the medical examiner says ashley o'connor suffocated. she was a newlywed from texas.she was discovered when someone saw her h sand. >>> new developments this morning, we have just learned that christopher cannot well is back in charlottesville at this hour. he openly described himself as a white nationalist and came to notoriety during the charlottesville violence. he turned himself into police last night. he became the face after this documentary. esque held at the albemarle county jail. he's wanted for uva -- from the friday night torch rally. can'twell is facing three felony charges. >>> meanwhile, the statue at the center of that deadly rally is still causing controversy. a man with a gun strapped to his leg tried to cut a black tarp off the robert e. lee statue yesterday. crews put the tarp up hours earlier as a symbol of -- the man said it was desecration but stopped cutting the tarp when police the thomas stonewall jackson statue was also covered. >>> news 4 was first to report that the national cathedral will make a decision about the stained glass windows tha

this is a really sad story we're know from ocean city investigators that the family of ashley o'connor who died on july 31st will likely never know what happened just before she suffocated in the sand on the ocean city beach. we're learned a few weeks ago from the medical examiner. today in a press conference, our own went down to ocean city and found out the investigators say there was no foul play here. investigators tell me there were no injuries to o'connor's body, meaning that any idea that people may have had that she perhaps was in a fight beforehand or maybe was hit by something, which forced her into the hole, that's been ruled they say this truly was an accide learned there was alcohol in her system. the morning that she was walking on to the beach, seen walking on to the beach by herself, she had parted ways from her mother. they were at a bar enjoying themselves, she walked out on to the beach. she walked out there by herself. investigators say she climbed into the hole, that was pretty big. it was four feet wide in one direction, six feet wide in the other and three-and-a-

investigators are weighing an autopsy -- waiting on autopsy results to determine how 30-year-old ashley o'connor died. it's possible that o'connor who had been drinking fell in a hole and the sand collapsed around her. hours later a man drawned after getting caught in a rip current. jonathan: in florida they are picking up the pieces after a fast-moving tropical storm. some of the worst damage on the gulf coast. they really got battered there. the roof was rimmed off a resort there. elsewhere, the biggest problem came from the flooding and the car crashes. 18,000 people lost power. at this point no reports of any serious injuries. that is the good news. on the north carolina outer bank the power is still out but lawsuits may have already begun. three businesses are suing the construction company that accidently severed the cable to bring the electricity to the islands. some 50,000 tourists have been ordered off the islands. enormous blow to the tourism. this is a peak season now. it could take two weeks to get the power restored. nancy: the montgomery county state attorney putting out a call for

ashley o'connor was vacationing with her parents when show reportedly got separated from them around hours later, her body was found buried in the sand with one arm exposed. it's possible she fell into a hole dug by other vacationers. >> we have a policy in ocean city about holes in the sand because of danger the hole cannot be deeper than knee-deep. >> her death appears to be accidental, but nothing has been ruled out. >> and that's a very popular area for many people in d.c. to go on the weekend. not the sort of news anybody wants to hear in that area. >> no, definitely not. >>> when we come back, baby got back unlike you've ever heard it before. trust. >> "the skinny"'s next . is scas left to rememb... what. she washed this like a month ago! the long lasting scent of gain. now available in matching scents across your entire laundry routine. ♪ ♪ who'll run the world ♪ girls >> so bow down. shall we say? it is skinny time. and like many of "the skinny"s, we begin with beyonce. >> queen bey is looking to expand her empire. >> it's not big enough. >> no, a world. reported to bloomberg

ashley o'connor was found buried in the sand last month. the 30 year old voluntarily saturday in a hole alone when it suddenly collapsed. the medical examiner said she died from suffocation and there was alcohol. her death was ruled accidental. amazon plans to use its deep pockets at whole foods when it completes his 14 billion-dollar buyout. the tech joint will cut prices on fruit, eggs, salmon and beef. the idea is to win back all you customers who left because the high prices. >> a beautiful memorial in stafford yowpt that's supposed to pay tribute to our fallen war heros has some of the facts wrong. a l local man is hoping the county will make it right, though. fox5's kristin leone has a close look at the memorial >>reporter: at the stafford county arms services memorial every brick has its own story. he's taking a bridge and he's killed deerg taking a bridge. jason pellet likes to c and pay his our war heros past and present. you'll notice the top, stafford county honored residents who gave their lives. the only problem, though , jason

. >> reporter: ashley o'connor from texas was vacationing in ocean city with her parents. her family last seeing her around 2:30 a.m. monday. that's when police say she was walking on the beach alone and may have fallen into or possibly sat down in a hole dug by anot >> we have a policy in ocean city about holes in the sand because of the danger of collapse. >> reporter: for nearly ten hours monday investigators standing waist deep in the sand where o'connor was found searching for clues. linzie janis, abc news, new york. >> this morning another airline is facing backlash over treatment of its passengers. flyers on board an air transit flight say they were forced to wait on the tarmac in ottawa for six hours without power, air-conditioning or even water. the brussels to montreal flight was diverted there due to storms. at one point a desperate passenger even called 911. airport officials say they had both a gate and stairs ready but the airline never gave the green light to deplane. >>> in san francisco authorities are trying to find out why a 127-year-old opened the hurri

the body of ashley o'connor was found last month. she was walking alone along the beach in the early morning hours and then she stopped and sat down in a 3-foot hole. investigators say that hole collapsed and she suffocated after getting buried in the sand. authorities don't know why the hole collapsed but said they don't expect any foul play. there was alcohol in her system, according to the autopsy. >>> the nation's opioid crisis has been devastating for so many areas, but it's been especially bad in maine. in 2016 one person died every day, every day, from a drug overdose. now the crisis has started to affect the state's lobster industry and economy. >> it's one of those things, it's kind of like don't ask, don't tell. as long as you show up every day and do your job, you know, nobody is really going to say anything. >> being a lobster man can be lucrative but it's also dangerous. in the short summer season people can make up to six fis, maine's economy but it's not. >> millions of dollars of income that otherwise should be spent

a medical examiner has said ashley o'connor suffocated. she was a 30-year-old newlywed from texas. she was discovered when someone saw her hand sticking out of the sand. >>> as we enter the last days of summer vacation, you might want to take a look at this. it's a photo that really could keep a lot of people out of the water. >> you are looking at a shark bite on a surfer's paddle board. the shark just missed his arm in cape cod. racing out of the water to warn a nearby surf class. he can't believe his luck. >> it's not like i see the fin coming at me. i never saw the shark come. >> this is the problem. you don't see it coming. the surfer is okay. he even said he plans to get back into the water as soon as there are waves. you can't keep them away. i'm telling you, people who love to surf and be in the ocean -- see, i like the sand and the sound of the ocean. >> this is not the first time he's had a run-in with a shark. he was almost bitten in 2005. >> now the sharks know him. >> stay out of the water. there's your sign. >>> 4:42 right now. >> oh, come on. you can't live life in f

thirty year old ashley o'connor fell into a hole someone dug in the sands there , and was burried aliveadly is not unheard of. beach-goers, who dig, don't know holes can quickly cave in and trap those inside. >> the body singing one moment quickly encapsulated in the sand another moment. >> i think it is all about just keeping an eye on your children, you know, if you are walking away from what you are digging, make sure you fill it back in. >> records show collapsing sand is actually killed 31 people world-wide in the last decade. >> that's horrible. severe weather forces the popular music festival lola palooza to wrap up quickly in chicago, around 9:00 last night, heavy thunderstorms ended day one of the four day festival, about an hour earlier than expected. over 170 act are booked for the send, 400,000 people are expected to attend the festival over the weekend. >> well, lorde was about to perform when the show was postponed, she tweeted this saying they've told us we can't play. i had the most spectacular show planned for you, and i promise i will come back to play it as soon as i

beach goers fowp the bod did i yesterday morning they identified the woman as ashley o'connor of texas. she got separated from her family around 2 a.m., several hours before her body was found. her death appears to be accidental although he nothing has been ruled out. the office of the chief medical examiner will determine the cause of death. well, the weather may be to blame for this major backup on the baltimore washington parkway tonight. a tree fell on to the ground following the storms that passed through the area. one northbound lane we understand is still closed at this hour. meantime, are we going to see another round of rain torp, sue. >> august is picking up where july left off, right, sarah. >> i guess so. not everybody saw the storms, but where you did you had pounding rain and some gusty winds. not everyone will see storms tomorrow. we're not seeing anything on radar tonight, but as we get in closer we can show you the areas that really got the powning today, including northern portions of the district. southern portions of montgomery county and then on up into northern an

officials say an autopsy has revealed that ashley o'connor of texas suffocated.uthorities aren't sure whether she fell into a hole in the sand or climbed in herself. police say o'connor walked out on the dark beach alone early monday. beachgoers discovered her body when the sun came up. >> well, the young woman who was that found guilty of convincing her boyfriend to commit suicide through text messages will be sentenced later today. a massachusetts judge will decide the fate of michelle carter who was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the suicide death of her 18-year-old boyfriend back in july 2014. prosecutors made the case that the hundreds of text messages she sent him convinced him to take his own life. she faces up to 2082ers in prison. >> well, on twitter president trump is taking aim at congress. he's blaming lawmakers for worsening the united states relationship with russia. correspondent mola lenghi reports from the white house. >> reporter: president trump is putting the blame squarely on congress for the current state of relations between th

the medical examiner says ashley o'connor suffocated in a three-foot hole. they say she had been drinking and don't suspect foul play. while she climbed into the hole and what caused the collapse is o'connor is from texas and was in ocean city on vacation with her parents in july. >>> the purple line almost ready o roll. can you believe that? >> a groundbreaking ceremony is set for the long awaited light rail line. it's been held up in a court until federal appeals court stepped in. the project will get $900 million in federal funding. 16 miles, 21 stops connecting prince george's and montgomery county. the purple line could be ready for riders as early as 2022. >>> i'm going to be your teacher this year. >> how sweet is this. it's a tradition that makes going back to school really special for kids. teachers in fairfax county bound across neighborhoods for their traditional welcome walk. it's a chance for students and teachers to connect before the first day. things can get a little hectic, don't we know. teachers say theer help kids come to class ready ive

. >> police have identified her as 30 year old ashley o'connor the texas woman was vacationing at a maryland her body yesterday morning. it is not something that people have seen here before. >> well, 6:30 in the morning we new something was different and the number of police vehicles on the beach was very abnormal t hasn't happened in 50 years. i've been here on the board walk for 50 years. and this is very, very unusual >> the medical examiner should have a cause of death within a few days. >> meanwhile, tropical storm emily has been downgrade today a tropical depression after making landfall in florida. >> the storm landed on florida 's west coast monday morning. the system dumped several inches of rain packed winds excess of 40 piles per hour, now despite the downgrade at the height of the storm, 18,000 were without power, and 31 counties were under a state of emergency. >> time now 5:16. back here at home, katie, looks like the most part we should see sunny weather today >> even though there could definitely be couple of little flex of green that show up on the area radar, all-in-all re

police have identified the victim as 30-year-old ashley o'connor. she was vacationing from texas.y was discovered yesterday morning. police closed a part of the beach as they investigated yesterday and beachgoers say it was unsettling to see people sunbathing right next to the scene. >>> also new a 60-year-old grandmother shot and killed a home invasion suspect in texas. this happening in katie a suburb just west of houston yesterday. investigators say two armed men came into the house through an open garage door. that's when the woman pulled out her own gun and fired at the two suspects. one man was shot and killed the other ran off. some neighbors say the woman did the right thing. >> you know what, in the state of texas, you're going to get on somebody's property, you're going to get shot. that's just the way we are. that's just texas. >> the woman told investigators she did not know the men. it's not clear if the woman will indeed face any charges. >>> police in suburban chicago are looking for the home intruder who was scared away by a teenaged girl horrifying moments for the

. >> ashley o'connor was vacationing in ocean city with her parents her family last seeing her aroundm. monday. that's when police say she was walking on the beach alone and may have fallen into or possibly sat down in a hole dug by another vacationer. >> we have a policy in ocean city about holes in the sand because of the danger of collapse. >> for nearly 10 hours monday, investigators standing waste deep in the sand where o'connor was that found searching for clues. we'll have the latest on the investigation coming up at 7:00 a.m. with your "gma" first look, linsey janis this abc news, new york. ♪ it's go time at dunkin' with two egg and cheese wake-up wraps for $2. enjoy two freshly made oven-toasted wraps and keep on running all day long. america runs on dunkin'. atmore than one flavor, oruch texture, or color.ing. a good clean salad is so much more than green. and with panera catering, more for your event. panera. food as it should be. you'dreamt about it, it, maybe you should just go ahead and do it. we're legalzoom, and we've helped over a million people just like you start th

woman's body was spotted early monday in a hole on ocean beach identified today as 30- year-old ashley o'connor of plano, texas, police say she was vacationing with her parents. >>> a mother claims she got flesh eating bacteria while vacationing in south ro breathing machine. myrtle beach officials say they are aware of the post but can't confirm it. they say the ocean water is tested twice weekly and they haven't found anything dangerous. >>> that story had us asking how safe is the water in beaches at dmv folks visit? >> you'll find a coach trying to keep his players from making the same mistakes he did when he was their age. >> and can you give benadryl to an infant? we went to the experts to verify the answer. that is all ahead when the news at 11:00 continues right here on wusa9. did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's up to 16 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to faster downloads wintth it ernedsspee up to

. >> reporter: tonight, authorities trying to figure out how 30-year-old ashley o'connor died.er body found by beachgoers in ocean city on monday. >> my beach operator is telling me all they can see is an arm sticking out of the sand. they think they have a deceased body. >> reporter: forensic investigators waist deep where she was discovered, digging for clues. her parents last heard from her around 2:30 a.m. monday. >> we have a policy about holes in the sand because of the danger of collapse. so a hole cannot be deeper than knee deep to the smallest person. >> reporter: accidents like this are rare. researchers say in the past ten years worldwide, there have been 31 incidents of people dying when recreational holes of sand collapse in on them. the medical examiner's office telling us o'connor's death was accidental. the cause, asphyxiation and suffer occasion. >> thank you. >>> when we come back here tonight, the headline about how much sleep to actually lose weight. also the severe weather at this hour. we're following lightning strikes reported. at least three people hit.

the medical examiner said today ashley o'connor suffocated in a 3-foot hole. they say she had been drinking, but they don't play. why she climbed into the hole and what caused the collapse, still a mystery. o'connor is from texas and was in ocean city on vacation with her parents back in july. >>> a new face of terror, isis is now using a little boy who claims to be an american to threaten your safety and the security of our country. the propaganda video features a ten-year-old boy who says he's the son of an american soldier. the boys speaks fluent english and said he moved to syria with his mother two years ago. he appears to be reading off a script at points. he's shown playing on deserted playground and loading an assault rifle next to an isis fighter. >> it's a word that most people, especially journalist, don't use lightly. >> since the inauguration you've probably heard it and seen it more and more often. >> those were lies, plain and simple. >> the president is a liar. >> lying every day and destroying the country. >> the president's lied to his >> and

today the medical examiner ruled it was an accident. 30-year-old ashley o'connor apparently suffocated. investigators believe she went to the beach alone around 2:00 monday morning and found a few hours later in a hole covered with sand. what we still don't know is whether she fell into the hole or climbed in. it's possible she was run over by one of the tractors that every night. >>> a fairfax county man is under arrest accused of murdering his boss. warrenton police arrested 76-year-old bernard doucet this morning. a week ago today investigators found olsen's body near the dumpster. he managed that particular store for the past nine years. reportedly this is only the fourth homicide there this century. >>> northern virginia bureau chief reporter spoke to loyal customers of that cvs and will join us at 5:00. >>> disturbing details about a home invasion. a man tells news 4 his family was tied up, beaten up and held hostage for hours. the man says several men forced their way into his home and stabbed his son-in-law then he says they took money and stole police are investigating. news 4

. >> reporter: authorities say 30-year-old ashley o'connor was washington on the beach in the middlehe apparently got into or fell into a hole. the sand collapsing on her burying her alive. this morning, maryland authorities warning against digging large holes on the beach after a 30-year-old woman died. beachgoers discovering her body just before dawn monday. >> my beach operator is telling me that all they can see is an arm sticking out of the sand. they think they have a deceased body. >> reporter: ashley o'connor, an artist from plano, texas, was vacationing with her parents and her family last seeing her around 2:30 a.m. that's when police say she was walking on the beach alone. and may have fallen into or possibly sat down in a hole dug by another vacationer. >> we have a policy in ocean city about holes in the sand because of the danger of collapse. so a hole cannot be deeper than knee-deep to the smallest person. >> reporter: for roughly nine hours monday investigators standing waist deep in the sand where o'connor was found searching for clues. sunbathers just a few feet awa

they believe 30-year-old ashley o'connor fell in a hole someone buried and was covered by sand.hree more people had to be rescued from rough surf this morning off the beach. larry: new information regarding the massive power out of thage at the outer bank -- at the outer banks. misplaced equipment is to blame for knocking out power to thousands last week. construction workers were setting aside equipment when they damaged underground cables. 50,000 people were forced to evacuate. three lawsuits have been filed against the construction company. alison: "7 on your side" with the consumer alert. this is for dominion energy cest they are going to repay $11 million it overcharged some commercial customers. this happened in peak demand periods in 2013 and 2015 when the meters were not reset properly. they plan to issue refunds and 5% good will credit. larry: all right. just in time for school. and no part of that west virginia party unless you go to school in new orleans. the west virginia university are second for party school. tulane university grabbed the top spot. alison: i'm sure

i spoke with investigators who say it will be weeks before they know if ashley o'connor was under any kind of influence, if she was under drugs or alcohol, but regardless of that someone doug a hole that she fell into you're not suppose to do that in ocean city. life guard patrol and make sure that holes aren't too deep you can't get out. the rule, if you want to know it, it's the person who is the smallest person in your group, your hole cannot be taller or deeper, knees, that's the idea so the kids can crawl out of these holes so they don't find themselves trapped. >> i've seen probably a thousand times, any time we've taken a trip to the beach. >> they're not trying to stop anybody from having fun. o'connor was on the beach. she was last seen walking on to the beach at 2:00 in the morning. lifeguards call it a day at 5:30 in the afternoon. it is a rule. unless they're there to enforce it, they -- >> but they are looking at surveillance photos and surveillance videos from the beach to see if they can figure out who dug that hole and when it happened. >> looks like they may have brok

the medical examiner says that ashley o'connor suffocated in a three-foot hole. they say she had been drinking while she climbed into the hole, what caused the collapse is still a mystery. o'connor is from texas and was in ocean city on vacation with her parents back in july. >>> this next story is tough. we're learning more about the disturbing cheerleading videos out of denver. you've probably seen one of them. we're about to show you it again because it's a crucial part of story, but we want to warn you, it is tough to watch. >> the videos here show teen girms bei girls being forced into the splits. the coach was dismissed from a similar position last year for doing the exact same thing. the coach has been placed on leave. police are investigating. >>> you saw the big baseball fight on tv. a player struck on the elbow and that made him pretty mad. >> why would you attack the catcher? that's going too far. there's etiquette in baseball. you don't throw at anyone's head. there is etiquette. >> here we go. >> this game got out of hand here. a lot of people cleari

police tells news 4 it is quite possible that the hole that ashley o'connor's body was found in monday morning had been doug by someone else. it's against city ordinance to leave a hole uncovered after you leave the beach. investigators say it's not clear whether o'connell fell into that large hole or whether she jumped into it. the sand caved in around her nonetheless and she suffocated. her death has been ruled an accident. >>> between uber, lyft and the other ride hailing services, we're spending more time in the backseat. >> new study is showing us how dangeroit overwhelming number of you took our facebook survey and said, of course you use seat belts. >> of course, you do. a few said sometimes, but not in taxis or in ride shares. news 4 chris lawrence is working for you to make sure you and your family members don't have a false sense of security. i know we all do. >> i mean, yeah, we let someone do the driving, we hop in the backseat and immediately -- pick up the phone. start stairing at the phone. but take a look at these crashes and pay attention to the flying everywhere. the

sources say ashley o'connor from plano, texas, had been out family but they had become separated at 2:00 a.m. at 6:30 a.m. someone walking on the beach saw part of her body and called police. and they spent the day investigating and they are now waiting for autopsy results. >> at this time we believe it's accidental in nature. we don't believe there was o'connor had been drinking and was seen walking alone from the boardwalk to the beach. a theory is she fell in a hole dug in the sand. the sand collapsed around her. that is just a theory at this point. that danger is why lifeguards don't allow deep holes. >> we have a policy in ocean city about the hole in the sand because of the danger of collapse. the hole cannot be smaller than knee deep for the smallest person. brad: it was a sad site as the beach turned to crime scene. all day, investigators working to recover the body and any evidence. >> not a good day in this part of ocean city, that's for sure. brad: no, not a good day at all. coming up at 5:00, we will tell you about a second death at the exact same spot at the beach yesterd

that the 30-year-old woman from plano, texas died of suffocation after walking on to the beach ashley o'connor was in maryland but they got separated around 2:00 in the morning. her family contacted police and four hours later her body was found. she was buried with just an arm showing above the sand. the two big questions is did she fall into the hole or did she climb in? and how did that hole get there in the first place? police say they don't know how deep it was but they say the hole was significant. it is possible that she was run over by one of the tractors that comb the beach. her death ruled an accident. >>> tracking a couple of storms out there. storm team 4 radar. we have a couple in parts of our region. a new severe thunderstorm warning this one around the annapolis area. if you are thinking about heading out and have family members driving out you might want to give them a call. this is right over the severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 6:45. other storms formed are back to the west. a lot of lightning here, too. this one getting bigger just to the north of bethesda around

they think they have a deceased body. >> reporter: ashley o'connor, an artist from plano, texas, wasith her parents and her family last seeing her around 2:30 a.m. that's when police say she was walking on the beach alone. and may have fallen into or possibly sat down in a hole dug by another vacationer. >> we have a policy in ocean city about holes in the sand because of the danger of collapse. so, a hole cannot be deeper than knee-deep to the smallest person. >> reporter: for roughly nine hours monday, investigators standing waist deep in the sand where o'connor was found searching for clues. sunbathers just a few feet away. >> i guess it was shocking seeing all these people moving around and vacationing when there's someone that's deceased right behind us. it's a little unsettling. >> reporter: overnight, the medical examiner confirming to abc news it was an accident. the cause of death asphyxiation and suffocation. sand collapse accidents are rare. researchers say there were 31 incidents of people dying in recreational holes in the sand during a ten-year period worldwide. again,

police say they believe ashley o'connor voluntarily sat in a hole in the sand.d dead on the beach back on july 31st. medical examiner says she died from suffocation and there was alcohol in her system. her death was ruled accidental. according to investigators o'connor was walking on the beach when she sat in a 3 feet deep hole and it suddenly collapsed. >>> one month since president trump unexpectedly tweeted his transgender individuals from the military. >> things remain unchanged since the tweet. now reports are surfacing with details about what in ban might look like. >> let's check in with ronica cleary. she's live with more on this. hey, ronica. >> reporter: jim and sarah, when the president first posted those tweets many pointed to the fact that he can't change the official policy of the military by just posting a few tweets but now that reporting has come out from the "wall street journal," we have reason to believe that the white house is making official moves and taking official steps to make that transgender ban a reality. take a look at some of the h

. >> ashley o'connor was vacationing in ocean city with her parents. family last seeing her around 2:30 a.m. monday. that's when police say she was walking on the beach alone and may have fallen into or possibly sat down in a hole dug by another vacationer. >> we have a policy in ocean city about holes in the stand because of the danger of collapse. >> for nearly ten hours monday, investigators standing waist deep in the sand where o'connor was found. searching for clues. and we'll have the latest on the investigation coming up at 00 a.m. with your "gma" first look, i'm linzie janis, abc news, new york. >>> 5:15. look at this dramatic effort to save a man from a burning car in minneapolis. this happened a week ago, but dashcam video has just been released. a car caught on fire after it crashed on the highway. officers pulled the female driver out first and then the passenger. unfortunately, he died at the hospital. his passenger, though, survived. alcohol was not a factor in this crash. >>> the white house is preparing to open a broad investigation int

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police identified the woman as ashley o'connor.got separated from her family around 2:00 in the morning. several hours before her body was found. so far investigators say her death appears to be accidental. although nothing has been ruled out. >> still to come 8:00 o'clock this morning if you're looking for a job we've got you cover this morning. ma'am son hosting a job day look to go higher full-time employees with benefits. we are live with the exciting details. >> plus is it too invasive or the way of the future? that business with the micro chipping of employees, yeah, they've started doing it. how do workers feel about it? we'll get details ahead. it's nine past the hour. >> we are following another blow to the gop effort to repeal recent place the affordable care act known as obamacare. on tuesday, federal court in the district issued a ruling which could help preserve government money to benefits health insurers under the affordable care act. the court ruled that 16 states attorney generals -- attorneys general can intervene

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