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 shes looking forward to signing a bill that will enable the city to tax the sale of marijuana. Council member Muriel Bowser the day after her 20point win in the d. C. Mayoral contest arrived at the National Press club today surrounded by her new metropolitan Police Security detail. As mayor elect, she now gets around the clock security. I see no reason why we wouldnt follow a regime similar to how we regulate and tax alcohol. Reporter but she wont risk going to jail if congress overturns the Marijuana Law as she did years ago when demonstrating for full voting invites for d. C. How far are you prepared to go and how far should the mayor go in fighting for this initiative that the voters approved . Would you be willing to get arrests again . Im not in the business of getting arres
Parents were upset and said the school kept them in the dark. That was monday. Now were standing here wednesday. The principal at Damascus High School says that contractor may have actually touched one of the Damascus High School students when that student was visiting baker. A letter was sent out today. We wanted to know what we could find out about this contractor. This is the man police say groped a tween at john t. Baker middle school last month, 44 yearold john edward epps jr. , a contractor hired by a temp agency by a Company Called net com worked on security cameras, police say also the same one that touched a 12yearold girls buttocks that ended in charges. Today the school held a meeting. They said it was an isolated incident. How do you know . Reporter wusa9 is learning it may not be. Today the principal of Damascus High School sent out a letter saying one of her students may have been touched inappropriately by epps during a visit to baker. We did a quick search and found epp
Shoal creek terrace in beltsville today. What was the neighbors reaction after seeing that little baby . Reporter surprised to say the least. Around noon today a woman in this neighborhood found an abandoned newborn baby girl in her own backyard and then called 911. Heres what she tomorrow us a few moments ago. I walked out to my back poh a baby crying. Normally people walk their baby around the neighborhood, a nice development. So when i heard it again and i heard it closer, i stepped on my back porch to see what it was and i saw a baby laying in the grass. This is crazy. Im overwhelmed. What do i do at this point . After i got her and cleaned her up first thing was call the police. Its a blessing for me to have found her. Anything could have happened to her. Reporter so what a surprise for that woman today in beltsville. You may wonder the condition of the baby. We understand the baby was taken to a local hospital and is fine and the police are now looking for the mom. Live in beltsv