information center to explain. peg? reporter: well, leslie, attorney general has sent a letter to virginia s colleges and universities, urging them to drop these protection policies that have been in place for decades. if colleges follow his advice, it could mean that a professor could be discriminated against just for being gay. he is overstepping his boundaries. reporter: that s what this george mason student and staff member thinks of the attorney general s request. that virginia s colleges and universities do away with their long-standing policies that ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. it is curious. let s put it that way. that they will feel a need just two months into their tenure in office, that this is something that was a high priority for them. reporter: george mason spokesperson dan walsh says the university doesn t yet know if it will follow the advice. the attorney general who is a self described social conservative says in his lett
democrats claim victory while republicans aren t so happy. after months of haggling, the house passes a health care reform bill. we have the late-night wrangling coming up. the brother of the man accused in the rampage at fort hood expressing family shock and a big change in the condition of nidal malik hasan. we feel sorry for the fans. the performance today was not what we expected and we hope to turn that around beginning this sunday in atlanta. the second half of the season is here. dan snyder went on record this week and took one for the team. will the burgundy and gold respond? i m dave ross and we re breaking down the x s and o s against the falcons. good morning and welcome to fox 5 morning news sunday. i m sarah simmons. and i m melanie alnwick. a traffic alert in the district. a live look at the race to end women s cancer. they are off and running this morning. there are road closures in the area to tell you about. and the weather outside nothing short of