we do have tony tull en route. aaron and eun, back over tu. >> to angie goff now at the live desk. >>> republican senator ted cruz has spent more than 14 hours in a talk-a-thon. he is against the efforts to remove part of an emergency spending bill that would defund the so-called obama care. it would avoid a government shutdown as well. not able to delay proceedings with a formal filibuster. cruz began speaking out against obama's health care reforms. they are meant to grab attention and to delay sending the measure back to the house. he's gotten creative answering a series of riddles with his colleague senator mike lee. >> do you know how long the 100 years war lasted? where do chinese gooseberries come from? there's something called a panama hat. can you tell me where the panama hat comes from? >> well, the tea party backed republican actually supports the bill he's holding up. it would keep the government running while defunding obama care. democrats in charge plan to change the bill and keep the health care fun

news4's tony tull is live at the museum with more. which pup elts did they get? >> reporter: i got to say, i would say my favorite would be probably kermit. he's my guy. but, you know, today is the 24th. it's the anniversary of jim henson's birthday. that's why they picked today. very special. very nostalgic, barbara. when you walk into the room and you see these puppet, it really takes you back to your childhood no matter how old you are. the ceremony is going on right now. talk 20 henson pup elts to be donated. in the mix, miss piggy, better, elmo, some of the characters from fraggle rock. they will be in there. they'll join oscar the grouch and kermit the frog. they're on display here. one thing that's special, if you look at the display, they may look a little weathered because these are the first-construction characters. these were the ones used in the first shows, in the fist commercials that jim henson did. i was talking with dwight blocker, the curator here, and he was just speaking on the amazing legacy that jim henson has created and that they'll be abl

. >>> when reports of the monday shooting first broke, tony tull rushed to the scene, the first to goive discussing a fast developing and startling situation. >> everybody is responding here. every federal agency, every local agency, s.w.a.t. teams, canine units have been on the scene here. we have air units in the air. we have seen some medevacs flying around, so we're not quite sure if they are going to be medevacking some of the injured out. i've got to tell you just from the looks on the faces of federal law enforcement folks responding here, this is a very serious situation. >> wrc tony tull joins me in the studio. i know you've been working long hours. the station did extraordinary work and continues to. you were in boston for the marathon coverage. what you saw yesterday when you were in, quote, the hot zone before they put the perimeters out and they still thought there might be other shooters out there, you were right in the middle of it. tell us what you saw and what you felt. >> you and i were talking. when i was in boston, it was semicontrolled, even though they didn't kno

we to have tony tull en route. near lake forest mall, you can see road wok up here. it is blocking the right lane but it looks like they're picking up the cones now. take a closer look. your lanes will be open in both directions near lake forest mall. over to i-270 clear as well from frederick, maryland, through rockville. no issues. this is montrose road. >> danella, thank you. >>> just like the temperature and the leaves, gas prices are falling. there is a real possibility you could soon see prices under $3 a gallon. the national average for regular is $3.46 this morning. prices could drop 25% in the next few weeks. a cheaper winter blend contributing to the dip. that's welcome news since prices have been over $3 for a record 1,000 days. in our area regular is $3.62 in the district. $3.40 maryland. >>> if you've been waiting to take a road test to get your license in the district, your wait is getting longer. imagine that. days, weeks, even months in some cases. transportation reporter adam tuss has learned there are only two road test examiners for the entire d.is

. >> one of the big keys is if people are feeling fear tull, you give them a tool or tools to deal with that fear. you give them a sense of control. >> equated back to insurance. our demographic is people who want to be able to be comfortable and survive if there's an emergency. >> they actually manage the fear, overcome it. even though the chance of something bad happening is small, we want to know it's something we don't have to worry about. >> fear is a very strange emotion. it's beneficial but also very destructive at the same time. >> like many preppers, dave, the store manager, lives on a compound at this remote location. he keeps his family and emergency supplies secured behind this steel fence. >> let's say it's a terrorist attack or major earthquake or crash of the dollar. when that takes place, i highly suggest somebody has -- you have weapons to protect you and your family. because those people that come to take, they're not going to be asking nicely. >> when that moment of crisis arrives, dave feels he's going to be well-prepared. he's got a solar heated stove, water supplie

tony tull has reaction from the growing crime of opportunity. >> sure it makes you concerned. i mean if they are that brazen, you know, lord knows what else they would do. >> reporter: a simple snatch and grab, but the circumstances are unbelievable. this customer is pumping her gas, the white sedan pulls up, opens the door and steals items from the car. >> it's brazen. they have discovered a window of opportunity. >> reporter: it's not just one victim. look at this woman from another angle. >> she's making a transaction. within seconds, gone with her valuables. gone. >> wow! i think it's crazy. >> reporter: after talking with steven for a few minutes and showing him the vehicle, he placed a call to his daughter to warn her. he had to watch it to believe what was really happening. >> oh, man, this is crazy. this is literally crazy. they took her purse. >> reporter: this morning, the police were out talking with residents in the area warning them about the robberies and giving tips about how to protect themselves. >> be aware of your surroundings. lock your vehicle. if you are

tony tull has more. >> reporter: today is the anniversary of jim henson's birthday. that's why they picked this day. 20 puppets are going to be donated. we have bert and ernie and kos car the grouch. if you come in and take a look at the characters and they look weathered, it's because they are the first characters used in the first shows and the first commercials. we talked to a curator here at the museum. her talking about the legacy they will be able to display. cheryl henson, jim's daughter spoke with us on the local ties jim henson has here. >> my father and mother met at the university of maryland. they were in washington, d.c. many, many years. they got their start on local television in washington, d.c. it mattered so much for us, as the family to know some of the characters are here at the smithsonian. >> reporter: a lot of people don't know jim henson caught his start here on wrc in 1954. a long legacy for the folks here in d.c. the exhibit goes on through. >> it all started here in our studios. >> outside the studios, glorious weather. >> glorious for folk

news 4 tony tull is live there at the national memorial. >> reporter: you can read a lot on the internet, read a lot of books, a lot of history, but folks of my generation getting a chance to come down here and speak to some of the vets. as you mentioned, it started a little after 10:00. it's still going on right now. still quite a lot of crowd gathered. they start off with the presentation by the honor guard. they had a few singers on hand as well. most noticeably, anthony kerns. that was very nice as well. the keynote speaker, retired major general john harling had a few words to say. but this was really the highlight of my day, the 442nd squad. it's the all japanese squad that served. they petitioned the government to serve and prove their loyalty. a lot of them coming from interment camps as well as hawaii. they were sent over to italy. terry shima, one of the last surviving members of this squad. i got a few moments just to speak with him and hear what he had to say. >> when the war ended, the u.s. army said that the unit had the best combat record unsurpassed by any unit. so that i

you actually done with female justices, something had never known before which i tull was really quitenderful. what an honor. and that's about that that was -- that, you know, it's really another reason to delve in here, learning that only about the way things used to be but how much women look of regina and positions of power. your the form before shoes in the senate is a unique connection. so you have there is path to unity and production, productive -- a productive future for the congress, diminished polarization in the future if some steps are taken. and you list them in the book. you have recommendations for a five day workweek and annual budget. at missouri, biennial budgeting ameristar in the process of getting to a budget which is so interesting. it means they have to leave the congress and get out of their own partisan. no budget, no pay. if there derelict in their duties in temecula to paycheck. filibuster reform, more open amendment process, no more secret holds on legislation. you can't throw up an emergency super committee sequester bill at the last minute. everything woul

we have tony tull on the scene of this water main break in northwest. so traveling to 3100 block of water street. please be aware of that and use caution. hopefully i'll be able to come back with a live picture. up to i-270. meantime folks traveling southbound from urban a heading to rockville, your travel lanes are open, no accidents to report in either direction. aaron and eun? >>> danella, thank you. if you're the parent of a newborn, you probably know it's natural for babies to cry. coming up, though, how those cries could soon help a child avoid future health problem. >> the role former president george h.w. bush played in the marriage of a same sex couple. >>> i'm melissa mollet at the live desk. police in l.a. are searching for the arsonist who lit multiple fires overnight. this is just into the newsroom. take a look at smoke and flames he here. several businesses burned to the ground. the suspect, they say, lit as many as six fires. this happened along the popular ventura boulevard. they are still searching for that person this morning. they thi

and you'll note it doesn't even cull tullely call the regime to account for using chemical weapons. >ut there is language in there about consequences, isn't there? >> again, the question is enforceability. as any anything at the u.n. what are the russians going to do if it comes to enforcing. >> the glass is more than half full here. this is the security council moving. it isn't perfect. it isn't ideal, but it is real progress. the one reservation i have is it leaves in power the status quo in syria. but we've learned over the last week, judy, that the alternative u terribly appealing in itself. >> woodruff: mark, what about this question when i wasÑi just asking ramesh about, if even one bears fruit what, difference will that make for the president? he's had a rough spell lately. >> he's had a real rough patch, right direction, wrong track. the number of people think the countries headed very much in the wrong direction. his own job rating is down. i think this-- i mean, recall when the president with osama bin laden facing his maker, that was seen as a great achievement and his own

in tull take with the president we expect the house to consider a flesh you are the week of septemberg us now on the telephone line is congressman jim mcdermott a democrat from wash state, he has been with our program before. i want to ask you what your reaction was today to the president's decision here. >> well, first of all i was very pleased that the president had decided to hold back until he had allowed congress to come in to session and to debate this issue you and make its vice heard. i think to have gonna loan without the support of the congress would have been a mistake. for that a plowed him. >> but you still think that that he inning vend to move forward? >> -- >> i am sorry. >> but i still think he intends whether there is congressional support to move forward? >> that's unclear, somebody asked at the end of the president conference whether he would move forward with or without or approval? he didn't ask that questioner. i don't know where that stands. and i think that will be part what have we decide or talk about during the week when we get back to washington, d.c. i th

. >>> bought tull autumn day almost everywhere. a few trouble spots.a. rain and snow in the pacific northwest. windy across the southwest and from the sierra range to utah. >> seattle will be 62 today. sacramento, 77. colorado springs, 75. 90 in new orleans. 70 in chicago, atlanta, new york. >>> time for another drink. let's go big and expensive on this one. how about some extra special cognac. >> it's called louie xiii rare cask, 42.6. got all that? if you want to get your hands on it, it will cost you $22,000 bucks. >> 22,000 bucks? >> only 736 bottles were produced. the bottle is a crystal design. four bottles, two of them have been sold. >> i wonder what the mind does when you take that. it's so amazing and you realize you can be drinking the cheap stuff and it's because you spent $22,000 and it has to be great. >> i think you're right. i think you have to know your cognac to enjoy this. you don't want to waste this on a guest who has no idea. >> i don't have any idea. i know it's about the big sniffer glass and the vapors. >> probably almost all p

>> reporter: democrat tull si gabbert is a combat veteran of the iraq war. >> i've seen firsthand the extreme costs of war both overseas as well as at home is something that is giving me a unique perspective but great pause. >> reporter: she is like many who don't question whether bashar al assad used chemical weapons but do question obama officials' ability to answer key questions in public or private about military contingencies after the u.s. bombs like what if assad finds a way to use chemical weapons again? >> do we strike again? well, that's the definition of further entanglement. that's the definition of our becoming deeply involved in a war. >> reporter: most members who are truly undecided really do appear to be doing their homework. we talked to several who say they are attending more than one classified briefing trying to get as much information as they can in order to make their decision. many say they are counting on a presidential prime time address which we do expect in the coming days in order to convince them and perhaps more importantly their constituents urging them

it is with great pride i was able to be joined tonight by my colleague, my friend, tull see gabbard, as a member of our military today. thank you for your service, thank you for your service to your country here and thank you for your service to our country as a member of the hawaii national guard. it is with great privilege i was honored to stand here tonight to recognize so many true american heroes and it is a privilege i will never forget throughout my career. i yield back the balance of my time if i have any. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair lays before the house the following message. the clerk: to the congress of the united states, section 202d of the national emergencies act provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless prior to the anniversary date of its declaration the president transmits to congress a notice stating the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date. in accordance with this provision i have sent to the federal register for publication the enclosed notice stating the emergency with respec