hazardous materials crews were called to the blt steak restaurant in downtown washington near the white house just before 4:00 this afternoon for a suspicious letter. apparently a letter containing white powder was delivered here and opened by a restaurant employee in an office. what do you think about that given the fact that you're close to it? >> it's kind of scary, but you know, it's 2012 and that's just how the world operates, unfortunately. those people that like to do silly things. so just a part of everyday life now. >> reporter: there have been several incidents just this past week in d.c. where white powder letters were delivered to restaurants and schools. the fbi says they may be connected to another series of letters delivered in 2010 and last year. they have a dallas postmark. so far the mysterious powder in each case has been field tested and deemed harmless. in today's incident the restaurant was closed at the time but the response blocked some from getting out of the parking garages. >> the coat is in my car and the impact right now is i'm freezing. >> reporter: you can

. >>> now from the hilton hotel in downtown washington, d.c. we're a fur minutes away here on c-span3 from a forum on women and the 2012 elections hosted by the feminist majority foundation. a bit earlier today they offered tributes to brash ba mikulski and barbara boxer and ms. maloney. when that gets underway in a few minutes, the discussion on this year's elections we'll have live coverage. as we wait, aan prt e-mails fro morning's "washington journal." >>> for three days this week sh the three branches of government faced off dramatically in a packed room on first street northeast and when it was all over president obama's health care law was hanging by a thread. meanwhile, from inside the opinion pages of two leading newspapers beginning with the "wall street journal" the obama care reckoning. this from the "wall street journal." this has been a marvelous public education. thedetailed the multiple ways in which the individual mandate upsets the careful equilibrium of the american political system. the obama administration's argument in fav

the fbi tested white powder that r at aund in a lette restaurant in downtown washington around 6:00 last night employees. d it with the powder inside. hazmat crews evacuated the restaurant. bewas determined not to the st. reopened around 7:30 last night. >> verizon offering more options cannot get high- speed internet. we are used to hearing taking away the things from customers. giving youe something. linda bell from bloomberg headquarters has more. we will get to that in a moment. but the fourth quarter gdp coming out later today from europe expected to show the economy is contracting. stock-index you're indicating a lower open. more travelers are trying to fees, so they are bringing more carry-on luggage on board. united continental and delta are who --arriers delta passengers will now be amazon.com 30,000 sky as part of the invest more than $2 enhanced products and services. is starting disservice wireless service to servicehomes that cable.get best buy is eager head of apple announcement. back to you. >> thank you. degrees. >> still ahead, the fallout continues from rush limbaugh's

it is a brand new exhibition here in downtown washington.evolution of video games. i'm will thomas. we will take a look at where it is and where it is for free, as we continue. right here on fox 5.  >>> you know, you might think of video games as a way for kids to goof off and have fun. >> but at the smithsonian, they're actually works of art. our will thomas takes us to a new exhibit opening today. >> all right, prepare to travel back in time and perhaps into the future for a brand new exhibition at the smithsonian american art museum here in downtown washington. the exhibit is called the art of video games and the curator is the man of the hour, chris, good to see you my friend. >> good to see you, too. >> how many games are we talking about? >> about 85 games that spans 40 years of video gaming. >> let's take a look. >> absolutely. it is in the playing of games that they become art. as you can see from the expression on the people playing the games, they're looking at it very differently, with the television or movies or books.

there's a live picture of the jefferson memorial in downtown washington. lights shining brightly upon it picking up just a bit of fogginess around downtown washington. that's repeated further out west away from the city that you get. 45 now in leesburg. temperatures where you see numbers in the 40s is where the fog is likely to be the thickest this morning. manassas, culpeper. even up along the maryland/pennsylvania border there could see thick fog. nothing showing up on radar. a couple sprinkles down to our south and west. most rain chances today and over the weekend are going to be primarily just to the west and to the southwest of town. your hometown forecast in fredericksburg today, a mix of clouds and sunshine. mid 70s by this afternoon. back down to 65 degrees as you head out to your saturday evening plans and about 58 as you get home from your saturday night on the town. today, a mix of clouds and sunshine. the more sun you'll get, the further north you are. quick shower possible south and west but mild, mild, mild today. upper 60s to low 70s. that'

. >> reporter: the art of video games, a brand-new exhibition here in downtown washington.taking a look at the 40- year evolution of video games. i'm will thomas. we'll look at where it is and where it is for free as we continue here on fox 5. . >>> and gary's back to tell us about a chance of showers in the forecast. don't go away. today is gonna be an important day for us. you ready? we wanna be our brother's keeper. what's number two we wanna do? bring it up to 90 decatherms. how bout ya, joe? let's go ahead and bring it online. attention on site, attention on site. now starting unit nine. some of the world's cleanest gas turbines are now powering some of america's biggest cities. siemens. answers. wheeeeeeeeeeeee! whee! whee! wheeeeeeeee! ah heads up. wheeeeeeeeeeee! everything you love about geico, now mobile. download the new geico app today. . >> you might think of video games as a way for kids to go off and have fun. at the smithsonian, they're works of art. will thomas takes us to a brand new exhibit. >> prepare to travel back in time and into the future when a bra

even hovering above the freezing mark in downtown washington.our sunday evening, breezy and chilly. have had some reports of the occasional snow flake drifting by. air temperatures dropping into the low to mid-30s by 11:00. that means area wide windchills staying in the 20s all evening. a couple rain drops in southern maryland. you can see the sense of the evaporating snow flakes drifting west to east in a cold flow. the clipper we have been talking about for seven days in a row is still in missouri. we have had just a little bit of sunshine today. the cold air is settling in for sure. here's the way it's going to break down over the next couple days. a noticeable chill in the air for tonight and tomorrow. then the monday clipper stays just a little bit too far down to the south. i think there's about a 60% chance the one-inch line gets north of richmond. here are your snow flake chances as we go through tomorrow. not snow forecasting amounts because i don't think we're going to get much. but you have a moderate chance of seeing snow flakes to t

capitol building in the middle of downtown washington.he library of congress roof right there. sunshine a plenty out there. 40 degrees now at reagan national airport, winds out of the southwest averaging only 9 miles an hour. not much of a breeze today, 5 to 15-mile-per-hour south winds for much of the day, so not quite the kite-flying day that yesterday was, but south winds means things are going to warm up around here. 39 now waldorf and la plata. manassas hasn't moved their temperature up in a few hours, so i expect they're warmer than 27. culpepper up to 43, same in fredericksburg. this guy on the potomac has the right idea, going out on the boat for some fishing time today. don't forget your sun block now. we're close to the spring equinox and that's the point where we need to watch out for sun safety as well. your hometown 4-cast, la plata, temperature today climbing into the low 60s with full sunshine. overnight tonight, a couple passing clouds around, temperatures back down only in the low 40s for early tomorrow morning with a mil

has been a wait irat bobby van's steakhouse in down -- a waiter at bobby van's steakhouse in downtown washington for five years. he says working here has always been enjoyable but never more so than the past six days. >> we joke around, a little more jovial. >> reporter: you see, william and 13 co-workers including the restaurant's general manager jon simkins pooled their resources, bought a few lottery tickets and won $10,000 in last friday's mega millions drawing. >> i found out about 5:00 saturday they call med here from the restaurant. i thought -- called me here from the restaurant. i thought they were joking. >> reporter: at risk of seeming greedy, they're now hoping for an even bigger prize, in fact, the largest prize in american lottery history. >> i hope lightning strikes twice. >> reporter: $540 million counting. >> i think we have a better chance because last time we put $5 in and this time we each put $20. >> reporter: simkins and his co-workers aren't the only ones fantasizing today about becoming multi-millionaires when the mega millions numbers are called out tomorrow night. >> it

upper 30s in downtown washington now. we are already below freezing in manassas, 32 leesburg, 32 frederick , maryland, martinsburg, wv wf. the temperatures start below freezing during the day tomorrow. temperatures in fairfax climb up to 60 degrees. we will be off to a cold start on sunday. i think you will enjoy the extra light at the end of the day tomorrow. that of course because the first day of say light savings and a winter without winter continues. now that it is springtime we are talking about another warmup. that in the seven-day forecast. back to you. >>> now for republicans campaigning for the gop presidential nomination, they are focused new on grabbing votes in the deep south, mississippi an alabama hold primaries on tuesday. both governors in those states are endorsing mitt romney. he won wyoming, guam and the virgin islands today. but romney isn't expected to win victories on tuesday. rick santorum is the only candidate with scheduled stops in the south over the next few days. today snoumpl won a large-marg

here's downtown washington. all of our western suburbs are already wet.day. break in the ax for now. all this is lifting northbound. this moderate to heavy rain, there's fredricksburg. going to come up through fredricksburg and into maryland. could be a ponding of the water on the roadways. a little batch of moderate rain moves in for early afternoon time freight. the main area of low pressure is to the west. as a result it's going to me yander ever so slowly. to go all the way to the virginia coastline. as it wobbles around, it'll throw moisture in our direction. a lot of clouds this weekend. showers off and on through much of the night. then tomorrow can't rule out some passing showers. most of the day tomorrow will be cloudy and damp looking. the amount of rain will be fairly low. cloudy, milding with humid. passing showers are in the making. one or two rumbles of thunder already happened this morning. one or two stronger thunderstorms this afternoon. but no severe weather expected today. that's welcomed news. kind of a stormy day today. rain drops off

>> reporter: william alvarez has been a waiter at bobby van's steakhouse in downtown washington the past five years. he says working here has always been enjoyable, but never more so than the past six days. >> we joke around. we're a little more jovial. >> reporter: you see, william and 13 co-workers pooled their resources, bought a few lottery tickets and won $10,000 in last friday's mega millions drawing. >> i found ought about 5:00 saturday. they called me here from the restaurant. i thought they were joking. >> reporter: at the risk of seeming greedy they're now hoping for an even bigger prize, in fact the largest prize in american lottery history. >> i hope lightning strikes twice. >> reporter: $540 million counting. >> i think we have a better chance because last time we put $5 in and this time we each put $20 in. >> reporter: matt jablow, 9 news now. >> if you buy a ticket, you have the option of lump sum or annual payments. the payments would be almost $21 million for the next 26 years. that's sweet. if you opt for the lump sum, it works out to 389 million before taxes. wow. coll

. >> what happened in downtown washington that day linked to this house uptown. the hanafi house.uarters for leader hamas abdul kalise, purchase by him by one of his followers, basketball star kareem abdul-jabbar. in 1972 kareem wrote some things critical of the nation of islam. in 1973 some gunmen came to the hanafi house and turned it into a slaughter house. seven members of kali's family were killed here, including four children. little babies were drown in basement wash tubs. he thought the nation of islam was behind it. now the killers were caught, they were convicted, they were sent to jail but hamas abdul kalis, he wanted more. >> you know damn well what went down. >> it was incredibly intense. the violent nature it have was something i never experienced in my entire life. >> nobody expected this. we expected violence on the streets in washington but not being taken over. >> i'm pat collins, news 4. >> tomorrow nightmarion barry talks about the moment she was shot and we'll hear more about the 40-hour hostage situation. >> the makers of coke and pepsi are changing the way t

conveyed the family's displeasure with frank geary's plans for eisenhower square shoehorned into downtown washington the 4-acre plot punctuated by soaring columns and giant metal fa saids emblazoned with pictures -- facades emblazoned with ike's beloved kansas. after years of going along with the project the granddaughters now object to it. >> the number of people including holocaust survivors who contacted me is notable and they've said the metal curtains of reminiscent of internment. >> if you remove the curtains which i understand mr. geary is not willing to, do you don't have a whole lot heft. you have a little boy -- left. you have a little boy sitting on a ledge looking at two bas reliefs. simply the narrative is not correct. >> reporter: the head of the memorial commission depended the profile. >> a young eisenhower will be looking out what the he is to become, a great general and a -- of what he is to become, a great general and a great president. >> reporter: the cost is $32 million with the completed project expected to cost 100 million, enough to prompt ike if he were here to warn us abou

. >> suppose that you and i walked around downtown washington at lunch hour and we found a couple of healthy young people and we said you know what you're doing you're financing your burial services right now. eventually you're going to die and somebody's going to have to pay for it. if you don't have burial insurance or you haven't saved money for it, you're going to shift the cost to somebody else. isn't that an artificial way of talking about what somebody is doing? if that's true, why isn't it equally argument official to say that somebody who's doing absolutely nothing about health care is financing health care services? >> i think it's completely different. the -- and the reason is that the burial example is not -- the difference is here you are regulating the method by which you are paying for something else, health care. my friends acknowledge it is under congress's power to -- and to impose a minimum coverage provision. their argument is just that it has to occur at the point of sale. >> i don't see the difference. you can get burial insurance, you can get health insurance.

taking a live look at downtown washington right now. temperatures in the 40s. we'll check in with gwen here in just a second. big question, did you get out appear enjoy the st. patrick's day parade on sunday. the theme was feed the soul, nourish the palate. good morning. looks like it was a really nice day for that. >> yeah, gorgeous. i'm will thomas. welcome to fox 5 morning news. let's get a quick check of the weather. gwen tolbart in for tucker this morning. a gorgeous morning. >> we not only have the temperatures on the rise but it will be just very pleasant as we start out. things will start out a little bit later in the day. 63 at national airport. 65 at dulles. these temperatures at least some 11 degrees warmer than the seasonal average for the day. satellite showing you we've got just a few clouds across the area. those clouds will increase into the course of the day. we'll be watching that closely. we have a frontal system to keep an eye on. it looks like a little bit later we could be in for some showers. 37degrees at baltimore. so temperatures not to

the top of the monument just about obscure now in downtown washington.emperatures are in the low 50s. visibilities are poorest from washington into montgomery county, the inner harbor in baltimore, annapolis, down into southern maryland. all those have visibilities below four miles. so, thick fog first thing this morning. nothing showing up on doppler except for a couple sprinkles out in the mountains of west virginia, and they will not be bothering us today. a foggy start and cloudy finish, but still very mild, highs near 70. so enjoy that. >> all right, we will. >> thank you, chuck. >>> and new this morning, a big day for the occupy wall street movement as they reach a major milestone. this weekend marks six months since the beginning of the protests, but it hasn't been all good news. new york police arrested dozens of protesters after sweeping through zuccotti park yesterday, the birthplace of the occupy movement. earlier in the day, demonstrators gathered at the park before marching through lower manhattan. many protesters say they drew inspiration f

and that's accompanied by what is called the epicurean eating house run by beverly snow, in downtown washington on pennsylvania avenue and sixth, not too far from here. in fact, there's a riot that occurs around that place called the snow riot that's connected to that location. also you have smaller african-american operations, such things as fruit stands, hat businesses, vendors of baked goods, fish, or even hot cider.

and that's accompanied by what is called the epicurean eating house run by beverly snow, in downtown washington on pennsylvania avenue and sixth, not too far from here. in fact, there's a riot that occurs around that place called the snow riot that's connected to that location. also you have smaller african-american operations, such things as fruit stands, hat businesses, vendors of baked goods, fish, or even hot cider. so you begin to have more and more businesses emerging. in addition, we have a number of african-american religious institutions that spring up around the city, especially as they feel that they're not getting proper treatment by white ministers in other kinds of churches. one of the pet peeves they had during this period is when there would be a baptism and you'd bring your child forward to have it baptized by the priest, the priest refused to handle the child. you'd sprinkle water on him and do all the right things but not hold the child. this was galling to african-americans. they felt this is not the place they wanted to be. this was not the kind of religious institution tha

on monday and tuesday several were found in two restaurants in downtown washington, as well. >> alonge freeze out -- 3000 block of 30th street, this in thin ended up dying -- this incident ended up dying from blunt force trauma. if you have any information contact police. >> we turn to the 2012 campaign. mitt romney riding high after winning six states on super tuesday but he has a lot of work to do before wrapping up the nomination. mitt romney was about -- mitt romney has about twice as many delegates, but he did not deliver a knockout blow as neither candidate plans to throw in natal just yet. >> we are staying in this race because i believe that it will be impossible for a moderate to win the general election. >> they have the machine and they have the insiders and the big money and we have the people. i like my chances. >> political analyst said the math makes it impossible for either gingrey or santorum to win, but they could slow romney down by winning upcoming contests. >> on the hill, the senate goes on a bill to overhaul highway and transit programs. senate leaders reached a

this store in downtown washington is one of the busiest sellers in the district. people lined up all day long buying tickets. >> i just want to be rich. >> mega millions frenzy is not just a sweeping d.c. people are trying their luck in 42 states and the virgin islands. >> i normally don't play the lottery. but because it was so big, i decided to take a chance. >> it is the biggest jackpot in history. >> obviously, everyone's chances are low, but you have hope. >> if anyone is wondering about the lump-sum payout if you do in tonight, it is thought to be a little less than $400 million that you would be able to go home with. not a bad paycheck. the store behind us is not open yet, but we are expecting people to be filing in and out all day long buying those tickets. jummy olabanji reporting, abc 7 news. x. you should be the first in line. thanks so much. don't forget, you can watch the drawing the right here on abc 7 tonight at 11:00. in the day ahead, the d.c. health department will announce who will get medical marijuana permits. cultivation centers will be set u

. >> you can say the luck of the irish was on full display in downtown washington today. before mass a bagpipe at the catholic church. >> i love that river dance. always so fantastic. the weather changed a little. >> it looks like ireland outside. >> we never got into the 70's. we were locked into the easterly winds. parts of the area broke out into the 60's and near 70. let's see what is happening and i will show you all the details. this does not look like the past few days. this will continue a little bit longer. temperatures at 59 degrees in the great falls right now. cumberland has broken some sunshine. they had a high of 74. it was all location, location, location. a warm front separating the warm air and the cool, damp stuff. there is even a real chance of these guys make clear overnight. all that will do is almost guarantee we will have fogged to deal with as well. the longer it takes to burn off the less amount of sunshine we will have. no wonder i have turned all grade at -- cooler air behind the front. it will be something to watch as you go through the evening

close to 60 degrees in downtown washington.shows temperatures falling overnight and climbing quickly tomorrow. depending on which model you look at, you get a different interpretation of where the showers and storms will be. nobody knows exactly where they will be. we would just mention a chance. friday when the cold front gets closer, the heavier clouds will not high-temperature down a bit and will increase chances of showers and possible thunderstorms on friday. saturday, maybe a cloudy start. 75. sunday is a questionable day as far as temperatures go. 71, i think. the closer you get to the water could make it somewhat cooler. a quick reminder to check out the weather on wjla.com. i think i am done for now. back to you. >> i know you have your brackets that, both of you. the ncaa tournament is under way. georgetown plays friday in columbus against the belmont bruins. this will hopefully be ready to play at a high level on friday afternoon. belmont is a popular pet for a first-round upset. the georgetown men have to be ready t

this store in downtown washington is one of the busiest sellers in the district. people were lined up all day long buying tickets with big dreams and mind. >> i just want to be rich. i want to retire and travel. >> it is not just sweeping d.c. people are trying their luck in 42 states and the virgin islands. >> i normally don't play the lottery, but because it was so big i decided to take a chance. >> the biggest jackpot in history. odds of winning just 1 in 176 million people. everyone's chances are low obviously, but we have hope. >> that big winner tonight, if there is one, could walk away with a lump-sum of $389 million. reporting live from northwest washington, jummy olabanji, abc 7 news. >> thanks so much. don't forget, you can watch the drawing live on abc 7 tonight at 11:00. 6:03. the d.c. health department will announce today who will get the medical marijuana permits. 10 medical marijuana cultivation centers will be set up in the city. the groups that are chosen will receive licenses in order to operate them. the centers will sell marijuana to five dispe

the fbi is testing white powder that was found in a letter at a restaurant in downtown washington andes discovered the letter with the powder inside. hazmat crews evacuated the restaurant. f street nw was shut down between ninth street and 10th street. it was determined not to be hazardous and the streets reopened. >> the navy will soon begin giving breathalyzer tests to many of its sailors before they report to work aboard a ship. the navy secretary announced the program yesterday, saying the sailors will also be given random drug tests if to test for the use of synthetic marijuana. the new program will spread to the marine corps later this year. >> obstacles in the midwest and the south following last week's deadly tornadoes survive. this had to shovel is several inches of snow before digging through the rubble of their ruined homes. officials say the snowfall has not only slow down the clean-up but is hiding hazards like nails and broken glass. tahman bradley reports that more fema teams are fanning across the area trying to survey the damage. >> for residents of battered towns acr

. >>> howard was driving towards downtown washington yet and daffodils are coming up everywhere. >> a lot of things are coming up everywhere. spring has sprung with one of the warnest winters we've -- warmest winters we've dealt w. only two and a half inches of snow at reagan. it's done. i don't think we'll see snow again till next winter. that's just how it is this year, one of those winters that two years ago we got hammered. this year we got a nice, easy go of it. next year will be next year. today clear and chilly this morning. a little breezy, too. 30s and 40s. so all a he definitely need the -- so you'll definitely need the jackets. with temperatures going into the low to mid-60s, i still think you'll need a light jacket only because of the winds will stay up. winds south about 15 miles an hour, could be gusting 20, 25. even at 4:00 63 with a high around 65. so just a little bit of a -- just a little bit of a chill still left out there but very nice. a lot better than yesterday when we only hit 49. by 8:00 we're down to 55 degrees. holding in the 40s tonight. a look at the weath

what happened in downtown washington that day linked to this house uptown.af chlt hou fchhanafi ho. purchased for him by one of his followers basketball star kareem abdul-jabbar. now in 1972, he where things critical of the nation of islam. in 1973, some gunmen came to the hanafi house and turned it into a slaughterhouse. seven members of his family were killed here including four children, little babies were drowned in basement wash tubs. he thought the nation of islam was behind it. now the killers were caught, convicted, sent to jail. but hamas abdul kalees wanted more. >> it was incredibly intense. the violent nature of it was something i never experienced in my life entire. >> nobody expected this. we expect violence in the streets of washington. but not being taken over. >> reporter: pat collins, news 4. >> we'll hear more from one of the hostages involved at 11:00. >>> and that's news 4 at 55:00. news 4:00 at 6:00 starts right now. >>> two face charges after a child died at an unlicensed daycare in virginia. why neighbors called the home a ticking tim

we are live downtown in washington. >> thank you, and now we turn to a phrase we haven't had to say ina long time. freeze warning. as tonight the temperatures are expected to dip. as conditions earlier today hovered what we expect this time of year. and get to our meteorologist, bob. >> hi, it's hard to believe with the march we had. no matter what happens tonight and tomorrow. it's almost guaranteed this will be the warmest march in washington for the records. but meanwhile because we had this shot of chilly dry air. look at the area under a freeze warning. and it includes an entire area nearly. near the bay where it's getting warmer. right now no freeze except around the shenandoah valley. spots like that are in the 40s, for you folks in winchester. and the key is how dry the air is and how clear the air is. and see that beautiful shot of venus, and the moon. and this gives you an idea of overnight tonight. temperatures could drop into the high 20s. most of the plants will be okay. but it's been a usually late, cold shot. and tell you how long it will last. >> all right. now we are m

what happened in downtown washington that day, linked to this house uptown, the hanafi house. headquarters for leader hamas abdul khaalis. purchased for him by one of his followers, kareem abdul-jabbar. in 1972, khaalis wrote some things critical of the nation of islam. in 1973, some gunmen came to the hanafi house and turned it into a slaughterhouse. seven members of his family were killed here. little babies were drowned in basement wash tubs. the killers were caught, convicted, sent to jail, but hamas abdul khaalis, he wanted more. >> it was incredibly intense. the violent nature of it was something i never experienced in my entire life. >> you expect violence in the street, but not to be taken over. >> reporter: i'm pat collins, news 4. >>> marion berry talks more about the moment he was shot. more of his story tomorrow, on news 4 today. >>> president obama declared a major disaster area in southern indiana, ensuring federal aid for those who need it. several tornadoes ripped through the state last week, killing at least a dozen people. the federal aid, it includes grant f

the truck will heet the streets in downtown washington beginning april 9th. >> this will be the firstre into washington. the truck will offer a limited mobile menu featuring the signature chicken sandwich and other favorites as well but, unfortunately, no waffle fries. >> what? >> no milk shakes. no lemonade. because of space limitations. >> we are able to serve i guess in the morning and we serve when we come out of washington, d.c. for dinner but there are no locations in washington, d.c. >> the owner plans to get the word out about the truck's location using facebook and twitter. >>> still ahead, the local school systems weigh in on using so-called pink slime in school lunches. >> and the royal newlyweds together again. william and kate reunite after six weeks apart. [ female announcer ] what's new from ziploc? ♪ if you're struggling to make portioning and freezing easier... ♪ ...try new ziploc perfect portions bags. just grab your portion, no touch no mess, turn the bag inside out, and freeze inside ziploc brand freezer bags for unbeatable protection. [ doorbell rings ] somebody o

iran can shut is straits of hormuz, this is a country that tried to blow up restaurants in downtown washington important to have that discussion as well andrea. >> ambassador, michael oren, can i ask you, did prime minister netanyahu leave with a better sense that this president has his back as president obama said in the oval office? >> we have a continuing and very close discussion with the united states of america over irans and a number of middle eastern issues, the entire region is aflame, it is a very friendly and constructive dialog we have been having. and but at the end of the day, as president obama said, only israel can decide what is best for its defense, only israel has the right to decide how to defend itself. >> michael oren, also a pleasure, i know you have in a busy week. >> thank you. >> the exit polls show that ohio had no regender gap, mitt romney was 3 points ahead of santorum in the ohio voting. we is see a large difference when it comes to views about abortion, women and how they vote. yo joining me now is maggie haber man. there's a difference in the ohio vote. >> as i

. >> reporter: william alvarez has been a waiter at bobby van's steakhouse in downtown washington the past five years. he says working here has always been enjoyable. >> it's a cool place to work. >> reporter: but never more so than the past six days. >> we joke around. we're a little more jovial. >> reporter: you see, william and 13 co-workers including the restaurant general manager john simki ns pooled their resources, bought a few lottery tickets and won $10,000 in last friday's drawing. >> they called me from the restaurant and i thought they were joking. i looked up the numbers myself and sure enough, we won. >> reporter: at the risk of seeming greedy, they're now hoping for an even bigger prize, in fact, the largest prize in american lottery history. >> i hope lightning strikes twice of. >> reporter: $540 million counting. >> i think we have a better chance because last time we put $5 in and this time we put in $20. >> reporter: simkins and his co-workers aren't the only ones fantasizing today about becoming multi-millionaire when the mega millions numbers are called out tomorr

. >>> if you cannot get enough of campaign 2012, there's an exhibit just for you in downtown washingtone museum has a new display called "every four years" presidential campaigns in the press. it explores media coverage of presidential races dating back to william mckinley in 1896. right now there are more than a hundred artifacts on display. >> fdr's microphone from one of his famous fireside chats. we have the actual handwritten notes that john kennedy took during the famous televised kennedy-nixon debates in the 1960's all the way up to the bowling ball and 14 and a half bowling shoes president obama wore as a candidate. >> museum visitors can also create their own campaign photo ops. it will run through early next year and be updated with items from this year's election. pretty neat. >> very cool. >>> you're watching 9news now at 6:00 ap. i'm jessica doyle -- 6:00 a.m. i'm jessica doyle. andrea roane is off. >>> i'm mike hydeck. good morning, monika. right now howard has the forecast. >> a little chilly now. we're going into the

drivers may want to avoid downtown washington this morning. there is going to be rolling road closures for the st. patrick's day 8k race. and right now, people are gathering at freedom plaza. the race starts and ends on pennsylvania avenue between 12th and 13th street northwest. rolling road closures begin at 5:00 this morning and will continue through 1:00 this afternoon. meanwhile, what's a st. patrick's day celebration without a parade? this year's parade theme is feed the soul and nourish the palate. that sounds good. police will close constitution avenue from 7th street to 17th street for the parade. that begins at noon. 7th street between constitution and independence avenues is also closed. the road closures begin at 9:00 this morning and run through 3:00 this afternoon. >> and in addition to the road closures this morning because of the st. patrick's day race, there is also closures and delays all around the metro. on the red line, the woodley park and cleveland park metro stations are closed. free shuttle buses are running between dup

. >> simply walk around downtown washington at lunch hour and we found a couple of healthy young people in stockton said, do you know what you're doing? you are financing or burial services right now. eventually you will die and someone will have to pay for it. if you do not have burial insurance, it will shift the cost to someone else. >> your response, wendell potter? >> again, i think it is an absurd suggestion young people will have to buy burial insurance. i think the justices are testing, trying to determine what will they right, what will they say when they make a decision this coming summer. i myself and somewhat agnostic and detached from the outcome of what the justices decide. i think it is important for us to bring more people into coverage. in that regard, i think the affordable care act should move forward. but it is beyond any of our control. if it is declared unconstitutional, then the decision will be made is the entire act unconstitutional? if it is declared unconstitutional, we will have chaos in the health care system. it will certainly have a huge impact on the camp

right in downtown washington. and even right near the bay waters because it is going to be a west-northwesterly wind. it is -- really not going to be much cooler even right by the bay. we will have temperatures out in western maryland and much of the northern shenandoah valley, panhandle of west virginia, maybe only making it into the low 60s by later this afternoon. now as we go forward over the next 48 hours, we will have a clear sky throughout much of the day today and overnight tonight. on friday, increasing clouds and by friday evening, all this area in green, this is a zone of potential rain. some light rain may be coming in friday evening and then on saturday morning, perhaps right around dawn, we could have a line of showers with thunder and lightning coming through and then into midday on saturday it will settle down. and by saturday afternoon begin to clear out and then on sunday, turning much chillier. for the rest of the afternoon, we will have quite a bit of sunshine, milding breezes gusting to 25, 30

cold start because we haven't had that many cold starts really. 27 manassas right now, 36 in downtown washingtonbethesda and chevy chase and silver spring, 34 now in falls church, 31 in waldorf and la plata. sunny and warmer today than yesterday, highs today into the upper 50s and low 60s. near 70 tomorrow with a chance of a few showers coming in but not until late in the day. erika? >> thanks a lot, chuck. all right, be sure to tune in at 9:00. we've got a full hour of news, weather and sports on "news4 today." but for now, it's back to the "today" show in new york. >>> and we're back on a sunday morning, march 11th, 2012. nice day. can't complain out here in new york city. it's warming up. and we're going to start to feel like spring. actually sort of started to feel like spring the last couple weeks out on the plaza. i'm jenna wolfe along with lester holt. i have to say, do you have flat stanley? >> of course. >> well here's a flat stanley right here. flat jack. >> you have a camera? >> all the way from boston? >> want to get a shot. >> while they're talking. and this is almost like half 3-d.

the government says in a 2009 meeting at the mayflower hotel in downtown washington, he offered to sell's most sensitive secrets to a man he thought was an agent of the israeli mossad intelligence service. but that man was actually an undercover fbi agent. and in a court hearing today, the government showed publicly the hidden camera video of nozette's meeting with the spy. >> okay. so i gave you this first run some of the most classified information that there is. >> okay. >> you know. so i'm in a -- i've sort of crossed the rubicon. >> uh-huh. >> in the sense that i can't go back and take a polygraph now. so i'm yours. i've made the commitment. >> now later nozette negotiated the price that he thought the mossad should pay him for those secrets. >> at least 200 million, so i would say theoretically, i could charge you certainly, you know, at most 1%. >> now larry nozette was arrested right in that mayflower hotel room shortly after the fbi made the recording. today he was sentenced to 13 years on attempted espionage, fraud, and tax charges, larry. >> eamon, any evidence that israel wa

and the government says in a 2009 meeting at the mayflower hotel in downtown washington, he offered toamerica's most sensitive secrets to a man he thought was an agent of the israeli ma sad intelligence service but that man was actually an undercover fbi agent. the government showed publicly the hidden camera video of the meeting with the spy including the moment he detailed just what information he could turn over. although in this video the government has blocked out the name of the sensitive program. >> the program alone i gave them samples. okay. what i've done is i've copied it onto hard disks and put it in a safety deposit box. >> and later fbi cameras caught him as he took an envelope with $10,000 in cash. take a look. >> now, the other thing is, i think i've been very good with cash. i've been able to make it disappear. >> here's. [ inaudible ] so there's ten. >> brian, he was arrested right in that mayflower hotel room shortly after the fbi made this recording. and yesterday he was sentenced to 13 years on attempted espionage, fraud and tax charges, brian. >> fascinating story

a little bit of a foggy haze hanging over downtown washington this morning. a mild start indeed. temperatures already 56. that's our average high temperature for this time of the year. we're already at the average high and we'll be 15 degrees above normal again today. a light breeze at only 3 miles an hour. light breezes out of the east eventually out of the southeast today. starting to influence our weather a little bit more. that onshore flow. for now, look at the metro temperatures now. 57 in gaithersburg. 53 at reston town center. 54 in dale city this morning. 54 in calvert county, maryland. 51 in the panhandle of west virginia. a pleasant start. mid 50s through the rest of the morning. up to low to mid 70s this afternoon. i think we'll pick up a few clouds around later today. not much of a rain threat. nothing showing up on storm 4 radar now too close to us. a couple spritzes down here in southern virginia. all part of an upper level impulse that may generate a few showers just down to our south and west today and again tomorrow. i think rain chances as

here's a view from our city camera panning over downtown washington this morning.r the northern end of the runways there at reagan national airport. what a beautiful way to get the day started. you will notice it, a north breeze out there. 10 to 20 miles per hour for much of the day. perfect for quite flying weather. you will need a little bit of a jacket or a scarf first thing this morning. sunny side of the street, not a bad day. stay in the shade today, chilly. winds out of the north averaging 15 miles per hour. that has a little bit of a windchill for us to concern ourselves with. actual air temperatures are in the 30 toss near 40. windchills now, upper 20s and low 30s. don't stray out too far without being ready to bundle up. hometown forecast, in bethesda, mid 40 z by 1:30, 2:00 this afternoon. mid 40s by 4:00. going out to 9:00 tomorrow, going to or from the movieing, 38 under a clear sky and cold start tomorrow morning with temperatures back down close to the freezing mark once again for the sunshine returning. nothing to worry about around here today. 100%

we hit 83 so far in downtown baltimore. 70 in washington. 5 in easton. dover, 76. winds south, southwesterly. it's a warm breeze. at one point we thought with the humidity on the rise that we could see at least a few pop-up showers. we're beginning to see early indications south and southwest of baltimore. could we see some blossom into a few thundershowers. this evening 0-- 70s, variably cloudy. much more on how long this warm stretch continues. it's coming up. >>> we all struggle with our budgets when the economy gets tough. it's no different for the people who create these states. republicans from the house of delegates introduced their alternative to governor martin o'malley's budget. >> it's a major factor. we have cut over billions of dollars of the budget. >> he sits on the house appropriations committee. house republicans say the budget is not being cut. it increases every year. today they offered up their alternative budget it. would cut more than a half million dollars from the budget. the governor's budget -- the republican budget does not rely on teache

. >> it says that you and i walked around downtown washington at lunch however and we found a couplealthy young people and we stopped them and we said, you know what you're doing? you are financing your burial services right now because eventually you're going to die and somebody has to pay for it and if you haven't saved money for your buriel service you're going to shift the cost to somebody else. >> i think it's completely different. the reason is that the burial example is not -- the difference is here you are regulating the method by which you are paying for something else, healthcare. >> i don't see the difference. you can get burial insurance and health insurance. most people will need healthcare. everybody will be buried or cremated at some point. martha: very interesting exchange there. some, though are warning that neither side should jump to any conclusions about how all of this is going at this point. we are very glad to be joined bid neese a former u.s. attorney general welcome, good to have you here today. >> thank you. it's good to be with you. martha: what do you make

it was interesting and exciting every morning, going into downtown washington, running with the sittingfor that? i know i would cover president george bush on campaign stops when i was a political reporter, going to town, and secret service agents were there days ahead of time making sure every angle of a building was covered, especially if the president was going tock on the street, speaking to large crowds and you are jogging, that morning, how much prep time do you need? >> we had no prep time, we knew when the elevator door would open and he'd emerge from the elevator and if he was in his business suit we knew he wasn't going to run, in his jogging attire we knew we were going for the run and we had several pre-designated sites and selected a different one every day and mixed them up as best we could but generally speaking didn't know if he was going until the last minute. >> clayton: in the book you said something else an example taken out of context, how you described the junior staffers in the clinton white house, you described them, they were arrogant and rude and you said you s

some great photos but might come home with an unwanted gift as well a parking ticket parking downtown washingtoniously difficult even more so during the high traffic cherry blossom festival joining us now is lawn anderson director of public relations, aaa mid-atlantic. is it us are are more tickets issued during the cherry blossom festival. >> no, more tickets are issued these numbers are huge last year during the cherry blossom festival period, dc issued over 68,000 almost 70,000 parking tickets, incredible. >> unbelievable. >> we all know people come down to see pink but probably not looking for that little pink slip under their windshield wiper. >> i bet there is not i was reading too in this information you sent over there are basically 30 federal and city agencies that can write these tickets. >> absolutely. >> unbelievable. >> everybody but tourists can write tickets in washington. this is huge business you got to realize just off the ticket fines last year dc made almost $93 million in revenue, they only made 40 off the meter charges so over twice as much off the fines, so you know, if yo