i'm in northwest washington. behind me, a tree that has fallen from the storms on friday night. impressive sight. old oak tree. we're estimating it was about 60 feet tall before it fell. it tore down several power lines with it and of course knocked out power to this entire neighborhood here in northwest washington. also closed the roadway. as of this time, no tree crews here yet. they'll have to deal with the tree first and they can start to restore power. i'm sure this is a sight we see again and again. it is warming up. it feels a little better. little less humidity than yesterday. bright and sunny day. reagan national was 82 degrees and 82 in quantico. much of the area in the 70s. just like the last couple of days, once the sun is up, the temperatures jump quickly. highs this afternoon in the mid- 90. satellite radar storms overnight pushing off to the

reporting live from northwest washington, andrea mccarren, 9 news now., bruce. >> andrea, if you know the answer to this, what prompted them to move tonight? i know yesterday you were talking to the deputy mayor, but also it was a week or two ago we went to one of abra's meetings. we talked to them. they said they tried to put somebody in to buy liquor. it seemed like that was the end of it. has something happened within the past 24 hours since you talked to the deputy mayor? >> reporter: i think the deputy mayor promised a thorough investigation. they called us. went in for a variety of attempted buys tonight. police and abra were on the scene simply observing a short time ago, observed a carload of three young men, also 17 and 18- year-old high school students from arlington. there's a telephone pole behind me. officers observed from that point, could see the counter of town square market. they watched the young man go in, buy alcohol, and come out. they stopped him out here in the parking lot. asked him for identification. he was carrying identificati

delia goncalves is live in northwest washington with the story.rning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, andrea. we're live at 14th and colorado. this is the end of the line for the 52 and 54 buses. those are the routeses that are affected by this viral meningitis. metro tells us the driver was diagnosed with viral meningitis after his friday morning shift. before that he was on vacation so they don't believe that any other buses were affected. metro quickly sent the driver home and spent the overnight hours disinfecting not only the 52 and 54. all 164 buses in the north west garage here on 14th street. doctors are telling us viral meningitis far less serious than bacterial meningitis. it only affects infants and people with compromised inhuman systems -- immune systems. >> it can generally cause fever, headaches, confusion, sometimes light sensitivity. >> it's contagious just like the flu is or the cold is that if you come into contact with fluids that the patient had, cue potentially get some symptoms. >> reporter: the doctor also tells us those

upper northwest washington. a number of neighborhoods not used to this kind of violence. a troubling spike in robberies recently, and a good number of armed robberies in neighborhoods throughout this part of the district has many people deeply concerned. they were talking about some of the tactics they were using to halt these crimes. talking about how they have reassign nearly 300 police officers to focus on this concern. many are concerned armed robberies could escalate further. >> my sympathies go out to people who have been robbed or have had their property taken of course. fortunately to this point, there has been no serious injuries. >> a couple of the robbery victims were at this meeting. they were very candid. they said in the situations in which they were victims of crime happen in a relatively busy areas up and northwest that were poorly lit. there have been a number of arrests, but authorities were honest in saying primary suspects probably remain on the loose. >> thank you. we are on your side to tha

he died saturday night in northwest washington.ncer. >>> there's been a string of robberies in northwest over the past 24 hours. police are not sure if they're connected, but they say the robberies happened within 30 minutes along porter street, 39th street and warren street all in northwest. last night three other robberies all happened within two hours along kennedy street, church road and newton place. no one has been seriously injured in these attacks but one victim says she was struck by an assay laboratory. another says -- an assailant. another says he was punched. >>> a visit from president obama is often a cause for excitement. turns out this isn't the case, because residents thought they had more time to park, and they point to the signs that went up thursday night to make their point. the warning say they had until 9:00 a.m. friday morning, but that time was scratched out overnight to say 6:00 a.m. so hours before the president showed up at a neighborhood restaurant for a meeting, the city's d.p.w. started ticketing and t

i'm in northwest washington here off 42nd avenue. of course got a big oak tree behind me that fell and devastating the damage around the area. this tree took down all the power lines with it, and of course most of these houses i think right now are not -- i think everybody has moved out here for the next couple of days, as the scene here pretty amazing with the amount of instruction with this tree -- destruction with this tree. let's do weather quick. temperatures in the upper 70s. 78degrees to the east. 79 now in washington. at dulles, 72. conditions again cooling off a little bit overnight with the showers and storms that moved through. satellite and radar, let me show you, we had a few showers move through overnight. still a few along the lower eastern shore. will clear out. should be a bright and beautiful day and a little cooler than yesterday. of course we'll continue with our heat wave. temperatures in the 90s all week. little cooler than yesterday. highs today about 95 degrees, with an isolated risk of a storm later this afte

good morning, tucker. >> reporter: sad sight in northwest washington. an old oak tree, we figure it's about 60 feet tall, fell in friday night's storm. done a lot of damage here. fortunately it fell between the houses into the street. but it's taken down several telephone poles with it, and the power lines. this entire area without power. they will be for some time to come, as it will take a tree crew, and they'll have to restore the power line. a lot of people have been asking me why are the trees so vulnerable. the canopies, the canopies of our deciduous trees aren't build to withstand the wind at 70 to 80 miles per hour. when the leaves are out as in the summertime, what happens is, works almost like a sail. the winds can get underneath the tree and lift it. we're looking at the results of some of the straight line winds that moved through and this thing repeated over and over across the area. didn't start off terribly cool, but felt a little better this morning. in the bright sun, it is a hot one. with a little less humidity today than yesterday, fe

the district gears up to remember chuck brown at the howard theater in northwest washington, starts at00 a.m. in the morning and goes until 10:00 at night and then and memorial service at the washington convention center thursday from noon until 3:00 p.m. chuck brown died may 16 at the age of 75. a near tragedy in the skies for an 80-year-old woman on her first skydive. something went terribly wrong from the minute the woman jumped from the airplane. fortunately she is alive and talking about the ordeal. you can see her out of her harness. it was all caught on video. dan harris has the story. >> it starts out as a charming little tale about an 80-year old celebrating her birthday with her inaugural skydive. >> i just turned 80. >> happy birthday. >> but when they were up at 13,000 feet the nerves set in and when it came time to jump, she is grasping at the door. it looks like she does not want to go. her instructor finally gets her out of the door. from there though, it only gives worse. lavern's safety harness, loews and she is dangling there her shirt with bubp, clinging to her instr

in northwest washington, a man was electrocuted by a power line. a difficult and deadly weekend. >> tragic. right now we are keeping a close watch on another round of severe storms that may head

andrea joins us live from northwest washington to show us a place teenagers have allegedly been buyingohol for years. >> reporter: anita, i'm on macarthur boulevard in front of town square market. the mother of a 16-year-old tipped us off to this liquor store after she learned her daughter was buying vodka and beer here every week. a place like this do you even need a fake id? >> usually no. >> reporter: for several weeks we watched and videotaped dozens of teenagers buying alcohol at town square mark in northwest washington without being asked for identification. >> i'm 18. it is very easy. we've been buying here for like almost two years. >> reporter: in those two years have you ever been asked for id? >> like once. >> reporter: night after night, with the help of a 23-year-old 9 news now staff member we interviewed the young buyers using a hidden microphone. >> i heard this is a place to go without an id. >> it is. >> without one or -- >> i'm just looking for a place to buy. >> either way. you can give it a shot. >> really? have y'all done it before? >> reporter: most told us they w

school in northwest washington. >>reporter: hi, jc, we're off reno road in northwes washington. the precinct 33, merch elementary school turnout all morning long has been brisk. most people here voting by paper ballot, some 700 paper ballots have been cast by late morning. now, obviously the presidential race, obama/romney is driving a lot of this traffic, but also you've got some highly- contested local races. incumbents michael brown facing stiff challenges. you've got a couple of charter issues that are extremely important here. one of them says that people convicted of felonies can no longer seek public office. you might think that's a stretch, well, we've had two councilmembers who have pled guilty to felonies, one serving prison time right now and another one awaiting sentencing, that being the council chairman. we were also at shepherd elementary school today, that's where i voted. some 600 people are cast ballots by late morning. so brisk turnout throughout the city. want to mention one race, ward 7, that's

police closed the island cafe in northwest washington after the stabbing happened early this morning. people in the neighborhood are divided over whether the doors should stay shut. darcy spencer is live at the club with reaction. darcy? >> reporter: chris, i can tell you there's a lot of concern because there have been these prior incidents of violence in the past involving this nightclub, but i also spoke to people who frequent the club and they say it's a nice place and they hate to see it shut down. the sign says open, but the island cafe in upshire street in northwest washington has been shut down. that's by order of the police chief after a man was stabbed and seriously wounded inside of the business. ma'am, could we get your comment about the business being closed. >> reporter: the violence broke out at 2:00 saturday morning. police say the similar was stabbed in the stomach while arguing with another man. >> that's sad. in the neighborhood stabbings and shootings, they have to cease. this is crazy. >> never seen anything, anything out of order here at all. it is always been a

when it did come around and let on cathedral avenue here in northwest washington, it did clip one little car over there in the quarter, but that is nothing compared to some of the issues we have seen around this region. we were out in prince george's county and a tree fell onto a house out there. an elderly woman in a wheelchair was out there and officials and the fire department timely picked her up in her wheelchair and took her over to a neighbor's house where she is going to spend the night. the other situation happened in northwest washington where there was a huge tree that we thought at first fell between two homes but it actually it to come along with some minor damage and somewhat major damage. >> we heard it fall. it was pretty intense when it fell. >> we are following some public officials on twitter and communicating with them. the crews are out there trying to help people in the washington d.c. area. >> let's get back to fairfax county where thousands of people were evacuated tonight. steven is live in huntington tonight. >> it is still miserable out here, the wind is still

last night the fbi and irs raided thompson's home in northwest washington. people close to him now believe he's under investigation because federal prosecutors want to know if all those dollars geared to local campaigns were legal. armando truell has been collecting reaction today. he talked to the mayor. reporter: jeffrey thompson has been very good to district politicians according to published reports. thompson, as many companies employees' associates and contractors have contributed over $730,000 in the past 10 years alone. at-large councilmember vince orange $100. mayor vince gray $90,000, council chair kwame brown $33,000. just about every sitting member of the council, except for tommy wells has gotten a thompson-connected check. has thompson or any other contributed to your campaign in

we're at 16th street and juniper in northwest washington. you can see industry is completely dark behind me. this is the story across downtown and in the district. many people are wondering when the power will come back on. the past couple days have been anything but haveeaven. >> its burning up. especially upstairs. >> we are living with the devil. >> thousands of pepco customers in our region are still without power. the company says it could be several days before it is restored. this man does not believe it. >> knowing pepco, it will probably be another week. >> pepco says their crews have been working around the clock since friday to restore power to thousands across d.c. and maryland and have called for extra help from as far as a wayaway as texas. and texas 92-year-old morris clark says that his health and his patience is weakening. >> it's getting worse every day i and i'm getting weaker each day. the service gets worse every year. >> d.c. mayor vincent gray says -- >> the irony is pepco has a request for a rate increase. >> resident

s birthday at church today in northwest washington. the service included a reading from king's letter from a birmingham jail. today would have been dr. king's 83rd birthday. >>> hundreds attended a wreath-laying ceremony at the memorial today on the mall. it was the first birthday observance for the leader since the memorial was dedicated. derrick ward has more. >> reporter: not just happy birthday in celebrating, but we're celebrating the best of what we are, but what we must become. the memorial has become a focal point of pride and contemplation about those sentiments that span seas and borders and generations. >> i think about it like he's still alive. >> reporter: and his words do live on. on the walls of the memorial and on the sculpture itself, living words like living people go through changes. this quote from a much broader sermon will be reworked to accurately depict his sentiment. >> understanding and knowing who my father was, it could be confusing. for us today, no. but for generations yet unborn, they may not understand.

police arrested two protesters during a demonstration in northwest washington last night. several had set up camp outside 15th street. they took away a tent and this comes just after one week after the u.s. park police raided the camp site of mcpherson square. prosecutors say sarah williams joined -- gunned down the trooper in june 2010. the jury heard opening statements yesterday and another man is already pled guilty to being an accessory in connection. breaking news from the white house. the president is speaking out as republicans and democrats scramble to keep millions of americans taxes from going up. republican leaders are offering a deal. brianne carter is live with what the president had to say just a moment ago. >> president obama says this is a make it or break it moment for the middle class. the president says he sees progress on the issue but warns nothing is final if the tax extension is not passed. his speech comes one day after the house republican leaders offered to continue the payroll tax cuts without demanding spending cuts to pay for it. the two sides

murder of his ex- girlfriend. >> and what accountsa council member is doing to fight crime in northwest washingtonng to have a bridge to nowhere. >> it may have been their last chance to address a national audience before some critical contests. good morning washington at 5:00 a.m. begins now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> good morning, washington. it's thursday, february 23. glad you are waking up with us. i am cynne simpson. >> i'm steve chenevey. traffic and weather every ten minutes. lisa baden in a moment. first, adam caskey.

it wiped everything out with the incredible heavy rain it produced right over northwest washington between0 and 8:00 tonight and it was very difficult and also htvery localized. what i want to show you now is radar because we aren't seeing anything else around and most e of you did not get any rain, e but look at that skinny green line coming out of montgomery county. at is called an outflow boundary. basically it's cool air that comes out of approve thunderstorm. it acts like a mini -- an hour. we had a weather spotter in dupont circle who measured 2.38 but as close by as reagan national airport only .6-inch of rain. what a crazy two weeks it has been with temperatures today right around 90 degrees. we'll come back and talk more about what we compact for the rest of this week, but needless to say, i'm not going to forget this two week period for a long time. back to you. >> thank you. >>> back to some of the damaged trees weakened by recent storms are still making a huge mess of area roads. this is what happen in the middle of the evening rush along porter street near rock creek park. sev

one of them attended coolidge high school in northwest washington. the other attended haynes public charter school, also located in northwest washington. one mother saw the two boys hanging out last night listening to music and enjoy a night off as they did not have school today. hours later they ever dead. >> the car that her 15 year-old son got into last night crashed and burned in chevy chase circle. it was stolen. in the back or 50-year olds emmanuel nelson and kyree nelson. today these sisters and mothers are bound by grief and a decision by their sons that cost them their lives. >> he was a good man. he played football, soccer. >> the toyota was stolen from this montgomery county neighborhood on sunday. at one point, county police site near john's mill road and plentiful lead over but never had a chance. >> they left the neighborhood and -- they left the neighborhood and turn south on connecticut avenue. they force the officer to flip on his lights and follow. >> now the family wonders what could have been done differently and question the poli

good morning. >> reporter: good morning, yes, the view from the railing here in northwest washington, up on the tower, beautiful vump looking out over washington, i can see west virginia from our tower in upper northwest washington. a beautiful, beautiful sunrise is underway. the skywatcher camera showing just a few clouds passing over the region now. temperature are cold around the area. down to the upper 30s to just near 40 degree. that includes prince george's county, montgomery, arlington, and fairfax counties, much of virginia. only into the upper 30s to near 40 degrees as we look down to the southern maryland, northern neck, eastern shore. many weather watchers reporting low 40s there. and beautiful sunrise underway. here are the highs expected this afternoon. our average high this time of year is 69. we're not going come anywhere close to that. reaching maybe the low 60s throughout the region. in fact, only 50s near the bay and along the pennsylvania border. in fact in western maryland, a lot of snow will be melting as they will have temperatures there climbing above freezing i

almost to northwest washington. in the next couple of hours it will move over to prince george's county into charles county. and tomorrow afternoon it may happen all over again. captioned by the national capti >> i like the way you against your way around that. he's made his choice. but what choices will women be left with? just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding for planned parenthood and allow employers to deny women access to cancer screenings and birth control. and both romney and ryan backed proposals to outlaw abortion even in casess of rape and incest. for women... for president... the choice is ours. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. [ male announcer ] since 1996 welfare recipients were required to work. this bipartisan reform successfully reduce welfare rolls. on july 12th presidenobama quietly ended the work requirement. gutting welfare reform. one of the most respected newspapers in america called it, "nut

a little sprinkle cannot be ruled out mainly north and northwest of washington. breezy as well.e sunshine with clouds. a little more comfortable temperatures, near 60 this afternoon. tonight, partly cloudy with an isolated sprinkle especially north of washington. near 40 degrees. tomorrow 67, partly cloudy. even warmer on thursday, breaking 70 degrees with the chance of a few showers and thunderstorms. at the forecast. now police the with the commute. >> interstate 95, traveling between richmond and baltimore with the green light. travel times working for us. as well as traffic along the greenway, seven between sterling and tysons, 66 in both directions between centreville and the beltway. looks good on 270. travel times working for us south of town at the wilson bridge between annapolis and kenilworth ave. and the beltway at kenilworth avenue where they have been doing construction, putting construction to bed. all lanes are open on the inner loop and outer loop at the exit for kenilworth avenue. back to you. >> thank you. last night on dancing, a real treat for the fans of mot

reporting live in northwest washington, tahman bradley. about that in the next hour. former first lady nancy reagan gop candidate mitt romney for president. she met with him and his wife on afternoon at her home. the wife of the late former ronald reagan issued a husbandt saying her liked mitt romney and believes romney has the experience and leadership skills our country needs. day for president obama as he heads to minneapolis explore technology giant honeywell's golden valley facility. remarks urging to deliver what's on this to do list. have supper at a minnesota restaurant. then he goes to chicago. you can check out the largest district.val in the it has something the entire enjoy.can brianne carter spoke with some of the performers taking the stage. >> ♪ wille sweet sounds of jazz of the nation's capital over the next two weeks for the eighth annual d.c. jazz festival. >> ♪ >> d.c. native martial is among more than 125 performers nearly 60 different locations in 21 neighborhoods across the city. he was 13 when he was introduced jazz.

temperatures cooled to 72 in our studios in northwest washington.ratures across the area are back in the 70s. much cooler than it has been because of the rain. the rain continues to move in from the -- continues to move to the south and east. still some rain down to southern maryland. you may hear a rumble of thunder or two but no more severe weather. that is just off shore. if you want to oengs ocean city or rehoboth beach, they are getting pummelled by heavy rain and lightning. the frontal boundary is trying to make its way off the coast. as it does, it will bring an end to the heat and things will calm down it has been hoot week. tuesday 88, wednesday 96. 99 on thursday and 96 on friday. the temperatures have been extremely warm. wednesday was 97. we missed the record by one degree and set a record are yesterday. right now 76 degrees. winds from the northwest are calm. that's the good news. things will start to calm down the rest of the evening hours. look at the numbers, 68 in cumberland, 70 winchester, 70 manassas and 71 to la plata. you will n

delia live this morning in northwest washington. we'll see you in just a bit. kang 9 we want to note -- channel 9 we want to note had been a partner with komen and the race for the cure many years. komen serverred that relationship late last year. >>> new at 6:00 a.m., more than 20 people are forced from their homes this morning by a fire. this was the scene overnight along 6th street and n streets northwest. the d.c. fire association reports on twitter the fire began on the first floor. more than 60 firefighters responded to the blaze. one person was treated for smoke inhalation. >>> doctors are trying to save a transjennerred woman -- transgendered woman stabbed in the head. a man dressed in women's clothing had an altercation with another man on east capital street and then that second man stabbed the victim in the head. police are releasing few other details about the case. >>> montgomery county police are asking for help finding a 14-year-old and her 6-month-old baby. shaney cox and her daughter were last seen yesterday along georgian way in wheaton. polic

. >> in northwest washington where d.c. police chief, kathy lanier is hosting a community crime meeting about this recent rash of armed robberies. the latest took place last night. >> 8:00 monday night, a man walking along this quiet section is held up at gunpoint. the suspect approached from behind demanded money, then fled on foot along with two other men who were standing nearby. >> wow, i'm really shocked. i work nearby. i walk to and from the metro every day. >> it surprised me that it's in this area. normally the police coverage is fairly good. i think the economic times force people to do desperate times. >> the majority are related. and that they are being conducted by a group of two to three men. police have already increased paroles in the area, but they don't have a good description of the suspects. in northwest washington, kristin fisher, 9news now. >> also today, police agencies taking a careful look at a supreme court ruling that says gps tracking cannot be done without a warrant. tonight, nine wants to know w

it happened in the 100 block of o street near florida avenue in northwest washington. one of the victims was just 15 years old. as darcie spencer reports, a woman who lives in the neighborhood says the victims don't cause the trouble but she believes their gambling makes them a potential target. >> how many shots do you think you heard? >> nine or ten shots. >> on this warm, sunny, saturday afternoon, a group of young people were gambling with dice in this courtyard area behind the apartment buildings in the 100 block of q street. that's when a group of men approached, at least one with a gun and opened fire. three victims were shot, one was just 15 years old. >> 10:00 after 3:00, it looks like we had a group of kids here playing craps. we had four suspects that came out in dark clothing. >> this woman says she knows some of the victims, they're neighborhood teens who don't cause trouble but their gambling makes them a potential target. >> people know they're out here gambling, so they fry their hand. >> you think it was probably a robbery? >> probably. >> reporter: ne

in northwest washington, andrea mccarren, 9 news now. >>> if we had a machine at home that controlled the weather, this week is pretty much what we would have come up with. so now that the weekend is here, will our magic machine keep working? top? >> we can keep it on cruise control. we do have a cold front pushing through tonight and a few clouds. we've not seen cloud really all week. here's a -- clouds really all week. here's a look at temperatures in the 70s. our high of 82, 80 downtown, 75 in gaithersburg, 77 in leesburg, 79 in frederick, 78 out towards fredericksburg. satellite and radar, see showers in through pennsylvania, month of those showers north of us. we'll come back and talk about the prospects of a late shower and yes, take you through the weekend forecast. >>> coming up we'll tell you how one community center is trying to make things better for some young people in the neighborhood. >> but up next the royal family in england is not amused at some racy shots of kate middleton that ended up in a french magazine. we'll tell you what that's all about. and allow employers

information will speak out. >>> expect to see volunteers in red clothing patrolling the street of a northwest washington neighborhood today. the guardian angels are hoping to deter crime after a man of badly beaten behind a condo building at 14th and w street northwest. police say the attack left the victim so badly beaten he had to have his jaw wired shut. neighbors say the 14th street corridor needs a bigger police presence. the guardian angels say they will begin foot patrols to deter crime and make citizens arrests if necessary. >>> the time is 5:08. ahead, free fall. how curiosity nearly cost a skiier his life. >> moved the seat back to grab the trash on the floor and felt something. >> plus, carwash workers are probably used to finding unusual things in a car. but there's no chance they were expecting this one. >>> and tom is tracking some wet weather. >>> good morning. i'm storm 4 meteorologist tom kierein. looking at radar, we've had rain moving in. this moving green area. this is all light rain. fairfax county, loudoun county, much of northern virginia. across the potomac into northern montgome

. >>> new from overnight, firefighters battled a fire on the 5200 block of 2nd street in northwest washington. the fire broke out on the first level of the two-story home around 2:30 this morning. firefighters say when they arrived on the scene, they saw fire coming from the end of the row house. the fire is now out. no injuries were reported. the cause remains under investigation. >>> today we'll find out what sparked a huge fire in prince george's county that sent seven firefighters to the hospital. and fire officials tell news4 that the cause is "troubling." one of the firefighters, 21-year-old ethan sorrel, left the burn unit at medstar, washington hospital center last night. sorrel suffered burns to his airway while battling the flames at the abandoned house in riverdale on friday. sorrel is expected to speak at this afternoon's news conference when the fire department will talk about the cause of the fire. only one firefighter, 22-year-old kevin o'toole, remains in the hospital. we're told that he is making progress after undergoing skin graft surgery on monday. >>> a controversial bill

. >> reporter: i'm surae chinn in northwest washington. i talked with a man who says he was held at gunpoint. the whole ordeal ends with gunfire near the white house. >> that's when i saw the gun and he was like hold on. do not move. >> reporter: a businessman who doesn't want his face shown. >> when i hit him, he tried to reach out to grab this arm. >> reporter: says he thought it was a joke until he saw the gun and his two other friends pushed to the ground also with guns pointed at them. you elbowed the guy? >> yes. >> reporter: the victim says there were four men, one in the get-away car, the other three each with a gun watching, waiting to rob them. they got away with some cash and cell phones. they all had masks on except one. >> i saw his face and i know how he looks like. >> reporter: he got into a car to get to safety ahead of the gunmen while his friend got into a black suv to follow the crooks unintentionally sandwiching the suspect's car. that's when a gunman opened fire hitting the suv near the white house at madison and eight

reporting live from northwest washington, darcy spencer, news4. >>> another woman was hit with a hammer in d.c. today, but police have not said if this attack was linked to the ones in petworth. a woman was hit at 1:00 this afternoon and was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive. >>> a triple stabbing occurred in annapolis overnight in the elks lodge. one of the victims is a security guard who was working at the party. >>> police are warning women tonight bay series of sexual assaults in hiyattsville, maryland. there be been two reports on the westville trail. >> reporter: police say there are some similarities in these cases, but there's nothing concrete enough for them to tie them all together. on a picture perfect day, people are taking to the northwest brants trail in hyattsville, maryland to bike or walk. it's the same trail where three women were all raped in the last month and a half. and the attackers are still on the loose. >> oh, my god. yeah, i heard about that. >> reporter: march 12, march 27 and april 20, dates in which police say the women were attacked during b

for republicans speaking at the conservative political action conference being held here in northwest washington. >> the president's job is to unite the country, not divide it. his job is to bridge differences, not aggravate them. to encourage success, not condemn it. and to honor and embrace the free exercise of religion. >> one thing's for certain -- this attack on religious freedom cannot and will not stand. >> again, president obama is announcing a change to contraceptive coverage rules. and if he speaks before the end of this newscast, we will bring that to you live. howard? >>> yeah, j. c., out here still some sunshine now but clouds are on the increase. we've got cold air and some winds and even some snow headed toward the region over the weekend. i'll tell you about that in just a few moments, we're going to break though with a look at the current temperatures, locally readings now into the lower 40s like 42 in reston. the weekend outlook when 9news now at noon returns. >>> we're going live to the white house where the president is speaking. >> all insurance plans are required to cover p

it's one and a half years old and it's in the bloomingdale neighborhood of northwest washington. it's going -- it is the first sitdown restaurant in that area. it's located 84t street northwest. and he's brought some items that look absolutely delicious to me. but today you're doing what? >> today we're going to be doing our raw kale salad. >> i've never had raw kale salad. >> most people don't eat it because it's kind of tough and difficult to eat. but what we do is we massage it. we massage it with some vinegarette. this is our rosemary vinegarette. we put some shallots on here and celery roots. >> i've never had raw kale. let me tell -- you want me to tell you how i fix my kale? >> i put either back fat or ham hocks in there. >> we give it a little massage, salt and pepper. it gets all the herbs and seenings inside of it-- >> seasonings inside of it. >> you've given me this recipe. it's on jchayward.com. all of my recipes that my chefs prepare for me here on the 12 noon newscast are on jchayward.com. look at that. that makes it nice and tender? >> makes it nice and tender, a l

. >> reporter: i'm surae chinn in northwest washington. i talked with a man who said he was held at gunpoint. the whole ordeal ends with gunfire near the white house. >> that's when i saw the gun and he was like hold on. do not move. >> reporter: a businessman who doesn't want his face shown. >> when i hit him, he tried to reach out to grab this arm. >> reporter: says he thought it was a joke until he saw the gun and his two other friends pushed to the ground also with guns pointed at them. you elbowed the guy? >> yes. >> reporter: the victim says there were a total of four men, one in the get-away car, the other three each with guns. they were watching, waiting to rob them. they got away with some cash and cell phones. they all had masks on except one. >> i saw his face and i know how he look like. >> reporter: he got into a car to get to safety ahead of the gunmen while his friend got into a black suv to follow the crooks unintentionally sandwiching the suspect's car. that's when a gunman opened fire hitting the suv near the white house

have arrested two men they say were involved in the shooting outside an early voting place in northwest washington. one of the men is the same person who went inside the tacoma recreation -- takoma recreation center looking for medical assistance after being shot in the leg. authorities are looking for a third suspect. voting was halted for about 20 minutes on saturday following that violence. >>> the presentamaking its way tomorrow. voters head to the polls tomorrow in maryland and also in the district. voters in d.c. will cast ballots in the republican primary. democrats will vote in a primary for the at large city council member as well as primaries in different ward races. in maryland, there is the g.o.p. primary as well as primary races in several congressional districts and the u.s. senate race. polls in both d.c. and maryland will be opened at 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. tomorrow evening. >>> newt gingrich will campaign in maryland today ahead of tomorrow's primary. he visited the frederick motor company this morning and then he is off to hood college this afternoon. polls are showing mitt ro

saturday afternoon around 3:00. >>> and don't be surprised if you hear the sound of blasting in northwest washington tomorrow. this is happening as part of the project to build a new science and engineering hall at the george washington university. now that's between the 22nd and 23rd. h and i streets that's also over there where that big water -- that water main break occurred and we'll see what happens. now an air horn is going to sound 15, five and then one minute before any blasting and that blasting is expected to continue for four to six months. >> oh boy. >>> a terrible accident in san diego sent several people to the hospital today. it was a black suv that rolled over the guardrail and dangled over a construction pit. a bulldozer was used to keep the suv from falling off the edge. five people including a 9 year girl were inside. now, the california highway patrol says the suv was hit by a car that illegally changed lanes. they say the fact that everybody inside was wearing a seat belt seayed their lives. -- saved their lives. >>> a shop in new york got an unexpected drive-thru window. oh my

. >> reporter: jc, a mom tipped us off to a northwest washington liquor store where teenagers have allegedly been buying alcohol for years. she told us that her daughter bought beer and vodka at this one particular liquor store every week, and our undercover investigation backs her up. place like this, you even need a fake i.d.? >> usually no. >> for several weeks we watched and videotaped dozens of teenagers buying alcohol at town square market in northwest washington, without being asked for identification. >> i'm 18. it's very easy, and we have been buying here for like almost two years. >> in those two years, have you ever been asked for i.d.? >> like once. >> hey, what's up? >> night after night, with the help of a 23-year-old 9news now staff member, we interviewed the young buyers using a hidden microphone. >> i heard this is a good place for -- >> it is. >> without id? >> just looking for a place to buy. >> you can -- get it there. >> really? >> most told us they were 16 years old, some were even buying for their younger friends. >> i'm just wondering how you're 16 and you're buying.

a catholic university student was killed in cold blood in a dark northwest washington neighborhood. ght in response to that murder the neighborhood has emerged from the darkness, literally. matt jablow joins us live in northwest to explain. matt, what's happening? >> reporter: anita, something good has come of something unbelievably sad. that's what residents were saying tonight about the improved lighting here in sherman circle. in the made aftermath of a terrible tragedy a little more than two years, a residents of this northwest washington neighborhood said, let there be light. >> people don't want to come out after dark. >> reporter: tonight they got their wish. it was august 22nd, 2010, just after midnight. 31-year-old neil, a graduate student, was biking home on the way back from work when he was shot to death just off sherman circle. police say the motive was robbery. >> this is tragic all around. >> reporter: the murder drew immediate calls from residents and lawmakers to improve the lighting in the neighborhood. >> my friends, lights are the most important, most efficient cr

a man was shot at the tacoma community center in northwest washington as early voting was going on inside. news4's darcy spencer joins us live with the latest. >> reporter: chris, i can tell you, this early voting center has reopened. voting was disrupted for a period of time today because of this shooting. it broke out right around 3:30 this afternoon as people were here coming to this center to vote in the early voting process. you can see here behind me that it has, in fact, reopened. we're told the man was not shot inside the community center. he was shot outside, and then stumbled inside to receive help. at that point, the community center was placed on lockdown. we're told that no voters were inside at that time. but the center had to be closed down for about 20 minutes this afternoon as police conducted their investigation. >> one of our staff members heard a gunshot, and followed emergency procedures to go ahead and lock down the voting area when she heard that. that was at about 3:30 this afternoon. none of our poll workers left the area. no voters, no one entered the room. no vo

unfortunately that fear is a reality for folks on arcadia place in northwest washington. >> i just nowrted restock my refrigerator. >> reporter: when jennifer vermillion's house lost electricity today after a huge tree collapsed on power lines in her northwest washington 245eubd she said her only thought was, hear we go again. >> yes, exactly. >> reporter: jennifer and most of her neighbors were in the dark for nearly a week after last month's storm uprooted several trees at least one of which, according to people here, had a hollowed out and badly damaged root system. >> they're beautiful but they take the risk. >> reporter: fortunately only one tree also with a hollowed out root same came down today. even more fortunately, nobody was injured, and only one house was damaged, and only slightly. >> we do usually lose power because we have aboveground lines. >> reporter: still residents here say they're beginning to feel jinxed. >> the tree at the end of the street had the red dot on it for it to be taken away. >> reporter: in wheaton a toppled tree was also causing serious problems. >>

one of my favorite places in northwest washington. my colleague andrea roane is going to be there hosting it but i have the foundation president with me. dr. l. c. scott to talk about a voice and how it's helping to preserve history. what is this program about? >> oak, a voice -- okay, a voice is an online digital library we created in 2005 to capture the history of african- americans serving in congress. and to date we've been able to place several exhibits including exhibits on the making of the martin luther king jr. deal. if antiapartheid movement, civil rights and environmental justice. each year we try to add another exhibit and put up original documents, letters from members, letters from people to members, pictures, et cetera. the captions behind the scene and i guess the best example is the making of the martin luther king jr. deal. it took 13 years to get that deal passed and so we've captured that history there including some of the advocacy for people outside of congress. >> this is a wonderful programming the shunts to go

the unfortunate situation in northwest washington on nebraska avenue.y, all the surrounding houses have power. the street lights are still on. the two houses affected don't have power if, but the neighboring houses have their lights on. temperatures, 41 degrees at this time. temper tours may drop another few degrees before sunrise this morning. i would not be surprised if a few of the raindrops turn into wet snowflakes briefly until about 8:00 or 9:00. that the latest from northwest washington. back to you. >> thank you. 5:37. let's see what's happening on the roads. >> it is very tough as you head out this morning. watch for debris, ponding standing water. southbound on the g.w. parkway and just before the key bridge, there's a tree down. as we get more commuters out, we will get more details on conditions. southbound b-w parkway before the key bridge, one lane to the left is getting by. georgetown pike is closed between the beltway and [inaudible] . northbound 95 between quantico and [inaudible] route 1 is closed at the fairfax county parkway with hig

our team coverage continues this evening in northwest washington where darcy spencer's live at duffy's irish pubs where the fans have been watching all the different games on the different television sets. >> reporter: there are some serious nats fans here at this sports bar. we're talking a couple in here actually got engaged at the stadium earlier this year. it's true, the nats are done, but they're not out, and these fans are optimistic. duffy's irish pub is a local fan favorite to watch the opening game of the washington nationals journey into the postseason. >> very good for business and just fun to hang out. it's been so long since d.c. has had a good bage teseball team. great to see the reaction of the fans. >> reporter: a chance to root for the hometown team hasn't come very often. it's the first post-season play for washington baseball team in nearly 80 years. >> this team has done so well this year. they pulled it out at every possible opportunity, and couldn't be more excited to see them in the playoffs. >> i'm here to watch history in the making, my friends. this is the mos

. >> reporter: i'm andrea mccarren in northwest washington with an interesting story about what happened to this car. >> it was a tremendous crash. >> reporter: the gunthers thought it was a thunder clap. >> i said gee, what a terrible storm with the thunder. it's so loud. >> reporter: look at what he saw. the elderly couple's honda was totaled by a colossal tree that had toppled from across the street. >> we just couldn't believe it. >> reporter: the fallen tree smashed a nearby picket fence. its branches ripped shingles off a roof, but the car took the brunt of its impact. >> i took the optimistic view well, maybe we can salvage the car until we looked at it. >> reporter: but the gunthers' story doesn't end there. neighbors say the residents of this house called the d.c. deposit at least five times to share -- government at least five times to share their concern about the health of this tree and five times they say a city tree inspector came out and deemed this tree healthy, but d.c.'s department of transportation whose urban forestry administration has oversight of the city's trees i

we may have of you out morning sprinkles northwest of washington. otherwise, a dry day near 50.hat is average. noticed the bumpy day temperature-wise. we will get shot down into the 40's. >> why can that not be on sunday? >> timing is not on -- timing is never perfect. >> you are too kind. >> here is what is coming up -- the stars are shining bright. the grammy nominations are out. we will tell you who got the big knots and to was notand john muhamed's ex-wife is speaking now. today, she will talk to katie >> one wisconsin teenager proving that beauty really is in the eye of the beholder. the dread ugly christmas sweater is a big deal for the 18-year- old, who bought as many as he did find. he got them at three shops and yard sales across six states. he is selling them online. >> wow. >> the nominees for the 55th grammy awards of been -- have been announced. and some fans, especially female fans, are angry. just an bieber was passed over. and others the black keys -- jay-z and the black keys were nominated six times. >> more in the anderson cooper of your co-host challenge. she

i'm on arcadia place in northwest washington just off western avenue. this is a tree lined neighborhood hit pretty hard by that derecho a few weeks ago, trees down all over the place. this neighborhood was hit hard by the storm that rolled in late this afternoon. a large tree behind me came down, collapsed on several power lines knocking out power to many homes in this neighborhood. also brushing a house, one house, on arcadia place. firefighters told me about seven people were evaluated for injuries. fortunately no injuries were reported. you might be able to see the tree that collapsed has a hollowed out root system which indicates it was very prone to something like this happening. essentially the root system of this tree was dead, very much like what happened to the tree yesterday in great falls that tanically killed a person there. fortunately -- tragically killed a person there. fortunately no one was killed or even hurt here, seven people evaluated for injuries, nobody taken to the hospital. nobody was hurt d.c. fire says. power will be now the t