i'm larry hogan, governor of maryland. opioid heroin addiction. > maryland hogan teamed up with michael kill i. it urges parents to discuss the risks of opioid and heroin addiction with their kids. the psa comes one day after governorror hogan declared a state of emergency. when adam mcphearson started pawning off his parents' possession, mother thought her son who overdosed twice thought her son might need different help. i was able to get him locked up. adam is out of jail and trying to stay clean. so many families like the mcphearson's have been dealing with heroin that they have declared it is a state of emergey. five years towards the effort. we sent 4,000 members of the national yard. we stopped the rioting. we didn't lose a single person, no debts. here we're losing people every day. part of the issue is fentanyl. the lab saw 1400 times of the synthetic opioid in 2013 than they did. many users don't realize their heroin is laced with inexpensive drug a is 50 times more powerful than heroin. max can drug traffickers

but larry hogan is not just any citizen in maryland. he is the governor of the statee of maryland. so when governor hogan found himself in front of a television last night at 5:00 and then late last watching fox5 he found himself sharing many of the same questions that fox5 viewers were demand answers to about thisabou case of the rape of the girl in rockville high school. the governor came out today pulling no punches. he says he is angry about thists and he also revealed in his words that montgomery countyha public schoolt mo officials, the governor says, have been refusing to share information with top state officials in maryland, including theryla governor's office and thend stae board of education.of we're going to go to that presst conference righth this is doctor jack smith, montgomery public school headquarters tonight. right now we're' waiting theting start of a live press conference. this is superintendent jack smith of montgomery county schools. >> thank you all for being heree tonight. i'm here tonight with captain james hum fridays from theys montgomery county police d

. >>> prince georges county, a battle is brewing between the school leaders and governor larry hogan. news 4's chris gordan explains what's at stake. >> prince georges county schools have a lot of needs that may not be met according to the county execut executor. if the state of maryland continues diverting public school money to subsidize private school students. >> we need more money to build schools. our schools are 40, 50 years programs that we know is working. >> county executive baker is asking maryland lawmakers to eliminate the boost program of private school vouchers. they say governor hogan's budget cuts $20 million from public schools to make available $7 million for private school subsidies. this parent went to private school but chose public school for her child. i feel strongly that public schools are something that all of us hold in common, that it's something that we invest in together as taxpayers. and that's important to me. >> here in annapolis, there are attempts to tie the republican governor larry hogan to president trump. >> from this issue of favoring private s

governor hogan went onto say he is not done with this. he is going to start applying pressure, he says, to the montgomery county school board to get thoseount answers that hs been asking for and also he said that he has actually been working very closely he says with the montgomery county executive ike leggette who the governor says shares a lot oft the questions on this case. he also had kind words for the f montgomery county policeor who e says have been working with the maryland state police. but make no mistake about it, jim and shawn, the governor blasted mogo schools today and their leadership for what he says is just an out right ignoring of questions coming from this statehouse with exactly whatactl went on leading up to the attack and the circumstancesmsta surrounding it. no doubt we're going to stay on top of this tonight.ight there is a big pta meeting at rock shill high school and we'll be there. developing ore night i don'tig know ihtf you you guys heard abt this security change involvinge some flights into the us. the dump a

what they knew and when they knew it. >> reporter: hogan accused the school system from

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back to you. >> susan hogan, thank you. let's take a look outside, shall we?ks like there's some pretty blue skies out there. in fact, maybe a little deceiving. >> it is indeed. but i want those 70s back. >> i don't think we're going to get that. >> after the break, a look ahead to your forecast. if we're going to warm up and it's going to at ikea, we believe that everything you need should be within reach. that anything that matches your taste can match your budget. that green living doesn't have to cost much green. we believe that you should always have room for the little things. and that your dream kitchen should work as hard as you do. save up to 20% at the ikea kitchen event. >>> a little mouse big problems on british airways. the passengers were all buckled up and ready to go on one particular flight when the crew told them somebody spotted a mouse. it meant they couldn't take off. they had to wait for hours for a new plane and flight arrived in san francisco last night. british aairways apologized and said they were satisfied that only two legged passe

we did get to ask governor hogan another question.to link what happened here at rockville to the immigration debate? when we come back at 5:00, we will have his answer. in rockville, brad bell, abc7 news. alison: okay. we'll see you then. thank you. let's check on the evening commute with trenice bishop. she is on traffic watch for us today. hi there, trenice. trenice: hi, alison. this afternoon we have a couple of issues and certainly heavy delays starting early this afternoon. first, i of the afternoon -- first issue of the afternoon 270 corridor, there is a problem in the local lanes before falls road. i ties you up making your way from rockville away from the spur. a half an hour ago we had one reported southbound 270 at the split for the beltway. that is adding extra volume for folks trying to make it to the legion bridge. live pictures and you can see northbound 270 at a snail's pace to make the trip home through rockville. elsewhere, we will make it to the beltway as you approach the legion here, the outer loop left side. we ha

hogan denounced the threat and urged calm. >> it is an ongoing investigation. we kind of want to let everybody do their jobs. >> when asked if he thought it was fair to link the rape to the immigration issue, hogan replied requestth there is a link." -- replied, "there is a link." now tragic story out of calvert county. 8-month-old baby was killed by a dog. a family friends wa the baby boy when the family dog attacked. deputies shot and killed the dog to stop the attack but it was too late. larry: tonight people in london are paying tribute to the victims of yesterday's terror attack at parliament. several thousand people turned up for candlelight vigil. kurt cochran was killed an his wife was injured. shot and killed the attacker who is a british-born man with a lengthy record. isis claimed responsibility. michelle: for eight months the police are trying to find whoever killed d.n.c. staffer seth rich. now the private investigators are on the job. >> we will look at the timeline and see if individuals have been missed. expert and grad students. he was shot and

on the other hand, the democrats are going to lash trump to hogan in any way they can.ou for it or against it? you can only be one or the other. what's it going to be? that will put governor hogan and a lot of moderate republicans in democratic states in a tough position. there is a connection between this and your prior discussions about tweets and the discussion about russia. it may sound very farfetched but hear me out about this. >> okay. >> more and more frustrated that republicans get with the inability to do something politically popular on obamacare, the more they'll be looking for a scapegoat. republicans have the goods on donald trump, in my opinion, and can turn on him at any moment. they have the gavels in congress. if it turns out that obamacare becomes a political liability they will turn on donald trump. i believe that's going to happen. >> sort of the last straw that broke the camel's back theory? >> i honestly think for these governors in these blue states, the best thing they can do is govern and focus on their constituents. tired of the political disc

today maryland governor larry hogan reacted to the threats. >> we can't condone any hate speech like that. it's terrible. it's not something that should be allowed to go on. >> reporter: now, ahead at 5:00, we'll hear what one of the lawyers representing a defendant in this rape case has to say about the charges facing his client. back to you. >>> first at 4:00, dueling protests today outside the bethesda school hosting education secretary betsy devos and governor hogan. a small band of supporters believes voucher programs, which the secretary and governor support, will open up opportunities for disadvantaged students. but a larger crowd carried signs condemning those programs as a step toward privatizing public schools. >> i don't believe in using public taxpayer dollars to fund private schools. >> we have more let the children in poor neighborhoods have access to good schools just as we do here. >> governor hogan and devos visited carter rock springs elementary in bethesda where they read to students. they took turns reading aloud dr. syracueussseuss. >>> we learned just a few minu

nicole: art hogan, market strategist, wonderlich. thank you for sitting in the studio giving us your perspective. it is not out loom and doom. lauren: congressman devin nunes should step down the steps aside for an investigation as the intelligence community rebuild sensitive information on white house grounds and disclose that intelligence agencies had intercepted information about president trumps factor in the train vision. congressman devin nunes on "the o'reilly factor" explaining his reaction. >> or intelligence products they don't have access to in the house of representatives, but we do have clearances to see them. >> we know they're unmasking of american states. sources had provided us that information. so when i have to do is i needed a place i could find the information and review it. lauren: but democrats claiming devin nunes' connections have raised doubts about whether the committee could investigate the president's campaign associates. nicole: the administration making good on its promise to target. illegal immigrants

. >> for prince george's cases, larry hogan, the county wants to regain control of the school calendar after the state rejected a request to start classes in august rather than after labor day. right now some county to funnel public school money into private schools. chris gordon has more. >> prince george's county schools have a lot of needs that may not be met, if the state of maryland continues diverting public school money to subsidize private school students. >> we need more money to build a new high point high school. our schools are 40 and 50 years old. we need more money to expand programs we know are working. >> baker is one of the leaders of this group and they are asking maryland lawmakers to eliminate the boost program of private school vouchers. they say governor hogan's budget cuts $21 million from public schools to make $7 million available for private school subsidies. this parent went to private school but chose public school for her child. >> i feel very strongly that public schools are something that all of us hold in common, together as taxpayers and that's importan

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news4's susan hogan will join us to explain. stick around. >>> and this story has a lot of you weighing in on my facebook page. two girls band from united airlines for wearing leggings. but it's what's behind the sry thatto i to make sure you're on the lookout for what's being called the "yes" scam. susan hogan will tell you what you need to know. >> that's right. this is absolutely crazy. so here's what we know, the scammers call you and try to get you to say the word "yes" during a call and then later use a recording of that response to authorize unwanted charges on your financial account. now the callers impersonate employees from organizations that provide a service, usually. the scam begins when a consumer answers a call and the person on the other end asks, can me? the caller records your "yes" response and now has your voice signature. if you get a call like this, hang up. if you've already responded to this type of call, you gotta review all of your credit card statements for unauthorized charges. we always have to be on

today, governor hogan came down here to this very spot over in dc, mayor muriel bowser what doing the same over at a dc public works station. the message from these executives is simple. they want the public to know they're in front of these storms, tracking this but also made it clear tonight, it's not so clear exactly how much they are going to receive in their respective areas, but they're sending a message out that they're tracking carefully and here's how both put this when they were talking about this in their media briefings >> some people are lulled in the false sense of security because we had the great 70 degree weather and everybody thinks it's springtime and we're ready to put on flip-flops and go barbecuing. this is a serious winter storm going to be the biggest event we've had this season. and people need to be prepared and need to be safe. >> we are hoping for best. but as you can see with all the people behin for whatever mother nature sends our way. i want to stress there are a range of possibilities. we can see a lot more or less snowfall. >> this forecast for this i

hogan says his burden eases the burden on small businesses. >>> it is ash wednesday.ning of the lenten period of reflection in preparation for easter. one historic church is offering a unique service today. the alpha street baptist str distributed ashes curbside. parishioners lined up in their cars to receive the ashes outside of their church. it is a assemble of penance and conversion. >> it is almost that time of the year. ta early. it's becoming quite early this year, tom. whatr/0Ñ are they doing about t festival? >> reporter: the weather is not so hot out here right now. but, soon, this will be the center of tourism here. high school band. it was there early at the museum this morning to help the u.s. park servicewnm%í announce high anticipated peak blooming dates for this season's cherry blossom festival. the blossoms will be early too. >> the projected dates are march 14th to 17t officially to begin days later. the festival planners scrambling to move up some events. >> what does that mean for the festival this year? the festival will now start on march 15th and

susan hogan shows us how to do it. >> stocking up on healthy foods doesn't need to be pricey. consumer reports is has some pointers. buying organic produce is a great way to limit your pesticide exposure, you can be picky. some nonorganic produce is very low in pesticide. avocados, corn and onions are a few. but you can be thrifty when buying organic. >> you can save money store bought organics and getting them in bulk. in fact some organics are cheaper than regular brands. >> don't be tempted into buying expensive processed foods because they say healthy or natural on the box. instead consumer reports food experts advise that a good rule of thumb is to look for a short ingredient list. those foods will probably be less processed with more whole some ingredients. on average a family of four throws out about 1$1500 worth o food a year. and you can save money by thinking about what kind of food you're going to buy and how you're going to use it. >> buying in-season produce means you'll eat cheeper fresher fruits and vegetables. if you have to eat blueberries in the winter, save

governor larry hogan of maryland said this standing about five feet from where we are, if anybody got that in their head, forget it. hogan said peo serious about this storm. >> some people are sort of lulleded into a false sense of security because we have this great 70 degree weather, i think everybody thinks it's spring and we're ready to put on flip-flops and go barbecue in the backyard. this is a serious winter storm, going to be the biggest event we've had this season. and people need to be prepared and need to be safe. >> reporter: and that's at the governor tonight. one of the difficulties they're having in preparing for this is not the equipment, not the logistic, it's trying to get a handle on what they're going to be presented with. they could have vastly different snow totals in western maryland that they will have in the chesapeake area. what does that mean? they were looking at moving some equipment around. the new director of the maryland state highway administration says they put some of that thought to rest last night. because of a conference call. listen to what he ha

here we're losing people everyoe day. >> governor hogan said the opioid epidemic did come upme u during the governors meetinggo at the white houseve a few dayss ago but he hasn't spoken tooken the president about the statethe of emergency. >>> governor hogan will be a guest. he'll join us liorve h to discuo this opioid crisis in marylandd and why he chose to declare aece state of emergency over this particular issue. that's today on good day inmerg ourpartoday 9 o'clock hour. >> ♪♪♪ >> 4:34. also happening today in thehe district, d.c. teachers will wll rally downtown for fair pay. last week the washingtonash teachers union rejected thejecte latest contract offer by d.c.. public schools.ic s now, they saych teachers haves e gone six years without a paypay increase and say the latest the offer falls short on pavementt a the rally is happening fromg 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. atat freedom plaza. >> ♪♪ >> 4:34 is the time right now.rw let's talkbo because, man, a couple daysouple ago when i say we were on the th up and down, i knew that this ts was going to happen.app i knew we were going

larry hogan and betsy devos were inside reading to children as part of national reading month when outside it was a completely different tone. two separate groups of protesters, and the focus was on that alleged rape at rockville high school, one group with signs that said "no sanctuary city in maryland," and another sign that said "protect our immigrant kids." school officials are now confirming to us that in the past four to five days they have received hundreds of messages and phone calls, and some threats included, threats of blowing up the school and " shooting all illegal students." minutes after reading to the children, governor larry hogan took a minute to talk about the investigation and threat. >> we are very concerned about the situation that happened in montgomery county. it is tragic and it is an ongoing investigation. just speaking with the superintendent, we are in constant communication with the montgomery county police. >> the idea that someone with a they want to shoot the illegals in our schools makes everyone uncomfortable and does not reflect the values of montgomery c

the current district maps are simply absurd and disgraceful. >> hogan is proposing a legislature mapsdrawn by an independent board and voted on every ten years. that sounds v if you let somebody independent vote on it and they can change it every ten years. we'll see how that goes. >>> we've seen a wave of anti-semetic threats around the nation. in an address on tuesday, president trump condemned the threats against jewish and muslim faith. >> these threats targeting jewish community centers and vandalism of jewish cemeteries as well as last week's shooting in kansas city remind us that while we may be a inpatient divided on policies, we are a country that stands united in condemning hate and evil in all of its very ugly forms. >> alexandra limon has the latest as police in missouri made an arrest connected to the case. >> reporter: on a local level, two different jewish schools received bomb threats on monday. and that's what prompted political leaders, community leaders and interfaith leaders to come together at meetings today. head stones destroyed at two different jewish cemeterie

and today, governor larry hogan declared a state of emergency.s adding $50 million in new funding over the next five years to support the state's prevention recovery and enforcement efforts. >> with this continuing threat increasing at an alarming rate, we must allow coronati coordination. >> police say fentanyl is causing a lot of deaths. >>> the virginia school district at the center of a supreme court case about transgender bathrooms wants the court to hold off and give the senate time to confirm neil gorsuch to the supreme court. the case surrounds gavin grimm and his fight for the right to use the boy's bathroom at his high school. the argument is set for march 28th. >>> they're made to look stylish but some of them could be a safety hazard. tonight, a new warning from consumer reports. what you should know before you drive. >>> changes announced for next year's academy awards. and the two people holding the envelope this year are now getting extra protection. >>> plus the honor for >>> former vice president joe biden receiving an award from

by a delegate fromly montgomery county but the bill is facing major opposition from governor larry hoganre going to do everything we can to kill this bill. wooer going to first try to kill it in the senate and then if it passes there i'm going >> governor hogan has also criticized montgomery county school officials for what he calls a lack of cooperation with the state in the rape allegations. >>> meanwhile governor hogan will be in montgomery county today. he will join secretary of education betsy devos in a visit to carter springs elementary school in bend. that visit is set to begin at 10 aim. >> the head of nato says a meeting of foreign ministers can be rescheduled to accommodate secretary of state rex tillerson's schedule. u.s. officials said tillerson was planning not to attend the meeting in brussells next month. he would instead be in moscow. many officials are worried about the trump administration's commitment to the alliance. >> 5:05 is the time right now. let's talk weather with mike thomas. >> oh, yeah. >> yeah, we got some cold out there this morning but also some -- try t

susan hogan. >> hope they catch those scammers. >>> chopper 4 over a brush fire earlier today. this is right next to green belt national park. you can see the flames and heavy smoke. firefighters tell us the windy conditions helped fuel the fire. fortunately it is out now. investigators tell us it is too early to say what sparked the flames. they say the rain helped them out. >> we did get rain right during the 6:00 hour in that location. definitely helped. we didn't see a ton of rain today. let's show you what is happening right now. you can see what has been happening over the last six hours. the rain coming through. it looks like a lot but not a whole lot falling at the local airports. most i saw about a quarter inch. rightow the rain is down to our south and east. it is all south and east. the exception starting to move into the west. we will show you that. let's zoom back down to our south and the front down seeing that we will zoom in more. that is where we are seeing right around the area. lexington park seeing that rain. now, how much did we see. about 0.01 in the distr

today it prompted reaction from both maryland governor larry hogan and the white house. why is an 18 year old man in a ninth grade class with 13 and 14 year old girls? why was his status not known to those folks why was he allow don'ter the country after they apprehended him for illegally crossing the border? both of them. the president recognizes that education is a state run and a local run issue, but i think it is pause for concern what happened there. and i think the city should look at its policies. coverage of h developing case with lindsay watts and marina maracco. lindsay was one of the only reporters inside rockville high school tonight at lindsay, i imagine there were plenty of fireworks. >>reporter: there were. this was a big crowd. if you were driving by rockville high school tonight, you knew there was something going. the parking lot behind me was filled with cars and mr. were protestors on this side of the street rallying against illegal immigration. no news cameras allow inside. not a media friendly event at all. but we can show you some cellphone video s

. >>> larry hogan vows to veto an education bill. it's called the protect our schools act, and it sets limits for identifying low-performing schools. it prohibits the state from taking a number of actions to reform low-performing schools, including trying to convert them to private charter schools or giving students vouchers for private schools. hogan says the bill gets in the way of improving failing schools. >>> metro's daytime track work over the weekend to accommodate the cherry bloos cherry blossom visitors. that means red, green, orange and silver riders will enjoy regular weekend service. for the next several weekends, the only daytime weekend work will be safe track work on the blue and yellow lines south of reagan national airport in virginia. >>> cherry blossoms peaking, nice weather, all the planets are aligned. >> so true. so true. you know, i'll tell you. the amazing thing about it, they're going to peak tomorrow, but they really need temperatures over 70. we get to 76 tomorrow. a very warm day on our saturday. the only

. >>> and maryland governor larry hogan says he will veto a bill about education in the state. the protect our school act would limit how the state identifies low-performing schools. it would also prevent actions like trying to convert schools to private charters. the bill is a direct response to the federal every student succeeds act. about school accountability. hogan says the bill gets in the way of improving failing schools. >>> it seems those who need a little extra medical attention will get the help they need in prince georges county. >> shomari stone explains how a new program will free up firefighters to let them respon >> reporter: as tears fall down robin dickerson's face, she feels helpless in her bedroom. it looks like a hospital room. >> going places, you know, having children, doing things. i can't do none of that. >> reporter: she had two knee replacements last november and they became infected. >> it's like my life is taken away. >> reporter: she came home a month ago and says her insurance company won't pay for a nurse's aide. so she called 911 15 times when s

it would keep state and local police from helping with federal immigration raids, hogan points to the rockville rape case as another reason why he is against it. wusa 9. >> thanks, pete. >> the age o suspect has been a big question, sanchez was 18 years old, but taking classes as a freshman. maryland law says students up to 21 years old can get a free public education in the state. >>> sources tell us the suspects who started shooting at a group filming a music video are still out there. 18-year-old ayana mcallister is now dead, and stephany tells us the victim is from upper marlboro and she was on spring break from her north carolina college. >> there is really so many things wrong with this story. tonight we learned that the victim was a criminal justice major at st. augusten university, part of the state police cadet program and yesterday was ayana mcallister's first day of spring break. >> she will always be remembered with that big smile on her face. >> reporter: a largo high school grad who loved basketball, loved people, according to angela, a close family friend ayana mcallist

. >> americans republican governor larry hogan as having nothing to do with it. >> we are going to do everything we can to kill this bill. >> governor hogan is lashing out at the montgomery county school system for its lack of cooperation with state requests for more information about the rape while voicing the frustrations that many parents have. >> why is an 18-year-old man in a ninth grade class with 13 and 14-year-old girls? why was his status not known? >> tomorrow governor hogan is tentatively slated to visit an elementary school here in montgomery county. he will be accompanied by a woman who many believed to be the foremost threat to public education status quo, the secretary of education, betsy devos. >> james: thank you. as our viewers know, president trump has vowed to crack down on sanctuary cities and one city that could soon feel the heat is los angeles. the mayor has taken bold steps to protect illegal immigrants. national correspondent william la jeunesse reports. >> you can count on your privacy being protected. >> l.a. declared itself a sanctuary city on tuesday, say

maryland governor larry hogan also wants answers from montgomery county about what leu up to thet alleged rape at rockville high.ro the governor says he is beyond frustrated and after watching shares the same questions we posed about the attack. montgomery county official have refused to answer state requests for information and that people have a right to know more thantn what they've been told.told why is an 18 year old man in a ninth class with 13, 14 year old girls? why was the status not known to those folks? why was he allow to enter the country after they apprehended him for illegally crossing the board, both of them? there's a lot of questions. governor hogan did have positive words for the work of montgomery county who have worked alongsidd maryland's state police on the s investigation. says he will continuee pressing to get answer. meantime tonight the white house also weighed in on the rape atat rockville high school. they also weighed in on how the school district handle the situation. ronica cleary is live outside with that story. ronica. >>reporter: shawn and tony, immigrat

. >>> maryland governor larry hogan wants to chait redistricting process that he calls disgraceful. to the delmarva now.com the governor is rallying support for a bill that would set up an independent non-partisan committee to handle redistricting. democrats in the state oppose the plan because their lawmakers have used redistricting to dominate state politics. redistricting reform is one of hogan's primary goals as he gears up for the 2018 governor's race. >>> the national zoo's remaining panda cub is hitting a big milestone. zoo officials saying bei bei has started weaning from his mother mei xiang. bei bei is about 2 years old and that's the time pandas start to become more independent. bei bei now lives in yard 3 and zoo officials say he's adjusting to his new habitat and he enjoys napping in his indoor hammock. >>> next on news 4, prd obama to nixon and watergate. tonight the obama team is firing back. >>> i want to show you a live look at 30 rock. oscar winner octavia spencer is no matter how the markets change... look at 30 rock. oscar winner octavia spencer is at t. rowe pri

susan hogan knows.president of the school says it is a big win for education. >> teenagers were using it, this was going to be something big for social media. >> a few years back a parent asked the school board to invest in snapchat when the company was just getting started. >> if only we'd done that. >>> at costco. individual and business memberships will now be $60, a $5 increase. executive members will pay $120. that's a $10 jump. the change is effective june 1st. costco last raised membership fees back in 2011. >>> nbc 4 responds to more viewers and recovers thousands more dollars for our viewers. >> consumer reporter susan hogan wraps up the whole week as a matter of fact. >> absolutely. yes, you wrote in or you called us. we are definitely hearing you. from a botched home renovation project to a water meter mishap nbc 4 responds is getting results. yvonne williams is renovating her northwest home. she paid a major retailer to replace gutters and siding on her house. but -- >> the gutter was and th

the bill heads to governor larry hogan. fracking is not being done now but the moratorium ends in october. >>> in the coming weeks you'll have a new option to commute to work. wtop reports that uber is testing a new feature called uber commute. the idea is to essentially create slug lines using the ride share system's app. drivers will be connected with nearby commuters who need to hitch a ride. to start this will only be used on i-66, 395 or the george washington parkway during rush hour. >>> heads up for those of you who use rockville pike. starting next week you may have to replan your route. the crossing project to build a pedestrian tunnel under the road near walter reed tunnel moves forward next wednesday. construction crews will close one northbound lane. that will run from april 5th to april 7th from 9 in the morning until 3:00 in the afternoon. >>> d.c. now has a new million dollar program to empower women. it is called rain. the girls program will be available in several schools. it will include after school activ

. >>> maryland governor larry hogan wants to change the redistricting process. according to to the -- excuse me dell marvin now.com website, hogan is rallying support for a bill that would set up an independent, non-partisan committee to hand that will project. democrats opposed the plan because lawmakers dominated state politics. redistricting reform is one of hogan's primary goals as he gears up for the 2018 governor's race. >>> well it's 6:06, good morning, a beautiful sunrise to start off our sunday. no doubt about it. you know what, you're going to need the hat and gloves again this morning. but a big change, it's coming up. and a we'll be in the 60s. >>> burgundy and gold making a big move. the new addition coming to the redskins sideline. >>> welcome back. redskins head coach jay gruden going to be sticking around a little bit longer. >> espn reporting that the skins signed him to a two-year contract extension. that means he's under contract until 2020. pretty significant move for the organization. it marks the first time redskins owner dan snyder has ext

susan hogan, news 4. >>> he promised to fight the new administration.land congressman elijah cummings sits down with a one-on-one with the president. the issue that changed his mind. >>> first at 4, the self-made women who have been so successful in business. a see where >>> now at 4:30 new developments in a story we broke first on twitter. tonight the fallout after a former maryland delegate is indicted in the fbi's probe of corruption in the prince george's county liquor board. >>> you'll have to wait longer to see the cherry blossoms reach their peak. this afternoon the national park service pushed back the peak bloom date to march 19th through the 22nd. officials blame the cold weather that's heading our way. >>> and across the u.s. as people take a stand to mark a day without a woman. >>> it's also been a day without school for thousands of children across the area and the country. >> yeah, that's right. schools in prince george's county and alexandria decided to close today because so many teachers and staff members requested the day off. nbc's ma

talk metro with your next look at traffic. >> coming up on fox5 news morning maryland governor larry hoganpart of had us day in montgomery county with education secretary betsy devos. >> nato says it can wait for secretary of state rex tillerson. >> as we head to break here's a live look across the dmv. time is 4:57. 32 degrees is the temperature. back in a moment. >> ♪♪ >> this is fox5 news morning. >> today on fox5 news morning, murder investigation. police release an image of the suspect and wanted for murdering a woman in her apartment. >> the countdown is on. a split republican party prepares to vote on president trump's healthcare plan. >> live look outside right now its cold. it's going to be pretty much cold all day long. mike thomas has a first check of your forecast coming up in a moment. first, good morning, thanks for joining us. i'm wisdom martin. >> today is thursday, march 23rd. >> all right. there's mike thomas with a quick check of the weather. >> it's just very cold outside to start t-grab a jacket as you head out the door. as you mentioned sunny and bright this afternoon

so many that governor larryvern hogan has declared a state ofta emergency.and opioid overdoseoierde deaths doubled in maryland doubd last year. yea governor hogan is putting p $50 million over five years toro fund the effort. e part of the problem is manys may users don't even realize a drug 50 times more powerful than heroin.heoin. >> in maryland we dealt with riots 90 days after i became da governor.i that was -- i declared a state a of emergency. 00 members of0 m the national guard and werd and stopped the rioting andtingand stopped people -- but webut didn't lose a single person. p no deaths. here we're losing people every e single day.le d. >> governor hogan said the the opioid epidemic did come up ce p during governors meeting at gov the white house two days agoertg but says he has not spoken to president trump about the t state of emergency. >>> and governor hogan isrustato going to be a veguesort hog on o day d.c. this morning. he's going to joiny ud.s live o talk about this opioid crisiscrs in maryland and why he chose che to declare a state of emer

secretary devos will join governor larry hogan at carderrock springs elementary school in bethesda.during national reading month-- and to mark the occasion governor hogan will read to the students. when people meet pope francis- it's not uncommon for them to ask for a prayer or a handshake. but one little girl-- wanted something different. she is now going viral- for trying to steal the pope's cap! this happened at the vatican this week. pope francis went to kiss the 3 year old on the cheek - and she swiped his cap . you can see the pontiff just laughed it off. he did eventually get his cap back. it's xx and we're just getting started. attack-- in the heart of london. police - learning more about the man responsible, as world leaders denounce the violence. coming up-- the very latest from britain. healthcare reform- on life support. a late push to pass the controversial plan is coming down to the wire. coming up-- what supporters are doing-- hours before the vote. good morning washington. - another unseasonably cool day - 60s return tomorrow - 70s saturday (first weekend of spring)

look at the hulk hogan case. charles: sure. charlie: you can never say with certainty because courts like the public, they hate the press. charles: donald trump has pretty powerful attorneys. caroline and diane, thank you both very much. >> thank you. charles: could the biggest critic of the budget be the mea? we will delve into it me right after this. charles: well, these pictures are just from moments ago. president trump and germany chancellor angela merkel. they are holding bilateral meetings right now. listen in. [inaudible conversations] >> thank you. thank you, fellows. >> charles: interesting body language there. now to the battle over the budget, president trump's trump plan could see a major rewrite in congress but is it, is this an opportunity, though, now, of course, for the gop to come together to house budget committee member, republican congressman, congressman, thank you for joining us. former i will saying that they're all 100% on board right now. that's absolutely remarkable. everyone is wondering what comprom

consumer reporter susan hogan is here with the impact this has on you. hi, susan. >> hey, jim. any time consumer protection laws are improved, the impact can only be positive for you. now, the district currently has what's called the consumer protection procedures act. while it's helped hundreds of residents, the ag's office realizes it can do bring their law in line with other states' best practices. some of those proposals prohibiting unfair business practices. d.c. law does not provide the authority to go after a business nearly because its practices are unfair to consumers. this would give them the power to go after businesses that are deceptive. increasing the penalties for businesses found in violation of the district's consumer protection law. and making it easier to enforce settlements reached by the ag's office. here the ag will be able to get injunctions in court to stop repeat offenders who violate their prior settlement with the district. bottom line, if you've been scammed by a business in the district and this legislation is passed, it might actually give you a lo

. >>> larry hogan says he will veto an education bill. protect our school act would limit how low performing schools. it would also prevent actions like trying to change schools to private charters. it is a response to the every student succeed act. about school accountability. hogan says the bill gets in the way of improving failing schools. >>> let's stay in where very soon fracking could become illegal. there's a bill moving through the general assembly. according to "the washington post" it could be signed into law as early as next week. fracking is that controversial way of getting oil or gas from rocks deep in the ground. opponents including governor hogan say it's bad for the environment. >>> so you may have come across this. it was really one of the most popular stories on the nbc washington app. we notice it's been shared several times. it's about debunking a fake report that 14 girls went missing from d.c. in just one day. >> this is important. a lot of false information floating around out there. so d.c. police told us they're

i've been able to speak to governor hogan, 100% in. if you want to help pay for it, great, we're going forward by the end of the year i want recommendations, we keep getting xtd for more money and they can't tell me how it is going to be spent. this review will give us a blue print of transportation experts what we need to do for the metro system. i'm sick and tired of not getting the actions i wanted so we're now going to do it. >> governor mcauliffe thank you for joining us. >> great to be with you. >> we're learning more about the case of that tennessee teen who police say was former teacher, nbc's tammy whitener explains more about the girl's troubling past. >> reporter: new signs this morning that 15-year-old elizabeth thomas had a troubled home lifelong before she went missing. her mother kimberly thomas was arrested last year, charged with child abuse and neglect of her children in 2014 and 2015. according to court records, elizabeth and three sisters were allegedly beaten by their mother. in some cases until they bled. elizabet

susan hogan helped a woman with a water bill five times higher than it should be. what to do if it ever happens to you. >>> and next at at 5:00, why officials will be out in northern virginia at daybreak looking for human remains. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. maybe that's why we've been ranked highest in customer satisfaction by jd power 4 years in a row. and now you can love fios too. get our best offer of the year. 150 meg internet with equal upload and download speeds, tv and phone. all for $79.99 per month, for the first year with a two-year agreement. plus get hbo for a year and free multi-room dvr service for two years. go to getfios.com or call 1.888.get.fios get the best. get fios. >>> welcome back at 4:56. it's about to get easier to pick up a quick bite at mcdonald's. mcdonald's afounsed several changes during its investor day in chicago. the changes include adding more upscale items to the menu. what do you suppose

governor larry hogan got a chance to speak about the rape investigation with montgomery county school superintendent jack smith. >> we don't have all the information. this is an ongoing investigation. we kind of want to let everybody do their jobs. but i think that the school system i the police are taking it seriously. and obviously there's a federal component to it that we've got to pay attention to. >> as a parent, i'm extremely concerned about the rhetoric that's been causing acts of violence against our school. the spray painting of swastikas at burning tree, now these threats. it's making me feel unsafe about my child at public school. >> i would like there to be cooperation with certain classes of crimes with i.c.e. to have a criminal such as a sex offender who's preying on children removed before a conviction. >> reporter: ahead we'll hear how 18-year-old henry sanchez million endsed ended up at sch in rockville high school in montgomery county after being stopped and detained by i.c.e. at the texas border. >>> we are learning new disturbing details tonight about this crash ov