he's not supporting the hometown candidate donna edwards would lives in oxon hill. find out why at 6:30. back to you in the studio. >> all right, delia, thank you at colmar manor this morning. >>> one last chance to hear from the candidates running for the late marion barry's ward 8 council seat. the final forum takes place today at noon. it will be held at covenant baptist church on south capitol street. >>> the man accused of killing three prominent people from alexandria has been found competent to stand trial. charles severance has been linked to the murders of nancy dunning in 2003, ronald kirby in 2013 and ruth anne low gatt toe in 2014. prosecutors say seive answer was driven for kill -- severance was driven to kill in part because after child custody decision that went against him. >>> students at one local high school are in shock this morning over the sudden death of a popular student. madison small was senior captain of the broad run high school softball team. she appeared to be the picture of health but on monday night she was rushed to the hospital wher

that would make donna edwards the easy doris. for baker to make, but the county -- endorsement for baker to make, but the county executive specially close to van hollen. >> the ranking member on the budget committee is a very important thing for us in the state and county. i know he'll do the same thing on the senate side. it was an easy decision in this respect that i don't know him as a name, a congressman. i know him personally and i know the working relationship. >> reporter: montgomery county executive ike leggett backed baker up today saying van hollen's record on diversity is beyond question. the edwards campaign released a statement today saying, "she has the backs of prince george's county voters on issues." scott broom, wusa9. >> donna edwards has been endorsed by other key players in prince george's county politics like the council chair mel franklin. >>> new information on the officer who shot a man inside a home in crofton, maryland, over the weekend. the officer is lieutenant harry peterson. two officers responded t

congresswoman donna edwards of maryland.or that beautiful article today for everybody. >>> and now, you've probably seen the video showing toyya graham the mom in baltimore who, look at this forcefully encouraged -- that's a good word -- encouraged her son to move away from a riot. the so-called mom of the year that's what people are calling her, says her actions were motivated by downright fear. >> that's my only day, and at the end of the day, i don't want him to be a freddie gray. joining me right now is toyya graham's pastor the reverend john lunn of the barion baptist church. reverend, thank you for joining us tonight. you know sometimes we see heroes in the worst possible situations, and i think we just saw one, toyya, toyya graham and your thoughts about her as a member of your congregation and what you know about her situation and her? toyya is a wonderful mom, she's always bringing her children to church. they participate in different programs in church. they sing on the choir, some are in the dance ministry. they'r

if elected, representative donna edwards of prince george's will be the first african-american female from maryland and the second black woman to serve in the u.s. senate in history. but baker has chosen representative chris van hollen of montgomery county instead. >> why doesn't he feel like the people in prince george's county are capable? >> reporter: mother and daughter say they're disappointed in baker's recent choices. >> i know donna edwards for over probably about 15 years, and i know she done a lot for prince george's county. i would support her. i don't know why mr. baker doesn't feel he needs to. >> it hars hard to go one way or another because there's pluses on both sides. >> reporter: the mayor of the town of cull perfect manor where baker made the announcement. her council consists of all african-american women. she hasn't decided who she will support in the senate race but says -- >> we need more female voices in all this leadership. >> reporter: baker says he stands by van holland being the best for the job and is prepared to defend that choice. >> i think he's the typ

. >> some people are critical that you're supporting the white guy and not supporting donna edwards,ongresswoman donna edwards, who is an african-american and a woman and from prince georges county. >> but you also had an friend american running for governor who is from prince georges county. >> anthony brown. >> and he alienated many of the prince georges county delegates and state senators and they didn't really get behind him. and he was surprised why he lost. so i don't know if race is really a factor. i think the two big factors, one, is that baker and van hollen have been friends a long time. they've been political allies. number two, i've always said this someone said it even long before i took it on as a mantra and that is in politics there are no permanent friends. there are no permanent enemies. there's only permanent interest. >> right. >> the reason van hollen and dave can attest to this i believe, remember he was the major fundraise-raiser for the democratic party. so he's cashing in a lot of chips. >> yeah. he has a lot of clips to cash in. well what it does is admitted

baker's endorsement particularly of interest because of donna edward who represents part of prince george's county. interesting to see how this impacts voters here as this all plays out at the polls. edwards wiltbuilt her career on being more of an independent and, again, more rooted in baker's long-term relationship with van hollen. he says that van hollen knows how to get things done knows how to work across the aisle and he thinks that he's the best candidate here for the future of prince george's county. so big news out here today. i'm zachary kiesch reporting live. back to you in the studio. >>> i'm angie goff at the live desk. a gang pulled off what could be the country biggest ever heist. searching london's jewelry district after thieves made off with cash and gems cutting their way into a big vault knop official word how much was taken one newspaper putting the price tag at $300 million. known as the hat and garden home to hundreds of gold and gem dealers. the thieves tunnelled their way into the building and smashed their way into several safe-deposit boxes. chuck? >> wow. >> sound

many are upset that baker did not people a constituent interest his own county congresswoman donna edwardsand van holland served together in the maryland house of delegates in the 1990s. >> i regularly endorse people that i know personally that i trust personally, that i've work worked w. i think he's the type of person that's going to go in there and be the type of senator we've seen senator mikulski be. >> i've known donna edwards for over probably 15 years. i know she done a lot for the county. i would support her. i don't know why mr. baker doesn't feel he needs to support her. >> montgomery county supervisor isaiah leggitt has supported van holland. if elected edwards would be the first african-american senator from mare march. >>> a new call for help to catch the vandals who sprayed hate messages on a synagogue. >>> safety changes coming to metro a . >>> people who live in a montgomery county community are being asked to check their security cameras. detectives are hoping that someone else in gaithersburg's kentland neighborhood captured video of the people who vandalized a synagogue

. >> this means baker will not support donna edwards, the congresswoman representing his district. she and van hollen are both running to replace barbara mikulski who is retiring the end of her term. >>> now to washington d.c. where the campaign 2015 special election is in the homestretch. the voters in wards 4 and 8 will cast their ballots to fill the seats once held by muriel bowser in 4 and the late marion barry in 8. the folks running for his seat took part in a forum sponsored by aarp. the candidates were asked to be ready to talk affordable housing, prescription drugs, long term and home healthcare. transportation solutions for ward 8 were on the table. special election day is april 28th. the early voting kicks in april 13th. to learn where and when to cast your ballots, you can go to our website www.wusa9.com. check out the voter guide. >>> there's new information related to the murder of a lawyer at the donovan house hotel in northwest d.c. d.c. police arrested 19-year-old domonique johnson in connection with the case charging her with conspiracy. this is their second arres

maureen: congresswoman donna edwards is the only other declared candidate in the democratic primary. other members of maryland's congressional delegation are also considering senate bids. a teachers union in maryland is urging lawmakers to reject a tax credit. the proposed credit backed by governor hogan would help businesses that support private school students. the president of the maryland senate -- rather the maryland state education association calls the break a vulture scheme. hogan initially pulled back on money for education and state employee pay to address a budget deficit. fairfax county residents got their first chance to comment on school funding at a public hearing today. supervisors are reviewing the 2016 budget passed by the school board in february. the $2.7 billion budget is $56 million more than this year's. the school board is now asking for an additional $14 million. another public hearing will take place tomorrow afternoon at the fairfax county government center. still to come a kidney donation to marion barry sparked a legal battle. and tonight, first words fro

. >> reporter: of course a lot of the surprise here is that -- is because donna edwards, an african-american woman from prince george's county is also running for the senate seat that's being vacated by the dean of women in the u.s. senate, barbara mikulski who served retirement a couple of months ago. consist executive baker was also joined by the county executive from montgomery county ike leggett, also an african-american man who said van hollen's record on racial and inclusion issues is, quote, impeccable. baker again underlined today his personal relationship with van hollen that goes all the way back to his days in the maryland general assembly for this endorsement today but it's definitely raised a lot of eyebrows here in prince george's county. reporting live in colmar manor, scott broom, wusa9. >> scott, thank you. >>> at this hour, a forum is getting under way between the ward 8 d.c. council candidates at covenant baptist church on south capitol street. they're running in a special election to replace the late marion barry. this is their final meeting before early voting begins nex

baker passed over his own constituent donna edwards also running for the u.s. senate seat. today baker explained his pick. he says van holland can reach across the aisle and while in the house of delegates van holland helped get money for county schools. >> he was senator van holland that helped us in prince george's county not only make sure that we restructured our school board so we could make sure the money was spent where it should be, but it allowed prince george's county to get an additional set of monies in our school system. >> coming up tonight at 5:00, county bureau chief tracee wilkins talks to voter whoz are angry about baker's decision not to endorse edwards. >>> we are tracking another deadly insider attack in afghanistan this time in jalalabad in eastern afghanistan. one of three american soldiers shot by an afghan soldier has died. the americans returned fire and killed the attacker. nbc news has confirmed the shooting happened after a meeting between afghan leaders and senior u.s. diplomat donald yamamoto. he is serving as a political adviser to the u.s. m

county executive baker will give his endorsement to chris van hollen over donna edwards. this is to fill the vacant senate seat by barbara mikulski. a lot of eyes and ears on this. van hollen and baker go back more than 20 years to the time that they had in the maryland houts house of delegates in the early 1990s. baker says those experiences weigh heavily in this decision. he had edwards has gained a lot of report from national log sieves. if edwards or any other affairen can american wins this race, they will make history in the state of maryland. baker says his decision is rooted in the best candidate that he feels can provide leadership and get things done specifically if folks in prince george's county. back to you in the studio. >> zachary, thank you. >>> if you live in prince george's county executive baker is also proposing several tax increases. according to the "washington post," county businesses are opposing the plan here. the paper says some business leaders are even going as far as writing up an alternative tax plan. property taxes are among the taxes that c

that endorsement is raising eyebrows because baker chose van hollen over donna edwards who is representing much of prince george's county. a little later in this hour zachary kiesch will join us with a lack look at why baker chose van hollen. >> to the second city that voted for a second term and second chance. >> that is chicago mayor rahm emanuel after winning a second term after and you unexpectedly tough campaign. in the end he brought in 55% of the vote this the runoff for mayor. >>> uconn women's basketball team is waking up with their third straight national championship. so impressive. this is also their tenth the overall win for the husk kiss after knockoff notre dame. u con had just one loss this year and is 78-1 over the last two years. think about those stats. just incredible program. wow. >>> well, it could be his last chance to appeal his conviction and it could go to the u.s. supreme court. >> the last ditch effort for chevy chase man convicted of killing his former girl friend. >>> the italian up to george cloop any calls home takes action to get on lookers off his lawn. th

congressman chris van on hollen and congressman donna edwards have already declared for that race. >>> tim kaine will meet students on a robotics term in leesburg and the final stop at a bilingual culinary job training program in arlington. today's local events are part after five-day tour he's on to talk about trade and economic development. >>> it's 6:28. we want to take a look outside. it doesn't look so bad. allyson isn't sphon for the -- responsible for the rain. she's just accurate in forecasting. >> doesn't sound like a good one. >> it's not too bad. it's just hard to beat yesterday. yesterday was so great. >> those april showers bring? >> mayflowers. >> hopefully cherry blossoms. that's what my dad told me. >> we're still on target to get to the peak of cherry blossoms. good news for the weekend. we are going to see a lot of sunshine. it will be a little cooler than yesterday but we are in store for a good one. here's what we're looking at to start off your monday for your tuesday. we have some wet roads out there. most of the rain is pushing off to the east. we're drying out.

. >>> seven members of the prince george's county county council are backing congresswoman donna edwards running for barbara mikulski's seat. congressman chris van hollen is also running for the seat. he's been endorsed by the entire county council and one prince george's county member. the biggest surprise was that prince george's county executive rushern baker also endorsed van hollen and not edwards who livers in the county. >>> the national park service has a new plan to get younger people to visit the jefferson memorial. you are looking live now at the jefferson this morning. a new interactive kiosk is being installed today where visitors can share their stories about their favorite national parks. it's part of the park service's find your park campaign. the goal is to encourage people to learn about the hundreds of national parks across the country. >>> 6:36. we want to congratulate roxann manley from bowie, maryland. you are our facebook fan of the day. she says, i can't start my day without wusa9 and i can't sleep when i've missed wusa9 at 11:00 p.m. >> that is impressive. roxonn

. >>> new endorsements for maryland's donna edwards. seven of the nine members of the prince george's county council say they support her as she runs for barbara mikulski's seat. edwards represents parts of prince george's and anne arundel counties. she and representative chris van holland are both vying for the democratic nomination. >>> a judge is refusing to stop a virginia woman's college from closing the doors. sweet briar announced it was closing last month. yesterday, a judge refused to stand in the way but he did issue an injunction. it forbids the college from spending charitable contributions on the closure for 60 days an appeal is expected by opponents. >>> you may soon be able to buy a beer at the university of maryland during sporting events. the university is considering allowing alcohol during football season. the idea stemmed from the student proposal. under the plan only a certain number of drinks could be purchased at a time and sales would stop before the end of the football or the basketball game. the university pres

, rushern baker surprised some who imagined his support would go to the fellow prince georgian donna edwards and her run to replace retiring senator barbara mikulski and not van hollen who is from montgomery county. baker says he's simply endorsing the best candidate. >> i'm endorsing a person that understands prince george's county. brad: as for the role race plays in his decision baker says it's not his primary concern. >> i know it's in the best interest of the county and the state. brad: montgomery county executive, a van hollen supporter as well on hand for today's announcement speaks of his history in the civil rights movement and he says van hollen shares his values. >> his leadership on all of the issues that we have fought for is impeccable. brad: for van hollen the value is immense. he has a huge fundraising lead and this will make raising more campaign money even easier. >> i am grateful to these two leaders for the incredible work they do every day on behalf of our communities. brad: we reached out to the edwards' campaign for comment today and have not heard back. she remains th

co-sponsored this resolution, represent i have chris van hollen, jerry connolly, eleanor holmes norton, donna edwards who brought this to the floor, and barbara come stock. i hope -- barbara comstock. i hope all members of the house will support this legislation and will come to watch the soap box der bee in action on june 20. again i thank my colleague from maryland, ms. edwards, for making sure i got here so i could once again say how proud i am of those who participate in the soap box der bee. good luck to all of them. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland yields back. does the gentleman from pennsylvania have further remarks? mr. barletta: i want to once again thank the gentleman from maryland for his commitment to our youth and for once again introducing this great piece of legislation. with that, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from maryland is recognized. ms. edwards: mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: all time having now expired, the question is, will the h

edwards and then hillary clinton. much different landscape here. i've got jeff zeleny with me donna brazill, margaret hoover. been covering or -- covering her since the get-go, when you look at the themes, and some of this was echoed from the video announcement sunday, really the main theme -- economy, economy economy. and also of trying to be explaining to americans, yes, you may know us as the clintons, but let me tell you what -- it was hard work here's my mom, my dad came from. and sheer how i got to be who i am today. >> no doubt about it, she's hitting the pause button on celebrity. millions of americans have never voted for her before. didn't vote for her husband before. they don't know the story. they kind of picked up midstream on her celebrity not -- celebritiness. she's taking it back a bit. the first time we've heard her amplify what she wants the campaign to be about. interwoven was a message of how she. to be a champion for people. not what we heard a rea rebuttal to marco rubio said about her yesterday. i can tell you i remember being on the ground eight years ago at her first rallies. they we