whoa. >> reporter: howard university hospital staffers boxed out to get close to the hall of famer, butnot there for just the day. johnson is the president of the food service company that serves the hospital and howard campuses, and he's the man behind the magic johnson subconnection shop at the hospital. he says he's also found success with the magic johnson theater in prince george's county. >> the people have really come through our doors and enjoyed it. >> johnson says he will meet with president obama. he says he's been a part of the commission on hiv and aids for decades. the message has always been the same. >> early detection can definitely save your life. >> johnson really wanted one point to hit home to make sure that young people get tested for hiv and then go back and get the results of that test. he says early detection is the difference between life and death. at howard university hospital, richard jordan, news4. >>> i'm going to -- we're going to halt the hearing. i'm going to ask that the room be cleared. >>> now at 6:00, protesters interrupt john brennan's confirmation

johnson stopped by to say thank you. >> want to say thank you for allowing us to be a part of howard university hospitalc here and for all of to you support us. >> johnson not only met with doctors and hospital employees, but he took time to talk with students in the howard school of business. >>> coming up, when it comes to literacy, d.c. is at the head of the class. >> yet nation's capitol came out on top in a new study. >> and preps are underway for a winter storm expected to dump up to two feet of snow in new england. we'll go live there as residents get ready for the worse. >> and that nor'easter is expected to slam parts of the east coast and is going to be felt here. gary's back with more. ♪ [ male announcer ] the distances aren't getting shorter. ♪ the trucks are going farther. the 2013 ram 1500 with best-in-class fuel economy. engineered to move heaven and earth. guts. glory. ram. the new ram 1500. motor trend's 2013 truck of the year. delicious. but say i press a few out flat... add some beef sloppy joe sauce... and cheese fold it all up and boom! i just made an unbeatable unsloppy joe pillsbu

>>> magic johnson greets students, media, business leaders at howard university hospital today and shares approach to fighting the stigma of hiv. >>> who is the most stressed out? they revealed the top stressed triggers on how you could tackle them. >>> but up next, six police officers were caught on camera, ignoring >>> we've got the story. >> it just occurred. >> the armed robbery is underway. >> a black male wearing a black hoodie. >> you don't have anybody else to take it? >> the miami-dade police officer is nowhere near the crime, but this one is. in another video obtained by cbs news, he was seen with two members of his squad, while enjoying their coffee and someone else is having a medical emergency. >> a 5-month-old is not alert. >> they refer to this officer, 341 is a high-priority call. paramedics and police are expected to go full out when that code is issued. the officer answers the call. but instead of rushing to the scene, he keeps drinking his coffee for 25 more minutes. fortunately paramedics were able to help the boy. if he does not look worried about what the supervisor

before meeting with president obama, johnson spoke at howard university hospital.e company that serves as the hospital's food service provider. johnson was diagnosed with hiv some 22 years ago. he says research shows that the highest percentage of new cases, especially among african-americans, is in people between the age of 13 and 24. >>> well, a small dog found starving on the side of the road is recovering at a local animal shelter. she got lucky. her jarrony is paved with a lot of good people doing the right thing. but it is also a cautionary tale for dog owners. >> reporter: her name is esperanza. that's spanish for hope. and it was a combination of hope and luck and generosity that brought her to the washington animal rescue league. >> she's one of the skinyest dogs i have seen alive. >> reporter: he esperanza was s and bones, found on the side of a road in rural south carolina. >> and she was eating road kill, and she was fighting off vultures. >> reporter: the rescues in that state couldn't helper but wanted to. so they shipped her in the league in washingt

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today he spoke to students and employees at howard university hospital.ic johnson owns the company that serves as the hospital's food service provider. he was diagnosed with hiv 22 years ago. he says research shows that the highest percentage of any kay i is in people 13 to 24 years old. >> so we have got to now get the word out about, first of all, protecting yourself, number one. >> they will also talk about -- >>> a virginia deli owner is out of the hospital after being severely burned in an explosion yesterday. police tell us someone fire-bombed the shop in laurel here. megan mcgrath -- lorten, rather. >> reporter: the sub shop is closed and will be for quite some time. crews have come and boarded up the windows that were blown out. the fire department has put up a sign saying the area is unsafe for occupancy. investigators say this explosion was intentional. this was no accident. the big question is, who did it and why? the blast blew out the windows of the sub shop. owner lawrence reece was just outside unloading supplies from his car. reece was ser

johnson will speak at howard university hospital between 1:00 and 3:00 this afternoon.d abruptly in 1991 after learning he contracted the disease. he has since started a foundation to fund research and educate the public about hiv and aids. >>> this is going to be a night to remember for young musicians who traveled a very long way to get here to washington. ♪ >> musicians from the afghanistan national institute of music will perform at the kennedy center tonight. here they were in bethesda earlier this week hearing a performance by the holton arms school in bethesda. holton arms junior, alice sprinkle, will join them for the show. >> how awesome. i'm glad they're here. >> a great honor them. the kennedy center. tom's got our out-the-door forecast. >>> you need your winter coat. we're in the 20s now. highs near 40 today. might get a wintry mix tonight. then all rain on friday. windy and cold saturday with flurries. back to you. >> all right. thank you. >>> and that is "news4 today," thank you for starting your day with us. >> the "today" show is next. we'll be back in ♪

he'll speak at howard university hospital between 1:00 and 3:00 this afternoon.nson retired abruptly in 1991 after learning he contracted the disease. he has since started a foundation to fund research and to educate the public about hiv and aids. >>> this morning, the lawmaker selected to give the gop response after the president's state of the union address next week. >>> plus, the push to make sure every child has a chance to preschool. >>> if you are just waking up, we have big changes ahead in the forecast. and...done. did you just turn your ringer off so no one would interrupt us? oh no, i... just used my geico app to get a tow truck. it's gonna be 30 minutes. oh, so that means that we won't be stuck up here, for hours, with nothing to do. oh i get it, you wanna pass the time, huh. (holds up phone) fruit ninja!!! emergency roadside assistance. just a click away with the geico mobile app. [ male announcer ] once you've got verizon fios -- america's fastest, most reliable internet -- you get it. but don't take our word for it, ask a real fios customer. ask me

johnson was in town yesterday for a bit at howard university hospital.nd aids in the african- american community. >> before the new eastern span of the bay bridge opens the vehicles the bay area is being invited to try out on fled. the $6.3 billion that will officially open on september 3rd the tuesday after labor day. the days before that there'll be a huge party. the bay bridge toll authority is planning to allow people to walk, run and biked across the bridge. we are also learning about a wire works show at the ceremony when the bay bridge lights are officially turned on. >> it's been 24 years. >> this is going to come cheap right? a big party means a big price tag. about $12 million. >> the curiosity rover has drilled a test hole at the marsh and rock and preparation for the rogue bank. images released by nasa shuttering a powder that was generated by the drill at the end of the robbers robotic arm. the whole measure less than an inch deep. scientists plan to analyze the latest activities dubbed a mini drilled test before commanding curiosity did gro

university leads the list of the ve private employers. michael has gone through the annual financial reports and found george wasashington is in second place. washington hospital is in third place. howard t employer in the district. stay tuned. our roundtable will be back after the break on the economy. >> the dow hit t 14,000 on friday. that did not disguise bad news bring for the washington area and national e economy. we f found out the gdp shrank due to cuts in defense spending just as reports came out congress is no closer to deal to avoid sequestration cu. we saw the number of jobs created is not grong fast enouough. more peoplple are filing fo unemployment.. herere to discuss this are twtwo of our favavorite contributors, j josh boaknd sahil kapur. welcome. there are plenty of ways to see a bright side in the economy. there are plenty of ways where people are worried as well. we have some breaking news on friday that the district financial officer is resesigni after last year he agreed to another fi-year term. what do you make of that? >> most voters saw him as the one official they y did not want toto see leave the governmt. >>>> you are rightht. many a are noot popular right n