along with their plan to raise higher tax revenues. >> and since the new congress began, they have not put forward one proposal to oppose, to prevent the across-the-board sequester. >> and i try to put myself in the place of the regular citizens who sits here and watchesy this and they have to be scratching their heads. >> reporter: republicans insist that deeper entealment cuts are needed and not more tax money. >> it's time to get serious about reducing washington's out- of-control spending. >> reporter: randy forbes said the white house is to blame for the sequestration crisis because he said that that created the mechanism -- mechanism in the first place. >> he signed it into law. for over a year from august 2011 through the end of the last year, the president did nothing to stop it. >> reporter: for his part, president obama hit the road in recent days, hoping to bring public pressure to both sides from lawmakers. if there is a deal out there to be made on capitol hill, lawmakers are running out of time here to make it. the cuts hit a week for friday, brian, and that is march 1st. tonight, u.s. secretary of education, arne duncan is speaking out about the lodging sequester saying that he is worried -- worried the cuts will take place. and a warning that he won't be able to reduce the cuts if they go through and he believedy that unpleasant, lawmakers will be forced to compromise to dodge them. the former director of d.c.'s homeland security agency charged with tax fraud. milton west is expected in court tomorrow to plowed guilty to one felony count of attempting to interfere with the administration of internal revenue las. the charge appears to be connected to the conviction of former council member harry thomas jr.. if convicted, west could spend up to three years in jail. and now tonight at 6, vice president joe biden took the white house gun control plan to western connecticut university today, 10 miles away from the site of december's newtown shooting and spoke at a gun violence conference and said there should be conditions queens for -- consequences for lawmakers refusing to act. >> and what i say to my colleagues who will watch this and listen to this, i say to you if you're concerned about your political survival, you should be concerned about our children. guess what. i believe the price to be paid politically to those who refuse to act. who refuse to step forward. >> president obama's gun control proposal includes universal background checks, a new ban on military-style assault weapons and a 10-round limit on magazine clips. closer to home, supporters gathered for a rally in herndon this afternoon. the group met in front of congressman wonderful's -- wolf's office urging them to make gun trafficking a federal crime. the edge on maryland now, a vote on the state's gun control bill could come as soon as tonight. the chairman of the state senate judicial proceedings committee said expect a 6-5 vote to come down in favor of the bill and it would ban assault weapons and strengthen hand licensing laws in the state and a committee could decide whether to pass the bill repeeling the death penalty. he believes it's too costly and ineffective at curbing crime. the second happy. at -- attempt at the bill and the first effort failed in 2009. maryland's house of delegates decided to stop labeling pit bulls as dangerous. the house voted to reverse a court ruling declaring all pit bulls to be naturally more dangerous than other breeds and last year, they created strict liability for owners and landlords and incomes protect for -- protection for dog bites. and in glen den, a fire ripped through a home this morning claiming the lives of a man and two young girls. the flames broke out around 4 this morning at the house on leslie avenue. when firefighters arrived, they rushed in to rescue four people trapped. a 36-year-old man and his two daughters, ages eight and four did not survive. >> one firefighter received second-degree burns from the search and that is -- the hardest part for them is pulling them out of the house. >> it's tough. our kids play together. my daughters play with their daughters daily, every day and at the school, all day on the weekend. >> the girl's mother, the eight- year-old twin of one of the victims and an 11-year-old girl are hospitalized. cause of the fire is under investigation. firefighters say there were no smoke alarms in the house. and pope benedict xvi could change the rules regarding the conclave to elect his successor and is considering changing two laws established by a pope john paul ii. it would allow the conclave to begin earlier than current church laws allow. he steps down february tweet th. -- february 28th. there is nee you in focus on who the college of cardinals will select. the questions remain about when the conclave will convene. once they, do it's clear american cardinals are poised to have a big say in the final decision. jennifer davis has more. >> is he coming -- >> pope benedict xvi's last days as the leader of the catholic church are well-mapped out. there is confusion when the conclave can begin voting on his successor. he said pope benedict xvi could enact a new law to clarify the next steps. >> what will the cheap shepherd look like? judge -- the chief shepherd look like. >> reporter: the archbishop of washington will be one of the 116 cardinals choosing the next leader joining others from boston, philadelphia, new york, and chicago. >> a brand now experience for me to be a voting member of a conclave. >> reporter: the american influence will be unprecedented with 11 electors coming from the u.s. that is second only to the italian contingent. there is growing interest in the possibility of an american successor, too. >> anything is possible. i think that it's considered more likely than the past. there are no nominees or primaries. it's just as likely as there would be someone who didn't appear on any of the lists at all. >> reporter: cardinals will be heading to rome in the coming days. the cardinal whirl will be among theme them and will preside over a special mass in honor of the resigning leader. openifer davis, fox news. >> straight ahead, a mean midwest storm blowing through several states. the remnants are head ourselves way soon. >> and could make for an interesting friday, a fraction of what they getting there and it doesn't take much here in d.c. we'll talk about that and the weekend coming up. scott what, are you working on in sports? >> coming up in sports, details on the wizards trade and a redskins coach caught on camera. and we had out to the ice for a live report. the caps warming up in parts -- next in sports. >> with the oscars days away, we asked our facebook fans to share their favorite movie lines. anita stevens writes there is no place like home and then there is you can't handle the truth from a few good men, jack mckinney sent that in. linda wyland said her first movie line is from forrest gump, life is like a box of chocolates. you never know what you're going to get. >> you want a chocolate? i could eat about a million and a half of those. my mom always said life was like a box of chocolates. you never know what you're going to get. a georgetown man charged with murdering his socialite wife is not well-enough to represent himself in court. he's accused of beating and strangling the 91-year-old viola draft in the georgetown home in august 2011. a judge ruled his health is failing since he's been on a hunger strike in september. he has been found competent to stand trial. the trial is set for march. and ray nagin pleads not guilty to federal corruption charges. he appeared yesterday before a new orleans judge and faces 21 corruption charges, including accusations from wire fraud and money launderring stemming from corruption at city hall during his time in office and he was accused of accepting bribes from contractors in the wake of katrina. the trial is set for april 29th. >> a new county executive will be chosen in anne arundel county tonight. 16 candidates vying for the seat of john leopold who resigned earlier this month after he was found guilty of misconduct in office. the acting executive said that he wants to finish out the term. kindel erlick is the front runner in the race. coming up on the news edge, as the catholic church decides to vote in a new leader, the huge push to get an american cardinal elected. >> an old aircraft hangar is transformed into a caribbean island and created to help sun- starved germans make it through the winter. it comes complete with a beach, rain forest, lagoon, and golf course with 13 bars and restaurants. the hangar is so big, the statute of liberty could stand up inside. dinner's ready. 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[ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. winter weather hammering parts of the nation's mid- section. missouri, kansas, nebraska, among the states feeling the brunt of the storm. claudia cohen has the latest from kansas city where more than a foot of snow hit the ground. >> reporter: a whiteout across the nation's midsection. in kansas city, missouri, the snow plows trying to clear the roads while people work on the sidewalks. everyone is struggling to keep up with the accumulation. city leaders working to keep residents safe and informed. >> we're keeping the community centers open if people need shelter and we trying to make sure we're pushing out in which information as we can. from parking on the street and where to go if you get in trouble or stranded. >> reporter: the heavy snow shutting down the kansas city international airport. across the state, st. louis turning into a winter wonderland. in the neighboring state of kansas, transportation officials shutting counsel more than 90 -- down more than 90 miles of interstate and urging folks to city off the roads and in nebraska, snow plows gearing up for a long day of work and in to southern california on wednesday and folks are facing whiteout and icy conditions and making travel practically impossible, shutting down schools and some state governments. with the possibility of high winds and hail and some isolated tornados. the storm has the northeast in its sights this weekend but it will pack less of a punch by the time it reaches the east coast n. kansas city, the mayor declared a state of emergency and activated the emergency operations center. in kansas city, missouri, claudia cowen, fox news. by the time that gets here, we'll be out of steam. >> and there is going to abe period tomorrow and a small amount of a combination of snow and sleet and freezing rain. doesn't take much here and heads up for that the at 5:53 and 5 potime, the days are getting longer and that is another week. tomorrow's temperature is 36 degrees and why we have to watch for the possibility of freezeing rain and this is that big storm everyone is talking about and is going affect 2 2/3 of the country here and they getting hammered tonight and in to oklahoma, nebraska, and illinois, and some heavy icing going on here in southeastern missouri and into illinois, i heard reports bending to the ground and there is that heavy burden of snow and some ice. a foot, two fight in some spots and closer to home and that can be appreciative. the high temperature, 40 degrees and this is that curtain of clouds closing in on us and some overnight. we're hating a light the wintery mix and not to say we don't get anything spotty in the morning, but this is affecting us in the evening hours. what we're expecting is some light snow and sleet, ice pellets and that is on your car. the sleet can get trick oat roads and that is slippery fast. freezeing rain is when the warmer air comes in and that is going to feltmet into -- melt into rain and the rain may stick on contact with any surface and we'll watch that quickly and we haven't had to deal with that in a while. and we think of the evening commute that meet require extra care and time and this is going to turn into all rain and that is not as bad and at 8:00 in the morning, most of us are dry and perhaps you get a burst of light snow to the west and by 1:00, a combination of some snow, sleet, and freezing rain. and with some snow, sleet, and possibly some freezeing rain and this changes to rain. saturday morning, while you're dry to the west, we're starting to see the last of the rain pulling on out of here and that goes up the coast and snows a bit on new england. the last thing they want to see, i am sure and in some temperature -- terms of the amount of snow, a combination of snow and sleet that meet put down something about a half an inch and we're worried that that might stick to roadways tomorrow and closer to an inch in win chester and cumberland and there is no advisories right now and we'll let you know if anything is posted for tomorrow afternoon. the temperature right now, 37 in the district. thirty in gaithersburg and that is going to get cold overnight. those are the temperatures we're expecting and that is priming the pump for anything we get tomorrow to stick and we're expecting a cold one tomorrow and that is why we think anything here will probably accumulate. saturday, better at 42 degrees and some cold rain showers. primarily in the morning and early afternoon. sunday looks nice in comparison with a lot of sunshine, 49 degrees and monday looking good as well and tuesday with a temperature of 48 and that might be later at night. >> and thank you, sue. sony taking gaming to the next level with the playstation four and it will look like the old one and that includes a touch bad. the first major game console and. >> google developing touchscreen laptops. and the wall street journal reports the device will use the chrome operating system. the laptops are expected to compete with touch devices, using microsoft windows 8 software and up clear when they will go on sale. modern technology can be a challenge for all of us and for the redskins defensive coordinator. scott smith has details of iphone woes for jim haslet. a sea otter at the oregon zoo scoring points with zoo keepers. the 15-year-old has impressive basketball skills. he was pod ised -- told to shoot scoops to help his elbows and gets a treat. not bad for an old guy. . time for sports. i'm scott smith. tonight's opponent has twice as many points. in recent weeks, they have seen a reversal of fortune. the capitals won three of four and new jersey struggled losing three of four and hopefully that trend continues tonight and that is where we find lindsay murphy. what is going on? >> i want to talk about braden. he will make the fifth consecutive start for the capitals. he was the king's hero last year during the play-offs and the start to this season was inquest and however, in his last four starts, the team won four of the -- three of the four games and he had 38 saves in the loss last sunday, just 222 shy of his career best. seems he is coming into his own. >> signs he's been more comfortable and we're playing better and he is making a big seat the on save at the right time. and that is good to so him back in the groove. >> and bad do you need to keep a winning streak, knowing it's gone? >> and the thing is, i think it's one game at a time and that needs to win and focus on tonight and get the two points and move to the next one and i think tonight is the big game for us. >> and starts at 7:00, when the puck drops here. and the question mark, mike green. he will be a game time decision and has been suffering with a lower body injury and didn't play on sunday. still no word whether he will play tonight. >> thank you. lindsay murphy, doubles, at 7:00 tonight. the nba's trade deadline came and went at 3:00 this afternoon and did not pass without the wizards making the deal and in exchange for leandro barbosa. crawford was not pleased with his diminished role. barbosa and collens have expiring contracts. and that is redskins coordinator jim haslet in an area apple store and accidentally recording himself on an i-pod touch. he did not know how to turn it off. us this, he's now on the news. nice to see you, jim. hope the offseason going well. we'll follow up with him in the fall. and on the hardwood tonight, virginia tech visits cameron indoors. the hokeys and blue deaf ails -- devils at 9:00. and this is what is coming up at 10. >> a former atf agent murdered while walking his dog. how an offduty officer helped catch the suspected killer and reaction from the quiet neighborhood where it happened. and more on the deadly fire that killed a father and two young girls and we're previewing the oscars tonight. the favorites and underdogs and first movie lines. we'll see you her at 10. >> and a last look at the forecast. sue. >> tomorrow is the cold of the day of the next seven and might feature trickery wintery mix in the afternoon and there is not a lot of accumulation but enough to have slick spots. >> the news is always on www.myfoxdc.com. back here at 10. the news edge at 11. e at almost tastes like one of jack's cereals. fiber one. uh, forgot jack's cereal. 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