we were really hopeful. they said that after we finished going through the legal process they would there were good chances they would release him. then they pulled back on that. reporter: former president jimmy carter has tried and failed to get him released. so has former new mexico governor bill richardson. today a group of legislators sent a letter to cuba s top diplomat stating gross incarceration is a major setback in bilateral relations. they are asking that he be released on humanitarian grounds immediately. gross mother who has lung cancer made a direct plea to raul castro with this video. we all miss him terribly. i get up in the morning, first thing on my mind is alan and last thing when i go to bed is alan. i can t be without any longer. it s not fair for him or his family or me. as a parent, i m sure you can understand that because if you had a child that was away in a foreign country and not being able to be with you for this length of time, i m sure you w
schwab admitted to one bank robbery. she was arrested for one bank robbery in bethesda. she is accused of another carjacking up in baltimore. tonight, senators debate on how they would extend that pay tax rate. democratics want to pay with the extension with a tax on millionaires. republicans want to freeze federal salaries and cut 200,000 government jobs to cover the cost. both plans are expected to fail test votes in the senate. america s middle class has been hurting for a long time. they re the people who are struggling. they re the ones who need help, not these multimillionaires. this is the kind of balanced plan americans are looking for. it s focused on helping middle class americans without asking them to fund benefits for the wealthiest among us. it gives the average family about $1,500 a year. congress has until december 31 to get a plan passed and sent to the president. the gaithersburg resident was interviewed for the first time since spending 4 months i
morning all around the region in most locations. under the last 12 hours, a few clouds have been drifting into the west and over west virginia and western maryland, we ll have the clouds drifting through from time to time. a cold morning. by 9:00 should be in the upper 30s to around 40. then near 50 by noontime. during the afternoon, ought to hit the mid-50s. middle of the afternoon with clouds in and out. another cold night tonight. a look at your friday evening planner at 5:11. here s a look at the friday commute. good morning, danella. good morning. it s a fantastic yet frosty friday. when you wake up this morning, give yourself a little extra time to scrape your windshields free of frost. if you re traveling around the beltway, checking sensors in that area, making the outer loop trip, heading towards branch avenue, you re at 61 miles per hour. this time inner loop of the beltway around route 50, bw parkway as well, 67 miles per hour. this time, if you re taking the o
holding a rockville man hostage. warren weinstein was kidnapped in pakistan last august. the head of al-qaeda says he is being held by the terror organization and is issuing a series of demands for his release. they refer to him as the american jew saying he will be released if the u.s. stops bombing afghanistan being pakistan, somalia and yemen. the senate has blockade democratic plan to tax the rich to pay for a plan to renew the payroll tax cut. it is the cent are piece of president obama s jobs plan. republicans also helped kill a gop alternative. expect to pay more to ride metro soon. the transit agency says a fare increase is needed to close a $124 million budget gap next year. the money is needed, they say, to fix escalators, add more police, rescue worker fatigue and pay for rising health care and pension costs. it is still unclear how much rates will go up. talking sports night thrilling win for the georgetown hoyas. they beat alabama 57-55. look at that. wow!
there during the course of the day. more detail on the forecast and that s all i got. back to you. thank you. checking our top stories, this morning, hillary clinton continuing her historic visit to burma. she is the first united states secretary of state to visit the country in 50 years. president obama has said there are flickers of progress in the isolated nation also nope as myanmar. she met the president of the country telling him she is encouraged by the steps he has taken to provide for his people. a group of students is suing howard university. they claim the study supervisor used his authority and engaged in inappropriate section conduct. he has been charged and sentenced to 06 days and probation. the university maintains they reported the incident to police when they became aware of the allegations. bruce boudreau has a new job. the anaheim ducks hired him as their coach late last night. he was fired by the capitals on monday. the caps and ducks do not meet th