as a journalist and progressive leader at marriott, she has a broad and deep facility with policy. emily's list praises matthews as pro-choice and the post says on gun control, clean energy, education and health research kathleen matthews "has greater potential, following the van hollen model, to move the ball forward." kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. he was flicking matches on me... for my life. my ex-husband's intentions were to murder me. glenn: i made sure yvette's abuser went away for good, and put in place tougher sentences, because domestic violence can never be tolerated. yvette: mr. ivey showed compassion. i felt like i could trust him. narrator: glenn ivey. as state's attorney, a proven leader. in congress, he'll combat domestic violence, and protect president obama's legacy. glenn: i'm glenn ivey and i approve this message, because i'm on your side. >>> welcome back to wusa9. they violated all the rules and now police in southern india looking for 10 people in connection with this deadly temple fire. more than 100 people were killed after ille

as a journalist and progressive leader at marriott, she has a broad and deep facility with policy. emily's list praises matthews as pro-choice and the post says on gun control, clean energy, education and health research kathleen matthews "has greater potential, following the van hollen model, to move the ball forward." and i approve this message. leon: right now crews are wrapping up the work on the agenda stage at d.a.r. -- at "jeopardy" stage at the d.a.r. constitution hall. tapings staff this weekend. for the next week, c and d street will be closed down between 17 and 189 street from time to time. make sure you go to wjla.com and we will keep you posted on when the closings will be in effect. according to the almost 25% this year. that is driving the cost of hitting the road to the lowest level in six years. drivers are spending $8.45 a mile. it's offsetting the increase we have seen in the cost of insurance and may want for drivers. a local rapper is in trouble with the law for the second time in a week. martrel reese was arrested in arlington over night and charged with spee

as a journalist and progressive leader at marriott, she has a broad and deep facility with policy. emily's list praises matthews as pro-choice and the post says on gun control, clean energy, education and health research kathleen matthews "has greater potential, following the van hollen model, to move the ball forward." kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. but we've received a few more, including jd power who ranked us highest in customer satisfaction for the third year in a row. only fios has the fastest internet on the most awarded network. now get super-fast 100 meg internet tv and phone for just $69.99 per month, online. cable can't offer internet speeds this fast at a price this good, only fios can. >>> welcome back. iraq is taking the fight to ice -- isis to baghdad. the attack targeted isis supply lines, weapons bunkers, and personnel. experts believe that iraq needs to take over the region to capitalize on t

marriott has cleared a major hurdle in its bid to take over rival starwood.shareholders of both firms have approved the $14.4 billion sale of starwood, putting an end to an hectic month that has seen marriott stave off a rival bid from a chinese insurance group. likeood operates groups western and it would create the largest hotel chain. competition authorities in europe and china will have to sign off on this as well. here in europe, the tight broadcaster media sent and vivendi are teaming up to compete in the pay-tv market. the 2 have struck a deal that would see vivendi takeover the premium, which is the time company pay-tv unit. sources estimate that the value of the business is around 700 million euros. the deal is built as a drive-by vivendi to create a southern european powerhouse to compete with rivals like sky and also american newcomer netflix. look at more market moving news this friday. withrices has been spiking brent crude rising more than two dollars a barrel throughout the session. levelsn't freeze output -- they will freeze output levels. bre

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as a journalist and progressive leader at marriott, she has a broad and deep facility with policy. emily's list praises matthews as pro-choice and the post says on gun control, clean energy, education and health research kathleen matthews "has greater potential, following the van hollen model, to move the ball forward." kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. alison: welcome back. this is live at d.a.r. constitution hall. hear the music? you can't mistake the music. it's "jeopardy" return to d.c. the set is coming alive. taping starts this weekend and runs through the middle of next week. check out the live stream logging on to wjla.com. we have a link right there. you can't miss it. jonathan: the u.s. navy is getting ready to commission the uss gerald r. ford. this is the most expensive and advanced aircraft carrier ever built. also the most expensive. $12.9 billion carrier hit the open seas in december. this is in dry dock right now. construction started in 2009. the navy will spend more than $81 billion over the next five years to build 38 warships. alison: a

for both of the companies have approved marriott's takeover of starwood. the merger will create the largest hotel company. take a look at shares of both of the companies, marriott trending higher 1.25%, starwood up just under 1%. >>> live pictures of the democratic candidates actively campaigning right now. there's bernie sanders, he's in brooklyn. the first several years of his life, he lived in brooklyn, and that's his childhood home right there. and hillary clinton on the right side of the screen hosting an event in buffalo. she was running late. who knows? it's hard to keep track of traffic and everything going on, she is very late. a big crowd as you can see behind her, and bernie is in front of him. taking a tone about each other today after reports that the dnc was unhappy with the rhetoric seen on the campaign trail between these two, but while bernie sanders tried to clarify his comments for calling hillary unqualified, he came out on the defense here. stay tuned. >> and i don't mean to be sarcastic, we all make mistakes, but i regret less than sh

too high, starwoods down, and marriott down. up next, ted cruz stumping in pennsylvania and wisconsin . but is the texas senator intention rally ignores voters in new york? home ice for donald trump? ken is up next to answer that question, and more on count down. stand by the dow up 96. wild-caught alaskan salmon. from icy ocean waters...to your kitchen counter. when you cook with incredible ingredients...you make incredible meals. get your first two meals free at blueapron.com/cook. >> good afternoon from new york stock exchange. stocks are rallying about at session highs for the dow, up about 103. this morning, american jobs report in line, wage growth 3/10 of a percent pretty good but gains locked in after march manufacturing report that came in stronger than anticipated. crude oil is coming down, gains were limited earlier by a 4% drop in crude prices. interesting finally stocks in oil prices moving in opposite direction. a huge change from the patterns of late. quick look at shares of sun edison away down today off about 9%

as a journalist and progressive leader at marriott, she has a broad and deep facility with policy. emily's list praises matthews as pro-choice and the post says on gun control, clean energy, education and health research kathleen matthews "has greater potential, following the van hollen model, to move the ball forward." kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. >>> she has been missing for more than two years but right now, authorities are conducting an extensive search of the u.s. national arboretum for relisha rudd good afternoon. and thanks for joining us. i'm andrea roane. earlier this morning, police chief th crews will search the grounds and the body of water at the arboretum. nikki burdine joins us live from the search in northeast washington with more do. we have reason to believe that there is something there? >> reporter: other than the fact that police got a tip, no other reason. we are at the arboretum at the new york avenue exit. this is as far as the cars can go. it is closed otherwise. the search crew has been here all day and will be here all day t

as a journalist and progressive leader at marriott, she has a broad and deep facility with policy. emily's list praises matthews as pro-choice and the post says on gun control, clean energy, education and health research kathleen matthews "has greater potential, following the van hollen model, to move the ball forward." kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. >>> it is opening day for the washington nationals. and wouldn't you know it, we are under a yellow alert for rain. good afternoon. and thanks for joining us. i'm mike hydeck. so how is this weather going to affect the first home game of the season? meteorologist howard bernstein is tracking the weather and joins us live from the ballpark, with the first look at hey, howard. >> hey, mike. one thing i have been doing also on the wusa 9 weather app, i am following a little band of showers that is coming through right now. that's why we have rain on the field. and the grounds crew, they are out working on the tarp. we had heavy rains earlier today. and boy, it was really coming down. about one to two hours ago

as a journalist and progressive leader at marriott, she has a broad and deep facility with policy. emily's list praises matthews as pro-choice and the post says on gun control, clean energy, education and health research kathleen matthews "has greater potential, following the van hollen model, to move the ball forward." kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. companies must adapt.changing environment, but one thing should remain constant - a financial relationship with someone that understands and cares about your business. pnc corporate and institutional banking offers strategies tailored to your company's needs. offer insight to help you achieve your business objectives. see how working with pnc can help your company grow at pnc.com/ideas ♪ >>> we're back at 6:10. a woman killed after a horrible plane crash on a freeway in southern california. a small plane slammed on to a car crushing and killing the woman inside on saturday. three oth the pilot and passenger both recovering. witnesses say the plane tilted before it crashed. the ntsb investigating how this ha

it was really surprising for many people here after a three-week-long bidding war with marriott that anbang would suddenly pull the plug on its bid. overnight, basically late yesterday for you guys, the company said it made the decision because of various market considerations. overnight in china, we had a little bit more clarification. the funding partner of anbang said that the company just didn't want to get into a long, drawn-out battle. he reassured everyone who was reading this e-mail that the company does have a very strong financial position and could continue to pursue these large types of deals. however, he said they had to be done in the right terms and in the right way. investors generally have been concerned about the funding of this deal. whether or not they could even verify the financial position of anbang. anbang in china is really known as this very secretive, politically well connected company. the chairman is married to the granddaughter of the paramount leader here. he was trying to actually address some of the concerns about the finances by speaking in a very ra

a bull case for marriott.e in the hotel company over the next year and a half. what do our experts think about that you? buying? >> i don't. i'm not selling the stock short. here's the thing. they make a good case here or try to make a good case that stock is recessionproof because they don't own the hotels. they simply franchise them out. my point on that, i'm a little worried about the economy. >> you go to our documentary like five years ago. i hope the street is not just waking up to that. >> that would seem to be -- >> that would be the center part of the crux of the article here. and my point is that in a recession, you'll find that operators go out of business and the franchise goes away with them. i don't really think this is going to go anywhere. and the buildings that they were competing against, hilton gardens and smaller hotels have been repurposed, rezinld. however, it's a good management. they're making acquisition. the earnings growth will support $100 price stock. i don't think it's a big deal

ritz-carlton, marriott, courtyard, resident inn.no more expensive to make these towels here in america? >> not a penny more expensive. >> reporter: music to this farmer's ears in reynolds, georgia. >> gives you a good sense of pride. >> reporter: because todd's cotton will be used in those towels. and in times square tonight -- so, you change the towels out? >> i do. >> reporter: we asked cynthia, how long has she been working there? >> this year would make me 24 years. >> reporter: 24 years. replacing those towels with three words in mind. >> made in america! >> a hotel upgrade we'll take. and we'll see you back here tomorrow night. good night. >>> i am spencer christian. it will be a wet morning commute and showers are on the way. i'll have the accu-weather forecast in just a moment. >> take 2, 3 minutes for results. >> how this two-minute test can help patients from a wrong diagnosis. >> you can send flowers, greeting cards or a potato. a family business rooted here in the bay area. >>> another super tuesday is in the books and t

anbang's withdrawal opens the door for marriott to proceed with its bid. starwood shares dropped by over 4% in after hours trade. >>> and the big event we've all been waiting for came as tesla ceo elon musk unveiled the much anticipated model 3, which will go into production in 2017. musk said that over 115,000 people have already paid a deposit to reserve the latest tesla. we now know that number has reached over 130,000. now, the new vehicle can fit five adults, get to 60 miles an hour in under six seconds and has a minimum range of 215 miles. the price tag as expected comes in at $35,000. speaking at the unveiling near los angeles, musk had a message for all the doubters. >> even the base model 3 will do 0 to 60 miles an hour or 0 to 100 kilometers an hour in less than six seconds. at tesla, we don't make slow cars. we just don't. >> joining us now for more reaction is autos analyst at evercore isi. great to have you here. there's been so much hype around the tesla model 3, and yet they're really exceeding the hype when we look at the actual orders here

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quick look at starwood and marriott, two hotel chains.'s insurance company has abandoned its $14 billion bid for starwood hotels. maybe that paves the way for marriott to step in and make another bid. joining us by phone is ryan, a starwood analyst with can accor. welcome to the program. i'm not sure about the company, anbang. they're spending billions around the world. i call it a mysterious company, what about you? >> it's fair, it's mysterious. it's an insurance company trying to grow the asset base outside of china and the ceo and chairman is married to the granddaughter of one of the former leaders of the political party and having navigating the mine field the way that few others could do. stuart: when chinese companies makes bids for american companies, they've got mysterious background, does it throw into doubt the whole idea of china money coming in and buying american assets? >> you know, i think it depends on the scale. we've certainly seen chinese money able to come in and buy things at a reasonable scale. we haven't seen a sc

as a journalist and progressive leader at marriott, she has a broad and deep facility with policy. emily's list praises matthews as pro-choice and the post says on gun control, clean energy, education and health research kathleen matthews "has greater potential, following the van hollen model, to move the ball forward." kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. >>> and now your storm team4 forecast. >> well, we had blue skies out there today, and now we're seeing the rain as that front system is making its way through our area. so we're dry right now here in washington, but you can see a little cell just south of winchester, frederick county, virginia, and also coming up around 270 and 15 anywhere from frederick going up to gaithersburg. and look at this. this cell moving about 55 miles an hour to the north and east. now, some lightning with it, some pretty strong conditions out there and, you know, it was warm today. temperatures right around 80. we will be in the 50s when you wake up tomorrow morning. we again have some rain along i-95 tomorrow morning as well.

marriott had been in a bidding battle with unbang insurance group.hat group of chinese investors had the high bid of $14 billion but it now says it's taking back that offer and abandoning its pursuit of starwood. well, that clears the way for marriott which was offering $13.6 billion. now, if the deal goes, there was it's expected to be done by the middle of this year. >> all right, it is time for a check of the accuweather forecast as we finally arrived at the weekend. >> yes, a weekend, though, that will bring some more changes. meteorologist cecily tynan is in for adam today. >> hi, sharrie and brian. if you're hoping for a sunny quiet weekend weather-wise the not going happen. we've got some major changes on the way. double scan live showing first of all most of our region is rain free, sunny and warm. however, we are picking up some heavy downpours in parts of the lehigh valley and berks county. this one cell of reporting some gusty downpours has moved really across the northeast extension right now. it's heading to the northeast about 30 miles

as a journalist and progressive leader at marriott, she has a broad and deep facility with policy. emily's list praises matthews as pro-choice and the post says on gun control, clean energy, education and health research kathleen matthews "has greater potential, following the van hollen model, to move the ball forward." kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. jonathan: can you imagine how much work has gone on down there. here is the production team making progress, but do have more work ahead. like carter spent the day behind carter spent the day behind the scenes. these guys and gals have made a lot of progress. they have assembled the stage floor, put together the game board monitors, and that are now working on the contestant modules. they are on a deadline, but are on schedule. they will take four weeks of shows over four days. executive tells me this is the first time the producers have taped so many shows during a traveling production like this. the crew will do some technical rehearsals all day on friday with a full camera rehearsal that afternoon, meani

as a journalist and progressive leader at marriott, she has a broad and deep facility with policy.ly's list praises matthews as pro-choice and the post says on gun control, clean energy, education and health research kathleen matthews "has greater potential, following the van hollen model, to move the ball forward." kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. kellye: senator bernie sanders and hillary clinton each took home seven delegates in the wyoming caucus, while ted cruz won big in colorado. wo insurgents taking the fight to the front runners, ted cruz and bernie sanders vowing to fight all the way to the convention floor. saturdaynders late declared the winner of the iowa caucus. now claiming victory every other clinton in seven of the last eight states. sanders is closing the gap with clinton's pledge delegates, though clinton is still ahead. >> if we can win here, it opens victory for the white house. reporter: clinton is not sounding worried. >> i will keep going until i have all the delegates i need to be nominated. cruz is trying to outflank donald trump

she sued nashville marriott after a stalker recorded her a nude in a peephole in 2008.warded the jury verdict last month. the settlement terms are now confidential. >>> tom brady's four-game suspension back on the table. the federal appeals court ruled in the deflategate case. it was thrown out by a district court judge. brady is said to be mulling his legal options. >>> there is severe weather risk out there for parts of the coup country. let's bring in meteorologist pedram javaheri. >> here in kansas and st. louis from daybreak to the afternoon hours between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m., we could have severe weather. the main concern is what we have set up to the south. take a look at this. a negative tilt in the jet stream. you know your storm is reaching full maturity. tremendous wind shear. home to more than 35 million people. on a scale of 1 to 5, a 4 for the likelihood of severity of the storms. large hail and tornadoes and some potentially violent tornadoes across the region, including wichita and areas in and around oklahoma city in line for severe weather. storms that h

as a journalist and progressive leader at marriott, she has a broad and deep facility with policy.control, clean energy, education and health research kathleen matthews "has greater potential, following the van hollen model, to move the ball forward." kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. >>> hey, everybody. time for our favorite things. mine are these quaker breakfast flats. look how delicious they are. >> they are crunching. >> 170 calories. they are new >> look at these. this is one of those oscillating tooth brushes but it's disposable. it's from colgate, 360, $5. you can brush. it's like electric and you brush. isn't that great? i just got it this weekend and i've been using it like crazy. >> how long will it last. >> i left one on accidentally. have you to turn it off. for more go to colgate.com. i like it. >> did you clothes the cabinet when you finished. >> probably not. >> hoda, you're so funny. >> singer dancer rumer willis stops by tomorrow. >> how do you know when your relationship is not going to make it to marriage. >> then turning a popular sand

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as a journalist and progressive leader at marriott, she has a broad and deep facility with policy.mily's list praises matthews as pro-choice and the post says on gun control, clean energy, education and health research kathleen matthews "has greater potential, following the van hollen model, to move the ball forward." kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. >>> the fbi says it doesn't need apple to unlock a suspected terrorist iphone. but this had a lot of people thinking about their own digital privacy. now they're hoping to close an privacy hoop loophole this year. and states like maryland have already taken steps of their own. >> you've got mail. >> e-mail and cell phones don't look like this anymore but the law that protects them is 30 years old. the privacy act requires a judge's permission for authorities to look at e-mail, photos or documents you have stored online if they're less than six months old. but in most cases, police can look at your knowledge. >> because it' protection. >> this congressman's bipartisan bill will require a warrant to look at any

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as a journalist and progressive leader at marriott, she has a broad and deep facility with policy. emily's list praises matthews as pro-choice and the post says on gun control, clean energy, education and health research kathleen matthews "has greater potential, following the van hollen model, to move the ball forward." kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. alison: new developments in india where police detained five construction company executives after yesterday's deadly overpass collapse. at least 24 people died. more than 80 were hurt. the chance of finding anyone still alive is next to impossible. officials with the company building the overpass could face homicide and breach of trust charges. jonathan: this will come as good news because relief is on the way for the rattled nerves and the chassis across the district. i'm talking about the potholes. some of them are huge! as d.c. bureau chief sam ford reports the city has started potholepalooza. it started today. >> we are here block of brandywine street northwest. you can see mayor bowser shaking hands w

shareholders just approved a potential merger between marriott and starwood, putting them on track toe biggest hotel chain of the world. what is their vision for the future? here is lately charging -- namely chars a -- nate, 90 semester being here. we heard brian say earlier that airbnb was started in a recession with the economy turned down. now we are seeing another broader economic downturn. have is disinfecting your business? nate: last year was a huge record year. this year is off to a strong start. i think the great things about airbnb is we are offering choices. not only do they get a more personal experience, but also we have prices at every level. in a recession there are opportunities to still travel and find something. emily: is like business to lecture you almost. make an: emily: what is revised offer people who might be getting a lot of notes? nathan: it's all about perseverance. you have got to pace yourself. things do not come easy. you usually have to try a few times. startups die of suicide, not homicide. they don't plan appropriately. >> had did you guys survive? nat