let's start with the district of columbia? >> fire must be registered. on top of that, you have to have a concealed carry permit to bear arms outside of your home or place of business. >> armstrong: what are the things you can do if you have those permits of the concealed carry vs. if the gun is in your home? >> d.c. now has a concealed care permit. you need to go get training. once you get training, therefore you need to know situational awareness and the laws for self-defense. >> armstrong: brian how are the laws different in virginia and >> virginia has open carry for citizens of virginia as well as non citizens. they do have a concealed carry, you can register the firearm and get your concealed carry permit. >> how does it differ vs. what the laws are in the district. >> d.c. doesn't have open carry. >> armstrong: anybody can carry? >> yes. >> armstrong: is it safe? >> i would say it could make for a catastrophe in some ways. >> how do we know they are trained? >> we don't know. >> >> armstrong: how many stam states? carry is in about 42. currently, 1

restrictions and the process. >> in the district of columbia, as an example, it is restricted for magazine capacity or magazine for semiautomatic firearm would be 10 rounds. depends on the firearm on what the maximum capacity of the firearm. as the district is sometimes convoluted, depends on the firearm that you are actually concealing. example, if your magazine is seven rounds, that capacity for that firearm, start with the firearm, seven plus one in the chamber, that is eight. multiplied twice. that is the maximum for that firearm you can carry which is 16. >> armststng: what happens someone watching this show today, owning a gun, what is the process, what is the best way to train to get comfortable with >> in maryland, best way is to first register yourself with a course, take the 40 hour cose with training and handling. >> armstrong: that is 40 hours. >> yes h. go to a gun range and shoot. >> armstrong: which one of these guns do you recommend to start with? >> revolver, easiest to shoot to fire and accuracy, easy to and has no recoil. >> armstrong: what about caring for that gun, the

they mean a great deal to the district of columbia because they will modernize and improve the daily operations of the district's criminal justice system. if i may so, while the chairman is on the floor, these small changes somehow i hope our committee will allow the courts themselves to do so so we don't have to bring such small changes to this body which has such important work. i thank you, mr. speaker, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from utah is recognized. mr. chaffetz: mr. speaker, this is a good bipartisan piece of legislation. it's common sense. we should pass it. with that i'll reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from the district of columbia is recognized. ms. norton: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. mr. chaffetz: i yield back as well, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass senate 1629. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in

it's time to include the people of the district of columbia. congressional medal of honor winners in the district of columbia. the man that wrote cap's is a congressional medal of honor winner. we have been part of america since america began and it's time to end this in time to get people around the nation to stand up for us. if we can make ourselves a state we would have done it 200 years ago. thank you so much. i have been in politics for 35 years. i've never been to the iowa caucuses. this is like waking up on christmas day for me. thank you very much. >> franklin garcia. >> thank you. i'm very excited to be here. this is the first am i have visited iowa. i am excited to have viewed the process and witness this. i am very excited. no doubt you have heard different topics throughout this , the challenge we have with immigration, all these topics. you haven't heard much about the injustice that happen in the nation's capital. american citizens who pay , more per capita than anywhere else in the u.s.. they don't have any one who can build a hou

that is the flag of the district of columbia. it is based on the father of our country's own code of arms. we have a state flag, a state heard. what we don't have are the rights of other state residents as other citizens. this can be done by simple legislation. it did not require a constitutional amendment because we are simply changing the boundaries of it to include all money that include only the federal portion. not anything that requires changing the constitution. what it does is fulfill the promise of the constitution for your federal americans that don't have the constitutional rights that you take for granted. we work very hard to make sure that all of us in the country get to benefit from it. let me thank you for your service. going to be outside putting the squeeze on you to personally commit i know i have to let tamra come back and close this out. --appreciate the caught appreciate the opportunity to talk to you today. >> my colleague is more eloquent and kinder than i am, at 140 nine democrats, those dam republicans ju

you don't build a skyline, you cannot build anywhere else in the district of columbia. >> former mayor vincent gray was also in those negotiations. >> i believe the mayor and you should get the media and go down to bentonville, arkansas, and say to those people down there this is an absolute outrage. you need to understand how devastating this is and you need to turn around this decision. >> muriel boirs was just as upset to go back on its promise to open two stores on neighborhoods that desperately need jobs and retail. >> i'm blood mad about it. >> council member vincent orange wants the district to consider taking walmart to court. >> i think we should use every available avenue to want to enforce that agreement or there should be consequences and i'm hoping that our attorney general and that this government really comes down hard on them. >> reporter: and the attorney general seems to agree. in a statement carl raceine said the office was attorney general

thursday night states of emergency were in effect in five states...as well as the district of columbia.

with it was the senators, james met ellen from michigan who was very much involved with the district of columbia and very much appreciative of everything in the district of columbia. he really cared about this city and one of the things he wanted to do was to bring some design organization to it because largely by 1900 while the plan had been ignored in terrible ways. so macmillen ultimately got through the senate and classic senate fashion. they turned down the proposal and then he waited until they were out of town and created the mcmillan commission. i recounted them might look and they do it very quickly in the book too. it's typical congressional maneuvering and he had a very able assistant named moore who was brilliant at pulling such things off. well mcmillan ultimately appointed the commission and it included burn him, the designer of the chicago world's fair. fred olmstead and charles mckim said you had two of the most brilliant architects including including -- and you have the son of the man who was the most brilliant and foremost landscaped architects. they were to olmstead's and the

. >> growing up i thought taxation for residents of the district of columbia, it's not true. >> d.c.'des serve in the military and pay taxes. >> that's why i support statehood for the district of columbia. >> if you believe every american should have equal rights del statehood. >> building a wall and deporting 11 million or 12 million people so they're on the other site of the wall. now, that, to me, is not only foolish, it is offensive. >> this is jeff weaver the campaign manager for the sanders campaign. how long have you been with the candidacy. >> the candidacy or the candidate. >> the candidate. >> i've work off and on since 1986. >> what was that. >> vermont in 1986. >> senator sanders, he got two >> by the time i started working for him he was mayor of burlington and ran for governor, then ran for congress, and then the next year, in 1990, he won by 16 points. >> so, senator sanders on this program the first time a year and a half ago in the basement of the united methodist church, and i asked him, are you going to run? i didn't feel this was a button, i felt he was going over

powerball is played in 44 states as well as the district of columbia, u.s. virgin islands and puerto rico. tonight people around the numbers that could change someone's future a mother is outraged after she of retaliation against her daughter. she told meaghan norman the school and the district should do more to shield students from inappropriate material online. "pictures of strippers, women twerking and things she called the 'birds and the be.' this mother says her 9- year-old daughter has been traumatized by being forced to look at inappropriate pictures on a classmate's chromebook laptop while at school. "i don't blame the child because the child is a child but i do feel like that content should not be there. it should automatically be a block and nothing should be able the slip through the cracks. part of richland two's appropriate internet use policy lists prohibited material saying quote "although students will be under supervision while possible to constantly monitor individual students and what they are accessing on the network. some students might e

tennessee, north carolina, virginia, maryland, pennsylvania, the district of columbia -- are among the states who declared states of emergencies. the governor of north carolina ... urging drivers to play it safe on the roads ... mccrory says: "parts of i-95 are very dangerous when you come into north carolina and we're asking people please just be aware. just because there isn't snow doesn't mean the roads are not safe." waldman says: "the storm's bulls-eye is potential to cause more than a billion dollars worth of damage in total. in washington, joel waldman, fox news ... " (( weather )) now fox5 weather 24/7 with chief meteorologist ted pretty the weather change for us this weekend looks to bring wind and a quick, slight chance of showers. it looks like stronger southwest gusts to 25 mph for saturday afternoon as the approaches. we'll have overcast skies saturday with shower chances arriving in the afternoon, but the best chance for us looks to be between 7pm-midnight. we only expect a few hundredths-of-an- remain for the first few hours of sunday. northwest wind to 20 mph will be wi

elias: at least 41 weather-related deaths have now been reported across 12 states and the district of columbia, as eighty million people continue to dig out from the snow. those who did try to go to work had to trudge through the snow, as major cities shut down transit services. city officials now working on where to put all of the snow, as they clear roads for travel. elias: in the number two spot this morning... elias: number 14 iowa state welcoming number four kansas to hilton last night... the teams kansas holding a lead for all of the first half... midway through the second half, i-s-u tied it...with a deonte burton three-pointer giving them the lead. the cyclones held on to the lead and finish with a big 85 to 72 win over the jayhawks. elias: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... elias: a dart bus went off-road, crashing into a home near east douglas avenue and cambridge street monday evening. the driver and one passenger were injured. the homeowner said the impact felt like an earthquake. dart officials believe the driver may have suffered a medical issue that

now, one of the wonderful things that the district of columbia did recently was the minimum snap benefit used to be $16. we added our local dollars, and now it's $30. it still may not get you through the end of the month, but it has done wonderful things to improve the opportunity for parents to buy food. produce plus, we're trying to get people to eat healthy. this allows them extra dollars so that they can buy fresh fruits and vegetables. we're looking at our food deserts. those are often one of the reasons why parents, even when they have some of the money, they don't have an opportunity or access to healthy, fresh fruits. so there once again, our children are hungry or they are not eating healthy food. >> all right. we've got to take a break. we'll continue talking about ways to reduce childhood hunger when we come back. stay with us. >>> welcome back. we're talking about childhood hunger this morning, and kim young, you were telling me during the break that there's some misconceptions about low income families, how they cook and how they prepare their foods. what are some of those m

because the taxpayers of the district of columbia they paid a lot of money. opened up here and he believes that they've goneck on a dealea that he negotiated and he believes the current mayor c should fight for it.ht f take a listen to his comments. unbelievablely disrespectful totul people of the district of columbia, especially on the eastast end of the city,est of the anacostia river.er. what should mayor buyser do in your opinion.pin >> she should go on a plane and go down to bent inville,nvi arkansas and take you guys with her and demand that the people who head walmart turn this decision around. > he says once again he feelsin h like the people who live east of the river are going to feel quote, shafted again by this deal. he says that the currentur administration has to stand up and do something about this. by the way, we did hear fromrom walmart today in the form of a statement. they said in part that we've concluded opening two additional stores in washington d.c. is not viable at this time. once again, shawn and tony aon lot of people are upset.pset

i want to say first and foremost to the residents of the district of columbia that we are very sorryfor inadequate response.rp we believe that we did not provide adequate resources at as time where it could make a difference.. based on wednesday's performancs you may be wondering how wouldow the city effectively deal with a blizzard in here's what we know so far. snow emergency routes are in affect starting friday morning at 9:30.0. these major roads are markedre with signs. if you park there, the ticket is 250 bucks plus towing fees.ees. d.c. schools closed friday. d.c. government offices shutdown at noon. emergency service, police andcea fire will be at full staff. chief lanier ordered 12-hour shifts. she's asking you not to tie upto emergency services with fender benders. in the district of columbia if there's nobody injured and the vehicle also are driveable, you are to exchange information.n. there is no police reporto p thatting whys along with that.ht > as you heard tony say about 120 calls came in last night l during the height of the traffic nightmare for accidents.cci these

it has life and death implications in and all the residents of the district attorney of columbia -- district of columbia should treat it that way. >> reporter: in north carolina and virginia the concern is thick ice bringing down power lines. traveling is treacherous for those venturing out to go to work. >> i definitely trust my legs more than i trust wheels. i only live a mile away so i was like i'll just walk. >> reporter: thousands of flights across the region canceled. the charlotte airport virtually a coast town with no flights in or out. more than 2400 flights have been canceled across the country. a number that is expected to glow over the next several days. jay gray nbc news, roanoke, virginia. >> krystal: we're going to continue our team coverage. we're talking about what's happening when it comes to travel. of course when you have massive snowstorms coming through it's going to affect people as they fly. be affected by the snow we still feel it here. we're going check in with craig fiegener. he is live right now inside mccarran international airport. i see lot of people buzzing be

with the shear the numbers, what a full deployment will look like in the district of columbia. dot says they're going to uses everything it has, 143 heavy plows. some of those will be contracted, 70 light plows, 145l dump trucks and 20 bob cats. c tony these men and women who will be out here moving the snoo making it save are being calledl the d.c. snow team. > all right, will.ht, there you go. thank you much. all week long we've been givinge you tips on how to prepare for f the blizzardment many of youza have beerdn heeding those warnings. today some of you packed the pa grocery and the hardware storesa trying to stock up on food and n supplies ahead of the snow. >> i'm not used to it so i wanto to jump on a plane and go to g california but i can't do that o because i have to work. wo i've gotten the ice melt. mel i have the shovel. s i have the brownie mix. i have the bread. the i have the milk. i have a little wine for mommy. > surprisingly a lot of stores were okay. some stores told us they scheduled an extra delivery this morning and another this evening to make sure thei

the district of columbia getting two feet of thick and fluffy snow. this is what they're wakg up to in d.c. areas. it looks enjoyable, but it 36 hours. 36 hours straight, we saw steady snowfall here in d.c. it was blinding, dangerous and, today, the threat is far from ovov. all of this snow has been accumulating for so long, there are concerns it'll weigh down rooftops, bring down power lines. today, the first responders will be out in force, checking the roads here. also, plowing the roads to try to bring theity back to its feet. the big question will be, d.c. was shut down essentially over the weekend. will it reopen for business on monday? as sheinelle eluded to, there certainly was some lighter moments here in the district of columbia. we saw people sledding near capitol hill. some folks were skiing across the national mall. even some police officers had a bit of fun yesterday, picking up a football game. there were some lighter moments here. again, there is certainly some concern here in d.c. today. folks trying to get back on their feet. no ques

children and families can take a pretend trip across each of the 50 states and the district of columbia to explore america amid beautiful murals of u.s. landscapes. in each stop, kids will get the chance to see some of america's most spectacular places, including historic sites, tourist destinations, arts, sports venues and other favorite family attractions. guests can ride a mule into the grand fenway park or build the st. louis gateway arch!the exhibit is in town until may 15-th. get more info up on our website. 3 3 back to you.. you.. 3 time for traffic and weather every ten minutes. 3 clouds increase today with showers by late afternoon. highs reach 53 in the upstate widespread rain 3 becomes likely by wednesday morning, with a chance for tn border wintry mix. dry conditions move back in by wednesday evening. thursday stays partly cloudy and cool with highs in the mid to upper 40s, followed by a warmer, sunny day friday in the upper 50s. the weekend continues with sunshine and above-average temperatures, in the low to mid-60s. clouds increase today with showers by late afternoon. hi

children and families can take a pretend trip across each of 3 the 50 states and the district of columbia to explore america amid beautiful murals of u.s. landscapes. in each stop, kids will get the 3 chance to see some of america's most spectacular places, including historic sites, tourist destinations, arts, sports venues and other favorite family attractions. guests can ride a mule into the grand canyon, hit a home run in fenway park or build the st. louis gateway arch! 3 back to you.. 3 time for weather 3 and traffic. traffic. 3 clouds increase today with showers by late afternoon. highs reach 53 in the upstate and 48 in the mountains. 53 in the upstate and afternoon. late clouds increase today 3 clouds increase today 3 with showers by late 3 afternoon. highs reach 53 in the upstate and 48 in the mountains. widespread rain becomes likely by wednesday morning, with a chance for tn border wintry mix. dry conditions move back in by wednesday evening. thururay stays partly cloudy and cool with highs in the mid to upper 40s, followed by a warmer, 50s. the weekend continues with sunshine an

we reported earlier today that almost every station was open on the district of columbia. now at this time, every station in the the district of columbia is open on metro rail. we also understand metro upgraded the bus service from lifeline to severe snow. to their severe snow schedules. the schedules are available on their website. we are also announcing that d.c. public schools schools wiln on wednesday. we will reopen d.c. public schools on wednesday. we will continue to offer breakfast and lunch at the 10 d.c. public schools identified earlier today. and today we served more than 500 meals at those schools serving breakfast and lunch. you can also find out about those sites for breakfast and lunch at the schools by calling 311. i will open district government tomorrow on time. we will get back to the business of all of our agencies serving d.c. residents. those who dis business in the district of columbia. d.c. government will open on time tomorrow. i should take a minute to thank all of the government employees. some you see, some you don't, who have been working 12-ho

``the district of columbia getting ``two feet of thick and fluffy ``snow. ``this is what they're waking up ``to in d.c. ``it's shin high, knee high in ``areas. ``it looks enjoyable, but it ``crippled the city over the last ``36 hours. ``36 hours straight, we saw steady ``snowfall here in d.c. ``it was blinding, dangerous and, ``today, the threat is far from ``over. ``all of this snow has been ``accumulating for so long, there ``are concerns it'll weigh down ``rooftops, bring down power ``lines. ``today, the first responders will ``be out in force, checking the ``roads here. ``also, plowing the roads to try ``to bring the city back to its ``feet. ``the big question will be, d.c. ``was shut down essentially over ``will it reopen for business on ``monday? ``as sheinelle eluded to, there ``certainly was some lighter ``moments here in the district of ``columbia. ``we saw people sledding near ``capitol hill. ``some folks were skiing across ``the national mall. ``even some police officers had a ``bit of fun yesterday, picking up ``a football game. ``there were som

. >> i'm declare state of emergency for the district of columbia. we anticipate the storm will start at 4:00 p.m. and continue through friday night, all day saturday and into saturday night. lauren: more than 4500 flights canceled and sports and entertainment events postponed. the national weather service says the monster storm could cause a billion dollars worth of damage to the eastern third of nation. 50 million people could be affected. the storm could bring one to three inches of snow per hour for many hours. in new york city area, forecasters say the storm could dump six to 10 inches of snow. up to 16-inches in the philadelphia region. we'll have a live report from maria molina in washington, d.c. in just a few minutes. nicole: oil prices rallying this morning after posting their largest one day percentage gain since october. we have phil flynn with us senior market analyst at price futures group, fuse business contributor. he joins us every day as we watch oil sink. we saw it at 26 bucks and change. now it is back above 30. come on, phil, wha

we reported earlier today that almost every station was open in the district of columbia and now at this time every station in the district of columbia is open on metro rail and we also understand that metro has upgraded its bus service from life line to severe snow. to their severe snow schedule. and those schedules are available on their website. we are also announce pg that dc public schools will open on wednesday. we will reopen dc public schools on wednesday. we will continue to offer breakfast and lunch at the ten dc public schools identified earlier today. and today we served more than 500 meals at those schools serving breakfast and lunch. you can also find out about those sites for breakfast and lunch at our schools by calling 311. i will open district government tomorrow on time. and so we will get back to the business of all of our agencies serving dc residents. our visitors and people who do business in the district of columbia. dc government will open on time tomorrow. i should also take a minute to thank all of the government employees. some you see, some you don't, who hav

the district of columbia is now under a state of emergency. >> we see this as a major storm. it has life and death implications and all the residents of the district of columbia should treat that i way. the need the city's full cooperation. we head to the bleed's help, too. to send a clear messaging, that we want people to hunker down, shelter in place, and stay off the roads. >> this is a bad storm. folks need to understand, that this is a life-threatening type of storm. so if you do not need to be out, we are asking folks is, by 3:00 today, you need to be where you are going to be throughout this morning. sam. one of the biggest concerns is roof collapsing and wires being down. they want everybody to stay off the roads, so their emergency management trucks and emergency vehicles can get to those scenes as quickly as possible. reporting live in southeast d.c., sam sweeney, abc 7 news. >> sam, thank you. as we mentioned, marry lan, d.c., virginia under states of emergency now. >> yeah. right now, we have what you need know. jummy? jummy: the states of emergency have started. a

. >> all metro stations in the district of columbia, beginning at 11:00 a.m., will be open. save one station who will be coming on, very shortly after that. metro will continue to advise the district on bus service improvements in the district of columbia. but they continue to operate their lifeline service. >> of course, that update was provided by mayor mural bowser. the city is making a lot of progress and tackling residential streets but the roads are still treacherous and the city is still in a state of emergency. >>> we are 36 hours into the digout and zealing dealing with snow all week. >> delia goncalves is joining us from the district, working on cars. >> reporter: it is a really long day for residents here in the district. many who choose to free their cars, like this gentleman here, these cars in southwest, they are on 4th and g street, and you can see, so many of them buried in this heavy wet snow. digging out started well before the sun came out. >> javer if i can stop you, you have what looks like an ax. this is incredible snow right now. >> yes, it is pretty h

let's take a live look right here at dupont circle in the heart of the district of columbia. all of this snow is making a huge impact on the roads. >> want to let you know right now that clara barton parkway from glen echo to the dc line is actually closed right now. we have live team coverage for you tonight in dc, maryland and virginia. we will start, though, with sue palka and caitlin roth in the weather center with the latest on this storm. sue and caitlin? >> thank you very much. i've got to tell you things are going to start going downhill very rapidly. we are starting to see the on set of blizzard conditions in lower southern maryland, east central virginia it's moving north and in the next few hours things are going to go downhill. >> we've had several inches accumulate throughout this evening but we haven't begun with the actual blizzard conditions and that's what we fear as we go through the overnight hours and early tomorrow morning. >> you see these odd looking colors. the dark purples are the colors of our more intense snow band. i'm going take you over to the oth

as sheinelle eluded to, there certainly was some lighter moments here in the district of columbia. we saw people sledding near capil hill. some folks were skiing across the national mall. even some police officers had a bit of fun yesterday, picking up a football game. there were some lighter moments here. again, there is certainly some concern here in d.c. today. folks trying to get back on their feet. no question about it, it's going to be a big dig here in the district of columbia. jose, back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> flooding is a major concern at this hour. high tide hit an hour ago, and it has the water rising in costal communities. jacob rascon is along the jersey shore in wildwood. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. there was no part of the jersey shore that was spared, but this area was hardest hit. as far as you can see behind me and in this direction and also to my left, there are homes at the height of it, they say it was waist deep in height. many of the residents who live here say this is worse than super storm sandy. another area hit hard by stone harb

right now ten states and the district of columbia under a state of emergency.rter of a million people do not have power. cnn is live up and down the east coast this morning tracking the storm as it threatens to cripple so many of you in so many cities. we know snow's falling now in major cities like new york, washington, baltimore, philadelphia. so those are some of the live pictures you're seeing there. we're going to take to you to this all morning. wishing the best as we say good morning. i'm christi paul. and we have with us martin savidge in the thing of things in for victor blackwell. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is really a storm that is going to go down in the record books. certainly in the memories of millions of americans along the east coast. new york just starting to feel the brunt of it. what is here is whatever happened yesterday, friday, for the mid-atlantic and eastern seaboard, that was the warmup. today is going to be the real deal. in many areas, blizzard warnings in full effect. coastal flood warnings. that is equally a conc

we are coming to give a briefing on the that is descending on the district of columbia. predicted, it started snowing. and it started snowing about in washington, d.c. the snow has been accumulating hours. past several we are still seeing a lot of people on the road and driving. we are reminding everybody a firstou are responders you don't need to be on the roads. we are urging residents and the roads. get off staya safe place and there. we continue to think the true andwill hold this is a 36-hour storm with winds.d dangerous we expect that unless everybody does and acts as they should it could be a dangerous situation. ofexpect two feet at least snow in washington. the snow is coming down wet and heavy, which means that we see trees and power lines down and a loss of power. every measure of precaution this morning. as i reported to you earlier. we stood up our emergency here.ions center at our homeland security and emergency management center. fully deployed district's snow team. i declared a state of us toncy to allow secure whatever resources we need to keep our city a