. >> i chose anacostia for one reason. it's underserved. >> reporter: now dasher is in serious trouble arrested two weeks ago outside her office in this industrial park in prince george's county accused of being in the middle of a huge interstate drug deal. in these court documents an agent with the federal drug enforcement administration said based on a tip to a confidential informant, the dea followed a tractor trailer from laredo, texas, to here in ft. washington on halloween day later discovering $1.5 million in cash in three duffel bags inside the office here and 140 pounds of cocaine hidden inside the truck's fuel tank. the truck's driver and another man have been charged want in case. natasha dasher's -- charged in the case. natasha dasher's lawyer said they will make no comment. >> i just thought it was really sad because it was lake amount and she already had a business. i was just wondering why she didn't invest the money in her business. >> i'm shocked, but just make bad decisions sometimes. >> according to the

. >>> coming up, how a new trail is helping to chan the reputation of the anacostia river. >>> and a popular sports bar that forced to shut down is cleaning house. we'll tell you how to get your hands on some cool christmas gift. >>> and first, a battle between one of the nation's largest banks and a part time nanny from the d.c. area. molly catchpoll is credited with getting b of a to change its mind to charge credit card customers a $5 monthly fee. she started an online petition after learning the new fee. 300,000 electronic signatures later, the bank backed down. ow [ man ] it's my new malibu. [ woman ] '57 bel air -- still have it. [ both ] our camaro. [ man ] chevy silverado -- third one. [ male announcer ] people love their chevys. that's because for 100 years, chevy has offered the best value in america. come in now and help us celebrate our centennial open house, november 1st through the 7th. and fall in love with your next chevy. ♪ >> when you hear the words anacostia river, you may not have the best shot. and your tax money and hard work is going to in to champ the reputati

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. >>> tonight neighbors in anacostia are saying this is the last thing we need around here. owner of a popular restaurant busted. natasha dasher of the uniontown bar and grill charged with operating a major narcotics ring. they seized cocaine and $1.5 million in cash at the office. it's a big blow to dasher who hosted so many events, and running only the second sit down restaurant in anacostia. >> it was a true bee con in terms of what -- beacon in terms of what it could be in anacostia. >> it's a blow because it makes it seem this is the type of things that happen over here. >> and tonight dasher or her attorney are not talking. neighbors are worried days could be n numbered for the restaurant to be -- could be numbered for the restaurant to be opened. >>> so it's one thing to accuse a husband of sexual misconduct. if you are gloria cain, you come to your husband's defense. after she stayed silent for weeks, we are finally hearing from mrs. cain. >> to hear such graphic allegations, i know that's not the person he is. he totally respects women. >> the latest poll show herrm

and fall in love with your next chevy. ♪ >>> when you hear the words anacostia river, it may not conjuree most month of thoughts, but your tax money and a lot of hard work is going into try to change the river's reputation. as fox 5's beth parker shows us, it can start with something as simple as a stroll or a ride. >> reporter: bicycles zoom, birds perch. >> can you imagine the day when people routinely walk up to the banks of the anacostia and are able to jump in and swim and to be able to fish? [ applause ] >> reporter: d.c. mayor vincent gray says it's a little easier to imagine today. >> three, two, one. >> reporter: the mayor, governor and members of the president's cabinet cut the ribbon on the latest stretch of the anacostia river trail. on this trail near bladensburg cyclist are winding their way through boardwalklike bridges along towering trees. >> people will be able to rail enjoy the outdoors and walk and bike and appreciate what we have here in our community. neighbors will get to know each other as a result of what we're doing here. >> reporter: now the stretch of the trai

that's in the heart of historic anacostia. according to the affidavit, investigators seized drugs and 1.5 million dollars in three large duffel bags. the 36-year-old dasher and two others now face drug distribution charges in the maryland and the state of texas. >>> an emotional wilson ramos says he's happy and thankful to be alive a day after being rescued in his native venezuela. the catcher embraced rescuers after a reported firefight. remain months was seized at -- ramos was seized at gunpoint and rescued after a two-day ordeal. >> the moment they found me was very nerve-racking. i could hear many gunshots. listen, thank god those boys, the police, did their jobs very well. >> the 24-year-old was seized at gunpoint outside his home on wednesday night, taken away in an suv. the ven zell lan justice -- venezuelan justice says -- more later in sports. >>> eight presidential hopefuls met on stage for a debate on national security and foreign policy. the candidates took turns criticizing president obama and how he's handled ira

. >>> the owner of a restaurant in anacostia is facing charges. natasha dasher is accused of paying for cocaine shipped by truck from texas. the truck's driver and another man are also charged in this case. >>> republican congressman darryl issa of california has drafted a bill that would give district leaders the authority to decide how local tax dollars are spent without congressional approval. but it is a provision that could stop the bill from moving forward were under the measure, the district could not spend tax dollars on abortions for low-income women under most circumstances. similar provisions in the past have blocked legislation like this from advancing. >>> still ahead, rick perry caught flat for his forgetful moment and now herman cain is making headline for a case of brain freeze. >>> the fight over health care reform will be heard by the nation's highest cure. we'll tell you what justices plan to take up the controversial measure that could determine coverage for millions of americans.  [ female announcer ] for over 30 year

waterfront, navy yard, anacostia, and congress heights.ttle buses will be available. >>> 6:42, 39 degrees. >> we will be right back. at bank of america we're lending and investing in the people and communitiesie who call greater washington, d.c. home. from supporting an organization that helps new citizens find their way... to proudly supporting our washington redskins... and partneriring with a school that brings academic excellence to the anacostia community. because the more we do in greater washington, d.c. the more we help make opportunity possible. >>> republican presidential candidates rick perry is on a media blitz after yesterday' -- one depots the debate bryan freiss. >> last night to the texas governor stopped by the late show with david letterman to offer his top-10 excuses or what went wrong. >> #5 excuse -- >> delaware ne-wlel nino. >> number for -- -- four -- >> i drank a five-hour or energy drink before the debate. >> his poll numbers have dropping like a rock over the past couple weeks. gaffe after flub and mishap. he will

and partnering with a school that brings academic excellence to the anacostia community. because the more we do in greater washington, d.c., the more we help make opportunity possible. >>> we had a beautiful fall day temperatures, 55 degrees for daytime highs at all three airports. actually, that's just one to two degrees away from the average normal high for the day. the clouds are rolling in and that's when we are keeping an eye on. we've got mainly cloudy skies and over the course of tonight, the clouds are not going anywhere too far at all as we move into the forecast period. right now, it's 50 degrees at national airport, the same at manassas. 49 degrees in baltimore, gaithersburg at 48. cooler in couple better land, 37 degrees, 47 degrees at dulles. ridge of high pressure moving its way out. here is the cold front that's going to push its way into our area tomorrow. a series of disturbances will ride along it. we are looking at rain showers by tomorrow evening as that front does move through and stall out. be prepared for that. by around the 6:00 or so, we should se

. >>> the owner of a popular new anacostia restaurant is facing serious drug charges. natasha dasher had 1 1/2 million dollars of cocaine delivered to her office in a truck investigators same federal agents say they tracked the drugs from texas. dasher owns the uniontown bar and grill. >>> d.c. top cop cathy lanier shut down a northeast d.c. nightclub after a violent attack left a victim in critical condition. the stabbing happened overnight at stadium strip club on queens chapel road. two men were arguing, one pulled out knife. police say he intended to kill the victim. the club is closed for four days while police investigate. >>> is police pressure causing the occupy movement to unravel in some major u.s. cities? some protesters development and striking back as officers tell them to stop camping out and to move along. fox's casey steigel has the latest tonight. >> reporter: tense moments near the occupy portland encamp. as police in riot gear work to clear the park around midnight. hundreds defied the mayor's order to clear out. demonstrators have been camped out fo

. >>> plus, it's a restaurant that was changing the face of anacostia. why the owner is now facing serious charges. >>> and later, just in time for the holidays, gas prices make a move, but will you have something to be thankful for? john, how about that forecast? >> a nice day outside today, even with the clouds, we made it up to 64 degrees today. it was a little bit more mild air coming our way before some rain chances move back. i'll give you a complete check of the forecast, coming >>> from person of interest to wanted man. u.s. park police now have an arrest warrant for the man they believe was involved in reported gunfire near the white house. take a look at these pictures. investigators are looking for 21-year-old oscar ramiro ortega. police say they found an abandoned vehicle near the roosevelt bridge friday night. items in the car helped them identify ortega as a suspect. >>> a local restauranteur is facing federal charges. "the washington post" reports that agents seized 140 pounds of cocaine and $1.5 million in cash when a truck tried to deliv

a warning for drivers in the district today the national park service is shutting down anacostia drive se for construction work. this will be from 10:00 tonight until 6:00 a.m. >>> coming up on abc7 news at noon strangers to the rescue. an incredible team effort caught on tape. and then, why one familiar holiday based landed in handcuffs. later, -- >> they left me on this side of road to die. >> nobody expected her to survive. >> nobody expected this. >> plus, the new queen of comedy. >>> take a look at this incredible rescue caught on tape. as traders rushed to help repeople trapped underneath the pickup truck. this truck flipped over on interstate 10. another passenger also survived. unfortunately the driver was killed. prince william put his military training to the test today. he took part in a rescue mission off the coast of wales. a cargo ship capsized. rescuers deployed in gulf force winds. russia's ambassador sent a letter thanking the prince. to go frosty the snowman is feeling the heat after a scuffle with police. -- >>> frosty the snowman is feeling the heat after a scuffle

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four green line stations will be closed -- waterfront, navy yard, anacostia, and others.ockville will be closed. >>> complaints about the new iphone. the him released a software update to fix the battery problem. a number of customers complaining about battery life. they believed the issue is in the operating system. >>> a beautiful day today. i like a breeze. watching the leaves come off the trees. >> nice and crispy. a lot different than veterans day 1987 with at the snowstorm. >> i remember that when. >> thank you, service and brother. >> thank you for putting up with us. >> let's get started in frederick county. here is the time lapse this morning. most people saw the clouds moved in with some beautiful fall colors. i will stop the animation at about 5:20 p.m. when darkness fell. temperatures will get warmer. 41 and in clarksburg. 42 in fairfax. 41 at indian head. the chill is still a factor. 50 and 41 was it for the high and low today. the average temperatures on the 11th day of the 11th month of the 11th year. temperatures will continue to drop into the 30 and maybe

no service from l'enfant plaza through anacostia to southern avenue. track work begins tonight and goes until monday morning. there will be shuttle buses around the closure including express service between l'enfant plaza and southern avenue here but deal -- remember that 30 minutes to your commute. >> we're focusing on our nation's veterans this weekend. today, a memorial to the men who died in world war i reopens. it is the district of columbia war memorial on the south side of the mall, just across independence avenue from the new m.l.k. memorial. it has been closed for the last year for restoration. the rededication ceremony begins this morning at 11:00. this memorial was the first built on the mall. >> the republican presidential candidates went after president obama on taxes and big government and the debate last night. pretty much left each other alone in their first debate in three weeks. >> the subject was jobs and economy and there was a lot they agreed on as derek mcginty reports, any political wounds were strictly self-inflicted. >> lower t

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or anacostia. it happens all around this area. it happens in kansas. >> reporter: know this guy?know anything about this case? fairfax police want to hear from you. jim? >> pat collins. thank you, pat. >>> still ahead on news4 at 6:00, a teacher in loudoun county busted at school for being drunk in public. find out what allegedly gave him away. >>> let him go, let him go! >> chaos on the streets of new york. police in riot gear evicting occupy wall street protester there's. >>> living on the edge, a major highway breaks apart into the ocean. >>> doug, how about our weather out there? >> we've got some rain moving in here. some of us could see a lot of rain over the next 24 hours. i'll show you when the rain moves in and how long it sticks around. right now dan. >>> hey, doug. redskins let a veteran go and the opposition as a former predator makes his return to the music city. as news4 at 6:00 continues. >>> you're watching news4 at 6:00. >> an hour ago, a judge in new york ruled against the occupy wall street protesters. they had been convicted from the park they had camped out i

the waterfront, anacostia, navy yard, and congress heights stations are all closed. they'll remain closed until monday morning when crews will replace track switches there. free shuttle buses will run from the l'enfant plaza station to southern avenue. all stations should be back open for your monday morning commute. >>> and we're continuing to follow a developing story this morning. anti-kidnapping units are now looking for washington nationals catcher wilson ramos. he was abducted at gunpoint from his family's home in venezuela. news 4's megan mcgrath is live outside nationals park right now with the very latest on the investigation. megan? >> reporter: joe, venezuelan authorities say they have their very top investigators working this case, and they use their twitter account last night to tweet out that wilson ramos is alive. how they know that, though, is unclear at this point. the vice president of venezuela's professional baseball league says the kidnappers have not contacted the family yet. no demand for ransom has been made, at least not as of yet. the defens

among the slower spots, the anacostia freeway, canal bridge, and 16th street. >>> occupy campers have set up temporary homes all over the country. a decision in new york could change everything. the latest on today's ruling next. >>> first -- >> after a year of living with this, i decided to get back on the dating scene and i would like my first date to be with you. >> this 26-year-old cancer survivor is ready to date again. she's going on youtube to ask -- [ indiscernible ] the guy who gets cancer in his 20s. it would make her happy. no word on whether the actor accepted. cepted.  >> breaking news right now. the police responded to an occupy protest near the entrance to chinatown in d.c. and we're hashing protestors gathered. we'll keep you up to date as soon as we get more details. a decision made this afternoon can change the game for occupy camps across the country. and a new york judge sided with police saying the protestors can no longer have tents and sleeping bags. let's go to craig bosswell in new york. this started with a rude awakening this morning, i hear. >>

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it is quiet in southeast traveling to the anacostia bridges.270 in good shape leaving clarksburg headed out to the lane divide. no trouble spots to report on 355 as you travel southbound leaving route 80. other side of town, just as nice coming south along the baltimore-washington parkway this morning. about 50 to 55 miles per hour ought of laurel. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> another gop presidential debate is in the books. this time the candidates faced questions about foreign policy. fox's elizabeth prann has the highlights. >> reporter: eight candidates looking to take the white house in less than a year lining up for another gop debate. presidential hopefuls maybing their stances on foreign policy and defense issues in a key early voting state. >> the next commander in chief has to understand from day one the incident rick asies that are happening in the middle east. >> the foreign aid pudgette in my administration for every country is going to start at zero dollars. zero dollars. and then we'll have a conversation. >>

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and partnering with a school that brings academic excellence to the anacostia community. because the more we do in greater washington, d.c. the more we help make opportunity possible. >>> back to the breaking news of the evening a big story out of state college pa.ennsylvania, students protesting after they got word that head coach joe paterno was fired tonight amid the sex scandal that was rocking penn state. >> lots of the motions. >> we will keep you posted here and on our website wjla.com. >>> the other big story of the night, the debate surrounding herman cain. tonight, he could not avoid the subject as four separate women have come forward and accused him of sexual harassment. >> jay korff has more on the showdown on stage. >> michigan, a state battered by job losses, paid host to the gop debate. the topic was the economy, but many were wondering what herman cain would say about another topic. >> we must grow this economy. >> how to improve america and create jobs. that now we have to lower the taxes. >> that was the scheduled theme. >> the government has made us un

and partnering with a school that brings academic excellence to the anacostia community. because the mo we do in greater washington, d.c., the more we help make opportunity possible. >>> investigators say they are closer to figuring out what caused yesterday's helicopter crashed and killed the mexican interior minister. he led the fight against drug cartels. when others were killed slammed into a mountainside south of mexico city. the mexican president said the tribute to him keep up the fight against the drug cartels. >>> mixed reaction in rome as premier silvio berlusconi emerged from moments after resigning from office. berlusconi'sers, r the difficult era. >>> new york city police are suspected hate crime. brooklyn residents were awoken to find several cars and often flames. somebody had spray-painted "kkk" anti-semitic slogans on the sidewalk. >>> a disturbing report for was taken metro bus or train. study shows metro employees overworked and exhausted. they warn that fatigue could accidents and mistakes. researchers examined schedules over five months before drawing

and partnering with a school that brings academic excellence to the anacostia community. because the more we do in greater washington, d.c., the more we help make opportunity possible. >>> you are watching abc7 news 11, on your side. >>> we are hearing from the whohbors in loudon county bizarre its side. of zebras galloping through their neighborhood. a leesburg the bread was shocked they sell least when the wild animals -- a leesburg to sayrhood was shocked the least. >> one neighbor told me, this be remembered as white one. full ground zebra's is hanging outside theteps front door. it is not an african preserved. a quiet leesburg neighborhood quite the exotic visitors. >> i think i am seeing zebra's of the house.nt she took a turn for the awoke to thed she of for grazing in front yard. chaotic andlittle surprising. they're very beautiful. >> the two zebra's of romped animalan a mile from the when a maintenance worker left a gate open. despite zebra's exert -- demeanor -- >> they were not a concern as far as attacking anybody. >> the worry was the wild animals roaming th

and partnering with a school that b brings academic excellence to the anacostia community. because the more we do in greater washington, d.c. the more we help make opportunity possible. >>> the toyota sports desk, brought you by your local toyota dealers -- moving you forward. >>> the capitals in the middle of their three-game road trip, try to generate offense. try to avoid their first losing streak of this season. manitoba the capitals came out first, on the attack, alexander semin, yes sir 1-0 washington. then the jets exploded, four unanswered goals. it was 4-1 at the end of the second. the problems continue for the caps who have now lost three in a row 4-1 the final. >>> college basketball, the maryland terrapins play alabama, the football classic. their first real test, and they struggled. alabama with the lead. mitchell scored 15 in the first half. head coach mark turgeon said the terps looked like a train wreck falling off a cliff. maryland loses. >>> the presidents cup, mel bourne australia tiger woods and steve stricter got spanked last night. they switched partne

and partnering with a school that brings academic excellence to the anacostia community. greater washington, d.c., the more we help make opportunity possible. >>> a d.c. man may have you giving in to sweets with this new creation. wait until you see the concoction he came up with. okay. the main ingredients, belgian chocolate and plant hemp. >> hum. >> it's a dessert you may just want to whip up for thanksgiving. we'll run down the recipe tonight and give you the rundown on that on news 4 at 11:00. >> better talk to your lawyer first. >> thanksgiving comes early in silver spring. it's the 14th annual montgomery county thanksgiving day parade. more than 100 parade units will participate. kicks off at 10:00 this morning at ellsworth drive and fenton street. the washington nationals player and redskins marching band and of course santa's sleigh will all make an appearance. there will be free parking in nearby public garages but parade goers are encouraged to take the red line to the silver spring station. nice day for a parade. nice, clear -- >> yes. beautiful weather for a

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still available through ticketmaster and military can get them at the itt and itr offices, at the anacostiannex, fort belvoir and the pentagon. >>> before that concert, there is going to be a big job fair for veterans and active duty military being sponsored in part by our partners at career builder. the american freedom festival veterans jobs fair again is being held this saturday. it starts at 9:00 a.m., continues until 3:00 p.m. at the patriot center. on the campus of george mason university in fairfax. the concert again begins at 7:30. if you would like more information, you can go to our web site at wusa9.com. >>> putting a traditional meal on the table for thanksgiving is easier said than done. for many households. that is why we're proud to be teaming up with the boy scouts again this year for our food drive 9. you may have received a bag last weekend. if so, please fill that bag up with nonperishable items, canned goods because the scouts will pick up the bags this saturday. by the way, in washington, d.c., you can make a donation at your local safeway store. go to wusa9.com and we'

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and partneng with a school that brings academic excellence to the anacostia community.ngton, d.c. the more we help make opportunity possible. >> how about that. the redskins game perhaps their best and for sure their gutsiest performance against the cowboys at fedex field. this turned into an overtime thriller. >> the redskins finally felt some relief in the red zone today after getting the fourth rushing touchdown of his career. he connected to give washington its first lead since october 2. >> i just want -- i'm going to work it. nobody else working i'm going to work to get open. and i'm going to make plays. >> then it came down to the fourth quarter after a bad showing on this interception. good rex rallied and led the skins on a drive. >> rex being a veteran quarterback that he is he saw that and came to me the next play. i wasn't expecting him to come to me but you have to stay ready. >> playing in this rivalry it is the best in the n.f.l. so extremely disappointed we didn't get the victory. but we fought. >> so we went into overtime. the skins get the ball and his

major track work is now underway on the green and yellow lines, also the waterfront, navy yard, anacostiaations are shut down and on the red line the shady grove and rockville stations are also closed. brian, that's tonight's fox 5 top five. >> cruising into the weekend, got the rain out of the way insight going to be pretty nice, but -- way. >> it's going to be pretty nice, and tomorrow is definitely the best day of the weekend forecast, gorgeous this evening, albeit a little cool. full moon, too. the skies were nice and clear. perhaps you saw it. this is what we ended up with, nice and bright out there and it will continue. this is the kind of full moon that shines through the bedroom window. you almost think it's bright daytime outside. with these clear skies tonight that we're having temperatures are dropping off as well quite rapidly in some places, not so much in the city. we still have the heat of the day acting as a heat island, relative humidity 45% and the wind speed has really come down west at 3 miles per hour. so you can see gaithersburg is dropping off to 34, dulles 31, mana

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and partnering with a school that brings academic excellence to the anacostia community. the more we do in greater washington, d.c., the more we help make opportunity possible. ( band playing "late show" theme ) >> from new york, the greatest city in the world, it's the "late show" with david letterman. tonight... plus paul shaffer and the cbs orchestra.

no problems to report on any of the potomac or anacostia river wrongs. coming up -- bridges. coming up a look into maryland. back to you guys. >>> 4:38 and time for the first your money segment of the morning. >> jessica doyle is here with the headlines, whoo yesterday, a little ride downhill. >> not so good. yeah, yeah, wall street really went licking its wounds this morning but we also have a federal reserve meeting starting today to discuss the direction of interest rates. ben bernanke will hold his news conference at the stop of the meeting and most believe the fed will leave rates unchanged but wall street wants to know if they have any more plans to buy u.s. bonds to prop up the u.s. economy. he is also expected to comment on the recently announced deal to contain europe's debt crisis. >>> on wall street yesterday. john core sine's firm filed for bankruptcy protection after leaving the new jersey governor's office the former head of goldman sachs took over. last week the company's debt was downgraded to junk status. bank stocks fell on news of the bankruptcy and that dr

among the slower spots now, the anacostia freeway, memorial bridge, canal road and 16th street.rian, that's tonight's fox 5 top five. >> hey little rain today, but more definitely on -- had a little rain today, but more definitely on the way. >> we're really starting to see this fill in from the west and moving to the east. live look outside, not very wet in d.c. yet and i just checked out our back parking lot at fox 5 and while it looks like we had a few sprinkles come by a while ago, isn't raining northwest at the moment, but probably will be by morning and we'll have probably more moderate periods of rain in the afternoon and south and east of d.c. tonight the action is mostly west of d.c. you can see we've got some light stuff, but this is givenning to fill in and as we get close -- beginning to any and as we get closer, some more moderate downpour, winchester getting more activity. it's all really light, maybe a couple .1s inch of rain in yellow. some of you will get an inch before everything is said and done and maybe a bit more down to our south. we'll put this in motion

and partnering with a school that brings academic excellence to the anacostia community.se the more we do in greater washington, d.c., the more we help make opportunity possible. : just a few days before the thanksgiving holiday get away and some might be flying. you know what that means? worrying about excess baggage and the fees that go along with it. tonight, katherine reports there may be a way to avoid those extra baggage fees. as long as you are willing to pack on a few extra pounds. >> these days the spirits of many high are grounded by baggage fees. >> i'm shocked by them. >> too many bags or too heavy and it's your wallet that gets lighter. >> it's a constant worry. >> is there a way around this big bag drag? >> i have seen so many people getting upset because there is too much, too heavy. couldn't afford to pay it. >> the hassles and fees he encountered prompted this structural engineer to construct wearable luggage. >> in one form, it's a tote bag, but with a few quick rips of velcro, it transforms into a jacket. a jacket with not much style. but one with plent

. >>> a woman who opened a popular bar and restaurant earlier this year in anacostia is now being accused of being a major drug trafficker. "the washington post" is reporting federal law enforcement agents tracked 65 kill grams of cocaine from texas to the office of natasha dasher in fort washington, maryland. dasher is the operator of the uniontown bar and grill on m.l.k. avenue in southeast. investigators seized 1.5 million dollars in three large duffel bags. dasher and others are facing drug distribution charges in both maryland and in texas. >>> police are now searching for a hit-and-run driver responsible for a fatal accident on route 3 just south of 415 in bowie, maryland. investigators have not released the victim's name. they would only say she's a woman in her 20s. they saw a light colored vehicle stopped near the crash. another witness reported seeing a light colored vehicle with a broken windshield and a damaged hood in the nearby parking lot. anyone with information should call police at 1-800-492-4877. >>> an investigation is underway into the cause of a two alarm townhouse f

and partnering with a school that brings academic excellence to the anacostia community. because the more we do in greater washington, d.c., the more we help make opportunity possible. >>> so how old is too old to become a mother? 40, 50, 60? with the advances in medicine, more women are postponing motherhood. but that decision, as you can imagine, comes with some controversy. >> ready? go. >> at age 56, sara jean is busy raising three boys. all under the age of five. >> i think i'm a natural mom. i just love being a mom. >> she also has three adult children from her first marriage. but she wanted a family with her second husband david who is only 43. >> the more i saw him with the older kids, the more my heartached for him to be a dad and for me to be a mom with him. >> using in vitro fertilization and an egg donor, she got pregnant twice giving birth to her son luke when she was 51 and then twins two years ago. >> there is a double standard. how come men start sometimes at 70. but if a woman does it, it's, oh, what are you thinking and how are you going to raise them. >

and partnering with a school that brings academic excellence to the anacostia community. because the more we do in greater washington, d.c., the more we help make opportunity possible. we visit with a very special person in a story we call a century of service. 9news now continues. . >>> this was caught on tape in oregon. a car crashing full speed into a hot. it's not any car. this is a cop car and the dash-cam captures the whole accident. the officer was responding to a call. he tried to pass another vehicle. when he did, the car turned in his way. the two collided and the cruiser went flying into the house's front bedroom. >> if somebody would have been there, it would have been more tragic. >> no kidding. as you heard right there, nobody home at the time of the accident. the people inside the other car in the accident, they had to go to the hospital but were okay. and they did get a ticket for not yielding to an emergency vehicle. >>> tomorrow night the eight republicans vying for the party's presidential nomination will face off in yet another debate. this time it's i