. >>> now an update on a frightening dog attack in dc. a 12-year-old girl is recovering after a pit bull bit her in the face. she suffered minor lacerations and a puncture wound to her cheek. police say it happened last night in the 400 block of atlantic street southeast. officials caught the dog a few hours later and sited the owner for the attack. >>> metro has a new device that should be extremely helpful. police officers showed off their emergency carts that will run along metro rail tracks and allow first responders to get to the scene quickly. transport people from an incident area. >>> all right, here's the good news, test scores for dc students are up, the bad newses, not good enough. plus, a look at a new pill that promises the effects of exercise without breaking a sweat. and topper. >> very nice evening. temperatures are in the 60s. wind still a factor. we'll take you out with the allergy update. if you have been sneezing, a lot of people have. this is the reason why. trees are high, grasses are low, if you go to our website at

an allege scandal at dc general's homeless shelter. former residence claim that certain staff used their power to get sex from the residence. brittany morehouse was at the city council hearing today where questions of oversight were raised. and she reports of the contractor that managed the shelter is underfire. the inadequate deplorable. words used in this room as people describe the dc general's family shelter. the comments come during the six-hour public hearing that is suppose to be about hypothermia operations during the past winter. more attention is paid to the recent reports that staff had sex with female residence. the allegations come to life after a woman wrote a letter to adrian fenty describing how staff offered small favors for sex. although she did not want to go on camera, a visibly shaken woman told the council what happened to her here at dc general family shelter. then joined by another woman who says that she witnessed the same inappropriate sexual behavior in 2006. >> i just wanted people to know that she's not lyi

. >> it's been over 12,000 days since one of dc's darkest days. the lyon sisters vanished. see what they would look like now and take a look back. >>> why a virginia politician is acting to void the health care bill and how he plans to do it. >>> topper is tracking sunshine. then a change in the weather. >>> this is 9news now. >> former teacher ronny jones wants a court to tell dc schools reid is wrong. he is suing for intentional infliction of stress because of what she said after firing more than 200 teachers and staff. >> gary nurenberg talked with him tonight. >> reporter: 22 years in the air force, 13 in the classroom. ronny jones is looking for work. >> i worry a lot about how i will be able to support my family. >> reporter: he finds some solace in his band vintage. you can see it on the web. what he can't forget is the explanation dc school's chancellor michelle reid gave the company last month for the firing of 260 teachers and staff. i had got rid of teachers who hit children, who had sex with children, who missed 78 days of school. >> it hurts deeply because i ha

dc fourth graders scored 202, that's up from 197.aryland and virginia scores remained unchanged. >>> yesterday i was complaining, but today i had nothing to complain about. it was a little breezy. >> what do you call it? >> the spring flam spring. >> here's your forecast first now. the next three days right out of the gate. clouds come in tomorrow. we stay warm. we stay breezy, but we stay dry through the daytime hours. high temperatures upper 60s to near 70. rain at least through friday morning. temperatures go back into the mid 50s for highs and, you know, earlier in the week, it looked like it might rain all day friday. we would have held in the 40s. we'll keep it in the mid 50s. still cool on saturday. sunshine, but temperatures will only be in the upper 50s. now tonight, partly cloudy and chilly. high clouds come in, that's about it. low temperatures in the 40s. winds will finally become light. certainly before midnight. right now, we are looking at temperatures in the 60s. very mild, 65 downtown and 64 over in davidsonville and

the same situation out here in dc.e investigation is going on that has south capitol street shut down between chesapeake and mississippi avenue. the way to get around this, southern and take it to 4th to get on to atlantic. kristin fisher is there and she will have an update on the investigation coming up. 495, the inner loop and express lanes as you cross the wilson bridge, notice a good amount of congestion here. that's because approaching the telegraph road exit we have crash activity taking away two lanes. we are watching this delay. on 395, in the northbound trip is slow between the beltway and seminary. no incidents here and 66 eastbound. looks like we have a new wreck activity off to the left shoulder here at business 234. and you are mainly slow after that between route 50 and 123. that's a quick look at traffic. back to you. >>> this morning, police confirm four people are dead, six more are hurt after a shooting in the district. it's the worst in the city in 15 years. the shooting happened 12 hours ago along

>> no. >> what about that he brought guns in to dc? >> i would be mad. >> but you still wanted his autograph? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: how come? because he's famous. >> uh-huh. >> reporter: the 30 days in a halfway house is less than prosecutors wanted. they said arenas lied and failed to show any remorse. but it was more than the simple probation recommended by pre- trial investigators in arenas ' lawyers. the wizard's star's voice cracked as he apologized for letting down his teammates and the people of the city. the judge insisted he was sentencing the basketball star just as he would someone without fame or wealth. >> he found that despite aleen thats ' prior conviction on gun charges, he had no history of violence and that his intent was not to shoot anyone but he found it was more than a bad joke. the judge said arenas was trying to taunt and intimidate his teammate. but contradicting the prosecutor, the judge said, arenas is remorseful. now, i'm not aware of anyone actually doing a survey and looking at the average sentence for c

this is the list for dc.maryland only these three items make the cut. >> depending on the generosity of the rebates there may not be much left after the first few days, weeks, months. >> reporter: unlike the federal program where you can turn in and old car for a rebate, each state is allotted a certain amount of money. at this fairfax home depot they are expecting a huge turnout on day one. do the homework now so you'll be ready to cash in on the energy savings in april. district residents must provide proof they recycle their old appliance in order to receive the rebate. maryland and virginia residents will not. right now the states are only saying the program starts in april. we'll keep you posted on an exact date. to learn more on the energy rebate in your state, go to wusa9.com and click on "living smart." >> i need a dishwasher. i'll keep you on it. >>> forget march madness. there's another tournament underway on "late night with dave letterman." humans takes on pets, the ultimate stupid tricks tourname

se inicio la temporada de la mls y el dc united tiene su primer partido de temporada fuera de casa.d tendra su primer partido de la temporada regular mañana a las 8.30 de la noche kansas city contra el wizards. "si creo que va ser un partido que, que todos los seguidores y los profesionales estan esperando y creo que estamos listos y vamos por los tres puntos. ah va ser un partido dificil estamos de visita y hemos tenido una buena pretemporada......" dc united informo que maÑana al medio tiempo del partido con el wizards se hara el sorteo para la super copa esto sera en babylon futbol cage de vierginia y el domingo a las 5 de la tarde en la escuela high point hay reunion de la liga internacional de maryland en donde se entregaran las bases de competencia. hasta aqui los deportes, feliz fin de semana y buenas noches. gracias norma y empezamos nuestro segmento con un invitado de lujo ....tuvimos la oportunidad de conversar con tito el bambino que estara subiendo en tarima en algunos minutos en cococabana en hyattsville,md.......y aqui lo conoceremos un poco mas....... esta semana

some students in dc are celebrating after getting back their test scores. why the news isn't as good as it sounds. and what if you could lose weight without having to lift a thing? a look at a new exercise pill coming up tonight at 6:00. >>> figuring out if the economy is turning around may be as easy as a trip to the mall. a look at the hem line indicator is next. >> and don't forget, we are always on at wusa9.com. stay with us, 9news now at 6:00 is just minutes away. gÑÑÑññ >>> a slow slide today on wall street. the dow finished the day down 52 2/3 points. the nasdaq fell 16 1/2 and the s & p 500 lost 6 1/2 points. >>> the economy may be having an impact on the latest fashion. if you walked through the mall lately, you may have noticed the skirts in the windows are short on fabric and long on confidence. jessica doyle explains. >> as the old economic theory goes, when women's hem lines go up, so will the stock market and economic activity. >> it goes up. it goes up. don't sit down. >> and boy, have those hem lines gone up. >> that's very high thigh. very

in to dc we go. northbound new york avenue. things moving really well through the district to the third street tunnel. 395, hello, virginia, going northbound lanes are wide open to the 14th street bridge. and before that 95 northbound no accidents to report between the prince william parkway and the springfield interchange. that's the traffic. >>> more drama this morning on captiol hill over health care reform. during a marathon all-night session, senate republicans found two loopholes in the health care reconciliation package forcing the bill back to the house. kristin fisher may have passed some of those senators as she made her way to captiol hill this morning. good morning, kristin. >> yeah, no kidding. i thought we worked rough hours. what we are talking about is the health care reconciliation act. this is a bill that will make change toolings the health care reform bill that president obama signed in to law last tuesday. short by before midnight there was debate whether or not the senate would wait to tackle this later to

dc united tendra su primer partido de la temporada regular mañana a las 8.30 de la noche kansas cityizards. "si creo que va ser un partido que, que todos los seguidores y los profesionales estan esperando y creo que estamos listos y vamos por los tres puntos. ah va ser un partido dificil estamos de visita y hemos tenido una buena pretemporada. ....." ya ha pasado varias semenas desde que fue herido el futbolista paraguayo salvador cabaÑas de su agresor no se sabe nada pero del chava si. el se encuentra en un centro de rehabilitacion en buenos aires argentina, y ya se le vio en una cancha de basquetbol y de futbol, jugando o por lo menos practicando los dos deportes, se ve claro que salvador cabaÑas ya comenso a patear la pelota con un improvisado portero, jungo a un grupo de medicos y amigos de la familia, tambien le visito el entrenador de la seleccion paraguay a quien segun familiares cabaÑas le pidio que quiere ir al mundial, lo que si dicen los especialistas es que el futbolista esta teniendo una recuperacion milagrosa. bien por el chava pero su agresor, brilla por su ausenc

organizers expect more than 1 medical people to visit dc during the two week festival. >> and if you make a trip to see the cherry blossom or see other exciting things while out and about, we want to see. up load photo and video to our web site go to fox bat h1n1 pwalt more.com and click on the icon and send photo directly from the cell phone to pick at fox baltimore.com. >>> legalizing mayor wawnl. where it could happen and how supporters say it could fix the state budget woes. >>> and just when you thought you could rest your eyes from avatar and alice in 3d. another new film 'cause you've got options like creamy ranch. honey, you're not gonna be needing that. - she's right. - i told you. ♪ ba da ba ba ba >>>. >> 11 people are dead after a fiery crash between tractor-trailer and church van in the state of kentucky. happened about 75 miles from louisville. police say it appears the semi crossed the median and hit the van head on. 2 children who survived the accident were hospitalized. >>> new allegations of abuse in the catholic church has people pointing fingers right at the pope.

. >>> a former dc teacher wants a court date to tell dc's school chancellor michelle rhee you are wrong. he is suing her for intentional infliction of emotional distress because after what she said after firing teachers and staff. >> reporter: 22 years in the air force, 13 in the classroom, ronnie jones is looking for work. >> i worry a lot about how i will be able to support my family. >> reporter: he finds some solis in his band vintage. you can see it on the web. >> reporter: what he can't forget is the explanation that michelle rhee gave fast company magazine last month for the firing of 260 teacher and staff. i got rid of children who had hit children, had sex with children and missed 78 days of school. >> it hurts deeply because i have never ever hit a child in school. i have never done anything inappropriate with a child. >> reporter: jones says rhee's remarks smirks the reputation of all of those she fired. >> we brought suit based on intentional infliction of emotional distress. >> he says he can see the reaction of the statements on his grand daughter. >> friends she had now w

temperatures 61 in to arlington and dc. and brandy wine and they will continue to be on the up and up. you can see this as we go in to wednesday around 64. 73 on thursday and then better from there. close to 80 by saturday and sunday. >> all right. thank you so much, lynnette. hello, everybody. 5:17. right now we begin with a beltway alert for you. kicking things off here we are on 495 in maryland. we have a report of an accident on the inner loop at the georgia avenue exit. so far so good. we have talking about the outer loop north of the district. this is the live shot at colesville. moving to inbound new york avenue, no real problems to report out here. slick conditions. you can see we have nice glistening street here because the roads are wet. 395 incident free between the beltway and the 14th street bridge. also in virginia we want to show you between the wilson bridge and 95 to 6 everything is nice and green. both loops are okay on this part of 495. the northbound trip on 95, we are tracking that as well and everyone

inbound new york, checking out the roads heading in to dc, no problems to report at this time.eading over to 395 in virginia. you can see here at duke street we are clear here to the 14th street bridge. and finally 95 northbound in virginia from dumfries to the mixing bowl, all clear. andrea? >> thank you. >>> metro riders will be digging for an extra dime this morning after a temporary fare increase took affect yesterday. kristin fisher is live from the information center with more. good morning, kristin. >> reporter: good morning. that's how much more it will cost you to ride the metro this morning, ten cents. this fare hike means the regular base fare for metro rail, metro bus and metro access will jump ten cents from 1.65 to 1.75. most regular commuters can expect to see the value of their smart can trip card decline faster than normal. a phi cents hike will be applied to the rate for senior citizens and people with disabilities. the goal is to reduce a 5 # $40 million budget short fall. it is expected to raise $10 million over the next four months and metro's board of dire

. >>> a new report says nearly one in five dc residents is living near or below the poverty line. according to an article in the "washington post" that would roughly amount to 106,000 people. in 2009, the poverty line was defined as a family of four, living on or just under $22,000 a year. the report was compiled by the dc's fiscal policy institute. >>> police will never get to question a potential murder suspect. they believe the man, who shot a woman to death in a parked car, then took his own life. brittany morehouse reports. >> my mom told me to stay down because they heard gunshots or police with automatic weapons all over the place. >> reporter: was it a domestic squabble that led one man to kill himself on the sidewalk in broad daylight? questions abound in this arlington neighborhood near quincy and 15th street. >> terrible. >> at first i thought my family was lying. >> i feel very sad for him. >> reporter: they say the 4:00 suicide happened after they were called to the scene. >> we received a call from a person stating there was a man with a gun. when officers arrived th

the dc public works committee held a meeting.y found unshovelled sidewalks were a threat to public safety. sidewalks are the responsibility of the residence who live next to them. they found that on every road, it was not plowed properly and some didn't get plowed at all. >>> it will not hurt that brand new board walk. the town leaders say that the rehab project will be done on time this spring. the $7 million project is being funded by the federal stimulus money. >>> a woman trying to break up a fight had to be rushed to the hospital after attacked by the snow shovel in maryland. police are on the lookout for the 21-year-old, ashly baldwin saying she was fighting with her girlfriend when another woman tried to intervene. according to the police, baldwin then pulled the plastic shovel out of her car and hit the woman in the head with it. the unidentified victim is expected to survive. >>> the snowiest section of the state of maryland has set a new winter weather record. topper in the weather center with details on this. >> just u

arenas apologized to his team, the late team owner abe pollin and the people of dc. it was remarkable. on the way in what seemed to be the perfect photo opportunity, a 7-year-old girl coming out, apparently after a hearing for one of her relatives she goes up to arenas and asks for his autograph. which while he wouldn't talk to reporters he stop it would and signed her backpack. but then i had a chance to talk to her and asked what do you think of guns and she said i hate guns. she's scared of guns. so why did she want gilbert arenas autograph? because he is famous. arenas was serious going in but tears went in to to his eyes as he listened to the judge and as he walked out of the courtroom, a huge smile on his face he said all he wanted to do is make people laugh but the judge said to him, this was cherry more than simply a bad prank. this was seriously taunting a fellow teammate and the judge said don't mess around again. back to you. >> bruce, quick question. the prosecutor, the u.s. attorney made it very clear they were recommending jail time for gilbert. you use

more dc hypocrisy after this. >> 75 million for cash for clunkers. you heard me right. clunk >>> tax cheats still on the loose in d.c democrats just blocking the move to fire their congressional staffers who aren't given the tax man his due. same, they're encouraging all of us to turn in our colleagues and friends cheating on taxes. gary b, you say fire their -- i'll let you say it. >> i won't say it either. because i share your sentiment. i think to put it into context, this is not just one or two people. there is over 600 staffers on capitol hill that owe more than $8 million in taxes. i'm not trying to be a hard guy, but i think if you are in charge of making the laws of the land, you should live by the laws of the land and just like the irs, by the way, you don't pay your taxes, you get fired. i think it should apply to everyone on capitol hill. congressmen, senators, and these staffers who aren't paying. that should be the bottom line. look, as you point out, everyone else has to pay. these people should pay, too. >> yeah. it applies just to the irs and why not you

codefendant in florida had told federal authorities that douglas claimed to be providing illegal steroids to dc area professional athletes. >> i sincerely hope it's not true. the caps are such a great team and they are so much fun to watch. >> nagel has an office in the same complex that houses the headquarters and training facilities. >> take a look at the signs. sports medicine. down here, dr. doug nagel, chiropractor, washington capitals. >> the 50-year-old nagel was arrested this morning at his home in reston, virginia. his personal car parked in front of his townhouse. neighbors had no clue he had been arrested for allegedly supplies performance enhancing drugs to local athletes. >> i'm shocked. i'm shocked. i know they are health conscious. >> according to public records, one douglas nagel has been disciplined here in the state of virginia and in pennsylvania for alleged professional misconduct and practicing without a license. he paid fines in both cases. > authorities in florida say that nagel was arrested on their warrant and charged with seven counts of conspiring to deliver a control

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. >> reporter: gridlock has made the dc area a dangerous breeding ground for road rage. >> there are more cars on the road and less roadway and everybody is vying for a spot. >> reporter: with cutting edge laser beam technology to track speeders, officers have issued more than 200 ticket in less than two weeks as they step up their effort to crack down on aggressive driving. road rage has increasingly become part of our culture. motorists and victims of aggressive drivers even foes post videos like these on youtube documenting their experiences on the road. >> studies have shown that almost 40% of drivers who are involved in road rage have firearms in the cars. >> reporter: if you ask a local driver what they fear the most, they'll say aggressive drivers who laps into road rage. >> they fear them now more than they do drunken drivers and drug drivers and drivers who are crazy out of their heads. >> reporter: until they learn to keep their cool, fairfax county police will keep pulling those drivers over one by one. >> and here is a sobering statistics. studies show that almost 40% of

. >>> dc students are showing improvement in the classroom. a national report measuring the impact of the no child left behind law says fourth grade reading scores are up by 5%. the increase is the largest nationwide. dc public and charter schools still rank near the bottom of the state's testing. time for another living smart report. jessica doyle has new developments in the toyota recall. >> this is going to be the next major battle for toyota. we are talking about the avalanche of lawsuits that have hit the carmaker, costing potentially billions of dollars and the process moves forward today. a panel of federal judges in san diego will convene. among the question questions they will consider, whether to certify 100 toyota lawsuits as a national class action representing all affected toyota owners. toyota recalled 8 million vehicles worldwide over sudden unexpected acceleration the national highway traffic safety administration has linked 52 deaths to the accelerator problem. >>> do you get poor cell phone reception at your house? pretty soo

we have 44 in dc we see the temperatures reflecting a bit of a calm wind, we don't have any cool breeze from the north. no warm air from the south. it is neutral out there. we'll see the high pressure dominating the top edge of the system that they have not moved out. eye pressure. and we get warmer each day through the weekend. we'll see the clouds. and that will ling near monday. >> and a hit and 60s and. the time and 7:13. 69-degrees. and and and the skies out. there warm again. 72 and staying in the 70s for the. traffic is messed up. we have more. take a look. and all lanes and on the and and. and the lanes closed at telegraph road. and. >> and. and and the big issue is or 95. and with this delay. and and for the owners there have been people and. and back over to you. >> and watching as a ambulance get into the other lane. >> what very a coffee with and and. >> welcome to the morning edition and it is all about march madness. and good morning. >>> and have the web site up now and we have the $10,000.10 million. >> you can win up to $10 million. >> how do you win it. >> our bracket

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they will tell you whether it same-sex marriage becomes legal in dc >> we are looking at things they could make you sick in your house. what we found and where we found them could surprise you. >> there is wintry weather o they've been discovered to be life enhancing. proven to have nourishing powers. and now you can get important nutrients found in these special fruits in your water. fruit2o essentials water. with nutrients equal to two servings of fruit. vitamins, minerals... and even a gram of fiber in crystal clear water. six delicious flavors, each enriched with nutrients like its fruits. fruit2o essentials water. >> here is a look ahead at what is coming up this week. same-sex couples will soon be able to head to the altar in washington, d.c. the d.c. council passed along in december. but it does not go into effect . congress has had 30 days to review it. -- but it does not go into effect until congress has had 30 days to review it. the price of metrarail will climb by 10 cents. the day passed jumps from $3 to $3.20. are you ready for a little spring cleaning? the great america

tomorrow the national cherry blossom festival begins in washington dc.is not the only place to see the cherry blossoms which are expected to peak next weekend. >>> nowther forecast certified most accurate by weathererating and maryland's most popular doppler radar. >>> cooler than average this weekend. we are done with the rain today and tonight. sunday evening and late next week sunshine is back and looking beautiful. >> beautiful sight here. chilly evening to be out. people are definitely dressed a little more layered than the last couple of days, that's for sure. current winds right now only 10 miles per hour but it's a cold wind out of the north and west. you definitely feel the difference outside compared to just 24 hours ago. through the day we had clouds pretty heavy this morning. a few breaks of sunshine. take you out to, watch carefully. a little bit of sunshine. it didn't warm us up at all. we couldn't get back out of the 40s today. i think tomorrow will be a big struggle to get out of the 40s tomorrow. rain totaled to about a half an inch. tem

. >>> all right, thank you, kelly. 7 states and washington dc ban hand held cell phones while driving. >>> a vote on health reform is proving to be dangerous. in virginia someone cut a propane line at the home of democratic congressman rick -- brother. threats are being sent by phone and by fax to lawmakers who voted for the legislation. >> when people start talking about putting people on firing lines, that they will have physical harm done to them, that other rhetoric of that type, or they put a target on their faces with cross hairs, that activity ought to be unacceptable in our democracy. >> reporter: cindy howier says they are briefing democratic lawmakers on how to handle the security threat. >>> a day after making a slip of the tongue, vice president joe biden came to baltimore tonight. he spoke at a fundraising celebration at developer david cordish's home. biden whispered an expletive and the television microphones picked it up. biden said he joked with the president about it this morning. >>> police converge on a mall packed with fans hoping to see their favorite rock star.

have reports of a car fire, probably blocking several lanes there, it could tack extra delays toward dcny morning. lynn s&a is in the studio with an update. good morn, linda. >> good morning. it doesn't get bigger than this, official today, with the president's signature and lynn sa da why some lawmakers vow to fight to the very end. >>> . >> the tea party express is in over drive trying to stop the signing but is it realistic? can it happen. linda joins us live. >> reporter: the republicans think it is realistic, they promise the fight the measure every way they can twovment have introduced bills to repeal health care reform exam the attorney general in states, have filed to block the bill. they argue it is unconstitutional to require everyone to purchase health insurance. yesterday the republican national committee launched a fire nancy pelosi web site and in 16 hours it raised more than 600,000 r dollars. >> i call on speaker pelosi to end the arrogance of party rule, end the tyranny of one party rule. >> president obama will sign the health care bill at 11:15 this morning. governor

still lingering some showers up in northern sections of harford county, looks like a return from the dc area and we all have fog, so once the rain tries to depart around annapolis, eastern shore, there's fog left over but easton got the rain to clear and now returning from the south, it's in cambridge now and in salisbury, ocean city and it's heavy. expected there could be flooding potential on the lower portion of the delmarva including the eastern shore of maryland and delaware. otherwise we have fog, upper 40s to near 50 this morning. we'll get to 57 this afternoon, with, again, a chance of showers returning around the baltimore area, so keep that umbrella handy,

nine dc school students are heading to college on full scholarships. we'll be right back. >>> first thing is to try to get the engine restarted and flying again. >> a pilot cheated death after landing his plane on a california highway this morning. john finley says he's thankful that no one on the ground was injured. he says the engine stalled shortly after takeoff. he says he found a space between some moving cars and merged in to traffic. >>> we have new information on the road rage shooting on interstate 95 in virginia. we first told you about an arrest this that case yesterday. virginia state police tell 9 news now the suspect, 25-year- old gabriel fired more than a dozen shots at james bigham of woodbridge. we have also learned that bigham's truck hit the other man's jaguar twice before the shots were fired. officials say it happened with a man's 2-year-old daughter in the car. >> really shows when you are angry how you can lose control of your emotions. and you can just forget your surroundingsings, i think for a minute. >> reporter: police charg

i think that we are also the next step in the washington, dc process. we saw microsoft come to washington really after they had been embroiled in some difficulties based on antitrust complaints. they were not a tremendously establish office until that moment occurred. in some people's minds, they have the staying in washington for the technology community. google learned from the microsoft experience. get there before we are in trouble. it took the white house -- it took them years before they had a washington office. facebook learned from both of these companies. we were here as of our fifth anniversary. i think we have taken the position that it is important for us to translate silicon valley to washington and vice versa. these are not places that often communicate, and when they do they speak in different languages. almost like english and mandarin. we stand as the intermediary in washington to make that communication go back and forth. the advantage is that we are able to help washington. to a small innovation company, they are going down the pike.

the dc-10 disaster, the largest air crash in the world at the time. congress began to investigate so the truth about what happened to treat a terrible disaster was left to the press and i'm proud of what the reporters on that particular story did. or take another one i am sure he never knew -- exposing the great cover up and the damage he did in in the lives that he lost it was extremely tricky. i want to say again that was a question of reporting. now, slate reporting is very important and investigative journalism is only an aspect of it but it's difficult former and in the sunday times we found a team must agree to do it. one of the things i'm proud that the paper achieved was to bring some kind of understanding that of the history in the currencies of what was happening in northern ireland and john berry who is here tonight and the head of the inside team, and his team working to some of the most pitiful circumstances ever produced a fantastic book and report called perspective. when i was prosecuted by the i.r.a. of which i was for suggesting some

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. >> reports tonight out of washington dc have former maryland governor planning another run at the state's highest office. >>> we start with deep budget cuts that could seriously affect public safety in baltimore. good evening. $121million is how much the city needs to cut to get back in black. that's about half the police department or the entire fire department. fire and police are prime targets. we have the latest. >> reporter: the mayor released the proposal. it includes more than 600 layoffs, including almost 200 police officers, nearly 100 firefighters. tonight the mayor said the proposed budget is the first step in a process and some of the cuts could be eliminated. the police and fire departments make up about half of baltimore city's budget. if there is major cutting to be done that is where much of it might come from. >> we are looking to make reductions. >> reporter: the head of the police union said the proposed cuts go to far saying in tough economic times like these real leaders step up and present to the public priorities and octoberives and at the top of that list should be

given road conditions we're looking pretty good as you make your way around beltway and headed to the dcmetro area. back to you. >>> when you heard the city was about to cut police you knew someone had to step up and protect us. abc2 news linda so is here to say that money is going to be there. >> reporter: it's likely taxes and fees will go up to make up for some of the ailing budget but the plan to cut 300 police officers and close fire companies is now out the door. at an event this weekend mayor rawlings-blake said some of the cuts outlined in the initial plan were unnecessary and went too far. she plans to submit a different budget in the coming weeks. it would spare deep cuts to police and fire. the mayor change her tune while speaking to a crowd in the oliver community. a neighborhood that has been showcased nationally for its crime. hbo's "the wire" shot scenes on these streets and a family was killed when their rowhome was firebombed by drug dealers. >> if you make a call for the police it takes a while for them to get here. i guess it's because they don't have enough. >> i have

down dc and bay. 1-to 2-inches possible. so tonight a few flakes mixed in win drops down to 36. tomorrow, cloudy skies. with temperatures topping out at 41. starting out with a few flakes changing to rain. and winds 10-to-15. five-day forecast. cloudy thursday. friday 45 with sunshine. and nice conditions for saturday and sunday. temperatures in the mid 50s. and looks like a fabulous weekend starting upcoming up. >> more powerful aftershocks rock the country of chile following the massive earthquake saturday. this is amateur video of one of the aftershocks from today. you can see the ripples in the water created by the rumble under the earth surface. and looting is a big problem as people struggle to find necessities and supplies. >> what we need is water and also food. that's what we need the most. food and water. because we are ring out of it. >> the death toll from saturday's quake now stands at almost 800. meanwhile america's top diplomat makes a stop in chile. hillary clinton arrived there today. as part of a trip that was already scheduled. with her she brought 25 satellit

and south of dc 52 degrees. in fredericksberg. we will see the clouds continue to gather through the overnight. so we will see sun and clouds through the day tomorrow. but late in the day. chance for showers increases, as the moisture builds in. model data shows through most of the day we should be dry. western maryland seeing the showers working in. by friday morning, definitely get downpours of rain along the 95 corridor. so we can probably see maybe a quarter of an inch, as much as maybe a little more. closer to inch. depending on some areas north. in fact, the future scan shows moisture coming down at a good pace potentially. early morning hours. friday morning. maybe as much of an inch or more north. but it looks like we will all get our share of rain. clear conditions, painly out there right now. few high thin clouds. continue to see the frontal boundary, building in from of the west. right now making the way over parts of the ohio river valley. this area of low pressure will continue to drag that moisture in. by late thursd

out of this 38 in baltimore. 39 in dc. continue to see the temperature drop through the overnight.ooking at 28 fwreetion in oakland. like i said tonight the temperatures will drop down to 35 or 36 degrees. a little cooler on the outside area of the city outlying years. a little bit breezy with wednesday out of the north at 10 to 15.i'll show you where this storm is going and talk more about the weekend. we really look forward to getting the warm air in place towards friday saturday sunday. all the details coming up in the 7 day forecast. >>> thank you vytas. you can be in charge of your own very personal forecast. i radar available at our web site. use the interactive tools to track this storm and any others right down to your street. go to fox baltimore.com slash i radar. >> massive earthquake that hit chile now caught on tape this video shows panic at the dance club as the ground starts quaking. debris falling and people ran for the doors. mean time officials continue to struggle with looters. people forced to sleep on benches and in tent because their homes are no longer deemed

college access program, or dc- cap. that's a privately funded program that also puts matching money into the student financial aid package. and don graham of the washington post was the organizer of that. and there are a number of major business leaders now who support dc-cap. so those two programs together provide a great deal of scholarship-type support for d.c. residents to go to colleges and universities all over the country. it's a great program. >> so if you're a kid in the district of columbia, you've got a lot of good things there available. >> there is a lot of financial aid available. there should be no student in the district of columbia, no matter their income level, should say that they cannot afford to go to college. there are plenty of scholarship support programs, plenty of opportunities for students to go to really great institutions like trinity but also like some of the great private and public institutions in this region. >> what percentage of your students come from the district itself? >> we have a

. >> derek, it was a judicial shocker in dc superior court today.ding jail time all together. did his lawyers do a masterful job or did he benefit from a justice system that favors the rich and famous? we will look into that in 14 minutes. topper shutt. >> our coldest night in two weeks. here is your wakeup weather. if you're going out early tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. you'll need a jacket. temperatures 28 and 38. winds will be light. north easterly at 10. lots of sunshine. we will come back. take you through the rest of the week. yes, we have more rain on the way. stay tuned. >>> a judge sentencing a silver spring man. >> back in 2008 he drove two kidnappers to the home of a bank manager. the kidnappers held the entire family hostage overnight. the next morning they ordered hamilton's husband to drive them all to the bank to rob it. on the drive over the husband spotted a state trooper and purposesly swerved to get pulled over and get his attention. then with the kidnappers in the car he made a tough decision. >> i lunged over and i grabbed. because i fi

>>> some of dc's best and brightest high school students learned that hard work really does pay off.t different schools received full four-year scholarships to george washington university. audrey barnes has more ♪ [ music ] ♪ >> reporter: it had the feel of a ballou high school pep rally but what thissed you was celebrating is dreams come true. >> hailing from my alma mater, nicholas kelly. >> they were doll out to the district's top students to attend one of the district's best universities, george washington. >> i was born at gw -- he was born at gw hospital and he will be there again. give it up for him. >> they went crazy when isaiah west got a full ride scholarship. he would like to be a surgeon. >> it can happen. all you have to do is work hard and believe in yourself and surround yourself with people who believe in you. >> he earned it. he did every second of it. >> reporter: she is the third sibling in her family to receive a scholarship to gw. >> money is not an issue. i don't have to worry about that, and have that in me back of my mind. >> reporter: their parents have rai

he's not respond to the dc tv station's claims. >>> a student is in critical condition after collapsingetball court. the 18-year-old collapsed while playing sunday. the normally healthy teen with us already in cardiac arrest and his friends are taking it hard. >> he was a nice guy and you could tell with his friends and stuff. it was sad, yeah. >> he was a well liked student. and we have counselors and the school psychologists are there for the kids if they want too talk. >> and the doctors don't know what caused the teen to collapse. >> and the world of entertainment is mourning the loss of a long time star. he died wednesday of an apparent heart day tack -- heart attack after a fall. he was 79. >>> the supreme court delayed the execution of hank skinner. it will give the state of texas longer to do dna testing on the prisoner. the police found him covered in two of the victim's blood and new testing he says will prove he's innocent. >>> and you've seen the bumper stimmers saying hang up and drive. that will be law here in maryland and they're close to cracking down on the use of cell

what last knights votes in dc means for you and your family. >>> after nearly 100 years of talk and frustrationdecades of trying and a year of sustained efforts, america's families and small builtses deserve the security of knowing here in this country, neither illness nor accidents should endangers dreams they have worked a lifetime to achieve. >> president obama goes on to say this is what change looks like. everything we know about the american health care system is about to change. some think for the better, others think fors worse. >>> there are still a lot of you out there that are still angry. linda is out there with more on what you think about the future of your health. >> reporter: we are in lock raven. one gentlemen who is not angry about it. you are glad that it patsed. >> i provided that my tax dollars go toward health care for all. i think health care is a right. >> reporter: do you have health insurance? >> yes, with my employer. >> reporter: do you know anyone that doesn't? >> i know people that work and they don't and think should have it, they end up paying a lot of money when

when the going gets tough, people flocked to the dc area because of job availability and job security. they say the area is more cultural and vibrant, and try to more young and single people. these numbers were released in the middle of this census which was taken a decade. >> thank you very much.. >> let's look at the roadways. >> we can see the traffic is moving relatively well right now. we have an increase in volume. nothing to report. it is a nice ride in and out of baltimore. 95 in the baltimore highway. now all we see is more action. it is moving very nicely. 66 degrees in '95. we do have a story about the volume. this is leading the spirit. we are live on the greenway. the metro reports that they are on a normal service. >> is the biggest thing you notice today. is above the sunshine and gusty winds. stephen cities of 47 degrees. we are in the mid and upper 40's. 49 degrees. 46 degrees rainout in brandywine. let's get a picture of what is happening. a beautiful sunrise today. it will be very sunny threat the day. it to be very clear -- throughout the day. it will be very clear

. >> these new statistics showed the dc area it a magnet for people with jobs in the king for a moreibrant by stiles despite the economic downturn. every county has had it residence in the past couple of years. but. the numbers. between 2007 and 2009, one of under 53,000 people moved here. the rate of growth picked up the most. it grew by almost 7%. prince william county grew by five disarm. there are 5.5 million residents in the region. the numbers ow that when the going gets tough, people flock to d.c. because of job availability and security. the area is more cultural and vibrant, attracting more young single people and people with different ethnic backgrounds. it comes in the middle of the 2010 census which is taken once every 10 years. >> thank you very much. it is 5:!6. >> we know the roads are crowded. every day at this time -- how does it look right now? >> it is becoming crowded indeed. on and 95, they are still doing work. the two ravens are closed. the metro rail is reporting normal service. we will take you live to a picture. 270 traffic is beautiful. the traffic closest

he is my oldest friend here in washington dc. >> go back to the beginning. i noticed that you met your husband at young americans for freedom. where did you meet? >> he was going to grad school and i was in my last year of college and we were both members of young americans for freedom. there are still some members, but it is not the national organization that it once was. it was 1972, and young conservatives had had it with nixon. we had an organization named used against the government -- used against the government -- youth against the governed. i learned that he had no money. he came across some extra money around christmas time and took me out. we just clicked. 36 years later, we are doing well. >>frank wasn't lost or -- was in law school. when ron and i married, i left, because ron had just gotten the top job and it does not work well to work for my husband. >> where did you get your strong, conservative views? >> my family was conservative and my father was hard-working. he always complained about the taxes. he had four children. government was way to

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