in upper marlboro, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. maureen: a decision on whether to move the new bill forward is expected in a couple of days. leon? leon: the virginia house of delegates passed a bill that the critics say legalizes discrimination against same-sex couples, transgender people and a outside of a marriage. the bill blocks state agencies from punishing actions taken by individuals or businesses on religious grounds. governor terry mcauliffe promised to veto the measure if it does reach his desk. coming up at "abc7 news at 6:00" -- >> the budget fight is already intensifying over school funding in fairfax county. parents and the teachers are making their voices known. we will tell you what they are saying after the break. maureen: will there be a refreeze tonight? doug hill is back with a check of the forecast. maureen: there is a budget battle brewing in fairfax county. at the center of it is how much money the county school system should get. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg is live in fairfax where a rally i

suzanne kennedy just arrived. what are you finding? suzanne: just to give you some perspective, we are about 95 miles southeast of washington, d.c. the storm ripped through about 7:30 last night. we have a gutter ripped off a house. take a few steps, there is debrief from a roof, a barbecue grill, and a chair. , it is see over here absolutely uprooted trees throughout the entire area. the storm tore through here and as we hear time and time again, sounded like a freight train. the man who owns this property said he planned to retire here in two years but now he has a lot of cleaning up to do. >> it is a war zone. we have the natural preserve next-door. the trees are all blown down, they are all horizontal. it is mind blowing. i have lived here since 1960 two and right now, this place is unrecognizable. suzanne: and this community alone, 30 buildings were damaged , 15 are a total loss. buildings being used as shelter. they are expecting the governor to tour this area later this afternoon. reporting live and tappahannock, virginia, suzan

suzanne kennedy is where hillary is campaigning tonight. suzanne: she just wrapped up a speech here on the campus of george mason university and spoke for 20 minutes to a thousand supporters. the first of two appearances. this takes place at a critical day at the polls. >> hillary clinton and donald trump counting down tuesday and getting just released poll. trump is ahead of the nearest competitor by 30 points and democrat hillary clinton tops bernie sa donald trump took aim at the competition. mr. trump: she should not be allowed to run. in florida where he comes from this guy couldn't be elected dogcatcher right now if he ran. >> i hate trump. everything wrong with the united states is represented by trump. >> at the rad ford rally, support for the front runner was strong. democrat doctorman is preparing to vote for hillary clinton tomorrow. >> i like her positions on women's issues, on environment, on the whole range. >> late this afternoon, the democratic front runner made an appearance at george mason university where hundreds waited

abc7's suzanne kennedy checks in with the d.c. resident to see how she is doing going cold turkey. >> i am feli suzanne: darla is seven weeks in the digital detox. the 30-year-old given up social media for the entire year. >> i'm more present in the moment. i'm not as easily distracted. suzanne: she used to spend hours going down the rabbit hole on facebook, instagram, twitter. by signing off, she has gained more control of her time and is more efficient. >> the biggest benefit for me is the ability to have laser focused. at work i'm fully present at work. >> she is setting goals, learning new hobbies and has more energy but says there are disadvantages of walking away from the media source. >> i used to be the one who would know when the debates were on and, you know, what are the different talking points and the different things. now i realize i'm not the expert in the room. >> according to a study by web design and the research firm go accounts for 28% of all media time online. people spend two to three hours a day on social me

suzanne kennedy live in arlington with a look at us tonight. >> suzanne. >> this is second nature to so many of us. we pick up the phone and hit an app. the next thing we know we have an uber waiting for us to take us where we need to go. but do we really know who we get in the car with? >> all it takes is submit information on the uber app. no face to face meeting necessary. this driver went through the process last year. >> copy of your driver's license. copy of the registration. copy of the insurance card. picture of the car. picture of the license plate. >> the next day, i was on the road. >> the driver involved in saturday's shooting 45-year-old jason dalton had undergone background check. uber says he had no criminal record and there was nothing to indicate dalton was a security threat. at the uber local office no one would talk on camera about the local drivers but they talked to kimberly suiters about the screening process. >> u.c. we do adequate background checks. we did them before required by law. >> uber users say the background checks are important but they aren't sure t

in tappahannock, virginia, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. jonathan: virginia, hard from hit hard. 50 buildings damaged. the school leveled. national weather service confirms that this was an ef2 tornado. the fortunate thing is no one was hurt. a confirmed tornado near the virginia state line. this woman that captured the video circled the funnel cloud to see it. several homes were d destroyed. but again, i guess this is the fortunate part no one was hurt either. but how about this from indiana? that is snow. a lot of snow. northwest winds got the snow. most of the state got a foot of snow. compounded by the white-out conditions. people couldn't see a thing at one point. we got this. she e-mailed us the picture of the sun rising in edgewater, maryland, this is breathtaking and beautiful to see it and refreshing to see what he have come through yesterday. you can share your pictures with us. go to to everybody who took time to do it for us in the last 24 hours we thank you. back live in waverly the heavy equipment is gone for the night. clean-

suzanne kennedy in mobiletrak 7 with more on the crash on 370. suzanne: we are headed to the crash. want to show you pictures of montgomery county fire and rescue p.i.o. he tells us that the ramp i-270 is where this has taken place. single vehicle that isover turned. two adults and a child trapped. the lanes are blocked. we are headed there now to check it out. montgomery county fire and rescue are responding. we have wetpayment here. we are not seeing frozen precipitation unless i am not seeing this cor people are driving at the speed. we haven't seen the incidents now. this is going to get trickier. jamie: most of the interstates are in the 50's. the side roads where it is icy. pedestrians, watch out for the cars and the cars need to watch out for the pedestrians. if you are traveling in arlington nothing to worry about. 395 we are okay. slowing on the 14th bridge. look outside to show you what we see on 270. near tuckerman lanes. the d here. now this continues down. not seeing it on the interstate. on the side roads and the city streets. back to you. jonathan: you know when the c

i am suzanne kennedy. i have the story coming i lead the 11 o'clock news with stories of gun violence. and like many of you, my family lived through the beltway sniper crisis. in congress, i'll fight to expand background checks on guns and ammunition, ban assault weapons, and mandate gun safety locks, because too many kids die from accidental shootings. let's show the nra we're not afraid of them; as democrats, as americans, as parents. i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. alison: we are keeping a close eye on developments out of ohio after a man walked in a restaurant and started swinging a machete. tonight he is dead. four other people recovering from the injuries. lisa from columbus with the latest. i understand you spoke to the suspect's roommate earlier today? >> that is right. now police are confirming that the suspect name is muhammad bari. he is 30 years old and originally from guinea. i did speak with his roommate earlier today. he said that they met last year at a temp agency. they b

suzanne: i'm suzanne kennedy. i have the story alison: more information about the death of a teenager. suzanne kennedy has more about what we are learning about the story. suzanne: tammy could barely make it through the statement before she broke down talking about her murdered daughter. a heart-broken mother describes her teenager daughter allegedly killed by two virginia tech students. >> she had a passion for pandas, music, dancing. dreamed of being on "american idol." suzanne: nicole snuck out of her bedroom window to meet david eisenhauer. and prosecutors say he stabbed the girl and the 19-year-old freshman natalie keepers disposed of her body. as a young child, nicole lovell survived a liver transplant and six-month long coma. her mother said she was bullied from her classmates and may have sought approval online. >> her favorite color was blue. she was very loveable person. she touched many people throughout her short life. suzanne: authorities announced upgrade of the charges. no motive why the coeds kille

suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. baghdadlike the road to . today at least it's a good day to get out and start working on it. if thehat helps is temperature stabilizes and we don't have any real extreme. just be careful out there. it's crazy. this is a time lapse are going to play for you, this is on the campus of the u.s. naval academy in annapolis. the body of water looking at is the severn river looking southeast as it opens up into chesapeake bay. a beautiful sunrise in that direction and all through this day the sky has been bright and clear. temperatures still chilly, 34 right now. the wind chill is the same. daylight, weout are in the time of year when the daylight hours get longer and longer and the sunrise is a little earlier and said little later. month we are the up to by march 16, 12 hours, and by early april, 13 hours. so we gain an hour and 13 minutes of daylight over the next few days. 47, sorage highs afternoon temperatures stayed about a half and 10 degrees below average. through the evening hours, with the winds light, the t

suzanne kennedy live in arlington with a look at us tonight. >> suzanne. >> this is second nature to so many of us. we pick up the phone and hit an app. the next thing we know we have an uber waiting for us to take us where we need to go. but do we really know who we get in the car with?

suzanne kennedy explains. suzanne: an anonymous messaging app that says leaves teenagers vulnerable to online dangers. >> that is frightening. >> a video by common sense media describes the kik app for parents. >> anyone can send you message via the app. remind teens not to communicate with strangers or share private information. >> the app is popular with the teens and predators. it has 250 million users. 70% are under the age of 25. the app anonymity is appealing to many as described by a convicted michigan sex offender. >> the first thing i thought was wow! i can be whoever i want to be. i can get anybody i want. i can achieve my sexual glorification through the app. >> some app similar to kik can sort users by geographic location, school or age. >> the first thing parents need to do is set ground rulesth secondly, they need -- secondly know the sec no and how the parental controls work and third talk to kids. >> some teenagers use kik me to communicate to the person through anonymous app. experts say a tee

suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. leon: she said it's typical boy. goes money the tree and gets stung, gets down and goes right back up. same spot. she got to spend an hour there with the panda. we have a lot more of that video from her visit. at wjla.com. alison: she said it was a fun morning. you want to let him but you can't. leon: besides he will rip your lungs out. alison: eventually. doug: bottom line, the last storm, the big one from a couple of weeks ago we spotted that. spotted five or six days ahead of time. this is far from it. a garden variety storm. the temperature is critical. where the storms form is critical. that will determine who gets snow or rain. this is a time lapse. from montgomery county. 41 degrees. there was sunshine for a while. beautiful day. we are getting rain in a couple of spots. this area in pink, anne arundel, howard. upper montgomery and frederick along the mason dixon line. heavy snow is likely. the area in purpose are the winter weather advisories. less snow and impact. if with get snow in the rush hour that is wh

suzanne kennedy is in the mobiletrak 7. on her way to the crash. where are you right now. >> right now we are on 370 heading to the accident. less than a mile from it right now. this photograph was tweeted out by fire and rescue. there was an accident and two adults and child were trap and lanes were blocked. we are pulling up on it now. they are blocking off the lane here. beyond that you can see blue lights. this the where the accident has taken place. we are seeing deteriorating condition on the roadway. ever since 3:30 this afternoon there is rain in the area. the lanes are blocked and they have the entrance ramp to northbound 270 blocked. there is a vehicle on its side. you can see right there. they have a tow truck hooked up to it. there are no blast ambulances on the scene. the two people inside two adults and one child trapped taken to an area hospital. they will move the vehicle. tow truck in place now. pick it up and move it out of the way and open up the ramp as soon as possible. back to you. alison: thank you very much for the no word y

in essex county, virginia, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. jonathan: thanks. i want to show you the drone video. the best way to assess the damage is from the air. the tornadoes are indies cremnant. and then literally next door there is nothing left of what was a hom but you can see the path of destruction. three miles. it looks as though a giant was walking around with a sledgehammer, hammering the trees and splintering them and destroying homes. anything the path of the tornado was destroyed or seriously damaged. let's bring in doug hill to talk about the attorneyed. you have been doing this a long time. when you see the tornadoes the damage doesn't surprise you. but just the path they take is surprising sometimes. doug: often there are straight lines but they are not often on the ground. you see these things where one house is okay and the other is completely gone. the one you are on the site of in waverly the survey teams came from the national weather service office in wakefield, only six miles from jonathan now. they had the investigators out there early

suzanne kennedy live at george mason university in fairfax with more on vote 2016. suzanne: well, jonathan, students and supporters have been lined up all afternoon at the hub on campus of george mason. they were told a few minutes ago they are at the capacity and the students are starting to go in the backdoor here to overflow area. this is the most important day of the campaign so far. super tuesday. candidates crisscross the 12 states where people will go to the polls and cast a ballot tomorrow. here in virginia. republican front runner donald trump held a rally in radford, virginia, midday. i was interrupted several times by the protesters. some from the black lives matter organization. the rally was stopped at several points and the protesters were escorted out. in fairfax, hillary clinton will be at her second campaign stop of the day. the first was in to hear her speak. >> i was so excited that hillary is here. i left work early to come see this. really getting excited. what is really exciting is having the students so passionate at their age, being so passio

start with suzanne kennedy in the newsroom. suzanne: the pair was in court today. start with the 18-year-old david eisenhauer. he was arraigned on two charges. first degree murder and abduction the death of 13-year-old nicole lovell. a search warrant shows a gun was not the murder weapon. autopsy is conducted to determine how the teen died. 19-year-old natalie keepers was also arraigned today. she is charged with the improper disposal of a body and accessory after the fact. both are held without bond. they are eng nearing students at virginia tech. a search was conducted on the pond at the virginia tech campus. no word if any evidence was uncovered. both will be back in court. leon: david eisenhauer and natalie keepers are both from maryland, columbia and laurel. neither had any criminal record prior to the arraignment. >> this is where david eisenhauer went to work. we knocked on the doors

suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. suzanne, people started lining up early this month to make their way past justice scalia's casket in the great hall. some of them waited an hour and a half. joins us live from the high court, where the line is still long. alison, it is longer, and the weight is even longer. 2, 2 andld it is up to half hours, wrapping all the way around the block. people are flocking here to the u.s. supreme court to say the unique ability to inspire and also to infuriate his opponents, but at the same time, to make them feel welcome. >> he loved life and he loved his country. : the scene outside the supreme court was one of the somber reflection and deep admiration for aunt and scalia, the associate justice who died suddenly last week at the age of 79. >> saying goodbye to him his heart and hearing the news was crushing for me. jay: four hours from thousands waited in line that wrapped around the building. " it moment to pause inside the important -- an moment upon since i the great hall and pay respe

i'm suzanne kennedy. i'll have that story c alison: we have new information as the country makes plan to pay tribute to supreme court justice antonin scalia. today the white house announced president obama will pay his respects to the late justice friday when he lies in repose at the high court. suzanne kennedy has a closer look at the plan. suzanne: the tribute will start friday at the supreme court. with the 79-year-old justice will lie in repose more more than ten in the great hall at 9:30 after which the general public can pay respects from 10:30 to 8:00 p.m. >> it's an honor to be able to go into the court and pay our respects. >> larry will attend both the supreme court event and the justice's funeral. >> come for respect for his office. you come for respect for his family. >> jenny lunch and her family -- jenny lynch and her family are visiting from new york and taking photos outside the court where the flag will fly at half staff for 30 days. >> elected officials and pointed officials are above an

suzanne kennedy is following the developing story. what is behind this? >> this is a lot, i hardship for some home buyers and for the communities say they had new construction before the law. law on the books since october of 2012 and requires newly constructed town houses will be equipped with the fire sprinkler systems. a delegate says the counties should make their own decision but this woman disagrees. her brother was killed along with other family members in a house fire in january of last year. >> like in a car seat belts and air bags. they are mandated now. mandated for a good reason. sometimes the technology is available and when the need is there and great, the government needs to step in and make a law to save lives. alison: coming up at 6:00, we will hear more on the grieving sister on the fight for her live in the newsroom, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. leon: thank you. new charges tied to the disappearance of lyons sisters who gathered in 1975 from the wheaton plaza mall. lloyd welch was charged in connection with the incident and today his bro

suzanne kennedy has the latest on the investigation. what a heart-breaking story for the mom to have to speak out the reporters about. suzanne: absolutely. she barely spoke for three minutes before she had to step away from the press conference podium and allow her church's minister to finish her statement. tammy stood there holding her daughter's stuffed animal and said how her daughter survived liver transplant, non-hodgkin 's lymphoma before she was a teenager. now they say she was stabbed to death. she was the younger of four. her mother talked about how the young girl loved life. >> chloe had a passion for pandas, music, dancing. she dreamed of being on "american idol" some day. her favorite color was blue. nicole is very loveable person. nicole touched many people throughout her short life. michelle: 18-year-old david eisenhauer of columbia and 19-year-old natalie keepers of laurel remain held without bond this afternoon. a new charge is being filed against keeper. she is charged with accessory both before and after the fact. thos

live in the newsroom, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. alison: coming up a 5:00 -- >> i truly believe -- are you listening? alison: this is the man called the most hated in america and he heads to hot seat on capitol hill. leon: seems like he likes the title. plus prosecutors get to grill the alibi witness trying to get syed a new trial after the "sierraserial" podcast. jeff: some oil spill in potomac river by the reagan airportment what happened? we have answers coming up. leon: we head to break check out last night's sunset from paramount, maryland. lovely shot. thank you very much. folks, share your pictures with us as well. if you see it send it to us at pics@wjla.com. i do everything on the internet. but it's kind of slow. my frids say i should get fios because it's the fastest. i just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. that's seriously better. we're out of 2%! i wonder what else could be better around here? i heard that. switching to better inrnet is now easier than ever. only fios has the fastest internet available, with uploads

suzanne kennedy shows us what to expect. making, years in the d.c. streetcars are about to start rolling on eight straight -- eight street. they are running some test runs. a ceremony will kick it off tomorrow, and the public will be allowed onto the system's first official ride. it cost $200 million. street ride down 8th from benning road to oklahoma avenue, with eight stops. people,city will be 150 bigger than a metro car or an articulated bus. people in this section of d.c. have mixed opinions about seeing the system running. >> if you want to go to chinatown, you have to catch a trolley, get off right here by union station, and catch another bus to get wherever you are trying to go. >> how are they going to make money on it? they still did not seem to know. if it works, awesome. if not, whatever. -- the: the free streetcars will be free for about six months and then the department of transportation will announce a fair schedule. jummy: here is what the schedule will look like for the streetcar , monday through thursday from 6:00 a.m. until midnig

suzanne kennedy live in the satellite center with developing details. suzanne: we have more information in the case today. prosecutors are saying they planned the kidnapping and the killing of nicole lovell. they say 18-year-old david eisenhauer and 19-year-old natalie keepers met at a fast food restaurant to map out the murder. they bought cleaning supplies at one wal-mart and a shovel at a different wal-mart. after slitting the 13-year-old's throat, the teen's body was dumped in the trunk of a lexus. ultimately the alleged killers would dispose of the young girl two hours from virginia tech campus in remote area of north carolina, near a farm owned by eisenhauer's family. the freshman suspect and her parents testified at the hearing today saying keepers started cutting herself when she was in eighth grade and suffered from anxiety issues. ultimately the judge ruled she will not be let out. she will be held out bond. in the meantime, the funeral and the burial for lovell is taking place right now at a blacksburg funeral home. live in the satellite cent

suzanne kennedy is in the newsroom for us today. gosh, this is a tough day. a difficult one for those who especially knew nicole. suzanne: yes, they have gone from shock to grief. part of the state that doesn't see crimes like the one that has been committed. one of the victim's friends offers insight. carrie cook is one of the many blacksburg, virginia, teens who is shocked by the death of 13-year-old nicole lovell. cook considered the fellow middle school student her friend, saying she was the kind of girl you could count on. >> last year, we went on a school field trip to the pool. i forgot my money in my locker. she had money and she bought me food and a drink before she bought her food. suzanne: cook said she noticed a training in the bully's teen demeanor when lovell started to connected with boys online. >> facebook is where she talk told guys. in school she didn't talk to guys there. suzanne: it was online that authorities say she met her alleged killer, 18-year-old virginia tech freshman david eisenhauer. prosecutors say eisenhauer exploited their re

and suzanne kennedy continues our storm watch team coverage out in mobiletrak 7. where are you now? >> right now we are in arlington. on 66 eastbound. it is smooth going where we are now but that is not the condition throughout the area. people need to look outside their door to make a decision as to whether or not they want to hit the roads. the conditions are going to get worse. as we go in the evening. right now smooth sailing in back to you. steve: i'm steve rudin in rosslyn. we are dealing with the mist and the heaviest rain yet to arrive. look behind me. you can see the traffic for the most part moving freely. no problems there. however sidewalks and the side roads are slick. especially if they have not been treated. temperatures still as mentioned below freezing. we stay below freezing we will look for a threat for the minor ice accumulation. especially inside the capital beltway. coming up in a few minutes the chief meteorologist will have more. doug hill will have more on the freezing rain and what to expect in the overnight hours and early tomorrow morning. with many schoo

in annapolis, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. michelle: update on the disruption that caused major delays for marc and amtrak commuters. overhead power issues north of union station for the problem. marc and amtrak suspended train service in and out of station for a half hour this morning. crews were able to make repairs quibblingly but the incident is under investigation. metro was not affected. jonathan: traffic was a mess this morning. crash that caused backups. inhappened at 4:30 but dragged on. tracker-trailer overturned on the median on the outer loop of georgia avenue. concrete debris scattered across both loop of the beltway. 20 disabled vehicles had to be pulled to the side of the road because of the damage. the road reopened but this is truck jackknifed on the beltway. we turn to jamie sullivan to look at traffic today. jackknifing a big rig is not a good thing. jamie: absolutely not. the rain is not helping the commute. take a look. you can see that the visibility has dropped. it is going to be an afternoon that is ver

suzanne kennedy shows us how it will work. suzanne: it is now easier to hail a cab in the nation's capital. you just need a smart phone and the d.c. taxi app. >> great idea. suzanne: the taxi cab commission pumped money to the technology aimed to compete with uber and other ride sharing programs. they will be able to connect to the app. >> good idea. >> this comes in the face of mounting competition. >> uber is great. >> recent years the cabs have been required to make the upgrades including the ability to accept credit cards. the app gives people choosing from a regular, large or wheelchair accessible vehicle. he has been a cab driver for a decade and says the upgrade is critical to the business. >> the business is very slow. so when this smart phone coming it will be help to get more business. >> once you hail a cab using the app the vehicle closest to you will be dispatched. leon: let's see how the roads are moving. jamie: jamie: not fast at all! this is the ways map. they check in with how slow they are going. we have a wa

suzanne kennedy's report coming up in an hour. as we wondered if there were any red flags in michigan. jonathan: the maryland air national guard are stepping up in the war on terror. the "baltimore sun" reporting the men and the women of the free state will deploy this fall. unclear how many will be going or where they will be based. deployment typically do last about a year. sometimes a half a year. in a memo to apple employees, ceo tim cook thanked them for their support in the company's dispute with the government. at issue is the company to access an iphone used by one of the san bernardino terrorists. f.b.i. urged apple to stop saying, "the world is ending." they only need access to one particular phone. >> apple has helped the f.b.i. in this investigation and every law required when it has to draw the line recreating code, changing the iphone. jonathan: director comey says the f.b.i. requests applies only to shooter iphone. that is it. rallies are planned outside 40 some apple stores across the country tomorrow. protest is a

suzanne kennedy takes us inside the den with the newest panda cub. suzanne: it took coaxing to get bei bei from inside the warmth of the panda den and outside with his mom. this is the second time the five and a half month been outdoors. carroll is a panda lover that comes down from delaware several times a year. today she witnessed a milestone as bei bei climbed a tree only to get stuck and need his mom to rescue him. >> i thought he got too high for his first time out. mom thought he got too high his first time out, too. so cute to hear his squeak, squeak, squeak. >> he is now 28 pounds and is developing into a bold and inquisitive animal. >> he has only been outside twice. he started to climb a tree. >> we had a rare opportunity to get within inches of bei bei. the general public can get the panda fix by going by the zoo. you can check out what the pandas have been up to by looking at the zoo's panda cam. jonathan: we should just split the screen. talk about the weather and all the other stuff. >> i'm partial to the panda. >> yeah. >> so cute. >>

suzanne kennedy took this. -- brianne carter took this from mobiletrak7. you are now in alexandria and what a difference four or five hours does make. brianne: that is the key we said all along. what a difference it has made throughout the day. take a look from the mobiletrak7. this is the majority of what we see on the roads. a little slush left to the side. either wet or the dry pavement depending where you are driving. but most of the major roadways, it's now drying out. that is the good news as we hour. federal workers are going in late today, going to be heading home this evening. we are going to keep a close eye on the roads and what they are shaping up to look like. but again, the sun coming down and the wind picking up and drying out the roads. back to you. jamie: traveling on metro, here is what you need to know. orange, blue, silver lines expect delays. they have speed restrictions near stadium armory. as far as the big picture right now, you can see not too much really to worry about. one heavy spot on the inner loop as well as the outer loop in

i am suzanne kennedy. i have the story coming i lead the 11 o'clock news with stories of gun violence. and like many of you, my family lived through the beltway sniper crisis. in congress, i'll fight to expand background checks on guns and ammunition, ban assault weapons, and mandate gun safety locks, because too many kids die from accidental shootings. let's show the nra we're not afraid of them; as democrats, as americans, as parents. i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message.