he's positive on the new maryland property. 12 miles from washington, d.c.elissa, when i joked to him, hey, you'll be near a lot of money, he said has washington ever had a bad day? >> all right, good point by him. thank you for joining us from the strip. >>> so mike khouw, who could this mean for mgg? -- mgm? japan seems like a long-term catalyst, what do you think of the stock? >> it's interesting of course, all the gaming stocks have been performing wonderfully for some time now. macao being a big driver. mgm unlike las vegas sands does gets more of their revenues from the u.s. and the stocks being propelled like this has only not happened because we have seen gaming revenue increasing and seen ebitda increasing but they have been expanding up to 18 times ebitda for all of the gaming stocks in general. mgm which obviously has a lot of potential is also seeing a lot of that priced in. i mean, the street's very positive on this stock, but trading pretty much right on the average price target. it is trading almost 23 times ebitda which is sort a crude may he

a casino resort in springfield and capitalize on the northeast and he's very positive on their new maryland property, 12 miles from washington, d.c. melissa, when i joked to him, hey, you'll be near at lot of money, he answered, has washington ever had a bad day? >> all right. jane wells, good point by jim murren, thanks for joining us from the strip. >>> mike, what could this mean for mgm? japan seems like a very long-term catalyst, long-term meaning far out, what do you think of the stock? >> well, you know, it's interesting, of course, all the gaming stocks have been performing wonderfully for some time now. macau being a big driver. mgm, unlike some of the other big names like las vegas sands actually does get more of their revenues from the u.s. and the stocks being propelled like this has not only happened because we've seen gaming revenues increasing and we've been seeing it increasing, but because the multiples have been expanding and expanding significantly up to almost 18 times for all of the gaming stock in general. mgm which has a lot of potential is also seeing a lot of that pr

he's positive on their new maryland property, 12 miles from washington d.c.elissa, when i joked to him, hey, you'll be near a lot of money. he answered, has washington ever had a bad day? >> all right. jane wells, good point by jim myrrhen. thanks for joining us from the strip. mike khouw, what could this mean? japan seems like a very long term catalyst, long term meaning far out. what do you think of the stock? >> well, you know, it's interesting, of course all gaming stocks have been performing wonderfully for a long time, mgm unlike some of the big names like las vegas sands actually does get more revenue from the u.s. and the stocks being propelled like this has not only happened because we've seen gaming revenues increasing, and we've seen ebitda increasing, but because the multiples have been expanding. and they have been expanding significantly. up to almost 18 times ebitda for all of the gaming stocks in general. mgm, which obviously is -- has a lot of potential is also seeing a lot of priced in. very positive on this stock. it's trading pretty much r

. >> new this morning, encouraging news for maryland resident departments who could not enroll in the state's website because of computer problems. the senate voted to adopt a favorable report on the measure that sends the bill to the house. it would allow people to enroll in an already existing state insurance pool. >> west virginia residents aring conflicted information about the safety of their water. 300,000 people were told not to use their water january 9 but then the ban was listed. the president of west virginia company repeated his statement that the water is now safe but the governor said he could not guarantee the safety of all the water. he said it is up to each person to decide if they want to use it. >> people in chicago have some shoveling to do this morning and what we will have to do later. lake-effect snow dumped several inches. the lows were around zero the wind chill is expected to be around 20 below. >> it is going to be subzero. i don't know that we'll get down to negative 20. it is a possibility i think tomorrow morning. cold is going to be a big story to go alo

so our snow totals so far, not too bad here in new market, maryland. 5 inches.arnstown maryland has 4.3 as of now. northwest d.c., 3.7 inches and 3 on the ground in manassas and 2 inches on the ground in arlington. but there is more on the way and a big dip in temperatures as well, topper has more on that. >> once the storm goes by, we're looking at the coldest air of the season. certainly the lowest windchills. temperatures, 19 in white oak. 22 in arlington. 21 in reston. 19 in germantown. now let's factor in the winds and it feels like it's 9 above in gaithersburg. 4 in frederic. feels like it's only 11 downtown and 10 in manassas. so we're looking at a windchill advisory until noon tomorrow. winds are gusting to 26 miles per hour downtown. 26-mile per hour wind gusts in andrews and for the most part, these winds are going to remain gusty in excess of 20, 25 miles per hour through the nighttime hours. they will slowly diminish in the afternoon. accumulating snow until 8:00. blowing and drifting snow all night. windchills minus 10 to my minus 20 below. high tem

news. >> in maryland, three people are dead after a gunman opened fire in a crowded shopping mall today. the suspected shooter is among the dead. the victims all worked in the mall. a man and woman in their 20s. five others were injured. police are now trying to figure out what the gunman went on a rampage. here's the story. >> we do have three confirmed fatilities. reporter: a quiet saturday of shopping shatteredded by gunfire. >> the identity of the shooter, we don't know who that is yet. we're get eight sis stance from federal partners in making sure there's no explosives on the body. >> police responded in fours, swarming the mall in columbia, maryland, suburb of baltimore and washington, dc. >> i started hearing banging from the foot court if thought they were doing construction. >> some shoppers ran for the exits. >> the customers and children and took them out back. >> others sheltered in police. >> everybody ducked to the ground. i heard more than ten shots. >> in the back of the store in the fitting room, just -- where do you go? you're in a fitting raul. >> mall tatepit tropes

anna werner, cbs news, dallas. >> maryland police are putting together a profile of darion marcus aguilar, the 19-year-old gunman who killed two people in a shopping mall outside of baltimore yesterday before killing himself. jeff pegues is there tonight with the latest, jeff. >> reporter: jeff, investigators who have been trying to pin down a reason for this murder, so far they don't have one, they have gone through evidence in the suspect's home including a journal. late today bill mcmahon the police chief leading the investigation told us they still don't know why the suspect darion marcus aguilar opened fire on the columbia mall. does this open up the possibility that perhaps this is an angry customer who walked in and started firing? >> i think it is all possible, again, we are just over 24 hours into this. >> reporter: shortly after 10:00 a.m. on saturday investigators believe aguilar was dropped off by a taxi and walked into the upper level of the mall, staying there for several minutes and then they say he took an escalator downstairs before going back up. that's where the shootin

susan mcginnis cbs news, columbia, maryland. >> howard county general hospital says all five patients injured have been treated and released. >>> oakland police are taking extraordinary measures to find a 14-year-old boy accused of killing his older sister. justice toliver was shot to death on thursday afternoon inside an apartment in this building on franklin street. police are looking for her brother mario. the family is urging him to turn himself in. normally police wouldn't put out his name because he is only 14 but he is considered to be armed and dangerous. >>> if you are in downtown san francisco this afternoon, you may have been tied up in traffic because of this. thousands of pro-life people rallied in the streets of san francisco marching between justin herman plaza and market street. abortion hurts women. there were protests by pro- abortion advocates. >> i have a deep reverence and respect for life. but i think that a woman's right to choose is critically important and i support that very strongly. >> so i'm here with five of my six children. we're a pro-life family and we

news. >>> the maryland mall where a gunman shot and killed two people reopened this morning. investigators say 19-year-old darion aguilar shot and killed a 21-year-old and a 25-year-old. they were employees of a skate store in the mall on saturday. aguilar was the manager of dunkin' donuts. he had no criminal record. investigators say he killed himself after opening fire and forcing the mall into lockdown. they're still looking for a motive, but they say they did find aguilar's journal. it expressed some "general unhappiness with his life." >>> this morning, they are taking test samples from the royal caribbean cruise ship after more than 600 passengers and crew members got sick. officials with the centers for disease control boarded the explorer of the seas yesterday. many people are suffering from diarrhea and vomiting, symptoms similar to the norovirus, but they say it is still unclear what exactly is making the people sick. the ship is cutting its ten-day voyage short and will return to new jersey on wednesday. royal caribbean says once the ship returns, it will undergo a

tom costello, nbc news, bethesda, maryland. >>> still ahead for us on a friday night, the 20-year anniversary of the big one. one of the worst natural disasters in u.s. history. tonight, what has the experts nervous about the next time around. and later, the incredible strike caught on camera and the damage that's been done to an iconic landmark. >>> there was another mild earthquake in california today, just enough to jolt a ton of people from their beds before dawn. no damage reported. but it also served as a reminder because it happened on the 20-year anniversary of the north ridge earthquake that skilled 60 people, caused billions in damage. tonight the experts are speculating about the next big one. our report tonight from nbc's mike taibbi. >> reporter: the shaking started at 4:31 a.m. and only lasted ten to 20 seconds, but daylight showed the impact from the magnitude 6.7 earthquake. >> this three story parking structure collapsed. >> reporter: one of the highest ever recorded in a north american urban area. >> i couldn't move. i was so scared. >> reporter: the toll from the northridge

black ice being blamed for pileups in new york, maryland and pennsylvania. >> cars are just spinning out. this is ridiculous. >> reporter: but in green bay, the cold didn't keep tens of thousands of fans away from the packers/49ers game. >> wisconsin natives. we can't help it. >> reporter: the fans are ready but it will be dangerously cold. 5 degrees at game time. it will feel like minus 15. but the coldest air is still yet to come. tomorrow with the windchill it will feel like 50 degrees below zero. >> reporter: the arctic blast is headed east where icestorm warnings have been issued in virginia, maryland and d.c. >> reporter: with wind gusts topping 35 miles an hour, windchills are dropping below 40 below zero. how cold is that? well, the smithsonian says that is colder than it is on mars. and mars is a lot further away from the sun than we are. >> kevin tibbles in minneapolis, thanks. weather channel meteorologist mike seidel is in indianapolis where it has been snowing for more than 12 hours. mike? >> reporter: good evening. we saw nearly a foot of snow so far and now they've alm

. >>> we're following breaking news in maryland where a house explosion and a gas leak prompted part of a neighborhood to evacuate. chopper 4 flew over the scene of meadowvale road in glen burnie. there are no reports of any injuries. fire officials say the fire leak is still active. utility crews are on the scene. they're trying to assess the situation there. >>> tonight there are murder charges in the stabbing death of a 7-eleven clerk in montgomery county. police say they found sean king with blood on his hands and a box cutter in his pocket outside the store in gaithersburg this morning. an employee claimed king attacked abdul gafar without warning. customers described him as hardworking and well liked. still no word on a motive, but police say it did not appear to have been a robbery. >>> a mother in prince william county in virginia has been arrested after her 4-year-old son called 911 to say that he was hungry. officers responded and found the little boy by himself at the home in frank haskell court in bristow on wednesday. the child's mother is love franklin. she came home wh

maryland. we'll have more from the scene coming up. stay tuned. >>> fox newsleast three people are dead after a shooting inside a maryland shopping mall. >> the shooter is among those believed to have died today. he en

they have been trained to do. >> all right, and ken aldman, giving usthe breaking news at this time, that mall in maryland regulation nation getting bigger and bigger. america's 50 states passing a whopping 40,000 new bills and resolutions last year, the long list affecting businesses of all sizes and the job market as well. during this week's republican address, missouri senator roy blunt slamming the new regulars is a huge step in the wrong direction. >> americans are hurting, too many of the poorest americans continue to suffer from stalled job creation, skyrocketing federal debt, burdensome regulations and broken promises on health care reform. >> alex little is a defense attorney, former federal prosecutor. good to see you both. alex, let me start with you, i have looked through a bunch of these laws, obviously you can't go through who,000 of them, littering, camera usage, sex ed, drones, cell phones, one on tanning beds, voter rules. this one was amazing, gender identity bathrooms, there actually a law on that. even on placentas and i don't want to go there. but have we become regulation nation? and

reporting live at reagan national airport this morning, john gonzalez, abc seven news. >> good advice john. 4:20 seven now, some marylandawmakers in montgomery county will announce support for raising the state's minimum wage. state senator raskin will hold a news conference this morning in kensington to raise maryland's minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016. right now maryland's minimum $7.25 per hour. sotomayor are temporarily block the obama administration from requiring in order of catholic nuns in colorado to comply. government lawyers have until today to respond as case is the affordable care act itself violates the rights of companies and their owners. it wakinge home where up dealing with the year's first snowfall. >> we will show you what will be facing if you do have to venture out this morning. you're going to want to paxman should time and your patience if you have to hit the roads anytime soon. jackie come eileen and amanda are all up next with anything you need to know before you head out into the snow this morning. for:

. >> right now brand new details in the maryland mall shooting that left three people dead. new this hour, the gunman's name, plus details about the investigation, the weapon he used. still plenty of >> reporter: which will be gone through as they continue their investigation. we also know about his movements once he got here. he took a can to the mall, got out on the upper level; went downstairs to the food court. within an hour of arriving he was wreaking havoc, taking lives, scaring hundreds in the mall. people that left belongings will be able to come here later today over to the pnc building off the mall property to get their property, personal belongings. as for merchants that have closed they have yet to given a time they can return to stores. it's unclear if the mall will reopen monday or tuesday. mall officials apparently say they're trying to do that. it's no longer a crime scene. police have now turned it over to mall authorities so they can prepare for reopening. more questions and many questions generated as answered by what we learned here today. primary among a

coming up, breaking news out of maryland. police identify the suspect in yesterday's mall shooting.itnesses share their accounts of those terrifying moments. >>> plus, shoppers beware. the latest retailer to launch a probe into a data security breach. we'll have more information. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. everyone tells a little white lie now and then. but now she wants my recipe [ clears his throat ] [ softly ] she's right behind me isn't she? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. [ female announcer ] at 100 calories, not all food choices add up. some are giant. some not so giant. when managing your weight, bigger is always better. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant >>> and it is 7:31 on your sunday morning. thanks for joining us. a live picture right now from san rafael. a beautiful image. i'm sam brock in for kris sanchez today. as drought conditions heighten, many folks around the bay area are praying for a little bit of rain. what can you expect? let's

carl, thank you so much. >>> we continue to watch the breaking news situation out of columbia, marylandmation on that shooting situation at the mall in columbia, maryland. 54 minutes out of -- 45 minutes out of washington d.c. unclear whether that involves a gunman or more than one. here are some still images we've been able to receive showing the police presence outside the sears. helicopter either upon landing or taking off. unclear whether that's medivac. >> i'm sure at this point in time, with the facility being locked down, that law enforcement is starting their operation and trying to, if they have not already, found the suspect or suspects. >> we're going to continue to watch the situation in columbia, maryland. going to take a short break for now. right back with much more from "the newsroom." hey guys! sorry we're late. did you run into traffic? no, just had to stop by the house to grab a few things. you stopped by the house? uh-huh. yea. alright, whenever you get your stuff, run upstairs, get cleaned up for dinner. you leave the house in good shape? yea. yea, of course. ♪ [ sp

the windchill temperatures of course even lower from laytonsville, maryland. new carrollton temperature 9 degrees. and quantity toe with a windchill value of 11 degrees. because we're going to drop even more, down to 5 to 10 degrees below zero, windchill advisory to the north. northern fauquier county on up to the north and west. a very cold start to the day tomorrow. but it is going to be dry. it's not going to stay dry, however, though. we've got a weather system that is going to be moving in. and we're talking about snowshowers, folks, for saturday, and some parts of the area i think could get some light accumulation. i'll show you where coming up in yet another very cold wave that is going to hit us next week. the temperatures are going to go pretty far south once again. we'll take a look at that in a couple of minutes. >> thanks, vj. >>> tonight road crews are gearing up. more than 200 snowplows will roll out tomorrow to treat busy streets and neighborhoods in the district. the city is also reminding people to clear their sidewalks or risk getting hit with a

abc news, college park, maryland. >>> to wall street where the dow jones industrial average is opening. the dow dropped 318 points friday. it's the worst day in seven months. the reason can conclude problems with china's economy. nervousness about this week's earning reports from major corporations and the upcoming federal reserve meeting. >>> super bowl week is officially under way in new york and new jersey. >> members of the denver broncos and seattle seahawks have arrived in the area checking into team hotels in jersey city, not far from the stadium. >> they'll be safely away from pregame distractions here in new york, which is just fan central. starting wednesday a 13-block stretch of broadway becomes super bowl boulevard, packed with all kinds of entertainment opportunities. one of the biggest tractions will be a toboggan run nearly 60 feet high and 180 feet run that can handle 1,000 riders every hour. >> that sounds fun. >> it does. >> a toboggan run. >> i didn't realize they were doing that. >> can you imagine the lines at the toboggan run? >> that's what i was going to say. i

the very latest develops on the breaking news story out of columbia, maryland, where authorities say they received a call an hour after the mall opened this morning. witnesses say they heard shots fired near the food court on the upper level of the mall. they wouldn't say specifically which store was. one of the deceased was lying near the gun and ammunition. they're not sure but they think he might be the shooter. the location is believed to be secure. helicopters and vehicles are on the scene. here is another eyewitness of the account. >> we werwe heard several gunsh. we just heard gunshots, and this lady came into the store and said there is a guy with a gun. there are several different gunshots, me and my friend, we were already in the store, we just ran i in the backroom, and then we were like crying, we were just scared out of our minds because our thought was we were going to get shot, and then we heard a lot of people screaming and running, and it was just very scary moment. >> that was loner stapleton who was inside the mall when the shooting occurred. right now garon hayes

purina cat chow naturals. >>> fox news alert, a continuing situation in columbia, maryland, columbia mall. you are looking at live photos of an active scene. more than 100 officers descending upon this after a 911 call came in of a shooting. new release from howard county police saying while they are continuing their investigation, they will confirm three people are deceased. one located near a gun and ammunition believed to have likely been a shooter. no reports of shots fired since that body was found. one local station reporting from a customer in the food court area that four shots were heard. obviously, the information is early. while the mall will remain closed to the public, they believe it is secure. we are told by our personal calls to store employees that i.d.s are being checked. no one allowed to leave that mall until cleared by police. >> it's all on lockdown. lockdown because of an active shooter situation. it is a tense situation for the people inside that mall. some people familiar with it like myself who have gone there, you know how active a place it can be. it's a co

news. a deadly mall shooting. that was a witness you were hearing from there describing when a gunman opened fire inside a marylandmine how this all started. certainly looking for a motive as well. we may be getting new information about that. but hello to you all. i'm t.j. holmes. craig melvin is off today. you are watching msnbc. we are covering this breaking news out of columbia, maryland, where we did get confirmation a short time ago that, yes, three people confirmed dead after a gunman opened fire at that mall of columbia, is what it's called. this happened this morning around 11:15 when calls started coming in. police say they believe the suspected gunman is among the dead. police do not have information yet on the identity or motive. they say the shooting does not appear, however, to be random. authorities still trying to secure that scene. they're still evacuating shoppers who fled for safety and who may still be hiding somewhere in that mall. let me bring in nbc's kristen welker live for us in columbia, maryland. we've been trying to get some information and word about a possible motive. have we gotten a

breaking news from columbia, maryland, 20 miles south of baltimore. we're getting another report of a shooting in a public place. this one at the mall of columbia. at this time, it's unclear how many people have been shot. mall officials say the shopping center is closed. they believe the situation is over, and at this time under control. we're certainly monitoring the situation. we're going to bring you some oh more information as soon as it becomes available. but once again, the mall of columbia, the shooting in columbia, maryland. we believe there are some people victims of gunshots. we'll find out more information and get it to you as soon as we get that for you. >>> mean time, the white house has just released some new details about the president's tuesday state of the union address. let's go right to the white house and nbc's kristen welker. good afternoon to you. what details have you learned? >> reporter: alex, good afternoon to you. this preview is heavy on the broad themes, light on the specifics. but it does give us a sense of the tone that

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. >>> new information in the maryland mall shooting. the message the gunman's high school is getting out as we learn more about him. >>> ahead, new problems for thousands in the wake of this dramatic pipeline explosion. why they're being told to bundle up. >>> good morning, a few clouds rolling through now. temperatures are mild, above freezing much of the region. a polar plunge on the way. u.s. health officials are investigating what caused nearly 300 people aboard a cruise ship to become severely ill. according to the cdc, 281 passengers and two crew members became sick from a norovirus aboard the "explorer at sea." it left cape liberty, new jersey, last tuesday bound for the caribbean. the fast-moving stomach bug left many passengers quarantined to their rooms. the ship is heading back to the states two days early. >>> in the middle of another wintry blast, people in minnesota are being asked to conserve their heat by turning down their thermostats for the day. the request is connected to this massive explosion. youistry that. on satu

grimm is a former marine and fbi agent. >> next and new at 11:00, a somber tribute for a maryland man killed three years ago today. what family and friends are doing to keep his case from going cold. >> metro want to raise fares. we'll tell you by how much. >> news4 was first to tell you about a major project taking shape in downtown. shapnbc universal's coverage of the 2012 london games was the most watched television event ever. so, what's next? the upcoming winter games from sochi. where every second of nbc universal's coverage will be available on every device. on tv, online or streaming on the nbc sports live extra app. beginning february 6th, experience the winter games everywhere. welcome to what's next. comcast nbcuniversal i love you. uh, i mean, thank you. you're welcome. share the love with delicious heart-shaped donuts from dunkin'. try the new cookie dough donut today. >>> tonight, police are canvassing a prince george's community as family and friends hold a candlelight vigil to remember a young father killed three years ago today. erica gonzales has their desperate plea

we're continuing to follow breaking news out of columbia, maryland where three people are dead after a gunman opened fire after 11:00 a.m. this morning. still no word on identities or motive. we're expecting a press conference in moments and we'll bring that to you live. kristen welker is live with the latest. karen, what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, just a terrifying among here for shoppers and employees. it started just after 11:00 this morning. that's when shots were fired out. police got multiple oftphone ca about those shots being fired. they responded to the scene and found three dead bodies they say, on the floor on the second floor. that store has been identified as zumis, a skate boarding shop. one of the dead was the shooter, the second victim was a man and the third was a woman. police save they did find a gun near the body of the suspected shooter, however, they haven't identified what type of weapon it specifically was. police do not believe there was a second shooter. in order, they don't think this is an active scene. still, they are here investigating it. it ce

and no state is better poised to succeed in this new era that maryland. the future is where we look. the past is what we have learned from. the only things were doing are the things that might possibly brickyard. for children 30 years we have helped lead our country ford into the future , especially through moments of great doubt and diversity, when others said it was impossible, that all was lost, it could not be done. we stood our ground and made it happen. for many when. from one many. it is time to do it again. they keep. [applause] >> the baltimore sun depicted it is striking in the peak in valedictory loan -- tell a election year when he is considering his future. the publication also knows that while most democrats received the speech warmly, republicans and what we regret in particular who is running for governor that governor o'malley misrepresented his tenure. last week arizona governor announced she abolished the state's child protective services department and replaced it with the new division. the action came in response to an investigation t

news 4 at 6:00. reporting live from maryland live, darcy spencer. >>> dozens of researchers stranded on a trip for moren a week. how they celebrated new years trapped in ice. >>> just hours after a popular new year's eve concert wrapped up, the iconic theater was robbed at gunpoint. coming up, i'll bring you the latest on the search for the suspects. >>> plus, america's favorite tv uncle dies. >>> police in falls church beginning this new year trying to track down two robbers. they hit the iconic state theater early this morning. david culver is live with more on the search. >> reporter: jim and erika, police are still trying to track down the two men who got into the state theater at 7:00 this morning and got away with a lot of cash. as of now police are still trying to track them down. this happened just hours after a new year's eve party. the roar of fairfax county's police helicopter hovering over the iconic state theater on north washington street in falls church. police not taking any chances. some had their rifles drawn, waving cars away. other officers ready to pull their guns. but the suspects

news. just a short time ago, authorities in maryland released new information on that mall shooting. here's what we know. officials identified the suspected gunman in yesterday's deadly mall shooting in columbia. police said it is 19-year-old darion marcus aguilar. he opened fire inside the crowded shopping mall, killing two people before turning the gun on himself. they say not only was he heavily armed, he was carrying a backpack full of homemade explosives. >> we had come across in the store a backpack that contained explosives, ieds. these were homemade devices consisting of flash powder and household items. >> the mall remains closed today as police continue to search for a motive. kristen welker is there. what's the latest on this? >> reporter: alex, good afternoon to you. police tell us they were able to disable those homemade devices that you just heard the police chief talk about. they also say next to the suspected shooter, they found a mossburg 12-gauge shotgun. they believe it was purchased legally by mr. aguilar in december. meanwhile, this community continues to be ratt

snow-covered parts of the train's interior in new carrollton, maryland, the controls, seats, even theg wheel were coated. can you imagine that ride? cold, right? [ laughter ] >> riding on ice! that wouldn't be fun. >> no. >> fire danger running high here. what an extreme. they have unbelievablably cold temperatures. we have had unbelievably dry weather and now we have red flag warnings up in the bay area for this time of year, that's amazing. out the door we go, high pressure overhead, continuing to bring some record-breaking temperatures around the bay area again yesterday. maybe not records today but still warm. and, of course, those offshore winds are blowing again. so now the red flag warnings have been extended until 1:00 on friday for the mountains in the north bay above 1,000 feet. could see some gusty winds 20 to 30 miles per hour. the hills of course are very dry. humidity there less than 25%. all right. outside right now, we have mostly clear skies out over the bay, some patchy fog and dense fog creeping in along the coastline. temperatures chilly in spots down to freezing i

in landover maryland, brianne carter, abc 7 news. is noww york congressman apologizing after threatening a reporter in the capitol rotunda. [inaudible] that was congressman michael grimm. he was reportedly not too happy to give an interview on new york one. he is under federal investigation for alleged campaign-finance violations. he released a statement saying that he was annoyed with what he called cheap shots from the reporter and was doing him a favor by rushing to do an interview with him. the reporter tweeted saying that the congress men called to apologize and that he excepted that apology. coming up on abc 7 news at noon, we have the latest on the growing cheating scandal involving airmen who oversee the nations nuclear missiles. >> new 7 on your side consumer alert. scammers could be targeting your credit and debit cards. scandalng all you fans out there. what to expect next season. >> we are taking a live look outside. jackie is back with a full fare >> now to the investigation into the deadly shooting at the mall in columb

new reports that maryland is considering a ban on shutting down their website and sending residents into prone deeplytroubled federal website healthcare.gov. martin o'malley had initially opposed that idea but so far only 18,000 residents have signed up and that is five short of maryland's 150,000 enrollment targets by the end of march. and speaker john boehner telling house republicans today that the leadership would soon release an outline of the position on immigration legislation. a lot of people thought that the judiciary committee had argued on that. our next guest is a member of the judiciary committee which is headed by congressman bob good law. he has also passed the act to bring american farmers some relief with a workable agricultural proram. in giving green cards to immigrants than ever and advanced degrees in the united states. joining us now is congressman trey gowdy come a member of the house oversight and judiciary committee and chair of the immigration and border security subcommittee. >> thank you for having me. lou: let's start with a number of troubling reports. speak

>> i'm still following breaking news in oxon hill, maryland, because of an earlier fatal accident.irections between 210 and the national harbor. use 210. out to manassas we'll go, talking about rixlew lane at sudley road. police investigating a shooting. we did see melissa on scene -- sorry, megan on scene there. and you're going to see one lane at least blocked by police. if you're leaving any time soon, use caution. 66 looks great outside the beltway. also inside. back to you both. >> all right. >>> we are staying on top of two breaking news stories this morning. first, that shooting in manassas. we're gathering details about the victims and the suspects. we'll bring you the latest next. >>> the deadly crash in prince george's countiment part of oxon hill road is close -- county. part of oxon hill road is closed. the latest details coming up. get your home ready for the big game with big savings at h.h. gregg's super sale. save up to 30% on appliances, electronics, furniture, and more. get a home theater chair $297. this lg 60-inch hdtv $699. and whirlpool 4-piece stainless steel

news. inhappening right now annapolis, maryland governor martin o'malley delivering his final state of the state address. toernor o'malley plans highlight the progress maryland has made over the last seven years. he will talk about the work still needed to move maryland forward. taking a live look outside, it looks deceptively warm. the deep freeze continues, a little bit of sunshine. when can we expect things to heat up? we had a look at our first forecast. will it ever warm up? >> here we are live and the belfort furniture weather center . it looks like it is going to be quite a bit of time before we see a warm-up in the metro area. we might cross the freezing mark over the weekend, in the 20's of the next week. high clouds streaming in, and full bit of a wind, temperatures work their way up. increasee might through the afternoon. 18 degrees in gaithersburg, 42 in dulles -- 22 in dulles. a few snow flurries to our north and west. out in loudoun county coming out of frederick county, a few flurries along 7 and up 50. a few flurries and snow showers here and there. anything ofal or major c

glad to have you here. >> 8:00 on this sunday. >>> first up, new information about the shooting in maryland. >> in just over an hour police plan to hold a news conference on that deadly mall shooting in suburban baltimore yesterday. >> at that point we could learn what led to this man to start shooting inside a crowded shopping mall yesterday. he killed two skate shop employees, then himself. these are the two victims. cnn cnn's erin mcpike is in maryland. what have we learned overnight? >> reporter: well, there were five people injured here yesterday. one of a gunshot wound. the other from chaos from the scene. all five of those people were treated and released from the hospital yesterday. overnight, police did identify the shooter but they are not yet releasing his name to the public. >> i saw people sitting there, food was knocked over, everyone just started running. kids were running. you just ran and you just run to the nearest place you could find. >> reporter: chaos at columbia mall in maryland as a gunman opens fire killing two workers inside a second-story sports apparel shop calle

the first case, it was several hours just before new year's at maryland live casino near armando mills just a couple weeks later, another, a grandfather allegedly dson in the car when i went to shop. >> people should be more careful leaving kids alone in cars. little girls here in waldorf r.o.k.. the police have given them over to relatives. the police want everyone to know that it is not ok to leave children in a car even for a short time. matter of fact, it is against the law. reporting live from waldorf, horace holmes, abc 7 news. >> a mother and son are dead after a sequence of events in a montgomery county officers home last night in gaithersburg. the police believe that officer and killeden shot his son christopher after he saw his son stabbing his mother. stirkens later died at the hospital. >> a vigil is underway for the victims of the shooting on saturday at columbia mall as investigators in howard county continued to release information about the shooter darian aguilar. they say that he hit his mental illness and apologized to loved ones in his journal before the attack. >> a

down here towards new jersey, delaware, maryland, it could be about 30 or so. we are talking about big brocks there. temperatures are coming down so the temperature you have will be the highest temperature that you will have for the next 24 hours. here in new york, at a 25, portland is already at minus 5 degrees when you factor in the very gusty winds i showed you, boston now feels like minus 18. hire in new york we are at 11, new york we will be waking up at four-degrees with the wind with chill at about minus 5. stay safe. >>> this is al jazeera america. live from new york city. i'm tony harris with a look at tonight's top stories. millions in the northeast are preparing for a brutal winter storm as kevin just mentioned. more than a foot of snow in the for cast for some areas. then there are the temperatures. dropping to single digits, or even colder in some areas. new york city officials are trying to make sure all of the city's homeless have shelter. >>> secretary of state john kerry arrived in the middle east again today trying to broker a deal between isr

news. >>> a shopping mall in maryland remaybes close following the murder of two employees of a skateboard shop. the kill is was identified as 19-year-old dareon aguilar of college park, maryland, suburb of washington, dc, about 20 miles from the mall. police are now trying to determine what his connection was to the two victims, man and woman, in their 20s. aguilar used a shotgun to kill them and was also carrying a backpack filled with explosives police have been searching the mall to make sure he didn't plant any devices. >> san jose police are investigating a deadly stabbing. at 1:30 this morning officers respond to the piedmont hills neighborhood and arrested a this home -- arrived at this home and found a man suffering from a stab wound. witnesses say fight broke out another a 24th birthday party. the host asked everyone to leave. that's when another fight started outside the home. >> tried to break up the fight. that was also my brother, and then tried to break up the fight. gets back. i hope he die. >> in pleasanton police are looking for man who shot up a downtown restaurant. witn

news alert. a gunman opening fire inside a suburban maryland mall crowded with weekend shoppers. welcome to america's news headquarters, i'm gregg jarrett. >> good to be with you. i'm jamie colby in for arthel neville. when the shooting was over, there were three people dead, including police say, the gunman. one person treated for a gunshot wound to the foot. four others sustaining various injuries as they fled. the hospital where all five were treated now saying that they've been released and the shooting happened inside a skateboard shop in the mall. we can now report sparking panic and ai don't say as everyone ran for their lives. that mall was full. molly henneberg is live. she's been on scene with the very latest. what is the very latest, molly? two press conferences, what have learned? >> reporter: jamie, we have just confirmed the identities of two of the three people who were killed inside this mall today. they are brianna balolo, 21-years-old from college park, maryland. and tyler johnson, 25 years old, from maryland. the third person, the person police believe is the sh

to crack down, police are enforcing maryland's new cell phone laws. >> i'll be optimistic saying i believeg to decline because people are having to pay more attention. >> you see it so much, you don't think there's anything different about it. it's what people do when they drive. >> reporter: in montgomery county, kristen wright, news 4. >>> right now, a snowstorm is falling in our area. it started this afternoon in northern virginia. we have just learned that staff ford county schools plan to open two hours late tomorrow. we should only get a few inches or so. people further north and east, they are going to get slammed. from philadelphia to new york to connecticut and boston, a blizzard could drop more than a foot of snow. hundreds of flights have been canceled. looking at pictures from

montgomery county issued $2,000 more. >> scott mcfarland with news 4. >> we tried multiple times to get comment from whiting-turner. marylandtate officials told the news 4 i-team, the company is challenging the citations and the fines. meantime, the mall project continues. the mall spokesman telling us the accident delayed completion of that theater scheduled to open in the fall and carroll wills says her father was proud to be working on a high-profile project talking about his job often in the days before the tragedy. >> he passed away doing something i know he loved. >> that was scott mcfarland reporting. maryland state officials say they will hear arguments in whiting-turner's appeal on february 25th. >>> the smithsonian center will open a new facility to the public. the museum is an annex to the smithsonian air and space museum. the site opened a massive $79 million restoration hangar and conservation lab. today, they are offering a free open house for visitors to meet with the curators. and it's right next to where i live and i have yet to go. >> i've been there. >> you have? i bet it's really cool because the air and

first of all, in the fuschia color, the purple color, up towards rhode island, maryland, new jersey,hat could be a big problem. anywhere near the i-95 corridor that could be a problem. you can see it gets six to ten inches here just to the eastern side of brooklyn but then around new york we're looking to see 2 to 6 but that could be more. as the storm pushes through we expect to see the winds increase and blow a lot of that snow around so we could see drifting going around as well as low visibility. travel is going to be painful. >> kevin, thank you so much. after three years and millions of miles the european space probe is awake and working. a look at its very difficult mission next. >>> also hundreds of dolphins hunted and slaughtered. >> a controversial event is now underway in a small japanese fishing town. fish her men in taiji, have gathered hundreds of dolphins. i spoke to the director of a documentary film and asked him about them. >> most of the dolphins are captured in this little town, the capture of a couple thousand a year. and the ones they don't use are slaughtered a

. >>> fox news alert. a maryland mall will reopen this hour for the first time since the deadly shooting over the weekend as police continue to search for a motive. i am alisyn camerota. >> and i am bill hemmer. the security is extra tight. the gunman killed two people working in a skateboard shop before taking his own life. he had a shotgun and plenty of ammunition and a back pack filled with homemade explosives. why is a mystery three days later. doug is back in maryland for us today. doug? >> reporter: that's right. the mall is getting ready to open at this moment for the first time since customers ran out of here in tears and panic over shots fire. early this morning, the management here had reporters to tour the facility and see where the shooting happen. a makeshift memorial and patrons can sign a book of condoll epss and drop off nowers. the zuimus score is closed. in loving memory of brian and and tyler johnson. >> we are now and the hearts of our retailers and our community. >> reporter: in the meantime we a

new mexico governor susanna martinez, who will likely be on any republican vp's short list. they dealt with health care in their speeches. o'malley tried to frame his accomplishments, touting maryland's new gun control laws, passage of the dream act, as well as gay marriage, but forced into a mea culpa on maryland's health care exchange. >> being accountable also means acknowledging when we have fallen short. the health care website failed to perform as designed when it was launched, a source of great frustration. my administration and i have not succeeded at every first try, but we have never, ever given up. >> down in new mexico, martinez defended her decision to expand medicaid, something that's unlikely to play well with some conservatives. >> now, i want a supporter of obama care, but under its mandate, we had a choice whether to expand medicaid using federal funds. we chose to expand medicaid, because it was the right thing for new mexico. >> and, yes, susanna martinez wins the contest for best backdrop for her state of the state. don't overlook mike pence. he's a 2016 dark horse on the right there with his state in the middle of a contentious debate over a constitutional ban o

news. columbia, maryland. >>> and to the cruise ship coming home earlier this morning.undreds of passenger too sick to sail. federal health officials are on board investigating right now. john muller has the story. >> reporter: this morning, what some are calling a giant floating petri dish now making its way back to the states. the royal caribbean "explorer of the seas" reversing course after more than 600 people fell violently ill. the first cases reported less than 24 hour after the ship left new jersey. the cruise then skipped its planned stop in haiti heading straight for puerto rico and st. thomas. that's where officials from the cdc boarded the ship to investigate sunday. >> it just felt like one of the worst stomach bugs i have ever had in my life. >> reporter: this passenger speaking to us after learning hours that her vacation is being cut two days short. >> i am completely disappointed. we were really, really looking forward to this all year. >> reporter: right now, the cause of the outbreak is unclear. royal caribbean says the symptoms appear to be consisten

in the news -- investigators in maryland are trying to figure out why a heavily armed man opened fired mall on saturday. two workers at a skate shop were killed before the gunman turned the gun on himself. >>> and the popular arts and crafts store michael's is investigating a possible data breach that may have affected its customers' payment cards. this is after target and neiman marcus had massive breaches affecting tens of millions of their customers. >>> and a historic event at dodger stadium in l.a. it was not baseball, but hockey. and the ballpark, transformed into a hockey rink for a first tif ever outdoor match between the l.a. kings and the anaheim ducks. the ducks beat the kings 3-0. at game tonight at yankee stadium. >>> and finally, amazing ice. check out the wintry ice caves in wisconsin. thanks to the arctic air across the country, people are braving the frigid temperatures to marvel at the ice formations. it's been five years since it was cold enough for the these natural ice caves to form. we may see some at metlife. >> how does outdoor hockey, do pucks skid? do you kno