muriel bowser here, mayor of d.c. has decided that she wants him to be the next fire chief here in washington. looks like he wants the job. he would lead a department that has been politicianed with controversy over the last few years. there have been problems with equipment, problems with training. we had that fatal metro incident that happened at l'enfant plaza. there are problems with morale. many are telling me we need a strong leader in the district to take over the department to lead it into the future after the tenure of former chief ken ellerbee who was very controversial. now what you're seeing here is eugene jones. he's been the interim chief for the laugh several months. a former chief in prince george's county. he was there for decades. he extend in at a -- stepped in at a critical point in time. he's not been selected to be the permanent chief. many are saying that he's done a good job in that role in the interim role but muriel bowser has decided to go in a different direction. some are hoping jones will

now has a new fire chief, mayor muriel bowser made the announcement moments ago. gregory dean former chief of the seattle department takes the helm may 1st. interim chief eugene jones is out. he's been places on administrative leave until officially dismissed from the department as for dean he says he's got a lot of learning and listening to do in the next few months. he says he will look at several top issues. all of that coming up next. >>> all right. caught on video. a deadly police shooting in the los angeles area. we are learning about the man shot and killed by police. >>> plus, another round of sleet and freezing rain. not kidding. >>> we have breaking news for you. disease mayor muriel bowser announced we're getting a new fire chief here in washington. live from northwest d.c. with more on the big announcement. mark? >> reporter: barbara, it's official. d.c. has a new fire chief. the mayor made the announcement moments ago. his name gregory dean. for the past ten years head of the seattle fire department. now, dean will take over the department knowing tha

mayor muriel bowser will attend this year's south by southwest film festival in austin texas and that's even though her administration drastically cut the budget for the district's marketing efforts there. "7 on your side"'s chris in our newsroom to explain the cuts and the costs. chris? >> d.c.'s 2016 budget is expected to have a quarter billion dollar deficit and some are now questioning how important this event in texas is if some of the funding was already cut for it. now, the south by southwest event is a technology and entertainment festival. it's supposed to allow cities to market themselves and recruit jobs and businesse area. former mayor vincent gray had budgeted $475,000 to hire the nonprofit, washington, d.c. economic partnership to represent the city. but then muriel bowser came into office and that amount came under scrutiny because the city's financial outlook was so bad. so bowser cut the funding down, the $350,000 and then recently announced she will be attending that event. >> we're allocating money to priorities and obviously, thinking about creative economy and think

mayor muriel bowser. it comes after a series of stories right here on abc 7 about slow response times to emergencies. across the district. now, in some cases it took more than 20 minutes for an ambulance to arrive. mayor bowser said today that 25% more ambulances are now operating. that's 10 more than before during peak hours. tonight on abc 7 news at 6:00, sam ford will break down how this change is possible and what it's costing the city. leon: a d.c. woman is happy to be alive after this happened. a construction barrel crashed through her windshield as she drove through the third street tunnel. now, an investigation is under way into just how that happened. "7 on your side" trouble shooter horace holmes live at the scene with what he's found. horace? horace: leon you've seen these construction barrels all over construction sites around town, the orange and white barrels. well, temecular daniels said she was traveling on 395 about to get into the third street tunnel when one of them crashing through her

mayor muriel bowser. find out what they want her to do coming up. >> news 4 at 11:00 starts now. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm erika gonzalez in for chris lawrence. off the top at 11:00, police release new details in a wreck that killed a prince george's county police officer. we now know exactly what he was doing before he crashed, and what he told his girlfriend in his final moments. >> officer brennan rabain was taking his girlfriend to her apartment when he saw a vehicle speeding. his girlfriend told officers what were likely his last words before he crashed and died. >> the officer made a statement about this guy's going to kill someone. and he -- what she thought was initiating an action to try to slow that car down or stop him. >> reporter: witnesses told investigators that rabain turned on his lights and sirens to pull the vehicle over but something went wrong. he lost control and smashed into a fence. this traffic camera video shows his cruiser a little more than a mile from the scene just minu

. >> i'm outside of the police headquarters where mayor muriel bowser as well as the police chief told us they do not have any new information to report. that's why this one-year mark is so important. heir asking anyone who may have information on relisha rudd who is now 9 years old. >> anybody who may have seen something that over this past year has not reported it or didn't think it was significant enough but from hearing from us today now does think it's significant, please pass that information on. sometimes it's just one small piece of the puzzle that helps us get to the solution that we're looking for. >> reporter: members of the dc police department along with volunteers spent much of the day this morning and evening passing out fliers at different metro stops and other important locations. police cannot emphasize enough any little piece of information could help find relisha rudd even a year later. stephanie ramirez wusa 9news. >>> as wusa 9 first reported to you last night at 11:00 dc mayor muriel bowser has named gregory dean to be the city's new fire chief. the 64-year-old r

today mayor muriel bowser reacted to the news of another d.c. police officer being arrested. >> we won't tolerate any employee preying on young people. we know that the accused was off duty when this happened but we think that the process has worked and we know that he'll face justice. >> reporter: several supporters of best were in court today like his attorney they refused to talk to reporters. >> nothing you can tell us about pastor best? >> nothing i can comment on. it's an ongoing case. nothing i can say. >> reporter: now, some more information on the evidence that police have. that 17-year-old victim who says she was raped inside a d.c. police headquarters they actually brought her down to identify the office that she said the assault took place in and the first place they took her was not officer best's office. and she walked in that office and said no this isn't the room. they then took her upstairs to the fifth floor to his actual office. the moment she walked in that office police say she began to cry. moments ago d.c. police chief cat

sam is live on the scene with what muriel bowser the mayor of the district said a few hours ago. sam? >> yes maureen, mayor bowser wanted to emphasize that a paramedic engine company arrived here within four minutes and began providing care to a stabbing victim while acknowledging that it was much longer before an ambulance came here to move the person to a hospital. residents here say in that time the anxiety level here soared. >> like that, man. >> police kept saying they coming. they coming. they coming. >> a resident recalling the scene here monday that at times became chaotic and this resident's cell phone video shows after a young man had been stabbed and critically injured and his relatives panicked struggle with police trying to see about him as they waited for an ambulance, fire e.m.s. indicated for 28 minutes before the ambulance arrived. we asked the mayor about the fire e.m.s. >> we have to

mayor muriel bowser had decided to name a new fire chief, and today she made it official. mark segraves broke the story on twitter and has more on the new nominee to take over the embattled department. >> reporter: d.c. mayor muriel bowser told reporters her staff has spent the last four months conducting a nationwide search to find a leader for the fire department to bring about the change needed to keep up with the growing demands of the nation's capital. >> today i'm pleased to announce that leader gregory dean the next fire chief for the district of columbia. yes. >> reporter: gregory dean spent more than 40 years at the seattle fire department and the last ten years as chief. he knows d.c. is facing problems. >> i understand that we have vehicles. i understand there's a staffing shortage. i understand we have some ems challenges. >> reporter: dean repaid $197,500 a year he starts on may 1st. he'll need to be confirmed by the d.c. council. in the district mark segraves news4. >>> and we will hear from the new chief about the changes he wants to make and what he plans t

election day april 28. >>> in her new job as mayor, muriel bowser will host a ribbon cutting ceremony today at the home for independent living for young adults. the 18-month program will help people between the ages of 18 to 24 who otherwise might be homeless. the ribbon cutting is planned for 11:00 a.m. it takes place at 165 mississippi avenue in southeast. >>> maryland school districts are hoping to get a pardon for all of those snow days. school officials can apply to have up to three days waived. here's how the local districts shake out. montgomery and prince george's counties used three extra snow days this year. montgomery would like to get all of the days excused. prince george's county is applying to waive to of them. prince george's is scheduling next thursday, april 2 as a headacheup day. for now spring -- makeup day. for now spring break starts on the 3. >>> u.s. military aid finally begins arriving in ukraine. >> farmers in california have start add new practice to tie and keep their crops from going bad. wusa9 is back people of the coffee drinking world, dunkin' has a dar

mayor muriel bowser will name a permanent fire chief for the district. >> agreeingry dean, the former fire chief in seattle, washington is expected to be named to that position. nikki burdine is at station 2 along f street northwest for the announcement -- where the announcement will take place. >> reporter: gregory dean is coming from little where he had been for 44 years. and he just retired in december. his last ten years there at the seattle fire department he was serving as chief. now, dean will take over an embattled department most recently with their response to the smoke-filled metro incident in january when a woman died. seattle's fire department is similar to d.c.'s. agreeingry dean we know is known for his work with emergency medicine, specifically the relationship it fire and ems. the seattle department is internationally known for its reputation in emergency medicine. he also testified in front of congress during the review of don't ask, don't tell. he talked about how he integrated women and lgbt firefighters into the department. dean has held several positions in his 4

mayor muriel bowser, ike leggett, and baker signed a proclamation to that effect. mayor bowser talked about her pledge to close the shelter at d.c. general hospital and open 8 others across the city. mayor bowser: the idea is to have emergency shelter to house between 20 and 50. kimberly: we will keep you posted as we get more specific information on the plans for those shelters. spring is here, which means more people will be on streets and sidewalks. that is prompting a push to keep them safe. brianne carter shows us the spots getting the most attention. brianne: crossing the street is not only difficult but can be dangerous in the district. >> definitely a problem. brianne: watch during the lunch hour, cars in the crosswalk as pedestrians, who have the right away bash the right of way, try to get around. >> you take your life into your own hands for stop you try to make it safer, but you have somebody run the red from the third lane over because they want to turn left. they don't care that you have to walk. brianne: according to the d.c. department of transporta

mayor muriel bowser is planning to attend conferences and film videos during the event. chris papst learned while crunching the numbers, despite a $ 250 million deficit, the city is spending $350,000 on that, that is cut down from $475,000 that was originally budgeted. the mayor plans to recruit people for jobs in the city. and registration for this year's marine corps marathon lottery opens friday at noon. thousands are expected to register for the 40th year of the race. that will be october 25 in arlington and washington, d.c. the american basset or to south korea is hoping to be released from the hospital tomorrow. -- the american ambassador to south korea. his stitches were removed today half of them. he has been hospitalized since a slashing attack thursday. >> we need an ambulance, fast. scott: the police say the suspect was testing joint military drills between the u.s. and south korea. investigators are trying to determine if he has ties with north korea. the state department is reviewing security procedures at the time of the attack. they had only one guard, who

mayor muriel bowser will deliver her first state of the district address tuesday night at the lincoln theater. the mayor has scheduled a week of events promoting the message. federal prosecutors say there is plenty of evidence to support the conviction of former virginia governor bob mcdonnell. he and his wife were found guilty of public corruption and are appealing their convictions. in exchange, he and his family received more than $165,000 in gifts and loans from a contributor. new information from the and rusty oklahoma. the school president has announced the results of an investigation into the racist for turning a chance -- racist fraternity chant. they learned the unfaiinfamous song on a national leadership cruise. >> it was sponsored by the national organization for years ago. that was learned then brought back to the local chapter. kimberly: university officials conducted more than 150 interviews. in addition to the fraternity being disbanded, the two students who led the chant were expelled. others were given communities service and cultural sensitivity training. montgomery

mayor muriel bowser tout at the choice as a man of a couple schmidt, action, and cooperation. she cited his 10 years leading seattle's department. >> i'm pleased to be here come excited about the challenges and look forward to working with the men and women of this department. stephen: last year, cedric mills died outside of a fire station where emergency medical take nations failed to respond to cries for help. two months ago, delays hampered the rescue of stranded passengers on a smoke-filled metro train. a woman died. days ago poor communication and cooperation with arlington fire during another incident on metro. >> staffing, resources, and trading is the easy key. as long as you press all three areas, we will be successful. stephen: he will also repair and replace the fleet and create hundreds of job openings. >> i understand there is a staffing shortage. i understand there are challenges. stephen: stephen tschida, abc 7 news. kellye: the d.c. council must approve the appointment. if confirmed, he will replace eugene jones, who served as the interim chief after kenneth el

long time coming. >> mayor muriel bowser. >> thank you. thank you. >> reporter: mayor bowser said every part of the city should enjoy its economic rebound. >> that myanyplace any quadrant, any street i pass in the district of columbia we want to be proud of the outcome. >> reporter: two years ago protesters fought walmart's decision to form in the city saying they don't pay well and hurt other stores. >> 700 people working at those stores. >> reporter: and residents here welcome coming changes. >> more housing, more job, all the good thing wes need to bring to this neighborhood. so i'm really excited about it. it will definitely raise property value. we all love that. >> reporter: in the district tom sherwood news4. >>> next, a major crackdown on passengers hopping gates and skipping fares. >> reporter: an unlike hi scene. a serial bank robbery suspect arrested by the fbi. at a senior citizens apartment. i'm pat collins. the story coming up. sp . >>> now at 6:30 a bicycle bandit robbing banks in northern virginia. now behind bars because o

mayor muriel bowser announced her review of the fire department. she said two main issues have contributed to the delays and both have to do with the new tablets in fire trucks and ambulances. bowser's deputy mayor for public safety tells news4 first responders were not properly trained on them and sometimes the tablets lose their connection to the 911 dispatch center making the emergency units invisible to dispatchers. the tablets are being tested and firefighters will get more training. bowser's also ordering more ambulances out on the streets. >>> chopper 4 over the scene of a car accident that just missed a post office filled with people there. this was in sandy spring today. the car crashed into the front railing of the post office around 10:00 this morning. fortunately, it barely made contact with the building and no one was hurt. >>> a developing story in pulaski county in southwestern virginia where a 5-year-old boy has been missing from his home for three days now. more than 100 people including firefighters and the fbi are searching for n

mayor muriel bowser wants to shut down d.c. general, the homeless shelter that relisha disappeared from as part of an ambitious five year plan to end hopelessness in the district. >> we don't believe that d.c. general is an appropriate place to raise families and it should be replaced with smaller emergency unit, but more importantly, our focus is on how we're creating housing for people and not focusing on building shelters. >> her new plan calls for that shelter to close as early as the fall of 2016. >>> maryland state lawmakers are pushing for harsher punishment against hazing, but they aren't alone in that fight. stephanie ramirez spoke with three lawmakers leading the fight. >> reporter: this is what they say happened to them, three young adults fighting for stronger maryland hazing laws. >> this has been unnecessary action, hazing should not happen. >> reporter: one of the alleged hazing victims is kevin hayes, a bowie state university junior claiming this is part of the beating he received in the pledging in 2013 and he'

mayor muriel bowser is feeling good about the project afternoon misty group -- after an industry group found no fatal flaws that would prevent it from opening. mayor bowser: we will keep it running safely. richard: there were 60 flaws with the tracks and switches come ensuring all cars funds in and hiring a safety chief officer. people taking the bus saturday voiced concerns about the issue of streetcars versus other vehicles on h street. >> is a real busy route, so i don't think it's a good idea. richard: others are true believers. >> it's cool, convenient, so much better. richard: you will not see any practice runs while crews do track and maintenance work. the final report is due sometime in april. ddot says it is committed to the project, but so far it is still under construction. richard reeve, abc 7 news. kimberly: pope francis broke bread with inmates at a prison in naples, italy. among those dining with the push for gay and transgender, some with hiv. pope francis has tried to shift the catholic church is message to one of inclusion. in naples, the pope urged people struggling

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mayor muriel bowser about the case. what did she say? roz: she asked for an investigation not long after this happened, when the questions first surfaced about response times. we have learned the investigation is two-pronged. first, a look at the personnel, then they will bring in experts to look at the technical side to see if there are problems with dispatch. all of this started when a 911 call came from a home in northwest d.c. were a toddler was choking. paramedics were dispatched from engine 31 on connecticut avenue and it took seven minutes to arrive. the question is why was in a closer crew dispatch from engine 20 one wisconsin avenue, just a few blocks away from the toddler's home. the two stations are only about a mile apart, but the mayor said they are leaving no stone unturned, looking to see what could have been done to cut down on the response time. mayor bowser: our deputy administrator is digging deep into communications and fire and ems response to find out if there is any time that could have been saved from getting to t

leon: happening tomorrow, mayor muriel bowser will deliver her first date the district speech. we will cover public safety and recent efforts to create a pathway to the middle class. the addresses set for 6:30. live coverage and reaction right here on abc 7. the university of maryland, an exciting night for the terps women team, advancing to the final four after beating in tennessee. sports director tim brant has the word on that. tim: it's everything that you expect it when you had the former national champions. good defense, physical play. in the second half the basket opened up for the shooters. back to spokane walker-kimbrough scored five straight points, and brenda frese lets her know how special she was. downtown lexie brown. the slump over, that ties the game. lexie brown again she takes over, finishing with 15 points. maryland wins 58-48. the terps final four. -- the terps advance to their second straight final four. leon: number one versus number two. still ahead, something that you have to see, terrifying video from california, a firefighter falling through the roof o

mayor muriel bowser made it clear. >> we know the residents of the district of columbia spoke loud and clear last november 4th and our government is prepared to implement and enforce initiative 71 in the district of columbia. >> we have been mealg e-mailing and -- >> it's a handful of voters that are speaking up. they don't have the votes in the house to overturn our initiative they don't have it in the senate, and if they did have the ability to do that the president would veto it. i think we're in a safe place. the initiative is law. >> it may be law but it's not clear who will enforce it. there are over 40 law enforcement agencies in washington, d.c. on top of that, more than a quarter of the land is federal property where it's illegal to smoke. corey barnett says congress's interference has made the d.c. pot law impossible to enforce. >> it is difficult for law enforcement telling whether or not you handing me was for some cannabis that i just gave you or was it for because you owed me $300. >> you believe the black market could actually grow as a result >> absolutely. i don't beli

mayor muriel bowser introduced her pick to lead the city's fire department today. gregory dean spent 44 years with the seattle fire department. the past 10 as chief there. the d.c. council has to approve this appointment and he will replace eugene jones who has served as interim chief since last summer. >> not one, not two but three security incidents at the white house over a seven hour span. two of the incidents occurred near the entrance along executive avenue. not far from the sherman memorial there along 15th street. and now, we're getting details about the third incident. rebecca cooper at the live desk with the very latest. rebecca? >> alison we spoke to white house officials this afternoon about two of those incidents. they told us and other reporters they had no further updates and that both men had been apprehended quickly but less than an hour later, a statement from the department of homeland security revealing there were actually three attempted trespassings at the white house all leading to arrests. the white house was in full lockdown this morning af

mayor muriel bowser introduced retired seattle fire chief gregory dean as her pick to leave the often troubled dc fire and ems department. bruce johnson reports that it may be the mayor's biggest deployment yet. he's standing by live in northwest. >> that's ambulance 20 back there. could roll out at any minute so we might be jumping to the side. it's up here on wisconsin avenue. inside the firefighters the men and women are talking about the same thing we're talking about today. the naming of a new fire chief. greg dean is coming from all the way in seattle, washington. he was a firefighter for 44 years out there. the last 10 as fire chief. everybody agrees there are a lot of problems with the dc fire department. it's going to be his job to fix those problems. >> reporter: the response time for dc ambulances and sometimes broken ambulances unable to respond have made front page news. >> it's time for change. >> reporter: last year 77-year-old mills died while emergency responders in a fire house across the street refused to act. >> greg dean. [ applause ] >> we'll make changes as we l

mayor muriel bowser will outline major changes to the busy southeast washington intersection, making the announcement your the intersection of martin luther king and malcolm x. avenue. it is designed to improve pedestrian driver safety at that intersection. it is part of vision zero come a program with the goal of eliminating all traffic related deaths. the police are hoping that a new video and clues were helped turn up answers of the crash that left a police officer dead. the new evidence comes with questions. rebecca cooper is in palmer park with what she has learned. rebecca? rebecca: scott, the prince george's county police department is asking for the public's help to help determine what caused 26-year-old officer robert: to lose -- 26-year-old officer brennan rabain to lose control of his vehicle. his dash cam video was not working. tonight, the chief of police says hearing the heartbreak in the voice of officer rabain's father was one of the most difficult moment since the accident occurred. another, it was personal at the scene. >> putting this young man on a gurney covered

mayor muriel bowser's office will name dean the permit a fire chief tomorrow morning. tomorrow afternoon, mayor bowser will hold a second conference today marks one year since relisha rudd was last seen live full stop richard reeve was at the prayer service in her honor sunday. richard: it was a powerful emotional service. >> this is a sad day. but i'm not giving up. richard: a time of prayer for relisha rudd, missing exactly one year. >> he chose her child for a reason. richard: during a poignant heartfelt moment, several d.c. area pastors laid hands of prayer on relisha rudd's mother. >> in my mind, we are not giving up. richard: hotel surveillance video shows relisha rudd with 51-year-old khalil tatum, the janitor at the d.c. homeless shelter. >> how did she get taken? how did she get with him to begin with? richard: the police later found khalil tatum's body and kenilworth park, but there was no note or trace of the girl. >> it has been so long and other kids have been missing. richard: this family friend says she is not giving up. >> i feel that she will be found

mayor muriel bowser said that staffers will work overtime and fire and ems employees will get additional training on communication devices. >> when we have the most call volume is when we have the additional ambulances. alison: in the last two weeks there are reports of 30-minute wait times for emergencies. complaint include a motorcycle victim lying in the street for more than 20 minutes. and police driving a fellow officer to the hospital in a cruiser. leon: emergency response was the topic of discussion at a ward eight forum. it is a crowded field. a candidate has to receive 60% of the vote to receive the endorsement of the democratic party. alison: turning to the weather warmer weather arriving before the end of the week, but first we have to deal with rain and storms. eileen whelan is here with the stormwatch forecast tonight. eileen: yeah, we're dealing with spotty showers early tomorrow morning. they should be few and far between. the stormscan to show the big picture of what's going on. some of the showers -- actually let me show you stormscan. here it is. the showers off to the

mayor muriel bowser announced her choice for a new fire chief. >> she called on a veteran from the west coast to take over the city's troubled department. stephen tschida has the story for us now from northwest. hey, stephen. >> hey, leon. the mayor made her announcement a few hours ago and when looking for a new fire chief, she went west. she selected gregory dean. he led the seattle department for some 10 years. he retired in december. the mayor says dean is a man of accomplishment cooperation, and action. she believes he will be up to the challenges that faces our d.c. fire department. dean says he also welcomes those challenges. >> i'm aware of the events that haed in the past. i talked to some of the firefighters today. i said to them every department has challenges across the country. so our goal here is to learn from that, build from that. >> among the challenges a fleet that some of the firefighters needs repairs and replacement and hundreds of job openings. the former chief left last year and the acting chief did want the job, eugene jones but the mayor, obviously, chose this g

mayor muriel bowser cited the dramatic rebirth of washington as an example. >> while we're moving in the right directions in a lot of way, we're not moving in the right directions for everybody. so that's why it's so important that we continue to focus on the health of our cities but for everybody. >> reporter: in the district tom sherwood news4. >>> new backlash now from an effort by starbucks to get people to talk about race. up next on news 4 at 5:00 tonight, what steps the company's vp of communications is taking in the wake of a wave of criticism. >>> and target has agreed to pay victims of last year's data breach. erika gonzalez reports on why lit not be easy to collect. >>> the american civil liberties union is trying to force the tsa to release details about its behavior detection programs it uses at airports. those programs which have been around since 2003 are designed to identify potential threat bus the aclu is concerned it could lead to discrimination. they say a previous freedom of information act request last fall has not yet been fulfilled. the group wants the tsa to

during that event, mayor muriel bowser announced members of a commission formed to commemorate barry. tonight at 5:30 79 balloons will be released at barry's grave in congressional cemetery. yesterday's late winter storm is causing problems across the country. the effects are especially being felt in the south where as much as two feet of snow fell stranding dozens of motorists. abc's lona zack takes a look at the cleanup now underway. >> with all the icy weather wreaking havoc on roads, people are pulling together. in dallas, five drivers helped pull a stuck semi. and remember the more than 20 mile backup on i-65 in kentucky? >> nobody is happy. >> some drivers were stranded for more than 16 hours. >> thankfully, the truck driver ahead of us brought us water. >> but those icy roads and runways did their best to make trouble. in rhode island, this woman tried to move out of the way but was hit by an out-of-control car. luckily, she was ok. in dobbs forerry, new york a bus swerved to miss a car but ended up hitting a house. at laguardia a crane removed that airplane from atlanta that a

mayor muriel bowser has nominated gregory dean to be the district's next fire chief. dean spent 44 years with the seattle fire department. the past 10 as chief. dean will start on may 4th if the d.c. council approves his appointment. it comes after years of criticism of the department ranging from poor vehicle maintenance to slow response time. one year after the disappearance of relicia rudd a renewed search for the girl is under way. this evening volunteers are handing out flyers at the corner of new york avenue and bladensburg road in northeast. that's near the hotel where rudd was last seen. despite the passing of time volunteers aren't giving up hope the little girl is still alive. >> we need people to actually think outside of the box, you know, this is a little girl that went missing. they could have altered her appearance. they could have cut her hair. she could be dressed like a little blue. >> rudd's accused abductor khalil tatum took his own life in the height of last year's search. the f.b.i. is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to rudd. ar

mayor muriel bowser ordered up 10 additional support units and transport units to be on stand- by at the peak hours monday through friday. d.c. fire and ems department previously had about 40 ambulances and medic units in service. that number now could reach nearly 50 depending how many workers are available for overtime. >>> going on right now in northwest metro workers are holding a discussion on the transit network's safety. the workers union is hosting it. metro's interim gm will lead the talks. this comes two months after this electrical malfunction filled a train and the l'enfant tunnel with smoke. one woman died. many went to the hospital. >>> keether helped save the life of a great falls man who suffered a massive heart attack at his home. officer keether administered chest compressions and succeeded in getting the man breathing again who is still recovering. the officer said he was in the right place at the right time and any of his colleagues would have done the same. >>> maryland school districts are writing their excuse notes hoping to get out of a few snow days. >> repor

"the washington post" reports muriel bowser offered a d.c. license plate 420 in reference to the drug. it was the ballot initiative that passed in november. >>> spring is already here with a pair of cherry blossom sneakers. take a look here. you can see the cherry blossoms decorating the toes of the shoe. they are by reebok. adidas came out with a pair. they will cost you 115 bucks. they are available starting friday the first day of spring. >>> time is 10:24. today, you can do something good for someone else. it's good deeds day. they are putting on the event based on the idea every person can do something good. all around the area thousands of volunteers take part in the activities like preparing and serving lunch to the homeless. >>> this morning, a bouncing baby newborn is alive and well. her mother went into labor at the doctors office. there was a catch. >> the problem was, the doctor wasn't there, yet. couldn't get there. lori explains what the doctor did to ensure a safe delivery. >> she had what was considered easy labor. >> we got t

sam is live on the scene with what muriel bowser the mayor of the district said a few hours ago. sam? >> yes maureen, mayor bowser wanted to emphasize that a paramedic engine company arrived here within four minutes and began providing care to a stabbing victim while acknowledging that it was much longer before an ambulance came here to move the person to a hospital. residents here say in that time the anxiety level here soared. >> like that, man. >> police kept saying they coming. they coming. they coming. >> a resident recalling the scene here monday that at times became chaotic and this resident's cell phone video shows after a young man had been stabbed and critically injured and his relatives panicked struggle with police trying to see about him as they waited for an ambulance, fire e.m.s. indicated for 28 minutes before the ambulance arrived. we asked the mayor about the fire e.m.s. >> we have to have a different approach to providing medical services and that's part of the reason that i'm making changes. >> this idea, though of ambulances being late is historic here in the

mayor muriel bowser announced the snow team will deployed with more than 200 plows on the road. leon: steve rudin is here with the timeline. steve: tomorrow we are looking at a freezing rain and freezing drizzle event through the afternoon and evening eventually transitioning over to all rain. the temperatures, be on the lookout for black ice in the morning, temperatures falling below freezing. satellite radar, no problems right now and don't foresee any problems early tomorrow morning for the rush-hour commute aside from slick spots. the national weather service has posted a winter weather advisory all day long tomorrow. all the areas in purple, including the district and surrounding counties. we have the potential of freezing rain, sleet before transitioning over to all rain. the timeline and more details, plus another winter storm thursday. alison: say it isn't so, steve. thank you. meanwhile, 15 days without hot water. that is the reality for neighbors at a prince george's county apartment. but tonight, one of them called us and now there are promises of action. jay korff ha

with this big announcement from mayor muriel bowser today. sam? sam: yes, alison. well, the mayor said that she is going to be putting more ambulances on d.c. streets and it's not that people don't get care. these engine companies go quickly to the scene. problem is the holdup is getting transport there quickly enough. and to transport the patients. in a breakfast meeting with council members today, mayor bowser said she's increasing the number of ambulances on d.c. streets by 25%. that's from 39 units to 49. her deputy said they're paying overtime to current staffers to maintain the highest level between 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. there has been a higher demand for ambulances and the city will use more of its reserve units. >> we have more than 100 ambulances and we have half of them available for use so our long term plan and commitment to getting those vehicles operational is very important to our overall response. sam: and the mayor says that her administration has done a top to bottom a top down review of some of the problems that they have had in recent weeks.

mayor muriel bowser says the d.c. streetcar won't open unless it's safe. >>> breaking at 5:30, doctors are fighting to save the life of someone found in an icy prince george's county pond. >> stonehill farm arrived on the scene in brandywine. what happened out there? >> reporter: first of all, we are off of chadsford drive in brandywine and behind me this is the enclave community. first let me set the scene. you can see this ice over here and there are birds, and that ice is very cold. you move a little to the right, you don't see ice. but it's still very cold and for some reason between that pier right there and the bridge to your right, there was a man in the water. and he was in there for approximately 50 minutes, and police are telling me that someone saw him go under and they called 911. i am joined by assistant fire chief from prince george's county ems, mr. paul gomez. tell us what happened over there. >> we received a call a man had entered the water and the witnesses did not see him come back out. we dispatch

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mayor muriel bowser. the mayor delivers her f first ever s state of the district address. voters aresked to attend live as she lays out her pn for the district economy. she wanted toalk jobs with us and asked to meet up at the watergate hotel as theyy announced plans to pump $125 millio into major renovatioions. there was plenty to talk about from metro, marijuana, to threats of jail time for defying congress, plus being a womanan in one of the nation's most powerful js. mayor bowser, welcome to washington business repoport. this is the first time we have had you on that we get to cal you mayor bowser. mayor bowser: thank youor having me. rebecca: we are at the unveiling of whathe watergate is going to look like. mayor bowser: i am very excited. i am excited about developments across the city, where we have d.c. residents working great economic investment for the private sector, the public sector. it is just another signal of how well d.c. is doing. rebecca: you have a long way to go. mayor bowser: o one of the biggest reasons i was elected was to focus on how we can cse g

at a transportation of mayor muriel bowser today, d.c. transportation director was not repeating but not rejecting the possibility of scrapping the entire streetcar project. >> we need to have completely unconstrained thinking about the future of streetcar. we need to let the evidence inform our judgment going forward. >> he said he's hired the national experts on transit systems to examine streetcar program. he claims that d.c. bought some veet streetcars and tried to build a system around them. >> throw good money behind bad. >> you're going to spend $200 million on something and then say oh we don't want to do it anymore. somebody needs to be replaced. >> the mayor doesn't seem to like the idea. >> i support it for the ability to move people but i also support it for its ability to attract economic development to areas that need it the most. >> but she added she didn't want a system that's unsafe or doesn't work. >> trying to look at this in a very unbiassed objective way to provide her first class recommendation and i feel confident i

mayor muriel bowser will announce her plans for business and development in the city affordable housing, small business and jobs are the main things she plans to focus on. >>> mayor bowser will give her first state of the district address on tuesday. she'll focus on creating pathways to the middle class for d.c. residents. the address will be at the lincoln theater on u street at 6:30 p.m. >>> coming up a news 4 i-team investigation. >> i'm tisha thompson with the news 4 i-team. we're investigating sex assaults inside the national guard and how we found that the rules and punishments are very different here than they are with the active military. >>> grab your jacket. it is cold outside. we'll tell you when you can expect the warmup. stay with us. >>> they're supposed to be ready to fight for our country at meemt's notice. tisha thomas and the news 4 i-team continue their investigation into sex as sults inside the national guard. >> reporter: nestled in a narrow mountain valley the snow surrounding the national guard headquarters gives the impression of a calm and quiet place. the news

sam: mayor muriel bowser repeating to reporters what she earlier told council members in their monthly breakfast. in the last two weeks, ambulance shortages and up to 30 minute wait times led to police struggling with relatives trying to reach a stabbing victim in southeast, a motorcycle accident victim lying in the street 22 minutes in southwest and police giving up waiting and driving an injured officer to the hospital in northeast. the deputy mayor said the old ambulance policy of 39 units on the street is being uped to the new policy of 49 units between 11:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. a 25% increase with the additional staffers on overtime. >> when we have the most call volume is when we'll have the additional ambulances out there. sam: some contract critics say there's a shortage because the ambulances stay at the hospital too long. there's no complaints from the public. >> maybe they'll get to police officers and everybody who needs ambulances on time, right? sam: the mayor says fire and e.m.s. employees would give additional training on their communications devices. and that is becaus

mayor muriel bowser will deliver her first state of the district address. the speech is the final event in the mayor's pathways to middle class tour. it's a week long effort to highlight ways that her administration is creating pathways to the middle class for the district residents. you can watch that speech live on our sister station, newschannel 8. leon: coming up here on abc 7 news at 4:00 former f.b.i. agent charged with stealing drugs has appeared in court. we're live in northwest washington. alison: the state has rested its case in the marathon bombing trial. how many witnesses were called and when closing arguments are set to begin. leon: a mother has been charged with abandoning her child. shocking place that police say the mother told her daughter to spend the night alone. leon: security preparations are under way in indianapolis ahead of the men's final four this weekend. right now a police command hub is being set up to monitor the key areas. mobile units surveillance cameras and extra security will be all around lucas oil stadium and white rive

. >>> it was part of her campaign strategy and today dc mayor muriel bowser joined other city leaders in a plan to improve pedestrian and vehicle safety. the mayor announced a multimillion-dollar invest in the intersection of martin luther king and malcolm x avenues. it's an intersection the mayor says she knows firsthand is in need of changes. >> reporter: we need to achieve a culture change toward traffic safety and that depends on everyone. and i wanted to be here at this intersection where i've witnessed a lot of need for improvement. >> it's part of the district's commitment to vision zero, an initiative adopted by many other big cities to end traffic deaths and injuries. >>> pothole season is upon us. as the weather warms up you'll probably notice a lot more bumps in the road or dips. while drivers try to dodge them, sometimes you can't avoid the craters. for those really bad ones you're going to end up in the repair shot. one repair shop already fixed a handful of cars dinged up from the street craters. >> sometimes you don't knoweven what's happening. >> i feel like it's worse

. >> this is what the dc council and mayor muriel bowser were hoping to avoid. private cannabis clubs all over where pot smokers could gather legally to socialize around marijuana. they voted to ban pot smoking in bars private clubs just about every place outside the home. >> this way we can make sure that it's not popping up in neighborhoods, private clubs in a row house community. >> reporter: pot advocates last week applauded the enactment of law legalizing marijuana. today those same advocates were criticizing the bill that restricts where pot can be smoked indoors. >> this is unfortunately re-establishing some of those penalties. consumption of marijuana in public will leave you with a misdemeanor. >> reporter: he admits he was once arrested for marijuana possession. that record has not been expunged but he's behind a law that will soon take effect that will enable anybody that has a marijuana arrest that doesn't involve violence to have that record sealed. bruce johnson, northwest washington for wusa 9. >>> a followup tonight on retiring barbara mikulski a

mayor muriel bowser allowed the law to take effect despite attempts to block it by congress. meantime, firefighters are investigating a fire at a montgomery county dry cleaners. take a look at this video from newschopper 7. that's above the germantown dry cleaners in the plaza market shopping center. firefighters were called there for reports of an explosion. they say a fire started in the gas drier. crews quickly bought it under control and no injuries were reported. the nation's air traffic control system is reportedly at high risk of being hacked. this is according to the government accountability office. in a new report the government watchdog group finds that the f.a.a.'s efforts to protect against cyber security threats is not enough. and those include being able to prevent hackers from infiltrating the system used to track and direct flights all around the world. developing story now. a new report is questioning hillary clinton's e-mail use while she was secretary of state. according to "the new york times," clinton used a personal e-mail account to conduct official bu

mayor muriel bowser kicked off the seventh annual pothole palooza at 11:30 this morning. the goal of the campaign is to patch all the potholes within 48 hours of receiving a complaint on each of them. >>> wusa9 is also on the pothole patrol. michele richards of prince george's county needs help. she says the potholes on allentown road near winchester road are awful. we reached out to prince george's county public works and hopefully a quick fix is in the works on this road. if you have a pothole you would like our pothole patrol get fixed, go to tellwusa9.com or you can tweet us at wusa9. please use the hash tag pothole patrol 9 and include the city, comes street, block number of the pothole location so we can help. >>> school systems in maryland can now apply for a waiver for up to three snow days this year. the state board of education voted yesterday to authorize superintendent lillian lowery to make the decision on a case- by-case basis. so far officials say 11 school systems have requested the waivers but others may make requests in the coming weeks as well. there's