temperatures 5 # in columbia, 47 -- 52 in columbia, 47 in manchester and 53 in elkton. going throughout the day, you are going to need the coat not necessarily right now, but temperatures will be falling. we will have the high temperature around noon today and then we will fall from there. 4 p.m., 47 degrees. all right. let's go over to angela with your traffic. good morning. you have to get me a christmas gift, too. we will talk later. >> reporter: okay. let's talk about the traffic conditions still in good shape around the baltimore beltway. clear obstruction northbound 95 after the fort mchenry tunnel. making the drive through the city, good on 95 at the fort mchenry tunnel. south of the city, at route 32 no problems to report for you there. also, still in good shape for those of you on the top side of 695. here's 695 at harrisburg expressway and no reported troubles southbound on the harrisburg expressway between the pennsylvania state law and baltimore beltway. >>> health news this morning, apparently cutting carbs a few times a week can help you lose weight. women

actually in columbia heights. our jessica doyle explains that waste can be a matter of opinion. >> reporter: this ihop in columbia heights has found itself on a congressional hit list. it has been called out on republican senator tom coburn's 2011 waste book. a list of 100 projects around the country that some see as a waste of taxpayer dollars. >> unfortunately, the federal government has subsidized directly or indirectly, not only flapjacks but grass-fed cow butter, beef jerky and mushroom pea zas. after a menu like that, it is taxpayers who are reaching for the antacid. >> reporter: 766 thousand dollars in government revitalization money helped build the 1-year-old restaurant in the area once slated by crime and vacant lots. >>> now, it stands in a diverse neighborhood that still offers subsidized housing along with luxury apartments. a one bedroom across the street from ihop can cost as much as $2700 a month. some people have taken to calling this pancakes for yuppies. your reaction? >> i don't know about that

thanks, jess live in columbia heights this morning. so, would you like to read senator coburn's entire 98-page report for yourself? just go to wusa9.com and check out the story right on our front page. >>> the man accused of killing two people and kidnapping a 2- year-old boy is now in custody. police arrested jamal clemons yesterday afternoon. richmond police and u.s. marshals surrounded a home where clemons was staying. he wouldn't come out so police got a key and went inside to get him instead. >> officers opened up the door and made an announcement at which time he gave himself up on his own voluntary without any incident. >> police say clemons shot and killed edward bowmer jr. and robin clapp. they say he stole an suv to get away and that vehicle with a 2- year-old boy inside. police do not think clemons knew the child was in there. the boy was released unharmed a short time later. >>> some virginia drivers who got tickets for driving without proof of insurance will have the tickets tossed out. do you have to have insurance in the

fire department activity in columbia. speeds around 51 on 97 through the glen burnie area. 295 looks pretty good. it will take you 11 minutes from 75 in the south side outer loop. 10 minutes from the bill was southwest to 32. this is 795 from franklin boulevard. normally we see delays at this hour of the morning. a quiet ride down to the beltway. this is belair road. problem free in this area. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. john has a check on your forecast. >> good morning. we looked at the radar. some clouds are beginning to drift in from the west. this is a 24 hours behind the one the came through yesterday. it produced some snow flurries yesterday and some stock to the grass north of the city and into pennsylvania. this one is not showing any snow. light rain activity in the ohio valley and richie back into chicago. this will shoot into pennsylvania and new york state. new york state is getting some snow shower activity. that is what is next. the darker blue shades are areas that are freezing or the upper 20'

congress, not elected from the district of columbia, not responsible to the district of columbia. so the do-nothing 112th congress has no major bill to its credit, no signature to take home, but it does leave an infamous signature that it was able to bully a medium-sized city in america because of some leftover jurisdiction over its local affairs. no wonder there is palpable harm to the residents of this city. if you have the right to bully, they argue just like the bully in the school-yard, they've got to bully. but i come to the floor this evening to say that we will never let an occasion where you intrude on our rights as american citizens go by without calling you on it. we may go down but we'll go down fighting. we will not go silently into the night. once again, on a controversial issue, the house has insisted that the district be forbid ton spend its own local funds on abortion services for local women. for local women in the district of columbia. the operative word here is local. over and over again i will say local. local money, local women, no business of the congress. i

this is in bailey's crossroads on route 7 between columbia pike and patrick henry drive.ain, authorities remain on the scene trying to investigate what happened here. and reconstruct as well and clean it up. in the meantime i suggest that you use route 50 this morning. a little slow getting by if you do need to just go through the area. over to springfield on the northbound side of i-95. things are looking fine here. there are no big deals to report along 95 and 395 as you head up to the 14th street bridge. looking fine and go over to the north side of town. here's what it looks like on the beltway at new hampshire avenue. a heads-up there's been a water main break on the east-west highway at brookville drive just east of connecticut avenue. know that only one lane getting by there. and it is going to slow you down a bit in chevy chase. coming up in my next report, we'll take another look at area roadways at 6:58. >>> 6 which means just about 39 hours left in 2011 and they are getting ready to party in old town. joining us now to talk about first night alexandria festivit

c-span: when you originally went to columbia... >> guest: yeah. c-span: what years were you there and what did you study? >> guest: '61 to '65. i was an english major. they had a great english department. then i went to journalism school also at columbia. so i--i did that route. and this--it's interesting how different the students are. first of all, they were all males in 1961 and mostly white. and now it's 50 percent acro--across the gender line--50:50 and about 30 percent minorities. i would say the classes are more interesting and more stimulating because of the multiethnic mix. i think it's an improvement. i think they are not readers, however, the way we were. we're not talking about iq here; they're very smart kids. but i don't have the sense of intellectual obsessions. in the early '60s columbia students, in particular--maybe all undergraduates in schools like this--had a kind of--cranky obsessions. they were interested in--i don't know--existentialism or dashiell hammett and raymond chandler or martin buber and paul tillich or something--

. >>> >>> it's no secret parking enforcement in the district of columbia is aggressive. a new report shows the district is writing about 5300 tickets a day and that means d.c. brought in more than $80 million last year on parking tickets. the city recently added new speed cameras, which will raise $10 million in revenue every year. >>> and a local group is ready to fight congress over the d.c. war memorial. the structure was recently refurbished and congress is considering making it the national world war 1 memorial. the association of the oldest inhas been hands of -- inhabitants of d.c. say that is not fair. here's more. about mr. brown, thank you very much for being here. >> thank you, shape, for inviting me to in to tell the viewers about the history of the war memorial and this memorial. >> explain why you don't want it to be the national world ward i memorial. >> there were several initiatives in congress, the 1 11th in congress and 112th congress in the senate and in the house. two, the centennial period from world war i, coming up from 2014 to 2018 or so and amon

confiscando aparentemente documentos y articulos de la residencia del concejal del distrito de columbiahomas junior... un lunar mas para la reputacion del gobierno de la ciudad... "claramente esto no ayuda el caso de la ciudad cuando uno esta tratando de buscar ese tipo de apoyo de muchos congresistas verdad para que se unan a nuestros esfuerzos de la libertad democratica para la ciudad" amigos de la familia thomas llegaron a la residencia angustiados, pero no quisieron dar declaracion... en junio, thomas quien representa el distrito electoral cinco, fue acusado de malversar fondos publicos dirigidos a un programa de baseball para jovenes... segun la fiscalia del distrito, thomas utilizo 300-mil dolares en dos compaÑias que el opera, compro un vehiculo y tomo vacaciones... esta es la camioneta suv chevy tahoe que aparentemente obtuvo con fondos publicos... el vehiculo y una motocicleta fueron confiscados... el presidente de la bancada latina del distrito confia que todo se aclare... "todas las ciudades grandes estan plagiadas muchas veces de este tipo de escandals, algunas tienen mas su

esta noche caera nieve y lluvia congelada sobre el area metropolitana, agencias del distrito de columbiadesplegaran equipos cerca de la medianoche, lo propio ocurrira con el condado de montgomery. el condado de montgomery siempre esta listo para las temporadas invernales en un día como hoy que se puede anticipar algún tipo de acumulación de nieve, pues básicamente lo que son los operadores de los camiones y los que distribuyen la sal y la arena pues ya están conglomerados en espera de la tormenta en el centro de operaciones generales debido a que no se espera grandes acumulaciones de nieve, los equipos se concentraran en zonas de riesgo, como puentes y areas elevadas donde se corre el riesgo de congelamiento. existen recomendaciones especialemnte a los conductores.se le recomienda a población por supuesto de utilizar cautela a la hora de conducir y permitirle el paso lomas posible a los camiones que van a estar ya sea apartando la nieve o los que vana estar distribuyendo la arena y la sal la gente debe tomar sus propias previsiones. tomar las precauciones debidas, si estab adentrando a l

un oficial de la policia del distrito de columbia arrestado a comienzo del aÑo en una operacion policialerna fue encotrado culpable hoy por intentar recibir mercaderia robada... dioni fernadez, con ocho aÑos en la fuerza policial, fue hallado culpable en una corte superior despues de cuatro dias de juicio... fernadez de 35 aÑos y otros dos oficiales fueron arrestados en marzo bajo cargos de intentar comprar ipad, televisores y otros equipos electricos robados... esta tarde la administradora de la agencia de proteccion ambiental hizo un historico anuncio que impacta a los hispanos no solo de washington pero tambien en todo en pais... liliana mas estuvo presente y nos dice de que se trata... la comision de servicio publico de maryland multo a pepco con un millon de dolares, por no mantener el servicio de manera correcta durante aÑos y por las largas y frecuentes interrupciones que se produjeron durante las pasadas tormentos invernales... la comision dice que el caso se inicio despues de recibir un inusual numero de llamadas con quejas de los clientes y funcionarios electos, relacionadas co

say the cocaine came from columbia, south america.he used cars came from columbia, maryland. a columbia based company listed as arz export llc. there's 30 from michigan to miami named in the federal filing. >> the idea was to get the money back into the banking system in lebanon. >> we watched the money and watched it flow from houses in lebanon to the community bank into these businesses in the united states. we've identified 30 businesses operating in the united states with the purpose of buying cars and p selling the cars in west africa for a profit. >> reporter: the way it works, money is wired from lebanon to buy the cars in columbia, burtonsville and elsewhere. shipments of cocaine purchased in south america. proceeds from the cars get sent back to lebanon. prosecutors say the lebanese bank is among the chief. once the money is back in the middle east, what they characterize as a substantial portion of the money finds its way to hezbollah. >> we in the d.e.a. recognized that if drugs are generating $400 billion a year around the

and columbia historian david eisenbach. >> how did you get started? >> a wanted to find out if what our founding fathers and others -- they had the same kind of sex scandal they had today, political landscape. once i decided i wanted to do the book, it was natural, my friend david who is a professor at columbia and wrote a lot about the subject matter, very bright and as co-author he has been fantastic and i think we have a great product and it is so unusual and no other book has been written like this. the publishers of different books tend to be conservative, politics and policy. they're not interested -- and latin america forever. what we have done is a great deal of research. follow the lives of various presidents and first lady's to see not just curiosity but to see how the relationship actually affects not just foreign policy but cases that were able to reveal just that. >> this is an interactive part of the day. we would like to have your questions by phone or send us a tweet at booktv. phone number is 202-585-3886 mountain and pacific times an

solamente lograron y comenzamos esta tarde con buenas noticias, segun autoridades del distrito de columbia, hubo menos asesinatos en el 2011 que en aÑos anteriores... esta con nosotros lilian mass para que nos cuente los detalles ... lilian cuales son los nuevos datos...? ademÁs de ser la capital de los estados unidos, washington dc es comÚnmente conocida como la capital de los asesinatos del mundo. pero segÚn las autoridades este ya no es ademÁs de ser la capital de los estados unidos, washington dc es comÚnmente conocida como la capital de los asesinatos del mundo. pero segÚn las autoridades este ya no es el caso . nuestros detective han hecho un trabajo formidable tratando de cambiar estas percepciones de la ciudad ahora podemos decir que ya no somos ninguna de esas dos cosas el alcalde vincent grey, junto a la jefa del departamento de policÍa cathy lanier anunciaron que el distrito de columbia ha tenido una reducciÓn en el nivel de asesinatos en relaciÓn al aÑo pasado y que se encuentra en su nivel mas bajo desde 1963. en lo que va del aÑo se han reportado un total de 108 asesinatos y

this is past columbia pike. fire department is on the scene.ve got a lot of delays this morning on the marc rails. the brunswick trains are all delayed. they're following a freight train. brunswick east 870 a 25-minute delay. east 890 a 15-minute delay. and east 872 a 10-minute delay. beltway north at van dorn picking up volume but moving well. the beltway at 29 colesville road, more of your neighbors there, but you're moving just fine. chris, eun? >> carol, thank you. >>> new from overnight a deadly motorcycle wreck on the outer loop of the beltway. the oughter loop of the beltway was shut down for three hours during the investigation. the cause of the crash is still under investigation. >>> this morning we are learning that two young women killed in a horrible crash yesterday morning were on their way home from a birthday party in silver spring. the accident happened early yesterday morning along university boulevard east. dozens of teens and family members gathered at the scene of the crash last night. 19-year-old tamara johnson and 22-year-

i am one of those votesless citizens of the district of columbia.honor today was my neighbor and friend and my teacher at morehouse college in atlanta. that means i have known his children since they were children and his sister just as long. his family and mine live next to each other and the people will follow me to this podium were constant presences in our neighborhood. i was not far from him on that magic day in august when he delivered his famous speech. his heart summarize all that he meant was when he was alive and how great our loss is now upon his death. the true measure of any man is how his message continues on after he has passed from the same. we have very reason proof that martin luther king meets that standard. 32-year-old winner of the nobel peace prize said last week that martin luther king inspired me most because he saw a change peacefully. also, gondi, nelson mandela but to the largest extent is martin luther king. we try to use change by using the same at this. martin luther king's methods resonate around the world just as its

darcy spencer joins us live along columbia pike tonight. >> reporter: this investigation got underway last night when arlington county police received a tip that prostitution was happening at this days inn here on columbia pike and ended this afternoon when six people were taken into custody. this exclusive video shows a dramatic police bust at the days inn hotel in arlington. >> what i saw there was two police up on the balcony of the hotel. >> are police got a tip on monday night about prostitution happening here. this suv was reported stolen in pennsylvania. they watched the suv and when people got into the vehicle this afternoon, the officers blocked it in. they took four women and two men into custody. >> we have to determine their relationship with the stolen vehicle, how they got it and you know to see what crimes have been committed here. >> reporter: the bust happened in columbia pike in a portion slated to be revitalized. >> it's bad. there is kids around here. >> it is usually a pretty safe environment in this area. >> reporter: police say the half dozen people detained wer

. >> to look at the columbia heights neighborhood tells much of the story of change. >> a house in columbiaghts would be boarded. >> an inner-city construction zone where contractors are working on renovations. >> this was affordable. >> the access to downtown -- >> he released a study to date finding a change in washington, with more of the income gap. blacks earn one dollar for every three whtiesitses earn. >> there is a broad-based black suburbanization. >> the streets are safer. there is more of a police presence. >> it hurts me when i have my new neighbors will not say good morning. >> diversity is gone and the community is gone. nobody bothers to introduce themselves. >> changing times. >> still to come, he was arrested again and now sandusky will be back in court. the major legal developments. the mayor for life may be the subject of a new movie. and it was cool and crisp on sunday now a warming trend on the way. i will take that. we could never all agree on what kind of pizza to get. someone would always have to settle. but now that all of our favorite pizzas from pizza hut are just

this is from wach fox news in columbia, south carolina. this is one of the all-time greats. >> will get availability of e-mails included in our foia response. >> okay. ma'am, we're not doing any interviews right now. >> this was the one speck time that o'rob godfrey told me that i could have an available interview -- >> you'll have to speak to rob. >> governor, we need an answer to the question. those e-mails were specifically not included in our response. >> this is in regards to the article in the "post and courier"? >> yes. and we still haven't learned a response about why there was a -- >> merry christmas. >> -- governor's response on the criticism that there was a predetermined conclusion to the health planning committee meeting. >> merry christmas. thud. i don't know if you can tell that was governor haley offering season's greetings before she gets on that elevator and the door slams shut. but just in case it was, merry christmas to you too, governor. we are understandably fixated this year on the presidential race, on 2012 politics

so hard every single day, working with the residents of the district of columbia. >> at large council member phil mendelson declined to pay his share and planned to skip the party. chairman kwame brown said he will write a personal check for the party and said other council members are free to do the same. >>> the release of the much anticipated blackberry 10 is now on hold. cnbc's jackie deangelis joins us live it more on that story. good morning, jackie. >> many go, joe. >>> if you were thinking about upgrading your blackberry, don't count on doing it this christmas. blackberry maker research in motion says it does not expect to release the smartphone overhaul until late next year. that news combined with unsold playbook tablets and dismal christmas sales sent research in motion shares tumbling more than 6% on thursday. one thing that might appease investors, the company's co-ceos say they will take salaries of only $1 each. >>> where's the beef? literally. japan is expected to lift restrictions on u.s. beef imports which could be a $1 billion boon to the u.s. beef

we're here in columbia heights, very much a revitalized portion of the district of columbia.we're in front of this ihop that opened about a year ago that found itself on the congressional hit list for being built in part with american taxpayer subsidies. senator tom coburn is a conservative republican from oklahoma. very fiscally conservative. he's put out his annual waste book, a list of ways he says the government has wasted american taxpayer dollars. $766,000 went to the anacostia economic development corporation to build this ihop franchise and to train its workers. some say that's just a waste. >> unfortunately, the federal government has subsidized directly or indirectly not only flapjacks but grass fed cow butter, beef jerky and mushroom pizzas. after a menu like that, it is taxpayers reaching for the act acid. >> reporter: now, other projects on this list include elmo. $10 million to produce a pakistani sesame street. $120 million in retirements aboutability benefits to federal employees who have died. $30 million to help pakistani mango farmers. back here in columbia

los resultados dudosos en las pruebas nacionales de lectura y matematicas del distrito de columbia, seran compania independiente.. asi lo anuncio hoy un portavoz del sistema de educacion publica... la busqueda enfocara en los resultados individuales en los que se observo un impresionante numero de papeletas en los que se borro la respuesta equivocada para reemplazarla con la correcta... en mayo, la ciudad invalido resultados de tres salones de clases por que se comprobo que se habia hecho trampa.... el condado de montgomery podria implementar el programa de alquiler de bicicletas conocido como "bike share". el departamento de transporte quiere traer ese programa que actualmente funciona en el distrito de columbia y en el condado de arlington en virginia. el condado ha solicitado fondos por un millon de dolares, para ser utilizados en ciudades como bethesda, chevy chase, silver spring y takoma park.. el pasado mes de junio se obtuvo fondos por 1 millon tresciento mil dolares que se usaran para establecer el mismo programa en rockville y shady grove el proximo aÑo. si esta conduciendo y la

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para incentivar la contratacion de residentes del distrito de columbia que se encuentran actualmentenegocios de la ciudad a que contraten residentes del distrito elegibles.. los incentivos son servicios de apoyo y otros... esta fase del programa enfocara en las necesidades de las personas sin trabajo y que todavia no han contactado el departamento de servicios de empleos de la ciudad... legisladores estatales de maryland estan considerando leyes mas severas para los jovenes que participan en asaltos y robos en masa de tiendas y comercios..estas iniciativas no estan confinadas solamente al condado de montgomery donde se registraron los asaltos en masa...maria rosa lucchini nos dice de que la policia esta mas cerca de identificar a estos 50 jovenes y adultos sospechosos de robar una tienda de seven eleven en silver spring en noviembre.... "un sin numero de personas dandonos informacion, las escuelas se han involucrado, padres de familia han llamado que ellos sabian que sus hijos estaban en el seven eleven y muchos miembros de la comunidad han llamado" en agosto, un robo en masa similar

columbia law school.marine corps and that's a difference that i want to continue to make. >> karen winters, b cbs news, new york. >> last year, congress limited government payments to universities like columbia. for now, the universities are making up the different by increasing financial aid for veterans. >>> during in next few weeks, millions of americans will be traveling. but one of the major problems they'll face, probably didn't think about, identity thieves who gather at airportes and hotels. >> here to help you keep your information safe, bridgette carrie. how are you? good to be here. as if there wasn't enough to remember. >> right. >> what are some of the things that people need to be on the lookout for? >> we're stressed when we're going, we're not thinking about the basics. first off, don't use public wi-fi when you're at an airport terminal or a hotel lounge. tap into your computer, especially don't do banking sites when you're on a free wi-fi. >> one thing people don't think is blue tooth. i

we have that fire activity we told you about in columbia, the wind stream drive near the governor's park way. heading out, the speeds above the posted speed limits for the averages there and looking good outside on 95 north of the boulevard, there is a live look at the beefed. remember, we are always on for traffic information. >>> let's go back to you. >> the price at the pump will get higher if the governor gets his way because he wants to race the tax rates. it could make some drivers angry though. >> with the governor's support, it is highly likely that there will be a tax tax increase that will seriously have to be talked about in 2012. >> we have to find the way to make a modern investment for the investment that the state needs. >> in a state commission, recommending to raise that by 15-cents and and bringing this maryland tax to 38-cents per gallon. >> there is no way to build a 100-dollar bridge for 1000 a gallon for fuel. >>> the session will open on the 11th. >>> more at the pump, it is pretty much likely that people that ride on public transportation will see an increase in f

columbia is no exception. every year, we have a holiday party that we provide for our staff that work so hard every day, working with the residents of the district of columbia. this year, we scaled that party back like everyone else has. >> several criticize the hotel party and declined to comment on camera. he declined to pay $338 share and he's not going. you want to tell me why? >> i believe with the scrutiny of the funds that and the expense of this, the nature of it, i would rather not use the constituent fund for this. >> reporter: tom sherwood, news 4, washington. >>> chairman brown says he's writing a personal check for his share. councilmembers could do the same, if they want. >>> the white house released an official photograph of the first family. they are holding hands, smiling. malia is 13 now sitting between her mom and dad. 10-year-old sasha is on her father's lap. they are looking awfully grown up now compared to the portrait taken back in 2009. obama's said that's why they decided it was time f

texting while driving is against the law in the district of columbia and 35 states, vicious and maryland included. but many of us still do it. >> i have a hands-fidel castro set but it stopped working like months ago. i've been meaning to replace t so times i just take to using the phone with my left hand. >> cell phone use and texting is so pervasive in our society. people are almost addicted to these devices. >> reporter: now the ntsb is recommending all 50 states and the district of columbia ban the use of cell phones entirely. >> we know that all drivers, when they're talking hand held or hands free, they are dividing their attention. it causes accidents. >> ntsb chairman says this deadly crash in missouri last euro was the last straw. investigators finding the teenaged driver of a pickup truck was at fault sending and receiving nearly a dozen text messages in minutes leading up to the pile-up. >> there is substantial evidence to suggest that any phone calling or texting from the car is a distraction. it is a dangerous distraction for the driver. >> reporter: dose councilmember jim g

for my brother was columbia.so it wasn't my parents were so rigid that you didn't in two harbors are your filter, but they expected us to live up to our potential is. then there is just no way around that. c-span: it's been in the news a lot lately. what you think of the fallout from all that? >> guest: there some element of truth. i think that the authors thought it the best. it is not about asian ideals, the hope that your children will work hard in the to their potential and the biggest believer of their children. it's really the american dream. that goes to the opening question. because if not all about the american dream for her children to do better than what you've done? that's the whole point. that's why parents become parents. they want their children to live up to their potential, whatever that may be. so i think it is interesting people came away from the discussion again, is the asian way of parenting better? you can call it the asian way of parenting, but at heart it taps into american ideals. >> hav

es solo parte del suculento menu de la feria internacional de comida y artesanias en el area de columbiadad lo nuestro, comida puertoriquena, comida salvadorena, comida mexicana, comida peruana, queremos que la gente sienta que a pesar que estan lejos de su pais, estan cerca teniendo lo que a ellos les gusta comer" algunos vendedores del mercado latino en columbia road que fue cerrado el primero de octubre se trasladaron a esta nueva ubicacion.... y sus fieles clientes siguen llegando.... "cocina rico, es buena la comida" "tienen un buen sazon, buen sabor y creo que es una forma de ellos de ganarse la vida tambien" desafiando las temperaturas, estos trabajadores brindan sus mejores platos... la apertura de esta feria internacional es una esperanza para estos trabajadores que buscan alternativas para sobrevivir... "veremos como salimos adelante, pero que vamos a salir adelante, vamos a salir" la feria ahora esta localizada entre las calles 14 y otis al noreste de la ciudad... "y es que entre los objetivos de esta feria internacional de comida y artesanias es brindar a los clientes aliment

armas en el distrito de columbia, culmino con el arresto de 70 personas, y el incautamiento de mas de siete millones de dolares en drogas y armas de fuego...asi lo reporto hoy la policia metropolitana de washington que condujo la labor en colaboracion con otras agencias federales como el buro de alcohol tabaco, armas y explosivos... el operativo duro un aÑo... uno de los sospechosos incluso ofrecio venderles granadas y un lanza proyectiles.. entre los arrestados hay gente incluso con nexos con carteles de drogas mexicanos... el alcalde del distrito vincent grey quiere que todos los taxis de la capital acepten tarjetas de credito, que esten equipados con gps y que pintados del mismo color... grey y la consejal mary chen, anunciaron hoy un amplio proyecto de reforma al sistema de taxis, el que sera presentado manana ante el consejo de la ciudad... el proyecto tambien buscara mejorar el entrenamiento obligatorio para los taximetristas y que el distrito pueda establecer una cuota sobre el numero de taxis y conductores en la ciudad... aparentemente la crisis economica no es un obstaculo pa

segun la policia del distrito de columbia la condicion de esta nueva victima de la violencia es de cuidadooy a las once tendremos mas informacion.. un maestro de la region fue arrestado por tener relaciones sexuales con tres estudiantes... jeffrey robert sears, es docente en la secundaria glenn burnie, en el condado anne arundel... donde las autoridades encontraron evidencia de varios incidentes durante y fuera de la escuela con las victimas de entre 15 y 16 aÑos de edad... esta conducta se registro entre el 2009 y el 2011... sears fue suspendido sin paga mientras se contempla su despido... si usted conoce de mas victimas, contacte a las autoridades... @@@@@@es preocupante.. la desigualdad academica entre estudiantes de washington.. .. procurador de justicia exel desempleo y la situacion economica aun tambaleante estan obligando a muchas familias a buscar sus regalos y asistencia en instituciones comunitarias... claudia uceda nos amplia... los legisladores republicanos advirtieron hoy al secretario de justicia eric holder que despida a varios de sus subordinados tras el escandalo de armas

making the drive on i-95 through columbia, it's becoming more crowded here, 175, as we look at 95 knot of maryland 100. you will see the majority of the traffic in the southbound lanes. looking goods for the most part, getting crowded as we check the drive times on the outer loop topside. 6 minutes between ale air and providence road. >>> baltimore city, inner harbor, police conducted a early morning raid on the occupy baltimore protesters who have been camping out in the harbor for two months. kuren redmond is lave with details this morning as this thing has reached 3 hours old. >> reporter: police moved in on the occupy baltimore protesters around 3:00 a.m. this morning. they came in full gear closing pratt and light street within the last 15 minutes. re-opened pratt street to the traffic because rush hour this morning. we believe they have started to wrap up the raid here on occupy baltimore, also police came in full riot gear, helicopter activity here earlier this morning, we are not sure where the occupy protesters have gone. police directed them in a different way around the mcke

westbound route 7 has been closed overnight between columbia pike and patrick henry drive. it's taking a while to clear that up. use the springs old to route 50 arlington boulevard to get around it. coming up in my next report, more on virginia roadways at 5:49. back to you. >>> thanks monika. it's not really supercold yet but one of the closest ski resorts is ready to open this weekend. white tail resort in virginia will open this morning. right now just a few beginner trails are open though but expecting to open more trails next week. this is the latest opening for white tail in the last three years. so tells you how warm it's been. >>> some people in the south pacific refuse to be the last ones to start 2012. in fact. they're probably going to be the first. right now late thursday night the island of samoa but when the clock strikes midnight it will be saturday instead of friday. samoa's government voted this year to move to the other side of the international date line and today is the day they're skipping to make the change. the country wants to be in the same time zon

it's against the law here in the district of columbia and in 35 states, virginia and maryland includedmany of us still do it. >> i have a hands free set, but it stopped working well months ago and i've been meaning to replace it. so sometimes i just take to using the phone with my left hand. >> cell phone use and texting, it's just so pervasive in our society. if people really are almost addicted to these devices. reporter: now the federal agency that investigates plane and train crashes is recommending all 50 states and the district of columbia ban the use of cell phones entirely. >> we know that all drivers when they're talking hands held or hands free, they're dividing their attention. they're not focusing on the task hand and it causes accidents. reporter: the ntsb chairman says this deadly crash in missouri last year was the last straw. investigators finding the teenage driver of a pickup truck was at fault sending and receiving nearly a dozen text messages in the minutes leading up to the highway pileup. >> there is substantial evidence to suggest that any phone calling or textin

and of course in the district of columbia. we are justifiablely angry about the d.c. appropriation rider that was again placed on this appropriation for the second year in a row. despite an energetic campaign from many of our allies, district residents as well as to eliminate this rider. i see that my good friend, mr. hoyer, has come to the floor. while there is a great deal more i want to say about this bill and how it affects the district of columbia, it is with pleasure that i yield to my good friend, the whip, such time as he may desire. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentlelady for yielding. i want to join her in saying that there were some minuses in this bill. the minuses in this bill historically has been as it relates to the district of columbia that the congress has treated the district of columbia as its own possession as opposed to an independent political yours diction and has been granted home rule. and the congress ought to honor that home rule. and as we urge democracies around the world or dictatorships in the world t

la policia del distrito de columbia esta en la busqueda del sospechoso de un asalto sexual ocurrido enadra 4900 de la calle blaine, en el noreste.. el sabado, alrededor de las 10 de la noche la victima se encontraba caminando cuando un hombre armado de un cuchillo la sujeto y la obligo a ingresar a un callejon, en donde la agredio sexualmente.. el sospechoso es descrito como afroamericano, de unos 40 aÑos de edad, complexion delgada, vestia pantalon vaquero y sueter rojo con campucha.. la ex reina de belleza venezolana eva ekvall fallecio a los 28 aÑos de edad tras librar una batalla de dos aÑos contra el cancer de mama, informo su esposo....miss venezuela 2000 y tercera finalista en el concurso miss universo 2001 en puerto rico murio en el university general en el condado de montgomery se impulsa la creacion de un nuevo distrito, en una zona mayormente poblada por latinos... silvana quiroz nos dice como esto podria beneficiar a los inmigrantes... la justicia llega tarde pero segura.. un segundo hombre ha sido acusado en el asesinato de una hispana durante un asalto hace dos aÑos.. dow

in virginia, accident at bailey's crossroads, westbound route 7 after columbia pike. two lanes blocked with traffic being diverted to i shopping center. 270 looks pretty good. here, we have the volume building in the usual stretches but no delays at this point. 66 also running incident-free traveling the beltway, nothing to report in virginia or in maryland heading across the mean. nice, easy trip here toward the gw parkway. everybody running smoothly. things look good as you continue down towards springfield and into alexandria. here, we 66 approaching the beltway at nutley street, you are returning well. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> we are learning mother about a deadly accident overnight on the beltway. police say kevin hennett was killed when he crashed his motorcycle overnight. witnesses say he lost control while traveling at a high rate of speed and hate guard rail. lanes in the area were shut down. they have since reopened. >>> we are just days away from the first votes in the republican presidential race and there has been yet another lead

columbia heights, new carrollton, oxon hill, and clarksburg, mid and upper 30s.ve patchy dense fog in these counties in gray, northern neck, st. mary's, and calvert counties as well as anne arundel up towards baltimore, as well as on the eastern shore. many locations have visibilities under a quarter mile. watch out for that. that fog should be dissipating by midmorning. we'll have high clouds drifting over us throughout much of the morning hours. little sunshine in and out. sunrise at 7:11. during the afternoon, cloudy with highs around 60. this evening under a cloudy sky, we'll be in the 50s. low 50s by midnight. sunset today at 4:46. a look at the rest of the week and the weekend at 5:51. danella has a look at traffic. good morning. >> good morning. >>> taking the trip around the beltway not looking soed ebad. traveling up 270, starting to see delays as you make your way from frederick and towards the spur. you can see as you're making the commute right now, you're pretty slow as you travel south and make your way towards urbanna, still slow. once you get to c

right now district of columbia, mid and upper 50s. also mid and upper 50s, montgomery, fairfax, and prince george's county. for the rest of the day, sunrise at 7:12. more rain likely tonight. we'll have sunset at 4:46. a mild evening. down in the upper 50s by midnight. occasional showers through the daylight hours on wednesday. 50s in the morning, down to the upper 30s by wednesday night. by then we could have rain change over to a period of wet snow wednesday night that may accumulate on grassy areas west and north of i-95. then getting cold on thursday morning, near freezing, and then sunny thursday, friday, saturday, sunday, monday. each day cold. highs in the 40s. morning lows below freezing. danella, good morning. how's traffic? >> good morning. >>> crews are still working to clear the accident that has route 3 shut down in both directions between route 50 and route 450. i'm urging you to jump on route 424 to make your commute this morning. as you make your way out of urbanna, to frederick southbound on i-270, you're slow. as you

the columbia university professor doesn't hesitate, and starts carefully choosing a few of them. the locally-grown onions are pretty expensive. >> "these shallots, they were giving them away 20 years ago, they couldn't sell them. there were so many. today they are a gourmet item, you pay a lot of money for this now. if they are available. with the floods they had this year. this is all there is. there should be 5 or 6 of these, there is just one. drought, flooding, frost, hail -- the extreme weather in recent years means growers can never be sure of a harvest. in addition, more and more farming land is being lost, while the world population continues to grow. so how can food supplies be ensured for the long term in heavily-populated areas? the answer could be no longer growing crops outside, in a wide area, but vertically, in high-rises. several years ago, despommier and students from columbia university further developed the idea of vertical farming. crops can be grown in high-rise greenhouses, in the middle of the city. a 30-story building could feed some 50 thousand people. th