the video shows 52-year-old william nelson hitting a younger man while on a train that was traveling between the anacostia and the congress heights stations. nelson was charged with felony assault. he was supposed to appear in court today but that hearing was delayed until next week. >>> drug dealers are changing their tactics now and so are police in the district. that's because drugs are sending more and more people to the hospital at alarming rates. news nour's mark segraves explains the different approach to this crackdown on drugs. >> synthetic marijuana first hit the market, it was more likely to make you euphoric. now it is making you more likely to be psychotic.

police arrested 52-year-old william nelson. he is charged with felony assault. he is being held without bond pending his court appearance. cell phone video shows a man beating another on the green line more than a week ago. >>> this morning investigators are trying to figure out how a man died after firefighters pulled him from a motel pool. this happened last night at the day's inn in camp springs. medics did cpr on the man all the way to the hospital, he didn't survive though. fire officials say it's odd to get a possible drowning call and find the victim still in the water when fire crews arrive. >>> 21 people mostly children are recovering this morning from a tram ride that flipped over. crews called in a heavy duty tow truck to upright yesterday's accident. it overturned while going down a hill. this happened at cosca regional park in clinton. one man and a kid showed up after the ride got shut down. >> we got delayed at home so i guess it was a promising day for us. but it could have been us. that's what we kept saying. i

william nelson appeared in court but his case continued till next tuesday. the man hitting another in a video is nelson. he's charged with felony assault. his attorney says a plea deal is in the works. >>> the man who flew his gyrocopter on the grounds of the u.s. capital is due back in court today. douglas hughes has rejected a plea deal in this case. he said the agreement would have called for significant jail time. hughes has said his april 15 flight in the bare bones aircraft was intended to call attention to the influence of big money and politics. he believes it's now more likely his case will go to trial. >>> a former white house executive chef who sat out for a hike nearly ten days ago is dead. the body of 61-year-old walter scheib was discovered last night in rugged mountains in numb newspaper. he served as the white house executive chef from 1994 till 2005 under presidents bill clinton and george w. bush. his cuisine made him a favorite of then first lady hillary clinton. over the years he also made several appearances at noon right here on wusa9.

the video is disturbing. 52-year-old william nelson is on cell phone video punching a man for several minutes. that happened aboard a southbound green line train on sunday morning. police spoke to both men when they got off the train. at the time, neither wanted to press charges but nelson was arrested yesterday. >>> the heat is on. the temperatures are already in the 70s. but will you need the sleeveless shirt again today? tom is working on your what to wear forecast. >>> and a baltimore man's death sparked riots and outrage. >>> and why two d.c. police officers are being sued because of where their kids go to school. >>> and god save the queen and the little girl who just met her. a special opportunity ended with an awful surprise. >>> two d.c. police officers could have to pay the district more than $200,000 for enrollment fraud. lieutenant alan hill and sergeant candace hill claimed they lived in the district and sent their children to d.c. public schools between 2003 and 2013. over that ten-year period they actually lived in maryland and virginia. non-res dents have to pay for ea

the suspect william nelson had a knife according to police and man he allegedly beat up was initially trying to protect two other passengers. nelson is accused of beating up a man two sundays ago aboard a green line train in a confrontation caught on camera. nelson is in custody. >>> white house fence jumper omar gonzalez is scheduled to be sentenced tomorrow. the army veteran from texas pleaded guilty to entering the white house and assaulting a secret service agent in september. prosecutors say he ran past security and race all the way to the east room of the white house before he was arrested. he had a knife. president obama and the first family were not home at the time. >>> a nedew velopment in the d.c. mansion murders, the man charged in the case has a brand- new attorney. defense attorney shawn hanover of fairfax said he was retained saturday by the family of daron wint. wint had been represented by public defenders. wint is charged with first degree murder in the death of savvas savopoulos, his wife, son and housekeeper all found dead in the family home in northwest last month

shows the man beating another man on the train, this happened more than a week ago. 52-year-old william nelson is expected in d.c. superior court today. he's being held without bond pending his court hearing. >>> also today a lot of people are planning a sit-in at a school in southeast d.c. they're protesting staff cuts at ballou high school. 32 teachers and staff members were let do. >>> 4:34. to the race for the white house we go. his father won, his brother won and now republicans are asking themselves if jeb bush can win. bush will officially announce his campaign today in miami. we expect a brand new video, bush is playing up his softer side. >> my core believes start with the premise that the most vulnerable in our society should be in the front of the line, not the back. >> bush has already raised millions of dollars and brings a record as governor. he is also joining a crowded field. he stumbled on questions about his brother's invasion of iraq and his campaign has already seen a leadership shakeup. coming up in about 15 minutes we'll talk to nbc's ed lawrence about how bush plans to r

. >>> new tonight metro transit police arrested william nelson of morningside in connection with a beatdown on the green line that was caught on camera. police say nelson is the man seen hitting another passenger as the train passes through the anacostia and congress heights stations. this attack happened about 1 a.m. last sunday. nelson faces charges of felony assault. >>> for the 2nd evening in a row a pedestrian was struck on wisconsin avenue in northwest, but this time with deadly results. a woman was struck and killed by a pea pod truck around 6:15 at the intersection of wisconsin avenue and calvert street. the driver of the truck stayed at scene. police are investigating whether the woman was in the crosswalk, but yesterday a man that was in the crosswalk was struck by a car on wisconsin avenue at veazy. he is still in the hospital with a serious head injury. >>> a 19-year-old college sophomore is dead and a d.c. club is under investigation tonight after the young woman overdosed on molly. that is a synthetic party drug that's usually a mismatch of unknown and ununtraceable chemicals.

according to our news partner wtop, william nelson was granted a continuance yesterday after appearing in court. nelson was caught on camera beating the metro passenger earlier this month. this happened on a green line train. the video went viral and it was viewed by millions of people. nelson will now head back to court next tuesday. >>> 4:36. the d.c. police union says more needs to be done to stop crime with people using illegal all terrain vehicles and dirt bikes. police are looking for 14 persons of interest in the shooting death of reporter charnice milton. surveillance video shows the people riding dirt bikes and atvs. the union says d.c. officers arrested 147 people for dirt bike or atv related charges in the past year and a half, but more than half have the charges dismissed. 33 were found guilty and all had their jail time sentences suspended. >>> it is a storm team 4 weather alert today. chuck bell is tracking all of it for us. >>> another day, another rabies warning. where neighbors are being warned to be vigilant. >>> and the search for two escaped prisoners, what called h

police arrested 52-year-old william nelson today. officers tell thus is nelson in cell phone video punching a man for several minutes. the fight happened on the green line train on sunday. metro transit police interviewed both men when they got off that train at southern avenue station. at the time, neither wanted to press charges, but a warrant was issued today in d.c. >>> police say a woman died tonight after getting hit by a peapod delivery truck in northwest d.c. it happened at the intersection of wisconsin avenue and calvert street around 6:00. police shut down part of wisconsin to investigate. so far no charges against the truck driver. >>> the hottest day of the year so far folks was extra painful for thousands of people in northwest d.c. 2500 customers lost power near two blown manhole covers on the 3700 block of wisconsin avenue. d.c. fire responded to the scene, closing roads for some time tonight. we checked. power has been restored to most of those customers. and doug, this is not the night you want to be without ac? >> n

police say 52-year-old william nelson is seen punching a man repeatedly.ed aboard a southbound green line train around 1:00 on sunday morning>>> the co-pilot accused of crashing a german wings flight researched how to get ahold of deadly drugs. we're also learning he visited $41 41 doctors. it's still not clear why he took down that flight. his family says he was spiraling toward a mental disaster. we're learning that some doctors told prosecutors they thought he was too unstable to fly. >> here's a live look now over the capital where a lot of folks who work are concerned about a breech of federal worker's privacy. we're learning all federal workers may have been targeted in a recent data breach. they say it's worse than the administration wants to admit. they came they stole all personnel data and social security for every federal worker but opm claims the hack affected just over 4 million active and former federal workers. >>> a record outpouring of support for a student who needs a life saving surgery. she needs a bone marrow transplant. we told you ab

officers say 52-year-old william nelson on cell phone video was punching a man for several minutes. this happened around 1:00 a.m. on sunday. >>> new evidence from the mansion murder scene. police found a bloody bat inside that home on woodlawn drive in southwest and that bat was discovered in a bedroom where a victim was found needing cpr. the warrant says that savvas savopoulos was found with lacerations to the back of his head. and police collected matches and garage door opener from the home. >> sometimes we can get what we call touch dna. whenever you and i touch something, we can leave a minute sample of our dna. that could be anywhere from a pizza box to a victim's neck. >> right now, daron wint is the only person charged with the murders of the savopoulos family and their housekeeper. >>> a rhode island man is due in federal court in connection with a foiled terror plot in boston. the police arrested nicholas rovinski last night, part of the same investigation that led members of the terrorism task force to shoot and kill usaama rahim in boston last week. police say rahim ch

this happened on the green line more than a week ago. 52-year-old william nelson is charged with felony assault. being held without bond. >>> we are told some 70 teachers and staff members at ballou high school will hold a protest today. they're planning a sit-in at the school cafeteria. the teachers union is upset that more than 50 teachers and staff were laid off. the school is being restructured for the second time in five years and school leaders say they'll add another career academy. a live report on details later this hour. >>> take a look, the capitol is still shrouded in all the scaffolding. tonight, we expect an update on how long it will last. the architect of the capitol, stephen ayers will speak at the annual meeting. he will share more about plans to restore the ulysses grant memorial at the base of the capitol's west lawn. that conversation is at 7:00 p.m. at the national community church. >>> and take a live look outside this morning where we could see some showers today. hopefully cooling things off for us. today is the last day of school for you in montgomery county, b

that suspect is william nelson from morningside. detectives say it was nelson who was seen hitting another passenger as the green line train passed through the congress lights stations. the attack happened last sunday and nelson now faces felony assault charges. >>> no charges will be filed against the uva student who was bloodied in handcuffs after an arrest outside a bar. that's the word from the charlottesville commonwealth attorney. prosecutors say it's in the best interest of everyone not to file charges of public intoxication and obstruction of justice against martese johnson. his arrest in march sparked a public uproar and protests. >>> a measure that would give paid sick days to thousands of montgomery county workers is a step closer to reality. the county council's health and human services committee passed the bill. it would allow workers to earn up to seven days of paid sick leave every year, the plan is similar to legislation that stalled in the maryland general assembly. >>> the federal communications commission is call

officers say 52-year-old william nelson is on cell phone video punching a man for several minutes. that fight happened around 1:00 a.m. on sunday. police spoke to both men when they got off the train at the time. neither wanted to press charges but police arrested nelson yesterday. >>> metro could make you late for work this morning. it's the cost you will pay for upgrades. power cables need new protective sleeves that would prevent equipment from creating smoke or catching fire. metro says you can expect longer wait times, single tracking during the day and possibly during rush hour. >> we need to convince them that these actions even though they're painful for periods of time, that the system is continually getting safer. >> the ntsb has been investigating since a woman died and dozens were sickened in a smoke incident in l'enfant plaza. >>> maureen mcdonnell has filed the final brief in her appeals in the public corruption conviction. her lawyers insist the conviction only happened because the court used an overly broad definition of the bribery law. she and her husband were fou

according to our news partner wtop, william nelson was granted a continuance yesterday after appearingin court. nelson was caught on camera beating the metro passenger earlier this month. this happened on a green line train. the video went viral and was viewed by millions of people. nelson will now head back to court next tuesday. >>> 5:17 now. already hot out there today. you need to drink plenty of water through the day and pay attention. there's a massive bottled water recall underway right now. 14 brands of bottled water in this recall because they may be contaminated with e. koli. wegman's brand. 7-eleven and acadia brand. niagara bottling said to boil the water before you drink it. if you want to know if yours was affected, look at the bottles. it begins with the letter "f" or "a." >>> in "news4 your health" the bacteria in your stomach may help you lose weight. a specific gut microbe may explain why some lose weight more easily than others. in the study of overnight and obese people, those with the microbe may help your insulin levels. the metabolism increased when put on a calo

this is william nelson describing his experience being sent to a residential school. >> we arrived to the dorm in the middle of the night. the supervisor for the junior boys showed me my bed. rows of beds or other boys were asleep -- where other boys were asleep. i thought they were asleep, but once the supervisor closed the door, all of the heads popped up. and the boys all stood around to look at the new kid. that was me. around the second night or so the supervisor opened the dorm door. he caught me sitting up in bed. he says, we have rules here. if you're caught sitting up in bed, you should be sleeping. because i was sitting up, i had to be punished. the punishment was getting strapped and whipped with a belt. i believe it was about seven times that i was whipped in the back. amy: that is why am nelson. another survivor of the residential schools named mariane also spoke at the truth and reconciliation, sharing circle. >> from my experience while i was at the residential school my sisters and i were led to believe our mother was killed in a car accident. but that was not true. sh

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nelson schwartz? guest: i am not familiar with mr. williams' work.n terms of the unemployment rate, as we discussed there are different ways of calculating it. there's a 5.5% rate we discussed and then there is the broader rate between 10% and 11% the u-6 i mentioned. i do not think anyone would consider the unemployment rate as high as 23% but as the caller points out, there are millions of people on food stamps. there has definitely been an increase in poverty and an increase in unemployment among sort of lower skilled workers. that is definitely taken place since the recession. you actually see, i looked this up before i came on, the participation rate for high school dropouts were people with just a high school diploma is much, much lower. the participation rate for people with college degrees is about a 5% so there's a tremendous amount of paying among lower educated workers. if i go on the highway, i do not pay the toll. there is no toll operator there's easy pass. if i could to the bank, there is an atm. jpmorgan said this week it'll be cuttin