marion barry's estate will not let dickens use his name. the washington city paper reports the lawsuit demands that any pro potional materials with -- promotional materials with barry on them be turned over and destroyed. >>> always watching always tracking, wusa9's first alert weather. , d.c.'s most accurate. >> a little brisk today. >> we lost almost 30 degrees essentially from the 70s to the 40s. >> we knew it was coming. >> april can be cruel, not as cruel as march. we're looking at one more day with that marine layer. then we'll bust into the warm sector on friday. let's start with a live look outside, our live michael and son weather cam, a little dreary. you're looking north toward the cathedral. it's 50 downtown, relative humidity pretty high, 80%, and winds still east, northeasterly at 9. until the winds turn southwesterly we'll have low clouds, shower, drizzle and cool air. here's the radar over the past hour. we're looking at the activity back to the west and it looks impressive because it's warm out west of us. it's in the 70s i

he told us why he is running. >> not because my name is marion barry or because i think i'm entitled to win. it has to do with the fact that i care about my community, my people, and the work i've been doing for all of my adult life i feel as though is what's been missing in politics. >> however, hanging over bare rei is a trial set for next month on a charge of threntding a bank employee and damaging property. bare rei said he will not let that matter interfere with his campaign. voters head to the polls on april 2nd. early voting now underway. we've got more on the times and locations for you on our website go. to wusa9.com and search for the d.c. voter guide. >>> turning now to montgomery county tonight, you know a judge is seangd message when he hands down a sentence of 150 years. the judge's message to convicted sex predator joey . dexter, rot in jail. 150 years for raping men that he drugged after meeting them at beer pong tournaments. he was convicted of assaulting five men but prosecutors believe there are at least 25 more victims they have not been able to identify from the

but we had the people. >> marion barry's son christopher barry known as marion c.barry picked up 7% of the vote. brandon todd won the seat for ward 4. he replaces muriel bowser who left her seat when she was elected mayor. >>> today a now suspended staffer appears in court. fred pagan was serving as an aide to thad cochran. border officers intercepted a package that contained a date rape drug. federal agents then raided his home. >>> students at the university of maryland college park will see the movie "american sniper." the screening was cancelled last week because the muslim student association said the movie was anti-muslim. students who were not happy posted hateful and racist messages on social media. after a long discussion about the first amendment, they'll show that movie on monday. >>> 4:49 now. metro just took a big hit in funding. the house committee that oversees the agency released a plan yesterday to cut its federal funding in half. to $75 million. metro has to demonstrate what it's doing to fix problems before getting that money. now a committee spo

barry's son christopher, also known as marion c.icked up about 7% of the vote and in ward 4 brendon todd will replace muriel bowser who left her seat when she was elected mayor. our tom sherwood in southeast with the latest. >> reporter: who are these folks behind you? >> family. >> reporter: from ward 8, former school board member trayon white badly outspent was less than 2% behind laruby may in a contest that may depend on uncounted absentee ballots. >> my reaction is we trust the people and our job is getting and sharing our visit and we're very confident we have more numbers than our opponent. >> reporter: laruby may urged her supporters to stay strong confident that she will win in the end. >> you were more disciplined. >> reporter: and the mayor muriel bowser backed may. >> she's winning and we want to make sure that the board of elections is counting every vote. >> reporter: and marion berry's son placed out of the vote in ward 8. in ward 4, brandon todd another candidate endorsed by bowser easily won in a crowded field to re

accident on marion and the gulf road. this is the backup around gladwyn. the accident seems to be in the process of clearing. we can see the backup behind there. about a 20-minute delay behind that scene. if you are headed westbound from the vine street expressway into the blue route, a 37 minute trip. heavy behind that scene. only 13 minutes from the blue route into the vine street expressway. additionally, if you're heading into philadelphia this morning, we have no problems on the betsy or the walt but we're down to three lanes on the ben franklin bridge due to ongoing construction. >>> it's 10 after 6:00 right now. more than a dozen students are hurt after a stage collapsed at an indiana high school. this morning we're hearing from witnesses who describe the chaotic scene that started as a musical performance. >>> plus the frustration is mounting in baltimore where protesters are demanding justice after a man is arrested. they're asked to step up their efforts this weekend. joao it's 6:13. we're following two breaking stories. first of all, philadelphi

alison: marion barry's widow is suing the woman who donated a kidney.he said that she uses barry's likeness on a website for her organ donation charity. the woman said that they found at the charity together with marion barry. barry's denies that and is seeking damages. leon: a stamp honoring maya angelou has a quote on it that was not hers. it is widely attributed to her. first lady michelle obama and oprah winfrey were on hand at the unveiling. there is now a painting of angelou in the portrait garden. she died last february at the age of 86. you remember rememb the last time there was an angelou quote that caused controversy, a phrase inscribed on the martin luther king jr.emorial was badly periphrastic and made him seem arrogant. that quote, thanks to angelou was eventually removed. alison: a "vanity fair" story gives aid some background on the decision to suspend news anchor brian williams for exaggerating his state and storing the reporting during the iraq war. one person quoted in the article that williams wondered out loud if he had a brain tumo

the late marion barry's wife is suing the woman who donated her husband a kidney. cora masters barry says kim dickens is using marion barry's celebrity image to raise money. sam ford is in northeast with the latest on this one. hi, sam. sam: hello, leon. in this lawsuit, mrs. barry accuses kim dickens who donated marion barry a kidney of unauthorized use of her husband's name and she is seeking restitution for any funds she might have raised. of course, kim dickens' side has a different story. >> for someone to give you an organ and risk their life is significant. sam: he is talking about kim dickens, the woman who donated a kidney to the late marion barry five years before his death and who is now being sued by barry's widow cora masters barry for holding fundraisers for a kidney foundation that dickens-barry formed. she thinks it's a money grab and violation of his estate. he compares it to the martin luther king family's fight to control the brand of the civil rights leader. but the one who is treasure of the barry-dickens kidney foundation says it's personal. d

leon: why marion barry's widow is suing her late husband's kidney donor. leon: 30 counts, one verdict. alison: today jurors found dzhokhar tsarnaev guilty on all 30 counts that he faceed in the boston marathon bombings trial. roz slater in our newsroom with details including what happens next here. roz? roz: after two days of deliberations, the jury found tsarnaev guilty across the board and 17 counts make him eligible for the death penalty. it comes a week before the two-year anniversary of the horrific terror attack. dzhokhar tsarnaev and his older brother tamerlan had been accused of setting off two pressure cooker bombs near the finish line of the 2013 boston marathon. the blast killed three and injured more than 200. then three days later the brothers are accused of gunning down a campus police officer at m.i.t. now, tamerlan died in a shootout with police during this. and during the trial, defense attorneys argued that dzokhar was just a teen at the time and under the control of his older brother who planned the attack. outside the courtroom, the vic

. >>> who will replace the late marion barry on the d.c. council? early voting began in ward 8 monday and mayor muriel bowser has a candidate she is backing in this crowded field. >> bruce johnson reports some of the challengers today dropped out. turns out it's part of a strategy to stop the bowser candidate. >> reporter: this is ward 8 with roughly 70,000 people. it's got some of the most depressed areas in all of the districts, but developers have also discovered ward 8 and like what they see. >> we need to make sure that our residents can afford housing in the communities and neighborhoods in ward 8 they want to live in. >> reporter: it's a race that attracted 16 candidates, nearly everyone claiming to have had a special working relationship with the former councilman marion barry. >> i care about the people in this ward. i've been here since 1969 in the same location. i'll show up when i need to show up. >> reporter: the candidates seem to agree on the issues. >> public safety. we just had a shooting yesterday, a young man larry killed on marti

still to come a kidney donation to marion barry sparked a legal battle. and tonight, first words from the lawyers representing the late mayor's widow. and discrimination case out of nats park. why three former ushers are now suing because of their work schedules. but first, the mounting evidence against russia and the sensitive information the hackers may have seen. maureen: new questions tonight after a technical glitch left thousands of people without power. the problem at a power station in charles county caused yesterday's outage that left people stuck in elevators and a dark metro stop. we spoke with energy experts today. they tell us this outage exposes the vulnerability of the electrical grid to attack. the d.c. area has preventative measures in place including backup power at federal buildings. new accusations tonight that the russians hacked the white house computers last fall gaining access to sensitive information. political reporter scott thuman is live on capitol hill with new developments on this cyber intrusion. scott? scott: well maureen,

mayor marion barry is suing the woman who donated a kidney to barry in 2009. the lawsuit claims that kim dickens does not have the permission to use his likeness to promote her charity. the website says that dickens and barry founded the group together. barry's widow says that's not true. cora masters barry the executor of barry's estate demands she removes all mention of her late husband. it also seeks punitive damages. maryland is a step closer to banning powdered alcohol. the house of delegates voted overwhelmingly to ban the sale until summer of next year. maryland's senate has approved a similar measure. two houses must reach a compromise to send the bill to the governor larry hogan. several other states have approved bans. many fear they will abuse the substance that can be dissolved in liquids. next on abc 7 news at 6:00 the promise that republican rand paul is making as he enters the race for president and the big challenges he's already facing. plus chief meteorologist doug hill explains the big changes we'll see by morning. tim: a new tiger has them

meantime, marion christopher barry got 7% of the vote. >>> there are no questions in ward 4. brandon todd got 43% of the vote followed by renee bowser who came in with would 2% and leon andrews was third with 15%. >>> tonight the president of the university of maryland says two student groups will hold a screening next monday of the film "american sniper." you remember that last week, another group announced it was postponing a screening of the movie after discussing concerns by the muslim student association. the decision to postpone prompted angry complaints about folks who said it denied freedom of expression. university president called the incident a teachable moment. >> the superintendent of fair fax county schools says the system will have to take a serious look at increasing class sizes. superintendent karen garza says that is because the county board of supervisors today passed a budget for 2015 that fails to fully fund public schools. garza released a statement that says in part, supervisors are sending a clear message they are unemender the increasing challenges of

a cop from marion, indiana was on the line. >> he said, "do you know where tricia is?" in my heart, you know, i knew that something was drastically wrong. tricia had walked to an off-campus supermarket and never returned to her dorm. now more than 20 year later, her parents are still waiting. >> you purchased a cemetery plot. >> yes. >> no headstone? >> no, not until -- >> no. >> not until we find her. >> and we have no answers. that's what eats at me. somebody out there has that answer for us. >> reporter: tricia reitler wasn't even prosecutor beaumont's case but he was deeply moved by her parents. >> it was always a horrible crime to me. i knew about the facts of the case, and i knew about the family. i never met 'em, but i read all the -- the newspaper articles, and the accounts of them, you know, asking for help. beaumont felt certain that suspected serial killer larry hall was responsible. not only did the hall live 25 minutes from indiana wesleyan, he'd been identified chasing two co-eds there, just a week after tricia went missing. so in the summer of 1995, a mon

marion barry's son christopher known as marion c. barry picked up 7% of the vote in ward 8. brandon todd won ward 4. he replaces muriel bowser who left her seat when she was elected mayor. >>> hillary clinton will soon have some competition. nbc news confirming senator bernie sanders will announce tomorrow that he's running for the democratic nomination. he's an outspoken independent from vermont. he says he wants to be a voice for working families as president. he is likely to appeal to voters who don't see clinton as progressive enough. >>> a new study reveals the hpv vaccine may provide important health benefits for girls as young as 14. girls vaccinated at 14 years old were 44% less likely to get cervical dysplasia. >>> and here's something to consider before going on a run on a smoggy day. more than half are living in communities where the air can be dangerous to breath. that's a according to the american lung association. we checked and eenhave eto the d.c. -- even though the d.c. area didn't make the top ten ozone cities we didn't do that well either. d.c. received an

. >> and he confirmed that the hope will be staying with him in lower marion township. >>> tonight a jersey shore cup is -- couple is bigging in after being instructed to return money. their home is in bass river township. burlington is not. next month henry and lillian gomez will go to court to fight a state order to repay the money. the gomez family says they spent the money on repairs long ago and can only hope the courts will make an exception. the department takes accident to recover grant money rewarded in error in accordance with federal guideline. >>> we have a quick correction from an earlier story, the truck that went through the boardwalk was in wild wood. >> a beautiful start to the week. temperatures in the mid 70s. it will be different tomorrow. rain for the morning commute so we will be starting with early rain showers. i think the heaviest rain will be south of philadelphia. temperatures though stay nice as we go through the rest of the week. tomorrow will be about ten degrees cooler than today but that will be because of the cloud cover and rain too. if you're north

weather moving through as you see a tree already chopped up as the weather came through in lower marion. first alert meteorologist brittney shipp has the latest on the fast-moving storms. >> we have another severe thunderstorm warning issued here. for parts of kent county sussex can county stretching into cape may. that's our next concern. as you take a closer look we see wind gusts up to 60 miles an hour. that's all possible when we have a severe thunderstorm warning. heavy downpours also a possibility. if we fly you up this one has just expired. it was going to stay in effect until 4:30 but we'll take to you wilmington where we'll see moderate downpours. in new garden east nottingham, seeing moderate rainfall coming down. we show you through one of our cameras what that looks like you can see the raindrops on our lens. we've seen steady rainfall in philadelphia and wind gusts up to 71 miles per hour. as we continue to track some of these showers as they move to the east we expect to see another round of showers moving into parts of cherry hill closer to 4:49. most of the concern is go

>> in lower marion nbc10 cameras found this tree just toppled over. crews out there armed with chain saws made quick work of that mess in haverford. we're getting lots of calls and pictures from people telling us how this storm is battering their neighborhood. >> check out the scene in the heart of center city, philadelphia. a live picture right here. another round of showers began pelting this camera about ten minutes ago. >> nbc10 first alert meteorologist sheena parveen is tracking it all. when did the storms move out for good? >> for good would be later on this evening, but for parts of the area already north and west lehigh valley, shouldn't expect any more. depends where you are, though. i think after 7 p.m. 8 p.m. we should be in the clear. here's what the radar looks like currently. we still have heavy showers around and still those high winds. we've seen winds gusting near 40 miles an hour today, even higher with any storms around. so, near haverford near 76 across philadelphia moderate to heavy rainfall. this is also in parts of new jersey m

marion, how did you discover this surfing culture in iran? friend of ours went to pakistan before. so there was the idea that tried to check out some waves and we found them. >> how is surfing changing that community? >> it's about sharing. i don't know about changing, it's about sharing something. we just came with the boards and the idea of sharing our passion. and then a lot of people were joining us. >> and how much did they know about surfing before you showed up there with those boards? had they seen pictures or seen it on television? >> in the region we surf, no, i don't think they heard of it before. in tehran or the city, yeah, they know. but no one was surfing there until now. because the region is very dangerous, even in iran. so people were not going there. >> tell us about the organization you've set up that's called waves of freedom. >> we created this, because we wanted to get more awareness of the project. so we created this to, yeah, to get -- to spread the story in a better and easier way. >> marion, thank you very much for

the elections are being held to fill mayor muriel bowser's seat and the late marion barry's seat. cast your ballots at judicial square today and also takoma park rec center and malcolm x elementary school this saturday. >>> metro returns to automated travel. they stopped automation when nine people were killed in fort totten. operators will still be in charge of opening and closing doors. most of the lines won't return to automatic operation till late 2017. >>> enjoy today. another great one. a few more clouds hanging out there but we'll see enough sunshine by this afternoon, 75 degrees. breezy at times. rain arrives tomorrow mainly during the midday carrying on through your evening rush. gets out of here for wednesday. the nats are home by the weekend into the weekend. the only day we could probably see a little rain is on friday for those games. >>> i think the thing of the day is kind of unusual volume we're seeing today. when i was in our little traffic chat a moment ago, no issues on 395, 295. mainly in the maryland side once you start getting toward the district we're starti

and marion barry died. a crowded field of candidates in each ward is seeking to fill those terms on the d.c. council. whoever wins will be sworn in immediately. bowser is backing a candidate in each ward, could build her power on the d.c. council in ward eight b's son christopher is making his first bid for elective office. but in a field with several well-known candidates, with much more community experience. election officials said turnout in both wards is light, as was expected. the polls are open until 8:00 p.m. tonight. we'll have the results on news4 and on nbcwashington.com. here in anacostia, tom sherwood news4. >>> the weather ought to help voter turnout. it's just beautiful out there today. >> it really is. everybody is saying, can we get at least one more of those? >> can we, doug? >> my answer is at least one. >> okay. >> because you're not going to get two. but things turn around quickly after they go downhill just a little bit. let's take a look and show you what's going on outside right now.

. >>> a new lawsuit filed by the widow of the late marion berry. why it's targeting someone who once saved the mayor's life. >>> and a crackdown on synthetic drugs in the district. neighbors are reacting to threats to shut down some local stores. of. >> the widow of the late councilman and mayor marion berry has filed a lawsuit against the woman who donated a kidney to barry in 2008. in legal papers filed by her lawyer cora masters barry contends that the kidney donor is improperly using mayor barry's name to raise money for her nonprofit. her name is kim dickens. her lawyer told nbc 4 today that barry had approved that before she died last november. >>> neighbors in a popular up-and-coming community are welcoming a new crackdown on the sale of illegal synthetic drugs. as tom sherwood reports, one d.c. leader is vowing to put the sellers out of business. >> reporter: on a good weather day, the petworth recreation center draws hundreds of kids. but it's steps from this convenience store cited by the d.c. attorney general's office for marketing synth

winner in eight gets the late marion barry's council seat and his son today was running as marion once. >> most important thing is the people in this community pick their own lear not someone backed by big business. sam: and there are 11 candidates in each of these races. four and eight. polls close at 8:00 p.m. reporting live from southeast washington, sam ford, abc 7 news. alison: sam, thank you very much. coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00 tonight, we will be standing by for another press conference. this one from maryland governor larry hogan about what's been going on in baltimore. kellye: we will bring that to you live and the very latest of alison: let's get a check on the traffic situation with jamie sullivan on traffic watch for us. jamie: we have one issue right now on the inner loop of the beltway right at braddock road. you can see the right lane is blocked off with accident activity. everyone squeezing by using the lanes over to the left-hand side. seeing a little bit of a delay. as we move to take a look i want to show you some of this backup right now. it will be a little b

there is a crowded field to fill marion berry's seat. >>> just before their midnight deadline maryland lawmakers passed next year's budget. the $40 billion spending plan caused a divide. it does include $200 million for education, raises and health care. hogan opposes that spending and says he will likely use the man to offset a deficit next year. >>> and d.c. council raised concern about new taxes and increased sales tax and higher tax at parking garages in the city. they also criticized the small amount of funding for the d.c. street car which she said she supported a few weeks ago. >> i'm confused about whether that's serious because these dollars really wouldn't support such a thing. it looks like a street car system that's on life support. >> bowser says she's does support the street car long term. currently the program is years behind schedule and has cost hundreds of millions of dollars. >>> it's one thing to fall asleep at work. it's another to do it when you work in a plane's cargo area. the employee being blamed for an emergency landing. >> up up, and away. >>. >>> why nasa i

. >>> music producer marion knight was brought into an l.a. courtroom handcuffed to a wheelchair. >> i'm being chained to some type of chair and pushing me in making the situation worse and i want [ indiscernible ] >> it stems from his last court appearance where he collapsed. knight faced a judge today for robbery charges. he is accused of stealing a photographer's camera. this incident is separate from the murder charges he is already facing. >>> jurors want an exhibit list in the murder trial of former nfl player aaron hernandez. 12 jurors deliberated for a full day yesterday. hernandez is charged with the june 2013 shooting death of oden lloyd a semi professional football player who is dating his fiancee's sister. lloyd was shot six times in an industrial park less than a mile from hernandez's home. >>> san jose police looking into a death threat against pro wrestler hulk hogan. it happened at mineta san jose airport three days before wrestlemania came to levi's stadium last month. hogan's wife jennifer said she was in the baggage claim ar

leon: why marion barry's widow is suing the woman who donated a kidney to the former mayor. abc 7 news at 6:00 starts right now. maureen: right now at 6:00 the simple cause of a massive power that brought parts of the nation's capital to a halt. just after lunchtime, the lights went dark from southern maryland all the way to the white house. exclusive abc 7 video shows utility company repapering the transmission conductor in charles county that fell knocking out power to two stations. that fallen conductor interrupted pepco's power supply as well ultimately affecting more than 28,000 customers. that includes the university of maryland where many people were stuck in elevators. we have team coverage of the outage tonight. brianne carter will join us from college park in a moment. but first, d.c. bureau chief sam ford shows us the confusion in the nation's capital. sam? sam: maureen, some buildings were affected. other buildings were not and here at pepco, they're saying this really wasn't a power outage. but rather, it was the power systems in various buildings reacting to a

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incidentally, christopher barry, marion barry's son placed sixth in the election with 460 votes. reporting from northwest washington, sam ford, abc 7 news. leon: all right. thank you for that, sam. coming up on abc 7 news at 4:00 an update on the controversy of whether to show that movie "american sniper" at the university of maryland. what the school's president has now announced. alison: and "7 on your side" with ways to save thousands of dollars each year by changing some of your daily habits. a look at some of the top money wasteers. reporter: and the virginia company accused of selling flooring that's dangerous but angry customers aren't the only ones seeking action. i'm joce sterman. coming up who could pursue criminal charges against lumber liquidators? leon: be sure to sign up to receive text alerts on your cell phone about breaking news traffic and weather. go to wjla.com/text and enter your phone n leon: big trouble for a virginia company accused of having dangerous levels of formaldehyde in its flooring. the justice department says it's seeking criminal charges against

may is leading the race in the seat left vacant after marion barry's death.'s go back to baltimore and check with the leon. leon, what's going on? leon: it's hard to believe the mayhem that we saw playing loud on the streets 24 hours ago. what a difference a day makes. yesterday, we saw expressions of anger, burning, looting, rocks thrown. tonight, the street has been pretty much cleaned up by the people who live here and disappointed in what they saw yesterday. now they are taking it back. just an hour ago, what a difference the hour has made. an hour ago, the curfew was in place half an hour in many people were still milling in the streets, some of them openly challenging the police. the police held their lines come in some places advances towards the protesters and demonstrators in the streets. we saw tear gas, smoke bombs. there is even a report of a fire that was set in a library, but that was distinguished quickly. just a matter of 35, 45 minutes later, the people here listen to the orders to dispersers issued by helicopters in the air. now the streets

wards 4 and 8 will cast their ballots to fill the seats once held by muriel bowser in 4 and the late marion barry in 8. the folks running for his seat took part in a forum sponsored by aarp. the candidates were asked to be ready to talk affordable housing, prescription drugs, long term and home healthcare. transportation solutions for ward 8 were on the table. special election day is april 28th. the early voting kicks in april 13th. to learn where and when to cast your ballots, you can go to our website www.wusa9.com. check out the voter guide. >>> there's new information related to the murder of a lawyer at the donovan house hotel in northwest d.c. d.c. police arrested 19-year-old domonique johnson in connection with the case charging her with conspiracy. this is their second arrest. last week they charged 21-year- old jamyra gallmon. she's seen on this surveillance footage. she told police she went to the hotel to rob 30-year-old david messerschmitt and ended up stabbing him after he grabbed her arm. >>> coming up a pair of followup reports to stories we've been following closely, first m

three minutes later, marion with the gold. his 27th of the year. they win 4-1. that will do it.e'll have complete highlights tonight. back to you. >> thanks very much. see you tonight at 11:00. xfinity watchathon week. the biggest week in television history. it's your all-access binge-watching pass to tv's hottest shows free with xfinity on demand. xfinity watchathon week. now through april 12th. perfect for people who really love tv. >> did harry really do anything. lisa financeally tells her side of the story. hi everybody. welcome to "access hollywood". weekend edition. i'm shaun. it was the bomb shell topic from the real housewives of beverly hills reyawn. kim richards insin asian that lisa's husband harry hamlin did something dreadful to cause the glass shattering melt down from lisa a.she was billy co-host on "access hollywood live", and poked fun at brandi who slammed her signature short hair style by putting on a long hair wig while defending her husband of 18 years. >> what the harry do. >> he didn't do anything. if you wonder why it was a hot button for me it's because

ward 8, 16 people threw their hats into the ring for this seat that's vacant because of the death of marion barry. he at one time said he wanted his son christopher to take his seat, almost anointing him in a sense. he's running but who is the front runner. >> good afternoon. the front runner right now is really ruby matty. she's run an incredible succinct, careful campaign. she's outraised all of the other folks. as you mentioned there's 16. there's 12 to 13 that remain. right now she is probably the candidate to beat. >> they're talking about low voter turnout because it's -- you know, a special election and there's not been a lot of talk outside of these wards for these races. does that help or hurt her or any of the other candidates who are running? >> she actually has done an amazing job identifying her voter base. the key is to get out and vote. she has demonstrated the capability when she ran the operation ward 8 and 4. she knows how to go out and tap those folks and she has the resources to bring them to the polls. >> has muriel bowser come into the ward and tried to campaign on her

district's warded 4 and 8 held to fill the seat mayor muriel bowser left behind and the late councilman marion barry's seat. you can cast your balance plots at 1 judiciary square today through saturday, april 25th. satellite locations are at malcomb x elementary and takoma park rec center saturday. the special elections take place april 28th. we have a voters guide to help you navigate through the special elections on our website www.wusa9.com and our new app. >>> this year marks the 70th anniversary of the liberation of nazi concentration campus by allied forces and today the united states holocaust memorial museum held its annual names reading ceremony in the hall of remembrance. museum volunteers and supporters read some of the names of those who perished in the holocaust. >>> here comes the rain again. topper is up with more on, when where and how it could affect so i'm working from home. i get on a video conference. with my boss, and my boss's boss. but i forgot to attach the presentation it sends in a flash, good thing i have fios. i don't and it was taking forever. we don't miss a beat.

this is in the southbound lanes of city avenue in lower marion. that vehicle hit a pole. it knocked the pole down. one lane is shut down between lancaster avenue and hollingsworth. also told the driver in this accident was hurt. we don't know any more on the driver's condition. but we're working to get more information. again, one lane shut down one southbound lane shut down on city avenue. we'll keep an eye on this for you. >>> i'm john clark. coming up what are the chances tim tebow actually makes the eagles team? and what kind of role would he have? we'll hear from former birds on the newest bird next. >>> hey, i'm john clark, tim tebow is officially an eagle. never thought i'd actually say that. he signs a one-year deal. he's joining the team for the workouts this week. there's no guarantees for him to make the team. he's going to try to resurrect his nfl career. and we were there when he came in for his workout last month. >> it's a good thing, it's a good quality for you. >> did the workout go well? >> it was fun. >> determination has paid off for tim tebow after tw

the elections are being held to fill mayor muriel bowser's old seat and the late councilman marion barry's seat. you can cast your ballots at one judiciary square today through saturday and satellite locations are opened at mat cool be x -- malcolm x elementary and takoma park rec center on saturday. >>> florida senator marco rubio has entered the presidential race. the 43-year-old republican will attempting to become the country's first latino president. front runner hillary clinton is on the road after launching her campaign sunday. craig boswell has more. >> reporter: ril hi clip -- hillary clinton featured everyday americans in an internet video with a much anticipated announcement. >> i'm running for president. >> reporter: the former secretary of state, senator and first lady is in a van on a road trip to iowa. she's posting pictures on social media of voters she's meeting along the way. tuesday she'll hold her first campaign event in the state with the first presidential caucuses. it's all part of a strategy reflected in her campaign mission statement that says, we are humble. we ta

they're running in a special election to replace the late marion barry. this is their final meeting before early voting begins next monday. you can check out profiles of the d.c. council candidates on our wusa9 news app. election day is april 28. >>> in less than an hour, emotions -- a motions hearing begins in the case of anthony roberts. roberts was indieded in -- indicted for the 2009 murder of -- [ inaudible ] she was severely injured. another defendant has already been sentenced in the case a. third is awaiting trial. >>> an ashburn, virginia man charged withkilling his ged wife is due in court this afternoon. ralio castillo is charged with hanging his wife to try to make the death look like a suicide. she was found hanging in her bathroom shower in march 2013. castillo has been out on a $2 million bond. his trial is set for july. >>> days before a holocaust remembrance week, a local synagogue has been vandalized. surveillance video of the shaare torah synagogue captured the crime early yesterday. vandals wearing face masks spray painted swastikas an

. >>> new at 11:00, the lower marion township police department tackles the question of race relations tonight. the superintendent of police presented a new report at a board of commissioners meeting. it looked at accusations of racial profiling. they were sparked after two black men were stopped for shoveling a driveway in january. police say they do not profile based on race but admit that more discussion needs to happen. the police and community relations committee will continue to meet monthly. >>> chester county investigators are looking for any other possible victims after a local deejay is charged with sex assault and child more than possession. daniel milowicki worked at weddings and children's parties. a model came forward after being lured to his home. instead of a photo shoot, the woman was forced to have sex on video. police searched this home and say they found hundreds of child porn images and up-skirt videos. they say the deejay used his job to prey on victims. >>> the evacuation of nearly a dozen horses. fire crews were called to 39th street this afternoon. the horses a

>> what we're seeing is an accident that popped up on lower marion, on the schuylkill at mill creek pass. as we head out the door to the vine street expressway right around 24th street you can see no problems if you're headed westbound towards the schuylkill expressway. drive times free and clear. eastbound, no volume. same story. twitter updates for new jersey transit, following on twitter river line is operating with 30 minute service from trenton into camden due to signal problems. we'll keep you updated there. chris. >> all right, jessica. we have more ahead for you including this. the nba has become the first major u.s. pro sports league to open a training camp in cuba. since the two countries have restored diplomatic ties, nba great steve nash was there for the opening of the four day camp. 100 cuban athletes are taking part. >>> the philadelphia mayor race is heating up as they were asked a question about a hot topic. >> state issue only. >> nelson diaz. >> i want some yes. >> what are they talking about? we'll tell you the question that got some of the candidates flustered and ot

the trouble with tow trucks has a montgomery county law maketory put the brakes on >>> it appears marion barry's son will not be following in his father's footsteps. the race still remains too close to call. only 118 votes separate the front runners. laruby may and tryon white. in ward 4 it wasn't close. brandon todd will fill muriel bowser's seat after receiving 47% of the vote in that race. >>> the race to the white house now vermont senator bernie sanders says he will make an announcement tomorrow about his intentions to run for president. sanders, an independent -- [indiscernible] recently sanders has been speaking to liberal groups in critical presidential states like iowa and new hampshire. he's expected to run to the left of hillary clinton, the of course democratic favor. >>> if your car has been towed in montgomery county, you have plenty of company. the question is, how do you fight back if you're towed unfairly or you suffer abuse from one of these companies? montgomery county councilmember has introduced a bill to end predatory towing. he says that's the top consumer complain

marion barry is mayor of this city in d.c. and he had many personal problems, as we all know. he was a mixed bag, but he was so right about summer jobs for kids here. he did that and it worked. >> it absolutely works. and the mayor of the city marion barry, said every kid, every kidwho wants a job will go-ahead get one. >> good luck in the council, getting that majority. much more from baltimore when we return. ♪ we will rock you anthem ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ call 1-800-royal caribbean or your travel agent today why do we do it? why do we spend every waking moment, thinking about people? why are we so committed to keeping you connected? why combine performance with a conscience? why innovate for a future without accidents? why do any of it? why do all of it? because if it matters to you it's everything to us. the xc60 crossover. from volvo. lease the well equiped volvo xc60 today. visit your local volvo showroom for details. >>> welcome back to "hardball." a maryland u.s. congressman donna edwards represents the district just south of baltimore city. u.s. congressman edwards is also a moth

. >> testifier: hi my name is marion jackson get, board member of the officers of justice. just listening tonight i see the community wants to have a voice in how the police and i think it's time for us to start working on the african-american community police relations board again. so the community will have at least a venue to talk about how their police. one of the problems i have with the police commission is that they're supposed to represent the people and it appears sometimes they represent the police department. you are our civil watchdogs for the over the police department you're supposed to make the rules and policies. a lot of times i don't see that. how can a community event when they don't have no way to vent password you give him 2 min. to say stuff they been building up the last 100 years. you have to go out in the community understood the people are saying. i been here with mothers crying about the kids being killed by the police that have an opportunity to say anything. so, i think that please mr. nosy go into the community 1st before they come here. then y

but in ot down by three, martel webster, pass intercepted by shawn marion, going the other way, finishes with authority. cleveland wins the meaningless game 113-108. >>> to the diamond. nats and red sox. nats taking part in a moment of silence for boston marathon bombing victims. the theme at fenway park was boston strong. but it was the nats showing some muscle finally. top three, wilson ramos breaking the game open. bases loaded for him. and he rips the pitch into the left field corner. goes all the way to the wall. and three runs would score. part of a six-run, third ining for the nats. they go on to win it. did they need it. the nats 3-6 on the season. >>> to camden yards. baseball's other big tribute today, honoring jackie robinson for breaking the game's color barrier. bottom six, tied at three. delmon young at the plate. he is going to pull the pitch into left field. run is coming home and so is the throw. but it's not even close. o's go up 3-4. next batter davis. going to rip into it the left center field gap. part of a five-run ining for the birds. they go on to win it by a fina

the winner will take the seat of the late marion berry. brendon todd won the ward 4 seat vacated by muriel bowser. 8 councilmembers will soon have three years of service or less on the council. >>> flags are flying at half-staff tonight and a firehouse is draped with black bunting in charles county. 20-year-old autumn jenkins, a volunteer firefighter was killed in a near head-on collision last night. investigators say a truck crossed into her lane. first responders say that they didn't know the victim was one of their own until they got to the scene. >> the squad there from tenth district volunteer fire department. and they offered to help. and my members were no, she's ours. we'll take care of her. we'll do it. >> one officer says he smelled alcohol on the breath of the truck driver but no charges have been filed. jenkins had been volunteering since she was just 16. >>> a terrifying close call for a passenger jet flying over dallas texas. a drone came dangerously close to that plane as it was landing. nbc's hallie jackson explains just ho

a number of the award were handed out in the marion caterers with the best of show from their normanl cake. >>> jimmy kimmel live followed by night line. jimmy's guest kevin spacey, gentlemen hand and music from stohlman. >>> "action news" continues at the 4:30. for the "action news" team, i'm jim gardner good night. “jimmy kimmel live”! tonight -- kevin spacey. from “forever”, ioan gruffudd. and music from stromae. with cleto and the cletones. and now, might i add, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: very nice.

will get a migraine if he has to take a high-stakes pennsylvania keystone test" has spread to lower marion, a place that i value education highly. 200 people have opted out there, and across the state, it's gathering storm, and there's left and right, i think, lunatics on both sides of this. the test shows whether you should graduate or move to the next grade. it's a good idea. >> thank you, dom. jan? >> low-wage workers want a raise to $15 an hour. in the last 10 years the united states has created 9 million new jobs, but we have also brought in 18 million new immigrants during that period. the administration has promised legalization for 5 million illegal immigrants in a program tied up in courts, and they have a program in place to allow them to bring their families in as soon as they're legalized. >> thank you, jan. renee? >> i want to talk about leslie richards, who used to be the commissioner of montgomery county, now the transportation secretary. she's doing some unique things trying to get legislation to do an ignition alcohol test for people that have d.u.i.s, which i think is exc

marion berry's son received just 7% of the vote. >>> always watching, always tracking.s first alert weather. >> okay, before we get to the guarantee, was it the nicest day of spring so far? maybe. >> very well close! hard to beat. >> not too warm, not too hot clear skies light winds low humidity, pretty good deal. a high today of 74 degrees. we'll tell you if we hit that tonight at 11:00. the actuallies fall apart . live look outside. even though winds are out of the south, a pretty spectacular kay day-- day. clouds move in tonight, mainly draw. a couple sprinkles possible late tonight toward i81. a beautiful evening if you want to get out take a walk bikeride or drive. temperatures 50-64 6:00 am to 9:00 am. not bad. yellow alert for afternoon showers and thunderstorms. the morning commute is going to be fine. we think that the evening commute is going to be wet. especially i95 and points west. here's futurecast 10:00 tonight showers just west of colpepper. and by morning clouds begin to move in, a couple showers west of cumberland. then look what happens between a 9:00