we're putting a roof finally, on arthur ashe stadium. you know this has been in the making for us for about ten years when we first started talking about it. but-- you know, when ten years, f-- five years ago even we couldn't afford it. it's a big project. the size of arthur ashe stadium is huge, the open-- the open part. and, to put a roof on that the weight of it would have been too much. so we finally found a developer and an architect that built something that's on the outside. it's more like a canopy. we are in phase two. last year, we put all the pilings in-- in the ground you know 100-- as much as 180 feet deep to-- be able to support the beams going up. this year, we'll have the super structure finished by the u.s. open. and then, next year, we'll put the retractable roof part on. and-- it's gonna be amazing. so that's one of the-- that's the first thing at hand. we're also building a new grandstand-- stadium. >> are you excited about your first u.s. open as the president of the united states tennis association? i-- why am i aski

courage award. >> it strikes me that awarding the arthur ash award to caitlyn is a crass exploitationid play. >>> earlier this month >>> this year's arthur ash award will go to caitlyn jenner. jenner with the unofficial title of world's greatest athlete made what many have called a brave choice, to reveal herself as a transgender woman in "vanity fair" magazine. but the award was not without controversy. here is bob costas. >> it strikes me awarding the arthur ashe award to caitlyn jenner is a tabloid play. this is not anything against caitlyn jenner. i'm pretty sure they could have found someone who was much more, much closer to actively involved in sports. >> so this just in. he's just been fired by nbc news. that. >> is not true. >> for making a politically incorrect. >> what about me? can i get my job back sshsif that is the case? in a mostly white sport, he put up with the slings and arrows. other people who won this award, nelson mandela, an umpire shot trying to stop a robbery you. had jim valveta who tried to overcome cancer. muhammed ali standing up the three and a half years

. >>> caitlyn jenner is named the recipient of the arthur ashe courage award.about it. >> it strikes me that awarding the arthur ashe award to caitlyn jenner is just a crass exploitation play. it's a tabloid play. hospitals using electronic health records for more than 30 million patients? or that our software helps over 20 million smartphone users remotely configure e-mail every month? or how about processing nearly $5 billion in electronic toll payments a year? in fact, today's xerox is working in surprising ways to help companies simplify the way work gets done and life gets lived. with xerox, you're ready for real business. ♪ we all feel the calling to build something great. ♪ >>> earlier this month espn announced the arthur ash courage award will go to caitlyn jenner. made what many have called the brave choice to reveal herself as a transgender woman in "vanity fair" magazine. but it was not without controversy. >> it strikes me that awarding the arthur ashe award to caitlyn jenner is just a crass exploitation play. a tabloid play. in the broad world of s

. >>> nbc sportscaster bob costas a ripping espn over its move to give caitlyn jenner the arthur ashnner all the peace and happiness in the world. however, it strikes me that awarding the arthur ash award to caitlyn jenner is just a krascrass exploitation play. >> he says they could have found someone who was actively involved in sports who would have been deserving of what that award meant. >> hatfield who is gavey says he admired jenner's courage. >> she's amazing. >>> out in los angeles, a serious case of road rage. you watch it here. two men in two cars first getting out and exchanging words. then things escalate. one man nearly hit by a van. and a few seconds later the guy jumps in the car. he speeds off before others could jump in. so far no charges on this case. in florida an amazing rescue. a tv news crew caught it a car on fire after the driver lost control and hit some trees. the state trooper jumped into action punched out the passenger window and got the driver out. it turned out the man shouldn't have been driving. he had numerous arrests for driving on a suspended or re

he's getting this arthur ash award for courage. what is your thoughts?ter ex better exemplify. you've got noah galloway fighting for our country, lost his arm, his leg. >> this is like barack obama getting the nobel peace prize. okay? >> why do you say that? >> there are so many when you comes to other people a young woman playing basketball with brain cancer who died he should get an award for courage for coming out as republican. when you look at the international reaction. >> sigh dyan >> this is women going through something tough every day. i think jenner could refuse the award for these reasons >> i guarantee other people are more deserving. you have a veteran, someone who died that would be a good move for caitlyn to do. >> marco rubio, huge yacht? speed boat? we need your help coming up next. kaboom... get your credit swagger on. become a member of experian credit tracker and find out your fico score powered by experian. yes, we are twins. when i went on to ancestry i just put in the name of my parents and my grandparents and i was getting all th

however it strikes me that awarding the arthur ashe award to caitlin jenner is just a crass exploitationid play. in the broad world of sports i'm pretty sure they could have found -- this is not anything against caitlin jenner. i'm sure they could have found someone who was much more -- much closer to actively involved in sports who would have been deserving of what that award represents. >> and personally i think the one they should have picked, lauren hill, the college basketball player who spent her last days raising awareness of cancer in young people. that ñperson lauren hill should have won that in my opinion. so k.g. your thoughts. >> no. i second that. i think that would have been a fantastic pick. and i think appropriate in keeping with the nature of that award. to designate it to someone like this, a young woman trying to create awareness of the terrible disease of cancer and that it does strike down young people in the prime of their life. >> the arthur ashe award for courage in sports has been given to some i don't know questionable characters. as far as their ties to sports.

. >> and today espn confirming that jenner will be honored with the arthur ash courage award at this year's espy's. >> the response is worldwide. g.l.a.d. saying by sharing her story with the world, she is accelerating acceptance throughout the world. >>> just into our news room a update on helen powell. her attorney filed an appeal in fran's superior court. they did not diskrim name or retaliate against her. today's filing means they're not going to charge fer her court costs. >>> good news for the warriors and their fans claye thompson is getting healthier by the day and he will be ready for the start of the nba finals. thompson suffered a concussion last thursday after being kneed in the head. >> i didn't watch for the first couple days after the last game but since then i have been running and getting shots up. >> thompson still needs to be cleared by doctors as part of the nba procaution protocol. >> san jose police are responsible for three thefts at three different gyms, what is the cam here? >> some cases are getting day memberships just to get into the locker room. here at t

she'll receive the arthur ash courage award. >> officers asked two brothers to get out of of a blooded area. they identified area. one man pushed the officer to the ground. police say he was armed with a gun and both officers discharged their own weapons. both policeman were placed on administrative leave. >> the department of homeland security has discovered security failures at airports. they were tasked with smuggling weapons and other contraband through airports across the country. nbc news has confirmed they failed to defect smuggled to detect weapons in 97% of the cases. in one case an alarm sounded but the screening officer failed to detect a plastic explosive taped to an undercover agent's back. the head of the tsa has been reassigned. president obama has nominated peter nefenger to be the next administrative. >>> lindsey graham has announced he's seeking the nomination for president. he focussed on national security and fighting isis militants and at one point he took a shot at hillary clinton. >> i've got one simple message. i have more experience with our national security t

espn is awarding this year at their espy's arthur ashe courage award to caitlyn jenner, and it's funny people get mad at that. i don't understand. some say the war should have gone to an iraq war vet or basketball player who died of cancer that there has to be a courage-off, something like that. i personally think no matter what the motivation behind it it's great. doing all that in front of people. >> yes. >> larry: it's a great thing. ( cheers and applause ). >> you don't lose body parts for attention. you may do other things. you may marry, date somebody for attention you may do things like that but changing who you are, your identity and affecting the kids the way it has. >> larry: it's even deeper than changing. the people that people were understanding it's not even changing. it's revealing. >> right. for espn for their award sports. i know there are a lot of young people that don't know bruce jenner was an athlete. so it's brave. what would be really brave is if like, lebron showed up at the play-offs in heels. >> that would be amazing! >> heels and falsie and be like, "yeah, pe

jenner will receive the arthur ashe courage award. >>> new look at a deadly confrontation in oklahoma. officers asked two brothers to get out of a flooded area. they identify themselves as trooper. you can see one of the men pushing the trooper to the ground before fighting began. that man was later shot and killed. police say he was armed with a gun and both discharged their own weapons. both policemen were placed on administrative leave. >>> an investigation by the department of homeland security has uncovered alarming security failures at dozens of the nation's busiest airports. undercover investigators were tasked with smuggling weapons, fake explosives and other continue bad through several areas across the country. tsa failed to detect smuggled weapons in 67 out of 70 attempts. that, my friends, is a 95% failure rate. in one case an alarm sounded, but even during a pat-down the screening officer failed to detect a fake plastic explosive taped to an undercover agent's back. in the wake of these security failures, the head of the tsa has been reassigned to homeland security headqu

she will accept the arthur ashe courage award.ven as much as they support her, the older jenner kids won't be appearing in caitlyn's upcoming docu-series on e! >> my whole life has prepared me for this moment. i want to take advantage of it. i want to do the right thing. and be true to myself. what i'm doing is going to do some good and we're going to change the world. i really firmly believe that. >> reporter: with this step, perhaps she already has. ♪ >>> up next here on "nightline," think you know about the lifestyles of the rich and famous from the real housewives? this social researcher says you don't know the half of it. >>> and why our experts are finding faults, even as san andreas brings down the weekend box office to the tune of 53 million bucks. ♪ the beast was as long as the boat. for seven hours, we did battle. until i said... you will not beat... meeeeee!!! greg. what should i do with your fish? gary. just put it in the cooler. if you're a fisherman, you tell tales. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen perce

and his mother calls him bruce. >> right. >> right. >> so whatever. >> he is getting this arthur ashes is upset about it. what is your reaction to this? >> many people do agree with bob costas because see says there are better candidates. i was crying when i watched that interview. i felt sorry for bruce jenner. i'm glad bruce jenner is now caitlyn if that make herself happy, because she was struggling so much. however, i do think -- you've got noah galloway that iraq vet that lost his arm fighting forcountry, lost his leg as well. >> reaction from tammy? >> this is like barack obama getting the nobel peace prize, okay? >> why do you say that? you have to think of context when it comes to the other people. a young woman playing basketball with brain cancer who has died. he should get an award for courage for coming out as a republican. because when you look at the international reaction -- >> did you see diane sawyer's reaction to the interview? >> this guy has been lauded and embraced. this has not been a tough framework. and look women go through something tough every day. in this k

the 65-year-old will be honored with the arthur ashe courage award and facing the same fashion dilemma: what the hell am i going to wear in that tweet it has been favorited more than 40000 times. >> the eternal question for all of us. in time to celebrate the best fans in basketball during the nba finals we will share your pictures and choose an abc7 "fan of the day." today we honor this known-month-old noah supporting the first warriors jersey. i wonder who took the picture? the mother said the dog harsh is -- hank is a warriors fan as well. use # dubson7. include your city so we give you the proper shout out of the the next "fan of the day," could be you. >> next a rare sight for whale watchers with the captain saying it is something he has never seen >> coming up at 4:00, a new trend in wedding a california company is charging guests to attend the day and the controversy they are now creating. and at 5:00, netflix or amazon prime instant video, "7 on your side" partners with "consumer reports" to find out which streaming movie service is the better choice. >> now, breathtaking video

will make her first public appearance next month when she received the arrest sure around -- the arthur ashe courage award. all children will be there. >> united airlines temporarily grounded all of flights system wide for a short time this morning and the airline said a tickal -- technical glitch forced the f.a.a. to ground all flights. it was lifted 45 minutes later but not after passengers took to social media to vent their frustration. >> acting t.s.a. administrator melvin carraway has been reassigned and a search is underway after a secret investigation found major lapses in security among t.s.a. agents at the busiest airports 69 undercover investigators with homeland security were able to smuggle mock explosions or banned weapons in 95 james of -- 95 percent of the trials. jeh johnson the secretary, is ordering extra training, new testing procedures for screening equipment, and expanding random covert testing of security practices. >> and klay thompson is scheduled to be re-evaluated by doctors so hopefully he will be cleared for thursday's game one of the finals after practicing in a

also know that many could go up our sister network espn presenting caitlyn jenner with the arthur asherage away during the espy awards. the award is given each year to individuals whose contributions transcend sports. >>> still to come on "action news," an american tourist killed in a lion attack in south africa. and hearing why officials aren't blaming the lion. >>> and the apple watch becoming the company's most popular new product. i do and double scan live tracking rain heading through in the overnight hours. details on what to expect for the morning commute and the cool air moving in in the accuweather forecast. >>> and the phillies meeting their fans one-on-one tonight for a very good cause. and ducis rodgers with that story when "action news" continues. ÷h killed by a lion in south africa today. the 24-year-old woman was visiting an animal park and the visitors drive through the park in their own vehicles as lions roam freely. officials say the woman disobeyed signs to keep the windows closed. she was taking a picture when a lion lunged at her. the driver suffered non-life-thre

also know that many could go up our sister network, espn presenting caitlyn jenner with the arthur asherage away during the espy awards. the award is given each year to individuals whose contributions transcend sports. >>> still to come on "action news," an american tourist killed in a lion attack in south africa. and hearing why officials aren't blaming the lion. >>> and the apple watch becoming the company's most popular new product. i do and double scan live tracking rain heading through in the overnight hours. details on what to expect for the morning commute and the cool air moving in in the accuweather forecast. >>> and the phillies meeting their fans one-on-one tonight for a very good cause. and ducis rodgers with that story when "action news" continues. well, sir. after some serious consideration i'd like to put in my 15-year notice. you're quitting!? technically retiring, sir. with a little help from my state farm agent i plan to retire in 15 years. wow! you're totally blindsiding me here. who's gonna manage your accounts? this is a devastating blow i was not prepared for. well

caitlyn is going to get the arthur ashe award. you know what that's like.ing her children there perhaps even on stage with her. and this is what she said. about receiving the award for the first time i will be able to stand as my true self in front of my peers. it's a high honor. >> it sure is. >> beautiful feeling. >> thank you both so very much. >>> we're going to switch gears now, because also, burning up the "heat index," a lot of people talking this morning about something that was on tv last night, "the bachelorette." this is kaitlyn, a different kaitlyn and one of the guys, you know she's got to choose, but in the meantime there's this budding bromance between two of the bachelors that has everyone buzzing, some questioning if it's just for screen time. our linzie janis will explain it all. >> reporter: there's plenty of romance on the bachelorette. >> would you accept this rose? >> of course. >> reporter: but now twitter's a-twitter with cupid's latest with what looks like a budding bromance between two of the contestants. >> funny how cute you are

. >>> and the espn sports network announced generaller will receive the arthur ashe courage award at this year's espy awards. >>> time now 4:39. people all over the world are calling the bay area police department for help. what it has to do >>> u.s. secretary of state john kerry is in boston where he will soon have surgery on his broken leg. kerry arrived at massachusetts general last night. he fractured his right femur sunday in a bicycle accident near geneva, switzerland. the state department says kerry's injury will not affect ongoing nuclear negotiations with iran. the deadline to reach a deal is june 30. >>> this morning the u.s. senate will hold a key vote on restoring surveillance powers at the nsa. the senate is considering the usa freedom act passed by the house. one amendment in the senate would extend the amount of time the nsa has to end bulk collection of phone records from six months to a year but the nsa would still be able to search phone company records with a court order. >> these fixes are common sense. there needs to be basic assurance that it will function as it

. >> espn announced jen letter receive the arthur ashe courage award at this year's espionage awards. vanity fair article was written by u pen grad and inquirer reporter buzz business inning err. as you might manning, a loft reaction pouring in this morning about the caitlin cover. we want to know what you thinkment connect with us on facebook or twitter at cbsphilly.com k use the hashtag cbs-3. >> same sex marriage comes up for debate tonight at the national constitution center. two attorneys for and two attorneys again same sex marriage, will discuss whether it would violate the equal protection clause. it is part of series presented by intelligence squared us, which sponsors debate. supreme court expected to make decision this month. meanwhile, the u.s. supreme court has overturned the conviction of a northampton county man who was convicted of making threats on facebook. anthony ilonas of freemansburg posted have i lengthly messages about his wife, said they were therapeutic rants not threats. prosecutors argue the comments would strike fear in reasonable person. but the court say

and espn announced that jennifer will receive the arthur ash courage award at this year's espy awards and he should also point out the van nat fair article was written by u penn grad and former philadelphia inquirer reporter buzz bissinger bissinger. roaring live from the sat center, to todd quinones cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> all right, todd thank you. >>> on that new twitter account jenner picked up 1 million followers in just four hours and three minutes. that's the fastest ever to 1 million. >> she's almost to 2 million tonight 1.7. >>> a lot of reaction pouring in about the caitlyn cover. tell us what you think connect with us on facebook or twitter and at cbsphilly.com make sure you use that hash ago cbs3chat. >> she just tweeted again thankingthanking everybody for making her the fastest growing twitter handle. >> lot of support out there obviously. >> still ahead tonight four vehicles are the latest in the recalls due to faulty air bag. we'll have that information for you next. >> also a trip to seat animals in a wildlife park turns deadly for an american woman. coming up what

espn announced jenner will receive the arthur ashe courage award at this year's espy awards. >>> we actually went for a high today of 88 and thought that would be safe. well, it wasn't. it was 92. it was 80 at dulles but 92 at national, so that's what counts, so we're over the month of june after going 28-3 in may. get back on the horse tomorrow. right now temperatures in the low 70s. that's why i went 72 for the high tomorrow. i think it's going to be a midnight high. dress for the 60s. we'll lose 20 degrees tomorrow in addition to having showers and rain. silver lining, no storms. flood warning for much of montgomery and prince george's county until 1 a.m. and look at the next batch of showers and storms. this is heavy activity south of warrenton between warrenton and culpeper down toward gold vein. this just popped up in the last hour or so east of oldtown and a lot of activity still hammering charles county, st. mary's county down into calvert county. the flood watch continues till 6 a.m. these will produce pretty good rains. this will head off to manassas by about 12:04. the main threat

espn also announce that jenner will receive the arthur ashe courage award at this year's espionage award. ukee? >> 5:08. following developing story overseas search for survivors after ship filled with hundreds of people capsize z. also tsa trouble. undercover investigation reveals some shocking lapses in airport security. and it is already lead to go some major changes. and, must see video when this car goes airborne. see what sent the car flying, into a building. and it is a lot cooler than normal out there this morning katie lets you know when the rain will finally let up when we do traffic and weather together. that's coming up on the 3's on the other side when we come back. mmmmmm yoplait! ♪ oh! good news everybody! there is now 25% less sugar in yoplait original. say "adieu" to that sugar. because it still tastes good ahhhh yoplait! this is the "name your price" tool. it gives you options based on your budget -- it's a piece of cake. i was told there would be cake. get a free quote at progressive.com. >>> ship caring more than 450 people sang overnight, during a cyclone in the yanks

. >>> kaitlyn jenner will be awarded the arthur ashe courage award in july but there are critics thateteran noah galloway, and how about lauren hill that died of cancer. is jenner the right pick or did they choose her for attention. christine, let's start with why. why is it the right choice? >> i thought it was the right choice when i first heard about it because i don't spend a lot of time thinking about the sbs, and it's a made for tv event and that's fine and the arthur ashe award has become a big deal because of the people that won it nelson mandela and now kaitlyn jenner. when you think about lauren hill what an amazing story, and i hope there is a place for her in that broadcast. >> that takes us to the why not? >> i could articulate the point. >> i am not saying you own it. >> i definitely don't own it. the biggest thing is about ratings, and this is not a charity or funded by a foundation. they want to put an award show and that's fine. it's dumb to get upset about somebody that didn't win the award, and it's dumb to get upset about somebody that doesn't win the nobel prize.

there is backlash of being honored with the arthur ashe courage award. caitlyn's stepson rob kardashian spied for the first time in public since march and now sporting a mustache.. his sisters kendall and kylie settg off a fan frenzy across town. at the launch of their new l line of top shop kendall joined momager kris and big sister kourtney at the u2 concert in l.a. >>> remember the one episode where george's fiancee dies licking the weding invitations? >> so funny. >> learning it was more than just a funny plot line. jason alexander revealing even though they loved working with the actress that played susan, there was a lack of chemistry and decided to kill her off. >> chemistry wasn't a problem with julia louis dreyfuss. there was a new video of jerry and elaine back together. >> oh! >>>> only the best for julia. jerry going vintage 007 p picking her up in as a on the martin db-5. >> you are the james bond of comedy. >> extra uncovering the first look at comedians in cars getting coffee. the duo slipping into a jerry-elaine dynamicic. >> do you u ink

she wl honored with the a arthur ash courage award and caitlyn has tweeted what the hell am i going to wear? >>> abc 7 news was at sfo as members of the community disaster response team saw their families since the may sixth. they were in nepal and were followed on their first international team. they treated more than200 employees. >> we were treating dysentery and infection we were treati broken bones. we ve treated every single body part. >> besides giving medica care the team also bought 1600 pounds of rice and delivered it to villages in the i amm -- in the himalayas. a bill was passed that awould require that police acquire a warrant before seahing a cell phone or laptop devi. they say they need to update the law to on catch up with technology. it is opposed by law enforcement. >>> nearly thousand people were u.s. citizens today during a ceremony in oakland, abc 7 news s there as they delivered the key note speh to the people. and the parents immigrated from mexico and raised their family in a working close community near los angeles. moving forward, up next, sherrill sandburg ta

>> caitlyn's first scheduled public appearance is at the espy awards where she will receive the arthur asheage award. >> oo it is time now to brew on this. vince vaughan's characters might not necessarily like guns. >> to the right. but the actor showing major support for the second amendment in the interview with a british gq. he says quote banning guns is like banning forks in an attempt to stop making people fat. taking away guns taking away the drug the booze won't rid the world of criminality. send us an e-mail to foxfriendsfirst@foxnews.com. after the top of the hour beyond the badge the story behind these photos that will make you proud of our police. >> the simulator that helps forecasters better predict storms. surprised? in fact, america is now the world's number one natural gas producer... and we could soon become number one in oil. because hydraulic fracturing technology is safely recovering lots more oil and natural gas. supporting millions of new jobs. billions in tax revenue... and a new century of american energy security. the new energy superpower? it's red, white and blue.

caitlyn will accept the arthur ashe courage award in july.t is the moment when she is on stage in front of her peers in the sports world and speaking in front of them. it happens, a couple of weeks later, her reality show debuts on e. this is probably the perfect way to do it. to reveal a new identity. >> the secrecy. it came out of nowhere yesterday. >> top secret security. this magazine was carried around on one flash drive. it was top secret security. it surprised everybody when it came out yesterday. >> she is not doing this for the publicity, but does not shy away from it. >> it is about handling it the right way. >> she will make money off it. brian, thank you. >>> severe storms pummeling the northeast leaving communities under water. what you can expect today. that's next. ] look how bea it is. ♪ ♪ honey, we need to talk. we do? i took the trash out. i know. and thank you so much for that. i think we should get a medicare supplement insurance plan. right now? [ male announcer ] whether you're new to medicare or not, you may know it onl

. >> ripping espn for its decision to give caitlin jenner the arthur ashe courage award at this year's holding his tongue. yeah, holding your tongue. >> he's not holding it. >> why he is against this decision, lauren, explain. >> women, costas of course respected sports broadcaster, he says giving jenner the arthur ashe award is quote exploytation play. costas made the comment during interview on radio program. he wasn't criticizing jenner per say for her gender transition, but, did directly attack espn. he said i wish cat lynn all the happiness in the world, all of the peace of mind in the world. strikes my award to go caitlin jenner is a krass exploytation play. it is a tabloid play. i'm pretty sure they could have found, i'm pretty sure they could have found someone who was much closer to actively involved in sports, who would have been deserving whatever that award reps. he goes ton say, it feels like, let's buy into the keeping up with the kardashian's culture, that it is has overtaken good part of the landscape. that's the train that's left the station, and you and i can't slow i

. >>> over at the big board with the big talkers, who should get the arthur ash courage award at nextth's espys. espn announced that caitlyn jenner would be honored. noah galloway who lost an arm and leg a competitive athlete was even part of the most recent "dancing with the stars" competition and the other person is lauren hill, the mount st. joseph basketball player who raised awareness and millions for pediatric cancer awareness before she died of brain cancer on april 10th. espn created the reward. they have not said who they considered for the reward and there were no runner ups despite the claims on social media now it's illegal for anyone under 18 to use a tanning bed in delaware and if a congressman gets her way the first state's law will be the law of the land. she is pushing for tanning beds to be regulated much like cigarettes, pointing to rising skin cancer rates and increased marketing for young people calling for a national ban for anyone under 18. several states have laws for under 18 tanning including a parents signature where the legal age is 17. >>> here is a funny

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we found out caitlyn jenner will be presented with the arthur ash courage award.ity show all about what it's like to be going through this gender transition. caitlyn jenner, now someone the whole world knows not as a man, but as a woman. many people who didn't know a transgender person, now do, at least through their television screens and magazine newsstands. back to you. >> thank you. now one of the first messages jenner sent out on twitter was this, i'm so happy after such a long struggle to be living my true self. can't wait for you to get to know her, slash, me. caitlyn jenner is yet to undergo sex reassignment surgery. sometimes those who do suffer from sex change regret. that's what happened to walter. he went from walt, to laura, and then eight years later back to being walt. tell us about your experience and why you believe sex reassignment surgery in some cases is in fact quite dangerous. >> everybody at first is just really excited. i know i was. i had told people i felt like the weight of the world had been lifted off of me. people told me that i'd nev

we found out yesterday, too, that espn is going to honor caitlyn jenner with the arthur ash award forl be coming up at the 2016 espy awards. kim kardashian said, i helped caitlyn get her glimpse. it was a pretty good day for caitlyn jenner and the story continues today as we find out what's next for caitlyn. i'm tommy mcfly, wusa9. >> tommy, that little editorial in kim weaseling her way in. >>> there's going to be a lot of disappointed tourist today at the washington monument. >> plus, a key senate vote today could lead to the restoration of parts of the patriot act. details coming up. >>> one of the more bizarre moments of the 2015 season didn't happen here at nats park but over the weekend in cincinnati. nats reliever matt grace walked joey votto on three balls. regs state four. the scoreboard in cincinnati was wrong and it's the impure's job of keep -- umpire's job of keeping track of balls and strikes. the catcher should know as well. that's your nats inside pitch for wusa9 sports (music) hey! let me help with that. oh, thank you! (music) introducing the one-and-only volkswagen g

the former bruce jenner will be getting the arthur ashe award for courage. the announce from the espys came just hours after the cover photo of jenner from "vanity fair" was unveiled. she has already amassed more than 2 million followers on twitter. >>> a deadly confrontation involving police in arlington and tonight a new rep what happened after the 911 call was made and the officers moved in. >>> the quick move that saved a teacher's life moments after she (music) hey! let me help with that. oh, thank you! (music) introducing the one-and-only volkswagen golf sportwagen. the sportier utility vehicle. >>> nbc news has been told that it is likely that the centers for disease control will suspend all anthrax shipments, this after a batch tested positive for live spores at an army laboratory in utah. defense officials say the pentagon is one of at least 20 locations that received an anthrax shipment from that batch of live spores. so far, there is no indication that it actually contained any live spores. samples from a private research lab in maryland did test

espn also announced today that jenner will be this year's recipient of the arthur ashe courage awardt at the espys. david, jennice and eugene. i want you to start. it's a she now and we're instructed by people who care in the lbgt community to do it right and i'm going to do it right. >> thank you. >> we identify people's identity and it's a world that opens up finding yourself in a way people haven't been able to before. >> who are we to judge, to quote pope francis . he's being honest. his only problem is with his own family. he has taken the time to talk to his family. he has young children probably having a harder time than the older children. this is a lesson for all especially for a community we're not familiar with. if you look and read about 90% of the population knows somebody who is gay, lesbian, bi-sexual. he's doing a huge favor to the community. >> i think we're going to have it in the work place, too. >> i think her emergence as caitlyn jenner actually can be that sort of moment when people focus on transgender issues in a way that they haven't before simply because the

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the 65-year-old is honored with the arthur ashe courage award next month the first public appearancefacing the same fashion dilemma tweeting what the hell am i going to wear? "good morning america" will have a full report could up at 7:00. >> that has been tweeted 40,000 times clearly many of us have that dilemma. >> this morning, what are we going to wear as we head outside? no drizzle. you don't need the jackets or the umbrella. >> nothing to stay dry but it cooler this morning up to seven degree cooler. a light jacket. in the morning the closer you are to the coast the most likely you need to war it because the breezes will feel cooler than it is. live doppler hd shows conquer at 15 and fairfield at 18. the winds are fast from noon to 9:00 this afternoon into the evening hours around the bay and through 10:00 on friday morning along the coast. the winds are out of west at 21 to 33 knots and miles per hour multiply that by 1.15. at noon you can see 15 to 20 but the coast is 20 to 30 miles per hour and in the afternoon, 15 to 25 miles per hour. overnight we will calm down but for th

she'll receive the arthur ash courage award and twitter has been abuzz.aga tweeted this, caitlyn thank you for being a part of all of our lives and using your platform to change people's minds. >> and this one says, by sharing her journey with the world, caitlyn jenner is accelerating acceptance of transgender people everywhere. and a senior advisor to president obama tweeted, nice to meet you, brave choice to live as your authentic self is a powerful example to so many. >> britain's press association is reporting that charles kennedy has died at his home in scotland. his death is not believed to be suspicious, but still not yet clear how he died. kennedy lost his seat in parliament's constituency in last month's general election. he had been a member of parliament for more than 30 years and was just 55 years old. >>> when we come back, the iraqi air force stretched to its limits. we'll look at the challenges they now face and the on going challenges in the fight against isis. >>> violent and deadly crimes on the rise. we'll have details on the other side

and she will be awarded the arthur ashe courage award at the espn espy awards. congressman mike honda of california tweeted in february, quote, as a proud grandpa of a transgender grandchild i hope she can fear safe at school without fear of being bullied. it's a great pleasure to have you. >> thank you. >> first, your sense of the import of this as this cultural moment today. >> well, i think it's a moment, like you said, a culture moment but it's a moment of teaching and learning, and i think that caitlyn had done a wonderful job of instructing people about this life, her life, and distinction. she was very hard on herself when she said that bruce jenner was a liar. well, society had a lot to do with it and didn't allow that kind of exposure to happen. i hope that her story today and in the future will be able to mature our population and make us a little bit more open and eliminate closets for young people. >> i find her discussion of this real unburdening that's happening, the idea of living with the burden, profoundly moving. you're someone of the same roug

it was also a announced that caitlin would receive the arthur ash award are or will receive at this years espy making it her first public appearance. >> well, that is not until mid-july so, he gist going to be in her home. >> she's going to be out in public then wouldn't you think. >> but maybe this will be first time we will see her at an award on the red carpet debut. >> okay. many noticed caitlin spells her name with the c in the a k. >> when she respond the move was good reason. caitlin wanted to make a clean break from the kardashian name and ex-wife chris is refuting everything that caitlin said about the marriage. chris is adamant that she didn't necessity about bruce wearing woman's clothing and taking hormones. caitlin also said that chris established rules as to when she could wear women's clothing. they are both saying two different things when it comes to what happened with the marriage. caitlin is also saying that chris ignored things in the first 15 years because bruce was a breadwinner but that kris was mean and controlling once family started making money and that led up t

lee, stonewall jackson and arthur ashe. there are been other incidents on monuments around the county. >>> check out the time lapse video that rollof a storm that rolled into denver yesterday. rain filled the entire screen. that storm pounded denver, knocking down trees and flooding streets. >>> doug, we gonna get some stormy weather here this afternoon? >> i think a chance for storms coming across our region later on this afternoon, but i think the severe threat diminishing just a little bit and then going to start to move our attention not just to today but even to saturday, too. a lot of rain the next couple of days. tomorrow, just showers, talking about very heavy rainfall makes its way on through. tonight, not too bad. a lot of cloud cover temperatures around 84 degrees. dew point now around 63 degrees. that's been on the increase and that shows us our moisture starting to increase as well. temperature, 75, gaithersburg 88, fredericksburg, 82 manassas. with this cooler air temperatures in the 70s, the cloud, that suppr

pn also announce that had caitlin jenner will receive the the arthur ash award, one of its highest honors the espy award next month. it is july 15th. it will be her first public appearance. espy's have turn into a pretty big deal, contacted my award of sports. >> yes, they are. issue if you want to read it in its entirety, head fans june 9th but to hear about that process how you they kept it under wraps. that is a big deal. is there always leaks happening. people are able to get things out ahead of time. so it shows the lengths you have to go to. >> nice job vanity fair, you kept the secret. >>> well, she was down at penns landing reality star berks county native kate gosselin. >> she took to the twit are page to say no aim he not engaged. she isn't even dating anyone. the kate has been spotted all over philly, with jeff prescott. >> yes, i thought they were dating. she says no. >> she says, the sparkler, was a gift for her 40th birthday. she's been wearing a ring. >> yes, she was spotted all over the place in philadelphia over this past weekend. she was signing autographs at penns landi