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head into a subway® restaurant today for this melty, mouthwatering sub!♪ let's go captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live and in hd, this is abc7 news at 11. busted a days of disturbing videos. we were there to capture what happened tonight. more on this in just a moment. we hope you enjoyed the weather tonight because you have to get ready for a big change by the wake up in the morning. it out the winter gear because weather is ond the way. bob ryan has the latest on what is heading this way. >> it will feel like january tomorrow. in front of it, there are a few rain showers. you can see a few out around 110 warrenton. temperatures are still in the 50's all over the area. it could be awhile before the cold air really gets here. look at what is coming our way. this is in charleston, west virginia. winds gusting at 50 miles per hour. chill is out -- is down the 20's. there are advisories out for the remainder of the night. for you folks out to the west, be seeing plans of 25 miles per hour. tomorrowget up bening, temperatu

head into a subway® restaurant today for this melty, mohwatering sub!et's go >> you are watching abc 7 news at 11:00. >> by this time tuesday night, won the florida republican primary. >> the polls are already giving us an idea. mitt romney has a growing lead over newt gingrich. there are very few undecided left in the sunshine state. rebecca cooper is live in tampa from voters and the candidates. >> high-stakes in florida. tumble dategh and on the campaign trail. >> it always helps to see them in person. talking to people. he has not persuaded me yet. >> this woman will cast her vote for rick santorum. >> it is a the economy and it is the foreign-policy. been found in florida these last several days. newttt romney called gingrich goldilocks for complaining. >> it is time to produce. >> gingrich also has to contend with. santorum gaining some ground. centaurus 20-year-old daughter -- rick santorum's 20-year-old daughter of. to date with members of the family. >> and yeager to insist he is in race with mitt romney. thee will go all the way to convention.

head into a subway® restaurant toda for this melty mouthwatering sub!ou are watching abc 7 news at 6:00, on your side. >> some mixed news for the economy. >> the nation's economic growth surge to an annual rate of 2.8%. americans bought a lot of automobiles in recent months. economist said the gain is not enough to make a dent in the unemployment rate. there are also concerns government spending is biting into economic growth. >> some free-speech concerns over controversial new technology. twitters says a new tool allows messages to remained available as a navigates through different laws around the world. critics say twitter only wants to broaden the audience and make more money. >> you may be out of luck if you are looking for a deal on a new television before the super bowl. retailers say there are few deals out there because black friday sales forced supply down. that is a big change from last year when the prices of half the sets dropped 10% before the big game. customers can expect a few older tv models on sale. >> another hit to an area cleaning

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head into a subway® restaurant today for this melty, mouthwatering sub!let's go >> after receiving billions in aid, the country is in shambling, hundreds of thousands living foam homeless, and the red cross said the government is having trouble bouncing back. >> a tumultous election campaign was occurring in the midst of the recovery efforts and you can imagine how challenging that was and the government was brought to the knees. you have the vast majority of ministries destroyed and thousands of employees were killed. the government officially was, quite frankly, paralyzeed and had a slow recovery. >>> in manhattan this morning, a car going the wrong way went into the hudson river. the driver fell into the water after the crash and rescuers were able to pull her out. >>> shoppa holics have a new outlet mall. the new plan to bring upscale stores to the national harbor and why some don't want it to happen. >>> first, feeling stressd? you may want to put down that smart phone. the british doctors say people constantly connected to their social network tend

head in a subway® restaurant t today for this melty mouthwatering sub! ♪ >> you are watching abc7 news at 6:00 with gordon peterson, maureen bunyan, meteorologist doug hill, and tim brant sports. this is abc 7 news at 6:00. on your side. >> a telephone a glitch could mean a one-day delay in unemployment checks. >> for several days, but people collecting unemployment were unable to call in to verify the state law. they have the option of checking in online or visiting an unemployment office >> helping to bring up the property values of apple stores. the real estate website zillow says they are the most valuable change in the west more than $47,000 worth of merchandise per square foot is worldwide giving them almost the same value per square foot as the white house. the next most about evil chain, tiffany, taking in 40% less than apple. >> the sale of tablets and e- readers surged over the holidays. the number of americans owning one of doubled and the surge was due in part to lower prices from competitors to the apple ipad. >> the space shuttle discovery

head into a subway® restaurant today for this melty, mouthwatering sub! let's go >>> arizona congresswoman, gabrielle giffords formally stepped down. a long time friend, representative debbie read a letter on her behalf. she needs to commit to her recovery before returning to public service. giffords was in his third term in congress. she will continue her recovery in houston with her husband. houston also home to the latest launch from nasa. not a rocket, just rock from an alternative to indy to new wave genera. the space agency is through a new radio station. the hope is it will attract astronauts and engineers. >> liftoff. the final liftoff of atlantis. >> nasa is known for blasting into space, the most complicated craft ever assembled by humans. this operation by contrast runs off a single dell desktop system. it's nasa's new internet radio station, and yes, mission control is right here in houston. >> you're listening to third rock. it's america's space station. >> freedom. freedom. >> you're connected to the space station. >> third rock radio. >> bu

head into a subway® restaurant today for this melty, mouthwatering sub!'s go . >> good evening. randy whitman didn't like to see his old friend and old boss flip saunders get fired. having said that, he felt the wizards could do better and now that he might be the new voice to inspire that. randy whitman's done this before, replacing casey and with the t wolves head coach. last night, his team is taking on the bobcats. walker high off of the glass. here come the wizards. young had a team high and game high 20 and wizards up at the break and second half, wall leaves with match. the -- with blatch and the first victory in a week. randy whitman is doing his best to change the culture. >> and that is like any bad habit you have. if you're a smoker, you're not going to drop the smoking that day. that is all it s. we have fallen into playing away that is not conducive for us to win. when i see them pulling out of a cigarette, i have to take it. >> they're bad for you. last night, the terps gave the blue devils all they could handle. the lay-up and time expires

head into a subway® restaurant today for this melty, mouthwatering sub!'s go . >> she's a single mom who has been deployed five times, forced to leave her family to do her job. the mothers are making due without their mother the senior year of high school. sounds sad but you're in time for the happy ending. beth parker shows us a restaurant chain ordered up about as much excitement as one family could am. -- could handle. >> reporter: just a typical day at kfc. >> oh, my god. [ screaming ] [crying] >> reporter: teenage twins anita and ashley thought they were -- in gaithersburg to box up care package for their mom's unit in afghanistan. the care pangage they cared about most walked right in. >> you -- [ indiscernible ] [ laughter ] >> reporter: captain jackson is a single mom who has been in afghanistan since june. >> they still beautiful as ever. >> reporter: she's missed homecoming, holidays, birthdays. jackson is an icu nurse who takes care of the wounded. >> anything you can imagine, of course, injuries, i have seen it, done it, took care of it. >> re

head into a subway® restaurant today for this melty, mouthwatering sub!o . >> hundreds of people took victim of the holiday to apply for a job. the maryland life casino's employment center opened today and the response is huge. melanie alnwick paid us a visit and joining us with more. >> reporter: already, the casino has four applicants for each job posting and the competition is growing. you know, even though it's cold outside, some people stood in a line snakeing up the sidewalk for a chance to fill out an application on a cold january day, people crowded outside and inside this temporary office in hanover, maryland, hoping to land a permanent job. >> unfortunately, i was laid off in november. my dream was to move to vegas and to work in a casino. i love the environment and the actual activity and just the atmosphere of being in the casino and this opened up, though, hopefully it's meant to be. >> reporter: the maryland live casino at arundel mills mall is hiring more than 1,000 people. the operation is scheduled to open in june and it will need all typ

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head into a subway® restaurant today for this melty, mouthwatering sub!let's go . >> the president didn't mention it, but before the state of the union address last night, the u.s. military pulled off a risky rescue that may have saved the life of an aid worker with ties to virginia. it's not the first major accomplishment by this brave team either. beth parker in the newsroom now. beth? >> reporter: before the president began his speech last night, he said something interesting. he paid a compliment to the defense secretary leon pinetta. >> good job tonight. >> reporter: good job tonight. we now know the words were a reference to a daring rescue mission. it had just been carried out by an elite team of navy seals. they rescued two hostages, an american woman and danish man. the two were being held hostage by somali pirates. jessica buchanan is an aid worker in somalia and has ties to bedford, virginia. after the state of the union with the first lady by his side, the president called buchanan's father to let him know his daughter is okay and on her way h

head into a subway® restaurant today for this melty, mouthwatering sub!et's go . >> hi, everybody. dave ross with you. it's been a roughgo for the wizards, one win all season and they remain the only team with less than three wins and now we have issues how they go about scoring. the play in question yesterday, the third quarter against the rock et ceteras and to nick gee. off of the -- to mcgee and all you have to do is lay it in or slam it and cut the lead to four and he said he did it to pump up the teammates and the head coach was fired up after another loss. >> and i told him that is unacceptable. may be i'm too old school but they say that for all-star game. the plays, you identify with meat and potato basketball, playing hard, and playing the right by. we have been saying that and we have players looking for highlights rather than substance. >> ouch. >> and sunday, the hoyas went up to new york city and took care of business against saint johns and they're in another city, the windy one, chicago as they tangle with depaul. maryland is seeking a 3-1

head into a subway® restaurant today for this melty, mouthwatering sub! let's go >>> for gadget geeks this may be the best week of the year. the annual consumer electronics show is kicking off in vegas. fox 5's melanie alnwick spoke with consumer reports paul reynolds about what to expect. reporter: it seems like people are looking for things that are working better together. they want thinner, lighter, faster and more multi- functional. >> yes. i think we're going to see more of what the industry likes to call ecosystems like tablets that are able to take your tv content and allow you to watch them on the tv. conversely i think you'll see more tablets and smartphones that you can use as remote controls, for example, for your television set. manufacturers are looking to try to create an integrated experience because they know that what people really want now from the 10 in their lives is to be able to -- technology in their lives is to be able to take virtually any content or functionality to multiple devices in their life, not just keep it in the living

head into a subway® restaurant today for this melty, mouthwatering sub!let's go >>> today marks the 39th anniversary of the roe v wade decision. and another march for life on the national mall. thousands packed the mall to voice their reaction. pro choice supporters met them with their own chant this was the 38th march. >>> smaller pro choice celebration took place at the high court there were shouting matches with pro life supporters, pro choice demonstrators say roe v wade protects women's rights and should not be over turned. >> supporters got a boost from president obama he said he is committed to a woman's right to choose. >> dc leaders fighting against an arizona congressman who wants to national rise the district's world war 1 memorial. ted poe introduced the bill to give control of that memorial from the federal government. mayor grey says the nation should have a world war 1 memorial but shouldn't take it from the city that built and paid for it with its own people's blood and treasure. >> we should resist this with every fiber of our being becau

head into a subway® restaurant today for this melty, mouthwatering sub!let's go ♪[ music ] >> r and b lost a legend today. etta james died today. carlos shows us the ups and down of her long career. ♪ [ music ] >> in her most famous hit, at least, etta james seems her lonely days are over and her life is like a song. if so, leading up to her redeposition was a bumpy one. the singer came into the world as the child of a 14-year-old unmarried mother. etta's talent was identified not long after she learned to walk and talk. the echos of choir at l.a.'s st. john baptist church. as a teenager, she discovered. the 1960s brought a contract and long association with chess records. also the beginnings of a struggle with heroin addiction, which would find her in and out of tarzana psychiatric hospital. these years, chronicled in the feature film, cadillac records in which etta was played by beyonce knowles. etta bounced back with seven year itch in 1989 and continued to record through 2005. she is considered one of the most overlooked popular musicians in american

head into a subway® restaurant today for this melty, mouthwatering sub! let's go >> protesting online legislation, protesting it. some of the sponsors withdrew their support. karen gray houston is live in the web center now. >> reporter: the big we'll -- bill we're talking about is s.o.p.o. -- s.o.p.a., the stop online piracy act. as of a few hours ago, the two sponsors in the house are taking their names off of legislation. lee terry from nebraska and ben quail from arizona and both republicans, left a wikipedia and a number of other websites sent him a strong message. now, if you log on to wikipedia today, you get a dark stream with a simple message. imagine a world without free knowledge. google will let you search but it's blacked out its name in sympathy. yahoo!, twitter, and others believe that s.o.p.a. and p.i.p.a., the protect intellectual property act, infringe on free speech. the intent is to give the government broader power to fight online trafficking and copy righting and counterfeit goods and services. wikipedia feels that might lead to sinc

head into a subway® restaurant today for this melty, mouthwatering sub!'s go >>> a disturbing viral video getting nationwide teadges tonight. police are questioning six teenages after the brutal beating of a 17-year-old. several attackers are seen kicking and punching the victim, hitting him with his own shoes while shouting racial slurs. it went viral until the site removed it. friends and classmates say they were disgusted when they saw the video. >> in my opinion, he was actually a real nice guy. these guys are pretty stupid for them to jump him. especially on youtube, which they show their faces and everything. so i heard most of them are in jail. >> victim suffered cuts and bruises, but will be okay. questioning the teens. >>> the only one professional enough that cares. >> wow. seen this viral video before. federal agent accidentally shot himself while lecturing children about how he was the only person in the room who had enough training to hold it. it was safety back in 2004. safety class. today lee page lost his appeal to keep the video from bein

head into a subway® restaurant today for this melty, mouthwatering sub!o . >> hey, you look nice. well, today is actually a national holiday. did you know that? it's national compliment day and as fox 5s beth parker explains n case haven't had a nice word sent to you, you have catching up to do. >> reporter: bring them on, that is how lots of people feel about compliments. who doesn't love to hear you rock? >> today is national compliment day. >> okay. >> reporter: so i like your jacket. >> thank you. thank you. i like your jacket, too. >> oh, thanks. you catch on quickly. >> i didn't realize there was such a day. does it make you want to go compliment someone? >> it kind of does. i love your hair. >> reporter: i like your bag. >> so do i. >> reporter: these two sure are laying it on thick. >> you have nice teeth. >> reporter: cameraman very efficient. >> reporter: you have complimented anyone today? >> my dog. >> reporter: what did you tell your dog? >> he's a good dog. i don't know. sorry. >> reporter: your phone's ringing. >> probably someone calling t

head into a subway® restaurant today for this melty, mouthwatering sub!let's go . >> another chapter in the penn state saga. football coach joe paterno is speaking out the first time since the sex abuse scandal against the former defensive coordinator jerry sandusky. lindsay murphy has the portion of the interview with "the washington post." now, lindsay, i know this has to be tough for joe p abuzz of the health issues now, right? >> reporter: 85-year-old joe paterno's lung cancer diagnosis was revealed nine days later and he was admitted to the hospital yesterday for complications. earlier in the day, we gave "the washington post" an interview, the first public statement since being fired from penn state. this is joe pa and how he handled the abuse allegations against jerry sandusky. >> and makes it curious and ied we have a problem, i think. i would never have to deal with something like that. >> i had a wonderful experience -- penn state. i don't want to walk away from this. >> i don't think -- what i'm all about and what i thought was important. >> an

head into a subway® restaurant today for this melty, mouthwatering sub!♪ let's go >>> welcome to "world news." tonight, winter blast. a winter's worth of snow, dumped on the northwest. turning roadways into dangerous slip and slides. >>> risky recovery. the rescuers trying to search the hallways of the capsized cruise liner are fading. and chris cuomo is on the scene. >>> security breach. a 65-year-old woman with a gun sets off airport security and then disappears into the crowd. thousands of passengers in an upheaval. who is she? and how could she do that? >>> and saving a life. you don't smoke. you do some exercise. what we could all learn from the surprise our reporter gets tonight on tape. a revelation about a time bomb that may have saved his life and may save yours. >>> good evening. tonight, a big, american city is sliding to a standstill, as a monster storm dumps an entire winter's worth of snow on seattle in one day. and across the pacific northwest, wind is gusting up to 100 miles per hour. eight states face warnings. highways, turned into dange

head into a subway® restaurant today for this melty, mouthwatering sub!let's go >> watch of the -- off of the wall. wisdom martin and welcome for life. >> yeah. >> and that is a quick version. >> we raised the controversy. >> right. >> and went up to the practice this week. >> right. >> and to ask a question about what would you welcome in and since things don't go well. >> right. >> and is it -- to consider rooting for the ravens? >> and if you're a hard-core resskins fan. >> yeah. >> and -- . >> there is no bailout. >> you take it. >> right. >> and the 99 season. >> and stay there, take the beating and one day they will get in the play-off and win a game you don't want them is to bale out. >> no. >> and that does not matter. >> you can run there. >> can you run. >> and there is no reason for me to be running north. thirty miles. >> okay. >> ten miles, five miles. >> and there is no escape? >> no escape. >> suffer through it and that is the definition of being a fan. me on the other hand. >> okay. >> and i am not from d.c. and don't believe burgundy and

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head into a subway® restaurant today for this melty, mouthwatering sub!'s go . >> thanks for joining us tonight. i'm lindsay murphy. coming up on nissan sports extra, a slippery slope for the wizards and auis into home cooking. >>> first, a little football. it's the best time of the year, play-off time in the nfl. when every game could be your last. today, divisional play-offs begin and that comes as no surprise that one of the stars of the day is a local product. ever heard of vernon davis? if not, you will know in just a minute. we'll start with the 49ers head coach jim harbah and making sure alex smith is awake. the first quarter, no school and smith hooking up with dunbar, grad and vernon davis. two saints collide and davis goes 49 yards for the touchdown and getting started, niners up 17-0. >>> and four-plus minutes to go. the saints down 6. drew brees drops back and does the rest and makings them miss. a great move to the 44-yard touchdown. the saints take a one-point lead. >>> and two-plus minutes left. the niners down 1, 3rd

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head into a subway® restaurant today for this melty mouthwatering sub! ♪ >> first lady michelle obama is joining bruises with one of television's biggest child stars. quite she made her "icarly" debut. kimberly joins us with the story. >> might 8-year-old daughter will never forgive me because she was not here for this. for the thousands of kids at these schools, it was a double dream come true. >> i watch "icarly" all the time and michelle obama is one of my role models. >> joining forces on screen and on stage for children military families. it was a screening event and special guests showed up. >> it is of some to do this from them. we've never really had the april episode all about the military. >> how many kids here have parents in the military? >> more than half the kids at hayfield have a parent in uniform. >> my dad is in the army. [unintelligible] >> i know how hard it is to stay strong and focused when your mom or dad is serving. >> and two of the actors are real-life military kids. >> my dad was always a lot but i never spoke this on that. my

head into a subway® restaurant today for this melty, mouthwatering sub!let's go >>> we're starting to get a cooldown, temperatures today 16 degrees cooler than yesterday when we were hitting near 70 degrees. it was unbelievable. today was fairly mild, 52 degrees at national airport, 50 at dulles, 51 degrees at bwi. we should only be in the low 40s. we're pretty close to that now. it's 41 degrees at annapolis, 37 baltimore, 38 at d.c. we've got 35 at dulles, only 27 at manassas this hour. that's the same story for frederick. ridge of high pressure in control, but we've got clouds that have pushed their way through into the course of today and tonight. we're getting mostly clear skies now behind it all, that ridge holding us through tonight until tomorrow. we've got a disturbance to the south of us. it's going to gradually move its way north and with it there's going to be some moisture. we could see some showers, mainly to the south as we head into tomorrow, but also depending on the temperatures and the timing we could see a passing flurry. i'm not talkin

head into a subway® restaurant today for this melty, mouthwatering sub! go >> we have some not so good news about gas prices. >> the average price for gas is $3.39 a gallon. it is up 11 cents this month. aaa says a combination of crude prices, a repeal of the ethanol tax credit, and tensions iran are to blame. fisher will be a rough one for gas prices. -- this year will be a rough one for gas prices. >> here is some good news. natural gas. for heating bills this winter. gas prices are plummeting. a new study says residential gas customers are now on pace to save $200 a year. the country is flush with newral gas as a result of drilling techniques. >> some optimism about the housing market. is nearingking it the bottom. home sales and home-building are rise dish year after five-year downturn. experts caution, recovery will but the market is stabilizing because of low prices and interest rates. on average, prices have fallen a third. >> the delta crew should expected to make a in vacation plans. six people -- the deadly cruise is expecting to make a dent inv

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head into a subway® restaurant today for this melty mouthwatering sub!o ♪ >> the last of the private recordings of president john f. kennedy from the oval office are now public. >> it includes conversation about the day that would end up being his funeral. greta kreuz has the last 45 hours of recordings. >> these audio tapes released by the jfk presidential library were kept secret even from his top aides. the final months so president john f. kennedy as a politician and father. in vietnam was already a powder keg. in one recording acts in disbelief as one adviser predicts the u.s. will win, but not his other. >> students are talking of moving over to the viet cong. >> his meeting with andrei gromyko in the oval office includes his young children playing out in the hallway. he brings in caroline and john to introduce them. you want to say hello to john? hello. >> they are very popular in our country. [laughter] >> looking for to the 1964 democratic national convention, they wanted color film to be used in set of black and white. >> probably it 1 million

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head into a subway® restaurant today for this melty mouthwatering sub! ♪ >>> a new study out paints a story of way trouble for preschoolers. >> they are only spending two or 3% of their time -- actually getting tend to run it around. teachers are spending more time on learning in the classroom than letting kids be kids. >> we have all heard the statistics on how widespread the child that obesity epidemic is. experts say children need to be more active not only to stay healthy but also to learn in general. gabrielle says she cannot imagine her 5-year-old son sitting in a classroom all day long. >> i think the more they've exercised the more focused a will be when they go inside. >> according to a new study most preschoolers are not physically active in school. about 70%-83% of kids are sitting compared to 3% of time in various activities. dr. francine was not shocked when she read the release. chartering go outside at least 30 minutes twice a day. even on this chilly day they were outside as long as they had coats, hats, and scarves. >> even in the classr

head into a subway® restaurant today for this melty, mouthwatering sub!go >>> plenty of people walking around with fresh ink tonight. >> today was the final day of the d.c. tattoo expo. >> reporter: the d.c. tattoo expo created a lot of buzz at the marriott today. 184 of the world's best tattoo artists participated in the second annual event. >> we decided to give it on to showcase some of the world's best artists and give the residents a chance to come out and check out those artists. >> reporter: all weekend long body art enthusiasts came to the event, many to get a tattoo. each with their own unique reason. >> it can go anywhere, from just pure decorative thing to an identification with a group. >> original tattoo 10 years ago i had done when my brother passed away. >> everything has a meaning. if it's a milestone, it's all memories regardless. you remember where you were, what was going on. your feelings at the time. it's hard to pin down something. >> reporter: for a lot of the expo visitors getting ink, it wasn't their first time. they claim once yo

head into a subway® restaurant today for this melty mouthwatering sub! >>> you are watching abc7 news at 6 on your side. >>> a navy pilot killed three others including a fellow pilots, before killing himself outside san diego. we now know about the shooter had ties to maryland. we have more on this disturbing story. >> john robert reed lived here in prince frederick, maryland. friends and neighbors are left wondering what went wrong. this small town of prince frederick is dealing with the news of a horrendous murder- suicides on the other side of the country. california police said the man responsible is john reeves, a navy fighter pilot. >> a military family. you do not like to hear something like that. >> he was in flight training school in san diego. his fellow pilot was his roommate. on new year's eve the two went to a san diego nightclub and returned home with another man they met at the club. around 2:00, something went terribly wrong. >> the gunshots. >> according to police, he ran inside, and there were more gunshots. when the smoke cleared they

head into a subway® restaurant today for this melty, mouthwatering sub!'s go >> the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. moving you forward. >> of the wizard's travel to houston. the wizards continue to be like a stock market team, up and down and incredibly inconsistent. let's go back to texas. the wizards played well in the first half. strike up the band. minutes without a point. the wizards turned the ball over 24 times. 1 03-76. the maryland terrapins played tomorrow at the comcast center. the coaches trying to put a stop their three-game losing streak. stretches, but there of one on one stuff. becoming more of the team. for us to get or we want to be season, we have to become more of the team. my guys understand that. >> let's go over to fairfax. they miss the shot. look at this. 2, 1, bang. they win at the buzzer. tiger woods put another solid performance together at the abu dhabi championship. despite the controversy, he still mesmerizes the masses. a lot of the so-called experts is back.hat tiger he continues to climb t

head into a subway® restaant today for this melty, mouthwatering sub!let's go >> you are watching abc7 news with gordon peterson, hill.n bunyan, doug this is abc 7 news at 6:00, on your side. >> disturbing new video tonight that shows crashes and near involving metro buses. >> are news partners have of-boardhundreds camera and videos. the video shows all types of accidents. are the drivers faults, and some are unavoidable. metro says bus drivers can learn from these accidents. can watch more of the videos on her bedside. >> -- on our website. >> in mixed reports on the state of traffic laws. advocates give the old dominion a red rating. ofs less than half the traffic laws required for a better rating. including a primary seat belt law. the district and maryland both ratings, the best ratings possible. >> more explosives have turned in a state park in southern maryland. a bomb squad found eight yesterday innds mary's county. was closed to the after otherweek military ordinance was found. an investigation is now under way. >> michelle obama launches a new

head into a subway® restaurant today for this melty mouthwatering sub! ♪ >> hi, franklin kelly. the national gallery of art holds the greatest collection of life sculptures by edgar degas, including his most famous "the little dancer, age 14." come down and see her, washington. >> in parts of alabama some problems have gone from bad to worse. >> sthe region is now under water. heavy rain washed debris down the streets, backed up storm drains, and burst pipes. people are warned to watch for contaminated water. >> it's like 11 is the time. we will a check on traffic and weather together. >> showers and storms that we will see today are related to the same system that caused the heavy rain in alabama and parts of the deep south. we had widespread rain in western fairfax county, south eastern loudoun county, and if a moderate showers about to cross the potomac, heavy rain near the city of culpeper, moving at the 50 miles an hour moving into a central fauquier county, approaching warrenton. watching this line of yellow and red as it crosses the blue ridge we

head into a subway® restaurant today for this melty mouthwatering sub!o ♪ >> 7 is on your side about catching up on your debt. new numbers showing americans are catching up on credit cards. >> the average balance is down from $7,400 back in 2010. the people of wisconsin have the lowest credit card debt. the highest, alaska. >> good news for federal employees to get mileage reimbursement. the 51 cent rate will stay, it will drop to 19 cents if an official vehicle is an option. >> metro will be getting track work done during the week. the red 9 between van ness and friendshil. on orange, between clarendon and ballston. delays should be about 15 minutes or so. >> discussion today on the low- income americans. i moderated a forum this morning at the kaiser family foundation and we talked about what they think about the political candidates. it was sponsored by the spotlight on poverty and opportunity. >> the positive northwest is bracing for a big blast from old man winter, the biggest in 25 years. they did get up to 10 more inches by the end of tomorrow. at

head into a subway® restaurant today for this melty mouthwatering sub! ♪ >> and another body has been recovered from that crippled the italian cruise liner. divers found the body of a woman earlier today. the woman was wearing a life vest. today's recovery brings the death toll to 13, with 19 people still missing. only eight of the 13 bodies had been identified. a key player in the o.j. simpson murder investigation is dead. the detective died friday of complications from cancer. he spent 28 years on the los angeles police force. he was one of the first detectives to arrive at simpson's, in 1994 after the stabbing death of nicole brown simpson. the matter was -- he was 70 years old. investigators are trying to figure out what sparked an early morning fire. the fire broke out in the fourth floor unit of a six-story apartment building. three units were ruined. everybody in the building got out safely. >> my small detector did not go off. -- my smoke detector did not go off. >> 70 firefighters were called in to battle the blaze. the fire caused half a millio

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head into a subway® restaurant today for this melty, mouthwatering sub!'s go captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- 11:00s is abc 7 news at your side. >> a health alert for anyone has flown for business or the body scanners. investigators have targeted the radiation to employees. >> this is a story you will want to see. >> they have yet to announce their plan to start putting radiation detection on their employee, but requested an these from federal vendors. measuring the level seems to be to what theyrast have been saying all along and radiation is harmful. knowss frequent traveler uncomfortable method for screening. >> this day there are no levels anything likeher that. gosh without actually admitting levels,ght be higher action by the transportation security administration suggests just that. they suggest putting measuring on their officers. >> it is in the idea that keep track going to of it. >> some passenger said they admit that they questioned the agency tellshe them. she hops a flight more than 100 times a year. >> i am

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