republican congressman andy harris of maryland, that is him in the background. he previously nationally famous only for this weird thing he did right around valentine's day when he sat behind someone else on cspan, and he winnipeged and made eyes at the camera for 2:00 while texting somebody. previously famous only for being the winger. he now says he was winking at his mom. he is among the republican member that's have gone super agro on this issue at dc. he is demanding that the attorney general and the justice department arrest dc city officials and the mayor for going ahead with legalizing pot. >> two years prison time, you lose your job, there are fines involved. >> if you're feeling a disconnect between what these republican congressmen are doing to dc, republicans believing in local control, and a federal government that doesn't overreach. if you're feeling that disconnect, you're not alone. >> having this blocked, washington dc's voter approved ballot issue, doesn't that cut against the republican message of state rights, small government, and power to t

that measure was put in place by maryland congressman andy harris.e're expecting to hear more from him soon about 70% of d.c. voters passed the bill to legalize marijuana three months ago. >>> right now two people are recovering from a plane crash in maryland and we're hearing from another pilot who saw that plane go down. you can see first responders on the ground at the crash site. this plane took off from tipton airport in ft. meade. a pilot waiting on the runway said that that plane didn't even clear the trees. >> shocking to watch especially since i knew the people in the plane and we were right behind them. >> the ntsb work to gog working to learn what went wrong. the pilot jeffrey barnett and passenger thomas klein are both recovering in the hospital. >>> angie goff with the latest on theg news out of france. nbc news thousau sews now able to confirm that hooded gunman opened fire in marseilles. you're looking at a picture posted by a scottish newspaper. you can see police have blocked the area off. no initial reports of anyone being hurt. pol

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and the sponsor of that measure, maryland congressman andy harris said in a statement today "congress took clear action to stop enactment of legalization of marijuana in d.c. "the council chairman insists there's no violation. >> people need to realize it's not a cost involved in this. it's not an operational program here. >> it may ultimately be decided by the courts. in the meantime it is popular in d.c. >> i think it was voted for and we should go ahead. >> would you use more if it's legal? >> i smoke it but i don't drink. >> mayor bowser says she has directed the chief of police and the director of the health department to form a task force to monitor the implementation of legal marijuana in d.c. reporting live from northwest washington, sam ford abc 7 news. >> thank you sam. legislation allowing lawmakers to regulate marijuana like alcohol is advancing in maryland maryland's house of delegates. today, the house judiciary committee held a public hearing on the issue and it's not clear when the committee would vote. the legislation would allow residents to grow marijuana plants and

she appeared on the rachel maddow show last night criticizing andy harris. heiress has questioned validity of the marijuana law. bowser says it is clear what the voters want. >> home use home growth by adults. but i know the people in the first district of maryland would much rather have his attention on their issues. >>> congressional republicans had threatened to arrest d.c. leaders if they allowed the law to take effect. >>> you may not be able to smoke marijuana everywhere you thought you could. landlords will not be required to allow marijuana use on their properties. so if you rent your apartment, it is up to whomever owns the building whether or not to allow smoking. land lords can also include anti-smoking clause in lease agreements. if you own your own home you city still may not be in the clear if there is a condo board or homeowner's soergs. they could also create rules against allowing marijuana. >>> toys of course are getting high tech but these newls could be vulnerable to hackers. the toys that use siri-like technology they listen and respond

c-span caught congressman andy harris, watch right here sit down behind a colleague, see what he's doingking at the camera. >> secret code. >> he winks one more time gets up and walks off. what's that about? the hill reached on the to a spokesperson for harris. said, quote, his mother watches him on c-span and gets a kick out of it. have you ever done that bill this morning on the news scratch your nose. >> you know what never. >> me neither. not a big deal. >> take requests. in the middle of reading start winking at people. >> now a look ahead. kanye west headlines a concert in new york city. 10,000 people expected to show up for the show part of the nba all-star weekend. i'm frances rivera thanks so much for watching "early today" on this thursday. hope to see you again next time. >> now wink. >>> a very good thursday morning, friday even it's 4:30. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. good friday eve and happy thursday to you. >> sam, laura, everybody at home good looking day shaping up temperatures mostly in the 40s and the 50s right now. want to pull out this live picture of s

a maryland republican congressman andy harris tonight is threatening to find funding areas appropriated to the district for congress was too generous with the citizens of the district. adam eidinger backed the marijuana legalization initiative 71 which voters approved overwhelmingly. >> they're acting like bullies and near trying to intimidate the -- they're trying to intimidate the entire district government which is duly elected. we have to stand up to it. that's the best way to stop a bully. >> reporter: two other house republicans lawmakers threatened to put mayor muriel bowser in prison if she allowed the initiative to become law today. she's still free and it's d.c. law. >> i didn't think they were actually going to put the mayor or council members in jail. i kind of find that rather amusing. >> reporter: that might have been congressional bluster, but this new threat tonight calls into question $670 million d.c. received last year from congress, yet with larger issues looming in congress such as tomorrow's deadline to fully fund the department of homeland security there's doubt h

maryland's andy harris. >> if you live in the district of columbia, under the united states constitution you live under the jurisdiction of congress. congress has the final say. >> reporter: in december, congress prohibited the city from spending any money the legalize pot but d.c. mayor muriel bowser says the voters had already spoken. >> so we would encourage the congress to not be so concerned about overturning what seven out of ten voters said should be the law in the district of columbia. >> reporter: two members of the house committee that oversees the district told the mayor she's in willful violation of the law and demanded names of employees who worked on the initiative. >> there's up to two years prison time, you lose your job there are fines involved. it's a serious violation because it's taking taxpayer money and spending it for something congress says you specifically can't spend taxpayer dollars on. >> we believe we're acting lawfully. so i have a lot of things to do here in the district of columbia,. me being in jail wouldn't be a good thing. >> reporter: as for jail time,

. >>> one republican congressman andy harris did something interesting on camera this week.k. c-span video caught him sitting down right behind his colleague and winking directly at the camera. he winks at least one more time before standing up and walking off. what is that all about? well, the hill reached out to a spokesperson for harris who says his mother watches him on c-span and gets a kick out of seeing him on tv. that is your morning dish of "scrambled politics." got to love mom. >>> i'm joined by syndicated columnist bob franken. if i wink during this i'm just saying hello to mom. >> i was going to ask you, have you ever winked. >> no i haven't, until now. we'll talk about something serious. overnight russian president vladimir putin announced a cease-fire to the fighting in eastern ukraine. this is going to kick in on sunday. but do you think this is going to last? >> well that's a real good question. the answer is we can't tell. cease-fire haves had a bad habit of not lasting, particularly in that region. at best this is a teeny tiny step forward which i suppose i

. >> this happened on cspan andy harris, republican from maryland, sits there behind his colleague anderal times he winks into the camera and for those of you watching cspan you may have been thinking what is he doing? it was revealed he was winking at a certain lady, but it was his mom who loves to watch him on cspan. that's kind of cute. >> that's very cute. >> the old mom excuse. >> telling isis something. come on, america. >> out of the loop playbook. >> happy birthday to a friend of mine melanie latrell. her birthday today. you know what she's doing on her birthday? she's giving support to tea kyle, the widow of chris kyle. happy birthday from "the five". >> happy birthday melanie. >> you know this thing i do sometimes. >> i hate these people! >> i hate that graphic. >> you know, there is this cat that is just a jerk and there are these people that try -- its owner is saying stop knocking things off the table as you can see here. the cat knocks off that thing, and then the lady is saying hey, please stop. he says you know what i'll knock that off too. knocking stuff off. >> no. no

you can see congressman andy harris. slides into his seat behind georgia representative buddy carter. he winks a few times at the camera. spokesman for the republican said he was texting, and winking at his mother at the same time. harris says his mother gets a big kick out of seeing him on c-span. i guess that's how he says hello. with a wink. >>> big changes on the way for parents and students at two local elementary schools. what parents and students need to know. >>> plus what's being done to major airports to welcome people into our country? >>> and the fear of friday the 13th. it's real for some folks. it even has a name. >>> i'm monthlet green at live tefk. new information from police. police moments ago confirming a theory a robbery suspect turned his gun on himself after exchanging fire with cops in northwest very early this morning. now, this just came out of a news conference held at police headquarters. no i.d. yet of this suspect. police say they got this conclusion at this point from witness accounts. this

she appeared on the rachel maddow show criticizing andy harris.has questioned the extravalidity of the marijuana law. >> home use, home growth by adults. but i know the people in the first district of maryland would much rather have his attention on on their issues. >>> toys are getting high tech with new responsive dolls and sbir active gadgets could be vulnerable. make you vulnerable to hackers. mattel revealed the toys that use siri-like secretary knowledge. they will listen and respond having full conversations with your kids. the dolls use a wi-fi kegs connection. >> parents will be told clearly which data will be collected and you need a password to be able to access that information. >> other interactive toys use bluetooth technology to collect information from the web to answer questions. mattel says the new toys like hello barbie will be available this fall. >>> right now police in l.a. searching for the person who stole a one of a kind dress actress lupita nyong'o wore to the academy awards. the gown was taken from her hotel room on wedn

the measure was put in place by andy harris. >>> mcauliffe is set to announce a major economic project. nova health system ceo will join mcauliffe to talk about the future of research and cancer care. >>> next hour we will have a live report on the announcement virginia lawmaker discuss the latest state budget proposal. >>> trying again. spacex attempting to launch its latest rocket. we'll explain what caused the launch to be scrubbed yesterday. >>> plus why the biggest security threat in your car could be in your dashboard. >>> and it will be a little wet on your way out the door this morning. we'll head outside to storm team 4 meteorologist check bell with a check . >>> this rocket scheduled to be shot into deep space today. spacex is shooting it sky ward to s gps signals. yesterday a glitch disrupted tracking equipment just minutes before liftoff. they will try again about 6:00 tonight. >>> two northern california communities have been emptied out this morning because of a massive wildfire. the so-called round fire has burned 7,000 acres and destroyed four homes. p the at one point

she criticized maryland republican congressman andy harris. harris has questioned validity of the law. bowser says it's clear what the voters want. >> home use, home growth by adults. but i know the people in the first district of maryland would much rather have his attention on their issues. >> congressional republicans had threatened to arrest d.c. leaders if they allowed the law to take effect but now one has been arrested. and while d.c. has you now legalized marijuana, it has been decriminalized since july of last year. in that time police handed out about 283 tickets. nearly half of those were in the 7th police district which covers neighborhoods east of the anacostia river. the fourth district which is primarily northwest d.c. issued just eight ticket. >>> happening today, a state senate committee will are consider a bill that would allow 18 19 and 20-year-old members of the military to drink beer and wine at bars and restaurants. the senate bill has received push back drunk driving is a big concern. the law also violates federal statut

. >>> finally, maryland republican congressman andy harris enjoys winking at the camera so his mom cantv back home. this is a slow wink. is this appropriate behavior for a u.s. congressman? >> i don't know. the first thing i thought was homeland and he is sending signals back to his al qaeda comrades. this whole mother thing? who buys that? >> i think, sam, that was a very dark take on what was maybe just sort of a father-mom thing. he does -- someone in congress is actually trying to make remarks and he is going and sliding in and in front of the c-span cameras to wink repeat repeatedly repeatedly. >> this is a depressing segment of your show. we have ridiculed joe biden. we're ridiculing a congressman for winking. we're making fun of kobe for not having friends and we're advising everyone to go to mars. let's be nicer to people. >> let's be clear. kobe is saying kobe doesn't have friends. some of us may be celebrating the mother-son relationship in congress. joe biden run for president. i have a positive spin on all of these. kevin? >> i want to know who winks at their mother like th

then congressman andy harris slides into a seat behind him and he appears to be winging at the camera. did you see it? it's subtle. spokesman for the republican says he was texting and winging oig at his mother. heiress says she gets a big kick out of seeing him on c-span. we're giving him a pass because it's for his mother. you know my mother watches us every morning. >> and does she tell you -- she texts you to say this is good this is bad some. >> no no, afterwards. she thinks we're doing a good job. >> hi mom. >>> it's not what you expect to see when you're in the courtroom. >> you have to see this. we'll call it a feisty exchange between a florida woman and a judge. >> i make them banana bread and chocolate pudding pie. >> there you go. well he probably -- >> i make a mean chili. >> there you go, ma'am. i got to tell you you brighten my day, ma'am. >> that's what the last guy said. >> hello. that is 80-year-old deloris she was cracking up the judge and all the other inmates behind her. the sassy senior is accused of violating a protective order from her ex-husband. she pled not g

as a georgia congressman was speaking maryland's andy harris slid into a seat behind him as you can see there and at one point you see him wink at the camera. you see him texting, then looking up and winking. his office says that was for his mom who apparently gets a kick out of seeing him on c-span. >>> it is the state of the union moment that has everyone talking nearly one month later. >> all over social media today. you may have spotted it live couple weeks ago, but now we know why supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg appeared to be nodding off that night. during a recent talk at gw here, she admitted she was napping a bit but not out offer do boredom. turns out before the address she and the other justices had a bit of dinner and fine california wine. she said she vowed to go only with sparkling water this year but the meal was so good it needed a little wine with it. >>> take a look right now at the winds, gusts only 5 to 10 miles per hour. this evening will be on the cold side but not too bad. tomorrow night, those winds gusting 50 to 60 miles an hour. my complete forecast c

and the sponsor of that measure, maryland congressman andy harris said in a statement today "congress took clear action to stop enactmen

. >>> andy harris did something interesting on camera c-span video sitting behind his colleague on thera. he winks at least one more time before standing up and walking off. what's with the winking? the hill reached out and the spokesperson said his mother watches for him on c-span and gets a kick out of watching him on tv. >>> less than a year ago tiger woods -- he shot a career 82 to miss the cut in the phoenix open by 12 shots. last week he withdrew after 11 holes because of tightness in his back. in a statement tiger woods said his performance is not acceptable for tournment golf and recent injuries forced him to withdraw from major events too often. i need a lot of work on my game and still spend time with the people important to me. i epter a tournment to compete at the highest level, when i think i'm ready, i'll be back. thanks for joining us again. >> thank you. >> did you see this coming? was there buzz around the golf world? >> there's always been buzz he needs to take time off and needs to really work on his game. i don't think anybody thought it was going to happen at this

the guy who was pushing the amendment initially was andy harris, a republican from the eastern shoreland. he at least can say, my district is right near the district of columbia, when you legalize marijuana there, it will make it easy to have the marijuana trade from the city of d.c. >> marijuana trade! >> yeah it will make it more difficult to prohibit marijuana. his constituents are 2,000 miles away from d.c. it makes little sense why this is a big concern for somebody in ult utah. >> you're talking about raising money. conservatives like business theoretically. without the funds to establish regulatory systems, they basically blocked local authorities from regulating and taxing the pot authority, which is $130 million. >> that's what the city council essentially thought it would be worth. about $130 million. but what's interesting in the law is that you can actually sell marijuana. you can only trade it. it's a barter. >> the burning man economy. >> yeah, exactly. so you can grow six plants. you can have up to two ounces. but you know d.c. is not going to become like colorado. it'

. >> andy harris wrote the legislative language designed to prevent d.c. from using funds to enact new marijuana you law. district officials say there is a loophole because the district's law was enacted by the voters before congress stepped in. harris says the issue may fall to the courts or even the next president. >> statute of limitations is five years on this so these government officials who are taking the chance now if it again, if they institute legalization, if they take that chance now, they will be looking over their shoulder for five years. >> district resident was at the forefront of the legalization movement. >> if our mayor or city government is arrested for doing their jobs the entire city will rise up. >> reporter: unlike other states that have legalized pot, it is still illegal to buy or sell here in d.c.. it's illegal to smoke in public and on federal land. and it's illegal to carry on federal land. so don't positiong don't think about lighting up on the steps of the lincoln memorial anytime soon. >>> united airlines is warning its pilot

. >> republican andy harris wrote the language to define the laws. but officials say there's a loophole in the language because it was enacted by voters before congress stepped in. harris said it may fall to the court or even the next president. >> the statute of limitations is five years. these government officials, if they take that chance now, they're going to be looking over their shoulder for five years. >> if our mayer or any member of our city government is arrested for doing their jobs the entire city is going to rise up. >> like other states that have legalized pop it's still illegal to pie or sell it's illegal to smoke in public and on federal land and illegal to carry on federal land. so don't think about lighting up on the steps of the lincoln memoirrial memorial. gayle? >> we can say we've been warned. thank you. >>> the pilots have been warned. they cite recent things. in one instance a pilot had to use a pullup maneuver to avoid landing in ground. another landed with fewer fuel reserves than legislature requires because safety is a req

i hereby appoint the honorable andy harris to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. gracious god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. in this chamber, where the people's house gathers, we pause to offer you gratitude for the gift of this good land on which we live, for this great nation which you have inspired in developing over so many years. continue to inspire the american people that through the difficulties of these days we might keep liberty and justice alive in our nation and in the world. give to us and all people a vivid sense of your presence that we may learn to understand each other, to respect each other, to work with each other, to live with each other and to do good to each other. so shall we make our nation great in goodness and good in its greatness. on this day, we also ask your blessing of peace and consolation upon the family of representative alan nunnelee of

harris faulkner. here today, andrea tantaros. jedediah bila, political spokesperson, rachel duffy. and #oneluckyguy,o-host of "red eye." andyevy. and he is outnumbered. >> great to see you harris. can't figure out how to sit. do i lean back? do i cross my legs. >> no man spreading. >> no man spreading allowed. >> i will figure it out. >> get comfortable. more about what comes it off of your mouth than the way you sit. >> not really. no. >> good to have you. white house summit countering violent extremism as they call it, is going on in washington d.c. president obama is scheduled to deliver the keynote address this afternoon. we expect to hear him talk about discrediting the voices of hatred while empowering communities targeted by isis and others. that is what the syllabus says. new reports that they have burned alive some 45 people in western iraq. there is a video. which we're told shows kurdish fighters in cages driven through iraqi streets. it has been a bloody barrage of headlines following a mass beheading of 21 egyptian christians in libya. that is part of the story. isis reportedly could use libya as a gateway to w

congressman andy harris from the state of maryland he steals the show as he sits behind a fellow lawmakermile, then winks. so who is he winking at you may wonder? he says it is his mom. she watches c-span and he does it to her as a way to say hello. >> isn't that sweet? >> if a wink can steal the show from you you're not putting on a very good show. carol burnett used to pull her ears. >> it's the floor congress. it gets a little boring on c-span there. >> thank you heather. >>> as we first told you about this, fox news banned from one rec center's televisions this morning. it was attempted to. we got a big update and how people can vote on us. >> that's right. >>> then helping our heroes and their families by bowling. the incredible group who's leading the charge on it and how you can get in on the action. >> is that maria? [ female announcer ] we help make secure financial tomorrows a reality for over 19 million people. [ alex ] transamerica helped provide a lifetime of retirement income. so i can focus on what matters most. [ female announcer ] everyone has a moment when tomorrow becom

create the park was the result of unyielding, bipartisan efforts, including from representative andy harris, senator mikulski, and me, along with our partners from new york, senator schumer gillibrand, and former secretary clinton when she represented new york in this body. along with other congressmen this effort involved members from both new york and maryland. thest on this legislation was started by senator sarbanes when he passed legislation commissioning the national service to conduct a special resource study on harriet tubman. the establishment of the national historic park commemorating the life of harriet tubman and president bushing the serene and nearly unchanged landscape is an ideal way to celebrate and honor the outstanding life and incredible work of harriet tubman while establishing an important destine indestination for tourists to come. it is to spreeive the places significant to the life of hair yet tubman and tell her story through interpretative activities while continuing to discover being aspects of her life and the experiences of pass -- pessages of the underground

harris comcast sportsnet. >>> thanks marshall. former eagles coach andy reid worked with howie rose man and ed man wits. big red thinks chip kelly choosing him as personnel guy is a great choice. >> this isn't warfare. you work together. chip is great at that. and he haded is great at that. there won't be a problem. it won't be a boxing match. >> andy has lost weight. looking good. the flyers resigned nick schultz, the defenseman. he went through a first real practice in his recovery today. look at that. looking good. hopes to play in a game in 7 to 10 days. lasalle beat duquesne. golf fans the pga tour's bmw championship in 2018. we're right back. >>> big difference between today and tomorrow. >> tomorrow, windy. you'll definitely notice that. it will feel a lot colder. in the morning, 5 degrees below zero. through the afternoon, barely feeling above zero degrees. i wish you could see jim's eyes right now. >> they're worried. >> come friday morning, these are record lows. 1 degree. that's not a typo. it's going to feel closer to minus 20 friday morning. in the lehigh valley minus 25 friday morning. tha

harris faulkner. here today, andrea tantaros. jedediah bila, political spokesperson, rachel duffy. and #oneluckyguy,o-host of "red eye." andyand he is outnumbered. >> great to see you harris. can't figure out how to sit. do i lean back? do i cross my legs. >> no man spreading. >> no man spreading allowe

andy to his friends. the man who created the modern democratic party in which harry truman was the heir. giving birth to the small farmer in the south and the midwest forging a democratic politics against the whig aristocracy which defended from the federalist party of alexander hamilton, the national bank and the national capitol. andrew jackson, despite being a great democrat, was also somebody who, like most presidents -- i can only think of a couple exceptions who were not good politicians -- andrew jackson knew full well image is everything. he actually went so far -- this is one of the reasons why he was seen as king andy -- he hired an englishman to be his portrait painter. he lived in the white house and painted more than one, close to a dozen portraits of andrew jackson. it was an early form of political advertising, a form of creating a political image that would then be disseminated across the country and woodcuts and other media that would descend from this grand manner oil painting. the point i want to make is that all portraiture in some sense is a fiction. we expect it to