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coming through downtown right now. we'll continue to see this over the next hour or so before it starts to move out of here. let's show you what's happening on the radar. the heaviest rain coming through d.c., in through prince george's county, a lot of lightning with the storm. look at this line here, to prince george's county, calvert county as well and frederick. this has been the play-maker, it's caused a lost of hail for st. mary's and calvert county. reports of hail for fairfax county, but right through the district, notice the amount of lightning and the extremely heavy rainfall. taking the lightning off, you can see the red, that's where we have the heavy rain. but even the yellow is still heavy rain and we're going to continue to see that whole line moving north. another area of strong thunderstorms, these just developed within the last half hour to 45 minutes. right around bethesda, over towards rockville, making their way to olney
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and this one has been on the thw t, winchester, fauquier county, we'll continue to watch these. these guys moving away, these guys moving right back in. so we're just getting started throughout the evening. >> thank you, doug. and as you make plans for the holiday weekend, remember you can get updates from storm team4 anytime, anywhere, just download and open the nbc washington app. now to breaking news in prince george's county. an arrest in connection with a murder of an elderly man. sources tell news4 the suspect is a family member. the familiar was discovered dead this morning in this ft. washington home. the arrest came about an hour ago. news4's mark segraves is at the scene right now. he'll have the latest on the investigation and reaction from neighbors ahead at 6:30. in the meantime, a murder rattled the university of maryland community, a student visiting from bowie state killed at a bus stop.
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the school is also launching a plan to deal with hate bias incidents. tracee wilkins has details from college park. >> it seems like a little bit too little too late. >> reporter: students are reacting to the university of maryland president wallace lowe's action plan to heal race relations on campus. >> i would say it's trying to understand. at least it's something. >> reporter: the university of maryland has had a number of issues on campus that have sparked the debate over whether it's doing enough to stem issues surrounding hate bias on campus. in march a noose was discovered inside of a fraternity house. >> it was something that should have been addressed. it was addressed at the university but it was very low key. now we have to address these issues. >> reporter: since december, flyers advancing the agenda of white supremacist groups have been discovered around campus. then this past weekend, bowie state university student richard collins iii was stabbed
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student sean urbanski on campus. yesterday president wallace lowe said he was moved by the university of maryland community gathering together in honor of lieutenant richard collins iii. >> we honor him by trying to fully live the values that he stood for and that we believe are also the values of bowie state and the university of maryland. >> reporter: hours after marching in his rn had, loh released a plan to stem acts of hate and bias on campus. >> some something like this happens, there's clearly something wrong and i'm glad he's doing something about it. >> it includes the creation of a hate-by yos rapid response team, more money for diversity and inclusion education. annual reports on hate-bias incidents. and improved policies for athletic venues and a hate-bias, and campus safety task force. most of the students said it sounded like a good plan. they just want to see follow-through. in college park, i'm
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wilkins. news4. a montgomery county man is facing charges for a bizarre crime. police say he was buying blood from people in southwest, d.c. chris gordon is live outside the court where the man appeared before a judge. what do we know about this? >> just minutes ago, we know he was released on his personal recognizance. 43-year-old khoa nguyen of rockville was released on the condition that he does not practice medicine without a medical license and he does not draw blood. reporters tried to question him and he ran through the rain. he'll return to court at the end of june to face criminal charges. police say he was running a blood bank for poor people in southwest, washington. >> to me, it was illegal, unsanitary, unsafe. >> reporter: nguyen is charged with practicing medicine without a license. police got a tip that blood was being bought at an abandon
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apartment at 70 p street southwest. donors were being paid $30 each. an officer saw a large group of people congregating. >> they didn't know nothing. they went for the $30. people are going to go and do it for that. >> we didn't get the money, the blood drawn or nothing. i was just one of the few that was in line. >> but you were willing to possibly do this? >> yeah. it was free money. >> a woman told the officer, the traffic was coming from her apartment, which was enrolling people in a work study. 43-year-old nguyen said he drew blood from 20 people that day and 20 people the day before. but the officer said nguyen had a ledger showing an additional 205 names. the officer said the blood was stored improperly. it was not an approved medical facility, and nguyen had no license to show that he was approved or qualified to draw blood.
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i want to tell you t police tha boston biosource. we called them and they said that he goes to risky areas to collect blood for research, looking for cures for diseases like cancer, tb, and alzheimer's. they say he performs valuable work, but the d.c. police say what he did is illegal. that's the latest from the d.c. superior court. back to you. >> thank you, chris. a head scratcher there. one of the most noticeable moments at the nato summit today came from something president trump did not say. he failed to endorse the foundation of the nato treaty. but it was also something that he did that set social media on fire. mr. trump put his hands on another nato leader and shoved him to make his way to the front of a group during a tour. and some of his remarks there were regarded as being less than diplomatic. blayne alexander is tracking all this from capitol hill
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house says there's no question that the president supports and stands by nato. they say that his very presence makes that absolutely clear. but still, by not specifically reinforcing that in his speech today, it's a strong departure from the actions of every u.s. president dating back to harry truman. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: behind the pomp and circumstance in brussels, a more strained reception for president trump. speaking today at the brand-new headquarters for nato, the very group he once called obsolete. >> i'm honored to be here with members of an alliance that has promoted safety and peace. >> reporter: a series of perceived missteps, drawing criticism. first, scolding allies for not paying their fair share. then this. >> i never asked once what the new nato headquarters cost. >> reporter: later appearing to shove aside the prime minister of montenegro, and while condemning the
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bombing. >> it was a barbaric and vicious attack. >> reporter: the president notably did not reaffirm article 5 of the nato treatment, an attack on one ally is an attack on all. it leaves our nato alliz desperately concerned about whether or not the united states will be for them as they were there for us after 9/11. >> reporter: and friction with british prime minister theresa may after uk intelligence furiously blamed the u.s. for leaking these evidence photos from the manchester bombing to the "new york times." >> i will be making clear to president trump today that intelligence that is shared between law enforcement agencies must remain secure. >> reporter: british investigators now refusing to share information about the case with u.s. law enforcement. and president trump today ordered the justice department to investigate the source of those leaks, a move to restore confidence with one of our strongest allies. >> thanks, blayne.
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take a deeper look at the push seen around the world. watch as president trump places his hand there on a fellow nato leader and moves himself aside to get to the front of the group on a tour. the man he moved aside is the prime minister of montenegro. that country will officially join nato on june 5th, over russia's bitter objections. greece, albania, and croatia already are nato members. and montenegro's addition will solidify nato's presence along the adriatic coast. british police arrested two more people today in connection with the suicide bombing that killed 22 people at an ariana grande concert on monday. eight people are now under arrest. police say raids have uncovered evidence that may be significant. so far, though, investigate,on have not
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found the bomb-maker. meanwhile, in libya, investigators say the suicide bomber called his mother just hours before the attack and asked her to forgive him. we're a month away from some big changes coming to metro. starting on june 25th, riders will have to deal with fare hikes and service cuts. these changes will have the big impact on riders who use the service late at night. >> reporter: metro riders will be facing a big change in the next couple of weeks. do you know about the hours changes? you should, or you could be left outside in the cold. metro riders, get ready for something different. are you aware they're going to change the hours and raise the rates in just a couple weeks? >> i have read about it. i'm aware. >> reporter: herb has been doing his homework. starting june 25th, the hours change and fares go up. some of the major changes on the rails, weeknight service will en
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friday and0 a.m. and on sunday, the system won't open until 8:00 in the morning and it will close at 11:00 at night. sherry lee said the changes to hours shouldn't have a huge impact. >> we'll still have trains in the downtown area every three or four minutes. so it's a matter of one or two minutes for a lot of customers. >> reporter: and you'll basically be paying 10 to 25 cents more to ride the train or bus. . riders aren't happy about a lot of these changes. they say it could make it trickier to catch a train. >> i think you can reduce the hours because right now, it's really difficult to get one if you are not on time. >> reporter: but again, be ready to pay a little more and adjust your schedule. along the orange line, adam tuss, news4. a political smackdown as a congressional candidate is charged with attacking a reporter. more on the fight that's
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head to the polls. plus, the rising cost of a college education, and how it could play into the upcoming governor's race in virginia. and i'm tracking a new severe thunderstorm warning, this one for prince george's county and anne arundel, bowie, crofton, indianapolis. this storm here, until 6:30. a severe thunderstorm warning in that area.
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to take on the "tom insurance companies and the credit card companies and the wall street banks... that's what tom perriello is about." progressive causes have been my life's work. i'm tom perriello... and before and after congress i led non-profits to battle climate change, poverty and president bush's attacks on civil rights. now i'm running for governor to reduce economic inequality. because together, we really can build a virginia that works for everyone.
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take a look at this video. hail falling down into portions of hollywood, maryland, st. mary's county, calvert county reporting a lot of hail. just pea-sized hail. we saw hail around the potomac area and rockville, with those storms. they continue to move north. the latest on these storms right now, making their way up into prince george's county, a new severe thunderstorm warning. prince george's county, anne arundel county, more storms towards montgomery and howard county. very strong here, but it's this one. look at the lightning around bowie right now. here's upper marlboro. 301 going to be a mess. up to indianapolannapolis. we'll continue to watch it right here from the storm center. >> thank you, doug. new fall-out a
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of slamming a reporter to question. tonight paul ryan is calling on this candidate to apologize as montana voters are heading to the polls for a special election. as chris pollone reports, it's not clear if any of this will have an impact on the vote. >> reporter: it happened on the eve of the election at campaign headquarters for the republican candidate for congress greg gianforte. a reporter for "the guardian" tried to ask him about health care. then gianforte body-slammed him and broke his glasses. part of the exchange captured on his recorder. >> talk to you about that later. >> there's not going to be time. >> speak with shane, please. >> i'm sick and tired of you guys. the last guy that came in here, you did the same thing. get the hell out of here! >> the campaign blames the reporter and said both men fell to the ground during a
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gianforte grabbed jacobs by the neck and threw him to the ground. gianforte has been cited with misdemeanor assault. >> it's just very strange and mortifying. because i don't mind being blown off by politicians and i also am always terribly uncomfortable being part of a story and now it seems like i became the story. >> reporter: house speaker paul ryan said gianforte should apologize. >> i do not think this is acceptable behavior, but the choice will be made by the people of montana. >> reporter: democrats are already using it to rally support for rob quist in a new ad. gianforte was leading in the polls with more than 200,000 early votes already cast, it's unclear how this incident will affect the ricace. first there's the celebration as high school seniors get their college acceptance letters. now have the time of year when some parents are coming to grips with the reality
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the cost of cnge a top issue in virginia's primary race for governor. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey takes a look at what the candidates are proposing. >> reporter: college tuition on the rise again at many of virginia's public universities. two of the three gop candidates for governor say if they lead the commonwealth, they'd send a strong message about tuition hikes opinion. >> -- >> they will know their mission is to be responsive to the needs of the students and the taxpayers. >> it's easy. you take out a sheet of paper and sign a alert saying you're going to cap tuitions. they'll figure out a way to make ends meet. >> reporter: but republican corey stewart says more students should be headed into career and tech-ed prams. >> we have to get away from this idea that every child needs to g
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college. look, it's not working anymore. >> reporter: the democrats competing for their party's nomination, both proposing the state pick up the tab for the first two years of post-secondary ed, but not at a four-year program. ralph northam calls his program g-3, get skilled, get a job, and give back. >> this will allow individuals to get certified, with the understanding they'll give one year back to public service. >> tom perriello wants virginia to move to a pre-k through 14 model. the 13th and 14th would provide career training or a path way to community college. >> they're far more likely to be starting at 35 or $40,000 a year and paying taxes on their way to the middle class. >> the democrats just faced off
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right after "meet the press." i'm julie carey, news4. now to a story you'll see only on news4, it's a hectic week of testing for many local students. maryland and d.c. are administering the parcc test, with mixed reaction. news4 has learned that maryland education officials are considering a plan to shrink the test next year and perhaps move it to earlier in the school year, according to an official with the maryland state department of education. maryland is one of the few states nationwide that issues the parcc test. coming up next, an emotional tribute as a local high school student travels thousands of miles to dedicate his spring break to a fallen soldier. and dramatic cell phone video shows the aftermath of a fiery crash involving a medical ptlicoer in delaware.
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plus save $100 dollars on every $1000 you spend. the memorial day sale at havertys. life looks good. we've had a stormy evening and what's coming next, doug, amelia? >> sushi. [ laughter ] >> we've seen everything else. >> that sounds good to us. >> everyone has to know your order now too. >> spicy tuna, spicy scallop. it's a sushi night. that means i'm staying throughout the night, continuing to monitor the severe weather. right now in prince george's county and anne arundel
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>> and as we look to the weekend, there are storms in the forecast. >> we could get some of those. we'll talk more about the weekend in a second. but right now, look at this shot, the 495 area, around landover. it's just nasty out there with that rain coming down, hard rain in parts of the area. here's the latest radar. i want to show you what's really happening here. this is the severe weather that we've seen. a lot of warnings and hail with these storms. back to the west, look at this line. this line is moving down to the south and east. so you're not out of the woods yet. d.c. around warrenton. you saw some earlier, you're going to see more coming through your area. right along route 50, in the beltway, bowie and crafton, anne arundel, back towards montgomery county, d.c. still dealing with the heavy rain. the warning good until 7:00, kettering, queen ann, bowie, crofton. this area right now is really under the gun. right around bowie and crafton. so if you live -- crofton. a lot of hail, a
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you can see the cell right there that has produced the severe thunderstorm warning. to the north and west, montgomery county seeing extremely heavy rain, along 29, olney and laytonsville, darnestown and poolsville. as i mentioned, these thunderstorms moving to the east along 66. heads up into warrenton and manassas and back to the west. lot of rain still to go and once again, we'll stay throughout the night, part of the upper level moving through. you can see the energy moving through. this does get out of here and makes for what is going to be a fairly nice weekend. but all in all, amelia, we'll still see some showers and maybe a chance of severe weather. >> but if you're heading to the beach, i think it's really about how cool it's going to be at the beaches. we'll have temperatures anywhere from the mid 60s to low 70s. on saturday, water temperature only 62 degrees. that's toes in only, at least for me. sh
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few late-day showers, but overall mainly dry and cool. if you're heading to the mountains, we can't stress this enough. right now, saturday evening, into the overnight hours, very heavy rain, potentially thunderstorms are possible. so if you're camping, make sure you can get indoors saturday night. temperatures in the mountains, only around 70 degree as well. >> if you're thinking about camping this weekend, it could be a problem. amelia, i'll let you put that back on to radar, see where that new severe thunderstorm warning is potentially. it's actually the eastern shore. let me finish with the ten days. 60% chance for storms on saturday. some could be strong, possibly severe, especially d.c. southward. sunday, 40% chance of storms. high of 77. not a wash-out on sunday. and monday, most of memorial day looking dry with a temperature around 82 degr
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next week and another chance for showers. we stay fairly unsettled here over the next couple of weeks. let me get out of the way so you can see the whole forecast. again, tracking severe weather over the next few hours. >> all right, thanks. an elderly man found murdered, hours alert an arrest. budget battle, a closer look at the president's plan and why some say it could hit the d.c. region especially hard. the image had some students doing a double take. tonight the amazing story behind this viral picture of a dog. this dog earned a spot in a local high school year book. you won't want to miss this story. and here's lester holt with a look at what's ahead on "nightly news." tonight, an already hard fought congressional race gets physical. the latest on a candidate now charged with assaulting a reporter. the british prime minister appeals to president trump to shut down the leaks about the manchester bombing investigation. and why some hospitals
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him bring his hate into virginia. now at 6:30, we are staying on top of breaking news. an arrest late this afternoon, just hours after an elderly man was discovered dead inside this prince george's county home. >> sources tell news4 the suspect is a family member, and the victim was murdered. nk his body
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ft. washington home. news4' mark segraves talked to neighbors who are understandably saddened by the loss. >> reporter: police say when they arrived at this home on mill street in ft. washington, maryland. the house was locked up and secure. there were no signs that an intruder had broken in. when police looked through the window, they saw the victim slumped over and unresponsive. >> the fire department forced entry into the house. at that time we found an adult male victim. >> police received a call from a relati relative who was concerned when the man wouldn't answer the phone. >> the victim was suffering from trauma when we found him inside unresponsive. >> reporter: neighbors say the victim was friendly and would often sit on the front porch. >> it's unbelievable. i don't believe it. >> how long have you lived in the neighborhood? >> since 1975. >> have you ever seen hi
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>> it's shocking? >> shocking. >> reporter: prince george's county police confirmed they have made an arrest in this case, not far from the scene of the crime. sources are telling news4 the suspect is a relative of the victim. that is the very latest in prince george's county, mark segraves, news4. a new warning just popping up, a flash flood warning, again, this is the big thing we were worried about throughout the evening hours. notice the heavy rain coming through, especially for montgomery county. northern montgomery county is where the warning is, gaithersburg and the ashton area. around olney and the northern portions of rock creek. so heads up in this area. this is right along georgia avenue in around the olney area until 9:15 tonight. i know this area fairly well. there's a lot of hills in that region, a lot of streams through the hills. so, please,
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do not drive through flooded roadways. flash flood warning now for montgomery county around olney until 9:15. we'll continue to keep you posted. this storm in bowie is where we have the severe thunderstorm warning until 7:00 for prince george's county and anne arundel county. we'll be here all night. new cell phone video shows black smoke pouring from a helicopter crash in delaware. this medical chopper went down in an industrial park just beyond the runway at newcastle airport. the pilot died in the crash and he was the only person on board. no one on the ground was hurt. the skies over delaware were overcast this morning and this pilot was training to fly in inclement weather. now to the budget battle on capitol hill. president trump's first budget proposal would slash federal spending by $3.6 trillion over ten years. there are deep cuts to medicaid and other programs that help the
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cuts for the wealthy, plus a promise to reduce the deficit with 3% economic growth each year, that's nearly double the current rate. some senate republicans say the math doesn't work. as for how the plan would affect our area, "washington post" reporter robert mccartney said the new version cuts even deeper than the preview released back in march. >> very significant cuts in the federal workforce. obviously that would hit the washington region particularly heavily. cuts in the national institutes of health, cuts in the environmental protection agency. a lot of cuts in the headquarters, offices of federal departments. the estimate by a local economist, an expert on the region said that in the first year, we would lose at least 20,000 federal jobs in the washington region. coming up next, he's a familiar face in the classr
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this has gotta be one of the best stories of the day. it's about a service dog that's become a beloved companion at stafford high school. >> that's right. and now he is forever going to be a part of the school's history. reporter david culver introduces us to alpha. >> reporter: a.j.'s morning routine takes longer than most. >> fix your band ana. >> reporter: he's gotta get himself and alpha ready for the day. >> i know, you're excited. you're going to school. >> reporter: out the door in time to catch the bus. >> he arrived at my house when he was four months old, and i've had him ever since. >> reporter: almost four years old, this black lab is a service dog, alerting a.j. when his blood sugar
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>> we had a big long talk before we got him. we said, when alpha alerts, you'll have to check your blood and listen to what the dog is telling you, because that's what we're getting him for. >> reporter: three years ago, they counted down the days for alpha to arrive and slowly they helped him adjust to his new role, keeping a.j.'s diabetes in check, at home and at school. the pair ride the bus together, and cruising the halls, alpha's got the following. in the classroom, he takes his seat, getting comfortable under the desk. >> where you see a.j., you see alpha and he's just one of the gang. >> reporter: a.j. wanted it to be official. >> i wanted to have my service dog in the year book, i thought it would be a great thing to have for my school and for me to look back on when i'm older. >> grace fuller, on the year book staff, agreed. a few months ago, on school picture day,
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camera. eyes over the edge of the picture. >> acly w it was shown me on social media, i just thought it was a great story. >> reporter: so did the internet. one student's tweet went viral. and buzzfeed published the story. as for alpha, he's staying rather humble. dogs live in the moment. his focus, a.j. >> good boy, alpha. >> he understands me and i understand him. >> reporter: but given a.j.'s a junior, we wondered will alpha get a spot in next year's year book? >> i hope so. and with a cap and down. -- and gown. >> it's exciting to have him along for the ride. >> reporter: alpha, by a.j.'s side in life and now in high school history. david culver, news4. >> i love that. >> making the grade. >> we have to go back next year to see if alpha goes to the prom. >>
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he may be the president's most trusted adviser and tonight we're learning jared kushner is under fbi scrutiny in connection to his investigation into russia. i'm chris lawrence at the live desk. nbc news is reporting that investigators think kushner has what's called significant information relevant to their inquiry. but multiple officials say that does not mean they suspect him of a crime or intend to charge him. now, we know last year, mr. kushner did meet with the russian ambassador, as well as a prominent russian banker, and this major development places the criminal investigation right at the doorstep of the white house and involves the trump family circle. obviously mr. kushner is married to the president's daughter ivanka. officials are telling nbc news that they think kushner is in a different category than former trump aides paul manafort and michael flynn,
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considered subjects of the investigation. you're going to want to keep it here for "nbc nightly news." lester holt will have a lot more on this breaking news. i'm chris lawrence, news4. >> thank you for that, chris. this memorial day, we will honor our military dead. one montgomery county high school has four students who died in service to our country. but how one of them was being honored was a mystery until a teacher and his student went above and beyond to make sure that a soldier's services was not forgotten. >> are we going to do a run-through? >> reporter: retired army colonel paul shelton commands the junior rotc program at mag ruder high school. whether he took the job, one of his first missions was to take his cadets where the war dead from iraq and afghanistan are buried. >> i had known that we had students killed in action who were in section 60. >> reporter: a tribute case adorns a wall
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graduates have died in to their country. private justin davis, class of 2005 at 19 years old, died that same summer in afghanistan. lance corporal dennis burrow, class of 2004, was killed in afghanistan in 2009. sergeant rodriguez also died in afghanistan that same summer. three of them are buried at arlington. >> it was bothering us that we knew there were three in there and the other one was in el salvador. >> like other soldiers, the body arrived for a dignified transfer, but his family wanted him buried in his native country of el salvador. >> reporter: something didn't sit right about how the sergeant had been honored. he wanted to make sure there was a tribute for him just like other soldiers buried at arlington. he
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require a trip to el salvador, a trip he couldn't make. >> it was months, and finally he came to me and said, i want to honor him. >> reporter: everett is a junior and also a nation of el salvador. for this year's spring break, he was going home. >> i had the honor to represent the program and the school over there and i feel proud for what i did. >> reporter: in his full dress uniform, ever carried a wreath to place on the sergeant's grave site, in a slow reverent march. >> he didn't get any coaching, and it was done very well. >> reporter: getting here, though, meant finding the cemetery, reaching out to the fallen soldier's family, and securing a wreath before he left the u.s. this video brought his fellow cadets to tears. >> it was when they saw the video that it hit home. there's a mag ruder student in that ground in san salvador, and he was part of
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three-hour trip across el salvador and through dangerous gang territories for this moment. a moment for a soldier who sacrificed all. a moment his mother was able to witness nearly a decade after she lost her only son. >> she told me that she thought we forget about her son. my response to her was, we never forgot your son. >> reporter: a tribute to one soldier, a reminder to us all of the lives we honor this memorial day. doug still has his eye on heavy weather out there. what's the latest? >> a lot of rain. we've seen some areas picking up 1 to 3 inches of rain. i'm getting more reports of flooding along the anacostia parkway, montgomery county, in through parts of the district. we'll continue to see this rain through the next couple of hours. storm team4 tracking theai
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you still see a couple of are of severe thunderstorm warnings, one for prince george's, anne arundel county. that's starting to weaken. another on the eastern shore. once you across over the bay bridge. and new storms developing and moving in towards the areas that have already seen the rain, portions of fauquier county. let's take you on a tour here. first off, the flash flood warning until 9:15 for areas around olney, brookville. heads up here, this is along georgia avenue in the regions. couple of the creeks coming over their banks. never drive through flooded roadways. down toward the storms we've been watching, earlier it was this storm here so strong around bowie. definitely weakening. east of annapolis right over the bay, we'll continue to watch that one. there's still a warning here, i would not be surprised to see if this was canceled. but it includes northern bowie, crofton and anne arundel county. back to the west, a new line has develod
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minutes, county. heads up around manassas, you're getting in on that one. 66, going to be a mess. look at 66 now. from d.c. through fairfax, a bibit of a break and then bam, you get hit with more rain. look what we have now. again the rain continuing to come through the 9:00 hour. then i think we clear out of here. tomorrow, a better day. 77 degrees, breezy, if not a little windy. 80 degrees on saturday with a good chance of strong, possible severe storms on saturday. sunday, high of 77. memorial day, looking pretty good. 30% chance of a shower, but high of 82. >> thank you, doug. coming up in sports, a silver lining to a loss. ho
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to take on the insurance companies and the credit card companies and the wall street banks... that's what tom perriello is about." progressive causes have been my life's work. i'm tom perriello... and before and after congress i led non-profits to battle climate change, poverty and president bush's attacks on civil rights. now i'm running for governor to reduce economic inequality. because together, we really can build a virginia that works for everyone.
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have been playing in this mess. >> luckily they moved it up to noon. >> to start and get ahead of the weather. but no more closer by committee. dusty baker confirms coda glover, the young right-hander is taking over the ninth inning pitching duties if the team can get to him. which today, they could not. a little girl has second thoughts on that french fry. she's still having fun. you know who's been entertaining? the fans. it's anthony rendon. three home runs in the last two games, and back at it today. this solo shot, puts the nats up, 1-0. top of the sixth, jacob turner facing nelson cruz. did you hear that? >> yeah, i heard it. >> game-changer, seattle
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sherree burruss finding a bright spot in today's loss. >> reporter: the bullpen unable to maintain another lead resulting in the nats losing their first game to the mariners since moving to washington. today's loss overshadowing anthony rendon hitting his fourth home run in the three-game series, hitting a new streak. >> tony's swinging the bat really well and getting rewarded for it. >> also give him credit for his defense too. that's another thing that's being overlooked. he's been making great plays. he's putting it together. >> he's putting a good swing on his pitch and not missing it. he's not fouling it back, not popping it up, he's hitting it out of the park. so just keep on doing what you're doing. >> reporter: dusty baker will miss this weekend's upcoming series against the padres. he'll be attending his son's graduation in california. from nats' park, sherree burrus
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>> leon has a excited. this weekend, the state of maryland will be represented in foxborough, massachusetts at the la crosse final four. both the maryland terrapin men and women's teams will be also playing as we want to say of course they will. and the athletes on both sides, happy to have their counterparts along for the ride. >> it speaks a lot about the maryland la crosse program, not just us, it's girls and guys. so the girls have been pretty successful recently. so we're going to try to catch up with them and hopefully bring it home together. >> everybody here wants to win a championship. no one's coming out just to win games. we want to be able to compete and have fun, i think that's the type of program maryland, both men and women bring. >> a big weekend at gillette stadium. no women's team from any service academy has ever won a division one national title. so navy women, two wins away. dn
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narrator:to do time is what is right. ralph northam. army doctor during the gulf war. volunteer director of a pediatric hospice. progressive democrat. in the senate, he passed the smoking ban in restaurants, stopped the transvaginal ultrasound anti-choice law, and stood up to the nra. as lieutenant governor, dr. northam is fighting to expand access to affordable healthcare. ralph northam believes in making progress every day. and he won't let donald trump stop us.
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breaking news tonight, sources tell nbc news the president's son-in-law senior white house advisor jared kushner is under scrutiny. >> new controversy after the violent encounter caught on a congressional candidate charged with assaulting a reporter and high drama hours before the polls close. scolding allies, a tense confrontation as president trump lectures world leaders standing just feet away, and video getting a lot of attention president trump's move to get to the front of the pack. hospital bill help, the new way patients are finding to pay for surprise medical expenses. it can be a cheaper option to cover those out-of-pocket costs.
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