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behind bars. what our i-team learn about potential red flags about the prison months before. we're putting uber's new safety features to the test as the company works to easily connect you with police in case of an emergency. a day of difficult emotion now winding down in pittsburgh. the coming days promised to be just as raw and painful. >> it comes as the city begins to say goodbye t 11 people who were gunned down inside their synagogue over the weekend. the first victims were laid to rest otoday. loves remember a doctor who rushed to help the wounded and a beloved pair of brothers. >> right now, presidehe trump and first lady are in pittsburgh. they're meetings with victd families. but the trip is dividing some community members. and an accused killer is
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behind bars awaiting his court appearance. meagan fitzgerald is examining security in places of worship in our area. our team coverage begins with jay gray inpi sburgh. >> reporter: at the growing memorial, and temples across thu city, pith gathers to say goodbye. today first of 11ls fune brothers cecil and davidl rosenturied inside the way they spent their weekends. honored and remembered byit comm struggling to understand why they're gone. >> we wt anasy explanation. maybe there isn't one. i hope as we lay our neighbors and our loved ones to rest tha we think about those things that unite us. reporter: president trump travels to pittsburgh carrying
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the support of the nation. first la melania trump with his daughter and son-in-law, both members of the jewish faith who urged the president to visit. their first stop, the tree of life synagogue. president with the and then laid stars for each of the victims. still, there has beenpushback here. leaders of bend the arc, a jewish group writing a letter saying the president is not welcome until he denounces white nationalism. still the rabbi of the synagogue inside as the shots rang out, said it is important for the president to be here. >> it would be my honor to always meet a president of the united states. we turn to the leaders of our country. >> reporter: during their time of need, unlike any the jewish faith has ever faced in the united states. pittsburgh.c news,
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>> steps away from the synagogue, protesters carried science denouncing president trump's visit. they shouted slogans. within hearing range of the es protrs, the first family lay .lowers at markers representing each victim the president's daughter ivanka trump and her husband jared kuner are both jewish. ivanka converted before marryinn kushner 2009. adding to the politics around this tragic, the white house did not honor a request from pittsburgh's mayor to delay president's visit until after families were buried and they t buriedir dead. the grief in the community so deep today, that the matter is so sensitive, aot of political leaders chose not to join the president that day. that includes the aforementioned and governor. pat toomey declined an
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invitation. bob case yes's office said he was not invited. the top four congressional leaders also declined nvitations to join the president's trip. the attack at the tree of life synagogue has some worried about safety at places of worship in our yafrlt since saturday we've seen changes at local churches and temples. and today some faith leaders meh ecurity experts to talk about their concern. meagan fitzgerald reports. >> not only is anti-semitism arising but it gets translated into vile behavior. >> reporter: after the nation watched theh afterm of the ruthless attack many pittsburgh, localue synagin d.c. have added metal detectors as a way protecting the congregation. >> we have to figure out, how do we have security without gatively impacting what's happening inside.
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>> reporter: security guards closelyam monitoringeras while armed police officers the hallway and monitor the building from outside. >> the heightened awareness since saturday, part of it is to put people at ease. >> reporr: the anye says he want his members to feel safe and remain safe whenever they're here. since the attacks on saturday, he said h and his staff have upped their security personnel and closely reviewed their security plan. >> the montgomery police have been instrumental inev rwing and looking over our procedurest s not just synagogues taking precautions. >> we do have police officers and other military type personnel that serve in voluntary capacities for >> reporter: elaine crieder is at the baptist church in
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alexandria. she said in light of tragedy, who enters the church must go you this front door and they could be subject to a bag check. >> they experienced it the first time in a real way this past weekend and everybody was cooperative. >> reporter: and i'm told by these leaders that s theurity changes they've made will stay in place for the foreseeable future >> all right. meagan fitzgerald repoing. e maryland senator said the pittsburgh attack feels personal to him. coming up, his messaoc toal police chiefs about federal funding to keep you safe in places of worship. >> now to that big breaking news outf the universit of maryland. the school sticking with head coach dj durkin in the wake of a player jordan mcnair. the school's athleti director will also stay but the university's president plans to retire at the end of the year. moments ago we got refraction
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the mcnair family. >> ms my son every day. and today, this didn't help at all. >> the school says it accepts responsibility for the dysfunction in th athletics department. and is implementing changes. darcy spencer is live to break down all these things for the university. >> reporter: this was a bombshell. i canell you, n one was expecting to happen. the presidenve of the uity of maryland announcing he is retiring. the headl footb coach is keeping his job definitely the president decide to believe the protestse the football coach is staying? i asked that question. other reporters asked the question at the press conference. he did not give an answer. the university of maryland board of regents expressing unwaering support for dj durkin. he was cch when jordan mcnair
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collapsed fm heat stroke during practice and died two weeks later last june he was placed on administrative leave. >> we believe coach duringin has been unfairly blamed. and while he shares some responsibility, it is not fair to pce allf it at his feet. >> reporter: but the president of the university of maryland said he's leaving in june. he did not give a specific reason why but did say he will lead through the efforts to create a new and healthy culture in the football program. f> it is an abdication of a responsibility o a captain to abandon ship in the middle of a storm. >> they found that problems festered because students feared speaking out. >> what happened to jordan mcnair was tragic and heart
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breaking. at the samtime, the commission found no direct link betweenni admirative dysfunction and the athletics department is that jordan mcnair'sat f reporter: this comes during a difficult seaso the team. they've had to deal with the loss of a fellow player. >> i have great confidence. i think we're focused on what we can fus on. we're excited good playing and i don't think there's anything else they're worried about right now. >> reporter: the maryland governor larry hogan addressed this saying, many will understandably question whether enough has been done to address the serious concerns that exist. it is interesting fong the coach didn't mention coach durkin during his remarks today but expressed his support for the dathleticector instead.
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>> all right. we hopeor there's information coming soon about all of this. all the changes. thanks. boston's notorious ggster whitey bulger found dead in his prison cell toda investigators say he was killed but did not say how. he took part in 11 murders. there was a warning about the hazelton prison in west virginia ere he died. there's been a report about the safety of inmates in hazelton. >> reporter: d.c. doesn't have its own prison so felons are shipped across the country to spen time. one of every six inmates in that prison are from here in d.c. ane
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weearned just weeks ago, there was a memo warning ofro safetyems at the prison. inmates reported daily beatings or stabbings. some security broke is notow folled and at least twice since april, inmates have be stabbed or killed. and it makes it difficult for them. they're concerned about staff shortages and last weeky they said tre concerned about the risk of attack. back to you. >>ll ghrit. thank you. political ploy or future executive order? it's the hottest race you've likely never heard of.
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the outcome could shame your child's education. >> a warning for parents about the popular smartphone apps. why your littleay ones be targeted by marketers without your consent. high temperatures in the hoe th mid 60s. 65 in d.c. we get a lot warmer than that tomorrow. yoalloween forecast talking m.out a stor the washington post endorses jennifer wexton for congress... saying barbara comstock's "promise has turned to dust." she's trump's "unquestioning foot soldier." jennifer wexton is the "clear and convincing" choice. "smart, serious and substantive" ...
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"ms. wexton would be a breath of fresh air" in congress. i'm jennifer wexton and i approved this message because i've worked across party lines to get things done. that's how we can fix congress and make it work for us again. i believi've heard storiesnt from people across virginiaing. that have moved me to take action on veterans unemployment, the opioid epidemic, and pediatric healthcare. but we can't make progress when we're divided, when our leaders pit us against each other for political gain. in the senate, i'll always listen to you and focus on solving problems that matter to virginia and to america. i'm tim kaine, and i approve this message.
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fo he was attorney general, brian frosh led maryland's fight to clean up the bay. so when donald trump's epa attacks our clean water laws, frosh is leading the charge to stop them. attorney general brian frosh.
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there is a grim search tonight off the coast of indonesia. authorities are looking for more victims of the lion air flight that took off from jakarta yesterda the crew was returning when the plane suddenly plunged into the sea, likely killing all 189 passengers on board. investigators have yet to find the fuselage and flight recorders. the pla was a new boeing 737 max 8. a modern updated 737. this is the first time new model has crashed since boeing launched it last year.
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well, the mid-term elections are almost upon . voting day is just a week away. president trump's closing argument is a hard line on immigration. but legal scholars say the new plan he floated today cou very nstitutional. jennifer johnson has our report. >> reporter: one week ahead of the mid-term elections, president trump is trying to excite his base with a promise he may not be able to keep. he said he is working on an executive order eming the constitutional right to citizenship for babies born in the u.s. to nonci tzens. >> we' only country in the world where a person comes in, has a baby and the baby is a citizen of the united states. >> in fact more than 35 countries have similar laws. and here it is our 14th amendment. >> this executive order, to rewrite the longstanding
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understanding of what citizenship means according to the constitution. it is outrageous. >> reporter: but not so outrageous f some trump supporters. >> you have pregnant women coming. supposedly coming a thousand miles away just to have theirr baby o here. that's not right. >> still, could it bablg back fire. >>he just want a better life for their family. >> president trump is trying to -- democrats are trying to turn president's messaging against him. as the president sends 5,200 troops to the rd. jennifer johnson, nbc news, ulshington. this is carey in lounld county where the president's policies and unpopularity largely a major factor in the race between
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rbara comstock and jennifer. weton. with the time week's get out the vote effort today. >> i am so happy and honored to have the endorsement and support. >> in contrast, comstock has had to distance herself from president trump. her issues where she's worked across the aisle. >> that's what the american people want. >> a recent poll underscores the head wind she's up against. 60% of those polled said they view the gop unfavorably. >> what i find theost devastating for comstock's re-election date is the independent voters are leaning very heavily almost 2-1 in favor of the democratic challenger.
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we. we haveton. >> she wants to separate herself from stewart. still, the political analyst and others remind comstock's resilience for service hp her overdocument odds to keep her beat two years ago and wil in play in the mid-terms. news4. there is unusuly high interest in this mid-term election. in early voting records, they look tard topple. in lounld county, they've had to reorder absentee ballots because it was doublehat it was the last .mid-te nearly 60,000 absentee ballo have been cast in fairfax so far. check out our nbc washington app to find out when and where you can cast your ballot. there was a strange twist on
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the 2016 election. the fbi is now looking into an alleged plot to try tosc dit special counsel rob armueller. therallegations that a right wing conspiracy theorist offered to pay a woman to fabric it a. they looked into the claim. the special counsel'slo office ed into it. they immediately referred the matter to the fbi according to the statement they released today. news4 is working f you in the community. our bureau chief tracee wilkins emceedn annual lungeon today and recognizes that social workers, local leaders and on the ere's help out front lines. we're nearing the end of domestic violence awareness month. if you know someone that needs help, search our website.
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puttinguber's new safety feature to the website. the emergency button helps connect with police with the click of a button. l>> and w the halloween l>> and w the halloween fore to care for other human beings. nurses ben jealous has a plan called medicare-for-all, that builds on the foundation of medicare, by using our collective purchasing power, to lower costs and the costs of prescription drugs. medicare-for-all allows us to take every pharmaceutical company to task on the price of every drug. get a better deal for all of us. nurses want a healthier maryland and medicare-for-all will lead to just that. my name is hannah and i'm supporting ben jealous for governor of maryland.
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i believi've heard storiesnt from people across virginiaing. that have moved me to take action on veterans unemployment, the opioid epidemic, and pediatric healthcare. but we can't make progress when we're divided, when our leaders pit us against each other for political gain. in the senate, i'll always listen to you and focus on solving problems that matter to virginia and to america. i'm tim kaine, and i approve this message. announcer: the following will surprise you about barbara comstock: barbara comstock: "i think roe vs wade should beed overturn and the state should decide it." announcer: that's right. comstock supports taking away a woman's right to choosan she voted to defund pld parenthoodmi 6 times, ng women's access to contraception. and comsneck votes with trump eight percent of the time. jennifer wexton: endorsed by the washington post. she'll protect a woman's right to choose. jennifer wexton for congress. independence usa pac is responsible for the content of this advertising.
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ar therclearpatrick morrisey ifiled a lawsuit. to take away protections for people with pre-existing conditions. i voted to protect them. morrisey got rich as a washington lobbyist for opioid companies. my work as your senator took a billion opioid pills off the street. morrisey is simply a "yes" man for the drug companies and the political bosses. i'm considered the most independent senator in washington. i'm joe manchin, and i approve this message.
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sunny.day was nice and we want to know about tomorrow. the big halloween forecast. >> i thought you might ask. it is looking fantastic. it is going to be a great halloween. looking back, all the way back to 2002. sorry. i've gotit we've only seen one day with rain for the last 16 years of halloween. okay.'s th all right. i have to do the same thing. plenty of hine. a really nice night. the temperatures falling 62
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degrees. winds out of the west at 8 miles per hour. stil mild across the area. 56, fredicksburg. veoward the patuxent ri and that's some very good news. if you look around the eastern part of the country, boston, c.,thing. any time you see storms going this way, that means you have warm air coming our way. we will see a much nicer day. cool air acros the country but now moving to the west, bringing that warm air. nice and warm tomorrow. righ through the next couple days. we're talking about temperatures in t 70s. low 70s any time we get this warm. 'll see tha later this week. not for halloween.be tiful, gorgeous conditions. 67 degrees. sunset, 6 skoe6:09. only one tim have we had rain and that was fairly ght rain.
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and most of our halloweens have been on the mild side. some really good news there. this halloween will be good for you too. we get even higher. 75 thursday. rain likely friday. some wind out there, too. that's something we'll be tracking before the cooler air comes in saturday. saturday night, set the clocks back one hour. two hours if you really want to sleep in. >> thankyou. still ahead, searching for solutions after the synagogueat ck in pittsburgh. up next, the challenges local synagogues facing. one of the most competitive races that you probably never heard of. why people across the country are so invested in the race for d.c.'s state board of education. >> us, thepl
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at this critical inment in america... aryland, democrats are on the front lines. with so much at stake, t ben jealous bold leader maryland needs. his plans will get our schools back toouumber one and protechealthcare. maryland's teachers, nurses and president obama agree. ben jealous has the "courage to move families forward." let us stand up for our kids let us stand up for families let us stand up f our state ben jealous, democrat for governor dave brat said he'd vote to reduce the deficit. i'm abigail spanberger, and i approve this message.
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but instead, he voted to increase it by $1.9 trillion. why? brat went washington, taking hundreds of thousands from big drug companies, wall street banks, and other corporate special interests and voting to give his big corporate donors big tax breaks, making the next generation pay. dave brat went washington, and all we got was the bill. i waso i'm used tor, getting to work early. now i have a general practice, with a lot of patients who are counting on me. many of them worry about president trump taking away protections for pre-existing conditions. and women are frightened they could lose reproductive health care. it's why i'm glad i have a friend named ben. ben is a national leader who's protecting obamacare from president trump. he's my friend ben. i hope he's your friend, too. i'm ben cardin and i approved this message.
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now back to that breaking news at 6:30. the family of university ofma land football player jordan cnair reacting to news that head coach dj durkin will keep his job. >> thef board regents made the announcement a few hours ago. they said mcplayer's death should not fall at durkin's feet and believe the coach is committed to righting the ship. >> mcnair's mother appears in disbelief during the news conference. >> i miss my son every day is that today didn't help. it didn't help at all. >> the athletic director will stay on as well. wallace loh plans to retire at the end of the academic year next summer. condolence and controversy as the first lady and president arrive in pittsburghey the extending sympathy and
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regret. protesters blamed president trump for stoking hatred and division.>> aryland senator ben cardin said the shooting in pittsburgh feels personal to him. >> tracee wilkins shows how the senator was planning to work local law enforcement and he's hoping that will prevent an attack from happening. he >> reporter: in the days following the mass shooting, we've heard from those personally touched by the agedy. maryland's u.s. senator ben cardin is one of those people. >> being active in squirrel hill. i went to the university of pittsburgh and squirrel hill was my support for my faith when i went there. so that i know area very well.or >> rr: they listened as cardin offered his support in the local fight against domestic terrorism. >> what need to hear, what can we do better? how can the fellow government help yo >> not just the churches, the
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schools, it is pretty rampant. >> reporter: law enforcement were first on the scene just as they'd been in so many domestic attacks. hools is that other soft targets around the country. >> 20 years ago, you didn't have this mission. gday you had this mission. had you beenen the resources to deal with it? >> i met yesterday a group of ministers talking about sanctuary security.vi >> reporter: m heinz said in order to protect soft targets like pces of worship, they need more officers and more resources. >> at a time whenis i in greatest use, sometimes we don't have the human security there. so people who want to do bad things, it adds a vulnerable moment. >> reporter: the bottom line is money. giving more of it to local police departments. news4. senator cardin said he heard
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the cheer call for a stronger federal partnership and additional funding, too. he vowed to take that reque to capitol hill. the senate is promising to continue his fight against ownership of high powered weapon like thenes used in the shooting. your uber ride will be safer and you don't have to do a thing. technology built into the app will help in an emergency. >> reporter: if yo already use uber, you'veot already g this technology on your phone. you use uber like youll nor do. good morning. who are you here for? >> reporter: so now if there is an accident or any k d of emergency on your trip, you or the driver can get in touch with 911. every uber customer and driver no has ahield icon on their
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screen during their trips. simplyap that icon, swipe the 911 alert, and connect to 911. >> what's the location? >> reporter: now it doesn'ttt if i know where i am. because the app will already tell the 911 operator where we are. >> i'm able to see that you're near intersection of 13th and mississippi avenue southeast. >> reporter: can you tell me what kind of vehicle we're driving in? >> ihahow t you're in a toyota ford runner night color. the license plate is -- >> c you tell me who them. >> your name is mark segraves. >> reporter: it doesn't matter if you're stop or moving. >> now i have y at 13 street southeast and congress street southeast. now i can see that you're north on 13 apstreet. proaching savannah street southeast. >> reporter: sherives for uber and remembers a scary night.
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>> aid reaming, yelling customer that was threatening me in my vehicle and 911 could not hear me because othe customer yelling in the background. >> reporter: if something like that happened, 911 would know the location. >> about 80% of 911 locations come from cell phones. >> reporter: uber has already launched in it denver, san diego, nashville, n boston a d.c. the new security shield already on your uberpp and connected to 911 in thest ct. >> it means more saved lives. >> reporter: go to nbc washington.com. news4. >> a good idea. for the driver and the passenger. hted debate over faster internet service and development. see where the controversial
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issue is coming to a plus a warning for parents. why the popular smartphone apps may be selling products to children without the parents' knowledge. check on that one for sure. a great halloween in store for sure. 70s for days. and tracking a storm that will and tracking a storm that will have dave brat said he'd vote to reduce the deficit. i'm abigail spanberger, and i approve this message. but instead, he voted to increase it by $1.9 trillion. why? brat went washington, taking hundreds of thousands from big drug companies, wall street banks, and other corporate special interests and voting to give his big corporate donors big tax breaks, making the next generation pay. dave brat went washington, and all we got was the bill. when the nra tried to overturn maryland's assault-weapons ban, attorney general brian frosh
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led the fight to stop them, defending our gun safety laws to protect the people of maryland. attorney general brian frosh. there arepatrick morriseyes ifiled a lawsuit. to take away protections for people
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with pre-existing conditions. i voted to protect them. morrisey got rich as a washington lobbyist for opioid companies. my work as your senator took a billion opioid pills off the street. morrisey is simply a "yes" man for the drug companies and the political bosses. i'm considered the most independent senator in washington. i'm joe manchin, and i approve this message. i waso i'm used tor, getting to work early. now i have a general practice, with a lot of patients who are counting on me. many of them worry about president trump taking away protections for pre-existing conditions. and women are frightened they could lose reproductive health care. it's why i'm glad i have a friend named ben. ben is a national leader who's protecting obamacare from president trump. he's my friend ben. i hope he's your friend, too. i'm ben cardin and i approved this message. in maryl fd, democrats are on tnt lines.ca... with so much at stake,
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ben jealous is the bold leader maryland needs. his plans will get our schools back to number one and protect our healthcare. maryland's teachers, nurses and president obamagree. ben jealous has the "courage to move families forward."s letand up for our kids let us stand up for families let us stand up for our state ben jealous, democrat for governor no erte. a contral plan that would have allowed cell phone towers to be pced in residential neighborhoods is not moving forward. the montgomery county koings was 30 g to allow towers within feet of homes and schools.d woul mean 5g coverage but points say the new towers are too close to young children and y pose health hazards. it is not clear if or when the
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council will revisit the measure. your children's cell phone apps may be selling them stuff without your knowledge. >> this study found 95 of apps for kids 5 and younger used at least one type of advertising tactic. refers looked at more than 135 many would tout themselves as educational games. all of the free apps they checked out used anything from pop-up video ads to banner ads or even characters to persuade children to make in app purchases. researchers s children don't know how the recnize ads. if you have downloaded apps for
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ur children, take close look and make sure you disable the in-app purchases your phone before handing them ck. you probably haven't heard of the race. the local contest getting national attention. dave brat said he'd vote to reduce the deficit. i'm abigail spanberger, and i approve this message. but instead, he voted to increase it by $1.9 trillion. why? brat went washington, taking hundreds of thousands from big drug companies, wall street banks, and other corporate special interests and voting to give his big corporate donors big tax breaks, making the next generation pay. dave brat went washington, and all we got was the bill. i believi've heard storiesnt from people across virginiaing.
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that have moved me to take action on veterans unemployment, the opioid epidemic, and pediatric healthcare. but we can't make progress when we're divided, when our leaders pit us against each other for political gain. in the senate, i'll always listen to you and focus on solving problems that matter to virginia and to america. i'm tim kaine, and i approve this message. i'm jennifer wexton, and i approve this message. seen barbaad comstock's fak
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jennifer wexton backed a deal leading to massive tolls on 66. nonsense. jennifer wexn n fought the tolls. and let's call this plan what it is, the way that it's been rolled out. it's highway robbery. there's also healthcare robbery. barbara comstock vot to sabotage the healthca market, hiking premiums up to 64%. barbara trumpstock -- everything that's wrong in washington. we have some fantastic schools slipped. and we have a lot of schools that are in crisis.
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our current governor has withheld money that could've been spent on education. maryland needs a governor whose top priority is public schools. ben jealous has a plan to fully fund education, to bring teacher pay up so that we can attract the best and brightest. ben's education plan is supported by teachers like me. if parents want better schools, then ben jealous needs to be the person they vote for. my name is rachel and i'll be voting for ben jealous for governor. it's a raceway at the bottom of the ballot. scott mcfarlane tells us, even the board of education says it has little power. >> it has becomee a b ground for the direction of school no
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matter where you live. so many people are racing to work or racinghome. in this year's election season, joe weedon knows he has to get their attention. he isng run for state board of education. >> i've been working the community. >> it is a lot tougher than h ever imagined. why? money is flooding >>. we've got to be on the ground working hard to make the board.tions across the >> he has raised five times as earh commercial cash this as did he in 2014. $15,000 in all. >> it is excellent preparation running for office. >> his challenger has raised even more. $20,000. >> to your credit, you got
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200,000 people to write a check. >> it humbles me. >> candidates raising $45,000, even $65,000. >> the state board of education is much diffent than t school boards and the suburbs. policy.ard can't make they can't hire or fire the chancellor. they can't make the sool calendar. the role is obscure. created in 2007 as part of a mayoral overhaul in the district. the d.c. state board of education can only approve or disapprove of changes made by other government officials. they found donors for nearly two doz dozen. >> it really should bebout local concerns and local contributions. and that's not what's happening in this race. >> reporter: the former teacher in ward one says she had no idea when she entered t race just how expensive it would be.
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she's raised more than$30,000 for the open seat but lags bend her possibl who has raised, 65,000. >> it's an arms race. >> it has become an arms race. >> by the teacher's unit. andrea used to sit on the board for demrats for education reform. he says the public versus charter debate is not what it is about. >> ie never m this about pro o charterr proal traditi school. i'm pro kid. >> similar wars across the district nike w five where the teacher's union is backing z parker. in ward six, jessica received the award for education reformed. >> weeed to pay attention to the fact almost 50% of the
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students in the city go to r. char this isn't a fringe element. >> convincing michael turner it could really make a difference. >> this seems to be talk but i don't think they really do anything. >> this election season, getting your attention even forowned ballot races. can be pense. >> to learn more about this and other news4i-team stories, visit our nbc washington app and chick on investigation. doug is back. we need should good news. >> the kids will like me tomorrow night. i spoke s toe kindled gartners today. they're happy. you know what i fnd out? >> oh, yeah! >> tonight is a big night.
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>> you know, that starts at 9:00 tonight. a lot of people -- a huge event. they're not going to have to wear coats for this either. a really nice night as we look across the region. wearing,what you're it is looking good. be careful on those ankles. i haven't seen high heels for the size 14. that doesn't mean send me anything. i'm . my ankles are too important to me. vinyl degrees by 7:00. dropping down to 53 by 11:00. a really nice evenin nothing going on. we're good. for us, it is all about the warmer air making its way in
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here. it doesn't get much better than that. 64 degrees, nice and dry. most of us staying in the 60s. especially in the beltway. here's something we don't really like. daylight savings time is coming to an end. aouple things. sunset on saturday at 6 you do get an extra hour of sleep. the sunset and the 4:00 hour not looking good there. what is looking good, 75 on
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thursday. maybe even a rumble of thunder. bend the orm, we get cooler. saturday, a high of 60. 59 on sunday. this is another race. you don't have to go fast. i'll be hosting this event. his is for longevity and lung cancer research. next week, a couple of chances ofwe more s activity next tuesday and wednesday. >> thank you. redskins making a big move that will have the defense saying ha ha! i believi've heard storiesnt from people across virginiaing. that have moved me to take action on veterans unemployment, the opioid epidemic, and pediatric healthcare. but we can't make progress when we're divided, when our leaders pit us against each other for political gain.
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in the senate, i'll always listen to you and focus on solving problems that matter to virginia and to america. i'm tim kaine, and i approve this message.
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self proclaimed mother of the chemical weapon corp meet aime hoeber. where she referred to nerve gas as just insecticide developed for people. someone who's made a career cashing in on her government contacts- was sued for using her position as a board member ud to defhareholders. and is now pursuing trumps agenda of defunding planned parenthood
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ged denying medical covera to people with pre existing conditions. the mori'm david trone, hoeber, i approve this message. dave brat said he'd vote to reduce the deficit. i'm abigail spanberger, and i approve this message. but instead, he voted to increase it by $1.9 trillion. why? brat went washington, taking hundreds of thousands from big drug companies, wall street banks, and other corporate special interests and voting to give his big corporate donors big tax breaks, making the next generation pay. dave brat went washington, and all we got was the bill.
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dj durkin cld be on the saturday.as early as reports from the "washington post" and espn say some players walked out with durkin today and la and the mcnair family spokesperson had strong words to say following the decision. >> coach durkin had anob gation to keep his player safe. yet he remains. as of today the only person who has paid as of today is jordan mcnair. >> in other football news, with the trade deadline a striking 4:00 this afternoon, three of the four teams in the nfc east making roster moves today. the redskins might channel their inner player a say ha ha to the rest of the week.
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as he pro bowler and second team all pro b k in2017. he was drafted 21st overall in the 2014 drt. he is named as the second best safety this seaso and number one, redskins dj swearinger will be quite the duo with those two. looking to follow the redskins in the winningways. a rough start for theings to kick off the 2018season. and in memphis, an appropriate place to try to get stekd win of the season. >> we'll tell you. memphis is home of the blues, soul, and rock but for that they need to find their soul.
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rightnow, the blues like you final here. and the thing that's such a t mystery,y were capable. one win this season.th look wizards have 1-5. this is a long night. evenhough it is an eight-day road trip, they packed a lot of baggage. they know to win they just ask the defense a rebound, too. here in memphis. home of the blues. better keep my day job. from memphis. news4 sports. >> what's up? what's up? hosting 80 special needs children, kids oall ages showing off their skills.
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even learning a couple of new ones. even ovi working his game. it reminds him of what it is like for those kids toang out with their idol. >> i have some idols. when i met them, i was the happiest kid in the world. and to have a chance to get a smile. it is the most exciting thg. >> he inspired me to play hockey. and as a kid, i was so happy and i made the team. i thought, lookt me. i'll be the next captain on my team. >> they say speci momss ave huge heaand i think mine just grew a little bigger. what he's doing for all the children on ice to work with
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him. it's huge. >> that's great to see. >> a little pick me up.>> e
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breaking news tonight. protests ipittsburgh after the synagogue massacre. president trump is there despite calls from some victim's families not to come. h >> you felt li was blaming this community? t > that's exactly what it fke. it's a stab in the back. >> tonight, the storm of controversy as the o irst victims were laid trest. also, a reality check in the president's new vow to end birthright citizenship or babies of noncitizens born on u.s. soil and says he'll do it by executive orr. legal scholars and house speaker paul ryan say the president's plan would violate the constitution. the notorious boston mobster whitey bulger murdered in a maximum security prison. a major investigation under way. the fbi investigating claims that women were offered money to smear robert mueller with false

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