Peoples right to bear arms in this country. Reporter its clear, gun control alone cannot win. The issues bigger. If we dont deal with the stub stance abuse issues and Mental Health issues this lead to violence, we are shortchanging this conversation. Reporter biden agrees. The president is going to act. Executive orderers, executive action that can be taken. Orders can be taken. Executive orderers action that can be taken. Reporter a conversation about large magazines might provoke a smaller fight, maybe provide the white house with a win but something more dramatic, like an attempt to ban the sales of militarystyle weapons, looks like that could provoke a major battle. Im steve handlesman, news4. Thanks, steve. Dr. James andrews says that knee surgery on Robert Griffin the third was a success. Dan hellie with more. Dan . A fully recovery is expected. After performing fivehour surgery on the right knee of Robert Griffin iii, dr. Andrews released the following statement. Griffin is expe
Chemicals to try to make roadways here in waldorf safer, keeping an eye, in case it does snow, and Southern Maryland is ready for the snow. Public School Students were sent home two hours early. Potential for dangerous weather in the afternoon, and we dont want students on buses going home during the dangerous weather. Parents thought the Early Release was a good idea. Its a little inconvenience for me, but i would rather do it now than if the snow comes early and its good. Reporter food shoppinger stocked up because of the winter storm advisory. Milk has to be if the grandkids come over. Shes concerned about the weather, and she wants to stock up on some food to have some extra stuff in case it gets bad. Reporter so people here in Southern Maryland are ready and waiting for the snow. Thats the latest. The rain is starting to freeze up a bed in fredericksburg, but salt and sand trucks are at the ready. David cull remember is live along route 3 along with conditions there. Reporter abou
And well have more on the cold weather and problems that its causing for us in just a minute. But first, former governor Bob Mcdonnell just appeared in court to face the charges against him. News4s Aaron Gilchrist is at the newsdesk. They had two court appearances, and the first has concluded. Theyre in the second hearing. Let me show you video of Bob Mcdonnell and his wife maureen arriving at the federal courthouse in richmond earlier this morning for the bond hearing, which is where they appeared first. The judge in that courtroom did release them on their own recognizance this morning, and they immediately went upstairs in the federal courthouse there to appear for their arraignment on federal charges. We learned on tuesday that they were being charged with 14 different counts results from 165,000 in gifts and loans they received from a wealthy businessman there in the richmond area. Mcdonnell saying repeatedly over the last year or so that nothing inappropriate was done on his part
Longer here. They were transported to the hospital. But what theyre looking at right now is the the geography of this area, how the two lanes come in to one. Theyre going to have to, you know, map out the area. Right now theyre trying to notify next of kin, relatives of the people involved, once again you have one pedestrian killed, you have one thats in critical but stable condition. And the drivers along with one passenger, well, theyre they have nonlifethreatening injuries. Live from gaithersburg, news4. And heres the latest now on that crashha tying up traffic on the bw parkway. The northbound lanes of the parkway remain closed, and drivers are advised to avoid that area. That crash happened near powder mill road and route 197 in greenbelt. Park police are telling us that a vehicle traveling south on the parkway crossed the center line, struck a car head on in the northbound lanes. Now to a story youre seeing first on 4. A man stumbles along a metro platform and falls on to the tra
Wont have to close completely. Theres four open, apparently theyll open the rest of them, and just anticipating, you know, the wear rising. Our concern is later this evening as more water is let go, and comes to this area. We could be talking about 2,000 to 3,000 people we may have to relocate, especially if we make it mandatory. Reporter at this point evacuations are not mandatory. Laurel officials are preparing just in case. Were not there yet. We hope we wont have to do that, and we hope to Work Together with our surrounding counties to take care of the problem. Reporter as you can see there, signage reminding folks that some of these streets are closed due to this emergency evacuation that at this point is still voluntary. But they are paying very close attention to that water, stand i by for the possibility of it becoming mandatory. As you know, laurel shares its borders with several counties, prince georges, anne arundel and howard. Saying anything they knee hes more than willing