so let's take them individually, muriel bowser the democratic candidate who beat the incumbent. why would she not make a strong mayor? >> well, listen, i think people rallied around her because she had the few percentage points up from the other democratic nominees. and also she got "the washington post" endorsement in the primary. so i think she kind of became the go-to gal for those people that didn't want to see our incumbent mayor return to office. you know, to that office. and so, i'm not sure how much of it was real support for her, and how much was anti-incumbent. >> do you think she has the skills, the qualifications, the experience? >> well, listen, i like muriel, we served together on the council. she supported my re-election. i supported her re-election. i think she's a fine council member. i think if you look at her record it's awfully thin. and i think we need a mayor that has a tremendous amount of experience, as well as legislative record. i think that's very important. >> another former republican david catannia why would he not make a good mayor or strong mayor

however, muriel bowser released a statement. in her statement she says, over the years as a result of meetings at this conference, we've attracted whole foods, costco and others to invest in the city. if we hear back if other council members, we'll pass them along you to. back to you. >> thank you, nikki. >>> russia ordering a year long ban on all agricultural imports from the u.s. that's about $1.2 billion in american business. the ban is in response to harsher sanctions imposed by the u.s. a and european union. the sangs are in response to russia's role in the ukraine crisis. >>> later this morning, president obama is headed to fort belvoir, virginia where he'll sign a bill to overhaul the department of veterans affairs. congress overwhelmingly approved the measure last week. it expands the options for vets facing long wait times, funds the hiring of more hospital staff, and makes it easier for the v.a. secretary to fire agency executives. >>> we've got dense fog west of town. a beautiful day ahead with highs in the mird 80s.

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-- muriel bowser.he first debate has been to.ed larry brown and gary holman will in the debate one month inore going to the polls december. >> is it raining tonight? at nats park it looks pretty good. could be a stray shower later on. let's get into it here with the change iscause a big way.e some increasing cloudiness. august 6, it was just fine and now skies are a little darker an ahead of ating cold front and even then in areas like fairfax there could be some showers a little bit. chevy chase and 81, 80 in woodbridge. lows this morning in the 60's big differencee will be the lower humidity levels coming into the area. these seem to be weakening of it. in strikes the last 20 minutes and another shower coming through berryville. everything moving to the southeast in this cold front with a few more little showers. just west of hagerstown. the action pretty much west or southwest of the metro area. there could be a shower tonight but most of the activity staying just of the south and west. all of it wi

council woman bowser's office said quote over the years of the meetings that have taken place at that conference we've attracted whole foods and others to grow the city. she agrees it's a great way to sell the city. wusa 9 will push for answers and when we get additional comment we'll bring them to you. >> what do you think about these council members spending your taxpayer money on vegas? we could read your comment on the air. >>> a 72-year-old map is missing rete now. iosev bush was seen on july 22nd in southeast dc. police say he may be in need of medical care. if you have seen him call dec mrooes immediately. >> a construction was helping a load of flat bed trunks and it killed him. the police told us, the victim is part of a subcontracting crew but they did not give us his name. >>> the remains of a general killed in afghanistan is on his way back home tonight. green had been serving as deputy general yesterday. he was gunned down yesterday near kabal. the attacker was also shot and killed. change your passwords and get serious about protecting your identity. this of course in th

she faces democratic congresswoman mario bowser and bowser and david catania. d.c.residents will also vote on whether or not to legalize marijuana in the city. the board of elections certified a measure to get the measure on the ballot this morning. >> a rude awakening for some germantown residents. someone try to set their cars on fire. mateny residents along road were sound asleep when it all happened. this resident was shocked to hear the news. >> is pretty upsetting. it is a good neighborhood. >> the montgomery county fire department launched an arson investigation this morning. it says someone intentionally set this minivan ablaze past midnight, and the arsonist tries to do the same to several other vehicles. some residents have their suspicions. >> i do not know what kind of people are out in the middle of the night, but i hear people shouting, coming back from parties and stuff like that. >> this is the only vehicle that actually caught fire. authorities say there were no reported injuries, but they are still taking this very seriously. >> we do not have a ga

now muriel bowser, the democratic nominee for mayor, had implored mayor gray to halt his plans and wait for the next mayor. the election is in november. the new mayor takes office in january which in theory would give time to reverse course on the school assignment plan. >>> tonight two american missionaries who were near death, their bodies racked by the deadly ebola virus, are out of the hospital and virus free. dr. kent brantly and fellow aid worker nancy writebol contracted ebola while trying to help patients who contracted the disease in west africa. both were given an experimental drug in emery university hospital in atlanta. today brantly was before the cameras to thank everybody who helped both of them get better. >> today is a miraculous day. i'm thrilled to be alive, to be well and to be reunited with my family. >> miraculous is probably right there and dr. brantly is asking the public to pray for those in west africa where that ebola outbreak is still killing people and 1,300 have succomb so far. >>> we're learning more of a failed effort to rescue americans in syria includin

most unions already endorse democratic nominee muriel bowser. former council member carol schwartz says she's disappointed in the union's decision to endorse catania. like came tan yarks zwart is running as an independent. the election is tuesday novemer 4. >>> well, today the supreme court could delay a ruling that allows same-sex couples to marry in virginia. as of no, couples will be able to begin picking up marriage licenses as early as tomorrow morning. megan mcgrath is live at the supreme court helping us make sense of all this. a lot of confusion, megan. >> reporter: well, there is a lot of confusion and a lot of people are hoping that some clarity to will issue will come in the next several hours. it's a decision that would have a huge impact on the lives of same-sex couples in virginia. all eyes are on the supreme court and the clock is ticking. gay and lesbian couples will be able to legally marry in virginia beginning thursday morning unless an emergency stay is granted by the nation's highest court. chief justice john roberts can con

let's remember bowser has also said sheelieves this should be delayed. she really has more at stake here with her constituents because this is her district. >> she's got to live with it. >> she has the district with wilson and alice. she has said i don't want it and she says this should be done by the next mayor who's coming in. >> right. >> this should be delayed. we know what that means, is that if she expects to win she wants to have control and her constituents are saying we don't want these changes because we have the issue of lower performing schools next to high performing schools and if this is an issue where it changes the balance in some of those areas where they're high performing and tilts back to the middle ground, then bowser has an issue. i think she and catania have to find some ground here. it seems like there's not a great bit of difference between the two on the position. >> bowser is for we said say too. virginia the drama and circus surrounding the mcdonnell corruption trial. we saw his eldest daughter testify trying to portray a ver

muriel bowser says that aspect needs to be changed. >> the ticket has to be enforceable. any law that is not enforceable as a concern. people who have not paid are waiting to see if the new law to legalize marijuana in d.c. passes. arrests.as not stopped one man who did not want to be identified said police have no interest in the law. there are no tickets being written? >> not one person has gotten a ticket. >> in southeast washington, sam ford, abc 7 news. >> gambling revenue is rising in maryland despite a drop in lottery spending. recent figures say that maryland million ine to $850 gambling revenue in the past year, a two point 4% increase. lottery ticket sales dropped about 1%. the lottery director said that his probable because more money is being spent at casinos. straight ahead, an unpleasant surprise for some drivers returning to their parked cars at the ew why. -- at bwi. and can we expect >> the heavy rain this week caused a lot of problems for drivers. some got stuck in heavy water and some vehicles were flooded at the long-term parking lots at bwi-marshall.

she's challenging the democrat nominee council member muriel bowser and another council member david cantania. this is the first time schwartz is running for mayor. >>> trending now, something amazing happens after this guy gets his food trapped between a train and a platform. we're going to talk about that and other hot topics coming up at 5:30. >> we issued a yellow alert for nuisance showers. we certainly have nuisance showers if you're headed out route 7 or 123. it's all in the light range. eight going to wet your roads. please turn your lights on. we'll track the rest of the activity and tell you when it's going to be out of here and look ahead to the weekend. >> also ahead, an update on the two americans trying to overcome all odds against the deadly ebola virus. >> what should hackers pull off a massive online heist. i'm tara mergener in washington. why one cyberexpert says it won't >>> in tonight's consumer alert, there is a good chance your personal information is in the wrong hands. tara mergener is in washington, d.c. with details about the biggest data breach in history.

council member muriel bowser. >> well, good morning everybody. welcome to the award for. capital city. i often am very proud to celebrate the part that went through in the history of our city and our nation. we're very proud of it. we know only the civil war battle to take place in the district of clum bof columbia t here in fort stephens. we know that at the battle of fort stephens, the nation's capitol was saved from imminent attack. you may also know that they even when it was build to protect from confedder ra eerate soldie were very proud to recognize elizabeth thomas forever and ever here on this land by naming this street in her honor, the elizabeth thomas way. we know she was fully kpens yaepted for her la-- compensate her sacrifices. fortunately we have a wonderful relationship with our partners. we want to acknowledge the hard work they've done to acknowledge this anniversary and build a great relationship with our community. our parks and national monuments are start of the people that you serve. i hope you will acknowledge really two great women who are leadin

. >> what's working against him, bowser has pretty much all of organized labor behind her. his way to say i have a little here. there's 3600 and they don't necessarily vote in one block. i think it's more it looks good for him to at least get some support from organized labor. again how effective that will be, you know, will depend on if you can get them all out to vote and get the 3600 to vote for you, at least at a majority. maybe that makes a difference in a close race. right now doesn't look like it's that close. >> i would say it probably doesn't help that much either. simply because the 3600 don't live in the district. >> that's a good point. >> good point. >> the numbers that may vote in the district may -- won't be significant enough i think to really get him the kind of return that he's looking for. of course, an endorsement is a an endorsement. it's meaningful. to the point of kattcatania's personality, one of the things i have noticed among voters in the district of columbia, many of them like that temperament. >> yeah. >> and they feel as though if there's an is

catania accuses mural bowser of refusing to debate. he wants one now. bowser says she's focusing on taking the campaign to the phones and front doors of voters. michael, how do you size up this race so far? >> very interesting. i think that carol schwartz's entry and this petition effort has spiced this thing up a bit. for those who don't know, there's some backstory between carol schwartz and david catania and the back story is such that it wouldn't be a surprise to anybody if her only reason for being in the race is to spoil things for david catania. >> she denies that. >> i know she denies that. i've denied a lot of things that weren't necessarily true. i don't think that's a big deal. i think that what we now have is something very interesting. david kattcatan in criticizing mural bowser for not debating has effectively named her as the frontrunner. that's the kind of thing someone who is challenging the frontrunner will do. please debate me. you know, because i need you to legitimize my candidacy. that's one of the things i think is very interestin

. >> two big endorsements for muriel bowser today. leaders of the metro washington council and federation of labor organizations say that she is the candidate for the job. the democratic councilmember faces david catania and carol schwartz in november. both are running as independents. there is no republican candidate. and voters will get a chance to hear from the candidates. they are vying for the 48 the strict in june. david foster and richard sullivan will be aired tonight at 7:00 in founders hall auditorium on george mason university's arlington campus. that election will be held next tuesday. meantime, the corruption trial of bob donnell and his wife, maureen, injuring its third week now. the governor's chief of staff is on the stand. we were there as he walked into court this morning. he testified that the former governor was visibly upset after they interviewed his wife. i asked him not to drive a ferrari from jonnie williams' home. the governor remains optimistic. >> we're about halfway done. i am looking for to presenting our

room 3404 for council member muriel bowser. during her four night, $1600 trip, for a conference.r earlier at the wynn resort in vegas council member jack evans spent more than $700 for one night for one room for the same conference. a news 4 i-team review of years of out-of-town expenses found d.c. council members travel to the same event in las vegas they spend wildly different amounts. if you're living in the district and making minimum wage and trying to get by and see your council member, the person supposed to be representing you, spending a few nights in vegas, $600 a night for a hotel room, you have lost touch. >> reporter: says david williams of the taxpayers protection alliance. d.c. council members are free to book their own travel and need only to submit forms to the council secretary to review and get a reimbursement. the money is withdrawn from a taxpayer office budget, each member gets about $20,000 a year to spend. we checked how often the council secretary rejected a trip and we found the answer. zero times. hasn't happened once. we found much of the rest of d.c.'

mayoral candidate muriel bowser released this statement. she went on to encourage d.c. residence to call police if they have any information on the shootings and other crimes the district. meanwhile, d.c. police have not released any information to us on possible suspects in any of these incidents. reporting in the newsroom, janette reyes, abc 7 news. in custody suspect after two failed carjackings, a d.c. police cup -- police officer is due in court today. two other suspects are on the shotfter one detective was early yesterday morning. that officer is recovering after surgery. investigating a fatal motorcycle crash in fairfax county, virginia. it happened on the outer loop near van dorn street. bunyangators say michael of alexandria hit the new pavement, lost control of his bike and was ejected. he was then hit and killed by a car. a funeral service today for kevin ward jr., hit right tony stewart car on saturday during a race on a dirt track. his family and fellow racers say they want him or membered as a talented and aggressive driver who had a bright future. police

. >> by the way, muriel bowser said she wouldn't implement that plan either. >>> they haveo so much. now one local group is finding homes for the homeless in hopes of bringing them some healing. >>> and channeling the bay. the pressure that players are putting on their manager to >>> people who live on the street have not only lost their job and their home, many are struggling with mental illness. in fact it'a cae homeles homele. t l oup has a strategy for rescuing their lost souls and giving them a pathway to healthy mind and body. wendy rieger reports. >> reportr charles, these are not just pills, they're rays of light that keep him out of the darkness of depression. >> if i'm not on medication, all hell break loose. >> reporterar knows that hell all too well. for 20 years, he was homeless because of a severe depression. >> i didn't know how to deal with life. i just like forgot. it's like i forgot how to live. >> reporter:ie worked for a fortune 500 company but bipolar disorder upended her life. >> i would get extremely exuberant a full of energy and wouldn't slp days on end. and

election as an independent and he'll face the democratic nominee, his fellow council member muriel bowser. former council member carol schwartz has also announced her candidacy. voters go to the polls to elect d.c.'s next mayor on november 4. >>> it appears the three-day cease-fire between israel and hamas in the gaza strip has taken hold, at least for now. boat sides are involved in indirect talks in cairo take will hopefully prevent future cross border violence. israel said all of its ground troops have pulled out of gaza. the recent month-long fighting has claimed nearly 1900 palestinian lives, most of them civilians. the war has also left 67 israeli dead. all but three of them soldiers. >>> coming up when the news continues, he's been gone for two years but the chuck brown music and legacy live on. see what his family is doing to honor his memory and to celebrate the release of his final album. >> but first, we hop aboard one of those new streetcars that will soon carry passengers along the h street >>> welcome back to 9news. the district's h street corridor is a little crazy these da

. >> bowser's growing war chest. muriel bowser's fund-raising is ahead of that and her economy stigs. she still has more than 1 come to spend between now and november. david catania has 463,000. carol schwartz reported about 65,000, half is her own money. adrian seniority raised $5 million in 2010 and lost. how would you compare money in that race to this race? >> it's different in the sense that venti was sort of running against his -- the own -- his own image the image he was projecting out to the community that he was sort of -- there was distance between him and the community. bowser has the money, she's defeated the incumbent, so she's really not running against anyone really but herself. i think her aim is sort of i've got the money, we can slow walk this. i know that there will be debates at some point but because she has enough money to sort of outadvertise ka tain ya and carol schwartz it makes it a little different that she's already run the primary where venti's situation was a little different because it

stevens, 150th anniversary recognition resolution of 2014. . >> thank you, council member bowser.year and in honor of the sus qui centennial of the civil war we conducted our first junior camp and would like to pen our three representatives here, cooper rivera, navid sherzod and nina sherzod. [ applause ] >> they are now officially and they are now officially junior rangers. [ applause ] . >> our next speaker today is mr. ed barrs. ed barrs is a united states marine war veteran of world war ii, a war historian and author of his work on american civil wars and world war ii eras. he is known for an extremely popular tour guide of historic battlefields for the smithsonian associates. mr. barrs served as chief historian of the national park service from 1981 to 1994. please welcome be ed barrs. [ applause ] . 71st off, i want to thank my colleagues of the national park service and the property, the people in the neighborhood for working so well together to commemorate the battle of ft. stevens. an important milestone in the reunification of our country and the emancipation of american

council member muriel bowser is the democratic nominee. >>> you know the big security hassle when you get to the airport. you got long lines, can't bring liquid, have to take off your belt, your watch, your shoes, but you might be more understanding if you see some of the items passengers try to sneak through airport security. >> mola lenghi shows us some of these items you have to see to try to believe. >> reporter: have you ever forgotten? everyone forgets, even airport passengers at tsa check points. >> most times people will tell us they forgot the pocketknife was on their key chain. >> people might forget they have this small little pocketknife on them, but is someone really forgetting they've got their butcher knife on them? >> you can't make up the stuff people bring. >> reporter: while tsa officials say there's no way of knowing what percentage of prohibited items officers actually catch at airport check points, at reagan national passengers surrender items at a rate of 50 pounds a week. >> this is a heavy style military utility knife. >> these are grenades. people use them fo

we have repeatedly asked councilwoman muriel bowser who went on the trip and is the democratic nominee for mayor to comment on camera. her office declined our requests saying they couldn't find time inher schedule. address the topic with her thoughts about the travel spending, we will get back to you. >>> tonight tears and tight hugs at a vigil in northwest d.c. for a 3-year-old girl shot and killed in landover, maryland, last sunday. knijah bibb was visiting a house in landover, maryland, when two young men who argued outside. police say brian campbell who lived in the house missed the bullet. davon wallace was accused of firing the but that struck knijah. if you know where wallace is, please call police. there is a reward for information about the crime. >>> a 16-year-old girl continues to recover from a gunshot wound she suffered at the hands of her own father. a loudoun county sheriff's deputy who mistook his daughter for a late night home intruder. investigators say a security alarm went off about 3:30 tuesday morning at the home of deputy easton mcdonald near winchester. he heard

. >> reporter: candidate muriel bowser could not be reached. she issued a brief statement tuesday saying she wouldn't implement the current plan either. only the next mayor can address the plan's unanswered questions. parents across the city say they are looking for clear guidance for schools from the candidates. >> as a future elementary school parent it is important for certainty. we are hard at work for unity. sdpl we will hear about the boundary plan being too important to delay. >>> prince george's county students wrapped up their first day of school today. this year there are a lot of new faces in the classroom. 1,200 new students. more than 800 new teachers. we stopped by today. they are excited about their new international program and the staff played the role of international flight crews to guide the students through their global journey. >> the world is theirs. that is what we want to push our scholars to believe. think outside of the box. >> new this year 20 prince george's county school buses are fitted with cameras to catch drive

two mayoral candidates, david katania and mur yell bowser have been vocal about this issue in the past, but today they are reserving judgment until they have a chance, they say, to further review the new school boundaries. by the way, those boundaries on our website nbcwashington.com. search school boundaries. if you would like to take a closer look to see exactly where you may fit into that. coming up tonight at 6:00 hear from a man who lived in the district for a long time. he has a lot of feelings about what the actual issues are here and what the district really needs to be focused on. live in northwest, kristen wright, news 4. >>> a valid controversy with just a couple of months to go until midterm elections. we'll tell you about the challenge to thousands of voters here in our area. >>> local schools are more than just skyrocketing enrollment. there's a new problem for most students. just as they head back to school. >>> a local mayor opens his new office. well, sort of. the message he is trying to get across by picking >>> if you live in fairfax county, your vote is under scruti

stevens 150th anniversary recognition resolution of 2014. >> thank you, council member bowser.ar and in honor of the anniversary of the civil war, we conducted our first civil war junior rangers camp an we today would like to pin our three representatives here today, cooper rivera, nabid and nita sherzod. and they are now officially junior rangers.nior [ applause ] >> our next speaker today is mr. ed bars.in ed bars is a united states marine corps veteran of world . war ii. tours a military historian and an author known for his work on the american civil war and world war ii eras plp bars is especially moan for his historic tours and an extremely popular tour guide of historic battlefields for the smithsonian associates. mr. bars served as chief historian of the national park service from 1981 to 1994. please welcome mr. ed bars. e >> first off, i want to thank the -- my colleagues of the national park service and the se people of the neighborhood for working so well together to ne commemorate the battle of ft. stevens. an important milestone in the reunification of our country

in the interim people will rely on water bowsers for supplies. >> translation: there's not enough water for drinking and when cooking we need to use water carefully. >> the lack of rains not only affected tens of thousands of people, but livestock and wildlife. all hoping for a speedy end to the dry spell. >> still ahead on al jazeera america. child horses roaming the open spaces in the american west. aniconic image, one threatened by a government agency. >> fault lines labor day marathon the true cost of cheap labor >> nothing can be worse than this people burnt to ash... >> horrendous conditions... traffic labor on us bases... management stealing wages... exploited children put to work... >> how many of you get up at 4 or 5 o'clock in the morning to go out to the fields? don't miss our award winning series fault lines labor day marathon only on al jazeera america >>> wild horses run free in parts of the american west for centuries. the agency that is supposed to protect the horses has been selling them for meat. >> i see horses up here. there is nothing any more exciting, hardly, than

in the interim people will rely on water bowsers for supplies. >> translation: there's not enough to bathing drinking. when cooking we need to use water carefully. the lack of rain not only affected tens of thousands, but also livestock and wildlife, hoping for a speedy end to the dry spell. >>> officials have confirmed ebola related deaths in the democratic republic of congo. the country's health minister say it's uprelated to the outbreak in west africa. the congolese cases are a different strain to the one killing 1400 people in 14 other nations. this would be the 7th outbreak in democratic republic of congo since the virus was discovered. >>> mcdonald's is in a fight. they are seeing the worst sales. employees want more pay, and there's questions about the safety make-up of their burgers. they may be suffering an image problem. >> reporter: this mcdonald's commercial showing happy workers dancing their way to a transaction paint a pretty picture and is a stark contrast to reality. in may, the workers demanded better wages. this protest in chicago is one of dozens. last week bad n

in the interim people will rely on water bowsers for supplies. >> there's not enough for drinking. even when cooking, they need to use water carefully. >> the lack of rains is not only affecting tens of thousands of people, but livestock and wildlife. all hoping for a speedy end to the dry spell. >>> let's return to yemen and the precarious position that the government is in as it negotiates with the houthi rebels. our correspondent is in the capital. there was a proposal on the table from the government to the houthi groups that want more autonomy in the north, where are we with that proposal? >> well the delegation dispatched by the president is now talking with the president in sanar. we are expecting an announcement in the coming hours, giving us an indication as to whether we'll see a settlement of further escalation. we are expecting a pro-houthi rally and anti-houthi rally in the coming hours in the capital. there's rhetoric. the hutus accusing the government of not listening to their demands. the government says the hewitties are introns gent. never before has yemen been so

schwartz is challenging muriel bowser and independent david came fan ya. came -- cantania. cantania turned in his petition yesterday. glz. >> this is schwartz fifth time running for mayor. a nondemocrat has never been elected mayor here in the district. >>> we want to take a look outside. here's the sun and it's hazy. you can see it's humid. it feels like summer and going to be stormy, too. >> the threat for storms will be mainly this afternoon early this evening. but this morning a little bit humid. but overall it's been worse. this summer overall it's not been bad at any stretch. let's show you what's happening with the day planner. we're expecting the morning to be okay. then in the afternoon that's when we have to worry about some showers and storms. noon toward the shenandoah valley, i-81 probably after 2:00, 3:00 p.m. here in d.c. but that threat will go till 7:00, 8:00. that could interfere with the nats mets game. we have highs near 90. a few showers have snuck in toward garrett county, eastern west should v.a. but these are few and far between. local -- west virgin

muriel bowser who i am supporting for mayor who i talked to this morning she said how was the mayor for life? so thank you cann. thank you. thank you canon. >> you write in the book that you have been stopped by the police on several occasions for a dwp. what does that stand for? driving while black and for driving too slowly. >> that's a true story. i'm going out on the avenue getting ready to go to the national park service and i was driving probably 25, 30 miles an hour and i saw the red light he gave me a ticket for driving too slow. as it turned out d.c. doesn't have such a law for driving too slow but the national police i have had more trouble with them than anybody in this town. they have left me alone now. they don't pick up these little trivial things on me. >> do you feel racism is still alive and well in america despite the fact that we have a black man in the white house? will we ever get past, will we ever live in a post-racial society? what do you think about back? >> you know, the last chapter of my book talks about where we go from here. i don't say racism but race is a

bowser squares off. >>> rapid transit could be on its way to montgomery county. counties for transit showed off a bus on loan from fort collins, colorado. that is the bus right there. in 20 cities across the country. buses like this have their own lanes and last year, the montgomery county council passed a measure that allows for 80 miles of rapid transit corridors. they would operate at the capacity or speed of a metro line, but with lower costs and certainly more flexibility. according to the executive director of counties for transit, this is just the first hurdle for rapid transit corridors in montgomery county. >> the next step is to now start researching each of these corridors, doing some engineering studies and once you do that, then you say well, can we find space for the dedicated lanes for transit? how much is it going to cost? >> based on previous projects, it could take four to five years to complete those corridors and the cost could be anywhere between $5 and $20 million a mile. >> the old road was driving you crazy and the fix will be the same. vd

general election as an independent and he'll face the democratic nominee fellow council member muriel bowserer council member carol swartz has also announced her candidacy. >>> the painted sky that howard has been telling us and he also says it will begin to feel more like august today. >> nowward is talking about 9 -- howard is talking about 90- degree weather. he joins us live from the weather terrace. >> reporter: we spent most of the summer at or below average but yesterday 89. day think we'll be at least a degree pore two above that. -- or two above that. it's a pretty shot this morning. temperatures going into the mid- 80s by lunch time. upper 80s and low 90s for the high temperature and light winds, though. that's allowed some fog to form this morning. some dense fog with visibility reported in manassas, warrenton and tappahannock at zero with frederick over towards martinsburg a quarter mile. there are areas even toward howard and montgomery counties as well, in toward frederick where we have some patchy, dense fog. temperatures are in the 60s for the most part. 50s in the mountains

marion bowser supported me for mayor and i talked to her this morning and she said how is the mayor for life? so, thank you. thank you ken. thank you. [inaudible] >> okay, i'm sorry. >> you are serving in ward 8 the poor section of the city in the right in the book that you can stop by the police on several occasions for it dwb and what does that stand for? driving while black and for driving too slowly. >> that's a true story. i am out on the avenue getting ready to go southeast and the national park service police officer sitting across the street. i was driving probably 25, 30 miles an hour and i saw the red light. he gave me a ticket for traveling to slow. as it turned out to d.c. didn't have such a law on driving too slow but the national police i have had more trouble with them than anybody in this town. they have left me alone now. they don't pick up these little trivial things on me. >> do you feel racism is still alive and well in america despite the fact that we have a black man in the white house and will we ever get past, will we ever live in a post-racial society? what you

communications director andrew bowser told the national journal the sites are a new and effective way to disseminate information to voters who are interested in learning the truth about these democratic candidates you know the national republican campaign committee or congressional campaign committee. was even running fake ads for democratic candidates where they were soliciting contributions and people were making contributions in the money was going to the republicans and the looseness this is bizarre it's not really that bizarre i visited one of these websites and is i mean there are actually lacking on a lot of content which i'm sure you're happy about but when you get watch the video you get to the bottom of the websites it's very clearly says paid for by the national republican congressional committee it will very likely video the video seems to be we're all going to not really have a very good news with a political slant words the rant about jon stewart the rants about stephen colbert who's literally pretending to be conservative worse the rants about jon all over look all this

he will face off against muriel bowser and carol schwartz in over him or. thank you for watching.after dark okay coverboy pretty with a beauty mark but such a pity a boy so pretty ♪ ♪ with an ugly heart ♪ hey ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >>> can you see why it's such a big hit? grl performing "ugly heart." platinum their latest single and we'll hear live from them in discuss a little bit. >> wow. that hair, man, whoo. all right. >>> also, i was just inside talking to this man, oh. here's pierce brosnan. live. ♪ >> all that weather brought to you by panera bread and a nice wipedown. george? >> earning his dessert and crown the winner right now our "gma mix and mash-up." our buzzfeed foodies went head to hid, the s'moresicle, bannoli and blueberry pietacos. the winner is blueberry pietacos. emily, you did it again. why don't you put it up there? three in a row for emily. you have the wafflebrown sandwich, the pimento cheeseburger corn dogs on tuesday, blueberry pietacos. that doesn't mean you've won overall yet. >> she does have -- >> she's the only one -- >> we got no shot. >> which