tonight a bloody attack forces police to crack down on leash laws. live at patterson park, explains why the community is afraid, andrea. >> dogs here are often off leash but that is against the law and now police are enforcing it after one dog nearly died. >> misha the poodle may have a permanent limp after two dogs attacked him. >> he was pinned to the sidewalk and these two pit bulls are ripping out his flesh. >> when misha was on the table it broke my heart. >> this incident prompted police to hold a community meeting about off leash animals that they say have become all too common. >> if you have a dog, keep him on a leash, not only for his safety but for the dog. >> in response, any person with a dog off leash is now ticketed or given a warning. >> police have issued 10 citations in the last 2 1/2 weeks. >> for the most part dog owners support the. >> it doesn't mean that the one running around the park isn't going to be the one that sets her off or scares her. >> at the same time in patterson park there really is no dog park to take them to. >>

. >>> next up, good morning, we are at patterson park, the police are cracking down on the dog leashes and what brought this on, more coming up. >>> good morning. a friendly fire incident, we are going to have more on there being more to this story. >> we are here in washington, the president has hit the road to push for an extension for pay roll tax cuts. more coming up. >>> if you are heading out on the west side, we are seeing delays, more on how slow it is. let's send it over to burn death. >>> more on the wet start to the day and the warm one, the colder air is coming and we will have more coming up. >>> i'm dreaming after black christmas, the latest book from comedian lewis black. >>> stay with us for more on the morning show. it will continue in a moment. ,, . >>> on the way to work and school, it is way warm outside. you will enjoy that. sharron has traffic right after we go to weather. >>> it is very warm, but before we get to the tells, looking at the rain overnight. nothing that heavy. here is the next area, moving through, more solid, just southwest of west minister, maybe

. >> reporter: there are rules that the park service takes seriously about having dogs on leashes enunder control in a park like this. >> we had a dog that bit a visitor last week that literally the dog was leashed but was not under control. >> reporter: it's about safety for the park patrons, other dogs and the deer. >> fines for off leash dogs in national parks ranges from 25 to $1,000 and can carry up to six months in jail. >>> an organization called wreaths for america placed wreaths today at the u.s. naval academy and the world war ii memorial in annapolis. the group will go to arlington national cemetery tomorrow where more than 100,000 wreaths will be laid on the tombstones there. this is the 20th year of that event. more than 15,000 volunteers helped make the wreaths. >>> a former assistant principal will spend five years in prison for receiving child porn. he got the minimum sentence allowed under federal law. it is less that what prosecutors requested. he was an assistant principal at greenville elementary school in virginia he was arrested in june after being caught trading chi

. >>> the alexandria sill citi council has changed its mind about an amendment to the leash law. it would have made it illegal to yao u.s. only an electronic collar. the change was met with letters from dog owners and business owners who attract dog owners not wanting to keep their pets leashed. the county will re-examine the leash laws and work on language to make everyone happy. >>> bon voyage to the floating dorm on the bay in southern maryland. the cruise ship that housed 200 st. mary's college students weighed anchors yesterday. school officials say that health and air inspections have deemed the dorms safe again and they will be back open after the holiday break. >>> maya angelou's argument. >>> and the swan song for illegal gun and drug rings across the area. >>> god is good for letting him come home now and i'm very excited. i'm very happy to see my dad. >> we'll see the reunion get the technology they love, on the network they deserve. and video chat with up to 9 of your friends with the galaxy nexus by samsung, or get the samsung stratosphere, and for a limited time, ge

in terms of having leashes, picking up after animals and being responsible. i think the community, in particular the and welfare -- control and welfare commission had talked about dog walker legislation for many years due

regardless of whether the dogs are on or off leash or whether the dogs are being walked in a park or on city streets. only requiring professional dog walkers to have a permit that walk more than four dogs at the same time will put some dog walkers, those with the largers groups, at an unfair economic disadvantage, compared to the other walkers, those who walk smaller groups. dog walkers who walk larger groups will have the financial burden of the permit, the insurance, the vehicle inspection and educational requirements that other dog walkers walking less will not. even though safety issues cited to justify those requirements apply, whether you're walking one dog or more. the permit fee. we suggest a permit fee of $150 to start out with, to encourage buy-in from the dog-walking community. safely restraining animals. this requirement is rather vague. we think it need to be spelled out. but we would suggest that it means that the vehicle inspections would require a non--skid surface of rubber or rugs in the bed of the truck, that windows will have a strong screening, like, for example,

the rules say dogs have to be on a six-foot leash.ers can face fines up to $1,000. -- violators can face fines up to $1,000. holdamily and friends will for an this weekend missing that has been for a week. dunkin disappeared after he did managed -- aom a 35-year-old vanished in the recover ae trying to dead deer. >>> a richmond area woman is in with the law, accusing -- accused of faking a case of cancer. pretended that she had cancer in order to solicit financial contributions. she said she was diagnosed with cancer four times. was never treated by doctors she claimed she was saying. >>> pennsylvania senator wants appe to stop offering this called license. stillould help criminals even pose and might to national security. >>> eddie murphy is going to marion barry in a film about the former d.c. mayor and current city council member. hbo says that spike lee will murphy in this made for television film. it will cover the years from 1977 until 1990. , but he hascomedian dramatic roles. >> interesting choice. >>> no drama in our weather.

. >>> well, dog owners in alexandria, the city's leash law is about to change again.he council rescinded an amendment passed last month that would have made it illegal to use only an electronic collar. the council now says it will reexamine its current leash laws and work on new language that can hopefully make everyone happy. dog lovers sent several letters to the city council, and several business owners complained because they attract dog owners not wanting to keep their pets on a leash. this has been going back and forth for a while. as a dog lover and a dog owner, something that you take very seriously. >> the issue of letting dogs off of the leash. i won't ask you publicly whether you do that. >> oh, no, i don't. i don't. he's a 100-pound lab. >> it's not safe for others and not safe for the dog. >> absolutely. a lab is a great dog, and it's friendly with everyone, but you just don't know. you don't know the situations that others have had with animals either. you want to be mindful and respectful of that. >>> our time right now is 5:26. coming up, how troops re

in terms of having leashes, picking up after animals and being responsible. i think the community, in particular the and welfare -- control and welfare commission had talked about dog walker legislation for many years due to concerns about the welfare of animals in the care of commercial dog walkers, as well as impacts on the park. as well as information we had received about animals being lost, cared foreand other things. that is how this all began. there was a real call for regulation of this, and i know there are business reasons for the regulation as well. in terms of any questions that you may have about the particulars of the legislation or animal welfare and control's position, i would be happy to answer them. one thing that has come up, and supervisor wiener is aware of this, is our resource chacks and our ability to over see and provide services related to them, in particular enforcement. people who have concerns about anything related to animals generally call us. it has an impact on our resources, which are limited. that is the one area that we hav

. >>> a swollen canine population is prompting san francisco to tighten the leash? >> city leaders are looking at new rules that would limit where they live, play and how they're cared for. one committee will consider regulating professional dock walkers. more parks are looking at proposals to reduce the number of off leash play areas and there is a new sign warning humans about taking unruly nonservice dogs into restaurants and grocery stores. >>> coming up, boosting brain power. how a single molecule in your brain may be the key to a better memory. >> and ready to bake but not ready to eat. the hidden danger of some cookie doughs. >>> we started out with freezing temperatures around the bay area this morning. lots of sunshine into the afternoon. but the weekend big changes coming maybe a little rain. we'll talk about this coming up. matter? you'd do that for me? really? yeah, i'd like that. who are you ing to? uh, it's jake from state farm. sounds like a really good deal. jake from state farm at three in the morning. who is this? it's jake from state farm. what ar

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the rabbit dog, keep them on a leash. when one wants to take a positive view of gorbachev's actions that explained what. he allowed the hard-liners to stay close to him. to bring them forward to the point that they could succeed in staging a coup which happened in august of 1991. in retrospect that is his defense. i'm not so sure. and belong to a generation of correspondents who were there in early 1991 who were very critical of gorbachev and could see that yeltsin was doing the right thing. doing the courageous thing which was to stop the crackdown in the baltics. yeltsin was looking for than independent russia. >> host: in your book you have these wonderful details on both of those personalities. some of them jumped out at me that i hadn't realized. you save for example gorbachev was the urbane sophisticated man of the world but swore a blue streak of profanity at the drop of a hat where yeltsin was a hard-drinking siberia is how you describe him. will really dislike the use of swear words and the people who did it and

. >>> dog owners in alexandria, the city's leash law is about to change again. the council rescinded an ame amendment last month that would make it illegal to use an electronic collar only. the city will work on new language that can make everyone happy. dog lovers sent several letters to the city council complaining about the proposed change. several business owners also complained because they attract dog owners who do not want to keep their pets on a leash. >>> the wizards will play their second and final preseason game against the philadelphia 76ers, and they have their leading scorer back. nick young returned to washington and signed a one-year contract for $3.7 million. he's coming off a career year, averaging 17 points a game. >>> right now a massive snowstorm is snarling pre-holiday travel plans. fierce winds and snow have caused fatal accidents in five states out in the great plains. mike sigh deeidel is live in ga city, kansas, looking at conditions there. mike, good morning to you. a little rough for gardens out there, right? >> reporter: the growing

. >> why don't you take off the leash. that's okay hershey. come on. come on hershey. that's okay.ersh, hersh. >> eventually hershey decides to humor these people. there's a small fee but it all goes to the humane society. >> this was his second visit to santa claus. the first visit he barked louder and longer than this time so he's getting better and he didn't snap at santa. >> i actually have not had a bad experience. i've never been bitten. i've never had any dog do something that i didn't want him to do on me and all the dogs have been very, very good. okay buster, up, up. good girl. look at the camera. good girl. oh, you want that, you want that hunter. hunter, hunter do you want. no hunter wants to get down. >>> when we come back on a second look. yes those are cats singing silent night. bob mackenzie will explain how they do that and try it out on another little portly musical star. >>> and later, bob mackenzie reflects on christmas. ok, you guys wanted a space for entertaining your friends, so, open your eyes and check out your new living room! [ gasps ] honey, the tv's ove

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she knew the power of a well placed leash. knew there was no looking back. once man laid himself upon her he was cleave into her. need the clay of her. she knew then shield always need a sheath. a shield from shame. the early pain of having been divided. >> first sin. forgive me for coveting my mother's breast until it bled iodine to deceive me. 165. you cried when i left for california. you and bastand figure the driveway. i didn't expect that from you. wasn't prepare for the weeping that would last until i cross the the state border. when i got to oakland my emotions leaked like a wildfire. they are the kind that destroy you, your security your shell. it almost killed me the home sickness the longing and anger that flawed itself into a stone in my throat. 165 days until i see you again. how many days in a semester. how long before i can go home? sometimes you need to burn everything to begin a new and here there are no science the deaths are not as severe the pure ifkification not complete. to let the natural of the sun have it's way with me. to feel the t

his to keep them on a leash. that actually, was to take a very positive view. that explains a lot. he allow the hard-liners to stay close and so that it could bring them forward to the point when they could not succeed in staging a coup which actually happened in august 1991. in retrospect i not so sure of launches generation of russians who were there in 1901 who were very critical. conceded he was telling the right thing, during the courageous thing, which was to stop the crackdown. of course he was looking toward an independent russia which helped his case as well. >> in your book you have these wonderful details on both of those personalities. some of them jumped out of me. that did not realize that you say, for example, gorbachev was the urbane, sophisticated man of the world, yet swore a blue streak of profanity at that drop of a hat. the peasant faced hard drinking siberian is how you describe in your really dislike the use of swear words and hated it when gorbachev would swear at him. >> love of fun finding out about the personalities of these two men who dominated by repor

. >> reporter: this family learned a lesson, walk your dogs on a leash and put my kicrochips in r pets. >> that's the key. we would not be here with her if we did not put in the microchip. >> reporter: she's friendly and loves the doggie biscuits. i tell you one thing, this is going to be a special christmas for them. i'm shomari stone, news 4. >> dogs are very smart. they'll figure it out. >>> next, two local women set out to see if their age makes it easier or more difficult to slim down. the results of our >>> here we go. remember these bouncing feet? back in october, first lady michelle obama set out to break the guinness world record for the most people doing jumping jacks. some 300,000 people participated in the event worldwide shattering the old record. the event was part of the first lady's let's move initiative to fight childhood obesity. big success. hey, if you are thinking about your new year's resolution, you might find inspiration in the next story coming up. after eight weeks, we have the final results of the weight loss competition. two women, 30 years apart in age set

. >> maybe a leash next time. >>> north korea is signaling it will not be a kinder, gentler nation. the communist country released a stern new message, warning the world there will be no change in its position toward south korea. calls out "foolish politicians" and south korea's so-called evil mystique and it refers the first time to kim jong un as the great leader. >>> and massive fire is finally out aboard a russian nuclear fireworks -- submarine. the submarine was in dry dock for repairs and the nuclear reactor was shut down. seven people had to be treated for carbon monoxide poisoning. officials say radiation levels in the area are back to normal. >>> about a dozen homeowners and pennsylvania will be ringing in the new year at somebody else's house. they were evacuated because of this sinkhole in allentown. firefighters say a nearby cemetery is in danger of sinking and a natural debt -- natural gas line could be compromised. >> nothing like that here. >> temperatures in the 50's which is amazing. it will stick around the next couple of days. this is from wintergreen, south and w

. >> we could tie a leash to that ball and call it a kite today. i'm sure it would take air if we had the ability -- well, maybe not that ball but maybe a small dog today. we've got strong winds. as the storm pulled out of here, getting some fresh snow in western p.a. we've got the clouds that have pushed in here and we will notice those winds a little bit more active as the morning wears on. temperatures have bumped up a little bit here and that is actually just a surge headed in the next disturbance. winds will pick up in the next couple of hours. we'll be in the general 35 to 40 range and a mostly cloudy skies and winds could reach 30 miles per hour. we'll try to break the clouds, get our way back to 43 and then we'll warm things up into new year's weekend. here's angela with traffic. >> an update on some of the earlier trouble spots we had. if you're traveling on 50 now, eastbound lanes all open at route 2. that earlier tractor trailer fire on the shoulder so you will see people slowing down just to take a look. northbound 295 at the harbor tun

this dog ran off one day with a collar and leash stimattached. >> we put an ad on craigslist and got a phone call. i took her to the shelter. >> reporter: when brandy called they said they didn't have zoe but there she was. >> i petted zoe and told her it was going to be okay. and she was coming home. >> reporter: but she didn't come home. the shelter worker says that only brandy could claim zoe. >> they told him there would be an rto on her and it was fine as long as he would pay for boarding. >> reporter: brandy could not get down to pick up zey for four days. >> the supervisor told me i have horrible news. what he said next was we euthanized her this morning. >> this was our mistake that resulted in this tragedy. >> reporter: stephanie shane is the chief operating officer with the humane society. >> we take full responsibility for what happened. we have apologized to the family and suppressed our regret and sympathies and taken steps to make sure it will never happen again. >> reporter: brandy's boyfriend should have been able to take zoe home and the return to owner notice was no

they carry one leash per dog on their person and keeping the pooper scooper law. they must carry that permit with them on their person when they work on city property. and then the topic that has generated far and away the most discussion, the legislation limits the number of dogs that can be walked at one time to seven. there has been some misinformation floating around i want to clarify. the legislation will not require each dog to be individually crated in each car. the director of animal care and control will set vehicle standards. the legislation was not drafted by dog tech, which provides a dog walker training prap. some have suspected that dog tech helped draft the legislation, and that is not true. the legislation provides for an all tiff apprenticeship program. i do want to note i am introducing a number of amendments to the legislation. i want to note the most significance ones so that people don't come up during comment and say i should do something that i am already doing. these are from feedback, including from the small business commission. these ame

he is leash-trained. >> he's energetic. >> he's energetic. >> take out on a walk once, twice a day. if you got a yard, even better. have we got concerns with other animals? >> he has no kid history so we're going to say children 10 and above. he's a little too interested in cats. he has a wonderful foster in olney, maryland. they have a cat and he's pretty playful with the cat. so, we're also saying no cats for sawyer. >> how can people contact you, becky? >> easiest way is to get on to our web site, lab-rescue.org. we have an adoption day, next one is january 21st at the petsmart in sterling, virginia. >> if you missed any of that, go to wusa9.com. you are aggressive. wusa9.com. click on petline 9. stick around. we'll be right back with more 9news now at noon from the kitchen in just a moment. good boy. >>> i'm one on one today with one of my favorite people, steve lucas. he is the chef for several facilities. if you really want good mexican food, if you go to rosa mexicana. they have a fabulous book called rosa's mexican table. and it has some of the recipes, most of the recipes f

. >> reporter: a family learned a lesson, walk your dogs on a leash and put microchips in your pets. >> we would not be here today with petunia if she didn't have that microchip. >> reporter: she is friendly and love doggie biscuits and maybe someone fed her and she jumped in the car. who knows. but this will be a special christmas for them. in virginia, i'm shomari stone, news4. >>> still ahead tonight why lady gaga got a dinner invitation from maryland's governor. >>> we hear a lot about the white light that people see before they die. the question is what is that light and is there any science behind it? >>> a wild ride stops traffic in the inner city and a bear is to blame. >>> outside right now is it a bit on the cold side. 39 degrees at the airport. the temperatures going down tonight. but then back up before our chances for rain. i'll show you about white light that people report seeing when they are close to death. most believe it is heaven. no one can say for sure but there could be several explanations depending who you ask. tony shin takes a closer look. >> reporter: brian

that is when he made his remarks that you are rather dark -- rabid dog and i have to keep you on a leash. he takes a positive view of gorbachev's actions and that explains a lot. he allowed the hardliners to stay close to him so he could bring them forward to the point where they couldn't succeed in staging a coup, which actually happened in august of 1991. in retrospect that is his defense. i'm not so sure i belong to a generation of correspondents who were there in the early 1991 who were very critical of gorbachev. he could see that yeltsin was doing the right thing and doing the courageous thing, which was to stop the crackdown in the baltics but of course yeltsin, yeltsin was looking towards an independent russia and this of course -- >> host: in your book you have this wonderful detail on both of those personalities and some of them jumped out at me. i hadn't realized that you safer example gorbachev with the urbane and sophisticated men of the world yet swore a blue streak, profanity at the drop of a hat whereas yeltsin, the peasant face hard drinking siberian i think is how you d

then they reviewed the video of that and then they sent the dog in on a long leash and came back out. it looked like then eight went in and searched the house. we watched it from our window. >> a woman who drove up in a black suv was promptly handcuffed, taken inside and whisked away by police. it was in newark that simultaneously a second raid was underway at the happiness wellness center marijuana dispense rein this shopping center. according to the state attorney general's office, an investigation was launched into the dispense reat the request of newark city officials. they say it was operating criminally, claiming those who ran it were pocketing a six-figure income per month when it was supposed to be not for profit. >> it is completely a nonprofit. nobody is making that kind of money. the collective is providing medicine to its patients who are sick california residents with cancer. they are growing the medicine for them and providing it to them and being reimbursed with the cost and expenses. all of this is pure harassment. >> they say it is for conspiracy along with possession