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the second home is in ash burn, virginia, an hour's commute from downtown d.c. >> we're under prerecessionng where the inner jurisdictions are above. >> reporter: suburbs usually recover from a housing downturn more slowly than their urban neighbors but the divide is greater than ever this time around according to a new study by john burns real estate consulting. take chicago, home prices in closer in deerfield are about 15% below their recent peak, but keep going out the interstate and you see prices are still as much as 30% below peake, the same in l.a. where glendale is the 2-% above peak but farther out palmdale is 37% below. and in d.c., the close-in suburb of arlington, virginia, is almost 8% above the peak of the housing boom but head out to h ashburn and you see prices are nowhere close to recovering their peak values. >> the size of the house you can get for the dollar drops dramatically outside of the city. >> reporter: 40-year-old ian walsh and his young family moved to ashburn three years ago and walsh doesn't regret the choice, despite his hour commute to downtown d.c. >> when

the second home is in ashburn, virginia, an hour's commute from downtown d.c. >> we're still a little bit under prerecession pricing, where the inner jurisdictions are now above their previous pricing. >> reporter: the suburbs usually recover from a housing downturn more slowly than their urban neighbors, but the divide this time around is greater than ever according to a study by john burns real estate consulting. take chicago. home prices in closer-in deerfield are about 15% below their recent peak, but keep going out the interstate and you see prices are still as much as 30% below peak, the same in l.a., where glendale is already 2% above peak, but farther out, palmdale is 37% below. and in d.c., the close-in suburb of arlington, virginia, is almost 8% above the peak of the housing boom, but head out to ashburn, and you see prices are nowhere close to recovering their peak values. >> just the size of the house you can get for the dollar, it just drops dramatically as you get a little bit outside of the city. >> reporter: 40-year-old ian walsh and his young family moved out to ashbu

mainlytures chilly, clear skies, 47 degrees downtown d.c., the wind out of the west that 3 to 6.omorrow looks great, mixture of sun and clouds. the wind will kick up out of the 0, adding at 10 to 2 chill to the air. the next couple days, cool tomorrow, cooler sunday morning. that is why we now have a freeze watch in effect for parts of the area tomorrow night, sunday morning come including areas off to the north and west, northern montgomery, frederick, washington counties. the growing season has already so no warnings in garrett county. if you are looking for the fall color change, shenandoah and blue ridge look fantastic. give it another week or two closer to d.c., another two or three weeks southern maryland. degrees sunday, 58 monday. if you still like the sunshine come you got a, wednesday and thursday, lower 70's with temperatures at night in the 50's. a really cool start sunday morning and monday morning. then we warm up. jonathan: i don't know if you know this, but robert has been called by the redskins. they need you to play for them. robert: you have the redskins on you

the suburbs in the middle 40's, downtown d.c. about 50. we warm up nicely, about 70 degrees noontime. clouds increase through the late afternoon and early evening, lower 70's. the cold front tomorrow night. more on that, plus the upcoming weekend, plus the latest on the marine corps marathon. all the details coming up. now, a sexeloping scandal over maintenance work. prosecutors in baltimore investigating allegations three minutes workers refuse to provide service unless a female resident had sex with them. 11 women are now claiming they were victimized, one said she had a worker who would not fix or heat without sexual favors. no charges have been filed at this time. the employees involved work for the baltimore public housing authority. leon: the race for the white house, vice president joe biden said while he will not be making another run for the presidency, he will not be quiet either. there was a press conference at the rose garden today. vice president biden said while his family was supportive, the time to do it had passed. we will

here's what it looked like in downtown d.c. heavy rain in the distance behind the dome. >> it captured rolling in a wall of rain in and out in less than 45 minutes. everything is moving out. doug, what's moving in for the weekend? >> a cold wecht. some of you getting into the 30s for the first time. let's take a look and show you the radar over the last 36 hours. really once it made its way toward leesburg it really blew up down through metro maryland. a lot of lightning coming out of this, a lot of heb rain in a very short amount of time. the front, you can see it all the way down toward the south here. in behind it we do have that cooler air that's making its way in right now. you will notice the difference on a saturday. much cooler on saturday. cold tomorrow night. i do mean cold. sunshine on sunday, yes, but it's going to be a cold start. ee el show you the numbers coming up. >> here at the live desk we're following a big development for everyone who rides metro. as of tonight the government will oversee safety issues on a

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. >>> you can join for the walk to end hiv in downtown d.c. this is video from last year's event.benefits any infected with or by hiv and aids. it begins at freedom plaza and 9:15 tomorrow morning and "news4 today" anchor you eng and chuck bell. it will be a chilly start. >> i've been out there and seen some events when temperatures are low and in the 40s, you want to start the race. hopefully they'll have a good warm-up. i know she will get them energized and so will chuck bell. >>> we're starting out in the 40s, right inside the beltway. there will be a lot of suburbs starting in the 30s tomorrow morning. i'm calling that cold, chilly for the start of the hiv aids walk. temperatures will rise to 49, 50 degrees, by 9:00 a.m. we have sunshine on tap by tomorrow, 11:00 a.m., lurch-tnc by 54, 55 degrees, we max out to 60. higher in fredericksburg and stafford and 62 in frederick tomorrow. we hit that 55 degree mark again by lunchtime and 60s for a good chunk of your afternoon. it will be a nice day to get out and do quite a bit. high clouds tomorrow morning and sunday afternoon. and

. >> and we do want to take a live look at downtown d.c. where the walk to end hiv is getting under way. you can see that they've added a new empowering and exciting theme this year. they're talking about superheroes and how they really believe everybody has a role to play in this fight against hiv in d.c. news 4's eun yang and meteorologist chuck bell are emceeing the event. we'll check back in with the folks at the walk a little bit later in the show. as we kick off this 9:00 hour we want to get a check on what's going to be a spectacular forecast. >> let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein outside on the weather deck warming up a bit. tom? >> not much. we have the cloud cover here but it's invigorating. i love this time of year. a live view looking off to the east. you can see some sunshine there on the eastern horizon. sunny across parts of prince george's county and east around the bay as well as the eastern shore. a lot of sunshine there and in southern maryland, too, the sun beginning to break out. temperatures her

noticed it between the white house and the tidal basin, but a wall on either side of 17 straight is downtown d.c.'s defense if joaquin causes the potomac river to flood. >> we monitor the projected flood level stage. right now there is nothing actionable from joaquin. we are still several feet short. reporter: the national park service controls the levy. if needed it will be assembled piece by piece out from the wall funny site in across, shutting off 17th street. do people know what it is? >> i have no idea, i'm not from here. reporter: not even the leader of the segue tour because by here all the time. you don't know what it is? >> is a levy, ok. reporter: it's about a four hour task. the army corps they built it put together this video convincing for hours worked into 15 seconds to show exactly how it is put together needed. the park service tells us the parts are already on trucks at a site northeast d.c., ready to be brought here quickly if needed. >> we will monitor throughout the week and as the rains come. reporter: assuming they don't need it for joaquin, they will be putting it togethe

at the convention center in downtown d.c., back to you inside. jummy: well, a crime alert now in the district -- police investigating a shooting in southwest bc. this one happened blocks away from nationals park. we are told the victim is in surgery right now. sam sweeney has the latest from the scene. sam: good afternoon. we were told by neighbors they 9:05 two gunshots at about this morning and that is when police rushed to the scene after frantic 911 calls. it happened in 1425 or street in southwest, about two blocks from nats stadium. you see investigators dusting forefinger prince. earlier this morning, -- four fingerprints. early this morning, cathy lanier was on the scene. homicide investigators were on the scene. as they've took him into the ambulance, they were putting his chest. we have been told the man is in critical condition and is undergoing surgery right now. as of this hour, police say they do not have any suspect or motive information. of course, if you were in this information and saw anything, mpd wants to hear from you. sam s

live look outside, roads are still dry in downtown d.c. -- d.c. temps are still high. showers produced some heavy downpours in upper marlboro. a few storms inside the beltway. another one iseman sastre, another one in dale city and a stronger one out towards upper marlboro producing heavy rain falls. the heaviest activity we can find, here in mount baptist. they are not severe but they are the heaviest that we have found. back to the west we go. from dale city toward lorton and then mounts vernon. that will be the second storm or shower. storm tracker mount vernon, arrival time about 6:15. once these showers move out, we are left with a breezy and cooler night. bus stop temperatures, not too bad. 48 to 62. if you have to be there early, a sweatshirt might not be a bad idea. temps in the 70s but with the breeze, it's going to feel cooler than it actually is. 10:00 tonight, temperatures upper 50s, low 60s. and then by 6:00 in the morning, we are back in the low 50s. i think there is going to be a sprinkling maybe in damascus. 51 in gait thersburg. maybe 52 in fairfax. st

happening today, the walk to end hiv in downtown d.c., folks are already there warming up getting ready. >> that's right. the 5k set to get rolling in about 30 minutes. let's hear now from a few of the fund raisers for the event there. joining us this morning, dave kirkland and lauren roberts. good to see you. >> good morning. how are you? >> good morning. >> you're all dressed up in your superhero outfits, and that's one of the themes of the walk this year, right? >> that's exactly right. so i'm superman today. >> that's great. what are you so passionate -- why are you so passionate about this cause? tell us about it? >> why don't you go first. >> thank you. i'm here and i've worked this for the past couple of years to help raise funds for the cause because i've lost family and friends, and the fact that in the district the rate of infection is almost at epidemic proportions. and so, you know, it's something we've been living with for 30 years and we're doing much better, but there's so much that need to be done. and the aids health care foundation do so much and provide such veital se

look at downtown d.c. roads, seven-day forecast in ten minutes. >>> looking pretty good here, a little bit of a slowdown here and there, nothing to worry about at all. little road work is still heading around or lane blocked here or there but nothing to worry yourself about here. as we widen out, beltway looking good. outer loop as you're passing the american legion bridge, still a lane closure in the right lane, that will be out of the way in a little bit here this morning. 66, no problem. 95 northbound, couple of slow spots and dale city, 18 miles per hour now because of road work. and just north of that, 95 north going 25 miles per hour as you approach the beltway. back in a couple of minutes. >>> we're just hours away from the first democratic presidential debate. what could be on the lookout for and whether the pool of candidates could soon grow. >>> it was something that impacted a lot of you. last week's incident at ft. mead. we're learning about the slew of charges the suspect in that case faces no

. >> it was a busy time of day right in the heart of downtown d.c. tonight police tell us that man's injuries are critical. news4's jackie bensen is live near connecticut avenue and l street downtown with new information about how this all happened. jackie? >> reporter: well, jim, the witness told me this was the most awful thing she had ever seen. >> i was getting ready to cross connecticut avenue, and i saw that i didn't have enough time. so i stopped at the corner. and i just saw a man run out, as many of us do, because we're always rushing. >> reporter: in a telephone interview, 23-year-old ally tells news4 she saw the man with the briefcase attempt to cross just before the light was to change. then she heard the siren. >> i'm not sure if the officer was chasing the car, there was a car in front of him. i'm not sure what the deal with that is. but the siren and lights were definitely on. and yeah, it was as i was saying earlier, it's one of the most upsetting things i think i have ever witnessed. >> reporter: the police cruiser came to a stop aft

. >>> one man is dead after a shooting in downtown d.c. >>> also another overnight shooting. this one in southwest d.c. more information on an incident. this one on savannah street. it happened at about 3:00 this morning. police are looking for a vehicle that fled the scene in this case. >>> a woman is recovering in a hospital this morning after flames engulfed her mclean out. no word on the cause of the fire. no one else was injured in this. >>> friday night lights at woodson high school. also somewhat of a vigil. students and parents came together at the football game for five students and a teachers who were injured in a chemistry lab fire earlier in the day. two students were flown to a burn center in serious condition. they have been upgraded to fair condition. >>> authorities in fed rick county right now are searching for a family of five that has vanished. 33-year-old june, his wife and their three young children all disappeared one week ago. the father failed to show up for work. also he picked up one of his children early from home. in their home are all of their belo

when to college, unknown march 24 and that led to the murder of paul danozo outside of a club in downtown d.c. >> shot him in the head. reporter: police eventually rested -- arrested eric postel. a jury convicted him. >> i wondered if all the time i knew him -- at the time i did. reporter: after the murder she says she met postel's mother and they became friends. at the time they said her son was in the wrong place at the wrong time. she said he was in the right place at the right time at school. sam ford, abc 7 news. alison: thank you. an early heads-up for drivers. part of 17th street will close next tuesday. is the stretch along the national mall between constitution an independent 70's. the national park service will be testing the new 17th street levee. major weight around all of that when it happens. leon: low voter turn out is inspected for the election in virginia on tuesday. no statewide or congressional seat of her grab. one quirky racing on andrea is getting some attention. the incumbent mayor is running as a write-in candidate against cyclical newcomer. critiquing the city's water

don't be fooled by the big 5-0 in downtown d.c.ou live outside the beltway, temperatures are way colder than that. highs today only in the 50s today. lows near freezing tonight and especially tomorrow night. feeling a whole lot more like late november than mid-october. freeze warnings for tonight, everywhere from gaithersburg to leesburg, west of know mass sma. that's the freeze warning. frost advisory for the western suburbs along the i-95 corridor. temperatures tonight, mostly in the low to mid-30s. the real issue for tonight, being below freezing is that the wind will stay up. we lose the wind tomorrow night into monday morning and that means it will be bombs away on the temperatures. for temperatures today, 30s and 40s early this morning, near 50 by 9:00. we'll spend most of the day, mid to upper 50s. with the breeze out of the northwest, 10 to 20, it will feel colder than that. an extra layer of warmth, maybe walk on the sunny side of the street. 37 in rockville and gaithersburg, 38 culpepper. as i mentioned, 51 in annapolis.

. >>> we hope you'll join us this saturday for the walk to end hiv in downtown d.c., the fundraising walk and 5k benefits when it mapp walker health. it provides health care to those affect by hiv/aids. the run beginnings at 9:15 at freedom plaza. nbc 4 has bean partner of this event since the very first one back in 1986. >>> police chief from around the nation are in d.c. today. who they are pushing >>> we're going to hear from dozen of police chiefs today in less than an hour. law enforcement leaders from around the country are meeting at the national press club. d.c. police chief will thereabout too. the group is pushing for major reforms to the criminal justice system namely how many nonoffenders are put in jail. tomorrow they plan to meet with president obama. >> today congress is trying to prevents another "downtown abbey" office schedule. erin schock stepped down after misspending. today the committee which oversees the budget's congressional offices will consider new rules. they will likely clarify how one can use campaign funds, charter planes and decorating expenses. schock

downtown d.c. is around 50 degrees. waking up early tomorrow morning northern and the western areas outside the beltway. temperatures in the 40's. with have a look at the forecast for the marine corps marathon next. leon: police now in the last hour announcing a suspect is in custody. maryland bureau chief brad bell spoke with the victim's daughter today. and brad is live with the late-breaking developments in this case. brad? braked the suspect is in custody -- brad: the suspect is in custody soon to be charged. the police sources tell us this case came together quickly. not long after the body of amanda jones was found. this man's name emerged. he was brought into custody yesterday. he was in a relationship with amanda jones, visiting with her yesterday and we are told the motive was likely jealousy because he found out about another man. amanda jones had been through a lot. at 56 >>> she was a widow. she saw her only son killed. she lives alone making ends meet as a daycare provider. her daughter says she was a rock.

but rates will be lower than the similar transit-oriented developments going up in rockville and downtown d.c we will be more affordable than that and yet offer the same amenities in the building. mike: adam says the property will have a resort-style pool, court-yard and 24-hour fitness room. >> we are about to ground break on the first market rate project to ground break in this area in over 20-plus years. big deal. >> the new carrollton served by metro rail, amtrak and the future purple line they believe that this area could be transformed and they say this project is the beginning with many local developers watching closely. >> based on what we are able to achieve in the buildings, very well could start the whole area developing. >> construction begin this winter with a target for opening the first apartment building spring 2017. mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. alison: all right. we'll be watching that. that is it for "abc7 news at 5:00". jonathan: "abc7 news at 6:00" starts right now. announcer: now, "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. maureen: first at 6:00, a crime alert after a day care

the women's leadership forum in downtown d.c., she followed up with a campaign rally in alexandria with virginia governor terry mcauliffe. >> you want to talk about a fighter, how about those 11 hours of testimony yesterday? >> when i look at what we have to do, i'm filled with excitement and optimism. i'm not running for president obama's third term. i'm not running for bill clinton's third term. i'm running for my first term. >> and what a difference a month makes. clinton has regained the lead in iowa, surging to an 11-point lead over bernie sanders in the latest quinnipiac university poll. she was trailing him by one point in september. analysts are crediting her strong debate performance. >> meanwhile, clinton's campaign tells nbc news the hour after that benghazi hearing yesterday ended last night was its best fund-raising hour of the entire campaign. >> meet the press moderator chuck todd joins us now for this. is this meaningful and sustainable for clinton? >> she's got one more hurdle tomorrow in iowa. this was the scene of where obama, the j.j. dinner sort of the overwhelmed t

. >> happening today, you can join the news 4 team for the walk to end hiv in downtown d.c. you are looking at video from last year's event. we have that for you. the walk benefits health care with anyone affect ed with or b hiv and aids. it starts at freedom plaza at 9:15. "news 4 today" anchor eun yang and chuck bell are emceeing the walk. >>> did you see what happened to a parking garage in dallas? how a hole of several cars got will. >> and what a new study says about autism diagnosis in children. we thought we'd be ready. but demand for our cocktail bitters was huge. i could feel our deadlines racing towards us. we didn't need a loan. we needed short-term funding. fast. our amex helped us fill the orders. just like that. you can't predict it, but you can be ready. another step on the journey. will you be ready when growth presents itself. realize your buying power at open.com. >>> the kansas city royals are going to take on the new york mets in this year's world series. the royals beat the toronto blue jays, 4-3, last night. kansas city lost the world series to san fran

downtown d.c., 81 degrees. here we are. late october and we are talking temperatures of the upper 70's to lower 80's. how much longer can this last? hour times running out. we have a cold front to the north of us. you can see where it is located north of pittsburgh. that is where temperatures are beginning to fall into the 60's. this will be the weather as it of the day tomorrow with cooler air and sunshine to enjoy. a few showers trying to pop up across southern pennsylvania. really not going to make it to our area. this frontal system will move through dry. we will see more sunshine, early tomorrow morning. it may bring traffic delays with the glare. 50 degrees for an overnight low. this is our futurecast. we move through the next couple of days and there was the cold front across the mid-atlantic. cable drift towards the south as we move through the day on friday. cooler air over the region on saturday and then a bump in temperatures for the day on sunday. tomorrow shows daytime highs only in the middle 60's. over the ne

. >> we hope you will plan to join us for the walk to end hiv in downtown d.c. it benefits whitman walker health which provides health care to those affected by hiv and aids. the run begins at 9:15 at freedom plaza. chuck bell and eun yang will both be there. nbc 4 has been a proud partner since 1986. for more information head to our nbc washington app. >> we have been enjoying this beautiful sunset behind us and we better make the most of it, huh? it will be soon, and let's just turn around and pause for a second and it really is nice and the time change is coming soon and it's totally dark at this hour. >> and it is the 5:00 hour to beat jim and i out there. >> let's show you what's happening and here's another vantage point out toward the reston live camera and that is just a beautiful, beautiful shot and we'll continue to see a very nice night tonight, temperaturewise, and high temperatures earlier up to 81 in leesburg and 79 in d.c. and 79 frederick and 79 down toward fredericksburg and just gorgeous in the area and the only area in the 60s was at 69 and th

we hope you'll join us for the walk to end hiv in downtown d.c.aising walk and 5k that benefits whitman walker health. it provides health care for those infected with or affected by hiv/aids. the run begins at 9:15. nbc 4 has been a partner with the event since the very first one in 1986. eun yang will be out there on freedom plaza with everybody on saturday. >> the roads, where we're going we don't need roads. >> a day some of you have been waiting for for 30 years. october 21st, 2015, the day they traveled to the future. >> they predicted all kinds of things would happen including hover boards, video chat and 3-d movies. >> hover boards didn't make it. movie shows will be showing the trilogy. the chicago cubs will be play be off. they predicted they would win the world series this year. >> in the end i don't know how to open it. >> that was me shooting my standup. that's going to air tonight at 5:00. yeah, i guess you need to learn how to operate the car before you start to shoot, flight residents having a special back to the future celebration

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. >>> and the parking change you need to know about before your next trip to downtown d.c. >> i drove around the block four times. >>> first tonight, in virginia, new developments in a house fire that left two people seriously hurt and several pets dead. >> we're learning that one of the victims is talking to investigators now. news 4's shamari stone live at the scene in reston with us for the information just released tonight. >> reporter: good evening. moments ago i talked to the fairfax county fire chief. he tells me this woman that lived here with her husband, they are amarried, she is able o talk, she does not remember what happened because she's too traumatized about this fire that ripped through the townhouse behind me. the good news is that firefighters were able to rescue this couple. let's roll some video right now. firefighters were called out hire about 6:40 this morning. they found the townhome engulfed in flames. firefighters pulled the married couple from the second story of the home and it's on purple sage court in reston. now, they went into cardiac arrest on the way

. >>> well, we hope you will join us on saturday for the walk to end hiv in downtown d.c. it's a fund-raising walk and run. a 5k walk that benefits whitman walker health. the organization provides health care to those infected with or affected by hiv. the run begins at 9:15 at freedom plaza. nbc 4 has been a partner with this event since the very first one back in 1986. >> a big day. >>> high school hacker may have snuck into the accounts of some of the most powerful security leaders in our country. what the fbi's now saying about the alarming case. >>> and this video has been shared all over facebook. new today, hear from the driver who swerved into a motorcyclist. >> i immediately went like this. i was driving with my left hand. >>> two people who claimed to have hacked the e-mail of the cia director now say it was easy. in an interview with "cnn money" the alleged hackers say they are american and are under 22 years of age. one says he could have hacked the e-mail of john brennan with one hand. they say their motivation is to free palestine. they plan to leak more infor

we're live outside the wilson building in downtown d.c., delia goncalves, wusa9. >> thank you, delia.oday montgomery county lawmakers scheduled to vote on a controversial pesticide bill. the original bill would have banned the use of pesticides on most lawns. the latest plan bars the use of chemicals just simply to get a greener lawn but pesticides and herbicides could be used to deal with certain weeds and invasive species. cown president george leventhal, the bill's lead sponsor expects the compromised plan will win approval. >>> the death toll rises after a slow moving storm devastates much of south carolina. the pictures are hard to see and the danger may not be over. >> the search continues for the crew members aboard the cargo ship which sunk near the bahamas. >> it is nice and cool out here. a little chilly for some but we are going to see a nice warm-up this afternoon. this morning it's the coolest morning we are going to see. here's your bus stop forecast. by 7:00 about 50 degrees out there. we're still into the 40s in the suburbs. going to get to the 70s by recess. >> good r

. >>> a lot of people think the fbi headquarters in downtown d.c. is ugly and now there is a new push to strip j. edgar hoover's name off the building. a tennessee congressman has introduced a bill that would remove the former building director's name and that building is at 9th and pennsylvania avenue. the congressman cited what he called hoover's mistreatment and attitudes toward african-americans and the lgbt community. the fbi has previously announced plans to move from that location in the coming years. >>> a happy ending to a story we told you about earlier this week on the desperate need for storage space for the montgomery county toys for tots program. the man in charge worried it wouldn't happen this holiday season because he couldn't find anyone to donate the space needed to sort the toys. metro moving, a storage company, saw the story and stepped up offering thousands of square feet of storage space. last year toys for tots in montgomery county collected 60,000 toys through 150 different agencies. >> it's hard for a lot of us to get work

new parking kiosks are causing confusion in downtown d.c. find out why city officials tell us this new system will make it easier for withdryou in the lon >>> a paid sick leave bill tabled in prince georges county. why lawmakers rejected this measure and what it means for local workers. >>> an owl has folks hooting and hollering on a popular local trail. where you need to beware of the angry bird. >>> but first to a dozen families forced out of their homes today after inspectors said their apartment building was no longer safe. workers arrived this morning to help them move into a hotel. as mark segraves reports tlf s are a lot of questions about where the families are going to end up and why the landlord allowed this building to fall into such bad shape. mark? >> reporter: that's right, wendy. many residents tell me they don't know what they'll do next or where they'll end up living. many have lived here years, even decades. district officials tell us the landlord is to blame. that landlord was not interested in speaking to us today. >> i'm

and drive him around downtown d.c.ld just be shock, just complete shock at the size this whole thing has achieved. now, it had to be a lot bigger. you know, the country's a lot bigger. but i still think they'd, you know, have to be taken to a bar and have a good, stiff drink, you know, after having seen the gargantuan that we've created. >> host: the president was modest when he spoke to congress for the last time in december. he spoke of his pride that the american people have reached in safety and success their 40th year as an independent nation and that for nearly an entire generation they have had experience of their present constitution. he did not mention his role in creating the constitution. instead, attributing it to the citizens of the united states. >> guest: that's really nice, isn't it? >> host: that's from your book, "james madison: a life reconsidered." >> guest: and i think they also understood that they had created something so innate. it hadn't been seen under the sun, a great republic. and they had s

d.c. tonight, as final preparations went underway, a church service brought people together. richard reeve is live in northwest with the details. richard: this is kind of the , downtowne the march d.c. quiet right now except for a few barricades. a couple miles away, people are getting fired up. ♪ this rousing song-filled service at new bethel baptist church -- >> a real call to action. richard: just a preview of saturday's justice or else march. the police cars, the concrete and metal barricades all in preparation of the 20th anniversary of the million man march. >> it was a sea of people that was moving from everywhere. richard: the nation of islam remains the driving source. concerns about unemployment and humanity-police relations. ,> as a former police officer there are rules that need to be changed. richard: this is no longer just a men's event. it is about family. sean brought his twin 13-year-old son's to learn powerful lessons. >> i really want to learn how black men and boys have gone together. richard: security very much in evidence on the national mall. this 20th anniversary event has an additional motivation -- hope. >> we can make a change. we can turn t

. >>> and downtown d.c. is helping lead the nation into bringing tiny condos into the mainstream.rban condo developers get cash strapped young millennials back into buying? for one thing they don't go big, they got tiny. super tiny. this is one of many at the trending adam morgan neighborhood. the area, very pricey. the condo, not too much. $275,000 for this. the developer behind it, the peterson group paid very close attention to detail because they have to use every tiny square inch. of course you have your murphy bed in the wall. that's a given. but also underneath your sofa you have all your bedding. if you're saying to yourself i have my dining room in the middle of my bedroom/living room, pick it up and latch it into the wall. you have artwork up there, i promise. come with me into the kitchen. which by new york standards is very generous. you have german high end appliances but they're smaller. you have a large bathroom in the back, no tub. i can't get you is in there. no time all t. all the amenities are add-ons. as to the big itself, you get a rooftop deck, a teeny tiny t

we are about condominiums in downtown d.c.one vice are being built very fancy, condominiums in very nice neighborhood -- the ones i see are being built in their nice neighborhoods. these are neighborhoods that are only going to get more expensive. as for the quality, i can't speak to that. units, you'retiny going to see a lot more of them. they do put a lot of luxury features and amenities into them, they want to drawing buyers. because they are in this neighborhood that are in such high demand, they will appreciate. host: colleen in florida, hi. caller: i wanted to make a comment that i think perhaps she doesn't have all the information on the banking industry. i have friends working in the industry, and they are telling me that the mortgages are starting to become just like they were back when they made all the bad mortgages. letting people who are quite eligible for them, getting mortgages figuring out ways to get on the mortgages, multiple people signers. you should look more carefully into what the banking industry is doi

. >> as news 4's tom sherwood reports, the conflict is part of the changing downtown landscape. >> reporter: d.cnational leader in promoting bike use on city streets, but the change hasn't always come easy. now the long-established united house of prayer for all people headquartered just east of the convention center is bitterly complaining. it says proposed, protected bike lanes similar to these would interfere with church services and parking if they're placed on sixth seeongside the church. in a seven-page strongly-worded letter to city officials the well-known church charges that the district is targeting historically african-american churches in rapidly gentrifying wears and it's forced some churches to move. no one from the church responded to news 4's request for comment. alejandro padro a longtime community leader says the church must recognize change in the neighborhood. >> i think it's an exaggeration on the house of prayer. no one is out to get them and no one is out to push them out of the city. >> and martin, a longtime resident and local bicycle association member say bikes is a fa

we are at george washington university in downtown washington, d.c. expecting to hear momentarily from house minority leader nancy pelosi. she's actually here to talk about women in politics and to talk about what it takes to lead in congress and also the media's role in all of that. we also might hear comments from her about the budget agreement. a two-year deal which she took part in behind closed doors as far as negotiation. "the washington post" reporting that the budget bargain faces its first test today with house republicans, speaker boehner and president obama having reached that agreement this week, not a done deal. a two-year budget negotiated by the white house and congressional leaders, and today house republicans meeting to decide if they can support that deal or not. several coming out already making statements saying that they cannot support the deal. the deal would increase spending and boost the debt ceiling through march of 2017 in exchange for spending reforms, increasing federal spending by $80 billion. and having been reached behi

d.c. police officers are getting brand new bikes. news4's tom sherwood explains how these bikes are different and where you're likely to see more of them. >> reporter: whether riding through downtown chinatown or huffing up a hill near howard university, about 35 d.c. police officers were out trying out new patrol bikes. the first of about 250 new bikes built in seattle just for public safety. >> one of the most important features of a bike is the fact that it's tough. >> reporter: earlier the squad was given a send-off by chief kathy lanier. >> our efforts to get you the best equipment that you can get and maintain it that way. that's our goal, to make sure that we have the best mountain bike program in the country. some of you will be part of that. >> reporter: sergeant mike ware has been on bike duty since 1992. nearly 25 years. bike policing is community policing. >> we're casual, we're approachable. we're clearly in a position where you can see us. >> reporter: and chief lanier says bikes can go places squad cars can't. >> in terms of creeping through alleys and looking for those other people that might be creeping through alleys. >> reporter: the police on bikes startled a f

. >>> new tonight, people in one downtown apartment building say they're battling for the soul of d.c.'s chinatown. the owners of the building in northwest want to demolish it and build a luxury apartment and condo building in its place. our garrett haake is live on how the longtime resident, most of them chinese, all receiving government assistance, how they're fighting back. >> reporter: on the corner of 4th and k streets in northwest, dozens of long time residents fought tonight for the right to stay put. not just in an apartment building, bain neighborhood rapidly changing around them. >> this town, chinatown, is your neighborhood. >> reporter: most of the 300 renters are chinese americans who moved here when this was still very much a part of chinatown. after midnight tonight they will receive vouchers to cover the difference between their current rent, around $200, and the market value they will jump to, nearly $1500. many apartment owners can't fathom living somewhere near or paying more. >> 80 to 70% of the building are in the same situation. >> reporter: their fight isn't jus

as you look at the downtown area and temperatures in the 70s and 75 d.c. and winds out of the south at 8 miles per hour and the mid to high-level clouds and 79 martinsburg, and 89 in leesburg and charlottesville, stanton right around the 80-degree mark, too, and cooler along the water and high temperatures only in the 60s thus far and that's right along the chesapeake. the rest of us looking at a very nice evening and dry, we're not going to see chances of rain and even with the cold front coming down. and there are showers associated with this coming through the pittsburgh area and this front should pass us tonight as a dry front. you can really see what's happening and here's the storm system way up toward canada and here's the front so behind that front we're a lot cooler and ahead of it into the 07s and 80s. 62 in chicago and 64 in pittsburgh, that's the cooler air that's going to be moving on in, but you also notice we're not talking colder air and not like denver who is at 45 degrees right now and cooler air and overnight tonight low temperatures wil

d.c. police officers getting brand new bicycles. news 4's tom sherwood explains how these bikes are different and where you'll see more of that. >> reporter: whether riding through downtownchinatown or huffing up a hill near howard university, about 35 d.c. police officers today were out trying out new patrol bikes. the first of about 250 new bikes built in seattle just for public safety. important features of a bike is the fact that it's tough. >> reporter: earlier the squad was given a sendoff by chief cathie lanier. >> our efforts to get you the best equipment that you can get and make sure that we maintain it that way, so that's our goal. make sure that we have the best mountain bike program in the country. and some of you will be part of that. >> reporter: sergeant mike ware, a native of bethesda, maryland, has been on bike duty since 1992, nearly 25 years. bike policing is community policing. >> we're casual. we're approachable. i mean, we clearly we're in a position where you can see us. >> reporter: chief lanier says bikes can go places squad cars can't. >> in terms of creeping through alleys and looking for those other people that might be creeping through alley

d.c. the levee is one year's old. the levee should protect downtown in case of surge flooding from the tidal basin and the potomac river. lit not stop flooding caused by the national rain. they're ready to erect it on short notice if there is a problem. and there are several thing use can do right now to start preparing in case of a flood. a big one is to make sure leaves and other debris are cleared from your gutters and downspouts. also make sure you have a full tank of gas in your car. know how to get in touch during a family emergency. as always you can download the app. from there you can expertise storm team 4 and an up-to-the-minute forecast. >>> developing right now, a judge has approved a restraining order blocking an execution in florida. a convicted killer is set to be put to death tonight. a judge wants to stop the execution until the hearing is scheduled over the drugs that will be used in the execution. we'll follow any developments and bring you updates in the washington nbc an. >>> a man in oklahoma expected to be executed has been giv

d.c. the levee is just 1-year-old now. it should protect downtown in case of surge flooding from the tidal base in the potomac river. it will not stop street flooding caused by heavy rain. >> i'm melissa malay at the live desk. one person has been killed because of extreme flooding in south carolina. they are bracing for other heavy rain. in spartanburg, several cars urge med into the merged into the water. the emergency officials say 4 inches fell in about 3 hours. they said, one death happened after someone drove into the water. people were stranded in some spots because of the heavy flooding. there were multiple water rescues. now, the rain has stopped by the water, we understand, is still rising. as the storms approach, many first responders are getting a refreshing on what to do, from severe weather to earthquakes. we will continue our team coverage with mark seagraves for some very real life training. >> reporter: these are members of maryland task force 1, an urban search and rescue team made up from montgomery county fire and rescue. they ar

d.c. the levee is just one years old. it's a removable structure of aluminum panels and steel posts. it's used downtown. it will not stop flooding by heavy rain. the national park service said it's ready to erect the levee on short notice if there is a problem. there are several things you can do right now. the big one is to make sure leaves and other debris are cleared from your gutters and downspouts. make sure you have a full tank of gas in your car, know how to get in touch with family as friends in case of app emergency. download the app. from there you can download an up-to-the-minute forecast. >>> we do want to check back in with chuck bell with a closer look on how joaquin could impact our area. hey, chuck. >> yeah. there's a whole lot of uncertainty as to what exactly is going to be the track of joaquin. there's a couple of things in play. this that we're dealing with, that's going to have a big impact on where the track of joaquin officially ends up. there's a lot of uncertainty. one of the computer models keeps it well off the coast. another one brings it a lot closer in. no matter what happe

d.c. and alexandria and you will see more flooding tonight around the downtown area and normal areas have flooded. you will most likely flood tonight and even toward annapolis and around the prince frederick area and this is the pawtuxet right here and a flood warning down toward that area and flooding in low-lying area and two feet above normal, so we will see minor flooding across that region and we will start to break out of that pattern. no rain out there right now and just some really nice weather coming in and we need a break from the nor'easter and we'll get one. i have the seven-day forecast coming up. >> thank you. >>> metro ridership on the rails is spiralling downward and that's not good news as the agency tries to balance its budget and keeps your costs low. transportation reporter adam tuss is live at the vienna station with a look at the the precarious position metro finds himself in. >> think about this. metro gets most of its revenue from riders. if you're losing riders, then you're losing revenue to run the trains and the busses. the only way to make up the difference wou

much better, 56 downtown and 53 in gaithers burg, and yes, a few showers in hagueers town west and we'll come back with how long it will stay cold. >>> only on 9, miscommunications caught d.c. firefighters by surprise when metro caught power to the dangerous third rail without letting the firefighters know. the firefighters were responding to smoke from debris at the foggy bottom metro station. before they could clear the smoke and debris, metro reenergized that third rail. >> unbe knownst -- unbeknownst to the firefighters on the scene, it was reenergized. when they say it's minor, you could say it that way but this is a serious breakdown in compliewncations. this is unconscionable and serious. >> it could have had a different outcome. metro is looking into the incident. >>> police in ann arundel county, maryland is investigating a love triangle that turned deadly. >> two people are dead and a wife and two teens behind bars. >> reporter: prosecutor wes adams described the staged crime scene and the story. >> the mother brought the two of them before the murders to the house and was instrumental in covering it up. >> reporter: 42-year-old ann anastasi, her 13-year-old daug