they're commending speaker bill howell for killing a gop redistricting plan. howell ruled that the moment which would have redrawn senate district lines was not relevant to the legislation it was attached to. senate republicans pushed through the redistricting plan on january 21. it was the one day that it had a majority in the senate because one democrat was in washington for the president's inauguration. democrats say howell ignored partisan politics to make the right decision. >> he showed true political courage. he was a profile in courage. and his decision was well thought out. >> like a baseball umpire, he called it as he saw it. and you know, this time he saw it in a direction that obviously was favorable to us. >> democrats had threatened to block governor mcdonald's transportation plan in response to the redistricting plan. they say they're now willing to cooperate. >>> 4:37. ahead on "news4 today," the move one maryland school system is doing to protect students just as we learn of a potentially dangerous situation at another school. >>> crime alert.

the washington post is reporting that william howell will use a procedural move to kill the proposal. according to the post, howell will rule that the new senate map drastically changes the legislation it was attached to. that would allow him to kill the measure. senate republicans even caught members of their own party by surprise when they amended a bill that called for slight adjustments to house district boundaries. their new map would have likely allowed republicans to remain in control of the senate for decades. >>> plans to dramatically overhaul transportation funding in virginia appear to be running out of gas. >> also ahead, what rescue teams discovered after storming a bunker to rescue a boy held hostage. >>> a community comes together to help a family that lost everything in an early morning house fire. >>> a chilly start to your morning. a taste of the winter weather we could be saying in a few >>> it has been a long time since we've said this. but the caps are now officially the nhl's worst team. we went from being best to worst. they dropped another game last night to th

house speaker william howell will use a procedural rule to kill the proposal. it drastically changes the legislation it was attached to. it would allow him to kill the measure. republicans caught members of their own party by surprise when they amended a bill calling for slight adjustments to house district boundaries. the new map would have likely allowed republicans to maintain control of the senate for decades. >>> president obama will sell some of the proposals on his domestic agenda today to fellow democrats in the senate. he'll speak at the democratic senate caucus in annapolis. the president will talk about immigration reform and gun control among other issues during the closed door retreat. >>> the looming budget crisis will be a hot topic at the meeting also. the president wants congress to approve a quick fix to avoid sweeping spending cuts that will take place automatically on march 1st. the cuts could be devastating to the country's economic recovery. the president says the short term deal allows lawmakers a chance to come up with a broader solution

more recently a film company owner tried to name his company i choose howell productions and was denied in a corporation under the state's incorporation law because was a blasphemous title and that was dismissed. >> why did it start to change in the early 20th century? >> i think for several different reasons. one especially the growth of the federal government in the new deal era of the other was the embrace of migration and pluralism, emigration began to seize a little bit after the restrictive immigration act of the 20th century and then the new deal forced so many people on to the move. looking for work in the government and the expansion of the government power highlighted the friction between eight better government and the lives of believers so there was a lot more attention. >> yufang bourn that the salvation and the army of the wall. what is changing the religious law in america? >> of the salvation army which many people don't realize is an evangelical group not just a group that rings bells outside of department stores and in the christmas season. the salvation army believed

elmer roehrs was found dead at his home on howell street wednesday in the del ray neighborhood. had the upper body,. a 45-year-old marie johnson was arrested. she was also involved in a burglary recently. >> one of the bloodiest battles of world war ii, next week since the battle of iwo jima began a. veteran and their families, historians, officials, and others will participate in an event that kicks off today with a the nationalam at marine corps in triangle. lakers star metta world peace join the others to promote schools act.ealth process he has admitted to being part of with issues of depression, schizophrenia, anger, and drug abuse. >> senate republicans have blocked the nomination of chuck hagel as defense secretary over about president actions in the aftermath of september's deadly attacks in benghazi. the president accused republicans of playing politics with national security. democrats have vowed to revive the nomination when lawmakers return after the holiday break. >> it will be tough to get town using metro this holiday weekend. from 10:00 tonight until closing mond

. >> george howell has been covering this from the beginning.no reason to believe that the child has been harmed, so what do we know about this child? >> when you try to talk about these investigators, they are very tightlipped, they only offer updates every so often, when they speak, everyone listens. at this point, what we know is exactly what we said this young boy remains physically unharmed, the most important we heard. and they were able to get this young boy, medications, daily medications that he needs, but he remains held up against his will inside that bunker. one person who knows about that bunker is the same neighbor i spoke with, who says dykes fired a pistol at him and his family back in december. he took some time to describe the bunker where dykes is hiding out. take a look. jimmy davis jr. and his family have been neighbors to jimmy dykes since he moved to this area and brought property here more than a year and a half ago, and davis says he's seen the bunker first hand. >> he told me u.s. a storm shelter and i -- i have not see

but today speaker howell ruled the senate changes were far too proud and not germane to the bill. that it brought praise from democrats. >> he showed true courage and his decision was well thought out. >> he called it as e he saw it. this time he saw it in a direction that obviously was favorable to us. >> reporter: now the senate's democratic leader says the path is clear to renewed cooperation on transportation funding. >> i think we can work to get a transportation program to work with the speaker. we can't give the story away. >> reporter: while they respect the speaker, they are disappointed with his ruling and spectacle that democrats really want to compromise. >> it's my impression that the democrats have firmly made a decision that they will not have a transportation bill emerge because they want to use transportation as an issue in next year's statewide elections. >> reporter: senate democrats aren't the only ones happy about the speaker's decision. so is the governor. he doesn't inherit that political hot potato. i'm julieca carrie, news 4. >>> massive gun control rally

mcilroy has already been eliminated and i love saying this, charles howell iii you know his parents hadacht. he knocks out wood. so mcilroy and woods were eliminated today. we're laughing about the elevator. like i said, i put seven years

george howell joins us. tell us what people are saying. what's going on there? >> reporter: don, you know this community is just waiting hour by hour. there was a vigil earlier. everyone is just hoping that this situation comes to a peaceful resolution. there was supposed to be a news conference here right now, but that was canceled. we did, though, get some new information from the sheriff earlier today. he gave us some insight into exactly how mr. dykes is treating this young boy. first of all, we know that mr. dykes has an electric heater and blankets. that is good news, obviously underground in this bunker, it's cold, a constant 50 degrees. so investigators say that mr. dykes is taking care of the young boy. also, they're able to get the medications into that bunker, crayons and color books. we also learned today, toys and potato chips from investigators. but today when the sheriff came out and spoke with us, he made what seemed to be a direct appeal to mr. dykes saying, i want to thank mr. dykes for taking care of our boys. it raises the question, does dyke

. >>> now to george howell because he has been following ireports.hat's your eyes on this particular storm. george? well, all right, so george isn't quite ready. we'll check with him in a bit. meanwhile, we'll have more in a minute. tracking that storm for you, of course, there's another story out there, the hunt for a suspected cop killer. we have now an exclusive new set of images of the fugitive who is believed to be armed and extremely dangerous. you can part a crowd, without saying a word... if you have yet to master the quiet sneeze... you stash tissues like a squirrel stashes nuts... well muddlers, muddle no more. try zyrtec®. it gives you powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because zyrtec® starts working at hour one on the first day you take it. claritin® doesn't start working until hour three. zyrtec®. love the air. i'm here to pick up some cacti. it should be under stephens. the verizon share everything plan for small business. get a shareable pool of data... got enough joshua trees? ... on up to 25 devices. so

our george howell now has a closer look of just what we're dealing with here. >> reporter: jimmy davis jr. and his family have been neighbors to jimmy dikes since he moved to this area and bought problem more than a year and a half ago. he says he's seen the bunker firsthand. >> he told me it's a storm shelter. and i've not seen it in about probably eight to nine months. not sure at what he's done to update it or anything. >> when you saw that bunker, what did it look like? how wide, how deep was it? >> it was like a 15 by 15 foot wide in length and about 12 foot deep, and it was lined with bricks like the little red bricks. >> davis says the travel trailer where he lives sits about 20 yards off the road on his property just behind the trailer is a massive steel shipping container that davis says he used as a shed. and behind that, slightly to the left sits the underground square bunker. >> actually had cinder blocks going down the steps and it was covered up with two sheets of plywood and nailed together with hinges and stuff as a door to open to it. >> davis saw the bunker early in i

. >> stephen: is that why he dresd like thursdayton howell iii?laughter] there's one thing i admire about him, lrh as we call him. he did not believe in paying taxes and neither do i. [laughter] he got in trouble for not paying taxes. how did he get out of it? >> well, he died. [laughter] >> stephen: that's the ultimate escape. >> that's right. [ laughter ] yes, but -- his successor david miscavige by 1993 scientology owed $1 billion in back taxes and they didn't have it. they had to get a tax exemption. they launched a lawsuit against the irs. they put private investigators on agents to see who drank too much, who was foolg around on the road. whatever the merit of the case was, those lawsuits were dropped. >> stephen: they got be officially in a religion and they dropped 24 lawsuits. >> exactly and called off the private investigators. >> stephen: one of the other things that appeals to me about scientology is that they are into celebrities. >> yes. >> stephen: i'm a celebrity. they've done great things for them. tom cruise has not aged. [ laugh

george howell, midland city, alabama. >> there is always a party in new orleans.wn and mardi gras coming up, the city is alive tonight. we're going to take you there next. >>> the super bowl down in new orleans marks the end of a great nfl career for baltimore linebacker ray lewis. the ravens chose him in the first round in 1996. now he is hoping to head into retirement with a super bowl victory. our rachel nichols has more from outside the superdome. >> reporter: ray lewis one way or the other, win or lose he said he is walking away from the game. and really, an interesting moment. because over his 17-year career hee has not only become for fans a presence. he is used to being a premier middle backer in the game for his entire career, but for other players as well. over the past decade i would say he has become kind of the godfather of a lot of nfl players, 20 the point where dozens and dozens of other players not just on his own team, but around the league regularly talk to check in with him, ask him for advice. i think some of that will continue once he leaves

cnn's george howell sat down with 7-year-old hayden mckenzie for a look at drastic measures he and hisfor him to hear. >>> give me five. >> reporter: for 7-year-old hayden mckenzie, it takes a little more time to get ready in the morning than his brother colby, from his parents. >> he'll set the breakfast for the day. our question is, do you have the hearing aid on? can you hear me? i thought last night, it sounded like a commercial, can you hear me now? >> reporter: hayden started losing his hearing when he was 4, the crippling result of surgeries to treat disease in his middle ear. these are hearing aids donated from a deceased child? >> right. >> reporter: this is a temporary thing? >> yeah. it's -- it's definitely not our ideal situation. it's definitely helping now. but in order to get him the proper ones that he needs, you know, we would have to go through our audiologist and purchase them. and you know, the insurance just doesn't cover it. >> reporter: a working class family, the mckenzies find themselves stuck in the middle. >> we make too much money to, you know, to do the med

george howell joins us. tell us what people are saying. what's going on there? >> reporter: don, you know this community is just waiting hour by hour. there was a vigil earlier. everyone is just hoping that this situation comes to a peaceful resolution. there was supposed to be a news conference here right now, but that was canceled. we did, though, get some new information from the sheriff earlier today. he gave us some insight into exactly how mr. dykes is treating this young boy. first of all, we know that mr. dykes has an electric heater and blankets. that is good news, obviously underground in this bunker, it's cold, a constant 50 degrees. so investigators say that mr. dykes is taking care of the young boy. also, they're able to get the medications into that bunker, crayons and color books. we also learned today, toys and potato chips from investigators. but today when the sheriff came out and spoke with us, he made what seemed to be a direct appeal to mr. dykes saying, i want to thank mr. dykes for taking care of our boys. it raises the question, does dyke

. >> howeled was he? >> he was around 50 at the time. >> was that a successfu marriage? it stunned the nation. it was a absolutely spectacular secret marriag house. he courted her. she was the daughter of -- >> what do you mean by ward? >> he was her legal guardia from the time that she was she was the daughter of a law partner of his and whe the man died he ended up adopting her as it was >> yes president at the time. she grew up and he did. but he carried out the romance secretly >> was she a loving wife? >> they were in love all th way through to his death >> he eventually died of -- was he ill during the presidency >> he was. hoo he had cancer and had to have part of his jaw removed. >> how was that undertaken? made for him to go to was set up on a yacht of a friend and he was secretl taken to this yacht. the public was never informed he had cancer or the operation had happene engineer all that? >> she did. conceal it >> was he disfigured? >> no. prosthetic jaw that functioned perfectly well. >> not bad in those days. >> pretty extraordinari considering this is 1899.

george howell joins me live from hamden, connecticut. a whopping 40 inches of snow. that's a record for a lot of people in that area. the national weather service weighing in on that, as well. tell me about those drifts. and i think i saw you on like a 20 foot tall snow bank earlier morning. >> reporter: yeah, we're on one of those snow mounds right now in fact. this one may be five feet high. and you find these everywhere. just so much snow out here. you mentioned cars that were covered. there are so many cars and neighborhoods that are still covered in snow, people haven't even gotten around to digging those cars out. and keep in mind, it has been a rough situation here. of the nine people who died in accidents related to this storm, five have been in connecticut. this area really one of the hardest hit. and what we have right now, you're getting the rain coming down. it's creating a real slushy nasty situation here on the roads in hamden. and also it's above freezing, so that's the good news. no black ice on the road. it's also starting to compress a the lot of th

they're commending speaker bill howell for killing a jop redistricting plan. amendment which would have redrawn senate district lines was not relevant it the legislation it was attached to, he said. senate republicans pushed through the redistricting plan on january 21. it was the one day they had a majority in the senate because one democrat was in washington for president obama's inauguration. democrats say howell ignored partisan politics to make the right decision. >> he showed true political courage. he was a profile in courage. his decision was well thought out. >> like a baseball umpire, he called it as he saw it. and this time he saw it in a direction that obviously was favorable to us. >> democrats had threatened to block governor book mcdonnell's transportation plan in response to the redistricting plan. they say they're willing to cooperate. >>> police arrested a man suspected in a brazen armed robbery. now they're checking to see if he is connected to another crime. this is video from the frederick jewelry store where the robber struck. a man drivi

this is looking basically from the front of 1 henry adams and i think the take away here is howell this building fits in with the large massing of the large commercial spaces, that's zinga in the foreground and 801 brannan and 888 -- it's where arb and b is moving into, we did a take-off on the corner of the zinga building, and that's -- it looks really -- i think it looks good and it also serves as an entry, there is a service alley there which we're proposing to -- because it lines up, it's a private alley and it has transformers and entries to their garages, we try to key that service aspect but to add some additional activity. you get a retail corner space there. this -- we're calling this the pleaded section, essentially there's insteps with balconies and it has a higher [inaudible] skin, and on brannan street, there's building there, the plan calls for breaking that up to 200 foot chunks and we've broken up to five pieces. the first one is a through the block muse, we call it market muse, it's 40 foot wide and it goes through to the private alley. at least it shows it on the stree

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. >>> pga match play, charles howell, thanks to this approach on the 15th. this nearly went in.d out by shane lauri. and the number one player, so you have two headliners out. >> nobody is going to go tomorrow. >> no, and it's not on cbs. so we don't have to cry too much. >> he's looking back. >> selfish interest during the book. >> one man's bogie is another'

this is looking basically from the front of 1 henry adams and i think the take away here is howell this building fits in with the large massing of the large commercial spaces, that's zinga in the foreground and 801 brannan and 888 -- it's where

this is looking basically from the front of 1 henry adams and i think the take away here is howell this building fits in with the large massing of the large commercial spaces, that's zinga in the foreground and 801 brannan and 888 -- it's where arb and b is moving into, we did a take-off on the corner of the zinga building, and that's -- it looks really -- i think it looks good and it also serves as an entry, there is a service alley there which we're proposing to -- because it lines up, it's a private alley and it has transformers and entries to their garages, we try to key that service aspect but to d

tiger lost to howell the third. 25 foot birdie on 16 so they both 1 and done. table tennis or ping pong, we call that shot spectacular. behind the back to win the point. the opponent was in shock. like did he wha what? is that legal? legal and it's lethal. won the match. sports brought to you by riff rock casino. >> well up next. a boy who is in big trouble for calling 911. >> for a reason you won't mom, i invited justin over for lunch. good. no, not good. he's a vegetarian and he's going to be here in 20 minutes! [ mom ] don't stress. we can figure this out. ♪ [ male announcer ] get the speed to make a great first impression. call today to get u-verse high speed internet for as little as $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. this is delicious. ♪ [ male announcer ] save the day in an instant.

tiger, the number two player in the world, dropped his first round match to charles howell iii, who hadn'tor match play in this tournament in five years. tiger conceded the match on the 17th hole. rory mcilroy, the top golfer on the planet, defeated by shane lowery of ireland, who was seeded dead last in the tournament. this is just the second time in the history of the match play championships that the two top seeds have been ousted in the first round. looks like that round with the president didn't help tiger very much. >>> now to the nba. heat facing the bulls in chicago. the miami heat trying to push their winning streak to nine games. first quarter, lebron steps in front of the pass, takes it up the floor, beats the defense for the hoop for the finish. he had a double-double, couple assists shy of a triple-double. go to the fourth quarter. the heat up big. lebron finds wade for the reverse layup. the heat went 86-67. their nine-game win streak, the longest of the season. derek rose can't come back fast enough. >>> to college hoops with california playing their first game since head co

tiger lost to howell the third. 25 foot birdie on 16 so they both 1 and done. table tennis or ping pong, we call that shot spectacular. behind the back to win the point. the opponent was in shock. like did he wha what? is that legal? legal and it's lethal. won the match. sports brought to you by riff rock casino. >> well up next. a boy who is in big trouble for calling 911. in big trouble for calling 911. >> for a r >> bundle up in the morning when you first wake up. it's cold especially in the valley we lack at chilly conditions. few high clouds light wind mid 30's to low 40's at 5:00 a.m. mike will be here at 4:30 to 7:00 a.m. >> thanks so much. >> 10-year-old massachusetts boy found out the hard way 911 is only for emergencies. >> all began when he didn't want to good to bed. >> he got really mad at me. he says you are mean. i'm going to call the cops. i said, go ahead. call the cops. >> that's what he did. he dial3hj 911 and then hung up. but it was too late. dispatch called back and then sent an officer to the house. >> dan tried to hide out in the room bu

charles howell iii beats tiger woods today two in one and rory mcilroy taking on shane lowry. he stuns rory one up, only the second time in this event's history that the two top seeds were eliminated in the 1st round. >>> all right. now to boxing. today the weigh-in, tomorrow night the fight. d.c.'s own lamont peterson arriving today in anticipation of his 140-pound defense of his junior welterweight crown against new jersey kendall holtz. peterson has not fought since december of 2011. he won the title from amir kahn. he'll put his crown on the line tomorrow night at the d.c. armory. >>> finally in college hoops tonight virginia tech gets blown out by duke, 88-56, the hokies ninth straight loss. that's sports. brian is back to wrap up right after this. 4g, huh? verizon 4g lte. 700 megahertz spectrum, end-to-end, pure lte build. the most consistent speeds indoors or out. and, obviously, astonishing throughput. obviously... you know how fast our home wifi is? yeah. this is basically just as fast. oh. and verizon's got more fast lte coverage than all other networks combined. so

tiger lost to howell the third. 25 foot birdie on 16 so they both 1 and done. table tennis or ping pong, we call that shot spectacular. behind the back to win the point. the opponent was in shock. like did he wha what? is that legal? legal and it's lethal. won the match. sports brought to you by riff rock casino. >> well up next. a boy who is in big trouble for calling 911. >> for a r almost tastes like one of jack's cereals. fiber one. uh, forgot jack's cereal. [ jack ] what's for breakfast? um... try the number one! yeah, this is pretty good. male announcer ] over a third of a day's fiber. fiber one. ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ we, we chocolate cross over. ♪ yeah, we chocolate cross over. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing fiber one 80 calorie chocolate cereal. ♪ chocolate. hey! hey honey! hey alan. uh, hey.... i'm bob, we talked at the tax store. i did your taxes. i thought you were a tax expert? today, i'm a master plumber. major tax stores advertise for preparers with "no tax experience necessary." at turbotax, you only get answ

i want to bring in george howell. i went to school in the area. covered a lot of those big storms.hey're usually pretty prepared unlike some other places. i feel bad for the new yorkers trying to catch up here. boston, they're used to this. >> let's talk about new york. we're starting to see some i-reports come in. i want to show you this video. this is in queen, new york where you can see snow on the ground, covering the ground, coating some of the cars. we're talking about an area that has less traffic than maybe manhattan would have. so you can see the snow on the ground and a lot more on the way i'm sure. it will be a busy day as far as snow clean up. >> right now it's pretty. >> yeah, that's good now. but just give it a few hours, maybe it won't be so pretty. maybe it will be sort of a pain. >> what other pictures do you have? >> this comes from logan airport in boston. you cancel thousands of flights, you have a storm like this coming in, that's what you get going into the terminal, empty lines. one of the busiest airports here in the country. >> often on the lines are very l

george howell is keeping track of all the pictures, the videos sent in by our ireporters.hat are you seeing from people living through this? >> you talk about connecticut. i want to start out on the lighter side of things. these images that people took just as the storm came in. look at abby and sophia here. in this big snowman. it's a lot bigger than them. that's how much snow fell there in connecticut. and, you know, that's what you see throughout the northeast. a lot of snow fell in a very short amount of time. and this morning, there will be a lot of kids, like abby and sophia who will have that ability to go out and make big snow men. that's pretty cool. i want to go to another image here. and this is sort of the situation you'll find in rochester, new york. upstate new york. these roads are rough, and it's going to be rougher this morning as people found several feet of snow that fell overnight. they'll wake up this morning, find that the town is the ghost town. nobody on the roads and it'll be a lot of digging and shoveling out to get about. >> you can't have a came

. >>> en la casa de alonso queda la evidencia, tras el tiroteo arrestaron a brian howell de 29 aÑos.ue huyen armados, se trata de un hombre de 50 aÑos y otro de 27. padre e hijo y que presuntamente mantenÍan cultivos de marihuana. encontraron un cuerpo que no lograron identificar, no se sabe si es de uno de los sospechosos que buscan. los residentes del vecindario estÁn agradecidos que ninguno saliÓ herido. >>> gracias. y vamos a pasar a otra informaciÓn, y fueron identificadas dos vÍctimas de un estudiante que protagonizÓ una balacera. todo comenzÓ cuando asesino a una mujer en la casa de los padres. y tambiÉn le robÓ a punta de pistola a un empresario de 68 aÑos. la tercera vÍctima fue un ofrero de construcciÓn al que baleo cuando saliÓ de una tienda. minutos despuÉs se quitÓ la vida. >>> unos obreros realizaban reparaciones y fueron blanco de la imprudencia. y como pudieron ver un auto le paso por encima, y otro se salÓo por pulgadas, el trabajador esÁa en el hospital, el chofer no recibirÁ cargos porque alegan que fue intencional. >>> estallÓ un restaurante, estremeciÓ a todo un

cnn's george howell sat down with 7-year-old hayden mckenzie for a look at the drastic measures he andr: for 7-year-old hayden mckenzie, it takes a little more time in the morning to get started. and for his twin brother, colby, it takes more patience. >> our big question of the day is, you have a hearing aid on. can you hear me? i was thinking about this last night. it felt like a cell phone commercial. can you hear me? can you hear me now? >> reporter: he started losing his hearing when he was 4 years old, a crippling result of surgeries to repair his middle ear. >> these were hearing aids donated from a deceased child. this is a temporary thing? >> yeah. it's definitely not our ideal situation. it's definitely helping right now, but in order to get him the proper ones that he needs, you know, we would have to go through our audiologist and purchase them and the insurance just doesn't cover it. >> reporter: working class family, the mckenzies find themselves stuck in the middle. >> we make too much money to do the medicaid route and we can't use them -- can't get any kind of suppleme