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[captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] kimberly: an this story change in relations between the united states and cuba this week, the first face-to-face meeting between a u.s. president and cuba's leader in more than 50 years. people expect more changes coming, but not everybody is happy. reporter: tonight, an historic handshake sparking reaction. cuban foreign minister who was in the room with the presidents in an exclusive interview pressing barack obama to bypass congress and use executive action to lift parts of the
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embargo and to quickly announce their removal from the state terrorism watch list. >> i feel that president obama will take the right and just decision. reporter: the cuban say that the five decade-long embargo is a fixie getting the humid people -- iss is fixie getting the cuban people. it is now illegal for american credit cards to be used in cuba. u.s. citizens can bring home $100 of cigars. u.s. airlines are flying regularly scheduled service. jetblue announcing new service between havana tampa, and orlando. most cuban-american politicians criticize the new diplomacy. >> i think the president has made ita calculation that if you open your hands to dictators they will unclench their fist. reporter: recent polls show that
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a majority support lifting the embargo. >> it will help the american businesses. reporter: an independent poll showed that 97% of the cubans support the new diplomacy. the president said that he told castro he is reading the state department recommendations they be taken off the terrorism list. the is expected to make the announcement this week. kimberly: another alarming incident for the secret service this week. a supervising agent has been accused of sexually assaulting another employee inside secret service headquarters. senior political reporter scott thuman has more. scott: perhaps it was both an explanation and warning when the secret service director joseph clancy testified last month. clancy: it's going to take time to change the culture. scott: the latest accusation, morales was at a d.c. bar when
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he allegedly made suggestive remarks to a fellow employee. the report alleges when they return to headquarters that night, they physically scuffled when she resisted his advances. >> a $1.8 billion agency not in control. the recommendation was made by the appropriate chairman that an outside review be done, and outside person brought in, and maybe it's time for that to happen full stop: scott agency trying to desperately repair it shattered image. >> they are supposed to be guarding the president of the united states of america. we are better than that. scott: director clancy saying that these allegations as reported are very disturbing. any threat or violence that endangers employees in the workplace is unacceptable and not tolerated. while d.c. police in the inspector general's office investigate, morales is on
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leave, cannot enter the building, and his gun and badge taken away. scott thuman, abc 7 news. kimberly: the 7 on your side i-team is raising questions about the contractor involved in last week's prisoner escape at inova fairfax hospital. allied protection services as a federal contract to guard prisoners for the u.s. marshals service. the i-team discovered problems with the company's leadership. two of the three men listed as top executives on their website say they have no ties to allied protection. there was a california businessman who had no idea the company had been using his name for years. >> that is all you have is your reputation, so when someone yells tries to use your credibility, to run an organization, and to have something this occur -- kimberly: allied's website disappeared after the i-team started asking questions. the company's owner said it was a test website and mistakes were
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made without malice. learn more about the story and the u.s. marshals response right now at wjla.com. anan honor that many say was long overdue, dozens of military victims wounded in the fort hood shooting were awarded herbal hearts friday. civilians were given the defense of freedom award. many of those affected hope today will finally bring closure. >> today is the day that we come together, standing tall, confident in our beliefs knowing we stand on solid ground even when tragedy engulfs us and our tears flow freely. kimberly: a former army psychiatrist shot dozens of on armed soldiers and civilians. 13 died. he was sentenced in 2013 and sentenced to death. a local homeowner received a water bill for more than $7,000, but there is a big problem -- nobody was living in the house or using water. 7 on your side troubleshooter
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horace holmes looked into the strange and expensive bill. horace: this person did not live in this capitol hill home until june. a restoration company turned off the electricity. they turned off the water, he says. what a remained off until a couple weeks ago. right after he received his water bill. >> the bill was huge over $7,000 for 105 days, from november to march this year. how could it be, he says? nobody was living in a house or using water. he contacted wssc and said that some but he had used nearly a half-million gallons of water at his house during that time and he was responsible. >> there's no way i could use that much water. there is nobody in the house. the bill before with zero when the water was turned off. i called them, but did not get
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me nowhere. horace;: 7 on your side called wssc. at 5:00, we will be with the water company said. kimberly: a former virginia delegate who resigned his seat to run for office is suing his own political party. joe morrissey said they deliberately rejected the petition signatures that he filed to get onto the primary ballot. 750 signatures of the 972 signatures were rejected leaving him 28 short of the 250 he needed to be on the ballot. capitol police chief is reportedly stepping down. he submitted his letter of resignation to the capitol police board. this comes amid reports of conflicts within the department. rank-and-file officers are upset that day-to-day policing has taken a backseat to antiterrorism efforts. he has been chief since december
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kimberly: a final settlement in
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the case of a john hopkins gynecologist who secretly recorded exams of some 8000 patients. a judge has signed off and $32 million of attorney fees for the eight law firms that negotiated the $190 million settlement, the largest of its kind. the rest of the settlement goes to the patience of the doctor, who took his own life shortly after he the allegations surfaced in 2013. an alexandria family is demanding the laws of virginia be changed. a drunk driver killed their son in 2014. the driver was sentenced to 20 years in prison friday, and now surviving family members want protections their son did not have. the 24-year-old's mother cannot hold back her tears. >> the future was stolen from
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him, forever young, forever loved, forever lost. kimberly: this was the aftermath of the crash that took his life in january 2 14. a george mason graduate, about to start phd studies, coming from georgetown win according to the victim's attorney a man from arlington ran through three red lights before slimming his jeep into his car. but before he ran a red lights, prosecuting attorney said he was already a killer behind the wheel. nearly three dozen traffic violations in three years, previous dui's, reckless driving, culminating with the deadly crash with his blood-alcohol level nearly 2.5 times the legal limit. in sentencing him to 20 years in prison, the maximum allowed the arlington county judge called an appalling demonstration of arrogance. she was stunned it took this long for something to happen to someone, in absolute shame. the family filed a multimillion dollar lawsuit.
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they end mothers aga driving virginia are calling for a liquor liability law. according to attorneys, he had five vodka drinks and two tequila shots at a restaurant before getting behind the wheel. they are arguing the bar should not be to blame. >> it's not like they are handing you the drink's telling you to drink it. kimberly: in thic ases case, one individual's choice means that one person no longer has one. a prize-winning robot stolen. a team of high schoolers is still hoping to repeat on the national stage even after being victims of a crime. and the forecast.
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kimberly: take a look at this video. everything is back to normal now in the new york city subway system, but that was flooding because of a broken water main. it floated of the subway station in flooded some streets. hundreds had to be evacuated from the trains. hopefully no showers quite like that this week. eileen: no, and even tuesday when we have rain, it will not be anything like that. no deluge. we had such a beautiful day today, so perfect for the cherry blossoms and anybody in town
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visiting, and it will be just as nice if not nicer tomorrow. right now, clear skies, the weatherbug rooftop camera, 57 degrees with relatively light wind. 70 degrees the high today. hopefully you enjoyed it. we will probably be three to five degrees warmer tomorrow. the only caveat, along the bay cooler, 60 degrees in annapolis today. the bay water temperatures are in the upper 40's, lower 50's. dollars international, 55 degrees, bwi 51, 52 gaithersburg 54 manassas. overnight lows in the 40's in the suburbs, 52 degrees downtown. the cherry blossoms will still be looking fantastic tomorrow come if you have an opportunity to check them out. it will be a little cool and cloudy in the morning, but the sunshine prevails.
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69 degrees by 1:00 p.m., 73 degrees the high. the wind out of the southwest between 10 and 15 miles per hour with higher wind gusts. the wind is out of the south assuring the warmer air mass. showers moving in from the system currently in the midsection of the country. the futurecast at 7:00, most of the day tomorrow, mostly sunny but clouds move in late monday night while you are sleeping. as when the rain moves in. 7:00 tuesday morning, i think showers. it will probably really be a wet tuesday morning commute, so allow extra time. where you see the yellow is where there could be pockets of moderate or heavier bands of rain, but i think all of this pushing through and ending by the evening. we will have to keep a close eye on the timing, but for the most part the majority of the rain will fall in the morning through about midday. overnight tonight, do falling to
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about 50 degrees in the city, -- overnight temperatures falling to about 50 degrees in the city not quite as cold, a little breezy. rain overnight monday into tuesday, so grab the rain gear tuesday, 66 the high. 65 wednesday, partly cloudy, 63 thursday with a slight chance of showers. and friday looking wet with highs in the upper 60's. kimberly: pretty good forecast for spring. coming up -- how a team of high schoolers is still headed to compete on the national stage after summary stole their robot.
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kimberly: the u.s. department of energy is spending $60 million on a new supercomputer. it will be five to seven times faster than the current top supercomputer. scientists say the aurora supercomputer will help them better understanding universe and scientific technology. it is expected to be in use in 2019. a happy ending to a story we shared with you earlier this week. a lot in county -- a loudoun county high school team had their prize-winning robot and trophy stolen. thanks to donations, the team will still participate in the national competition in st.
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louis later this month. mike: with financial help from the loudoun chamber of commerce, and several i.t. companies, the loudoun education foundation presented a $15,000 check to a high school robotics team from lot in county schools. last week and they were the runner-up at a regional competition, but a vehicle containing their computers trophies and robot was stolen from the hotel parking lot. since then they have been scrambling to raise funds and build a backup robot. today they learned they would receive this donation to support their efforts and fund their trip. >> it's overwhelming, to losing everything, to just a few short days. we are so grateful for the outpouring of support. >> it's really impressive to me, very positive. >> how we were able to come together, it embodies the spirit and how well we will do.
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mike: not just money, the team also received a donation of spare computer parts and laptops from system's delusions -- from system solutions. the police are still looking for the stolen vehicle. kimberly: the apple watches in stores, although you cannot walk out wearing one. this was the scene as the watch made its debut friday morning. customers were allowed to try it on at the store, but they had to place waters online. apple is letting customers look at the watch in stores to help them pick out a case, band, or size. prices start at $349.
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