with iver is now a town cancer. >> 69 families, 69 children and their parents are usually considered a cluster. but epidemiologyells us in n a commununity there may be e an unusual pattern of disease, either defined in space,, geographically, or inn time e t develops over a period of time. whenen that happens we call it cluster r and a c cluster is a clue, a piece of evevidence tha somemething may be happening in that comommunity. that's what happened in toms rivever. >> becauause of the unusual number of rare childhood cancers, the community demanded answers. and the finger pointed back to ciba geigy and the toxic waste drums union carbide dumped at the farm.m. a decade earlier, two wells at e f farm had been tested and trichloralethylene was found. >> once it was found coming from the farm, the government absolutely dropped the ball. that ever should have let happen and let the people drink that water. >> the e.p.a. and union carbide adopted a remediation plant. it's a superfund site. we will let these chemicals go into the public drinking waters and aerate them out and then the wa

play say a bethesda woman was robbed by a man who claimed to be a ride share iver. the man took her back to her building but then followed her inside. now surveillance videohe shows t man grabbing for her purse inside the elevator. he then forced his way into her apartment and stole more stuff before runningof the woman was not hurt. >>> safety was the topic of discussion at laplada high school in charles county. hundreds of parents were called to a meeting after two students were caught with guns. the head of safety said maryland makes it difficult for the school to install metal detectors. >> you can't have metal detectors because it might be an invasion of privacy but i think that probably most parents here would rather have a little bit of invasion of privacy thanav he their child shot. >> the dector of safety says over the last two weeks his staff has increase its presenc at the school. >>> today several denver area school districts will be closed nid a investigation into threats again some colorado schools. the fbi says an 18-year-old woman has made those thre

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their amendments whipped by labour, which after being developed with input from keir starmer, sans iverolved in this. —— philip hammond. the big question what this is, will actually a, be considered by theresa may, who, she has been a truly strong on throughout this process is to say there is no way i would never consider a second referendum. it is something that and debates, she has been strongest unusually. and this is one of the things they discussed today, hot a source say that said it came out multiple times in this meeting. —— a source told me that. no suggestion yet the government will move to that. i think crucially with this, there is a school of thought this is a separate issue in a sense. one thing is, what type i brexit that would go for. a separate thing is, do we then put that to a vote of the british people and you don't necessarily have to to be in either 01’, necessarily have to to be in either or, it could be both. which, is a helpful way for the government and labour of trying to hide that off and make that a separate issue and maybe let parliament decide on that sepa

an argument escalated last month and quickly turned physical when the man used c hise to beat the iverstefan knocks mp knox continued to kick the guy with the cane. the driver was fired after the attack. >>> new this amorning, man is in jail for hurting a bird in horida. police picked up in ocean city and now he's been extrad e extradited to florida. he's jumping on to a state and federally protect pelican in the florida keys. now he's in jail on an $80,000 nd. still a mystery as to why he did that. >> jumpedn the pelican and he got the billfo the cast you need to know for the next few days. >> standing ovation. >> oh, i give >>> you're watching "news 4 today." >>> your time is 5:44.ir for the time we're hearing from the white house whistle-blower. >> she is raising red flags about top security clearancesmpn the t administration. trisha newbold is an 18 year white house security specialist. she said 25 trump official specialists had their top security clearancesranted even though she and her colleagues recommended they be deni. they were concerned about foreign influence, conflicts of

. >> and thishevening we're ing from the victim as police try to track down that iver. >> news 4 pat collins is live in the district busy "u" street corridor with details. pat. >> reporter: what a scary story, jim and wendy. she says is began here in d.c. edand end in bethesda. the guy posed as a ride share driver. he took her home and then he took her valuables. it's caught on surveillance video. he follows her into the building. then into the elevator. he tries to steal her purse. but it didn't stop there. the man forces his way into her apartment and rips her off big time. how long was he in your apartment? >> it was -- i mean, it felt like a lifetime, but i want to say it was n more than two minutes. >> reporter: we call her sandy. for obvious reasons, we're not revealing her identity or place where she lives. today i tald to herho by. >> i really hope they catch him more than anything to give me piece of mind just because he obviously knows where i live. it still terrifies me to think that maybe he'll come back. >> reporter: that ride sre bber made off with a rolex watch worth $

she and iver were kidnapped in queen elizabeth national park last week. "the new york times" reporting sat theari company that operated the tour paid a ran some, something nbc news has not independently verified. >>> tonightuva takes on the texas tech for the national championship. thiss virginia's first national championship game in school history. tip-of tonight is at 9:20. late for us. uva wil t hope john paul jones arena on campus in charlottesville to host a watch party for tonight's game. >> a big one. a big par all around virginia. >> for sure. >> i bet you arlington is bumping tonight, too. >> there will be a lot of watch parties. we're pulling for virginia big. ti >>> this is the week for caps fans, a true battle to defendup the begins. it starts right here in d.c. >> that's right. for the firstes g of the caps taking on the carolhua icanes. they haven't made the playoffs for a decade. once you get in, you got to play 'em. here's the first-round schedule. the caps' first game in d. at 7:30. an afternoon game saturday, 3:00 p.m. you'll be able to

say what's my name, because the iver not only knows where you're going, but knows your name. if they don't, don't get in that car. boy, that was anightening. thyou, pat. >>> lyft is launching new safety measures to protect riders anning to run continuous criminal background checks on their drivers. instead of just doinghem once a year. any driver who does not pass the annual check and then thein contus screening would be barred from driving. the ride share company will require both a valids driver' license and an up to date photo of your face to prevent potential identity fraud and uber begans continuou background checks as well last year. re> now we turnover sa overseas the notame cathedral is bringing people together by the thousands. a vigil is still going on atr this hou and today we learn priceless relics like the crown of thorns won by jesus among of the works being transferred to the louvre where they will be assessed and stored. first responders remain on hand and it could be a couple of days bere they can remove some of the larger pieces o art that are still inside.

the kids,ivers with they were trying to protect the m,ildren and they told the throw your coats over your head and run home, run right in your house. at thend who worked cafeteria at the grade school where my children went told me that parents came in, and grabbed their kids in the middle of lunch, and there is a certain protocol that you are supposed to do when you go into the schools. you go to the office and you give your name. forget that. that is out the window. there were people lined up for gas and the banks -- just crazy. we were getting conflicting information. if you live in a brick house, close your window -- or open your window. and ihing was chaotic, eck, but i didr not want to show panic to my children. going onem that we are a little vacation to nana and pop pop's. we were taking the three children, my husband, myself, and my dog. i had all of the kids in the house and one at a time, i had them go out into the car and .ery quickly for -- quickly i never thought to pack a certificates -- birth certificates, no important papers, because i wanted to get them out of the ar

south carolina's now considering legislation that would require ivers to have a lighted sign in the window on into this wanting to make a difference now. >> her father is increbly strong to be there and, you know, speak before all the people that turned out on he behalf. it's just incredible. >> kristen, thank you so much. we'll be back after this. ♪ until a month ago you were a complete failure. but now you are the biggest star in the world.he how did you ge? [ "yesterday" by the beatles ] when didou write that? i didn't write it. the beatles wrote it. who? [ "i want to hold your hand" by the beatles ] t can i dohis?un i've got a b of new songs and i thought people might like to hear 'em. [ dinging noises ] you're probably wondering why i'm here? no. major pop stars are always dropping around. lady gaga won't leave us alone. i was wo bering if you'd considng in our band? [ cheering ] mr. jack malik.ud [ "heye" by the beatles ] you're new music. its incredible. i feel like i'm living a lie. it's going to be the greatest album of all time. you don't have to clap every time, but thanks very

since my series of workshops iver been providing technical support on that program to the iraqi government. at the moment particularly focused on bozra. but for me it's been very rewarding to be able to, after that series of lectures, go back and work with the iraqi government and u.s.a.i.d. at finding solutions to the water crisis, particularly in the southern part of the country, but also throughout the rest of the country. >> that's great. thank you so much, barney. thank you. [ applause ] >> we have time for some questions and we'll follow the same format in front of us. if you don't mind telling us your name and who you're with and we'll go from there. right there in the middle. richard, i'll get to you. i'm sorry. >> hello. i'm lucas. i'm a graduate student from c y copenhagen and this is a fascinating place for me to be. talking both about the water and education sectors working together, it was discussed in this panel and the panel before. i would like to know what you see are the chances and challenges in these cross-sector approaches to solving the crisis in the water. >> thank y

we're getting a look at a crash that was caught on camera in valais whoa that's where new vergeer iverable to walk away from the crash. after the car was t-boned well now the search is on for 2 suspects kron four stand for and has the story. well i hope police are looking for 2 suspects after this, a black he a smashing into the side of darrelle parker's car fast to be scared, but it was scary moment, i went out. >>can you relate happen. parker says this happened when he was driving a passenger for uber thursday morning around 5. he was trying to make a turn from mississippi street on to sacramento street when he was struck. you see videos all the hughes who was somewhat they're fools of people crime some of the sun is arriving. >>they just to be one of people why this is crazy. >>the surveillance video from a neighbor then shows the suspects in the getting out of their car and running off. they didn't stop to see if anyone was ok it isn't says. >>talking to. >>parker says his shoulder and his knee were hurt in the crash. his passenger was also frightened by the sudden strike on a seme

o'clock near the premium premium outlet shopping center that's on first street in napa police say the iveroid hitting the victim in suffered minor injuries. the cause of the crash under investigation this morning. happening today, us representative eric swalwell will meet with visitors over voters rather at 2 o'clock this afternoon at dublin high school. swalwell as latest democrat to announce that he's running for president he's serving his 4th term in congress representing the east bay. and south bend, indiana mayor pete blew the judges also officially thrown s hat into a very crowded 2020 democratic presidential race. the 37 year-old veteran is the first millennial an openly-gay man to seek the presidency before now, but a judge it only formed a presidential exploratory committee. but after his latest poll numbers put him among the national names like senator kamala harris elizabeth warren and senator cory booker he finally decided to officially join the race. and speaking of senator harris she released 15 years of her tax returns earlier today. according to the returns from 2004 throug