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why don't we go to dupont circle right now.t is usually a bustling intersection at this time of the day but with the federal and dc governments closed it is looking a lot more deserted now. same for the wind and the snow. michael wooten is there and tell us what is going on near you. >> reporter: as far as traffic goes it is bare here at dupont circle, especially considering the who hour of the day it is right now. however, traffic is picking up when you talk about pedestrians and a lot of these people are not going to work as we saw this morning. people are waking up and deciding to put on the gloves and hat and warm clothes and venture out. look at what this blizzard of 2010 has brought here to dupont circle. just met kristin here a moment ago. she's actually from chicago. so it is known as the windy city. we are dealing with strong winds. what do you think of this? >> i grew up there scene this is more intense than that. i moved out of chicago so i didn't have to deal with this, but it has been a pretty great adventure to sa

this is the section of dupont circle that is heavily populated. there is plenty of foot traffic. people who live here say it's usually a pretty quiet neighborhood. >> we live here in this building. and -- all the time, you feel secure. >> reporter: that peace of mind has been shaken due to a spike in violence in area. friday night around 8:00 p.m. at 17th and willard street, police say a man was robbed at gunpoint by a group in a lexus with temp tags. janet manage -- mcmann lives on 17th street. >> i saw young people excited. >> reporter: then at 9:45 in the 1600 block of arch street police say a man walking was approached by four suspects. he was punched in the face before the suspects took his wallet and ran away. >> i read the crime reports in the paper and they're usually like 1:00 in the morning or something so it makes me think twice when they happen that early. >> reporter: a few week before the pedestrian attacks on january 9th a cab driver was shot in the jaw at 17th and t. someone spotted the cab double parked and called police. the driver was unconscious and bleeding i

in the time we have been here in dupont circle we haven't seen any plows go through the area. they are simply overwhelmed. luckily there is not a lot of traffic here. there is a lot of foot traffic and it is picking up as folks try to get to work at this hour. so hopefully if you can stay inside that's the best advice. >> all right. michael wooten reporting live from dupont circle and we thank chief rubin for speaking with us, as well. >>> we will look at the latest power outages and howard will tell us when the storm will move out of here, as well. hope the chief didn't have any information on round three coming our way. we'll be right back. (woman) these are my mom's shoes. i walked in her shoes all 60 miles. (laughs) (man) when they first told us she had breast cancer, i was scared to death. i thought that i was gonna lose my best friend. (woman) the 3-day walk is-- is a life-changing experience. it's so filled with hope, with love and support. (man) i don't want my daughter to have to go through what she went through. i have to walk. i will walk. (man) register today for t

here near dupont circle, there is still snow. it can be slushy and slippery. that is the latest from northwest. stephen tschida, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> all of the snow is putting a huge strain on local budgets. virginia is $5 million over. maryland is $10 million over budget. in d.c., the city has blown past a $6 billion budget. no matter how big the storm is, they will not stop clearing roadways. stay with abc 7 news for the latest updates. you could also check our web site, wjla.com any time for a road conditions and school closings. >>> 5:37, 31 degrees. >> 10 americans face a judge for the second day in haiti. we will have the latest. >> we're coming back with your traffic and weather every 10 minutes. as we had to break, we have another check for you on the latest school closings and delays. you're watching "good morning washington." ( music playing ) if toyota gets credit for being the most fuel efficient car company in america, well, then how do you explain all this? chevy malibu, cobalt, silverado, and the all-new equinox. compare them to anyone

the snow is coming down at a good clip here at dupont circumstance.g story appears to be the wind. at times it is so strong it is blowing the snow hitting you in the face. this is dupont circle and it means people are coming and going here. not a lot of vehicles. i have been doing an informal survey of folks. most of them are forced to be out in this. they are on their way to meetings or in to work. they are braving it the best they can. one gentleman a moment ago came up and asked if i had seen taxis and i told him in the hour we had been there we had not seen any taxis, then one pulled up and took care of him. but the roads are not in very good shape. we want to get to a bit of good news for folks who are going through here. the starbucks and cvs is open. so you see smiles when people come out but then they railize they are stuck walking in this. as everyone snows there was a huge snowball fight at dupont circle. an incredible sight. they have decided to go at it again at 2:00 today. hundreds of thousands are going to show up and take part in the se

we are in dupont circle. >> the snow has diminished all morning, and this left us with several inches of snow. >> this began early last night. the drizzle became thick, heavy snow, covering streets and s idewalks. the clearing crews are busy. but the traffic has turned much of this to slush. roads are more wet than icy. from the looks of people out there, it appears their work has paid off. washingtonians will have antoher perfect -- another perfect scene. boulevards and yards covered in snow. >> crews have been out there early this morning, but not all of them are clear. the roads may be clear -- but some of the sidewalks are still slick. be careful as you go out to work this morning. >> all this snow is putting a major role -- a major squeeze on the local budgets. virginia it is over their budget. maryland is more than $10 million over budget. washington is beyond the six- million dollar budget. no matter how big that this storm is, they will not stop clearing the roads. stay with us for the latest as we go out today. you can check the web site for updates at any time. we will have

. >>> stephen tschida is live at dupont circle. >> we have been in the position since about noon. the past 20 minutes, it has really intensified. we have been monitoring the traffic through the day, really starting to build up. this just happened. as you look at the turn around, half an hour ago, there is a little bit of snow. this is video from a few minutes ago on connecticut avenue. d.c. police officers of the down the street, talking with business owners, telling people if they have cars parked on snow embassy routes -- snow emergency routes to get them out of the road. coming back live, this snowplow is trying to keep some of this roadway clear. we caught up with a man walking down the street. a lot of foot traffic still out here. >> i guess this is crazy for d.c. weather. it is interesting to see the snow coming down. the cabbies have been real scared. >> a lot of people still out here, most of them on their way home to hunker down. stephen tschida, abc 7 news. >>> the snow is still coming down. our coverage continues after this. >>> you called this when? >> it is a gift. no

. >> they stayed off the roads, but they didn't stay out of dupont circle, it was the great snowball fight. today's challenge was as a north, south rematch. there was a big snowball fight last weekend. that one has the distinction of being the largest snowball fight in the city's history and another one at 14th and u streets during the holiday storm in december. organizers attracted today's participates online. >>> we've got other news ahead for you, but stay with us on 9news now for the latest on today's blizzard. we will continue our coverage on our website. and we'll be on the air with storm safety coverage throughout the evening. >>> and as we take you out to a break, we show you a live picture from northwest washington. sort of a familiar scene wherever you look around the area. topper is coming up with the latest on today's blizzard. stay with us. our storm safety alert coverage continues. >>> welcome back to 9news now. storm safety coverage continues for you, forestville, in prince georges county, again, the snow has stopped in a large part of our area, but the winds continue,

>> im ellen coleman of the dupont company.oing to be a key element of filling the gap ayman vv production of food between now and the year 2015. technology alone isn't willing to be enough. to read the industry can produce great yielding seeds and technology to protect it from insects and other issues but until we can figure out how to educate the farmer so they are using their right combination and the weather conditions, until we can get collaborations' research alliances, collaborations on market access so the farmers can get their goods to market and a grass-roots way because it has to ochered farmer by farmer, and i think the three of them and, innovation, education and collaboration and bill would add something i think are the major elements of reaching that gap -- bridging that gap. >> and the one and only from the world bank. >> thank you. i don't know about one and only. but thank you. i think that we are thinking feeding the world, you know, we need to think of three or four judges even if we are able to produce we h

i am the chairman and ceo of the dupont company. technology is certainly going to be a key element in filling that gap and doubling the production of food between now and 2015. technology alone will not be enough. it has to, education and cooperation. his industry can produce great seateds. and so we cannot figure out how to educate the farmers so they are using the right combination in their weather conditions, until we can get corpse, research alliances, market access -- until we get collaborations and in a real grass roots way, it has to occur farmer by former. i think innovation and cooperation of the major elements of bridging that gap. . . it means we have to think perhaps bigger, because you have sources of competition. you also have to think about the impact of climate change on food production. the ability of -- the stability of food prices going forward and what it means. does the world changes and as incomes grow, we also have a shift in terms of the demand for food. people are demanding higher value food products even in

stephen tschida is in dupont circle. >> it is coming down hard, starting to accumulate. check out the sidewalk, starting to build up. hear something else i want to point out, over in the roadway, we have been watching this all day. they had treated the roadway, no accumulation. is starting to build up in the busy sections. check out the turnaround, it is starting to build up. i want to move over to the starbucks. we have seen quite a few people just hanging out. we spoke with one of them. this is why he said he was sticking around starbucks. >> i figured tomorrow the metro will be shut down and we will not get out of the house, so get out and enj it now. >> the snow is starting to accumulate, building up. we have been standing out here all day. this jacket is supposed to be waterproof, but it is practically soaked through. it is a wet snow, the type of snow in minnesota that we would call an issue. stephen tschida, abc 7 news. >> get in the live truck and warm-up. >>> coming up, up more storm watch coverage. doug hill will have another look at the forecast. >> emily schm

this was the scene at dupont circle this afternoon. some people braved the elements for a little competition. i doubt there's anybody there over 25. got a lot of energy when you're that young. got to use it up some kind of way. does not appear that this particular snowball event attracted quite the crowd, the thousands and thousands that were out for the snowball fight over the weekend. >> this new snow is kind of fluffier. it's harder to make snowballs out of it. >> you go down deep enough, you can get ice. >>> we'll continue our coverage of this winter storm when "news4 at 6" continues. >>> snowboarders took advantage of the unplowed streets in georgetown by snowboarding down wisconsin avenue. by the looks of things, they are not ready for the olympics. not the vancouver ones anyway. give them time. >> they just want to have fun. >>> in maryland, elaine reyes is in rockville all afternoon taking a look at conditions there. elaine, how is it looking? >> you know, i think -- big wind gust, guys. just in time for the shot. it stopped sn

dupont ice arena is where we were heading. getting into skates the first time is not that easy. there's a magic to putting these skates on. then magically thereas someone who knows a little bit about ice skates. in town for "disney on ice" mickey mouse and his tina helped. she was anxious to master this new challenge. >> what is the key to doing this? >> reporter: she proved to be a fast learner just as she is in school. what is your favorite subject? >> i like reading. >> reporter: do you read a lot? >> yeah. >> reporter: do you have faberafa favorite books. >> yeah. >> she's been in care since february of 2004. >> reporter: social workers say she is a delightful youngster. >> she has a very warm personality. she really touches anyone's heart. she's very pleasant. she actually asks a lot of questions. >> reporter: and she's not afraid to try new things. >> what do you do with your feet? >> reporter: she hopes to one day soon have a family that will want her to be part of their li lives forever. >> they should want to have fun. they should like playing, having laughs and be fun

i was closer to logan circle than dupont circle.heÑ garage. >> we have seen an uptick in responses. as we're speaking, we just went on location with a truck on fire next to the parking garage at children's. they're starting to do some evacuation. but they're going to put the truck fire out rapidly, remove the smoke from the building and get everything back in order there. >> we've talked about how the snow crews -- the snow is not sticking to the streets yet, but as it does people need to stay out of the way for snow crews. but you've got emergency personnel out all night long also. >> yes. we've added six additional ambulances so that we can cover the city. some extra fire trucks were added. our fire operation center has opened up. we've gone into phase two of our preparedness. we'd ask everyone to be prepared to stay home, have enough food and water to get through the next couple of days as well as if they can stay off the roads. >> okay. that's a perfect thing. dennis reuben in the district. stay home and just watch us out here i

. >> dupont does produce genetically modified food as well as many other things, high-yielding varieties. are you facing a lot of resistance through a little knowledge of the danger of same kind of approach? are you confident that g.m. is the future? >> i think that if you're going to resolve problems like drought resistance, you're going to have to use genetic modification to get there. i can't think of a product in terms of genetically modified seeds that has been more tested and more thoroughly vetted in many of the country that currently allow it to grow. i think in 2008, we surpassed two billion acres globally where bio-tech crops are grown. there is a lot of data out there, a lot of information, and a lot of benefits to it. but i think bill is right. each country, if they set a science-based, transparent regulatory framework, then the industry can work with those countries in order to bridge that gap in the productivity that is needed to fill that food gap. >> and vietnam what is your approach to increasing productivity and yields with genetically modified food? actually, there's g

>> well, i went out last night for the dupont snowball fall. >> reporter: oh, so you would be out here? >> well, i think we're all getting kind of tired of the snow at this point. >> reporter: there were snowball fights at first, all of this excitement, now kind of like, i'm over it? >> a little bit. i think it's called snowverkill right now. >> reporter: that's classic. how are things going for you, getting to and from work? >> it's been fine so far. i have an underground station near me. the trains are running slower than usual, but they're still running. >> reporter: snowverkill. how about that one? that's one for the books. love it. so we're back out here at irving and 14th in columbia heights, and this is what we're thinking about now, as we're thinking about things coming to an end for us and how we're going to get home. part of the problem with this situation is that we've got these slushy roads, roads thatp you've got roads that have been plowed, here where they'd done all the shoveling, this morning, this was completely invisible, covered in snow, hard down here at the bottom,

dupont officials testified two years ago that they would not expand their circleville plants becausetheir electricity service wasn't dependable. but just last week, just last week, dupont announced a $175 million investment to retool a facility, a facility that once made components for vcr tapes and they're turning that facility into something that will make film for solar panels. [applause] the company credits are energy reforms, with making ohio a better place for them to do business. now we are rapidly deploying federal stimulus funds to advance $500 million in projects, supported by an array of energy jobs from cutting-edge research to home weatherization. we have continued the vital work of the third frontier, the third frontier, a program that has made already $150 million in energy technology investments. we brought 15 states and private universities together in the university clean energy alliance of ohio. thank you, chancellor. [applause] and we've done that -- and we've done that to unite our efforts in pursuit of energy breakthroughs. and in our first budget, we dramatical

but alice roosevelt when she had this house for decades in dupont circle in washington. on the sofa there was a pillow. and on the pillow in needlepoint was the saying, "if you don't have something nice to say about somebody, come sit here beside me." [laughter] >> well, this was alice's approach to the world. and -- but alice occasionally would find something in her heart to say sort of good about somebody else. and she gave eleanor something of a back-handed compliment when she said, you know, eleanor -- eleanor was not as ugly as some people seem to think. in fact, when she was young, she had beautiful long blonde hair and a tall athletic figure. now, if alice had simply left it at that but it was fine but, of course, alice being alice she had to go on and say, well, and if those hateful grandparents had simply gotten her teeth fixed and if she had a chin, well, so anyway. so eleanor is wondering if anybody is ever going to love me. and along comes frank and gives every impression of loving her. and he courts eleanor. and, in fact, defies his mother mother sarah delan

to have dupont company. to add to bill's comments, technology is certainly going to be a key element of filling that gap between the production of food between now and 2050. technology alone is not enough. it has to come with education and collaboration. the industry can produce great yielding seeds and technology to protect it from insects and other issues but until we can figure out how the educate the farmers so that they are using the right combination in their weather conditions, until we can get collaborations, research alliances, collaborations on market access so the farmers can get their good to market in real grassroots way, it has to occur farmer by farmer, i think three of them, innovation, education, collaboration, and bill would add funding, i think are the major elements of bridging that gap. >> and the one and only -- from the world bank. >> thank you. thank you. i think that we're thinking of feeding the world, you know, we need to think of three or four challenges, even if we're able to pro

travelers, at&t, walmart and dupont are among the dow's 30 winners. >> ppl beat the street.join us first on cnbc. tyson foods smashing analysts' estimates. ate na pushing higher. we should get to the market. >> i'm dennis neil. let's get straight to this market action. let's go to bob pisani. >> here's a couple of headlines here. stocks close in europe at 1130, the stock market droops here. the second time in a row. guys in europe are getting concerned. they want to lighten up. second thing that happened that's important here, is dollarle rallied at the exact same moment we had yesterday. of course, what happens when that happens? it puts pressure on commodities and puts pressure on commodity stocks. all the big names in energy and the material groups on the weak side. and sharon, we saw a heck of a lot of contracts traded in oil in the last hour and a half. >> that's right. over 400,000 contracts traded today, bob, and this is the second straight day of massive contracts and massive trader here in oil. we're looking at oil prices right now that are right around $70 a barrel

this is the bank that the dupont heirs founded with people in 1903.ng that periods of time. six consecutive days down since they missed on their earnings. 20% short interest, tripled over the past 12 months. wilmington trust struggling. t. rowe price the largest shareholder there. timberland is down, the worst performer in the mid cap index today. big volume, 150% of the 10-day average. and this, after their fourth quarter beat but revenues were just a hair soft and it's getting pounded for that today. overly punished, some might say. and there you go. timber hand. back to you. >> michelle? >> dennis, we're going to stay with that mission looking at stocks off the chart, under the radar. intraday high yesterday of 63.80 levels of the stock hasn't seen since january 2009. is the stock on the rise? time for investors are to get in. devries, jeff silver. for viewers, we know it's an education company but what do they do? >> they have four different verticals best known for devrie university, offering bachelors degrees in business management, technology,