it just wasn't here in baltimore anymore. but it was also around that time that richard nixon decided that he was going to start a war against public enemy number one: drugs. >> but it was president ronald reagan who turned that rhetorical war into a literal one. >> you have to show that you have a drug criminal problem. so how do you do that? through arrests. >> at a time when drug crime was actually on the decline, not on the rise. >> we went crazy arresting people for crack cocaine because of this so-called epidemic that we were having. >> incarceration rates began to just soar off the charts. >> and we just put tons of black people in prison from our inner-cities. ungodly numbers. >>more arrests meant more federal money. it's the system that still exists today - in the form of federal job stimulus and other us department of justice grants for crime control and community policing. >> it's not a war on drugs. don't ever think it's a war on drugs. it's a war on the blacks. it started as a war on the blacks. it's now spread t

we have some good news in baltimore. coming in the parking lot where the gm parking lot used to be as an amazon distributorship. it's going to have 800 jobs. that's terrific but those jobs are going to pay maybe a half, maybe a third of what the unionized jobs of the general motors plant pay. we are replacing jobs but not but the kinds of benefits and pay that can support a family easily. so what has happened to baltimore's the old-time factory jobs have been drying up just as they have elsewhere in the country. they are either not here are highly mechanized with one worker operating a million-dollar machine. instead we have the new economy and amazon.com economy, the economy where warrior making less money perhaps working 40 hours a week trying to make it in a way that's very much more difficult than it used to be. it's not that there are no jobs in baltimore anymore but the kind of good factory jobs where it unionized and pay a lot of money are largely gone in baltimore and lots of other cities around the nation. >> ho

and a doctor from baltimore city health commissioner. does a statement hike governor chris christie help you as a municipal health official? >> politicians should base what they say on science and fact and evidence, not on what is appealing to individuals at any given time. we know vaccinations are the biggest sus cess, that they have saved thousands of lives. it used to be every school a child would get measle, and hundreds of children died every year. many thousands suffered damage, like brain damage, hearing and vision loss. to get to that point, to a point now where back in the year 2000 measles was considered eliminated. that is a big success story. tragedy. >> does having any doubt undermine the whole eddy fizz of using vaccines as a public health measure. >> i'm okay with parents asking questions. i don't see it as a problem for physicians to answer the questions of sceptics. i believe we should be transparent, it's worth it for parents to understand the risks and bent fits in either choice, to fact sinuate or not. the more that -

juan williams: thurgood marshall was born in baltimore maryland in 1908. and it's just 12 years earlier in 1896, that you had the supreme court ruling in plessy v ferguson. that's the ruling that says that "separate but equal" is the law of the land in the united states. the supreme court is affirming the separation of the races. larry s gibson:at the time of the civil war, baltimore had the largest free black population of any american city. and through a combination of laws, and in practices, the city became much more racially segregated around about the time when thurgood marshall was born. narrator: marshall grew up a short distance from downtown baltimore on the west side in an african-american neighborhd d scattered with european immigrants. his father william worked as a waiter on the railroad. a man with a sharp wit who was sometimes described as cantankerous, he would visit the baltimore city courthouse and then argue the cases with his son over dinner. his mother norma was an educated articulate woman who taught in baltimore's segregated schools

elect abraham lincoln as he came through baltimore. a month later the pratt street riots with the massachusetts regiment coming through to protect washington is attacked. so it's an area of those who came from baltimore, being sympathetic to the south, and the remarkable thing that i kept finding and it's the inescapable conclusion is that ford's theater was, in many ways, a hotbed of secessionist thought. and yet working side by side, day by day, through these long rehearsals and these performances, throughout the whole civil war, there were union veterans working side by side with confederate veterans backstage. people for one side or the other who had had family members killed, sons, brothers, some who had -- still had members of their family out in the field working together side by side. so there's the tension that went with all of that. all of which begs the question, for me at least, how many unanswered questions are there? who knew what? because imagine how many letters must have been thrust into fireplaces in the days followin

much of baltimore was in sympathy. this was the same baltimore that in february of 1861 had seen the assassination attempt on president-elect abraham lincoln. a month later, there's the pratt street riots. so it's an area of those who came from baltimore being sympathetic to the south and the remarkable thing i kept finding is that ford's theater was in many ways a hot bed of that thought. and yet working side by side, day by day, through these long rehearsals and performances throughout the whole civil war, there were union veterans working side by side with confederate veterans back stage. people who had had family members killed, sons, brothers, some who had -- still had members of their family out in the field working together side by side. so there's the tension that went with all of that. all of which begs the question for me at least, how many unanswered questions are there. who knew what. imagine how many letters must have been thrust into fireplaces in the days following the assassination. how many people dist

and baltimore -- in both d.c. and baltimore rose 1.5% or less. >>> out of more than 32,000 acres of farmland found in prince george's county, two of those acres mayened up reshaping the region's economic landscape one bottle at a time. it's the county's first commercial winery. family owned and operated by joe and joanne. they've paved their own path there literally from the permitting process to the wine production itself since 2007. now on to their fit vintage. others in prince george's county are starting to follow their lead and having seen the fruits of their labor. >> loot of people that have been involved in tobacco and all that are looking for alternative crops. you know we've kind of forged the road for the grapes and the grape industry and pg county. >> agriculture is one of the industries that's important still to prince george's county and it has been for generations. and we're happy to see some of the changes that are recurring. >> and those changes again, they're seeing some success there when you ta

the teenager disappeared in december of 2010 while visiting family in baltimore. her body was found four months later in the susquehanna river. in his first trial, johnson was acquitted of first down murder, convicted by a jury of second-degree murder but a judge ordered a new trial after credibility issues surfaced with a key witness. in johnson's second trial just last month, a judge granted a motion for acquittal filed by johnson's lawyers agreeing there wasn't enough evidence to take the case to a jury. but a few days earlier the same judge had declared a mistrial in the case. that is the legal wiggle room prosecutors are now trying to squeeze through. they argue once the judge declares a mistrial his role in the case was over. >> this is not double jeopardy. what we're doing is essentially placing this case in a posture it was at the moment that the judge declared the mistrial so we would be entitled to prosecute this case and that's essentially what we're doing now. >> reporter: russell barnes' phylicia's father spoke to us by phone last night. >> we're stay

>> from baltimore, grew up in baltimore. came here from birmingham, alabama.he deem south where the cooking -- the deep south where the cooking is really good. >> good you're starting on holiday traffic, not so term but tomorrow? >> definitely going to take a turn but we're ready for it. >> one reason why it's so important to keep jumper cables in the car along with a blanket and other supplies. frozen bottles of water. it is frigid out there. allyson, we're hours away from what is going to be the biggest snow of the season for just about everybody in the region. >> we're gearing up. it is good it's a holiday and people are home. if you are going off to work, the drive home, you might want to try to sneak out a couple hours early because we are going to be tracking snow headed your way right in time for the evening commute. let's take a look at how much snow we are expecting. [ no audio ] [ inaudible ] >> we're going to see 8 to 12 inches for areas south of the district. 4 to 8 from baltimore down to d.c. here's what it feels like out there. it only feels well

the man was hit on the baltimore washington parkway near laurel sunday night. he had pulled over to change a tire when this happened. tom roussey spoke with family members. >> allison, this happened a little north of the interchange with 197 behind me on the parkway. the park police are putting out a call for witnesses. the family of the victim has a message for whoever did this. >> he was such a happy go lucky i would give anything to have him back. >> one night after losing her son, she says she forgives the hit and run driver who killed him, but the person needs to turn themselves in. >> truly, if you have a child or any children, how would you feel if someone just ran over your child, killed your child, and kept going? >> at 9:15 sunday night, park police say that rick warrick was changing a tire on the bw parkway shoulder. two of his teenage children were the car and his fiancÉe was holding the flashlight for him when a car hit the couple. warrick was killed and his fiancÉe was taken to baltimore shock trauma with injuries. pierce's grandmother hosted the

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he's accused of killing 16-year-old barnes while she vied baltimore in 2010. he was convicted in 2013 but give an new trial. the second trial ended in a mistrial last month. baltimore city's top prosecutor explains why this is not a case of double jeopardy. >> as i indicated before this is not double jeopardy. what we're doing is essentially placing this case in the posture it was at the moment that the judge declared the mistrial. so we would be entitled to prosecute this case and that's se enchly what we're doing now. >> johnson is the ex-boyfriend of felicia barnes' sister. he was released from jail two weeks ago. a court date has not been set. >>> late developments in the grisly murder of another isis hostage. a jordanian pilot was killed tonight. jordan is vowing revenge and that may include the execution of the prisoner jordan was willing to trade for. this afternoon, isis released a 22-minute video that is far too graphic for us to show. it appears to show that pilot in a cage being burned alive. president obama commented on the horrific development rig

baltimore gas and electric is warning customers to stay away from downed power lines and make sure the generators and space heaters are used in well ventilated areas. they're advising to have a backup plan if the power does go out and to report all outages as soon as possible. meanwhile petco reports about 8,000 customers without electricity. 20,000 have lost power in northern virginia and further south of us 40,000 without power in richmond virginia. >> if you find yourself later in the cold with no place to go or you discover somebody else who needs shelter from this bitter cd tonight we've got a list of cold weather resources at local shelters. it's all on our wusa9 app. we're asking and you're responding by sending us snow photos all night long. here's one from manassas and we've also got this snow picture from rockville. a few more photos sent in by our viewers. >>> this weekend boston mass is about to set the record for the most snow ever recorded in a single month. the record goes back to 1891. the boston area running out of places to put that snow. jericka duncan reports on the

it happened this morning along argon drive in north baltimore. crews are working to repair the break and restore water service to that area. new this noon a prince george's county man is charged with soliciting sex from a 12-year-old on line. police say the girl notified authorities after receiving sexually explicit messages and photos from 21-year-old vincent hill in a messenger app. detectives then posed as the girl. they say hill told the girl to cut school and meet him at a shopping center for sex acts. when he showed up police arrested him. the parents accused of leaving their two toddlers in the car while they went wine tasting appeared in court today. police say it was only 28 degrees at the time and there was no heat left on. mike conneen has the details on today's appearance. >> 45-year-old jennie chang and 41-year-old christopher lucas appeared together for a status hearing this morning. the northwest d.c. couple has been charged with second degree cruelty to children. police say on january 31st in the afternoon in the foggy bottom neig

what you see in baltimore is moving in this direction.tomorrow morning i think we will still have icy spots around. >> we're on at 4:00 a.m. with the very latest. >> have a good evening, thank you for joining us and we'll see you again tomorrow. >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- jamie dornan hannah davis musical

we first told you about heather cook of baltimore last month. the police say that she was drunk and texting which she hit and killed a bicyclist. four months earlier the archdiocese was concerned about her drinking before her installation. she posted palin has a hearing friday. >> -- sheep bail and has a hearing friday. >> the trial of jesse mathews and fairfax is scheduled for march. a hearing is friday to address the delay request. the public defender say they need more time to build their case. >> it will be months before a silver spring family is back in their home after a tree crashed onto the roof. homeowner chris fisher called 911 after seeing the tree swinging back in fourth. he was on the phone with the dispatcher when it happened. >> it is falling on my house right now. >> let me get the fire department, hold on one second. >> yeah, it just fell on my house. >> luckily, nobody was hurt. he was pretty calm, i would say. the extent of the damage is not known, but fisher says he will have to stay somewhere else at least a few months. >> t

professor cherlin walk us through what baltimore was like in the 1950s and perhaps what baltimore's like today and how that relates to "labor's lost love." >> guest: baltimore had what's called the sparrows point steel works about 7 miles east of here that started in the late 1800s. by about 1960 it was one of the largest steel mills in the world. maybe 30,000 people. it hired whites, it also hired blacks. they didn't get the jobs as good as the whites did but they were hired. it was a big source of employment. baltimore had a gm assembly plant that had several thousand employees. those members the employment levels of those kinds of big plants went down very sharply after the 1960s. starting in the 1970s when our economy started to transform, those jobs went elsewhere as steel was produced elsewhere, as we bought foreign cars. and little by little they've been eroded. so today those jobs don't exist. the steel plant is closed, and in addition the general motors plant is closed. we have some good news in baltimore, coming in in the parking lot where the gm plant used to be is a big amazo

howard county baltimore anne arundel, prince george's until 5:00 a.m. and in areas east of town possibility a little sleet and snow could mix in if the colder air moves in. for now, everybody in the metro area is above freezing. and safely so. it's just rain. that's going to change later tonight as surface temperatures fall and more moisture moves northward ahead of the cold front and the cold air runs behind it, we have the poe ten shall for icy spots or a wintry mix. during the evening hours, temperatures will fall and we think overnight, we'll get close to or just below freezing and that combination will yield some slick spots as the rain may mix with or change to a little sleet or snow. we'll look ahead in a few minutes. maureen? >> thank you so much doug. be sure to stay with abc 7 and wjla.com as we track the weather. doug will have an updated forecast as he mentioned in a few minutes. a sudden change in plans fo

record territory here 1 above in baltimore. 6 above in washington.1 in baltimore was a record. dulles 1. still 1 below in fredericksburg and 1 above in hagerstown. still some windchills to 13 below. a sunny and cold day today with he has >> announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by petsmart, inspired by pets. p to $5 now, and save $10 later on select science diet® or ideal balance® food. petsmart®. ufferers. one tried the newest allergy spray which could take several days to feel the full effect of relief. the other took claritin-d which starts to work on allergies with nasal congestion in 30 minutes. the moral? nothing works faster than claritin-d. is it our insightful strategies that make edward jones one of the country's biggest financial services firms? or 13,000 financial advisors who say thank you? it's why edward jones is the big company that doesn't act that way. when heartburn comes creeping up on you... fight back with relief so smooth... ...it's fast. tums smoothies starts dissolving the instant it touches your tongue ...a

jamie: on july 30, 2003, he drives from roanoke, virginia, to baltimore and meets with his siblings tockel. >> i was ready to tell them that their coin wasn't genuine, but at the same time you always want to meet someone that has history in the business. jamie: but once he has the coin in his hands, paul montgomery does a double take. he was expecting to see a fake, but this doesn't look like a fake. paul invites jeff garrett, who has a pedigree as solid as his own, and four other experts to assess the nickel's authenticity. >> he says i think we found coin. >> they were the coin experts. and you try to get some indication from their expression as to whether it's real or not. but they didn't really show any. so i was a little nervous. jamie: this convention holds an unprecedented opportunity that stacks' auction house didn't have in 1963; to to compare george walton's nickel with the four others that had already been authenticated. >> we spent 45 minutes talking about the different nuances of the coin. jamie: the experts hone in on that strange 3. what shocks them is that it's identica

former baltimore sun reporter, sarah koenig seemed to go back and forth. one key piece of evidence in this appeal, a potential alibi. the victim, the suspect and asia mcclain were all students here at wood lawn high school. asia mcclain says that she saw syed here at the library between 2:30 and 2:40 on prosecutors say the murder took place at 2:36. in baltimore county bruce leshan, wusa 9. >>> as you can imagine whole lot of people going to be talking about the powerball between now and wednesday's drawing. the jackpot is at $450 million and of course it's going to grow. that would make it the fifth largest lottery jackpot in u.s. history and the biggest around here since december of 2013. >>> do i need to go get the ticket this year? because last time when you got it for us, nothing happened. i'm just wondering if i need to go get the ticket this time. >> i've never won a turkey raffle. so i'd suggest you get the ticket. >> are you in? >> you know sure. sure. [ laughter ] >>> 68 yesterday. we're looking at winter weather advisories tonight especially nor

baltimore was a jewish enclave. almost nobody celebrated christmas at elementary school, and when i was older i thought, "that was unusual, no one celebrated christmas", so, yes. >> you - now you are an atheist. the jewish upbringing is a cultural identity not a spiritual connection. >> many jews - you don't have to believe in god to be a jew, you are, whether you choose to be or not. i went to a hebrew school, all the way up to the 10th or 11 theed grade. >> did you do the bar mitzvah and the whole think. >> i had the bar mitzvah, and felt - i found that i didn't believe in god. >> then stories on evangelical christians, when i get along with them, as often as i do, don't you think there was a reason that you were drawn to do the story while we are meeting each other, and they'll try to sell me on believing in god again. >> your parents, they wanted you to be a doctor. at what point did they say, "okay, he's doing well, we can . >> i was in my late 30s, before my parents stopped saying, "you should think about medi

baltimore still not in record territory but close.assas, culpeper 1. 5 below westminster. 9 below in new york. there's the 2 below in dulles. we're hovering around zero or slightly below in northern loudoun, upper montgomery. prince william county, look at that, around zero, 1 degree. there's our sunrise. beautiful, beautiful sunrise this morning on our michael & son weather camera. the 16, feeling like 6 with a northeast wind at 7. that's at national. the only thing we're watching is this storm bringing snow to tennessee, the carolinas. extreme southern virginia. but around here, other than a few clouds from time to time, shouldn't bother us much. so today 31. more clouds south. 24 tonight. won't be as cold with teens in the the suburbs, not zero. 38 tomorrow. tomorrow night, thursday another system passing through the carolinas. could throw flurries or light snow into our southern suburbs like fredricksburg, southern maryland, 34. still cold as we get into friday and saturday. by sunday and monday, here of your 40s. monday a chance

. >>> a fire at a ticket booth at camden yards in baltimore has now been ruled an arson. someone set fio the materials that were there and put them inside a transaction door at the baseball stadium on sunday night. there is surveillance video showing four people in the area at the time of the fire who then run away once the fire becomes visible. there was about $15,000 worth

that's according to our affiliate tv station in baltimore. in january, a judge ruled there was insufficient evidence for a trial against michael johnson, but barnes' father tells wbal-tv that johnson will have to appear in court again. barnes disappeared five years ago while visiting family in baltimore. her body was later found in the susquehanna river. >>> the d.c. branch of the naacp is looking into the firings of teachers at howard university middle school. we've reported last week that parents at that charter school say that three social studies teachers were terminated for teaching black history. the d.c. council education committee is already investigating that incident. >>> a local grandmother is demanding justice tonight after her granddaughter was hurt in a deadly hit and run. julia pierce was injured, her fiance was run over and killed last night while trying to change a flat tire on the baltimore-washington parkway. now both families are demanding justice. news 4 dorothy spencer is live with deta these two families are hurting and

. >>> the baltimore symphony orchestra is celebrating a very special milestone. >> and the latest on the search for those missing after a deadly plane crash in taiwan. wusa9 is back right after this. we thought our cable internet was fast. but, our uploads are half the speed of our downloads so our internet is really half-fast. so half-fast. someone did a half-fast job posting our vacation pics. when i post my slow jams, i'm a little half fast totally half fast stop living with half fast internet. only verizon fios comes with speedmatch - uploads as fast as downloads. and the fastest wi-fi available from any provider. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> welcome back. 6:09 on this very cold friday morning. thankfully the winds are light because we have some readings in the upper single digits. going to start sunny this morning. it will be very cold but you know this afternoon, a little below average. upper 30s and low 40s with a few more clouds around. and then we're going above average temperature-wise for the weekend. i'll have that full

you see those darker returns of lavender in baltimore and washington, one going through cumberland countyight now, that is a heavier band of snow that could snow at a rate of about a half inch to an inch an hour as those bands move through. a winter storm warning has been expanded along the i-95 corridor to the south and to the east in new jersey and also new castle county delaware. we're talking about 3 to 6 inches of snow. in the lower parts of south jersey and also through central delaware we're talking about a winter weather advisory for a lighter accumulation. here's a look at snow amounts right now. camden reporting in over 4-inches, drexel hill three moorestown new jersey three jenkintown three, hough's church reporting one. a lighter accumulation as you head towards the poconos. there's not enough moisture up there because the storm is actually to our south. look at visibility. in reading down to a half mile. in philadelphia less than a mile. in wilmington a mile. so you can see where the heavier bands of snow are right now. temperatures are going to be critical with this. we're w

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in a letter published in "the baltimore sun," rice said he was sorry for disappointing the kids that looked up to him and asked for forgiveness. rice was arrested last year after punching his then fiancee in an elevator. the ravens terminated his contract. rice plans to move to new york and try to restart his football career. the department of transportation is now investigating that united airlines fare mistake and could end up requiring the airline to honor those cheap fares. thousands of passengers bought first class air fare from europe to the u.s. for about 70 bucks? united said it was a mistake and would not honor the fares. united said a vendor applied an incorrect currency exchange rate. good news for a teen whose interview story captured the nation. yasir moore landed the job at chick-fil-a. his story went viral after someone snapped a picture of the two target employees helping him pick out a tie for his interview, they showed him how to tie it and went even further giving him some advice and a pep talk which he says helped him land the job. congratulations. the "50 shades"

this happened in 2013 at the baltimore city detention center. say the gang members of the black gorilla family ruled that jail. they smuggled in cell phones so they could direct crimes outside, and they were having sex with the guards even impregnating them. 44 people, inmates and corrections officer, have been indicted now. this case sparked harsh criticism. it led to some personnel and technology changes in maryland's correction facilities. and tonight two guards two inmates and a kitchen worker are among those convicted. >>> after a very public hacking scandal, the held of sony pictures is stepping down tonight. amy pascal is leaving her role as co-chair. she's considered one of the most powerful women in hollywood. but she came under fire after the hacking that was said to be inspired by the movie "the interview." the hacking included embarrassing e-mails by pascal that revealed racially insensitive remarks. she plans to launch a new production venture with sony. her replacement has not yet been named. >>> pulling over people on i-66 using f

10 degrees for gaithersburg and 14 for baltimore and 16 for d.c.. 12 for andrews the winds are still there. they're dying down but still gusty and that will make it feel pretty cold. 18-mile-per-hour gusts up through baltimore. notice the feels like temperature about 5 above to 5 below. it's still not going to be a warm day by any means but at least it's sunny and enjoy the sunshine because we are tracking some winter weather for tomorrow. we are going to head to about 21 degrees today for the district. 18 for gaithersburg. 17 for andrews. so the winter weather is going to as early as tomorrow morning. mid-morning. 10:00 to 11:00 for areas off to the west, this is an all day event. not going to be easy to be traveling tomorrow on the roads possible later on. it's still forming and going to head our way overnight and we will track it for you on the futurecast model so you can time out if you do need to be on the roads. i'll have all for you coming occupy on the news as -- up on the news at noon. >>> right now former virginia first lady is inside a richmond courtroom. maureen mcdonnell

the use of private surveillance cameras in police investigations is growing, and baltimore is one ofcity's leading that trend. vinita nair has the story. >> reporter: 10 years ago this part of west baltimore lived up to its reputation. >> back then, the drug activity was open-air market. >> no, "no man. >> reporter: the neighborhood, made famous by hbo's gritty crime drama "the wire," became synonymous with gang activity and violence, an image that bakery owner james hamlin has said has been hard to shake even as the area has improved. >> perception is not the reality but as you know perception is the reality. so the whole idea is to change that. >> reporter: which is why hamlin says he signed up for a new program that allows police to use footage from his shop's private security cameras. >> these are the different cameras that we have. >> reporter: hoping better surveillance will deter crime and help revitalize his street. >> the idea was to make folk understand that we can bring business back to pennsylvania avenue, and it can be safe. >> reporter: baltimore already has 700 securit

for a 9014 baltimore news sold in 2008. (?): in 2012 in defiance, ohio, karl discovers 800 vintage cards in the attic of his old family home. most of the cards remain in near mint condition. which is rare among cards even half that age. before the collecting craze in the 1980s, cards were simply fun things or to be used in flipping games. it will land either picture. you'll toss the card. if you match my card, you get to keep my card and your card. if you don't, i get to go home with your card. here goes. it's up. picture. i'm a winner. >> you're a winner. jamie: fortunately, for karl, his grandfather wasn't interested in such games, and the collection should easily be worth millions, if they play their cards right. you see, selling the so-called black swan find all at once could flood the market and drive prices down. >> because of the size of the collection and the quantity involved, there was concern about the value. if there was one of each player, that would have been ideal. heritage auctions proposes a series of second sa

a chase and a shooting on baltimore's beltway. what we are learning about an officer that was hit. we start on stormwatch. a powerful one-two punch is heading our way. we are out in force tonight. the abc 7 team is on your side. we are the first to break news of a major parade cancellation because of this weather. we are following a number of school delays. spotsylvania county is on two-hour delayed. jefferson, hampshire, and morris county are on two-hour delays as well. we have the information scrolling on your screen. first things first. we need to know what this storm is doing right now and what it will do next. >> new information. the national weather service has upgraded the winter storm watch to a winter storm warning. that includes the entire d.c. metro area. montgomeryincreasing clouds through monday. snow showers arriving after 4:00. i think we will see some high impacts through tuesday morning. >> speaking of those impacts back to our breaking news. the george washington birthday parade is canceled. the alexandria tradition and the biggest presidents day parade in the cou

. >>> a man accused of killing a teen in baltimore will likely fashion face charges for a third time. last month the judge ruled there was not enough evidence against michael johnson to continu murder trial. he was accused of killing felica barns an the river. the judge dropped charges against him but barn's father told our affiliate in baltimore that johnson has been indicted again. >>> firefighters discovered another communication issue following metro's underground emergency. metro said emergency radio coverage working along the metro platform at the wheaten station. they found they could not communicate with each other between the ground and the platform. this happened during a routine inspection on friday. d.c. firefighters say they had similar communication problems at the l'enfant plaza at metro station when a woman died after a smoke filled the tunnel. >>> a new push happening today in maryland to make sure you had leave. the working matters coalition will present new information about the benefits of earning time off. this comes as state senator from baltimore is proposing a

when they were attacked by baltimore ian's who sympathized with the confederacy. the massachusetts men went on the train and came to washington. it was chaotic in the city. clara barton heard of these riots and wanted to meet the men of massachusetts to see if there was anything she could do. she got things for them and help to set up space for them to stay. she found she knew some of those men. she had taught some of them in school. they are much older men who can ask families to send things. she would go on to put ads in newspapers in massachusetts and asked people to send her supplies. mary norton, her friend from college, gathered things from ladies in new jersey who wanted to support the troops. her apartment was filled with supplies. she would fill another apartment and would go on to fill three warehouses. they would take those things into the battlefield. we find clara barton at the end of the war, in her mid-40's. should become the angel of the battlefield. -- she had become the angel of the battlefield. she would look -- worked to locate missing soldiers

it left baltimore on january 24th heading to the bahamas.they came back after many people said they felt sick to their stomach. they felt symptoms thought to be caused by norovirus. in an ironic twist, a woman says she got a discount on this cruise after coming down with norovirus on another royal caribbean cruise last february. >> chris christie made a high profile trip and he's now dealing with backlash. >> it depends on what the vaccine is the disease type is and all of the rest. i didn't say i'm leaving the option, i'm saying we have to have a balance. >> he said that parents should have some choice about vaccinating their children. he clarifying that he believes children should be vaccinated for measles. president obama told nbc news that all parents should have their kids vaccinated for the disease. a measles vaccination and booster are requirements for children before they attend schools in pennsylvania, new jersey, or delaware. we spoke to one official today who says there are always public safety concerns when it comes to vaccines.

a few showers up and around baltimore county. all the snow we had overnight and into early this morning. that's now gone. but we're still watching this little system here bringing more snow. another frontal boundary that will try to bring us snow through the overnight hours. main roads no problem. on the green side isolated slick spots. secondary roads snow in spots and ice a big concern there. and sidewalks, ice if not treated, yeah for sure. that ice was there already, then we had snow on top of it. use caution tomorrow. give yourself a little bit of extra time when you leave. high temperatures tomorrow will be colder than they were today. we almost hit 40 today with the snow early. 3 about 33 for a high tomorrow. 35 down towards the south. so a cold day. and the cold is here but windy. but windy. >> but windy or wendy? >> no, windy. >> huh, me? >> but hey windy. geez. the warm air is coming in next week. >> she's thrilled. trust me. >> i'm not getting any response here. >> trust me. >> the four-day forecast 33 on friday, 32 on

the "baltimore sun" reports some of those taken off the bus were in wheelchairs.esponders got everyone off the bus within just ten minutes. >>> joshua starr's tenure as superintendent of montgomery county schools is officially over. his resignation took effect today. starr and the school board reached an agreement earlier this month to part ways. he leaves before his four-year contract ends which is in june but will continue to be paid until then. the board has already started looking for a new chief of those schools. >>> you may have just been outside shoveling or putting down chemicals that will help get you through the storm that's now passing through northern virginia in full force. >> but some folks don't get dressed after they've taken care of their business and their homes. they've got to help the rest of us. kristin wright live in the centreville area with their story. kristin? >> reporter: first i want to show you the ground. look down here. definite accumulation. then i want to show you the road. this is centrewood drive and, you know what it hasn't been

north of baltimore, trace to an inch. they'll be farther from the storm so they won't see nearly as much. for us today, 40 degrees. a bit milder. 26 tonight with the snow after midnight into the mid-morning hours tomorrow. so a yellow alert for thursday. a little sun in the afternoon, 33. friday a few more flurries and snow showers, 29. might even see a coating from that. saturday still cold. then we warm up to the mid-40s with rain possibly both monday and tuesday. 6:21. larry miller, hump day. >> today is hump day, by the way. thanks, howard. right now we're talking about an accident on the outer loop of the beltway, this one between new hampshire avenue and university boulevard. you want to be mindful if you're heading out in that area. we have a camera close by to show you the volume starting to build up. it is expected to be relatively interesting in terms of just how much volume that we're going to see, but the delays expected to be extensive. so make sure you plan accordingly. for my friend coming up from virginia,