't let washington get in the way. >>> welcome back. we begin with breaking news. a deadly accident has shut down the southbound baltimore and washington parkway near route 198 in laurel. a man was trying to push his broken-down car off the highway when he fell. and he was struck by another vehicle. the man has not been identified, but he was pronounced dead. >>> the search is underway for mental detect a student at university of maryland parking garage. the students had just parked the car when the suspects grand turk. the got away with herself on and student i.d. >>> of the opel lesa and found the bodies of three people missing. a 13-year-old girl was found home. the man charged with the kidnapping led investigators to the body. >>> we are still waiting for a verdict in the chandra levy in the trial this morning. the jury goes back to work today for a thir

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let's call in jonathan turley, george washington university school of law.ng. >> hi, keith. >> the mayor is not necessarily saying he would push to have mr. bush arrested. he's just positing this would happen. is it likely? >> it's an interesting article and also an interesting idea. the fact is there is a basis to arrest george bush. he has a memoir where he is virtually bragging about ordering a war crime. waterboarding is defined as torture. it's been defined that way by international courts, by u.s. courts. and he's being quoted, and he's, in fact, doing interviews where he seems to take great pride in the fact that he ordered something that constitutes a war crime. and the way this works is that the country itself, in this case the united states, is expected to carry out our duties under international obligations. but if we don't, if we act like bosnia, if we act like other countries that shelter people that commit torture, other nations are allowed to enforce it. and that's what he risks. this could be a very interesting book tour. >> we called the "de

and after nine students at central washington university were hospitalized after drinking four loko,state officials banned the sale of it and caffeinated malt liquor like it statewide. they're not alone. banned the sale of alcoholic energy drinks and college campuses nationwide are taking 3 >> the general concern with alcohol and energy drinks is that when you mix the two you're creating an unstable combination in your body. we worried that sour students ar--that oor students are not as informed as they should be. >> reporter: the university of maryland is not banning the drinks but is stepping out to warn the coomunitity about the potential dangers. the dangers that aren't new but now are served up in a ready made mix and a can that he says is marketed to young drinkers. p> what the caffeine is doing is encouraging people to drink far more than it should. it masks the effects of the alcohol so people don't feel the state of intoxication that would lead them to stop drinking. >> reporter: this is what the tossers is alcontroversy is all. this can as mmch alcohol as 5 bbers and the at

. >> reporter: ramapo college in new jersey, central washington university, and the university of rhode island banned the drink from their campuses after dozens of students got sick. the manufacturers now have 15 days to change the formula. four loko promises to drop caffeine. >> i think people will still drink it, but there will probably be a lot of complaints and it will probably be way less popular. >> reporter: and that could spell the end of four loko and other similar drinks for good. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >> couric: and talk about high energy, if you've ever tried to shoot baskets at an arcade you know it's not easy. the rim is tiny, the ball is too bouncy. watch this girl become an internet star by sinking one after another in rapid fire. two swishes every second, almost zen-like. in one minute she made 128 baskets in a row. very impressive. and coming up next, is the right couple getting married at the wrong time? >> couric: and finally tonigh tonight, proposing is the easy part. planning the weddin wedding is a lot tougher. and then there's the matter of who pays fo

. >>> some george washington university students may not be sleeping particularly well these days after bedbugs wereound some five g.w. dormitories. they were found in six dorm rooms this semester. four cases have been completely eradicated. the other two will be completed within the next week. the school is not releasing the names of the dorms where the bedbugs we found. >>> "washington post" sports page will soon be missing something.

george washington university is dealing with an infestation of bedbugs. >> the insects have been reportedooms across five residence halls on the northwest d.c. campus. the university is treating those rooms and the ones next to them. college dormitories provide the perfect environment for the bucks to broker -- the bugs to grow, >> there are items being mo aved in and out of and there is clutter usually. >> this is not the first time the school has been infested. the students are receiving mattress covers that will keep those insects out. >>> yesterday afternoon i had the opportunity to have a wonderful visit with the women at fort myers with their military wives club. we had a fantastic conversation. they were so welcoming and nice. i thank them for their sacrifices and their service as well, on behalf of channel 7. it was a thrill to spend time with them. ladies, thanks for having me. >> it is 6:26. another half-hour works of good morning washington. >> wizards and witches takeover upper parts of washington. "harry potter" fans lined up for the midnight premier. >> the plain truth, more

. >>> tonight, george washington university honored its studentç veterans who received the yellow ribbonarship. the yellow ribbon program provides additional funds to cover what the g.i. bill does not. 11 undergrad and graduate students received it. medical device company z medic donated $100 toward their tuition. it provides-- saving medical supplies to the troops. >>> doug is here with the forecast. getting kind of boaring this week. >> yeah. i keep looking for something to forecast. nothing out there. >> we're okay with that. keep thisoring like this. >> lasteterans day, almost an inch of rain. a nice day today. plenty of sunshine made it much better. nice night tonht as well. temperatures really dropped fast. willing at the nation's capital. a beautiful evening, but as i mentioned, those temperatures are quickly droppin a we're already in the upper twenty to 30 degrees inñr some areas. not inside the beltway. high temperature today was 63 degrees after a low of 42. the average high, 59. once again, well above average. and last year, almost an inch of rain, 30-mile-an-hour winds, and

. >> ramapo college in new jersey, central washington university and university of rhode island banned the drink from their campuses after dozens of students got sick. the manufacturers now have 15 days to change the formula. four loko promises to drop caffeine. >> i think people will still drink it but probably will be a lot of complaints and it will probably be way less popular. >> reporter: that could spell the end of four loko and other similar drinks for good. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >>> a new government survey out this morning says one in five american adults suffered mental illness last year. the substance abuse and mental health services administration found 45 million experienced some form of mental illness in 2009 but fewer than four in ten were treated for their mental health condition. >>> another study compares health care in the u.s. to ten other countries and the news is not good. the survey by the nonprofit commonwealth fund shows that americans pay far more per capita on health care than in other rich countries but americans are less satisfied with their healt

the westborough baptist church brought its controversial anti- gay message to george washington university this veteran's day. the church continued the rant that homosexuality is to blame for the death of soldiers, saying it's god's punishment. when they heard go about the planned protest, they decided to bring their own message. we say you know what? if you don't like gay people, i'm gay for today. we're all heterosexual but we're an accepting community and hopefully this is something the whole community can come behind. >> the protest was peaceful and ended after 30 minutes. the church group picketed at arlington national semtear today. >>> the edge on maryland. prince georges county police are investigating an officer- involved shooting. the cops say an armed suspect tried to rob an offduty officer. the suspect shot at the officer and he returned fire. the suspect got away, the officer was not hurt. charges after a road rage incident near powder mill road in the baltimore-washington parkway. andrew dunof silver spring is charged with assault and intent to commit murder. he's accused of

tonight students are buzzing about the bed bugs found inside at least five buildings in george washington universityand gw is not the only campus infested. >> that's right. almost all colleges all over the country has had to deal with bed bugs at one time or another. the problem is, they may not stay on campus. you know students will be flocking home for the holiday next week, so we asked about could those nasty insects perhaps end up on a plane next to you? kind of creepy, huh? here is brittany morehouse with some answers. >> reporter: well, they're not proud to say it, but then again they're not ashamed either. these roommates now joke about getting bitten by bed bugs two years ago as freshman at gw. >> it was my first class of college and i noticed all of these bumps showing up. i was like, oh, my god. >> mine were kind of mild. i know my chem partner had huge welts. >> reporter: they both got them on a field trip before the start of school. it wasn't likely they brought the critters back to their dorms. but the school sprayed their rooms anyway. >> we want to be extra careful because they didn't

. >>> george washington university is dealing with a bedbug problem. there have now been six confirmed cases in five different dorms across campus this semester. four of those cases have been fully treated. two others are expected to be taken care of by next week. many students hadn't heard the news. those who had learned about it from reporters, not the university. g.w. issued a statement today saying it takes reports of bedbugs seriously and continues to educa students about the problem. >>> some parents in fairfax county are upset over a plan that would give studes who cheat a second chance. the principal of west potomac high school wants teachers to decide whether students who cheat should retake a test. instead of getting a zero. there's also a poli there to give students who fail or get an incomplete an endless deadline to make up the grade. some parents say they believe the w policies are not good for the students. >> i'd like to know the rationale and the logic of any behind them because right now ey all appear to be setting a very low standard

that happened to a number of students in at last five buildings at george washington university.not the only campus infested. experts say almost all colleges nationwide have had to deal with bed bugs. but as britney morehouse reports they may not just stay on campus. >> reporter: they're not proud to say it, but not ashamed. the roommates joke about getting bid by bed bugs at gw. >> it was my first class of college, i noticed bumps showing up. >> mine were mild. i know my dorm partner had huge welts. >> reporter: both got them on a field trip before the start of school. it wasn't likely they brought the critters back to their dorms. but the school sprayed the rooms anyway. >> they wanted to be extra careful and they didn't want an epidemic happening. >> reporter: overtime, infestation has gotten worse nationwide. what is the risk? >> it's not so likely that they would bring bed bugs home unless their room was the focus of an infestation or they were on a hall with a big infestation of bed bugs. bed bugs don't tend to travel that far from where they feed. >> when they travel it's

. >>> five fraternities and sororities at george washington university are under investigation. >> itto underage drinking. >> if there is hazing, it is the latest there is in the country. >> i mean, it is really mellow. >> they describe their fraternities and sororities as tame, but they will do whatever it takes to pledge. >> people do anything to be a frat. we passed one member to talk about a binge drinking exercise. >> i am sure the university and the international fraternity will deal with the allegations. >> a fifth fraternity is also under investigation. the university would only say that is not hazing-related, but they're taking it seriously. >> they take it seriously when it comes to initiations. >> one in every for gw students take part in greek life. >> they should rethink their strategies. >> two groups have been suspended until the allegation is complete. each investigation is expected to take three weeks. >>> that is all we have for news at 5:00 p.m. coming up at 6:00 p.m., a report on don't ask/don't tell is to on the president's desk. >>> drawing fire, it will affect e