at thel happened footsteps of howard university. we will have the latest coming up. >> and stay with the weather team as we track the snow blanketing the metro are >> one person is dead following a shooting in purdue university. suspect surrendered to police outside of the building. no word on the identity of the victim of the person appears to have been the intended target. >> abc 7 news has learned a double murder appears to be an execution. >> the crime happened in the severn hundred locke of girard street nw. homicide detectives are trying to find out who did it -- the 700 block of girard st nw. tryinge detectives are to find out who did it. >> we learned from sources a man and woman inside of the basement were found face down, shot in the head. executed. leaving behind a neighborhood in shock. down. door was knocks it i don't know if it was the police. everybody is grieving. >> police identified the victims. man told us he was grieving for his niece but would not speak on camera. the spite the fact both victims were shot in the

not call for an end to the program earlier i spoke to colonel morris davis law professor at howard university i first asked him if the board shared its conclusions with obama before his speech and if they were taken into account. i think he probably did and again the formal report was not released until today but i'm sure that you know he was briefed on the contents of the report and took that into account when he gave the speech on friday i don't think you'd want to give a speech on friday night take this come out this week and contradict what do you said no again the report was not unanimous it largely split along party lines with two republican a primarily republicans dissenting in three primarily democrats that were in favor of the results absolutely do you think it's at all possible that obama decided to give his speech before the report was released so that you know he thought maybe what was going to come out would undermine. you know what he was going to recommend i don't know i mean i. attribute some sinister motive to the president but curious it was it was encouraging what he had to

i'm joined by a criminal morris davis law professor at howard university thank you so much for being with me so i want to start off with another quote from this report it says we have not identified a single instance involving a threat to the united states in which the telephone records program made a concrete difference in the outcome of a cap counterterrorism investigation so of course we know this is just coming out now a little bit later than president obama you know gave his speech we thought he might wait for it he did not. do you think even though he didn't wait for it we know that it was shared with him do you think that he took this conclusion into account before making his own decision but i think you probably did give the formal report was not released until today but i'm sure that you know he was briefed on the contents of the reporting took that into account when he gave the speech on writing i don't think you'd want to give a speech on friday now that this come out of this we can contradict what. no again the report was not unanimous it largely split along party lines w

earlier i spoke to colonel morris davis law professor at howard university press asked him if the board shared its conclusions with obama before his speech in if they were taken into account. i think he probably didn't get a formal report was not released until today but i'm sure that he was briefed on the contents of the reported take that into account when he gave a speech on friday i don't think you're going to give a speech on friday and it has come out this weekend contradict what he said no again the report was not unanimous that worsley split along party lines with the republican primary with republicans to standing in three primarily democrats that were in favor of the results absolutely do you think that the possible backup obama decided to give his speech before the reporter is really sad that. he got me beat. what was going to come out when undermine an anti know what he was going to recommend. i don't know who to attribute some sinister motive to the trenches and they curiously was he was encouraging with a slim friday that he has given many encouraging speeches in the past

. >> marion barry remains at howard university hospital this morning. his spokeswoman says he could be released today. she has not said why he was admitted. we are told that he is in good spirits and has been working from his hospital bed. he has been in the hospital for more than two weeks now. several tweets have been posted to his twitter account. people in gaithersburg are remembering a teenager killed in a crash. >> they are also praying for her friend who is seriously hurt. >> low wereh and walking near muncaster mill road when a car hit them. french died. >> hundreds gathered sunday night in gaithersburg in song and prayer. confidence draw nearer to the throne of grace. they are here in the wake of an unexpected tragedy that unraveled a short distance from the loving arms of these congregants. >> you may ask yourself, why would this happen? cars lostvers of two control and one car left the runway and plowed into a group of students leaving the church cost school. emma low was seriously injured and teresa french was killed. >> i loved teresa. >> f

. >>> today howard university facility maintenance and trade workers will rally to protect their likelihoods. school -- livelihoods. school officials recently began outsourcing management work to nonunion contractors. howard union facility workers say the move could result in lower wages and loss of benefits for up to 200 employees. the rally begins at 11:30 in the upper quad on campus. >>> d.c. schools is working to put some of its students on the slopes after a planned ski trip was canceled at the last minute. 100 students from five city schools were supposed to head to pennsylvania this week. when it came time to lit the road, the bus -- to hit the road, the bus never showed up. capital entertainment services didn't pick up the kids because of a contract disagreement. each child raised $75 for the trip. several parents we spoke to were upset about how the situation is being handled. >> as parents, we're frustrated that the ski trip for sixth through eighth graders was stewart hobson was cancelled with no notice this morning because of an apparent contractural issue. >> school officials di

by welcoming students back to howard university an historically black college with this ad.the message is, hey brothers order a pizza, you get a free white women. >> jon: isn't being color blind a good thing. >> when there's nobody around but black people it's not color blind it's just blind. the next category is outstanding achievement in victim oppressor role reversal. >> there's a message for president obama on martin luther king day in honor of martin luther king and all who commit to ending any racial divide no more playing the race card. >> jon, what an amazing performance! oh, my gosh! think about it. think about what she did, jon, to pull the racial victimhood switch-aroo on mlk's birthday. >> jon: i have a feeling sarah palin will win a lot of these bad boys. she'll be like the meryl streep of the wilmore awards. >> i don't get it. >> jon: like a talented person who wins a -- i mean the angela bass set. >> i get it. funny joafnlg that's good. [ laughter ] -- funny joke. that's good. now on to the major boundary breakers. next is the award for white people who think

us of the family that lived in the home has rented the basement in the past two students of howard university, which is across the street. please say there is no indication that howard students are involved in this crime. policetell us that after found large amounts of cash and marijuana. they are not sure what happened last night was drug-related. this man and his wife arrived to the crime scene late this morning. he told us off camera he is now grieving the death of his knees. ece.is ni they do not break into the home. -- they did not break into the home. > northwest washington, john gonzalez, abc seven news. >> a fatal pedestrian accident in prince george's county on route 50. a man was walking on the beltway early this morning when he was struck and killed. no word yet on the identity of that man at this time. the case is still under investigation. still ahead, from new england to d.c.. we'll take a look at the impact winter storm. why chris christie is celebrating today. we'll have the latest on the growing security concerns i had of the will -- ahead of the winter games in sochi. a live

. >> yes, in detroit, in motown, and then also you have this same guy who went to howard university andwas republicans and darn near gets booed off the stage because who are you to go and tell howard university about history? it's almost as troubling, rev, as that argument we often see in our twitter feeds from some of the very strange and speaking of deranged gop talkers that say hey, the democrats are the party of ku klux klan. well, all of these things were made and propelled into our nation's history by people. and these are people that were very troubled and did some very scary things. but our president? come on, he is hardly near what we're talking about. >> let's deal with the issue for those who may not understand. if president obama is a dictator, then what are we going to say about past gop presidents? hoare is a look at their first term executive orders. past gop presidents, first term executive orders. ronald reagan his first term had 213 executive orders he signed. george h.w. bush had 166. george w. bush had 173. but president obama, he had just 147. so are these guys dict

it was founded at howard university, and its members include civil rights icons congressman john lewistist george washington carver, and the first american rhodes scholar, dr. aileene leroy locke. it's an organization with a storied past, and the work they do now is just as impressive. >>> joining me now is jonathan mason, the international president of phi beta sigma fraternity. congratulations on this big anniversary. tell the listeners and viewers why phi beta sigma has such staying power over the years, 100 years. >> well, you know, it's truly an exciting day for us. it's our birthday, our 100th birthday. and the seed that our founders planted on the campus of howard university on january 9th, 1914 is still bearing sweet fruit today. here is what a lot of people don't know. these organizations were founded at the same time as the urban league, the naacp, and other civil rights organizations. and they were founded for the very purpose of social justice, equal rights, and freedom for all people. so that's what we've been doing for 100 years. our motto says it. culture for service, an

today marks 100 years since sigma fraternity was created a howard university. actor harry belafonte will be the keynote speaker. they will also honor john lewis -- reverend al-shabaab an reverend out sharpton. taped a video message to the fraternity. >> i wish i could give them better weather for their gala. i think it is going to be rather wet on saturday, pretty rainy. >> at least the temperature is going up. >> yes, indeed, saturday, nearly 60 degrees. that will be certainly very welcome. this afternoon, temperatures are still chilly, but it looks so beautiful. i cannot get enough of this camera. this from our weatherbug camera does -- that is on top of our studio. it really just looks so beautiful with all of that ice, but it does take a wild for those water services to freeze. it is up 37 degrees now at reagan national. we do have a few high, thin clouds and a low brees but still at reagan national, it brings our windchill down to 32 degrees. 32, frederick and hagerstown. 36, manassas. 35, lexington park. and temperatures will climb a few degrees, some spo

figure out how a man and a woman were killed after they were found dead on the streets near howard university. the two were found with gunshot wounds on gerard street last night. at this point still no word on any suspects or a possible motive. >>> well, n.f.l. commissioner roger goodell says he will be sitting outside for the super bowl at metlife stadium in new jersey no matter how cold it gets. but if you would like to see it inside when the bottom companies and the sea -- when the broncos and seahawks kick off, it will cost you dearly. the suites are hitting the $1 million mark. the frigid temperatures are driving up the price dramatically. the asking price for many of the boxes double what it's been in prior super bowls. still two weeks away but an early forecast for the 6:00 p.m. kickoff on super bowl sunday puts the temperatures right near the freezing mark. >>> still ahead on wusa9, the income gap between the rich and the poor is getting some international attention. we'll tell you why and where. plus, a scary situation for a family in oklahoma. still ahead, how they survived this >>>

row house on girard street across the street from howard university. police have not released any information about how the victims died. >>> today's snow will not postpone a special election in northern virginia. voters in parts of fairfax and loudoun counties will choose a new state senator. democrat jennifer weather conditionston, republican john whitveck and joe may are running for the seat. >>> today a discussion will be made to talk about how much progress has been made in areas devastated by superstorm sandy. bitter cold temperatures like we are seeing today have had an effect on how much rebuilding work has been done. it's been over a year since sandy claimed 180 lives and cost $65 billion in damage. >>> later today new jersey governor chris christie will be sworn in for his second term. christie took 60% of the vote in november's election over bash bah buono. christie will take the office in trenton. the inauguration will continue as planned in the wake of the gw bridge closure scandal. later tonight christie will attend a $5,000 ticket party

. >>> later today, howard university is launchation new state-of-the-art medical center -- launch a new state-of-the-art medical center. it's along w street northwest and will provide medical training to more than 800 students. the cutting edge facility features an operating room suite, life-sized interactive mannequins that breathe, have pulses, and can be programmed to sweat and bleed. one mannequin even delivers a baby. the grant opening is set for 6:00 tonight. >>> you in numbers just in to the newsroom show the flu is still a major problem in virginia. more than 3% of patients in emergency rooms and urgent care centers in the commonwealth now have flu-like symptoms according to the virginia department of health. one young child in northern virginia even died from the flu. >>> cookie monster is trading in his favorite treat for more fruits and vegetables. >> cookies! >> some "sesame street" muppets are getting a mini makeover as part of a project to improve kids' health. 1/3 of u.s. children and teens are obese and overweight. many don't get enough exercise. the project is aimed at

he went to howard university where he met toni morrison, other people like that. e graduated from howard, but he dropped out in his last semester of his senior year, and joined the air force. he got kicked out of the air force. then he joined the beat poet village where he -- it is kind of phenomenal. he became an editor of beat poetry. he took it upon himself to see if he could collect that new american poetry. in 1960 with a delegation of black writers. he met robin williams there, the famous naacp activist. when he got back, he hooked up with malcolm x. late is a famous meeting x,uary, 1965 between malcolm amiri baraka, and others, where they discussed black liberation. malcolm x is killed a few weeks later. founds the black repertory theatre school. held a concert to raise money for the new school and theater. he found his political voice by setting the blues. the rest is history. he formed many black power organizations. at his 75th earth day celebration, he and sonya celebrated his 75th birthday a , and there were perhaps 1000 artists and actors there. it occ

he left howard university hospital this afternoon following a 16 day stay. sayad -- his office had not why he was hospitalized, the washington post says doctors treated him for a blood infection. he underwent a kidney transplant in 2009 and has a history of prostate cancer. >> widespread abuse and discrimination of the -- the d.c. please department -- police department. nowbureau chief joins us with what is behind this. the attorneys filed three lawsuits today against d.c. police on behalf of black men or their families -- men that claimed they suffered abuse at the hands of the police. the attorneys say that at this time they are in the process of collecting plaintiffs who are as many as 20 of them for what they say would be a class action lawsuit. attorneys brought in families of young black men are during the were routinely stop and frisk without cause. >> one officer said, do you mind if i search you? i said, yes sir,. the other one said, too bad. >> he said officers broke his hand putting him in cuffs, refusing to believe him or his father's telling the

they must travel ten miles to see this doctor at howard university hospital. >> for them to have to comethe bus all the way here and it's not easy. >> reporter: patients need continuous care to control their asthma. >> they see the children getting better and stop coming. then they come back when things deteriorate. >> reporter: for savannah, continuous care is weekly allergy shots. with that, an often difficult mission accomplishes for this young mother and daughter. erica edwards, nbc news. >>> dramatic rescue at sea after amazing story to tell. that's next. >>> 52 scientists, tourists and journalists are on their way home after a nine-day ordeal in antarctica. itis going to be a long trip home, but they completed the most important leg, getting off the ship. the passengers were rescued today in an operation that required international cooperation. sarah james reports. >> reporter: it was a sound more welcome this new year's than the pop of a champaign cork. >> the helicopter is here to take us home. >> thanks, everyone. >> reporter: this helicopter from a chinese ship, ferrying the fi

this is across the street from howard university. police are calling this a murder investigation, but they have not released any information about how the victims actually died. >>> firefighters in montgomery county are trying to figure out what sparked a fire in a large home in bethesda. investigators say the fire started in the basement of this home on moreland lane. the flames quickly spread up the walls of the house and to the third floor. three people were in the house at the time, but everyone is expected to be okay. >>> we're starting to see the snow sticking, especially on the grassy areas around our region. take a look at these live pictures from northwest washington. we have news4's pat colin's out with his snow stick. he's out there somewhere, finding out what you're doing and what you're wearing on this snow day. do you see him out there? where's pat? >>> plus, we'll get an update on airports in our area and what the weather is doing to air travel today. >>> and also, what we -- we want to know what you think. snow, love

they say he is back home after spending 16 days at howard university hospital. the spokeswoman did not say what he was being treated for, but she says that he is fully recovered. he has battled prostate cancer and diabetes and he had a kidney transplant back in 2009. >>> in 90 minutes, florida congressman tray radel will stepdown from office. he sent a letter to house speaker john boehner today saying he will resign from congress effective 6:30 tonight. this stems from the cocaine conviction in november, and the freshman republican admitted to buying cocaine from an undercover officer in dupont circle. one month before, he checked into rehab and checked into congress later in the month, and many gop leaders have publicly and privately urged him to step down. >>> the balance of power in virginia takes a dramatic turn. wayne coleman conceded the state's sixth district senate seat. that means that the senate will keep a 20-20 split between the parties. since the democrats won the top honor of lieutenant governor, that will cast the tie-breaking vote. >>> and now ra

the other one ran track and he went to howard university. to aaughter university and became a teacher. it was an old teachers college here in washington, d.c. what you are saying is not correct. second -- did one they all go to the same high school? all of your kids? host: i am sorry, she is gone. but make your point. guest: i appreciate hearing about her family. i think it is great that she raised her kids in such an amazing way and that they are in college and have graduated and her doctors. honestly, isn't that what we want for every child in this country? well, maybe not all of them to be doctors, but for them to get good jobs and live the american dream and to be successful and to have proud moms. that is what we want in this country. unfortunately, if we have a system that is one-size-fits-all, we are not empowering parents to make the choices for their kids because they do not have choices for their kids. we will not be able to empower every child with that equality of opportunity that has been the cornerstone of this great country. s

on january 13, 1913, 22 young women at howard university in washington, d.c., the women of soon showed heta their dedication to our society. the women worked to support academic excellence at their colleges and universities and to provide assistance to women in need. in 1950, its first overseas chapter was established in haiti. the sorority currently has more than 900 chapters, located in the united states, england, japan, germany, the virgin islands, bermuda, the bahamas, the republic of korea. many prominent corporate, public and community leaders are part of the sorority, including the chair of the congressional black caucus, the honorable marcia fudge, and the honorable congresswoman joyce beatty of columbus, ohio. my predecessor in congress, the honorable cheryly chisholm, was also a member of the sorority. her work as an activist and elected official provides an example of the capacity of leadership that the sorority has developed in generation after generation of young college-educated women. to the women of the sorority, happy founders day. and i yield back the balance of my ti

maybe clean tech companies or solar companies or university or a sister city can actually demonstrate this on third street or maybe a corridor on howard street or carr developing value and bring this innovative spirit right to the local spreadsheet. you can have ideas whether it's a university or another klein company to bring it and excite people and have all kinds of good spirits. this is why we have an innovation spirit. this should be a great openness to this idea. i want to thank all the entities for bringing this spirit out for reflecting what we can do what we don't create boundary but invite more people into this. we did this a months ago when i had some san francisco students help me to create something on added 3/printer. they were saying this was a time when it's kind of like all a draft or report for them we're able to make some mistakes but create some things along the way so this spirit can thrive in our city. this is an experiment as dennis and a shawn said and we're allowed to make mistakes but allowed to created things at the same time. it's kind of like government in the private sector this is a pro to type. so that

. >> you said you got a phd at boston college and howard zinn was a boston university at the same timehere did it start for you? where were you born? >> in fairfax, virginia and moved to minnesota when i was three years old. i grew up in the midwest in the twin cities area. i very much consider myself a midwesterner at heart. >> your parents? >> my father is a cpa, retired now. my mother, a dietitian was mainly at home with her children. >> what impact -- how many kids were in the family? >> two of us. i have a younger brother. >> what impact did your parents have on the way you think today? >> very much. butvision was not allowed sparingly. dinnertable conversations were about the day's headlines, what was happening in the world. a challenge to engage that way and become interested in things religioncs and civics, and the intersection of those things. sometimes we hear that the things we ought not to talk about our religion and politics. those are the main things we talked about. >> how religious were your parents? >> very much so. religion has been very much a and mine asr lives well

studio glen howard, president of the jamestown foundation, and from virginia beach, virginia, mary mangejekian in the robertson school of government in the university of virginia. she was cultural attache in moscow. is it getting harder to protect a gathering of people from that many places? >> well, it's always difficult to protect that many people, and especially something like the olympics where you have multiple venues spread out in different parts of the country. you have the ice arena in one area, skiing slopes in another area, and i would say that overall in some ways these venues are going to be easier to protect. as you referred to, this ring of stilsteel around them. you have the games themselves but you have all these side projects and fan zones and soft targets like hotels and rants restaurant. it's not just going to the game. people go to enjoy a range of activities, and this is very difficult to protect earn at every place they would want to go. >> is there a tension between being open and being closed. if you look back at the list of recent advance, london, melbourne, vancouver, these are dense, highly built up places. they must be r

former microsoft coo bob and mayor, the howard bank's chair in business ethics and leadership at the university of nebraska join us. welcome to both of pup bob, lem begin by asking you, what is your initial reaction to governor christie's almost two-hour press conference in which he repeatedly apologized, not something you hear business executives or certainly political executives do very often. >> well, i think it's the right thing to do. what happened may or may not be within his per view. mo most likely it wasn't and those kinds of things happen occasionally and the best thing to do is be up front about it. >> that is certainly his reputation. professor mary, we're going to take a break and report on a bond market out in chicago. i promise to come back to you instantly. hold on. here's rick. >>> all right. 13 billion 30 years actually 29 year 10 month reopening, a minus auction, by far best of the three. highlights. 2.57 the bid to cover. $2.57, chasing every dollar worth of securities available. the last ten auctions, second best. strong direct, strong indirects and the yield 3.899 below th

university of florida. please welcome chelsea henry. [applause] >> to the right of chelsea and maybe appropriate, allison howard is a conservative activist who speaks on pro-life and pro-family issues. she has appeared on radio and tv outlets across the country. she currently serves as communication direction or the for concerned women for america and speaks around the country. please welcome allison howard. [applause] >> to your right, i avoided the left, to your right alex smith is national chair for the republican national committee making her the first female elected as national cr chairman in its 120 year history. [applause] >> she's a native of pennsylvania and a graduate of the catholic university of america. she formally served as national co-chairman during the 2012 cycle and as chapter leader for the catholic university college republicans. she's a student at university school of law. welcome chairman alex smith. [applause] >> and next to her is kimberly yee. she represents arizona's 20th legislative district in the senate and the first asian woman in the legislature. she worked for state treasure dean martin. she also served a

university. start your journey at capella.edu. >>> in less than 30 minutes we understand howard county, maryland,have another update about the crime scene investigation at the mall in columbia, maryland, where earlier today there was a shooting, and the according to police, three people are dead. four injured, and among the dead, police say the single shooter, and sources are telling our justice correspondent evan perez this just might be a domestic situation gone very bad, but, again, no confirmation coming from police as yet. that's from the sources that evan perez has, however. so when that press conference takes place in about 30 minutes, perhaps we'll learn the identities of the three people whose lives ended today at that shopping mall in columbia, maryland. >>> also -- these are live images actually outside the mall. you can see that the police presence is still very big there. there are still shoppers and even many employees that are inside the mall, according to the police chief a couple hours ago saying it's a painstaking process because so many people took shelter inside, going into cl

university of florida. please welcome chelsea henry. [applause] . and the right of chelsea maybe appropriate, allison howard is a conservative activist who speaks on prolife and profamily issues. she has appeared on radio and tv utlets across the country. she currently serves as communication direction or the or concerned women for america and speaks around the country. please welcome allison howard. [applause] . > to your right, i avoided the left, to your right alex smith is national chair for the republican national committee making her the first female elected as national cr chairman in its 120 year history. [applause] >> she's a native of pennsylvania and a graduate of the catholic university of america. she formally served as national co-chairman during the 2012 cycle and as chapter leader for the catholic university college republicans. she's a student at university school of law. welcome chairman alex smith. [applause] >> and next to her is kimberly. she represents arizona's 20th legislative district in the senate sand the firstation american woman in the -- first asian woman in the legislature. she

university of phoenix. enroll now. we've got a frame waiting for you. >>> now, police in maryland have just revealed the names of the two people killed in today's mall shooting in maryland. according to howardce, brianna ben lolo age 21 and tyler johnson, 25 years old, were gunned down by a man with a shotgun inside the mall store where they worked. the shooter is also dead. apparently killing his. police don't yet know the motive. >>> 24 people are still unaccounted for after a fire ripped through an apartment complex for the elderly in quebec, canada. at least eight people were killed in the fire thursday morning. freezing temperatures have made the search for victims difficult since water used to put out the flames turned into ice covering the three-story building. 52 people lived in the complex. investigators are looking into weather a lit cigarette could have caused that blaze. >>> a new safety warning for u.s. athletes competing in the upcoming winter olympic games in russia. they're being advised not to wear their olympic uniforms outside of olympic event venues. this comes afterword that russian security agents are searching for a wanted terrorist suspect -- terror suspect who belie

universal health care center. i think we made some progress towards that but we got a lot of work to do. >> former presidential candidate howard dean spoke this morning at the washington center about politics and compromise and you can see all of that event on our website and our video library at c-span.org. and a look at some of our live coverage coming up later today on the c-span networks. a discussion this afternoon on states and the controlling the health care costs in the u.s. states. that's at the national press club this afternoon at noon. it will be on c-span3. also today, 2:00 p.m. eastern, the majority leader eric cantor will be speaking about school choice. we'll have that live here on -span. around we'll take you live now back to the capitol. we're expecting to hear from democratic leader nancy pelosi talking about the extension of unemployment insurance benefits. yesterday, the senate agreed to move forward on their legislation that would extend for three months benefits for some 1.4 million americans. those benefits expired at the end of 2013. this is expected to get under way shortly. looks like we're having a

universities, government, whatever, has to bring the digital aspect in here. lori: there are business leaders who never get invited, and there are those who landed the coveted invitation year after year. howardcantor fitzgerald' is marking his 20th return to davos. liz claman caught up with the message arrived arrived for his 20th annual trip to the snowy swiss town. liz: so how do you get an invite to davos? you have to be a business titan, a real industry leader, or a global leader. one could argue howard lutnick of cantor fitzgerald is all three. this is your 20th davos. how has this changed? i thought 20 years ago would be a much smaller affair. >> the first time you come, felt a little loss. i walked around, bumped into things. you are very much sort of missing out on things because you didn't know. now after 20 years it is sort of like my high school reunion we had i know everyone, we are sort of old friends again even though i have not seen them in a year. liz: is it fair to say you made deals that matter to cantor fitzgerald for the seeds were planted here in davos? >> absolutely. my real estate business, i met the executive in new york, but every year we would be here and spend some

university of north florida. so please welcome chelsea henry. [applause] to the right of chelsea, and as maybe appropriate, i don't know, because you'll see the buy e owe, allison howard is a conservative activist who speaks on pro-life and pro-family issues. allison has appeared on radio and tv outlets across the country including the sean hannity show, "fox & friends" ask npr. she currently serves as communications director for concerned women for america and represents wca at -- cwa at colleges, high schools and conferences around the country. so please welcome allison howard. [applause] now to your right -- notice i avoided the left -- [laughter] to your right, alex smith is national chair for the college republican national committee. the crs. [applause] making her the first female elected as national cr chairman in its 120-year history. [applause] she's a native of pennsylvania and a graduate of the catholic university of america. she formerly served as national co-chairman during the 2012 cycle as chairman of the d.c. federation of college republicans and as chapter leader for the catholic university college republicans. she's currently a student at see on the

he has been at howard university hospital for more than two weeks. they have not said why he was admitted. staffgs will fly at half in toledo, ohio, in honor of two firefighters died on the job. one firefighter was a 16 year veteran and the other had only been on the job for six months. the residence of the building got out safely. an emotional tribute to those killed in a fire at a senior retirement complex in quÉbec. more than 1000 people gathered for a mass to honor the victim. 10 people are confirmed dead. police are believed 22 others also died, but they are searching for remains. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >> a moderate earthquake shook iran. it had april them and airy magnitude of 4.9 -- a preliminary magnitude of 4.9. to theant to talk weather. monday will be the peak of this week. i guess saturday as part of this week. we have some warmer temperatures. this temperature blast will not be as long as the last one. we have another blast to deal with. that is for sure. the wind chill is 34 right now. temperatures are 40 degrees