first, emergency road work shutting down part of columbia road in columbia heights. >> plus new road closures from the u.s. africa summit. you'll see far more today than yesterday. we'll go to melissa mollet on this busy traffic morning. >>> it's one of those days where you want to close your eyes and pretend these things are not happening. chopper 4 over 270 at the 370 split looking pretty good. otherwise looking good, no major issues outside of town. the beltway overall looking quite fine this morning. the beltway at connecticut avenue, no major problems, but again this summit we have been talking about all week long, road closures and restrictions and motorcades coming through to change how they barricade the roadways. go to nbcwashington.com and search summit to tell you exactly what to avoid. and the issue this morning just kind of adding to this, the cherry on top, columbia road between 13th and 14th is shut down. kenyon street is your alternate. this will be one heck of a problem for those who use columbia road. >> reporter: yeah, a lot of people going through columbia heights

the first was called at the time "red, white and blue", columbia the gem of the ocean. ♪ ♪ ♪ when bornby the red, white and blue ♪ ♪ when born by the red, white and blue ♪ ♪ thigh banners make tyranny tremble ♪ ♪ when born by the red, white and blue ♪ ♪ the wine cup, the wine crumb bring hither ♪ ♪ may the reeds they have won never wither ♪ ♪ nor the star of their glory grow dim ♪ ♪ may the service unite never sever ♪ ♪ but they to their country so true ♪ ♪ the army and navy forever ♪ three cheers for the red, white and blue ♪ ♪ three cheers for the red, white, and blue ♪ ♪ three cheers for the red, white and blue ♪ ♪ the army and navy forever ♪ three cheers for the red, white and blue ♪ >> thank you, there you go. [ applause ] i want you to participate. that's wonderful. all right, and this one honoring national hymn and please join me on the chorus. the battle hymn of the republican. ♪ he is trample iing out the vintage where the grapes of wrath have store ♪ ♪ of his terrible swift sword ♪ his truth is marching on ♪ his truth is marching on ♪ i have seen him in the watch fires of a h

columbia, the gem of the ocean. >> columbia, the gem of the ocean, home of the brave and free ♪ ♪ thege holds devotion ♪ ♪ our world offers homage to thee ♪ ♪ mandates make things assembled ♪ ♪ thigh manners make tears only tremble when born by the red ♪ ♪ born by red, white, blue ♪ born by red, white, blue sn snek ♪ ♪ the wine cup, the wine cup bring hither ♪ ♪ and till fill it true till the brim ♪ ♪ may the service unit us but they to our country prove true ♪ ♪ the army and navy forever ♪ three cheers for the red, white, blew ♪ ♪ three cheers for the red, white, blue ♪ ♪ the army and navy, three cheers for the red, white, blue ♪ [ applause ] >> thank you. there you go. i want you to participate. that's wonderful all right. this one, very inspiring national hymn. please join me on the corous. the battle hymn of the republic. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ my eyes have seen the truth of the coming of the lord ♪ ♪ glory, glory, glory, hais truh is marching on ♪ ♪ i can read his righteous senten sentence, his day is marching on ♪ ♪ glory glory glory ha, his day marching on ♪ ♪ he has lifted out the hearts of

. >>> will closing borders at night help venezuela and columbia? >> iraq's prime minister nouri al-maliki is still rejecting the appointment of his successor, describing it has a voilation of the constitution. nouri al-maliki is waiting for federal court whether he can keep his job. >> 24 people have been killed in explosives in baghdad, the first at a czech point owned by the newly -- checkpoint owned by the newly nominated prime minister haiderrk al-abadi. >>> the united nations warns 20,000 yazidis dropped on a mountain could be massacred. some escaped after kurdish forces opened a corridor for them across the border. the u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel says the u.s. will deploy 120 more military advisors, and they'll be there to assess the extent of the humanitarian crisis. the u.s. is carrying out air strikes against the islamic state fighters. >> let's have a look at baghdad. nouri al-maliki is coming out to speak, and he is as defiant as ever. >> undoubtedly defiant as ever, he used the weekly address to justify why he is thinking on to p

victims of columbia's war with f.a.r.c. rebels tell their story in talks with cuba. >> i'm in new york city, where south african's exkil - life ended in the 1960, is about to go back to his homeland. >> al jazeera america presents a breakthrough television event. >> borderland long held beliefs... >> im really pissed off at the mexican government... >> give way to compassion... >> if you feel tired, would you turn around and come back? >> our teams find out first hand how treacherous the migrants journey can be. >> we make them take a trip of death >> it is heartbreaking when you see the families on top of the >>> hello there. on top of the welcome back. these are the top stories on al jazeera. the u.s. says it carried out more air strikes against the islamic state. u.s. central command says it's been targetting fighters around erbil and iraq's largest damn near mosul. fighters from the islamic state have approved of the killing for several hundred. the syrian observatory for human rites said they were from one mousse lum t

. >> the command module assumes the new name, columbia. the lunar module will be called the eagle.m columbia michael collins camera sees bright rays of the sun reflecting from the surface of the eagle. in this strange metallic bird rides the ancient and endless dream of all of mankind. the command pilot can see detail which his camera cannot record. p(xú pads of the lunar module are fully extended and locked in place. the eagle is poised and prepared for its decent to the lunar surface. the moon landing craft rocket engine fires to slow it down and to place it on the pathway to the landing site in the sea of tranquility. there is tension and caution as the eagle flies lower. warning lights blink on as the commuter tries to keep up with command data but the status remains go. >> eagle we got you now. it's looking good, over. >> roger, copy. >> eagle, houston, plus 18. you're a go to continue. you are a go to continue power decent. >> altitude now 21,000 feet. looking very good. >> velocity 12 -- per second. >> roger we got you. we're going at alarm. >> good radar data. we're now in

the first was called at the time red, white, and blue, columbia, the gem of the ocean. ♪ o columbia,f the brave and free ♪ the shrine of each patron's devotion ♪ ♪ our world offers homage to thee ♪ my mandate of heroes assemble ♪ when liberty form stands in view ♪ ♪ they banners make tyranny tremble ♪ ♪ when borne by the red, white, and blue ♪ ♪ when borne by the red, white, and blue ♪ ♪ when borne by the red, white, and blue ♪ ♪ banners make tyranny tremble ♪ when borne by the red, white, and blue ♪ ♪ the wine cup hither ♪ and fill it to the brim ♪ may the reeds they have won never wither. >> q. latifah: nor the star of their glory grow dim ♪ ♪ may the service united never receiver. ♪ ♪ the army and navy forever ♪ three cheers for the red, white, and blue ♪ ♪ three cheers for the red, white, and blue ♪ ♪ three for the red, white, and blue ♪ ♪ the army and navy forever ♪ three cheers for the red, white, and blue ♪ thank you. there you go. [ applause ] i want you to participate. that's wonderful. all right. and this one, a very inspiring national hymn and please join me on the chorus.

will closing borders help venezuela and columbia. and we look at the crumbling legend of the athens olympics. that's after the break. >>> welcome back, a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera - egypt's ousted president hosni mubarak testified at his trial in a court in cairo, saying that he didn't order the killing of protesters or spark chaos during the 2011 uprising. the court will deliver a verdict on september 27th. >> nouri al-maliki, iraq's president, is not recognising his successor, he says he's waiting for the federal court to decide whether he can keep his job. >> it's the final day of a 72 hour ceasefire between hamas and israel in gaza. a foreign journalist was killed in the gaza strip ja. >>> let's get more on the situation in iraq. michael stevens is the deputy director of think tank in qatar. good to have you with us, michael. nouri al-maliki is now saying that he is not going to go without a court decision. why is he happening on so strongly when the u.s. and iran seem to have abandoned him? >> it's surprising, is

the first was called at the time "red, white and blue", columbia the gem of the ocean. ♪ ♪ ♪ when bornby the red, white and blue ♪ ♪ when born by the red, white and blue ♪ ♪ thigh banners make tyranny tremble ♪ ♪ when born by the red, white and blue ♪ ♪ the wine cup, the wine crumb bring hither ♪ ♪ may the reeds they have won never wither ♪ ♪ nor the star of their glory grow dim ♪ ♪ may the service unite never sever ♪ ♪ but they to their country so true ♪ ♪ the army and navy forever ♪ three cheers for the red, white and blue ♪ ♪ three cheers for the red, white, and blue ♪ ♪ three cheers for the red, white and blue ♪ ♪ the army and navy forever ♪ three cheers for the red, white and blue ♪ >> thank you, there you go. [ applause ] i want you to participate. that's wonderful. all right, and this one honoring national hymn and please join me on the chorus. the battle hymn of the republican. ♪ he is trample iing out the vintage where the grapes of wrath have store ♪ ♪ of his terrible swift sword ♪ his truth is marching on ♪ his truth is marching on ♪ i have seen him in the watch fires of a h

victims from all sides in the five decade-long conflict in columbia. indigenous leader lost five members of her family in an attack by paramilitary forces in 2004. >> translation: our pain, our feelings, tears and hopes as victims are one. >> reporter: this woman's mother and two brothers were killed by f.a.r.c. rebels in 2000. >> translation: we will do everything to honour the loved ones we have lost. to rebuild peace and reconciliation in columbia. >> 12 people from all sides of the political spectrum who lost loved ones, the f.a.r.c. rebels and paramilitary groups. they are giving their testimonies to more than 50 years of violence, leaving tens of thousands dead, hundreds of thousands displaced. >> all sides are edging nervously towards peace. >> the best tribute we can give the victims is an end to the violence under the cycle of violence, making sure it does not recur. we are willing to reach agreement and compensation. we are willing to reach agreement to ensure no repeat of the violence, and agree on guaranteeing justice for the victim's famil

>> reporter: sat at the same table - victims from all sides in the five decade-long conflict in columbia. indigenous leader lost five members of her family in an attack by paramilitary forces in 2004. >> our pain, our feelings, our tears and hopes as vuk tips are one -- victims are one. >> reporter: this man's mother and two brothers were killed by f.a.r.c. rebels in 2000. >> we will do everything to honour the loved ones we have lost, to rebuild peace and reconciliation in columbia. >> 12 people from all sides of the political spectrum that lost loved ones to colombian forces, f.a.r.c. rebels and paramilitary groups. they are giving their testimonies to 50 years of violence, leaving tens of thousands dead, hundreds displaced. all sides moving towards peace. >> translation: the best tribute we can give the victims is an end to the violence, and that the cycle of violence does not recur. at the amount we are willing to reach agreement in compensation, and we agree on guaranteeing justice to the victims' families, who are also victims. >> the newly elected president of columbia juan manuel

most of us passed through the strict of columbia daily and get lost in our routines. many of us do not even take the time to perhaps look at the capitol zone and appreciate what it is as we have a chance to pass by it. some things, of course, are missing. the baltimore and potomac railroad station, for example. they must location. those who know the history of d.c. know that is where president garfield was shot. we know where ford the writer is, but you never see anything about the garfield assassination. that's because you have to go through the west building of the national gallery to be standing on the ground of that original location. progressivism and architecture in the district in the turn of the century as well, and that building was torn down. you might pass by on h street the wonderful little bistro wok and roll. if you like chinese food, that is probably a nice place to stop in. please make sure you read the plaque on the building. it was mary surratt's boardinghouse. of course, the district can create controversy out of anything. i'm sorry -- i don't know

the eagle" and it's two man crew lifted off perfectly and rendevoued to dock with the mother ship "columbia." >> while armstrong and aldrin explored the moon, astronaut collins kept a long and lonely vigil in the "columbia." the approaching eagle was a welcomed sight. later the three men would share their reflections on this adventure with the world. >> i believe that from the early space flight we demonstrated potential to carry out this type of a mission and, again, it was a matter of time before this was accomplished. >> it's a technical triumph for this country to said what it was going to do a number of years ago and then by golly do it. >> the relative ease which we were able to carry out our mission which, of course, came after a very efficient and logical sequence of flights, i think this demonstrated that we were certainly on the right track when we took this commitment to go to the moon. >> i just see it as a beginning, a beginning of a new age. once again the bright blue planet of earth rises over the lunar horizon. for those who had witnessed man's landing in the sea of tranquil

smugglers sneaked the items into columbia. for venezuela, the smuggling creates shortages, we have the story from the venezuela-columbian border. >> this is an important bridge separating columbia from venezuela, it would be crowded with people, car traffic and trucks. this is the first night of the closing of the bridge and the border between columbia and venezuelan. the venezuelan government in particular is trying with these clothing to reduce the smuggling of basic goods and gasoline from venezuela to columbia. that the government of venezuela considers to be responsible for the shortages that have been affecting the country. >> i agree with the closing. hopefully in this way we can find food. the people take it away. we can't find a think. >> 40% of goods are smuggled in to columbia. most of the people we talked to are saying that this measure will probably not do much. >> translation: i don't think it will do much. contraband has always been here. >> a lot of people don't seem to be aware of the new measure, and have tol

. >>> a group of victims from columbia's 50-year conflict has given testimony as part of peace stalks between the columbian government and f.a.r.c. rebels. >> reporter: sat at the statement table, victims of all sides of the conflict. this woman losing five members of her family in an attack by the rebel forces. >> translation: our pain, feelings, tears and hopes as victims are one. >> this man's mother and two brothers were killed by f.a.r.c. rebels in 2000. >> translation: we'll do everything to honour the loved ones we have lost, to rebuild peace and rechion silliation. >> 12 people from all sides of the political spectrum who lost loved ones to the forces, the f.a.r.c. rebels and paramilitary groups. >> they are giving their testimonies to 50 years of violence, leaving tens of thousands dead, hundreds of thousands displaced. all sides are waiting nervously for peace. >> translation: the best tribute we can give the victims is an end to the violence. at the same time we are willing to reach agreement in compensation for the victims, we are willing to reach agreement to ensure no re

. >> i think it's terrific he's looking at building a new stadium here in the district of columbia. the place to build a new football stadium is right at the rfk site. >> should have happened the first time around, right? evans says the district is not in any position to actually pay for a new stadium, but the city would clear the land for construction. the redskins lease in landover does run another 13 years. >> what would the fees be to break that contract? >> that's a question that needs to be answered. >>> community leaders who could stand to benefit from this are all weighing in. >> loudoun county says redskins players, management and ownership are a vital part of our community and we look forward to continuing our discussions on ways to grow the relationship in the future. d.c. 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 complet

steempbls and from the district of columbia.hools in the district to educate african-american children was established on the grounds of ft. stevens and whereas the military road school, although closed in 1954, remains an essential part of the history of ft. stevens and the civil war history of colombia. ft. stevens now serves as a civil war defense, operated and maintained by the national park service in the district of columbia as a place of enjoyment and a memorial to all those who steved and saved our country. be it resolved by the council by the district of colombia that this resolution be cited, the battle of ft. stevens, 150th anniversary recognition resolution of 2014. . >> thank you, council member bowser. please welcome members of the 2014 civil war junior ranger campers. [ applause ] >> as i mentioned earlier, part of our responsible is insuring we are engaging nuances and sharing this history. so for the first year and in honor of the sus qui centennial of the civil war we conducted our first junior camp and would l

i just mentioned columbia a moment ago. think it is important to note that last year, the joint commission, which credits and certified health care organizations all over the country named the william jennings bryan dorm and medical center there in columbia, and 31 other v.a. hospitals to its top performers list in the annual review of patient care. this recognition goes back to my earlier comment that the vast majority of v.a. employees are 100% committed to veterans and to the highest standards in care. at columbia, and that v.a. facilities across the country, veterans always come first. i don't think we should overlook that fact. at the procter & gamble company, the most important metric for its most -- more than 120,000 employees is customer satisfaction. it's the most important metric for any organization, public or private. for v.a., that means veteran satisfaction. our strategic land says it clearly. v.a. of the customer service organization. we serve veterans. and despite how well we -- and it is how well we serve t

from columbia university in political science and taught at the david driscoll's center for the study of the african diaspora at the university of maryland. he worked as a journalist contributing to various magazines including color lines, the new african middle east report in al-jazeera and has written regularly for the w. e. b. doughboys -- w. e. b. du bois center and has authored the recently released rebel music race, and higher and the new muslim youth culture which we are here to discuss today. i would like to begin this afternoon by asking you why you chose music as a lens to explore the muslim diaspora in the so-called war on terrorism. >> good question. when you are looking at music, it is an important first cut, good way to approach the way youth declare their identity and politics through music and so on. but particularly for muslim youth i thought it would be an interesting way to approach muslim youth movements given there is a debate within the muslim community on the premise ability of music and with their music is -- should be embraced or not. another reason is i am in

professor of financial institutions of columbia university.advisor and measured critic of the federal reserve in the summer 2014. is this an institution that is simply trying to do too much? is chair janet yellen out over her proverbial skis? isforward guidance pretending you know things that you don't, making commitments you will not keep. that sums it up. let's there was a wide body -- >> there is a wide body of left and right that says that these institutions act by reacting. when will the fed react? >> if history serves as a guide, too late. she is presiding over the most politicized fed in five decades. she is clearly the most dovish chairman we have had in six. >> the politics of janet yellen, many shot there were -- thought there were unfair shots. can you -- do you think it sure can adapt with less slack in the economy? it is going to be politically difficult. >> it is going to be politically difficult. to be taking big capital losses that will make the fed insolvent. it will make the fed unable to keep paying dividends to the treasury

police found tawana hooks dead this morning in her apartment on columbia road. and we just learned that her daughter will be charged with murder. news4's jackie bensen is live with more on what the neighbors saw and heard before police got there. jackie? >> reporter: stunned neighbors tell us the two women lived together here in a first floor apartment. witnesses tell news4 they saw 30-year-old kiva hooks in this courtyard, screaming and yelling. police were called to the 400 block of columbia road to report to what was told was an assault. they were led to the first floor apartment where they found her 54-year-old mother, tawana hooks, on the floor with blood on her face and more coming out the back of her head. this long-time neighbor is pu d puzzled. he said the two women got along well and you never heard them fighting. >> it's aad because they had no trouble. i thought they got along perfectly. >> reporter: this neighbor, who asked not to be identified, worries for 30-year-old's 11-year-old daughter. >> i kept her daughter a couple times. it's sad. i feel s

i was just three years into my medical practice here in columbia. i had an 8-year-old daughter and a 5-year-old son. i did not have the time to take off three months to travel his route, so it was a dream that i had to hang on to for about three decades. i didn't know at that time that the 5-year-old boy that i had just butt to sleep down -- put to sleep downstairs would be one of the photographers to help me fulfill that dream, my son, edgar iv, the one that's five inches taller. [laughter] when i retired in 2005, i went to work with a company that we formed, and about a year into that i said, you know, i'm going to talk to heat-moon about that trip. so we met at a cafÉ in downtown columbia, and i showed him a few of these images from the oregon coast which was part of his route. and i said heat-moon, my son -- edgar iv -- and i would like to retrace your route and do a photographic version of your book because we can't begin to write like you write, but we can take good photographs. his answer, i was very pleased, was very positive. he said, you k

sure what he's doing for the people of maryland but he sure is keeping watch over the district of columbia and we resent it. >> reporter: norton says they'll bitterly fight any effort bycongress to interfere. >>it's important that people vote and stand up to this kind of interference. >> reporter: adam is chairman of the d.c. cannabis campaign. >> if we pass it here, it will force the federal government to look into the issue and they may have to reschedule marijuana nationally as a result. this is in some ways the water look for people who would -- waterloo for people who would keep it illegal. nobody in congress is second guessing the other state's decisions. >> voters go to the polls in d.c. on november 4. >>> in the mcdonnell corruption trial today, a staffer testified what a nightmare it

have more columbias.'s nothing like feeling that you're fighting the power or somebody's listening to you, at least, to draw more people in. >> we started shouting a phrase, and it's a phrase that the youth in their words and by action of people all around the world, when they face truth, and that phrase is, up against the wall [ bleep ]! >> we had an idea that this was the beginning of something very important. we took it as the beginning of revolution. >> what's happening to america? conversation three. tonight our young people, what's bothering them. >> is there really a generation gap? >> generation gap is a way that whites in this country and the structure in this country, the system in this country, rationalizes its lack of responsibility in teaching this generation how to solve the problems that we're faced with. >> 1968 was the year that you could point to and say, here is where the separation began between past generations and generations going forward. [ applause ] >> i think all of us have a ro

again columbia road between 13th and 14th streets.gest you use kenyon or girard to get around it, especially if you're one of those people who uses this route over to the washington  hospital center and children's hospital as well. let's go over to a live picture here at the 14th street bridge. this looks great. no issues on 95 or 395 to the potomac river. same story on 295 to the 11th street bridge and 66 to the roosevelt bridge. we're in good shape into downtown right now. back to you guys. >>> we want you at home to help us at wusa9 to give joy to children who really need supplies before they go back to school. you can do this right now from your phone, your ipad or your computer. we're working with volunteers of america on this. i'm going to show it to you right now. go to wusa9.com/backpack. it's going to look like n. what you want to do is scroll down. you can give school supplies. i'm click on that. right now today we're focusing on one of the organizations. it's called opportunities for growth housing in prince george's coun

the district of columbia has passed the marijuana decriminalization law.hat does not mean we are legalizing marijuana, but states before us have decriminalized it, and that means you do not get a record, a criminal record. 18 otherknow why the states moved in this direction, but i can tell you why d.c. moved in this direction. blacks and whites in our country and in our city use marijuana at the same rates. the arrest rates for blacks was 90%. ishink that is because there a greater police presence in some parts of the african-american community. but whatever it was, if a black kid has a "drug" condition, he is out of the job market before he gets in it. the council moved to change that. representative andy harris of maryland introduced an amendment which subsequently passed that would wipe out our own ability to make our own law regarding this issue. i believe i will be able to get that changed in the senate. representative thomas massie has , an amendmentaw that is even more draconian, to say that in the nation's capital , prime terrorist target where peo

we are live at the scene of one of the attacks and columbia heights. one of those three attacks happened right near here on oak street. a woman was walking down the street when a man came up from behind her, grabbed her from behind, wrote her, and then he -- groped her and then he stabbed her. >> she was screaming help, help. i looked out my window. >> he was woken up early saturday morning. the suspect was gone by the time he looked out. he must've gotten frightened and ran off. >> what happened on oak street is one of three incidents is in five days, all within a mile of each other in columbia heights and mt. pleasant. >> if it is one person, that is a type of sexual predator. ask the first happened around 2:00 in the morning last wednesday. a man approached a woman on mount pleasant street and tried to talk to her and then groped h er. the most recent happened early in the morning and mount pleasant in an alley off park road. >> as a woman who walks at night, it is very concerning. >> police are asking women to be on alert. >> this will make me a lo

most of us pass through the district of columbia daily and get lost in our routines, many of us don't even take the time to perhaps look at the capital zone and appreciate what it is a we have a chance to pass by it. some things, of course, are missing, the baltimore and potomac railroad station. we know where ford theater is but you never see anything about the garfield assassination, that's because you have to go through the west building of the national gallery to stand it he ground of that original location. progressivism in the turn of the century as well. that building was torn down. you might pass by on h street the wonderful little bistro wok 'n roll. it was a boarding house. i'm sorry, i don't know if this is in your book, but it is quite interesting to people in the district that tunlaw spelled backwards is walnut. i'm very happy to have allison fortier visit here with us today. she's worked at the state department. she also served in the national security council at the white house. she knows not only history but political history. we look forward to her remarks and welcome

reporting live in columbia, horace holmes, abc7 news. >> thank you. a former baltimore police officer pleads guilty to felony animal cruelty. today in court, alec tailer admitted to killing his girlfriend's puppy. in an text exchange between officer taylor and his then girlfriend, he sent a picture of her 7-year-old terrier after he beat him with a mop and then strangled him. he initially tossed the dog into a dumpster but settled on putting him in a shoe box and burying him in a shallow grave. he faces three years in jail or a $5,000 fine. >> prince george's county police are investigating a crash on the inner loop. it happened around 12:30 this afternoon near good luck road in greenbelt. four people were hurt including one woman trapped inside her car until rescue crews arrived. she was taken to a trauma center but her condition is unknown at this time. >> let's get a check on the traffic situation elsewhere. bob immler in the wtop traffic center. >> hi, alison. on the inner loop after the dulles toll road a crash at the center of the rodeway. on 66

he was a debate for me and my sister to go to columbia university. so i owe my life to my grandfather, simon reese. he always taught me that the government is just bad news. it doesn't work. he told a story, a great story, he told the story at a butcher store an irs agent wha walked in wind and irs agents and can asked the question off-the-cuff? i swear to its off-the-cuff. no one will ever hear your answer. i've got to ask a question. within one square mile of your butcher store there are 300 businesses, and all 300 have been in business 20 years or longer, and all 300 report breaking even 30 years in a row. how could that be? you're not laughing. you're not in small business to do are not getting it. because up until the 1980s nobody bought anything with credit card. they bought it with cash so tax rate didn't matter. the greatest lie you government told is that america wants had a higher tax rate than they have now. never in history of america has america had a higher tax rate than they have now. nobody ever paid rates of 80% or 90% or even 40%. t

who did respond to the navy yard which we talked about for maryland state police as well as the columbia mall. we had anne arundel police, maryland state police, some offed other allied police agencies that assisted with that were alert trained. >> what kind of difference does this training make? what impact does it have? >> the training is crucial. the quicker we can get police officers to the scene, it's unlike you mentioned ferguson. this is not a tactic which is specific to looting and crowd control. we have a person actively shooting. we need to get there and ming mize casualties and -- minimize casualties and loss of life. one of our strength pts is our f.b.i. part -- strengths is our f.b.i. >> where has this made a big difference. >> since 1999 when columbine started the response, police agencies went in the same direction. what we're realizing it's not inning miewnl to any -- immune to any specific area. there will are multiagencies responding and they all need to be on the same page. >> thank you very much for being with us. that's it for us at noon. the next news is at 5:00. ho

however, in the district of columbia i think this all goes back to why it is so important that d.c. has their own rule, so when they make the laws, they can be adhered to as opposed to having congress or another legislative body tell them what they can or cannot do. >> we have to take another break. we'll talk about the national week of non-violence right after this. >>> welcome back. dr. myers, to pick up on the point about d.c.'s gun ban, if it is overturned permanently, what kind of impact do you think that will have, here in the nation's capital? >> i think that the idea of overturning this gun ban is just a bad idea. we're an international city. we have tourists from all over the world who come here and we don't want people to be discouraged from coming and supporting local businesses, restaurants, all kinds of businesses are part of our economy. also, washington is home to embassies of all over the world and that's one of the really wonderful things about our nation, is we have embassies of every country right here in washington, d.c. now if you have people carrying weapons op

. >>> dozens of families are spend being tonight in hotels after a fire destroyed their home in columbia heights on thursday night destroying building on 14th and belmont streets. the red cross is helping with putting families up in hotels but it could be months before crews repair that building. their own neighbors are raising money to help them. >> the long-term goal is to move them back into the building, back into our community. we want to keep these families together and keep them close to resources, their jobs and schools and day care centers. when they do come back, they are going to need to purchase all new belongings for their home. >> for information on how to help, logon to nbcwashington.com, search the key words columbia heights fire victims. you're going to see familiar landmarks on house of cards when season three comes out. production crews spent all day filming on the national mall. the netflix series usually shoots in baltimore but came to d.c. for a scene. they set up along independence and constitution and pennsylvania avenues and just wrapped up about an hour ago. unf

and yet a representative andy harris is trying to block the district of columbia from decriminalizing marijuana. and that's because there is still some residual power in the congress to, in fact, intervene into the affairs. most members of congress respect the fact that congress devolved that local authority to our local city council and our mayor but every once in a while there's somebody that jumps up and says i want to get into the district of columbia's business. even if everybody else is doing the same thing that the district of columbia is doing. >> eleanor holmes norton, colbert's favorite guest. thank you very much. great to see you. >> always a pleasure. >>> more ahead right here on "andrea mitchell reports." try alka seltzer reliefchews. they work just as fast and taste better than tums smoothies assorted fruit. mmm. amazing. yeah, i get that a lot. alka seltzer heartburn reliefchews. enjoy the relief. then boom... what happened? stress, fun, bad habits kids, now what? let's build a new, smarter bed using the dualair chambers to sense your movement, heartbeat, breathing. int

. >> in 1995 you were talking about a book on the columbia river. i think this is -- let's watch this clip. we were on the bus at the time. >> i was born there, and i grew up there. >> have you been back lately? >> i spent most of 1993 and part of 94 they're working on a book about the columbia river, which is a big environmental problem out there. it's been damned to death and the salmon have been too large degree wide out. and there's a huge public policy debate. what's interesting about the place was that my family went there. in fact, i was born in the town the year that water was diverted from the columbia river to irritate the forms around the town. and my family and my ability to go to college all depended on destroying the river. that's what the story is about. >> moses lake washington is where? >> it's in the columbia basin, almost in the middle of washington state. and it was a desert as they built grand coulee dam and other dams and diverted water from the kalinga river and turned that desert into a very productive farm area. that's where

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is found only in the high elevation cloud forest habitats of columbia and ecuador. i want to remind you last year i was here to tell you about the way that we first realized this animal existed. of i found skin and skulls of the olinguito in museums around the world. >> brown: that was the interesting part. it wasn't out in the field. museum drawers. >> they were all zoologists had missed. it was an animal so distinctive once we learned how to tell it apart from all of the relatives in the raccoon family hard toe miss it again. use the skins and skulls to figure out where exactly most like three find this animal in the skins and skulls specimens had come from just these few high elevation areas. we used that working with a colleague in ecuador, miguel pinto who knows the country. can you take us to the place based on this information that you think we have the best chance to find it and we did. we went found this animal alive in the wild. >> brown: that was a year ago. you didn't know a whole lot. and i grather that since then you started getting all kinds of inform