new carrollton and prince george's county police responded with a manhunt that included tracking dogs, a u.s. park police helicopter and with early reports an assault weapon might have been involved the nearby carrollton elementary school was put on lockdown. investigators later determined that no such weapon was used and the lockdown was lifted. >> three suspects forced entry into the home. we have two suspects outstanding we are still trying to find. reporter: police said two college students preparing to return to school after winter break were in the house when intruders broke in. they both suffered scrapes, bumps and bruises from fighting off the home invaders. scott broom, 9 news now. >> new carrollton police believe the two suspects they're looking for are armed and dangerous. >>> food trucks have become all the rage in d.c., but they've been operating on old rules and when they're not serving customers, they have to keep moving. it's the old ice cream rules put on the books 30 years ago, but a new proposal says food trucks would be able to park and sit there as long as they fe

new carrollton and prince george's county responded with a manhunt, tracking dogs, a helicopter and with early reports an assault weapon might have been involved the nearby carrollton elementary school was put on lockdown. investigators later determines no such weapon was used and the lockdown was lifted. as detectives converged on the house where it started to piece together what happened. >> we believe three suspects forced entry into the home, stole items from the house while residents were inside and fled the area. we have two suspects outstanding we are still trying to find. reporter: police said two college students preparing to return to school after winter break were in the house when intruders broke in. they both suffered scrapes, bumps and bruises from fighting the home invaders off. the victims declined to talk. meanwhile it appeared officers recovered drug evidence that may have been thrown down as police closed in about 1/2 nile away in a front yard. tonight the -- mile away in a front yard. the search for the two home invaders continues while investigators try to figure out

new carrollton and prince george's county police responded with a manhunt that included tracking dogs, a u.s. park police helicopter and with early reports that an assault weapon might have been involved, the nearby carrollton elementary school was put on lockdown. investigators later determined that no such weapon was used and the lockdown was lifted. as detectives converged on the house where it all started to piece together what happened. >> we believe three suspects forced entry into the home, stole items from the house while residents were inside and fled the area. we have two suspects outstanding we are trying to find. reporter: police said two college students preparing to return to school after winter break were in the house when intruders broke in. they both suffered scrapes, bumps and bruises from fighting the home inschraders on. the victims declined -- invaders off. the victims declined to talk. there may have been drug evidence thrown down on a front yard about 1/2 mile away. tonight investigators try to figure out why this particular home was the one that was targeted. s

according to investigators, the break-in occurred in the 8400 block of carrollton parkway in new carrollton. just about 11:00 today. we're told that at least one person has been injured, and robert source elementary school on 85th avenue is on lockdown as a precaution. u.s. park police are using a helicopter to assist them in the search. we have a crew on the way to the scene, and we will have more information for you when it becomes available. of course, you can always check wusa9.com. >>> well, the race to fill harry thomas jr.'s council seat is underway. the former ward 5 councilmember resigned two weeks ago, and pled guilty to tax fraud and embezzlement. delia tells us the challenge for the next congress person and council person is to bring that divided ward together. >> reporter: starting 8:30 this morning, folks can fill out paperwork for their bid for the ward 5 councilmember seat. so far, about 20 people are fighting for the job. 30 minutes after the doors opened, frank weil filled out his paperwork. each hopeful must gather 500 celts by february 15th. >> look up your voter registr

parkway in new carrollton. one person inside the house was injured. police are searching for two men wearing black ski masks possibly armed. if we will continue tracking this story and give you updates as they become available. you also want to get ready because winter is on its way back to our region. that begins in a few hours. adam caskey is tracking this from the weather center. what is the latest? >> it looks like the wintry mix will begin close to about 10:00 p.m. this evening and into the nighttime if we will see areas of snow and sleet. then changed to freezing rain early tomorrow morning in some spots. by the midday and afternoon tomorrow at least locally and for the majority of our viewing area we will have areas of cold rain. right now it's 27 in winchester, 35 in the district, 28 in gaithersburg. with areas of moisture moving our way, we will have areas of snow developing by 10:00 p.m. winter storm watch in effect for some counties north west of the metro. more about that and accumulations, coming u

a live look at the beltway and route 50 in new carrollton and everything is fine up to college park. more coming up at 4:55. >>> a new report suggest there is is rampant fraud and wrongdoing in a district program designed to provide housing for at risk youth. ward one councilman jim graham who initiated the probe said millions of dollars were spent with little to no accountability. the report shows a lot of the questionable funding went to the group piece holics. it -- peaceaholics. it had never bought or repaired a building. the head of the agency released a response to this report. he said he is asking the inspector general and the d.c. attorney general to investigate the matter further. >>> we have some new information into metro's investigation of a brake system failure on a metro train last month in december. the washington examiner reports metro has determined premature wear is what caused friction ring to fall off an orange line train near l'enfant plaza. officials are still looking into what caused another friction ring to fall off january 6. that report is expected out next m

in maryland no parking fees except for new carrollton garage. schools in howard, st. mary's, and charles counties are open. sorry kids and teachers. libraries and government offices are closed. in virginia park meters will not be enforced today, and schools in alexandria are also open today. libraries and government offices there, though, are closed. >>> and welcome back to both you, joe, and tom. happy new year to you both. >> thank you. same to you. >> it's been two weeks since i've seen you guys. >> it's been two weeks since we've all been together. >> i thought i recognized you. >> happy new year. >> happy new year to you too. here we are starting off 2012. >>> the weather is opened today. a lot of things are closed. but the weather is with us. good morning. i'm meteorologist tom kierein. right now at reagan national, it's a chilly 41 degrees. we've got a wind out of the west/northwest 10 to 15 miles an hour. it's a blustery wind that will be with us throughout the day. temperatures right now down into the 30s in the suburbs west and north of washington. and in th

this project is going to start in downtown bethesda near this theater and go all the way to new carrolltonmile purple line from montgomery to prince george's county would about to metro. it is a fast, a quiet, and convenient godsend for gridlock motorists. but not necessarily for homeowners. >> this whole block is going to be taken apart. >> when it happens i will be moving out. >> i know they needed for progress but i might lose my house. >> they either want to put -- either way, she loses. >> i hope they take the house. it will not be any good without a front yard. >> officials said they will try to negotiate fair purchase prices. >> the state has the power to extend the property and take it. that is used only as a last resort. >> chevy chase, a purple line will not take houses, but it will threaten the georgetown branch of the capital crescent trail. >> i have been out here for 14 years. >> construction on the purple line will not start until 2015. it has at this point notified all land owners who may be affected by this new light rail. there will be another two years before these folks

the family inside this new carrollton house heard somebody trying to get in.ced their way inside possibly wearing masks and attacked two men inside. >> i looked out the window and i saw the police walking in the backyard. they were searching. >> i looked outside and saw the police and did not know much at all about it besides that. >> neighbors heard police sirens and helicopters above their home. john ramsey was homeschooling his daughter. >> it scared me a little bit. >> one man inside that house called 911 fighting the men off and the man took off. three elementary schools were put on lockdown. one man was caught by an officer who happened to be close by. >> there were initial concerns that the suspects would be armed with essentially an assault rifle. we brought as much resource as we could into the area. we wanted to make sure we brought on top of the situation. >> right now police are still searching for two men. they got one earlier today. they do not have much of a description. two black man, as far as anything beyond that they are still looking for ti

not only between laurel and or ptc but on the beltway through college park, greenbelt and new carrollton. >>> the end of the line for harry thomas junior. today the former ward 5 council member will plead guilty to two federal crimes. he stepped down last night amid growing pressure from city leaders. >> in an e-mail statement to apologize for what it called serious mistakes and flawed judgment. john gonzalez joins us from outside the u.s. district court in northwest with what is next in the city with scandal. good morning. >> good morning. in a few hours former councilman thomas will be here inside federal courts facing two felony charges. the called it a step forward to make things right. chairman kwame brown calls its a dark day in the district. after months of denying wrongdoing council member harry thomas's plans to enter a guilty plea this morning for stealing $350,000 in government funds and filing false tax returns three years straight. >> it's been a rough day. very disappointing day. i am disappointed to learn about the charges against councilmember thomas. >> a sentiment share

the police say there was one other similar crime recently in new carrollton involving two male suspects and a male victim. there is a reward if you can point investigators in the right direction. laura. >> hopefully they can stop this before anyone else is victimized. paul wagner, thank you. >>> another big story, facing a big deficit. the mayor proposed his budget today. opponents and members of his own party are blasting the deal. among the measures, a move to shift some of the teacher retirement costs to the counties and a hike in state income taxes for certain residents. fox 5s melanie alnwick is here to help us break it down. mel? >> reporter: the income tax proposal was the bombshell of the day. it was not discussed before. >> how's it going? >> reporter: the governor said the state can raise $182 million by phasing out personal exemptions by high income earners and capping some deducts. >> i don't like asking for this or doing this. >> reporter: for singles making 100,000 couples making 150,000, the personal exemption is cut in half and disappears completely at 165,000 for single

it was noon when an orange line train was leaving in the direction of new carrollton. as the train got on to the elevated track, it lost a piece of brake assembly. there was a track worker on the track. the train was able to stop. the piece is described as a brake disk. it's similar to the piece that fell off last week. it's a component on trains. out of safety concerns, it was taken out of service and passengers were taken off. >> each rail car has 16 of these brake disks on it. if one comes off, you know, it's obviously a cause for concern. we don't want debris on the tracks. but, there are 15 others on that rail car that will stop the train. cars ahead and behind that will provide braking power. >> reporter: 464 trains with similar assemblies like this will be inspected. they will start into the weekend. they don't expect them to cause delays on the system. they can take these an inspect them at the end of the lines and do them at various yards around the region. it will happen over the next couple days. they don't think it's a systematic problem. i's something they

we'll take a live look at the beltway closer to route 50 in new carrollton on the beltway itself, noblems on our cameras here as you travel southbound toward oxon hill past the wilson bridge and into alexandria. more on the two separate incidents coming up in my next report at 6:42. andrea and mike? >> we're learning a lot more about that raid in somalia which rescued an american aide worker. >> it will be a hot topic on "cbs this morning." charlie rose joins us live from new york with a preview. good morning, charlie. >> good morning, mike and andrea. coming up on "cbs this morning," we have the american hostage rescued in somalia describing the moment the president delivered the good news and news on the raid in virginia. we'll see you at 7:00 on "cbs this morning." >> sounds good, charlie. >> now to the campaign trail. tonight, another debate in florida for the republican presidential candidates. ahead of the debate, cnn and time are out with a new poll. it shows it is a close race. 36% of likely voters backed mitt romney in florida. 34% support newt gingrich. rick santorum way ba

they only have one other instance they can point to that took place in new carrollton not too long ago, but they have not seen this kind of swindle nation where you had children being used as possibly being part of this. >> paul wagner tonight, thank you. >>> the fire started at a federal judge's last month in mcclain, virginia, was ruled an arson. the fire caused $300,000 in damage to u.s. district judge lia m o' grady's home. officials say they have no reason to believe the fire is related to the judge's official duties. >> quite a change in the temperatures over the last 24 hours, yesterday nearly 60 degrees, today wind gusts up to almost 60 miles an hour. tonight it's not as windy but certainly chilly. let's get right to sue palka in the weather center. i hear some people may see some snowflakes tomorrow. >> there's a possibility. it would probably be after 7:00 or 8:00 tomorrow night, but boy, oh, boy, those big wind gusts really blew that warm air out of town and we are well down into the 20s this hour, so a much colder day. prepare for another one tomorrow. the winds did gust to

. >>> in new carrollton tonight the huntous for a man involved in a home invasion -- the hunt is on for main involved in a home invasion that happened this morning. three men baird house on carrollton parkway. they fought with the people -- entered a house on carrollton parkway. they fought with the people inside and took off. a pilot taking off from college park airport reported seeing someone with a gun in the nearby. four nearby schools were locked down until police made sure the area was safe. >>> voters head to the polls in south carolina in just a few hours and the results of the primary there could shape the future of the republican presidential race. fox's karl cameron has the latest. reporter: surging ahead in south carolina polls after another commanding debate performance newt gingrich sounded increasingly confident of a first in the south primary win. >> tomorrow is going to be a very, very important day. with your help and with the help of other good citizens across the state of south carolina we are going to take the first big step towards ensuring that a conservative is n

now, police say there was a similar incident that happened in new carrollton some months ago and are investigating to see if it could be connected. live from langley park, darcy spencer, news4, back to you. >>> the parents of a young woman from northern virginia who was found dead in baltimore are planning a news conference tomorrow. 16-year-old annie mccann was found dead in november 2008 in an east baltimore housing project. officials say mccann died from a lethal dose of lie dough cane from a bottle of back teen. the death points to suicide but the mccann family disagrees. tomorrow, they are promising information on developments in the case and on legal action they have begun. >>> police still don't know who threw that smoke bomb over the fence at the white house that happened last night, a rally that involved a thousand occupy protesters. the secret service locked down the pennsylvania avenue side of the white house and no one was arrest and president and first lady were not home at the time, out having dinner for michelle obama's birth way. >>> a guilty plea today from a man who

live look at the east side closer to route 50 in new carrollton, no problems as you head north to college park or south toward oxon hill. more on area roadways at 5:39. back to you guys. >>> the republican presidential hopefuls have now moved on to new hampshire. this morning, there are questions about who actually won the iowa caucus. >> listen to this, a man who said he helped count the votes is claiming mitt romney only got 2 votes in his district, not the 22 which was reported to the state republicans. if he's correct, that means rick santorum won by a dozen votes. for now, iowa republican leaders aren't changing their totals. they have mitt romney winning by eight votes. santorum is trying to capitalize on his success in iowa. >> don't defer to pundits who will tell you who can win or who's the best candidate. >> win or not, attacking president obama, some of the candidates are going after the presume front-runner mitt romney. however, romney failed to win the endorsement of "the boston globe" in a state where he used to be governor. the globe's endorsement went to former utah govern

in maryland, there will be no parking fees, except for prince george's county's new carrollton garage. schools in howard, st. mary's, and charles counties are all open today. libraries and government offices, though, are closed. in virginia, parking meters will also not be enforced today, and schools in alexandria are open today. libraries and government offices there are closed. >> all right. >> so happy holidays to everybody but those kids. >> and us. >> and us. let's check the forecast. meteorologist tom kierein says big changes in store for us. enjoy today while it lasts. today will seem balmy compared to tomorrow. >>> it really is. temperatures in the upper 430s o around 40 are cold, but that's going to be comparatively warm. near the chesapeake bay and eastern shore, 30 to 40 degrees. fairfax and montgomery counties in the 40s. the mountains of west virginia in the low 30s. they are preparing for a big winter storm situation developing later today. right now no snow in western maryland and northern west virginia, but later today they could get blizzard-like conditions with winds

today's question comes from diane mcgray in new carrollton.considered bad luck and who started the superstition. she wants the actual name of the person. diane writes, why in general is the number 13 considered bad luck? some buildings skip over floor 13 and some hotels do not have a room 13. i flew a plane a couple weeks ago, christmas time. i was thinking twice about taking row 13. i was kind of like, do i want to sit there? but then i was wondering would my luck really be better in 12? >> no, because they're all connected. >> exactly. let's get right to it. friday the 13th. the bottom line here is mom knows where the superstition comes from. there are some thoughts behind it and i'll break it down for you because we only have a couple minutes. basically they think it's a combination of two older superstitions. one is 13 is an unlucky number for a number of reasons and the other reason is friday is an unlucky day. put the two together and you have friday the 13th which has become rather unlucky in the past hundred years or so. >> it's not li

in maryland there will be no parking fees except for prince george's county's new carrollton garage. howard, st. mary's, and charles county schools are open. meters won't be enforced today in virginia. schools in alexandria are open, though. libraries and government offices are closed there as well. >>> well, another disappointing redskins year is over. the skins have the sixth pick in the draft. many are hoping the team will draft the other quarterback, robert grirch iii. coach mike shanahan is committing to finding the team's quarterback of the future. he says he spends at least 30 minutes a day evaluating college quarterbacks. after the 34-10 loss to the philadelphia eagles locked up the win for the redskins who struggled in all phases of the game. rex grossman threw another interception, his 20th of the season. and graham gano had another field goal blocked. that was his fifth of the year. despite the hardship, coach shanahan says he is optimistic. >> i think we got a lot better on defense. we got a lot better on offense. we did a good job moving the football. there's a lot of po

if you're planning to head here on route 50 and the beltway, no problems through new carrollton. we're looking fine on the east side of the beltway through college park and oxon hill. more on what's going on in silver spring coming up at 6:12. back to you guys. >>> well, today is the day that it is not going to matter what the polls say. voters in iowa will have the final say. in the first major contest of the election year. >> g.o.p. presidential hopefuls are shaking every hand they can find in the state. the latest poll shows mitt romney and ron paul neck and neck. romney has 24% of support. paul says he doesn't envision himself in the white house. even though he's near the top of the pack, he says the odds of his winning are slim. however, romney is expressing confidence he says he will win iowa and become the republican nominee for president but it seems some iowa voters aren't as convinced about romney. >> i think that romney probably has got the presidential look. i'm not a mitt romney fan at all. >> michele bachmann is continuing her push despite being in last place. her c

. >>> the search is on for two men behind a home invasion in new carrollton this morning. it happened in the 8400 block of carrollton parkway. police say three suspects entered the home and started attacking the people inside when the residents resisted the suspects fled. police caught up with one man after a chase. now they're looking for two others involved. police believe they are armed. >>> up next progress as crews near reno, nevada fight a massive wildfire but a new threat could make matters worse. >> hope is fading as rescuers search for victims in the cruise ship disaster off the coast of italy. >> also a war over alexandria's water front. a vote tomorrow could dramatically change the city landscape. >> a close encounter at a safari park becomes a hit on youtube. >> and what's going on in sports? >> whoa. >> whoa is right. >> that's kradscrazy. one raven has fond memories of new england. the wizards try to build on memories of wednesday's win. plus one national sticking around d.c. for a little longer. beast mode. news >>> rescue crews are starting to lose hope the

. >>> police in new carrollton, maryland are looking for suspects in a violent home invasion that happened at a house on carrollton parkway late this morning. police say three men began attacking the residents. the residents resisted and the suspects did run off. one of them was discovered by police nearby and was caught after a chase. the search continues for the other two. police believe they are armed. >>> a 6-year-old girl and her 10-year-old sister died in a house fire this morning in cumberland, maryland. their mother managed to escape the home unharmed with a 7-month-old baby. the fire broke out about 6:00 this morning in a row house on east harrison street. there is no word yet on what caused the fire. five other row houses were damaged by all the smoke and flames. >>> the future of the alexandria waterfront could be determined tomorrow. the redevelopment of the area in old town has kept community leaders, residents, and business owners at odds for years now. news 4's erika gonzalez is live from the waterfront with both sides of this debate. erika? >> reporter: good evening. like y

this after an orange line train bound for new carrollton friday afternoon lost a brake part and became disabled with passengers onboard. riders were transferred to other trains at stadium armory and normal service was restored within a few hours. there were no injuries. but this wasn't a first for metro. a few weeks ago another friction ring fell off a blue line train and hit an electrified rail terrifying riders. >> ever since the last two accidents i don't feel comfortable. >> reporter: others like cheryl ringle say they trust metro to solve problems before they turn into serious concerns. >> i love the metro because i don't own a car and i either walk or take the metro. so if they've got something to replace i say do it. >> reporter: what caused the friction rings to fall off is still under investigation. metro says normal wear is common but now rail cars in the 2000, 3000, and 4000 series lines which were the ones inspected over the weekend will now be under extreme scrutiny. >> any time the friction ring shows where it is going to get replaced that's the new standard as this inves

here's what it looks like on the beltway in the new carrollton area from route 50 past route 210 and all the way to the wilson bridge. coming up, another look at all of the cameras around the area. back to you guys. >> thank you, monika. >>> an ex-marine accused of shooting at the pentagon and the marine corps museum is due in court. >> yonathan malaku expected to plead guilty in charges in federal court. delia gonsalves joins us live with a preview of what's happening. >> good morning, mike and andrea. i covered these shootings when they happened a little over a year ago. i can tell you for being there, it caused lots of confusion, lots of fear and lots of terror. but it didn't take investigators too long to figure out they were looking for disgruntled member of the marine corps. or a military man. it seems they were right. 24-year-old yonathan malaku of fairfax county enlisted in the marine corps reserves in 2007. he was never deployed. investigators say his growing anger toward the military took a violent turn in october 2010. that's when shots were fired at the marine corps museu

from the trinidad neighborhood in washington to new carrollton, capitol heights, mclean and olney, down to 20 under a clear sky. we have high clouds drifting from south and west into southern west virginia. those will be arriving later this afternoon between now and then. lots of sunshine but a cold morning. still below freezing by 9:00. then a little above freezing after that. mid to upper 30s by noontime. and during the afternoon, temperatures climbing to around 40 or so. sunset at 5:11. here's your evening planner for this monday evening. we'll be cloudy and temperatures in the upper 30s by midnight, maybe a little sleet areas far west and north around midnight. then closer to the metro area by dawn tomorrow. we'll look at that and more in ten minutes. how's traffic? >>> good morning, traveling 95 southbound at 234, still have the truck, single-vehicle accident, blocking the left side of the roadway. the good news is, so far your volume is still light. you're not slow as you approach this accident. use caution. right now it's taking away two of your left lanes while they're working t

we've got a wide variety of temperatures from herndon to franconia, mitchellville, new carrollton, foggyermantown. generally in the upper 30s to near 40 degrees. leesburg down to 34. martinsburg, 33. those are really the chilly spots. frederick in maryland at 28 right now. elsewhere, well above freezing and in the 40s. and even mid 50s now out in west virginia, some of that southwesterly wind is really sweeping in some mild air. we have a few high clouds drifting in from the west. those will be with us here through the morning and through midday. we'll rapidly warm up. here's your day planner. sunrise at 7:16. mid 40s by 9:00 throughout the region. to near 50 degrees or so. and then later in the morning, 60s. during the afternoon, mid to upper 60s between 2:00 to 4:00 in the afternoon. turning cooler by late afternoon. here's the evening planner. sun sets at 5:28. we'll have the cloud cover breaking up and clearing to the sky and into the upper 40s by midnight. and then -- we've got changes on the way beginning tomorrow. we'll look at that and the end of the week and weekend in ten minut

that they've just posted information about the hundreds of parcels of land between bethesda and new carrolltonuld have to be condemned in order to build that purple line. we're just getting started with this fight. this is going to be a fight for a while. >> yeah, it's a big fight, too. we're talking about a $1.93 billion contractual situation here of putting the purple line in. but there are many people, especially around white oak and silver spring, that are really feeling that they will lose a lot of their property, although the organizers of the purple line are saying something like 1% of acreage could be taken in order to build the line. but still, when you tell a man you're going to lose the front of your house or you're going to lose your home, that's devastating. >> it's not only the loss of homes, but it's also the value. >> right. >> of homes. because you said it, there will be certain homes that will be lost, but then there are going to be property values that will, in essence, be impacted negatively. >> exactly. >> but i think the key was, what you said -- how much was the project?

. >> host: new carrollton,st maryland.: go ahead. >> caller: my question for amanda, what would you describe margaret thatcher policy toward africa? from my understanding all the days she was in power she did not promote any thing that would advance africa.a. she supported mandela to remain in prison and died in prison. so if you had to ask margarettor thatcher any question today, what would you ask her? and how do you think an era where a black man is president of the united states of america. guest:t: thank you. >> guest: well, that is a very interesting question. obviously to different aspects.. the aspects you just brought up about having an african-american president will be something that would absolutely have to let her .er she very much believe in thehabl isncept of the right to rise. ane would say that her whole political life was about freeing social constraints on individuals so that they can have the tools to make anything of themselves. so she would be absolutely be lu delighted to have the opportunity to meet president obama.a. her attitude to africa was verye much, i think, sh

jackie curbman, reminded me that her first job was at first baptist church in carrollton georgia doing janitorial work at 13. neways their janitors an absurd amount of money because of the union. you could hire 30-some kids to work in the school for the price of one janitor and those 30 kids would be less likely to drop out, they would have money in their pocket, they would learn to show up for work, they could do light janitorial duty, work in the cafeteria, in the front office, in the library, they would be getting money, which is a good thing if you're poor. only the elites despise earning money. >> but, governor -- >>> reverend jesse jackson is the founder and president of the rainbow push coalition. always good to see you, reverend. you have to sort of note the irony of those statements on martin luther king jr. day yesterday. when you hear that clip, what was your reaction? >> well, students do work for their jobs. you go to the ball games, students are selling the hot dogs and pops. you go to the fast food restaurants, students are working without insurance, but they are working. when lsu plays alabama in