he says the cops were in the yesterday investigating complaints about criminal activity. he says the police had a right to b there that some people there were impeding that investigation. >> do you think the police officer was justified knocking the cell phone out of the man's hand and then pushing him >> again, we're going to wait until the investigation comes through but theal initi -- based off initially what i saw, he gave him several commands to back upnd he refused to back up. i think that's where it's squallated. >> reporter: we don't have start to finish video of t whole incident. according to court documents, the crowd was unruly and hostile to the officers. the court documents say that someone intentionally bumped an officer, made like he was going to swing at the officer, another person shoved an officer and woman slapped an officer on the

arm. now, the four people picked up yesterday, charged with simple assault today, they've been released pding further court actions in t case. jim, back to you. >> all right. pat collins, we have breaking news rht now from prince george's county, the body of a woman on 64th avenue. that's bw parkway not far from riverdale road. police tell us the body had been there for a while. some marie is live on the scene with the latest.or >> rr: good evening. we're bringing our viewers closer to the scene here. first on the scene you see this creek. ted.y, muddy, pol that's is where police tell me a prince george's county officer found the body decomposing with debris on it. a man working near here early ffis morning near 10:00 o'clock

says oers descended on this creek with cadaver dogs and were searching and he thought they were searching only to find out after police found the body of this woman. we're waiting toind out who this woman is. what is her id. is there trauma to the body? how long had it been here? it was decomposed and couldveead inigators to determine it was here for some time. autopsy will determine such thinhe. nearby, t an arm complex children are playing. police will try to talk to people over there to see ifhe t heard anything, come back over here, trying to find out exactly what happened waiting for more information from the prince george's county police. department live in riverdale, some marie stone, news4. to that abortion law showdown in alabama that could have ilications nationwide. lawmakers in the state voted to

ban abortion in nearly every case. suorters of the billay they're hoping to force a supreme court challenge to roe v. wade. it has takenta center s across the country recently with states weighing stronger legislation on both sides. what this could mean for local laws. >> reporter: albany legislators passed a near total ban on abortion. virginia state delegate, bob thomas,ays he would like to see the same passed in virginia. that alarms naral in virginia. >> in virginia, we know 72% of people no matter if you're aat democr or republican or independent, they support overwhelming access to abortion.an they w it to be safe and legal. >> reporter: the law in virginia provides limited abortion access with a waiting period for testing. in january, an attempt to loosen restrictions on late term

aborgsz created a political firestorm expected to carry into the virginia general election this fall. the susan b. anthony list is a leader among abortion opponents. p this is the state of abortion versus-life in this country. i really believe that more andm people seehextremism of the other side and that's not what they want. >> reporter: abortion is different in maryland, virginia and.c. the district of columbia has the least restrictive law is in this country. they do not require a licensed hysician and don't have to be wormed in a hospital. maryland protects access to abortion but they can only be performed by a licensed doctor and the law requires one parent or guardian to be notied before an unmarried minor has an abortion. a number of states are currely reviewing their abortion laws knowing any challenge could come herehe to t u.s. supreme court to be decided. chris gordon, news4.

i the abortue is expected to play a major role in the upcoming virginia general elections that occur this november. meanwhile, aop helicter crash on manhattan's west side. two people were hurt after it crashed a short time on a landing pad and ended up in this hudson river. a passing ferry was able to rush to the pilot and pull him to safety, said to be doing okay. a second person at that helipad suffered injuries but treated at the scene.av we h our fair sure of confusing traffic signals and .ntersections and signs around these there's one in arlington creating real headaches. clarington circle, for starters isn't even a circle. itoi is g through major changes now. transportation reporter, adam tuss is there to tell us the

reason a lot of rules are broken. >> reporter: can you relate to this story? that is the key here. this used to be circle a number of years ago, not so much a circle. i have to tell everybody this gets confusing. there are no left turn signs that have just beenosted in this area, but people continue to ignore those left turn signs and make left when they're not supposed to. that's technically illegal. this is the problem. old habits can be hard to break. this is a story about the rules.lo a t of people aren't following the new no left turn rules at so-called clarendon circle. >> aos. >> reporter: chaos. >> aays chaotic. >> reporter: you see it over and over again. >> i've been driving here forar yes and extremely confusing. >> reporter: new no lef turn signs posted.

getstrying to explain this a bit tricky. these cars here are not supposed to go down that road over there. cars on that side of the intersection are not supposed to come across the intersection and go down this road but it continues to happen and nobody seems to get it. >> they're finding people are ignoring the noeft turn sign. you see that, too? >> i see that all the time. b>> reporter: this isrought to issue by the website our.com and now being redesigned for better safety. probably more afront to call this a star-like intersection with conflicts everywhere. with arlington county. >> the transportation has not kept wake up the developnt around it. once the project is complete it will b clear. it will definitely be more clear to everyone how the intersection works. >> reporter: this project is expected to finish in the fall. until then, be sure you're right when making your left through here. did you follow all that?

did you get all that? that's happening out here at the so-called circle. i've seen my fair share of poli todaynforcing this rule. if you're coming out, follow the signs, keep your fingersro ced it might work out for you. who doesn't love a good conflict point. th's what they're doing there. >> all of northern virginia confuses me. i follow whatever is in front af me hope i get there. >> reporter: good idea. >> thank you. a big sweep-up across t district. about an hour ago, mayor muriel bowser kicked off a graffiti campaign called the great graffiti wipeout, not in my d.c. the mayor will remove trash and graffiti in all eight wards over the next few months and what they're doing to keep d.c.

beautiful. the people in morgan county, virginia, are desperately searching for a missing teenager, riley crossman, and we speak to her by phone. >> i talked to riley's dad. he said he feels like a pinball because any tip they get he goes chasing after it in hoips something leads to riley and nothing. the mom said she walked into the teen's room that morning and though was there and thought that was normal, she had left for school already. i want to show you video of a volunteer searching for anything leading to riley tay. the last person riley called last week was her boyfriend. he didn't answer. after that, radio silence. no phone calls or text messages

or posting on social media. riley's family said their daughter must have been abducted and would never run away. effecti if you know anything, please call the office. two students will be expelled from georgetown i the cheating scandal. that from officials after viewing their application. eo comes two months after charging 50 pe in a conspiracy and bribery case, in involving wealthy parents and college coaches and tennis coaches. and the students have not wean identified. been identified. ever been in a uber and the driver is talky guess what, you have to pay for

more. uber allows you t celebrity a quiet car for your option to arrive. your luggage. communicate your preferredte mperature and ask for extra time so you won't be charged a late pickup fee.y this is onl available for uber black, typically twice as expensive as the normal uber x service. >> can you tell them to turn off the radio, particularly talkdi ra >> that bugs me. >> can you turn it down? i don't feel lik listings to heavy metal. >> they're usually pretty accommodating. tips., no an encounter w mh four ahead at ha5:00, wt police did before that moment officials say should concern everyone. now action forelief in t battle of the annoying

robocalls. weeed a silence. and surprising medical bills. and the next chance for showers. we'll be right back.

a rectly elected lawmakers in northern virginia says he's been harassed because he's muslim.

he represents parts of loudoun and fairfax counties and questioning whether his religion would dictate his actions in offi. sitting down to get his reaction today. >> reporter: dr. ibrahim was beaming in his first meeting as being elected. that smile quickly disappeared when thedelegate, and american uslim, opened theloor to questions. accommodating the introduction of sharia law into 3com mon wealth. reporter: sharia law is an islamic law. you canear how much it hurt him. >> we live in a secular democracy separation of church and state of the united states of america. >> reporter: he pointed out muslims are observing ramadan. >> i think it's senistive at

thime somebody fasting at this very moment, being spiritual myself. i think that question itself has a emise flat out ong. >> reporter: it didn't stop there. another audience member followed . >>'m with her. >> ihink i have trust in my constituents to be able to decipher the fact i'm being discriminated against. >> reporter: he ss the attacks against his faith have become more visle since he won a special election this year. he was criticized for anti-israel statements he made in college and since apologized and condemned anti-semitism. saying this hateful rhetoric is getting worse across the country. >> the largestercentage of hate crimes was against jews, 60% and the second, muslims, 20%. this is astonishing for both populations. ti>> reporter: fbi stastics shows an increase in hate crimes

from 2016 to 27. to samirah says it's his j guide conversations focused on policies. drew wilder, news4. >> samirah says he plans to host several more town halls and anyone is welcome to ask questions about policy. he adds he will not tolerat attempts to discriminate against him based on his religion. news4 camer caught a poignant moment at the capitol. motorcycle policefficers from across the country stood in a line to salute a caravan of buses arriving. those buses carried survivors of the 158 officers who were killed last year. the memorial service is one of the biggest events of national police week. women serving and who have served in the military are getting a more powerful voice on capitol hill. they're forming a house veterans

caucus. >> weeed to make sure we're taking care of the entire woman all the way through, including her family asell. there was a momentum and energy with so many women who served and women veterans in congress to make this larger caucus happen. >> they say they're creating this caucus because more women are serving i the armed forces. the group will aim to better serve the health needs of military members. over the next 25 years, women who serve in the military will account for nearly 1 in 5 living veterans. this is a problem even people with health insurance can get hit with. surbri surprise medical costs. tomorrow, a group of lawmakers plan to introduce protecttsg patind insuring a fair price, whether emergency or planned procedure. joininghs w a closer look at this issue is nbc stephanie

gosk. thank you for joining us. the president said he wants people in say emergen tuations and they are paying in network price even for an out of network what if you arrive at the emergency room after a car accident and turns outhe anesthesiologist doesn't take insurance at all. would this new law help you at all? >> some of this is already cored by insurance if it is something as serious as a car accident where theyill treat it in network regardless because it's considered and emergency situation. there are these cases people are covered by health insurance and go to an in network hospital and weeks later they get whacked with some bill they weren't expecting from an anesthesiologist or surgeon. they have done all the right things, got hlth insurance and went to an in network hospital

and stuck with this bill. patients have been talking about and viewers getting in touch with us and politics as well. i sat down with two senators, republican from louisiana and democrat from new hampshire. they say they have a bipartisan group wking on a fix. this legislation being introduced tomorrow will effectively take the patient out of the process. they will force the insurance companies and healthcare providers sit down with each other and come up with a fair in network price. if they can't do it on their own, an arbiter sets the price depending on the market in that area and state to state example. yes. the idea is get rid of this all the together. it is seen as one of these problems with bipartisan support and in terms of our very complicated healthcare system one they have a shot of able to actually solve. >> it looks like the bipartisan issue of both sides g areoing to

be able to work this out to completion. >> you would certainly think so. they plan to bring them in the house and reconcile them. there are concerns industry has. the senators i spoke to said they are focused on the tients. they know the burden has fallen on their shoulders and want that to no longer be the case. it's usair. >> thankor joining us. we will look for more of stephanie's reporting with lester holt at 7:00. more working for your health tonight. why you want to pay attention to your dinner plate if you're suffering from allergies. >> plus, doug is tracking heat and h time for the warm-up is next.

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doug joins us now. there.ul out a chilly start once again. >> it really was. that's the ends of the cool weather. we go from cool and shoot up. typical in our area. today is a beautiful afternoon, beautiful day. chopper 4 right now, take a look at this. oh, yeah. nats park, beautiful night for

the game tonight. we willre be the live tomorrow for weather day at nats park. storm team 4 will be there. take a look at that! what a shot that is. wow! oking over roselyn. tyson's corner. i was right. tyson's corner. thank you very much, thank you very much. 7:05, giving away trea turner bobble heads tonight. 41 at 6:00 and 65 by 10:00. winds out of the west at 12 miles an hour. undertl moscloudy skies. we have seen another system moving through. 75 the warmest on the map. we have 68 in winchester, 72 in

leesburg. 75 the average high. we're around average for y,to a good thing. no rain to talk about. high and dry and we will stay that way the next couple of days here's the cloud cover make its way in here. southern maryland you're still seeing plenty of sun while the rest of us in cloud cover. another main storm fromhe t north, bringing those clouds right on in. it will also make for another cool night across our region but not as cool as it has been. look at the numbers around the countr 85 here and 84 in jackson. it's exiting finally and we rarely see this warm air mak its way our way n but only that, come in a big way. highs tomorrow, still in this 70s, 77 degrees. boom to 84.

85 on saturday and 89 on sunday. only a 35% of showers, slight chance tomorrow morning. it will feel a lot more like summer making our way towards the weekend. speaking of summer my summer forecast tomorrow afternoon. join us at a news4t 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. i have toe here. >> thanks. a terrifying scene caught on camera. the effort by firefighters to rescue two window washers from that dangling whipping around basket.r: >> reporte you saw them rescue two people from an overturned car this morning. this evening, we'll take you out onhe river with the fire department swift water rescue team. there's new action in montgomery county after the police officer was caught onme ca using the "n" word and

now they're concerned about the reason the men were stopped to begin with.

you're watching news4 at 5. >> right now at 5:30, there is new fallout from that montgomery county police officer caught on pe using the "n" word. >> lawmakersre demanding answers and action. they want to see body camera footage from every police officer who responded to the white oak mcdonald's last week.

>> in a letter to the police department county members say they have reason to believe the actions violated protocol and andards. >> it says the incident damages the trust needed to help keep our community safe ands d a disservice to officers. corey smith is live tonight and ed to one member who signed that letter. >> reporter: jim, it's been almost a week since that viral encounter. four black men standing outside this white oak mcdonald's, when approa by police, searched, given a citation fortress -- for trespngsing. du that encounter they heard the "n" word. and why they stopped in the first place, what they heard so far is troubling. >> we have more people, y'all [bleep]. >> reporter: it's been more than

a week t sincehis went viral, the white female officer using the "n" word allegedly repeating what one said earlier. >> it's become more disturbing for me.ep >> rter: some council members are becoming more concerned. >> as you see in this 12:30 minute video speaking with the young men i don't understand why this stop had to happen all the. >> reporter: jawan doe was among five members who signed a letter demanding to release the video involved. >> why were they stopped or detained. >> reporter: this mcdonalds has an agreement with officers that basically allows them to actat prive police for the restaurant enabling the to stop and detain people even though no one called for help. >> that's something i wasn'tas aware wappening. i want to know, is where that happening? who is that happening to?

when you get that kind of power it lends itself to potential abuse. broad discretion. >> reporter: montgomery county police would not comment on the letter only saying they're workingn a response. some in the department were taken aback byhe council going public with its dema h, says this is what this calls for. >> is a public thing and everyone knows about it. let's talk ain't the open and figure out wheree need go from there. >> reporter: in addition to the audio and video, the county people know how many have been stopped, frisked and cited fortress passing in the last two years and want to know where those people are and how many tickets were written and how many binesses in montgomery counties have that agreement with officers we told you about, basically allowing them to act as private police. montgomery county. cory smith, news4. back to you. >> thank you. you may not like paying those. tolls tomorrow, on the dulles greenway, that money is going to

a good cause. e annual drive for charity will benefit seven groups this year, among them, round hunger relief which plans to use the money for a food pantry on wheels. when it hits the road this fall it will bring produce andanned vegetables to people in need. part of arlington transit marking 20 years, donated cs arhe building blocks for this bus under construction here at the ballston mall. it will be up through june 8th and then donated to the arlington food assistance center. a dramatic rescue this morning in the c & o canal. a car crashed and rescuers pulled two men to safety. ese are live pictures. while this is unusual, this time of year gets busy for swift water rescues in other area, our

reporter went out with the men whoescued the men this morning. >> reporter: chopper 4 caught the rescue team bringing the men to safety. >> they were in pretty rough shape. one a trauma injury. >> reporter: after the early morning trescue, team were out on theer potomac riv for training exercises on these rapids above great falls. >> you can see it can be treacherous for boating conditions. >> reporter: so treacherous the team members lie pronehe as t captain tries to navige the current. >> distribute the weight and get the boat up on the boat. >> reporter: while it looks scenic, it is disturbing. >> it is turbulent and dangerous very cold still. water temperatures only in the 50 5degrees, 5 degrees can lead too hypothermia very quickly. >> reporter: captain m stream has safety tins for anybody

headed out on the river for fun. >> kayak with somebody, make sure people know where you're going and when you will be bk. hydrate and we run a lot of heat related illnesses even though it's 74 and beautiful. >> reporter: these teams train twice a month not just in ssummertime andpring but all year long inll typesf conditions. >> in winter, rescue in frozen waters and several years ago had to rescue a water main break on river road. ths main i here at great falls. >> you want to hope it's not what you're dispatched for. cane very difficult, very g dangerous to somebody out of there. >> mark segraves, news4. well, it was not a great day to be washingws windo in oklahoma city for these guys in that lyft. their lyft started swinging wildly out of control, as you see. >> way wild. the worst part how high up this

was. this was the devon tower, 50 stories high, the tallest building in oklahoma city. >> the cart winds up bashing into the side of the building a couple times, breaking some glass. >> rescue crews did eventually get the washers safely to level ground. they did not appear to have any serious injuries or at least thing that a shot or two or three of something would help with. can you imagine watching from one of those office windows, too, i'd be back weiaway from t. that's pretty wild. relief from allergies and the food you're eating might be triggering it. and the battle against breast cancer. and not just warm air, talking pretty big heat by this

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breast cancer is the second deadliest cancer for women. eating a low fat diet may lower your risk of dying from the disease. according to a wide ranging study looked at 49,000 over 20 years, researchers finding those who ate a balanced low fat diet with ireased

portions of fruits, vegetables and whole grains were 21% less likely to die from breast cancer. they were also less likelyo suffer an earlyer death ovall, compared with those who continued with a normal etdi, one that had fat accounting for one-third or more of their daily > calories. >> you're suffering from seasonal allergies, you may want to pay attention to what you have on your dinner plate. doreen gesler is helping with the foods that could be triggering your symptoms. we're all ears on this one. who knew? millions of pple we know suffer from allergies this time of the year and some turn to medication for the sniffling and sneezing and others limit the amount of time spent outside. it turns out certain foods could be triggering your allergies and making symptoms worse. >> reporter: spring is in the

air and making so many of us sick. >> rightretow, they' suffering from the tail end of the tree poll enas early as february and grass pollen out in droves. >> reporter: that meents months of misery for 26 million mericans who suffer from seasonal allergies. dr. jackie is an allergist at family ent in gaithersburg. she says your diet could beof pt he problem. >> if you're allergic to tree pollen the las thing you want to do is eat something from that tree. >> reporter: it's cross reacting llergens from pollen or raw foods. >> or they get an itchy mouth or hives around their mouth when they eat a juicyse peach becau it's come from a tree that has pollen on it. >> reporter: peoplsi senve to grass pollen may have difficulty eating carrots or tomatoes or

celery for the same reaso l >>ater on in the summer, watermelon and canty lopes are related to the weed family. >> reporter: ragweed can trigger reactions eating bananas, cucumbers and sunflower seeds. the best way to get around the problem. >> peel the peach and apple, cherries are hard to peel. i suggest you cook them. >> reporter: on the other hand, there are foods to help allergy sufferer anything with anti-inflammatory components, things like berries and fish. it usually lasts through october. something to think about. hard to givep sunflower seeds. berries and fruits, those are a little harder. >> all right. doreen, thanks so much. coming up, a job on the baseball field in tonight's hand it to hanley.

i will find out what it's like to be part ofng the washin national racing president. susan hogan reports on the possible relief in this ongoing battle with robocalls.

the big carriers are talking about their current 5g roll outs, but their efforts are limited to a few pockets in select cities or trying to convince consumers that 4g is actually 5g. thns're neglecting small tow and rural communities, leaving them on the wrong side of the digital divide.

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robocalls. they're taking them to a whole new level and could be relief soon. susan hogan joins us to explain what that will look>> like. his is a problem our consumer news team has been followingse clo. according to one estimate there are 163 r millionocalls in one day in america and only going u as they get more sophisticated. to fights that the fca has been encouraging them to go a step further. they are proposing a new reg gutory rule. right w, you have t man euliual sign up. they would have to detect, analyze and block those calls

even before they reach your phone. >> allowing tm to block them by default we think would stem the tied overelming consumers and many are stopping answering all together. >> reporter: they could send the calls straight to voice mail or send you a text or block them alle together. th fcc says there's no silver built to stop all robocalls but if these are approved you could experienceelief as early as this summer, right around the corner. >> excellent. >> we like the sound of that. >> me, too. they're off. you've seen them racing during the national home games, the racing presidents do a lot more than last week they cut loose with a chicken dance here. this is a lot tougher than it lookto make the cut for this squad. suited up to find out what it to es in tonight's "hand i

handly." >> reporter: they're known as the rushmore four. they are picked from tryouts to run for the season as an oversized president. the runners are from all walks. >> what do luke for to be a strong racing president? >> not about the speed so much. at can be taught essentially. really, about the charisma, understanding the costumeitself and big movements. a little bit of showboating sometimes doesn't hurt. >> reporter: i suited to audition as abe.er you'd undand he had a big head topping 200 victories at nats park. >> these are abs fans? >> reporter: the real abe lincoln was 6'4". this is 12 feet. the noggin alone is 50 pounds o

in termsf running what is the thing to focus on? >> standing upright. not falling. if you fall it will hurt. not you tripping on your feet and falling, like two of you almost andhat momentum will take you right into the ground. >> reporter: once they get buckled into the ostume you never hear from these presidents. rule number one, they don't speak. they just smile and keep moving. after a warm-as stretch it time for a dry run. a 40 yard dash, or try. >> get set, go! nice job, teddy, 6.23. abe, you ready? go! >>d stop. 13.35. teddy set the pace and the bar. >> you want to show abe quick how to b getk up? teddy, right back up. boom. herzer's with max

eyes looking down on us, to the center and still eating their ducks. >> it gets dicey and once you get past that turn a straight away for the most part. >> when abe comes off, you are drenched. you take the noggin in your neck and shoulders, that's where you feel it. >> reporter: on those long summer days, heat is this biggest challenge. they can be in costume 5-6 hours. the easiest part of being a president is the verdict pose whether it's deserved or. that, i'm after. lots more fun at nats park tomorrow, as y know. nbc4 weather day. doug will be throwing out the first hepitch, tn revealing his forecast for the summer tomorrow. when we shot this, it was cold. i was still drenched. had it been hot i would have

cold over. these guys have obviously done it before so they blew right by you. what was t hardest part? >> i was holding the beard because the noggin kept hitting -- for four days i had a big scab here. the noggin does not hit snuglid >> dou fall? >> i didot. >> it might have helped propel >>u forward cross the finish line. t was a lot of fun. >> a lot of people want to do that. glad you got too i >> we can't wait until tomorrow. day.morrow, another great this is a 1 o'clock game. phenomenal weather all in all a nice afternoon. looking nice outside. clou looking good, mid-70s, 75 degrees, average high. 73 degrees by 7:00, dropping to 65 by 11:00.

there is a nationals game tonight. trea tauner be head tonight. manassa, 71 towards baltimore. no rain. we are watching a system try to move,hrough here part of that same upper level trough, why we've been so cool the last comes of days and here the warm air. bterart of theex stick around twfo t weeks.he that means we will see much ve,,er temperatures and even oa three at 90s in a row memorial day weekend. another nice stop tomorrow. a few showers in upper montgomery or frederick county. 67 tomorrow and 77 picking the child up. more clouds and sun but nice afternoon. this is for our friends at the

maryfield garden center. place yourlants in the sunlight and then you can movth in sunlight if they are indeed sun plants. 84 degren your friday. 30% chance of afternoon storms and 85 o saturday and 89 on sunday. 30% chance of showers. monday, a little betterhance of storms. the frontal boundary cools things off. look at memorial day weekend. looking really really nice there. fridays, 90. 93 on turday, that could extend through memorial day weekend. we like it hot starting off the summer.

last week, one student was killed, eight others wounded, when police say two gunmen opened fire inside a school. as dan explains tonight we now know a moreut the courage. >> reporter: near denver, thousands gatemr to rber a hero, kendrick castillo. >> i want you to remember the

incredible young man, kendrick was and incredible way he affected our lives. >> reporter: just two weeks ago he rushed gunman at the s.t.e.m. school. >> to carry on his life's him.age, we need to be more like >> reporter: before the community honored kendrick, the two students accused were in court. they faced 48 counts including murder and attempted murder, both charged as adults. also in court, the parents of kendrick castillo. >> it would have been easy for them to say, i'm not going to make it to court tod because in less than two hours we're to have a memorial serviceabt for our son. from the word go they made it clear, our intention is to be here for every single hearing. >> reporter: kendrick castillo

was not the only hero. joshua jones was shot twice in the struggle. >> we're taught to make a decion to make it go away. we're taught to make a decision rightor us and i'm glad i made it and hope no one has to make it again. >> rorter: it was a decision that ended one yng life and saved other lives. dan shanna man, nbc news. the showdownver abortion is nationwide. good evening. >> fighting to get the central question of abortion back before the supreme court. will it work? what does it mean for the men and women in d.c. and west virginia? >> and a black man and police officer knocking a phone out of his hand. what we do and don't see in this video. chao at an intersection

catchi pedestrians and cyclists off guard. we begin with a moment that could affect women nationwide. alabama is poised to outlaw abortion. >> a bill on the desk could make it illegal in any stage since roe versus wade. >> critics argue it'sht un onns this in the supreme court in hopes of overturning rowe. >> house bill 314 passes. >> reporter: aovernight, message from alabama lawmakers to the supreme court. >> is the baby in a womb a person? ha believe technology and science showsit is. >> reporter: alabama's legislature passing the most restrictive abortion in the natiak