republican delegate bob marshall of manassas says hold on a minute. >> but you want to have mandatory voting for someone you've never heard of it, you don't know and might not even run for office now. so for the republican party to depart so far from what the founders wanted, i just think it's a mistake. reporter: virginia lawmakers approve the pledge or oath as part of a voting reform bill in 1999. at the time sponsors said it was needed because the state does not have party registration which means any registered voter can cast a ballot in a presidential primary. >> i don't think there was a malicious thought about this, but i don't think they thought it out very well. reporter: people voted for, it though. you did, too. >> 90 of us voted for, it but it was not a big deal. look, i read about 1,500 bills a year. i'm going to miss some things at some times, but this question didn't come up it was actually going to be imposed. reporter: but now it has come up and marshall is calling on voters to ask the state board of elections to rescind its approval. he's also asking the attorney gen

the delegate, bob marshall, issued a statement saying that the ruling sends the wrong message. >>> well tonight at 9news now at 7:00, the d.c. handgun banned is back in the news again. the supreme court overturned it after the man sued the city saying they violated their rights to own the firearms. well now, the city will need to fork over more than $1 million in that case. and we'll tell you why. that's tonight at 7:00. >> yes, we'll see you then. >>> still ahead in this half hour, a new rule. we'll tell you about the in this case's largest wireless here. and what they plan to charge. but first, get the confetti ready to go. a look at some changes for the local new year's eve celebration that's coming up. >>> washington looks great here for them and the veteran center. and you can see them serving here this holiday season. >> yes. happy holidays. yes, that will be all for them to know. >>> nine traffic now is brought to you by geico. >>> some would argue that friday is the best day of the week, but that there won't be one here this week. listen, the small island nation is just east of

but republican delegate bob marshall of manassas says hold on a minute. >> but you want to have mandatory voting for someone you never sheared of -- heard of you don't know and might not be running for office right now. so for the republican party to depart so far from what the founders wanted i think a mistake. >> reporter: virginia lawmakers approved the pledge or oath in 1999. at the time sponsors said it was needed because the state does not have party registration which means any registered voter can cast a ballot in a presidential primary. >> i don't think there was a malicious thought about this but i don't think they felt this out very well. >> reporter: and people voted for it, though? you voted for it too, you said? >> '90 it was voted for but not a big deal. i read about 1500 bills a year. i'm going to miss some things at some times but this question didn't come up that it was actually going to be imposed. >> reporter: but now it has come out and marshall is calling on voters to ask the state board of elections to rescind its approval. he's also asking the attorney general if t

but republican delegate bob marshall of manassas says hold on a minute. >> you want to have mandatory voting for someone you've never heard of, you don't even know and might not even be running for office right now. so for the republican party to depart so far from what the founders wanted, i just think it is a mistake. >> reporter: virginia lawmakers approve the pledge or oath as part of a voting reform bill in 1999. at the time, sponsors said it was needed because the state does not have party registration which means any registered voter can cast a ballot in a presidential primary. >> i don't think there was a malicious thought about this but i don't think they thought this out very well. >> and people voted for it. you voted for it too? >> 90 of us voted for it but it was not a big deal. i read about 1500 bills a year. imgoing to miss some things at some times but this question didn't come up that it was actually going to be imposed. >> reporter: but it has come up. marshall is calling on the state board of elects to rescind the approval. >> that was roz plater reporting. now, jus

republican delegate bob marshall of manassas wants it rescind rescinded. >> you want to have mandatory international societying for someone you have never heard of and moot not even be running for office right now. i think it is a mistake. >> marshall has send a formal letter asking the attorney general for the ruling meets the law's deadline requirement 90 days out before the primary. this one is set for march 6th. >>> ate new law takes effect in virginia come the new year the. >>> a museum to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in the 9-11 terror attacks is now being put on the back burner. >>> prep rigs under way in new york city ahead of the big ball drop. what city officials are doing this year to make sure things run smoothly. take the finish challenge. my name is ashley and my blog is not without salt. when i take pictures of my food, you don't want to see spots on the dishes. i was using cascade actionpacs. they just didn't have that spot free look. when i took the finish challenge, i was thrilled. as soon as i opened up the dishwasher, i could tell there was a difference

republican delegate bob marshall of manassas is challenging the measure. under state law virginia voters do not have to register in support of a specific party. >>> d.c. will have to shell out big bucks. the order stems from the historic handgun ban case. a judge ruled the city to pay more than $1 million in attorneys' fees and expenses to dick heller. he sued the district in 2003 over the ban on handgun ownership. that was ultimately overturned by the u.s. supreme court in 2008. heller says he was surprised by the amount. he had been asking for over $3 million. >>> more delays at ground zero. >> an underground 911 museum will not open as planned. marian rafferty has details. >> reporter: new york mayor michael bloomberg delivering the bad news, an underground 9/11 museum will not open as planned in 2012. the national september 11th memorial and museum foundation has been fighting with the port authority of new york and new jersey. at issue, who is responsible for paying millions of dollars in costs related to the project. >> i'm sure we are going to work

republican delegate bob marshall of manassas is challenging that measure. >>> a look at the morning's other top stories now. a grand jury has indicted the maryland man accused of murdering his estranged wife and her son. curtis lopez is facing five counts that includes murder, robbery and kidnapping. he is accused of stabbing jane mcquain to death in her apartment in october and then taking her 11-year-old son william to a wooded area and beat him to death. say the pliep man maps family tells fox 5 he was spotted in new jersey. mitchell smith left union station in d.c. december 16th headed on a train to birmingham, alabama but he never made it. his family says amtrak told them smith ended up taking a train to newark, new jersey where he checked into a hotel on the 17th and checked out on the 18th. no word why he went to the hospital. as of now, smith is still missing. >>> d.c.'s homicide rate on track to be the latest it has been in decades. >>> a win for a man who fade headlines for challenging the -- who made headline for challenging the district's gun laws but he says it is not eno

. >>> bob marshall is known for being a staunch republican but he's opposing the gop plan in virginiarimary voters to take a loyalty oath. if you want to vote in the march 6th primary you have to sign a statement saying you'll support a republican presidential nominee in november. the pledge is not legally binding. >>> time is 6:39 on the nose. they are getting ready in old town, virginia for -- new year's eve celebration. in nine minutes, we'll go live to alexandria for a first night preview. >>> and high heels ladies you'll see? a lookahead to the 2012 forecast next, keep it here on 9news now. >>> hi, my name is staff sergeant wallace and i'm in korea. i would like to say happy holidays to my mom and dad, mar lean and eric and my sisters barley and kale in -- mar lee and kale in woodbridge, virginia. >>> welcome back. new year's eve. almost here. 6:43. good morning, happy friday to you. olga breese is in for howard. let's talk first night. >> uh-huh, it's going to a marvelous fistfight if you're a warm weather lover like myself. we have plenty of winter, plenty of december and janua

. >> bob: illegal ali, like a marshall? martian? entered the country illegally. is that better? >> bob: entering the country illegally is a misdemeanor. if you are driving drunk in connecticut, it is a felony. >> greg: you are the expert on this. >> dana: driving drunk could kill somebody. >> bob: but why are they allowed to vote if they broke in law? >> greg: it's called citize citizenship. i love illegal -- >> bob: i would agree on this and only this. they ought to vote on school issues. some of the schools in the neighborhood are almost entirely made up of the undocumented workers. >> eric: are they undocumented -- >> greg: families. >> andrea: what about the benefit and the schooling? that that is what the mayor tried to do in 2007. why not let the residents decide. why does he act on his own? >> dana: it's like a thinly disguiseed waiver to make sure he gets more votes. >> andrea: this guy denied promotion to hispanic and white firefighters. >> dana: that was decided by the supreme court. a little bit of a strange story. >> eric

marshal. alisyn: bob wearing is a form congressman from pennsylvania. now a newt gingrich supporter.n seculo is with the american center for law and justice. thanks for joining us. jordan. you heard newt gingrich say if it came to it, he would send u.s. marshals to arrest the judges, bring them before congress to justify their positions. is this something you think voters will get their arms around? >> i don't think so. i'm a conservative, we fight a lot of battles in federal courts. the truth is we are not talking about bringing a judge in or impeaching them because of misconduct. we are talking about their interpretation of what the constitution is. how do you define radical. barack obama would be classifying people like us, judges that we like as the radicals like he did in his state of the union. i always ask myself this. when you start tampering with our system that are in place. do you want the other side to have this kind of power? do you want president obama hauling justices or congress doing so. this is all provincial power. the constitution limits the president's role to ap

bob beckel. lead singer and founding member of the marshal tucker band who celebrated their 40th anniversary.g gray joins us. she is the host of nbc's poker after dark and appears in playboy magazine, leanne tweet joins us. thank you for being with us. not enough stories s in playboy. >> first of all, the funny thing was, when leanne was in playboy she came to do the show with hannity. when they are walking down the hall, just give me the story. they handed the story and i'm looking at the pictures, and hannity says look at that and he denies looking at the pictures. playboy has mild to what is else out there. >> fred: that is what i hear. let's change the subject. boston times newspaper is already talking presidential. apparently somebody has decided that but he has floated condoleezza rice's name. she is not being negative apparently. some of her friends seem to think she would be very interested in it. we asked you what you think in terms of a vice presidential nominee. do you have a favorite? >> condy rice, i like mark rubio. condy i love she loves sports and she wanted to be the n.f.l. c

marshal. but are judges above the rest of the constitution? or are judges one of the three co-equal branches? >> let me get this right, bob. t like, that's what schaefer asked him, you send the marshals to get him? i mean, what is he talking about? >> well, listen, the whole thing is absurd. it's been attacked by people like michael mukasey and alberto gonzalez. but when he said that in one of the debatings last week, he got huge cheers. this is, as perry says, a very conservative party, very unhappy with romney. i think one of the interesting things in some of that polling data you put up at the beginning is that perry is actually nudging up. i know we find it hard to believe. but it's clear that conservatives are still looking for some alternative and they could decide that they're going to try and coalesce around someone other than gingrich. it could be perry. i'd be surprised if it happened. but in this crazy era, i wouldn't rule anything out. >> talking about crazy world, perry, is ron paul for real? do you really think that ron paul could do serious damage and become the nominee? >> no, i don't think he can become the

marshall. >> coming in tonight at 6:00 p.m., the defense has rested its case in the brokaw case against the top aide to bob-- the robo call case against the top aide to bob ehrlich. plus, the latest on a boat -- a city police officer shot by friendly fire in anne >> the gop presidential field got smaller this weekend when herman cain got -- dropped out of the race for the white house. that was good news for newt gingrich in more ways than one. he appears to be picking up hermine kaine's supporters, but also looks to be picking up his support. >> newt gingrich's on a role in iowa and new hampshire, but he spent the day in new york courting the support of donald trump. >> one of the differences between my party and the other party is we actually go to people who create jobs. it is amazing how well newt gingrich is doing. >> the latest nbc news poll shows a new gingrich with and a point lead in iowa. -- 8-point lead in iowa this spells trouble for mitt romney. >> this translates politically to being out of step with the electorate on fundamental ideological grounds. if you're looking for conservative -- if yo

marshal in a disturbing hazing case. >> they are suspected badgering a fellow soldier about his chinese american background and justice correspondent bob use the body of u.s. private danny chen was found october 3rd in a guard tower in kandahar, another casualty of the war in afghanistan. the army says the 19-year-old soldier died of what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot but military prosecutors accused eight of chen's fellow soldiers of contributing to his death. chen's platoon leader is charged with eight counts of dereliction of duty. charges against the other seven soldiers range from making false statements to negligent homicide and involuntary manslaughter. chen's family said he was vim timized by relent less bullying and mocked and called jackie chen and reportedly had rocks thrown at him while being dragged across the barrack's floor. >> danny chen died after this harsh treatment and whether it's suicide or homicide, what they did to him caused his death. >> reporter: the military charges after classmates and father launched an online request for justice. >> my son wanted to be a policeman. >> reporter: this youtube vide