joining me now is virginia congressman jim moran. congressman, good to have you with us tonight. >> good to be with you. >> i was somewhat surprised when jim mcdermott, your colleague and friend, said that to me on the radio today, that there are some in congress who want the president to say okay, i've done all i can do, time now to turn to the election. are you one of those democrats? >> no, i'm not. and president obama is not going to give up. he's going to continue to fight. but it's pretty clear that many in the republican leadership, i think most, would rather see president obama fail than this country succeed right now. they feel that the long-term objective is to gain control. when you're talking about paul ryan, you know, he will tell you, he's an acolyte at the altar of ayn rand. she was a cult figure in the 1960s who preached the virtue of selfishness, basically a winner take all economy. and of course that's what we have today. when the 400 richest families in america have as much wealth as the bottom -- the poorest 150 mi

today, representatives jerry connelly and jim moran signed a petition asking governor bob mcdonnell to not sign the new law. they say it has nothing to do with safety and everything to do with restricting aborings. >> my fear is that state clinics like ours are going to close and women won't have access to the healthcare that they need for themselves and their families. >> reporter: but delegate bob marshall says they are needed. >> nobody has required to report any complications, problems or even debts unless they occurred on the operating table. they're not even required to do that because the cdc in 1989 said we're not collecting complications anymore. >> the virginia coalition to protect women's health is planning a rally in richmond this saturday. peggy fox, 9news now. >>> there will be more to come. >>> when it comes to foods marketed to kids, it looks like some well-known cartoon characters are safe. government officials fine tuning new guidelines say they won't push the food industry to get rid of the likes of tony the tiger and toucan sam on kid's cereals. several government a

traveling another side of town, you will find the outer loop below speed, 95 to jim moran.t 21 -- 95 to georgia. >>> a bizarre death penalty sprofs deadly in the district. a 35-year-old man killed by a falling tree branch this. happened along the sidewalk along adams mill road. ben mufti was walking to the bus stop to go to his job. the woman who lives there said she didn't see any branches ready to break away. >>> among structures at risk of course the key bridge, memorial bridge and 14th street bridge. experts say a defish the rating does not imply that i bring is likely to collapse or that it is unsafe but it might need closer monitoring or more frequent inspecks. >>> coming up next, we'll go live to fox business network in new york. with bummettes tighter than ever, retailers will have to do a lot to pull in holiday shoppers. we'll tell you the ideas and deals ahead. >> anything that says free. >> free works. >> as we go to break, a virginia beach woman doesn't have to worry about christmas cash. she won $200,000 in a recent cash five virginia lottery drawing. the woman

activity near georgia avenue so heads up there as you work your way from 270 headed over towards jim moran. accident activity reported here. it is out are loop stacking up as you work your way out of silver spring. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> no cell phone service, gridlock on dose streets, ten years after 9-11 and most recently after the earthquake this summer, men race dents and elected leader are asking the same question. can we adequately handle an emergency? it became the folk is of a city council hearing and matt ask land was there. >> reporter: this is cell phone video minutes after the earthquake hit in august. downtown d.c. streets packed with people. many employers were not sure what to do and told folks to head home that. all caused a huge traffic mess. >> if everyone tries to leave at the same time, it is impossible for us to manage the traffic. >> reporter: councilmember phil mendelsohn oversees public safety. he is frustrate, even angry over the district's comminication response to the earthquake. he says it took 27 manhunt for dose's homeland security t

the top stretch of the beltway leaving college park headed around towards jim moran avenue.cident activity at new hampshire avenue. that has been cleared over to the shoulder so our lanes are open. in virginia, as you travel east of 359 off seminary road, king james road, that is where we have the water main break. no incidents to report out to the west off of 66. volume uncreasing out of manassas off the business 234 headed in towards centreville. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> nasa launched its newest environmental satellite this morning just a short time ago. it will provide advance warning abouts tornadoes, wildfires, even snowstorms. >> fox 5's sherry ly is live now from the noaa facility where they are preparing to take control there. >> reporter: the ntp satellite launched just about 45 minutes ago and here? suitland to watch that was deputy administrator for nasa laurie garber and katherine sullivan. let's take a look. >> main engine start, 1, 0 and liftoff of the delta two with the ntp satellite pleasing the way for new technology for climate rese

congressman jim moran is a democrat from virginia. he joins us here from capitol hill. >> good afternoon. it's good to be with you. >> the president has taken his we won't wait campaign to the people. but republicans in congress are still standing in opposition to his larger jobs plan. even the piecemeal version doesn't get passed. instead they continue to push for more tax cuts for the wealthy. haven't we tried this philosophy before and look where it got us. look at the disparity in this country at the moment. >> we've tried it for the last generation, martin, since the beginning of the reagan administration. that's what these numbers show. 275% increase over that period of time for the very wealthiest. now, the advantage the republicans have, many americans still think they can make it into that top 1%. but increasingly, they're wrong. it starts at birth, really. the prospects for upward mobility. but if the government doesn't have the resources to invest back and education and nutrition for poor children, and their mothers, and to the decent kind of security safety