i don't think it's a good idea because this is for the people of the district, so it should remain udc. >> it shouldn't be marion barry university. >> that is not a bad id considering all that marion barry has done for the city, but at the same time that's a large leap. >> i think he's a very significant part of d.c. and d.c. history and black culture and to name the university after him would be great. >> councilman vincent orange proposed the name change today. ward 3 council member mary cheh who represents the udc area is against it saying the district's university should bear the district of columbia's name. >>> today a ceremony on capitol hill brought house speaker john boehner to tears. he choked up while awarding the congressional gold medal to an elite military strike force the from world war ii. >> these men saved the free world and now are free to savor the triumph and share their stories for years to come. >> the devil's brigade helped liberate france and italy in the war and their covert operations involved everything from mountain climbing to amphibious landing, even parac

what are the students saying about changing the name of udc? >> i don't think they like the name change for the most part. this change is part of a profile introduced today as part of the d.c. session by councilman vincent orange. >> i don't think it's a bad idea considering all that marion barry has done for the city. >> reporter: until today the most pressing question for the udc campus centered on when the long awaited student union would be completed. >> it's udc and i think it should stay that way. >> reporter: now it's a bill before the d.c. council to rename the university of the district of columbia after the late marion barry. >> this is an investment for the district, so it should remain udc. it shouldn't be marion barry university. >> reporter: d.c. councilman vincent orange is behind the proposed name change. >> i think now is the time to honor him properly by renaming the university of district of columbia. >> reporter: he said barry who died last november at age 78 deserves the honor. barry served four terms as mayor, three terms

the council member says the university could be referred to as mb-udc. knowing his legacy, some students welcome the name change, but the student is not sure. >> was that? this is my first semester here, i have no idea. >> they say that is why is necessary, so that younger washingtonians know of his legacy. muriel bowser already named the summer youth employment program for him, and there are other options across the district to honor him, they say.

udc officials say that decision was made because of rising rent at the north capitol street location. today's hearing is at 3:00 p.m. he at the downtown campus on north capitol street. >>> breaking news that could impact your commute. >> getting a lot of information from metro right now. just hearing in my ear here that orange line no service between west falls church and ballston. orange and silver single tracking through east falls church. major delays here this morning because of a cracked rail. this cold weather making a mess for metro. going to have more information in a couple of minutes. >>> outside is not the place you want to be this morning. as we deal with the coldest temperatures of the season. these are record breaking lows. here is a live look at some school buses trying to get ready for the day ahead. tom is tracking when the bitterly cold winds will fin. >>> also ahead check your spices. the item being pulled from store shelves baud it could trigger a dangerous allergic reaction. >>> plus making it harder to get around. the work that will leave a busy metro station off

last week the udc board of trustees operation committee voted to close that downtown campus. >> justking a step backwards. >> reporter: if the closure is approved by the full board it would mean more than 2,000 students and the staff would have to relocate to this building on the udc campus in upper northwest. >> if you think about the travel costs for somebody who's working a couple jobs trying to make ends meet living in ward eight, having to go thereupon to try to continue their education, that's a different approach than getting to 801 north cap, which is a lot closer. >> reporter: and the move would cost taxpayers as well. $11 million. >> in the past they've just come and come and come saying give us more money, give us more money, and to what end? >> reporter: school officials say the reason for closing the campus is money. "the cost of the lease at 801 north capitol street is a big annual expenditure and escalates over the life of the lease. in seeking ways to meet operating demands of the university all options are on the table." >> we know there are a lot of pressures at udc

after almost three months of limited independents the udc student was fitted for a new motorized chair. this is lighter, has her nickname embroided on it. she and her family still don't know who hit her and would like whoever did it to take responsibility. >> i hope he or she surrenders and has to face the consequences. i mean you have to. >> that crash happened in the morning of december 7th at taylor street and new hampshire avenue in northwest. if you know anything that might help the cops solve this, call them, 202-727-9099. you can find that number on the wusa9 app. >>> i'm scott broom in rockville. coming up a car dealer who says he wants the right to alert you about potential service problems even when manufacturers don't necessarily want you to know. >> past due but still taking passengers from here to there, the inspection deadline southwest airlines missed and how long it has to get the work done. >> and thousands of dogs getting sick, even dying, the ingredient one lawsuit claims is harming man's best friend afte ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ everybody deserves $73 fares. because wedding season c

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tuition free at udc? d.c. council events wants to turn udc into a tuition-free community college and name it after the late marion barry. he said it would be a chance to keep more students on the college track, in the district and called it the city's most well-known figure. >> i think it was here we asked the que marion barry's funeral, what are we going to name in this city after marion barry. i never thought about udc. >> they haven't thought about it either because they've never been told about this. >> there are going to be people who wouldn't name a hub cap after marion barry. i know that. but let's remember this marion barry was an extremely intelligent man. i think he was working on his phd in chemistry, his own african-american university of tennessee in that chemistry department. he obviously sacrifice thad to get involved with snik. i think it would be appropriate. >> what's the downside bremante, as you see it? >> the downside is locally folks may know about marion barry, but nationally students do

. >>> today students will get a chance to weigh in on udc's plan to close its downtown community college campus. mark segraves first reported the news tuesday. about 2500 students would have to be moved to the van necessary campus. today's hearing is at 3:00 p.m..necessary campus. today' >>> it is 4:37. recruiters from local businesses nonprofits will set up at the job fair. a lot of familiar names on the list. clark construction csx, giants food, sears and other companies. they're looking for skills in construction retail hospitality, armed services and facility services. you can also learn about ged classes and other services if you're just reentrying the workforce now. the fair kicks off at 10:00 this morning at the arena stage in southwest washington. >>> a warning for parents, proper dwuktduct stores are pulling off shells that could trigger a peanut allergy. >>> an officer ryetries to help a driver stuck. but what happens next. >>> and the feel like temperature outside where you live in your next weather and traffic on the 1s tom >>> you need to layer up or stay inside. those are p

. >> ward 3 councilmember mary cheh represents the udc community. she is against naming the school for marion barry. she says the city's university should bear the district of columbia in its tame. >>> jordan reacted -- name. >>> jordan reacted swiftly to the brutal murder after pilot by isis militants. they hung two terrorists including a would-been suicide bomber and they did this just hours after isis released the gruesome video showing a jordanian fighter pilot being burned to death in a cage. we have more from jordan. >> reporter: jordanian justice came down swiftly. two prisoners executed at dawn. their bodies taken away for burial a short time layer. one of those hanged was sajida al-rishawi, the iraqi suicide bomber locked up? yore dan since -- jordan since 2005 when she tried to blow her up at a wedding reception that left almost six people dead. she was jordan's key bargaining chip this negotiations between jordan and isis who captured muath al-kasasbeh when his fighter jet crashed during a bombing raid over syria in december. video showin

a couple years ago udc had to cut about a hundred faculty and staff. they have budget issues they're to fix. i think in the long run it could be a positive thing. >> assuming 2,000 students or so up to the up otown campus ativan necessary is doable -- they figure it is. there's only so much room up there. what kind of expenses would that incur? on the other hand that's an extraordinary expense. it would seem like subleasing it if they can do it and do it right, they won't screw it up par donnell my french or whatever it is -- if they can do this properly it may be the way out. >> it's a financial issue. they've got to cut, got to save money, and i would imagine the board is going to just look at the best deal possible. i think you hit it correctly. sublease it. they should not have a problem. that's one of the fastest growing desirable areas. it's close to capitol hill. so i can see an association wanting that location. so i think they just don't have a choice. >> public transportation depending on whether they' from still can get them to the van ness

. >> reporter: and the udc student has a sense of humor. >> my favorite car and i'm going to tell you the truth is a bmw. i'll accept it as a bmw. >> reporter: the laughter is sweet to her dad. after all, this is her old chair. a reckless driver struck her and took off as she was on her way to school in northwest d.c. last december. her face was cut, her body bruised and the $20,000 wheelchair a total loss. >> it hit me pretty deep, so now if i would ever go back to that intersection, i would have to be very cautious about that. >> reporter: that's because the driver was never caught. >> if i think about the negatives, it will bring me back to like what happened. >> reporter: but still esme wants the driver to come forward. >> it's not just about what happened to us. what can happen to other people? because this person is acting that way everywhere. >> that was her dad. esmerlda was using a loaner wheelchair. the new one cost a little bit more than $11,000. if you know anything about the driver that struck her at the intersection of taylor street and new hampshire avenue northwest, gi

. >>> today students get a chance to weigh in on udc's plan to close a college campus. students will be moved to the campus in van ness. officials told mark segraves the decision was made you because of rising rent at the north capitol street location. today's hearing is at 3:00 p.m. on north capitol street northeast. >>> you may soon be able to drive a little faster on maryland highways. the state senate passed a bill that would raise the speed limit from 65 to 70 miles per hour. a similar bill is pending in the house of delegates. the vote marks a milestone for the bill which died in a senate committee last year. opponents say increasing the speed limit is dangerous because it would cause some drivers to push to 80 miles an hour. >>> maryland is offering state workers $15,000 to leave their jobs. the state is offering that buyout to save some money. say the employees are being offered lump sum payment plus $200 for each year of service. they would have to leave their jobs by april 28th. governor hogan hopes to save about $30 million by letting employees leave voluntar

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host: what about the proposition to rename udc after mayor marion barry. guest: we all know what his flaws were, but he made really great contributions to the city, and if that is the way the district of columbia chooses to honor him, i might be standing at that ceremony. i think it is fitting for this city, which should be a state, in my view, to be able to make a decision on its own about honoring one of its great leaders, and in some ways, one of the founding fathers for the modern district of columbia. host: we had on this program tom davis and martin frost two former heads of their respective campaign arms. both of them set -- both of them said, when we were in congress, we fought her redistricting that would help our party, and we should not do that. they both said it was much easier to say once they were out of congress. has redistricting created permanent districts? guest: i think it is part of the problem. just recently, leader pelosi named me to chair our task force on reform. one of the areas that we are looking at is not just redistricting but