coming up next, virginia's attorney general ken cuccinelli is facing a little backlash. >> we'll hear from both sides coming up. >>> first, let's check with tony once again ysm we'll update you on today's forecast. i think it will be a nice day today. julie wright will be along to tell us about the drive into work. no guarantees on whether or not that will be nice. we'll be back with more fox 5 morning news. it is 5:11. (announcer) we're in the energy business. but we're also in the showing-kids- new-worlds business. and the startup-capital- for-barbers business. and the this-won't- hurt-a-bit business. because we don't just work here. we live here. these are our families. and our neighbors. and by changing lives we're in more than the energy business we're in the human energy business. chevron. >>> we are coming up on 16 minutes after 5:00 and take a look at. this this is what is left of all the mess from the blizzard. city crews dumped tons of snow in parking lots at rfk stadium. now, that snow is being moved again to repave the parking lot. >> as the mounds of snow melt of course t

republican ken cuccinelli says the democrats plan is unconstitutional and so he has filed a lawsuit to stop it. democrats call the lawsuit a waste but ken cuccinelli believes he's correct. >> there are plenty of important things we do in our office, but it's hard to argue there is anything more important than defending the constitution of the united states and the commonwealth of virginia. >> virginia will lose the lawsuit and with it hundreds of thousands of dollars in man hours the attorney general office will put in to the effort. >> reporter: virginia is more than one of a cousin suits filing suit to block health care reform. part of the health care reform is finding people who do not have health care, but not in virginia. governor mcdonnell signed a law saying virginians cannot be required to purchase coverage. it is part of the republican's effort to block the reform bill. as you know, virginia's attorney general is also suing to stop the reform. >>> a northern virginia chiropractor who has treated members of the washington capitals will be released on bond later today. dr. doug

attorney general ken cuccinelli says he will provide a full accounting of the money he is spending on these lawsuits starting with the $350 he spent on tuesday to file the paperwork in federal court. in richmond, tom fitzgerald, fox 5 news. >>> coming up next, on the run for nearly 40 years, police finally catch a convicted murderer. how the victim's grandson helped track him down. >>> coming up later, it is type of baby carrier that has grown in popularity recently but now, one million baby slings have been recalled after three babies died in them. we'll let you know what to look out for. we'll be right back. spars >>> u.s. and russian officials are making plans for a ceremony to sign an historic new nuclear arms treaty. the deal announced wednesday will likely cut the number of long-range missiles each country holds to about 1500. president obama and russian president could sign that accord in prague in about two weeks. >>> tiger woods will speak before plays in the masters. woods will hold a press conference right before he begins the tournament on april 5th. it will be the first t

the governor says the act will strengthen the lawsuit filed by ken cuccinelli. that lawsuit challenges the health care reform law. it requires mandatory purchasing of health insurance. state democrats gathered to show it opposition to the lawsuit. >>> robert ehrlich wants his job back. this sets up a possible rematch with incumbent martin o'malley who beat him zero malik -- who beat robert ehrlich in the last election. >> the only way to move into better times is to move forward. i am looking forward to a healthy debate. >> robert ehrlich will launch his campaign in two weeks. >>> we are learning new details about a frightening road bridge incident during rush hour yesterday. the drivers of the jag wire and a dump truck argued while driving on i-95. state police say the jag wire driver fired 13 shots at the truck while his two year-old daughter was in the car. family members of the dump truck driver tells abc 7 news that he slammed his truck into the car so he could not shoot him. >> he said when he pointed a gun at me, i rammed him into the guard rail. that did

and word that reportedly virginia's attorney general ken cuccinelli will be filing a lawsuit questioninghe constitutionality of the bill as soon as president obama signs it. reporting live on capitol hill i'm jane watrel. back to you. >>> thanks very much. >>> the today is next at the top. hour. let's go life now to meredith vieira in new york city to see what they are working on. good morning. >> good morning to you. coming up on a monday morning on "the today show" as you just said healthcare passed in the house without a sing republican vote. what is next? when does it become law? what does it mean for you? then an interview with toads. for the first time the golfer answers questions about his thanksgiving night crash and sex scandal that followed. >>> ahead we'll talk to the mother of a 15-year-old girl beaten into a coma allegedly by a boy that she sent a text message to. >> we'll have much more on the historic weekend on capitol hill. how protesters cross ad very sensitive line with some members of congress. >>> why metro wants to hear from you starting today. >>> we're off to a cl

ken cuccinelli has filed a lawsuit challenging the health care reform.y general joins us now live from capitol hill this morning. good morning. good to see you once again. >> good morning. how are you? >> very well this morning. talk a little bit about your particular lawsuit that you filed on behalf of folks of virginia because we know that 13 attorneys general foiled a lawsuit together but you off thed t to be a part of that. why so? >> well, in virginia, this general general assembly session, republicans and democrats got together to pass a bill that we call our health care freedom act and what it did was protect virginia citizens from being forced into a health care mandate. so on a bipartisan basis, we passed a statute that we have to defend in virginia. we can't go to florida to defend a virginia statute. we are defending it in federal court in virginia and because of federal law now, there is a conflict between those laws and normally the supremacy clause would have the feds winning that. but because we believe the law is you be constitutional, vi

ken cuccinelli says it is unconstitutional to force people to purchase health insurance.e says voters elected him to defend the constitution, and that's exactly what he is doing. now state democrats say they will file a freedom of information request to determine how much the suit will cost virginia taxpayers. >> to give you an idea of the grass root support behind this efforts, the democratic party of virginia launched an on-line petition this morning and in under three hours, almost 4,000 people, as of this moment have signed up petitioning support. >> reporter: democrats also charge attorney general ken cuccinelli with using his office for a political purpose, a claim he denies. >>> maryland drivers may soon have to put down their phones. the maryland senate narrowly approved a bill banning drivers from hand held use. they will only be permitted to use hands-free devices. violater will be fined $40. the bill goes to the house of delegates now. the national park service will announce details about the cherry blossom festival. approximately 1 million visitors are expecte

attorney general ken cuccinelli says he will provide a full accounting of the money he's spending onarting with the $350 he spent on tuesday to file the paperwork in federal court. in richmond, tom fitzgerald, fox 5 news. >>> so what is it like to foot the bill for mandatory health care? just ask people in san francisco. under city law businesses with 20 or more employees are required to provide medical coverage. and restaurant owners have decided to pass along the cost to the customers but adding a surcharge to the check. most places about 4%. >>> a fugitive on the run for more than 50 years. tonight he's under arrest but it wasn't the police that cracked this cold case. >>> plus, 3-d mania is sweeping hollywood. we're taking you inside some of the hottest studios around coming up. >>> first, the fox 5 team already working on the morning news. here's a look at what's on tap. (announcer)  we're in the energy business. but we're also in the showing-kids- new-worlds business. and the startup-capital- for-barbers business. and the this-won't- hurt-a-bit business. because we don't just

ken cuccinelli says the democrats ' plan is unconstitution am and he filed a lawsuit to stop it. democrats saw the lawsuit as a waste. ken cuccinelli believes he's correct. >> there are plenty of important things we do in our office but it is hard to argue there is anything more important than defending the constitution of the united states in the commonwealth of virginia. >> virginia will lose the lawsuit and with it hundreds of thousands of dollars in terms of man hours that the attorney generals office will put in to this effort. virginia is one of a dozen states filing to block the reform. >>> a victory for reform opponents, they got a fix it bill sent back to the house. kristin fisher is live to tell us what this means. >> even before the president signed his health care reform bill in to law on tuesday, senate republicans have been trying to find flaws in the health care reconciliation act. this is a compromise bill to that main health care reform bill. senate republicans only needed to find one word, one flaw in order to get that bill sent back to the house. early this mor

and "the washington post" is reporting this morning that virginia's attorney general, ken cuccinelli is ready to file a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of that healthcare reform bill as soon as president obama signs it. reportering live from capitol hill, i'm jane watrel. back to you. >> thanks very much. jane watrel reporting liver. we'll have much more throughout the morning. you can also read more about tremendous form on our website at nbcwashington.com. >>> from healthcare to immigration. this weekend thousands of people rallied across the country demanding that president obama keep his pledge to deliver comprehensive immigration reform. here in washington, tens of thousand of people gathered on the national mall to bring their immigration reform message to lawmakers and the president. they are fighting for full rights for illegal immigrants and their children. chicago congressman made a passionate plea to president obama. the president taped a message in return for the activists. >> i want the sun to shine on president obama and our leader. i want justice. i want to b

it comes a day after ken cuccinelli filed a lawsuit seeking to declare the bill unconstitutional. the virginia health care freedom act rejects federal requirements that make it necessary for people to purchase health care insurance or face penalties. >>> an old face could be making a return to maryland politics. a new report says former maryland governor bob ehrlich decided to run again for office. he is expected to make a formal announcement next month. >>> a new report says nearly one in five dc residents is living near or below the poverty line. according to an article in the "washington post" that would roughly amount to 106,000 people. in 2009, the poverty line was defined as a family of four, living on or just under $22,000 a year. the report was compiled by the dc's fiscal policy institute. >>> police will never get to question a potential murder suspect. they believe the man, who shot a woman to death in a parked car, then took his own life. brittany morehouse reports. >> my mom told me to stay down because they heard gunshots or police with automatic weapons all over the

ken cuccinelli says using the deem and pass would expose the bill to a constitutional challenge.ows you to vote on one bill while deeming another bill is passed. >>> a man is said to be executed tonight. paul powell is said to be electrocuted. he was convicted of murdering stacie reed and raping and slitting the throat of for sister in 1999. bob mcdonnell has refused to stop the execution. his challengers have all been rejected. >>> a maryland murder has shaken the corrections system. we're learning new details about the attack. mike conneen it is live with more details on this. good morning. >> in baltimore, the maryland department of juvenile services will hold a press conference bridge road new details from their investigation into the murder of teacher here at the senior master sergeant arthur henderson. -- lawmakers zappa the cheltenham youth facility. this morning, the maryland department of juvenile services will detail results from an investigation into the tragic death of hannah wheeling the cheltenham youth facility in february. she was raped and beaten to death. some s

virginia attorney general, ken cuccinelli joins me.have you, thanks for coming. >> good to be with you. >> you got this ball rolling and you have a distinct ball rolling. you don't want to join the others. why not? what's the difference? >> well here in virginia, as you noted, the governor ceremonially signed our healthcare freedom act on a bipartisan basis during it is general assembly and it protects virginians from being forced to participate in a individual mandate for healthcare. as i said, it passed a democratic senate and republican house so it's popular in virginia. we're defending a virginia statute. it's only appropriate to bring that case in federal court in virginia as opposed to joining the 13 other so other attorneys general who have filed in florida. so we are unique in this respect. we wouldn't take a virginia statute to florida. our basic claim is that because of the individual mandate in the federal bill, it conflicts with virginia's bill and under the supremacy clause of article 6 federal law trumps but not when it's

. >> the democratic congressman praised governor bob mcdonnell and attorney general ken cuccinelli. friday, there were reports that bricks were thrown into the republican party office. >> i think we are at a point where things could spiralut of control. >> on the radio show, perriello said he had heard horrible telephone threats to other elected officials. >> i am going to kill your children if you vote this way on a bill. naming the children saying i know where they go to school, where they live. i'm going to burn your house to the ground. >> what we need is for everyone around the country to take a deep breath on both sides, condemn all violence. >> tom sherwood, "news4 today." >>> republican lawrence verga is condemning the threats. maryland democrat, donna edwards is calling on national republican leaders to speak out more strongly against the threats and attacks. >> this coming from the mainstream media lately about violence -- >> john mccain/sarah palin together again at least for a day. the 2008 gop presidential ticket hit the campaign trail yesterday in tucson to help drum u

coming up around 7 40rbgs we will be talking live with virginia's attorney general ken cuccinelli about that lawsuit. -- around 7:40. >>> a chiropractor with ties to the washington capitals has been arrested in a steroid ring. dr.douglas nagel is not the team chiropractor but he has taken care of some of the players. he was arrested yesterday at his reston, virginia home. one. suspects in asteroid ring that was busted in florida last year claims he provided steroids to dr. nagel. investigators say there is no proof the doctor gave the drug to any professional athlete n a statement, the capitals said they are not a target of the investigation and no player has tested positive for performance enhancing drugs. >>> wizards star gilbert arenas is set to be sentenced on friday in his felony gun charge. prosecutors said that he could serve three months behind bars and that he showed little remorse for anything other than how this incident may affect his career. the judge could sentence him up to five years behind bars. arenas admits bringing four guns to the locker room back in december follow

they are protesting their state attorney general ken cuccinelli who was speaking at an event at george mason inside. when virginia's new governor was elected in november, the party treated him as a candidate with hope for the future with instant national stature. who could appeal to moderates not anything he did or stood for but he looks very moderate or something. since taken office in january, governor mcdonnell and his attorney general have worked hand in hand to drag virginia back, back, back out of the 21st century. between them, they have rolled back protections against discrimination against state workers. the attorney general has tried to force colleges and universities to drop anti-discrimination policies and same-sex workers could not get health benefits in virginia. and now they are teaming up to kill health reform for rest of virginians. mr. couch necessarily -- cuccinelli seems to be intent in getting famous over these activities. mr. cuccinelli is filing his own lawsuit for which he has sought and received lots and lots of press attention, and doing this with the full bac

and later virginia attorney general ken cuccinelli talks about his state's intention to block the mandate in the health insurance bill. "washington journal" is next. . [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] independent, 202.628.0205 >> joining us to give us an up- to-the-minute update on the where the process is going adriel bettelheim. he latona's in just a minute. the new york times is talking about where this linchpin of boats are expected for tomorrow is taking place. democrats who oppose abortion centers around stood pat. house democratic leaders were exploring the possibility of opponents that would clinch the final vote. they face stiff resistance from lawmakers who support abortion rights. it goes on to say bart tupac seceded -- succeeded in tight coverage of abortion. that is some of the expected were going on today. it is about healthcare. it is about art is to pack being a part of capita -- it is about the artist tupac being a part of that. what is g

. >>> president obama, meet ken cuccinelli, virginia's attorney general who is vowing to take health care reform to court. >> we believe the federal government does not have the constitutional authority to order every american to buy health insurance. >> that individual mandate will not only be tested in virginia. attorneys general and ruffle a dozen states, all republicans, are also filing lawsuits. >> there are no politics involved in this whatsoever. this is something i would do whether i were attorney general or not. this bill is wrong. >> reporter: that's not all. 36 states are considering new laws to block an array of health care reform measures. many of the states point tottenth atenth amendment. laws passed by congress are declared as the supreme law of the land. that supremacy clause has stood the test of time. >> we have a very conservative supreme court. they are not about to overturn 200 years of constitutional history and interpretation and declare the supremacy clause is no longer in effect. >> do you believe in the supremacy clause is no longer in effect? >> i believe