so now what he is doing at the middle school in d.c.? inspiring young minds. he engaged in a nationwide effort aimed at getting more kids interested in careers of science, math, engineering. all to look at the shortage of students that are now choosing the career path. >>> tonight, a viral video from the florida university, they have people here in d.c. wondering. if our area colleges are prepared for the outburst that border on the emergencies. >> reporter: i'm matt jablo. it happened without warning or problem case during the evolution -- publication during the evolution. there they are talking about peacocks. the woman started asking how that killed off black people. >> reporter: a four-minute long tirade. during which a young woman threatened to kill her professor and several classmates. >> obviously that woman was in crisis. >> ed clark, the former head of security at the montgomery county school district said that the incident points out how much work still needs to be done in some universities to prepare teachers and students for emergency situations. >>

doctors and journalists gathered in d.c. to take a look at the state of black women's health and the united states. the national association of black journalists sponsor the discussion at the kaiser family foundation in northwest. they discussed why black women bear the brunt of some diseases and what can be done to improve their health. maureen bunyan was on hand moderating the event. dozens of d.c.'s didn't put their knowledge of geography to the test. 35 students participated in the d.c. geography bowl in northwest. the winner of this contest goes to represent the district at the national geography bee in may and brian van de graaf was the moderator of that event. coming up here next -- >> i want to be a millionaire. >> doesn't everyone? that is the ultimate prize what would you pay for your fortune? later -- >> next anderson -- a major health care ended his singing career -- her singing what do you think of this one? really? what's this? this is a rose i made from a turnip. let's try together. perfect. two worlds that fit

. >>> daffodils blooming in d.c. today won't be as nearly pretty as the sky. more clouds moving n. we'll have some showers in spots at times. temperatures will recover to the low 70s by 1:00 and mid-70s with a chance for even a couple of thunderstorms this afternoon. i'll be back in a few minutes and look at the weekend forecast. right now beverly farmer in for monika this morning with your time saver traffic. >>> picking up all the road work in springfield as you make your way on the inner loop out of alexandria. should be able to access 95 south but continue up the inner loop of the beltway. here's northbound traffic coming to the beltway in springfield on to 395 heading for the 14th street bridge. looking good. just a power outage to deal with fairfax along the corridor of 29 it germantown road and west ox road. back to you. >>> time for the first your money segment of the morning. >> it's friday so let's be happy no matter what. good morning, jessica. >> good morning to both of you. we're hoping to see green on this pre-st. paddy's day. wall street is watching europe. the moneta

it's 42 degrees at wtop radio in upper northwest d.c. is not a problem. 43 in woodbrige and upper marlborough reporting 37. temperatures across the board the farther west, the colder the temperature. a freeze warning in oakland maryland, 32 degrees. is 43 degrees in lexington park. frost advisory remains in effect in frederick and washington counties. that is where the freeze warning is well-off to the west until 9:00. satellite and radar are quiet. it is dry and. there's our next whether maker that will bring increasing clouds later in the day and then showers and periods of rain for the overnight. we hope to have that gone by midday tomorrow with a few lingering showers. then skies will begin to clear. partly cloudy, 60-65 for the daytime high. nighttime lows in the upper 40's, low 50's, areas of rain. high temperature of about 60-65 tomorrow. milder temperatures through the south. let's get an update on the rush hour commute. >> it's a very good morning right now. in and out of baltimore on 95 nothing out of the norm on 70 or 270. fro

he never served as president in washington, d.c. and then he was followed up there by john adams, who was the second president of the united states, who occupied that same building until he -- until the white house was completed here in the district in 1800. so for nearly a decade the philadelphia mansion served as the white house of the united states. it was the seat of the executive branch of the federal government and was a place for both the public and the private activities of george washington. he met dignitaries there. he met his members of the congress there. it was the center of the activities of this country for a very long time. now, the irony, though, is that while he was there in his official residence in philadelphia, he also had there with him a wide variety of individuals who helped run that white house. among them were nine enslaved individuals who he had brought with him from virginia to help run that white house in philadelphia. among them was his cook, hercules, who was renowned for his ability to fashion wonderfu

d.c. police. in northeast d.c., 9news now. >>> 4:35 now. here's a look at some of the other stories making news now. a 29-year-old teacher from harris, pennsylvania was gunned down in yemen over the weekend. al qaeda is claiming responsibility. he was shot while driving his suv. journalists in yemen say they got an anonymous text message from the group says he was killed for trying to convert people to christianity. >>> firefighters are making progress on a wind fueled grass fire sweeping through the plains of northeastern colorado. it's destroyed at least two homes and forced 300 people to leave the town of eckley. >>> maryland senator barbara mick -- barbara mikulski is now the longer serving female in congress. she joined more than 5 years ago. she was elected to the senate in 1986. at that time there was only one other female senator. today there are 17. on wednesday her colleagues will honor her on the senate floor. >>> the time is 4:36. at 4:40, the parent company of a discount airline files for chapter 11. >>> is d.c. turning into a c

voters in maryland and d.c. can go ahead and cast their ballots now. d.c. d eight early voting centers. one in each ward and open tho the 31st of march. marylanders have two fewer days to take advantage of the early voting. the state's 46 early voting centers are only open through this thursday. and we have a full list of the early voting locations, plus sample ballot information. click on campaign 2012. >>> the latest attempt to allow people in holly acres mobile home park to rebuild has been rejected. a prince william county judge denied a request by holly acres attorney for an injunction against the county. dozens of homes in the park were damaged or destroyed in the flooding from tropical storm lee and supervisors ruled eight were located in a federal flood zone. holly acres residents have one more hope to move back. they will go to trial in july. that was a bad storm. >> yes, it was. they had a couple down there, actually a. freeze warning, which is unusual. >> not that it shouldn't be cold, but that there's a warning about it. >> exactly. you are suppo

a mile in d.c., baltimore, and 1/3 of a mile in gaithersburg. close to a quarter mile visibility up there. then frederick not so well either and pax river, visibility around a quarter mile. again, a big story through the morning. we'll see conditions improve by the time we get to 8:00 and 9:00 a.m. where the fog is going to lift by then. as far as conditions go, that is a look at our outside shot. again, rather gray, foggy, 60s the temperature, northeast winds at ten miles per hour. temperatures, yeah, they're in the 50s, but upper 50s to around 60 degrees. 60 in d.c., 54 in leesburg. 57 degrees in manassas and warrenton. once again, a few showers down to the south. fredericksburg and around leonardtown, those are moving away. those are the only showers around. but still could see some some popping up today i think late this afternoon and evening. the high, we'll get up to a high of 75 degrees with a mixture of clouds and sunshine. i think you're going to remember today, danella, as a mostly cloudy day. >> sounds good. veronica, we're going to s

>> it is, and my first time in d.c. l us about the play and what a great time you came with our beautiful cherry blossoms. >> the weather is incredible, yeah. it's great. >> tell us about the show? >> well basically it's a nostalgic comedy about this family, the miller family and their middle son, richard, who i play. who is trying to rebel and reading all of this poetry and is in love with muriel here. and it's really just about this family and about life and growing up and coming of age and discovering who you are. >> you're from los angeles? >> i am. >> and have you been in the theater business for very long? >> yeah, i've been acting since you know, the sixth grade when i played daddy warbucks in "annie." >> you must have been a young daddy warbucks. >> yeah. >> so june, tell us about your role in the show? >> i play muriel who is the girl, she lives down the street and richard is in love with her. you don't really see her, except for the transitions that i spoke of earlier, you don't really meet her until the third

in d.c., the cherry blossom festival continues. and rg3 excitement, in the d.c. area today pat >> we have a fire alarm bell went off in the building but we will stay put because it is a false alarm. secretary of state hillary clinton is attending a security conference in saudi arabia. she issued a stern warning to iran to abandon its nuclear program. she said time is running out for diplomacy. she will head to turkey tomorrow to attend a conference about a serial's continuing crackdown on anti-government protesters. in australia, a diver is dead after being mauled by a shark. it happened in perth. they're trying to capture the shark now. we're learning new details about the disappearance of a mother whose husband killed himself and their children last month. investigators say they have newly revealed clues about what may have happened to susan powell who went missing in december 2009. documents and police possession showed that her blood was found in their house and she left a note that if she ever vanished, something was wrong. after she disappeared police in uta

in northeast d.c. bruce leshan, 9news now. >> tonight, prince georges county police are looking for a man accused of sexually assaulting a realtor. it happened wednesday night as the woman was showing a home in the 2300 block of dupont avenue. the woman told the cop she was in the basement when the man grabbed her and started sexually assaulting her. she fought him off, he ran away. police describe the man as just over 6'1" with a slim build and short hair. >>> the u.s. army sergeant suspected of slaughtering 17 unarmed afghan civilians has now been formally charged with their murders. tara has the latest from here in washington, d.c. on what could be a very lengthy legal process. >> army staff sergeant has officially been notified now of the charges against him. including premeditated murder. army staff sergeant, robert bails, is charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder for a shooting rampage in afghanistan. the 38-year-old father of two is accused of killing four men, four women, and nine childre

i'm shocked. >> all of this comes -- the people here in d.c. will hold a rally in freedom plaza on saturday demanding zimmerman's arrest. >>> eight months after being found guilty dr osh not guilty, rather, of murdering her daughter kcasey anthony will be baptized. she plans on getting baptized before the end of the month. she's been hiding in florida since she was aquisted last july. she's serving a year of probation for an unrelated check fraud charge. >>> penn state university announced it's offering free counseling to anyone who may have been sexually abused by jerry sandusky. an outside company will speak to anonymous. he remains at home on house arrest. he's accused of abusing ten boys over a 15-year period and during and after his time as an assistant football coach at the school. sandusky has denied all the charges. >> right now the new orleans saints are scramble for a coach. they just suspended head coach sean payton for the entire year for his involvement in a so-called bounty scandal. the league accused new orleans sats of paying pla

central was in d.c. for the supreme court arguments on health-care and is not a primary ballot. voters in arlington will upholstered before a special election to fill an empty spot on the county board. it has been emptied since barbara --left last year for the state senate. polls will close a 7:00. >> former imf head and onetime french presidential candidate dominique strauss-kahn is accused of procuring prostitutes for hotel orgy parties in paris as well as in washington, d.c. the charge carries a sentence of up to 20 years. he was accused last year of raping a maid in his manhattan hotel room. those charges were dropped but he does still face a civil suit in the case. that trial is set to begin tomorrow in new york. doctors say former vice president dick cheney is doing very well after undergoing a heart transplant. his spokeswoman says the 71- year-old was talking and standing just two days after receiving an joe hart at inova fairfax hospital. he was on a waiting list for nearly two years before getting the new heart. >> 7 is on your side with a medical breakthrough in the fi

. >> a five month old baby safe and sound after a carjacking in d.c. this morning. the suv the baby was in was taken from the home. later found less than two miles away along rail street in prince georges county. the baby was strapped inside unhurt. family members say the baby's mother put him in the car seat and the mother went back inside to get a second child. that's when a man jumped into the suv and drove away. that suspect still on the loose. a serial arsonist from the district going to prison for a very long time. maurice was sentenced to 25 years behind bars today. pleading guilty to five arsons in vacant buildings. four firefighters were seriously injured in one of those fires. fox 5 is in the newsroom now. karen. >> two of the injured firefighters spoke out after the sentencing. they talked about burn injuries from an experience that was life changing for them. as for maurice, he got 25 years and will be sent to a prison in north carolina where he can get help for his psychological problem. this fire last april on 48th place and northeast d.c. was deliberat

he may very soon be able to get a prescription for medical marijuana here in d.c. to help him ease the pain of his multiple sclerosis. in northeast bruce leshan, 9 news now. >>> the virginia general assembly will wrap up its first full week of that special session without having approved the state budget. senate and house budget negotiators worked to reach a deal by today but the lawmakers decided to take brake until monday. one senator said the major -- a break until monday. one senator said the major sticking point was funding for the metrorail. >>> rainy and chilly today to wrap up the week. top, any chance it will improve over the weekend? >> yeah, it's going to be an okay weekend. in fact, it's proved a lot right now. we have a lot -- improved a lot right now. we have a lot of sunshine. 52 downtown, 46 in gaithersburg, 52 frederick and leesburg, 55 manassas, still 60 in fredericksburg. they had a little more sunshine than we did. satellite and radar combined, sprinkles and clouds rolled through and just some showers in the panhandle of maryland. for tonight ski

thanks, tucker. >> a news alert now in d.c. police asking for your help tonight, identifying a person of interest in an attempted sex assault that happened last month. d.c. police believe this man that you're about to see is connected to the january 16 assault. they say it happened around the 3200 block of 16th street in northwest. take a close look at this video. if you know who this person is, d.c. police want you to give them a call. a rash of copper thefts is now going to heating and cooling systems. thieves have been targeting systems on rooftops or behind businesses and stripping them of their copper and other valuable metals. police are warning business owners and employees to be aware that the thieves may pose aztec in additions. >>> d.c. councilman wants voters to send him to north carolina. barry wants to be a democratic delegate to the national convention, but facing opposition as the votes for those delegates are being counted. fox 5's john hanrahan explains why. >> democrats from all across the city gathered at the

for -- 64 degrees in d.c., chesapeake, 58 along the water. becoming sunny this afternoon. upper 70's where we get sunshine. an isolated showers possible west of washington. >> we want to get to new developments in the police standoff in france. after hours of negotiating the standoff with the motorcyclist came to a bloody end this morning in toulouse. the man responsible for killing three people at a jewish school on monday ended his life violently. >> throwing grenades to enter the apartment, it was a dramatic end to a 32-hour standoff. commandos swooped into the apartment where the man accused of killing seven people, 23-day- old mohammed merah, had been holed up. after a firefight with police he jumped from his window still shooting at officers before he was shot in the head and killed. the french interior minister says the killer came out of their with extreme violence, claiming the special forces squad had never seen an assault like this. the suspect seen in this video two years ago to is accused of gunning down three paratroopers and murdering a rabbi his two sons and

that should be nothing here in d.c. but south of town, some of the grassy surfaces may get a little buildup. by wednesday and thursday well up in the 60s again. >> it was 42 yesterday and snow flakes were coming down at my house. >> it's clearly cold enough to support the snow showers and flurries. they still picked up a little bit of snow on the western slopes. ski season not done. >> springtime in the washington area, crazy weather. >> we'll see this week some of the big ups and downs. you'll need to bundle up this morning for the bus stop forecast. temperatures in the 20s and lower 30s. 33 here in d.c. some flurries will be possible the next few hours, especially southwest of town. as you get toward the shenandoah valley, culpeper. we'll have to watch for that sunrise this morning at 6:34. sets about 6:06, 6:08 this afternoon. the day planner, well, plenty of clouds. may see a couple of sunny breaks this afternoon but noon maybe some flurries, even a little bit of light snow with temperatures in the upper 30s to aroun

turns out that's what he does and he's been doing that at hospitals in the d.c. and baltimore area for almost a decade now. >>> buzz lightyear, remember him from toy story? he is headed to the smithsonian. the 12-inch toy story action figure is the longest serving toy in space. it was launched in may, 2008 at space shuttle discovery. we're serious. it came back 15 months plight on discovery 15. now buzz -- later on discovery 15. now buzz will go on display starting this summer at the national aerospace museum. >>> coming up the recording of a school bus driver's race to save her school bus children from a tornado. >> also ahead a canadian highway paveed with gold after a trash involving an armored truckloaded with coins. >> but up next friends and family of a murder victim outraged by what they call a lack of protection for the corpse. [ male announcer ] this was how my day began. a little bird told me about a band... ♪ an old man shared some fish stories... ♪ oooh, my turn. ♪ she was in paris, but we talked for hours... everyone else buzzed about the band. there'

right in d.c. wanted to show you the temperatures throughout the mid-atlantic. gerstown at 58. 57 in virginia beach. 54 in roanoke. columbus, charleston, west virginia, jackson, kentucky, all in the 60s, mid to upper 60s right now. that's on the other side of the mountains, that warm air already. already getting its act together ahead of this cold front that's producing problems in texas and now louisiana and arkansas. the fog, the densest now in montgomery county, gaithersburg, leesburg down to around a quarter mile visibility. cambridge, pax river, too, still pretty low. we'll see the fog improve by around 9:00 a.m. speaking of 9:00 a.m., 61 the temperature. by noontime, partly sunny, 67 with a partly sunny to mostly cloudy sky. we'll get to a high of 75. danella? >>> good morning. well, checking travel speeds if you're traveling along bw parkway in maryland, northbound travel lanes are open as you head toward the baltimore beltway. travel speeds southbound, you're at 62 miles per hour as you make your way toward 32. heading over to i-95, things look good there

early voting in d.c.tarted this week. >>> the republican presidential primary in maryland is more than a week away and candidates are planning their visits. rick santorum's campaign says he'll be in maryland on tuesday. it's not clear yet where he will be. details are still being worked out. newt gingrich will also be visiting maryland on tuesday. wednesday texas congressman ron paul plans to hold a town hall at the university of maryland and front-runner mitt romney has already been here. he visited baltimore county on wednesday. maryland's primary takes place april 3rd. >>> turning to the weather, another fantastic day but things are about to take a big turn. >> yeah. hope you got out there and enjoyed it now because it is going to get ugly. doug? >> it could get a little ugly in someplaces during the day tomorrow and then again during the day on sunday. sunday could be the uglier of the two days. we are going to see some rain and really after two weeks of some phenomenal weather, we do need to see the

in fact, by 9:00, in d.c. we could have showers. we're in the 50s now, 56 reagan national airport. are calm. you can see d.c. right there. and you can see the rain in frostburg toward charlottesville now continuing to advance toward the east. even lightning inside of west virginia there. and that storm system that we talked about out in nebraska, here it is. severe weather today, texas, wichita, kansas, that system will slowly advance toward the east. i think giving us another chance for showers. maybe even some thunderstorms on friday. for your afternoon, 70 to 75 degrees. again, keep the umbrella handy for today. showers are going to be very light today. evening showers, too, we've got the chance. sun set at 7:20. mid 70s today. folks, by wednesday, thursday, very mild, the temperature will be topping out close to 80 degrees. this is may in march. i guess that means then today and tomorrow we've got a chance of seeing just a few then of, what, may showers, right? the weekend not bad either. 70 to 67 saturday to sunday with a chance of rain again on sunday. danella? >>> traffic loo

in turn, owners would sell them to customers. d.c. police chief cathy lanier says some officers had to think like the criminals in order to catch them. >> we also used modern technology and good old cash for tips to get where we are today. >> the district of columbia is a place of law and order and either i nor chief lanier will tolerate any crime on our streets. every d.c. resident has trite walk our neighborhoods in safety and confidence. >> if you believe your stolen property is part of this theft ring, the police department will be setting up a website for victims to try and identify their belongings. you must be able to describe your belongings if you still have the receipt or the serial numbers, bring them with you when you go to claim your items. >>> charges have been dropped against a part-time montgomery county schoolteacher. 47-year-old scott spear was accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a 16-year-old female richard montgomery high school student. prosecutors say they were forced to drop the charges because s

everything appears to be business as usual in northeast d.c. this afternoon, but just hours earlier it was a much different scene. police say a man in hiss was stab -- in his 30s was stabbed inside the library bar and nightclub early sunday morning, the victim transported to a nearby hospital where he later died. tonight police have little to go on. >> at this point we don't have a motive or any suspects. we're looking for information. anybody who may know anything is asked to call the metropolitan police department. >> reporter: there were plenty of people out when the incident occurred including some catholic university students who live nearby. >> there was ambulances, police, everything and a lot of people coming out of the bar and a lot of people were -- you could tell they were distraught and wondered what happened. i overheard someone saying there was a stabbing and within five seconds a stretcher came out with it looked like a young man to me laying down with obviously you could see blood and they were pumping oxygen. it was really scary

d.c. council has approved the most sweeping education reform legislation in years. it makes d.c. the nation to require students to apply to college or trade school as well as take the s.a.t. for the act test. the teachers would get annual bonuses or relocating to poor struggling schools and d.c. will increase efforts to identify and provide intervention for at risk students. >> parents and neighbors will try to stop a bar from opening near a school in northwest d.c. the alcohol beverage control board will hold a license hearing today for the tavern near cleveland elementary school. a loophole in d.c. law allows it to operate there. the owners won community support by agreeing not to sell liquor after 5:00 p.m. and having security on hand. it's wednesday morning, 57 degrees in germantown. >> still ahead bringing attention to a series of attacks against the gay community of washington. we have more from yesterday's rally. >> and a red top meters program in d.c., not so fast . >> and another check on traffic and weather every 10 minutes. looking at the tidal basin turn left. the pas

it letter with white powder was found in d.c. health department . monday and tuesday several were found in two restaurants in downtown washington, as well. >> along the freeze out -- 3000 block of 30th street, this in thin ended up dying -- this incident ended up dying from blunt force trauma. if you have any information contact police. >> we turn to the 2012 campaign. mitt romney riding high after winning six states on super tuesday but he has a lot of work to do before wrapping up the nomination. mitt romney was about -- mitt romney has about twice as many delegates, but he did not deliver a knockout blow as neither candidate plans to throw in natal just yet. >> we are staying in this race because i believe that it will be impossible for a moderate to win the general election. >> they have the machine and they have the insiders and the big money and we have the people. i like my chances. >> political analyst said the math makes it impossible for either gingrey or santorum to win, but they could slow romney down by winning upcoming contests. >> on t

d.c.'s deadliest shootings. new legislation tonight is in place. the d.c. leaders hope will stop violent crime in the future. the way it works, it addresses young people on the wrong track and extending from the south capital shooting in 2010 leaving four people dead and many injured. matt ackland is live in the newsroom with more. >> reporter: it's been an emotional journey for the victims and relatives who lost loved ones on that day. the council member has worked with the victims to put together a piece of legislation that they all hope will prevent this terrible violence in the future. it was a horrible act of violent almost two years ago. one of the deadliest shootings in d.c. history. all of it over a el cajon bracelet. our den -- a cheap bracelet. the 16-year-old daughter was killed and since that awful evening in 2010, nardeem committed her life from saving other parents from her pain. >> it's very important and i feel like it's a part of, i guess, a legacy of my daughter. >> reporter: council member katanya successfully pushed through sweeping legis

and looking at income and all the trends of people in d.c., i still say d.c. a very transient town, because people come in and they leave. a lot of people come here working for the government but they don't live in d.c. and i think if you look at, you know, the income trends of the city, you have to look at the population trends. where do people live? where does the money go? and this has always been the fight of the district government, district leaders, to keep monies in d.c. >> well, the folks on the low end of the scale, $9,100 a year, that's certainly a poverty level. the folks in the 1%, i guess you could say, over $400,000, almost $500,000 a year. this has always been a city of extremes, high-level people and very poor people. it's always been that way as long as i've lived here. the question is, is it worse than it's ever been? it looks like it's as bad as it's ever been. whether it's any worse -- although with the recent economic travails, it's -- [ everyone talking at once ] you always have this. if you look at the washington region, we're doing very

talk a little bit what's at stake here in d.c. >> with d.c. it's winner take all. so romney is expected. it's a perfect state for him. there are three things in life, death, taxes and d.c. will go democratic. so nobody in their right mind would say that romney is going to win in november, but he very well might win all the delegates. he will win all the delegates probably in d.c. because it's winner take all. the most closely watched race in d.c. will be the at large race, vincent orange, the incumbent being challenged by saco biddle, and peter shapiro and reverend olnas. if orange should lose that seat, it seems to me that people are getting fed up and they want a real change and they want to send a signal and they think that orange is part of the status quo that they want to change. >> all right. a lot going on. fox 5 political analyst mark plotkin, thank you for your insight tonight. >> thank you. >>> president obama is in full campaign mode. he appeared at fundraisers in vermont and maine earlier today. the president lashed out at republicans saying they're clin

suspicious letters popping up in d.c. ral packages with white powder substances were sent to schools and businesses in the district this week. one showed up at the headquarters of the epa, another at a school in southwest and one at a restaurant near metro center. turns out they're harmless. the fbi not talking yet but an internal memo says all the letters came from dallas, texas. might be harmless but not funny considering what we've been through with anthrax this this area. >>> another case involving children may shock you this morning. just ahead here on fox 5 morning news, two young children were living while their parents were serving time in prison. >>> a million dollar lottery winner spends her winning while she continues to use food stamps. why she doesn't think it is an issue but the state does. >>> wall street gained yesterday. the dow picked up over 70. the nasdaq added almost 35 points. japan's nikkei surged overnight. investors are now waiting for the big u.s. joble report. that is due out later on this mornin

in coming weeks. rg iii not working out for the colts. kansas junior. washington, d.c. mas robinson the first unanimous all american selection since blake griffin in 2009. frank martin the basketball coach at kansas state reportedly going to south carolina to take over the gamecocks program. >> thanks. >> you're welcome. >>> still ahead a big time movie ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. >>> neighbors in northeast d.c. banded together to stop a couple teenagers from allegedly stealing a car. >> call the police. >> this happened friday night at the 5200 block of fourth street. a man says he saw the teens breaking into his car and started recording it. afte

march still on a pace to be the warmest we've had in d.c. less something really gets crazy as we go through the next several days. most places were in the 50s today and tomorrow we're going to be warmer than that. we'll be helped out by the fact we'll drop into the 40s in most locations. here's an idea of where people are going to be heading. frederick, 39 degrees as opposed to 29 to 28 that you hit last night. 42 for dulles. leanardtown 42 degrees and that's where fredericksburg will be. start our early morning in the 40s, we are certainly getting down into that region right now. d.c. down to 48 degrees. quantico at 55. frederick, you are 37 degrees. so, definitely one of the chillier spots. we don't have a lot in terms of cloud cover tonight. but we do have a little and what we don't have going forth tonight is the winds. winds are much lighter. that means maybe a few of you are going to be heading for the mid 30s tonight. we have a couple showers that will pass through the region tomorrow afternoon and maybe a thunderstorm. this is collect

beth parker has the story now. >> selling a house in d.c. suburbs. >> we're saying it is a price arrest wand a beauty pageant now. >> reporter: translation, if it is priced right and looks good, odds are it will tell fast. >> it depends on where you are, in closen in bethesda, under a million dollars, it is very competitive to try to find a house. multiple offers are coming in. >> reporter: windy banner says she is seeing multiple offers but is not seeing bidding wars like in 2005 and 2006. the fur they are out you go. >> the outer suburbs are lagging a little bit behind had rush of new activity. >> reporter: marty goldberg has looked at about 20 homes. >> we have liked a bunch of stuff that we've seen. i wish there was more to see. >> reporter: goldberg is noticing a fairly tight market in maryland and look at these numbers in d.c. in february, twoich, there were 2198 properties on the market in washington. february, 2012, there are 1597 properties for sale. that is a 27% decrease. >> now, realtors say people are jumping into the d.c. real e

so, in terms of in the metro d.c. , a lot of the asian americans are in northern virginia, like fairfax county and that area. and in maryland, half of the state's population is in montgomery county, and d.c. is in d.c. >> right. you talked about language being a barrier a lot of times for folks who fall into this community. what are some of the issues? what are some of the big problems that is facing the asian american community in this region? >> language is the major issue because as we were talking earlier, that 20% to 30% of adults don't speak english. so, even higher earning people don't have the language capacity. so, for the young people, they are serving as translators often, so they are dealing with their own issues, trying to be in between two cultures, trying to be american and speak english and then go home and be part of their home country. and so, there's a lot of pressure on the kids to be able to figure out how they identify and on the adults who are not able to access a range of services that most of u

the average price for a gallon of regular in d.c. right now is about $3.96. it is $3.77 in maryland and $3.67 in virginia. all of the republican presidential candidates believe president obama is responsible for the high fuel costs. >> gas prices are a daily reminder that they are a problem in the economy when they have to spend $9, $90, $100 to fill up for work. >> gas prices fluctuate under every president. they were over $4 a gallon for president bush. these things do go up and down regardless of party, regardless of president. >> some expertsdz say there is a chance that prices could fall due in part to an increase in supply and relatively soft consumer demand. >>> a bit of history for the boss. >> detail of where he performed for the first time ever. stay with us. [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework [ female announcer ] and be

can we expect more trump ventures in the d.c. area? >> i have done a lot in the area over the years and i like the area. i have a great, in loudoun county, a great, great successful golf course on the potomac river. a big, big stretch of the potomac and that is one of the reasons it will make the hotel successful and that is going to be something special. yes, i would do other things. i think it's a vibrant and great area and we're look for example things and that is what we want to invest. >> and folks are looking forward to it and thank you for joining us. >> thank you very much. >>> before richard nixon rose to power and fell from grace, he was another man in love and a brand new exhibit features letters the president wrote had tohis future bride. allison seymour shows us nixon's softer side. >> reporter: on the day they met, he told her he was going to marry her some day. >> and she was not convinced that was the case right away. as they got to know each other and realized they shared some hopes and dreams for their life, they came

jobs in d.c. let's not forget that there's a lot of to do with that is that you know maybe i would love to live in a huge house that overlooks the lake so where in the middle of the woods and be part of nature but you know at the same time where do you have to be in the middle of nowhere to do that where you can't find a job and that's very true and you know in the end it's very difficult to disentangle these cultural and economic stories because to some degree your culture is going to be shaped by the economic times you're living in. but so yeah it is a mix of the two and it's going to be the job of you know these car companies to figure out what sells for you now so what are they doing right i mean let's talk about this campaign g.m. is doing they're working with m.t.v. scratch and so they think they're going to reach out there you know they're they're doing something very similar to try to sign back so i'm doing now. you know they're sitting around this you know they're trying to get inside the

here in d.c. basking in the warmth of another 70-degree day. in arizona they're basking in this, heavy snowfall hit flagstaff today and shut down the interstate for a little while. other parts of arizona had a hailstorm. a lot closer to home an end to the ski season at pennsylvania's blue mountain ski area. they wrapped up with the traditional pond skimming contest. skiers and snowboarders raced down the mountain to try to skim over the pond. a lot of times they don't quite make it. if you, do you get a t-shirt and bragging rights. the price for not making it across, well, you get wet and the water is what we call icy. let's see if she makes it. come on, go, go, go, go! yes! >> very nice. >> that's what i'm talking about. >> well, 76 at dulles was a record high. >> wow. is it ever going to get cool again? >> not terribly cool, no. i think the horse is out of the barn as you said earlier. we're looking at temperatures tomorrow maybe the quite as warm, but a mild to warm week for the most part of the let's start with spring because i know it felt

in d.c. there were arrests in stolene of the electronic devices. raids plays throughout the city at places that traffic stolen items. >> we're learning more about the accused of plotting an attack at the university of maryland campus. 19-0 alexander song was arrested posting messages on line. cracked under the weight of social and economic pressure. misdemeanor charges not have anyd weapons online. >> 60 degrees. >> it feels nice. >> shaping up to be a great day. a hard braking >home for a marine killed and a line duty.e mon >> and who went home with the ring on the bachelor? >> and the next round of rain. >> welcome back. it's tuesday. time for traffic and weather every ten minutes. >> we start with adam caskey. there are a few raindrops, but sunshine is on the way i. >> it could be a beautiful day. he grounds as moisture -- has moisture. still some rain falling mainly lower southern maryland and south of warrenton. this is pushing off to the east morning.s temperatures are around 60 degrees. i will put this in motion to see the direction of grain

more suspicious letters arrive in d.c. white powder sent to a restaurant not far from the white house. good evening, everyone. i'm chris gordon. this breaking news is happening at blt steak. that's in the 1600 block of i street in northwest. news 4's darcy spencer joins us live from the scene with no information she has just gathered. >> reporter: yeah, chris, just within the last couple of minutes i was able to find out that they actually found two letters at this restaurant with white powder, with what's believed to be white powder. you can see this investigation is still taking place about half the block up here on i street. initially a restaurant employee opened one letter and found white powder. that initiated the investigation. during the course of them being inside the restaurant, they found a second letter. the first letter, that substance was tested and deemed to be harmless. d.c. hazardous materials crews were called to the blt steak restaurant in downtown washington near the white house just before 4:00 this afte

in rfk stadium. the soccer team renewed through 2013 and d.c. united played there in no one 36. the team would like to move to a new facility and the d.c. united president will continue discussing the option with the district. >>> and over to gary mcgrady new. gary. >> and -- [ indiscernible ] today, not to change. back into the middle of the 70s and about 74 on saturday and 70 on sunday. and at this point, saint patrick's day is looking good. the temperatures inned mid-70s and clouds and sun. >> you have the news knowledge. the news is always on www.myfoxdc.com. keep it here. tmz on tv is coming up next. enjoy the night. beautiful on the. there back here at 10. the man lip. e man lip. --age in 11. 11. the news edge at 11. 11.   ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] virtual wallet can help you be that person who's good with money. see what's free to spend. move money with a slide. save with a shake. feel good about your decisions.

in d.c., $4.15.nd, $4.01. >> turning to the 2012 campaign, mitt romney getting more support for his bid to take on president obama. former president george h. w. bush will endorse romney today. florida senator mark o. rubio pipa is throwing his support -- marco rubio threw his support behind romney last night. ron paul held a rally at the university maryland at college park and. maryland governor martin o'malley will cast his primary vote later today. >> the status of president obama's alcohol is in hands of the supreme court. the court finished three days of arguments yesterday on whether the law is constitutional. yesterday's arguments focused on whether, block of stay in place if a mandate for americans to buy milk insurance is thrown out. the supreme court is expected to issue a ruling sometime in late june. >> about 59 degrees outside. >> still to come, why the white house says it is pulling millions of dollars in promised to metro. >> plus, a stroke of luck at an iowa thrift store. the priceles

in d.c. you'll pay -- a penny from yesterday in. d.c. you'll pay 40.3, maryland 3.85, virginia 3.83. president obama is slamming republican candidates who say if he drilled for more oil, gasoline prices will fall. speaking at a college in largo today the president said america can't drill its way to cheaper gas. >> they tell the same story. they head down to the gas station and make sure a few cameras are following them and then they start acting like we've got a magic wand and we will give you cheap gas forever if you just elect us. >> the president says under his administration america is drilling for more oil than ever. tensions in the middle east are the main cause of high gasoline prices. >>> the federal government is warning about the possibility of retaliatory strikes in the u.s. all because of sunday's massacre in afghanistan. now the warning was sent to law enforcement agencies nationwide and today the taliban rebuked u.s. policy in afghanistan. fox's connor powell explains. >> reporter: a war of words in afghanistan, president

prosecutors believe he was behind at least 18 files in d.c. ince george's county over three years including one that injured four firefighters. in a bizarre twist, they say he actually set the fires so he could help rescue people inside. >>> the city will test an old military skploes irordinance that was found by a construction workers. they found it while digging along fourth street in d.c. this is near the navy yard. a disposal team cleared it out. all area was shut down to walkers and drivers for a few hours as a precaution. >>> check this out. a boulder rolled down a hillside and crashed into a utility pole and two cars before landing on a house in ohio. watch out. the family was home at the time but fortunately they were in a different part of the house. that huge rock is about 25 feet in diameter. crews evacuated the neighborhood while surveyors are surveying whether it's safe to go back. >>> it's not teenager and loud concerts. in fact, they don't know what it is. for the last three nights people in clintonville, wisconsin, have experien

in the car. so far, police have for the made arrests. >>> a d.c. hers on administrative heave accused of taping a 9-year-old student to the chair. the incident happened earlier this week allegedly at friendship blow pierce purpose public charter school in northeast. christian washington says he asked his teacher if he could bet up. when he did for a second time, teacher first threatened to tape him to his chair and then he says she did just that. >> she started going around with the tape and then doing my legs like this is so embarrassing. she was laughing. everybody in the class was laughing at me. >> you tape my son to the chair? she said yes, but i don't want you to think that this is anything malicious. he was in on it and it was a game. i said that is not a game. >> crist yap says a second teacher witnessed the taping. his mother says she will follow up. she has also filed a complaint with d.c. police and we are told they are investigating. >>> checking our other top stories, metro has known about bad brakes for years apparently. in past few mo

. >> and do we know if the suspect will stay in afghanistan or come here to d.c. for a court-martial? >> we put that question to major-general al10 bug. the suspect is held in custody where the alleged offense took place and said that many times in iraq, trials were held there and this is a different case and anywhere they torn hold this individual would immediately become a target for the taliban or anyone else wanting to take that to prevent. he expects the individuals to be returned to the united states and face a military tribunal here. >>> and threatened to kill students on a college campus undergoing a psychiatric evaluation. alexander song told authorities he's been stressed out. on saturday night, he posted threatening messages on two websites. paul what, do you know? >> reporter: brian, it took university police about 12 hours to identify alexander song and finally get him under arrest about 10:00 in front of cumberland hall on the university campus and when police arrested him, they did not find weapons on his person and found nothing threatening there wh

in the shoulder. and then he ran to the recreation center. >> reporter: d.c. police are saying that the victim, again, appears to have been shot in the shoulder, was transporteded, conscious and breathing here from the scene. police are looking for what they believe are possibly four people involved in this. we don't have a very good description, but one thing to keep in mind, they said two of them they're looking for were we're neon yellow shoes, and one was wearing a pair of bright purple shoes. again, the voting was disrupted here for about 20 minutes. it has reopened. and this center here will be open until 7:00 tonight. reporting live from northwest washington, darcy spencer, news4. >> thank you, darcy. >>> last night was a bit of a letdown for most of us who bought a mega millions ticket but not for three winners including one in maryland who hit that $640 million jackpot. a store in baltimore county sold a ticket with the winning numbers 2, 4, 23, 38, 46 with 23 as the mega ball. brian mooar explains what this historic jackpot could mean for that winner

richard kim, the owner of the town square market was arraigned on criminal charges in d.c. superior court. andrea mccarren was in the courtroom. she tells us what happened. >> trouble. why are you buying? >> a subdued town square market owner arrived at d.c. superior court to face criminal charges. >> angry. >> despite the ire of his family, crime told us he just made a mistake by standing in a d.c. superior courtroom to plead not guilty to charges of supplying alcohol to a minor. >> did they not look young to you? >> yes. >> we asked his koreaen friend to serve as our translator. >> sometimes you sold to 16- year-olds. >> yeah. they look 16. id. they look 16, and when you see id, it's different. >> i check everybody. >> last time we came face to face with the owner of town square market, he was defiant. >> you buy beer, i check your id. >> we documented his stores allegedly cor sales to minors for several weeks. evidence backed up by nearly 40 police citations. after his court appearance, he said he was filled with remorse. >> what does mr. kim say to the parents of the chi

d.c. residents in materials of d.c. taxes. >> so we will have that information on jchayward.com. if you have a child and want to start saving for that college fund, go to my website and mr. mack's information will be there. thank you. >> one more important thing i wanted to mention. >> very quickly. >> very quickly is that we have an essay contest for ninth graders in d.c. public schools and d.c. public charter schools. how i am preparing for college. 500-word essay contest. we have prize money to help them start saving for college. >> we'll have all that information on the website and they can sign up and submit an application. that's g. all right, thank you, mr. mack. we've run out of time. lets get the forecast. >>> temperature wise we're going into the 70s. afternoon highs are only 57. we may be 74, 75 but also the threat for some isolated showers and storms to pop up. it's gloomy in spots but we'll definitely see peeks of sunshine. this is the storminess we had this morning. it's gone. look at all the low-level moisture in the forms of clouds. lots of breaks, especially to t