undergrounding and other engineering fixes that are different for every portion of the service area. reporter: to get the extra dollar or two a month, the utility would have to accelerate reliability strategies. what do ratepayers think? we found a mixed reaction in mont groomery county which, is hard hit the last few years. and we pay a lot of mean every month and giving them some are not necessarily the answer. not my fault that neigh have not built the power lines the right way. would rather not pay? out of principle, no. if it goes toward what it s supposed to go towards, i feel we should do it. otherwise, it s not going to get taken care of, and we re going have probing further downd road. and that is a lot. reporter: no more money. no more money. reporter: would you be willing to spend an extra dollar or two a month? one or two a month would be worth it. very, very divided. another recommendation, the public service commission should penalize uti
smartphones. two victims were beaten and robbed on the same street days a part. tonight, d.c. s police chief said the cases may be connected. fox 5s bob bornard has the bob barnard reporting. reporter: it seems one roving gang of phone snatchers has been particularly violent. the sidewalks of capitol hill have become a prime target of sometimes violent thugs looking to steal smartphones out of your hands. and mostly this side of my face and lip. reporter: casey adams, a 26- year-old intern from utah, in washington just a weeked he was ambushed by two men while on the sidewalk on the phone talking to his wife. and immediately punched me, knocked me down. my phone fell out of my hands. quickly he said give me your phone and empty your pocket. reporter: they didn t take his wallet, detectives telling him that someone saw what happened. the witness said after they knocked me down and got my phone from me, they hopped in the back of the car and sped away. reporter:
hanging on her every word talking now about what drivers barack obama, one of her largest drives barack obama, one of her largest applause line saying being president doesn t change who you are, is reveals who you are, this on what feels more like a closing night unanimous an opening night. 40 than an opening night. the convention of the democratic national party will now come to order. reporter: first lady michelle obama takes the primetime spot plight on opening night, but ahead of her speech several prominent democrats are firing up the crowd. being asked to pay your fair share isn t class warfare. it s patriotism. mitt romney says we should take his word that he paid his fair share. his word? s word? his word? trust comes from transparency and mitt romney comes up short on both. reporter: democrats adopted a party platform that calls for higher taxes on the wealthy while backing same sex marriage and abortion right. earlier vice president joe bide rights
rains which with alarming frequency recently have turned the streets and sidewalks here into rivers. completely shocked. reporter: after a nice long weekend on the eastern shore, jennifer went back to her friend s house on hue street tonight. they had no idea what happened in this neighborhood yesterday and therefore were completely unprepared for what they saw when they walked in the door. what was your first thought when you opened the door? what a mess. rerter: the torrential rains that fell on the northern parts of the district yesterday had an especially damaging effect on the bloomingdale neighborhood. it s very frustrating. reporter: three drivers were stranded by water several feet deep and one driver had to be rescued by the fire department. constantly pump out their basement. reporter: what s more, a number of basement apartments here, especially on u street and rhode island avenue were badly flooded as they have been several times already this yea
craig: i was like why what s wrong with that? then i remembered. you re stuck here until tomorrow. geoff: offer of help. that s great. you want me to help you out, man? i can t walk. craig: sorry. so it is just going to be you left alone here tonight with secretariat. [creepy music] [laughter] geoff: maybe you could get me like a cart or something? craig: i ll get you a cart. good night, everybody. tonight at 11:00, the cleanup continues in one northwest d.c. neighborhood one day after heavy rains caused major flooding in homes. they say flooding is nothing new to them and they re pushing the city to do something about it. matt jablow joins us live with details. reporter: residents of the bloomingdale neighborhood say they live in fear of heavy rains which with alarming frequency recently have turned the streets and sidewalks here into rivers. completely shocked. reporter: after a nice long weekend on the eastern shore, jennifer went back to her friend s house on hu