craig boswell, cbs news, capitol hill. >> president obama is expected to speak in just a few minutes about his case for military force and we plan to bring you some of the president's remarks. >>> the 17-year-old accused of kidnapping and raping a pizza delivery woman will stand before a judge today. darien miles will be arraigned as an adult this afternoon in a martinez courtroom. he allegedly attacked a 22-year- old victim on sunday when she arrived to deliver a pizza in antioch. miles faces several charges including kidnapping, robbery and rape. >>> the man accused of shooting a long-time tv sports anchor in san diego now behind bars. mike montana surrendered to a s.w.a.t. team late last night after hours-long standoff in el cajon. kyle kraska of a cbs affiliate was shot in the leg and stomach outside his home yesterday afternoon. police say the suspect had some kind of dispute with him. kraska is expected to recover. >>> technology is helping cure a crime epidemic epidemic. apple's kill switch is credited with lowering 40% theft of iphones. fingerprint recognition technology make

craig boswell has more. >> reporter: kayla mueller's parents say they are heart broken. isis sent an email with a picture notifying them their daughter is dead. she dead indicated her entire life to helping those in need, they say. she sent a letter to them e she was in captivity. >> she wrote i have come to see there is good in every situation. sometimes we just have to look for it. right now that is what we are all trying to do. >> reporter: the white house cannot confirm how or when mueller died. isis claimed a jordanian air strike killed the 26-year-old late last week. >> there was no evidence of civilians in the area prior to the coalition strike taking place. >> reporter: isis captured mueller in august of 2013. >> i am in solidarity with the syrian people. >> reporter: she traveled to syria to work with several humanitarian groups. >> she wanted to serve. that is what she spent the last part of her life doing. >> reporter: white house officials were on capitol hill tuesday discussing with lawmakers what will be come from the president later this week. a formal req

craig boswell, cbs news, washington. >> marine biologists say the 1996 sustainable fisheries act hasso become an important tool. it requires congress to be notified every year of all overfished species. the government also keeps tabs by providing tags to some fishermen. once the tags run out, they can't catch anymore of that species. >>> took a short walk earlier this morning. >> a very short walk. >> it was cold. the cheeks were freezing but the wind wasn't kicking up so it didn't feel terrible. >> not in every place, but there's some spots where we're still gusting 25 miles an hour. i mentioned the cupid run that was taking place sunday. it's called the cupid undie run. they do that sunday for a worthy cause. they say given the conditions, they may shorten the race or have more frequent stops. it's only a mile but a mile with windchills in the single digits, that's maybe about 5,000 feet too much but a great cause nonetheless. let's tell you what's happening. the first blast of arctic air has come in. we may get into the upper 20s and hit 30 in a couple of spots. the winds should s

reporter craig boswell reports. >> reporter: the snow has stopped and the nation's capital has started digging out. but this storm's impact will linger. >> even though the skies are now clearing, the extended low temperatures which is very rare for this area and black ice will make this a very dangerous situation for several days. >> reporter: the fast moving storm dumped snow and ice from the plains states to the atlantic. bringing hazardous conditions. utility crews are on the move to restore electricity to tens of thousands after ice accumulated on power lines. about five inches of snow fell in washington, d.c.. making for a pretty scene, and shutting down the federal government. >> we're going to stay longer, everything is closed here. >> reporter: while dc digs out, residents here and throughout the eastern half of the country are bracing for some of the coldest temperatures so far this season. >> the snow is inconvenient. the cold -- miserable. >> reporter: the arctic blast will send the thermometer plunging with only single digit highs throughout the midwest and northeast. >> i

craig boswell reports. >> reporter: senate republicans say they will no longer use a bill to fund the department of homeland security as a tool to stop president obama's actions on immigration. >> my preference remains with the legislation that's already passed the house. it's still the simplest way forward. but as long as democrats continue to prevent from us even debating that bill, i'm ready to try another way. >> no. >> reporter: after a house bill linking funding to blocking immigration changes failed a fourth test vote in the senate, majority leader mitch mcconnell introduced a stand-alone bill to block the action allowing congress to consider a clean funding bill. they have until friday to pass it or government workers will go on furlough. even a temporary shutdown could have harmful effects, according to democrats. >> our message to these "terrorists" cannot be that we're going to be shutting down the department of homeland security. that cannot be the message coming from this senate. >> reporter: congress is also watching the immigration fight now play out in court. the court

craig boswell has more. >> reporter: egyptian television showed warplanes taking off on a mission to strike isis targets in libya monday. in libya smoke rose from one of the area's bombs. the swift retaliation came just hours after isis released another video online. it shows men dressed in black walking 21 evip general hostages -- egyptian hostages on a beach. they're forced to kneel down and then it appears they are beheaded. they had for work. isis kidnapped them in december and january. in their egyptian village, relatives cried and prayed devastated by the killing. >> we're saddened, shocked, but we believe that this is part of a whole phenomenon we've been facing in egypt and throughout the arab world in the last few years. >> reporter: egypt called for international intervention in lib yarks including political and material support targeting the militants' stronghold in iraq and syria. the call for help comes as congress is debating president obama's formal request to authorize the use of military force against isis. the egyptian air strikes targeted isis weapons storage sites

and as craig boswell reports, it ended days of uncertainty. >> reporter: the parents of kayla mueller are heartbroken to share confirmation their daughter has died. isis sent the family an email telling them mueller was dead and included a picture. the family said in a statement, kayla was a compassionate and devoted humanitarian. she dedicated the whole of her young life to helping those in need of freedom, justice and peace. >> kayla was a young woman who was willing to put herself in harm's way to try to offer that relief. she saw this as a way to honor the god that she worshipped. >> reporter: isis captured mueller in syria in august 2013 while she was working for a humanitarian aid organization. out of concern for her safety, her name was not made public until last week when isis claimed a jordanian air strike killed the 26-year-old. so far the u.s. does not have anything to corroborate the claim. >> the information that we have is that there is no evidence of civilians in the target area prior to the coalition strike taking place. >> reporter: president obama issued a statement

craig boswell has more. >> reporter: senate republicans say they will no longer use a bill to fund the department of homeland security as a tool to stop president obama's actions on immigration. >> my preference remains. the legislation that's already passed the house, it's still the simplest way forward, but as long as democrats continue to prevent us from even debating that bill, i'm ready to try another way. >> reporter: after a house bill linking funding to blocking immigration changes failed a fourth test vote in the senate, majority leader mitch mcconnell introduced a stand-alone bill to block the president's immigration action allowing congress to consider a clean funding bill. congress has till friday to fund the homeland security department. if it doesn't, some 30,000 employees will be furloughed and some workers will have to stay without pay. democrats say even a temporary shutdown could have harmful effects. >> our message to these terrorists cannot be that we're going to shut down the department of homeland security. that cannot be the message coming from the senate. >> rep

craig boswell, cbs news the state department. >> president obama says that the u.s. will create a new digital communication that will work with the religious and the community leaders to counter the terrorist propaganda. thanks for watching 9 news at 5:00. 9 news at 6:00 starts right now. >>> the record lows tonight. probably below zero. then snow, we'll talk about snow, sleet, and freezing rain. >>> it is entered as evidence in the accusations that michael gardner has tried to hire a hit man to kill off child witnesses. they admit that secretly filming 152 women as they got undressed to get in to a jewish ritual. why he only plead guilty to 52 of them coming up. >>> a deep freeze is about to get a whole lot deeper. thank you for joining us, i'm lesli foster. >> i'm derek mcginty as we are in for the temperatures below freezing for the next few days. the big question is how cold for how long. great temps, not the windchills. these are current temperatures right now without the wind. 14 in leesburg, 12 in manassas. as we suspected today, the high temperature is 21. oc

craig boswell washington. >>> a lot of comments on facebook. we've had so much snow this year.lot of instances of snow but not that much. we average 15 inches for the entire season. we picked up about 7 of those just on saturday. a little more at dulles but nothing crazy. 24 inches. kind of like seattle, a lot of instances of rain as opposed to a lot of rain. we've had a lot of instances of snow but not a lot in the bank. right now outside very nice. 30 degrees. winds are still northwest at 17. but they will subside tonight. we're looking at bitterly cold start but light winds tomorrow morning. bus stop temperatures, zero to 22. not wind chill. still very cold tuesday afternoon. probably not above freezing. then still seasonably cold pens. maybe 40 on wednesday which sounds kind of good but that's almost 10 degrees below our average high which is now like 49. tonight on the futurecast, clear. 10 in gaithersburg. 12 in leesburg and maybe 18 downtown. i say these temps are a wee bit high. we're going to see some place said 1 2 3 above. gaithersburg. 15 in dc. more like 12 in dc.

craig boswell, cbs news, capitol hill. >> tonight, nbc has suspended news anchor brian williams for sixpay for lying to the public about his experiences in the iraq war. he apologized last week for saying he was in a helicopter that was hit by a grenade in 2003. he was actually in a trailing chopper. today the network's ceo called williams' action inexcusable. but said that he does deserve a second chance. >>> well, federal health officials headed to capitol hill today to discuss the sudden reemergence of vaccine preventable diseases. there are now more than 166 confirmed cases of measles in 18 states. most are tied to an outbreak at disneyland. a doctor from the cdc told lawmakers the outbreak should be a wake-up call to those who don't vaccinate. she addressed fears vaccines cause autism. >> there have been dozens of studies of vaccines and the question of autism. vaccines don't cause autism. they are highly effective and safe and are a good way to protect your children from vaccine preventable diseases. >> today's hearing was planned even before the current measles outbreak. >>> weat

craig boswell. >> the european union voted today to hold off on any new round of sanctions in order toress made on wednesday's summit. >>> it's being called a sexy prison break but authorities in brazil aren't laughing. police say two women in these skimpy outfits convinced guards to let them in. they say the women seduced the guards and spiked bottles of whiskey that they drank causing them to pass out. while they were asleep, 26 prisoners escaped. some have been recaptured. the hunt is on for the rest. the guards and the prison director are charged with facilitating a prison break. >>> still ahead stuck with so called housework. even in the office. why this female tech exec says wom ♪ ♪ ♪ first impressions are important. you've got to make every second count. banking designed for the way you live your life. so you can welcome your family home... for the first time. chase. so you can. >>> tonight one of the country's biggest accounting firms has named its first ever female ceo. cathy egelbert has been with deloitte since 1986. >>> meanwhile facebook coo sheryl sandberg says women shou

craig boswell is in washington. >> reporter: washington d.c.esident adam lit up in front of the cameras on thursday. he led the effort to get the district of columbia's initiative 71 passed. >> tell me what you are holding. >> i'm holding 2 ounces of marijuana a report are report ate allows d.c. residents to possess 2 ounces marijuana and grow six plants. >> planting a seed is a symbolic act. i hope they will last. >> reporter: for him potties a symbol of a larger battle one pitting the district begins congress which has final word over laws in the nation's capitol. >> the use of marijuana is still totally illegal under federal law so it is not only the the mayor but anybody who uses marijuana under this law theoretically could be punish under federal laws. >> reporter: a small group of republicans moved to block the pot initiative ape warning d.c. lead their using federal machine toy implement it, violate federal law. >> it doesn't corresponds anything to enforce the law because it doesn't set up stores just people having the right to grow mar

craig boswell, cbs news, washington. >> comey also suggested officers spend less time in patrol carsd more times walking the streets of their communities and says it's time law enforcement began collecting data on police involved shootings so we can understand the true magnitude of the problem. thanks for watching wusa9 news at 5:00. >>> wusa9 news at 6:00 starts right now. >>> get ready. there's a cold windy night coming your way. temperatures will dip to the teens. thanks for being here. hope you're warm and inside. i'm derek mcginty. >> i'm frigid just thinking about it. i'm lesli foster. with the winds it's going to feel below 0. so let's get right to chief meteorologist topper shutt with more on how cold it's going to get tonight. >> winds the last hour gusting to 30 miles per hour in manassas. again, each value is an actual recorded wind gust in miles per hour. now we'll go on to the forecast. by 7:00 the winds could gust to 34 miles per hour downtown, 37 in gaithersburg, 36 in leesburg, manassas. by 8:00 wind are gusting in excess of 30 mile-per-hour. by 10:00 37 mile-per-hour

craig boswell found out that cities are sharing programs that prevent young people from radicalizing. >>> president -- president obama speaks today at a while white house, summit on countering -- to prevent the radicalization to that leads young people to join -- he will make new policy announcements. minneapolis, los angeles and boston are all sharing what they're doing to deal with the growing threat. >> this is an effort that comes from the community. this has to be an effort to you that is guided by the community . >>> representatives from minneapolis presented information on a pilot program founded because at least -- at least 25 somali americans from the city has joined the terrorist group all sure bob. upon the panel said that over the past 15 months, a significant number -- number of american somalis from minnesota have tried to joined ices and area. in order to counter the violent extremists we have to understand the understand what that extremist is saying, what is there case? the summit comes at the same time that percent obama is trying to convince congress to approve his

craig boswell has more from the white . >> president obama speaks today at a white house summit on countering violent extremism exploring ways to prevent rad call extremism. according to senior administration officials he will make new policy announcements. minneapolis, los angeles and boston are all sharing what they're doing to deal with the growing threat. >> this is going to be about an effort that comes from the community. this has to be an effort that is guided by the community. >> representatives from minneapolis presented information on a pilot program founded because at least 25 somali americans from the city have joined the terrorist group. over the past 15 months, a significant number of american somalis from minnesota have tried to join isis. >> in order to counter the violent extremists, we have to understand what they're saying. >> it comes at the same time president obama is trying to convince congress to approve his formal request for war authority to fight isis. >> we've evolved to a new phase in the global terrorist threat. we therefore must evolve to a new phase in our coun

case boswell has more -- craig boswell has more from the white house. >> reporter: president obama is formally asking congress for the authorization to use force against isis. >> officials have been engaged in conversations with democrats and republicans in both the house and senate to try to arrive at language that could be supported by democrats and republicans in the house and senate. >> reporter: the president is proposing that congress authorize military force against isis for three years. the military will be allowed to target isis and groups fighting with isis no matter where they are and it allows for u.s. ground troops but prohibits enduring ground operations. >> congress has the responsibility whether to use force, the senate will review the request thoughtfully. >> hopefully we can come up with a bipartisan agreement. >> reporter: congress is expected to debate the proposal immediately. republicans want the obama administration to clear out a clear strategy. >> the president's point is he wants to dismantle and destroy isis. i haven't seen the strategy yet that i think will

craig boswell looks inside and outside the beltway. >> reporter: the snow has stopped and the nation's capital has started digging out. but this storm's impact will linger. >> even though the skies are now clearing, the extended low temperatures which is very rare for this area and black ice will make this a very dangerous situation for several days. >> reporter: the fast moving storm dumped snow and ice from the plain states to the atlantic bringing hazard conditions. utility crews are on the move to restore electricity to tens of thousands after ice accumulated on power lines. about five inches of snow fell in washington, d.c. making for a pretty scene and shutting down the federal government. >> everything is closed here. >> reporter: while d.c. digs out, residents here and throughout the eastern half of the country are bracing for some of the coldest temperatures so far this season. >> the snow is an inconvenience. the cold miserable. >> reporter: the arctic blast will send the thermometer plupging with only single-digit highs throughout the midwest and northeast. >> i don't know h

i am craig boswell on capitol hill and what may happen next. >> jesse mathew finally charged in the death of hannah graham. why some say it is okay that the death penalty is not being pursued at this point. >>> tonight an arlington woman has a quick-thinking concierge to thank after she was attacked by a registered sex offender in the lobby of her own building this morning. thank you for being here. i am derek mcginty. >> and i am lesli foster. this happened at an upscale building on claire wrenndown boulevard. the suspect, however; got away. >> reporter: the suspect had no problem getting away. the front door has a lock but the second one does not. it is a good thing the concierge heard what was going on and held the suspect until police got there and arrested him. but speaking to people inside there today, they are having a hard time wrapping their heads around this. >> it is really shocking to me because i guess i took my safety for granted here. >>

craig boswell, cbs news, capitol hill. >> the new authorization would repeal the 1 president george w. bush used to go to the war in iraq, but it keeps the war authorization in al-qaeda in place since 9/11. >>> as president obama waits for the green light to take the fight to isis, the hopetown of kayla mueller grieves. family and friends gathered outside the courthouse in prescott to remember the 26- year-old aid worker murdered by islamic extremists. the town in the arizona mountains is where kayla first became a voracious volunteer. she worked with aids patients at a women's shelter and eventually left home to join humanitarian efforts in india, israel and syria. >> i'm not yet sure how to live in a world without kayla, but i do know that we're all living in a better world because of her. the world wants to be more like kay had and if that is her legacy and the foot print that she leaves on the world, then that is a wonderful thing. >> mueller may have unknowingly foiled her own rescue attempt. sources say a man claiming to be her husband demanded her release at the syrian terroris

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i'm craig boswell in washington with more on the website progress and >>> there is just over a week leftrollment period to sign up for healthcare coverage as mandated under the affordable care act. >> officials are hoping people sign up of waiting until the last minute. >> reporter: phyllis cumberlander needs help signing up with health insurance. >> a little better than before i left home. i should say a lot better. >> reporter: cumberlander is relieved she'll soon be able to see a doctor for a nagging sinus infection. >> i can't afford to go to the doctor without insurance. >> reporter: this is the second year for sign-ups urge the affordable care act and the deadline is sunday -- under the act acts and the deadline is sunday. >> we've enrolled over 5 million people. i think it shows us there's a real need for affordable health insurance. >> reporter: this is the new ceo for the federal healthcare website. he says people haven't forgotten 20 their teen's disastrous launch. >> the site is -- 20 their teen's disastrous launch. >> the site is not the issue. the issue is making sure people

. >> craig boswell was on capitol hill today with the veterans who are the driving force behind that >> reporter: this is what veterans groups have been fighting for. >> it is a historic day. it's a unifying day. >> reporter: the senate unanimously approved a bill to help prevent veteran suicides. >> our veterans all too often succomb to the invisible wounds and inner demons that come home with them. >> we have a lot of young men who haven't been able to come all the way home. >> reporter: the bill is named in honor of clay hunt, a marine corps sniper who killed himself in 2011. the legislation creates a one stop website for veterans looking for help and addresses the shortage of mental healthcare professionals for those who treat veterans. >> we're losing 22 veterans a day. it's a public health crisis. >> reporter: the ceo of the iraq and afghanistan veterans of america spearheaded the effort to pass the legislation. >> i did not think it would take this long. >> reporter: last march veterans placed 1,800 american flags on the national mall, each representing a military suicide, an

centers around a young muslim woman denied a job at abercrombie & fitch because of her headscarf, craig boswell with more from the supreme court. >> reporter: 24-year-old samantha elaf walked out of the supreme court saying she felt a bit overwhelmed. >> it's exciting to see it actually go through the court and so many people took interest in the case. >> reporter: in 2008elaf was denied a job at an abercrombie & fitch store in tulsa, oklahoma, because she wears a hijab or headscarf which violated the company's dress code at the time. the justices are weighing whether the 1964 civil rights act puts the burden on her to explain the scarf is part of her religious beliefs or whether the burden is on the employer to find out if prospective employees might need religious accommodation. she two her headscarf to her job interview and questioning the lawyer for the company the justice alito said you assumed she was going to do tv day and the only reason -- it every day and the only reason would be because she had a religious reason. the company argued store managers are not allowed to ask about religio

craig boswell, cbs news, the white house. >> the european union voted to hold off on a new round of saptions against russia just in order to -- sanctions against russia just in order to see if there is any progress made at the summit coming up on wednesday. >>> president obama is defending his decision not to meet with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu next month. during a joint news conference with visiting german chancellor angela merkel, the president cited the upcoming israeli elections as the reason behind his decision. house speaker john boehner invited benjamin netanyahu to address congress coming up on march 3 without telling the white house first. netherlands is expected to criticize the obama administration's negotiations with iran on its nuclear program and to urge the united states to take a harder line. vice president joe biden and a number of top democrats will not be attending that speech. >>> the debate over measles is intensifying this morning at more than 100 cases are confirmed across 17 states. miss my has the highest vaccination rate for children mostly because i

craig boswell for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> now this new authorization, would repeal the one that president george w. bush used to go to war in iraq but it would maintain the war authorization against al qaeda that has been in place since 9/11. >>> there are new developments tonight on kayla muhler the american hostage who has reportedly been killed by isis. intelligence officials now believe that muhler was given as a bride to an isis fighter, during her captivity. the president has also revealed that muhler was among hostages that u.s. special forces tried to rescue during a failed covert operation in syria back in july. >>> title stripped, little league organizers say the chicago team that eliminated philadelphia's taney dragons from the world series cheated. today jackie robinson west was forced to vacate u.s. title for using players from outside its boundaries. reverend jesse jackson believe punishment against all black team to win the championship nice pope eighth. >> outside the boundaries, used by player, from taiwan to mexico, it is just about boundary or race. >> today l

cbs reporter craig boswell has more. >>> snowplows are making headway clearing road in the nation's capitol but storm that hit the south and mid-atlantic left headaches in its wake. multi car crashes hut down portions of interstates in pennsylvania, and ohio and in maryland, the driver of this car died when he collided with a truck plowing snow. air travelers are also feeling the impact. more than 1400 flights were canceled on tuesday. >> flights got delayed last night, kept getting delayed last night, and as southerners we are not used to this inclement weather. we just wanting to home. >> reporter: 5 inches of snow fell in the the d.c. area. there were higher totals in the surrounding area and enough to shut down the federal government. >> those of you from minnesota know this is not much of an emergency. i understand that. but in washington when you hear snow is coming everything shuts down. >> reporter: in georgia and carolinas, utility crews are working to restore power to tens of thousands. >> we will continue to see down trees and power lines as they succumb to the weight of the ice.