but secretaries lahood, sebelius -- or sebelius, lahood, and napolitano and acting administrator gsa dan tangherlini. before we get there, however, i also want to make sure i recognize one of our colleagues here at the partnership who made all this possible and has done much more. so i said this is psrw. i also like to think of it as jsrw, or jim seymour recognition week. he has been with the partnership for nine years, and he's our director of events and programs. and i salute jim for all the incredible things that you've done for nine years with the partnership. so thank you very, very much. [ applause ] now, clearly, if you pay attention to the news the thing you hear about most these days or the avalanche of news stories we've heard about have really been focused when you think about government on an $800,000 conference at gsa and inappropriate activities of a few secret service agents in cartage cartagena. what's been missing entirely is the positive side of the ledger. and what i hope again today we'll be able to do is talk a little more about that positive side. one way of doi

i think secretary lahood may be prepared through some bond financing to do that. and a little bit more from the state. which would be welcome. >> and that meeting with secretary lahood is scheduled for 4:00 this afternoon. we'll of course continue to follow it. and the developments coming from that meeting. reporting live in fairfax county, megan mcgrath, news4. >>> thank you, megan. new today, d.c. mayor vincent gray is highlighting his vision to educate the district's children from infancy to jung adulthood. this morning, the mayor talked about his raise d.c. cradle to career program. it's a comprehensive program that prepares children for success in an emerging economy. he talked about his early success framework. the first component of his five-prong plan that will be rolled out. the mayor says it will help get district children into a healthy, nurturing environment to develop. >>> taking a look outside right now. it looks kind of foggy, steamy perhaps, it is on the warm side, tom kierein joins us with a look at the forecast for today. >> that's the result of

transportation secretary, ray lahood called on a meeting to save the silver line project. opposition to the metro project puts the silver line extension at risk. suray chin live where that meeting is scheduled to take place. suray. >> reporter: well derek, actually the meeting just ended. it ended about an hour ago and the major, major sticking point here is the metropolitan washington airport authority wanting you to use incentives to bring in labor unions. you know the stakes are high when the transportation secretary gets involves in america's metro rail. transportation secretary, ray lahood walks out of the meeting and say there will be metro rails. >> this project is going to move forward. i have every confidence of that. >> called on virginia governor, bob mcdonnell, area transportation officials, fairfax and loudoun county officials to meet. phase one from west falls church to reston is expected to be up and running by 2014. but plans beyond that have come to a halt. >> we don't want to see the silver line extended from falls church just to reston. we want to be abl

lahood says extra flights will create competition for d.c. flights. hopefully leading to lower airfares. >>> just two days after a game seven loss, the transformation of the caps has begun. dale hunter is not the only big name we could see leaving here. dan hellie, what its up? >> dale stepping aside. he may have run alexander semin out of town. ly doesn't want to return itch the caps play the defensive brand of hockey. they buy into the style once the playoffs rolled around. they fauld iled to advance. hunter, 37-37 overall. after taking over for the fired bruce boudreau. hunter said the decision wasn't easy. but didn't take long for hum to decide the allure of being home in ontario with his family, farm, junior hockey team, outweighed coaching in washington for another season. >> this was a tough, tough decision. i enjoyed coaching these guys here. and, being back to the team that, that is, figure not my team, but it is still my team. and it is a tough decision to make. but the right thing for me and my family. >> i guess we are all fathers, and son

transportation secretary ray lahood told jerry brown and lawmakers the obama administration will not wait until the fall deadline. instead, he's urging lawmakers to approve the rail project in the next budget vote next month. lahood want the government wants to make sure that they are committed before allocating the $3.3 billion to start construction. the $6 billion project is expected to start that construction next year. >>> meantime, governor brown expected to release a revised budget statement next week. in oakland today, community advocates will hold a rally calling on the governor to keep funding for social safety net programs like medical, cal works and education. >>> it is 4:38 right now and, of course, friday always feels good, but christina loren is here to tell us there's more reason to feel good because there's a lot of sunshine coming. >> good morning to you. temperatures are running mild in the south bay this morning. we're at 59 degrees in san jose versus popping up in napa. the microclimates are becoming more of a factor as we continuously warm up toward summertime. y

[laughter] and as i recall, secretary lahood you have a conference at the capitol today, a bill that is seemingly not proceeding, the highway bill. i remember it used to be fairly easy to get a highway bill but not these days. so it is a rough time and it's a life that you all have -- by know you have come to take questions from people who are public servants and rather than members of my profession. we are here as well, so it's all fair game. but go ahead secretary napolitano. you answer that about airport scanners and then we will go from there. >> well i think the reporter in the paper today illustrates the kinds of threats that we confront and there is nothing we do at tsa that is not gauged to be a risk-based approach and give us multiple opportunities, many layers, to prevent these plots from succeeding. so we are taking all appropriate steps at this time in this era in the world where we have terrorist groups to make sure that -- they show the software has evolved. it's like a pencil figure. the transportation security officer has a shot at the last layer we have really poor s

the future of dulles rail will be discussed in a meeting today with transportation secretary ray lahood. this is a risk of the project falling apart because of cost concerns and issues involving pro-union labor deals. counties that are a part of the metropolitan washington airports authority have been unable to reach an agreement and lahood is hoping to come to a compromise to keep the project moving forward. we are talking more about this coming up at 8:00. bob mccartney, metro columnist with the "washington post," will join us live here to talk all about that. >>> making headlines this morning, his death was ruled a homicide. the suspected cause, hazing. today, charges could come in the case. >>> an effective crime fighting tool or a violation of constitutional rights. police in maryland told they have to stop collecting dna from suspects in violent crimes. now, a big name is challenging that ruling. i'm gonna make you breakfast. what? with magic. you are? see the egg? uh huh. so, look at the orange. now close your eyes. ♪ alakazaam! [ sighs ] you're good. and now i'm gonna make this

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like to thank president obama, leader pelosi, secretaries boxer and feinstein, as well as leader lahoodmitment to public transit, creating jobs, and investing in san francisco. again, thank you this morning for being here, and let's get it done. appreciate it. [applause]

lahood says that not acceptable. he wants to see the money included in the state budget voted on next month. key senators are now bowing to the political pressure. they say the high speed rail project needs thoughtful deliberation. >> a new report shows california leads the nation in cyber crimes. it says while cyber crime has been around for years. the new frontier is growing ownership of smartphones. it tops 314,000 nationwide last year. california posted the highest total number of internet crime cases with more than 34,000 followed by florida and texas. sacramento bee reports the average victim was duped out of more than $4,000 including scams from phony job schemes. >>> bloomberg reporter jane king joins us live with how it's impacting the company's highly anticipated ipo. >> demand for facebook ipo is weaker than expected. so far the stock which is supposed to go public next week isn't the generating level of interest that was expected. it's mainly because of concern about facebook's growth prospects. the pictu

. >>> transportation secretary ray lahood is optimistic that metro will reach loudoun county at least one day. and he's now pressuring local lawmakers to make sure it happens. he held a sitdown meeting yesterday with all the sides. the silver line will go from reston to dulles airport and ashton. loudoun county residents are mad at the costs and they want some incentives. ray lahood the issue will be resolved. >> this pro joact is -- this project is going to move forward. the one sticking point i think can be worked out. i think it will be worked out pretty quickly and we will proceed ahead. >> right now the second phase is slated to open by 2018 but at this point it's looking less and less likely that that will be an accurate date. >>> the city of diser der ya is moving -- the city of alexandria is moving forward with a metro expansion of its own at potomac yard development along route 1. it would be on the yellow and blue lines between national airport and braddock road. the money would go toward road work needed to prepare the station. the city hopes the new station would be open b

people want the toll rates to stay down. >>> transportation secretary ray lahood has a stake in this.hey have promised $900 billion to help build silver line to dulles airport. we will see what happens. >>> one thing we know is happening. there was a special newt at nats park because bryce hit and runner was there and it had a classic ending with high heights coming up next. >>> a big day tomorrow for movie lovers. avengers. >> yes. >> wisdom excited. >> kevin mccarthy sat down with two more stars from avengers. we'll hear from them coming up next. >>> in ports, bryce harper is proving he is the real deal. the 19-year-old had three hits. tucker is happy about that. scored three runs and drove in a republican and was a presence on the bases and in the outfield as well. ian desmond hit a walk-off homer to beat the diamonds 5-4. celebration time. the team is back on the diamond again tonight. >> angel pitcher jared weaver through the second no hitter in the majors in less than two weeks. the angels beat the twins 9-0. phil humber had a perfect game gains seattle on april 21st. >>> there

certainly ties application to other city officers and conduct they may engage in now or in the future lahood. thank you. >> good afternoon, commissioners. seraphim mirkarimi was democratically elected. now the mayor is using a character assassination to try and illegally removed a democratically elected officials. this is known asse a coup d'eta. it is important we be aware of what is going on. you commissioners sit here and are victims of the same lies every day, so i realize your job is hard for you to pull your head out of what you see on tv every day and make an honest evaluation, but it is important that you try to do this and understand the historical period where you may be witnessing a coup d'etat. thank you. >> on march 27, 2012, i spoke about equitable justice. i presented my case. mary was allegedly of thieves and a sitting board of supervisors. i do not need to tell you what she has done, but i will say

transportation secretary ray lahood is hosting a sitdown today over metro's silver line. some loudoun county lawmakers are talking about scrapping the extension from reston to dulles airport. the secretary has called it a needed project for our region. >>> montgomery county police are looking for two suspects in an attempted sexual assault in silver spring. the attack happened shortly before 11:00 last night in the area of arliss street and garland avenue. a woman told police she was walking when two men approached her. one had a knife. she was able to run away. >>> bryce harper got a standing ovation in his nationals park debut, but he went 0-3 with a strikeout. nationals fall to the diamonds -- diamondbacks 5-1. >>> 6:54. time to reveal the answer to the question of the morning. the question one more time, 60% of people say this is the most annoying thing they encounter at work. is it a, gossip, b, unwanted comments from a co-worker or c, a colleague who can't do their job? >> i overheard the answer. the answer is a, gossip. we don't like it but, you know, we kind of li

secretary lahood, secretary of transportation, former member of congress. secretary napolitano, secretary of the department of homeland security, also a former governor. and dan tangor linney who you probably don't know. he is the really brave person because he is the acting head of the general services administration. he was at treasury for a long time and was in charge of management there, so it's good to have him at general services administration now. but it is a rough time. it is wonderful that we are having public service recognition week because we need to be doing that in this period of time. um, just on the way in on npr i was hearing complaints about immigration rules, you were being picketed yesterday, i think, secretary napolitano. you didn't even notice, but they were. [laughter] >> thank you for sharing that. [laughter] >> and, of course, the stories about the airport scanners not picking up bombs. great, you know? we're stripped naked and still they're not getting our bomb. [laughter] >> i'm going to have to respond to that later. [laughter]

year-old who is pictured on the cover says she helps it shows people that breast feeding beyond baby lahoodnormal. >>> a british royal is trying a a new career. he is gunning for your job. >> this afternoon it will be cold, wet, and windy. we are under the influence of low pressure. this weather front is pushing north. there might be some rain. the rain will be heavy at the borders. >> of course it will. they saw some new but familiar faces. camilla. they visited the bbc scotland studios as it celebrated 60 years in broadcasting. he seemed pretty comfortable. >> nobody sends him an unpleasant it mel of the forecast is wrong. >> you are wrong about that. [laughter] >> he was all right. let's talk some weather. this is what happened today. the high temperature was 60 degrees. that is a little below the average. the average high is 72. it felt cooler. the winds were up to 30 miles per hour. here is the weather. we have the jet stream down the coast. you wind up with the cool air spilling down at of the southern part of canada. you see that reflected here with the national temperatures. it dipp

. >> reporter: as neat as it looks, transportation secretary ray lahood says the jet's best feature is that it creates tens of thousands of jobs right here in the u.s. >> the 787 represents the best meaning of the term "made in america by american workers." >> reporter: he calls it america's next big export. more than 850 have already been ordered by airlines all over the world, including american and united. boeing's c.e.o. predicts the 878 could become as iconic as the shuttle. >> i really believe that the shuttle and other spacecraft truly define the 20th century. i think the dreamliner is one that defines the 21st century. >> reporter: kristin fisher, 9news now. >> the dreamliner is not in the plans of any of the local airports right now, but it could be used for nonstop flights from here to asia or africa. the aircraft typically carries about 250 passengers. >>> coming up next, howard in the forecast. >> jc, mostly cloudy right now. we've got some showers to the west. we're going to take ow a tour of live doppler 9 -- take you on a tour of live doppler 9000. the numbers just comin

that promise from transportation secretary ray lahood. he says he feels upbeat after a meeting yesterday with key figures in the silver line project. he wanted to get phase 2 of that project back on track. the airport's authority which is overseeing it wants to offer incentives the contractors who wire union workers. state as well as fair fast county leaders say the fares are too expensive. they plan to set up an additional meeting so both sides can solve their issues. >> d.c. bars will not be staying open later any time soon. they rejected mayor gray's proposal to keep the bar open extra hours to generate income for the district. they defeated the bill in a 3-2 vote. >>> 4:r5 1 is our time right now. tom kierein is back looking at the forecast moving forward. >> a wide variety of temperatures. some areas may get showers and thundershowers. spring's a transitional season so we'll get these wide ranges. and right now looking at the radar over the last three hours you can see a cluster of showers and thunderstorms. a closer view of the rada

lahood said the extra flights will create competition for d.c. flights. >>> the ceo of jpmorgan chase, will keep the title of chairmanen of the board. cnbc's courtney reagan joins us with that and more. hi, courtney. >> hi to you, barb raxt right now you said jamie dimon answering shareholders questions as the bank holds its annual meeting in tampa, florida. dimon tells shareholders the company's mistakes were self-inflicted and shareholders voting in support of dimon's pay package and his retention of the title of chairman of the board, in addition to ceo. president obama says that jpmorgan's loss illustrates the need for wall street rernl and said the type of error at a less-stable bank may have prompted the government to step in and "the wall street journal" trade says the trading loss is being investigated by the justice department. stocks are moderately higher with better-than-expected economic data out of europe helping to temper concerns about a potential greece exit from the eurozone. the commerce department says sales at u.s. retailers r

transportation secretary ray lahood brought the players together this afternoon at d.o.t. headquarters. >> this project will move for the and the people of the region will have the opportunity to get on a train and take it to dulles airport and stop in communities all along the way and go beyond louden county if they like. >> reporter: phase 1 of the nearly $7 billion silver line projects under construction, expected to be completed in the summer of 2013. and bringing metro through tyson's corper to rest in virginia. the sticking point is with phase 2, the continuation to dulles airport and slightly beyond. and the stakeholders in the project not seeing eye-to-eye. they're the federal government, the commonwealth of virginia, loudoun and fairfax counties. >> i thought the discussion was candid and it was honest. we had a good airing of some of the difficulties that would prevent us from going forward, and i think in the end, we're going to see some progress. >> reporter: the hang-up is over a provision that the project's director, the washington airport's authority, wants

lahood says the obama administration wants to make sure the commitment is still there. jerry brown and the california high-speed rail authority want to start building that rail project by early next year using a combination of state and federal funds. >>> we're just a little less than an hour from the opening bell on wall street. and the buzz heading into the day, jpmorgan chase's announcement it lost, lost $2 billion in just a couple of weeks. scott mcgrew live in our newsroom flabbergasted, really calling into question what banks are doing with your money. >> and that's been washington's concern all along. what jpmorgan chase did will be against the rules, but not until later this summer. you want some more irony? the head of jpmorgan chase was the leading critic against that rule, nicknamed the volcker rule, the rule that would've saved his bank billions. we're still sorting it out, but what seems to have happened is one banker in london made bets the economy would get better. these bets called hedges are supposed to help banks protect their investments. the same sor

. >>> secretary ray lahood says despite a sticking point there will be a metro line that goes all therom dulles airport. today he brought the stakeholders together to try to work out a deal. at issue is labor. the airport's authority wants to offer incentives to contractors to hire union workers but officials in loudoun county say that would be too expensive. they have until july 4th to find common ground. >>> dulles international is near the boom when it comes to customer satisfaction. it ranked seventh worst. dulles lost points for its location and for its staff. new york's laguardia airport ranked the worst. minneapolis was the best. bwi made the best list coming in six. >>> all kinds of wild stuff bouncing around out teller earlier, but not right now. >> not right now. we had heavy hail and rain toward the panhandle of west virginia. now we're on the calm side, although we're on the cool side too. out there right now we have a mixture of cloud cover and we're going to continue to see that throughout the next few hours and in through the night. what we're going to see is a chance o

transportation secretary ray lahood characterizes the audit findings as problems of the past that shouldsilver line. >>> the importance tonight of cracking down on teenage drinking and drug use. the event sponsored by the montgomery county council of parent teacher's association health and safety committee. the mission? raise awareness about this growing community problem which underscores a national epidemic. >>> 9 wants you to know about a unique program for troubled teens designed to help get their lives back on track. it's called reset and as andrea shows us, it uses some pretty unconventional strategies. >> anybody know the effect of cocaine on your heart? it enlarges it. it makes it hard. >> on an ordinary friday night, teenagers are spending part of it in a morgue. >> it can be the cause of an early death. >> reporter: this is no ordinary program. we'll return to the morgue in a moment. but first [ sirens ] >> just calm down. >> grab this for me, please. >> reporter: the visit to the chester river hospital's operating room. >> it's so horrifying to us. can't even comprehend what i

transportation secretary ray lahood is expected to attend and it begins this morning at 10:00. >>> anddon't forget about your teachers. that's because it's national teachers day. a chance to recognize the importance of educators and share thank yous to those who make a difference in kids lives. >>> former gaithersburg teacher is behind bars this morning arrested for several sex related offenses. use he is accused poaf seeing child pornography soliciting students for touch and inappropriately touching two students. >>> a little girl is in critical condition after being hit by a lawnmower her dad was driving in harford county on kensington farm court in forest hill. the 5-year-old was airlifted to the hospital. the girl's father didn't see her and accidentally backed over her. >>> around the nation, the john edward trial continues. testimony is expected to continue from a former supporter of the once presidential contender. former staffers of edwards are scheduled to testify. he is accused of misusing campaign funds to hide a mistress. >>> she took a risk to text the word help they found

. >> i'd like to point out that secretary lahood is the republican member of the cabinet. but it also is -- members of congress have run against congress forever. i want to go serve in the body that i hate. it's always been mysterious to me. but -- >> you know what, cokie? i agree with you. when i ran in '94, i ran as a republican. and the people that were elected in my class ran against the institution. i have never trashed the institution of congress and i've never trashed federal employees because i know what good congress can do when they put their mind to it. >> but that's where i was headed. now what you have is in addition to running against congress it's running against all of government. >> right. >> and i mean, what does that do in terms of your -- you all doing your jobs? >> but we see that also unfortunately not only in congress but on the state level. so you have people who have sought public office to really dismantle government. anything involved with government has to be bad. so whether it's cutting off education funding or health problems or immunization p

ray lahood says it will increase competition which could lead to lower fares.a check on the traffic situation tonight. >> we are seeing a lot of very heavy traffic flow with the wet roadways. fairly heavy toward duke street and near del city toward quantico. the outer loop is a bit slow across the american legion bridge toward i-66. a crash on nw rock creek parkway at virginia avenue. >> coming up, graduation and the proposal that has gone viral. >> more positive news for the post office. hundreds more facilities will stay open for now instead of meeting we love theme parks but with four kids, it can just be too expensive. o ah, so to save money we just made our own. oh no! what could be worse than ninety-foot swells?! typhoon! first prize! it's a cheese grater. wooooo... this isn't scary. are you kidding me? look at that ptuturt of your mom's hair from the '80s. there's an easier way to save. wooohooo... geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen pcrcent or more on car insurance. >> sasha baron cohen is back. he has another ridiculous character. he is now c

lahood says that is not acceptable. he wants to see the money included in the state budget that is s voted on next month. key senators are now bowing to political pressure. they say it needs thoughtful deliberation. >> the first weight loss pill in more than a decade is close to approval. bloomberg business report is coming up. >> the search for two sisters kidnapped by a family friend who claims to be their father comes to an end. we'll tell you how they were scud squd. >> new controversial in in presidential race. mitt romney's skeletons come out of >> welcome back. california forecast at 5:48. nothing going on live doppler 7-hd. a lot of sunshine, eureka 59. low to mid 90s in the seven tra valley. let's head up to tahoe. it's going to be sunny. 68 today and low to mid-70s saturday and sunday and low to mid-80s with sunshine around yosemite. if you are heading out it will be warm there. >> eric: two girls who police say were dpipd by a man accused of killing their mother and older sister have been released from a memp

owe however, transportation secretary ray lahood threatening to give the seed money to other states.>> and there is welcome news for memorial day travelers. the current averages for regular unlead ntd bay area according to the triple a are 4.39s ndz san francisco, 4.31s ndz oakland. prices are down from a week ago. here is abc 7 news reporter karen travers. >> summer kicks off this weekend and americans are hitting the road for fun in the sun. triple a suspects 35 million americans will travel 50 miles from home for memorial day weekend, a 1.2% increase over last year. >> travel is picking up a bit. >> just a few weeks ago experts predicted five, even $6 gas. >> prices have gone up every day for almost a month. 28 in a row. >> good news for drivers, it turns out those forecast maze have been too aggressive. prices have dropped in recent weeks. in early april, the national average for a gallon was hovering around $4 now down about a quarter. and what happened to those dire predictions? this week, the price of a barrel hit a seven-month low. analysts point to a dip in the u.s.. >> and

rail project could depend on the outcome of a meeting today between transportation secretary ray lahood and regional leaders for. >> the capitals will try to take the lead in their series against the new york rangers when the two teams meet tonight at verizon center at 7:30. by about 10:30 we hope they will have a lead in a series of. >> looking back at dancing he says he never expected to make it this far. exceeded and now we've done. jaleel white eliminated last night along with his partner. this after they took part in the dance off against rochon fegan. jaleel white said he learned a lot from being on the show and it went beyond dancing. >> patience with yourself. don't be anxious. let it come. the next week the teams will tackle ballroom dancing and latin dancing. >> we want to get a last look at traffic and weather every ten minutes. esteban and >> . moving not quite as gracefully as on the dance floor, but moving is 270 traffic, outer loop from 95 to georgia avenue. in the beltway to and from the american legion bridge, a local man outside. adam caskey. >> areas of rain but espec

transportation secretary, ray lahood after hosting the meeting at dot headquarters in southeast. >> the metro system is america's metro system. it delivered over 2 million people to president obama's inauguration. it delivers tourists all over this region. >> and metro's soon to be silver line is starting to come to life. phase one of the project expected to be completed next summer. bringing trains through tyson's corner to reston, virginia. the trouble is with phase 2. the continuation of the silver line to dulles airport and slightly beyond. >> i thought the discussion was candid. it was honest. we had a good airing of some of the difficulties that would prevent us from going forward. >> chief among them, the phase 2 project labor agreement. specifically a plan by the washington air force authority to award the contract with a provision, offering incentives to bidders who use union labor. >> it would be against virginia law, we think, because the general assembly passed a law i signed a couple weeks ago. it's clear these kinds of pla's are not permitted as a right to work that is wit

. >>> ray lahood says he's confident the silver line will get the green light. he e met with key figs which is supposed to expand metro to dulles. he wants to get phase two back on track. they want to offer incentives to contractors who hire union workers. state as well as fairfax and loudoun county leaders say those incentives are too expensive. >>> montgomery county police are warning residents of a man who is posing as a police officer. yesterday afternoon a man said a woman driving behind her showed her to pull over and showed her what looked like a police badge. the man made the woman get out testify car and sit on the curb. he grabbed her cell phone and purse and drove off. police say the driver should pay close attention to the officer who is pulling them over during a traffic stop. >> when an officer is cop ducting a traffic stop. they will use the lights and siren. it is not our policy to pull up to vehicles and motion them to pull over. police say he was wearing a hat with a police logo and a police-style vest. he was driving a small black car with blu

almost finished on phase one and secretary ray lahood says's confident phase 2 l be built as well. they met with key figures. he wanted to get phase two of the project back on track. the airport's authority which is overseeing construction of the rail line wants to offer incentives to those who hire union workers. state and county leaders say those incentives are too expensive. they have to strike a deal by july 4th. >>> a college park bouncer is facing assault charges. police say he beat an airman. they say marcus plumber kicked the man out of r.j. bentley's saturday night when the guy threw a drink on somebody. when he tried to get back in, police say plumber hit, choked, and threw him to the ground. he was a member of the air force honor guard. he was rushed to the hospital. the doctors say he was critical at one point. benly's say he e >>> christina moore and her husband john robie pleaded good morning. they nailed a five-foot-high sheet of drywall in a bedroom doorway to kear their three young daughters from getting out. the girls were one, two and four years old at the time.

ray lahood called a meeting this afternoon to tree to iron out some of the differences between the localned about the second phase, the dulles airport and bob bornard is live with

. >> reporter: transportation secretary ray lahood says it's time for peer pressure. >> when you're in a car with a friend, and you see them with that cell phone in their ear or the texting device, you ask them to put it away. >> reporter: 17-year-old elliot johnson got whibehind the wheel soon as it was legal in south dakota. >> thinking about it now, it's scary knowing that i started driving at 14. but back then, i thought it was empowerment. >> reporter: but now he realizes he put himself and his friends at risk. >> we would pile in the car. i mean, it was a great transportation, and we always piled up to carpool places. >> reporter: and he's trying to get teens on board now in a very different way. driving home the message about how deadly distracted driving can be. teen fatal accidents traditionally increase during the summer, and average 422 deaths a month. on capitol hill, brian mooar, news4. >>> word today that president obama's 2008 campaign staff knew about john edwards' extra marital affair. tim tobin was a one-time donor to edwards. he testified at the former presidential c

transportation secretary ray lahood hosted a meeting yesterday to discuss their differences.virginia lawmakers along with leaders in loudoun county feel the current agreement is a pro-labor union deal. they have pushed officials to withhold funding until the airports authority which is overseeing the construction changes the incentive. this part of the silver line will go through dulles airport to loudoun county. >>> coming up income we'll go live to fox business network in new york to find out why taring is dropping a popular product -- why target is dropping a popular product. >> the scream sold for nearly $120 million. the piece painted in 195 was purchased by appear undisclosed buyer. buyer. -- an undisclosed buyer. [ banker ] mike and brenda found a house that they really wanted. it was in my sister's neighborhood. i told you it was perfect for you guys. literally across the street from her sister. [ banker ] but someone else bought it before they could get their offer together. we really missed a great opportunity -- dodged a bullet there. [ banker ] so we talked to the

. >> reporter: as neat as it looks, transportation secretary ray lahood says the jet's best feature ishat it creates tens of thousands of jobs right here in the u.s. >> the 787 represents the best meaning of the term "made in america by american workers." >> reporter: he calls it america's next big export. more than 850 have already been ordered by airlines all over the world, including american and united. boeing's c.e.o. predicts the 878 could become as iconic as the shuttle. >> i really believe that the shuttle and other spacecraft truly define the 21st century. i think the dreamliner is something that defines the 21st century. >> reporter: kristin fisher, 9news now. >> right now none of the airlines have plans to use the plane in and out of dulles but it could be used for nonstop flights from here to africa and asia. it typically carries 250 passengers. ours producer dan said he saw one and couldn't get close enough to t. he was elbowing people to get out of the way to check it out. >> look at the wings on those things. they flex a lot more than what we're used to. if you ever get

and secretary ray lahood announced he's appointing a special accountability officer to watch over theirport's authority. but he says he has confidence in the new leadership and he's "past problems should not impact the progress of the silver line." jim, doreen. >> thanks. >> there is positive movement today in maryland. budget about the ls, the state senate approved. it's headed to the house for consideration. it will probably mean higher taxes for high-income residents. >> reporter: maryland senators pass an income tax increase on residents who earn at least six figures by a 27-19 vote. it happened after heated debate. >> citizens and the families of maryland are saying enough. >> this is a smart vote. >> >> reporter: the package heads to the house where it's expected to pass wednesday. the third day of the special session. you think the session will be complete by tomorrow, everything getting done? >> well, it -- yes. >> reporter: the tax hike would hit individuals making more than $100,000 and families making $150,000. generating $260 million for the state and avoiding the so-calle

transportation secretary ray lahood, and new york senator charles schumer announced the d.o.t.'recedented crackdown. the largest in the agency's history. >> by ignoring safety rules, these passengers put both operators and other motorists at serious risk. and shutting them down will save lives. >> reporter: this applies primarily to eight companies. apex bus, i-95 coach, and new century travel. they are accused of using drivers without valid driver's licenses, failing to test drivers for alcohol and drug use, and using buses that had not been properly inspected and repaired. >> reporter: the enforcement action involved just over 30 bass -- buses that transported over 1800 passengers a day. most of them began or ended here in new york's chinatown. >> i'd say most of them are safe on the road. >> reporter: the department of transportation is now working with congress to create tougher penalties for companies that violate federal law. >> the most important is allowing them. unfortunately, they keep changing their names and keep going. it's very hard to track them down. >> reporter:

transportation secretary ray lahood says they hope to create with new nonstop flights. >> options areetitive market, pricing always going to come down. just to stay competitive. >> this is a great place to live because we've got three major airports. i think it will also make bwi and dulles think about doing similar things. >> init is a good thing. >> reporter: wisdom martin being fox 5 news. >>> this new law also carries -- allows carriers already servicing nationals to make some changes too. >> american airlines is going to trade one round trip flight to dallas for a flight to l.a. you may want to take out your benefit and paper for this one. delta is going to trade a round trip from new york la guardia for a flight to salt lake city. united airlines will trade a flight from chicago-o'hare for a flight to san francisco. and u.s. airways will trade a trip to dallas for a flight to san diego. >> quiz later. >> yeah. >> a lesson in love during graduation care ponies at a local university. that is coming your way next. w >> flowers aren't the only thing blooming this spring on the campu

transportation secretary ray lahood has declared the bus lines an imminent hazard to public safety. >ing safety rules these operators put both passengers and other motorists at serious risk and shutting them down will save lives. >> reporter: new york senator chuck schumer has introduced legislation to make it harder for rogue carriers to operate. >> if you put profit ahead of passenger safety you'll get caught and shut down. >> reporter: the announcement comes one year to the day after a new york bound sky express bus crashed outside of richmond killing four people and injuring 50 others. when the accident happened the government was in the process of ordering sky express off the road but the company was appealing. two months earlier, 15 people were killed in a similar bus accident in the bronx. an estimated 1800 passengers ride low cost buses every day along the i-95 corridor from florida to new york but an industry group says the bargains may come at a price. >> the good companies rest their drivers. they perform the proper maintenance on their equipment. they do all of the right t

transportation secretary ray lahood hoped to create with new nonstop flights. >> options are always goodn the competitive market pricing is always going to come down. so just to stay competitive. >> this is a great place to live because we've got three major airports. so i think it will maybe incentivize dulles airport and bwi to think about doing some similar things. any time the prices can come down, we're going to be more incentivized to want to travel and spend the money. so i think it's a good thing. >> now this new law allows carriers already servicing national to make some changes. we're talking about american airlines. they will trade 1 round trip night to dallas for a flight to l.a. delta will trade a round trip from new york la guard ya for a flight to salt lake city. united airlines will trade a flight from o'hare to u.s. san francisco and u.s. air will trade a flight from dallas. you missed all that, go to our website www.myfoxdc.com for the details. >>> the beef company that makes pink slime is laying off 86 employees from its corporate office due to the controversy over the

transportation secretary ray lahood is at the airport important the big event.oeing calls the dream liner the future of air travel. it has several amenities for passengers, including bigger windows and it is more fuel efficient, too. >>> a preservation group says secretary's birth place is among the most endangered historic sites in virginia. the racehorse was born at meadow farm. the farm is one of 11 properties that made preservation virginia's annual list of endangered sites. meadow farm is the former home of the state fair. it is up for auction this month. among the other entries, historic overlook over the james river in richmond, train depot in franklin county, and the rural landscape of pennsylvania county, virginia. >>> we are going to check in with tom kierein now to find out about our weather forecast and when we may see some sun. >> it has been a cloudy and cool morning throughout most of the region. we had a little sunshine breaking out. temperatures around the reege region are in the 60s. montgomery i will have arnlgsvi prince william county. and as

. >> reporter: transportation secretary ray lahood says he will appoint a top staffer to monitor the agency as it addresses ethics problems. back to you. >> thank you, jane. >>> now back to breaking news. the music world mourning the loss of chuck brown. his daughter is on the phone with us. jim vance joins us once again. >> are you there with us now? i know this has to be absolutely devastating to you. can you tell me about your father? what happened? was it pneumonia that took him out? >> some complications from that, you know, right now it doesn't matter what it was. he's gone. >> i'm sure nobody suffers this loss as much as you do. for all the rest of us we are so thrilled to have had him for so long. tell me about your recollections of your father and his music and his influence on this town that you call home. >> i know with all of his fans meant the world to him. he lived for family and he lived to perform. he just loved making people happy and i want people to remember him not just for the music but the heart of gold. he loved everybody. >> go ahead. it is very devastating ri

the stakeholders met today at the request of transportation secretary ray lahood. the meeting wasn't the first such gathering but may be the most critical. so far in getting the long-awaited silver line to dulles and beyond. time is of the essence. >> prices are better than they ever will be again probably and it is important that we take advantage of that opportunity. >> this project will move forward and the people of this region will have the opportunity to get on a train and take it all the way to dulles airport and stop in communities all along the way and even go beyond loudoun county if they'd like. >> reporter: the stakeholders seem to agree they're on the right track but not at the end of the line. derrick ward, news 4. >>> preservationists are fighting plans to tear down a 56-year-old church in montgomery county. the fight is over the first baptist church of silver spring. it's on the corner of fenton street and lane avenue. the pastor there says the building is out dated, falling apart. he wants to replace it with a new church and a mixed use apartment p

transportation secretary ray lahood, and new york senator charles schumer announced the d.o. t.'crackdown. >> by ignoring safety rules, these operators put both passengers and are the motorists at serious risk in shutting them down will save lives. >> reporter: the shutdown applies primarily to three companies. apex bus, i-95 coach. and new century travel, which managed a network of smaller companies. they are accused of using drivers without valid licenses. failing to test drivers for alcohol and drug use. and using buses that had not been properly inspected and repaired. >> the enforcement action involved just over 30 buss that transported 1800 passengers a day. most of the bus routes began or ended here in new york's chinatown. >> i'd say most of them are safe. or they shouldn't be on the road. >> reporter: the department is now working to create tougher penalties for bus companies that violate federal laws. >> the most important piece is allowing them to pierce the veil. unfortunately, these companies keep changing their names and keep going. it's very hard to track them down

. >>> well, right now transportation secretary ray lahood is meeting with officials in connection withproject. the second phase of the silver line will stretch from reston to dulles and right now there is a major sticking point. it surrounds the union. the authority wants to provide incentive for contractors who use union crews but officials say it would be too expensive. all of the parties involved have until july 4th to come up with a compromise. >>> next on news 4 at 5:00 a dubious distinction. why this area ranks among the worst in the country for drivers. >>> a tragic twist of fate. a deadly car accident helps a local fashion designer turn his life around and fulfill >>> d.c. is the ninth worst place to own a car in the nation. according to a new survey from the automotive website as expected our traffic jams contribute to our low ranking. the website says the city roads are confusing and seem to be designed to stop traffic. according to the survey, people in d.c. are bad drivers. san francisco and new york top the list of the worst cities to own a car. >> now to tonight's wednesd

transportation secretary ray lahood will join officers to help launch a click it or ticket program in southeast d.c. >>> a prince george's county police officer faces dui charges after crashing his cruiser in bladensburg. police say officer daniel consales was off duty when he ran off the road at route 1 and tanglewood drive. detectives say gonzalez took a breathalyzer test and had a blood alcohol level of .13. the prince george's county police department has a zero tolerance for alcohol use in police vehicles. >>> a fairfax county police officer is on routine administration i have leave after the sheeting death of a man. the officer went to a arrest a man on child pornography charges. police got a tip he was hiding out at chelsea square apartments in springfield. when officers confronted him they say the man swung at them with a sword and police say that's when an officer shot the man and killed him. detectives say the suspect had seven clourt standing warrants for child pornography. >>> a certain much this morning for three men who police say kidnapped and rob ad man near the univer