this is after the murder of student markel ross. he was gunned down while walking to school yesterday morning. the young man's mother tellsous scott broom her heartwrenching story. tells our scott broom her heartwrenching story. >> reporter: elizabeth ross telling me her son markel walked nearly 2 miles to school every day simply because he wanted to be on type. while so many other kids here find way -- on time. while so many other kids here find ways to catch rides to school including markel's own two younger brothers elizabeth said sometimes those rides meant markel was late. so he preferred to walk every day in dawn's early light. tuesday morning 10 minutes before 7:00 on old central avenue in capitol heights someone shot and killed him and police don't know why. >> yes, i'm afraid for others. >> reporter: ross said if it was a robbery, the gunman got nothing. >> ipod, phone, watch, tennis shoes, everything was still on his body. >> he had a real nice smile that would brighten everybody's day. >> reporter: fellow students say mar

markel ross was killed while walking to central high. tonight investigators are trying to figure out why. fox 5's paul wagner tells us other students are now worried about their safety. >> reporter: a little over 24 hours after markel ross was killed students at central high were showing off buttons they made in his honor remembering a friend they had known since freshman year. >> to see him go is -- >> reporter: you were a good friend of his, weren't you? >> it's hard because he did nothing to nobody. he was like -- he wasa very nice kid. he always in the books. >> pay lot of sadness going around -- a lot of sadness going around just people mourning the death of markel. he was a real close friend of everybody. never really made -- wasn't a bad person. he was always happy, joyful, no matter if he was mad, he always made other people laugh. >> reporter: the facts of the case, as few as they are, have left many students frightened. >> this is the second student in a couple weeks it happened and they still haven't solved her murder case. i

scott. >> reporter: well, talking to markel's family today it just brought home the stunning enormity of this loss and his mother elizabeth told me this story today. >> had he didn't give my child a -- they didn't give my child a chance to have his own life. >> reporter: elizabeth ross telling me her son an honor role athlete walked 2 miles to school every day simply because he wanted to be on time. while so many other kids here find ways to catch rides to school including markel's own two younger brothers, elizabeth said sometimes those rides meant markel was late, so he preferred to walk every day in dawn's early light. tuesday morning 10 minute before 7:00 on old central avenue and capitol heights someone shot and killed him and police don't know why. >> yes, i'm afraid for others. >> reporter: ross said if it was a robbery, the gunman got nothing. >> a watch, tennis shoes, everything was still on his body. >> he had a real nice smile that would brighten everybody's day. >> reporter: fellow students say markel was popular with no known grips or beefs that would lead to this -- grip

i was on the scene of markel's incident. it was just like that, another young adult in our community. >> chief mcgaw says in both cases, they are inching closer and closer to arrests. >> we have leads as in suspects in both cases that we're trying to develop more information to either exclude them from the suspect list or go further and make a full arrest. >> reporter: chief mcgaw says while they have a lot to work with in these cases, they don't have what they need to close the cases. that's why they are holding public information meetings like this one here at central high school tonight. they hope someone will come forward with that piece of information that can solve these cases. in capital heights, i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. >>> as investigators try to zero in on suspects, they are meeting with the community. dozens gathered at central high school to talk with police about markel ross's murder. earlier in the day, police and residents gather ford a community walk in memory of amber stanley. they passed out flyers in ho

>> she walked to school with markell it was just by chance that she left her house early that day. >> everybody knew. >> prince george's county police have no suspects, no motive, and at this point, no idea how a bright kid with a promising future became the latest cause for a candlelight vigil. >> we do not know if he was targeted or not. >> you are looking at a sign by prince george's county police -- that the steps from the crime scene. they are now offering a $25,000 reward for any information that leads to an arrest and conviction in this case. county police were also on hand at central high school at a back-to-school event. they were there to try to, parents' sense to let them know they have added extra patrols in the morning and afternoon along the route that students walk to and from school. back to you. >> thank you. new at 11:00, d.c. mayor vincent

18-year-old markel ross was murdered this morning. his older brother tried to find the right words. >> i'd rather it had been me. >> reporter: "i'd rather it had been me" is all he could come up with. >> i'm going to miss his smile. i'm going to miss him dancing. he likes to perform even if you're not willing to look at him. markel was good child. >> reporter: a little before 7:00 this morning the 911 calls started rolling in. man down. not a man really, but a boy, still holding his textbooks. >> the victim was on his way, walking to school at the time. >> reporter: his mom said he had been bullied last year but things had gotten bert. >> markel didn't bother anybody. since he had been going to central high school it always had been a problem. i always felt that was too far for him to be walking. >> he was a nice person. he didn't do nothing to nobody. >> reporter: as cadets conducted a grid search they were taking the news hard. >> it was crazy. everybody was crying. it was just sad. >> everybody was freaked out. >> nobody expected t

that is an issue i will take up with that state's governor, governor markell.come back, we are not going to a break. we have the governor with us right now. governor markell, you represent one of those states, actually, very friendly to business. there is a reason why big companies incorporate there. so it does have me a little perplexed as to why this is a ticket that gets theeputation, especially since a former delaware senator is the vice president, forering anti-business s that a fair program, i don't think. it is perplexing because the president has been focusing on things that actually matter to business: investing in schools. we know the only way well have a strong economy is with great schools. investing to workforce training. lots of folks whose jobs may have gone away. he wants to invest in infrastructure on things that can make a difference today and put people to work for a long period of time. >>neil: normally when you invest you have money to invest. >>guest: whether it is human capital, like education, whether it is jobs, skills, training, or inf

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that is an issue i will take up with that state's governor, governor markell.elcome back, we are not going to a break. we have the governor with us right now. governor markell, you represent one of those states, actually, very friendly to business. there is a reason why big companies incorporate there. so it does have me a little perplexed as to why this is a ticket that gets the reputation, especially since a former delaware senator is the vice president, forering anti-business s that a fair program, i don't think. it is perplexing because the president has been focusing on things that actually matter to business: investing in schools. we know the only way well have a strong economy is with great schools. investing to workforce training. lots of folks whose jobs may have gone away. he wants to invest in infrastructure on things that can make a difference today and put people to work for a long period of time. >>neil: normally when you invest you have money to invest. >>guest: whether it is human capital, like education, whether it is jobs, skills, training, or

t >> lot of sadness going around, just people mourning the death of markel. he was close to everybody.bo he never really made, like he wasn't a bad person. he was always happy, joyful, no matter, if he was mad, he made other people laugh.ug >> reporter: the fact of the case as few as they are have left many students frightened. >> this is the second student it a couple weeks that happened, and they haven't solved her murder case. i watch the news, it's just vere strange, now a kid is afraid to go to school.ol it's horrifying. >> reporter: amber stanley, aa senior at flowers high schoolh was shot in her bedroom by ab gunman who forces hid way intoy -- forced his way into the home. police say there's no reason to believe at this time there's a connection. just after midday today, the principal of central high andand several of his staffers visited the home where ross lived with his mother.. >> we all are mourning the loss of markel and we are planning aa memorial program for him and want to send our kohlsen condolences to the family. >> reporter: he was a stude

now classmates at central high are mourning the death of markel ross. kristin fisher is live outside the school in capitol heights with more. good morning, kristen. >> reporter: if prince george's county have any leads, they're not talking about it. the word this morning, still no suspects and still no motive. but marckel's mother says she believes bullying may be to blaip. she says when the 18-year-old transferred from central high school to anne arundel county in 2009, initially he was bullied. last year he got into several fights with several students. she complained to school officials but then the bullying wore off. she thought his school life was stable but now she's wondering if maybe it played a part in her son's murder. >> when you have children that go to school, they're smart, everybody likes them. they enter all type of activities and then you have the kids on the side that are smoking, the drugs, and very unfortunate and those are the ones that come after the other children. that's what i mean. >> maybe people were jealous about the popular

students, staff, and family paid tribute to the memory of markel ross yesterday.y released light blue balloons on the football field at central high in capital heights. that was his favorite color. markel was shot and killed earlier this week on the way to school. >> holding on, praying. if it wasn't for all my support i don't know if i could make it's hard. it's hard. i want to know who did this to my son and why. >> police also went to back to school night on thursday at central high to talk to parents about the case. >>> montgomery county police are investigating a drowning in the potomac river. investigators say a man entered the water near river bend park in virginia and waded to the middle of the river yesterday. he then got trapped beneath a rock upstream from great falls. police have not yet identified the victim but say there doesn't seem to be any evidence of foul play. >>> a tense moment at reagan national as a man tried to bring this gun on to a plane yesterday. that man who was from west virginia was traveling to detroit. he also had a magazine clip w

tonight police say they have no motive in markel ross' murder. it was a robbery. the thief left his iphone, 10 tennis shoes and watch behind. frost' mother says she's thinking of moving her two younger sons to another school district because they're afraid. >>> stuck in their seats and nearly completely unsupervised, tonight social services steps in to shut down an unlicensed in-home daycare. >> reporter: i'm surae chinn in daly city. police say two sisters were operate -- dale city. police say two sisters were operating an illegal legal daycare in that home, 21 children under the age of 4, one infant found in a child seat in a bathroom, the other in a closet with the doors shut. >> 21 kids and two adults is unacceptable. >> reporter: friends dropped by in support of the family where two sisters are accused of reckless child encontainment in operating the daycare on abilene way in dale city. 29-year-old anila qayyum and 23- year-old rabia qayyum arrested and charged. the family says two members including one of the sisters were taken to the hospital because of the

markel ross was junior at central high school in capitol heights, found shotn the sidewalk a mile from his school just before 7:00 this morning. ross' mother says he was being bullied last year and things had gotten better. >> he made honor roll every quarter last year, and we had been talking about him going to college, and i told him i also would like to see him go in the reserves. >> grief counselors spent the day at central high school to help students deal with the news. >>> sentencing day today for five men involved in one of the deadliest shootings tin district. the veil lent outbreak happened over an eight-day period in 2010 in a dispute over a missing bracelet. >>> the news edge on d.c. shock developments from d.c. council member michael brown who says someone in his reelection campaign misused over $100,000 in campaign funds. matt act cline -- matt actlan is following this. >> reporter: he says he went to police as soon's looked at the box and found that someone was sfrealg his campaign. tonight police confirmed they are investigating this but they have made no charges and th

they'll also hold a public meeting about the murder of markelle ross. he was shot and killed while walking to school in capitol heights this month. tonight's meeting will the held at the high school at 7:00. >>> tonight d.c. officers will launch the breath alcohol test after a hiatus. they'll use calibrated meters to test drivers' blood alcohol content starting on friday. the medical examiner's office will maintain the new equipment. >> it's not that the city has been unable to enforce our drunk driving laws, but now we will be better able to enforce our drunk driving laws. >> everybody knows drinking and driving, people get killed doing that. >> d.c. police stopped the program two years ago when it was found the machines are been miscalculated, calling into question hundreds of drunk driving convictions. >> the case where police have force drunk drivers to take a test without a warrant. it comes from missouri where the man refused to take a breathalyzer. the officers drove him to the hospital for a blood test without getting a search warrant. >>> 4:37

markell ross was shot to death while on his way to high school.ice are asking for the public's help in solving this crime. ross's family will have a viewing at 10:00 this morning followed by a funeral service. >>> 59 degrees. ahead on news4 today, the bizarre incident that kept some d.c. passengers from getting home on time. >>> plus, the mishap that left thrill seekers stuck up in the air for hours. >>> tom is >>> this probably isn't the kind of thrill these people were expecting. an amusement park in california malfunctioned, leaving 20 people stranded for 300 feet in the air for about three hours. police say despite it looking very scary, no one was hurt. this is the second time the ride malfunctioned in the past two weeks. note to self, don't get on that ride the next time you're at the amusement park. >> just a little extra bonding time with your seat mate. >> i don't like roller coasters to begin with. i'd probably be screaming bloody murder. >> i'm with you on that one. a little chilly right now. tom kierein is keeping an eye on the full fo

someone shot and killed markell ross while he walked to school in capital heights. last month, the gunman shot and killed amber stanley inside her home. both were good students and role models. both say there is no reason to believe the shootings are connected, but some students say they're worried. >> this stuff is happening at central. stuff is happening at flowers. all over. it makes each one of us think okay, am i going to be the next person at this school or that school to die next? >> police do not have a motive for either shooting. >>> this morning a business owner faces charges for selling stolen hair salon products. police arrested esther goodwin. officer say they found $20,000 worth of stolen goods when they raided her salon. they believe she placed orders with professional thieves to steal what she wanted. >>> some northern virginia residents are hesitant about heading to local ponds or lakes because there's been another rabid beaver attack. the second in two weeks. the latest incident happened at the hidden pond nature center in springfield. that was on

that is where 18-year-old markel ross was student. ross was shot the morning of september 11th. people are urging anyone with information, please call them. >>> also tonight, police and community leaders led a neighborhood walk in kettering, maryland. they were handing out flyers about yet another unsolved murder. this was 17-year-old honor student amber stanley who was shot in her own bedroom. police are offering a reward of $25,000 for information that helps catch that killer. >>> new tonight, the union representing pepco's work hears rejected and turned down what pepco called its final contract offer. that puts the union on a path to a strike. pepco has always said a strike would not affect systems. meanwhile pepco customers will pay more to keep the lights on but not as much more as you the till tee had asked. pepco asked the d.c. public service commission for a rate hike that would have added $5 to the average consumer's monthly bill. what the commission okayed is a rate hike that will add $2.60 on average. >>> it is going to be awhile before the washington monument reopens

governor jack markell. thanks for coming in today. talked a lot about joe biden. joe, delaware is blessed with two great united states senators today and tom cochran and chris koonce. >> as well as john carney. >> we have what i believe to be the best congressional delegation in the country. not only are they really good at what they do in washington. they're very effective advocates for jobs in delaware. as governor, it is important for me to have those kinds of partners. they're doing a great job. >> bill: we do have a lot of people who want to talk to the question of are we better off today than we were four years ago. the other question coming out of the convention, the message is between the two candidates, moving forward that barack obama has the better plan for america and for middle class families. that certainly is a message you've been carrying across the country. >> it is the most important message here at the convention. that's what's going to define what happens in november and to the extent that we can make sure that's w

someone killed markell ross when he was walking to capital heights high school where he attended. in a news4 exclusive interview, prince george's county police chief says the cases will not go unsolved. >> we have leads, as in suspects in both cases, that we're trying to develop more information to either exclude them from the suspect list or go further and make a full arrest. >> prince george's county police have been holding public informational meetings in hoping of getting any information to solve the cases. >>> fairfax county will soon have to look for a new police chief. its current chief is stepping down. he will become a deputy county executive for public safety. he's headed fairfax county's police department for eight years. that is the third longest tenure in the department's history. >>> ahead on news4 today, why answers to the mystery of what happened to jimmy hoffa could be found in this driveway. >>> plus, the price of education. why that college degree is weighing down more and more americans. >>> scattered somehowers in our area this morning. your forecast is next

he's making a strategic blunder but i think it's very revealing i think that a war stance against markel reflection of the fact that he would like to raise the u.s. military budget roughly and in order to do so we need to revive the republic think the word image of the cold war why why i think that there is something deeper and that is the phrase that the workload you know what world domination and nothing but the cold of mitt romney for. sorry. but they needed to control russia they need to get hold of a land bridge between the most popular continent which is asia and the richest continent which is your market out there between the true and therefore going to work long interested in world domination which happens to include mitt romney it's important for them to have a program that examination over russia and more news on the us presidential election campaign available on call of course have online for the latest like the right to shoot over the right to drink discover the unusual items bond by the u.s. police ahead of the democratic national convention. and also that perhaps a gold med

markell 18 was a junior at central high school in capital heights.e was walking to school along central avenue about 6:50 tuesday morning when he was thought and fatally wounded, the second prince george's high school county student murdered under mysterious consequences in three weeks. amber stanley was shot to death august 22nd in her home. both crimes remain unsolved. this latest murder has been tough on the students, marring the start of the school year, but it's been even tougher on the parents. >> it affects us. it affects the parents. it affects the whole community. >> reporter: at central high school, the death of ross cast a shadow over back-to-school night. police asked the assembled parents for help. >> parents communicating with their children and bringing information to us, if there's any issues or any information that they have, then we really need it to come forward. >> reporter: for the friends and family ross leaves behind, grieving his loss will take a very long time. in capital heights, jackie benson, news4. >>> protests continue l

. >> an emotional day as families and friends said their goodbyes at a funeral for 18-year-old markel ross. family and friends say he was a good kid and i cannot believe that someone would kill him. no arrests have been made in the case. >> a heated day on the campaign trail in what is sure to be one of the most watched, most important senate races in the entire country. former governor george allen and tim kaine faced off in a debate today. scott spoke to both men. next came into the debate from a drastically different landscape. for months, washington post polls show them tight. new numbers of tim kaine up by eight points. they did not waste any time going after each other today. >> that is not what is going to take to fix washington. >> we work together. they have publicly stated how we work together on issues. >> in a place where there are so few undecided virginia voters former governors allen and tim kaine are divided on taxes. >> lower taxes create more jobs. folks are earning as little as $17,000 a year. >> they are polar opposites on everything from medicare to marriage. >> m

police are looking for the person who gunned down 18-year-old markell ross this morning on old central avenue here in district heights. investigators combed this scene for evidence earlier. officials at central high school tell us ross was an outgoing and beloved student. still, his mother tells news4 her son was bullied at one point. tracee wilkins will have more on that part of the story coming up tonight on news4 at 5:00 and whether police say bullying had anything to do with his death. >>> now to a day of reflection. america is remembering the thousands of people who died 11 years ago in the september 11th terror attacks. the president and first lady today took part in a ceremony at the pentagon. as megan mcgrath reports, the ceremony was emotional but much more private and intimate than in years past. >> reporter: the sun rises above the pentagon ushering in another solemn anniversary. 11 years ago today, 184 people were killed when flight 77 flying low with a terrorist at the controls slammed into the side of the building. >> still gives me chills every time i think of it. and un

. >> let's start with 18-year-old markel ross, who was killed yesterday while walking to school, central high school in capital heights. and of course there was 17-year-old amber stanley, the flowers high school senior shot to death in her home last month. your listeners are very upset but they feel connected to these students. >> they really do. it's a tragedy when any child dies, but these are children who were destined for success. and you are not supposed to be gunned down in your bed. and you're not supposed to be gunned down when you're walking to school with books in your hands. our listeners are primarily parents and many of them live in prince george's county, so this cuts really deep, because it could have been one of their children. and what the community is doing now is they're saying, look, enough is enough. parents need to take back their community and take a stronger stand in the community. >> and in fact, your listeners talked to you, talked to amber stanley's father, who wants to help other young women. tell us about that. >> absolutely. anthony stanley, of course, still

the other event, a community meeting at central high regarding the murder of markell ross. you remember him, too, i'm sure. he was shot walking to school september 11. >>> and george huguely's attorneys are appealing their client's second-degree murder conviction in the death of yearedly love. the former university of virginia lacrosse player was sentenced to 23 years last month. the trial judge rejected a number of claims then when huguely started a new trial. but the attorneys did not outline the basis for today's appeal. >> still ahead tonight, residents get the chance to speak out about the flooding that keeps plaguing the neighborhood. >> later on, massive protests. we'll tell you what has them so very upset. >>> and up next, work on the new silver line could mean problems for drivers near dulles international airport. we'll be right back. >>> a head's up for drivers along the dulles access road. delivering parts of an access bridge. near the metro station. now that means between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., you can expect some rolling delays about ten minutes a piece as t

. >>> 18-year-old markelle ross was shot and killed while walking to central high school in capitol heightsarlier this month. police are offering up to $25,000 for information that leads to an arrest. >>> this morning a 15-year-old girl hit by a montgomery county police cruiser is improving. janaya richards was run over last friday. police were responding to a series of fights that broke out at a football game in watkins mill high school in gaithersburg. richards has a broken pelvic bone and can't walk. >> she should be living life and having fun right now. i hurt for her. it's hard. >> richards' mother says it will take months for her daughter to make a full recovery. in the meantime, montgomery county police are investigating the incident. the officer that hit richards is on administrative leave. >>> for the third time in a week, customers at dulles airport seized illegal drugs. agents say a business courier traveling from el salvador on saturday tried to smuggle six pounds of cocaine inside packages of sugar and soup mix. the courier was immediately deported. >>> a new american flag flyi

then on september 11, someone killed 18-year-old markell ross while he was walking to school in capital heights on that day. in a news4 exclusive, prince george's county police chief mark mcgaw says he's working to bring some sort of closure to both families. >> we're not quite sure what happened. we have a good working understanding. we don't have enough information to go out and say this is exactly what happened. the longer that goes, the harder it is on everyone. >> police have been holding public informational meetings near the murder scene in hopes of getting any information to solve the cases. >>> two suspects are still on the loose after brutally attacking a man after a robbery at a d.c. sandwich shop. the three men tried to rob the store last night. during the attempted robbery, they pistol whipped an employee. the suspect's gun went off. no one was hit but the victim has serious injuries from the bo beating. >>> police say they found the man who killed his girlfriend last week in florida. police say the man tried to commit suicide in miami by jumping from a nine-story hotel roo

said to governor markell, you're looking pretty good going into this. >> why not come across strong?. jose just said, why try to be the underdog, we see it on both sides, i guess i sort of understand the value. why do that? >> to the effect the president has an advantage and to the extent your poll shows that, i think it's because people believe he has a better stronger message. so much of the debate is who has the stronger message. the president has a better message. >> i'm not so sure the polls say that. i'm not sure the poll says that. i think the poll says whether do you think is more likely to win the debate and not asking who has a better message that will be reflected in the debate. >> i tell you what, romney has to win the substance ebate, one area he has to win to be successful. >> thank you, governor markell. go ahead, i'm sorry. >> that will be very difficult. >> despite he is a -- the poll -- this is why the debate is such a farce. >> thank you, sir. thank you for being with us. i'm sure we will keep talking about the debate, there's a bunch of them in our future. cnn wil

we want to talk to jack markell who has been sitting on our panel this morning.ead of the national governors association. you why did it take so long for the democrats to answer with any kind of articulate message, anybody should tell you the answer should be yes, to are you better off than four years ago, from a pr standpoint, the answer is say yes and something else after that. they really struggled over the past 24 hours. why is that? >> i'm here not in my capacity as chair of the national governors association but here as a democratic governor. i didn't follow all that closely the last 24 hours, but to me it is clear that we are better off. especially going back to what i said a little while ago, we were in unbelievably desire straits, the financial markets were frozen and economy was in free fall, hundreds and thousands of jobs being lost every month now 29 straight months of job growth. is it enough? do we want more? absolutely and i think president obama is the first one to say we need to keep doing better. of course the most important thing in terms of th

friends and family will gather for the funeral of 18-year-old markell ross. ross was shot to death while walking to central high school last week. police don't have any information about a suspect, and they're asking the public for help in solving this crime. ross's family will have a viewing at 10:00 this morning at jericho city of praise church in landover followed by a funeral service. >>> d.c. police are investigating a break-in that left one man dead and sent a woman to the hospital. officers responded to the 4200 block of first street southeast around 8:30 last night. they found a man dead inside an apartment. it's not clear how the woman was injured. police have not released whether the man was the potential burglar or the person living there. >>> maryland health officials have shut down a plastic surgery center in the wake of a patient dying if a serious infection. two other patients developed similar infections. all three patients went to the monarch med spa north of baltimore. they developed severe infections, they are usually mild but can be deadly

somebody killed 18-year-old markell ross september 11 when he was walking to central high school. the prince george's county police chief says the cases will not go unsolved. >> we have leads, as in suspects in both cases that we're trying to develop more information to either exclude them from the suspect list or go further and make a full arrest. >> prince george's county police have been holding public informational meetings near the murder scenes in hopes of getting information to solve the cases. >>> d.c. police are on the hunt for three men who seriously beat a man while trying to rob a sandwich shop in the golden triangle district. the suspects tried to rob a store last night and pistol whipped an employee in the store. the gun went off, too. no one was hit by the victim has serious injuries from the beating. >>> police say a man who killed his girlfriend last weekend is now in the hospital after trying to commit suicide. police say he traveled to miami after the murder, then tried to jump from the ninth floor of a hotel. a neighbor called police after hearing an argument.

. >> governor markell, have ra good convention. >> thank you. >>> there was a lot of conversation about how clint eastwood dominated so much of the post-rep convention, but listen to what newt gingrich had to say. >> i think the biggest event won't be thursday, it will be the friday morning jobs report. if that report is bad it will drown his speech. friday morning jobs report is a lot bigger event this week than clint eastwood last week. >> is he right? or maybe good luck, we'll see what the numbers say? >> i think he's exactly right. we spend an awful amount of time and energy coverings this election, campaigns raised millions in order to wage this fight, but i think gingrich is basically right. it's ultimately going to come down to jobs. if the economy cakizes or improves, obama wins. if it tanks obama loses, and everything else, welfare ads, todd akin, none of it will matter in the face of the economy. >> april, he's going to have to deal with it again, four days ago before the election, ultimately for all the of the conversations we've had in between, are we really at in november w

markell ross was shot to death last week on his way to central high school. police don't have any information about a suspect and are asking the public for help in solving this crime. ross's family have l have a viewing at 10:00 this morning at jericho city of praise church in landover followed by a funeral service. >>> counselors will be available today at a d.c. high school to help students cope with a campus shooting. two students got into an argument at coolidge high school. one student left and came back with a gun and shot the other student on the football field. the victim was shot in the leg and is expected to be okay. >>> two men are behind bars this morning for trying to sell fake versions of the new iphone 5. police arrested the two men for selling fake iphones that looked kind of like this one. the fake phone had a different font and the front facing camera is in the wrong spot. they say other fake versions of the phone already showing up on e-bay and other websites. >>> tomorrow the authentic iphone 5 hits store shelves. d.c. police are warning s

george's county police are hold a public meeting about the murder of an honors student. 18-year-old markelles shot and killed while walking to central high school in capitol heights earlier this month. police are offering up $25,000 for information that leads to not aarrest. >>> the fight between taxis and the private car service uber. taxi drivers complain that uber is taking business away from them and it doesn't have to follow the same rules. uber's owner claims some d.c. council members want too much regulation, which could shut down the service. the taxi commission is also revealing uber's operation, but it could be months before there are any changes. >>> some of the most popular travel sites on the web could owe the district millions in back taxes. sites like expedia, orbitz, price line, and travelocity have only been handing over taxes on the wholesale price of a hotel room. but a d.c. judge has ruled they owe taxes on the higher retail price it has charged to customers, and that means the city could collect up to $10 million in back taxes from the sites. a trade group for the travel

incidents, to prince george's county high school students murdered in the last three weeks. 18-year-old markel ross, a junior at central high, he was involved in modeling, gunned down as he was walking to school yesterday morning. 17-year-old amber stanley, a senior at flowers high school. she, too, happened to be a model. gunned down inside her home in kettering on august 22nd. police say they have no evidence these murders are connected. no evidence the victims knew each other. the fact they were both models perhaps is just a coincidence. there are no motives established for the murders. but the murders of these teenagers have many other teenagers on edge. >> it's just very strange. now kids can't walk to school. >> stuff is happening in flowers, all over. it makes each one of us think, okay, am i going to be the next person at this school, or that school to die next? >> i'm a little bit nervous. i just got to be more aware of my surroundings. >> reporter: do you find yourself looking over your shoulder more? >> yes. >> reporter: extra police at central high school today. some students here

on tuesday morning, someone shot and killed markell ross while he walked to school in capital heights. and last month, a gunman shot and killed amber stanley inside her home. both were good students and role models. police say there is no reason to believe the shootings are connected, but some students say they are worried. >> stuff is happening at central. stuff is happening in flowers. all over. it makes each one of us think okay, am i going to be the next person at this school, or that school to die next? >> police do not have a motive for either shooting. police arrested this man, accused of so called up skirting at the tacoma metro station. police say he videotaped women up their skirts using a hidden camera while asking them for directions. detectives believe there may be more victims, including some younger than 18. if you think you may have been targeted, call tacoma park police. >>> in the days ahead, police will demolish a vacant apartment complex. about 9:00 this morning, crews will start tearing down 26 buildings at the chapel woods apartments in the coral hills area. the

the vigil for markell ross will happen at 7:00 tonight in the 6100 block of central avenue in capital heights. police say he was gunned down there tuesday morning as he walked to school. police have not made any arrests in that case. >>> this morning, business owner facing charges for selling stolen hair salon products. police arrested esther goodwin. she owns the new la shs shae hair salon in beltsville. officers say they found $20,000 worth of stolen goods. they believe she placed orders with professional thieves to steal what she wanted. the business is now shut down. >>> police are looking for women and girls who may have been victims of so called up skirting. police arrested this man at the tacoma metro station last week. police say he videotaped women up their skirts using a hidden camera while asking them for directions. detectives believe there may be more victims, including some younger than 18. if you think you may have been targeted, call tacoma park police. >>> an aide worker from rockville kidnapped in pakistan last year now asking for israel's help to be freed. 71-year-o

markell for organizing this session. it is a great honor to be on this distinguished panel and it is always a great pleasure to be with my friends and former colleagues. they have made a wonderful presentation. as is always the case, it does not lack for ambition. and the tackle important problems. i very much agree with them. whoever the next president is, getting a memo on what should be done in these two sectors is very important. what i have not heard yet from is exactlylilair what needs to be done. is there any for more regulation? there's been enormous progress made in the energy sector of the past years. if the technology is improving youording to morre's law, do not need government intervention. it applied to the microchip industry. the microchip industry did not have -- have government regulations determining what manufacturing would be or how we go moving forward. it is an example of how the private sector will work when there isn't excessive government regulation. what they did not mention and perhaps they wil

the markel foundation caused it an authorized use standard.it's a big job to look at the body of policy that we have and how do we transition it to making decisions about information sharing, discover about and things like that based on the classes of decisions. it requires a technical infrastructure, right? with the networks that are secure where identity management works across these different networks, across organizations, across different levels of government where we have more kilt si in how we implement policy in terms of the computer systems. it's a big journey in front of us. we have had some successes. you know, one that i'll mention is related to the watch list that mr. leiter was talking about earlier as a success. when somebody gets stopped by state and local law enforcement and there's a hit on the watch list, we have a process now where that information gets back to the local fusion centers and the joint terrorism task forces in a timely manner, right? so that's important, again, to bring in state and local law enforcement into

markell rubio's speech -- marco rubio's speech last week was good. going back and forth, trying to decide which way i will leave. i think it will come down to -- you can have a talking point and you can have these things you're going to do and say you are going to do all you want. it will come down to leadership. the bottom line for me as that barack obama had the control congress his first two years, he got nothing but his own way to do what he wanted to do. i am sorry. he rammed everything three. he did it in a matter of fact way and lost respect of his fellow constituents. the last two years with the republicans are getting a bad rep, beating not want to work with someone like that. >> levy dumping in -- let me jump in on that. let's go back to the floor. >> you probably could get a greater distance -- and that it greater distance between guam of florida. we begin with the mayor of riviera speech, florida. your thoughts? >> with the speech president clinton and left side of michelle, we are going to vote for president obama. how can you lose with

we'll ask democratic governor jack markel. he is a scheduled speaker. starting your day with us. >> great to see you. >> brian: you can't be pleased with looked at the stats. >> you have to look at the progress we made. we have had 29 straight months of job growth. the president is the first to say we have to make more progress. >> brian: look at this together. then and now. so when the president took office and where we are at right now. you said you are not happy. unemployment is up and median income is down and gasoline has doubled and the national debt is through the roof at 16 trillion. >> what your slide is missing back in january, february and april of march 09, we were losing hundreds of thousands of jobs a month. it is brutal. we have been creating jobs. >> this doesn't reflect population growth, the job creation. >> did the 800 reflect population >> brian: that is a good point. go back 52 month was economic growth that president bush produced. >> there is no question we have a lot to do, but the president, and what i am excited about for the c