>> reporter: mayor muriel bowser was out promoting education today. she defeated former mayor vincent gray in 2014. now gray will mount a political comeback running for the d.c. council in the june 14th primary. gray is to announce his decision on the wamu kojo nnamdi show at noon. gray considered challenging vincent orange but sources say he will oppose yvette alexander. here is mayor bowser responding to news4's mark segraves. >> i have told you before that i'm happy to tell anybody that vincent orange has been a great partner with us so has yvette alexander, and i don't really have any other council. >> that means you will endorse both -- >> i just told you what it means. it means that they've been great partners. >> reporter: with his deep knowledge of the city government, gray could be a tough adversary for bowser on the council. gray was not charged last month when prosecutors ended a five-year probe. alexander told news4 she's confident of re-election. >> i have my eye on ward 7. i'm continuing to do the work i'm going to continue to do the thi

mayor muriel bowser part of that delegation.he talked to david about what the group hopes to accomplish. >> we brought members representing the business community and education, construction, infrastructure, health care, to see what we can learn from cubans, but also to exist for americans. >> tomorrow mayor bowsler tour two high performing schools in cuba. and you can watch david's report starting on news4 today. >>> a controversial gun compromise is headed to the governor's desk in virginia. the general assembly passed the legislation today. it bans people with a protective order or a conviction for domestic violence from carrying guns, and requires state police presence at gun shows for voluntary background checks. it alsoxd allows more gunowners from out of state to carry concealed firearms in virginia. governor jerry mcauliffe is expected to sign the bill this week. >>> tomorrow marks one week to the virginia primary on super tuesday. and the commonwealth is a key ì% battleground state for both parties. some candidates are

this is the meeting and this is the only meeting that muriel bowser is scheduled to attend. one exception proposed shelters would be for families. in ward six a big concern is how well will the city run the shelter in this ward? the commissioner says he cares for the homeless families but he is nervous because of the last shelter the d.c. government had here. the old randall men's shelter across the street from where they want a new family shelter. he recalls randall -- >> crime, drug, alcoholism. this wasn't housing for families. >> randall closed a dozen years ago. mayor bowser and the presentation to the councilmembers this week is that houses 700 homeless people with the new shelters in seven of eight wards with no more than $50 shelter. at the proposed sight in ward one -- >> it's great because people are warm and safe. they don't go across town. >> at ward five on this site. >> ward five is inundated with the homeless shelter. >> for bowser who opened a shelter for women in ward two this is part of if campaign for homelessness. for some there are questions and concerns

more specifically reba m bowser. the m is why we're here. >> a new state law requires her to show a photo id to vote. she moved to north carolina in 2012 and gave up driving. in 1950 when she got married, we would change to middle name. >> monday she came with her son to the west asheville dmv she didn't have a pennsylvania marriage license and the dmv said no. >> she was mad but she can also joke. [laughter] >> except he was taller. >> bows his daughter-in-law heard about what happened a few hours later. i was livid. i was infuriated. so i sat down and wrote the facebook post because that's what you do i guess. she nicely wrote 220 words they quickly reached hundreds of thousands of people including the dmv. friday the dmv came to bowser. >> she signed an affidavit saving back in 1950 she legally changed her middle name. >> 20 minute later, the dmv approved a photo id request. it should arrive in 10 days. you can vote go vote for donald >> state lawmakers could be headed to raleigh next week to deal with new distric

mayor muriel bowser iss rolling out her plan to close problem plaged d.c. general. the city's largest family homeless shelter will be replaced with smaller short term housing facilities across the district. the six new facilities will be placed throughout all eight wards. bowser touts the facilities wile be modern and safe and will d.c. closer to ending homeless. we want to make sure that we have a safe place for familiesie to get housing first so they can move onto permanent housing. what the city can do around investing in affordable housing. bowser's administration says the new shelters will cost $22 million per year to operate. the goal is to close d.c. d.c general by the fall of 2017. the flint water crisis has caught the nation's attention. that includes the second grader from prince william county. he is doing his part to affectft the children affected by itt floweries flint.fl after hearing about the water crisis he called the school inn flint to ask how he could help.h they told him, well, we have enough drinking water, but there's no way for us to wash his

s mayor muriel bowser.vid culver will head back to havana to cover that t. 41 people in all will take part this this exploratory mission. that's what they're calling it. it is spearheaded by the greater washington hispanic chamber of commerce. the focus, cultivating business relationships. we've shown you how cubans there are preparing for the changes. after decades of decaying relations between the u.s. and cuba, this past year has seen a new wave and now u.s. businesses want in. >> this is a really historic trip to cuba. it's our first trip as a region. >> reporter: angela franco is president of the greater washington chamber of commerce. >> we're going down now before the spotlight sort of makes all of its benefits known. we're down there early and i think that's critical. >> reporter: alomong those goin d.c. muriel bowser, montgomery county executive ike leggit and maurice jones. early, really get the relationships going, figure out where the opportunities reside. >> reporter: but talk of doing business

mayor bowser lays out her plan to close d.c. general com coming with a c price tag. >> young kids lending a helping hand. >> listen, snow showers off to the east of us. they moved through. we're watching for slick spots. bitter air coming in for the weekend. bitter air coming in for the weekend. full forecast coming up. >> big fwhinz new hampshire and majority of votes in each party and we'll breakdown the results coming up at five. . >> gary is back. >> ready for it? >> no. >> i'm bitter about it. >> speaking of bitter. >> it's going to be bitter cold. >> 29 orngs my goodness gary it feels like the bottom fell out all of a sudden. >> wait until sunday morning, monday morning, we're talking about single digits probably. >> ouch. >> teens in the city. just preparing you for it. >> there's time to be bitter still. >> today is wednesday. >> today is hump day. >> hump day. >> let's deal with the moment first. >> okay. >> i like that. >> sorry wisdom i'm not doing that i'm going straight to the weekend forecast. >> all right. okay. >

. >> they include muriel bowser, ike and also david culver. he will be making a return trip to cover the historic visit. >> david joins us with why some are disappointed about the trip. >> since relations between the u.s. and cuba were officially re-established last summer, these type of delegation visits are becoming increasingly common. terry mcauliffe went just last month. this trip combines all of our region, d.c., maryland, and virginia, and those going tell me it's all about networking. it's scenic, majestic, just beautiful. for five decades cuba's tempting american tourists flocked by the u.s. embargo. as we've shown you, some cubans are preparing for the day that changes and with relations re-establi re-established, local businesses want in. >> tourism is the lifeblood in the greater washington region. it's a remarkable opportunity to explore opportunities to bring more people here, more of those flights direct noop forth. >> reporter: jim dinegar is joining the chamber of commerce on the upcoming trip. he wants to see direct flights f

mayor mare bowser may have to fess up how she picked sites for the new home less shelters. > plus, the future of cancer screaming at home soon be possible.poss a new saliva test doctors say can diagnose cancer in 10 minutes. minutes. > in tonight's health watchgh researchers are counting what they call extraordinary resultss when it comes to fighting blood cancer cells. their message uses the own body's t cells. they remove immune cells from patients and genetically modify them to tar cancer. those cells are then infused back into the body. in early clinical trials theys say more than half of blood cancer treatments resume remission. the future of cancer screening at home may soon be possible. researchers say they have created 100 percent accuratepe test for cancer that can be dond in just 10 minutes. all it takes is a little bit of a patient's saliva. saliva can be used for the testt because it's possible to spot tumor dna in bodily fluids. clinical trials to check the validity of the tests are expected to launch later this year. >> that's incredible. > a new study may have some expec

mayor muriel bowser will tour two high performing schools.ook for updates later today from david culver. >>> today 45, cold raindrops today. near 60 tomorrow with a risk of and evening. turns into it a rawind thursday and friday. this weekend sun ny and dry. >>> outer loop at connecticut, cars damaged because report of a mo pothole. 95 slow through dumfries. >> and that is the show for us. >> the "toda you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates, answer the call already. >>> good morning. winning hand. donald trump with a strong lead heading into today's caucus in nevada. he plays tough guy with the protester at his rally. >> i'd like to punch him in the face, i'll tell ya. >> as he and marco rubio take swings at ted cruz over alleged dirty tricks. >> every single day, something comes out of the cruz campaign that's untrue. >> while the other candidate s slu

person we have not heard on from this legislation was mayor muriel bowser. when asked today, she did not offer her opinion. stephen tschida, abc 7 news. kimberly: arlington and fairfax county on alert for potentially rabid fox. at least three attacks have been reported in the past week. eyewoman says she made contact with the fox when it lunged at her twice. she was bitten on the leg, but took a couple pictures after. the woman was rushed to the emergency room and is ok. an hour later, a couple pushing a stroller was also attacked. they believe it's the same animal. it was clear that it was injured by an animal or a car and i think it felt threatened and startled. the second time it came back and i shook it off again. go towards the front of the house rather than this entrance. kimberly: officials want you to be careful if you see a fox in case it might have rabies. 20 more minutes on saturday news extra. coming up next, why the postal rent to giveying to people. and later, is there room for another burger joint? the famous brothers who may want to find out.

s/ muriel bowser/ washington dc mayor :22 "and we know that the discussions that a fierce urgency now. and i know that the president wants to leave his mark president obama will meet with cuban leaders, including raul castro, next month, it will be the first visit to the island by a u-s president in 88 years. (weather anim - with track) rest of today: hit and miss showers possible;otherwise, mainly cloudy. highs will be in the low 50s. winds ne 10-15mph. tonight: mostly cloudy...with a few showers possible. lows will be in the mid 40s. winds var. 5-10mph. wednesday: mostly cloudy. scattered showers in the morning. then late day showers & storms that could be strong to severe...stay tuned. highs will be near 70. winds south 10-20mph with gusts up to 25mph. hit and miss showers possible thru tonight. high temps will be in the low 50s. a warm front will lift through the region thru wednesday am, leading to a warmer day tomorrow. highs will be near 70. we'll see a few scattered showers through the day. however, evening a line of showers and storms will move through the region. this will b

mayor bowser will detail the final stages of her plan at a mayor council meeting. last fall, the d.c. council voted to close d.c. general. this noon we are following new developments in a murder case. the father of 13-year-old nicole lovell is speaking out for the first time since his daughter's death. says he tried to stop her from going down the road past. he told dr. phil that her family tried to step in after finding out she was talking to older men online. >> my daughter in ohio had dug around in her instagram account and she screen shotted me. showed sheaccount was chatting with a man named david. david eisenhower and natalie keepers are accused of plotting to murder the 13-year-old for weeks. now we will talk about the forecast. some of you woke up with rain. doug: the area that we thought would have the biggest impact was to the north. but it was in the low end of the range of snow. the rest of the area, kind of a miserable day, but no impact. the national weather service has dropped the winter storm warning. many areas just west of the metro are not even u

mayor muirial bowser discusses replacing d.c.eral with short term housing facilities across the city. d.c. general was d.c.'s largest family shelter and last year the council voted in support of mayor bowser's plan. . >> a group of mom's made d.c. for handling of flint water crisis. mother from mish mesh and missouri will speak at the national press club 10 this morning addressing a failure to act. they call the epa response to crisis a serious threat to public health and flint michigan is reeling from ongoing led and toxic chemical crisis in drinking water. >> coming up next update on where the show -- snow is fal falling and how long it will stake around. >> that's not good. >> no. >> let's do that. >> and reminder before we take to you the break if you have a news tip share with us by calling or you can email our tips to "fox5" tips at wttg.com. tips to "fox5" tips at wttg.com. back in a moment >> good morning, welcome back. a mix fell through most of the night and transition in the city and even points south and east. good ne

mayor bowser: we think people will be excited to ride. amy: it gives students, neighbors, and visitors another option along h street. >> i think it will get me places a lot faster. amy: some say it has been a long time coming. >> they have been saying it would open in a has been delayed so long, then it is finally open. slowedyears long project by delays. >> we came together under challenging circumstances to make the corrections and to have all these people turn out on a saturday with their families, lining up to get on the streetcar, it's thrilling. was an ideae, it years ago that seemed fantasy, now packed with riders and rolling through. >> i cannot believe i'm here today riding the streetcar. amy: for now, these tracks run along h street, but the mayor says they have big plans for expanding. live in northeast amy, abc 7 news. kimberly: a major update on a break-in and rape in mount vernon. they suspect is finally in custody. the police arrested martinez last night after he was identified in a suspicious vehicle by officers on the bik

mayor muriel bowser was in cuba yesterday as part of a trade mission, where she met with cuban officials and discussed a range of topics from the economy to education. yesterday, she toured schools andos hpitals as well as cuban bah's foreign trade minister. the mayor of havana and cuba's tourism minister. during a news conference, bowser called for ongoing change, and also addressed president obama's upcoming trip. obama will meet with decide dents and cuban president rau,l castro next month. his visit will be the first by a u.s. president to be made since 1928. cuba until thursday. >>> thousands of refugees were stranded in greece as border control. on sunday -- banned afghan nationals for crossing into the country, and requiemsed iraqis and syrians to have a at that point or identity card for entry. apart from official registration document. the result, about 1,000 my grants waited at the greek border camp and at the gas station less than 12 miles away. eighty buses were 4,000 more my grants were waiting to take them to the boarder. tim? >>> if you're traveling, we have wet weather ac

alexander has been mostly supporting bowser and is expected to get campaign help from the mayor. ward 7 could be one of the hottest races in the city this election year. jim and doreen, back to you. >> thanks, tom. >>> a rare look inside metro's new crime-fighting center. all new at 6:00, we'll tell you what the agency says about the possibility of banning people who commit crimes from riding on the system. >>> i'm julie carey in woodbridge where residents just learned the naked man who attacked a teenage girl yesterday on her way to the bus stop lives among them. coming up, you'll hear from a witness who tried to rescue the teenager. >>> plus, controversy already swirling around the person who will be chosen to lead one of the largest school districts in o >>> parents in woodbridge are reacting to word that a naked man who attacked a teenager on her way to the school bus is one of their own neighbors. it was a bizarre scene that happened along charter court. bureau chief julie carey talked to the victim's parents and a witness. julie? >> reporter: well, that 16-year-old girl did

mayor muriel bowser. david culver has been twice in the last year. >> that's right. and they're calling this an exploratory mission because they don't want it to be seen as a trade or commerce mission. instead, think of more of a networking trip if you will. the delegation of 41 is going t÷ focus on health, education, business, and government. they're going to fly out to the trip will include d.c. mayor muriel bowser and maw rens jones, virginia's customers and trade secretary. >> it's a remarkable opportunity to explore opportunities. it's countless opportunities on education, hospitality, health care, and more. that's why this is exploratory committee to go down with our eyes open and see what's up. >> but even the discussion of restarting business with cuba evokes a lot of strong emotions. i just got off the phone with a cuban-american lawmakers from virginia. you're going to hear about his concerns, chris and erika, when it comes to this trip. that's ahead on news4 at 5:00. >> looking forward to that. great insight. appreciate that. you're going to want to stay w

both orange and alexander are very strong bowser supporters. you can expect her political operation to support them as much as possible but gray is getting back in tomorrow. >> things could get interesting. all right. tom, thanks so much. >> that's why we're here. >> that's right. to cover it. >>> a developing story right now, a judge is deciding that bill cosby will face sex assault charges in a decade-old case. nbc's chris pollone is covering this case for us. chris? >> reporter: and, jim, this legal hearing was expected to last just one day. it has now lasted two days, and it's still going on in the montgomery county courthouse here behind me. it shows you just how important this small legal issue is to both sides in the cosby case prosecution. now, bill cosby entered court as he did yesterday around 9:30 this morning. he was greeted by dozens of supporters and well wishers who cheered him and chanted for him. he waved to the crowd as he went into the courthouse today. we haven't seen him since he entered the courthouse this morning. now, at

today, bowser met with cuba's foreign minister of trade and foreign investments. the mayor of savannah was there and officials of the university of havana. >>> it will be a wet next couple of days in dc. >>> our chief meteorologist has more on the weather alert. >>> it could be worse. we could be talking about snow. it will be a cold rain tomorrow morning. the futurecast chose rain on -- in fairfax county and temperatures in the upper 30s and low 40s. not saying you couldn't see some flakes toward fredericks or hagerstown or winchester or cumberland. this will be a cold rain event by monday morning. 39 and manassas and 301 downtown. only about 38 in silver spring and fairfax. by 10:00, tons of rain across the metro and steady rain steady rain most of tuesday morning. miserable at the bus stop and by noon, you need your umbrella with temperatures in the low 40s. 43 in the play-doh and downtown. 38 and hagerstown and 42 in leesburg. by 2:00, the rain tapers off and the temperatures will be in the low 40s. we will come back and talk about the yellow alert for wednesd

aside from blue, other options include a statue mayor bowser will have the final say. >>> two calls of dogs falling through the ice in the span of just one hour. >>> later tonight, at 11:00, it's a stigma they deal with every day muslims, alarmed by acts of terrorism, being carried out in the name of their religion. tonight, i'llic i'll take you to a local mosque, where follow i do everything on the internet. but, it's kind of slow. my friends say i should get fios because it's the fastest. i just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. that's seriously better. (husband) we're out of 2%! i wonder what else could be better around here? (husband) i heard that. switching to better internet is now easier than ever. only fios has the fastest internet available, get 100 meg upload and download speeds. plus tv and phone for just $69.99 a month online with no annual contract. switch to better. switch to fios. >>> electricians were at an apartment complex, where a dog was electrocuted. 7-year-old lakey was in a that had become -- courtroom that had

mayor muirial bowser will discuss plans to le place d.c.eral. >> it was a is they's largest family homeless shelter. >> bob barnard is live in front of the shelter southeast more with more on bowser's plan. good morning, bob. >> hey, maureen, holly, wisdom, good morning to you. we'll find out if 9:00 this morning mayor bowser is holding breakfast with d.c. council she will not only announce more of the plans to shut down the d.c. homeless shelter and where throughout the city they'll on up these smaller temporary homeless facilities. than is the plan she's had since she's taken office and we have not known where these shelters will be and they'll be temporary and a little more family friendly and closer to the services that the homeless families need. the conditions here at the former d.c. general hospital are just not ideal. and it shares the campus with the d.c. jail and so this is something the mayor has wanted to do. but we didn't know where across the city these new shelters would be opening. we'll find that out this morning and later

it says, mayor bowser is committed to reforming d.c. fire and ems. it also says some progress has been made in the last year. i am tom roussey, abc 7 news. alison: new developments and fears that more children may have been victimized in a child poor in case. the fbi joined the investigation into former elementary school aid deonte caraway. documents say he documented and film children performing sex acts. >> we know at this point there are at least 10 victims who range in age from nine to 13 years old. our concern is that number could grow much higher. carrawaye now know advertised his services as a babysitter. carraway also worked as a teacher's aide and then a volunteer at sylvania woods elementary school. a hotline has been set up for victims for anyone with any information on this case. we also posted the information on our website, wjla.com. leon: police are searching for a man who grabbed a teenager while she was walking home from school in loudoun county. police say that this man followed and attacked the teen last week. richard reeve was liv

live, bruce leshan, wusa 9. >> i'm sure mayor bowser is glad to hear that positive reaction she got to her plan. they plan community meetings if all of the city's eight wards thursday night to talk about the plan. >>> president obama's 8th and final budget is now in the hands of congress. a $4.1 trillion spending plan includes money for combatting cancer, global warming and icist terrorists. as it stands, the budget faces little chances of passing, the republican controlled congress. especially in light of the increases coming over the next decade. >> and the president's budget also includes extra spending on cyber security to address short- and long-term cyber security challenges. >> with this plan we intend to modernize federal i.t. by replacing and retiring outdated systems that are vunlerable to attack. >> the president says one of the biggest gaps is information technology. and that makes everyone's information, vulnerable. >>> speaking of which, right now, the justice department is investigating how someone hacked into the database of the fbi and the department of homeland securi

today mayor muriel bowser is touring two high performing schools there. the mayor has already met with cuba's foreign trade and tourism ministers. the idea being sddiscussed is having public schools and universities in the district and cuba work together on foreign exchange programs. david culver is the delegation. we'll check in with him live at 6:45. >>> right now you won't be complaining about metro this morning or at least the way one metrobus handled a purse snatching. a driver played hero after a group of teens ran off with an elderly woman's purse. the driver hopped off his bus and chased the girls into the metro saying. police saw the foot chase and joined in, eventually arresting the teens. >> alarming. i'm scared when i see when there is a group of teens. >> tends to make you clench your bag a little tighter. >> three teenagers were arrested and are facing robbery and resisting arrest charges. metro says if you see something suspicious, says a text to my mtpd and officers will respond. >>> a big fight over your backyard. they say apple should no

mayor bowser says the plowshe p will remain in place until thece threat of snow is gone. >> you can track the stormtorm getting updates from the fox5thf weather team throughout the day on fox5d.c.com and the t fox5 d.c. weather app. >> ♪ >> in other news in theher ne in district this morning policehi are still investigating aestiga violent crash that happenedne near nationals park. three he people were taken toplt the hospital. hos it all started with the driver e who was trying to get awaytwa from police.olic at least one car was completely mangled. the bumper was found wrappednd p around a light post at aost at a nearby intersection. one victim was ejected from arom vehicle.vehi that person was transported toeo a hospital withh life-threatening injuries.hreati two other people, a woman and her child, were also involved.nv both were sent to the hospitalol with nonlife-threatening-teate injuries. >> young man in virginia virgi behind bars this morning for aar murders in stafford county. 20-year-old chancellord tolliver turned himself in tours police last night.poli they s

muriel bowser who was on the commission alumni of tonight's meeting are questioning his motorist. it's about what the school has become. all of this must be approved by the mayor uncopes ill. > back to you. >> that debate is far from over. > sue, we started this week a about it rough, shall we say, but the weekend is upon us. >> and it looks like if we're patients ' going to be make it all worthwhile. it's finally thursday and it's really nice to know that we're going to be rewarded at the end of the weekend. there might be a couple showers, but sunday is going to be worth waiting for. a cold night tonight that's for sure. there will be some spots that head down into the upper teens north and west, so bundle up for tomorrow morning and even here in the city with a few clouds tomorrow night we could drop down to about 25-degrees. a look at your forecast that's where we're starting with the 25-degree readi near 20 in some of the suburbs. a few clouds will join us in the overnight and we'll have some clouds around as the sun comes up tomorrow morning. but you can also see them here b

mayor muirial bowser having dinner tonight with families at the d.c. general homeless shelter in southeast this comes after the mayor announced plans to help the city homeless and the mayor want to close the city's homeless helter by 20 18 and on eight smaller shelt areas cross the city and meanwhile mayor bowser will attend a ribbon cutting for a new homeless shelt are for women and patricia handy place for women will accommodate 200 women and shelter is slokted 5th streets northwest near gally place metro system. >> change to district proposed paid family leave bill instead of 16 weeks it's been reduced to twelve weeks and maximum weekly benefit is cut to 15 0 0 and still most generous including paid time off for medical conditions or caring for sick relative and mayor says she'll consider approving bill if city council will approve itself to payroll tax. third hearing is set for tomorrow. >> still ahead we'll hear from actor jeff gold jp blum about independence day sequel. >> i thought it was epic george and wheezingy. >> that was a good one. >> bef

mayor bowser saying the day after that that she was sorry s the district wasn't prepared. they of course started salting a little l too late. l t the temperatures not expected te be as low as they were last time, so not having as many freeze issues as they did during clipper. still the district taking no chances, neither are maryland and virginia. vir they're also getting ahead of the snow for the morning rush. maryland, they say they did nott pretreat the roads, but will be closely monitoring the conditions, especially in the te southern maryland counties.ar they say that about three in the morning they will be full staffed with all their trucks and plows and salt trucks ready to go out in the event that they do t need to treat the roads. at 4 in the morning theirheir emergency center will be set up to monitor the conditions durinn the morning rush. in virginia, however, they did treat out in advance. especially in three counties. cu those three counties e fairfax, loudon and prince william county. there they're seeing the major thoroughfares there weree we treated. now,

mayor muriel bowser proposes putting a shelter there. right now either 00 just a vacant building that sits in the heart of an industrial area next to busy train tracks. some ward 5 neighbors think the location isn't safe for families. >> young families, single parents, children. and i just don't feel that it's okay to place them in the middle of industrial land. >> mayor bowser has said the city pays special attention to where these family shelters would fit into the neighborhoods. neighborhood association leader this is ward 5 will hold a meeting tonight with d.c. council member kenyon mcduffy to talk about getting the location changed. >>> today metro will hold another budget meeting. and your input could affect how much you pay for virs. the board will discuss creating a discounted student pass for local universities and providing a 15 minute grace period to exit. they also want to hear your thoughts pass with the purchase of a rail pass. the hearing starts at 6:30. >>> here's something we don't say too often. there will be track work

marian bowser is holding a ribbon cutting. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, barbara. today is another step in d.c.'s fight against homeless, specifically for women. you are right, we did get a preview this morning, but in the next couple minutes, we're waiting for mayor marian bowser to arrive. it's something the mayor calls a dignified shelter for women. the shelter is named in honor of the legendary worker handy. it is completely renovated. we went inside earlier. we saw the brand new beds, showers, kitchen areas. there are six floors to the building, and it's able to accommodate more than 200 women. but this isn't the only thing the district is doing in an attempt to end homelessness. in fact, right now on your screens, we want to put up a map. this is something that our colleague, news4's mark seagraves, was covering yesterday. this outlines the plan the mayor has to not only close d.c. general, but it outlines eight other centers set to open across the city. another one to open in 2016 and many more to follow in 2018. but here outside the patricia handy place, we

mayor muriel bowser still needsl to sign off on thesese recommendations and then they will be sent to the city council. the group that collected heree has gathered more than 500n 50 signatures in paper signatures and online. changing the name of ballou high will hurt the school between it's successful marching band, n the alumni and there's also the issue of money. it's really fiscally irresponsible of them to go back into a new constructed building and rip apart all of the logo and painting and artwork that bass commissioned because it was really a true community efforti when it came to the deion of the school. you'll be going in and rippingnd up a lot of things, putting theg kids back through construction. we have students here that are student athletes that can't even have colleges come see them play their home game because we kept have a football field because ae contract fell through.ell is this really about the kids? i don't think so. i in out of order. muriel bowser who was on the commission recently -- -- the alumni of tonight's meeting are questioning his motorist.ing it's ab

we asked mayor muriel bowser about this violence.o crimes like this anger you >> any crime angers me againstit anybody. you may be able to recognize three persons of interest. the story has made nationalnal headlines and we asked the mayor if she's concerned about the impact this could have on visitors.sito >> people know that about our city, the wonderful neighborhoods and the wonderful people here and they're not scared away by a few violentiole people. matt ackland, fox5 local news. > matt talked christopher marqise again on the phone.ain he was at the doctor's havinging additional tests done. he said that video is extremely hard for him to much what. tonight the highest court inhest maryland will consider a key issue surrounding the trials ofi six baltimore police officers all charged in freddie gray's death and that in turn will delay any future prosecutions. they will decide whether officee william porter can be forced to testify against other officersir charged in gray's death. december. prosecutors plan to retry him. he shoul

mayor muriel bowser is she's also announcing changes within d.c.'s workforce investment council. that group is responsible for advising the mayor and the strict council on new ways to invest in job training and development. mayor bowser is releasing details at 11:00 this morning. >>> and a heated debate at last night's city council meeting in d.c. has many people argued for and against paid family leave. it was so crowd that people were pushed into an overflow room. the #paid leave to d.c. also trended on twitter. officials are considering a proposal to give people who work in the district 12 weeks paid time off to have a baeby. residents are sharing stories. >> i went from the hospital to work back to the hospital. simply put, when my mom needed me the most, i shouldn't have been forced to choose between working and taking care of her. >> to pay for it, d.c. would employers, but the district's chief financial officer says that would not be nearly enough to cover the cost. in fact one expert says it would cost five times the initial estimate. >>> let's turn to chuck bell now and

mayor bowser also met with the governor of havana. she is in cuba as part of regional delegation with other government officials from our area. >> and the top technology official at a government agency victimized by hacking has resigned. donna see more was chief information officer for officer the personnel management announced retirement yesterday. opm was at center of government hacking sand scandal that compromised files of 21 million americans her resignation comes bays dr. the kong desal hearing during the breach. she was testify todd -- schedule todd testify during that hearing. >> capital paul shellton rear ended a vehicle causing a shape reaction on 295. he was car at the time. shellton was taken into custod custody. nobody was hurt. he was slightly over the legal limit. has a captain in the 7 pl district and been on the force since early 1990s his police powers were now revoked. >> bill cosby wife camille will vl to lurp for a second day of testimony in a defamation filed by women who said bill cosby assaulted them. the mrav'

mayor muriel bowser announced her plans to replace the troubled general hospital. mark segraves is in the northwest to explain. d.c. mayor muriel bowser says she plans on opening up family homeless facilities in all eight wards of the district. that's her long-term plan to close the d.c. general facility, which she says is no longer fit for families to live in while the majority of d.c. council members say they support the mayor's plan, one council member said he did oppose one location. kenya mcduffy who represents ward 5 in the northeast says he doesn't want a shelter going in this location. he points out that this neighborhood already had too many warehouses nightclubs, strip joints, as well as other homeless shelters that are already here. he wants the mayor to reconsider this location. he says he does support her plan, just not this one location. coming up at 5:00, you'll hear from council member mcduffy and mayor bowser, as well as neighbors who will be impacted by this plan. in the district. mark segraves, news4. > >>> breaking news just in to the live desk.

. >> mayor bowser visited the meetings held. she it is dismissed concerns that they would increase crime. >>> pack tap says it's arrested nearly 100 al qaeda members and militants foil be an attack to break daniel pearl's killer.tap nearly 100 al qaeda members and militants foil be an attack to break daniel pearl's killer. out of jail. more than a handful of suicide bombers were enlisted in the attack that officials say was 90% ready for execution. again, that attack foiled. >>> coming up on 5:07. and tomorrow, republican hopefuls for president take the stage this about the democrats. in milwaukee, hillary clinton and bernie sanders squared off in the first debate since his victory in the new hampshire primary. clinton addressed comments made that women should send her to the white house because she's a woman, too. >> i'm not asking people to support me because i'm a woman. i'm asking people to support me because i think i'm the most qualified experienced and ready person to be the president and commander in chief. >> now, up li

mayor muriel bowser has sent o it a statement saying by noon today the district dtric plans to deployore than 200 plows.ow mayor bowser says the plows plo will remain in place until thenl threat of snow he is gone. g >> you can track the storm and o get updates from the fox5 theox weather team throughout thero day on fox5d.c.com and the the fox5 d.c. weather app. >> well, it all came down toown this. last night's super bowl, wisdom, went to the denver broncos.broncos. >> i wasn't playing. >> well, wisdom. weldom. >> we picked our teams tr teams everybody knows who you took.owo >> i had theto broncos.ronc the broncos defense dominated dn as they beat the panthers 24ant to 10. game m.v.p. vaughn miller led the defense that had seven had s sacks and forced fourd turnovers. if you were looking forer offense yoe u were in the wrong place. place. peyton manning he tried to do his thing, 13 and 23, 141 yards became the firsthe quarterback to win the super bowl with two different franchises but was that hisut last hurrah? that's therah? ts question that's still up in t thhae air. last night m

mayor muriel bowser says it will be free to ride for a f short period. piod. it's been 54 years sinceearsin streetcars were last operating o in washington, d.c. washing >> just ahead, a terrifyingerriy helicopter crash caught on camera.came >> plus, bill cosby turningurng the tables on a woman who wom accused him of sexual assault.ls it is 4:39 right now. we'll be right back. >> ♪ >> 4:41 is the time a teenager t is in critical condition this morning after a private helicopter crash into hawaii's i pearl harbor.l harbor. the accident was caught onas can tape. the team was one of five --ive - teen was one of five of fi passengers on board thehe chopper. the helicopter crashed abouttea 20 feet off shore. bystanders helped rescuecu people. . federal investigators are nowe examining what went wrong. w >>> new developments thisel morning in the standoff between apple and the fbi. thebi yesterday federal agents age searched the home of syed farook's brother. brother. farook and his wife are responsible for cargo thesible o deadly san bernadino attacks. ac moon time

in a scathing resignation letter sent to mayor muriel bowser, she wrote, quote, people are dying needlessly because the ems is moving too slow. she says there's a lack of accountability on all departments and it refuses to measure to performance. for example in measuring ems response time, she says that they produce inaccurate information creating a false, feel-good atmosphere within the apartment. the culture, she wrote to the mayor, is highly toxic. she claims her attempts to assess the competency of the 700 medics she oversees have been blocked. that the workforce is undisciplined and unchecked in the practice of medicine is overseen by people with no authority. the mayor's office responded tonight saying the mayor is committed to improving patient outcomes and reporting fire ems and the chief dean has made progress. doctor juliette saussy says the situation is grim and without immediate changes, ems will continued -- continue to be plagued by a serious loss of life. the mayor's office has accepted the resignation effective this friday and they say they plan to appoint a new medical dire

. >> well, gray and currentur mayor muriel bowser have notsere always seen eye to eye. the former mayor says he's not running to spite bowser or because he olds grudges.he he says there's plenty of workyo to do and he wants to help people the ward seven.ar >> days away from super bowl sunday.suay. homeless activists marchedarched across san francisco to protest the sweep thatesp displaced them. public works crews have been hae sweeping the streets of homeless encamp. s especially in highpeci visibility areas located near n the venues holding events ent leading up to the super bowl. >> major freeway arteries, thest encamp.enca s surrounding them have been displaced.di people have been gettingle tick heted, they've been getting arrested, they've been havingeen their property confiscateed.fiat >> any time of the day and timed they'll move you a on because b they don't want other people, pl people with no money quote/unquote to see this. t >> some homeless residents sayis they've been given citations cit for sitting on the sidewalk sew something they say they can'they pay b

mayor muriel bowser proposes putting a shelter there.w either 00 just a vacant building that sits in the heart of an industrial area next to busy train tracks. some ward 5 neighbors think the location isn't safe for families. >> young families, single parents, children. and i just don't feel that it's okay to place them in the middle of industrial land. >> mayor bowser has said the city pays special attention to where these family shelters would fit into the neighborhoods. neighborhood association leader this is ward 5 will hold a meeting tonight with d.c. council member kenyon mcduffy to talk about getting the location changed. >>> today metro will hold another budget meeting. and your input could affect how much you pay for virs. the board will discuss creating a discounted student pass for local universities and providing a 15 minute grace period to exit. they also want to hear your thoughts

mayor muriel bowser, montgomery county executive ike leggett and virginia's secretary of commerce and trade maurice jones are all exploring business opportunities on that island nation. our david culver is with them and joins us right now live in havana. david? >> reporter: hey there, vance. last time i was doing a live interview with mayor muriel bowser it was at the height of the blizzard. so here we are in a very different setting. >> for sure. >> reporter: i know you have had a busy day. i want to talk about that in a moment but one thing i notice, m the plane and the crowd at the international airport, you were taken right onto the bus but you said, wait a minute, and you got back off the bus and you just wanted to take in some pictures and take things in. what strikes you so far. >> it's important for us. we're part of a historic delegation we think from washington, d.c., the first time a mayor and representatives of maryland and virginia are coming on an international exploratory mission, and it's been very important to me, and i am kind of walking for a lot of washingtonians w

gray said he wasn't getting into the raise to fight bowser. bow there is no way i would do this to seek retribution. there's too much work to be done in the city. c mayor bowser made it clear she she likes the two incumbents gray could have run against. >> i'm happy to tell that vincent has been a great part mere with us so has yvette alexander and i don't have any any other comments on the council raises. > matt ackland, fox5 local news.ws. > vince gray joins a crowdedins field for that democratic nomination in addition to yvette alexander three others are also seeking the see the edd pennsylvania tea oh del markel situate and greg thompson. tho > coming up at 11 our team coverage of tomorrow's snowfall yes, some snowfall continues. we'll show you how some local cities are preparing. if you're trying to file your tax return online, you may run r into a problem. > mcdonald's is planning to swap out healthy meal toys with something more educational. these stories on fox5 local news at 11. > earlier tonight, fox5 had the honor of attending the a

williams' history was so rich and also so challenging. >> reporter: mayor bowser told the students shead been to an all-girls high school and college. >> not only will you be able to focus on your studies, but you will have a great opportunity for leadership and to learn how to be men. >> reporter: the still unnamed school will open in northeast washington this august at the old ron brown middle school. students will be chosen by lottery and be announced in march. in the district, tom sherwood, news4. >>> a local supermarket is starting a pilot program to kind of help get food to people who aren't close by. pea pod by giant will now deliver groceries to three metro stations. fort totten, glenmont and vienna. the service begins today. you order the groceries online and pick them up at the station between 4:00 and 7:00 in the afternoon. this will occur on mondays, wednesdays, and fridays. and an attendant will help load the groceries into your car. >>> well, did you see it? there was a lot of talk this weekend about a fireball spotted shooting across the sky. so we got to the bottom of t

this is a different crime bill than the one mayor muriel bowser proposed this august. the near act would establish a program to keep criminals from reoffending and will examine the best policing practices nationwide. >>> another data breach this morning. what hackers are were able to access from the largest police union in the country. > >>> following breaking news out of rockville. chopper 4 over the scene of a pedestrian accident. take a look there at these live pictures. you are looking at 600 east fwch gooty drive right in front of a men's shelter. we're trying to get information on the person struck. melissa mollett also following the traffic impacts of all of this in the rockville area. >>> well, it is a different race after the iowa caucuses. take a look at the front page of the des moin"des moines regist." ted cruz beat out his republican competitor and since print time, hillary clinton squeaked out a win over bernie sanders. tough headlines for donald trump out of new york. "daily news" saying dead clown walking. and the new york "post" on the right, saying cr

mayor bowser presented the plan to the council today and it got a lot of support. but not everyone is satisfied. news4's mark segraves is live at one of the proposed sites in upper northwest. to tell us why. mark? good evening, pat this is the site on wisconsin avenue just above georgetown and the reason that it will take until 2018 to open these new facilities can best be illustrated right here. because none of the facilities have been built yet. mayor muir yul bowser announced her plan to open eight new facilities at her monthly meeting with council members this morning. parts of her larger plan to close d.c. general, the district's largest family homeless shelter. >> d.c. general is not an appropriate place. >> bowser plans to build seven new short-term family housing facilities with between 39 and 50 units each. and one women's shelter with 213 beds. >> woo have paid special attention to how each of these units will be developed. so they fit into their neighborhoods. >> while council members expressed overwhelming support for the plan, ward 5 council member mcd

. >> reporter: but mayor bowser made it clear yesterdayas when asked about gray therey t she likes the two incumbent iume gray could have run against.ld >> i'm happy to tell anybody abo that vincent orange has been aee great partner with us, so has hs yvette alexander and i don't really have any other commentsee on the council races.nc >> reporter: all right, many wilson building observers sayse gray could stir things up for bowser and her administration.it gray is still popular in manyn m sections of the city.the he's known for gathering g support on the council and if elected, he really could standod in the way if he's opposed to bowser's plans.bowser now, guys, it's important to point out that yvette that alexander she's a long times a m council member. in fact gray g it's said helped her get that ga seat. seat. she's still popular.s still a lot of people like her so s definitely don't count her outot in this race.in tra >> okay, but you know, obviously we've talked so longko about the financial issuesnanc i that gray had in his last campaign. how does he make sure thates this is no

mayor bowser working to empower young men across the city.son: a look at the latest efforts when we come back. alison: the empowering males high school is the first all male high school in the district and open next school year. muriel bowser says it will have a heavy focus on the college prep affidavit hope to change the directory of the young men in the city. >> it's important for our kids who come from every, every background. every starting point is to understand the people who look like they do and have experiences like they have are successful. more than that, care about their success. alison: the deadline to apply for empowering male high school or any school with the grade nine through 12 is midnight tonight. jonathan? jonathan: another way to empower young men of color is through innovative programs. in the spotlight on education, kellye lynn shows us how the d.c. public school system providing millions of dollars in grant money to bolster the laves of the students. >> everything around us. >> the fifth grade class is using shape to