i have to thank bill montgomery for prosecuting these cases, and russell pearce, and the people at the legislature that passed the laws. i cannot enforce laws if i do not have the laws. [applause] >> so, because i and enforcing the laws, i have the department of justice -- and enforcing the laws, i have the department of justice is zeroing in on me, which is ok. you do not see me losing any here. i'm not going to surrender. they want to take over the sheriff's office and put me under some type of receivership. they will not do that with the elected sheriffs. i am not a chief of police. i am the elected sheriffs. i had about 250 tea party people to sign a petition. i do not know if we have the need here. so, they came to me and asked their sheriff to investigate obama and the birth certificate. so, what should i do? throw it in the wastebasket and forget it like everybody else in this country has done? once again, i take my elected service status very serious, and when the people ask me to do something, i try to do it regardless of the repercussions, the politics, and the media. [applau

i have to think bill montgomery for prosecuting these cases.ause] it russell pearce and the people at the legislature to pass the laws. i cannot enforce the laws if i have no laws. so because i am enforcing the laws, i have the department of justice zeroing in on me which is ok. you do not see me losing any here. i am not going to surrender. they want to take over the sheriff's office, put me under some receivership. they will not do that with an elected sheriff. i am not a chief of police, i am an elected sheriff. [applause] i had about 250 t partyea party people signed a petition. they came to me and asked their share of to investigate obama and the birth certificate. so what should i do? throw it in the wastebasket or forget it like everybody else in this country has done? once again i take my elected sheriffs that is very seriously. when the people ask me to do something, i tried to do it regardless of the repercussions politics and the media. so on march 1, i will have a press conference and reveal what we found out during that investigati

white truck right there and they're processing stuff, but that's pretty much all that's left. >> montgomery: bill ruzzamenti was a special agent with the dea for 30 years, and now runs a federally-funded drug task force in california to seek out and seize illegal marijuana and eradicate the grows. >> can you open it up? sure. open that up, too, if you don't mind. can i... i'm going to take it out, okay? >> yeah, take it, take it. >> is this shake or is it processed? this is processed. >> montgomery: this looks like an open and shut case, until ruzzamenti sees the posted doctor's recommendations. they're curing and getting this marijuana ready, and there's nothing you guys can do? >> no, because it's all being done under the auspices of 215-- that it's a medical marijuana grow, and that they have posted permits or posted recommendations from doctors that preclude the sheriff's department and/or anybody else from taking it off. the whole concept of medical marijuana is being used as a cover by drug traffickers and drug dealers to sell marijuana outside of the state of california, where they can mak

. >>> the maryland senate could take final vote this week on a bill to legalize same sex marriage. montgomery county state senator brian frost says it should pass committee tomorrow and that would send it to the senate floor. the legislation already made it through the house of delegates. the maryland senate passed a similar bill last year by a four-vote margin. >>> well, today hundreds of women locked arms and stood silent in protest outside the virginia state capitol building. they were rallying against a handful of bills working their way through the general assembly that could put severe restrictions on a woman's right to have an abortion. among the bills in question, one that would define an embryo as a person and make it a crime to destroy it. >> you surely couldn't ask for better weather on a holiday monday, clear sunny skies, no snowstorm out there, right, top? >> it was pretty nice, temperature managing to make it to 50. it's a little chilly now. let's start with temperatures, 46 downtown, but 30s in many suburbs, alexandria 36, gaithersburg mid-30s, frederick 37, so a little chilly.

. >> montgomery county police officer bill morrison has a factor spotting pre-gamers. teenagers and young adults who get intoxicated or high before high school sporting events or on this night before a concert at a popular local venue. >> we don't want you to do that. >> no. you didn't ask me to sign anything. >> young lady, relax. >> i'd just like the cameras on please. >> well here is the problem you have. you're out in public. >> cruising through public parking lots, we quickly come upon a car that's idling, inside, four young adults drinking alcohol and allegedly smoking marijuana. >> everyone in the vehicle has drug paraphernalia because they all had pipes and marijuana. >> the charge is $500 and you get something in the mail. >> two of the women have children at home, under the age of three. most aren't upset about being caught. only that their arrest might make them late to the show. >> the arrest didn't bother them other than the fact it would interfere with them going to the concert. >> their main concern was getting at the concert on time. >> one of the women

bill. sunday morning. on sunday night, that same night, according to the montgomery advertiser, the sponsor of the bill inhe legislature released a statement backing off. saying he plans to change the bill so women can choose what kind of state-mandated probing they get so it doesn't have to be a vaginal probe. ed a adding he always intended to give women the right to choose, he didn't mean to require vaginal probe ultrasound ts. in true fact, he totally meant to require them. he ment that specifically and i know this because the bill spells it out. it spells out the vanl ial probe requirement. literally the world vaginal is in the bill. it required that women before getting an abortion have an ultrasound "using either a vaginal trans ducer or abdominal, whichever would display the fetus more clearly "that what is he proposed. a specific explicit requirement for state mandated vaginal probe ultrasounds since they in the vast majority of cases would show the fetus most clearly. then after the governor gets asked about it by a reporter, suddenly the senator who sponsored said he will change it and hopes nob

bill. that is the process going on right now. montgomery county democrat has served as the floor manager of the same-sex marriage bill in the senate. he says history is about to be made. >> i am very excited to be at a moment in time when we get to be part of the process of bringing into the institution of marriage tens of thousands who have been excluded from it. >> nothing legislation obviously appears in any way mother's day or father's day or any other holiday. what he calls such an amendment as an irrelevant distraction. opposition sees it differently. this senator says the amendments are good-faith efforts to defeat a bill in which he does not believe. he concedes that for now, it is probably a losing battle. >> no vote this morning which change one way or the other. i think it is good to go ahead and do this. >> since the senate came back into session this afternoon they have dealt with two amendments. when they are exhausted, it is expected they will move to debate on final passage and take the vote. as you heard the senator said, t

lawmakers approved it last night and the governor will sign the bill into law next week. >>> montgomery county wants to raise the speed limit on the inner county connector. it's 55 right now. county lawmakers are hoping it can be raised to 65. the final decision rests with the maryland transportation authority. >>> here's monika with an update on traffic. >> and we're going to take a live look from sky 9 to start things off. the accident on the westbound side of route 50. the john hanson highway. it's right near route 704 as you approach the beltway. a good 30 to 40 minutes now dealing with the accident with one lane to the right and left squeezing by. delays for over a mile. solid to the accident. let's also go to virginia. another major accident. this one's on the northbound side of i-95. just before route 7100. two right lanes are blocked and delays solid from lorton trying to get up towards 7100. we're go further north into springfield. once you break free from the accident, this is what you have to the beltway. a quick welcome at 270. no problems here as you come down from clarksbu

. >> reporter: montgomery county police officer bill morrison has a knack for spotting pre- gamers. >there's more in there somewhere. >> reporter: teenagers and young adults who get intoxicated or high before high school sporting events or on this night before a concert at a popular local venue venue. >> [ indiscernible ] >> you didn't ask me to sign anything. >> young lady, relax. >> i don't want the cameras on. >> here's the problem you have. you're out in public. >> reporter: cruising through public parking lots we quickly come upon a car that's idling. inside four young adults drinking alcohol and allegedly smoking marijuana [ inaudible ] >> they all had pipes and marijuana. >> reporter: two of the women have children at home under the age of 3. most aren't upset about being caught, only that their arrest might make them late to the show. >> the arrest didn't bother them other than the fact it would interfere with going to the concert. their main concern is getting to the concert on time. >> reporter: at least one woman has urinated outside the car in a public place. that's not un

. >> reporter: montgomery county police officer bill morrison has a knack for spotting free gamers. >> he says there's more in here somewhere. >> reporter: teenagers and young adults who get intoxicated or high before high school sporting events or on this night before a concert at a popular local venue. >> no, it's not. we don't want you to do this, no. there's no consent for this. you didn't ask me to sign this thing. >> young lady, relax. >> i'd just like the cameras on, please. >> well, here's the problem you have. you're out in public. >> reporter: cruising through public parking lots we quickly come upon a car idling, inside four young adults drinking alcohol and allegedly smoking marijuana. >> everyone in the vehicle has drug paraphernalia. they all had pipes and marijuana. >> the charge is $500. you'll get something in the mail to go to court. make sure you go to court of. >> reporter: two of the women have children at home under the age of 3. most aren't upset about being caught, only that their arrest might make them late to the show. >> the arrest didn't bother them other t

bill murray? it's almost a repeat of yesterday. where you see the grain, raining lightly in montgomery county, fairfax. those pockets, though, of yellow, that's where it's coming out harder. prince george's county to prince charles county. more showers moving to the northern neck of virginia. the pavements are all wet, so watch out. it's fender bender weather with everything wet, and it's a bit cooler than yesterday morning though. we're in the upper 40s to around 50 degrees in montgomery, fairfax, arlington, prince george's counties, it's near 50 in washington and by the bay. near the low 40s around the panhandle of west virginia and shenandoah valley. so some chillier weather on tap for today. here's your day planner. sunrise will be at 7:14. we'll still have a chance of an additional shower around mid morning but unlike yesterday, during the afternoon we get the sunshine back. it will only be in the upper 50s. if this kind of winter keeps going on, i don't know if i can take it anymore. yesterday got to 72. unbelievable. but nowhere near that today. a look at your evening planner, that will be in te

. >>> maryland senate could take a final vote next week on a bill that would legalize same- sex marriage. montgomery county state senator brian frost says it should pass out of committee today and that would send it to the senate floor. the legislation has already made it through the house of delegates. that's where it died last year. maryland senate narrowly approved same-sex marriage last year so it could possibly do it again. >>> 5:34. time for another your money report. >>> jessica is here with gas prices. $4 mark in this area, i saw a report last night $5 mark in california. >> it's crazy. unfortunately we've never seen gas prices this high this early in the year. this is a new high for february. the national average has hit $3.53 a gallon, that's up a quarter 25 cents since january 1. here is the really bad news. expoarts predict the price -- experts predict the prices at the pump could reach a new record of $4.25 by late april. the 25 cent jump in gasoline prices is sustained over a year and would cost the economy $35 billion right when things are getting a little bit better. right now aaa sa

maryland governor martin o'malley says his same-sex marriage bill could be approved by a house committee this week. >>> in montgomery county, a judge releases interview tapes of brittany norwood who was convicted of murdering her coworker inside a lululemon store in bethesda. in the tapes, she is seen crying and is emotional. she pretended to be the victim a horrific crime that he she blames on fictional attackers. >>> testimony will continue in the trial of george huguely accused of killing yeardley love in her apartment in 2010. yesterday, a coroner testified that the cause of death was was blunt force trauma. >>> whitney houston's body is back on the east coast this morning, arriving in her home state of new jersey late last night. that is where her family is making funeral arrangements. a service is expected to take place later on this week. her body was released to the family yesterday after authorities completed an autopsy. the pop icon was found dead in her beverly hilton hotel room on saturday. >>> uncertainty perhaps is the biggest challenge facing the apparel industry. >> nowhere is that more on display th

. >> the montgomery county council is scheduled to vote next tuesday on the bus camera bill. it is expected to pass. frederick county is working with a new vendor to upgrade its own system. >> coming up on abc 7 news at 11:00, a discovery -- the military's big admission tonight. it's out already to unveil the new ipad? >> -- is apple ready to unveil the new ipad? ♪ ♪ beth! hi! looking good. you've lost some weight. thanks. you noticed. these clothes are too big, so i'm donating them. how'd you do it? eating right -- whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multi-grain cheerios -- 5 whole grains, 110 calories. [ female announcer ] now get this: creamy, dreamy peanut butter taste in a tempting new cereal. mmm! [ female announcer ] new multi-grain cheerios peanut butter. >> some disturbing news from the pentagon tonight. military officials admit some remains of 9/11 victims ended up in a landfill. it is unclear how many victims were involved. the remains were first cremated at the dover air force base and then

the bill will be before the senate and state house. >>> one parent's questioning why a montgomery county school sent home a flyer from a group that claims it can help gay people turn straight. the group called parents of friends of ex-gays and known as pfox distributed 8,000 of these flyers at montgomery county schools including albert einstein high school in kensington. the group says students are too young to label themselves as gay. karen mayoral was upset -- karen merrill was upset to see it with her son's report card last week. >> it is so bad because it targets teens who are questioning their sexual orientation. and of that population, the likelihood of doing more harm than good is colossal. >> there is no hate anywhere. the flyers are simply designed to give information, particularly to students who may feel a measure of confusion about their sexual feeling. >> a montgomery county school spokesperson tells news4 that pfox and other groups have the right to pass out the information. they can only distribute flyers four times a year. >>> employees in the district of columbia are bei

the bill would let voters decide whether to build a sixth casino in the state locked at brokaw raceway or national harbor. no. 1, d.c. and montgomery county maryland do it. today the prince george's county council endorsed a five cent bag tax to reduce trash and clean up neighborhoods. the bill would give the county the authority to impose that five cent tax and that's tonight's fox 5 top five. >> we get the newest models coming in with the track of the storm. >> i think we're on track company kind of the peak will be around 4:00, 5:00 tomorrow. unfortunately that always comp indicates rush hour even if it is just a small -- complicates rush hour even if it is just a small amount of snow. good news is it won't accumulate on roadways and it will be a while before we get a significant accumulation on grass of tonight not much going on, clear skies, temperatures getting chilly in a few spots. tonight we got up to 56 degrees and have had such a warm of run weather that pavement temperatures are really very warm. when this does get going and the roads have been pretreated i might add, a lot of this will melt. this is not a huge storm. i

if the bill does pass the general assembly, voters will have to approve that measure in a referendum. >>> montgomery county please are -- police are getting smarter when it comes to speed cameras because drivers have learned exactly where those fixed cameras are so they slow down as they pass by and then they speed up ferredzs. -- up afterwards. the police chief tom manger says his force has a new strategy. >> when we have a fixed pole camera where everybody slows down, we're going to put that mobile camera a quarter mile down the road. for those people who think okay, i slowed down for the one camera and decide they want to speed back up, they may in fact get caught by the mobile camera. >> no, don't do that. right now there are 60 speed cameras fixed in place in the county. i kind of know where they are. there are also six mobile speed enforcement vehicles along with ten portable camera units. and there are also separate enforcement zones set up by police in chevy chase village, in gaithersburg, rockville and takoma park. >>> a guilty verdict in the uva lacrosse murder trial. the jury recommended

last week police in montgomery county announced they'll use mobile cameras to help drivers slow down. >>> a bill moving through virginia's general assembly could require voters to show identification before casting their ballot. a republican-backed voter i.d. bill barely passed the senate. under the bill, those who don't show i.d. have to use a provisional ballot. it's only counted if the voter returns to register after election day with required i.d. democrats said the legislation resembles jim crow-era effort to suppress black votes. others say it helps prevent identity fraud. >>> overnight a major leak forced dozens of seniors in prince william county out of their homes. firefighters evacuated residents of the river run senior apartments last night. that's in the 13900 block of hedgewood drive in the dale city area. they responded to a fire alarm and found a big water leak. water and power to the building had to be turned off. the red cross is reportedly helping some 75 to 100 residents find shelter. >>> for the first time this year, people in prince george's county will have a chance to ask

a bill which could impose a five cent bag tax in maryland is still pending. d.c. and montgomery county already have the taxes. >>> you can get a $2,250 fine from now on if you pass a stopped school bus in frederick county, maryland. the county's board of commissioners voted unanimously to increase the fine. a police officer can ticket you but you can also be ticketed if you're caught on school bus cameras. on a single day last year, is statewide survey identified 7200 violations. >>> a new museum and education center is just about to open in downtown on lincoln's birthday. it will be located across there ford theater which is where of course president lincoln was assassinated. the museum's goal is to explore his life and legacy. the organizer wanted $60 million project to become a destination for learning about the 16th president. the museum plans free open house on president's day, formal tours start february 21st. >>> in 2008, sean anderson went on a journey to the center of the earth. in 2012 a remote island on the south pacific. >> teri okita sat down with the stars of "the

montgomery village, santa rosa, 37. bill roy/los gat tease, 38 -- gilroy/los gatos, 38. napa airport, go down to the 30s. concord is in there. livermore as -- as well. mostly sunny, colder morning but a few high clouds. other than that, that's the only fly in the ointment. we'll settle in upper 60s, mid- 60s. the north wind certainly helps santa rosa and other locations. but a lot of 64s, 65s, concord, brentwood, nevada. should be a beautiful day along the coast, especially santa cruz to monny -- monterey. mid-60s. a few upper 60s. it shows dry weather, maybe a few high clouds and increasing clouds on monday. looks like rain on tuesday. tori? dave? >> thank you, steve. >>> fast and furious under fire. we'll go live to a house committee hearing where the attorney general could face charges for this controversial dpun sting operation. operation -- sting operation. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside eve

. >> to prevent an accident, montgomery county council's public safety committee recommended a bill yesterdays the green light to installing external cameras on county school buses. the cameras would work like red light cameras to catch those who are breaking the law. full council is set to vote on the bill march 6th. >>> students across virginia could be in for a shorter summer. the virginia house of delegates passed a bill that would repeat the so-called king's dominion law. under the law, school systems can't open until after labor day unless they get special permission from the department of education. supporter say moving to an earlier start date would help boost students' academic performance but opponents say it will hurt tourism revenue. u . >>> another big story this morning. doping as to planned parenthood are just pouring in including money from high-profile names like new york city mayor michael bloomberg. this following a controversial decision to cut funning to the organization by susan g komen for the cure. comben's president now says the decision was not related to a congressi

montgomery county police. >>> legalizing same-sex marriage. a bill was signed into law in washington state.ersey is one step closer to approving a similar bill. >> there is also some movement on the hot dutton issue in maryland and virginia. fox 5's stacy cohan is in the newsroom with all the new developments. good morning. >> good morning. let's start with washington state. there were huge cheers from washington state's capital today as same-sex marriage is signed into law. opponents are already filing an initiative to overturn that law and they are pushing for a ballot referendum for this fall. gay rights advocates getting a major victory as washington state ushers in a new era allowing same-sex marriage. >> i'm proud that our same-sex couples will no longer be treated as separate but equal. they will be equal in the great state of washington. >> reporter: washington joining six other states and the district of columbia where same- sex marriage is legal. >> my friends, welcome to the other side of the rainbow. >> gay and lesbian couples allowed to legally marry in the evergreen state once

the bill heads to the statehouse witnesses' expected to be easy -- head where it's expected to be easily approved. >>> montgomery county executive ike leggett says there's just not enough money to build a new police station slated for montgomery village. >> he's removed it from the budget. as gary nurenberg reports, some worried residents say that's just not safe. >> reporter: remember this guy from christmas eve, made national news as the mummy man who robbed a cvs in montgomery village and got away? >> we need a stronger police force. they've got to be on the street a whole lot more. >> reporter: he's the president of the montgomery village foundation in the parking lot of montgomery village center where in recent weeks this restaurant was robbed. a customer of this 7-eleven was assaulted in the parking lot. >> they are a response force. they're no longer policing the way they used to. >> reporter: the nearest police station is now on west watkins mill road on the other side of interstate 270 and busy route 355. >> traffic ties up at rush hour especially. they can't get into the community as fast as we think t

montgomery county is on the verge of doing that very same thing. on thursday, the county council's public safety committee unanimously recommended a bill that gives the to installing external cameras on county school buses. much like red light cameras, they would catch drivers would barrel around stopped school buses. the violators could be fined $250. >> we were approached by school bus drivers who were very concerned every day that this they are stopping and they're letting kids out and they are eking cars come around their buses and are terrified that some child is going to get hit. >> reporter: the cameras don't come cheap. estimated to cost more than $5,000 each. you've got to ask, will they work? >> we think it will work real hi well as the speed light cameras we've seep in montgomery county have worked extraordinarily well. wherever there is a speed camera, it has changed motorists' behavior. >>> the full council is set to vote on the bill march 6th. >>> the super bowl just two days away but this morning, a future hall of famer who is not even maying sunday is grabbing all the headlines. >> we are talking about peyton manning. has he been medi

bill. he has been serving as los angeles mayor since 2005. he's currently in his second term in office. >>> the montgomery county school board has approved the superintendent's $2.13 billion budget request. it allows the school system to keep up with growing enrollment while meeting the minimum requirement to fund student education at the same level yearly. the 2013 budget goes to the county cownts next and -- county next he he -- county council next and ike legal g.t.e. for -- leggett for approval. >>> fans are showing their love for whitney houston turning out at a local new jersey church. >> randall pinkston reports from newark, new jersey. >> reporter: the fence around whitney houston's home church is adorned with balloons, flowers and notes of love for a fallen star. >> me, myself, i think whitney was the greatest. >> reporter: this woman came to the church tuesday to find a spot for her memorial to the late singer. >> her music is the song track of my life. >> reporter: she has a special connection to houston's childhood. >> she went to franklin school which is now called the whitney houston academy where my mother taught. >> reporter:

a bill that would impose a bag tax in maryland is still pending. d.c. and montgomeryalready had the 5-cent bag taxes. you can get a $250 fine from now on if you pass a stop school bus in frederick county, maryland. the county's board of commissioners voted unanimously to increase the fine. a police officer can ticket you, but you can also be ticketed if you're caught on school bus cameras. on a single day last year, a statewide survey found 7200 violations. >>> coming up, a social worker's frantic call for help. police released the chilling 911 tape in the day josh powell blew up his home, killing himself and his two young sons. >>> and the family rescued from carbon monoxide poisoning is recovering. the special treatment they are undergoing and new details about their rescue. stay with us. >>> winter weather continues to strike parts of our viewing area. anny hong has the latest on our snow from the weather terrace. ann. >> we are talking about snow still north and west of town, but around the beltway is still mostly rain with a little bit mixing in. here's a look at

the general assembly has to approve a bill that would give the county the right to impose the tax. montgomeryand the district of columbia already have bag taxes on the books. >>> our time is 5:37. donald trump is coming to the district. we're going to show you what his plans are for the historic old post office pavillion. post office pavillion. >>> plus, shopping on line could never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. if my mom can fight and beat breast cancer, i can walk 60 miles. (woman) the fund-raising was the easiest part. people were very giving. complete strangers wanting to help. i knew someday i was gonna do this walk. if i can do this, you definitely can do this. we can do this. we can all do this together. (man) register today for the... and receive $25 off your registration fee. because everyone deserves a lifetime. >>> weather & traffic on the 1s, tom kierein in storm center 4. radar showing light snow coming into northern shenandoah valley, panhandle of west virginia into western maryland. flurries there, really much of it not quite reaching the ground. t

flyer wars distributed at four other montgomery county high schools and about 8,000 flyers were sent out. >>> while most states don't allow same sex couples to marry, a billshington d.c. is making it easier for same sex couples to get divorced t lets people married or married in washington get divorced even if they no longer live in the district. it will go to a final vote before being sent to the mayor for his signature. >>> 35,000 pounds of leftovers from super bowl xlvi in indianapolis will go to help the poor. some of the food is going into a freezer for now. and others are getting it prepped right away. organizers say it's important that the food not be wasted. >> it's not just super bowl and it's not just the holidays. our volunteers and our staff are here all year long addressing hundred greater threats in the community and that is important for all of us. >> they have the fancy cheeses and lobster and shrimp. all are going to go to great use. >>> what we're talking about is the weather. so pretty over the weekend and you say we could see a repeat. >> exactly. we got the snow that moved in just like that. i think that is what we'll see today. a qui

democratic senator brian frosh of montgomery county said voting is expected to start tomorrow. the house passed the bill on friday and would allow same sex couples to marry in maryland. >>> we didn't see any but some parts of virginia got some snow last night but today, hey, it's all clear out there. >> and it could be quite springy later this week. isn't that right, doug? >> quite springy indeed, wendy. i think we'll see those temperatures go up over the past couple days. jim, you're right, too. most of the state of virginia saw some accumulating snow across the region with the exception of extreme northern virginia and even parts of southern maryland picking up 1 to 3 inches of snow. out there right now 49 degrees. any snow that did fall around most of the area melted during the afternoon today with plenty of sunshine. wind right now out of the west/northwest about 8 miles per hour. so another very nice day this winter. temperatures around the rest of the region like this. 46 in cumberland, maryland, and in hagerstown. 48 in manassas. 50 right now in culpepper and la plata right now at 48. our storm s

bill stalled in this house. >>> two girls are in serious condition after being hit by a van in montgomery county. it happened in north fredericksburg avenue in gaithersburg. they were transferred to the pediatric trauma center in children's hospital. they shut down north and southbound lanes for a while on lake forest boulevard. no word how the accident happened. >>> in prince george's county, police are investigating a shooting that happened during a vigil in new carrollton. a man suffered non-life-threatening injuries. investigators interviewed witness but have not released any information on a possible suspect. as many as 200 people had gathered to remember 16-year-old kris smith, who was shot and killed tuesday. >>> for the first time since george huguely's murder trial began, he was moved to tears in court. he wasn't the only one. jurors listened to his first interview with police taken just hours after yeardley love's death. julie carey reports. >> reporter: george huguely, dry eye'd as he came to court, but the accused killer ended up in tears, his head down, as prosecutors played the vide

a bill which could impose a statewide five cent bag tax in maryland is still pending. d.c. and montgomery taxes. >>> you can get a $250 fine from now on if you pass a stopped school bus in frederick county, maryland. the council's board of -- county's board of commissioners voted to increase the fine. you can also be ticketed if you're caught on school bus cameras. on the single day last year a statewide survey identified 7200 violations. >>> a new museum and education center is about to open on lincoln's birthday. it's across from ford theater where president lincoln was assassinated. the museum's goal? explore lincoln's life and his legacy. organizers want the project to become a destination for learning about the 16th president. the museum plans to have a free open house on president's day. and then formal tours will start on february 21st. >>> a former beatle's wife is set to testify in britain about her phone being hacked. >> and brad pitt is behind the ebay auction for charity. bigad shaban has that and more. >> reporter: heather mills will testify about voice mails from mccartney s

montgomery county maryland already have that 5¢ bag tax. >> key virginia senate committee unanimously endorsed a bill forcing online retailers to collect theame sales taxes that brick and mortar taxes collect the bill would close a loophole big internet merchants use to avoid collecting virginia's 5% tax it could boost the treasurery by hundreds of millions of dollars every year and level the playing field for traditional stores. >> we have an update on a tax scandal in the meantime fox 5 has been covering for a few days many folks have been calling in complaining about money they say is missing from their refund checks. >> the company in question is called insubstantiate tax service this morning they have unhappy -- instant tax service this morning they have unhappy customers but some who say they are satisfied after our story aired. more on the latest on the story you saw first on fox. chef chef the numbers he -- >>> the numbers he quoted me were over $1,000 difference from what irs told me my actual return was. >> when i go to pick up my check it is short and i am like this is not right and she said oh, irs is holding your money so i sa

. >>> another bill introduced in annapolis today to help crackdown on home invasions, 24 home invasions were reported in montgomery county alone last year. and while related crimes like break-ins and assaults have penalties, home invasions do no the legislation would officially make home invasion a punishable violent crime. chris gordon will have more on the proposed penalty and how one victim feels coming up on news4 at 6:00 tonight. >>> there is a political tug-of-war between prince georges county and fairfax county and both competing to be the new home of the fbi. "washington post" columnist steven pearlstein fanned flames when he called fairfax county "piggy" about winning every last job and dollar of tax revenue. piggy, he says. fairfax county says they are trying to go after businesses that would revitalize the springfield area. prince georges county executive baker says it is his county's turn to cash in. >> if you look at what the government has said they are looking for in terms of availability around a metro site, the ability to be in a place that is going to expand, prince georges county has all of that

montgomery county today as well. >>> the maryland senate delays debate on a vote to a bill to legalize same-sex marriage. the measure just had enough votes to pass the house last week. greeted by cheers from supporters. last year, the senate passed a similar measure, 25-21. >>> well, is there a racial divide in higher education in maryland? according to some, the answer is yes. and mary joins us live now with more. mary? >> reporter: well, denise. the state's historically black colleges and universities say they're underfunded by more than $2 billion. >> reporter: a landmark $2.1 billion lawsuit pits maryland's historically black colleges and universities like morgan state against the maryland higher education commission. >> at the core of this is simply racism. the failure of the leadership to value the african american citizenry in maryland. >> reporter: the lawsuit says over a decade, maryland has short-changed its hbcu's $2.19 billion in revenue that would have gone to things like campus infrastructure, teacher salaries, technology upgrades and student aid. maryland has four hbcus, morgan state, buoy

bill stalled in the house. >>> two 12-year-old girls are in serious condition this morning after being hit by a van in montgomery county. it happened last night around 7:00 in the 600 block in gaithersburg. the girls were transported to the pediatric trauma children's hospital. the accident shut down north and southbound lanes for a while on frederick avenue at lake forest boulevard. no word how the accident happened. >>> in prince george's county, police are investigating a shooting that happened during a vigil in new carrollton. a man suffered non-life-threatening injuries. investigators interviewed witnesses but not released any information on a possible suspect. as many as 200 people gathered to remember 16-year-old chris smith not and killed tuesday. >>> for the first time since george hugely's murder tried began -- >> reporter: dry eye ed as he came to court, the accused killer ended up in tears, head down, prosecutors played the videotaped statement he made to police on may 1st 2010 shortly after yeardley love was found dead. all could hear the hysterical parts when lisa reeves drops a bombshell. i have t

montgomery county church has pleaded guilty to sex crimes. his victim a 10-year-old girl. jo ivey retired as senior pastor of the barnes bill back to church.is when u.s. charged with having sexual contact with the girl over two years, starting in january 2009. prosecutors are recommending he serve four years in prison as part of a plea deal. charges of second-degree assault and charges of abuse with a minor were dropped. >> a new report shows the federal government is wasting billions of dollars of taxpayer funds every year. >> sally kidd has more on the story. >> when it comes to paying the bills, the federal government just cannot get it right, according to the government accountability office. >> the biggest challenge is trying to categorize the different types of improper payments and identify the root causes. >> the amounts are staggering. 2011, federal agencies made more than $115 billion worth of improper payments. year after year the government continues to make expensive mistakes, overpaying, underpaying, sending money to the rahm recipients, including prison inmates, delinquent contractors, even dead people. >> the government is

montgomery county is on the verge of doing that very same thing. on thursday the county council's public safety committee unanimously recommended a bill that gives the green light installing external cameras on county school buses. they would catch drivers who barrel around stopped school buses and the violators could be fined as much as $250. council member bali irvin proposed the bill. >> we were approached by school bus drivers who were very concerned every day that they're stopping letting kids out and they're seeing cars come around their buses and are terrified that some child is going to get hit. reporter: the cameras don't come cheap, estimates costs more than $5,000 each. so you've got to ask will they work? >> we think it will work really well. as the speed light cameras we've seen in montgomery county have worked extraordinarily well and wherever there's a speed camera it has changed motorist behavior. >> the full council is set to vote on this next month. there are a lot of questions even if it's approved like how much would they spend on the cameras? would they phase them in? would they put them on the buses that travel the most trouble

bill is a new version of a previous one that required an invasive ultrasound. >>> making headline this morning, a 5-year-old sexual assault case in montgomery county may finallysolved. police arrested darren marshall of upper marlboro. he is accused of sexually salting a hotel maid in gaithersburg in december of 2007. investigators say dna collected at the crime scene was recently matched to marshall. he is sentenced in court today for a bond review hearing. >>> the hunt is on for a serial bank robber in prince george's county. police have released surveillance video from some of the robberies hoping someone will recognize the suspect. they say the robber passed a note to the teller saying he has a nuclear bomb attached to him. >>> this is something they never could have predicted. >> those are the words from the lawyer for the family of a gunman who is the allege the shooter at a school shooting in ohio. the suspect is t. j. lane. he and to target a group of students in the cafeteria. a 16-year-old boy was killed and four other students were wounded. a teacher chased the shooter from the building and police caught him a short time later. two of the wounded s

montgomery county including the 1998 murder of christine mirzayan. >> in the debate over legalizing same-sex marriage and in most of the house of delegates. they will take up a billlize same-sex marriage. the other, creating a constitutional amendment to define marriage as between a man and woman. governor martin o'malley has made this one of his top priorities this year. >> the presidential campaign moves to d.c. today and that's where republican candidates will make their case to conservative activists. romney, gingrich, and central will also becoml speak in northwest. romney will first speak on technology in reston this morning. we will have continuing coverage of the republican presidential race and wilma of the results of the maine caucuses as they wrap up tomorrow. fog and clouds 35 right now, 32 degrees in woodbrige -- 5:35 right now. >> a local crack down on how teenagers' use tanning beds. >> and an exclusive involving the father who took the lives of his two sons. we will hear from the last person to see josh powell alive. >> >> i am matt evans at the washington still reptile discover center. this is a giant tortoise. we hope that your day is moving at

bill goes to the virginia senate where a vigorous debate is expected. >>> if you have paid a few speed camera tickets, you're not going to like this next story. montgomery county police are getting smarter when it comes to those speed cameras. people have learned where they are and the fixed positions. they slow down as they pass by and take off afterwards. police chief tom manger says he has a new strategy. >> when we have a fixed pole camera where everybody slows down, we're going to put that mobile camera a quarter mile down the road. for those people who think okay i slowed down for the one camera and decide they want to speed back up, they may in fact get caught by the mobile camera. >> surprise. you'll see your picture in the mail. right now there are 60 speed cameras in fixed places in the county. there are also six mobile vehicles. >>> jessica doyle is off today but we're still watching your money. the latest round of news on home sales has a few experts thinking the housing market may finally be turning a corner. sales of existing homes in january rose 4.3% over december. it is the highest level in 20 months. four and a half million existing ho

montgomery and prince george's counties are more than 50 years old. the most important part of the story for us, many consumers could see their water bill double or evenriple as this overhaul takes place over the next 25 years. that's not even accounting for inflation. >> we know how it's important for them to be replaced given the problems we've had with them bursting. >> what you're likely to see is the smaller communities, the more suburban communities, e, they're going to bear an even bigger brunt of this cost than urban areas. >> every part of our infrastructure needs to be replaced. >> it's very true. >>> today the smithsonian is revealing more plans for its latest large artifact from nasa. that story is coming up. >>> plus, this may look like an ordinary stone but we'll tell you why it's part of the oldest landmark in washington. the word is swapportunity. can i have the definition? swapportunity: the opportunity to swap a higher calorie snack for a yoplait light. can you use it in a sentence? mmm. swapping a 300 calorie donut for this 110 calorie strawberry shortcake is a good swapportunity. that's not a real word. oh haha it's real. [ female

the bill would also call for a maximum penalty of two years in prison for dui cases involving a minor. the house judiciary committee will now review the proposal by montgomery >>> the ambulance used by an alexandria paramedic who died on the job is back on the street. joshua weissman died earlier this month while responding to a crash on interstate 395 in shirlington. he fell through an opening in the overpass and landed 20 feet below into a rocky creek bed. weissman was a seven-year veteran. he was 33 years old. >>> the louisa county high school will receive millions of dollars from the federal government to help rebuild from last summer's earthquake. fema is now giving that school $19 billion to help rebuild. that's a little less than half of the $43 million needed to complete their construction. insurance money as well as local and state funding will help pay the remaining balance. fema recently awarded millions of dollars to help rebuild the elementary school in louisa county, as well as money to homeowners in the area to help them rebuild. >>> despite all the warm weather we have seen this winter, the state of maryland says almost all of its snow-remov