. >> maryland governor larry hogan will deliver the state of the stated dress. before his address a rally opposing fracking will be held. they want a permanent ban on fracking. >> d.c. chancellor antoine wilson's first day in the job. now he came from california where he was superintendent of public schools in oakland. he was named to the post in november. >> dorothy hight will be honored by the u.s. poingtal service by her very own stamp and it will be unveiled today. dorothy heidt stamp is the series and 15th twom appear in the series. >> that's pretty cool. >> yes, it is. >> michael thomas. good morning again and talk about this as weather we're having. because i would say it's unseasonably warm. >> it's not bad. believe it or not we finished twelve m warmest january and record. we only spent 7 days below freezing in move january. so actually, i think it was second most. i'll look at the stats on that later. satellite and radar this morning and clear skies overnight and quickly clouding here. peaks of sun now and then and snowfall, falling in west virginia th

. >> and larry hogan under fire. what he appears to be doing on . >>> good friday morning. we are talking about a frigid start to the day. some areas are feeling like single digits. the rest of the area only feeling like the teens. i'll show you how cold it will be through the afternoon and believe it or not, a warmup for the weekend straight ahead. >>> also, if your kids are staying home sick today you're not alone. the bug hitting one northern virginia school hard. >> and no president trump's first 100 days. in just a few hour it is president faces his next big foreign diplomacy challenge. he's spending mump of to japan's prime minister. a big focus will center on transpacific partnership. the two leaders will meet at the white house this morning. then travel to golf together this weekend. >>> and president trump is vowing to go to the highest court many the land to restore his travel ban. >> it is a legal showdown that is far from over. edward lawrence live on capitol hill now to break down what this latest ipee late latest awe appeals ruling means. >> reporter: they did

what he has in mind and how it will a michelle: larry hogan gave the state of the state. alison: he's wildly popular in a state that usually votes democratic. brad bell is in annapolis. one of the big themes today, reaching across the aisle on paid leave, right? brad: they will have to work out a compromise. a lot of people in the area do not get paid when they call in sick. that is something that the legislature and the governor both want to tackle this year. governor larry hogan's third state of the state speech today at the halfway point of his first term in office was long on listing accomplishments. >> for two years now we have been doing exactly what we said we would do. brad: he spoke of familiar priorities. but this year he added his voice to call paid sick leave law in maryland. >> so let's strike a compromise. considering the needs of maryland employees while not hurting the small business job creators. brad: potato valley restaurant owner barbara pays close attention when talk in the state house across the street turn to issues that affect her bottom line and s

. >> that's larry hogan offering his thoughts. maryland is stronger than it's been in years, but more needs to be done to deal with issues like transportation and health care. chris gordon reports now from annapolis. >> maryland governor larry hogan used the speech to urge the repeal of a law he calls the roadkill bill. hogan feels the democratic controlled legislature passed the law last year to stop him from proceeding with the highest priority transportation projects across the state. >> on behalf of the people of maryland please do not stand in the way of these critical transportation infrastructure projects, let's repeal this misguided, poorly drafted and fatally flawed >> transportation and easing gridlock is something democrats wanted more details about in the state of the state address. >> we didn't hear a lot about how he would help our overcrowded areas, especially in public transportation like you see in montgomery county, prince georges county, charles county or baltimore city. >> hogan didn't once mention president do

but it is unclear if republican governor larry hogan will veto that bill. >> also, in maryland, house of delegates is advanced measurere that would allow the state's attorney general to sue the federal government withoutut governor larry hogan's permission. >> now the measure after hogan's permission to challenge the constitutionality travel ban andonal received no reply.ecei it is expected to receiveve final approval today. >> 5:50 is the time. let's take a look at the stories you're engaging with the most this morning on social media with real timee news tracker. >> and what's hot on the web.eb. >> good morning, we begin with sad news from chicago. two year old boy was shot and ad killed tuesday as he road in his aunt's car, a man in thein t car who was also shot and killed is believed to haveo ha been the target that far gunfire. the boy's aunt who was was pregnant was also shit. -- hit. she and the unborn child are in the hospital. >> conducted low passes pas against us destroyer. in the black sea just days before spy ship was spotted off the east coast. officials say they're keep

some democrats and the state teacher's union want to block governor larry hogan's plan to boost state funding for private school vouchers. >> reporter: these groups interested in public education are joining behind the banner, protect our schools. they're asking maryland lawmakers to eliminate the boost program where state funds are used for private school vouchers. >> i haven't seen any evidence yet that these private schools as a whole provide a better education than public schools. now we're starting to fund them with taxpayer dollars. so this is public money. it should go to public schools. >> reporter: they say governor larry hogan's budget cuts 20 million dollar in public school funding to provide $7 million in boost private school subsidies. >> the siphoning off of public funds means our schools will not have music programs, art programs, after school programs, all of those are currently being cut. >> reporter: i want that money to go to public schools so we can increase our strength, not worry about becoming weaker. >> reporter: prince george's county executive baker says dive

. >> larry hogan made that assessment today. chris gordon is in annapolis with details. >> in his third state of the state address, larry hogan stressed job creation, transportation and education. he said a lot has been accomplished, but much work remains to be done. >> i'm proud to report to you, that maryland has moved into the top 10 states in the nation over economic performance many. >> ahead at 5:00, why some democratic lawmakers say governor hogan's speech ignored what they call the elephant in the room. the most impnt national news in the past week or so. that's the latest from annapolis, back to you. >>> a bill to change the rules on towing failed to pass. the bill would allow towing companies to operate a blanket agreement, rather than individual approval for each vehicle being towed as arlington koun tire is about to require. when brought up for a revote, it tied. democratic senator of norfolk says he intended to vote yes, but apparently voted no, the state senate voted to bring the bill up for a third time. >>> we ar

maryland governor larry hogan delivers his third state of the state address in annapolis. it is 25 minutes. transportation infrastructure and green committee. this is 25 minutes. >>> mr. speaker, mr. president, members of the general assemble, distinguished guests and my fellow marylanders. it is an honor to appear before this 400 37th segs of the general assemble to give report on the state of our great state. it was on a snowy day two years ago when i stood before you in this very spot in this beautiful historic chamber to take the oath of office as maryland's new governor. i was truly humble for the opportunity to serve my fellow marylanders. i was full of hope for the state, people and hope for the future. i was fully aware that our state was facing some difficult challenges. it was an opportunity for a new beginning and the new direction. we pledged to put maryland on a new path with a new spirit, bipartisan cooperation. where we could seek common sense solution to our problems regardless of where side of the aisle those ideas came from. the work began immediately on

. >>> maryland governor larry hogan delivered his third state of the state address today. it was an encouraging assessment, especially when it comes to funding for public schools. some lawmakers said a key topic was omitted from that speech. more now from annapolis. >> reporter: larry hogan entered saying he is hopeful for his state. he said for the third time, his budget has record funding for education. >> every single penny that from the state for education is fully funded at 100%. >> but the democratic response criticized governor hogan for omitting any mention of his fellow republican president donald trump. >> he's not standing up to the trump administration, he's saying nothing about the incredibly divisive and problematic policies coming out of washington. >> that's what trump and the republican party in washington are threatening to do to maryland. threatening to do to jobs, health care, threatening to do to the environment. >> state republican lawmakers say some kind of health care reform is needed. >> if we don't make some changes, the reality, people can't affo

. >> now the state of the stated dress from maryland governor larry hogan. about the economy, education, and infrastructure investment. this is 25 minutes. >> mr. speaker, mr. president, members of the general assembly, distinguished guests, and my fellow marylanders. to appear before this 447th session of the general assembly and give a report on the state of our great state. it was on a snowy day just two years ago when i stood before spot, in thisry beautiful historic chamber to take the oath of office as maryland posh new governor. i was deeply grateful for the opportunity to serve my fellow marylanders. hope for our state, hope for a people. i was fully aware that our state was facing some difficult challenges. with an opportunity in new beginning. we pledge to put maryland on a new with a revitalized spirit, with bipartisan cooperations. see, and solutions to our problems, regardless of which side of the aisle those ideas came from. the work began immediately on day one to set a new course of economic growth, security, and prosperity. for two years now

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>>> maryland governor larry hogan said the state is strong, and outlined areas of progress. in the annual state of the state address at the capital in annapolis. he also outlined areas where improvements are needed, including fighting the heroin and opioid epidemic, affordable college tuition, more transportation infrastructure investments, and fostering a green economy. this was the governor's third state of the state address. >> mr. speaker, mr. president, members of the general assembly, distinguished guests, and my fellow marylanders, it is an honor to appear before this 437th session of the general assembly to give a report on the state of our great state. it was on a snowy day just two years ago when i stood before you in this very spot, in this beautiful historic chamber, to take the oath of office as maryland's new governor. i was truly humbled, and deeply grateful for the opportunity to serve my fellow marylanders. i was full of hope, hope for our state, hope for our people, and hope for our future. yet i was also fully aware that our state was facing some difficult

. >> now the state of the stated dress from maryland governor larry hogan.

they don't know if republican governor larry hogan will sign it. we reached out to his office by email and phone but did not hear back tonight. live in annapolis, tom roussey, abc 7 news. we aren: a big issue watching, the new travel ban from the trump administration. it revised immigration orders expected wednesday. week, but it was delayed to mature that everything was in order. alison: dr. say that an iranian after adoing well life-saving procedure that almost did not happen because of the travel ban. nationalmonth-old may headlines which was not allowed into the u.s. last month, even though her grandparents and uncle live here. lawmakers intervened and she was admitted, and tonight there is a good prognosis. >> in the beginning, i did not have any hope. but they did a great job. it was a miracle. alison: doctors say that her heart function has drastically improved. jonathan: it has been over a month since the scenes were playing out after the inauguration. the protest turning into chaos, hundreds arrested. the question is did officers do the ri

this week, maryland larry hogan announced more than 23 million people flew through bwi in 2015, which is a record. airport officials say international traffic is up more than 30%, dramatically boosting the irpt's total number of passengers. >>> an arlington county crossing guard received a major honor this week. she was one of six recognized by v-dot for her dedication, service, and attitude. the guard receiving the award on crossing guard appreciation day and bureau reporter david colbert introduces us to the woman who safely guides kids from one end of the street to the other. >> reporter: from arrival -- >> thank you! >> you're welcome. >> reporter: -- to dismissal. >> okay! >> reporter: she's that guiding force outside arlington's ash lawn elementary school. >> hi! >> hi, how are you? >> reporter: meet miss amade nanez. >> someone who starts >> she's so happy, doesn't matter what the weather is. >> reporter: for three years this wife and mother of two from el salvador has cherished her job. >> congratulations! >> thank you so much. >> reporter: but suddenly she's starting to get m

hogan announced more than 23 million people flew through bwi in 2015, which is a record. airport officials say international traffic is up more than 30%, dramatically boosting the irpt's total number of passengers. >>> an arlington county crossing guard received a major honor this week. she was one of six recognized by v-dot for her dedication, service, and attitude. the guard receiving the award on crossing guard appreciation day and bureau reporter david colbert introduces us to the woman who safely guides kids from one end of the street to the other. >> reporter: from arrival -- >> thank you! >> you're welcome. >> reporter: -- to dismissal. >> okay! >> reporter: she's that guiding force outside arlington's ash lawn elementary school. >> hi! >> hi, how are you? >> reporter: meet miss amade nanez. >> someone who starts the day right for kids. >> she's so happy, doesn't matter what the weather is. >> reporter: for three years this wife and mother of two from el salvador has cherished her job. >> congratulations! >> thank you so much. >> reporter: but suddenly she's starti

and god bless the commonwealth of pennsylvania. [ applause ] >>> maryland governor larry hogan said the state is strong, and outlined areas of progress. in the annual state of the state address at the capital in annapolis. he also outlined areas where improvements are needed, including fighting the heroin and opioid epidemic, affordable college tuition, more transportation infrastructure investments, and fostering a green economy. this was the governor's third state of the state address. >> mr. speaker, mr. president,

maryland governor larry hogan will deliver his state of the state address. the title of the address is "real and lasting change." his speech from the maryland state house begins at noon. revealing many details about the speech. but they say hogan will speak for about 30 minutes.. and will talk about his legislative agenda. developing now -- three robbery suspects facing charges this morning -- after leading los angeles county sheriff's deputies on a high-speed chase with a baby in the car! authorities claim a woman drove at speeds up to 90-miles-per-hour yesterday. at one point, the suspects were allegedly tossing evidence out the window. the pursuit ended on a dirt road when the car crashed into a gate. after a few minutes the trio surrendered. the driver got out of the vehicle holding a baby wrapped in a blanket. deputies took the child... and arrested the suspects. enjoy the above average temps today because it won't last long. when cooler weather is moving in and when you might see some snow... after the break. did you know slow internet can actually hol

. >> if the supporters truly do believe that all lives should matter, then donald trump and larry hogan should make sure the affordable care act, make sure people have access to decent and quality health care. that are here to make message clear and representing many others in the area who are fed up already with this administration. there was also a counter protest going on, group that called itself black for trump was also practicing first amendment rights. many attendees of cpac were here debating issues with protesters. q mccray. back to you. jummy: just about an hour ago president trump wrapped up the speech at the cpac conference. suzanne kennedy breaks down what was addressed. the first times a sitting president spoke at a conference in nearly a decade. mr. trump addressed a packed ballroom of hundreds of supporters and was those patriots who put him in office but he was critical of president obama, saying he inherited a mess and the country would have been better if mr. obama spent his 2 terms sitting on the beach. he echoed yesterday drumbeat about -- his steady drumbeat of con

both virginia governor terry mcauliffe and larry hogan are among the 46 governors in the district this weekend. they're in northwest d.c. for the winter meeting of the national governors' association. cyber security and health care were two of the big talking points today. that meeting wraps up tomorrow. lannom for a good cause today. they stuffed a prince george's school bus for supplies and food, as well. this stuff a bus event is part of the school system's giving together initiative. and all of these donations go to students who are part of their homeless education program. >>> next on news4, things quickly heating up at a popular mall. this is what shoppers saw as >>> you're watching news4 at 6:00. >>> police in prince george's county trying to figure out who shot and killed a woman in sbring dale. they found her unresponsive early this morning at the corner of ardwick road. police are trying to put together a motive and suspect information in that case. >>> lightning may have started a fire near a mall in annapolis today. look at these pictures we've got for you. these images are

. >>> maryland governor larry hogan made no mention of president trump or his policies during his state of the state address. >> hogan did not support trump's candidacy. he's been mum on the new administration. the republican governor did announce that maryland has moved into the top ten states in the nation for economic performance. >> we're experiencing tremendous job growth, business growth and an exciting economic resurgence in maryland. businesses are returning to and expanding in our state once again. maryland truly business. >> governor hogan called for lawmakers to find common ground on pending proposals that require employers to offer paid sick leave. he said he doesn't want small businesses to be hurt. >>> northern virginia is about to get sweeter. nestle usa is moving from glendale, california to virginia. the 35 story skyscraper on north moore street is the tallest building in the dc area. it's been vacant since 2013. virginia governor says nestle's move will invest $39.5 million and create 750 new jobs in the commonwealth. >> diversifying the new virginia economy. we could

that change follows an executive order from governor larry hogan requiring schools to start after labor day and end before june 15th. >>> it almost is springtime although we've had days that feel like it's spring already. when peak bloom season is here. the national park service will give us its predictions. usually the best time to see the trees and ofblg the most crowded and this year, five guys earlier for the peak than last year. march 20th is when it starts, the festival. >> okay. >> we don't know -- march festival. i'm not the expert here. >> i wouldn't be surprised if we see blooms tomorrow. 95 degrees tomorrow? is that what you said? >> well, the cherry trees on >> a lot of stuff is blooming out there which is why so many people are complaining about allergies and the warm weather has a big part in that too. it's a little hit or miss because we do have some 30s on the map. frederick is 37. dulles is 37. d.c. 50 degrees right now. 46 clinton. so it is a mild morning here. all the clouds around, but the rain is way back off to our west. we'll be watching these showers for later on

hogan decides to vetoeto this.th so a lot remains to be seen as how far h this is actually going to get. thank you very much.uch. fitz. we appreciate the update and the information tonight.n we will be watching. a lot of people will be payingan she can't seem to catch a break these days. ivanka can trump shared this picture of herself in the oval office and it sent social media on fire. we'll be right back. request you see it, ivanka trump sitting behind the desk in the oval office flanged by her father, president trump and justice true today. a great discussion with two world leaders about theut t importance of women having aav seat at the table. it sent social media into a frenzy. some people gave her queue dose for this note on. others werersw angry said she hadn't earned the right to sit behind the desk.he there has always been protocol in the oval office presidentside reagan you had to wear a coat and a tie. whenever president clinton wascl seen with cowboys drinking root beer, people thought what disrespect for the office. really, she's the daughter, inge the grand scheme of t

alison: maryland governor larry hogan highlighted bipartisanship in his third state of the state address. he did not mention washington or president trump why name, instead focusing on areas of possible compromise with the democratically controlled simply. often we seen: too wedge politics and petty rhetoric to inflame partisan divisions. alison: the governor spurs lawmakers to support incentives to attract jobs, and said any agreement on paid sick leave should not hurt small businesses. governor hogan said more needs to be done to fight maryland's opioid epidemic. jonathan: the former first family on the field at the super bowl, former at the super bowl on sunday in houston. he just got out of the hospital after battling pneumonia. alison: there is a lawsuit brewing against the league. a group of former cheerleader say they were paid less than minimum wage as the players made billions. they say they were required to attend rehearsals and public appearances, but never paid for that time. >> so when i was on a team, we $125 per day, to the sun and that was at the end of the season, which

. >>> maryland governor larry hogan is facing backlash over how he handles one of his social media kcaccounts. comments that criticize the governor has been deleted from his public facebook page. some comments lasted him for not challenging president trump's te maryland's democratic party is investigating saying the republican governor owes his constituents answers. a spokeswoman said she thinks political operatives were behind some of the recently removed posts. >>> for the second time inless th than a year, crooks have stolen a batch of weapons from the fbi. the san francisco field office just posted a $5,000 reward for the return of a high powered firearm and a bulletproof vest. the fbi tells us someone stole them from an agent's vehicle. the feds also say they're searching for a cache of firearms stolen from an agent's car here in the district back in july. >>> we're in for a cold one tonight. the winds pretty light right temperatures into the 20s. here in the district, feeling about 28 degrees right now. beautiful sunshine through the midday hours. now maybe a few flurries out there. you

hogan to president trump. >> on this issue of favoring private schools over public schools, he's now made himself the outspoken supporter of trump in his anti-public school agenda. >> reporter: a spokesperson for governor hogan sent a message saying what critics fail to mention is that the boost program offering public scholarships to low income students was passed by the maryland general assembly with the agreement of its top democratic leaders. >>> coming up, reporting from the news4 i-team has led to a new law in virginia aimed at keeping students safe. >> reporter: i'm adam tuss, a neighborhood goes to battle against a traffic app for sending too many cars d normally quiet streets. i'll explain coming. >>> historians fire an iconic novel. the story of an american slave with deep roots to >>> well, our man doug is under the weather and tom kierein is kind enough to fill in for him. i've been hearing your fort the rain came exactly when you said it was going to. props. >> we have so many listeners. we have updates all throughout the evening here at nbc 4. keeping you posted on this

then maryland governor larry hogan talks to legislators in annapolis. later connecticut governor dan malloy speaks in hartford. next, virginia governor terry mcauliffe delivers the annual state of the commonwealth address. he outlines his legislative priorities and speaks on increased investments in the state. from the state capitol in richmond, this is about hour.

the law, listen to what the maryland governor, larry hogan, had to say. [video clip] hogan: just under every surface of a community across our state and nation, heroin and opiate abuse has been taking lives in tearing apart families and communities. one of my first acts of governor was to create a heroin and opioid emergency task force, and i want to thank lieutenant governor rutherford for his continued leadership on this issue. thank you. [applause] gov. hogan: for two years now, together, we have all been committed, facing this crisis head-on. together, we made the investment to implement the recommendations of the emergency task force. everye gone after it from angle, including education, treatment, addiction, and law enforcement. we have made strides, but this crisis continues to grow out of control all across our country. must do more to .ave the lives we need your help to enact the multipronged heroine prevention treatment and enforcement to pass thend prescriber limits active 2017 and the distribution of opioids resulting in deaths act. we must co

maryland governor larry hogan delivers his third state of the state address in annapolis. it is 25 minutes. transportation infrastructure and green committee. this is 25 minutes. >>> mr. speaker, mr. president,

. >>> governor larry hogan appointed two years ago scott broom reported last week about possible conflicts interest that could put the lottery games at risk. he was an consecutive for scientific games or sgi. that contractor has run maryland's lottery games since 1995. sgi is leading candidate for next $550 million contract to continue running the game. the company's bid is 50 million higher than the next lowest bidder. the supporters say any questions about his ethics are preposterous. maryland's lottery administration says it's highly respected in the industry. young sisters in montgomery county more than 40 years ago. now we're learning the trial of lloyd welch will be delayed. >> the two disappeared from a shopping mall in 1975. investigators believe the 10 and 12-year-old girls were sexual assaulted and killed in bedford county, virginia. welch's attorneys requested the delay the trial had been scheduled for april 18th. >>> bill cosby was back in court today in norris town, pennsylvania. his legal team wants jurors from outside the county in his upcoming sexual assault trial. the pros

. >>> maryland's governor larry hogan's job approval rating has dipped but he remains very popular. he has a 63% approval rating. that's a 7 point drop since last september. it's the same approval rating that hogan received from voters last year at this time. hogan is a republican in a largely democratic state. the pollsters say they believe the dip is cyclical because the governor has been sharing the stage with state lawmakers during the general assembly. the margin of error is 3.5%. >>> tax dollars pay the salaries of federal employees, but some wasting time searching websites where they shouldn't be. scott macfarland and the i-team have more on how some employees are surfing porn on the job. >> reporter: not everyone in the office is actually focused on the job. using the freedom of information act we pulled records from nearly a dozen federal agencies and in those records found more than 100 cases in the past five years in which federal employees spent egregious amounts of workdays surfing porn on the clock on their work computers, some of them for hours a day each day. the 100

. >>> aides to maryland governor larry hogan unblocked people from the governor's facebook page. but some of those same people were then blocked again. now the aclu could take some legal action. friday, the civil liberties union demanded a restoration of posting privileges for seven clients. according to "the washington post," six of t but the governor's office blocked several of them again for allegedly spamming and for offtopic posts. >>> another beautiful day out there today. high temperatures into the 60s all across the region. tomorrow we get back into the 70s. we've seen a lot of cloud cover. we have a system down to our south. that system giving us shower activity. norfolk over towards richmond and raleigh, even showers around fredericksburg, that whole system moving down to the south. right now, take a look at the numbers. 59 in dc, 64 in hagerstown, 64 in morgantown, west virginia. we have warmer air moving in tomorrow, back to the 70s. a few showers possible tomorrow. i'll take you hour by hour. then the best chance of rain coming on saturday. >po mt. vernon where 51 of

then maryland governor larry hogan talks to legislators in annapolis. later connecticut governor dan malloy speaks in hartford. next, virginia governor terry mcauliffe delivers the annual state of the commonwealth address. he outlines his legislative priorities and speaks on increased investments in the state. from the state capitol in richmond, this is about hour. [ applause ] >> all right. thank you. >>> as speaker of the how was delegates and president of the joint assembly, it's my pleasure to present to you his excellency the govern of the commonwealth, the honorable terrence r. mcauliffe. >> thank you. [ applause ] thank you. thank you. speak ter howell, leader norman, ladies and gentlemen of the virginia general assembly, thank you for inviting me to speak with you this evening. and to the people of virginia who are with us tonight who are are watching from home, thank you for the honor of serving as this commonwealth's 72nd governor. we are joined here this evening by our great lieutenant governor ralph northham. [ applause ] and our great attor

maryland governor larry hogan said he is critical of the new measure but because of the joint resolution it will take affect without the signature. >>> the president welcoming benjamin netanyahu to the white house. his first visit since president trump took office >> the two met for lunch and a press conference, fox 5 political reporter ronica cleary was there and is live with reports on the future of u.s. israeli relations. >> reporter: well, many people have great exemptions for the future of israel under a trump administration. took place before that private meeting, so it made for an interesting dynamic when you asked questions because they weren't able to speak about what they were going to privately discuss. but let me tell you, one thing was made abundantly clear in both remarks today. that they feel the things and efforts that have been put in place during the first few weeks of the trump administration have been beneficial to israel. take a listen to this. >> my administration has already imposed new sanctions on iran and i will do more to prevent iran from ever developing, i me

. >> when larry hogan takes the stage for his third state of the state address, democrats will be watching to see whether he talks about any of president trump's policies. the republican governor has not those policies and aids say the speech will focus on legislative issue which can include tax credits and environmental plan. while this is an amazing reunion story, a local brother and sister barely survived a fire nearly six decades ago ever since then they owed their live to firefighter who pulled them from the flames. >> they finally got the chance to thank their hero so many years later. kristin wright has the emotional reunion. >> reporter: a reunion almost 60 years in the making at station 34 in prince george's county. brother and sister, michael and linda hart finally got to meet the firefighter who saved their lives all those years ago. stewart newman pulled them from a burning house 1959. they were only 2 and 3 at the time. their mother was able to get out of the house but the were upstairs taking naps. stu got the call sean remembers rescuing michael and linda from their beds 58

. >>> maryland governor larry hogan delivered his third state of the state speech maryland is growing its economy and is truly open for business. >> working together we've made tremendous progress. i'm proud to report that the state of our state is strong. stronger today than it was a year ago. stronger than it has been in years. >> hogan says maryland is one of the top ten states for economic performance. the state has added 75,000 jobs and hogan claims that maryland has the second lowest poverty rate nin the nation. >>> on to some not so good news. dc police looking for the gunman who shot four people in southeast. three adults and a teenager wounded last night. they were all conscious and breathing as they were rushed to the hospital. police haven't been able to figure out who shot these people and why. >>> friends, family and police are worried about a young fairfax county mother and her baby. seen january 14th. detectives fear the pair took off to get away from the boy's 18-year-old father. anyone with information on the missing teen mother and her infant is asked to contact fai

the law, listen to what the maryland governor, larry hogan, had to say. [video clip] hogan: just under every surface of a community across our state and nation, heroin and opiate abuse has been taking lives in tearing apart families and communities. one of my first acts of governor was to create a heroin and opioid emergency task force, and i want to thank lieutenant governor rutherford for his continued leadership on this issue. thank you. [applause] gov. hogan: for two years now, together, we have all been committed, facing this crisis head-on. together, we made the investment to implement the recommendations of the emergency task force. everye gone after it from angle, including education, treatment, addiction, and law enforcement. we have made strides, but this crisis continues to grow out of control all across our country. must do more to .ave the lives we need your help to enact the multipronged heroine prevention treatment and enforcement to pass thend prescriber limits active 2017 and the distribution of opioids resulting in deaths act. we must co

it's unclear if republicanblic governor larry hogan will veto the bill. there is more fallout tonightlo from the resignation of national security advisor michael flynn. he has acknowledged he misledled the white house over his talk with russia's ambassador aboutms us sanctions against moscow. tonight the trump administration beev illegal, but also was not forthcoming. meantime the president says the real story is is all of the leaks coming out of washington. fox's karen heritage reports. >>reporter: the republican chairman of the house intelligence committee wants the fbi director to reveal the links leaks. if you look at the -- what's collected out about general flynn, the nationad lout secury advisor's conversations that he was having with the russian ambassador i've just never seen anything like it. the flynn phone calls with the russian ambassador are problematic because there are special protections to shield americans whenctio the intelligg community picks up their conversations while monitoring a foreign national. those safeguards were apparentll v

. >>> larry hogan is facing criticism over his social media accounts. criticizing the president's travel ban and urging the governor to condemn the order. some of those comments were then deleted. hogan's spokesperson says he believes political operatives were behind some of the comments that were removed. 400 people have been banned from governor took office. his office says that's because of bad language or coordinated attacks. >>> alec baldwin will very likely be playing donald trump again on "saturday night live" tomorrow but this time won't be a guest star, he's hosting the show for a record 17th time. last night on the tonight show, he gave a little preview. >> it's not a cheesy burrito. >> i would not ever eat a burrito from china. >> they both broke out impressions during the game box of lies and also on "snl" you might see this face. that is not seen yor presidential adviser steve bannon that is rosie o'donnell. looking like him, right? o'donnell who has a long running beef with president trump was pressured all week to play bannon on the show,

. >> coming up, we sit down one-on-one with governor larry hogan to hear the latest on his legislative priorities. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. maybe that's why we've been ranked highest in stomer satisfaction jd power 4 years in a row. and now you can love fios too. get our best offer of the year. 150 meg internet with equal upload and download speeds, tv and phone. l for $79.99 per month, r the first year with a o-year agreement. plus get hbo for a year and free multi-room dvr service for two years. go to getfios.com or call 1.888.get.fios get the best. get fios. larry: opponents of hydraulic fracturing better known as fracking took place today. they are considering whether to control it or make the ban permanent. protesters don't want the problems and the problems like fracking earthquakes that oklahoma has seen. advocates say it's safe and will create well-paying albeit temporary jobs. alison: governor hogan was at the white house yesterday

alison: larry hogan has appointed jazz lewis to replace michael vaughn who stepped down last month. the police are back in seat pleasant to try to find anyone who might have a clue to solve a deadly stabbing case. brad? brad: yeah, well, this is the scene of the crime. the exxon station. six detective cars, all homicide detectives planning what they will do now. they will get out in the community with this flier. looking for the killer of that man. jamal gregory barnes. one of the big clues is a piece of video they found at a business next door. police want you to look closely at the video. it shows two men. the face of the man and n the gray hood is clear. the other man in the bucket hat is holding a knife in his right hand. police believe they are heading to a killing. the video taken tuesday afternoon at the exxon on central avenue and addison road where 34-year-old jamal barnes was murdered. sources say it's possible that barnes who often panhandled at the gas station somehow angered the men who pulled around the corner in the silver lexus, also caught on camera, parked the car

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hogan's approval. frosh and most legislators are democrats and hogan is a republican. alison: so governor hogan sat down on a one-on-one interview for baltimore police station wbff today. he called the change to the attorney general's power a huge mistake. >> allowing someone to willy-nilly go wit approval for whatever to go suing for whatever reason the federal government, it's a pretty major step. obviously it was politically motivated, partisan and a huge mistake. alison: hogan noted that this is the first time the attorney general's powers have been changed since 1864. he predicted a backlash against democrats. larry: well, now to a developing story in indiana where the f.b.i. is now joining the chase for a killer. two teenage girls found dead on tuesday after they went missing while hiking. the bodies were discovered in the woods almost a mile from a bridge seen on one of the girl's snapchat videos. they say it's no accident and they are searching for this man who was on the trail at the same time

. >>> maryland democrats will be watching to see whether governor larry hogan takes a stand on any of trump administration policies today. the republican governor is set to give his third state of the state address at noon. he has not taken any public positions on any of the president's policies so far. his aides say the speech will focus on his legislative agenda which could include issues such as tax credits or his environmental plans. >>> set up another alarm on your phone this morning for 9:00. that is when you'll have your next chance to get tickets to the nat african american museum of history and culture. we of course have a link to the tickets in the nbc washington app. about 750,000 visitors have toured the museum already. that's since it opened back in september. >> a limited number of walk up passes are also offered on weekdays. six at a time. >>> a rivalry gone too far. competition between two local schools being blamed for more than $100,000 worth of vandalism. we'll tell you where. >>> some unusual competitors set to take the stage. the other four legged pets you'll see

meantime maryland democrats were opposing a proposal fromrom republican larry hogan to stepo up funding for private school vouchers. prince george's county executive are certain baker among thoseai with the maryland stateba educators association to sound off on that plan.lan. this is straight from what betsy devos had done in not onlyy michigan, but across the state. in maryland we've always rejected that. we said public education is where we're going to make our investment. we've seen that in prince george's county. invested more,ore graduation rates went up.t when we invested more we saw more improvement around ouround language arts and the other thing is when we invested more we saw parents put theirir children back in our schools. the governor's office ames to support all kinds of educational options and that the governor believes every child in the state deserves a chance to attend a great school. we are about four hours away from president trump's a address to a joint session of congress. this is not a state of the union speech although it may soundt ma like one.e. the president i

. >>> maryland democrats will be watching to see whether governor larry hogan takes a stand on any trump administration policies today. the republican governor is set to gave his third state of the state address at noon. he has not taken public positions on any of the president's policy so far. his aides say the speech will focus on his agenda which could include issues such as tax credits or his environmental plans. >>> getting word about raids in germany with a new arrest. >> what's going on here? >> we're talking about a massive raid, one that was very, very widespread. you mentioned that arrest. it's of a man suspected of trying to coordinate and plan attacks. take a look at this video we got. this is after wards. more than 1,000 soldiers we know involved in this huge r dozens of homes, businesses and mosques. the 36-year-old that they arrested is suspected of recruiting for isis they said in germany since 2015. he was taken into custody. police now accusing him of creating a network of supporters that plans to carry out more attacks within that country. all authorities are now inves

larry: today, maryland governor larry hogan calling for clean cars, clean water and aggressive effort to safeguard the environment in the state of the state address. the republican seemed to take pains to distance himself from the new administration in washington. maryland bureau chief brad bell takes a look at what the governor had to say and in some cases what [applause] brad: it followed a familiar script. he said what is expected. >> the state of the state is strong. brad: but what he didn't address had them buzzing. the state of the administration in washington or anything to do with trump. the republican governor of heavily democratic maryland spoke instead of bipartisanship. governor hogan: too often we see wedge politics. and petty rhetoric used to beit will the adversaries and inflame divisions. brad: he steadfastly kept his distance from trump and remained popular in maryland. democrats sensing an opportunity pounced on the speech. >> a lot was missing. it really was. i didn't hear a lot about what was going on and concerning people in p the national level has all of us pani

that change follows an executive order from governor larry hogan requiring schools to start after labor day and end before june 15th. >>> all this week on news 4 today, we are trying to help you get less stressed. >> hard to do. we introduced you to a local meditation class in bethesda for kids. angie is taking us back to class and beyond with some specific tips on what you can do with your kids at home. >> and now breathe in and breathe out. >> at just meditate, young minds at work. it's a class just for kids, but their parents not far experience of exercises involving breath, sound and the present. meditation expert says mindfulness gives kids an inner resource they can use in times of need. he adds technology can be a good backup. >> so many mindless apps from just singing to meditation timers to guided meditations, all kinds of different resources are out there for parents and for young ones. >> and speaking of those apps, some that are recommended by minds inc. include stop, breathe and think. also there is one called settle your glitter. i like that one. calm.com and smiling minds

governol hogan's veto of a bill tobill to increase the state's use of renewable energy.ergy. >> the resurrected legislationin will require utility companies in maryland to buy morree ut eny from sources such as wind w turbine solar panels and hydroelectric dams.yd governor logan and goproelvern g lawmakerans had objected to the cost to consumers.onsu requirement is expected tod to increase electricity rates.tyat. >>> happening today, d.c. mayor muriel bowser plans to announce a dual track du community college program thatt allows adult learners enrolled in d.c. public charter highub schools to receive workforcekfoe training skills while earninging their high school diploma orip ged. it's called the university of district of columbia partnership. >> listen to this.>>n you'll want to slow down if you're traveling throughro rockville. the city's police departmentepat installed cameras.eras. now that grace period ended end they'll start issuing ticketstic to violators today.ay. cameras monitoring eastboundng and westbound traffic rightund g near the intersection of south u washington st