mayor vincent gray has competition in his re-election bid.he challenger who could give him a scare on election day. >>> also ahead, trying to get the lights back on. the challenges facing utility crews along the east coast this morning after this week's winter storm. >>> connect with me on facebook and twitter. and later today, we're going to see a wide variety of temperatures around. >>> welcome back at 4:41. you won't have to remember about any closed stations on the metro lines this weekend. still expect your trip to take a little longer than normal. there will be delays on three lines. on the red line, expect trains to arrive every 12 to 24 minutes. on the blue and orange lines, trains will run every 16 minutes. >>> it is now 4:41. power crews hope to restore service to all of its customers very soon. this week's ice storm still has thousands of people without electricity. mainly in maryland. potomac edison has nearly 10,000 outages in frederick and montgomery counties. it's telling customers all electricity will be restored by midnight t

mayor vincent gray says gender identity disorder is a recognized medical condition and patients should not have to pay huge out of pocket expenses for a medically necessary treatment. gray says the city's policy will put a stop to healthcare discrimination against the transgender community. >>> with d.c. mayor vincent gray leading in the preelection pops bruce leshan reports his owe -- polls, bruce leshan reports his opponents are looking for an opening. >> reporter: another d.c. mayoral debate and the incumbent and frontrunner poignantly ignores continuing sniping from his challengers on ethics questions. >> i believe that you cannot have a culture of corruption when we have this growth in our city because the 1 thing that will kill off that kind of economic development in d.c. is a corrupt government. >> reporter: the mayor said repeatedly that he knew nothing about a shadow campaign that may have helped him win in 2010, but at a debate at gw his leading opponent kept dropping hints. >> investigations in the mayor's office to make sure that all public officials would be held accounta

mayor vincent gray leaves the crowded field of candidates in the democratic mayoral primary. however, a majority of voters want somebody else in the office even though they give gray high marks for job performance. it's the irregularity from that 2010 campaign that is still haunting him. bruce johnson reports muriel bowser has emerged as gray's nearest challenger. >> reporter: d.c. council member muriel bowser was out walking in the voter rich area of ward 5 today. the latest public poll has her moving away from the crowded field of challenging but still eight points behind mayor vincent gray. >> the poll says district residents want to elect a new mayor and our campaign is positioned to win april 1st. >> reporter: bowser won the washington post endorsement and counts on voters still bothered by the 2010 shadow campaign of the mayor to put her over the top. >> when you have officials who corrupted an election, a campaign, for me that's disqualifying. >> reporter: mayor gray thus far refused to single bowser out in a crowded field of seven challengers. today he was slamming an

mayor vincent gray leading in the april 1 democratic primary. the results show he is benefitting from a crowded field of candidates. but he remains vulnerable because of if lingering 2010 campaign scandal. tom sherwood breaks down the findings. >> thank you very much. i appreciate it. >>> first elected in 2010, mayor gray decided only in december to seek reelection. the new maris poll for nbc4 and media partners, wmau radio and the washington informer shows the head to head race this way now. gray has 28% followed by ward 4 councilmember muriel bowser in striking distance at 20%. 13% forward 2 councilmember jack evans. 12% forward 6 councilmember tommy wells, and 12% undecided. all of the other candidates trail in single digits, far behind the leaders. for mayor gray, however, his apparent lead is clouded. the poll shows two-thirds of democrats say it's time to elect someone else. among those democrats, 46% think gray did something unethical in his 2010 campaign 24% believe he didom 15% say he did not nothing wrong. another 15% aren't sure. the

. >> reporter: mayor vincent gray says one bad decision by a rookie out of dozens of others shouldn't tarnish the cadet program. that rookie failed to respond along with four other firefighters. the 19-year-old was worried about leaving his desk watch post at engine 26 and failed to ring the firehouse bell when 77- year-old cecil mills collapsed across the street. >> why something that simple was omitted from the report. >> the question is notice. you ring the bell to give notice. he gave notice. he called over the loudspeaker. to me it didn't seem like it was germane. >> reporter: do you have confidence in the cadet program? >> absolutely. >> there was information apparently they did not share with the committee that's in the mills report. that's very disappointing. it's a lack of transparency and it really breaches fate with the community that we is everybody. >> reporter: in northwest -- that we serve. >> reporter: in northwest, surae chinn, wusa9. >>> you know all those potholes you lit on the way to work? those are just -- hit on the way to work? those are just the tip of the ice

today, mayor vincent gray said the harsh winter has taken its toll on the roadways. the driver is will attest to that. more than 9,000 have already been filled by the department of transportation alone. this thing they called pothole poluz or poluzo speeds up crews' response time within 48 hours of the first report. >> i didn't quite catch that. what was that effort called? >> hold on, i have to look. pothole poluzo. >> so the question is they're supposed to start that on march 20th. is the snow going to stop by then? >> you know what march 20th is? first day of spring. there you go. >> spring poluzo. >> we have a couple of chances for snow over the next couple of days including a chance for a pretty big storm here as we make our way in to next week. one thing for sure, we will stay on the cold side. a beautiful shot. the sun went down at 5:57. we have a little bit of dusk. that is gorgeous. temperatures sitting at 34 degrees, winds out of the north-northwest at 13 miles an hour and puts our windchill down to 25 right now. it is really going to be a cold night tonigh

support for charter schools, which are nonunion, and the firefighter's union, which supported vincent gray time wants mayor gray to part with his fire chief. the final major concern say sources is the u.s. attorney continuing probe into the mayor's 2010 shadow campaign. >> what they would read into it, his campaign organization has work to do, having to go one union at a time. >> the sources at the labor council meeting say no candidate have the 2/3 majority needed had there been a roll call vote. gray appeared to have the most votes. bowser was referred to as light and an apparent slap. bowser was endorsed by the washington post. >> only room for us to grow. >> bruce johnson, wusa9. >> the gay and lesbian victory fund has endorsed d.c. council member, david catania. the independent is exploring a possible mayoral bid, but not officially running yet. he would challenge the democratic primary winner in the general election. >> today, president obama and house speaker, john boehner shared something they haven't shared in more than a year. a little one on one time at the white house. they cov

mayor vincent gray has raised since announcing his bid for reelection in december. when it comes to the four council members running against the mayor, jack evans has more than $685,000 left. bowser has the most money of any candidate at $791,000. the busboys and poets owner has about $99,000. we are hearing from the judge that presided over amanda knox's latest murder conviction. what he said. plus, security measures ahead of super bowl xlviii. and a story of caution for smart phone owners, an >> nasa is marking the 11th anniversary of the space shuttle disaster. uponbia broke apart reentry, killing all crew members. the calls of the accident was a piece of insulating foam that broke off and struck the left wing. the judge overseeing amanda saids third murder trial he struggled with the verdict. speaking to an italian newspaper, he did not explain how he and the jury found her guilty of killing her roommate. the decision of her ex-boyfriend not to testify hurt their case. they were convicted of murder back in 2009, acquitted in a second trial. experts are divided o

mayor vincent gray supports decriminalizing marijuana. according to a recent poll, 63% of washingtonians want to legalize pot. >> a federal judge will hear arguments today in the challenge to virginia's same sex marriage ban. virginia's new attorney general mark herring accepts the challenge. >>> 5:04 now. republicans in the house of delegates responded with legislation. the house passed a bill yesterday that gives lawmakers standing in lawsuits at which the governor at the attorney general has chosen not to participa participate. >>> today the judge will hold a recall hearing for eugene delgadio. opponents filed a petition citing a rarely used law reflecting neglect of duty or incompetence. he called that an effort to disenfranchise voter who is elected him four times. he was censured last year for misusing connecticut funds but he was not indicted for the actions. >>> new concerns for pregnant women this morning. the impact the cold and flu season could have on their unborn child. >>> and while the pilot of the plane behind these contro

mayor, but who is really bad enough to whoop vincent gray? jack evans says it's him. muriel bowser says it's her. our bruce johnson sorts out the arguments. >> also human sex trafficking is on the rise and a local lawmaker is leading the charge tofigure out how to stop it. >> and then there is this, an altercation between a maryland police officer and a man who's videotaping arrests. now there's an internal investigation about this little wrestling match. i'll see you at 6:00. >>> rising gas prices in tonight's consumer alert. after a drop in december the cost of gas crept higher in january and there's been a major bump in the last couple weeks. analysts say one reason for the spike is that gas supplies are down because many refineries shut down this time of year to get ready for the busy summer season. >> between now and april we're likely to tax on another 40 cents a gallon. in some areas it would be 30. in other areas it would be 50. >> it may be some time before drivers see relief. gas prices are expected to peak in may before falling again. >>> a law that would a

payor vincent gray came up with 34%. council member grey got 44% of the vote. ward 4 is her district. and number 2, she's been saying this was a 2 person race and this vote may begin toil strait that. guys, illustrate to you. >> earliy voting begins march 17. this is a hot race, and we'll be following in it right up until the end. we also have another weather warning for o overnight and tomorrow's commute in the morning. >> here's first alert chief meteorologist rochelle with what we can expect. >> reporter: >> the suburbs are below freeing, and there will be some slick spots tomorrow. 35down, already, the freezing mark, 29 in hagerstown, 2eu in cumberland. and lows tonight will be in the 20s everywhere. 24 in rockville, 24 in fairfax, 26 downtown, 25 in college park, 27 even toward wald organize rf. what we're worried about is black ice. the road appears wet. and also, just walking to get your paper tomorrow morning, it may appear wet, but your driveway may be frozen as well. we are talking about gusty winds overnight and tomorrow morning. >> that ice storm th

we will have the full poll result in the race for mayor, but that is going to include incumbent vincent gray and the challengers. we are still preparing the results, but tom sherwood is here with more on the polling. tom, can we assume that if most people are voting, this is going to bode well for the mayor? >> well, people should know that this election is coming up fast, and in three weeks we start early voting for the april 1st, and too late to register for the primary. secondly, the poll tonight, sorry to tell you that the details will be released tonight about what that means in terms of the people thinking that we are on the right track. we can't do it now, but i give you a hint that while people are generally satisfied with the direction of the city and what is go g ing to happen, there ar serious fitfalls for -- pitfalls for mayor gray and who is going to win this primary. there is a broad look of the people at the city, and the registered parties and everybody involved and i can't wait to be back at 11:00 with the results. >> well, neither can we, so hurry back, tom. >> is that a go

s economy showing steady growth, incumbent mayor vincent gray might be a shoe-in for another term, but his challengers are eager to point out that gray's three years and two months have been anything but ordinary. >> i believe that you cannot have a culture of corruption when we have this growth in our city because the 1 thing that will kill off that kind of economic development in d.c. is a corrupt government. >> reporter: the mayor has said repeatedly that he knew nothing of a shadow campaign that may have helped him win in 2010, but at a debate at gw his leading opponent kept dropping hints. >> investigations in the mayor's office to make sure that all public officials would be held accountable to a strict standard of conduct and now we have an independent ethics board. >> reporter: mayor gray ignored the jabs focusing instead on the businesses he has lured to the city like the wal-mart that's going into the sky land neighborhood in southeast. >> after 28 years of promises to the people on the east end of this city the sky land shopping center will finally come to fruition because o

in aor -- mayor vincent gray earlier today. are you pleased with the action taken so far? >> deputy quander i know is doing an excellent job as he always does. i'm awaiting his report to see what findings there are and what recommendations he will make and we have to do this quickly. >> kellene davis and another firefighter have been placed on paid leave. a cadet firefighter has been reassigned to another firehouse. >>> now to a story only seen on wusa9, a child just 2 1/2 years old able to walk out of his daycare center and no one even noticed. a lot of people talking about this tonight. this happened yesterday at bright eyes in germantown. little amari blaney wandered outside with no jacket gone for 20 minutes. thank goodness a good samaritan spotted him. they saw him at the end of the parking lot, called police. he was okay, but his mom not too happy. tonight she's only talking to us. >> something must be done to insure that the people that come in there to care for these children are actually being cared for properly. >> yolanda blaney asked the state of maryland to in

vincent gray says two weeks ago 77-year-old frederick mills collapsed across engine 26 in rhode islandrtheast. his family says no one in the station would help. gray said he has spoken with the mills family. >> we will get to a conclusion as soon as we possibly can. we want to do it quickly. we want to do it thoroughly and we want to do it fairly. and i know that his daughter wants to see justice done. i've talked to her twice. >> d.c. council member tommy wells tells news4 and investigation confirmed the 911 dispatcher sent an ambulance to an address in northwest instead of northeast. mills will be buried on saturday. >>> 4:48 is your time now. the clock is quickly counting down to the start of the 2014 olympic games. we are just two days away from the start of competition in sochi. you are looking live at the village of the gateway to the mountain cluster of venues. today the local college students will begin a once in a lifetime journey to get a behind-the-scenes view of the olympics. 27 grad students are working on an mba in sports management from george washington university. they

the embattled mayor vincent gray says he's confident that he still has time to pull ahead, but with several serious challenges closing in on his lead tonight at times he was their target. sparks never really flew in tonight's mayoral debate, but it did have its moments, mostly between council members muriel bowser and tommy wells. >> our campaign has gained the most ground including the mayor. what we alsoen from that poll is that two -- alsoen from that poll is two out of -- also know from that poll is that two out of three people don't want mayor gray elected. >> reporter: gray and wells butted heads on campaign finances. wells cow towed he's the only candidate not accepting corporate donations. >> we're following the law, mr. wells. it is the law. wait a minute. you choose to do what you choose, but there's nobody breaking the law who does that. >> there is not any daylight between muriel bowser and vince gray on this issue. both are taking bundled dollars from super lobbyists david wilmont. >> reporter: but as incumbents usually do, the mayor served as a punching bag as his 2010 campaig

mayor vincent gray has placed her on administrative leave and has begun the process to terminate heryment. she is accused of stealing a city contract, hiring a business partner into a city job, then lying to investigators about it. this case we tried this spring by the city's ethics board. sam ford is following the investigation. more on abc 7 news at 6:00. store islar grocery shut down. it is under investigation by the health department. >> a customer reported a store after seeing my since i. now live with how the store is responding to the charges. has can tell you the store reopened. it has been a couple of hours. the health department has given the ok. talking to residents, they are not ok. guard telling customers he store was closed. this is the safeway where she always by -- always buys chicken. says.s a shocker she others had to do the same. the health department shut down the store over six violations. one of them were mice and rats. location infested with vermin, mice and rats. rats feces found in the bakery preparation. trape was seen on the glue adjacent to the cleaning su

. >> reporter: the winner is to be announced tomorrow by mayor vincent gray. he has already added $100 million for the renovation of the building, but it is a small part of the millions that will be needed to renovate the building. >>> coming up, venezuela has ordered three u.s. diplomats out of the kcountry. >> and concern in sochi as security guards there stopped conducting security checks. >>> and multiple fights broke out at this metro station last night, a nd all of it caught on video. mark segraves, i will have the video coming up. >>> and jimmy >>> the united nations is called for an international criminal investigation into north korea and the leader kim jiang un, and according to a report, they used murder, torture, slavery, mass starvation and other abuses as tools to quote terrorize the population into submission. north korea is calling the report a fake. >>> there are new details tonight about what happened on board a plane that was hijacked this morning. it happened on the ethiopian airlines flight from ethiopia to italy. the plane was diverted to

in a straw poll in her district, she beat out mayor vincent gray. bowser took 49% of the vote among ward 4 democrats. mayor gray came in second with 34%. restauranteur andy solal came in third with 5%. the d.c. mayoral primary set for april 1st. early voting against next month. >>> a safeway in northwest washington shut down because of mice. the store is on georgia avenue near tuckerman street in the brightwood area. officials found evidence of the rodents during a health inspection. i quit smoking. i've quit for 75 days. turning on their showers, then pointing the nozzles at the walls and leaving the rooms. we have another that denied that. the complaints have gotten under the skin of caps' star alex ovechkin. he told nbc washington's capitals game blog, "i've been in three olympic games, i remember torino and volunteer, and nobody said something bad about those places? why are you always trying to find bad things in so much? it's olympics, guys. come on. everybody has to enjoy it, and don't find bad stuff out there. of course the world is changing,

mayor vincent gray has the same concerns. police chief says she's worried that it will lead to more open air drug markets. >>> on capitol hill, the national debate over marijuana. the white house's deputy drug czar will testify at a house hearing. the committee wants to know why the head of the dea may be at odds with president obama about his marijuana policy. >>> and right now, police are investigating a smash and grab robbery at a subway sandwich shop in montgomery county. it happen this had morning. the most recent robbery has striking similarities to evious crimes. news 4's megan mcgrath was on the scene as police looked for answers. >> the subway on old columbia pike in burtonsville is open for business today. the glass in the front door has been shattered. it was broken by a thief looking for quick cash. and the owner says it's not the first time it's happened. >> there, make a hole and they come in. >> reporter: another glass door shattered. another smash and grab robbery. this one, at the subway shop in burtonsville.

and that bill now faces a final vote, and mayor vincent gray is expected to sign it. this is introduced to stop the high number of minority youths in d.c. from being put in jail for drug offenses. >>> and we have just learned what philip seymour hoffman was doing in the final hours. we will share more of what we know about the actor's tragic overdose from heroin. >> and a fight over a parking space ends with a stabbing. more on the violent attack in >>> most teenagers are not aware of all of the heart disease from smoking, and now vanity, a new campaign to tell teens they will develop wrinkles and yellow teeth. ed -- new ad ver advertisements will start on the 11th. >>> and new details of the death of philip seymour hoffman will be released today. >> and in the meantime, the mother of his children told authorities that she talked to hoffman at 8:00, and he seem ed to be high in the conversation, and there is also word that hoffman withdrew $1,200 from a super market near his west v village home, at the same time talking to two men who were wearing messenger bags. and

mayor vincent gray thinks so.announced the city recognized this as a medical condition forcing insurance companies to cover treatments including gender reassignment surgery. this includes the nearly one-third of city residents receiving medicaid benefits. there are estimated 2,000 dc residents. they blocked a bill that would boost that. 22 billion for medical educational for vets. they blame election year disputes for the failure of this bill while veterans are claning about being caught up with the crossfire. >> social security administration as taxpayers pay more than 1 million in disability benefits to inmates. the benefits are supposed to be suspended while the inmates is in prison. while federal prison records aren't always accurate. >> the largest campaign office, the polytheists lit co planned parenthood action fund and planned parenthood both are expected to fork out $18 million total in key elections in 14 states. this includes the gub coreial race or abortion rights factor wendy davis is running. >>> the

mayor vincent gray said the man was a patient at st. elizabeth's psychiatric hospital. there is still no word on his identity but police do not expect foul play. we are getting lots and lots of reports this morning of secondary and neighborhood roads still covered in snow and ice. >> so much so that people can't get out. our live team coverage continues with jacqui and amanda. [ laughter ] you ready for some bread? yep. ♪ i want two. okay, two for you. ♪ ♪ ♪ ew! ew! >> only 5:09 this morning and already a problem with the morning commute. >> amanda has is latest from the traffic center. what is going on? >> we just spotted this one on the cameras. we're still getting detells a. you can see you have a lot of activities there on the inner loop. all the local lanes are blocked. you usually use the inner loom to come across the bridge, you're going to want to stick with those thru lanes. there is some vehicle fire or accident there blocking all the lanes on the inner loop. this looks like possibly a spinout or crash there on east-west highway. we also have report s of a ras

. >>> december mayor vincent gray is talking about the results of a recent nbc poll showing gray in the lead against a split field of seven challengers but the poll also shows two-thirds of the voters say it's time for a new mayor. >> with just five weeks to go before the april primary, mayor gray is talking about his chances for re-election and the voters who think he's unethical. he spoke with tom sherwood. >> reporter: a last minute adjustment here, a last minute adjustment there. mayor gray today kept to his official schedule shrugging off the worse parts of the nbc4 wau maris poll. it shows the mayor leading a crowded field but two-thirds of the democrats say it's time for a new mayor. a challenger could consolidate anti-gray votes to catch him. that's in part because 46 appearance believe the mayor was unethical in his 2010 election victory. 24 appearance think he did something illegal. the campaign is still the focus of a federal criminal probe. >>> have apologized for what happened in the campaign. i've said all i know to say. i don't know what else to say. i said i didn't do an

. >>> in the district's new endorsement for vincent gray, and the fast approaching primary, gray picks up the d.c. building trades council which represent represents the skilled workers and construction business, but one major labor voice may not be heard. the metropolitan council which represents 120 union groups will meet tonight, and coming up tonight, we will have a report on whether or not the labor council will take a pass on the primary. >>> there is a problem of overkrooding in the bailey crossroads and town of herndon. herndon elementary has voted to add two trailers to help. hutchinson elementary and other schools are also overcrowded. other areas like great falls are well under capacity. we asked fairfax county schools about this problem. we were told that the county has been adding more than 70 trai r trailers year to keep up with the growing enrollment, and with the silver line opening in the future, there is concern that the crowding will be worse. >>> two bills could decriminalize marijuana in maryland. coming up the proposed a changes. >>> and a local pharmacist blows t

mayor vincent gray is strongly defending his fire chief today despite calls for his resignation. several recent incidents of poor service are fueling those complaints including the death of a man who collapsed near a fire station and was ignored by firefighters. d.c. councilman tommy wells a candidate for mayor is calling for the chief and paul quander to resign. >> during the news conference, he supported both men and said wells was just playing for the primary >> i think it's a political trick. i'll be glad when april 1st comes and goes and then people will come back to some kind of santi with how they behave. >>> coming up , reaction to the mayor's opinion poll showing two-thirds of democrats think it's time for a new mayor. >>> getting ready to ease overcrowding on trains, today we learned there will be an additional $75 million in funding. d.c., maryland and virginia plan to give $25 million each. some of that money will be used to pay for longer trains and funds also used to pay for power upgrade. right now, news for transportation reporter, adam tuss is out talking to pass

. >> reporter: mayor vincent gray says one bad decision by a rooky out of dozens of others shouldn't tarnish the cadet program. that rookie failed to respond along with four other firefighters. the 19-year-old was worried about leaving his desk watch post at engine 26 and failed to ring the firehouse bell when 77- year-old cecil mills collapsed across the street. >> why something that simple was omitted from the report? >> the question is notice. you ring the bell to give notice. he gave notice. he called over the loudspeaker. to me it didn't seem like it was jermaine. >> reporter: but who is to say other rookies might have responded the same way? you have confidence in the cadet program? >> absolutely. some of our finest members have gone through that program. it allows district high school students to come into the agency. did he make a mistake? yes. he should have rung the bell. >> reporter: the d.c. cadet program has run into problems through the decades. in 1992 some cadets did not meet physical standards and the chief made the class go through training again. several years ago

and the bill faces a final vote and then it is up to major vincent gray to approve it, and he has supported a measure to approve it. >> and now the vote to remove a loudoun county judge are on h d hold, because there are no lawyers to hear about the judge from ousting eugene delgaudio, and the supreme court has been asked to bring in a judge are from another county, and they claim that dell gaudio used the county staff and resources to benefit his campaign. delgaudio denied that and a grand jury refused to indict him. >> we are learning more detail t thes ab the security breach of neman marcus and target the and other areas. the malicious software is d devastatingly sophisticated and steve handelsman is on capitol hill with details. >> the answer is better credit cards which could prevent at love the fraud that the experts testified up here today. but that fix would cost a lot. why aren't we switching from the magnetic credit and debit cards that you swipe to chips that you touch and then put in your pin? at target, the loss of personal data by millions of customers might have been prevente

mayor vincent gray picked up a reendorsement today. today the federation of the state county and municipal employees gave them the heads up in northwest d.c. later say that gray is committed to taking care of the city and its public employees. >>> tonight, the d.c. mayoral candidates will talk jobs. it's all part of the form being held at the baptist church in the southeast all beginning at 7:00 p.m. last night our bruce johnson hosted this mayoral debate and for the councilwoman, bowser winning last night's draw. but that debate was held in her ward. >> and it is just cold and it was outside today. and remember when we were out on the ice desk and we couldn't feel the fingers? that we were having that deja vu and that tingling feeling? >> yeah, the good thing is that the win has subsided, but the bad news is that it will be cold. we won't see any big storms over the weekend. i think a lot of flakes are going to fly, but they will not amount to a whole lot. we'll take a live look outside. temperatures, 36 downtown. dew points in the lo

today mayor vincent gray ordered insurance companies to stop denying coverage for people seeking to have a sex change operation. >> specifically the american medical association and the american psychological association are in agreement and have publicly stated that treatment including gender reassignment surgeries is necessary medical care for some people with gender dysphoria. >> the city now says gender dysphoria is a recognized medical condition. d.c. already has laws banning discrimination against transgender people. >>> gay rights advocates praise arizona governor's decision to veto the controversial religious freedom bill. the measure would have allowed businesses to deny services to transgenders, gays and lesbian by saying their religious beliefs precluded them from serving such people. >>> wusa9 has been tracking potholes for week, but today the district announced the official date for potholepalooza. the month long effort begins march 20th. that's when repair crews will try to fix all the identified potholes in 48 hours instead of the normal 72. city says they have filled more

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the mayor of washington, d.c., vincent gray, thinks you should pay for it.e city will now recognize gender dysphoria as a medical condition and will force insurance companies to cover the treatment including sex change operations. this includes nearly one-third of the city residents who receive medicaid benefits. what do you think of that? do you want to pay for it? >>> a family morning the loss of a family member is now celebrating. this is a crazy story. the reason they are celebrating is that they thought 78-year-old walter williams was dead. that is exactly what the koroner told them but two hours later this happened. >> they put him in the plastic bag, put him in the hearse. >> the mortician said something wasn't right. his legs started moving. hallelujah. thank you, jesus! >> what did the coroner have to say about this? he called it a miracle. >> it could involve a lawsuit. >> mistake or miracle. >> zipped up in a body bag. >> note to the coroner. don't do that unless the person is supposed to go to the funeral home. >> if that ever happened to you, wr

the district of columbia mayor vincent gray and the police chief cathy lanier were among those concerned doing the green light to public pot smoking. they said $100 in civil fines for public fines would be unenforceable. a day after the fda announced plans for an ad campaign against smoking targeting teenagers, cbs says it is halting the sale of tobacco products at its 7000 stores. they are reacting to the announcement and a statement from cvs says i applaud this morning's news that cvs has decided to stop smelling cigarettes and the decision will help advance my administrations efforts to reduce tobacco related deaths, cancer, and heart disease as well as bring down health care costs. i congratulate and thank the ceo whovs/caremark and all helped make a choice and will have a profound impact on our country. a you and report released today says the vatican should change its rules on abortion and teach sexual education in catholic schools to ensure children's rights and their access to health care are guaranteed. reaction already is coming from rome. the vatican says that it remains commi

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