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feces, urine and toilet paper covering the floor. >> the smell, if you could have smelled it, you would have been appalled. >> these are pictures of montessori. the kids' lunches are cooked off-site and delivered to the students. the broken pipe will be repaired by may 30, the school said. >> it's disgusting and disturbing that this is the third time this has happened. >> but there is more. parents say rats roam the school. roaches creep around. the it toes back up. and the a.c. you wanteds roar in class time. >> everything is a problem. it causes stress. q: they agree that the teacher and principal have outstanding learning environment. >> we appreciate that. q: the problem was tha
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building was built in 1935. >> it was slated to be modernized but it's kicked down the road by the city. >> we are tired of the band aids. we want reconstructive surgery for the school. that is what the children deserve. q: what is in my hand are a few of the typed up testimonies that the parents prepared. they have taken the fight to the committee on education budget hearing and taken the fight to the mayor's office, the public school chancellor's office and they won't stop until the kids get what they deserve. that is the latest from northeast, q mccray, news news. larry: wow! q, thanks. remember the last time we saw the sun? i can't. we're on stormwatch tonight waiting on another round of rain. doug hill is working out the timing now. doug: that will be much later tonight. for the moment we are looking at the sky over the rockville campus. plenty of clouds but no rain. 60 degrees. the temperatures are 15 to 20 degrees below average.
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removed from the d.c. metro at the moment. it will move in our direction. thunderstorms, tornado watches. issues through the carolinas. but that area will push off well south and east of the viewing area. the nats taking on the mariners tonight. first pitch is 7:05. cloudy through the evening. slight chance late in game for a sprinkle or two. the rain moves in. heavy in spots. isolated rumble of thunder. after a cool start we head to upper 70's. larry: thank you. track the rain with the stormwatch7 app at the app store and google play. alison: new arrests after a day of raids connected to the terror attack in manchester. the suicide bomber brother and father picked up in libya.
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nancy chen has more. nancy: they arrested five people in connection to the bombing outside the ariana grande concert. today the special deterrent force revealed on the facebook page that one confessed knowing all the details and he and his brother belonged to isis. >> the fact that he lived there for so long. >> they confirmed that abedi was working with a broader network. the terror level is at critical. the highest on the scale. 20 people remain in the hospital. 22 were killed.
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larry: the terror attack in washington felt in washington as the thousands are planning to attempted memorial day events. stephen tschida has the latest from law enforcement. stephen: the stage is behind me. a lot of the people who plan to attend mindful of the critical terror alert in england and wondering what is the situation in the capitol? the carnage from a terror attack in crowded con seventy venue in manchester, england, now on high alert. in d.c., the crews scrambled to get the stage set for sunday's massive memorial day concert. >> we have said today we are surprised how -- i wouldn't say slack but how untight the security is. >> some expect tight security but wonder how safe an outdoor venue can be.
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>> it will be hard. really difficult. >> the department of the homeland security abandoned the color coded alert years ago and now it puts out more bulletins. england is in critical code but no warnings here. >> i am of the notion that life goes on and you can't fall into insecurities. >> you don't see a police presence which is out of the ordinary today, the law enforcement leaders say this coming weekend they will be diligent. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. alison: a police officer is dead and nine others are hurt in a suspected suicide bombing near a bus terminal in indonesia. four officers guarding a parade were
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there were two explosions and the bomber is now dead. grand jury today indicted the man accused of intentionally nowing down pedestrians in times square last week. richard rojas admitted he was on drugs when he drove along the sidewalk for three blocks. an 18-year-old tourist was killed. larry: we learned the findings of the highly anticipated budget office report on the proposed healthcare bill. the report estimates 23 million more people uninsured in 2026. the federal deficit would be reduced by $119 million in the next decade. regardless of the score the senate is expected to rewrite the own version of a new healthcare bill. alison: new developments today involving former national security advisor michael flynn. the house intelligent committee plans to subpoena him as part of the investigation in russian interference in last year's election.
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senate request from the senate intelligence committee. they responded with potentially holding flynn in contempt of congress. carter paige says he will testify on june 6. he says the testimony of the connection between campaign and russia are conspiracy theories. speaker paul ryan disagrees with president trump's opinion of fired f.b.i. director james comey. >> the president referred to the f.b.i. director as a nut job. >> i don't agree with that. and he's not. i like james comey. i know that there are people on both sides of the aisle concerned about decisions he made. he was put in an impossible decision. alison: the president made the comment bragging to russian officials about how firing comey eased the pressure of the f.b.i.'s probe into
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campaign and russia. larry: there will be a place for teens to go in d.c. if they feel like there is no way out in an effort to stop missing young people in d.c. sam ford has details. sam? sam: we are outside sasha bruce house where the city will designate that youth can be dropped off rather than taken back homes that may have the issues that caused the youth to run away in the first place. with the city decision to give cases more publicity every day, the d.c. youths are going on and off the critical missing person list. >> i look forward to the vulnerable youth in the city to receive services. she met today with a news conference to announce initiatives including the police in the youth division and the center to find out why youth are running away.
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uptick in the missing children in washington. >> this is reaction a month ago about the crisis of the missing youth in the city. the mayor says there is no crisis but the new policy raised awareness. >> the non-profit partners are getting more calls. that is a good thing. we have raised awareness. we put out the numbers for young people to call. >> in a couple of months this will be the main center for evaluating the youth. >> we are creating a safe place to have the children come and do a triage and do an assessment to determine why they ran. >> it has showers, beds and a long history of dealing with the d.c. teens. >> where they will be less alone. where we will provide systemic way for young people to come in a safe space. >> the other reason the place was chosen it's long been
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youth. members of the mayor's group said the young people could come here rather than running away. alison: thank you. we have an update. terry mcauliffe pardoning liliana mendez for a minor driving offense. we told you her story this week. the mother of two is facing deportation after being arrested in a routine check-in with i.c.e. mcauliffe says the pardon may not make a difference but he hopes a judge will consider it when deciding whether to separate her from her family. larry: stopping the smash-and-grab in the district. coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- the i-team talks to the mayor about whether enough is being done. alison: a teenager killed in a tragic crash. why neighbors call where he crashed death row. larry: up next a new effort in the street smart campaign in montgomery county. they set up a sting to crack
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larry: covering metro, the 7000 rail cars are moving to the silver line. two new trains start running regularly june 25 to increase capacity. the silver line run with shorter train since it opened. the metro 7000 series trains feature eight rail cars. alison: you safely cross the street in a marked crosswalk or at a corner but some drivers still don't stop. transportation reporter brianne carter shows us how the montgomery county police took action today to send a strong message to the drivers and pedestrians. >> cracking down on drivers. >> we are trying to get drivers to be aware of what is in front of them. >> they set up the traffic enforcement stings a it busy intersections. watch at this officer
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the officer gives the car information to a nearby officer. who pulls the driver over. for the driver who fails to stop it's $8 o fine and a point against the license. >> it means nothing to them. >> at three enforcement locations today the police issued 76 citations and 17 warnings. educating them is part of the overall approach. in bethesda, brianne carter, abc7 news. alison: it's time to talk about the weather. >> everybody talks about the weather. nobody does anything about the weather. alison: you are the one who should. doug: i don't do anything. i just talk about it. alison: it's cool and dreary. do
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to 20 degrees below average for this time of may. the third consecutive day of the clouds and showers. chance of showers through the holiday weekend. i'm just full of good news. last night national park the mariners in town. there are plenty of clouds. we will stay cloudy and cool. the rain is holding off. if you showed me the map and i didn't know what time of year it was okay, tell us what month we are in. i wouldn't pick may. probably you know late october. no sign of it moving out. until with storm picture out of the picture. that won't happen until friday. the satellite,
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claudedyness in the area. the rain and the shower activity. charlotte is being hit by the thunderstorms. this area is one large tornado watch box. there are warnings in effect. but this will sheer out south and east. we will see rain and maybe isolated rumble of thunder. we get to early in the morning there will be steady rain. this will be through the metro or north. it's impact of the rain for thursday morning rush. but most should be cloudy. in the afternoon we will see the area of the low pressure approach spinning. thousanders and the thunderstorms popping. a chance that it could have the isolated severe weather. it will spin out
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we will get half inch of three-quarters of an inch of rain in the metro area. this is what we see for 48 hours. tonight cloudy and the rain developing. 60 for a low. heavy at times with a rumble overnight. tonight is partly cloudy and warmer of 75. breezy, drier and 76. the memorial day weekend, it's still a 30% chance of isolated thunderstorm on saturday. 40% chance for sunday and monday. there will be sunshine in the clouds. a decent holiday weekend forecast. delmarva beaches will be
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this is a warming trends that is coming up. tomorrow's high is a likelihood. saturday, sunday, monday, low in the chances. 30 to 40%. we will see improvement. but we keep a mention of the showers in. 70's for next week. there is no summer weather pattern forming if in the southeast. is it unusual? it's annoying. alison: tell us how you really feel. still the come. no was not the right answer. >> how a boy turned his search for a job into a business startup. >> a day to remember for hundreds of the fairfax county public school students. i'm mike carter-conneen.
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havertys. life looks good. larry: nearly all high school students dream of attending the senior prom but students with special needs might not feel included and finding a date might seem out of reach. alison: but as mike carter-conneen reports a local school district is knocking down the barriers. mike: 17-year-old high school junior tim loves to dance. he never left the dance floor at this prom for special needs students for high schools across fairfax county. >> they are just so excited when they come in. you put the flower on them, they are excited. mike: inside the waterford ballroom, every student was dressed to impress. >> the bow tie make that handsome. mike: westfield high school junior borrow address and necklace from her teacher. with cake and a pizza buffet, services donated by a florist, photographer and a d.j., of course. dozens of the care-givers and the volunteers filled the dance floor. >> each school brings other
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students fromhe be, some of them have dates. so, they have a good time. >> this event started 16 years ago with three schools. today, there are 17 that participate. it's so popular they have to hold a prom on two separate days. >> i would love to come and dance all with my friends. >> this year's prom was themed a day to remember. it certainly will be. in fairfax, mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. larry: nice. >> oh. so fun. president trump meets pope francis. a look at the gifts exchanged and what they talk about before the president flew on to brussels next. >> i understand people's reaction. i agree. i also felt that way. larry: a hard lesson.
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it's a big value for even gger flavor. only at subway. announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. larry: a break in a cold case. prince george's county investigators identifying the body of a man murdered 32 years ago. police couldn't identify the body of 27-year-old bennett lewis in 1984 but with new fingerprint technology they got his name. the police called his family. they were shocked.
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last time they saw him he was headed to north carolina to start a new life. missing. now police are hoping to find his killer. still plenty of questions this everything after a man was shot and killed in prince george's county this morning. skytrak7 over fort washington this morning at 10:30 this morning. we don't have many details but the suspect is still out there. alison: the process of healing continued today. the school president wallace lowe and many others gathered to remember the army lieutenant killed last weekend on campus. days before he was set to graduate from bowie state. flowers were left at the bus stop where richard collins was murdered. >> this hate has to stop. if it doesn't stop, more people that could change the world will not be out there to do so. >> the police are investigating whether sean urbanski murdered collins in a hate crime. since the murder, tensions have been building on campus. we'll have more on that coming up at 6:00. larry: right now president
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trump is in belgium. his f five-country trip. the president met with the belgian prime minister saying terrorism is a number one problem they will work on together. president trump says the bombing in manchester says it's another remindser why it is important to win the war on terror. president trump: we are fighting very hard, doing very well under the generals. making >> president obama: progress. but when you see something like happened two days ago you realize how important it is to win the fight. we will win this fight. >> tomorrow president trump is set to attend the nato summit. the president is expected to push the u.s. allies to commit to a greater roll to take on isis. alison: before belgium, president trump started his day meeting with pope francis at the vatican. the meeting was 30 minutes about described as smooth. president and the first lady gave the pope books by
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dr. martin luther king jr. pope francis gave trump a copy of saving the planet. alison: the vatican said they looked into promoting world peace and protecting christians in the middle east. tonight at newschannel8 a town hall called "the wild, wild west wing." jonathan elias and scott thuman look into the hectic week for the president since he took office. it starts at 7:00 on newschannel8 and the website wjla.com. larry: he just gotten baptizedded and purchased his first car. alison: but last night the 17-year-old died in a crash along a windy road in prince george's county. kevin lewis is outside the high school where the teen played on the football team. kevin? kevin: loved ones describe
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norman white as a quiet respected young man. he attended school he played on the football team. he was an active member in the automobile club here. both of his parents own and operate their own companies. that prompted white at such a young age to want to be an entrepreneur himself. at just 17 years old, this teenager was running his own d.j. company and an entertainment company. that entertainment company involved a trailer full of playstations and x-boxes and wii's. he would take the trailer to churches and festivals an was paid a price to do so. then kids and adults would be able to play the entertainment games at the festivals. this was a young man who was doing everything correctly. his parents and the loved ones say. last night he was coming home from his job at pizza hut. working the everything shift. he was heading down temple hill road. a windy, wooded stretch when
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he lost control of his hit a tree. police are not sure what if cause of the crash was but they are looking at all possibilities. speed, distracted driving and the potential with all of last night's rain of hydroplaning playing a role here. it's considered dangerous by many. we talked to residents in the immediate area that told us that it is common to hear the sound of car crashes. one person we talked to describes that stretch of road a, "death row." again the police still don't know what caused white's car to crash. the story put together earlier today. let's take a listen. all right. coming back out live here in brandywine.
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we are told that we are hav the story which included sound bites from his family and friends not available to show you right now. we'll hopefully be able to bring it to you later. live in brandywine outside of glen park high school. i'm kevin lewis. abc7 news. larry: thank you. try to get it to you later and also on the website wjla.com. alison: still to come -- larry: stopping the smash-and-grabs in the district. we ask d.c. mayor muriel bowser if enough is being done. alison: pluse, enhancing security at the t.s .a. checkpoints. coming up, the changes you will want to know about to help you breeze through security a little faster. larry: ahead at 6:00, stunned silence after a demolition disaster.
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steve: all right. we made it through the hump day and now we are gearing up and for a busy holiday weekend for many of you. if you are staying in town on saturday. 80 degrees. better chance of thunderstorms come sunday and memorial day. with the highs then in the lower 80's. lucky enough to go to delmarva beaches, looking good on saturday. ocean city and rehoboth beach. the season is young. the ten-day outlook from stormwatch7 once we get through memorial day weekend. we will see 80 on tuesday. a chance of thunderstorms. wednesday falling to the upper 70's. we will stay in the 70's for the remainder of next week and into the following weekend.
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and close the gun show loophole, i took on the fight. as an army doctor during the gulf war. now, i'm listening carefully to donald trump, and i think he's a narcissistic maniac. whatever you call him, we're not letting him bring his hate into virginia. larry: the i-team all over smash-and-grabs. one of our bait cars were hit in 15 minutes. d.c. police arrested two bad guys that broke in the other bait officer. and now scott taylor taking it to the mayor's office. what did you find out? scott: this is crazy stuff. you have seen the story. everybody has seen it by now. the residents all over the city are not happy with 3,800
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smash and grabs this year alone in the too many property crimes that are happening in d.c. right now. we parked the bait car on the street for two days. each time it didn't take long for criminals to target the vehicle. we caught on video the bad guy shattering the windows and running away with the computer bank. the "7 on your side" discovered the d.c. police don't use the bait cars for legal reasons so we asked the mayor today at a press conference if the district is doing enough to put a stop to the smash-and-grabs. mayor bowser: we want to see property crimes go down in all areas and we know there are too many. we are relying on m.p.d. and the investigative tactics they have to stop them. scott: the two suspects we caught on camera got out of jail with citation in a matter of hours. the mayor said she would look at our investigation and talk
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it over with d.c scott taylor, abc7 news. larry: one question. how soon once she sees it can she make changes? that is one problem that the guys is back on the street hours later. scott: it's a long process to change law in d.c. or ordinances but the residents wanted stiffer penalties and now. larry: that is a good thing. nice job. we'll stay with it here. coming up, the airport security changes. >> for airline travelers an irritation could be to put it in the plastic bins but you may have to be more in the bin. that is coming up. >> if i can't find a job i'll make a job. the gift helping this young entrepreneur achieve his goal coming up next. ready or not, here i come.ek.)
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changes. hi, jeff. jess is that is a question. will it speed things up or slow it down? it involves the plastic bins. you can see that people put stuff in to them at the reagan airport. many air travelers like matt heading home to chicago noticed a recent trend at the t.s.a. checkpoints. >> it's become longer in recent months for sure. jeff: in an effort to speed up lines t.s.a. will be adding an extra step for travelers. in addition to placing laptops in individual bins, flyers could have to do the same with the other electronics bigger than cell phones, ipads, came consoles or cameras. >> in the name of real safety i can't oppose it that much. but it's cumbersome. jeff: many passengers are overloading carry-on bags to
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avoid paying fees to check bags. that is creating problems for the t.s. screeners who have trouble for the individual items. anything that is not cleared as safe has to get manually checked. the t.s.a. believes separating electronics could help with the bag lock. >> it -- backlog. >> it's hassle if you are in a hurry but if it's procedure, it should be fine. >> is it necessary? >> food items they need their own bins because of the density. chocolate can resemble certain type of explosives. adding bins to reduce wait time doesn't make much sense to matt. but he is keeping an open mind. >> if that is the case, sure. anything for safety. >> they are tested at the ten different airports across the country. some of them are big and some small. none in our region. the t.s.a. plans to implement changes everywhere later this
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year, primarily in the fall. alison: smaller planes are getting more spacious. they are telling the airlines to remove a certain type of seat in the plane because they could cause neck injuries in a crash landing. the seats could fly forward and call passengers to hit a chin on the try table. larry: "7 on your side" with a consumer alert. graco recalling car seats. the my ride 65 convertible seat have harness webbing that may not protect the kids in a crash. they were made in july 2014 with a code of 2014-06 on a tag on that webbing. graco will notify owners who registered the seats and replace the harness free of charge. alison: tonight there is a call for maryland to get rid of a controversial guardrail.
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it is one that lines the state roads. they are designed in head-on crash but there are several around the country that the guardrail pierces the car. some removed the guardrail over the safety concerns but so far maryland decided to keep them up. larry: tennis star serena williams stepping away from her position atop the court to try to ace the boardroom instead. she has a position at survey monkey. she hopes to use the role to diversify. she recently got engaged to the cofounder of the online forum redit and they are expecting the first child. more than a hundred athletes say the medals they won at the olympics are damaged. there are several who are among them and walsh generallings tennessee her
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bronze is f a rio games spokesperson said noticed them on 60%. they are usually dropped that caused varnish to come off. not good. charlotte with a second chance at the nba all-star game. nba announcing that the all-star weekend will be held in charlotte february 15-17 at the spectrum center. the home of the hornets was supposed to host the past year's all-star game but it was moved to new orleans because of the bill that restricted the rights of the lbgt community. alison: ahead at 6:00, a new fear amongst first responders. the drug epidemic that could kill those doing good with a mistake. look at this video. brazen thief robbing a drugstore. what happened hours earlier
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that showed this is thief. an 11-year-old boy in north carolina would not take no for an answer in the search for a job. larry: now he has been given the chance to start his own business. he asked if he could work for a lawn care company but they turned him down. so he went back to ask if they could help him find a new lawnmower but they did better than that. he was surprised with a new lawnmower, weed trimmer and gas can. >> i am getting older. i can't just sit in the house and play all my life. >> i thought it was interesting that the young man is in the fourth grade and wants to work. we need to give him a shot. larry: kieran has two customers lined up and hopefully he'll have a busy summer.
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cutting yards. alison: is that the first wanted to sit around and play all the time? larry: first i heard of. my son never said it. alison: good for him! a good example. doug: two days in a row we have lunchbox weather. this morning is molly visiting the elementary school in capital heights maryland for a lunchbox weather program. she showed the kids how to present the weather on tv. we had a tornado machine that simulates the tornado. running the abc7 kid cam was andre. we have a weather question. >> i'm jifey. i'm fourth grade. my question is how does the system impact the weather? doug: a good ke. how does the solar system that impacts the weather? the only thing that impacts
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the weather on earth is the affects the sides but the sun controls all the weather on earth. another tidbit or two, if the earth wasn't positioned 23 degrees off the axis -- the earth is not straight up and down. it's pitched to the side. if it wasn't for that, we wouldn't be here. there would be some life but it's all different. we are uniquely privileged in our position in the solar system from the soon and the moon and everything else to produce life as we know it and everything on it. the other planets don't effect us. they have their own weather or look of in the orbit farther from the sun or closer to the sun. the saund the moon and us and the moon does the tide. it's good. great question. larry: thinking a lot. alison: i need to take notes. larry: i know. larry: i learn so much. larry: i forget to talk. tell me more! alison: thank you, doug.
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it's time for sports. larry: robert burton talking the redel redskins. that time of the year. time to talk football. robert: are you ready? larry: i don't know. ease us into it. robert: take it slow. day two of the o.t.a.'s. fan favorites in attendance. notable absences, reed is working out in miami. running back matt jones also absent. who was there was the quarterback kirk cousins working with his resolving door of the offensive weapons. he was the story at redskins park. >> she sent me a text. i get to get the courage down. you'll get it. today he bombed it. >> that is how josh norman described kirk cousins day two of the o.t.a. also gelling with the new
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receiver. >> that trust has pirerre garcon and jackson. not just with pryor but also the second-year receiver docson. >> i like to play with them. we have o.t.a. and mini camp and the training camp and the preseason game to get ready for week one. so we are building to when it matters. >> something to get used to. kirk has to get used to terrell and terrell has to get used to irk can. we have to get the system of play we are running. robert: but it still comes down to contract talk. no solid answer if a long-term deal will get done before the july 15 deadline. kirk seems to be content at the moment. >> it's been positive. i have had positive conversations with everybody involved. i feel like everybody is on the same page. i really have nothing further to add from what has been said already. i feel good where i'm at, where the team is at. where my teammates are at.
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just a matter of trying to move forward. we'll see what happens on july 15. it will be a telling date as it was last summer. >> day two. we didn't dive too deep into this. take it slow. larry: dip the toe in the water. baby steps. robert: dip the toe. that is all we'll do. alison: thank you. billy bush opens up about that tape. you know the one.
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yeah. we love low prices. no bones about it. great everyday prices and thousands of bonus buy savings. my giant. alison: billy bush is opening up for the first time. jonathan: the lewd exchange between the man caused a backlash and bush got fired. we have more on what the former tv host is staying about the conversation and the fall-out. >> for so in the access hollywood video sparked anger and disgust. for billy bush, regret. >> i understand people's reaction.
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i agree. i also felt that >> the former "access hollywood" host recorded on this bus in 2005. >> the girl's hot in the purple. >> whoa! >> having the lewd conversation with then reality tv star donald trump, which candidate trump later dismissed as locker room banter. >> you can do anything. grab them by the [bleep] do anything. >> to me, it was more braggadocious and performance. if i thought, i like to think that there was a grown man sitting in front of me details his sexual assault strategy. i would have called the f.b.i. marci: bush tells robin roberts that he learned it was recorded but he never listened to the tape until days before it went public, a month before last year's presidential election. >> i recoiled.
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i said oh, my gh. conversation. i was keeping the ball in the air. >> it cost him his job as a co-host of "the today show." >> i should have known better, absolutely. there is no question. i wish i would have stopped it. i didn't have the strength of character to do it at the time. i wish i did. >> he is still unemployed but hopes to return to television soon saying he is a changed man. marci gonzalez, abc7 news. michelle: right now at 6:00, sewage from the floor, roaches and the rats in the hallways. the fight to clean-up a d.c. school. jonathan: a demolition disaster caught on video. what was supposed to happen when the two homes collapsed in baltimore. >> a whole new day. a whole new threat to public safety. to law enforcement and e.m.s.
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providers. >> the growing thr protect us. how it can cost the first responder his or her life. >> you "abc7 news at 6:00ment" on your side. jonathan: somber moments. it's been five days since second lieutenant richard collins was murdered on campus and some fear the attack was racially motivated. now others are opening up about the racism on campus. summing it up as #feartheturtle. a lot of emotion out there. it doesn't seem to be a lot of answers so far. >> no. not a lot of answers. we saw tears and the hugs. #feartheturtle was a sports cheer but now it is meaning something else. what we saw today was an emotional ceremony that concluded with a large group
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coming here to the cri flowers. people are now talking. hundreds of gathered on the university of maryland campus today for a moment of remembrance in the honor of the the slain bowie state student richard collins iii. the crime investigated is possibly motivated by hate. something that the president says the school will not tolerate. >> we need to come together and cite hate. brad: many say there is undercurrent of the racism on campus. >> the senior is among those who promoted a twitter #feartheturtle for the
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