social responsibility [unintelligible] columbia rejects why capitalism , untamed capitalism, and columbia rejects social class hatred. every day, we look for fraternity and the relationships between employers and workers. socialist possibility -- social responsibility is to realize that capital is a question for social wealth not for speculation. my country and our government have given investors of of the guarantees to establish and prosper in columbia. under the condition of social responsibility. we do not share the ideal of hostility regarding investors. we are totally friendly with investors. we need investment in colombia. the only way for my country to prosper and overcome poverty and to include in this [unintelligible] the rate of embezzlement has passed from our administration -- investment has gone up to 28%. during this year, in the middle of this economic crisis, during the first quarter, we had an investment rate of 25%. falling direct investment, it was in between $500 million, $1 billion, up $1.5 billion. during the last years, we had 6.5, $10,000,000,000.563999176. -- we h

columbia --colombia calls it a statute of limitations. against those criminals blamed -- trade unionists and human rights. for 17 years, columbia -- colombia was on a blacklist for labor. my country has been taking away of that list. a few weeks ago, the international labor organization has said that colombia is a country making progress. we have said that we have many problems to solve. we have advanced a lot. in the economic crisis, we have opposed the idea of many colombians, many of the social benefits that were lost -- have created for workers. in colombia, however we defend the right of the workers in the name of eternity, we don't want to make all colombians informants. we want the state to formalize the economy, to provide more high-quality jobs with syphilis it -- with the affiliation of the community system. imposing the government obligation to put money to guarantee in come at the moment of the retirement for those in the formal economy who have not expectations to get a pension. we're trying to do our best in columbia -- colo

the goal we are looking for in columbia is to convert columbia into a country with the highest level of confidence. confidence is leading our country. when we support confidence, -- we support confidence on three pillars. investment with social responsibility, and social cohesion. we concede that the only way for a country such as the case as columbia to advance in overcoming poverty, including a civil economy with a better income distribution is through prosperity. prosperity depends, in the case of columbia, on security and on investment. security with democratic values, investment with social responsibility. about security, i want not to make you feel fed up with these numbers this morning. we have improved, but we need to improve much more. we accept august we have made and we of -- we accept the progress that we have made and we accept that we need to do much more. i want to explain some non tangible resources that we have got in our policy of democratic security. we have recovered two monopolies. we have recovered a state monopoly. we have dismantled an organization that was ch

columbia has from thousand 100 municipalities. the man years and the governors are elected by the people and they have many political leaders where my government begone more than 400 mayors could not attempt their cities because of the threat they received from terrorist organizations. more than 251 were killed when year by year. we have reviewed this number. last year we had 38. this year so far, 17. we are not satisfied. why the general right of homicide is in colombia is 33 per every 100,000 people. in this specific case the rate is in between two or three for every 100,000 members of these groups. but we want cero cases. i want to repeat, we have 200 trade unionists and protection provided by their government and this protection has been very effective, no one with this protection has been killed. under the umbrella of the international labor of organization we have agreed in a three apartheid agreement, employers, workers and government to give more resources to the justice administration to overcome impunity. please pay atte

while columbia continues to face significant challenges, they are challenges that washington can work to overcome. as all colombians seek to build upon the gains of recent years, strengthening their democracy and contribute to a brighter future for not just their own country but the hemisphere. under president bill clinton and george w. bush the bilateral relationship between the united states and colombia has grown by leaps and bounds and it is our expectation this trend will continue under president obama. the president's tenure caps a distinguished career in public service. 1976, he served as head of the real estate office of the public works department. he went on to serve as secretary general of the labor minister, head of the civil aviation department, the mayor and two terms as the senator and governor. he holds a degree from the university as well as postgraduate degree from harvard. he's also an associate professor. he was at oxford university. he is married, has two sons. mr. president, thank you for coming to the wilson center and we look forward to your comments. after he

columbia is only allowing a maximum of 800 military personnel and 600 contractors. >> for longtime columbia and the u.s. have been military allies in attempts to end the cocaine trade. but this is not an isolated issue. politically, it becomes entangled with left-wing guerrilla movements and america's overall involvement in latin america. conjuring up alliances from the cold war. that was when daniel ortega of nicaragua became a prime target after he overthrew an american backed dictator. the war there became central to u.s. foreign policy. but ortega is now the country's democratically elected president. morales in bolivia. since colonial times, he tells the people, we have been fighting against invasion and oppression. he's been at odds with washington after he expelled the american ambassador last year. hugo chavez of venezuela, seen with his zero fidel castro, both men for many years fo against america. the increased american military presence in columbia raises concerns washington might once again be taking sides between left and right wing governments in the region. bbc news reporting

los residentes del distri de columbia, los que visitan y los trabajan en la capital tendran que pagar mas por sus compras, incluyendo la gasolna, los cigarrillos, las bebidas y las comidas... maria rosa lucchini nos dice cuanto mas.... la gasolina...y los cigarrillos costaran mas en el distrito de columbia...el concejo municipal aprobo hoy unanimamente aumentar los impuestos de estos productos y otros mas... "pienso que este aumento generara 50- millones de dolares anualmente..." el impuesto de la gasolina se incremento a 23.5 -centavos...y el impuesto a las ventas tambien aumento de 5.75- por ciento a seis por ciento... el director ejecutivo de la corporacion latina de desarrollo economico teme que esta alza podria perjudicar a las familias de bajos recursos, especialmente inmigrantes... "gente que tiene suficiente plata, suficiente dinero, ellos van a comprar y hacer lo que tienen que hacer como normal, pero impuestos como esos afectan mas a gente bajos ingresos " el impuesto del cigarrillo aumento 50- centavos... una cajetilla costara siete d

. >> -- columbia has said it will be the base of u.s. troops in south america. coming up later for you, 40 years on, apollo's mission to the moon. and he is 17 years old and it's just sailed around the world. -- and has just sailed around the world. hello to you. the world's third largest economy is booming again, and that is news because the chinese economy is growing at an astonishing pace. apparently, shrugging off a global recession. are there lessons there for the rest of the world? china has achieved an annual growth rate of nearly 8% between april and june even though its export markets can europe and elsewhere collapse. it has ordered banks to lend, land, land. >> china is back in business sooner than some had expected. there are signs that a recovery is underway here. companies are buying more equipment, hiring more staff, customers are more optimistic. the government says they are still cautious, though. prices are dropping, they pointed out today. inflation is not healthy for any economy and are still serious challenges ahead. >> recovery trend is sti

que los menores de edad consuman alcohol, por lo que buscaran medidas conjuntas con el distrito de columbiade muchos acuden para obtenerlo porque ahi las penalidades son menores... en el distrito de columbia consumir alcohol si alguien es menor de 21 añoses solo una ofensa civil mientras que en fairfax comprar alcohol a meores y posecion ilegal de bebidas alcoholicas son delitos menores y acarrean penalidades de 12 meses de carcel y costosas multas... el depuesto mandatario hondureno manuel zelaya aseguren guatemala que el pueblo hondureno tiene derecho a la insurreccion para expulsar al presidente de facto roberto micheletti... no dejen las calles, que es el unico espacio que no nos han quitado, el pueblo tiene derecho a la insurreccion, la huelga, las tomas, la manifestacidon, dijo zelaya en una rueda de prensa junto al presidente guatemalteco alvaro colom... enfatizo que no se ha rendido, ni se piensa rendir... estamos preparando mi retorno, no les dire la hora ni el dia para no alertarles.... agrego... ? s en las afueras de usulutan, el salvador un hombre de 60 anos en un presunto arra

just to the west of columbia. and all that was activity is moving to baltimore and northern portions of maryland. we'll see some of these showers. have to watch because some of these areas are picking up a half inch to inch of rain in 45 minutes or less. visibility is reduced if you're driving out there. be very, very careful. looks like things will be all right. but remains on the humid side. >> thank you, bob. >>> a prestigious harvard university professor is arrested as he tries to get into his own home. but the white police officer who arrested the prominent african american scholar is not backing down. >> reporter: president obama is jumping into the debate over the controversial arrest. >> the cambridge police acted stupidly in arresting somebody when there was already proof that they were in their own home. >> reporter: the police showed up at gates' home last week, after two african american men were seen trying to force the front door open. gates was already upset. when he demanded a badge number. >> ther

ladies and gentlemen of the district of columbia, ms. watts should not be believed. her allegations against mr. bare bar are just simply not true. they are mr. barry just simply are not true, they are lies. with regard to the allegations regarding councilman barry, let me say that the events surrounding the contract have nothing to do with the events which occurred over the 4th of july weekend. but because of the media choosing to make big of this, i believe it is important to help thresidents of the district of columbia learn about the actions surrounding the contract to ms. watts. ms. watts was awarded a contract by mr. barry in september of 2009. the contract was for six -- i'm sorry in september of 2008. the contract was for $60,000 to begiven out in amounts of 5000 a month. the contract was entitled merging leaders. it was designed to develop a program to identify and recruit and develop the next leaders of ward 8. the contracted was awarded to ms. watts because she met the qualifications for the job. and what was needed to be done for the job. this was council

it is a move kely to be opposed by those who argue that columbia and the continent's sereignty is beiompromised. >> colombia reserves -- recved so $6 million a year forts military. it haside the knowledge that amican aid has been y to the president's succesul offensive against marxist guerrillas. the details have yet to be finazed, but what is certain is that three ai bases in colombia will host u.s. aircraft, capable of natalie' buying out theerrain below, but intercepting commucations across t region. columbia pos acting defense nister was in sight -- colombia's acting dense minister wasnsistent that thi was givin t u.s. great access to ourases. columbias onlyllowing a maximum of 800 litary psonnel and 600 contractors. >> t air bases selected may also host u.s. troops the move comes after the combian president refused to move the exting air base. is an open secret that the list of possible locations for s. military personnelas limited, as columbia is really the last uncondition american ally in the region, rrounded by left-wing regimes that are not the friendly with the u.s., amon t

to the people of the district of columbia. not to their district, but to the people of the district of columbia. what this bill simply says is that local funds raised locally by the taxpayers of the district of columbia can be used to provide abortion services. the ban on the use of federal funds for abortion remains in place. let me repeat that. federal funds going to the district of columbia cannot be used to supply abortion services. what we've done is to say local funds that you raise on your own from your own american citizen taxpayers can be used for those purposes. that should be clarified and people should know the truth. this bill is a good bill, and i would hope that at the end of the day people would vote for it and it covers many areas. i thank all my colleagues, and i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. all time has expired. mr. serrano: i move the committee rise. the chair: the question is on the motion of the committee to rise. those in favor say aye.

and columbia and ellicott city getting decent rain. continue to see this slowly move off to the east. not a fast-moving storm. so this activity will drop good rainfall over the next hour or so. and, in fact, looking at the track of the storm. it looks like we will see the storm tracking just off to the east. slowly. areas that will probably be in that area, anywhere from catonsville to wood hern, and lochearn. direction is 20 after you are seeing the rain come down. and other areas will probably continue to see the rain over the course of the next hour or so. moving to baltimore county into harford county. slice through the storm. looking at x vision. this is showing how strong the storms are. it looks like on a 3-d level. this is 20,000-foot mark. so as we go through the storms. some of the storms have higher mark. anywhere from 25 to 30,000 feet. and that is where usually more of the core of the lightning is associated, and the heavier downpours. through central carroll county right now. folks in westminster are dealing with that con

this includes mexico, central america, the caribbean, and columbia. they, too have used the same terms their institutions have expressed their views. europe, led by the european union and through the prime minister and foreign minister of spain and his majesty, date, to have outlined the same positions with regard to any movement of aggression attacking the democratic will of the people. today, following this decision which joins decisions taken by the people of the americas, we have not only ratified what we had agreed upon earlier, but we're also sending a signal for future generations and for humanity. all countries without exception have expressed themselves loud and clear with regard to the act of atrocity that occurred on sunday the twenty eighth of june. from the united states, with resolutions, round and resolve language, all dignitaries have all spoken to your humble servant who have paid me the honor of speaking to me to express their outrage by the acts perpetrated by the usurpers. we have received calls from the president. from the preside

.. wuwwwwwwwwwwwwestacionarse en l pronto podria ser mas caro en dos localidades del distrito de columbia.. las autoridades analizan la posibilidad de aumentar el costo de parquimetros despues de la primera hora a fin de que los conductores que estacionan por largo tiempo utilizen los garajes y despejen los espacios en la calle.. los vecindarios que podrian ver primero dichos cambios son columbia heights y en las cercanias del estadio de los nacionales... el concejo municipal podria ampliar su investigacion sobre marion barry y el uso de fondos publicos para emplear a su entonces novia... al menos eso es lo que busca la concejal muriel bowser, quien sostiene que se debe investigar un contrato por fondos desembolsados que ascienden a los casi ? ó nuevo proyecto para buscar una solucion definitiva a la relacion de puerto rico con estados unidos.. fernando pizarro nos dice de que se trata.. agentes de inmigracionque hallanaron casas en busca de inmigrantes ilegales violaron la constitucion al entrar a las viviendas sin consentimiento apropiado y en al

let's start in columbia.we have that accident at route 175 at tamar drive and in ellicott city frederick road and papillon drive. an accident in owings mills. reisterstown and mcdonough road. you see things are moving fine. harford county police activity in aberdeen route 40 between route 7 and maryland boulevard and report of an accident in belair at 543 at hickory bypass. top side of the beltway there at harford road moving just fine. very light traffic for this time of morning on inner and outer loops. white marsh area looks like we may be working on a delay but not seeing anything yet. we will see if anything develops. that is the latest on "traffic pulse 11." how is it looking outside? >> cloudy, humidity, 77 downtown. 75 on tv hill. on wednesday some severe storms moved through western mapped tornado did to -- western maryland and a tornado. today we have a similar set-up with a storm system working over the ohio river valley. a spin with a low pressure area in kentucky and we can see there is quite a b

they found out that there was a 34% drop in abortions in the district of columbia. when these funds were restricted. i have heard the president say and i have heard many people who are pro-choice say that they are for reducing the number of abortions. this clearly will be a reduction in the number of abortions if you oppose this -- if you will support this amendment and allow me a clean up or down vote on the amendment that i'm joined with by many others. 70% of americans according to polling data oppose using public funds for abortions. so regardless of where you're at on the issue, certainly those folks, those 70% of americans need an opportunity for their voice to be heard on the floor of the house. they need an up or down clean vote on whether we are going to take public funds to provide abortions or not. if you think of it in human terms, there is a financial incentive that will be put in place, paid for by tax dollars, that will encourage women who are -- single parents, living below the poverty level, to have the opportunity for a free abortion. if you take t

descomposicion por siete meses en el sureste de la capital fue revelada en una corte de del distrito de columbiala madre tras ser descubierta el 9 de enero del ano pasado declaro que habia ultimado a sus hijas porque estaban poseidas por el diablo y que la mayor era la prostituta biblica jezabel... los investigadores dijeron que la mujer habia privado de todo a sus hijas incluyendo la comida para debilitarlas.. en montgomery, podrian reducir a la mitad del numero de personas que legalmente pueden vivir en una casa o un apartamento...la medida de ser aprovada afectaria mayormente a los latinos...claudia uceda tiene el informe... el ejecutivo del condado de montgomery ike leget a dispuesto una comision especial para buscar alternativas para reducir a la mitad el numero de personas que viven en una casa o un apartamento... "me parece un poquito preocupante que en el condado de montgomery estemos hablando sobre este tipo de temas porque inmediatamente empiezan a senalar a la comunidad inmigrante , sobretodo a la comunidad phlatina la ley actual requiere que los hogares tengan 1

los archivos del gobierno del distrito de columbia demuestran que el ex-alcalde marion berry contratoos comenzaron a enamorarse...la mujer de 40 anos habria sido contratada en octubre del pasado ano para trabajar en la oficina de barry en el consejo de la ciudad...ella habria recibido por lo menos 10- mil dolares procedentes de los fondos publicos...barry fue arrestado el sabado cuatro, porque presuntamente habria acosado a la mujer... barry de 73 anos comparecera ante la corte el proximo jueves. ;;?@?@ en esta noche de martes, la habla de los problemas que les puede causar a los ninos el habito de ver la television mas de la cuenta.. jugo la segunda fecha del grupo "a" de la copa oro, asi es que vamos hasta columbus para recordarles que paso a primera hora. y hace instantes termino el segundo partido asi es regresamos al estadios crew de columbus. para maÑana se viene el grupo "b" aca en el estadio rober f. kennedy. haiti contra grenada y honduras frente a estados unidos... bueno en paraguay cerro porteÑo celebro otro titulo mas. tenemos imagenes y la palabr

these are the funds of the people who live in the district of columbia. the members -- some members may mistake, others deliberately come to the floor to try to impose their will on their choices, the choices of their citizens on citizens of another jurisdiction. they wouldn't stand for that for one second in their own jurisdiction, whether on abortion or on any other issue. we saw the deadly effects that can occur and i appreciate that mr. is he ranow removed from the d.c. appropriation an attachment that was responsible for the death and for the terrible health of thousands of d.c. residents when we were barred from doing a needle exchange program that thousands of jurisdictions are able to do. we're not going to stand for it. it's not your business to deal with the health of my citizens or to keep us from doing things to keep them healthy. local control is older than the nation itself. the war slogan, no taxation without representation, meant to england as it means in the district when you see it on the license plates, take your hands off of the local

seven of the nine were from the district of columbia. one was from maryland and another was from virginia. marcia fudge -- mary doolittle of the district served the american nurses association by spread spreding its work globally. veronica dubose of the district was a devoted mother of two who was on her way to nursing class. ana fernandez of high it's aville worked tirelessly often working more than one job. dennis hawkins of the district was on his way to the district to teach vacation bible school at bethesda baptist church. lavonda "nikki" king was a young mother who looked forward to opening her own beauty salon that was already plan to occur. cameron williams of the district was headed to his nighttime maintenance job. i personally knew only major general daste f. whorley recently retired as commander of the d.c. national guard and his wife, ann. general who arely was commander of the -- whorley was commander at andrews air force base who rose to head the d.c. national guard itself. the general was especially devoted to his troops

the scene is west of old columbia pike. at times traffic has been able to get by on the access road but expected to backup more during the peak of the commute. >>> aaa says a plan to close 19 virginia rest stops could compromise highway safety. they are calling on the governor to reverse the decision. the stops are being closed to save money. aaa mid-atlantic says its concern is that drivers who are tired will keep driving without a break. four montgomery county police officers caught speeding by automated cameras are off the hook because a county judge threw out the ticket. the judge said the police department should have a written policy on when officers are allowed to speed before fines are collected. the department is considering an appeal. appeal. >> we have rules. and rule one in our police department is obey laws, obey all laws. >> reporter: the judge in the case, ronald rubin calls the cameras revenue raisers. >>> a plan to make bus commuting a breeze has passed a key test. the washington council of governments okay

and columbia coming down there. ellicott city and columbia getting a decent shower. up 795, reisterstown you are getting showers and northern portion, across into carroll county, hampstead. and manchester, heavy shower activity. and strikes of lightning up there for you folks. looking at how it will continue. line of showers that will move through over the course of the next hour. but after that, things quiet down. and start to see some of the shower activity leave us. as far as the lightning strikes. it looks like now this little bit of lightning along the northern edge of the state, along the pennsylvania state line. overnight tonight. we will get a few scattered showers and thunderstorms around 73 to 75 degrees. and starting off the morning commute around 77. warming temperatures through the mid afternoon. we will top off around in the lower 90s possibly tomorrow. at temperatures increase. we will get sun and clouds, but it looks like more rain will have to deal with later in the week. show you that coming up in the seven-day forecast. >> thanks so much vitae tas.

but if you want to avoid it all together you can use braddock or columbia pike. moving over to the cameras, 95 northbound in virginia. looking at a ten minute commute from the prince william parkway to lorton. we will switch the shot and take you to 66 and show you eastbound traffic here. we have something new for you. an accident near nutley blocking at least one lane. as a result of this you know the drivers are backed up to 123. that delay is growing. and moving along, hello, maryland. 270 southbound not looking so bad here at montgomery village avenue but we are watching volume build between germantown road and i-370. slow ride from university to georgia but that's a minor delay. over to you. beg shift often the beltway and it is a change that is affecting take right now. armando trull is live what what you need to know good morning. >> good morning. i'm on the eisenhower connector bridge and behind me you see traffic heading from springfield to the wilson bridge. that traffic is being diverted because of work on the wilson bridge. >> the eisenhower connector

. >> we have van from columbia. are you there? >> yes. >> good morning. >> what is your suggestion on stopping a dog from barking a lot. my dog barks at every car around the cul-de-sac, airplanes that go over and whatever. >> how old is the dog? >> he's 4 years. >> what breed? >> poodle. >> ok. have you done any dog training at all? >> not really, no. >> again. it's a matter of learning how to communicate with your dog so that the dog understands what you want. the only way is with going training. usually all you need is to get to some informal dog training programs. check some of the different veterinarians around your neighborhood and they will talk to you about different dog trainers. sometimes the pet stores have some. up in our area we usually recommend pet depot. they have a good dog trainer there. if you start teaching a dog to sit, stay, heal it starts learning to listen to you and once it learns to listen to you, when you say no, to stop the barking you have a better chance of controlling the barking. not perfect but it t

it happened last night in columbia. kim cayce is live and has details on this ongoing investigation. >> the victim, keontae johnson, is in stable condition at shock trauma. some residents say this community needs to come together. the basketball courts and columbia became a crime scene thursday evening. two groups of teenagers for unknown reasons got into a fight that ended in gunfire. keontae johnson was shot in the side and taken to shock trauma. >> [unintelligible] >> his family does not know much about what happened, and neighbors are upset but not shocked. >> i am not surprised because i have seen a lot of activity going on in the area. the kids around here are seeming like they are not the best kids. >> they say they will keep a closer eye out for their own and children's safety from now on. many of them attend the school near where the shooting happened. >> the community needs to step up and get involved. we don't want situations like this occurring in our neighborhood especially on school grounds. that is where

this is something that has disappeared from the world today but when i was a student at columbia in the60's there were still speakers on 125th street was such as carlos coax, cooks and malcolm x built the nation of islam, but let me give you some idea of the scope of what harrison began. if the garvey movement was built from stepladders on harlem streets. the brotherhood of pullman porters will spilt from stepladders on harlem streets. the communist party built its base in harlem through street corner oratory often in competition with nationalist oratory is and remnants of the garvey movement. the great don't buy where you can't work campaigns which challenge the exclusion of blacks with the scores of harlem and spun off into public utilities and new york city was all build on stepladders and soap boxes. harlow's cooks from the internationalist carried the garvey tradition through the 40's into the fifties on a street corner in harlem and malcolm x to build the nation of islam in harlem from a small storefront organization into one of the nation's largest mosques. and the black panther

a few of these little showers to the south of the district of columbia. here we are in baltimore. the storms are just to the west of hagerstown. they are limited. the big storms are in west virginia and out of the ohio river valley. that is the activity, that and the cold front coming in, that will increase our rain chances. strong storms in pennsylvania. it is all scattered right now. when the cold front comes through and settles, we should have some fairly quiet weather. the front does not get too far to the south. some of you might experience rain showers. by tuesday, we should get into dry air. overnight tonight, partly cloudy skies and a chance for scattered storm activity. some of it could be strong. 64-68 by daybreak. tomorrow, partly cloudy, seasonably warm. to the south of us, there might be some lingering showers. it depends how far south of the front moves. if it is far north of baltimore, our chances are limited. 83-87 tomorrow. by sunday morning, a lingering shower to the south. our computer model wants to explore the activity along that front. how far north it gets i

simon schama is a university professor at columbia university with a joint appointment in the history and art history departments. in an age in which historians are supposed to have a, b blinker the little specialists, he has a breathtaking range of interest and expertise. he studied history at cambridge university and received an m.a. from christ's college there in 1969 which not to make simon feel bad is in the year i was born in. [laughter] key was a fellow at christ's college 1966 to 1976 at which point he moved over to the press knows college of oxford to teach history. in 1980 he crossed the atlantic and moved to harvard or he stayed until the of sensibly chose to come to columbia in 1993. his current range of research includes 1770 dutch art, 18th-century french painting, 16 to 21st century british and visual culture and 20th and 21st century landscape in environmental history. if you think that a sort of range as rare in the academy today, you are right. in 2001 simon schama was made commander of the british empire and we historians don't get a lot of that either. [laughter] i

columbia is treading very carefully. this agreement does not create the new bases but it gives the u.s. government access to more bases. >> for a long time, colombia and the u.s. had been military allies in attempts to end the cocaine trade. this is not an isolated issue. particularly if it comes entangled with a left-wing guerrilla movements. conjuring up alliances from the cold war, that was when daniel ortega became a prime target after he overthrew an american back to dictator. this became central to u.s. foreign policy. ortega is the democratically elected president. since colonial times, he tells his people, we have been fighting against inflation and depression. he has been at odds with washington not least after he expelled the american ambassador last year. hugo chavez is seen here with his hero, fidel castro. increased american military presence in colombia is raising concern that washington might once again be taking sides between left and right wing governments in the region. >> stay with us. still to come, d

around the metro area, 81 in columbia. 83 in d.c. and upper 70s on the eastern shore. winds have been coming in with a bit of a southerly component and because of that we are feeling the moisture coming in. that is a very tropical component to this air that is moving in along the shoreline. what we saw earlier is some heavy rain moving across the region, and we are still going to be dealing with another massive rain moving in from the west. now that bit was coming in from the south, browse brought us the heavier dew point and because of that heavy fuel and moisture, came down heavy and a lot of energy. this is moving to the west and as we move through the next this hours or so until tomorrow afternoon, this will wipe things off -- clear things out just a little bit and wipe the slate clean, and behind this a little bit of clearing. so we will start to see that clearing tomorrow afternoon into the evening. and then a chance of showers by saturday morning. that will all be gone. but a chance of showers through tomorrow evening. sunset at 8:26. east wind at 5 to 10 knots.

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i am as upset as they are. >> people say columbia is just a nice town, nothing could ever happen. it is sad and unfortunate this has happened. >> ward says he was willing to pass up the other events as a prank, but this took it too far. he has all the police report and believes it is a hate crime. trina ward is concerned that this is only the beginning. >> this is scary. who's to say that if they come up in the yard, what is to stop them from coming up to the house or breaking windows? >> they have lived in the home for about three years. they say they are not the only african-american family in the neighborhood, but they seem to be the only ones being targeted. they are hoping that somebody saw something and they will call howard county police. >> the search for a missing girl in the sassafras river has turned into a recovery mission. the 11-year-old girl fell off a vote yesterday at ordinary point. crews say they have called off the search for the night. skype team 11 flew over the search around 4:30 friday afternoon. they say she somehow ended up being hit by the same boat. the

the attack happened in columbia. officers say the teenager was stabbed all over his body. police are not releasing his identity. he's listed in stable condition. >>> she is a woman who called 911, and unintentionally sparked a nationwide debate about racial profiling. for the first time, they speak out. >> it never occurred tomorrow that the way i reported what i saw, be analyzed by an entire nation. people called me racist and said i caused all the turmoil that followed and some even said threatening things that made me fear more my safety. >> she says the release of that 911 call vindicates her. and the president will meet with both professor gates and james cowley over beers at the white house tomorrow night. >>> the city has one of the top beaches in the country according to to an environmental group. overall, maryland ranked 8th in the nation for clean beaches and nearby beaches also scored well. >>> tens of thousands of people gathered on the island today to see if ponies can really swim and yes, they can. each year the saltwater cowboys of the fire department hold a

jennifer was born last friday in columbia. the farmer says while it has two heads it only has one brain. a brace has been built for jennifer could can't stand on her own due to the weight. but to the dog and treadmill have you ever tried that? >> i'm not sure my dog would stay on a treadmill. >> eventually you have to have a tv with monitor and piped it music. spritzer. it gets involved. >> like the pet airline. >> 5:51, still much more ahead on "11 news today." >> we will look at some of your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. >> this just in, baltimore isaso are investigating a deadly shooting that happened shortly after midnight. we are told a man was shot in the head. no word on the identity of the victim or suspect or motive. >> an historic landmark in baltimore has been restored and transformed into a luxurious hotel. the hotel monaco combines old with new. rob roblin was there for the grand opening. >> it is the newest and in a way oldest boutique h

last night after processing him, he was transforward the district of columbia central cell block andeleased from there. >> my last question, i think i've interviewed you during my time in d.c. marion barry has had his share of run ins with the law and in particular with the park police. what kind of a message is this sending seeing a leader of the community in situations like these over and over? >> i really can't speak for the commune. i can only speak important the united states park police. the simple issue is that the united states park police enforces the law regardless of who people are and it's very important to note that we absolutely did not seek mr. barry out. we were flagged down by this person who was the complainant in this case. she was seeking assistance of a police officer. and that person happened to be in an area of the jurisdiction of the u.s. park police. >> sergeant, thank you for calling in. we appreciate it. i know it's been a long night for you. thanks. >> president obama leaving washington tonight heading for moscow, a crucial trip. there's some big issues on

again, in columbia, let's go back to capt. roy taylor. >> southbound route 29, just north of 108, there's an accident where the victim had to extricate himself. he is hurt, but not seriously. the problem is traffic. the habit in the northbound lanes as well as the southbound lanes. the northbound is backed up about 3 miles and the southbound is backed up about 2 miles. >> five weeks after he died, police and federal agents are still gathering evidence on the death of michael jackson. >> we have when the autopsy results should be released. >> we will tell you what principles are learning at 5:30 p.m. >> when thunder roared, going doors. it is a new program in howard county. that story's coming up. that story's coming up. >> one baltimore city started its 1 + one trash program two weeks ago, everyone thought that there would be some -- correction there was a lot of publicity about this. -- >> and there was a lot of publicity about this. it was bound to make some people unhappy and it has. we have more on this story. >> some peop

so 82 in washington, 83 in warrenton. 81 in columbia. enjoy the day. and humidity levels comfortable again today. >> and no rain in sight? >> not for today or tomorrow. but over the weekend. >> we could use just a little bit. >> let's check in with julie wright and find how the what is happening in the land of traffic. >> i like talking about the sunshine and 88-degree weather. >> talk to me when you want some of my tomatoes an squash and stuff like that. haven't had any rain. >> i'm coming out to the farm. >> do you have any pig on that farm because i'd like a pork chop. >> oh! julie, how is traffic looking? >> that is just wrong. here we are top stretch of the beltway as you work your way past colesville road. no accidents to reported all the way around towards 270. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> there are more concerns about metro following this video surfacing of a train operator who appears to be asleep at the controls. this is exclusive video to fox 5. it was shot by a concerned passenger. >> the teenager who captured the video

it's just some rain falling in the district of columbia.ut you can see the areas with yellow and red. there is washington there. up to the nor, you can get a closer look to the northwest of front royal there are spots of heavy rain. not really seeing any lightning showing up but we are seeing the heavy rainfall. winchester you're getting rain. kaiser, cumberland and maryland seeing heavy rainfall. so this is why we have this severe thunderstorm watch in affect. now go down to the south. it's a pretty powerful, vigorous front moving through. this area in red here, through portions of halifax county, a tornado warning in affect. not here but down to the south. and you can see the strong storm activity associated along the front. that's a perfect picture. just to the south of the lynchberg area. and we'll keep our eyes on this and see how it develops during the crse of the day today. and now back to the regional radar and there is washington and here is your storm system associated with a cold front. again this is producing a variety of watche

we give you an idea that right around the columbia area, we'll say east of columbia, over toward elkridgeving over to hanover. and up near woodlawn. moving in that direction. that's where we're seeing the showers really everywhere else. the scan is really clear. one little area, east of elkton. moving over into the delaware edge of the delmarva and the viewing area. of course that was one area. these showers moving slowly. pretty good downpours moving under them. again, they're going to move tomorrow. right now, coming down from a daytime high of 87 degrees. right on target for the average temperature this time of year. actually, we have hit our hottest normal days. 88, just a few days ago. now we're starting to come down a few degrees. so normal temperature, 87. different have a differential. overnight low, 66 is the average for this day. nowhere near the records set back in 1940. and 1962. >>> around the state. we have 89 in hagerstown. and 88 in easton. 77 in columbia, where the rain has cooled things down a little bit. those winds coming from the south/southeast are adding a bit of a

una de las escuelas de secundaria con un elevado numero de estudiantes latinos en el distrito de columbia sera parte de un nuevo programa destinado a mejorar el rendimiento academico de sus alumnos a partir del proximo periodo lectivo... claudia uceda nos dice como se beneficiaran cientos de estudiantes... a partir del proximo ano escolar, la escuela secundaria bell multicultural se convertira en un modelo de ensenanza de idiomas y de estudios internacionales , gracias a un nuevo programa del gobierno .... "a traves de esto vamos a hacer mas viajes con los estudiantes, tambien intercambio con otros paises que hemos hecho unos cuantos pero podemos con esto hacer mas, tambien mas desarrollo profesional para los maestros para que todos los mestros aprenden cuales son las culturas que tenemos aqui... " el alcalde adrian fenty junto con la canciller de educacion michelle rhee anunciaron que un nuevo programa mejorara la ensenanza en 13 escuelas... " estamos comprometidos a que nuestros estudiantes tengan una educacion de primera, como

columbia is at 78. 78 degrees!e we are in the middle of july. 81 in aberdeen and up in northeast right now 80 degrees. as far as our forecast, this area of high pressure right here will continue to dominate our weather overnight and during the day tomorrow. and then we see a few clouds on wednesday making their way in the region. on wednesday afternoon, and then thursday we see some scattered showers across the area. again, not general rainfall, which we could use. just some scattered showers. but later nonthe weekend, a chance for some more showers. but overnight, clear skies, chilly. a record low is possible if we hit the 55, which i think we're going to do. that will set a brand-new record low. during the day tomorrow, we'll recover to 87 degrees with partly cloudy skies. and the extended outlook to partly cloudy tomorrow will be followed by scattered showers and thunderstorms on thursday with a high of 89 humid degrees. friday the temperature cools off again at 85. saturday a chance for some scattered showers o

collins who's still in columbia and he's showing mr. collins his legs because they're little rockets inside the legs to extend them and collins is making sure all the legs have extended correctly. and what has happened, though, is that in nasa's planning for the landing they thought that all of the air inside the two capsules, inside the tunnel between the two capsules would be gone but there was a little puff of air left over and this little puff of air was like a champagne cork and it pushed the eagle module a little farther along than nasa thought it should be and so the landing did not happen where it was supposed to land. nasa had planned for the computer to land the ship entirely. that human beings would not be involved. but that little puff of air combined with some other things that happened along the way meant that when eagle came down, it was four miles further than it was supposed to be and the computer was about to land in a bunch of rocks and armstrong looked out and he realized this was a serious problem and he took over m

hit "columbia's" wing during blastoff, damaging the heat shield and causing the shuttle to break up on reentry. falling foam, even pieces as small as this, have been a big worry for nasa ever since. astronauts now even carry repair kits in space so they can fix those thermal tiles. nasa managers hope a repair job this time won't be necessary. >> there is nothing that we have seen on the orbiter that causes us any concern. >> reporter: but they are still looking. and astronauts will get a closer view at any damage as the shuttle docks with the international space station tomorrow. ryan owens, abc news, the johnson space center in houston. >>> an eighth person has been arrested in connection with the murders of byrd and melanie billings, the florida couple who adopted a dozen children, many with disabilities. the police are standing by their belief that robbery was the motive, but they tell our jeffrey kofman, there's something else they know about the crime that will surprise everyone. >> reporter: investigators believe this was the getaway vehicle. it was used, they say, to transimp

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this is the second y row we come to the public or district of columbia with good news., relatively it is great news because the percentage improvements in test scores in the district of columbia public school system are going in the right direction in a big way. >> mayor fenty says despite the fact that public school students in every ward in almost every category are doing better and learning and learning more, the city still has a long way to go. >>> a strange twist in the murder after beloved florida couple who were parents of 16 children. our investigators tonight closer to putting the pieces together. we're going to try to answer that. sounds like a script from the fox tv hit "prison break." but this drama was all too real. convicted killers and rapists on the loose. that's next. >>> a slumping real estate market and twitter followers. could marrying these two worlds be the key to selling your house? >>> early detection isn't just about mammograms anymore. tonight a new way to handle the breast check is ready to roll out. it's hpeap rangdiation free when fox 5 news