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movement d.c. of course as we know has been one of the longest standing occupations in all of this i mean i don't want to get too for one thing. i'm not privy to everything that's being discussed as next steps the way that it's going to proceed from now on i think you're going to see a lot of sort of smaller groups planning longer campaigns with a particular actions that are to be branded with the sort of messaging of occupy. and assuming we lose the camp you know we will still take some collective actions but i think there also just be a sort of mushroom ing of lots of different limited limited style occupations but i think what you've seen in what has happened in oakland and in other cities isn't a typical that you know after losing a park people try to move on take an abandoned building and use that as a staging ground for sort of spring campaign let me just ask you about i guess what could be seen as a sort of housekeeping matters and that is i'm sure you've seen this over the last couple weeks

a d.c. council committee is scheduled to hold during debate on a bill to overhaul the city's taxicab industry. the legislation calls for sweeping reforms including requiring dps devices, credit card readers more fuel- efficient vehicles, and more extensive driver training. drivers say those changes would be costly. >> new metrobus service to the mark center and alexandria begins today. metro is expanding its about 28 leesburg pike limited service in an effort to ease traffic congestion. the buses will leave every 25-30 minutes during rush hour. that's between tysons corner and the mark center. stops will include the west falls church metro station and seven corners shopping center. >> d.c. residents have a chance to speak out today about pepco's proposed a tax. hundreds are expected to pack a d.c. public service commission hearing. others will be outside protesting against the utilicorp. under the people held a demonstration outside the northwest d.c. headquarters last week. politico wants t

d.c. said earlier today, d.c. told us that at 1:00 tomorrow, they would start inspecting both of the camp sites, both mcpherson square and freedom plaza. now, they say there are no scheduled inspections tomorrow, but there are ongoing assessments. what does this mean and why? it may have to do with the fact that d.c.'s health department doesn't have authority, the kitchen closed voluntarily and d.c. health can close a restaurant. they're not restaurants but beam camping out on federal land. ultimately, the natural park service would make a decision and earlier, they said we'll get the reports and they can decide what to do and my guess is that that will happen bah but may not starting tomorrow. >> thank you. >>> meantime, we're monitoring metro during the extreme change in temperature and metro is blaming the cold for a crack in the yellow line on the bridge between pentagon city and the plaza. that caused single tracking on the yellow line and delays on the blue and green line this morning. everything was running

the chamber of commerce for a d.c. win, for sure and you can golf tomorrow at 55 degrees and the weekends looking cooler for sunday. >> thank you, sue. >>> back here at 10. the news edge at 11. so you. 

if you live in the d.c. area, if you have a leg up on the competition. >> the daily beast recently compiled a list of the 25 best cities to find a date in 2012. washington d.c., came intense. alexandria came in 21st. not a single city from maryland made the list. they ranked them according to an available number of singles cost of dating, and the mental and physical health of the city. if you are wondering what city topped the list, it was atlanta. >> they are not hotlanta for nothing. >> i wonder how they just the mental fitness in the area. >> as long as they are not crazy. >> how does one judge that? >>> justin timberlake does not pass to worry about dating anymore. there's a report he is engaged to deshabille -- to , his longtime girlfriend. >> they broke up in march of last year only to reunite a short time later. >>> more trauma for kim kardashian. amber rosre setbacks kim kardashian was one of the reasons for her breakup with rapper kanye west. after they split, rowse se admitted basketthat that she d

. >>> neighbors in d.c.'s ward 5 came together to remember an infant who died after being abandoned in the cold. the baby girl was found sunday night on the steps of a home on channing street wrapped only in a thin towel. tonight's vigil was aimed at preventing another tragedy. some say they empathize with the mother. >> i don't know why. i don't know what they're going through. i don't know what made them do that. but i imagine they have to go through something that's realtorible. >> you know, folks, this is something that has shocked us to the core. and folks do have a heart. this is a community. we are a close-knit community and we do support each other. this is an opportunity for us to come together and show support for this baby and for this cause. >> d.c. does have a safe haven law which allows babies to be dropped off at hospitals and fire stations. no penalties. >>> fairfax county police tonight confirm a suspicious truck has been spotted again near an elementary school. more than 100 parents met toni

and d.c. suffering right now. what happened -- >> sounds like this already under-served at risk population is even more at risk because of this. >> exactly. the funds that were intended weren't delivered the way they were. it's like with unfortunate henry thomas situation we had funds that were supposed to go for youth sports. instead went to something completely different. here where did the money intended to go for providing affordable housing go? contractors and loans and liens and nobody knows. get into accounting and the city needs to change its womennage. -- image. we need the ethical oversight and until we clear these clouds the city is in a rough spot. >> i would love to talk with you longer but we were running out of time. real quick, any updates on the northwest robbery situation? >> i believe the police have detained a couple of men and one woman who had been had suspicious behavior. had a gun in their car. nobody been arrested yet but it behooves everyone to pay attention. when they go home at night or

. >> d.c. council member harry thomas could be on the way out, a potential deal with prosecutors and his possible resignation. >>> ticket trouble, parking tickets issued to at least 1 driver who has proof she paid the meter. >>> plus these protesters may not be the only ones occupying d.c. a rash of rodent sightings now has the health department on alert. >>> but we begin tonight with new developments in the harry thomas investigation. which investigation. thanks forgivenning us. i'm laura evans. >> -- for joining us. i'm laura evans. >> i'm brian bolter. fox 5's bob barnard is working this one down in the newsroom now. >> will he oar won't he resign is the question of the night, perhaps more -- or won't he resign is the question of the night. perhaps more a matter of when not whether made it all too clear within city hall say council member harry thomas last week told his staff to start looking for new jobs. harry thomas seen here at a d.c. council meeting in early december told fox 5 news las

that is something the d.c. taxicab commissioner takes issue with. >> you get a receipt in the e- mail shortly thereafter but you never see the meter recording. you have nothing that tells you what the meter recorded. or that the meter is calibrated properly. >> reporter: he recently took uber for a test drive and ended up slapping the driver with several fines. he says uber ignores the reciprocity agreements between d.c., maryland and virginia. he has referred the matter to the d.c. attorney general. reps from uber and linton have a meeting scheduled for february to hammer things out. d.c. council member mary cheh has thrown her support around the app. app. for now, the app is up and running and apparently doing well. >> our revenue here is what we were in san francisco after 9 months and wave been launched for about a month in d.c. >> it is free for iphone and android users but you can also use uber with any cell phone. can actually use text messaging back and forth to order your car. i had a question for them

reporter: d.c. council chairman kwame brown seemed to stop just short of demanding a resignation. >> i have not yet received his resignation but i expect to. reporter: are you demanding or asking for his resignation? >> i expect to receive it. reporter: the fbi and irs agents raided thomas' northeast home late last year. allegations were that thomas used the stolen money to buy an suv, a motorcycle and take lavish vacations and spending sprees. federal authorities say beginning of the year 2007 after he was elected to the d.c. council thomas failed to report some $25,000 in income. it jumped to an astounding 278,000 in unreported and untaxed income in 2008. then $43,000 in 2009. d.c. councilman harry thomas was just reelected to office last year. he's got three years left on his term as representative from ward 5. if and when he resigns, there will be a special election in just over 140 days to fill out the remainder of his term. washed 5 residents. >> i met him -- ward 5 residents. >> i met him. he

so, my d.c. cap adviser was really that counselor and that mentor and that friend that helped me to make the right selection to choose that college of my choice. >> and now you're back, giving back -- >> giving back, yes. >> helping others. >> absolutely. >> i want to talk more about that, but is that one of the goals, too, that students will come back to our region and help strengthen the economy? >> you know, absolutely. the corporations or the foundations have supported this, particularly local ones. their hope is really to enable the population in d.c. to get employment. and so, we're hopeful that our college students come back and contribute not just to the economy but to the community as well. so, folks like tiffany and many of our other -- actually, we have several d.c. cap students who are now advisers. and folks who are out in the community with jobs who are giving back in different ways. it's really one of the -- it's the icing on the cake. it's the icing on the cake. >> l.d., let's tal

the d.c. government oversight committee, their free ride should be over. darrell issa chairs the committee. he has sent letters to the office of interior demanding answers as to why processers are still here. though park rules ban camping. the hearing comes week after the d.c. health inspector found a rat infestation and other violations. i've asked the national park service myself numerous times why they're calling this an on- going 24-hour vigil and not what it appears which is camping. they've never provided a good answer, telling me they're protecting the protestors' first amendment rights. for many, that's an answer that's good enough to allow the protestors to be here. congressman isa released a statement at the time saying "the city is trying its best to protect the health, welfare and safety of people in and around the camp site. in this situation, the national park service has so far been more interested in making excuses than protecting the public." this comes of course just a short

d.c. council member harry thomas jr. is in court where he is expected to enter a guilty plea for stealing more than $350,000 in government funds and filing false tax returns. we now go to delia gonsalves, she's been following the saga. she's at u.s. district court with more information. delia? >> reporter: j.c., good afternoon. you know, it is pretty amazing, despite the several crews we have covering each of the three doors here at federal court, harry thomas jr. still managed to slip through without being noticed. he is inside. he has been inside for about 45 minutes by now. he is just moments away from receiving his judgment. we know that harry thomas jr. is charged with taking more than $350,000 in government funds, using it to allegedly buy fancy suv and a motorcycle. he's also charged with filing false tax returns for three years in a row. apparently wasting very little time after his 2006 election to office, only getting more bold by not reporting more than $270,000 in 2008. thomas

and why do occupy d.c. need an entire congressional hearing to talk about it i mean it's pretty civil right it's politics there i said has been on a tirade since december to figure out what all is happening in mr macpherson square he's requested all communications from the white house from the interior department and the park service so that he can decide for himself is the president is allowing protesters to stay in unsanitary conditions for political reasons and according to the washington examiner committee members will analyze the effects of the occupy movement with what they fact that they've had on the economy on security and on the environment so is the real concern here unsanitary conditions due to rats well d.c. residents don't seem to think so it's not too bad i mean you go anywhere in the city anywhere in the city there's rats everywhere you go out you know everywhere they can be in the white house i never knew in d.c. mapping out ways you could turn to me and. now i'm sure the mayor knows but so

is the first elected d.c. official convicted of crimes committed while in office. >> i think sadly that i don't think that there's a lot of credibility regarding ethics with d.c. council right now. >> reporter: to him me wells had these comments about harry thomas trying to recapture his seat on the d.c. council. >> in d.c., we really don't want to limit voters choices, but in a case where someone has so violated the public trust with a criminal enterprise to take public funds and utilize the office seemingly for that purpose, it really gives you because to say that maybe this is a case where we need to revisit that loss. >> reporter: meanwhile 9 news now learned that ward 5 democratic leaders held their first meeting today to discuss the thomas scandal and map out a strategy to field a candidate to replace him in a special election to be held in 114 days. >> that special ward 5 election is open to all political persuasions. he will serve the final three years of harry thomas, jr.'s term. depending on the sent

d.c. protesters are making it clear they have no plans to move out of mcpherson square. the hard-line stance comes after d.c. mayor gray sent a strongly worded letter to the national park service asking them to evict the demonstrators. news4's tracee wilkins reports from northwest washington. >> reporter: the mayor is citing everything from an increased rat population to living conditions as reasons for why protesters of occupy d.c. should leave mcpherson square. he's saying that their being there is not only jeopardizing their own health and safety but the folks that live in d.c. since october protesters with occupy d.c. have called mcpherson square on prominent k street their home. it is one of two camp it is group has created in d.c. but it is also the one drawing the most criticism. >> we are here, we are the 99%. just like you. and we are your representatives. capitol hill won't represent you. so we, the people, are representing ourselves. that's our whole reason for being here. >> re

the d.c. council will meet at 10:00 this morning for its first legislative meeting of the year. >>> snowstorms could bring more headaches for property owners and businesses in the district. council members will vote on a bill today that would allow districts to issue tickets to property owners who don't clear snow from adjacent sidewalks. homeowners could face $25 fines. businesses could face fines of $250 or more. the proposal says that sidewalks would have to be cleared within eight daylight hours after a snowfall has stopped. if the bill passes, it won't take effect until after this winter. >>> this morning d.c. police are trying to figure out who shot and killed a man inside his home. the deadly shooting happened last night in the 1500 block of 45th street northeast near the d.c. and maryland now. investigators have not released any details about a possible suspect or motive in the murder. this is the second murder in d.c. this year. and montgomery county police found opened and closed bee

we are talking about lidocaine, but a top d.c. medical official says although the drug has passed the expiration date, it is still safe. matt ackland has more. >> reporter: we received this picture from a concerned first responder. take a look at the expiration date. we are told this is lidocaine, a life-saving drug used most every day in the district. >> it is one of those many anti- arhythmic drug that we use on patients suffering anywhere from chest pain to cardiac arrest. >> reporter: kenneth lions is the spread of the union that represents ems workers. he worries about administering expired drugs. >> we can't assure the public that the drugs will be effective. >> reporter: but the medical director for d.c. fire and ems says there is no reason to be worried. >> lidocaine in question is supposed to expire inian of 2012. we have a 30-day wiggle room for that medication according to the fda labeling. in no way, shape or form is this lidocaine bad. >> reporter: the doctor says it is not just lidocaine. other drugs used in emergenc

one is when the d.c. authority, attorney general or the court denies pre clearance it denies pre clearance. the plan is not free cleared. there is no such thing as free clearance in part or personal free clearance. it is a line-item veto. the second point is not to save the court doesn't provide reasoning for its decision or the attorney general. that is why the court -- this court knew the objections were to particular district even though the effect was to not pre clear the old plan. that seems to be the mistake of the district court that effectively treats the non pre cleared plan. that is the exact word judge johnson used in the lower court in oppa and this court reversed. you don't ignore that. but on the other hand you take into account the judgment of the attorney general in that case. other than that you take the plan into account not withstanding the fact that it hasn't been free cleared. >> we said over and over that it is the attorney general and the district court in d.c. that has exclusive ju

butler also wants to recall d.c. council chair kwame brown m- class jim graham, mary cheh, and harry thomas jr. the city law does not allow a recall effort during someone's first or last year in office. >>> 28 degrees outside. >> awful cold start. still ahead, learning more about a park ranger shot to death in washington state. we have the latest on her ties to the d.c. area. >> bounced from the basketball court. the wizards head coach tossed from last night's game against the celtics. >> >>> it is a cold start to this tuesday morning. back to work, back to school. temperatures will be colder by this time tomorrow. 29 in washington right now, 27 in winchester. quantico, 30. 30 in eastern maryland. 32 in annapolis. temperatures will drop a few more degrees as we go through the morning. they will not rise much in the afternoon. when you factor in the wind which is increasing, it feels like 19 in washington. wind chills in the teens and it will feel like the scene throughout the entire day. air temperatures will make it

d.c.'s police chief praised citizens for helping get guns and gunmen off the streets. >> this past year because the community had come together and decided enough is enough the residents in washington d.c. have said we've had it with the gun violence. we end the year with 108 homicides and 95% closure rate, the highest in the nation. [ applause ] reporter: but d.c.'s mayor told the crowd the city needs more. >> bring democracy to our nation's capital. bring the opportunity hire for us to be able to control guns in the way we know they need to be controlled. >> obviously their pitch for statehood based on gun control of the the mayor says a d.c. delegation will travel to new hampshire this week asking the legislature there to support a resolution for d.c. to become the 51st state so it can control its own guns. so stay tuned. >>> d.c. police want your help tracking down whoever shot a man in death in northeast overnight. 19-year-old david lee robinson was found at 58 and foot streets just af

this will continue to push, ending from west to east so d.c.'s western burbs, howard county will clear faster, and will continue towards 10:00 as you go into the d.c. area. take a look across the east. you can see basically this boundary will continue to kind of fuel a few more disturbances but those might track to the north. the warm air is going to surge basically into our area, bringing us up into the 50s, so any icy spots will be quickly out of here. light snow. sunshine tomorrow, 52 will be a great looking day after we get through the overnight. finding basically. back to the 50s thursday. looks like chilly and mostly to partly cloudy skies for the ravens game. for anyone out there tonight, drive with care. we're at that freezing mark. as we go later in the night, it could be icy airs. >> waiting for the commuters. >>> a colorado woman is hospitalized with severe burns tonight after a bag left for her and her husband exploded in their car. police say alley son -- allison found the bag labored with their name and drove about a block before t

it's a d.c. superior court program that helps fathers reconnect with their families after being locked up. >> it's my son's birthday and i'm graduating, so that's two accomplishments for me right there. ♪ happy birthday to you reporter: morris says thanks to fathering court he's a changed man. >> i really had gave up. so they lifted me up, got me back standing up and got my feet planted in the ground and now everything is looking better. reporter: roderick moss graduated, too. he lost his job, then his mother, father, brother all died within just six months. he says grief pushed him deeper into cocaine addiction. >> when i didn't care about life, all i did was i slept in the streets. didn't even go home even when people like my sister was there to give me support. reporter: moss did time for drug charges and attempted burglary. he walks with a cane after surgery on tumors in his leg. his social worker says challenges don't stop him. >> mr. moss has a nature to just help and give back, always wa

at the event we learned that d.c.'s latest murder victim may have been killed over a pair of sneakers. darcy spencer joins us live outside the shilo baptist church in northwest d.c. with the latest. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, aaron. yeah, over a pair of nike tennis shoes apparently. the third homicide of the year so far here in the district. mayor vince gray talked about the hop side at the vigil this evening. it happened around 2:30 this morning on foot street. in northeast washington. the victim 19 years old. the mayor saying it appears he was shot and killed over a pair of nike tennis shoes. motive appears to be robbery in this case. he described it as a gun battle. there were casings all over the street. ♪ i love you jesus >> at shilo baptist church in northwest d.c. a candlelight vigil held in remembrance of victims. shot four times during the virginia tech massacre in 2007. >> in that place four years into college on a monday morning in french class i was put in the most dangerous situation of my

. >>> the news edge on d.c. an old problem rearing its head in the new year for d.c. council harry thomas who is due to make the second $50,000 payment to the d.c. attorney general. he agreed to pay back the city 3$00,000 is accused of taking from an account for youth sports. the second payment do you today so far, thomas hasn't paid it. also today, thomas and the federal government have worked out a plan for him to pay back $5,000 in unpaid student loans he took out in the '80s. thomas will have to pay back more than $17,000. >>> and snow fall all over the region today. you're sending this picture to www.myfoxdc.com and there you are to meyersville, maryland. sue palka is in the weather center now any. snow on the way? >> reporter: there is still one last snow shower that i am seeing around the winchester virginia area. not everyone saw those today. they were definitely confined more to the north and west. can you see them here on our sentinel radar, starting to dry up as i show you, the last several hours and we had a few bursts and that was enough to whiten the gro

my pleasure. >>> and the d.c. firefighter's union is calling on the fire chief to back down from the threat to discipline members over a uniform change. this is after a veteran firefighter spoke exclusively with fox 5 last night. tonight, the union president ed smith said that any uniform change is wasteful and if the chief wants members to comply, he should pay for it. the fire chief for reasons not clear, chased -- changeed the department's logo and ordered everyone to make the switch on their own dime. paul wagner has a followup to the story. paul? >> reporter: the d.c. fire department changeed logos four times the last 20 years. the last time, just three years ago. the decision that would go go unnoticed if it was not so costly to the city and firefighters who were expected to purchase most of the cold weather gear. the firefighter's union is calling for the fire chief to unify the department and paying for the change. here are the logos used by the department since the early '90s. the one in the middle was in

d.c. weather. you can also text 29473. >>> and now to a fox 5 news alert. a home invasion on carolton parkway forced five schools. three men entered the house around 11:00 a.m. and fought with the people inside. then took off. police arrested two of the men, but looking for a third. during the original search, a pilot reported seeing someone with a gun in that area. so officials locked down four nearby schools as a precaution until police could check them out. >> and a news alert, police in fairfax county, prince william county, and manassas park working together to try to track down a woman responsible for a series of armed robberies. you can see her here in this surveillance video. police believe the same woman has hit four convenience stores since december 29. each time she displayed a small handgun and demands cash. if you recognize her, police would like to hear from you. >> the occupy d.c. movement set its sights on the supreme court today. at issue, campaign financing and the course

d.c.. i think later this hour, maybe 6:30, 7:00, this is going to be on top of the washington metro. out to the west though, this is where we're going. by the way very warm this morning. we've got low 60s in spots and this is helping to fuel the heavy showers from warrenton to the west of culpeper now. all moving northeast at about 60 miles an hour: so we've been watching this as it's now sneaking in toward western fairfax, southern loudoun counties. hay market, gainesville, this is headed your way. and another line of some very heavy rains pushing through areas from hagerstown now. look at this stuff just east of winchester, headed toward charlestown and harpers ferry and maybe frederick in the next hour. watch out for that this morning. we turn colder this afternoon. beverly farmer? >>> yes and we've already got problems headed to downtown. still dealing with the closures downtown of 26 -- rather 22nd street north of s. street. the ongoing repairs after the water main break and the sinkh

d.c. >> i think there will be a lot of increases in our area because we're more technology- based and ground-force based. the technology areas are in cyberspace. sign he were warfare. missile defense. intelligence. reconnaissance, surveillance, the kinds of things that allow us to operate globally without using a lot of people. >> reporter: but less money is less money. >> these are the dollars that get spent in the clothing stores and the entertainment around this region. this will be have a chilling effect as it relates to the consumer spending into the future. >> reporter: remember though, it is washington, afterall, where a cut is sometimes defined as more money being spent. >> over the next ten years, the growth in the defense budget will slow but the fact of the matter is this... it will still grow. >> reporter: gary nurenberg, 9news now. >>> the spending cuts amount to less than 10% of what had been planned. the congressional subcommittee still has to come up with a plan to cut the

today d.c. mayor vincent gray, maryland governor o'malley, and virginia governor bob mcdonnell will meet about the transit service. problems with metro buses, the latest fare hike proposal as well. jummy olabanji has a preview from clarendon. >> good afternoon. as you mentioned, on the table today at the meeting will be issues with metro buses. our cameras caught a bus last night reversing on 395 during rush hour. we spoke with a metro spokesman. he tells us they are trying to figure out who that bus driver is. some passengers a that is not the only issue metro need to address. >> they know there are a lot of problems. >> last night's abc 7 cameras caught a metrobus driving in reserves down 395 during the evening rush hour. -- driving in reverse. wtop made public these videos a couple days ago of metro bus drivers in crashes and close calls. while many passengers believe not all the incidents are operator error, they wonder what kind of training? the agency is providing to employees. >> sometime

just let me tell my constituents who want to visit d.c. that they can come to any park they want to and bring their tent as long as they say they are protesting. >> national park service director says he'll begin to enforce the no camping law, but he won't say when or how. >> we are not evicting mcpherson, the occupiers under any circumstances. unless there's some sort of major health or emergency. you need to make a distinction here that camping is a violation on an individual person's case. >> bruce johnson, 9news now. >> a man charged with trying to assassinate president barack obama has pleaded not guilty. oscar ramiro hernandez is accused of firing shots at the white house last november. the president wasn't home at the time and nobody was hurt. prosecutors allege ortega harbors conspiracy theories and fantasies of killing the president. >>> residents in northwest d.c. are on high alert over another armed robbery. there have been three armed robberies within three miles of the metro. >> in northwest washington where d.c. police chief,

reporter: d.c. council chairman kwame brown seemed to stop just short of demanding a resignation. >> i have not yet received his resignation, but i expect to receive it. reporter: the fbi and irs agents raided thomas' northeast home late last year, a signal to most charges would be forthcoming. allegations were thomas used the stolen money to guy an suv, a motorcycle and take many lavish vacations and spending sprees. federal authorities say beginning in the year 2007 after he was elected to the d.c. council thomas failed to report some $25,000 in income. it jumped to an astounding 278,000 in unreported and untaxed income in 2008. then $43,000 in 2009. d.c. councilman harry thomas was reelected last year. he's got three years left on his term as representative from ward 5. if and when he resigns, there will be a special election and just over 140 days to fill out the remainder of his term. >> i met him. he's a really good guy. power and greed probably and lost his head. >> he came on and he was goin

why d.c.'s chinatown is not the only one that is changing. >>> and first, kids think everyone is old, right? and especially teachers. can't argue with them this time. olivia from chicago is getting ready to turn 100 years young. she's been teaching since 1935 and has no plans to quit. her mother lyes to be 100 two of her cousins made it to 101.  . >> we're just a few days away from the chinese new year's celebration in northwest d.c. the now census numbers show a real decline in the traditional chinatown. he's more. >> reporter: they show 62% of americans live in the suburbs, up from 54% a year ago. the fastest racial loop in the u.s. is more likely than any other minority group to live in the suburbs. that means a decline in traditional urban neighborhoods. david lee crew up in san francisco's chinatown and later moved to the city's richmond district as so-called satellite chinatown. >> the chinese community in chinatown now is heavily senior and elderly. and this is a dramatic change from th

now today the d.c. council is set to take up an ethics bill that stems from all these allegations of political corruption. that meeting starts at 10:00 this morning. reporting live from the wilson building, darcy spencer, news 4. joe, back to you. >> darcy, thanks very much. >>> while snow storms could bring some headaches for district property owners and businesses, council members will vote on a new bill today allowing city inspectors to issue tickets to property owners who don't clear snow from adjacent public sidewalks. homeowners could face $25 fines. businesses could face fines ten times that amount. $250 or more. the proposal says sidewalks would have to be cleared within eight daylight hours after the snowfall has stopped. if the bill passes, it wouldn't take effect, though, until after this winter. >>> it may be more than just protesters inhabiting the occupy d.c. camps. the washington examiner is reporting that inspectors from the d.c. department of health came to mcpherson square to investiga

studios ben zygier participant the occupy d.c. and eric latke latke also participant with occupy d.c. and the author of the book twenty forty four the problem isn't big brother it's big brother inc welcome to all three of you glad to have you with us susie if i may start with you what happened in oakland over the weekend and what was the problem primary cause for. occupy oakland was that was trying to take over and be ended city owned building the kaiser article i am one hundred year old building and police clearly knew that that's where protesters wanted to go they wanted to take of this the things you create a political and community center out of kind of replacement but the tent camps you see need to occupy and at least just we're not going to allow that day i am and they resigned it with its dad's tear gas when it's less lethal projectiles that flash bang grenades and i have your mission is that when all day until that mass arrests action around seven pm so here in the san francisco crime.

let's start in d.c. traveling on to sterling, your ramp to 295 at this time is still closed due to the extent there. choerps over 66 east, here, right at dudley, you have an accident blocking both shoulders. and at last check, it was blocking the right lane, but right now, i don't see the emergency response vehicles blocking the right lane, but you are seeing crowding again. this 166 east as you head towards 234 business. traveling at father hurley making your way south, you are getting a little bit of congestion aus continue to head towards the spur. i'm back in ten minutes with another look at traffic. now back to you both. >> thanks very much, danella. >>> lawyers for harry thomas junior are nearing an agreement on a plea deal with prosecutors in his federal krumgz case. thomas is weighing an option in which he would resign from the council, plead guilty to charges and serve some prison time. the ward 5 council member was under investigation for allegedly misspending $3,000 in district funds. no plea

we're outside d.c. superior court with more. >> reporter: wendy, 39-year-old samuel mac has been charged with attempted second-degree cruelty to children. u.s. park police say he abandoned his 13-month-old baby girl yesterday morning in the cold and rain in a tent at the occupy d.c. encampment in mcpherson square. samuel mac stood quietly in court number 119 of the d.c. superior court today. his head was down as magistrate judge wingo read the misdemeanor charge. the judge called his actions neglectful. this woman says she called police yesterday morning after she found 13-month-old dejay crying alone in a tent. >> her hands were like popsicles. >> reporter: these images are exclusive to news 4. u.s. park police say d.j. was left in dangerous conditions at the occupy d.c. encampment. >> in the mid 40s, a light rain in the district of columbia, and an unattended 13-month-old who is dressed in just a onesee. >> child protective services arrived and took the baby into their care. according to court documen

and the detectives from up in d.c. followed up on that information, believed it to be credible. >> marshalls say the two men were living in an apartment complex having moved there a couple of months ago from the atlanta area. investigators are still trying to put together a time line, but believe the two were supporting themselves in the drug trade. >> roz prater, thank you. >>> an 8-year-old alexandria boy is dead after hit by a car this afternoon. happened on duke street after a car hit a woman and her child. the boy died at the scene. his mother hospitalized. the car continued down an embankment. but the driver was not hurt. so far no charges filed. >>> howard university student is found safe and back at home tonight after being missing for nearly a week. the 17-year-old went missing five days ago. tonight police say she was found safe in prince george's county. >>> rescuers treated a montgomery county woman after she fell in the canal trying to help a dog. the woman had dragged herself out of the water when the fir

will that mark the beginning of the end of the occupy d.c. movement? protesters here say absolutely not. nearly four months after beginning their well publicized occupation, mcpherson square and freedom plaza, protesters at both locations have apparently worn out their welcome with the national park service. >> what we're doing here is landfall. >> after numerous complaints about trash and rat problems, especially at mcpherson square, including a formal complaint from d.c. mayor vincent gray, the park service starting at noon tomorrow u.s. park police will begin enforcing the ban on camping and the use of temporary structures in mcpherson diswair square and freedom park. >> reporter: how long have you been out? >> i've been coming out since september. >> reporter: protesters we spoke with at mcpherson square said even if they're no longer allowed to camp out, the occupy d.c. movement will continue. >> reporter: is this the beginning of the end of the occupy d.c. movement? >> oh, of course not. what's going on right now is just a continuation. this is j

>>> the future of d.c. taxi cabs is up for debate. >> the lack ever wheelchair accessible cabs in the district is up for discussion. >> reporter: mary cheh wanted to see for herself one of the wheelchair accessible vans. the van is equip wade ramp, extra rear seating, other than a stronger suspension system to carry the extra weight. >> there is a significant need. i think they estimate about 5% of the ridership. >> reporter: these vans are expensive. about $25,000 more than a typical cab. federal dollars were used to purchase 20 of these vans. the manhattan nance is expensive. >> after that, it will need to be maintained. we think about $150,000 to maintain and operate the existing 20 that are on the streets. >> reporter: that is where the d.c. council steps in. cheh would like to discuss funding for these cabs at a cometee meeting next monday. they can't afford to continue this program without help. >> if i have to charge the driver the real rental for a vehicle of this cost, there is -- they could never

tonight, d.c. police are hoping you can help them track down two men who eluded the law. >> guns were pulled and shots fired in the 5300 block northeast. d.c. police say antonio barnes and earl jackson were right in the middle of it. according to police, members of the 37th place crew showed up the afternoon of october 13. looking to settle a score. one group claimed the other stolen cash and guns and they wanted it back. arkansastist was an innocent victim. tibs took part in the fight. continue to come up just short of capture. >> the trail is not cold, we're further behind, catching up to them than we would like to be. instead of being an hour behind them, we are a couple days, a week behind them. we know that they are getting assistance. >> the captain says investigators believe the two men are traveling together and were last seen in a suburb outside atlanta, georgia. >> we know that they are getting assistance from family and friends, particularly down in that north georgia area. >> but there

first of all, where do you think the d.c. council is right now in terms of credibility and what people think of this legislative body? >> i think sadly, i don't think there's a lot of credibility. obviously, i just had a colleague that's pled guilty to stealing government money. i think that, um, i don't think my colleagues -- i mean, i tried to pass legislations and amendments around the ethics bill that would try to improve how much inflew thence is on council members and they all voted against it. >> let me ask you about this. harry thomas, jr., if he comes out of prison and seeks that seat again, he's well within his right. your reaction to that? >> first in d.c., we really don't want to limit voters' choices, but in a case where someone has so violated a public trust to take public funds and utilize the office seemingly for that purpose, it really gives you, um, pause, to say that maybe this is the case where we need to revisit that law. >> should he be barred from seeking that? >> in my opinion, yes. >> so are you seeki

the site of the occupy d.c. encampment. >> so far there have been no arrests and no forced evicts, but some protesters say they are prepared for any possible confrontations with police. delia goncalves joins us with a look at how things are going on there. there's a big tarp there. >> reporter: it's a huge tarp. according to the rules i looked up t is against the rules here at the park to deface that statue. so it's unclear as to how long park police are going to let this activity continuing, but i should tell you since our last report which was interrupted a bit by an occupier who was pretty vocal, police have actually responded here. several park police officers are patrolling the area here around mcpherson square. apparently another news organization is here and had called the police after some unruly protesters but i can tell you i've done plenty of stories on these folks and most of them outside of some bad apples are staging peaceful demonstrations this evening and this early morning i should say. just aft

baltimore-d.c., d.c.-bat more. at the end of the day when your team is out rchtion i think when they do finally settle in, they'll probably be cheering for the ravens before they cheer for outsiders. we'll probably have some extra fans cheering for us. >> reporter: the vibe at the ravens training facility this week was that of, well, business as usual. sadly for the redskins, this time of the year they're usually out of work. and the quarterback of the ravens would like to extend an offer to any fan who might be looking for a playoff team to root for. >> we're looking for anybody that wants to be a ravens fan to come up and cheer us on. as many redskins fans as we can steal, that would be huge because they have a great following. people love the redskins. if we could steal some of their fans, i think we will be doing a pretty good job. >> reporter: while the ravens prepare for yet another weekend of playoff football, the redskins begin another quiet off-season with the hopes of filling up fed ex field this time nex

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he was d.c. mayor for four terms. >>> prince george's county officials are grappling with a $125 million budget deficit. they are being forced to make tough cuts and consider controversial proposals that increased revenue. the red light cameras are expected to generate money. they will consider the possibility of slot machines in the county as another way to generate cash. >>> the time is 6:36 and 29 degrees in bowie this morning. >> still i had -- hoping for better luck on the metro blue and yellow line and how the weather made a mess of the morning rush. >> plus, a pair of killers off the coast of california. >> we will check on traffic and weather every 10 ♪ i'm feelin', feelin' a sunny day ♪ ♪ sunny day ♪ ♪ i'm feelin', feelin' the taste i crave ♪ ♪ subway ♪ ♪ i'm makin' it, makin' it how i like ♪ ♪ it's meant to be ♪ ♪ i'm feelin' subway ♪ ♪ i'm feelin' subway today ♪ [ male announcer ] hey, capital area! are you feelin' subway®? then heat up your day with th

the d.c. government and d.c. public schools will open on time. >> in virginia, alexandria and prince william schools will open two hours late today. stafford county schools will also open two hours late. there's no morning kindergarten in stafford county. >> in west virginia, schools in jefferson and morgan counties will open two hours late. you can find a full list of delays on the bottom of your screen and on nbcwashington.com. >>> right now, tom is here to tell us about the forecast temperature on the screen at least. 33 degrees, above freezing. does that mean the threat has passed? >> a little bit in a few areas. i mean, that is just here in northwest washington. but many other areas are a little bit below freezing. so what remained frozen over the weekend from that friday night/saturday morning storm is still frozen up. watch out for that. any sidewalk that was not shoveled is still treacherous with a glaze of ice and that crusty snow. right now at reagan national, foggy and 33. just a little bit above freez