street based restaurant association metropolitan washington also gave fifteen thousand dollars toward the campaign already m.w. is a funder they're an industry trade group that represents owners not workers already and w. has a plan to defeat ballot initiative seventy seven and we need you to get involved here is how does it save our tips dot com for more information and attend one of the upcoming meetings for owners and operators. what else you guys into per haps lobbying against affordable housing revenue the city council of alexandria is considering a one percent increase to the city's meals tax that increase would raise the meals tax from four to five percent the money from the meals tax would be dedicated to the expansion of affordable housing in alexandria this is in addition to the six percent state sales tax are indeed he was meeting with members of the city council to voice our opposition oh guess who else is framing this debate big lee the national restaurant association the n.r.a. . the trade association that represents corporate interests including mcdonald's corporation y

street based restaurant association metropolitan washington also gave fifteen thousand dollars toward the campaign already w is a funder they're an industry trade group that represents owners not workers already in w. has a plan to defeat ballot initiative seventy seven and we need you to get involved here is how does it save our tips dot com for more information and attend one of the upcoming meetings for owners and operators. what else you guys into perhaps lobbying against affordable housing revenue the city council of alexandria is considering a one percent increase to the city's meals tax that increase would raise the meals tax from four to five percent the money from the meals tax would be dedicated to the expansion of affordable housing in alexandria this is in addition to the six percent state sales tax he was meeting with members of the city council to voice our opposition oh guess who else is framing this debate big lee the national restaurant association the enter a. as a trade association that represents corporate interests including mcdonald's corporation yum brands burge

and the washington metropolitan area. they did not have an agreement on the numbers but after talking to them, looking to some studies, you could say that there are around 10,000 members along the united states. the strongholds are mainly in the west coast. ms-13 has its own dynamic on the west coast. it is not the most important gang there. ,s-13 exists among other gangs both latinos and african american, white gangs. it is a part of the more complicated gang map in that part of the united states. in the east coast, ms-13 migrated to the east coast mainly to the washington metropolitan area. ist happened because there an enormous central american community in this area. some suburbs, some counties such as montgomery county in maryland , became and have been at different points, strongholds of the gang. you have important places, such island andlong houston, texas. those are the cities in which ms-13 has -- has been rooted for a decade. host: we are having this conversation largely because the american awareness of ms-13

and the washington metropolitan area. they did not have an agreement on the numbers but after talking to them, looking to some studies, you could say that there are around 10,000 members along the united states. the strongholds are mainly in the west coast. ms-13 has its own dynamic on the west coast. it is not the most important gang there. ,s-13 exists among other gangs both latinos and african american, white gangs. it is a part of the more complicated gang map in that part of the united states. in the east coast, ms-13 migrated to the east coast mainly to the washington metropolitan area. ist happened because there an enormous central american community in this area. some suburbs, some counties such as montgomery county in maryland , became and have been at different points, strongholds of the gang. you have important places, such island andlong houston, texas. those are the cities in which ms-13 has -- has been rooted for a decade. host: we are having this conversation largely because the american awareness of ms-13

it's a pricey hike proposed at the moment, but it's to be approved for public comment by the metropolitan washington airport authority tomorrow. again, take a look here at what is being proposed. 75 cent hike at the main toll plaza on theoll road. 50 cent hike at the off ramp. and for some that can be a extra $1.25 per day. >> i prefer to stay on roads that i'm know how much going to pay when i get on in the morning. >> here's the tlofcontroversial part. aity goes to pay for the silver line extension. lauren not thrilled about th. >> if i wanted my money to go to metro, i would get on the metro. >> reporter: the public will have a chance to o weigh inn the proposal later this summer before it becomes final. now, the earliest this toll increase could take effect is 2019, so n january oft year. there could be some wiggle room. in other words, it could beit littlef a difference of price here at the main toll plaza as compared to the off ramp but the airport authority wants to hear from the public before it makes any of those decisions final. back to you guys. >> trust me, adam, they are going to hea fr

at 10:00 this morning they'll rally outside the metropolitan washington airports authority in chris caly displaced taxi drivers unregulatedehicles used by ridees sharing com pose security threat to drivers, staff and the public. >> kicng off today, the tenth annual congressional women's softball game. it's an event already raised over $300,000 threw corporate sponsorship, donations and tick sales. all of which expected to go towards helping young cancer patients. that game starts at 7:00 o'clock tonight on capitol hill. nought ang health warni summer gets under way tomrow, maryland's health department urging o residents to ben alert for mow s skeet toes. officials especiallynt remind pregna women or women trying to get pregnant to take precautions so they don't get exposed to diseases like zika virus. zika primarily spread through mosquito bites and can cause birth defects. the centers for disease control also urging pregnant women not to travel toreas way high risk of zika. >> close ups of needles and mosquitoes. awesome. new study on a drinking cancer during the nine-year stu never dr

expansion of police authority and we welcome back ronald hampton twenty three year veteran the washington d.c. metropolitan police is a university professor of criminal justice welcome to you both and ronald how does it feel to be a police officer and hear the phrase police brutality. well i haven't been a police officer haven't had that experience i know it's something that a small majority of police officers actually participate in and what's problematic about it is that the overwhelming majority of them don't but they don't say anything about it because i happen to believe from being opponents of that if you say some about it if you you can intervene and you can do some about it and if we don't tolerate it then it's not going to happen but we haven't seen that what about the blue wall though what's said in the car stays in the car well the blue wall is very real and end of threat and intimidation and retaliation part of the blue wall is real too i was a victim of and then the other officers that was the victim of who spoke out but that's still shouldn't stop us from speaking out i mean when i think abou

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and in 1974 abe pollin brought hockey to the washington metropolitan area. abe pollin died not too long ago. before he died he sold the caps to ted leonecies -- leonis, abe and ted are ecstatic today. 44 years. and now we're the national champions. mr. speaker, i rise with great joy and excitement to celebrate the tremendous victory last night by the washington capitals in the stanley cup finals. the caps have an extraordinary season and brought home a for the national capital region. its for the national capital region. its first major sports championship since 1992. when team captain alex ovechkin raised the stanley cup over his head last night, he did so on behalf of thousands upon of capss upon thousands fans across our region, including, of course, my district. that moment came after a 4-3 victory over an extraordinary team. the las vegas golden knights, who in their first season as an expansion team in the national hockey league became the first team to have come to the finals in that status. they had a magnificent season. their own exciting path to th

street based restaurant association metropolitan washington also gave fifteen thousand dollars toward the campaign already m.w. is a funder they're an industry trade group that represents owners not workers already and w. has a plan to defeat ballot initiative seventy seven and we need you to get involved here is how does it save our tips dot com for more information and attend one of the upcoming meetings for owners and operators. what else you guys into per haps lobbying against affordable housing revenue the city council of alexandria is considering a one percent increase to the city's meals tax that increase would raise the meals tax from four to five percent the money from the meals tax would be dedicated to the expansion of affordable housing in alexandria this is in addition to the six percent state sales tax are in debt he was meeting with members of the city council to voice our opposition oh guess who else is framing this debate big lee the national restaurant association the n.r.a. is. trade association that represents corporate interests including mcdonald's corporation yu

their names are on every museum in the united states here in new york at the metropolitan, at the national gallery in washingtonamy: their names are on wings. their names are very prominent. but when it comes to the drug where they make their fortune, we don't see their name. >> not only that, -- there are three brothers. and mortimer.d, arthur was the eldest. he was this kind of, i guess, you will genius, if you will. he invented the modern day drug advertising industry. all of the ads that we see on tv today are in print are kind of a result of arthur sackler's genius, or lack there of as you see it. wedded together the pharmaceutical industry and the medical profession. he made doctors shields for drug companies. he created medical journals that were really kind of fake medical journals because drug adadvertisers had toto pay to gt their studies s into those medil journals. so he created all of these deceptive marketing and practices that are commonplace today. he died in 1986 before oxycontin was created. but to get his brothers into the drug industry, he bought this time a little firm located here in new y

washington. these city locations, major metropolitan areas, feelingism mention heat as we head into this weekend. and we don't see any real relief in sight as another 20 possible record highs could be set today across the eastern parts of the u.s. these are the temperatures for the afternoon. and when you factor in what it feels like, easily breaking triple digit territory. >> derek, thank you. >>> coming up, two of football's biggest stars on its biggest stage. how messi and ronaldo look to start the knockout stage ahead. with savings on the new sleep number 360 smart bed. it senses and automatically adjusts on both sides, for effortless comfort. for a limited time, save up to $500 plus free home delivery on sleep number 360 smart beds. ends june 30th. they have businesses to run they have passions to pursue how do they avoid trips to the post office? stamps.com mail letters ship packages all the amazing services of the post office right on your computer get a 4 week trial plus $100 in extras including postage and a digital scale go to stamps.com/tv and never go to the post office again >>> we'r

were in washington i know many live in cities that may not seem like a huge metropolitan neighborhood it is larger than the other cities in birmingham. we have an obligation to help our fellow citizens understand what'spening and where their self-interest lies. we have struggled to do that for many reasons. this administration has successf p o a counter narrative not granted in the truth. a challenge will be defeating that narrative. >> anybody else ever thought about if the constitution is the solution? >> i think the constitution is a solution in this sense. it envisions an autocratic leader. it created checks and balances designed to check autocratic leaders. did not envision one party control. when one controls the presidency congress, the supreme court, two thirds of the legislature, those formal checks and balances are not as effective as they are in mes o divided government. they also vision civil society as a checking function, the citizenry coming together in organizations like the aclu to stand up for the rights and values under attack. the press which can stand up to power

washington lobbyist. and there are more, let's say that. >>> the environmental protection agency is distributing challenge coins. they're metropolitancomplete the epa's response to natural disasters in 2017. >> some say it's inappropriate. >> reporter: this is what commemorative coins commissioned by the epa will look like. congratulating employees on their response to the 2017 hurricanes including maria and harvey. congratulations and celebration for a response to deadly disasters. thousands are estimated to have died in puerto rico and texas, and the response according to environmental and advocacy groups, was far from sclex. >> the response was an unmitigated failure. i think people are outraged when they hear that people within the federal government are being congratulated on how wonderful a job was done. when thousands of people died. >> reporter: yet, epa staff ordered tangible tokens to includes the phrase "response excellence" and "protecting human health and the environment" cross midterm. that's all according to the government contract octaned by the group american bridge. an aggressive super pac. >> you going to drink th

washington post" in 1987. he has been a national editor and the metropolitan editor, but returned to reporting in 2005 and began covering the court in 2006. adam liptak on my immediate right took over the new york times beat 11 years ago, but he has a longer history with the times, which he first joined as a copy boy in 1984 after graduating from college. after getting his law degree, he returned as a lawyer in the times legal department. a decade after that, he became a reporter covering legal issues. me onuse sitting next to the other side is a reporter and independent contractor with scotus blog. until recently, she was the editor. i think my mic has gone off. she was one of its two cofounders. before turning to full-time blogging, she served as counsel in more than 200 merit cases at the supreme court and argued there a couple times. amy and bob is a reporter and producer for cnn politics covering the supreme court and other legal issues and guiding its coverage on supreme court cases. before joining cnn, she cover the court for abc news going back to the bill clinton era. unfortunately joan, who is on your

washington. i suspect many of you like me live in cities. i live in birmingham, alabama, which may not seem like a huge metropolitan area, but it is much largerhan many of the other cities in birmingham. and i i think we have an obligation to help our fellow citizens understand what's happening in our country and where their self interest lies. we have struggled to that for a lot ofeasons this administration is very successfully put out a counter narrative that is not grounded in the truth. one of our challenges will be defeating that narrative. >> does anyone else have a thought about whether the constitution is the solution here? seems like when a lot of people think about the constitution on this panel. >> i think the constitution is a solution in this sense, that the constitution envisions an autocratic leader and it created a set of checks and balances that what site to check autocratic leaders. it did not one-party control, and when one party controls the presidency, congress, the supreme court, two-thirds of the state legislatures, those formal checks and balances are not as effective as they are in times of divided government. but the

washington. i suspect that many of you like me live in cities. i live in birmingham, alabama, which may not seem like a huge metropolitan area, but it's much largerhan many other cities in birmingham. .. . >> does anyone have a thought whether the constitution is the solution here? it seems like we have a lot of people who think about the constitution on this panel. >> well, i think the constitution is the solution in this sense, the constitution envisions an autocratic leader and designed with checks and balances with an autocratic leader and did not envision one party control. when one party controls the house, congress, supreme court, and those formal checks and balances aren't as effective as they are in times of divided government, but they also envisioned and recognized the importancefivil society as a checking function of the citizenry coming together in organizations like the a.c.l.u., to stand up for the rights and values that are under attack. the press, a right which can stand up andob is to stand up to power and to disclose wrongdoing and the like. to me, one of the most encouraging things in this period is how many people have stood

metropolitan police department, the district police, as we told the new york police nypd has been sendin police t news outlets as an abundance of caution because the iewspaper he annapolis was attacked.n metropolitolice here in washington are not commenting on the tactics. we have a lss of pnews offices in this town and we d not know if they are doing the same thing here in this town, but they are doing it in new york city as an abundance of caution. "the capital gazette", a small hometown newspaper attacked this afternoon at 2:30 when a gunman openedfire and hit and injured several people in that office. >> the thing that occurs to me is if they a doing that in new york, i'm just wondering if that shoot did oraid something that would indicate that there is some sort of reason to be concerned about this in other cities or is there some sort of network involved or other things that he knows that that are actually in play? >> it's been two hours. the firsn call came at 2:34. it was on twitter a tweet that went out from inside "the capital gazette" office that said active shooter, please help us. that went out around 2:30. that's when the police response began. as you know from previous shootings across our country, we kn