gretchen bulova: edward was very dedicated. he actually became an elder in his space and that really became the focus of where he was taking the next stage of his life. so he left the business to his oldest son, william. so the business transfer is really from edward stabler to william. the name stabler-leadbeater, while the apothecary stays in the same family for 140 years, it does transfer through marriage. john leadbeater had been working here with william and fell madly in love with william's sister and came back to work here and took ownership and it switches then in the family from stabler to leadbeater. it is really under john leadbeter that the building get remodeled to the way it looks today. by 1852, it has a new interior that you can see with the ginger breading and a more updated, gothic revival style. because they were trying to stay current and trying to keep attracting a new and fresh clientele. they had a pretty loyal customer base. in fact, we have a lot of the primary source ledgers, letters, , orders, and pre

democrat donna edwards, maryland's next senator. working for us pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. democrat donna edwards knows what it's like to struggle. divorced and without a place to live. raising her son alone. going without health insurance to putd fooon the table. but donna persevered. then she put that strength to work for us. protecting women from domestic violence. taking on the nra. rejecting wall street's cash. powerful interests don't want democrat donna edwards. that's a powerful reason why we do. women vote! is responsible for the content of this advertising. in annapolis, she battled republicans joseline peña-melnyk for congress... yes! and the nra to pass the toughest gun safety legislation in the country. i'll take on the tough fights to expand social security and keep the doors open to planned parenthood. my mom is so tough she's willing to fight anyone who's going to pay him more than us for doing the same job. i'm joseline peña-melnyk, and i approve this message. >>> now, wusa9 game on spor

carl edwards, there he goes. i pledge allegiance to the flag uniting all kentucky fried chicken restaurants. and to the colonel, for which he sanders. which means hand breadin' the hard way. so, i came back, to make sure my chicken is still finger lickin' good. and retrain every single one of my cooks. because makin' a real finger lickin' family meal is hard work. there was a time everyone loved my chicken. and it's time for those pastimes to be present times again. safe! hello! i propose you give our chicken another chance. taste our commitment to colonel quality and see that all is well. one freshness, under american farms, daily hand-prepared, so help us sanders! chicken. colonel quality guaranteed. people know me as dale earnhardt jr., racecar driver. but there's more to me than that. at my office, they call me boss man. i scout the talent, close the deals, do it all with a firm handshake. (loud clap noise) gentlemen. i'm water cooler dale. steve still hasn't accepted my friend request. high standards. and he

carl edwards, there he goes. pledge allegiance to the flag uniting all kentucky fried chicken restaurants. and to the colonel, for which he sanders. which means hand breadin' and freshly preparin' chicken the hard way. so, i came back, to make sure my chicken is still finger lickin' good. and retrain every single one of my cooks. because makin' a real finger lickin' family meal is hard work. there was a time everyone loved my chicken. and it's time for those pastimes to be present times again. safe! hello! i propose you give our chicken another chance. taste our commitment to colonel quality and see that all is well. one freshness, under american farms, daily hand-prepared, so help us sanders! chicken. colonel quality guaranteed. racecar driver. but there's more to me than that. at my office, they call me boss man. i scout the talent, close the deals, do it all with a firm handshake. (loud clap noise) gentlemen. (loud clap noise) to others, i'm water cooler dale. steve still hasn't accepted my friend request. he

democrat donna edwards, maryland's next senator. working for us pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. china, a giant sinkhole opens up in the middle of this busy intersection. it even swallows part of the crosswalk. the good news, a police to alert drivers and walkers literally just in time and nobody was hurt. cause is under investigation. ohio authorities are looking into whether the murders of eight people were drug related. investigators say they are looking to marijuana growing operations of three of the four crime scenes. it members of the family were killed last week. the police have not made arrests, but they say the murders were sophisticated. this was not a spur of the moment case. investigators are following up on a possible threat that may have been posted victim's facebook pages. the police say that mexican cartels have been linked with drug operations in that area as recently as 2012. target at the center of new controversy, conservative christian activist group has collected more tha this is over the

leon: edwards and van hollen leaving their congressional speech is open. also, check up to the minute primary coverage on wjla.com. alison: turning to the weather, the rain is possible tomorrow. let's get the timeline with steve rudin. steve: showers right now, not amounting to way lot overnight. most of the shower activity suppressed to the south of the capital beltway, the exception extreme southern maryland with light showers. leonardtown, la plata, prince frederick looking at just a few showers right now, but nothing that will be severe. ,omorrow, grabbed the umbrella you will need it at some point during the day. cooler temperatures on the way. more about that in the upcoming weekend in a few minutes. you, steve.k we are following breaking news out of wheaton, where the police are investigating a shooting. we have a live look right now in this neighborhood where this is happening, on center hill street. responded to a man with multiple gunshot wounds outside of a home. the victim's condition is not known at this hour. leon: coming up -- celebrations u

carl edwards, there he goes. pledge allegiance to the flag uniting all kentucky fried chicken restaurants. and to the colonel, for which he sanders. which means hand breadin' and freshly preparin' chicken the hard way. so, i came back, to make sure my chicken is still finger lickin' good. and retrain every single one of my cooks. because makin' a real finger lickin' family meal is hard work. there was a time everyone loved my chicken. and it's time for those pastimes to be present times again. safe! under american farms, daily hand-prepared, so help us sanders! chicken. colonel quality guaranteed. racecar driver. but there's more to me than that. at my office, they call me boss man. i scout the talent, close the deals, do it all with a firm handshake. (loud clap noise) gentlemen. (loud clap noise) to others, i'm water cooler dale. steve still hasn't accepted my friend request. he has really high standards. and he doesn't check it that often. i'm friends with everyone but him in the office. it's so steve. don't wo

today, chris van holland accused donna edwards. in this, she accuses holland of cutting social security. >> congresswoman edwards and her campaign launched a tv ad, and a radio ad, designed to mislead maryland voters about my record. and congresswoman edwards is doing this because she doesn't have her own record to run on, on these important issues. >> reporter: a new poll from the washington post and university of maryland shows edwards with 44% of the vote. that primary is april 26th. >>> trending tonight on twitter. mississippi's governor signs a law that allows businesses to refuse services to gay couples for religious reasons. governor phil bryan said the bill is intended to protect the rights of people who believe marriage is between one man and one woman. some say it legalizes discrimination. a similar bill 8çirwas recentl passed in virginia -- georgia. but the governor there vetoed the measure. >>> pay pal is pulling the plug on plans to bring hundreds of jobs to north carolina. they say it's because the state passed laws

reporting live on capitol hill, edward lawrence. back to you. >> edward, thank you. >>> we now know more about honest's incident at the capitol's visitor's senator. authorities have filed new charges against larry dawson who pulled out a bee bee gun that looked real. officers shot dawson twice after he point that had bee bee gun at them and refused to drop it. dawson faces charges ever assaulting a federal officer and federal employees with a dangerous weapon. dawson is still in the hospital. >>> maryland man charged with beating his girlfriend's son to death over birthday cake will spend the next 30 years in prison. robert will so that pleaded guilty to second degree but did not acknowledge causing the head injury that killed 9-year-old jack garcia. investigators say wilson beat the boy for taking cake that belonged to wilson's daughter last july. garcia's mother and uncle face second-degree murder charges, as well. they are scheduled to go to trial in may. >>> do todtoday news 4 is getti firsthand look at a new mosque opening in l

edwards 50% approval rating. ra.you look at the fact thataa congress itself has 15% approval rating, i feel like these are two fairly well-liked candidat candidates. do you think that mighthink potentially maybe drive more people to the polls, more connected to theseo the candidates and you might say miy they do to congress in general? >> it might. might everybody still likes theirkeshe local congress people, right,ig but not congress generally. campaigns do good job of playina on that idea. i think, you know, van holland a is popular in montgomery countyu which is his home base.se. donna edwards is very popular ir prince george's county which ish her home base. be. the battle all along has beeneen baltimore. and the baltimore region notoren just the city but the surrounding counties. you know i think what probably really drive voters in this racs at the top of the the ticket ann the bottom.ot so the presidential insofar asir it's still competitive ontive tuesday which it look like itt will at lost kind of have thein

donna edwards. will she say anything to win an election? >>> now wusa9 game on sports with kristen berset.>> michal neuvirth is played in two of the five playoff games of been impressive in both and he is stonewall the capitals his former team. the capital shot the puck 44 times in the flyers just 11 a franchise low yet somehow they won. stands out in force tonight hoping to see the capitals finish in the series and acrobatics, bringing the energy and 10 seconds in a payback for crosscheck in game there and a reoccurring problem for the capitals in this series too many penalties. justin williams with his third penalty of the game and after the penalty expired fires on the board. obfuscate and into the net makes it 1-0 flyers and once again michal neuvirth on his head and torments his former team stopping 44 and would less than a minute to go flyers couldn't help the caps and the capitals lose 2-0 as their lead in the series is now 3-2. live from the verizon center not the way people hoped the night would go. the consensus in locker room? >>

democrat donna edwards, maryland's next senator. working for us pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> maryland's primary is tomorrow. in addition to the presidential race, voters will cast ballots for an open senate seat. >> we are asking the candidates leading in the polls to discuss the issues important to you, and tonight, republican richard douglas joins us who works as a lawyer for the u.s. senate committee and served in the united states navy including a tour of duty in iraq and lived in prince george's county. thank you for joining us. >>thank you. i appreciate the legislation. >> thank you for coming in. what is the first piece of legislation you would introduce if you win? >> i would want to e -- evaluate the way the republican party elects our leadership. i think we need to take another look at how to do that. each party writes their own rules, and i think it's time to have a look at it. i think new blood is a good thing and it's not a bad thing to change people out every 5 to 6 years. we do it with t

the campaign for donna edwards. so untrue.utrageous that president obama said, "pull it down." the obama white house called the ad on chris van hollen and the nra "misleading." the sun says van hollen and president obama have the exact same position. the post praised van hollen as a "leading champion on gun safety," and condemned the edwards ads that "mislead" voters. donna edwards. will she say anything to win an election? >>> breaking news tonight. cause of death, an autopsy now complete on music legend prince, as questions swirl over why he died so suddenly at 57. fans around the world mourn the loss of an icon. >>> family massacre. tonight a massive manhunt for the person or people responsible for killing eight family members exution style. >>> controversial visit. the obamas dine with the royals and meet prince george. but their trip sparking anger in a battle over britain's future. >>> money for retirement from reverse mortgages. why experts who once warned about them are now saying they're a much safer bet. >>> miracle

it was a long campaign but an early night for donna edwards. she entered the senate race 13 months ago. tonight she conceded to van hollen but she was defiant in a promise to >> maryland is on the verge of having an all male delegation. p when will our voices be effective, legitimate, equal leaders in a big tent party. it's time for the democratic party to call the question. >> reporter: donna edwards said the maryland democratic party has to be inclusive, not just talk about it. >> thank you. the projected winner in the primary is kathy szeliga. she's in the house of delegates and serves as minority whip. she'll compete for for the senate seat. she was elected to the senate back in 1986. maryland has not had a republican senator since then. >> the results for merchandise and four other states have turned the two presidential front runners into near certainties. >> donald trump and hillary clinton won big tonight. we have more on just how they did. >> when donald trump is the top choice among moderates, women and the wealthy, that tells you he'

democrat donna edwards, maryland's next senator.working for us pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. kids: he came here from rocky married 27 years. raised 6 kids. including 5 boys. he had grandpa move in with us. glenn: we loved having him as part of the family. it's what you do. kids: in congress, dad will protect president obama's legacy. he'll fight for jobs and protect social security and medicare. uld know, we're his kids. glenn: i'm glenn ivey and i approve this message. i'll take on the republicans for all of us. >>> tonight i wusa9 news at 5:00 a massive brush fire in delores kelley: although we were all one maryland, our schools weren't treated the same way. narrator: with neighborhoods getting unequal funding for schools, something had to be done for our children. kelley: it didn't matter where chris was from. he knew that we couldn't leave a child having less just because they lived in a region that was poor. joanne benson: he has not just talked about it. he is going to stand tall for all children to s

why hasn't donna edwards gotten the support of the pac?e ran against a popular member of the cbc in 2008 and beat him. so ever since then, they have had a strange relationship between the two between her and that group. and i think that strange relationship hasn't really been repaired. >> is it that simple? she doesn't personally get along with members of the cbc. >> that's one part. the other part is you talked to anyone in her district they don't like donna edwards because her constituent services this is what congress people pride themselves on being responsive to the people who sent them to office and you'll hear many people say i make the phone call to her office and she doesn't call e me back. on top of that, when you're in the house and you're a democrat and you've got these fundraising goals that you have to meet, she hasn't met a lot of them. so for the cbc to not endorse an african-american woman in a state where the black vote is a huge portion of the democratic vote, that sends an incredible signal. it has a lot more to do than

democrat donna edwards, maryland's next senator. working for us pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. but jamie raskin is the only democrat for congress marriage equality, equal pay for women, green maryland act, assault weapons ban, and more. raskin: i'm jamie raskin, and i approve this message. yeah. we love low prices. no bones about it. [ laughter ] thousands of blue tags. thousands of low prices. my giant. leon: target at the center of a new controversy. christian activist group collected half a million signatures to boycott the score over the transgender bathroom policy. they are allowing transgender people to use identity. some family association says it could endanger young women. they have tigtures and tar -- signatures. target want an inclusive environment. lawmakers taking the first step to repeal north carolina's so-called bathroom bill. the new state law enforces the transgender people to use bathrooms of the gender when they were born, wha

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drawing a sharp contrast to edwards. >> ms. edwards' office is quote notorious for lack of constituent services, lack of attention to local issues. >> now this is the early voting center in silver early voting begins on thursday. and runs from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. every day including saturday and sunday. through april 21st. the maryland primary is two weeks from tonight. that's the latest live in montgomery county. jim, back to you. >>> on the republican side, the maryland senate race is largely unsettled tonight. kathy szeliga is in the lead with 20% of those who would vote. richard douglas, records 13%. chris kefalas comes in with 9%. but a huge 57% of the likely primary voters say they're still undecided. >> which presidential candidates are leading in maryland now? that's part two of our new news4/marist maryland poll. i'll have the results tonight at 11:00. >>> count me out. i simply believe that if you want to be the nominee for our party, to be the president, you i close not to do this. therefore, i should not be cons

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but not with democrat donna edwards. she won't take cash from wall street banks. and when washington insiders wrote a loophole to let the nra spend dark money to kill gun safety laws, donna edwards said 'no' she's fighting to ban assault weapons and putting the safety of our communities first. because to democrat donna edwards, the special interests aren't special. we are. women vote! is responsible for the content of this advertising. leon: a major airline merger could have impact on the travel in it could mean more flights to the west coast from dulles and reagan national. this is the first airline takeover in the u.s. since american and u.s. airways joined forces three years ago. after admittedly bad week g.o.p. front runner donald trump finds himself trailing in the polls polls in wisconsino senator ted cruz. speaking to a crowd, trump went out to tout his chances to win in tomorrow's primary. it would allow him to focus on defeating hillary clinton. >> i think we will get there on the 1237. i any we will have the delegates. who knows? who knows? you have a go

but not with democrat donna edwards. she won't take cash from wall street banks. and when washington insiders wrote a loophole to let the nra spend dark money to kill gun safety laws, donna edwards said 'no' she's fighting to ban assault weapons and putting the safety of our communities first. because to democrat donna edwards, the special interests aren't special. we are. working for us pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. stronger is blasting without risking her bones. stronger is less pain... new hope... more fight. it's doing everything in your power... and everything in ours. stronger, is changing even faster than they do. because we don't just want your kids to grow up. we want them to grow up stronger. >>> last week we learned more people in the united states could be vulnerable to the zika virus than first predicted. that includes here in the district. >> we have a closer look at this. doreen? >> we've been looking at maps that showed the so

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democrat donna edwards, maryland's next senator. working for us pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. ♪ ♪ to the women who know what real values are, you inspire us to bring you real value every day. >>> new developments in an execution style murder in ohio. authorities say the murder of eight family members was well planned out with the victims targeted in their sleep. a widespread manhunt is still underway to find whoever's responsible for the piketon killings. there is concern other family members may be targeted. >> i've specifically told the family that i would be armed. and i would use what extent they have to to protect themselves and their family. >> officials say marijuana growing operations were found in three of the four crime scenes. but it's not known how that played into the murders. three children survived the attacks. >>> protests gatherings and vigils all happening to reme freddie gray. he died a year ago last tuesday on this date april 25th last year. the protest and the unrest began in the city.

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democrat donna edwards, maryland's next senator. working for us pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> multiple accidents in texas. drivers encountered extremely high water that caused them to lose control. transportation officials said the drain blockages are caused it costs the state millions every year to clean up. >>> mandatory evacuations are in effect in southwest houston. some people are ignoringed orders, though. people don't have a place to go or the means to go there. >> i ain't got no money. i got my tv to keep me company. >> when it got to 48, 4 7, it didn't flood then. >> the river is about 10 feet over flood stage. officials said it has to crest and then recede. >>> still ahead, a controversy brewing in prince william county over the name of a middle school plus, president barack obama ways -- weighs in on democrat donna edwards knows what it's like to struggle. divorced and without a place to live. raising her son alone. going without health insurance to poout fd on the table. but donna persevered

i did vote for donna edwards. >> why? >> she has been active. i have seen her out. >> i will vote for van hollen, done well, and i was tired of the attack ads. i don't know. >> van hollen has suggested that edwards was ineffective in congress and she is calling that a fog horn of racism and sexism. >>> when edwards and van hollen announced their bid for senate, candidates lined up to take their congressional seats. and in the district now. positive --they are all hoping to replace congresswoman donna edwards. you can find polling place information and candidate bios on our wusa 9 app and watch our digital election special which starts at 10:00 p.m. with live updates on race results. bruce and i will anchor if that -- anchor that for you. >>> and perfect kittens stolen from a humane set. that's coming up everhas a number.olicy but not every insurance company understands the life behind it. for those who've served and the families that have supported them, we offer our best service in return. usaa. we know what it means to

donna edwards. will she say anything to win an election? i don't believe that big money can buy votes -- not in our district. and i won't claim to have single handily passed just about every bill in annapolis. we can't settle for the same old politics, not when our basic rights are being threatened by trump and cruz. i'll stand up to their bigotry and be a passionate voice for maryland women and families. in tv and in business, i built relationships. as a woman in the house, i'll do the same to get things done. i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. dmv. sports is next. >>> now, wusa9 game on sports with kristen berset, brought to you by xfinity. >>> josh norman didn't want to leave north carolina. it was his home. even after the panthers ra sended its franchise tag, two days later he decided d. c. should be his new home. the new man was introduced to the lombardi award and norman said it felt just right. >> the nfl draft coming up thursday night, first-round pick for the redskins but the talk with gm scott mcclownen was that of t

reporting live on capitol hill, edward lawrence, now back to you, pat. >> thank you, edward. a quick program note here, tonight, senator sanders will appear on "late night" with seth meyers. you can watch it following the "tonight show" fallon. >>> the trump fashion liner, they failed to meet fire safety standards. ivan ka is the daughter of candidate donald trump. the rayon scarves are too flammable and pose a burn risk. it recalls about 20,000 scar fbs made in china, sold between october of 2014 and january of this year in department stores and online. they say consumers should stop wearing those scarves and return them for a full refund. >>> getting a report of some high winds and even a little bit of hail in the area. that's rockville with the hail the higher winds to the south and west of d.c. around cull pepper. so with some of this rain that's coming through, it will be increasing a bit in intensity, all right. we're monitoring the bach to the south and west of dvenlth right over the ballpark in the next couple of minutes. right now, this area through ea of 70, headed

democrat donna edwards, maryland's next senator. working for us pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. and the nra to pass the toughest gun safety legislation in the country. i'll take on the tough fights to expand social security and keep the doors open to planned parenthood. my mom is so tough she's willing to fight anyone who's going to pay him more than us for doing the same job. i'm joseline peña-melnyk, and i approve this message. >>> so we were looking good yesterday at this time. temperatures in the 70s. we're looking good now. now we've seen clear skies, temperatures about ten degrees cooler than yesterday at this time. but 63 with sunshine, that's not too bad. we have rather breezy conditions, winds out of the northwest at 15, gusting up to 25 miles per hour. so once again it's breezy. but at least temperatures are in the 60s, 50s to the north. quantico coming in at 65 degrees. and 60 down towards the pawtuxet river. the radar, we're dry and going to stay dry and i mean stay dry through early next week. if

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reports live in washington, on capitol hill, edward lawrence. back to you, eun. >>> the time is 5:52. people are trying to plant their garden. >> we feel for you. >> have you planted your flowers yet? >> no, but it's hurting. >> she's a smart cookie. she knew better than to plant those flowers so early because we're not quite past the chance for freezes. it's a little late in the year, but not entirely out of the question. freeze warnings are posted for tonight going into tuesday morning. we're likely to have another chance of a freeze wednesday morning and perhaps again on saturday morning. so a very cold week coming. temperatures tonight generally dropping below freezing for several hours. so protect your cold sensitive plants. windchills for people who actually have to be outside tomorrow morning will be down near 20. here is tomorrow morning's weighing j wake-up temperatures. 34 downtown and waldorf, so plenty cold. this morning we're mostly in the 40s and 50s. a couple sprinkles along the maryland/pennsylvania border. steadier rain across p

democrat donna edwards, maryland's next senator. working for us pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. i don't believe that big money can buy votes -- not in our district. and i won't claim to have single handily passed just about every bill in annapolis. not when our basic rights are being threatened by trump and cruz. i'll stand up to their bigotry and be a passionate voice for maryland women and families. in tv and in business, i built relationships. as a woman in the house, i'll do the same to get things done. i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. >>> hundreds of people are missing in ecuador right now. the chances they survived the massive earthquake are very small. the quake hit on saturday. it measured 7.1 on the richter scale. the death toll reached 525 this morning some 230 others are still missing. while the searching continues and volunteers are providing food and water for the people who were injured or lost their homes. >>> the other earthquakes we have been monitoring, the big ones in japan,

democrat donna edwards, maryland's next senator. working for us pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. ♪ i don't want to be a part of your ♪ >>> tonight the top 12 will take the top stage in an all-new live episode of "the voice." he's from d.c. he talked with him about some of his big musical influences which include artists like paul simon and bob dylan. >> they are such store storytellers. they're so honest and so easy to connect with them. >> another likely influence, owen's father who was with the starland vocal band. remember their hit "afternoon delight"? it earned them two grammys. >>> howard university just had a pretty specia it honored individuals who made significant contributions to both their church and community. howard is trying to raise money for a new ph.d. program in afri africana religious studies. >>> many folks can't stop talking about johnny depp's apology video. >> i'm truly sorry that pistol and boo were not declared. protecting australia is important. >> declare everything when you enter au

democrat donna edwards, maryland's next senator.orking for us pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> four decades after charles manson orchestrated a murder spree, one of his followers is hoping to be released from prison. a look at the cult that shocked family of one victim who vows they never will give up the fight to keep them behind bars. >> reporter: a spree of murders in the summer of ee 69 following charles manson now back in the news again. >> the manson family member is a step closer to being free. >> reporter: because last week a california parole board recommended the release of one convicted of taking part in the murders that marked the unofficial end of the summer of love. >> it's been my impression that the manson family killed the end of the 60s. >> the romance of the hippy era was over. >> it shocked the world. >> reporter: tate's sister sharon was the most famous of the victims, an actress being groomed to be the next merylen valley of the dolls. she was 8 1/2 months pregnant on that night. her

donna edwards. will she say anything to win an election? donna edwards.ra and its campaign cash are what stands between us and gun reform. "searing tragedy struck in a place parents felt their children were safe" that would let the nra skirt a new campaign finance law and block gun control. but democrat donna edwards said "no" to the nra loophole and stood up to the gun lobby. and she would ban assault weapons. democrat donna edwards, maryland's next senator. working for us pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> tributes continue to pour in and we find out what led to prince's death. >>> and coming up at 6:00, the bold idea that may have saved lives. >>> and time to wake up and get your friday going. its owe ov it's overcast now and raindrops are in your future. >>> and we still have this problem outer loop between st. barnabas and branch avenue. a five mile backup because of a fatal crash. it is very slow. 66 east after 50, crash in the we'll talk about that coming up. >>> a d.c. police officer faces charges after alledgedly threaten

i want to thank congresswoman edwards for reaching out. it is important that we move together and what separates us as candidates is small compared to what separates us from the republicans and the donald trumps of the world. >> a victorious chris van hollen, i think he probably wants to get over to the next interview and he is walking on down the line. you heard it, maryland 2-1 democratic but these guys are not taking anything for granted in the general election either. live in bethesda, bruce la shan wusa9. >>> a long receiving line but nice to be first there. thanks for bringing that. donna edwards call van hollen the rally she had some strong parting words for maryland democrats. >> edwards saying you can't be the party of inclusion and diversity without inclusion and diversity in your own party. listen to this. >>> maryland is on the verge of having an all male delegation in an so-called aggressive state. >>> edwards says more women and people of color should be in the state offices especially like maryland that is a majority minorit

democrat donna edwards, maryland's next senator.c is responsible for the content of this advertising. but jamie raskin is the only abdemocrat for congress who led the fight for tougher gun laws. only raskin took on the nra to ban military-style assault weapons. raskin: i'm jamie raskin, and i approve this message. >>> can you come to my house? >> all right. we'll talk later. >> out on a date during his skate with players during the american special needs hockey association. his support helped teens like the washington ice dogs hit the road this month to a mecca of hockey, lake placid. >> this is the rink where the miracle on ice occurred. >> the biggest upset in sports history happened in this arena where we're sitting at. >> he just took a rag tag bunch of college players, cobbled them together, and did the impossible. >> this is your time. now go out there and take it. >> reporter: they took to the famous ice for opening ceremony and a weekend of games earlier this month. each athle

donna edwards. will she say anything to win an election? donna edwards. guess which airline added more notop straight-shot flights hey, d.c., than any other out of reagan national last year? here's a hint. did ya catch it? no? here's another. their colors are yellow, red, and blue, and they save you tons of green. just go to southwest.com for the answer. on this airline, everybody wins. sfx: clap, clap, ding i don't believe that big money can buy votes -- not in our district. and i won't claim to have single handily passed just about every bill in annapolis. we can't settle for the same old politics, not when our basic rights are being threatened by trump and cruz. and be a passionate voice for maryland women and families. in tv and in business, i built relationships. as a woman in the house, i'll do the same to get things done. i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. >>> the washington capitals are hoping to make some franchise history. they hold a 3-0 lead after last night's win against the flyers and with the game four vi

democrat donna edwards, maryland's next senator.orking for us pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> lots of countries are sending humanit ecuador. the death toll have now at 570 people. hundreds are still missing. >> and terrorism and nuclear concerns some of the top things on president obama's agenda during his visit to the middle east. he's in saudi arabia. he met with the leaders of several gulf states this morning. they talked about teaming up to fight isis and resolving the conflict in syria. >> a transitioning governing body, a new constitution with free elections, including a transition away from assad. >> the president said all the countries, which include saudi arabia, the united arab emirates and kuwait are on board with that plan. later today the president will leave the middle east for england. after that he's visiting germany. >> to decision 2016 now where voters in maryland have until the end of the day to vote early or absentee in next week's primary and avoid all those long there are over 3 mill

edwards is asking marylanders to get out and vote. state early voting is underway now through april 21. and maryland's primary day, april 26. >>> some northern virginia high school debate teams are planning to boycott the state championships. that includes students from mcclain high school where two debate team members just won first place in a regional competition. they want the competitions moved from liberty university after remarks made from the college about muslims. he told the students they should "arm themselves to end those muslims." he was referring to islamic terrorists he said, and not all muslim. th from two earthquakes has risen to 39. a second quake with magnitude 7.0 struck this morning. a 93-year-old woman was pulled if a collapsed house, she was sleeping in her ground floor bedroom when the upper floor collapsed over her. >>> in the georgia capital, a closed circuit tv camera caught this dramatic video of a tree falling on an elderly man just as he got out of his car, miraculously, he escaped unharmed. strong winds i

democrat donna edwards, maryland's next senator.king for us pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> tonight, we take you for a visit again with a wonderful young man named damon. he was our wednesday ee's child back in the fall of 2014 and because the right family happened not to be watching on that day, we want to give you another chance to meet him. we wants to be a geologist some day. we took him for a visit to the museum of natural history. damon wants to be a geologist someday and was ready to learn everything there is to know about rocks. >> you've been interested in rocks for a while? >> yes, i have. >> from the time i was a little kid, i was bringing rocks home. there were stashed everywhere in the house. do you have a similar problem? yes. >> reporter: he pointed out several kinds of rocks he's found. damon says and reading all about rocks after school. >> what's your favorite subject? >> science. >> this is his second year at the school. he's made friends there. the teachers love him. he's doing great.

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democrat donna edwards, maryland's next senator. working for us pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. jummy: voters casting their ballots in the new york primary, in the latest poll, donald trump leads his opponents by 33 points and hillary clinton has a 13 point eight over bernie sanders. elizabeth hur is in the new -- is in new york with the latest. >> leaving in new york but taking nothing for granted. trumpy clinton and donald voted early and thank their supporters. >> new york is a special place. we are going to make america great again. tothe front runners favored win in their home state still battling with rivals. >> who are you voting for? >> i urge everybody to vote. >> the latest national poll shows clinton in a virtual tie with bernie sanders. >> hillary clinton said she can wrap up the nomination today. >> you will be disappointed. >> ted cruz has his eyes set on november. >> if i am the nominee, we win the general election, we beat hillary clinton in the swing states, we beat her with the independence

edward law rein edward lawrence is tracking the campaigns on capitol hill. >> reporter: we'll have to see if donald trump continues to attack the republican national committee. i was unfairness message seems to resonate with his supporters. donald trump blasts the republican party calling the delegate system rigged against an outsider like him rules favor insider politicians, not the voters' will. >> the republican national committee, they should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this kind of crap to happen. >> reporter: the rnc chairman fired back tweeting, it's the responsibility of the campaigns to understand the nomination process. house speaker paul ryan, who will chair the party convention, supports that process. >> we will follow the rules by the book. >> reporter: for democrats -- >> bernie, bernie! >> reporter: -- verizon union workers cheered senator bernie sanders. they walked off the job, and he supported their picket line. >> you have chosen to stand up for dignity, for justice, and to take on an enormously powerful special interest. >> reporter: sanders picked up a k

edwards' campaign says it had nothing to do with ad. prosecutors to announce whether they plan to pursuit charges against donald trump's campaign manager. cory lewandowski turned himself into jupiter, florida police last month. he's accused of grabbing and bruising a reporter's arm. politico is reporting that the charges will be dropped but that's not confirmed by nbc. >>> 6:05. thousand that researchers confirm a link between the zika virus and birth defects, they're looking at ways to prevent its shred. on wednesday, the centers no disease control confirmed that the virus causes severe brain damage to unborn babies as well as other defects. researchers weighed data from recent studies to make these connections. it can be spread through a certain kind of mosquito, sex all contact and even blood transfusi transfusions. cdc guidelines encourage women to avoid travel to go areas where zika is spreading. >>> verizon workers entering da close to 40,000 workers in nine states walked off the job yesterday, they're in a stand over over a new c

democrat donna edwards, maryland's next senator.orking for us pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> long days early sunrises. isn sun up about 15 minutes from now. these are not rain making clouds, so your ride to work and ride home later today, open sun roof weather. it will be breezy and very mild again this afternoon. temperatures back up near 80 today. so no trouble if you're driving locally or regionally. biggest problems likely to be this denver, st. louis and perhaps boston, as well. a look at the weekend forecast for us coming up. >>> a pedestrian crash here in howard county west wound bound 175 shut down right near route 1 eastbound, you can see it is open and moving. silver reston east. as far as travel time, 270 looking good, top of the beltway over to 270 looking good, as well. 66 inbound no problems an 95 north 25 minutes roll along just fine quantico to the beltway. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. > >>>. >>> and we have been talking all morning about a suicide attack

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