maryland congressman elijah cummings says he will not run for senator barbara mikulski's seat. seek reelection in congress. he represents maryland seventh district. he says he received a lot of encouragement to run for senator mikulski's seat after she announced her retirement. he believes he can best serve the people of maryland by continuing his work in congress rather than focusing on a senate race. to the weather now. there are some icy spots on the roadways this morning, but we are warming up. it's going to be a pretty nice day before more rain arrives in the region. chief meteorologist doug hill is here. jamie: bright sunshine across the area right now. bright sunshine around the area right now. that color green indicates an area that is under a flood watch. that takes place tomorrow afternoon through thursday morning. it will be the combination of areas with heavy rain and snow melt that are at risk for localized flooding. weather conditions are very calm. temperatures are starting to warm up. 48 reagan national. 43 frederick. 46 manassas. some increasing cloudiness expe

staying in the politics now, maryland congressman elijah cummings says he will not race to replace barbara mikulskiinstead he will seek re-election to the seat in congress. the popular democrats represents the seventh district which includes part of baltimore and howard county. cummings received a lot of support and the encouragement to run for senator mikulski seat after she announced the retirement. but cummings said in a statement he believes he can best serve the people of maryland by continuing the work in the house. maureen: guilty plea from the former director of switchboard operations at the white house. they say andrea turk approved overtime pay for a coworker who didn't work the hours and split the overtime money. she will be sentenced in april. today, protesters in maryland called on the gun manufacturers and distributors to take action to prevent gun violence. part of what they call a national day of action. mike carter-conneen explains why they health a protest outside gun shop. mike: protesters gathered across the street citing 18 years of police records showing 86 guns sold by the di

it is the everlasting credit, barbara mikulski and senator blunt, senator schumer, congressman walden and others, these gentlemen on a bipartisan basis understood at their core that once the rules are set in broadcasters that eventually rely on those rules that you cannot change them post factor. that is what the fcc did and the congress said no, you don't. so i would think they would take note of that. we are are one of the few writers to get through on the last resolution through congress. i think that ought to say something. the president signed it. but again that is their business as to how they will respond. >> what is your current relationship to broadcasters with the cable companies, particularly particularly when it comes to retransmission? >> there is always an economic tension there as you can imagine. they want to pay less and we believe our content is worth more. we are paid 10% of the monies coming, that are dispersed through pay television yet we represent 35 or 40%. there is a disparity between the viewership and the compensation. obviously they would would like to blam

the democrat from baltimore announced he's not going to seek the senate seat being vacated by barbara mikulski. he said he can make a bigger contribution by continuing his work in congress. >>> we turn to weather now, dry right now, but there's some change coming. a flood watch is already been issued for wednesday and thursday. veronica keeping track of the timing of all of this. veronica. >> i am, that system that you were just looking at there will bring several weather hazards to our area. same one that's bringing snow to areas of the midwest. for us it's about the moderate, the heavy rain that we're going to get and the possibility of some river flooding. so travel for sure will be impacted tomorrow. and because of it all, it's weather alert day for storm team 4. we'll be on air giving you updates on wtop and of course also online. so make sure you download the nbc washington app. the fog in the morning, rain that could be heavy and wind with even a few thunderstorms that could come through. river flooding a possibility for tomorrow. especially these areas under a flood watch starting wedn

it is to the everlasting credit of barbara mikulski and senator blount, senator schumer, senator durbin, congressman walden and pallone. these gentlemen on a bipartisan basis, i think, understood at their core that once the rules are set and broadcasters detrimentally rely on those rules, you can't change them post facto. and that's what the fcc did. and the congress said, no, you don't. so i would think they would take note of that. i mean, we were one of the few substantive writers to get through on the last resolution through congress. and, you know, i think that ought to say something. the president signed it. but, again, that's their business as to how they'll respond to it. >> host: senator smith, what's your current relationship, the broadcasters' current relationship with the capable companies particularly when it comes to retransmission? >> guest: there's always an economic tension this as you can imagine, pete i were. -- peter. they want to pay less, and we believe our content is worth more. we're paid 10% of the monies coming from that are disperse -- disbursed through pay te

narrow...as has democratic co-sponsors including missouri's claire mccaskill and maryland's barbara mikulski. ad lib main weather it will be a central iowa. skies will remain partly cloudy with winds still breezy from the northwest at 5 to 15 mph. temperatures will drop to the single digits with wind chills as low as -10 by morning. clouds return on wednesday, as does a chance for light snow. the snow will start mid-morning and will continue through mid- afternoon. approximately an inch will fall across central iowa. there will be another lull in the action on thursday, but a couple more quick shots of snow are possible through the end of the week and weekend. , some flurries are possible and then a heavier snow with a few inches is possible saturday night into sunday. temperatures return the the 30s it's been 40 days since the beginning of the year... when so many of us made new year's resolutions to get healthier -- and exercise! turns out -- 40 days is all many of us can take. erika edwards explains. since january first... the number of people making good on their resolutions to exercise

barbara mikulski says hillary clinton is being judged by a double-standard.ere is double-standard. what is being said about hillary is been said about centuries. you're too loud, you're too aggressive, you're pushy. why do you want to voight? lars larson, and leslie marshall, syndicated radio talk show host and fox news contributor and welcome to you both this morning. >> good morning. >> i want to play an exchange which sort of got this conversation started in the first place and dianne feinstein has been singing a similar tune on this. this is the conversation that they referenced. >> she shouts. there is something unrelaxed about the way she is communicating. >> i was watching her, and i said to myself, has nobody told her that the -- >> this is information here. >> that the microphone works? martha: leslie, obviously that was a critique of hillary clinton on campaign trail but is anything about that critique sexist? >> i really do feel that it is and not just because i'm a woman and i'm pro-hillary but i deal with this in radio all the time to be hon with

elijah cummings says he will not run for the open state senate created by long-time senator barbara mikulski's retirement. he says he can best serve people from the district and maryland from the house. speaking of baltimore, a new report found problem with the response to the baltimore riots. they indicated the state's response was hampered by the inexperience of the emergency management staff. the state emergency operation center relied on media coverage. some inaccurate because it received few updates from official channels. coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- tempers flare and chairs fly in d.c. restaurant. what police say about the violent scene on video. >> the new program that is making bocce ball the hot new sport in montgomery county schools. >> plus -- >> shadow or no shadow. we a roundup of several east coast groundhogs and whether i do everything on the internet but, it's kind of slow. my friends say i should get fios because it's the fastest. i just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. that's seriously better. (husband) we're out of 2%! i wonder what else could be better around he

. >> if you talk to barbara mikulski, i think she would bristle at that. a difficult argument to make. and new hampshire, always the state first state to have the women's delegation. i do think that there is still only 20 women members of the senate. it is still not representative of the country as a whole. >> so you're covers the sanders campaign. saturday night live rpg. >> take it up with lauren michaels. >> get in the car. they can get you down there right now. thank you all. >>> up next, marco rubio. it looks like he is the target. >>> we'll make sure you see a difference. she know we're prepared to lead and those who are just continuing to talk. i've often said the united states senate is like grade school, don't you think? [burke] at farmers, we've seen almost everything, so we know how to cover almost anything. even "turkey jerks." [turkey] gobble. [butcher] i'm sorry! (burke) covered march fourth,2014. talk to farmers. we've seen almost everything, so we know how to cover almost anything. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ the wolf wa

maryland democrat barbara mikulski told "the hill," quote, many we women feel there double-standard.about hillary is what women heard for centuries. you're too loud, you're too aggressive, you're too pushy, why do you want the vote? "the hill" quoted senator dianne feinstein the california democrat. i think women go through magnifying glass women don't. look at trump, talk about braggadocio, talk about the shouting, talk about demeaning it is all there. is that a fair point, kennedy they're making but does it apply to hillary clinton in this context? kennedy: it was a fair point in 1978, it really was. you're dealing with a postfeminist era. and i have to hand it to a lot of these women, career politicians who have been at it for decades, it has been a slog for them. they had to break certain ceilings but at some point no longer free to be you and me and we have to be living in the here and now. running for president is tough. probably the most painful, brutal examination and thorough that one can subject themselves to. having he said that, stop complaining about your gender. a frien

because people like shirley chisholm and barbara mikulski, just, maxine waters, so many. i mean, i can't even, they came out of movements. they do not hold their finger to the wind. they become the wind. they understand that it's not just about things that are really important on principle. it's not just going with the current public opinion poll. it's changing those public opinion polls. then at the other end of it i think because of social justice movements have more credibility than political parties or than politicians probably altogether, which is sometimes not there, but it's true, that activists need to campaign not only to the campaigns but on our own. you know, to go out there and talk about the issues and say what bill is going to be in our daily lives. and that we need to organize within the political system on our own as autonomous, independent people saying what the issues been. if kids on campus are graduating in debt, we need to explain but that's because of state legislature. those state legislatures are taking money away from universities and giving, and