rebecca cooper has more from capitol hill after speaking with one of the house chairs who says the city is breaking the law. rebecca: when it comes to legalized pot in the district, republican leaders insist they will not allow it, even if approved by voters. >> obviously the overwhelming majority thought it was a good idea. the will of congress did not agree with them. rebecca: mark meadows is one of the gop leaders with oversight of the district and any attempt by d.c. to implement the law will be blocked by congress. >> there is no way to implement this without spending money. when you do that, there certainly will probably be consequences. >> people take these little differences and act like grownups. they don't threaten one another. rebecca: mayor bowser called them bullies. >> i have a lot of things to do in the district of columbia. being in jail would not be a good thing. rebecca: eleanor holmes norton said she believes the congressman -- that the mayor is on solid legal footing. today, republican leaders said they are not calling on attorney general eric holder to have the mayo

autria: rebecca cooper is in the newsroom with details. becca: there had long been signs there were two sites to denise stephens. she frequently posted photos of her daughter and son on social media calling the loss of her life. but she also goes to regret saying she wished she could go back to the days when she was a kid and did not have so many worries. today in ohio, the 25-year-old maryland mother of two pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and tampering with evidence in the brutal beating death of her one-year-old son, cameron. the body was found in a backpack in an ohio creek last new year's eve. prosecutors say stevens' boyfriend brutally beat the boys saying he was possessed. cameron's mother agreed to a plea deal in exchange for prosecutors recommending 12 years in prison. sentencing is set for july. her daughter is back in frederick county with the child's father. rebecca cooper, abc 7. autria: we want to get to the weather. get ready for a chilly weekend. leon: let's get ready for doug hill to tell us more. doug: chilly it

rebecca cooper is live in chillum with the latest details just now coming out. rebecca: first, a little dispute, some called it chillum, some call it hyattsville. throughout the neighborhood -- this is a relatively quiet neighborhood and all is quiet at the home today. we have not seen any family members coming in and out, but a chilling announcement from the police today about who was arrested in the killing of this 94-year-old woman, margaret ellen wells. today prince george's county police have charged 60-year-old michelle marion davis. she is the victim's daughter. they both live at this house on knollbook drook drive. when police arrived yesterday emergency professionals were already on the scene. they found the woman with several stab marks. they rushed her to the hospital. she did pass away. here's what neighbors had to say about whether or not they had ever seen any quarreling. >> no. we've never seen any fighting any arguments, anything like that. it's usually peaceful around here. not too much noise or anything like that. rebecca: neighbors we spoke to

rebecca cooper is at the live desk with the very latest on omar gonzalez's case. rebecca? >> kimberly today, omar gonzalez admitted in court he illegally entered the white house carrying a deadly weapon. today's hearing was the first phase in the case and we still don't know his intent. when he was taken down inside the white house he was carrying a knife with a 3 1/2 inch blade. and after his arrest investigators searched his car and found hundreds of rounds of ammunition, a machete and two hatchets. now, the first family had just departed the white house when gonzalez managed to make it all the way inside the residence. it was that incident kimberly and alison as you recall in september that first prompted calls for a major overhaul at the secret service. those calls have been renewed again this week after it was revealed that two secret service agents crashed into the white house wall while driving an agency vehicle after they had been out drinking with other secret service officers. we will continue to follow the omar gonzalez case and keep you updated as we learn more

rebecca cooper is there live. a huge crowd tonight. rebecca: big crowd, kimberly and excited and nervous. these are students, many of whom have never seen their team going to march madness games. this is a big one tonight whether they make it to the sweet 16. we talked to many of them about what it means to be a terps fan tonight. this is a popular sports bar in college park, within walking distance of the main campus. tonight it's packed, with fans excited to cheer on their team, win or lose. let's face it, everyone came here hoping for a win. >> i have them going all the way, so i hope they do. rebecca: maryland's successful march into the march tournament has been especially meaningful for seniors. >> this is the first time i've been at maryland that we have been kicking but. rebecca: there are also lifelong terrapin fans. >> my first memories of basketball is my family watching len bias. rebecca: this man jokingly refers to himself as a university of maryland senior. his son attended campus, and he says this is helpful in building m

rebecca cooper has more from bowie. rebecca: at the vigil, the parents were too distraught to talk on camera. they said that lazindynsti's father was across the street. >> she said, daddy, daddy. that in her hand just dropped and hit the ground. i believe at that time the angels of the lord came. rebecca: this woman is her gone mother -- godmother. >> she was a small girl, very brilliant, very bright for her age. she will be truly missed. rebecca: eyewitnesses say the grandmother and the two-year-old had the right-of-way as they cross the intersection, but both were struck by a van making a left turn at old chapel road. the driver remained at the scene and paramedics tried to save both the grandmother in the child. through the day and into the night, people have left gifts and mementos at the memorial. perhaps the most opinion, the signed by her apparent that say things like "daddy's little angel" and" mommy will always love you." also a sad reminder, this doll, signed by other little girls who say they will love and mis

rebecca cooper is live in bethesda with how people are dealing with the ice and the winter weather. rebecca: kimberly, today was a day where walking could be as treacherous as driving. take a look at the sidewalks in downtown bethesda, heavily trafficked retail areas, and these are slippery sidewalks. montgomery county and anne arundel county got the worst of it, a quarter inch of ice. in bethesda, workers were clearing the sidewalks through the evening so retailers and restaurants could stay open. >> it is slippery when it's wet. rebecca: walking or driving, it was a bad night to be out. >> it is terrible. >> it was pretty crazy. rebecca: there were numerous weather-related accidents. bridges were especially dangerous. the 11th street ridge in d.c. had to close because of an overturned vehicle. and snow plows and ice trucks were out all day, but could not keep pace with the slippery sleet. >> it literally spun through both lanes. rebecca: in montgomery county rescue crews responded to multiple accidents, including a car going down a steep and bank amid. throughout the region, driver

rebecca cooper is in palmer park with what she has learned. rebecca? rebecca: scott, the prince george's county police department is asking for the public's help to help determine what caused 26-year-old officer robert: to lose -- 26-year-old officer brennan rabain to lose control of his vehicle. his dash cam video was not working. tonight, the chief of police says hearing the heartbreak in the voice of officer rabain's father was one of the most difficult moment since the accident occurred. another, it was personal at the scene. >> putting this young man on a gurney covered with an american flag. rebecca: the police say they left his girlfriend's apartment at 3 a.m. in his police cruiser, which is allowed when an officer is off duty. she told investigators rabain had zero dan on a speeding car as they drove along greenbelt road. he commented at the time that is chilling in the wake of what happened. >> the vehicle was at a high rate of speed. the officer made a statement "he is going to kill someone," and he initiated an action to slow the car down or

rebecca cooper, abc 7 news. kimberly: so if he finds a place to reopen, that must be the happy peaceful stop people were protesting outside of a church today, calvary temple and sterling, former members upset about allegations of sexual abuse. the lot in county sheriff's office is investigating but not offering details. -- the lot in county sheriff's office is investigating. >> we are hoping that people will be held accountable. kimberly: abc 7 contacted one of the women making the allegations. she said the abuse started when she was in her early teens. indiana democrats piling on after george stephanopoulos grilled governor mike pence today. governor pence: george -- george: it is a yes or no question. kimberly: under debate, governor pence says religious independence protect beliefs but the inaction tells a different story. >> george stephanopoulos asked him more than five times and he would not answer. the governor is not willing to protect everybody he represents in the state. kimberly: pence says the law's

rebecca cooper at the live desk with the very latest. rebecca? >> alison we spoke to white house officials this afternoon about two of those incidents. they told us and other reporters they had no further updates and that both men had been apprehended quickly but less than an hour later, a statement from the department of homeland security revealing there were actually three attempted trespassings at the white house all leading to arrests. the white house was in full lockdown this morning after the security breaches. these visitors from great britain say they're sympathetic security at high profile places is a difficult balance. >> they have visitors that are uninvited. so it's where do you draw the line? >> whatever you do you'll always have someone saying it's not enough. >> today secret service made a visible show of force after an incident on sunday night when someone tried to climb a bike rack adjacent to the white house. this morning just before 7:00 a.m., a man tried to enter a north entrance gate that had been left open for construction w

i'm rebecca cooper we'll have reaction coming up on >> the supreme court is ordering the federal appeals court to look at the notre dame birth control case. they challenge a compromise that allows birth control kv raj to the school's health plan. the federal appeals court in chicago ruled against the school but that was before the supreme court decided the hobby lobby case in favor of corporations with similar objection. now the appeals court has to revisit its ruling in light of that hobby lobby decision. the company already has the slowing not "power to you." >> now, vodafone is giving new mothers the power to adjust to life back at work and with baby with a new maternity leave policy. >> rebecca cooper gets reaction to the plan that some are calling a game changer. >> newly engaged kay nixon says her fiance wants lots of children but as a working woman, that seems far away and she's not even sure what maternity leave her employer offers. >> i think it's six weeks. >> paid? >> paid. and then there's short-term disability, i think, or some sort of disability something. i don't know. i k

rebecca: i'm rebecca cooper. these metal detectors are expected to take up more of your alison: we're back now with this sight that had many looking to the skies this morning. this helicopter was circling through arlington and parts of the district for about 45 minutes today. abc 7 contacted the pentagon and learned that the marine corps and the 22 osprey was supporting a protocol mission this morning. but, of course it certainly attracted plenty of attention during that mission today. leon: you don't see those things flying around here on a regular basis, unfortunately. alison: everybody was wondering what was going on. let's talk baseball. today, nationals announce that had max scherzer will be the starter on opening day. leon: he's the man. but fans can expect to see more than new players at the park two weeks from today. rebecca cooper is live at nats park with a look at one new feature required for anybody wanting to get inside there. rebecca? rebecca: well leon you and alison know it's always worth it for a

this is "washington business report" with abc 7 national correspondent rebecca cooper. rebecca: thanks for joining us for a frfresh look at business and finance inhe washington region. coming up in today's show, shshortcutso be productive. in ourur roundtable, the stories makingng headlines t this week that impact a workplace. from maternity leave to the current tensions of race in america. but first, mentoring is part of any workplace and an excellentnt way to give backo those working up the ranks. there is a whole other dimension when it comes to having femal tang a younger worker under their wiwing. here to talk about this is "washington business journal" rachel kronowitz and rosie aln-herring, nnifer nycz-conr. we have had youn the show. rachel, i have known you so ng and nev got to have you on the show. you are part of the big mentoring program inashington. jennifer that is the s setup to talk to you. the biggest mentoring program is under the auspices of "washington business journrnal" tell uwhatt is. >> it is called mentoring monday. it is march h 30. it is basica

i'm rebecca cooper reporting live, abc 7 news. >> thanks, rebecca. coming up at 5:00 confusing for riders every year. we'll help you plan ahead as metro meets daylight savings time this weekend. >> trapped in their own neighborhood. we're getting answers after some local residents say this is not the first time a train has blocked them in. >> and forget about what color the dress is. how one group is using the white and gold with black and blue to send a powerful message. >> following yesterday's snowstorm, local ski resorts are planning for a huge weekend. how this ski season compares to >> this is a live look at the slopes on snowshoe mountain in west virginia. yesterday's storm brought a fresh layer of powder to the ski resorts around our region. the winter that had more ups and downs than the ski slopes themselves. >> you can say that again. but as chris pabst shows us this evening, local resorts are anticipating a huge weekend. >> awesome out there. >> dreaded by many. >> came yesterday, too. >> embraced by some. even if it hurts. >> are you all

reporting live in the newsroom rebecca cooper, abc 7 news. >> now to an update on that massive tanker fire in michigan. the stretch of freeway on interstate 94 will likely be closed through the weekend. that tanker burned for nearly two hours late wednesday morning after a crash involving two other cars. authorities say the truck was hauling thousands of gallons of petroleum. parts of the road, though, will need to be replaced. we checked with the maryland department of environment today about the cleanup after that tanker truck jackknifed on tuesday. a spokesperson tells abc 7 its role cleaning up the biofuel that spilled was completed that day. a contractor working for the trucking company was responsible for the rest of the cleanup and as far as the department knows, the work there is also complete. >> you might call this a blessing and a curse in fairfax county last week officer sharif issa pulled a man out of a burning car in mclean on friday. that's the vehicle right there. turns out the driver was intoxicated so the officer then charged him with d.w.i. hear what the officer had

this is "washingn buness report" with abc7 national correspondent rebecca cooper. >> thanks s for joining us for this week's look at busine and finance and how it impac you. thiseek,ood ns on the jobs front sent investors scraming to sell while one high-profile job opening in washingtois having trouble being filled. all the snow has an impact on the bottom line, with lost productivity andales for many companies. wewe will have alall of that ahe in the roundtable. in our small business spotltlight a local startup is making it big from thenow. they are going nationwide whenev and wherever you u need them. but first, in our spotlight today, the word at hasas bece so ubiquous, "wall street jojournal" argued this week we shou stop using g it altogether. cyber, impacting everything from bingo games to building battleships. in wasashington, no it is about to stop talking about the huge industry growing aund cyber r securirity. its the e growing threat that can makeke or break your business. here to talk about whyhy so many businesses are still getng itt wrong a and where the indtry is headed, al

. >> rebecca cooper is here with who else made the list. >> "time" magazine says you don't have to in today's internet age be famous. you just have a mouth and keyboard and you have the potential to influence the world. so while you may have heard of some of the names on the list, others considered most influential you may have never heard of. get ready, quick pop quiz. have you heard of felix arvid? me neither he's dubbed one of the internet's most powerful in the world using the pseudonym pu-di-pi. he's a swedish gamer with 35 million followers on his you tube channel. also on the list, the jester. we can't show you the jester's picture. why? nobody knows what he looks like. he's the hacker that's down more than 180 websites from isis related sites to u.s. organizations that he doesn't agree with like westboro baptist church. plenty of women made the list this year. one of the most interesting names is the president of argentina. she has a big following on twitter thanks to some pretty blunt posts like one where she made fun of chinese accents. not popular with everyone but sure to

and rebecca cooper is live now with more on that. rebecca? rebecca: big news. in early testing, the experiment they've been testing is proving so effective in slowing down memory loss, it could be available to all patients in as little as five years. that still seems like a long time for families struggleing with the disease. that other promising development you talked about, the new test results on mice announced in australia. it shows ultrasound treatment is working to restore lost memory not just slow it down. today, we spoke to the head of medstar's memory program at georgetown, he's one of the top alzheimer's neurologists in the country and says it will take years to test the ultrasound treatment on humans. >> i think there's a lot of work still to be done. we have to do the translational work that is more difficult and take more time and expense and effort. we don't know if this will be another way to cure alzheimer's. rebecca: dr. turner says the ultrasound uses soundwaves to peel back a layer surrounding the brain. he says he's especially encouraged by

this is "washington business report" with abc7 national correspondent rebecca cooper. tioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is respoible for its cacaption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] rebecca: thanks for joining us. this week, there was funnyf anxiety in washington and onon wawall street, on edge overer interest rates and international crises. formrmer govnojim gilmore is here with the washington post's steven overly.y. andxperts discussed how to get the media spotlight to shine on your biness. first, she has a big week ahead d.c. mayor muriel bowser. the mayor delivers her f first ever s state of the district address. voters aresked to attend live as she lays out her pn for the district economy. she wanted toalk jobs with us and asked to meet up at the watergate hotel as theyy announced plans to pump $125 millio into major renovatioions. there was plenty to talk about from metro, marijuana, to threats of jail time for defying congress, plus being a womanan in one of the nation's most powerful js. mayor bowser, welcome to washington bu

in the newsroom rebecca cooper, abc 7 news. >> all right. we're getting word now of more school closings coming in. >> just heard from montgomery and spotsylvania county schools, they will all be closed tomorrow added to a long list already. >> that's right. we'll keep you updated with the scroll and all the systems that will be closed tomorrow. keep it tuned right here. let's get to steve rudin with the latest on this system and how soon it will be getting out of here. steve? >> it's moving out really really quickly. thin band to the north and west of us over here. it's beginning to break apart. that's the good news. but behind it we have really really cold air on the way. take a look at our live doppler radar. the heaviest ofnning to exit southern maryland quickly moving across the delmarva peninsula. once we get the weak band out of here, the conditions will begin to improve in terms of the skies clearing out. it's cold out there. 23 gaithersburg and 27 degrees in frederick. if you think that's cold, colder temperatures are on the way ton

this is "washington business report" with abc7 national correspondent rebecca cooper. >> thank for joining ufor a fresh look at business and finance in the washington gion. on toda's show, let's talk out race, or may not so fast. many starbucks customers are saying so this week. and with the talks with iran means for the american business community, and what it means for your wallet when the fed no longerer uses the word "patience" when it comemes to interesest rates. and we have ways that conference calls s can work rather than kill company productivityty. first, they were recently number from t economy when it comes to the housing mket. for the third mononth in a row, confidencece among huiuilders fell. we are aost papass the winteter weather if you ignore this week's snowso what are hobuilder so gloomy? continued low mortgage res andnd an uptick in job creation ill have not crereated a big r rebound in demand for new homes. so what does that mean for the mortgage industry? when you need know when y you are buying or selling mortgages. to give us the spring forecacast isis mark deitz sen

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rebecca cooper, abc 7 news. anchor: the european union's aviation safety agency recommended all airlines have two people in the cockpit at all times. closer to home, a cloudy and chilly finish to the work week. anchor 2: chief meteorologist doug hale is in the stormwatch seven center. doug: you are so optimistic about the weekend weather. for this moment rain is moving out. this is in fairfax. it looks like as it does outside the weather center. 47 degrees at the moment. 48 in baltimore. temperatures holding steady. later tonight those will drop. this indicates how much colder it is now this time yesterday. we hit 77 at reagan international airport. gusty breezes will bring in colder air at about 32 degrees. not much in the way of sunshine. we may see a flurry or a sprinkle. we will warm all the way back to a tropical 50 degrees. much more about the weekend weather in a couple of minutes. maureen: the children of a man shot and killed in alexandria last night said their father wasn't involved in a drug deal. he

this is "washington business report" with abc7 national correspondent rebecca cooper. >> thank for joiningh look at business and finance in the washington gion. on toda's show, let's talk out race, or may not so fast. many starbucks customers are saying so this week. and with the talks with iran means for the american business community, and what it means for your wallet when the fed no longerer uses the word "patience" when it comemes to interesest rates. and we have ways that conference calls s can work rather than kill company productivityty. first, they were recently number from t economy when it comes to the housing mket. for the third mononth in a row, confid

this is "washington business report" with abc 7 national correspondent rebecca cooper.nce inhe washington region. coming up in today's show, shshortcutso be productive. in ourur roundtable, the stories makingng headlines t this week that impact a workplace. from maternity leave to the current tensions of race in america. but first, mentoring is part of any workplace and an excellentnt way to give backo those working up the ranks. there is a whole other dimension when it comes to having femal tang a younger worker under their wiwing. here to talk about thi

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. >> rebecca cooper live in our newsroom with a reaction and why many are calling this an unusual business move. rebecca? >> it is alison. i wish i could tell you it applies to pregnant working moms with bad calls. it doesn't. you keep plugging ahead. here's good news for a lot of women who are hoping to rethink maternity policy across the board. vodafone is a european company and they say now in all of their subsidiaries worldwide, they're going to have a new policy where all working mothers taking maternity leave will get 16 weeks of paid leave. here's the really unusual part, alison and leon even when they come back, for the next six months, they will come back at full pay but a 30-hour work week. vodafone says it's a smart move to retain some of their best working moms. they did point out that for many of their european offices government subsidies there already provide far more than that. they say where it's most needed right here in the u.s. and in africa. so we went out to the streets to talk to people and get their reaction and we heard several varying reactions. here's some of wha

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this is "washingn buness report" with abc7 national correspondent rebecca cooper. >> thanks s for joiningseek,ood ns on the jobs front sent investors scraming to sell while one high-profile job opening in washingtois having trouble being filled. all the snow has an impact on the bottom line, with lost productivity andales for many companies. wewe will have alall of that ahe in the roundtable. in our small business spotltlight a local startup is making it big from thenow. they are going nationwide whenev and wherever you u need them. but first, in our spotli