as the sign says, is better than nothing. >>> doug hill, how was the storm looking? >> a lot of snow coming our way. the five super doppler 7 radar, lots of snow, the bright red colors are the heavier snow bands. that is where we are piling up the really heavy snow amounts late night. 10:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. as the time frame of the. snowfall -- of the heavy snowfall. more rain to the south, developing major storm. offore the next few hours, we will know more about it and its future, but we're very confident this will go into the record books. winter storm warnings and effect for everyone until tomorrow night, 10:00. the areas in red are under a blizzard warnings until 10:00. when the snow finishes tomorrow afternoon, early evening, 20, 30 inches of snow across most of the area. southern maryland and northern neck will have slightly less because of possible sleet and rain. >>> now look at other news today, including toyota. the president of toyota apologized for the recent acceleration problems, promised to improve safety. he announced the formation of a committee

i'm alison starling. >> and i'm doug mckelway. the effects could be lingering all morning. let's get straight to the latest school closings and delays. there are a lot of them. frederick county is on a two- hour delay. >>> the midweek a storm has moved on now. the late week's storm is the big question. >> it is gathering steam in texas. the storm is coming across the south. the model in its at a lot of moisture coming our way. it could be snow and may be a mixed down to the south and east. this could be a storm that will provide us with snow on friday evening into saturday. >> this could rival the december 19 blizzard. >> let's take a look at the shop from frederick. this is over the last couple of hours. it is hard to get the cameras to work this early in the morning. 28 in chantilly. watch those temperatures that are just below freezing. here is your forecast. the sun will break through. we are shooting for low 40's this morning. the roadways will warm of. cold air will move back in. there is another system for next tuesday. -- the roadways will warm up. >> south of the b

i'm doug mcelway. >> and i'm alison starling. we're so glad you are joining us. we're seeing about 6 inches of snow. we know what that means. school closures and delays. a lot of them this morning. let's get right to the list. we start in maryland. >>> your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> we will check in with lisa baden in just a moment to see how the the snow is affecting the roadways. we start with brian. did you get a snow totals from your mother? >> she got about four inches in madison county. we are asking for snow totals. jeremy saient in his measuremen. that is not what we're looking for. temperatures around the freezing mark. side streets are still little bit slick. clear skies will prevail today. we will look for lots of sunshine to do some melting. temperatures will be in the low 40's. the snow will melt away. there will be plenty of sunshine. our next system is moving in by friday afternoon. we could be talking about another major storm coming to washington. >> we have not heard from brian van de graaff's mother but we heard from eve

it is very heavy snow, good packing snow, snow ball snow that doug hill told us about. it is fun to play with, but it is a concern because it is so heavy on rooftops and branches. if it piles up and would get heavy wd, som of these power lines could come down and that is a real concern. right now we have had a gentle start to the storm. most of the roadways in maryland, a good combination of route 1 and college avenue, sidestreet with little traffic, both of them just have water or slush, although it is at that transition point where it is starting to accumulate on the roadways. from college park, brad bell, abc 7 news. >>> watch your step out there. schools and the federal government and most businesses closed earlier this afternoon. sam ford is live in the district on the rush to get home. >> it was not just the federal government, d.c. government, they are closed. many other businesses and offices closed early, restaurants, stores. by the time the morning rush hour ended , some commuters were already going back home. by noon today, rush hour was already under way. co

now to alison and doug. >> thank you. >>> 5:03. the high wind or the major concerns for people across the metro area. the heavy snow from the last storm knocked out power to more than 500,000 people. the hardest-hit area was montgomery county. courtney robinson has more on how the region is getting ready for another round. good morning. >> we are all long draped drive. these residents felt it firsthand during the blast. -- we are along drake drive. they are very much prepared going into the storm that they could lose power. pepco is also ready. this go round, it is not the snow that has cruised concern. high wind is expected to join in potentially knocking down trees and burning power lines with them. >> i do think it will be a problem if the wind is strong. >> the entire fleet is working the roads. tree removal crews will be right behind them. roughly 400,000 customers lost power. >> it was just awful. the house was down to 35 degrees. we were at shivering. >> they are bracing again. this time they are hoping the lights do not go

joy and doug hill and all of our reporters for extended coverage. it begins at noon and will stay on the air until at least 6:30 p.m. prince george's county will be letting out three hours early. >>> 5:39, 40 degrees. >> michael jackson's doctor faces the music. he will surrender to authorities later today. >> i have some of the lucky not winners in a trip to meet oprah. >> your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. another check on the latest school closures and early dismissals. we will be right back. ( music playing ) if toyota gets credit for being the most fuel efficient car company in america, well, then how do you explain all this? chevy malibu, cobalt, silverado, and the all-new equinox. compare them to anyone. may the best car win. >> hello. i teach culinary arts at the arlington career center. today our students are preparing breakfast for you. eating breakfast every day gives us the energy to say -- >> good morning, washington. >>> 5:42. welcome back to "good morning washington." we're in tysons corner. 35 degrees. i want to show

doug, turn around and say hello. go ahead. go ahead, doug. go ahead. if you could see doug besides the silhouette, if he would turn around and smile, he is cute and cuddly like a panda. >> i wasn't going to say that, but i was thinking that. turn him around don lemon. get him to face the camera. doug is also very strong like a panda. >> yes, he is strong like a bull and strong like bear. >> we're going to cut him some slack. he's on the panda beat. it's just a softer side. thanks for playing, rob. oh, we got him. outstanding. thanks for the investigative camera, robert. >>> all right, step away from that laptop, all right, it could make you happier. maybe we should have doug looking at the laptop. british researchers looked at internet use and depression levels in more than a thousand people ages 16 to 51 and the study's lead author says there's a link between the amount of time spent on the internet and levels of depression. the author adds that it's hard to know if going online actually causes depression or if those people who are depressed are simpl

doug ferguson is a golf writer in the room when tiger spoke. what was the atmosphere like, doug?> strange when we got in, larry. it was like showing up to church early. all of his close associates and friends and whatnot had already been seated and sat there and frankly didn't move for the next 25, 30 minutes. a presidential feel to it with the blue drapes, and there was no big announcement. tiger just walked in the room and began. and, frankly, the only drama was when the center camera went out about nine minutes into his statement. >> larry: the golf writers association was offering an opportunity to be part of the media pool. they declined. did you have any kind of queasy feelings of going where you weren't allowed to ask anything? >> not necessarily, larry. i respect what had they did. the a.p. has a history of covering the news. i appreciate what they've done, but that's what the news was and we were there to cover it. in terms of questions, it was stated it was not a press conference. we were sitting all the way to the back of the room and probably 40, 50 feet away from tig

doug is updating his complete forecast, that's coming up next. doug is updating his complete forecast, that's coming up next. don we're the watchful ones. we like to know where things stand. we keep a close eye on what we have and what we spend. suntrust would like to applaud our solid financial ways. now when you pay your bills online you'll not only gain more control of your money, you can also earn up to one hundred and fifty dollars. find out more at suntrust.com/solid live solid. bank solid. suntrust. ♪ >> we have more details on the story wreaking. more bad sources news from toyota. toyota will recall 170,000 hybrid prius' due to brake problems. >> and they're investigating possible brake problems with the lexus fleet of vehicles. this is the latest in long line of problems and possible business practices. >> they're on the verge of recaing their prius hybrids and they failed to tell their customers and the government all they knew. >> it was policy of deception. >> and whistle blower said officials in japan ordered coverups as safety issue

>>> you are watching abc 7 news at 6:00, with gordon peterson, maureen bunyan, chief meteorologist doug hill and tim brant sports. this is abc 7 news at 6:00, on your side. >>> metro officials were fielding hard questions about the deadly collision on the red line. the ntsb is conducting hearings. the company sent metro letter in 2004 warning it not to mix various companies' equipment. new train cars have been ordered but will not be delivered until 2013. >>> police have arrested a spect in a hit and run. ellen mae yach was arrested. the driver stopped at the scene. she ran over the victim while he was lying in the road but kept driving. she discovered the victim and the undercarriage of for car. that is when she called the police. >>> a big win for gay marriage supporters in maryland. attorney general in maryland said they should recognize gay marriages performed in other states. >> the role of comity, much like a driver's license, should be recognized. >> maryland law defines marriage is the union of a man and a woman. they say that they should be awarded the rights they have been giv

i'm alison starling. >> i'm alice -- i'm julie parker come in for doug mckelway. we want to bring you the latest closings and early dismissals. >> we do have a few of these early dismissals. also in maryland, we have charles county close, howard county shutting down early at noon. montgomery county, 2.5 hours early. prince george's county, three hours early. >> also, howard county will be closed three hours early today. frederick county, maryland, 3.5 hours early. washington county, 2.5 hours early. >> we are moving on here to st. mary's county schools closed, charles county schools are closed, too. >> and in virginia, the list of closures begins with alexandria city, arlington county, clark county, culpeper county, fairfax county, an spotsylvania county schools. >> the list continues with more on king george, loudoun, page, madison, manassas city, and manassas park. >> prince william county schools closed, stafford county, fox yeaauquier. >> let's check on the latest on the winter storm warning. adam caskey is at tyson's corner. we are starting to see some snow w

as a great friend of doug fraser died doug really got it. unfortunately from doug to bob it has kind of been this uaw leadership that was planning to the past. i don't blame them for trying to protect their workers. but there should have been a moment may be ten years ago where everybody sat down and had a come-to-jesus moment and said we need a new model. so i am hopeful that with this that the new work rules and hires will be successful. on health care, you know, maltster proposed national health care in 1946. the uaw wanted to come back and have national health care. i don't know if that would have been the answer. i am not sure whether those measures that out before congress now will be the answer. something has to be done. i am very sympathetic with organizations that have a heavy burden. on the other hand this is why we have jobs. it is why a lot of people take jobs at companies, because they can get the benefits. if you no longer offer the benefits you have to think, what if i am going to lose some of my best people to my competitive

varios ex jugadores de la nfl como warren moon, doug flutie, marcus allen y faud reveiz participaronen el evento que se realiza por cuarto año consecutivo. "esto demuestra que la nfl esta en serio detrás del mercado latino, cuando empece en el '85 no se veia mucha promocion en el mercado latino pero hoy en dia es diferente". celebridades latinas como angelilne moncayo, karla monroig y paola turbay participaron en los dos equipos que representan la conferencia america y la nacional todas tomaron muy en serio su papel en el juego de futbol americano. por su parte, el arbitro del partido fue alberto riveron, nos comento sobre el orgullo de ser el primer latino contratado por la nfl. "despues de los 10, 15 años con los enanitos, los niños pequeños, la escuela secundaria, después colegial, después la nfl me escogio para venir para aca". algunos de los ex futbolistas no titubearon en decir a cual equipo apoyarian en el super bowl el domingo. " i hope new orleans gets it. peyton's got one in the bag so maybe drew deserves one". "yo le voy a nueva orleans, peyton ya gano un super bowl asi qu

doug rushkoff joins us this morning in new york. hello, doug. >> rushkoff: hi, good to be here.the early days of the internet, it was easy for me to reassure people about what it would mean to bring digital technology into their lives. >> are folks getting a little afraid of the technology since it's going so quickly? are we going to be left in the dust, or can we keep up? >> rushkoff: well, i think people get scared as things develop, especially... back then, i was convinced the web could help us change in profoundly good ways, allowing us to evolve into better people. >> well, i'd like to introduce you, ms. tollman, to the new human being. here he is. >> rushkoff: well, it's a new human being that's evolved, i think, to the next level, and i think it's fascinating and wonderful to watch. i felt like i was in on a secret, that these old fuddy duddys were just panicking, underestimating our kids' ability to adapt to the new reality before us. if you're actually moving around the pixels yourself on the screen... over the past 20 years, however, the net has changed from a thing on

. >>> doug will be back with another look at the weekend weather in just a few minutes. you can get an updated forecast on our website, wjla.com. >>> of man is facing several charges after crashing into an arlington county court -- arlington county police cruiser. he is accused of colliding with the officer at this intersection. the first responders transported the officer to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. they track down the suspect a few blocks away. >>> police have captured an inmate in virginia after he conned his way out of the prison. they brought him into custody without incident this afternoon in martinsburg. he was mistakenly released yesterday from the correctional center after posing as his cellmate who was scheduled to be released. he was convicted on three counts of attempted murder. >>> family members plan to gather to remember a woman who disappeared more than a year ago. they are still waiting for answers about what happened to her. they hope someone will come forward. the vigil is set for 715. -- set for 7:15. >>> we're waiting for the

. >> my cell and doug ramsey. >>who is doug ramsey?>> he is a businessman who lives in seattle, washington. >> who is kirby wilbur and how did you get into your board? >> i inherited the board. >> they're still there? >> yes. >> he is to be a talk-show host. >> yes. he was one of the top conservative talk-show hosts in the country. guest hosts for people like sean hannity. he is one of the cream talk-show host in the country and a conservative leader. >> young america's foundation owns the reagan ranch. >> yes, they do. they turned that into an incredible site. they built a museum in santa barbara near the ranch. it is in honor of the president. >> how does john bliss get into all this? >> he is the only one i did not inherit. he is a constitutional scholar. back in 1992, i have known him for 18 years or 20 years. he was the chief counsel for the senate judiciary committee's constitution sub-committee. he was the top constitutional lawyer. he is a tremendous guy. >> brian berry. >> i have known him the longest of the mall. i inherited

in washington, doug luzader, fox news. >> we will stream the summit live on myfoxdc.com. it starts this morning at 10:00. >>> federal investigators are uncovering more clues into what may have led to metro's deadly crash last june. the last day of public hearings underway right now. during yesterday's hearing we learned that metro continues to use the automatic train control system after the manufacturer warned metro not to mix parts with equipment from other companies. that news angered families of the victims. >> when they sent the letter out, they should have immediately done something. these are people lives that were lost because of this. >> the investigation is also centered on the rail cars used in the deadly accident. metro will get a sturdier model in 2013 and they might not be ready to roll out until a year after that. >>> back to back congressional hearings on the safety of toyota vehicles are over. toyota's worldwide president faced tough questions yesterday on the recall of $8.5 million. ockyo toyota came from japan with apologies and promises to do better in

. >> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington," with doug mckelway, alison starling, teorologist brian van de graaff, weather, and lisa baden, traffic. this is "good morning washington," on your side. >>> and welcome back. is 4:49. we want to run down the latest school delay is and closings. >>> the full list is scrolling on the top and bottom of your screen. you can also sue wjla.com. >>> toyota will reportedly had the prius hybrid to the recall because of brake problems. it affects to wonder 70,000 vehicles. toyota plans to investigate breaks. -- it affects 270,000 vehicles. a woman faces a court hearing. she has been indicted on six charges including attempted murder. she tried to steal an unborn baby. a funeral will be held in roanoke for morgan harrington. she disappeared in october after attending a concert in charles cole. her remains were found in a field abo 10 miles away. -- she attended a concert in charlottesville. the national transportation safety board will hold a public hearing on last june's metro crash that killed nine people. it will begin february 23. witnesse

we're going to require a loft oil and gas, and this country has the opportunity to produce more dougative energies are important to the future, to the environment. we need to recognize how long they will take to develop. we should go after that aggressively and develop those. the government has a role in promoting that type of technology and energy development. companies like myself, we're a business, and we're an oil and gas business today, we will be an oil and gas business for long into the future, but we also are an energy company, and we have our hands in other types of energies going forward. as an example, for us, when we think about the climates out of the equation, we have the opportunity to produce bio fuels at very low carbon content that we think can get to having an impact on the global industry quickest. >> do you support the idea that clean energy will actually create jobs? >> well, i do. let me be very specific why that is. i'm going to use my industry as the example. if you take where the u.s. starts today and think about this multi-decade transition, then you think

doug, i have already introduced here. if you want to mention your new venture as well?. i took my homework to be three questions. the u.s. been a fiscal call? second, what to and that will be? lastly, and most difficult, how do we get this done? but me touch on each briefly and then we can turn to the discussion. first, it is transparent to you best need a physical gold. it has always been a source of amusement when colleagues this in the u.s. and the ass, fiscal policy is set in the united states. i have to explain the u.s. does not have fiscal policies, it has fiscal outcomes. it has fiscal outcomes. the house does its thing, the senate does their thing, they do economized. we have a series of budgetary outcomes that are not reflective of any sort of plan. and it is obvious that we have to change the way we do our business. i won't belabor the dire nature of the outlook for the federal government budget, but i think it is very, very fair to say that if one looks at any realistic projection of the kind of policies under which we are currently operating, we are endanger

let's get right now to our chief meteorologist doug hill. we go to a big snow. >> that is the story. we recognize it will be a major storm, the biggest of the winter season. but not for us. we begin our coverage from the weather center. at 11:00, bwi rapport in light rain, annapolis reporting light weight. -- rain. we're tracking the storm, and it has yet to fully develop. that particular area of rain is going to move off shore and will be 4:00 or 5:00 in the morning when the storms are trapping moisture around the colder air. take a look the graphics. we have winter weather advisories in effect. nothing more than four is expected there. it will not be high enough snowfall, but high on land. the wind really want to pick up until late afternoon or evening. nothing more than a trace, maybe 2 inches across the better part of the area. maybe three or four in other parts. northeast and east of here will be jackpot. it will gust at times to 15 miles an hour. tomorrow night and friday morning, the storm goes up. and more in just a minute. >> this r

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. >> it's interesting, doug. it's ross here in london. >> hi, ross. >> if you take a look at what's happening with the capital markets, we've made peaked here in the near term and what we've had is copper being supported last year by unprecedented stockpiling, which has now come to an end. what is your view on that? >> i think the commodities sector has done extremely well. there has been a die vergence and an early warning sign that commodities continue rising. one of the big concerns if you look at the growth numbers for china for 2010, the most vulnerable part seems to be the fixed asset investment. the policy is tending to focus on the slowdown in housing. you know, asian governments don't want to have property bubbles. the chinese property market has been very hot and we're starting to see policy markets slowing that down a lot in today's headlines. so that doesn't go so well for the commodity markets. and if we look at the cargo pricing, as well, here cargo is starting to ship to high tech goods performanci

doug announced the state will start recognizing same sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions immediately. he also says state agencies aught to start giving gay couples the rights they have been awarded elsewhere. >> and same sex couples in the district will have to wait longer to get their marriage licenses. the city was supposed to start issuing those licenses next tuesday, but the first day is being pushed back to wednesday. the dc council passed that law back in december. congress was not in session on one of the days the council thought it would be, so the date has changed. >>> scary moments at one of the nation's nuclear power plant and wait until you hear what caused it. plus, you may get a jolt from a morning cup of coffee, but could something the same size as that power your entire home? the answer coming up. >>> investigators now think melting snow was what shut down the calvert power plant last week. two reactors shut down at the plant last thursday and that caused the loss of power to some safety systems. federal inspectors believe melting snow leaked through the plant's roof

. >> attorney general derrick gloster says -- doug gansler session it should be recognized here in marylandhe met with reporters to explain his decision. he says maryland law defines a marriage as a union between man and woman but says same sex couples married in a state where gay marriage is legal should have the same rights as healthro sexual couples who are married. one opponent says he's filing papers in efforts to impeach the attorney general. but gansler is defending his opinion and compares his decision to that of a deliver's license issued in another state. >> people can drive in maryland with a valid pennsylvania driver's license. they will be treated as being married in the state of maryland. >> by that opinion, the attorney general has usurped the authority of the maryland general assembly. >> the attorney general's opinion is not law. he expects the issue will be decided in the courts or general assembly. fox 45. >> thank you, john. that brings us to the question of the day. should gay marriages performed in other states be recognized right here in maryland? go to fox baltimore.

>> my name is doug. squirrel! my master is good and smart. >> cool, what do these do?i would be happy if you stopped. tavis: it takes four, five years to make these? >> it does. tavis: $300 million domestically, $700 million worldwide. >> it is hard to believe. we make these because we love them. of course, reaching such a wide audience, it does not get better than this. tavis: when you spend five years on a project, you have to like it. in the context of your life, are you ok with spending four, five years on this? >> this was one sixth of my life. i should make that a business card. no, i think the secret for me is we had so many amazingly talented people, the film gets better and better as we go. it is constantly changing and evolving and getting stronger. tavis: when you are on the same thing that long, how do you know that you are in fact getting better as time goes on? i am wondering, do you lose perspective? what was the original call for years ago? what were we trying to do? the u ever get lost in the process? -- do you ever get lost in the process? >> we have

and we'll be hearing from rudy, bob and john first we'll hear from doug when he comes and there'll be time for questions and answers on all of our panels today. again, thank you for joining us. >> well, thank you, maya. but obviously we should have one. the target that puts the budget on a sustainable path -- it's obviously necessary to have a target. to judge how we're doing. and so the president and the congress can be judged by the american people and held accountable. the only real question is what should that target be? it's nostalgia to look at the budget. it had adhered to the first 175 years of history except in times of war or recessions. the rule was unquestioned intellectually. and it was an extremely powerful force. recently been looking back at the 1950s to see when budgeting was a lot easier. and it was interesting to see eisenhower terribly embarrassed by a deficit in 1959, which would amount to about $13 billion as we now count it. and he was bound and determined to balance the budget the next year. and he and the congress did just that. admittedly it wasn't real easy.

i'm doug mcelway.in pretty good trick once you get out of your neighborhood. right now we do have basically wet pavement and some slush built up in some of the intersections. everything has been resolved on metro rail. we will show you what it looks like on the highway. notice the fog in this camera. it is complicated in some areas. we will switch cameras and 62 rockville. this is rockville's mixing bowl. there is a little bit of sloshed between the lanes. a light volume of this morning. brian van de graaff after this. >> we do have some fog. look at this shot from congressional where you cannot even say congressional. there will be sunshine. happy birthday, pop. big day for you. no golf today. we had about 5 inches of snow. leesburg, about 5 inches. here is the deal. we will get some sunshine. low 40's today and tomorrow. our next system could pack us with quite a bit of snow. the system will work its way in and we could possibly snow you would need to measure with a yardstick. we will keep an eye on

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the other victim has not yet been identified but commissioner doug schulman believes that victim worked for them. >>> the big dig just got some big help. president obama declaring eight maryland counties federal disaster areas. this pertains to december's snowstorm. but it could also signal good news about this month's storm. fox a's john henrehan talked to governor martin o'malley about why it is good to abdisaster area. >> reporter: although there is still plenty of snow on the ground from the two punch of winter storms earlier this month, at least the residential streets are now clean and passible. the gigantic effort to clean up the snow has exhausted virtually all city, county and state budgets set aside and if we get more snow this winter, local resints want those plows back out. >> they need to be plowed right away. >> reporter: get the plows out quickly? >> yes, sir. they need to. >> reporter: you don't want to be snowed in? >> i don't want to be bogged in. need to go to work. >> reporter: maryland democrat martin o'malley siz he's gotten -- says he's gotten some good news about

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. >> doug used the word in tents. it is freezing outside. on the national mall, a blast of winter was so forceful, it was hard to stand on your feet. >> it felt like 50 miles an hour anyway. i am trying to take pictures and i can't even hold the camera steady. >> it is so windy, it wants to blow me over. i am ready to go in. >> they decided to close the washington monument. the concern was for those that had to stand in line and wait. >> it doesn't surprise me. >> they did what they could gather tree branches that were no match for the powerful gusts. they hung by a thread. >> what do you think about the wind. >> it doesn't bother me, you don't have to plow the land. >> there was not any sign of snow. >> i think i would prefer snow. it is prettier than the wind. and more the chance of getting out of work. >> how worried are you about the wind this afternoon? >> very worried. we did not lose power that time. but that tree could go down. >> one thing we don't see are the flags that would be ripped to shreds in this wind. they talk to them abou

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in washington, doug luzader, fox news. >>> and the latest out of the metro crash hearing. final day of testimony begins in hours. and now it appears metro had a written record that something could go wrong but did nothing about it. the company that made the automatic train controls in use at the time is telling the ntsb that it told metro, quote, you here is morfrom fox 5's will thomas. >> reporter: although a definitive cause of the june crash of two metro trains hasn't yet been established. investigation remains focused on apparent partial failure of a device to keep trains separated. the original review of equipment revealed the company had sternly warned customers in 2004 not to mix equipment from different manufactures. >> the absence of rigorous design and safety standards presents not only a customer quality issue but constitutes a serious and increasing risk to signaling system safety. >> reporter: the now retired chief engineer at metro couldn't recall getting a letter but he says he remembers hearing from maintenance crews about -- crews about mixing parts from d

. >> doug luzader from capitol hill. we appreciate it. >>> to virginia, weeks after her body was found, a girl who disappeared from a concert in charlottesville last october. a man found her remains on his farm. morgan haring ton was 20 years old. >>> accused of being drunk and hitting two men with her car and now the driver has a history of driving under the influence. she slammed into alex lackeyo and gusto rosario in adelphi on monday night and killed them instancely. the men didn't know each other but were on the side of riggs road ex changing information after a fender-bender. one man leaves behind a wife and three kids and hi daughter will turn 3 years old on the day he's buried. >> she knows something is up. she's knows i'm sad and she sad, is it daddy, momma? but she doesn't know what happened. >> fox 5 has learned the woman behind the wheel is 30 years old from beltsville and had multiple dui convictions and driving on a suspended license. >>> a jury convicted a woman in a bizarre stalking case in the district.

the political fix, changing the game of american democracy from the grassroots to the white house, dougen and rick santorum. there's a rumor you might run for president. >> i'll leave it at that >> sean: how does the president say we lost four million jobs and saved two? >> unemployment is 10.1, 10.2% it's not showing any signs of recovery. the poll is bearing out reality. >> sean: 17% if we close those who stopped looking or underemployed. politically speaking i think george hubert walker bush read my lips, no new taxes destroyed his credibility. >> if i were obama i would say we need to do more. to try to quinn the american public unemployment is at double digits looks like it may go up more and try to convince them what i'm doing is working is people saying he's out of touch. >> sean: he nearly quadrupled the deficit and even more when he said he's going to be a fiscal conservative. >> he's relying on tax increases to keep the deficit from ballooning further. optimistic economic assumption. sean, there's another approach, president obama could have said, look my approach hasn't worke

with us a presidential historian, doug brinkley. you hear observe obama backers and supporters say presidents do this all the time. i come back saying he might have a legitimate case. i'm not here to judge but it doesn't sound presidential. >> it's a mistake in policy at this juncture. it used to be, for example ronald reagan could beat up on jimmy carter's leg say in the '80s because the news cycle wasn't so fast. but to be this far into 2010 and president obama is evoking george bush -- he made campaign promises on iraq, gitmo, going into new york with the terrorist bomber, and then there's a renege. part of it is a fear of using executive power and a constant desire to tell people how tough he has it. people want a harry true man president. if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen. it's a mistake to take the malaise approach. stop putting blame on others and inspire the country with optimism. yesterday he criticized las vegas. don't spend your money in las vegas. don't buy a new boat. it was like carter saying keep your

doug gansler released his opinion. maryland has extended protections to same sex couples but stopped short of recognizing legal marriages. egancele's opinion is not binding but may be used to sway the court. >>> let's check in on the roads with sharon gibala. >> reporter: the worst part is on the top side of the beltway. on the inner loop of the perring pac way. a vehicle into the snow bank there on the right. you're looking at a 33-minute backup now to green spring avenue. there's a look at your speed sensors, down to 10 miles per hour in some spots. mortimer, at gnome. and loch raven. meantime, 95 northbound just a little slow from 195 to the beltway. speed sensors down to 21 miles per hour there. 22 miles an hour, the slowest spot between 83 and 95 on the top side inner loop again. that's because of that accident at perring parkway. there's a look at 95. no delays there yet. 15 minutes could save you 15 percent or more on your car insurance. visit us at geico.com. 1-800-947-auto. >>> still ahead at 4:00. children ta

you know, but, here's this thing, doug burns, obviously, it is a tragedy, okay? thinking, legally these people will say, you know, they probably signed releases, and went into this tent, willingly, and they are saying, though, that they were persuaded, very strongly, not to leave, they were told to fight through the weakness. as they were passing out, vomiting, and passing out. >> first i don't like the helper hypothetical but it is a defensible case and here's why. first of all, they voluntarily went into the sweat lodge. two, they were not forced to leave, although you indicated, we talked about they are claiming they were and that will be a hot factual issue and if they were able to leave and we've been in a sauna and god, i feel hot and the doors open thank god and you leave and lastly they'll say that he did not construct the sweat box, he wasn't responsible for the maintenance of it. martha: and they'll have people there who say the man changed my life, and if it weren't for this man i would never have been able to... >> how did he change their life by psyc

doug said, mr. president, i'm taking that phone away from you. up to the time he went into the surgery, he was dealing with haiti. he'll take a day or two off. if anybody thinks this will change his lifestyle, you don't know bill clinton. he gets out of bed every day to figure out how to help people. he's in great spirits and he will be back to his old self in a couple days and just like before he went in? >> larry: we'll try and contact him tomorrow and try to get him to be here tomorrow night. we'll devote the whole show to the heart tomorrow night. what's his prognosis, would you say? short term and long term? >> i think his prognosis is great, especially the fact that those other vessels, those other grafts are open, that's your million dollar life insurance. if those will stay open, in fact, internal mammary to the left interior will keep you alive he forever. >> larry: some other quick things for the panel. what part in this does stress play? >> i don't know it plays a big part in this particular situation. obviously, stress is associated w

doug jamerson and his music ensemble will continue their delightful musical serenade later in evening we will perhaps be joined by sarah epstein, who will delight us with a story of for great, great great grandparents and how they helped mr. lincoln here as president-elect or and it is a frosting on the desert, as he wishes as it was, maria elaina may have a wonderful announcement to close the evening. and now, allow me to briefly introduce the honorable frank williams recently retired chief justice of the rhode island supreme court who will deliver a few appropriate remarks about this magnificent young lawyer from illinois. judge frank williams hails from rhode island, where he served for seven years as chief justice of the rhode island supreme court. while serving in that high position, the president of the united states also as chief justice williams to serve on the military commissions review panel with the rank of major general. judge williams is acknowledged to be one of america's leading authorities on the life and time of the young prairie lawyer from illinois. he has served a

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and my guest this hour is doug gansler, maryland attorney general.hank you so much for coming in. >> good to be here. thanks. >> we have issues with how we elect our judges, and it's really problematic, so explain to everyone how we can at least address this issue. >> it is problematic. what happens is the governor appoints somebody to be a judge, and then they are on the ball let the very next election, and the problem with that is three-fold. one is we are polite sizing people that ought not to be politesized. second, and the supreme court just had a case about this last year, which called in to question, the very nature of campaign contributions to judges. the supreme court said in that particular case, the judge had toe recuse himself because he received money from one of the lawyers that was appearing before him. they didn't say where the line is, but it really points out the problem of these people running for judge, and the first people they call -- in fact the only people they can call are the people that know they are the judge, which are th