. >>> this is bruce johnson. how about good news. homeless advocates say the country could reach its goal of no homeless veterans by next year. i'm going to have that story. >>> the crowds are a tad smaller than we expected, but enthusiastic as they hit the national mall singing and dancing the night away celebrating america's fighting men and women. the concert very valor takes off. thanks for joining us, i'm derek mcginty. >> debra alfarone is near the mall tonight and she is checking on the crowds. deb, you got a lot of company? what's going on? >> i do have a lot of company. you can see a couple people walking past me. everyone is making their way to the check points. it's three blocks still. it's really tough to get near it. we are hearing reports, the mall is filling up. there are lots of people at this point. we are hearing it's getting so busy that some people are deciding to jump fences. maybe that guy is going to be one, hopefully, if you do. watch out. because you're going to end up being contained like the people we saw o

bruce johnson has more on bowser's convincing win. >> reporter: this is bruce johnson inside the historic howard theater, and the victory party for mayor-elect murial bowser ended at midnight tonight. you've probably already seen the victory speech, but you haven't seen the embrace she gave her parents, her mother, her father, long-time community activist in ward 5 of the city, political activist. it was very touching. and you should have seen the interview she gave us, the first one-on-one interview after declaring victory here. >> personally, what does this mean to you? >> it means everything. it means everything. i have a great responsibility and i'm just humbled by the trust that the residents have put in me. we have a big win. we have a mandate to get the things done that we need to get done. >> reporter: the mayor-elect sent the crowd home this morning, saying she is ready to go to work and she said she hopes they are ready, too. bruce johnson reporting from the historic howard theater, wusa 9. >>> tuesday night was an ugly night for many democrats around the country and their leade

there's no denying both men respected one another. >> graham recently told bruce johnson there is no operating barry from his beloved d.c. >> marion barry will always be the district of columbia and the district of columbia will always be marion barry because of the profound impact he's had. he's had impact on jobs. he's had impact on services. he's had impact on -- the persona of the city, its whatever your reaction is, marion barry is the district of columbia to so many people in the world, not just here. i mean the world marion barry is the person they think of when they think of d.c. now, over time that will change, but for the moment we've got to give him that impact and i just -- i feel very personally fond of him because of his commitment to human rights and because he's it's a snack, made from 100% new sand nothing but fruit. no preservatives, no added sweeteners. it's like having your own personal orchard, any time, anywhere. with a name like smucker's, it has to be good. >>> the rain is gone. we'll be off to the races temperature wise. potentially a record warm day. record

. >> this is bruce johnson. coming up we have some tips for the washington redskins from a group of guys who know about hard work >>> the washington red skins licking their wounds after afternoon embarrassing 27-7 loss against the tampa bay buccaneers. it drops them to a 3-7 record and some calling for rgiii to be benched. it is a loss that some say had the team hitting rock bottom. >> on the streets and in the offices, fans were still complaining about the team's poor showing. we sent our bruce johnson out to ask what some fans might try to do to save this dying season. >> reporter: the alarm was sounding at engine one in northwest d.c. today. >> what did you think of the game yesterday? >> i was there. the emergency was how to get some help to a team clearly on life support following yesterday's pounding by the tampa bay buccaneers. >> reporter: we don't seem to have a pass rush. >> unless we're blitzing. we have no secondary. >> reporter: this firehouse is home to the busiest rescue team in the nation's capit

bruce johnson has been visiting a number of polling precincts. the only poll that matters is the one today. >> we have been canvassing the city. right now we're in northeast washington off of south dakota avenue. this is the udc community college campus. its precinct, 66. and as of 3:00 p.m. this afternoon, some 873 votes have been cost here. they say as many as 1800, 1900, as much as 2,000 votes could be cast here before the polls close at 8:00 tonight. of course they are voting for mayor, two seats up on the d.c. council. they are voting for the first time for an attorney general and also legalizing marijuana. that's getting a lot of people out to the polls today. >> i want somebody that knows d.c. and also has a great plan for his future. >> he went to all the schools and talked to us and explained how he would fight for us. >> i voted for murrell bowser. >> i voted for mayor, for david catania. >> the only real issue is somebody in the early morning hours broke into the davis elementary school in southeast and made off with four laptops and a

bruce johnson, wusa9. >> we are waiting to hear from d.c. school officials about the robberies. >>> a georgetown university student who had resip in his dorm room will spend a few -- ricin in his dorm room will spend a few more months behind bars. daniel milzman gets to have some credit for time served. police arrested the 20-year-old milzman this past march after he admitted he made ricin in the room he shared with another student. >> he made a mistake and i think he really, really has showed the court that he was -- he felt really bad. >> everybody in georgetown is not supportive. >> definitely not. that's for sure. >> a judge gave milzman three years of supervised release. during that time he has to complete 400 hours of community service which he will spend tutoring underprivileged students. he must also attend a mental health program. >>> in just the last two months three men have independently jumped the fence at the white house including that guy who made it through the front door carrying a knife. this has left a lot of us wondering

bruce johnson, wusa9. >> d.c. voters approved the marijuana initiative by a margin of 64-28%. >>> in maryland republican larry hogan is describing his win against a 2-1 democratic majority in his state a surreal experience. with his smile hogan met with the media today for the first time as governor elect. >> reporter: i'm scott broom in annapolis where maryland's republican governor elect larry hogan still seemed stunned about his victory. >> it was still sort of surreal. >> reporter: in his first meeting he said his campaign focused on high taxes and job growth cut across party lines. >> we set vote goals nearly impossible to a tin in every single county in the state and blew past every one of them. >> people got upset. every month they turn on the tv there would be a new tax or fee. they got tired of it. >> we're going to put together a bipartisan administration. >> reporter: but the message replains cut spending and tax, one of -- remains cut spending and taxes, one of hogan's first big decisions will be fundi

bruce johnson, wusa9. >> tonight, a d.c. public high school teacher's aid is facing serious charges involving a student with special needs. carla charged with second- degree sex abuse of a minor. the 27-year-old was caught in a car having sex with a 16-year- old student. that victim's mother says the girl is a special needs student and talked with us today. >> called me and explained to me everything that went on. the only thing is tears came to my eyes. i didn't know what to say to her. very numb and angry. i thought, you know, she was protected in school, you know, i feel like every child need to be protected in school. and i just feel like i am hurt personally, because this is going on and i didn't know anything about it. >> expectedded to appear in d.c. court wednesday afternoon. >> maybe you can help save thanksgiving for a distraught dog owner who is visiting her sister in d.c. we are putting out the word if you have seen the missing yorkie. she is five years old. weighs 7-pounds and ran into one piece of bad luck. tif

bruce johnson was there when she addressed the crowd. >> the crowd at the union temple baptist church have been the same for the last 14 years. for the first time, marion barry was not here. >> it's because of him that this city is where itis today. i thank god for him. i love him. >> he showed us how to serve. and he showed us how to care for everyone. >> this event embodies who he was. a great man to help the community. we miss him, we love him. >> i'm happy to be here with the people. >> her first public appearance since e 78-year-old barry passed away sunday morning. >> good to be home here at union temple baptist church. >> presiding over his turkey give away since 2004. when he was first elected ward 8 councilman. >> the need is at least 20,000 families need turkeys. >> 20,000? >> 20,000 in ward 8 alone. >> then and now the supply outweighed the demand. 3,000 turkeys given away, more than 40,000 pounds of fresh vegetables. this is bruce johnson reporting from southwest washington for wusa9. >> those who want to pay their respects are signing condolence books. this open to the pu

so we sent bruce johnson out to talk about what some fans might try to do to save this season. >> the alarm was sounding at rescue one and engine company 2. >> what did you think of that game yesterday? >> i was there. you don't want to know what i say about it. >> the emergency was how to get some help to a team, clearly on life support following yesterday's pounding by the tampa bay buccaneers. >> we don't seem to have a pass rush. >> unless we are blitzing, exactly. we have no secondary. i don't know. >> this fire house is home to the busiest rescue team in the nation's capital. if there's an emergency at the white house or the u.s. capital, this is the team of first responders to get the call. they point out, there apparently is no help for the 3- 7 home team. >> what's wrong with this team? >> it surprised me that they lost. they had a week off. it was tampa bay. >> a lot of questions on the streets of washington. is rg3 the answer at quarterback? doesn't look like. what about colt mccoy? where is pierre this season? don't know. why can't this team make halftime adjustments? >> r

bruce johnson, wusa9. >> a spokesperson for d.c. school chancellor kaya henderson has told us they are working on a statement about the wilson high robberies and as soon as we get that, we will share it with you. >>> let's go to virginia where police are investigating a homicide. this is live video near woodbridge senior high school and prince william county police tell us that the victim is an adult male. let me correct myself. the victim apparently i'm just hearing is a teenager. the body was discovered at about 4:30 this afternoon on oak wood drive. that is all that we know right now, but we will stay on top of this story and bring you any key developments. >>> a former georgetown university student who had ricin in his dorm room was sentenced to one year and one day in jail. daniel millsman of bethesda will also have to serve three years of supervision after he's released. prosecutors argue that millsman intended to harm other people. according to the department of justice, that ricin he had could have killed an average person w

bruce johnson, wusa9. >> the spokesman for u.s. attorney today had no comment on the plea deal and only said the federal investigation continues. >>> president obama says there are reasons to be optimistic in the fight against ebola. but there's a lot of work to be done. >> getting the numbers are lower than in liberia, but they are often in remote areas that are hard to reach and some of the international need to improve. >> president obama says military and civilian efforts are starting to pay off in liberia. meantime, here at home, we have made some progress in preparing our healthcare system to deal with any possible threat and scientists are making headway on vaccines and treatments. >>> they weren't supposed to survive, but today, seven death defying george washington university hospital patients said thank you to the trauma unit staff who helped keep them here. >>> among the survivors, wayne milner, who was mauled by a zebra at the national zoo one year ago today. milner is retired. the six other patients are in different st

bruce johnson chatted with some d.c. firefighters who feel our team may be on life support with no immediate remedy. >> reporter: it was that bad? >> yeah, it was terrible. i mean, i feel like nobody showed up to play. >> reporter: the emergency, how to get some help to a team clearly on life support after yesterday's pounding by the tampa bay buccaneers. we don't seem to have a pass rush. >> unless we're blitzing, exactly. we have no secondary. i don't know. >> reporter: if there's an emergency at the white house or the u.s. capitol, this is the team of first responders to get the call. they point out there apparently is no help for the 3-7 home team most here have grown up with. what's wrong with this team? >> it surprised me that they lost. they had a week off. it was tampa bay. >> for rgiii, i don't think the team is rallying behind him at this point. it doesn't seem like the line is blocking. as a matter of fact, they didn't have a line yesterday. >> reporter: most fans here would be able with just another division

bruce johnson reveals some of the details not given in a public report and we want to warn you they are disturbing. >> it's horrible. it's terrible. it's heartbreaking. >> give him life. even people afraid to give their names or show their faces wanted to weigh in on the slain. that took place last wednesday morning inside 1769 trenton place in southeast. >> it was crazy. i mean, why would somebody do that to a child? >> it was after 11:00 in the morning on october 29, that a 7th district police officer and paramedics responded to a report that one month old tyreek brown was unconscious in e apartment. the baby was pronounced dead at the hospital. the medical examiner this weekend ruled his death a homicide. >> anybody suspects something was wrong? >> i didn't hear nothing. i am hearing that someone killed a baby, that's crazy. >> the police report is not available to the pu.

wusa9 news at 6 starts right now. >>> this is bruce johnson. yesterday d.c. voters by a wide margin approve the legalization of marijuana, but final say comes from capitol hill as today republicans started lining up to say no way, not here in the nation's capital. >> reporter: will the warner/gillespie race wind up in a recount? i'm peggy fox in fairfax where they're doing canvassing today, a live report coming up. >> reporter: how does a man with a history of sex offense arrests end up as a contractor at montgomery county public schools? >>> will d.c.'s new marijuana law be the first flash point between the district and new congress? thanks for being here. i'm derek mcginty. >> i'm jan jeffcoat. now that the gop will control both the house and nature in 2015 some wonder if the marijuana law will actually take effect. bruce johnson has our story. >> district residents really took the lead here in moving the conversation forward on marijuana reform. >> reporter: d.c. will join colorado and washington in legalizing recreational marijuana use unless the congress

hello everybody, i'm bruce johnson, time is running out to figure out how to avoid a massive headache around downtown tuesday. and that will be to start on sunday for the concert. wusa9 stephanie ramirez has everything that you need to get you there. >> reporter: crews installed bleachers, getting ready for their veterans day celebration. and with big names all lined up, the fans couldn't be more excited. >> oh man we get to see all of that for free, come on. it was a lifetime. >> that once in a lifetime opportunity is expected to bring in 800,000 people to the district and early, with them opening up early. and that there will be more on the 4th of july. >> that is why the spokesperson says that metro stations are expected to open -- expected to open by the mall if need be. and the smithsonian stop is the only one that the blue lines will turn to yellow lines on tuesday. and that it will be going on as well. and that it will be packing the train. >> and the second street closures have been -- have been closed. expected to be ticketed and towed. and seriously that they will be opening

we want to go to bruce johnson right now for campaign 2012. he is live at muriel bowser's headaches where she's about to give a victory speech. >> reporter: you have all the dc council up there. this girl is on fire, the alicia keyes tune is what they're playing to intro, the mayor-elect. is about to walk out on the stage as we speak. jack evans is up there, marion barry, yvette alexander, the new councilmember from ward 1. shs going to be coming out any second on the stage. this crowd has been waiting patiently. this contest was almost a non-contest. she's leading by 20% almost out of the gate, never relinquished that lead and proved herself to be a formidable campaigner, and if you followpo dc litics, you probably saw mureiel bowser grow as this campaign went iel bowser grow as this campaign went on. she started in the debate to get more specific with things she was going to do, a dc native, adrian fente protege, long-time community activist in ward 5, a product of parochial schools, early 40s, single, been living in ward 4 all of her life,

he told our bruce johnson he wasn't feeling well yesterday evening and he had his driver take him to the hospital. by the time barry talked to bruce on the phone last night, barry said he was feeling better, but they were going to keep him overnight for observation. marion barry is 78 years old. he had a serious blood infection earlier this year. he suffers from diabetes and is a prostrate cancer survivor. >>> an alleged gang rape at university of virginia leads to an independent council and a police investigation. the move comes after a rolling stone article where a woman named jackie says she was sexually assaulted at a fraternity house in 2012. the victim says friends and a university dean later discouraged her from going to police. phi kappa si has suspended all activities. the request was granted to appoint the individual council to review the school's response and reports of sexual violence. the university also asked local police to investigate. >>> we are learning more now about a former student behind the deadly florida state university campus shooting. police say 31-year-old

this is bruce johnson reporting from the historic howard anthony, wusa 9. >>> another race democrats didn't think they had to worry about was mark warner's re- elecon bid in virginia. >> still very, very close. nick giovanni is in the election center with just how close. mike. >>reporter: yeah, mike, polls have now been closed for 11 hours and this one is still too close to call, at least that's how ed gillespie's camp sees it. he has yet to concede anything to incumbent democrat mark warner who many thought would coast to victory lane in this senate race. that's not how it's shaking out this morning. according to the ap's latest numbers, the former governor, well, his lead is now down to about 12,000 votes over challenger ed gillespie with all but a fraction of precincts reporting. that's a difference of about.55%, well within the range of a recount. in virginia a candidate can call for one if the margin of victory is less than 1%. late last night while warner was giving a victory speech, gillespie told a room full of his supporters he'll accept the final outcome of whatever it ends

cbs affiliate wusa bruce johnson has reported on barry for decades. >> marion barry never took responsibility for the bust because he felt to the end that he had been set up. >> he moved to washington in 1965, as a leader of snick, the student nonviolent coordinating committee. but barley-- barry leaved government could help those most in need. he was elected mayor four times, even once after serving time in jail. it had earned him the title mayor for life. in never campaign, he used the slogan he may not be perfect, but he's perfect for d.c.. >> barry is ed:itied with lifting entire generations of low-income residents into the middle class. >> he delivered jobs to people. people who had mortgages to pay. he delivers a summer jobs to their children. and many instances. it was the first job for those children. and enabled them to establish their first bank account. >> in a statement today, president obama noted barry's tumultuous life and career, but wrote that marion barry helped advance the cause of civil rights for all. >> barry, barry! barry, barry. >> god gave me a gift of courage, tenaci

bruce johnson has our story. >> district residents really took the lead here in moving the conversation forward on marijuana reform. >> reporter: d.c. will join colorado and washington in legalizing recreational marijuana use unless the congress uses its congressional authority to block the law. >> in the district we're seeing it is a civil rights issue. >> reporter: because of the disproportionate number of african americans who are arrested? >> absolutely. >> reporter: republican senator rand paul says he's against selling d.c. citizens they cannot grow and smoke weed, but maryland congressman andy harris has a different take and threatens to use congress' authority to kill the measure. >> it's harmful to teenagers and young adults, probably the last thing d.c. needs in a high unemployment, problems with the education system already. last thing you need is legalized marijuana. >> reporter: mayor elect muriel bowser voted for the marijuana initiative yesterday and today she said as mayor she's looking forward to signing a bill that will enable the city to tax the sale of marijuana. cou

. >> reporter: hello, i'm bruce johnson. key to the d.c. mayoral race is now the turnout. bowser is the overwhelming favorite in a town where eight of ten registered voters are democrat. she's got close to a half million dollars in the bank to move campaign workers around where they need to be. david ketanya is counting on independent voters and needs a third of the democrats to look his way. he is trying to become the first openly gay and the first white mayor in d.c. home rule history. as for carol schwartz she has practically no money left, no strategy, and according to most observers almost no chance of winning. >>> now, in addition to the mayor's race voters in the district will be deciding whether or not to legalize possession of small amounts of pot. if approved, d.c. would follow in the footsteps of washington state and colorado, and the city council voted to de- criminalize marijuana earlier this year, which means people caught with small amounts only face a fine rather than criminal charms. >>> in southeast d.c., three board of elections laptops were stolen from

. >> tonight bruce johnson tells us while much of washington is grieving a lot of folks are making plans to run for the vacant city council seat. >> reporter: the corner of martin luther king and malcomb x avenues today, the center of ward 8, part of marion barry's political base. you told me he gave you your first job. >> he gave a lot of my brothers their first job. >> reporter: at the john wilson building barry served four terms as mayor. they were setting up condolence tables and choosing a location where marion barry's body will probably lie instate. his first floor council offices were closed. this is the d.c. council chambers have barry served a number of years. they've already removed his nameplate. council chairman phil mendelsohn says there will be v -- mendelson says there will be a special election. marion barry's son christopher may be reconsidering to run for his father's seat on ward 8. christopher's name on the ballot would be marion barry jr. >> meantime a d.c. council legislative session is scheduled as local lawmakers try to pass key bills before the year end. >>> the

bruce johnson, wusa9. >> and police sources tell us the baby suffered injuries in his torso, skull, eyes, and jaw. d.c. police are offering a $25,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest for this baby's murder. >> maryland state troopers say no charges will come down today after a deadly crash on the beltway early saturday morning. 17-year-old, dominik petty died in that crash. >> everybody loved him. he was an amazing athlete. an awesome guy. >> today the faculty and fellow catholic high school students remember the teen in a morning prayer service. petty was one of four students in a car that pulled over on the inner loop shoulder when another vehicle rammed into them. the 24-year-old driver does not face charges at thistime. police do believe that alcohol may have played a role. >>> and a state police spokesperson tells wusa9, roadside crashes are a big threat for troopers. in the past five weeks, there have been five such crashes involving troopers and impaired drivers. others involved drivers who aren't paying attention or perhaps ignoring maryland's move over laws. to fig

bruce johnson came as d.c. today and he joins us from upper northwest after talking with voters. >> this is precinct 33 off nebraska avenue. this is the elementary school. normally, a steady, heavy turnout here in past major elections. as of 6:00, 1100 people had cast ballots. she describes that as moderate to slow, but she expects it to pick up as the evening goes on, obviously the polls close at 8:00. she doesn't expect to surge here. here are some of the issues that people had on their minds as they showed up tonight. >> i think homelessness is such a big issue and i'm not sure who is going to be the best able to -- it's tough. >> right. >> schools, i have a daughter and she'll be going to school here and i would like to see something done about the over crowding in this particular school. >> my big issues are resources for public housing and low income housing. the marijuana initiative, and i think just ethical representation in the d.c. city council level. >> okay. what about the marijuana initiative? >> i

bruce johnson, wusa 9. >> now, the suppose man for u.s. attorney ron machen had nothing to say. a spokesman would only say the federal investigation goes on. >>> well, the winds are expected to die down a little later. >> how will that help the temperatures, if not all. a quick look at the forecast. are we in for a record-breaking night? >> i think so. the record low at dulles tonight is 20. i think we are looking at teens in the suburbs. these are current temperatures. these are not windchills. it's 25 in gaithersburg. 27 in leesburg. 28 in culpepper. i got a call from hairy in wheaton. he never made it out of the 20s. that's unusual for november. 22 downtown. windchill right now but in the teens in the suburbs, if you aring going out, dress for teens. windchills below zero near oakland and davis. on the west side of the divide the windchill advisories have been posted. >> record low at dulles is 20. record low at national 18. that looks like that's going to be safe. the record low high tomorrow is only 38 at dulles. got a pretty good shot at that. national not so much. the low

. >>> hello i'm bruce johnson and the search is on for a man that lead a woman on a terrifying ordeal from one metro station to another. metro police released the details. the man carjacked the victim at gunpoint wednesday night and ended in maryland. we have more on the man that police are looking for. >>> bruce, this was a two-and-a- half hour ordeal sitting next to a gunman. police say he wanted cash and forced her to an atm before letting her go. >> most people did mot know about the frightening experience that happened here. the woman gotten off the train and gotten in her car and about to drive out of the parking lot when a man jump inside. >> you don't hear about it too often. this is pretty safe. pretty scary. >> the gunman forced her to drive to several atms at gas stations and 7-elevens to withdraw money and police made her stop at a liquor store to buy alcohol. >> this is surprising. >> it is frightening and concern for anyone's safety. >> i hud probably carry mace or something around since i am by myself on the metro. i should think more about that. >> police want you to t

. >> hello everyone, i'm bruce johnson. thanks for joining us. new developments tonight in the thanksgiving day murder of a cornell university student here in potomac, maryland. shannon jones' boyfriend has admitted to the time. >> reporter: shannon's brother is at a loss tonight after the murder of his sister. he recently lost his father and never imagined he would be talking about losing his sister. >> there's a lot of things that i wish i could say now. and i wish that we could do. now. >> reporter: john jones of potomac maryland talks about his sister shannon. she studied aerospace engineering. her professor wrote shannon had enthusiasm for space and building our future in it. the 23-year-old also had a love of animals. >> she was a very caring person. she would try to help other people and help other animals. >> reporter: shannon's brother received the awful news after thanksgiving dinner. shannon's boyfriend, 32-year- old benjamin callea confessed to struggling her in his apartment. john says he can't believe he is talking about another dea

bruce johnson is live there with more. we had people lining up at 5:00 this morning. >> reporter: yeah, that's right, mike. he's gone and he was certainly missed here throughout the morning. they're out of turkeys right now. 3500 turkeys compliments of giant food here at union temple baptist church, w street in southeast. 50,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables compliments of whole foods. all that gone. some left dispointed. some kay here because it's about marion barry. take a look at what we put together. >> i certainly wish if there was anything that i could have right now that i would be sitting home watching television and marion would be standing here giving out turkeys. he's not here and i'm trying to do what i can. >> reporter: what are your thoughts right now? >> he gave me a summer job. >> he will be well missed in the city. >> good manual. very good man -- good man. very good man. >> a nice thanksgiving. >> we're legacy holders. we have to make sure his legacy continues in this city, that the programs that he cre

. >> reporter: this is bruce johnson and yesterday d.c. voters by a wide margin approved legalizing marijuana in the nation's capital. republicans today were already lining up to say no way. >> reporter: we're expecting matthew mcconaughey, anne hathaway and they are going to stop by to chat. >>> the man seen in this surveillance video is from a convenience store. 22-year-old carlesha freeland gaither was located today in jessop, maryland and has minor injuries. >> she was abducted in philadelphia walking home and surveillance video captured the whole ugly incident. philadelphia police and the fbi took their search to maryland after her debit card was used near aberdeen. police are getting ready to tell us more about what happened in a news conference scheduled to begin in the next few minutes. we'll cut back there as soon as that begins. >>> police in prince george's county are looking for the person who abandoned a baby girl. >> just hours old, a neighbor heard her crying on a ho

bruce johnson came as d.c. today and he joins us from upper northwest after talking with voters. >> this is precinct 33

. >>> hello everybody, i'm bruce johnson. thanks for joining us. the george washington university student sexually assaulted near campus. tonight, police are searching for three males, possibly students. it happened just after midnight at i street and new hampshire after avenue. a campus wide alert went out after that attack. surae chinn joins us with reaction from students. >> bruce, we are very close, just steps away from where this horrible incident happened. we are next to the hospital, and despite all this traffic, people roaming out and about around town. students know they can't have a false sense of security. >> it's just such a shame that it happened right here, right around the corner from campus. >> three men followed a student into the alley way and sexually assaulted her around 12:30 saturday morning. the men got away and the victim reported the incident just before 1:00 in the morning. it's nearly pitch black in the alley way. yet, it's a fairly popular cut through. >> came across my mind, but it's early. it will be fine, right? >> it

. >> reporter: this is bruce johnson, 15 and 16-year-old robbery suspects inside one of the city's best high schools. >> mild for veterans day, but we'll be tracking some clouds and what that means in case you're going to the mall for the concert. >> plus an uber expensive ride, what caused one man to pay more than $400 for his fare. >>> first we are following a developing story in woodbridge. >> where a teenager has been killed and police are on the lookout for three men. officers responded to the area near woodbridge senior high at 4:30 this afternoon. the 16-year-old man was dead when they got there. police are looking for two black men and one white man who fled in a pickup. we've got a crew on the way. we'll bring you updates throughout the night. >>> it could be the biggest event on the national mall since the president's first inauguration. organizers are preparing for nearly 1 million people for the first concert for valor tomorrow for veterans day. >> bruce leshan reports huge music stars and the chance to salute our heroes is driving the turnout. >> these people took care of u

. >>> hello, i'm bruce johnson. thanks for joining us. it is going to be cold and wet to start the week off. meteorologist erica grow is here with more. >> bruce it was chilly all weekend. our temperatures now are pretty close to what our afternoon highs were. 37 in leesburg, 46 in downtown washington, and 41 in frederick. it's way milder than it was at this time yesterday. 10 to 15 degrees milder, in fact, for most of us. temperatures dipped to below freezing last night. that's not going to be the case tonight. this is what you need to know as you're heading back to work. you are going to need the rain gear for tomorrow. at least we don't have icy precipitation in the forecast. by monday night, hold on to your hat. we're going to see those winds picking up. tuesday morning icy spots are possible. it rain on the ground. those puddles will freeze in most areas on tuesday morning, then both tuesday and wednesday you are going to need the heavy winter coat. i'll explain why coming up in the first alert seven-day forecast. bruce, back to you.

hello everybody, i'm bruce johnson, time is running out to figure out how to avoid a massive headache around downtown tuesday. and that will be to start on sunday for the concert. wusa9 stephanie ramirez has everything that you need to get you there. >> reporter: crews installed bleachers, getting ready for their veterans

he tells our bruce johnson he wasn't feeling so well earlier this evening and had his driver take him to howard university hospital and that's where he is now. they are keeping him overnight for observation. barry who is 78 suffers from diabetes and has had a kidney transplant. >>> an old station wagon might be the key to finally solving the disappearance of the lyons sister but first police have to find it. sheila and katherine lyons vanished in 1975 at wheaton shopping center. now investigators believe a 1970s or '60s station wagon might have been used in the girls' abduct. in the past few months police named lloyd lee well which and his uncle richard alan -- welch and his uncle richard alan welch as persons of interest. >>> vandals targeted a uva fraternity house one day after rolling stone detailed an article of an alleged gang rape in 2012. that fraternity has now suspended all activities and charlotte police are going to investigate. a student named jackie said she was gang raped during a frat party and that friends and a university dean discouraged her from going to police. >>>

and key to the -- bruce johnson and key to the d.c. mayoral race is the turnout. bowser is the democratic nominee in a town where eight of ten registered voters are democrats. she gets 65% of the votes and she probably wins. the guy close to a half million dollars in the banks to pick people up and monitor the polls and move workers around where they need to be. independent catania has far less money. his get out the vote effort will be driven mostly by volunteers. he's counting on independent voters, republicans and he needs about a third of the democrats to look his way. he's trying to become the first non-democrat, the first openly gay, and the first white mayor in d.c. home rule history. as for carol schwartz, practically napron left and no -- money left and according to most observers got almost no chance of winning. >> i'm peggy fox in fairfax, election day i'll be covering the tenth congressional district race between republican barbara come stack and democrat john foust. this is a very nasty race between the two. we have john f

johnson that will be back to the building today where the colleagues and the stf were making plans, to send barry home with one kind of special thing. >> and if people will be lining up because they want to know which way they could come as you can imagine that they would say that whatever the motivation is going to be. that it will take all day. okay? >> reporter: and we don't have any figures just yet. but i'm told that they will pick up the tab for a lot of the expenses for their contribute to the memorials with the long-time barry associates. the family members are meeting as recently as this afternoon to begin raising the private dollars to cover the remaining expenses. >> and signing one of the two condolences for barry today. that they have been friends for decades. and to run run to the dc council chairmanship. >> and that they will be sitting there, we're not talking about politics, but we'll be talking about you. >> reporter: they said that he served on the dc council for as long as they served as mayor. both men at the memorial services will look at the positive and not b

bruce johnson brings us the story coming up at 6:00. >> and right after the break. >> reporter: calvert county sheriff lehring >>> right now the calvert county sheriff in southern maryland says he has had it tonight talking about his starring role in a controversial music video. critics call it sexist and a waste of county money, but bruce leshan reports the cal certificate county sheriff mike evans doesn't see it that way. >> reporter: sheriff -- calvert county sheriff mike evans doesn't see it that way. >> reporter: the sheriff isn't sure he needs this type of attention, but singer lindsey owens is loving it. the video has owens blowing by a speed trap with the sheriff and one of his deputies just shaking their heads. it has her running a red light and it has the sheriff seemingly leering at her at the gym. >> that's embarrassing. it's ridiculous. >> reporter: you don't think he should have participated. >> no, not at all. >> definitely not. ♪ you think it's undercover ♪ ♪. >> if you're going to do something like that, that's not right. >> you're held to a higher standard as a c

bruce johnson joins us live from anacostia with more. >> reporter: union temple baptist church just off of martin luther king avenue southeast, this is one of the city's poorest neighborhoods and once again for marian barry's turk -- marion barry's turkey give away, the demand outweighed the supply. still 3,000 turkeys given away and 50,000 pounds of vegetables. they lined up before dawn for free turkeys and vegetables. >> once everybody get their food, thanking him. he's still here. >> reporter: for the first time marion barry, the mayor for life, was not here. >> it's because of him that the city is where it is today. and i thank god for him. i love him. >> he showed us how to serve. and he showed us how to care for everyone. >> this event just embodies who he was. a great man who helped the community. we miss him. we love him. >> i'm just happy to be here for the people [ inaudible ] >> good to be home here at union temple baptist church where we received my husband when cea home from prison. this is where he came. we're comfortable here. i love the people of ward 8. i certainly wish

our bruce johnson is here to talk about the man often referred to as d.c.'s mayor for life. >> some of this won't surprise you guys. got a number of things. getting a lot of people calling us asking was he married or not married? marion barry's personal life is complicated. let's put it that way. he and wife cora masters barry have been separated a number of years. he had a woman friend, but his wife cora masters barry is the person making funeral arrangements. i talked to her by phone. she says it will be a tribute befitting the man who is leaving the biggest political foot print in the city's 40 years of home rule. the corner of martin luther king and malcomb x avenues today, the center of ward 8, part of marion barry's political base. >> reporter: you told me he gave you your first job? >> he gave me my first job. he gave a lot of brothers their first job. >> deeply saddened. he was a great leader for the city and my condolences to the family. >> reporter: who is going to take marion barry's place? >> nobody can take his place. >> reporter: mourning for b

bruce johnson, wusa9. >> police are offering an award for information that leads to an arrest. >>> election day is tomorrow, and democrats across the country are battling an enthusiasm gap. even in deep blue, maryland, democrats are turning out the base in a surprisingly close governor's race. michelle obama is campaigning for anthony brown. that's where we find our bruce leshan. >> both republicans and democrats doing everything they can to get their voters off the couch and into the voting booth tomorrow. for democrats, it is crucial the drive turnout in places like here in baltimore city, as well as in montgomery county, prince georges county, anthony brown, the lieutenant governor who is running in this tough race against republican larry hogan is on the stage right now. we are expecting him to introduce michelle obama any minute now. the democrats have been working for months to get michelle obama here. in part, because right now, she is even more popular than her husband. >> how are you doing? >> good, how is everybody doing? >> both candidates barn storming the state on the last day

at six, bruce johnson reports on what grey's attorneys, prosecutors and d.c. council members are saying, including the mayor-elect. >>> we are just getting started on wusa 9 news at five. there are arrests for teen drinking made head lins earlier in year but the charges have been dropped. what happened to this case coming up at 5:30. >>> then coming up a little bit later the undercover sting that has a virginia woman facing terror charges tied to isis. >>> i am meteorologist topper shutt. some kind of cold. treat it as if it were midwinter. hat, gloves, scarf. you need a hat tonight. this is the windchill right now. these are the temperatures your exposed skin feels out the door. 22 downtown but 14 in gaithersburg, 18 in leesburg, and feels like 11 below in davis, west virginia. we will come back and talk about when the winds die down and how many records fall overnight. >>> plus, there is already four feet of snow on the ground in buffalo. friends, it can always be worse. we will take a trip to western new york where the flakes aren't done flying yet. >>> rig

. >>> this is bruce johnson. how about good news. homeless advocates say the country could reach its goal of no homeless veterans by next year. i'm going to have that story. >>> the crowds are a tad smaller than we expected, but enthusiastic as they hit the national mall singing and dancing the night away celebrating america's fighting men and women. the concert very valor takes off. thanks for joining us, i'm derek mcginty. >> debra alfarone is near the mall tonight and she is checking on the crowds. deb, you got a lot of company? what's going on? >> i do have a lot of company. you can see a couple people walking past me. everyone is making their way to the check points. it's three blocks still. it's really tough to get near it. we are hearing reports, the mall is filling up. there are lots of people at this poin

our bruce johnson reports barry wasn't feeling well last night and had his driver take him to get checked. a spokesperson for the councilman says that barry has not been released yet, but they do not expect him to be in the hospital long. >>> a few weeks ago we showed you the u.s. capitol christmas tree cut down in the minnesota wilderness. now the 88-foot tall white spruce is here in d.c. it arrived in front of the capitol this morning on a flatbed truck. the tree will be decorated by children on the west side of the capitol. >>> a warning for people with type 2 diabetes as they are at higher risk for a deadly condition, those details ahead in our health alert. >> plus we'll tell you more about the latest accusations against comedian bill cosby. >> three lawmen shot and killed at d.c. police headquarters 20 years ago tomorrow and bruce leshan was at today's ceremony. that story is ♪ they may not be the most handsome of body parts. yet, there they sit on the sides of our heads. for the world to see. but what happens when they stop hearing? should we stop doing? should we stop living? no

cbs affiliate wusa's bruce johnson has reported on barry for decades. >> an old man in southeast washington was explaining to another politician who wanted marion barry's job why he couldn't have marion barry's job. that old man said if there's one dollar on the table, i know marion barry is fighting for me to get a piece of the dollar. i can't say that about you and the other candidates. >> he wrote this, marion barry helped advance the cause of civil rights for all. marion barry, known as mayor for life to friends and enemyies alike, was 78 years old. for cbs this morning, this is bill plante in washington. >> really important to look back on his career. he did so much as a civil rights leader to help establish self rule in washington. certainly had a complicated career. >> despite the complications, they really liked him in washington. they kept reelecting him. >>> americans driving over thanksgiving will find cheaper prices at the pump. hooray. the average cost of a gallon of regular was $3.05 in late october. now $2.80 this morning. the highest local price is $3.27 in san francisco. bu

i'm bruce john some. -- johnson. tonight flags are flying at half staff to mark the death of marion barry. by now you must know the 78- year-old barry collapsed early this morning, then died after being rushed to the united medical center in southeast. marion barry's music and some of his staunchest supporters packed union temple baptist church in southeast today to remember the city's so-called mayor for life. >> he's always been committed to making life better, particularly and especially for the least among us. >> marion barry died shortly after midnight sunday morning in the emergency room at united medical center. hours earlier he had been released from howard university hospital in northwest where he sought treatment for what he called a urinary problem. his spokesperson, latoya foster, says barry had dinner with his son and others saturday night after his release. >> the last conversations that we all had with mayor barry he was very strong. he was upbeat and he was in good spirits. >> foster says barry's driv

in eyewa, johnny ernts defeating democratic congressman bruce braley. in colorado, rising g.o.p. star, cori gardner ousting a democratic incumbent mark udall. >> the biggest winner in the mid-term elections may be it senator mitch mcconnell reflected kentucky and in line to become the senator majority leader. more from headquarters in louisville. >> mitch mcconal beat by wad margins. he was accused of being the ultimate washington insider but in his victory speech, he said that will work to his advantage as he goes back for his sixth term representing kentucky. he promised to relentlessly push agenda. >> for too long, for too long, this as minstration has tried to tell the american people what's good for them and then blame somebody else when their policies fail. tornth kentucky rejected that approach. >> senator mcconnell told the crowds gathered to cheer him 0 over the past weeks and months, he has heard a lot frf kentuckians about jobs, the comet, and healthcare. allison grimes said she heard a lot about those issues too, and vowed to keep fightingly for the commonwealth of ke

and incoming governor bruce rauner says he'll pay for it, out of his own pocket. rauner and his wife toured the mansion last week, and say it has major water damage. the new first couple will pay for some of the repairs, and try to raise money for the rest of the repair bill, without using taxpayer money. police in gary, indiana are investigating a shooting killed a woman and left another on injured. it happened at about five a-m yesterday at a house in the 1000 block of matthews. 31-year-old kennette o'neal ran out into an alley behind the house during a domestic dispute. she was shot several times and died at the scene. a second woman was found shot in the backyard. the owner of j-bee's clothing in the north austin neighborhood hopes to reopen his store today, after a thanksgiving morning smash-and-grab that cost him 100 thousand dollars. thieves used a stolen pickup truck to knock down a brick wall... then they stuffed sacks full of expensive jeans, jackets and other merchandise. a cellphone store in saint louis was also targeted by smash-and-grab thieves. an s