some conservative republicans don't want to attach themselves to good to the harm that folks like andy harris or tom massey are engaged in all in a more libertarian wing of the brain of your party is very much you know just kind of leave them alone which is. interesting about a real strategy it's not about marijuana really and you know for us it's an issue of autonomy for them it is a political stunt he's up for election this year he's been not been able to pass any bills in his district and this is a chance to try to make a statement go home and say he did something and so residents of the district are sick and tired of being sick and tired and fighting back while he represents the eastern shore of maryland which is a grand jury and so a lot of people in d.c. are gone. take that off the list that's exactly what of the what they're saying we used to go into the beach in the summer but will choose other beaches and not oceans that is right here and along with that since sandy here is has decided that he's going to be the city council member. or whatever the word is in latin you know and in abs

another republican andy harris got d.c. decriminalization law killed in committee. so legally lighting up in d.c. is by no means a certainty. >> just ahead it's been nearly three months since a terrorist group kidnapped more than 200 school girls. learn about an effort to find them. and what are you willing to endure for a cheaper flight? how about standing the entire time? >> and we had severe storms earlier. the severe threat done for now. we a risk for storms tomorrow and tuesday. deta >> another bring back our girls rally is set for tomorrow in northwest d.c. it will start at 11:00 a.m. it has been more than two months since the girls were kidnapped. protest or thes want nigeria's government to increase effort to try to find those young girls. 54 children from across the country will attend a kid's state dinner at the white house this friday. michelle obama will host the event. the children ages eighth through 2 are the chosen winner of the time challenge. they're recipes were chosen based on taste and originalty. the 1/3 are holding triouts for the 2014-2015 qu

andy harris is. the state of maryland is one of ose jurisdictions that has decriminalized marijuana. now, representative andy harris was unable to convince his own state not to decriminalize marijuana, so he steps across the border into the district of columbia to try to tell us what to do. happens to be from the eastern .hore of maryland sidents were so enraged that the major d.c. rights organization, d.c. vote, has called for a boycott of the eastern shore of maryland. you know, the eastern shore of maryland is essentially a vacation spot. it depends on people from the region, the district, maryland, there, , to visit especially during this season. . and the district of columbia has many allies in this region who agree with us that the congress shouldn't be in our business. i don't you know why representative harris would want to stick his nose into the business of the residents of the district of columbia. . i can't understand why he thought that would benefit the economy of the eastern shore of m

. >> reporter: it's already a problem for andy harris. he's trying to block a related d.c. law in congress now. it simply decriminalizes marijuana with civil fines of $25 rather than legalizing it. d.c. council member david graso who favors legalizing marijuana dismisses harris. >> i'm not that concerned about it. i really think that he's kind of a wild card out there. it's not the overall sentiment on the hill. >> reporter: even if enacted, marijuana would still be illegal on any federal property here. in the district, tom sherwood, news4. >>> well, there's a move in montgomery county to keep people out of trouble if they're caught with marijuana pipes. the county council unanimously approved a resolution to take away the penalties for having those pipes and other items. that's based on a new maryland law which removes jail time for possessing a small amount of pot. the resolution also declares that small amounts of pot should be a low priority on the county's list of punishable crimes. >>> well, trendy cupcake shop crumbs is crumbling. the chain is closing the doors on al

. >> maryland run congressman andy harris fought the administration's plans to house illegal immigrants in this army reserve facility in his area. it appears he won that battle. congressman, welcome to the program. good to have you with us. >> good to be with you. >> how did you stop the illegals coming to your constituency. >> when we found out last thursday night that the department of health and human services was considering the site, the first thing we did on friday morning is just let them know that, when that appropriations bill moves through the house, we would put language in the bill to stop that. i was a totally inappropriate thing to do. we have to stop this at the border and not shift these children thousands of miles only to have their hearings to go back. >> is this not going to happen time after time when any locality fines out that childrens and illegals are coming to their locality, they move heaven and earth to stop it? i used the expression, cat and mouse game of secrecy, is that what we're in for? >> if might be. the county council in that county, that an emergency

congressman andy harris has promised to block a plan to move the kids to a vacant army building. using that building as a shelter could pose a danger to the community. since october more than 57,000 children from central america have crossed the u.s. border. they have overwhelmed federal facilities and officials are running out of room to hold them. president obama said the situation is a humanitarian crisis. >>> four candidates are now in the running to become d.c.'s first elected attorney general. edward smitii smith is the third generation washingtonian. he launched his campaign today from his grandmother's house on rhode island avenue. he grew up in congress heights. the mayor used to appoint the city's top lawyer but residents voted to make it an elected position. voters go the polls in november and three other candidates are already in the race. >>> well it's a summer hot spot for a lot of us in the area. police in one beach town are looking up to round up the rowdy faster. >>> survivor's strength. days after a rampage that captured the nation's >>> new at 6:00 comedian tra

lawmakers like andy harris oppose the plan which would have used the vacant army reserve building in westminster. harris says it makes no sense to bring hundreds of children to maryland. since october 57,000 children have illegally crossed the u.s. border. most of them have been trying to escape the escalating violence in central america. >>> well, there's something special inside this rocket, and it could make it easier for astronauts to work out onboard. it includes experimental workout gear. it should stop how often they have to change their clothes. they generally exercise about two hours a day. the unmanned rocket took off this morning from virginia. it should get to the space station by wednesday. >>> it's been a busy offseason for the baltimore ravens, but not in the way the team officials would like. five players have been arrested since the season ended. quarterback jimmy smith was arrested last night at a bar in baltimore. smith was in the bathroom helping a sick friend. officers asked him to leave three times so the medics could step in. they eventually arrested him and ch

a congressman andy harris has promised to block the plan. he says using the building as a shelter could pose a danger to the community. president obama calls the situation a humanitarian crisis. here's whiechlt since october, 52,000 children from central america have illegally crossed the border and most of them have nowhere to go. >>> no laughing matter but big progress for tracy morgan after he survived a serious crash. diners at a popular restaurant forced to take cover in the middle of their meals. >>> and police think they have a solution for when >>> diners in a potomac bar got a shock when a honda civic came crashing through the front door. it went through the french doors and nearly mowed people down. we're told an 80-year-old woman and her husband were in the car. they were parked nearby and accidentally accelerated in to the restaurant. four people had to go to the hospital but they weren't too badly hurt. >>> d.c. continues to find new ways to make money off of folks that speed through the district. just be fully aware five new ca

leaders are also trying to stop maryland congressman andy harris from using a similar rider to overturn the law that decriminalizes marijuana in d.c. >>> it is no longer a crime to carry a small amount of marijuana in the district. a new d.c. law decriminalizes pot possession up to 1 ounce replacing that original penalty with a $25 fine, but d.c. police warn it is still illegal to smoke marijuana in public and if you possession more than an ounce of marijuana or you sell it, it is still a crime. it is also still illegal to have pot on federal property. we don't know how long this law will last. the house approved a spending bill with an amendment that would bar the district from implementing the law. >>> pinpointing exactly when weather will hit your neighborhood hours before it happens, wusa9 first alert weather. >> another beautiful evening, low humidity, comfortable temps and lots of blue skies and sunshine. temperatures right now, it feels more like june, 82 downtown d.c., but 79 in chevy chase, a lot of upper 70s. we're stealing one today. there's still some 80s, but they're comfor

lawmakers like congressman andy harris opposed plan.harris say it is makes no sense to fly those children all the way to maryland. >>> and westminster isn't alone. communities across the country say they don't want to take in tens of thousands of kids who have been crossing the border illegally without their parents. the situation is so bad the secretary of health and human services met privately with governors today, trying to convince them to help. jennifer johnson has more. >> reporter: housing over 52,000 children who have entered the u.s. illegally has become a logistical nightmare for the obama administration. protesters stopped buses carrying illegal mothers and children in california. in maryland over the weekend, lawmakers prevented them from being housed in a vacant building. hundreds of the undocumented children have been sent to the chicago area where someone's background checks on the older ones. >> i have contacted our state department to ask the host countries where these kids came from to see if any of these kids had doc

. >> mid-stride in decreasing marijuana, andy harris introduced a bill in congress prohibitth using taxpayer dollars to decriminalize small amounts of pot. >> i don't usually get involved in dc affairs but this was so egregious. >> reporter: the white house administered this statement. they allow dc to spend its local taxes and other federal funds without approval. the president sides with dc and agrees gop shouldn't trample home rule with writers attacking criminal marijuana and abortion laws. abortion laws are on dc's rand's radar. former dc attorney general peer nickols, who's been pushing for greater overall autonomy for years, says when he was ag, members of congress let it be known if they wanted to get a voting representative in congress, there might be something the district could do. >> but perhaps woe might agree to a gun proposal by far right congressmen who wanted to do away with all of our gun regulations. it's absolutely insane to do away with gun regulation in the nation's capital. >> it's not their business. >> reporter: technically, it is their business, but the question is,

that word comes from andy harris who says that the decision was made after carroll county residents objected the plan. more than 60,000 unaccompanied children have already crossed the border from central america since october. the obama administration has asked congress for a $3.7 billion in emergency funding to cope with the crisis. >>> a cargo ship is on their way to the international space station. the orbital scientists launched the unmanned rocket today off the virginia coast. sky gazers watched the rocket as they would head on into space. the capsule was carrying more than 3,000 pounds of food and supplies. among the items, clothing that is resistant to bacteria and living on board the space station. >>> it could be a stormy start to your workweek as erica is coming back with the full forecast. >>> but up next, people along the busy stretch of wisconsin avenue will prepare for the months of overnight noise and delays beginning tonight. delays beginning tonight. we'l all the chicken in your grocery store is inspected by the usda... but perdue asked them to go further. they verify that a

maryland's andy harris: >> no president of either party should ever abuse their power. that's why this lawsuit is so necessary. >> reporter: at issue is the president's executive action to postpone obamacare's employer mandate, which will require large employers to cover insurance for their workers or pay a fine. republicans said only congress has the authority to postpone the law. north carolina's virginia foxx. >> this is not about politics. if there were republican president doing the same thing, i would feel just as strongly. this is about the constitution. >> reporter: democrats argued president obama simply put the brakes on a regulation that wasn't ready. hakeem jeffries is from new york. >> are you taking us on a joy ride through the article three court system. it is an effort that will crash and burn. >> reporter: republican frustration has been building fair while as president obama signed executive orders to enact policies they oppose on energy, immigration, and welfare. democrats contend it's his only option when congress is hopelessly gridlocked. alabama's

that word comes from maryland congressman andy harris who says residents objected to the plan. more than 57,000 unaccompanied children have crossed the u.s. border from central america since okay. the obama administration has asked congress for $3.7 billion in emergency funding to cope with the crisis. >>> from brazil to berlin, germans are celebrating their first world cup soccer championship since 1990. this was the scene in the german capital after their 1- nil overtime victory today. fireworks went off overhead as fans waved flags, lit flares, and literally danced in the street. dave owens is here to show us how it ended. >> if you came in, in the middle of today's game, and saw nil-nil as the score, you might think, oh this is boring. no. plenty of dramatics tussling for the cup. what a beautiful scene in rio. wow. 29th minute. looked like it was going to be a beautiful day for argentina. the problem here, he's behind the defenders, off-sides, so we stay scoreless. perfect setup here with the header. but the side post gods say no. still scoreless. extra time we go. beautif

maryland's andy harris. >> no president of either party should ever abuse their power. that's why this lawsuit is so necessary. >> reporter: at issue is the president's executive action to postpone obama care's employer mandate which will require large employers to cover insurance for their workers or pay a fine. republicans said only congress has the authority to postpone the law. north carolina's virginia fox. >> this is not about politics. if there were a republican president doing the same thing, i would feel just as strongly. this is about the constitution. >> reporter: democrats argue president obama simply put the brakes on a regulation that wasn't ready. >> you are taking us on a joy ride through the article 3 court system. it is an effort that will crash and burn. >> reporter: republican frustration has been building for a while as president obama signed executive orders to enact policies they oppose on energy, immigration, and welfare. democrats contend it's his only option when isng hopelessly gridlocked. alabama's terry sule. >> enough is enough. with only t

andy harris is. the state of maryland is one of ose jurisdictions that has decriminalized marijuana. now, representative andy harris was unable to convince his own state not to decriminalize marijuana, so he steps across the border into the district of columbia to try to tell us what to do. happens to be from the eastern .hore of maryland sidents were so enraged that the major d.c. rights organization, d.c. vote, has called for a boycott of the eastern shore of maryland. you know, the eastern shore of maryland is essentially a vacation spot. it depends on people from the region, the district, maryland, there, , to visit especially during this season. . and the district of columbia has many allies in this region who agree with us that the congress shouldn't be in our business. i don't you know why representative harris would want to stick his nose into the business of the residents of the district of columbia. . i can't understand why he thought that would benefit the economy of the eastern shore of m

she specifically criticized congressman thomas massey and andy harris saying they should stay out ofe district business. >> at potomac man has died after his car plowed into a home. ashas been identified 83-year-old thomas brown found inside the convertible and later pronounced dead at the hospital. they believe the driver had a medical emergency. nobody in the house was hurt. >> time for a check, traffic this friday night. rob is in the wtop traffic center. >> always a lot of volume. no major problems out there. lots of folks trying to get to maryland on the woodrow wilson bridge outer loop. it's quite a slow ride. plenty of volume on the beltway in prince george's county want to get across the bridge. there is a broken down dump truck just after exit nine, allentown road, blocking the right lane. tysons up to 70, still some delays. a crash northbound after montgomery village avenue along the left side of the roadway making it slower than normal there. beltway traffic good through bethesda, silver spring, college park, just a lot of volume. 202.d especially eastbound, outside the be

andy harris wants to strip funding from the law that removes criminal penalties for having small apoints of potn the district. the group d.c. vote says he is interfering with d.c. politics. they want residents to complain to his office on thursday about city issues, potholes, building permits, parking tickets, anything. harris has said decriminalizing marijuana hurts children. >>> turn now to storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. he's joining us to talk about the forecast and the possibility of some storms this afternoon. >> looking absolutely like we're going to have at least some thunderstorms around. fortunately, most of the energy is up to our north so it's a bigger severe risk across pennsylvania, new york and new england than it is down here. nonetheless, it's going to be so hot outside today that that does indeed offer additional energy for thunderstorm formation, so we've gone ahead and made it a weather alert day here at channel 4. that means additional coverage online at our website and also right here on air. we'll have a couple of extra cut-ins during the course of the after

congressman andy harris is here to weigh in. thank you for joining us on this very busy saturday.> and i'm heather childers. we're in for uma peng ram u. "america's news headquarters" starts right now. >> we begin with the investigation into the downing of malaysian airlines flight 17, where international monitors have been trying to get better access to the crash site to see if the area has yet been compromised. >> jennifer griffin is monitoring the geopolitical fallout as ukraine accuses russia of helping separatist rebels disturb the evidence at the site. jennifer, what can you tell us? >> heather, senior western intelligence officials tell me they believe this video shows the actual sa-11 missile launcher used to bring down the malaysian plane. it is missing two of its four missiles and shows the missile launcher heading toward the russian border at dawn yesterday. u.s. officials now believe they have pinpointed the launch site for the missile that brought down the plane, inside ukraine. they say the sa-11 buk missile was brought across the border from russia in recent weeks,

not by thomas massie, not by andy harris, not by any member of the house or senate. don't expect us to just lie down and take it. no red-blooded american would take what these members have tried to do to this city, with a gun eanled and with the medical -- amendment and with the marijuana decriminalization amendment. in the name of your own principles, principles with which i disagree, with which i ervently agree that matters in the states and localities are or them, and my friends, maybe even some of the things we do here can better be done in the states, but there is a small d democratic way to accomplish this mission. an act of t by profound congressional bullying , where you exert power that even the member cannot respond, except on this floor, with her voice. not even with one vote. that homas massie decided he didn't -- he wanted to overrule his chair, they didn't pull him off the floor, they let him have a vote. i will not have a vote on any matter affecting the district of columbia. in the name of decency, if you're not going to give me a affairs, out of our

. >>> representative andy harris wants to strip funding for d.c.'s marijuana law. the law removes criminal penalties for possessing small amounts of pot in the district. the group d.c. vote is calling on residents to complain to his office thursday about city issues like potholes, building permits, and parking tickets. harris has said decriminal i'dii'd i decriminal i'ding mayor hair hurs children. >>> donald sterling filed a new lawsuit against his wife and adam silver. the law seat says they committed fraud and violated corporate law by trying to sell the team to steve ballmer. sterling has another lawsuit already making its way through probate court. >>> 6:18 your time. today you can voice your opinion on the future of arlington county. the county is redeveloping the courthouse square area and first three designs are ready for you to see. each concept is based on public input from past workshops. the new designs will be on display from 7:00 until 9:00 at envisions courthouse square. >> so amazon getting ready to release its first smartphone, the fire. consumer r

billions of dollars which means i get paid less taxes of all for you after all for so congressman andy harris of maryland is not and he tried to blow this up by saying by putting this in this is fifty sixteen it's a must pass appropriations bill to basically keep the government going and that everybody is by and large going to agree on and the president has now is trying to veto it because any harris republican from maryland i think is the only republican in maryland i was going to say yeah you know put in this amendment to say that a poison pill in the words yeah the and in obama's so obama saying states' rights right and it shouldn't d.c. have basically its own autonomy should they be able to make rules for themselves and this is the equivalent of states' rights and he's talking about vetoes you know i haven't heard him talk about either one in a long time what's going on all i would say is the republican party makes a lot of mistakes and this is one of them because if you complain that youth vote goes for obama then maybe you ought to wake up and go after the youth vote and one of the ways

speaker, this amendment that targets the district of columbia is authored by representative andy harris of maryland. maryland is one of the states that has decriminalized marijuana. he couldn't convince his own state where the voters are accountable to him not to decriminalize marijuana, so he wants to come to this house oor where -- and try to keep the district of columbia where voters are not gabble -- accountable to him. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from the district of columbia is recognized for two additional minutes. ms. norton: i appreciate the generosity of the ranking member. he wants to come to this floor and try to convince this body where not a single member is accountable to the residents of the district of columbia that it should not decriminalize its marijuana laws. i don't know why the members from those 18 states have decriminalized. let me tell you why they were decriminalized in the district of columbia. they were decriminalized for racial justice reasons. we discovered through a scientific study that african-americans were eight times more likely to be arr

the amendment from representative massie, and then there's another amendment from representative andy harris, an amendment that flies in the face of what is occurring across the country, of course, would ates long it appear district of columbia decriminalize their marijuana laws. so, too, has the district of columbia, but this member is seeking to meddle in the affairs of the district of columbia, the local affairs and local matter and to somehow legislature from passing a local law just like the laws of those 18 states. now, i hasten to add that the senate, the comparable subcommittee in the senate has considered this matter, and the senate has passed what we call a clean bill, a clean bill for the district of columbia. a kind ourse, there's of anomaly here. why am i talking about the district of columbia at all? well, that's an anomaly that , lows the district's budget every cent that's raised in the district of columbia to come here to be approved by members that are unaccountable for having raised a cent of that budget. yes, the senate had to consider the district's budget. by the way, t

andy coulson was committed to 18 month, found guilty of widespread phone hacking when in charge of the "news of the world." the australian entertainer and artist rolf harris has been gaoled for five years and nine months, guilty of 12 charges of nestly assaulting girls over 20 years. the 84-year-old has been a popular entertainer in britain and australia for 20 years. >> 190 million indonesians will head to the polls to these their next president. the opponent is enjoying a surge in popularity. >> reporter: the front runner is on the campaign trail, a man of the people. his pop u lattery went up in the last two years, due to a personal touch. during the presidential campaign he has been struggling. it has been blamed on a lack of organization and a smears campaign against him. in the world's largest muslim country a tabloid country says he is a chinese christian. an election commission banned the tabloid, but the damage was done. religious and ethnic issues dominated. now he ha to prove he's a reel muslim. >> when i go to the people, i explain the issue. so after that i am sure that people know that i'm muslim. >> it's not because he had a better campaign

andy coulson was found guilty of illegally intercepting voicemail messages when he was editor of "the news of the world" australian painter rob harrisas been sentenced to five years and nine months in prison. he was found guilty on 12 charges of indecently assaulting young girls over the course of 20 years. harris has been a popular entertainer in britain and australia for more than five decades. >> china's president has wrapped up a state visit to south korea by again calling for greater cooperation between the countries. and japan's past was criticized. from seoul, harry fawcett reports. >> he has been making the most of the warm welcome afforded him in south korea by becoming the first leader of china to address a south korea ian university. he spoke about expanding business and cultural tiles. on north korea's nuclear program, his language was careful but more than enough to satisfy his hosts >> translator: china opposes the existence of nuclear weapons on the korean peninsula and hopes to resolve problems through dialogue and negotiat n negotiation. >> it went down pretty well with his young audience at seoul university. >> i t