. >>> there is an effort to keep adrian fenty in office. in september he lost the democratic primary to vincent gray, but a political action committee is not giving up. that group has launched an online write-in campaign for fenty. it started as a facebook page and has grown into a full- fledged campaign to encourage voters to write in adrian fenty's name on november 2. >>> coming up, the afghan war nine years later, what is the u.s. plan? >>> toxic sludge still spreading, heading down rivers in half a dozen countries, the -- franticcally > cleanup. >> captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- welcome back >>>. veterans are making their voices heard today at walter reed army medical center this morning and they must to capitol hill, one of several protests in the nation's capital today as we mark the beginning of the 10th year of fighting in afghanistan. americans and abroad are looking for glimmers of hope there. >> after nine years in afghanistan, over $200 billion and 1200 american lives, as is still answering the

vincent gray, michelle rhee, and adrian fenty jabil. -- will be here. henderson is expected to be appointed temporarily. >> unbelievable situation at the mine in. eight of them have been >>> 6:12 on this wednesday morning, noticeably cooler than the past couple days. mid 40's to low 50s. 49 in frederick. today's forecast, near 70. outlying areas in the upper 60's. abounds 70 locally. a lot of sunshine with a few high, clouds. tomorrow it will be raining from the money all the way through the evening. showers off and on, heavy at times. an inch of rain by the time it's over. highs in the low 60's. low 50's to the northwest of town tomorrow. slight chance of showers on friday and then clearing out. highs in the 60's on the weekend. gustier on friday and saturday. >>> 66 eastbound looks bad. there is a wreck at the visitor center. coming from gainesville toward manassas, there's only one lane open. 95, virginia, delays vowel in dale city are normal. looking at springfield's traffic, the left side of the screen is northbound. in maryland's, we will show you

. >> how much of it is the fact that people who like adrian fenty just like and support adrian fenty? >> there's a lot that. there's a lot of that but there's also a concn and i picked this up in my reporting, vincent gray, nice guy, good leader in many ways, good experien, does he have the determination, the real determination to knock heads together, to take unpopular stands, to make theunpopular decisions to move this city and of course broadly in education policies ahead. that's the concern that youave about him that i hear. there is question from his detractors on th. >> this may be less personal than that as davis alluding to because a lot of people are opposed, not because he's endorsed by barry but the component of east of the river support has some barry, but a lot of people are just happy with the way that things were going under adrian fenty. >> michelle rhee. wh he did not come out and flatly suprt michelle rhee, i think that is what turned a lot of people o because people in many wards think she walks on water. they think superoman has arrived. >> that woman has a lot of

mayor adrian fenty appear to be making a strong push in the mayor's race. details of their write-in campaign is coming up next. >>> just ahead, could secret trade talks be going on inside the white house. rumor of an apparent job swap coming up after the break. >>> area of low pressure out of here. sunshine in the forecast and 70s. it will be a beautiful afternoon. i'll have the details on your forecast and julie wright is in with a look at your jonbenet -- at your on-time traffic coming up in just a minute. ♪ ♪ yes! ♪ look, they fit! oh my gosh, are those the jeans from last year? how'd you do it? eating right...whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who eat more whole grain tend to have healthier body weights. multigrain cheerios has five whole grains and 110 lightly sweetened calories. more grains. less you! multigrain cheerios. soy a beautiful start to your thursday morning, october 7, 2010. a live look at the washington monument. tucker has a look at our forecast and it looks pretty nice out. the roads were a little bit wet. >> yeah, we did have some

it also -- adrian fenty.came a referendum on her job. >> i think what she attempted to do it was a little drastic to those who were content with nothing being done. but with those who wanted something done, we knew that that is what you had to do to make change. >> i think she did some good things. i'll be sorry to see her go. >> reporter: test scores improved overall but scores released recently showed a decline. >> i think the new team can improve on it. >> reporter: after more than three years on the job, rhee's tenure is still the longest of any dc chancellor or superintendent in the last 20 years. rhee will be replaced on an interim basis by kia henderson. she is expected to attend tomorrow morning's news conference. no word yet on what rhee will do next. . >>> so michelle rhee is out. so much more all of the carping from both sides of the issue. either rhee is too valuable to let go but it's not all about one person. actually i think moving dc school reform to the next level is all about one person. but

el gobierno del diso de columbia no piensa contratar mas personal por algun tiempo el alcalde adrian fentytio una orden para congelar los aumentos salariales y gaste viajes, esto como parte de sus esfuerzos para compensar el deficit fiscal de 175- millones de dolares la orden del alcalde tomara efecto este miercoles y fue des negociaciones entre la oficina del alcalde, el consejo de la ciudad y la oficina del virtual alcalde, consejal vincent grey grey, informo que habia hablado con fenty en varias ocasiones sobre el deficit del presupuesto y que tan pronto tome pocesion, el consejo comenzars audiencias sobre recorte presupuestario.. en mzona rural de middle river.. el vehiculo transportaba a 125 pasajeros, nadie mas autoridad investigan la causa del tragico hecho... buenas noches y bienvenidos al resumen del futbol profesional y no iniciamos con la noticia triste desde el salvador porque nelson rivera fallecio Ó anoche. tras recibir el sa bado 18 de septiembre un disparo en la cabeza mientras retornaba de un partido de futbol. hay luto en el futbol a. vamos al honduras porque la maquina e

even though he lost the primary, adrian fenty remains mayor. i house sold for $1.7 million. outside theppened wachovia bank. >> lay out stretched out on the ground. >> he noticed this car on the street. >> the guard was laid out on the ground, stretched out. the money and the guard's gun was stolen. the other man robbed the driver. >> bethesda is usually a safe place. we just hope that the guns are found in people are apprehended. >> it is the last thing you expect. >> the witness said he watched the truck move. >> this might be some kind of shoot out. i got a little nervous when i saw that. >>> a d.c. student is under arrest. all this unfolded today. >> that student is being charged with assaulting a police officer. four people went to the hospital, including the student who police said brought his mace into school. just after classes began, d.c. police descended on ballou high school. the call went out as an aggravated assault on a police of this year. >> we have disturbances and fights but nothing really be violent. nothing to this degree. >> police took a pair of shoes a

defeated mayor adrian fenty-he defeated mayor adrian fenty and last month's primary. >>> who could face the biggest losses in the midterm elections? >> we are talking about women and not just from one party. >> this is an interesting trend. there has been a lot of talk about the, grizzlies, the women on the republican tickets that are endorsed by sarah palin. fully one quarter of democratic house women are in close races, very vulnerable. in the senate there are three women that came in in 1992. after andy hill, clarence thomas, their controversy, three female senators are at risk of losing. there could be a real white out of democratic women, to be away at the generation that came in. >> is there any way to gauge what the impact would be politically, it even culturally, if this happens? >> there could be some fallout in terms of the culture of capitol hill. every election for the past 100 years since women got the right to vote, has seen more and more women in congress. this will be a reverse of that trend, a net loss of women in congress, meaning there could be no more women in chairm

michelle rhee said that the loss of adrian fenty for the mayor was a big loss. she has added several phone discussions with vincent gray, but they reached a mutual decision that it was best for michelle rhee to step down and that the debate was becoming too much of a distraction. she will handle the rains to the deputy chancellor, who will take longer until at least the end of the school year. the press conference will be at the mayflower hotel. mayor fenty, vincent gray, and michelle rhee will appear in unity to show that they all support school reform. back to you. >> thank you. >>> we will keep following that story all morning. look for updates on tbd.com. 56 degrees on this ones that. a scathing report, more troubles for metro. >> i am done with this. >> bristol palin and the situation in the bottom two. who survived? >>> a return of rain and fall temperatures. >>> the fifth miner was blood to the surface in july -- brought >>> wednesday morning, temperatures in the 40's and 50's. 59 at reagan national. 61 in quantico, 49 in hagerstown, 60 in annapolis. temp

next he'll move on to ward 3 where an overwhelming majority voted to keep current mayor adrian fenty in office. tomorrow at 6:00 he will meet at st. columbus episcopal church in northwest. >>> one d.c. council member wants to keep children in scho longer each day. it would lengthen the school 30 minutes to seven hours. the district has the shortest public school day in the region. but it would cost more money, something d.c. has not budgeted for. >>> attention, parents and students. today is walk to school area. all across the area students will be waing and biking to hool. a number of events are planned in neighborhoods aoss the region to get word out about the health benefits of daily exercise. >>> and we have a bus alert. drivers on the road row wilson brid can expect some delays. that draw bridge will open at 10:00 tonight. the british vessel calle the boo 2 will move through. that ship is 124 feet high and it will return back under the bridge tomorrow night. at 10:00. >>> the boo 2? is that a halloween vessel. >> must be oran and black. >>> why firefighters rused to respond to a

some new possibilities for mayor adrian fenty. it might include teaching. he is in talks to teach political science course in oberlin college. e-mails have been exchanged between the mayor and the president of oberlin. his office declines to comment. >>> a fire killed one worker and wounded another. police are searching for the gunman who witnesses say was wearing a uniform. the shootings happened after six this morning on w street. police have identified the victim as larry hutchins. >> whoever the person may be, i hope they come to justice or something. that should not happen. >> it is not yet clear what sparked the shooting. the other victim is hospitalized in good condition. >>> people of faith across the region are mourning the loss of an influential religious leader. betty peebles passed away. she found it a church and build residences for senior citizens. she offered dozens of books. she was 76. >>> a joint investigation into evictions. what that means to homeowners and how it threatens the entire real estate industry. >>> you may be on camera. new r

michelle rhee campaigned for adrian fenty during the primary.hat was hurting the edge of of the violation act that bars federal government employees from campaigning. she said it was going to be devastating for d.c. public school kids if -- the gray win would be devastating and she had to clean that up. so we knew this was getting to be rocky. and that was a distraction. every place we went, reporters, teachers, parents were asking vincent gray if she is staying or going? so now it's not a distraction. >> it comes after the school year has already started but with the timing of the election cycle is tough to manage. karen, you covered d.c. politics for a long time, how much pressure is on vincent gray to pick the right person to replace her? >> a lot of pressure. and i think people think he will pick the right person. that there is probably going to be a nationwide search and look really closer in. there are people suggesting that kiah henderson who was michelle rhee's number two person might be a good person to stay in there permanently. i don'

next, ward 3, where an ovwhelming majority voted to keep current mayor adrian fenty in office.0 at st. columbus episcopal church in northwest washington. >>> brand new figures out this morning show it could be a jolly season at the register. sales are expected to go up 2.3%. modest forecast considering figures from 2008 when sales were down a disastrous 4%. this year's holiday forecast could be good for people looking for work. experts believe retailers will add half a million seasonal jobs. >>> one of the most talked about christmas catalogs is already out. we'll tell you what's inside. >>> also ahead at 6:00 a.m., why vice president joseph biden says he will strangle members of the republicanparty. >>> and it's a little bit warmer out there this morning. we could get a little rain as well. we'll be back with your weather and traffic together on the ones

that is what drives us. >>> mayor adrian fenty expected and kia henderson as acting chancellor. >>> police a potential homicide blocks from the metro station. paramedics found a man on blair road, cedar street in northwest washington. he appeared to have a puncture wound in his chest. he w rushed to walter reed medical center where he was pronounced dead. presidential campaign, first lady michellobama will hit the trail. >>> breaking news. 7 of the 33 trapped mine ners chile are now safe and the tiny capsule that brought the miners to safety is back in the mine about to rescue the eighth man. these are live pictures right now from copiapo, chile. they were trapped half a mile below ground for more than two months. people have been very excited about the rescue efforts, obviously. the first minerescued after 11:00 eastern time. florencio avalos embraced his wife and son. chile's president was also on hand to greet all the rescued miners. it was a party-like atmosphere last night. tracee wilkins is outside the embassy in northwest washington with more on this part of the story. tracee, good

you might remember she heavily campaigned for adrian fenty and called his loss, quote, devastating for the children of washington and rhee also had the ability to make political tough decisions. we'll have her reaction to her quitting and an outlook to rhee's future as well as who might step in on the news edge at 11:00. we should mention tonight no one is talking on the record. we reached out to vincent gray, mayor adrian fenty and michelle rhee, but no one has returned our call. shawn. >> roby, we know you'll stand on top of it. thank you. >>> developing story in chile, during last-minute testing of the rescue capsule tonight, they tell us there has been some small damage to the rescue door. it's unsure what it means in bringing them above ground. the men have been stuck a half mile under ground for 69 days. officials hope to have the first miner out by midnight, and they could take as many as 36 hours to get the last one out. laura evans is live at the chile embassy in northwest tonight where a crowd is watching all the action live, laura. >> reporter: it's a very festive atmosphere

adrian fenty still in the race for dc's mayor? he lost the primary but there is a growing group of dc residents who want to vote for him on november 2 even though he won't be on the ballot. it's part of a campaign called write in fenty. matt acklin has more. >> reporter: this started just a couple of days after fenty lost the primary and it's been growing every day. i want to show you something. this is the facebook page here. it's called run, fenty run. take a look at how many people actually like this facebook page, 5,251 people as we stand right now. there's also a write-in fenty twitter site here. there's 148 followers here, but that's not it. just recently, a web page, write in fenty november 2. all of this, as the mayor basically has said he's done and he no longer wants to be in dc politics, but still his supporters say they want him to be the next mayor. it's been weeks since the proimary election yet still we found adrian fenty campaign signs out in front of many homes tonight. although the mayor has thrown in the towel a

. >>> attention sl turniis also to adrian fenty. he is in talk with his alma matter in ohio. the school reportedly told the post that fenty is considering a job teaching political science there. the mayor has said publicly, he is hunting for a job but that it still is premature to talk about what his exact plans are. martin o'malley and bob ehrlich met for the second time at the "washington post" themselves clashed over ideas and styles. chris gordon is here with the latest on decision 2010. >> reporter: it has been said these two candidates don't like each other very much when you watch them debate and hear what they have to say about each other, you realize, this o'malley-ehrlich rematch has become a grudge match. governor o'malley entered two cheers from support orders one side of the room. form governor bob ehrlich was greeted by his backers on e other. he began by accusing o'maey. >> we become a tax hell for virginia folks. >> the former governor's credibility on this issue i nonexistent. he made the same pledges eig years ago. when you got in, you raised the property ta

the meeting was in ward three which voted heavily for adrian fenty last month. meanwhile, as we count down to election day in virginia, a democratic congressional candidate at the center of a scandal is taking aim at her republican rival. these pictures of kristol ball recently leaked on a number of conservative blogs showing her with her ex-husband at a costume party six years ago. now she is running in the commonwealth's first congressional race and expects the incumbent is responsible. >> i was horrified that sort of politics have come to that point of trying to destroy people personally. >> whitman has denieded any involvement. >> this morning lou dobbs will respond to allegations that he hired illegal immigrants. the nation magazine says the workers helped maintain his home. the former cnn anchor has frequently accused companies of failing to check employees' records. he will sit down with the reporter behind this investigation. that is coming up on "good morning america." it is 4:49 and we have 54 degrees. >> later on "good morning, washington" how people

adrian fenty is expected to name kia henderson as acting chancellor. >>> a health survey giving to studtsing middle school has parents outraged. it asked about the ability to transmit fluids that cause hiv. the nonprofit that administered the survey said it included crital information for students. >>> we do the preand post as well as a follow-up to make sure kids are getting the information they need. and they can protecthemselves in the highest aids and hiv case in the nation. >>> d.c. schools called it a, quote, approved curriculum ba d based. >>> we have a traffic alert this morning. filming fort movie transformers 3 will shut down district streets again today. last night our tower camera got several large explosions during the shirt. bumblebee and a police cruiser llision brought traffic to a halt. tonight the area wille shut down beginning at 6:30 p.m. here's a look at the area affected. that area will remain cled overnight until tomorrow morning. >>> the search for an american man believed murdered by mexican pirates takes aore disturbing turn. theead investigator in this case has

he is facing adrian fenty for the democratic nomination. >>> the d.c.council is one step closer to enacting a bill to control household pests. it would outlaw the use of a clue or snares to catch animals. it would also ban the use of poison to control pigeons come up but still would be legal to use traps to catch mice or rats. >>> 7 is on your side with a series of electric cars about to hit the market. >> tonight we have the first look at the 2012 plug in prius. one local university is planning to take it on a test drive. >> this is one of the wrist cars on the road. there are only about 150 in the u.s. this is the new toyota prius plug in hybrid car. >> james connor will be driving one for the next couple months as georgetown university takes these on a test drive. this priest looks like any other pre s. -- this prius looks like any other. >> i have driven it for two weeks tripping over 50 miles a day and have only put 7 gallons of gas in it. >> this is the trial run for the first plug and that will hit the market after the chevy volt. the petraeus wi

he defeated adrian fenty and is favored to win the general election. mayor fenty is about to impose a hiring freeze. he is trying to close a proje projected $175 million short fall. all travel and pay raises will be frozen and government agencies must cut spending by 10%. >> republican senate candidate christine o'donnell's first general election campaign ad is raising eyebrows. >> i'm not a witch. i'm nothing you have heard. i'm you. >> an appears she said she had dabbled in witchcraft as a teenager. she won the delaware republican primary and faces chris coons in november. a tea party republican is making controversial comments about the minimum wage. alaska's candidate joe miller tells politico he doesn't believe there should be a federally mandated minimum wage. instead, he says pay should be up to each state. the latest poll numbers show he is slightly head of lisa murkowski. >> it is now 4:49. we have 47 degrees outside. later another night of drama on the dance floor. we will have some of the highs and lows from week three in the ballroom. >> th

. >> it is not clear whether adrian fenty thought of that when he named chinatown the premium demands down. one week after fenty lost a primary bentsen grace said if he is elected he would -- vincent gray said he would kill the feet. >> you come from out of town and want to see the game, at this is supposed to be a hospitable city, you will get robbed. >> mayor fenty said the new fees save the city $6 million a year. >> there has been in that. settlement over a lawsuit with pictures taken of students. the school district will pay $600 million. they laughed copps -- laptops -- >>> talk about a rough landing for a sky diver in massachusetts. and men parachuted into a group of trees and was stuck for three hours. firefighters used ropes and ladders to get him down. >>> courtney cox and her husband are separating. they announced a trial separation after a tabloid reported they split up. they met on the set of the film "scream." the couple said they had been separated for some time but remained committed parents. >>> 7 is on your side with news about the busiest users of the internet. the

because she was actually anticipating not only finishing out one term with adrian fenty as mayor and ancellor, but a second term. but as you know, when this all went up to a vote before the residents of washington, d.c., much of fenty's term became in many ways a referendum of michelle rhee's tenure as chancellor and the voters voted her out. >> incredible development here. thank you very much, rahema. >>> a bad situation. let's get the scoop from corte haslet. you've got a short segment. i can't believe this is the one thing that survives. >> i know. when the world ends, we'll be left with the situation. we know him from "jersey shore." he's no longer on "dancing with the stars." it means there's no more regular coverage of the situation on our air waves. "jersey shore" is over. he's off "dancing with the stars." he received a score of 28 out of 60 his last round. >> does this mean young people don't watch that show? >> or his fans just finally have turned on him somewhat. he's really bad at this. at some point, you have to be a good dancer. he said, you know what, i told myself if i

mayor adrian fenty is trying to close a budget shortfall. all travel and pay raises are frozen. government agencies have to cut their spending by 10%. gray is expected to take over as mayor next year. >>> raised eyebrows over a bill aimed at protecting wildlife in the district. this would require d.c. residents to humanely remove critters like squirrels or possums that come into their homes. there is a possible decision today. the wildlife protection act does not include rats and mice. you can still get rid of those animals in any way you see fit. when it comes to other wildlife, there would be "humanitarian guidelines." >> the question of what to do with the secret terrorist has called its way to the wilson building. -- the question of what to do with d.c. critters has crawled its way into the wilson building. >> why not catch and release them? why kill them? >> tellep to someone who has had to live with pests. >> i do not want to be stopped from killing them. that said, i do not know how they are going to enforce that. >> plenty of people agree with the promise of wildlife pre

. >> some believe her hard-line approach was too divisive and that may have cost it mayor adrian fenty re-election. vincent gray says that even though school leadership is changing, reform will continue. >> school reform will move forward and the gray administration. >> we talked to the washington teachers union and the leaders said she made the right decision because the kids the school system from being in limbo. he says it looks forward to working with henderson. as for michelle rhee's furniture plans, she says she hopes to work with children and the nation in some capacity angeles or to traveling out west. >>> we will see what happens next in this ongoing saga. let's turn to the weather now on this wednesday. clear skies but it is finally feeling like october out there today. adam caskey as our first forecast. >>> it is refreshing to that very open the windows and let the pressure in and you won't need the air conditioning for the next several days. the conditions outside now look like a desperate we are looking east over the district with crystal clear skies. 64 at reagan national

her departure was expected ever since vincent gray defeated adrian fenty in last week's campaign. rhee is expected to move on to another high-profile job in education. >>> still ahead on "way too early," we go back to chile. one by one, those miners making their way up a narrow shaft and out of the cramped space where they have been trapped since early august. we go back down live coverage as the eighth of 33 men now makes his way up to the surface. >>> plus, a veritable sophie's choice. do you vote off bristol palin or do you dare let the situation go? one of two of the biggest dancing with the stars stars is sent home. [ male announcer ] 100 potato chips or 100 pringles. both cost the same, but only the pringles superstack can makes everything pop! ♪ ♪ whoa-oh-oh-oh ♪ yeah, yeah ♪ hey, hey [ male announcer ] the choice is yours... 100 of these or 100 pringles. same cost but a lot more fun. everything pops with the pringles superstack can! ♪ that's why they pay less. but at allstate, they pay a whole lot less. in fact, safe drivers can save 45% or more on their car insurance. pro

questions at voters at his perceived alienation michelle hee, the school chancellorired by mayor adrian fentynot have to wait long. >> are you going to keep the chancellor position? whether it's michelle rhee or not. >> yes. it will be someone fully empowered to run our schools. >> and whether he will undo some of the administration at various schools. >> talking about all the changes brought to our middle school from our new principals that no one wanted. and all these changes and schedule messups and everything that have been brought the school into turmoil. >> but many of the questions concern the district economy and budget shortfall. >> thank you for talking about a commuter tax. we are essentially the only jurisdiction in the world that cannot tax the income of nonridents. >> will i do that ? absolutely. but i don't want to go up there and turn around and see nobody behind me, okay? >> the next town hall will be ward 7 next wednesday on eli place in southeast at 6:30 p.m. >>> this morning there's a scandal in the race for virginia's first congressional seat. someone posted reveali pictu

adrian fenty supporters are not satisfied. still ahead on the edge, why it appears a rioting campaign is not going away any time soon. plus. >>> i have absolutely no interest and no reason for doing anything other than dismissing the stories. >> stories report going away that fast. will we see an obama-clinton ticket in 2012. the secretary of state sounds off on the rumors. ananiges >> looks like a writing campaign for mayor fenty on the november ballot, gaping momentum. the new website is launched by the saved.c.o -- save d.c. now political action committee. reads a longshot, perhaps, but doable if we work on it. a disclaimmer said it's not affiliated or endorsed and fenty lost the nominee by more than 13,000 votes in the primary. >>> when it comes to changes at the white house. if you ask bob woodward from the washington host -- post, you haven't seen anything yet and there is talk of a possible job swap between biden and clinton. the white house said no and clinton denied the rumors that the most powerful woman's summit in

the family lives around the corner from mayor adrian fenty and his security deet tried to help save her life. tonight the child's parents issued this warning. liz crenshaw has their story. >> reporter: this is savannah. happy, healthy, the week before he10-month life was cut short. >> we spent a lot of time with her outdoors, in walks, picking flowers with her andrying to teach her about butterflies and bugs. >> reporter: like all parents, her parent bought all the equipment to keep a baby happy and healthy. toys, high chairs and most important for safety, they thought, a baby monitor similar to this one to listen and watch her when she was in her ib. >> it's natural for parents to want to have whatever technology is available to help them better assure the safety of their child. >> reporter: savannah's parents knew the monitor had to be placed where she could not reach it. but close enough to hear and see her. what they didn't know was that fateful day, savannah had learned to pull herself up in her crib. >> she was in her crib. and somehow the accident happened. she had reached a mile

few months ago you said one of the secrets of your success was the support you had from mayor adrian fenty, that when you got into trouble he always backed you up. do you think the new mayor is going to back up your successor? >> well, i think he has to. his commitment is not to roll back the clock and to continue the forms as we've been doing in the last three and a half years and in order to do that you have to give your unequivocal support. my deputy has been working with me since day one and she knows what political support looks like to get this work accomplished and i don't think she's going to settle for anything else. >> paul: okay, what's the single most important piece of advice you're going to give your successor to keep these reforms moving? >> you know, i think it's the same advice that i would give to any other superintendent out there, which is you'll have to make sure that you don't fall into the trap of beginning to think about adults and all of the adults sort of feelings and egos and that sort of thing. it's easy to fall into that, but at the end of the day, you have to

this comes after adrian fenty was defeated in the mayoral election. deputy chancellor kaya henderson will take over as interim chancellor. >>> a silver lining to a carjacking. the suspect jumped into the vehicle with a young child inside in temple hills last night. police believe the carjacker dumped the car on southern avenue and took off when he realized the 4-year-old was in the back seat sleeping. the carjacker is missing. >>> we have much more straight ahead as fox 5 morning news at 4:30 begins now. good thursday morning to you. it's october the 14th. live look at the washington monument. we had a nice week but the changes that tucker and tony have been talking about arrive later today. tucker is here to tell us about it. hey, tuck. >> rain on the way. >> chilly rain, too, because we have chilly temperatures. >> you got it. highs around 60. bring an umbrella today. october for a change. let's get to it. yesterday cooler with highs about 70. you can see on the radar we have the cloud cover and the rain showers are not too far away out to the west,

if this announcement comes one month after the primary election where adrian fenty was defeated. pamela brown is live in northwest with what this means for the future of d.c. schools. >> her resignation is effective at the end of this month. at the mayflower hotel at 10:30 this morning bill will be a press conference discussing the resignation. mayor fenty, vincent gray, and will attend.ee her future has been hanging in the balance ever since the d.c. democratic mayoral election. he and gray had several meetings and phone conversations. they reached a mutual decision that it was best for her to step down sooner rather than later because it was becoming a distraction. she has garnered national attention as being on the forefront of the school reform movement. there has been speculation that she could be taking over the school system newark, new jersey. we i'm hoping to learn more at a press conference this morning at 10:30. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a search is underway for a suspect who standards four men including three university of maryland students -- who stabbed men. th

but the union got its payback this year, spending a million dollars to defeat rhee's boss, mayor adrian fentyhele rhee is now free to push for school reform done her way. but the unions just sent a message to future school reformers: clean house the way she did and we go after you. wyatt andrews, cbs news, washington. >> couric: in other news, hispanics are america's fastest growing minority, and also the ethnic group that lives the longest. a.c.d.c. report today says a hispanic born in 2006 should live to be over 80 years old, that's more than two years more than whites and seven years more than blacks. one theory is the healthiest people from latin america come to the united states. and coming up next, high hopes and high drama get huge ratings around the world. nighttime nasal congestion meant, i couldn't breathe right. i couldn't sleep right. next day it took forever to get going. night after night, i sat up. sprayed up. took a shower... or took a pill. then i tried drug-free breathe right advanced. and instantly, i breathed better! i slept better. it felt...better. thank you, breathe rig

mayorer this year e adrian fenty increased fees and extended enforcement hours until 10:00 p.m. >> youickel in there and you get one minute. you have to carry a lot of change. >> the new fees save the city's $6 million a year. one week after he lost, vincent gray says he that he will kill the fees because they are hurting the city. >>> these temperatures are all some. awesome. >> today will be cooler than yesterday and even cooler the next day. >> upper 60's by tomorrow. >> yes. from glen burnie across the bay, run-ins of what were stronger storms in pennsylvania last night. getting clipped in northern and lonoke county. let's look at yesterday, 88 was the high temperature. the average high yesterday was 70. we should be in the upper 50s tomorrow. currently it is 65 but reagan national. 59 in winchester along with martinsburg. hagerstown, 62. most of the action was night and early this morning in new york and pennsylvania, is and thunderstorms. there is left over cloud cover from net shown in a grand white. partly cloudy conditions right now. a cold front is dropping through pennsylvan

on teachers who has taken a lot of flak she was made into a complete anime and now you know the adrian fenty has been voted out she essentially is resigning i mean has anybody that actually comes out points fingers champions the cause really going to make it through this system. i really think so and you know as i mentioned the a.c.l.u. is doing really great job you know suing the school districts that are guilty of the discrimination really bringing attention to this issue and really making sure that things change i really think that our education system can progress to a point where this obvious discrimination is no longer apparent so i do see hope in the future i just think that it's extremely important for you know either teachers to take courses so they know what is deemed discrimination because i think a lot of times these teachers will discriminate against students and not even realize it so i think it's important for them to have some sort of curriculum some sort of training so they know what is right and wrong when it comes to disciplining students and you know i think the most impo

the formal announcement made during a joint news conference with adrian fenty and vincent gray. karen gray houston has the details. >> reporter: with all of the hugging and smiling and thanking going on, you would almost never know there was a bitter primary election campaign. >> thank you, mayor. >> thank you. >> reporter: or suspect that michelle rhee ever suggested she wouldn't -- couldn't work for gray. >> today we have agreed thatly leave my post at the washington, d.c. public school system. this is not a decision we made lightly. >> the job as chancellor as we well know is an easy one but chancellor you tackled it head on. >> reporter: it was a gushing show of unit with the mayor boasting that michelle rhee ked exceeded all of his -- exceeded all of his expectations. >> the dropout rates going down and the a.p. classes improving. >> reporter: and it was time to meet the replacement. >> i've been here in d.c. and working with d.c. public schools for the last 13 years and never in my wildest dreams did i imagine that we could reach such heights. >> reporter: henderson michel

. >> the "washington post" reports that major -- that mayor adrian fenty is freezing hiring across government. the council chair in the world domine -- and mayoral nominee supports this move to cover the budget shortfall. the skins were barely able to launch a raid first quarter lead in what ended up being a nail biter yesterday. >> but a win is a win. >> the redskins are getting down to business, focusing on the next big challenge, which is the green bay packers. in the meantime, they are savoring this wind. some are sir but -- surprise by the tree with donovan mcnabb got at his homecoming. -- the treatment donovan mcnabb got at his homecoming. eunice ramsey is smiling. she has been waiting tables for 55 years at the tasty diner in silver springs. she has a serious work ethic and a serious devotion to the redskins. >> [unintelligible] >> ramsey, and millions of skins fans watched as donovan mcnabb returned from the city of brotherly love, where he played for 11 years after being traded from washington. the warm reception from the philadelphia crowd defied some. it is the kind of behavior som

vincent gray asked current mayor adrian fenty to impose the freeze as a tough budget-cutting measure.dio. >> kimberly, thank you. starting today on pennsylvania avenue southeast you can ta care of your health while you wait in line. dmv partnered up with a no lo cal partnership for hiv testing. >> reporter: the you can donate your rgans, register to vote. so why not get a free hiv test here. that's what they're thinkin as you mentioned this is a public/private partnership. the testing the take place in a private area of the dmv so no one has to worry about being in front of all these people. the penn branch is the only to offer this testing for the next year. d.c. officials wanted to target ward 7 and ward 8 residents. hiv rate has risen in this area steadily over the years. they wanted to talk to people who y not see a doctor regularly. so here's a little bit of information for you if you're interested in coming down. penn branch is located at 3222 pennsylvania avenue southeast. the test sults can be ready in as quickly as 20 minutes. it's an oral test. and if you get tested, you can

mayor race adrian fenty's supporters are not giving up even though he lost the democratic primary to vincent gray. some have launched a write-in campaign. his office issued a statement saying the mayor is not involved in that effort. democratic mayoral nominee gray is stepping up his evident to get feedback from voters. he held his second town hall meeting last night in northwest. hundreds of people were there. some of them had some tough questions about plans for education and job growth. the meeting was in ward three which did vote heavily for mayor fenty last month. >> in our "tech bites" putting 4-g to the test and amazon joins the apps market. >> amazon is reportedly getting ready to open a new online application store. the "wall street journal" reports the appear appears would -- apps would be for android google software. t-mobile smart phone customers are moving into the high tech fast lane. its 4-g wireless phone network is operating in 65 major metro areas. the idea is to provide very fast service. "u.s.a. today"'s reporter tried it out. >> it was pretty darn fast. that mean

mayor adrian fenty and schools chancellor michelle rhee. it turns out, attendance across the city is up for the first time in 39 years. this morning, michelle rhee highlighted the accomplishments of the elementary. they have not one of a handful of schools to see a double-digit growth at the same time, there are concerns about overcrowding. >> we have a principle that has opened new classrooms where there -- where they are necessary and also, because we have been traditionally and under enrolled school district we have more than enough space. >> after her remarks, she declined to say whether she expects to stay in her post after lautner fenty leaves office. -- after mayor fenty leaves office. >> legislation was introduced today that would extend the school day by 30 minutes to seven hours a day. if approved, individual school principals would determine how to use the added instructional time. president obama is among the supporters of a longer day for all public-school children. >> coming up, tougher tests and a new kind of crash test dummi

this comes a few weeks after the man that appointed her, adrian fenty was defeated in the democratic primary. during her three years in office, she was best known for firing hundreds of school staffers. she appeared on the oprah winfrey show and in the documentary waiting for superman. her announcement is getting mixed reaction. >> as far as i could see, she wasn't doing anything to help the schools. she was pressing school uniforms, things like that. >> rhee and fenty made mistakes in their approach. but that being said, it was important to get in there and shake things up and try new things. >> rhee's top management team agreed to remain in place. deputy chancellor kaya henderson will take over as interim chancellor. she is 40 years old, daughter of a school principal. she earned her bachelor and masters from georgetown. she has 13 years of experience working in d.c. school system and credited with the teacher contract reached with the union. >>> a 4-year-old child is safe and sound after being caught in the middle of a car jacking. a man jumped into a car before 10:00 last night.

mayor race now adrian fenty supporters are not giving up even though he lost the primary. some launched a write-in campaign. his office issued a statement saying the mayor is not involved in that effort. democratic mayoral nominee vincent gray is stepping up his effort to get feedback from voters. he held his second town hall meeting last night at saint columbus episcopal church. hundreds were there. and some had tough questions about his plans for education and job growth. it was in ward three which voted for mayor fenty in the primary. >> this morning's money scope blackberry ban is blocked and president obama blocks the foreclosure bill. we have those stories and more. >> we begin with the government's unemployment report coming out this morning. economists expect the unemployment rate to edge up to 9.7% mainly due to more americans looking for jobs and getting counted. officials say president obama won't sign a controversial foreclosure bill. consumer advocates say it would make it more difficult for homeowners to challenge foreclosures. several banks have admitted the

last night, the presumptive mayor-election met with voters who cast ballots for his opponent, adrian fenty. he tackled the issues of education, jobs, parking meter rates. he has work to do in ward three where he only got 0% of vote for mayor. >> other people would felt like our campaign wasn't responsive for what was important to them. i understand that. i accept that and i look forward to working with you. >> bray also told district residents that former mayor anthony williams has agreed to be part of his finance team to deal with the mounting budget crisis. >>> the race for governor in maryland continues to heat up as election day gets closer. while many democrats across the country are worried, governor martin o'malley is not. president obama and at a rally yesterday alongside the governor at bowie state university and our tom fitzgerald was there. >> reporter: she has never seen a president before. >> now, a citizen, she is the kind of voters decembers need to get to the polls in maryland but she is not sure if others take voting so seriously. >> here, i want to say a little bit yes, t

mayor adrian fentys now disavowing any write-in effort on his behalf.lease ad statement urging voters to back the primary winner vincent gray. fenty had already expressed support for gray. he has been under increasing pressure to say something about it so his brief statement a few minutes ago is his clearest yet on this issue. >>> coming up, quick thinking 6-year-old help save the life of his grandparents. >>> parents will do ything to get > the humane society of the ited states brought eight dogs scued. they were brought from southeastern ohio this year. officer found more than 500 officers at a location that included chickens, roosters, turkeys, boars and reptiles. the humane society is working the find a home for all these animals. >>> we're going to find out what kind of weekend we're going to have. is a od one, rate? >> it is a great weekend. a 50/50 weekend. saturday will be maybe a six out often on the scale but i think sundays a ten out of ten. outside, the sunas made its way down. it is a little onhe cool and windy side. if you are beginning to

. >> you heard him talk about adrian fenty saying i can't get involved in every race, this one is particularly important to him and the democrats. >> this is one of the few house races, don, that democrats think they can actually take back. this new orleans seat which is overwhelmingly democrat. again, they won it in a special election. william jefferson, he was a democrat who was indicted for some bribery issues up here. and, of course, lost that seat. but moving on, we talk about democrats and their problems, well the tea party could pose a problem for republicans. let's assume that republicans take back control of the house and senate. well, john the thune oversees the policy committee on c span this week and he said that if republicans do, in fact, don, take back congress and do not move quick enough to enact these policy promises, the tea party could break off and become a third party. and if that were the case, don, how disastrous that would be if the republican party heading into the 2012 presidential election. >> our thanks to mark preston. make sure you go to cnnpolitics.com. >>> comi

mayor adrian fenty and school chancellor michelle rhee reach out for a last push of school reform. in a washington post editorial out today they say in part, quote, we've made tremendous strides. we've gone from the worst to lead the nation in grades. we can succeed with your support. we ask to you learn from our mistakes, stand by the commitment to continue the momentum of the past three and a half years and believe our children are capable of blowing your minds with their achievements. >>> well the mid terms are a little over two weeks away but d.c. voters can go to the polls early. it started tomorrow -- it starts tomorrow even though votes doesn't start. polling places will open on saturday. do you have to vote for mayor and other offices. >>> president obama continues to thumb for democrats. he's talking about his first two years on the job. in a new york times article out today, the president said he's accomplished a lot but admits to making some mistakes. mike emanuel has the specifics. >> reporter: president obama is expressing regrets about his first two years and talking

perceived alienation michelle rhee, nationally recognized school chancellor hired by current mayor adrian fenty have to wait long. >> are you going to keephe chancellor position? whether it's michelle rhee or not. >> yes. it will be a school chancellor. it will be someone fully empowered to run our schools. >> and whether he will undo some of the administration at various schools. >> talking about all the changes brought to harding middle school from our newrincipals that no one wanted. and all these changes and schedule messupsnd everything that have been brought the school into turmoil. >> reporter: but many of the questions concern the distri economy and budget shortfall. >> thank you for talking about a commuter tax. we are essentially the only jurisdiction in the world that cannot tax the income of nonresidents. >> will i do that? absolutely. but i n't want to go up there and turn around and see nobody behind me, okay? >> reporter: jackie benson, news 4 day. >>> gray's next town hall meeting will be ward 7 susan middle school eli place in southeast at 6:30 p.m. >>> this morning there's a s

. >>> here in th district the man behind a facebook write in campaign to re-elect mayor adrian fentysaid he knows his efforts is a long shot. >>> still to come, some cool inflight entertainment, if you're lucky. others have no baggage fees if you're really lucky. which airlines ranked the best? >>> looking to make some plans tomorrow afternoon? head to the natial gallery of art for the desert of forbidden art. it starts at 4:00 p.m. best of all it free. >>> for years they told us a mind is a terrle thoing waste. later this month the d.c. chaptd of the you nighted negro college fund will hold its inaugural walk for education. ula jackson is here to tell us about that. >> thank you very much for having me. >> this is a great event you all ha planned. let's start talking about what it is and who you serve. it has such a wide reach. >> yes. absolutely, we do. our organization has been around since 1944. in the early days we were all together to make sure that black colleges and universities could stay open. the mission is pretty much the same today except it's expanded beyond that. >> yo