edward berger, president of southwest university in texas. yourteresting choice for commencement speaker. tell us about the thinking that went into asking her to speak. >> first of all, i cannot think of a better candidate to speak about elections. secondly, our focus at southwestern university is on making connections. there is no better way to make connections than through a presence election when there are political and social applications, psychological -- brown, did she talk about what may be ahead for the debate in the fall? guest: she did not foreshadow that, though we expect both presidential and vice prejudicial debates in the fall. everybody tod really actively listen. she was pulling on many of the tenets of southwestern which is to think on your own, and make the connections that you need to distracted bybe the noise that is social media and other individuals, but really try to make your own decisions and think carefully and thoughtfully. host: how was her speech received by the graduates? guest: they loved it. we lined up at the

approached her and i have family who said it was one of the best commencement speakers at southwest university. it's good because we are one of the oldest institutions in texas. >> what is the process for you? our students involved in selecting the commencement speech are each year? university relations and faculty, staff and students. at the end of the day i make the invitation. >> you said southwestern, university. the oldest institution in texas. tell us a bit more about potential students and moms and dads of students. >> wonderful, i appreciate the opportunity. southwestern is a small, private, liberal arts institution which is similar to many that are typically found in the northeast and new england area. if you're thinking about a small liberal arts institution but hate the snow, you have to come to southwestern or the first charter goes back to 1840. before texas was even a state it was the republic of texas at the time. now we are salivating the 176 the year -- 176th year. people are challenged to not just think about subjects and ideas but try to think through them. to try to have a

southwest airlines is moving science forward. >> who was this study sponsored by? >> it was done by a german university. >> not southwest?>> some blame southwest for the three-hour wait we could have at airport? >> science could take a nose dive because with tsa, the airline lines are long. >>> the pitcher known as the freak is on his way back to california, but southern california. it's period to think of lincecum playing for anybody other than the giants. he is talking about playing with the angels. he spent nine very memorable seasons with the giants where he won three world series titles, tossed two no-hitters. underwent hip surgery last year and has not pitched a game in a year. >> our freak is gone. >> moving out. >> cuts his hair. who is this guy? >> now he's going to be an angel. >> unrecognizable in that uniform. >> two days of some high heat and then it will feel like winter time again. it's just crazy the kind of temperature swing we'll see. let's take a live look outside at the golden gate bridge. beautiful clear start to the day. it feels nice and mild. maybe a light jacket needed. our temperature at 55 in s

southwest d.c. when she talks about today. >> i just graduated from college, george washington university and i n am igrad school now to be aunselor. >> reporter: the past is what she is trying to make sense of. >> i was trafficked by my cousin. i didn't know better. i didn't know that the consequences -- when you and i think as a child, you think it's normal. >> reporter: ashley's mom died when she was 9. she was trafficked at 10 and sold for sex. she never had a childhood or went to school. she was in and out of hotel rooms, courtrooms and foster rooms. >> three days before my 18th birthday i got placed with a host family and it saved my life. >> a life with a stable family, love, home schooling and her own room for the first time. ashley is a resident counselor for fair that operates a safe house for victims. if you think her story is rare, the founder says, sadly, no. >> we have seen more than triple the number of adolescent girls between 14 and 16 referred every week. >> reporter: that is since a new act was passed in the district mandating referrals to groups like hers instead of criminal charges for underage victims.

university of washington student. what the >>> tracking the start of the storms as they make their way on through. starting to develop in our southwest. i say our southwest. this is d.c.'s southwest. we're talking about areas like prince william you can see the area of the severe thunderstorm watch which has now been expanded. it includes culpeper county and the district and back towards loudoun county and charles county and fairfax county. let's take a look another the latest storms. we just started to see some lightning with these. most of the area dry. now we're starting to see these develop in through fairfax county, in through prince william county. here's the strongest storm right here around warrenton. it is going to expand in both coverage and intensity as we move on through the night tonight. this one around warrenton going through manassas. i'll zoom over to fairfax county. right around burke and little river turnpike and right south of the expect some storms tonight. if you are taking an afternoon jog or an evening jog, just make sure you keep a watchful eye on the sky. if you hear thunder or see lightning, make sure you g

southwest philadelphia,. >> decision 2016 news. a new poll finds that plurality of new jersey republicans don't think donald trump should pick governor chris christie as his running mate. the monmouth university poll found 41% of gop voters felt christie would hurt trump's ticket. 15% say the governor would help. 37% said it wouldn't matter. >> that music has been featured at donald trump's rallies and campaign events for months. now the rolling stones want the presumptive republican nominee to stop using their songs. the trump campaign hasn't commented on the stones' quest. a aerosmith frontman steven tyler also asked him to stop using their music. >> e-cigarette brands will have to undergo federal review. changes will limit e-cigarette sale to minors and require new health warnings. >> a new bill in congress could curb the regulations. a house committee approved the measure. many house republicans support the bill. but some democrats and public health officials argue the change could lead to unsafe products. the senate has not weighed in on the e-cigarette regulations. >> you now have to be 21 years old to buy cigarettes or other tobacco products in california. the governor of california ha