"blackwell" stuck. >> "blackwell" stuck. >> the acting career, not so much., richard meets robert spencer, a hairdresser to the stars. the two become friends -- and more. what was it like to be a gay man, let's say, in the '50s in hollywood? >> i can only say, from what he told me, he was very guarded. >> the partners start a talent-management agency for cabaret singers. spencer does the performers' hair, while blackwell makes their gowns. unlike his acting roles, blackwell's clothes are a hit. >> what he discovered was that his dresses were getting better reviews than the performers. >> next thing you know, hollywood's leading ladies are starting to wear house of blackwell designs. >> he didn't have a style that he would put on everyone. it was very individual. >> actress and fashion model tippi hedren, best known for her role in alfred hitchcock's "the birds," remembers blackwell's early work. >> i liked the look that he gave the women. he would design for that particular person, which is very important. he endeavored to make every woman look marvelous and

alex blackwell did her best to carry them across the line. but it was a target too far.ast to fall. india are through to their second women's world cup final. manchester united'sjesse lingard says they will be challenging for major honours this season. striker romelu lukaku has been added to a squad that won the europa league and league cup last season, whilst even more will be expected of home grown talent like marcus rashford and lingard, who's been speaking to us about staying grounded. ijust think i'm a normal person. i can walk on the street, play football with the kids. it is good to give back to them because when we we re to give back to them because when we were young we were looking up to the stars, the stars of football, so it's always good to give back. you know, it's a great feeling. what about marcus rashford 7 know, it's a great feeling. what about marcus rashford? he's only 19. it's frightening. he will be coming in the three years. he is so good. we will obviously fill out a bit more, so he will be frightening and wonderful in a few years. he will be a ch

blackwell. >> mr. chairman, commissioner gardner just underscored a point i was making in my opening remarks and in the yale law and policy review. some of it is not within the purview of this commission but, you know, we, we know and we defend and we advance the right to vote but we don't talk enough about the duty to vote. and if you take a look what is happening in our school systems across the country, there is less and less attention being given to civics and citizenship and as a consequence, people are losing, in a free society, the encouragement to, to exercise the duty to vote. and to, to deal with any reasonable requirement to make sure that legally-cast votes are not diluted. i'm the chairman of the international foundation for electoral systems. we get most of our funding from usaid and other allied countries and we conduct elections across the globe. kenya is coming up in august. liberia in october. and we in fact strongly advocate voter i.d. we were in the forefront of advocating for the p

commissioner blackwell. >> mr. chairman. commissioner gardner just under scored a point that i was making in my opening remarks and in the yale, policy review. some of it is not within the per view of the commission, but you know, we, we know and we defend and we advance the right to vote, but we don't talk enough about the duty to vote. and if you take a look at what is happen engine the -- what is happening in the school system across the country, there's less and less and less attention being given to civics and citizenship and as a consequence, people are losing in a free society, the encouragement to exercise the duty to vote. and to deal with the any reasonable requirement to pak sure that he will willy cast votes are not diluted. i'm the chairman of the international foundation for electoral systems. we get most funding from the usaid, and other allied countries. and we conduct elections across, across the globe. tenure is coming up in august. and liberia in october. we in fact strongly advocate voter i.d., we were in

secretary of state you, mainer, thank secretary of state matthew dunlop, former ohio secretary of blackwell, election assistance commission or formere mccormick, arkansas state representative david dunn, thank you, david, wood county, west virginia clerk , heritage foundation senior legal fellow and manager of the election law reform ,nitiative, a real expert hansots perkowski -- perkowski. and alan king. think you very much. each of you has been entrusted with a great responsibility of helping to advance the cause of fair, honest and lawful elections. your work will help protect our democracy. this will be a very transparent process. it will be very open for everybody to see. you will approach this important task with a very open mind and with no conclusions already drawn. you will fairly and objectively follow the facts wherever they may lead. i look forward to the findings and recommendations your report will produce. as soonare your report as i can and as soon as possible with the american people, so the full truth will be known and exposed if necessary in the light of day. we call on e

police surveying that cvs store off lehigh way and blackwell road. that body w store late last night. we're told it was very much a concern for people in this area who work and live and shop nearby. what we know right now, the manner of death is not being disclos disclosed. no details on the victim and not yet a word on suspect or suspects who may be involved in this case. now, right now we're awaiting word from warrenton police. right now, they're continuing to focus on that storm. behind us where that body was found late last night >> justin finch live in warrenton. man died in a shooting in the district overnight. this happened in anacostia on fairmont avenue a few blocks from kramer elementary and orr elementary schools. the street is shut down right now. we're working to find out the condition much someone shot in riverdale park. people heard the shots around 8:00 last night. this video is is from 54th aven george's county police to get more information. >>> now that president trump has decided to ban transgender people from serving in the milit

i'm christi paul. >> and i'm victor blackwell.president of the united states trump will meet vladimir putin in hamburg. there are no details on the meeting or what they will discuss. >>> also, gop leaders struggling on that gop health care bill. the president tweeted quote, they should immediately repeal and replace at a later date. unquote. that's not what he had promised earlier, however. also more republicans slamming the president for his twitter rampage, attacking a tv anchor. they say it's exadistracting fr the agenda and damaging the presidency. >>> ahead of independence day, the president is spending the weekend at his new jersey golf club. caitlin collins is live from bridgewater, new jersey right now. help us understand what is on his agenda this weekend. >> reporter: yes, as you said, the president is spending his weekend here in bedminster, new jersey. he will go back to washington briefly tonight to attend a rally with veterans at the kennedy center. and return back here. he'll likely spend the rest of the weekend pre

. >> i'm victor blackwell. good morning to you. well, they missed the deadline and the president is adding new click indications as the senate and republicans search to replace obamacare. aides are still working hard aiming to have a revised bill ready after the recess. president trump in the meantime is starting his weekend at his new jersey golf club. kaitlyn collins is live from bridgewater, new jersey. kaitlyn, what's on the president's gaentd da today? >> reporter: well, the president like you said is spending the weekend here at his golf course in bedminster, new jersey, he'll travel to washington briefly tonight to attend a rally at the kennedy center for veterans. and he'll return here tonight. heel likely spend the weekend preparing for his trip next week, a stop in germany and poland, attending the g20 summit. he's expected to meet many leaders there but the one that everyone has their eye on is the meeting with vladimir putin. everyone is wondering if he will ask him about russian meddling in the election. white house of

. >>> this is "new day weekend" with victor blackwell and christi paul. >>> good morning to you.t is a busy, busy sunday for president trump on this independence day weekend. today, the president has back-to-back phone calls with the leader of china and japan. no word yet on what they will discuss. but it comes after the president declared america's patience with north korea is over. >> with the campaign promise to repeal obamacare at an impasse it seem in the senate the white house says the president is working through the holiday and putting calls into lawmakers. last night, the president was back in campaign form, speaking at a celebrate freedom event. he saluted our veterans and continued his attack on one of his favorite targets, the news media. >> the fake media is trying to silence us, but we will not let them, because the people know the truth. the fake media tried to stop us from going to the white house, but i'm president and they are not. >>> let's talk about this with cnn senior media correspondent and host of "reliable sources," brian stelter. senators will, obviousl

you just heard secretary blackwell talking just a moment ago.ink that he is right to say, i don't need my bank to get robbed, or my savings account to get robbed in order to want to protect my money? >> we already know that there are folks that are interfering in our elections. meddling was the headline. what the secretary admitted, the best asset that we have is the decentralization of our elections. we don't want to eliminate that asset by literally putting all of the cash in just one repository, being the white house. here in kentucky, katy, the tenth amendment still means something. people all across kentucky, and indeed, this nation, are stepping up and saying, no to the trump white house. they don't want their sensitive personal information residing in the white house. they don't want to make it easier for bad actors such as russia or even hackers to meddle, to interfere in our elections. that's exactly what eliminating one of the best assets of our election system would do. elections are left to the states for a reason. i'm glad kentucky

the discovery made at the store on blackwell road in warrington. police say there isn't a danger to the public but they didn't elaborate on what they think happened. >> in ohio, horrific scene at the state fair. several people thrown from one of the rides there at full speed leaving one man dead and several others. a portion of the fire ball ride broke off and crashed onto the midway. witnesses describe seeing bodies flying everywhere. the fair will be opened today. ohio governor john kasich ordered all rides be shut down pending new safety inspections. >> we do not rush inspections. our inspections take place an as amusements come in they're checked several times while they're being put up and each and every day. you go somewhere to celebrate and have a great time and you are with friends and s with family and, you know, the fair is about the best things in life and -- and then tonight with this accident, it becomes a terrible, terrible tragedy. >> officials say nearly a dozen rides were not even opened yet because they had not been inspected. the

. >>> this is "new day weekend" with victor blackwell and christi paul. >> good to be with you. >>> presidentrump attacking one of his favorite targets in a speech in washington. taking a swipe at news media speaking at an event meant to honor veterans. >> the fake media is trying to silence us, but we will not let them, because the people know the truth. the fake media tried to stop us from going to the white house, but i'm president and they are not. >> now on the agenda for the president today, back-to-back phone calls with the leader of china and japan. no word on specifics that they will discuss but it comes after the president declared america's patience with north korea, quote, is over. >> with the campaign promise to repeal and replace obamacare impasse in the senate the white house is working through the weekend putting calls into lawmakers. the question is can he strike a deal? >> the president's renewed attack on the media came with two tv news hosts. here is ryan nobles. >> reporter: the president of the united states starred his weekend off by continuing his feud with the hosts o

as you mentioned, a body found behind the store on blackwell road overnight. an extensive death investigation under way at the moment. crime tape rope around that cvs drugstore as they search for answers this morning as to why that person wound up dead near a dumpster behind this drugstore overnight. right now they're working i.d. that victim. and the circumstances surrounding their death. in the past 15 minutes, a hearse picked up that victim. they will be here throughout the morning to figure out what led up to this person being found dead here overnight. at this time, again, no i.d. on that person or an idea of what led to their death at this time. they'll be here throughout the morning waiting for updates. we'll bring them to you. i'm justin finch, news 4. back to you this morning. >> justin, thank you. >>> 45:02 now. a man what is shot and killed in anacostia overnight. it happened a few blocks from several schools. you're looking at the scene on fair lawn avenue. kramer middle and orr elementary schools are near here. >>> someone was also shot in marylan

i'm christi paul. >> i'm victor blackwell.od to be with you. >>> ahead of fourth of july, president trump is spending the weekend at his new jersey golf club. the gop health care bill is floundering in the senate. some gop lawmakers are not convinced to vote yes. the president is at the center of this firestorm with outrage over his attack on female news anchor on twitter. kaitlan collins is live from new jersey with us. talk to us about, first of all, what the president has on his agenda today and good morning. >> reporter: he is spending the weekend at his golf course here in bedminster. he will head back to washington for a brief trip to the kennedy center for an event with veterans and he is likely preparing for his second foreign trip this upcoming week for the g-20 summit. >> the president is telling gop lawmakers as we were talking about to repeal obamacare now and replace it later. we would be remiss to not point out that that is not what he promised during the campaign. that has some people nervous. what are you heari

elizabeth blackwell. dorothy was an advocate for the rights of the insane before the war, and elizabeth blackwell was the first american woman to earn her medical degree. together these two women created the origins of this red cross-like thing, the united states sanitary commission. through the sanitary commission, some women tried nursing. the sanitary commission did not just send supplies but also sent .urses some went into nursing that way. some went like alcott. she had friends who got her an appointment, and she got everything laid out for her. in the time we have remaining i want to go beyond that middle-class experience and talk more about the experience of all those other people who figure in as players in alcott's drawn up. as i suggested this is the first generation of middle-class women that think of themselves potentially as nurses. before that the hospital was a place for working-class women, people of color, people will beneath that class of people. i want to go beyond here. there's florenc

. >> this is "new day" weekend with victor blackwell and christie paul. >> yet another major shakeup in the white house. good morning. reince priebus is out. homeland security secretary is in but priebus says he's still on team trump. >> the president has the right to change directions. the president has a right to hit a reset button. i think it's time to hit the reset button and i think that it was an -- it was something that i think the white house needs. i think it's healthy, and i support him in it. >> plus, north korea fires another missile, but pyongyang claims this one will be able to hit the u.s. mainland striking cities like denver, chicago, possibly new york and boston. >> a and the sanctions bill is on the way to the desk. the white house says the president will sign it. moscow has ordered embassy staff cuts and first though, president trump's purge of what he calls the dc swamp. he's moving further away from the washington establishment. i want to bring in athena jones. what is the latest change mean for the white house? >> well, one thing it means is that the so-called w

despite a valiant knock from alex blackwell, they fell 35 runs short.of the first match of the tournament, won by india. aberdeen are through to the third qualifying round of the europa league after a 1—1 draw in their first leg against bosnian side siroke bree they won 2—nil tonight. both goals came in the second half with greg stewart and gary mackay—steven earning the dons a place in the third qualifying round for a fourth year in a row. warrington wolves finished off their regular super as league season when they come double win. —— with a comfortable 22—6 win over widnes vikings matty russell scored with a comfortable 22—6 win over widnes vikings —— matty russell scored two tries as the warrington scored 18 unanswered points after the break. they go into the super eight qualifiers now with some confidence after three straight wins. that's all from sports day on the day the americans dominated on day one at royal birkdale. coming at any moment the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with m

. >> announcer: this is "new day weekend" with victor blackwell and christi paul. >> good morning to you. so grateful to have you with us. secretary of state rex tillerson is in ukraine morning, his first official visit to the country as america's top diplomat. he is meeting with the president poroshenko. the two are expected to speak to reporters and when it happens we will bring it to you. >> the state department say tillerson intend to reaffirm their commit to the territory. >> ivan watson is live from moscow this hour. what are you learning about this meeting this morning, ivan? >> reporter: well, it's very important, because it comes about 48 hours after secretary tillerson and president trump sat down with the russian president vladimir putin and his foreign minister. ukraine is essentially an enemy of russia. it views the russian government as its enemy ever since the 2014 invasion and occupation and a anexting of ukraine. ukraine is very much at war with russian-backed separatists in ukraine. that has claimed more than a hundred ukrainian soldiers killed in that conflict in t

i'm christi paul. >> i'm victor blackwell.ext week, president trump will meet face to face with president vladmir putin. they will meet on the sidelines of the g-20 summit. so far new york's details of the format of the meeting or what they will talk about. >>> the president seems to be changing his tone on the gop health care bill. he called to repeal obama care first and then replace. the white house insists the president has not changed his thinking at all. they struggle to muster enough votes for the current repeal and replace. more are slamming the president for his twitter rage. they say it is dissfratracting their agenda. paul bernstein said president trump's presidency is sailing uncharted waters. >> i think something much greater is happening. we are in the midst of a malignant presidency. that is known to the military leaders of the country. it is known to the republican leadership in congress who recognize it. and it is known to the intelligence community. >> errol louis with us as well. sarah westwood with us. than

i'm christi paul. >> i'm victor blackwell.ing to you. >>> secretary of state rex tillerson is meeting soon with ukraine president. >> he was greeted in kiev with a bread and salt ceremony. president trump is back in washington and back to trying to make some progress on his domestic agenda. first up, health care reform. also confirming a new fbi director. >> and this, of course, as his advisers are tout ago successful g-20 summit but here is something that is unique about this. a lot of people were waiting for a press conference. that is something both president bush and president obama did after each attended the g-20 summit in the past. >> but not president trump. instead, the narrative was shaped by the other leaders at the summit. uk, germany, france, russians leaders as well more strict of press freedoms than the u.s. held press conferences. the question does it matter that president trump did not? let's talk about it with brian stelter cnn media correspondent for cnn and host of "reliable sources" on cnn. the president d

. >>> this is "new day weekend" with victor blackwell and christi paul. this is cnn breaking news! >>> thank you very much for spending time with us this morning. we do have a lot of political news we want to cover with you in a moment but we have to start with breaking news out of texas this morning. >> yes. eight people have been found dead in the back of a semitruck in san antonio in what police are calling a human trafficking case. dozen of others were pulled alive from the truck. they are now struggling at hospitals. we know that some of those people who were taken to the hospitals are children. let's get straight to cnn correspondent polo sandoval. the numbers here alone are staggering, considering how many people were packed in the back of this truck. >> reporter: according to the information that we heard from the police chief, too, it seems that several people still had the ability to actually get driven away from the area before authorities got there so there were at least 40 people in the back of that tractor-trailer rig before authorities responded. to this point we do

all of that for a good cause. 18-year-old steven blackwell from tracy just finished biking across they for service men and women. he rolled up the steps of the u.s. capitol yesterday afternoon. california congressman jeff dan none from the central valley was there to greet him. blackwell says he wants to raise awareness about the sacrifices veterans and first responders make. >> i thought, wow, this is tough. i thought people are going true some really way more tough things. my muscles are crying but i still have them. every body part and i am fortunate to live i do. >> that is incredible to have that perfect spespective. good for him. he says he raised $9,000 during the ride project hero which is a national nonprofit. >>> a box beer is retiring. robert "the ghost" guerrero announced his retirement this week. he won multiple world titles during his 16-year career. he gained national attention just a few years ago when he stopped competing in order to help his wife battle leukemia. >>> the san jose earthquakes are offering free caltrain rides for fans who want to watch them play the ra

i'm christi paul. >> i'm victor blackwell. good morning to you. the president already up.ck on the latest russia reporting. "the washington post" is reporting that russia's ambassador told his superiors in moscow that he discussed campaign-related matters with jeff sessions, now, the attorney general, during the 2016 election race. the president tweeting this morning calling for the illegal leaks to stop. you see the tweet here. >> meanwhile, there's a shake-up in the white house communications staff as sean spicer is out there, on the left. on the right, anthony scaramucci is in. spicer said the president wanted him to stay and he wanted to leave. he was asked how he felt about "saturday night live" and all of that. >> discussions that in the white house. there are a couple parts that were funny. there were a lot of it over the line. it wasn't funny, it was stupid or silly or malicious. but there are some skits that i'd see on late-night television that i had to crack up at. >> let's talk about the latest headlines with congresswoman marsha blackburn, former chair of the

we get more on that from cnn's victor blackwell. >> i never met putin. don't know who putin is. >> reporter: it is a claim president donald trump made many times during the campaign. >> i never met putin. i don't think i've ever met him. i never met him. >> you'd know it if you did. >> i think so. >> reporter: the g20 summit in germany will offer the first opportunity for president trump to meet slad leer pvladimir put face-to-face. >> have you met vladimir putin? >> yes. >> you have? >> one time, yes. long time ago. >> reporter: mr. trump didn't say during the interview when or what circumstances the two men met. days before their meeting in hamburg, there are unsettled claims about their history. the white house said they've spoken by phone at least three types since the 2016 election, but on conversations before the election, more contradictions. in july 2016, candidate trump said this. >> i have nothing to do with putin. i've never spoken to him. i don't know anything about him, other than he will respect me. >> reporter: that contradicts what he sai

i'm christi paul. >> i'm victor blackwell. 27 minutes after the hour. of the texas. >> eight people found dead in the back of a semitruck in san antonio and people are fighting for their lives in the hospital and some of them are children. the temperature inside that truck was suffocating possibly as high as 115 degree. i spoke to him about the conditions that he found when he arrived on scene. >> our units arrived about 12:36 this morning would fora welfare check on a semitruck parked behind the pharmacy alongside a walmart. first units arrived and quickly found multiple patients in various levels of heat distress. some unconscious, some idewere dead. we called a mass transit to arrive out there and start transporting people. initially, we had eight dead on arrival and we ended up transporting a total of 30 patients, 17 of those were in critical condition and with heat strokes or heat injuries. a lot of hem them are going to have irreversible brain damage. that was a refrigerator truck with no refrigeration. the inside of the truck was conditions nobod

victor blackwell, cnn, atlanta. >>> as far as domestically, u.s.lawmakers are suggesting another approach to passing a health care bill. repeal obamacare now and replace it some time in the future. >> the president has also voiced this idea but many republicans and democrats are worried that it could harm millions of americans. >> if we can do a combined repeal and replace over the next week, that's great. if we can't, though, there's no reason to walk away. we should do repeal with a delay. i don't want to see anybody thrown off the coverage they have now. i'd want a delay to get straight to work. >> this congressional budget office indicated if you simply repeal the affordable care act, obamacare, you will throw 32 million americans off of health insurance. 10% of the population of the united states. >> the challenge is it goes against what the president said before. i remember an interview on cbs where he said there would not be a gap between repeal and replace. the health care bill is delayed in the senate until after the july 4th recess at the

the body found near the cvs on blackwell road in warrington. danger to the public but they are not yet elaborating what they think might have happened there. >>> also new details this morning on that horrific ride malfunction yesterday at the ohio state fair. one man killed, seven other people hurt. three of them still critical this morning. they say the ride the fire ball did pass opening. safety the most important thing to them. >> we do not rush inspections. our inspections take place and amusement rides come in they are checked several times while they're being put up and each and every day. >> officials say the fair will still go on as planned today. the fair itself will be open but the rides will all remain closed today. after that deadly accident, officials in california shut down and respected similar ride at the orange county fair in southern california. no indication of any problem with the g force ride there which had been inspected just hours earlier but the second inspection was being performed as a precaution. ♪ >>> we want to tur

i'm christi paul. >> i'm victor blackwell. good saturday to you. the day at the women's open in new jersey which is being held at his golf club at bedminister. but as the president attends the tournament, he's facing a crisis. >> the administration's story about donald trump jr.'s secret meeting at trump tower during the campaign has changed yet again. we know now at least eight people were in that meeting including a russian lawyer and russian-american lobbyist. >> i want to bring in now democratic congressman of rhode island, he's a member of the foreign affairs and judiciary committees, congressman, good morning to you. >> good morning, victor. >> so let me start with that additional person, the russian lawyer and russian-american lobbyist specifically. do you think that the house intel committee should call rinat akhmetshin to testify? >> of course. i think the house intelligence committee should bring all of the individuals that participated in that meeting before the committee. it's very important that these investigations continue and we get

i'm christi paul. >> i'm victor blackwell. the republican health care bill has been delayed again. this time because senator john mccain is in arizona recovering from surgery. >> as president trump's agenda stalls and the russian controversy swirls a new "the washington post" poll showing the president's approval rating dropped to 36%. >> we are also learning the president's re-election campaign paid $50,000 to the law firm that is now representing donald trump jr. >> new this morning former fbi director james comey writing a book about his experiences in public service. people are curious about this. errol louis and sarah westwood back bwith us. sarah, what is the expectation for this book and what may or may not be revealed? >> i think we just don't have any idea what james comey is looking forward to put forward in this book. i think any account of his public service would be incomplete if he didn't include some details how the 2016 unfolded and his final days with the fbi before he was dismissed by president trump. we are

i'm christi paul. >> i'm victor blackwell.ington post" is reporting that russia's ambassador told his superiors in moscow that he discussed campaign-related matters with jeff sessions, now the attorney general during the 2016 campaign. >>> meanwhile, there is a shake up in the white house communications staff. spicer out, wall street financier anthony scaramucci is in. spicer said the president wanted him to stay, but he chose to leave. the president tweeted last night, sean spicer is a wonderful person who took tremendous abuse from the fake news media, but his future is bright. spicer was asked on fox news how he felt about the being the butt of "snl" jokes and the focal point of so many contentious briefings. >> the questions and the issues that are of concern to everyday americans are not nearly what they are for the folk, the pack mentality that kpexists here in the briefing room in the white house. >> there were parts that were funny, but there was a lot over the line, that wasn't funny, that were stupid or malicious. bu

former trump transition team member ken blackwell how this will fare. what do you think, all the people who say donald trump won't change. but the very fact that he made these changes shows he's changing. what do you think? >> absolutely, absolutely. i think that the model that you will see put in place will be everybody's comfortable with the fact that the president leads the country and he's going to let john manage his team. to stay with your baseball analogy, steinbrenner actually led the yankees, but the coaches on the field managed the team and they got it done. you know, you had on the vicar of politics and the white house, pat buchanan and he laid it out perfectly. this is about some order, some discipline, and a clear understanding that we're -- that they're there to, in fact, carry out the agenda that the president won on. there's not going to be any contest between john and the president. john is very comfortable as the general. he understands that his job is to keep the herd moving west and on message. neil: when you were an advisor, of cour

about safety inspections. breaking news out of warrenton... police found a body next to a cvs on blackwell road... near a dumpster. - no danger to the public at the time. - investigation - updates new reaction overnight to president trumps sudden and sweeping policy change. the president - announcing on twitter that thransgender people will not be allowed to serve in the military. criticism spilling on the streets of d-c and new york... as the white house defends it's decision, sam sweeney is live six weeks after that ambush at a congressional a special honor today. president trump will welcome the first responders from alexandria who arrived just minutes after the first shots were fired. six people were injured in the attack. the most serious of those injuries to g-o-p house whip "steve scalise". but this morning, some good news! the congressman is now out of the hospital. scalise will now begin rehab. doctors at med-star washington say he's in good spirits and looking forward to getting back to work. happening now in fairfax county... police are looking for a maintenance man - accused of

the discovery made late last night at the store on blackwell road in warrington.not a danger to the public but they didn't elaborate on what they think happened. >> one person dead several others injured after a ride at the ohio state fair malfunctioned and threw people off a the governor has ordered all fair rides shut down pending further safety inspections. this was the first day of the ohio state fair. >> this was the scene in new york city's times square. hundreds of demonstrated outside the u.s. armed forces recruiting station. they saluted the transgender community and said combat was not about physical, it's about me this popped up across the country after president trump announced a ban preventing transgender people from serving in the military. he made the announcement with a tweet. >> white house communications director anthony scaramucci wants the fbi to investigate what he calls felony leaks of information. last night he tweeted that he will be requesting an investigation into the release of his financial disclosure. then tagged chief of staff reince

joining me now is ken blackwell, former cincinnati mayor and ohio secretary of state, also a member ofction commission. always good to have you on the broadcast. it's been a while, so it's good to see you, ken, thank you for joining us. >> good to be with you, alex. >> i want to ask you if you can assure americans that your commission's actions are not going to be voting more difficult for those whose voting rights have historically been suppressed? >> absolutely not. let me just start out by responding to congressman lewis. for almost a decade, he has perpetuated an urban myth that in 2004 i made it very difficult for minority voters to participate by frustrating them by having too few voting machines in minority-dominated districts. well, the reality was, is that a bipartisan board of elections, 88 counties have a board of elections, two democrats, two republicans. they made the decision as to where voting machines were to be placed based on historic voting patterns. so this whole notion that i sus pressed the minority vote by having too few voting machines in their neighborhoods, yo

philadelphia council woman jane blackwell will honor him with a resolution at his ribbon cutting tomorrow >> people are coming to me because of his interest in the community who also want to invest on 60th street. >> reporter: this west philly, brandon hudson, nbc 10 news. >>> a three day festival in university city aims to help african-americans be more successful financially. the black economic empowerment festival kicked off last night. doctor watkins is hosting the event. there will be films, meetings and classes all at the international house philadelphia in university city this weekend. >>> 5:46 on this saturday. and if you are looking to make plans outside today shouldn't be too bad. just a passing shower here and there. tomorrow is what we're looking for. krystal klei fills us in. >> yeah, both days aren't bad, but tomorrow is the pick of the weekend. let's start with a live view in spring city, pennsylvania. the sun is up, lighting up the clouds a bit. we'll see partly cloudy conditions with just some spot showers possible in the afternoon. so from spring city to ocean city, anot

ken blackwell, dave christian adams. , the gentlemen, it's been clearly documented, have spent decades working to roll back the clock on voting rights. they're going backwards on voter registration, backwards on the voting rights act itself. when the commission -- even before meeting, by the way, first a letter to the states requesting unprecedented amount of personal information on every voter in america, the letter was signed by secretary kovacs, not the vice-president, it was an invasion of privacy for every voter in america, california was one of the first, thankfully we were not the only state to push back and say no. since then you've seen republican and democratic secretaries alike push back on this dangerous request for sensitive voter data on all americans and just yesterday in court papers, the commission has admitted what do they intend to do with the data they can collect? they want to store it on white house computers, have white house personnel have direct access to this data. that's unacceptable and it's dangerous, it violates privacy. it violates voting rights. and it g

another member is tim blackwell, the former secretary of state of ohio.e presided over an election in 2004 it was the new york times said exhibited every ailment of the u.s. election system. rejecting provisional ballots in violation of federal law, offering them and never rejecting voter registration forms. they were not printed on the right weight of card stock. he said at the first meeting basically issued harder to vote. there is a thumb on the scale here. these people have a clear bent. the idea this would be a neutral commission based on sound methodology, i think it's a very dubious idea. not: dozens of states are cooperating with their request to turn over voter data. he was what president trump had to say about that very thing. [video] president trump: i am pleased that more than 30 states have already agreed to share information with the commission and the other states, that information will be forthcoming. if any state does not want to share this information, one has to wonder what they are worried about. i asked the vice president, i asked the

prayers and thoughts to john blackwell, injury's family. >> so young. >> thanks, guys. >> thanks, kevoo. >> that was cool. >> 7:55 tucker where is the picture of you celebrating yesterday. >> i'm wondering, kev. >> you don't have one and instagram. the last one you have is you and the game of thrones thrown. >> that was pretty good. >> post more. oh, i looked. >> i was sleeping for much of the day yesterday. >> well then -- >> you were not feeling >> i still had an american flag in my hands while i was sleeping. 77 in washington. cloud cover, rain showers today. not going to rain every minute but a lot of pesky showers across the area at the moment and keep scattered showersin the forecast. clouds temperatures only in the mid 80s later today. with the possibility that we could even hear a rumble of thunder. we might get a thunderstorm going later this afternoon. quick look at the seven day. soggy the next couple of days. not going to rain all day but scattered showers much of today and tomorrow. temps in the 80s better by the weekend. drier air finally moving in by late friday, saturd

ken blackwell, j christian adams, these gentlemen have, it is clearly been documented, have spent decades working to roll back the clock on voting rights. they are going backward on voter registration, the voting rights act itself. when the commission, even before meeting, by the way, first sent a letter to state requesting an unprecedented amount of personal information on every voter in america, the letter was signed by secretary kovac, not the vice president. it was a dangerous request, and invasion of privacy for every voter in america. california was one of the first, but thankfully, we are not by far the only state to push back and say no. since then, you have seen republican and democratic secretaries alike push back on this dangerous request for sensitive voter data on all americans. just yesterday, in court papers, the commission has admitted that what do they intend to do with the data they can collect? they want to store it on white house computers, with white house personnel, having direct access to the data. that is unacceptable and dangerous. it violates privacy, it violates