they were camping by anacostia. the post family heard about their plight, that they were encamped in anacostia. she had her chauffeur drive her to the willard hotel, walked in, and asked to see the manager. she asked him if she could order 5000 sandwiches and lemonade and ice-t for the marchers, as well as several thousand packs of cigarettes. eager to accommodate, the manager honored her request and had the items delivered to the marchers. that gives you kind of an idea how closely aligned the willard family, over 200 years, were aware of what the needs were of the city and its inhabitants, whether they were affluent or not. that tradition continued through the 1930's and 1940's. an interesting point is the fact , being inatent office close proximity, you had a lot of people visiting washington with new ideas, whether it be elevators, steam or gas engines, air-conditioning, you name it. those ideas would come across the willard, either in the lobby or at the round-robin bar. being as astute as they were, the family

ander nfl linebacker anacostia high school star joins me in studio. we get his thoughts on the redskins as they get ready for the chargers. playand continues big ten against illinois tonight, just a few days into december. a very important game for the terps. it was a thriller. they came to play. closing seconds of the game, kevin herder's shot is no good, but it is tipped in by the freshman, bruno fernando. over time, tied at 75-75. terps up two. tied again. anthony cowan drives, fouled with .6 to go. misses the second. and that is the ballgame. marilyn survives, 92-921. , gametown-coppin state two of the bb&t classic. the nice spin move, the basket and the foul. hoyas led by 10 at half. in the second, the hoyas up 12. pickett with the layout. patrick ewing's hoyas improved to 6-0 with the win. g.w. beat temple, but george mason fell to auburn. the terps pulled it out. what if we could keep more amof what we earn?d. trillions of dollars going back to taxpayers. who could possibly be against that? guess who pays the bill? him. and her. and her. congre

the ob unit which means in this case that those patients or those expectant mothers east of the anacostiaill now have to seek prenatal care elsewhere in this case. now, for those city leaders as i mentioned before this comes as a surprise but for board members that say this decision was definitely expected. those on the board claim that many mothers already were choosing to go to other hospitals or other facilities because they have heard of umc's reputation now. not to mention besides the lower patient volumes here, board members recognize they didn't have the staff to provide the quality of care for their patients already. now, these were some of the factors that influenced their decision here. again, to officially shut the unit down t however, some city leaders though, like ward seven council member vince gray, say this was supposed to be an opportunity to rebuild the ward here with a new operator and model prenatal care so as you're about to see here, he's extremely disappointed with the board's executive decision. >> this just simply adds to people feeling like they're not -- they're

you can stay connected at dupont circle, rosalyn, anacostia and be bethesda. metro says they hope to have wi-fi at all stations by the middle of next year. a big change is coming to metro for weekend riders you will now have to pay for parking at metro lots or garages on saturdays. the change will take effect in february. general manager paul wiedefeld says the change will begin as a six-month pilot program. each station with a parking lot or garage will now charge for parking. speaking of if you're a parent you know moving a stroller around with a child inside, it isn't easy, especially if you take transit. well, a new petition has been launched to encourage metro to change its policy when it comes to strollers. as of right now you can't just lift your kid on a -- in a troaler onto a bus and take a ride. that's sympathomimetic reply not allow, but the proposed changes sound like they might be hard to sell. it seems like we hear it all the time, leave the car at home and take metro. but if you have a kid in a troaler that's not easy if you're taking the bus. a

case, which means to answer your question here, those patients, those expectant mothers east of the anacostianow have to go elsewhere to get prenatal care. as i mentioned to you before, some people were surprised, some city leaders were surprised by this decision, others such as those board members, they say this was an expected decision here. those on the board claim that many mothers were already going the other healtar care because of umc's reputation and not to mention, that those board members recognized that they did not have the staff, the ob unit did not have the staff to provide proper care for their patients. these were some of the factors that influenced their decision, not to extend their restricted license. however, some city leaders like ward seven councilman vince gray say that this was an opportunity to rebuild in this case with a new operator and model for patient care. so, for him as you're about to hear, this executive decision not only came as a surprise but a major disappointment as well. >> this just simply adds to people feeling like they're not -- they're not, you know

the new stations you can stay connected include dupont west rosslyn anacostia and bethesda.pe to have wifi at all stations by the middle of next year. >> big night at the cinema. the premiere of the highly anticipated "star wars" movie "the last jedi." saw the lines there. that was here in d.c. hundreds lined up outside of the uptown theater in northwest. people enc even camped out in a tent just to see the first showing of the new film. >> kevin said he just liked it but i heard it's really good. >> it's getting rave reviews across-the-board. i'm excited. i have my tickets for 10:30 tomorrow morning. >> you have to let me know because i'm not going to make it until after the christmas holiday. please let me know your thoughts. >> you got it. >> coming up on fox5 news morning. >> how you can volunteer your time to remember those who have sacrificed their lives for our country. we're going to have details on that ahead. >> as we head to break let's take a live look across the d.c. region. time now is 4:51. grab that heavy coat. you're going to need at this time. mike thomas w

joint base anacostia and southwest d.c., sor today is the last day to brighten up the holiday for children in need this season. we are running our toys for tots drive and you have to go to wjla.com/toys to donate and we will take care of the rest. another battle brewing on twitter. the tweet that has one senator leveling accusations of slot shaming. shaming. then the force is strong with this movie. the royal turnout at the london premiere and a high point already from the critics. we are on a weather -- veronica: we are on a weather and afor the unusual cold winter weather advisory being issued in western maryland. af ♪ think of your fellow man, ♪ lend him a helping hand, ♪ put a little love in your heart.♪ ♪ put a little love in your heart.♪ ♪ in your heart... ♪ in your heart... ♪ in your heart... ♪ in your heart. (vo) going on now, our subaru share the love event will have donated over one hundred fifteen million dollars to those in need. veronica: colbert is a blast of cold arctic air coming in that might have you adding extra time to your prep work this morning. 32 to 33 during her 2:

abc7 aubert takes us to the toys for tots event at joint base anacostia. >> let's go and get toys. who wants to help me? >> a room full of toys for kids in need. >> i did it for her so she can experience giving. what it is to give to the community. >> the first laid did helping a room full of children for the military families. sort gifts to make the toys for tots donations run smoothly. >> we stand with the family of the united states military. >> it's so exciting to see the first lady wrap with the little kids to show them is important for her. >> boxes overflowing with the toys. it's the hope in the holiday season we will remember it's not about gifts. >> merry christmas. >> a message sent through giving back. >> in this is one of best opportunities i have had. >> amy aubert, abc7 news. >> nice hug there. >> this is a good time to remind you that today is the last day to participate in the abc7 toys for tots drive. go to wjla.com/toys to donate there. if you ordinary today it will arrive in time for marines to pick it up. >> caught on camera a fake male carrier with a clever the

there she is helping out the marines at the joint base anacostia. nancy: in prince county the police station gym is absolutely packed with the toys and so much more are arriving. good problem to have. the best part comes saturday. the police officers will get to play santa for a day. jonathan: today is the last day to present the abc7 toys for tots drive. just go to wjla.com/toys to donate. easy to do. if you order today, it will arrive at the studios in time for the marines to come by and pick it all up to get it to the kids. nancy: just in time for the holidays it feels like we are in the midst of winter at this point. bill: like the heart of winter. jonathan: chilly. bill: santa might not show up if it stays like this. nancy: don't say that to the kids out there! jonathan: take that back! stop, take it back. michelle: holy cow! bill: that was quite the reaction. so much greater than i expected. jonathan: the same reaction every 7-year-old is having out there now. did you hear what the weather guy said, bill: i put d.c. in a panic. i take it back.

earlier crash still out there by benning road on 295 anacostia freeway northbound.e maryland line. a lot of congestion to benning road. so allow for extra time if that's your route. may want to choose an alternate disable truck new york avenue outbound aft sixth street northwest. that's blocking the left lane right lane much different day than what we normally see. fourteenth street bridge is wide open. delay free by the pentagon on 395. things on 270, 66 and 95 looks good earlier crash 95 northbound by woodbridge cleared and metro is on time. all right. maureen and steve, back to you. >> pretty good stuff. it is now 8:00 then. still to come this morning,. >> amazon was very busy this holiday season. a look at what their top holiday gifts were. any guesses? any guesses? >> oh, boy. 8:39 is the time. what is this song? >> the -- hello. >> how can i call myself adore ran doran fan and not recognize. >> wisdom would have known it much that's all i'm saying. he would have picked up on it right away. >> he would have put me to shame. let me pass on over to you st steve.

>> reporter: this happy group of singers are third graders at the washington school for girls in anacostia the freshmen at this school that was started 20 years ago by a group of women who joined forces to fill what they saw as a need. >> that was my vision, to start a school for girls in an under served community here in washington. >> reporter: after working as a teacher and then principal at d.c. schools for 25 years, jennifer gibbs phillips wanted to do something about what she saw as a vulnerable group. junior high school girls in ward 8 of the city. >> okay, good job. >> reporter: and then, a match made in heaven. after a school closed in maryland. >> i was the principal who had to close the school. it was the sad est day of my life. >> reporter: sister janet and the nuns of the religious of jesus and mary were suddenly educators without a school. >> there weren't enough girls for the number of catholic girls schools that existed in the city at the time. >> reporter: then someone facilitated an introduction. >> we met started a tutoring program. >> reporter: tutoring turned into teac

it was close to the anacostia river so you can imagine how bad that would be for the wildlife aroundought him to justice. >> reporter: and that justice can be stiff. >> we catch you dumping out of a vehicle, we have the right to take the vehicle from you. in some cases we have the violator come and clean up his own illegal dumping. >> reporter: there is also jail time and you can lose your driver's license or your business license. and there are fines. big fines. >> in prior years we had $40,000 in fines. that consists of any illegal dumping, consists of hazardous waste. >> reporter: the dump busters program started out as a pilot program in northeast d.c., and it has expanded city wide. mark segraves, news4. >> the storm is moving in and doug is tracking the timing and the impact coming up next. >> and we have new reaction from d.c.'s top cop after two over the city's surveillance cameras just days before the president's inauguration. and what he's saying about the evolving cyber threat and efforts to keep it from happening again. >> plus, new technology coming soon that could help

all of the area known as anacostia were just centers for a lot of crime, a lot of very serious drug used just the way the neighborhood was described, which was an open-air market for drugs. that is what it was like. it's very different now. i don't recognize it now. it was very poor and hit very hard by crack cocaine. brian: how many people in your family got on drugs? tiffany: all of them except my grandmother. my grandmother, who passed away in 2008, she to my knowledge never did drugs. she struggled a lot with alcohol. i always think that that is how she dealt with what must've been a very difficult time. she worked hard every day. she was gone before 5:00 a.m. and she came home and did it every day. so her struggle was alcohol but the other adults all struggled with drugs. whether it was crack cocaine, but heroin, marijuana am obviously, pcp, lsd, cocaine, in various forms. any drug that you can think of is something that someone in my family at some point struggled with. brian: there is a reference in the article about kids in the neighborhood making fun of you in relationship to y

it was in anacostia. i think there were around 20,000 of these bonus marchers. government was very worried about communist infiltration. finally, general macarthur ordered american troops to go drive out the bonus marchers. it was a very large scandal in american history. one group of american soldiers drove out a group of american veterans from the nations capital. brian: anybody killed? john: one individual i believed was killed during the action. so the bonus marchers then returned in 1933 to protest against the proposed reduction and to claim their promised benefits. roosevelt was very different. then herbert hoover. his solution was to send eleanor out to the camps and have her sing songs and listen to the veteran plate and sympathize with them. he also offered them jobs. 25,000 civilian conservation jobs would be set aside for veterans. with those two actions, the veterans went away peacefully. and he was able to go through with his regulatory changes. brian: the economy act of 1933 was what? what did that do? john: it literally repealed all federal entitl

the new stations where you can stay of connected include farragut west rosslyn anacostia and bethesda stations by the middle of next year. >> ♪ >> 6:32 right now. let's get a check on sports with our morning line this morning and we'll start with some football because the skins are getting ready to host the cardinals. it will be sunday at fedex field. actually should be pretty decent weather for it. look at jay gruden just kind of chilling hat on backwards big old smile relaxing seems to be in pretty good -- >> what's he smiling for. >> one reason because his team is finally getting healthier al. the smile might be because guys like morgan moses back at practice. how do you get up and compete in these final three games? starting sunday against the cardinals. >> i don't think something is hard. it's been -- another guy is facing you and trying to take your wheel from you, what are you going to do? you going to lie down and let him do it or are y fighting? i mean, that's pretty much what it comes down to. >> kickoff is 1:00 p.m. this sunday at fedex field. now here's the thing and i'm n

you got to the goal line and then a whole lot behind the goal posts and even more floating in the anacostia river nearby. and that's a real change in our mreks. the fact is you can have a polarization of the sort that we've talked about so much and still have problem solving and i look back on, for example, the odd couple, last week my co-author, ej and i were up at the edward m. kennedy institute at the senate in boston where they're recreated the senate chamber and i was reflecting on the odd couple relationship between teddy kennedy, proud liberal. >> and orrin hatch, a proud conservative. life styles that could not have been more different, but a close relationship and the children health insurance, provides health insurance for 9 million children wouldn't exist if it wasn't for that relationship. it tells you about the tribal nature of the politics now and radical change that that children's health insurance program is almost two months without being funded and we have 9 million children left vulnerable as a consequence. and the chairman of the committee responsible for it is orrin hat

stations where you can now stay connected include dupont circle, tunleytown, farragut west, rosslyn, anacostiaions by the middle of next year. all right. it is coming up on 8:35. tuck the man of the day once again because, yup, that seduces it all, tuck. >> man of the day, steve, th thanks. all right. maybe that's because we got light snow on the way this afternoon. yeah. it's not going to be major storm. i mean we're looking at accumulations i mean high end would be an inch, maybe two if you're up toward baltimore. but the timing and the fact that it's been very cold around here the last 24 hours suggests that every flake will try to stick on the roads. the beltway, 95, erin, they'll be fine but secondaries roads we got plenty of cold area in the neighborhood we'll continue to kind of get that pushing into the mid atlantic later today with day heim highs only in the low 30s. >> there you go. light amounts expected. timing on this between about 1:00 and 6:00 o'clock tonight. and it will be nice and light, but again it will try to stick out there with day heim highs only in the low 30s. a cold