he joined us on our recent trip to virginia beach virginia. >> of the 1968. invited to do some research into the history of virginia beach. after a considerable length of time, doing research, during the summers, i wrote princess anne county in virginia beach, a pictorial history. the county a princess and in the era of the american revolution had a total population of something like 8,000. at the turn of the 20th-century there were only about 11,000 people in all of what is now virginia beach, a city of foreign 40,000. so we're talking about the 18th and 19th amend 20th-century, very sparse population. the village became the town in 1783, added speed probably, maybe 200 residents. and that number did not increase really before the 20th-century. but the commercial activity that was here reflected the positioning on the eastern branch of the elizabeth river which was the navigable by oceangoing vessels up to approximately the time of the civil war. in the 20th-century this house can to be known as pleasant all. it was sex with constructive back in 1769 by a ma

welcome to virginia beach on booktv. with the help of our communicate and cable partners, for the next hour we'll talk with local authors about their books with national storylines as well as looking at the history and culture of virginia beach. we start out with author amy waters yarsinske and her book "an american in the basement," which chronicles the cover-up of the death of navy captain michael scott speicher in 1991 gulf war. >> scott speicher was very young, 33 when he went missing, navy pilot, father of two, kind of nice family started down in jacksonville, florida,. >> why the interest in him? >> the time he went missing and to read the headlines i thought this is odd he does why aren't they looking for him? why aren't they doing this? certain protocol that follows when something like this happens. if you think about this in the terms of the way i would think about it, about 1994, i started getting more interested in more interested in what was going on. because i would hear things here and there, people talking

member of the virginia house, democratic minority whip, chair of the democratic party of virginia. thank you very much for your time tonight. i would love to stay in touch with you on these matters as they continue in virginia. >> thank you. >> "the rachel maddow show," jeopardy tease time. the answer is, exactly the wrong person to help a political party expand its appeal. the question is a daily double. and then some. rnc spring meeting under way, and oh, boy, is it rich with content. stay with us. i don't like to golf. i love to golf. ♪ [ grunts ] yowza! that's why i eat belvita at breakfast. it's made with delicious ingredients and carefully baked to release steady energy that lasts... we are golfing now, buddy! [ grunts ] ...all morning long. i got it! for the win! uno mas! getting closer! belvita breakfast biscuits -- steady energy to do what i do all morning long. since aflac is helping with his expenses while he can't work, he can focus on his recovery. he doesn't have to worry so much about his mortgage, groceries, or even gas bills. kick! kick... feel it! feel it! feel

look at the of literary life of virginia beach, virginia. including more from the mar mariner's museum. veterans affair secretary and other va officials testified monday before the senate committee on veteran's affairs. president obama has requested $150.7 billion for the veteran's affair department in 2014. a 10.2 increase over 2013 funding level. the hearing is two hours. [inaudible conversations] a hearing on the way. i want to welcome everyone to the hearing on the fiscal year 2014 budget and the fiscal year of 2015 advanced appropriation request for the department of veterans affairs. earlier in year, i think we will recall we heard from nearly all the veteran surface organizations. these groups shared with us our priority which reflect the needs of the men and women who have served our country. i want to thank all of the organizations not only for the important testimony but the great work they do every single day. protecting the interest of america's veterans. if there's anything that many of us have learned in recent years, it is tha

to our south and in parts of north central virginia. right now the temperatures are in the mid and upper 50s around much of the region. that includes the nearby suburbs and near the chesapeake bay. here is how we are looking. through 10:00 scattered showers by 10:00. and by noon time 60s and cloudy. this evening in ten minutes let's look at traffic now. >> good morning. looking at the beltway right now no delays or incident is being reported. watch out for the pavement it can cause slick conditions. looking at route 109. no delays, all lanes are open. again here is 270 as you are getting off the spur onto the beltway back to you. >> the senate could vote as early as wednesday. few more republicans say they will support that measure. we expect susan collins and illinois senator mark kirk to vote for that. the senate will also be dealing with immigration reform this week. tomorrow a group of senators will unveil their proposal. it will allow immigrants to become citizens. >> but it does give them access to a process that will not encourag

it is sad day for virginia and for virginia's women because we are talking about closing clinics that provide diagnostic procedures for women, such as mammograms, pelvic exams. >> one of the things that we've been watching at the national level is that at the national level republicans don't really want to talk about their aggressive social conservative agenda. they don't want to be known as the crusading anti-abortion activist party. near the chair, the democratic party in virginia, are democrats going to put issues of social conservative em, against abortion rights in your state and other matters? is that going to be front and center in the gubernatorial campaign? >> it already is, rachel. it already is. i can tell you people have their eye on ken kuch nelly and what he is doing and already, voters are in tune. it'll continue to be an issue because what we're talking about and what's at stake is women's freedom to access healthcare. er with talking about equality for every virginian. people realize this translates into our economy and how free we are going to be as a people of the c

joining us now is a virginia state senator, and an opponent of virginia's new law. senator, thank you so much for being with us tonight. nice to have you here. >> thank you for having me back, rachel. >> now that virginia republicans have passed this law requiring new kinds of i.d. at the polls, what is your plan for your party's response? do you concentrate on trying to get the new law blocked in court? do you try to make sure people have what they need in order to vote? where do you expect to jump in? >> we're going to take two tracks, rachel. one, we're going to hope that the justice department through its exercise under section 5 of the voting rights act, puts a stop to this. but look, we lost that battle, the battle over the bill in the legislature, so we have to be about the business of making sure every virginian knows what the law is and gets their photo i.d. the good news is it doesn't apply to this election. of course, there's always an election in virginia every year. it won't apply until next year. >> in terms of who is likely to be disenfranchised by th

out of the virginia tech massacre. it was six years ago today that the gunmen opened fire on the campus, killing 32 people and then himself. christ's council is set to vote on a bill to expand the water quality protection charge to virtually all non-government property. >> more information on any of these, visit wjla.com. >> 6:56, jack is back. it's a good day. we will have some sunshine peeking between the cloudiness today. our temperatures will be warmer today as well. only 263 yesterday. today we will talk that. 73 degrees by 5:00 with partly sunny skies. umbrella may be dated tomorrow as showers will return to the forecast. >> that will do it for us. good morning america is coming up next. >> for continuing local news coverage tune into news channel eight. we will see you at noon. tuesday, everyone.

while sodomy is technically illegal under virginia law sex with a 15-year-old is fine. it's a complicated -- >> kuchinelli's nickname is the kuch. i'll pause for a minute while you make an inappropriate joke. >> jon: oh, i'm going make a vagina joke. grow up, lady. what is next? [cheers and applause] [laughter] kansas arkansas and north dakota. that's a red state try fecta. >> arkansas now has the toughest anti-abortion law in the country on the books banning abortions afterel 12th week. >> north dakota ban as abortions as early as four weeks. >> kansas concluded that life begins at fertilization. >> jon: kentucky says life begins when a man and woman's hands accidentally touch when reaching for the fries at the denny's. i just wanted to sell it. the states are saying you have to have the baby making sex and you have to have the resulting baby. any state laws that might cover what to do with them afterwards? [cheers and applause] let's head out to the volunteer state. >> we'll go to tennessee and tell but a state senator by the name of stacy campfield. he doesn't have c

and they are halfway there in the state of virginia. virginia isn't even a red state. but it is governed at the state level by republicans. so they are using state government regulations to try to shut down all the abortion clinics in virginia, as well. that is what republicans do whenever they are in power now. that is republican governance. 2013 style. in arkansas, and in north dakota this year, republicans are also just flat-out passing unconstitutional bans on abortion. as if roe versus wade didn't exist. they're just banning abortion at the state level. just try and stop them. arkansas republicans are essentially in a frenzy this year. because in arkansas, republicans took control of both houses of the state legislature in this past election for the first time since '74. and i don't mean 1974. i mean 1874. since the reconstruction era after the end of the civil war. and when you have not had control of something since 1874 and you get control of it, i guess you just yee-haw let's ban abortion. who cares? also they've gotten right down to work to make clear that ar

richmond, virginia. emilie jane illshire. age 19. woodville, virginia. >> the gathering also included people who lost loved ones in the tucson, aurora and newtown shootings. the names of those victims were read aloud as well, this afternoon. the group also called for new gun laws to stop violence. >>> it is video that is making the rounds on youtube. and it has led to allegations of police brutality. what started this confrontation between a father and police officer. >>> and we'll take a look at the stepped-up security in >>> we want to update you now on the latest information coming from boston. at this hour, the investigators now say the type of bombs used in yesterday's terror attack at the marathon finish line were so-called pressure cooker bombs, packed with shrapnel and designed for maximum impacts. we have learned the identity of one of the victims killed. 29-year-old massachusetts restaurant manager, krystle campbell, as well as martin richard, both killed yesterday. the area around is an active crime scene as the slew of la

estado de virginia que buscan regular las clinicas de aborto. balacera en un centro de estudios de virginia deja heridas a dos mujeres. el causante esta bajo arresto. con fuertes exigencias la sta de reforma migratoria del senado en washington. en los deportes la previa deportiva para este fin de semana. y enterese cuales son los estrenos de cine para el fin de semana... hola que tal?... buenas noches!!!... hola que tal?... buenas noches!!!... se promulgan nuevas reglas en virginia para las clinicas de abortos, las que podrian estar destinadas a parar esta practica, silvana quiroz nos explica mas, silvana. la junta de salud aprobÓ su acuerdo final a las nuevas regulaciones que segÚn los que apoyan el derecho al aborto son mÁs estrictos. y es que hoy se llevo a cabo la votaciÓn que tomo ventaja con 11 votos a favor y 2 en contra, para regulara y hacer que las clÍnicas de abortos cumplan con regulaciones comparados a las que cumplen los nuevos hospitales. aquellos que se opusieron a estas regulaciones podrÍan forzar a las 20 clÍnicas que ex

we were there for 17 days promoting virginia businesses and virginia products. specific virginia businesses that were there to range trade deals, agriculture, technology. this is the heart and soul of what i do as governor. my top priority has been creating jobs. >> just another company that you are sure any promoting? >> if you look at the events i have done, i have given out grants to the companies through the governor's opportunity fund, through other state resources. some of those might have contributed to my campaign or others, but they are based on what we think will promote growth and opportunity and jobs in the commonwealth of virginia. as i said, what is important for the citizens of virginia to know, is that when we make decisions in my office -- and i insisted on this at the beginning of my time -- we make decisions about how certain things will be done. i get requests all the time for things to be taken in or under the budget, things to be passed, programs that people want us to evaluate. my secretary and cabinet are constantly evaluating people's pr

hagerstown 56 and martinsburg, n and tumble in west virginia, and 57 in cumberland. cumber 57, mostly cloudy skies, a few w early showers, wind south and an east at 5-10.5-10. 55 tonight, and plenty of clouds and cool, wind south and east 5-10. here is the accuweather forecast, tomorrow, more clouds, wednesday, thursday, even friday some clouds, not going to rainin all week.l we we will have a few scot scattere showers around each day. y. on friday we could have a shower or a thunderstorm, that is the,h best chance this week with a a cold front which will bring in cooler air next weekend. up to the 70s all week.e 70s l w we will be in the 60s next saturday and sunday. >> wow. >> looks good, tucker. thanks. >> not bad at all.all. let's check in with wu julie wrt and see how things are going. >> do you have a rock in your yr shoe. you looked like you had a -- when he was walking over here. e >> that would be the tucker tucr barnes i'm cool stroll. >> the tucker barnes swail gathered. >> swaggered. >> i haven't done my taxes. >> reporter: good morning,morn, tucker barne

joining us now is a virginia state senator, and an opponent of virginia's new law. senator, thank you so much for being with us tonight. nice to have you here. >> thank you for having me back, rachel. >> now that virginia republicans have passed this law requiring new kinds of i.d. at the polls, what is your plan for your party's response? do you consfreight on trying to get the new law blocked in court? do you try to make sure people have what they need in order to vote? where do you expect to jump in? >> we're going to take two tracks, rachel. one, we're going to hope that the justice department through its exercise under section 5 of the voting rights act, puts a stop to this. but look, we lost that battle, the battle over the bill in the legislature, so we have to be about the business of making sure every virginian knows what the law is and gets their photo i.d. the good news is it doesn't apply to this election. of course, there's always an election in virginia every year. it won't apply until next year. >> in terms of who is likely to be disenfranchised by th

wore blessed in virginia, as mr. holt said, with a rich history and according to the virginia tourism corp. reags, civil war site visitors stay longer and spend more than twice as much as the average visitor to the commonwealth. preserving battlefields is good for local communities and businesses and good for jobs and the economy. this bill continues -- mr. holt: i would like to add to his economic numbers, the fiscal fact that this does not appropriate any funds, we're just re-authorizing existing legislation and extending it. i thank the gentleman. mr. wittman: thank you, mr. speaker. the bill again continues a modest investment of federal resources to protect these hallowed grounds where our in dependence was won and our republic secured. i urge my colleagues to support h.r. 1033 and i want to reiterate what mr. holt said, this legislation does not increase spending. proponents of the program sought to double the annual spending authorize eags and add revolutionary war and war of 1812 sites to those eligible for g

in the aftermath of that tragedy at virginia tech, under the leadership of governor kaine, virginia acted. and we were able to close, working with a legislature, a legal loophole that allowed cho who had been adjudicated mentally unsound, we were able to close that loophole so that he could no longer, or someone who had been adjudicated that way could no longer purchase firearms. and again, in the aftermath of that tragedy, then-governor kaine appointed a nation -- a nationally respected commission of experts to analyze what happened and to recommend ways we might make all our colleges and universities safer. and that leads me to some of my comments this morning. we're about to take on a debate around how we keep america and americans safer in a way that respects our constitutional amendment to keep and bear arms. an underlying portion of the bill that we're about to debate has at least one part of the legislation that's relatively noncontroversial, a piece of legislation that i've been working on for some time. and i know senator mccain has supported as well, to look at this issue of cam

from west virginia. ms. kapp toe: -- ms. kapp toe. -- mrs. capito: i want to thank the gentleman for yielding. i am from west virginia, the largest coal producing states in our nation. as we know, coal is a huge part of the economy in west virginia. energy is a jobs economy. whether you're generating energy in any capacity, you're generating jobs. we have over 7.6% unemployment across the country, and yet we have a president who wants to pick winners and losers on the energy front. and coal has been one of the president's favorite losers, as we have seen and heard from our colleagues. but there are three reasons i'm standing here today. the first why i am here is to stand up for the jobs of tens of thousands of west virginians, whether that's a coal miner, as you mentioned, transportation, shop owner, electrician, all the different fuel supplier, all the different jobs that are connected with getting to and burning our nation's most abundant resource. and i'm very concerned about. we lost 1,200 jobs in t

predellas 46 cents in virginia. they expect prices to continue falling over the next couple weeks. >> the weather was perfect this weekend. especially for the conclusion of the national. >> more than 1 million people were there, providing a boost to tourism business in d.c. tom roussey shows how the crowd set records. >> it's always a busy time of year in d.c., but this year is outdoing itself. >> oh my gosh. >> she and her sisters from the midwest have noticed the crowd. it looks like everything is packed. street,ttigrew on 15th things have been nonstop. >> our business over the last few weeks has continued to be pretty much as busy as we can get. >> the general manager says they had big crowds before easter end the week after easter and this past week the crowds came back as the blossoms bloom. >> it has taken what would've been a very busy week or two and turned it into a busy month. >> between locals enjoy the nice weather and all the tourists and school trips, traffic has been nuts. seven days a week in has oft

is looking into virginia governor bob mcdonnell relationship with a four part c.e.o. the c.e.o. even cater the wedding of the governor's daughter is this another case of buying influence will question more. it's tuesday april thirtieth five pm in washington d.c. i'm megan lopez and you are watching our t.v. all right starting this hour a look back at the events that led to the seizure of an entire city just over two weeks ago the city of boston experienced terror firsthand during one of its most celebrated sporting events as a manhunt ensued to find those responsible for the attack law enforcement put the city on lockdown going door to door using all means necessary to catch the perpetrators now as we all know that exhaustive search turned out to be successful and after shutting down the city the f.b.i. along with local police officers there was able to apprehend suspect and bomber dzhokhar alive but not all are saying this as a trial and former texas congressman ron paul along with many civil libertarians see the events in boston more as a worry than a win in a recent off as pa

not a lot of rain across virginia and the eastern shore. closer look here showing scattered showers here. montgomery arlington and fairfax. j just enough to make the pavement wet. temperatures in the low and mid 50s and in the mountains closer to washington in the mid and upper 50s. we are going to hold steady here in the 50s. here is your hour by hour forecast. we will be holding steady in the 50s. light rain and drizzle perhaps and then by noon time cloudy and temperatures should be into the mid 60s. look at the rest of the day the a afternoon and evening. that is coming up in ten minutes. let's look at traffic. g good morning. >> good morning, tom. good morning everyone. good mor%ing everyone. traveling the beltway both the inner and outer loops. still have construction zones to w worry about. canal road and chambridge road shut down due to construction. southbound 355. the left lane gets by only. in prince george county pp pennsylvania avenue. left lane is getting by in both directions. we have breaking news out of korea. > >> good morn

and they are halfway there in the state of virginia. virginia isn't even a red state. but it is governed at the state level by republicans. so they are using state government regulations to shut down all the abortion clinics as well. that is what republicans do whenever they are in power now. that is republican governance. republicans are also flat out passing unconstitutional bans on abortion. as if roe versus wade didn't exist. just try and stop them. arkansas republicans are essentially in a frenzy this year. because in arkansas, republicans took control of both houses of the state legislature in this past election for the first time since '74. and i don't mean 1974. i mean 1874. since the reconstruction era after the end of the civil war. and when you have not had control of something since 1874 and you get control of it, i guess you just yee-haw let's ban abortion. who cares? also they made clear that arkansas rejects the equal rights amendment. this is a headline from this week. the equal rights amendment. you know, the equality of rights shall not be denied or a

a huge pileup along interstate 77 which sits between virginia and north carolina. we're told three people have died here. at least 20 hurt. reports heavy fog and poor visibility for drivers at the time. it happened this afternoon. some of the cars catching fire, as you can see from this photo. virginia state police saying parts of the highways remained close as they pieced through and talked with survivors how this started. updates when we get there. within hours we may learn whether they'll seek the death penalty. aurora district attorney will announce if they seek the death punishment. the attorney saying he would plead guilty to avoid getting the needle. holmes accused of killing 12 movie goers and injuring dozens at the midnight premier of "the dark knight rises" last july. and some calling it a publicity ploy. and is the d.a., they said it might be for publicity, even expected it to consider this deal? >> highly unlikely. the d.a. calls it an attempt to convince the american public that an insanity claim can stand up in this case. the terrible night in july wi

west virginia avenue northeast. is closed due to a water main break >> thank you and that is news4 today. thank you for starting your day with us. we will be back in 25 minutes and back here tomorrow morning at 4:26. have a great day. we will see you

they declared this virginia tech remembrance day. this week also marks the 18th week of the oklahoma city bombing and the 14th anniversary of the comlum bine shooting. >> more than two dozen members of american medical athletic association ran on the race. our shamari stone went to boston and caught up to the group's members and said it looked like a war zone. >> initially i said this can't be a bomb. i was a former navly o ly offic seeing something like that and 15 seconds later when the second bomb went off we knew this was for real. more than 1200 people from washington, maryland and virginia ran in the marathon. >> also ahead first hand accounts what local runners are saying about the tragedy plus the warning for those hoping to give to the victims of the bombings and what some are hopeing to take advantage of the tragedy. the pleasant forecast on tap for your day next. >>> and we have more of those photos online at nbcwashington.com. let's check the forecast. looks like a beautiful morning here in washington. >> tom klerein is k

b, he is doing this to promote virginia businesses and to promote the virginia economy in his capacity as governor. that so far has been his explanation. i think another thing that eventually i think people will start to look at is whether or not his attorney general, ken cuccinelli, who has also benefited from donations from mr. williams, whether or not there's any connection there. we, of course, know that ken cuccinelli is running for governor. will be on the ballot in 2013 in the fall of this year. and so that also is something that people are talking about in virginia. as you mentioned, mcdonnell is, perhaps, was a rising star in the republican party. perhaps on the short list for romney in 2012. and people mentioned his name as a possible candidate for 2016 as well. >> nia-malika, stand by one minute. i want to bring in virginia state senator mark herring. it's currently the democratic candidate for attorney general in that state. state senator herring, thanks for coming on the show tonight. >> thank you for having me. >> now, you were the first one to call for a federal investig

as senator joe manchin of west virginia, the courageous senator from west virginia said, quote, "i don't know anybody that needs 30 rounds in a weapon to go hunting." take 30 and reload. so why shouldn't we limit the number of bullets in a clip? don't people deserve is much protection as -- as much protection as birds? how manlower the magazine size l force shooters to reload more often. when this mad man with the strange homosexual colored hairh the strange-colored hair walked into the movie theater with a 100 magazine, the only surprised others was his magazine jammed. in tucson, arizona, we met here in washington yesterday with gabby gifford, a woman who was shot right in the head by a man who shouldn't have a gun. but he emptied a 30-round clip in less than 30 seconds, killing six, injuring many more, including gabgy gifford. -- gabby giffords. in carson city, nevada, a mental lil man went to an ihop during breakfasttime and killed four people, three of them were national guard personnel going to work. he shot 80 rounds in 80 seconds. using three 30-round clips. limiting the size of

virginia will pause today to mark six years since the virginia tech massacre. there will be a statewide moment of silence at 9:43 this morning to remember 32 people died when sho opened fire and the then killed himself. there was a ceremonial candle that will stay lit until midnight tonight. will be community picnic later today. the senate continues to debate a major gun control bill as it appears support for the legislation may be faltering. more republicans are coming out against the compromise proposal to expand background checks for gun buyers. its architects say they would be willing to accept changes besides expanding background checks, the bill also toughens penalties for illegal gun trafficking and increases aid for school security. excuse me. >> a bipartisan group of senators known as the gang of 8 plans to introduce a bill today called for the biggest overhaul of the nation's immigration system in decades. the legislation would create a pathway to citizenship fo r 11 million people in the u.s. illegally -- for 11 million people. it would create a new

as senator joe manchin of west virginia, the courageous senator from west virginia said, quote, "i don't know anybody that needs 30 rounds in a weapon to go hunting." take 30 and reload. so why shouldn't we limit the number of bullets in a clip? don't people deserve is much protection as -- as much protection as birds? how manlower the magazine size l force shooters to reload more often. when this mad man with the strange homosexual colored hairh the strange-colored hair walked into the movie theater with a 100 magazine, the only surprised others was his magazine jammed.

virginia's campus will pause to remember six years since the deadliest shooting in u.s. history. a gunman killed and 32 students and faculty members beginning at ceremony-- with the beginning at midnight. there will be a moment of silence at 9:43 a.m. followed by a community picnic later today. bostonirs is giving taxpayers a break after yesterday's attack. and otherre on that business news, linda bell at bloomberg headquarters in new york. good morning to you. >> hello. we will see of stocks will bounce back today after taking a hit yesterday as the boston marathon tragedy unfolded. stocks plunged, suffering their biggest monday decline since november. stock-index futures are indicating a higher open this morning. we spoke with a fund manager in asia. he said the boston attack is bad news for market sentiment but he believes the impact on the stock market is temporary as investors wait for more developments. arears says that boston taxpayers will have a little more time to finish their taxes. the irs will provide individual tax filing and payment extensions. specific details are

of virginia tech shooting victim, christina anderson. we talked to her by skype. >> this would alert us in advance, at least they would have the tools to kind of share that information and pictures and tips. >> reporter: since the virginia tech shooting nearly all campuses have instituted a type of alert system. and there is always the conventional means of calling for help, but others say this offers a two-way conversation with the campus officials. >> reporter: from their offices, they say a ceo used an ipad to show how students would use the app on the phone. if students want to report an incident, a series of icons appear. >> you can type in notes for law enforcement. you can decide to include pictures or video evidence. >> reporter: the student then gets to decide whether to send the tip to police anonymously. if not, police get a report complete with their contact information, profile, even emergency contact. another feature is this map showing any incidents that occurred in or around campus. he says the live safe app goal is to re

louis. 80 degrees in charleston, west virginia. this pattern will start breaking down tomorrow and we will get some clearing around here. as a result, will warm up. we will not see 80's or 90's anytime soon, but we will be close to the lower 70's by the weekend. this is the visible image where you can see the black background is clear skies. low pressure is off the coast pushing clouds on shore. englandssure across new will strengthen and expand southward, helping to clear things out. upper 60's tomorrow. sunshine thursday and close to 70 degrees. 56 tonight, 49 in the morning, 63 by midday tomorrow. lots of sunshine after tomorrow morning. check that out. all the way through tuesday, upper 60's to the low 70's. temperatures just about where they should be for this time of year. >> a nice weekend. >> coming up, the method one woman allegedly used to try to poison customers at a starbucks. saynd many manufacturers they have been crash tested for dogs, but that is not always the truth. knoxirst tonight, amanda speak out for the first

>> he was born in virginia. he lived only a couple of miles down the road from the harrison a state. he was born in green way. he was an interesting president, because although he was elected on the ticket with william henry harrison, he had been a jacksonian democrats early on in his political career and had joined the whig party, but once he became president, he abandoned the weak platform and angered them. >> we are going to learn more about the john tyler presidency and the women who served as his first lady. we are going to introduce you to the lives they had not been what we call colonial williamsburg. >> when john tyler resigned from the senate, he and his wife and their families moved here to williamsburg to establish a law practice. he reconstructed his law office. the house they live in was no longer here. they were situated in the center of the town. the court house is right across the street. this is the beating heart of williamsburg, even in the 1830's, so all of the political activity, the social a

it'charger, the front plate wasa from virginia, jwr459.jwr4 the back plate illinois. here is the tag number, p563888. >>> prince george's county police have arrested three mens after a robbery attempt at a shooting at a pond shop here at suitland. one of the theand d walked spot store at 1:00 this s afternoon. the security gored inside o guae store shot the suspects but later got away.got one of them showed at the d.c. hospital with a gun shot wound. >>> jury deliberations beganbegn today in a brut alcapital hill robbery and assault case. three men are accused of attacking a man.a one of men is currently on trial. the man used a gun and a bb gun to attack the victim leaving hii with injuries. injuries. they took off with his creditcrt card, and cell phone. >>> jajared crowley sustained shrapnel wounds and still has more than 20bb inside his body. talking from the hospital heitae described the emotional toll itt has taken.has >> you know what happened, and i think for a while, i'm going to you know, need somebody with me, my sister stayed with me last night. if i could

she grew up in southside virginia and a real community can work away to school. has been mentioned already she started as a nurse, worked her way up to administrator of a major hospital company. but marilyn has always had a commitment to public service, always had a commitment to the people that she served. she has, i know tend will make mention of them did a great, great job as the commonwealth secretary of health. she came in direct content with the kind of administrating, at least medicaid programs, beginning at the administration she joins cms where she served as the highest levels. so what i think she'll bring to this job is not only a depth of background on the public sector side, but at going what majority leader cantor said, her career and the private sector, i think she knows the impact that regulations and rules have on the real world, and understands the importance of not just achieving a policy goal but making sure it works in practice. i also think him and i know that she was this way when she served in virginia, and my interactions with or seem is,

has a water main break closing west virginia avenue and mt. olivet rd. 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 f

right now across the rest of much of virginia into west virginia most locations there into the low and mid 50s. few showers for another few hours as you head out. let's take our first look at traffic in this morning. >> good morning. tom. pg good morning everyone. looking at the roadways as you are traveling the beltway in maryland and virginia. we have a few areas of construction we have canal road and cambridge road shut down because of construction el elsewhere southbound. the left lane is getting by only in that area. back to you. >> right now dc police are asking for your help to solve two weekend sex assaults in the northeast. there a woman was assaulted by three men and early sunday another assault police say a man knocked on a woman's door and as asked to use the phone. district police are looking for the gunman who shot the police. no word on what led to the shooting or who police are looking for right now. here is a picture on what it looked like. that was around 9:00 last night. we are told 40 firefighters worked through the night. there are no reports of injuries but the fi

for virginia tech, it's been six years. >> at the u.s. capitol, peggy fox, wusa9. >> the virginia tech massacre left 33 people dead and 27 others injured. >>> coping with disasters can be traumatic to say the least. our social media editor snapped these photos of people trying to comfort each other near the finish line today. we ask you to weigh in on our wusa9 facebook page about how your talking with your children about the bombings. you can stay connected with us when we're not on the air through facebook and twitter. it is your best way to stay on top of the big stories 24 hours a day. >> now we have a warning for maryland's department of natural resources. stay away from the bears. they are emerging from winter hibernation and bound to be cranky, so just stay away. you can also try to keep them from coming to you by keeping your garbage inside until trash day or rinsing your garbage can with ammonia to eliminate those food odors. allegheny, garrett, frederick counties. >> you are west of i-81, be on the lookout. >> unwanted visitors.

virginia, clouds don't reach there so temperatures in the 70's. us socked in with clouds a go the part of the day. tonight, notouds as chilly, 40's for lows. tomorrow, 60's for highs, once again, but more clouds, and a shower to the south especially in the morning. whether it reaches baltimore, that's doubtful. southeast winds at 10 to 15 miles an hour. here's our future cast, dry right now and stuff to the tomorrow morning, we see scattered showers south of us, nothing significant. it to baltimore. and clouds thin toward the end of the day. line, but bys wednesday, we do begin to see fromhing comin pennsylvania and down into our area so wednesday looks like we showers or attered thunderstorm so here's our forecast next seven days. shower to the south tomorrow but the day will be fine. a lot of clouds tomorrow, sun break at the end of the day, mid highs into the 70's the rest of the week. it looks dry tuesday, maybe a shower late in the at a wednesday but it's not a big thing, a good piece of the day will be fine. fridayy looks dry but and saturda

traff >>> julie, thank you very much.. >>> today marks 6th years sincec the virginia tech shooting. shoo >> a mother who came close toe o losing her daughter that day is refusing to give up her fight ft for gun control reform. fox 5 beth parker has her story this morning. >> reporter: lorie haass is a mom on a mission. miss >> wented to thriver this to ise senator and ask for his support. >> reporter: her daughter was at virginia tech when she was shot twice in the back of the head. emily has recovered, the nationn has not. >> there's been over 187,000 gun deaths since virginia tech. that is is society that he with want to live in as americans. >> reporter: this past th december, there was new town, connecticut. >> n ew town was the last straw, the absolute last straw. no more enough is enough. >> reporter: lorie haws haws immediatelhaasstarted a petitioe website move on.org. >> within 4 hours of that the sanly hook shooting ansandy hoot petition grew and grew. americans understand that gun violence hits home, it hits our schools, movie theaters, our our families and our friends and

>> he was born in virginia. he lived only a couple of miles down the road from the harrison a state. he was born in green way. he was an interesting president, because although he was elected on the ticket with william henry harrison, he had been a jacksonian democrats early on in his political career and had joined the whig party, but once he became president, he abandoned the weak platform and angered them. >> we are going to learn more about the john tyler presidency and the women who served as his first lady. we are going to introduce you to the lives they had not been what we call colonial williamsburg. >> when john tyler resigned from the senate, he and his wife and their families moved here to williamsburg to establish a law practice. reconstructed his law office. the house they live in was no longer here. they were situated in the center of the town. the court house is right across the street. heart ofhe beating williamsburg, even in the 1830's, so all of the political activity, the social activity, they