distinguished professor, doug wilder who is joining us from richmond, virginia, part of the virginia commonwealth university. governor, on behalf of the students at the washington center and at george mason university in fairfax, virginia, thank you very much for sharing your time and expertise with our students. >>> the supreme court heard oral arguments on arizona's immigration law on wednesday. governor jan brewer was in attendance. the day before, a senate subcommittee on immigration heard from arizona officials about the state's immigration law. the law's chief author testified with other former arizona officials. the event includes an interview with russell pierce, former state senator. it's about an hour and 45 minutes. >> i want you to meet six targets of this bill. the arizona immigration law. each and every one of them is a resident of arizona. they have stepped up publicly to tell their stories about being brought to the united states by their parents as infants and children, now begging for a chance to earn they're way to legal status and citizenship. the first, dolce matoz, she graduated from a

. >> first two will travel to ohio and then virginia commonwealth university in richmond. rebecca cooper is live with more on that. >> commonwealth voters be ready for the riobobocalls. you are crucial to which canada becomes president this election year. consider this ground the zero. obama supporters today were at the office making calls about the campaign launched. >> doors open at 1:45. >> they say that if obama can when virginia, he can win the election. we are that fundamental to the electorial college. >> i think he has done the best he can. >> polls show plenty of voters are fed up. >> i hope everybody i know votes for mitt romney. >> i think it all boils down to jobs in the economy. that is what everybody is worried about. >> at fairfax county republican headquarters, they know the work ahead of them. she brought her daughter for take your kids to work day. >> virginia is key to having a victory in november. we know that fairfax county itself is a big piece of that. >> the romney campaign did not have to fight hard to win virginia in the primary. there are still p

it will be held one week at ohio state university and virginia commonwealth university. they are trying to reinvigorate young voters who were a cornerstone to the campaign in 2008. newt gingrich conceded while in the north carolina today that mitt romney will be the republican nominee. he began the process today of suspending his campaign. coming up, marion barry's mouth has him in hot water again today. seven is on your side -- >> a road project may spe [ male announcer ] knowing your customers is important to any successful business which is why at wells fargo we work with you to get to know the unique aspects of your business. we can recommend financial solutions that can work for you that have helped millions of business owners save time, reduce expenses and maximize cash flow. as the number-one small business lender for nine years runnining, we're with you when you need us so you can be there for your customers. wells fargo. together we'll go far. >> you are watching abc 7 news at 11:00 with leon harris, alison starling, bob ryan whether, and tim brant sports. >> a

he will appear with first lady michelle at rallies on the campus of ohio state, then virginia commonwealth universityth ohio and virginia are swing state, considered important to winning the 2012 election for president. >>> still ahead tonight on 9news now, outrageous audio of a teacher berating an autistic student. >>> plus, a family's impassioned plea for return of their little girl. >>> and an increase in the number of baby boomers getting high. >>> i'm meteorologist topper shutt. 71 for your high today. do not leave home without the umbrella. a few showers at 5:00. better chance for the midmorning. 42 to 54 at 7:00, in the 50s at 9:00. new data just into the weather office. we're make some more chaimtion to the temperatures and >>> baby boomers abusing drugs at an alarming rate. >> the substance an bus and mental health services administration says addiction cases for people over 50 are skyrocketing. our ken molestina explains. >> baby boomers as they're getting over, we're starting to see more of that population come in and more of the issues being identified. >> this woman is an addiction speci

appear with first lady michele obama at rallies on the campus of ohio state and then virginia commonwealth university. both ohio and virginia are swing states considered important to winning the 2012 election. >>> a tourist from denver killed on the streets of northwest d.c. now investigators are trying to figure out who did it. 66-year-old gary dietrichs was found in a alley tuesday night in the 800 block of emerson street. he was pronounced dead a short time later and detectives say he died of blunt force trauma to the head but they won't be more specific about the case. metro police lieutenant says crimes involving tourists like this are rare. >> we do not optly have very many tourists who are homicide victims. i cannot remember the last case we had at this time where any tourist was the victim of a homicide in washington. >> police say he was staying close to where he was killed and had been in town for a couple weeks. we're told that neighborhood is not a place where tourists normally visit. if you have any information, call metro police. >>> the parents of trayvon martin were in downtown d.c. l

. >> there will be held at ohio state university and virginia commonwealth university.gorate young voters who were a cornerstone in 2008. also, newt gingrich is taking steps during his presidential campaign. yet a friendly phone conversation with mitt romney. they're planning an event in which newt gingrich would show support. >> taking a look at a news around the nation. parents of the missing arizona girl made an emotional play for her return. >> to the persons -- tell us your demands. tell us what you want. we will do anything for her. >> 6-year-old disappeared from her home on tuesday night. please have scaled back their massive search. they're focusing on what to nearby surveillance cameras may have captured. they're not ruled out her parents as suspects. in the meantime, british investigators think a girl missing for five years may still be alive. the released this image of what matalin may look like today. they've asked portuguese authorities to reopen the case. she went missing in may 2007. her parents have been cleared of any wrongdoing. >> john edwards werill

teacher class, as you said, at the wildest government of public policy at virginia commonwealth university, and we, in dealing with the book written by randall kennedy called "the persistence of race in society," people were la meanting about jefferson's lofty words in the declaration of end pep dense and how they were empty words. i said, before you go too far, they were indeed empty, but for me it gave such hope and such meaning because we were as youngsters required to read and learn and know and recite the declaration of independence. so when i got to this part, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with aimable rights, but then i asked my mother what that aimable word meant, and she said no one can take from you. i said, the rights that he's speaking of, do they apply to me? she said, of course they do. as a youngster, that stayed with me forever. so even though i couldn't ride on the streetcar or the bus where i wanted, even though i couldn't try on a suit of clothes when we went to buy clothes or you couldn't eat at a fountain or go to a movie house,

who is joining us from richmond, virginia, he is now the head of the wilder school at virginia commonwealth university. britney felder is a student at the university of pittsburgh. britney, go ahead, please. >> hello, governor wilder. >> how are you? >> i'm good, thank you. my question is concerning, you were talking herbal earlier how in order to vote, you would have to recite portions of the declaration of independence, of the constitution and polling taxes. and i know there's a new proposal for the voting id law, which a lot of people think could be racially motivated. the purpose is to decrease voting fraud, but a lot of people think it could be to exclude minorities. what's your opinion on it? >> my opinion hasn't really changed, britney, but i do believe that we need to make voting more excessable, to make it easier for people to vote. i got behind chuck rob running for governor of virginia. i said, i want to make certain that you stand for what we call postcard registration. registering by mail and people were opposed to that. we do so many things to make it easy for people to do -- we make it

researchers at virginia commonwealth university has said that bringing your dog to work with you could make your day a whole lot better. >> recent studies found that bringing up man's best friend to work reduces stress and makes the job more satisfying. they allow their employees to bring their dogs to work. even employs about dogs say they enjoy taking out their colleagues canines for a break. >> 5:41. a good diet and plenty of exercise. >> sometimes, the simplest steps are most effective. a few easy ways to keep your body running at full speed. >> ava says we should see the sun today, but the breeze to go with it could make it cooler. the you're the best mom ever. thank you, sweetie. oh... ♪ ♪ >> now, traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. a look at your morning commute. the only problem we're tracking is in the city. 60 miles per hour on the north side. problem-free on the west side still. still up to speed on the southbound and 95 towards howard county. let's get a look at traffic. here is what it looks like up there. southbound traffic. from the marylan

will move into campaign mode next week will hold rallies at ohio state university and virginia commonwealth university on may 5. in the meantime, texas governor rick perry is during his support behind mitt romney. he had supported newt gingrich after dropping out in january. newt gingrich will throw his support behind mitt romney after he officially suspended his campaign next week. ron paul says he will stay in the race until all the delegates are counted. >> the time is 6:15 -- the parents of a missing arizona girl are making an emotional plea for her return. >> to the person or persons tell us your demands. tell us what you want. we will do anything for her. >> the 6-year-old disappeared friday night from her home in tucson. police have scaled back the massive search and are now focusing on what nearby surveillance cameras may have captured. the parents are not ruled out as suspects in a $37,000 reward is being offered. a catholic school teacher in fort wayne, indiana is suing the school that fired her. she was let go yesterday after undergoing fertility treatments. she says her civil rights are be

a new study out of the virginia commonwealth university followed nearly two dozen cancer survivors for did die from cancer, but 49% died from other causes, like heart disease. and a longer they lived after being dust -- diagnosed with cancer, the less likely they were to die from it. researchers say this is an indication that you should be looking at your health in general. when you have higher risks of breast cancer may need more of than a mammogram to spot early signs of the disease. researchers looked at those who had a mammogram combined with altars and screening. some bridges the band had an mri. researchers found that combining ultrasound with mammography was beneficial in a large percentage of women. a new report says baltimore city residents are the on healthiest people in the state of maryland. they looked at health factors by county nationwide. it's as baltimore county, but also included allegany, dorchester, somerset and caroline county spirited -- caroline counties. researchers looked at factors like smoking, excessive drinking, obesity, and the availability of primary care

there will be rallies at virginia, commonwealth university and ohio state university in columbus. his reelection bid is starting a bit later than his predecessor george w. bush who launched his campaign in march 2004. by then john kerry had already clinched the democratic nomination. >>> and texas governor rick perry is endorsing mitt romney for president. he's praising him for his vision and private sector success. newt gingrich dris making a decision to suspend his campaign next week. >>> today is the 26th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear accident. ukraine will mark the accident by starting construction of a gigantic steal arch to konk the remnants of the chernobyl reactor. when it's done that will do the dangerous amount of dismanagementling the reactor. the april 26th, 1986 explosion spewed a cloud of radiation over much of the northern hemisphere. the explosion led to a fire that burned for ten days forcing some 300,000 people from their homes. >>> one u.s. senator wants to round up and kill geese near jfk airport to prevent more bird strikes. new york senator jill yi

according to a new study by virginia commonwealth university. >> the individuals who brought their dogsof the day, stayed that way the entire day. >> reporter: but for dog owners who did not bring their dogs to work, stress increased steadily and nearly doubled by the end of the work day. white house advisers say president obama's dog reduces stress in the west wing. sxh on capitol hill congressman ken calvert says despite all the partisaship, tally is the great unifier. >> she's happy every day, loves everybody. loves the people who come in. we think having a dog in your office makes everybody happier and they do their job better. she keeps a good eye on things. >> reporter: professor barker and humane society say there's strong anecdotal evidence dogs are becoming increasingly prevalent in smaller offices like washington, d.c. dr. bruce rashbaum. >> when you turn around and see a smiley dog, it makes it a little less heavy. takes the edge off. >> reporter: and not know is a dog lover so having your best friend at the office can cause some issues. >> people did find dogs were disruptiv

w very a professor of reledge just studies virginia commonwealth university.ut this. >> this cult is about the worship of the mexican folk saint and basically per son nice death. if you look at her, i have a votive candle of her, she is the female image of the grip reaper n my book i call her the grim reapress. in last 10 years her cult mushroomed, we're looking 10 million devote vote tease on both -- devotes on both sides of the border. jenna: how often are the ritual killings happening? is that part of the cult. >> no. if this is the substantiated case of ritual sacrifice, this is the first sufsh stand eighted case since the cult has gone public. most devote east would dismiss this as the what they see as traditional practice. jenna: you say last 10 years it really mushroomed. violence at the border certainly gotten a lot more attention with the power of the drug cartels. is there connection between the rise of power of drug cartels and drawing violence and the rise of, well, i don't want to say followers, i don't really know what to call them, devotees of t

. >> they will take place at ohio state university in columbus and virginia commonwealth in richmond. he called it a ramp up, not a zero to 60 moment. shortly after the call, a text message went out to millions of supporters. the news was on twitter and shared on facebook. the campaign is sending a message with the ohio and virginia picks. we can get to 270 electoral votes the old way. we are confident about the 2000 and 2004 path to 270 through ohio. we have our own map that gets us to the magic number through virginia. we'll show you our updated map in a moment. the first lady will join the president in may on saturday. today, vice president biden will give the fifth of a series of campaign speeches designed to draw distinctions between the obama administration and romney and the republican party. the topic is foreign policy. it will take place at new york university. according to excerpts, he will say president obama ended the war in iraq responsibly. he set a clear strategy and end day for the war in afghanistan and cut in half the number of americans serving in harm's way. he rep

university of maryland campus. >>> when it comes to speeding, virginia does not mess around. aaa says police in the commonwealth issued a staggering $101 million in speeding tickets in 2010. that's the last year the numbers were available. virginia does not have speed cameras. officers do all of this paperwork. aaa says they may be doing too much of it. it points to the small town of hopewell outside of richmond. eight officers along i-295 generated $2 million in tickets, eight officers. >>> coming up on 6:36, jessica doyle is watching your money. >> if you spend a little money on speeding tickets, you could probably save some money on health and beauty products. >> a lot of times you need an over-the-counter medicine, beauty product. where do you head to? probably the drugstore, right? or you would head to the supermarket aisle. but thinking ahead and shopping online is going to save you some bucks. plus, you don't have to drive so that's saving you gas money. here's some ideas to consider. check out amazon.com subscribe and save program. daily finance reports that you can save up to 15% off of your go-to clea