mayor muriel bowser announced an expanded program to help first responders.t could mean as much as $45,000 for >> reporter: emt jonathan tate, a d.c. firefighter for two years, mayor muriel bowser announcing a stepped up grant alone forgiveness worth as much as $45,000 to help firefighters, police, correction officers and teachers by homes in often expensive d.c. >> our focus is how we make sure more washingtonians can participate in the disparity of washington, d.c. >> reporter: tate took advantage of an earlier program. >> i'd like to first invite my wife and my daughter. i don't want y'all to think i did this myself it can be nerve-racking but the long run. >> reporter: his father retired as a deputy chief in 1989, his career sparking his son's. >> i grew up under it and decided he was able to provide for my brother and i well and i wanted to do the same for my wife and my daughter so i decided to become a firefighter. >> reporter: first responders who live in the city know the city. >> you know people. you know what to expect and what is going on. it's a

mayor muriel bowser says the bryant's plight is not unique. there are lots of families living in shelters simply because they have bad credit or don't make enough money to qualify for a lease. >> prevent them, literally from getting a foot in the door of their new home. [ applause ] >> reporter: bowser is starting the landlord partnership fund. she gathered dozens of landlords at city hall and asked them to contribute to the fund that would then guarantee the landlords would get paid if a family wasn't able to pay their rent in exchange the landlords would lower restrictions on qualifying for a lease. >> thank you. [ applause ] >> reporter: it was the brients who stood before the landlords and told them their story and asked them to participate in this new program. >> we are hoping to make a new start. it's not easy. we need help. >> reporter: bowser is hoping to raise $500,000 in tax deductible contributions. meanwhile, the bryants will keep working and keep hoping they'll get that break they are so desperate for. in the district, mark segrav

mayor muriel bowser took to the water to check out d.c.'s newest transportation. >> eventually we will see that the service could offer commuter relief. we will see the people coming from point south that decide to take of drive. >> 25 minutes on the water from alexandria to the wharf. the idea is save off 30 to 40 minutes for commuters going to the office or dinner. >> we can have drinks alcoholic and nonalcoholic. it's wi-fi. you can bring the bikes with you and have snacks. you can get baseball games and get in the wharf. nancy: tickets run $150 for unlimited pass. >> back on land metro might be the best option. waterfront metro is a five-minute plaza. in january a walking path will be finished. there is 1,500 parking spots. the mayor says leaders the car at home. >> transit the best way to get the best advice is download the wharf app. you can buy tickets and see thes but schedule and you can see how many parking spots are available in the 1,500-spot garage. reporting at the brand new wharf on the water front i'm sam sweeney, abc7 news.

mayor muriel bowser will kick off "obviously d.c. week" today with the opening of a shop called "made in d.c." the new retail and cafe space is located on 19th street northwest.. just south of dupont circle. the store is stocked exclusively with d.c.-based brands. it's aimed at helping give local entrepreneurs a chance to sell their items.. while stimulating the local economy. a baltimore mi those amazing voices are from students at cardinal shehan school. their newfound fame started when the choir director decided to record her students' rehearsal. kenyatta hardison shared the song on facebook live... sensing something special... and millions agreed. the clip has been viewed more than 20 the clip has been viewed more than 20 million times. by the way - when it came time to take viewed more than 20 million times. by the way - when it came time to take the stage for real, the kids nailed their performance. it's 5: and time for a check on weather. breezy to windy - tuesday morning chilliest since mid may! - gradually warming late week

. >> reporter: mayor muriel bowser out promoting the city, exploring the new made in d.c. retail store just south of dupont circle. it will promote small business, local goods and foods. but the mayor's big focus was on the four potential sites to accommodate the gigantic amazon second headquarters. four distinct sites bowser says are in the running. >> we have been very encouraged by all of the feedback that we've gotten and we meet all of the requested criteria that the company put out. and now we're showing them our sites. >> reporter: so, how big would amazon be if it built out a million square feet in the district? here's an example. this is the fannie mae headquarters in downtown at 15th and l. it would be almost ten times the size of this project. >> this is literally one of the biggest economic development last 30 years or so. >> reporter: the district competing with maryland and virginia suburbs and other states has lots of acreage to develop. some critics worry amazon may ask for too many land concessions and tax breaks. bowser and council financer ebony chairman

. >>> today, protesters march from immigration and customs enforcement headquarters to mayor muriel bowser office. having to do with controversial arrest took 14 people into custody, three immigration fugitive, two reentries and nine at large undocumented immigrants, feisty of the 14 had critical convictions, matt ackland joins us now w. matt. >> reporter: as you saw in the newscast, we marched all the way from ice headquarters here to the wilson building, the rally is kind of dying down, there's still a few people here but as you were saying, there's strong message these protesters want the mayor to hear joining me is catherine johnson, catherine, we were talking a little bit about not only are you terribly concerned about the raised in dc but you're also concerned about the lack of communication you heard from the mayor. >> in fact, we haven't seen public statements from the mayor, as a resident, concerns me, we know the impact of these actions and ice enforcement on our communities and we seen the way it tears tears people from schools, workplaces and expect our mayor to stand up for al

. >> i'm looking at a tweet from mayor muriel bowser.he says they keeping a close eye on the situation here in the district. we heard officials y point, they believe it was a lone wolf attack. >> of course the hours and days that follow will bear that out to see if this attack was directed by an any instrument, or organization from overseas. we're continuing to follow this at children's national, stronger is caring for a baby's heart in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. and a future when prenatal pediatrics leads to healthier children. it's being the number one newborn intensive care unit in the country. and giving parents peace of mind. it's less recovering in our bed, and more jumping on yours. stronger is standing out and standing proud. because we don't just want your kids to grow up. we want them to grow up stronger. fear mongering. absurd. ralph northam went to vmi and was an arm

. >> are you issuing a challenge to mayor muriel bowser. >> mayor bowser please we need these jobs.duct you can, every bad tv show that amazon has on prime. i don't know. >> that should be the new one. wait until a mayor stars in an amazon prime sitcom. >> she needs to get her own sitcom. >> that's so muriel. >> ooh, i like this. >> okay. brody, did you know. >> the bowser hour. >> that's good, yeah. [laughter] >> do you know there's an actual political party called the pirate party. >> yes, i did. >> it's an iceland and conveniently on the eve of a major debate a member from the pirate party is dressing the part. please meet eva pandora. >> what a great name. >> she sported a bandage. her one-year-old scratched her in the eye. >> oh no,. >> the pirate party has a platform of civil rights and open democracy and of course eye patches. >> i looked this up. the pirate party has 10 seats in parliament in iceland. just a great place to live. >> i would love to see a pirate here with 10 seats in congress. >> we need to get it started. >> that's at challenge. >> yeah, that will be on amazo

mayor muriel bowser.men in politics are more frequently and ed but this is democracy and communities are stronger when more voices and perspective s are heard. when a member of congress gets sick they aren't waiting in line at c vs. where do they go. grubs pharmacy hand delivers drugs to congress. the owner says, quote , at first it's cool and then you realize i'm filling some drugs are for some pretty s serious health problems and these are the people who are run ning the country. he's not naming names, the whole patient confidentiality thing. saturday night life ratings. sn and l have doubled. s and l is selling 30 second spots. the average cost of 180,000, back in 2015 the going for zero dollars. david letterman set to receive this year's mark twain price for american humor and now we know who is going to be at the kennedy center to help him celebrate. jimmy kimmel, nora mcdonald, steve martin, bill murray, amy you schumer and senatorial franken all set to appear. that ceremony will take place on octob

. >> since elected mayor muriel bowser has tried to make the city more environmentally friendly. she met with d. crk water to talk about clean rivers project. the goal of the program is to substantially reduce sewage from overflowing to rock creek park and anacostia and potomac rivers. project involves building tunnels below ground to capture sewage and move to main water treatment plant. >> all right. spuing of water we may have rain tonight. >> i know yes after a beautiful weekend. >> georgous yes. >> fantastic. we've had so many days in october really nice and mild. we're running above average october. well above average. cooler air returns. yes we have rain expected. good news about the rain as we look live outside and see all that cloud cover ahead of it it's primarily going to fall when you're sleeping and during the overnight hours i think between 2 and 4 a.m. although could be heavy and active weather south and west right now and a around of heavy rain for tonight like said brief. and it may even be accompanied by rumble of thunder tore two. that's because we have a stron

. >>> muriel bowser is thanking every district resident who -- she tweeted the thank you and congratulations to hong kong which was awarded games. the games include 15,000 athletes competing in every sport from ice hockey to roller derby. the games take place in 2022. maybe this will be a reason to go to hong kong. i've always wanted to go. >> cover the games. >> can you imagine, go cover pyeongchang and then hong kong. i'm going to put in for to. i don't know if mike will agree to that. and i'll miss my kids. >> you look lovely and festive. >> i tried to dress as halloween-ish as i could. >> you might need longer sleeves if you're going to be outside. >> you need the long sleeves. you have kids. is it chilly out -- >>he coat over it to ruin the effect. i'm not cold. i'm not cold. put your jacket on. it's going to be cold. >> thermal underneath. >> it's not going to be cold for trick-or-treating. it's going to be chilly. in the 50s. then we'll get down to the 40s. the good news is we're going to stay nice and dry as we go through this evening. once the sun sets, it's going to be perfect for

how mayor muriel bowser is using uber to reel in amazon. >> ♪ >> deadline day in the coast to coast questover amazon. cities across the country had until today to submit bids to house headquarters. d.c. has four potential sites, the anacostia waterfront, capitol hill east, shaw howard university and noma union station. today those in support of the noma union station spot unveiled three banners advocating for that location to be chosen. >> we've got a talented workforce. and we've got this tremendous creative energy in the neighborhood. and i think that will make their people here very happy. >> supporters that of location are encouraging people to take photos as they walk by the banners and share them on social media. >> well, as another incentive to reel in amazon d.c.'s mayor offered the welcome for another company uber. mayor bowser announced the opening of the green light support dedicated to providing customer service to its drivers. >> we have been talking all week about how the tech sector is growing in washington, d.c. and that's why many people are calling us in the top two thre

. >>> the district is pushing hard to become home of amazon's second headquarters, mayor muriel bowser tweeted the locations in the bid to attract the giant, anacostia river front area, capitol hill east, area around shaw and howard university and the noma union station area, the headquarters will employ up to 50,000 workers and up to 8 million square feet of office space, the deadline to submit the proposal is thursday. virginia and maryland are also offering possible locations. >>> we've got a developing story coming up next. find out what may be to blame for a giant oil rig explosion. plus, people hired him to improve their homes but instead, he was con their cash. >> they're common around city, how bad is dc's rat problem? where an extermination company ranks the nation's capitol. of >> coming up on the find five, the president is ready to pass tax reform but congress might not be able to stick to the timeline, what does this mean for you? catch the final five tonight at 11:30. ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad. narrator: ed gillespie

mayor muriel bowser. what a way to come to a concert, to a restaurant right here in d.c.have a really pleasant ride wherever your endpoint is. d.c. council member charles allen is concerned about the safety near the wharf. he says first responders are prepared right now, but as the waterfront expands and you see more tourist and more people down there, the sit city will need to provide more resources to that area. this next story is a little bit odd. there was necessity action for the nats today. heavy rain in chicago delayed game four of the divisional series against the cubs until tomorrow afternoon. now, the delay originally seemed to mean that the nats could have had steven strasburg going on normal rest, but nats manager dusty baker has announced that strasburg is one of several players feeling quote , under the weather. and earlier it was reported that strasburg took himself out of th well. tanner reurk will make the start tomorrow afternoon. the announcement has surprised and in some cases out raised nats firm. believe not believing the story, wondering what is goi

let's start with muriel bowser, who says we are all praying for las vegas. that hearts go out to the family and friends of the victims in the first responders who rushed to their aid. you overheard the president thanking those first responders for saving so many people. larry hogan, maryland governor, said the first lady and i are "praying. god bless the first responders." remember gabrielle giffords, who survived an assassination attempt in 2011? she's praying for everyone involved. "no person should endure the horror the las vegas experience last night." then there is mike pence, who said to the family of victims thehearts and prayers of american people are with you, you have our condolences and sympathy." former president barack obama expressing condolences and offering prayers to the victims. so much reaction pouring in, so many praying for everyone involved. as you mentioned, the deadliest mass shooting in history of the u.s.. thank you, ryan. the airport in las vegas was forced to close but earlier this morning the airport did reopen and flights left,

. >> mayor muriel bowser says more will be done. >> we do it with them in mind. >> reporter: bowser will starbucks deal once the paperwork is signed. >> i'm erika gonzalez and this is southbound 270 before montgomery village. where youee on the left side of your screen, it looks like an 18-wheeler has caught fire. that's the southbound back over to you guys in the studio. >> thank you, erica. have a heartbreaking game seven defeat, the wizards are back. carol maloney is at the capital arena. we were talking about a team that could bring d.c. a title, aren't we, carol? >> reporter: it's opening night for the wizards and champion-level teams compete from day one and you remember the 2-8 start and wizards are erz tonight and they got to game seven last year and it all starts with wall. he provided a moment that will live on with the game six three-point stealer. he's not satisfied. not even close. wall is going into his eighth year and has made it clear that advancing to the finals is the only goal and the disappointing end of last year is fueling him now. >> it gives me motivation no matte

. >> big parade prece muriel bowser served as one of the grand marshals. >> are there any women who participate in this race? >> i think chuck told me no. >> what was the winner's name? >> sue pository. >> i didn't get it earlier. chuck laughs away. wouldn't tell me. our audio guy, tony, didn't tell me. >> drag queen. >> they told me. >> all depends. running in a stiletto is different from running in a block heel. that makes all the difference not just how high the heel is. >> and the winner had boots on. did you notice? >> i did notice that. >> big difference. >> we understand these things about the high heels. >> basically we're trying to tell you, if you do the boot race, make sure they're high heels and make sure they're not stilettos. >> starting off on the chilly side. a light fall jacket. cool this afternoon. we're fall staying nice and dry. weekend looks good for half of it. dry saturday. looking at a rainy sunday unfortunately. right now it's 56 degrees in washington. 55 leesburg, 56 manassas. fredericksburg coming in at 49 degrees. we're dry. we have some clouds starting to move in. a

mayor muriel bowser actually had to call exalon and request the $100,000 because the nationals flat outid they weren't going to pay. i asked the board chair of metro, jack evans, if he thought that the nationals were being a bit >> i think their position on metro is just we don't pay for late night service. we believe that's a regional thing and metro ought to take care of it and that's their position. i'm not going to argue with them. that's their position. they've been very clear for all of years they've been in existence. that's where they are so we have to find an alternative to do it and i again applaud mayor bowser for making this all happen. >> reporter: remember, about 20,000 fans a game use metro to get here to the ballpark. they'll now have a way to get home safely, wendy. back to you. >> adam tuss. >>> well, some students in montgomery county had a rough start to the school day and maybe learned a lesson or two. more than two dozen of them were stung by a swarm of bees. the students attend quince orchard high. they were across the street at bun cann doughnuts. one student saw

. >>> mayor muriel bowser kicking off something made shop made in dc, stocked with things made in theistrict. the goal here pretty simple to encourage people to buy local and support small business. >>> some would call it a moment. prop and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell announced their relationship is strong and the republican party is stronger than ever. the men met for lunch then held an impromptu press conference to dispel media reports that they after the senate faileded to pass healthcare reform >> my relationship with this gentleman is outstanding, has been outstanding. we are working very hard to get the tax cuts. we will continue to work hard to get >> mcconnell said tax reform tops the agenda but healthcare still remains a goal. it has to approve a budget bill some say is needed to clear the way for tax reform >> the fbi released documents suggests former director james comey began drafting his july, 2016 statement about hillary clinton's private e-mail server months ahead of time. the document was titled drafts of director comey's july 52016 statement regarding e-ma

together this event every year and the crowd loves it and this year our grand marshals are mayor muriel bowser ruby which is a great organization. they provide clothing and homes for homeless youth. it's a really great organization. check it out, if you can. free to attend? a. no reason not to go. some of the best bars are on 17th street . good luck, have a wonderful event. will i see you you there? >> i hope so. we'll try our best. you you put on a wing or something crazy. if you get us ready, we'll do it. i want to seat pictures. we'll be right back. thank you so much. much. >> the world series is set. the houston razz troas celebrating their upcoming trip to the fall classic after beating the new york yankees in a series that came down to game seven. the astros will face the la dodgers, first game tuesday. you can catch it right here on fox5. >> an indiana woman can now yos this off her bucket list. judy robins is turning 80 and she always wanted to go sky skydiving. even though some people told her it's a bad idea, that's what she's doing. >> everyone at the nursing home says aren't you sc

mayor muriel bowser says the city is going to provide additional help and financial assistance to d.cvernment employees who want to become first-time home buyers. mayor bowser: as we grow and the city grows we are able to attract and retain the best workers in the city. jonathan: the event took place at a new housing development on the site of the former r.l. christian library in northeast. michelle: all right. in the weather center now with steve rudin. another nice day. on a roll here. i know we need rain. steve: we need the rain. two and a half inch deficit but it doesn't get better than this. looking to the pentagon and the reagan national airport. national har outdoor dinner plans are a firm go. if you have anything to do later tonight go for it. looking good out there. bring it to the wall. show you the temperatures. it's 81 degrees in leesburg. quantico at 76. 76 andrews. head to annapolis. now in the lower 70's. brilliant sunshine for the next two hours. eating outdoors it doesn't get better than this. going from 80 at 5:00 p.m. lower 70's at 72:00. by 9:00 tonight we are in t

. >>> protesters marching from immigration and customs enforcement headquarters to mayor muriel bowser office right now. has to do with controversial arrests made in the district >> ice made in dc where officials took 14 into custody, flee immigration fugitives, three reentries and nine at large undocumented immigrants in dc. five of the 14 had criminal convictions >> matt ackland joins us from the march are protesters are demanding mayor bowser denounce targeting sanctuary cities like right here in dc. matt? >> reporter: yes, we're in the march right now heading down 14th street, we got about another two blocks until we get to the wilson building, where mayor bowser's office is. i want to introduce to you catherine johnson, catherine, you're not only upset at what happened last week with ice, and the raised here, you're concerned about the statements that have come from the mayor as well. >> i'm actually concerned for the lack of the statement from the mayor, i expect mayor of my city to stand up for all of the residents of our city. no matter what the immigration status is. and the s

earlier today matt ackland got a tour of the area with mayor muriel bowser.hat a way to come to a concert, to a restaurant right here in d.c. and a have a really pleasant ride wherever your endpoint is. and with more people heading to the whawf some are worried about safety and security. council member charles allen has raised concerns about that. as the waterfront expands the city will need to provide more resources to that area. ikea is looking for innovative ways to reach more customers. it's going to start selling furniture to third party websites. the home furnishing giant has more than 400 stores in nearly 50 countr ies. the drug company pfizer may be done selling chapstick, other brands that people can buy without a prescription. the pharmaceutical giant is weighing options for its consumer healthcare business. it may sell the unit, or leave it as is with no sale. meanwhile amazon could be getting into the pharmaceutical business. it hasn't said what it wants to do in. the move will offer amazon a lot of sales a possibilities include using a data a ban

tonight mayor muriel bowser's office couldn't tell us whether specifically she would support this legislation, but we do know she has been an advocate in the past for stricter penalties for people who commit crimes on public transportation. now there were some additional demands by metro union leaders today. they say that they are wanting to he see more police on buses. they want metro toen state a policy that allow for a ban or suspension of problematic riders. they also want fare boxes to be relocated and a public campaign regarding paying fare because what they're saying is that a lot of disputes arise from people refusing to pay their fare. we're live in northwest, lindsay watts, fox5 local news. >> new tonight from montgomery county, a man under arrest ing a ten year old girl. the picture you see here is roy andre sympathomimetic oranges the third. he turned himself in today after detectives say he admitted to the contact. it allegedly took place last november at an after-school program at cart rest springs in poa \tomorrow\tom mafnlgt he was a group leader for the program called kids ad

muriel bowser if the nationals lose have to send bowls from ben's chili bowl to chicago.elief efforts to puerto rico will also be made. >> is get this, they will have to send the republican quality meat and pope-in ribeye from the stake stake -- steaks and also donation to puerto rico. steve: that sounds good to me. a butch afternoon. national harbor. clouds here and there. i will stay dry. it's 81 in andrews. we are still waiting on the 5:00 p.m. update regarding tropical storm nate. winds around 50 miles per hour. it will make landfall time late tomorrow night and early sunday morning. it will make landsfall and it loo lose the punch to bring beneficial rain to the mid-atlantic late sunday to monday and tuesday. tomorrow, upper 50's to lower 60's. hour-by-hour forecast shows the highs to make it in the middle 80s. so well above average for this time of year. nationals game tomorrow night, game two. look at the temperatures to fall to the 80's and the 70's. take it out to the look at the ten-day outlook from stormwatch7. we get through the unsettled weather early in the

mayor muriel bowser offered up four places amazon could build its new headquarters nicknamed hq-2. they are the anacostia waterfront in shaw by howard university, in the union market area or on the eastern edge of capitol hill. cities all over the u.s. are competing for amazon's headquarters. amazon says hq-2 will create 50,000 new jobs and many with a salary of $100,000 or more. >>> new this morning, this man is now in jail for an abduction in northern virginia. we broke the news about the amber alert this weekend on news 4. virginia state police say roberto medrano segovia threatened people with a knife at a party in woodbridge. witnesses say he forced a and he claimed to be in a gang ms-13. police tracked down medranno segovia and arrested him. the 16-year-old is back home with her family today. >>> new this morning, the former director of the prince georges county liquor board is expected to plead guilty to bribery charges in court tomorrow, this according to a source close to the probe. one lobbyist of liquor store owners to ensure a bill was passed that allowed liquor sales o

mayor, muriel bowser is thanking every district resident to support the bids to bring the gay games to. she tweeted the thank you and congratulations to hong kong, the city awarded the games. the games include 15,000 athletes competing in everything from ice hockey to roller derby. the games take place in 2022. enough time for me to rest up and go to hong kong. i'll be a jet setting reporter. >>> have fun with that. >> no, i don't think'm >>> netflix show house of card will end after season 6. >> the streaming giant is reportedly considering spinoff shows. one could center on doug stamper character. another storyline, would revolve around robin wright. >> everyone loves her character. >> ending the show less than a day after actor kevin spacey, the star was accused of abuse. a money component there. >>> if you don't plan to trick-or-treat this year, how about taking in a show at the national theater. >> i love a musical. mean girls the musical starts today. you may still be able to get your hands-on tickets. >> the greatest people you will ever meet and the worst. >> you've never been

mayor muriel bowser she's dedicating a new mural in northwest this morning at 11:15.elebrating tenleytown's history past and the mural will be installed on d.c.'s oldest commercial building hans cleaners. >> reporter: next, today is the seventh annual run for the badge 5k. it's a run that honors the men and women who serve in law enforcement. the race starts at 9 o'clock this morning at the national law enforcement officers memorial on f street in northwest. all the money goes right to the memorial fund. >>> also happening today antigun activists will be gathering outside of the nra in fairfax, virginia calling for stricter gun laws following the deadly las vegas massacre. the protest starts at 10 o'clock and this is the 58th rally in front of the nra headquarters. activists have held one every month since the shooting at sndy hook elementary school. also congressman jerry connolly isxp there. >>> residents in ward eight walking to demonstrate the grocery gap in their community. councilman white will be carrying grocery from anacostia 2 miles away to congress heights

muriel bowser set to unveil a modernize american job center headquarters today.ously d.c. effort which helps train residents for competitive job market and new job center located at department of employment services minnesota avenue in northeast. >> steve, over to you. >> al, thanks very much. time for morning line. this is time of year we have sports going on. including hockey. it was not a good night for caps. shutout on home ice. maple leaves stopped 30 shots and came away with 2-0 win at capitol one arena. one goal sneaking in there. washington now lost two in a row since top defenseman went out with upper body injury. heading to detroit friday. tonight at capital one it will be wizards back in action opening season at home against tip-off set 7 . to celebrate new nba season that kicked off last night sports center tweeted a picture and you can see the big stars of the game steph curry and lebron and westbrook and alone do ball made the c cut. everybody except john wall. he retweeted photo saying jokes let the season begin. best wishes to wizards. >> king jam

. >> reporter: mayor muriel bowser deputy for education tells us handbooks will be ready within monthswe wanted to talk to the mayor about the timing of these fixes but her staff told us she wasn't when we did catch up with the mayor, they confirmed. >> we run a fantastic school district. >> reporter: shouldn't this have been done years ago? >> i can't talk about years ago. i'm the mayor now. and we'll make sure we have the most robust regulations that our district requires. >> reporter: should it happen sooner than 2019? >> i've answered your questions. you're not going to chase me. thank you. >> reporter: the i-team learned at least two d.c. charter schools have taken matters in their own hands here. they have asked for information to enroll in the national database of teacher misconduct to do it themselves. that will allow them to search the back grountds and licensed revocations fof all prospective hires. some movement, we're waiting to see if the rest of the district moves and when. >> i hope you told the mayor we will chase her if we have to. if we have to get an answer to these

mayor muriel bowser i have been in contact with chief new sham we're keeping a close eye on. pupt, another attack by a very sick and deranged person, we're following it closely. we're going to take a break and we'll be back with more here on fox5. narrator: ed gillespie's false attacks. independent press says they're false. fear mongering. absurd. ralph northam went to vmi and was an army doctor for eight years. longer sentences for gang members and mandatory life sentences for violent sexual predators. ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad because i'm a pediatrician, and for ed gillespie to say i would tolerate anyone hurting a child is despicable. every tv doctor knows scrubbing is serious business. they also know you need to get your annual check-up. now, with one touch using the mycigna app, you can find a doctor in your plan's network to save money. cigna. together all the way. >> one on one tonight, fox5 sitting down with the republican nom nominee nor h for virginia governorship. you spoke with imil less pi for a pretty blunt

mayor muriel bowser and chicago mayor rahm emanuel have a bet going.are offering up beer from vice district brewering company. meyer bowser is wagering what, ben's chili bowl as well as some d.c. brow to wash it all down with. got to love that public pale. the losing mayor will make a donation to hurricane efforts in puerto rico. we love that story there. very nice. >> doug and wendy are still at nats park. i tell you, anybody who wins is going to make a great with that kind of deem. don't you think? >> hi, guys. >> hi there. >> hi. >> i was busy dancing. we're going to have a good time. >> we are going to have a good time. we are going to have a good time. >> we are out here w before. he always has great suits. look at the shoes, top to bottom. >> obama administratibaum, baum. >> you were here last year? they were here last year, this is our year. >> my cubs. >> i like that. >> hanley is wishing he had that outfit. >> oh, hanley? >> this is one of many characters we have seen. we also got to meet -- pat's an obvious. what are you going to be doing to

mayor muriel bowser warned against driving. >> just try to remember that there are many ways to get hereyou can drive. there is parking available. you are going to pay for it. >> options for transportation include a new shuttle bus and also a new water taxi. you saw there that stopped along georgetown and alexandria. you know there's going to be traffic. try to avoid it. we will have live coverage of the wharf's coverage all day long. molette green are there. say hi to our team and you can watch all of the excitement on news 4 or in the nbc washington app. a complete transforma it's unrecognizable. >> right along the water. they might have some sprinkles to contend with? >> they probably will. not a washout. bring the small umbrella with you. we're not out of the woods yet for small rain chances, but if you like the warm weather and you want it dry to hang out on the waterfront, it will be like that this weekend. >> nice. >> the weekend looks good. a lot of people are saying, we have another warmer. you'll need the umbrellas as we go through today and friday. our extended forecast in a s

mayor muriel bowser showed off ways to avoid the traffic around there and spoke about avoiding traffic. >> you did drive. there is parking available. you're going to pay for it. >> you're going to pay a lot for it. options for transportation including a shuttle bus and a water taxi which has stopped along georgetown and alexandria. >> very cool. we're going to have complete coverage of the wharf's coverage all day tomorrow. molette green and jim hanley and the afternoon. say hi to our team or you can watch the excitement on "news 4 today" or on the nfc washington app. so many restaurants, activities. the gorgeous views. just a transformation, a complete change in that neighborhood. it will be quite a site to see. >> i like the water taxi. >> so cool. >> anything on the water, put it on the water and prime real estate, i don't care where it is. >> exactly. >> if you have a body of water whether it's the river or a beach would be nice, yes, always a great spot. >> a beach over there. >> just throw some sand and make it seem like the beach at least. but tomorrow we actually do have some r

muriel bowser is showing off other ways to get around. the mayor is taking a free west shuttle with us to the wharf and ride a water taxi that connects to several areas. now, the wharf includes restaurants, bars, hotels and concert venues. it's open this thursday. this is an impressive structure. >> a complete redevelopment of that area. unrecognizable. i am going to have to plan months out to enjoy all the restaurants, to go to shake shack and all the fancy things out there. going to be a while. >> a lot of things have gone into thela traffic patterns will calm down, but it will be a busy place for sure. >>> major changes to the school calendar in montgomery county could affect your holiday trips and vacations. >> even if you don't live in montgomery county, these changes may impact you. justin finch is live in silver springs to explain what every parent should prepare for. no matter where they go to school. these are big changes we're talking about here. >> there could be really big changes. i can hear that. this is a tough needle to th

mayor muriel bowser among the many nationwide hoping to attract amazon to set up shop in their city. today, if you don't know, marks deadline day for communities all over the country to try and woo the internet giant as it seeks at second headquarters. news 4's tom sherwood visited one of d.c.'s proposed sites in northeast d.c. he tells us any move by amazon to this region could spur improvements to our troubled metro system. >> reporter: just a few years ago, first street northeast near union station, a bunch of vacant lots. >> noma has grown leaps and bounds the last ten years. >> reporter: robin eve ang improvement district one of four d.c. sites in the running for amazon headquarters. >> our transportation hub is a gateway to the resources in the region. >> reporter: promotional video says there is still plenty of room for amazon here. over 8,000 feet and 50,000 employees. >> the neighborhood has collectively a little over 12 million square feet. that's going to be developed as office. so, for amazon, this is a plug and play opportunity. >> reporter: amazon wants to be near metro

. >>> mayor muriel bowser joins d.c.ck off the green infrastructure project as part of the d.c. water project. the project's largest green building initiative to protect d.c. waterways. the mayor and other local officials will talk more about the initiative and highlight the progress of d.c. clean rivers which prevents storm waters and reduces sewage from overflowing into waterways. >>> steve over to you. >> all right, allison time for the morning line and we are going to start with the end of a longer are a here in washington. rfk stadium last major sporting event yesterday. d.c. united fans say goodbye to the stadium sunday afternoon after two seasons the team moving to the brand new audi field next year located right next to nationals park. team didn't exactly exit on a high note but that's okay. played the final mls match at d.c. bulls of new york two to one. that capped off what was a disappointing season. a lot of history at rfk for sports fans. not just d.c. united who has been there for many years. five nfc champ

mayor muriel bowser is expected to sign that legislation in the coming days. i for one am happy. >> i do, too. it's nice to see dogs outside. makes us feel like we're very european. also good to have your pet outside. >> they like it. >> a young girl is sexually assaultsed as she walks home from her school bus stop. coming up next what we are learning about this attack and the search for the man who did this. >> and we continue our coverage this evening of the emotional reunion between a shooting victim and the stranger who helped save his life. i'm a lawyer, and i have clients, and i am proud to do what i do on behalf of my clients. narrator: the clients john adams and his team are so proud to work for? banks accused of money laundering. big corporations accused of defrauding taxpayers. and mortgage lenders accused of unfairly foreclosing on homes. now he wants to be attorney general. john adams: the best attorney general the powerful and well-connected can buy. i'm mark herring, candidate for attorney general, and i sponsored this ad. >>> there are so many s

mayor muriel bowser stepping onto a bus, but not an ordinary bus. the new southwest shuttle, it will loop around to the mall. deposit passengers at the new $2 billion wharf redevelopment. it officially opens thursday, including the concert by the food vendors. about 20,000 people are expected. the city is promoting bus and metro, bike a avoid as many traffic jams as possible. back on the bus, the mayor had a friendly warning. >> and just try to remember that there are many ways to get here. you can drive. there is parking available. you're going to pay for it. >> reporter: the mayor also took a brief ride on the new water taxi service. 150 passenger boats will fly the potomac to georgetown in alexandria. offering easy access and spectacular views of the nation's capital. on board, the mayor, a native washingtonian recalled her first experiences on the water. >> my father owned a boat for many years of my childhood that he docked on the other side of this bridge at the washington marina. so, i've spent a lot of time on a boat, painting boats, cleanin

mayor muriel bowser had do wh words today for the trump t she can to protect women in the district. >> itmsretty ridiculous to me, quite frankly, when i saw it that the only question i could ask myself is, why would anybody do that? we know and we consider one of our d.c. values to protect the health care choices of women. >> the american civil liberties union says it will file a lawsuit immediately. ♪ ♪ >> hi there. wendy rieger down here at nats park. okay, in ten minutes they are opening the doors, the gate. let me show you this line. it starts around there and goes around here, and it goes around here, and it goes around here. . and it goes around here. and it goes around here and it goes around here. it's making one big circle. too bad this is not making a big w. and look at -- look who we found. our >> we are doing great. we're talking about superstition. >> 94.7 fresh fm. >> you have to say the radio frequency before you put me on television. >> so, tommy is doing a story on superstitions and i thought it was really interesting what's happened at the park leading up to this. >>

this comes as mayor muriel bowser wants to renew a multi-million dollar contract with the private company paid to manage that medical center. news 4's mark segraves reports on what's being done. >> reporter: according to the washington post, the man died after lying on the floor for 20 minutes while a nurse argued with another patient. in an audiotape recording obtained by the post, you can hear the man pleading for help in the minutes before he died. [ screaming ] >> veritas has a base contract of $3.6 million. >> reporter: today the interim ceo for united medical center told the d.c. council an investigation was conducted into that incident and employees were disciplined. but he declined to give any specifics. this is just the latest in a string of problems at the hospital. in august the department of health suspended the hospital's license to deliver and care for babies. questions have also been raised about the private company hired by mayor bowser to oversee the troubled hospital. the owners of that company donated thousands of dollars to bowser's campaign. >> and we have patients wi

mayor muriel bowser personally to step up and pay this $100,000 deposit so that the system could stay open an extra hour. that's what metro charges now. good news, trains will be leaving here about 12:30 barring any extra innings or any rain delays. that is going to cover everything and everybody should be able to get out of here. but the nats guys, i have they would pay for this extra service and they flat out told them no, they would not be paying for this extra service. they're basically should not be counted on to think that they're going to do this in the future. oh, and let's just say if the nats win tonight and we go into the next series, then we're probably going to have to look for another sponsor to pay for more late night service because those games will be running late as well. so, first of all to win the game tonight, see how it goes from there. but thankfully everyone will be able to get home on metro tonight if everything is a nice tight nine innings. >> first things first, first things first. win it and win it in nine. there you go. adam, thanks. we'll talk to you down

. >>> happening today in the district mayor muriel bowser will celebrate 10 years of education reform120 million raised by d.c. public education fund beginning at 11:45 today at paul lawrence dunbar high school. give me a graphic so i can get out of this shot. time for the morning line. >> just walk on out al. let's check sports. excitement building in the district. nationals a day away from game one of the post season tomorrow night. today washington and chicago will work out at nats park. nationals take the field at 11:30 this morning and then afterward we're expected to findd out who friday's will be. kyle hendrix will be on the mound for the cubs. >>> wild, wild card game last night in arizona with an unlikely hero. diamondbacks off to an early six-nothing lead in the first three innings and then colorado clawed right back pulling within one. arizona just kept answering though. outscoring the rockies 11 to eight. it was a relief pitcher with a two run triple that ended up being the winning runs. that never happens. nl division series for the first time in six years for the diamond

. >> mayor muriel bowser will kick off a new initiative in d.c.re and cafe is stocked exclusively with products made right here in the district. the groundbreaking initiative is part of a deal between the d.c. department small and local businesses. the goal is to encourage people to buy local of course and support small businesses. >> you can now take fido to meet pluto. sort of. four hotels at the walt disney world resort in florida say they will allow you to bring your dogs on vacation. four resorts will also offe mats, bowls, plastic i.d. tags. the pilot pro program is acceptd reservations through oct october 2018. >> 5:25 right now. gary is here to talk about the transition. >> that's right. a day of transition here with the cooler air coming in and it sets the stage for wonderful fall wet all week long ago. we have to get through a couple bumps this morning which is rain out there. 63 degrees at reagan. dulles 61. bwi marshall the same. annapolis 63. for the kiddos this morning there will be early showers for the next couple hours or so. that

mayor muriel bowser tweeted with great sorrow and grief, we send our thoughts and prayers to the victims of last night's shooting in las vegas. at least 50 people are dead and 200 hurt. officials say at least 400 people were taken to the hospital after the shooting. the "today" show will have more on the tragedy in a moment. >>> we'll get a look at your forecast with sheena. >> hey, molette, a quick check of your weather for today. currently we're at 66 degrees and we have plenty of sun and expect a light the 60s and 64 leesburg, 68 clinton and 66 degrees in gaithersburg. as we go through the afternoon, really, a sunny, perfect day and that's right around normal for this time of year. the average high is 73, but we slowly start to climb each day this week. thursday we'll be back in the 80s and 83 for a high there and we are going to see a very slow warming trend as we get closer to the weekend. as far as the weekend forecast is concerned, so far pretty good. we have the temperatures closer to 80 degrees and we do stay dry for a while and the next chance of rain looks like early next week

[applause] ♪ >> lee's welcome the mayor of washington, d.c., muriel bowser.applause] >> good morning, everyone. it is so happy, i'm so happy to see you all here and want to thank steve clemons and walter isakson for the invitation to be with you today. i am so happy every time we have a collection of the nation's most prestigious innovators and thought leaders and business politics and media, and that you choose to meet in our fair city. i know that you wouldn't be here at this conference if you were not also committed to the things that we champion in our city, and that's innovation, inclusion and solutions. we share this commitment with you. since my first days as mayor of d.c., i committed our city to these big ideas as well. part of what i want you to take with you today, take to your towns and cities and all the work that you do, is just exactly who we are and what we are in washington, d.c.. and i tell people this all the time. we are not your grandfathers washington. we are more than a government town. in fact, we are a business capital that is experie

mayor muriel bowser is on hand and then it look also like congresswoman eleanor holmes norton there asarks from d.c.'s mayor which stressed the importance of safety out there and check of today's weather and traffic also coming up on the 5's. nice crowd out there this morning. >> um-hmm. this morning, the president back in washington of course after his trip to puerto rico expected to head out to las vegas now any second to visit the city aft the deadly massacre at the outdoor country music festival. democrats gathering to push for gun control laws with senate democratic saying the president may be swayed. >> before he was a candidate and marched in lock step to the nra, donald trump expressed very residential position on gun control. in fact, he said after sandy he supported the kind of bills we support. let's hold him to that. >> and there may be renewed focus on modification kits that make semi automatic guns fiery peteedly but most americans perhaps even democrats will app pose those efforts. >>> let's get over to the latest developments in the mass shooting investigation just hour

mayor muriel bowser set to unveil modernized american job center headquarters it is part of the obviouslytitive job market. the new job center is located at the depth of employment services on minnesota avenue in nort northeast. >>> all right. very nice. also happening today prince george's county public schools partnering with sprint to give students free internet access. holding kick off anti today for joining sprint 1 million pro project. project meant to close the digital divide by giving students free mobile devices with internet access. it will help provide more than 2500 students with access to online information at home. >>> i think that's my favorite story of the day. feel good story. >> definitely helps. >>> well we are less than two weeks away from halloween. >> scary enough, right. >> i could have have been scarier just now. plenty of folks have put out their decorations but display outside of a home in la plata raising a few eye brows. >> don't need you to be too scary. get in the spirit of thing. >> just >> did they go too far? lindsay watts with more on this story you will

mayor muriel bowser will kick off the repair work for 64 alleys across the district. mayor has invested $175 million in local infrastructure repairing close to 200 alleys. >> still ahead this morning an 11-year-old foster girl finds out that she is getting a adopted and you have to see her heart warming reaction to that. big news. >> yes. plus no more easy breezy or beautiful. we'll tell you why cover girl is ditching its iconic slogan. ♪ ♪♪ ralph northam: i'm ralph northam and as a doctor, nobody ever asked if i'm a democrat or republican. they just want my help. so if donald trump is helping virginia i'll work with him. but donald trump proposed cutting rolling back our clean air and water protections, and taking away health care from thousands of virginians. as a candidate for governor, i sponsored this ad because i've stood up to donald trump on all of it. ed gillespie refuses to stand up to him at all. >> live picture right now of the washington, d.c. the southwest waterfront looking absolutely amazing. oh y, there are still construction workers down there puttin