in fiscal year 2017, there were 2,224 incidents where police used force. that was a 36% jump over the previous year. in the ardistrict,segraves, news4. the crisis v inginia politics not slowing down tonight. while the commonwealth's t leaders are stuck in damage control. i'm doreen gentzler. >> i'm leon harris. now at 6:00, the growingsu pr on ralph northam, justin fairfax, and mark herring puts virginia democrats in a bind. >> we're here to do our job. we're here to govern. t >> tonight new developments making that harder than ever. >>ot b d.c. and baltimore. tonight we're saying good buy to a baseball icon. tonight the nationals and ori e orioles remember frank robinson. i'm tracking a major change making its way our way. theer tomorrow morning, but cold air comes in behind the big storm.

show you what it means forek yo d and tracking that next winter storm next week >> announcer: news4 at 6:00 starts now. three scandals swirling around virginia's top three elected officials now leading to tough questions for more >> governor ralph northam, lieutenant governor justin fairfax and attorney general markerring fight for their lives, other scruny. the woman accusing justin fairfax of assault said she told congressman scott about it. he said today he did not have all the details until yesterday when dr. vanessayson released her full statement. >> tommy norman is ao facinges tions about the 1968 yearbook at his college, where he was the editor. norman himself is not pictured

in my photos depicting blackface or racist slurs. >> it seems the hits keep coming from richmond. >> this morning srted out with people being cautious about saying anything because they wanted to see if another shoe dropped and it did. i think we've been hoping to hear something tay but it's been quiet inside the state house. >> reporter: it has en. there's a sense tonight we're about to hear from two key groups. one of them the legislative black kcaucus. they've been quiet on both the sexual assault allegation against the lieutenant governor and the disclosure from the attorney general. and we're also getting word we might hear from virginia's democratic delegation on capitol hill. for a time there was discomfort for the republicans as their top leader in the senate was asked to explain some disturbing photos found in the college yearbook that he edited.

>> just 15 months ago, democrats riding high as their candidates swept statewide office. now all three joined in an unfortunate fraternit of trouble. ralph northam and mark herring admitting to using black face. justin fairfax accusedex of sl assault some 15 years ago, a charge he denies. today he was mobbed by cameras as he arrived. confirming he took a call from governor ralph northam. northam also called attorney general mark herring, who like the governor, is mostly out of sight after wednesday's disclosure that one time, as a blackface dressing up as a rapper. today a republican lawmaker also besieged by cameras, senate majority leader tommy norman was

ed today of the 1968 yearbook called the bomb. making no comment to aaron gilchrist, but he quickly issued a statement hoing blunt the story it reads in part with 114 edabions of the bomb ava dating back to 1881, i'm not surprised that those wanting to engulf republican leaders in the current situation would highlight the yearbook from my generation a half century ago. he did not aear in any of the blackface photos. democrats sti seeming shocked. eileen filler-corn making her first public comments to news4. >> it's been tough week to say the least, obviously. a lot of serious issues to focus on, b we really are representing -- we're here to do our jo we're here to govern, legislatep >>ter: and republican leaders also pushing back hard

saying there's no comparison between the discussion of what was in the vmi yearbook and these controversies that face democrats. saying it is unfair to compare a assisting in the production of a yearbook to the other revelations thisweek. interesting to see what could happen tomorrow. >> reporter: tert's what ne is waiting to see. in the meantime, this series of events are something that has a lot of people here, virginians here quiet, they don't want to talk abohe the issues e because it's so hard to understand and there seems to be mixed feelings about the way things should ultimately turn out. they won the confidence of the commonwealth and elected tore of the most powerful offices in virginia but the race and sex scandals have left people dazed and confused. >> it's a big mess. it's all politically driven. >> reporter: rene and deb bar long time friends but don't agree on whether ralph northam shouldp give his office

because of his yearbook page and how he fumbled the explanation and apologize. >> i think he needs to step down. ngs in the le did t past but to be a leader for the down. he needs to step >> reporter: renee says he isn't being treated fairly. >> with northam i feel held sht be reprimanded for something heid 30 years ago. we all have skeletons o in closet. >> i think people want people to take a step bac and reflect. >> reporter: this may be the day of reflection she's talking about. for northam, justin fairfax, and mark herrg, condit says now is the time to step back and listen. that takingon, themselv themselves out of position of being the person that's important may lead to them surviving in public office.

>> reporter:od pastory hunter believes when the fervor dies down, there that has to be commitment to the conversations. >> it's time to dialogue about some of the issues in the past and look how they have changed from the past. >> reporter: you're looking at some live pictures now of a demonstration that's wrapping up here on the steps of the capitol. you've been watching this as well. a demstration against racism. >> they've been out here r,r the last h chanting making speeches. you probably can't see it but they're crying a casket up to the steps and their intention is to bury racists and racism here in >> reporter: a striking image, and hopefully something can be part of the dialogue that people feel needs to happen next here. >> all right. aaron gilchrist and julie, thank you both for your coverage. it's been a busy week

an we know there's more still to come. we know you're both staying on topf this evolving story. aaron we'll t see youomorrow morning on news4 today. let's turn now to the weather here. folks it looks like we're in for a shock to the system tomorrow. >> doug is tracking a major change in temperatures and return of winter weather. >> it's felt like spring the last couple days, that 74 a couple days ago. today we're in the 50s, nice and mild. but we have a major system moving our way.e look at ystem right now. it's bringing some i temperature differences across parts of the ohio river valley. a tornado reported in parts of ohio. we're not going to get in on th actihere. no rain expected here, it's all about the temperatures for us. t looke numbers 53 right now d.c. 70 around roanoke. 73 in charleston. we're goingo see the warm air first before the cold air moves

in, wind chills in the 20 by tomorrow night. we're going to talk more about that. i'll show you how fast the numbers come down and we're looking at monday and tuesday, that chance for a strong winter storm. we'll talk about that in a send. >> let'et back to politics now. national politics. five weeks into the 116th congress, there is a growing power struggle under way. president trump is navigatinth unfamiliar terrain for him of divided government. republicans still c the senate so they scored a win when the judiciary committee approved william barr, mostly along party lines. but on the house side, acting attorney general matthew whitaker is threatening to skip the hearing unls democrats withdraw their subpoena threat. is the pressure wthring o president, jay? >> reporter: it looks that way and soundshat wayrom some of his comments and posts on social

media. name calling and new allegations as the white house anticipates results from robert mueller's investigation. now the white house and president getting new questions from congress. president trump joini hands at this morning's national praye breakfast. >> let us come together for the good of our people, for the strengthf our families, for the safety of our citizens. >> reporter: his petition fort unity j hours after blasting democrats on social media, calling them nuts andccusing them of presidential harassment. as the house intelligence committee opens an investigation nto the president's ties to russia and his finances. >> we will not surrender our constitutional responsibility for oversight. that would make us delinquent in our duties. >> oversight that has a growing call to review the president's tax returns, to see if his

decisions in the white house have been influenced by . busine also on the table the president's immigration policy. >> it's so shocking that we do not know how many. >> reporter: and family accept rations at the border. you know, we talked earlier about that back and forth between acting attorney geral whitaker and the judiciary committee. members of that committee have assured now theor acting ay general that there will be no subpoena if he shows up in the morning. so iould expect we'll see him there this morning to answer their questions. >> jay gray reporting live for us. see you soon. sad news tonight for fans of the nationals, orioles and baseball everywhere. hall of famer frank robinson has died after a battle with cancer. he was an all time great on the field and the first black manager in history. sherree burruss with more on his life and career. >> frank robinson is more than just a halame baseball player. he was a trail blazer, he lost

his battle with bone cancer at the age of 83 and leaving a lastingth legacy i game. robinson wasst the fir manager in nationals history bringing baseball back to the strict. in 1975 he became the firri n-american manager in the major league and a player manager for the indians. someing he reflected on in his last year as a skipper. >> it was great to see any time there was an african-american skipper hired, it was great. one day i wanted african-american or minority managers hired and there's no mention of . at's when we would have achieved all these years in baseball as far as managers are concerned. >> ryan zimmerman releasing a statement saying frank robinson was my biggue manager. i still remember being so nervous to walk into his offic and introduce myself. he was a living legend and i wa

a 20-year-d right out of college. i can honestly say that meeting was the last time ielt that way around him. the from that day on he took care of mend treated me like a son. and zimmerman goingn to say that robinson made baseball but more importantly the world a better place. sherree burruss sports he was legend aary. >> he died getting to know the race of the managerot is mentioned anymore. a long-lost overdue boo turns up after 70 years. new at 6:00 we find out where it's been. this video shot inside of a prince george's county high sc ol results in a student being charged and a principal placed on leave. i'm tracee wilkins. theatest on this investigation. policeck c dn on thievesow

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police in prince george's county are cracking down on people who steel handicapped placards. >> it's a crime they say offends the dignity of people with disabilities. darcy spencer reports on the stiff penalties these parking pirates couldface. >> reporter: police showed these photos with handicapped placards that have been stolen andhey sa this man is behind those thefts, 11 of them andhey shared photos of broken windows, what thieves do to get inside the victim's car. >> individuals who choose to go and preyn our disabled

community, cause tens of thousands of dollars of damage and seek to prof, that's going to stop. a reporter: mark wade use walker to help him get around and he has a handicapped placard in his car thatel him park close to where he's going. >> it's important because it gets me closer to a store or doctor's office. >> reporter: prince george's county police say thieves have been targeting the disabled, breaking into their cars, stealing their handicapped plards and selling them for cash. >> the shame should be on the person who would buy it as much as the pson that steals it. >> reporter: pole say the thieves are getting anywhere from 25 to $100 for these placards and they say it is profiting from someone's disability. it's a profit crime that police say is expensive and inconvenient, replacing the glass, missing work, getting a

ne sign. you know how people are nowadays, everybody is ting to do something to get money. >> reporter:es wade ag something you have to place in your car should not make you a target. darcy spencer news4. lawmakers are capitol are sounding optimistic to reaching a deal to avoid anoth government shutdown. funding for eight departments runs out again next friday and lawmakers hope to get a plan finalized by monday. theiluestionbe whether president trump will support and sign it. a deeper look now at th d firstocratic hearing on the controversial migrant family separations at our southern border. the bottom line, we may never know how many children have been forcibly separated from their parents. late last y r the feder government reported 3,000 children were taken from their families under the zero tolerance immigration poly enacted in april ofast year.

a judge ordered the government toeu rfy those families but a federal watchdog group reports that before the policy went into effect theepartment of health and human services noticed an increase in the number of children coming into their ca. hhs officials told us that in the year prior to the april 2018 mel memo they saw a tenfold increase in the number of children k separated from their parents. >> exactly h children is unknown. >> back in june a federal judge ordered the federal government to reunite 2,816 children with their families. six children who might be reunified with their families remain in custody. bill cosby has been moved from special housing into general population in prison. i he a single cell unit as hees servutte a sene for sexual assault. other inmates there are assigned

to help him because he's legally blind. cosby is appealing his tnviction. >>ay the transportation security administration announced it set a record for gun seizures at airport security checkpoints. pete williams is working on that story tonight for nbc "night news." >> reporter: the transportation security administration said its officers found a record number of guns in airline cary on bags last year. an average of 12 weapons were found eve day for a total of just over 4,200 for all of 2018d thecoveries came during a year that saw airline travel up by 5.5% over the year before the tsaid significant security enhancements contributed to the record. nearly nine out of every 10 of the weapons found were loaded tsa said and of those a third ha a round chambered, meaning ready to fire.

the gunsere foundt half the nation's airports, mostly the ndwest south. more on this tonight on nightly newsith lester holt. >> they found fewer guns at dulles and bwi than in 2014. the numbe of guns at reagan national did go up but just slightly. you can watch pete's full report on nbc "nightly igws" after news4 at 6:00. governor hogan is blasting the repeal on a state's order that requires school to start after labor day. lawmakers want local jurisdictions to decide their own hedules. hogan, a republican, has called th, quote, an incredibly stupid idea. >> for them to say we're going to try to change that, we're not going to let it happen. we're going to stand up with the

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>> ye, it will beomorrow by this time. by this time tomorrow -- right now it's 53 degrees by this time tomorrow it'll feel 20 to 30 a degrees colde you make your way out to dinner on friday. as most of us have dinner dates or some plans, maybealking the dog and not a date at all. current temperature at 53 degrees. winds out of the southeast at 7 miles an hour. we have the cloud cover, t dse clouds a, helping to keep the temperature down. 50 rtsburg, 49 towards baltimore. a nice evening, on the mild side. no rain out there right now. if you need to get out, do just that, walk the dogne more time before dinner. looking okay for that. back to the west, look at the thunderstorm activity here. this is a strong front making its way our the main storm system is moving in towards canada so we're notg g to get in on the action as far as the big time rain, the thunderstorms. i don't expect much rain at all.

we are going to see the temperature chan. 64 in lexington, kentucky. 8 in st. louis. in chicago. 32 below in busineismarkbismark dako. tomorrow starting at becoming windy and much colder in the afternoon. let's break it down for you and show you what'm talking about here. i thought i had it in here, but i i don't. 59 degrees on your friday, but dropping through the day, 20s and 30s through the wind chilld by aro the 4:00 or 5:00 hour. by this time tomorrow night you will need the coats. 39 on your saturday. 43 on sunday. so a chilly weekend. saturday i have wind chills in the 20s all day. that's a cold day even with the sunshine. nday, wintery mix. and both days.ntery mix. now it's a matter of how much cold air do we have here? here's what we're thinking right now, most likely a mix to rain event. starting as snow in parts of the

area. problems with the morning commute on tuesday. we think tuesday is the big day, but monday could be an issue too. delays and closures possible for schools, that b wou monday but could squeeze out something mond, too. i wanted to show you the future temperatures for tomorrow, the wind chills, tomorr i will have those for you at 6:45. >> all right. we'll stay tuned. thank you, doug. >> we'll chill. why some local high school students are still supporting their principal after video of him surfaced in the middle of a fight. >> reporter: i'm adam tuss, the way yro getd reagan national airport is about to change substantially. i'll tell you about a new wall going into place. and a presidentia candidate who was quite

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this is xfi. simple. easy. awesome. xfinity. the future of awesome. you're watching news4 at 6:00. right now at 6:30 a new chapter today in the crisis in the commewwealth. >> n questions tonight about whot knew wha and when in the juin fairfax scandal. >> the virginia pilot reports congressman bobby scott was told about the allegations last year. the paper saysfairfax's accuser was friends with scott for yrs her allegation at the same time that "the washington post" was investigating. scott deflected questions about all this on capitol hill today. dr. vanessa tysonccused fairfax of sexually assaulting her in 2004 during the democratic national convention ine boston. hired the same firm as

dr. christine blase ford who accused brett kavanaughf sexual assault. >> today senator kamala harris who is running for presir.nt saidtyson's story sounds credible. >> i thinknhere should be investigation to determine what happened. but certainly her letter reads as -- it's quite detailed and suggests that there's credibility there but there needs to be an investigation to determine what exactly happened. >> these scandals are leading to more revelations about others holding positions of power in . virginia >> another splash today involved the senate majority leader, senator tomn nor served as the editor for the vmi yearbook in 1968 when it featured blackface and racial slurs. he did not appear in or take

part in any of the photos. > an issue that reverend al sharpton discussed today at a town hall in richmond. >> theretill be some t try and act like blackface is just some cultural thi thate would do like some of us used to wearbo belom pants. that is not what blackface is. blackface is the instituting of the den graduation of black people. >> we invite you to keep it here for continuing coverage of all the controversies in virginia politics. wa you can get the latest any time with the nbington app. this one is a really interesting case. >> it is. it's about a fight between a principal and a student. or was it something else? >> police say this video that you're seeing here, it shows an marylandon inside a high school but captured the last few seconds of what had

been nearly two hours of thnflict. >> sources close t investigation said it started with the student assaulting a teacher. xplains how ns police are breaking down the video. >> he didn't actually hit the gu he just knocked his hand out the way. >> reporter: police are deciphering what's on this cell phone video shot inside charles herbert flowers high school yesterday. a letter sent from the school to repas, stating, yesterday there was an altercation between the principal and a student. ly shared on social media. >> there were a number of confrontations occurring between this student and faculty. we'llf get to the bottomch of those. >> reporter: the police chief said the video needs to be slowed down to show what happened. the video when slowed down and examined critically demonstrates that the student places his hand in the face of the principal.

what is vwed by some to be a blow, we believe is actually the >> reporter: a school resource . officer standing by during thea altercn sprayed the student with oc spray, a foaming pepper spray. the 17-year-old was taken into custody and has been charged as juvenile. as >> the student charged with an assault that was vd hieerywes interview is placed on these seniors are supporting their principal. >> i know they have to do an investigation but i feel they should reinstate him. >> mr. brown is a good person, good principal. he careshebout t students personally. >> reporter: the cameras inside of flowers high school are going to play an important part in this investigation. prince george's county police want to see all vws ofhat unfolded inside this school yesterday. once their investigation is complete, the school system will begin its investigation into mr. brown and his future here at flowers high school. in spring dale,ce i'm t

wilkins, news4. sears and kmart will live to see another day. late today a bankrtcy judge approved a plan to keep the retailers openi. the chairman will buy the company5. for $billion. a group of creditors trying to block the sale was pushing for liqatio liquidation. it means stores and jobs will be saved. the long-time survival remains unclear with competition from amazon, target and walmart. most of us are creatures of routin tg, we like know what's coming. if you fly out of rean international airport your routine may be thrown off. it has to do with how you get around inside the airport. adam tuss has been tracking the construction progress. he has an date for us tonight. >> reporter: inside the b and c terminals, wall is born. >> change is hard to get used to but all the airports are going

through a variety of adjustments. >> reporter: you can see that fencing, mesh and walls will put this behind security. >> reporter: the ticketing lev ays here. but over here in national hall where you're used to coming anit hanging outut having to go through security. that goes behind the mesh fencing and the wall. brian confirming the big change. national hall where ben's chili bowl and so many other restaurants are, will be post security. he said the idea is to add me space post security checkpoint to give travelers more options. >> oncehe wall is there, the entire national hall will be available. it's a more convenient option for traveler. >> it looks confusing.jo >> reporter:, passing

through today, believes the airport will be better when the work is finished. >> i look good flow, clean airports. orter: so you know what this is all about. completion for all the construction here at the airport set for 2021. at reagan international, adam tuss news4. another flight related story here. coming up, a newrtifact joins the smithsonian collecten at air and space museum. ee> a book returned to the library that's missing since 1946. i'm aimee cho and i'll have that story along with how much the fine is, coming up on news4. i remember those fines. we're tracking those storm systems making their way our way, but it's not the rain. no. it's the colderpe ttures in store for tomorrow and the

news4 is working for your health. with a potential game changer forab ics. researchers at mit have developed a pill that can deliver oral doses of insuli theyope it will one day replace the injections that peoplee with diabetes h take every day. the capsule hds a needle in sugar. once y swallow the pill, the sugar dy solves and the needle attaches tthe stomach. they hope to begin human trials in three p years. >> where does the needle go? richard branson has donated a new artifact to the airsp and e museum. it's the hybrid engine that sent

the spa ship two. this piece will go on display at the museum's future of spacex bigs. e exhibit is not scheduled to open until 2024. t untilhen the artifact will be on display in shan tilly. a major merge in our region, bb&t bank buyg sun trut bank for $20 million. after the i deal will welcome the sixth largest bank in the u.s. the bank will get a new name. er t's going to be chosen l this year. the headquarters will be based in charlotte, north >>carolina. after 60 years a book turns up. we'll hear from the person who returned it. plus winter is back to the dmv. doug is back

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♪ free your mind and join us ♪ you can feel it in the air ♪ oh sorry, we were running late. no problem, come on in. ♪ back to our top story now, virginia's legislative black caucus, the group of lawmakers released a statement standing by governor ralph northam to resign, calling blackface a mockery and sult. they said they're monitoring the situations with lieutenant governor justin fairfax andey attorn general mark herring. the republican leader of the state sene facing questions about his job as editor of his college yearbook tt contained images of blackface and racial slurs. he said it's a distraction toke ta focus away from the issues

involving the state's top democratic leaders. >> of the three democrati leaders mired innt coroversy, justin fairfax is the only one we've seen in public today. faironx crmed he got a call from governor ralph northam today as did attorney general mark herring. fairfax insists h 2004 encounter with dr. vanessa tyson was consensual. she said it was assault. how's thisor a real life throw back thursday. the silver spring library got a book in the mail, a ook that's been overdue for more than 70 years theontgomery county public library said it's the oldest book they've everte g back. aimee o talked with the woman who returned it from, of all places, canada. >> if you've et r worrieds too late to right a wrong, take a page from this book. the year was 1946 at the silver spring library, a two-year-old fell in love with a book calledt

postman". >> i've had this book all my life i just loved the book. >> reporter: pictures of howal po workers did their jobs in the 1920s. so when her family moved to canada, the book went with them. >> so i kind of hung onto it. at my age you give things back. reporter: at the rockville library, message the director's surprisehen she opened the mail to find a long lost book and a lette sayingsorry. >> this is the oldest thing i've ever seen and weon't always get an explanation of how it was lost to us from so long. >> reporter: we did the math on the fines she could be facing. be 35 t books it cou cents a day. so it could be over $9,000. but they cap theines at $15. >> were you worried about any

possible fines? >> no. i would have talked my way out of it. >> reporter: if you're looking through the shelves hoping to find the book, you're out of luck it's too fragile. but they'lletnyone see it. proving no matter how old something may be, t it's nevoo late for a new beginning. in rockville, aimee cho, news4. a great story. good f s herding it back. >> that's cool. doug ise back with mout our weather. we were talking about how fidir our cars are. >> for us it's going to dry by the time the storm moves in. you'll still need t get the car washed tomorrow a great day to do it because you have morrow, saturday, sunday looking good, is and dry before the salt

put back on the roads monday. out there right arnow, wha we dealing with? 53 degrees. no problems, temperatures dropping this evening but gbang up overnight, and i think by tomorrow morning we'll be warmer than we are rightnow. 53 right now, in camp springs.52 t dulles, 51 towards manassas.re on coming in also at the 52 mark. leesburg, frederick, all clear we don't have any rain on the radar. but the rn is not far away, just to our noweh. and to the. even around the pittsburgh area, thunderstorm activity. look at the hea rain. when rain goes one place and over we call that training. look at the train tracks going over areas lecincinnati, so we have flood warnings in this area, flash flood warnings. but by the time it getshere, it's gone. it's all moving up towards the north. what is coming in is going to be

the colder temperatures. this is how it starts. i want to show you the bus stop forecast, 57 degrees tomorrow morning. little timmy is going to say i orrow need my coat t morning and you're going to say absolutely you do because look what's coming, 47 degrees, much cooler, windy,alking 20s and 30s for the wind chills. 6:00 a.m. look at the numbers.60 egrees walking to school, beautiful 63 in fredericksburg. by 1:00, notice the cold air. 30s for wind tchills. watch what happens here, by 7:00, 33 the wind chilln d.c., 34 in fredericksburg. you need the coats for sure turday a high of 39 degrees. rather breezy. we'll see wind chills in the 20s all day on saturday. the wind won't be a huge factor on saturday but it will be

breezy at times. 43 on sunday. sunday is aretty nice day. that's ahead of the next storm system sunday night into monday. could bring us a wintery mix monday mornin and then another system monday night into tuesday morning. that is a bigger system, we may have school delays and need more salt on the roads because of that. wednesday coming in at 52. thursday at 45 before another storm system moves in late next week. all eyes for me tomorrow on the omangerow and the monday, tuesday storm which we've been watching for theetter part of two weeks. >> we'lltay tuk d. thanu, doug. coming up, remembering a legend. sherreburruss talks to u about the legacy of frank robinson. first, here's lester holt with a look ahead o nbc "nightly news." >> ahead for us, stricken with a rare disease, a young n's life

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xfinity sports desk. >> i've never done anything harder than have to do right and that's to say good-bye. t so great seeing all these clips a old videos. gives goose bumps seeing all these old clips. >> you didn't have to be a baseball fan t w appreciate that guy was. >> today the baseball world saying good-bye to frank robinson, the 83- his battle with bone cancer. he has the accolades proving with what a great baseball

player he was. in 1975 he became the first african-american manager. he managed four franchises in his career, includihe first in nationals history. helping to bring baseball back to the district. one of his rookies that year, ryan zimmerman who released a statement saying in part, quote, frank robinson was my big league manager i still remember being usso ner to walk into his office and introduce myself. he was a living legend and i was a 20-year-old kid right out of college. ian honestly sayhat meeting was the last time i ever felt that way around him. from that day on he took care of me ande treated like a son. od quote. frank noty a great manager but a great player winning two world series with the orioles, the only player to be named mvp wo the american and national leagues. n the triple crown in 1966 and

ranks 10th all time with 586 home runs. jim palmer spoke about him today. >> it's a sad day. it's not sad in the respect that i had a chanceo be onef his teammates and get to see him think oause i can't anybody being a better offensive player than frank was. when you see somebody like that day in and day out, the affect they have on everybody else, like the michael jordan effect when you get a player of that magnitude he makes everybody better. he's the guy everybody wanted on their team. >> notat just there were lots of us who wanted to be him. i used to be a kid who wanted to be him even though he played for the orioles and i was a cleveland indian fan. >> you see list of everything he's done. hank aaron tweeting, just the reaction on social media tnd everyoneking about what a wonderful person he was speaks

so much more to just the baseball side. >> when it came to civilhe righ used his voice, his platform, he was not afraid to let's switch gears here. it has been hectic 2 hours for the wizards, tonight their roster shake u as the trade deadline expired this afternoo otter porter jr. and morris traded awa last night. porterhe was first player traded yesterday, he's headed to the chicago bul. he w drafted by the wizardsn 2013. late last night, new otheans sent te pelicans. he last played on september 26th neck suffering from a injury. the wizards locker room teammates stillg reacto the in.s as the dust settles >> you got to be professional about everything. decisions are made. people com and . it's unfortunate.

you know, potter was a par of the franchise for a long time. that's unfortunate. all we can do is continue to move on. i mea brad said it before the gameesterday ande heard from ernie grun felled saying the news john ruptured his achilles had an impactme er last week ted leonsis saying we're not going to trade, otto, brad or john. >> yeah. >> with the loss of john wall for another season. >> that was a huge blow. >> this officially makes it feel like the season is over. does not? pretty much. >> absolutely. >> it's going to be hard to when you look at the east, there's strong teams and for the wizards to have to climb back into this. >> go for draft day. you dont them tanking but at the same time that's what they do in the nba. we need better players. >> look to the future. >> and caps are back. >> a long next few months. >> it only gets better from

here. >> there you go. nowhere

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