backing of the victory fund which chose to back catania and dozens of other lgbt candidates. >> our candidates have to be openly lgbt viable in their races and david fits that criteria. >> reporter: muriel bowserer has tried to hobble catania with the fact he's a former republican catania has tried to knock muriel bowserer over some questionable political allies which may mean this battle in its last two weeks despite any one candidate's gender, race or sexual orientation is just like any other political campaign. early voting has started in d.c. and will be expanded this coming weekend. election day is november 4th. jim osman, wusa9. >>> battling breast cancer three times and winning. >> how an area mom whose story of survival might save another life. >> i'm meteorologist topper shutt. wind are really starting to gust now. that's the a man headline tomorrow. -- the in headline tomorrow. these are current gusts already gusting to 26, 23, 24 miles per hour. they'll get stronger overnight. there's no wind advisories, but i think some small limbs and branches could come down overnight. wakeup weather, windy and chilly, 40s at 5:00, same deal at 7:00

they employ david catania on their payroll. we heard he makes up to $240,000 a year from a company that has a contract with the government. so we know what mc dean gets out of the deal. they get a council member on their payroll and know what mr. catania gets out of the deal, he gets a paycheck. what the residents of district columbia are thinking is pay to play. >> there's no suggestion, not one bit of evidence i interceded on behalf of my former employer i left in 2012 nor involved in any contracts or entered discussions on behalf of the clients. what it did give me is real world experience something miss bowser lacks, to get up everyday and try to keep -- >> i beg your pardon -- >> let him finish. >> to keep 3,000 people employed. >> i have to respond and then move on to any question you ha. mr. catania said as he said before i somehow bumbled my way into politics and i have no real world experience. the truth is i came here with 10 years of experience in local government. >> mr. catania, we heard so much about how your work

would called david catania's headquarters. his campaign manager said they stand behind them, saying they use the pop cultural reference to believe that is what would happen if muriel bowser is in fact elected. i asked how many of the posters were mailed, and he declined to tell us, saying the campaign doesn't release that information. they have seen the poster and they say the ad is another example of a campaign in desperation mode. have one more political note to tell you about, a big name in the republican party came to maryland today to try to give larry hogan a boost in the race for governor. it was an old-fashioned political campaign appearance at the original pancake house here in the heart of the festive. chris christie, presidential hopeful, republican governor of new jersey, he in town to campaign for larry hogan, the republican nominee for governor in the state of maryland. coming up at 6:00, we will tell you why this christie thinks hogan can repeat his success. and have a republican win in a state traditionally dom

david catania said she should give the money back. >>> it is time to look at the forecast.ght chance for rain. luckily, it's not going to be a complete washout today >> no washout coming your way today. a cautionary sized umbrella. a couple light showers. that's all you will have to contend with. the same thing for tomorrow. by middle of the week, you will need to be weather ready indeed. we have heavy rain, maybe even thunderstorms to contend with wednesday afternoon, wednesday night, lingering into early thursday. but that's a couple of days away. for now, a quiet start. 62 degrees right now with a southeast breeze at 3 miles per hour. the overall impact will be fairly low. lots and lots of clouds. only a couple sprinkles from time to time. temperatures in the mid to upper 50s in shenandoah. upper 60s in washington. hometown forecast for bethesda, maryland, it's going to be a nice day today. cloudy. a few sprinkles up to about lunchtime today. temperatures reaching well into the upper 60s to near 70. stay ahead of the forecast by following me on twitt twitter @chuckbell4

david catania has 33% of the vote.ependent candidate carol schwartz has 12% of the vote. >>> and d.c. earned the best travel destination for 2014. the company credited a number of free monuments and museums and yards like center d.c. georgetown has the best shopping in the district. d.c. topped other cities like milan, vienna and toronto. >> it's a terrific city to visit. it's so beautiful. and so many freebies and monuments to see. >> you can find anything you want in any part of the city. >> we should be a tourist in our city. >>> tom, a little bit of rain maybe coming our way? >> yeah, but if you're visiting washington, that shouldn't stop you. just have an umbrella with you. i love when my friends and family come to visit. i love to show off washington. it's so great. have an umbrella happen did with a few scattered sprinkles mainly south of the metro area. as we look at the storm steam 4 radar, we are showing the speckles of green in charles county and tracking off into southern prince george's county. these are n

the poll shows independent david catania behind bowser by just four points. 34-30. a significant drop from an nbc 4 washington post maris poll in mid september that had catania behind 17 points. >> it's narrowing because we're out every day, meeting with neighbors in living rooms and back yards across the city. and our message is resonating. >> bowser today also sought to downplay a sunday "washington post" story that neighborhood groups are irritated with her decision to skip many of their debates. >> we have put together a broad and diverse and energetic group of d.c. residents. >> reporter: katt catania and independent can't carol schwartz are attending all of the forums. >> i think it's important that all of the candidates come out and explain exactly how they're going to secure our city's future. and you can't do that if you don't show up. >> reporter: in the district, tom sherwood, news4. >>> tonight, a chance for the redskins to make a big statement to the league. only problem, they'll take beating the defending super bowl champs to do it. our team is on the f

mur yell bowser and david catania and schwartz stopped by our studios. we posted online at nbcwashington.com. we will air it again right after meet the the press on sunday morning at 11:30 here on nbc 4. >>> today montgomery county is announcing a special crime unit. this is designed to protect our seniors. the unit will focus on crimes targeting that group and other vulnerable adults. montgomery county officials will announce the push later this afternoon. today we will lear the findings of an investigation on the health and safety of animals in local pet shops. the county council is looking at how pets are sold to the stores and how many stores buy at one time. the county memo obtainjeccounty. >>> in the case of a student who chewed his breakfast pastry into the shape of a gun may wind up at the maryland board of education. the boy's family received a decision from the anne arundel board of association. the board cited with the staff at park elementary school. the board said the school had the right to suspend the 7-year-old after the incident last yea

candidate muriel bowser has $1 million and independent candidate david catania's campaign says they have 865,000 on campaign. bowser is seen as the front-runner but recent polls show her opponent is gaining ground. virginians will be voting for both senate and house of representatives candidates on november 4th. tuesday october 14th is your deadline to register to vote for maryland's next governor. if you can't complete an application in person, can you fill one out online or mail in an application. >> virginia will receive 4.8 million from federal homeland security funding. fairfax county will get money for hazardous materials, response team equipment. virginia beach will get funds to handle railway incidents. the city of roanoke, the law enforcement tactical response team will also benefit from this. in total 79 projects across the commonwealth will get some money. >> turk our eyes to the weather and outside -- >> we can actually look at the sky today. turn our eye to the sky without getting a raindrop in our eye. >> at no additional charge to you. 100% free sunshine for you on your su

democratic nominee muriel bowser faced off against independence at large council member david catania and former councilwoman carol schwartz. they faced tough questions from wusa9's bruce johnson who was the moderator. and if you didn't catch it streaming live on wusa9.com, tune in to wusa9 for a one hour special tonight starting at 7:00. right here on wusa9. and by the way, early voting in the district starts on monday. >>> well, she hasn't won any super bowls or scored any game- winning shots, but madeline al bright faces the front of a new wheatties box. helping to bring peace to the ball cans that count for something. she tweeted a picture of herself on the box yesterday and thanked the cereal company. typically the boxes depict famous athletes but i'd say people who keep the peace are pretty outstanding too. >> perhaps more significant. >> a lot more significant. >> i would think so. >>> so -- little quieter today. >> yeah. >> after a very busy week for you. >> last week the stormy week. but we're easing on into friday and a lot of things are going on today with the football game

democrat muriel bowser along with independent candidates david catania and skarl schwartz partic in the forum with news 4 and "the washin you can see that right after "mee at 11:30 right here on nbc4. >>w this morning, a violent night at a maryland mcdonald's. the attack on a security guard and what happen when a rest emplo tri to interv plus we have incredible imag to show you. see what it took for emergency crews to cut a person out of a car and to rescue them images f. >>> and the transformatn at >>> and the transformatn at the old walter reed army medical thank you, cable. for the slower internet upload speeds. for fewer video on demand titles. for taking longer to upload our movies. for making me wait longer to share my photo albums. thank you, cable. for taking longer to upload my fantasy picks. thank you, cable. thank you, cable. because if we never had you... we wouldn't know the incredible difference verizon fios makes. the numbers don't lie. in customer satisfaction studies fios is rated #1 in internet speed and reliability 8 years running. #1 in internet customer satisfaction

on the other hand, david catania might have the most excited voters because they are looking at for the first time, you may have an independent formally republican who has a shot, who has a chance. if there's ever been a republican chance here. style is going to be important. he is the smartest. he has the most extensive legislative record. but, he is also a guy that has a history of a bad temper. mostly the norm up close, can't deny that. how much will that weigh in? bowser hopes that will weigh a lot. she doesn't have the expensive record he has. she talks about what she has done. she can bring the cities together, that she can work with everybody. that remains to be seen. carol schwartz, not everyone is giving her a shot. she has a lot of experience. very little money. not able to identify large numbers of voters and get those to the polls. she is going to be totally depend on volunteers and a lot of people feel that won't get it. she is a former republican turned independent. they just don't think carol schwartz has what it takes to get to the finish line. >> and you can watch the d

independent candidate david catania has $5050 u and recent polls show catania is gaining ground. virginia voters will be house are for house and senate candidate candid if you can't complete an application in person, fill out an online application or mail one in. >>> there are growing health concerns right now over the artificial turf used on fields that your kids play on. it's an nbc investigation all parents should s >>> three weeks into air strikes in syria, but is the plan to target isis working? this morning we'll hear the answer, we hope to hear the answer to that question on "meet the press. the ". >> moderator chuck todd will speak with national security adviser susan rice but first the breaking news out of texas. another ebola case now confirmed, and this is becoming, you know, a major issue here for the administration. >> well, we've certainly changed our lead, that's for sure, this morning, and we'll be talking to the head of the cdc where we'll talking about a local official down in dallas, clay jenkins, handling this sort of political response to the outbreak down th

0 the third and final debate -- to watch the third and final debate between muriel bowser and david catania and carroll schwartz squared off last night. many of you watched it on www.wusa9.com as it happened. while we learned a lot about the candidates, the action was brought to a halt several minutes after a woman interrupted the debate. [ hollering ] >> can we get a show of hands? do you want to continue the debate? >> yes! yes! >> we've edited out most of the unpleasantness to spend more time on the issues that matter to you. watch tonight at 7 p.m. here on www.wusa9.com. our bruce johnson moderates this important third and final debate. as you watch use the #dcdebate to talk about the issues on twitter. early voting starts monday in the district and election day is november 4th. >>> lots of lanes for drivers or split it up for those on two or even no wheels? later on a look at the road debate that's sparking a bit of rage in montgomery evening. >> what a great evening, temperatures above average today. we hit 75, 75 and 56 go in the books officially. averages are down to 68 and 50, reco

in case you can't see tonight's gathering, bowser, along with david catania and david schwartz stopped by our studios. we posted yesterday's forum on nbcwashington.com. we will also air it here on nbc 4 right after ""meet the press"" this sunday morning at 11:30. >>> your voting experience should be a lot smoother in the district on election day. election officials say they have addressed it. results were delayed for hours after the polls close. officials blame it on a network problem. it is expected to be one of the most competitive in d.c. in the last 20 years. and many of you remember these long lines in virginia and maryland two yearo. they stop this scene from happening again. both states say they have bought new equipment. they have trained volunteers on how to deal with long lines. officials do not expect any major delays this year since it is a midterm election. >> later this morning, we're going to get an idea of what the first elevated park would look like. they reviewed plans from four different developers and will announce the winning design. it will be built on the support

it is a three-way race between bowser david catania and carol schwartz. now we have a look at the race and a weather report. we are at one judiciary square. this is the second day of early voting. you mentioned the candidates. it is actually a race this time, unusual in d.c. it has been decades since we have seen in election this competitive. democrat muriel bowser says she wants great leaders. and kayacathy lynn are henderson are betting against her opponent. >> we have not seen bowser tackle things that matter to people. when i look at my record, there are expansions that i offer. >> and terrell schwartz wanting for mayor for the fifth time. schwartz, running for mayor for the fifth time. >> i like her, but i do not to be mayor.ready >> and it can you? >> he has a bad temper. shows 7%test poll undecided. she may be a typical voter. >> i probably will go with bowser. interesting for a while, but i think he is abrasive. >> how about carol schwartz? >> no. i think it is time to hang it up and do the job. the first would be gay mayor. >> there are 10,000 ma

mayor david catania will hold a meet and greet, head to columbia heights today and meet with potential voters at 11:00 this morning. muriel bowser will be at the harriet tubman schoolyard. bowser was endorsed by president obama for d.c. mayor. bowser's lead over catania is in single digits. >>> trying to bribe a former state senator. warner discussed the possibility of several jobs for former senator philip puckett's daughter. allegations of possible bribery are coming from senator puckett's son. he did resign in june, tipping the majority in favor of the republicans. a warner spokesperson tells "the post" the conversation did occur but warner did not make a specific job offer. >>> sail-sex couples can legally get married in north carolina. a ban was ruled unconstitutional. the supreme court turned down that appeal and the ruling became law. right now, same-sex couples can legally get married in 29 states as well as the district of columbia. >> terry mcauliffe became the governor's first to preside over a same-sex marriage. >>> convicted of a crime that she did not commit. now freedom

carol schwartz and david catania plan to be at a forum. earlier this year, bowser agreed to four debates which have all passed now. today's forum will begin at 7:00 this evening at plymouth congregational church in northeast. nbc 4's erica gonzalez will moderate and mark see graves will be a panelist there. >>> a new poll is out from christopher new port university showing how young voters in virginia feel about the senate race in their state. incumbent democrat mark warner is the favorite among voters 18 to 35 with 47% of likely voters. libertarian robert sar advivis in second. republican gillesspy only got about 11% of the vote. 18% of the young people polled were undecided at this point. >>> the 2014 midterms will be the most expensive congressional races in u.s. history. on track to cost nearly $4 billion. and for more on that, we're joined by carrie dan, a writer, political writer, for nbc's first read. good morning, carrie. so tell us about those numbers. wa what's driving that cost up? >> that $4 billion number sets up these midterm

david catania says she should give the money back. >>> same-sex marriages in alaska could begin this week. they declared the state ban unconstitutional. it is a symbolic victory for the state because alaska's ban on same-sex marriage was the first of its kind in the nation. last week's action by the court means gay couples can get married in 29 states and the district >> it is columbus day today. you can celebrate at a ceremony this morning. if you are off from work or school, head to the plaza at union station. as part of the ceremony, the u.s. marine corps. band will play and you can hear speeches from diplomats from italy and spain. angie goff is monitoring the live desk. olympic runner oscar pistorius in court for his sentencing hearing. we will check in with her. >>> your cup of joe may do a body good. the benefits of drinking decaf coffee. what? >> decaf? how does that work? grab a an umbrella as you head out the door. chuck bell will show us where it's raining in weather and traffic on the 1s. traffic on the 1s. stay with have you seen the news about barbara comstock? first, t

. >>> democrat bowser and independent david catania and carol schwartz will participate in a forum.ou can see the forum here on nbc 4 this sunday a lot 11:30 in the morning. >>> 5:48. police chief kathy lanier will talk about her department's relationship with the community today. she will take part in a forum at the urban institute. michael brown in ferguson, missouri has raised questions about police tactics across the country. she will be one of several experts on hand to talk about possible changes that could be made to ease tensions. she addressed the challenges of life with a single mom and the first time she ever fired her weapon in uniform. >> strum belled across a pitbull fighting ring in the 600 block of newton street. we were attacked by two pit bulls. >> you can hear a lot more of this conversation on our website, nbcwashington.com. >>> 11 before the hour. a new plan for a utility center in loudoun county. neighbors are against the plan for a new novak center. they approved the center, which would go near evergreen mills in arcola. neighbors say it will hurt their home v

bowser has been leading but david catania climbing in the polls.say she's more measured and more thoughtful. her critics say she's too passive, not really aggressive enough to do things. catania says he takes on hard charging things. some people think he's too mean. they do agree on something very important, school boundaries. muriel bowser said she would throw out this very important plan to throw out the boundaries of schools for the first time in 40 years and start over. catania says some of the plan is good and we need to postpone it for a year and make changes. carol schwartz said she'd make changes, too. bowser is less specific what she would do. >> she was way ahead a month or so ago. it is tightening up. >> she was 30 points ahead in the winter. the polls, if you take them all, there's been a steady progression and much closer race and the polls say the race is now very close -- they don't say close, they say it's competitive and we only have a couple weeks to go. >> all right. if you miss today's forum we will post it online and we will ai

carl schwartz and david catania confirmed their attendance. on her website it says bowser will be attending two other events tonight at the beginning of the campaign bowser agreed to take part in four debates. they have all taken place already. today's forum will be 7:00 to 9:00 at preliminary eugt congress gas stational church in d.c. ward 4. erica develka gonzalez will mod >>> what we are learning about how isis recruits from three american goals. >>> calling in sick even though you feel just fine. we have a new study that says people take a pretty common mistake when they play hooky that's costing them their jobs. >>> it's pretty windy out there. the flag whipping in the win. the flag whipping in the win. your weather and making jackets that are built to perform anywhere is hard work. the flag whipping in the win. your weather and and at l.l.bean, we take our job, very seriously. guaranteed quality, no matter what you're up against. from l.l.bean. >>> welcome back. your teenager's moodiness could be a combination of problems at home and sch

independence carol schwartz and david catania have confirmed their attendance.uriel bowser will attend another event despite ward 4 being her home turf. mark seagraves will serve as a panelist. >>> an elementary school will get a new name. discovery elementary is named after the space shuttle "discovery" and will honor john glenn, who became the oldest person in space. the school board is making a final decision on that name. >>> if you feel like you're being harassed online, you're not alone. 40% say they have experienced online harassment. more than 70% of young people were harassed. it included verbal, physical, and stalking. they said they were being harassed by people they did not know. >>> 5:21 is our time right now. we got rid of all the rain. but this wind has rolled in. >> our hair will be blowing around. hold on to your hats. meteorologist tom kierein with your weather and traffic on the 1s. >>> the wind has been gusting this morning. and the latest range models showing deep low pressure off the new england coast going to continue to whip us with winds

mayor david catania will head on over to columbia heights day and meet with potential voters at 11:00morning. democratic candidate muriel bowser will stop by columbia heights day. earlier this week, president obama endorsed bowser for d.c. mayor. this is a close race in the district. a poll found bowser's lead over catania is down to a single digit. >> mark warner is accused of trying to bribe a former state senator. according to the washington post, warner discussed the possibility of several jobs for former senator puckett's daughter, allegedly hoping it would keep him from giving up his state seat. puckett did resign prt state senate in june, tipping the favorability into republican. warner did not make a specific job offer. >>> a federal judge declared the state's gay marriage ban unconstitutional yesterday. two sheriff's deputies were the first to marry. the supreme court turned down the appeal and the ruling became law. same-sex couples can legally get married in 29 states and the district of columbia. >> virginia governor terry mcauliffe became the first governor to officiate s

schwartz is running against fellow independent, david catania and murrell bowser. >>> the man who schwartzes to take over for, mayor vincent gray does not have a lot of faith in the board of elections. gray secured the board today at his biweekly news conference. >> i thought, you know, sending out a voter guide with our d.c. plage upside down was a complete fiasco and s2 d only to the fiasco. if you're asking me if i have a high level of confidence, no. >> the election is november 4. early voting is already underway. >>> in our health alert, european researchers are calling it a major help breakthrough. a paralyzed man is able to walk again thanks to pioneering cell transplant. alfonzo reports. >> darrick is walking again four years after a knife attack left him paralyzed. >> he says when the feeling begins to come back, it's like you're born again. doctors in poland took cells and grew them in the lab. two weeks later, they transplanted the cells into a spinal cord around the injury. four strips of nerve tissue were also taken from his ankle and placed across his spinal cord. the cells g

new polls show bowser's lead over independent david catania is down to single digits. >> tom sherwood will have more and reaction on president obama's endorsement today at 5:00 tonight. >>> and don't forget, democratic incumbent mark warner will face off against ed gillespie here on nbc had 4. chuck todd will most the live debate at 7:00 tomorrow night. "nightly news" will air at 6:30. aaron gilchrist and julie carey will join the panel. news4 and the fairfax county chamber of commerce are sponsoring this debate and i'll be there with them live during our preview coverage on news4 at 4:00. >> looking forward to that. >>> a new lottery game has its first million-dollar winner in virginia. >>> also ahead, at least they'll never forget this day. the hot air balloon wedding proposal gone wrong. >>> i'm dianna russini alongside jason pugh at fedexfield where the redskins are getting ready to face off the super bowl champs. >> why tonight's game against the seahawks could define the redskins' entire season. >>> and out in san francisco. >>> you're watching news4 at 4:00. >>> the hash tag mo

. >> reporter: independent candidate for mayor david catania rallies democrats outside, while voters in the november 4th election began casting ballots at the 1 judiciary square early voting center. eight other early voting sites throughout the district open saturday. >> always been a voter, but i really wanted to see something that gears towards the youth. >> i will admit, it was a hard decision this year. >> reporter: supporters of democrat muriel bowser showed up throughout the day. bowser herself rallied with about 100 supporters in the early morning, just as the polling place opened. a new opinion poll monday by an unaffiliated business group shows her leading catania by 12 points. catania had been trailing by eight points in an earlier survey by the same group. independent carol schwartz making her fifth bid for mayor found lots of voters to hug but still trails in the polls in a distant third. among the regular races in the ballot this year, mayor, council, attorney general and other elected offices across the district, voters are being asked to approve or disprove initiative

the poll says her lead over david catania is slipping going into the single digits as bowser, catania and carol schwartz didn't hold back debating last ght. challenging each other. each chance they got as they head into the home stretch to the november election. all three candidates squared off at npr headquarters and tackled quite a few topics including d.c.'s lack of affordable housing, public and charter schools, and the need for jobs in the district. but the new poll released earlier this week by economic growth d.c. rlly had all them talking. that poll shows the gap between the candidates is getting smaller. it has bowser in first with 35%, catania in second with 27%. and schwartz in third with 11%. 27% are undecided. bowser did have a 17 point lead in a poll put out by the "washington post" last month. now of course, each candidate has their own take on the numbers. >> we have the best message because we have a record. we have the most progressive things that we have done over the last 20 years i'm proud to have been a champion of many of them. from marriage equality and smoke f

there are new polls that show that bowser's lead over the independent candidate, david catania, is down to single digits. >>> there is new fallout tonight from olympic champion michael phelps' dui arrest. usa swimming suspended him for six months. in addition to the suspension, phelps will not be allowed to compete at next year's world championships. and usa swiing will cut off his monthly stipend. police say phelps' blood alcohol level was nearly double the limit when he was pulled over last week. >>> monday night football at fedexfield. burgundy and gold welcoming the super bowl champs tonight. seahawks coming in rested after a bye. d.c. coming off that embarrassing is the most -- least you can say about it -- loss to the giants. dianna, doreen says this is a must-win. do you agree? >> doreen loves to throw that word around. everything is a must-win according to doreen. but doreen is right. this is a must-win and that is the tone this team has had all week long. yes, we're playing the super bowl champs, but this is like they're super bowl, because we find out a lot about this washingt

>> democratic nominee and ward four council member muriel bowser faced off against independent david catania and independent former councilwoman carol schwartz. all three faced tough questions from our very own bruce johnson who moderated. >> if you didn't watch it streams live on wusa9.com, tune in tonight for a one hour special on wusa9. starting at 7:00 p.m. right here early voting in the district starts monday. >>> an american artist is using soil and sand to accomplish what most artists do with palette and paint. >> this really is a sight to see. you can see it on the national mall. the artist jorge rodriguez, well he's spent the summer taking pictures of about 30 men in washington. the massive portrait combines the smile of one man and the eyes of another. the work best even from above -- seen from above as you can sew that. >> i embrace diversity. all my friends were different in my childhood. so i want to do a piece about that beautiful backbone of the american melting pot. >> we're told every mound and curb was carefully positioned with the help of several satellites high above the

our candidates are ward four council member muriel bowser, david catania and carol schwartz.ng statement at the end of our program but we begin with colby king and the questions. >> "washington post" on ser 14th contained a photo of a woman, age 75 with a caption, lifelong democrat and plan to voteor

. >> speak of endorsements, the two of them, muriel bowser and david catania split the public vote. >> some could say it's a wash. it may not mean much because you have one side supporting catania and one side supporting bowser. i don't know if it's going to play that much because one can't really say i have all of the support. >> do you think the d.c. mayor's race ask a done deal yet? >> no. >> yes. >>> d.c. bag fee has raised millions to clean up the anacostia river. it's cost local businesses thousands in fines. we're talking small mom and pop stores, even national chains. the program has been in effect for a few years. does it mean much that they're not charging the tax, dave? >> i don't think it's going to hurt the program that much. it's a different way to get the money as we were discussing before we went on the air. they're going to get you one way or another. they have brought in revenue. it's going to the anacostia river shed. that's a win-win. they should be enforcing it a little more. that's not going to change the tax. >> i think it's a good program. i think it fits with

muriel bowser these independent david catania and a member of the d.c. city council carol schwartz is when several times for mayor of the district of columbia. ♪ >> wusa presents campaign 2014, a final d.c. mayoral debate with moderator bruce johnson. they don't ♪ >> good evening, everybody and welcome to the historic. winter for the final most important debate of the d.c. mayoral campaign. while a lot of your party decide on who you're going to vote for, you know there a lot of undecided people to air in the audience, watching us on the web, watching the broadcast. let's respect them. let's respect the candidates. now, opening statements also decided by lot. going first will be the democratic nominee for mayor, new york a. one minute for opening statement. bowser: thank you, bruce. and good evening, everybody. i am muriel bowser and i am running for mayor of my hometown. i am very proud of the progress that we've made together in this city but i'm also concerned that not everybody in our city is enjoying that progress. that's why as councilmember i thou

. >>> today a group calling itself democrats for david joined catania at a rally. he signaled he welcomes the support from voters regardless of their political affiliation. >> we all believe in equality. we all believe in playing by the rules. we all believe in fairness. too often our government falls short of living those values. i pledge if i'm elected mayor our entire government will be organized around fulfilling those basic values we all share. >> he said his 17 years on the dc council makes him better prepared to lead the city as mayor. >>> today prosecutors asked to postpone the next court hearing for jeffrey thompson. thompson has pleaded guilty to conspiracy including illegal contributions made to dozens of political campaigns including that of dc mayor vincent greg. he's due back in court friday but he's been cooperating with prosecutors in their ongoing investigation. those prosecutors no doubt want to keep working with him. >>> a security guard from the u.s. pays his own way to turkey to join the fight against isis. >> and right after the break an elder

a number of polls show muriel bowser with a 17-point lead ahead of fellow council members david catania and carol schwartz. they are debate was held at anacostia high school in southeast d.c. and comes to us courtesy of wusa nine. it's about one hour. ♪ >> moderator: good evening, everybody and welcome to the historic anacostia high school in southeast washington. we are here for the final most important debate of the d.c. mayoral campaign. while a lot of have already decided on who you are going to vote for, you know there are a lot of undecided people out in the audience, watching this on the web, they will be watching the broadcast. let's respect them. let's respect the candidates. opening statements also decided by lot. going first will be democratic nominee for mayor, muriel bowser. one minute for opening statement. bowser: thank you, bruce, and good evening, everybody. i have muriel bowser and and i'm running for mayor of my hometown. i'm very proud of the progress that we've made together in the city, but i'm also concerned that not everybody in our city is enjoying that progress