montgomery county from the 4th district is drawing fire from its current democratic congress woman, donna edwards. >> we shouldn't draw conclusions because we just believe them. >> removing montgomery county from the 4th district would allow it to be put into the 6th district, injecting more minority voters into the district. edwards has drown up her own map at that keeps more of -- drawn up her own map that keeps more of her district in tact. >> that may be satisfactory for certain other situations but may not satisfy the interest of people who live in those countycommunities. >>> joint legislative committee the executives of both prince georges and montgomery county supported the governor's plan >> i commend the governor and commission for what they have done. >> those in opposition to the maps that have been drawn, four simple words, give me your map. >> public advocates are siding with edwards saying spreading out minority voters would weaken their influence. >> maryland's governor and legislator should assess responsibility for their role creating a dysfunctional congress and accept the prop

host: donna edwards is our guest. go ahead, tim. caller: it is h street to talk with you -- it is a treat to talk with you. i think that we to tax the rich in this case. that is where the money has gone. they have cut back on profit sharing, they of cutback people's hours and benefits. i know that you notice, but people do not know that you have to understand where you're coming from to know where you're going. a lot of people to realize that the things that were done in the past in the new deal times, other black people cannot participate. therefore they could not get the middle class values of the middle class education necessary to participate in the economy today much less the coming of the future. i hope that congress in the future will look at ways of doing something where everyone can participate. ut no that was dr. king's dream envision, that everyone would be able to participate. guest: there was a thoughtful statement. many of us understand that you can learn from your past. that's why i'm in favor of a robust investment o

donna edwards believes it dilutes minority voting power. because dutch ruppersberger is sits on the intelligence committee, his second district is being drawn to include fort meade. if it is adopted, elijah cummings' seat could become one of the strongest african- american district in the country. the first district is largely left in tact. maryland republicans consider the proposal gerrymandering. all of the redistricting proposals will get full hearings. the first will start today at 1:00 p.m. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> occupy baltimore protesters gained support from moveon.org. stephanie rawlings-blake responded. >> my hope is we will turn that frustration into action. the things they are concerned about -- taxes and opportunities for young people and jobs -- those are things i'm working on. hopefully we will transform the protest into some partnerships. >> the mayor says so far the protests here have been peaceful. it has not been the case in other cases, like in chicago when 175 protesters were arrested over the weekend. police off

representative donna edwards believes it dilutes minority voting power by splitting black, asian, and hispanic communities in montgomery county into three districts. because congressman dutch ruppersberger sits on the house intelligence committee, his second district is being drawn to include both aberdeen proving ground and fort meade. if the new map is adopted, congressman elijah cummings' seat could become one of the strongest african-american districts in the country. but the first district, occupied by republican andy harris, is largely left intact. overall, maryland republicans consider the proposal gerrymandering, and several republican senators and delegates have come up with their own maps. state house leaders say all of the redistricting proposals will get full hearings. the first will start today at 1:00 in the afternoon. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. an overnight shooting in east baltimore is the latest in a string of violent crimes over the weekend. the most recent shooting was it harford road. the unidentified victim was suffering from serious injuries. >> a

host: you are on the line with congresswoman donna edwards. caller: i would like to rescue to questions. please do not cut me off. the first one is -- do you think that the liberal democrats have destroyed the black african families? i do not like to use african- americans because we are all americans. the second one is -- abraham lincoln was a republican who released the slaves. -- released the slaves that the southern democrats created. guest: that is an interesting point. but most americans get up in the morning and they do not think of themselves as a democrat or republican. they think of themselves as an american. they get up in the morning and they want to help themselves and their families. i think we need more people in the congress and in the body politic who is thinking like most americans do. i am proud to be an african- american. i am also proud to be an american. i and understand your from hampton, caller. host: have been, michigan. guest: -- host: hampton, michigan. guest: oh. host: keith is from long island, new york. caller: th

coming up, don't mess my one-on- one interview with congresswoman donna edwards and what she's cog to try to stop a -- doing to try to stop a disturbing trend. >>> and the controversial hpv vaccine could be used on a new group of patients. why some say the drug is necessary for boys. this is going straight to dr. oz at 5:30. >> and if it could stay like this a few more days. it will. a first look at the forecast in just a few minutes. >>> and it was a nice one indeed. fox 5 news at 5 is coming back.  >> we want to get back to the breaking story out of southeast d.c. arrests in a murder aboard a metro bus. the violent act played out in southeast last week. tonight, two suspects sit in a florida jail cell. wisdom martin is live with that story tonight. wisdom what, do you know? >> reporter: we do know at this point the police do have two suspects in custody. they are, they did catch them in florida. those suspects have been identified by police as 21 year old vincent gray and 22-year- old atkinson. both of washington, d.c., they are both in custody in connection with the murder of 22-y

donna edwards has also complained that minority districts around the washington area would be broken up. alley taking much of the heat. >> the greatest amount of population growth happened in the washington suburbs. and therefore, that is where this disruption of lines has also been the greatest. >> it submits communities, it splits neighborhoods, it hurts the minority population or those of us who live and represent rural areas and it's a poor plan by the governor. >> they are hoping to have the redistricting done over the objections in the districts by the end of this week. >>> yesterday morning thousands of people showed up to watch history be made at the national mall. it was the dedicate of martin luther king. it was a first to a african- american and the first to a nonpresident. among those in attendance, president and entertainers and even some in washington back in 1963 for dr. king's "i have a dream" speech. that speech has rarely been shown in entirety since march 28th, 1963. but to celebrate the dedication of that memorial, the king family, which owns the rights, is allowi

democratic congresswoman donna edwards is opposed to moving montgomery county from the fourth districtch would put more minority voters in the fifth district represented by republican congressman roscoe bartlett. >> that i man satisfactory for certainly political or -- that may be satisfactory for certain political or other considerations but it may not satisfy the interests of the people would live in those counties. >> what we have put forward is a map that is balanced and as could make it. >>> coming up in the next hour, we'll talk live with montgomery county councilmember valerie irvin about the proposed redistricting plan. >>> some prince george's countiy voters go to the polls today. the polls have davis facing off against gardner. the polls will stay open until 8:00 tonight. this is the special election to fill the sixth district seat left open by leslie johnson. >>> new details in the disappearance of a 10-month-old baby girl. what the baby's mother says she is doing the night the baby disappeared and why the original time line in this case has now changed. >>> also being a hor

they want to protect and took donna edwards and shoved her district into anne arundel county.hat's unfortunate. >> i ask the same question of you. democrat control the state, they get to do what they want? >> there's a measure of reality to that, but in my opinion, i would say this. that redistricting should be about levellizing the district and what is in the best interest of the citizens. >> and if you want that, you have to go to iowa. as long as it's political, it's going to be political. we want your thoughts on all of these topics. the address, mailbag@wusa9.com. top. >> all right, temperatures are falling, but it's a nice evening. temperatures 65 downtown. already in the 50s in gaithersburg 59. leesburg 59. we have a few clouds and some clouds this morning. the storm pulling away from new england. a spectacular wednesday. so, the tables have turned. this time in our favor. tonight chilly again. best in week wednesday. you'll need your sunglasses and a little bit cooler on thursday, but nothing crazy cool. nothing like over the weekend. for tonight then, breezy and chill

spokesperson says that he is considering running for the seat that is currently held by representative donna edwardsvy is now running a private law practice after being elected to two terms as state's attorney in prince georges county. >>> this flash mob cleaned out a convenience store in germantown and this is one of the reasons why montgomery county executive ike legett has proposed tougher curfew laws for minors. the county councilmember phil andrews is proposing anti- loitering ordinance as an alternative. >> and it shouldn't be based primarily on age, it should be based on behavior, and that's what the executive says he's trying to get at. this is a much better way to get at it. >> a a spokesperson for legett believes that an anti-loitering ordinance could lead to more racial profiling because officers could stop whoever they want at any time. a similar loitering law was taken off montgomery county books back in 2006. >>> right now the biggest problem that is facing humphreys food pantry is where to put all the food. that's thanks to your generosity. the acts food pantry is bursting at the seam

donna edwards is proposing more minority restaurant -- representation across montgomery county. a new map would address the minority voting concerns and the plan to redraw the eight congressional districts in maryland would happen over the next 10 years. >>> there is similar for prince william county commuters. watch where you park. police are enforcing a commuter lot crackdown. this is a park and ride at horner road. drivers are parking illegally near i-95 and the prince william parkway. officers handed out fliers last week and warnings but today cars will be ticketed and toted. >>> police are investigating a crash on a busy roadway on branch ave. a tractor-trailer carrying lumber crashed into a bridge underpass on allentown road in camp springs. blood is spilled onto the road and all lanes were closed for several hours. the driver was taken to the hospital and was treated there for minor injuries. >>> traffic remains backed up at this hour while crews make emergency repairs to a pot hole in south east for the right lane southbound to 95 at south capitol street is blocked. -- a

representative donna edwards believes -- believes it dilutes minority voting power by splitting it into districts. the third district looks like a z and also hugs the coastline around annapolis. because gus rupen -- sits on the committee, the map makes a detour to include his home. congresswoman's district would -- could become one of the strongest african-american districts in the country. overall, maryland republicans consider the approach jerry mannedering. several republican senators and delegates have come up with their own maps. all legislative proposals will get full hearings. the first hearing is slated to begin at 1:00 p.m. and is expected to last into the evening. david collins, wbal. >> and the governor also plans to hold a press conference tomorrow outlining the details of his jobs birblings aspects of which will be introduced during the 2012 session of the general belief. occupy protests gained momentum, joined by moveon.org. >> my hope is that we'll turn that frustration into action. the things that they're concerned about, the budget deficit and taxes and opportunities fo

he had considered a run against donna edwards and he backed off. are you surprised by this? >> yes.ery surprised. >> very surprised. i'm sorry. go ahead. >> i was going to say, more than surprise, the question might be asked in certain quarters, why? i mean, here is someone that has been challenged by her leadership, has had -- is going to have her district reshaped. she's very unhappy about that. and now someone is getting into the race that was totally unexpected, could divide up the vote. anyone who supports donna edwards would not only be surprised but probably a little angry. >> you hit it right on the head. that's exactly what it is. it's to divide up the vote and to punish donna edwards because somehow somebody in prince george's county said she doesn't know her place. and she's been an independent voice. she's been a progressive voice. and so you go out and get a popular individual who has won county wide. so, you know, if i lived in prince george's county i wouldn't fall for this trick. i really wouldn't. but, you know, he has a right to run. he's a nice guy. obviously a co

here in this particular case with donna edwards, arundel county. be difficult to get that funding where she used to be the input. >> donna edwards is a really popular figure among progressives. much of her success was the national money she was able to raise. while she may lose money locally she's still going to have enough support nationally. >> she's not in trouble at all. she will be able to handle it. >> one final thing perhaps here. at a time when people are dying for and saying they want bipartisanship, here they are. give it to an independent board. no the general assembly takes it over. they want to get their own party back in. >> from redistricting to bridges, which it appears are falling apart or at least in danger of falling apart, more than 200 area bridges are structurally deficient. we shouldn't say they're falling apart. but there are problems. they are no need of repair or replacement. how serious is the problem here in the washington region? >> it's considered very, very serious. they have found new evidence of it most recently on

glenn ivey plans to run for the seat now held by democratic congresswoman donna edwards. >> the district includes prince george's county, much of it and now parts of anne arundel county. a part of montgomery county was removed during redistricting. anne arundel democratic councilman jamie benoit also plans to run for the seat. >>> the lululemon murder trial continues today. brittany norwood is accused of killing her coworker jayna murray. defense lawyers yesterday say norwood did not act with premeditation in the death of jayna murray. >>> hundreds of volunteers will continue searching today for a missing virginia boy who is autistic. 9-year-old robby wood disappeared sunday afternoon during a walk with his family in north anna battlefield park in hanover county. search dogs have picked up his scent but so far they is found no other sign of him. >>> police in frederick, maryland are searching for a group of tabliers responsible for attack -- teenagers responsible for attacking a group of homeless men and women. the attacks have been going on since the summer. frederick police have steppe

on the other side of the aisle, donna edwards also voiced her concerns about the plan. she says it would break up several districts around washington which have mostly minority populations. >> the greatest amount of population growth happened in the washington suburbs. and therefore, that is where this disruption of lines has also been the greatest. >> it splits communities. it splits neighborhoods and it hurts the minority population and hurts those of us wholly in and represent -- who live in and represent rural areas. >> leaders say they are hoping to approve and finalize a plan by the end of the week. >>> here's a look at the other things making news now this morning. a long awaited prisoner swap with israel and hamas is complete. hamas released gilad shilat this morning five years after he was captured. he was turned over to egyptian mediators in exchange for more than 1,000 palestinian prisoners. israeli president perez defended the deal saying saving one jewish soul is like all israelis. >>> investigators are combing through a home in philadelphia where police fo

. >> maryland congresswoman donna edwards is the latest lawmaker to speak out against the proposed boundaries. edwards represents voters in montgomery and prince george's county. the change could make bartlett's seat more competitive for a democratic challenger. edwards says the shift would leave minorities underrepresented. >> edwards released a statement that reads "i understand and share the political interests that are at stake both nationally and in our state. nonetheless, i cannot support this plan in its current form, given that minority representation interests appear to have been sacrificed for these political interests." governor martin o'malley will submit the redistricting plan to the general assembly for a special session next week. >>> here is a look at other stories making news now. federal prosecutors open their case against the accused terrorist they call the underwear bomber. abdul mutallab is accused of trying to blow up a detroit bound flight in 2009 on christmas day. the 24-year-old was determined to kill all 300 people on board his flight when he allegedly went into the

when i think about an american dream candidate, i think about representative donna edwards.cheers and applause] she represents the fourth congressional district. she was a lifetime progressive activist working on money in politics, on a range of civil liberties and civil rights issues, and when the incumbent democrat, the incumbent democrat in her district kept voting for his critters rather than than for his constituents, donna decided to take him on. she challenged him, and with the help of a strong grass roots campaign backed by many progressive groups, she won and took him out. [applause] the result was we got a progressive champion in congress, not just a representative, but a leader who stands up and says no cuts in medicare and social security someone ending wars, and organizing the push for jogs. she's a member of the black caucus, member of the progressive caucus and was chosen to co-chair the committees red to blue task force to take back the congress. [applause] a graduate of wake forest and she's the proud member of a college graduate. ladies and gentlemen, donna

seeing conservative tea party members on the same side of the issue as democratic congresswoman donna edwards. >> i would point to two particular concerns that i have about the governor's map. >> reporter: edwards told the legislative hearing that taking montgomery county out of our fourth district and replacing it with anne arundel county weakens minority voting rights. >> there is no threat whatsoever. >> reporter: ike leggett and prince george's county executive rushern baker are defending the governor's plan. >> for prince george's county, this is a great plan that the governor proposed rotor map is now moving to maryland's house of delegates where it is expected to be approved. however, court challenges to be looming putting maryland's new congressional map on hold. tom fitzgerald, fox 5 news. >>> checking the economy now. social security recipients will get their first raise in benefits since 2009. in january, payments will jump about 3.5%. it is what is called the cola or cost of living adjustment. the increase is based on inflation and it wasn't paid out the last two years because the

ladies and gentlemen, donna edwards. [applause] o>> ok, so i agree -- it is time to take back america. time to take back the american dream. i was recently thinking about this american dream, and when i look upon the walls and i see our screen and i think about the american dream that my parents thought about, if my parents who were both foreign in the depression. one who lived in the segregated south, the other lived in the worst part of west philadelphia. but even in that time, neither of my parents believed that their children would grow up worse off than they had. that is where we are today. recently i had a chance to join my mother -- we were going to the martin luther king jr. memorial. it is a wonderful memorial, a testament to both who we were and how far we have come in where we need to go. some people take the conventional route to the king memorial, by way of the lincoln memorial. i went by way of the fdr memorial. [applause] when i passed by the fbi -- fdr more, i saw the statues of people standing in line, w

montgomery county from the fourth district is drawing fire from its current democratic congresswoman, donna edwardsshouldn't just draw conclusions because we just believe them. >> reporter: removing montgomery county from the fourth district will allow it to be put into the sixth district injecting more minority voters in the district of republican congressman roscoe bartlett. edwards has drawn up her own map that keeps more of her current district intact than the one proposed by the governor. >> that may be satisfactory for certain political or other considerations but it may not satisfy the interests of the people would live in those counties and communities. >> reporter: the hearings of the joint legislative committee, the executives of both montgomery and prince george's county supported the governor's plan. >> i commend the governor and the commission for what they've done. >> those in opposition to the maps that have been drawn, four simple words. give me your map. >> reporter: public advocates are siding with edwardssying spreading out minority voters would weaken their influence. >> marylan

he was face incumbent donna edwards. >>> republican presidential hopeful mitt romney is spending time in the d.c. area. he will stop at a fairfax county republican committee headquarters later this morning. but in the governor bob mcdonnell and the lieutenant governor will join him. last night mitt romney attended a campaign fund-raiser in mclean. >>> as president obama appears to wrap up this trip out west, is making an announcement aimed at helping students on far worse. karen travers is live in northwest with a look at the president's plan. good morning. >> good morning. this is part of the president's "we can't wait plan where is trying to put into place new initiatives to help struggling americans without working with congress. earlier this week it was struggling hall morris. today president obama turns is focused a struggling college graduates. he will outline his plan to help young americans drowning under student loans. the initiative will help students consolidate their loans, get lower interest rates, and lower their monthly. this woman has $109,000 in student loans. she has

maryland congresswoman donna edwards says it benefits the government as much as the students. >> it's a direct relationship. everybody gets something out of it. the businesses and government agencies get a prepared work force. >> after a similar donation and partnership with d.c.s kramer middle school in march, the literacy rate went up 25%. >>> still ahead, new information about the man who released the wild animals in ohio. officials are rounding up the last of the creatures. >>> and, what you need to know about getting >>> if you are an nbc 4 facebook fan, you could win tickets to jay zee and kanye west tour, just like our nbc washington page on facebook. sign up to win a lot of great prizes. we pick a winner at 6:00 and announce it during the 11:00 p.m. newscast. >>> time to check out the daily deals. here is one for those who like to curl up with something special to read. you can get this edition for 26 bucks. it's a 76% discount off the $104 price tag and over 6200 bought this. >> we love holding it in our hands. we are old school. >> on groupon, there's one on u street for. $4

denounce a move on dot org well i think that they should denounce democratic politicians like donna edwards standing up there like she wasn't part of the congress that has basically sat there and rubber stamped everything the president wanted to do it's extremely wall street friendly i mean it really is insidious if you think about it that there are people out there who are protesting wall street and the bankers ownership of the government genuine outrage and at the time that that after they sit in for ten days and they start to get national media attention here comes the democrats saying oh wow this is our tea party no it's not actually it's independent and the october two thousand and eleven people have been very clear about that that it's what's necessary as an independent movement we tried it by hitching our wagon to the democratic party and what we got was the obama administration and three years of neo liberal policy i'm sorry move on if you know if they want to start a party for the democratic party that's great but the reason that nobody is enthusiastic about the democratic party is

congresswoman donna edwards on the democratic agenda, and norman:will discuss how the u.s. would provide medical care to victims of radiation based terrorist attack. washington journal" begins live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> it is very obvious with all the priorities we have, until further notice, every decision the national government makes, every close call should be made in favor of economic growth. everything should be in favor of growth of private sector. >> he worked as an adviser in the reagan white house and as governor of indiana, he implemented spending cuts that produced a billion dollar budget surplus. sunday night, mitch daniels on his new book, the economy, and his decision to not run for president in 2012. at 8 eastern on c-span. >> it is time to get those cameras rolling for this year's studentcam video competition. make a be on that theme, the constitution and you, and get it to c-span by the deadline of january 20 and you could win the grand prize of $5,000. >> on last day of his bus tour, president obama visited a military base in hampton, virgini

. >>> today, grand opening of the first student run bank in maryland congress woman donna edwards and controller, will be among dignitaries on hand for clark dale high school branch in river dale the bank will be operated by students who will provide services exclusively to students, teachers, administrators this is just the fourth student run bank in the nation. >>> minutes ago engineers made their way back out to the top of the washington monument looking at live pictures here as they continue their work they are continuing to check for earthquake damage crews were not able to inspect it over the weekened due to our weather conditions the wind and so forth once the team is finished they will go to the national cathedral to check for problems it was also damaged by the earthquake and then by a crane that fell over. engineers and architects with specialized climbing skills will survey the north and south towers, starting a week from today. >>> news of another closure, weather may have you craving chili but you will have to get it somewhere other thane than ben's chili bowl when worker

now tea party members are on the same side as tell carattic congress woman donna edwards. i would point to two particular concerns that i have about the governor's map. edwards told the legislative hearing that taking montgomery county out of her fourth district and placing it with anne arundel county weakens minority rights. >> reporter: some are refending the plan. for montgomery county, this is a great plan. >> the map is now moved to the house of delegates. it is expected to be approved. however, court challenges are looming. >>> the occupy wall street movement in new york how has $435,000 to work w the money has been donated large lyonne -- largely on line via credit cards. they have been paying about 2000-dollar for lawn tri and 20,000-dollar went to internet costs. >>> several powerful law makes want to end a baseball tradition that's older than the world series. we'll tell you why, next. >>> and an emotional reunion. a woman meets the first responders that saved her life. her story next.  every time a local business opens its doors or creates anothe

once it clears it goes to the house, democratic congress woman donna edwards is among those who plan to move montgomery county from the 4th district it will water down my toreties in several -- minorities in several districts. >> another republican debate tonight. >> this time business man her main cain could -- herman cain could find himself the target of the others. he is surging in a new poll. >> herman cain is a front runer that carries close scrutiny he will likely feel at tonight's debate. >> can y'all see that big bulls eye on my back. >>> front runners, occupational hazard. his simply communicated 999 plan has shot him into the front of the pack into the sights of his rivals. >> herman cain is in it to win it the reason i am rising i am connecting with the people. >>> poll averages show him tied with mitt romney in the general election a nourice plussen poll shows him beat -- news are moussen poll shows him beating president obama. he trailed by 5 points two weeks ago the surge forcing cain to beef up his lean campaign machine. >> what changed is my movement in the polls we h

montgomery county from the fourth district is drawing fire from its current democratic congresswoman donna edwardst just draw conclusions because we just believe that. >> reporter: removing montgomery county from the fourth district will allow it to be put into the 6th district , injecting more minority voters into the district and republican congressman roscoe bartlett. edwards has drawn up her own map that keeps more of her current district in tact than the one proposed by the governor. >> that may be satisfactory for certain political or other considerations, but it may not satisfy the interest of the people who live in those counties and communities. >> reporter: in hearings of a joint legislative committees, the executives of prince george and montgomery county, supported the governor's plan. >> i comment the governor and the commission for what they've done. >> those in opposition to the maps that have been drawn, four simple words. give me your map. >> reporter: public advocates are siding with edwards, saying spreading out minority voters would weaken their influence. >> the maryland gover

glen ivy plans to run for the seat held by donna edwards. the district includes much of prince george's county and now part of anonrundle county. jamie benoit planning to run for the seat and he is also a democrat. >>> the center for missing and exploited children is now helping in the search for a missing autistic boy. he disappeared during a walk in a park. now hundreds of people are searching for him. they put survival kits in the search area but so far they haven't been touched. >> based on what we know, there can be no question that we believe and we are operating under the assumption and with the understanding that robert boyd jr. is alive and we are seeking to give him the aid that he needs and to reunite him with his family. >> volunteers are being warned to expect long hours of searching under some pretty tough conditions. >>> homeless people in frederick, maryland, say they are being harassed and attacked by groups of teenagers. police say it is happening in a part of town where folks like to hang out along carroll creek linear par

congresswoman donna edwards believes moving morgue cubt yankee out of her fourth district weakens minority voting rights while those in the tea party say the map moves too many democrats into the sixth district now held by republican congressman roscoe bartlett. >> you tell me, what it is that a montgomery county voter has in common with somebody from allegheny views. it is not their political views. it is the needs of their people. >> the map is now moving to the maryland house of delegates where it is expected to be approved. however, court challenges could loom putting maryland appear new congressional minneapolis on hold. >>> the result are in from last night's special election in prince george's county. they show democrat derek leon davis easily beating republican day gardner with more than 91% of vote to guarder in's 9%. it was expected as prince george's county is heavily democratic. >>> coming up next, we've all been a little surprised by our cell phone bills but $201,000. >> a little bit of a shock. >> slightly. find out how one woman racked up those charges. >>> first though, mor

democratic congresswoman donna edwards is aopposed to the plan for move montgomery county from the north minority voters in the sixth district of republican congressman roscoe bart late. >> ma may be satisfactory for certain political or other considerations but it may not satisfy the interests of the people would live in those counties and communities. >> what we have put forward is a map that is as balanced and as fair as we could make it. >> once the senate votes, then the house will consider the redistricting plan and that could happen as soon as today. >>> changes are coming to d.c.'s city hall. remember council chairman kwame brown's lincoln navigator paid for with taxpayer money. now, the city council is respecting some changes. matt ask land has more. >> reporter: boy, how times have changed. earlier this year, chairman kwame brown was driving that expensive suv. then, after the uproar, he started using his own mail truck. and now he gets behind the wheel of a hybrid. he may be just starting a trend. >> what is the percentage of hybrid vehicles that we have now? >> it is fairly l

congresswoman donna edwards from maryland and congressman james moran from virginia will join in theseveral players from the washington redskins and the dallas cowboys will also be there. the cost to watch the event is $10, and that money will go to military kids and to the capitol police memorial fund. >>> well, rick perry has come under criticism from political experts recently, and last night he provided fodder for a barrage of one-liners on twitter. during a stop at the fraternity house on the dartmouth college campus, the texas governor slipped up referring to the american revolution as a 16th century conflict. >> the reason that we fought the revolution in the 16th century was to get away from that type of onerous type of crown, if you will. >> of course, the american revolutionary war was fought in the 18th century. perry will appear today at a presidential forum in indianapolis. >>> it is now 6:20, just about 6:21. we're going to get a check op the forecast now. it's a wet start to our day. what will the rest of the day look like? tom's here with our forecast. hi, tom. >> a w

glenn ivey plans to run for the district 4 seat now held by donna edwards. it includes much of prince george's county and parts of anne arundel county. a part of montgomery county was removed during redistricting. anne arundel county councilman jamie benoit also plans to run for the seat. he also is a democrat so they would all face each other in a primary battle. >>> members of bernie madoff's family are now talking to 60 minutes. in an interview that airs this sunday, madoff's wife, ruth, discloses a disturbing event. she says the ponzi scheme as it came to light, they got terrible phone calls and hate mail and she and her husband actually attempted suicide. >> that's when i packed up some things to send to my sons and my grandchildren. i had some lovely antique things and things that i thought they might want. i mailed them. it was christmas eve. it added to the whole depression. we took pills and woke up the next day. >> ruth madoff says they took am by yen and it was an attempt that was impulsive and she's glad that they didn't succeed. you can see the

he'll give a challenge in the democratic primary to incumbent congresswoman donna edwards. the state just redrew the fourth district taking out a sliver of montgomery county. it now includes part of anne arundel county to go along with most of prince george's county. >>> republican presidential candidate mitt romney made a swing through fairfax county yesterday. two of his opponents have rolled out flat tax style plans. romney says his idea on taxes are more moderate than others in the g.o.p. field. >> my view is that the key to a tax policy is to reduce the tax burden on the people who have been hurt most by the obama economy. that's the middle class. >> romney appeared alongside virginia governor bob mcdonnell. mcdonnell has not announced his support for any candidate. romney deflected questions about possibly selecting mcdonnell as a running mate for next year. >>> the average public college graduate will get their diploma and about $22,000 in student loan debt. for private school students the average is $28,000. president obama wants to give them some help repaying thos

congresswoman donna edwards is one of the first to sign on tuesday our petition to get money out. you also, congresswoman, were active and engaged immediately tuesday night on twitter. i want to read what you said when we did this. you tweeted on tuesday night, cheers, millions must demand before congress has courage to act against moneyed interests. there are many things we can advocate for in 2012, congresswoman. why is it so important that we consolidate on this single issue? >> well, i think it's really important, dylan, and thank you and thank you the 82,000 people around this country, and i believe millions more who believe that unless you get the money out of politics, the pharmaceuticals, the banks, the credit card industry, the oil and gas companies, all of them out of our political process, we won't own it. and i think people all across the country, whether they're demonstrating on wall street or they're on main street, are crying out for our democracy to be returned to us, getting the money out of politics, so that we can restore democracy and so we can have fair electi

donna edwards represents my area.tance, when they had the debates on the insurance, she held a town hall meeting in my neighborhood, right down the street from me. i was able to go down there, question her about the bill, express the fact i wasn't in favor of it. she was able to hear from me. regardless of the fact i'm a republican, she is my elected representative. the party wants a structure whereby other citizens can do the same. you don't want to have to drive 50, 60 miles with respect to this particular map, you may have to make your way down to montgomery county now. >> of course, you mentioned bartlett, and that's been one of the key sticking points in this plan. when you get into the outer areas, you're taking a big chunk of western maryland. >> which is another problem. you'll take basically what is a rural area, living on 40, 100 acres, and suddenly you want to take them off it and align their interests with people in an urban area. that won't work. >> anything you can do to contest this now that the governo

montgomery county from the 4th district is drawing fire from its current democratic congress woman donna edwards we shouldn't just draw conclusions -- >>> removing montgomery county from 4th district will allow it to be put into the 6th district injecting more minority voters into the district edwards drew up her own map that keeps more of a current district intact than the one proposed by the governor. >> that is maybe satisfactory for certain political or other situations but may not satisfy the interest of the people who live in those counties and communities. >>> the executives of prince georges and montgomery county supported the governor's plan >> i commend the governor and commissioner for what they have done. >>> the opposition to maps drawn, four simple words, give me your map. >>> public advocates are siding with edwards saying spreading out minority voters would weaken their influence. >> maryland's governor and legislator should assess responsibility for their role, creating dysfunctional congress just because you can create such boundaries does not mean you should. >>> once senate v

on washington journal, chuck grassley and donna edwards on the democratic agenda. and norman coleman will discuss how the u.s. would provide medical care to victims of a radiation-based terrorist attack. live a 7:00 a.m. eastern on c- span. >> six republican candidates travel to the faith and freedom coalition. watch our coverage of herman cain, and rick santorum as well as rick perry and ron paul and michelle bachmann on the road to the white house. middle and high school students, it is time to get the cameras rolling in for the student camera video competition. make a video on the theme, the constitution then you and get it to c-span by the deadline of january 20 and you could win the grand prize. for details, go to studentcam.org. >> on last day of his tour, president obama visited a military base in virginia to talk about employment for veterans he is joined by michelle obama who announced the logistics' association has committed to hiring 25 and thousands -- 25,000 veterans. >> i would like to say good morning to all you all and the fellow service members and