. >> these brave women came forward to the washington, d.c. city council here today to talk about their experiences being sexually harassed on public transit. they told us they were groped, also exposed to indecent sexual acts. city leaders were surprised to learn these claims were being committed not just by fellow male transit riders, but transit workers, including bus drivers. >> if the train is crowded and they take their hand and you know, they are rubbing your behind. >> i was riding the metro from silver spring and a man got on the station and he exposed himself to me. >> walking into metro station to go home, a young male growned me. >> they are victims of sexual harassment. harassment not just from fellow riders, but also from metro workers. >> i actually don't feel safe on metro and sexual harassment has happened to me. >> these women went to the city council to create a public awareness campaign and how to report a sexual harassment claim. >> we aren't talking about flirtation. we aren't talking about someone asking for your phone number

tonight, some challengers are taking aim at marion barry's seat on the d.c. city council. >>> i'm anita brikman with this health alert. whether nicotine gum and patches are worth it. nicotine replacements didn't help them smoking long-term. part of the problem may be the way people tend to use these products. without professionals, stop smoking helps. >>> this health alert is sponsored by cancer centers of america. >>> yarn barry is seeking another term on the d.c. council representing ward 8, home to the district's poorest resident. he has been an icon in the area despite some personal scandals. bruce johnson reports with the democratic primary one month away. five candidates are hoping to unseat barry. >> marion barry can still draw a crowd. often people in need of help. >> i'm trying to get a job. i have kids. >> he held elected office for 31 years. 16 of them as mayor of d.c. a growing number of people say that's long enough. >> he had great responsibility. >> at 75, he's running for a third term and for the first time, a will the of people in position to know

. >> the d.c. city government says it has a policy of not commenting on cases that are still in litigation. but if the police officers prevail, taxpayers will pay for the misconduct of those in government who went after the whistle blowers. >>> last night metro riders voiced their opinion on the transit agency's proposed fare hike. the transit agency is proposing what amounts to a 5% increase for rail service. people using pair fare -- paper fare cards can face a high flat fee but metro would dump the peak surcharge. more than 100 people showed up to voice their opinions. >> i've written metro i think 18,000 times, and i was delighted when it initially opened. the level of service now is atrocious. >> metro bus riders would also see fares go up 10 cents for sportrip card -- smartrip card users. the price for parking garages would go up a quarter. if you missed last night's hearing, you still have five other chances to voice your opinion. just go to wusa9.com and we have a list there of all of the dates

. -- marion barry's seat on the d.c. city council. >>> 9news now returns in two minutes. >>> good morning. welcome to 9news now. don't forget your umbrella. >> we're going to have some showers, maybe thunderstorms. could be coming down pretty leftly midday. i think a break in the afternoon before another round of showers and storms is what i'm anticipating between now and 8:00, 9:00 preponderance tonight. -- 9:00 p.m. tonight. we had 30s and 40s. you definitely need something to keep you warm this morning and potentially dry. there will be some showers possible toward the tail end this morning. some stuff by 8:00, 9:00 moving in. later this morning the rain will definitely be moving in as we see temperatures slowly climb to 45 by noon. it could be a really soggy, raw, almost stormy midday with the chance for some thunderstorms despite the cool temperatures. the upper level winds are strong. that could be enough to generate the thunderstorms. by 4:00 i think the first batch of rain is over so mostly cloudy, 52. winds out of th

. >> the d.c. cityovernment said it has a policy of not commenting on cases that are still in litigation but if those police officers prevail, its taxpayers who pay for the misconduct of those in government who went after these whistleblowers. derek? >> thank you, gary. >>> new at 11, metro riders had their first chance to weigh in on the proposed fare hikes. the transit agency is proposing what amounts to a 5% increase for rail service and folks using pay per fare cards could face a high flat fee, but metro would dump those peak riding surcharges. about 100 people showed up to voice their opinions. >> i've ridden metro i think 18,000 times and i was delighted when it initially opened. the level of service now is atrocious. >> thanks. >> metro bus drivers would also see fares go up $.10 for smart trip card users and $.30 for those who use cash and the price at the parking garage goes up by a quarter. if you missed tonights hearing you still have five other chances to voice your opinion. go to wusa9.com

i mean i think it's ironic because i want to monitor these people on the d.c. city council and see how many of them are caught in a red light district type area over the next year because it's always the ones wanting to regulate these types of things who are then later in a scandal with a prostitute. there's a red light district type area really even exist anymore to be honest all right let's talk about porn star moving from strippers a porn stars saussure gray before she was trying to just read to children in school and cause enough for some people. these photographs post about to see look innocent enough a nice looking woman greeting two young students ever said elementary school in compton but that young woman is also this young woman stosh a great model and award winning actress make that award winning actress horne. all right so she's in trouble again turns out a sense films are releasing one of her final scenes as part of artists and they wanted to donate a version of the proceeds without her knowledge of the national education association read across america

another name at d.c. city hall stepped down following the corruption investigation into a former city councilmember. >>> also ahead , the occupy d.c. protesters staying put in we'll have details on something that could draw out the debate.  >>> d.c.'s homeland security director has resigned. millicent west says her decision is because of, quote, current distractions. this has to do with the corruption investigation involving former ward 5 councilmember harry thomas, jr. west used to be president of the d.c. children and youth invest trust corporation. thomas recently pleaded guilty to stealing more than $350,000 in city money. some of that money came from the children and youth trust. west has not been charged with the crime. she says her decision to step down was in the best interests of the city. >>> some overfight police action at macpherson square. it is unclear how this is related to the park service cracking down on the camping down at macpherson square. a u.s. district judge ruled that the u.s. governm

city is moving forward. we've balanced our budget in ways that so many other states have not. >> reporter: but d.c. council finance chairman jack evans says any new developments in the criminal probes could hurt the city on capitol hill fairly or not. >> we have two federal investigations of the mayor and the council chairman. won't that be a damper on us? >> it certainly won't help. i'm hoping that they will independently take a look at this and award it to the city regardless of the other issues that are taking place. >> the city already has been embarrassed by the felony conviction of harry thomas jr. he'll be sentenced may 3rd. jim? >> all right. tom sherwood. thank you, tom. >>> well did you like our little taste of winter this weekend? that's about all we got. just a little taste. now it's spring again outside. >> don't fill up to know, though. that's just a nibble right? we shouldn't get too used to this? >> no. we'll see our temperatures back into the 50s over the next couple days but we do have another chance to see a little bit in the way of snow flurries out there tomorrow morning. yester

. >>> another fraud investigation involving d.c. city employees. an audit by the d.c. department of employment services discovered 130 current and former city employees were allegedly collecting unemployment while they were employed. as much as $800,000 in up employment checks may have been paid out. some of of the cases may be turned over to federal prosecutors. >>> coming up next, a former white house intern says she had an affair with jfk. details on what she is revealing in a new book. >>> an update from the campaign trail. contests in three states today. there is a key prize up for grabs. fox 5 morning news will be back in a moment. ♪ pierre! your fashion is so "right now," but your banking is so last season! earn more with high yield free checking at capital one bank. instead of some unfashionable rate, your checking could be earning five times the national average. and free atms anywhere. five times the interest? that's hot. oooooo! let's catwalk! you want more interest? open an account at a capital one bank. what's in your wallet? does this make my tuches look b

next in sports, the wizardses head to lob city while a group of d.c. elementary students get ready to run a marathon. >>> time to check in once again on our question of the morning. what do you think? according to a new survey when a woman goes through a tough breakup, what's the number one thing she turns to for comfort? is it a, chocolate, b, wine, or c, ice cream. >> a lot of you are offering your own answers which are funny but can't be repeated on tv. so we're going with facebook friend amanda's answer. she says all of the above. or maybe a float made with chocolate flavored ice cream. >> keep the guesses coming. we'll reveal the answer at 6:53. we'll be back. >>> welcome back. 6:23. your weather first. we're looking at a lot of clouds this morning. a couple of sprinkles out there but a better chance of showers as the morning wears on and especially this afternoon. as we look at day planner, temperatures starting in the 30s and 40s. we'll be 45 by 9:00 here in washington. better chance of showers later this morning, 48. this afternoon with the sho

this. >>> over 100 d.c. city accused of cheating the district out of thousands of dollars. they got unemployment checks even though they still some a job with the city. officials say 90 of them have already been suspended and may be fired. all told, they scammed between $700,000 and $800,000. >> the person that was brought over from another staff member's office and it is unfortunate because you clearly want people to be working these days. so it is an unfortunate situation but they are on administrative leave. >> so far, it is a d.c. issue but some of the cases may eventually be referred to federal prosecutors. >>> d.c. mayor vincent gray will deliver his 2012 state of the district address tonight. he will report on the status of the city and his administration and also outline his agenda and priorities for the coming year. it is set to take place at 7:00 p.m. at the sixth and i historic synagogue in northwest d.c. >>> today could be a turning point in the republican nomination for president. voters are going to

d.c. government employees notified they've received fraudulent unemployment benefits while holding their city jobs. they are accused of double dipping with your tax dollars. lisa mallory is the director of the d.c. department of employment services. >> about 90 or so cases of current droi. government employees that have overpayments. they've received money that they were not entitled to. >> reporter: so about 90 city employees accused of getting paid to work but not reporting that they've got a job. so theen employment checks they may have been entitled to at one time keep on coming. they are all on paid administrative leave. fox 5 has learned one of those city employees works for d.c. council chairman kwame brown. >> the person was brought over from another staff member's office and it is up fortunate because you clearly want people to be working these days. it is just an unfortunate situation but they are on administrative leave. >> reporter: turns out chairman brown's employee was actually inherited from the office of former councilman harry thomas, jr. who resigned. he pleaded guilty to s

. >>> today the issue of sexual harassment on metro is expected to be raised at a d.c. cityouncil meeting at a hearing. the group collective action for safe spaces is pushing metro to start public service campaigns with the goal of informing passengers what behavior is inappropriate and how best to report any harassment incidents. >>> in frederick county, maryland the county board pass add bill last night to make english its official language. according to our sister station, the bill will help deter illegal immigrants if settling in the county. however, the ordinance includes many exceptions including for health and public safety matters. >>> it is 5:32. time for another your money report. >> jessica doyle is back with more on the fees you pay to the banks. >> overdraft fees sometimes you get hit with these really high fees that come from your bank account. the government's new consumer watchdog agency is launching an investigation into these fees. the consumer financial protection bureau plans to ask banks for information about how overdraft fees affect consumers. how over

. >>> today the d.c. city council took the first step toward repealing online gambling. measure goes now before the full council with a majority of members saying they support it. they say they had not realized they cleared the way for online gambling when they approved a lottery contract three years ago. >>> today the d.c. lottery unveiled its 26th anniversary black history poster. this year's theme lifting a nation, black women in politics, and it features sojourner truth, mary mcleod and patricia roberts harris, the first woman to run for council in d.c. >>> not a bad way to start february. look at us, no coats, nothing out here. >> almost 70 degrees. >> it's redonculous. >> new word, new dictionary. >> 72 is the high today. it was not a record. the record high was 77 today and it was set back 10 years ago. all right. we'll take a live look at our weather cam brought to you by michael and son. there's the capitol. we still have clouds, a dry commute home, temperatures 67 still, dew point 46 and the winds out of the west, northwest at about 10. so we're looking at temp

d.c. police city leaders set out to rewrite the law and today we got a progress report.fox 5's matt ackland with the upday. reporter: it was an arrest at the corner of 17th and u streets in northwest in 2009 that caught the attention of city leaders. pepin tuma shouted a comment at a group of officers nearby. one of the officers didn't like it and the next thing tuma knew, he was under arrest for disorderly conduct. >> he had the ability to do, it but i doesn't have the legal power. this is a question about abusive police power. this happens all the time in the city. reporter: in response to numerous complaints of abuse of power by police, d.c. leaders d law. on wednesday chairman of the judiciary committee phil mendelson held a hearing one year after the law was revised. >> it appears we have achieved exactly what we wanted, which is less abuse of. reporter: mendelson heard from a number of witnesses including the d.c. police department that laid out how every officer has been advised of the revisions to the law by chief cathy lanier herself. >> chief lanier recorded th

d.c. some city council members want to repeal the program for it even starts. they're upset over the way the online gambling program became law. some council members didn't realize they had voted to approve it. councilmember jack evans says he plans to had move a repeal bill out of his office today. he said he will vote for the repeal bill when it goes before the full council. >>> up next, don't expect the housing market to recover any time soon. >> it could get worse. we'll have details of a bleak new report coming out. stay with us. [ female announcer ] with swiffer wetjet, cleaning better, doesn't have to take longer. i'm done. i'm gonna... drink this... on the porch! ♪ give me just a little more time ♪ [ female announcer ] mops can be a hassle, but swiffer wetjet's spray cleaner and absorbent pads can clean better in half the time, so you don't miss a thing. hi mary! morning! gladys. gladys! [ female announcer ] swiffer. better clean in half the time. or your money back. you have hard water stains and that cleaner's not gonna cut it. you need lime-a-way. it

the more people we take off the street is safer for everybody in the city. >> d.c.rol officer, a spokesman for d.c. police referred us to the attorney general's office, but a spokesman said it had decided not to comment. derek. >> thank you, gary. 9news now has uncovered new information in the case of a cop who shot a woman dead in culpeper, virginia. an eyewitness is contradicting what state police have said about the investigation. chris says he saw the culpeper town police officer shoot 54- year-old patricia cook to death in a church parking lot yesterday morning. cook was in her jeep wrangler. the state police say cook had rolled up her window catching the officer's arm inside and dragged him. michelle said it didn't happen that way. >> he was right next to the vehicle. he had one hand on the door handle and one hand on his weapon and she was rolling the window up and they were exiting out of the parking lot. the window was half way up. he said stop or i'll shoot and really didn't think he was going to do it, but she got the window all the way up and that's when

d.c. police reported seven robberies in the city. the first happening right here at 16th and euclid at 8:16:00 p.m. with three suspects involved. about 40 minute later, a masked gunman commited a robbery here at first and kennedy street. not far from catholic

. >>> here in washington, d.c., the city council has made it easier for guy and lesbian couples who marry to get divorced. provided they live somewhere that would not recognize the divorce. under current law, one member of the divorcing couple has to live in d.c. for six months before starting divorce proceedings. >>> donald trump will be conv t converting a building on pennsylvania avenue into a luxury hotel. the trump organization has been selected to redevelop the old post office pavilion. the post office was completed in 1899 to house the u.s. post office headquarters and at city's post office. it has a 315-food clock tower, second tallest structures in. the capital otheren hat washington monument. it has a food court and shops that is largely indicator to tourists. >>> and some news from overseas in a presidential race in russia, vladimir putin today pledging to cut traffic privileges for officials who routinely bypass moscow's of traffic jams by ignoring rules of the road and driving into on coming lanes. there are about 900 officials in moscow who have the blue lights allowing them

d.c. a gateway city. what does that mean?ty that is predominantly a 24/7 city that is dominated by a well- educated diverse workforce. gateway cities across the country are typically washington.c., manhattan, san francisco, los angeles boston, cities like that that are very attractive from an investment point of view that our gateways into the united state and gateways into education and job creation. it i is not to suggest t that otother cities arere not g good investments -- >> in the washington aa. gentmen, thank you for joining us. up next, our number of the week. 43.8. how did this small colorado town get through tough economic times? freight rail. it attracted large companies, like vestas. we built four factories to make turbine blades towers, and generators. creating over seventeen hundred jobsbs. then suppliers, stores more companies followed, creating more jobs. economists call that the ripple effect. i call it the freight rail effect. freight rail connects every corner of america, bringing jobs and economic growth a

here are the temperatures. 8 in new york city. 9 in d.c. back up into the double digits in oklahoma city after a chilly day on monday. we have zero in denver. 17 for you in l.a. a pair of 7s in vancouver and seattle. here is your extended forecast. >>> our lead story this hour, the united states has announced that the envoy will meet with north korea officials next week. the delegates are scheduled to meet on february 23rd in beijing. glenn davis will represent the u.s. these will be the first such talks since kim jong-un took over in december. representatives last met in october in geneva. u.s. state department spokesperson said the u.s. side wants to see if north korea is ready to take concrete steps to denuclearization. it will visit seoul and tokyo following the talks. glenn davies will report. >>> that wraps it up for "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for joining us.

d.c. police, city leaders set out to rewrite the law to help officers and citizens better understand what constitutes disorderly conduct. today, a hearing at city hall looked into what has happened since the disorderly conduct law was amended. fox 5s matt ackland is here to explain. matt? >> reporter: looks like this revised law helped produce -- reduce a number of complaints from people who have had interactions with d.c. police. as soon as the law was changeed by the council, the d.c. police department offered special training for all members of the force. it appears that has paid off. it was an arrest here at the corner of 17th and u streets in northwest in 2009 that caught the attention of city leaders. he shouted out a comment at a group of officers nearby. one of the officers didn't like it and the next thing, he was under arrest for disorderly conduct. >> he had the ability to do it but he doesn't have the legal power to do it. this is really a question about abusive police power and this happens all of the time in the city. >> reporter: in response to numerous complaints of abusiv

d.c. residents gathered at the washington convention center today for mayor vincent gray's one city summitt allowed residents to voice their concerns about how the d.c. government can work with residents to make the city better. those attending today spent time brainstorming on ways to make the city more unified and ways to grow the city's economy, create jobs and improve schools. the summit is the ultimate school of democracy. >> this is about one of the best democracy that i think we can have. that is bringing the people of this city together to be able to work on how they want the city to look and the years ahead. what are the problems and issues and challenges we see and how are we going to work together to bring solutions to these problems? >> some citizens praise the summit, saying it gave them an opportunity to work toward common goals, but others criticize the cost of putting on the event. >>> the princess cruise ship plagued is ready to set sail again. the crown princess reported to florida this afternoon after 200 passengers became sick with the noro virus. it was the second time

d.c. police commander says he plans to file a whistle- blower lawsuit against the city. ision gave charlie sheen and escort to his d.c. show. he claims his demoted after telling them it was commonplace. it violates a policy. he denies it was in retaliation for his comments. >> the washington national sea jewel says it has raised enough money for the earthquake. they have raised $2 million needed to start the restoration work. did they do need 80 million in order to finish the project. there is significant damage. if it takes several years for the repairs to be completed. >> the soldier accused of giving thousands of classified documents is scheduled to be in court. bradley manning will be arraigned on 22 counts including aiding the enemy. they announced that he would be court-martialed. if convicted he could face life in prison. >> the maryland senate is set to have a debate on same-sex marriage. in looks like the bill has enough votes to pass. if that happens maryland would join d.c. in seven other states in legalizing same-sex marriage. >> a stunning about-face yesterda

. >>> here's a look at the forecast for some cities. d.c., drizzle, 47 degrees.6 in atlanta. morning rain, 42 degrees in detroit. sunny, 43 in denver. drize in seattle, 50 degrees. >>> china's likely future president will wrap up his visit. the most memorable stop was in iowa. chinese vice president jinping got a warm welcome. he first visited the town in 1985 as the communist leader studying u.s. farming methods. the main purpose of the visit was talks in washington on u.s.-china relations. especially trade. two countries differ widely in some areas, including the manufacture of solar power panels for homes and businesses. bill whitaker has that story. >> business is heating up for randy bishop, owner of a solar company. one of the top solar panel installers in california. fueling the growth, these inexpensive panels from china, significantly cheaper than ones made in the usa. >> for a house like this, it would probably be on the order of $3,000 to $5,000 more expensive to. >> go with u.s. panels? >> to go with u.s. panels. >> while installers welcome them, amer

d.c. and other cities and states around the country and authorities also found $400,000 in cash and two assault>>> a new report shows singles are over the whole bar scene when it comes to trying to find a partner. instead, they're heading to church. cody spain explains. >> last year i did 18 weddings. the year before that i did 22. the year before that we had 64 individuals get married. yeah, it is a great place. >> jim storms is the single adults minister at green acres baptist church in tyler. every sunday he pulls in a crowd of around 300 singles of every age. >> it is 18 to 60, 70s on up. >> according to a new report there is a shift leading people out of bars and into church. the question is why? >> the bar scene kind of has that stigma of i am still partying, i am still playing, i am not quite ready to settle down and start a family, buy a house, whatever that may mean. >> the big thing singles are looking for we're told is companionship, and a relationship that will last longer than a drink in a bar. >> i think the expectations are very different at a bar compared to a church setting. >>

city is months away and is live in the newsroom now. the story you will see on the news edge tonight. paul? >> reporter: d.c. police officers who arrest the suspected drunken drivers in the city have been without the use of breathalyzers since last february. that is when the chief of police ordered them out of service and told officers to, instead, rely on fuel sobriety tests and urine samples. d.c. police are months away from getting the machines back in service. maybe by late this summer, according to phil mendelson, the city councilman, who has oversight of public safety in the district. >> we have had several, shall we say, extensions without requesting extensions. it's frustrating because breathalyzers is the most efficient and the least costly way of enforcing drunk driving. every city does it. we ought to be doing it. it ought to be up and running. >> reporter: mendelson said he was told the office of the chief medical examiner is working with the office of the attorney to come up with new protocols. why it's taking so long, he said has something to do with the law. >> what i have been told about why i

d.c. government employees notified they've received fraudulent unemployment benefits while holding their city jobs. in other words, they're accused of double dipping with your tax dollars. lisa mallory is the director of the d.c. employment of employment services. >> i guess about 90 or so cases of current district government employees that have overpayments. an overpayment is basically they've received money that they were not entitled to. >> reporter: so about 90 city employees accused of getting paid to work but not reporting they've got a job. so the unemployment checks they may have been entitled to at one time keep on coming. they're all on paid administrative leave. fox 5 has learned one of those city employees works for d.c. council chairman kwame brown. >> you know, this person was brought over from another staff member's office and it's unfortunate because you clearly want people to be working these days. so it's just an unfortunate situation, but they are on administrative leave the. >> reporter: turns out chairman brown's employee was actually inherited from the office of former c

the team won second place today in the national future city competition in washington, d.c. the students from heart elementary designed a city powered by reusable energy such as solar and wind power. $5,000 scholarship that go toward the technology program. well gators are upgrading in the race to bring consumers latest technology. this push to go digital could leave many theaters in the dust. >> this may be the biggest revolution in movies since sound. >> the film is going away. we're working diligently to get a solution and we'll be certainly do digital conversion. >> steve over oversees conversion to digital can cost $75,000 per screen. might not make economic sense for small theaters. >> what's going to happen if they're going to close. they're going to close. i mean, it's inevitable. >> collector and cinema owner says television and internet have already been good at -- he says it will take over half billion dollars to convert just one of the eight screen movie houses. >> he says he has no choice. the movie business is changing so rapidly. >> for instance today only digi

for tuesday, you got 16 degrees in new york city. 19 in d.c. these temperatures are actually going to fall, certainly for new york city and up towards the northeast. these temperatures will fall into your thursday. but through the midwest, as well as the southeast, average for you for a couple of days yet and into the weekend. as we head into europe, the story here has been the cold that is sweeping across the northern two-thirds of the contine continent. we have a bit of a system here causing things to be fairly unstable in the south. that's bringing some very heavy snowfall to parts of italy, particularly. you can see the snowplows are out. traffic looks very, very difficult indeed. some people having problems there with their cars. and, of course, you have to shovel all that snow away. one system is going to be moving away. but in its place comes yet another round of precipitation. so it looks like those issues will be prolonging into the next 24 hours, certainly, maybe 48 hours beyond that. here are your temperatures then. minus 18 in kiev.

we are expecting 23 degrees in los angeles on friday and 20 in oklahoma city. in d.c., much colder than what we saw on thursday, but still warmer than average with 11 degrees and 17 degrees expected in atlanta. finally, let's go over to europe. cold conditions have impacted much of the countries. a strong high pressure system continues to pull very cold air straight from siberia. bringing cold temperatures including the peninsula. things are changing in the southeastern corner of europe. over the weekend, a jet stream will move to the north bringing in very warm air from the south. so we are expecting seasonal temperatures over the weekend. here are the highs expected on friday. temperatures in athens are on the increase, but still slightly cooler than average. we are expecting 12 degrees in athens and 3 in ankara. for the rest of the areas, very colder than average. minus 1 degree expected in paris and minus 7 in vienna. the cold conditions will continue into the weekend. so do bundle up. here is the extended forecast. >>> our lead story this hour, north korea has se

tomorrow, once we kick the rain off the east coast, will be another nice day, 52 tomorrow in d.c., 49 in kansas city, so there is a lot of mild air. that is going to be the trend, very important for the weekend forecast, it does appear we're going to see one of the bigger winter storms that we've seen, the problem is it will be mostly a rain event. here is how it looks, this is thursday, this is friday, the storm comes out of the gulf, pretty good size storm, could be a potential nor'easter, usually means a big snow storm with gust y winds, looks to be too wet and warm. mostly a rain event, lynn, finally going to get a big east coast storm. >> you had me all excited yesterday. >> it won't be snow. >> that is not fair. bill, thanks so much. >>> coming up a major airline raises prices, good news if you're tired of telemarketers, one brand of candy goes on a diet. the first look at business headlines is straight ahead. >>> coming up the spurs go for nine in a row, nine in a row for jeremy lin, you're watching "first look" on msnbc. >>> welcome back do "first look" i'm lynn berry. >>> the l.a. coroner w

temperatures now 4 degrees in toronto, double digits in new york city and d.c., 11 and 13 respectively, a warmer day in chicago, but temperatures dropping across parts of central canada down to minus 8 for the high in winnipeg, and 22 degrees in los angeles, 11 in oklahoma city. all right. as we go into europe now temperatures have been moderating here all week, so looking good across much of the west. dry here as well, but there is still plenty of winter weather to be found. we have yet another storm dropping out of scandinavia. coming in towards poland. this one will be bringing a mixture of snow as well as rain for the lower lying areas, but as it hits the colder air in the east, it certainly will be turning over to snow. that will be the balkans as well as turkey. turkey already has a big storm moving across, and snow elsewhere. temperatures will remain below zero across the east, moderating for central locations, and double digits across the west and also for southern locations. here's your extended forecast. ♪ oufrmgts lead stories this hour. kim jong-un reviewed the country's ar

packed house out there and called the one city summit. >> one city, many voices, d.c.idents came out today to speak in an open forum to the mayor. >> is democracy at the most grassroots level. it is an opportunity for everybody to come out and get their voices heard, to share with government leaders what they're interested in. >> our citywide brainstorm at town hall had people airing grievances about what changes they want to see in the district. >> affordable housing. >> strong public safety. >> hearing how the city was going to be more transparent. >> modernizing the taxicab industry. >> 2,000 people came out today and they were broken into small groups and then ranked the issues they care about the most and that feedback was immediately sent to the mayor's office. >> we talked about a lot of things at our table to improve the district. >> the largest concern we heard was if all these opinions would add up to any action. people were given one of these, asked about the direction of the city and they sent back their insta tain yus answer. the mayor says he he plans to

d.c. residents are talking about suing the city because of a police chase. they chased this pickup truck into the district and a d.c. officers joined the case. in nw, police had stopped traffic at an intersection ahead of the crash and six cars were damaged. they stood there helplessly as the driver slammed into their cars. >> brown was to go to trial for a traffic violation but it was pushed back to march. he is accused of driving without a valid license. he was elected in september but his license was attempt -- suspended. it was suspended on holiday, so he claims to be treated unfairly. >> the race for the white house and the blitz tomorrow will have a caucus in colorado, minnesota a primary in missouri. the big question -- can any of the other three catch up to mitt romney's momentum? scott thuman is live in the newsroom. >> he has won three of the last four states. when you look at the next five states to vote, and romney won four of them back in 2008. what about newt gingrich, his closest competitor? how can he turn this around? >> i need your help tomo

city. washington, d.c. warming up to 19 which is about ten degrees higher than average. but across the west, cold air is starting to drop into the south. so we're expecting only one in denver on thursday. now, i want to take you to the south americas. because severe flooding has been reported in bolivia. of course, it's rainy season, so a lot of rain falls this time of year. but the amount is quite exceptional. let me show you some photos coming out of northern bolivia. some towns are under waist-high water. bolivia's government declared the state of emergency on wednesday after a long period of bad weather triggered serious flooding and mudslides leaving nine people dead and thousands of families homeless. over 9,000 acres of land have been flooded so far. here's a look at precipitation over the next 48 hours. showers will continue in much of the nation. usually the rainy season ends in march. so until then, flooding and mudslides will continue to be a major issue here. all right. i will leave you now with your extended forecast. zblrges and that wraps up this edition o

cities. washington, d.c., 52. atlanta partly sunny, 64. detroit, mostly cloudy, 41.nver, partly cloudy, 31. seattle, partly sunny, 46. >>> here's another look at this morning's top stories. congressional leaders reached a tentative deal on extending the payroll tax cut to the end of the year. the compromise legislation includes a renewal of long-term jobless benefits and a huge cut in medicare payments to doctors. is averted. >>> in syria, the government assault on city of homs continues. activists say an oil pipeline was hit and this morning syrian troops also stormed a neighborhood in the capital of damascus. >>> now, to america's top dog. he weighs just 11 pounds, including an impressive mop of fluffy fur. but last night he was named the big winner at the annual westminster kennel club dog show in new york. manuel gallegus was there. >>> it was his demeanor that made him a winner in the eyes of the judge. malachi the pekinese now proudly owns the title best in show. he beat out a german shepherd, a dalmatian, a doberman pinscher, irish setter and wire-haired dachs

are going to see showers heading for the mid-atlantic during the day today, areas like new york city and d.c. and philly, you will have periods of light rain today. the heaviest rains this morning will be down in the southeast. middle of the country looking dry and pretty nice, too. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. charlotte, north carolina, some periods of light rain will be likely during the day today. temperatures very mild. look at florida, almost getting on the warmish side. 82 in orlando. columbus, ohio, today, showers for you, especially this morning. and i teased it up, still a possibility of an east coast storm on sunday. some details a little later in the show. you're shaking your head. you don't believe it's even possible. >> i don't know. i don't know. it's just getting me excited about it, and if it doesn't happen, i'll be really disappointed. >>> coming up, a major airline raises prices. good news if you're tired of telemarketers. and one brand of candy goes on a diet. your early-morning business headlines are straig