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guy. i hope you can let it go." trump on michael flynn and the russia investigation, according to comey. jonathan: those are bombshells and two clips from the prepared remarks. nancy: he will testify in less than 18 hours from now >> abc7 has team coverage for you today. stephanie ramos, political correspondent scott thuman and stephen tschida on the hill. jonathan: go to stephanie with a closer look at what is coming from comey. stephanie? stephanie: the day before fired f.b.i. director james comey testifies before the senate intelligence committee his opening remarks are released. in the explosive statement, comey talks about his conversations with president trump, about former national security advisor michael flynn and his communication with russia. according to comey the president tells him, "i hope you can see your way to letting this go. to letting flynn go." comey recounts the january 27 dinner he had with the president
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him, "i need loyalty, i expect loyalty." the f.b.i. director says he tried to explain the importance of the independence from the white house. >> given recent news about on going investigations -- >> on capitol hill today the same committee had tough questions for the top intelligence officials. all of them refusing to say whether or not president trump had asked them to intervene in comey's investigation. >> i have never been directed to do anything i believe was illegal, unethical, immoral. >> it frustrated both sides of the senators. >> did the report ask in any way, shape or form ask you to back off or downplay the russian investigation? >> i'm not going to discuss specifics of the united states -- president of the united states but i stand
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>> dan coats echoed the same. >> i don't believe it's appropriate for me to discuss it in public setting. >> he also said that he was not personally under investigation at that time. in northwest, stephanie ramos, abc7 news. >> our abc7 instapoll and we have voting open right now. so knowing what we know now, will you still watch tomorrow's hearing? go to wjla.com/votenow to weigh in. all right. we know that abc7 chief political scott correspondent st thuman will be glued to every minute of it. now that we know what comey has prepared for tomorrow, what should we expect? scott: expect the senate intelligence committee will look for further explanation and more details. these are just the opening remarks we are expecting to hear from former director comey. they want to dig deep on some of the
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did he, "request" then director comey drop the investigation. what about the assertions that there was a cloud hanging over president trump, that he kept referring to in stressing it all be cleared out of the way? they want to know the evidence and the circumstantial remarks that might lead them to believe it's not he said, he said but there is obstruction, something they could take a larger case and something maybe criminal. that is what people will be wondering. they want to clear the air and get it out in the open. perhaps the one chance with the former doctor. they will have a long line of questions to see how far they can be backed up. this is just director comey's assertion of what happened. it's one side. but it's very contradictory from what the president told us weeks ago when i asked him directly did he ever urge james comey to back down. he said, "no, no, nex
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alison: we remember that. okay. we have a preview now of what will happen tomorrow. we have posted the entire comey document online. read it for yourself. scott will be back with us at 5:00 and 6:00. jonathan: all right. well the stage clearly is set for tomorrow. several bars in d.c. are offering comey happy hours with drink specials. nancy: sounds fun. some want a front row seat for what is an historic event. stephen tschida has how the public can gain access to the public hearings. stephen: a lot of people are expecting a historic bombshell tomorrow. they think they want to be part of that history. they are asking how do you get in? do you have to buy a ticketed? contact your representative in congress? well, it's easy to get in. but it takes quite a bit of effort. the hearing already underw
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but this is the preview. the hot ticket is for tomorrow's performance. a lot of people anxious to hear what fired f.b.i. director james comey testifies about his interaction with president trump. >> we despise the president. despise him. stephen: all the networks will carry it live. millions of americans glued to the screen. a big room. what if you want to be there in person? >> we have no idea what happens in that building. i don't know the first thing about that. stephen: get to the hart office building early, once the doors open to the public about 7:00. you can line up outside room 216. then if you are lucky, you can get a seat in the hearing room. if not there is an overflow room with monitoring. >> i would, actually. i would be interested to see what he has
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stephen: if you don't have the wherewithal to get in the hearing you can watch it. it starts at 10:00 on abc7 news. jonathan: thank you very much. if you can't get a seat, it might be tricky, abc7 has live coverage with a special report at 10:00 in the morning. you can see the entire hearing right here. nancy: if you can't watch on abc7 we'll provide it for you on all platforms on the go. we'll have the analysis and reaction when the system is complete. turn to the weather. this is a comfortable cool day. we are gearing up for the first heatwave. shock to the system. storm's doug hill has the forecast. doug: the temperatures we had in the afternoon are pretty much in the range we have on the average in the middle of april afternoon. not june here. but only temporary. one day you will start to warm up and it will get warm. look at the numbers. 66 in washington. 63 in baltimore and frederick.
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67 in annapolis. we have been watching the skies all day for rain. we haven't seen much. a few sprinkles. cloudy skies. most are steadier and heavier downpours through the west. that is the story. generally cloudy and the low pressure continues to pull in the clouds and the cool air out of the northeast. clearing will develop overnight tonight. more so for tomorrow. 53 to 59 tomorrow morning. the clouds. the sunshine. beginning of a slow and a very energetic warming trend. take us through the weekend. all of next week. big numbers in ten minutes. back to you. alison: thank you. meanwhile today a funeral for one of the two northwest high school students who were murdered the night before their graduation. the pair found gunned down in a car in montgomery village after telling their parents they were going to sell an extra graduation ticket. abc7 is learning more today. our maryland bureau chief brad bell has the new developments for us.
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brad? brad: we have learned some of the details. tonight the case is wide open. what i want to tell you about is what is going on right now at islamic society of georgetown. we have watching people returning from the burial of shadi adi najjar. a couple of hours ago the entire area in front of the mosque was absolutely packed with mourners. more than 100 people packing the islamic center of germantown this afternoon for the funeral of 17-year-old shadi adi najjar. najjar was murdered monday night in gaithersburg. along with his friend 18-year-old artem ziberov on the eve of their high school graduation. najjar's father still in pain, disbelief. >> he's a beautiful boy. handsome boy. he has clear heart. clear.
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pure. innocent. and somebody killed him. in cold blood. brad: in fact, multiple law enforcement forces say what happens to the boys as they sat in this small car did seem like a cold blooded ambush. it happened miles from the teens' home in a montgomery village neighborhood of single family houses. sources say it appears two or three gunmen fired p.m. two dozen shots in the car. why the teens were there remains a mystery? but sources say they were found holding cash as though expecting to pay someone at a meeting spot. police are not ruling out any motive at this point. >> we need help. we received multiple tips but we need more from the community. brad: the muslim community is also asking for more information. this mosque, the mosque, the imam here is the uncle of shadi adi najjar. he lost his own nephew to the
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we'll have more new details and you will hear from the uncle and the father again as they make an emotional appeal for information to help solve this terrible crime. in georgetown, brad bell, abc7 news. jonathan: thanks. a cheverly mother who pleaded guilty to suffocating her two children in 2014 sentenced to 45 years in prison. i was actually 75 years but 25 years got suspended. the murders happened one week after sonya spoon was released from a local hospital where she had been under evaluation after threatening to hurt herself and her children. nancy: happening today a truck safety blitz. big rigs pulled off the road near fedex field and inspected. abc7 transportation reporter brianne carter in landover with what was found. >> turn off all your lights. shut down on the brakes. brianne: from bumper to bumper, a full inspection of the trucks you see driving alongside you on the highway. all in the name of safety for everyone on
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today the maryland state police pulled the trucks off the beltway for inspection. every aspects of hundreds of trucks were checked while they were parked at fedex field. if anything was found it went sent to another part of the parking lot and fixed before it was put back out on the road. last year 25% of the trucks were found to have safety defects. this year that number is expected to be even higher. >> it's scary feature. that is why we try to do the initiative. brianne: coming up tonight at 5:00, what happens if a driver's lot is found not to be up to date? how soon before they can be back behind the wheel? inoverover, maryland -- in landover, maryland, brianne carter, abc7 news. jonathan: coming up next at 4:00, a bus driver bully. you won't believe how a father
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hands. nancy: next a reminder to be aware who is around while you are pumping gas. the woman caught off-guard and how she tried to stop a thief. >> henneybys have come to -- honey bees have come to fairfax county in a big way. i'll tell you what is going on here. alison: that is reporter involvement right there. how about this? busting open an a.t.m. how much do bad guys get away with? nothing? $10,000? more than $45,000? a closer look at the video prince george's county police
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jonathan: new at 4:00, you have to see the video. attempted robbery. the excavateddor is not coming to do work. showing up to rob the place. drives five miles to get to bank. this happened last thursday. they don't get away with a dollar. they believe this is a similar robbery attempt from a year ago. alert them if you saw this june 12 and saw an excavator tearing apart an a.t.m. they would like to hear from you. they want this to go viral to catch this guy. they have posted this to the facebook page for you to go on there and share it on your feed as well.
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give them createdtive points. alison: not exactly a stealth operation there. turning trash into something beautiful. a project is underway to transform a landfill in lorton to a sanctuary for bees. the land is on fur chase road in fairfax county -- furnace road in fairfax county. jeff goldberg shows us the plan. jeff: after 30 years as a beekeeper, he has been stung thousands of times. but any pain he fills is no match for his love. >> if you look at this, example of society. they are perfect. they work to help society. not to help the individual. jeff: he is the director of george mason university honeyby initiative at the i-95 landfill in lorton. pilot program between the university, fairfax county and covanta the company that treats waste here to
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several acres of the landfill to a bee sanctuary. pollennating from the bees will -- pollennating from the bees will lead to wild flowers. we are looking at 2,000 male and female bees. this is honey flow season and that is when they collect the food. with the honey bee population in decline nationwide he hopes that it will lead to greater awareness and in turn more bees. >> we're trying to keep the population healthy. jeff: jeff goldberg, abc7 news. jonathan: a robbery caught in davie, florida. a woman is there filling the gas tank, not thinking about much. look to the side. top of the screen. guy comes and smashes out the window and grabs her purse. she tries to fight the guy and gets her arm stuck in her car and they take off. they just drag her across the
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they got away with her money and cell phone but she only suffered minor injuries. nancy: let it go at that point. a family is happy an ohio bus driver is off his job after this. [yelling] >> you, cry baby. >> bus surveillance shows the driver bar raided a 12-year-old -- berating a 12-year-old boy. it went on for an hour. he tried to take the cell phone before leaving the school but the principal calmed things down. it took off and insulteds started flying. >> he called me a fool. >> i heard him say tell your dad to beat me at the bus stop. i'll beat him, too. >> he refused to let them off the bus so the dad following the bus cut the bus off and opened the emergency exit and got the kids off. the driver quit before he could be
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jonathan: wow! okay. well $112,000 in cash -- $12,000 in cash is what a housekeeper was found cleaning a house in her shift. she turned it in. >> if you do bad things, karma comes back to you. if you do good things, good things come back to you. jonathan: she was right. the owner of the money went back to the hotel and gave her $100 for the honesty and she has good karma. and $100. alison: well, no baby panda but it's cute. take a look at the baby gorilla. born at the philadelphia zoo. how cute! it's a male baby gorilla. she has not been named yet. he and his mother appear to be healthy and happy. jonathan: smile! alison: look at that. cute as can be. jonathan: that is when you wish you worked at the zoo to help out and take care of the babies. wouldn't that
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>> we could volunteer. nancy: adorable. jonathan: look at baby pictures and then go to you. go to baby pictures. doug: there are days i'd rather just look at two and a half days of baby pictures. one day of doom and gloom. it's the average temperatures for april and that is what we are happening today. then we could see record high temperatures next week. crazy. no rain in the immediate metro area. most of this will remain west. there is the low level flow of the cool moist air. it will lift and the lifting action will reduce showers out there. sprinkle and a shower
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cloudy night ahead with the clearing overnight. the little areas here, washington, virginia, with the area of the orange and red showing up. no thunderstorms. brief downpours in those areas. those, too, should diminish later tonight. overnight we'll be cloudy for the sunrise. especially east of the city you will see the clearing. 57. partly cloudy skies. friday is average. 82 is the high. more sunshine. comfortable humidity levels. we get into the weekend. this is when the heat starts to build. heatwave not sure to stay saturday and sunday. i'll pick sunday. because i can. that's when it will begin. warmer on saturday. sunshine and comfortable humidity levels at 8. on sunday, hot and humid. highs of 92. feel like 95.
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if you dress and stay hydrated it's fine all weekend long. capital pride is hot and the humidity is not a deal. getting through the late afternoons the temperatures are in the lower 80's. hot and humid. then it could break records but then next weekend we will have a chill down to bone chilling 87. change in weather pattern. starts to feel like it should. nancy: thank you, doug. next at 4:00, day three of bill cosby's trial. his accuser back on the stand. what she is saying about their relationship before the encounter he is on trial for. jonathan: unique approach to the community policing. the police officers are introducing fios gigabit connection. superfast internet at an incredible price.
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jonathan: bill cosby back in court, his accuser back on the stand. alison: the team got a chance to question her. maggie rulli takes us inside the courtroom. maggie: arguably the most anticipated moment of the trial. andrea constand is on the stand. >> either the jurors are going to believe her and the prosecutors have a chance at a conviction or they don't. and they have no chance of a conviction. >> after tearful testimony
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says are the illicit details of that night, she claimed that bill cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her 13 years ago. constand now facing the defense. >> you can't judge how she has done on the stand before the cross examination is over. so the direct examination is the easy part. her credibility will be judged based on the cross examination. >> cosby's lawyer beared down on inconsistencies in constand's stories and questioned why she continued to reach out to cosby even after the alleged incident. pointing to phone records that show she made 53 phone calls to the comedian after she claims the assault occurred. but those in the courtroom report that constand remaining calm and confident. >> i thought she was wondering. she was maintaining her cool. i'd be up there screaming, "are you kidding me?" maggie: she claims that the contact with him was professional and wor
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temple basketball university she felt her relationship with cosby was important for the athletics department. constand is one of more than 50 women who accused cosby of sexual misconduct. cosby denied all accusations. the judge anticipated that the trial would go on for two weeks but with constand already taking the stand it could wrap up faster than we thought. in new york, maggie rulli, abc7 news. nancy: next at "abc7 news at 4:00", the smithsonian museum and the mall are very popular. you knew that. but which stand as the most visited next? >> already this year. nine kids died in hot cars. i'm meteorologist josh knight. on capitol hill, legislators introduce new policies they hope will save lives. >> coming up new at 5:00, this class of 2017 isn't graduating but just beginning. you will meet the newest astronauts when i join you here at 5:00.
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announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. michelle: the list of the most popular museums in the world is out. d.c. national air and space museum comes in second. it was
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national museum of china but takes the top spot in the u.s. two others on the list include the natural museum of natural history in d.c. it ranked fourth. in fifth place the metropolitan museum of art in new york city. jonathan: museum of american history is fantastic, too. michelle: they all are. great options. jonathan: as we approach summer, congress taking up a measure. michelle: to mandate life saving in cars to prevent the heat stroke. >> we have heard this before. we could run into problems even with just sunshine. but i want to show what is going on in the cars. we have things that ding for leaving the lights on keys in
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the ignition. ding, ding, ding. they want to introduce a policy to make sure you know something is left in the backseat. on average every year 37 children die in hot cars. we spoke to a parent today that wants people to understand it can happen to anybody. >> i can't tell you how many parents today think i will never do that. >> coming up, i want you to hear more from carroll. sad but an important story to hear. we talk to a neuroscientist that explains why it can happen to people. the kids, the most important thing in your life. but you can forget they are in the backseat. i want you to hear that at 5:00. doug: we'll look forward that and take advantage of the coolest day
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around the corner from the extreme heat. we will be in the mid-90's in the humidity level. let's talk about the air temperatures. only in the 60's today. 74 on friday. 8 on saturday. 92 on sunday. 9 95 on monday and 96 on tuesday. heatwave and a major change in the weather pattern. tomorrow at 7:0 a. the nats are home after a successful road trip. they will do a makeup game with the orioles at:05. -- 7:05. friday through sunday, celebrate fairfax. a warmup is coming.
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capitol pride parade is warm. the humidity levels will stay in check. there is a 5k at the government center sunday at 8:00. a quick look at the next ten days. the numbers rise. 92. pay attention to monday, tuesday, wednesday. we will cool down to thursday and friday by the end of next week. jonathan: the 1000 and the 4000 rail cars will be scrapped by the end of the month. they will be removed from service july 1. the 1000 series cars date back to opening of metro system in 1976. metro will add 20 new cars per month to the fleet. 43 cars have already been put in service. michelle: the justice department got rid of another obama practice. allowing
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several legal cases to be donated to terrorism. jonathan: the international banking giant popular that you may have seen that is sold for grand prize of 1 euro. it was on the version of collapse. they will have to sort through all the questionable investments. jonathan: a controversial test to screen for prostate cancer getting a boost. after recommending against the p.s.a. test for years the government panel taking another look. working in partnership with sinclair broadcast group we believe it's a privilege and a responsibility to give you information to make decisions about your health. so in tonight's "sinclair cares" we explain why more men might now get the p.s.a. screening. >> take some breaths for me. deep breath. reporter: a year ago, michael felt perfectly
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his only indication something might be wrong a blood test that showed elevated level of protein indicating possible prostate cancer. there you will never know unless you are looking for it. you need to look for it. >> the p.s.a. test is a simple blood draw with kick results. eight years ago they recommended against it saying it led to unnecessary treatment. now the new draft recommendations the u.s. preventative task force says between 55 to 69 years old should talk to doctors to decide if the p.s.a. screening is right for them. they still warn screening could lead to misdiagnosis or treatment to cause urinary incontinence or impotence but new evidence supports the screening including dying from prostate cancer and catching it before it spreads to other part of
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dr. yulo is happy to see a more open minded approach. >> it's important for a clab rative way. it's important to recognize we are not just looking at a blood test. it's a patient. >> michael's cancer was aggressive. >> if you don't have a blood test to give you an indication that something is going on people will die from it. >> he had surgery and is undergoing radiation. >> for sinclair cares molly shen reporting. nancy: still ahead at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- the cable guy comes but what did he do? fix the cable. but also breaks the television or clogged the it to? you woan believe who is stuck with the extra bill. i love these quizzes.
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strikes out 14 dodgers. but you had to stay up past midnight to see how the nats held on and why they cleared the benches after the game. it got ugly up next. >> now a look at what is ahead on "good morning washington." >> thanks, michelle. tomorrow on "good morning washington," get a full breakdown of what to expect as james comey's testimony underway. >> lgbt and lgbtq. do you know what they mean? we set the record straight. >> stay with us for traffic and weather every
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rden of student debt and protect our climate. together we really can build a virginia that works for everyone. jonathan: it didn't end there. the pitcher and yasiel puig exchanging words and then he wants a piece of puig. seriously. it's over. you had to stay up pass midnight. but no punches were thrown. just strong words. not nice words either. price harper did serve a suspension for the fight in san francisco when he charged the man after he got hit in the head with the ball. in this case cooler heads prevail. michelle: like to see that. forget baseball cards. how about police trading cards? that is how
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department trying to reach out to children there. kids can ask for one. >> i think building the foundations when the kids don't know anything about the police officers and having first interaction being positive and fun. michelle: the first to get all 50 can get a coin or they ride to school in a police squad. >> they started a kick-start campaign yesterday afternoon and they have raised $46,000. the company says it chose warren because she is a relentless fighter. that is quite the
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next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- the cable guy fixing your television but leaves a nasty surprise. >> i tried to unclog it for half an hour. >> who is responsible for fixing someone else's mistake? the three things you have to
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jonathan: almost every day the police department releases video of crimes in the city. michelle: we get them all the time and they are up on youtube. nancy: we sent sam ford to ask the chief if they help make arrests. sam: since they began putting out surveillance video of crimes on youtube, are citizens responding with tips? d.c. police chief peter newsham insists they are. >> the images we have put out are one of the things that improved the ability to close cases. sam: remember these from may 5? many aired the video of the masked men seemingly unidentify but not the people who knew them.
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of the robbery on 7-eleven on youtube charging documents receive they received a tip from someone who said that the suspect lived in the 5900 block of southern avenue. they were identified and that is what are who police arrested. the pair also hit another 7-eleven and dennies next door. >> you can do it anonymously. that is an important piece to get out there. call us. or text us. you don't have to give us your name. tell us who the person is in the image and we'll take care of the rest. >> police put out video for violent crime and t
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for some thieves tiptoe around home in this video of a may 22 unsolved burglary on perry place north east. i'm sam ford, abc7 news. larry: i'm larry smith at the "live desk." new at 5:00 tonight one in four americans are skipping the medical care find out why they are staying away from the doctors. a sudden wall of sand descends on a city. find out when and what happens. we have a primary in virginia and we look at the candidates for governor at 5:00. back to you. michelle: thank you. plenty to have a contractor over or someone to fix the cable. jonathan: if they ask to use your bathroom, you need to hear what happened to this guy. nancy: this is unforgettable. john matarese shows what can go wrong so you don't waste your money. john: it is frustrating when a contractor comes to fix something and then breaks something else. one man dealing with a nastier
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he plugged his toilet. i have done many reports about the con doctors leaving -- contractors leaving a mess before but never this kind of mess. cable installer decided to do another duty. >> he asked to use the restroom. he caused damage, didn't tell me and left. john: his toilet was completed clogged. >> i tried to unclog it for half an hour. john: it took a professional visit and $200. he called the cable company to be reimbursed from the clean-up and the real problems began. >> every time i called there was a different story. john: despite multiple calls he is still waiting for reimbursement. >> we have six months down the road. i still have not received a refund check there. a company spokesman pro
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cause damage we will take care of the issue and cover all costs. >> i just want my refund check. >> don't let it happen to you. take knows and report any damage left behind. if it's number two you might politely ask him to a gas station. that's what yates plans to do. doesn't that stink? bottom line if this happens, take pictures no matter how nasty. demand they fix it so you don't waste your money. john matarese, abc7 news. jonathan: tell them to go to a gas station. don't take pictures. nancy: moving on, struggling departments and macy's thinking of adding restaurant to the rooftop of the flagship store. 2 million square feet is big enough for green space. they are hoping that it will increase the store shopping traffic. michelle: a heart warming
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10-year-old boy suffering from a life threatening medical condition gets his wish fulfilled. the boy is dealing with a seizure disorder and he is visually impaired and can barely talk. but the family knew after watching and waiting for april, the giraffe, with the rest of us to give birth he would want to meet her and her calf. the make a wish foundation made it happen. >> we are waiting for the baby. for to us be out of the home, the normal worries, the day today stuff, life, it's fantastic. >> the family says with his love for the animals this wish was a no-brainer. jonathan: what a great organization to do things like that. michelle: something we think of as simple made his day. nancy: not just for him but the whole family. jonathan: good to see. talk about this. people in panama city were probably looking for exit when they saw this. look at that. ominous. the clouds were dark and approaching and it
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this was the gulf coast. gulf of mexico. as scary as this looks it's a blessing of sorts. 0% of florida --70% of florida is in a doubt. four to six inches of rain could fall and in some places they are forecasting ten-plus inches. they need rain but not all at once. nancy: there are a couple of clouds in the sky as well as steve rudin joins us from the rosslyn farmer's market in arlington. how are things out there right now, steve? steve: it's fantastic out here. if you have not been to rosslyn in a year or two it's completely different now. this farmer's market started four weeks ago. this is new to rosslyn. two tall, tall buildings that you have seen on the skyline. the farmer's market have produce to pickles to bread. fresh dishes you can get.
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sneak up on this lady. how are you? we're live on tv. what have do you think of the market? >> it's great. steve: she likes it. there you have it. she likes the market. a lot of people are enjoying themselves. a lot to do. the outlook for tonight if you are out and about the skies will going to clear. temperatures in the 50's. waking up early tomorrow morning. highs tomorrow looking better than today. making it to 75 degrees. nice mix of the sun and clouds. a little warmer. keep in mind the average for this time of the year is around 82. talk about the blues festival. falls church this friday through sunday. friday around 82 degrees. saturday in the upper 80's. sunday we'll crank up the heat and the humidity. we will be around 90.
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monday, tuesday, wednesday. highs will be in the lower to the middle 90's. the heat index values will be around 100 degrees. so enjoy this cooler temperatures right now. even though we have cloud cover this evening. it feels great out here. get out to the farmer's market it's open until 8:00 this everything. michelle: tomatoes look great. thank you. nancy: still ahead a local high school football coach using his players to use their heads for the right reasons. robert burton introduces us ♪ heads for the right reasons. rsorry about the holdup, folks. we have some congestion on the runway and i'm being told it'll be another 15, maybe 20 minutes, and we will have you on your way. ♪ runway models on the runway? surprising. what's not surprising? how much money evan saved by switching to geico. i would not wear that lace. hmm, i don't know?
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jonathan: the herndon high school head coach is teaching others about the crippling condition and robert burton has more with the coach of the week. robert: herndon high school head football coach davis is a big man. but not too big for concussions. >> i had three concussions in high school and three more in college. that was the end of my playing career. robert: now davis can make a difference. >> i tell people i would never want anyone to suffer that same career ending injury. >> one of the 19 football leaders selected to be a master trainer with the usa football heads
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>> i was honored and ready. if in doubt you sit them out. you do what is best for the kid. robert: it's a passion for him. he was an assistant trainer before becoming a master trainer to make the game safer. >> i was involved with working with the other coaches. i felt ready to take it on. happy to invest in the program. robert: coach of the week, robert burton. larry: it's already buzzing with the testimony of james comey. a plea from a father who says goodbye to his murdered son. and new details about the ambush. what was found inside the car. backhoe in the drive through. doing battle with an a.t.m. we will show you which one comes out on
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alison: "he is a good guy. i hope you can let it go." that is what the president said to him comey says when they talked about flynn's ties to russia. today, comey issued a seven-page on the record statement before testifying in front of the intelligence committee tomorrow. what does it mean? >> we are hearing from james comey. the highly anticipated testimony we will hear in person tomorrow. he says he had nine conversation from the president and he felt the pressure to drop the investigation to michaelfully. he fult uncomfortable enough to document it. he went to jeff
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to have direct conversations with the president while the investigation was underway. so here now one excerpt from comey's testimony about a meeting in the oval office. they have on february 14. comey writes, "i immediately prepared an unclassified" memo of the conversation about flynn and discussed the matter with the senior leadership. i understand the president will be asking we drop any investigation of flynn in connection with false statements and he continues to go on documenting the further conversations. the president denies this. he told me that at a press conference a couple of weeks ago saying no, no, when i asked if he inched him to slow down or drop the investigation. comey said that the president asked on more than one occasion for the loyalty. something that comey said he would not provide. tomorrow the senate intelligence committee does it best to get the information out of james comey.

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