apparently that's what happened on 95 today near laurel. hundreds of birds were dead, they were onto shoulder n the road, everywhere. >> never ever in my life have i seen anything like this. >> reporter: this has happened before. you may remember in january of 2011, the mass die off in arkansas. many suspect it may have been because of fireworks. closer to home in december, about a hundred dropped out of the sky here at townsend. it has many people stumped. >> couldn't figure out what happened. never seen anything like this. >> reporter: that was the reaction of most drivers today on 95 and that's why traffic backed up for miles. >> just curious about running them over and getting them stuck if your tire. >> reporter: traffic crept along as workers cleaned up the birds. 95 was cleared by late afternoon. >> it's the power lines i guess. >> reporter: they may have flown in to the side of a passing truck. in any case sciencists say it happens in nature all the time and it's nothing to be worried about unless are you a starling. from laurel, do

among your choices this week, austin hill at laurel. whitman, and for the girls, blake at springbrook. go to dc.highschoolsports.ne t to vote. >> he looks beatable today. on 11, hitting from the brush. doesn't hit the ball very far. he would lose that hole. down the stretch, tiger was solid on the 18. for par and the win. tiger buries the put and he lives to play another day, which will be against nick. he has been there. >> okay. been there, done that. we are done. >> good night, everybody.

that one of my objectives was to also help make this great city even better, but not rest on our laurels and continue to make this great city of san francisco even better. aside from that, are there other opinions or comments the other commissioners would like to do during my present statement here? commissioner murphy: i would like to make a few comments. i have had a wonderful six years on this commission. parting can be such a sweet sorrow. two years as president, and long before i was appointed as a dbi commissioner, my business took me to the building department very often, and i always felt like i too was very comfortable. it was like being around family, and i knew everybody. notwithstanding, i had many ups and downs and many ros -- rows. becoming a commissioner was exciting, and i was delighted to serve. so many dbi they that easy for me. i want to pay special tribute to ed sweeney, who has always stepped up when asked to. -- so many in dbi made that easy for me. joe duffy, tom huey, niel free -- neil freeman. they've contributed so much to making changes that make it easy or eas

one more problem of note in laurel, a car fire. not tracking anything significant on 95 in and out of howard county. this is baltimore national pike, the west side moving well and still pretty light in terms of volume. this is the harrisburg expressway at york road. southbound traffic moving down from the parkton region and we are delay-free down to the beltway. the j.f.x. is also moving well. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> we're moving along nicely. no delays on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. light rail on schedule. metro subway on time. the 30's boxed is not stopping at washington boulevard and monroe because of construction. i'm kurt kronke and now back to tony pann. >> thank you. we were talking about this storm moving across the midwest yesterday. it just fell apart by the time to get over towards us. this has lost its punch from yesterday. we have some cloud cover this morning. sun uch of a

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>>pam: and outbreak of the laurel virus in contra costa county is affecting at least 28 schools. charles clough for reports from a school in berkeley where parents are being warned about the situation. >> right now i'm standing outside of laurel elementary school. sometime last week one of the class is saw higher normal -- a higher amount of kids the normal call in sick. it was enough to prompt the staff to set out this letter to parents say that there was a possible outbreak of a normal virus. the letter says proper disinfected procedures are being implemented. what they do not know for sure is whether or not this was a moral virus. it appears that is elementary school may not be allowed. a spokesperson said today that they are seeing a countywide increase in the number of people with possible proviruses symptoms. roll books somewhat >>pam: >>catherine: authorities were searching for more rain this be freed killers case. they have confirmed it identities of two women. authorities used in dna to match the remains. >> the search for a second and third abandoned web site is not tur

as we go into laurel things clouded up. still a decent finish to the day. in richmond it is a different story. there was snow coming down. not sticking particularly well because the temperatures are above freezing. then roanoke, virginia is where we see the most significant wintry weather. here it is tough to make out. this is well south and west down into the virginia area. impressive shot well south of us. temperature wise you can see most points at or above freezing. 31 dulles. winds from the northeast drawn into the area of low pressure that's centered over the virginia/north carolina region. this is a fairly close call as regional snow makers go. a roll oh that is no hitting the ground. you have to move south to find significant weather. as we look closely at the direction of the storm it made a move to the north. beginning to make a turn back south. i think it is at its most northern point. cooler, drier air wrapping in behind this. we'll clear out overnight. yes, we could see rain and snow showers south of us through annapolis, howard county even sou

learning space is hard to come by in laurell. >> where we are standing right now used to contain four classes last year and now has been converted to accommodate five classrooms. as you can see, it is definitely tight. >> the parents have been counting on relief from a proposed new charter school on the side just down the street, a school run by a company called imagine. now comes word that the companies contract will be cancelled. >> we have mutually agreed to terminate our contract and move forward with the project. >> county school officials said there is a new plan that includes a new contract and a new charter school operator. >> we will be bringing this schematic designs at the end of next month and hopefully breaking ground by spring. we are still on track for a 2013 opening. >> good news for teachers and parents concerned about overcrowding. >> it will make a world of difference. it will make this a better school while also giving us more choice for the neighborhood. >> the new charter schools will go up at no cost to the public- school system. tonight we are still waiting to

y si estuvo varado en trafico en la interestatal 95 cerca al area de laurel esta tarde, el motivo fueroncientos de pajaros muertos que practicamente impidieron el transito por horas....estas aves causaron embotellamientos hasta la ruta 212... inspectores de la administracion estatal de carreteras de maryland sospechan que los pajaron se electrocutaron al volar por unos cables de energia electrica... el trafico por esa zona ha retornado a la normalidad... el sistema de transporte metro admitio hoy por primera vez su responsabilidad en el tragico accidente ocurrido en el aÑo 2009 en la linea roja y que cobro la vida de nueve personas... silvana quiroz nos dice mas... momentos de tension vivieron hoy estudiantes y personal de la escuela elemental cedar pointe en el condado prince william luego que se reportara una amenaza de bomba... todos los alumnos y el personal fueron desalojados del plantel, localizado en el 12601 braemer parkway en bristow, mientras la policia y perros rastreadores de explosivos revisaban el edificio... afortunadamente no se encontro ningun tipo de artefacto... la esc

another accident northbound 17 at laurel should be cleared soon.ld be fine coming out of the santa cruz mountains. >>> 6:20. >>> it is a matter of money? the raise many hope will stem a growing controversy for apple. >>> how the pentagon is hoping to turn movie magic into a ♪ beth! hi! looking good. you've lost some weight. thanks. you noticed. these clothes are too big, so i'm donating them. how'd you do it? eating right -- whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multi-grain cheerios -- 5 whole grains, 110 calories. creamy, dreamy peanut butter taste in a tempting new cereal. mmm! [ female announcer ] new multi-grain cheerios peanut butter. >>> welcome back. raises are coming for apple's chinese workers. the factory that has been under fire for human rights abuses is raising salaries 16 to 25%. apple has been heavily criticized for poor working condition at plant. no word whether apple is directly providing funds for raises. the chinese company is the world's largest electronics

. >>> an unusual scene on i-95 near laurel in prince george's county.s of dead birds on the roadway, bringing traffic to a crawl. we spoke to the department of natural resources to find out what happened. >> reporter: a strange sight on i-95 northbound, in laurel, prince george's county. those spots you see are hundreds of dead birds, scattered on the roads. >> i travel this all the time. never seen anything like that before. >> reporter: the maryland department of natural resources says the birds are starlings. it appear they ran into traffic, and seems unusual, authorities say starlings in traffic in this area is not unusual. >> something like this, it doesn't happen too often. >> reporter: at this time, the department of natural resources believes the starlings may have ran into a truck. and as small and delicate as they are, that kind of impact would be enough to kill them. >> reporter: they had to use shovels to remove the birds from the road. it appears the birds died from blunt force trauma. >> if one runs into it, unfortunately, the rest usually

also new today a lockdown has been lifted at laurel high school after reports of a gun on campus. a female student called police after reporting that another student threatened her with a gun. investigators say they found nothing during the search. >> a community has been terrorized by a string of armed robberies. there have been more than 600 since the beginning of the year. tonight, the community is meeting to take back their streets. >> snatch and crabs at gunpoint, that is what many of these crimes have been. police say they have positioned additional officers in key trouble spots. tonight, residents are meeting at the middle school to demand more. more than 600 robberies in the district so far and residents are concerned with the alarming rate. according to police statistics, the city's violent crimes have jumped about 33% with twice as many robberies occurring at gunpoint. the majority are happening in affluent neighborhoods in the upper northwest. >> you cannot wait until something occurs and then tried to get answers for it. >> i have had e-mails from people saying they ar

lanes are open right now southbound 95, 295 coming in out of laurel.a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> we have some new developments this morning on the fatal accident that happened on route 50 this past weekend. maryland state police say both drivers involved in the wrong- with a crash were under the influence. toxicology report that came out yesterday shows the driver had alcohol in their systems. four people were killed in that crash when two cars collided on anne arundel county highway early saturday morning. >>> starting today, a major metro entrance in d.c. will be closed for months. >> this impact commutes are who use the dupont circle station. it is all part of a plan to replace the system's escalators. station yes cohan is there live with more details. >> good -- stacy cohan is there wyff with more details. >> i am joined with dan stessel from the communications office. certainly, escalators have been a problem that wave reported for years. what do people need to know. >> the project has begun. it will take about 8 1/2 times

in laurel maryland. is currently 53 degrees there. 54 degrees in mclean and 55 in centreville and newington. we are on our way to the lower 60's and breezy at times with a southwest wind. we will slide down into the 30's later tonight and we will have rained on the way and i will tell you about that coming up. >> coming up next >> i could hear half of america going," oh, no, why her again? >> hollywood's biggest night and stars' old and new and we are live at the oscar-worthy moments and then is it a to pinpoint, the latest primary count them on the campaign trail. plus, a time for possible patrol. adam caskey will be back with another warm february day ahead. >> are watching abc 7 news and at noon, on your side. >> it is the star's biggest night to shine and last i was full of surprises at the academy awards with unexpected wins and red carpet moments. we go live to hollywood on this morning after. >> "the artist"is the top of the town today and it made relatively little money at the box office but it h

outside over laurel, a total sunshine and a beautiful day to day, 40 degrees there currently. elsewhere, near 40 degrees. frostburg is one of the cooler spot at 34. it will be sunny with upper 40's later this afternoon. the wind will diminish later this afternoon into the evening. it is a little dusty right now. -- it is a little gusty right now. >> it might be a little tougher to get around today if you rely on metro. they are running fewer trains and a number of stations are closed as they try to make repairs. that includes some key stops for tourists. john gonzales is down near the smithsonian. >> metro is already running on a slower saturday schedule today and also the orange and blue lines of four different stations are shut down including the smithsonian station. those who are actually working on this president's day are forced to learn that lesson. and all too common scene for metro riders during the long holiday weekend that i work every holiday working in retail. every holiday, there's always an issue. >> track work has already shut down or delayed several stations to

they were starlings on northbound 95 in laurel. it backed up traffic as drivers slowed down and a crew cleaned up what they could. >> they were curious. about running over them. >> most were in the middle of the highway. >>> and the newest slot casino is getting close to completion. officials were on hand. >> and the official topping off ceremony was yesterday. the final steel beam was raised into possession raising that to the june opening. >>> and making news, creepy gift led police to an investigation. authorities in oregon wanted to know who left a heart on the doorstep of a home. it came in a pox with a note saying you will always have my heart. the people there have no idea who put it there t came from a cow. >>> a car crashes into a station in alabama. police believe the driver was speeding and lost control of the vehicle. the driver was taken to the hospital for treatment. no one else was injured. there was extensive damage. lee particular video in the building. >>> it happened another child is trapped in a vending machine.

she is not one to rest on laurels. she is all about what is next. the most important we chose her is her skill and design. she is an architect and engineer. that intersection of knowledge is very important to this project. most compellingly, her genius for envisioning productive and elegance bases -- spaces. that is why she has earned the nickname around odi of " michelangelo and won." >> i will speak briefly about the concept for pier 70. the proposal is based on the new american workplace. incorporates multiple functions under one roof. our tenants have the combination of office, r&d, manufacturing, warehousing, chevron, and retail activities in one space. odi design also incorporate shared amenities, classrooms, transportation, restaurants, and performing arts centers. recent tenants in other projects in the bay area with the same model include bittersweet cafe, odwalla, oaklandish, mellon hardware -- mountain hardware, sun power. i want to speak further on our approach of putting together a legal team for the project. odi glenn rates with contra

laurel not much different at the high school. annex beautiful weather as you head toward howard county. that, we think set the change as we go into the delay tomorrow, especially -- day tomorrow, especially tomorrow evening. all five sweeps scanning. we think it will be nice and dry in the morning. clouds will increase. tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening is the key time frame we have some concern over. 52 at airport. 48 at the beach. 49 at dover airforce base. a steady northwest breeze that's light and not of much consequence. it didn't present us of getting above average. take a look over the mid-atlantic states. the proverbial calm before the storm. as we look west we seat development of a new -- see the development of a new clipper type system. even when we have cold air in place, which we do not, at best a two to four inch scenario from a clipper style system. this one will encounter warm air. it's a wintery mix situation. at most we could get an inch or so. not tonight but tomorrow as the next storm moves. the timing is

this time in laurel.ow they got there and why you don't have to worry about much this morning. >>> good morning. >> thank you for joining under the circumstances. we'll start off with the

. >> a mystery in laurel. how did hundreds of dead birds end up on i-95?we want to check our top stories. a paramedic who died in the line of duty will be laid to rest today. hundreds attended the visitation of joshua weissman who died last week after falling off an overpass on interstate 395. the department went out to service in order to honor joshua weissman. lawyers will resume the case of george huguely. it a rest after calling several of his former lacrosse teammates to testify about as volatile relationship with yeardley love. house and senate negotiators sealed the deal that will extend the payroll tax cut until the end of the year. but it also extend jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed. congress could vote on this this week. >> the underwear bomber could face life in prison. of the metallic the guilty for trying to blow up a plane bound for detroit. have been a christmas day 2009. >> we're on your side this morning with health concerns on the campus of george washington university. dozens a sense of come down with the norovirus. >> it is

but some are still without power in the laurel district on high street near 580.raffic is busy at the toll plaza. no problems on the bridge. in san francisco, northbound 101 traffic looks pretty good. now, let's go to steve! >> thank you, sir. except for the wind advisory it will be another sunny, warm day. possible record highs, mid to upper 70s, maybe near 80 degrees. little cooler by the coast friday. much cooler into the weekend. so we top it out today. >> enjoy the sun! thank you, steve. that's our report for this morning. thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. see you the next time news breaks, and join ktvu at noon for more all the news of the day. we're always here for you on facebook and on twitter. ted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. here's a better idea... pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits. in just 15 minutes, the light delicate layers add a layer of warmth to your next dinner. pillsbury grands! dinner ideas made easy. i don't know... i forget. hello, neighbors. hey, scott... perfec

trip coming in out of laurel. a little bit below speed at landover road, down to 47 miles per hour headed towards northeast. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> we continue to follow breaking news out of new carrollton this morning. police are investigating the detect of two men whose bodies were found less than a mile apart. the first body was found on the 5300 block of 58th avenue. the second nearby on garrison road and 78th avenue. >> lauren demarco is live in new carrollton with more. >> reporter: good morning. there is no evidence that these two cases are connected but they're such close operation desert fox i as far as location and time and both victims did suffer trauma to the upper body. the first incident happened about 10:45:00 p.m. last night. new carrollton police responded to found a man lying unresponsive along 85th eight of. the victim was pronounced dead at the scene and prince george's county police were called in to investigate. at 11:30, just under an hour later, brid

and laurel, good afternoon you to, it is 51 degrees. so here's a look at the national picture.airly quiet with the exception of the southeast where in florida they've got this area of low pressure dropping in lots of rain and some showers and thunderstorms around miami. maybe one to three inches of rain expected by tuesday afternoon. but here in the mid-atlantic, thanks to high pressure, we're going to see tslo of sunshine and some really pleasant conditions and some mild weather for this time of year. our 9 future cast showing us clear skies today. it's going to be a gorgeous day. that continues through tomorrow. we have a little bit of a chance for some snow well north of us into northern new york tonight and into northern new england. just some flurries no major storm expected. tuesday looks just great. then wednesday morning we've got the clouds pushing in and you see the blue. that is the snow coming in wednesday afternoon to the west and north of us. cumberland may see some light snow showers, maybe some flurries and in the d.c. area as well through wednesday night into e

suburbs. 46 in bethesda. 47 in rockville. 46 in reston. 50 in college park. 47 in beltsville and 46 in laurel. so, here's the deal. milder and then warmer. breezy and just chilly tonight. windy and milder on wednesday. more like april on thursday and winter will return this weekend. won't stick around long, but it will return. breezy and chilly a. one blanket night. winds southwest 10 to 15. everyone stays above freezing tonight and we are looking at temperatures in the mid to upper 30s. 40 downtown. 38 in college park. 37 in bowie. 37 in reston and 36 in sterling and maybe 35 in middleburg. tomorrow morning, partly cloudy, breezy, grab a light coat. 30s and 40s. by afternoon, partly sunny, windy and milder. high temperatures near 60 and winds out of the southwest at 10 to 20 and gusty. we'll break it down. chilly to start. 36 to 44. kids will need jackets, but in the 50s by noon and 56 to 61. a few clouds come in late. a pretty good day. the next seven days, it gets warmer. temperatures on thursday. maybe an early morning shower in the upper 60s. it will get cooler on friday. some showers po

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trigger a couple more showers possible this evening and we could pick up a dry breeze out of the west laurel which would increase temperatures. 40's right now. we will be near 50 this afternoon. a couple more showers could come back this evening. we will talk about the rest of the week, coming up. >> republican presidential hopeful mitt romney back on top. he bounced back from a triple defeated earlier this month to win the primaries in michigan and arizona. analysts say that it is still early to tell whether the momentum will last. rick santorum does not seem to be backing down. a live look from knoxville tennessee, where he is expected to speak before a group of voters this afternoon. brianne carter is in the newsroom to tell us who analysts expect a lot down the nomination. >> political analysts say that it is going to be some time before the party has a nominee. if it appears after last night's double victory the's campaign is back on track and is hoping to rebound is something that he can cash in on during the coming days of. >> i was very pleased. >> hoping to carry momentum from his v

laurel police tell us a female student said another student had threatened her with a gun. as a precaution they locked the school down. after less than an hour they gave the all clear. this afternoon police say the student made the whole thing up. >> there was a mess in gaithersburg this afternoon after a tractor-trailer tipped on to its side at the intersection of copper road and quince orchard road. it happened just before noon. the truck was hauling scrap metal and trash. it all spilled all over the road. several lanes of quince orchard road were closed for several hours while the trash and the truck were removed. the driver suffered minor injuries. it's not clear yet what caused the crash. >> maryland is now poised to become the eighth state in the country to legalize same sex marriage. the state senate could pass a bill legalizing gay marriage later today. lawmakers are reconvening at this hour for a debate and vote on the measure. the bill is expected to pass a similar proposal passed last year in the senate by a vote of 25-21. governor martin o'malley is ready to sig

. >> the man is in critical condition after being hit by a truck in laurell. police say just after 2:00, a truck left the roadway and drove onto the sidewalk, hitting the victim. we are told the suspect, a driving a truck, just took off. the unidentified victim is listed in critical condition. it is life in prison without the possibility of parole for convicted murderer lease stevens. he was found guilty of first- degree murder in the 2006 stabbing attack on corrections mcguinn.david guio >> a lawyer entered a plea for his client charged with murder and conspiracy in connection to plots to kill the former pakistani president and a bomb at a hotel and indonesia. he has been held at guantanamo bay and other high-value detainees. a plea agreement is the second in 25 years. details are being kept under wraps for now. he graduated from owings mills high schools in 1993. a prince george's county officials got a warning for speeding after being pulled over for reportedly doing more than 100 miles an hour in a 55- mile an hour zone. council member karen toles was pull

a lot of dense fog around laurel high school. sunshine and a few scattered clouds overhead right now. looking pretty pleasant across the area. temperatures are in the low 50's downtown, upper 50's south of town. a breeze and a few clouds, but clearing for the most part. a storm will impact us on sunday and snow is possible. we will talk about that, coming up. >> thanks so much. keeping a close eye on wall street after an historic surge. a live look at the dow jones. up 21. lingering a little below 1300. -- 13000. the economy could finally be turning around. t.j. winnick is in new york with more. >> is the so-called soft economic recovery of america finally firm up? the dow jones is almost at a milestone not reached before the depths of the recession. on the jobs front, the number of americans filing for unemployment is at a low. more good news could be on the way. congress expected to vote today on a $100 billion payroll tax- cut extension. >> these are taxes on income and taxes paid by people that work on wages. they tend to get

i am not going to just stand on the laurels of great accomplishments. know we're one of the top five cities in the country that are great investments for clean tech, biotech. we have some 30 capital adventure -- capital venture companies in the city that have filled their portfolios with clan tech and biotech investments. that is great. we need to do more. we wanted to do more. we have to innovate our solutions. and that is why i have asked for sf city, through all of the companies that my good friend has been investing in and new companies, to encourage them to come into the city, established incubators, and its alert the city forward on better biotech, better glass that can keep warmth and still use energy in the right way, better lighting, even higher standards for our commercial buildings. even though we have had a great run, this last year i sign a commercial building organism, and we have great companies like autodesk and others to really work with me and increase commercial buildings to use recycled materials, as well as energy savings. we need t

the school, which was originally set to open this year in laurell, would have addressed overcrowding in three other elementary schools, but school officials say they are already in talks with another company to build a new school that will now open in 2013. >> i think it will make a world of difference. we have excellent schools here, but when you are over the limit, to alleviate that it will automatically make this a better school of giving us more school choice for the neighborhood. >> we are told the new building is expected to seat more than 700 students. >> house and senate negotiators have reached a tentative agreements to reduce the payroll tax cut. it would be extended through the end of the year and would deliver about 20 extra dollars per week to every worker. the jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed would also be renewed. >> let's pass the middle class tax cut, pass the extension of unemployment insurance, do it before it is to lake, and i will sign it right away. >> the measure would add about $100 million to the federal debt. the hope to send legislation to the

. >> this happened on the north bound lanes in the laurel. joins us from the edge of the freeway with the latest. >> you can see traffic moving smoothly now off of interstate 95. earlier today lot of confusion when birds that were flying in the sky started to crashed to the pavement. interstate 95 splattered with black -- the color of hundreds of birds that came from the sky. >> i have not heard of anything locally like that ever. >> the mysterious death of all of these birds has a lot of people asking questions. dan and kennedy says something weird like this happened it would nearby. >> one week 40 dead ago there was a bunch of birds flying into a parking lot. i do not know. a bunch of birds dying. you say the same thing happened today on interstate 95. >> some here suspect something sinister. >> environmental hazards. toxins in the air and in the environment may be. >> there are those who linked the death of the birds here to similar incidents elsewhere. >> down in alabama or mississippi or something like that three or six months ago i thin

i grew up watching laurel and hardy. that is really a long time ago. i love jerry lewis. i just loved comedians. i never really thought about becoming one. and i love to make people laugh. and high-school, then i found i love being on stage in front of people. i am sure that is some sort of ego trip or a way to overcome shyness. i was always kind of shy and reserved. there was a way to be on stage and performing and balance your life out. a point there comes when you are going to do that, if you're going to continue, you have to start to get good. i got a few lucky breaks in my career. and now i have had a career cop at i am still refining that ability to be funny, and i actually credit twitter with fine-tuning some joke writing skills. i still feel like i am working at it. i feel like i'm on tour with our banjo show, and i did not want people to think they were going to come see our show and there was going to be a guy who turns his back on the audience and place 37 songs and walks off. i knew that i wanted it to be fun and funny, so we incorporate comedy. i don't know,

. >> i'm happily married and my life and -- wife and i live around laurel village. we have two children, five around they. we are proud parents and now just excited to be here on the board. i think i'm in the middle. i'm a moderate person. fiscal fiscally conservative and that is the way i intend to practice what i preach here. in terms of getting into politics, i think for me it was really that reasons. first being from here, i think that was part of my own motivation, feeling a sense of roots in san francisco. also raising our children here. i think we went through as a young family the discussion and dialogue that many young families go through. should we move to the suburbs? away decided to stick around and we are very happy we did. once you stick around i think it was a turning point to say we are here for good. what can we do to make this place better? there were a lot of lessons to be learned in running a race in san francisco. a few that stick out, money does matter. raising money. that is a simple, somewhat unfortunate fact if you want to be candidate. most

julie barcledge, david lynn of laurel, and maurice perry of southwest d.c.u didn't hear your name, all you have to do is go to our claim your cash site on wusa9.com. type in your name, type in your city. you might be on the list. >>> spring, first day of february. >> 72. >> i mean, crazy. >> the average high is 43, almost 30 degrees above average. but still no record 0 to show for. temperatures still very nice. our live weather cam brought to you by michael and sons. still 57 downtown, dew point 43, pressure steady over the past hour, 30.03 inches of mercury. all right, here's a look at the radar. here's our next. most of this rain slides almost due east. gives aus glancing blow. we're looking at that time heaviest rain, what there is of it will be south of town, south of 66, south of route 50, down toward charles county, and also into st. mary's county in southern maryland. the heaviest rain is still well south of us, south of fredericksburg but it is moving off to the east-northeast. this activity is not reaching the ground. it's just fairfax and german 

i graduated from laurel high school, which is the school where the majority of students are students of color. apart from my caucasian friend, i don't think a single one of my friends came from a non-immigrant family. the other thing growing up in this climate is how polarizing the issue is. it seems like there has been a battle between people who are pro immigration and people who are anti-immigration. but i think, especially seeing all the faces here, just putting faces on this issue makes it so there aren't two sides to this people, that there are two grooms of people opposed to each other. somewhere down the line, all of us came here at some point, except the native americans. but yeah, i think like my mom said, just getting our voice out there, really are part of the same society, and i think our society has faced a real moral crisis where we have family values that are opposed to what our policies and laws say, and we are splitting up families. i have friends who were born here and don't speak a word of spanish and could be deported and couldn't communicate with anyone. i think

. ♪ the ter binned heads bowed to its terrible glare and now mixed with the olive the laurel shall waver the prows of the brave ♪ >> so not only is frances scott key writing the lyrics in his mind as he's observing, as he's watching this stuff going on, and by the way, when you watch the -- i don't know if of you saw the preview of the 1812 documentary that's coming up on pbc. they did a marvelous job of animating this in print. so they're not just sitting in the sk sky, but they're actually moving and growing and stuff. so frances scott key is way out of form here. far from mchenry, worried about what's going on. here's where we get to the scary stuff. "the star spangled banner" flew. what was flying and why? a storm flag because it was storming. it was raining, it was a horrible night. a flag the size of a true star spangled banner. it was only raised the morning after. and that's fine. because if you read scott key's words carefully, he's talking about it. in the morning. anyway. he's back on his ship. is he writing a poem with an envelope in the pouring rain? whether he started jott

that -- originally, my conclusion was from palm to emerson, there is a special enclave that is below laurel heights and there is a long history that i discussed with supervisor mar. there was a history that goes all the way back to the spanish-american war and the cemetery history. people do not like to talk about that, but it was there. i wanted to have all the way of to emerson, to help -- to have the single-family homes protected there. when supervisor mar took out the scott st. to masonic, i was looking at the height in both districts and how it could be contiguous. if it is split up from masonic and suddenly jordan part is not allowed, i do not know how that is contiguous, but i will take whatever i can. that is what i have come up with. jordan part, the box that he mentioned, i appreciate very much the effort they put into have respect for unique characteristic neighborhood and the unique area of jordan park. president miguel: is there any additional public comment on this item? if not, public comment is closed. i would like to thank regina for coming. this is something we have discus

officials at lawyer elementary school sent a let -- laurel elementary school sent a letter to family members yesterday. students are urged to wash their hands to prevent infection spread. anyone showing signs of the virus are asked to stay home for at least two days after symptoms go away. >>> thousands of student applications are on hold at san jose state as the cal state system struggles with severe budget cuts. tomorrow cal state leaders will figure out if the campus will have to turn away around 1400 south bay applicants. this will be the first time that sjsu will not be allowed to give preference to santa clara county residents. the cal state system may face another $200 million in cuts if voters reject tax proposals this year. >>> if you want to send a thank you note to lawrence, i think he would accept it don't you. >> he would. he did a good job the last couple of days, today. >> i'm taking it. this weekend you will be sending me nasty notes. but yes, today looking good outside as we'll see more sunshine. high pressure camping overhead again, still going to be blustery over s

austin hill at laurel, thomas jefferson at lincoln north. go there to vote. and finally tonight, this one from wakefield in washington lee high school game. watch this to go. a shot from half court. look at that. everybody is off the back board. everyone is going nuts. a high school game. love it. >> that's good playing. that's it for us. >>> stay with us for the cbsevening news next.

laurel, you're at 36 degrees at this hour. sterling at 39. and leesburg, you're at 34 degrees.ere is a look at the satellite radar pictures where we did see the wet snows go on through overnight and early this morning. you'll see the blues. they were pretty quick. after that, you saw the moisture move on out of here and you saw the sun make an appearance this afternoon. so milder and pleasant weather is coming in this way. clear and cold tonight. sunday morning commute looking just fine. a look at lots of sunshine for your monday morning commute. grab the sunglasses, and tuesday is turning out to be mild again. so now for tonight, clearing skies, cold. and a one to two-blanket night. lows are 22 to 23. northwest winds at 10 miles per hour. you can see the areas of patchy fog. otherwise they are getting down to the lower 40s downtown. 30s at andrew air force base and leesburg, you will be cold at 27 degrees. manassas at 28. and they are cooling down to 27 degrees. now for your monday morning, mostly sunny anded cold, you'll want your jacket and sunglasses. winds will be out of t