d.c. residents. somebody broke into the offices of the d.c. auditor. the d.c. auditor conducts inspections and anything and everything that the auditor deems fit to be looked at. somebody broke into the offices, which are in suite 900. that's 717, 14th street northwest. also point out this is the same building that houses the offices of the d.c. inspector general who has been investigating alleged corruption. now, according to my high ranking sources, this person was to the 9th floor. went into the offices of the auditor and took at least one, possibly two computers. i'm told there may be video tape of this. metropolitan police have a report on file that may have video tape of a suspect. at this point, my source identify the suspect as somebody wearing a mask. d.c. police are investigating. lesli. >> bruce, is it a leap to say that this is probably connected to one of those investigations that is going on or should we hold back on that right now? >> obviously, we hold back, but you can't ignore the fact that there is very, very sensitive information on the comp

the d.c. area has in the millionaire. the d.c. lottery revealed today who bought the winning powerball ticket wednesday night. >> congratulations to william lindsay from woodbrige and. retired from the marines two years ago and the city almost threw away the ticket before deciding to. check itto-- before deciding to check it first. >> i checked it twice and then checked on the computer and then went for my blood pressure medicine. >> as already plans to do with the money, he will buy one car for himself and one for his daughter. he bought the winning ticket at the congressional exxon at massachusetts avenue in northeast d.c. agreed friday to kick off the weekend. x. adam caskey is live at the usa science and engineering festival in northwest of. lots of young people out there getting some insight in science. pyeongchang and the adults are having a good time as well. this is not just for kids. -- there are lots of young people and adults having a good time. it will be cooler tomorrow so if you want to come down to the convention cen

the area. they were called contraband camps. >> then d.c. slaves were freed nine months before the broader emancipation. >> you don't have to look far to realize the historical emancipation and what it was to free the slaves here in washington, d.c. >> there's so much history here in d.c. >> the history behind the proclamation that freed slaves 150 years ago is where people came to observe the anniversary. >> it's history, and everyone should record their history. this is part of american history. >> reporter: the proclamation declared the d.c. slaveholders be compensated. the federal government paid more than a million dollars, no small amount in 1862 dollars. >> he wrote an announcement of the proclamation. >> it paved the way for who i am today. >> we are a people that came out of a very, very critical struggle and we're trying. and still we rise. >> derrick ward, news4. >> tomorrow marks the anniversary of the actual d.c. emancipation proclamation. chuck, what kind of day are they going to get? >> near record warmth for tomorrow. we'll ea

the charges. we are live in northwest d.c. >> thank you very much. also new at 11:00, several key developments in the scandal in the secret service. the agency says it will significantly crack down on bad behavior as we learn another agent under investigation in the scandal. we have every angle of the story. >> that is right. the latest data service in this scandal -- arthur huntingdon -- with in this quiet subdivision the secret service issued new rules for its field agents. the house looked like any other in the d.c. suburbs. a flag out front, two cars in the driveway. property records show the home is owned by 41-year-old arthur huntingdon, who described as the agent at the center of the secret service scandal in colombia. >> they have had such a great reputation. >> a source tells the network it was huntington, a husband and father of two, who got into a dispute with an escort in the scandal involving more than one dozen agents. >> they should be knowing what they are doing is wrong. >> on friday, the sicker service issued new conduct guidelines.

attorney for the d.c. attorney. >> i'm concerned about the lack of security.shocks me that the laptops could be easily stolen. >> uin a written statement, the d.c. auditor says, quote -- >> police say there are surveillance cameras inside. they're investigating. >> clearly i have all the confidence in the chief and metropolitan police department. >> investigators, urge any one with information to call police. in northwest d.c. shomari stone, news 4. >> vice president joe biden hopes to renew the fight to prevent violence against women and the family of a uva lacrosse player was at the white house today to help with that effort. vice president biden wants to spotlight the violence against women act. uva student yardley love beaten to death by george hugley nearly two years ago. love's mother attended the event at the white house to day. her first time speaking publicly since he was convicted back in february. >> as hard as it is to realize that nothing will bring yardley back to us, that same realization is our driving force s to keep her memory alive. the viol

>> the impact the fare hike vote will have on writers across the d.c. region. >> later, the washington region has a new overnight millionaire. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> good morning to you it is thursday, april 26, off to a mild start at 57 degrees and it will be a good day to get your umbrella >> glad to be with you early on this thursday. we'll start with traffic and weather as we do every 10 minutes. >> through springfield va, it was loading up early. that is unusual for this time of morning. the lanes are open. we will move over to 270 with a normal pace. >> let me take you to live super doppler 7 because we have areas of rain not around the beltway but just south downed 95. -- down through '95. the steadiest rain is from front royal their rappahannock county, culpeper, and creeping into southern fauquier county. 57 degrees at dulles airport a comfortable start today, warmer than the last couple and areas of light rain for the morning and some sunny breaks this afternoon with scattered thunderstorms into t

he will use today's trip to the d.c. holocaust museum in order to announce a plan to impose sanctions on authoritarian regimes that imposed sanctions on dissidents. the keystone state will hold its primary tomorrow, but mitt romney will not face competition because rick santorum dropped out of that race. senator mark lobel bot will join him at a stop outside philadelphia. he has been named as a possible running mate. -- marco rubio. >> the growing probe into the secret service sex scandal and new details about who blew the whistle about what was going on in columbia. >> a family of ducks, we will show you. >> and it's been a rough ♪ ♪ beth! hi! looking good. you've lost some weight. thanks. you noticed. these clothes are too big, so i'm donating them. how'd you do it? eating right -- whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multi-grain cheerios -- 5 whole grains, 110 calories. [ female announcer ] now get this: creamy, dreamy peanut utter taste in a temp

the d.c. man who beat his roommate's yorkshire terrier to death. the d.c. human society has more. >> authorities started receiving calls two months ago about the welfare of this yorkie. they said the dog died of blunt force trauma and they believe they have a good idea who did it. it's hard to imagine anyone wanting to harm any dog, much less a terrier. the humane society and's law enforcement department believes a 23-year-old did that, beating his roommate's dog to death. >> his dog suffered multiple internal injuries, broken bones. >> remains decidedly is the dog died in early february in northeast d.c. he was arrested this week after an investigation into the death was completed. he was the only one at home with the dog. >> anytime you see an animal that size, it is a result of human-inflicted pain. it's one of the worst things you could possibly witness. >> he has been charged with felony animal cruelty in the death. this dog owner cannot rapper mind around this. >> they put a smile on you

the white house. thousands of kids came to d.c. for the easter egg roll. the president, michelle obama and their daughters kicked off the big event. they cheered the kids on as they scrambled to the finish line. in case you missed it, we have a inside look at the celebration. >> reporter: if you are an easter egg loving kid, this is as good as it gets. the 134th annual easter egg roll on the south lawn of the white house. >> i kept hitting the egg with the spoon. >> reporter: there were miniature blazers and bunny ears, giggles and songs. let's go, let's play and let's move. it focuses on wellness with a hula hoop party. there's an obstacle course, live musical courses, story time with celebrity readers and serious easter egg hunters. this is also a celebration. it's her 9th birthday. they came all the way from atlanta to roll eggs in front of the white house. have you ever seen the white house before? >> no. >> reporter: what do you think about it? >> incredible. >> reporter: she and her brothers -- what did you think of the easter egg roll? >> good. >> r

the back. it happened this afternoon in northeast d.c. fox 5's karen gray houston has been working the story. >> that 31-year-old rite aid manager was taken to a hospital where he underwent surgery. he is resting tonight in stable but serious condition. within the past hour police released that surveillance video. it is very graphic. the tape shows the suspect caught in the act of trying to rob the store. rite aid's cameras captured the suspect gun in hand. you can see him pointing the weapon at a store employee. the bandit is very bold and doesn't wear a mask. police think the man is around 50 years old. as you can see, he's wearing a bright colored red hooded sweat shirt, blank pants and a white or khaki baseball cap. immediately after the shooting rite aid hire an armed guard to provide security at the store. the drugstore was closed behind yellow police tape the rest of the day. police say it all started when the gunman walked into the store around 12:30 in the afternoon. one clerk was able to get away. the store manager heard a commot

the path it will take over d.c. and the best places for you to check out what will surely be a sight to see. >>> republican vice presidential candidate -- presidential candidate mitt romney is starting his search for a running mate. who he's tapped to lead the effort and the unusual offer he's considering. good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this tuesday, april 17, 2012. >> mm. live look outside right now, 69 degrees as we start to see a little sunshine coming over the horizon. tom kierein is here with -- despite the fact that it's going to be cooler than yesterday, it is still going to -- 70 something is not bad either. >> i'll take it. >> it will be warmer than average, but not incredibly hot like yesterday when it was near 90 yesterday afternoon. overnight with the clear sky, we have cooled down. the pollen count is back up again. good morning and bless you. the pollen count over 1,200. mostly oak tree pollen. allergy sufferers feeling miserable again. yesterday with th

also a local battle going on for a seat on the d.c. council. tom, fair to say, doreen said, no surprise with romney. >> big night for romney because of wisconsin the he wins d.c., maryland for the republican nomination and delegates. in november, the democrats are going to be winning d.c. for sure. and probably for certain maryland. >> in the city. couple interesting things. all of the ward counsel -- council incumbents back in. >> barry, got the vote, he wins easily. yvette alexander, wins easily. muriel, bowser won easily tonight. jack evans unopposed. the big race, vincent orange, at large incumbent. challenged right now losing to biddle. appoint aid year ago. served four months. and orange beat him in elections. it comes around, biddle ahead of the incumbent. >> it's not over. ballots to be counted? >> 78% of the vote is in. 3,800 absentee ballots. curb side voters, voted the curb. possible may not have the result. possible absentee ballots make a difference. it could be ten days before oat fshl resuoat the official result. >> he has a big f

last night, people gathered at the d.c. armory to participate in a forum on the lessons learned from this case. congresswoman eleanor holmes norton says that she will introduce a bill to help states reduce racial profiling. some argue that was the motive in trayvon's killing. >> what we see is a branding of african-american men with criminality. >> zimmerman pose a former lawyers say they will take him back if he asks. expect to hear from the prosecutor in this case by friday night, given the time line she has laid out. >> the mother of a teenager shot and killed by the d.c. police officer has filed a $100 million wrongful death lawsuit against the city. 18-year-old ralphael briscoe was killed in april of last year in southeast. at the time, he was carrying a bb gun according to police. an attorney for his family told the washington examiner the teenager was not armed and witnesses said they never saw him pull any type of weapon. a d.c. spokeswoman said the officer who shot the teenager remains on paid administrative leave.

our live coverage of discovery's journey to the d.c. region continues throughout the morning. at 7:00 a.m., watch the shuttle live as it leaves kennedy space center in florida. then at 8:00, former astronaut donald thomas will share his perspective on the historic moment with us. at 9:00, we are live at the best shuttle spotting sight in town, the udvar hazy center. >>> also making headline this morning, flaws in forensics call convictions into question. we'll have details on a troubling new report up next. >> it is not official yet but it won't be until august for sure. mitt romney is expected to make a move this week. it is a strong sign he will be the republican presidential nominee. fox 5 morning news continues right after this. we believe keeping kids healthy can start with healthy hands. with the lysol no-touch hand soap system healthy hands can be automatic. for healthy tips and more, visit lysol.com/missionforhealth. the middless is shrinking. in this day and age you can only accomplish so much without a degree, and traditional institutions are simply not set up to acc

were forced to shut down after the department of education refused to -- >> mayor vincent gray -- the d.c. council is working on a bill to reduce anti bullying efforts in school. has been in the national spotlight for one year and a half following the death of the wrecker's university student. >> the school system is closing on may 18 for the g-8 meeting at camp david. giving students a day off a eases traffic problems and eliminates security concerns. advanced placement testing drama productions, and a prom will go on as planned. still to come on saturday news extra, a new costco is being part in one part of our region but some people are not happy. >> a new exhibit opened in the d.c. featuring the most enduring pop culture items. >> a new movie pays tribute to the three stooges. >> the new costco has a lot of shoppers excited. >> it also has a lot of neighbors up said. a gas station is supposed to also be included. horace holmes shows us how opponents are taking action. >> the concern is not over the cranes or the bulldozers or even the traffic. the concern is over a new gas station sla

. >> reporter: his message caught the ear of d.c. d attorney michael housefield who investigated. >> they're selling the athletes work, name, immanage and likeness, taking all that money and keeping it themselves. >> what about that free college education? >> a division men's basketball and football, the highest revenue producing sports for the ncaa have the lowest graduation rates in the classes with the least career oriented occur rick can curriculum. >> reporter: he filed a federal lawsuit arguing the players deserve a percentage of whatever money their sport brings in, including things like jersey sales and video games and former greats like bill rustle and ross scar robertson have -- oscar robertson have jumped on board p. the ncaa issued a statement saying in part student athletes often get full scholarships that pay their tuition, room and board and books and fees. beyond this the ncaa provides more than $60 million annually to help students with true financial need pay for other personal expenses. but it's not just about the m

and the building also houses the d.c. inspector general's office, but there's no word that anything was taken there. and we spoke to the mayor last night. >> hopefully it was not an ongoing investigation. >> right. you know that there are plenty of those going on right now. >> yes, certainly. >> they are hoping that somebody will recognize the guy in that surveillance video. give them a call and so they could get to the bottom of this. anita? >> that's a clear picture. all right, thank you. >>> and the trial of five men, charged in one of the district's deadliest shooting is about to come to an end. five people were killed in three separate shootings march of 2010. nine others were hurt. during today's closing arguments, they said that the shootings were sparked by a missing piece of jewelry. they are brothers right now and along with jeffrey best, robert bach and lamar williams. if convicted, they could spend the rest of their lives. >>> they are accused of trying to kill another man. and in upper marlboro, they were arre

. >>> well, did you know that the d.c. driver could lose their license just for driving 13 miles over the speed limit? well, apparently the resident is about to find that out. the hard way. she was caught in the state of virginia going about 893 in a 70 miles an hour zone and she was charged with wreckless driving. apparently in virginia, wreckless driving means going anything over 89-- 80 miles per hour. in washington, d.c., however, wreckless driving applies to a more serious event that involves an accident. heather failed to get the dmv to acknowledge the differences between the two meanings. >> actually when i took the citations to the dmv and showed it to them and said the reality of this is that i was going 83 in 70 miles per hour speed limit. >> that's a tough one. to d.c. is about to yank heather's driver's license. she's fighting it and even appealed it to the d.c. council member, but the fact is her insurance has been canceled. blanch same-sex marriage in the state -- same-sex marriage in the state of maryland is

when the capital is moved to washington, d.c. and john adams comes down here to be president, we find, in fact, the environment in which this new white house is built, in which this new white house exists, is not that different in terms of the irony that exists there. now, the first irony is the fact that john adams from new england, a non-slave holder, is then followed by three presidents who are all slave holders -- jefferson, madison, an monroe. in addition, the district of columbia itself was infused with slavery and an african-american presence because this new capital of the nation after much negotiation is located between two slave states, virginia and maryland. so we put our nation's capital in the middle of a part of the country where slavery is embraced and encouraged. in addition, the district of columbia itself had a fairly active and large african-american community. in 1800, 25% of the population of this country -- of the city was african-american. they totaled a number of about 4,000 individuals, but about four-fift

no word on the suspects or a motive. d.c. police are looking at whomever shot a man overnight in southeast washington. this happened after midnight along the 2700 block of stanton wrote. no word on the suspect, motive or the condition of the victim. >> we are following a developing story from north korea. that is after an attempt to launch a rocket. the rocket was in the air just over one minute before it disintegrated. north korea claims it was launching a weather satellite in order to mark the 100th birthday of the country's founder. the u.s. another country said it was a cover for a missile attack -- test. >> they could sell them. they could sell the technology. they have sold every missile they have never developed. >> world leaders announced the launch, saying it violates u.n. security council resolutions. the obama administration says it will suspend aid to help starving north koreans. some u.s. officials fear the communist nation will soon conduct another nuclear test. >> a war of words brewing over a democratic strateg

activists in the d.c. voting rights coalition will be walking the halls of the capitol this morning. the plan to visit dozens of congressional offices to ask that the district be granted more control. virginia's two-year state budget is up for a final binding vote today. democrats are not likely to block passage. e-z pass it is expected in the heavily republican house of delegates. >> making news in america's money, gas prices, taxes, and a light bulb like you have never seen before. rob nelson has those stories and more. >> topping america's money falling gas prices. the average price of a gallon of regular is 2 cents less than a week ago but it is still 7 cents more than a month ago. prices are likely to rise against since they usually peaks in mid may. the world bank's president has always been from the u.s., but this year there was some opposition from developing nations. like ball of the future goes on sale this sunday of. philips. won a $10 million contest for energy-efficient, long-lasting lighting.

the bucs last night. wizards win 121-112. d.c. visiting miami on saturday. >>> on the pitch, the d.c. united paid its first ever game against the montreal impact. in the 72nd minute a long distance shot into the net ended in a 1-1 type. d.c. united hosts the red bulls on sunday. >>> do you know today is national high five day? >> a group of friend at uva started this holiday in 2002. you can sign up at national high five project.org and have friends sponsor your doling out high fives today. the money goes toward cancer research. >> great idea. that leads us to today's question of the morning. high five is actually in the oxford english dictionary as both a noun and a verb. when did the phrase first get listed. was it a, 1962, b, 1976 or c, c,1980? >> go to our facebook page and leave your answer and we'll share your comments later on this morning. we'll be back. >>> your weather first on this thursday morning. fog out there. the sun will return. it will turn into a nice day. by this afternoon we're looking at temperatures approaching the 70-degree mark with light winds becoming southea

one lawmaker from the district is glad they feel that way. check out what d.c. council member jack evans said during a meeting this week -- quote -- flush the "washington examiner" reports evans pointed to maryland's corporate tax rate of 8.25%. d.c.'s tax rate is nearly 10%. well, maryland's governor's office fired back. the governor spokeswoman tells the examiner wrote -- one maryland republican agrees with that evans. house minority leader said -- >>> and now a follow-up to a story we told you about at this time yesterday morning. it's about wasteful spending in the free state. over $100 million, that's how much the transit center in silver spring is costing. problems with the concrete work has stopped construction. thursday, county decided to bring in another engineering company in hopes of figuring out what to do next. the solution maybe to tear down the whole thing and start all over again. we'll we'll have a live report on this coming up at the top of the hour. >>> here's a check of the other stories making news now. an american blackhawk helicopter report

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council. >> right now, vincent orange at the democratic race for the d.c. council, but everybody is saying this race is too close to call at this point. >> councilman vincent orange came on strong tuesday, pulling slightly ahead of challenger. when the dust settled this morning, orange won the democratic at large primary seat by more than 500 votes. it was the closest contest in recent d.c. history. >> absolutely i feel like a winner. i think we're in a great place. it was a great day for us. >> we are a couple hundred votes away on a city wide race from winning. >> board of election officials won't declare an official winner. meanwhile, incumbent vincent orange likes his chances of at least splitting the outstanding votes with biddle and two other challengers. he remains hopeful of pulling out a miracle finish. if it's less than 1%, there's an automatic recount. this is bruce johnson reporting for 9news now. >> in maryland, an update on three young candidates running for the school board. 18-year-old rahila, 19-year-old edward burros. and 20-year-old david

according to the d.c. council chairman brown, someone stole two laptop computers and other items over the weekend. the auditor's office examines the accounts and operations of the d.c. government. the office is on the 14th street in northwest. >>> closing arguments are underway in the trial of five men accused in a series of shootings that left five people dead and nine wounded over eight days. that started with the stolen bracelet and ended with a bloody assault on south capital street in march of 20 twin dick. march of 2010. >> reporter: anyone in the city won't forget that attack on south capital street when a group morning a friend after a funeral was shot during a drive by. a floody -- bloody assault that led to five people being charged. they on trial. as you mentioned, the closing arguments began today. bruce higgie, one of three prosecutors in the case, began the closing remarks by reminding the jurors what they have seen over the last two months. more than 100 witnesses and many reluctant, some her

reporter: vacarro's message caught the ear of d.c.-based human rights attorney michael haasfeld who investigated. >> they're selling the athletes' work, their name, their image and their likeness, taking all of that money and keeping it themselves. reporter: but what about that free college education? >> a division i men's basketball and football, the highest producing revenue sports for the ncaa have the lowest graduation rates in the classes with the least career- oriented curricula. reporter: enlisting former ucla larry obanon, haasfeld filed a lawsuit saying the players deserved a percentage of whatever money their sport brings in, including things like jersey sales and video games around former greats like bill russell and oscar robinson have jumped on board. now, the ncaa would not provide an on-camera interview, but did issue a statement saturday saying in part student athletes often get full scholarships that pay their tuition, room and board, books and fees. beyond this, the ncaa currently provides more than $60 million annua

you said there are several theaters in the d.c. area. >> we show pry pearl in -- primarily in the commercial theaters, the avalon uptown, e street thee doer downtown. -- theater downtown. >> are there any time limits to films? some come be a documentary which can be three hours long. are there certain parameters? >> they're feature films. the vast majority about about 90 minutes long. we bring in the director when we can so there might be an opportunity at the end of the film to learn more about how the film was made. >> why did you start this 26 years ago? >> i love films, i love the arts, i love people. film is the communication medium of this century. i want to show people there are alternatives to hollywood films. there are great films made all over the world. if we didn't present them in washington, they wouldn't be seen. >> let's talk about the one we're seeing right now. >> this is rasta: a soul's journey. >> we're doing a special segment about films from the caribbean. this is bob marli's granddaughter. she is trying to find

the d.c. lm festival. opens today and comedies from around the world are on the menu. along with great films from caribbean cinema and social activism, an 11-day feast for your eyes. >> reporter: starbuck is the headliner, a man donates sperm in years past and fathers more than 500 children. now they want to meet him. >>> the fairy tells the story of a guy in a dreary life who meets a fairy who grants him three wishes. lively escapades follow. the 26th year for the d.c. film festival. founder talked to me on the non-stop rundown about the themes that will unfold on our screens. >> we have a couple themes, but doing international comedies, as we like to say now politics isn't the only funny thing in washington, d.c. >> the other theme is caribbean journeys, showing the islands to ourself are teeming with a rich cinema. now is your chance. >> we're showing the new film about bob marley, great film, and also a film that features his granddaughter and the granddaughter is coming in. >> local film m

voters in the polls in d.c., maryland, and wisconsin today. the polls open in less than an hour here at home. >> we are following of local battles and the presidential race. john gonzalez is in gaithersburg with what the voters need to know before casting ballots. >> good morning. we're outside gaithersburg high school, one of the polling places in montgomery county. doors will open at 7:00 this morning and will close at 8:00 tonight. this is a closed primary which means only registered republicans can vote in this presidential primary. 37 delegates up for grabs in maryland. according to the baltimore sun election officials are predicting car record low voter turnout. mitt romney has been on a roll lately. it could be too late for his rivals to slow him down. he is expected to bewin all three. state officials in the three state reports 76,000 maryland voters cast an early ballot. that's more than 1000 fewer than those in the 2010 gubernatorial primary. this race, in maryland and d.c. when romney's unfavorable rating is at record high. pundits a

the d.c. teen shot and killed by a d.c. officer in 2007. his father took part in a forum and discussed how crime, poverty, and negative stereotypes impact black men and boys. >>> 4:30 this morning. tom kierein's here -- yes, i made the mistake of not bringing a coat. >> yes, i brought a coat, want to say i was paying attention. >> can we keep bringing it up to reinforce it? a cold start this morning. a wind gusting to around 20 miles per hour. temperatures are down to the 30s and low 40s now. all these counties in blue with the threat of a freeze. counties in light blue, a freeze likely. the dark blue counties closer to washington, a freeze is likely tomorrow morning. right now, temperatures all around the region are chilly with that wind. leesburg down 36, manassas, 39, prince william county, east of the potomac, la plata, 38. reagan national only at 42 felt gaithersburg, montgomery county, 37. frederick and frederick county now 34. a little above freezing in hagerstown. shenandoah valley, pan

john hanrahan has more on the investigation and the suspect. >> reporter: d.c.'s metropolitan police say a total of five people were attacked in a three-day period in the city's petworth neighborhood. police believe the weapon used in two of the attacks, maybe all of them, is the claw end of a hammer. their prime suspect who has been charged in two of the cases, 19-year-old michael w. davis, a tall and powerfully built young man. two of davis' brothers are nfl players. prosecutor asked that the suspect remain in custody. documents supplied to the judge indicate the woman attacked on thursday suffered a fracture to the back of her skull and cranial bleeding. defense attorney, dana page, argued that witnesses furnished descriptions of what the assailant was wearing and when another victim picked davis out of a photo, the victim offered a less than certain identification. but prosecution documents allege michael davis ran from the officers, discarded the shirt he was wearing and a small backpack which contained a hammer with hair on the claw end of the tool. as the

five seats on the d.c. council. at stake tomorrow. >>> president obama says he is confident the u.s. supreme court will keep the health care law intact and not overturn it. mr. obama made the prediction during a joint news conference with the leaders of mexico and canada. they are in town to talk trade and other issues. >>> three winning tickets for the record breaking megamillions jackpot are still unclaimed. the tickets were bought in kansas, illinois, and maryland. winners will split the $656 million prize. the winning ticket in maryland was bought in baltimore county. >>> two teenagers and an elderly grandmother are among the five people shot to death during a violent weekend in prince george's county. >> police say they're investigating seven separate shootings that all happened over 72-hour period. darcy spencer has our report. >> i can testify this department hasn't slept for 72 hours. >> reporter: that's because there were five homicides in prince george's county since friday involving seven separate shootin

. >> there has been an increase in tourists and the d.c. area. we may see a record set. many schools are closed for spring break this week and next. will live outside the smithsonian museum and the national zoo. of course, the cherry blossom festival is in full swing and attracting a lot of people to washington, d.c. if you are headed out of town, this is what you will find at the gas pump. in maryland, gas prices have hit $4 a gallon and in virginia at it is $3.93. the national average is $3.94 a gallon. >> a judge sentenced antonio martinez to 95 years. he was caught in an undercover sting in 2010. at the time of his arrest he was planning to detonate a bomb at a recruiting center. he renounced terrorism at his sentencing today. >> marilyn grants divorces to couples married and other states -- maryland grants divorces have to couples married in other states but the rule does not extend to same-sex couples. record's ruling on divorce could affect the new law forbidding same-sex marriages. >> and davis after the d.c. mayor made what some say were offensive racial comments

as we know, the d.c. icated life, drugs, love, money problems and ultimately death at the hands of his own father. this morning, we're looking at his life as told by someone who was there every step of the way, his own sister. she has written a book. good morning, i'm alison seymour. >> i'm tony perkins. welcome to fox 5 morning news. that should be very interesting. i'm one of these people that's always said i would love to see a movie of his life. >> oh, yeah. >> such an amazing life he led, controversial and all that. such a great artist. >> can't wait for that. coming up soon. in the meantime, gwen talbart is in for tucker barnes on this friday the 13th. >> yes, where we're serving up good news for the weather. so don't be superstition at all. we've got a few clouds this morning. but a ridge of high pressure will help us get back to some clear conditions into the course of the day. plenty of sunshine. currently it's 46 degrees at reagan national airport. 38 dulles. and 39 at bwi thurgood marshall. some

a young man showed up with a gunshot wound to the shoulder. d.c. police say the shooting victim was part of a trio of masked robbers, one of whom was brandishing a gun. two men have been arrested and charged witmed robbery. incident number four in suitland, two women shot, one fatally. no arrests. incident 5, fairlawn street not far from iverson mall where a carnival was being held. two juveniles were beaten. both will recover. a total of six violent incidents over a three-day period. arrests have been announced only in the d.c. case. they are seeking one suspect. police in prince george county appear close to arrests in some of their cases. they have invited reporters to police headquarters tomorrow morning for updates on these violent incidents. >> thank you for that. >>> meanwhile, anne arundel county police say they have a homicide. this happened in humphrey. police say the body of brian badly was discovered on bolivar avenue early this morning. they say badly was shot in the tore some. he was pronounced dead at the scene. anyone with informatio

abc premieres the d.c.-based "scandal." abc news said 11:00 starts now. abcve and in hd, this is said 11:00 on your side. >> will begin with the he will say only here. marion barry spoke to us about controversial comments he made r this week that offended many. >> these agents come in here and up businesses and their y shops. these asians. >> tom is live with more on the on one interview with the mayor. >> when a lot of people think about asian american businesses, they think of chinatown. but truth be told they are all over the city. tonight he did apologize, but he said there is a. that still needs to be made. >> i apologize to those who that i of this respected them. that kind of stuff. marion barry told us he never meant his words to be taken all asian-american d.c.esses in the he says there is still a point to be made about some businesses. do the interview takeout chinese restaurant he says is filled the. he says these businesses should go. >> they are not welcome in our whether they are european, asian, or anything else. >> he received support from

his campaign never filed paperwork with the d.c. board of selection and ethics. -- board of election and ethics. >>> five council seats are up in the primary in the district. marion barry, who served four terms as mayor, is campaigning for his third term on the d.c. council for ward 8. he spent the last hours before the election at a meeting to review the 2013 budget for ward a. he disputed t

♪ kinda. [ male announcer ] and we think that's the best prize of all. ♪ >>> d.c.'ngressional representative is not laughing at this bootleg video poking fun at the administration's loose spending. the rap video uses bureaucratic lingo singing the praises of loose money. congress member eleanor holmes norton is called out by name in the video gag which got a big laugh at the controversial convention but she is not smiling at the video or the $822,000 price tag. investigative reporter russ explains how it ups the an terkz in the gsa spending scandal. >> the member of congress didn't even want to have to see the video again today. >> our agency's conferences were usually routine. they planned to the go, quote, over the top. >> i'm here to officially make you commissioner for a day. >> he won the nametag of commissioner bob peck who was fired monday over the scandal before the release of this video. [ music ] >> the untouchable gs 15 is agency lingo for senior gsa leadership. >> a top hat award was a government gift. sometimes ipods or digital cameras given to gsa work

. >>> still to come one day away from the d.c. primary and the races for city council are really starting to heat up. we'll preview who is running for. what. >> plus people return home to survey damage after a deadly wildfire in colorado. >> right after the break it was nearly a year ago that flooding caused by heavy rains ravaged restaurants at washington harbour. we'll look at what they look like today. >>> a little less than a year ago this was the scene at washington harbour. restaurants were deluged by the potomac when it overflowed its banks after heavy rains. our kristin fisher was down there the day it happened and joins us live with the latest on the renovations that have taken some time. >> reporter: i was actually out here over the weekend and these outdoor patios were absolutely packed with people. so big improvements, but still a lot of work ahead for restaurants like tony and joe's, nick's riverside grill. the race is on to become fully operational in time for summer. >> the way i learned that was i went on the yahoo

around the bay, it's a bit milder. d.c. now at 52. we'll have clouds in and out. mperatures into the mid and upper 50s. and by noontime we'll have lots of sunshine. temperatures if your lunch hour, beautiful. should be in the mid-60s by then. to mid to late afternoon we'll be in upper 60s to around 70 degrees. a beautiful afternoon coming up. maybe a little bit of that pollen building again. our sunset, 7:49 by this time tomorrow morning. during the day on friday, it should be mostly sunny in the morning. cloudy in the afternoon. mid-70s. and then on saturday, we could get thunderstorms during the afternoon. maybe a morning shower saturday but a greater chance of, yes, strong storms and damaging winds and hail. stay tuned. cooler weather on sunday. maybe lingering showers and a cool start to next week with the sun back. danella, how's traffic. >> good morning. you may want to rethink that. still have a crash as you approach georgia avenue blocking two of your right lanes. you're jamming all along the outer loop of the beltway. bump per to bump per. they're starting

today the d.c. board of elections will certify the results in the at large primary for the democrats. vincent orange won that race by about 1700 votes over sekou biddle. there will not be an automatic recount. >>> pepco customers may not love their power company but these days they at least hate them less. the american customer satisfaction index is out. last year you can remember pepco was the most hated company in america. this year it's not even the worst power company. it's second to last on the list. pepco's ranking tied with comcast. >>> 6:06. jessica doyle is watching your money and the region's economy. >> apparently the competition is getting fierce to recruit big companies and their workers. >> willing and retaining big -- would youing and retaining -- wooing and retaining big companies is big business. you have to factor in economic drivers such as commercial real estate deals and all those workers need a place to live and spend their money and their free time. so it's not surprising when

the plane will pass over d.c. marks between 10:00 and 11:00 tuesday morning. >> well, i'm going to go out on a limb and say this will be the last week you'll need your heated mattress pad or your electric blanket. >> you have a heated mattress pad? >> they are the best. it blows away electric blankets. >> if nothing else tonight, we know. >> it's the best invention on the planet. i swear by it. it does the job. everything you touch is warm, heated mattress pad. >> that's good. you probably are right there. i don't expect to see any real cold temperatures coming after this weekend. we could get one or two, but probably not widespread. there's the cathedral out there this evening. temperatures are dropping in some places. i want to talk quickly about the weekend. it does lack like we're in for a nice warm -- look like we're in for a nice warming trend, really good sunday. saturday is a little bit 70s, but sunday we're talking 80s. here's the big difference. jet stream is moving up to the north. we get under what we c

and a descendant of one of the renowned families of d.c., the wormleys. our third panelist is steve hammond. he's a deputy associate director for hazards and here with us locally in reston, virginia. and then finally, our fourth panelist is angela hayes-toliver, a health analyst with the u.s. department of health and human services and she's a lifelong washingtonian. so i welcome you all here and look forward to hearing the wonderful things you have to say about your families. our panelists will speak for five minutes as they appear in the program and then we will give you the audience an opportunity to ask them questions. so let's start with phil de priest. >> thank you. first of all, i want to thank neil horseman, john riley, alexandra lane and brenda fike for putting together this great project on my great-grandparents. and of course, shelley stokes-hammond for a great piece. i wanted to embellish a few of the stories that shelley had spoken of. in particular, the congressional dining room incident of 1934. now oscar de priest was sworn in in 1929. the

. >>> more than a week after the primaries, one d.c. election is still too close to call. officials are tallying more than 3,000 absentee ballots to decide who wins the at large council seat in the district. incumbent, vincent orange holds the lead by a few hundred votes, or 1 percentage point over biddle. live at the board of elections, matt, how close are we? we apologize. we are having technical did i have difficulties with our live shot. this is the board of elections. they are counting special ballots. we'll hope to go back to matt to see what the latest situation is in a few minutes. >>> george zimmerman will remain in custody for another week. zimmerman says he shot the unarmed teenager in self- defense. his attorney said he would try to get zimmerman out on bail right away, but now says he will wait for a hearing on april 20. the attorney believes getting zimmerman released might quote, increase the ferver surrounding the case. the law allows police to decide if they believe a shooter acted in self-defense, now with the intent interest in this case in question on th

that the auditor's office examines the accounts and operations of the d.c. nt. >> there are new twists to the showdown at one of our megachurch as. >> pastor joel peebles esther k. was escorted out of the jericho city of praise in landover. parishioners who showed up for bible study found themselves locked out and forced to worship in the street. autria godfrey has reaction. >> we drop our money here on sundays. are we trespassing if we enter the church? >> it was a showdown with police. the weekly wednesday night bible study turned tense as congregation members were told the church is on lockdown. >> we have been instructed to keep everything closed for tonight. why is the search lockdown? if they are supposed to be christlike, then why hide? what are they afraid of? >> it is the latest developments in the controversy. their pastor joel peebles was officially terminated today by the board that to over after betty people's died. the board has worked tirelessly to oust pastor joel peebles even taking him to court. >> be as a conservation said that you are not