chris van hollen, a representative in mon gumry count montgomery and donna edwards, martin o'malley a big name

representative donna edwards is officially running for the senate. take a look at this. she launched a campaign web page and released this video on youtube this morning. edwards represents parts of prince georges county in the u.s. house right now. she's running because mikulski is retiring next year. >>> if you're on twitter, you may see the hash tag #notonourcampus today. they are using to to protest the racial video from members of one of their fraternities opinion the fraternity suspended its its members have to leav house by the end of this day. ou says it is looking into whether of them violated the civil rights act. it's also investigating a sorority there, which it says may have been involved as well. >>> from the live desk, monitori the firefighters association meeting. the messages jeb bush and jim webb are telling the group. >>> plus the secret service's plan to fly drones in the dist. >>> and we're also staying on top of breaking news.d tanr has the southbound lanes of i-95 shut down in maryland. we'll follow that story. we'll be right back. >>> breaking news

so does donna edwards. the thing with van hollen is he's such a player on the hill with the democratic party that he's positioned himself for this run. but, edwards is a viable candidate even though she started off her campaign having virginia as part of the map on the state of maryland and realized that's not part of maryland. if cummings getting in kathleen kennedy tounsend it's going to be great to see. >> dave? >> somebody else better get in the race quick, if they want to or else they are going to get left by the sideline. there's momentum building for these two. while they have national stature, we don't know how they will play out in the nooks and kran anies in maryland. will they have a message that a lot of marylanders aren't making a lot of money. it's tough for them to live. they are worried ability a job, if they haven't lost it already. donna edwards, will any other democrat appeal to that? as far as the race goes now, these two jauger naughts are there and it's for anyone else to catch up. >> i

he is running for donna edwards' house seat. edwards is running for at somesenate. ivey says he will run, as well. >>> amazon is catering to the little guy. landon dowdy joins us with a new store about to launch. >> good morning. amazon may be the biggest online retailer in the u.s., but now it's also a place that supports the little guy. amazon is launching a store to sell exclusive electronics, toys and other items created by inventor inventors -- shark tank. items will be available for two day free shipping for amazon prime members. >> landon thanks. >>> all right. it is 6:51. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. we've finally turned the corner. this makes me very very happy. >> no turning back. the daffodils are sprouting. they are up around much of the region and the sun is getting up, as well. it's sunrise time at 7:24. look at that, i love hdtv. >> pretty. >> beautiful blueberry apricot sunrise over the potomac where there is not much ice left. just a few small chunks. still quite a bit around annapolis and parts of the bay. drive time weather this morning

he's hoping to fill the spot held by donna edwards right now. announced yesterday that she will run for barbara mikulski's u.s. senate seat. she faces off against chris van hole hollen. p. >>> the senate foreign relations ghitsity is hear holding a hearing on president obama's request for author use of force against isis. john kerry, martin dempsey and ash carter will testify. the president says he will not deploy ground troops there. several of the senators on that >>> chin to be will be called to testify twice. she says she has nothing to hide. >> i feel that i've taken unprecedented steps to provide these work-related e-mails. they will be in the public domain. >> the former secretary of state says she used the personal e-mail out of convenience but in hindsight wishes she had used a government account. >>> the news 4 iteam has discovered another member of the president's cabinet may have used a private e-mail for work as well. you're looking at an e-mail the iteam got from the white house f of staff to the cabinet, appears to include private

congresswoman donna edwards and john feehery is a republican strategist.t seems to me that everything is on the supreme court's platter right now, starting with the obamacare. the legacy of obamacare did not provide for getting subsidies if they are in states that didn't create exchanges and it sits there as a problem. what happens if the court says that's a problem. you're not going to get the subsidiaries in those areas? >> i was in the court and it was a very animated discussion. the court is concerned that the federal exchange is there for a reason and i think they are going to take the argument that there's a choice that states can make. either adopt your own exchange or have a federal exchange but either way subsidies could apply across the board. we're talking about 10 million people just since 2013 who were newly ensured and the state is sensitive -- the court is sensitive to the fact that it doesn't want to turn complete disarray in the insurance markets and the state and actually, you know, there was some questions about whether this will be coer

. >>> we told you on twitter an the nbc washington app donna edwards announces her plans to run for u.s. senate. we told you yesterday she's expected to run for the seat once it opens up next year. mccull ski is retiring at that point. another representative running representatives part of montgomery county and all the members of the county council endorsed him. he's your congressman if you live in frederick or carol counties. >>> there's a missing man in gaithersburg. police want your help. take a look at the picture here. it's 67-year-old. he was last seen on monday around 6:45 p.m. his family worried right now because he has dementia. he's described as indian male 5'11". he's seen wearing blue shirt, pants, and brown sandals. >> thank you. >>> one major school district which already missed 12 days so far this year can't make them up. >>> the new video which shows a scary situation when a man fell off a metro platform. why he fell and what happened next. >>> a live look outside right now at 5:06. everything is dry for now. you could be in for a messy ride home from work. chuck bell wi

perhaps chris collins or donna edwards, all of those on the list on the democratic side. and on the republican side, former governor bob ehrlich. there's going to be a lot of maneuvering as senator barbara mikulski announces her retirement. and also that she is going to continue to make the last two years count. >> and we'll have more on later newscasts and on www.wusa9.com. >>> another personnel announcement this morning about new beginnings in the district. mayor-- gregory dean will be the next fire chief. he retired as the chief of the seattle department last october. he replaces jones who took over for eler by. >>> the dallas nurse who cared for thomas eric duncan will file a lawsuit today. nina pham alleges that employees were not trained and did not have the proper equipment to handle the first she suffers from fatigue and aches in her bones and is suing for mental anguish and loss of earning capacity. >>> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is in washington. the israeli leader said his highly anticipated address in congress tomorrow is not intended to show an

former delegate and edward supporter aisha bravevoice says she's excited about the pofblts. >> in maryland we've never ae electricitied an african-american woman to the u.s. senate and donna was a pioneer being the first african-american woman elected to congress from our state. >> reporter: no one has officially filed to run for edward' seat. it will be fund-raising and campaigning for that seat and van hol listen's seat as well. back to you. >>> former senator edward brooke remembered today as a trail blazing legislator. hundreds of people gathered for his funeral this morning at the washington national cathedral. brooke was the first african-american senator elected by popular vote. he represented massachusetts for 30 years. he was born and raised in washington and graduated before serving with honor in world war ii. eleanor holmes norton spoke at the service today. senator brooke was buried this afternoon at arlington national cemetery. >>> new at 6, the u.s. senate could vote next week on president obama's nominee for attorney general. the president nominated loretta lynch in november. the senate judiciary committee signed off on lynch two weeks ago. now majority lea

congresswoman donna edwards said per twitter that she is running for this u.s. senate seat hoping to fill senator barbara mikulski's seat once she's retired. edwards made the announcement through social media with the release of a two-minute video outlining how she began in politics and what she's done as a congresswoman. since 2008 edwards represented maryland's fourth district which includes parts of prince george's county and anne arundel counties. democrat chris van hollen of maryland's eighth district which includesmont fwomry and parts of carroll and fred fridays announced his hl intention yesterday. >> i'm announcing my candidacy for united states senate. but if you'll join me in this fight, there's no way we can't win. and when i step into barbara mikulski's shoes as your next senator, you'll always know where i stand. with you. >> reporter: coming up on news 4 at 6:00 what this now means now that edwards' seat will be vacant. we have a list of names of folks who have said they're interested. that's coming up. also more information on what this means hist

. >>> donna edwards is telling news4 he news news4 her focus is going to be for running for the u.s. senate. she's running for senator barbara mccullski's seat. edwards spoke to tracee wilkins today. >> senator mccullski has been a tremendous mentor of mine. i cast my first vote for a woman when i voted for barbara mccullski, and i think the voters in this state deserve to have the fullest and most diverse representation in the state possible. >> she joins fellow democrat chris van hollen in this race. for a full list of candidates, head to nbcwashington.com. >>> and the former top prosecutor for prince george's county is now the first person to say he wants to fill donna edwards' house seat. glen ivy announced earlier today that he's going to run for maryland's fourth congressional district which covers parts of prince george's and anne arundel county. ivy was elected state's attorney in 2002 and 2006. he filed to run against edwards in 2012 but he later withdrew. >>> students in manassas park schools will be starting the next school year in august instead of after labor day. last n

he's expected to announce he will run for the congressional seat being vacated by donna edwards.she plans to run for senator mikulski's seat. ivey challenged edwards in 2012 but later dropped out of the race because of lack of funding. >>> decision is expected in the controversial proposal to build a 16-pump gas tietion in -- gas station in wheaton. >> why are they trying to stop this? >> reporter: for several reasons. it's mostly coming from the people who live in these neighborhoods near costco. the gas station would be number one, high volume butle too close to their neighborhood, their schools and also to the people who live around here as well as a community pool. this is the costco right now which people are not upset with. they say it's conveenlts. it's the gas station they have a problem -- convenient. it's the gas station that they have a problem. they announced in 2010 the plans to put a gas stietion. the people who live -- station. the people who live around here say no way. they say the high volume gas station would bring too much traffic so they formed a coalition to

is focused on montgomery county congressman chris van holland and john delany, representative donna edwards of prince george's county is considered in the mix and so is the baltimore county congressman along with a former governor and martin o'malley. we asked the senator if she had a particular favorite to succeed her in the united states senate and she said no not ready to talk about that yet. she says maryland has a lot of talented politicians and she says those people will waste no time in telling you just how qualified they are for her job. in baltimore, brad bell, abc 7 news. >> thank you, brad. among the senator mikulski's very unique accomplishments, she is credited with breaking the so-called wardrobe barrier fighting for women to be allowed to wear pantsuits on the senate floor. she also helped establish what's known as the women's club in congress. it includes a mentor program and regular bipartisan dinners. d.c. mayor muriel bowser has nominated gregory dean to be the district's next fire chief. dean spent 44 years with the seattle fire department. the past 10 as chief. dean wil

congresswoman donna edwards is expected to announce tomorrow her plans to run for senator barbara mikulski's senate seat. mikulski is set to retire in 2016. if elected, edwards whose district includes prince george's county would be the first african-american woman to represent maryland in the senate. congressman chris van holland has already announced his candidacy. today, he received endorsements from several montgomery county leaders including county executive leggett. one local county is considering raising taxes to pay for schools. who could be affected? still ahead. also coming up the warning from a man arrested and accused of plotting to set off pipe bombs inside the u.s. capitaln'tpitol and how investigators caught a d.c. fire inspector using tax dollars to gas up her personal car. >> and i'm doug hill in the belfort furniture weather center. did you like today? temperatures with 60's and sunshine. we'll hang on to the mild air but we'll have rain coming this way. >> more word on what caused a crash that killed a prince george's county police officer. brennan robain died when his cru

with a source close to anthony brown that the former lieutenant governor will plan to run for donna edwards congressional seat. brown lost the governor's race to larry hogan last year. his announcement will come a day after former states attorney will run for the seat. >>> about 20 demonstrators protested tonight outside the home in dallas texas, of a former student at the university of oklahoma. parker rice is his name. he's one of the frat members of sigma alpha epsilon. rice says threatening calls to his family prompted them to leave. >>> he is accused of stoking the fire of racial frustration in ferguson missouri. now the city's police chief is stepping down. ferguson's mayor announced the resignation of chief thomas jackson at a press conference this evening. >> after a lot of soul searching and it is very hard for him to leave and for us to have him leave, he felt this was the best way forward for not only the city but also for the men and women who served under him at the police department. >> jackson fought off previous calls for his resignation but decided it was best to leave afte

former lieutenant governor announced this morning he is running for the seat of congresswoman donna edwards. edwards' seat will be empty because she's running for u.s. senate. glenn ivy, former prince george's county state's attorney officially declared his candidacy for edwards' vacant seat on wednesday. still ahead at 6:00 -- >> what do you want me to think? taking my house. they didn't even bother to tell us. >> to widen an interstate hitting home. why one neighborhood is now in the crosshairs and what they are telling residents. plus your money at risk. the tax scam called the largest ever and why even the u.s. treasury isn't safe. >> i'm doug hill in the belfort furniture weather center. we have sunshine outside right now. rain is in the forecast towards the weekend. all important timing coming up. maureen? >> don't forget the "7 on your side" ask the attorney phone bank is going strong right now. you can call in with your legal questions. the number is -- 236-9220. >> sweeping safety changes tonight from metro. it's announced 10 new upgrades after that deadly smoke incident at the l'e

the former maryland lieutenant governor announced he is running for the seat being vacated by donna edwards. edwards and congressman chris van hollen all want to succeed senator barbara mikulski. in an e-mail to supporters, brown said he feels he still has something to give back to the community. >>> he was remembered today as the young police officer who was never really off duty. scott broom is following the funeral for police officer brennan rabain. this is securely a case of gone too soon. >> reporter: such a remarkable young man remembered today as being so persistent about wanting to be a police officer the county executive said this young man had to try five times before he made it. >> living his dream and most of us live a lot longer than him can't say that. >> reporter: officer brennan rabain age 26 sent off by an honor guard of hundreds. >> he felt so proud. >> reporter: father roger rabain. >> they would stand at attention for me and salute. how you like it, dad? looking good, boy. >> rabain was a very happy person. >> reporter: colleagues and family said rabain never really cons

the democrat is running for the seat of representative donna edwards who recently announced she's running for the u.s. senate seat of barbara mikulski. brown ran and lost to maryland governor larry hogan in november. coming up at noon missing for more than a year. new allegations about what the air traffic controller may have been doing when malaysia airlines flight 3070 disappeared. a class action lawsuit against facebook is moving forward. why parents are demanding their money back from the social media giant. plus salvaging your car. work is under way to save us from a growing pothole problem. what you need to know to keep your car from being damaged and make sure you enjoy the sun today because the rain is coming back and doug is back with the full forecast next. >> new developments in the investigation of missing malaysia airlines flight 370. malaysia's transport minister says he'll take action against the air traffic controller supervisor if it's confirmed that he was sleeping on the job. this follows a published transcript of the information between airline official and air traffic

democr jocelyn pena melnyk says she will run for the job donna edwards is vacating. p she represents parts of prince gey and anne arundel county. barbara mikulski is retiring and edwards is running for her seat. >>> in the day ahead, bge will inspect towers, power poles and other. the inspections will happen during the day in an a run kell prince georgcounty calvert, carroll and frederick counties. they expect to complete the inspections by the end of the month. bge will identify any damage and schedule repairs. >>> you are going to run into road work this morning along 95 in stafford county. two southbound lanes are closed as vdot repair as bridge deck. the lanes will reopen at 11:00 a.m.. >>> a popular slug line may be g big commuter headaches at one park and ride. vdot officials will now monitor the stafford borough boulevardgarrisonville after backups were seen. the lot had been resigned to ease commuting but these issues may send vdot back to the drawing board. vdot will talk to the people who use those slug lines to hear their thoughts. >>> about 2,000 are sign

congresswoman donna edwards made it official today. she's in the race for a u.s. senate seat. prince george's county democrat posted a video on you tube today calling herself a fighter with a proven record of helping working families. her only declared opponent so far is congressman chris van holland of montgomery county. both hope to fill the seats of retiring senator barbara mikulski. efforts to get rid of maryland's so-called rain tax are facing an uphill battle in the generalmbly. today, a senate committee rejected governor larry hogan's proposed repeal of this stormwater management fee. the house version of the bill was defeated last week and the repeal of the bill was a key part of hogan's campaign platform last year. next on abc 7 news at 6:00 -- a child left in a coma after a sledding accident is now awake and preparing for a milestone. his priceless reaction. plus chief meteorologist doug hill tells us when this rain will end and when we can expect another round. >> in sports try to avoid a three game skid in florida and crazy day in the nfl as day one of free agency

. >>> we'll let you know when donna edwards announces her plans to run for u.s. senate. she's expected to run for mccull sky's open seat. edwards is a u.s. representative. another representative chris value hole lane is running for the seat. he represents montgomery county and all the members of the county council endorsed him. he's your congressman if you live in frederick or carol counties. >>> your weather and traffic every ten minutes on the 1s. tom kierein hoping we get more spring weather. yesterday was wonderful! >> yeah. it got to 62 yesterday. overnight it got chilly. it's in the 30s. at the bus stop you need a light jacket. it's going to be chilly and you need an umbrella by later today. for the morning the bus stop will stay dry. we'll be hovering around 40 degrees. what to wear? have the umbrella ready because during the afternoon we'll have the rain coming down. also have your rain boots. we could have ponding of water around the curbs. that's going to be moving in as rain approaches us. right now it's in the kentucky and tennessee and farther south and west

. >>> glenn ivey is officially running for congress seeking donna edward's seat who is now running for the vacant senate seat of barbara mikulski. ivey is confident fund raising will not be a problem this time. >> there's no incumbent. so we'll have a level playing field and i think we'll be able to all start and have an equal beginning. i'm confident, though, my experience, my name recognition and the grassroots outreach effort will help us be successful in the end. >> while ivey is the first to announce his campaign, there will undoubtedly be plenty of others hoping to punch their ticket to congress in the open seat. >>> a few of year fight to bring a -- a five year fight to bring a gas station to costco is done. it was denied. in 2010 costco said the station was needed to open the store, but the store opened before the gas station was approved. neighbors argued the gas station with so many pumps would endanger the health of folks living in that neighborhood. >>> up next what we know about this morning's tragic chopper trash in florida. >> we got a pollen reading today. i put this on

. >>> donna edwards announcing her bid to succeed senator barbara mckulskey.peting against chris van holen in the primary. glen ivey is expected to make a bid for edwards congressional seat. the announcement will probably rrow. ivey backed off plans to challenge edward in 2012. >>> funeral services were held today for the first african american to be elected to the u.s. senate. secretary of state john kerry had words of praise for senator edward brook, iii at the washington national cathedral. >> senator brooks shunned the title of trailblazer, but that's what he was. he inspired thousands of young people of every race to enter public service. >> senator brook, a world war ii veteran was laid to rest at arlington national university. >>> expelled two students behind a racist rant that went viral. the student identified the fraternity brothers as leaders of the chant that featured the n-word. another video has surfaced showing the 78-year-old frat house mother using that racial slur two years ago. >>> hillary clinton defended her practice of using a personal e-

announcement in hyattsville that he'll run for a congressional seat being vacated by congresswoman donna edwards. edwards plans to run for barbra mikulski's u.s. senate seat. ivey challenged edwards for her seat in 2012 but ended up dropping out of the race because of a lack of funding. >>> more fallout in ferguson, missouri. the city council voted unanimously to remove city manager john shaw. this comes after a scathing report from the department of justice accusing the police department and the court system of racial bias. the report said shaw encouraged police to aggressively ticket motor is to generate revenue. streets in ferguson have been filled with protesters dozens of times since a white police officer fatally shot an unarmed black teenager this summer. >>> he says he's deeply sorry and made a horrible mistake. a former university of oklahoma student parker rice is referring to that racist chant that was caught on video. he is one of two sygma alpha epsilon frat members expelled for that video. rice's public polyis not enough for some. a neighbor put a sign on his -- apology is not enou

representatives chris van hollen, donna edwards elijah cummings. on the gop side ehrlich and steele are also possible candidates. >>> a decision is out on a case that touched out a nationwide debate about free range parenting. maryland child protective services has cited the meitivs with neglect. the law says children under the age of 8 cannot be left unattended in a locked or confined space. the youngest child is 6 and a half and the oldest child is 10. they believe letting them walk in their neighborhood teaches them important lessons that many other kids miss out on. >> there's no neglect anywhere here. the fact that they couldn't say no, nothing to see here folks everything is fine. and instead there's some judgment in a file somewhere. >> what does it mean? does it mean you have to change what you do? >> that's probably what they would say. >> the meitivs say they're fighting this ruling and they plan to appeal. >>> it's been nearly a year since we launched the bring them home campaign. we launched it following the disappearance of relisha rud

barbara mikulski is calling it quits and congresswoman donna edwards could be a contender looking to fill that senate seat in 2016. i sat down with the congresswoman for a chat about mikulski and whether or not she's ready to say for sure that she's in. >> i value her leadership. she's been quite a fighter. i think i could be that kind of fighter in the united states senate. i'm looking at it very carefully. i'll probably make a decision within days. if i can see that there is a pathway to win the election, then i'll do it. >> not a no, but certainly not a yes. for the rest of that conversation watch me and usa today washington bureau chief susan page on capital download sunday morning 8:30 here on wusa9. >>> this might be the last time we get to see this sight at least this year, one of the national zoo's pandas enjoying some snow, but where's the >>> it just wouldn't be the end of the newscast after some winter weather unless we show you pandas. >> we headed for the national zoo today and our patience was rewarded. papa panda ventured out into the friday sunshine. bao bao hung out

he said he is running for the congressional seat now held by representative donna edwards. edwards is seeking e senate seat held by barbara mikulski. yesterday former prince george's county state's attorney glenn ivey announced he's also seeking edwards' seat. >>> as for brown's former boss martin o'malley says he's not worried that hillary clinton is the presumed front runner for the democratic presidential nomination. he said he will decide this spring if he will seek the white house. as for the e-mail controversy surrounding mrs. clinton, o mali says people don't care so much about -- o'malley says people don't care so much about e-mail policies. >>> it's a great day to get outside. that's why howard bernstein is on our weather terrace. you were there. >> i was a moment ago. >> spring is here? >> beautiful out there right now. temperatures -- it's so close but i don't want to say it's clear completely just yet but today soak it in. upper 40s from northern montgomery county and lovettsville to 52 it dumfries and owings. so really a very pretty day. we've got clear skies n

they all want to replace congresswoman donna edwards who is running to replace retiring senator barbara mikulski who will leave in 2016. 16 aid workers are now being monitored in the united states for possible ebola. all of them worked in sierra leone with an american who is being treated for the virus at the national institutes of health in bethesda. that patient who has not been named yet is in critical condition, we understand. 16 other workers at monitoring facilities in maryland atlanta and omaha nebraska. up next on abc 7 news at 6:00, the late e on the election in israel. how that could impact the relationship between that country and the u.s. doug hill breaks down the changes coming after a perfect springlike day. tim: steven strasburg carves up the tigers and there is breaking news with colt mccoy and the redskins. is it back to the future? i've got the very latest as abc 7 news at 6:00 continues. as a small business owner you wouldn't deliver just half of what you have to offer to your customers. so why are you settling for half fast internet? only verizon fios comes with spee

he's running for donna edwards' house seat. edwards is running for senate. brown's announcement comes one day after glenn ivey said he will run for that seat as well. >>> coming up on 4:30. 43 degrees outside our studios. not too bad today. >> and what we're really looking forward to is a potential for warmer weather. tom kierein here now with your forecast. >> our hash tag is think spring. got into the 60s yesterday. we have a mostly clear sky. this is a live view from the tower camera. things are chilly morning, but then another mild afternoon, not e as mild as yesterday, looking likely for rain moving in on friday night. and into part of our weekend. temperatures right now around the metro area prince george's county now in the low 40s to near 40. bowie the at 40 camp springs now 42. calvert county now annapolis at 42. near 40 in montgomery county. much of fairfax county low to mid-40s there. and farther to the west in loudoun county the low 40s. prince william near 40 much of fauquier stafford, spotsylvania low to mid-40s this morning. by noontime, we'll

coming up that's one of the >>> donna edwards just released a video. she represents maryland's fourth district. she's part after growing list of people trying to -- of a growing list of people trying to fill barbara mikulski's seat who is not running for reelection next year. >>> campus sexual assaults got nationwide attention after a rolling stone article about the university of virginia last fall. even though that report was discredited, it did shine a light on the problem. this afternoon prince george's county state's attorney angela alsobrooks is supporting a bill to improve how these assaults are reported and she's testifying in annapolis today. the bill would require public universities to develop a sexual conduct assault survey and report those findings to the governor's office. >>> and lawmakers will be debating drones in maryland as well. they'll discuss how to regulate them and look into public safety and privacy issues as well. the bill they are considering calls for a study to look into these things. >>> in about 20 minutes, a bipartisan gr

representative john delany and representative donna edwards. perhaps, governor martin o'malley and perhaps, the former former governor on the list of those who may consider running for the united states senate. when we asked mikulski if she was going to name a successor, someone she would endorse, she said no, not going to do it. there's a lot of talent in the state of maryland and then she joked she's sure those talented people would be telling them all about themselves in the days ahead. brad bell abc 7 news. >> moving on to the other big announcement today from the d.c. department of fire and e.m.s. that has a new leader. mike conneen has more on the change in leadership. >> calling it a fresh start for the d.c. mayor and e.m.s. department muriel bowser announced her selection as next fire chief. dean is 64 years old and spent 10 years as a chief in seattle, washington. he retired this winter after four decades with that department. after a couple of months, he said today, he decided he liked being busy and he wanted to get back to work. the

brown is running for the seat vacated by congresswoman donna edwards. edwards is running for the senate after barbara mikulski announced she was not seeking reelection. congressman chris van hollen is running for that senate seat and glenn ivey is running for the house seat being vacated by edwards. >>> the 6-year-old boy hit by a car while sledding near his home in mclean returned home today. >> i'm surae chinn in the newsroom. it's simply remarkably going from not knowing if benston would survive to his homecoming today. a sledding accident near benston's home put the 6-year- old in a coma. his uncle wrote, "i have pictures from under one month ago of b still using a feeding tube struggling to wave or give a thumbs up. here's video of b man just starting to talk again. that was last month and this is benston in his hospital bed three days ago. >> i'm coming home! >> reporter: the boy's uncle says b man is walking, doing stairs, swinging a whiffle ball bat, playing basketball, feeding himself and discussing caps games. b's recovery has been nothing sho

others in congress like elijah couplings and donna edwards as well. she has reimbursed $1200 for his trip to chicago bear's football game last year. that is on top of another 40,000 they say he repaid after decorating his office on the taxpayer's dime. the house republican whip team is calling in the big guns. dick cheney and his cowboy hat. he met with them last night. when asked by reporters about his message he responded good afternoon. how about this for a presidential ticket. entrepreneur mark cuban and an colter. they'll be president and vice president in the upcoming shark nay doe 3 that is airing in july. on the tonight snow jimmy fallon addressed comments aimed at the vice president. >> criticism of joe biden saying he can't control his mouth, kind of like someone trying to say his name. sounds like a drunk person saying rented prius. i rented a prius. i rented a prius. it was pretty good. drives pretty well. >> that is your morning dish of scrambled politics. coming up in 22 minutes past the hour. political analyst and best selling author. g

house seat that will be left open by donna edwards. edwards is running for barbara mikulski's seat. the former lieutenant governor and states attorney glenn ivey have also announced that they are running. >>> maryland's house of delegates plans to vote later today on its own version of governor hogan's $40 billion budget. the democratically controlled house made significant changes to hogan's plan. the house version sends more cash to schools and reinstates pay raises for government workers. hogan had proposed serious cuts in both areas. the house plan cuts the state deficit by 85%. hogan's budget would have eliminated the deficit. >>> today in the area as to say stories about his father. martin luther king iii will speak to students in pa toe making. tonight at 6:30 he will address a community discussion at cabin john middle school. that event is open to the public. king is the eldest son of dr. king. >>> stay with us. "news 4 today" continues right now at 5:00 a.m.. >>> right now at 5:00 a.m., some spring snow. you heard it right, heading our way. storm team 4 radar is working har

today democrat jocelyn pena melnick said she'll run for the job representative donna edwards is vacatinge represents parts of prince george and anne arundel counties. senator a mikulski is retiring and congresswoman edwards is running for her seat. >>> the cherry blossom fest starts friday and this year reebok and adidas are getting in on the excitement. check out some of their new cherry blossom-themed sneakers. the reebok ventilators are available now. they're go going to set you back about $145. they partnered with wizards''s guard john wall for the high top version that cost $115. the so-called judge. wall 1 will be available on -- so-called jfm wall 1 will be available on friday. >>> st. patrick's day isn't unl tuesday, but people were seeing g this afternoon. revelers made their way down constitution avenu for the parade. year's theme is irish heart in the nation's capital. man, they had a pretty nice day. a little windy, but nice day. now what's going to happen next? >> tomorrow our temperature are actually going to be warm. highs in the mid 60s. we'll have plenty of clouds. i thi

she'll run for current house representatives donna edwards seat.ng with glenn ivy and anthony brown. edwards is running for the senate next year. >>> the archbishop of washington will celebrate a special mass for the patron saint of ireland. he will hold mass for st. patrick tuesday morning at 11:00. the st. patrick catholic church on tenth street in northwest. this is last year's mass. >>> 9:35. coming up scare in the sky. what caused an emergency landing. >>> also one former congressman's advice for virginia's bob mcdonal if he ends up behind bars. >>> a live look outside in reston. the breeze is picking up. we are timing when wind gusts will reach their peaks. stay with us. thank you, cable for taking longer to upload our family movies. for the slower internet upload speeds. for taking longer to upload my files to the cloud. for making me wait longer to share my photo albums. and for never upgrading to 100% fiber optics thank you cable... thank you cable, because if we never had you... we wouldn't know the incredible difference verizon fios make

representative donna edwards senator cory booker and senator rand paul all made the cut. >>> and there is controversy this morning, barbara, over lyrics in a country song. little big town's new song "girl crush" making a fierce debate on the band's facebook page. some say the song is promoting a "gay agenda." some radio stations actually pulled the song out of rotation after listeners complained and parents not wanting kids hearing it. judge for yourself. take a listen to the lyrics here. ♪ i got i want to -- i've got a girl crush ♪ >> you can head to the nbc washington facebook page and let us know what you think. little big down says it's an a breakup and one woman jealous of another. the new woman. even saying if it was about two women, it shouldn't matter. >>> the ugly truth about p >>> developments out of florida. why a 13-year-old boyne killed his two brothers then himself. apparently over food. they were all home alone. the 6-year-old died and the 16-year-old hurt but able to call police. the 13-year-old then committed suicide. the sheriff's department is not releasing the names

ingrid turner will run for the seat left vacant by donna edwards. and state delegate the jocelyn pena melnyk is also running for the fourth district's congressional seat. the democrat announced her bid yesterday. pena melnyk represents parts of prince geo and anne arundel counties. >>> a maryland family is mourning the loss of a child killed as she crossed the street with her grand other. they brought teddy bears and balloons to the intersection where she was hit. she was hit 197 and old chapel road. the driver of the van did stop. >>> today montgomery county council will conr a bill that will keep chemicals away there your home. it would b pesticide. o publi hearings earlier this year attracted a lot of attention. the committee meets at account 30 this mornin rockville. >>> also today, new parking restrictio go i to effect in the district following snow delays. crews will begin sweeping neighborho streets. megan mcgrath is live in mount plea with more on what we need to know to avoid a ticket. >> reporte well, good morning, what you need to know is

. >>> watch twitter today to see when donna edwards announces her plans to run for u.s. senate. we told you yesterday that edwards is expected to run for barbara mccull sky's open seat. another representative chris van hollen is also running. all the members of the county council endorsed him. you can see them shaking hands here. >>> we are learning today that some d.c. police officers have increased their salaries by working a lot of overtime. some are doubling and tripling their salaries. records provided by the police department show s one sergea salary of $89,000 earned an additional $179,000 in overtime. at least 25 other officers double their salary by working overtime shifts last year. officers earned the overtime working automatic traffic enforcement shifts or speed cameras. >>> today in montgomery county the council will be working on changes for the rules for taxis, uber and lift. metro facing several issues and the agency is making moves to respond. according to the washington post metro is hiring two public relations firms amid concerns about the safety finances and f

that includes virginia's tim cain and donna edwards. >> all right tracie potts on capitol hill. you. >>> investigators may have crucial new clues to put the one step closer to catching the so called black hat bandits. they struck again robbing a wells fargo in falls church yesterday. it makes eight armed robberies in virginia and maryland over eight weeks. this time the men left footprints in the snow. investigators took pictures an molds. multiple law enforcement agencies are working on the case. there's a $30,000 reward for information that leads to a conviction. >>> bob mcdonnell will appeal his corruption case in may. we went through the opening briefs for the case. he said it was built on a definition of bribery that the supreme court rejected. he calls johnny william's testimony into question. williams is the man who governor t bribes. mcdonnell said the favors williams received were routine courtesies elected officials extend every day. >>> in the day ahead we'll get insight into the fairfax county budget proposal. the city manager will present that proposal to the mayor

the democrat hopes to fill the spot held by representative donna edwards right now. a source close to former maryland lieutenant governor anthony brown says he's considering his opportunities as well. edwards is running for barbara manage cullss senate seat. stay tuned for news 4's interview later today. see it on news 4 at 4:00. >>> hillary clinton is still facing tough questions about her use of personal e-mail. the chairman of the house panel investigating the terror attacks in benghazi said he will call clinton to testify at least twice. once solely to address her e-mails, but clinton says she has nothing to hide. >> i feel that i've taken unprecedented steps to provide these work-related e-mails. they're going to be in the public domain. >> the former secretary of state says she used the personal e-mail out of convenience, but in hindsight, she says she wishes she had used the government acc >>> the news 4 i-team learned the white house chief of staff wrote to a private e-mail address believed to have belonged to the former secretary of state, secretary of defen

he's running for donna edwards' house seat. edwards is running, of course for senate.nnouncement comes one day after former states attorney glen ivy said he also plans to run. >>> the race for senator barbara mikulskis seat is getting crowded. joining us a political writer for nbc news. good morning. >> good morning. >> begin with that confidence poll we just heard. the results probably aren't surprising to most people. not a whole lot of confidence in what goes on in washington and seemed even in the supreme court? that is surprising. will the congress and the white house take notice of this do you think? >> i'm going to say probably not in a major way because this is of course as you said not the first time a poll has shown negative numbers especially about congress. congress has been shown to be less popular in some polls than cockroaches, and a new nbc news/"wall street journal" pl we looked at today showed that almost nine in ten americans say politicians in washington are out for themselves not for the common good. this is a number we see over and over. while the

. >>> maryland representative donna edwards is expected to announce that she will take a bid for that senate seat. according to "the washington post," edwards hopes to fill the seat vacated by barbara mikulski. a sign maryland voters are in for a heated battle. the "post" included several other possibilities including a former television news anchor interested in mikulski's seat. >>> parents may sue stafford county schools over its redistricting plan. the school board drew up a plan to solve overcrowding at three middle schools. according to the free lance star parents say it makes low-income families travel further while wealthier families get to stay closer to home. >>> road to recovery. we meet a young man from prince george's county seriously hurt after a drunk driver hit him. what he says about that experience right now a team flying a solar powered plane making a trip around the world. how that plane is able to fly, day and night. >>> a young man in prince george's county is on the road to recovery right flou and says he hopes he can walk again. kaelin hayes maimed by a drunk dr

chris van hollen, a representative in mon gumry count montgomery and donna edwards, martin o'malley a big name might get in the race since hillary clinton beats way more liberal counterweight to her. if he looks at this, might have a better shot at becoming a senator instead of becoming president, he might get involved. going to be a real real fascinating race on the democratic side. >> and any idea who barbara mikulski might get behind? >> i don't think she'll endorse anybody. you never know. >> talk about homeland security. the senate expected to take a procedural vote. what's the house going to do? >> we're waiting to see. blocking a movement the house wanted to go to conference iron our differences between the two bills. democrats will block that because they want the department of homeland security funded the entire fiskcal year. after that what will john boehner do? put a year-long funding bill to the department of homeland security on the house floor or still try to come up with republican alternatives? remember this is all about immigration. republicans don't want to fund the

houts seat that will be left open by democrat donna edwards.ards is running for senator barbara mikulski's seat. two former prince george's county delegates, former lieutenant governor and former prince george's county state's attorney glenn ivey have also announced they are running for mikulski's seat, as well. >>> and a vote on larry hogan's budget today. the democratically controlled house moo significant changes to hogan's plan. the house version sends more cash to schools and reinstates pay raises for government workers. hogan had proposed serious cuts in both areas. the house plan cuts the state deficit by 75%. hogan's budget would have eliminated the deficit. hogan says he's willing to compromise on pass the budget. >>> president obama is floating the idea of making it mandatory to vote in the united states. the president made the comment in cleveland yesterday. he says the u.s. should be making it easier, not harder to vote. the president is noting that countries including australia have mandatory voting. he says if everyone voted in th

about retiring senator barbara mikulski's seat maryland congressional members chris van hollen and donna edward have already announced their candidacies. >>> potholes seem to be all that drivers are talking about, especially if you've drif tlun rock creek park lately. there is now a repair blitz happening in prince george's county. crews are taking advantage of this nice weather to tackle as many potholes in the area as possible. the department of public works and transportation is teaming up with the maryland state highway administration to make this blitz happen. >>> a police officer risks his own life to pull a driver from a burning car. new tonight, he tells news4 why he had to turn around and arrest the man he saved. >>> and look at this. perfect storm making its way our wa >>> how well does your dishwasher clean your dishes? we're talking about the actual machine. we rely on ratings, but there might be more than meets the eye. >> anything's better than me with my rag. consumer reporter erika gonzalez here with the real dirt on dishwashers. >> i don't want you doing dishes at my house, no

. >>> and donna edwards is expected to announce tomorrow that she will run for senator barbara mikulski's seat. it's a sign maryland voters are in for a heated primary battle. chris van hollen has already put his name in the hat. >>> the backlash over hillary clinton using private e hail while secretary of state is quickly growing. president obama has thousand weighed in. and a powerful senate democrat told chuck todd if clinton does not explain this better it will, quote, hurt her. tracie potts is live on capitol hill with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. that was dianne feinstein and she was talking about hurting her in the 2016 election if hk decides to run. over the weekend feinstein says she needs to speak out. she's probably the most promise promt democrat who has said that. pressure is mounting from both sides for hillary clinton to say something about the e-mails. and they may get a chance today. she has an event coming up in about five hours in new york frn is listening to see if she will address the e-mails. and you mentioned president obama spoke out over the weekend. he

brown announced he's running for the congressional seat currently held by donna edwards who seeking the senate seat now held by barbara my cull ski and yesterday glenn ivey announced he's also seeking edward's seat. >>> community a collective sigh of relief after a suspected kidnapper is caught, but who the suspect is leaving many asking why? >> coming up later. >> reporter: you might recognize mike milton, the one who hands out those huge financial awards to great teachers. he came to prince william county today to surprise one teacher. i'm peggy fox. i'm have this story coming up. >> i'm meteorologist topper shutt. a very nice evening. when you head out of the wizards game, chilly, nothing crazy, 47 downtown, back in the burbs low 40s. we'll come back. we have a yellow alert tomorrow and saturday, doesn't mean all the day is a disaster. we'll explain. >> reporter: a controversial program has communities taking sides. i'm paula reed in fairfax county, virginia, >>> virginia is the latest state to take up a controversial proposal that is making animal lovers literally choose between bir

former prince george's county council chairwoman ingrid turner confirmed her bid for donna edwards' seatngress today. delegate jocelyn pena melnyk also announced she's going to join the race. they join former lieutenant governor anthony brown and former state's attorney glen ivey in what is already a youed field. edwards will be running for the senate seat left open by the retiring barbara mikulski. >>> a new collaboration to end homelessness in our area. d.c. mayor muriel bowser prince george's county executive rush earn baker and montgomery county executive ike leggett signed an agreement today, maybing a commitment for all three areas to better integrate their housing resources and their client information to better serve the homeless. >> this is a unique challenge because within our three jurisdictions there are no boundaries for homelessness. people can easily move across montgomery county into the district into prince george's county and back and forth. they people throughout this region right in this room having a meal today. >> the homeless facility progress place in silver sprin