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congresswoman donna edwards said this is about a team of professionals who helped keep the county safe. >>> a virginia teacher will spend another three months behind bars for the sexual relationship she had with a student. tina omada of charged in both prince william and stafford counties because the sexual activity took place in both counties. today she was sentenced in stafford. she'll serve three months there when she finishes the same sentence in prince william. >>> day two of former football coach jerry sandusky's child sex abuse trial, graphic testimony from an alleged victim and witness. fox 5's laura evans has the developments. >> it was a very emotional and even rivetting day in court today, the 2nd victim known as victim no. 1, crying on the stand as he recounted the alleged sexual attacks that he endured. jerry sandusky leaving a pennsylvania courthouse tuesday afternoon. earlier prosecutors called a key witness to the stand, a teen identified as victim no. 1 by a grand jury. now 18 he told the court sandusky sexually abused him during numerous sleepovers in the basement of

. >> donna edwards wakes up this without the threat of jail hanging over his head. faces possibly an even ofe daunting task rehabilitating once golden image. john edwards. a jury found him not guilty on of violating campaign finance laws. jury was not able to agree other five counts, so the mistrial.ared a >> while i do not believe i did illegal or ever thought anything illegal, i lot that was wrong. and there is no one else responsible for my sins. >> the trial was filled with about hisdetails with real hunter while he was running for. president in for the former howtor acknowledged it had been on his kate, whoespecially by his side the entire trial. been here no matter painful theter how was for her. >> edwards spoke of the young daughter that he has with daughter than the ones knowledge >> . loverecious quinn, who i of you could ever imagine and i am so close to and so grateful for. >> although he faces an future, he left open the possibility of working to help the needy. the verdict leaves open the government could legalthe case, but experts say that seems unlike

. >> she reached out to her congresswoman, donna edwards. her office tells news 4 they're looking into the matter to see if they could be of any help. you can read more of this story in the "maryland gazette." >>> 67 degrees. medical tests like mris are helping doctors catch potential health problems, but at a price. >>> frightening dash cam video that will have you talking this morning after a toddler is thrown from an suv. >>> the clouds have cleared out and now the warm up begins. we'll have a look at how the rest of your week is shaping up with weather and traffic on the 1s. >>> welcome back at 5:09. the u.s. coast guard says the search for a yacht explosion that never happened cost them and state authorities hundreds of thousands of dollars. the radio call came in monday afternoon saying the yacht exploded killing three and injuring nine more. crews searched the water for hours, but couldn't find any evidence of an explosion. investigators say the call came from land. if a suspect is found, that person faces federal penalties of up to 2

. >> maryland congresswoman donna edwards will recognize injured firefighters in bladensburg after they were overcome with a flash fire at riverdale home. one of them is still recovering from burns over much of his body. that is kevin o'toole. the fire was deliberately set. >> but think twice about putting yourself on on a restaurant table while eating. surveillance video caught a man at the shanghai restaurant in college park. he went over to the table where the university of maryland student was eating. the man snatched the phone out of the woman's hand while she was using it and then ran away. >> i trusted this area and thought it was very safe. it's not good. >> patrons don't recognize the man. the owner was so upset that he gave the students a free cell phone. >> many fairfax county residents are angry about the condition of their parks and sports facilities. last 900 people packed a meeting and called for changes. people living along route 1 say that their facilities are in poor condition compared to those in the rest of the county. some west potomac high school students say their

donna edwards will hold a ceremony for firefighters, families, and coworkers. seven firefighters surd burns while battling the fire in february. it has since been ruled an arson. one of the men spent two months on washington's burn unit. >>> the fauquier county school got an earful. >> i'm angry with you. it will take a long time to get over it. >> parents lit into the school board during a meeting last evening. the board plans on eliminating competitive sports programs for middle school students and high school freshmen. intermural sports will be spared. >> we don't have a revenue problem. it we have a spending problem. and anyone who claims otherwise is being dishonest. more than enough money spending on ahead monday straightors and some of the money could be redirected to cost the minimal amount it costs to have a sports program. >> other school systems, including loudoun county, don't have middle school sports programs either. >>> 4:37. ahead on news 4 today, real emergency or all made up? the mystery the coast guard is trying to sort out. >>> and firefight

she has reached out to her congress woman donna edwards but the office does tell us that it is looking into the matter to see if they can be of any assistance. you can read more about this story in the gazette on thursday. >>> maryland's gambling market could support a casino. that conclusion from an independent report. the county executive wants a vegas style facility at national harbor. he says that could generate more money for the state. operators of the newly opened maryland live casino says it would hurt their profits. a special session needs to take over in order for expanded gambling to wind up on the ballot. >>> we have cooler weather coming in. >> relatively speaking after temperatures in the 90s the last couple of days and today in the 70s. in the next few days temperatures should be a little below average. we are looking at cloudy skies. you may see a little bit of lightning off in the distance as we look towards the north. 77 degrees the high temperature a little bit earlier today. low of 70 early this morning. p only 1700ths of an inch of rain. the airport still well over

donna edwards, co chair of the democratic congressional campaign committee's ready to blue program, workingwin the 25 seats democrats need to take control of the house and joins me now. good morning, ms. edwards. >> good morning, luke. >> question for you. this morning in the hill, david wasserman, house editor for the cook political report said, quote, democrats are way off track of where they they'd to be to regain the majority, very respected voice in terms of the seat counting. he cites the fact the economy's improvement the has also helped republicans, and somewhat helped the president. how do you see a pathway to 25, especially after redistricting? >> actually, i think redistricting was a wash. and in fact, i think we're going to do very well. i definitely see the 25 seats that we need, and then some. i mean, here's the thing. every one of these districts is going to be won district by district, not national races. it's going to be what's happening in a district, what's happening in a statement. and we've got great candidates out there running, 75 in competitive districts across the c

donna edwards met with the firefighters. firefighter kevin o'toole spent two months recovering in washington hospital's burn unit. >> i would just like to thank everybody for their support, being here today and recognizing the firefighters in prince george's county. we do an a amazing thing out there and it's great to be appreciated once in a while. >> investigators ruled the fire was intentionally set. there is a $1,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest. >>> lall right, let's take a lie look outside. 4:49. 67 degrees out there, which is a nice, comfortable temperature. after some rains yesterday, things are clearing out. meteorologist tom kierein, that is setting us up for a nice day. >> fundamental change in the pattern. all the way into the weekend, just delightful weather. plan accordingly if you have outdoor work to do, this is just perfect for that. a lot of schools are out now and we will have just a wonderful pattern here. it's actually going to linger in the first part of next week. hey, seeing the firs

i want to bring in congresswoman donna edwards, democrat from maryland. good morning. >> good morning. >> what do you think the american people want to hear from the president this morning? >> well i think they want to hear at least to follow chris' metaphor, if the president's on the pitcher's mound, republicans and congress are on the field and out in the field, and they are making errors. the president sent to us a jobs bill in sent and we haven't done anything on it. we should be investing in our transportation and infrastructure to create millions of jobs and republicans have been sitting on their hands because they want the president to fail. the fact is that even in this tough economy, the president has created 4.3 million jobs over the course of the last 27 months. now, is it enough? we know it's not enough. the president has said that. but republicans in congress need to get the message and they need to get over here, stop taking breaks, stop taking recess, stop going on vacation, and give the president a jobs bill so we can get americans back to

memoirw we'll hunter's hit bookstore shelves -- .ielle hunter >> donna edwards was acquitted edwardsuitted. hunter said she wrote the book their daughter together. cuomosad down with chris staat down. >> she claims that he had other affairs, that she was one of affairs. >> she is very open about this. they wanted to wait and see what with the legal fight before releasing the book. >> interesting. >> still another 30 minutes ago. >> a big week for the supreme expected toy are their decision over health care and immigration. >> gulf coast residents race to prepare for tropical storm , already causing a mess. i will have details. good monday morning. adam caskey in the belfort furniture weather center. bright sunshine for now. ♪ our machines help identify early stages of cancerer and an's something that we're extremely proud of. you see someone who is saved because of this technology, you know that the things that you do in your life, matter. if i did have an opportunity to meet a cancerurvivor, i'm sure i could take something positive away from that. [ jocelyn ] my name is jocelyn, and

maryland congresswoman donna edwards will honor them during a ceremony in bladensburg.e overcome by a flash fire at riverdale home. kevin o'toole is still recovering from burns. the fire was intentionally set. >> the u.n. secretary-general is demanding an end to the growing violence in syria. ban ki-moon is calling on all countries with influence to urge the parties to pull back from the brink. the spokesman says u.n. observers in syria reported an increased level of armed confrontation between government and opposition forces. >> checking news around the nation, alabama authorities appear to be back at square one in their search for a gunman behind a deadly shooting your auburn university. police searched the montgomery home where desmonte leonard may have been hiding, but it does not appear he was there. he is accused of killing three people at a saturday night pool party, including two former auburn for all players. the coast-- football players. authorities received an emergency call in new jersey which said that a yacht sank, but everyone on board made it to live tr

donna edwards will hold a ceremony for the firefighters, their families and coworkers, seven firefightersd burns while battling the fire in february, since ruled an arson. one man spent months recovering in the burn unit. >>> fire investigators on scene of a massive fire in bald more. take a look. firefighters put out hotspots overnight. fire broke out yesterday afternoon in a vacant warehouse in the fells point part of that city. >>> police officers searching for an inmate who escaped from a prison work crew in prince georges county. conrad thames seen working yesterday afternoon the did 7-year-old sevening a ten-year prison sentence forehand gun violations. police maintain he's dangerous. if you see him, call 911. >>> 6:45. prosecutors in the jerry sandusky child sex abuse trial expected to call their second witness to the stand today. this after the first witness testify aed that sandusky abused him for years on the penn state university campus. chris lived in bell font, policy, with more we can expect today. >> sure. we're expecting the prosecution will continue to call withins at the

donna edwards will host a ceremony.en of them suffered burns while battling a fire in sfeb february, since ruled an arson. one man spent two months on the hospital's burn unit trying to recovery. >>> okay. 5:36. 69 degrees. still ahead, parents venting their frustrations with their school board after a round of painful cuts. >>> plus, even the nobel prize is not immune from tough economic times. >>> a rainy start to your morning. could be the sign of what you sh ♪ jimmy bond i'm sticky and uncomfortable. try gold bond powder. medicated to protect, absorb, even relieve itching. -thanks, jimmy. -thank gold bond. ♪ this stuff works >>> welcome back. 5:39. wedding season under way. even on the metro. on the weekend, a rider took this video on a yellow line. a wedding broke out. if he knew a wedding was going to go on, he wouldn't have worn flip-flops. >> seems like this couple, they like the fact that d.c. supports marriage equality. they wanted to be married in t d.c., but they wanted to get married in d.c. 5:40 is the tim

now, donna edwards is recognizing the sacrifice they made. >> it moved me when i read about the incidentn february and mover me enough to say we just need to value these men and value their service. >> reporter: it was february 24th. kevin and six other firefighters rushed into a burning house in riverdale heights. >> we pulled up and saw another basement fire. it was just a matter of second that it changed on us. >> we went in, expected that there were people trapped in the house so we went in, we wanted to d to make sure there was nobody in there. >> are. >> reporter: seconds after they got in, a torch flame engulfed the group. kevin was one of two firefighters with critical injuries. >> imagine the shock. we saw them the first time. he had over about -- about 50% of his body was burned. kevin spent almost two months in the burn unit with severe burns to his arms and hands. >> gone through hell. still going through some tough times. we'll get him through it. >> reporter: getting through it and trying to get back to normal. they continue to rehab and recover mentally and physically. >>

donna edwards will hold a ceremony for their families and co-workers.he seven firefighters suffered burns battling the blaze in february, which has since been ruled an arson. >>> going to check, again, on our forecast. here's tom kierein. >> good morning, barbara. around the metro area, light, steady rain that has overspread the area and temperatures holding steady for the last couple of hours. reagan national now at 75, although near 80 about 50 miles south of washington, much of the area going to stay in the 70s throughout the rest of the afternoon with the rainfall. now, as we look at the regional radar, storm 4 radar showing an expanding area of some moderate rain to nearly heavy rain now falling. those big areas you see in orange and yellow, that is all moderate to heavy rain from near frederick, maryland, across the potomac to just west of leesburg and much of loudon county into jefferson county and southeastern washington county getting moderate showers now. closer to washington, though, those areas in dark green are just some areas of light to m

congresswoman donna edwards held a ceremony -- is holding one this evening for the firefighters and their families and co-workers. in february, they were burned while they were putting out a fire at a home in riverdale that was ruled an arson. one of the men spent nearly twoant moss recovering in the washington hospital center burn unit. >>> you at this hour, louisa county, virginia is saying good-bye to its historic high school damaged in last year's earthquake. closing ceremonies being held for the old louisa high school building that suffered irreparable damage from that 5.8 quake back in august. it had been the county's only high school for more than 70 years. tonight, students, faculty and alumni are writing down their favorite high school memories for a project that will be used in the new school building. >>> the talkier county school board plans to save money by eliminating competitive sports programs for all middle school students and high school freshmen. intramural schools and sports and activities would be spared but the decision is being met with criticism tonight from parent

he joined the other injured firefighters so they could be recognized by maryland congresswoman donna edwards. >>> time right now almost 5:06. i am watching your money. wall street's roller coaster ride continues but at least we're on the up kite cycle. world markets -- up cycle. world markets up. the dow stands this morning at 12,573 after rallying 162 points. nasdaq climbed by 33 and the s&p 500 rose by 15 sphwhrz a study published in today's journal of the american medical association is putting the gender pay gap in perspective. the difference in what a female scientist and physician are paid versus their male counterparts could pay for a college education, retirement nest egg or a spacious house. >>> we call this a later story except it's not really in case -- you need to get all your saturated fat and calories from just one item, burger king is going to offer its customer as bacon sundae. that's right, the ice cream whopper comes with vanilla soft serve ice cream, fudge, bacon crumbles and a piece of bacon on top. you know you need that with some ice cream. the salty sweet sundae clocks

we have cliff sterns who voted for it and donna edwards who voted against it. i want mr. make the case, what community in this country is engaged in gender selection in terms of abortion. >> it's across the united states. the university of california has shown through evidence by interviewing women from 2004 to 2009 that a lot made this decision based on sex -- >> which community is it? >> the immigrant community is one of the large ones that he looked at because of that -- >> anyone else involved in this to your knowledge besides asian women that come to the united states that bring their culture with them? any evidence beyond that community? >> well, you talk about -- >> no, i want the answer to that question. do you have any evidence? >> yes, the national academy of science did a study from the last census and they found there is a deviation that shows more of the abortions occur and there is sex selection. so i think at the national academy of science shows that evidence strongly been. >> but you don't have any evidence of cases if you were going to court. you wouldn'

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donna edwards is going to personally thank the firefighters and their families some of them were treated released within hours of the blaze back in february, others spent days in the hospital. will. >>> also today first lady michelle obama will be at a local barnes and noble promoting her new book american grown t story of the white house kitchen garden and gardens across america. mrs. obama will sign books on the store at 12th street northwest later today, in order the attend the signing you have to have a special wristband handed out on a first come first served basis last week. so, maybe just avoid the area. a lot of traffic you know with her detail. >> you know it will be. >> 40 years ago this sunday, five men were arrested, for breaking into democratic headquarters at the water gait hotel. it launched the political scandal that ended with president nixon becoming the first u.s. president to resign from office. next week a major renovation project will transform the building the scene of that infamous break-in back on june 17th, 1972. >>> i remember years ago looking at a konerko in

now, congress woman donna edwards is recognizing the sacrifice they made. >> it really moved me whent the incident in february, and moved me enough to say, you know what? we just need to value these men and value their service. >> it was february 24, kevin and six other firefighters rush nod a burning house, in riverdale -- rushed no a burning house in riverdale house. >> we pulled up and we thought it was another basement matter. let them hold for a second. but it changed on us. >> we went in and expected people to be trapped in the house so we went in and wanted to make sure there was nobody in there. >> seconds after they got in, a torch flame engulfed the group. all seven were taken to the burn unit at washington hospital center. kevin was one of two firefighters with critical injuries. >> imagine the shock seeing him the first time. he had about 50% of his body burned. >> kevin spent almost two months in the burn unit. with severe burns to his arms and hands. >> and going through hell. he is still going through some tough times. and we will get him through it. >> getting through

. >> on the lawmakers side, donna edwards for maryland and the republican from new hampshire. >> i knewa glove and everything, came right from practice. >> does anheuser-busch want to make a beer or every airport in the country? they have acquired trademarks for 42 airport codes meaning they have the rights to use letters like j.f.k. or o.r.d. for chicago's o'hare. >> is the beer maker also going to lose your beer when you order it to match up to baggage claims or change your beer on you or change the bar you have to go to get snit. >> alec baldwin went on charlie roses show, also david letterman yesterday to say this week's altercation with a paragraph in new york city has been misreported. he said he did not punch him. he said had he done that he would likely be in jail. >> alec baldwin apparently credible in all things. >> yeah. >> thank you. i guess we've figured out that alec baldwin's not coming on bill's show. >> nope, not going to happen. >> bill is resting comfortably. he had a minor medical procedure. he is fine and may be watching the show and wondering good grief, when is sh