, and then the speaker of the house of commons -- daron yes -- baronesse de sousa.are lining the staircase. so the whole is ready for baronesse de sousa, the speaker. >> most gracious sovereign, we are assembled here today to celebrate 60 years of your brain. we record with warmth and affection our appreciation of your dedicated service to your people and your unequaled sense of public duty over the years. service and duty, to which you have only recently and movingly rededicate yourself. we celebrate, too, the stewardship of your high office. you have personified continuity and stability while insuring that your role goes. the monarchies is as much a part of our life today as it was 60 years ago. we rejoice in this jubilee, and we give thanks for all it represents. and at the same time, there is gratitude for what you have received your route your brain, because it is here at jubilee that we celebrate his service, too. this is one of the first of many celebrations to be held up and down the land. in the coming weeks, you and the duke will travel widely throughout t

his name, pete sousa.s been with barack obama from before day one. >> he goes through a lot of emotions. that people maybe don't. he gets mad. i see him get mad. he laughs. i see him laugh. he sings every once in awhile, which, you know, the public finally got to see him do. >> reporter: souz harksz more access to more meetings than almost any adviser. there, that's sousa next to the military aide carrying the military football. >> think this was the happiest day of his presidency. >> reporter: the day american forgss brought jus ttice to osa bin laden. that was one of the days he was keenly aware the world would be watching america's action through his lens. >> the one photograph with a lot of notoriety. in actuality, think i probably took a thousand photos that day of the different meetings. >> reporter: the official white house photographer also captures the president's private moments. from family, to frustration, fun, to fantasy. it's a dream job for a photographer. capturing history as it happens. >>

sousa has a long history of drug offenses and has been jailed more than 20 times before. investigators believe sousa used that familiarity to walk out of the building last night. >>> one of the most anticipated witnesses took the stand today. sandusky's wife defended her husband over dozens of charges of sex abuse. victims said she was nearby when sandusky abused them at the home or on trips. she denies there was any inappropriate contact and said she never heard or saw anything. a parade of character witnesses recalling his good deeds. >> these character witnesses do nothing other than the fact that they signal to the jury that there are people who have come forward who are reputable in the community who are standing by sandusky. earlier, sandusky suffers from an obscure mental disorder that offers an alternate explanation on what was previously described as a love letter from sandusky to one of his khussers. >>> pictures from cairo where the nation's ousted leader 84-year-old hosni mubarak is clinically dead and on life support following a stroke. he was transported fro

his name, pete sousa. one. >> the first few days in the white house he really didn't know his way around. so he was always asking me, you know, where's the cabinet room now? and how do i get to the situation room? >> reporter: sousa has more access to more meetings than almost any adviser but the chief of staff. boarding marine one recently, that's sousa next to the military aide carrying the nuclear football. >> i think this was the happiest day of his presidency really. >> reporter: the monumental moments that stand out are the passage of health care reform and the day american forces brought justice to osama bin laden. >> i thought this kind of captured the tension that was going on. >> reporter: sousa says that was one of the days when he was keenly aware the world would be watching america's actions through his lens. >> the one photograph has gotten a lot of notoriety, but in actuality, i think i probably took 1,000 photos that day of the different meetings. >> reporter: the modern white house is of c

our guide will be gary sousa who designed the whole thing making him part pyro guy, part videographernd making the hudson part of our stop on the road in 2012. >> the people all along who watch it or captured and mesmerized by it, and it's the one time america says, wow. my name is gary sousa and i had the pleasure of working with the macy's fourth of july fireworks show for nearly 20 years. i started out as a young guy working here with my father, and now we have about three generations that come out and work on the display. back early in the 1900s, my great-grandfather came over to hawaii from portugal, and the portuguese would celebrate these holy ghost celebrations in each community. and that's what led him into fireworks. >> how's everything going? >> all good. >> most people think we work one day a year. what do you do with the rest of your life? it couldn't be further from the truth. this process is at least a year-long process. for me it actually is a year and a day. it starts while i'm watching last year's show and seeing what effects work, what colors work really well, and t

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are going to find delays if you are traveling outbound across the eastbound freeway to the outbound sousa bridge. so the crew there with this incident. traffic is slow making your way past the scene. lanes are open on south capital street. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. on-timetraffic. >> thank you. >>> our top story this morning, 23 years in prison. that is the sentence handed down for a former uva la crosse player convicted in the murder of his girlfriend. a jury had recommended george huguely spend 26 years in prison but the judge reduced that punishment by three years. >>> maryland health officials are reporting the first death from the west nile virus in the state. so far, we only know that only that person was an adult who died. now, maryland now has 13 west nile cases so far this year. virginia has had five reported cases and d.c. has one. the total number of cases nationwide is up 40% just last week. now, mosquitoes get the vier us from feeding ona if he canned birds and spread it to people they bite. >>> new this morning, a barbershop and hair braiding shop are dama

up to five vehicles involved in an accident on the inbound side of the sousa bridge. you rarely see this traffic here. we'll take a live look on the northbound side of i-95 from our sky 9. slow newington into springfield. >>> as for wall street, waiting on some banker earnings. hopefully we'll have a good end to a really bad week on wall street. >>> for those counting on a beltway world series, go os tonight in new york. cbs this morning is next. they'll have more on last night's vice presidential debate and they're celebrating 50 years of james bond. >> howard and i will be back in just 25 minutes with a live update on traffic and weather. >> and visit us for nor at wusa9.com. >> if you haven't seen the jayson werkt walkoff home -- werth walkoff home run, go to wusa9.com to see it again. go nats. >>> have a great weekend.

accident reported on davis ford road and inbound pennsylvania avenue before you get to 2935 and the sousa bridge. folks traveling i-70 corridor, pace is still good down through gaithersburg and rockville. heading on down toward the lane divide looks good. the next check of timesaver traffic at 6:15. mike back to you. >>> thank you beverly. new developments this morning in the trayvon martin investigation. surveillance video showing the gunman, george zimmerman, the night of the shooting. >> and it goes against zimmerman's claims that martin attacked him and beat him against the sidewalk. delia goncalves is live in our satellite center with the latest. delia? >> reporter: trayvon martin's mother rather has some very strong words about this case and about the tape that she saw. she says george zimmerman hunted can killed her son. -- can killed her son like an animal and the video you're about to see is likely to spark some new protests because lots of folks have already said they believe there's a cover-up here. this is the first glimpse of george zimmerman thawier seen from the night of th

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you will found we have he got accident activity inbound on the sousa bridge.ing up most of the roadway. so coming inbound from pennsylvania avenue headed towards the sousa, all lanes are currently blocked. that is what we're finding right here. this happens to be outbound coming from the freeway headed towards minnesota avenue. i don't have anybody coming inbound at this point because of this crash. again, inbound pennsylvania avenue on the sousa bridge, your inbound lanes are closed until further notice because of this accident clean-up. you can see it here in the distance. no one is able to get by coming inbound across the anacostia. douglas bridge is open, no problems to report on 295 at the 11th street bridge. traffic is heavy and slow 50 to 123 and again at the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. n-timetraffic. . >>> ahead this morning, we are celebrating fall in the garden. >> holly is live at ed's plant world with decorate tips to spruce up the home for the season. plus, why you might want to stop by this weekend with the kids. straigh

no problems to report headed for the sousa bridge. inbound been pen avenue leaving branch in the direction of the sousa bridge, lanes are open. hardly anybody out and about in southeast washington. easy drive on kenilworth avenue south of 50 continuing out towards pep pep avenue. your lanes are open on the beltway to and from the exits for the legion bridge headed back out towards 66. overnight construction is in the process of being cleared. light traffic volume to accompany you across the potomac. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> the big story this morning, another d.c. councilman steps down. this time, the chairman, kwame brown resigned hours after being slapped with a federal bank fraud charge. melanie alnwick is live with more on the fallout. >> reporter: good morning. yes, in the charging documents, prosecutors allege that kwame brown overstated his income by tens of thousands of dollars. he was applying for home equity loans to take money out to buy things such as a very expensive boat. this happened

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a mobile units driving inbound thesylvania avenue in district, an accident happened inbound,sousa bridge over the anacostia, that will affect you. the beltway looks good in maryland and virginia. the wide open at the american legion bridge. back to you. >> thank you. it's 45 degrees. coming up, new charges coming of the penn state child sex abuse scandal. of floodingay concerns due to swollen rivers in the d.c. area. >> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington" with cynne simpson and steve chenevey. this is "good morning washington," on your side. new developments in the penn scandal. abuse greg jummy olabanji is an ally latest.ning us with the we are hearing reports from the pittsburgh post-gazette they're expected to a former penn state willdent graham spanier it relation to the sandusky and child abuse scandal source. is tell the newspaper that will be charged perjury and obstruction of justice. a longtime former president of thed in the wake against jerry sandusky a ago and had long been identified that as someone who target in possible investigation. last night his attorney

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this is above a sousa in the sand gabrielle comes.the of the other is the 15 percent contained and as the threat in any populated area. >>> back by popular demand >>> we have some low clouds and fog moved in overhead. it also subtropical moisture coming our way. there's a chance we could pick up some ring. as we have erupted in regard to see some of monsoon comes right to it on through. this year because of too sweeping up from this stuff? the tropical moisture as be to slide and our direction. the teachers agreed to be to see is the '90s and. but six is an 70's around the bay. >>> overnight room work out on the golden gate bridge on the stock tumbling. let look from oakland. in the meantime the road work this hard for the san ramon valley. have a fluffy for a quick closure in this bit closer antioch. >>> because for a brought success isn't about how much money you make it's about the difference to make in people's lives. >>> democrats soon for the postal address that in north. last as she stepped up once again. >>> the shuttle, had e

pennsylvania avenue blocking the right lane at the sousa bridge. it's now out of the roadway. this time over to georgetown, had a crash there. all your lanes are now open. now let's deal with the fog and delays. traveling 395 a live look at edsall road. you can see you are jam and low visibility. still seeing delays crossing over the 14th street bridge. your average travel speed from the beltway, you're at 40 miles an hour. eun and joe? >> thanks very much. >> 6:22. 60 degrees out there. a wild-like invasion at the white house. what some secret service members did that received a round of applause. >>> a beautiful picture of the jefferson memorial. next, if you think your day is off to a rocky start, look at this. [ mom ] to me, chex is not just a little bowl of cereal, it's kind of a big deal. to find nutritious and gluten-free cereals my whole family actually loves? well, the word "wow" comes to mind. and then a friend told me chex has five flavors that are gluten-free. even a cinnamon one the kids love. a nutritious cereal that makes everybody happy? like i said, wow. [ mal

if you are traveling inbound pennsylvania avenue, before you commit to the sousa, you want to make that right turn to get north on d.c. route 295, heads up as you make your way in from branch avenue. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. raffic. >> thank you. >>> republican presidential candidate newt gingrich shared some big ideas during his visit to georgetown university yesterday. he touched on his plan to privatize social security, secularism, judicial power and domestic energy production. the speech was his first since letting go a third of his campaign staff and canceling appearances. one. gingrich's rivals made a stop in our region. ron paul spoke to a capacity crowd at the university of maryland in college park. >> he touched on campaign themes underscoring the need to shrink federal government. the candidates have been making the round head of next tuesday's primaries in maryland and the district. president obama spending big bucks on his re-election campaign with no serious challenger for the democratic nomination, the president has been able to spend more than $135 mil

big delays rolling down the hill on pennsylvania avenue headed out to the sousa bridge and continuingoss the anacostia. problems to report eastbound along 66, the lanes are open coming in towards the beltway but a 13-minute commute to slow down your roll. outer loop of the beltway below speed to georgia avenue. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. . >> thank you. >>> still ahead on fox 5 morning news, the pressure is to drastically improve d.c.'s public schools. >> leaders say they are ready to make this happen. in our next hour, d.c. schools chancellor kaya henderson will join us live in studio to talk more about an aggressive plan that could mean some big changes for students and teachers. we are back in just a moment. ♪ ♪ hit the road, jack ♪ and don't you come back no more ♪ ♪ no more, no more, no more ♪ hit the road, jack ♪ and don't you come back no more ♪ [ male announcer ] want your weeds to hit the road? hit 'em with roundup extended control. one application kills weeds and puts down a barrier to stop new ones for up to four months. roundup extended contro

the sousa bridge, sluggish as you cross the sousa bridge. here crash is can bblocking thet lane.o the left. aaron and eun, over to you. >>> the top american general in afghanistan now implicated in the scandal that brought down now former cia director david petraeus. the pentagon says it's investigating inappropriate communications between general john allen and jill kelley, the woman petraeus' mistress allegedly sent threatening e-mails to. >> the fbi reportedly uncovered 20,000 to 30,000 inappropriate e-mails betweensocial liaison t military base in florida. general petraeus says he's just friends with her, but paula broadwell reportedly saw her as a rival. the fbi searched broadwell's home in charlotte for about five hours late last night. they left with several boxes of what appeared to be documents and paperwork. meanwhile, broadwell's co-author on petraeus' biography says he is shocked about the affair. he did have questions about their relationship. >> what was a question in my mind was why general petraeus was granting paula broadwell the kind of access he granted her. >>

warmer for tomorrow. >>> southbound 295 before the sousa bridge, disabled vehicle has turned into an accident. here southbound 270, take a look. yikes. it's going to be like this all the way into rockville because of an earlier accident. >>> wall street waiting on the jobs report out in an hour and a half. >>> cbs this morning is next. they'll have more on that. >>> see you back here monday morning. take care, everybody.

. >> we'll take a look at the sousa bridge coming in on pennsylvania avenue. the big story in southeast, a police barricade at 12th street and potomac avenue southeast, just knot of the freeway going at an either -- going to pennsylvania avenue, apparently the suspect has been apprehended that should be clearing shortly. we'll keep you posted on that situation. in the meantime, we'll take a look at traffic again at 5:17. >> 10 minutes after 5:00. here's what's making news this morning. concerned parents attended a meeting last night at clairemont elementary school in alexandria. a man has approached children on their way to and from school. so far, the man has not committed any crime but police are interested in speaking with him. he apparently is driving an older red pickup truck. >> two metro employees are charged with stealing thousands of dollars from the transit system. horace mcdade was assigned to collect money from fare machines. metro police officer john haley is accused of coordinating his schedule with mcdade's so they could siphon off perhaps hundr

accident activity tying up your commute inbound pennsylvania avenue on the sousa bridge.ill find that the right leap is -- the right lane is blocked right now. southbound along 270, lanes are open, top stretch below speed. 85 to germantown, a 44 minute commute headed south. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> new this morning, d.c. police are searching for clues in a homicide in northeast. investigators were called to the scene in the 2000 block of fourth street around 9:30 last night. they say a mans with found shot several times -- a man was found shot severalwould like to from anyone who may have seen something in that area. >>> a large warehouse fire in d.c. isno under control. >> crews were at the scene on morse street all night long battling the flames. melanie alwin has about there all morning long and is live want update. >> reporter: we are seeing a lot of people would have these warehouses along in the 400 block of mothers street, some of the businesses are coming in, trying to get the food, produce animate out thereof because the pow

if you're approaching the sousa inbound, just be aware of that.to new hampshire avenue, to get to i-270 that drive will take you at least 16 minutes. you are under speed the entire way. looks like i lost signal from chopper 4 but significant delays, and they're back, along i-95 at prince william parkway is where you're first heavy on the brakes. straight delays to the beltway. that drive will take you 34 minutes. average speed 22 miles per hour. it is stop and go the entire way. aaron and eun, back over to you. >> melissa mollet over at the live desk now. >>> good morning. the space shuttle "endeavour" is rolling through los angeles, though it's going very, very slowly. take a look. this is live pictures from l.a. of the shuttle coming out of the airport. you can see all those folks waiting. the 12-mile trek will take two days. right now it's headed to a private parking lot for a nine-hour layover as crews deal with power lines farther ahead on the route. it's headed to the california science museum where it will be on display. a minute ago, you s

if you're heading south to the sousa bridge, you'll have to continue to 295 and take it to the 11 rght street bridge to -- 11th street bridge to get on it the freeway because the sousa bridge is shut down for the next 18 to 20 months. on the beltway near kennel worth avenue, all that construction has been cleared up for the morning. no issues here on the east side of town in prince george's county on 495. back over to the maps. this time to virginia. on the northbound side of i-95 it's still quiet as well. triangle, dumfries all the way to woodbridge, a live on to 395 at duke street still looking great. main and hov all the way up to the 14th street bridge. i'll be back with more traffic at 5:24. back to you guys. >> this morning you, monika. >>> if you root for the redskins in the nfc and the ravens in the afc, what a weekend you're going to have this weekend. both sides say the nhl lockout is nowhere close to being over. stay tuned. >> before we go, let's look at the question of the day once again. women tend to run longer in the morning after they have done one of these things. is i

a live look at the sousa bridge at pennsylvania avenue. no problems crossing the river.er to our graphics. want to let you know foggy bottom escalators are out of service. the station remains open. you do have buses available for you. by the way, mechanical problems have been fixed between van dorn and franconia on the blue line. just expect residual delays. coming up in my next report, we'll take a look at 270 at 6:42. >>> it is 6:32 now. new information this morning on the airline bomb plot that was stopped by the c.i.a. the man that al qaeda had hoped would be their terrorist was actually a double agent. >> delia goncalves is live at national airport with this new twist to an already incredible story. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning. certainly it's a success story and pretty incredible indeed. we're learning that there was a double agent who acted as an informant infiltrating this system and this terrorist group. aso fist indicated a network as al -- as sophisticated a network as al kai d.a. s the -- as al qaeda s the c.i.a. is working harder to infiltr

good thing nothing happened, we're safe, only the car. >> that was steven de sousa reporting.ers were given hotel vouchers for the night and rebooked on a flight to japan that left this morning. >>> beach officials in florida say they found the body of a missing swimmer who disappeared shortly after tropical storm beryl moved through. the 19-year-old went swimming with friends near daytona beach when rough seas carried him further from the shore. search crews say someone spotted his body several miles from where he had been swimming. the tropical storm came across florida with winds near hurricane strength. it tore down trees and knocked out power. beryl is now a tropical depression and expected to soak parts of florida, georgia and south carolina today. >>> we're going to check in now with tom kierein for the latest on our forecast, we expect some storms around here, too, later today, is that right, tom? >> we sure could, barbara and ahead of that, the heat is on, we've hirt the 80s here and we've hit mid 8 0s in the metro area and throughout most of the region. except right

the library's chief librarian says that he should be honored like john phillip sousa and james brown. it will be tomorrow at the convention center from noon to 4:00. it's expected to be well attended so the city is urging you to take public bus or rail >>> a metro worker who was hit by a train yesterday remains in critical condition tonight. the name has not yet been released. the maintenance worker was hit early. rescue workers flew him to trauma. counseling is provided for his coworkers. >>> news of virginia where a small town reacted to the arrest of a police officer. a special grand jury indicted daniel harmon wright on murder charges. he shot and killed patricia cook during a traffic stop last techry. he claims it was in self- defense. lori evans has more. >> reporter: most people in culpeper have something to say about the arrest of the shooter of patricia cook. police arrested an officer. and his own mother was arrested for trying to destroy negative information in her son's personnel police file. the case has had the town abuzz since the shooting happened on january 9th. offic

marine band which was conducted by america's most recognized band leader, john phillip sousa. the hotel was famous for the business and society leading sectors by having as regular patrons such persons as finance ears who had invested $15 million in u.s. railroads, august belmont and governor stanford of california.million august belmont and governor stanford of california. i ask now we reflect on how generally the role of blacks has been routinely diminished when read through the prism of the biassed attitudes of the prevailing society of the day. if we relied upon commonly held beliefs, blacks had no role except as slaves or subservient beings forever living in the background of the community. while i have skimmed the surface of the facts gleaned to date, it is clear that we have failed our citizens by neglecting on recognize the achievement of people like the wormleys, cooks and others, who in hair daily lives fought every day for the advancement of all people. my sincere graduate tud it to the white house his or cal association for recognizing that people of color did more

still inbound on the pennsylvania avenue at the sousa bridge.able to get by single file only. delays from alabama avenue rolling down the hill. no trouble spots leaving duke street to the pentagon. that's a check of your on time traffic. >>> the late whitney houston's teenage daughter is engaged to her adopted brother. the news first came out in a promo clip for her new reality show "the houstons." the 19-year-old confirmed the reports yesterday, saying she will exchange vows with nick gordon, informally adopted by whitney when he was 11 years old. relatives aren't happy, calling the nature of their relationship unacceptable. >> can i say, that's sad. to me that's sad. >> i know. >> it's weird and you know, she's 19. >> there's a lot wrong with it. you know, she lost her mom and maybe she's trying to find her way. >> i know, but you don't have to get married. not to your brother. adopted brother. >> right. >>> it's 7:47. coming up next, a fall transformation. >> holly is live at ed's plant world with ways to spruce up your home. good morning. >>

. >>> in south bay, you could call it sousa palooza. >> look, there's the very fair i've always wanted. not today, dear, her mother sighed. >> she looks too adorable. laura garcia-cannon spent the morning at baker elementary school in san jose reading one of dr. seuss' most famous books. today schools across the country celebrating dr. seuss' birthday by reading aloud as part of read across america day. good stuff, laura. >>> let's check that forecast with meteorologist christina loren. she has practice, she has triplets at home. >> she does. and we all know she knows how to read. good morning to you. it's kind of cool out there right now. we've got temperatures in the 50s, even 60s popping up on your temperature map this morning. as you can see, we're at 60 in napa. 55 in concord. 57 degrees in san jose. if you haven't been outside today, i can tell you, it's just absolutely beautiful. now that the temperatures are creeping up, it's going to be comfortable and beautiful. the combination making for great outdoor activities. calm conditions in fairfield. wind out of the southeast at thr

everyone is taking it to the 11th street bridge because the westbound freeway has been shut down at the sousa bridge for a couple of weeks now that will be 18 to 20 months with reconstruction there. to the bound side of canal road -- to the inbound side of canal road, you have construction. it will slow you down a bit. watch out for the workers there. speaking of work, if you are planning to use metro this weekend, you will want to know -- back to you guys. >> okay, all right. we have some problems on metro. we'll have more on that later on. it's on our website wusa9.com under traffic. >>> this is something we've all griped about. i know you have been affected by this. residents on one street in montgomery county are wondering why $8 million was spent to repair the road only to have the utility company prepare to dig it back up just two months after the work was complete. >> we all said this when we were behind the wheel. this pavement is great. what do you do with the shovel? people along brisbane street in silver spring are fighting to keep this from happening. they've been able to at least

here's the sousa bridge coming off pennsylvania avenue. no problems to report over any of the anacostia or potomac river crossings. everything looks good. more on area roadways at 5:00. >>> a milestone in space exploration celebrated last night. 50 years ago yesterday, john glenn became the first american to orbit the earth. he circled the globe three times in a tiny capsule called friendship 7. glenn marked the moment at a forum on nasa's future which was held at ohio state university. during the forum glenn spoke to the crew of the international space station. >> i'd just like to say we know you have an awful lot on your plate for the next couple of days and we're delighted just to -- [ inaudible ] >> some rousing birthday cheers for george washington at his mount vernon estate on president's day 2012. thousands of people gathered for a wreath laying ceremony at what was billed as a surprise birthday party. visitors got a behind-the- scenes look at the washington kitchen through a new exhibit. >> they all look so good for 280 years old.

we'll take a live look if you're planning to east in southeast d.c., this is the so you is a bridge -- sousaridge nice and light. >>> a plan to develop industrial scale wind energy projects off the coast of maryland, delaware, virginia and new jersey received some help yesterday. interior secretary ken salazar spoke about the project. he said an environmental impact assessment found no major problems with issuing wind power leases in areas off the mid-atlantic coast. >>> a groundbreaking ceremony was held at the fort lincoln neighborhood in northeast washington. it was all for a new retail development called dakota crossing. mayor vincent gray and other d.c. leaders hosted the groundbreaking. the project will include a costco and shoppers food warehouse. it's expected to create roughly 1200 new jobs and generate $634 million in tax revenue over the next 30 years. >>> a new study suggests alzheimer's spreads in the brain like an infection from cell to cell in the brain. researchers found a protein which indicates fibrous tangles are found in the brains of alzheimer's patients. it travels alon

according to court documents filed in court yesterday, jeremiah de sousa threw a glass bottle hitting a u.s. park police officer in the face. ficialy police said he threw a brick. authorities say the officer could have permanent eye damage, according to the "washington post." another protester was also charged with assault after police say he threw a bamboo stick at an officer. 12 people were arrested this past weekend when police raided mcpherson square and freedom pla plaza. >>> gamblers in maryland could soon be playing blackjack and poker in casinos in the state. senator douglas peters of prince george's county introduced a measure allowing for table games yesterday. also included a provision for another casino floekz his county that would be the sixth in the state. it would likely be built at rose croft raceway. the bill would increase the amount of monet casino operator would receive to 40%, up from the current 33%. voters would have to approve the table games and the new casino location in noveer. >>> a couple in loudoun county says they were summoned because their children wer

several government opened fire when vehicles carrying servicemen were passing through a wooded area in sousa district authorities are currently searching for the perpetrators and in another of russia's republics in the north caucasus dagestan two militants have been killed in the shoot out after police call of them in an apartment building. let's take a quick look at some other stories making headlines around the globe at least nine people have been killed in and sixteen injured in a suicide bomb attack in northwestern pakistan the blast went off at a guest entrance of a military compound used by a local militia belongs to a militant commander who had split from the islamist taliban group no one has claimed responsibility for the attack yet. so after dan was pulled out of peace talks with sudan after a bombing that left two civilians injured on friday sudan denied having carried out the air strike the two countries have locked in a border the spirits in south sudan declared independence last july taking roughly seventy five percent of sudan's oil production. japan's government has an investi

>>> here's a live look pennsylvania avenue coming out of the southeast southwest freeway over the sousa bridge. it's nice and quiet. all of the potomac and an cost came -- anacostia crossings are doing well this morning. >>> the lineup for the upcoming season at the kennedy center has been released. the 2012-2013 season will feature 2,000 performances. dance, theater, music. among the high lates? celebrations of the music of bob marley and a new production of "showboat." the kennedy center will also present a nordic festival which will feature both the arts and food of the scandinavian region. >>> an 81-year-old newport, rhode island woman says she's going to take the lump sum. louise white is the winner of last month's $346.4 million jackpot, the sixth largest in u.s. history. she bought the ticket at a newport supermarket stop 'n' shop in fact where she stopped to buy some rainbow sherbet. the. >>> meryl streep visits japan for the premiere of "the iron lady." >> and the ole son twin little sister throws a scare into moviegoers. >> reporter: meryl streep got a lavish reception in toky

don't forget the change in the traffic pattern outbound across the sousa bridge as you leave southeast and you want to make the left turn to go left on kenilworth avenue. used to be a double left turn and now it is only one lane able to get by. lanes are open on the top stretch of the beltway. the outer loop looks good. they are picking up the roadwork off the baltimore- washington parkway as we speak. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> to the news now, the suspected gunman some the movie massacre made his first court appearance. >> holmes' demeanor angered victims relatives who traveled to colorado to get a look at the suspected killer. >> reporter: yesterday was the public's first glimpse of names holmes since he allegedly walked into the century 16 movie threater and opened fire. james holmes sat silent with a blank stare. the once former grad student was wearing a jail house jumpsuit with his hands shackled. the 24-year-old seemed uninvolved as the fate of his life is on the line. >> mr. holmes, do you have any questions about that initial advisement. >> reporter: pr

where i was shot of forced my right hip and it wasn't too long after that it just got quiet again sousa police came in they said shooter down i didn't know he had killed himself in the front of our classroom as it was shot four times in total and i have want to exit wound story of the bullets are still in my body in pieces above my knee and in my hips. put a cop on each leg and a cop on each arm and pick me up side down and brought me down the hallway and down the stairs and out the front door. in a full class including the teacher i think was seventeen students and i think i am one of seven or still alive. this is a senseless brutal and fashionable tragedy i believe it could have been prevented i believe if there was a way that we had done a better background check on this kid this kid can go according to our laws right now can go out and even though he's on medication can get a weapon if he has no criminal history it's the same. they were doing a tech massacre has renewed debate on the passionate issue of gun control and the second amendment chosen we legally bought both guns in virgi