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." >>> hello, i'm pat lawson muse. we are going to show you some of the more interesting local stories making news this week. among them, a major mystery is solved. how a social mix up helped police. >>> puppipalooza hits a college campus. part of a popular study break for stressed out students. >>> first of all, the end of an era. darcy spencer has more on what the end of the war meant for some service members who got a chance to come home. >> reporter: the last convoy of u.s. troops left iraq at daybreak crossing into kuwait marking the end of the nearly nine-year war. >> it's nice to leave. >> reporter: this says it all. last vehicle out of iraq, written in chalk. there were 500 soldiers involved in the last convoy. >> looking forward to getting home. everybody is going to look back and say we were the last ones there. >> reporter: soldiers have to wait five days in kuwait. they passed the time playing cards and games. >> i can't wait to go home. >> reporter: the war has been costly. it claimed the lives of 4,500 am

pat lawson muse joins us this morning to tell us about ps charities. >> good morning. ps charities is an organization that works to support men and women in our military and people who are suffering from cancer. one of the organization's missions is to provide financial assistance to these groups and scholarships. they need your help to do that. the number to call is 202-885-4949. joining us to talk about ps charities is luann dean, wife of a military marine and a breast cancer survivor and michael chandler is executive director of ps charities. welcome both of you to our program this morning. luann, tell us, you started this organization and you had a specific reason for doing so. >> starting ps charities was -- we've always felt like we wanted to give back to the community. after 22 years of my husband serving in the marine corps, he started his own organization. his own company. after a couple years, we said when we have profit and when we can, we're going to give back. we started on a very, very small level giving back to local -- the red cross. and then it grew to

pat lawson is here to tell us about a woman's choice. >> having a baby should be a joyous time, but for those having a difficult home lives or difficult with money it could be a scary time. the woman's choice is trying to make it easier for those in that situation. joining us now to talk more about a woman's choice is the executive director, and little ba ba baby sophie is with us. >> well, the services are free. we help them through the emotional time and financial time. many of our women do not have health insurance so they find it often times a very difficult system to deal with. and we make sure that they get the prenatal care that they need, either by going through the social service system or sometimes actually sending them to private physician. >> tell us how the clinic helped you. when you showed up, you found out you were pregnant. >> so when i was pregnant i head to woman's choice, and i been the to the woman's choice office and they provided me many things, and -- >> all the little supplies that the baby needed? >> exactly. the most important was the medical assistance, and m

good afternoon, i'm pat lawson muse. i'm aaron gilchrist in for jim handly. we start with the wind, 30-mile-an-hour winds in some parts of the area. >> kim is in the storm center to tell us more about this. it's chilly. >> it is. coming off the heels of what was a lot of rain, now the next thing in line, the crazy, gusty winds. we don't have a wind advisory. the winds are strong, blowing around what may be old christmas trees you have put outside. we have wind gusts outside reagan national at 26 miles per hour. gusting to almost 36 miles per hour in hagerstown and annapolis. 24 in camp springs. now, the temperatures this afternoon have been pretty good. we are at 43 right now and 44 at la playda. look what happens when i factor in the wind with the temperatures. 24 in hagerstown. the 40s go away and feel like 35 degrees. the windchill a big factor. we don't have to worry about snow. we are going to stay dry. we deal with the windy weather through 9:00. temperatures easing back from 37 down to 36 by 11:00. chilly overnight. the bright, silver lining is we will

here's pat lawson muse. >> since the 1960s the latin america youth center has grown to help more and more young people. but for that to continue they need your help this morning. the number to call, 202-885-4949. joining us is lori, executive director and elmer diaz, former client and a current staff member. elmer, i understand that you just bought your first house. >> yes. i did. i'm so excited about it. and, you know, i started going to the center as a teenager and before that, i was not -- my life was not going in the right direction. the latin america youth center helped me get on the right track. also helped me build a better relationship with my family. i owe a lot to the latin america youth center and helped me with the resources. i have gotten a chance go back to college and won a scholarship with them and also they gave me a job. and that -- all ties up to me being a homeowner and -- now that i am a homeowner, i'm successful, i enjoy what i do, give back to the community. >> that's a wonderful story. success story. lori, there are many young people like elmer who have come t

. >> i'm pat lawson muse. president obama told americans leaving iraq ends one of the greatest chapters in u.s. history. he made the remarks in ft. bragg, north carolina. >> all troops are due out of iraq by new year's eve. we have the story. >> reporter: the gold at the end of the rainbow over ft. bliss, texas, was the return home of 200 soldiers who had been to iraq and now back in the arms of loved ones. >> it's good. it's about time. >> reporter: over the next few weeks at military institutions things like this will play out repeatedly. the drawdown of u.s. troops in iraq is just in time for the holidays. >> i'm happy he's going to be here for christmas. we were not expecting him. >> reporter: it's also just what president obama ordered. he went to ft. bragg in north carolina wednesday to cheer those returning, himself. >> on behalf of a grateful nation, i'm proud to finally say these two words and i know your families agree, welcome home. [ applause ] >> welcome home. >> reporter: mostly, the president pr

i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm barbara harrison in for jim handly. what a difference a day makes as pat said. it was in the 60s yesterday, today in the 40s. >> veronica johnson is in the weather center with details. veronica? >> a big drop from not only where we were yesterday at this time, but a big difference from where we were shortly after midnight. temperatures didn't start dropping until the early, early morning hours. in the 60s late last night, early this morning. 64 in manassas and culpeper. now, 15 to 20 degrees cooler. on top of that, we have cloud cover and light shower that is are falling across southern portions of the viewing area. 44 with 45% humidity. a lot of moisture in the air. if you are not getting the rain, it feels humid out there. fredericksburg getting the rain. most of the area is dry. quantico, virginia, richmond area, all that through the northern neck where the rain is making its way from southwest, east and northeastward sliding through. evening showers are going to be around for awhile. in the 40s now. 46 in fredericks

>> i'm pat lawson muse. still no deal, yet. the budget wrangling continues on capitol hill. so does the threat of another possible government shutdown. here is a live look at where lawmakers are trying to come up with a spending plan. the biggest blocks, payroll taxes and unemployment benefits. steve handelsman reports the issues will be resolved before the deadline. >> reporter: with government set to partially shutdown saturday, a rare show of cooperation in the senate. a deal on tax cuts and funding government. >> we are going to resolve both on a bipartisan basis. >> reporter: the democrats are tieing the issues into one. republicans need to extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits without pushing a controversial oil pipeline. the white house has a countdown clock. president obama stood with workers who need payroll taxes kept low. >> congress needs to make sure 160 million working americans don't see taxes go up january 1. >> reporter: on the key, obama demand -- the white house caved, again. >> the president's priority isn't to raise taxes, it's been to low

pat lawson tells us about second genesis. >> 202-885-4949. their mission is to break the cycle of addiction. thomas barrett is the ceo, and we have a second genesis client. you have been around for 40 years. i know we were talking about you way back in the '80s, and you have done good work over the decades. tell us about the services you offer? >> we offer chemical dependency treatment for men and women as well as for families. and our staff is very dedicated, and we're very passionate about the treatment of this disorder. >> tell us about your clients, where they come from and how many you are able to treat? >> well, at second genesis, we are able to treat over 2,000 clients. it's quite a large patient population. they come from northern virginia, maryland, as well as the washington, d.c. metropolitan area. >> dwayne, you were a former client. a client 15 years ago. tell me the story about the circumstances that led you to the organization? >> i was a substance abuser for 20 years, and ended up throwing away relationships and creating a lot

here is pat lawson. >> today we are spotlighting the greater washington urban league.erence in the lives of people in the washington area, especially with those struggling with the basic needs of everyday life. our phone volunteers are at 202-885-4949, if you would like to make donations or voluntary. welcome back to our guests. tell us about the commodities program. >> thanks to the department of health and the department of agriculture, we can provide for senior citizens a bag of groceries a month. it's a large bag with things that they can cook and things that will last for a while, and they don't have to be home alone starving, and that's the basic part of the program. it's operated out of our building, as well as three other sites in the city. >> it also helps lack tating mothers. >> yes, they are using the wic program. >> david, we talked about how they helped you with the down payment for your first house, and they taught you how to buy a house and be a good homeowner? >> yes, i had to go through a class where they told us about the lenders and how to create a b

here is pat lawson. >> the d.c. people starting to heal from sexual violence. they need your help this morning. the number to call is 202-885-4949. what is the hardest thing. >> breaking their story, telling it for the first time. 202-333-rape is the number to call. there are trained counselors there all the time regardless. >> how many calls do you get? >> about 600 calls a month. >> and once the victims break the silence, what is the biggest need? >> the biggest need is being believed, being told this was not their fault and that there is hope and services available to them and that they can get help and their lives will get better. >> was that the case for you? >> it definitely was. i think after, you know, talking to somebody for the first time, finding a community actually out there of people who had the same experience was really powerful for me to be able to take a step towards healing, knowing i was not the only one and alone, and there are women that were out there that survived the experience and doing wel

here is pat lawson. >> our 12 days of giving focus today is a nonprofit group making a big differencen our community. today we're hoping you can help the group dreams for kids. the number to call is 202-885-4949. >>> you mentioned you have a big party coming up. >> it's called holiday for hope. we have about 700 children registered to come out and we give them two gifts each and a boston market meal. and we need more volunteers all the time to build the bond with these children and to pass out the gifts. >> and most of your children, the ones coming from the d.c. shelter are going to the party? >> yes, they are. we have about 300 children that are scheduled to participate, so hopefully, you know, on sunday they enjoy themselves, and really enjoy this holiday season. >> it's the first year that your shelter has partnered with dreams for kids? >> yes. >> and you mentioned presents. i assume those presents are toys? >> yes, they are toys. we are looking for toys for ages from 5 to 15, so that would satisfy all of the children coming out that day, and a lot of our supporters have been doi

pat lawson muse joins with us a preview of things to come. >> yes. hi, barbara.ike ran italian restaurant. we are following developments on capitol hill which will directly affect your wallet. as the house of representatives balks at that time short-term payroll tax cut passed in the senate. plus, why the toys under the tree this year will be safer than ever. ♪ i did it my way >> also at 4:00, rags to riches story from "america's got talent." then at 5:00, a new trend in holiday giving makes its way to the d.c. area. now a local woman has a whole lot to smile about this christmas thanks to the kindness of strangers at kmart. all those stories and the day's top stories on "news4 at 4:00." >>> we have time for the final check on the forecast. >> beautiful sky around the region. live view from the sky watcher camera and temperatures right now as we approach the moon hour. climbing into the 40s and later today, climbing into the low 50s by mid afternoon. quite a bit of sun. then the clouds close in from the west by late this afternoon and cloudy tonight and tomorrow.

i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm pat lawson muse in for eun yang. good morning on this friday, december 9th. it's a cold morning out there. you will need a heavy sweater or your coat, tom kierein. >> or both. you want to layer up. >> it is frosty cold on this friday morning. good morning. >>> starting off to a clear sky, though, now. we've got a bright moon getting into the western sky. it's nearly full and will be full tonight. right now at reagan national, it's 36. we've got high humidity. so there is a lot of frost. you'll be scraping frost off the windshield. don't use your employee i.d. to do that. try to find an ice scraper before you leave the house. you'll be needing it. and then later today we'll be warming up. but right now it is in the mid and upper 250s from west virgina all the way to the bay and eastern shore. right near the water, it's a little above freeze. we're going to stay below freezing. over the last 12 hours, just a few high clouds drifting in overnight. they've cleared out temporarily. they have a front west and north of us.

i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm aaron in for jim handly. here's what's happening right now.ppers crowding into malls hoping for the post holiday deals. some stores are offering up to 70% off. other shoppers are looking to cash those gift cards or return the gifts that just weren't right. >>> republican presidential candidates kick their campaigns into high gear for eight days before the iowa caucuses. romney and perry will launch bus tours. gingrich tries to rebound after not collecting enough signatures to appear on the virginia ballot. he lives in virginia. >>> it's been a busy year for the royal family in britain. they are more popular now than other generations thanks to william and kate. there was a medical emergency. >> the family patriarch, the queen's husband is in the hospital. stephanie gosk has the latest from london. >> reporter: every christmas they come to catch a glimpse of the royal family. this year, the crowd broke a record, 3,000 people. [ applause ] >> reporter: the day was not all festive. the royal entranlg was minus one. the quen's husband, prince phil

good afternoon, i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm jim handly. here is what's at stake for you if lawmakers can't reach a deal over the payroll tax cut. january 1, the social security tax rate goes back to 6.2% from the 4.2%. paychecks will be $40 smaller on average. long term unemployment expires and doctors face an estimated 0 20% cut in their medicare payments. the clock is running. neither side seems will ing to make the next move. brian mooar has the latest. >> reporter: with taxes set to go up in ten days, president obama called john boehner to turn up the heat. >> the ball is in the house's court. there's a compromise available. >> reporter: they are refusing to pass a senate compromise and are digging in for a bite. the senate is gone away for the holiday. >> all we are asking for is to get the senate members over here to work with us to resolve our differences so we can do what everybody wants to do. >> reporter: they passed the 60-day extension with broad support. >> it's agreed to. >> democrats and the president down are all but daring

. >> i'm pat lawson muse. the funeral took place this afternoon for officer deriek crouse who was killed thursday after making a routine traffic stop at virginia tech. he was a man who loved his family and his job. the man who shot him, a 22-year-old killed himself a short time later. police released no motive in the killing. >>> as the u.s. withdrawal of troops in iraq winds down, president obama is meeting with iraqi prime minister. today, they went to arlington cemetery that marked the americans killed in the war. >>> this is the day delivery companies have been preparing a year for. today traditionally marks the busiest shipping day of the year with cyber shopping and spending up, forecasters predict it could be busiest today. >>> the dow jones closed in negative territory. >>> disgraced former penn state football coach jerry sandusky is preparing to face his accuser in court tomorrow. >> allegations he sexually ab e abused him when they were children. jay gray has the latest from state college, pennsylvan

good evening, i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm barbara harrison in for jim handly. a congresswoman sent a formal apology to mrs. obama. he regrets his inappropriate comment. he was overheard at reagan national airport talking about a conversation he had with a woman about michelle obama. he said the first lady should practice what she preaches and referred to her large posterior. most thing the congressman crossed the line. >> i find it to be unbelievable. >> reporter: why? >> she looks to be extremely healthy and has he seen her arms on the first lady? >> i have no idea what the context, but it's unheard of to call her by nonsense. she's doing good work. >> so far, the first lady's office has not issued a reaction or response. >>> news 4 viewers are sounding off on facebook today. here are some of the comments they wrote. lauren wrote one never talks ability a woman's body. two, focus on fixing this country's problems instead of making insensitive unnecessary remarks. kathleen said i don't care for mrs. obama or her husband but insulting someone over their body mak

i'm jim handly. >> i'm pat lawson muse. the u.s. and other world powers are closely watching north korea after news that kim jong-il has died. he was grooming his third oldest son to take over. it's not sure if he has the backing of the military or countrymen. >> reporters removeed from the courtroom. bradley manning is accused of giving hundreds of thousands of classified documents to wikileaks. a hearing continues tomorrow to determine if he will face a court-martial. >> the house is gearing up for a showdown. members are set to vote on the payroll tax extension. house republicans say the two-month extension isn't long enough and they plan to vote it down. it may be too late to compromise. the senate is adjourned for the year. >>> stocks were down for the end of the trading week amid concerns over the euro debt crisis. it dropped 99 points. nasdaq down 32. s&p 500 ended 14 points lower this monday. >>> prince harry is making headlines after finding himself in the middle of an unfolding crime. harry rushed in to help his friend aft

i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm wendy rieger in for jim handly. we are going start with a developing story about a half hour ago. verizon wireless changed their plan. they were going to charge 24 hours after announcing it. >> the $2 convenience fee. they were going to charge two bucks every month to pay bills on the website or by phone. a verizon spokesperson said they listened to customers and decided to ditch the fee. >>> a hollywood couple, yet another one getting a divorce. russell brand is divorcing katy perry. he said sadly, wing our marriage. i'll always adore her and we will remain friends. se filed divorce. they married in india in october of last year. they spent christmas apart and neither one was wearing a wedding ring. >>> now to our outstanding weather as we are finishing up 2011. >> what a way to end a year and start another. storm 4 meteorologist, doug kammerer is here. >> we have sunshine across the area. it is simply gorgeous this friday afternoon. 53 degrees is the current temperature. dew point is 33 with a wind out of the sout

here is pat lawson mute. >> if you are looking at just the right charity this holiday to support this season, the catalogue for philanthropy can help you. it connects them with small community-based nonprofits in the area. the number to call to help is 202-885-4949. welcome back, the executive director of the catalogue, and ms. jefferies with higher achievement. >> we mail to generally high net households and introduce them to small local nonprofits. >> for the first time this year we can read about the charity in city paper. >> the city paper and the catalogue for fphilanthropy teamed up. >> lindsay, you found it in your neighborhood? >> yes, exactly. i had the city paper in our local coffee shop and a lot of our voluntary mentors are finding out about us through the city paper. >> tell us what the mentors do for higher achievement. >> absolutely. our mentors come one night aweek and teach a group of scholars and they develop really strong relationships with the middle students that launch them into high school and beyond. >> tell us how the catalogue got started? >> it got started i

i'm pat lawson muse. i'm jim vance.n has been coming down all day that's caused some travel troubles on the roads and flight delays. getting a break right now. on the way into the studio, chuck, i noticed a gorgeous shaft of light and even a rainbow out there. >> you got that right. a beautiful day outside today. there's the live picture of the u.s. capitol building under a mostly cloudy sky. to the west, skies have cleared enough to let a little bit, the last few rays of sunshine get in and make some beautiful rainbows as well. this is one view of the rainbow we shot a little bit ago. this is the rea

. >> i'm pat lawson muse in for eun yang on this friday morning, december 23rd. here's a look outside as the sky begins to brighten. it's been wet out there this morning. needed the umbrella coming in. tom, we won't need it for the whole day. >> for the next several days, we'll be in a drying and cooling trend. for those pining for colder weather, your wishes have been granted. it will be turning colder as the day progresses. right now at reagan national, just down river to the right, it's at 50 degrees. it's only going to warm up maybe another four or five degrees for the high today around noontime. then get much colder tonight. wind out of the north/northwest 10 to 15 miles an hour. over the next 12 hours, rain coming through. that moving color is rain. now the cloud cover beginning to break up a little bit. still mostly cloudy throughout much of the region. we ought to have sunshine as dawn approaches. sunrise today at 7:24. montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's counties now in the mid and upper 40s. it's in the low 50s, southern maryland, northern n

i'm pat lawson muse sitting in for eun yang this morning. >> good morning to you. i'm joe krebs. >>> let's take a live look outside this morning. we had an almost full moon all night long. it was gorgeous with clear skies. 38 degrees right now here in the nation's capital. here's tom to take a look at our forecast. >> there is a live picture of that moon, which will have it partially obscured by the earth's shadow predawn tomorrow morning. we may have enough of a clear sky to see a partial lunar eclipse tomorrow morning right before dawn. it's the center of the country that folks will see a total lunar eclipse early saturday morning. right now around our region, the moon is illuminating the frost. i saw a sparkling sort of silvery frost under that moon light before i left the house earlier this morning. right now 35 cold degrees at reagan national. that's one of the warm spots. elsewhere, we are below freezing. we have frost all the way from the mountains to atlantic beaches. right near the bay waters, a little bit above freezing. most locations in the mid and uppe

. >> i'm pat lawson muse. a whole new twist this morning. >> the form he assistant football coach jerry sandusky made his first appearance in a courtroom. but not as long as expected. he walked out just minutes after his pretrial hearing was call to order. jay gray has details. >> reporter: for now, the face to face showdown between jerry sandusky and his accusers will have to wait. >> the best possible defense. to stay the course, fight for four quarters. we await the tub to present our side. >> reporter: sandusky and his attorneys left the on county courthouse this morning after a last-minute decision to forego a scheduled pretrial hearing. >> we decided late last flight that the better part of the tactical maneuver from our standpoint would be to waive today's proceeding. >> reporter: the move dramatically impacts the strategy on both sides of this high profile case. in exchange for waiving the hearing interesting defense says they were promised that prosecutors would not raise bail box provide discovery in

here is pat lawson. >> thanks, barbara. taking care of an older pet can get tough, but house for the heart makes it easier for the pets. we have a sanctuary for older animals. and cher runs the center. >> it seems at the end of the rescue center, they had people saying i had a dog since it waswas 8 years old, and now it's 13, and i can't take care of it anymore. and i rescued just seniors. >> once you walk into this place, you don't want to leave. you just want to go back. the dogs touch your heart. cher's energy and love for the dogs touch your heart, and it's a good way to get a good feeling. you know you are doing something to help something that needs it, and they don't ask for anything in return. >> and tell us about your care for the dogs, includes taking care of their needs as they age, and then you give them a dignified end of life. >> absolutely. usually we let our dogs go with the vets assistants, and when their bodies are put in the container to go for kraemation. the people who touch them, the last time they are

i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm jim handly. it was a tense couple of hours today for some riders on metro's blue and orange lines this morning. after a piece of train came off creating sparks and smoke. >> dozens of passengers were stranded after three trains were damaged. news4 as pat collins is live this afternoon outside of metro headquarters with the latest what went wrong. pat? >> reporter: pat, this turned out to be a three-train event. and the troublemaker is something they call a friction. a metal disc about the size of this reel. it is part of the braiking system and fell off of one of the trains and hit the third rail and then -- two trains coming right behind it. this happened around 9:45 this morning between the plaza and smithsonian station. there was a lot of smoke and sparks. there were a lot of frightened passengers. this is what they had to say. >> we heard noises and the train was moving strange and then there were sparks. >> then you see big old flame and the train stops in the tunnel. >> then all of a sudden

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. >> i'm pat lawson muse siting in for eun yang on this friday, december 9th. >>> and this morning onews, the virginia tech community is once again coming together and coming to grips with another tragic shooting on cal pus. this time the victim was a campus police officer shot and killed during a routine traffic stop. investigators say a separate man who wasn't affiliated with the stopped car was the gunman. he was found a short time later shot to death in a separate parking lot. it's still not clear if he killed himself or he had been wounded in an exchange of gunfire with the campus police officer. the virginia tech campus was locked down for hours yesterday as police made sure the gunman wasn't still on the loose. even after the lockdown, students say they are still shocked and unsettled by what happened. >> it's heart breaking. we're all just distraught about it all. we've had several encounters with the police officers, and they've always been polite and nice to us and try to help us. so when one of them goes down, it's really hard. >> final exams which were scheduled for today

. >> and i'm pat lawson muse. i'm in for eun yang this morning. >>> new from overnight, "g" street northwest is still closed between 11th and 12th street because of a blown transformer. this happened a little after 11:00 at the intersection of "g" and 11th. police originally thought it was a robbery at the suntrust as an explosion blew out two windows at the bank. pepco is on the scene working to fix the problem and reopen the area. >>> congress will finally approve an extension of the payroll tax cut just days before it was set to expire. house republicans are bowing to pressure by democrats and fellow republicans in the senate to agree to a two-month version of the tax cut. the senate passed a version of the bill last week. house speaker john boehner demanded a one-year renewal of the tax cut, and he insists that's still the best policy. >> when you look at this, it's another short term extension. this creates uncertainty for job creators. i used to run a small business. i know how this works. and kicking the ca

i'm kim lawson sitting in.hank you for joining us. 93-year-old e vvangelist billy graham was hospitaled on wednesday with pneumonia. a spokesman says he was alert and upbeat. in may, he recovered from a case of pneumonia. thursday was world aids day and religious leaders were among those recommitting their efforts to combat the deadly disease. at an event in washington, president obama announced new funding for getting life-saving drugs to more hiv positive people. especially pregnant women. former president george w. bush and bill clinton participated via satellite. people of faith gathered in south africa to mark the opening of a united nation's meeting on climate change. a rally led by anglican archbishop urged leaders to reach an agreement on reducing greenhouse gases. in rome, pope benedict xvi also urged deliberations on the environ. delegates in the u.s. religious leaders travel to cuba this week. this trip was led by national council of churches general secretary. there were meetings with cuban governme

i'm pat lawson muse. after years and years of lobbying, tax drivers may get a fare hike and a credit card payment option. the rate would jump to $2.16. and the wait time $15 to 25 bucks. cabbies say it's about time. what are critics saying? >> they've been fighting for quite some time. this was a big, big controversy with the cabs. they wanted to push ahead. but fenty, not to say he ignored it, but his administration didn't take it up. vince gray's administration is different. that's the reason why we're seeing this now. vince gray has been more or less -- has aligned himself with the struggles of the taxicab people. but i would say if you're going to have a raise, it's fine. but i think they need to put a lot of emphasis on bettering the cab's service. because we still find pockets around washington where cabs won't go, especially in the black communities. we also find people in the cabs who can hardly speak english and they hardly know the streets of washington. so all of this goes into the pot if we're

and curtis lawson ends up with the pigskin. falcons take a 26 27-0 lead into halftime.rd quarter, gabbert stripped by abraham. he was awesome. 3 1/2 sacks. two forced fumbles. c cory peters in the end zone, untouched for the t.d. later, ryan to white. three t.d. passes for gnatty ice. they win it 41-14. >>> don't forget, for all your sports action, join us for "the highlight express" here on espn news. >>> one nfl matchup this weekend already getting a lot of attention. this one is tom versus tim. >> tom brady versus tim tebow. a clash of two guys with proven skill on the field. but complete opposites off of it. >> complete opposites. one dated actresses, then married a supermodel. the other, a proud virgin. one swears like a sailor. the other probably wouldn't think of it. brady is having a solid season himself. there's the tebow famous pose, right there. good luck, guys. >>> coming up next, "the pulse," and christmas wishes from the white house. >>> and the incredible scene, as daredevil kayakers take this plunge. sarah, will you marry me? i think we should see other

lawson chicken ranch was along 19th ave. >> [inaudible] >> not exactly.e donated the land later to the city, though. sort of the farm house feeling of the richmond. >> there is a water tower with a windmill in the back. >> right, get your water from wells. that was the early boathouses. looking at that map, sporting men would come out in the horses, have little races with their horses and carriages and the sea horse races, maybe get in a card game, have a drink of the way to the beach. >> but this was when there was county land, so there was no gambling. the move people out to county for the race track. >> they were away from intense public scrutiny out there. >> my of the state is there were four racetracks in the city. -- my understanding. can you name them? >> pioneer, union, in the side, and oceanside. >> there ago. maybe there are more. >> we have a big article on race tracks on our website. outsidelands.org. >> the ingleside, you can still see that. >> they developed where that race track was, just south of ocean avenue, they kept the oval of the ra

. >> i'm pat lawson muse in for eun yang this morning.elcome to "news 4 today" on this friday, december 23rd. it's a wet friday morning. a little brisk out there, but it is december after all. tom, we could use a little clearing later. >> in fact, we get a little sunshine after sunrise this morning, which is at 7:24. and temperatures will be dropping after noontime toda

and sunderland travel to neil warnock's keep yall who produced a valiant showing lawson days to no time defeat to united which was knighted by black cats boss martin o'neill. first of all a good a lot of respect for the manager has been. an excellent move into for a long time and you so you would know what to expect from his teams. and they could consider. was having a look at that not just united. the number of troops is. soon. i don't think confidence would be good. well on tuesday night more pressure was heaped on blackburn manager steve kane as his side slipped to the boss of with a two one zero defeat to basement and local rivals bolton was twice came from behind to draw two two with norwich but are still just two points above the drop zone while over in spain defending champions real madrid us through to the last sixteen of the copper del rey a comprehensive five warner home win of a thirty year old but again that saw them shoot a seventy one on aggregate severe espanyol and while also advanced. and in the meantime the russian national team oct twelfth behind denmark in year endin

manager martin o'neill carried richardson and up to fifty two minutes for the visitors but sebastian lawson missed a penalty that would have made it to no longer factor to quickly equalize go on to find the winner. and in the meantime a chelsea striker nicolas anelka is the latest start to be linked with a big spending russian side and she the blues have accepted transfer request from the thirty two year old frenchman as well as from defender alex is twenty nine the pair are expected to be sold in the january transfer window with knockouts cannot clubs considered to be an option for anelka and use billionaire owner suliman karimov has already signed samuel eto roberto carlos as well as chelsea minute as your call of well meanwhile blues boss andre says there was no ill feeling about the requests to leave. zation was was was fair and and very very frontal and direct with the way the players i mean the players have shown their interest in leading the club or put on a transfer request for quite some time. dr professionals and their professionalism and integrity who is there in question. tennis

something to cheer about however with six minutes to go david boies one of the strikes and sebastian lawson's injury time winner if any of the day the victory means the black cats out of the drop zone one of the britannia stadium matthew washington's first tough race against his former club is enough to sixty eight with victory as a ten month old and then eleven game unbeaten run emmanuel out of my all for the second half and also back for forgiveness for both sent off late on decisions which angered redknapp who also saw tottenham should have two more spot kicks and how to go any disallowed offsite. go read off a good. ball down the law in. boilers to your zone so i will you know when the balls play to him. just so we can why we don't think we were poor first go off and all mind up we didn't play well we judge of joy and second of back to them and i'm faltering. a couple of decisions have been completely and utterly wrong with you as you watch t.v. until you see it. well meanwhile as monday night fist place chelsea will look to bridge the ten point gap to the top and keep their title hopes a

numbers activists risking arrests until wells fargo agreed to a modification, the kind of miracle the lawsons hope for. >> we thought we were doing the right thing being prequalified, substantial down payment, 800 credit score. we thought this would never end up like this. >> reporter: here they are facing foreclosure their only option to join the protest but buyers and auctioneers say their actions are misguided. >> i feel bad that people are being foreclosed on but to come down here kind of, you know, after the fact doesn't make a lot of sense. these people should be, you know, talking to the banks. >> reporter: protestors claim this is the only way the banks will listen. >> we can't back down from this. we cannot go quietly from our homes as banks take huge amounts of bailouts. >> shame on you! >> reporter: and despite the symbolism of today's actions, it didn't do much to stop that auction. the buyers and sellers continued to communicate, juliette, using headsets and smart phones and were able to continue with that auction today. >> all right. christin ayers in oakland, thank you. >>> in

after seventeen minutes however with six minutes to go david boards one of the strike and sebastian lawson's injury time went out into the black caps for the drop zone to six days while manager harry redknapp deemed off the top and lost to one in a controversial game at stoke he went to eight next to nothing relevant in his first race money want to buy or pull the second half penalty back for spurs before unesco board was sent off late on redknapp through his side which is ninety two more spot kicks and has a good goal disallowed for off saw it. meanwhile just two days after beating out rivals real madrid three wanted to go european champions boss owner offer pairing for the semifinal of the fee for troubled cup in japan was opening matches against categories club. thursday but they didn't waste any time in getting their first taste of the local training grounds in your home or the one coach or the other once his players to relax and then regain focus and head of the game against the asian champions so he will take his charges on a tour around the city for putting them through their paces on