mayor vincent gray and police chief lanier welcome recruits to the academy. the force is still losing numbers as they are losing members faster than they are replacing them. >> reporter: there is going to be a gap for a little while yet. that's new recruits have to go through their training and that will take a couple of months. they won't be on the street until around april. then we will start to see other recruit classes faced in have bd in as well. lit bring time to bring in 200 over the next year. chief captain lanier is hopeful it will boost up numbers and help them move forward. they are the first police recruit class in about a year. and they are excited about walking the beat in the nation's capital. >> when i was younger i always wanted to save the world, be a superhero. i guess when i got older, something i began thinking well, one of the ways i could fight crime, i decided to back police officer. >> sound like a boy it. i love people. >> reporter: a lack of funding brought hiring to a screeching halt at the police academy. raising concerns about un

chief cathy lanier will flood the city streets with officers this weekend.es to attract controversy. critics say that it costs $4 million in overtime each weekend. >>> another round of metro track repair starts tonight on the red line. rhode island avenue and brookland stations will close until monday. single-tracking on the blue and green lines as well. closing arguments today in the trial of a montgomery county teacher accused of assaulting some of her students today. susan burke denies this. >>> the ripple effect of the death of moammar gaddafi. abbie phillips joins us with how this is affecting politics. a lot of republican hopefuls are weighing in on this. >> they have already started to respond in what is actually a victory for the president. he said from the beginning that he would go into libya. many republicans did not agree with the decision to go into libya. now seems they are willing to give credit to the decision to go into libya, but they don't want to give obama much credit as early in the game. >> the white house and the president were very c

island by lake lanier got. nearly all local shipbuilders meet that once a year the keys the regatta is a traditional boat race in russia's northwest it takes place on the first weekend of oldest. will miss the skiff the historical boat is like a time machine when you get on board if you dressed up accordingly or even just wearing your regular clothes you find yourself in the atmosphere of a life that is no more. to dmitri have built his first sailing vessel more than thirty years ago since then private enterprises have sprung up. with a feel for the difference it was called the pool more little army than bush was in one nine hundred eighty seven when we went to spitzbergen aboard that vessel if you will you know what we naturally we experienced first hand the pleasures of going to history boarded interest boat. film companies often turn to purchase of boats ship builders. one of the scenes from the blockbuster pirates of the caribbean beach is a sailing vessel built a couple notches called shipyard. pavel has w

council members say the police chief, cathy lanier, assured them the new law will work. but the police union says lawmakers have overreacted to political pressure from virginia senator jim webb who wrote to mayor gray complaining about people getting arrested for expired tags. bruce leshan, 9 news now. >> triple aaa would prefer the police give only fines to drivers whose tags expired longer than six months. >>> less than an hour to vote for your choice for a replacement for former councilwoman pleasely johnson. derrick davis and gardener who ran unopposed in the republican primary are choices. leslie johnson pled guilty in june. she's scheduled to be sentenced on december 9th. >>> a police officer is injured in the president's motorcade. details on that just ahead. >>> in the mailbag tonight, a tremendous outpouring of sadness and rage on the 9 news now facebook page as police announce they found the body of william mcquain, the boy who went missing after his mother was murdered. maurice writes, what is wrong with the people in this world? this is absolutely devastating

police chief cathy lanier was asked about the case in a september appearance on wtop. >> well, this is the justice system so i'm restricted from commenting on it. the officer was revoked, not in duty status. if the investigation confirms that is what happened, then that officer is facing criminal charges. >> wanda or tease said her son did nothing to provoke the attack. >> it really hurt me to my soul to hear that someone so kind died so horribly. it just rocked me to my sow. >> now ortiz wants to know how a police officer could have witnessed the murder and did nothing to help her son. >> every officer takes an oath to protect and serve, and that oath, if it was violated, that it was -- it was a horrible situation. (please stand by, audio difficulties)   >>> what does it mean to be black in 2011? we take on this important subject in our studio. >>> we're going green, literally, live at the arboretum. >>> plus, hugh jackman one on one with his smashing new movie. >> that's on fox 5 morning news tomorrow.  >>> pennsylvania avenue may b

police chief cathy lanier warned drivers it's still a serious offense to have expired tags, driver's license, or insurance. >> with the new law, they could get a fine over $200, and their vehicle could be impounded at the scene, which means you have to call a cab and pay the transportation. then you have to pay impound and towing fees to get your car out. don't take it lightly. get your tags up to date. >> reporter: lobbyists from aaa praised the relaxed law, which had been the toughest across the nation. >> the standard across the country is that, if a tag is expired for less than six months, then it's considered an infraction, and it's treated with a fine. >> reporter: so we asked the aaa spokesman to show us his current car insurance. where's proof of insurance? it's in your car? >> there it is. >> reporter: let's see this. i hate to tell you, but this says it expired in 2008. aaa spokesman has an expired insurance card from 2008. >> well, it's updated in my car. >> reporter: it had better be. >> it is. >> reporter: tom sherwood, news 4, washington. >> leave it to tom sherwood to

cathy lanier was asked about the case in a september appearance on wtop. >> well, yes, this is in the justice system. i'm restricted from commenting on it. the officer is -- was revote voked and is not in duty status and if the investigation confirms that is what happened, that officer is facing criminal charles. >> reporter: wanda ortiz was in the crime when she heard the investigating detective say her son did nothing to provoke the attack. >> and that made an impact to hear that someone so kind died so hard it's rotten. >> reporter: now, ortiz wants to know how a police officer could have witnessed the murder and didding in to help her son. >> ef officer takes an oath to protect themselves and that oath was violated. and it was a horrible situation that i personally felt go ahead have been prevented. sway when police arrived, mitchell was gone and robinson was found dead a block away on minnesota avenue northeast. w2 a witness eventually told police she did see what happened and identified ricardo mitchell as the shooter. the injuries he heard enough evidence to hold mitchell until

mayor kra vincent gray and police chief cathy lanier will welcome new officers this morning. the goal is to build the department to 3,900 sworn officers by the end of the 2012 fiscal year. the department estimates it loses 1,500 officers a month due to retirement. >>> the defense will continue to present its case in the murder trial of a virginia grandmother who said she was insane when she tossed her 2-year-old granddaughter to her death. 52-year-old dela rosa admits to throwing her granddaughter from the parking garage. she pleads not guilty by reason of insanity, but prosecution shows she planned the crime to get even with her son-in-law. she was angry about her daughter's out of wedlock pregnancy. >>> the supreme court starts its new term today, this being the first monday of october, and they expect it to have a new slate of potentially landmark cases this term. one is the health care initiative. 17 states have banded together for an appeal saying forcing people to buy health insurance is unconstitutional. other big cases include states' battles against gay marriage, imm

the ship will cover some fourteen or tickle miles before it reaches keiji island by lake lanier got. nearly all local ship builders meet there once a year the kishi regatta is a traditional boat race in russia's northwest it takes place on the first weekend of oldest. of the city skip the historical buddha is like a time machine when you get on board dressed up accordingly or even just wearing your regular service you find yourself in the atmosphere of a wife that has no more. look to dmitri have built his first sailing vessel more than thirty years ago since then private enterprises have sprung up going to where the filth of the first boat was called the fillmore little army even though he was in one hundred eighty seven when we went to spins bergen aboard that vessel at that will get up of course and we naturally we experienced first hand the pleasures of going to history boarded into each boat going to the. film companies often turn to petrus of boats ship billed as. one of the scenes from the blockbuster pirates of the caribbean beach is a sailing vessel built puzzle much you cal

police chief cathy lanier says, "i implemented a policy of a 30 day grace period in which drivers will only be issued a civil traffic violation in lieu of afternoon arrest. after the grace period -- of an arrest. after the grace fed an officer may conduct a summons of arrest or issue a civil traffic ticket depending on the circumstances. the bottom line is it's up to the is of and depending how busy the police -- up to the officer and depending how busy the police are you may spend several hours waiting to be processed, but going to the central cell block police say is highly unusual unless there are extenuating circumstances like multiple violations or an outstanding warrant. although phil mendelson who heads the judiciary committee of the city council is in favor of the law, mary cheh who represents upper northwest told fox news she believes the law is an invitation to misuse. even virginia senator jim webb is weighing in sending a letter to mayor gray say being there is absolutely no justification for jailing citizens whose only expense is an expired tag and he's asking the mayor to

nato now expected to declare an end to its palming campaign in lanier it was aimed at protecting civilians but critics say the alliance orchestrion the operation to capture gadhafi what of him dead rather than in court many libyans are celebrating the death of a dictator western leaders hailing a transition to democracy but as our it is going to reports that outcome is not inevitable. hillary clinton on a surprise visit to tripoli days before the killing of the ousted leader leader where she was quoted as saying the u.s. hopes to seek out the other killed or captured soon raise the captured scenario might have put off in the top of the egyptian leaders through the deal or those of iraq's saddam hussein put a trial over colonel gadhafi would have no doubt steered even more controversy there so far that he was very congenial for to figure appeal in paris for the u.s. if you went to the hague he would spill the beans about all the dirty deals there are still for real politics between the west in a developing country like libya but he wanted that median transitional government official saying

cathy lanier thinks so, too. >> that is really our goal. >> motorists thinks the law is still too strictot arresting people but telling your car does not demand the right thing to do. -- towing your car does not seem like the right thing to do. >> that trust will remain on their criminal records. -- that arrests would remain on their criminal records. >>> dozens of national and local agencies spent the day of training for the disasters. it is part of a training operation. more than a dozen local hospitals took part in the exercise. officials prepared mock alerts for residents all designed to make sure agencies are prepared for worst-case scenarios. >>> it is time now for a check on the traffic situation. >> big problem in northwest on m street. there is a serious accident involving a bus. there is significant delays. let's take a look at 395. that is very heavy on the northbound side past the southeast freeway. on the beltway the outer loop is slow. also slow on the outer loop leesburg pike. >>> coming up confusion over a new traffic pattern. >> she is writing pretty good. -- driving pre

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police chief kathy lanier called it savage vigilant justice. the men were charged but cleared. the district attorney's office said that early accounts suggested that mr. mohammed might have been beaten to death. the investigation reveals that those initial reports were inaccurate and unsupported by medical and physical evidence or by other eyewitness accounts. the statement went on to say that the only injuries observed were consistent were being held on the ground. but in the lawsuit, attorney donald temple writes that defendants reached ali up the road where he was subsequently tackled by defendant zalaga and beat on until he was in an unresponsive state. attorney bernie grimm thinks that tell temple temple will have a tough time proving his case. >> tough time proving his case. >> >> >> the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide saying that the cause of death was excited clear telirium iml the family disagrees with the findings that mohammed had a medical condition which con tributed to his day. fox 5 contacted the bar. they declined a statement. >>> looks like the rain

chief lanier, kathy lanier said don't get it wrong.ot going to arrest you, but we will fine you. so it's a very serious thing not to have the proper license plates. >> senator webb found this in the law and wrote a letter to mayor gray saying in a sense do you know about this? are you going to do something about this. and the mayor responded. so there's cooperation. >> it was passed by congress a long time before home rule. this was a district government thing. this came out of congress. >> and it came home rule. >> we've got to take a break. we'll be right back. stay with us. >>> welcome back. there is a new cop in loudon county. it's a cop on the side of parents who want to keep their kids from accessing inappropriate information and images their computers. it's called the computer cop. cost aware louse them to delete harmful images and languages on their home computer. sounds like a good tool to me. >> it's interesting because the sheriff at loudon county steven simpson said this will be paid for by drug money, number one. number tw

mayor vincent gray and police chief kathy lanier welcomed 359 new recruits. the training will last 28 weeks. it comess athe city is seeing a 15% reduction in murders from the previous year. >> this is our third year with dramatic reductions in homicides. we've focused the whole department on very specific things that we thought were driving homicides and it's working. >> the department aims to have 3900 officers by this time next year. right now, there are about 3800 officers. >>> there is a warning for virginia home owners this morning. thieves could be targeting homes to steal copper pipes. it is valuable as a scrap mettle. if the pipe is cut clean, it k. be used at other construction sites. will thomas reports. >> people are struggling, people losing their homes and people are actually starving. >> reporter: you think it is a sign of the times in. >> yes, most definitely. >> reporter: this huge home is one of 27 hit since june all across prince william county. it was being renovated and this is what thieves are after, copper piping. >> the suspects are ent

. >> reporter: and whether it is waiting on water or moving mulch earth science at lanier elementary, their work means -- >> we want it to be a healthy environment. >> a bunch of kids who don't mind getting their hands dirty. the city of fairfax helped out with the grants and manpower to get that whole eco system going. >> students, parents, teachers all volunteered their time to get it going and then the whole community as you can see benefited. if you've got a cool school e- mail mike at coolschoolss schools@ wusa9.com. >> i don't know if i should bring out the bestie out or not. let's start with the latest snowfall accumulations. now, i just adjusted these a little bit. we have had new information in the weather office in the last hour. not much has changed. still looks like perhaps our biggest october snow on record. here is the deal. if you're east of i-95. a trace to an inch. i think even in southern maryland you'll see the rain go to snow before it ends. west of 95, d.c. to gaithersburg 1 to 3 inches. you get up into frederick, we are talking 6 inches. 6 inches plus from freder

police chief cathy lanier is hoping to have 3900 officers on the streets next year. some of the recruits we spoke with say they're ready to make a positive impact. >> i began thinking well, to help fight crime. actually, my father is a police officer here. >> starting pay for d.c. police officers is about $49,000 a year. >>> today, president obama will be in dallas. it is his latest effort to push his $447 billion jobs plan. he's facing opposition on both sides. especially tax hikes on the wealthy. the president blames republicans on the hill saying they need to on this soon while senate republicans say it is the democrat who have been slowing things down. >> it has been several weeks since i set up the american jobs act. as i've been saying on the road, we want it back. >> why are we not considering this american jobs act unless my democrat friends disagree that the act would be the most important job creator available for us today. i really don't believe anybody believes that. >> the recent tbs poll finds 35% of americans approve of the way president obama is handl

keep it peaceful. >> we're happy to hear chief lanier, the d.c. was very impressed that the demonstrators are being well behaved, keeping the place relatively clean. >> now they have the four-month extension at freedom plaza to stay there. >> people say why would you ever want to live in washington? days like today -- >> who says that? >> it's one of the most beautiful cities in the country. days like today. hundreds of thousands of people for any and every cause imaginable walking down the streets. that is what this great city and country are all about. beautiful sunshine on your october morning this morning. the middle of the month of october now. plenty of sunshine going to be out there for your plans today. it's off to a chilly start, though. 50 degrees down at national airport. a lot of spots down into the 40s this morning. it's 41 in manassas. 44 in waldorf and la plata. 50 in winchester. 51 in charlestown, west virginia. nothing on radar anywhere near us. a few lonesome sprinkles across far western pennsylvania. those will be drying up befo

polikathy lanier called it savage justice. the men were charged, but eventually cleared. in a june statement, the u.s. attorney's office said, early witness accounts suggested that mr. mohommed might have been beaten to death. the investigation revealed that those initial reports were inaccurate and unsupported by medical and physical evidence or by other eyewitness accounts. the statement went on to say the only injuries observed were consistent with being held on the ground. but in the lawsuit, attorney donald temple writes, defendants reached him up the road where he was subsequently tackled by the defendant and beaten until he was in an unresponsive state. attorney bernie grim thinks temple will have a tough time proving his case. >> i read the complaint and in it are quotations from reports original investigative reports that have already been disprovable. why would you put that in the complaint where you know you're not going to be able to prove it? that's a problem. that's a big problem. lawyers are going to jump all over that. >> the medical examiner ruled mohomme

police chief cathy lanier warned drivers it is still a serious offense to have expired tags, driver's license, or insurance. >> with the new law they could get a fine over $200 and their vehicle could be impounded at the scene which means you have to call a cab and find some transportation and then pay the towing and impoundment fees to get your car out. don't take it lightly. get your tags up to date. >> reporter: lobbyists for triple-a praised the relaxed law which had been the toughest in the nation. >> the standard across the country is that if a tag is expired for less than six months then it's considered an infraction and is treated with a fine. >> reporter: we asked the triple-a spokesman to show us his current car insurance. where's proof of insurance? in your car? >> there it is. >> reporter: okay. let me see this. >> all right. >> reporter: i hate to tell you but this says it expired in 2008. triple-a's spokesman has an expired insurance card for 2008. >> well, it's updated in my car. >> reporter: it better be. >> it is. >> reporter: tom sherwood, news 4, washington. >> bust

police chief kathy lanier agreed it wouldn't hurt crime fighting to eliminate the automatic arrest of registration violators. >> i think the movement of the council is not going to weaken our ability to enforce the laws and make sure the roads are safe. >> reporter: she warned drivers it is still a serious offense to have expired tags, driver's licenses or insurance. >> with the new law they could get a fine over $200 and their vehicle could be impound aetd the scene which means you have to call a cab and get some transportation and then pay the towing and impoundment fee so don't take it lightly. get your tags up to date. >> reporter: lobbyists for triple-a praised the relaxed law which had been the toughest in the nation. >> the standard across the country is if a tag is expired for less than six months then it's considered an infraction and is treated with a fine. >> now you know anybody can forget to update their vehicle information. coming up at 6:00 a surprise ending to this story. pat, back to you. >> tom sherwood, thank you. >>> some local lawmakers are lending their support t

police chief cathy lanier warned drivers it's still a serious offense to have expired tags, driver's license, and or insurance. >> with the new law, they could get a fine over $200, and their vehicle could be impounded at the scene, which means you're going to have to call a cab and find some transportation, and you're going to have to pay the towing and impound fees to get your car out. don't take it lightly. get your tags up to date. >> reporter: lobbyists for aaa praised the relaxed law, which had been the toughest in the nation. >> the standard across the country is that, if a tag is expired for less than six months, then it's considered an infr infraction, and it's treated with a fine. >> so we asked the aaa spokesman to show us his car insurance. where's the proof of insurance? it's in your car? >> lehere it is. >> reporter: i hate to tell you, this expired in 2008. aaa spokesman has an expired insurance card for 2008. >> well, it's updated in my car. >> reporter: it had had better be. >> it is. >> reporter: tom sherwood, news 4, washington. >> check that glove compartment. the

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chief cathy lanier will flood streets with officers. the program continues to attract controversy. fredericksburg had been plagued with that's gone now. go across the potomac river. case you're approaching from 110 near the pentagon, looks great. on the 14th street bridge. across the key into georgetown. and in and out of tyson and bethesda, across the american legion bridge. >>> a mixture of sun and clouds today, fall-like temperatures. a mixture of sun and clouds in arlington, 46 degrees, 45 at dulles airport, 49 in the district. highs around 62 this afternoon, partly cloudy. on the weekend, very fall-like still. we will have another news 8:56. at thanks for watching. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >>> look at that pie. that's right. now, we're just moments away from one of these three dogs being crowned winner of our my dog is better than your dog challenge. >> i don't know. oh, hello, hallie. ruger. okay. fair air time now. show a shot of gabe. one of those three. and you can feel the excitement. gabe really was on his game yesterday. >> he was. >> that really helped. we'll see whic

cathy lanier says she would like cameras to catch people blocking intersections.hank you for joining us, we will have another update >>> conrad murray in court yesterday. michael jackson's doctor, moved to tears by the testimony he heard on the stand. some of the witnesses called him the best doctor they've ever been to. >> is it a turn in the case? we'll talk about that. >>> and another twist in a bizarre story. what really happened to rebecca zahau? we'll tell you what the family is talking to dr. phil. >>> a little later on, eva longoria's here. she's going to dish about "desperate housewives." it's always fun to have her. >>> let's get right to the trial of michael jackson's doctor, conrad murray, moved to tears, as some of his former patients testify. and abc news has learned that the last witness, a drug expert, has exposed weaknesses in the prosecution's case. jim avila has the latest from los angeles. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the course close to the case tells abc news, that the defense has high hopes for its last defense medical witness, who is e

the old, lanier paradigms' fall by the wayside when you are engaging -- linear paradigms' fall by thesive list, i would like to introduce women in key leaderships in afghanistan and the female engagement teams that are here in my left. as many of you know, a typical assignments for women marines include all of the combat support missions, communications, military police, etc., dozens of specialties. i can tell you firsthand, their performance in afghanistan has been superb, absolutely superb. as one former commander of the logistics unit commented about the women in his unit, he said "they have performed exceptionally well under many circumstances. women serve as gunners and commanders throughout our control. bottom line, i did not distinguish between male and female and all were subject to the same threats. my female support played a key role in the mission." this is just one example of the changing environment for women in the service. she was the commanding officer -- for a unit. she was not only responsible for a large camp, but also the battlefield. she has an eerie and she was a

we're also joined by professor lanier, the first woman of color appointed to a tenure shut up a law school in 1998. then we will hear from judith resnik, a classmate of mine in college, though is smart and savvy -- who is smart and savvy long before she became a professor at yale law school, where she teaches and provide key intellectual leadership on issues of equality, justice and citizenship. 20 years ago, as i recall, judith was an organizer of the efforts to have law professors around the country put pressure on the senate judiciary committee to postpone the vote on clarence thomas's confirmation in order to allow consideration of anita hill's allegations. catherine mackinnon is a legendary force for women's equality. she helped frame the legal concept of sexual ruslan writings and litigation in the courts. during the hearings, she helped as an expert commentary for the news. our fifth panelist, jamia wilson is the vice president of the women's media center. if she will talk about the impact of those hearings on her and her thinking as a young woman watching the drama unfold. professo