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everyone has to temple. >> reporter: lanier hopes the community spirit that led police to a suspect in the jones murder spreads throughout the district. >> this is what our community is supposed to be about. this is how we turn things around in this city and i want to thank all of those who have helped bring this case to closure. >> reporter: chief lanier says investigators are still trying to determine if the jones murder was a hate crime. the case is ongoing. gary montgomery will be in court tomorrow. >>> staying in the district now, mayor vincent gray says the murder rate has dropped, the good news. too many residents and visitors are getting robbed the bad. one of the most common crimes, electronic theft. the mayor is working with the police chief on assistance to deactivate -- on a system to deactivate stolen electronics like ipads and laptops. >> again we want people to feel safe in the district of columbia and as long as we have these kinds of situations, people will continue to feel vulnerable and we don't want that to happen. >> on average more than 12 people are robbed every

chief lanier told wtop she didn't care if motorists were warned.raising money she said. and she hopes chef jeff got the message, too. >> residents have repeatedly complained so if he is going to help me slow them down out there, i'm all for it. i hope he slows down. >> reporter: and maybe his staff. this line chef said he got three tickets totaling $375. how fast were you going? >> 36. >> reporter: 36 in a 25? you barely were speeding. >> yes. >> reporter: you know that chief lanier was on wtop radio today and said if you don't want to get a ticket then you shouldn't speed. >> right. this is true. >> how fast over the speed limit do you have to go to trigger this camera? we'll hear chief lanier's answer coming up on news 4 at 6:00. >>> oprah and chevy chase on connecticut avenue they tell you there is a speed camera there and you watch everyone come along and then the brake lights. everyone crawls through there. >> now here at this section a lot of people complained but in fact there are three schools. >> that's right. >> there is the george washin

lanier says d.c. police are doing everything they can to help stop these robberies from taking place. >> we have attacked this problem from every side. i mean, we've attacked it from uniformed presence to presence with undercovers from decoy operations and bait operations. we've attacked it from every side. >> lanier added that d.c. police officers are working with montgomery county police because there is evidence to indicate a connection to a recent trend of -- recent armed robberies that have taken place in the bethesda area. >>> d.c. police are on the hunt for a gunman whom they say shot and killed a man in northeast washington. it happened last night at 10th and galatin streets near ft. totten. the suspect shot the man in the head. he later died at a local hospital. police have not released any information on the possible suspect. >>> this morning, another local school is trying to contain a norovirus outbreak. howard university says a number of students report having severe stomach pains. the un

reporter: chief lanier said additional interviews and investigations are not complete. parents and neighbors said they are shocked. >> i feel like when you have an institution where you don't have someone stand being at the door waiting to escort a person back, a child is very vulnerable. reporter: in southeast washington, scott broom, 9 news now. >>> on capitol hill the house passed a bill that would freeze the wages of federal workers through next year, but this would not apply to military personnel. supporters say the bill would save taxpayers $26 billion if it's any consolation to you federal workers, that bill would also block members of congress from giving themselves a pay raise. >>> it is illegal for federal employees to buy or sell stock based on inside information, but the senate appears ready to pass a bill that would toughen those regulations. it would formally ban members of congress and the executive branch from making stock traileds based on information they received during the course of their normal work in washington and it would require lawmakers and t

police chief kathy lanier says the man dressed as woman was stabbed in the head. the victim was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. police say there were signs of a struggle but it's not clear if there was a robbery or a hate crime. >>> police discovered meth labs in popular d.c. neighborhoods known for their night life and high rent. tuesday night police found a meth lab in the 1600 block of r street northwest. last week police made the discovery on s street. officers found evidence of a meth lab. both incidents are under investigation. a spokesperson for the d.c. police department says that agency is consulting with the u.s. attorney's office. nick mccoy, a board member of the center, a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender center said the discovery is not surprising. >> doesn't matter if you live many shaw, georgetown or anywhere. >>> customs and border patrol agents caught another suspected heroin smuggler at dulles airport on wednesday. he arrived on a direct flight from rome. he provided a counterfeit lufthansa airlines badge. this is the

chief cathy lanier says drop a dime on one of them and the money is yours. on tuesday night, d.c. police reported seven robberies in the city. the first happening right here at 16th and euclid at 8:16:00 p.m. with three suspects involved. about 40 minute later, a masked gunman commited a robbery here at first and kennedy street. not far from catholic

chief lanier told wtop she didn't care if motorists were warned.t about raising money she said. and she hopes chef jeff got the message, too. >> residents have repeatedly complained so if he is going to help me slow them down there, i'm all for it. i hope he slows down. >> reporter: and maybe his staff. this line chef said he's gotten three tickets totaling $375. >> how fast were you going? >> 36. >> reporter: 36 in a 25? you barely were speeding. >> yes. >> reporter: you know chief lanier was on wtop radio today and said if you don't want to get a ticket then you shouldn't speed. >> right. this is true. >> reporter: just how fast do you have to be going over the speed limit to get a ticket? wtop's mark seagraze asked the chief. at what point does it kick in? >> when you speed. >> reporter: in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. >> some motorists complain the camera is on a slight down hill curve but chief lanier says the road is clearly marked 25 miles per hour. >>> breaking news right now. a high speed chase in maryland has just ended in the dist

reporter: lanier said additional witness interviews and investigations are not complete. parents and neighbors said they are shocked. >> i feel like when you have an institution where you don't have someone standing at the door waiting to escort a person back, a child is very vulnerable. >> and have someone else come down and escort the children up, they may be able to be a little better. reporter: from the outside security at ketcham appears tight. visitors must be buzzed in and the door is covered by a video camera. >> they usually check your id and they, you know, direct you to the office. so that's been my experience. reporter: you feel like your grandkids are safe here? >> i do. i mean you can't prevent everything. you do the best you can. reporter: late this afternoon a police spokesman told me there has been no arrests and there is no suspect that they know of. surprising today, the absolute silence from d.c. school officials. i've asked them questions like well, there's a camera in front of the school, do you have a picture of the suspect? what about letting child

police chief kathy lanier says there is a 94% homicide case closure rate in washington. according to the "washington post," police records show the city had 108 homicides last year. 62 were solved as of year's end. that is a 57% closure rate. the paper says d.c. police also counted 40 cases from other years that were closed in 2011, giving it that 94% closure rate. lanier says the department followed fbi guidelines in calculating its case closure rate. >>> in decision 2012 this morning, rick santorum is trying to clear up a controversial comment he made about president obama. the republican presidential candidate made the statement at a campaign appearance in ohio. >> it's not about you, not about your quality of life, not about your jobs. it's about some phony ideal. some phony theology. >> critic say santorum crossed the line by questioning the president's christian values. santorum defended himself saying he wasn't talking about the president's faith, but instead questioning the president's radical world view. >>> newt gingrich says he and the other gop presidential c

la jefa de policia cathy lanier quiere poner fin a estos delitos... ofreciendo entre mil a 10- mil dolares de recompensa por informacion que resulte en el arresto de los delincuentes .... "los estan vendiendo rapido en el mercado negro y estan haciendo bastante dinero. entonces estamos ofreciendo esta recompensa por el arresto de las personas que estan robando y las que estan vendiendo los aparatos en internet o en las calles.." los celulares, especialmente los conocidos en ingles como smartphones son los favoritos... estos son re-vendidos entre100- a 300 dolares... y es que no es dificil activarlos nuevamente, dice esta experta... "yo lo encuento, lo puedo desblocar, lo puedo borrar y le pongo mi tarjeta, si es un telefono que no tenga tarjeta, el telefono no puede ser reusado si la persona lo ha reportado perdido" la recompensa esta disponible a todos, sin importar su estatus inmigratorio, dice la jefa... "es completamente anonimo, te damos un numero de referencia, si hacemos el arresto, nos contactas y te decimos donde puedes ir a recoger su recomp

police chief kathy lanier says sin it was installed the camera has issued 31,000 warnings and tickets. the camera is on a downhill slope. it got public attention after a restaurant owner hired a sign spinner to stand out on the street and warn drivers. chief lanier says she doesn't care if people know it's coming. >> residents have repeatedly complained. so if he's going to help me slow them down there, i'm all for it. i hope he slows down. >> the speed limit along fox hall road in that area is 25 miles an hour. >> people up and down the east coast will be watching virginia tomorrow to see the fate of a law that limits the number of handguns you can buy. today the statehouse passed a bill that wouldnd virginia's one handgun per month law. a similar senate measure will be voted on tomorrow. both bills went into law that was passed after the commonwealth became a major supplier of handguns used in crimes. >> the president will be visiting fire station 5 on south hey street near the pentagon city mall and will announce a new initiative to help war veterans become firefighters. police say

cathy lanier to come out. she is expecting the people to be robbers to turn in people. the city is dealing with a major property crime trend centered around robbers taking cell phones, ipods, aipads. specifically a program in wards 2 and 4. these itemses are stol e e e es sometimes stolen from cars. they are not working that hard. they steal the item as they walk down the street. it is called a snatch and grab. the reward ranges from $1,000 to $10,000 for people that turn in robbers and those that are reselling the stolen goods. this is such a big problem that in the first 23 days of january, they arrested 108 people. but robe robbers can make up so much money doing this on the street. the chief is working the way service providers provide service for smartphones. chief lanier talked to everyone from the fcc to scheef and other cities asking they support making a cell phone unusable. once it is stolen. therefore, taking the money out of the crime. they have also done this in united kingdom and it is called bri

police chief kathy lanier revealed there's evidence to there's a connection to armed robberies in thethesda area. >> the drive time from here in tenley town to bethesda is about ten minutes. chief lanier says the cooperation between police is yielding fruit and those make an announcement very soon. >> tonight noro virus seems to be spreading. howard university dealing with what appears to be an outbreak of the noro bug. the school is asking students and staff to take extra precautions from getting sick. last week the virus forced an elementary school in westmoreland county, virginia to be closed. >> a huge crowd is lining up to get new shoes. there have been problems with expensive sneaker roll outs like this one before. shomari stone reports from the mall in prince georges county. >> reporter: this crowd behind me, many of them have been out here for 24 hours just to get their hands on these. >> deon is lined up for offer 15 hours to get a pair of nike's glow in the dark sneakers friday morning. >> what's so special about them is the galaxy edition. they don't come out with this prin

today on wtop radio's ask the chief, kathy lanier said the school assigned the little girl to escort the man around the school wednesday afternoon at ketchum elementary at 15th street in southeast. the police are looking for a man and have a vague description. they say he's in his late 20s. he touched the girl inappropriately while they were walking in the school. >>> police are -- thieves targeting iphones, ipads and blackberries. citywide, the thieves are robbing people and breaking in to steal the expensive device. in fact, it's gotten so bad, the police are offering up rewards up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest and paul wagner has more. >> reporter: the latest electronics are so valuable, thieves are re-selling them on the black market for top dollar. >> i joy phones, ipads and other electronics can sometimes fetch close to the original purchase price. every day, they're hitting the street. looking for easy targets. look down any busy street and try to count how many people have a mobile device in their hands. reading, texting, calling, or listening. oblivious to

herself. >> chief lanier recorded the introduction to the online training to direct members to addressrly incidents in the community with a measured thoughtful response. >> based on what the statistics that i see here, these are definitely encouraging trends of. reporter: matt ackland, fox 5 news. >>> caught on camera an update to a wild crash. a deer smashed through the front window of a d.c. library yesterday. the library was closed today but will reopen tomorrow at 1 p.m. that deer unfortunately had to be euthanized. fortunately no humans were hurt. >>> millions of birth control pills recalled and mcdonald's pulls the plug on pink slime? laura is back with your fox 5 top five. >> up first tonight mcdonald's changing its burger ingredients. known 5, no more pink slime. -- no. 5, no more pink slime, beef trimmings treated with ammonia hydroxide and believe it or not it's approved by the usda, but after this picture showed up all over the internet mcdonald's is making changes. no. 4, want a massage? now you have a real excuse. massage reduces inflammation and promotes energy transmissi

. >> not so says police chief, kathy lanier. >> it is going to be the best in the country. it will be run out of the chief medical examiner's office in terms of the science and analysis. but that takes time. and we don't want to rush that. >> chief lanier will be testifying at city council tomorrow. the council member says this issue of breathalyzer test will certainly come up, shawn. >> so bob, the city is not prosecuting dwi cases, but police are making dui arrests? >> that's right. the urine test to support the dui cases will show whether somebody has been drinking, just not how much. those breath tests are more specific. but chief lanier says it has proven helpful in it can tell whether somebody is on drugs and that has been revealed in a number of dui cases. >> we will stay on top of this. thank you. >> our other big story tonight, disturbing news out of the pentagon that the remains of some victims of the terrorist attacks were cremated and dumped in a landfill. the findings in a report by investigators looking into the mishandling of unidentifyable remains at dover a

chief lanier wants the phone industry to get involveed and quickly disable the phones once stolen. >>> coming up here, a local teacher who deserves a gold star. the national certification, wait until you see what else she's achieved. >>> 21 dogs left on the doorstep with a note. more what it and said how can you help. sue. >>> you heard the big news out of the weather department, right? punxatawney phil said six more weeks of winter. yes. we'll let you know what the weekend is looking like and, feldy, what is going on in sports? >> reporter: i know you come from a baseball family. lord knows your husband likes it. the nats got help and the right- handed pitcher. his name is edwin jackson, they have to sign the guy pending a physical. he seems to make a healthy rotation healthier. we'll give you details. >>> and if you have a story idea, call the tip line at 202- 895-3,000. e-mail your tips to fox5tips@qttg.com. we're back.  brad, where we going? just a second. just, just one second. ♪ what are you looking at? don't look up there. why are you looking up? ♪ get outta

and last night ward three residents met with police chief lanier to discuss the issue. some are considering getting a gun to fight back. the chief says d.c. police are doing everything they can to help those -- help stop the robberies from happening. >> we have attacked this problem from every side. we've attacked it from uniformed presence to presence with undercovers from, you know, decoy operations and bait operations and going after -- we've attacked it from every side. >> chief lanier added that they're working with montgomery county police and hope to make a major announcement soon regarding the rash of robberies. >>> one of the jurors who convicted george huguely in the death of his former girlfriend yeardley love says justice was served. he was convicted of second-degree murder and grand larceny on wednesday. juror ian glumsky tells news4, "i feel the jury did its job and that justice was served. we did the job the best we could." the jury recommended huguely serve 26 years in prison. a judge will consider that recommendation at huguely's formal sentencing heari

mendelssohn and chief kathy lanier says changes in the law would make it easier to administer.y about 1500 handguns have been registered in the city of more than 600,000 resident. officials had feared the city's crime rate would increase without the ban but they say it hasn't. >> i don't think it is going to impact enforcement at all. i think there are reasonable changes that are being made. this is what people have been saying it is so difficult. >> an important purpose of registration is to separate law-abiding people from -- with the criminal element so those who register are not the ones we should fear committing crime. >> reporter: in the district, tom sherwood, news4. >> several say the district has to ease gun ownership requirements or face new lawsuits or congressional action. >>> leap day comes up only once every four years but for some it is definitely worth the wait. >>> parking theaters in the district are getting a new look and if you don't know the rules it could cost you. >>> maryland head coach mark church says his players are making strides and a local coaching

that contradicted the testimony of chief kathy lanier who said the escort violated department policy. burton was demoted in august. lanier says the demotion was not connected to the escort or to burton's testimony. >>> an important thumbs up for lindy lohan. not everyone in jersey city is happy about the new kids in town. and one of the hottest singers in the world, she gets an apology. >> it's time for hollywood headlines. georgia is here, cohost of the russ par morning show her week days on wks 93.9 is back with us today. the other night at the brit awards adele got cut off while accepting her award and she flipped the finger. >> she did. >> obscene gesture and now there is an apology. >> there is and it's surprising because it is coming from the suits. they are the ones who cut her off and they're saying we are really sorry and hope this didn't affect you because she did flip the finger off. they're like we hope that doesn't make other people upset with you but they're saying this is a live show and what we have to do. yeah. that british host is like, you know, i was having the bes

chief lanier says d.c.ng they can to help stop these robberies from happening. >> we have attacked this problem from every side. i mean, we've attacked it from uniformed presence to presence with undercovers, from, you know, decoy operations and bait operations and going after -- we've attacked it from every side. >> chief lanier added that they're working with montgomery county police and hope to make a major announcement soon regarding the rash of robberies. >>> d.c. police are on the hunt for a gunman whom they say shot and killed a man in northeast washington. it happened last night at 10th and galatin near ft. totten. police say the suspect shot the man in the head. he later died at a local hospital. police have not released any information on a possible suspect. >>> new from overnight, the release of a new basketball sneaker led to a chaotic scene down in florida. according to the "new orleans sentinel" newspaper -- "orlando sentinel" newspaper, more than 100 officers were called to break up a rowdy c

bestion it lanier will with community members night at 7:00 p.m. to ease concerns. made 150 arrests so year for robberies, and 24 this past week. guardian angels are now patrolling in upper northwest tellingout fliers savtay safe. mark segraves, abc7 news. a major warmup is on the way. how major and how warm? temperatures in the 60's to be coming this way. with mr. sunshine himself. >> we could get close to the 70 in a couple spots. dramatic warmup heading this way. taking a look at the average temperatures in the belfort center, we'reher much where we should be. 49 in washington right now. taking a look at some of the ski resorts in parts of maryland, is wintergreen. they are just jumping for joy with the snow. speaking of which, a good visual the snow from a satellite today where you the snow onsee in ground, but most of that melted off this afternoon. the help these know well washington, as we expected. in charlottesville. 1.5 inches in fredericksburg. this will continue to drop into then more ons and this big meltdown in the big warmup coming up in 80 minutes. >

police chief cathy lanier will be there to address president's concerns. there have been more than 600 robberies on d.c. streets since january 1 and many have been in upper northwest. tonight's meeting starts a 7:00 in the cafeteria a cureat beall elementary school in northwest d.c. >> a job fair will be held for veterans and military spouses capped at the washington hilton at 1919 connecticut avenue no question day. the event runs from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. more than six organizations will be there including microsoft u.s. energy department, and home depot. >> prince george's county executive rushern baker called on maryland lawmakers to allow the casino to be built in prince george's county. he testified yesterday and backs a plan to build a casino with slot machines and table games and national harbor but it is opposed bye-bye some lawmakers -- is opposed by some lawmakers. it's 35 degrees in manchester. >> still ahead a disturbing scene at an elementary school in washington state. what police are saying about the shooting of a third grader. >> and

cathy lanier/jefa de la policia de washington los robos van a continuar. no solamente ocurren en la calle sino también en oficinas de trabajo particularmente cuando personas dejan sus celulares en la mesa y luego regresan, para darse cuenta la policia de washington dice que quienes roban son grupos de 2 o 3 personas... las venta de los telefonos celulares robados ocurre por lo general ocurre en el gracias claudia.... la policia estatal de virginia continua investigando el fatal accidente que le quito la vida a un paramedico en alexandria... josua weissman perdio la vida el jueves tras sufrir una caida de treinta pies desde la interestatal 395 a la altura de shirlington, el miercoles por la noche... el paramedico intentaba alcanzar un vehiculo que se estaba incendiando cuando sufrio el en virginia, la fiscalia exhibio la entrevista con la policia de george huguely, quien enfrenta juicio por presuntamente asesinar a golpes a su novia yeardley love... la joven universitaria fue encontrada sangrando y golpeada en su cama por una companera de vivienda.. horas m

that contradicted that of kathy lanier.nier says the motion was not connected to that it skort or to bauerton's testimony. >>> our top story this morning, jauj will decide how long former university of virginia lacrosse player will spend in prisonn't. they recommended a sentence of 26 years. the jurl's recommendation will be considering by the judge who will determine the final sentence at an april 16th hearing. the love family issued a statement saying, quote, we dreld looking bag on the events of may 23rd 2010 and pray for the strength to get through each kay. time has not made us miss her any less. it's truly devastating to wake up each day and realize she is no longer here. we'll continue to keep her spirit alive. >>> and that is "news 4 today." thank you for starting your day with us. >>> the "today" show is next. we'll be back in 25 minutes with weather, traffic, and any ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choice

. >> today police chief cathy lanier joins d.c. mayor vincent gray to discuss ways to stop smartphone and other personal electronic crimes. temperature this morning, 31 degrees in rockville. >> still ahead the love capital. for the second year in a row a d.c. suburb makes the most romantic list. we will tell you where that is. >> and a new reason to watch where you park. you might want to make sure you have a good bumper. >> word to the wise. we have another chance of ♪ ♪ [ kareem ] i was fascinated by balsa wood airplanes ince i was a kid. [ mike ] i always wondered how did an airplane get in the air. at ge aviation we build jet engines. we lift people up off the ground to 35 thousand feet. these engines are built by hand with very precise assembly techniques. [ mike ] it's gonna fly people around the world. safely and better than it's ever done before. it would be a real treat to hear this monster fire up. [ jaronda ] i think a lot of people, when they look at a jet engine they see a big hunk of metal. but when i look at it, i se

police chief kathy lanier says they have made 100 it. -- 150 robbery arrests. >> the maryland state senate is purring to take up the same-sex marriage debate. they can vote as soon as tomorrow. and it will go to the full senate floor. last year, they easily passed a similar bill. garvin are martin o'malley sponsored the bill as part of an ongoing push for same-sex marriage in maryland. -- gov. martin o'malley sponsored the bill. >> rick santorum is on the defensive about remarks concerning president obama. he has strived to explain a number of comments about president obama's agenda. santorum continues to surge in many polls. scott thuman is live in the news room with the latest from the campaign trail. >> a lot of talking about the comments from santorum. as a matter of fact, president obama's campaign called this "an attack on his faith," and "a new low." if there's one thing rick santorum is not, it is apologetic. >> this is a president who has his priorities out of whack. >> nor does he think he should be for his comments. >> it's about some phony ideal some bony theology. >> he's not

. >>> kathy lanier said the department is getting a handle finally on the robberies that plagued the city recently. and paul wagner has more to explain that they using bait operations and undercover officers to solve the problem. >> reporter: the chief told the city council hearing the number of robberies started to fall in the last 30 days. with the help of undercover dedie koys and alert officers on the street. when the department began seeing a surge, she reassigned 200 officers to focus on the stickups, snatch-and-grabs and strong-arm robberies happening in every section of the city. >> i think about 10, second week of march, we're going to, you know, announce kind of the successes from the operations that have been ongoing new for four, four 1/2 weeks and as an example last night, we had four robbery cases close across the city. >> and lanier said robbery is one of the tougher crimes to solve. last year, the department reported to solving 20% of the hundreds reported in the city. the robbery surged can be attracted to a black market that will gladly swallow up and all cell phone

that is not how you deter a crime like drunk driving. >> reporter: chief lanier is scheduled to speak on a variety of issues in the police department later this morning. >>> a new report from the pentagon found some victimmed of the 9-11 terrorist attacks were cremated and dumped into a landfill. melanie alnwick is live near the pentagon with details on this story. >> reporter: family members of 9-11 victims say they are surprised and frankly confused by the revelations that came out yesterday. these were just part of an investigation that has been going on for more than a year now into mishandled remains at the mortuary at dover air force base. the report says some, quote, unidentifiable fragments of remains from 9-11 victims at the pentagon and from unite flight 93 in shanksvilre cremat given for a contractor for disposal as medical waste. the incinerated remains ended up in a landfill. pentagon has been investigating problems at the mortuary after it learned that partial remains of iraq and afghanistan war dead had also been mishandled in the same way. tuesday was the first time th

herself. >> chief kathy lanier recorded the introduction to the online training to direct members to direct the -- with a measured and thoughtful response. >> based on what the statistics i see here, these are definitely encouraging trends. >> reporter: by the way, pepin tumma sued the city after a long on deal and ended up wing the case. today, he encouraged the police department to offer a refresher training on that law, laura. >> matt ackland, thank you. >>> all bets might be off for online gambling in the district before it gets started. a d.c. council committee voted to send a bill repealing the program to a full council for a vote. they will consider it next week. the council put the district on the path toward online gambling. when it approved the d.c. lottery contract in 2009. the language about games was added to that. >>> good news for d.c. commuters who drive-thru rock creek park. broad branch road reopened this morning and that stretch was shut down in september to finish the repairs and the problem was discovered in april. for months, driver his to use one lane bridge th

that contradicted the testimony of police chief lanier. he was demoted in august.ier said the demotion was not connected to the escort or to his testimony. >>> denver international airport is back to its normal schedule today after high winds shut down the airport. winds whipped up to 88 miles an hour in parts of denver, blowing everything. they believe they were responsible for a grass fire. the gusts also knocked down trees, krurning cars and everything else in his past. mother nature isn't done with colorado yet. at least a foot of snow is expected today. >>> 2 milli$2 million raised. $18 million to go for repairs after last summer's earthquake. the estimates have increased. it damaged four main spires from the central tower and caused central cracks to other parts of the building. >> a dozens of dogs from the middle east now have new homes in the loving states thanks to the a maryland guy. >> andrew lee-san was a contractor in iraq and started taking care of stray dogs and paid for one dog's surgery after getting hit by a car. now he's working back home on oper

kathy lanier will be there to address concerns. there have been 625 robberies on d.c. the first of the year. many have been in upper northwest. the meeting will be at 7:00 in the cafeteria at alice middle school. a former d.c. police commander says he plans to file a whistle- blower lawsuit against the city. he ran the division gave charlie sheen and escort to his d.c. show. he claims his demoted after telling them it was commonplace. it violates a policy. he denies it was in retaliation for his comments. >> the washington national sea jewel says it has raised enough money for the earthquake. they have raised $2 million needed to start the restoration work. did they do need 80 million in order to finish the project. there is significant damage. if it takes several years for the repairs to be completed. >> the soldier accused of giving thousands of classified documents is scheduled to be in court. bradley manning will be arraigned on 22 counts including aiding the enemy. they announced that he would be court-martialed. if convicted he could face life in prison. >> the m

them along 15th street and another a few blocks away in the 1600 block of oil in your place -- of lanier place. >> i would not have thought that. >> i was alarmed to hear about. you have to watch your back. >> there have been a series of personal attacks that have rattled residents in friendship heights and tenleytown. there have been 10 armed robberies since january in an area unaccustomed to violent crime. in many of the cases a masked gunman approached victim's, take their money, bank cards, and cell phone staff and escaped in a getaway car. three such robberies occurred monday night. one of those cases was only a block away from busman's house. >> i was just out maybe 45 minutes after that. it could've been me or my wife. >> no one has been injured but residents fear those terrorizing this part of the city could be capable of escalating matters. the big concern for many is that these suspects remain on a loose. in northwest washington, jay korff, abc 7 news. >> culpeper official speaking about the controversy surrounding last week's deadly police involved shooting. police chief chris

the officer claims that he was demoted after a publicly contradict it chief cathy lanier. he said the public expscorts were common, but she said it or not. he says that it was retaliation for his comments. >> it was supposed to ease gridlock but has the icc really done its job? >> bob ryan, the belfort furniture weather center, we have moderate showers coming in from the south. the forecast coming up. >> new at 11:00 much anticipated, some say much needed but there is bent and unexpected result, and the opening of the intercounty connector. it turns out not as many cars are using the road as anticipated. >> the road was constructed for those who want to avoid the topside of the beltway, but john gonzalez examines why some people are avoiding the toll road. that it would be nice if it had more volume. >> it was created to alleviate this. why does the new $3 billion intercounty connector looked so empty? >> i avoid it. gas prices are high enough. >> what some believe the twenty- five cent per mile toll is way too much. >> it is ridiculous. >> for others, the biggest deterren

. >> police chief cathy lanier says a program will significantly reduce electronic theft in the city. >> we are making a lot of arrests. on january 23, i pulled the arrest stats and the first 23 days of january we arrested wandered eight people for robert bennett d.c. police now are offering up to $10,000 reward for information about that and resell operations. the incentive comes after increased muggings on metro trains and buses in balding gadgets. -- involving gadgets. >> violence on the soccer field -- look at best -- mass riots in egypt and why police are under fire. >> winter bring parts of europe to its knees bent why local families will begin to live in a unique the district and all that but adam caskey will be back with a mild day. >> at least 74 people are dead and hundreds more heard after bloody riots on a soccer field in egypt. football fans charged onto the field after a victory by the home team. many held sticks and rocks and many fires were set and police forces did nothing to stop the violence spread in cairo fans anchored by another match set fire to the bleachers in

chief lanier said that is part of the continuing investigate. -- investigation. back to you, brian. >> audrey barnes tonight. >>> another big story we're following tonight. the trial of a university of virginia student charged with murdering his ex-girlfriend. george huguely broke down in tears while listening to a videotaped interview he gave police on the morning of the arrest. the jury watched an anguished huguely tell police he didn't do anything to heard yeardley love. paul has an update. >> reporter: george huguely kept his composure through most of the tape. as it got toward the end, and can you hear a distraught huguely talking on the tape, he began to wipe the tears from his eyes and repeatedly sip a cup of water. in the first part of the interview, he started to talk to the detective matter of factually, as if they were in a fight and that he would be facing assault. that changeed when the detective told him that yeardley love was dead. just before 8:00, the morning of may 3rd, 2010, george huguely walks into an interview room at police headquarters and

so he's invited tommy lanier to a meeting with state and local officials to lay out a bold new plan. >> this is going to be the biggest teamwork operation that our six rural counties have ever seen. >> montgomery: allman is proposing an assault on those big pot farms on public lands. and he wants the feds to help him root out the big players he suspects are behind them. he's got their attention, including the us attorney whose letter shut down the oakland grow plan, melinda haag. >> so, i have met with the sheriff since i became us attorney. we've talked about this issue in my office. >> montgomery: but, on this same day, 20 miles to the north, sheriff allman's own officer, randy johnson, was conducting a very different kind of meeting with the marijuana growers signing up for mendocino's legal zip-tie program. >> ...is that, prior to july, when this program started, what i knew about marijuana was chop it down and haul it to the evidence locker. okay, so i've learned a lot about what you're doing. >> montgomery: the irony of the day was not lost on county supervisor john mccowen, wh

last night ward 3 residents met with cathy lanier to discuss the issue. some went as far do consider getting a gun to fight back. d.c. police are doing everything they can to help stop these robberies from happening. >> we have a problem from every side. i mean, we attacked it from uniform presence to undercovers from decoy operations and beta operations and -- going after -- we attacked it from every side. >> chief lanier added d.c. police officers are working with montgomery county police because there is evidence that -- to indicate a connection to recent armed robberies in the bethesda area. >>> a maryland man could spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to two federal charges. the murder of a handyman at a fairfax county mansion. prosecutors say that reynard prader was involved in the shooting death of cordono in the home in may of 2010. they believe they plan order robbing the home's owner but e found before they could rob him. >>> 11:11. outrage abroad and at home. who is slamming president obama for offering an apology to afgha

that contradicted the testimony of chief kathy lanier who said the escort violated department policy.urton was demoted back in august. lanier says the demotion was not connected to the escort or to burton's testimony. >>> it was a bitter divorce battle in ohio and tonight a man has been ordered to post an apology to his estranged wife on facebook after writing nasty messages about her or he could face time behind bars. mark byron says he was just venting about his upcoming divorce when he put the note on his page in december but court records show byron's post violated a protection order his wife has against him. a magistrate ruled he had to post an apology on the social media website for 30 days or face jail time. >> on one hand i've been told i can't say what i want to say on face book and now i am also told i must say sething that they're telling me i have to say. this prewritten apology. >> his wife was originally blocked from his facebook account but now he must grant her access to his page. >>> coming up tonight an 82-year-old woman robbed in her home will tell you what she did

lanier told the city council hearing that they would not be used for another six months. paul wagner has the story. paul? >> reporter: the last two years or so, the d.c. police department is mostly relying on fold sobriety tests. with no access, officers are using their own judgement on whether or not to take someone into custody. despite that, the job is getting done the d.c. police department is without the use of breathalyzers. after a contractor noticed the numbers were not adding up and some machines were not calibrated property and the department tried to get the department up and again and ordered the machine out of service. today, the chief defended the department's current approach to enforcement. >> and your testimony, you haven't backed off? >> no and searching -- 1300 plus arrests in a tingle sage year, that is a lot of arrests. we have a good program. >> reporter: for now, urine samples are taking the place of breathalyzers. a costly and less precise way to measure a driver's impairment and that does have that benefit. >> it's to determine the level of prosec

about one hour ago the mayor for public prius, critic press conference with police chief cathy lanier. the police chief says not leaving attractive items for these in their car is a challenge. >> the education component of educating residents not to lisa in their cars is difficult because many of the people who are victims of theft from auto- czar coming in from maryland, virginia, and other places for all the great entertainment venues we have here. >> d.c. police started increasing the number of officers making patrols last month. we will have more on this story tonight at 5:00. coming up, we putting their lives on the lines, three police officers honored for saving the lives of several people in maryland are then, stocker fear -- a convicted hollywood stocker is on the loose again. just in the nick of time, look at this the video -- school bus drivers quick thinking before the bus went up in flames. all that and adam caskey will be back with weather. >> a. stocker convicted of threatening to kill madonna is back out on the loose. robert hoskins somehow walked out of a mental hospit

the police chief cathy lanier has authority to pull a liquor license for 72 hours, yet she is allowing that behavior to continue. why has the district police department not stepped in? i'm not sure it's their job, but that is a question we're asking and as you may have seen today, a d.c. deputy mayor has stepped in promising to get to the bottom of what's gone wrong. we'll tell you when we know. >>> meantime on the wusa9 facebook page a debate sparked by my commentary last night casting the issue of gay marriage in terms of fairness and equal treatment. carrie writes well said. blacks and whites at one time couldn't marry. why? same reasons gays can't, taboo. who are we to say whether it's wrong or not but carol writes god has something to say about that. you have the right to be fair on earth, but the moral principles of the holy bible, what we do on this earth will not be tolerated when he comes back. it's not a natural thing created by my god but edith some of sums it up pretty well. if kim kardashian can get married, anyone should be allowed to. hit us up at mcginty's mailbag at wu

however, chief cathy lanier says they may never know exactly what killed that baby. >> a very young infant. there was no obvious cause of death. i know that there's still a lot of toxicology and pathology and other things that are testing underway, but we may never know the what the cause of death was. >> last night police did release this photo of the towel the baby was wrapped in when she was found. recognize it? have any information? police say if you do, call 202- 727-9090. >>> the rainy morning gave way to a pretty nice day, but is there any chance the warm weather will be around this weekend? our fate lies in the hands of topper's forecast. it's coming up. >>> but first undercover sting, a teenager tells why she works with police to catch stores selling booze to underage kids. that's up next. >>> 9 wants you to know every year thousands of young people under the age of 21 die as a result of underage drinking. after covering way too many alcohol-related tragedies our andrea mccarren started investigating where some of these kids are getting all that booze. last night at 11:00 using a

reporter: cathy lanier briefed the public in a radio appearance today. >> there was a adult male whontered the school i believe asked to speak to someone in the school and was given an escort. during the course of that escort inappropriately touched a female student. reporter: beyond that police and school officials are saying nothing. parents complain there's not even been a note home explaining the situation. meanwhile police and security officers kept watch at ketcham today. >> they are continuing to do interviews this morning. reporter:

chief cathy lanier says drop a i dime on one of them and -- drop a dime on one of them and the money is yours. tuesday night seven robberies were reported, the first here at 18th and euclid at 8:16 p.m. with three suspects involved. 40 minutes later a masked gunman committed a robbery here at first and kennedy streets northeast police say. not far from catholic university 29 minutes later d.c. police were investigating the third robbery of the night here at 12th and monroe northeast, again a stickup involving a masked gunman. so what makes me a target? well, if i'm walking alone at night in the city, i'm already a target, but police say if i pull out my phone and begin sending texts or e-mails and i'm not aware of my surroundings, my chances of becoming a victim have gone sky high. >> we as a society are making it easier than we should, but i say all that but we really should be able to walk down our streets with our found in our hand, too. reporter: in the last few months d.c. police have begun tweeting every robbery in the city, a practice that has given citizens timely information

police chief cathy lanier is pushing for the cell phone industry to disable phones permanently when they stolen. >>> a fire at the wal-mart in germantown allegedly started by a 13-year-old kid as a diversion to shoplift. they were seen on surveillance video and then went next door to a target store. nobody was hurt and the wal- mart was closed for about two hours. >>> maryland is a step closer to legalizing same-sex marriage. the bill made its way out of committee and is now headed to the pull state senate. the house of delegates approved it narrowly last week. opponents claim it does not protect religious freedoms. the senate president expects a final vote this week. >>> meanwhile, virginia is poised to allow private adoption agencies to deny children to gay parents. governor bob mcdonald says he will sign the bill that gives a private agency the right to refuse any adoption that goes against the agency's religous or moral beliefs. the bill will take effect in july. >>> it was a blues night at the white house and the president was feeling the rhythm. rhythm. enters. & come o baby, don't

they care about and that is what drew me to the project in the first place it's hard to get at what lanier people care about and they don't leave papers in the way george washington was so that's how i was drawn to the civil war soldiers to begin with and these letters are completely uncensored and expected to be felt sensitive military information but they will tell you that's not hard. we don't know any. but there is no office, officers don't have enough to do. they don't look at the mail and they also don't look at an interesting publication in the soldiers newspapers. and these were really interesting. so there is no office of morale, welfare and recreation in the civil war. so they've kind of amused themselves and one of the ways the deutsch as in many regions is a start newspapers and sometimes they did it with a piece of paper and pen and sometimes they do it by occupying the printing press of the local southern newspaper, the conservator in virginia for example. the barry velte editor was sending the tight to his newspaper one day and i think early 1862 in the first minnesota and t