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it's just a black eye for washington d.c. >>s a d.c. resident, i've been here nine years, it is getting a little old, yeah. >> reporter: megan odet is a nine-year resident and is tiring of the negative attention on d.c. leaders, but ultimately she says it's a good thing. >> my first reaction was lack of surprise, i guess, and my second reaction is that i'm glad at least that if he was doing something wrong, at least he's been caught and is stepping off the count. >> reporter: audrey barnes, fox 5 news. . -- off the council. >> reporter: audrey barnes, fox 5 news. >> could mayor vincent gray be next under allegations of campaign violations and one council member says enough is enough. david catania wants gray to come clean. >> the time has come for the mayor to provide answers to the questions people have regarding his campaign or to return as a private citizen and address those issues. >> we couldn't reach gray for comment tonight. he has not recently addressed the investigation. his spokesperson says gray has said all he can say and is
it's just a black eye for washington d.c. >>s a d.c. resident, i've been here nine years, it is getting a little old, yeah. >> reporter: megan odet is a nine-year resident and is tiring of the negative attention on d.c. leaders, but ultimately she says it's a good thing. >> my first reaction was lack of surprise, i guess, and my second reaction is that i'm glad at least that if he was doing something wrong, at least he's been caught and is stepping off the count. >>...
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we know d.c. water has been dealing with this all day yesterday and overnight as well. 19th street, massachusetts avenue, all going to feel the heat today as people bail out and use that as their alternate route. no problems reported as you continue to work your way northbound i-95 continuing from woodbridge headed up towards dale city. no problems in both the express lanes and main lines. travel looks good on 395 headed out to the 14th street bridge. accident reported 301 at trade zone. here is the commute along connecticut avenue at due opt circle. no problems to report if you are traveling 355 and you will find your lanes are open south on 270 coming in out of germantown headed for the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >> thank you. >>> five children ages 1 1/2 to 11 years old all in condition after being hit by an suv in prince george's county. it happened last night on hannon city. police say a woman was backing into a driveway when she hit the children. we'll
we know d.c. water has been dealing with this all day yesterday and overnight as well. 19th street, massachusetts avenue, all going to feel the heat today as people bail out and use that as their alternate route. no problems reported as you continue to work your way northbound i-95 continuing from woodbridge headed up towards dale city. no problems in both the express lanes and main lines. travel looks good on 395 headed out to the 14th street bridge. accident reported 301 at trade zone. here...
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d.c. water and sewer is that this break that happened yesterday could take several hours to fix. this break in the heart of dupont circle created quite a mess yesterday. could be seen gushing out of the pavement and slowing down the street. a few lines of connecticut avenue had to be closed so crews could fix the break. about 35 buildings were without water, forcing the closure of offices and businesses. >> no one is allowed in the building a. it's i will work from home, i guess. officials believe the 12-inch water main shattered early thursday morning. frantic efforts went on to try to drink several flooded parking garages. >> the water was halfway up the side on a couple vehicles. >> restaurants which rely on lunch and dinner business had to turn away customers. >> they're closed. >> officials from d.c. water and sewer authority said they will work around the clock until the problem is fixed. >> there's water inside. -- nop water inside. good lord. officials will be back out tomorrow to
d.c. water and sewer is that this break that happened yesterday could take several hours to fix. this break in the heart of dupont circle created quite a mess yesterday. could be seen gushing out of the pavement and slowing down the street. a few lines of connecticut avenue had to be closed so crews could fix the break. about 35 buildings were without water, forcing the closure of offices and businesses. >> no one is allowed in the building a. it's i will work from home, i guess....
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flirting with d.c., and p.g. county, not moving there. >> a d.c. team that plays in maryland and practices in virginia. that stinks. >> and plays in prince george's county, their games. yeah. >> it is what it is. >> finally to the story. redskins training camp hitting the road. the skins moving from headquarters in ashburn to richmond in 1013 for training camp. mike shanahan has always wanted this. something the team explored several years. they don't know where in richmond they'll pull training camp yet. citi stadium is a possibility. it's not exactly a state of the art facility now. vcr also in the mix, including state money. $4 million going towards $30 million in upgrades at redskins park meaning their headquarterless stay put in ashburn and not moving to d.c. redskins general manager bruce allen discussing the announcement on espn 980 this afternoon. >> i only know football with the nfl team traveling away. it allows you to concentrate on your other family, which is your team and it's not just a cliche. there's a great bond between players and
flirting with d.c., and p.g. county, not moving there. >> a d.c. team that plays in maryland and practices in virginia. that stinks. >> and plays in prince george's county, their games. yeah. >> it is what it is. >> finally to the story. redskins training camp hitting the road. the skins moving from headquarters in ashburn to richmond in 1013 for training camp. mike shanahan has always wanted this. something the team explored several years. they don't know where in...
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. >>> d.c. mayor vincent gray wants to rename a portion of langdin park after brown. -- after chuck brown. chuck brown died on may 16 after bathing new money ya and he -- battling pneumonia and he was 75 years old. >>> sky 9 was over the scene after rescue in laurel, maryland. a worker fell ten feet down a hole on wfsc property on canada and way. rescuers pulled the man from the hole and rushed him to the hospital. his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. >>> a georgia law school graduate accused of killing a 27-year-old from laurel, maryland wants his bond reduced. stephen mcdaniel has been charged with the murder of lauren giddings about a year ago. her body was found in a garbage bin next to her apartment building. at a hearing today in macon, georgia, mcdaniel's attorneys will argue the $850,000 bond is too high. >>> nine years after the alleged crime, montgomery county police say that they have found a man wanted for attacking a woman in silver spring. investigators say that d.
. >>> d.c. mayor vincent gray wants to rename a portion of langdin park after brown. -- after chuck brown. chuck brown died on may 16 after bathing new money ya and he -- battling pneumonia and he was 75 years old. >>> sky 9 was over the scene after rescue in laurel, maryland. a worker fell ten feet down a hole on wfsc property on canada and way. rescuers pulled the man from the hole and rushed him to the hospital. his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening....
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d.c. council. we expect to hear from former councilman kwame brown a day after he resigned. >> i'm so happy my mom gets to watch me every day. my brother. >> a big night for local nba start kevin durant. he helped lead the oklahoma city thunder to a spot in the finals. good morning, it's thursday, june 7. i am cynne simpson. >> i am steve chenevey. getting close to the weekend. let's start with traffic and weather as we do every 10 minutes. adam caskey is up first. >> almost friday. we are in the belfort furniture weather center tracking temperatures. no showers to speak of. clear skies. temperatures on the cool side again. 57 degrees in leesburg, 52 and fort washington, 56 in arlington. 55 in suitland. 56 in rockville to start the day. we will warm up to about 80 degrees. a few thundershowers possible, nothing stronger or severe, nothing widespread. just a few stray thunderstorms will pop up in the afternoon and evening. that's from 2:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., with a light breeze. near 90
d.c. council. we expect to hear from former councilman kwame brown a day after he resigned. >> i'm so happy my mom gets to watch me every day. my brother. >> a big night for local nba start kevin durant. he helped lead the oklahoma city thunder to a spot in the finals. good morning, it's thursday, june 7. i am cynne simpson. >> i am steve chenevey. getting close to the weekend. let's start with traffic and weather as we do every 10 minutes. adam caskey is up first. >>...
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former d.c. council chair kwame brown is expected to face two judges today on two separate charges. >> it seems like every other week someone else is getting into something. it is very tiring. >> brown is facing a federal charge of bank fraud for lying on a loan application. is also facing a misdemeanor charge for campaign finance violations. according to court documents during his 2008 election, he kept inside account and authorized a relative, believed to be his brother, to make withdrawals. >> very irresponsible. >> brown were resigned from the council. the ec leaders are trying to reassure residents but the city is still moving forward. >> i don't think there's widespread corruption here. before people done to conclusions, they need to look at how well the city is run. >> it's unclear as to how much or if any time he will have to serve. we will have to wait and see. meanwhile, the council has a meeting next wednesday and to appoint an interim chair. brianne carter reporting, abc 7 news. >> a
former d.c. council chair kwame brown is expected to face two judges today on two separate charges. >> it seems like every other week someone else is getting into something. it is very tiring. >> brown is facing a federal charge of bank fraud for lying on a loan application. is also facing a misdemeanor charge for campaign finance violations. according to court documents during his 2008 election, he kept inside account and authorized a relative, believed to be his brother, to make...
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the d.c. native played -- 698 yards. the d.c. native gets to suit up now for his hometown team. >> it's kind of surreal because i never thought i'd be back here playing, growing up here in d.c. i grew up 3 or 4 blocks down the street from rfk my whole life and going to virginia tech, you just never expect you'll be back here playing in front of everybody you grew up with. it's definitely been a blessing. i'm had. and focused and i'm ready -- humble and focused and i'm ready to do whatever i have to do to help this team win. >>> if you ask any hit ir, a knuckleballer -- hitter, a knuckleballer is really hard to hit and the nats know all about it. top of the 5th, no score. a runner on, two outs and duda, did you do it to right center? oh, yeah, into the front row it goes, a two-run shot, his t. of the year gives the mets a 2-0 -- his 10th of the year gives the mets a 2-0 lead. bryce harper was one of eight strikeout victims. top 9, nats down 3-0. there's harper off and running. he dives but not coming up with the ball. harper hustl
the d.c. native played -- 698 yards. the d.c. native gets to suit up now for his hometown team. >> it's kind of surreal because i never thought i'd be back here playing, growing up here in d.c. i grew up 3 or 4 blocks down the street from rfk my whole life and going to virginia tech, you just never expect you'll be back here playing in front of everybody you grew up with. it's definitely been a blessing. i'm had. and focused and i'm ready -- humble and focused and i'm ready to do whatever...
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around d.c. at the moment we are dry, but there are some areas of showers here and there and that's what we're going to be looking at in radar here as we give you first the wider picture and diminishing showers across montgomery county, a bigger batch to our south, but we'll start with what we see here in montgomery county and our approaching cold front triggering that. just a little south here between gaithersburg and rockville right on 270 looks like we're getting a good downpour. you can see it affected laytonsville over to darnestown. that is one area. it will probably head into bethesda. keep that in mind as this moves south. looks like there's a heavier patch in here. perhaps you'll pick up another good amount of rain. it looks deceiving with the bigger picture. you get in fighter and see there is actual -- tighter and see there is quite a bit going on in montgomery county. everything else is south of fredericksburg moving away. our frontal system which is just to the rest of ourself region
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so did d.c. police chief kathy lanier. >> at this point it looks like he intentionally drove into the building. our initial investigation raised concerns for us the we want to make sure we have. people don't normally drive into a building intentionally like this. we want to get more information. >> the building has steel covered pylons outside. leaving a nearby gym when it happened, says the driver appeared to steer the vehicle between them. >> he just come, when it come it stop first after it go back and it go to this direction it go inside. >> police rerouted traffic along connecticut avenue. but the farragut north metro station remained open. right now connecticut avenue is closed southbound at l street northwest. there is definitely traffic backing up in the area because of that. i can tell you that -- this is still a very active scene. they are nowhere close at this point to removing that suv from the building. so, the streets, connecticut avenue, a couple streets around it are likely to rem
so did d.c. police chief kathy lanier. >> at this point it looks like he intentionally drove into the building. our initial investigation raised concerns for us the we want to make sure we have. people don't normally drive into a building intentionally like this. we want to get more information. >> the building has steel covered pylons outside. leaving a nearby gym when it happened, says the driver appeared to steer the vehicle between them. >> he just come, when it come it...
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d.c. city council is preparing to approve a budget with extras. they will vote on a budget tomorrow totaling $9.40 billion. it will extend bar hours to 4:00 a.m. and will double the number of traffic cameras. it would raise the price of parking in metered spaces during peak times bringing in an extra $3 million. >> still to come on abc7 news at 6, taking a to a ceremony remembering a pivotal battle in the early days of world war ii. >> the republican candidate getting a little extra help. >> a new federal law aimed at immigrants in d.c. takes effect tomorrow and the city government does not like it. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's berage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, repeplacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choic
d.c. city council is preparing to approve a budget with extras. they will vote on a budget tomorrow totaling $9.40 billion. it will extend bar hours to 4:00 a.m. and will double the number of traffic cameras. it would raise the price of parking in metered spaces during peak times bringing in an extra $3 million. >> still to come on abc7 news at 6, taking a to a ceremony remembering a pivotal battle in the early days of world war ii. >> the republican candidate getting a little extra...
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. >>> the news edge on d.c. now. if you live in or visit d.c., you experienced the limited parking, an issue in every part of the city. the problem is simple too. many cars and not enough space. city leaders hill the parking summit and matt ackland has more. >> reporter: it's a headache for d.c. residents that had a car and the population of d.c. is growing for years. did you know that 36% of all d.c. residents do not own a car? imagine the parking mess if more decided to get a car. >> reporter: for many of us, we have a love affair with our cars. in a populated area like d.c., limited parking is breaking hearts and that is one reason for the so-called parking summit. >> and that is -- parking. >> we need to recognize parking realities. there is never enough parking for everyone wanting it. >> reporter: some suggest the cost to park couldis if the problem n. d.c., a yearly parking permit for residential parking is $35. a private parking spot can cost more than the car itself. some believe because street parking is so
. >>> the news edge on d.c. now. if you live in or visit d.c., you experienced the limited parking, an issue in every part of the city. the problem is simple too. many cars and not enough space. city leaders hill the parking summit and matt ackland has more. >> reporter: it's a headache for d.c. residents that had a car and the population of d.c. is growing for years. did you know that 36% of all d.c. residents do not own a car? imagine the parking mess if more decided to get a...
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d.c. and arlington county police searching for a teenage girl who may have been forced at gunpoint into the trunk of a car. authorities say they received a text message around 8:45 tonight. telling them the girl had been forced into a burgundy nissan. it happened near the intersection in northeast. the teen apparently had been coming from crystal city in arlington. details still evolving, but we're told police are searching for two male suspects who are believed to be in that nissan. >>> the u.s. will stop deporting thousands of young illegal immigrants. people gathered for a summit in montgomery county today. that event hosted by the white house. surae chin reports, people reacting to the big policy change. >> bruce, it's what people were talking about at the summit held at montgomery blair high school. we found 19-year-old jorge who has been fighting deportation for much of his life. 19-year-old jorge steven has lived in fear all his life for a different reason. when he lived in columbia
d.c. and arlington county police searching for a teenage girl who may have been forced at gunpoint into the trunk of a car. authorities say they received a text message around 8:45 tonight. telling them the girl had been forced into a burgundy nissan. it happened near the intersection in northeast. the teen apparently had been coming from crystal city in arlington. details still evolving, but we're told police are searching for two male suspects who are believed to be in that nissan....
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now d.c. leaders are trying to reassure residents the city is moving forward. >> i do not think there is widespread corruption here. people really need to look at how well the city is running and it is running well. >> speaking of city leaders, the council has called a meeting for next wednesday to appoint an interim chairman prior to have a special like gin, which could happen in november. as far as today in court, it is unclear as to how much time brown will have. reporting live, brianne carter abc 7 news. >> r.i.m.. thank you. prince george's county police are wondering how a two-year-old ended up alone near a busy street. they found him on garrett morgan boulevard in hyattsville. we have the latest. >> good morning. this is a busy street. even at this hour the 600 block of garrett morgan boulevard has seen quite a bit of traffic. this is where this toddler was on walking. this was around 5:30 p.m. last night. somebody's got a little boy wandering near the road, all along. he was barefoot.
now d.c. leaders are trying to reassure residents the city is moving forward. >> i do not think there is widespread corruption here. people really need to look at how well the city is running and it is running well. >> speaking of city leaders, the council has called a meeting for next wednesday to appoint an interim chairman prior to have a special like gin, which could happen in november. as far as today in court, it is unclear as to how much time brown will have. reporting live,...
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so now a superior court judge has found 11:00 pie d.c. protest -- 11 occupy d.c. protesters guilty of refusing police orders. they were either fined or ordered to make payments to a compensation fund for crime victims. >>> the board of the university of virginia is planning to meet on tuesday to consider reinstating ousted president theresa sullivan. as president of the charlottesville school. two weeks ago, sullivan forced to resign creating a huge uproar from the faculty. sullivan is the first female president ever at the university of virginia. brian. >>> new video released in the trayvon martin case. the man describing the deadly shooting, none other than george zimmerman. he told police at the shooting scene, and while he was hooked up to a lie detector test. and check out the run down. we're back. >>> new details in the trayvon martin case. tonight for the first time we're hearing george zimmerman in his own words, describing the events leading up to the shooting death of the unarmed teenager. the new video released by zimmerman's lawyer s
so now a superior court judge has found 11:00 pie d.c. protest -- 11 occupy d.c. protesters guilty of refusing police orders. they were either fined or ordered to make payments to a compensation fund for crime victims. >>> the board of the university of virginia is planning to meet on tuesday to consider reinstating ousted president theresa sullivan. as president of the charlottesville school. two weeks ago, sullivan forced to resign creating a huge uproar from the faculty. sullivan is...
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in d.c. and how they could hurt the push for state's rights in in city. >>> the accused east coast rapist won't get a second mental evaluation to see if he's competent to stand trial in virginia. attorneys for aaron thomas want that second evaluation because they said thomas had stopped talking to them and was injuring himself, but a judge in manassas said there was no reason for another look. thomas is accused of raping two teenage girls halloween night 2009 in woodbridge. dna has linked him to 14 other attacks in other states. >>> the hopes of finally seeing another trim crown winner are d.a.s.h. -- triple crown winner are d.a.s.h.ed today. i'll have another has been scratched, pulled out of the belmont stakes. dave owens joins us now with what's caused the last minute scratch. dave, so many people so disappointed. what the heck happened? >> shocker, derek. that's the only word i can say. think of the enormous and timing of it because race fans were thinking okay in, about 24 hours we're go
in d.c. and how they could hurt the push for state's rights in in city. >>> the accused east coast rapist won't get a second mental evaluation to see if he's competent to stand trial in virginia. attorneys for aaron thomas want that second evaluation because they said thomas had stopped talking to them and was injuring himself, but a judge in manassas said there was no reason for another look. thomas is accused of raping two teenage girls halloween night 2009 in woodbridge. dna has...
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yesterday the d.c. council passed a bill to name a portion of mlk junior avenue after hopkins. >>> weeks after we reported they were moving out, protesters are coming back. they put up tents and hung banners yesterday. there's a sign reading, occupy d.c. here to stay. they were joined by a group of occupy protestors from san francisco. >>> it's 8:29 now. tucker barnes is here to tell us more about the hot and steamy forecast. >> yeah. unfortunately here to stay. temperatures later this afternoon will be in the upper 90s and close to 100. mix in the humidity, will feel like 107 degrees. why not? we can handle it. >> why not. >> see how we feel monday and tuesday. 82 in washington now. overnight lows in the upper 70s. probably will notice as soon as you step out this morning, the humidity has crept up and the humidity will be with us for the next couple of days. 79 dulles. 77 frederick. martinsburg, 88 for you. 86 winchester. we'll be well into the upper 80s, low 90 in a couple of hours. eventually near 1
yesterday the d.c. council passed a bill to name a portion of mlk junior avenue after hopkins. >>> weeks after we reported they were moving out, protesters are coming back. they put up tents and hung banners yesterday. there's a sign reading, occupy d.c. here to stay. they were joined by a group of occupy protestors from san francisco. >>> it's 8:29 now. tucker barnes is here to tell us more about the hot and steamy forecast. >> yeah. unfortunately here to stay....
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it was taken in southeast d.c. last month. d.c. police tell abc 7 news they are looking into it. >> now to the showdown over gay marriage. groups supporting maryland's same-sex marriage law is gearing up to defend it. it has opened an office in baltimore and another in silver spring. they have hired 12 field staffers to work across the state. governor o'malley sign the bill in march making same-sex marriage legal. groups opposing the law want to get it on the ballot this fall so voters can decide. >> 4:47, 59 degrees outside. >> of oklahoma city thunder fans found a creative way to celebrate the team advancing to the nba finals. >> and we have another check on traffic and weather every 10 >> we had five days in a row with the afternoon high temperature below average. that will change today. mid 80's this afternoon and breaking 90 degrees by the weekend. let's look at temperatures to start our friday. looking good and feeling good, in the '50s. 56 in fairfax, 52 and warrenton, 52 in warrenton with low humidity. it is just like the p
it was taken in southeast d.c. last month. d.c. police tell abc 7 news they are looking into it. >> now to the showdown over gay marriage. groups supporting maryland's same-sex marriage law is gearing up to defend it. it has opened an office in baltimore and another in silver spring. they have hired 12 field staffers to work across the state. governor o'malley sign the bill in march making same-sex marriage legal. groups opposing the law want to get it on the ballot this fall so voters...
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in the d.c. area. the survey was administered by the centers for disease control and shows an alarming number of teenagers have been victims. in the d.c. region nearly 13% of girls say they have been forced to have sex when they didn't want to. for high schoolboys it's about half that. when it comes to physical violence in virginia, 12% reported being hit or slapped on purpose by a significant other while 16% in maryland and just under 15% in d.c. the cdc says they're raising awareness about teen dating violence saying victims are more likely to struggle in school and to rot binge drinking -- report bin drinking, suicide attempts -- binge drinking, suicide attempts and fighting. >>> president obama receiving backlash after friday's public comments on the economy. his republican opponent mitt romney firing back with campaign ads. >> reporter: four hours after president obama said the private sector is doing fine on friday, he clarified that the economy is not fine because too many people are out o
in the d.c. area. the survey was administered by the centers for disease control and shows an alarming number of teenagers have been victims. in the d.c. region nearly 13% of girls say they have been forced to have sex when they didn't want to. for high schoolboys it's about half that. when it comes to physical violence in virginia, 12% reported being hit or slapped on purpose by a significant other while 16% in maryland and just under 15% in d.c. the cdc says they're raising awareness about...
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dozens gathered in northeast d.c. this afternoon to remember and honor a well known deli owner, 65-year-old june lim who was shot to death inside grace deli on h street thursday morning. fox 5's maureen umeh is in the newsroom with more on the vigil today. >> to her customers june grace lim was more than a business owner. she was a friend who cared and showed it in many ways. today it was their turn to show their family just how much she was appreciated and how much she will be missed. they kept coming, customer after customer. they were paying their respects to june lim and her family. >> it definitely will not be the same on this corner anymore. >> reporter: their grief could be felt and seen at a growing memorial outside the deli in northeast d.c., the place where she lost her life early thursday morning in a robbery. >> she would give you anything, shirt off her back. >> reporter: among the mourners lim's son peter who left a touching note. >> she cared about everybody. she was a wonderful person. >> reporter: jun
dozens gathered in northeast d.c. this afternoon to remember and honor a well known deli owner, 65-year-old june lim who was shot to death inside grace deli on h street thursday morning. fox 5's maureen umeh is in the newsroom with more on the vigil today. >> to her customers june grace lim was more than a business owner. she was a friend who cared and showed it in many ways. today it was their turn to show their family just how much she was appreciated and how much she will be missed....
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d.c. council. former council chair kwame brown expected to comment on his resignation just hours after being charged with bank fraud. >> first lady michelle obama back on the campaign trail. she is stopping today in northern virginia. >> kevin durant did not turn the nba mvp title this year, but he is in the hearts of thunder fans and for many in d.c. the local star played every minute of the game last night to help the thunder to the nba finals. "good morning washington" at 5:00 a.m. begins now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> good morning, washington. it is thursday, june 7. i am steve chenevey. >> i am cynne simpson. glad you are joining us. we want to get started with traffic and weather every ten minutes. we will check in with lisa baden to see how the roads are. >> fabulous. no problems on 95, 81, 70 in good shape as well as 66, all clear around the beltway to arundel mills. looks better than last night. we are good as far as the trip south into
d.c. council. former council chair kwame brown expected to comment on his resignation just hours after being charged with bank fraud. >> first lady michelle obama back on the campaign trail. she is stopping today in northern virginia. >> kevin durant did not turn the nba mvp title this year, but he is in the hearts of thunder fans and for many in d.c. the local star played every minute of the game last night to help the thunder to the nba finals. "good morning washington"...
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d.c. was just hit with 70-mile- per-hour winds. 100 people in the d.c. area without power. as i speak, in fact, this system from ohio and indiana, # hundred thousand people reported without power. portions of maryland. eastern thunderstorm warnings and a few after midnight from harrisburg and all the way down to richmond. the entire region is affected by these thunderstorms. ing and downpours to at least 20 to 35 minutes. could see as much as an inch or two of rain. further west, just a lighter rain that cuts out completely. take a look in the area that's dropping quickly. the airport, before the rain, it was 90 still. southwest winds at 5, but 70s and that's where we'll be very shortly. still in the 80s without the warm air as you can see. 103 degrees at the airport today. 103. the record 105. 87 is a normal high. 66 is the average though. d.c. just had a wind gust at 70 miles per hour. that's why there's so many people without power in the d.c. region. now, this thing came from the midwest. passed through the chicago area early this morning, indiana, ohio. 3:00 this after
d.c. was just hit with 70-mile- per-hour winds. 100 people in the d.c. area without power. as i speak, in fact, this system from ohio and indiana, # hundred thousand people reported without power. portions of maryland. eastern thunderstorm warnings and a few after midnight from harrisburg and all the way down to richmond. the entire region is affected by these thunderstorms. ing and downpours to at least 20 to 35 minutes. could see as much as an inch or two of rain. further west, just a lighter...
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d.c. police have roped off the area. why? well this massive tree is extending across massachusetts avenue. we're outside, vice president joe biden's house. where a block from where you saw that tape. police want drivers to stay away from here. >> i was kind of shocked it was happening to washington, d.c. >> reporter: john womack is also shocked. he puts the damage to his jeep in perspective. >> i'm sure there are a lot of other people that are worse off, but you know, i'll deal with what i got to deal with. >> reporter: crews are going to have to come and chop trees up like these right here to remove this one and remove trees throughout the d.c. metro area. to quote one person i talked to, this storm came with a one-two punch and took a lot of folks by surprise. in d.c. -- >> all right, thanks so much, shomari stone. many of you have captured the most amazing pictures of last night's storms. >> we received snapshots. kim martucci joins us with more on that. >> good morning. now that it is daylight, more will be coming in, i'm
d.c. police have roped off the area. why? well this massive tree is extending across massachusetts avenue. we're outside, vice president joe biden's house. where a block from where you saw that tape. police want drivers to stay away from here. >> i was kind of shocked it was happening to washington, d.c. >> reporter: john womack is also shocked. he puts the damage to his jeep in perspective. >> i'm sure there are a lot of other people that are worse off, but you know, i'll...
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>>> more d.c. council drama. >> the action of one councilmember leading to speculation he may be on his way out. >> a ton confrontation as city hall gets physical. >> more speeding cameras in the district will start issuing tickets today. >> one common excuse to get out of paying those may not work anymore. >> fox 5 morning news continues right now. right now. >>> good morning. what a beautiful morning it is. it is 6:00 on this wednesday, june 6th. you can see the sun coming up on the left of your screen. it will be a gorgeous day on your wednesday. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm allison seymour. >> let's day say hello to tucker barnes to get the latest on what is going on outside. >> nice start to your day. temperatures in the comfortable range in the 50s. >> it feels pretty good. >> almost light jacket weather to kids at the bus stop. it is hard to believe. going to be a nice afternoon. >> this is normal lit time of year the kids go in shorts. >> they're like oh, when is cool going to be out? >> you p
>>> more d.c. council drama. >> the action of one councilmember leading to speculation he may be on his way out. >> a ton confrontation as city hall gets physical. >> more speeding cameras in the district will start issuing tickets today. >> one common excuse to get out of paying those may not work anymore. >> fox 5 morning news continues right now. right now. >>> good morning. what a beautiful morning it is. it is 6:00 on this wednesday, june...
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>> reporter: d.c. police have issued two citing as to the owners of the dogs -- citations to the owners of the dogs for not having them on the leash. the fine is $50. witnesses describe the brutal assault on a helpless man who was walking through his river terrace neighborhood when they began biting him from head to toe. just after 6:00 this morning, the neighbors awoke to the sounds of trouble. a 75-year-old man was being attacked by two cane corsos, dogs looking like this and they were able to escape from this fenced-in lot used by a tow truck company and a limousine company. the dog's owners arrived at the lot several hours after the attack where police gave them the citations. they drove off without answering any questions. and neighbors who heard the man's cry for help described the vicious assault. >> they were chewing on him and stuff. and the towel someone give me and he was saying, man, my heart beating so fast. so fast. you're going to be all right. >> the guy had been bitten all over. the do
>> reporter: d.c. police have issued two citing as to the owners of the dogs -- citations to the owners of the dogs for not having them on the leash. the fine is $50. witnesses describe the brutal assault on a helpless man who was walking through his river terrace neighborhood when they began biting him from head to toe. just after 6:00 this morning, the neighbors awoke to the sounds of trouble. a 75-year-old man was being attacked by two cane corsos, dogs looking like this and they were...
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we are live tonight in northwest d.c. >> kwame browns resignation is a litany ofn the d.c. government. harry thomas jr. was sentenced forhree years in prison embezzling city funds intended for a soccer program. pleadedaign aides charges. >> we are following another breaking story tonight. is a of a much lighter in nature. this. look at we are live under -- over the arundel mall. hundreds of people lined up around the mall to get their go inside the casino. it is the closest to the d.c. metro area. --ight's opening comes after we are inside the casino right now. we will have a live report in just a few minutes. we are on your side with an districttion into the thehow they are cashing in on speed and red light camera tickets. d.c. police unveiled 17 new cameras today, including the street bridge and the ninth street tunnel. the district has already issued nearly 50,000 more speed camera tickets this fiscal year than year. last that adds up to $40 million. at least one member of the d.c. council concedes making money is driver behind the expansion. >> it is more about money. i
we are live tonight in northwest d.c. >> kwame browns resignation is a litany ofn the d.c. government. harry thomas jr. was sentenced forhree years in prison embezzling city funds intended for a soccer program. pleadedaign aides charges. >> we are following another breaking story tonight. is a of a much lighter in nature. this. look at we are live under -- over the arundel mall. hundreds of people lined up around the mall to get their go inside the casino. it is the closest to the...
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i have the baltimore food trucks and the d.c. food trucked. you'll be helping to represent baltimore. about 20 trucks from baltimore. you have been around baltimore at least for a couple of years. >> we'll have our crab cake cone, which is world famous, at least according to me. our fish tacos are awesome. >> and chocolate-covered bacon. >> it is the best thing you'll ever have. you have to come down to westport just for this. >> you are representing d.c. what do you think you have to bring to the table? >> 20 of dc's best trucks. we'll take the trophy. >> uh-oh. >> absolutely. we will have eight flavors of cheesecake. mango. i think it will be a great day and a lot of fun to see what they have to offer baltimore. >> i hear the trash talk already. the orioles and the nationals are playing this weekend. this is happening this weekend from 11:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. which is on 295. you can go to westportwaterfront.com./ i love this competition. >> that sounds great. i never heard of a crab cake cone. scoop.e bacon as a what do you think? >> i d
i have the baltimore food trucks and the d.c. food trucked. you'll be helping to represent baltimore. about 20 trucks from baltimore. you have been around baltimore at least for a couple of years. >> we'll have our crab cake cone, which is world famous, at least according to me. our fish tacos are awesome. >> and chocolate-covered bacon. >> it is the best thing you'll ever have. you have to come down to westport just for this. >> you are representing d.c. what do you...
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maureen bunyan add joined the d.c. jazz festival tonight. nearly 12,000 people came out at the sculpture garden. the d.c. jazz festival puts on these concerts' for free. they are really popular. you can see why on a night like tonight. >> wonderful weather. it was perfect weather. >> what about the weekend? weekend will be great. we will not see anything to spoil the weekend. outside today, we had a lot of sunshine. latter part of the day, just beautiful. .ooking out over our home town our temperature made into the 80's, above-average. do you remember last year? at 99 degrees. ofwere onto a record number 90-degree days. here we are. r high temperature is 85. at the mid part of the country. as we get on into sunday and monday, with a bit more humidity. nothing really oppressive. at 82polis right now, degrees. there is the only area of stormy well to our south. the jet stream is to -- is beginning to build. if you have not headed out to beach, a lot of your friends are out there. ocean city right now. 69 degrees. if you are heading up to the s
maureen bunyan add joined the d.c. jazz festival tonight. nearly 12,000 people came out at the sculpture garden. the d.c. jazz festival puts on these concerts' for free. they are really popular. you can see why on a night like tonight. >> wonderful weather. it was perfect weather. >> what about the weekend? weekend will be great. we will not see anything to spoil the weekend. outside today, we had a lot of sunshine. latter part of the day, just beautiful. .ooking out over our home...
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called the d.c. inspector general's office today, a spokeswoman said the probe remains active, but she would not tell us when that investigation will be completed. that's the story we're looking forward to covering. >> indeed we are. thank you. >>> we are also following developing news right now about the university of virginia. virginia governor, bob mcdonnell, is threatening to replace the entire uv board of visitors if the dismissal of teresa sullivan is not resolved quickly. he didn't want to move forward with the job until the board figures out if it's going to reinstate ousted president, teresa sullivan. supposed to start work august 15, but he will wait for their decision on tuesday. sullivan says she was forced out as president because of disagreements with the board other money issues. >> dick cheney's daughter has tied the knott. mary wed her long time partner in d.c. today. fox 5 in the newsroom now with details. >> the spokesperson for the former vice president and his wife, lynn, confirm
called the d.c. inspector general's office today, a spokeswoman said the probe remains active, but she would not tell us when that investigation will be completed. that's the story we're looking forward to covering. >> indeed we are. thank you. >>> we are also following developing news right now about the university of virginia. virginia governor, bob mcdonnell, is threatening to replace the entire uv board of visitors if the dismissal of teresa sullivan is not resolved quickly....
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>>> a showdown between d.c. and the federal government. >> district leaders telling police not to comply with the controversial program meant to crack down on illegal immigrants. >>> also ahead. so how do you get sir elton on, sir paul mccartney and stevie wonder all on the same stage. it helps if you are the queen of england. we'll take you live to london as the diamond jubilee celebration continues. >>> something cool is happening in the skies later on today. better catch it while you can because it is the last time this will happen in our lifetime. fox 5 morning news continues right now. right now. >>> good morning. it is 6:00 on this tuesday, june 5th. what a chilly start to the day. kind of felt like fall out there. as you take a look outside, you can see we've got clouds around the area. sun trying to come up just a little bit so it should be apretty nice day out there. i'm sarah simmons i'm tony perkins. we've got a live look from london right now. we have abeen checking in with them throughout the course
>>> a showdown between d.c. and the federal government. >> district leaders telling police not to comply with the controversial program meant to crack down on illegal immigrants. >>> also ahead. so how do you get sir elton on, sir paul mccartney and stevie wonder all on the same stage. it helps if you are the queen of england. we'll take you live to london as the diamond jubilee celebration continues. >>> something cool is happening in the skies later on today....
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. >> somebody in the d.c. police department obviously saw and when he looked at it, he thaw his people were doing the kicking -- saw his people were doing the kicking and so it was a courageous move for him to expose them. >> reporter: in response to the indictment and the effort made by her own detectives to help investigate this case, police chief cathy lanier said, "i am proud of our 1st district detectives for demonstrating the integrity that we expect from all of our law enforcement officers. there are no exceptions for those who violate the law." but blair's attorney said a statement from the police chief is not enough. he filed a civil suit against those charged, the lotus club and one against the district of columbia for $10 million because he says officers were breaking the rules by working as bouncers. >> one of the things we're going to explore is how could this have happened in the district of columbia without some people in the police not knowing about it? >> all right. it was hot today. how hot d
. >> somebody in the d.c. police department obviously saw and when he looked at it, he thaw his people were doing the kicking -- saw his people were doing the kicking and so it was a courageous move for him to expose them. >> reporter: in response to the indictment and the effort made by her own detectives to help investigate this case, police chief cathy lanier said, "i am proud of our 1st district detectives for demonstrating the integrity that we expect from all of our law...
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row d.c. -- -- for the d.c. council. acquisition hacks more on who wants -- fox's matt ackland has more on the council. >> i want to apologize from the bottom of my heart. >> reporter: it's been a terrible year for the d.c. council, the chairman stepping down last week and earlier this year tom fitzgerald did the same, both charged with felonies, but now the fight is on for new leadership of the council. council members phil mendelson and vincent orange appeared on fox 5 morning news monday. both are considered in the running to lead the council temporarily. >> now the council needs to pull together, work together and we've got a lot of work to do to rebuilt the trust that citizens should have in the government and that we've managed to destroy. >> other things are going to happen. we're in uncertain times. this storm is here. we're in the eye of the storm and there's going to be other shoes that are going to fall, but in the meantime we have the obligation to move the city forward. >> reporter: orange and mende
row d.c. -- -- for the d.c. council. acquisition hacks more on who wants -- fox's matt ackland has more on the council. >> i want to apologize from the bottom of my heart. >> reporter: it's been a terrible year for the d.c. council, the chairman stepping down last week and earlier this year tom fitzgerald did the same, both charged with felonies, but now the fight is on for new leadership of the council. council members phil mendelson and vincent orange appeared on fox 5 morning...
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. >> reporter: d.c. never stops, even in the heat with joggers getting in their early morning runs out of the way, and tourists squeezing in some sightseeing before the sun becomes unbearable. >> we're planning to visit the white house, lincoln memorial and just as much -- trying to see as much as we can while the weather still allows us to. >> since 9:00 it's been very hot. so we're trying to hide in the shadows. >> we packed a lot of water. we're only here for a couple of days so we're going to see everything we can and try and stay in air conditioned buildings. >> reporter: pools are open for free swims. >> we've extended the operation of our pools because we know it's going to be super hot. >> reporter: you can see here the pool is empty. you see, the department has made some changes in order to keep folks safe during these scorching hot summer days. last year pools opened at 11:00 a.m. this year they're opening at 1:00 p.m. just so folks can stay out of the sun as long as possible. >> this year we a
. >> reporter: d.c. never stops, even in the heat with joggers getting in their early morning runs out of the way, and tourists squeezing in some sightseeing before the sun becomes unbearable. >> we're planning to visit the white house, lincoln memorial and just as much -- trying to see as much as we can while the weather still allows us to. >> since 9:00 it's been very hot. so we're trying to hide in the shadows. >> we packed a lot of water. we're only here for a couple...
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the d.c. taxicab commission imposed the fee in march 11, but with the recent drop in gas prices, the commission decided the surcharge is no longer needed. >>> we found tickets on ebay to the first showing of the dark knight rises for as much as $150. the movie hits theaters july 20th. >>> big changes for metro riders rolling out push plus to make things easier, but what do riders think? reactions after day one next. >> if you see a story we should look into, call 202-895-3000, fox5tips at wttg.com. ♪ [ male announcer ] from our nation's networks... ♪ ...to our city streets... ♪ ...to skies around the world... ♪ ...northrop grumman's security solutions are invisibly at work, northrop grumman. >>> this is fox 5 news at 10:00. >>> fox 5 monitoring metro and the transit agency's new rush plus program kicked off today, supposed to improve the commute for thousands, but more trains and fewer transfers. fox 5's maureen umeh has a look at day one. >> reporter: easing the crush of the rush hour
the d.c. taxicab commission imposed the fee in march 11, but with the recent drop in gas prices, the commission decided the surcharge is no longer needed. >>> we found tickets on ebay to the first showing of the dark knight rises for as much as $150. the movie hits theaters july 20th. >>> big changes for metro riders rolling out push plus to make things easier, but what do riders think? reactions after day one next. >> if you see a story we should look into, call...
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as for kwame brown, the d.c. ethics laws do not prohibit him from he can soothe office again sometime in the future because he resigned before he pleaded guilty. that is the latest here at the wilson building. back to you. >> thank you. >>> now to state politics. virginia's george alhelp closer to getting his old job back. the former u.s. senator brush ad side three conservative rivals in yesterday's republican primary for the senate. allen lost his seat back in 2006. this time, he got 65% of the vote. his closest competitor was tea party leader jamie radke who won 23%. two other candidates trailed far behind. allen faces tim kaine for the virnt senate seat. tim kaine will be peeking live with us coming up later in the 7:00 hour here on fox 5 morning news. chris perkins won the republican nod in the 11th district to take on democratic congressman jerry connelly in november. congressman jim moran easily won the democratic program for run for re-election in the #th district. and eric cantor cruised to victory in hi
as for kwame brown, the d.c. ethics laws do not prohibit him from he can soothe office again sometime in the future because he resigned before he pleaded guilty. that is the latest here at the wilson building. back to you. >> thank you. >>> now to state politics. virginia's george alhelp closer to getting his old job back. the former u.s. senator brush ad side three conservative rivals in yesterday's republican primary for the senate. allen lost his seat back in 2006. this time,...
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the citizens of washington d.c. don't need that. >> reporter: bruce leshan, 9 news now. >> the vote is wednesday and the interim chair will serve until the city can hold a special election and the elections board just announced that special election will take place november 6th, the same day as the vote for president. mendelson, orange and probably a bunch of candidates are all expected to run. >> we'll be running indoors tomorrow at about this time because the weather is going to change. >> yeah. we've already seen the cloud roll in today. we've got a cold front approaching for tomorrow which means you'll want to locate your umbrellas for tomorrow morning. we are expecting some pretty good downpours and even a couple thunderstorms for tomorrow afternoon. so get ready for the rain. right now radar showing a couple basically scattered showers, more isolated, in fact, out west and south of us. i'll zoom in on here to show you where some of the isolated showers are, just basically out towards 66 up north of what arewar
the citizens of washington d.c. don't need that. >> reporter: bruce leshan, 9 news now. >> the vote is wednesday and the interim chair will serve until the city can hold a special election and the elections board just announced that special election will take place november 6th, the same day as the vote for president. mendelson, orange and probably a bunch of candidates are all expected to run. >> we'll be running indoors tomorrow at about this time because the weather is...
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sent in from jessica and we've even seen images like this real close to d.c., northwest d.c. this one sent in from rick and ashburn, virginia, as well. so, all around the area, images of wall clouds, images of tornadoes that have been hitting our area and quite a bit of heavy rain and flooding, also. so, we've got this line that is right on top of us training over some of the same areas from richmond to fredericksburg to d.c. on up into howard county, frederick and baltimore. i think we're likely to see more flash flooding throughout the area. not much of a break here because there will be more powerful line with winds, more widespread high winds coming through with that second line and that's what you're seeing right now. frostburg, maryland, where they issued some severe thunderstorm warnings and down towards pet s petersbu petersburg. meteorologist kim what time do the new warnings go? that line extends right down towards roanoke, maryland. there's been some severe thunderstorm warnings there for hail and high winds and probably are going to be seeing more of that. so, sev
sent in from jessica and we've even seen images like this real close to d.c., northwest d.c. this one sent in from rick and ashburn, virginia, as well. so, all around the area, images of wall clouds, images of tornadoes that have been hitting our area and quite a bit of heavy rain and flooding, also. so, we've got this line that is right on top of us training over some of the same areas from richmond to fredericksburg to d.c. on up into howard county, frederick and baltimore. i think we're...
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the nominees include former d.c. attorney general robert spagoletti, laura richards and deny rae latham. all three are d.c. residents. c fur. >>> the aclu is putting the pressure on john leopold. it wants explanations about criminal history database searches of people on a so- called enemies list. the aclu says documents obtained through a public information request show unjustified background searches were conducted on several people. leopold is under indictment accused of misusing his police protection squad. the indictment claims leopold directed on-duty personnel to create dossiers on political challenges. >>> there will be a pivotal vote today on whether to keep a controversial union friendly contract for phase two of the silver line t would set wages and working conditions in return for smooth labor relations and flexible work schedules. opponents have argued it violates virginia's right to work law. both the governor and supervisors have threatened to withhold $350 million in pledge construction funds for the
the nominees include former d.c. attorney general robert spagoletti, laura richards and deny rae latham. all three are d.c. residents. c fur. >>> the aclu is putting the pressure on john leopold. it wants explanations about criminal history database searches of people on a so- called enemies list. the aclu says documents obtained through a public information request show unjustified background searches were conducted on several people. leopold is under indictment accused of misusing...
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d.c.'s cave-in task force is on the scene to make sure the house is stable. >> others didn't see a drop of rain. >> hardly a drop. we thought it would rain in downtown. i was at dinner sitting at a sidewalk cafe. thought it was going to rain for certain. nary a drop. meanwhile only had to go three or four miles away and it was a completely different story with the sideways rain and the hail and the crazy wind. really depended where you were last night. good news for your weekend, everybody. even though this picture live from our city camera looks awfully hazy and gunky. i assure you that's the last of the gunk that's blowing out of here. a northwesterly breeze will increase the amount of blueness. that will be a nice change. current temperature 60s, storm 4 radar shows all the rain is gone now. showers and stuff off shore, that's part of the old weather front. if you're going down to the ocean, little chance for showers down there. but around town, no complaints, no storms today. at least i
d.c.'s cave-in task force is on the scene to make sure the house is stable. >> others didn't see a drop of rain. >> hardly a drop. we thought it would rain in downtown. i was at dinner sitting at a sidewalk cafe. thought it was going to rain for certain. nary a drop. meanwhile only had to go three or four miles away and it was a completely different story with the sideways rain and the hail and the crazy wind. really depended where you were last night. good news for your weekend,...
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the birds shut out the braves by nothing. >>> when we return, d.c. united is known as the black and red and they were in white. they were frightening. and he won the struggle. next. [ banker ] mike and brenda found a house that they really wanted. it was in my sister's neighborhood. i told you it was perfect for you guys. literally across the street from her sister. [ banker ] but someone else bought it before they could get their offer together. we really missed a great opportunity -- dodged a bullet there. [ banker ] so we talked to them about the wells fargo priority buyer preapproval. it lets people know that you are a serious buyer because you've been credit-approved. we got everything in order so that we can move on the next place we found. which was clear on the other side of town. [ male announcer ] wells fargo. with you when you're ready to move. droid does. and does it launch apps by voice while learning your voice ? launch cab4me. droid does. keep left at the fork. does it do turn-by-turn navigation ? droid does.
the birds shut out the braves by nothing. >>> when we return, d.c. united is known as the black and red and they were in white. they were frightening. and he won the struggle. next. [ banker ] mike and brenda found a house that they really wanted. it was in my sister's neighborhood. i told you it was perfect for you guys. literally across the street from her sister. [ banker ] but someone else bought it before they could get their offer together. we really...
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d.c. and all up and down the east coast. big changes ahead. doug? >> yes, big changes. today, it was the heat. of course it was hot out there, a high temperature of 99 degrees beating the old record of 98 set back in 1988. 87 right now with a heat index of 93. you really feel it out there as you make your way out and about this evening. tomorrow morning is going to be extremely warm. temperatures around the rest of the region, 83 in fredericksburg. 83 in baltimore. there are a couple of showers out there back towards louden county. possible big-time thunderstorms. i'll show you when they arrive. >> thanks, doug. a lot of people spent the evening outside by choice or for work. we're live in freedom plaza with that story. >> reporter: hello, doreen. we have a lot of work to do. these folks right here work reelly hard in the sweltering heat. they have to walk around and they get on their bikes and they take tourists all around the d.c. area. they're not the only ones working hard. we also cam
d.c. and all up and down the east coast. big changes ahead. doug? >> yes, big changes. today, it was the heat. of course it was hot out there, a high temperature of 99 degrees beating the old record of 98 set back in 1988. 87 right now with a heat index of 93. you really feel it out there as you make your way out and about this evening. tomorrow morning is going to be extremely warm. temperatures around the rest of the region, 83 in fredericksburg. 83 in baltimore. there are a couple of...
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capital complaints from our favorite d.c. natives. >>> still to come, we'll hear from the white house on the just released job numbers. you're watching "daily rundown" only on msnbc. ll also find us i, with dedicated support teams at over 500 branches nationwide. so when you call or visit, you can ask for a name you know. because personal service starts with a real person. [ rodger ] at scottrade, seven dollar trades are just the start. our support teams are nearby, ready to help. it's no wonder so many investors are saying... [ all ] i'm with scottrade. how math and science kind of makes the world work. in high school, i had a physics teacher by the name of mr. davies. he made physics more than theoretical, he made it real for me. we built a guitar, we did things with electronics and mother boards. that's where the interest in engineering came from. so now, as an engineer, i have a career that speaks to that passion. thank you, mr. davies. my brother doesn't look like a heart attack patient. i'm on a bayer aspirin regimen. [
capital complaints from our favorite d.c. natives. >>> still to come, we'll hear from the white house on the just released job numbers. you're watching "daily rundown" only on msnbc. ll also find us i, with dedicated support teams at over 500 branches nationwide. so when you call or visit, you can ask for a name you know. because personal service starts with a real person. [ rodger ] at scottrade, seven dollar trades are just the start. our support teams are nearby, ready to...
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. >>> the acting chair of the d.c. council circulated a resolution today to make council member the interim chair. he replaced kwame brown, who pled guilty to bank fraud charges. observers say he does appear to have more than enough votes necessary from his colleagues to become the interim chair. he also intends to run come the fall. council member, vince orange, is expected to be a candidate in this contest. >>> d.c. is one step closer to legal pot now that the health department, for medical marijuana dispensaries. >> i'm bruce leshan in downtown d.c. this location, just a few blocks from the white house, is one of four locations approved by d.c. today for medical marijuana dispensaries. legal pot in the district could now be just weeks away. >> you see the sign outside and the walk in? and they want to buy two or three bottles at a time. >> just like the moon shine he sells in his liquor store. marijuana is moving from illegal to legal. but sing says the city is enforcing far more restrictions on the marijuana dispen
. >>> the acting chair of the d.c. council circulated a resolution today to make council member the interim chair. he replaced kwame brown, who pled guilty to bank fraud charges. observers say he does appear to have more than enough votes necessary from his colleagues to become the interim chair. he also intends to run come the fall. council member, vince orange, is expected to be a candidate in this contest. >>> d.c. is one step closer to legal pot now that the health...
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. >>> the man d.c. mayor gray would like to take over the housing agency here in d.c. is leaving a similar job in philadelphia under a bit of a cloud. staffers complained about michael kelly saying that he was having an improper affair with another staffer. mayor gray says he's my guy and i'm sticking with him. bruce, what's the deal? >> derek, one of those where no one doubts he has a talent to put more affordable housing, but the question is, can the gray administration afford another scandal? >> when you resign from his job as top administrator for the housing authority last week, michael kelly signed personal reasons. turned out that staffers there had accused kelly of having a sexual affair with a female staffer that he had appointed to a senior staff position, then approved her pay raises. >> he is a nationally respected professional. >> d.c. mayor says he nominated michael kelly to head the d.c. housing authority because of kelly's past work. and a hod investigation, which gray says cleared kelly of any wrong doing in philadelphia. >> can you afford to bring mic
. >>> the man d.c. mayor gray would like to take over the housing agency here in d.c. is leaving a similar job in philadelphia under a bit of a cloud. staffers complained about michael kelly saying that he was having an improper affair with another staffer. mayor gray says he's my guy and i'm sticking with him. bruce, what's the deal? >> derek, one of those where no one doubts he has a talent to put more affordable housing, but the question is, can the gray administration afford...
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an investigation by d.c.'s inspector general. >> it centers around a city contract with one of its agencies. a big part of the deal went to the husband of somebody at the top of the agency. >> the office of administrative hearings handled decisions by the d.c. government. it completed a relocation to one square. the moving job or $36,000 went to the tpm group. we have learned it belongs to the husband of thekiyo oden. oden insists there were not married at a time but when asked if there were in the relationship she would not comment. >> it seems like more than just a coincidence. >> while she would not agree to an on-camera interview, she wrote that -- while that part may be true, it turns out they recommended the company to that agency. the job was never competitively bid. >> we will make sure all of this is being done properly. >> the mayor has referred the matter under the inspector general. a government watchdog says only in d.c. can you get away with that one without so much as an objection. >> it makes m
an investigation by d.c.'s inspector general. >> it centers around a city contract with one of its agencies. a big part of the deal went to the husband of somebody at the top of the agency. >> the office of administrative hearings handled decisions by the d.c. government. it completed a relocation to one square. the moving job or $36,000 went to the tpm group. we have learned it belongs to the husband of thekiyo oden. oden insists there were not married at a time but when asked if...
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d.c. police are now investigating. brown is also bringing in an independent auditor to go over his campaign books. >>> the search continues for a machine suspected of killing the mother of his children. reynaud cook was formally charged with murder yesterday. he is accused of killing yolanda stone in northeast last february. investigators say cook allegedly shot stone in front of her three children. in addition for first degree murder, he faces charges of cruelty to children and contempt of court. if you have any information on where he may be, you are asked to please call d.c. police. >>> still ahead on fox 5 morning news. in the meantime, you may want to roll up your sleeves. not just because it is 200 degrees outside. there is an emergency need no blood donations right now. >> we are checking in with tucker for the full forecast. a heat advisory takes effect later today and we are looking at the chances of triple digit temperatures. yes. fox 5 morning news continues after this. >>> we want to take you back to breaki
d.c. police are now investigating. brown is also bringing in an independent auditor to go over his campaign books. >>> the search continues for a machine suspected of killing the mother of his children. reynaud cook was formally charged with murder yesterday. he is accused of killing yolanda stone in northeast last february. investigators say cook allegedly shot stone in front of her three children. in addition for first degree murder, he faces charges of cruelty to children and...
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d.c. some areas may stay in the 70s well north of town with a brisk north wind at 10 to 20 miles an hour. we've been watching showers and some thunderstorms over the last six hours. really push away from the region. came through the area last night. had a couple of stronger ones west and south of town but right now the line extends from maine and boston coming all the way down through the carolinas with the heaviest stuff off shore. you can see southeastern virginia still dealing with a few of these showers and storms this morning. but the storms are weakening. temps are in the mid-60s north. 73 still in annapolis but 55 in oakland. a sign of the cooler and drier air moving in. highs upper 70s to low 80s. 5:00 a.m. here's monika with time saver traffic. >> that was definitely a bad hair day yesterday, howard. it was a bad hair day. i'm sure the ladies agree with me on that one. but at least day is another day. >>> if you're planning to head over on the northbound side of i-95, good hair to
d.c. some areas may stay in the 70s well north of town with a brisk north wind at 10 to 20 miles an hour. we've been watching showers and some thunderstorms over the last six hours. really push away from the region. came through the area last night. had a couple of stronger ones west and south of town but right now the line extends from maine and boston coming all the way down through the carolinas with the heaviest stuff off shore. you can see southeastern virginia still dealing with a few of...
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allows -- d.c. police arrested this guy, he's charged with blocking passage and possession with intent to distribute marijuana. >>> commerce secretary john bryson was charged with felony hit and run after two accidents on seared, but they parent were caused by a medical emergency. investigators say bryson hit a car and left the scene, then got into a second accident, about you he was found unconscious behind the wheel after the second crash and taken to the hospital. commerce officials say bryson was treated for a seizure, and kept overnight for observation. >> our traffic investigators at the scene did determine that at this point no drugs or alcohol was a factor in either accident. >> johns bryson is 68 years old. commerce officials say he has returned to washington. >>> hundreds of firefighters working around the clock tonight to stop a massive wildfire in colorado. that blaze now stretches more than 58 miles. it's burning near ft. collins and firefighters say it's still 0% contained. it has alre
allows -- d.c. police arrested this guy, he's charged with blocking passage and possession with intent to distribute marijuana. >>> commerce secretary john bryson was charged with felony hit and run after two accidents on seared, but they parent were caused by a medical emergency. investigators say bryson hit a car and left the scene, then got into a second accident, about you he was found unconscious behind the wheel after the second crash and taken to the hospital. commerce officials...
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who is expected to fill his spot as d.c. council chairman. >>> good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this friday, june 8, 2012. we'll look outside at 5:00 a.m. 59 degrees. chilly. had short sleeves on, i should have put a sweater on, but i know later on it will get hot. what do you do? >> dress for two seasons. off to a cool start. summer-like by mid-afternoon. right now looking back over the last 12 hours, we had those afternoon and evening thundershowers. they've dissipated quickly. we've got high pressure moving in around the region. and we've got a clear sky with the bright moon in the western sky. chilly. the areas in dark green in the 50s. the lighter green, low 60s. virginia tidewater, lower eastern shore, near the bay waters. low 60s. elsewhere, in the 50s. the areas in the blue, 40s. that includes much of western maryland. the highlands in west virginia. closer to washington in fairfax, arlington, prince george's, montgomery counties, generally in the mid 50s. rea
who is expected to fill his spot as d.c. council chairman. >>> good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this friday, june 8, 2012. we'll look outside at 5:00 a.m. 59 degrees. chilly. had short sleeves on, i should have put a sweater on, but i know later on it will get hot. what do you do? >> dress for two seasons. off to a cool start. summer-like by mid-afternoon. right now looking back over the last 12 hours, we...
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the outdoor space next month. >>> d.c.'s famous watergate building is getting a makeover that is the watergate office building. the plans include an update to the entire orand some cosmetic changes to the front entrance. the renovations will begin later this month in northwest d.c. it should be complete by december, they say. those -- that work will coincide with the 40th anniversary of the historic break-in that brought down president nixon. the current owners of the building are hoping the changes will attract new tenants that building is about half-empty now. >> what a landmark. >>> it is. won't forget that one any time soon. >>> we have sports coming up, tiger woods getting ready for the u.s. open. >>> and the u.s. to canada, nats >>> and the u.s. to canada, nats keep on winning when mitt romney says "planned parenthood we're gonna get rid of that." >>> and the u.s. to canada, nats keep on winning romney is saying he'll deny women the birth control and cancer screenings they depend on. when romney says "do i believe the
the outdoor space next month. >>> d.c.'s famous watergate building is getting a makeover that is the watergate office building. the plans include an update to the entire orand some cosmetic changes to the front entrance. the renovations will begin later this month in northwest d.c. it should be complete by december, they say. those -- that work will coincide with the 40th anniversary of the historic break-in that brought down president nixon. the current owners of the building are...