maureen: and lift off. what this afternoon launch is scheduled for the at -- for the astronauts on board. kevin: i'm kevin lewis maureen: kevin lewis is live in bethesda where a woman from new york is charged with kidnapping a dog that belongs to a former friend. kevin: this is the case of two women at odds over a $7,000 loan. their dispute climaxed with a break in at this $1.5 million home behind me. a woman returned to her pricey home, her mercedes-benz missing. inside, no chanel purse or beloved $2000 yorkshire terrier. now for the crime. detectives say she was seeking revenge over an unpaid loan. >> i can't believe that. we have dogs here as well. kevin: days after the break-in she repeatedly help to find the missing dog in exchange for five grand. and then a call from a blocked number, the caller saying your dog is dead during 11:00 tomorrow. detectives reviewed cell phone records and found she was in bethesda on the day of the break-in incriminating because she lives 230 miles away in new york city. >

maureen? maureen: families on the 1 auto people on board the germanwings went to a memorial close to the site today. they paid their respects on the same day that we learned more about the co-pilot's medical history. reporter: the co-pilot andreas lubitz believed to have deliberately crashed the germanwings flight into the french alps suffered from suicidal tendencies at some point before he began his career as a piloted. this according to german prosecutors. they say investigators found documents from doctors say lubitz was unfit to fly. but they say there's no evidence that suggests he was suicidal before the crash. >> these documents don't show any hint of being suicidal. reporter: the german newspaper "build" has published what it says is a summary of the transcript from the cockpit voice recorder. according to that pilote report the pilot is heard shouting to get back in the cockpit several times as the plane descends. a spokesperson says the organization is dismaid by this apparent leak

maureen: thanks, richard. getting in and out of nationals park will be more time consuming this season. every major league baseball stadium will require its fans to go through metal detectors. this is one of several new security restrictions. and it also includes limits on bag sizes and ban on liquid. the only exception is one liter water bottles. fans, of course, are encouraged to get to the games an hour before the first pitch. we don't want to talk about the weather for the opening day. doug: a little bit early. maybe some snow flurries for the morning. we're full of surprises here. let's get started. a lot of ground to cover. looking live from a rooftop camera in rosslyn. beautiful late afternoon and early evening here in the nation's capital. that will be the story as we continue through the overnight. 50 degrees at reagan national airport and humidity levels pretty low based on the dew point temperature of 17 degrees. air is really dry. that will slowly change as the disturbance comes in from the north a

maureen? maureen: thank you scott. new developments in the investigation into the bloody arrest of a university of virginia student. virginia governor terry mcauliffe is ordering improvements to the agency responsible for the arrest. the u.v.a. community was outraged over the st. patrick's day arrest of martese johnson. johnson is a third year student. he required 10 stitches to a head wound from the encounter that ended with his arrest on misdemeanor charges. he goes to court on those charges tomorrow. governor mcauliffe meanwhile, has ordered the abc bureau of law enforcement to add training and accountability to -- also an independent review is under way. the president and board of directors of sweet briar college are refusing calls to resign. an alumni group accuses the school's leadership of breaking virginia's charitable giving laws. president james jones says the allegations are unfair and wrong. the group "save sweet briar" has raised more than $3 million to keep the private women's college open. the school pla

maureen? maureen: doug, thank you. caught on video. the extraordinary end to a high speed chase through fairfax county. news chopper 7 followed the chase along the fairfax county parkway as police officers maneuvered to box in a fleeing vehicle. moments later, officers used a baton to smash out the vehicle's window and arrest the woman inside. this chase made us wonder what are the rules for such dangerous confrontations at the height of the morning rush? "7 on your side" investigator jennifer donelan is live in fairfax with what she found. jennifer? jennifer: that's why we came here to fairfax county police headquarters, maureen. the subject of this chase was wanted in arlington county on credit card and identity theft charges. this morning she wasn't stopping. highways in fairfax county turned dangerous at 7:41 this morning when police say 36-year-old lakisha tracy refused to stop for police and led officers on a high speed chase. such a rare scene here we asked what's the policy for fairfax county police and chases? >> our officers

maureen: thank you joce. developing now search teams found one of two black boxes at the site of a plane crash in the french alps. all 150 people on board are believed to have died when the airbus a-320 crashed into a mountain. authorities say the plane lost altitude for eight minutes without a distress call. the germanwings flight was on its way from barcelona to dusseldorf when it crashed. american troops will stay in afghanistan longer than planned. today, president obama met with president ghani of afghanistan. as karen traverse reports the two leaders decided it was too soon to cut the u.s. military presence. karen: president obama was blunt. president obama: afghanistan remains a dangerous place. karen: that was the driving force to keep more troops in his country for a longer time. a request that president obama agreed to. today, he announced the u.s. will maintain the current troop level in afghanistan. about 9800 service members. through the end of this year. >> this flexibility reflects our reinvigo

maureen? maureen: thank you, scott. the terror group isil is claiming responsibility for yesterday's deadly attack on a museum in tunisia. the u.s. state department says it cannot verify that claim. 23 people are confirmed dead. dozens more wounded in the shooting of the national bardo museum. two gunmen were killed in a shootout with police. nine people have been arrested accused of helping to plan the attack. we checked with smithsonian institution to find out if any changes are planned at its museums. a spokesperson said strong security is lace and no changes are necessary. join us next tuesday for a roundtable discussion for isil and the new terror threat. you can watch the countdown tuesday night at 7:00 on our sister station newschannel 8 and it will be streamed live at wjla.com. a d.c. police officer has been ordered held without bond on sexual assault charges. officer darrell best was in court today on charges he abused two teenaged girls. prosecutors say best assaulted one girl at police headquarters. and the o

maureen: now to the weather. we cooled down today and we wonder what is in store for the weekend did doug hill is in the storm watch weather center with a look for us. doug: here is what it looks like north of washington in laurel maryland. some brakes and blues. 47 degrees right now. 50 degrees in fredericksburg. 51 at reagan international airport. skies will clear a bit, and become breezy. they will drop to nearly 32 degrees for the overnight. generally a mostly cloudy day for the cold. a few sprinkles. if you get into the north and west, a couple of snow showers. still remaining very chilly with highs near 50 degrees. we will go up the hunt for warmer days. maureen: harry reid decides to retire. his position has already begun. reporter: we are taught -- scott : this announcement creates some interesting subplots on the hill. harry: we have to be concerned about the country, the senate. scott: the senate is almost ready to hand over his gavel for good. he still has some time left and sarcastically reminded repu

maureen: c.s.x. has been fined $361,000 for last year's derailment that sent three crude oil tankers into the james river near lynchburg. one of those tankers burst into flames, as you can see. abc 7 first told you about the proposed fine in february. now, a state board has signed off on it. as part of the deal, c.s.x. will also pay investigative and cleanup costs. a virginia man will spend a year and a half in prison for not telling women he slept with he has -- he was h.i.v. positive. daniel cleaves admitted having unprotected sex with two maryland women without disclosing his h.i.v. status. the women involved in the case have not tested positive for the virus. an american health care worker being treated for ebola at the national institutes of health is getting better. the hospital says the patient has been upgraded from serious to fair condition. the parents -- the person's name has not been released. we're told the patients contracted ebola while volunteering in sierra leone and arrived at n.i.h

maureen: shortened work day for some of those. doug: a little bit. maureen: is it over? doug: yeah. pretty much. cold and damp. i mean, we're almost finished with winter in another 27 minutes, yeah. we got some springlike weather for the first full day of spring. looking out right now from rooftop camera, skies are still cloudy. a little bit of haze here and a little touch of fog that. will be clearing out later tonight and overnight. drier air works in. we're looking good weatherwise. as far as the numbers go, 38 degrees right now at reagan national. north-northeasterly winds at 13 miles an hour. definitely chilly and damp. numbers wise, well below average temperatures. no surprise there. 45 is the high. that was right after midnight. 36 is the morning low. 57 and 39d are the averages for this time of year and we're holding right where we've been for the past several hours. 38 at reagan national. 36 in frederick. temperatures may drop a couple of degrees but probably not that much. temperatures to our east couple of degrees warmer, couple of degrees warmer and we're focused on area

kron-4's maureen kelly reports on why some of the additional officers, now under investigation. maureen > > the head of the police union says as many as 10 more officers are now under investigation in connection with the racist and sent between ian furmingrr.the former police sergent convicted on federal corruption charges.and four other officers. here's court papers showing the disturbing communications.littered with the n-word as well as homophobic slurs. check out these exchange referring to the black husband of a friend of furmingrr's wife and their children. >> get ur pocket gun. keep it available in case the monkey returns to his roots. it's not against the law to put an animal down. >>:it's disgraceful that any of our members would be associated with that kind of text messaging, even if they thought it was private maureen > > some of the officers have not been transferred yet and that's because there involvement is not serious >>:the messaging is probably not homophobic not racist, not sexist maureen > > at a news conference today it was revealed the number of cases handl

maureen? >> scott, thank you. the chairman of a house committee investigating the deadly attack on the u.s. mission in benghazi plans to call secretary clinton to testify twice. first time would focus on the secretary's e-mail use while in office. the second would deal with the attacks that killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. metropolitan police department tactics were the subject of testimony today by chief kathy lanier before a hearing of the d.c. council's judiciary committee. protest groups watched as lanier answered questions about so-called jumpouts when officers jump out of unmarked vehicles to make an arrest. lanier outlined the department's priorities for the next year. prince george's county detectives say they link two more incidents to a man accused in a string of shootings. four bullet holes were found in the grand e buffet on fort meade road. in a separate incident a man is seen on camera throwing rocks at a restaurant on baltimore avenue. police say the man in that video is ho

maureen? >> thank you, doug. new at 6:00 d.c. police are looking for a person of interest in a bizarre robbery on a store surveillance camera in the 4600 block of south capital street yesterday morning at about 2:30. the suspect jumped over a counter and tried to run out of a store. but it appears he's pulled back in and he seems to rip off his jacket and shirt. if you know anything about this, call police. new information on the fatal police shooting inside a metro train tunnel last night. metro says a train operator noticed a man on the tracks between the potomac avenue and stadium armory stations. a transit police officer shot the man who was partially clothed about 400 feet from the potomac avenue station. the victim's name hasn't been released. the ebola patient admited to the national institutes of health is in serious condition. the american health care worker arrived there early this morning. the worker tested positive for the virus while volunteering at a treatment center in sierra leone. president obama says rebuilding

maureen? >> don't forget the "7 on your side" ask the attorney phone bank is going strong right now. you can call in with your legal questions. the number is -- 236-9220. >> sweeping safety changes tonight from metro. it's announced 10 new upgrades after that deadly smoke incident at the l'enfant plaza station in february. the major recommendations focus on inspecting jumper cables and replacing them with low smoke brands. metro will install signs on the outside of rail cars that direct first responders to emergency doors. doors. it's also starting a series of drills for rescue crews. "7 on your side" with the single largest tax scam in u.s. history. treasury officials say fake i.r.s. agents have targeted more than 360,000 people including people who work at the treasury department. they have stolen more than $50 1/2 million. they threaten people with jail time if they don't pay them. so far, two people in florida have been arrested but investigators think they're just the tip of the iceberg.

maureen? >> thank you, scott. a freshman congresswoman is calling for legislation to ban lawmakers from flying first class using tax dollars. florida democrat gwen graham calls the proposal a bipartisan commonsense piece of legislation. the bill would ban lawmakers from using government funds for long term car leases. ahead on abc 7 news at 6:00 roads filled with potholes are wrecking the morning commute. what's being done about them and what recourse you have if your car is damaged. plus why virginia's attorney general is now involved in the closing of a 100-year-old women's college. and signs of progress in the fight against isil that left some dancing in the streets. >> and taking pretty much the whole day to finally see a few peeks of sunshine outside of the belfort furniture weather center. i'll tell you if that's a trend of what we should >> a big moral victory today for iraqi troops fighting isil. iraq's army and the shiite militia have pushed isil militants out of saddam hussein's hometown of tikrit. repor

>> maureen, no problems as we move through the overnight hours. rush hour commute early tomorrow morning not a problem at all. however, after that we have a winter weather advisory that will go into effect at 9:00 in the morning all the areas shaded in purple including the immediate metro and this is for the potential for a little bit a wintry mix especially midday and through the early evening rush hour commute and after, that we'll look for a changeover to a little bit of rain. here's the timeline as we move through the overnight, temperatures will slowly fall into the 20's. we'll look for that ice and freezing rain to develop potentially during the afternoon hours into the early evening. 1:00 until about 7:00 and then temperatures will begio increase. s this as warmer air moves in from the south and west. we had a strong, strong cold front on the way and that promises to bring us another round of wintry weather. talk about that coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you steve. a frigid february saw the second highest number of water main breaks i

but maureen dowd is quite right about this. the message from hillary clinton, that press conference wasn't about talking to the press. that was talking to democrats to say, suck it up, i'm your nominee, you don't have any other choice, you have no other options and you're going to go along with this even though you find it grubby and seedy and it reminds you of all these things in the package and the baggage -- but the message is clear to democrats, i'm all you've got, i'm not offering you any excuses or a rationale. she said, the server will remain private, raspberry. >> speaking of martin o'malley let's take a look now at the power grid rankings. who's up? who's down this week? where do you want to start? >> i think o'malley -- here's the thing. martin o'malley makes a great case for getting in the mix. all these other people are thinking about running. martin o'malley actually is running and he's out there talking to the base and he's trying it out. elizabeth warren on the other hand, she's probably hurting her party and pro

information about the corruption case involving former virginia governor bob mcdonnell and his wife maureen. jeff goldberg is live in the newsroom with the latest information. jeff? jeff: this is very interesting stuff. this affidavit was unsealed today and it reveals dramatic new information about what maureen mcdonnell would have testified on the witness stand if the judge had allowed that her and her husband to have separate trials which is what she was seeking but did not get. the document was found in march of last year. months before their trial in richmond. now, according to the affidavit, maureen mcdonnell wanted to testify in defense of bob mcdonnell by giving multiple examples of how she concealed information from him regarding her activities with johnny williams and star scientific. she would have testified that she never told her husband about how much williams paid for during that now infamous shopping trip to new york city in 2011. that she did not tell her husband about a $50,000 loan from williams until after she spent the money and she did not tell him about buying tens of

that's the latest maureen and robert? >> thank you. expect the nats are having some health problems. >> yeah yeah. not weather problems, though. i don't think we need to complain about the weather here anymore. >> we don't! >> after watching doug right there. coming up in sports which nats outfielder might not be ready for opening day and how ncaa tourney placement got a little better for the terps >> nats center fielder denard span will miss four to six weeks. he underwent right core muscle surgery this morning in philadelphia. manager matt williams said span felt discomfort coming to the spring but thought it would work itself out eventually and he's expected to rejoin the team in vieira later this week right now, williams is looking on the bright side. >> the other thing is he's got experience with it. he knows what to expect in that regard. and what he can and can't do. so we'll see. i mean, to put a time frame on it right now is probably premature. >> meanwhile, the nats took on the braves in veeieiravieira. top of the third, no s

maureen? >> thank you, steve. this latest blast of snow is straining winter weather supplies. area road crews insist they have enough salt on hand. the same cannot be said for local hardware stores. in arlington, a fresh ice melt supply sold out in 25 minutes. there were similar scenes in d.c. and another in silver spring. the d.c. government has declared a snow emergency effective at 7:00 tomorrow morning. that means cars must be removed from emergency snow routes or they will be towed and the drivers fined. 132 vehicles were towed during the last snow emergency two weeks ago. and you can count on abc 7 and the "good morning washington" team to get you up to speed as soon as you wake up in the morning. our winter storm coverage begins very early at 4:00 a.m. the winter storm is complicating a big problem for drivers. you've probably seen them and felt them. potholes. that's because the new snow could hide those holes which are likely to get worse. stephen tschida is on pothole patrol for us tonight. he's live in arlington with what he's finding. stephen? >> maureen, drivers a

maureen. it is spring lane northwest, a neighbor just told us they never plow here and you can see this storm was no exception. this road has not been plowed. a lot of snow still on a little slippery too, we just saw starting to spin out a few moments ago on this street. fortunately, though, this is not the norm in the district. things are about to look a lot better. check out the difference as we turn on here as soon as it's safe to do so. see how much better it looks. rockville, neighborhood looks really good and -- >> well, we obviously are having some problems with tom's story but we will get back to him if we can. of course while we couldn't break the freezing temperature mark today warmer days are ahead, we're told. meteorologist stev rudin tells us when the fog will arrive. steve? >> all righty, we have warmer temperatures or milder temperatures, let's say, on the way for the day tomorrow. and really begins to impact our region as we move into the end of the upcoming weekend. take you o

both maureen and bob mb do that he will are facing prison sentences sentences. the lawyers filed an appeal yesterday, they say she would have testified if she was given a separate case. according to mcdonnell's lawyers, she would have explained her marriage was falling apart and that she didn't tell her husband about many of the gifts she received. >>> there could be harsh penalties ahead for penn state fraternity members involved in offensive posts. the school's president says anyone found responsible could be expelled. right now kappa delta rho chapter is suspended for a year. members are accused of posting pictures of nude women on a private facebook page without their consent. penn state's president is hoping women who were in the posts will come forward to the school. he says their privacy will be protected. >>> apparently loneliness kills. that's according to a new study from brigham young university. the study found that feeling lonely increases the risk of death by 26%. living alone was more devastating to your health increasing mortality risk by 29%. re

maureen olympic done he will's lawyers filed her appeal yesterday. according to her lawyers in her testimony she would have explained her marriage was falling apart and that she didn't tell her husband about many of the gifts she received. both maureen and bob mcdonnell facing prison sentences for trading political influence for several thousand dollars in gifts and loans. >>> happening today testing before a house committee on new reporting requirements. a new bill requires health practitioners, police officers and educators and others to make verbal contact with authorities and provide a written report if they suspect abuse, neglect or threats. they would have 48 hours to do so. that hearing is at 2:30 pchl..m.. >>> major changes planned for a busy road. the state highway administration will detail its plan for route 28 with georgia avenue and i-95, that meeting set for tonight from 5:30 until 8:00 p.m. at james blake high school. >>> a teenage boy in manassas park is facing charges after taking a gun on to school property. the 17-year-old is being

we'll find out in the seven day coming up in a few moments maureen? maureen: see you then.secret service is on the hot seat tonight. this time explaining why security video is missing

>> hey there, maureen.u said, 24 hours have passed since the snow stopped falling across the metro area. i can tell you we've been out throughout montgomery county all day long and it's been easy to find sidewalks still covered in snow. take this one, for example, a lot of snow but also it's given way to ice at this point. my boot can't even kick through all of it and for someone like me, my age, it's annoying for older residents that have to walk to say, a bus stop, it's flat out dangerous. >> for days on end, they've been like a solid sheet of ice. >> blasting on to her black rolling bag as if it were a steady crush. diane caldwell labors her way down this icy snow covered sidewalk. the 71-year-old retired teacher en route to this bus stop along georgian avenue. >> i've slipped and i slid. thank god i have not fallen. >> in case you didn't know, after the last snowflake falls in montgomery county, everyone has 24 hours to shovel their sidewalks. if they don't, inspectors will issue a written warning. that

and then maureen nohouse en one of the two strong conservetives at the federal trade commission. adam is going to start off by giving us some context on this issue. >> thank you. thank you. >> and i will -- so it used to be the case if you mentioned interlekt you'll property such as patents on new inventions and ideas or copy writes on creative works of art or writings very few people would have been aware of this. but because of the digital revolution of the past couple decades, the great advances in biotechnology and medicine all of there is brought to us by the patent system, copy writes and trade secrets. people become much more aware of the issues and they become to take front and center. so you hear about issues now in newspapers. you read about them on the internet. that the patents are alleged to hold up innovation. people claim that there are these creatures known as patent troll who's have patent who's sue manufacturers, copyright and digital content books and music and movies is alleged to have stifle free speech or hold up creative develop. and new creative art. and s

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ktvu's maureen naylor has more on what may be behind the increase. >> reporter: sometimes it is hard to relax. >> all the time. i pray all the time. >> reporter: she prays a normal life is around the corner for her daughter. >> i have been waiting five years for a kidney. >> reporter: she is one of 23,000 california residents waiting for a life saving organ donation. she takes five different medications. and four times a week she hooked up to this dialysis machine. >> my husband has a kidney transplant and it is my son. talking about why whole family. >> reporter: they are encouraged by new numbers released to ktvu that reveal an increase in the number of people registering to be organ donors and it may be thanks to a new law that epis undocumented residents get driver's licenses. 110,000 people registered and 50,000 signed up to be donors which is a 30% increase compared to last year. the ceo of the california transplant donor network say it is too early to tie it to the new driver's licenses. >> it means we have more people who are potential donors. >> that means more hope that hop

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maureen is just -- >> maureen is in heaven man. >> you know i sat on your show last week.of one to ten this was a 3 1/2. and i still think that as far as the substance is concerned. the way they've handled it what it dredges up. to see i'll defend it but to see that lenny davis is back just makes people say, my god, do we really want to go through all that again? >> do you think it makes the clinton team in any respect start rethinking the process and decision? that's what i wonder. >> i think they're going to move it up, they've got to po move it up. they want to get her in campaign mode and get everything ready so the war room is ready so fear punching back. >> familiarity breeds contempt. i think that's going to happen. >> april ryan, thank you. the book is "presidency in black and white." get it. >>> he offered the public thousands of dollars in reward money to help track down the gunman who shot two ferguson police officers. congressman emanuel cleaver joins the conversation now that a suspect is in custody. >>> plus this just in. vladimir putin reemerged just moments

maw -- maureen naylor tells us what may be behind that new trend. >> we're going to make that numberbetter. >> reporter: sometimes it's hard for the monica family to relax. >> all the time. i pray all the time. >> reporter: anna monica prays that a normal life is close for her daughter marina. >> i've been waiting five years for an organ donor. >> reporter: she takes five different medications and four times a week she's hooked up to this dialysis machine. >> marina has a genetic condition. so it is my husband who had a kidney transplant. and it's my son. and so we're talking about my whole family. >> reporter: they are encouraged by new numbers released exclusively by ktvu that reveal a significant increase in the number of people registering to be organ donors and it may be thanks to a new law that helps undocumented drivers in california get licenses. since january, 110,000 people have signed up to get licenses and 50,000 have signed to be organ donors. >> we went wow. >> reporter: the ceo of the california transplant donor says it's too early to directly tie the increase to the n

i was blown away. >> i love a good bombshell, maureen. what was it? three are involved. one confesses, two go free. >> do they believe the confession? >> no. the prosecutors say we have to stand with what the confession says but there certain an attorney investigator family, or friend who knows the truth about what happened when she was killed. >> why is it so polarizing? >> that's a good question. why did the person confess, to bring an end to it. why was nancy so polarizing? >> a good friend said you loved her and hated her and there was at least one point in the year or a couple of years where you didn't talk to her. >> saturday night, maureen maher. you can watch the full report. it's called "murder in aspen." the titles and characters always amaze me. that's 10:00 eastern, 9:00 central lighter on cbs. >>> ahead, a violent turning point. cbs's bill plante was there 50 years aerks everybody, interviewing dr. martin luther king jr. ahead, bill plante is back in selma 50 years later. this is something you don't want technology has improved our lives,

maureen? [reporter question] governor pence: maureen, i was not talking about you.et the indiana press office hook. i will anyway. the indian a press has had this right from early on. some of the national reporting has been ridiculous. i encourage you to do a google search on this license to discriminate business. you will find all of it. yes sir? [reporter question] governor pence: i have been on the phone talking to business leaders my team has been talking to business leaders. i have been reaching out to the leaders of associations. and corporations around the country. setting the record straight about what this law does. and what our intention is in passing it, and our determination to correct the perception that has taken hold. [reporter question] governor pence: that's a good question. i think a more relevant event was the hobby lobby case by the supreme court. which is a case in point of the value of the religious freedom restoration act. the obamacare was passed into law it included mandates on health care coverage for businesses. hobby lobby and i may add t

maureen: first at 6:00 more ambulances are being deployed on d.c. streets. this comes after a series of response failures and delays. we first told you about them here on abc 7. now, mayor muriel bowser is increasing the number of ambulances by 25%. d.c. bureau chief sam ford is live with the new standards in place. sam? >> -- sam: maureen, i'm outside of ambulance 15 they quickly arrive on scene with initial care. the shortage is with ambulance transports and the mayor announced new units on line as of today. >> we're able to increase the number of ambulances available by 25% and we're going to put that in place. sam: mayor muriel bowser repeating to reporters what she earlier told council members in their monthly breakfast. in the last two weeks, ambulance shortages and up to 30 minute wait times led to police struggling with relatives trying to reach a stabbing victim in southeast, a motorcycle accident victim lying in the street 22 minutes in southwest and police giving up waiting and driving an injured officer to the hospital in northeast. the deputy ma

joce: maureen, what we found is several local companies including two popular d.c. area restaurant groups thatlaim they were stiffed basically by this frederick company. they filed lawsuits here in frederick county circuit court saying they did the unthinkable. they had to pay their taxes twice after they say they paid this frederick company but the money never made it to the tax man. the frederick business owner russell lloyd got valuable lessons when starting his company in 2005. >> first advice i got from my father-in-law when i came to america. russell, he said if all else fails, pay your taxes. joce: he hired another company to do that for him or so he thought. until a letter from the maryland tax collector arrived. >> it was a letter saying we were in arrears for the payroll taxes. joce: $5,000 that never got paid by period

you can watch maureen's full report, "the pretender."nah hill on "cbs this morning." >>> she's a >>> good morning, everyone i'm nicole brewer. updating breaking news right now. philadelphia police are investigating a triple stabbing in bridesburg, that has left one person dead. now, investigators are still trying to sort out the details here, but they tell "eyewitness news" the victims are are a grandmother, mother and her son. all were found in a home on the 2800 block of reynolds street. now it is unclear at this point who suffered the fatal wound, or if they are, in fact looking for a suspect. the other two victims were rushed to the hospital. justin finch on his way right now to try to get more information. right now, we send it over to katie for more on the forecast, good morning. >> good morning, nicole. the forecast itself is definitely going to get nicer with time. >> definately activity to track on storm scan3 even though we caught little break in the action, here over the city, you still got some showers, dotting across at leas

maureen mcdonnell's appeal today comes less than two weeks after she was sentenced to a year and a day in prison. maureen and her husband, bob mcdonnell were convicted in september of taking gifts and loans from a businessman looking to promote his his company's products. former governor was sentenced to two years in prison. >>> at least 50 car break-ins in our area all tied to one man. coming up we'll tell you how the cops went undercover to catch him. >>> their legal story grabbed national headlines. parent who is let their kids walk to a park a mile from their home. why this battle is just heating up. [ female announcer ] business travel isn't just about the going. it's also about the going home. and being connected all along the way.king or recharging do business travel on your terms. acela. take off. >>> the moment is now, according to president obama, to build trust between police and communities of color. he said that addressing a white house task force on police chaired by philadelphia police commissioner and former d.c. police chief charles ramsey. the president pointed out th

the affidavit that was written before their trial laid out what maureen mcdonnell would have testified to if she and her husband were tried separately. she would have told jurors that she concealed much of her relationship with star scientific c.e.o. johnny williams from her husband. alison: and a man hunt in mesa arizona now over. within just the past hour police arrested a suspect in the shooting of six people. one of the victims died and the others are still in the hospital. today's rampage including a shooting at a motel, a carjacking and a home invasion. no word on a motive. leon: a truck driver says he owes his life to a guardian angel with a strong throwing arm. larry was trapped in this fiery wreck outside of buffalo, new york after a tire blew. he we want over a guard rail there. he tried to kick his way out of the vehicle through the windshield. but it wouldn't budge. but that's when the passing driver pulled up and got to work. >> very nicely said i got to break the windshield somehow. i got to get the guy out. picked up a rock and all of a sudden, this big hunk of concrete

kimberly: maureen, the selke family released a simple statement tonight. it reads "our entire family is deeply saddened by the losses of yvonne and emily selke, two wonderful, caring amazing people who meant so much to so many." inside a tightly knit neighborhood in nokesville -- >> still kind of shocked. kimberly: a shock too much to avoid right now. among the 150 people on board the germanwings flight 9525 that crashed into the french alps a beloved mother and daughter from jane carter's community. >> this little neighborhood has been here 36 years and nothing like that has ever happened. kimberly: yvonne selke became a government contractor with booz allen hamilton 23 years ago. the same year her daughter emily was born. this emily's profile picture. a woodbridge high school and drexel university graduate selke'sorority sisters posted this photo and message on facebook. "she always put others before herself and cared deeply for all those in her life." the crash victims come from 15 different countries. investigators are looking into every possible cause

is taking action after the corruption case involving former governor bob mcdonnell and his wife, maureen. and a stolen oscar gown has been found. finally, remembering "star trek" actor leonard nimoy. kimberly: the virginia general assembly ended its short 2015 session with the passage of an ethics reform bill, putting a limit on gifts, meals, and travel. this comes after the conviction or former governor bob mcdonnell and his wife on federal corruption charges. the new rules apply to lawmakers and candidates at all levels. government employees are also included. russian president vladimir putin is condemning the murder of one of his chief critics. there are many in russia and elsewhere who believe that putin played a role in the killing. he was gunned down on a bridge near the kremlin. those who knew him said he was aware of the dangers and speaking out against government corruption. >> we feel more and more extreme expressions against us. kimberly: the white house calls for an impartial and transparent investigation into the shooting. president putin said he had personally taken charge

you can watch maureen's full report, "the pretender."es franco and jonah hill on "cbs this morning." >>> she's a >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> good morning, it's 8:25. time for some news headlines. contra costa county health officials say the public is no longer at risk after a malfunction at the dow chemical plant. the advisory was issued in pittsburg and antioch. health officials warn that the release could affect people with respiratory problems, irritate eyes, skin, nose and throat. >>> the lawyer for the vallejo woman who claims she was kidnapped says her story is no hoax. attorney doug rappaport says his client denise huskins met with vallejo police detectives for several hours yesterday. an attorney for denise's boyfriend aaron quinn says the kidnappers bound and drugged him and that's why it took him 10 hours to call police in the first place. >>> the oakland city attorney is trying to shut down a motel in east oakland. attorney barbara parker wants an alameda county court to close the starlight no tel

he and his wife maureen were found guilty for exchanging favors for $165,000 in gifts and loans. the court is expected to hear arguments in may. >>> a rockville man has pleaded guilty to producing child pornography. prosecutors say 20-year-old mark punslawn used social media and internet chat rooms to convince young girls to send him sexually explicit photographs. when the victims said they no longer wanted to do that they said he threatened to post the pictures online or tell the girls' friends and families. he will be sentenced to 15 years in prison with lifetime supervision after that release. >>> prince george's county police need help from anyone who may have witnessed the fatal crash of police officers brennan rabain. stephanie ramirez is outside of their police department headquarters. it's so sad especially when you consider just how young this officer was. >> definitely. we learned from police officer rabain only had a year and a half on the department. i spoke with a mentor yesterday who told me he had a passion for police work and with that saturday early morning crash

. >> reporter: maureen is voting in nigeria's presidential and parliamentary -- elections. make up just under 50% of registered voters. there are just under one thousand seats up for grabs, but only a couple hundred women are running. and only a handfuling on the parties likely to win. >> the men they will never give you a chance. they will never agree any woman to come in front of them. >> reporter: despite this she plans to vote for as many female candidates as she can. it costs colossal amounts of money to run for office in nigeria. many think a women's place is in the home and there is violence during the election. only one woman is running for president out of 14 candidates. on sunday she took part in a televised debate with president goodluck jonathan. she is confident things can improve. >> women themselves are proving that they are capable in other spares of life. we have seen nigerian women rise to be ceo's of companies, several ministers, and so why should they be kept out of -- of politics? >> reporter: but the election umpire thinks more stringent measures might

maureen? >> [ inaudible ] responsible reporting. we're all here [ inaudible ]. could you go ahead and specifically call us out [ inaudible ]? it's a serious question. you keep saying that. can you cite an article? can you cite a report? can you cite a newspaper? >> maureen, i wasn't talking about you. >> thank you. >> and frankly, can i just say this, i don't want to let the indiana press off the hook here, but i will anyway. i think the indiana press has had this right from early on. but some of the national reporting on this has been ridiculous. >> can you go ahead and cite a specific story? >> i -- i would encourage you to do a quick google search on this license to discriminate business. you'll find all of it. >> yes, sir? >> how are you [ inaudible ] ceos [ inaudible ] yesterday? >> well, i've been on the phone, talking to business leaders, our team has been talking to business leaders. i've been reaching out to the leaders of associations and corporations around the country, just setting the record straight about what this law actually does and what our in

maureen? >> thank you steve a man hunt is under way across two states for three men accused of robbing the banks in our area. investigators say the bandits is becoming more daring with each successful robbery. as brianne carter reports, that's a cause for concern. >> these are called bank takeovers. they go in and put everybody on the floor and they rob all the tellers. >> watch as these two brazen suspects with guns in hand walk into this bank and demand money. the suspects who hide their identities with sunglasses, hats masks and even fake beards are called by the f.b.i. the blank hat bandits. the f.b.i. says these bandits who robbed eight banks across the region in two months. the latest on monday afternoon when they hit this wells fargo in falls church. >> they have now gone beyond sort of the norm of the number of banks people robbed before they get caught. >> former f.b.i. analyst brad garrett said authorities already have a number of clues including these surveillance images and a descr

. >>> former virginia first lady maureen mcdaumd today formerly appealed her public corruptions convictions. a notice was sent to the court of appeals today. last month she was sentenced to a year and a day in prison. she was convicted along with her husband and former governor bob mcdonell of exchanging favors with a nutritional supplements executive. they are both still out on appeal. >>> the only woman on georgia's death row is scheduled to die in less than one hour. kelly disenganer was convicted in 1998 of conspiring with then-boyfriend to kill her husband. her attorney spent the day looking for reprieve including for requests from the parole board to reconsider the clemency. she was supposed to be executed last week but it was postponed due to the bad weather. >>> day one now, more and more americans are discovering that... shred after shred... dish after dish... day after delicious day... shredding galbani mozzarella yourself inspires meals, and moments, that are simply better. mmm, galbani (sfx: kiss). italy's favorite cheese brand. now, america's number one block mozzarella. ♪ insi

maureen has been banned under the 1997 chemical weapons convention. india has overtaken china is the world's biggest importer of weapons. that is according to the latest report of the stockholm peace research institute. but the united states and russia still remain in the first two places by a wide margin, with the arms industry they're doing this business. >> the new reports say that global arms trade grew by 60% over the past decade. some regions saw a bigger increase than others. >> asia is the biggest market for exports and the u.s. remains the biggest exporter ahead of the europeans. other players are emerging. we are seeing more activity from russia and the chinese are expanding their arms sales. >> the three largest exporters the u.s., russia, and china showed a big increases in the arms trade compared to the previous five years, where chinese weapons exports grew by 150%. germany slipped to fourth place exporting 40% less. german hardware, like a leopard tank, is in demand, but the government is approving fewer deals them before, even though g

narrator: maureen coleman has been studying the genetic composition of several prochlorococcus strains signatures in their genomes to suggest that viruses are actually important in moving genetic information between host cells. and this transfer of genetic information leads to diversification within the population. even though everything looks similar if you look at it under a microscope or in a culture tube -- they all look like small green cells -- it turns out that all of these prochlorococcus are actually quite different from each other. this is med-4, and the "med" stands for "mediterranean." so, this one has adapted to really high-light conditions in the oceans. and so, if you were to go out to the ocean you would find a strain like med-4 at the surface -- so, right on the top layers of the water. and then these other strains... um... these ones grow deeper and these are low-light adapted. so, you wouldn't find these at 5 meters depth because they can't cope with the high light. but you might find these at 150 meters depth because they're much better at harvesting the very small