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administrator for africa usaid, and deputy assistant secretary of defense for african affairs amanda dougherty. thank you for being with us today. welcome. and our second panel, regional ambassador, and mr. jacob, a former lra abductee who will share with us on the second panel their personal experiences of working to help communities in uganda recover from the lra and their personal experiences of being victimized by the lra which i think will add some strength and breadth to today's hearing. the lra committed brutal attacks that have destabilized the region resulting in displacement, kidnapping, mutilation and rape. joseph kony and his commanders abducted tens of thousands to serve as child soldiers and sex slaves forcing them to commit terrible acts. today we're privileged and humble to hear from two victims of the lra, jacob and jolie, of their enduring horrific experiences in uganda and courageous efforts to live forward and to make positive change in the world from that experience. joseph kony epitomizes the worst of mankind and evil of the day. while the lra has left uganda in 2006 it c

. >> when amanda dougherty's date backed out, she decided to go to the prom solo. she didn't want the $1,000 she spent on the big dance to go down the drain. but the catholic school junior is being told, no date, no prom. >> amanda is still hoping the archdiocese has a change of heart by the time of the prom. >> we're rooting for you, amanda. >> don't get that one, yeah. >>> more than 100 guests turned out to witness some bow wow vows in southern california. scruffy, a jack russell and chihuahua mix, pledged undying love to snickers, a lapsoapso. >> the canine shindig was held at a country club in palm desert. instead of the wedding march, they played, "you light up my life." and instead of wedding gifts, guests made contributions to an animal charity. >> those dogs noted every penny spent on their wedding. >>> by now, you've probably seen the video of a girl in china being swallowed by the sidewalk. >> she showed up last night on "jimmy kimmel live." >> i saw a funny clip on youtube today. a girl falls through a hole in the sidewalk. it must be a deep hole because

amanda dougherty has now been gearing up for this prom, she's already spent thousands of dollars on the dress, the shoes and the tickets. but when her date suddenly backed out, she was told by school administrators she wasn't allowed to go alone. it's a rule by the archdiocese of philadelphia banning students from going to the dance without a date. >> for them to say that we're not good enough to go unless we have a guy standing next to us, it's just kind of sickening. >> the school said they viewed the prom as a special social event where a date is required to attend. dougherty says she will fight to get that policy changed. that dance is tonight. so, of course, we want to know what you think about this. is it fair for a school to require a student to bring a date. enter our facebook fan page, weigh in, abc2news.com/facebook. >>> time-lapsed video this morning shows the progress of the 1 world trade center in new york. the skyscraper is being built at a pace of 1.4 per week. this gives us a quick time look from the very beginning. the port authority plans for that building to open late

amanda dougherty had shelled out $1,000 for the dress, shoes and ticket, but when her date suddenly backed out, she was told by school administrators she's not allowed to go alone. a rule by the archdiocese of philadelphia bans students from going to a dance like the prom without a date. >> for them to say that we're not good enough to go unless we have a guy standing next to us is just kind of sickening. >> the school has released a statement saying in part "our high school offers numerous dances and events throughout the year where dates are not required, but we viewed the prom as a special social event where a date is required to attend." we want to know what you think about this on this friday morning. is it fair for a school require students to bring a date. head to our facebook fan page abc2news.com/facebook. weigh in. we always want to know what you have to say. >>> a teenager is in jail this morning, accused of attacking and robbing two old ladies. now his father is the one who turned him over to police. authorities say that adam bardeza stole the purse of a woman in boca raton, fl

amanda dougherty has shelled out nearly $1,000 for the dress, the shoes, the tickets and now school administratorshe can't go. her date backed out at the last minute and the school told her she couldn't go alone. it's all because of the rule the archdiocese says they can't go alone. >> unless we are -- we're not good enough to go unless we have a guy standing next to us, it's kind of sickening. >> the school says other events are not like this one, but they view the prom as a special event where the date is required. dougherty says she will fight that policy and hopefully get it changed. >>> a dallas, texas school has something in common with the white house. they both share the same street address but that might be changing. st. phillips school and community center sits on the 1600 block of pennsylvania avenue in dallas. one man wants to rename that street after a former councilmember. >>> time now for a check of that forecast and lynette what do you think about this with the girl in pennsylvania? no date, no go. >> i don't think that's good. she should be able to go. not everybody has somebody,