scott: dc clergy came together to reduce violence. the matthews memorial church reviewed -- they address community members. they want to reduce violence and improve relations between police and minority communities. alison: videos released more than two bang months after the deadly accident on the yellow line. metro is also testing trains. they will debut april 14. scott: high school lacrosse players stepping up to help a teenage family. the mother is legally blind. the father lost his sight in a car wreck. that is when the guardian angels stepped in. >> i wanted to help out because she is my best friend. i did not want to see her family struggle. scott: they held bank sales and gave money. alison: the true meaning of teamwork. one day of spring. anchor: a lot of -- and then this came in. take a look for yourself. an approaching cold front. southwest dc. the sky looked ominous. some did see heavier downpours. east of dc, looking at the heavier downpours. winds out of the north northwest at 14 miles for our. humidity had 75%. --at 75%.

that school is located on kenyon street in northwest dc. school says the pepper spray was in a student's desk when it accidentally discharged. >>> now to kettering maryland, where police are for two people related to a shooting. police say a man was shot at about 3:00 this afternoon along the 1100 block layton street. he was rushed to the hospital and survived. the shooting might have taken place at an attempted robbery. >>> the naacp calls the academies separate and inequal. the activists say it's a chance for them to pursue their dreams. >> reporter: dreams broken and dreams restored. >> when i first got to school, i did not speak any english at all. >> reporter: maria struggled in school and eventually dropped out. but she wants more for her 9-year-old daughter jocelyn who dreams of becoming a nurse or veterinarian. >> i'm proud. i have a daughter and wants to do something bigger than i am. >> reporter: nearly half the students trying to learn english in prince george's county schools drop out before graduateing. so the county is opening

and right here in the dc area. describing america as the tale of two nations. highlighted by the shooting and >> reporter: but they say that now is the time to keep pushing forward as there is already some improvements. >> reporter: on the justice front, fewer african americans are victims of the violent crimes. >> reporter: adding that more african americans are in congress and in college than ever before. from 2014 to 2015, the overall equality index increases to 72% as they would see their own games. and it was second to last in major cities through the unemployment equality. but while the national jobless rate is dropping, the numbers for the blacks remain in the double digits. >> they would point to a 3-1 or a 4-1 ratio. >> reporter: but they would call on the african americans to confront their challenges. >> we must save our city and save a generation. >> reporter: the national urban league put that first report together, 39 years ago and for the first time this year you can see the whole thing online. it is free for the next ten days. >>> know on the fi

drink -- and dc -- and virginia. >> reporter: a violent criminal street gang. he's one of more than 2,000 convicted criminal aliens captured by i.c.e.. >> we arrested 2,059 individuals from 94 different complaints. >> reporter: operation cross-check prioritized threats to national security and public safety. agents targeted convicted felons including those with multiple offenses. >> including voluntary manslaughter child pornography robbery, kidnapping, and rape. >> obviously we do not have the resources to remove everybody from the country that's here legally but what we can do is focus on those that have committed crimes. >> reporter: this man was not captured walter antonio hernandez, he was convicted of criminal sexual penetration of a trial. his last known address was in virginia. >> we are a nation with a proud history of immigration but if you come here unlawfully and you turn to crime a different reception awaits you. arrest detention, and removal. >> many of those arrested were violent criminals i.c.e. officials do not believe any was involved in terro

it runs for customers in dc, arlington and northeaster fairfax county. they say if you don't like the taste, run the tap for 2 minutes. >>> we're just getting start ond wusa 9news at 9:00. two international students were hoping to make a few bucks cleaning a home in fairfax. instead the women say they were sexually assaulted. bruce leshan brings us that story at 5:30. >> new speed cameras up in dc. where to find them and avoid them coming up. >> i should take notes about that. we're outside. we're looking at temperatures a little bit below average. check out what we're tracking. more rain and snow showers on the way. right now they're in ohio and headed to pennsylvania. we'll tell you what that means for your morning commute. >> the 2016 presidential race is on and ted cruz is the first to formally jump in. i'm craig the volkswagen jetta is really fun-to-drive. go for it. okay. wow... woohoo! i'm dreaming... pinch me. no, not while you're driving. and, right now, you can get a one-thousand-dollar volkswagen credit bonus on jetta models. seriously, pinch

dc north and west. notice the temperatures at the surface are still above freezing so the atmosphere will support snow first before it's able to accumulate which makes accumulation a little tough. by 5:30 all snow south of 66 and 50. by 8:00 it's snow pretty much everywhere. temperatures already around 30 to 29. roads will just get worse as we go through the day thursday. by 10:00 we're looking at temperatures 27 in frederick. 27 in leesburg. even downtown only 31 as the snow continues to change and push further south. by 1:00 it's snowing just about everywhere. there's going to be moderate to heavy snow occasionally as we go through the midmorning hours to afternoon hours. temperatures in the 20s that is going to spell problems. timeline. rain to snow around 5 a.m. thursday. temps above 32 until about 7:00 or 8:00. the bullseye is still north and west of town. roads become very slick by 10 a.m. 2 to 4 in town, 4 to 8 north and west. >> you can check the latest weather conditions any time you like with

now we have snow in dc, fairfax, leesburg.ice the temperatures, they're above freezing which will be a good thing. down towards la plata it is just rain. i thought they were a little aggressive with the snow. and now it is rain in dc. still snow hanging on north and west. back towards winchester and martinsburg and the panhandle of west virginia. by 6:00 p.m. most of the heavy activity is gone. most of the snow by then will turn to rain briefly. day planner 39 to start rain and snow. 38 at 9:00. 38 at 11:00 and 39 with just plain rain by 1:00 downtown. so yellow alert obviously. but then march, it's great isn't it? the first full day of spring. a little cooler on sunday, but still nice with the temperatures in the mid-50s. the next seven days. mid-50s on tuesday and up mid- 50s on wednesday. another front goes through and just rain showers in the wake of that we could handle a two- degree drop. >>> a protest continues at the university of the apparent beating by a black student. >> this is where it happened after marquise john

dc schools and others began two hours late. others were closed. this was the look at a sidewalk in a cascade of ice outside shaw junior high. getting around was a real challenge this morning. >> i just feel the ice is a little thick a little treacherous. >> i thought it was clear and i slipped a little bit but i didn't fall. >> cars along the road were in the same condition waiting for sun or an ice scraper but after a warmup later inhe t day most of the ice was just a memory. >>> boston is on track to break its record for the snowiest winter on record. horses were rescued out of this barn in norwell, massachusetts when the roof collapsed. the latest storm dropped more snow on boston. the city is just 3.6 inches away from breaking the record for the snowiest winter in history. >> i do have to put plywood on my windows because the snow is up to the roof and i'm afraid it's going to crash through the window. >> starting today parking was an issue for boston resident. the city lifted regulations allowing people to save the parking spaces that they wo

dc united winsthe opener, 1- nil. >>> finally, some baseball stuff. stephen strasburg took the hill for the first time today, 1 2/3, gave up two hits, two earned runs, walked two. ryan zimmerman with a couple of hits. the nats beat the cards 6-5. >> every one of those seniors at georgetown, leaving there with their degree. >> education, no doubt about it. >>> we'll update the forecast tonight at 11:00. see you then. bye. . >> or do you want to do it now? the following is a paid advertisement from starvista entertainment and time life. ♪ somewhere beyond the sea ♪ bobby darin, frank sinatra, dean martin... ♪ volare ♪ ♪ whoa-oh... ♪ tony bennett nat king cole johnny mathis... ♪ it's not for me to say you love... ♪ bing crosby patsy cline elvis presley... ♪ but i can't help falling in love with you ♪ presenting legendary voices-- the greatest singers of all time. and now, we proudly present

the trial is scheduled for may 20th. >>> it could be the end of the line for dc streetcars. the city's transportation director says he may shut down the system for good before the first fare is collected. bruce johnson is in northeast washington with the details. >> reporter: the street carss on h street and northeast have become a moving fixture as they travel the 2.2 miles always testing, never stopping to pick up a single passenger. dc's new acting transportation director said the strees so flawed on so many levels that he can't rule out shutting the system down. >> we have to evaluate all the options and what i said was i wasn't taking that option off the table. >> this line will work. it has to work and will work. >> reporter: dc councilman charles allen represents the area. >> we've been seeing for the last six to eight months now empty streetcars rolling up and down the street. it's incredibly frustrating to the residents and the city that we've asked so much from the investment. >> reporter: it's a flaw beginning with the design. everybody now agrees they should have

dc police.. look. by the magic of go pro, we know this child today is breaking the law. he is about to break the law. look at the little lawbreaker. he is breaking the law. the capitol police said people were not allowed to do this today, but yet! when she sent that request to the cops asking for special permission, they wrote back a big long public response saying no, it is not your typical neighborhood hill or playground. there is a prohibition against sledding and other activities on the grounds. at least 20,000 sledding injuries happen every year. capital police even showed up today on capitol hill handing out written kochys no person shall coast or sled a sled. but the antisledding well meaning individual longstanding, honestly today, they were no match for the local people and kids from all over dc that just decided that darn the rules, they would sled anyway. capitol hill is really the best hill, it is the best for sledding. so on twitter an facebook. via this change.org petition, there w

. >> dc police are searching for three gunmen that opened fire at the dc complex.nd 12:30 p.m.. the car is pulling into a parking space. three men get out and they start opening fire. you can see right here that this man ducks for cover. police didn't say who or what the men were shooting at. they are wanted for destruction of property. that's chilling video there. >>> get ready for a major headache if you use 16 road. the barricade is being set up for a 4-month project. the work is set to get under way. hank? . >> reporter: it will take 4 months it's going to be a nightmare for commuters. you can see they started work 15 to 20 minutes ago. at times the work will involve closing off military roads on some weekends. >> rush hour at the 16 street bridge and military road. the 56-year-old bridge is beginning to crumble. it last for 4 months, 16 street will be just one lane in each direction. it's being called the biggest traffic disrupting project in dc it's catching many commuters by surprise. >> i have an hour and a half commute to george town. that's going to make

not just dc. all of america. it's coming up. a chance for you to self medicate without government or anybody coming in, stepping on your toes. >> reporter: we are back out here live. the event lasts until 7:00, but not sure if that actually everyone can get through at this point. no word if they are running out of seeds. by the way, it is still illegal to buy and sell marijuana here in the district. back to you. >> surae chinn reporting from mass avenue, thanks for that report. >>> in a bizarre accident, a trapped worker is rescued from a machine at a recycling center. prince george's county firefighters responded to the emergency on kennel worth avenue in chapel oaks, maryland. a 20-year-old male had his legs caught in a conveyor belt inside the machine. he was eventually freed and transported to hospital with traumatic injuries to both legs. >>> coming up tonight, possible new motives in the crash of the germanwings flight, while the search for remains continues this weekend. >> and something you don't see very often when driv

it will feel like 35 in downtown dc, 31 in leesburg and at andrews. 29 in frederick and martinsburg. tomorrow afternoon, a rebound to around 50 degrees. monday morning, it feels even colder. our feels-like forecast with that breeze is stirring things up along with temperatures getting cooler. our feels-like will be down in the 20s. you might want that winter coat once again as you are heading out the door monday morning. in the afternoon, we'll start to feel a little bit better, but that chill is going to be with us for this week in march. we are going to see temperatures getting milder toward the middle of the workweek, but it comes at a price. i'll explain that coming up in the first alert seven-day forecast. bruce, back to you. >> erica, thank you for that. hoyas struggled down the stretch. here to start tonight's march madness coverage. i thought they were doing well. >> yeah, they were doing good in the first half, then it all went downhill. the hoyas-utah, looks like a return trip to the sweet 16 for the first time since their magical run in 200

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by 8:00 tomorrow night still some rain north of dc. southern maryland and back down in to the northern neck of fredericksburg, clouds and maybe a leftover shower. tonight dry. increasing cloudiness. not very cold really. 34 to 42. winds out of the south southeast at 10. then by morning mostly cloudy and cool. rain and showers develop late in the morning and before noon. 34 to 46. and then by afternoon here comes our yellow alert. cloudy and cool. light rain and showers. highs again either side of 50. so 42, we'll keep it dry at 7:00. 43 at 9:00. then 47 at 11:00. rain showers and steadier rain by 1:00 and 50. we're looking at showers and rain heaviest tomorrow afternoon. morning showers possible on wednesday. but a pretty good day. sunshine returns, low 60s. that's pretty good. unseasonable on thursday but cooler. back in the low 50s. clouds come in thursday night. that sets up another chilly rain on friday. highs only in the 40s. mid 50s saturday. rain and showers linger. mid 60s on sunday. that's the weekend day to concentrate on. ra

by 4:00, could be snowing almost in dc. certainly gaithersburg and frederick. notice the surface temperatures above freezing. so the column of air will support snow before the surface temperatures catch up. that's why it's a tough one to talk about how much snow is going to end up falling. we get in to the 5:30 hour. now we have snow and it's going to get cold. temps are going to fall in to the 20s. roads will get worse not better. by 7:30, 32 in frederick and leesburg. 36 downtown and snowing. by 9:30, now we're in the 20s. this is going to be the bullseye of northern and western suburbs. even at 1:00, now we're 28 downtown. roads are going to do nothing but deteriorate on thursday. it snows at least through the early to midafternoon. so no refreezing tonight. milder just light rain and showers tomorrow. rain to snow thursday by dawn. significant snow possible. i would say in the metro area inside the beltway right now i'd say 1 to 4 more north and west. >>> shots fired along the intercounty connecter sent police scrambling. it happened in the eastbound lanes

. >>> a dc police officer gets attacked by a group of all terrain vehicle riders at 11th and clifton streets in northwest sunday. the officer tried to stop a female who was aan atv on the street when he was surrounded by as many as 20 other atv riders. police say they cooked at the tried to run the officer over. the officer was not hurt. >>> the accused serial killer stopped in an arun dale county made his first court appearance after being arrested last week. the judge was told young has mental health issues and was in possession of an arsenal of weapons, including a handgun used by the dc snipers in 2002. young has been linked to five shootings, including an attack on a building at the nsa, a truck and as well as other shootings. he is held without bond after today's hearings. >>> former dc fire inspector kimberly pinky was accused of misusing work credit cards, and accepted a plea agreement today. she is charged with second degree felony fraud. investigators say she used gas cards intended to fueling up her work vehicle to buy gas for her personal car, as well as other things inst

we have rod wheeler, the former dc detective and criminal investigator. rod you have been there to ferguson missouri tell us about your experience. >> first of all i think it is important to note that the crime that occurred here tonight the assault with the intent to kill. once the police determined who committed the shots that's what they will be charged with. you listen to the eyewitness describe the police going back and forth across the street, let me set the stage for the viewer so they can get an idea exactly what this area looks like. across the street from the police department on the street corner that's where most of the protests throughout the summer months and the fall, that's where most of the protesters stayed directly across from the police department. behind the protesters there is a parking lot and there is a row of houses that goes up on the hill. that area is very dark. i can clearly see how somebody could hide on that side of the street and then shoot across to the police officers. the police department is very well lit. there is a lo

. >> that story coming up and first more snow on the dc area but you have tomorrow to get ready. we will learn when tomorrow's rain will change over to snow. tom. >> what you said important. tomorrow errands and no worries and light rain and showers. the entire metro is under a winter storm watch for late tomorrow night in southern maryland through the district and haggers town. no one is going to escape some significant snow from the system on thursday. but you have tomorrow. the rain will change to snow as we get unto thursday night late. in fact wednesday night late. 10:00 tomorrow night we have a huge amount of rain. a steady amount of rain and not much in the day but by the evening steady rain temperatures in the 30s and 40s and we get in the 6:00 hours and it turns into snow and a mix southwest and east and notice the temperatures are lagging behind. that will cut down on accumulations and then by 12:00 still some good snow alongism 95 and it has done an about- face north and west of town and no snow in the metro and a little bit of snow to the south and we will come back a

thank you. >> sticking with dc for a moment. the handling of a bomb threat being bung eled by the secret service. it shows what is called a botched response after a woman drofed off a package at the white house claiming it was a bomb. it takes 11 minutes for them to notify the metro pd bomb squad about the threat. two agents are seen driving into a security barrier and within feet of the would be bomb. secret service director joseph clancy says the department of homeland security inspector general is investigating the incident. >> senator ted cruz some of the media they are already writing him off. >> the headlines new york times, why cruz is such a long shot. overseas the guardian saying he's a presidential hopeful we can write off. on tv the words even stronger. >> i think he's scary. i think he's dangerous. >> i have a problem with cruz because i am old enough to remember as a kid what mccarthy was all about. here's this character hagel taking 200 case in the north koreans and being under communist influx because he went to h

we need leadership in washington dc. we need leadership from a president. i have studied this gentleman's record in florida, and he provided leadership. we also want a president that respects the rule of law and the constitution. we are not getting that right now. we have seen a president unilaterally change is affordable care act, obamacare on his own, through executive actions. if the president does not like a lot, we have something called the house of representatives and the senate. it is called the congress. there are three branches of government, if you did not know. he needs to be reminded of that. he also said 22 times that he could not do what he wanted to do last november. but he did it anyway. it is like he spoke and a was created. three memos. that is scary, folks. we need a president that respects the rule of law and the constitution. that being said, thank you for coming out. iowans take our politics very seriously. we have candidates come out, we see the commercials, sometimes we shake our heads. it is better that iowa chooses our president th

dc north and west.e temperatures at the surface are still above freezing so the atmosphere will support snow first before it's able to accumulate which makes accumulation a little tough. by 5:30 all snow south of 66 and 50. by 8:00 it's snow pretty much everywhere. temperatures already around 30 to 29. roads will just get worse as we go through the day thursday. by 10:00 we're looking at temperatures 27 i

some meetings held near washington, dc. we hope to bring senior leaders from around the world including some of our own senior leadership from washington. some of the seal experts and bring them to alaska and teach them a little bit about it so we can raise that awareness. and then and only then will people take into consideration the full range of opinions and issues when they make policy decisions that affect the country broadly like that. >> thank you. okay. we'll go to the floor. there are some roving mics. if you wait to get a mic and also please identify yourself and please ask a question. one in the very back of the room. >> my name is meredith sandler with sandler trade llc. i was the state of alaska representative within the u.s. delegation to the arctic council from 1995 to 2002 and in fact ramrodded the last time the u.s. had the chairmanship and did all the things you described. my question -- so for one admiral, i appreciate what you have said very much. i'm a ten-year resident of alaska. i worked for alaska go

only on al jazeera america. >> without immigration reform in washington dc, individual states have gone their own routes. here in georgia, undocumented immigrants have been targeted by an arizona-style law, hb87 giving police the power to check immigration status at traffic stops. >> i do believe hb87 is good policy, and so far we haven't received any complaints and it's a law that's been in effect now for over two and a half years. >> actually, hb87, which lindsey co-sponsored, has been the subject of legal challenges and some parts of it were stuck down. >> voters... the folks who sent us here should not be required to bear the burden of a failed federal government enforcement policy. >> we understand there's a lot of road-blocks where they'll check for documents? does that seem appropriate to you for a federal immigration authority? >> when you stop someone and they are a criminal suspect, the ability to check and confirm who they are, to me that's police work 101. if someone is here illegally and is picked up for being here illegally, we already have laws on the books and they ought

. >> reporter: she asked the dc government for help four times without success. >> they were very cordial, but cordial doesn't cut it when you're telling me i have to stay in my house. >> reporter: last snowstorm she was stuck in her own home for a staggering ten days. >> ten days? >> ten days. >> ten days in the house. >> let me tell you after day eight that you have done everything in the apartment that you need to do, so it got a little frustrating and demoralizing. >> reporter: you know, every time melissa called dpw she was assured that someone would return her call. she is still waiting for that call back. before i let you go, let me tell you about a wonderful random act of kindness out here. a gentleman by the name of ernest stopped us on the street and asked what the story was all about. when he learned of melissa's story, not only did he bring his shovel out here, but brought a bunch of helpers as they are all doing their community service here and they are shoveling this alley. reporting live from bloomingdale with ernest and his crew, andrea mccarren wusa9. >> i love it. someti

and it's bringing a lot of business owners and employers to washington, dc, and starting to call members of congress telling them, 'hey, let's start to move this. we're starting to feel a lot of pressure from ice at our businesses. we need to do something so that we're not here where we are today.' >> so if that's the case, why is this such a difficult issue to move through congress? >> anything that allows the 11 million that are here undocumented to stay is going to be considered amnesty, and that's where it starts to get to a tough lift and it starts to put pressure on members because that term does make a lot of people nervous. and i think if we're not at the table and not part of the solution, what are we here for? >> in december, thirty house democrats signed a letter demanding that obama halt deportations until legislation gets passed. >> well mr. president, stop deporting the very people who could gain relief from the senate bill that you would sign into law and which you have praised. >> and at an event in san francisco, obama was interrupted by pleas from his supporters to do j

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and rain tapering off m dc and north of 70. you may stay all day long and look at the three must inches there. and 40. >> tonight four. 30 in the suburbs and watch out for slick spots early tomorrow. it ends up being a beautiful day. more sun in the afternoon. >> 60. and sunday. cooler. >> not bad. and little chilly. slight chance of a shower. back in the 60s by wednesday. >> larry miller. >> traffic is rough. >> we are on the same boat here. >> it is a rough friday. >> what can you do. >> let you know again. >> the bw parkway. between 202. and u.s. 50. the southbound lanes are open. best advice for drivers is to take 50 into town. that will get you around the rest and keep you free of that. as you travel along 50. mitchellville and other parts of ann ar ren dull -- ar rendell county and they will be mindful of that. >> look at how things are shaping up. and at no problem. >> so far so good. if you are traveling on to 70 making your way to the beltway. just some snow starting to come down. be mindful of the slick conditions out

. >> james rosen is live for us in dc with the details. >> you have been following this all night long. >> it is quite a case. good morning to you, ainsley and heather. in a lengthy statement bowe bergdahl speaks out for the first time. saying he wasn't seeking out the enemy when he abandoned his post in eastern afghanistan he was trying to tell about disturbing circumstances with his unit. >> the misbehavior for the enemies because i think there's strong intelligence evidence that said he did more than walk over to the enemy. he gave aid and comfort to the enemy by his presence there by the fact that he was able to help the taliban leverage the release of five taliban leaders. that cannot be under scored in any such way only to say this was as bad as it gets. >> bergdahl's statement details cruel conditions for his captivity including constant isolation and being beaten with a copper wire. the case proved contentious for the obama administration which federal oughtauditors say broke the law. berg dahl bergdahl's statement noted he tried to escape a dozen times and did escape for nine

. >>> scary scene in dc metro after a man fell on the tracks after a train passed, and it was all caught on video. >> yes, mola lenghi was the video after speaking with somebody that saw the man fall. >> reporter: if you ride the metro enough you're likely to see a hand or foot get stuck in the doors before a passenger quickly pulls them out, but here that was something else. do you ever ride the metro? probably. you ever fall on the tracks? probably not. at mount vernon square metro stop, the man was leaning for support, having trouble balancing stumbles, then back to the train for a little more support, but he falls through a gap in between two metro cars down to the tracks below. >> yeah, just fell right over. >> reporter: a few passengers see it, just feet away bryan heard the commotion. >> i thought somebody left a bag or kid on board, and then the train started pulling away and everybody started getting much more frantic, and yelling try to stop the train -- trying to stop the train. >> reporter: it didn't stop. as the train passed over the fallen man everyone expected the worst. >

gaithersburg picking up nine and a half here in dc.w as we would get six inches. five and a half in alexandria with a healthy snowfall around that entire metro area. >> a healthy snowfall and what we were thinking about. it is nice when it works out that way with record lows in the single digits in the suburbs no doubt. and probably six to seven degrees. they will take that for me. and it is working. temperatures are below freezing. that's 2:00 p.m. tomorrow looking at roads still a mess. be careful walking. a good time to clear your off before they become encrusted in ice overnight. a general four to 10-inch snowfall across the metro area. we're looking at teens to start with full sunshine. 21 at 11:00 and only 25 at 1:00 with sunshine. now the next three days. we do have a yellow alert, but then they look pretty good. chil with the highs near 50s on sunday. next seven days. the mid-50s on tuesday and near 60 on wednesday as we would leave that rain out now to check this out. 64 and warmer on thursday. we'll be back right after this.

the intense competition to bring the fbi headquarters out of dc and in to the suburbs even maryland or virginia. the fbi and the general services administration have not decided. maryland democrats continuing to press hard, hopeful a republican congress might put a smile on the state now that a republican governor is in charge. >> any objective analysis of what maryland has to offer in terms of cost, security, convenience and location and transportation options makes maryland the obvious choice for the new fbi headquarters. >> we already know that 43% of the people working at the hoover building already live in maryland. >> it's where the workforce currently s. it's where the transit issues. all that is satisfied in the two prince george's county sites. >> scott broom wusa 9. >> the university of maryland and uber have announced a partnership to afford students innovation. the partnership will include grants made to student created companies over the next two years and investments made to student run projects on campus. >>> the road of cars has hit the road. the self-driving car is tra

the activity skirt to go to north to baltimore and a tougher commute to dc and baltimore. >> showersh rain on tuesday and rain between six and 10:00 a.m. and we will talk about that more. >>> the black bandit struck again and continues to allude police more than terrorizing banks in maryland and virginia in the past few weeks. the scene of today's most recent robbery. paula. >> well, derrick and jan the wells fargo in falls church is the 8th bark -- bank in the last two months and they are becoming more brazen with every robbery. >> call the police. a bank is being robbed. that is what a man screamed as he ran into the falls church this afternoon and employees thought. >> the guy can be serious. >> and they realized how serious he was. the two alleged bank robbers scrambled out of the store. >> two minutes he asked to call the police. you know,. the dude came out running through the side and i just happened to turn around and look and there thtwo men are part of the black hat bandits, a three man bank robbery outfit. two of the armed men go in the bank and the 3rd waits in a got away

stephanie ramirez wusa 9news. >>> as wusa 9 first reported to you last night at 11:00 dc mayor muriel bowser has named gregory dean to be the city's new fire chief. the 64-year-old retired two months ago after 10 years of chief of fire ems with the seattle fire department. he said he came out of retirement because he missed the work. dean takes over an agency that's been criticized for poor response times bad equipment and staff shorjts. >>> the air force remembers the 50th anniversary of the vietnam war by marking the day the north i know grandma's house isn't the most exciting, but it's only for a few hours. look what i've got. when you get verizon fios, you get beautiful hd picture quality, super fast internet, and america's most reliable network. so you won't miss a second of that movie, that game they love, or those moments with family. can we sleep over? please! come on! make your house the house when you get more from verizon fios the tv service rated #1 in hd picture quality and signal reliability based on customer satisfaction studies plus america's fastest, most reliable int

>> well, i hate to tell you, but it is not as hard outside of washington dc as it is in washington dcwe have got to look at what the issues are that people care about. >> virginia and kentucky is pretty hot. >> there are folks working hard with us figuring out what kind of action we need to take. i think there is a lot more surety among the general public and a lot more concerned that we're already seeing. i do i do not think any of the individuals we are working with want to see those impacts get larger because we fail to address these issues in a way that not only will be ambitious but has to turn this challenge into an opportunity. one of the reasons why i think there is great hope that the momentum will continue is because the technology of the future is now the technology people are investing in today. i have been around long enough to know when you bring up a problem with no solution they don't like the problem to be articulated and defined. that is what is happening today. i i have every confidence we can move the ball forward and that momentum will continue as part of the econ

with up to 8 inches of snow falling in dc today. many family decided to go sledding on capitol hill which is on an actual hill. problem is sleingd is actually prohibited there. federal police warned sledders that they were breaking the law. >> no sledding. if spichlt people stay inside. let them stay in. let us come outside and have some fun. >> family kept sledding and did he fee tied the ban. the the sledders and police were about the only people around. congress shut down did and will be again tomorrow after the storm. >> isis militant have bulldozes an ancient archeological site near the iraqi city of mosul. they used military equipment to bulldozes the ancient syrian city. it is one of the nation most treasured historical site and home to many priceless artifact from the 13 century and beyond this news comes after video released last week. we showed this to you here showing isis militant destroying an ancient artifact with sledge hammer. group claims that such items must be destroyed. people worship them instead of allah. >> fi

closing could affect 500,000 students including those in washington dc, where the government is closed and residents are asked to stay home. >>> now the weather forecast, different from back east. looking good right, mike? >> definitely warm so if you liked the 70 degree wet i have it and coming to the coast for a day or two and i will show thank you in a second but first cupertino and sunnyvale is cool at 40 and campbell is 41 and los gatos and santa clara at 42 up to 49 in los altos hills and 50 in milpitas. 44 in half moon bay and same in newark and alameda is 52 and novato is 50 and san pablo is 46. 36 in danville. that is the cool spot. followed by fairfield at 37. lafayette is 39 and brentwood is 40. the golden gate bridge is miles per hour wind this morning and that should not be there because it is total sunshine and the computer decided to give us rain. i am not forecasting rain, 69 to 73 inland and an the bay and the coast is 66 to 68. on the peninsula, la guardia the only delays right now and the see breeze returns and delightful on saturday and sunday and the rest of us are

that is what we needed to be looking at in washington dc . . maybe it is medicare reform, maybe it is our other entitlement reforms where we sit down and find like-minded democrats that know we have to deal with this. we used to do that. we saw tip o'neill working with ronald reagan. i'm looking for the next ronald reagan and tip o'neill to come forward and find a solution to challenge us in this country. and they are out there, you just have to have the will. i am abundantly optimistic. i shared with you that the best days of this country are in front of us. economically, foreign policy-wise, and it will require men and women to put aside their differences and find things that they can work together on. >> two last questions. >> bob from massachusetts. i appreciate what you are saying relative to bipartisanship and working. over the weekend, a letter was sent by republican colleagues that was highly criticized by secretary kerry when he testified yesterday. my question is hypothetically, relative to the spirit of doing business in d.c. these d

only five places in the united states including washington, dc, nevada have specific regulations aboutomous driving. for the rest of the state ins. >> we just have to keep a hand on the wheel or abide by the local laws. >> reporter: delfi hopes the road ahead includes auto makers putting their technology to the test. >> the cars will drive six to eight hours at a time and they are hoping it arrives in time for the new york auto show in april. >>> a 12-year-old in the south bay is about to go to the nation's capital to compete in the national spelling bee. sharon chin shows us she beat out 48 competitors at the cbs bay area spelling bee right here. >> reporter: 49 of the bay area's best spellers faced off. >> baton. >> decoy. >> reporter: 13 misspelled by the end of the first round. the field narrowed from 31 to 18 by the end of round five. >> quak ... >> reporter: at the three-hour mark, three students remained. fourth grader aneshia. mira from cupertino was the last one standing in round 10. >> myxobirus. >> we have a winner. >> reporter: the kpix5 president and general manager gave t

booktv's recent visit to galveston, texas, we toured the galveston book shop with owner sharon washington, dc who rebuilt the story after it was destroyed by hurricane ike in 2008. >> we're in storm alert as powerful hurricane ike closes in on the gulf coast. you can probably count the hours before landfall. we're talking on one hand. >> absolutely. the impact paul take a look at these waves crashing over the sea wall in galveston texas. now, this sea wall is 16 feet tall so imagine how high the waves. >> this is truly amazing what ike is dishing out right now. this is the worst we have seen, obviously, for the past two hours or so since we have been here in houston the past two days. the problem is -- my goodness. i mean really, this is mind-blowing what we're withing right now and being able to broadcast to you live. i've never witnessed anything like this in my career. >> when we came down here, we tried to be prepared. we brought overalls and shoveled and first aid kits, and the extent of the damage, you just can never imagine how bad it is. there's no way. the adjustor later determined w