howard ward is next on your 2015. ♪ return, keyeen men of for attack. nations holds its 26 meeting on ukraine. crude breaks $80 a barrel. can brick and mortar retail survive? good morning, everyone. this is "bloomberg surveillance ." i'm tom keene. with me, scarlet fu and olivia sterns. let's get our top headlines. >> ukraine appears to be on the brink of widespread fighting once again. russian troops and tanks have been moving into the eastern part of the country, which has prompted the u.s. and eu to propose more economic sanctions against russia. >> russia has negotiated a peace plan and then undermined it at every step. it talks of peace, but keeps fueling war. ukraine signed a cease-fire with pro-russian rebels more than two months ago. now, both sides are accusing the other of the tack. -- a planning to attack. candidates in the runoff election in louisiana support keystone. mary landrieu and bill cassidy. the information we've gotten is they plan to pass it tomorrow. let me just say, hallelujah. i will say it again, hallelujah. >> even if the key

ward 8 was going smoothly. he was working on it even when he was in the hospital at howard university hospital. that event will go on in his absence. it will be this coming tuesday from 9:00 until 1 p.m. at union temple baptist church in southeast. >> and at the american city diner on coffin con avenue in northwest marion's name -- connecticut avenue in northwest marian's name has been added to the marquee. i should also point out the owner took a lot of flack for supporting marion barry after he got in trouble for that hotel situation. we've got more tributes, reflections and photos remembering marion barry on our new wusa9 app and on www.wusa9.com. that's where you'll also find reaction to this headline on a popular website. many people say it disrespected the memory of d.c.'s four time mayor. >>> turning to weather, prepare for wet roads in the morning. first alert chief meteorologist erica grow. >> the worst of this will definitely be over by the start of the morning commute and looks like the tail end of showers moving through charlottesville now, so we could be done with the rain altogeth

by phone, from howard university hospital, barry told wusa9 that he checked in on thursday for observation because he wasn't feeling well. barry is in his third term as a ward 8 representative to the council. he battled a number of ailments. including prostate cancer and he underwent a kidney transplant back in 2009. >>> just a few weeks, thousands of d.c. school parents will be getting children into the schools of their choice. representatives from 180 schools were at the d.c. armory with information on program st from prek to 12th grade. parents could check out individual school test scores, rankings, and extracurricular programs. >> you know, i always look for the best p. i'm looking for tear 1. i'm looking for test scores. i'm looking for something that is higher achieving. i'm definitely picky about what my kids go through. i want to make sure they get the proper education they need. >> i have done my own research online before we moved. obviously what i thought was the case is not when i got here. so it's much easier to come here and talk with people than it is to figure it out on your own. >> parents on the job. we love that. today's event features s

howard university hospital for observation. mayor vincent gray says he hopes barry will be released soon and hopes he will be well enough to host this year's turkey give-away to families in ward 8 set for next tuesday. >> i wouldn't be surprised if marion isn't there himself. in fact, i probably would be more surprised if he's not there to tell you the truth. >> we'll home he's there as well. barry is 78. he underwent a kidney transplant five years ago. he's had prostate cancer and diabetes and other health challenges. >>> coming up next when the news continues -- >> reporter: what are the options for the ferguson grand jury? i'm andrea mccarren. i'll have a live report next. >> you can now go from farm to table with a simple click of the mouse. >> here's your final chance to get that 500 bucks worth of groceries from giant food. to win the wusa9 thanksgiving grocery is hard give-away, go to -- grocery card give-away, go to our wusa9 >>> the world is watching ferguson, missouri, right now. >> in secret proceedings grand jurors are looking at evidence in the case of white police officer darren wilson and the death of michael brown, an unarmed black teenager. andrea mccarren is

ward 8 councilm barry is in the hospital. he's e not feeling well. >> he went to be checked out at howard hospital.n there after complainof a aour near tract infecti the former mayor was in the hospitaie this year for the same problem. >>> saf concns could delay metro's newest rail cars. tri-stad o th is how they are getting their safetced fiction. they bel it is following the guideoka the gm manager told the board this ne concern could push back the rollout of the new cars. they rese to hit the tracks in january. >>> a second person is behind bars for his role in a weend murder. brian patterson was taken into custo la night. they areed of shooting and killing 19-year-old christopher weaver. a disput outside a home on keating drive led to the shooting a second teen was shot but survived >> metro police want you to take a goodk at this man. he kidnapped two women. both hap in fairfax county. the firs was in a parking lot on nutley street, the the second at vienna metro. both time they were carrying a gun and ordered the women inside their cars. he forced them to drive around atms and withdraw cash.