. ♪ >>> another local tribute today, this one in southeast washington for the victims of the newtown ists gathered in support of stricter gun control laws just steps away from the washington navy yard where a gunman killed 12 people in september. >>> students returned to arapahoe high school in colorado today to pick up theirÑi cars a belongings one day after a shooting on campus. police just identified the 17-year-old student shot at point-blank range by the gunman. she remains in critical condition tonight.Ñayy may have wantedfá revenge on thet( school'só[ librarian and debat coach.fá police say the suspect ignited a moll to have cocktail and fired off five rounds before h.át( sh and killed himself. >>> a week of tributes to nelson mandela has not been without tonight there may be resolution to the latest problem facing the south african government. >>> plus, a somber holi$ f tradition at arlington national cemetery. >>> and we'll tell you why a >>> just in to news4, d.c. police tell us they have arrested one person in connection with stolen red kettle donations from thee1 salvatio

. >> tuesday morning and an army of volunteers were about to deliver toys in southeast washington when the unthinkable happened. >> this is op -- awesome though. merry christmas. >> his voice faltered after being hit. -- i am hit. >> someone shot a man dressed as santa claus in the back with children all around. an act of violence -- appalling on more levels than we can fathom. >> the mindset -- it is all good. >> the toys were dropped off and he was rushed to the hospital. >> someone shot me. we caught up with him at a local market. it pains him to know that a man bearing gifts to the community would become a victim of violence. alive and iod i am am grateful no one else got hit. >> as we close the year out, we are taking a look back at the big stories in 2013. see what headlines made the cut. >> i am steve rudin. it is quiet and dry. we have big changes on the way for the day on sunday and the potential for some wintry weather in the seven day outlook. coming up. >> 2013 show the best of mankind and its worst. the future king and the act of violence in mother nature's fury. a look at

we have news from southeast washington. there are two shootings that were blocks apart. the first was on the 1500 block. minutes ago.ppened will have new information when it is available. new information as a train and jumped a rail in new york city. miles going more than 50 an hour over the speed limit. many questions that investigators are trying to answer tonight. we are live in the satellite center with more. >> that question went into the evening and we learned that investigators confiscated cell phones to see if there were tax or phone calls around the time of the crash. they're trying to piece together why this deadly accident happened. >> ntsb spent the day going over and -- going over every detail and they examined data from the black box recorders. they went too fast. train was traveling at 82 miles an hour. it went into a 30 mile an hour curve. they were training to go around that curve. train derailed in the bronx near the grand central station. several cars jumped tracks and dozens of others were injured. >> this is a train crash and this is happening. >> th

there has been a major outpouring of support after someone stole $10,000 from its offices in southeast washington recently. police do have some surveillance video of the robbers but they are still at large at this point. they cleaned out a safe and a bunch of the red kettles you see smashed right there from the solomon g. brown corpse community center -- corps community center. the salvation army has received donations totaling $48,000 just since the theft. that sum does not include more money collected by the bell ringers. erica? >>> mike, it is beautiful out here right now. a little bit of a breeze. a little bit of sunshine. and some really mild temperatures. it's about 10 to 15 degrees warmer right now than it was at this time yesterday. but these temperatures are not going to last forever. we have a big change in the first alert seven-day forecast. i'm tell you about the possibility of wintry >>> between you know there were 49 varieties of poinsettias? i had no include. well, a little tender loving care when you boy yours this -- buy yours this year will make them last a lot longer. 49 variet

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he was arrested at his home in southeast washington today accused of dealing in child pornography. they walked out with computers as well as bags and boxes of evidence. they say they are stunned. >> he was a quiet guy. he was a good guy, a good neighbor. >> i've never seen children by here. >> he is been his chief of staff for two years. the republican senator from tennessee released a statement saying he is stunned, surprised, disappointed. under the thousands in south africa painter view to the man who ended up, nelson mandela. former president now lies in state. leon harris poked people in pretoria who waited hours in line to pay their respects. >> today was the first day that nelson mandela's body was driven through the streets of pretoria for people to say goodbye. they lined the streets this morning and they will tomorrow and friday when they get there chances to pay final respects. the links that people went through to say those goodbyes were achingly remarkable. a serene, stately atmosphere as dignitaries passed by his casket to pay their final respects. however, the scene

in berry farms in southeast washington, delia goncalves, wusa9. >> delia tells us the man who was shot is an eight-year employee at interstate's landover location. he's being treated at the hospital for nonlife threatening injuries. >>> now to our other top stories, traffic and weather. right now millions of you are hitting the airports, train stations and highways to get to your holiday destinations. here's a live look at traffic on the mixing bowl in northern virginia. looking pretty good, not what you typically see this time of the day, especially during the getaway for the holidays. we want to take a look now at the american legion bridge in maryland. again if you want to head out now, this is the time to do it. looking pretty easy driving there for you. >>> what about the holiday forecast? let's get right to meteorologist howard bernstein with your first alert forecast. >> if you are going to hit the road this afternoon, don't be surprised if you see a few snow flakes. nothing really to write home about. we're watching this arctic boundary producing some of these snow showers from

police are searching for two men who broke into a salvation army building in southeast washington, taking more than $10,000 in red kettle donations. news4's david culver reports live from the southeast with more on the investigation. david? >> reporter: chris, let me set the scene right now. you can see behind me, this is the salvation army office. you see two marked police cars, and i just saw a pair of detectives walk out and head into the salvation army office. they're continuing their investigation tonight. the number that they're saying, $10,000. that's the estimated amount at a minimum that was taken from inside this building. i asked the spokesperson with the salvation army what could that buy, he said that could pay for electricity for a dozen families for a month. now missing. that distinct holiday sound, a reminder of giving. but whoever broke into this salvation army office this morning did a lot of taking. detectives just wrapped up searching for clues inside. we went in to tour the damage. glass broken through one door, a screwdriver used to break into another. it seems the t

this is bruce johnson reporting from southeast washington, for wusa9. >> thanks bruce. >>> one of the crews also visited the wal-mart that opened on h. street today. and he found that lots of cars were being ticketed because parking is limited in that area. so if you head down there, be sure to read the signs before you park. >>> and d.c. council member david catania may join the crowded race for major of d.c.. today he filed the paperwork he needs to file an exploratory committee. he is formerly a republican. in the november general election he's running against whoever wins the democratic and the republican primary. >>> part of the minimum wage hike passed by the d.c. council yesterday would expand the number of people getting sick leave in the city. it expands the 2008 bill to include people who work for tips. the council is set for a vinyl vote on -- final vote on the measure in the next few weeks. >>> a checkup now on the affordable care act. the white house says nearly 30,000 people signed up for health insurance coverage on healthcare.gov over just the first two days of decembe

pellet gunfire rang out in southeast washington on christmas eve. and sadly, the target appeared to be a man dressed in a santa suit. it happened while he was delivering toys. nikki burdine caught up with the volunteer and reports on how he's doing. not police say it was a poet of right side and fired shots and all saint nick's mac. from that of china and what else got hurt. but he was delivering presents to kids so it is tough past eight years as that at all toy drive. hot-judge give away. he was taken to george washington hospital were they removed the pellets and sent him on his way. we caught up with santa also known as it is a beer hall cans after he was released. but i think there were targeting santa directly. he was most upset. he couldn't finish the job. memo meanwhile back at barry farms but even that could stop people here in barry farms from celebrating christmas and getting into the christmas spirit of >>: picking up our staff to left off of course. delivering the christmas toys to all the good boys and girls. and we are happy to report

live in southeast washington, chris gordon, news 4. >>> another developing story right now. we're waiting to learn the official cause of death of the d.c. police officer accused of child pornography. 32-year-old died after being pulled out last night. he was arrested and charged last week with taking nude pictures of a 15-year-old girl while on duty. he was out on bond at the time of his death. a rental car was also found with court documents inside. documents that belonged to washington. >>> and the d.c. police officer linked to a prostitution ring is now behind bars. the 47-year-old was arrested this morning during his first court appearance. this afternoon we learn he's accused of luring at least two teens into his operation. his arrest comes a week after authorities raided his southeast apartment. news 4's mark segraves will have more on how barnhill allegedly operated the ring coming up at 5:30. >>> and turmoil continues at redskins park. the team is now dealing with questions about the coach and robert griffin iii is getting shut down for the season. diana russini is l

there were there to help load up the toys without -- that are being sent out in southeast washington.joy. thanks to natasha they can get their a batteries for those stories. >> we are wondering how cold it will get for christmas day. >> probably in the mid-30's for the highs and christmas day with a lot of sunshine. kind of chilly although -- that we have had the past several days. this is lagging behind, a few scattered showers left but they will be leaving shortly. in the way, clear skies. andt of rain continues up down the east coast. clearer skies to the north and west by a couple of hundred miles. temperatures will continue to drop. 52 right now at reagan national. 41 in winchester. the colder air is on the way. with the clearing breezy degrees.s, 20 82 36 the range of temperatures by tomorrow morning. through the date tomorrow, some sunshine but clouds moving in. the upper weather disturbance could bring a brief snow shower to parts of the area. winds will be gusty combined with afternoon temperatures around 40. it will make it seem colder so it will change that way. a bright an

we were in southeast washington andy as u.s. postal service police escorted him out of his home in handcuffs. a raided his home early this morning and removed several boxes of evidence along with we all haved senator alexander's reaction to the arrest. >> thousands lined up today in pretoria, south africa to pay final respects to nelson mandela. is lying in state in the same amphitheater where he was sworn in as the country's first black resident. leon harris lead their team coverage from pretoria tonight. good evening. standing outside of the national union building in pretoria where nelson mandela is lying in state. just important how this man has been, americans may have a tough time understanding the depth of the commitment between mandela and his people. just think about this. would you be willing to go through what these people went through just to see someone? the day began with those lucky enough to get a place on the street as his body was driven through pretoria. they did not have to deal with this. through streets and

we're working to find out the name of a man shot and killed in southeast washington. here's a look at the scene where officers found him suffering from gunshot wounds. it happened just before 11:00 on 17th and s street. >>> in prince gorge's county, a judge is hearing why evidence can be kept out of an upcoming trial. they found the victims inside a trasch-filled house in riverdale. they were in retaliation for a drug debt. defense lawyers want to suppress evidence found in the hotel room and a statement he made after as well. it could take two to three days. >>> the woman accused of splattering green paint at the national cathedral is in court. we will learn what will happen next. she was charged in july and is is suspected of similar vandalism at the lincoln memori memorial. court records show that a psychologist found it likely that tian would be competent to stand trial in the foreseeable future. >>> the black boxes from that train crash up in new york over the weekend are on their way to d.c. right now. so far we know the train was speeding down the tracks at 82

this happened on burk street in southeast washington, not far from the stadium metro stop. this is part of a important investigation. senator alexander immediately suspended him after learning about the arrest. it reads i am stunned, surprised and disappointed by what i learned. based on this information, i immediately place him on administrative leave without pay. the office is fully cooperating with the investigation. chris gordon is following the story. he'll have the latest for us ahead at 5:00. >>> a d.c. police officer linked to a prostitution ring made his first court appearance this afternoon. and we learned he's accused of trying to lure at least two teenagers into that operation. 47-year-old linwood barnhill was arrested and charged with two counts of pandering a miner. the arrest comes one week after authorities raided his apartment and found a 16-year-old girl who had been reported missing. she told police barnhill forced her into prostitution. and during today's hearing we learned a second young girl has also come guard saying he did the same thing to her. his

president obama is in southeast washington. coming up, the message he wants everyone to hear. cuban leaders are pleased to release a maryland man. the >> about to talk about the economy at the town hall education. the art and recreation campus. what we are looking at is the president of the american center for progress. she is offering opening statements. the president is expected to walk up to the podium any minute now. when he gets up there he is expected no the to talk about any specific policy. the changes or announcements or proposals. instead he will urge congress to pass a budget and extend unemployment insurance by the end of the year. the president will now address a full audience. >> thank you so much. thank you, everybody. please have a seat. sharing a story that resonated with me and there a lot of parallels in my life and resonated with some of you. over the past years, the center for american progress has done incredible work to shape the debate over expanding opportunity for all americans. i could not be more grateful not only for giving me a lot of policy ideas

was something he did -- he'd be involved in. >> reporter: according to court documents washington went to a southeast apartment sunday night unannounced to ask about a 15-year-old girl who'd returned home after washington took a missing person report from her mother the day before. washington told the mom he wanted to interview the girl alone if her room and once there he told the 15-year-old to take off her top so he could take pictures of her injuries with his kodak easy share camera. she said she didn't have any injuries to see but the officer allegedly insisted calling it quote part of the procedure. he did the same on the girl's lower body saying he needed photos of tattoos for identification purposes. when investigators seized the camera they found photos of the girl and two other unknown victims. washington's a seven veteran and last night police chief cathy lanier reacted. >> instead of protecting the public he's done just you know this horrible act to hurt members and children. >> reporter: washington by the way according to public records is an army veteran. he is being held without bail ri

prosecutors argued against his release, alleging officer washington went to the 15-year- old southeast apartment after she returned home and took digital photographs of her breasts and genitals, telling her it was protocol. the girl told her mother, washington was arrested, and prosecutors then found numerous photos of other unidentified females, at least two of them minioors. he is anse argued that longtime washington resident, a resident of waldorf, and in iraqi war veteran. the judge called the crimes despicable but agreed to washington's release, pending trial, with an electronic monitoring program, ordered to have searches of his locker, car, and cell phone. prosecutors believe those search warrants will turn up additional andence to show this was not isolated incident, that this was a pattern of behavior by marc washington. they are due back in court january 5. greta kreuz, abc 7 news. workerseds of fast food walked off the job today, protesting the country's current minimum wage. from the district to new york and california, employees say they don't make enough money to support

live in southeast washington, melissa mollet. >>> the time is 6:02. new this morning, a new message from a kidnapped maryland man believed to have been held captive in pakistan. warren weinstein is seen in this new video asking president obama to negotiate with al qaeda in the hopes of his release. the video was sent to select media. weinstein is from rockville, maryland, and is now 72 years old. he was kidnapped in 2011 from a home overseas. he was living in pakistan and working for j.e. austin, a development contractor based in virginia. weinstein was supposed to leave pakistan just days before he was kidnapped. >>> if you were expecting a present yesterday that never arrived, it may come today. u.p.s. couldn't deliver all of its christmas packages to customers on time but says most of those packages that didn't make it should come today. news 4's jackie bensen spoke to one local woman who is still waiting for one special package to areich at her home. >> reporter: people tell us they noticed something was wrong late tuesday afternoon. the they went

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to december of 2011 prosecutors said today, among them pictures of a reluctant 15- year-old southeast washington run-away who prosecutors said was coerced into being photographed naked by washington sunday night after he claimed he needed the shots to identify her if she every ran away again. the photos -- ever ran away again. the photos were sexually explicit and washington tried to delete them from his camera, but investigators were able to recover the files. the prosecutor also said there is ample evidence washington has done it before. at least three other unidentified victims appeared to be on the camera including an unknown girl photographed on her bed in april of 2012. he used his position of authority to commit the most egregious crimes the prosecutors said noting photos were taken while washington was on duty in full uniform and armed. washington is single and lives with his father in this waldorf townhome. his defense attorney argued for release before trial saying there's no potential danger now, that washington is stripped of his badge and gun and after he turned himself in after fir

. >> the shooting took place in southeast washington plagued by crime. i have been where he is.'s frightening. >> poor guy. it is not cool to shoot santa. >> not cool to shoot anyone, but santa? come on. >> could have been a very sour christmas for a professional poker player. he caught a cab and left something in the backseat. that something, 300 grand in cash. the guy's winning streak could have ended there. he was luckier that geraldo was his cabby. he turned the money in and the player got it back. >> signed a poker circuit and very, very famous worldwide poker player. >> sin city, but it's not. >> he was named driver of the year, of course. the cab company gave him $1,000 for reward money for his honesty and a steak dinner for two. nice in vegas. the player didn't want his name revealed, but he's thinking of giving him a big reward as well. he should. >> he should. i hope it's a big one. >> more than a steak dinner. maybe lobster. >> surf and turf. he is the leader of more than a billion catholics around the world. pope francis was ready for his christmas close up, the firs

. >>> plus, we are following breaking news in southeast washington.ire burned the home on n street. we'll show you the investigation under way right now. obviously a the lot of fire activity going on right there.

a man is recovering in the hospital after a vehicle struck him in southeast washington.t the man on stanton road newer suitland parkway. the driver was behind the wheel of a gold nissan. the man hit was air lifted to a nearby hospital. doctors say his injuries are life threatening. >>> this woman is wanted by police in maryland as a person of interest. officers believe she may be connected to a violent fight at a mall on b friday. the attack happened at the annapolis mall. police say two people jumped a 17-year-old girl at a victoria's secret store punching her in the head repeat deadly. the victim said the beating was unproel voekd and she didn't know who the women were who did it. >>> six minutes before the hour. 2014 could be a better year for one d.c. teacher who was fired last year. the school system trying to hire that person back now. turns out he or she was fired because of a poor performance review. the problem is it should have been higher. the value he or she added was miss calculated. 44 teachers this the district received inaccurate evaluations. >>> a couple

record warmth to the east and in the southeast. washingtonorlando, raleigh, >> much rather deal with the 70s than the 20s in the middle of america right now. >> absolutely. >> damon lane. it sounds like a superhero name. >> it does. linzie brought us cat bookends. you brought warm weather. you win. >> i heard my name mentioned in that christmas story. there's a present waiting for me somewhere. i'm going to find it. >> you can share the cocktails that ron got. >> nice. a little sparkly. >>> coming up on "gma," dishing out -- dishing it out. celebrity chef nigella lawson hitting back after two of her assistants were found not guilty of stealing her money. can she rehab her tarnished image? >>> plus, ruffled feathers. the "duck dynasty" cast threatens to walk off and end the reality show unless phil robertson is brought back. what a&e is saying after getting death threats. >> this story is really heating up. >>> also coming up in "pop news" this morning, a new way to enjoy one of the most viral videos of the year. checking back with the fox and

commander said this is going to be christmas for a lot of families in that neighborhood of southeast washingtonin that neighborhood and around the area can have a present for christmas and good food. this is a big setback for them. >> certainly is. how vulnerable are charities like this, specifically at this time of year? >> especially according to a law enforcement specialist, they have a particular vulnerability because our law enforcement analyst said there's more money in the kettles than you think. that creates a vulnerability for them. the kettles were secured in an office, but still in the kettles. a lot of money still in the kettles and in the safe. they got the combination to the safe by finding it in a desk. the two perpetrators, they could have been kids who were part of a mentoring program that they run at that salvation army office. they think it might have been people with knowledge of that building. >> could have been an inside job, as you say. i know you'll have more on this later in the "situation room." rudolph won't be the only thing guiding santa and the sleigh. they will ge

. >> reporter: it happened early sunday morning in southeast washington, d.c. >> they got into the safe some funds from the wednesday and friday. so it was three days' worth of kettle income that was here. >> reporter: how much? >> we're estimating about $10,000. >> reporter: a big loss for the salvation army during the holsay season and the millions it tries to help. >> a lot of them, we are truly their christmas. that's all the children are going to get to know that santa claus has been there. >> reporter: that's true for the ringer who says that the salvation helped him get christmas presents last year. >> i'm real destroyed about what they did for the kids for they christmas. >> reporter: donors nearby equally disgusted. >> i think it's a shame that here's people giving money out to help a worthy cause and you have people who decide to make sort of an economic gain for themselves by stealing. >> reporter: stealing from an organization that provides more than a million toys for children, provides food, clothing, shelter. is the salvation army more susceptible to theft than other char

and tablets. 5çwç5ç5ç5ç5ç5ç5ççyçy5ç5çwç5ç5ç5ç z >>> merry -- >>> pellet gunfire rang out in southeast washingtone target appeared to be a man dressed in a santa suit. you saw him wince in pain. it happened while he was walking in the street during a toy delivery. nikki caught up with the volunteer who reports on how santa is doing. >> reporter: it was the day before christmas -- >> it's still in there. >> reporter: the community -- in in community, somebody tried to stop christmas by shooting santa claus. police say it was a pellet gun from somewhere nearby that fired shots into old st. nick's back. >> i'm glad i i got hit no one else got hurt. >> reporter: santa was in town delivering presents for the kids. something he's done for the past eight years. >> merry christmas. >> reporter: he was taken to george washington hospital where they removed the pellets and sent him on his way. >> i got shot somewhere back -- it's kind of right in there somewhere. right there. right here. i felt the burning sensation. >> reporter: we caught up with santa after he was released. >> i think they were targeting

the leading figures in delivering like literally driving trucks delivering food throughout southeast washington, d.c. he had a tremendous amount of credibility from communities and civic work. that really put him in good stead when it was time for his comeback. amount ofad a decent charisma and personal credibility taste on his work. mel reynolds clearly had the least and that was probably a critical factor that led to his poor outcomes in his comeback. buryposed to hastings and who had been committed he leaders before they ran for office, reynolds was a rhodes scholar and did not have deep community ties. he was sort of seen as an outsider when he first ran in a primary against the incumbent who had been enmeshed in scandal unless so, clearly, scored lower on the charisma and personal credibility scale than the other two. we can maybe go back to the last slide and work our way back. and spitzer, spitzer started off with a lot of credibility in his race for city comptroller, but mostly having to do this work as attorney general and he became the sheriff of wall street. he was very eager to forg

submit a proposal for a new fbi headquarters and a pillar point in the south wiest -- southeast part of washington. not far from the proposed site in springfield, a cafÉ were this is has not been what it once was. >> and has been slow. penny says that the possibility of the new fbi headquarters bringing in thousands of new workers just a mile away would change everything.ery -- postel political heavyweights making the case for just that >> gave we are all in ject.is important prog >> this site meets all of the requirements to help the fbi. >> starting with convenience. it is close to highways, and write up the road from the fbi in quantico. the property sits right next to a general services administration site. >> this is an ideal location. prince george's county is preparing a site in greenbelt right next to the metro station. >> we feel really great about our proposal. i think we put together everything that the fbi has said that they want. leaders in both maryland and virginia say that many of the residents land -- worked for the guy, so moving the headquarters to their respective states would

washington. he's behind bars accused of taking explicit photos of a 15- year-old from southeast d.c. while he was on duty. investigators say that teenager had shown up at home after being reported missing and they say washington went to the family's apartment, said he needed to interview the girl alone in her room and then took the explicit photos calling it police procedure. washington is due in court tomorrow for bail hearing. >>> billions of our phone calls tracked by big brother every day of the week. >> frigid temperatures on the way this weekend, just some of the news in your world tonight in 90 seconds. >> storms dumping snow from the rockies to the northern plains. it's blamed for at least eight deaths and conditions are getting worse as frigid air blows in from the north. >> we were 57 today, but serious arctic air is waiting in the wings. 2 below 0 in casper, some areas tomorrow in the northern plains states not making it above 0 and dallas will go from the 60s and 70s into an ice storm and all this is heading our way for the weekend. >> the white house needs young healthy p

this is taking place in a largely african-american portion of washington, d.c., in the southeast neighborhood as anacostia where there is high unemployme unemployment. it's taking place in a recreation center which symbolizes the message the president is trying to deliver, where federal and local governments work together with corporations and philanthropists to provide more of that opportunity. that sets the backdrop for what we expect to hear from the president a short time from now. of course the other backdrop that exists in this country is one that creates more of this inequality in the eyes of this white house, which is the fact that the stock market keeps growing, however, the job market hasn't been able to keep up for a lot of americans. thomas. >> peter, i understand she is about to introduce president obama right now so let's go ahead and listen in to these live remarks in full. thanks, peter. >> thank you. thank you, everybody. thank you so much. thank you. thank you, everybody. please, please, have a seat. thank you so much. thank you, neera, for the wonderful introduction and sha

area for a missing teenager from washington state. 14-year-old elizabeth romero was last seen leaving her school wednesday afternoon which was about 180 miles southeast of seattle. surveillance video shows her getting into the car with her boyfriend who is 19-year-old eduardo. he was last seen driving a 2001- 2003 ford escape with temporary washington plates. investigator think the two could be heading to mexico and may drive through the bay area. >>> oakland man says he was the victim of the so-called knock out game where an attacker tries to knock out a total stranger. anthony lindsey tells us here at ktvu news the brutal attack happened while he was riding an ac transit bus. these pictures show the cuts and bruises. lindsey says he wasn't robbed, just beaten up. >> it was clear that since he didn't want nothing of mine, nothing that i owned, that maybe that was -- that's what it felt like. i was trying to be knocked out. >> lindsey says he was hit several times before his attacker ran away. the sheriffs office is now investigating this case and urging witnesses to step forward. >>> a retired santa clara county superior court judge will lead a spec

here in washington to talk about the tran pacific partnership, it's promise, problems and prospects. for southeast asia studies and co director of the partners initiative. and sue rob, senior research association for the consulting firm samuels international associations. this was supposed to be the week, why didn't it happen? well, i think they are not going to make this year. i think largely the reason is that the president didn't make his trip to asia in november. and that was a time where it really matters. the political leadership, the big push has to take place. are waiting to see capitol spent on something called trade promotion authority, which is a basically gives congress an up or down vote. and until the president moved on that, i think we are not close to this agreement. i do think the next benchmark is his trip to asia in april, and before we goes he better have tpa, on the hill, and going in the right direction, or this agreement could be in trouble. >> and remind people what it is? >> trade promotion authority. it means that congress will get to vote up or down on an agreement, they

washington, d.c. all the way down toward the southeast. want to make sure you pack that patience g. idea to call ahead to make sure your flight is not delayed. no airport delays with the exception of washington, d.c. and philadelphia. they are starting to see minor reports of delays. most airlines are reporting on time flights. if you are shopping as we mentioned maybe one of those last-minute folks. 68 degrees down to valley fare. shopping center, 65 degrees with plenty of sun. light winds expected by the city by the bay. 62 degrees. a beautiful place to check out. union square. mild across the area. we're going to be looking at air quality beginning to suffer every day this week we're looking at moderate to unhealthy levels even through christmas so you want to make sure take it easy. over to mike. >> we are looking at southbound 880, earlier issue south of the coliseum. we don't see a lot of slowing after the initial crash. it is off of the roadway, and your main commute is will be which is moving from the coliseum all the way up into d

that is a train storm that makes its way to the southeast but sunday. 48 as we start off in new york city the 54 in washington chicago. it's nice that we're starting to see a warmup. >> i'll take it. looks good. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "first look" on msnbc. is it africa? the middle east? canada? or the u.s.? the answer is... the u.s. ♪ most of america's energy comes from right here at home. take the energy quiz. energy lives here. [ female announcer ] we eased your back pain, you turned up the fun. tylenol® provides strong pain relief while being gentle on your stomach. but for everything we do, we know you do so much more. tylenol®. afghanistan in 2009. on the u.s.s. saratoga in 1982. [ male announcer ] once it's earned, usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve current and former military members and their families is without equal. begin your legacy. get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. >>> good friday among, right now on "first look" parts of the

southeast yesterday. today it's the mid-atlantic's turn. washington, baltimore, annapolis. by the time we head toward tonight, moves through new york. as a rain maker. that cold air getting a day late. the rain moving in first and then the cold air. but where those two meet will be right here. so maybe watching us through stratton or white face. the green and white mountains, northern new england. maine the biggest winner with this snowfall. maybe three or eight inches for maine. but that's where it will be confined to. also want to show you here's where the accumulations are. again, it's all really north of boston. so i want to take a quick look, show what you we're expecting. that cold air will be in new york city. here's your forecast for new year's eve. and chicago as well. all right. let's take a look at something else. incredible pictures out of mexico. this is a combination of a series of earthquakes, seven small ones, and a barrage of heavy rain. what happened, it forced the collapse of a highway in mexico near the u.s. border, about 58 miles south. no injuries. but

southeast, records will be broken, sunday new york, 66° is expected, washington, 73.t won't last that long. all this cold air will make its way a little more to the east. on christmas eve this is what we expect to see in the northeast. temperatures come down, new york 36, overnight lows 22, up here towards washington, a little warmer 41° there. but there's also a little bit of a chance of precip in the forecast. down towards miami christmas eve you're going to have a high of about 59°. 59° -- 79. up in a wedding gown and will rite a book with his bff, kim jong un. the 52-year-old rodman, who never shies away from the spotlight arrived in north korea >> al jazeera america is the only news channel that brings you live news at the top of every hour. >> here are the headlines at this hour. >> only on al jazeera america. >> they build cars, mass-produce and make good holiday gifts. but can robots save lives? well, consider, what's going on in miami now with man made machines and scenarios, cutting edge technology something to behold. science and technology correspondent ja

southeast. there are some warmer temperatures. and some of that could turn to sleet. ice,hen you will see the especially northwest of washington through the evening. the longer it stays below 32, the bigger the problem it will be. that will be sunday night, maybe even into the early morning of monday. at the ground level, and then we will get it above freezing. that will be the situation. for a long time we will have ice today with. maybe some snow on sunday, changing to sleet, and then freezing rain in afternoon. and then when warmer temperatures comeback a could turn back to rain. and the biggest concern is that the driving could be hazardous. a wintry mess on sunday. as we get to monday, it looks like the rain will hang around. there is another cold front early tuesday. partly cloudy and seasonably cold air. >> we know you'll be watching that all weekend. we will be watching. good to see you. >> it will be sloppy. >> and looks like a mess. >> let's get a nice warm. a game over 500 tonight. those are the teams in the nba. stick around. we will show you another impressive performance. we will show you another impressive perfo

southeast, roz plater, abc 7 news. >> that is the second investigation involving metropolitan police officer and a young girl this week. today, officer marc washington faced a judge in charges he coerced a 16-year-old girl into letting him take naked pictures of her with his cell phone. en return home after being missing. he told the girl the pictures were part of police procedure. cathy lanier is reacting to both cases. department is very concerned about the recent allegations of egregious conduct by two officers. the misguided actions of a few in no way reflect on the professionalism, dedication, and integrity of our department." next, after a day where temperatures reached nearly 70, doug hill is tracking the potential of the winter weather coming up. sports, the in latest on florida state quarterback winston. and brian a rack boat talks about the end of his contract. paul hewitt suspends a player for what he calls an excusable >> family, friends, and students are mourning the loss of a teacher in libya. he was jogging near the u.s. consulate in benghazi when he was shot, the same building where chris stephens and three other americans were kille

the reason is, very warm air has been pumping into the southeast and over the east coast. washingtoneady set a record for today and they set that around 11:00 this morning. >> a warm record? >> a record. >> wow. oh, my goodness. >> very warm. 62 degrees around 11:00 the the record was 61. >> something tells me people were excited about hitting the roads and nothing standing in the way of them getting in the shopping in the mid-atlantic. thanks, jennifer, appreciate that. >>> to this developing story out of africa. a u.s. aircraft in south sudan came under heavy gun fire during a mission to evacuate american civilians. four service members are injured. the country has been in turmoil since the president accused the former vice president of attempting a coup last week and a lot of people had been killed in the clashes since then. pentagon correspondent barbara starr joins me now from washington. barbara, this was, was this like an attempted evacuation, not necessarily a rescue mission, but just to lift many of these americans out of this hard to get place in sudan? >> that's right, fre

history tv, 1967 follow bob hope as he travels across for his uso tour of southeast asian includes stops in vietnam. "washington journal" continues. host: we are back opening of the question to you. we want to know your political hero of 2013. who would you nominate and why? our phone lines are open. democrats can call -- republicans -- independence -- u.s. --re outside the the conversation on this topic which we asked our viewers has been continuing on our facebook page. i will review a few of those. oaquim writes in a bernie sanders. working elected official in washington. above that, her political hero our activist who are relentless in exposing political corruption. are youat, hero? serious? people who speak of hero and politics in the same breath are the reason why our country continue to flounder. we will read your comments and tweets as we talk about your political hero for 2013. one tweak from eugene says my political hero is a senator ted cruz for trying to stop obamacare from destroying the lives of americans. as our phone lines are open ready for you to call, the christmas themed stories in the paper

over into the southeast and subsequently into the northeast as we track into saturday night and evening as well. this is all i-95 territory. starting up towards pensacola and into washingtonc. very cold weather here today as we track into tomorrow it is going to get even worse. bismarck 41 today, but by tomorrow that temperature split nearly in half. 44 here on saturday, but 39 and much colder as we track into sunday and monday. so i hope folks have their jackets ready. >> thank you very much. >>> it is one of the most enduring mysteries of natures, and now it is solved. british research believe that zebra's striped have evolved to help create an optical illusion. thanks for watching, i'm del walters. "cocaine army" is next. and check us out on aljazeera.com. transported from africa to the plantations and colonies of north and south america. today slavery is illegal in every country on the planet. yet slavery didn't die in the 19th century. it is alive, thriving - and bigger than ever.

southeast asia, including stops in vietnam. >> c-span. we bring public affairs events from washington directly to you, putting you in the room at congressional hearings, white house advance, briefings, and we offer complete gavel-to-gavel coverage of the u.s. house, all as a public service for private industry. we are c-span, created by the cable industry and funded by your local cable or satellite provider, and now, you can watch us in hd. >> next, the general motors chairman and ceo daniel ackerson speaking at the national press club in washington, d.c., where he talked about the stay of the u.s. auto industry as well as projects and investments. he also talked about the company's first female ceo. this is one hour. today rocked the world last week when he announced he would step down as chairman and ceo of general motors, the world's second- largest automaker. he racked up tributes when he announced his plan to retire next month to care for his wife of more than 40 years. in two thousand 10 as the ceo to turn around the biggest of the big three from bankruptcy and the bailout by u.

across the pacific for his annual uso tour of southeast asia including stops in southeast a -- be a non-. -- vietnam. washington journal continues. host: at the table, gregory ip of "the economist." guest: good morning. host: let's take a temperature of the u.s. economy. how is it doing? guest: it looked very similar about a year ago. growing around 2%. but even though the raw numbers are very similar, the outlook is quite different. when you're ago, we were heading into a period when we were trying to get through a number of crises. we still had to get to the fiscal cliff. a year later, we have absorbed the shocks to the system and it looks like things are looking up. employment growth seems to becoming more entrenched. the unemployment rate is dropping. -- it lookse people like the stock market is quite buoyant. i think next year would be the best you're we have had since the recession ended in 2009. host: what's the lease to be worked on? -- what still needs to be worked on? guest: we still have austerity in the pipeline. higher taxes and reduced government spending will reap deuce -- reduce half a percentag

washington. but it should be after new year's. >>> and looking at today's weather. rain and snow for most of the northern states and southwest. dry in the southeastperatures this weekend. >>> and finally from us, this christmas is right around the corner now. and the late-night comics just couldn't resist a controversial story involving santa claus. >> here, now, your "friday funnies." >> megyn kelly, the other night was talking to some people on fox. and she reported that santa claus is an older, overweight white man. and there was some -- and well, that's your typical fox news viewer, isn't it? that's what we're talking about. >> kelly has support from prominent african-americans, like bill o'reilly. i don't see race. but i assume he's black because, you know, his name sounds black. o'reilly, o'neal, obama. >> storms all across the country. new england is whiter than santa claus on megyn kelly's front lawn. >> tonight's mega millions is huge. once the event starts getting up there, it gets bigger, faster. everyone wants in. and i admit, i put a dollar in the kitty. i also bought a lottery ticket. sorry, tibbles. >> $600 million. >> are you kidd

washington's personal camera taken while he was in uniform and on duty. in the second exploitation case there are no charges yet, but a search warrant outlines how police raided the southeast d.c. apartment of veteran officer linwood barnhill jr. yesterday. he was found with two girls, one a 16-year-old run-away who claimed she and other girls were being pimped out for prostitution by the officer. >> it only takes one cop to do one thing like this to shake everybody in our community. the hard part for this is i've had three cops shot in the line of duty this year to protect strangers because that's wh 99.9% of my police department does every single day. >> reporter: scott broom, wusa9. >>> tonight police think they have a line of the men suspected in a string of burglaries from 15 businesses on thanksgiving day. prince george's county police released these photos late this afternoon, surveillance cameras having caught the suspects stealing cash in places along annapolis road and investigators don't think it's their first time. >> i think the thing that stands out about this investigation is this isn't just strictly a prince george's county investigation. this is a regional

washington, d.c. it is going to be a nice pleasant day. further south in parts of texas, we have a bigger system developing and it will affect the southeast northeast by sunday. as much as a couple of inches of rain across parts of southern texas. temperatures should be in the 50s. we will start to see rain in atlanta and that will make its way into the northeast by sunday. you are watching "morning joe." we'll be right back. bl are you ready grandma? just a second, sweetie. [ female announcer ] we eased your back pain, you turned up the fun. tylenol® provides strong pain relief while being gentle on your stomach. but for everything we do, we know you do so much more. tylenol®. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] own your obsession with the exceptional values during the season of audi. visit audioffers.com today. ♪ >> let's take a look at the morning paper. u.p.s. are trying to deliver christmas packages. the perfect storm of bad weather and increased shopping caused delays and amazon is offering $20 gift cards and shipping refunds on late packages. this is a head scratcher. >> sorry this 2001 or 2013? this is what they do. >> this is why you need the

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