it's the same reason i believe our children are fighting to the death in capitol city. [ laughter ] and the evidence is growing. look no further than australia, which was just simultaneously battered by typhoons, wildfires, and record heat. and that's in january. imagine what it's like there in the summer. [ laughter ] but ladies and gentlemen -- [ laughter ] -- australia didn't take this lying down. they struck back with new technologies. >> we know global warming has created such extreme weather in australia, the country's bureau of meteorology has added two new colors to the country's weather maps, an incandescent purple and magenta, so the maps can faithfully represent temperatures like 125 degrees fahrenheit. >> stephen: yes, new map colors. i believe the temperature color wheel goes orange, red, purple, magenta, fever blister, and satan's taint. [ laughter ] but what's really disturbing about this continent on fire is that it's got people wanting to do something about global warming. and that brings us to tonight's word. [cheers and applause] the new abnormal. last week, president

there are about 15,000 police officers in kabul, just the capitol city alone. trying to get your arms around that, it's really difficult to explain. here in the united states we have background checks, people know where you've been, what you've been doing since you were born. so by the time you are 18 years old, everybody knows who's who, you can go on to your facebook account and figure out what you've done for your last 18 years. you don't have that in afghanistan. a lot of these people that come in and want to be soldiers or policemen can only be veted by the elders in the village. so you don't know who you are. what we tried to do was bring in bio metrics and you'll probably read about that now, how do we reset and establish a good background way to determine who should be armed and who should be in uniform over there and who shouldn't be and that's some of the things we were doing. corruption is very real. but it's acceptable. we don't like it but in afghanistan, people accept corruption as a way of life. so another challenge was how do we change the mind

. >> reporter: this is capitol city care, one of the d.c.'rst medical marijuana dispenseries. >> you walk in and this is the initial reception. >> reporter: he will oversee the upcoming opening and there is no marijuana yet, but the guard said they almost ready. >> i am thrilled. i have seen it happen and sign ms patients in justice and i

. >> on monday washington celebrates the capitol city prepping for a big day of fanfare. although a much more toned down version of the fest four years ago. politico's deputy white house editor edward isaac. great to have you here. this is supposed to be a bipartisan celebration, but how is that going to go over with the tone currently in d.c. right now? >> good morning, thomas. it is a tricky moment for the president, obviously, as he pushes forward on debt ceiling negotiations, on the big guns package he released yesterday, and, of course, with immigration. on monday it will all be about the president and the inauguration and the party that will be going on in washington. >> one big difference this year is the fact that the president decided to accept corporate dollars for the inauguration. however, the inaugural committee has said that this will be a toned down celebration as to what was seen in america four years ago. so what can the public truly expect? >> i think we're still going to see a pretty big party. it is a presidential inauguration. it is a whole day long a

dozens of inmates in a prison near the capitol city of santiago flash dancing to songs like "we willk you" and" macry in a." it's part of an initiative by corrections officials to lower prison violence and help ex-cons rejoin society. the chilean tv personality helped choreograph the dance. >>> united kingdom. chime pan flees brave ago cold snap in wales. workers helped the animals stay warm with hot tea and blankets. most them are used to the warmer conditions of their native rain forest. that's a wrap on this fox trip around the world in 80 seconds. fox weather alert. th deadly arctic chill continues to harm the northern u.s. bitter cold temperatures from the plains to the east coast. forecasters say snow on the way for many. of course, it's especially bad for folks still without heat and power after super storm sandy hit back in october. still without power. here in new york, volunteers set up these warming tents on staten island. they say the heaters don't fill the tents completely, but they're providing some relief. we reported last night about that massive warehouse fire in chi

china's capitol city, beijing is covered in a thick, dirty cloud of smog.s like. the air quality yesterday was literally off the charts. kids were kept home from school and a sales of face masks have skyrocketed. have reports, so have reports of respiratory problems. so what needs to happen here? monica, this is crazy. >> this is managed capitalism gone wild. they're obviously are very little to know environmental regulations going on. government obviously doesn't care. melissa: she say something pro-regulation? >> i am pro-smart regulation. melissa: like an oxymoron. angeles was under clouds of smog. you have to clean it up somehow, and sometimes you do need smt regulation to force companies to at least abide by certain restrictions. >> tebow needs more regulations, you need ten words, giants fans. falling to disappear by a day or two when wind comes and blows it all away. as for l.a., 40 years assess the passage of the clean air act, and it is still not fully compliant. i was stunned to read that. furthermore, the u.s., vice-president gore going after the

google map shows photos and details of the capitol city. north korea was one of the few places on earth google had very little information. google warns the map is not perfect. it will work to improve the maps of north korea. >>> time now 6:21. you like youtube? youtube may see big changes. we'll tell you what it is and why some people may not like it. >>> what happened when oj simpson book showed up on e- bay. >>> time is 6:24. for a short time an original addition of oj simpson's book if i did it was auctioned on e- bay for a quarter of a million dollars. this was written as a hypothetical confession to the murder of his wife and friend. it was schedule for release back in 2006. but there was such a backlash that the release was canceled and the 400,000 copies of the book were destroyed. that listing for the book is no longer on the e-bay website. >>> police in pittsburgh are searching for a person of interest at a fatal shooting at a gas station. within hours police traced the suspected getaway car to a house in bay point. they named 22-

it has larger land mass and its capitol city is two mountain ranges away from the nearest port facilities. will that war be effective? will it get the job done? how long will that war take? five years, 10 years, 20 years longer? how much will it cost? how many americans will die in such a war? 10,000, 15,000, more? how will such a war impact the middle east or america for that matter? do we want such a war? can we tolerate it? it seems that americans have already answered this from of the president it down, they have answered clearly and it is a no. they don't want such a war. the good news is they don't have to have it. if it becomes necessary, if the diplomatic efforts, the sanctions to stop iran were to fail we can manage a nuclear iran just as we managed china, north korea, and pakistan. thank you. [applause] >> while the debate is shaping up nicely next up is amos yadlin. amos, the podium is yours. >> it is 2:00 a.m. in tel aviv and i'm the only one who is not speaking english every day. it is more frightening to have a real gun pointed directly at your face than watching this on cnn

it's almost the capitol cities, a lot of neat things that you don't normally see. cool is that to go writing and look over and see the pyramids. i wanted to come home. i hadn't had a sonic order for a long time in hadn't been to a store that was open past 8:00 for a long time and i wanted to come home. and i did and i got selected to attend the fighter weapons school at the air force version of the navy school. i had already done the navy school, kind of an abbreviated exchange. it was okay but they are not half of what we are. you guys or air force lieutenants, right? nevermind the football game today. that is a relevant. that whole taking off and landing on a carrier thing, they can keep it. it was a school. it was anything like ours. ours is six-month long and utterly miserable. i came out of that a change human being. some say for the better. i lost almost all of my cockiness and quite a few tailfeathers and then spent the next decade being a weapons and tactics officer at different levels in the fighter wing. i was a khobar towers when that place blew up. do y

after all, if you conquered the capitol city, just take it all. it's at this point that people around the country begin to question whether the war should go on any further. the turning point in the creation of the national war movement occurs two months after scott occupies mexico city. on november 14th, 1887 # when wig henry clay gave an antiwar speech in lexington, kentucky after the war -- against the war. now, clay had been out of the public spotlight since his disastrous and terrible defeat by james polk in the election of 1844, a defeat he never expected or couldn't believe, and one that was caused by the fact that he opposed the annexation of texas, which was hugely possible pew lar. now only suffered through the defeat, but the name sake and favorite son, henry clay, jr. volunteered to lead troops to mexico. henry clay jr. is a leerpd of kentucky troops, goes to mexico, and killed at the battle of b urges -- bunena vista. he has to face the death of his son in a war he didn't believe in, and after his son's death, he religious, gets bapti

soldiers from different nations gathered in the capitol city to dance the night away. nato has more than 100,000 troops in country american troops. >> very nice. >> yeah. >> they get a chance to celebrate. good for them. >> next year, we'll stay up late. >> no, i'm not. >> even if you take a nap and wake up right at midnight. >> i've tried that. no. i did did. >> good luck this year to you. >> hey, you know what -- black-eyed peas you ever heard of that? >> hopping johns and greens. oh, yeah. >> i'm sorry, i never heard that. >> tucker doesn't have southern roots. so there you go. that's the issue. we'll share. i'll get some. >> you have to do it today. >> you have to do it today. >> i ate mine at 3:00 in the morning. i'm good. >> let's go to the numbers. >> did you cook? >> no, my wife did. i ain't cooking nothing. >> reagan national, temperatures are -- >> it's new year's day. >> allison, i realize. >> you wanted allison back so bad. you couldn't wait. >> now look what happened. there's the weather forecast. back to you guys. check out your cold north and west. inter

thomas jefferson's inauguration in 1801 was the first to take place in the new capitol city of washington, d.c.. the first organized parade occurred in 1809 at the inauguration of james madison when troops on horseback escorted the new president to the capitol. bill: william henry harrison's was longest ever. 1841. that was long before cable news was around. 8,000 words. took more than two hours to deliver. historians will tell you it was the worst address ever. that's what they say. boring the crowd with focus on ancient roman history. harrison also got a cold a few weeks later and died i can making the presidency the shortest in our country's history. martha: encouraging short speeches from there after, perhaps. watching the parade of course is free but you have to pay to attend some of the other events here. organizers just slashed ticket prices we understand. attending an inaugural ball costs $500 now. down from a thousand dollars. a sign the inaugural committee may have fallen short in their goal to raise $50 million. that moneys for the ball, parade, giant tv screens on the mall whe

air pollution in the capitol city is at historic highs.e report on that, coming up. [ ryon ] eating shrimp at red lobster is a fantastic experience. 30 shrimp for $11.99. i can't imagine anything better. you're getting a ton of shrimp, and it tastes really good! [ male announcer ] hurry in to red lobster's 30 shrimp for just $11.99! choose any two of five savory shrimp selections, like mango jalapeÑo shrimp and parmesan crunch shrimp. two delicious shrimp selections on one plate! all with salad and unlimited cheddar bay biscuits. 30 shrimp, just $11.99 for a limited time. wow, that's a lot of shrimp. i'm ryon stewart, i'm the ultimate shrimp lover, and i sea food differely. >> shannon: president obama and key senate republicans, heading into a grinding personnel fight. top republicans are promising to block some of the president's nominees, until they get answers about the deadly 9/11 benghazi terror attack. >> this administration's stonewalling the congress, trying to get benghazi and they're behind them politically in their rear-view mir

authorities say the two railroad passenger cars derailed south of the capitol city.there. we are hearing the death toll may rise. all this coming as the country appoints a new transportation minister to overcome a faulty rail system. martha: a testy news conference yesterday at the white house. the president saying that he will not enter into any negotiations when it comes to the debt ceiling. that whole episode yesterday prompted some criticism from kirstin powers last night. take a look. >> i thought his tone was very petulant and acting annoyed that people were asking him questions. and they were actually doing follow-up questions which they normally don't all do. and that was good. they were pressing him on the things. he was being asked about his house vote that you just referred to and i think he didn't do a great job of explaining the situation, because i think that this back and forth that is going on about whether we're going to default or not isn't really the point. martha: so here is major garrett, as he presented the president as kirstin just referenced o

bill: a bit of breaking news right now outside of the capitol city, washington, d.c. is vienna, virginia. much suspicious device apparently located in a parking lot and all the businesses in that the area have been evacuated. there is a bomb squad en route to the seen. they have not yet arrived. a lot of the traffic has been diverted as they try to figure out what this devices. it was described as an explosive device in the merchant tire parking lot but beyond that there is not a lot of description. so we're watching this image by way of the helicopter and wttg. police on the scene in vienna, virginia. they have roped off the area. they expect i had to be closes three, maybe four hours. they also say they're not sure what the devices or who discovered it. whether they made a phone call and who alert the police and authorities. so they're checking that out right now to figure it out. a bit of breaking news, vienna, virginia. get you updates in a moment here. arthel. arthel: there is this. anger and disbelief in congress. last night the house decided not to allow a vote

bank of america, capitol one, wells fargo, citi and bb&t were the most aggressive in shutting down branches. greg mcbride of bankrate.com joins us via skype. hi greg. why so many closings? > > well, just as the early years of the last decade saw too many homes being built, there were also too many bank branches being built. that, coupled with the ongoing trend toward bank consolidation, banks merging together, means that there are a lot of unprofitable branches out there that need to be weeded out. > is there a push toward mobile and online banking behind this? > > i don't think it's a push as much as it's a pull on the part of the consumer. consumers have expressed the preference that the way they want to interact with their bank, particularly for the routine daily transactions, is online and through mobile devices, which again makes the branches all the more unnecessary, particularly for the routine daily transactions. > is that dangerous, especially with the recent hack attacks? > > no. again, i don't think that the hack attacks necessarily pose any particular concern to consumers as lon

it has larger land mass and its capitol city is two mountain ranges away from the nearest port facilitiesthat war be effective? will it get the job done? how long will that war take? five years, 10 years, 20 years longer? how much will it cost? how many americans will die in such a war? 10,000, 15,000, more? how will such a war impact the middle east or america for that matter? do we want such a war? can we tolerate it? it seems that americans have already answered this from of the president it down, they have answered clearly and it is a no. they don't want such a war. the good news is they don't have to have it. if it becomes necessary, if the diplomatic efforts, the sanctions to stop iran were to fail we can manage a nuclear iran just as we managed china, north korea, and pakistan. thank you. [applause] ññó?? i think you can misinterpret that in both directions. the republican failure is to say that people are frustrated with government said they will want to shrink government. that is not what people are asking for. they cannot just say less government. they want a government who

earlier this morning, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake waking up hundreds of people south of the capitol cityeau. no reports of damage. >>> strike in the middle east. israel launching a strike from the air inside of the country of syria. israeli jets hit a convoy of trucks believed to be shipping dangerous weapons to the islamist militant group, hezbollah. the trucks were allegedly filled with rush made missiles. >>> cheerleaders and mascots, rookie, that's western illinois university's mascot strolling onto the basketball court mid back flip. he takes that cheerleader out, but she pops back up. both are just fine. this reminds me of yesterday, brian, when you had on the space suit and you couldn't see anything. colliding potentially with one of us or the monkey that was also on the set. >> brian: that wasn't me. >> steve: really? >> gretchen: that was neil armstrong. that was buzz. >> brian: it was buzz. it's one time i'm glad -- i feel for the cheerleader. >> steve: i'm surprised that head didn't go flying off. >> brian: tomorrow i'll be talking to the new orleans saints cheerleaders and ma

. >> thousands of extra security officers have been sworn in. 150 city blocks around the capitol are shut down. >> we have to be prepared for everything. >> the beginning of a new term. >> i want you to know something else about this guy barack obama. he is just getting started. >> tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >> 30 degrees at the airport. the stage is set for president obama's second inauguration. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. after beating andrew luck, peyton manning, and tom brady, do you think the ravens should be 4 1/2-point underdogs in the super bowl? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> president obama took the official oath of office in a private ceremony at the white house yesterday. >> a parade down pennsylvania avenue. the parties have already started. >> there are four and days of events to celebrate president obama's second term as president. we're at national harbor in the middle of it. it is one big party. this is one of the bi

there is a 30 mile no-fly zone over the city. 150 city blocks around the capitol are shut down. >> we have to be prepared for everything. >> the beginning of a new term. or as the vice president put it -- >> i want you to know something else about this guy barack obama. he is just getting started. >> tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. it is inauguration day. we are checking on the area roads. 36 on 295 because of an earlier accident at powder mill road. there was an overturned a vehicle. it is starting to get a little better. you may want to consider 95 as your alternate. those delays continued down towards powder mill road. we'll keep a close eye on the error roads down towards the d.c. region. 55 on the west side of the beltway. 54 on the j.f.x. no problems on 95 out of the northeast. seven minutes from the split down to the fort mchenry. 895 in great shape. the area bridges running smoothly. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we have some cloud cover t

supposed to be the front of the capitol and faced up on to capitol hill. as the citylook of the mall, but this is the more -- actually, a better looking front of the capitol. this is meant to be the face of the capitol. this wall here. this look here. >> it was a remarkable statement when president reagan moved it. >> he was a western. >> looking west. toward california, absolutely. >> for six years, i parked my car right there. >> where the limousine is there? >> on the plaza. a trshled spot there. >> let's watch now as the president reviews the troops with vice president biden. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> there it is. >> president obama and first lady entering the presidential limousine with the stern-faced secret service agents you see there following the review of the troops there, including some 18th century -- >> right. >> -- style yankee doodle dandy regiments. that was cool. president and the first lady will be driven to the official reviewing stand which is built just outside of the white house and from there to watch the inaugural parade. this is a long day for them.

city. as of today, where's a u.s. senator. former virginia governor tim kaine walked toward the u.s. capitolnked by mark warner and by outgoing virginia senator jim web, who chose to serve one six-year term o. the steps of the capitol at the back of the line cane joined lawmakers who had assembled to offer an emotional welcome to illinois senator mark kirk who suffered a severe stroke nearly a year ago. vice president joe biden and west virginia's joe mansion helped senator kirk slowly ascend the 45 steps of the ceremonial staircase that leads

and my job is to amplify those voices and those who they serve at tables like this at city hall and the state capitol and it's an honor and i am proud to be here. >> good evening i am kathy baxter and work for the child a abuse council and housed over on wallace street. i start the 36 years ago. i like to tell people i started as a toddler but not many people believe that. we started to raise awareness around child abuse and a grant from dr. moases and chief of pediatrics and the rosen during foundation and at that time in 1976 no one talked about it. we didn't have a system. we tried to get our public agencies together to work together so over these last 36 years we really created an amazing system but what i learned about five years ago we had a whole another network and we didn't talk to each other. we had domestic violence and elder abuse and child abuse and we knew each other but we weren't sharing information as much. we weren't talk about family violence so i am thrilled to be here tonight to be part of this family violence council that looks at these three issues and we begin to talk about fa

cities. >> denver is intense the state capitol is lit up in orange. people are walking around in jerseys broncos are a big deal. >> we are here for you. >> found out when we landed we had the e-mail. >> reporter: is this great. >> i am so excited. >> go ray lewis. >> we got our jerseys. >> and we will represent. >> we will be obnoxious fans and wearing purple. >> reporter: and ravens fans will continue to flock into denver today. and later this afternoon, the ravens will arrive. here in denver, jamie costello, good morning maryland. >>> a group from baltimore is getting ready to head there. and they will be excited with the trip. people from b more around town are out in hanover having breakfast with linda so and donuts and linda, you guys are dancing. >> reporter: weil we are at haney's-- we are at haney's corner deli. they are having a mini pep rally free donuts for anyone who comes in. available until 7. free coffee and you get to do it all with tons of ravens fans over here. they brought out the dj for this event. and this is the dj that does all

it has larger land mass and its capitol city is two mountain ranges away from the nearest port facilities. will that war be effective? will it get the job done? how long will that war take? five years, 10 years, 20 years longer? how much will it cost? how many americans will die in such a war? 10,000, 15,000, more? how will such a war impact the middle east or america for that matter? do we want such a war? can we tolerate it? it seems that americans have already answered this from of the president it down, they have answered clearly and it is a no. they don't want such a war. the good news is they don't have to have it. if it becomes necessary, if the diplomatic efforts, the sanctions to stop iran were to fail we can manage a nuclear iran just as we managed china, north korea, and pakistan. thank you. [applause] >> while the debate is shaping up nicely next up is amos yadlin. amos, the podium is yours. >> it is 2:00 a.m. in tel aviv and i'm the only one who is not speaking english every day. it is more frightening to have a real gun pointed directly at your face than watching this on cnn

city once every four years. nbc's kelly o'donnell is outside the capitol with that story. kelly, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. this is where it all happens for what is the grandest photo op in american politics. tomorrow, we will see the president walk through that red drape behind me and he will take the ceremonial oath and deliver his inaugural address at the front of that stage. just final touches to go. and counting down to that moment, there was actually plenty to see today. save all the pageantry for tomorrow. ♪ this day before the big show is a street fair. ♪ >> it's just awesome to experience just being here. it's just awesome. very historic. >> reporter: a noisy, crowded festival of anticipation. >> celebrating the next four years, celebrating america. >> reporter: washington in gridlock over parking, not politics. today, no tickets were required, so this is as close to the action as many visitors will get. >> it doesn't matter where we are. >> wherever we are, we will be happy. >> just as long as we are here in the area where everyone else is s

we are breaking into britain the latest from capitol hill as well as new york city on negotiations to fiscal cliff. a live picture from times square because in an hour and a half we will celebrate the new year and the million people gathered in times square will be celebrating, but they may want to eat, drink and the merry for tomorrow. as i go live to rich edson on capitol hill, taxes at this point will go up for every american. there is no deal being voted upon as of yet. not only will taxes go up, but spending cuts will begin starting at midnight tonight. rich edson, have we heard from the vice presidents yet? rich: he is still meeting an hour and 15 minutes after that meeting began to address senate democrats to sell them on this deal they have negotiated with mitch mcconnell. to avoid at least a large chunk of the automatic tax increases that are supposed to take effect shielding american, mounds of $450,000 for families, $400,000 for individuals keeping capital gains and dividend rates where they are pleasing amount of money going up to 20% on amounts of more than $450,000 for a

. >> coming up, we are under the south capitol street bridge looking at all the decay. the city wants to replace the bridge becau >> a major bridge is resting and falling apart. -- rusting and falling apart. >> it needs federal help to build a new bridge not repair the old one. but the frederick douglass bridge is the one at national stadium and carries some 70,000 vehicles a day. the city says it is structurally sound now but in 5-15 years, we need to begin taking traffic off the bridge. the bridges 63 years old, and if you think it has problems here on top, you should look beneath this bridge. the metal grate part is the drawbridge. it has only moved twice in the last seven years. they say it still works, but has gaping issues. >> it has deteriorated from erosion to the point that is structurally totally unsafe. the good news is, the bracing is only really needed when the city is moving. >> the city would tear this one down after completing a new parallel bridge. the estimated completion date would be 2017 or 2018. it needs to start soon. already, bigger trucks are prohibited

city is expected last. >>> quentin tarantino's django unchained has become the best capitol hill. >>> founder robert redford reiterated the festival's independent spirit. >> as long as we go forward and we adapt to change, we keep in touch with our original purpose which is simply to support and develop new voices to be seen and heard. and do whatever we can to promote them. >> sometimes, you never know what you'll see in the san francisco bay. including a delorean-themed hovercraft, straight out of "back to the future." wherever they're going, they definitely won't need roads. >>> and finally, justin bieber's es selena gomez revealed who she turns to for advice. taylor swift. yes, that taylor swift. i'm mara schiavocampo and this is "early today," this, your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. good morning. a quiet start. the storm missed us to the south. 35 at the airport. sea breeze is keeping up -- the breeze is kicking up. a mixture of sun and clouds. high temperature in the upper 30's. >> 35 degr

a 30-mile no-fly zone over the city. 150 city blocks around the capitol shut down. >> we have to be preparedthing. >> reporter: the end of months of planning, the beginning of a new term or as the vice president put it. >> i want you to know something else about this guy, barack obama. he's just getting started. >> reporter: and here at the capitol things are just getting started. the cute kids that you just saw we we're listening to them sing right now. a part of this program, this final program, final inauguration for president obama. >> tracie potts, clearly you have juice out there. it's good to be tracie potts. you have a front row seat out there. can you give us an idea of who will be sitting there behind you on the stage? >> reporter: we've got governors and senators on this side behind me. on the stage right behind president obama and his family and of course their invited guests. on the other side of the family will have the joint chiefs of staff, the u.s. supreme court, the leadership from both the house and senate side and in terms of having juice and having front row seat, if you

capitol hill. michelle miller has one mother's story from newtown. a massive storm system is moving across the country tonight. what's coming next from meteorologist david bernard. weekend, jim axelrod in new orleans, where the city's chefs have served up an economic recovery. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. the senate judiciary committee had assembled for the first congressional gun control hearing since the sandy hook tragedy when the surprise witness appeared. former congresswoman gabrielle giffords of arizona was led by the hand by her husband, mark

city leaders call it a small but important step. they want to remind all who see the parade pavilion, d.c. residents do not have two voting senators and a voting representative on capitoll. >> we hope it signals that this is a commitment to get franchisement for the people in the city. we'll continue to advocate for that and work with the president and the white house on the other issues. >> the license plates are symbolic. there's value in the symbolism, but there's substance. that's what we need to work on. >> president obama said in the statement that living in the city for the past four years, he has seen how unfair it is for working families in d.c. to work hard, raise children, and pay taxes without having a vote in congress. d.c.'s nonvote in congress horton has introduced another bill to give the district a statehood. it would make the district the 51st state. that measure hasn't come close to approval in the past several years. there is a separate bill that would give the district final say over its budget authority. >>> a gun accidentally went off at a gun show at the north carolina state fairgrounds. when it was over, three people had been injured. state off