they eventually established their own churches, methodist, baptist, presbyterian. for a time, it was a good moment then in the cities which -- last thing i'll say about this is that in new england, anyway, they were real reformers. the evangelicals began programs for care for the indigent who were immigrants. they started the public school system in this country. indeed, they were the first math -based for abolitionist. people were always william lloyd garrison was responsible for this but he was too radical for the religious people and he was an anarchist and a feminist at the same time. that was going too far for them. the mass base was established by charles finney and his converts, theodore wells. there the heroes of the story. >> essentially, evangelicalism became heart and soul of american religion as a country spread west. it becomes impossible to understand the development of our country without understanding the spread of evangelicalism and an increasingly dominant role in the heartland of america as well as the big cities and everywhere in the book you ta

so they eventually established their own churches, methodists, baptists, and presbyterians. for a time it was a very well moment. then in the cities, the last thing i will say about this, is that the new england anyway they were real reformers. the evangelicals began programs who cared for the indigent, for immigrants. they started the public school system in this country, and, indeed, they were the first mass base for abolition. people were always, always said that william lloyd garrison was responsible for this, but he was very too radical for the religious people and he was an anarchist and a feminist at the same time. that was going too far for them. so the mass base was established by charles finney and his convert theodore wells, who is really the hero of the story. >> essentially evangelicalism became heart and soul of american religion as the country spread west. >> it did. >> and it becomes impossible to understand the development of our country, without understanding the spread of evangelicalism across an increasingly dominant role in the heartland america, as well

jack graham, a past president of the southern baptist convention and pastor of preston wood baptist church in dallas, texas. cardinal whirl, arch by shop of washington, d.c. and rabbi marvin heir, found enand dean of the simon weisethal center in los angeles, california. >> would you pray with me? we do humble ourselves before you, our great god. we thank you for your amazing grace. that brought us into your family and brought us here together today. for your love that restores and renews us and this nation in times like these. how we thank you for your provision and protection in our lives and upon our nation. we pray for president trump and his family. we pray for vice president pence and his family and members of cabinet. we pray that you would give them wisdom and strength and guidance as they make decisions that lead the way to restoring america and renewing our hopes in you. we do know, o god, our ultimate hope is in you and you alone. you are our life. and you are our only hope. we pray for one another that we would be strong in our own faiths, in our commitment and our courage to o

by 1860 one, this protestant bowl was composed of a mixture of anglicans, baptists, irish, and scots, disciples of martin luther. today's paper is part of a project on religion and the war in which i seemed to link popular religious believes to political partisanship. to do so, i expand the conflict beyond the divide to include four groups, or the split between democrats and republicans in the north while dividing the south between black and white. northern democrats want to restore it to the antebellum. in the south wanted to transform it into a industrialized nation. i argue that a new twist on the story of politics may be found if you at the religious to the well studied flashpoints between politicians and voters. slaves and masters, soldiers and generals. most crucially, african-american slaves sought freedom, a change require nothing less than a major revolution in the reconstruction of southern society. southern democrats, overwhelmingly protestants, acquiesced in slaveholding states to retain the white man's republic that they felt threatened by northern electoral votes. george

today's funeral service begins at eleven am at the first baptist church of glenard also in the day ahead. ce will be in annapolis-- for the graduation and commissioning ceremony at the u-s naval academy. the vice president will address the class of 2017. this will be the second commencement for vice president pence in less than a week. he spoke at the university of notre dame on sunday. new this morning-- something that is sure to annoy capitals fans. the stanley cup finals are set-- and the penguins will be there. game 7 of the eastern conference finals-- went to double overtime last night. and with screaming fans looking on, chris kunitz drills it in off a pass from sidney crosby. the defending champions are heading back to the finals to take on the nashville predators. switching sports now-- the nba finals are one was a lot less surprising. as expected-- the cleveland cavaliers knocked off the boston celtics last night in the eastern conference finals. they will meet the golden state warriors in the nba finals for the third straight year. this will be the rubber match-- since the cava

either through her involvement in her church, babby baptist -- abby baptist church in newport news, or work with the naacp where she once served as branch president. tutoring young people in newport news. working with the local foodback, or through her service in the linkson incore praped. she has ulls given back to her community. she always has time for her family. she is a proud aunt to her nieces and nephews, dedicated daughter to her mother, and caring sister to her siblings. over the last 40 years she has also mentored hundreds of members of our staff and helped guide them in their careers. thanks in part to her leadership in my office, a vast majority of our current and former permanent staff members got their start in our office as interns or fellows and grew into talented and instrumental staffers. joni showed them how they could make a real difference working in government. her dedication to our staff has helped make me a more effective legislator, and i'm forever grateful for that. mr. speaker, joni ivy retires from her service to the united states house of representatives an

that is from the baptist joint committee. back to your phone call.ebbie from washington, pennsylvania. caller: warrington, pennsylvania. not washington. when the johnson law went in it in really for 501(c)(3)s general and one of the things they had to do was to their political activity and that was taxable. that is when you get the appeals in the mail to give. they will say at the bottom, "this is a 501(c)(3) and they are not tax-deductible." i don't believe churches should get active in terms of endorsing candidates. they have always been, to a certain extent, parishioners will do what they want to do, but i think that it will destroy many churches. past 20 or, in the 30 years, congregations split because politics were discussed and because people were not pure enough. in the long run, it will hurt churches. i am not religious. i do not like to be told what i have to do. i do not like to be forced to pray -- you are not forced -- but i think private religion is probably more spiritual than forcing people to listen to to have to be a subject to praye

he's served in the baptist and the united methodist churches more more than 30 years and continues to help those not only in need in his community but those who seek him out and who he seeks through spiritual and emotional guidance. as a civil servant, bruce has played an integral role in his community. he's a member of the rowlett chamber of commerce and the rowlett rotary club, where he's a paul harris fellow. in the wake of the devastating tornados that hit north texas ver a year ago on december 26, bruce decided that he wanted to do more than just help. but rather, to rebuild the city that he called home. so, he ran for the city council and was elected to serve in may. it truly is a distinct honor not only to have a well respected person from rowlett, texas, in the 32nd congressional district with us today, but it highlights how important it is that each of the members of congress who are so proud of those that we represent come to our great nation, our nation's capital, and not only give us best wishes, but pray for our success. i would like to thank the honorable dr. bruce hargr

the gothic building was originally built in 1850 as a baptist church, until it was converted into a synagogue. it was closed in 2007. new this morning.. a private service will be held for actor powers boothe in his home state of texas. boothe died last night at his home in los angeles. his publicist says the actor died in his sleep of natural causes. boothe was known for playing villains in films including "sin city" and "tombstone." he also starred in the t-v series, "deadwood," and "agents of s.h.i.e.l.d." he received an emmy for playing cult powers boothe was 68-years-old. a busy mothers day for the nationals. they played a double header on sunday. and if that wasn't enough-- they got a pretty big injury scare in the second game. take a look-- in top of the 4th, michael saunders hits a line drive right into the left leg of pitcher max scherzer. he was down for several minutes in pain. the trainers came out to work on him-- but he stays in the game! he pitched for 6 innings... giving up 3 runs and striking out 8. nationals go onto win 6 to 5. at xx time for weather. toss to eileen - gorgeou

they have a strong northern baptist belief system and faith, so they were always doing typing, charities, and giving back. but this thing we call philanthropy is really kind of a late 19th century and 20th-century phenomenon as distinct from charity. i would say that kicks off first with john d rockefeller senior's underwriting at the university of chicago in the late 19th century. that he starts -- the first thing that could be looked at as a foundation, his first thing -- about 1902. let's call it the turn of the 20th century. reporter: do they contribute domestically as well as internationally? barbara: absolutely. when you get to the bigger philanthropies -- the general education board was a u.s. central command agreement to improve public education -- u.s. centered philanthropy to improve education. we would think of it as a large multipurpose private in doubt philanthropic foundation. that they always intended to be both domestic and international from the get-go. some of that is because standard oil was a global corporation. they were always thinking outside national line. reporte

madison started writing letters to the baptist. as they should have -- they who bezed he was the one best for office. >> one of the most important relationships to the founding, you just alluded to it -- madison's relationship with jefferson. it was a complex relationship, political. piggybacking on your comments about madison's political skills -- when jefferson needed something done in congress, he went to madison. when jefferson was in europe, he rote to madison -- >> it's remarkable. it's one of the great stories of a history of the early republic of all american history. -- met whenent madison went to work in virginia. he was very young, maybe 22. then jefferson became governor. from that time, his wonderful friendship developed. they also lived in the same boarding house, as i mention the connection with kitty. theirn just imagine conversations in that boarding house. i think each of them was probably the brightest person that the other had ever known or whatever no. each of them loved books. they bought books even when they

in a baptist church on the edge of birmingham, the pews are filling for an election hustings.o do with the national or the local campaigns, though. they're coming to scrutinise candidates for something entirely new — a mayor for the west midlands. thank you to our candidates, who must be all husting—ed out by now. whoever gets the job will oversee the lives of 3 million people and an economy worth £120 billion, inheriting powers currently held in westminster. oversight of the region's transport, housing and economic development. a good idea? we gave each candidate ten seconds to explain why the west midlands needs a mayor. we need to take back control of the west midlands from london. we've been run directly by london politicians for a0 years and they have let us down. people here voted against having a mayor, it's really clear from the campaign so far, they don't want an mayor at all, still. the reason we're having one is the government says to have more money, we have to have one. we need a west midlands mayor as a champion and advocate, as a social entrepreneur, to deliver

first -- rather, preparations are underway at first baptist church. large crowds are expected to pay tribute to the life of richard collins iii. collins just 23 years old was stabbed on the campus of the university of maryland college park. a maryland student is now i custody. the fbi working to see if it qualifies as a hate crime or not. collins was set to graduate bowie state university on tuesday. his family accepted his degree in his place. an rotc graduate he was commissioned to army lieutenant just on thursday. in the wake of his death the university of maryland has rolled out an anti-hate crime rapid response team and increase education on annual hate-bias reporting. improved policies at athletic venues and a task force and remembering collins, his professors said he was a young man of great potential. >> richard definitely had character. he was trustworthy and he always loved to help others so that's -- i guess that's one of those things that don't always stand out there's an ts character. >> i'm justin finch, back in to you. >>> d.c. rapper l

. >> trump's critics are not convinced that he severed himself completely from his baptist empire. senator is writing this continue financial relationship raises concerns of trump's organization effectively past-through for income that violates constitution's two emoluments clause. >> his son jared kushner has a long history of financial ties in israel. those past investments are also dry scrutinies. i did reach out to the trump's organizations today of the top lawyer telling me in an e-mail of potential business ties for r the organization have in saudi arabia, he wrote "none, we have no interests in saudi arabia." >> mj lee, thank you very much. all right, that's going to do it for me, thanks for being with me this afternoon, i am fredricka wh whitfield. much more in the newsroom, straight ahead. [customer] i can access the atm with just my phone? [team member] yep. now in the wells fargo mobile app you can request a one-time access code to use the atm. [customer] that's much better! you know, that would come in handy when i'm out for a run. [team member] or, a bike ride. [custom

so john lewis was a student at american baptist seminary in nashville, tennessee.im in 1959 while we were both being tutelaged by the reverend jim lawson in nonviolence. during that time, a year later, 1960, john was very important in making sure that we had a successful first sit-in in nashville on february 13th. he was very instrumental in that. later on he joined the freedom rides in 1961 with core when they left washington, d.c. may 4th, 1961. he was beaten in south carolina and also in montgomery. if you know anything about the freedom ride, you know that core ended the freedom rides in alabama after the burning of the bus in aniston alabama and the beating of the people in birmingham. the students in nashville called james farmer, who was the director of core, the congress for racial equality, to ask him if he could have permission to restart the freedom ride. of course he said you saw what happened with the burning of the bus, you saw what happened in birmingham, you're going to get somebody killed. our attitude in nashville was, we cannot let violence overa

soldier has and killed houston baptist by to in somalia. two others were injured.can forces have been absent from the country since 18 troops battle,led in 1993 at later dramatized in the film "black hawk down. " do we know about the circumstances of the death? >> it was carried out with the somalia national army. it was targeting, according to the pentagon, a compound. it was a night raid, the u.s. brought in somali troops on a helicopter and then the pentagon said the u.s. troops kept back. small arms fire killed one of them, injured two and a translator as well. it is the first combat death since black hawk down. americans were traumatized -- is america getting more involved now in the fight against terrorism? >> it's getting more involved in somalia. it has been weekend, but is still quite resilient. they don't want isis to get a foothold in somalia. it only has a bit of an imprint at the moment. the biggest problem they're facing is there is an african union force of 22,000 troops , which has been supporting the somalia and army. this himalayan army is in no w

first amendment was to be construed. 1802, when jefferson was ,resident of the united states and the baptists of danbury, him and try to lobby him to get jesus christ into the constitution he wrote them back. he said, "i could not do it if i wanted to, and i would not if i could. the first amendment of the constitution stipulates separation of church and state." heferson said that, and worked with madison ticket that in the constitution. the last gentleman was on the money when he mentioned there was no mention of any specific religion or any specific figure, suchfit or as jesus, or any other. jefferson and madison made that even stronger with the establishment clause of the first amendment saying there will be no establishment of religion in the u.s. thank you host:. mike from somerville, massachusetts. caller: hi. that was a lot and i'm glad i didn't have to explain it. it went along with what i would like to say. i have a couple of points. one is a general point, and another is i would like to respond to the older gentleman that was a veteran. the first is i look at the trump administratio

a baptist deacon welcomes the youngest of his 10 children into the family. >> he sat down with the birthdayirl viola graham in arlington. >> what a the work week sitting next to a treasure, a real gem. miss viola graham, who today is 108 -- 109 years young. >> happy birthday to you. >> i couldn't show up empty- handed, so i brought a birthday cupcake or miss granny as she is affectionately called. this former housekeeper married in her 20s to robert graham still wears her wedding ring. >> how long have you been wearing that? >> hundred years i guess. >> one child, a daughter named viola, of course. >> 12:00 she goes to bed. >> we said, she's got a good mind. we talk and different things. around 10:00 at night just getting started. >> the 109 euros state walking laps around the house. she set the dinner table, makes the bed. when she is sitting, catch her reading her favorite romance novel. when i could interrupt, i peppered her with questions. it's not every day you meet a 109-year-old. >> what has helped you get through the hardships in life? >> prayer. >> did you ever think you would live

today's funeral service for second lieutenant richard collins the third was held at first baptist church in upper marlboro. flowers and pictures surrounded collins dressed in his army uniform. a second lieutenant days before being stabbed in an unprovoked attack at the university of maryland. he was standing at a bus stop when the suspect shawn urban ski stabbed him in the chest. they remembered him for being caring and driven. >> i can tell you first hasn't that lieutenant collins was highly motivated. and excited to be an army officer. he was so proud to wear the uniform and he looked sharp in it. he wanted to follow in his father's footsteps an army veteran himself. >> collins's death is being investigated by the fbi as possible hate crime. the suspect is charged with murder and assault. >>> president trump made his g7 debut along with french president man well man well ma cron and t-shirt may. fox news correspond lauren blanchard has the latest on the trip. . >> reporter: leaders wealthiest nations. not everyone is on the same page. >> thank you very much. >> president trump vowing t

his funeral is at 11:00 at the first baptist church >>> then on social media, you probably heard about the republican running for congress in montana. now charged with assaulting a reporter. his name is forte. lots of new developments tonight, but first some audio from last night's incident. we pick it up as ben jacobs asks about the healthcare bill. >> there's not going to be time. >> i am sick and tired of you guys. the last time i was here you did the same thing. get out of here. >> now, reporter jacob says he body slammed him. the campaign says jacobs shoved a recorder in the candidates face and grabbed the candidates wrists. officers have charged him with misdemeanor assault. he is due in court next month. as for the race, the special election takes place y. seen or heard from today. others are talking the republican, how speakers here in washington, paul ryan calling on him to apologize. montana's governor accuses the candidate about lying about what happened. montana newspapers have all pulled their endorsements. >>> president trump paid tribute to the victims of the manchester

the viewing will be held friday morning first baptist glenard on upper marboro. he was honored at gdu receive lieutenant collins hood and degree. >> cheers erupted in the groud at the xfinity center as friend and family accepted his degree. they honored him by drip drapeing a gown over anen empty chair in the front row. he was stabbed to death every the weekend his suspected killer is held without bound. he was member of racist face group book but so far the murder had has not been declared a hate crime. >> checking in with michael thomas. wet start at least here. >> definitely wet start around most of the region actual limit expecting heavy rain to come through overnight which it did and it's st startsing to work its way out. later this afternoon cloud cover and very spotty showers and drizzle and rain returns in the overnight hours ton tonight. satellite and radar you see it draped across the region and it's on its way out. clearing south and west. again tempetu cooler side. most in the 50s. 59 reagan and dulles and bwi both at 58. planner for the day today unf

they voiced their concerns yesterday at a rally at mount carmel baptist church in northwest d.c. they said a lack of for them to do their jobs properly. metro board chairman jack evans is calling for a one-percent sales tax in maryland and virginia.. to fund metro. he says the system will be in serious trouble if the sales tax isn't added soon. happening today. drivers must now pay to park in front of those red-top meters around d-c. the fine if you don't -- 250-dollars! the meters are reserved for people with disability parking tags or license plates. the red-top meters are located around the capitol, the mall, the white house and as far away as dupont circle and foggy bottom. a lot of people stopped at the movie theater over the weekend. and that lead to a spectacular blastoff for "guardians of the galaxy volume 2." a marvel sequel dominated the weekend box office, pulling in 145-million dollars. worldwide-- it's even more gang have earned more than 428-million dollars. as for their competition. "the fate of the furious" fell to second with "boss baby" in third place. time now

lieutenant richard collins, iii will be remembered at the first baptist church of glenarden.iewing begins at 9 o'clock this morning. funeral services start at 11:00 collins had just been commissioned in the army when he was killed. he had been due to graduate from bowie state this past wednesday. >> the funeral for a local rapper killed last week in a crash on suitland parkway. london dior was one of three people who died in the two car accident on may 15th. she was headed home from the recording studio when the crash happened. dior's celebration of life will happen at 10:00 this morning at the way of the cross church of christ in capitol heights maryland. >> a man who was just accused of attacking a reporter has reps republican greg gianforte picked up montana's only house seat despite being charged with assault just the day before. >> now he's apologizing after witnesses say he body slammed a reporter. fox5's annie yu live with more on this story. annie. >> reporter: holly and wisdom republican greg gianforte is apologizing to the reporter this morning after being charged w

a viewing and service will be held friday at the first baptist church. collins is the only second lieutenant who was killed saturday at the university of maryland campus. he was honored yesterday in what was supposed to be his college graduation ceremony. the university of mellon also plans to hold a moment of reflection in collins' honor. the full chaplins are inviting people to join them at 1:00. the student accused in the attack is in mail held without bond. >>> today is national children's day. this is an issue that's been on the forefront for d.c. leaders around parents. today, mayor muriel br initiative aimed at problgtsing kids missing. you can get an update on the teens still missing on the nbc4 app. >>> transportation reporter learned starting june 25th, two new trains will be assigned to the silver line. the 7000 series railcars will run on weekdays to help with extra passengers. the silver line has run with older and shorter six-car strains opened in july 2014. adam will have more on the new rollout coming up at 5:00 a.m. >>> and these are som

that will be held at the first baptist church of glenarden in upper marlboro.latest from college park. >> thank you transportation's help in making livingston road in southeast safer. ddot tells fox5 new speed limit and pedestrian crossing signs will be put up over the week. comes after six-year-old xavier lucky was hit by a car and killed while crossing the road during a cookout celebrating his birthday t neighbors say the city is moving too slowly to make efforts -- to make that road safer. >> in prince william county police trying to figure out who left two dead pitbulls along a dirt road in dumfries. the dogs were found separately on sunday along cherry hill road near railroad tracks. and they were inside a duffle bag. animal control officers are investigating it as a possible case of animal cruelty. >> ♪ >> d.c. mayor muriel bowser is getting children ready for the summer. today she is announcing the city's summer initiatives for d.c. kids. the bowser administration has hundreds of activities lined up including outdoor festivals summer camps educational pr

. >> funeral services for the army second lieutenant will be held friday morning at first baptist church in upper marlboro maryland. >>> a murder mystery baffled detectives 30 years has been partially solve. prince george's county police now know the identity of a man in a field in 1984. the remains have been linked by fingerprints to a 27-year-old former marine from louisiana. paul wagner has more on this story. paul? >> reporter: 33 years after he was gunned down in a beltville field, the man known as john doe finally has name. they notified prince george's county police last month in that new fingerprint linked the remains to bennett lewis, a man that had vanished after telling his family he was moving to north carolina >> he was setting up a new life in jacksonville, north carolina when he suddenly disappeared. his daughter was seven years old at the time, had no idea what had happened to him. until a sheriff's deputy knocked on her aunt's door. >> i thought it was a joke. i didn't think it was for real. >> reporter: we talked to monica davis via face time and told us she went lookin

. ♪ ♪ >> church members, clergy packed first mount zion baptist church for its 150th anniversary.cludes a fire that destroyed the original structure as well as an internal disagreement which split the congregation. after more than a accept try and a half the church endures. >> it's the one institution that has survived our community through all kinds of trials and tribulations. it stands as a beacon of light, a beacon of hope and a beacon of determination for us. >> the church's 22 founding members first wore snipped a completed. >>> for the first time slave quarters are being rebuilt on james madison's estate. crews in montpelier are reconstructing the quarters. they were cleared away more than 150 years ago. the reconstruction started in 2015 after a gift from david rubenstein, washington philanthropist and history buff. >>> we are going sugar free on "news 4 today" this week. we just started this. limit for most people is about 40 grams of sugar per day. i think people should try to go much lower. >> i'm doing a lot lower than that. if you are going to try this with us, we have

today's funeral service begins at eleven am at the first baptist church of glenarden.of flying a drone in college park while a five-alarm fire was raging is expected in court. the incident happened april 24th in restricted air space. police say trevon miller flew his drone into the path of a police helicopter, which was flying to assist firefighers. and they say the pilot had to perform evasive maneuvers in order to prevent a collison. miller is charged with reckless endangerment.. and interfering with police and fire response. it's graduation day at the u-s naval academy. vice president mike pence will deliver this year's commencement address to the midshipmen class of 20-17. the ceremony kicks off at ten this morning with a roaring flyover by the blue angels. and speaking of graduation.. one d-c teen has defied th last night, ballou high school's treyvon tolver and 3 others were guided to prom by police escorts. all four were winners of a school essay contest and tolver who has a learning disability was awarded a 64-thousand dollar scholarship. there is still no word

service for army second lieutenant richard collins the thirtd will be held friday morning at the first baptist church of glenn arden. that is in upper marlboro. meantime collins was honored at graduation today. cheesier erupted from the crowd at the xfinity center in l college park as the friends and a family of lieutenant collins accepted his degree. bowie state honored him by draping a gowb over an empty chair in the front row. police say he was stabbed to death over the weekend while celebrating his commission as a second lieutenant in the army. let us pause now in a moment of silence and con tell playings of what each of us might do greater piece, harmony and love that seems to be so lacking in our country and in our world today. >> his suspected killer sean your ban ski is being held without bond. investigations say he was a member of a racist facebook group. so far the murder has not been declared a hate crime. we have a new warning tonight from montgomery county police about a fake money scam. bogus pills or prop money act i are popping up. the latest victim is hannah bowelry she tried

at first baptist church of glenarden. collins would have graduated yesterday.on, his father accepted a degree on his son's behalf. friends had words of praise for richard collins. collis was stabbed to death, in what may have been a hate crime. the suspect, sean held without bond. a heads up for people in alexandria this morning.. city police will be holding a training exercise in just a few hours. elm street will be closed between west walnut street and johnston place, starting at 8:30 this morning. expect to see extra police activity in the area including officers dressed in tactical gear - but again, this is only a drill. a traffic update about beach drive this morning. the section between rock creek parkway and tilden street is expected to reopen by late july. when that happens, the stretch of road to the north will close. the national park service updated nearby residents at a meeting last night. the three-year project started in september and the soon-to-be completed first phase was expected to be the hardest on drivers. and also in northwest - macarthur

they voiced their concerns yesterday at a rally at mount carmel baptist church in northwest d.c. said a lack of adequate funding is making it difficult for them to do their jobs properly. metro board chairman jack evans is calling for a one-percent sales tax in maryland and virginia.. to fund metro. trouble if the sales tax isn't added soon. starting today -- drivers must pay to park in front of those red-top meters around d-c. the fine if you dont is 250-dollars. the meters are reserved for people with disability parking tags or license plates. people can park for up to four hours. the red-top meters are located around the capitol, the mall, the white house and as far away as dupont circle and foggy bottom. it's xx and we're just getting started. the healthcare showdown is intensifying. outrage across the nation over the weekend. now, president obama is also weighing in. plus, two former obama administration officials are set to testify today in the trump-russia probe. what they're expected to say -- straight ahead. good morning washington. ch - dry through midweek (chilly morni

. >> so you want to see congregations -- lutherans working with baptists and evangelicals doing gods work together. >> absolutely. it probably comes out of my own story. i was not born a lutheran. >> you weren't at? >> i was born into a family that was presbyterian. i was raised as a presbyterian until i was in 3rd grade. i like to tell people i am a lutheran because of angela davis. when the presbyterian church at that time was offered $10,000 to bill angela davis out of jail for an antiwar protest, my parents, being the good republicans they were, did not think that was an appropriate use of their offering. so they joined a protest movement to withhold offerings. eventually they decided -- we went church shopping. we ended up in a small lutheran church that had just been formed a year before. and that is how i became a lutheran. >> fascinating. we will thank angela davis for that. >> we will hear more about -- really, what are lutherans and what are they celebrating or honoring or remembering in this particular year. so more in a minute. >>> welcome back to mosaic. happy mother's d

. >> reporter: mike is with baptist church and his cemetery is where the crime happened. he wasn't here in 2006 when baker stole the markers but pastor says it was a sad day, and the church's nearly 300 year-old history. authorities say baker also hit another church cemetery. >> we're here anytime, more than happy to be a resource to tell him or anybody else who wants to hear about who god is >> reporter: baker was booked and released for punching the man with cerebral pause think week. he was supposed to come back to court on unrelated charges but never showed up. authorities tell "eyewitness news" baker has contacts in downingtown, coatsville and georgetown, delaware. a source say baker mentioned possibly fleeing to florida. sheriff welsh says he makes a mistake by running and need to own up to what he did to the victim. >> it is just so despicable wow take position not only mocking him but then assaulting him it is hard to comprehend. >> i reached out still no word from baker's attorney in west chester. if you have any information about barry baker's whereabouts call 9

today's funeral service begins at 11:00 at the first baptist church of glenarden. >>> in the rollingng out the door this morning, you may want to grab a jacket. it is a little breezy but at least we have sunshine coming through with clouds from time to time. we could see a sprinkle and we can't rule that out later today. we lose the wind tonight. the weekend is all about the humidity and higher temperatures, close to 80 for this weekend, especially on memorial day itself. 82 is what we are forecasting after a few strong gusty thunderstorms coming our way tomorrow afternoon.i will be the main time period for saturday. >>> fortunately, we don't need those windshield wipers this morning, veronica. looking good for most folks, experiencing a bit of a friday light here at the dmv. northbound just south of the parkway, blocking the right lane. for folks t havertys furniture helps yeven when life isn't., and now with our memorial day sale - get free delivery -- -- save big on our most popular living room, dining room and bedroom sets. plus s