several for turns, sam ward was an amazing man. sam ward's story would be impassable to tell without any depth or color or accuracy without the manuscripts here at the library of congress. i'm grateful to the staff of the mun awe script division and the photographs divisions. james garfield, the pams of james blane, hamilton fish, benjamin butler and many others. and together they provide a richness of detail that's helped me bring sam ward back to life. so here's the story of sam ward in a nutshell, and pecans were his favorite. his early years gave no hint of his future profession. the he was the first of six children. fis father was a highly respected conservative banker with the rock solid form of prime, ward and king and sam ward, the son, was expected to some day take his place there. when sam's mother died when he was just ten, his father was devastated and turned to religion. to the horror of his friends he destroyed all the wine in his well-stocked cellar. he become obsessed with his children's health and tried to shelter

we are at fort ward which is here. today we are are also going to go to fort foot, which is down here and all the way up to fort stevens which is up there. the reason that the forts were built was basically to protect the capital of the united states. it first started in may of 1861. soon after virginia succeeded from the union. after the first battle of ma nas sas in july of 1861 in which is union was actually defeated, the men came streaming back into the city. literally the confederates could have talked into the city. after that fear more and more fortifications were built. general john g. barnard was in charge of them for almost the whole war started developing a system of fortifications around the capital and how they would actually defend the city from enemy invaders. after second ma nas sas which was a union defeat. fear again and more impetus to make sure that the fortifications defending washington were doing their job. over the years, the forts were changed. they were made larger. guns were changed to get th

ward. i want to point out. if you look around there were buildings here which are based on plans and photographs of buildings that were actually in the defenses of washington. but there were other gates like this at some of the other forts, too. they may not have been as nice, but some of them were with the name up above like you see here. the 1865 would not have been on the original gate. above it is the engineer castle. that is the logo of army engineers. as i told you, the engineers at ft. belvar helped rebuild this gate a number of times. they put the engineer castle on top. they oversaw the construction of the original defenses of washington. this is one of the best preserved of the various forts in the defenses of washington. these parts of it are fairly well taken care of. once we get to the northwest bastion, you will see what the fort would have looked like at the time of the civil war. but these are all parts of the fort that we're actually in. it was a large one. you have a large

ward, across the potomac river to ft. foote. and on this map, you'll see it would be anchoring the defenses on the potomac river down here. across the river in alexandria was battery rodgers. and the tour of them covered the potomac river in case ships or raiders of some sort would have come up. now this fort was built, constructed between 1863 and 1865. unlike most of the other forts, it was not abandoned at the end of the civil war. they continued to maintain this fort and man it until 1878 because it was on the river. the only other fort on the river, of course, you had battery rodgers across the remember, but on towards the chesapeake bay was ft. washington which is basically located about across from mt. vernon, george washington's home. at the beginning of the war, it was manned actually by marines, and was manned in one sort of another during the war, but it was not actually part of the civil war defenses of washington, the circle of forts, but if there would have been ships trying to come up, it would have had an effect

the polls throughout the ward close today at 8:00 p.m. in northwest, delia goncalves, 9news now. >> you can learn more about the candidates and their positions from the ward five voters guide. it's on our website wusa9.com. >>> republican mitt romney expects to pick up a few more delegates today with presidential primaries in nebraska and oregon. and the latest polling numbers are looking good for the presumptive republican nominee's full matchup with president obama. according to a cbs news-"new york times" poll conducted may 11 through the 13th, 46% of registered voters say they would vote for romney. 43% say they would cast their ballot for the president. and the three percentage point difference is within the poll's margin of error. >>> the last republican challenger to mitt romney is effectively ending his campaign. texas congressman ron paul says he will not spend any more money on running for president. the libertarian candidate captured 104 delegates. however, he never finished higher than second place in any of the primary contes

more yes max that's true and guess what we're all like that girl did you see in the dragon tattoo wards of the state and my headlines today the french chose a new president will the euro krauts let him do anything there is no more real president of france that role has been taken largely over by the european union commission of brussels like all twenty seven member states france is now under what european commission chairman jose manuel barroso calls the new european system of governance this is comparable to what happens when an individual is judged to be incapable of managing her affairs and has made a ward of the legal guardian or of the state little by little the e.u. commission is taking on the role of legal guardian of the economic affairs of the member states you know the girl with the dragon tattoo i remember that film she was a ward of the date and what you're saying is that in france doesn't matter who the president is they are simply being taken care of by the bureaucrats in brussels who in turn are being taken care of by the technocrats in some other country who in turn are

voters go to the polls in ward five today for fill a seat vacant sincian. former councilman harry thomas, jr. has resigned and is now headed to prison for stealing public funds. matt ackland has more. >> reporter: lionel gaines was born and raised in ward five. it's community he is proud to be a part of and one he hopes will move on from the misdeeds of harry thomas, jr. >> he came from a great family, a great background. and if that to happen, i was disappointed. >> reporter: there more than 61,000 registered voters in this northeast ward. it covers bloomingdale, brentwood, brookland and other small communities. >> we have to move o we have to go on, you know. you can't stand still. you got to move on. that's life. -- we have to move on. >> twelve candidates on the ballot. >> only voters in ward five are eligible to vote. >> reporter: this special election is expensive. it is estimated to cost $318,000 to fill one of 13 seats on the d.c. council. many say it is a waste of money because the primary election for other council seats was just last month. but t

at many of the presipghts in the ward. -- precincts in the ward. analysts are predicting there will be a low voter turnout. but as you can see plenty of campaign signs to draw those voters in. the ward has been deeply divided since the harry thomas, jr. corruption scandal exploded. the thomas family carries a major influence in this area. his late father served as a long-time -- long time council member. while there are still many loyals, there are a lot of folks taking this as an opportunity for change, including 28-year-old delano hunter who ran against thomas in 2010. if elected he would be the youngest official in office. while kathy henderson has a long record as a commissioner. both say time for transparency in government is now. >> i could be an independent voice. i know who to answer to. that's the residents of the ward. i never served at pleasure of the council or the mayor so that gives me a level of independence that i think is above of the other competitors. >> we're seeing machine politics at its worst. citizens need someone that can g

here is more. >> i feel confident that ward 5 voters wanted awed new day. i feel confident that they wanted somebody to stand firm on integrity. and i feel confident that we had a campaign that was going to work harder than any other campaign in the race. >> mcduffie will be sworn in after results are certified may 30th. he will join us this morning in studio during our #:00 hour. i will speak with him about the election results and what is ahead on his watch in ward 5. >>> and the district council did not need to raise taxes in the new city budget. parking fees, more speed cameras and more red light cameras will help support the nearly $10 billion plan that will include funding for uninsured immigrant health care and for affordable housing programs. >>> d.c. police are going door to door today handing out flyers of the suspect who was caught on camera beating a man. it all started when a man threw a beer can on the ground at the alley at 14th and w last thursday. victim got hit in the head. the victim just asked him to pick up that beer can and he was taxe

to someone living in ward 3. so because of that we figured that one of the best ways to reach women was with other women who they already know and trust. >> women of promise hopes to reach more than 2,000 women. having at least 70% of them actually getting a mammogram will be a clear measure of success. >> and that's really a tall order because women often times even if we reach them with information they don't make that transition to care. so that's really our beverage mark. how many people are we getting to actually get that screening? >> and howard is jc's alma mater and you were a woman ambassador and you didn't open know it because ever since you made the diagnosis you've been encouraging women to take charge of their health. early detection and screening and mammograms. >> so important. >> how is she doing? >> what has happened? i have the test. it's onxa type dx. it studies 15 queens and what it does is it determines your percentage of whether the cancer will return. and the number is from 0 to 100. my num

visit phoenix.edu/beltway to find our 5 locations in your area. >>> voters go to the polls in ward 5fill a seat vacant since january. former councilmember harry thomas junior had that seat but he is now headed to prison. fox 5s matt is here with more from voters who are ready for a new start. matt. >> yeah, harry thomas junior will go to federal prison soon for using public funds to pay for a new suv, expensive trips and clothes but his criminal activity is costing vetters more on the -- voters more money than he took. the special election is going to cost $300,000 to fill the seat. >> it is time to move on. >> reporter: lionel gains was born and raised in ward 5. it is a community he is proud to be a part of and one he hopes will move on from misdeeds of harry thomas junior. >> he came from a great family, great background, and for that to happen, i was disappointed. >> reporter: there are more than 61,000 registered voters in this northeast ward. it covers bloomingdale, brentwood, brookland and other small communities, many voters say tuesday is a chance to start fresh. >> we have

the ward has been deeply divided since the harry thomas, jr. corruption scandal exploded. the thomas family has a huge influence in the area. while many are loyal, there are a number of folks taking this as an opportunity for change, including 28-year-old delano hunter who ran against thomas in 2010. he would be the youngest elected official in office while kathy henderson has been around for a while. she has a long record as an anc commissioner. >> in my first two months in office if elected, i plan to take an assessment of every ward five neighborhood, take a look at the sidewalks, take a look at the street lights. do we need to plant some new trees. do we need to upgrade the street lighting. those types of quality of life issues that actually lead to lower crime. >> we have to stay in communication and also now, this is an opportunity for more folks to become engaged in the process because that's how you have transparency and accountability where you don't just have leaders at the time but people working in the community. >> for a complete list of all the candidates and

ward 5 hasn't been paid up for five months. and we don't have an active voice. >> reporter: that $800,000 could have given senior citizens $1,000 each to pay utility bills. 400 families could have gotten $2,000 each to help with college expenses. first time home buyers could have gotten $4,000 each for down payments. >> mr. thomas had larceny in his heart before he was even sworn in. >> reporter: as for the former council member, he is at home waiting as to where he'll be serving that 38 month prison sentence. it's going to be in montgomery, alabama, or pensacola, florida. there are roughly 70,000 registered democrats in ward 5. the winner of today's special election will come from their ranks. the winner will be known later tonight. the healing will take a lot longer. >> no matter what wins, we have to focus on pushing this ward tbrd. >> forward. >> you can get more information on wusa9.com. click on campaign 2012. >>> for the second time in two years, the montgomery county council passed a bill that would charge a fee for cal

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sam ward, exit. and from the national police ga zet, his career, add ventures as a lobbyist, speculator and lover. the new york times obittory filled two columns with more than a thousand words. after mentioning his eyes, most of them focused on several aspects of sam's life. sam as a jeanal host, friend to the world and sam as king of the lobby. what a puzzle was this universal favorite concluded the tribune, who the moralist could not find it in his heart to dislike and the boldest lobby agent could call his comrade. he lived by arts and adornd a questionable life with so much refinement and good breeding. it did put its finger on sam's most significant contribution to the lobby. it correctly concluded that sam's greatest achievement was establishing himself in washington at the head of a profession which, from the lowest depths of disrepute, he raised -- he never resorted to bribery, he excelled in composing -- and sementing the friendships which played a part in political affairs and he tempted m

joel ward a high stick to carl's face. double minor. four minute penalty and rangers made the capitals pay. richards scored with seven scores left. first two minutes of the penalty expired ward served the next two in overtime and mark entered the game. another power play goal. the rangers snatch victory. win it 3-2 in overtime and can close out the caps tomorrow. coyotes are headed to their first western finals in team history. they eliminated the predators. up next the l.a. kings. the flyers will try to avoid elimination tonight without their best player. claude giroux suspended because of this head shot. game five tonight on the nbc sports network. basketball, spurs had the best regular season record. first team to move on the second round of the playoffs. pulled off a clean sweep in utah. held on 87-81. los angeles clippers and grizzlies needed overtime and chris paul went 8 of his 27 in the extra period. he grabbed a 3-1 series lead. finally to the diamond for an amazing lay from a minor league game in texas. the left fielder and ce

. >>> residents of dcs ward 35 have a new council -- ward 5 have a new council member, ken january mcdid you have phi is a lawyer who most recently worked for d contractions deputy mayor for public safety. -- dcs deputy mayor for public safety. >> it feels good. like the work is only about to begin. >> did you expect it? >> i did. i felt confident ward voters wanted a new day. i felt confident they wanted someone who would stand firm on integrity and that we had a campaign, that was going to work harder than any other campaign. >> barring a recount or surge by another candidate. mcdid you have any will be sworn in may 30th. >>> dc council did not need to raise taxes. instead parking fees more speed cameras and red light cameras will support the $9 billion plan. it will include funding for uninsured immigrant health care and affordable housing programs. they approve sales of alcohol. >>> last day of maryland general assembly lawmakers are hoping to pass a budget bill. house of delegates expects to vote on their version of that bill today. yesterday senate approved a package that would inc

s ward 5 have a new council member tonight. fox 5's karen gray houston back from the board of elections. >> the voters in ward 5 have spoken and kenyon mcduffie is the winner of tonight's special election. he will replace disgraced former councilman harry thomas, jr. who was on his way to prison for theft. with more than 44% of the vote this appears to be a decisive victory. there were 12 names on the ballot and he trumped them all with his closest competition delano hunter garnering 20% of the vote. ward 5 has been desperate for leadership since tom top stepped down in scandal -- harry thomas, jr. stepped down in scandal back in january. mcduffie is a lawyer. he worked most recently for deputy mayor for public safety. he was thrilled at his victory tonight but modest. >> i feel good. it feels like the work is only about to begin. >> reporter: did you expect it? >> i didn't. i felt confident ward 5 voters wanted a new day and wanted somebody who would stand firm on integrity and i felt confident that we had a campaign that was

only involving ward 5. but you wouldn't know it, looking at all the campaign signs and volunteers at bunker hill elementary. there are 12 names on the ballot. when the polls opened at 7:00 this morning, turn-out was steady. and nearly 2,000 people cast ballots in early voting. >> i think it's important. people need to come out. we need a change. >> reporter: ward 5 resident, die ann lo voiced what many voters seemed to be thinking, it's time to go in a new direction, to move forward and not look back. >> for those of us who live in ward 5, it's critical. we've come through a very bad time. i think we're looking forward to a really good future. if you don't vote, you can't complain. >> we have an opportunity for a new fresh perspective on things and i think that's why people need to come out today. >> i think it's a new day that's important. i hope people come out. >> reporter: harry thomas junior resigned from the council in january after admitting he stole more than $350,000 in city money. the scandal sadd

ward gets past his defender to eric lusbe who fires and scores his third of the game.ola takes a 4-1 lead. >>> in the third quarter, 6-3, greyhounds, lusbe again, his fifth goal of the game. 50 of the season. that kid can score. loyola goes on to win 9-7. they will play either maryland or duke in monday's title game. >>> and finally, video from a junior college baseball game in washington state being seen all over the country. here's why. why the center fielder. derek salberg going back, and an unbelievable catch. he high-jumped the outfield fence. chuck, you already saw that video and you said it's only a two-foot-high fence so you didn't give him much credit. >> it's a good jump, though. >> look, he does the high jump back and hurdles. maybe he should have been a track star. athletic kid. spectacular. it actually saved the game, too, that's what's more important. columbia college, two outs in the bottom of the ninth. that would have been a home run that would have tied the game. that's what's more important. >> very good. you worry about the warning track. >> he didn

fans, including caps fans this time unleashed racist tweets directed at joe ward.e thing bruins fans did when ward scored this game winning goal in game seven. >>> the washington nationals officially put jason worth on the disabled list today while he recovers from a broken wrist. they got one of their stars back. ryan zimmerman will return to the lineup as the nats visit pittsburgh. because of inflammation in his right shoulder. he was hitting 224 before he went on the d.l. time to reveal our high school game of the week poll. some of your choices, most of them on the diamond this week. robinson at renn don. go to dc.highschoolsports.net to vote. >>> and fresh from missing the cut. tiger woods hoping for a better showing at the player championship. he hasn't won this tournament since 2001. >> you're not going to play well every week. there are times when i have felt awful over a golf ball and i still somehow won a golf tournament. doesn't mean i'm comfortable, but i'll figure out a way. >> all right, we have some urgent news to get to. >> about that disruptive bom

it was at the height of the gang wards in the trinidad area. yesterday, seal's mother canvassed the area. they hope that somebody who originally stayed quiet will speak up and help solve the case. >> i want to be able to dance the victory dance. i want the person that killed my son to be in jail and if he is already in there i want him to stay in there. >> they say this is the perfect time to try and solve cold cases. there are extra officers available because of the busy weekend in the district. >> and president obama is running for re-election. the president had been crisscrossing the country for the past few weeks pushing his economic plan. >> the president kicking off his campaign in richmond, virginia. he told the crowd the journey they started together in 2008 is not finished and says the election in november is crucial for regular americans. >> this is not just another election moment. we have been through much to turn back now. >> the president also made a stop in columbus, ohio yesterday. virginia and columbus are expected to be key st

cap star joel ward shares some of the surprising diet staples [ man ] did we get anything good? sweetie i think you need a little extra fiber in your diet. fiber makes me sad. oh common. i dare you to taste one hint of fiber in fiber one. oh, i'd be able to tell. why don't i just eat this bag? and how can you talk to me about fiber when you are eating a candybar. you enjoy that. i am. [ male announcer ] fiber beyond recognition. fiber one. >>> dr. maya an gel low and wrapper common join causes for a good cause in washington d.c. they raised money for the sea forever foundation. it helps at risk kids in the district by supporting them with educational and leadership skills. news 4 emceed the event. in addition to the sea forever foundation, this year's fundraiser will help with renovations at the ma yeah angelo school in ward 7. >>> former first lady laura bush also came to town for a big fundraiser recently. she says that life after the white house sure has changed quite a bit. barbara harrison caught up with former first lady in an exclusive interview. >> reporter: from end to

she said it depends on whether the president's support would have changed the views in her ward. and by the way, we stopped by council member marion barry's office today and to see if he changed his vow inba any way and have not heard back from his office. >> thank you, matt. >> uh. >>> mitt romney is denying allegations that he bullied high school classmates and insists that he didn't know some were gay. he apologized to anyone he may have offended by what he called hijinx and pranks during high school. he made the comments on a radio interview after watching a post reporter saying he held down a classmate and cut off his beach blonde -- bleach blonde hair when they were at a prestigious boarding school in a wealthy suburb. the post suggested the classmate was bullied because he was gay. >>> prosecutors ended their case in the john edwards' trial. many friends and advisors were called to the stand during the 14 days of dramatic testimony. edwards is accused of masterminding a plan to use campaign funds from wealthy donors to hide his pregnant mistress real hunter. prosecutors di

there are shifting demographics. >> it's a changing ward. this is northeast brookland, ivy city, the area around catholic university and the whole issue of inclusiveness from what was almost a 95% african american ward, there is a larger white population and they want to get politically active and all the candidates tried to appeal to those new voters. >> a surprisingly high turnout at that. fox 5 political analyst mark plotkin, thanks for coming in. >>> to enamelist where there is an intense debate inside -- to annapolis where there is an intense debate inside the legislature over new taxes. governor martin o'malley wants the legislature to okay a new budget deal which would increase taxes on certain people, but to no avail the republicans have been trying to block that deal. >> reporter: this is maryland's appropriations committee, the last stop for the governor's budget deal before it moved on to the house of delegates. trying to put the brakes on that deal are republicans like tony mcconkey who proposed an amendment to control how any ne

forward or ward or lateral move. we don't know. >> thanks, sally. >> what is it like to represent the constitient in congress. michele bachmann will be joining next. as we celebrate here on the huckabee show. go to mikehuckabee.com. and click on the fox feed back and click on the fox feed back section. with these newepend real fit briefs,untry and today we are surprising pro football all stars. there's wes, clay and demarcus.what's up guys. now i know you don't need one, but would you try these on for charity and prove just how great the fit is? seriously? no way for charity? let's do it! yup... they're doin it. the best protection now looks, fits and feels just like underwear. let's go drive, use the legs... nice teamwork! they tried on the new depend real fit. get a free sample so you can too. nix >> she credits foster children for the reason to getting in politicings. joining me from still water, minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann. great to have you back. >> thank you. >> happy mother's day weekend to you. a

. >> reporter: brian ward is a physical education teacher who focuses on kids with special needs. he says the thieves cleared out the storage shed at piedmont high school where bicycles were kept. >> it's a bummer. you feel violated. >> reporter: thieves rolled away with 15 bikes. >> what could i have done better? you know? we all felt they were okay here. they've been here for two years. >> reporter: they got the equipment with money from a grant that provides the cycles. not only to piedmont hills but to you're ba buena high school, too. many of the students got on bikes. but many were shocked and disappointed someone would steal from piedmont hills. >> whoever bought them is for somebody. and trying to take it, it's not cool. >> reporter: ward says the bikes are an incredible learning tool for his students who he hopes will stay active long after they graduate. >> my goal is to provide them with the same opportunities that any kid would have. i want them to experience everything. they love the bikes. they love them. it helps them to feel good about who they are. >> reporter: wa

forward or ward or lateral move. we don't know. >> thanks, sally. >> what is it like to represent the constitient in congress. michele bachmann will be joining next. as we celebrate here on the huckabee show. go to mikehuckabee.com. and click on the fox feed back section. nix >> she credits foster children for the reason to getting in politicings. joining me from still water, minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann. great to have you back. >> thank you. >> happy mother's day weekend to you. and a big one in your family. >> it is. >> a nonmother's day question. little controversy around sciss citizenship and you finally decided that that is not going to work out well. what were you thinking? >> i am glad that you brought this up governor. a silly distraction that the media brought up. when i married my husband 34 years ago he has dual citizenship and the siss government gave thee swiss citizenship because i married. i have always been an american citizen but because of marrying someone with dual citizenship i receive

on tuesday, the polls at ward 5 will be open from 7:00 in the morning until 8:00 at night. the winner will serve out the remainder of harry thomas' term which runs through 2014. >>> popular summer vacation destination for many in the washington area has a new noise law tonight. the mayor and town council in dewey beats, delaware, voted to tighten noise levels on businesses after-year round residents complained about disturbances from bars and restaurants. bar owners and managers could be fined $500 and they could be arrested for violations. restaurant owners say the limits are too restricted. >>> coming up tonight on 9 news now, just a little stroll. >> i would say there's a good chance that i'll walk the entire 1200 feature and walk back. >> this little stroll is across niagara falls. it's on a high wire. >>> also, we'll have the very latest on mother's day forecast. we >> knick melinda -- nick melinda is gearing up for a walk. he's planning to walk across niagara falls next month on a tight rope. he took his first steps on the two-inch wide wire, high above the seneca nia

own ward 5 residents have k. vote in the special election. >>> kwame brown is going to join us in studio to talk more about the special election and also preview some initiatives and programs expected to be in the new budget proposal. that is going be for unveil today for fiscal year 2013. >>> to maryland now and a fight over higher income tax in the state house continues. the democratic controlled general assembly is racing to approve the tax increases to avoid $500 million in automatic cuts. outside the state house in annapolis, some protesters oppose the tax hikes. others don't want cuts to schools and state workers. the senate votes on governor o'malley's proposals later today. >>> a budget battle in richmond too. virginia's house of delegates shot down two proposalled by governor bob mcdonnell. one would have aferl loud fay 3% bone us for state employees but only at savings of $70 million could be found elsewhere by the end of june. heavily republican house also reject an amendment to withhold state funding

residents head to the polls tuesday for a special election to fill the ward five council seat. that's the very same seat say catted by harry thomas -- vacated by harry thomas jr.. thomas was sentenced to 38 months for stealing more than $350,000 from youth sports programs then falsifying his tax returns. he was forced to resign from his ward five council seat as part of the plea bargain with prosecutors. on tuesday the polls in ward five will be open from 7:00 in the morning until 8:00 in the evening. the winner will serve out the remainder of harry thomas jr.'s term which runs through 2014. >>> just ahead, well, some showers threaten mother's day? how dare they? anny has the update when we come back. today is gonna be an important day for us. you ready? we wanna be our brother's keeper. what's number two we wanna do? bring it up to 90 decatherms. how bout ya, joe? let's go ahead and bring it online. attention on site, attention on site. now starting unit nine. some of the world's cleanest gas turbines are now powering some of america's biggest cities. siemens. answers. on my f

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ward says the bicycles and tricycles are valued at $1500. live in san jose, kimberly tere. >> thank you so much. >> the city of oakland is calling in response to yesterday's may day demonstrations a success about 5,000 people took to the streets during the day-long event, but police say thanks to a more focused approach they were able to zero in on those having trouble and quickly removed them. 39 people were arrested. protesters broke windows and equipment, but unlike past occupy demonstrations, the vandalism was kept to a minimum. >> we had it deployed on the field and from what we see in the field back to the commanders in the emergency operation center so we can see in real time what was going on. >> police say they also pre-trained with neutral aid agencies giving them more clear direction on how to help. in addition to new tactics, police used new tools and we'll show you some of the high-tech devices tonight at 6:00. >>> in san francisco now there was a pre-dawn raid. police arrested 26 people as they were forcing occupy protesters ou

. >> reporter: ward 7 council member yvette alexander says she had to vote no because so many of her constituents demanded it. she even threatened to vote already out of office if she didn't. >> in my personal view, which i always have to keep separate from my council vote, i really never had a problem with it. >> reporter: alexander watched president obama's comments wednesday. >> it was bold for him to do that. >> reporter: and she wonders if his words will change the minds of many she represents. >> because i know wholeheartedly ward 7 supports president obama, the ward 7 democrats, so i would still like to see what their views are now that the president has made this bold statement. >> reporter: we went to one church that put the pressure on alexander to vote no in 2009. >> i'm sort of like the president. i have been thinking about this for a while. >> reporter: mildred eckels told us she understands the world is changing and she supports legal protection for same sex couples, but she's not at the same place as the president. >> they need the same protection as everybody else, bu

but council members, including public safety chairman phil mendelson and ward 7 member avet alexander praised lanier. >> the public is very happy with cathy lanier and crime in the district of columbia has gone down and gone down a bit more than what the national average has been. >> reporter: i know she has a challenging job. i think it's well deserved. she's supported across the city. >> reporter: well, we tried to talk with chief lanier today, but in a text to us, she said she was too busy going over crime stats. she's got the contract. i don't know why she couldn't stop for three minutes and talk to us. >> you didn't take that personally, did you, tom? >> yes, i did. >> she's got to be the most popular city official -- >> she leads all the public officials. she's up there. >> thanks, tom. >>> we're keeping an eye on another round of showers out there. doug, some of us are getting some much-needed rain, huh? >> oh, very much-needed rainfall happening out there right now. and even some heavier downpours happening right now. you can actually see two license of precipitation. one of t

s ward 5 have a new councilmember- eleskt. keptian mcduffie easily won the special election to replace disgraced harry thomas, jr. who is now headed to police phone stealing city funds. mcduffie received nearly 45% of the vote, more than twice the number of his closest competitor. he is an attorney . he was modest in victory. >> it feels good. it feels like the work is only about to begin. >> did you expect it? >> i didn't. i felt confident that ward 5 voter wanted a new day. i felt confident that they wanted someone who would stand firm on integrity. >> mcduffie will be sworn in after the results are certified may 30th. this morning, he will join us in the studio during our #:00 hour to talk about the election and what is ahead. >>> in the district, the city council approved expanded sales of alcohol in balancing a $9.4 billion budget. the mayor thanks the council for not include taxes and fees. doe was facing a $170 million budget gap. chairman kwame brown says the extended alcohol sales will allow bars to stay open longer.

we asked clarissa ward to return to the site of that compound to learn more today about the state of al qaeda. >> reporter: for six years it was the hiding place of the most-wanted man in the world. we arrived in abbottabad to find bin laden's former home is now a playground. pakistani authorities leveled the house in february. this man met bin laden in kabul in 1996 when he was a spoke man for the taliban. he is one of few people with close contacts to militant groups in the region. what was your impression of him? >> reporter: but one year after bin laden's death, kakar says al qaeda's forces in pakistan have been diminished to just a few hundred by continuing u.s. air strikes. how much of an impact does osama bin laden's death have on al qaeda? >> reporter: this inexperienced inner circle of new leaders has struggled to maintain al qaeda's profile. spectacular coordinated attacks in the west-- such as those on the world trade center-- have been replaced by smaller operations in this region. >> pelley: and clarissa ward joins us flow the pakistani capital, islamabad. clarissa, you

ward said then that the tweets do not phase him. disgusting, despicable, no place for that anywhere. >> we've come so far, yet ignorance abounds. can't get rid of it seems some places. >> no. sad. >>> 4:36. ahead on "news4 today," helping return things to normal on the georgetown campus. the latest developments involving the school's clock hand caper. plus -- [ rooster ] >>> giving something to squawk about. the birds that have some feathers ruffled in a d.c. community. >>> the rain is beginning to taper off. >>> rojas left field, that's trouble. thisgage is over on a walk-off -- this game is over on a walk-off homer. >> the nats lost 5-4. a couple of bright spots, though, the return of ryan zimmerman after a time on the disabled list. and adam laroche returned to the team after an injury, hitting a two-run home run. >> coming up on 40 after the hour. tom kierein, seems like that radar has been pretty busy for you as of late, tom. >> yeah. we've been needing this rain. there's the live view from the h.d. city camera. right now the r

next, muni levy ward. this is in the planning phase and we hope to move forward and not -- be in the construction phase in 201. another field in disrepair in district 11. we'll help that area out significantly. the beach chalet soccer fields, the purpose why we're here today. again this photo shows the existing conditions and the proposed solution on the right. the present condition is grass field. the the soccer fields are currently fenced with an eight-foot link -- chainlink fence around the facility and it's currently closed about half the time during the year and is only used through formal permit and reservation process. next slide. so a little bit more. the soccer field at the west end of the park hads been in existence more than 75 yards -- years and it's one of our three primary athletic facilities. during the fall more than 1,500 kids and 600 adults play at beach chalet every week. the soccer field in scale, golder gate's total is, this is less n -- than 1% of the fat -- facility. current conditio

. >> kevin ward who graduates from from st. anselem's college in new hampshire said this uncertainty will affect how he votes in the presidential election. >> the economy will be on my list but also social issues are really up there. >> reporter: ward is one of the millenniums, 18-29-year-olds whose vote in 2008 helped president obama win the white house. >> there are two million more than in 2004. i don't think that's going to happen again. some of the shine has certainly diminished from the president. >> reporter: though a recent poll has president obama with a sizable lead over mitt romney. neil levesque of the new hampshire political institute thinks he could still be in trouble with the youth vote. >> right now he's up about 17 points with youth voters, but he's still only maxing out at a 43% rate within that demographic group. >> reporter: ward is not totally convinced. >> it's different than it was before. i was younger, so i was a little bit i think more-- i was easily influenced. >> do we want to jack up interest rates