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s mayor vincent gray and other city leaders are taking their case for d.c. statehood to new hampshire as part of an outreach effort to get state legislatures to pass resolutions supporting statehood. last year new hampshire lawmakers introduced such a resolution and now d.c. leaders are pushing to make sure it moves forward. >> being able to have the ability to control the resources generated here in the district of columbia so that the $5.5 billion contributed to the wherewithal of the city by the citizens of this city will be used not only for the purposes of this city, but the decision about those resources will rest solely with the people in this city. >> council chair kwame brown and members michael brown and david catania were among the other local leaders attending today's announcement. >>> health anyone inspectors are expected back oocyst occupy camp thursday. the washington examer says health inspectors visited the occupy kitchen yesterday and found pratts. mayor gray ordered in -- found rats. mayor gray ordered inspections at both of the sites. >>>

s mayor, vincent gray is speaking out against the cam in a letter sent to the u.s. park service yesterday. gray cite results from a department of health inspection of the camp as reasons for why the park service should close the camp. he said hypothermia and possible death at the cam are a concern. he said the camp is also a possible risk for commune kabul disease for the rest of the city saying that these risks with attributed to improper disposal of contaminant, trash and human waste. he then goes on to say this is also contributing to an increase in the rat population in and around the camp. >> rats were here before us. >> reporter: bear, an organizer for the d.c. camp, says they have no plans on leaving. >> our response to the mayor is hey, we are here, we are here to stay. and we are doing the best we can with the way the federal government park service is laying things on us. >> reporter: the mayor says moving the protesters isn't the city's fight but the federal government's. saying it in his letter since both occupy d.c. locations are under federal control,

s former d.c. council districts are looking at possible successors. vincentple interested in running for thomas's old seat. a special election will be held in a. thomas resigned last week and then pleaded guilty to stealing $350,000 in city funds. >>> paypal relatives lead? the marijuana bust in seat pleasant. police found a huge pot branch growing -- ranch growing operation. they saw johnson running away with a flashlight. they went inside to see johnson had tampered with their paul peters. >> which cannot find the bubble. another part was on the ground. >> they say johnson the palace older meter as part of a plan to steal electricity. they call police who went to the house and found a marijuana. at this point he is only being charged with stealing electricity. >>> metro will be doing track work in near the georgia avenue metro station and that will impact the alliance nations. trains will go north on is far smelled vernon square rather than fort totten. people traveling to and from stations north of mount vernon square should use green line trains. in the m

mayor vincent gray wants police to remove them from mcpherson square. fox 5's sheri lee is live at the square with the latest. good morning, sheri. reporter: good morning, tony, good morning, allison. the occupy d.c. group here at mcpherson square does not have a permit, but they have been allowed to stay. so far we have not seen any attempt to move them out of here, but the mayor says the situation here is dangerous, it is a health hazard and he wants them out. the encampment has tents but in the weeks they've been here, the health department says it's been infested with rats, posing a risk of disease. a report blamed improper disposal of trash and human waste. mayor gray sent a letter to the park police, asking to get rid of the occupiers at mcpherson square. the park service had no comment except to say that the protesters have a right to freedom of speech. mayor gray wants the mcpherson protesters to join another group at freedom plaza which does have a permit through the end of february. occupiers see no reason to go, but will if they are forced out. >> th

s bid to become the 51st state. enter lawmakers introduced a bill last year. d.c. mayor vincenteveral city council members are planning to make the trip. >> virginia's house of delegates is weighing in on the controversy over the human papilloma vaccine. the house rejected a proposal requiring state officials to continue giving parents information about the vaccine. also, a virginia state committee has approved an abortion-related bill that would force pregnant women to have an ultrasound image made of their fetuses before having an abortion. >> the washington auto show rolls into town today. the 700 makes and models of cars will be on display at the washington convention center. this is one of the biggest attractions, the newest small catalog. the show also features fuel- efficient models and safety features. the debt ceiling source. starbucks celebrates. and taco bell tries breakfast. paula faris has more. >> topping america's money, the debt ceiling goes up again today by $1.20 trillion. senate republicans were not able to muster enough votes to defeat the president's request

s." at the wilson building governor bob mcdonald of virginia. governor martin o'malley from maryland. and d.c. mayor vincent gray. for about an hour they met behind closed doors, talking about metro. the focus? safety. >> we get what we pay for and i'd much rather pay a few nickels more per ride than have to worry about my wife or my daughter being one of the fatalities in an avoidable accident. >> the good news is over the last couple years, this last year, no fatalities. injuries are down significantly. violent crime in and around the metro area is down 19%. communication is up. people are being held accountable for their performance. >> mayor gray said he'd like to see more emphasis on training and work schedules. >> that is to increase the training of metro workers especially those who are involved directly in those issues that impact on safety, public safety as well as the safety of the workers. and then secondly something that general manager, the ceo talked about, and that is he calls it the fatigue management but more specifically overtime management which has an impact to make sure that you don't h

fox 5's maureen umeh live at the square with details of reporter: more on the federal response in a minute, but locally mayor vincent gray sent a letter to the director of the national parks service in it calling the situation at the campsite dangerous and asking mcpherson square, the campsite here, be shut down immediately. let me read a portion of that letter. , at a minimum the occupy d.c. sites at mcpherson square and freedom plaza must be consolidated at freedom plaza to allow for the elimination of the rat infestation and clean- up of mcpherson square." gray kreutz a health report that raises concerns about the -- cites a health report that raises concerns about the square. there is an infestation of rats attributable to the improper disposal and containment of trash and human waste. it says rats have been seen in tents and the food prep area. there are concerns about the serious potential for communicable disease says, hypothermia and foodborne illness. gray wants this campsite shut down immediately and combined with the freedom plaza occupiers, but the occupiers here say yeah, there are issues, but they say

. >> mayor vincent gray along with several councilmembers will meet with new hampshire lawmakers to explain why d.c. should become the 51st state. fox 5's matt acklin is traveling with the delegation. he joins us live on the phone this morning. good morning, matt. reporter: hey, good morning, allison and tony. just arrived at the statehouse here in concord, new hampshire. we left bwi airport with the mayor, a couple of councilmembers, chairman brown, david katannia, vincent orange and marry chay all a part of the delegation. they're expected to testify here in concord around 10:30 this morning, and as you were saying, they're here to support a house resolution brought up in committee here to basically make the district of colombia the 51st state. they are hoping that the committee listens to their testimony, the mayor is expected to testify, chairman brown, several others, and then it will go to the committee here and hopefully on to the full house hear in new hampshire to pass that resolution in the future. >> the delegation seem optimistic now? goodness knows this push has been on for quite some time. do they feel like this grassroots

s paul wagner with details. tails. reporter: this is horace dexter mcdade, a metro employee since 1979, who prosecutors say had a scheme going with this man, john vincentmetro transit police officer since 1997. metro's general manager commenting earlier today said he was disgusted and dismayed by the charges. >> it's a betrayal of the trust of our customers, of washington metro itself and to the thousands of honest employees here. as a result of this, i've ordered to have forensic accountants to join the investigation to look at the existing systems, control systems, for the revenue system and to determine what more improvements have to be made to improve security so this doesn't happen again. reporter: according to a court affidavit, the scheme worked like this. mcdade and haile were assigned to what's called emergencies in which a revenue employee and a police officer work together. the two would service fare card machines that needed to be replenished with cash or emptied. according to the affidavit, the fbi received a tip last september a metro police officer was using bags of coins to purchase virginia scratch- off lottery tickets worth thousands

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vincent gray along with several councilmembers will meet with new hampshire lawmakers to explain why d.c. should become the 51st state. they're asking the lawmakers to pass a resolution supporting this cause. fox 5's matt acklin is traveling with the delegation and we will talk with him live in our 9:00 hour. >>> the company that runs the costa concordia, the cruise ship that ran aground in italy this month is offering passengers compensation for their lost baggage and psychological trauma. those who suffered no physical harm can still collect $14,000. they will also be reimbursed for the full cost of the trip and any medical expenses they incurred. the company is a unit of the world's biggest cruise operator carnival. >>> twitter can now censor tbeets on a country- -- tweets on a country-by-country basis. if it erases a tweet in the u.s., it can still be elsewhere. this is to ensure individual messages remain available to as many people as possible. but it's likely to raise concerns that twitter's commitment to free speech may be weakening. they say it is not. >> twitter today, facebook the next day and then google is in that now. >> i know i want a few people whose twitter i want to be censored