dc north and west all day tomorrow. so most of this activity is going to be snow, sleet or freezing rain. the good news is it gets out of here pretty quickly tomorrow afternoon. we'll come back and talk about how much snow could fall and how much ice could accumulate when we return. >>> snow coming down on the western parts of virginia around 9:30 tonight, and that is where we sent ken molestina. he is out in leesburg. what is it out there like now? >> reporter: look what i found. winter. it finally came out here in leesburg. the western area of the washington region. this is exactly what crews in our area have been preparing for all day long. they lined up in gaithersburg like a drive-thru service. dozens of salt trucks loaded their beds and one by one they hit the roads in anticipation of freezing rain and slick, icy streets. highway officials in maryland began what they called deicing process hours ahead of the event. >> stay home, make our job easier. >> reporter: and just so you get an idea of how much salt is insi

didn't give dc a lot to be hopeful about. civic disobedience, but look how we ended the year, i was able to stop two attempts to reimpose the needle exchange, that of course is the rider that has been responsible for so many deaths and sickness from hiv aids, we were able to keep a rider that would have -- able to keep two more riders on a promise to eliminate our gun laws. and that was a bill that had 160 cosponsors and then there was a third promise, a promise to eliminate american equality law we were able to drive all of that back. if you look at 2011 signature issue was budget cutting and yet, dc got its three top priorities, the dc tag bill that is sending thousands of our children, to colleges all over the united states, the department of homeland security construction was funded is we got the $5 million extra, for hiv/aids in the district to help us bring down that terrible rate which is certainly beginning to happen. we got the southwest waterfront bill through i expect that to get through the senate, through the hou

we are five days into the new year dc leaders setting goals for 2012 this morning dc council chairmank about the past year, new year and fate of councilman harry thomas. happy new year. >> happy new year to both of you >> i know a lot of goals are set, a lot of things you are working on over shadowed by harry thomas what are you hearing as far as plans to reach a plea deal or step down from council. >> i haven't heard anything at all as a matter of fact i have heard what is reported on the news itself i have been so focused making sure we get off 2012 and continue the work we were able to accomplish in 2011, continue to keep the city moving forward. >> sit distracting having the weigh over the other work you are trying to get done. >> clearly it is always a distraction the key is make sure the residents know we are out here working every single day for them deleverring better city services you know the polls indicated 18,000 new residents moved to the district of columbia we have the hottest real estate and residential property in the area a savings account others dream of having in t

dc has a -- city. >>> dc has a $240 surplus but taxpayers will not be seeing a dime of that. instead not while the district's long time cfo wants to keep the surplus as part of a rainy day fund and the mayor says, yes, that's a good idea. >> this is one time money. the surplus represents money that we will get every year going forward. >> people are tired of being nickelled and dimed to death and we take every option to see if there is some relief. >> they point to higher fees and fines, a tax increase on businesses and a high end earner income tax. >>> well, now to the latest from campaign 2012 and the race for president. in the morning, voters will head off to the polls in the florida primary. mitt romney has a double digit lead over his closest competitor newt gingrich. tonight romney is using the polls to sock it to gingrich but newt refuses to say uncle. >> i know the speaker is not real happy. speaker gingrich. >> we nominated a moderate in 1996 and he lost. we moderated in 2008 and he lost. mitt romney is more liberal than either of those candidates. >> ron paul and ri

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supers dc vicente verduzco, occupy dc nancy, alianza anarquista fernando pizarro, washington d.c.ente de washington *+ los manifestantes del movimiento occupy dc juraron, levantando lo que ellos llaman 1 carpa de los suenos, que no abandonaran la plaza mcpherson, 1 de los parques federales donde acampan desde hace 3 meses. vicente verduzco, occupy dc yo no se si los demas, pero yo no me voy en ningun momento. la policia federal de parques ordeno que este lunes a mediodia se empezara a hacer cumplir 1 prohibicion de acampar durante la noche, y tampoco de poseer frazadas, almohadas o sacos de dormir. con gritos de que no se se irian, muchos manifestantes dicen que no tienen intenciones de abandonar el lugar. nancy. alianza anarquista creo que nos quedamos porque es nuestro derecho informar y como la alianza anarquista a la cual represento en solidaridad con la ocupacion de washington dc, pensamos que tenemos el derecho a estar aqui para informar acerca de los problemas sociales. este domingo, 1 activista fue arrestado tras confrontar a la policia que notificaba del cumplimiento de l

. >>> this is 9 news now > days after our bruce johnson first reported dc councilman harry thomas junior was telling colleagues he would be stepping down tonight he made it official hours ago he made a statement saying his resignation was effective immediately. he said i made serious mistakes and exhibited inadequate, flawed judgment i am truly sorry. harry thomas will plead guilty tomorrow to stealing more than $350,000 in government funding and filing false tax returns he allegedly used that money to buy an suv, motorcycle and pay for lavish vacations and spending sprees. he first broke this story tuesday night and joins us with kwame brown. bruce. >> thanks a lot. thank for coming in i know this has been a very difficult day for you and residents of the city. some people tonight are giving harry thomas credit for stepping down from office i think they need to be corrected it is my understanding this is part of the plea bargain okay just like the two felonies he will plead guilty to. having said that i want to ask you, your reaction to him stepping down. >> devastating, i was absolutel

>> dc cap is a private nonprofit organization provide counselling services to all dc ps and charterhools in preparation to get kids to college we also stay with them, five years and provide counselling, speakers bureau, information on how to apply getting information, scholarships we serve parents work with a lot of parents here in the community ever thing to prepare kids to succeed in college. >> this is a community in many circumstances needs that help. >> so many of our kids are first generation, low income having information, is very powerful and then having our advisors who work closely with the kidfamilies make all the difference in the world. >> one thing you do to raise money is this competition you have been doing a few years tell us about it. is it just for singers. >> no, for singers, instrumental and dancers, three categories, largest fundraiser and we run auditions throughout the city and the top 41 this year, were selected by professional judges, producers, up on the gala website, they will go on to perform at kennedy center march 5th. >> it is easy for people to be in

. >>> a baby found abandoned in front of a home in northeast dc has died a man found the baby girl wrapped up lying on the steps in front of a home chaning street northeast 3.5 miles away from children's national medical center that is where the little girl was take season later pronounced dead. wisdom mar -- taken and later pronounced dead. wisdom martin, sad ending. >> it is a very sad ending that baby was brought here to children's hospital after being found late last night as you just mentioned the baby did not survive i had a chance to speak with a man who found that baby late last night he was walking to the store, in between 11:30 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. last night when he says he found something laying on the side of -- on the steps he didn't realize it was a baby he went back in and got his father they came back out with a blanket realized it was a baby at that point he says outside on the steps, this infant girl, her skin was ice cold, her body was limp, she was bleeding from the nose did not appear alive at the time he found her didn't have on a diaper just wrapped in a blanket just

dc police confirm to me the baby did not make it. the bibby girl pronounced dead at children he hospital. after the girl was found on the steps of this home the white home with the block shutters. the homeowner did in the discover the baby. we don't even know if the baby was bun would at all. it was a very frigid night for that young child to be out here. unfortunately the child succumbed to her injuries. dc has a safe haven law where parents can drop off a child in a safe location, a hospital, fire or police station, and all those are very nearby, within a mile or two from this area. >>> a sad end to this story. is that an eight-year-old is dead and ms. . mother is hospitalized after they were struck by a car. it happened yesterday afternoon near 395 in the landmark mall. investigators are trying to figure out why the 22-year-old driver suddenly went off the road and struck the boy and his mother. the child died at the scene. >>> six people are now dead and a couple from minnesota is among the 16 missing after a cruise ship ran agro

in this historic neighbourhood in northwest dc.elizabeth who was home alone sleeping, when she heard a knock at the door looked out and saw a girl who appeared to be in trouble. >> she was pretty much shaking just like very close to my door like help me. >> when she opened the door the girl and two armed men entered the house. >> then they were all wearing masks and i thought it was a joke you know. >> they threw her on the floor bound her wrists and mouth with duct tape and demanded money. >> take my car take the credit cards take anything whatever you want. you are going to kill me because there is no money and i don't want you getting more mad. >> the robbers beat her on the face and head with a pistol but her greatest fear was what would happen when her husband got home from work. >> when the husband came home he opened this door and immediately saw two men step into the door way they were armed, they had guns, he stepped back and retreated down here and he had a bottle of wine he had brought home for his wife in a bag he pulle

ew. >> following breaking news from southeast dc reports of several shootings near at least one dc schoolhin the last hour dc police tell fox 5 they are responding to several scenes including the 600 block alabama avenue, we understand a 17-year- old has been shot there, not sure if the victim is male or female, another shooting happened nearby on 4th street southeast, person was shot in the leg there, and another shooting on wheeler road where at least one person was shot. we will follow that story for you throughout the day here on fox 5. >>> all right, let's get the latest right now on weather and a look at the 5 day tucker. >> quick one, temperatures upper 50s. low 60s. will be a mild afternoon then a mix of clouds and sun and then we've got the possibility of showers later tonight some could transition to snow showers best chance of that will be north and west after mitt night. so some -- midnight, something to keep an eye out. cold friday, saturday and sunday highs only in the 30s. so it will feel like january. >> thank you sir the answer to today's trivia question this morning we a

. >>> all right tucker thank you our big story this morning in just a few hours, occupy dc protestors may no longer be able to sleep in their tent city. >> at noon park officials will begin enforcing a no camping law at freedom plaza and mcpherson square protestors say they won't go down without a fight. stacey cohan is live with the latest good morning. >>> well, good morning and the rules are going to go down like this, the camps can remain they may not sleep in these tents, so, people may see an occupy presence, but that does not mean they are permitted to sleep here some folks we talked to just in the last hour are not sure whether or not they are leaving. let me show you video we were walking around the occupy area, mcpherson square over the last hour we saw folks rolling up their belongings they are allowed to maintain their tents as a sign of pro it's, but anything inside, must be removed to comply with these new rules, and park service may begin enforcing those around noon this is a fall out from a congressional hearing that happened last week where california republican was a

police tut up notices at the camps in dc, telling protesters to stop camping out. the notices come after a congressional hearing last week, questioned whether it was legal for protesters to sleep overnight on grounds. tensions rose sunday when park police had to subdue a protester with the stun gun. the protester was arrested. demonstrators plan to stay no matter what. >> they come to arrest me for camping and take me to jail. i will be out the next day and here and arrest me again. >> we learned some dc protesters are trying to come up with a plan b, and playing board games to stay awake and churches are thinking about housing the protesters overnight. >>> only one more day of campaigning before florida holds the crucial presidential primary tuesday, and could take the race to the white house in a new direction. mitt romney was sounding good. >> i feel good about the sends off. as i watch gingrich flailing about and attacking, i have to think he is seeing a diminution of support and reck recognizing he is in trouble. >> romney surges to a double digit lead. romney

ahi nos consigue bajo noticias dc.. ya regesamos!!! dijo que los protestantes de ocupemos dc, tendran una advertencia final antes de que la policia de parques comience a hacer cumplir una prohibicion legal de acampar en la plaza mcpherson... johanathan jarvis, testifico hoy en una audiencia ante un subcomite de la camara de representantes, y senalo que la prohibicion se haria cumplir muy pronto... pero despues de la audiencia jarvis, clarifico que la orden no conduciria a un desalojo completo de los manifestantes de ocupemos dc... aumentan los casos de fraude en el condado de fairfax.. ahora son llamadas telefonicas pidiendo dinero para ayudar a familiares... maria rosa lucchini se encuentra con nosotros y nos tiene los detalles... maria rosa cuentenos! que esta pasando...? las llamadas son constantes... se aprovechan de la vulnerabilidad de ancianos... mienten que sus familiares estan en peligro y les piden dinero... "en cada caso puede ser miles de dolares o puede ser cientos de dolares, no se es muchisimo" son cientos los casos dond

. >>> then dc schools are under fire, a new report out this morning, suggest some of the worst ones should be shut down live with a closer look. >> check this wild video out overnight a car went into this maryland home, the story behind these pictures as fox 5 morning news continues right now. a live lookout side yeah, roads are wet as we have had a little rain come through early this morning we will find out what to expect with tucker barnes. sure january 26th i am tony perkens. >> i am alison seymour. >> tucker barnes standing by good morning. >> hey, alison showers moving through hit and miss it will not be everywhere, most of the day we will just feature clouds but probably enough, kids head out to the bus stop they will want to be prepared for showers. shower activity, light, moving west to east and generally a break but rain showers out to the west, they will be moving through during the course of the next couple hours be prepared for rain showers for your thursday and along with it, mild temperatures, upper 40s low 50s by late this afternoon. 41 degrees, 41 regan national, temperatu

una inspeccion para determinar el destino de los manifestantes" los inconformes del grupo ocupemos dc que se encuentran acampando en esta plaza mcpherson desde el primero de octubre han pasado por muchos contratiempos entre el frÍo y la demoliciÓn de los precarios refugios que trataron de construir, ahora el departamento de salud del distrito de columbia quiere asegurarse de que el campamento este en condiciones sanitarias ya que segÚn afirmaron han recibido denuncias de la proliferaciÓ n de roedores. pero esta es solo una inspecciÓn que revelara recomendaciones para las mejoras del campamento segÚn aseguran personeros del departamento de salud. sin embargo, como informamos ayer en nuestro noticiero de ediciÓn nocturna, el grupo presento una demanda en la corte pidiendo a un juez que el servicio de parques no los desaloje del lugar abogado ocupemos dc silvana live "se espera que en los proximos dias se realize el reporte de la inspeccion al campo aunque los miembros de este grupo se mantienen firmes con su presencia en esta plaza en la que que se encuentran desde el primero de octubre

. >>> same-sex marriage is also controversial in dc but for another reason. divorce, the dc council is considering legislation to make it easier for gay and lesbian couples in the nation's capital to get divorced. even if they no longer live in the district. currently one member of the couple has too live in dc for six months. >>> in new hampshire, mitt romney won after taking the iowa caucus a week ago. january 3rd he beat rick santorum in iowa by just eight votes. with this his second win romney's rivals are having to redefine what it means for them to chalk up a win. >> can't break 50% in a state that i think is his third best state after utah and massachusetts. it will be interesting to see how he makes the case he's the presumptive frontrunner. >> ron paul came in second place. rick santorum may finish in the lower half. the next stop, south carolina. that primary is set for january 21st. >>> 9:00 a.m. is the deadline to file for candidacy in the 2012 presidential primary election. the filing location depends on the office you're seeking. all candidates

. >>> police cracking down on occupy dc protesters. deadline that could heat things up. >>> good morning maryland, i'm charley crowson. time for your 2 news to go. we have a check of the forecast. >> not dealing with too much around the area this morning, we had a few snow showers try to push in here, and also rain showers, but now things are nice and dry, zoom out and go up to the north, and see the snow showers. we are doing things on the opposite side. windy conditions as we go through time. we will be dry, a good looking day outside. make sure you have your jacket as you head out and about. a check of the traffic with angela, how are the roads looking this morning. >> a couple of stalled cars i- 95 in the southbound direction, white marsh. if ir traveling 95, elk ridge, 895, we are blocking the roadway, with the stalled vehicle there. not bad in the northbound direction, live at 95 and maryland 175, 95 up in the rosedale area, north of 43, southbound on the right side of your screen, starting to see a back up approaching that disab

dc police confirm to us this was a baby girl found on the porch here on chang street. she was taken to children's hospital. five miles away from this area. the baby was found take a look on the porch of the white house. however the homeowners didn't discover the baby. look at video shot overnight on the scene. the folks who discovered this infant on that porch with two doors down neighbors who called police after finding the babies. police won't confirm the condition of the baby. we don't know how long the baby was here. we are told by sources here on the scene the baby could be in critical condition at the hospital. however that is not confirmed by police nor authorities at the hospital at this very early hour. there was a very frigid night. dc has a safe haven law that allows a parent to drop off an infant at a hospital, fire station or police station. that didn't happen here. i can tell you the nearest police station is literally a couple of blocks down on channing street. back to you. >>> delia will update us throughout the morning. >>> alexandria police is investi

still 30s far north and west of dc from winchester up to hagerstown. temperatures get into the mid to perhaps upper 40s. by 6:00 p.m., we are back down to 42. warmer temperatures moving in tomorrow and wednesday. andrea and jess, back to you. >>> a record breaking day at the pro bowl in hawaii overshadows a defensive efforts by the game's only representative. >> reporter: gm, everybody. super bowl is next sunday. giants and patriots rematch. can't wait for that of course. this week there are 30 teams that couldn't get there, holding their all-star game. london fletcher the lone representative for the redskins. he led the nfc in tackles today, fitting for a man that leads the league. cam newton 55 yards here to steve smith. 35-31 nfc. andy dalton gets it downfield to brandon marshall. the mvp of the game. watch that. off his leg, catches it in the end zone. marshall is a dolphin. he had four tds on the day, a pro bowl record. look at that. what concentration. then cam newton picked off by san diego's eric we had dell here. we had dell will then lateral

>>neil: thank you, buddy, from washington, dc. from the 99 percent to the guy they now call, well, the 15 percent, after mitt romney said this about his own taxes. >> the effective rate is probably, well, closer to 15 percent rate is my last 10 years i have ... my income comes overwhelmingly from investments made not past rather than ordinary income or whether they are earned annual income. >>neil: maybe this sounds sack , he should wear this as a badge of honor. >>guest: this mean us are successful, you had a long term planning strategy, you went out there in the early years of your business year and invested in good companies and those companies are now paying dividends. the reason that the government gave tax incentives for people on cap dallas gains was to get them to invest in businesses who then would employ more people, who then would pay more taxes. >>neil: to make it more enticing to take the risk with your own money. >>guest: without question, and it is odd that we would vilify someone for be willing successful. my paren

solo tienes que ir a noticias dc. com.. en facebook y twitter, como noticias dc... ya regresamos!!! latinos estan siendo victimas de una estafa que se extiende a varios estados de la costa este, incluyendo la region metropolitana de washington... maria rosa lucchini nos dice de que trata... llaman por telefono... les advierten que su servicio de electricidad o gas sera suspendido... y les obligan a cancelar su suspuesta deuda con un tarjeta prepagada... sus victimas: familias latinas... "cualquier persona que haga lo pedido va a perder su dinero y claro no le van a pagar el servicio y se va a quedar sin dinero y con la misma cuenta que tenia anteriormente" aparentemente se trata de una banda que esta acechando a latinos en varios estados de la costa este.... en el area de washington dc la compaÑia pepco hasta el momento ha recibido 22-quejas de usuarios.... se teme que hayan mas victimas... "algunas veces, las personas tienen verguenza de que han sido victimas, pero deberian de contactar a las autoridades.." estas estafas t

on but so far a new total shows more than 400,000 military personnel are buried on the grounds. >>> dc police searching for a gunman accused of violently assaulting a woman and stealing all her belongings in the shaw neighbourhood late tuesday night, q street northwest a man grabbed a woman by the neck forcing her down an alley then put a gun to her head and sexually assaulted her before taking off with her purse, brief case and backpack residents are shocked this happened on a street pee dustry januarys use at all hours. >>> i go to the safeway down there, it is open 24 hours aday. usually i walk. no one grab me up you have to walk past the street to get back to my apartment building. >> officers are describing the suspect as a black male, about 25 years old they say he is between 5'8" and 5'10" and weighs any where from 150 to 170 pounds. >> in the lululemon murder, brittany norwood's family wants her to get paroled, they begged the the judge to give her life in prison with the possibility of getting out some day but also wrote they don't understand the brutal killing of murray back

elizabeths in dc. a psychiatric hospital. paul. >> reporter: this is the government's case you may recall back in november and december, he and his attorney put on their own case in which they are trying to convince the judge he should have much more time and more freedom to visit his mother in williams burg but the government, is opposing it today, they put on a secret service agent to talk about what he saw at a barnes and noble bookstore as well as a barnes and noble clerk. those two took the stand today. agent jason clickenner told paul freed man he observed, john hinckly looking at books about presidential assassinations, october 17th last year. inside the barnes and noble in williams burg, during a 4 day period when he was allowed to be on his own. he said he watched him, look at the book titles, and when he walked away the agent took a photo of the book which included stories of assassination of william mckinly and jfk. when asked why he took a photo the agent said when a would be asag looks at a book about the person

park officials say an officer used a stun gun on occupy dc, we will get to that report in a moment. a report shows 85% of baby items retardants in them. the groups say the flame retardants are linked to cancer, hormone disruption and health problems. >>> now, talking dc. talking occupy and u.s. park officers say an officer using electronic stun gun on occupy dc protester tearing down fliers, warning about the ban on camping. in oakland things turned chaotic over the weekend. take a look. police arrested 400 people, clashes punctuated by rock and bottle throwing. glass cases smashed, graffiti spray painted on the walls and american flag burned. >> it's time, i think, for the occupy movement to stand on whether this behavior, this kind of behavior that has nothing to do with the 99% movement should be tolerated. >> they are trying to come up with a plan b, playing board games to stay awake overnight. >>> occupy wall street protesters are showing support on what is happening oakland. they marched and several arrests in manhattan. we are learning, how bad the conditions were at the time

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collin transeunte "yo no creo que dc sea una ciudad ruda, yo creo que mas bien es una ciudad de genteuy simpatica" pero parece que asÍ es y es oficial ya que segÚn un estudio que realizo la revista travel and leisure, washington dc es la tercera ciudad mas ruda del paÍs jim graham concejal del distrito "siempre se dice que dc es una ciudad con dos historias, esta el establecimiento federal y luego esta el resto de la gente nosotros, la gente local yo no se lo que pasa con el establecimiento federal pero si como persona local yo no soy rudo es mas yo somos muy educados los unos con los otros así que esto debe referirse al gobierno federal" y asÍ es, porque la rudeza se la atribuyen al comportamie nto hacia lo polÍtico y es que de un tiempo a esta parte la gente del distrito se ha visto invadida por temas de tipo polÍtico buenaventura transeunte "yo no creo que la politica tenga que ver con el humor dela gente mas bien pienso que nosotros vivimos felices aquiporque tenemos trabajo estamos mas preocupados por sacar a delante a nuestras familias" para otras personas la politica no tiene n

it's the second year in a row dc has taken that top spot. the ranking was on education level and book stores per capita. also making the top five, indianapolis and atlanta. >>> the chemical sound of some cookware and carpet could be affecting little ones. up next it could have on the strength of the vaccines your babies get. a firefighter gets to meet a little girl he saved four years ago. and how officials plan to get rid of thousands of birds that are flocking through one kentucky neighborhood. >>> abc2 news is working overnight to find new information after a pair of sexual assaults in baltimore county. find out the latest as investigators search for suspects. packing up, leaving town. i'm corrine redmond. pagaanother city. coming up. >> and thousands are in the dark this morning. we'll look at the damage done by powerful storms that passed through parts of texas. >>> good morning, maryland, i'm linda so in for charley crowson today. it's thursday, january 26th. let's start with meteorologist lynette charles. it will be wet. >> yes, we'll

dcs mayor is already hoping the annual show will stay in dc. >>> we are ecstatic, we hope bet is hereorever they are very much a part of our city, i think it really adds to the reputation of our city as an international one and we are looking forward to working with them in future. >> bet will broadcast in february for black history month. >>> well, i am who i am. >> maybe you were five procedures ago. >>> a new movie opened, called joyful noise. the two stars play rival choir members scheming to win an upcoming competition. kevin mccarthy sat down with the stars and talked about how they put a little bit of themselves into their on screen characters. >> some of the greatest country musicians of all time, is it more intimidating to act with someone you idolize or sing with someone you idolize. >> whoa. >> i just i am not intimidated by any of that are you? >> i have been a couple times but fight through it. i fight through it. >> you get through it. >> but, um, yeah, the singing not so much, that is just fun usually, that is just a lot of fun but i have you know kind of been around a

>> well, we work in dc we have kids in dc child and family agency. >>> who are you working for specificallyd for men to call in who is your ideal volunteer >> my ideal volunteer is anyone who cares, but definitely right now we are looking for men there are a lot of young boys we want to match up we don't want to match teenage boys up with women it is better to have a male influence in their life a lot of these kids lack a male influence to have a positive, consistent and caring role model would be better but definitely,. >> people who care. >> how do you feel about our viewers responding to this need >> i love them actually you know, just a little bit, -- >> we love them too. >> anybody that calls in. >>> this is sedrick i will let you get back to the phones he is just telling us about one of the organizations out spending the morning with us now if you want to call in the number is on the bottom of your screen. change some body's life today tony. >> good stuff thank you alison we want to say good morning to kenneth harley our facebook fan of the day kenneth has been watching the show since

de un breve parentesis comercial, pero al volver le diremos que estan haciendo el grupo de ocupemos dc significan los resultados mas recientes para las primarias en otros estados.. quedese con nosotros, volvemos en instantes... y temperaturas un poco mas calidas se esperan en nuestra region a partir de maÑana... los detalles se los ofrezco despues de la pausa comercial... noticias washington esta muy cerca de ti... nos puedes acceder en nuestra pagina www. noticiasdc.com.. y tambien nos consigues en facebook y twitter... ya regresamos!!! desde hace varios dias el movimiento occupy dc ha atraido la atencion por aspectos relacionados con la seguridad, la salubridad y tambien por el frio que estan soportando bajo sus carpas... alfredo miranda esta nosotros y nos dice porque estan nuevamente en la noticia.efecti noches, a pocas horas de haberse anunciado una nueva inspeccion a los campamentos efectivamente norma, buenas estan bajo el atento escrutinio de la policia de parques, y se encuentran con la creciente preocupacion de que las autoridades intenten desalojarlos. los manifestante s del

it was part of a day long demonstration in dc. the day began with the stop at the nation's capitol where they chanted and sang and disrupted congressional officers and they to the supreme court and then off to the white house. >> since 2008, americans are 8% poorer, and the average congressman or woman is 25% richer. there's something wrong in this country. everyone needs to wake up and get out here. >> reporter: and we have learned a hearing will be held next week on why occupy dc protesters have been allowed to stay in mcpherson square in dc despite a ban on state property. >>> the obama administration is going to provide law enforcement with an and a sis of home grown terror including eye -- law enforment will give tips at conference scheduled for today at the white house. >>> a man accused of plotting to bomb a military recruitment senter will go before a judge. antonioio martinez said he was innocent of plotting to blow up a military recruitment center. he was charged and attempted use-- glent by the name of clark rockefeller

we're just pretty torn up about it. >> now, dc does have a safe haven law which allows anyone to drop off a child at a safe place, such as a police station, firehouse or medical facility if they cannot care for that child. maryland and virginia have similar laws in place. investigators are now waiting for the results of an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death. if you have any information about what happened to this baby, call dc police. >>> evil and possibly a sociopath. that's how police describe kevin darnell ray, the man investigators say is behind three violent home invasions in montgomery and prince george's county. he bound six victims with zip ties, the youngest just seven days old, and sexually assaulted him. before that he tied up a mother and son and sexually assaulted the cleaning lady. during a news conference today, his aunt showed up looking for answers saying the cold hearted person police are describing is not the nephew she knows. >> i would just like to know what you have. do you know what i'm saying. is he guilty of this? >> in the bethesda attack, police f

. >> reporter: it looks like the occupy dc protestors can still be moving out. actually moving perhaps just a flew blocks away. >> how long have you been here? >> since october 8th. >> reporter: citing a growing certain about a growing number of rats at mcphearson square. >> the rats were here before we came. >> reporter: and about the unhealthy and unsafe conditions revealed during several health department inspections here. >> we need to clean up more. but other than that, it's okay. >> reporter: mayor vincent gray has asked the national park service to move the occupiers to freedom plaza where a separate group of protestors have been camping out since october. >> i think it's ridiculous. it will never work. >> reporter: protestors we talked to were not pleased about the move. nor by the characterization of their living conditions. >> it's premium. we clean it up each and every day. >> you just saw some evidence that that's not always the case. now, that was matt jablow reporting. now, we do not have word yet when or if the park service will respond to the may

te recordamos que noticias dc esta al alcance de tu mano 24 horas al dia, siete dias a la semana...sitanos en nuestra pagina www.noticiasdc.com o buscanos en facebook y twitter bajo noticiasdc. ya regesamos!!! tanto..... oficiales del departamento de salud inspeccionarian esta tarde los campamentos de occupy dc debido a que estarian infestados de ratas. silvana quiroz nos dice mas desde la plaza mcpherson. silvana live los inconformes del grupo ocupemos dc que se encuentran acampando en esta plaza mcpherson desde el primero de octubre han pasado por muchos contratiempos entre el frÍo y la demoliciÓn de los precarios refugios que trataron de construir, ahora el departamento de salud del distrito de columbia quiere asegurarse de que el campamento este en condiciones sanitarias ya que segÚn afirmaron han recibido denuncias de la proliferaciÓ n de roedores. pero esta es solo una inspecciÓn que revelara recomendaciones para las mejoras del campamento segÚn aseguran personeros del departamento de salud. sin embargo, como informamos ayer en nuestro noticiero de ediciÓn nocturna, el grupo p

. >>> another big story we are following, it appears dc councilmember harry thomas missed his deadline to make a payment of $50,000, part of the deal to repay the city $300,000 he spent on an suv and expensive trips and meals what is next? after this latest development of his ethics controversy. joining us inside wtop political analyst, mark. >> happy new year steve. >> let's focus on the local dealings here. with harry thomas is a deal in place? >> i don't know if a deal is in place but i know from people who do know that there are plea negotiations going on and part of the plea negotiations are tolessen any particular charge is that he resign his office in ward 5 if he should do that, the office would be vacant, and there would have to be a special election within 114 days, it is one election there are no primaries anybody could run an overwhelmingly democratic jurisdiction you will see a plethora, i just like saying that word, plethora of candidate who is h run for that spot. we -- >>> rumors have been out there this could happen today we talked with him last night a little after 11

. >>> new this morning the search for suspects is on after the armed robbery of a 7 eleven dc police say two masked men armed with handguns targeted a 7 eleven on 8th street southeast before 5:00 a.m. to morning. there are no reports of injuries, there have been several 7 eleven robberies in dc and prince georges county over the past few days, no word if this is connected to the other cases. >>> mean wile, investigators are trying to piece together a crash that killed two people in montgomery county new years day an suv veered off the road and slammed into a fence before 3:00 a.m., two passengers, a male and female died in that crash, the 22-year-old driver was taken to shock trauma, two other passengers an 18-year-old and 19-year-old man are being treated for nonlife threatening injuries, police have not released the names of victims yet but word got out through social media, friends came out to remember them. >> i feel bad for the families involved i can't imagine how the kids that survived are feeling but just a horrific thing. >> rough, but i haven't even fully processed it yet i

we're live at northwest dc, ken molestina, 9news now. >> thank you. >>> new at 11:00, an apparent smoke bomb was thrown over the fence of a white house as hundreds of occupy protestors marched outside the game. people had to exit on the pennsylvania avenue side as the situation was being resolved. this is video taken when the group was demonstrating on the front lawn of the u.s. capitol. it's now all wrapped up and demonstrators of all ages started to occupy the law around 9:00 this morning waving signs, beating drums and attempting for their voices to be heard by the nation's leaders. >>> also new tonight, you might think twice before you let the water in your shower run too long. tonight the washington suburban sanitary commission is looking to raise your rates. they need more money for operating costs. wssc proposing a 7.5% increase on water and sewer fees. a utility company spokesman says customers that use anywhere around 210 gallons of water per day will see a $5 a month increase. >>> wikipedia plans to shut down the english versions of its websites tomorrow. it's a protest agains

park police found a toddler at the occupy dc protest campsite today.fficers found the 13-month-old little girl inside a tent around 10:00 this morning. police think she was left alone for at least 30 minutes. a man claiming to be her father approached police who then arrested and charged him with attempted second degree cruelty to children. emergency crews checked out the little girl and say she is in good condition. >>> an update tonight on plans for a new development in prince william county. we told you last night about the oak street project in aquaqan. the county is giving the county the development to go ahead even though opponents say it will lead to more flooding. >>> a political activist planned to take down dc mayor vincent gray and kwame brown is starting to get serious. they both have betrayed the public trust. now, both men are under federal investigations for their 2010 campaign. they say they have done nothing wrong and they have 10 days now to submit a formal response to the recall effort. after that, butler will have 180 days to get al

ethe dc auto though continues. all the big automakers are there, showcasing their concept cars and green technology. if you didn't get to check out the show over the weekend, you have a few more days to do show. the show is open from noon until #k p.m. tickets are $12 for adults, $5 for children 6-12 and free for children under age five. seniors and military personnel get a $2 discount with proper id and tomorrow amilitary day. all active duty get free admission with photo id. >>> that convertible mercedes we saw. wouldn't that be nice? maybe tuesday and even wednesday. >> it got 80 miles to the gallon. >> the next couple of years i'm going to replace a car. for me mileage. >> and safety. >> everything is a trade-off. that is life, people. it is all a trade-off. like the weather. trading off today is going to be a chilly one. but we are going to get rewarded. if you like it warm, tomorrow and wednesday are going to be good days to you. here's a look at that bus stop. i'm on my short weather show. >> big weather tim

. >>> new this morning a fire at a building in the old curtis chevrolet building northwest dc, it sends one firefighter to the hospital with minor injuries. the flames broke out around 3:00 a.m. this morning no word what caused the fire, that building is located on the 5900 block georgia avenue it is now vacant, the space used to be office buildings and served as former dc mayor fente's 2010 re- election headquarters. >> more deadly explosions in iraq leave almost 60 dead all targeting shiite muslims a blast in the capital killed 27 people an hour ago we got reports more attacks in southern iraq. 30 shiite pilgrims heading to the holy city were killed near nesaria. the bombing of pilgrims in the south are raising new fears of religious fighting between suni and shiites after combat troops pulled out last month. >>> president obama will outline a new strategy aimed at preserving the strength of the military in the face of hundreds of billions if budget cuts new framework focuses on shifting wars in the middle east to keeping the u.s. in a dominant role in the asia, pacific region. >>> an