vincent gray assess other teams have gotten rid of offensive names or offensive mascots. it's 45 degrees on this thursday. >> still ahead problems could be ahead for president obama's nomination for treasury secretary. why critics say that the captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> good thursday morning. meteorologist jacqui jeras. 5:09 is the time. it will be a good weekend. starting this morning very mild, above the average highs for this time of year. meteorologist adam caskey is basking in the balmy weather with a storm chaser 7. >> good morning. i would rather be knee-deep in the snow. we are outside the rosslyn metro station. it's 45 degrees. not a bad start today by danny ferry standards. the average low temperature in the upper 20s this time of year. we are well above that for the time being. capello snow lovers, there's still a lot of winter left -- fellow snow lovers. let's look at the mild temperatures on this thursday morning. widespread 40's. 47 at reagan national. i expect the temperature is to drop a few more degrees over the n

mayor vincent gray and the mayor of seat -- between d.c. mayor vincent gray and the mayor of seattle. >>> it is almost that time. super bowl ads, remember that one? they are almost sold out. at last check, only two 30- second slots were left with both selling for a record $3.8 million. maybe we should get some fox 5 promos in there. producers are keeping quiet about who has already purchased ad time. >> those are so much fun. for some people, that is the best part of the super bowl. >> i look forward to that every year. a lot of times i'm kind of disappointed. you see a couple here and there. >> stirring up the free speech debate. according to the "washington post," the virginia supreme court overturned preliminary injunction against a fairfax woman. she was facing a $507,000 defamation lawsuit for her negative reviews on yelp and angie's list. a fairfax county circuit court had previously ordered jane person he'ses to remove her negative reviews on a contractor who did some work at her home and barred her from repeating the accusations. >>

mayor vincent gray and police chief cathy lanier will hold a news conference this about a crimealk milestone. there were 88 murders in the district in 2011. it's one of the lowest numbers on record since 1961. see police also say the number homicides is dropping faster than the national average. >> nearly three weeks after a killed 26 classmates and colleagues, students and teachers of sandy hook newtownry school in today in class connecticut. school in adle neighboring town was overhauled renamed sandy hook elementary. backpacks, desks, and other moved into the new building. plenty of police officers will help the students feel safe. secretary of state hillary clinton is out of the hospital. her spokeswoman says she's eager get back to work. she was released from a new york hospital wednesday after days forated for three red. clot in she was accompanied by her former president bill as theiras well chelsea. doctors expect a full recovery. there is great news for coffee lovers, especially those of us starbucks. >> news regarding al jazeera expand within the united states. to linda bell at hea

mayor vincent gray is his plan for super bowl sunday. find out if he's throwing his beport [ male announcer ] when it comes to the financial obstacles military families face, we understand. our financial advice is geared specifically to current and former military members and their families. [ laughs ] dad! dad! [ applause ] [ male announcer ] life brings obstacles. usaa brings retirement advice. call or visit us online. we're ready to help. learn more with our free usaa retirement guide. call 877-242-usaa. >> the the top of the morning to you all. wishing you a good morning, washington. i am meteorologist jacqui jeras on this wednesday morning. it is more like mid to late march. butemely mild this morning, there will be a quick end to that. meteorologist adam caskey outside with a storm chaser 7 joined the elements on the national mall. good morning. good morning. i'm enjoying the jacket-free weather. we may have a few brief snow friday morning. we are live on the national mall. the beautiful capitol dome is lit up behind me. warm tempe

mayor vincent gray will set i'll bet with seattle's mayor today. before last sunday's game against the seahawks, the two tabled that the losing city would fly the winning city's flag for one day. seattle's flag arrived in the mail yesterday and it will be raised over the wilson building this morning. don't be shocked when you see that. >>> robert griffin iii, that has been pretty shocking to say the least. starting his first full day of recovery now from knee surgery. >> for now, the knee orthopedic surgeon, dr. james andrews performed the five hour long operation. the estimated recovery time is still about six to eight months. that means that griffin could return to the start of next season, something he is opening to do. but for now, he will stay in florida where the surgery was performed. he will be monitored and start the rehab process there. in a statement released after the surgery, dr. andrews said, quote, it is everybody's hope and belief that, due to robert's high motivation, he will be ready for the 2013 season. former redskins running ba

vincent gray is that vincent gray feels that you can still make the tough decisions for reform, but you can still treat the teachers and you can treat the community with the respect that they need for them to be involved in the process. >> i voted for you already. >> thank you so much. >> and, you know, look, you're fantastic. >> i don't believe that i can do this job and serve the children well unless i have the backing of the mayor, of my boss, in the way that fenty has given me. >> the next mayor of washington d.c., vincent c. gray! >> shortly after fenty's defeat, the teacher union president, george parker, lost his own reelection bid, and michelle rhee held her last press conference as chancellor. >> good morning. today chairman gray and i have reached the mutual decision that i will leave my post as the chancellor of the washington d.c. public school system. in short we have agreed together that the best way to keep the reforms going is for this reformer to step aside. >> when she came to washington, d.c., she was convinced that she had very little time to turn everything arou

mayor vincent gray says he wants to keep a massive budge out surplus in savings. matt ackland has reaction to the plan. >> reporter: it doesn't get much better the. $1.5billion in the bank, 55 construction cranes currently building projects and 1100 new residents moving to the district each month. >> i like them coming to the city. they pay a lot of taxes. so city is indeed in great demand. once on the hill, i say this is a hip city. >> reporter: it isn't cheap to live here. many consider taxes too high. and think with the huge surplus announced tuesday, maybe it is time to adjust the tax rate. >> i think lowering the taxes would be a great idea. everybody could use a couple of extra dollars in their pocket. i know i could. >> the taxpayer definitely need it back if they can get it to them. >> i'm not in a position where i think we should be reducing taxes. >> reporter: the extra money was raised through speed camera fines, corporate taxes and $50 million was generated in estate tax when one very wealthy resident died. the mayor has decided not to spend the money.

. >> mayor vincent gray is cautiously optimistic. >> we're hopeful. >> some see the responsibility differently. gun rights activist showed up to protecting such an amendment rights. up to protect second amendment rights. >> this is about and responsibility, a gun safety this is about your -- safety. this is about if you're dead americans. -- fewer dead americans. >> those who attended the lawrenceville gun show today said they are snatching up including assault rifles because they're worried be tougher to get the legal in the future. legally in the future. >> everyone refuses to be a soft target. of shares in georgia the -- shirtsst and george's it or against the assault weapons ban. theyeorgia say against the assault weapons ban. not get too far before police captured him. more on this story tonight allow the clock. -- 5:00. christina king of waldorf. investigators say she was avenue whenouthern a mini van rented the car. king kept going and then crashed into an ambulance. her car flipped over and caught fire. the ambulance and struck another vehicle. then struck another vehicle. i euro tonig

los datos fueron revelados por el alcalde vincent gray y la jefa de la policia de dc cathy lanier. dijeron que solamente se registraron 88 muertes autoridades tambien buscan a frank jonathan hirschel de 43 anos residente de bethesda. la policia del condado de montgomery pide la ayuda de la comunidad para poder encontrarlo... la policia dice que padece de una condicion de salud y necesita sus medicamentos... cualquier persona que lo haya visto o tenga informacion que ayude a dar con el paradero de este hombre, llame a la policia del condado de montgomer decenas de niÑos y jovenes victimas de la explotacion sexual fueron rescatados por las autoridades...el servicio de inmigracion y control de aduanas tambien esta buscando a varios sospechosos de estos delitos. maria rosa lucchini con el informe. preste atencion a estas fotografias... estos individuos son sospechosos de pornografia infantil a traves de internet...de utilizar a niÑos como objetos... de aprovecharse de su inocencia... el servicio de inmigracion y control de aduanas quiere arrestarlos... "explotacion de niÑos en inter

mayor vincent gray is weighing in on the budget surplus. >> there has been plenty of talk. now the mayor and city council are narrowing down the list of options. >> $400 million -- that is the projected surplus from last fiscal year. now the question is what do the mayor and the city council plan to do with the money? >> if mayor gray has his way they will save the majority and spend a little bit of it. he says because the federal economy is still experiencing growing pains it would probably be best for the city to have a large sum of emergency cash. he is hoping that they can move some of that money to help parts of the district that needed the most. >> we hope that we have an opportunity to make significant new investment in social programs but i certainly want to be able to make. >> the mayor did not specify which programs those were, but he said it was unlikely that property taxes would go down although that is something that the council will look at. a public hearing is scheduled for next wednesday morning 10:00 right here at the wilson building. abc7 news. >> the spee

mayor vincent gray signed the bill today. >> the park is now official. >> for the ceremony were several members of chuck brown's family. >> this is very nice. >> we love that the city shows the enthusiasm. >> it helps with the grieving process. >> chuck brown died last may and thousands of fans paid tribute at the howard theater. the architect of that project is also the architect for the memorial park. >> there is a list we call it the gateaway, a list of his all music. >> he grew up in the neighborhood and used to play here as a kid. but son the park will take on a bigger significance for chuck brown fans. >> my father loved the city, he loved his fans. where you were from it did not matter. >> the official price tag for the park, d.c. general services told us, $1 million. sam ford, abc 7 news. >> very nice. president obama has selected the bible that he will use to take the oath of office. it they are personal and significant to him. he will use the bible that michelle obama's father gave his mother in 1958. for the inauguration ceremony the president will use two bibes, one is the l

el alcalde del distrito de columbia vincent gray dijo estar abierto a la posibilidad de colocar guardias de seguridad armados en las escuelas publicas de la ciudad... la asociacion nacional del rifle a presionado por el refuerzo de la seguridad en las escuelas, a raiz del tiroteo registrado el mes pasado en una escuela elemental in newtown, connecticut... el presidente del consejo de la ciudad phil mendelson, senalo que no esta dispuesto a apoyar la idea del alcalde... la canciller de educacion del distrito de columbia anuncio el cierre de algunas escuelas. esto segun dijo es parte de un plan para consolidar planteles, algo que ya ha originado preocupacion. maria rosa lucchini con los detalles. continua el plan para reformar las escuelas publicas del distrito de columbia....la canciller de educacion anuncio que 15-planteles seran cerrados y consolidados con otras escuelas...la razon, el bajo numero de estudiantes matriculas en algunas escuelas... "de la manera que estamos organizando las escuelas, pensamos que podemos disminuir algunos problemas, tambien trabajar con la comunidad para as

mayor vincent gray is set to announce big news not district. a more than $4 manhunt million budget surplus. that is some good news. now, the big question is where will all that money go? fox 5's matt ackland has more on that. >> reporter: mayor gray is expected to announce tuesday where all this extra cash came from. an insider says it is over $400 million. so what you do with all of that extra money. >> you give it to people that really need it. >> reporter: calvin mcintosh and many others believe social services should benefit from the surplus. >> we don't think the city needs to save every money. >> reporter: jenny reed at the d.c. fiscal policy institute says leaders should focus the extra cash on those who need it most. the district is growing but affordable housing is a big issue. >> there are a lot of our residents that are still struggling. it is important that we use some of the additional resources that d.c. is getting to make some of those investments in programs that will really help everybody succeed. >> reporter: but councilmember

mayor vincent gray and the mayor of seattle made a bet on football. >> and now there's been another bet. both men are offering a gift baskets of coffee. constantine is offering seattle's best, starbucks. rushern baker is offering 8:00 bean coffee which is made in landover. they're planning to where the winning team's jersey during mentoring and volunteering events as well? . >> redskins fans are finding creative ways to get their hands on coveted playoff tickets. >> autria godfrey tells about a deal from a travel agent. >> what would you do to get your hands on the hottest tickets around? >> i would name my firstborn after redskins. >> i would shave my head. >> i don't know. >> the people want to see the seahawks sidelined. a chance to soak up the sights and sounds at fedex field sunday as people getting creative with what they will trade for deposit. how about a weeklong stay at a tropical resort? one travel it is willing to trade a seven-night stay at a resort in the bahamas for two tickets to sunday's game. even trade and a year to take the trips. >> i would have to say no. >> beth k

mayor vincent gray and other health officials will announce the creation of a new department of behavioral health. it will integrate services for more than 35,000 district residents for affected by mental health and substance abuse disorders. the cdc will give us an update on flu cases across the nation later today. flu season has struck early and has claimed the lives of at least 20 children. it is widespread in more than 40 states right now. the numbers in our area show that more people have been contaminated this year. >> take a look at business news. >> let's get to linda bell, live at bloomberg headquarters in new york. >> happy friday to both of you. as you mentioned the theme is jobs. let's go to the pentagon. senior managers will breach civilian hiring, cut back on travel, and ease temporary workers. this is as a part to cut back, because as in of the across-the- board cuts are on the way. in the meantime, american express is cutting about 5400 jobs this year. they're expected to concentrate on customer services. as we talk about firing, let's talk about hiring. the auto industry i

mayor vincent gray is making good on a bet he lost with the mayor of seattle. the mayors back up the loser of sunday's game would fly the victors flag and paris city hall for one day. since the redskins lost, mayor gray will fly the seattle flag at the wilson building later today. >> mayor gray also making good on a promise to name a park after the late the "godfather of go-go, chuck brown. >> ♪ ♪ >> later this morning, the mayor will sign a bill into law to rename part of langdon part in northeast chuck brown memorial park. we will get a look at the design for the park which includes renovations to the amphitheater and other facilities. he died last may. with the tax code getting more complicated, more americans are looking for help. >> and the fcc is looking to make changes to the 911 emergency call service. let's check in with linda bell and bloomberg headquarters in new york to explain. >> hello. lots of interesting stories. last june, the 911 emergency service suffered disruptions that affected 3.5 million people in three states as well as the d.c. are

mayor vincent gray and police chief cathy lanier are holding a news conference today. they were 479 murders in the district in 1990. they with be talking about the lower rate this year. >>> a body was found in a ventilation unit at a unit on biltmore street in adams morgan. police are trying to find out if the body is of that michael po. he has been missing since the early-morning hours of new year's day. >>> ray lewis has announced this year's playoffs will be his last hurrah. he is expected to return to the line-up for sunday's play offgame against the indianapolis colts. >>> now to the washington redskins, just you few days away from the big game, game day, a big honor for alfred morris. he is the nfc offensive player of the week. first redskins rookie run being back to be so honored. morris racked up 200 yards and against the dallas cowboys and finished the season sex ped in the nfl in rushing. but the seahawk have an answer to morris in marchand lynn. he rushed for over 1500 yards and 11 touchdowns just behind morris who fin,ed with 23 more yards and two more touc

mayor vincent gray and seattle mayor mike north carolina ginn have made a wager. if the ravens win, the ravens flag will flay fly over the capitol building in washington. last time this happened, we had to fly the seattle flag overt wilson building. >>> also, the redskins offense against the seattle defense. and rg3 is still not the best with the bum wheel. despite kg beg considered underdogs, darrell young says -- despite being considered underdogs, darrell young says the team is ready. >> we're going perform. we're not going to talk about it. >> be sure to tune in for a complete wrap-ouch the skins and sea hawks -- wrap-up of the skins and seehawks. >> one word comes to mind when describing the game twheen the raven the and cots -- between the ravens and colts, emotional. >> chris ten burset -- kristin burset has more. >> reporter: this meeting is different. colts head coach chuck pagano will see his old team and the man he replaced, offensive coordinator jim caldwell. >> it will be a lot of fun. you have two teams with great desire and chuck probably feels the

mayor vincent brett -- vincent gray unveiled plans for trout brown memorial park. the new park is to be completed by the end of next summer. he died last may at age 75. . >> 70 degrees on the forecast. it is crazy. >> it is crazy. >> it has been dry. a few sprinkles and afternoon showers coming up. a great blog about the record and the record of recent history about the season that has been the 2012, one of the warmest on record here. that continues. day after day. temperatures above average. >> thank you. we will see you tomorrow. captioned by the

vin sent gray put two new -- vincent gray put new 2 new bills and to determine who is driving drunk. they stopped using breath tests for two years. the equipment was not considered reliable and they're confident about their now technology. and kaya henderson is spoon for example accusations and possible cheating in d.c. public schools and that is? response to an episode that aired last night and they were featured. kathorne alludes to test cheating at her school in 2010- 2011 and henderson reiterates all investigations conclude said there was no widespread cheating. >>> coming up on the news edge, how they having them express themselves through play writing. writing. . >> you thought dad filmed a parody video, i'm a daddy and i know it. and that is for five kids. the video started as a gag gift for the family and -- amazing. right? yeah. next one's on you. yeah, okay. introducing dunkin's new turkey sausage breakfast sandwich. the surprisingly great taste of turkey sausage on a pepper-fried egg with under 400 calories. try it, you'll like it. america runs on dunkin'. hurry in for dun

mayor vincent gray will announce the $400 million surplus later today. you can thank the growing population for generating that extra tax revenue, it's booming real estate commercial market is a factor also. the mayor will likely ask that most of it go into the city's reserve fund. >>> tonight you can weigh if on what colors the district's taxicabs should be. d.c.'s taxi cab commission uniform color panel is holding a public meeting at the library from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. there are nine different color schemes the panel is considering for the 6,000-plus taxis. the panel will make it decision in february. >>> we hope you're off o a great morning. right now it's 6:06. how a local boy scout troop found itself in the middle of the controversy on whether to allow guy scout leaders. >>> the actions of a man who helped save a runaway bus. >>> no icy conditions today. but you may run into fog as you head out the door. a warmup is on the way too. your >>> welcome back. sea foam continues to take over australia's coast. take a look. looks gross to me. a tropical cyc

and may -- mayor vincent gray believes this will help speed up education reform. the protesters want a moratorium on the 15 schools that will be closed. the school system says they got feedback from thousands of people and the protesters have yet to be seen. back to you. >> you can imagine parents and kids are very passionate about saving their local schools. >>> president obama's proposal to require all gun sales go through a background check has some widespread support. even the majority of nra members support the idea, but how would background checks be implemented on private details? as peggy fox reports, they're already required in several states, but the seller and the buyer meet a licensed dealer who runs the tech. >> reporter: virginia tech shooting survivor collin goddard has gone undercover at gun shows across the country to show how easy it is to buy high powered firearms without a background check. >> this is exactly the problem we want to stop. >> we bought this gun last year at a dale city gun show with no background check. >> reporter: omar salaha w

mayor vincent gray wants a name change to be a part of any future relocation discussion. >> reporter: mayor gray says there's been no commitment from skins owner dan snyder but there have been talks. have you had a discussion with dan snyder about bringing the redskins back to d.c. say in five years? >> i've talked to the team. we have had very preliminary discussions. >> reporter: the mayor suggested the team would have to undergo a name change. >> there's no doubt there's going to have to be a discussion about that. >> reporter: native americans and others consider it a racial slur but team owner dan snyder has won court battles to keep it. mr. mayor, you think the name ought to be changed? need to drop the redskins? >> i think it has become a lightning rod. i would love to be able to sit down with the team, bruce. i'm happy to do that to sit down with the team and others who are concerned with this and see if a change should be made. >> reporter: d.c. councilman jack evans recently told 9news he'd like to see the redskins playing in the district again within the next five years. th

mayor vincent gray disappointed the community by announcing he'll sheriff's deputy the city's surplus to the city's saving account. >> i don't think that's the responsible thing to do. i think there's a lot of need in the district. >> reporter: marion barry told wusa9 today that he'll introduce a bill that would allow the mayor to spend 100 million of that surplus on social services. >> i'm going to push for at least 25 or $30 million for jobs, another 30 or $40 million for housing protection, trust fund for housing and i'm going to do something about social services. >> reporter: the mayor seems to have the votes on council for saving the money, but he hasn't heard from patty stonecipher, at least not yet. >> what can we collectively do to reduce that 110,000 families living in poverty? >> reporter: her first official day at martha's table is april 1st, but she's already on the job. bruce johnson, wusa9. >> stonecipher is very wealthy. the washington post reports she piled up tens of millns of dollars in microsoft stock years ago. >>> education was one of the big topics during maryla

mayor vincent gray says in the long run, a new bridge would save taxpayers money over the cost of making repeated repairs to the existing bridge which is 63 years old. the uglas memorial bridge handles about 70,000 commuters every day as they cross the anacostia river. >>> you can't really complain about the weather today. olga has the forecast. she's out on our weather terrace and she tells us that we can expect some nice weather, maybe a little bit of showers this afternoon. right, olga? >> reporter: that's right. i'm still tracking a storm system passing mainly south of us. so far we've been dry. the potential is later on this afternoon until about the 3:00 or 4:00 hour, we could see a sprinkle with the cloud cover, though, our temperatures have been consistent. right now we're at 44 degrees. that's where we've been for about two hours. we're pretty much going to sit right where we are interest the afternoon before -- into the afternoon before our temperatures start to drop down into the 20s and 30s later on tonight. now there is a blast of some cooler air moving on in behind this fro

mayor vincent gray goes before the d.c. council will his idea for what to do with that big budget surplus. the mayor is not asking for any additional money or loans for udc. does udc have a future? half of its 5,000 students were peeled off by the new community college. >> we're going to want to hear from the board what their vision is for moving forward, with the existing resources. and growing their resources by attracting more students. >> you have to do an analysis. it doesn't make sense to continue to offer this four- year program when the need seems to be in the community college side. >> mayor gray spokesman said he is willing to give the board of trustees more time to come up with the right size plan for the four year school. they won't say how much time. bruce johnson, wusa9. >> now, as far as that d.c. budget surplus is concerned, mayor gray will talk about that tomorrow, staff says he will want to devote some of that money to affordable housing. jack evans says that money should be saved for a rainy day or used t

mayor vincent gray and police chief cathy lanier. >> every corner matters. >> reporter: who proudly announced a 19% decline in homicides last year from 108 in 2011 to 88 in 2012. >> our goal is to get that down to zero. >> reporter: the fewest number of homicide says since 1961 and 391 murders less than 1991 when there were 479 murder victims in the city. >> most places homicide numbers are about 87 to 95% fire apartment related and we've kind of been -- firearm related and we've kind of been able to drive that down by targeting illegal firearms here. >> reporter: in addition to focusing on illegal guns and breaking up gangs, the chief says the steady decline could largely be contributed to the increasing use of technology by the police department. >> we use every means of technology available to us, the text list serves, facebook, twitter, youtube. >> reporter: having said that chief lanier and the mayor both pointed out that not all the crime numbers are heading the right direction. after several years of steep declines overall violent crime was up 3% last year and assaults with a deadly we

mayor vincent gray speaking at the wreath laying. what he called the hypocrisy of aur democracy. we're expecting a chilly inauguration day but chuck says even colder air is o hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios ...and now... you! [ giggles ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios ♪ >>> a little lighter side of today's official swearing in. president obama hugged his family after taking the oath of office in the white house. what you might not have heard was the exchange between the commander in chief and his younger daughter sasha. >> good job, dad. >> i did it. >> in case you missed it sasha congratulated her dad on not messing up, a reference to the president's first inauguration in 2009 when there was some confusion during the oath, so much so that chief justice roberts administered it a second time a day later just as a precaution. >>> mayor gray is using the inauguration to bring the issue of d.c. statehood to the forefront. gray spoke during a c

mayor vincent gray says most of the surplus is going to go into the city's reserve fund. >>> education and jobs, the big topics of maryland governor martin o'malley's state of the state address yesterday. he proposed a $336 million bill to improve the public school system. the money would be used to build new schools, create new jobs, and hold down the cost of local colleges. o'mally says the school system is already once again one of the -- o'malley says the school system is already once again one of the best in the country. >> not two, not three, not four, but five years in a row the number one best public schools in america. >> governor o'malley also proposed several other bills. one would help develop off shore wind energy, a program in the state they say that would create more jobs in maryland. >>> the time right now is 4:36. we are expected to dry out today, but be prepared for strong winds. get the aqua net out. howard is back in a few minutes with the forecast. >> is blackberry back? one of two new smartphones but their stock could tumble. >> the cruise industry has been pretty

mayor vincent gray says a new bridge is key to the revitalization of the waterfront and replacing the span is expected to cost more than $660 million. the city has already begun acquiring new land for the project. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 4:55. >> thanks, monika. >>> it is 4:50. new research suggests there are more health dangers connected to the chemical bisphenol a or bpa. there is a possible link to exposure in children to higher risk of heart and kidney problems later in life. the food and drug administration banned the use of bpa in baby bottles and sippy cups last year but companies still use the chemicals in aluminum cans. surveys show by age 6, nearly 92% of children have some trace of bpa in their urine. bpa exposure has already been linked to childhood obesity, hormone problems, and asthma. >>> researchers in boston have made a troubling discovery. doctors say about 4% of adolescents admit to planning or attempting suicide. they talked to nearly 6500 children and teenagers. most suicidal kids have already been diagnosed with a pre- existing mental conditio

he issued the following statement and spoke with mayor vincent gray and chief ellerbe saying it's an issue that must be resolved and never repeated and that the safety of the residents of the district of columbia are nonnegotiable. >>> the edge on virginia where idaho senator michael crapo has lost his license for a year after driving drunk in northern virginia. he was also ordered to pay a $250 fine. the senator apologized for his actions today. he was arrested and charged for driving while intoxicated after running a red light around christmas. in addition to losing his license and paying a fine he must complete an alcohol safety program. >>> the house takes the first step in providing relief to victims of superstorm sandy but many lawmakers are still up in arms. meanwhile, agrees confirms president obama won the election. fox's jennifer davis has more. >> reporter: a little more pomp and circumstance on capitol hill as lawmakers engage in the long standing tradition of bringing the electoral college votes into a joint session of congress to be counted. >> barack obama, the state o

today, mayor vincent gray will unveil the design for the new chuck brown memorial. he will also sign legislation that finalizes plans for the honor. the memorial will be designed by the same group that designed the inside of the howard theater. >>> the new soap of american idol starts next week right here on fox 5. last night, an alexandria movie theater was packed with fans for a big preview. >> they got a sneak peek at the two-hour season premier. will thomas was there and says this season is better than ever. >> reporter: an american idol premiere event in 11 cities across the country including the washington, d.c. region. we got a first look at the season's first show. the tumultuous chemistry between mariah carey and nicki minaj is heavily featured and will keep you glued. >> she wants to be a rapper. i think she is a regular girl. >> i'm not saying. that i'm saying she's having found. >> season 12 dim has most talented idol cast. >> i think it is amazing. i love the judges. they bring a lot of energy. >> it is great. loved it. loved it. >> i think it is good b

gray was promoting the total smart meter system that would have included a flat screen video with gps visibility. some cabbies didn't like the tracking technology. the chairman ron linton expects the commission to adopt the emergency regulations next thursday. he said they studied smart meter technology and said it's not in the public interest to pursue that with all the procurement problems. >>> the other big story tonight, the excitement buzzing ahead of president obama's inauguration sunday, the private one. people from all over the country have arrived to d.c. for the festivities. even though the big event is on monday there's plenty to keep people entertained before and after. >> reporter: the doors hadn't even opened yet and people were lining up outside blues alley in georgetown to hear dawn and mack from the r and b girl group in vogue perform. their shows are sold out which is one reason operations director chris ross is loving this inauguration weekend already. >> we had some people came in last night late like we're here from chicago for the inauguration, let's party. so it

mayor vincent gray will announce a large budget surplus when he reveals the annual financial report. that surplus could be in the range of $400 million. d.c. brought in millions of dollars in tax revenue from its growing population. the city's booming commercial real estate market is also to think for that surplus. here's a question. what color do you think d.c. taxis should be? the district's taxi cab commission, the uniform color panel hold iing a meeting at the library from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. there are nine color schemes the panel is considering for the 6,000-plus taxis. the panel will make the decision sometime next month. >>> the so-called tebow bill is one step closer to passing. if it passes, it would allow children who he -- it's named after the nfl star who was home-schooled in florida but allowed to play football at his local high school. the bill was introduced in 2005. it's failed every year since. it gives home-school kids an advantage to make the team unfair because they don't have the same academic criteria as public school athletes. >>> super bowl xlvii is five days aw

. >> reporter: in an effort to cut down on accidents, mayor vincent gray issued an emergency order making u-turns across bicycle lanes illegal. d.c. police spent this wednesday morning stopping drivers handing out flyers reminding them of the rule. >> we want to make sure everybody knows the rule. right now we're really fcation. >> reporter: the law has been in place several months now. the signs are up here along pennsylvania avenue and warnings have been issued. tomorrow, though, those warnings turn into tickets. cab drivers seem to be blamed the most for making these u- turns across bike lanes. >> it's a lack of knowledge and i think there's the fact that they're in their taxi there's a money agenda that got to get the next fare, the person standing on the other side of the road. >> reporter: fare or not starting tomorrow crossing the bike lane will get you a $100 ticket. in the district matt ackland, fox 5 news. >>> still ahead a super bowl star says too much, why the san francisco 49ers are now apologizing for one of their players after a shocking radio interview. >> and watch out ap

gray from our neighbors in new columbia, ambassador da n ovich, ambassador steph, ambassador dig knowchy, ambassador alrahami, ambassador collins, members of the most effective cabinet among these united states, katie o'malley and men and women of the maryland general assembly, there is more that unites us than divides us. and this year one of those things is the mighty, mighty baltimore ravens. [cheers and applause] my goodness. i might also note bipartisan agreement. look, all of us are very familiar with the ravens' story. but there are also a number of remarkable people who are here today with us in the gallery. and i wanted to share a few of their stories with all of you. first, one of our nation's leading minds and most prominent advocates for science, technology, engineering, and math education. some of you may know him as a member of our state school board. later this week president obama will be awarding him the national medal of science for his achievement in physics. dr. james gates. dr. gates. [ applause ] two years ago, in fact just two years ago, this next marylander and he

. >> now mayor vincent gray is using inauguration to bring attention to d.c. statehood. gray spoke at the martin luther king jr. memorial yesterday. he called it the hypocrisy of democracy. he said you can't talk about it without having it in the nation's capitol. >>> when we can't approve our own budget even though it's our money, had our local laws have to go through the congress for approval and we fervently believe we ought to be the 51st state in america. >> a white house spokesman says now that president obama has lived in d.c. for four years, he sees how unfair it is for families in the district to pay taxes but not have a vote in congress. >>> thousands of extra law enforcement officers are on duty for inauguration events. >> they got their marching orders within the last 24 hours. >> professionally and impartial at this. >> hundreds of police officers traveled to d.c. and were sworn in as deputy u.s. marshals. this was a ceremony at american university's bender arena yesterday. they also got a security briefing and reminders on what to look out for in the crowds

mayor vincent gray. that's because he agreed to a bet with the mayor of seattle. the losing city's mayor must fly the victor's flag at city hall. so let the games begin. mayor gray joins us in studio and mayor mike mcginn in seattle joins us by phone. he doesn't know what he's getting into. >> absolutely not. we're ready loaded for bear on this end. >> when is the last time the seahawks have won won a road game? >> 29 years. we want to make it 30 years consecutively now. >> mayor mcginn, i don't want to cast aspersions, but washington did just legalize marijuana, so you're not getting bad advice out there, are you? >> hey, man, we're a good progressive city and the seahawks are playing great, so looking forward to the game. >> what are you hearing from the seattle fans out there, any concerns with our redskins? >> hey, they're enjoying the bet. they love the fact that the mayors are standing behind their teams and they're awfully excited. the seahawk had a great finish to the year -- seahawks had great finish to the year and i understand the redskins did, too. >>

mayor vincent gray has a lot riding on this sunday's redskins/seahawks playoff game. he made a friendly wager with seattle's mayor. the winning team's flag will fly over city hall in the losing team's city on monday. mayor gray made a similar bet with st. louis' mayor last fall when the nationals took on the cardinals in the division series. as you see, that bet did not turn out so well for gray and our city. i am hoping this time around that mayor gray is going to win and we'll see d.c.'s flag over seattle's city hall. love it. >> hoping for that. >>> ten minutes before the top of the hour. meteorologist is here this morning. dramatically colder. >> it is. should be milder on sunday for the weekend but it would now. 2012 ended up as the warmest year on record at reagan national airport. these are the final statistics, climatologists yunched the numbers. 3.3 degrees above average for the year. that makes it the warmest year on record at reagan national airport. also the warmest year on record at dulles. also, we ended up dryer than average, 7.3 inches for the year. ha

mayor vincent gray has a bet with seattle's mayor and another wager has put coffee beans on the line. it's getting serious. prince george's county has a bet with dow constantine, the executive of king county in washington state. if seattle wins, constantine gets a supply of 8 o'clock coffee roasted in maryland. if the redskins wins, they get starbucks coffee. both men will wear a jersey for the winning team. >> getting in on the action. >> indeed. >>> coming up on 4:52. not 6. tom kierein is here with a -- >> i have a wager with a meteorologist in seattle. if we lose, we get the washington monument. if we win, we get mt. rainier. >> we love our washington monument. >> or the space needle. >> we're starting off with a clear and cold sky. yesterday we had our sky streaked with many contrails from jet airliners passing over. this one in bethesda posted to weather at nbcwashington.com. post your pics there and we'll share them. there's the washington monument. no, we're not going to trade it. we're going to keep it here. 30 degrees at reagan national. it's cold under this clear sky. the l

later today mayor vincent gray and police chief cathy lanier will hold a press conference to discuss the low number and how it was achieved. >>> d.c. police are searching for answers now after finding the body of a man in adams morgan. the body was discovered around 10:40 last night between two buildings in the 1800 block of biltmore street. there's word the body may be of a man who fell from one of those buildings. no word yet on that person's identity. >>> a virginia man who has spent 11 years on death row could be free by this afternoon. justin wolfst de us -- justin wolfe was convicted of masterminding a murder. the trigger man and prosecution's star witness recanted his testimony and told the federal court wolfe had nothing to do with the murder. two years ago a federal judge threw out wolfe's conviction. yesterday a second judge recorded he be released. >> this is something we've been hoping for for a long time. >> you could see the smile on his face. he knows this is a huge victory. >> i didn't sleep last night so i doubt i'll sleep tonight. >> virginia's attorney general is a

gray from our neighbors in new columbia, ambassador da n ovich, ambassador steph, ambassador dig knowchy, ambassador alrahami, ambassador collins, members of the most effective cabinet among these united states, katie o'malley and men and women of the maryland general assembly, there is more that unites us than divides us. and this year one of those things is the mighty, mighty baltimore ravens. [cheers and applause] my goodness. i might also note bipartisan agreement. look, all of us are very familiar with the ravens' story. but there are also a number of remarkable people who are here today with us in the gallery. and i wanted to share a few of their stories with all of you. first, one of our nation's leading minds and most prominent advocates for science, technology, engineering, and math education. some of you may know him as a member of our state school board. later this week president obama will be awarding him the national medal of science for his achievement in physics. dr. james gates. dr. gates. [ applause ] two years ago, in fact just two years ago, this next marylander and he

mayor vincent gray will announce the results of d.c.'s 2012 fiscal year later on this morning. and the announcement is expected to reveal a more than $400 million surplus for the city. mayor gray has hinted that he would put the large surplus into the city's reserve fund. other d.c. lawmakers believe it should be used to help fund social services in the area. >>> also on capitol hill, a bipartisan immigration reform deal. president obama will push his immigration plan in nevada today, one day after a group of lawmakers unveiled their plan. their plan will allow 11 million illegal immigrants in the u.s. to become citizens. the system also creates a guest worker program, and gives green cards to those with college educations. >>> president obama's choice to be the next secretary is getting a lot of criticism. an associated press review of hagel's record shows it is exaggerated. gerated. >> if they ever found out you were homosexual, that you would lose injure order of the arrow. >> reporter: the boy scouts of america in a stunning reversal against admitting gays and lesbians sayi

mayor vincent gray lost the bet on the skins and seahawks game. the losing city had to fly the winning city's flag for one day. it will be up until 5:00 tonight. now, red skin's quarterback robert griffin iii has a long recovery ahead of him. yesterday doctors repaired ligaments to griffin's right knee. his new challenge is to be ready for next season. check in with the sports junkies. 106.7 the fan. good to see you again. >> by the way, wisdom. why weren't you in studio when eb had to payoff his bet? instead of this wimpy bet where you are talking about a flag. flew it over seattle and smacked a part. >> i missed all that. >> that's a real bet. >> he actually took his pants off. >> definitely did. >> can't do that here on fox 5. >> no. can't do that here on fox 5. no, no, no. this is a family program. people are still getting ready to go to work. let's talk about rgiii and that knee. we heard the speculation and all the talk. what do you guys think about whether he'll be ready for next year or not? >> i'm optimistic. you see guys get back on the