delegate eleanor holmes norton called ashley brandt after hearing that a phoenix tsa agent briefly refusedo take her license as valid identification. norton says she talked to the tsa and asked that the agents be reminded that d.c. licenses must be treated the same as licenses from the 50 states. >>> a new report shows a d.c. fire cadet did not know how to respond when a man collapsed and died across the street from a northeast fire station. 77-year-old medrick mills collapsed from a heart attack last month. witnesses went to the fire station for help, but employees there said they had to call 911. this morning, the "washington post" is reporting that an internal report says a fire cadet did not know how to respond if someone approached the firehouse. a public report issued last week found firefighters did not respond and said that a dispatcher sent an ambulance to the wrong address. >>> a former montgomery county schoolteacher is facing nearly twice the amount of criminal charges as originally thought this morning. lawrence joinus was indicted on 39 criminal counts related to the sexual a

last week she was trying to fly out of phoenix when a tsa agent refused to take her license, her d.c. license as identification. he said it wasn't valid for the flight. holmes norton asked the tsa to remind their agents that d.c. residents are american citizens and should be treated as such. >>> heated debate over high-end development. tonight there is talk of building new luxury condos in georgetown right near the steps made famous in the exorcist movie. chris is along, long street with the proposal. >> reporter: the controversy that surrounds this project really revolves around the folks that obviously live here in this area. but make no mistake, this project would radically transform an iconic part of georgetown for thousands of commuters in our area. as cars stream over the key bridge and whitehurst freeway, this is what welcomes them to georgetown ball. developer is ready to present new plans to build luxury condos on the exxon spot. >> it's going to be a very large building. and focal point. >> reporter: the plans call for a five-story building with up to 28 condos. some neighbo

card because she had no clue that this woman was flying out of phoenix, arizona. it was a tsat think that washington, d.c. was a legitimate state that issued a drivers license. so the woman's boyfriend took to twitter to express this astonishment saying the tsa at phoenix asked for his girlfriend's passport because her valid d.c. license seemed invalid because d.c. is not a state. the supervisor was called. >>> mother nature reeking havoc on california. take a look at this big rig. it was no match for the wet weather. two other big rigs slammed into each other as drivers tried to avoid hitting the first truck. >> i was on with the 911 lady and i'm trying to get help for the other car and start yelling and this truck is coming. she is like why are you yelling? >> there were several other crashes like this. look at this. flipping over. that truck right there. amazing any no one was seriously hurt. we will talk about the bad weather headed out west. they are getting a lot of rain. a lot of people are worried about mudslides. >> you can't have it both ways. you want to stick with

phoenix security airport. she and her boyfriend enjoyed a rehabilitated trip to the grand canyon and she was looking forward to heading home. but she says the tsahecked her in initially declined to accept her d.c. driver's license as a valid i.d. for airline travel. >> i wasn't sure if the tsa agent didn't think it was a valid i.d. or because d.c. wasn't a state or what her confusion was. >> reporter: brant says the agent asked for her passport which she did not have with her. luckily the confusion was short lived and brand made in the time to board her flight home. >> she literally yelled over to another tsa agent and said "do we accept a d.c. license?" and he yelled back "yeah, we take those." and i was able to move on. i air, spokesperson for the tsa tells news 4 a valid washington, d.c. driver's license is an acceptable form of identification at l checkpoints. in a tweet, brand's boyfriend theorize it had license was questioned because passengers didn't have statehood. passengers say they don't know what to make of the incident. >> i've never heard of that actually. >> that's very surprising. >> i think it's ridiculous. how is that even pos

tsa agent briefly refused to take a d.c. woman's driver's license as. identification to allow her on to a flight in phoenix. ashley brandt. she told her story to jackie bensen last night. norton reached out to brandt to apologize. she's urging security officials to make sure agents know that d.c. residents are american citizens and should be treated as such. >>> it's a rare event at the u.s. supreme court, now there's video of an outburst inside the courtroom. still ahead what started this rant jean it could lead to big legal trouble. >>> major change for health insurance here in washington opinion we'll tell who you is now required to be covered. >>> heavy rain in california causing major problems for drivers. it's >>> advocates for the lesbian gay bi disease sexual and transgender community in arizona are applauding governor brewer. yesterday she vetoed a controversial bill that would allow some businesses in arizona, some business owners that is to refuse service to gay customers based on the business owner's religious beliefs. but there's concern that the economic damage in arizona has already been done by some estima

tsa agent told her she was unsure whether a d.c. driver's license was a valid form of i.d. ashley brant tells the "washington post" an agent at the phoenixher head when she saw the license since d.c. is not a state. the agent asked for a u.s. passport instead. brant was eventually allowed to pass. d.c. congressional delegate eleanor holmes norton says ashley's experience, quote, has moved collective insult to personal injury. >>> and finally, talk about a silver lining inside a really dark cloud. an admiral in china's navy says the country's dangerous levels of smog will actually protect it from new american laser weapons. news corps australia reports the admiral reports the pollution is so thick that it actually blocks sunlight. it contains tiny metallic particles that are hard for the lasers to penetrate. the u.s. navy is planning to deploy its first laser weapon on a ship later this year. >>> an update now on a story we told you about last night. florida's special congressional election on march 11th featuring some unusual comments from a democrat about immigration. but senior national correspondent john roberts reports that is not th