. -- marion barry's seat on the d.c. city council. >>> 9news now returns in two minutes. >>> good morning. welcome to 9news now. don't forget your umbrella. >> we're going to have some showers, maybe thunderstorms. could be coming down pretty leftly midday. i think a break in the afternoon before another round of showers and storms is what i'm anticipating between now and 8:00, 9:00 preponderance tonight. -- 9:00 p.m. tonight. we had 30s and 40s. you definitely need something to keep you warm this morning and potentially dry. there will be some showers possible toward the tail end this morning. some stuff by 8:00, 9:00 moving in. later this morning the rain will definitely be moving in as we see temperatures slowly climb to 45 by noon. it could be a really soggy, raw, almost stormy midday with the chance for some thunderstorms despite the cool temperatures. the upper level winds are strong. that could be enough to generate the thunderstorms. by 4:00 i think the first batch of rain is over so mostly cloudy, 52. winds out

jay korff spoke with barry tonight. he is live outside of fedex field with what the councilman is saying 24 hours later. >> councilman barry's unbridled passion for the redskins led to some awkward moments in during the super bowl on sunday. as councilman marion barry and watch the new york giants win the nfl title game >> the pot boiled. >> his thoughts turned to his beloved washington redskins. >> it was so frustrating to think we should have been there. >> of the redskins' five wins this season, two were against the giants. sunday night, the public figure poured his bank into several tweets. including, i am tired of watching everyone else and the super bowl. the former mayor recalled the glory days of the 1980's and 1990's when the redskins won three super bowls. time to bring some pride back to the city. remember the energy when doug williams won the super bowl? we loved our team and they loved us back. he posted his old feelings about the present owner. >> but the feeling is the same. >> councilman barry says he is

five candidates are hoping to unseat barry. >> marion barry can still draw a crowd. often people in need of help. >> i'm trying to get a job. i have kids. >> he held elected office for 31 years. 16 of them as mayor of d.c. a growing number of people say that's long enough. >> he had great responsibility. >> at 75, he's running for a third term and for the first time, a will the of people in position to know are asking the question, can marion barry really lose this time? >> people feel he is not moving us forward and we don't see him at any of the meetings. >> two of five candidates now hoping to unseat barry at the ward 8 d.c. council member. >> a number of people that are dissatisfied. his bouts with drugs and irs are legendary, but barry and his supporters weigh that against his service. >> whether it's seniors or jobs or businessman, and they just know i'm genuine. >> he had health issues, prostate cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure. but barry says he's in good health and plans to finish a third term if reelected. >> i really love people. i like what i'm doing

barry was not an innocent man? how long do you wait to move a potential threat that went passed security? >> because mr. barry -- there's a possibility that the officer was yelling at him trying to get his attention. it possibly felt like he was being ignored. >> but this guy can't communicate and say he can't understand what the officer is telling him. >> officials concluded that bounds did use excessive force. he is no longer working at the courthouse for the government. and barry has hired a lawyer and is considering seeking compensation. so this one is a tough call. we want our viewers to continue the discussion. go to rightthisminute.com and leave your comments below the video. >> what's worse than getting hit by a car? not much except maybe getting hit by the same car the same day by the same guy. that's exactly what happened in fall river, massachusetts. we saw this in boston. this is surveillance video from a nearby jewelry store. if you look in the top, right-hand corner of your screen, that is 52-year-old

and, frankly, council member barry couldn't be heard.e may have tried to respond but i can't hear him from across the room. >> and given profanes said, did -- profanities at the time, did anyone try to break it up. >> i'm sorry? >> did anyone try to break it up? did any other council members try to step in and break it up between the two of them? >> there was a meeting facilitator the city had to try to move the meeting along and he tried to intervene. other members of the couple, like i said, tried to point out that this was an open meeting of the district of columbia's council and that that were not having any of it and they were going to argue for some time. >> thank you for being with us and giving us perspective on what was happening whole you were there. appreciate it. >> all right. >> and what is the fallout from this? matt ackland has more. >> reporter: this is not the first time that council members catanya and barry had words. they have gone at it and both used profanity. will this happen again? probably so. the question is is

marion barry talking about the comments he made. >> he posted about dan snyder. >> as marion barry watchedwin the nfl title game -- >> the pot boiled over. >> his thoughts turned to his beloved washington redskins. >> it was frustrating to think we should have been there. >> two wins were against the giants. sunday night, and he poured his tanks into several tweets. he recalled the glory days of the 1980's one the redskins won three super bowls. time to bring some pride back to the city. he also posted in bold letters his feelings about the present owner. >> i could have used a better choice of words. >> he says he expressing the frustrations of fellow fans. >> i think he is right. they need to get back in there. >> that is not right, marion barry. >> he insisted to west that he will always be a fan of the washington redskins regardless of their record. officials were not available for comment. >> we would like to know which you think of marion barry's comments. you can go to our facebook page. if the patriots do not feel bad enough to losing, some comments made by tom brady probably did n

at barry.on my shoulder ♪ >> too much. favorite people. barry manilow and david pomerantz. the thing about barry, just had surgery, talked to him yesterday. >> you did. >> he is doing just great. i'm happy to say. he's had to cancel a few, but he's going to try to make his concerts this weekend in omaha, nebraska. >> oh, good. >> he's going to make up his concert dates at -- wants us to come -- at radio city. >> okay. >> and is doing great. and hopefully going to bring his broadway show called "harmony" in soon. >> we like that. love you, barry. >> glad you're doing so much better. here's my favorite song other than barry manilow from 1986. >> let's hear it. ♪ walk like an egyptian >> that's just not my kind of stuff. >> it should have been walk like an egyptian is what we should have said. >> here it comes. ♪ walk like an egyptian >> by the way, i have told my relatives in egypt, i go, there's a song called "walk like an egyptian." they go, how do we walk? i go, i don't know. the thing. okay.

please welcome dave barry and alan zweibel. [applause] >> thank you. >> thank you for the fairly lengthy introduction. those are going to go first. i am dave. first of all, we're thrilled to be here at the commonwealth club. i want to tell you a little bit about myself. i live in miami. i moved there in 1986 from the united states. [laughter] one of the things i always feel like i should do is to defend my city because it had a bad reputation, a bad image. the zogby does this organization -- and does this poll were they asked people about different cities. many respondents thought miami was a dangerous and violent place. that hurts. when we see that, we want to attract those people down and kill them. [laughter] it is a wonderful city, it really is. it is a question of learning to adapt to the local culture. for example, you would never say out loud in miami, i do not know, i think you have to admit that castro has done some good for cuba. [laughter] anyway, what ever you have heard, disregard. it is a great town. we have a new

marion barry played the race card. david has a pattern of attacking black men. he's as vindictive as they come. catania countered with profanity, fu marion. the subject was a united medical center in southeast. catania became outraged when barry suggested that the hospital is losing money. >> mr. catania jumped up screaming yelling and cussing and called me pick pant. >> reporter: catania also charged ole -- despicable. >> reporter: catania also charged elvis has been seen more at the medical center than marion barry. catania wouldn't return phone calls. his staff says he'll have nothing more to say about this controversy. >> this is about every single member of the council conduct themselves properly. >> reporter: d.c. council member kwame brown says there will be no disciplinary action taken following yesterday's dust-up but he will be amending the code of conduct and tossing members out of the meeting if they cross the line during their disagreements. >> this is unacceptable and now that we have open meetings, the council should conduct themselves in a proper

barry had distracted the twitter world. in the twitter world, tom sherwood, news 4. >> marion barry says he does only about 1% of his own tweets. he says he has two other people who tweet what he dictates. >> new information about this year's easter egg roll at the white house. it a it's going to be held on monday, april 9th. the president and first lady michelle obama made the announcement today. the event will feature live music and games. kids 13 years and younger are welcomed to go along with their families. tickets will be distributed through an online lottery system beginning march first. >>> an all new district matters broadcast airs tonight right here on nbc 4. not tonight. it's tomorrow at 7:30 in the evening. the episode takes place or at least part of it at my own barber shop. the host and i were talking about jobs. here is a small clip of the show tomorrow. >> i know what you do today. but i know you didn't start there. what was your first job? >> my first job? >> yes. >> i was a plumber. i was a plumber because

marion barry and david catania got into a heated argument over united medical center. alan blinder from the washington examiner was the only journalist in the room. he said there were plenty of insults and expletives flying. >> the other members of the council were in the room, a couple staffers and i was the only reporter. it was an atmosphere of embarrassment. some members of the council tried to encourage them to be quiet. one noticed i was in the room and pointed out a journalist was sitting there, but they kept going at it. >> not the first time council members catania and barry have gotten into it. so will this happen again? matt ackland with more on the fallout. llout. >> reporter: marion barry and david catania are both well known and well liked for their aggressive style. . when they don't see eye to eye, it can get ugly. >> at that point david catania jumped on the side of the cushion saying i was despicable. >> reporter: but council member barry has also lashed out at david catania. this was an exchange at a meeting over hiring practices last year. >> i rese

barry wants kwame brown to look at catania's behaviour. good morning chairman, thank you for joining us we do appreciate it. what happened yesterday? >> well, we had a very productive council retreat, where we all have our annual retreat every single year talked about moving the city forward, talked about getting residents back to work. more importantly making sure we do everything necessary to continue to make this a great city, it was very very productive, we were able to really discuss our ethics reform, making sure that every council member was clear on their objectives we talked about how council itself reduced expenses within the council, just like we are asking administration, to reduce their expenses. >> so when it came to this incident there was talk going on about a hospital, united medical center in southeast, that is what prompted the issues between the council members can you tell me about that. >> 9 t% of down till -- 99% of our council retreat was productive making sure we would deliver for the people of the district of colu

he threw out a number of profanity against council member barry. most of them, frankly, are not suitable for television. >> marion barry later asked council chair kwame brown to look into catania's behavior. >>> just in this morning, bannicburn elementary school in bethesda will be closed today. there's a broken sewer pipe near the school. before and after-school activities are canceled, as well at banicburn elementary school in montgomery county. >>> tom will tell us what kind of day we're having. that -- >> accordingly, it's going to be a beautiful day. lots of sunshine. by this afternoon, we should climb to the upper 50s. look at the changes on the way the next several days. tomorrow, rain likely late morning into the afternoon and evening. sun back on friday into saturday. then maybe some rain in store, snow on sunday. stay tuned. danella? >>> maybe a good day to avoid this on the beltway. slow at little river turnpike. delays continue to the dulles toll road. at about 41 miles per hour. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> the "today" show

barry had distracted the twitter world. he told us he only tweets about 1% of the time but maybe today we got him inspired. wendy, back to you. >> we're all going to sleep better tonight knowing that. i think it should be the feisty tom sherwood of course. >> always feisty up here. thanks, tom. >>> news 4 at 5:00 is just getting started. police are in riot gear as crowds try to get their hands on a pair of sneakers. they cost $20 bucks. >> sticker shock at the pump. it isn't going away as you hit the road this weekend. >> plus reaction from annapolis after the senate >>> a foot locker store in orlando, florida canceled the midnight release of the new nike phone posit galaxy sneakers. those fluorescent green ones after this chaotic scene hundreds lined up outside a mall to be one of the few to get a limited pair of basketball shoes. riot police were called in when the crowd became unruly. >>> one person was arrested in our area as crowds waited for the nike sneaker. >> yeah. is there a hidden cost to this marketing madness?

vote for barry goldwater. >> it's really frozen in time, it's not different from the spots that werenow we arrive at the johnson campaign and the spots that changed american politics, what were going to be known as the daisy girl spot was produced and seen by 50 million people and i would like do note that one of the creators of the spot is with us today. this is sid meyers. sid is a legend -- well, that will be determined later, i think. sid is a legend in the advertising business and he was a senior art director for ddb in 1964 and was a key player in the daisy girl spot and he is joined here with some of thinks colleagues with the new firm. chuck schroeder and his wife bonnie are here as well, i hope you can visit them and talk with him. these are the original madmen that you are seeing right here. so, we will watch the spot, the daisy girls spot that was shown only once as a paid ad. >> one, two, three, four, five, seven, six, six, eight, nine, nine -- ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. these are the stakes. to make a world in which all of god's children c

the last time the council was together, members marian -- barry and catania went at it. >> reporter: felt uncomfortable. both men were on their feet and both were moving toward each other. >> reporter: barry was not at today's meeting but talked about the incident late last week. >> at that point, david catania jumped on and started cursing saying i was despicable. >> reporter: catania has no regrets. >> i'm not apologizing for that outburst. i meant every word i said. i have been tested by the conduct of some of the members and the silent of the others. and, you know, that has led to certain outbursts. >> reporter: catania didn't speak specifically about the outbursts with barry, but did admit his frustration with many members over the harry thomas scandal. remember, he was the first to ask thomas to resign. >> that is fascinating that we can have a code of conduct on language, but the majority of the body was silent when a member admitted to stealing from the public. >> reporter: the amendment to the code of conduct passed on tuesday will apply to official council gatherings. how m

i see what is going on here barry thanks again.ve been front runner twice, i suspect i will be again in a few weeks. >> newt gingrich believes he will be back on top for the race for republican nomination he is a guest on fox news sunday chris wallace is the host and joins us now with a preview to have today's program. >> good morning melanie. >> newt gingrich is back in georgia now he has herman cain by his side what do you make of that. >> well, he can use all the help they can get this is the around thest race i have ever covered i can say that without contradiction. three weeks ago newt gingrich was the front runner now he is a distant third and hanging on by his fingernails he has been up and down twice the big question today is can he do it a third time can he rise again, t, you are cal lazarus act we right, georgia very important his home state part of that treasure trove of ten contests, super tuesday he says he doesn't have to win, but let me tell you, he has got to win there. >> chris you mentioned this is really just a v

council members david catania and marion barry. we'll have more on that coming up as fox 5 morning news continues right now. right now. >>> 6:00 on this wednesday, february 15th. good morning, everyone. we are take a look outside right now over washington, d.c. it will be a nice day once again. we can get used to this for february. i'm sarah simmons i'm wisdom martin. thank you for waking up with us. so far, this winter, it has been a model of consistency. a very even keel. >> let's roll out the bus. can you hear that sound. the bus is on its way to pick up the kids. >> jam-packed bus leaping on its side. >> those kids are having a good time to that bus. the forecast is fairly straightforward. partly sunny, cool temperatures to start your morning, bright sunshine later this afternoon with highs in the mid-50s. do bring along a jacket. the breezes are going to pick up today and they will be out of north and west at about 20 miles per hour. it will be a little breezy at times. 42 in washington. 39 in hagerstown. 41 in ocean city. you

my dad from barry goldwater and that seems eight to have been largely lost and corrupted you know if there's any little piece of it left it might be in the ron paul movement by modern conservatives have they. modern conservatives seem to be not about the elegant discussion but rather the defense of billionaires and transnational corporations am i misunderstanding the sore is. has there been some sort of a transformation or aura or a seizure of conservatism by the very wealthy. well it's important that you know first of all this utopian element of conservatism because it's oftentimes been denied by conservatives themselves and by historians but i think you're absolutely right and again this goes back to the very beginning that what's what's made conservatism such a kind of a strange animal and hard to get you know one's mind around is that it has been this defense of inequality of this defense of hierarchy but it has been defended an extraordinarily utopian and oftentimes almost futuristic progressive terms and goldwater in that regard was very much in keeping with the conservative mo

and so on up until the modern era but the barry goldwater conservatism in arguably the william buckley william if i interviewed buckley back when he was alive i wrote a number of years ago and have. without going into all that. they seem to hold to an ideal almost an idealized world and it seemed. the hierarchy was important i mean you know kirk's the first chapter of the conservative mind is devoted to burke and burke's whole thing as you point out was was hierarchy. but there was utopianism. that's the was associated with the goldwater movement the drew in people like like hillary clinton and me when we were teenagers i was thirteen and you know when i went door to door my dad for barry goldwater and that seems eight to have been largely lost and corrupt you know if there's any little piece of it left it might be in the ron paul movement by modern conservatives the. modern conservatives seem to be not about the elegant discussion but rather the defense of billionaires and transnational corporations and my mis understanding the sore is. has there been some sort of a transformation or

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eric and barry are with us once again.he first one is about protecting your business. >> how does a small company that doesn't have a big legal staff protect its ideas and trademarks? >> should they be worrying about this? >> j.j., i think you always have to worry. your ip is only as secure as the amount of money you have to defend it. if a large corporation wants to come in and swoop down and take your ip to base their product on it's going to be tough to defend it. i want to put that aside because businesses are not really about ideas, right? they're about the execution of those ideas. entrepreneurs that successful, the ones that get out of the office, stop writing their business plan and go out and take action. if you want to be successful in business you have a dedicated sales channel, loyal customers, loyal employees. maybe it's probably a good idea to have a lawyer on the side. >> that's what i mean. even if you get a patent for something you have to be prepared to defend that patent. >> absolutely, yeah. >> is it wo

my name is barry toronto. i understand that you are raising their rates, the fines to be in line with other finds. and however, the question, as jerry lee had

my name is barry toronto. i understand that you are raising their rates, the fines to be in line with other finds. and however, the question, as jerry lee had mentioned, why continue to raise these if there is no enforcement? it is important to look at, for example, yesterday was a holiday and the only enforcement were the meters. i think it is important to find out how many meter tickets they give out yesterday. many people were surprised. holiday, a parking enforcement.

he added barry is full of, you fill in the blank.ells the examiner, quote, it's a well known fact that david cantania does not intend for abide by the council's code of conduct. barry added he believes the comments were racially motivated but catania denies the racial allegations but stands by his remarks. >>> the bill to legalize same- sex marriage in maryland is moving forward now. it's now on to the full house of delegates two house committees advanced the bill yesterday. last year the bill to legalize same-sex marriage died in the house. governor martin o'malley who supports the bill admits he's still a few votes short. >>> karen and barb applied for a marriage license yesterday in virginia but as expected they were rejected. they left the courthouse in fairfax and joined a same-sex rally. similar rallies were held in other parts of the commonwealth. right now the virginia constitution defines marriage as only between one man and one woman. >>> the prosecution could wrap up its presentation as early as today in the george huguely

we have dave barry and alan zweibel peter i am along for the ride. you answered about 10 questions that people have submitted. about the movie, i picture steve carrell as one of the characters. reading it, i was alternating for that character. any idea who willpeckerman? who would you like to? >> brad pitt. >> i knew that was your answer. [laughter] >> thank god it is radio. >> alan is the film guy. >> i just hope this does better than the last time i had a book that was going to be a movie. i am not sure i want to be connected with it an alan zweibel film. a number of years ago, our son adam was about seven years old. he was at that age where at the dinner table, he would look across at me and my wife, and just an expression on his face, you could tell what he was thinking. like, i could do better than these two, you know? so i wrote this little novella, a fable about a 9-year-old boy who declared himself a free agent from his parents. he went all over the world offering his services as a son to the highest bidding mothers and fathers. it did ok. i

. >> barry simms is live in bel- air. this deal is about teacher pensions? >> yes. in the past it has been the state's responsibility but governor o'malley is proposing that the state and local governments should have a share. >> growing concerns about handling emergencies, worrying about his deputies, their duties, and teacher pensions. >> i have cut all i can in my operating expenses. i have nothing left to cut. but personnel. >> this is looming in the background as they continue to focus on his proposal to shift the cost of teacher pensions from the state to county governments. exclaiming you're balancing a budget by shifting the cost to someone else is disingenuous. "sharing the teacher retirement costs is among the tough choices in the budget. state lawmakers do not approve the plan, harford county officials say they will have to pay $9.80 million. from the county perspective, this is because of economic development in natural resources. school superintendent and other officials are also in opposition worrying about losing educational gains and having to cut te

barry simms will have details on the apology tonight on 11 news at 6:00 and 11:00. testimony started again this morning in the murder trial of george huguely, but it ended

prosecutors say barry landow planned his thefts for years. now wjz goes inside the maryland historical society where his plot fell apart. he claims to have one of the largest collections of presidential memorabilia in the world. now 63-year-old barry landow admits nearly half of it is stolen. his crime spree ending at the maryland historical society. >> they saw we were a fairly small operation and thought they had a golden opportunity to rob us blind. >> the librarian grew suspicious of him and his colleague during a july first. >> they were too shmusey and didn't seem trustworthy. >> so he snuck up a back stairwell on the balcony to get a better look. >> as landrow distracted him he spotted him stealing a document. >> he placed his papered on top of the document and removed that. >> when police searched the locker they found 60 documents stashed inside, among those inaugural invitations, a paper from andrew jackson, and a land grant signed by abraham lincoln, worth an stilted 1 million dollars. >> in terms of their value to america they are

now, i want to move four year into the future to 964 and watch a -- 1964 and watch a barry goldwaterp this, john? this is, this is actually out of order. this is the, this is a volkswagen spot that burnback did. john kennedy saw the spots that ddb were doing for various advertisers including volkswagen, and he told his brother-in-law, steve smith, go find me the firm that did these ads, i want them to do my ads this 1964, and this is how doyle dane burnback got the account in 1964 for lyndon johnson. this is a volkswagen ad that they did. [background sounds] >> have you ever wondered how the man who drives a snowplow drives to the snowplow? this one drives a volkswagen. so you can stop wondering. [background sounds] >> okay. those spots are a little bit out of order, and that's my fault, but now we're going to look at the goldwater spot, and i'll come back and put this in a bit of perspective. >> don't look now, young man, but somebody has his hand in your pock. it's the hand of -- pocket. it's the hand of big government. it's taking away about four months' pay from what your daddy e

. >> still ahead some scary moments for it do you see councilman marion barry.ed some help last night leading the state of the union address -- the state of the state address. >> rick santorum wins 3 states. i will have the latest coming up and vote 2012 para >> i am adam caskey track people really love snapshot from progressive, but don't just listen to me. listen to these happy progressive customers. i plugged in snapshot, and 30 days later, i was saving big on car insurance. i was worried it would be hard to install. but it's really easy. the better i drive the more i save. i wish our company had something this cool. yeah. you're not... filming this, are you? aw! camera shy. snapshot from progressive. plug into the savings you deserve with snapshot from progressive. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington." on your side. >> conservatism is alive and well and missouri and minnesota. >> major bragging rights for rick santorum. he won all three republican presidential contest last night. >> we are on storm watch this morning. we have one school closi

barry said mr.harbours disrespect for black men, catania strongly refuted that we will check with council chair kwame brown in our next hour. >> how would you like to keep more money in your wallet who wouldn't lawmakers on capital hill can extend the payroll tax cut. republican leaders say that can agree to extend it for the rest of the year without finding a way to pay for it. it means you will keep $20 extra a week if you make $50,000 a year. >> when president obama began talking about the payroll tax cut yesterday, he started by telling the men in the audience that it was valentines day he says he speaks from experience, he did not elaborate, he did not remember one year he did not forget this time around he took the first lady to vermilion restaurant old town alexandria no word what they ate i am sure we will find out later. >> probably yeah. >> i think we have said this before i love that they get out and go to different restaurants that is good. >> yeah. >> good for them and the whole communi

when i was in high school, my cousin gave me one of your books, "dave barry talks back." i have not read anything like it before. i was on my couch laughing out loud. i went to college couple of years later and said i wanted to try this. i was at usc. i wrote a weekly humor column in a similar style to yours. i ended up writing 100 of these every week, every night. >> and you are homeless now. >> sincerely, it was one of the most rewarding experiences i had done, so thank you for that. >> is that the statement or the question? >> the statement. >> he is so much more a fan of mine and yours. if anybody has any questions about deli, i am here for you. sliced meat? i am here for you. hitler, bin laden, and this kid. i hate him. >> you're right about that head comment. >> and you are standing pretty far away. [laughter] >> in transitioning from writing your short for humor to yearlong for narrative, what was the biggest challenge? >> being brave enough to try it. i was in my 40 pause before i even tried to write a novel. i said i did not know how to do it. if you read a lot,

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