this person grew up in d.c. and is never seen this many bicycles. >> between the amount of people rented bicycles and others, that is something. >> according to aaa, the busiest month and for tourists coming to d.c. is july. april would be the busiest month for tourists, if it were not for july. a lot of them to come in april. it should settle down in the next few weeks. tom roussey of the tidal basin. >> you can understand why the crowds were there. weather?e more bad >> not so much. it will not be nearly as nice as the weekend. it will not be pure sunshine or 70 degrees. it will be a little bit back and forth. if we are at 59 degrees this morning. we are warmer because we have clients. -- clouds. we also have light rain. toward skaters began frederick we have occasional light rain. a little steadier and to the south and west along 81 into luray and stretching into culpeper. this is pushing in from the south and west. it is a weak system. it is limited in terms of moisture. we will get baby 0.1 inches of rain t

it's emancipation day in d.c. recognizing, commemorating what happened here back in 1862, some 3,000 slaves, african- americans were freed by abraham lincoln. that was before the emancipation proclamation. behind me a group of distinguished men. talk to me first about boston and this being the nation's capital, you know this could also be a target. what are your thoughts? >> first of all, the brothers of the fraternity want to send their prayers out to the families of those in boston. we think it was a terrible thing. here in washington, d.c. of course it's an open city. we have 20 million tourists that come here and citizens. we are thankful for the protection we have here. we're always a target for terrorists but we believe we have the best law enforcement personnel in the world. >> reporter: you personally coming out here, did you even think about it that d.c. could be dmex? it's happened -- be next? it's happened before. >> i thought about it but i still wanted to help d.c. be recognized. >> reporter: your tho

in d.c. some of the streets are already closed but they want to mike sure that you feel -- make sure that you feel safe and you come down to enjoy the emancipation day event. ko im, wusa9. >> thank you, ko. >>> we'll take a quick break from our boston coverage to find out just how much rain howard has in his seven-day forecast. >> one more thing boston related, oscar nominated actor and boston native weighs in. >> i spoke to my mom. i haven't spoken to everybody else. i don't know -- we don't know exactly what happened but it's horrible, man. i'm trying to be a pro and be out here doing my job. this stuff doesn't mean anything compared to what's happening in the real world. our thoughts and prayers are going did we get it? got it. yes! [ male announcer ] when you've got fios quantum, you get america's fastest, most reliable internet. what's he doing up there? science project. how do i make it stronger? you're going to have to use the circular particle accelerator. ♪ hey, so where's the big

today mark lemonade day in d.c. with the help of george washington university school of business, they provided 700 students and faculty members to serve as mentors for young entrepreneurs who wanted to learn how to start a business. >> we learned that you have to make a plan. go through with your plan. >> across the board, the kids get to choose what they do. there is a lesson in the lemonade curricula on make little, save a little, and give a little. $600.e collected about >> you know how you feel when you misplace your cell phone. you cannot function. here is when you will never want to lose. check out this diamond studded high phone five -- iphone 5. sparkled with 600 white diamonds. the apple logo on the front is adorned with 53 diamonds. in the home button features a rare black diamond that had been in the homeowners -- in the phone owners family for generations. this beauty is worth $15 million. >> i have an old watch the has been in my family. >> remarkable. the has been in my family. >> remarkable. did we g

. >> d.c. police are increasing their patrols all along the route of today's emancipation day parade. ko im is live on the parade route and has more as the sun stampts to come up. good morning, ko. >> reporter: good morning, mike, andrea. the parade route ends here at 14th and pennsylvania avenue. officials want you to be alert but not aharmed. some street -- alarmed. some streets already closed as part of the emancipation day event. there's going to be a bare breakfast at the will -- to be a prayer breakfast at the willard hotel at 8:00. the d.c. police chief stressed there was no specific threat to the nation's capital. there are some police presence already here this morning. we know we're going to see a lot of security throughout the day. [ explosions ] >> reporter: there will be more metro police officers at the station throughout emancipation day. this ends with fireworks tonight in d.c. that's because on this day in 1952, 31 -- you a awed. it is a beautiful -- [ inaudible ] it is a beaut

also, d.c. police confirm they're looking for someone that was in the house apparently when the fire started, with a 13-year-old girl, and was seen running from the house. let's look at a photo taken by a neighbor that lives across the street, and she saw the smoke and flames coming from the house around 1:30 this afternoon on 50th street northeast. police transported a 93-year-old woman, unconscious at the time, also a 68-year-old relative of hers, both rescued from the second floor bedroom here. we're told the woman was disabled. officials say again it started on the second floor bedroom. let's hear from a man that says that was his mother and brother there in the house. >> i was in shock when my sister called me, when i heard, called me twice, i said i would get there best i can, i wouldn't even drive, took a cab. got here quick as i could. >> they may lose a member of the family, the lady was very old, she was burned quite badly on her hands and face, so i mean, they're in -- it is horrible.

around washington d.c. the region's median home prices are seventeen times higher than the median income in the u.s. in the standard two bedroom apartment in the district typically costs over fourteen hundred dollars a month so to break down. how much that would cost you each month a renter would need to earn around twenty seven dollars an hour at a full time job in order to cover the cost of burden expenses or the apartment to talk more about this dichotomy between washington d.c. and the rest of the country i'm joined now by barton eyler he's a financial policy advocate for public citizen so thank you so much for joining me first off let's talk about this huge financial contrast between the d.c. area and the rest of the nation what does this mean for us well it means that we enjoy a nation of government services and government bureaucracies and naturally that is one thing that can stabilize an area commie through a recession so that we're more recession proof here in washington d.c. than let's say iowa or

temperatures in the 50's. 57 in d.c.'s today, we will continue to have an unsettled week with a lot of opportunities for a few showers. temperatures will be above average the next several days. we should top 70 in this afternoon. cooldown expected by the weekend. more details on that in a few minutes from the belfort furniture weather center. now, let's check on traffic with jamee. >> mostly quiet. utility work in the weeds and area of maryland, georgia avenue at university boulevard, a couple lanes blocked. light volume. pennsylvania avenue, woodyard road, overnight construction. nih, on thea near southbound side, one lane getting by. in light volume. road eachcanal direction between arizona and the chain bridge. that should be done by 5:00. we are good on va 95 up to the beltway. back to you. >> thank you. inwant to get to new details monday's deadly bombing at the boston marathon. police are searching an apartment in a boston suburb. >> massachusetts state police will only tell us that a search warrant related to the i

young people took part in lemonade day d.c. designed to prepare them to run their business and teach them literacy. with the help of sponsors including george washington university school of business. the kids set up lemonade stands all over the district. this its video of a group and a street performance to bring in business. on average, each stand made $250. each one to day. great weather for it. that's our news for tonight. sports final is coming up next. fu news 4 today, starts at 4:26 in the morning. have a great night, everyone. see you next weekend. hey! did you know that honey nut cheerios has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! ♪ wow. [ buzz ] delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? bee happy. bee healthy. with clusters of flakes and o's. oh, ho ho... it's the honey sweetness. i...i mean, you...love.

there were hundreds of runners from the d.c. area, from northern virginia, maryland, the district, who had finished by this stage or in the process of finishing. fortunately, we have not heard of any injuries from folks in this area. we spoke last night to a member of a, montgomery county road runners. dan lives in rockville. he had finished a while before the bombs went off and he was in a bar block and a half away when he heard what happened. some members of his group or nearby. he said you cannot imagine what this race means to runners anti worries now it will never be the same again. >> it is the last thing you expect. this is the super bowl of everything we do have to do with running. this is the world series of our event. people spend their entire lives trying to qualify for this event, they spend the entire year training after they do qualify. an important in the grand scheme of things. -- unimportant. >> you are looking in the direction of the square where the bombs went off yesterday. the fbi is leading the investigatio

of course, d.c. now on heightened alert. other cities across the country, new york city also on heightened alert. we're told cities on the west coast, los angeles, san francisco, san diego, some of the major cities also across the country tonight on heightened alert at this moment as we continue to monitor all of these situations coming out. i believe we have some testimony from one of the runners that was at the site when the bombs went off. let's go ahead and take a listen right now. i do not believe we very that, but the president is scheduled to speak in a couple minutes, back to you guys in the studio. >> as we've noted, two bomb blasts earlier today, at least two people perhaps dead, dozens injured. the numbers we're hearing now are around 50. that could change and has changed as the news has come in throughout the afternoon. >> a lot of people from our area were signed up to run the boston marathon, 450 two of them in maryland, 171 in d.c., 654 in virginia. so among the thousands of people watching in the dmv are watc

for example in d.c. whenever you put on a big event you work with the mayor special event task groups which coordinates with the local and federal officials in order to make sure that there isn't anything going wrong. obviously this was a horrible act of terror and we'll -- we really can't know what is going to happen at any other event like this. >> absolutely. we certainly are glad that the members of your club are safe. brian, thanks so much for coming in. >> thanks for having me. >> coming up. help for anyone who may have forgotten to file their taxes and the mother of a virginia tech shooting victim marches on capitol hill with a message. stay with us. >> stom st  did you forget? today is april 15th, tax day. if you haven't filed yet, here's an important tax tip from fox brenda buttner. >> the average tax refund is about $3,000. that's great for a lot of americans but if you're getting more than that chances are you should adjust your will holdings. the treasury department doe

d.c. to serve public interest but it looks like they're doing even better serving themselves with lucrative private jobs when their terms and will give you a look at the revolving door of washington's wealthy and on my back yard took a new meaning over the weekend and exxon mobil pipeline spilled thousands of gallons of oil into an arkansas neighborhood more on the spill in the future of oil pipelines coming right up. plus with their history of accosting travelers you hope the t.s.a. would lay off one man found himself stopped from carrying what was needed for his medical safety why was this item taken away from him r t will question more coming up. it's monday april first eight him in washington d.c. i'm megan lopez and you are watching r t. starting off this hour the jobs report for march is due out in the next few days but already economists are estimating that the u.s. added nearly two hundred thousand jobs and this is a good sign for our economy it could be yet another sign that the u

a crash that left a d.c. cop injured. >>> montgomery county police say multiple suspects took over the store in chevy chase. then conducted a smash and grab jewelry heist. >> no weapons used in this case. but by their number and physical presence and their aggressive actions, there were four employees in the store. the employees followed protocall, were compliant with their demands. >> inside the d.c. line, mpd took out the suspect's trail and that pursuit ended here, in a spectacular crash across town at martin luther king avenue in southwest. witnesses say the police cruiser smashed into a neighborhood vehicle, which then hit a second parked car. >> they made that left and came up hailey and police car hit your son's car? >> it hit my son's car. she went on up and some kind of way, he had turned around. i don't know what else he hit. >> the police officer has been described only as a sergeant? the police district. x-rays came back negative. nonlife threatening injuries. bruce johnson, wusa9. >> people comin

in d.c. as already planned, there are street closures starting right now until the end of the day from 14th street and east street to independence avenue. officers told us you'll come down to enjoy the event. they're working hard to do so on this 151st anniversary of when president lincoln freed the slaves. we're live at freedom plaza, ko im, wusa9. >>> as the nation mourns the fresh tragedy, the state of virginia is pausing to honor its victims from april 16, 2007. today is the sixth anniversary of the virginia tech shooting rampage. that's when a 23-year-old college student went on a shooting spree at the campus in blacksburg. >> 33 people were killed. it's considered the deadliest u.s. shooting rampage in modern history. at the stroke of midnight, a candle was lit and will remain so for 24 hours. at 9:43 this morning, a statewide moment of silence is going to be observed. >>> it is 4:38. in other news, the stock market tries to bounce back from its biggest sell-off of the year. we're takin

so d.c. mayor vince gray stopped by to try out one. adam tuss has more on how that went. >> reporter: hey, wendy, well, the mayor does drop in here to check out the latest pedestrian signal at connecticut avenue and north hampton here in northwest. that seems to be the issue right there. those flashing red lights. the cars don't understand on the other side that they're actually allowed to move right now, because nobody is in the intersection at this point in time. and there still is plenty of confusion here with the signal, and it seems to be because of the flashing lights. mayor gray checking out the city's newest high tech hawk pedestrian signal as it is known. the rain didn't stop the demonstration. remember it works like this, press the button, the lights flash yellow, then solid, the red light comes on. the car stops, the pedestrian gets the walk sign. after a primer on how it all works the mayor made his way. >> we believe this will improve pedestrian safety in the city. and those who don't observe it will be ticketed. >> report

d.c. emancipation day parade iss due to start at 11:00 along pennsylvania avenue, it goes from third street to freedom plaza. police chief saying there's no information that would suggest a threat in d.c. for today's festivities. able to defendthat we're well the 632,000 people who live hee and the many thousands of people who visit the city. city >> come downen and joy thewnen y event. we have a strong sture key plan in place. in p we are the nation's capital. we do that on a regular basis. a we will have enhanced security that some will, some will not be visible to the people who come down. i want people to take public transportation, come and enjoy yourself. we feel very comfortable it'sryc going to be a safe event. >> reporter: d.c. police poli along with transit police are ae asking people to be alert to report any unusual behavior oror suspicious activity. tony and sarah. >> melanie, thank you very much >>> we want to keep you alerted with metro who went on high on alert after the bo

. -- from the d.c. region. they told us what they saw through their eyes. >> of the summers on boston today, it had become a virtual police state. officers and the national guard were everywhere. it was obvious the law- enforcement meant business. things were so different than how yesterday began. she is a rabbi in cherry chase and thrilled to be running the race a second time. she finished and wanted to go back to watch other spanish. >> i was walking towards the finish line when it happened. i had not made it very far when i heard the first boom. >> she was in a crowd of runners who had finished. thereyou seconds later, was a second. >> it was like two planes hitting on 9/11. when you hear the second one, that's when you know it is something out of the ordinary. >> no one knew what was happening in no one could conceive it was something that terrible. >> husband was awaiting not far away, growing increasingly worried. finally, he saw her. >> i said, i think something really terrible just happened. >> even in

chase and 1ice on a d.c. police officer was hospitalized with minor injuries after crushing the spirit >> the man -- after crashing. >> the man charged with the leading a young father is facing charges. abby tookin's wife the stand today in closing arguments. >> the smithsonian has announced it is suspending exhibits as part of a sequester cuts. case murder suspect appeared in court today for the .irst time this court case is full of twists and turns. >> wearing a yellow jumpsuit and struggling to walk, ronald cloud had been to court as the man accused of killing brad baker more than 32 years ago. >> this is closure for us. >> this is the sister of baker, who was 30 years old when he was murdered on new year's eve, 1980. >> he had so much promise, and i think it is just great sadness at the time of year he would have been 60 years old. -- this man in camouflage hat testified that he took a cab from a party on year's eve because his wife was causing problems. another guest heard his wife jane that mr. baker ne

today's event was sponsored by the d.c. triathlon club. >> more than 1,000 runners joined today to stop the silence. it was to bring awareness of the problem of child sex abuse that affects one in four girls and one in six boys in the united states. >> they are scared to say something. most survivors don't often don't tell anybody about it. >> today marks the 10th year for stop the silence race. similar races took place in florida. justin bieber is facing sharp criticism tonight. what he said about one holocaust victim that has people outrages. >> let's take a look outside. hings are beautiful but are >> justin bieber is having harsh criticism after a tour in amsterdam. it is what he wrote in the book. he said he hoped that anne frank been a bieber had she not died in the concentration camp. people were outraged by his comments they called him things such as it idiot and full of himself. >> people who helped to clean up after hurricane sandy are being hung out to dry. those who were clearing down trees, they say they haven'

special election next tuesday. >>> d.c. mayoral race, possible link between vincent gray and committee that funded him. talked several times about leaving the race. also met with gene harris, who has since pleaded guilty to running an illegal campaign to raise funds for mayor gray. he says he was never offered money to leave the race. the mayor denies any knowledge of the shadow campaign. >>> confirmation could be a rocky one for president obama's cabinet appointments. thomas perez is the white house nominee for labor secretary. he served on the montgomery county council and labor secretary for maryland. calling in to question his actions as the nation's top civil rights attorney. they accuse him of convincing the city of st. paul, minnesota, to drop a supreme court case and in exchange promised the justice department wouldn't intervene in two whistleblower cases against the city. the cases could have returned $200 million to taxpayer. the justice department said they cleared that deal. perez's confirmation hearing begins t

for washington d.c. because we have so many events and becausea this is the nation's capital,ca, the combination of law enforcement resources, on a a daily basis, the park police,ce, and the metro transit police,trn and all of our partners. we have a lot of assets and resources here, everything thatt needs to be in place is in place. naudible ] people come to the city peo -- >> come down and enjoy thedown e event.nj >> we have a strong security seu event in place. we are the nation's capital. cai we do that on a regular basis. we will have enhanced security u that some, some will not be be visible to the people that comee down. i want team people to feel comfortable, take public transportation, and enjoy yourself. we feel comfortable it's goingrb to be a safe event. >> you're listening to the mayor and the police chief talking about the security situation inn our area.ea. we're in heightened state ofed f alert, and people should gold go about their day but trust in the fact that we have a good good secur

. >> the federal budget cuts and sequestration hitting the streets of d.c. now. >> this missoni is the latest institution to feel the pinch from the sweeping cuts. -- the smithsonian is the latest. brianne carter reports. >> sequestration is creating change and some of the most popular tourist attractions along the national mall. >> that would be frustrating. >> the smithsonian starting tomorrow will close galleries at the three museums. it will close the comments area -- the commons. and the african mosaic exhibits will be partially closed. close some of the galleries on the third floor. the much everything around. budget part of mandatory cuts. smithsonian officials already cut back on employee travel and training and deferred unnecessary maintenance. now the cuts have forced a reduction in the security contract. >> this affects everybody. >> while it's inconvenient, it will not impact this mantra much. -- this man's trip. >> [indiscernible]. >> these exhibits will remain closed until september 30. brianne carter, abc 7 news. >> president obama marks and 1

d.c. autonomy, do i think d.c. could have more autonomy? maybe. but also know the constitution ut d.c. under congress's purview and we give d.c. money from the rest of the country, from the tax receipts. i think that oversight of the money that we spend is incumbent. it is the responsibility that we have oversight on the money we spend from the u.s. treasury in d.c. it is a tough road to walk. i'm willing to look at it and see if we can come to a resolution. >> good afternoon, sir. >> good afternoon. >> i am a senior political science major. thank you for coming out here. i'm a former intern for president obama. i'm also a national field organizer for one of the only african-american super pacs in the country. you said that the republican party is a proponent of voting rights. i have been traveling along with men of my organization all over the country across 30 states and registering african-americans to vote because the republican party had been using the state legislature and the government to prevent african-americans from voting because they

even the d.c. mayor wants to see it for himself after the news 4 report. >>> and coming up, strasburg and arm problems, coming up later. and a new basketball coach. he didn't have to travel very far. >>> plus, he is not a kid anymore. getting ready to protect t . >>> when news 4 first reported this last week, there is a new pedestrian rosie i crossing in well, today mayor vincent went to check it out. adam tuss has more on some that like it, but others say it is too confusing. >> reporter: smart safety device? or just too confusing. we told you about this intersection at the area of north connecticut and hampton street. it is getting mixed reviews. >> well, i think it is confusing. >> very, very good, i work here ten years now. i've been here ten years, and saw four accidents. >> reporter: mayor gray dropping in to check out the set up today. remember's it works like this. press the button, the lights flash yellow, then turn solid yellow, the red light comes on, cars stop and the pedestrian gets th

d.c. actual eyes women to virtue a way that point was received in that way for sure well here's another kind of interesting take on it i recently saw in miami while talking about her new book vagina she was saying that the porn industry may be doing a disservice to relationships and that it's providing this hyper sexual atmosphere where you're providing males and females with unrealistic expectations of sexual satisfaction do you think that there's any truth to that. well i think that any entertainment can provide a realistic hills of different aspects of life but why are we picking out pornography is that i mean we there's ways to receive pornography and a healthy way an unhealthy way there's ways to receive the news there's a way to receive movies there's a way to receive sports and on healthy and unhealthy ways but when people make essential arguments about pornography there's something inherent it that's giving us bad ideas about how to be in relationships well then i think that that's

around washington d.c. the region's median home prices are seventeen times higher than the median income and that's in the whole u.s. and a standard two bedroom apartment in the district typically costs over fourteen hundred dollars per month so to break down how much that would cost you each month a renter would need to earn about twenty seven dollars per hour at a full time job in order to cover the cost of burden expenses for those apartments to talk more about the dichotomy between washington d.c. and the rest of the country i was joined earlier by bart mailer he's a financial policy advocate for public citizen and i began by asking him what this huge financial contrast really means for us. well it means that we enjoy a nation of government services and government bureaucracies and naturally that is one thing that can stabilize an area commie through a recession so that we're more recession proof here in washington d.c. than let's say iowa or san francisco that would have a dot com boom and then bust ok

d.c. security securi measures have been ramped up up after the boston explosion.expl today marks the anniversary of the emancipation day. da a large celebration including a parade that brought out thousands of people andand authorities are keeping a close ose eye on that event as you can can imagine. matt at freedom plaza with morewithore on that. matt. >> reporter: understand plea, unde a lostrstand folks who came out here to enjoy this event today were feeling uneasy.g uneasy. the reason why, there weree thousands of people at free dam plaza at one point. people are uneasey of being in being crowds and another told us they were not let what let happened in boston to concernern them one bit. the mayor and police chief chief decided this was a big event andt and they wanted to have extra security in place today.ty >> reporter: as ithen 101st anniversary of emancipation day is sell celebrated in the district, dist it's hard for some to forget those who lost so much in boston boston yesterda

capita right now d.c. police are on high alert.high we're going to show you how thee city is responding to yesterday's attack and what to t expect if you are headed to the today's man emancipation day pa >>> and stories of horror and ad humanity from runners and first time responders at the front frn line at the finish line. fox 5 news starts right now. >>> this is a live look at the capital building where flags are flying as half-staff in honor of the victims of yesterday'ss boston marathon bombing. mbing. this is tuesday, april 16th, good morning, i'm tony perkins. >> i'm sarah simmons, allison seymour has the morning off. >>> we begin with the latest from boston where the death toll from yesterday's marathon

last year it was so hot and today's tragedy 63 degrees in d.c. is a little below average for us but we're surrounded by warmer temperatures and the reason we were cooler today is because our wind was out of the a east which is the same thing that happened in boston. tomorrow after a few hours that wind will change in direction and start coming in from the south and that's where we're going to see this warm stuff coming. i wanted you to see the big contrast in system ter -- temperature because where we're see this denver and wichita we're going cooning up another big storm -- going cook up another big storm out of the middle of the country tomorrow. the snow has arrived. denver is getting snow. they may get around 6 inches but west of there could be a little bit more. we begin to see the first outbreak of strong and severe thunderstorms across the missouri area. we'll be watching the middle part of the country. i understand the threat is moderate tomorrow. that will be a story in weather we'll be watching. this is a frontal boundary that doesn't g

don't worry a cicada or two is not bad. >> okay.k we're happy to work with d.c. united the local soccer team we're there with the rescue r swran a lot of adoptable animals sunday tarting at -- starting at 3:00. the one of things the washington animal rescue league vuns a food bank. we're asking for donations of pet supplies andor pet food forr the food bank for uncome qualified dog and cat owners in the district.th if do you that the d.c. united is doing a 2-1 voucher. come out, support your team. support the washington animal rescue league. maybe take a great animal home and one of great things i wantew to emphasize is summer say wonderful time to bring an animal into your home. kids are off from school.l. it's a little.e. the asked jewel better to acclimate your animals. >> absolutely. thank you so much. >> you're welcome. thank you. >> hopefully sunkissed and fishy wishy find great homes. h >> i'm sure they will. >> log on for more information. time now for the bet of the dayd spot is from fredericksburg,g, virginia. what an adorable face there. e-mail a photo

d.c. line, the suspect entered the cartier store and focused ou the expensive merchandise inside. >> multiple suspects entered the cartier jewelliers, and smashed display case and took property. >> reporter: no weapon wasapons seen in employees were hurt. montgomery police were nearbyney possibly working security at a nearby store.stor the suspects jumped in a late model dodge charger and drove away. >> the whole crime took less than one minute. >> reporter: later in the district, a d.c. police sergeant spotted the charger and gave chase, but lost the suspects after striking a parked car. meanwhile this robbery does have similarities to other crimes inn our area recently. re remember this robbery at a watc store in arlington county. several suspects sperred thespec store and smashed the display kisses with a hammer. haer. >> detectives will be lookingve inside ofwi montgomery county ad also around the beltway for like crimes. >> reporter: all right, backbak outside, we are told there were

it is emancipation day in d.c. a holiday which usually includes a parade third, and fireworks tonight. the parade this morning will end at city hall, only about a block from the white house. already this morning roads are blocked and police are keeping a watchful pipes. -- eye. this morning's raid on pennsylvania avenue will go on as scheduled but security details will be on high alert. mayor vincent gray says there's no specific threats against the district but preliminary readiness plans have been put in place in light of the bombings. suisun and ready. >> the police chief says you'll see a visible increase of police presence. >> i cannot do nothing about it. it's our country and our capital and hopefully it's well protected. >> armed officers have closed off pennsylvania avenue pedestrian traffic around the white house. and the pentagon has added more officers inside and outside the building. at l'enfant plaza k nine units inspect areas. >> we would do that anytime there's an incident nationally or international

near new york avenue in northeast d.c. because of bad water main break. belle glade lanes are open past connecticut avenue. good morning. -- the beltway lanes are open. back to you. >> thank you. we continue to monitor north korea. the u.s. and other countries are watching to see if north korea will go through with threats to launch a missile. >> john gonzalez has been following developments from the satellite center. >> the u.s. is on high alert again this morning. north korea is celebrating an important holiday in with the backdrop of a looming nuclear threat against the world. keeping the standoff intense, kim jong un's government did a double down. >> although the situation is tense, people have bright faces and are very happy. >> promises of a war with the u.s. and higher quality weapons. secretary john kerry says the u.s. will remain -- but the u.s. will remain on high alert. >> the u.s. will do what is necessary to defend our allies anagainst. it's the no. has rejected offers for peace talks, calling it a ploy. for many in south korea this is a fam

washington, d.c. o on that night's program, i give a monologue critical even at times mocking of paul's speech. the day essence, a number of folks, some i really respect, have been critical of my own tone towards paul. the writer freddy de boer said i was giggling from the rook and the sheer lack of any grace among some liberal commentators on what was an obvious outreach to african-americans depresses m me. and a writer i have tremendous respect for accused me of falling short of cable news pathologies, which is bad. critics get one thing right. in going to paul's outright lying i owe mighted playing this bit of the speech, which what's great. and best received by the audience. >> i'm working with democratic senators to make sure that kids who have made bad decisions, such as nonviolent possession of drugs, are not imprisoned for lengthy sentences. i'm working to make sure that first time offenders are put into counseling and not imprisoned with hardened criminals. we should not take away anyone's fu

. >>> right now in washington, d.c. thousands of people are gathering for tomorrow's big immigration rally. the group includes several farm workers and students from california. in fact, the march will include groups from nearly every state in the nation. many of those participating say they were brought to the united states as children and don't know any other home. >> i've been living here for half of my life. i feel from here. it's not that we want to take things away like people say. we want to give the u.s. something. >> you can't have a country where so many people are leaving in fear. we need to straighten this out. >> a group of senators known as the gang of eight say to be putting final touches on a compromise immigration bill that is expected to include the path to citizenship for millions of undocumented workers. it could be unveiled on thursday. >>> poaching californians. that's what the governors hope to do on thursday, republican gary herbert and republican bob mcdonnell are stopping in silicon valley, ora

this is students from two rival d.c. high schools going to war against each other in gallery place metro. the cell phone video was obtained by wusa9. it was actually taken last friday. turns out, police arrested six people after all this. the principals say the schools are working with the d.c. police and the metro to ensure students stay safe and to make sure everybody involved in all this is held accountable. >>> today, the wife of a capitol hill man who was brutally beaten and left for dead. tonight, that suspect's fate is in the hands of a jury. >> i'm bruce leshan at d.c. superior court where jurors have just gone home for the day after beginning, beginning deliberations in the fate of tommy branch. he is the man accused of smashing a young father, d.c.maslin, in the head with an alumbar numb baseball bat during a robbery on capitol hill last summer. now prosecutors relied on the testimony of one of the alleged cospiritors. he saw tommy branch hit maslin in the back of the head. the injuries were to the side of masl

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. >> tonight here in the d.c. area, local police are stepping up patrols and are on heightened alert. we have live team coverage. >>> good evening. i'm doreen gentzler. >> and i'm jim rosenfield. our top story, terror in boston. a couple of explosions going off during the marathon. >> counterterrorism officials tell nbc news that multiple explosive devices were found timed to go off at the height of the marathon. we're expecting to hear from the president at 6:10 in just a few minutes. d.c.'s mayor and police chief -- police officials are also holding a news conference shortly. we will have live coverage of both. first news4's aaron gilchrist has the latest on what we know right now from our live desk. >> let me start with this talk about a potential suspect in this case. we have been reporting earlier from nbc news that officials in boston are guarding a wounded man at a boston hospital as a, quote, possible suspect. the commissioner in boston saying no one is in custody per se and they are questioning several pe

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all over the country in several different cities philadelphia san diego now in washington d.c. and this is happening throughout the month of april so it might be three hundred protesters five hundred protesters today but that's a lot more than we were seeing even five months ago this is this is really a sign that there is that there is there is a growing movement that there is an awakening to this issue in this country so i still see it as a positive sign and you know what you know even though polls show a lot of people do support drones because they're presented with kind of this false dichotomy where we need to replace ground troops in fighting this perpetual war on terror with something and i think five hundred people out there is still awesome when you're talking about a tactic that we're. not seen anywhere in this country we don't really see the visualization of what these drones are doing in our names but you actually got a really interesting sound bite from colonel and right about kind of the what the drones are really doing in the blowback that are causing let's take a

all over the country in several different cities philadelphia san diego now in washington d.c. and this is happening throughout the month of april so it might be three hundred protesters five hundred protesters today but that's a lot more than we were seeing even five months ago this is is this. really a sign that there is that there is there is a growing movement that there is an awakening to this issue in this country so i still see it as a positive sign and you know what you know even though polls show a lot of people do support drones because they're presented with kind of this false dichotomy where we need to replace ground troops and fight in this perpetual war on terror with something and i think five hundred people out there is still awesome when you're talking about a tactic that we're not seeing anywhere in this country we don't really see the visualization of what these drones are doing in our names but you actually got a really interesting sound bite from colonel and write about kind of the what the drones are really doing in the blowback that are causing them to ta

there's d.c. brow. charlottesville, virginia has one. >> d.c. brow was the first in d.c. >> that was part of the story i wrote is that d.c. is a legit beer town now. you've had baltimore on the map obviously philly, boston. but d.c. is legit. three breweries in town. two more to open. one by the ballpark. in addition to gordon beers. so there is going to be a lot more on the scene in the city. and in general what i was saying is they're lobbying to change the excise tax because it is hampering a lot of the small beer businesses to be able to grow from small to medium. but you know, big beer obviously doesn't have a problem with it because they've got tons of money. that was part of the reason they came here to get their lobbying efforts rolling. >> bill: east coast is catching up to the west coast? >> i would say a little bit. there were a lot of people here from australia canada, i talked to a ton of people. i talked to one lady from seattle who said i'm impressed with what i've seen so far from d.c. >> bill: i'll tell you what i'm most excited

. >>> authorities in wawrkt are on -- washington, d.c. are on high alert this hour after a series of threats involving the poison ricin. one letter was sent to president obama. another to a u.s. senator. this morning a suspicious package trigger add lockdown on capitol hill. scott mcfarland joins us now with word the lockdown has now been lifted. scott? >> reporter: just a short while ago, janet, not just a suspicious package but two suspicious letters tested as well, -- letters as well, all tested, all cleared. police officers and explosive sniffing dogs outside and inside the entrances on capitol hill. you can also see a hazardous materials truck there. lights flashing near the u.s. senate russell building. the third floor of the building locked down for a while today, including a hallway with the offices of pennsylvania democratic senator bob casey. >> there was a letter on this floor that was delivered that apparently is no longer a concern about, but in the interest of being careful, they shut down a corridor. >> reporter: in the pas

. >>> d.c. remains on high alert following yesterday's terror bombings at the boston marathon but this city went ahead with today's emancipation day parade as planned. >> reporter: this is bruise bruce johnson in downtown washington. city on high alert, no incidents. it's a city holiday, time for family, food and a parade. one day after the boston marathon attack, d.c. residents and visitors turned out to commemorate emancipation day 1863. that's when president lincoln abolished slavery in d.c. talk of boston, thoughts of the explosion victims and a possible attack here were everywhere today. >> i know security is very good in washington, d.c., and the parade must go on and the celebration cannot stop. >> this is a city that is resilient. we are ready. it's very unfortunate, a tragic situation that happened in boston yesterday. >> reporter: the emancipation day activities continue through tonight, 8:45 this evening a fireworks display. this is bruce johnson reporting from downtown washington for

which is i think if we are ever going to get our hands around a whole host of issues in washington, d.c. is what we need is leadership and what has been shown in my time in washington and columbia is a consistent willingness to lead on financial matters. [applause] >> thank you both very much. the first question is on the topic of immigration and goes first to you, governor sanford. and then you'll have a chance, also, to answer with one minute each first. senator lindsey graham and the bipartisan gang of eight has offered an immigration plan that offers a path to citizenship, awards workers and researchers who have advanced skills, while mandating increased border security. would you vote for the graham bill? why or why not? >> i would not vote for the bill in its present form, and here's why. i think we all can learn from history. it's that constant process of course correction by which we get things right. if you look at the last big immigration bill of the united states it was the missoula-simpson bill and offered amnesty for three million workers in the country at that time for the

that d.c. is not a state. that d.c. has no authority over its own revenues and no voting representation in the house and senate. >> struggle to end slavery was difficult. it was achieveable. just like our struggle for voting rights. it's difficult, but it was achieveable. >> we should point out this isn't just any parade, it's the exact replica of the parade that took place in 1862 before those 6,000 slaves were freed in d. c. >> in honor of the boston victims. >> i'm glad to see people out here. they recognize that the city that is resilient. we are ready. very unfortunate, tragic situation that happened in boston yesterday. >> reporter: later tonight, about 8:45, they'll have a big fireworks display here on western plaza. the mayor assures us it will go on as scheduled. that's where all the noise is going to be coming from. i want to close by saying big boosts throughout the city. d.c. native, joseph, passed away. he would have been down here today even if they had to carry him down. he passe

also i think the people in d.c. don't necessarily see that system as a failure because they learned a lot from it and they started with a system very similar to what we're starting with now and it's been a smash success. so, i'm trying to fully answer your question. [speaker not understood] contributed to failures. am melbourne there are two issues there. how much was required for the system and it's not easy for people to get helmets. they have to. and also from what i understand, the choice of station locationses there was not made with regard to -- the guiding principle there was not the suitability of the location for bicycle sharing. it was more politically expedient and hopefully we'll learn from that here. >> i really hope we are walking in the footsteps of others, biking in the bike path and following in their successes. how did you come up with the specific numbers that you arrived at? i wonder how much of a science there was to figuring out what that optimal set of numbers were for number of bikes per stat

>> andrea mitchell in our d.c. bureau tonight. andrea, thanks. >>> back in this country there was a big announcement this morning, a first of its kind. a male athlete, an active player in a major american sports league has come out as gay. his name is jason collins. he's a veteran in the nba. his declaration was met with widespread praise from the sports world and beyond including a phone call from the president of the united states pledging his support. our report tonight from nbc's mike taibbi. >> reporter: he was drafted as an inside scoring force. while jason collins is not a star or a starter anymore, the 12-year pro is now something no active player in a major american team sport has ever been -- openly gay. >> there have been tens of thousands of people before him. he is the first one to come out while playing and say, "i'm gay." >> reporter: collins wrote in the current sports illustrated, "i want to do the right thing and not hide anymore. i want to take a stand and say, me, too." the reaction, hugely positive. from kobe

d.c. so that our facebook page can check out all of that and more and i'll let you take a break from my preaching but stay tuned to hear more about the protests and killer drones when we come back. to. see. let me let me i want to know we're going to let me ask you a question. here on this network which we're having the debate we have our night show. the truth is this time it's just about staying there to get here in this race will be i don't want to talk about the surveillance me. if we're going to cover seeing anything like that. the world hasn't been the same something infamous and controversial citizens united ruling granted corporations personhood while students at the university of california berkeley have been actively working to pass a referendum an effort to convince the u.s. supreme court to overturn a decision three years later the berkeley referendum is passed campus leaders will send annual letters to congress asking that both they and the california legislature ratify an amen