mayor vincent gray will deliver his 2012 state of the district address tonight. he will report on the state of the city and his administration and also outline his agenda and priorities for the coming year. it is set to take place at 7:00 p.m. at the sixth and i historic synagogue in northwest d.c. >>> a scandal you will only see here on fox 5. a tax preparation business is under scrutiny after dozens of people complained about missing money. customers say the instant tax service owes them thousands of dollars from refunds. others are accusing the company of filing returns with their information but without their permission. instant tax service says this is no, sir true telling us what he thinks happened. >> when the irs data bass crashed, there were 200 million people, all their information got lost. when it got lost, their money got lost, their information got lost. their numbers got lost. so the irs right now is reinputting over 200 million people back into the system.

mayor vincent gray up for a recall vote is running into money problems. according to the washington examiner, it has only $12 in its war chest. the organizer behind the effort calls it a bump in the road. 45,000 petition signatures are needed for a recall. >>> former d.c. mayoral candidate sulaimon brown will be back in court. he's going on trial accused of driving without a listen. he was arrested last september. in one case he said he was promised a job for dropping out of the 2010 mayoral contest and

mayor vincent gray up for a recalled vote is running into some money problems. according to the washington examiner, it has only $12 in its war chest. the organizer behind the effort calls it a bump in the road. 45,000 petition signatures are needed in order for a recall. >>> former d.c. mayoral candidate sulaimon brown is headed back to court today. he's going on trial. he's accused of driving without a valid license. he was arrested last september. in a september case brown says d.c. mayor vincent gray's campaign paid him and promised him a job for attacking then mayor adrienne fenty during the 2010 mayor's race. >>> a man who got drunk and then behind the wheel is grateful for his second chance at life. tonight on 9news now at 11:00, andrea mccarren takes us to the university of maryland shock trauma center in baltimore. that's where she met a young man just minutes before he went into surgery. andrea joins me now with more information on this young man. that was very profound, wasn't it, that meeting? >> oh, what a story, what a meeting, jc. his name is dill

is strong and moving in the right direction says mayor vincent gray. that was the message of his state of d.c. speech last night gray took pride in the district's growing economy, the amount of jobs being created and a lowered murder rate. >>> in just a few hours from now, a hospital employee convicted of killing his supervisor will hear his fate. keith little is expected to be sentenced this morning in montgomery county circuit court. little stabbed his boss to death on new year's day 2011 at suburban hospital in death he is da after allegedly getting a bad performance review. >>> in the crisis in sir yarks john mccain says the u.s. should arm the rebels and the pentagon is looking at options but the white house says only humanitarian aid is being considered. the shelling of civilians resumed early this morning. we must warn you, our report contains disturbing video. g vi >> reporter: from the rooftops of homes, you hear the artillery come in and see the black smoke rise with the fireball on impact. at street level, you hear the screams of the wounded

mayor vincent gray. funeral services will be held today for a murdered community activists. his body was found late last month in a well in fort washington, maryland. two men are charged with the murder and investigators believe robbery was the motive. the funeral is set for 11:00 this morning at greater mount calvary church in northeast. >> in the philippines, at least 13 people are dead after a powerful earthquake struck the central part of the country. the 6.8 earthquake caused a landslide that barry does of homes and at least 29 people are still missing. it was a tragic end to a missing persons mystery in utah. josh collins said his washington state home on fire killing himself and his two children. gas was detected and the home exploded. he sent e-mail to his lawyer that said he was sorry, goodbye. he had been a suspect in the 2009 disappearance of his wife in utah and he had been in a custody fight with her parents for his two young sons. >> an occupy protester accused of hitting a police officer with the british may make his first course of -- court appearance today.

mayor vincent gray to discuss ways to stop smartphone and other personal electronic crimes. temperature this morning, 31 degrees in rockville. >> still ahead the love capital. for the second year in a row a d.c. suburb makes the most romantic list. we will tell you where that is. >> and a new reason to watch where you park. you might want to make sure you have a good bumper. >> word to the wise. we have another chance of ♪ ♪ [ kareem ] i was fascinated by balsa wood airplanes ince i was a kid. [ mike ] i always wondered how did an airplane get in the air. at ge aviation we build jet engines. we lift people up off the ground to 35 thousand feet. these engines are built by hand with very precise assembly techniques. [ mike ] it's gonna fly people around the world. safely and better than it's ever done before. it would be a real treat to hear this monster fire up. [ jaronda ] i think a lot of people, when they look at a jet engine they see a big hunk of metal. but when i look at it, i see seth, mark, tom, and people like that who work on engines every day. [ tom ] i would love

celulares, ipads, billeteras han aumentado tanto que tiene preocupado hasta a el alcalde de la ciudad vincent grayde robos de autos y otros robos en general. se ha ido incrementado de 12 hasta un 50 porciento...." y es por eso que la jefa de la policia catie lanier piensa detener el problema atacando a la demanda... ella esta hablando con las companias de telefonos para que los aparatos electronicos robados no cuenten con servicio.... cathy lanier/jefa de la policia de washington este es un problema que no va a parar al menos que desconectemos los telefonos robados permanentemente.... "asi que si tu robas telefono no va a servir el telefono porque la compania tiene el poder de permanentemente sacar esa funcion...." ademas, la policia de washington piensa contrarrest ar el problema pidiendo la ayuda del publico a cambio de dinero.... "hay una recompensa de mil dolares para el arresto de la persona y tambien la recompensa de 10 mil dolares con la conviccion." los robos ocurren en toda la capital pero en su mayoria en el distrito 3... la jefa de la policia dijo que la su agencia no puede detener este

sido el tema principal del discurso sobre el estado del distrito por parte del alcalde capitalino vincent gray economías más firmes del país. >> somos el mercado minorista número uno del país, es el lugar donde más jóvenes vienen al graduarse, tenemos las empresas de más rápido crecimiento y la mejor calidad de vida de la región. >> reportera: el funcionario también presentó un plan que ayudará a que la ciudad y sus residentes se mantengan ese nivel y dijo que se enfoca en mejorar la economía y la calidad de vida. la comunidad inmigrante dijo haberse beneficiado de una orden que él firmó para evitar que las autoridades actúen como agentes de migración. >> así ayudamos a construir la confianza para que en la comunidad inmigrante pueda haber cooperación. >> reportera: estas palabras llegan a un día de que 90 empleados gubernamentales una suspendidos por cobrar cheques de desempleo que no les correspondían mientras estaban contratados y trabajaban en escuelas públicas y el concejo municipal. el tema fue abordado durante el discurso. habló de la creación de un compromiso de ética mediante el cual

. >> vincent gray will deliver his address tonight. he will report on the status of the city and outline his prayer ready for the coming year. you can watch at news channel 8 beginning tonight. counsel could approve legislation. lawmakers are going to vote on a bill designating medical marijuana and impose a moratorium on the strip clubs. picasso take up a bill to repeal d.c.'s internet gambling programs 3 >> prince george's county could join in imposing fees on plastic shopping bags. they're expected to vote on a bill that would give the county the authority to impose a 5 cent fee to reduce the number of bags in the river. car buyers are getting approved in last time it takes to tie your shoes. >> more on that with linda bell at bloomberg headquarters. >> good morning. the situation in foreclosures is getting more complicated. this investigation has to do with faulty documents used to seize homes. it has been going on for 16 months. we have confirmation that 40 states are in support of the settlement. we do not know exactly which are

vincent gray and laura bush also speak.ected to did the museum is scheduled to open in 2015. >> you cann encore for the president. he belted out some more tunes. >> this happened during a blues concert. they urge the president to take microphone and sang a verse ." "switch on chicago >> ♪ ♪ come on, baby don't you want to go sweet home chicago. the white house series in a celebration of black history month. >> he does have to sing along. >> earlier this wednesday, it to degrees.2 the oscars.ring for how it is embracing the digital age. check on consumers today have a legitimate concern about the chicken they eat. they want to know more about how they were raised, what they were fed. we spend a lot of time on the feed because a chicken is what it eats. [ jim ] this seal verifies we feed my fresh all-natural l ickens an all-vegetarian diet including corn, soybeans, and marigolds. we actually ask the usda to come check us. we have never fed steroids or hormones and never will. no blood meal, no meat and bone meal. yuck. no animal by-products. it means when you put my chicken on the table,

esta es la primera vez que el alcalde vincent gray organiza una cumbre especialmemte dirigida a los residentespara que expresen sus inquietudes y en busca de mecanismos para mejorar la comenzo hoy la seleccion del jurado que escuchara el juicio en contra del estudiante de la universidad de virginia acusado de asesinar a su novia durante un episodio de violencia domestica... george huguely se declaro no culpable, y su abogado sostiene que la joven murio por una falla del corazon causada por un medicamento e ingerir alcohol.... la fiscalia sostiene que el la sacudio violentamente contra una pared repetidas veces... el senado de virginia aprobo una legislacion para revocar una ley vigentes desde hace 19 aÑos, que permitia la compra de una pistola al mes.. la propuesta del senado bill carrico, fue aprobada con votacion de 21 a 19... la camara de delegado aprobo su version del proyecto la semana pasada... corrico ha dicho que la ley no es necesaria debido a que las restricciones federales han demostrado ser eficaces... por su parte los opositores argumentan que no tiene sentido derogar continua la

mayor vincent gray will deliver the state of the district speech tonight. it will be speaking at the historic synagogue on northwest. you can watch it live on our sister station, news channel 8. >> the pot boiled over. >> marion barry spent most of super bowl sunday tweeted about his frustration about the redskins not being in the big game. he admits the twetsets are his and they may have gotten out of hand. >> it was just so frustrating to think that we should have been there. i could have used a better choice of words or something but the feeling is the same period >> he said many of the fans felt the same way. the redskins did not say anything about the former mayor is online complaints. coming up on the abc7 news at noon. >> is selfish, cowardly act in my mind. cooks the families grieve after their grandson's are murdered at the hand of their father. -- >> the families are grieving. >> terrified moments grandmother as this baby stroller role on to the tracks of an oncoming train. >> 3 teens suffering from a mystery illness pleading with >> i think you h

. >>> mayor vincent gray is trying to reduce the district's bond rating. he and other city leaders head to new york city to meet with the three major credit rating agencies. they told the mayor last year that the mayor needs to beef up its reserve fund. gray has since pumped more than $2 hup million back into the fund. it now has more than a billion dollars in it. >>> we'll find out next week if the district will call off all bets on its online kbamabling program. a d.c. council committee voted to repeal online gambling. a year of secrecy and no public hearing led to a vote against it. the full council is expected to vote next tuesday. >>> the man who has helped some of the best boxers ever has died. angelo dundee died last night. he was in muhammad ali's corner for almost his entire year. he also trained sugar ray leonard and evander holyfield. he was inducted into the boxing hall of fame in 1994. dundee was 90 years old. >>> ahead at 6:15 this morning, a strange twist in the search for the cause of a mystery illness affecting several teenage girls. why i

. >> reporter: it was convened by mayor vincent gray and the gaying was called sun city summitt. >> iw there is a bit of showmanship and salesmanship and so forth but i think it is a wonderful opportunity to meet your neighbors from across the city and have substantive conversations that we don't often get to have. >> reporter: at each table of residents, there was of a computer terminal so the gray administration could get instant feedback as different topics were discussed. >> if i could wave my wand, i would erase all climb and violence. >> reporter: vincent gray has had a rocky first year at mayor with an ongoing investigation into possible election issues. but most in this crowd are backing d.c.'s chief executive. >> we got to give him a little more time. i didn't expect him to change things overnight but i figured he could work on things. >> reporter: is he a good mayor. >> i like to song he is a good mayor so far. >> reporter: the mayor said he heard that d.c. must concentrate on being a job magnet. >> i think we can continue to invest in our d employment services. we're reform

what did vincent gray learn here? him.  i hear you're having a tough day, so i brought you a freshly made sandwich. you made me a sandwich? no, dunkin' did, but i wrote the note. new bakery sandwiches at dunkin' donuts. try the turkey cheddar bacon or ham and cheese today. . >> the future of d.c., the topic and mayor gray's one city summit today. hundreds of residents gathered at the convention center to give their ideas about what the district's priority should be. >> and as fox 5s john henrehan reports, some of the suggestions came in unconventional ways. >> reporter: counting the hundreds of volunteers more than 2,000 district residents gathered for an all-day meeting at the city's convention center. convened by mayor gray, the gathering was called one city summit. >> i know there is a bit of showmanship and salesmanship and so forth. i think it's a wonderful opportunity to meet your neighbors from across the city and have substantive conversations that we don't often get to have. >> at each table

vincent gray says its one of many steps toward making d.c. and a pollution-free and sustainable city. >> coming up i know you have been waiting for this, the past. the new season of "dancing with the stars." correct a short stack all for good cause. >> teen drug abuse -- not just a hollywood epidemic. two sisters addicted to pain pills. how much are you taking a day? are you ready to make a change? one woman, one powerful savings tool, one chance to hunt down the right insurance at the right price. the "name your price" tool only from progressive. ready, aim, save! grrr! ooh, i forgot my phone! the "name yoyo price" tool. now available on your phone. get a free quote today. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> ♪ >> get ready for another season of fireworks. it's gonna be on "dancing with the stars." actresses, super bowl champions, and the empress of soul. >> let's get to the names as the 14th season has been announced. gladys knight, sherri shepherd, melissa gilbert, maria menounous, martina navratilova and op

. >>> today mayor vincent gray will deliver his state of the district address. mayor gray will report on the status of the city as well as lay out his agenda for the year. the speech could spark a battle between the fire department's leadership and rank and file. some firefighters say they received a

mayor vincent gray is expected to deliver his yearly state of the district address. the mayor will talk about his priorities for the city tonight at the sixth and i historic synagogue in northwest washington. his speech will start just after 7:00 p.m. >>> a massive investigation is under way into the latest city government corruption allegations. 130 people stand accused of collecting $840,000 in unemployment while they were actually working for the city. the department of employment services says the 90 suspects still employed by the city are now on administrative leave with pay. and the employment services director tells bruce johnson these people knew what they were doing. >> they have to certify to those benefits every week, so if you know that you are -- you know, that you're getting a pay check from the d.c. government every week, you have to certify that you don't have any other income. >> the city uncovered this scam during an internal review. >>> his name is ernest evans, but we all know him as the legend chubby checker. coming up he's going to join us and w

>> thank you very much. [ applause ] >> please welcome the mayor of the district of columbia, vincent grayt of columbia ever. as mayor of the nation's capital, it is my honor to greet you on this auspicious occasion in our great city. you've gathered here today to break ground on a site that would provide the foundation. today's ground breaking is a milestone that fulfilled the dreams and aspirations of many generations and honors all of those on whose shoulders we stand at this point. this will be a museum for all americans and it will celebrate every american story, not just black history. the fact that the museum will be completed in 2015 is indeed significant because we will also celebrate the anniversaries of two significant events in our nation's history. 2015 will mark both the 150th anniversary of the constitutional abolition of slavery and the voting rights act of 1965. [ applause ] >> the 13th amendment fundamentally changed our constitution and changed the constitution and our nation and the voting rights act allowed america to fulfill its promise. one of the great african-ameri

mayor vincent gray praised the president's proposal. >>> some d.c. leaders are worried though that the city's efforts on capitol hill could be hindered by the ongoing criminal investigations into the political campaigns with mayor gray and chairman kwame brown. >> both are criminal investigations. both have been going on for months. and both could be big embarrassments for the city. >> reporter: ever since last summer federal investigators have been looking into the campaign spending for council chairman kwame brown's 2008 at large race. last june the d.c. ethics office referred the 2008 spending to federal authorities for possible criminal violations after an audit showed potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars improperly accounted for by the campaign. brown told news 4 monday that he has no knowledge of the status of the federal probe or whether a grand jury is yet reviewing any evidence. >> i just wondered if you had a comment. >> no. i don't have a comment. you're talking about the 2008 campaign, correct? >> mayor vincent gray is under a sep

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mayor vincent gray is announcing a new initiative to crack down on robberies. there has been an increase in street and car theft. about one hour ago the mayor for public prius, critic press conference with police chief cathy lanier. the police chief says not leaving attractive items for these in their car is a challenge. >> the education component of educating residents not to lisa in their cars is difficult because many of the people who are victims of theft from auto- czar coming in from maryland, virginia, and other places for all the great entertainment venues we have here. >> d.c. police started increasing the number of officers making patrols last month. we will have more on this story tonight at 5:00. coming up, we putting their lives on the lines, three police officers honored for saving the lives of several people in maryland are then, stocker fear -- a convicted hollywood stocker is on the loose again. just in the nick of time, look at this the video -- school bus drivers quick thinking before the bus went up in flames. all that and adam caskey will b

vincent gray. brown claims that gray's aides paid him and promised him a job if he made negative campaign attacks against then mayor ev t adrian fenty. >> harris was found last month in a well. police arrested two people, 49-year-old linwood johnson and harris hired johnson to sell t-shirts noirm. a funeral is attalry church in northeast washington. a reception will follow at the charles houston rec center. >>> this morning two occupy d.c. camps look different. police cleared out trash and tents they say posed a health risk. that cause ad few clashes between protesters and officers in riot gear. park police arrested 12 people during the inspections including one who threw a brick at a park police officer in mcpherson square hitting the officer in the face. he was treated and released from the hospital. on sunday police also inspected freedom plaza. it went a whole lot smoother there. >> they were basically giving us a warning what we can and can't do in our tents. >> police also removed the so-call

mayor vincent gray drummed up support for their performance calling their talent inspiration al. >>> and some other young local artists now have a vehicle to share their thoughts on social issues. you see, it's part of a program inspired by the 40th anniversary of marvin gaye's iconic song "what's going on. "the event kicked off for a big surprise for some students. erica gonzalez has more in a visit with john legend. >> reporter: i'm singing -- you might have had the same expression, too, if singer/songwriter john legend randomly walked into the room, and told you he wanted to jam. >> it was amazing. he's like my childhood crush. i know almost all his songs. it was out of this world. >> reporter: kids from d.c.'s duke ellington school of the arts got the surprise of their lives when legend chimed in on their rehearsal for a performance on the millennium stage at the kennedy center. in may he'll be back to honor one of music's great, marvin gaye. it was an album inspired by war, poverty, and drug abuse. marvin gaye's landmark "what's going on" and his 1972 performance at the kennedy

vincent gray tweeted, thanks to the fbi and the capital police for continuing to keep the district safe from terrorist plots. and eric cantor, the house majority leader wrote, these brave members of our law enforcement community make daily sack firifices in their daily w to keep us safe. words well spoken for a job well done. wendy, back to you. >>> recapping our other big story tonight, celebrations taking place around maryland. the marriage equality bill passed, it needed 71 votes and that's exactly what he got. martin o'malley has promised to sign the bill after it comes to his desk. that is our broadcast, have a wonderful weekend. the tonight show is next. we thank you for joining us. >> announcer: it's "the tonight featuring rickey minor

mayor vincent gray and as jc said a short time ago, you were a child when she started on the air. >> i wish. >> thank you for being here. >> not only am i glad to be here, there's no where else to be other than you here celebrating 40 years of a fantastic career in the district of colombia, jc. >> thank you. >> i want you to know that today has been declared jc hayward day in the district of colombia. >> oh, my goodness. >> you are the only one for whom that's been declared today. >> oh, my gracious. how special that is. >> how special you are. >> thank you, mr. mayor. >> not only have you done a great job in your professional career, but i look at the things you've done for the city, the boys and girls club, options public charter school which i was delighted to be invited to be the commencement -- >> our first graduation speaker. >> absolutely. and i watched how those students related to you and your words there, it really shows the passion that you have for this city and how much people love you in the city and will continue to do so, jc. >> thank you, mr. mayor. this is so specia

residents gathered at the washington convention center today for mayor vincent gray's one city summitt allowed residents to voice their concerns about how the d.c. government can work with residents to make the city better. those attending today spent time brainstorming on ways to make the city more unified and ways to grow the city's economy, create jobs and improve schools. the summit is the ultimate school of democracy. >> this is about one of the best democracy that i think we can have. that is bringing the people of this city together to be able to work on how they want the city to look and the years ahead. what are the problems and issues and challenges we see and how are we going to work together to bring solutions to these problems? >> some citizens praise the summit, saying it gave them an opportunity to work toward common goals, but others criticize the cost of putting on the event. >>> the princess cruise ship plagued is ready to set sail again. the crown princess reported to florida this afternoon after 200 passengers became sick with the noro virus. it was the second time

mayor vincent gray and other d.c. leaders hosted the groundbreaking.he project will include a costco and shoppers food warehouse. it's expected to create roughly 1200 new jobs and generate $634 million in tax revenue over the next 30 years. >>> a new study suggests alzheimer's spreads in the brain like an infection from cell to cell in the brain. researchers found a protein which indicates fibrous tangles are found in the brains of alzheimer's patients. it travels along the brain's neurons from one region to another which results in severe dementia. the new findings could help scientists develop new treatment to fight the disease. they also suspect other degenerative brain diseases like parkinson's may spread in a similar way. >>> sexually transmitted diseases are on the rise in people over the age of 45. according to british researchers, cases of spds have up doubled for people between the ages of 45 and 64 in the last ten years. scientists have not pin pointed a reason for the increase but say a high number of men on erectile dysfunction drugs are ge

mayor vincent gray is applauding one -- [indiscernible] it would grant d.c. control greater control over its local budget. the district would be able to spend its own money without waiting for congressional approval as it does now. budget aton my would protect the district government in the event of a federal shutdown. >>> today dozens of teachers in prince william county are expected to stage a sit-in during a board of supervisors waiting. yesterday a small group of teachers walked out in unison as soon as the school day was over wearing work-to-rule buttons on black clothes. most days teachers stay wait to help troubled students or club activities but many say they'll only work as long as their contracts designate until their demands are met. >>> a dispute over an unpaid restaurant bill ends with the death of a maryland state police trooper. the man accused of pulling the trigger is on trial. prosecutors say the officer was shot to exact revenge before brown threw him out of an applebee's in forestville. prosecutors say after being tossed out, the suspect d

mayor vincent gray taking steps to protect the city and its children. >>> plus, it's been out of the world and back. tonight, officials at the air and space museum are preparing for the space shuttle discovery's arrival. sue. >>> and not a bad day today as promised. cooler and still in the mid- 50s. that sun feels like a spring sun, february has been mighty kind. march is on the way in. i will let you know if it's a lamp or lion. feldy, what is coming up in sports. >>> the until draft is coming up. is robert griffin 3 going to be the new quarterback for the washington redskins. if he is, what will the price be? what they say about meeting with shanahan and his prospects, playing for the burgandy and gold. the news edge at 6 continues. 6 . >> d.c. mayor gray hey mai have a bidding war on his hands, after receiving dozens of fines and failing numerous tests. he is looking for a new security company to protect the city buildings and plans to terminate the $40 million contract with the u.s. security and higher another company to look -- hire another company to look after city building a

. >>> mayor vincent gray said the murder rate in d.c. dropped. too many residents and visitors are getting robbed. one of the most common crimes? electronic theft. they working with the police chief on the system to deactivate the stolen electronics, meaning the criminals would have no way to make a profit off of their stolen merchandise. >> again, we want people not only to be safe in the district of columbia, we want people to feel safe. and as long as we have these kinds of situations, people will continue to feel vulnerable. we don't want that to happen. >> on average, more than 12 people are robbed per day in d.c. that is according to the latest crime stats. almost half of the robberies involve a cell phone or tablet computer. >>> a paraphrased quote on the mlk memorial will be corrected. the architect hoped for an easy fix. doesn't look like that is going to happen. the details coming up of the new plan. >> and a makeover of street design signs in d.c. >>> and lindsay, what is up? >> coming up in sports, bad luck strikes a maryland basketba

mayor vincent gray says the district is in better financial shape than any state, and he wants that to continue while growing jobs. he also admitted to making mistakes. during last night's state of the district speech, the mayor says the city must exercise financial discipline. the mayor says the district's reserve fund has grown. he also says he wants to attract more jobs to the area and make the district a technology hub. >> we want to be the tech destination city on the east coast. a rival, if you will, to silicon valley with talent and fast-growing businesses. [ applause ] >> mayor gray says he takes responsibility for mistakes he made during his first year in office. he says the district government must be transparent to earn back the people's trust. he says his cabinet has signed a pledge. >>> d.c. council member marion barry had a health scare before the state of the district. paramedics examined him and he needed help walking afterward. however, in a tweet to several members of the news4 staff, barry says he's feeling fine. he says he even went to dinner with his godson last ni

mayor vincent gray delivered his state of the district address last night. he applauded the city's recent population growth and touched on the city's strengthening economy and lower unemployment rates. the mayor said the nation's capital is making progress in education reform. >> i plan to -- my plan on building one city focuses on three priorities. creating a new economy for the district that is growing and diversified. two, ensuring that district residents are prepared for the jobs of the new economy. and three, improving the quality of life for all. >> mayor gray said emergency response times in the city have improved and their plans to hire even more police officers -- there are plans to hire even more police officers in the future. >>> surveillance video is usually used to catch criminals in the act. this time it got two prince george's county police officers in trouble instead. their arrest of a suspect is caught on camera. >> we have more on the two different versions of what happened five days ago during an arrest on rhode island avenue in brentwood.

. >>> staying in the district now, mayor vincent gray says the murder rate has dropped, the good news. too many residents and visitors are getting robbed the bad. one of the most common crimes, electronic theft. the mayor is working with the police chief on assistance to deactivate -- on a system to deactivate stolen electronics like ipads and laptops. >> again we want people to feel safe in the district of columbia and as long as we have these kinds of situations, people will continue to feel vulnerable and we don't want that to happen. >> on average more than 12 people are robbed every day in this city according to the latest crime stats. almost half involve a cell phone or tablet computer. >>> the news edge on virginia, state police investigating a deadly shooting in culpeper. the officer fired his gun because he was being dragged by the woman's car. fox 5's john hen large has details. >> reporter: -- john henrehan has details of. >> reporter: epiphany catholic school is located in downtown culpeper. late thursday morning an unfamiliar vehicle driven by a woman appeared in the park

mayor vincent gray and congresswoman eleanor holmes norton will protest a proposal that would ban most abortions in the district. the measure would bar abortions in d.c. unless the life of the pregnant mother was endangered. under the proempofol, the docto who performed the procedure would face up to two years in prison. >>> nearly 1,200 protested the strict anti-abortion bills advancing through the general system. the protesters stood in slems as lawmakers entered the building. they're concerned about the bill that defines life at beginning at conception and another that would require women to have an ultrasound before having an abortion. >>> maryland could approve same-sex marriage legislation by the end this week. lawmakers erupted in cheers when the house barely cleared its version of the bill on friday. today the senate judicial proceedings committee is expected to vote on the bill that would allow same-sex couples to marry. the full maryland senate could take a final vote later this week. opponents have vowed to make the issue a referendum issue on november's election ballot. >>>

convened by mayor vincent gray, the gathering was called one city sum it. >> i know there is a bit of showmanship and salesmanship. i think it's an opportunity to meet your neighbors from across the city and have substantive conver sages. >> reporter: at each table, there was a computer terminal so the gray administration could get instant feedback as different topics were discussed. >> and if i could erase --way my wand. >> reporter: gray had a rocky first year as mayor, an ongoing investigation into election chicanery. most are backing the chief executive. >> and you have to give them more time. i don't expect him to come in and change things overnight. i figure he could work on things. >> is he a good mayor? >> i would like to thing so so far. >> reporter: the mayor told us the message he heard a lot was that d.c. must concentrating on a job magnet. >> i think we can continue to invest in our department of services, we built the workforce investment council and bringing in more technology firms to the city. we work hard in that and we're going expand the efforts based on the feedba

. >> did say gray did not like that -- vincent gray. >> he now wants to stop dc from sending nuisance wildlife into virginia. john, who straping service operates in maryland, virginia, and d.c. says it is already illegal to dump animals in either state. he says his problem requires work that is very costly to homeowners to save it nuisance animals. to go there to bring up electrical wire, destroying their homes -- >> they are chewing up electrical wire, destroying their homes, and i cannot use my devices. >> just because an animal is trying to get into a house to survive and stay warm, it does that mean they should be tortured. >> the trapper said jobs in virginia and maryland that would cost consumers about $250 to remove an animal may cost in the thousands because of the work they have to do to keep from injuring the animal. as for the summit, with maryland and d.c. officials, no date has been set. >> thank you. that is all for us here at 5:00. a busy day on the road to 2012. and we have the latest. plus, one of the busiest metro entrances shut down. and you could almost call this a

. >>> more than 1000 dc residents gathered at washington convention center today for mayor vincent gray'sy summit. >> it allows people to voice concerns about how to make the city better. everyone spent some time brainstorming on ways to make the city more unified, create more jobs and improve schools. it was criticized for its $600,000 price tag. >>> 65:00. time for another your money report. >>> greece is the word. again. >> the reason we care is it has been sending markets on a wild ride. yet again today, markets around the world are reacting to decisions in greece. a deeply unpopular austerity package was approved. the measure clears one of three hurdles to qualify for a second bailout from the european union. video there of massive rioting and the austerity package cuts minimum wage and approves smaller pensions. it sparked wall street's biggest sell off of the year. but this day wall street looks like it is headed to a rally as well. the average price if a gallon of gasoline has jumped nearly 12 cents. the price of regular stands at $3.50 nationwide. aaa says washington area drivers

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mayor vincent gray as well as first lady laura bush are expected to speak. the museum and will open in 2015. >> wednesday morning, 42 in olney. >> still ahead, english only. a maryland suburb makes it official, but not everyone is on board with it. >> the changes to one of the region's most congested intersections. vdot's plan to make the trip a little easier. >> spring we spend a lot of time on the feed because a chicken is what it eats. [ jim ] this seal verifies we feed my fresh all-natural chickens an all-vegetarian diet including corn, soybeans, and marigolds. no animal by-products. no meat and bone meal. when you put my chicken on the table you know where it came from. we set our goals higher than anyone. perdue is the first and the only chicken company c to to have usda process verified programs for fresh, all natural chicken. our chickens are not fed steroids or hormones. [ jim ] we raise our chickens cage-free. we're trying to make a better chicken. >> at the pulmonary hypertension association. it's one of the most misdiagnose diseases in the nation

mayor vincent gray says the district is in better financial shape than any state.ne will be critically important to maintain the status. the remainder mark last night during his state of the district address. he said he wants the seat to become a technology hub he has plans to travel to china this year to promote d.c.'s expertise and in a garment live from the construction. >> a woman who was attacked in a distorted county in broad daylight is speaking out. 18-year-old college student was walking in springdale around noon yesterday when a man grabbed her. she spoke with us but did not want her face shown on camera. >> started choking me. i've never seen before. seeing somebody coming back around. >> she has been talking with her mother on the cell phone attack happened. she separate minor injuries. police are looking for the attacker. >> authorities have released a chilling 911 call made just before josh powell, burned down his washington stayed home killing a self and two young sons. i'm on a supervised visitation for court-ordered visit. something really weird. .

. >> in the day ahead, vincent gray will deliver his annual state of the district address tonight. he will speak at 7 clark's gap the distort synagogue in northwest. he will talk about the state of the city, his administration, and outline his agenda and priorities for the year. >> stafford is looking at 37 degrees this morning. >> still ahead, a presidential sex scandal a bombshell revelation in a new book by its former white house intern. >> police identify its third and final suspect in the murder of a well-known alexandria activist. >> first, when is the next chance for snowflakes in the >> we are the american association of pharmaceutical scientists in arlington virginia celebrating our 25th anniversary. >> good morning, washington. >> an enthusiastic way to start the day. good morning, washington. 6:10 is the time. traffic and weather. >> let's start with lisa baden. >> newschopper 7 picture of the beltway at georgia avenue. the inner loop and outer loop carrying about the same, equal amount of our imperial problems reported on the beltway between the american legion bridge a

. >> tonight, mayor vincent gray will deliver his state-of-the- district address.hile his administration struggled under the spotlight of investigations, he recently announced good news. the city is no longer in debt. fox 5s matt ackland is live with more tonight. matt? >> reporter: yeah, laura and the mayor looked good and this is where he will make his big speech at 7:00. the mayor's popularity has taken a hit over the last year and a lot of district residents concerned about allegations against him and others the city hall. the mayor said the allegations against him are not true and that they will not keep him from his work leading the city in the right direction. by the way, the mayor was able to give us a preview on the positive things the city accomplished. >> our fiscal house is in good order at this stage and we're starting to get people back to work again. one of the things we're going to talk about tonight, you know s how we established, you know, and expanded the new economy in the city. >> and another thing getting a lot of talk tonight, laura, is wheth

may xwror vincent gray the truancy the truancy unveiled the reverseg in anacostia high school this morning:ate the district moe this aroun the campaign called the more you learn, the more you earn. >>4 ads feature students who struggled with truancy issues but were able to turn get t around. >> times i stopped hanging [ 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, create jobs, and put momentum behind our economy. and a spectrum auction could raise as much as 30 billion dollars to help fund the payroll tax cut. it's simple. more spectrum means more freedom. for everyone. printedswv jwell as radio ad ads that will run at station. >>> a man tries to grab a little girl from walmart. she fights back and it's on tape. >>> home made sweets for your sweetheart. 1g eaoy sweets,$u.9e brand founvalentine's tricks of great. georgeto edible % pit's > the having themabaéme th) breakfast. b8 is want brown cinnamon v rng6wam ab m ead longtop.

mayor vincent gray and the city's truancy task force unveiled the campaign today. the truancy rate in d.c. is about 12%, students who have missed 15 or more days of school without an excuse. officials are trying to reverse this trend with a campaign called the more you learn the more you earn. the ad es feature students who have struggled with truancy issues but were able to turn their lives around. >> i turned it around because i stopped hanging around that crowd and i wanted to be a successful person. >> you're hurting yourself actually, soy advise you to come to school get the education and do what you got to do to get out of school and think about once you get the diploma what you going to do. >> the campaign consists of print ads that will go on the sides of buses as well as radio spots on local radio stations. >>> nice day out there today, man. a lot of sunshine. >> cold to start out the day. >> it actually felt like winter today. we haven't had a lot of those winter days. it was on the cold side when you stepped out this morning. the sun came out. over the n

he's a key player in a federal investigation involving vincent gray.s gray's aides promised him a job for negative ads against adrian fenty. >>> a man that killed six people and injured gabrielle giffords will be in court. a judge will review loughner's mental health. loughner is undergoing court ordered mental health treatment to prepare for a possible trial. loughner is not expected in court today. >>> today the man believed to be behind maryland's robocall controversy will be in court. >> we're okay. relax. everything is fine. the only thing left is to watch tv tonight. >> julius henson is accused of election fraud back in 2010. he was working for bob ehrlich and designed a robocall telling voters that martin o'malley already won and they didn't need to vote. the polls were still open at the time. back in december a jury found the campaign manager guilty of fraud for his role in the robocall controversy. >> a funeral will be held for lenny harris. his body was discovered in a prince george's county well. he had been missing since september. two susp

mayor vincent gray. claims gray's aides paid him and promised him a job if he made negative campaign attacks against then mayor adrian fenty. >>> he's been beaten in the last two decision 2012 contests but that's not discouraging newt gingrich from staying in the race. gingrich slugged off romney's win in nevada saying he won there four years ago and was expected to win again. the former speaker's game plan is to look ahead to super tuesday. ten states will hold primaries and gingrich believe they hold social conservative voters that will bring him within reach of romney. >> we want to get to georgia, alabama, tennessee. we want to get to states, texas. we believe by the time texas is over we'll be very, very competitive in delegate count and i think the key from my standpoint is to make this a choice campaign. >> gingrich says he also plans to paint himself as the blue collar candidate compared with romney who he says is elite and out of touch. >>> it's now 5:36. who gets the credit for the increasing j