mayor vincent gray and other leaders want the team to the current training to d.c.ey have a location in mind in on plans to try it all happen. here is the report. >> mayor vincent gray today. are you trying to get the back in the city? >> absolutely. >> they have a contact at that x field for -- at fed ex. field but theyal years, like the new facility to d.c. out in virginia. they play in maryland. they carry the name washington. them to have the name washington and the presence in washington. >> others travelled suit be the tampaacilitate of buccaneers of last week. >> it is a -- training facility the tip of the buccaneers last week. >> it is a top-notch facility. generaltore down d.c. re. most of the buildings they they emphasize this is the idea stage. residents say, think it is a great idea. >> we want to enjoy the redskins, not the maryland redskins. [unintelligible] >> there were a few that it did like it. >> i think it is ridiculous. we are hurting for money now. why do we need to have that for? that this isinder just in the discussion stages. virginia is lik

. >>> today mayor vincent gray will announce two new appointments to his staff and one to the healthartment. the mayor's office says it will help advance the administration's goals for education, the economy and public safety. there's no word if the changes are related to the scandals that place in his office in recent months. >>> protesters were pepper sprayed. there are now calls for university chancellor linda katehi to resign. she plans to meet with protesters today. two police officers in berkeley or put on leave after incident. >>> police have caught one of the men who robbed a student at university maryland college park campus. 21-year-old isaiah graham charged with armed robbery and assault. police still looking for another suspect. >>> two men robbed a georgetown university student at knifepoint on saturday night on 38th street just blocks from campus and police are still looking for the suspects. >>> why there's no need to go into a shopping frenzy this friday. and were their box of his records broken? rob nelson has those stories and more. >> the super committee fails. a s

mayor vincent gray made a trip to look at modern facilities. tom sherwood joins us to tell us how this is unfolding. >> this could be a big deal. the city wants the redskins to play in washington. the training facility would be a big step in that direction. the washington redskins with a tough 3-4 record now practicing in virginia wednesday preparing for sunday's game against the 49ers at fedex field. vincent gray and city councilmembers made a trip to tampa to view the training facilities of the buccaneers. it's part of a $30 million redevelopment of the area, including a luxury hotel and hall of fame for fans year round. possibly, a new hospital. sources say former redskins greg owens took the mayer and michael brown on the secret trip. mayor gray's trip was mentioned by the washington times. news 4 says officials are mad the word leaked out. redskins general manager bruce allen joined the redskins from tampa and praised the training facilities there. the city would make rfk and surrounding land available to the team. now no one would comment

mayor, vincent gray among the demonstrators arrested for blocking streets on capitol hill. >> we were moving fast toward democracy by getting out in the street. by protesting congress and letting people know that we are fighting in wars, we pay taxes, but we have no representation on national legislature. >> at the time, angry at congress for trying to pay for abortions for low income women. the very same issue that came up in the house today. >> we would have had to give over our most vulnerable women. low income women. they mean a lot to us. we already are singled out as the only jurisdiction that can't spend its own local funds the way it wants to. >> took their cause to trial, only one was acquitted. found not to meant to get arrested that day in april. >> i think everybody should have been acquitted. i respect the judge. i respect the court. but we definitely should not have been here at all. everybody was there to stand up for our rights in d.c. we were innocent. >> after his arrest, april 11, mayor gray paid his fine and went on his way. >> we can't forget that the mayor starte

this and gray was also in the house. -- vincent gray was also in the house.on barr wins the city title 33- 21. i speak for a lot of people in saying thank you to our country service members to give us the freedom to sit on the couch, eat a lot of food, and watch football. he now kids to play football for the redskins, a dream come true for the local guy. >> i watched it every sunday. it is different when you are on the field. >> in the field, it is not pretty. average is 84 yards a game. >> his number was called. >> i am not going to promise anything but i will work hard. i have something to prove. >> he broke the all-time rushing record at penn state, but was relegated to the practice squad. >> the whole year has been an emotional roller coaster. it is good that the opportunity is here. >> part of that roller-coaster is when 10 hightower -- tim hightower pulled his acl. >> he is a homegrown guy who went to westfield high school. as soon as he found out he went -- he made the roster, he shared the good news just in time for the holidays. >> i send a text to m

s occupy movement is costing the city a pretty penny owtop radio, mayor vincent gray announced the bill is near $1 million. most of that is for police service. other costs include traffic control and sanitation. >> we plan for these kinds of demonstrations because they occur all the time here in the district of columbia because we are the nation's capital so it isn't as if we haven't in a general sense planned for demonstrations in the city. but again, we don't have any estimate on how long this will go nor how long our budget can handle these kinds of costs. >> an associated press survey shows the protests have cost tax payers nationwide at least $13 million. a survey includes 18 cities with active occupy protests. >>> prince george's county police busted five people connected to what they say is an auto theft ring. they believe these people are responsible for stealing more than a dozen cars around the county. after stealing the vehicles, cops say the suspects would take them scrap metal yards, pass them off as abandoned and exchange them for cash. they are still looking for a sixth s

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mayor vincent gray will make the official announcement today. one new store will be at the skyline town center in southeast and the other at fort totten square in northeast. the stores could create as many as 2400 jobs in all. >>> retailer's plan to start brac friday -- black friday a little earlier this year. some starting midnight thanksgiving night and that's creating a backlash. a target employees in omaha is opposing his company's plan to open at midnight on black friday. 100,000 people have signed his on-line petition asking the company to open a 5:00 a.m. instead. >> it is a little unreasonable to expect employees to come into the store and 11:00 p.m. and still operate under the assumption they will somehow be able to have a bank skipping dinner. >> target says it will not change its opening time. it's of the midnight opening is in response to customer demand. >>> some special guests will help the national park service ring in this holiday season. the christmas tree lighting will feature performances by singer rodney atkins and atl broadb

mayor vincent gray is making a staff changes.three new appointments today although he tells the washington post the changes will not result in any one being fired or asked to resign. >>> on to the scandal at penn state. a special committee will hold a news conference this morning. the committee was formed to investigate the actions of university officials following a child sex abuse allegations against former assistant football coach jerry sandusky. university police have preferred another case to the attorney general's office. police say the assault by "a known individual" does not specifically named jerry sandusky occurred at an outdoor swimming pool building in 2000. >>> the chancellor of the california university where protesters were pepper sprayed is meeting with police. the police were seen on videotape blasting the students with pepper spray. police chief is resisting calls to resign. >>> there is growing doubt about a deal increased to cut the federal debt upset. the super committee must announce a plan by midnight. they

quien se graduo de dunbar, dice que espere la construccion lleve a la escuela a la excelencia vincent grayuela se consn una epoca donde la arquitectur a era brutal y ahora rerrumbaremos varias escuelas como esta y construiremos otra... aqui se han graduado prominente personas, 2 representantes del congreso... " esta profesora de ingles como segundo idioma ve el cambio como un primer paso...pero dice que hace falta mas alumnos latinos en programas de la escuela.... nancy santos/profesora que hace falta? mas maestros hispanos., mas ninos hispanos, mas programas hispanos alumnos como este, que vive en el barrio latino de columbia heights pero prefiere transportarse todos los dias hacia el barrio truxton cricle por la avenida nueva york y new jersey.... cesar ramirez/estudiante he aprendido mucho mas ingles, mas matematicas mejor que otra escuela, porque antes estaba en la cardozo y no era tan buena como aqui claudia uceda/univision washingtony se espera que la construccion de la nueva escuela dunbar este terminada en el otono del 2013 en washington claudia uceda univision un ex profesor de ma

line vincent gray will make the announcement today. the towne will be at center. other in northeast d.c. expected toes are create 2400 jobs. >>> big changes at the airport. air-traffic airways shifted its from concourse a d two terminal ab. air tran is now a subsidiary of southwest. are now in the ab.inal all flights will operate from the concourse b. >>> 57 degrees. come, now is your chance to become astronauts. what an asset is saying about opportunity. >>> the latest on the crackdown against the encampment all country.e how protesters are reacting. [ female announcer ] find yourself sometimes cleaning up after your dishcloth? bounty extra soft can help. it's super durable, and in this lab test bounty extra soft leaves this surface three times cleaner than a dishcloth. even with just one sheet. super clean. super soft. bounty extra soft. in the pink pack. and try bounty napkins. >> 56 degrees right now. a mild start to the day. we had a cold front yesterday have yeteal cold air push to our region. that will be later on tonight. notice i do have the temperatures

president obama, joe biden, and vincent gray will participate in a ceremony at arlington national cemetery. >> legislation to help unemployed veterans now goes to the house. the senate passed a bill yesterday 95-0. it would award tax credit to companies that hire disabled veterans have been hunting for jobs for six months. >>> the government house agency is at risk for taxpayer bailout. quite a big win for members of the military. we are joined my from a member headquarters in new york. hello. good morning. >> you are right. this impact about 160 service members. it is a big settlement. this is all part of a settlement of the home loan servicing. it'll give each service member a minimum of $117,000 for compensation for any equity loss. that is to make up for the alleged violation of the service member civil release act. there are concerns the federal housing administration could run out of money if the economy is not recover soon. about 1/3 of all new mortgages the estimate the agency faces around $50 billion in losses. the wall street journal says this raises the risk that the agency coul

>>> vincent gray is upset with the house members of he calls an attempt to the district's economy. a house bill would require criminal background check for political appointees. the district already has policy in place. the administration and members have faced ethics investigations. >>> we remain on storm watch as monitor the cleanup this weekend's snore storm. communities from into massachusetts postponed halloween. will do it later this week of all of the storm- related damage. parts of the region were by a cell. are without power. here, and no floods here except people all in georgetown dressed up in what spot here.the hot we will turn the page to november and about 53 minutes. bob ryan joins as to what to expect. been -- snow in october goes better. still without power, white areas. pretty easy. but at the doppler. there are a few showers for you people in southern maryland. a hundred of an inch. at the temperature. 48 degrees. here is the temperatures out to west, some spots will be the 30's.nto here is our friday evening forecast. i will tell you more about a later and take

y buscan otras alternativas para reforzar la orden ejecutiva del alcalde de washington, vincent gray, la cual rechaza el programa federal de comunidades seguras... "sabemos que el gobierno federal quiere implementar el programa de comunidades seguras cueste lo cueste, no importe las decisiones de las ciudades y tambien los estados' "creemos que se puede hacer mas todavia, que la orden es solo un primer paso para establecer una linea clara en que la policia local no va a aplicar las leyes de inmigracion"esta catedratica de universidad del distrito de columbia tiene dudas de la efectividad de la orden ejecutiva... "el programa de comunidades seguras es un programa mandatorio y aqui en el distrito federal nosotros podemos hacer una orden del alcalde para no cooperar con el programa, pero no es seguro que ellos lo pueden hacer" en jurisdicciones como el condado de cook en illinois, se aprobo una ley que prohibe a las carceles detener por varios dias a indocumentados por delitos menores para entregarlos a ice... organizaciones pro-inmigrante esperan que el distrito adopte medidas similares

he was targeted because of allegations that he made against vincent gray, he says. >>> there's an effort to save money. airtran is a subsidiary of southwest airlines in southwest -- and southwest will continue to fly in and out of dulles airport. >>> volt is feeling the heat. linda bell has that story and more from new york city. good morning. >> [no audio] >> we are having trouble with the microphone. we will check back with her in a little while. >> 4:35 55 degrees. >> still ahead, more fallout from the mishandling of military remains at dover air force base. which lawmaker is calling for an immediate investigation. >> fairfax county school board preparing to tackle a test the issue. a proposal to increase surveillance cameras in schools. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] find yourself sometimes cleaning up after your dishcloth? bounty extra soft can help. it's super durable and in this lab test bounty extra soft leeses this surface three times cleaner than a dishcloth. even with just one sheet. super clean. super soft. bounty extra soft. in the pink pack. and try bounty napkins. captioned by t

and in due at noon, vincent gray just announced plans for two additional walmart locations in the city. one will be at the sky land town center in southeast. the other will be at fort totten northeast. in all, the new stores are expected to create 2400 jobs. some stores are expected to open up next year. prince george's county investigate two deadly shooting last night. the first happened in district heights. the man was shot dead outside an apartment building. shots also rang out on oxon hill killing one man. police have no motive in the attacks. turning to the latest twist in the penn state sex abuse scandal, when jerry sandusky took to their way to defend himself and the allegation this week, one family was listening to every word. now one of the mothers of one of the victims is speaking out in this exclusive. >> when jerry sandusky went on the offensive, answering questions, the mother of one of his alleged victims was listening to every word. >> it sickened me that he would be on tv i think he made himself look more guilty. >> her identity is protected so that her son's identity c

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. >>> mayor vincent gray will hold a press conference and announce they will hire new bus drivers. >>> president obama will leave for france for the g-20 summit in cannes. thousands of protesters have been holding demonstrations there for weeks. the two-day summit kicks off tomorrow. president obama will meet with french president nicolas sarkozy and german president angela merkel to talk about the european debt crisis. >>> greece's cabinet will hold a vote on the debt measures. the greek government bonds will accept a loss and provide for $140 billion in rescue

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mayor vincent gray made the announcement.hanie evans was working as the head of the player development. she has served as head women's basketball coach at kentucky state and virginia state university. she will oversee athletics at d.c.'s more than 100 public schools. evans is the fourth person to hold the position in the past four years. she replaces marcus ellis who resigned in july. >>> a school principal in manassas, virginia, was surprised with an honor that has been dubbed the oscars of education. neil beech won a milikin family foundation national education award. he is the principal at a osborne park high school. he was chosen for being a pioneer in virtual instruction and teacher training. he was also awarded a $25,000 prize. beech is the 36th virginia education professional and the fifth from prince william county schools to win this award since 1999. >> congratulations. >> indeed! >>> coming up in our next half hour, a virginia teacher quits after police say he was found drunk at school. >> our needs as well. >> thi

atletico de madrid por la liga espanola..de europa nos traslade vuelta a washington...el alcalde vincent grayunited pueda construir su propio estadio en la capital, pero segun esta autoridad, washington no tiene dinero para esa construccion..en dias pasados, los ejecutivos de la mls dijeron que estan considerando la construccion de un estadio para el dc united en la ciudad de baltimore..afirmaron que el rfk ya esta viejo y sobre todo cuesta mucho dinero sus gastos de operacion...este estadio es de propiedad de la capital.... \par el jugador argentino javier pastore, dijo hoy que la experiencia de david beckham podria beneficiar al paris saint-germain...beckham acaba de consagrarse campeon de la mls con el galaxy de los angeles y su contrato con los angelinos esta a punto de expirar...el argentino admitio que nadie en su equipo - estamos hablando del paris saint-germain- tiene el calibre, los logros y antecendentes de beckham..este dijo ayer que aun no tiene una oferta para retornar a europa...oja se quede en estados unidos...que opina udted? en el futbol mexicano, persiste la incertidumbre en

vincent gray is expected to make the announcement official tomorrow. >>> offices are expected to open tomorrow for those impacted by tropical storm lee. fema approved low-interest loans for business owners who suffered flooding and storm related damage in september. offices will remain open through november 22. >>> our weather team is on storm watch tonight after what has been all while the weather year of 2011. ice, snow, tornadoes and hurricane to hit our region this year causing major problems along the way. is this a sign of more to come? bob ryan and has a first look. >> this year, the united states had 14 separate billion dollar disasters costing $50 billion. does this mean the weather is getting more extreme? what is about to happen? we started 2011 with our local extreme -- and january thunder snow. then records snowstorms in the east chicago paralyzed by an extreme blizzard in february. record tornado operates took 300 lives. spring and summer, extreme floods, while texas and the southern plains were headed into an historic route. and record summer heat in washington. later,

mayor vincent gray and half a dozen city council members arrested in april.and caused other disruptions while protesting the city's lack of voting representation in congress. if convicted, the group faces up to three months in jail and a $1,000 fine. >>> cuts to government agencies and a two-year freeze on salaries finally seem to be taking a toll on the mood of federal workers. an annual survey by the partnership for public service shows 64% of federal workers are satisfied with their jobs, but that is down 1.5% from last year. that's the first drop in four years. pay is a major issue. only 59% are satisfied with their salaries. that's down 6%. and leadership is a bit of a concern with just five of the cabinet secretaries earning scores on leadership above 50%. the best place to work, apparently, in the federal government is the fdic, where satisfaction grew 8.5%. plus it's easy to spell. >>> it could be the future of cash, and it's unveiled north of the border. cnbc's jackie deangelis has that story. jackie, good morning. >> good morning, eun. >>> paying wi

. >>> dc mayor vincent gray is making more changes in his administration. pedro rivera moves in as the chief spokesman, replaces linda boyd who become a special assistant to the city's health director. and in another move, sheila bun will become mayor gray's new deputy chief of star. >>> most of the republican presidential candidates took the stage at an iowa church this weekend. they participated in a thanksgiving family forum to discuss the role of religious faith in public life. drew levenson has more. >> reporter: six of the republican presidential candidates shared a stage in iowa to talk about religion and how they would lead. >> i'll have to answer to god in the next world and that is a part i think of being president. when you take that oath, we are answerable to god. >> reporter: some candidates got emotional as they described how their faith helped them through personal struggles. for herman cain, it was his battle with cancer. >> walking out of that surgeon's office, after she had just told us stage 4, i said i wasn't going to do this. >> reporte

it was a response to mayor vincent gray's response. all of this allows for millions of dollars in federal funding to be used to repair government facilities, including the national cathedral and some d.c. schools. the fema money goes toward preparing for future emergencies. >>> some occupy wall street protesters are taking their demonstration on the road. they'll leave manhattan at noon tomorrow and they will be walking to d.c. hoping to arrive by november 23, which is the deadline for a congressional committee to decide whether to extend the busch era tax cuts. protesters don't want the cuts extended, saying they only benefit rich americans. >> the cleanup of the oil spill along the gulf coast is winding down. the coast guard has given the okay to end the cleanup, which opens the next phase of work. that's restoring the damaged areas. the oil spill in u.s. history happened in april of last year when the deep water horizon exploded off the louisiana coast. >> police work for months before they arrest the bad guys. other times, they get

mayor vincent gray. gray and 40 others were arrested when they blocked traffic near the capitol. most people paid a fine to have their charges dropped. but a small group decided to go to trial. a judge found sex of them guilty and fined them up to $200. >>> a teenager killed by gang members last year got a tribute this afternoon. a new field at the georgetown south community center was named in memory miguel hernandez. he was killed on his way home from school in november. he was part of an after school program at the community center. the boy's father said he would be thrilled with the field. >> he would be super excited. this is a dream that now the field is flat and there's greenness on it. he would be excited to play here all the time. >> the field was paid for by an obesity prevention grant for the virginia foundation for healthy youth. >>> a controversial ad showing the president kissing other leaders. the vatican is looking at it as well. >>> gold everywhere. police found it inside a house in our area. in our area. you check it out. what was in whoa. i got the verizon fios

mayor vincent gray is making some changes.staffer moves in as chief spokesman for mayor grey replacing linda boyd who will become a special assistant to the city's health director. in another move another deputy chief of staff. >>> cutting the nation's debt admits discussions are close to failure. each side is pointing fingers at the other. the six republican and six democratic lawmakers have until wednesday to strike a deal. they must prevent a blueprint by tomorrow before the committee must put it for a vote. it was charged with cutting 1.2 trillion for the deficit over the next decade. >> nobody wants to give up hope. reality is to some extent starting to overtake hope. >> i think we are deep into the fourth quarter but there is still time on the clock. i don't think anyone wants to let the time run out without trying everything possible to get there. >> an insistence that we have a trillion dollar tax increase. >> those that earn over $1 million every year have to

mayor vincent gray. tomorrow he's expected to name a new press secretary and deputy chief of staff. it is the latest effort to settle down his troubled administration, which has been rocked with staff controversies, almost since he took office last january. there is an ongoing federal criminal investigation into grey's 2010 campaign, and allegations of cash payments and offers of government jobs at the start of his term. >>> shoppers targeted in daylight in one of the area's busiest shopping malls. coming up, how a female carjacker prey eed on a good samaritan. pl plus, why the troops in iraq are celebrating thanksgiving twice this week. >>> and the festival that might have you seeing double. >>> chuck? >> raindrops are starting to appear across the area and it may be a while before we see the sunshine. >>> a damsel in distress turns out to be a carjacker in disguise. this happened at tyson's galleria yesterday afternoon. her victim was not hurt, but police want your help solving this crime. news 4's derrick ward has more on the woman and the car police are looking for. >> reporter:

mayor vincent gray arrested last month. they blocked traffic on capitol hill and caused other disruptions while protesting the district's lack of voting representation in congress. if convicted, the group faces up to three months in jail and a $1,000 fine. >>> all right. it's just about 4:31. we're getting our first look at the forecast. a wet start to our wednesday. >> and a wet finish probably. have an umbrella handy. good morning. i'm meteorologist tom kierein. this morning we are starting off with some light rain. just a little bit of sprinkles in the district. we've got a light northeasterly breeze now. we have light to moderately heavy rain advancing toward us. that area of yellow near fredericksburg -- between fredericksburg and charlottesville is an area of moderate rain. that's advancing north and east. it will coming to stafford and prince william and another half hour toward fairfax county into charles and southern prince george's. much of that heavier rain is going to pass just south of washington. as the mornin

mayor vincent gray. >> she's a very well grounded human being. she's a coach, but she's also a teacher and she's a very mature person who knows how to work can kids and those are the qualities you want to sene coach male or female of. reporter: coach ran -- male -- see in a coach, male or fema. reporter: coach randolph says she's had her challenges. coolidge lost to dunbar 33-21, but victory or not coach randolph is a winner to many. >> ms. randolph is just different. i thought she wouldn't push me hard, but she's pushing me harder than the guys would. >> ms. randolph accept bracing me. she loves -- is embracing me. she loves me so much. i want to show her how hard i can a match. reporter: in coach randolph's eyes each and every player is a star regardless if you win or lose. >> they played hard all season. >>> have you ever heard of nanotechnology and underwear? yes, you heard it right. a local woman says that's the way she's changing underwear and that's the way it will change your life. see for yourself coming up next. >>> plus you think polit

. >>> observe acts say mayor vincent gray had made it clear he want walmart to include plans to move into the nation's capital. >> was it a deal breaker for you, then you had a problem of walmart, they might not be coming in at all. >> we were very fortunate to be able to sit down with the highest levels of leadership. i very early recognized there was a desire to do this. >> not everybody is sold on walmart's way of doing business. >> hard to find anything that's made in america in walmart. they are the walton family is a principal funder against labor. >> reporter: bruce johnson, 9news now. >> walmart and d.c. leaders have not yet worked out a community benefits package. the agreement would determine how many jobs would be set aside for city residents and just what the jobs would pay. >>> the time is 4:38. at 4:42, google unveils what it says is the future of the music industry. >> at 4:50, one of the most decorated athletes in the world is among the critics of the programs being cut for the athletic department at the university of maryland. >> we're back in two minutes with your w

vincent mayor gray talked about his plan to get the red skins back to d.c. >> what thanksgiving was likee the white house. >> tom kierein will let you know if you enjoyed sun along with your turkey this afternoon. your weather is 6:41. >>> good morning. clear and cold start though thanksgiving morning. i'm meteorologist tom kierein. right knew washington and by the way, it's near 40. we've cleared out overnight. the winds have diminished. we'll have a bright and sunny day today with light winds. we'll have afternoon highs climbing to the upper 50s to near 60. we're just a few minutes away from sunrise. about 18 minutes away. we'll have our sunset at 4:49 and a clear night to follow. a look at friday into the weekend. danella, how is traffic? >> good morning. i am seeing some delays, route 50 heading towards d.c. travel in that area, bw parkway as you cross the parkway. traveling southbound. 50 heading westbound into the city, 35 miles per hour. no problems on i-95. joe and eun, back to you. >>> 6:43 now. what is estimated to cause 42 tons of trash today and we're not even talking about w

. >>> another staff shakeup for vincent gray today. expected to name a new press secretary and deputy chief of staff. "the washington post" www.nbcwashington.com reports pedro riberio and sheila bunn will fill in those positions, the latest effort to settle down his troubled administration which has now been rocked with staff controversies almost since he took office last january. there is an ongoing federal criminal investigation into gray's 2010 campaign as well as allegations of cash payments and offers of government jobs at the start of his term. >>> today is the deadline to announce a deficit reduction plan. congressional sources say the cochairs of the so-called super committee will announce they have reached no deal. under the rules the super committee was supposed to try to get together and come up with ways to approve a plan by wednesday which means that the cost calculations are due today. the bipartisan panel had been tasked with cutting the national debt by $1.2 trillion. republicans and democrats on the committee both accu

. >>> tonight a small victory for mayor vincent gray.gressional investigation into allegations of wrongdoing by his mayoral campaign is over. the oversight committee says if sulaimon brown was paid during the campaign, there's no evidence gray knew about it. fox 5's matt ackland with more details. >> two, one, [ cheering and applause ] reporter: mayor gray began the day in ward 5 cutting the rein bone on a new playground. he seemed almost re-- ribbon on a new playground. he seemed almost relieved to get an investigation out of the way. >> it sort of makes us feel vindicated. it's been a long offer deal and we've been pretty -- ordeal and we've been pretty consistent, very consistent obviously in what we said all along the way. reporter: it was mid-march when we caught up with sulaimon brown after he'd been summoned by investigators for the committee on oversight and government reform. chairman darrell issa ordered the investigation worried district officials wouldn't do a thorough job. >> i won't get into the specifics of what they asked

vincent gray announced a total of walmart locations.are in northeast and southeast. >>> this is a story that has a lot of people talking. there is a national debate launched on capitol hill. should be set be considered a vegetable when it comes to school -- pizza be considered a vegetable when it comes to school lunches? >> everybody loves a good slice of pizza. does the amount of tomato paste on your average piece of pizza needed to count as a vegetable? it is a spicy debate. it is a well-known staple of the american diet, but is pizza a vegetable? >> it does not sound right. >> the help the school lunch standards introduced earlier this year -- helped the school lunch standards introduced earlier this year. >> salt is used as an ingredient. >> nutritionist says the proposal is outrageous and will impact students' health. >> they are not gone to get what they need. >> at capitol hill popular pizza spot they support the idea. >> usually, a tomato sauce is made from fresh tomatoes. >> these two mothers do not see it that way. >> there ar

mayor vincent gray as well, will take part in ceremonies at arlington national. and there will be a ceremony at the vietnam memorial. >>> legislation that would help unemployed veterans is headed to the house. the senate passed the bill 95-0. there would be tax credits for companies that hire veterans that have been job hunting six months. >>> 40 degrees outside. >> the washington national cathedral is reopening for the first time since the august earthquake. a preview of tomorrow's event. >> president obama will have to find another aide to play basketball with on the court among other things. reggie love is leaving his post. >> we will be right back. [ speaking french ] [ speaking french ] movie buffs! this film is tres bien, but the interest rate on your checking account is le pew. interest on your checking? earn more with itw high yield free checking at capital one bank. your interest rate will be five times t the national average. five times the interest! and free atms at any bank. show's over folks. make your way to capital one bank. what's in your wallet?

. >>> vincent gray will deliver its third eastern district residents facing financial problems. the recipients were identified by the housing authority and community groups in d.c. they will be given out today at four locations. >>> let's see what else is coming up. >> difficult time for the family of a georgetown university student being held in egypt. the reason for his arrest. >> j.r. martinez. >> marking the end of another season of "dancing with the stars." what j.r. martinez had to say about winning the trophy. >> >>> ♪ >> only one celebrity could walk away with the mirrorball trophy after 10 weeks of dancing. >> ricki lake was eliminated. it came down to rob kardashian and j.r. martinez. the winner was revealed towards the end of the show. the war hero was the winner. >> thanks to everybody who voted for us. thanks america, for voting for us. you are amazing. i am so lucky to have been a part of your first mirrorball trophy. >> they will embark on a media tour to discuss their big victory. they will be on good morning america which is after "good morning washington." talk

vincent gray says president obama has approved a disaster declaration for the district. the city is eligible for federal aid to help sixth damaged buildings, including the washington monument, the national cathedral and union station. >>> bob mcdonnell is requesting federal disaster assistance for state and local governments following tropical storm lee. lee caused flooding in virginia on september 8 and 9. among local jurisdictions, the government is requesting aid for -- alexandria, fairfax, and prince william county. >>> people in houston cleaning up the damage left behind by a possible target. severe storms moved through the area. the damaged homes and businesses, and knocked down trees and power lines. thousands of people were left in the dark. there are no reports of any injuries. i am a professional, but that looks like a tornado damage. >> you have to look at it closely, because depending on the size of the tornado straight line wind damage can be more damaging than a small tornado. it can be more dangerous. of course, the national weather service will be out to

. >>> vincent gray will help break ground. there was a school built in 1916 that will get a new gym and cafeteria. the work is expected to be done in the fall of 2013. >>> an american astronaut and two russian cosmonauts are on their way to the international space station. the spacecraft is expected to arrive at the space station on wednesday. >> the time is 6:47 and return to today's "politico' minutes. >>> mike allen joins us live. this is the first time we talk about this poll. basically, if the election were held project were to be held today, your numbers show that the obama opponent would be split >>> it would 43-43 if you were a republican. when you look at independence, they are not doing so well but they are doing better with seniors. in this poll, the dissatisfaction of the president is seeping in. that is a big change over six months. the number of people dissatisfied with congress has gone up 10%. >> what about the controversy with herman cain? >> he came out ok in the poll but if you break it down, on the first da

it comes after a request from mayor vincent gray.he initial repairs to the washington cathedral are expected to cost $15 million. there are also schools and other government buildings in the of work as well. funds could also go to repairing future emergencies. there is a broken water main causing problems in downtown baltimore this evening. it broke in the 200 block of east saratoga street. when a plane had to be shut down while crews made repairs. -- one lane had to be shut down while crews made repairs. >> an experimental vaccine developed by the national cancer institute is showing some promise in treating advanced breast cancer. it was used -- cancer did return within two months. survival was about 15 months. four years later, when patient remains cancer free. researchers say that small victory gives them hope the taxing could one day work for other patients. with all the competing claims on store shelves, a trip to the grocery store can be confusing to health-conscious shoppers. but claims to be healthy can be loaded with sugar

. >> he did not note his boss, mayor vincent gray, is one of those under investigation for wrong doing. kwame brown is under federal review. tommy thomas is under investigation for the misuse of $300,000 of city grant funds. they are asking for tougher rules like no outside income beyond their salaries. more to come in the next couple weeks. >> okay. thanks. >>> we are just getting started. a disturbing discovery at a walmart. what shoppers found hidden inside the merchandise. >>> arsenic levels in apple and grape juice. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innovate... putting momentum behind our economy. and we can reduce the deficit... with more than thirty billion dollars paid by america's wireless companies. it's simple -- more spectrum means more freedom. for everyone. >>> the district's fire chief is proposing a radical change to the way firefighters are assigned to their jobs and how long they work. he wants 12 h

. >>> our 9news colleague has confirmed vincent gray is making changes in the office. pedro rivera moves in as the communications director and chief spokesman. he replaces linda boyd. boyd will become special assistant to the city's health director and in another move, sheila bun, chief of staff to norton will become gray's new deputy chief of staff. >>> here's a look for your commute or holiday travel plans. the rest of the intercounty connector will open tomorrow morning. the rest of the stretch opened in february, and you can tryout the road for free until december 5th. after that, peak one way fares for the entire roadway will hit 40s you'll need an ez pass to drive without any added penalty. >>> jessica doyle is here with today's headlines. >>> good morning, it is a short way for wall street. unfortunately we've lot of potential hurdles to get through the next couple of days. the possible failure of the debt ceiling on congress. those could be a drag on stocks. the dow is 11796. we saw red arrows for the nasdaq. wall street will be closed on thanksgiving and it wi

. >> mayor vincent gray was pulling no punches. >> are you trying to get the redskins back in the city? >> absolutely. >> while they are under contract until 2027, he would like to see them move from their current trading facility to a new one in d c >> date now train out in virginia and play in maryland and carry the name washington. we want them to have the name washington and have a presence in washington. >> they traveled to the 33 acre training facility of the tampa bay buccaneers. >> it is a first-class facility. it had everything one could ask for. >> the idea is to build a redskin facility on reservation 13. after tearing down d.c. general and most of the buildings there. but he says this is just in the idea stage. >> i think it would be great if the redskins come back to practice. >> let's get them back to play. >> so we can enjoy the washington redskins, not the maryland redskins. >> when they were here in washington, they were winning. >> but if you didn't like it. >> i think it's ridiculous. we are hurting for money now. what we need that for? >> again, it is far from a don

mayor vincent gray and d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton volunteered, serving meals. >>> just about 6:06. we're focusing on black friday. the start of the holiday shopping season is here! just about. a lot of places, black friday starts tonight. there is one shopping center in virginia raising eyebrows though because they're going to track shoppers with their cell phone signals. whether the shoppers know it or not. the shopping center is just outside richmond called the short pump town center. lorenzo explains how and why this is happening. >> reporter: your cell phone isn't just good for making calls, or sending messages, it is a great tracking device. that's what the managers of the town center think. some shoppers aren't taking this call too kindly. >> now, they're going track me by my cell phone and i won't even know it? >> there are no visible warning signs posted at the mall but mall managers say they're using your cell phone signal to track your shopping pattern. including which stores you visit most, t

. >>> a staff shake up by vincent gray.ho he hadded to his administration. >>> a man arrested for murder walks out of custody. it was a mix up. >> good evening. i'm jim vance. >> i'm doreen gentzler. breaking news, the congressional supercommittee failed to make an agreement. they were given unusual powers to cut through partisan gamesmanship while cutting $1 trillion from the debt. they could not do it. most americans agree a way forward is a balanced approach in which everyone gives a little. >> despite the agreement that exists, there's still too many republicans in congress who have refused to listen to the voices of reason and compromise coming from outside of washington. they continue to insist on protecting $100 billion worth of tax cuts for the wealthiest 2%

mayor vincent gray must still approve the settlement. >>> authorities in vermont said a military veteranhot himself in taenlt in salt lake city. police say man died of a drug use and carbon mon ox pied poisoning from a propane heater and a man was killed during a protest in oakland, california. they say the nation wide protests are putting a strain on police resources. >>> a top city official says he sees few public safety problems with regard to occupy d.c. program. police plan to get tougher after unruly violence broke out last weekend. tom sherwood has our report. >> reporter: the confrontation at the convention center last friday night disrupted traffic, brought about injuries and complained police weren't controlling the streets. statements were issued warning of tougher enforcement in the wake of those incidents but not everyone agrees the protests are getting more violent. >> do you think they're unsafe now? >> well, no. it's not struck me at dangerous or a public safety threat. >> reporter: on the cojo politics hour, d.c. council ju dishaire chair man phil mendelson said he thoug

today, mayor vincent gray spoke openly about the effort on the radio. tom sherwood has details. >> reporter: rfk, once the home of glory for the washington redskins was built in 1961 but abandoned by football in 1997 with only faded remnants of the team and the lonely monument the team founder george preston marshall still standing. >> we believe that the washington redskins ought to be -- have a presence in washington. >> reporter: on wtob ask the mayor, he spoke openly about a trip to view training facilities in tampa bay and the effort to lure the team back to the new facilities the team would build on the rfk stadium grounds. how realistic is it? >> we hope it's realistic. we think it's an opportunity to bring washington's football team back into washington. >> reporter: the mayor and councilmember jack evans say it could revive the area around the old hospital. there's no blank check for the skins. >> frankly, i think it could be an economic development as well. at the end of the day, it has to be a partnership between the team and the city. we don

both police chief katherine lanier and mayor vincent gray addressed it.you think they're unsafe now? >> no, i don't. what i've about seen, it has not struck me as dangerous or a public safety threat. >> on the cojo politics hour, you see phil mendelson said he thought the convention center was an exception, with maybe two few officer. >> something happened at the convention center last friday night. unquestionably there were a lot of protesters, there was friction between protesters and traffic. so what happened on friday night clearly was a public safety issue, but in terms of the protests in general, what i've seen was peaceful. >> one protester said on the politics hour that the protesters are trying to be nonviole nonviolent. >> we were respectful. we listened to everything they were saying. we had no problems at all. we're escalating but escalating peacefully. our take tick has always been a nonviolent movement. >> reporter: protesters were quiet as they hunker down against the cold and biting wind. tom sherwood, "news 4," washington. >>> a former ma