muriel bowser says riders will see an increase in uniformed riders across the district. airports more visible. isis has made it no secret that it would like to launch attacks here in the u.s. in fact recently some sympathizers were arrested in northern virginia. marina marraco is live at dulles international with the latest. >> reporter: in recent time northern virginia has seen several high profile arrests connected with isis in this area. one of the most infamous one taking place last year. a 17-year-old actually drove his friend here to dulles international airport. that friend boarded a flight to syria to join isis. that 17-year-old just recently now sentenced to 11 years in federal prison. now in 2015 t there were 6 is arrests for isis-related activity here in the u.s. that number now up to 84 arrests in what's left or what's through 2016. a landmark study by the george washingtonen looked at the case of that 17-year-old senior who pled guilty to using twitter as well as bit coin to recruit and raise money for isis. in january 2nd men from woodbridge, virginia were

scores of dc residents came to arena stage tuesday night to hear mayor bowser's state of the district address. >> we had some challenges this past year. too many homicides and too many robberies. so we're approaching the challenge in a number of ways. >> reporter: bowser spoke about public safety. >> we recruited a fire chief from seattle who is very experienced in the things we needed to work on. we implemented the security camera program to keep residences, churches and other we're working toward a 4,000 person police force that looks like the community they serve. >> reporter: the crowd gave the mayor a standing ovation when she talked about her plans to close dc general family shelter. >> closing dc general is the right thing to do. and this is what i know. you believe it too. >> reporter: also outlined in the mayor's speech the state of the schools and the infrastructure. what the mayor did not address was media. nor did she discuss her new appointment, james edward kyle of saint elizabeth's hospital. concerns are in addition to him being inqualified for the job, there are a numb

for 50 families each bowser then will close the old d.c. general hospital that now houses more than 250 families. williams and others warn that more permanent housing must be found or the new temporary shelters will fail too. >> there's no place for these families to go from the shelter so we are going to create shelters that are supposed to be temporary and they're going to end up being long term. >> the packed council chamber heard witnesses praising the bowser shelter plan and others questioning their long-term costs, locations, and management of unstable families. but it seemed the council was trying to figure out how and not whether to approve the complex plan by an april 7th deadline. >> d.c. general is an unacceptable place to house families. it must be closed. >> reporter: now, coming up at 6:00, we'll hear mayor bowser react to the critics of her plan. tom sherwood, back to you. >> some of those there's been a lack of transparency in this process. they have questions about the developer and broker, how they were selected. and they

mayor muriel bowser about that. rich? richard: leon, the mayor said she was completely taken by surprise by this decision. this is mcpherson square, where the fire happened last night. metro says it is because of that fire shutting down the entire real system. metro says it was monday night's fire at mcpherson square -- >> safety is paramount and we need to get to the bottom of this. richard: that prompted this shutdown. >> this is a potential life safety issue. richard: that action an unprecedented shutdown of the metro system, no trains for thousands of riders. d.c. mayor muriel bowser said she was caught unaware. metro officials say they need time to inspect 600 thousand underground jumper cables attached to the third rail. >> until we know that we have these inspections, we need to do that as soon as we can. that follows the ntsb inspectors finding that electrical arcing from mcpherson was similar to that involved in the deadly smoke incident at l'enfant plaza >> we may find a couple bad, we may find 50. richard: if m

bowser followed objections from council member who represents residential rate payers, who said is aad idea and she won't approve the merger. she said rate payers are her priority. >> my issue is to make sure that residential consumers in particular and particularly those low-income consumers get immediate and tangible benefits. >> the new opposition from bowser and mattavu-fry could delay or kill the merger. pepco and exelon have about ten more days to show that all nine parties involved in the merger, including bowser and mattavu-fry approve of it. officials say intense negotiations are under way to resolve any differences. in the district, tom sherwood, news4. >>> a mother, finally get justice for her daughter, a man accused in the deaths of two virginia college students is expected to make a plea tomorrow, we'll find out the why the mother of morgan harrington is changing her focus. >>> and the polls still open across the country on this super tuesday. and we'll have team coverage at the top of the stay with our website and app for the results and on news4 at 11:00. we have a sur

mayor muriel bowser plans for d.c. she unveiled her goals in the state of the state address.ne of the biggest goals is raising the minimum wage. >> when council returns from its break early next month, i will send legislation to increase the minimum wage to $15 by 2020. >> mayor bowser's minimum wage proposal received a standing ovation. also in the mayor's agenda she shed she's adding another $75 million to the education budget which is the largest in the city's history. also, the mayor wants to renovate schools that have not been modernized. in public safety, the city will add an extra 30 ambulances during peak times starting next week. and mayor bowser also urged support of her homeless shelter plan. >>> prince william county police were called to west long drive in woodridge after a two-car collision. one driver taken to the hospital where he died from his the second drive was seriously hurt. police have not released the names of the drivers. >>> possibly the most interesting video of the morning you've got to take a look at. police closed down a treat in downtown seattle

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tisha lewis joins >> reporter: mayor bowser did not mention her appointment of james edward kyle. it's sparking a lot of questions, his resume is sparking questions about his qualify kations. bowser received standing ovations when she talked about education to fighting crime. >> reporter: scores of dc residents came to hear mayor bowser's state of the district address. >> we had some challenges this past year. too many homicide and too many robberies. so we're approaching the challenge in a number of ways. >> reporter: she spoke about public safety. >> reporter: >> we recruited a fire chief in seattle, we implemented the 500,000 security camera program to keep residences, churches and other buildings safe in our city. we're working toward a 4,000-person police force that looks like the serve. >> reporter: the crowd gave the mayor a standing ovation when she talked about her plans to kill dc general. >> closing dc general is the right thing to do. and h this is what i know. you believe it too. >> reporter: also the state of city's schools and infrastructure. what the mayor did not

members of one dc neighborhood send a letter to mayor bowser asking she alter the plans for building homeless shelters. the reason why may not be what you think. >>> thank you for joining us. i'm lesli foster. >> and i'm adam longo. as part of her plans, the mayor plans to open neighborhood- based shelters in all the suburbs, but tonight a group at landon park wants her to second look, and ellison barber has more on the controversy brewing in ward 5. ellison? >> reporter: different wards have different concerns over the opening of the proposed shelters, but some members of the force in ward 5 say their concerns are unlike anyone else's. >> reporter: this is one of mayor bowser's proposed site for a short-term shelter, and critics say it's inadequate. >> it's boarded by a facility with train tracks, mixing facility, and it's right next to the nightclub and strip club, and there's no grocery stores or transportation offices. >> i don't think that's the type of environment you want to expose young children to. >> reporter: according to the mayor's plans, this particular shelter will hou

. >>> mayor bowser says the gunne platform at the deanwood station will be brought to just sis. darcy spencer has more. >> it was wrong. it was totally wrong. >> reporter: this woman was with her daughter and grandkids getting ready to ride the train at the deanwood metro station when the shots rang out. >> all i heard, so i was trying to console them. >> reporter: a teenager shot and killed in broad daylight on the platform at the station in northeast d.c. >> what did you do. >> grabbed my kids. >> reporter: the boy was taken to the hospital where he later died. the station was shut down for hours as police scoured the crime scene. shuttle buses were offered to riders who were stuck at the station. police are reviewing security camera footage as they search for the shooter. police say the victim was targeted. >> any idea what this was about? >> don't know. we don't know what the subject matter was. but it doesn't seem to be random. >> reporter: mayor bowser promised police would find whoever opened fire. >> we're going to make sure that all of the resources of this government b

mayor muriel bowser who once resurrected the entire deal now is opposing it. this is a story we broke first. sam ford joins us live with the explanation for the sudden shift. going from a done deal to a dead deal now? sam: what happened is last friday the public service commission held two votes. the first voigt rejected mayor bowser's proposal. >> the chair votes yes. sam: after the d.c. public service commission friday rejected the pepco-exelon deal, the mayor was upbeat. >> it's our hope >> i promised it would include protection for immigrant rate increases. i did. one that appears to be gutted to favor the corporation and the federal government. >> shortly before the mayor resignation the people's counsel who last friday seemed to like the deal -- >> those benefits are significant and tangible. sam: today issued a press release opposing it. under the deal passed friday the parties had 14 days to sign off on it. if any party objected the commission would have to reconsider the objections. so they are objecting so there is no deal. residents. sam: for pepco

this while mayor bowser's new plan for the homeless is causing controversy. >>> reporter: this is one of the proposed sites for a short term family shelter in ward in a commercial air near bladensburg road in northeast. it is set to open in two years. critics say there are no homes for a ten block radius. >> it is boarded by a metro bus facility, train tracks, a cement mixing facility, next tonight clubs and strip clubs, there is no grocery stores, no transportation options. >> reporter: a community association identified 15 other possible sites but the mayor's office says the time to look for the sites has passed. the next public hearing is set for march 17th. at union station, nikki burdine, wusa 9. >>> two d.c. school resource officers are being hailed heros after saving four people and a dog from a house fire. the officers were helping children get home from school safely when the fire broke out down the street on minnesota avenue in southeast. residence began flagging them down. they jumped in their cars and sped toe one of the people rescued has critical injuries. >>> lights, si

mayor bowser said earlier this year the d.c. fire department lost two firefighters to cancer. >>> a surprise honor for the principal of cora elementary school. he was named virginia's principal of the year by the state association of elementary school principals. davis is credited with the school's gains in standards of learning. test results are up 10% over the previous year. he is the first alexandria principal to ever win the award. >>> secret crimes. tonight the i-team investigates why the government won't release the names of foreign diplomats who have been accused of committing violent, dangerous crimes. >> reporter: police arrest a woodbridge mom accusing her of chaining her son to the bed and blocking his window with boards. but her friends and family say she was only trying t protecto kathleen matthews: if we want to be heard, we need women in congress. it was the women who forced republicans to include dable care act. in congress, i'll fight for pay equity, family leave and tougher gun safety laws. and, as an environme

mayor mur eighty threeyhr bowser expressed some concernssd about the cost of the which is based on a similar onee in richmond, california.. >> i'm looking to see what thett council is going to do in termsr of put something workor requirements and requirements around how those funds are used, and evaluation for hour they're' used just like some of the o requirements that have been put on other work programs like the summer youth program. >> reporter: now, the new lawaw is called the near act for act neighborhood engagement achieves results.resu which will also place a greatere emphasis on getting violent criminals mental health care.ear the d.c. council will now n require police to work withit mental health professionals and d.c. housing officials to try to help some offenders stopto committing crimes.ris. guys? >> all right, bob. b many layers to it.o thank you very much, weuch, w appreciate it.ecia >> you'll need many layers outnd there today. it is cold out l it is breezy.

mayor bowser's plan is causing controversy. this is one of the sites in ward 5, a commercial area. according to the plan, the shelter will house 50 families and be open in two years. >> it's boarded by a metro bus facility, train tracks, a cement mixing facility, next tonight clubs and strip clubs. no grocery stores, no transportation options. >> reporter: a community association offered up some suggestions instead of where mayor bowser proposes the shelter but a spokesperson told us that the deadline to submit ideas has already passed. tent city will shut down at 10:00 this morning. live at union station, nikki burdine, wusa 9. >> thank you. >>> happening today, a driver in a north potomac car crash that left two of his friends dead is expected in court today. sam ellis will be in court he was allegedly drunk when he crashed his car killing two people. the trial will get underway on april 11th. >>> an american university student that allegedly assaulted a police officer will be in court this morning. 21-year-old jamison timon was arrested after a frat house part in january. he is

mayor muriel bowser would like to see by 2020.reat for the workers, but what will that do for competition. >> it's probably having an effect already. in july it will foe up from $10.50 to $11.50. and sofoe up from $10.50 to $11.50. and so there is a jurisdictions already. but some could argue that the cost of living in the district, that this affects the minimum wage and d.c. i believe is the highest in the nation. i think what's interesting is low the mayor is pushing for this, vincent gray also pushed this $11.50. the key here is that the coundcl chairman is now onboard. before he was luke warm because what would it mean for businesses. >> that's always the argument. but there are states and jurisdictions that have done it and there is no proof that it drives business out. now, of course the one thing that is different is that we've got virginia on one side and maryland on the other. but i think what the mayor is doing is taking the leadership position. so she takes the position in the district, she takes the lead. and then you

mayor muriel bowser's proposed 2017 budget. she unveiled her $13.4 billion plan. it includes $220 million for school improvement. mayor bowser wants to complete modernization project that began in 2007 under then mayor. the budget includes $12 million for the city's third party ambulance program and $13 million to revamp homeless alison: mayor bowser asking for three-person increase in the budget for the d.c. jail. but this comes number of inmates drops pretty dramatically. d.c. bureau chief sam ford spent the day looking in the story behind the new numbers. sam: at her breakfast meeting with the council, mayor bowser included $5.9 million for -- for d.c. to take control of the correctional facility. >> we want to provide the services and not have the services provided by a contractor. sam: the mayor who visited the jail wants more space for d.c. to run transition programs and bring home felons housed by the federal bureau of prisons six months or so before the sentences are up. >> what we would like to do is again return the people back earlier so that again we c

mayor bowser's plans for the homeless. they say the mayor picked a location that doesn't meet her standards. >> it called for a shelter on 25th place. the proposed site is in a commercial area. critics say there are no homes for a ten block radius. >> it's bordered by a metro bus facility, train tracks, a cement mixing facility, next tonight clubs and strip clubs. there is no grocery stores, no transportation options. >> i don't think that is the type of environment that you want to expose young children to. >> a community association identified 15 other possible sites last night and sent them in a letter to mayor bowser. however, a spokesperson for the mayor's office said the time to look for other sites has passed. >>> happening today, the teenagers accused in a metro shooting go before a judge for a pr that shooting happened near the anacostia station on the green line train. the victim did not have life threatening injuries. andre brody and a 16-year-old are charged in the case. a court has ruled graves is to be tried

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at in the center is mayor bowser's plan to replace the d.c. shelter with smaller facilities in every ward. sam ford joins us. we heard it was a packed house as the leaders debated the move today? >> it was. there. the hearing is still going on with questions over the mayor and the developer. out seems to go the mayor's way. >> the hallway was busy. they took up the plan to close the homeless shelter to put smaller shelters in each ward of the city. the could bees were supportive except for mcduffy who doesn't like the site in his ward. >> is it more important to do this expeditiously? or important to get it right the first time around? sam: an anonymous popped up homeward d.c. demanding integrity and accountability by the mayor saying that the city will rent the land for shelters from developers who support the mayor

mayor muriel bowser released this statement. it reads --" "it appears they prefer customer and commercial rate-payers over residents. instead of a three-year rate reprieve we negotiated it appears the d.c. residents will be hit with a rate increase as soon as this summer." the commission previously rejected the deal unless certain conditions were met. leon: former frederick county commissioner's president is going to be fighting prostitution charges. blaine young is facing charges in anne arundel county. he has pleaded not guilty. the 44-year-old served on the frederick board from 2010-2014. maureen: still ahead -- the case that attracted protesters outside the supreme court today. leon: plus, fantastic cherry blossom weather. we will check in at the tidal basin. and doug hill will check in here to tell us how long the scott: i'm scott abraham live in louisville where the maryland men's basketball team is getting set to battle kansas in the sweet 16. we will tell you why the terps are feeling confident about this matchup. it's a

mayor marion bowser has pulled her porter for a merger.ed the deal and laid out conditions for pepco and exelon for that approval. the lawyer who represents pepco rate pairs said she will not agree to that term. pepco and exelon has now ten days left to resolve any differences. >>> new details this morning in a story news4 was first to report more than a month after the big snowstorm. many of the private contractors who helped to dig the district out are still waiting for a paycheck. d.c. officials say the backlog added up to as much as $45 mayor bowser would not say why it's taking so long to pay the contractors. she did say the invoices are being processed and the contractors should not have to wait much longer. >>> we'll turn to meteorologist chuck bell to talk about today's weather. we got the rain from overnight and now we're waiting for the really cold air to push in. >> i'm confused, what happened to spring? >> it's not here yet. >> okay. it was two days of 60 and now cold and rainy. >> actually three days -- technically we were at

mayor muriel bowser is signing a bill to ban flame retardant chemicals in products.t does it mean for you? john gonzalez explains. >> the city council voted unanimously and this afternoon the mayor's signature is making this official. d.c. joining the states such as maryland, new york, and minnesota banning a handful of carcinogenic products. the announcement is made here at the engine company nine firehouse in northwest d.c. the mayor joined by police chief cathy lanier and the fire chief dean. they are making the important announcement for the products in the homes. we can tell you that the so-called toxic products found in the products such as furniture. children's products. used in foam padded sleeping materials. now the firefighters here will tell you that even though fire retardants are components to the fire safety, the products including tcpe and tdcpp are suspected of causing cancer. we asked the fire chief why haven't these been banned before? and everywhere. >> each state has an opportunity to take a look at the toxins that are used for the fire retardant.

mayor bowser has pulled her support for the nearly $7 million deal. last friday, the d.c. service commission rejected the deal. one of the conditions was eliminating a three-year rate freeze for customers. the lawyer who represents pepco said she will not agree to those terms and she represents more than nine groups that must give their approval for the deal to go through. pepco and epsilon have about ten days left to resolve any differences. >>> we're tracking developments in new york state after a train derailment forces a number of people from their homes. this video just coming in from the scene. what we're learning about the accident. >>> also ahead, they worked around the clock after the blizzard of 2016, we'll show you why several plow drivers are still waiting to be >> announcer: and now your storm team 4 forecast. >> i'm tom kierein on the storm team 4 weather deck where the wind is gusting. right now, it's calm, but once in a while, it blasts through here. in fact, i just lost my precious storm team 4 hat. hang on to your hat. here with the win gusts, gusting 40

mayor muriel bowser, he could have sought a city wide seat. >> when you run at large you don't have a constituency. here you have a real constituency. >> reporter: kicking off his campaign at the ward's eastern border, he touched on the allegations of a so-called shadow campaign and the investigation into financial malfeasance during his mayoral bid. he acknowledged it was not the kind of campaign he intended to several campaign operatives were. >> i have moved forward. and while i'm moving forward i won't forget what happened because i don't want that to happen to somebody else. >> reporter: yvette alexander is a current representative running for reelection. >> i'd be lying if i said i wasn't shocked about it but, you know, it is what it is. >> reporter: we caught up with one campaigner out doing the door to door thing in his election bid. >> they clump both together and it's just an opportunity to hear folks like myself, another voice in the race. >> reporter: gray's last term in the ward seven seat led to a council chairmanship and his election as mayor. any chance of history repe

mayor muriel bowser says she can no longer support a proposed merger of pep co and epsilon.ast week, they rejected the merger, saying it was not in the public interest. the company said it would reconsider the merger under new terms. but today, mayor bowser released terms. >>> out after a navigation app mistakenly leads israeli soldiers into a palestinian refugee camp. >>> first, the fbi and apple face off in congress over the unlocking of a san bernardino iphone. >>> and we're tracking a whole different air mass it were. in fact, this is a tracker. tomorrow morning, dress for the 30s. going to feel like 38 downtown. we'll see if it gets any warmer than that. and >>> apple iphone's encryption battle with the fbi moves to headquarters today. the head of apple and top lawyer. the government wants to force apple to unlock a phone that belongs to syed farook. one of the killers behind the san bernardino terrorist attack. >> this case in san bernardino is not about the fbi, it's not about apple. it's not about congress. it's not about anything other than trying to do a competent

mayor bowser plans to close d.c. general in two years and set up new short term shelters in each d.c. ward. neighbors from cathedral heights, cleveland park, massachusetts heights, mclean gardens and woodley park are meeting tonight. mayor bowser has indicated it is not likely that the locations will change. >>> teams from maryland, virginia and west virginia all headed to the big dance. uva was one of the big winners on selection sunday. number one seed in the men's basketball tournament. they will play thursday. the day after that the terps taking on south dakota state. but they are in the same bracket as kansas. so this could be a real tough road ahead. west virginia also scored a >> aaron will be happy about that. as for d.c., george washington had a shot, but they will play in the n.i.t. instead. colonials first game is this wednesday. you know we're all excited about this march madness. >> we sure are. a little controversy surrounding the brackets, as well, after it was liked. >> that's right, on the twitter. t

. >>> muriel bowser pulled her support for the merger of pepco and exelon. the deal rejected but laid out certain conditions for exelon for approval. one of those conditions is eliminating a three-wait for customers. bowser said she will not agree to that term the lawyer represents one of nine groups. pepco and exelon have about ten days to resolve any differences. >>> police in montgomery county are looking for a shooter after police were college at 10:00 a.m. when they found a man who had been shot in the leg. the victim flagged down a driver. that driver called 911 and drove the victim to a nearby parking lot at montgomery county. that victim is expected to be okay. investigators are still trying to figure out where the actual shooting happened. >>> for a second time, the "anthem of the seas" is back at port before schedule. the ship is returning to new jersey because of concerns of severe weather and norovirus. nine to ten people a day were getting sick on board. this is the same cruise that sailed into a major storm in early february, scaring passengers

mayor muriel bowser has big plans for d.c.he unveiled her goals, and one of the big items is raising the city's minimum wage. >> when the council returns from its break early next month, i will concede to the council to increase our minimum wage to $15. >> mayor bowser's minimum wage proposal received a standing ovation, as you see there. also on the mayor's agenda, she said she's adding another $75 million to the education budget, which is the city's largest in history. also, the mayor wants to renovate schools that have not been modernized beginning in and when it comes to public safety, the city will add an streets during peak times starting next week. and mayor bowser also urged support of her neighborhood shelter plan. >>> after the break, new information coming to the label of your favorite candy bar. and don't forget, you can catch nbc4 from anyone. all you need is yo ur it's about taking a stand. for too long, wall street banks had their way. they crashed our economy. but democrat donna edwards won't take their money b

. >>> closer to home now, dc mayor mural bowser addressed everything from education to fighting crime in her state of the district address. scores of dc residents came out to arena state last night to hear the speech. some of the highlights include public safety and the minimum wage. the crowd gave mayor bowser a standing ovation when she talked about her plans to close dc general family center. but the mayor failed to mention her appointment of james edward kyle to saint elizabeth hospital. some says he's unqualified for the job. >> a misconduct complaint against the dc judge, now closed. richard robert was accused of sexually assaulting a teenage utah woman, when he was a prosecutor, and she was a witness. utah attorney general, says, they received notice yesterday, that the complaint against judge robert was closed. the notice says the case was closed retired last week. before retiring, roberts was the chief judge of the us district court for the district of columbia. >> a supreme court in deadlock over a bankruptcy case. the dispute involves missouri bank and development company t

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mayor muriel bowser who released a statement denouncing the deal, warning residents to expect a rate hike as soon as this summer. d.c. bureau chief sam ford explains what the deal means. sam: d.c. public service commission met again today four weeks after the decision that mayor bowser decried as hurting residential customers and the poor. >> gutted by the public service commission to favor corporations. >> indicate by stating yes. >> yes. sam: the commission this afternoon approved the exact same thing. the people's council. >> this has been a protracted, expensive,dy viceive case -- divisive sam: she says it does not guarantee aid to the poor as the mayor plan's did. >> i didn't expect this. but as i said before i didn't expect any aspect or any decision that the commission made in the course of this proceeding. sam: pepco was playing it low key. the board of trade loved the deal citing when there are damaging storms -- >> we get closer resources. i don't have to wait on tennessee and texas to help turn the lights back on. i have people in the region and up and down the east coast

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. >>> mayor muriel bowser has pulled her support for the nearly $7 billion deal. last friday the d.c. public service commission rejected the deal but laid out certain conditions for the pepco and epsilon to meet for approval. one was limiting the three-year rate freeze for customers. a rate payer says she will represents one of nine groups that must give their approval for the deal to go through. pepco and epsilon have nine days to solve any differences. >>> plus a developing story right now out of western new york. a state of emergency after a train derailment. the dangerous material the train >>> here are some of the stories lighting up social media this morning. people want chris christie out. they say he has no standing in the state following his endorsement of donald trump for the nomination. he is being asked to step down. he spent 264 days out of supported trump after he quit his own presidential bid last month. >>> facebook live videos will now appear higher in your news feed. we do that here as well. facebook live is a relatively new feature, but it seems

mayor muriel bowser was there and spoke to the press. alreadywser: we have contributed $100 million to affordable housing. and will do it again this year. people are still homeless on the streets of d.c. and 50 of them are families with children. it was a star-studded night in the district. rs were held at the warner theatre in northwest, andbrating excellence honored five african-americans in music, technology, art, and business. by comedian hosted arsenio hall. it will air march 14 at 8 p.m. devon: are you going to give me your best aresenio? kimberly: oh, gosh, do you? i would like to watch again. he was amazing. devon: fresh data shows the potential of overnight snowfles cover built-in. the temperatures are dropping as we broke clouds at sunset. mid to upper 30's to penning on where you are. -- mid to upper 30's, depending on where you are for stop doppler radar, nothing is reaching the ground. hagerstown, martinsburg and northwest, garrett county, oakland, maybe have a snowflake, but it's more about the raindrops. the doppler radar

. >> reporter: mayor bowser promised police would find whoever opened fire. >> we're going to make sure that all of the resources of this government brings these people to justice. >> reporter: the shooting is the latest act of violence on metro property. >> i will not catch deanwood train no more. >> the shooting happened in ward 7 where there is a highly contested city council race. yvette alexander and vincent gray were both campaigning when they heard about the shooting and say someth needs to change. >> we need to take hold of our young people and do it now because it's out of hand. >> another example of young people, juveniles, having access to guns and being exposed to gun it is this ways that shouldn't happen. >> gray and alexander faceoff in the june democratic primary. >>> an american couple missing since the brussels airport bombings have been confirmed dead. family members confirmed justin and stephanie shults were killed tuesday. the couple was dropping stephanie's mother off at the airport and watching her go through security when the bomb went off. the two moved to belgiu

council getting an earful about mayor muriel bowser's plan to open shelters in all eight of the city'sards. the mayor wants to close d.c. general in favor of the new shelters. but as d.c. bureau chief sam ford reports, last night's council hearing went late into the night with a lot of the debate focusing on the location along 25th place in ward five. >> what we are saying this site, this industrial site is not conducive for families to live here. sa members carlos davis and francis penn are among those leading the charge against mayor bowsers plan to put a family homeless shelter near 25th and bladensburg northeast in d.c. ward five. >> there is no other area, no other area that is family friendly. why put them in this area? this is not fair. sam: this is an industrial zone. metro bus lot on one side. on the other railroad track, strip clubs and nightclubs. the residents say this industrial site is not fit for children. in fact nay have offered the administration a temptive sites in ward five the administration they say won't consider. >> ten sites. that was presented to the executive

scene as members of the prince george's countyges police department have gathered here to muriel bowsere ofur their own,ie that 28 year old officer, jacai column son whoolm was killed in an active shooter situation earlier today you mentioned his birthday was this week. húhe was about to turn 29 years old. we've also learned he was ann undercover narcotics officer. earlier today not longing a the police chief walked us through what at about 4:30 this afternoon, aa individual launched an unprovoked attack on the district's three police stations and brought several of our officers under fire. those officers did not syringe. they bravely advanced and engaged this individual. i the active shooter situationhoot happened outside of the third district police station here in prince george's county on barlow road. the hours that followed were chaotic. am of the main roads in landover were completely shutdown as officers searched for the suspects. we now know one suspect, itselfe man who police say actually pulled out the gun and opened a fire ons of others was alsolso injured when those officers

mayor muriel bowser plans to close d.c. general in two years and set up new short term shelters in each d.c. ward. neighbors from cathedral heights, cleveland park, massachusetts heights, mclean gardens and woodley park are all meeting tonight. mayor bowser has indicated it is not likely that the locations will change. >>> a troubling sorry about what can be the most difficult time in a family's life. more and more complaints at cemeteries in maryland. the iteam obtained records from the state's office of cemetery oversight and they showed a 40% increase in complaints about and viewers who contacted the iteam say when they found their loved one's gravesite damaged lieu no fault of their own, they still had to pay to fix it. >> i was devastated by what i found the first time. the plaque was all broken to pieces. >> the iteam went to say the officials to find out how they respond to complaints and why they have nechb formally cited cemeteries for violations. the full investigation is coming up tonight on news 4 at 6:00. >>> w

mayor muriel bowser says she is committed to helping the homeless, but workers today began dismantlingsmantling a city. she says she wants to buildo b homeless shelters in eight wards. fox5's matt ackland has more. >>reporter: this spot near union station had become home be for those who really have no home. a small sidewalk tenthnt community. but as promised, district workers moved in this morning moving out the people p, tossino out what was left. tenths, blankets, even booths. leland nelson says he'll gladlya give up his tenth for somethingr safer and more comfortable. if he can help me get a place, put me in a group home or ho something, i'll go.g, i the bowser administration hasat tried to tackle the homeless issue, not just moving people j off the street, but into knewer shelters, but her plan is meeting some resistance. the new website, d.c. homeless plan.com now prompts readers to takead action. it warnings of zero transpair situate from the mayor. notify the committee before picking this industrial site for a new shelter. sh it's a horrible place to put human beings. i wouldn'

mayor muirial bowser will deliver her state of district address.he plans to use the opportunity to address the past year and vision for the future. state of the district address will be held arena stage 5:30 tonight. >> and coming up on 5:35 gary we're talking about this weather. it makes me tir >> why? this is when you're supposed to be you up and out and the cold weather makes you wants to go to bed. >> it was cold. notably cold out this morning. >> i came close to turning the heat back on many hi house and i said not going to do it. >> what did i say about the cold last time we talked about this. >> i don't remember. >> it's one morning wonder. >> you said that. >> one morning wonder. >> okay. >> cold at the bus stop not everybody has school tid know that. some of you do. montgomery county. 26 to 38 obviously colder out in the suburbs. warmer in the cindy. after school 55 to 60. it will be a little breezy okay we're not talking whipped like what we had yesterday all righ right. 10 to 15 occasionally higher gusts than that and that won't be too b

mayor muriel bowser. bowser has been in office for nearly a year now.he mayor expected to reflect on the last year in d.c., as well as her vision for the future. scheduled to begin at 5:30. >>> in tonight's consumer alert. amazon has a new cable store and is joining forces with comcast to sell the service. it will sell its cable, internet on amazon. prices will include cable and internet and will include customer service. >>> enhancemen braking, detection and lane departure alerts will be in a standard feature in nearly every new toyota and lexus models. they will be built into the vehicles by the year 2017. >>> and google is opening a new online technology center in cuba. it will allow residents to suffer the internet for -- surf the internet for free. google hopes it will be part of a larger effort to bring internet access to cubans. >>> still ahead. the latest on the brussels terrorist attack. we're getting reaction from around d.c., while presidential candidates make attacks of their own. >>> and inside the transit railway system. >> and saying good

bowser, follwing her marriage in 1950.have listened to her mother when she said, "if you marry that bowser boy you are going to regret it one day." [ laughter ]s not alone going out of its way to make voting more difficult for students, low income people and people of color.republican controlled legislature passed a voter i.d. law making it illegal to vote in alabama without a government issued photo id.year, the state closed dmv offices in a number of rural counties, which criticschise alabama's poor, elderly, disabled and black communities. alabama's secretary of state to make up for the closures by sending mobile units to those counties to give out ids to the 250,000 eligible voters who em. but, in an interview last year reached. ing that mobile unit to each and every county, and making sure everybody has anof the county seat to register to vote, and we are sending them to festivals. we're sending them to schools.o churches. we're going on saturdays and sundays, we're sending them to wal-mart. >> let me ask you this. has that mobile unit issued this year? >> that mobile unit has only is

mayor muirial bowser addressed a little of everything in her district address. public safety, min munl wage. the crowd gave her a stand owing vacation when she talked about plans to close d.c. general family center and filed mention appointment of james edward kyle to head of st. st. elizabeth hot. some say he's unqualified for the job. >> a misconduct complaint against the did d.c. judge is closed. richard roberts was accused of sexually a assaulting a teenage utah woman when shes with a prosecutor and he was a witness. they received a notice yesterday the complaint about against the judge was closed and the case was closed because the judge retired last week and before retiring roberts was chief judge of u.s. district court for d.c.. >> 4:42 is the time the cover ramming of the brussels terror attacks continue next as the search continues for one of the suspect. >> and here at home, discover every way to easter at target. get a $10 target gift card when you spend $50 on groceries. see store for coupon. gl

mayor muriel bowser plans to close d.c. general in two years and set up new short time shelters in each d.c. ward. homeowners worry t might impact their community. >> i don't think they have any plans to deal for even if it were not a building involving the homeless, even if it were just the regular building, it's too many people in too small a space. and they have no plans for that. >> the d.c. council is having a hearing on thursday to look at other options. mayor bowser has indicated it is not likely the locations will change. >>> new this morning, the catholic church is making it official, this morning pope francis expected to sign the decree saying mother teresa will become a saint. last december the vet can said it would credit a second miracle to mother teresa. you need two for saint hood. the canonization ceremony likely won't happen until later this year. >> i feel like she's -- >> first ballot saint. >> i feel like there is no argument there. >>> a lot of peoex the cherry blossoms. >> and a lot of you don't want t

pair muriel bowser will present her state of the district address tonight. we expect the mayor to outliner vision for the city's future and reflect on the successes and failures of this past year. many of you tell us overall you're proud of d.c., but concerned about crime and transportation issues. >> i think metro could maybe use a little work, but they have been closing it down, trying to get everything back to normal. >> mayor bowser is expected to highlight affordable housing programs an investments the city is making in education. her address begins at 5:30 at the creager theater. >>> it is election day for people in arizona, utah and idaho. voters considering two very different kinds of political battles there. among democrats, hillary clinton so big senator bernie sanders complaint pa can't pass her. arizona is a winner take all state touchdown i sta state. tracie potts will join us later. >>> and right now we're following breaking news this morning out of brussels. a series of explosions both at the airport and in the city's subway system. one person

mayor muriel bowser says she does not support the new revised pepco-exelon deal. last year the d.c. public service commission rejected it and passed an alternative dea the parties agree to the changes. the mayor is now objecting saying that the new deal does not revent a future rate increase for customers. >> we march toward spring, we have had a taste of it. doug it is going to start warking up next week. reagan national. 650 degrees. 14 above average high of 51. the morning low is 40. it has been warmer on this day. it was 80 degrees at the national airport. we have to get rid of winter to spring. 61 in hagerstown. 56 in andrew it is cooler because of the influence of the mild air over the by a waters. everyone else is comfortable. we are bringing in the warmer temperatures. it makes sense that it is warm. 65-degree air is crossing over 44-degree water. it's cooler on shore. it will warm up. the only thing to keep in mind is a cold front. 650 in pittsburgh now. 23 in chicago and detroit. there is a surge of the cold air behind the cold front. we have rapidly increasing cloudiness

mayor bowser is major new spending on education. that includes building repairs. >> starting at 2017, we will give each school that hasn't been modernized a full renovation. >> the city will increase its education budget by $75 million. that is the largest investment in public education in the ç district's history. >>> you really did the job. the winner is owen. >> owen. >> you watched him advance through the final rounds on "the voice" tonight. owen danoff as he prepares for the live show. mark spent time with him and his grammy-winning father. >> reporter: bill and owen had been playing years. when bill was 26 he had his first hit. ♪ don't think twice it's all right ♪ ♪ ♪ i gave her my heart but she wanted my soul ♪ >> i consider myself a full-grown artist. i'm a huge paul simon fan >> reporter: he didn't list his father among his musical influences. >> we need to keep him humble. >> owen had to ask his father how it went. >> he doesn't know any of my songs. >>. >> reporter: fighting back the path to success isn't going to be lik