mayor muriel bowser took to the stage and proclaimed d.c. is strong. mayor bowser: we are one of the strong as the economies in the country. we are the economic engine of this region. roz: before a full house, she used her first state the district speech to layout her vision. the theme, helping families get on the pathway to the middle class. she promised to set aside more money for d.c. public schools to close the d.c. general shelter, and and homelessness in the city. she promised more affordable housing and more police officers on the streets. the police officer she said will be wearing body cameras full stops you to overhaul the d.c. fire department and promise to not only finish the streetcar project but expanded. mayor bowser: from benning road to h street and eventually all the way to georgetown. roz: going in, the city faces a $200 million budget gap. their browser: we will have to make about -- mayor bowser: we will have to make tough decisions. roz: outside, hundreds of protesters carrying signs saying save berry farms and save public housing.

council seat vacated by muriel bowser what's now the mayor. early voting for ward 4 also starts monday with the election also head on april 28th. there's a voters guide on www.wusa9.com for both races. >>> a white police officer charged with murder in the shooting of a black man of north charleston, south carolina, has been fired from the police force. michael slager is currently in custody. the town's mayor keith summey said today all patrol officers will be outfitted with body cameras and said he and the police chief met with the family of man killed today. walter scott. they promised to provide a police escort for scott's funeral. scott's brother says the death leaves a void in the family. >> he keeps -- he's the nucleus. he was the nucleus and i'm the oldest, but he was there to bridge and our bridge is no longer there. >> officer slager pulled scott night for a broken taillight. slager had claimed he feared for his life as the two men struggled over the officer's taser, but video recorded by a bystander shows slager shooting scott eight t

does it mean pure yell bowser has -- muriel bowser has coattails? >> i was at a hearing where the mayor presented her first budget. she did an amazing job. i thought she presented it well, defended it well and it was not a tough budget. i think the mayor does coattails. she's done an amazing job since taking over. >> brandon todd also a protege so to speak of muriel bowser. he's been endorsed by "the washington post" as laubay may. >> they know their voters, know how to get the vote and have the economic resources to basically bring the folks to the polls. >> if they win, whoever wins, both would be new candidates, new members to the council. how would that change the dynamic? >> irrespective of who wins these races, we'll have five new members of the council. five. it's somewhat unprecedented. and there are some pretty significant shoes to fill there, especially when you think about mayor barry, mayor for life. >> absolutely. >> so whoever basically wins that particular position, they've got their work cut out for them to follow up with that legacy

mayor muriel bowser also issued a ban for city employees. the executives ban them from traveling to indiana on official city business. >>> it's four after the hour. we're beginning to get a more complete picture of the events that lead to woosen assaye's

mayor muriel bowser unveiled her budget including spending increases and cuts. there will ultimately be winners and losers. sam: muriel bowser said hello to her father, who came to observe her reveal her first budget. $12 billion, a 12% increase in spending, with revenues only increasing 3%, so that will be winners and losers. more money for the streetcar project, programs for the homeless, body cameras for the police, new apparatus for fire and ems. hospitals losing $9 million of medicaid reimbursement d.c. university cut $3.5 million. and on the revenue side, sales taxes up from 5.75% to 6% on the dollar, commercial parking taxes up to 22%, from 18%. the mayor said it will subsidize metro fares. mayor bowser: our residents cannot afford to pay more for bus or rail right now. sam: also why the office of cable television is being combined with the office that provides permits for movie producers. this is the beginning of a long budgetary process, the longtime chair of the finance committee says he likes what he sees for the most part. reporting from the john wil

mayor muriel bowser wants to expand the small private program so there are eventually 2800 body cameras in the nation's capital. mayor bowser: we want the police to have the protection of having a film of incidents and we want the public to know that film exists so that every interaction we have the ability to hold officials accountable. jay: but she is also concerned about giving the public and the press full access to the videos through freedom of information act requests. she wants to protect the privacy of people captured by police body cameras, and she thinks the city will not have the time staffing, or resources to look over hours of footage. mayor bowser: i think what we will find his specific cases where a video or people involved in the incident request that specific information. if we get a black it will become a problem. -- if we get a blanket request it will become a problem. jay: there will be a public hearing at some point in time. alison: new information about a child biography investigation involving a fairfax county police officer. according to a warrant, the police sea

he asked that a new bill clarifying that be on his desk by the end of the week. >>> muriel bowser used her state of the district speech tonight to end months of speculation about the city's troubled street car program. >> it's been long on promises and short on results. but tonight we pledge that that changes now. i promise you that we will get the street car along h street and bening road up and running. >> that promise was part of a wide ranging speech in which mayor bowser touched on initiatives to improve public safety, pub liblic housing, education and economic opportunity. >>> we may hear from two secret service agents who witnessed a high profile security breach at the white house. earlier this month two agents drove into a secure area during the investigation of a suspicious package. the chairman of the house oversight committee is issuing subpoenas to the witnesses. he says he wants answers on why the secret service appears to be systematically broken. >>> we know now the name of the man killed outside the national security agency on monday. investigators say 27-year-old ricky

muriel bowser instituted a similar travel ban and she's not alone alone. coming up jay gray will dig into more of the laws. >>> five protesters were removed from the u.s. supreme court today after disrupting the proceedings. it is the second time this year they've disrupted the court to shout criticism of previous rulings on campaign finance. a similar protest happened back in january. >>> new details this afternoon in monday as shooting at the entrance to the national security agency in ft. meade, maryland. the driver who baz killwas killed ask a transgender sex worker in baltimore according to a friend. police say ricky hall was driving a stolen car and made a wrong turn into the nsa redistricted entrance, crashing into a cruiser. police opened fire. a passenger in the vehicle and a police officer were wounded. a worker at the transgender outreach program in baltimore said she saw hall sunday and she says he seemed high and seemed to be looking for a date. she says hall was friendly but very troubled. >>> a final arrest this afternoon in a bizarre shooti

picked up about 7% of the vote and in ward 4 brendon todd will replace muriel bowser who left her seathen she was elected mayor. our tom sherwood in southeast with the latest. >> reporter: who are these folks behind you? >> family. >> reporter: from ward 8, former school board member trayon white badly outspent was less than 2% behind laruby may in a contest that may depend on uncounted absentee ballots. >> my reaction is we trust the people and our job is getting and sharing our visit and we're very confident we have more numbers than our opponent. >> reporter: laruby may urged her supporters to stay strong confident that she will win in the end. >> you were more disciplined. >> reporter: and the mayor muriel bowser backed may. >> she's winning and we want to make sure that the board of elections is counting every vote. >> reporter: and marion berry's son placed out of the vote in ward 8. in ward 4, brandon todd another candidate endorsed by bowser easily won in a crowded field to replace bowser on the d.c. council. in the district tom sherwood news 4. >>> new video tonight at 11:00.

after all, mayor muriel bowser's 2016 budget proposal actually includes funds to equip all officers with those cams, bottleneck helping is here to tell us she's also -- but mola lenghi is here to tell us she's also making the video difficult to see. >> reporter: the player is exempting body -- the mayor is exempting body cam video from public access. critics say that would negate the whole point. bode cameras on officers is part of a -- body cameras on officers is part of a new policing tested around the country to protect citizens and police against false complaints, a goal that may go unrealized if the public has no access to that video. >> we have to have a robust public debate about the merits of the program to strike the appropriate balance between transparency and the need for the public to know how government operates with the very important privacy rights individuals have. >> reporter: district mayor muriel bowser is proposing to make body cam video exempt from public information requests, a move the d.c. open government coalition says makes little sense. "routine use of body cam

people here and in the northwest ward 4 are picking new leaders today today. >> muriel bowser!reporter: last fall ward 4 councilmember muriel bowser was elected mayor. and marion barry died. now a crowded field of candidates in each ward is seeking to fill those terms on the d.c. council. whoever wins will be sworn in immediately. bowser is backing a candidate in each ward, could build her power on the d.c. council in ward eight b's son christopher is making his first bid for elective office. but in a field with several well-known candidates, with much more community experience. election officials said turnout in both wards is light, as was expected. the polls are open until 8:00 p.m. tonight. we'll have the results on news4 and on nbcwashington.com. here in anacostia, tom sherwood news4. >>> the weather ought to help voter turnout. it's just beautiful out there today. >> it really is. everybody is saying, can we get at least one more of those? >> can we, doug? >> my answer is at least one. >> okay. >> because you're not going to get two. but things turn around quickly after th

muriel bowser's first budget as d.c.'s mayor includes spending increases and cuts. there will be winners and losers in this battle. reporter: real bowser said hello to her father joe who came to observe. >> good morning, mr. chairman. reporter: revenue will only increase 3%, so there will be losers as well as winners. ingmar money -- streetcar funding, body cameras for the police. as for losers -- hospitals losing medicaid reimbursement, d c -- d.c. cut. >> we need more money. reporter: commercial parking taxes up from 18% to 22%. aaa is mad. >> it is an all out assault on drivers. >> we cannot afford to pay more for bus or rail right now. reporter: and why is cable tv being combined with the department that issues permits to movie producers? this is the beginning of a long budgetary process. the finance committee chairman says he likes what he sees, for the most part. sam ford, abc 7 news. maureen: a deadline for hillary clinton. the likely democratic presidential front-runner has until tomorrow to turn over a private e-mail server to a congressional committee. rep

mayor muriel bowser making big promises during a state of the the district address saying plans will go on. we want to get right to news 4 zachary kiesch with a look at what's ahead. hi zach. >> reporter: hey, angie. a beautiful day here on h street. a lot of new things happening here but one visible change that hasn't materialized is the street car project. last night mayor muriel bowser committed to this project at a time when it looked dead in the water. it's been long a problem short on results, but tonight we pledge that that change is now. >> reporter: the development on h street is alarming. condos grocery store, vibrant, yet the street car project once started as a key component hasn't kept pace. >> i promise you that we will get the street car along h street and benning road up and running. >> reporter: last night, bowser committed to completing h street part one. next a stretch into ward serve be and seven. >> that's a good thing. from the way it stands now it's a waste of money, i think. >> that's what i heard, but i don't know when they're going to complete. >> reporter:

mayor muriel bowser and fire and ems chief gregory dean will announce their new plans.ll happen in northwest at 10:00 a.m. >>> it seems that recruitment is not just an issue in the district. in alexandria a ribbon cutting at a new fire station is on hold. the city has a brand new fire station, but no firefighters. many of you have signed a petition asking the city to include what ever is needed to get that fire station up and running. the city doesn't expect the fire station near the van dorn metro station to be fully staffed until next year. >>> inmates at a local prison say a program that lets them train homeless dogs is changing their lives for the better. the inmates train these abandoned dogs at patuxent institute in maryland. two inmates work with each dog for ten weeks under supervision. we're not naming the inmates who spoke to news4, but they tell us the program has been therapeutic. >> he's helped me through a lot of stuff. he's helped me learn how to one, be able to be close to somebody or something and let them go and know it will be okay. >> since the progr

mayor muriel bowser plans to budget for next year. she will testify in just a few hours at an oversight hearing. bowser presented her budget earlier this month and she's calling for sales tax and parking tax increases. her plan cuts higher education spending. the plan includes more money for homeless services school modernization and the streetcar program. >>> it's supposed to be vacation but chances are you're left feeling stressed out if you take a flight to your destination. cnbc's landon dowdy has a new report, showing why airlines are missing the mark. we want improvements. how, landon? >> hey, that's right. a new report is giving low marks to u.s. airlines. researchers at wichita state university says fewer flights arrived on time last year, more bags were lost and consumers logged more complaints. the average plane is more than 80% full. and regional airliners earned bad marks because those flights are cancelled during bad weather. >>> time to look at our all important forecast. another glorious spring day. >> we love it. it doe

at issue, muriel bowser's budget proposal waters down karl racine's powers to review government contracts. the attorney general opposes that plan and instead he wants more powers and a bigger budget. the d.c. council held a five hour round table on this dispute yesterday. they say the matter needs more public discussion. the mayor is happy to have more public debate. >>> it is 6:06. it is time to rock the red as the capitals take on the new york islanders tonight in washington. it's the fifth game of the playoff series starting at 7:00 p.m. the series is all tied up right now. we just checked stub hub for you. you can buy some tickets for game as little as $63 or as much as $700 online if you want to splurge for some good seats. >>> a frightening case of mistaken identity. why this girl in mexico was accidentally taken against her will and sent to the united states. and what it took to get her back home. >>> it was a problem that might have left you stuck in traffic as you tried to get home last night. now we're learning what's to blame for manhole explosion in downtown washington. >>> a

chris: this statement from muriel bowser from last night, the mayor really caught a lot of people by surprise but if this expansion would happen streetcar would be continued west from union station along k street and would stop this intersection to wisconsin avenue. >> fort benning road to

mayor muriel bowser going to join him at the anacostia neighborhood library.resident is going to host a virtual field trip. students from around the country will take part. the event takes place at 10:50 this morning at the library on good hope road in southeast. >>> here's your seven-day forecast. 70 degrees today. cloudy to start. most -- the first half of the day is dry. the second half of the day we'll be tracking scattered showers and a few thunderstorms mainly for areas off to the west. more showers overnight through first thing friday morning. friday is cooler. the weekend looks pretty good, especially on sunday and when the nats return, boy, that is some good weather. 80s for you. >> taste of summer. >> i love it. >>> metro trains running on schedule. we have a bus alert with 7y so you want to check in with metro before you head out the door. sky 9 showing us how things are shaping up in frederick. for those of you traveling from frederick toward the beltway, the early issues starting to ease up a bit so you should be able to get to your destination on

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

. >>> well it could get more expensive to shop and park in the district if new mayor muriel bowser gets her way. she submitted her first budget proposal. she wants to raise the tax in parking garages in lots by 4%. the money would go to fund metro. bowser is also calling for increasing the sales tax from 5.75% to 6%. here's what she plans to do with the money. >> we also wanted to live up to the expectations of residents to invest in new priorities and what we heard time and time again is that we have to dedicate $100 million every single year to affordable housing, we have to close d.c. general and we have to end homelessness. >> the budget still has to be approved by the council. >>> for the first time in years three bald eagle nests have been spotted in d.c. and eggs may have hatched. news 4's chris gordon found out why the majestic birds came back to our area to raise their young. >> how long have you been tracking it? >> dan rouch began tracking a male bald eagle. he says he found a companion and they have a family. >> it's fantastic, are you kidding me? bald eagles raising their f

mayor muriel bowser about the city's long-delayed streetcar line. bowser vows that the "h" street line will be up and running. she made the comments last night during her state of the district address. earlier this year bowser's transportation chief had suggested that the streetcars may never open. last night bowser said not only will the streetcars open but they will expand to other parts of our city. >> we will expend the line to downtown ward 7 so that councilmember alexander's constituents can get from benning road to "h" street to union station and eventually all the way to georgetown. >> the district has spent nearly $200 million on that two-mile stretch of streetcar line. >>> secretary of state john kerry will be be staying at the iran nuclear talks for another night. a deadline to reach a framework agreement on curbing iran's nuclear program came and went at midnight with no deal. and there was a reminder that congress is closely watching this process. house speaker john boehner and israeli leader benjamin netanyahu met innierjerusalem. neta

this year, mayor muriel bowser expanded the program's maximum age from 21 to 24. a man accused of vandalizing two metrorail cars has done it before. the man from new york city is charged with trespassing and damaging property. a say that he vandalized metro cars at the west falls church metro yard. he was arrested last year on similar charges and ordered to pay $6800 in restitution. time now for a check of the weather. today felt like summer. eileen: it really did, and i'm sure people are still enjoying it. still 79 degrees in alexandria. it is so green, it definitely feels like spring, maybe even summer in the air. a lot of people at the golf course. 78 in laurel maryland, but notice the clear skies all day long. now the high class beginning to move in. but fear not, they will not produce rain. we probably will not see rain until this time tomorrow night. it is so warm and the humidity is low. 75 gaithersburg, annapolis at 70 degrees, 80 degrees in the city with light wind. the high pressure that cap does nice and dry will start to slide offshore, allowing for th

chris: this statement from muriel bowser from last night, the mayor really caught a lot of people by surprise but if this expansion would happen streetcar would be continued west from union station along k street and would stop this intersection to wisconsin avenue. >> fort benning road to h street to union station and eventually all the way to georgetown. horace: those words by d.c.'s mayor last night during the first state of the district speech have people talking. >> i wouldn't be a huge proponent of it. >> traffic is already horrendous. >> i think it's exciting. jump on it and go to h street. reporter: this is a rendering of the streetcar expansion. notice unlike on h street the cars would run closer to the middle of the road. >> what we really lack is a high capacity transit system. reporter: the georgetown improvement business district supports the project that would cost between $45 and $180 million for the extra three miles. of course, that would be in addition to the $200 million already spent on the h street line which isn't even carrying passengers yet. which is the resul

leon: the council hands muriel bowser her first political defeats since taking the city's top job. at the center of it all, the expensive job of providing health care for inmates at the d.c. jail. our d.c. bureau chief sam ford is live now with why this particular fight drew such a big crowd. sam? sam: leon the company called corizon in recent years had lost contract in five states over the quality care. they had a contract with d.c. and weeks ago the mayor was criticizing council members for even considering rejecting the contract. today, they not only considered it but rejected it and handed the mayor her first major legislative defeat. >> this isn't a contract about grass cutting or supplies or paving roads. reporter: some council members said they didn't want the company at the d.c. jail even though they had won a $66 million contract from mayor bowser, they were not voting to approve. >> strike the term approve wherever it appears and insert the word disapprove in its place. sam: almost evenly split on the other side bowser's supporters talked about following the process. cori

a fight in the district over police body cameras, pushing back against mayor muriel bowser, saying the cameras should not be exempt from requests and should be available to the public, the footage from the cameras. the budget included language that protect the footage from bing released. they said the whole point of the footage is to keep officers accountable. alison: the field for 2016 wider tonight, marco rubio becoming the fourth contender to launch a presidential campaign today. jay korff live along the national mall. the candidate pool starting to take shape. jay: it is. senator rubio made clear during his speech tonight his candidacy will break free from ideas "stuck in the 20th century." first-term u.s. senator from florida marco rubio announced monday night in miami he is entering what is expected to be a packed field for the republican presidential nomination. u.s. senator ted cruz of texas and rand paul of kentucky have already enter the race. senator rubio: ground up by the lessons of history, but inspired by the promise of our future, i announce my candidacy for president o

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

it appears that brandon todd will fill the former seat of muriel bowser. he has 42% of the vote. is leading the race in the seat left vacant after marion barry's death. let's go back to baltimore and check with the leon. leon, what's going on? leon: it's hard to believe the mayhem that we saw playing loud on the streets 24 hours ago. what a difference a day makes. yesterday, we saw expressions of anger, burning, looting, rocks thrown. tonight, the street has been pretty much cleaned up by the people who live here and disappointed in what they saw yesterday. now they are taking it back. just an hour ago, what a difference the hour has made. an hour ago, the curfew was in place half an hour in many people were still milling in the streets, some of them openly challenging the police. the police held their lines come in some places advances towards the protesters and demonstrators in the streets. we saw tear gas, smoke bombs. there is even a report of a fire that was set in a library, but that was distinguished quickly. just a matter of 35, 45 minutes later, the people here listen to

what she hoped would be a victory party last night with her chief supporter mayor muriel bowser did not work out that way. >> you never know what the voters are going to do or how it's going to turn out. what i'm proud of is she's winning this race. sam: bowser's other candidate did win handily in ward four special election for her old seat. for the seat of the late marion barry in ward eight, the former school board rep gave may a run for her money. in fact, she had 18 times as much money as he had. $270,000 to white's $15,000. the numbers show him only 152 votes behind her and there are 1,200 uncounted absentee or provisional ballots. >> make sure there's no potential for fraud in this case. a lot of millionaires have stake in this race for the mayor and ruby may. we want to make sure there's no trickery against the people. >> i believe there's going to be a fair and transparent process and i'm a student. and so if you give me an opportunity to learn what the process is, i will study it. sam: the board of elections has invited in the white and may campaigns tomorrow to discuss how the

now muriel bowser promises to do better. >> are you confident that the people are safer than when relisha rudd went missing? >> d.c. general was built as a hospital and not optimal for families. >> are they safer? >> i've answered your questions. >> we wanted to see firsthand what kind of place it was for a child and we've been asking to get in for more than a year but city officials walked away from us. >> i wanted to know how many recommendations have been put into place. are you sure you'll follow up? >> the city has yet to answer our questions or let us into the shelter. >> fast forward april lori jane gliha's report, mayor bowser called for plans to provide neighborhood shelters to replace d.c. general and build permanent housing units for homeless families. >>> them next time on "america tonight". coaching families. >> keep quiet or that's about it for your career. >> "america tonight's" ploirnlings, big athletes, big dreams and the culture that can leave them vulnerable for abuse. after the break tonight, beauty queeb, the 20-something who parlayed her makeup secrets into an intern

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

mayor muriel bowser just wrapped up a briefing on the district's 2016 budget. jummy: the district government must fill a projected $200 million spending gap. our mike conneen live in northwest this noon with how the mayor plans to do just that and mike we understand it includes funding cuts and even tax hikes. 's right. i have it right here and mayor bowser is just beginning her news conference. that's just getting under way right now. minutes ago she wrapped up her briefing with d.c. council members presenting the fiscal year 2015 budget. it closes that $200 million budget gap with different means. finding efficiencies in agencies across the district and talked about tough choices that her staff made looking at reducing medicaid reimbursement rates in the district, making them closer to the national average. that's a savings of about $9 million, for example reducing funding for university of the district of columbia by 5%. same with reducing facility maintenance funding by 5%. she also discussed the need for new revenue. in all about $26 million would be gener

mayor muriel bowser today. starting next year, students at two d.c. public high schools can start getting college credits for free. john gonzalez takes a closer look at the new partnership with howard university. john: what high school senior wouldn't want six college credits already in the bag once they step foot on a university campus like howard university here and, perhaps, even soften the blow of the culture shock from college life? well d.c. public schools are finally jumping on an educational bandwagon that has been touring the country for some time if you will. the city is announcing today a dual enrollment partnership starting this fall. students at mckinley tech high and benjamin banacker will have the opportunity to enroll and receive credit for classes taking on campus. these classes will be taken at no cost. the high school college program is not new around the country. but listen to why an old home rule law prevented it here in d.c. until now. >> some silly regulation on the books that said high school student taking a college class coul

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

muriel bowser will join the leaders for that this morning. the $42 million project is expected to be finished by march. >>> and in the first round bradley and biel scored more than 50 points. the next series is at home. buy your tickets online for $60. >>> guess what caps coming home for a playoff game tomorrow night. they're tied in their series. man, it was kind of a -- it was a must win situation. they beat the new york islanders 2-1 in overtime. take a look here, winning goal from niklas backstrom. he's an unsung hero. he doesn't get as much glory, but this is the first time that the caps and the wizards won a playoff game on the same day. nats won too. >>> a recall that might not just injure you but paralyze you. the bike that could be putting your safety at risk. >>> a man in a wheelchair falls on to metro tracks and a group of people rushes to help. the amazing rescue caught on camera. >>> and outside it is pretty cool to start your day. 56 right now. chuck >>> welcome back. check your bicycle. trek is recalling 900,000 bikes because o

mayor muriel bowser is proposing an increase to the sales tax and parking tax. sales tax would rise from 5.75% to 6%. that's the same as maryland and virginia charge. this is part of a plan to pay for affordable housing programs modernizing schools, the street car project and services for the homeless. some council members already say they won't support a tax hike. you can read mayor bowser's budget proposal on the nbc washington app. >>> a new effort to fight littering in part of d.c. police officers from the fourth district are stepping up their enforcement of littering laws specifically targeting pedestrians who litter. the officers are holding a series of cleanup events throughout the month. the next one will be next tuesday on kansas avenue in northwest d.c. you can see a complete schedule of the cleanups on our website, nbcwashington.com. >>> dramatic video showing a car crashing into a gas station. we'll tell you what police say caused that wreck. >> chairs flying and bottles breaking after a temper tantrum. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> a split second decision by a police o

mayor muriel bowser says that she's launching a recruitment drive. that will include an exam to recruits for the first time in eight years. that will happen in june. they announced the addition of a new ladder truck in palisades, part of an $80 million five year plan to increase the fire trucks and ambulances on the road in the district. shocking discovery in tulsa, oklahoma. a body inside an s.u.v. in a wal-mart parking lot that had been there since february. it appears the victim had been living inside the car. it was found curled up into a ball. the cause of death is still a mystery. much like how his body was able to hide in plain sight for two months. >> you would have thought at this point, we would have had a missing persons report linking something that we found in the vehicle but we haven't found that yet. >> i would hate to think what would happen if i was missing. how long would it be before somebody gave us that information? leon: police say so far, there's no evidence of foul play. up next on abc 7 news at 6:00 -- >> taking my house and

brandon todd will fill muriel bowser's seat after receiving 47% of the vote in that race. >>> the race to the white house now vermont senator bernie sanders says he will make an announcement tomorrow about his intentions to run for president. sanders, an independent -- [indiscernible] recently sanders has been speaking to liberal groups in critical presidential states like iowa and new hampshire. he's expected to run to the left of hillary clinton, the of course democratic favor. >>> if your car has been towed in montgomery county, you have plenty of company. the question is, how do you fight back if you're towed unfairly or you suffer abuse from one of these companies? montgomery county councilmember has introduced a bill to end predatory towing. he says that's the top consumer complaint the council gets. he's here with some anxiouses. what are the complaints you're hear something. >> mike, we hear a lot, way too often, over a thousand complaints. if we have a thousand complaints, it's ten times that aren't reporting. basically what happens, towers use spotters to basically pounce on

he replaces muriel bowser who left her seat when she was elected mayor. >>> today a now suspended stafferappears in court. fred pagan was serving as an aide to thad cochran. border officers intercepted a package that contained a date rape drug. federal agents then raided his home. >>> students at the university of maryland college park will see the movie "american sniper." the screening was cancelled last week because the muslim student association said the movie was anti-muslim. students who were not happy posted hateful and racist messages on social media. after a long discussion about the first amendment, they'll show that movie on monday. >>> 4:49 now. metro just took a big hit in funding. the house committee that oversees the agency released a plan yesterday to cut its federal funding in half. to $75 million. metro has to demonstrate what it's doing to fix problems before getting that money. now a committee spokesperson says that the goal is to force metro to make improvements. metro says they need full funding to improve safety and reliability reliability. eleanor holmes norton is t

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

when muriel bowser and gregory dean announce their new plans today. that will happen on engine 29 in northwest at 10:00 a.m. it seems that recruitment is not just an issue in the district. in alexandria a ribbon cutting set for this weekend at a new fire station is on hold. the city has a brand new fire station but get this no firefighters. with more retirements from the fire service than the city expected it says recruitment will take money and time. neighbors of an ethanol transfer station they're concerned that the fire station is not fully staffed. >> this beast behind this train hauling ethanol and fuel that can go boom at any moment that's very scary here. we need that fire station. >> many of you have signed a petition asking the city to include whatever is needed in next year's budget to get the fire station up and running. the city says it doesn't expect the station to be in action until next year. >>> well it made more than 100 people sick and this morning there are new details about the measles outbreak that spread at disney world. what's e

. >>> for the first time as mayor muriel bowser will go before the d.c.ounsel tocil to defend her proposed budget. she plans a 2.5% increase over the current budget including a sales tax hike and increase in parking taxes. >>> we are just about a little more than two week away from a special election in the district. today ward 4 residents came out to hear what sort of changes the candidates plan to bring to the area. they're running for mayor bowser's open seat. many say public safety is their top priority. petworth and wrightwood voints been raising concerns about a spike in gun violence in their neighborhoods. >>> a bowie teenager stops breathing and dies on a school fieldtrip. what we're learning about the legacy he left behind. >>> heads up heads up heads up! heads up heads up! >> talk about ducking for cover. manhole explosions have people literally running away on the street. >>> dry tomorrow but a cold front will bring rain to the area tuesday. >>> tonight we've got a fully loaded "sports final" for your viewing pleasure. the 21-year-old leaps ove

mayor muriel bowser laid out her vision for a much cleared pathway to do more in a town where the average home lists for half a million bucks or more and is jump starting a process with an academy to train d.c. public school kids for d.c. government jobs. >> the academy will serve as a conduit for motivated district residents to enter the workplace in a good steady job and begin down the pathway to the middle class all with providing you with first class city services. >> bowser promised to outfit city cops with body cameras and pledged to complete that street scar line currently languishing on h street and eventually extend it 200seventh and down to george -- toward seventh and down to georgetown. >>> the religious freedom law was meant to uphold religious liberties in indiana. opponents believe it could lead to discrimination. the d.c. order has a travel ban to the state. indiana's governor is now promising to change the law. >> reporter: indiana governor mike pence is trying to dig his state out of a mess. >> we've got a perception problem here because some people have a different view

council people one of them muriel bowser's seat in ward 4.re 12 candidates in the race 9 to replace marion barry in ward 8. there's a lot of money being raised in this race. the two leading candidates are both former bowser people. >> i think that's where most of the money is coming from right, brandon todd ward 4 and ruby may in ward 8. at this point to me when you have a special election and there's not much time and it's off year election it's going to go to the folks, the advantage is going to go to the folks who have money. they can get out votes, get folks on buses and get them to polls. todd and may have the money. name recognition, obviously christopher barry has that because he's using his father's name but i don't know if that's going to be enough. this is where bowser again is positioning herself to see what can i do in terms of using that bully pulpit to get my people in office. right now the tide is leaning towards the candidates she supports. >> there's nothing illegal as far as i can tell about what's going on. those are the la

. >>> in ward 4, brandon todd will replace muriel bowser who left her seat when she was elected mayor. bowser endorsed todd who had worked in her campaigns and her council staff. >>> news 4 got foto ride undercover with metro police. adam tuss found out the problem not only costs metro money but puts employees in harm's way. adam is outside the gallery place metro station now. >> reporter: it's true jim. it's a sad part of life on the metro system. a lot of riders simply refuse to pay their fare and that is leading to increased confrontations and assaults with metro employees. ask a metro bus operator about passengers not wanting to pay the fare and it's a good bet you'll get a story. we saw it first hand today. some riders simply say they don't have the money and they walk away. metro police chief says when bus operators try to step in, assaults happen. >> what kind of assaults? spit k, hitting, everything? >> the most common is spitting and a punch out the door. >> reporter: we tagged ning as passengers trying to sneak on the bus were caught in the act. riding undercover it only too

the ward 4 seat was left empty when muriel bowser was elected as mayor last year and the ward 8 seat was held by the late marion barry. >>> pope francis will host a service on wednesday, september 23rd. the arch die oses in washington will not release any other details. the pope will address a joint session of congress the following day. >>> breaking developments this morning as chopper 4 r fire here in baltimore. this is a series of row houses and businesses that caught fire early this morning, getting a large fire response. we are also seeing a pretty significant response from folks here on the ground who are now trying to clean up the city of baltimore. that part of our continuing coverage as >>> staying on top of the breaking news in baltimore, it is coming up on 6:30 right now. you are looking at chopper 4 images right now of the latest fire that started here this morning. we understand this fire that the fire department believes was started by rioters, by looters here in baltimore, was a three-alarm fire meaning 100 plus firefighters quite possibly on the ground there from balt

mayor muriel bowser will break groundxdq on a new service center.ampaign finance reform. instead he brought securitye1 concerns to light. what man whow landed a gyrocopter on the lawn had to say about his stunt. >>> runnersÑi will take off in the boston marathon and we have a look at how police plan to keep everyone safe. >>> looking liv'y at storm te radar right now, take a looki all that green. the rain is starting to move out of our area for now.ñrqxd >>> looking at the stories making headlines at 5:30. another white house fence jumper is facing charges. the incident happened around 10:30 last night. this time on the south side of the white house complex. secret service tells us the individual was immediately arrested. >>> police trying to identify suspects who robbed the house while people were inside it in montgomery county. officers say several men arrangemed with guns kicked in a house in germantown. that happened before 11:00 has night. no one was hurt. >>> a weather alert day today. look at storm team 4 radar. the rain is starting to move o

mayor muriel bowser is walking the d.c. council through her 2016 budget request. this comes on the heels of big promises from boughser that had a lot of you tweeting in her first state of the district addresses. bowser vowed to get the d.c. street cars running. she also pledged to improve public safety housing ed education and economic opportunity. follow on twitter for the latest how bowser set the district will pay for her initiatives. >>> air is fresh and cool. i love it like this. lots of sunshine. the pollen count increasing though. feels invigorating. 60 degrees in washington. a jump of quite a bit from this morning in the 30s. right now in the 50s, nearby suburbs near 60 across northern virginia. in the low to mid-50s near the check pique bay chesapeake bay. shenandoah mountains climbing into the 60s and staying in the upper 50s near 60 wenkithin the hour and then jumping up. the second day of april, a mild afternoon coming up. a wildfire danger today with blustery winds and very dry conditions. showers and thundershowers arriving tomorrow. >>> before you g

. >>> it could get more expensive to shop and park in the district if new mayor muriel bowser gets her way. >> she's submitted her first budget proposal today. she wants to raise the tax on parking garages and lots by 4%. the money would go to fund metro. bowser is also calling for increasing the sales tax from 5.75% to 6%. here's what she plans for that money. >> we also wanted to live up to the expectations of residents to invest in new priorities and what we heard time and time again is that we have to dedicate $100 million every single year to affordable housing. we have to close d.c. general. and we have to end homelessness. >> the budget has to be approved by the council. mark segraves will have reaction from council members and the community at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> he had an eye to the sky. first at 4, brand-new details about a teenaged pilot's final moments. what happened after the ill-fated takeoff. >>> just because springtime allergies haven't hit you yet, why you could be feeling them worse this year and simple ways >>> tonight family and friends will gather to remember a spot