paolo alderossi is 34 years old. he's from italy. he lives in london. he enjoys the finer things in life. he's been arrested and charged in a bizarre kidnapping seem here in d.c. fasten your seat belts. january 26th, it's in the afternoon. a georgetown student is walking down the street. a guy in a car motions him other and says, how do you get to dulles airport. that guy is paolo. he kidnaps that student and takes him for a ride he won't soon forget. it's all spelled out in the court papers. he drives his captive to the suntrust bank in georgetown and tells the student to go inside and use his debit card to withdraw $500. but the debit card doesn't work. so he takes the student to the wells fargo bank t

debit card to get 500 bucks. transaction denied. maybe $500 is too much. so he takes the student to the td bank on wisconsin avenue, tells him to get $200. the student goes in, the student comes out. transaction declined. so then he takes him shopping. he took the student to cartier and tried to use the student's debit card to buy a $6300 bracelet. you know that student's debit card couldn't cover that. he gets away. the student goes to the cops. the cops circulate security camera video of all this. but it took some time to figure out who alderossi was and where he was. now, it took about a month but

arrested him in washington. seattle, washington. you might say he almost turned himself in. i'll be back at 6:00 with more. >> this is just amazing. you know, pat, wendy and i were wondering. take us back to the beginning when the student was walking down the street. how did they wind up in the car? and was there a weapon involved? >> no weapon. i think he just intimidated the student. he brought the student over to the car. then he got out of the car. i understand he actually grabbed the student by the arm and pulled him into the car. i think he was a little bigger than the student. he intimidated the student. that's how he managed the student to do what he did. i guess the lesson here is student debit cards probably don't have a lot of cash behind them, huh? >> wow. this is just incredible.

there are renewed efforts tonight to help close a murder mystery in the district involving a staffer at the democratic national committee. a website and bill boards are now in place for tips in the death of seth rich. someone shot and killed him last july as he walked home late at night in bloomingdale. a republican lobbyist is also calling on congress now to look into any possible ties to russia. police initially said they believed his death to be a robbery gone wrong. here at the live desk we're following some breaking news. federal regulators are auditing the d.c. public health lab because of those botched zika tests. nine pregnant women were told they didn't have the virus when actually their tests came back positive. today the director of forensic sciences said regulators have

visited the lab and have been scrutinizing their operations. it's not clear what kind of actions they could take, but it is possible they could shut the lab down. this lab cost more than $200 million to build. back in 2015, the department stopped doing dna testing there because there were questions about the quality. activity at both ends of pennsylvania avenue as president trump gets ready to travel to capitol hill where he will be addressing congress. that could include a number of issues facing the country like healthcare, taxes, terrori immigration. and happening right now, demonstrators are starting to gather outside the white house. they're planning to protest the

resistance addresses. rosie o'donnell will headline the demonstration which is expected to begin around 6:00. meagan fitzgerald is at lafayette square keeping an eye on things. we'll have an update ahead at 5:30. these addresses to congress are traditionally an attempt by the president to layout their agenda. but president trump so far has proven to be anything but traditional. we're going to be getting some perspective from nbc's mark m r murray and ask him what we can expect. one of the most memorable lines from the president's inauguration speech is american carnage. will this be more aimed at unity. >> this is going to be a more optimistic speech. this is going to be talking about america's

but i would just kind of remind you that that was some of the same guidance we got right before president trump's american carnage inaugural address. it remains to be seen what he actually says in the remarks tonight. there is some reporting that the speech is still being worked on. i think the guidance can be one thing and what president trump actually says is the other. i think that should be the perspective that all of us end up having. >> in a preview of the budget blue point as the white house talked an increased spending for defense and cuts to other agencies. do we know what areas he might highlight may be? >> no, we don't. all we do know is he wants to add $54 billion to the military and be able to compensate and offset those costs for 54 billion elsewhere. some of the things that have come about foreign aid, the state department, other kind of

but nothing really specific. i would actually argue the biggest story of all to watch tonight is whether he provides more of a blueprint on how all this math as up. not only does he want to increase military spending, but he wants tax cuts. that is very difficult to do. >> we invite you to keep it here for complete coverage from the nbc political team right after news4 at 6:00. as the president speaks, he'll also be sending a message using the special guests he'll have who are seated with the first lady. among them widows of two police officers killed by an undocumented immigrant. also the widow of antonin scalia whose supreme court seat president trump

the democratic women of the house are also hoping to send a message as well by wearing white to pay homage to women's rights. white is an official color of the suffragettes. two other notable guests tom perez and jose andreas who had a spat with the president during the campaign will be there. a programming reminder for you, we've got the voice at 8:00, followed by the presidential address to congress. then the wall followed by news4 at 11:00. big night. good afternoon. i'm tom kierein. just posted on twitter and facebook the latest radar. we'll keep you updated on social di

now on nbc 4. right now that rain pushing in from the west. coming into montgomery county, western fairfax, loudoun and prince william and fauquier. and up into frederick county as well. all this continuing to track east. the pavement is going to be getting wet here shortly. if you're about to head out the door, you will need an umbrella. maybe moderate at times. can't rule out a little rumble of thunder between now and about 9:00 this evening. most of it's going to be gone by 11:00 tonight. we'll have a little rain off and on into the evening hours. our temperatures will be leveling off right around 60 degrees tonight overnight and through much of the evening. school vouchers and charter schools are polarizing topics. that fight is playing out in maryland tonight. some democrats and the state teacher's union want to block governor larry hogan's plan to

boost state funding for private school vouchers. >> reporter: these groups interested in public education are joining behind the banner, protect our schools. they're asking maryland lawmakers to eliminate the boost program where state funds are used for private school vouchers. >> i haven't seen any evidence yet that these private schools as a whole provide a better education than public schools. now we're starting to fund them with taxpayer dollars. so this is public money. it should go to public schools. >> reporter: they say governor larry hogan's budget cuts 20 million dollar in public school funding to provide $7 million in boost private school subsidies. >> the siphoning off of public funds means our schools will not have music programs, art programs, after school programs, all of those are currently being

cut. >> reporter: i want that money to go to public schools so we can increase our strength, not worry about becoming weaker. >> reporter: prince george's county executive baker says diverting state funds to private schools is one reason maryland's public schools have slipped in performance. >> our commitment to making sure we have the strongest public education system in the nation has fallen down under this governor. >> reporter: ahead what prince george's county students stand to lose if the state of maryland continues to divert public money to private schools. while we're on schools, we have just learned the state of maryland has rejected the request from prince george's county schools to start the 2017-18 school year in august. the state will require prince george's county to begin the school year after the labor day holiday. last year governor

mandating all public schools in the state to start after labor day. a prince george's county school spokesman tells us tonight the system will comply with the new start date while evaluating its next steps in an effort to regain local control of the school calendar. the redskins now have quarterback kirk cousins under contract, but for how long? the tag is essentially a one year deal worth close to $24 million. carol maloney will be joining us to explain what is next. that includes the potential for a long-term deal or possibly a trade. also a popular app blamed for a traffic nightmare in one d.c. neighborhood. neighbors want a change after the number of cars going down their streets increased by more than a thousand a day. >> reporter: i'm in manassas where a 12-year-old boy is being treated for seri

after being struck by a car in this cross walk this morning. and education secretary betsy devos facing a fierce backlash after comments she made about historicly black alun

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middle school in manassas after a 12-year-old was struck by a car on his way to school along lamond drive about 8:00 this morning. >> reporter: well, the boy's injuries are serious, but not considered life threatening. that is the good news tonight. he was struck right there in that cross walk in front of a bus full of kids. that bus stuck in traffic. in fact, the father of a girl on the bus tells me witnessing that incident left the bus driver in tears this morning. it was an unsettled frightening start to the day at stonewall middle school. students arriving to learn that a 6th grader had been hit by a car walking to class. dozens of students witnessed the accident. the view from chopper 4 gives you an idea of how it happened. police say tic

in the lanes headed to the school. in fact, the school bus was blocking the box. another car in front of it. the boy had just crossed in front of the bus in the cross walk when a westbound car hit him. its windshield broken by the impact. the victim was air. [ laughter ] air lifted to a hospital and is expected to survive his injury. becca is a counselling supervisor who helped lead a critical incident at the school today. >> we're helping them deal with seeing something that can be very traumatic to all human beings. we want to help them process that and meet them where they are developmentally. we use techniques like having students draw and write to express their feelings. >> reporter: these sisters, both students at stonewall middle tell me students also got a strong safety message today. both of them now very hopeful

be home soon. >> i just hope he's okay. >> reporter: no charges have been filed yet in connection. i spoke to someone at the victim's family's apartment just down the street. she tells me for now they are declining comment. this accident part of a disturbing trend, a rise in pedestrian accidents. >> an all accident with all those students witnessing it. an suv drove a high school marching band performing in a mardi gras parade. the accident hurt a dozen students in gulf shores, alabama, about an hour south of mobile. four of the victims are in critical condition this evening. police are talking to the 73-year-old driver. they don't believe that crash was intentional. witnesses think the driver accidentally hit the gas instead of the brake. no problems today in new orleans.

we're in the final throes of mardi gras. government offices and many businesses are closed. dazzling floats are rolling through the city as costumed marchers throw colorful beads and sweets to the crowd. the party ends at the stroke of midnight tonight when police clear bourbon street and the season of lent sets in. a new push to increase diversity in the work force on capitol hill. chuck schumer's office tells news4 he's asking his caucus to adopt new hiring rules that includes the implementation of the rooney rule. that means lawmakers should interview one person of color for all the jobs open. schumer is also

the senate black legislative staff caucus says there's still a long way to go but did call today's step historic. work done on a home not meeting expectations so a contractor promises a refund. coming up, news4 responds when the check doesn't arrive in the mail. and rain on the way. it's going to be here for the rest of the evening and it's going to impact your morning commute.

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all right, tom. things are starting to get real busy for you guys in the storm center. >> yeah. we're looking at some rain just coming in right now. not too bad, just a few showers coming in this evening. you're going to need an umbrella sheer sho here shortly. if you live north and west of the metro area, it's just some rain. there has been some history of thunder and lightning in west virginia that did come on through. we might have a rumble of thunder. these are not severe storms. just some rain, just enough to make the pavement wet. it is getting that way in montgomery, fairfax, loudoun county, frederick county, maryland. it's pulling out of the shenandoah valley now and farther do

all this tracking off to the east. so shortly right in the metro area that steadier rain is going to be passing on through. the hour by hour timing shows most of it's going to be out of the metro area by 9:00 or 10:00 tonight. moderate showers, maybe rumbles of thunder. after 10:00 most of it's done. there's the gray sky over washington now. record warm february, ending february today. warmest february since 1976. storms tomorrow afternoon. to colder and windy on thursday. there's the capitol wheel in national harbor. 65 at reagan national. showers 7- p.8:00 p.m. here's the timing on the storms on wednesday. coming into the shenandoah valley, panhandle of west virginia by around 3:00 p.

it has it coming through right in the metro area, 3 to 4 to 5:00 p.m. some of the models are showing a little bit later than that, not bringing the rain into about 7:00 p.m. on wednesday. by the evening hours, maybe the cloud cover breaking up by late evening on wednesday. then the winds kick in wednesday night, bringing some chilly weather. the threat tomorrow, small threat for a tornado. can't rule it out, though. might have a small tornado, a brief one and then some damaging winds are possible. that's the greatest threat tomorrow. damaging winds. could have some trees coming down. might have some power outages as well and some hail as well. a very low chance of flooding from heavy rain because it's moving so fast. temperatures before the storms arrive, into the upper 70s. and then

thursday. look at the cold mornings on friday, saturday and sunday. highs in the 40s on friday and saturday, back into the 50s sunday. then gets mild again. chilly again after that. but no snow. big news today surrounding the quarterback of our washington redskins. >> carol maloney next with reaction to the news and the franchise tag. >> reporter: hundreds expected her in lauhere in lafayette squ. >> reporter: a northwest d.c. community furious at a traffic app for sending traffic through their neighborhood.

welcome back and thank you for joining us. i'm here in lafayette square. we're just about 30 minutes away from an anti-trump rally. protesters have already started putting together a stage here. they're calling it the

resistance address. organizers say they want their message to ring out loud and clear. they want president trump to hear them. what they're calling for, they say, is for president trump and his administration to be more thoughtful as it relates to policies that they view are harmful towards immigrants, harmful towards the lgbt community and other minority communities. we're expecting to hear from the aclu, but the biggest headliner is rosie o'donnell. of course she's had this long-running feud with the president. she is expected to energize the crowd here. traffic apps have helped all of us avoid a lot of backups at some point. but one community here in the district says one app in particular is sending so many cars down their street that it's creatin

adam tuss live for us along manning place in northwest with the story. >> reporter: it is starting to rain here. it's safe to say that this community is not too happy with the traffic app ways. it's been taking all the traffic from mcarthur boulevard and sending it into their community. they have tried everything including this guy here to get the hundreds of cars to slow down. now it's even a thousand cars plus coming down this road. car after car after car after car after car on manning place northwest. >> morning traffic, evening traffic. we're inundated with commuters from virginia, maryland. very few from d.c. >> reporter: look closely and you'll see drivers looking at their phones. others fly through as they race to their destination. >> cars turn into manning like this, one after the other

eight, nine, ten, 11, 12, 13. >> reporter: these neighbors say it's become a safety concern. they tried to make it better, everything from slow down signs to the yellow men with the flags. some of them clearly recovering from being hit. leslie archer who lives here talks about the moment she knew this was more than just a traffic story. >> when my arm got hit by a mirror as i'm walking my daughter to school. i have a backpack on one arm, her hand in the other. and a car came around. i wasn't in the middle of the street and my arm was hit and it bent their mirror. >> reporter: the last traffic study here showed traffic recently increased from 200 cars a day to now 1500 cars a day. the culprit may not be ways specifically but this light at nearby sibly hospital, the traffic backs up and ways directs you around this traffic to manning

>> our street isn't set up to handle that type of traffic. i don't want a yellow line on it. we don't have sidewalks. if any of us want to leave our house, we're walking on our streets, watson, manning, all of them. it's dangerous. >> reporter: back at manning place as the traffic makes its way through mcarthur and on manning tonight. we did reach out to ways for a comment. they have not responded to us, but they have had to deal with this type of issue in the past. c k some football news breaking this afternoon concerning the redskins surrounding their quarterback circumstance kkirk . >> you'd think that the news that redskins are placing the exclusive franchise tag on kirk cousins today would be the end of it. s

first nfl quarterback to ever be tacked two years in a row, there's still a lot unknown about what's next. we do know cousins is set to make close to $24 million next season and that a long-term deal guarante guaranteeing more money is still a possibility. the deadline is july 15th to work out something long-term. but the redskins still have the right to trade him. the 49ers are reportedly very interested. if that doesn't happen and he plans to stay here and play another year under the tag, there will be a lot of questions. will his correntract status wil distraction? that's just the beginning. we know that cousins tweeted today, tag, i'm it. and also his teammate chris baker who's entering free agency wanting to make sure the team saves some money for him. until then,

we're going to show you what happened at the new spring training ballpark for the nats, facing the astros. michael a. taylor, a monster home run over the bullpen giving the nats bragging rights over their complex companions. taylor and the nats walk off winner winners. 4-3 the final. coming up, kevin durant and the golden state warriors taking on the wizards at verizon center. he's granting us a pregame interview. a live report coming up next hour. after more than 40 years of selling music in the dmv, a local record shop is closing its doors. mark segraves shows us how this move will

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folks in fairfax county will shell out an average of about 40 bucks more in property taxes next year. today the county board of supervisors gave a preliminary okay

proposed 2018 budget. that plan holds the tax rate steady. but because property volumes in the country are up, you'll owe a little more. the 2018 fairfax county property tax rate isn't a done deal just yet. the board of supervisors will vote on that rate this may. in the district there is a new report on bullying. tom sherwood says there are efforts both to protect the victims and to do more to stop bullying before it starts. >> reporter: school and social workers say bullying spikes in middle school. >> they get bullied on simple things like basic needs, that they don't have the right shoes on, they don't have the right clothing. it's little things that eat them. >> reporter: claudia diaz remembers being bullied herself in school. >> our schools weren't having a lot of

on the block. so you experience a lot of different things. >> reporter: the d.c. council education committee heard testimony on how to do more than just throwing kids out of class or school. >> it's to try to reduce the number of suspensions and expulsio expulsions. it just doesn't work. really what we need to be doing is giving them a hug. >> reporter: a recent d.c. task force said in the 2015-2016 school year there were 499 official reported cases. 31% of middle school students say they experienced it. 12% of high school students, all about average for many school systems. the nonprofit children's law center agrees more focus should be on the bully, boys and girls. >> it's making sure the schools are actually looking at the root causes and not just shuffling them out to another school. >> reporter: at the latin american youth center, counselor margie says her young people don't bully once

confident about themselves. >> they'll stand up to people and say hey, we don't do that here. >> reporter: in the district, tom sherwood, news4. a contractor promises a refund after work done on a house didn't meet expectations. coming up, nbc 4 responds after the check doesn't come in the mail. and two fires, house fires in a week caused by children playing with lighters or matches. how puppets are now teaching w ildren ho

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education secretary betsy devos recently described historically black colleges and universities as real pioneers when it comes to school choice. that led to a huge backlash on social media. in a statement devos said, quote, they are living proof that when more options are provided to students, they are afforded greater access and great equality. but the history of historically black colleges and universities tell a slightly different story. pat lawson muse is here with that. >> we wanted to put devos's comments into some context. earlier today i got a chance to talk with howard university's president dr. wayne frederick. he says while he's not clear about the sentiment behind her statement, it's important to note why historically black colleges and universities were started in the first place.

university was founded 150 years ago to provide an opportunity for those who otherwise did not have an opportunity. that's clearly the different context to where we are in 2017 about choice. back then, we did not have the opportunity to make choices freely. and it was an opportunity that was created so that students did have -- you know, were presented with an opportunity in 1867 to attend an institution of higher learning. >> dr. frederick says it's also important to note that hbcus weren't created solely for black americans but for anyone who wanted to attend college. andrew johnson granted the charter on march 2nd of 1867. a warning here. this next story may leave a song stuck in your head.

it's part of an effort by fa fairfax county first responders to teach fire safety. it comes the same week that firefighters responded to two house fires, both started by children. one of them was deadly. david culver has our report ♪ if you see a fire, stay away >> reporter: a puppet and a catchy tune. ♪ if you see a lighter, stay away ♪ >> reporter: in front of a captive audience. these elementary school didn' r er kindergartners may think it's all just a show. but the man behind the curtain knows they're listening. >> they just take in everything that they hear around them. they remember things quite regularly. so we want to get it to them at a young age. >> reporter: shawn together with other fire safety educators visual iiting 20,000 fairfax co students each year. their goal, to create new

this devastating house fire last week. fire officials say it started in the garage where a 5-year-old was playing with a lighter. the lorton home went up in flames, trapping the little boy in side. he didn't make it out. >> we want to make sure that doesn't happen again. >> reporter: battalion chief willie bailey says that's why they're so committed to this program. these first responders also motivated by success stories. laster in 4-year-old hadly notified her grandmother after noticing a fire. >> she said she knew what to do because of the class she took at school. >> reporter: a class where puppets inspire. >> if we see lighters or matches, we do not touch them. now fairfax county's program also does individual interventions with young people who may need more help learning fire safety.

fire officials say the explosion happened when a worker went to activate the propane furnace. the worker had to be flown to an area hospital. nbc 4 responds to a broken promise of a refund. we have all been there. you're told the check's in the mail but it never comes. a d.c. woman says a major retailer owed her thousands of dollars but never delivered. so she called our consumer reporter susan hogan to get the results she couldn't. >> that's right. this homeowner says a contractor performed shoddy workmanship on her home and the company actually agreed she deserved a refund. but delivering on that promise, let's just say she needed nbc 4 responds to step in. ivan williams is retired and is renovating. >> so now it's time to

pennies. >> reporter: ivan went to a major retailer and hired them to do the work and paid them $5,000. but what she didn't know was that the retailer turned around and hired a third party contractor to actually do the job. but that job they did, according to ivan, shoddy. >> the gutter was extremely slanted and the siding, while it looks good, there's something wrong with it. they were like, no, no, no. >> then she noticed this, water leaking into her ceiling. >> so i hired a home inspector to come look. >> that certified inspector confirmed what ivan suspected. poor coverage, roof surface poorly protected, cracking. the recommendation from the inspector, hire a reliable contractor to provide the proper

>> i then contacted the company to say what i had found out from the home inspector. when they did call me back, they said, we need to send our own representative. >> they did and determined the work doesn't done correctly and offered ivan a full refund. that was back in august. but months went by and so did the promise of that refund. >> never heard back. so i called again and i'm like, okay, you sent your people. i need to know what's going on. i need my money back. >> fed up with excuses, ivan called nbc 4 responds. we contacted the company immediately. not long after, ivan companied this, a release and settlement agreement. by signing it, she got her full refund. and the advice she has for those of you in similar situations? >> definitely to contact you. >> good advice. well yvonne's refund came with strings attached. she had to agree not

company. if you hire a large retailer to perform renovations, ask if they use a third party contractor, find out who it is, make sure they are licensed. not a lot, but enough -- we had a lot of complains too of pollen sufferers last few days. and the rain is helping. the rain falling in the medical troe a -- metro area coming in from the west. if you're about to head out the door, you will need an umbrella as this continues to track east. the hour by hour timing showing this rain coming on through. the areas in yellow and orange may be coming down harder, but then it's going to be

after 10:00, it's going to be mostly over. look at these magnolia blooms in full bloom. this photo taken today. post your picks on facebook, twitter and instagram of your spring glory. temperatures dropping down to near 60 tonight. for morning commute we'll have dry roads, a little sunshine, in the upper 50s. upper 70s nimid afternoon. then the storms start coming through during the afternoon tomorrow. strong storms coming to the shenandoah valley by 3:00 p.m. and into the metro area by 4 or 5:00 p.m. some of the models are a little bit later with it. but we will likely get strong storms coming through in the afternoon and through the evening hours.

then it's all done. after that, some chilly air does move on through. there is a threat of a small brief tornado tomorrow when those storms come through. also a risk of damaging winds and hail and a low chance of flooding as it's moving pretty fast. temperatures in the upper 70s before the storms arrive. then blustery and chilly on sunday with some sun back. starts feeling like winter or friday and saturday as well as in the mornings. highs only in the 40s. roller coaster ride into monday and tuesday. then gets chilly again midweek next week. it is the end of an era for a local record store. >> the last remaining kemp mills record shutting its doors. what does that mean for the local go go scene?

>> this is it. this is the last of t. >> reporter: they started out as employees in the '80s and bought the remaining stores 1 yea8 yea ago. >> in the business we're in, anyone would tell you it would be crazy to sign a ten-year lease. we don't even know these things are going to be made in ten years.

in our area, this is also a big blow to local musicians, particularly the go go community. >> it's really terrible thing. >> reporter: andre johnson is a founding member of the go go band rare essence. he says kemp mill has always been a place where local musicians could sell new music without a record contract. >> kemp mill dead datka dedicat entire section. anything go go you want, it's over there. >> reporter: since announced the closing they realized how important the store is to customers as well. >> we've had people come in the store that have actually started crying over this. it's like wow. a lot of the folks out here have no other way of getting their music. they're not into this downloading thing. we have a lot of older customers. they want to come in, touch it, feel it, see it. >> reporter: you have until the second week of march to get out to kemp ll

in prince george's county, mark segraves, news4. >> wow. we're getting old. the owners say because of the out pouring of support since the word got out, they are trying to find a new location. >> let's hope they do. they admit it's going to be difficult because they're unable to sign that long-term lease that so many landlords want these days. news4 at 6:00 starts now. first at 6:00 tonight we're tracking some rain during the evening commute. we'll have more on how long it will last and what's coming in behind it in just a few minutes. first, president trump set to deliver his first address to a joint session of congress three hours from now. he plans to lay out a bold agenda to beef up military, strengthen border security and highlight campaign promises he's kept during his first weeks in office. all of this is coming behind the backdrop of more protests in our nation's capital led by a celebrity. >> we have team ca

of this. we begin with tracie potts out on capitol hill. >> reporter: we're inside the rotunda. just a few minutes ago i came back from the capitol, lots of people getting ready for this speech. the mouwhite house says it will last about an hour and 15 minutes and president trump will focus on jobs and the economy. president trump sells his vision to congress tonight. >> we're going to spend a lot more money on the military. we really have to. >> reporter: funding the war on terror not only with cuts but a new approach. he tells fox news he'll demand pay back from countries we defend and rev up america's economy by tripling our 1% economic output. >> if i can get that up to 3 or maybe more, we have a whole different ball game. >> reporter: he'll ask congress to cut foreign aid and the state department. 120 former generals argue that's a bad idea. they say diplomacy works. >> we want