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in d.c. a woman in a wheelchair looks to be thrown down on the sidewalk and left. left bloodied by a clash. exclusive,abc 7 transitioning at age 10. inside the family's journey, next. abc 711:00, on your side. jonathan: happening now, the latest bombshell from the white thee -- cnn is reporting former fbi director in a memo said the president asked him to drop the investigation involving former national security adviser michael flynn. alison: first, only on 7, shocking video from outside of howard university hospital. acurity guards appear to dump woman in a wheelchair on the
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the story. scott taylor has the story. howard university security guards, just yards away from the hospital come out of line in the treatment of this woman? the guards wheel her down the sidewalk from the hospital and stop. when she tumbles out, the person who gave me the video said she was stunned. >> i had never seen this before. a guard tosses a bag and security guards turn and walk away. the woman who is not been identified as not move. nobody stops to help. listen to how people are reacting in real time in the video, including the security guards. she just slipped out of the cart. >> what is going on here? scott:
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we gave howard university hospital official the video days ago. they do mail than said the video was profoundly disturbing. the woman was a patient at the hospital. removedds have been from their duties pending the outcome of the investigation. 7 on your side has posted the entire video on wjla.com. showed up, d.c. fire at the woman refused treatment. wednesday, city officials asked for more answers. scott taylor, abc 7 news. alison: hundreds have commented on this video since we posted it to our facebook page a few hours ago. one woman said, the people standing around are just as bad as the employees. another said, it is beyond disturbing to dump a human like they are trash. stay connected with the i-team investigation on facebook, twitter, and wjla.com. reports: this just in, senator john mccain said the scandals within the trump administration are reain
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alison: this with new bombshells from the white house. did the president asked director ofr -- then- the fbi james comey to drop the probe? there is a memo claiming that. jonathan: we want to know your reaction. you can vote online right now. we go to jay korff, who has the latest. it is tough to keep up with everything happening. jay: after another while the political day in washington, another potentially huge development brewing tonight. subpoenas may be issued in the coming days or weeks. now allegations have been leveled of presidential interference. according to numerous published reports, president trump asked then-fbi director james comey in february to drop the probe of former national security adviser michael flynn's communication with the russians.
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comey was apparently so disturbed by this request that he wrote a memo that has now been shared. tonight, representative jason shave its, head of the oversight committee, said they would get the comey memo if it exists. i have my subpoena pen ready. maryland congressman elijah cummings is calling what the president did come if true, obstruction of justice. >> clearly we have a smoking gun and gunsmoke. unfortunate very and i think a sad day for our country. jay: also, the white house in a statement is firing back, saying the president has never asked mr. comey or anyone else to end any investigation. this is not a truthful or accurate portrayal of the conversation. live on capitol hill with the latest, jay korff, abc 7 news. jonathan: jay,
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responding to another bombshell that the president allegedly disclosed confidential information to the russians during a visit to the white house. today, the national security adviser supported with the president did. listen. >> we don't say what's classified, what's not classified. with the president shared was wholly appropriate. jonathan: all of this as president trump prepares for his first trip abroad as president. that starts friday. it feels like something new every day, doesn't it? your place for new developments. sign up for breaking news text alerts right on your phone by going to wjla.com/text. steve: the first forecast from stormwatch 7 on this tuesday evening, mainly clear skies. the high pressure in control, meaning hot temperatures tomorrow with the wind eventually changing directions, more out of the south and west. in terms of the
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94 degrees. a little cooler to the west come in the mountains. heat impact day for those of you not used to the heat. when things will finally cool down in just a few minutes. alison: steve, thank you. least one death in wisconsin after a tornado hit a mobile home park. nearly two dozen people were hurt when they storm touchdown about 100 miles east of minneapolis. storms have also been reported in kansas, oklahoma, nebraska as well. jonathan: an active investigation after a police-involved shooting in southwest. alison: a woman shot to death by an officer and the police say that she had a gun. tim barber has been talking to witnesses. and aroken windows mangled crash. witnesses heard gunshot
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i've got to go. the playground with his grandkids, so he hid them in the rec center and call 911. >> i heard about five shots and that was it. the investigators got to crash first, then information about a possible gun. witnesses said the woman was told to put down the weapon before the officers fired. >> you come across one person with one version, another has another version. we are doing a copper his of investigation and talking to everybody. newsham said it is not clear how many times or where the woman was shot or what led up to the crash. crime scene investigators are still here on the scene. over here is still roped off with crime scene tape. reporting in southwest
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jonathan: developing now -- colorsfire was changing and the last one was not working. put a little more and it exploded and the other kids were burned and crying. jonathan: she is describing a failed science experiment that sent a dozen preschoolers to the hospital in houston. investigators say that a teacher withixing boric acid ethanol to show the flames changing colors. what were wrong is still under investigation. protesters clashing in d.c. today, nine people hurt, one with life-threatening injuries. alison: this tied to concerns over the present of turkey's human rights records as he met with president trump. of theayed out in front turkish ambassador's house, where tom roussey joins us live with more. tom? tom:
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me. there were dueling demonstrations, some here, some over there. they were kept apart, but then that fell apart. this video from the armenian national committee of america shows multiple fights breaking out as two dueling demonstrations turned violent. are from ableeding turkish protest of the human rights records. side had come to support the turkish president on his d.c. visit. >> we just celebrated our president. tom: supporters say it was the other side that started the violence. >> one of them ran across, and hit a turkish citizen. tom: the other side made up of kurds in arminians tells a different story.
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her. we interviewed her outside of gw hospital. >> he was hitting me in the head nonstop. i thought, i'm on the ground, where they beating me? one side said the turkish side was peaceful except one group of men. >> they knew what they were doing and they had the boldness to cross the p lease line --across the police line. nine people were taken to the hospital, two with significant injuries. also, two arrests. tom roussey, abc 7 news. new developments now at union station. hackers may be to blame. ad video screen in the main hall was pulling pornographic videos for a few minutes, the content
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website. it got a lot of attention. your by employees turned the -- nearby employees turned the monitor off. >> i try not to worry about things like this, but i think it's crazy and unfortunate. hopefully, no children were around. station officials are now trying to figure out who was behind it, how they did it, and how to prevented in the future. alison: nancy, thank you. jonathan: he looks like your typical 10-year-old boy. alison: but he was born a girl. he started transitioning even as a child. inside the family's journey, next
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alison: now, only on 7, the so-called transgender bathroom debate bill has created a debate. al,is highly controversi but does not impact a lot of us. that is not the case for one d.c. family. they are hoping
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window into their personal experience. tucker and kate wore an arm credibly proud parents -- are incredibly proud parents. but their son haze was not always a little boy. >> it is not one day she woke up and said i want to be a boy. it's something that has been growing in building since they were 2. alison: tucker and kate's firstborn daughter was never a gender-conforming kid. she was more interested in boys toys and colors. by age eight, the parents started to wonder if there were more to his choices. >> when he got his hair cut short and wearing boys close, most people would assume he was a boy. we asked, do you want us to correct them? he said, no, i like it. alison:
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transgender boy at a party. >> he said, mom, dad, i met a boy at the party. alison: and a few months old, haze transitioned at 10 months old -- 10 years old. >> i did not understand it as well until i started acting like a boy and i realized how it felt good. alison: with the guidance of a doctor, psychiatrist, and hormonest, haze gets blockers that delay puberty. the next step will be decided around age 15, which would be testosterone shots. chooses,ly, if haze something more invasive like surgery. already, haze's parents say he is flourishing. >> it was a change. a sense of confidence and comfort in all situations. >> i do not feel as happy with
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she or girl, but when people recognize me as a boy, it's who i wanted to be and i was happy. haze's school supported the family. counselor set up a dream team of friends who would always have his back at school. just days after announcing he was a boy, a friend invited haze to join the boy scouts. a few months ago, the boy scouts of america announced it would allow transgender scouts. >> when i started to really know what it's like to be and a whole group of just all boys, and it's been really cool. and his family will support transgender rights whenever possible, speaking out alongside gavin grimm, the toginia teenager suing use the boys bathroom in their school. studies show between .3%
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transgender. it has not been an easy path and may not be in the future, but tucker and kate say they are learning from their son's strength everything will day. >> to see this kind of courage in a child is fantastic. >> it made me feel like my whole life was being a boy and i get to be a boy for the rest of my life. alison: studies show that transgender youth are three times more likely to have suicidal off thoughts, four times more likely to attempt suicide. experts say it is directly related to the stress of not being socially accepted. the worns say that -- the war haze willhat always be supported. jonathan: a 7 on your side health alert -- bad news about sushi and parasites.
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a new report that cites a rise in illness of microscopic parasites and sushi. -- japan andm spain see the most cases, but they are also showing up in the u.s. and europe. mainly clear skies, upper 60's, but it is feeling more humid. you will really noticed that during the day tomorrow as we crank up the heat and humidity. satellite and radar, stormwatch 7, we are looking at clouds here and there, not amounting to anything. tomorrow morning, if you are an early riser, upper 50's, lower to middle 60's. a jacket, i would hold off if you do not want to drag it around. we will have a quick warm-up during the morning. lower 80's by 11:00. 2:00 p.m., lower 90's. 5:00 p.m., 92 to 93, and that's only part of the story. we have e
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good chances of breaking records at all three major airports. records in jeopardy tomorrow. futurecast, the heat index values moving through the midday, outdoor recess for the kids will be a sizzler. tomorrow evening, feels like middle to upper 90's. then we slowly cool down later tomorrow evening. futurecast, stays dry for the morning. the chance of pop-up showers and thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon. then we do the whole thing over again for the day thursday. another round of potential showers and storms, should not amount to a whole lot. then a cold front late friday will coolest down for the upcoming weekend. look at the temperatures saturday and sunday, lower to middle 70's. a nice mix of sun and clouds. we get the 90 degree days out of the way before the weekend. hot the next three days.
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thunderstorms. back into the middle 70's by the middle of next week. nighttime lows in the 60's. alison: steve, thank you. brand channel is in a controversy tonight. jonathan: you will not believe what [hissing] uh- i- [sound of wrench] [intricate guitar riff] [engine starts] [guitar continues]
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erin: i cannot do it on cue. jonathan: a company is apologizing because they printed a map of the u.s. -- see the problem -- yes, backwards. says they areany sorry they messed it up, they are not going to reprint the 300,000 editions. erin: i don't know why they ever had that in the first place. alison: how about this -- upscale fashion label chanel is selling this boomerang as part of its summer 2017 collection. and get this -- it costs more than $1300. the sale has been slammed on social media, saying it is exploiting indigenous culture. jonathan: what is next, ever hooter?-versace pea s
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inability to reach the third mand again, but the big feels unappreciated. >> i know there are a lot of freaking idiots looking out and saying, they score only six points because of you. i think basketball, they know what i bring to the table. erin: and the celtics got the top pick in the nba lottery.
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alison: it will feel like summer. steve: it is going to feel like the middle of summer. , 93ime highs tomorrow degrees. 93 thursday. the values a few degrees hotter.
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thunderstorms friday. the weekend, 70's saturday and sunday. jonathan: jimmy kimmel's next. alison: have a great night. whoa! you're not taking these. hey, hey, hey! you're not taking those. whoa, whoa! you're not taking that. come with me. you're not taking that. you're not taking that. you're not taking that. mom, i'm taking the subaru. don't be late. even when we're not there to keep them safe, our subaru outback will be.
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