voters, carol schwartz, former longtime council member and former school board member in d.c. now running for mayor for a fifth time, as an independent. welcome to "viewpoint." great to see you again. >> thank you, jim. it's great to be here. >> so, why did you decide to throw your hat into the race, again? >> well, listen, it was a -- i had to think about it a long time. but i missed impacting on people's lives that i was able to do through my years of public service. and i tried to retire gracefully. but, i just couldn't do it. i missed serving. and as the years went on, and i did my traveling, and i did my volunteer work, and all the things to keep myself very busy, and not feel too bad about losing, because i didn't choose to retire, as you remember -- >> right. >> i gave sick leave to workers and they came after me and i lost in the primary, and then i ran a write-in. i did beat the person that beat me in the primary but it was not enough to beat michael brown who had number one on the ballot. of course we know what happened to him. he's serving in jail right now. so i do

council member, carol schwartz who is also running an independent campaign for mayor that it was her understanding that to get that endorsement, a candidate would have to agree to fire popular police chief, cathy lanier. >> she's flat out wrong. i have no idea where she got that information from. >> he said any talk of staffing if he should win is premature. the democratic council candidate said she looks forward to working with chief lanier. >> organizers said the goal was to improve relationships between law enforcement and the community. metro branch trail gave riders a chance to interact and get to know one another. >> participants said that they are hoping that there will be future bike rides with fellow police officers. >> and speaking of police, alexandria police officers are going to a new way to teach people to protect and educate themselves about crime in their neighborhoods. >> this is a neighborhood hub. >> the scoop here is about more than coffee. it's about sharing the news that customers may not know about and how there's a new tool to find it. he's reacting to a map s

i think carol schwartz is a spoiler. no if, and or buts about it. she can't raise enough money to be competitive compared to the other two. you're absolutely right. most people are on vacation this time of year. this is, you know -- and you're -- you sound desperate. i want to debate you. and the reality is come after labor day the campaign will start in earnest and we'll have plenty of opportunities to see them debate. >> so you say that she's a spoiler but dave mcconnell, 6500 signatures she said she collected does that sound like she has some strength there. >> it might. she was a powerful force when they ran on the council. this is her fifth time running as mayor. she had a strong attraction to and relations with the african-american community. held in high esteem. never quite got there. why now? why is she running now is the question? she hasn't been on the scene for a while. nobody else -- no other situation has prompted this kind of response. the question has to be, why is she running now? but i just -- maybe i'm -- people are going to look a

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

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

mayoral candidate carol schwartz turns in 6600 signatures and opposes expansion of marijuana use for recreational purposes. >> as i travel around town and i see this in the nearly 50 years i lived here. too many people that are drugged out. >>n the district, tom sherwood, news 4. >> this week maryland state police marked a milestone adding a new helicopter to the fleet. trooper 2 flew the first full-service mission operation and it's been nearly six years since one of the medical helicopters crashed going for people in prince george's county. that accident is zero visibility conditions played a key role in the decision to upgrade the helicopter fleet. good for them. if you are on the silver line during week one, nearly 220,000 trips were made on the new line in northern virginia. metro said on average about 16,000 passengers boarded a train at one of the five stations each day last week. that's nearly 2/3 of the way to the transit agency's goal of averaging 25,000 a day after one year. the busiest station in terms of total riders was west and east. >>> willie lot of a leg to diabetes

this is the fifth time carol schwartz has run for top office. david catania is also running.urial bowser won the democratic nomination after defeating mayor vincent gray and the april primary. -- muriel bowser. the first debate has been to.ed larry brown and gary holman will in the debate one month inore going to the polls december. >> is it raining tonight? at nats park it looks pretty good. could be a stray shower later on. let's get into it here with the change iscause a big way.e some increasing cloudiness. august 6, it was just fine and now skies are a little darker an ahead of ating cold front and even then in areas like fairfax there could be some showers a little bit. chevy chase and 81, 80 in woodbridge. lows this morning in the 60's big differencee will be the lower humidity levels coming into the area. these seem to be weakening of it. in strikes the last 20 minutes and another shower coming through berryville. everything moving to the southeast in this cold front with a few more little showers. just west of hagerstown. the action pretty much west or southwest of t

the democratic councilmember faces david catania and carol schwartz in november. both are running as independents. there is no republican candidate. and voters will get a chance to hear from the candidates. they are vying for the 48 the strict in june. david foster and richard sullivan will be aired tonight at 7:00 in founders hall auditorium on george mason university's arlington campus. that election will be held next tuesday. meantime, the corruption trial of bob donnell and his wife, maureen, injuring its third week now. the governor's chief of staff is on the stand. we were there as he walked into court this morning. he testified that the former governor was visibly upset after they interviewed his wife. i asked him not to drive a ferrari from jonnie williams' home. the governor remains optimistic. >> we're about halfway done. i am looking for to presenting our case. >> they are charged with accepting more than 155 thousand dollars in gifts and loans from williams. they could face decades in prison if convicted. jeff goldberg is still in richmond and will hav

council member carol schwartz also running as an independent campaign for mayor. it was her understanding to get that endorsement, a person would have to agree to fire police chief kathy cathy lanier. >> i don't know where she got that idea. >> murial bouser says she continues to look forward to working with chief lanier. >> it is very wet out there. we dropped one warning and gained a new warning south of d.c. so ups and downs as we move through the next few hours or so and the trend unfortunately will continue into tomorrow. abc7 live super doppler radar. orange, madison and culpeper counties where you see the box at the bottom of your screen, that's the newest severe thunderstorm warning until 7:00 this evening. it's not moving very fast. the cell moving toward the south and east at just around 10 miles per hour but capable of producing gusty winds up to 60 miles per hour. we had another severe thunderstorm warning now canceled for stafford counties, but these storms still capable of producing gusty winds. it is wet out there and we're going to look for the sho

carol schwartz turned in paperwork. she's running as a independent. >>> the good news there's nothing severe. these have been heavy storms. this batch of storms has held together since 3:30 this afternoon. we'll zoom in. that's the past two hours. a heavy storm now coming in the panhandle of west virginia, a heavy storm and this will cross 66 shortly. again, just red indicates heavy rainfall. an inch per hour. we don't see gusty winds or hail if them. this is a heavy storm, it will cross over and we'll stay in the storm tracker at charlestown at 7:22. this is a good storm too. it's smaller but headed towards manassas and the rainfall rates are an inch per hour. this will drift from the south to the east, and it looks like it's going towards cleburne at about 7:26. anyone going down from frederiksberg has lit rain and that will be more intense in the next half an hour. we'll talk about what lies behind the storms and cold front that moves through tonight. >>> a vigil is just getting under way to remember a student who di

republican mayoral candidate carol schwartz said, "i am excited about the prospect of having our football team return to the city. i was sad when we lost it nearly 20 years ago and always hoped that the team would want to return to d.c. and pay to build a stadium here at the old rfk site." >> to complete our cycle of very commitly correct cents here prince george's county deputy manager said, "prince george's county is proud to be the game day home to the washington redskins and executive baker wants to keep them for the next generation of fans." >>> he died 9,000 years ago, but tonight the fight goes on over whatever is left of him. the kennewick man is an american treasure. >> native americans want him immediatelreturned to mother earth, but smithsonian scientists are just out with a massive book raising big questions about his linage. bruce leshan reports they want more time to study it. >> reporter: kennewick man is to american what the fossil lucy is to human origins in africa. smithsonian anthropologist doug owlsly had to fight for eight years in court to get just 16 days to examine

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

pushing forward right now may make it virtually impossible for muriel bowser, david catania or carol schwartz to completely unravel what may be one of his last touted accomplishments in office. now muriel bowser, the democratic nominee for mayor, had implored mayor gray to halt his plans and wait for the next mayor. the election is in november. the new mayor takes office in january which in theory would give time to reverse course on the school assignment plan. >>> tonight two american missionaries who were near death, their bodies racked by the deadly ebola virus, are out of the hospital and virus free. dr. kent brantly and fellow aid worker nancy writebol contracted ebola while trying to help patients who contracted the disease in west africa. both were given an experimental drug in emery university hospital in atlanta. today brantly was before the cameras to thank everybody who helped both of them get better. >> today is a miraculous day. i'm thrilled to be alive, to be well and to be reunited with my family. >> miraculous is probably right there and dr. brantly is asking the public to pra

other major candidates are mural bouzer and independent carol schwartz. >> metro's new silver line opened less than a month ago. it's having are an impact on tyson's corner. some of the retailers reported double digit sales increases. but some shoppers say it is a challenge to walk from the metro station to the mall. the pedestrian connection to the mall is still under construction. fairfax county identified 39 pedestrian and bicycle projects that needed to improve access to the silver line. one-third of the projects have been completed so far. >> next at 11:00, two virginia murd murders unsolved after 30 years. the cold cases getting a new look tonight. starting over, a wounded warrior and his wife get help are from the community after fire destroyed their home. >> it was huge. >> a look where heavy rain and flooding led to the dramatic rescues. >>> a wounded warrior in montgomery county and his family feel the entire country is rallying around them. we told you about edward and jessica klein last week when they lost everything in a fire at their home. captain klein is a triple amputee w

. >> reporter: carol schwartz who is also running for mayor says there's aspects of the plan that are good and likely the new mayor will want to make changes as well. >>> the start of the new year brings a lot of questions for kids and parents and tomorrow, we're going to have experts on hand who can help you out. so on wusa 9 news at noon, a doctor will be here to give you live advice on a live web cast and at 5:00, he'll be here in the studios to take your calls and answer some of your questions. >>> seeking treatments that is illegal. in america, next why some families are risking their lives to cross the border to overcome an addiction. >> 89 was the high today. 50 to 57 this morning at dulles. this is the second time the burbs have been in the 50s in august. wake-up weather, 60s primarily 5:00 to 7:00 and upper 60s to mid-70s by 9:00. we'll come back, tracking a cold front tomorrow. >>> we have a follow-up to a story we first brought you back in december. >> it's about a young heroin addict from our area whose efforts to find treatment has taken an unexpected turn. andrea mccarre

he's running as an independent and so is former council member carol schwartz. she told us she plans to turn in her voter signatures tomorrow. council member muriel bowser is the democratic nominee. >>> you know the big security hassle when you get to the airport. you got long lines, can't bring liquid, have to take off your belt, your watch, your shoes, but you might be more understanding if you see some of the items passengers try to sneak through airport security. >> mola lenghi shows us some of these items you have to see to try to believe. >> reporter: have you ever forgotten? everyone forgets, even airport passengers at tsa check points. >> most times people will tell us they forgot the pocketknife was on their key chain. >> people might forget they have this small little pocketknife on them, but is someone really forgetting they've got their butcher knife on them? >> you can't make up the stuff people bring. >> reporter: while tsa officials say there's no way of knowing what percentage of prohibited items officers actually catch at airport check points, a

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carol schwartz reported just over $50,000. >>> today a group whether break grou wile gro on a big project. crews will be working on the nine story complex. it will include luxury apartments and renovations to historic buildings. >>> apparently having hand sanitizer dispensers in school isn't helping the attendance record. researchers in new zealand tracked 68 schools. only some of the schools installed special dispensers in the classrooms. and records show there was no difference in the number or lefr leng o absences. >>> and how would you like more control over your kids on social media? a new app is promising to do just that. it is called the halt app. it promises to monitor and give parents the final say over what their kids post to facebook, instragram and twitter. you have questions abo a post, you can flag it and look at it again later. >> if a kid knew what they were about to host first person that would see it would be their parents, would they actually post it. >> developers say they hope the app will prevent teens from online bullying. the halt app is available on the iphone. >>

bowser is running against david catania and carol schwartz, both independents. >>> soon you can pay for restaurant meals without having to swipe a card or use cash. the app open table will allow diners to pay the tab and tip directly from your phone. priceline owns the app which currently only does on gline r b reservati riorou pc schools will welcome 800 new teachers. the induction program begins today at 8:00. the program gets new seasoned teachers familiar with prince george's county curriculum. the training sessions will focus on transitioning teachers back into the classroom environment through the first month of school. >>> six more days of tax free shopping if you live in maryland. clothes and shoes will be sales tax free through saturday. this is only good on clothing, not school supplies. it also does not apply to any clothes that cost more than $100. of course there are some odd items we saw on there. >> wedding gowns, tuxedos. >> teaching a theater class, make you might need that. >> there you go. along with the cowboy boots. >> and we'll leave it there. if you want for see t

carol schwartz reported about 65,000, half is her own money. adrian seniority raised $5 million in 2010 and lost. how would you compare money in that race to this race? >> it's different in the sense that venti was sort of running against his -- the own -- his own image the image he was projecting out to the community that he was sort of -- there was distance between him and the community. bowser has the money, she's defeated the incumbent, so she's really not running against anyone really but herself. i think her aim is sort of i've got the money, we can slow walk this. i know that there will be debates at some point but because she has enough money to sort of outadvertise ka tain ya and carol schwartz it makes it a little different that she's already run the primary where venti's situation was a little different because it was animag >> joe, she's got the money, but she's also got a delap taipidat southeast washington building managed by supporters and accusations she stood in the way of how that project has been managed and then she's got th

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

carol schwartz says she's disappointed in the union's decision to endorse katana. the election will be tuesday, november 4th. >>> and new today, the nra is taking aim at new york's mayor, michael bloomberg. the former mayor, that is. the gun rights group will begin running a new ad across the country. it paints bloomberg as an out of touch elitist. bloomberg is a gun control advocates. the nra says it will not sit back and let bloomberg use his money to impose his, quote, anti-freedom agenda. >>> well, the state of alaska could have two dan sullivans in elected office next year. overnight voters chose two men, both named dan sullivan, in their state's primary. one is vying to take the senate of senator mark begich and the other hopes to become the next lieutenant governor. voters say the campaign was confusing. signs and ads did get confusing with two men with the same name running for office. >>> with more students going back to school next week, that means you will spend more time on the road with the added traffic. a study about the transportation planning board

[applause] you also have carol schwartz, a candidate for d.c. with us this evening.[applause] and we have several members of the color of change organization in the house. they have asked me to make this very important announcement. , color of change in their allies will have 900,000 petition signatures demanding justice for michael brown. they're calling on president obama to define his legacy by putting policies in place aimed at ending racial profiling and racially motivated police pilots. they are inviting all of us to the white front of house, of course. adjacent to lafayette square tomorrow at 5:00. excellent. we also have a special guest in the house. reverend dr. john mendez and reverend dr. brooks. [applause] the progressive black baptists convention. sisters and brothers, we are going to be getting back to the panel. we want to wrap things up here with final wrapup statements from each of the panelists. and then we are going to invite some members of our special guests to be respondents to what the panelists have said. very brief comments of their own. from

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carol schwartz might have been surprised. she thought she shed get it and has gotten their endorsement in the past for other offices. catania is very happy. doesn't hurt to have the fop behind you. the question is will it dissuade voters who wonder about catania's temperament to be mayor, he shoots from the lips sometimes, is very well organized, stands well on the issues in many people's views, but does he have the substantive if you will to really take issues one at a time and not fly off the handle. a lot of people say that's unfair hp pe says himself he's changed. lately he's had a fairly quiet tenure where he is. remains to be seen. >> what's working against him, bowser has pretty much all of organized labor behind her. his way to say i have a little here. there's 3600 and they don't necessarily vote in one block. i think it's more it looks good for him to at least get some support from organized labor. again how effective that will be, you know, will depend on if you can get them all out to vote and get the 3600 to vote