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i'm barbara harrison. it is thursday, january 26, 2012. >>> be prepared for major delays if you are taking metro's red line this afternoon. a cracked rail has slowed down trains in northwest washington and turned the morning commute into a mess with thousands of riders. the cracked rail was spotted at t the tenleytown station. every other train is turning back to silver spring at farrugut north. tracie potts has more from the tinley town station. >> reporter: it was very difficult time. some of these people have been standing by on the platform in tinley town waiting for a train for three and four cycles. to say they are frustrated is an underestimate. the trains were so packed this morning on the red line, it is hard for the doors to even close. so some people chose to wait. are you going to be to be able get on this judge? >> judging by the last one, no. people were dash could barely fit inside the doors. their bags were getting caught outside of the doors. >> we are at the start of the line and half the

i'll be back in the neighborhood again. >> good to meet you, aunt barbara. that's what's making news in america this morning. have a great tuesday, everybody.

barbara has been a mentor for me and others. really, it struck at us and provided a container for consolation ministry. i'm inspired to work with her side by side for the grief support group. >> and you look so good together. bright red and nice black. wonderful. >> that's an interesting background for both of you. i'm just, i guess i'm not surprised, but, i, well, i'm impressed by the fact that it's so personal. it's not something you say, i want to be this. it's a personal connection. >> yes. >> so, we're, we're here talking with barbara and deacon sanduval. y is a special day. today, we gather as a nation and as an international community to recognize the selfless decision of one of the most influential women of our time. she's been recognized by religious figures, and politicians around the world. to us, she's just rachael, but to the rest of the world she's the woman who, after having one too many drinks, chose not to drive home buzzed. here today to honor rachael is the family whose lives she spared. >>> i'm thinking, of c

barbara? >> all right, thank you, tom. >>> well, today the loudoun county sheriff's office is investigating reports that students brought pot brownies to school. the sheriff tells news 4 his deputies will spend the day at farmwell station middle school in ashburn looking into this claim. the school district is not releasing any information except to say that it's also investigating. >>> today is your last chance to pay your old, outstanding tickets in the district without a penalty. the district is ending its ticket amnesty program. it allows you to pay outstanding tickets issued before january 1st, 2010, without any penalties. so far, the district collected more than $3.5 million in revenue through this ticket amnesty program. >>> environmental activist erin brockovich is starting her own investigation into that mysterious illness that's affecting teens in upstate new york. 15 students, including 1 boy, have suffered from uncontrollable ticks similar to tourette's. neurologists initially said

i'll be back in the neighborhood again. >> good to meet you, aunt barbara. that's what's making news in america this morning. that's what's making news in america this morning. have a great tuesday, amev closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >> reporter: i'm terry mcsweeney in downtown walnut creation.

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this was far from boring. >> reporter: why did bobby, a former social worker become aunt barbara? >> times are tough. you gotta make a couple bucks these days, you know. >> reporter: and he channels his own aunt barbara for the role. he's the biggest seller in new york america. >> it's item number 1293. >> reporter: more than $250,000 worth last year. he books six months to a year in advance. each party generates many encore performances. >> a lot of them are booking parties. i'll be back in the neighborhood again. >> good to meet you, aunt barb

barbara, back to you. >> okay. thank you. >>> over 800 poet athletes representing 27 schools in our area recently competed on stage during a two-night poetry slam. two of the standout poems, they wrote themselves and recited them. they join us this morning along with corey from d.c. scores to tell us all about the poetry. welcome. we are so glad to have you. we had the winners last year and really enjoyed it so we couldn't wait to see who came back this time. welcome. tell us about the poetry to start off. >> we just had d.c. scores 14th annual poetry slam. the largest competitive youth poetry slam in d.c. and dark it was held over two nights on guest 1 and 2nd this year. and these two young people were overwhelmingly identified by the judges as outstanding individual poe. >> aren't we lucky to have them with us. how old are you? >> 10. >> yeah. what grade are you in? >> 5th. >> where do you go to school? >> noah's education campus. >> i can't wait to hear your poem. what's the name of it? >> "what happened to the

professor barbara sinclair. >> thank you. i would like to thank the miller center, barbara perry, katrina, who has been just wonderful. i don't think the center could survive without her and everyone else who has made this such a, i think, at least to this point, such a successful conference. the topic on which i was asked to talk and write and half of my title is george h.w. bush, congress and domestic policy making. this work is based certainly on the miller center transcripts and fred mcclure's transcript is particularly useful. but it's also based on other primary and secondary resources, including my own interviews with members of congress, congressional staffers and other knowledgeable folks that i conducted during the bush administration. if the spirit of full disclosure i shouldei a congressional scholar, so my paper probably does have a kind of congressional skew of perspective. now, i argue here and elsewhere that presidential legislative success, while certainly in part a function of the president's and his adminis

barbara is appealing the five-year sentence for gun possession. >> barbara sheehan is here with her children. good morning to you all. >> good morning. >> you are out on bail right now while your appeal is pending. the judge sentenced you to five years. are you concerned that you are going to have to go back to jail? >> is yes, of course, that's a major concern. i also believe that we have a good appeal, a good appeal team and i'm just hoping for that. >> when we talk about what happened here, i know you think for people to understand what happened on that day, february 2008, when you shot your husband they have to understand your marriage and the years you spent in that marriage. what was the abuse you claim you suffered at the hands of your husband? >> various types of abuse. psychological, emotional abuse, physical abuse, black eyes, scars on my face, stitches, hospitalizations. it's just unbelievable. >> you know there are people listening who might say, well, why didn't you leave? >> well, it's very difficult to leave. first they manipulate you. so at first it starts with a push or a sh

i'm barbara harrison. tuesday, january 24, 2012. right now on capitol hill, lawmakers listening to d.c. leaders about why occupy d.c. protesters have been allowed to camp out in mcpherson square for months now. the house oversight and government reform committee is holding a hearing at this hour. news4's erika gonzalez has been listening in and joins us live on capitol hill. erica, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, barbara. the hearing is called mcpherson square. who made the decision to allow indefinite camping in the park? and is ongoing at this time. the subcommittee hearing began at 9:30 this morning in the rayburn house office build. subcommittee chairman republican of south carolina says the focus of the meet sing to determine and why city officials allowed protesters to continue camping at both mcpherson square and freedom plaza when according to him federal regulations prohibit this. paul kwander jr., deputy mayor for justice in d.c. spoke on the dangers and unlawful tactics protesters used since the start of their pr

barbara? >> all right, thank you, tom. >>> new today, a judge will sentence van der sloot for the murder of a peruvian woman. the court proceedings are under way and you may remember van der sloot, also the prime suspect in the disappearance of natalie holloway. on wednesday he pleaded guilty to killing the peruvian woman he met at a casino down there. the victim's family plans to be at the court for the sentencing under guidelines the panel of judges can sentence van der sloot to as many as 30 years in prison. >>> an alabama judge declared holloway legally dead six years after her disappearance. that came after her father told a judge back in accepted that he believes his daughter died. the declaration allows him to stop paying natalie's medical insurance and use her college fund for her brother. natalie holloway was 18 when she was last seen during a senior trip to aruba back in 2005. van der sloot is still considered a prime suspect in her disappearance but has not been charged. her body ha

i'm barbara harrison. wednesday, january 25, 2012. we begin with breaking news from the inner loop of the beltway. dan allege sealock joins with us the latest the truck that hit an overhead sign. tell us what's happening. >> good morning. this is a big problem traveling the inner loop of the beltway. making your way to the i-95/395 interchange. a truck hit the sign. this is a sign for tysons corner. part of the sign is actually on the roadway below. crews are working to not only fix the sign but also clear the road and right now, you are only able to pass single file on the right-hand side. we are seeing delays as you make your way towards the interchange. be aware of this as you are making your commute. i will keep following this for you to let you know when the lanes will open. we are seeing a significant del thai time. back to you. >> thanks, danella. >>> today president obama will begin selling the plans he laid out in last night's state of the union address. he's headed to iowa right now where he will speak at a factory about his

then there was barbara sitting at the desk and commanding attention. >> barbara walters here this morning. >> barbara walters was a true trail blazers. >> i dodged your question. >> you certainly have. >> as women evolved and women took a more prominent role in the work place, we took a more prominent role on the "today" show. >> every woman on the "today" show is now a co-host. that's my legacy. >> we are going to go live and show you a picture of the world trade center. >> every single major news event in the history of these 60 years has been on this broadcast. >> it's kind of like the open square where people come with ideas and where news is passed along. but we always had time for fun. >> bryant, give me a hug. >> another member of our cast, a very hard-working fellow named j. fred muggs. >> he had a chimpanzee. >> well, thank you. >> i hope the future of the "today" show is strongly tied to its past. i hope it continues to be a program that strives to inform people in an intelligent, worldly, sophisticated and humorous way. >> congratulations to our friends and co-workers on an inc

i spent a day following the then first lady barbara bush around. not as a stalker, but as a member of the press corps. it was a big press corps, lots of people. the motorcade of us going and around and all these dignitaries in various events. at the end of the day, mrs. bush had a press conference at a hotel ballroom. the place was packed. i was taking notes for my humor column. when i thought it was all over, the photographer brought the press corps that had been with mrs. bush up on the stage. maybe two dozen of us. they put me right next to barbara rush, first lady of the united states, for this picture. this is a situation where i know in my mind to say nothing. i knew that in my mind. [laughter] your brain does not always tell the rest of your body what the plan is. there was kind of a quiet moment with these high-powered journalists and this room full of people. i planned to say nothing, but for some reason my mouth came open, and i said to barbara bush, first lady of the united states, who i had never met. i said, a shot at the same supermar

>> reporter: and he channeled his own aunt barbara for the role. at 43 he's the biggest tupperware seller in north america. >> it's item number 1293. >> reporter: more than $250,000 worth of products last year. she books six months to a year in advance, with each party generating many encore performances. >> a lot of them are booking parties. so i'll be back in this neighborhood again. >> ha, ha! she's making money. >> yeah. started selling tupperware when he was 38 years old and struggling and got his first aunt barbara outfits at the thrift shop that his mama managed. >> he was an actor, studied acting in college. kind of relied on those skills to develop this aunt barbara character. that and some pumps and a >>> this morning on "world news now" -- sunshine state showdown. the nasty florida campaign as republicans from miami to tallahassee vote in the primary. >> and despite newt gingrich trailing mitt romney in the polls, gingrich insists he is in the race for the long haul. it is tuesday january 31st. >>> and good morning, everyone. i'm paula f

barbara, back to you. >> thank you, tom sherwood. stay with news 4 for continuing coverage of the harry thomas case. we'll have team coverage at 5:00 from people living in ward 5 and other councilmembers. you can follow the latest online at www.nbcwashington.com. >>> now, presidential politics. in new hampshire, mitt romney is under fire, but still ahead of the pact. rick santorum is trying to keep going while huntsman is hoping for a santorum like surge. steve handelsman was with huntsman today and joins us live from manchester, new hampshire with the latest today. steve? >> reporter: hi, jim. th thanks. good evening from new hampshire. in this state where romney is so well known and so far out in front, the other moderate republican in this race has been campaigning here virtually nonstop since summertime. jon huntsman pinning his hopes on new hampshire. >> has been downgraded. >> reporter: he put out a new tv ad. >> we are getting screwed as americans. >> reporter: after hearing huntsman in durham, she was impressed, not sold. >>

about barbara, bobby is currently ceo of the technology council. she is involved in community affairs. she worked for presidents nixon, ford and bush. in working for president bush, very involved in public liaison. how is it you get representation and make it genuine into the system? and how is it that you convey what's going on in the white house to the american public? fred mcclure worked on capitol hill for senator tower. worked in the congressional liaison for presidents reagan and bush. in that role, i actually checked and this man only weighs 110 pounds. this is all battle garb. congressional liaison people have to know the congress, know well on both sides what it is they want and how it is they make decisions and how it is you can work with them. convey that information back to the white house and, yet, participate in trying to sell what the white house is trying to get sold on capitol hill. this is difficult work. there is no punching the clock. just because of the nature of the work. bobby, why don't you go first. >> thank you, chuck. my

it was shock and disbelief. >> reporter: barbara won the "your wish granted giveaway." >> we invited readers of my blog to write me and tell me what they wanted for christmas or hanukkah or the holidays, from the mall. >> i just decided to keep it sweet and simple and what i really wanted at the time. >> reporter: right now, barbara's husband, major andrew nowitzki is deployed to afghanistan. her wish was to buy new outfits for her and her boys to welcome him home in march. >> i have been running and trying to look my best. so -- i'm going to get emotional. >> reporter: what may seem like a small wish means a lot to barbara. >> i want to just look good. i want to feel good and look good. >> reporter: in addition, she asked for a date night with her husband. and the mall made that happen by providing a gift card to a restaurant and a gift card to give to a babysitter. >> reporter: with both her boys in to. >> it was a wonderful experience. >> reporter: the guru granted barbara's wish. she got a new outfit and a new attitude. the boys also got matching dud toss show their dad. >> i thi

the next barbara, i know very well and have known for a long time. she studied with the master in congressional research. richard fennel at the university of rochester. she has carried on in his tradition by actually going to capitol hill and finding out how it works. she understands the difference between reform and change and has not only documented, but interpreted correctly, in my judgment, all of the changes that occurred and whether or not they are related to reforms that have been put in place. she is the now emeritus professor. she held a very cushy chair at the university of los angeles. her books are many and you can actually learn something from them.

we're having fortunate today to have as our next speaker barbara thompson. barbara is the director of the office of family policy, children and youth in the office of the deputy under secretary of defense, office for military community and family policy. she's responsible for programs and policies that promote military families well-being and quality of life. she holds a b. nanchts early education and spanish from st. louis university and a masters in management from troy state university. barbara is here to talk with us about the services available through her office to support our military families. barbara thank you for being with us here this morning. >> thank you. good morning, everybody. thank you for the opportunity to share some of the wonderful programs that we have to support military members and their family. a little context. two-thirds, even up to 70% of our active duty force live in your communities. they do not live on the installations, like we did in the '70s. so they're embedded in your communities. attending your churches. they're shopping

barbara? >> tom, thank you. >>> and again, we go out to the roads and see how things are moving on this beautiful day. here is danella. >> good morning. couple of issues for you. metro still seeing single tracking on the green and yellow line expect delays in both directions. on 295, couple of issues first. northbound 295 as you approach pennsylvania avenue, all of your lanes are blocked right now traffic is being diverted on to the 11th street bridge p public aware of that. also 295 northbound, this time approaching we have a mattress in the roadway. please approach with caution as you are making your commute northbound on 295. and traveling along i-270, much nicer commute. not seeing issues for you. clear from shady grove as you connect to the spur. >> you better stick around. we will be cooking pasta in a few minutes. >> i can smell it. >> i know you are hungry. thanks, danella. >>> today virginia transportation officials want to you get involved in the future planning of i-66. developers w

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barbara? >> all right, thanks, veronica. >>> president obama is taking his state of the union speech on the road today. he kicked off a five-state tour to sell his legislative agenda and his re-election campaign. meanwhile, his speech gave republicans on the campaign trail in florida some new material. brian mooar has that story. >> reporter: president obama hit the road with his state of the union message, a blue print for what he calls an economy built to last. >> it is an economy built on american manufacturing with more good jobs and more products made right here in the united states of america. >> reporter: iowa was stop one in a five-state, three-day tour, stressing jobs, energy, education and changing a tax system that gives breaks to billionaires. >> if you make more than $1 million a year, you should pay a tax rate of at least 30%. >> reporter: he is giving the gop presidential hopefuls a whole new set of talking points. >> the president last night proposed doubling the tax on capital

let's begin with barbara starr. ncis is involved. what does that mean, barbara? >> reporter: soledad, that means there is now a full-blown criminal investigation underway. this could not be more serious. there is likely to be violations of the uniform code of military justice here. once they verify who these are people are in the photo and the circumstances surrounding all of this. every reason to believe at this point it's legit, it's exactly what it purports to be. ncis will investigate this and determine what the next steps are. i think that you can understand one of the things the u.s. military has learned in recent years, if nothing else, when these cases of egregious misconduct surface in public, they try to move very quickly to contain them. these images fly across the internet around the globe instantly. there is often very bad, very understandably bad reaction. they want to contain it. they want to show that they're investigating it and that there will be legal ramifications of this incident. soledad? >> all right. barbara, thank you. let's get back to g

dominique from the office of congresswoman barbara lee. thank you for coming. office of congresswoman barbara lee. office of congressman mike honda. thank you for coming. the juvenile probation department. thank you for coming here this evening. thank you for coming. ok. we are now going to begin tonight's program. first we'll hear from one of the nation's leading legal scholars on the long-term economic impact of immigrant rights policy and reform. we will hear from a panel. after the panel discussion, we will have time to hear from the local elected officials. then we will open the meeting for public comments. if you would like to speak during the public comment section, please fill out a yellow card and return that to a member of our staff.

>> hi, barbara. coming up on news4 beginning at 4:00 a child's death in virginia from a food allergy raises critical issues for schools and parents. get healthy 4 life report today. a look at an allergist's role. dropping in on the annual consumer electronics show and find out what's big and small this year. what's on the menu when some of hollywood's biggest stars are coming to dinner. we will hear from the chef of the golden globes and on "news4 at 5:00," chance encounter after 30 years. they got engage order the spot. how one local couple found love. cane think of a better place for that to happen. >> wow. they got engaged right then and there. >> on the spot. >> wow. i can't wait to hear that story. thank you, pat. >>> we have time for a check on the forecast. one more time. tom kierein. >> temperatures are above freezing now. liming that the low and mid 40s and have rain now coming into the metro area. across northern virginia. it is going to be with us off and on into the rest of the afternoon

i'm barbara harrison in for pat lawson muse. >> i'm jim handly. thomas began steal iing the mon a few months after he took office back b in '07. he faces three to four years in prison. tom sherwood has been breaking news on this story all week and was inside the courtroom when it all unfolded. he joins us live from the district court in northwest. tom? >> reporter: just before court, thomas resigned as ward 5 council seat. now, he's a convicted felon. harry thomas jr. walked out of federal court friday a convicted felon. he pled guilty to stealing $350,000 in city funds intended for youth sports and spending it on his lavish lifestyle and filing three years of false income tax returns. >> i want to apologize to those i let down including my constituents, the mayor, councilmembers and others who serve the city tirelessly. >> reporter: his friends and lawyers ushered him to a waiting car. he could get prison time up to three or four years. in court at high noon, thomas firmly said guilty as charged in the plea agreement reached. >> to my family, who

her name is barbara. >> stahl: your mother-in-law lives with you? >> cantor: absolutely. absolutely. we couldn't do it without her. >> stahl: obama, the president has the same thing. >> diana cantor: yeah. ( laughs ) yes. >> stahl: you actually have a connection. >> cantor: right. >> diana cantor: we do. we talk about that a lot, actually. yeah. >> stahl: have you talked with... does the president know? >> cantor: yeah. >> diana cantor: yes, yes. >> cantor: uh-huh. >> stahl: when they met, diana was working at goldman sachs in new york. she still works in finance as a partner at an investment management firm. >> mumma b: when i met eric, i saw that it's good to be republican, too. >> cantor: there you go. >> stahl: both his mother-in-law and his wife were liberal democrats, and while they have converted to the republican party, their beliefs don't always jibe with the congressman's. so you're pro-choice? >> diana cantor: i am. >> stahl: gay marriage? what does that mean? >> diana cantor: i don't... >> stahl: you disagree with him? >> diana cantor: i do disagree. there's r

ammano -- amato is the last person. >> my name is barbara. i feel i am a representative of a dog owner with one dog to obeys the rules and maintains the park. i agree with chris that it is so small that we really should limit to five dogs per dog walker. i was one of the original writters of the park and rec dog parks rules. it was very helpful to us, but we never envisioned people coming in with six or seven dogs. it is not something we were conscious of, so we ask you a minute to the small dog parks that the limit is odd, and also, i respectfully ask that you include in the legislation four. as requirements for the dog walkers. one is that they do have their permit visibly so that you can read it from 20 feet away or 10 feet away at least, and so that the permit is on their vehicles so we can see that they are registered and that every dog that is what has a city license. it should be a requirement, and then the dog walkers, because they are working, they should not be on their cell phones, socializing. they should be watching the dogs and

barbara starr, thanks for your report. if you are a company actively looking right now to try to hire vets, please let us know. you can send us twitter, go on facebook, find us, let us know because we want to talk about you and what you're trying to do. >>> hate your job, want to try to find a new one? this is your year to do it. we're going to show you how, next. [oinking] [hissing] [ding] announcer: cook foods to the right temperature using a food thermometer. 3,000 americans will die from food poisoning this year. check your steps at foodsafety.gov. >>> all right. this is finally the year to upgrade your job. recruiters, hr managers, career coaches are telling us 2012 is the year to make the move. 79% of workers plan to look for new opportunity as the economy impro improves. this is according to a survey by fpc, a national executive search firm. if you want to move on, up, because you're unhappy with your job, feel you can can do better elsewhere, listen up, caroline started a coaching firm called six figure start and h

estamos hablando de santa mÓnica, santa bÁrbara, estarán con fuerte oleaje el dÍa de hoy. las altas presiones continÚan dominando en el resto de la naciÓn, hay poca precipitación pero sÍ descenso de la temperatura para ustedes en las dakotas. >> las imÁgenes de la gente en california de los surfistas en las olas tan fuertes. >> y frÍa el agua. >> y de la costa oeste nos vamos a ir hasta nueva york, porque birmania tambiÉn estÁ de celebraciÓn. >> o frÍo pero -con frÍo pero con mucho calor humano. >> ¡buenos dÍas de maÑana! muy buenos dÍas, estamos en

to take you back to what barbara's talking about. a lot of law enforcement are veterans. many persons have served in the military, they kind of do understand that culture, a lot of them. in tulsa, for example, we did a lot of education with the va and the tulsa police department. something we ended up doing with our law enforcement. they would ask at the jail or even sometimes during arrest, have you served or are you currently serving in the united states armed forces? we never asked if they're a veteran or not. to me, i thought veterans were old guys like my dad or my grandfather. i didn't associate myself as a veter veteran. those are two major points. and certainly what barbara said about the permanent fence, they've done a lot of great work as well. >> okay, i don't have any more questions. i want to recognize our staff, larry for your hard work putting together this panel and i want to thank you all for joining us today at the u.s. conference of mayors, thank you very much. >>> defense secretary leon panetta proposed the budget for the fiscal year 2013. the center f