tucker martin who served as the communication director for bob mcdonald recently wrote an op-ed urging the gop to support reforming marijuana laws as a way to connect with a broader base of voters. all of this is not mean the republican majority in the house and senate enrichment is ready to move on the issues -- in richmond is ready to move on the issue. >> it is not a priority for the party that controls the legislature. >> i would not want to be living in a state where it is widespread like colorado. >> jennifer weaver believes that looser laws would only lead to problems like abuse. >> it does bother me. the more permissive we are, the worse our country gets. >> a democratic state senator is proposing legislation that would significantly decriminalize the possession of an ounce of marijuana or less. the bill is up for debate in the senate committee and even supporters admit that it is facing some long odds. >> three hours down, four and a half days to go. the contest is try to win a new car at the washington auto show and all they have to do is to not let go of the car before noon.

>> it is me, a little eddie murphy, chris tucker, martin lawrence. there is this journey. remember seinfeld said to me when my first big hbo special hit. now they will give you the kit. inside is the book deal, inside the kit is a tv show movie offers, you will host the oscars. he told me everything that was about to happen to me in the kit. there is a lot of us that have shared experience. i wanted to do a movie kind of about in some way about black fame. being famous as a black guy is different than being famous as a white guy. tom hanks is an amazing actor. tens of washington is a god to his people. -- denzel washington is a god to his people. he has a responsibility that tom cruise and liam neeson do not. they just make their art. no one goes hey, tom cruise -- what is his ethnicity? >> i do not know. >> do it for white people. no one says that tom cruise. do it for italians. no one says that. >> what do they say to denzel/? >> involved in his community, that heh loves his people, thate he is doing i stuff for his people. th -- that he is doing stuff for his people. th

>> it is a little me, eddie murphy, chris tucker, martin lawrence. there is a journey. said to me years ago, they are going to give you the kit. inside the kit is a book deal and tv show. movie offers. you are going to host the oscars. he literally told me everything that was going to happen to meet in the kit. there are a lot of us that have a shared experience. i wanted a movie about black fame. the famous as a black guy is a little different than being famous is a white guy. tom hanks is amazing. denzel washington is a god to his people. he has a responsibility to his people that tom cruise and liam neeson do not have. no one goes, hey, tom cruise. i don't even know what nationality he is. what is he? >> i don't know. >> he's white. don't forget your whiteness. come back and visit white people. what are you doing for white people, tom cruise? nobody says that to tom cruise. >> what did they say to denzel? >> they want to know that he is involved in his community and loves his people. they feel denzel's highs and lows more. tom hanks does a bad movie there is going to

tucker, abc 7 news. >> president obama's plan has generated a lot of feedback on our facebook page. go to facebook.com/whljlatv. maryland governor martin o'malley said he will decide in the spring whether to seek the democratic nomination for president. the outgoing governor says he is not waiting for former secretary of state hillary clinton to announce whether she will run. she is considered the leading contender for the democratic nomination. three possible gop candidates presidential candidates will speak at next week's national republican committee meeting. dr. ben carson, wisconsin governor scott walker, and texas governor rick perry will address the media. the rnc may also discuss its 2016 primary debate schedule. still cold, still winter. >> yes, still winter. >> still freezing. >> we have a long way to go, but it was nice to get a break from the extreme cold today. let's get started with the numbers friday evening. 36 at reagan national, west northwest wind that nine. the dew point temperature tells us how dry the areas. we have the potential to go a lot lower on the thermometer. the numbers, if you are keeping score, official

martin luther king jr. may be just a memory but his dream continues to live on through a new generation. at the lincoln memorial caroline tuckerews. >> how about that? that's got to be really special for those kids to be at that special place. it makes the speech and the message come real to everybody, don't you think? >> it's amazing. gives you chills to hear the little voices reading such big words. amazing. that's it for us at 5:00. >> all right. coming your way at 6:00, new information on the metro's smoke investigation. what the just released preliminary report reveals. plus -- >> it is moving day at the governor's mansion. take a look at this. i'm brad bell in annapolis. coming up, governor martin o'malley takes time away from packing to talk about his legacy and his possible future plans. >> right now, we're learning new details into what led to monday's l'enfant plaza metro smoke incident. the national transportation safety board just released its preliminary report about the incident that killed one woman and sent more than 80 people to the hospital. richard reid is live at l'enfant plaza with the new information from