barbara mikulski: i will not be seeking a sixth term in the united states senate. brad: she said there is no health problem, but at age 78 she has decided not to wage another campaign. senator mikulski: i had to decide how i would spend my time, fighting for my job or fighting for their job will stop do i spend my time raising money or do i spend my money raising hell? brad: her combative career drew praise from the president to other senators. >> she has been a powerful force for our state. brad: even in her neighborhood, there is a sense her timing is right. >> she has been here a long time. >> i think there should be term limits in congress, so i'm glad she's retiring. brad: now, who comes next? there are several, including from montgomery county and prince george's county and baltimore county, along with former governor bob ehrlich and martin o'malley. we asked the senator if she had a particular favorite to succeed her in the u.s. senate. she said no, not ready to talk about that yet. she said maryland has a lot of talented politicians and those people will wa

. >>> barbara mikulski drops a clue on what is next. after the break, the politician she might work with. >> and up next, chewed a pop tart into the shape >>> new information on the young boy who made pop tart into the shape of a gun. the state board of education sided with the school board's decision to suspend him. he was just 7 when he took a couple bites and made it look like a gun. officials at park elementary school suspended him for two days and it is been two years since them. the family accused the school of having a bias against guns. >>> a rally today pushed to bring the so-called death with dignity law to maryland. relatives of people who took their own lives while termally ill showed their support of the bill. it would give patients with six months to live the option of ending their lives. the 5 states have similar bills on the books. >>> barbara mikulski says if hillary clinton runs for president she expects to play a role in that campaign. barbara mikulski and hillary clinton had a few conversations on the suggest. she wa

and let's first talk about maryland senator barbara mikulski just announced, we just heard her, she's going to retire. what does this mean for maryland? who do you think might decide to replace her? >> a fascinating democratic primary, because in the state of maryland senate seat essentially is a lifetime appointment for a democrat especially when the race happens in a presidential year like we're going to have. so expect a lot of people to get in this democratic primary, because the bounltbounty is great. chris van hollen, a representative in mon gumry count montgomery and donna edwards, martin o'malley a big name

senator brash barbara mccalls mikulski. first elected in 1976 began service's in 1987 announcing retirement. >>> today inspector examining the train you take to work. kicking off a full analysis how safe metro is. news 4 megan mcgrath explains what this means to you and your safety. >> reporter: the inspections get underway today and are expected to take a couple of months where'sing up sometime in may. the federal transit administration will be taking a look how metro operates its trains and buses. they'll be assessingweaknesses. in the in response to what happened in the stays, but talking to riders this morning and feel it's a good idea. do you feel like its safe? >> i do most of the time. i feel like the intelligence community, it's watched closely. safe. >> reporter: inspection as good idea? >> absolutely. always looking to make things better and make things safer. yeah. definitely a great idea. >> i think that's probably good. it doesn't seem like metra has a handle on what's going on. >> inspectors looking at both bu

senator barbara mikulski of maryland and then -- nancy pelosi. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen police welcome hillary clinton [applause] [applause]

the new clue they left behind after their latest target. >>> and senator barbara mikulski's fight to ters to maryland and what will now be her final two years in office. >>> but first we go back to barbara harrison with breaking news from the live desk. barbara? >> this news is about police surrounding a home in montgomery county after a report of a man with a gun. this video we have to show you now from chopper 4, just minutes ago shows police evacuating neighbors from nearby homes. we aren't showing you any live pictures because we don't want to give away police positions. this is happening on emery grove road just off midcounty highway in gaithersburg. the call first came in just before 5:00 this afternoon as an assault in progress. police have not said if anyone else is in the home that they are surrounding. news4's derrick ward is on his way to the scene. we'll go thrive him as soon as we can. at the live december i'm barbara harrison. >>> president obama says the controversy over the israeli prime minister's speech to congress is a distraction but won't disdeath

senator barbara mikulski maryland, 2013. [applause] >> i still believe, as we were brought up to believe, that is a noble profession. i am anonymously mindful every day of my life that the greatest public honor of one's life is service in the senate. it is for me. i always think the greatest contribution i would have made would be my children. but my greatest public honor would be service in the senate representing massachusetts. the state i love. it which has played such an extraordinary role in this nation. it from the revolution of this country to its members being involved in the constitutional convention. it to the strong support by the abolitionist's ending slavery. the support for the slough jets -- for the suffragettes. the people of massachusetts have a high standard for progress to be made by their representatives. and it is one that challenges all of us each day. senator edward m kennedy massachusetts, 2015. [applause] biden: now that we have heard from the past, let's make a pledge for the future. i invite everyo

there's going to be a lot of maneuvering as senator barbara mikulski announces her retirement. and also that she is going to continue to make the last two years count. >> and we'll have more on later newscasts and on www.wusa9.com. >>> another personnel announcement this morning about new beginnings in the district. mayor-- gregory dean will be the next fire chief. he retired as the chief of the seattle department last october. he replaces jones who took over for eler by. >>> the dallas nurse who cared for thomas eric duncan will file a lawsuit today. nina pham alleges that employees were not trained and did not have the proper equipment to handle the first she suffers from fatigue and aches in her bones and is suing for mental anguish and loss of earning capacity. >>> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is in washington. the israeli leader said his highly anticipated address in congress tomorrow is not intended to show any disrespect for president obama. craig boswell has more. >> reporter: israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu was kicking off his visit with a friend

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and so few thought barbara mikulski would ever say these words. >> that i will not be seeking a sixth term in the united states senate. >> mikulski says there is no health problem but with two years left in her term at age 78 she's decided not to wage another campaign and instead focus on constituent work. >> i had to decide how i would spend my time. fighting for my job or fighting for their job. do i spend my time raising money or do i spend my time raising hell. >> it's a vinage line for the politician, drawing words of praise from the senate and her fellow maryland senator. even in her home neighborhood, there's a sense that her timing is right. >> probably still could do a lot of good. she deserves a break. >> there should be term limits actually in congress. i'm glad she's retiring. >> now the question who comes next? early talk is focused on montgomery county congressman chris van holland and john delany, representative donna edwards of prince george's county is considered in the mix and so is the baltimore county congressman along with a former governor and martin o'malley. we

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>> reporter: vintage barbara mikulski even on her way out. >> i think she's a really great woman. >> reporter: on the streets of the neighborhood in baltimore where mikulski started her career fighting against a highway that would have paved the historic waterfront enclave nearly every one of a certain generation said they knew her personally. >> she's always been a sthait shooter. >> she says a lot of things. she's one of us. >> i'm going to miss her. i love barbara. >> sheess on the top of her at any time. >> reporter: senator carden said it comes as a huge surprise. as late as last week mikulski seemed prime to run for a sixth term. he called a phone call with her yesterday emotional. >> she's such a fighter i think she never wants to give up a fight. so i'm sure it was with very mixed emotions that she decided not to seek re-election. >> when this term is done, i will know that i have given it my very best shot and i'm going to thank the people of maryland for the trust they've given me. >> mikulski wrapped it up today. she's the longest serving woman in u.s. history in congress.

senator barbara mikulski of maryland and then -- nancy pelosi. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen police welcome hillary clinton [applause] [applause] >> thank you all so much. my goodness, that was a walk down memory lane, so many memories, so many hairstyles. it is wonderful being with you tonight. i have to say i'm still in the grandmother glow six months in is better than any spot treatment and i highly recommend it but if there's anything that can compete with it it is a room full of women and men who recognize the importance of making sure that all of our people have a chance to live up to their god-given potential and if that includes running for office, running campaigns, standing up and being an advocate, then emily's list has been on the track for 30 years and let's hope for 30 -- 800 more until we are no longer , needed. [applause] i want to answer one question at the start before it stirs up twitter. over the years, people have read a lot of different things into my pant suits. so let's settle this once and for all. despite what you m

that's senator barbara mikulski who says she's retiring after nearly 30 years. we sent scott broom to get reaction. >> this was clearly a difficult personal decision for the 78-year-old senator. >> there's nothing gloomy about this announcement. there's no health problem. i'm not frustrated with the senate. i had to decide how i would spend my time fighting for my job or fighting for their job. do i spend my time raising money? or do i spend my time raising hell? >> i think she's really a great woman. >> on the street in baltimore where mikulski started her career fighting against a highway that would have paved the historic waterfront enclave. >> she was one of us. >> i love barbara. >> reporter: a short list of possible successors could include former o'malley chris van hullen, and on the republican side, former governor bob earlen. >> maryland has a lot of talent and they'll be telling you about it within the next 10 minutes. >> reporter: senator ben carden said it all comes as a huge surprise. >> she's such a fighter. >> i want to thank the people of marylan

maryland senator barbara mikulski made the announcement less than an hour ago and our maryland bureau chief brad bell is there live with the reason behind that announcement. >> i have had the honor to cover senator barbara mikulski's career for the entire term in the united states senate and i think this is a day that i never thought would come. this is someone who loved public service. this is her neighborhood, her home neighborhood. and this is where she said she wanted to come today to make her announcement. this is where she said she learned the values that prompted her to go into public office. but she is 78 years old. she's got two years left in her term and she said she simply decided she wanted to spend that time fighting for her values rather than running for office. >> i have thought long and hard about the next two years. and i had to ask myself this question, who am i campaigning for? am i campaigning for me or am i campaigning for my constituents? >> the senator points out that she's got two years left in her term and she plans to make the most of it. but this is a politi

senate seat. >> you can never really replace a barbara mikulski. she is really one exceptional leader. >> and about the extraordinary trust you placed in me. >> reporter: mikulski retires in 2016 after 30 years in the senate. she is the longest servinging woman in the history of the u.s. congress. chris gordon news4. >>> unless you've been around for quite a while, you might not know that senator mikulski once sat right here at this anchor desk right next to us. she was our sports anchor for the day. it was part of a series that barbara harrison was doing. she invited some of us to change jobs with somebody else. sports anchor george michael wanted to be a senator. no surprise there. really wanted to be president. as it turns out, his mikulski wanted to report sports and as this shows she had some chops. >> there will be a large rooting section for fighting notion to win that 115th running of the race. fighting notion -- >> she was so close to replacing my man. he was nowhere near to replacing her, though. we need to point that out. you can see the

senator barbara mikulski says that she will not run for re-election. she's spent more time in congress rather, than any other woman. mikulski was first elected to the senate in 1986 after spending 10 years in the house. >> and the f.b.i. believes a set of serial bank robbers struck again just this afternoon. three men robbed a wells fargo branch in falls church. no one was hurt the thieves are now being blamed for eight robberies in virginia and maryland. the f.b.i. is offering a $30,000 reward. >> d.c. mayor muriel bowser introduced her pick to lead the city's fire department today. gregory dean spent 44 years with the seattle fire department. the past 10 as chief there. the d.c. council has to approve this appointment and he will replace eugene jones who has served as interim chief since last summer. >> not one, not two but three security incidents at the white house over a seven hour span. two of the incidents occurred near the entrance along executive avenue. not far from the sherman memorial there along 15th street. and now, we're getting details a

senate seat hoping to fill senator barbara mikulski's seat once she's retired. edwards made the announcement through social media with the release of a two-minute video outlining how she began in politics and what she's done as a congresswoman. since 2008 edwards represented maryland's fourth district which includes parts of prince george's county and anne arundel counties. democrat chris van hollen of maryland's eighth district which includesmont fwomry and parts of carroll and fred fridays announced his hl intention yesterday. >> i'm announcing my candidacy for united states senate. but if you'll join me in this fight, there's no way we can't win. and when i step into barbara mikulski's shoes as your next senator, you'll always know where i stand. with you. >> reporter: coming up on news 4 at 6:00 what this now means now that edwards' seat will be vacant. we have a list of names of folks who have said they're interested. that's coming up. also more information on what this means historically. i'm tracee wilkins. back to you in the studio. >>> near lay dozen po

coming up, reactions as senator barbara mikulski announces she will not seek a sixth term in 2016. >>on the one-year mark of a missing now 9-year-old girl from washington d.c. what they're doing on the grounds today. >> the israeli prime minister says he'll speak up about nuclear talks with iran despite disagreement with the white house. i'm craig boswell in washington with more on benjamin netanyahu's scheduled appearance before congress. >>> icy conditions out there caused problems earlier this morning. topper says more of them could be on the way for us tomorrow. good evening. i'm derek mcginty . >> at least we get a break during the morning rush. i'm lesli foster. we're looking at another yellow alert tomorrow. this time it's the afternoon commute that could have a problem. first alert chief meteorologist topper shutt is here to break down the timing. >> as you said, morning commute is fine. it's going to be plenty cold in the morning and mostly cloudy. by 6 a.m. we're looking at 22 in leesburg and 21 in manassas and 19 in gaithersburg. by 10:00 clouds. temps in the 20s. not a hug

to step up and lead , and who better to prove that then a four foot 11 inch spark plug named barbara mikulski? [applause] barbara has great integrity, but that four foot 11 inches might be stretching it a little. the old boys never saw her coming, and with the help of emily's list the voters of maryland not only saw her, but they elected her, again and again and again. harbor a possibly be in 1986 was a turning point for this organization come of women in politics, and certainly, for the united states senate. she blazed a path forward, and among her many accomplishments, one that i am particularly grateful for is when she forced the senate to allow women to wear pantsuits on the floor. [applause] like so many of my fellow women senators, i will always remember her kindness and wisdom when i was elected in the 2000 election, she was one of the first calls i got. it went something like this. congratulations, i followed it. that was a hard fought race. now, you need to figure out how to be a senator, since you have been elected to serve as one. she came over, and sat down with the, and started g

brad: today she joined the vice president and senator barbara mikulski at the announcement of $40 million newly available to help police agencies eliminate the backlog. vice president biden: testing rape kits should be an absolute priority. brad: it took helen's over 10 years to be tested. >> for a victim to be able to leave her home, to the survivor standing here today, i cannot wonder how my life would have been different if this happened at 17 instead of 34. brad: brad bell abc 7 news. kimberly: local leaders are vowing to and homelessness across the nation. d.c. mayor muriel bowser, ike leggett, and baker signed a proclamation to that effect. mayor bowser talked about her pledge to close the shelter at d.c. general hospital and open 8 others across the city. mayor bowser: the idea is to have emergency shelter to house between 20 and 50. kimberly: we will keep you posted as we get more specific information on the plans for those shelters. spring is here, which means more people will be on streets and sidewalks. that is prompting a push to keep them safe. brianne carter shows us the spo

. >>> the race for senator barbara mikulskis seat is getting crowded.s a political writer for nbc news. good morning. >> good morning. >> begin with that confidence poll we just heard. the results probably aren't surprising to most people. not a whole lot of confidence in what goes on in washington and seemed even in the supreme court? that is surprising. will the congress and the white house take notice of this do you think? >> i'm going to say probably not in a major way because this is of course as you said not the first time a poll has shown negative numbers especially about congress. congress has been shown to be less popular in some polls than cockroaches, and a new nbc news/"wall street journal" pl we looked at today showed that almost nine in ten americans say politicians in washington are out for themselves not for the common good. this is a number we see over and over. while they may not act on it though hear a lot in campaign rhetoric especially going into 20court, do you think the average american this it's too political? that as political a

. >> barbara mikulski. a long time democratic senator from maryland announced she is retiring from the senate. she is the longest serving woman in the history of congress. she was first elected to the house in 1976. then to the senate in 1986. she has been a pit bull on women's issues, intelligence issues, children's health care, a leader on science issues. she got a super nova named after her. in 1993, they broke the dress code in the senate by refusing to wear a skirt or dress. the pantsuit rebellion and it worked. in 1993, women were still not allowed to wear pants in the u.s. senate until they said screw that and wore pants. they called her a legendary senator. when she said that she will retire rather than run again in 2016, she said it's in part because she doesn't want to spend the next two years raising money for reelection, she said should would rather spend the money raising hell. with her stepping away from the senate, there is a question of who might run for her seat? the gop is bullish on their

woman edwards is running to room -- congresswoman edwards is running for the senate seat of barbara mikulski, who is retiring. alison: tonight, and expelled student is apologizing. leon: an alert for parents. a study reveals self-centered behavior. alison: and the court battle over "blurred lines." leon: and oklahoma university student is apologizing after he was expelled for racist behavior. two students were tossed from the school after a chant was posted on line of a video of them chanting racist messages. the student claims he was forced from his home because of threatening calls and it was a horrible mistake. alison: a city manager resigned in what the city council calls a usual separation agreement. a justice report found racial bias in the ferguson police department and since then to police officers and emit visible police -- municipal court judge resigned. the report was prompted by the shooting of the unarmed black teenager. leon: too much praise could make children narcissistic. when parents overvalue their kids, the kids have a sense of superiority and entitlement. alison: you rem

maryland senator barbara mikulsky announced she won't seek another term. t what she plans to accomplish before she leaves office. >> maryland snort mikulsky says she's always fought for middle-class families and will continue to do so. >> it's all the same for the entire state. jobs today and helping people getting ahead, not just get by. >> reporter: in 1986 she became the first woman elected to the u.s. senate from maryland. she serves on the powerful senate appropriations committee. she got federal grands for goddard, the irs and the nih, and now she's leading the fight to get the fbi headquarters in maryland. >> senator and i and our entire congressional delegation our entire congressional delegation at the federal, state and local levels, are all focused on the fbi being located in prince george's county. >> reporter: because of the senator, the fire and ems department has received grants to buy equipment and hire firefighters. >> she's gone outside of the box and provided tuition assistance and health assistance for firefighters so they can continue t

senate hoping to fill barbara mikulski's seat when she retires. >> there's no way we can't win. when i step into barbara mikulski's shoes as your next senator, you'll always know where i stand. with you. >> reporter: edwards made the announcement through social a with the release of a two-minute video outlining how she began in politics and what she's done as a congresswoman. since 2008 she's represented maryland's fourth district which includes parts of prince george's and anne arundel counties. >> she's ban partner with us. >> reporter: chris van hollen of maryland's eighth district which includes montgomery and parts of frederick and carroll countys announced his candidacy. a source close to anthony brown says the former maryland lieutenant governor is exploring his opportunities and will announce his intentions soon. news4 as also confirmed that former prince george's maryland state's attorney glen ivy has interest in the seat and maryland senator anthony mousse maryland delegate michael vaughn and former council web ingrid turner have confirmed their intentions to run as we

kimberly: vice president joe biden and maryland senator barbara mikulski met today to discuss efforts to clear a backlog of hundreds of thousands of untested rape kits. maryland bureau chief brad bell is live with the plans to reduce that backlog. brad? brad: this has been a problem for years. what happens is a woman suffers a rape. she goes to police and then is sent to the hospital where a specially trained forensic nurse looks for d.n.a. evidence. the woman's body actually becomes a crime scene. when they find evidence it's put in something called a rape kit. now, the problem is that in many cases, across the country, those rape kits sit for years so that's why today, the vice president of the united states along with senator barbara mikulski toured the maryland state police crime lab in pikesville to see what is going on there in the way of work but also to announce that they have secured $41 million out of the federal budget that can be used by jurisdictions across the country to improve their faculty to test to eliminate that backlog. senator mikulski says it is vital. senator m

senator barbara mikulski is stepping aside.and democrat announced she won't run for re-election when her term runs out next year. she'll leave as the longest serving female in congressional history having served in the hounts house of representatives and later in the u.s. senate for the past 39 years. all that since 1976. senator mikulski was also the first woman chosen to chair the powerful senate appropriations committee, though republican victories pushed her from the chairmanship to ranking member this year. barbara mikulski united states senator from maryland won't be seeking re-election. that's it for me. thanks very much for watching. i'll be back 5:00 p.m. eastern in the "situation room". for our international viewers, "amanpour "amanpour" is up next. for others "newsroom with ana cabrera" starts now. >>> good afternoon, i'm ana cabrera in for brooke baldwin. we begin with a video that is intense and disturbing. it shows nearly half a dozen los angeles police officers surrounding a homeless man on the city's infamous sk

really been the role model for everyone to allah, so when there is a tough issue people look to barbara mikulskiphil: what do people not understand about her? senator cardin: she knows about these issues and is a street fighter, and what they do not know is l-series he she takes these issues. i have had intimate conversations with her about national issues and wildly absurd about issues that may not be popular. she is deeply concerned. mark: first time playing senators and snow white's posse, you did well. and we did not give you dopey. senator cardin: i would have taken that. i would have taken the hit or the whole team. mark: senator, thank you. you are nice to play, and we will be back with more fine after this. ♪ phil: john kasich is back to south carolina and new hampshire next month. as always, check out bloomberg politics online. >> sayonara. ♪ pimm: hello, i am pimm fox, and here is what i am taking stock of this march 30, 2015. stock prices higher around the world of the beginning more than 1% of the dow jones posting the biggest advances since early february. stocks in your also rose m

congresswoman donna edwards is expected to announce tomorrow her plans to run for senator barbara mikulski's senate seat. mikulski is set to retire in 2016. if elected, edwards whose district includes prince george's county would be the first african-american woman to represent maryland in the senate. congressman chris van holland has already announced his candidacy. today, he received endorsements from several montgomery county leaders including county executive leggett. one local county is considering raising taxes to pay for schools. who could be affected? still ahead. also coming up the warning from a man arrested and accused of plotting to set off pipe bombs inside the u.s. capitaln'tpitol and how investigators caught a d.c. fire inspector using tax dollars to gas up her personal car. >> and i'm doug hill in the belfort furniture weather center. did you like today? temperatures with 60's and sunshine. we'll hang on to the mild air but we'll have rain coming this way. >> more word on what caused a crash that killed a prince george's county police officer. brennan robain died when his cru

and i have had no better time -- no better friend than barbara mikulski. the house and senate return to capitol hill to the house gaveled in at noon each of her speeches and legislative work at two. they will debate long-term care to veterans. the senate will be gathered in in about an hour. they will consider what's negotiable the house on homeland security funding. also this week the keystone xl oil pipeline. you can see that debate on c-span2. of course, the house live on c-span. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said that his plans to address congress are not aimed at disrespecting president obama. he spoke at the annual meeting of the pro-israel lobbying group, the american israel public affairs committee in washington. you can see that speech on a website, c-span.org. also to bar the prime minister will address congress begin speaking to a joint meeting in the morning at 10:45 a.m. eastern. that speech was arranged by republican leaders without consulting the white house. prime minister netanyahu will be live on c-span again at 10:45 a.m. eas

the democrat is seeking the seat of retiring senator barbara mikulski. van holland is the first person to formally enter the race. still ahead on abc 7 news at 6:00, what's responsible for sending a geyser shooting 20 feet into the air in the middle of the district? plus why d.c. is spending $350,000 for a film festival trip rather despite a big budget shortfall. and the new efforts to save a 100-year-old women's college in southern virginia that says it has to shut down. >> a surprise admission during opening statements of the boston marathon bombing trial. the attorney for dzhokhar tsarnaev told jurors his client took part in the 2013 bombing that killed three people. the admission is believed to be an attempt to spare tsarnaev the death penalty. his lawyer says tsarnaev was acting under the influence of his older brother. tamerlan tsarnaev died in a shootout with police after the bombing. word tonight of a new controversy surrounding the late marion barry. washington city papers "loose lips column" says the former mayor and council member died without

. >>> there's a slew of democrats announcing they're going to run for senator barbara mikulski's open seat next year, but what about republican candidates? this week on capital download former maryland lieutenant governor and national committee chair michael steele told us he thinks maryland is ready for a gop member in the high chamber. >> you'd be crazy almost not to when you look at an open senate seat given that it's a once every 30 years this opportunity arises, but i think maryland has proven by governor hogan's election is ready to have a different conversation. i look at it as a leap of faith. >> no formal announcement from mr. steele, but he's given the race a hard look. check out capital download sunday morning 8:30 here on wusa9. >>> all eyes on the skies and keep the umbrellas handy over the weekend. >> i'm trying to think of silver linings, heavy rain versus heavy snow. >> that's 1. >> milder tomorrow, back in the 60s. >> that's two. >> we savaged at least one decent day. >> keep your eye on the sky, it's probably going to get wet. >> tonight you'll need your umbrella and

edwards and congressman chris van hollen all want to succeed senator barbara mikulski. in an e-mail to supporters, brown said he feels he still has something to give back to the community. >>> he was remembered today as the young police officer who was never really off duty. scott broom is following the funeral for police officer brennan rabain. this is securely a case of gone too soon. >> reporter: such a remarkable young man remembered today as being so persistent about wanting to be a police officer the county executive said this young man had to try five times before he made it. >> living his dream and most of us live a lot longer than him can't say that. >> reporter: officer brennan rabain age 26 sent off by an honor guard of hundreds. >> he felt so proud. >> reporter: father roger rabain. >> they would stand at attention for me and salute. how you like it, dad? looking good, boy. >> rabain was a very happy person. >> reporter: colleagues and family said rabain never really considered himself off duty which may explain how he died. rabain was off the clock early sa

senate seat of barbara mikulski. brown ran and lost to maryland governor larry hogan in november. coming up at noon missing for more than a year. new allegations about what the air traffic controller may have been doing when malaysia airlines flight 3070 disappeared. a class action lawsuit against facebook is moving forward. why parents are demanding their money back from the social media giant. plus salvaging your car. work is under way to save us from a growing pothole problem. what you need to know to keep your car from being damaged and make sure you enjoy the sun today because the rain is coming back and doug is back with the full forecast next. >> new developments in the investigation of missing malaysia airlines flight 370. malaysia's transport minister says he'll take action against the air traffic controller supervisor if it's confirmed that he was sleeping on the job. this follows a published transcript of the information between airline official and air traffic controller. controller said he had to wake up his supervisor. facebook is dealing with a class action lawsuit

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his decision in recent weeks to not run for the retiring barbara mikulski's senate seat is seen as anotherthat he might run for president. >>> governor mcauliffe will be in northern virginia this morning to mark the anniversary of the affordable care act. he'll be in arlington. don beyer will also be there along with sylvia burwell and lots of people affected by the law. >>> maryland governor larry hogan's plan to increase the number of charter schools in the state could be in jeopardy. the "washington post" reports state senators are planning to strike down key provisions in the bill. hogan's plan would have given charter school leaders the power to hire and fire set admissions criteria and get more public funding. state and house leaders are working on their own separate plans. >>> all the teams from our area that you were rooting for no longer playing in the madness this month. >> upset losses by georgetown virginia and maryland this weekend mean a lot of you you were hoping for a decent bracket, whatever that means that the point. maryland posted a thank you to its seniors on facebook.

. >>> a followup tonight on retiring barbara mikulski and her seat. there's one person who will not be running for it, martin o'malley. in a statement released today he said capable candidates will step up to serve the state but he's not one of them. no secret o'malley is considering a run for the white house in 2016. >>> montgomery county is doing its part to crackdown on puppy mills. the county council unanimously passed a bill today banning pet stores from selling pets that come from the large scale breeding operations. this means pet stores can only sell dogs or cats that come from shelters or rescue groups. they say puppy mills value profit over the well-being of the dogs. >>> the county and naacp is blasting a plan to open two new high schools in prince george's county for recent immigrants. bruce leshan reports latino activists are fighting back. >> reporter: on one side, the naacp. >> it goes back to separate but equal and we fought that battle 50 years ago. >> reporter: on the other latino activists from caso de maryland. >> when i first came

governor martin o'malley says he will not be seeking the senate seat of the retiring senator barbara mikulski. he is keeping open his option for running for president in a democratic primary likely to include hillary clinton. o'malley has yet to gain much national traction in a hypothetical matchup against clinton especially with super pacs. a fairfax county supervisor wants a commission to review police practices. this comes in the midst of an investigation into the controversial police shooting of an unarmed man. but the investigation is turning to the county attorney. jeanette reyes is live in fairfax with the new developments this noon. jeanette? >> right now a board meeting is under way. we're told at any moment the fairfax county attorney will have to answer to some serious allegations that could possibly end in disciplinary action. long time county attorney will have to answer to alleged missteps in the handling of the investigation into the police shooting of an unarmed man. supervisors say the county attorney failed to tell the board that the county refused to provide files to federa

barbara mikulski's announcement that she won't seek a sixth term in the u.s. nas has set off a scramble for that seat. it's a huge departure for the chamber. dave mcconnell, you worked with mikulski and know her well. she's leaving on her own trms isn't she sf. >> i believe she e is. i had a long conversation with her the past week after she announced in baltimore she was quitting. she said dave it's an eight-year commitment to run or the senate. then you've got to raise money -- at this stage in her life she didn't say in her life she said at this stage, that's not a commitment i really want to make. does that mean she thinks she's getting old, she's not pleased with the senate. she denied all that. she's worked in the majority and minority. she says to me she's always gotten a good fight in what she wants. i think it was a personal decision that it's just time to move on. >> i heard someone say this past week she was the one that put the pants on the women in the senate. >> that's right. they were banned before barbara mikulski. >> that's right. so you don't

>> don't you want to see more women running for congress who will follow in the footsteps of barbara mikulski and champion equal pay and equal opportunity? and i suppose it's only fair to say don't you some day want to see a woman as president of the united states of america? >> i was dying to roll that tape for your reaction. >> yes. well, there's the key because what we're facing now is a huge question at what will the electorate do? will you pick someone who represents our first chance at the presidency? will women of america do this, will it be driven by gender politics and will gender become the force that racial politics was in the last election? so the question is this is the presidency of the united states. and what we know about hillary clinton, which we did not know about as dan said about bill clinton going back to the first huge ethics scandal, the travel gate. there's no time to represent everything that went on in this horrendous moment in the clinton administration. it went on forever. and this produced her famous comment, the great right wing conspiracy. >> did she just play h

running for congress seeking donna edward's seat who is now running for the vacant senate seat of barbara mikulski. ivey is confident fund raising will not be a problem this time. >> there's no incumbent. so we'll have a level playing field and i think we'll be able to all start and have an equal beginning. i'm confident, though, my experience, my name recognition and the grassroots outreach effort will help us be successful in the end. >> while ivey is the first to announce his campaign, there will undoubtedly be plenty of others hoping to punch their ticket to congress in the open seat. >>> a few of year fight to bring a -- a five year fight to bring a gas station to costco is done. it was denied. in 2010 costco said the station was needed to open the store, but the store opened before the gas station was approved. neighbors argued the gas station with so many pumps would endanger the health of folks living in that neighborhood. >>> up next what we know about this morning's tragic chopper trash in florida. >> we got a pollen reading today. i put this on my facebook with a link to our website, mo

barbara mikulski is retiring and edwards is running for her seat. >>> in the day ahead, bge will inspect towers, power poles and other. the inspections will happen during the day in an a run kell prince georgcounty calvert, carroll and frederick counties. they expect to complete the inspections by the end of the month. bge will identify any damage and schedule repairs. >>> you are going to run into road work this morning along 95 in stafford county. two southbound lanes are closed as vdot repair as bridge deck. the lanes will reopen at 11:00 a.m.. >>> a popular slug line may be g big commuter headaches at one park and ride. vdot officials will now monitor the stafford borough boulevardgarrisonville after backups were seen. the lot had been resigned to ease commuting but these issues may send vdot back to the drawing board. vdot will talk to the people who use those slug lines to hear their thoughts. >>> about 2,000 are signed up for a pub crawl in arlington. and the number is only hatch as big as last year. the change comes with new rules for pub crawls after 25 people were arrested last

both hope to fill the seats of retiring senator barbara mikulski. efforts to get rid of maryland's so-called rain tax are facing an uphill battle in the generalmbly. today, a senate committee rejected governor larry hogan's proposed repeal of this stormwater management fee. the house version of the bill was defeated last week and the repeal of the bill was a key part of hogan's campaign platform last year. next on abc 7 news at 6:00 -- a child left in a coma after a sledding accident is now awake and preparing for a milestone. his priceless reaction. plus chief meteorologist doug hill tells us when this rain will end and when we can expect another round. >> in sports try to avoid a three game skid in florida and crazy day in the nfl as day one of free agency is a go! that and more as abc 7 news at 6:00 continues. >> fawn -- funeral services were held today for former u.s. senator edward brook the first african-american to be popularly elected to the u.s. senate. d.c. bureau chief sam ford shows us the remarkable legacy brook had left behind. >> he d