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>> live and in hd, this is abc 7 saturday news extra -- on your side. >> it was one week ago that news of the secret service sex scandal broke in colombia. >> six agents have lost their jobs and more resignations could be underway. congress is calling for a wider investigation. >> the secret service director was summoned to the white house by the president for a meeting. it was an opportunity for the president to get an update rather than an evaluation of the director but the president is not happy. >> if it turns out that some of the allegations that have been made in the press are confirmed, then, of course, i
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will be angry. >> the confirmation of the allegations of heavy drinking and an argument with a prostitute came with the dismissal of six agents. one agent has been cleared of the most serious allegations. >> they totally went over the line in terms of a secret service conduct. >> the military is investigating 11 of its own. this scandal went from bad to worse when one of the dismissed supervisors was identified at it was discovered he had posted a picture of himself behind then a vice-presidential candidate sarah palin saying "i was really checking her out, that you know what i mean." >> i do not know that we can see everything posted on every web site. >> another supervisor plans to fight and he will reportedly go public next week, which will
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likely only inflame this scandal. >> there is a sense of courtesy at the white house to complete the investigation without cutting corners. the president supports the director of the secret service for it now. >> you can get up close and get a good look at the space shuttle discovery at its new home. the retired kraft is at a hangar at the national air and space museum. discovery replaces the enterprise. it will be flown to its new home in new york next week. police removed a pastor from jericho city of praise in landover. this was the scene wednesday. he was escorted out by cops. the board of trustees fired him with the founder passed away. pastor joel is urging
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parishioners to keep the faith. >> do good to those who use you or kick you out of a church youth participate in building. >> attorneys representing the board members had no comment. the resignation was effective immediately. >> metro has called in a special investigator to figure out why two bosses caught fire within days of each other. 94 buses were pulled after another model burst into flames this week. that is after another one caught on fire last week. they will use spares to keep routes running smoothly. both buses used diesel fuel. no one was hurt. >> a bombshell for the district's struggling school system. vincent gray in the senate -- said several schools will be closing due to low enrollment.
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the mayor says the city is averaging 300 students per school. no schools are in jeopardy for the remaining of this school year. a complete list is set to be released in january. >> prince george's county officials are laying out a plan to transform the area's toughest neighborhoods. police, county leaders, and residents got together to announce the transforming neighborhoods initiative. it is meant to cut crime as we head into the summer months. >> street lights and public works -- that will be their responsibility. it is comprehensive across the board. >> the area's the program is targeting include -- a d.c. council member is hoping to make it easier for metro police to enforce indecent
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exposure claims. as it stands, metra police cannot arrest anyone accused of indecent exposure without a warrant. the proposed legislation would allow metro police to make arrests as long as they have probable cause. >> work crews in washington, d.c. are fixing up the district's roads. the campaign kicked off this week. they will be fixing potholes. if you see a pot hole that needs fixing, you can call, tweet, or e-mail your request. you can also use the new 311 app. coming up, the third and final winner of the huge mega millions jackpot. >> round at one now gone. the cold front -- but get ready. here's my rubarb marmalade my cheddar cheese marmalade, my kidney bean
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you're the best mom ever. thank you, sweetie. oh... ♪ >> on news dance, a new edition of time magazine with this year's list of the 100 most influential people in the world. >> also on that list, -- she spoke about her nonprofit that provides health services to u.s. military personnel and their families.
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>> congratulations. it is a huge honor. >> is a humbling to be on that list of those people who are making such a difference in the world. my initial reaction was is this for real? i am a messenger. i now have a platform to get my message to more and more people. >> you were able to parlay that into so many people over the country, giving hours of their time -- how did that feel for you and how did it come together to have so many people? >> it is amazing the desire our citizens have to help. people with skills can step up and give to our service members and their families. we have created a vehicle for our mental health community to give and take care of those who serve. >> did you kind of change your focus as he went through and determine what the needs work are returning members of the
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service? >> initially it was to provide direct service. we still do a great deal of that, but we realize there are needs for other organizations that have the skills are providers can give. we now consult with other nonprofits. we hope to integrate them. we talk to the community, which is fantastic. >> when we look at it from the outside and see troops coming home, more so than being deployed, some people may say the war is over or close to being over therefore, they do not have to do as much. do you see it that way? >> no. talk about a perfect storm. many people are coming home. not all are damaged or broken, but many will need assistance. they are just -- we are just coming out of a recession. the needs are going to be
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significant and on going for the next decade or longer. >> to see the full interview head over to our website wjla.com. >> a retired couple from illinois are the final and third winners of last month's record mega millions jackpot. >> they picked up a check for their portion of the record $656 million jackpot. they walk away with about 358 million -- $158 million after taxes. straight ahead and infamous speed camera disappears. >> oh, baby.
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>> one of d.c.'s most notorious speed cameras as dawn. it has been removed. neighbors launched an aggressive campaign to get it taken down. the camera issued 20,000 tickets in one month. jeff tracy khost a twitter protest after breaking up $425 in fines in a week. >> the holy cross hospital maternity center in silver spring celebrated a milestone -- 100,000 babies since 2000. that is one baby every hour. baltimore is the only city in
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maryland that has a population of more than 100,000. the next closest hospital will not reach 100,000 deliveries for another eight years. they have been busy. >> you are going to want to break out the umbrellas. it may be a good day to stay inside. take a look at what is going on outside at this hour. not so bad right now. the rain has come to an end. but get ready. it will be back for a good part of the day tomorrow, especially later tomorrow afternoon into the evening hours. 82 degrees at the high temperature at reagan national airport. 69 the average. temperatures in the upper 50's with winds out of the north- northwest at 12 miles per hour. gwu university looking at a quarter of an inch of rain. 54 degrees in bethesda. temperatures will cool down a
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little bit more and continued to cool, at least to the morning hours tomorrow. the temperatures right here at almost midnight tonight, this is how warm it will be for the next 24 hours. the temperatures will slide into the 40's tomorrow afternoon. to the north and west, 40's pour northern michigan. chicago at 43 degrees. look at the 24 our temperature change. 25-30 degree difference between the time yesterday and right now. the cold front has moved across the area. with it, the heaviest of the rain. our focus now well to the south. that area of low pressure will bring heavy rain to bar. doppler radar not showing a whole lot right now. this is the predicted rain fall of the next 24 hours. look how it starts to add up. things will start to ease tomorrow night into early
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tomorrow -- early monday morning, but not the case for western maryland. a winter storm watch tomorrow night into monday. we could be looking at 6 inches of heavy wet snow noticed the bands of yellow. this is the heaviest rain are arriving mainly to the east of d.c. tomorrow. heavier rain across southern maryland and the delmarva peninsula. 47-54 degrees for a daytime low. the daytime highs tomorrow, not much different. a very dreary, cold day. there is the warming trend by wednesday and thursday. back into the middle 60's. wjla.com you can keep updated with the latest watches warnings, and advisories. it appears flooding will not be a major problem right now. travel in western maryland sunday night into monday could
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>> the guys try to think like a woman when there women think like a man. i am arch campbell with entertainment coming up. >> we have to set the requirements of very high. quite the woman played by steve harvey's rules. it froze the men off. during the course of the movie the guys get the book. it is a romantic comedy. the cast looked great. michael as a waiter. 3 stars, b.g.e.-13. no heavy lifting, but a great day and night. also opening shaun williams scott is a good hearted, but dumb hockey player in "goon." three stars, rated r available on demand. >> in "the lucky ones," a war
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