and vincent gray spoke of the irony of d.c.'kes of full representation in congress. >> all these years later, those in our city are still denied the basic rights of self- determination and representation that is accorded to other americans. >> as tough as times may be, i know we will overcome. i know better days are ahead. i know that because of demands towering overruns -- >> hurricane irene delayed the original august dedication. for more speeches from yesterday and a photo gallery, log on to our website, wjla.com. >>> we should soon know the full extent of the earthquake damage at the national cathedral. the same engineers who inspected the washington monument will now take a closer look attica people this week. last week approved a move to a pinnacle from the central town work in order to stabilize the people. it has since been closed since the earthquake. officials hope to reopen its sometime next mumps. >>> federal investigators looking into allegations of bill regularities in vincent gray's campaign have granted immunity

mayor vincent gray is getting a look at damage to the national cathedral caused by the earthquake. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >>> is time to get the day started. 5:00 a.m. on this thursday october 20. >> we began with traffic and weather every 10 minutes. adam caskey, good morning. >> good morning to you. we are in the weather center. it is not as tampa's yesterday. we will have a fair amount of sunshine. that is the headline today. take a look at the live doppler 7. the few sprinkles are coming to an end. a few drops here and there in montgomery county. that is it. the upper 50's. on our way to about 64. we will have temperatures from the upper 50's to the mid 60's in the downtown area. gusty winds in excess of 30 m.p.h. at times. tomorrow, partly cloudy skies. how was the commute? >>> it is ok. no problems around the beltway. coming through tale city and all the way into springfield, no road record like we had to deal with yesterday. it is a quiet ride into the district for anyone who wants to take southeast washington on route 4, route 5. op

mayor vincent gray wants to praise 7-eleven stores in the district today. they're opening two new stores in northeast washington and pledged to handle many who live nearby. mayor gray will visit the department of employment services on minnesota avenue where they're doing interviews. >>> today a memorial will open at arlington national cemetery. they'll honor the jewish chaplains who served in the military. the project received joint

. >> vincent gray maintains innocence as an investigation comes to light. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton looking at two decades in the spotlight. >>> your cell phone is a breeding ground of bacteria. >>> as nice as today has been, there's one day that's going to be a full 180 degrees different. i'll tell you about the wild weather coming our way. first, let's head out to dan. >> reporter: we are going to have the latest on the world series. it is set. also, a heated handshake. the redskins top receiver >>> drivers involved in a deadly indy race say they were concerned about safety before the event began. it killed driver dan wheldon and injured three others. he leaves behind a wife and two young sons in his adopted home of st. petersberg, florida. his family is devastated. >> yesterday, left us doing what he loved to do. he was a true champion and a gentleman on and off the track. >> there's also a makeshift memorial at the indianapolis speedway where he won the indy 500 this past may. >>> in serbia, 20 children were hurt at a security demonstration. a helicopter blew billboards

concejo municipal de washington tras aprobar una legislacion de emergencia presentada por el alcalde vincent gray... la antigua ley fue modificada tras una serie de controversias, que provoco que el senador jim webb de virginia solicitara al alcalde que se detuviesen los arrestos... en lugar de arrestar a la gente, los infractores deberan pagar multas...las autoridades federa baten el record de deportaciones durante el ano 2011... los deportados en su mayoria tenian prontuarios delictivos, habian infringido las leyes federales repentinamente o estaban siendo buscados en relacion a otros delitos... fernando pizarro nos amplia... con 1 total de 396,906 personas, ice supero su propio record de deportaciones durante el ano fiscal 2011.es y deportaciones en un solo ano en la historia, superando en 4 mil personas el del ano pasado. el numero de deportaciones ha aumentado en los ultimos cinco anos. ice indico que el 90% de las deportaciones caian dentro de las categorias prioritarias de personas que deben ser expulsadas del pais. el 55% son inmigrantes con sentencias criminales. organizaciones hispanas

mayor vincent gray will visit the national cathedral this morning. jummy olabanji in northwest. >>> the prosecution is expected to rest its case today in the involuntary manslaughter trial of michael jackson's doctor. before that happens his lawyers will get to question a doctor who says conrad murray made many mistakes while treating the singer. he's accused of giving mr. jackson a lethal dose of a powerful anesthetic. >>> lindsay lohan is a free woman. yesterday a judge revoked her probation after deciding that she violated the terms of her community service. the actress was sent to jail in handcuffs, but released after paying a $100,000 bond. she has another probation hearing on november 2. >>> it has been nearly two months since the earthquake rocked the metro region. >> the 5.8 magnitude quake hit two d.c. landmarks the hardest. the washington monument and the national cathedral. today mayor vincent gray will get a firsthand update on repairs and denounced the city's response. jummy olabanji is live in what was the scene with a preview. -- and h

mayor vincent gray. >>> lawmakers in virginia and d.c. money for earthquake relief. mayor vincent gray asked fema for $15 million to repair damage caused by the earthquake in august. virginia senator jim webb wants answers from fema's administrator. he said the state applications for federal aid was rejected. >>> cell phones getting a clean bill of health from danish researchers. it is the biggest ever to look at telephones and cancer. they found no link between them. people using cell phones or about 10 years had pretty much the same cancer rate as people who did not. the usa government came to the same conclusion. >>> now look at traffic and weather every ten minutes. >> one thing that's been on my mind all week is howard's homecoming. i'm happy the weather will stay dry. >> barry fall-like, a good football weather. >> well done, adam caskey. >> -- very fall-like. you will want long sleeves. >> sounds beautiful. >> i have photographs to share then we will talk temperatures. it's going to be agreeable and very fall-like for the most part

mayor vincent gray will be raising money buying groceries. he will be a special guest at the safeway on the southwest waterfront. the trip will raise money for breast cancer awareness. >>> making news, movie fans are abandoning netflix. >> the holidays could cost more to travel, but last to shop. junji de nies has those stories and more. >> good morning. more bad news for netflix. the video service's third quarter report shows an even bigger customer exodus than expected. 800,000 with more on the way. major airlines raising fares again. united continental start the latest round of increases appeal $5 a ticket. discount carriers may not go along, which could make this increase pashort-lived. walmart will give you a gift card if you buy something there and find it elsewhere for less. other brick and mortar chains say they will match amazon and other big internet retailers. bad news for us in the news business. those using a tablet computers spend more time on news web sites than facebook, but they are reluctant to pay for it. but that is slowly

. >>> vincent gray has said not to help and capture or deport illegal immigrants. the mayor signed an order saying the district is not in the immigration business. >> we want to make sure we have a clear set of conditions in this city where people feel like they can work with, cooperate with the law enforcement officials. >> it means that people can trust the police more, that they can come to them with major problems in their lives without fear of being questioned about their immigration. >> now police say fingerprints of felony suspects, including immigrants, are still submitted through a federal data base for all law enforcement agencies to see. d.c. officials tell us the number of undocumented people in the district may be as high as 30,000. >>> d.c. united charlie davies is suing a washington nightclub and the makers of red bull energy drink for $20 million. the suit stems from a fatal car crash that ended his chances of joining the 2010 world cup team. he suffered several broken bones in the crash two years ago and 22 ashley roberta of phoenix, maryland was k

mayor vincent gray's campaign, but there's no evidence brown was promised a job if the attacks former mayor adrian fenty during the last election. gray has denied the allegations. now for the latest in a lululemon murder trial. today we expect to hear from the medical examiner about the injuries brittany norwood allegedly inflicted upon her co- worker jayna murray. jummy olabanji has looked at the case this morning. good morning. >> good morning. court starts around 9:00 this morning. we expect to hear more and more testimony and evidence presented, including the testimony where we are expecting the medical examiner will take the stand and talk about some of the hundreds of injuries found on jayna murray. all this as prosecutors try to build their case on a first- degree murder. thus far this high-profile has been packed with graphic evidence and the granting testimony. based on the witnesses who may take the stand this week, could get more chilling. the medical examiner is expected to testify about the autopsy performed on jayna murray and other crimes in experts will talk about the

mayor vincent gray.ource tells the associated press that brown has told federal authorities that vincent gray gave him a list of talking points to use against the incumbent adrian fenty. extend will show that brown and gray work closely together during last year's democratic primary. -- the exchange will show. >>> president obama treated some donors to dinner last night in clarendon. they ate at liberty tavern. the four were chosen as part of a contest. each had previously donated at least $5 to his campaign. none of the winners were from our area. >>>>> why pumpkins prices are higher than last halloween. >> and bankamerica customers could be all along with a big debit card fees. >> good morning. bank of of america all along. most other major banks are not imposing fees to make purchases will debit cards, which bank of america announced. the others said it was not a factor in their decision. apple is not the top smartphone maker. samsung is. its sales jumped 44% in the last quarter. samsung has almost 24

mayor vincent gray.asked him to review a report that police are putting drivers with expired tags in jail. the democrat says there is a " no justification for incarcerating people for registration violations." a police spokeswoman says that the officers are just doing their john carr. >>> a controversial new recommendation about prostate cancer screenings. the u.s. preventive services task force says that men do not need to be tested. monday the group will give the blood tests a d. that means the test has no benefit. the recommendation follows a series of studies. another group is calling this a tremendous mistake. >>> we're learning more about the cancer that steve jobs battle. it was a rare form of cancer that is hard to beat. he was one of more than 47,000 people who will die from pancreatic cancer this year. the type of cancer that he battled was rare and it only affects 3% of patients. it's one of the most difficult to detect. >> the problem with pancreatic cancer is does no good screening test for

the suspects are 22-year-old delron atchison and 21-year-old vincent gray -- no relation to the mayor -. they are awaiting extradition to d.c. >>> friends and family members will gather to night to honor a fairfax county firefighter who died last week. kendra grasses died saturday after -- tender gpendergrass. the funeral is tomorrow. >>> more than 450 people died in the earthquake in turkey and aftershocks have been sparking panic. the country needs shelters to help survivors. thousands of people have been sleeping outside in near freezing temperatures. >>> 53 degrees, 5:07. >> still ahead, earlier this week, president obama announced a plan to help struggling homeowners. now he's trying to tell a student loan borrowers. we will look at the plan that is unveiling today in denver. >> chaos during an occupy wall street rally in oakland california. we will show you and tell you what led by police to fire tear gas. >> and a check on traffic and weather every 10 min >>> 5:10 on this wednesday morning. time a check on traffic and weather. >> steve rudin is standing by. it still feels good

vincent gray is proposing a tax on movie theater concessions. your popcorn, candy, and sew the idea -- and soda. the idea is to build a new movie tax east of the river. that would be on top of the city's 6% sales tax that already applies. >>> do you want $20 in free gas today? of course you do. you want free stuff, well the discovery channel is giving away stuff across the country this morning, and now we can reveal at this moment, the location in our area. it is a shell station in laurel, maryland. you see the map there. you will find it on the southbound side of route 1 at route 198 in laurel. the gas giveaway starts at 6:30 this morning, and it will go until 9:30. discovery is doing it to promote the second season premier of the gold rush series. >> they have a drop off in viewership because they are headed out. >> if you save the $20, you can buy the mayor's popcorn. >> hopefully. you may be able to get half a bag. >> you still have to get the ticket. >> ticket is $11 a person. popcorn, $5 before the tax. >> what is the next half an hour? >>

capital se encotraron hoy con una cara familiar embolsando sus alimentos, se trataba de el alcalde vincent graycalde de la capital fue una de las celebridades invitados para ayudar a embolsar alimentos en el supermercado safeway, localizado en el water front del suroeste ... durante una hora gray, participo de una activida para recaudar fondos para hacer conciencia sobre el cancer de seno y sobre su prevencion... mientras tanto en capitolio la bancada democrata esta impulsando una nueva iniciativa para legalizar a las personas sin documentos en un intento de contrarrestar las iniciativas de los republicanos, que quieren extender el programa de verificacion para obtener un trabajo... fernando pizarro nos explica.. fuentes fuentes democratas del senado indican que ese partido podria iniciar 1 nueva batalla por lograr aprobar medidas en favor de los indocumentados, amplias como 1 reforma integral, o mas especificas como el dream act. el objeto seria contrarrestar las medidas como el everify, que avanzan con paso mas seguro en la camara de representantes, en manos de los republicanos. sin embargo,

he said he was targeted because of allegations that he made against mayor vincent gray. >>> sentencing is set today for a man convicted of robbing an elderly jewelry store owner in. kensington in. charles jackson was convicted of robbing a 77-year-old in april of last year. he wanted to testify during the hearing, but died this summer after battling heart disease and diabetes. his widow plans to testify today. >>> an american scientist rescued after suffering a medical crisis at the south pole is now being treated at johns hopkins hospital in baltimore. renee-nicole douceur arrived at dulles international airport last night. she believes she suffered a stroke several weeks ago. she'd thought that she would be airlifted out within days, but the weather conditions delayed that. >> it was extremely frustrating and i think the disillusionment was started to set in on. >> she is still did with beach vision, and memory problems. doctors say the prognosis is good. >>> the state of maryland was negligent in failing to prevent an inmate's murder of prison bus. parker was murdered by fellow inma

vincent gray proposed a concession tax that would shoot prices up 5%. the city would also try to lure more film makers to the district. that could be cool. >>> coming up, he might be the busiest man in television, but from the daytime to my time, >>> many of you hit me on facebook and twitter asking me where i was. i was on assignment in new york getting a look at anderson cooper's new daytime talk show. anderson joins us live from new york. you and your team were so gracious. i was very impressed to see your studio. it really does overlook columbus circle. >> it is incredible. it seats about 300 or 400 people. >> the wall behind you is actually just windows were natural sunlight comes in. you were apologizing because it gets so hot in there. >> sometimes the front row gets pretty hot. we wanted in the energy of the city to come into the studio. >> there is a lot of energy. tell me the difference between doing this show, with a live audience as opposed to being in a studio? >> talking into a camera is an intimate thing. when you have a live audience, yo

meantime, vincent d.c. gray is asking for a federal disaster declaration.he feds will give the city $15 million to cover the cost of repairs. matt ackland has the story. >> reporter: imagine the view high atop the national cathedral. thursday, they searched for more damage from the a as officials try to figure out how to pay for it. >> to show what we k. >> reporter: mayor gray got an up-close look at what it will take to get the national treasury stored. >> and you can see there is stone upon stone here. >> reporter: on friday, the mayor will request a disaster declaration from fema to help pay for the damage to district buildings, schools, and the national cathedral. $22million in all. the sooner, the better. many believe the cathedral helps drive the local economy. a half a million visitors each year. >> they're an important contributor to that local economy and this is up and the businesses in the district that our doors are closed to the public since the earthquake on august 23rd. >> what about tax dollars? the mayor doesn't so an issue to it. >> i loo

mayor vincent gray and police chief kathy lanier welcomed 359 new recruits. the training will last 28 weeks. it comess athe city is seeing a 15% reduction in murders from the previous year. >> this is our third year with dramatic reductions in homicides. we've focused the whole department on very specific things that we thought were driving homicides and it's working. >> the department aims to have 3900 officers by this time next year. right now, there are about 3800 officers. >>> there is a warning for virginia home owners this morning. thieves could be targeting homes to steal copper pipes. it is valuable as a scrap mettle. if the pipe is cut clean, it k. be used at other construction sites. will thomas reports. >> people are struggling, people losing their homes and people are actually starving. >> reporter: you think it is a sign of the times in. >> yes, most definitely. >> reporter: this huge home is one of 27 hit since june all across prince william county. it was being renovated and this is what thieves are after, copper piping. >> the suspects are ent

major vincent gray will be among those. the plan is at least for them to meet up with another group, reverend al sharpton's national action network and its march for jobs and justice. that's scheduled to happen at the sylvan theater. from there they're supposed to head to the martin luther king memorial. yaw add to that occupy d.c.'s international day of action which is starting at mcfearson square. by noon they too are expected to converge on the mar tin luther king memorial. a lot going on down here. joining me is the director of kmount affairs for d.c. and the coordinator of today's events. how do you expect to get your message out to be heard among all the messages today? >> reporter: today's message is further culmination of the message that mayor gray has had since he was chairman of the council. and since the days he first took office as mayor. we've invited every kwau draunt of the city, every special interest in the city to come down and join in the efforts to make budget autonomy, statehood and voting rights a rea

mayor vincent gray is getting a look at the damage at the national cathedral.will make an announcement about the response to the august quake. >>> people who live in the neighborhood wants to know what the other danger lurks after a man was killed by falling tree limb. authorities say it fell on benjamin mufti as he walked down the road yesterday morning. he died at a hospital. his friends are struggling to come to grips with the debt. >> it is still not really real. i'm hoping to wake up from a horrible dream. >> you want to believe there is a higher purpose. what a crazy thing to happen. >> some people in the area say they have asked the city to inspect the trees but have not received a response. d.c. united player charlie davis is filing a $20 million lawsuit two years after he was injured in a drunk driving crash. he is issuing the nightclub and the company that posted the party back in 2009. the lawsuit says the club's third dhaka hall to the woman even though she was visibly intoxicated. she was later convicted of drunk driving after she crashed. the othe

mayor vincent gray got a firsthand look at the damage. he says he will ask for millions of dollars of federal disaster relief for the cathedral and other buildings. ben eisler has more on how much money is being asked for. >> the mayor will make the request formally tomorrow for $7 million for damaged buildings and $15 million for the cathedral. >> this is the damage to the bishop's garden and the wall. >> the mayor got a briefing on the cathedral's condition this morning as part of the stabilization process that has already cost more than a million dollars. the engineers moved the most precarious portions to the ground. >> the estimated time to complete the repairs of the stones? >> i could envision it taking at least two years to repair the tower and getting the bill work back. >> the american cathedral finance director said tomorrow they will seek a disaster declaration from the federal government asking fema for emergency assistance. >> today represents another example about leaving no stone unturned seeking funds necessary to repair

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he says he is targeted because he has been challenging mayor vincent gray. >>> we're following new developments after the earthquake in turkey. emergency teams pulled a two- week-old baby from the rubble this morning. the little girl, her grandmother, and her mother were pulled from a collapsed building this morning. the earthquake has killed more than 350 people. >>> libyan leaders say that muammar gaddafi has been buried. he and one of his sons and a top aide were buried in a secret location early this morning. >>> president obama is in los angeles city for $35,000 per plate fund-raiser. last night, he surprised diners at roscoe's chicken and waffles ordering a $9 plate of waffles. he is on his three-day swing on the west coast for campaign stops as well as fund-raisers. >>> abc man is the list serviceman to lose his life in -- a d.c. man is the latest serviceman to lose his life in afghanistan. >>> coming up, the fight in oakland -- riot police are evicting anti-wall street protesters. >>> should a vaccine that prevents a socially transmitted disease be given to young boys? >>> struggling lo

mayor vincent gray and other willand federal officials be their desk before the jobs fair begins.ma is raising bucks for his reelection campaign on the west coast. actor will smith and basketball michael johnson were among two fund-raisers in los angeles last night. the president will appear on the lenoht show with jay attending another fund- raiser in san francisco. >>> president obama is offering help the struggling honors. in las vegas he said homeowners owe more than the value of their home can get help if they with their mortgage payments. benefitld potentially thousands of people. >>> rick perry plans to propose 20% flat tax as part of his plan.ic the texas governor will unveil the plan today in south carolina. reserves some parts of the tax structure. social security benefits. >>> turning to the deck of returning tofi, death of moammar gaddafi, body along with another have been buried. the information has not been independently verified. >>> people in turkey are afraid in their loans after anday's deadly earthquake hundreds of aftershocks. least 366 people have died. there

the investigation was launched after vincent gray defeated the incumbent mayor this year. a third candidate for mayor, brown, was hired by the gray administration, only to be fired later. brown, you might recall, claimed he was promised that job and given money by the gray campaign in exchange for his criticism of the mayor during the political debates. brown testified before a dc council commit tee and processed money -- committee and produced money orders. today mayor gray agreed to talk with us and other reporters about the stepped up grand jury probe. he repeated what he has always said. if there were payments and other irregularities, they were done without his knowledge. >> reporter: has your attorney talked to prosecutors? is there anything you can share with the public on this. >> i have not been called. and i don't know the extent to which my attorney has discussed any of this with the united states attorney's office. >> reporter: have you drawn any conclusions in your mind, as to possible irregularities? >> no. that is why we called for the investigation. >> repor

mayor vincent gray.ayor talked about the march last night on fox 5 news at 10:00. >> it is entirely scone stent with what dr. king stood for. if you go back and look at his speeches, he talked about the plight of the district of columbia in 1965 where he then, 46 years ago, talked about the fact that democracy and justice had not come to the people of the district of columbia. >> a reminder for you about our coverage plans for the mlk memorial dedication. we will broadcast the official ceremony at 11:00 a.m. sunday on our sister station, wdca my 20. we are all going to stream the coverage on myfoxdc.com. >>> it is another big showdown for the redskins this weekend. can they get revenge on the philadelphia eagles? >> we remember what happened last time they played. and the skins look to s on the deliver the knockout punch. dave ross coming up next. ♪ [ cellphone rings ] cut! [ monica ] i have a small part in a big movie. i thought we'd be on location for 3 days, it's been 3 weeks. so, i used my citi simpl

mayor vincent gray is urging city residents to join in a voting rights march this saturday. liberal activist ralph nader is lending his support. the mayor wants to draw national attention to the city's lack of a voting member in congress. >>> now, it is time to answer that question of the morning. it is all about halloween. according to a new poll, what is expected to be the most popular celebrity themed costume this halloween? is it lady gaga? charlie sheen or amy winehouse. >> surprisingly, the answer is b, charlie sheen. i think it is because his costume wouldn't cost a whole lot. what is his costume? >> all right. thanks for participating in our contest. >> it is 6:54. one more check on the weather and traffic is next here on 9news now. and even though you do what you can to take care of it, sometimes you want to give your immune system some support. try new airborne chewable tablets. each serving contains 14 vitamins, minerals and herbs... including zinc, echinacea, ginger, and a blast of vitamin c. it's the easy, great-tasting way to help support your immune system. ai

sharpton en su marcha hacia el munumento por la situacion de la economia y trabajos, y el alcalde vincent grayezo otra marcha en peticion al derecho al voto congresional.. .. la primera dama, michelle obama acompanada por la esposa del vice presidente se remangaron hoy las mangas y le dieron a la brocha gorda... juntamente con otras personalidades las dos mujeres ayudaron a refaccionar una dilapidada vivienda para alojar a un ex-combatiente de guerra y su familia... se trata de una iniciativa para mejorar las condiciones de vivienda a miles de hombres y mujeres que sirvieron a las fuerzas armadas y a sus familias... en america central al menos 81-muertos, 150-mil afectados, carreteras cortadas, aldeas aisladas y miles de familias que perdieron casas o cosechas es el saldo de un temporal de lluvias que azota la region desde hace casi una semana... en el salvador se han producido 32 muertos y mas de 20 mil refugiados.. el presidente mauricio funes anuncio, diversas medidas para enfrentar la situacion... .."las lluvias han saturado los suelos a hecho crecer en algunos casos desmesuradamente los r

encontro que no existe suficiente evidencia para concluir que el alcalde del distrito de columbia vincent gray, prometio un trabajo al ex candidato por la alcaldia sulaimon brown... brown, ha senalado que miembros de la campana de gray, le entregaron dinero en efectivo, y que el futuro alcalde le prometio un trabajo a cambio de que hiciera comentarios negativos del entonces alcalde adrian fenty... brown, fue contratado en enero por la administracion capitalina para un posicion de 110-mil dolares, pero fue despedido en menos de un mes... mas de 3-mil personas en maryland continuan sin electricidad, como resultado de la tormenta invernal que este pasado fin de semana afecto a varios estados en el noroeste... funcionarios de obras publicas dijeron hoy que los condados mas afectados son washington, frederick y allegany... las autoridades dijeron tambien que se desconoce aun la fecha en que el servicio electrico sera restituido en su integridad... en algunas jurisdicciones fueron suspendidas las colectas de golosinas y otras celebraciones de la noche de brujas o haloween... dicen que seran programa

mayor vincent gray discussing jobs and the relationship with the business community. this week, we are talking to the chief financial officer natwarr gandhi. thanks for joining us. >>hank you for inviting me. >> what wou you say the statate of the d.c. economy -- how healths the district's government rigight now? >> when you compare it to any other jor metropolitan area, thcity is doing better than any one of them.m. two, like everywhere else, we are seeing in packs from the recession. 2011 the year that we have just finished, the fiscal year, we have done very well. 201212 and 2013, the problems are primarily because of the recession and because of the federal government. of the federal government isn't retren -- the federal government is retrehing. that will have an impact on us. we have a lot of federal workers, benefit from federal spending. just like maryland and virginia, we will have some impact there. >> the district has instituted several new revenue generators that of gone into effect. is that to try a close -- to try to close some of the gap? >> no, no. it

i was a live option year along with mayor vincent gray. >>> and a good time tonight on halloween. >> let's take a look of the seven-day forecast. isolated sprinkles the east of 95 this evening and tonight. few and far between. the rest of the week, near 60 degrees by wednesday through the weekend. dry weather for the most part, the skies. >>> thanks for joining us this monday. we will see you at 4:30 a.m. and you and on abc 7 news at noon 5. happy halloween.

heerehe first one to say vincent goal -- vincent gray wawas willing to beat adrian fanti.en quoted naonally as well. you just didid a poll that t caught my attention on presidentiaial tax plans.s. what did you find? >> we found that despite the fact president obama has said he only wants too raise taxes on millionanaires and billionanaires presumably the top two o or three% of taxpapayers 65% of voters think their taxes would be raised. >> d do they think they're millionaires a billionaires or are thehey just not getting into the details of the plan? >> i do not think it is either one of those. i think voters are distrustfull ofoliticians in general. anytime anyone talks about raising tes reform in tex where cutting taxes, they feel like davavid -- their taxes will go up. you have over 52% of vots that m make less than $100,0,000 a yearnd presidenent oba ha beenlear that they uld not be effted. >>he whopping number was the tea partyty memrs. 82%.%. >> and 57% of the independent voters. >>>> tea party members, by and large,e, it is not made upup of millionaireses and bliona

florida police have arrested 22- year-old delron atchison and vincent gray with connection to last week's shooting on a metro bus. it shows the suspects boarding a bus in washington. investigators believe the two and shot 22-year-old demetrius in the face and fled. both face murder it charges. >> next 6:00, news for potential home buyers and sellers. prices are going up in some places. we will show you where you will find the highest price. >> board of some ran on the way. his forecast after the break. [ speaking french ] [ speaking french ] movie buff this film is tres bien, but the interest rate on your checking account is le pew. interest on your checking? earn more with new high yield free checking at capital one bank. your interest rate will be five times the national average. five times the interest! and free atms at any bank. show's over folks. make your way y to capital one bank. what's in your wallet? were you crying? yeah. >> police were busy at the side of the occupy wall street protests. police clear the area where the protests took place. the fire beanbags. no injuries were r

>> the post liked the fact that vincent gray beat he me. everybody knows that. no secret in town. the editorial board ought to be fair about this. the mayor knows very well that it is our policy to do as much business with the company in the district of columbia that qualifies. we have a certification. >> i have to stop you there. our time subpoena. >> we want more d.c. businesses to get work and jobs. >> i appreciate your time. thank you so much. >>> we move on. take a look it -- take a look at that. it's one very nice treehouse. the man who built it says he's gotten support from all over the country after he was ordered to tart down. he says he's had an outpouring of support. >> went into the office this morning. i'm normally there by 5:56789 i didn't even get out of the house and the phone was ringing. i had several voice mail messages already. i probably had 240 or 250 e- mail messages waiting for me when i actually got in around logged in this morning. >> i guess most of those messages favor keeping the treehouse. but the board says that treehouse violates zoning. there were

we don't know for certain that howard brooks, a former key staff in the vincent gray campaign has been grant the immunity, but brooks agreed to wear a wire. others have been approached by prosecutors and have refused the same level of cooperation. they will not wear a wire. now if you follow this story, then you know that sulaiman brown, a former candidate for mayor, testified before a d.c. council committee and produced money orders which he said were given to him by brooks. brown said he was also given cash and the promise of a job if gray won the election. and gray won the election and brown was hired and then fired from a six-figure position. mayor gray today reiterated his position that payments and promises of a job that were made he knew nothing about. he has not been told he is a target or called before the federal grand jury. >> i haven't been called for anything at this stage. sand we want to cooperate with this investigation as we said we would. and we want to continue to provide whatever witnesses or document is requested of us. >> but you are surprised if you find out that

mayor vincent gray will be a celebrity guest bagger this afternoon at the safe way on the southwest waterfrontyor gray will be bagging for an hour long shift to help raise money for breast cancer awareness and prevention. it's located in the 1100 block of fourth street in southwest. >>> you can win a new sony blu-ray player courtesy of nbc 4 today. >> all you have to do is like our nbc washington page on facebook and sign up to win great prizes. we will pick a winner today and then make the announcement during the 11:00 p.m. newscast. all right. >>> the spectacular show in the sky overnight that we never get to see. >>> and you don't need one, but this morning awe new reason to drink coffee. we definitely don't need one in the morning, or do we? why women may want to pour one more cup. >> go ahead, enjoy. taking a live look outside, we have some delightful weather today, right

mayor vincent gray's election campaign. "the washington post" is reporting fingerprints have been collected from former mayoral candidate sulaimon brown as well as a campaign consultant. those prints could help determine who handled documents, money orders, and envelopes full of cash. brown claims the gray campaign paid him and offered him a job in exchange for launching verbal attacks against then mayor adrian fenty. >>> you can call it a reality check for redskins fans this monday morning. it appears the skins have a new starting quarterback after the team lost to the philadelphia eagles yesterday. skins qb rex grossman threw four interceptions in the 20-13 loss at fedex field. didn't even finish the game. head coach mike shanahan benched him in the fourth quarter. john beck took over, but even he couldn't lead the team to victory. grossman says he's still confident he has what it takes to win even after being pulled from the game. >> i believe in myself no matter if the whole stadium doesn't, coaching staff doesn't. no m

mayor vincent gray says it's important to get everyone in the city back to work. he says the overall unemployment level in the city now stands at 11% in ward eight where today's job fair was held, it's up to 26%. >>> we now have an update on on a story we brought you about a false church preschool program for special needs kids that was in jeopardy. easter seals have reached a deal. the child development center can now continue operating on the city-owned land for the next two years with some provisions. under the lease, extension cdc will pay $3,000 a month for rent beginning december 1st. they were paying $1 for using the property. the city originally wanted to hike the rent to $120,000 a year. the lease extension also calls for easter seals to make improvements to the property. >>> new 4z at 5:00 is just getting started. a dispute over pet waste lands two neighbors in court. the latest on this unusual trial that finally came to an end today. >>> also tonight, how a mother and her 2-week-old infant survived after being trapped in the earthquake rubble in turkey.

mayor vincent gray will be a celebrity guest bagger this afternoon.gging for an hour long shift to help raise money for breast cancer awareness and prevention. if you want to see the mayor's bagging skills, head down to the safe way on the southwest waterfront. it's on the 1100 block of fourth street. >>> metro riders should expect major delays this weekend. trains will be single tracking on parts of every line except the blue line. metro crews plan to work on the sewer systems and make some track repairs. single tracking will begin at 10:00 on friday night. riders should expect delays of up to 20 minutes, and adding to the weekend delays, metro plans to close four stations on the green line. they are the waterfront station, the navy yard station, anacostia, and congress heights stations. >>> not too long ago, netflix was a company on the rise. now their stock is in the tank after thousands of customers cancelled the movie by mail service. >>> netflix could be your disaster stock du jour. shares falling 80% after the company announced it lost 800,000

mayor vincent gray right now is touring the national cathedral. that is where jummy olabanji is now. she joins us with the latest details. good afternoon. >> good afternoon. the mayor is here right now wrapping up a news conference. we learned that the mayor plans to submit paperwork tomorrow tio o fema to get funds to fix the cathedral and other buildings around the district of columbia. before he made the announcements, he towards the building and called its eye opening. regarding government buildings that got damage, there will last for about $7 million. he will also ask for money for repairs at the national cathedral, at least $6 million. he got to see the engineer is scaling the building, the same group of people who scaled the washington monument a few weeks ago looking for damage. according to the people at the cathedral, they told the mayor that although they plan on opening november 12, if they say it will take many years to be completely rebuilt. the mayor did say that there's no plan right now for the city to give any money to the cathe

mayor vincent gray's office is going undercover. howard brooks is looking for information in a probe on gray's 2010 campaign. brooks was named by sulaimon brown as a person who gave him money in exchange for attacks on then-mayor adrian fenty. brown says he was promised a job. well, our bruce johnson caught up with d. c. mayor gray on monday. >> have you been sitting before the grand jury? has your attorney talked to prosecutors? >> i have not been called and i don't know the extent to which my attorney has discussed any of this with the u.s. attorney's office. >> have you drawn any conclusions in your mind as to possible irregularities? >> no, that's why we called for the investigation. >> lorraine green who was the chairwoman of gray's campaign, has also denied any wrongdoing. >>> at this hour, the d. c. city council is holding an emergency vote to repeal a law that some say is too harsh. triple a even calls it ridiculous. the law allows police in the district to arrest drivers who have expired tags. even those from other states.

el alcalde de washington, vincent gray pedira ayuda federal para reparar los danos de la catedral deton ocasionados por el temblor que afecto a esta region el pasado 23 de agosto... esa autoridad esta pidiendo 22- millones de dolares para los trabajos de reparacion de las estructuras de la capital danadas en el sismo..15 millones seran utilizados para reponer los tallados en piedra y otras estrucuturas afectadas el temblor ..otros 7 millones seran utilizados en reparaciones en otros edificios que tambien los efectos del temblor. primero fueron los melones y ahora las mesclas de ensaladas las que estarian enfermando a la gente... se cree que mas de tres mil doscientas cajas de ensaladas de varios tipos producidas por talor farms, podrian estar contaminadas con salmonela... las ensaladas son vendidas en todo el pais y puerto rico, y tienen una docena de diversos productos.... si usted tiene estas ensaladas de talor farms, autoridades de salud recomiendan desecharla... en honduras, la cifra de muertos a causa de las lluvias desde el pasado dia 10 se mantiene en 15, pero se han casi dupl

mayor vincent gray and police chief lanier welcome recruits to the academy. the force is still losing numbers as they are losing members faster than they are replacing them. >> reporter: there is going to be a gap for a little while yet. that's new recruits have to go through their training and that will take a couple of months. they won't be on the street until around april. then we will start to see other recruit classes faced in have bd in as well. lit bring time to bring in 200 over the next year. chief captain lanier is hopeful it will boost up numbers and help them move forward. they are the first police recruit class in about a year. and they are excited about walking the beat in the nation's capital. >> when i was younger i always wanted to save the world, be a superhero. i guess when i got older, something i began thinking well, one of the ways i could fight crime, i decided to back police officer. >> sound like a boy it. i love people. >> reporter: a lack of funding brought hiring to a screeching halt at the police academy. raising concerns about un

mayor vincent gray says he will ask the federal government for $15 million in emergency funding to helpepair the national cathedral. mayor gray toured the grounds of the cathedral yesterday. officials say the landmark sustained as much as $25 million in damage in the august quake on the east coast. mayor gray turned aside questions about federal money being used to fund a religious institution, saying the national cathedral serves as, quote, a living museum of faith in american history. >>> a memorial will be held today in honor of the tenth anniversary of the 2001 anthrax attacks. tomorrow marks the anniversary of the second postal worker who died from anthrax exposure. the memorial will be held at the basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception in september and october 2001, letters containing anthrax spores were sent to several news outlets and two congressional offices. 17 americans were affected, 5 were killed. the fbi believes bruce ivins was the sole suspect in the case. he committed suicide in 2008 before he could be tried for the crimes. >>> you've got to take

vincent gray kicked off the event the. >> i'm sick and tired of taxation without representation. >> i think what that means to people is, the ability to have control over your own lives. to have a vote that's meaningful, some representation of response to your needs. that's what d.c. residents are looking for. that's what the folks at occupy wall street are looking for as well. the two groups joined the rally for jobs and justice. it ended with a march to the king memorial. >>> next up at 11:00, a mcdonald's employee goes on the attack. and it's all cat on tape. >>> a d.c. terror plot foiled tonight. what iran's supreme leader is saying to assassinate the saudi ambassador to the u.s. >>> one town reeling from three natural disasters, why the federal government says they're on their own when it comes to paying for the cleanup. >>> it's awfully chilly outside right knew. will it be nice and sunny and warm for everything we have warm for everything we have growing on outsi i just joined extracare advantage for diabetes at cvs pharmacy. i'm taking the right steps to manage my diabetes and

police say that 22-year-old delron atchison and 21-year-old vincent gray -- no relation to the mayorflorida. they are accused of shooting a 22-year-old demetrius thompson while the bus was stopped in southeast washington. >>> the opening statements could begin this afternoon in the trial of brittany norwood. she is charged with killing jayna murray applebee's day lululemon store in march. if a panel of 12 jurors and five alternates is expected to be seated today. >>> a man accused of attacking two women in herndon virginia, is in custody. 31-year-old thomas kim posed as a law-enforcement officer when targeting his victims. on october 11 the attacks a woman in a residential neighborhood. a few hours later he assaulted a woman at herndon's strip mall. >> the suspect was stalking women, looking for younger women in their teens or mid-20s. we are comfortable that we have made the arrests and the community is safe again. >> police believe there could be more victims. he is being held without bond. >>> the woman accused of stabbing a random customers outside a target store will stand right

in a separate legal case brown said he was paid by vincent gray's mayoral campaign to attack then-mayor fenty for a city job. >>> right now police are on the scene of a bank robbery in mclean, virginia. they say a man wearing a halloween mask walked into a main street bank on old dominion drive and demanded money. he got away with an undisclosed amount of cash. no one was injured. >>> authorities say that they are investigating the death of a falls church, virginia, woman, whose body was found in an upstate new york creek. 49-year-old linda shep lick was found near new york, just across the pennsylvania border. authorities say she was visiting relatives at the time. at this point, the cause of death has not been determined. someone discovered the body on sunday just north of town. >>> a 20-year-old man is behind bars charged with killing a cab driver over 75 cents. that's according to d.c. police documents which say rashad slye of southeast washington got into an argument with a cab driver over the weekend. authorities say 40-year-old domingo enrique was shot and killed after slye refus

el alcalde vincent gray promulgo una orden ejecutiva que rechaza el programa federal de comunidades segurashibe a todas las agencias de seguridad publica, incluyendo la policia y el centro correccional preguntar el estatus inmigratorio o proveer informacion a autoridades federales para procedimientos de deportacion.." dicen sentirse victoriosos... despues de una ardua lucha... pedro tenia temor de ser deportado... "ahora se siente uno tranquilo caminando por la calle, siempre y cuando que uno hace las cosas buenas" el programa de comunidades seguras, mediante huellas digitales, verifica los antecedentes y el estatus inmigratorio de los arrestados... "hay una linea entre inmigracion y nuestra policia local y esta diciendo que en orden para que todo el mundo pueda reportar crimenes, es importante que la policia no pregunte sobre el estatus inmigratorio" "a pesar que el alcalde gray establecio que el programa federal de comunidades seguras no es bienvenido en washington, representantes comunitarios dicen que estaran vigilantes en caso haya algun cambio.." y es que el gobierno federal ha senala

police arrested 21-year-old vincent gray and 22-year-old delron atchison. they were in orlando, florida, and will be extradited back to d.c. to face charges. sources tell news 4 someone identified the suspects in surveillance video that police posted online. >>> members of a virginia church are grieving this morning after one of their members was found dead in a creek. 49-year-old had gone up to elmira heights, new york, to help her father in law, who was recovering from an accident. over the weekend, her body was found in a creek behind some crime scene tape in this picture here. police aren't saying whether the death is suspicious or who found the body. members of her church, which is st. mary's orthodox church, say they just want to know what happened to her. >> i think everyone in the whole church feels the same way. we're absolutely shocked and saddened at this tragedy. >> elmira heights police say they're shocked at the autopsy results from the coroner. they're not in danger, but they believe this to be an isolated incident. >> it is now 5:08. 59 degr