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virginia's capitol grounds are being transformed for the inauguration of ralph northam.is transition team has set up shop in this temporary office. >> we're excited and ready for january 13th to be here so we can get to work. >> reporter: northam's low-key style is a sharp contrast to terry mcauliffe. >> i think the advantage that i have as the 73rd governor is i have been here for ten years and have relationshipit they know how i like to do things. >> reporter: and northam insists his victory fueled by anger towards president trump is a mandate for his top legislative priority, medicaid expansion. >> no one should be one illness away from medical demise. so medicaid expansion is very important and i'll do everything to make sure that happens. >> reporter: a key part of the criminal justice reform plan is decriminalizing possession small ams of marijuana. >> right now we're paying close to $47 million a year to enforce marijuana laws and, again, to ruin someone's life to put them in jail for that, i don't think it's the way to go. >> reporter: northam won't know until to

northam governor of the jake commonwealth of virginia. up next what does this mean and if there was a health issue would we know about. it we're talking to a guy that knows a bit about medical ethics coming up next. ext. >> we see a lot of head lines questioning mental fitness when it comes to president trump in office. he goes for annual checkup. joining me to talk about this and more arthur kaplan head of nyu school of medicine. >> thanks for having me. >> there's been talk about president trump he is oldest map to be elected president of the united states, 71 these days though he's not old age. why is there talk about mental fitness with when it comes to the president. >> there's been a lot of allegations that he acts erratic and they've detected slurred speech. he has changed his speech paterns from where he was 20 or 30 years ago and critics say maybe there's something going on in tem of mental health and could be something generated by a small stroke or something psychiatric. but this is not part of a physical. physicals are what th

northam, when you said you couldn't help us, you took away our hope.till hear her words to this day. when i told her that i was unable to help her son, i diagnosed the problem correctly. but i missed the opportunity to provide the one thing her family still needed the most, and that was hope. from that moment on, i have recognized the incredible power of hope and my responsibility to preserve it in the people i serve. hope is not just a source of comfort for the afflicted, it is a wellspring of energy to fight for a better tomorrow, no matter the odds. [applause] i am committed as your governor to fight every day for the hope that tomorrow will be better for all of us, not just some of us. because it can be. if we work together, tomorrow can be better for the nearly 400,000 virginians who are one illness or accident away from bankruptcy because they have no insurance. tomorrow can be better for the families in rural communities who are praying for new jobs so their children don't have to move away to build happy lives. tomorrow can be better for the ch

will have full coverage of northam's inauguration -- right here on abc-7 news and at wjla-dot-com. take a look at this, a new batman exhibit opening this weekend at the hollywood museum in los angeles. it celebrates the 52 years since batman's debut on telivision and features everything from memorabilia to collectibles, and props. they're are even old costumes worn by batman and robin themselves. the exhibit opens to the public tomorrow. there is much more coming up on good morning washington. if your skin had a wash tag what would it say? 80% glowing 50% freckles no matter your skin type, gentleness. that's why dove is sulfate free. the #1 body wash recommended by dermatologists. a patient dumped outside by hospital staff in baltimore. the viral video that has people outraged - and the response from the hospital. the death toll in the california mudslide disatser rising.. as we get a new view of the devastation. people buried under feet of mud in just seconds. new overnight - why emergency cell pone alerts were never sent. an

governor-elect ralph northam is sworn in on saturday. danica roem is one of ten democratic women joining the assembly. the gop holds a slight margin in the house after the random drawing named david winner of district 94. in maryland, lawmakers outlined a proposal to create an individual health care mandate at the state level since federal lawmakers got rid of it in the gop tax bill. also on the agenda, the democrats pushed to override larry hogan's veto of a bill on paid sick leave. and a vote on expanding the number of licenses to grow medical marijuana. news 4 is working for you with team coverage tomorrow. julie carey will be in richmond. chris gordon from annapolis. that's starting tomorrow on news 4 at 4:00. >>> she lost her son to an especially addictive and deadly form of heroin. >> what addiction of an entire generation. >> next at 11:00, the news 4 i-team talks to this mother about the opioid crisis.

northam's speech is set for 9:45 this morning in richmond. he takes office on saturday. and with those big changes in richmond - tomorrow's legislative session opening will be one to watch. lawmakers will consider hundreds of bills during the 60-session.. but up first - a new budget. the proposal from outgoing governor terry mcauliffe includes spending for medicaid expansion and regional tax increases to pay for virginia's share of metro funding. updates on metro and on i-66 tolls will top the agenda when virginia's joint commission on transportation accountability meets today. the commission will receive a progress report from the transporation secretary on tolling on i-66 inside the beltway. metro's general manager will update the commission on issues the transit agency is facing. new developments, following a local murder attributed to the m-s-13 gang.. the mastermind in the killing of a 15-year-old gaithersburg girl pleaded guilty yesterday to first-degree murder. damaras reyes-rivas was tortured before she was stabbed to death last january at lake accotink park in s

and this morning northam is making history, even before he's sworn in to office. on tuesday, governor-elect ralph northam announced ester lee as his secretary of commerce. pending her approval by the legislature, northam will have eight women serving in his cabinet... making his the first majority-female cabinet in commonwealth history. coming up - a plane change. what you may not be able to do the next time you fly british airways. plus - the olympics may be the world's oldest games... but they're looking to the worlds newest technology. seven on your side with an alert for dog owners. the popular pet app now at the center of a data breach. eileen live tease let's team up to get the lady of the house back on her feet. and help her feel more strength and energy in just two weeks yaaay! the complete balanced nutrition of (great tasting) ensure with 9 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals. ensure. always be you. these guys. alligators in north carolina -- stuck in frozen water!! the gators have to stick their noses up through the ice to survive. experts say

. >>> and work crews in richmond are putting the final touches on ralph northam's inauguration. will be the 73rd governor of have with the 73rd governor, i have been here for ten years and i have relationships with people on both sides of the aisle. they know how i like to do things. >> and northam insists his landslide victory fueled by president trump is a mandate for his top legislative priority. >> medicaid expansion is important and i'll do everything to make that happen. >> northam points out that more virginians die than auto accidents. >> we need to talk about weapons of war. >> reporter: northam won't know until tomorrow whether they are going to have a split delegation. >> i think it really brings people from both sides of the aisle and get good things done and do what is in the best interest of virginia. >> since they can't drive anymore for security reasons, they are driving all of their cars and putting their house in norfolk on the market. in richmond, virginia, julie carey, news4. >>> frigid temps turn parts of the potomac and the sea to ice. some local firefighte

ralph northam and pam northam are in the house with us as well. [applause] gov. mcauliffe: ralph, i have been so fortunate to have you as my lieutenant governor and my friend. i know you will make a great 73rd governor in virginia with pam at your side. congratulations and good luck. [applause] gov. mcauliffe: to our attorney general, i want to thank you for your unwavering dedication to upholding the law protecting the rights of all virginians. [applause] gov. mcauliffe: i have loved reallyinute but i have loved working with ralph and mark and i know they will continue that great work alongside our next lieutenant governor, justin fairfax over the next four years, congratulations justin. [applause] gov. mcauliffe: to my entire cabinet to as been nothing short of spectacular, i take pride and i leave the greatest cabinet ever assembled in their team -- i think them for their tremendous work. i especially want to thank my chief of staff and deputy chief of staff for the great work they have done. on behalf of our citizens, thank you, all of you for what you have d

ralph northam, and pam northam are in the house with us tonight as well. [ applause ] ralph, let me say this. i have been so fortunate to have you as my lieutenant governor and my friend. i know you will make a great 73rd governor of the commonwealth of virginia with pam at your side. congratulations and good luck. to our attorney general, mark herring, i want to thank you for your unwavering dedication to upholding the law and protecting the rights of all virginians. i have loved every minute, as you know, but i have really loved working with ralph and mark, and i know they will continue that great work alongside our next lieutenant governor, justin fairfax, over the next four years. congratulations, justin. [ applause ] and to my entire cabinet who has been nothing short of spectacular, i take pride in i believe the greatest cabinet ever assembled and their team. i thank them for their tremendous work. i especially want to thank my chief of staff, paul reagan, and suzanne denslow for the great work they have done. they have never failed to think big and try new things on behalf of our

coming up on fox 5 news morning, virginia governor elect ralph northam ask making history. >>> police in montgomery county need your help finding two missing men. >>> heading to break right now, it's 4:42 in the morning, life look outside there. it will be a beautiful day. much nicer than yet. . it's already 33 degrees. ok. we need this little break from the cold. don't get too used to it. that's a tease. back with more after this. the ikea winter sale. wooooooo! get up to 50% off select items. now through january 10th. ikea. ♪ ♪ ♪ start the car! start the car! the ikea winter sale. wooooooo! get up to 50% off select items. now through january 10th. ikea. . >>> time is 4:45. here's a look at stories we're following for you. wednesday, january at this. a federal judge temporarily blocked president trump's decision to end the deferred action for child hood arrivals program or daca. protecteds from the program are set to expire on march 5 but the judge said daca must remain place while legal actions pulled in, this comes as president trump and congressional leaders agree to save the prog

northam will take his place. while mcauliffe praised the win, he touched on his lowest points in office. inwitnessing the bigotry charlottesville was clearly the lowest. 's wife,ith the governor the wives of 2 state troopers who died that day, and the parents of heather heyer. comes insad when a dog and is sick and skinny. larry: the northern virginia bureau chief of have coverage of the inauguration right here and on wjla.com. foria: relief is on the way drivers in northern virginia. ares news that drivers waiting to hear. suzanne? suzanne: this is a that could made significant changes. a lot of relief for congestion. the announcement coming from the governor. the project would extend the i-95 express lanes 10 minutes from garrison road to route 17. they will be available for free p driversool -- carpool drivers. it will require no upfront money from the state as part of the agreement. trends are been will give the state $277 million to build a bridge over the rappahannock improvements.r construction will begin

larry: ralph northam will be sworn in on saturday.licans will try to override the paid sick leave hill. and in virginia and maryland, there will be a focus on transfers -- on transportation. congress plan to wear all black. that is to show solidarity of the is of sexual misconduct. larry: new allegations against james franco, leading the new york times to cancel an event with him today. that thetephen colbert false. were breaking news in california. autria: deadly mudslides. adrianna: the destructive wave of mud came in the same area devastated by recent wildfires. the floods have killed 13 people and injured others. responders are in the area. the amount of debris is massive. ellen degeneres posted this picture on her social media of the 101 outside her neighborhood. picture. hope is this a rescue helicopter flying right over a rainbow. larry: the cold snap having an effect on schools. classes are canceled that george washington middle school in alexandria today because of a pipe burst. george washington is one of at least three scho

it ended up being ralph northam, the democrat, who came out on top, and he seed the negativity of thehind him. >> the divisiveness, the hatred, the bigotry, the politics that is tearing this country apart, that's not the united states of america that people love. it's certainly not the commonwealth of virginia. >> now, northam's victory wasn't the only victory for democrats on election night. they also won the governor's race in new jersey, as well as a number of state-legislative and mayoral races. some analysts thought that the races were a sign of what's to come in the midterms, but you know what we're gonna have to do? wait and see. which is what keeps us on the air. up next on "the final 5," we're looking back at the president's most-talked-about sound bites of the year. back after this. >> ♪ take control of me ♪ ♪ get the vibe ♪ ♪ it's gonna be lit tonight ♪ ♪ no lie ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ there are two types of people in the world. those who fear the future... and those who embrace it. the future is for the unafraid. ♪ all because of you ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪♪ >> ♪ don't mess with america ♪ >> we're back

northam sad down for an exclusive interview with news 4's julie cary today. the governor-elect says he's adamant about expanding medicaid, gun control, and decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana. he says it doesn't matter that republicans didn't vote for him. he just wants to unite both parties. >> we have a unique opportunity with the makeup of the legislature this year to i think really bring people from both sides of the aisle and get? good >> when the governor-elect is sworn in a week from saturday, he says you can forget him wearing an overcoat. the soon-to-be first lady of virginia says she'll buy him some long underwear to go underneath his tux. >> maybe a couple of pairs. >>> six numbers that could change one or several people's lives tonight. >> $460 million will warm you up pretty quickly in this cold. here are the winning numbers. check your tickets. 2, 18, 37, 39, 42, and the powerball is 12. >> nobody won last night's mega millions drawing. so the jackpot on that lottery game is still growing as we speak. friday night's drawing

democratic governor ralph northam will be sworn in.... but republicans hold a one-seat majority. in maryland -- lawmakers will try to override governor hogan's veto of a paid sick leave bill. they'll also focus on expanding medical marijuana licenses. and in both annapolis and richmond-- there's a big focus on transportation. both states get back to work, at noon today. right now, works underway in alexandria to fix a burst pipe at george washington middle sc just the latest obstacle brought on by this month's cold snap. the school's heating system has also struggled to keep up. last week students were ushered out of class when temperatures in the clasroom dropped into the fifties. last night during a tense p-t-a meeting parents had the oppotunity to question the school's interim superintendent dr. lois f.berlin about these issues. the school is once again closed today. this week's big swing in temperatures could mean a lot more water main breaks. w-s-s-c is expecting a record number. crews have dealt with 406 breaks so far. fairfax water -- which handles much of northern virgini

. >> reporter: virginia's capitol grounds being transformed for the inauguration of ralph northam.ition team has set up shop in this temporary office. >> we're excited and ready for january 13th to be here and then we can get to work. >> reporter: an eastern shore native with the accent to match, northam's low-key style is a sharp contrast to his energetic predecessor, terry mcauliffe. >> i think the advantage i have coming in as the 73rd governor will be that i've been here for ten years. i have relationships with people on both sides of the aisle. they know how i like to do things. >> reporter: and northam insists his landslide victory fueled by anger towards president trump is a mandate for his top legislative expansion. >> no family in virginia should be one medical illness away from financial demise, so medicaid expansion is very important, and i'll do everything i can to make that happen. >> reporter: dedicated funding for metro another priority. so is preventing gun violence. and a key part of his criminal justice reform plan, decriminalizing possession of small amounts of m

. >> virginia capital grounds being transformed for the inauguration of ralph northam. transition team has set up shop in the temporary office. >> we are excited for january 15th to be here to get to work. >> reporter: northam low key style is sharp contrast to energetic predecessor mccall i have. >> mccall i have. >> i have relationships on both sides of the aisle. they know how i like do slide victory fueled by president trump is mandate for top legislative priority. medicaid expansion. >> no family in virginia should be one medical illness a way from financial demise it's important and i'll do everything i can to make that happen. >> reporter: so is preventing gun violence. and decriminal icing small amounts marijuana. >> right now we are paying a lot to enforce marijuana laws. and to return someone's life to put them in jail for that i don't think is the way to go. >> reporter: he won't know until it's split 5050 between democrat and republicans. either way the flood will encourage bipartisan cooperation. >> we have such a unique opportunity with the makeup of the l

perez: wha, organize every wthat is how we a where ralph northam became the next governor, and we had historic gains in the virginia house ofphil murphy in new jersn doug jones in amsoledad: after s alabama, you thanked black women, women of color, and you often hear -- i think more vocally of late -- women, black women, latinas saying, we are always assumrte democrats, and s don't necessa back. they need our votes, but they don't eme us. mr. perez: i think it is absolu accurate, and when i took this position, i went out and did we took way too many constitu granted, including african-am and latinos. that is why we are out there leading with our valin alabama,1 million in that race, and 100% of that was used to make sure we were engaging the african commsoledad: can you serve those constituents a time not ignore those constituents in the midwest? mr. perez: i categorically reject this proposition thatthee working-cls voters or you reach out to the diverse quilt that is the deicour motto and ao sa to engage the heartland. mr. perez: your question for me n 2018? we are learning fromista

terry mccall live will give his father well address before ralph northam is sworn in on saturday. danica rome is one of more than ten democratic women joining the assembly. in maryland, some lawmakers have outlined a proposal to create an individual health care mandate at the state level. federal lawmakers got rid of it in the gop tax bill. now according to this agenda as well, democrats pushed to override governor larry hogan's bill on paid sick leave. news 4's cover it all. be sure to tune in news 4 at 4:00 for our team coverage. >>> we're helping you get fit 4 the new year. working for you in tyson's corner at a workout class. >> molette green is happening out there on a surf board apparently. >> whoa. >> molette, what's going on? >> reporter: well, you know what, this could be the new wave in fitness for 2018, trying to keep our fitness goals. this is surf set. i'm trying not to have a wipeout here on the surf board. this workout gives you a lot of core strength, balance. we're going to talk to the folks here at crunch fitness at ties sons corner about surf set. it's getting a

alison: mcauliffe's successor ralph northam will be sworn saturday. tim barber will have the team coverage of the inauguration. nancy: maryland governor larry hogan wants to put new limits on lawmakers, proposing legislation to limit them to two consecutive four-year terms, the same time limit as the governor. forrnor hogan will be up election after his second term next year. right now there are seven democrats vying to challenge him. withn: 7 on your side health matters and a shortage of critical equipment and hospitals across america triggered by hurricane maria. a port royal-reagan -- a puerto rico-based company makes about 45% of iv bags and solution for the entire country. three plants went down after the storm and local hospitals are now scrambling in the midst of flu season. >> many organizations are running extremely low if not completely out. >> our t the community. inova's five hospitals use up to 3000 of these iv bags everything they. they are conserving bags by conserving fluids or directly injecting fluid. nancy: a power outage at one of

> next week virginia's new governor will take office>> leading up to the day governor-elect ralph northam is working on an agenda and inaugural address. he sat down with julie carey for a one-on-one interview. right now, it's working out of a he says his win was fueled by anger for president trump. medicaid expansion is one of his top -- >> medicaid expansion is very important and i'll do everything i can to make that happen. >> northam, who is a doctor, says his agenda will include dedicated funding for metro and gun violence prevention. he'll be sworn in on january 13th in richmond. >>> it is a weather alert day with team coverage on the roads. all across the area. >> this is a look at the area in prince george's county, croom. you can see spots that look wet. probably ice. it's still cold out there. 25 degrees here. we'll check in with the crews to ♪ ♪ start the car! start the car! the ikea winter sale. wooooooo! get up to 50% off select items. ikea. small business, internet providers promise you a lot. let's see who delivers more. comcast business offers fast gig-speeds across our net

governor mcauliffe will lead the executive mansion on saturday when northam is sworn into office. michelle: developing now the search continues for dozens of people still missing in california. 15 people were killed after heavy rain unleashed massive mudslides. we are talking walls of mud coming cascading down the hillside. hundreds are stranded in their home. the officials say water and electricity may not be restored for months. meaning the entire town may have to be evacuated. >> a good friend of mine lost the father-in-law. i have two friends missing right now. it's devastating. michelle: the disaster follows california's largest wildfire in history. that being the thomas fire. it wiped out vegetation that could have slowed the mudslide. nancy: caug crews working fast to rescue two people from rushing water in north las vegas. the rain caused flooding from homeless camps usually set up. they spotted a man and woman trapped under a bridge and they had to roll out on a pad to help them. no one was hurt. michelle: police chase, a crash and a d.c. police officer left hurt. at the

will hold the swearing-in for the new delegates that won the race in november and governor ralph northam will be sworn in on saturday. >>> the judge is temporarily blocking the president trump order ending the daca program, the children brought to the u.s. as children and keeping them from being deported. 880,pe subject to deportation as they hammer it out in court.>> reporter: the federal judge temporarily halted the president trump's decision to end the daca program which expires on march 5. the judge ruled that docker recipients should not be deported -- daca recipients should not be deported until the legal decision makes its way through the court. these children were brought to the country illegally as children.>> reporter: president trump saying it shows everyone how broken and unfair our court system is. in a case of daca, it always runs through the night circuit, almost always wins before being reversed by the higher court. >> reporter: sarah huckabee sanders caused the situation outrageous and says that the president is committed to find a solution for daca saying it is a job fo

hardly any democrats were talking about what ralph northam stood for.ey don't know what he stood for. sanctuary cities -- >> there are no sanctuary cities in virginia. >> northam agreed with the president on that. my point is the thing that is motivating the left and the anger that they are bringing into the mid terms is about tone and rhetoric. when we focus on policies and actually have a policy fight with nancy pelosi -- we're on good ground. >> unfortunately, mike, your point is only partially correct. unfortunately what a lot of people are focused on right now, it's not just the left. it is also independents in large numbers right now. and it's also women republicans starting to break off in the numbers. what they're seeing is that the tone of donald trump and a lot of the things, particularly on the racial issues, has started to divide off people in the middle and we can't win the majority, we can't hold the majority in the house of representatives just with the base. we have 35 seats, as you know -- as you know, that right now the people in those

democratic governor ralph northam will be sworn in, but republican still hold a one-seat majority. in maryland, lawmakers will try to override governor hogan's veto of paid sick leave and look at expanding marijuana licenses. and for both states, a big focus on transportation. count onapp that many to keep their pets safe, but turns out that app called wag may have put pad owners at risk. the security glitch. tim: the popular app wag conne cts dog walkers with the dogs, but this week the company is accused of accidentally making it possible for customers to be connected with thieves. the report shows that wag inadvertently exposed customer addresses and lockbox codes online. brian has used the app for his dog. >> disappointed to hear the about the data breach, but not overly surprised. tim: abc 7 reached out to the company to find out how many customers were affected but have not heard back. >> it happens so often with everything these days. tim: wag told the wall street journal it was a technical glitch that was fixed hours later and they have no reason to believe anybody's inform

the final final address, mcauliffe elected as governor that 2014 and is lieutenant governor ralph northam will replace him, he'll be sworn in on saturday. promised progress on issues medicaid expansion and gun control. no matter who gets elected. a pledged bipartisan. >> does it work >> the governor's address by the way comes on the same day the virginia's general assembly kicks off. >>> nine states in the district ban so-called gay conversion therapy for minors, now there's a push to add virginia >> ronica is live with more. >> jim and shawn, you know, as you said, we've seen bills like this across the country, now virginia, two lawmakers in virginia hoping to add virginia to the list, but we spoke psychotherapist who said these bills do not help minors. in fact, he believes they make the situation worse. >> huge concern i have for this type of therapy ban bill is that it's actually doing the opposite of what it claims to do. you know, the activist will have you believe they're trying to keep people from being harmed, which in and of itself is a noble concern. however, it's not licensed

live picture from bethlehem northam couldn't county right now.e parts of the area could get 6-inches before this storm wraps up tomorrow. >> katie is here with final look at our wintry forecast. >> yeah it's really the northwest half that has the best shot to see up to 6-inches out of this. had little batch that moved through still snowing in the poconos right now. and for philly any way still a modest -- more modest at least one to 3-inches the expectation but because of its timing since it will be coming through the typical morning commute that will slow you down. my advice just set your alarm early give yourself extra ten minutes and you'll safe yourself the headache but we start to warm up from there. >> that will be nice. >> thanks katie. >> everyone knows that picture is worth a thousand words. >> missouri family was left speechless upon receiving their professionally taken portraits. this family says photographer contacted them about taking their picture. well eight months later $250 later the professional photog gave them these. faces app

he jokingly said -- ralph northam will be sworn into office tomorrow. >>> a local youth leader and themega church pastor in prince william county is sentenced to five months in jail. >> jason baird is convicted of exposing himself to and touching an underage girl. she told jurors it happened from 2014 to 2015 multiple times. we spoke to a jur he misused his position as a youth pastor. but his lack of any prior record was a factor in his sentence. >>> here at the live desk, we're following breaking news in charles county where detectives are asking for your help to solve a homicide. take a look at your screen. detectives say a woman's body was found last night near smallwood drive in waldorf. the only sort of identification are very distinct tattoos. one is an angel, the other a design. the angel is on her left shoulder blade, the design on her inner right wrist. if you think you know who this is or anything about her murder, police are asking you to call right away. at the live desk, chris lawrence, you're watching "news4 today." >>> right now own "news4 today," outrage after the presi

ralph northam's win in the virginia governor's race this fall was a major victory for democrats in 2017. and a defeat of the trump playbook as embraced by republican ed gillespie, the virginia republican candidate for governor. but as we saw in 2016, democrats and republicans haven't had success going head-to-head against trump himself. democrats will hope to replicate what happened in virginia across the country in 2018, of course, but with the 2020 field still wide open, who can be the democrat? the person to stand up to donald trump? for more, let's turn to virginia's governor, democratic governor, terry mcauliffe. terry, my friend. governor, my friend, thank you. you're very serious face you're giving me right now, i'm worried. what do you make of this president using this term, i guess i can say craphole, but much worse than that, describing all the countries of africa, all african countries, north africa, referring to some countries from the caribbean, poor countries where people come here out of desperation, if you will, and referring to them in the way he did. what does that say

live in northam top township, i'm jeff cole, fox 29 news. iain, back to you. >> jeff, thank you. >>> we're following some breaking news out of south jersey right now. prosecutors have charged the husband of a popular south jersey radio host april kauffman with her death more than five years after she was found dead in their linwood home. let's get right tout oh lucy noel in the operations center with breaking details. >> iain, it is a big day. a long time coming. prosecutors now say dr. james kauffman a ranged the murder of his wife april kauffman in 2012 to protect his drug ring. drug ring during that time they say kauffman was working with members and associates of the pagan motorcycle gang running an illegal pill mill operation out of his office in egg harbor township. now in 2011 his wife april threatened to divorce him and expose him to authorities. that's when investigators say kauffman a ranged through a member of the pagan gang his wife's murder. >> frank mulholland received a ride to the kauffman residence on may tenth, 2012 of the

ralph northam will be sworn in at noon on saturday. it's xx and we're just getting started. cruiser stolen, then crashed. the latest on the pursuit that left several officers injured overnight. plus, a federal judge blocking the trump administration's decision to end "daca". what this means for thousands of undocumented families. good morning washington. - 40s today, 50s tomorrow, 60s friday - rain chances return; bulk of the rain friday - tumbling temperatures saturday - back to the cold this weekend through early next week today: partly to mostly cloudy. seasonable. highs: 43-46 winds: s 5 mph tonight: mostly cloudy. patchy fog. lows: 31-35 winds: se 5 mph to calm thursday: mostly cloudy and milder. showers possible late. highs: 51-55 winds: s 5 mph back now to that breaking news.... while you were sleeping, a police cruiser was stolen and crashed.

democrat ralph northam will be sworn into office on saturday. >>> voters in maryland will choose a governor this year, and it's still early but one democratic candidate may be separating himself from the pack already. rushiern baker is topping the field in the democratic primary. the baltimore sun is reporting that baker is getting 24% support followed by baltimore county executive kevin camnets and former naacp president ben jealous with 14%. that poll was conducted by gonzalez research and marketing strategies. we went to annapolis for thear first day of the legislative session today and asked governor larry hogan about his re-election race. >> i won't even know who my opponent is for almost seven months. so i'm just going to stay focused on maryland for now and then we'll have plenty of time for that later. >> governor hogan says a priority for him is more transparency in government, including live cameras covering the general assembly. >>> president trump campaigned on a promise to crack down on undocumented workers. and today i.c.e. agents carried out that promise. they raided 98 7-ele

larry: happening today, ralph northam will outline his legislative priorities ahead of a new session.will work with a dramatically we shaped legislature. in a shaken up the balance of the power in the house. set forrtham speech is this morning in richmond. he will take office on richmond, tomorrow's legislative open will be one to watch. lawmakers will consider hundreds of hills. but first, a new budget. the first includes spending for medicaid expansion and tax increases. larry: trump is back in d.c.. and he is getting ready for a meeting on capitol hill. this will be the inflection point where we get to make some. >> we are going to end migration. we are going to end the lottery system. and we are going to build the wall. larry: a bipartisan group is scheduled to meet with the president today and talk immigration but the daca program -- the white house is ending the temporary protection status for all solid salvadorr -- for el residents. long -- the time is up. a new day is on the horizon. winfrey's speech at the golden globes is gaining so much momentum that some are calling it pre

yesterday, governor-elect northam and i stood together and outlined several pieces of legislation that we hope the new general assembly will pass this year. they include reducing obstacles to voting by doing away with barriers to absentee voting. building on the executive action that my administration has taken pursuing to cut carbon and create clean energy jobs by becoming the first southern state to formally join the regional greenhouse gas initiative. [ applause ] >> we need to close the loophole in our ethics laws by prohibiting the personal use of campaign funds. finally, raising the threshold for felony larceny from $200 to $1,000 so that one mistake does not ruin a person's entire life. [ applause ] >> giving virginians the tools to manage student debt and hold predatory lenders accountable by passing a borrowers bill of right and creating a state ombudsman for student debt, and keeping families safe from gun violence by requiring background checks for guns purchased here in the commonwealth of virginia. [ applause ] none of these items are inherently political. they are propose

larry: two appointments from ralph northam today. rita davis joining the administration as counsel to the governor and jessica killeen is the deputy counsel. davis is general and killleen works for voter protections. nancy: developing now president trump making his first appearance in the white house briefing room today. sort of. talking about the tax cut in the briefing. the briefing room a short walk from the oval office and the president is at the white house today. we will have more on that coming up at 5:24. minnesota i'm michelle marsh -- michelle: i'm michelle marsh at the "live desk." we are following two stories. move to expand offshore drilling in the pacific ocean for the first time in three decades. sources tell the "associated press" that the five-year plan would open drilling areas in the atlantic and arctic ocean. that revolution came hours after jeff sessions stopped the policy to stop federal intervention against legalized marijuana. this is days after california became the third state to sell recreational marijuana.

ralph northam, the current lieutenant governor, becomes virginia's 70 the governor on saturday. this morning, he announced the i-95 express lanes will be extended to miles south to route 17 in fredericksburg. even better, he says it will be paid for without a single taxpayer dollar. next, franco under fire. the actor accused of central misconduct, and he says it is all untrue. find out who the claims are coming from. plus, mangled metal. a school bus colliding head-on with a pick up truck. the driver of the bus is a pregnant woman. an update on her condition along with more than a dozen injured. it is a story that will forever live in infamy. coming up, we will preview tomorrow night's abc exclusive interview with tonya harding nearly 25 years after the whack heard around the world. first, a check on traffic with eric. eric: good afternoon. it is going to be a busy my on the capital beltway. this is the inner loop heading past route 4. one lane blocked. not the best camera here, but you can see how jammed up the traffic is before route 4. you can see those delays are pretty soli

one of the key targets for american spy satellites was the soviet northam submarine fleet based in civil and events in the arctic circle. hundreds of new club on submarines run constant missions around and under the arctic ice. is this a business that there will be in the one nine hundred sixty s. and one nine hundred seventy s. at that the arctic region and especially the arctic ocean was an area of military operations it will a game italy near and even i would say an area of potential conflict this as though it at the moment of course access to research data was either restricted or totally banned is that going to get the heli watching again in each of. the arctic was the perfect place to hide it became crucial to study gather data and control the high stakes game of cat and mouse was played on to the ice and high above in space. barely a year after the cold war ended a letter arrived at cia headquarters. it's instigator the up and coming senator. wanted the cia to allow its intelligence data systems to be used for environmental study. he was very specific. he wanted us to look at vege

democrat ralph northam put into office on thursday. >>> override a veto governor hog began vetoed saying hurt small businesses and cost thousands of jobs. offered his own bill but laak for a vote. now if the house over rides his veto, the state senate would vote whether to confirm that decision. bill requires any business with more than 15 employees to provide five paid sick days and companies with fewer than 15 workers to give them five unpaid days. >>> new video of a jewelry store robbery that we told you about earlier this week. police in ts district just released this video of the incident on sunday. it's the second time the high end store has been robbed in matter of weeks. somebody hurled a rock through bensons jewelers on 15th and f streets, smashed tree display cases, grabbed jewelry then took off. the owner said this cob the same burglar who hit the store on a few days before christmas. this is surveillance video of that break in. so far nobody has been arrested in earth robbery. if you know anything, you are asked to call police. rjs we >>> well, all week long we have been tryi

can see, from the setup behind me, the next big day is saturday's inauguration when democrat ralph northamis sworn in as governor. julie carey, news4. >>> montgomery and prince george's are among the fastest growing counties in maryland. they are coming to the general assembly asking for the financial help. >> transportation on our roads. we have a growing school population, private roads and some assistance on transits. >> we'd like to see more operational funds going into our school system, which will have a direct impact on our ability to train our teachers, to expand early childhood education in the county and to do the things we need to do. >> reporter: governor hogan's priorities include streaming general assembly, relief from federal tax bill and imposing term limits on state legislators. >> people are fed up, really, with politics and with lifetime career politicians. >> reporter: hogan says the state needs new ideas and fresh outlooks. reporting from annapolis, chris gordon, news4. >>> much more coverage online, including an indepth look at the issues occurring in virginia and mar

outgoing governor terry mcauliffe will kick things off and then governor-elect ralph northam will be sworn in this weekend. republicans begin the session statehouse after the one-vote tiebreaker last week. michelle: it's not just the cold to cause the pipes to burst and water main to crack under the pressure. big swings in temperatures as well. look at the temperatures in bethesda. right now tom roussey is in college park one of several areas hit hard. tom? tom: michelle, that is the thing. there is no end in sight for this. they have had a ton of water main breaks. this is one behind me that is one that they are dealing with in montgomery county and prince george's county. this is route 1 in college park, a half mile south of the beltway. in shows another one today that is on old georgetown road in bethesda. these are all over the place. they are dealing with it in northern d.c. and maryland. no one has it worse. montgomery and r county there have been 400 water main breaks since the cold snap began. wssc says it is definitely going to smash the all-time record for the most water ma

. >> governor elect ralph no northam current lute governor will be sworn in on sunday.hat are you doing? >> can you explain -- >> what are you doing to me? >> this made the rounds. members of school board in louisiana are now getting death threats after video of a teacher handcuffed and escorted out of a school board meeting. she questioned a pay raise or administrators board president ruled as out of order buzz not part of usual question and answer session. she asked the question a second time and board president standing by his decision. >> if a teacher has the authority to under our policy we have the same rules certain rules three minute speech civilizeed. cannot get off target. got to be related to the issue before the the board. and that's not what's happened. >> those threats came from various states as far as away as australia. the union plans to hold a rally to support the teacher. >> president trump has until end of week to make a major decision about iran's nuclear program and the united states involvement. the president deciding whether to continue waiving s