great to see you, sherwood. >> great to see you, j.j.hanks for having me. >> given us a lay of the land. the deadline has been missed. other deadlines have been missed. does it seem like this this will will done by the ended of 2013? >> well, we're hopeful. now that we have a new commissioner coming in, we think it's going to cause a bit of a delay. our goal as an center is to show up and help get these rules out for public comment. >> do you have any sense of timing on this? >> well, it really depends on when she's confirmed by the senate. so we need to wait to see when the senate takes that up and we need to get in washington and make sure. >> is there a deadline? could this go on for five years? >> that's a good point. the s.e.c. has a reputation for missing deadlines. they've worked really hard, the staff, to get this, the proposed rules done, but it's really a political game and it comes down to what the commissioners want to put on their plate and when they want to do that. >> julie, i wanted to ask you because you start companies,

sherwood, thank you for joining us.we're going to be speaking to you a couple more times before this gets through the s.e.c. >> i hope so. i look forward to this going live. >> when we return, we answer some of your business questions on the topic of funding including getting second and third round financing and finding investors when going from wholesale to retail. and, for fat tuesday, today's elevator pitchers say let the good times roll with their line of fatty s ty sunday pretzels. we've all had those moments. when you lost the thing you can't believe you lost. when what you just bought, just broke. or when you have a little trouble a long way from home... as an american express cardmember you can expect some help. but what you might not expect, is you can get all this with a prepaid card. spends like cash. feels like membership. >>> earlier in the program, we profiled a woman who launched a company called kim's light bage bagels. today's elevator pitchers took the exactly opposite marketing stance when naming thei

news 4's tom sherwood talked to customers. in our second half hour, he will tell us how people are reacting to the shorter delivery weeks. >>> this traumatic video of a robbery may have helped tleed an arrest in the case. how the investigation led police to the district. >>> plus it's finally becoming more clear when superstorm sandy victims will get the money they need to rebuild. >>> and sitting too much could be linked to heart disease and cancer. workers at one local (woman) 3 days of walking to give a break cancer survivor a lifetime-- that's definitely a fair trade. it was such a beautiful experience. (jessica lee) ♪ and it's beautiful (woman) why walk 60 miles in the boldest breast cancer event in history? because your efforts help komen serve millions of women and men facing breast cancer every year. visit the3day.org to register or to request more information today. it was 3 days of pure joy. ♪ and it's beautiful >>> we continue to follow breaking news. an intruder arrested on monday. the former student is facing a tr

news4's tom sherwood at the smithsonian. how soon this could happen again. >> reporter: a meteor slammed into earth inside russia with a sonic boom injuring hundreds. almost the same day, a large asteroid narrowly misses earth, passing just 17,000 miles away. just a near miss in galactic terms. >> now that sounds like a long ways, but keep in mind, that's less than one-tenth of the distance to the moon. >> reporter: the two extraordinary incidents from space have smithsonian scientists enthralled about the chances for new materials to study. smithsonian natural history scientist tim mccoy. >> it's very exciting. it is a great thing to be able to see one of these events. two big things like this making news and making people aware of the kinds of things we're doing just don't happen very often. >> reporter: mccoy showed news4 labs inside the smithsonian war more than 35,000 meteorite pieces are kept. these pieces are 4.5 billion years old. and mccoy answered a question you might ask -- what are the chances something for space

. >>> i'm tom sherwood on the site of the new marriott hotel in downtown washington. what it means for tourism. i'll have the story coming up. >>> and we're going to catch up with two terps who have helped maryland remains one of the top teams in the country. >>> i'm julie carey in fairfax county, where the governor maybe another stop to stump for his transportation plan. the selling point this time, >>> some breaking news to share with you right now. there are reports of smoke in the tunnel of metro's blue line. firefighters are headed to the bending road station. there are delays on several stations. trains will be single tracking there as metro and d.c. firefighters deal with the problem. we'll keep an eye on the situation there. >>> tonight the maryland women's basketball team takes on duke in a battle of two. >> two team leaders stepped up. dan hellie is here with the story. >> a huge game for the terps tonight. maryland taking on duke in durham. despite a rash of injuries that would have crippled most. >> in 11 seasons she's won a national title and suffered jus

. >>> i'm tom sherwood. mayor vincent gray wants the city to be more green. one idea he has?harge you for how much trash >>> one of the most inspiring sports figure in town may be one of the least well known. who is it, dan? >> this is a really neat story. shaku sharoma. hits parents were told he might not walk, talk or play sports. right now had's proving them wrong. his sports choice -- bocce ball. >> reporter: a few nights a week during the long wind months, you can find shaku in the sherwood high school gym. this is practice, as far away from the mainstream sports spotlight as it gets. that's just fine since being here is against all odds. >> how far has he come? >> a long, long way. to see him like -- it's being. he never gives up. >> he's been fighting. with cerebral palsy. his parents were told he would probably never walk, but at 10:00 he taught himself. now at 18, he is plays sports. >> i'm real proud, because he gets involved. it's like he just watches other people. it's like motivation for a lot of kids and myself too. >> reporter: walk the has of sherwood high sch

tom sherwood breaks down how much. >> 10-year-old boy charged with bringing a toy gun to school. he has his day in court. >>> early morning effort to get to know the homeless in fairfax county. >> coming up in sports, capitals getting ready for division foe and familiar face. from the puck to the pitch. d.c. united ready goat their season rolling. hoyas are really hot at the right time. ♪ [ female announcer ] from tracking the bus. ♪ to tracking field conditions. ♪ wireless is limitless. "news4 at 6:00" continues. >>> traffic oyp 66 northern virginia, usually a nightmare out. new high-tech system for managing traffic is coming. it will include message and lanes signs that tell you of incidents, delays, travel times. lit operate using a vehicle detection sensor and closed circuit cameras. reduced speed limits as you approach congestion areas, work zones, special events. this system will go into a place, go into place, from washington to gainesville with construction beginning this spring. >> big changes could be coming to d.c. water. rates are expected to jump, city street could g

. >> i'm tom sherwood in downtown washington's farrugut square. why was this healthy tree cut down? >>> a test defies u.n. security council orders to shut down all mike activity throughout the world. danielle leigh on capitol hill with the report. >> reporter: north koreans cheer. in south korea, there is anger protesters lit pyres in the streets. and in the u.s., president obama quickly responded, calling the test a highly provocative act and promising to pursue firm action. >> they represent a serious threat to the united states of america. we have to be prepared to deal with that. >> reporter: the united nations security council held an emergency meeting condemning the nuclear task, even china, a north korean ally, opposed it. >> they say they are very angry about it. but so far the chinese have not been able to -- been willing to put their bite at the united nations where their bark is. >> reporter: the international body repeatedly ordered north korea to stop its nuclear program. it is considering new measures against the already heavily sanctioned state. >> north korea does no

. >>> tom sherwood caught up with the folks at the smithsonian to put all these cosmic events in perspective for us. >>> the first lawsuits are being filed in connection with the nightmare cruise. passengers return home after five long days stranded. chris is live in mobile, alabama with the latest on their long journey to get home. chris? >> reporter: yeah, pat, for some of them after being adrift for more than four days just getting home from here in alabama was easier said than done. overjoyed passengers of the carnival cruiseship" triumph" thought their ordeal was done, but for? finding their way home has been just as unforgiving. one of the buses chartered to bring passengers to new orleans broke down. people didn't laugh about it. they cried. life gives you lemons, you have to eat the lemons sometimes. >> they set sail from galveston, as passengers returned there friday, they realized a special place and special people were in sight. >> yeah, i'm ready to go home. >> others weren't as forgiving. >> these last four hours have been hideous compared to the last seven days. hideous. >> rep

news 4 tom sherwood shows us why it's raising questions about personal privacy. >> reporter: d.c. police routinely post private video on youtube to help search for suspects or persons of interest in crimes. tommy wells chairman of the judiciary wants police to access private security cameras any time in real-time not just when a crime is committed. >> we have too many restrictions that don't allow police to detect crime in real-time. >> reporter: routine police access to them prompt ad variety of opinions. >> i think that security is important but i think that, you know, also privacy should be considered a priority as well. you want to make sure that one's right to privacy isn't trampled upon. >> what about the privacy rights you should walk the streets without being tracked by the police. >> safety comes first. it gives citizens a sense of safeness but no one likes to be watched at all times. >> reporter: without his knowledge news 4 separately recorded wells on a public space on a security camera. wells was surprised but insistent. >> we were recording the whole time on that cam

sherwood, walking up the 18th for the last time in his career. 31 years at cbs. lives down in this area and he's ready to come off the road, even though all of his friends and buddies and colleagues, we're not ready for it. we've loved having him as a teammate, whether it be the super bowl where he's been such an important part of everything we've done on the nfl and cbs. ncaa basketball tournament and final fours and cbs golf. ready to stay home with his wife diane. i don't blame him. it's not easy, the journey every week packing up and moving on to the next site. but he's certainly left his mark and he's brought so many of the shots that you've seen through the years, he's provided them to the world through his eyes, through his lens. and we're going to miss him. the schwartzel putt coming up will remind you a little bit of what we saw here last year. these two know that there's going to be more golf, merrick and beljan. and a playoff will commence at the 18th. and should it go beyond that, 10 and then if necessary 14. and then rotate right back through 18 agai

sherwood walking up the 18th for the last time in his career. 31 years at cbs. lives down in this area and he's ready to come off the road, even though all of his friends and buddies and colleagues, we're not ready for it. we've loved having him as a teammate, whether it be the super bowl where he's been such an important part of everything we've done on the nfl and cbs. ncaa basketball tournament and final fours and cbs golf. ready to stay home with his wife diane. i don't blame him. it's not easy, the journey every week packing up and moving on to the next site. but he's certainly left his mark and he's brought so many of the shots that you've seen through the years, he's provided them to the world through his eyes, through his lens. and we're going to miss him. the schwartzel putt coming up will remind you a little bit of what we saw here last year. these two know that there's going to be more golf, merrick and beljan. and a playoff will commence at the 18th. and should it go beyond that, 10 and then if necessary 14. and then rotate right back through 18 agai

tom sherwood joins us now. >> it means this ethics flare-up is over but ethics remain a serious political issue. >> reporter: council chairman fill mendelson offered a resolution to reprimand jim graham for his unethical but not illegal attempt to politically influence contracts for both the city and for the metro system. graham had his committee aseenments reduced as the chairman spoke about the evidence against him. >> and there have been three investigations. each of the investigations lead to the conclusion that the district's code of conduct was breached. >> yes. >> reporter: the council voted 11-220 reprimand graham, only ward 8 council member marion barry sided with graham. >> when every member of this council may be subject to this. it may happen to jim graham today. everybody on this council on a daily basis, weekly basis, makes them arrangements, trade votes on this or that. >> reporter: citizen activists had mixed reactions on whether graham was sufficiently punishe

tom sherwood takes a look. >> reporter: he nose some changes won't be easy. surrounded by his own staff and dozens of environmentalists, reply yor gray promoted 143 different environmental steps to make the city more green. >> the healthiest, greenest and most livable city in the nation. >> reporter: be he acknowledged some ideas are political tough sales. >> we haven't set a timetable yet. let us come back at you. this will unfold. >> a proposal to double the number of bike lanes? that found fans on the street. >> i think you have to reduce the cars on the street, especially with d.c.'s traffic issues. >> reporter: he wants to cut car uses, and raise rates during peak demands. he rejected a war on cars. >> i wouldn't call it a war on cars. i would call it an effort to get people to use alternative methods, to get people out of an automobile. it would not be easy at all. >> reporter: charging homeowners for the amount of trash they gen. that got mixed reviews. >> well action i guess that would be incentive for people to go green, but to pay for it? i don't kn

news4's tom sherwood broke the story on twitter today. gandhi's recommendation is effective the 1st of june. he says he's comfortable leaving now, because the city is in good financial shape. the mayor announced a $400 million surplus. he's been criticized for his office's internal controls in the handling of the d.c. lottery contract, which is the subject of a federal investigation. >>> ward 6 council member tommy wells is expanding on his plans for a potential run for mayor of d.c. in 2014. day wells confirmed he has formed an exploratory committee. he also plans to go on what he calls a listening tour, to meet with residence in all the district's eight wards. he expressed concern today on wamu radio over the scandals that have rocked the city's government over the last year. >> i do believe we're at a crossroads, i think with chronnyism, a culture of corruption, that things could go backwards easily. we do know that's the one thing that will undo a city pretty quickly, a corrupt government. >> harry thomas jr., and former council chair

tom sherwood joins us with a look at wells and the other candidates preparing to run. >> wendy, in politicsyear is a very short time. there's no shortage of likely candidates now. >> for two years mayor vincent gray has faced seral federal investigations by u.s. attorney ronald machen, who a lucrative shadow campaign that helped propel him to victory in 2010. now gray won't say if he'll run again, other candidates are lining up. tommy wells from capitol hill was first to file formal papers monday to begin an exploratory committee. a decision comes in two months. i'm going to start in ward 8, to talk to residents about what do they want for their city. it's highly likely i will run, and we do need to see what happens with investigations that are going on. i think he -- >> if gray were forced from office by scandal. others are ready, too. jack evans says he'll run, no exploring necessary. >> i fully intend to run for mayor whenever there's the next mayor's election. >> reporter: no exploratory committee? >> no i don't believe in them. i don't see a need for them. either you want to run or you

tom sherwood is live in northeast with more on why this is the school's final season. >> jim, when youalk about hometown washington, you're talking about places like spingarn. >> these two just mung. school yearbooks. >> and old video tell the groanway story. championship sports and strong academics for decades after it first opened. named after educator joel spingarn, an early supporter of the naacp. they came to the high school 30 years ago, first as track coach and teacher. >> it had always been important that they were able to go to schooled in a neighborhood. >> jerry phillips graduated this 1957. >> it was family, you know, and back then, the education in dc schools was very good. they knead sure we got through the educational process. >> now it was just one third of the capacity is closing this spring. >> probably not. >> a front page "the washington post" story thursday recalled the glory of nba stars like dave binge and elgin baylor, both green wave standouts. they play their final basketball game tonight. >> i just hope they retain, when the new billing comes up that the athl

tom sherwood with a look at the plan that includes the white house visitor center. tom? >> wendy, tourism in the nation's capital is big business. but ugly security barriers don't help. little known national aquarium has been tucked away since 1932 in the huge basement of the commerce department building downtown. video screens, live exhibits delight visitors like this capital from boston. what do you think? >> it's great. >> ugly sidewalk secure barriers in place since 9/11, they were supposed to be temporary, still discourage foot traffic to the aconveyor numb and the white house visitors center. >> where now there have been planters sitting for a long time, the trees aren't terribly healthy. the sidewalk isn't in good shape. >> but the entire perimeter, one side isour football fields long, about got pedestrian friendly security that respects the historic building. >> really one of the first times for the federal government to come up with a design solution that actually enhances the public sidewalk. >> the national planning commission, the regional agency that approve

tom sherwood to show us what's behind the push for closer contact. >> video visits are being used moree but some feel a personal touch is lost. the d.c. jail says it saves $600,000 a year in staffing and extra security costs by using just video visits. >> family members, friends and other visitors simply said a visitation appointment. >> reporter: correction says video visits have doubled from 200 a week to 400. while old personal visits were always behind plexiglas shields. family members tell us that even behind plexiglas talking to someone person is not the same as talking to someone on a video screen. >> i would any being in the same room is something you can't replace. >> reporter: this family member says she and others like the convenience of video but being in the same room even unable to touch still brings families closer. now some d.c. council members say they want the joint to allow occasional in-person visits. legislation was introduced demanding the change. >> the notion that they come have visits through a tv screen is not really a visit. >> reporter: corrections director

in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. >>> coming up next, a local company that makes drones is trying to clear up controversy surrounding the flying machines. >>> leslie johnson has served her time. she's a free woman now. >>> and doug, how is the weather looking now on this friday night? >> for us, the wind are picking up. wind gusts over 20 miles an hour and they'll increase through the evening. the wind for us, the snow to the north. we'll talk politicians, family, friends admirers bid final farewell to christine jones in southeast d.c. jones was a former maryland state delegate. the first african-american to represent prince george's county in the maryland general assembly. she also taught in the county school system for 30 years. she died two weeks ago after she was pulled from her burning home in temple hills. christine jones was 83 years old. >>> a company in manassas, virginia, is weighing in on a controversy over drones. virginia lawmakers approved a bill banning them. the unmanned surveillance vehicles, banning them for use by law enforcement. supporters say using the unmann

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ben sherwood, our abc news president, tom sabrowski, our producer of "good morning america." >> so many. >> now that i have sally's cells, i have a sweet tooth. it's true. it's working out really well. thank you, buddy. >> we got cake for everyone. we love you, robin. we're so happy you're back. and god bless you. you look so beautiful. i'm so happy for you. >> thank you, buddy. >> let's eat. >> yeah. >> all right [ cheers and applause ] >> now from abc7 news, the richmond city council is considering a plan to reduce blight, passing the first reading of a new ordinance to require owners to submit a written statement on how they plan to maintain property while it is vacant. richmond had a problem with people dumping garbage and wake in yards on vacant homes. now, we will check with mike nicco. >> eight to 13 degrees warmer than yesterday which is the big change in the weather today. now, the high temperatures, yesterday we were stuck in the 40's to near 50 and today we will be in the upper 50's to near 60 but for let to mid-50's at the coast of the frosty inland tomorrow morning, and a w

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