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>> yeah, i think that is true, based on the people i talked to who were told to take cover. >> were listen into the live coverage from wrc, the nbc-owned station in that area. the reporter there obviously watching a lot unfolding, but noting at one point he witnessed babies being moved literally in cribs from that building. there was a daycare in that building. it has been safely evacuated. the children out of that building. but thats just one of the thing hes observed on the ground at the scene...

Wrc, the nbc-owned station in the washington, d.c. area, their coverage of after situation. we were listening to tariq warner, a photographer at the scene. clint van zandt is still with me. we heard tariq warner said a woman ran past him screaming. we dont see a lot of activity from the live pictures come into us, but we know the s.w.a.t. team subpoena on the scene at this point. regarding getting some kind of communications going -- hang on, im being told -- hang on for a second. let me go back...

Good morning and welcome back to msnbc. we want to get you straight out to the breaking news coming out of maryland, prince georges county to be specific. wrcs elaine reyes joins us on the telephone now. shes reporting from the scene there. explain what we know so far from this home. >> what we do know is prince georges county police arrived here at the scene in riverdale just around 3:00 this morning, so apparently theyve been out here for quite some time. they say it came in as an assault call...

So, right now theyre still trying to piece together what happened, but theyve been out here for quite some time, four bodies found here very early this morning, thomas. >> and, elaine, police have not given any indication that the call originated from inside the home before they arrived? >> no. they wont say if it originated from the home or someone else made that call out of concern for perhaps the people that live there. theyre not -- theyre also not confirming if these were all related, if th...

Are looking for additional passageways to enable us to get to sites we may not be able to. >> how long do you anticipate before we can get power back to these customers? >> theyre going to be long duration outages. however, we expect that at least 50% of our outages we will have up and running by tomorrow morning. and then the additional amount of that, probably by tuesday. >> already, we appreciate that update. well check back with you in a bit. big flooding in washington august and surroundi...

Derrick ward with wrc. derrick, it looks like the rain has subsided there for now. how is it looking? >> indeed the rain has subsided. we had some drizzle, heavier rains earlier today. take a look at oldtown here. we are at the bottom of king street and north union. weve got about probably about 18 inches of water at the lowest part of that intersection. if you look beyond, that is the potomac river, the potomac river is actually now here in al alexandr alexandria. this isnt as significant as it...

Couples are lining up for marriage licenses. megan mcgrath is standing outside the building for wrc and for us this morning. whats the turnout like? >> reporter: well, good morning. not a huge turnout in terms of couples that came early this morning. only about 20 couples were in line when the doors opened here at the courthouse, but you can see theres a crowd over my shoulder here. to be honest with you, the majority of those folks are actually members of the media and there are some supporters...

>> basically on what the democrats could do to sort of resuscitate their image. lanny davis is a centrist and found 0 themselves in agreement on this which is very simple. you need to get legislative action, some victories under the belt. marks wants bigger reform. even if its incremental it will help the president improve and until democrats get that. >> pat, you worked for two administrations. bottom line is americans love strength. ronald reagan its big moment early on in his campaign, you kn...

Okay. i believe in government but where is government in this city of governance? it is a good question. why cant the people who run this city deal with february? we went after president bush because he couldnt deal with katrina. how come we cant deal with this city? harry thomas jr. and jerry phillips with nbc-wrc tv, which is in this very building. we share the very building with you. this city is a government town. >> yes. >> it is the primary business of this government. you cant get through...

It looked like siberia without the siberian discipline. john kennedy once said washington had the charm of the north and efficiency of the south. today we had the weather of buffalo and the snowplowing capability of miami. okay. i believe in government but where is government in this city of governance. it is a good question. why cant the people who run this city deal with weather? we went after president bush because he couldnt deal with katrina. harry thomas jr. and jerry phillips with wrc, in...