coping with the crisis. one day since a massive earthquake rocked chile. now that the tsunami warnings have been lifted we ll have the latest on president obama s promise to the country. plus new details in arlington t-scene of a frightening abduction. police say they do have a suspect and he s been arrested for a different crime. and a fiery crash in maryland, a small plane lands in a homeowner s yard. how witnesses tried in vein to help. good morning, everyone, welcome to news4 today. i m kimberly suiters. it s sunday, february 28, 2010. let s get right to the forecast with meteorologist chuck bell in storm center 4. a mild start to this sunday. not too much of a bitter cold start out there for us this morning. temperatures are generally speaking above freezing. thatoesn t mean it still isn t a little bit of a bundle up factor. temperatures in the 30s. outside on your sunday morning, mostly clear sky right over washington, but there are plenty of clouds just out to the
congressman charles goose taney gives the republican response to obama s address. finally, one other big thing we ll be watching tomorrow, supreme court is hearing an oral argument on a case, a big and important case that could end up overturning past restrictions on corporations and unions and their activity in political advertising campaigns. let me ask you, oftentimes when the media calls something a major speech for the president you will see the white house trying to down play expectations. have we seen anything of the like there or are they willing to carry the story line that this is the big one here? they really want to carry the story line this is the big one. one of the reasons behind that is, a lot of people on capitol hill, interest groups and others have been looking for is obama and leadership. whether he s going to grab the reigns of this debate and drive it. as we re playing up the importance of this speech, that gives him a prime opportunity to accompli