the question that a lot of people are asking is, could we see a rehatch >> we all know she beat vincent gray in 2014 and as matt ackland tells us, gray, is he considering a come back? >> reporter: it really isn't a big surprise that mayor bowser is running for reelection, she made the announcement today saying the city's best days are

will former mayor vincent gray enter the race? we talked to him today, he said he hasn't decide yet but if he does, he thinks he can win. >> reporter: do you think she should be reelected >> well, i'm sure she thinks she should be reelected. the question you probably getting to is what am i going to do, i suspect and i have not made a decision on that. >> reporter: my question is do you think she should be reelected >> if i run i would probably think otherwise but i have not made the decision to do that yet, hasn't made a decision whether or not he'll run for mayor again and doesn't know when he might make that decision. he did say every day across the city, he is asked to run by residents. at the wilson building, matt ackland, fox 5 local news. >>> another big story, hurricane maria, the storm brushed past turks and caicos regaining winds of 125 miles an hour, tacit veer ongoing open atlantic. got news on a means no threat to the united states, puerto rico of the island remains without powerful and most towns are under water and

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several years ago as mayor and now as council member vincent gray proposed a new hospital at st. elizabeth's but funding was held back. he says if he had had his way, the hospital would be less than two years from completion. i could almost tell you the day would have been 2019. we're in 2017 now. so we would be probably less than two years away from opening the new hospital. now we got $300 million once again in the budget, but some of us in the out years which means if if it stays on its current timetable it could be 2023 before we're opening a new hospital and that's just too long. we picked this location at saint e's to tell you it was right before the mayoral election, vincent gray and his staff here announced that st. elizabeth's is where they wanted to build that hospital, but funding was an issue, never got it today he said that he hopes that this hospital is built sooner than later. as you heard him say, 2023. he says this community simply doesn't have that long. they need to have a hospital sooner and he's urging the council and mayor to do whatever they can to move thi

unclear who she might face in democratic prime aarry and one name that comes up is former mayor vincent gray. bowser 2014 than is speculation though we could sea a rematch. this will with be my sixth election, campaign and i've been challenged in every one of them. i start out every campaign putting together a great team and great plan and strategy course illman gray doesn't know if he'll run again but he doesn't think bowser will be reelected if he runs for mayor. >> coming up next how the national museum of african-american history and culture plans to celebrate a big milestone. >> and a mistake that a -- a snake bit a woman three times in a restaurant. we'll hear from her about what happened. >> plus this is the picture that was supposed to appear in a history textbook. wait until you see what was published instead. >> and president trump went off about a variety of issues during rally tonight from healthcare protest to north korea. jim lokay is breaking it all down tonight on the phoneal five at 11 night to norm fall museum exist they're holing a two day outdoor celebration. you can be i

unclear who she may face in a democratic primary but one name that often comes up is former mayor vincent grayyor bowser beat gray in 2014. of there is speculation we could see a rematch. >> this will be my sixth election. my sixth campaign. and i've been challenged in every one of them. i start out every campaign putting together great team, and a great plan and all 8 ward strategy and will be p for anybody who decides to run >> councilman gray has not decided if he will run but has said he does not think she should be reelected if he runs for mayor. >>> this weekend marks the one-year anniversary of the opening of the national museum of african-american history of culture in district. in addition to the normal tours and exhibits, the museum is hosting a two-day outdoor celebration running from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. saturday. if you head down, you can participate. includes entertainment from the blue high school marching band, a west african dance company and ew a go go band. the museum, by the way, still one of the hottest tickets in town, more than 3 million people visited in the past yea

we don't know about former mayor vincent gray but in boston voters are weighia clown to city councilment'm not talking about any politics advertising. we're talking about an actual clown. pat is joining us from boston to explain why. good evening. >> jim, good evening, thanks for having me on. let's get to it. you were on the ballot in november. there were four at large city council slots. there were nine people running. you're one of nine people. the only clown. you're serious about this. there's ate people running. i'm very serious bit. i've actually put a million dollars into my campaign fund which the fake news media wants to ignore. i don't know why they like business actually make montgomery county honest way. very serious. we've been going all around meeting voters. there are going to be two debates next week. although i hear one team wants to exclude me. i don't know why we started excluding people on the way they look. i thought we did away with that in the # 60s to tell them when all the back room deals, all the corruption, all the giveaways, all the pension padding, i'm going

councilman vincent gray wants city residents to keep the habit. graylo health and 40 other partners announced resources for smokers to help them quit. the new initiative includes a multiple shots text to quit program. it provides counseling services and free nickname continue packages. >> amazon is looking for a new headquarters. earlier today prince george's county executive rushern baker joined county leaders on unveiling several sites which they think would be great for amazon. greenbelt and new carrollton. we're in the washington region. if you you look in the washington region and what we can bring here to prince george's county, we think it offers the best chance. one because we have a number of metro sites which other jurisdictions can't compete around the washington area on that. the pack that we have the available land space. expect a bidding war between prince george's county, baltimore, the district, amazon expected to make its decision sometime next year. >> d.c.'s first official government radio station is up and running tonight. mayo

several years ago as mayor council member, vincent gray proposed a new hospital at st.funding was held back. he says if he had had his way, the hospital would be less than two years from completion. i could almost tell you you the day would have been 2019. we're in 2017 now so we would probably less than two years away from opening the new hospital. now we got $300 million once again in the budget, but some of us in the out years which pleens if it stays on its current timetable it could be 2023 before we're opening a new hospital and that's just too long. matt ackland, fox5 local news. >> council plan gray tells fox5 he'll courage his council members and the mayor to move quickly saying people in that area need a medical facility in their own neighborhood. a bride onest/west highway. a woman who was preg informant had gone into labor and was on her way to the hospital but the wait. the dad flagged down a police officer. a cup minutes later mom had the baby in the carrot side of the road. today sergeant nicholas sickly was re you united with the family and the baby boy

vincent gray wants residents to quit smoking and one way he he hopes to do that is proposing a 2 percent increase. the initiative includes a new text to quit program which provides counseling services as well as free nicotine paps. >> just a couple of days ago a.m. done said it's looking for a new place for its new headquarters and here the region the bidding is underway. earlier today prijt county executive raised tonight hern baker held a news conference unveiling several shiets where they thought amazon could build they include college park, greenville and new carlson. we're in the washington region. if you look to what we can bring to prince george's county we think it offers the best chance one because he we have the number of metro sites which other jurisdictions can't pete around that. the fact that we have the available land space. >> baker says prince george's county, the colleges around here that would provide an educated workforce. amazon expected to make itself arrested on an outstanding ' decision sometime next year. >> a lot of investment, a the lot of jobs, but there's a l

councilman vincent gray. >> but is mr. b back? does he plan to run for mayor next year. >> speculation swirling this week after some comments from the former mayor the ward seven council member joins us live in the lot of this morning. we'll delay in for a minute and talk football first. >> absolute. thank you guys. >> this is something you were instrumental in putting together. you love seeing this. the battle for ward seven. d.c. football versus d.c. football. year? >> well, this is the second year we're doing this. even before i came back to office, i looked at the schedule last year, i saw that we had friendship charter school playing against hg woodson both of outstanding high schools and both of which have fantastic football programs. so when i look at the schedule, i went to the two schools, talk to the leadership there and said listen, guys, how about putting together a program where we do this on an annual basis, where you guys play one another? well it turns out that they both have fantastic football pro programs.

. >> reporter: several years ago, as mayor and now as council member vincent gray proposed a new hospital he had his way the hospital would be less than two years from completion. >> i could almost tell you the day would have been 1919. we're in 2017 now we would be probably less than two years away from opening the new hospital. we got $300 million once again in the budget, but some of it's in the out years which means if it stays on its current timetable, it could be 2023 before we are opening a new hospital that's just too long. >> matt act land, fox5 local news. >>> all right. 8:35 right now. >> hey, caitlin roth. >> get a check on that. >> steve and allison good morning to you not the best one out there unfortunately. it's a little gray. pr back to school today. you need the umbrellas and the jackets. it's cool, it's cloudy. we'll have on and off rain showers. just about all day as we transition from very summer like weather yesterday to some nice fall crisp weather that will mostly feel for tomorrow. in between it's still going to be cool. temperatures are in the 60s right now. 67 r