by richard henry lee of virginia. the articles of confederation, the 1st constitution. treaty of paris by which great britain recognized the independence of the former colonies. in on the walls on either side 1783. are two colorful heroes, one shows thomas jefferson submitting the declaration of independence to john hancock in the continental congress. the other shows james madison of virginia delivering the completed constitution to george washington, president of the constitutional convention. these murals are the work of the artist barry faulkner. the three great charters are carefully preserved for future generations to protect them from harmful dust and chemicals in the air, each parchment sheet has been separately sealed within a glass of bronze case containing only the inert gas, helium, and the proper amount of moisture. to shield them from damaging light rays, special yellow filters have been installed in the glass covers of the shrine and over the spotlights. 20 feet beneath the shrine, especially constructed vault provides safe storage for the documents when

over the scene where animal control officials have been unable to capture the animal inside richard henry lee elementary school. students and teachers were sent home to so a trap could be set to catch the wild animal. >>> rob ford has reason to be encouraged, the forron toe -- the toronto mayor. as he danced in the aisles yesterday, his popularity appears to be on the rise. he still has an uphill battle for reelection. he has the support of 31% of toronto voters. the election will be held this fall. >>> chelsea clinton's journalism career is apparently over. nbc news announced today that bill and hillary clinton's daughter has quit. chelsea clinton has been doing sporadic feature stories on organizations doing public spirited work. political magazine reported nbc was paying her about $600,000 a year. chelsea clinton says she's leaving the network to focus on her work for the clinton foundation and to await the birth of her first child. >>> a reminder tonight we're carrying the washington nationals game. they will be trying to win for the first time in four games against the seattle mariners.

students never made it inside to richard henry lee elementary school. a teacher found the wild animal in her classroom about 7:45 this morning. students who took buses were returned home. those who walked or were dropped off were kept outside until parents showed up. animal control has set up a number of traps inside to catch the critter. >> getting out of town for the weekend won't hurt your budget as much as it has in previous years. gas prices are at their lowest since 2010. in d.c. a gallon of regular is averaging 3.60. in maryland, 3.38. virginia has the lowest prices in the region. that's usually true at 3.19 a gallon. in west virginia, about 3.46 a gallon. fewer refinery disruptions kept the prices down. experts say a gallon could drop below $3 in the coming months. >> events will be held this weekend to mark nine years since hurricane katrina slammed into the gulf coast. hurricane katrina caused widespread damage from the florida panhandle to new orleans after moving past the levees failed flooding the city. nearly 2,000 people died in the storm

this morning a teacher spotted what they thought was a feral cat inside a classroom at the richard henry lee elementary in glen burnie. school decided better safe than sorry, send the kids home, let animal control do its things, but after looking all day no sign plaintiff mittens. >>> dr. jeff zolkiewicz has been a veterinarian 20 years and in all that time never adopted any animals he treated. then came ruby. the boxer mix was shot in the face last week by a member of the family that owned her in wheaton. that shut gun blast entered the left side of her face and tore out the other side. she was losing blood fast. a police officer rushed ruby to the kindness animal hospital. the vet persuaded the owner to give up custody and now ruby has a brand-new family and she's going home with dr. zolkiewicz. >> the extent of her wounds were so latter breaking. you look -- heartbreaking. you look at her and say no dog deserves this. she was just so good about it. even to this point she's been with us eight days now and never complained. >> she has a long recovery but is in good hands and dr. zolkiewicz

richard henry lee elementary sent students home this morning because of the cat inside the school on fourth avenue in glen burnie. students never made it inside after a teacher found a cat in her classroom about 7:45 this morning. students who took buses were returned home. those who walked or were dropped off were kept outside uil parents showed up. animal control set up a number of traps. school officials say they will also use school surveillance cameras to track the cat. >>> first on 4, the hunt for two men flashing women on the metro. what you should know before you hop on board. >>> also ahead, she stopped breathing during surgery. today, though, comedian jones rivers' daughter, melissa, has a rivers' daughter, melissa, has a message for her fans. ever since we launched snapshot, my life has been positively cray-cray. what's snapshot, you ask? only a revolutionary tool that can save you big-time. just plug it in, and the better you drive, the more cash you'll stash. switching to progressive can already save ye $500. snapshot could save ye even more. meat maiden! bringeth to me

richard henry lee elementary in glen burnie shut down shortly after students got there because animal control officials couldn't catch up with the feral cat that somehow got inside. students who ride the bus were sent home at 9:45 a.m. i bet they weren't complaining and parents of walkers were called to pick their kids up. the parents probably were complaining. >>> coming up president obama draws criticism from capitol hill for his choice of words about whether the u.s. has a pl an for military action against isis in syria. >> also ahead race car driver tony stewart speaking out for the very first time about that dirt track accident that claimed the life of another driver. >> but up next tbreak of the deadly ebola virus spreads n is in the hospital and quarantined in senegal with a confirmed case of the virus. the man traveled from senegal to guinea where the outbreak began last year. senegal is a popular tourist destination and its capital is a major transportation hub for the region. there are confirmed cases in sierra leone, syria and nigeria. 1,500 people have died. >>> the threat